[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1026-D1027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4607-4616; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 329, were introduced.                          
  Pages H8527-28
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1154, to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal 
recognition to certain Indian groups, amended (H. Rept. 105-737);
  H.R. 4578, to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect 
Social Security Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure 
the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust funds, amended (H. Rept. 105-
738);
  H.R. 4579, to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and 
farming and other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for 
education, to extend certain expiring provisions, amended (H. Rept. 
105-739);
  H. Res. 549, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 3616, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999 (H. Rept. 105-740); 
and
  H. Res. 550, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4112, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-741). 
                                                             Page H8527
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Warren Blakeman of Monroe, Louisiana.                        
  Page H8463
United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise: Read a letter from the 
Minority Leader wherein he appointed Henry W. Kendall, Ph.D. of 
Massachusetts to the Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear 
Weapons Expertise.                                       
  Pages H8464-65
Holocaust Assets in the United States: Read a letter from the Minority 
Leader wherein he appointed Representatives Maloney of Connecticut and 
Sherman to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in 
the United States.                                           
  Page H8465
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: H.R. 1481, amended, to 
amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to 
provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration 
Study Report. Agreed to amend the title;                 
  Pages H8465-69
  Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act: 
H.R. 2314, amended, to restore Federal Indian services to members of 
the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, Texas, to 
clarify United States citizenship status of such members, to provide 
trust land for the benefit of the Tribe. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H8469-70
  Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: H.R. 3381, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange 
land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. Agreed to amend the 
title;                                                   
  Pages H8470-73
  Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: H.R. 
1659, amended, to provide for the expeditious completion of the 
acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens 
National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act that established 
the Monument;                                            
  Pages H8473-74

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  Bicentennial of Lewis and Clark Expedition: H. Res. 144, amended, to 
express support for the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 416 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll 
No. 454);                                      
  Pages H8474-77, H8505-06
  Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: H.R. 2000, amended, to amend the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to 
the land bank protection provisions;                     
  Pages H8477-88
  Technical Corrections in Laws Relating to Native Americans: H.R. 
4068, amended, to make certain technical corrections in laws relating 
to Native Americans;                                     
  Pages H8488-90
  Diplomatic Relations with Pacific Island Nations: H. Res. 505, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
the importance of diplomatic relations with the Pacific Island nations 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 414 ayes with 1 voting no, Roll No. 
455);                                             
  Pages H8490-93, H8506
  Condemning Atrocities by Serbian Police against Albanians: H. Con. 
Res. 315, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the 
atrocities by Serbian police and military forces against Albanians in 
Kosova and urging that blocked assets of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under control of the United States 
and other governments be used to compensate the Albanians in Kosova for 
losses suffered through Serbian police and military action (agreed to 
by a yea and nay vote of 410 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 456);                    
  Pages H8493-95, H8506-07
  Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse: S. 1355, amended, to 
designate the United States courthouse located in New Haven, 
Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''. Agreed 
to amend the title--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                  Pages H8495-96, H8507
  Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse: H.R. 81, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan 
Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United 
States Bankruptcy Courthouse'';                   
  Pages H8496-97, H8507
  Noncitizen Benefit and Other Technical Amendments Act: H.R. 4558, 
amended, to make technical amendments to clarify the provision of 
benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the provision of unemployment 
insurance, child support, and supplemental security income benefits. 
                                                      Pages H8498-H8501
Recess: The House recessed at 4:30 p.m. and reconvened at 4:45 p.m. 
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Privileged Resolution: By a yea and nay vote of 340 yeas to 71 nays, 
Roll No. 453, the House agreed to the LaHood motion to table H. Res. 
545, impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the United 
States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code section 593(b), of 
high crimes and misdemeanors.                            
  Pages H8502-04
Privileged Resolution: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 546, ordering the 
immediate printing of the entire communication received on September 9, 
1998, from an independent counsel, did not constitute a question of the 
privileges of the House and could not be considered at this time. 
                                                         Pages H8504-05
WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act: The House disagreed with 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2281, to amend title 17, United States 
Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and agreed to 
a conference. Appointed as conferees from the Committee on the 
Judiciary: Representatives Hyde, Coble, Goodlatte, Conyers and Berman; 
and from the Committee on Commerce: Representatives Bliley, Tauzin, and 
Dingell.                                                     
  Page H8507
Presidential Message--National Emergency with Angola: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmits his report concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Angola--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered be printed (H. Doc. 105-315). 
                                                             Page H8508
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H8463.
  Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H8529-33.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8503-04, H8505-06, H8506, and H8506-07. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.