[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 105 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D874-D876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4353-4363; and 1 resolution, H. Con. 
Res. 313, were introduced.
  Page H6819
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 513, providing for consideration of H.R. 3736, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes relating to H-1B 
nonimmigrants (H. Rept. 105-660); and
  H.R. 2921, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry into the impediments to the 
development of competition in the market for multichannel video programming 
distribution, amended (H. Rept. 105-661, Part 1).
Page H6819
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H6753
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Douglas 
Tanner of Washington, D.C.
  Page H6753
Education Committee Investigative Authority: The House agreed to H. Res. 
507, providing special investigative authority for the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 200 noes, 
Roll No. 357. Earlier, agreed to the Rules Committee amendment to the 
resolution.
  Pages H6754-66, H6781
Vietnam Waiver Disapproval: The House failed to pass H.J. Res. 120, 
disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 
402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam, by a yea and nay 
vote of 163 yeas to 260 nays, Roll No. 356.
  Pages H6766-81
Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary Appropriations: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 508, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4276, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, by voice vote.
  Pages H6781-90
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: The House resumed consideration of 
amendments to H.R. 2183, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of

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1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office. 
The bill was last debated on July 20.
  Pages H6790-H6817, H6827-51
Agreed To:
  The Salmon amendment to the Shays amendment that requires the President to 
post on the Internet the names of all non-governmental persons who are 
passengers on Air Force One or Air Force Two within 30 days of the flight; 
                                                              Pages H6790-91
  The Linda Smith of Washington amendment that clarifies the term ``express 
advocacy'' and provides an exception for voting record and voting guide 
information. The amendment was debated on July 20 (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 343 ayes to 84 noes, Roll No. 361);
Pages H6813-14
  The Traficant amendment, as modified, to the Shays amendment that requires 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to make a report and 
recommend to the House concerning any Member who is convicted of accepting a 
foreign campaign contribution. The report may include a recommendation for 
expulsion;
Pages H6829-30
  The Blunt amendment, as modified, to the Shays amendment that specifies 
that the FEC may not include background music or lyrics to determine whether 
broadcast advertisement is ``express advocacy'';
Pages H6830-31
  The Shadegg amendment to the Shays amendment that establishes expedited 
court review of certain alleged violations of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971;
Pages H6834-35
  The Stearns amendment to the Shays amendment that establishes criminal 
penalties for violating the spending limits applicable to the candidate 
under the Federal Election Campaign Act; and
Pages H6840-42
  The Gekas amendment, as modified, to the Shays amendment that requires 
political committees to transfer suspected illegal or improper campaign 
contributions of over $500 to the Federal Election Commission for evaluation 
and investigation.
Pages H6849-50
Rejected:
  The Goodlatte amendment that sought to repeal the requirement for States 
to provide for voter registration by mail and includes provisions to reform 
voter registration. The amendment was debated on July 20 (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 165 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 358);
Pages H6810-11
  The Wicker amendment that sought to permit States to require photo 
identification before receiving a ballot for voting in an election for 
Federal office. The amendment was debated on July 20 (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 192 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 359);
Pages H6811-12
  The Calvert amendment that sought to limit the amount of congressional 
candidates contributions from individuals not residing in the district or 
State involved to 50 percent. The amendment was debated on July 20 (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 147 ayes to 278 noes, Roll No. 360);
Pages H6812-13
  The Rohrabacher amendment to the Shays amendment that sought to allow a 
candidate whose opponent spends more that $1,000 in personal funds to accept 
contributions from any legal source up to the same level as the opponent 
spends in personal funds (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 272 
noes, Roll No. 362);
Pages H6791-93, H6814-15
  The Paul amendment to the Shays amendment that sought to establish minimum 
ballot petition signature limits and restrict the imposition of the 
signature requirements imposed by states (rejected by a recorded vote of 62 
ayes to 363 noes, Roll No. 363);
Pages H6793-96, H6815
  The Paul amendment to the Shays amendment that sought to require that 
candidates who receive campaign financing from the Presidential Election 
Campaign Fund agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that exclude 
candidates with broad-based public support (rejected by a recorded vote of 
88 ayes to 337 noes, Roll No. 364);
Pages H6796-98, H6815-16
  The DeLay amendment to the Shays amendment that sought to clarify that 
certain communications from citizen groups are exempt from express advocacy 
requirements (rejected by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 
365);
Pages H6798-H6803, H6816-17
  The Peterson of Pennsylvania amendment to the Shays amendment that sought 
to establish a voter eligibility pilot confirmation program to verify 
citizenship (rejected by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 
366);
Pages H6803-10, H6817
Votes postponed on the following:
  The Barr amendment to the Shays amendment that prohibits the use of 
bilingual voting materials;
Pages H6827-29
  The McIntosh amendment to the Shays amendment that specifies that a 
communication with a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives 
regarding a pending legislative matter to be construed as to establish 
coordination with a candidate;
Pages H6831-32
  The Horn amendment to the Shays amendment that allows reduced postage 
rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates; 
                                                              Pages H6832-34
  The Shaw amendment to the Shays amendment that requires at least 50 
percent of contributions accepted by House candidates to come from in-state 
residents;
Pages H6835-36
  The Kaptur amendment, as modified, to the Shays amendment that establishes 
a clearinghouse of information on political activities within the Federal 
Election Commission;
Pages H6837-40
  The Stearns amendment to the Shays amendment that allows permanent 
resident aliens serving in the armed forces to make campaign contributions; 
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  The Stearns amendment to the Shays amendment that requires any candidate 
for President or Vice President to certify that the candidate will not 
solicit soft money;
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  The Whitfield amendment to the Shays amendment that increases the 
contribution limit to candidates from individuals from $1,000 to $3,000; 
                                                              Pages H6844-45
  The Whitfield amendment to the Shays amendment that defines ``express 
advocacy'' as a communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
candidate by containing a phrase such as ``vote for'', ``reelect'', or 
``defeat''; and
                                                              Pages H6846-47
  The English of Pennsylvania amendment to the Shays amendment that 
prohibits the bundling of contributions.
                                                              Pages H6847-49
  The House is considering the bill pursuant to the unanimous consent order 
of July 17 and H. Res. 442 and H. Res. 458, the rules providing for 
consideration of the bill.
D.C. Convention Center and Sports Arena: The House passed H.R. 4237, to 
amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena 
Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and activities covered 
under such act.
  Pages H6826-27
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages H6753 and 
H6827.
Referrals: S. Con. Res. 97 was referred to the Committee on International 
Relations.
  Page H6818
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages 
H6820-23.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay votes and ten recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6780-81, 
H6781, H6811, H6812, H6813, H6814, H6814-15, H6815, H6816, H6816-17, and 
H6817. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 1:00 p.m. and adjourned at 12:29 a.m. on July 
31.