[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 630-659; 1 private bill, H.R. 660; 
and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 25-28, H. Con. Res. 26, and H. Res. 45-49 were 
introduced.
  Pages H537-38
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 42, providing for consideration of H.R. 391, to amend chapter 35 
of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance 
by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to 
establish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork 
requirements applicable to small businesses (H. Rept. 106-13);
  H. Res. 43, providing for consideration of H.R. 436, to reduce waste, 
fraud, and error in Government programs by making improvements with respect 
to Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal payment 
systems, Federal benefit programs (H. Rept. 106-14);
  H. Res. 44, providing for consideration of H.R. 437, to provide for a 
Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the President (H. Rept. 
106-15).
Pages H536-37
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative Sweeney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H483
Recess: The House recessed at 1:05 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                                   Page H487
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Drug Control Strategy: Message wherein he transmits his 1999 
National Drug Control Strategy--referred to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
Agriculture, Armed Services, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, 
Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, International Relations, 
Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and 
Means; and
  Pages H488-89
  Agreement Between the United States and Romania re Nuclear Energy: Message 
wherein he transmits his proposed agreement for cooperation between the 
United States and Romania concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 106-13).
  Pages H489-90
Recess: The House recessed at 3:20 p.m. and reconvened at 5:16 p.m. 
                                                                   Page H524
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
bills:
  Packers and Stockyards Act: H.R. 169, amended, to amend the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921, to expand the pilot investigation for the collection 
of information regarding prices paid for the procurement of cattle and sheep 
for slaughter and of muscle cuts of beef and lamb to include swine and 
muscle cuts of swine;
  Pages H490-92
  Microloan Program Corrections: H.R. 440, amended, to make technical 
corrections to the Microloan Program (passed by a yea and nay vote of 411 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 12);
  Pages H492-94, H524-25
  Paperwork Elimination Act of 1999: H.R. 439, to amend chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to 
minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses, 
educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and local 
governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of 
alternative information technologies (passed by a yea and nay vote of 413 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 13); and
  Pages H494-96, H525
  Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: H.R. 435, to make 
miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws (passed by a yea 
and nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 14). 
                                                    Pages H496-H524, H525-26
In Memory of R. Scott Bates: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 6, that as a 
mark of respect to the

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memory of R. Scott Bates, Legislative Clerk of the United States Senate, all 
flags of the United States located on Capitol Buildings or on the Capitol 
grounds shall be flown at half-staff on the day of his interment. 
                                                               Pages H526-27
Authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia: The House passed H.R. 
433, to restore the management and personnel authority of the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia.
  Pages H527-28
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H483.
Amendments: Amendments ordered pursuant to the rule appear on pages H539-40.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H524-25, H525, and H525-
26. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:35 p.m.