[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 100 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D827-D828]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 4313-4325; and 3 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 305-307, were introduced.
  Pages H6281-82
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Report on the revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for fiscal year 
1999 (H. Rept. 105-642); and
  H. Res. 509, providing for consideration of H.R. 4250, to provide new 
patient protections under group health plans (H. Rept. 105-643). 
                                                             Page H6281
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H6189
DoD Authorization Conference: Agreed to the Skelton motion to instruct 
conferees to insist upon the authorization levels provided in title II 
of the House bill for Theater Missile Defense programs and for space-
based lasers by a yea and nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting ``nay'' 
and 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 322.
  Pages H6201-02
  Subsequently, agreed to the Spence motion to close portions of the 
conference when classified information is under consideration, by a yea 
and nay vote of 412 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 323.
Pages H6202-03
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban--Veto Override: The House voted to override 
the President's veto of H.R. 1122, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to ban partial-birth abortions, by a yea and nay vote of 296 yeas 
to 132 nays, Roll No. 325.
  Pages H6203-13
  Earlier agreed to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from 
further consideration of H.R. 1122 by a yea and nay vote of 295 yeas to 
131 nays, Roll No. 321.
Pages H6193-H6201
Military Construction Appropriations: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to 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, 
and agreed to a conference.
  Page H6213
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Packard, Porter, Hobson, 
Wicker, Kingston, Parker, Tiahrt, Wamp, Livingston, Hefner, Olver, 
Edwards, Cramer, Dicks, and Obey.
Page H6213
Interior Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 4193, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, by a yea and nay vote of 
245 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 331.
  Pages H6213-18
  The Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with Instructions to report it back with an amendment 
limiting funds made available unless Representative Sidney R. Yates 
stands for election to the 106th Congress from the

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9th District of Illinois was offered and subsequently withdrawn. 
                                                         Pages H6217-18
Rejected:
  The DeFazio amendment that sought to strike the provision that 
extends the recreational fee demonstration program for another 2 years 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 341 noes, Roll No. 326); 
                                                         Pages H6213-14
  The McDermott amendment that sought to strike Section 333 dealing 
with the operation or implementation of the Interior Columbia Basin 
Ecosystem Management Project (rejected by a recorded vote of 202 ayes 
to 221 noes, Roll No. 327);
Pages H6214-15
  The Hinchey amendment that sought to strike section 327 that grants 
Chugach Alaska Corporation an easement for public roads and related 
facilities that were conveyed to the corporation pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (rejected by a recorded vote of 176 ayes 
to 249 noes, Roll No. 328);
Page H6215
  The Miller of California amendment that sought to prohibit any funds 
to construct any road in the Tongass National Forest (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 186 ayes to 237 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 329); and
Pages H6215-16
  The Pappas amendment that sought to increase the State side grant 
program of the land and water conservation fund by $50 million 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 139 ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 330). 
                                                         Pages H6216-17
  H. Res. 504, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on July 21.
VA, HUD Appropriations: The House resumed consideration of amendments 
to 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.
  Pages H6219-77
Agreed To:
  The Obey amendment that specifies that any limitation on funding to 
EPA or the Council on Environmental Quality shall not apply to 
educational outreach or informational seminars (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 226 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 332);
Pages H6219-25
Rejected:
  The Waxman amendment that sought to specify that any limitation on 
funds to EPA or the Council on Environmental Quality shall not apply to 
regulatory determinations for mercury emissions, dredging as a 
remediation tool, and implementation of the Food Quality Protection 
Act, Regional Haze Program, or cleanup requirements for facilities 
licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 176 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 334);
Pages H6244-57
Pending:
  The Roemer amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record 
that seeks to cancel funding for the International Space Station. 
                                                         Pages H6264-75
  H. Res. 501, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on July 16.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6283-95.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two quorum calls (Roll No. 324 and Roll No. 333), 
five yea and nay votes, and seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6201, H6201-02, 
H6202-03, H6207-08, H6212-13, H6213-14, H6214-15, H6215, H6215-16, 
H6216-17, H6218, H6225, H6241, and H6257.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:16 a.m. on Friday, 
July 24.