[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D397-D399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3715-3732 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2317-18
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  H.R. 3546, to provide for a national dialogue on Social Security and 
to establish the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security 
Reform. Amended (H. Rept. 105-493).
Page H2317
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2239
Judicial Reform Act of 1998: The House passed H.R. 1252, to modify the 
procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters.
  Pages H2243-86
  Agreed to the Manzullo unanimous consent request to strike section 5, 
Limitation on Court-imposed Taxes, from the bill.
Pages H2284-85
Agreed To:
  The Coble amendment that extends the judiciary information technology 
fund; provides for retaining offsetting receipts; enhances the 
membership in circuit judicial councils; sunsets civil justice expense 
and delay reduction plans; and establishes certifying officers in the 
judiciary branch;
Pages H2256-57
  The Delahunt amendment to section 5 that applies the limitation on 
court-imposed taxes only to any order or settlement which expressly 
directs any State, or political subdivisions of a State, to impose, 
increase, levy, or assess any tax (agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 
ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 103. Subsequently, agreed by unanimous 
consent to strike section 5 from the bill);
Pages H2257-62
  The Campbell amendment to section 5 that limits court imposed taxes 
that contribute to or exacerbate the deprivation intended to be 
remedied including the effect on property values (subsequently, agreed 
by unanimous consent to strike section 5 from the bill);
Page H2262
  The Rogan amendment that strikes section 6, that establishes the 
right to bring a motion to reassign a case;
Pages H2262-63

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  The Nadler amendment that provides for a witness' voice and face to 
be disguised or otherwise obscured during the broadcast coverage of an 
appellate court proceeding;
Pages H2267-68
  The DeLay amendment that prohibits a court to carry out any felony 
prisoner release order on the basis of prison conditions and terminates 
existing consent decrees that provide for remedies relating to prison 
conditions (agreed to by a recorded vote of 367 ayes to 52 noes, Roll 
No. 105);
Pages H2272-78
Rejected:
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to limit protective orders and 
sealing of cases and settlements relating to public health or safety 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 104; 
                                                         Pages H2263-66
  The Lofgren amendment that sought to establish parent-child 
testimonial privileges in Federal, civil, and criminal proceedings 
specifying that a witness may not be compelled to testify against a 
child or parent of the witness (rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes 
to 256 noes, Roll No. 106);
Pages H2268-72, H2278
  The Skaggs amendment that sought to require that a settlement to 
which the United States is a party shall not be sealed unless the court 
determines that there is a compelling public interest in limiting such 
availability;
Pages H2282-83
  The Conyers amendment that sought to establish process service 
jurisdiction and compliance with rules of discovery for defendants 
located outside the United States (rejected by a recorded vote of 200 
ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 107); and
Pages H2279-81, H2283-84
  The Aderholt amendment to section 5 that sought to apply the 
limitation on court-imposed taxes only to any order or settlement which 
expressly directs any State, or political subdivision of a State, to 
impose, increase, levy, or assess any tax or disburse any funds to 
remedy the deprivation of a right under the Constitution (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 174 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 108).
Pages H2281-82
  The Coburn amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to establish a limitation on racketeering specifying that the 
defendant must have committed a criminal offense.
Pages H2285-86
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, and cross references and to make such 
other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House in amending the bill.
Page H2286
  H. Res. 408, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.
Pages H2242-43
Conference on Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: The House 
disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3579, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman 
Livingston, Representatives McDade, Young of Florida, Regula, Lewis of 
California, Porter, Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, Kolbe, Packard, Callahan, 
Walsh, Obey, Yates, Stokes, Murtha, Sabo, Fazio, Hoyer, Kaptur, and 
Pelosi.
  Pages H2286-96
  By a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 109, rejected 
the Obey motion to instruct conferees to agree to funding for the 
International Monetary Fund consistent with the terms, conditions, and 
provisions of H.R. 3114, International Monetary Fund Reform and 
Authorization Act of 1998, as reported by the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services.
Pages H2286-96
Conference on Child Performance and Incentive Act: The House disagreed 
to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3130, to provide for an alternative 
penalty procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child support 
data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments for 
effective child support performance, and to provide for a more flexible 
penalty procedure for States that violate interjurisdictional adoption 
requirements, and requested a conference. Appointed as conferees: From 
the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of the House bill 
and the Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: 
Chairman Archer and Representatives Shaw, Camp, Rangel, and Levin. As 
additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
for consideration of section 401 of the Senate amendment and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Goodling and 
Representatives Fawell and Payne.
  Page H2296
BESTEA Conference Appointment: As additional conferees from the 
Committee on Science, for consideration of section 312(d) and Title VI 
of the House bill and sections 1119, 1206, and Title II of the Senate 
bill and modifications committed to conference: Chairman Sensenbrenner 
and Representatives Morella and Brown of California.
  Pages H2296-97
Legislative Program: The Majority Whip announced the legislative 
program for the week of April 27.
  Page H2297
Meeting Hour--Monday, April 27: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 27.
  Page H2297
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, April 28: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to

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meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 for morning hour debate. 
                                                             Page H2297
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, April 29. 
                                                             Page H2297
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2262, H2265-66, 
H2277-78, H2278, H2283-84, H2284, and H2296. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m.