[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D510-D511]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 3865-3889; and 9 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 119, H. Con. Res. 277, and H. Res. 431-434 and 437-439, were 
introduced.
  Pages H3311-12
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 435, providing for consideration of H.R. 3616, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1999 (H. Doc. 105-535); and
  H. Res. 436, providing for consideration of H. Res. 432, Expressing 
the Sense of the House of Representatives Concerning the President's 
Assertion of Executive Privilege and providing for consideration of H. 
Res. 437, Calling Upon the President of the United States to Urge Full 
Cooperation By His Former Political Appointees and Friends and their 
Associates with Congressional Investigations (H. Doc. 105-536). 
                                                         Pages H3310-11
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3259
Motion To Adjourn: Rejected the Serrano motion to adjourn by a yea and 
nay vote of 15 yeas to 379 nays, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
152.
  Pages H3259-69
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 431, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House did constitute a 
question of privilege and was in order.
  Pages H3260-61
  Subsequently, agreed to the Armey motion to table the resolution by a 
recorded vote of 223 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 153.
Page H3261
Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1998: The House passed H.R. 
2431, to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to 
provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries engaged in a 
pattern of religious persecution by yea and nay vote of 375 yeas to 41 
nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 155.
  Pages H3271-94
Agreed To:
  The Brady amendment that establishes provisions to promote religious 
freedom including an internet site, training for foreign service 
officers, equal access to U.S. missions abroad for conducting religious 
activities, international broadcasting and exchanges; and foreign 
service awards for promotion of internationally recognized human 
rights; creates a five member commission on international religious 
persecution composed of a Director, two Senators and two Members of the 
House of Representatives; and provides limited contract sanctity for 
transactions involving the Trade and Development Agency or the Export 
Import Bank;
Pages H3288-90
  The Hastings of Florida amendment that permits the Director of the 
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State to make policy recommendations to the President to 
promote and develop legal protections and

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cultural respect for religious freedom; and requires the Director to 
assist the Secretary of State in establishing an award program for 
foreign service officers who provide meritorious service in the 
promotion of human rights including the right to religious freedom 
(agreed to by yea and nay vote of 415 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 154); 
and
Pages H3290-92
  The Campbell amendment that permits the President to waive sanctions 
against Sudan if the President determines that national security 
interests justify a waiver and notifies specified Senate and House of 
Representatives committees in writing of his intention to waive any 
sanction.
Pages H3292-93
  H. Res. 430, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote. Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 3806, modified by 
the amendments printed in part 1 of H. Rept. 105-534, the report 
accompanying the rule, was considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment.
Pages H3263-71
Committee Election: the House agreed to H. Res. 434, electing the 
Delegate of the Virgin Islands, the Honorable Christian-Green to the 
Committee on Small Business.
  Page H3294
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of May 18.
  Pages H3294-95
Meeting Hour--Monday, May 18: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday, May 18.
  Page H3295
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, May 19: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, for 
Morning Hour debate.
  Page H3295
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 20. 
                                                             Page H3295
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Monday, May 18, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.
  Page H3295
Senate Messages: Message received today from the Senate appears on page 
H3259.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H3312-55.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3259-60, H3261, H3291-92, and H3294. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:40 p.m.