[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D661-D662]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 4077-4088; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4089; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 479 were introduced.     
  Pages H4834-35
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3853, to promote drug-free workplace programs, amended (H. Rept. 
105-584);
  H. Res. 477, providing for consideration of H.R. 4059, making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-585); and
  H. Res. 478, providing for consideration of H.R. 4060, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-586).                
Page H4834
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: The House agreed 
to 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 yea and nay vote of 225 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 243. 
                                                         Pages H4727-39
  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee of conference with instructions 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 by a yea and nay vote of 196 yeas to 225 
nays, Roll No. 242.                                      
Pages H4738-39
  H. Res. 471, the rule that waived points of order against the 
conference report was agreed to on June 17.
Select Committee on U.S. Concerns with China: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 463, to establish the Select Committee on U.S. National Security 
and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, 
by a yea and nay vote of 409 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 245. 
                                                         Pages H4748-72
  H. Res. 476, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
resolution, was agreed to by a voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the 
previous question by a yea and nay vote of 226 yeas to 197 nays, Roll 
No. 244. Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute now printed in the resolution, H. Rept. 105-582 was 
considered as adopted.                                   
Pages H4739-48
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 and June 17.             
  Pages H4782-H4824
  Agreed to H. Res. 458, the rule providing for further consideration 
of the bill by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 247. 
Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea and nay vote of 
221 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 246.                      
Pages H4772-82
  H. Res. 442, the rule that is providing for consideration of 
specified amendments in the nature of a substitute was agreed to on May 
21.
Pending Amendments:
  The Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered and 
debated that seeks to ban soft money that influences Federal elections; 
redefine ``express advocacy'' as it applies to independent groups and 
party organizations to include radio and television advertisements 
within 60 days of an election; permit only hard money to be used for 
``express advocacy''; require electronic filing and FEC reports to be 
posted on the internet; increase individual campaign contribution 
limits; prohibit political party coordinated expenditures to candidates 
who spend more that $50,000 of their personal funds; and codify the 
Beck Supreme Court ruling that employees can not be required to pay 
union dues for political activities; and              
Pages H4783-H4824
  The Thomas amendment to the Shays amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was offered and debated that seeks to add a section 
requiring the nonseverability of the provisions of the Act. A recorded 
vote on the amendment was postponed.                         
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Late Report--Committee on Appropriations: The Committee on 
Appropriations received permission to have until midnight on Friday, 
June 19 to file a report on a bill making Appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and 
Related Agencies.                                            
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Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representatives Dreier, Barton of Texas, 
Ballenger, Manzullo, Bilbray, Sanford, Hamilton, Filner, Delahunt, and 
Reyes to the Mexico-United States

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Interparliamentary Group, in addition to Representative Kolbe, 
Chairman, and Representative Gilman, Vice Chairman who were appointed 
on April 27.                                                 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4835-39.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4738-39, H4739, H4747-48, H4772, H4781-82, and H4782. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:28 p.m.