[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1173-D1175]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 4842-4846; and 5 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 351-352 and H. Res. 601-603, were introduced.
  Page H11023
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Hepatitis C: Silent Epidemic, Mute Public Health Response (H. Rept. 
105-820);
  Medicare Home Health Services: No Surety in the Fight Against Fraud 
and Waste; and (H. Rept. 105-821); and
  H.R. 2748, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide 
assistance and slots with respect to air carrier service between high 
density airports and airports not receiving sufficient air service, to 
improve jet aircraft service to underserved (H. Rept. 105-822, part 1).
                                                            Page H11023
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Riggs to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H10919
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Regarding Visa Processing: H.R. 4821, to extend into fiscal year 1999 
the visa processing period for diversity applicants whose visa 
processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 due to embassy 
bombings;
  Pages H10924-25
  Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: S.J. Res. 35, 
granting the consent of Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency 
Management Arrangement--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10925-27
  Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact: S. 1134, granting the 
consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire 
protection compact--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10927-28
  Regarding the Brutal Killing of Matthew Shepard: H. Res. 597, 
expressing the sense of the House with respect to the brutal killing of 
Mr. Matthew Shepard;
  Pages H10928-35
  Regarding Food Stamp Overpayment: S. 1733, to amend the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977 to require food stamp State agencies to take certain 
actions to ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for deceased 
individuals, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study 
of options for the design, development, implementation, and operation 
of a national database to track participation in Federal means-tested 
public assistance programs (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 386 yeas 
with 1 voting ``nay'', Roll No. 533)--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10935-37, H10966-67
  Regarding Contracts and Leases with Respect to Coalbed Methane Gas: 
S. 2500, to protect the sanctity of contracts and leases entered into 
by surface patent holders with respect to coalbed methane gas--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H10937-39
  Regarding Oil and Gas Operation in Wayne National Forest: H.R. 1467, 
amended, to provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations 
pursuant to certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest; 
                                                        Pages H10939-40
  Regarding Use of Outer Continental Shelf Resources: H.R. 3972, to 
amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary 
of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for 
certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer 
Continental Shelf;
  Pages H10940-42
  Regarding Revenues from Mineral Springs Parcel: The House agreed to 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 700, to remove the restriction on the 
distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to 
certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H10942-44, H10967
  Regarding Boundaries of F.D.R. National Historic Site: H.R. 4829, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. 
Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States 
for the construction of a visitor center;
  Pages H10944-45, H10967
  Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment: S. 
2272, to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic 
Site in the State of Montana--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                   Pages H10945, H10967
  Regarding Taxation of Pension Income: H.R. 4572, amended, to clarify 
that governmental pension plans of the possessions of the United States 
shall be treated in the same manner as State pension plans for purposes 
of the limitation on the State income taxation of pension income; 
                                                        Pages H10949-50
  Regarding the United States Code: H.R. 4831, amended, to temporarily 
reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code; 
                                                        Pages H10950-51
  Energy Conservation Reauthorization: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendment with House

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amendments to S. 417, to extend energy conservation programs under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 2002; 
                                                        Pages H10951-55
  Regarding Rewards for Information: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 4660, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information leading to the arrest or 
conviction of any individual for the commission of an act, or 
conspiracy to act, of international terrorism, narcotics related 
offenses, or for serious violations of international humanitarian law 
relating to the Former Yugoslavia;
  Pages H10955-57
  Regarding Foreign Imports of Steel: H. Res. 598, calling on the 
President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of 
steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
other regions (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 345 yeas to 44 nays, 
Roll No. 532);
  Pages H10958-66
  Redesignating U.S. Capitol Police Headquarters: S. Con. Res. 120, to 
redesignate the United States Capitol Police headquarters building 
located at 119 D Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., as the ``Eney, 
Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''; and
  Pages H10971-73
  Regarding Amendments to H.R. 2204: H. Res. 602, providing for the 
concurrence of the House to the Senate amendment with an amendment to 
H.R. 2204, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
for the Coast Guard.
  Pages H10973-86
Suspensions--Failed: The House failed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Regarding Cultural Resource of Route 66: S. 2133, to preserve the 
cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance (failed by a recorded 
vote of 201 ayes to 190 noes, with two-thirds required for passage, 
Roll No. 534); and
  Pages H10945-48, H10967-68
  Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed 
Protection: S. 1132, to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National 
Monument to include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo 
Watershed which drain into the Monument and which are not currently 
within the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, to 
authorize purchase or donation of those lands (failed by a yea and nay 
vote of 194 yeas to 190 nays, with two-thirds required for passage, 
Roll No. 535).
  Pages H10948-49, H10968
Recess: The House recessed at 1:31 p.m. and reconvened at 3:08 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10957
Returning Bill to Senate: The House agreed to H. Res. 601, returning to 
the Senate the bill S. 361, to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
Conservation Act of 1994.
  Pages H10968-69
Lands at Hyde Park, New York: The House passed S. 2241, to provide for 
the acquisition of lands formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt 
family at Hyde Park, New York--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page H10969
Correcting Enrollment of H.R. 3910: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
351, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910. 
                                                        Pages H10969-70
Correcting Enrollment of H.R. 3461: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
352, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3461. 
                                                            Page H10970
Remembering George Washington: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 83, 
remembering the life of George Washington and his contributions to the 
Nation.
  Pages H10970-71
Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999: H. Res. 
602, providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2204, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard.
  Pages H10973-86
British-American Interparliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following members of the House to the 
British-American Interparliamentary Group: Representatives Bereuter, 
Chairman; Regula, Vice Chairman; Boehlert, Bateman, Gillmor, Roukema, 
Ballenger, Blunt, Sisisky, Pickett, Wise and Tanner.
  Page H10986
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16.
  Page H10988
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H10919-20, H10957-58, and H11007.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10965-66, H10966-67, H10967-68, and H10968. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:22 p.m.

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