[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 51 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 3764-3786; 4 private bills, 
H.R. 3761-3763; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 117, H. Con. Res. 268-270, 
and H. Res. 417, 418 were introduced.                    
  Pages H2705-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 3579, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 
105-504); and
  H. Res. 416, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 3579, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-505). 
                                                  Pages H2629-51, H2705
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Rev. 
Thomas Kuhn of Centerville, Ohio.                            
  Page H2611
District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997: The 
House passed S. 1502, entitled the ``District of Columbia Student 
Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997'' by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 
206 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 119--clearing the measure 
for the President.                             
  Pages H2623-29, H2651-71
  Rejected the Norton motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 224 
noes, Roll No. 118.                                      
Pages H2669-70
  H. Res. 413, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by yea and nay vote of 224 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 
117.                                                     
Pages H2614-23
Recess: The House recessed at 3:14 p.m. and reconvened at 4:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2672
Expedited Procedures--Emergency Appropriations: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 414, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules by yea and nay vote of 211 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 120. 
                                                         Pages H2671-72
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: The House agreed to the 
Conference Report on H.R. 3579, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 by a yea 
and nay vote of 242 yeas to 163 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 121.                                                 
  Pages H2675-91
  Agreed to H. Res. 416, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the conference report by a voice vote.                   
Pages H2673-75
Late Report: The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence received 
permission to have until midnight on Monday, May 4 to file a report on 
H.R. 3694, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.        
  Page H2691
Legislative Program: The Majority Whip announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of May 4.                               
  Page H2692
Meeting Hour--Monday, May 4: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, 
it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 4.               
  Page H2692
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, May 5: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5 for Morning 
Hour debates.                                                
  Page H2692
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 6. 
                                                         Pages H2692-93
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted his certification in connection with condition (7)(C)(i), 
Effectiveness of Australia Group, of the Convention on the Prohibition 
of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons 
and on Their Destruction--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-246).             
  Page H2693
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H2611-12.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2707-37.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2622-23, H2670, H2670-71, H2672, and H2690-91. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:42 p.m.