[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D651-D652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 4069-4076; and 2 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 123 and H. Res. 475, were introduced.              
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Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  H. Res. 476, providing for consideration of H. Res. 463, to establish 
a select committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
Concerns with the People's Republic of China (H. Rept. 105-583). 
                                                             Page H4711
Speaker pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Oxley to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
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Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: The House agreed 
to H. Res. 471, the rule waiving points of order against the conference 
report on H.R. 2646, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement 
accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, and to increase 
the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, by a 
recorded vote of 228 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 236. 
                                                  Pages H4641-43, H4654
Tax Code Termination Act: The House passed H.R. 3097, to terminate the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 209 
noes, Roll No. 239.                                      
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  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute that expresses the sense of 
Congress that comprehensive reform of the Tax Code should be enacted no 
later than April 15, 2001 with hearings to commence no later than 30 
days after enactment by a yea and nay vote of 203 yeas to 223 nays, 
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  The House agreed to H. Res. 472, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill, by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 188 noes, 
Roll No. 235. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea 
and nay vote of 229 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 234. Pursuant to the 
rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in H. Rept. 
105-580, accompanying the rule, was considered as adopted. 
                                                         Pages H4643-54
Recess: The House recessed at 4:03 p.m. and reconvened at 4:38 p.m. 
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Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: The House resumed debate on H.R. 
2183, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office. The bill was 
previously debated on May 22.                            
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  H. Res. 442, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on May 21.
  Rejected the White amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to create a temporary 12-member commission to propose federal 
campaign finance reform, appointed within 15 days of enactment, to 
report to Congress with its recommendations within 6 months of 
adjournment of the 105th Congress (rejected by a recorded vote of 156 
ayes to 201 noes with 68 voting ``present'', Roll No. 241). 
                                                         Pages H4689-94
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4712-22.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two quorum calls, Roll No. 237 and Roll No. 240, 
two yea and nay votes, and four recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4652-53, H4653, 
H4654, H4677, H4677-78, H4678, H4680-81, and H4694.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:38 p.m.