[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1005-D1006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4597-4605; and 6 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 327-328, and H. Res. 545-548, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8083-84
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2661, to establish peer review for the review of standards 
promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of, amended 
(H. Rept. 105-730);
  H.R. 2869, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
exempt safety and health assessments, audits, and reviews conducted by 
or for an employer from enforcement action under such Act, amended (H. 
Rept. 105-731);
  H.R. 2873, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 
amended (H. Rept. 105-732); and
  H.R. 4068, to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to 
Native Americans, amended (H. Rept. 105-733).
Page H8083
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8037
Dollars to the Classroom Act: The House passed H.R. 3248, to provide 
dollars to the classroom, by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 198 noes 
with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 452.
  Pages H8037-72
Rejected:
  The Mink amendment, numbered 1 and printed in House Report 105-726, 
that strikes lines 11 through 13 on page 17 that repeal the Native 
Hawaiian Education Act (rejected by a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 207 
noes, Roll No. 450);
Pages H8055-56, H8070
  The Martinez amendment in the nature of a substitute, numbered 2 and 
printed in House Report 105-726, that establishes the ``Class-Size 
Reduction and Teacher Quality Act'' and authorizes $20.8 billion, 
allocated by the Department of Education to the States, over the next 
10 years to reduce class size in grades 1 through 3 to an average of 18 
students per class and allow school districts to hire an additional 
100,000 teachers (rejected by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 215 noes, 
Roll No. 451);
Pages H8056-71
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to make 
technical and conforming changes to reflect the actions of the House. 
                                                             Page H8072
  H. Res. 543, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, 
was agreed to on September 17, 1998.
Meeting Hours--September 22 and 23: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet on Tuesday, September 22 at 10 a.m.; and that 
when the House adjourns on September 22, it adjourn to meet on 
Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00 p.m.
  Page H8073
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of September 23.
  Page H8073
Personal Privilege: Representative Hastings of Florida rose to a point 
of personal privilege and notified the Speaker of his intention to 
offer a privileged resolution.
  Pages H8073-75
Personal Privilege: Representative Condit rose to a point of personal 
privilege and notified the Speaker of his intention to offer a 
privileged resolution.
  Page H8075
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight on 
Tuesday, September 22, to file a conference report on H.R. 3616, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 1999.
  Page H8075

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Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 544, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 
by voice vote. Subsequently, pursuant to the resolution, Representative 
McInnis announced that motions to suspend the rules and consider the 
following resolutions may be offered at a later time: H.R. 2000, H.R. 
4068, H.R. 2314, S. 1279, H.R. 1481, H.R. 1659, H.R. 3381, H.R. 2223, 
H. Res. 144, S. 1355, H.R. 3598, H.R. 1756, H.R. 4005, H.R. 4244, H.R. 
4283, H.R. 633, H. Res. 505, H. Con. Res. 315, H.R. 4558, and H.R. 
4017.
  Pages H8075-76
Volunteers for Wildlife Act: The House agreed to the Senate amendments 
to H.R. 1856, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one 
national wildlife refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service region--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages H8076-77
Congressional Gold Medal for Nelson Mandela: The House agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 326, permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on 
September 23, 1998, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold 
Medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
  Page H8077
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: The House 
passed S. 1695, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Sand Creek Massacre 
National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the 
National Park System--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages H8077-78
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H8037.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H8070, H8070-71, and 
H8071-72. There were no quorum calls. 
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:32 p.m.