[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D755-D757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 4195-4215, and 1 private bill, 
H.R. 4216, were introduced.
  Pages H5491-93
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Filed on June 25, H.R. 1756, to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
States Code, to require the development and implementation by the 
Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering and related 
financial crimes strategy to combat money laundering and related 
financial crimes, amended (H. Rept. 105-608, Part 1);
  Filed on July 8, H.R. 4193, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-609);
  Filed on July 8, H.R. 4194, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-610);
  Filed on July 8, H.R. 4005, to amend title 31 of the United States 
Code to improve methods for preventing financial crimes, amended (H. 
Rept. 105-611, Part 1);
  H.R. 872, to establish rules governing product liability actions 
against raw materials and bulk component suppliers to medical device 
manufacturers, amended (H. Rept. 105-549, Part 2);
  H.R. 1728, to provide for the development of a plan and a management 
review of the National Park System and to reform the process by which 
areas are considered for addition to the National Park System, amended 
(H. Rept. 105-612);
  H.R. 3460, to approve a governing international fishery agreement 
between the United States and the Republic of Latvia, amended (H. Rept. 
105-613);
  H.R. 2379, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in Winston Salem, North 
Carolina, as the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 105-614);
  H.R. 2787, to designate the United States courthouse located in New 
Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse,'' 
amended (H. Rept. 105-615);
  H.R. 3223, to designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th 
Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal 
Building''. (H. Rept. 105-616);
  H.R. 3696, to designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 
26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal 
Courthouse''. (H. Rept. 105-617);
  H.R. 3982, to designate the Federal building located at 310 New Bern 
Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal 
Building,'' amended (H. Rept. 105-618);
  S. 1800, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the 
``Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 105-619);
  H.R. 2544, to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license 
federally owned inventions, amended (H. Rept. 105-620, Part 1);
  H.R. 3267, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct 
a project to reclaim the Salton Sea (H. Rept. 105-621, Part 1);

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  H. Res. 498, providing for consideration of H.R. 4104, making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-
622);
  H. Res. 499, providing for consideration of H.R. 3682, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to 
avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions 
(H. Rept. 105-623);
  H. Res. 500, providing for the consideration of H.R. 3267, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct a project to 
reclaim the Salton Sea (H. Rept. 105-624); and
  H.R. 3249, to provide for the rectification of certain retirement 
coverage errors affecting Federal employees, amendment (H. Rept. 105-
625, Part 1).
Pages H5490-91
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Johnson of Connecticut to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H5409
Recess: The House recessed at 1:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5415
Address by the President of Romania: Agreed by unanimous consent that 
it be in order at any time on Wednesday, July 15, 1998, for the Speaker 
to declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose 
of receiving in Joint Meeting His Excellency Emil Constantinescu, 
President of Romania.
  Page H5416
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  National Science Foundation Authorization Act: Concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1273, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation--clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H5417-24
  Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: H.R. 2544, amended, to 
improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally owned 
inventions;
  Pages H5424-28
  Homeowners Protection Act: S. 318, amended, to require automatic 
cancellation and notice of cancellation rights with respect to private 
mortgage insurance which is required as condition for entering into a 
residential mortgage transaction and to abolish the Thrift Depositor 
Protection Oversight Board;
  Pages H5428-37
  Enforcement of Child Custody and Visitation Orders: H.R. 4164, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of 
child custody and visitation orders;
  Pages H5437-39
  Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and Courthouse: H.R. 2379, to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
251 North Main Street in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiram 
H. Ward Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; 
                                                         Pages H5439-42
  Designating the J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building: H.R. 3223, to 
designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th Street in 
Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building''; 
                                                         Pages H5442-45
  Designating the Dick Cheney Federal Building: 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''; and 
                                                         Pages H5445-46
  Arms Export Control Act: S. 2282, amended, to amend the Arms Export 
Control Act.
  Pages H5446-51
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Nethercutt to act as Speaker pro tempore to 
sign enrolled bills and joint resolution on July 14.
  Page H5459
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Energy Strategy: Message wherein he transmitted his National 
Energy Strategy--referred to the Committee on Commerce; and 
                                                             Page H5451
  Federal Advisory Committees: Message wherein he transmitted the 
Twenty-sixth Annual Report on Federal Advisory Committees, covering 
fiscal year 1997--referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.
  Pages H5151-52
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: The House continued consideration of 
amendments to H.R. 2183, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office.
  Pages H5452-86
  Agreed to Fossella amendment to the Shays amendment in the nature of 
a substitute that prohibits noncitizens from making contributions to 
Federal elections (agreed to by a recorded vote of 282 ayes to 126 
noes, Roll No. 276).
Pages H5469-75
  Rejected the Doolittle amendment, as modified, to the Shays amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, that specifies that express advocacy 
shall not apply to communications in printed form or posted on the 
Internet that provide information on the voting record or positions on 
issues taken by Federal office holders or candidate for Federal office 
(rejected

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by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 275. 
                                                         Pages H5457-68
Pending:
  Wicker amendment to the Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute 
that prohibits the use of White House meals or accommodations for 
political fundraising;
Pages H5477-82
  Stearns amendment to the Shays amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that bans campaign contributions that prohibits noncitizens 
from making contributions to candidates for Federal, state, or local 
election; and
Page H5482
  Pickering amendment to the Shays amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that prohibits the use of willful blindness as defense 
against a charge of violating the foreign contribution ban. 
                                                         Pages H5482-86
  Earlier, agreed to the Thomas motion to limit debate to 40 minutes on 
each of the following amendments to the Shays amendment: 
Representatives Fossella, Wicker, Stearns, Pickering, and DeLay. 
                                                             Page H5468
  H. Res. 442 and H. Res. 458 the rules that are providing for 
consideration of the bill were agreed to on May 21 and June 18 
respectively.
Senate Messages:  Message received from the Senate appears on pages 
H5409-10.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5494-97.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5468 and H5475. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:07 p.m.