[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 4646-4649, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H9083-84
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Ronald Christian of Fairfax, Virginia.
  Page H8933
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Friday, September 25 by a yea and nay vote of 334 yeas to 50 nays with 
2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 467.
  Pages H8933-34
Taxpayer Relief Act: The House passed H.R. 4579, to provide tax relief 
for individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to 
provide tax incentives for education, and to extend certain expiring 
provisions, by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 469. 
Subsequently, pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 4578, Save Social 
Security Act, as passed the House, was added as new matter at the end 
of H.R. 4579. H.R. 4578 was then laid on the table.
  Pages H8934-73
Rejected:
  The Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute, numbered 1 and 
printed in the Congressional Record, that contains the tax cuts as in 
the committee reported bill and establishes a trigger mechanism under 
which most of the tax cuts would not take effect until Congress enacts 
legislation to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security. The 
trigger mechanism would not apply to the extension of expiring 
provisions and the increase in the earnings limitation on Social 
Security Benefits (rejected by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 227 noes, 
Roll No. 468).
Pages H8947-72
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of September 28.
  Page H8973
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8933-34, H8972, and H8972-73. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:38 p.m.