[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1045-D1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 4627-4645; and 4 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 130, H. Con. Res. 330, and H. Res. 555-556 were introduced. 
                                                             Page H8931
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4321, to protect consumers and financial institutions by 
preventing personal financial information from being obtained from 
financial institutions under false pretenses amended (H. Rept. 105-701 
Part 1);
  Conference report on H.R. 4103, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. 
Rept. 105-746);
  H.R. 3829, to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to 
provide a process for agency employees to submit urgent concerns to 
Congress, amended (H. Rept. 105-747 Part 1);
  H.R. 4081, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State 
of Arkansas (H. Rept. 105-748); and
  Conference report on H.R. 4060, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. 
Rept. 105-749).                
Pages H8657-H8719, H8842-H8929, H8930-31
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Miller of Florida to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.                                           
  Page H8657

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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Douglas Tanner of Washington, D.C.                           
  Page H8657
Save Social Security Act: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 188 noes, Roll 
No. 464.                                                 
  Pages H8732-56
Rejected:
  The Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute that transfers 100 
percent of the Social Security Trust Fund surplus to the Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York to be held in trust for the Social Security 
system and requires that Congress default on publicly traded debt 
obligations before it defaults on its obligations to the Social 
Security system (rejected by a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 216 noes, 
Roll No. 463).                                           
PagesH 8746-55
  H. Res. 552, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, 
was agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 215 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 
462. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea and nay 
vote of 219 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 461.              
Pages H8722-32
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: The House failed to pass 
H.R. 2621, to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
reciprocal trade agreements, by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 243 noes 
with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 466.              
  Pages H8765-H8805
  H. Res. 553, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, by 
agreed to by voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question 
by a yea and nay vote of 230 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 465. 
                                                         Pages H8756-65
Late Reports: The Committee on Appropriations received permission to 
have until midnight tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 4060, 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999. The Committee on Education and the 
Workforce received permission to have until midnight tonight to file a 
conference report on H.R. 6, to extend the authorization of programs 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965.                  
  Pages H8805-06
Consideration of Conference Reports: Agreed that it be in order on 
Monday, September 28, 1998, or any day thereafter to consider the 
conference reports on H.R. 4103, H.R. 4060, and H.R. 6; that all points 
of order be waived against each conference report and its 
consideration; and that each be considered as read when called up for 
consideration.                                               
  Page H8806
Order of Procedure: Agreed by unanimous consent that during 
consideration of H.R. 4579 pursuant to H. Res. 552, notwithstanding the 
order of the previous question, it may be in order after 30 minutes of 
the 60 minutes provided for initial debate on the bill, as amended 
pursuant to the rule, for the Chair to postpone further consideration 
of the bill until the following legislative day, on which consideration 
may resume at a time designated by the Speaker.              
  Page H8805
Taxpayer Relief Act: The House completed 30 minutes of debate on 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. Consideration will resume Saturday, 
September 26, 1998.                                      
  Pages H8806-39
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H8657 and H8805.
Referral: S. 2071, to extend a quarterly financial report program 
administered by the Secretary of Commerce was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight.                          
  Page H8929
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8731, H8731-32, H8755, H8755-56, H8765, and H8805. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.