[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D474-D476]
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. 3805-3822; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3823; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 273-274 and H. Res. 422-425, were 
introduced.
  Pages H3013-14
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3534, to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal 
private sector mandates, amended (H. Rept. 105-515); and
  H.R. 2416, to provide for the transfer of certain rights and property 
to the United States Forest Service in exchange for a payment to the 
occupant of such property, amended (H. Rept. 105-516);
  H.R. 2730, designate the Federal building located at 309 North Church 
Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the ``Jere Cooper Federal 
Building''. (H. Rept. 105-517);
  H.R. 2225, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger 
Avenue and Clark

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Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 105-518);
  H.R. 3453, to designate the Federal Building and Post Office located 
at 100 East B Street, Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Dick Cheney Federal 
Building''. (H. Rept. 105-519);
  H.R. 3295, to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay 
Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal 
Building'' (H. Rept. 105-520); and
  H. Con. Res. 255, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, amended (H. Rept. 105-521). 
                                                         Pages H3012-13
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2933
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Rev. 
Kenneth G. Wilde of Meridian, Idaho.
  Page H2933
Senate Bill Returned--Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Agreed by unanimous 
consent to the request of the Senate to return S. 414, the Ocean 
Shipping Reform Act of 1998.
  Page H2937
Use of the Capitol Grounds: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 265, 
authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for 
performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts.
  Page H2937
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Scarborough 
wherein he requested a leave of absence from the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce. Without objection, the resignation was accepted. 
                                                             Page H2938
Education and Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: The House 
disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2646, and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Archer, Chairman Goodling, 
Representatives Armey, Rangel, and Clay.
  Pages H2938-44
  By a yea and nay vote of 192 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 136, rejected 
the Rangel motion to instruct conferees to agree to provisions relating 
to tax-favored financing for public school construction consistent, to 
the maximum extent possible within the scope of conference, with the 
approach taken in H.R. 3320, the Public School Modernization Act of 
1998.
Pages H2938-44
Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 1999: The House passed 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.
  Pages H2946-78
Agreed To:
  The Traficant amendment that requires the Director of Central 
Intelligence to submit an annual report that describes the level of 
cooperation and assistance provided to domestic Federal law enforcement 
agencies by the intelligence community in the effort to stop the flow 
of illegal drugs.
Pages H2969-70
Rejected:
  The Sanders amendment that sought to decrease the total amount 
authorized by five percent and exempt the CIA Retirement and Disability 
fund from the reduction (rejected by a recorded vote of 120 ayes to 291 
noes, Roll No. 137).
Pages H2957-66
Withdrawn:
  The Weldon of Pennsylvania amendment was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to require the Director of Central Intelligence 
to submit an annual proliferation report to the chairmen and ranking 
members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and 
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that identifies each foreign 
entity that transferred a controlled item, including activities to 
produce weapons of mass destruction, to another covered entity; and 
                                                         Pages H2966-69
  The Waters amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to require the Attorney General to review the 1995 Memorandum of 
Understanding requiring the Director of Central Intelligence to report 
information concerning Federal crimes.
Pages H2970-78
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to make such 
technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to correct such 
things as spelling, punctuation, cross-referencing, and section 
numbering.
Page H2978
  H. Res. 420, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.
Pages H2944-46
Meeting Hour--Monday, May 11: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 11.
  Page H2979
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, May 12: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 for Morning 
Hour debates.
  Page H2979
Meeting Hour--Wednesday, May 13: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Tuesday, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13 for the 
purpose of receiving in the Chamber former members of Congress. 
Further, agreed that it be in order on

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Wednesday for the Speaker to declare a recess subject to the call of 
the Chair for this purpose.
  Page H2979
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 13. 
                                                             Page H2979
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2944 and H2965-66. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m.