[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1198-D1199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 4874, was introduced. 
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Reports Filed: No Reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign 
enrolled bills and joint resolutions through October 22, 1998. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:03 a.m. and reconvened at 5:43 p.m. 
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Presidential Veto Message--State Department Authorization: Read a 
message from the President wherein he announces his veto of H.R. 1757, 
to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and explains his reasons therefore--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 105-329).
  Pages H11698-99
Federal Reports Elimination: The House agreed to the Senate amendment 
to S. 1364, to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H11699
Child Custody Enforcement: The House agreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 4164, to amend title

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28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of child 
custody and visitation orders--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                    Pages H11699-H11700
Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation: The House agreed to the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 3267, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H11700-01
Regarding the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: The House passed H.R. 
3216, to amend the Act commonly called the ``Flag Code'' to add the 
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag 
should especially be displayed.
  Page H11701
Correction Officers Health and Safety: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2070, to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
provide for the mandatory testing for serious transmissible diseases of 
incarcerated persons whose bodily fluids come into contact with 
corrections personnel and notice to those personnel of the results of 
the tests--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H11701
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H11698.
Quorum Calls--Votes: No votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and pursuant to H. Con. Res. 353 
adjourned sine die at 5:56 p.m.