[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 107 (Monday, August 3, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D890-D892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 4380-4387; and 3 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 314-315, and H. Res. 515 were introduced.
  Page H6999
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2759, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to the requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will 
practice in health professional shortage areas, amended (H. Rept. 105-
668);
  H.R. 3047, to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic 
Site in Fort Davis, Texas, by 16 acres (H. Rept. 105-669);
  H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 
(H. Rept. 105-670);
  H.R. 4342, to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
trade laws, amended (H. Rept. 105-671);
  H. Con. Res. 213, expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United States 
agriculture products and the elimination of such restrictions should be 
a top priority in trade negotiations with the European Union, amended 
(H. Rept. 105-672);
Page H6999
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H6881
Recess: The House recessed at 10:53 a.m. and reconvened at 12:00 noon. 
                                                             Page H6884
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: H.R. 4110, amended, to provide a 
cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans 
with service-connected disabilities, to make various improvements in 
education, housing, and cemetery programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs;
  Pages H6885-91
  Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: H.R. 3980, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority 
for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat illnesses of Persian 
Gulf War veterans, to provide authority to treat illnesses of veterans 
which may be attributable to future combat service, and to revise the 
process for determining priorities for research relative to the health 
consequences of service in the Persian Gulf War;
  Pages H6891-98
  Voluntary Service Authorization: S. 2143, to amend chapter 45 of 
title 28, United States Code, to authorize the Administrative Assistant 
to the Chief Justice to accept voluntary services--clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H6698-99

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  Federal Charter to American GI Forum: S. 1759, to grant a Federal 
charter to the American GI Forum of the United States--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H6899-H6901
  Private Trustee Reform Act: H.R. 2592, amended, to amend title 11 of 
the United States Code to provide private trustees the right to seek 
judicial review of United States trustee actions related to trustee 
expenses and trustee removal. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H6901-03
  Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act: H.R. 3633, 
amended, to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
place limitations on controlled substances brought into the United 
States from Mexico. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H6903-06
  George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence: H.R. 3821, to 
designate the Headquarters Compound of the Central Intelligence Agency 
located in Langley, Virginia, as the George H.W. Bush Center for 
Central Intelligence;
  Pages H6906-09
  Assistance to Mexico to Combat Wildfires: H. Res. 469, amended, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H6909-12
  Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 765, to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses 
in Cape Lookout National Seashore--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Page H6912
  National Park Service Administrative Amendment: H.R. 1728, amended, 
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;
  Pages H6912-13
  Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: H.R. 3047, to authorize 
expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, by 
16 acres;
  Pages H6913-14
  Land Conveyance in Carson National Forest: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 434, to provide for the conveyance of small parcels 
of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, 
New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and the town of Jemez Springs, 
New Mexico--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H6914-15
  Fishery Agreement with Republic of Latvia: H.R. 3460, amended, to 
approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United 
States and the Republic of Latvia;
  Pages H6915-18
  Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act: H.R. 3743, amended, to 
withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of 
the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and 
completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (agreed to by a 
yea and nay vote of 405 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 377); 
                                               Pages H6918-22, H6945-46
  Finding Iraq in Breach of International Obligations: S.J. Res. 54, 
finding the Government of Iraq in material and unacceptable breach of 
its international obligations (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 407 
yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 378)--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                               Pages H6923-25, H6946-47
  Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act: S. 2344, to amend the 
Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for the advance payment, 
in full, of the fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under 
production flexibility contracts--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H6925-30
  Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: H.R. 2759, 
amended, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
the requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will 
practice in health professional shortage areas; and
  Pages H6931-35
  Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: H.R. 2070, amended, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the mandatory 
testing for serious transmissible diseases of incarcerated persons 
whose bodily fluids come into contact with corrections personnel and 
notice to those personnel of the results of the tests. Agreed to amend 
the title.
  Pages H6935-37
Recess: The House recessed at 4:36 p.m. and reconvened at 5:21 p.m. 
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Presidential Message--Arab League Boycott of Israel: Read a message 
from the President wherein he submitted his report concerning the steps 
taken by the United States to end the Arab League Boycott of Israel--
referred to the Committees on International Relations and 
Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-295).
  Page H6937
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 H6937-45, H6947-48
  Agreed to the Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute that bans 
all contributions of ``soft money'', imposes restrictions on issue 
advocacy communications, and contains the language of H.R. 3526, the 
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (agreed

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to by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 379); 
                                               Pages H6937-45, H6947-48
  The House is considering the bill pursuant to H. Res. 442 and H. Res. 
458, the rules providing for consideration of the bill.
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Klug wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Commerce.
  Page H6948
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 515, electing 
Representative Wilson to the Committee on Commerce.
  Page H6948
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations: The House completed general 
debate and began consideration of amendments to 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.
  Pages H6948-82
Pending:
  The Mollohan amendment that seeks to increase funding for the Legal 
Services Corporation by $109 million. The House completed debate on the 
amendment, and the vote was postponed until August 4.
Pages H6973-82
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H6881.
Referrals: S. 1325 was referred to the Committee on Science; S. 1883 
was referred to the Committee on Resources; S.J. Res. 35 and S.J. Res. 
51 were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Page H6997
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H7000.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6945-46, H6946-47, and H6947. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:09 p.m.