[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 101 (Friday, July 24, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4326-4335; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 308-309, were introduced.
  Page H6453
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 379, a private bill, for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse (H. 
Rept. 105-644);
  H.R. 2744, a private bill, for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak (H. Rept. 
105-645);
  S. 1304, a private bill, for the relief of Belinda McGregor (H. Rept. 
105-646);
  Conference report on 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. 105-647);
  H.R. 4328, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. 
Rept. 106-648); and
  H.R. 3254, to amend the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 
to clarify the requirements relating to reducing or withholding 
payments to States under that Act, amended (H. Rept. 105-649). 
                                                  Pages H6427-51, H6453
Patient Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 4250, to provide new 
patient protections under group health plans by a yea and nay vote of 
216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 339.
  Pages H6306-H6417
  Rejected the Berry motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce with instructions to report it back to the 
House with an amendment dealing with medical necessity by yea and nay 
vote of 205 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 338.
Pages H6415-16
  Earlier, a point of order was sustained against the Berry motion to 
recommit the bill to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and 
the Workforce with instructions to report it back to the House with 
sundry amendments. Agreed to table the motion to appeal the ruling of 
the Chair by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 337. 
                                                         Pages H6412-15
  Rejected the Dingell amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to establish standards to protect access to care and contain the 
text of H.R. 3605, Patients' Bill of Rights Act by yea and nay vote of 
212 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 336.
Pages H6382-H6412
  H. Res. 509, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, 
was agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 279 yeas to 143 nays, Roll No. 
335.
Pages H6297-H6306
Late Reports: Conferees received permission to have until midnight on 
July 24 to file a conference report on 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. Also, the Committee on Appropriations received 
permission to have until midnight on July 24 to file a report on H.R. 
4328, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. 
                                                             Page H6395
Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mrs. Colleen Conway-Welch of Tennessee to 
the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare. 
                                                             Page H6418
Legislative Program: Representative Thomas announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of July 27.
  Pages H6417-18
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27.
  Page H6418
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of July 29.
  Page H6418
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on page H6297.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6454-55.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes, and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6306, H6412, H6414-15, H6416, and H6416-17. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:38 p.m.