[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D440-D441]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 1565-1589; and 3 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 92-93 and H. Res. 152, were introduced.
  Pages H2371-73
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1034, to declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal 
in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States 
for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime 
laws of the United States, amended (H. Rept. 106-107);
  H.R. 560, to designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto 
Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Jose V. Toledo United 
States Post Office and Courthouse'', amended (H. Rept. 106-108);
  H.R. 686, to designate a United States courthouse in Brownsville, 
Texas, as the ``Garza-Vela United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 106-
109);
  H.R. 118, to designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th 
Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building'' 
(H. Rept. 106-110);
  H.R. 1121, to designate the Federal Building and United States 
courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the 
``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (H. 
Rept. 106-111);
  H.R. 1162, to designate the bridge on United States Route 231 that 
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, 
as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge'' (H. Rept. 106-112);
  S. 453, to designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th 
Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal 
Building'', (H. Rept. 106-113);
  S. 460, to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 
South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. 
Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse'', (H. Rept. 106-114);
  H.J.Res. 44, Declaring a State of War Between the United States and 
the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (H. Rept. 106-115, 
adverse);
  H. Con. Res. 82, directing the President, pursuant to Section 5(c) of 
the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from 
their positions in connection with the present operations against the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (H. Rept. 106-116, adverse);
  H.R. 850, to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights 
of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export 
controls on encryption (H. Rept. 106-117 Part 1); and
  H. Res. 151, providing for consideration of H.R. 1569, to prohibit 
the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being 
used for the deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is 
specifically authorized by law; for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution H. Con. Res. 82, directing the President; and pursuant to 
Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States 
Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present 
operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; for 
consideration of the joint resolution H.J. Res. 44, declaring a state 
of war between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia; and for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 21, authorizing the President of the United 
States to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (H. Rept. 
106- 118).
Pages H2370-71
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Hastings of Washington to act as Speaker Pro 
Tempore for today.
  Page H2307
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Charlie Martin of Largo, Florida.
  Page H2310
Recess: The House recessed at 12:58 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2310
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Declaring a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal 
Nonnavigable: H.R. 1034, amended, to declare a portion of the James 
River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
waters of the United States for purposes of Title 46, United States 
Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States; 
                                                         Pages H2324-26
  Regarding the Atrocities at Columbine High School in Littleton, 
Colorado: H. Con. Res. 92, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting at Columbine High 
School in Littleton, Colorado; and
  Pages H2327-35
  Satellite Home Viewer Act: H.R. 1554, amended, to amend the 
provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act 
of 1934,

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relating to copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by 
satellite (passed by yea and nay vote of 422 yeas to 1 nay with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 97).
  Pages H2312-24, H2336
Presidential Message--Authorization to Recall Reservists: Read a 
message from the President wherein he transmitted his authorization to 
recall reservists to active duty to augment active military units in 
support of operations in and around the former Yugoslavia related to 
the conflict in Kosovo--referred to the Committee on Armed Services and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-51).
  Page H2336
Recess: The House recessed at 10:05 p.m. and reconvened at 11:47 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2370
Referral: S. 330 was referred to the Committees on Science and 
Resources.
  Page H2370
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H2336. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:49 p.m.