[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D449]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R.1590-1618; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 46-48, and H. Res. 153, 155, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2467-70
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 459, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC 
Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (H. Rept. 106-119); 
and
  H. Res. 154, providing for consideration of H.R. 1480, to provide for 
the conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States (H. Rept. 106-120).
Page H2467
Journal Vote: By a yea and nay vote of 348 yeas to 46 nays, Roll No. 
98, the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, April 27.
  Pages H2375-76
Consideration of Measures Regarding the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 151, the rule that provided for debate on 
the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in and around the territory of the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and consideration of the following 
related measures: H.R. 1569, H. Con. Res. 82, H.J. Res. 44, and S. Con. 
Res. 21, by a yea and nay vote of 213 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 99. 
                                                      Pages H2376-H2400
  Agreed to the Dreier amendment that strikes Section 6 which sought to 
stipulate that the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of the War Powers 
Resolution would not apply during the remainder of the 106th Congress 
to a measure introduced, pursuant to section 5 of the War Powers 
Resolution, with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 
                                                             Page H2384
Restriction on the Use of Ground Troops in Yugoslavia: The House passed 
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 by a recorded vote of 
249 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 100.
  Pages H2400-14
Directing the Removal of Armed Forces from Yugoslavia: The House failed 
to agree to 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 by a yea and nay 
vote of 139 yeas to 290 nays, Roll No. 101.
  Pages H2414-27
Declaring a State of War with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: The 
House failed to pass H.J. Res. 44, declaring a state of war between the 
United States and the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
by a yea and nay vote of 2 yeas to 427 nays, Roll No. 102. 
                                                         Pages H2427-41
Authorizing Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against Serbia and 
Montenegro: The House failed to agree to 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) by a yea and nay vote of 213 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 
103.
  Pages H2441-52
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H2376.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2375-76, H2384-85, H2413-14, H2427, H2440-41, and H2451-52. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:33 p.m.