[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1999]
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JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, on Wednesday, the sixth day of January, in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, being the first
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, held under the Constitution
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty third year of
the independence of the United States.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1999 (1)
para. 1.1 call of the roll
On which day, being the day fixed by the 20th Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States and Public Law 105-350, Mr. Jeffrey J.
Trandahl, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 26, at noon, called the House to order and, by unanimous consent,
announced a call by states of the roll, by electronic device, of the
Members-elect whose credentials had been received, when the following
Members-elect responded:
para. 1.2 [Roll No. 1]
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--427
ALABAMA
Aderholt
Bachus
Callahan
Cramer
Everett
Hilliard
Riley
ALASKA
Young
ARIZONA
Hayworth
Kolbe
Pastor
Salmon
Shadegg
Stump
ARKANSAS
Berry
Dickey
Hutchinson
Snyder
CALIFORNIA
Becerra
Berman
Bilbray
Bono
Brown
Calvert
Campbell
Capps
Condit
Cox
Cunningham
Dixon
Dooley
Doolittle
Dreier
Eshoo
Filner
Herger
Horn
Hunter
Kuykendall
Lantos
Lee
Lewis
Lofgren
Martinez
Matsui
McKeon
Millender-McDonald
Miller
Napolitano
Ose
Packard
Pelosi
Pombo
Radanovich
Rogan
Rohrabacher
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Sanchez
Sherman
Tauscher
Thomas
Thompson
Waters
Waxman
Woolsey
COLORADO
DeGette
Hefley
McInnis
Schaffer
Tancredo
Udall
CONNECTICUT
DeLauro
Gejdenson
Johnson
Larson
Maloney
Shays
DELAWARE
Castle
FLORIDA
Bilirakis
Boyd
Brown
Canady
Davis
Deutsch
Diaz-Balart
Foley
Fowler
Goss
Hastings
McCollum
Meek
Mica
Miller
Ros-Lehtinen
Scarborough
Shaw
Stearns
Thurman
Weldon
Wexler
Young
GEORGIA
Barr
Bishop
Chambliss
Collins
Deal
Kingston
Lewis
Linder
McKinney
Norwood
HAWAII
Abercrombie
Mink
IDAHO
Chenoweth
Simpson
ILLINOIS
Biggert
Blagojevich
Costello
Crane
Davis
Evans
Ewing
Gutierrez
Hastert
Hyde
Jackson
LaHood
Lipinski
Manzullo
Phelps
Porter
Rush
Schakowsky
Shimkus
Weller
INDIANA
Burton
Buyer
Carson
Hill
Hostettler
McIntosh
Pease
Roemer
Souder
Visclosky
IOWA
Boswell
Ganske
Latham
Leach
Nussle
KANSAS
Moore
Moran
Ryun
Tiahrt
KENTUCKY
Fletcher
Lewis
Lucas
Northup
Rogers
Whitfield
LOUISIANA
Baker
Cooksey
Jefferson
John
Livingston
McCrery
Tauzin
MAINE
Allen
Baldacci
MARYLAND
Bartlett
Cardin
Cummings
Ehrlich
Gilchrest
Morella
Wynn
MASSACHUSETTS
Capuano
Delahunt
Frank
Markey
McGovern
Meehan
Moakley
Neal
Olver
Tierney
MICHIGAN
Bonior
Camp
Conyers
Dingell
Ehlers
Hoekstra
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Knollenberg
Levin
Rivers
Smith
Stabenow
Stupak
Upton
MINNESOTA
Gutknecht
Luther
Minge
Oberstar
Peterson
Ramstad
Sabo
Vento
MISSISSIPPI
Pickering
Shows
Taylor
Thompson
Wicker
MISSOURI
Blunt
Clay
Danner
Emerson
Gephardt
Hulshof
McCarthy
Skelton
Talent
MONTANA
Hill
NEBRASKA
Barrett
Bereuter
Terry
NEVADA
Berkley
Gibbons
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Bass
Sununu
NEW JERSEY
Andrews
Franks
Frelinghuysen
Holt
LoBiondo
Menendez
Pallone
Pascrell
Payne
Rothman
Roukema
Saxton
Smith
NEW MEXICO
Skeen
Udall
Wilson
NEW YORK
Ackerman
Boehlert
Crowley
Engel
Forbes
Fossella
Gilman
Hinchey
Houghton
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Kelly
King
LaFalce
Lazio
Lowey
Maloney
McCarthy
McHugh
McNulty
Meeks
Nadler
Owens
Quinn
Rangel
Reynolds
Serrano
Slaughter
Sweeney
Towns
Velazquez
Walsh
Weiner
NORTH CAROLINA
Ballenger
Burr
Clayton
Coble
Etheridge
Hayes
Jones
McIntyre
Myrick
Price
Taylor
Watt
NORTH DAKOTA
Pomeroy
OHIO
Boehner
Brown
Chabot
Gillmor
Hall
Hobson
Jones
Kaptur
Kasich
Kucinich
LaTourette
Ney
Oxley
Portman
Pryce
Regula
Sawyer
Strickland
Traficant
OKLAHOMA
Coburn
Istook
Largent
Lucas
Watkins
Watts
OREGON
Blumenauer
DeFazio
Hooley
Walden
Wu
PENNSYLVANIA
Borski
Brady
Coyne
Doyle
English
Fattah
Gekas
Goodling
Greenwood
Hoeffel
Holden
Kanjorski
Klink
Mascara
Murtha
Peterson
Pitts
Sherwood
Shuster
Toomey
Weldon
RHODE ISLAND
Kennedy
Weygand
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clyburn
DeMint
Graham
Sanford
Spence
Spratt
SOUTH DAKOTA
Thune
TENNESSEE
Bryant
Clement
Duncan
Ford
Gordon
Hilleary
Jenkins
Tanner
Wamp
TEXAS
Archer
Armey
Barton
Bentsen
Bonilla
Brady
Combest
DeLay
Doggett
Edwards
Frost
Gonzalez
Granger
Green
Hall
Hinojosa
Jackson-Lee
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Lampson
Ortiz
Paul
Reyes
Rodriguez
Sandlin
Sessions
Smith
Stenholm
Thornberry
Turner
UTAH
Cannon
Cook
Hansen
VERMONT
Sanders
VIRGINIA
Bateman
Bliley
Boucher
Davis
Goode
Goodlatte
Moran
Pickett
Scott
Sisisky
Wolf
WASHINGTON
Baird
Dicks
Dunn
Hastings
Inslee
McDermott
Metcalf
Nethercutt
Smith
WEST VIRGINIA
Rahall
Wise
WISCONSIN
Baldwin
Barrett
Green
Kind
Kleczka
Obey
Petri
Ryan
Sensenbrenner
WYOMING
Cubin
NOT VOTING--7
Barcia
Farr
Gallegly
Hoyer
Miller, George
Mollohan
Stark
The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced 427 Members had
been recorded, a quorum.
para. 1.3 credentials of delegates-elect and resident commissioner-elect
The Clerk made the following statement: ``The Chair will state that
the credentials regular in form have been received showing the election
of the Honorable Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo as Resident Commissioner of
Puerto Rico for the term of 4 years beginning January 3, 1999; the
election of the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton as Delegate from the
District of Columbia; the election of the Honorable Robert A. Underwood
as Delegate from Guam; the election of the Honorable Donna M. Christian-
Green as Delegate from the Virgin Islands; and the election of the
Honorable Eni F. H. Faleomavaega as Delegate from American Samoa''.
para. 1.4 resignation of newt gingrich as member of the house of
representatives
The Clerk laid before the House the following communication, which was
read as follows:
Washington, DC, December 17, 1998.
Hon. Robin H. Carle,
Clerk of the House, the Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Dear Robin: As you are no doubt aware, I have decided that
I will not seek re-election in the 106th Congress as Speaker
of the United States House of Representatives. In conjunction
with that decision, I have notified the Governor of Georgia
that I have withdrawn pursuant to Section 21-2-503 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated and will not take the seat
of congressman for the Sixth District of Georgia for the
106th Congress.
I will, however, complete my term as congressman for the
Sixth District of Georgia for the entirety of the 105th
Congress. I will also continue to serve as Speaker until the
completion of the 105th Congress.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Newt Gingrich,
Speaker.
para. 1.5 election of the speaker
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma nominated Mr. J. Dennis Hastert, a Member-elect
from the Fourteenth District of the State of Illinois.
Mr. FROST nominated Mr. Richard A. Gephardt, a Member-elect from the
Third District of the State of Missouri.
The Clerk then appointed Messrs. Thomas of California, Gejdenson,
Mmes. Roukema and Kaptur, tellers to canvas the vote on the election of
the Speaker.
Whereupon, the House proceeded to vote for a Speaker.
para. 1.6 [Roll No. 2]
HASTERT--220
Aderholt
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Bereuter
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bliley
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Brady (TX)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Cook
Cooksey
Cox
Crane
Cubin
Cunningham
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
English
Everett
Ewing
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Fowler
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Ganske
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goodlatte
Goodling
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hansen
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hobson
Hoekstra
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Istook
Jenkins
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kasich
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaHood
Largent
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lucas (OK)
Manzullo
McCollum
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McKeon
Metcalf
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Moran (KS)
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Ose
Oxley
Packard
Paul
Pease
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Pombo
Porter
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Reynolds
Riley
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roukema
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Salmon
Sanford
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Spence
Stearns
Stump
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Thune
Tiahrt
Toomey
Upton
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
GEPHARDT--205
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baird
Baldacci
Baldwin
Barrett (WI)
Becerra
Bentsen
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Bonior
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doyle
Edwards
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Fattah
Filner
Ford
Frank (MA)
Frost
Gejdenson
Gonzalez
Goode
Gordon
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hastings (FL)
Hill (IN)
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hoeffel
Holden
Holt
Hooley
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Inslee
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Klink
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Lantos
Larson
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Moore
Moran (VA)
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pickett
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shows
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Waters
Watt (NC)
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Weygand
Wise
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2
Gephardt
Hastert
NOT VOTING--7
Barcia
Farr
Gallegly
Hoyer
Miller, George
Mollohan
Stark
para. 1.7 The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced that the
tellers had reached an agreement that the total number of votes cast
were 427 of which number Mr. J. Dennis Hastert received 220; Mr. Richard
A. Gephardt received 205; Mr. J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, having
received 220 votes, being the largest number cast for any Member-elect
and a majority of the whole number of votes cast, was declared by the
Clerk to have been duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives
for the 106th Congress.
The Clerk announced the appointment of Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Mr.
DeLay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Hyde, Mr. Porter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rush, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. Jackson,
Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Biggert, Mr.
Phelps, and Ms. Schakowsky, to escort the Speaker to the Chair.
The SPEAKER was escorted to the Chair by said committee and, following
an introduction by Mr. GEPHARDT, addressed the House as follows:
``Thank you, Mr. Leader, for your kind and thoughtful remarks. I am
going to break tradition, and at this point I am going to ask you to
hold the gavel so that I may go down to the floor.
``Customarily, a new Speaker gives his first remarks from the
Speaker's chair. And while I have great respect for the traditions of
this House and this institution, I am breaking tradition this once,
because my legislative home is here on the floor with you, and so is my
heart.
``To you, the Members of the 106th Congress, to my family and friends
and constituents, I say, thank you. This is not a job that I sought, but
one that I embrace with determination and enthusiasm. In the next few
minutes, I will share with you how I plan to carry out the job that you
have given me. But first, I think we need to take a moment, and I want
to say goodbye to a Member of this House who made history.
``Newt, this institution has been forever transformed by your
presence, and for years to come all Americans will benefit from the
changes that you have championed: a balanced budget, welfare reform, tax
relief, and in fact, this week, families all over America are beginning
to calculate their taxes, and to help them, they will find a child tax
credit made possible by the Congress that you led. Thank you, Newt. Good
luck, and God bless you in your new endeavors.
``Those of you here in this House know me, but Hastert is not exactly
a household name across America. So our fellow citizens deserve to know
who I am and what I am going to do.
``What I am is a former high school teacher, a wrestling and football
coach, a small businessman and a State legislator. And for the last 12
years, I have been a Member of this House. I am indebted to the people
of the 14th Congressional District of Illinois who have continued to
send me here to represent them.
``I believe in limited government, but when government does act, it
must be for the good of the people.
``Serving in this body is a privilege, it is not a right, and each of
us was sent here to conduct the people's business. I intend to get down
to business. That means formulating, debating, and voting on legislation
that addresses the problems that the American people want solved.
``In the turbulent days behind us, debate on merits often gave way to
personal attacks.
``Some have felt slighted, insulted, or ignored. That is wrong. That
will change. Solutions to problems cannot be found in a pool of
bitterness. They can be found in an environment in which we trust one
another's word; where we generate heat and passion, but where we
recognize that each member is equally important to our overall mission
of improving life for the American people. In short, I believe all of
us, regardless of party, can respect one another, even as we fiercely
disagree on particular issues.
``Speaking of people who find ways to work together across the
political fence, let me bring an analogy to a personal level. Two good
Illinois friends of mine, George Ryan, the Republican Governor-elect,
and Richard Daley, the Democratic mayor of Chicago, are in the visitors'
gallery side by side. I will ask them to stand to be recognized.
``Those who know me well will tell you that I am true to my word. To
me, a commitment is a commitment. What you see and hear today is what
you will see and hear tomorrow.
``No one knows me better than my family. My wife, Jean, and our sons,
Josh and Ethan, are here today. They are my reason for being, and Jean,
she helps me keep my feet on the ground. She and the boys are my daily
reminder that home is on the Fox River, and not the Potomac River.
``To Jean, Josh, and Ethan, thank you for everything, and I love you.
``As a teacher, I explained the story of America year after year. I
soon came to realize that it was a story, but a story that keeps
changing, for we Americans are restless people, and we like to tackle
and solve problems. We are constantly renewing our Nation, experimenting
and creating new ways of doing things. I like to work against the
backdrop of American basics: freedom, liberty, responsibility, and
opportunity. You can count on me to be a workhorse.
``My experience as a football and wrestling coach taught me some other
lessons that apply here. A good coach knows when to step back and let
others shine in the spotlight. President Reagan for years had a plaque
in his office that said it all: `There is no limit to what can be
accomplished if you don't mind who gets the credit'.
``A good coach does not rely on only a few star players, and everyone
in the squad has something to offer. You never get to the finals without
a well-rounded team. Above all, a coach worth his salt will instill in
his team a sense of fair play, camaraderie, respect for the game, and
for the opposition. Without those, victory is hollow and defeat
represents opportunities lost. I have found that to be true around here,
too.
``So where do we go from here? Some media pundits say that we will
have 2 years of stalemate because the Republican majority is too small.
Some say that a White House bent on revenge will not give us a moment's
peace. Some say the minority in this House will prevent passage of
serious legislation so that they can later claim this was a `do-nothing'
Congress.
``Washington is a town of rumors and guesses and speculation, so none
of this comes as a surprise, but none of it needs to come true; that is,
if we really respect the voters that sent us here.
``To my Republican colleagues, I say, it is time to put forward the
major elements of our legislative program. We will succeed or fail
depending upon how sensible a program we offer.
``To my Democratic colleagues, I will say, I will meet you halfway;
maybe more so, on occasion. But cooperation is a two-way street. I
expect you to meet me halfway, too.
``The President and a number of Democrats here in the House have been
saying it is time to address several issues head-on. I will buy that,
but I
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think we should agree that stalemate is not an option; solutions are.
``To all my colleagues, I say: We must get our job done and done now.
We have an obligation to pass all the appropriation bills by this
summer. We will not leave this Chamber until we do. I intend to be a
good listener, but I want to hear ideas and the debate that flows from
them. I will have a low tolerance for campaign speeches masquerading as
debate, whatever the source.
``Our country faces four big challenges which we must address, and not
next month or next year or the year after that, but now. Each challenge
involves an element of our security.
``First is retirement and health security. Both our social security
and Medicare programs will run into brick walls in a few years if we do
not do something about them now. We must make sure that social security
is there for those who depend on it and those who expect to. We also
must consider options for younger workers, so they can look forward to
an even brighter retirement.
``Nearly a year ago President Clinton came here to give his State of
the Union Address. He called for reform of social security. This year I
invite him to return to give us his reform plan, and he has my assurance
that it will be taken seriously.
``Second, we must ensure a secure future for America's children by
insisting that every child has a good school and a safe, drug-free
environment. In my 16 years as a teacher, I learned that most of the
decisions having to do with education are best left to the people
closest to the situation: parents, teachers, school board members. What
should the Federal government's role be? It should be to see that as
many education dollars as possible go directly to the classrooms, where
they will do the most good.
``Next is economic security. In the early eighties we adopted policies
that laid the foundation for long-term growth. Except for one brief
period, that growth has continued ever since. We want our economy to
keep on growing. Toward that end, it is time for us in Congress to put a
microscope to the ways that government takes money from our fellow
citizens and how it spends it.
``There is a culture here in Washington that has grown unchallenged
for too long. It combines three notions. One is that government has a
prior claim to the earnings of all Americans, as if they worked for the
government and not the other way around. Another notion is that a
government program, once it is begun, will never end. A third notion is
that every program must grow each passing year.
``To borrow a musical line, it just ain't necessarily so; at least, it
will not be as long as I am around here to have something to say about
it. We must measure every dollar we spend by this criterion: Is it
really necessary?
``This is important. For most Americans, money does not come easy.
When I was a kid, to make ends meet my dad had a feed business and he
worked nights in a restaurant. My mom raised chickens and sold the eggs.
I still remember, when tax time came around, our family really felt it.
What we need is a leaner, more efficient government, along with tax
policies that spur and sustain growth by giving tax relief to all
working Americans.
``Finally, there is the challenge of America's security in a world of
danger and uncertainty. Without it, other elements of our security will
not be possible. We no longer worry about Soviet nuclear bombs raining
down on us. Today there are different worries: the sudden violence of a
terrorist bomb, the silent threat of biological weapons, or the rogue
state that aims a deadly missile at one of our cities.
``We need a defense capability that matches these turn-of-the-century
threats. We have asked the men and women of our Armed Forces to take on
assignments in many corners of the Earth. Yet, we have not given them
the best equipment or preparation that they need to match those
assignments. That must be corrected.
``These are not Democratic or Republican issues, they are American
issues. We should be able to reach agreement quickly on the goals. And
yes, we are going to argue about the means, but if we are in earnest
about our responsibilities, we will find common ground to get the job
done. In the process, we will build the people's faith in this great
United States Congress.
``As a classroom teacher and coach, I learned the value of brevity. I
learned that it is work, not talk, that wins championships.
``In closing, I want you to know just how proud I am to be chosen to
be your Speaker. There is a big job ahead for all of us, so I ask that
God bless this House as we move forward together. I thank the Members
very much. Now, let us bring an end to talk and let us get to work.
``I recognize my friend, the distinguished gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Dingell), Dean of the House, my colleague from the Committee on
Commerce, whose common sense and fairness I admire. He will administer
the oath of office.''.
para. 1.8 oath of office--speaker
At the request of the Speaker the oath of office was then administered
to him by Mr. DINGELL, dean of the House.
para. 1.9 oath of office--members-elect, delegates-elect, resident
commissioner
The SPEAKER said: ``According to precedent, the Chair will swear in
all Members of the House at this time. If the Members will rise, the
Chair will now administer the oath of office.''.
The Members-elect, Delegates-elect and Resident Commissioner, then
rose in their places and took the oath of office prescribed by law.
para. 1.10 member-elect sworn in
Mr. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. of the 2nd District of Maryland, presented
himself at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed
by law.
para. 1.11 selection of majority and minority leaders
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma notified the House of the selection of the
Republican Conference of Mr. ARMEY as Majority Leader.
Mr. FROST notified the House of the selection by the Democratic Caucus
of Mr. GEPHARDT as Minority Leader.
para. 1.12 selection of majority and minority whips
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma notified the House of the selection of Mr. DeLAY
as Majority Whip.
Mr. FROST notified the House of the selection of Mr. BONIOR as
Minority Whip.
para. 1.13 organizational resolution--election of officers
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma submitted the following privileged resolution
(H. Res. 1):
Resolved, That Jeffrey J. Trandahl of the Commmonwealth of
Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of
Representatives;
That Wilson S. Livingood of the Commmonwealth of Virginia
be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives;
That James M. Eagen III, of the Commmonwealth of
Pennsylvania be, and is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives; and
That Reverend James David Ford of the Commmonwealth of
Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House of
Representatives.
When said resolution was considered.
Mr. FROST demanded that the resolution be divided for a separate vote
on the nominee for Chaplain of the House.
The resolution was divided.
The Reverend James David Ford of the Commonwealth of Virginia was
elected Chaplain of the House of Representatives.
Mr. FROST then submitted the following substitute for the remainder of
the resolution:
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:
That Dan Turton of the Commmonwealth of Virginia be, and is
hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
That Sharon Daniels of the State of Maryland be, and is
hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives; and
That Steve Elmendorf of the District of Columbia be, and is
hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives.
The substitute was not agreed to.
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House agree to the remainder of said resolution?
The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
So the remainder of said resolution was agreed to.
Whereupon, Jeffrey J. Trandahl, Clerk; the Reverend James David Ford,
Chaplain; and James M. Eagen, III,
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, presented themselves at the bar of the
House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.
para. 1.14 notification of the senate of organization of the house
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 2):
Resolved, That the Senate be informed that a quorum of the
House of Representatives has assembled; that J. Dennis
Hastert, a Representative from the State of Illinois, has
been elected Speaker; and Jeffrey J. Trandahl, a citizen of
the Commmonwealth of Virginia, has been elected Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
para. 1.15 committee to notify the president of the united states of the
assembly of the congress
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 3):
Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed by
the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to
join with a committee on the part of the Senate to notify the
President of the United States that a quorum of each House
has assembled and Congress is ready to receive any
communication that he may be pleased to make.
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the foregoing resolution, announced the
appointment of Messrs. ARMEY and GEPHARDT as members of the committee on
the part of the House to join a like committee on the part of the Senate
to notify the President of the United States that a quorum of each House
has been assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any
communication that he may be pleased to make.
para. 1.16 notification to the president of election of certain officers
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 4):
Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the
President of the United States that the House of
Representatives has elected J. Dennis Hastert, a
Representative from the State of Illinois, Speaker; and
Jeffrey J. Trandahl, a citizen of the Commmonwealth of
Virginia, Clerk of the House of Representatives of the One
Hundred Sixth Congress.
para. 1.17 rules of the house
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 5):
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives of
the One Hundred Fifth Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Fifth
Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of
Representatives of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, with
amendments to the standing rules, and with other orders, as
follows:
SECTION 1. CHANGES IN STANDING RULES.
Amend the standing rules to read as follows:
RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RULE I.
The Speaker.
Approval of the Journal
1. The Speaker shall take the Chair on every legislative
day precisely at the hour to which the House last adjourned
and immediately call the House to order. Having examined and
approved the Journal of the last day's proceedings, the
Speaker shall announce to the House his approval thereof. The
Speaker's approval of the Journal shall be deemed agreed to
unless a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner demands a
vote thereon. If such a vote is decided in the affirmative,
it shall not be subject to a motion to reconsider. If such a
vote is decided in the negative, then one motion that the
Journal be read shall be privileged, shall be decided without
debate, and shall not be subject to a motion to reconsider.
Preservation of order
2. The Speaker shall preserve order and decorum and, in
case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries or
in the lobby, may cause the same to be cleared.
Control of Capitol facilities
3. Except as otherwise provided by rule or law, the Speaker
shall have general control of the Hall of the House, the
corridors and passages in the part of the Capitol assigned to
the use of the House, and the disposal of unappropriated
rooms in that part of the Capitol.
Signature of documents
4. The Speaker shall sign all acts and joint resolutions
passed by the two Houses and all writs, warrants, and
subpoenas of, or issued by order of, the House. The Speaker
may sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions whether or not
the House is in session.
Questions of order
5. The Speaker shall decide all questions of order, subject
to appeal by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. On
such an appeal a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
may not speak more than once without permission of the House.
Form of a question
6. The Speaker shall rise to put a question but may state
it sitting. The Speaker shall put a question in this form:
``Those in favor (of the question), say `Aye.' ''; and after
the affirmative voice is expressed, ``Those opposed, say
`No.' ''. After a vote by voice under this clause, the
Speaker may use such voting procedures as may be invoked
under rule XX.
Discretion to vote
7. The Speaker is not required to vote in ordinary
legislative proceedings, except when his vote would be
decisive or when the House is engaged in voting by ballot.
Speaker pro tempore
8. (a) The Speaker may appoint a Member to perform the
duties of the Chair. Except as specified in paragraph (b),
such an appointment may not extend beyond three legislative
days.
(b)(1) In the case of his illness, the Speaker may appoint
a Member to perform the duties of the Chair for a period not
exceeding 10 days, subject to the approval of the House. If
the Speaker is absent and has omitted to make such an
appointment, then the House shall elect a Speaker pro tempore
to act during the absence of the Speaker.
(2) With the approval of the House, the Speaker may appoint
a Member to act as Speaker pro tempore only to sign enrolled
bills and joint resolutions for a specified period of time.
Term limit
9. A person may not serve as Speaker for more than four
consecutive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any
service for less than a full session in any Congress).
Designation of travel
10. The Speaker may designate a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House to travel on
the business of the House within or without the United
States, whether the House is meeting, has recessed, or has
adjourned. Expenses for such travel may be paid from
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1)
of rule X on vouchers approved and signed solely by the
Speaker.
Committee appointment
11. The Speaker shall appoint all select, joint, and
conference committees ordered by the House. At any time after
an original appointment, the Speaker may remove Members,
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from, or appoint
additional Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner
to, a select or conference committee. In appointing Members,
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner to conference
committees, the Speaker shall appoint no less than a majority
who generally supported the House position as determined by
the Speaker, shall name those who are primarily responsible
for the legislation, and shall, to the fullest extent
feasible, include the principal proponents of the major
provisions of the bill or resolution passed or adopted by the
House.
Declaration of recess
12. To suspend the business of the House for a short time
when no question is pending before the House, the Speaker may
declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Other responsibilities
13. The Speaker, in consultation with the Minority Leader,
shall develop through an appropriate entity of the House a
system for drug testing in the House. The system may provide
for the testing of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House, and otherwise shall be
comparable in scope to the system for drug testing in the
executive branch pursuant to Executive Order 12564 (Sept. 15,
1986). The expenses of the system may be paid from applicable
accounts of the House for official expenses.
RULE II.
Other Officers and Officials.
Elections
1. There shall be elected at the commencement of each
Congress, to continue in office until their successors are
chosen and qualified, a Clerk, a Sergeant-at-Arms, a Chief
Administrative Officer, and a Chaplain. Each of these
officers shall take an oath to support the Constitution of
the United States, and for the true and faithful exercise of
the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and
ability, and to keep the secrets of the House. Each of these
officers shall appoint all of the employees of his department
provided for by law. The Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Chief
Administrative Officer may be removed by the House or by the
Speaker.
Clerk
2. (a) At the commencement of the first session of each
Congress, the Clerk shall call the Members, Delegates, and
Resident Commissioner to order and proceed to record their
presence by States in alphabetical order, either by call of
the roll or by use of the electronic voting system. Pending
the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, the Clerk
shall preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of
order, subject to appeal by a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner.
(b) At the commencement of every regular session of
Congress, the Clerk shall make
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and cause to be printed and delivered to each Member,
Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner a list of the reports
that any officer or Department is required to make to
Congress, citing the law or resolution in which the
requirement may be contained and placing under the name of
each officer the list of reports he is required to make.
(c) The Clerk shall--
(1) note all questions of order, with the decisions
thereon, the record of which shall be appended to the Journal
of each session;
(2) enter on the Journal the hour at which the House
adjourns;
(3) complete the printing and distribution of the Journal
to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner,
together with an accurate and complete index, as soon as
possible after the close of a session; and
(4) send a printed copy of the Journal to the executive of
and to each branch of the legislature of every State as may
be requested by such State officials.
(d) The Clerk shall attest and affix the seal of the House
to all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the
House and certify the passage of all bills and joint
resolutions.
(e) The Clerk shall cause the calendars of the House to be
printed and distributed each legislative day.
(f) The Clerk shall--
(1) retain in the library at the Office of the Clerk for
the use of the Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, and
officers of the House, and not to be withdrawn therefrom, two
copies of all the books and printed documents deposited
there; and
(2) deliver or mail to any Member, Delegate, or the
Resident Commissioner an extra copy, in binding of good
quality, of each document requested by that Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner that has been printed by order of
either House of Congress in any Congress in which the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner served.
(g) The Clerk shall provide for his temporary absence or
disability by designating an official in the Office of the
Clerk to sign all papers that may require the official
signature of the Clerk and to do all other official acts that
the Clerk may be required to do under the rules and practices
of the House, except such official acts as are provided for
by statute. Official acts done by the designated official
shall be under the name of the Clerk. The designation shall
be in writing and shall be laid before the House and entered
on the Journal.
(h) The Clerk may receive messages from the President and
from the Senate at any time when the House is not in session.
(i)(1) The Clerk shall supervise the staff and manage the
office of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who
has died, resigned, or been expelled until a successor is
elected. The Clerk shall perform similar duties in the event
that a vacancy is declared by the House in any congressional
district because of the incapacity of the person representing
such district or other reason. Whenever the Clerk is acting
as a supervisory authority over such staff, he shall have
authority to terminate employees and, with the approval of
the Committee on House Administration, may appoint such staff
as is required to operate the office until a successor is
elected.
(2) For 60 days following the death of a former Speaker,
the Clerk shall maintain on the House payroll, and shall
supervise in the same manner, staff appointed under House
Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress (as enacted into
permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5).
(j) In addition to any other reports required by the
Speaker or the Committee on House Administration, the Clerk
shall report to the Committee on House Administration not
later than 45 days following the close of each semiannual
period ending on June 30 or on December 31 on the financial
and operational status of each function under the
jurisdiction of the Clerk. Each report shall include
financial statements and a description or explanation of
current operations, the implementation of new policies and
procedures, and future plans for each function.
(k) The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appropriate
offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits
of financial records and administrative operations.
Sergeant-at-Arms
3. (a) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall attend the House during
its sittings and maintain order under the direction of the
Speaker or other presiding officer. The Sergeant-at-Arms
shall execute the commands of the House, and all processes
issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker.
(b) The symbol of the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms shall
be the mace, which shall be borne by him while enforcing
order on the floor.
(c) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall enforce strictly the rules
relating to the privileges of the Hall of the House and be
responsible to the House for the official conduct of his
employees.
(d) The Sergeant-at-Arms may not allow a person to enter
the room over the Hall of the House during its sittings; and
from 15 minutes before the hour of the meeting of the House
each day until 10 minutes after adjournment, he shall see
that the floor is cleared of all persons except those
privileged to remain.
(e) In addition to any other reports required by the
Speaker or the Committee on House Administration, the
Sergeant-at-Arms shall report to the Committee on House
Administration not later than 45 days following the close of
each semiannual period ending on June 30 or on December 31 on
the financial and operational status of each function under
the jurisdiction of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall
include financial statements and a description or explanation
of current operations, the implementation of new policies and
procedures, and future plans for each function.
(f) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully cooperate with the
appropriate offices and persons in the performance of reviews
and audits of financial records and administrative
operations.
Chief Administrative Officer
4. (a) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have
operational and financial responsibility for functions as
assigned by the Committee on House Administration and shall
be subject to the policy direction and oversight of the
Committee on House Administration.
(b) In addition to any other reports required by the
Committee on House Administration, the Chief Administrative
Officer shall report to the Committee on House Administration
not later than 45 days following the close of each semiannual
period ending on June 30 or December 31 on the financial and
operational status of each function under the jurisdiction of
the Chief Administrative Officer. Each report shall include
financial statements and a description or explanation of
current operations, the implementation of new policies and
procedures, and future plans for each function.
(c) The Chief Administrative Officer shall fully cooperate
with the appropriate offices and persons in the performance
of reviews and audits of financial records and administrative
operations.
Chaplain
5. The Chaplain shall offer a prayer at the commencement of
each day's sitting of the House.
Office of Inspector General
6. (a) There is established an Office of Inspector General.
(b) The Inspector General shall be appointed for a Congress
by the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader,
acting jointly.
(c) Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the
Committee on House Administration, the Inspector General
shall only--
(1) conduct periodic audits of the financial and
administrative functions of the House and of joint entities;
(2) inform the officers or other officials who are the
subject of an audit of the results of that audit and
suggesting appropriate curative actions;
(3) simultaneously notify the Speaker, the Majority Leader,
the Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on House Administration in the case
of any financial irregularity discovered in the course of
carrying out responsibilities under this clause;
(4) simultaneously submit to the Speaker, the Majority
Leader, the Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on House Administration a
report of each audit conducted under this clause; and
(5) report to the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct information involving possible violations by a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House of any rule of the House or of any law
applicable to the performance of official duties or the
discharge of official responsibilities that may require
referral to the appropriate Federal or State authorities
under clause 3(a)(3) of rule XI.
Office of the Historian
7. There is established an Office of the Historian of the
House of Representatives. The Speaker shall appoint and set
the annual rate of pay for employees of the Office of the
Historian.
Office of General Counsel
8. There is established an Office of General Counsel for
the purpose of providing legal assistance and representation
to the House. Legal assistance and representation shall be
provided without regard to political affiliation. The Office
of General Counsel shall function pursuant to the direction
of the Speaker, who shall consult with a Bipartisan Legal
Advisory Group, which shall include the majority and minority
leaderships. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual
rate of pay for employees of the Office of General Counsel.
RULE III.
The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Voting
1. Every Member shall be present within the Hall of the
House during its sittings, unless excused or necessarily
prevented, and shall vote on each question put, unless he has
a direct personal or pecuniary interest in the event of such
question.
2. (a) A Member may not authorize any other person to cast
his vote or record his presence in the House or the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
(b) No other person may cast a Member's vote or record a
Member's presence in the House or the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union.
Delegates and the Resident Commissioner
3. (a) Each Delegate and the Resident Commissioner shall be
elected to serve on standing committees in the same manner as
Members of the House and shall possess in such committees the
same powers and privileges as the other members of the
committee.
(b) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner may be
appointed to any select
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committee and to any conference committee.
RULE IV.
The Hall of the House.
Use and admittance
1. The Hall of the House shall be used only for the
legislative business of the House and for caucus and
conference meetings of its Members, except when the House
agrees to take part in any ceremonies to be observed therein.
The Speaker may not entertain a motion for the suspension of
this clause.
2. (a) Only the following persons shall be admitted to the
Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto:
(1) Members of Congress, Members-elect, and contestants in
election cases during the pendency of their cases on the
floor.
(2) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner.
(3) The President and Vice President of the United States
and their private secretaries.
(4) Justices of the Supreme Court.
(5) Elected officers and minority employees nominated as
elected officers of the House.
(6) The Parliamentarian.
(7) Staff of committees when business from their committee
is under consideration.
(8) Not more than one person from the staff of a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner when that Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has an amendment under
consideration (subject to clause 5).
(9) The Architect of the Capitol.
(10) The Librarian of Congress and the assistant in charge
of the Law Library.
(11) The Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.
(12) Heads of departments.
(13) Foreign ministers.
(14) Governors of States.
(15) Former Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners;
former Parliamentarians of the House; and former elected
officers and minority employees nominated as elected officers
of the House (subject to clause 4).
(16) One attorney to accompany a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner who is the respondent in an
investigation undertaken by the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct when a recommendation of that committee is
under consideration in the House.
(17) Such persons as have, by name, received the thanks of
Congress.
(b) The Speaker may not entertain a unanimous consent
request or a motion to suspend this clause.
3. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), all persons not
entitled to the privilege of the floor during the session
shall be excluded at all times from the Hall of the House and
the cloakrooms.
(b) Until 15 minutes of the hour of the meeting of the
House, persons employed in its service, accredited members of
the press entitled to admission to the press gallery, and
other persons on request of a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner by card or in writing, may be admitted to the
Hall of the House.
4. (a) Former Members, Delegates, and Resident
Commissioners; former Parliamentarians of the House; and
former elected officers and minority employees nominated as
elected officers of the House shall be entitled to the
privilege of admission to the Hall of the House and rooms
leading thereto only if--
(1) they do not have any direct personal or pecuniary
interest in any legislative measure pending before the House
or reported by a committee; and
(2) they are not in the employ of, or do not represent, any
party or organization for the purpose of influencing,
directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of
any legislative measure pending before the House, reported by
a committee, or under consideration in any of its committees
or subcommittees.
(b) The Speaker shall promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary to implement this rule and to ensure its
enforcement.
5. A person from the staff of a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner may be admitted to the Hall of the
House or rooms leading thereto under clause 2 only upon prior
notice to the Speaker. Such persons, and persons from the
staff of committees admitted under clause 2, may not engage
in efforts in the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto
to influence Members with regard to the legislation being
amended. Such persons shall remain at the desk and are
admitted only to advise the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or committee responsible for their admission. A
person who violates this clause may be excluded during the
session from the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto
by the Speaker.
Gallery
6. (a) The Speaker shall set aside a portion of the west
gallery for the use of the President, the members of the
Cabinet, justices of the Supreme Court, foreign ministers and
suites, and the members of their respective families. The
Speaker shall set aside another portion of the same gallery
for the accommodation of persons to be admitted on the cards
of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner.
(b) The Speaker shall set aside the southerly half of the
east gallery for the use of the families of Members of
Congress. The Speaker shall control one bench. On the request
of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator, the
Speaker shall issue a card of admission to his family, which
may include their visitors. No other person shall be admitted
to this section.
Prohibition on campaign contributions
7. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House, or any other person entitled to
admission to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto
by this rule, may not knowingly distribute a political
campaign contribution in the Hall of the House or rooms
leading thereto.
RULE V.
Broadcasting the House.
1. The Speaker shall administer a system subject to his
direction and control for closed-circuit viewing of floor
proceedings of the House in the offices of all Members,
Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and committees and in
such other places in the Capitol and the House Office
Buildings as he considers appropriate. Such system may
include other telecommunications functions as the Speaker
considers appropriate. Any such telecommunications shall be
subject to rules and regulations issued by the Speaker.
2. (a) The Speaker shall administer a system subject to his
direction and control for complete and unedited audio and
visual broadcasting and recording of the proceedings of the
House. The Speaker shall provide for the distribution of such
broadcasts and recordings to news media, for the storage of
audio and video recordings of the proceedings, and for the
closed-captioning of the proceedings for hearing-impaired
persons.
(b) All television and radio broadcasting stations,
networks, services, and systems (including cable systems)
that are accredited to the House Radio and Television
Correspondents' Galleries, and all radio and television
correspondents who are so accredited, shall be provided
access to the live coverage of the House.
(c) Coverage made available under this clause, including
any recording thereof--
(1) may not be used for any political purpose;
(2) may not be used in any commercial advertisement; and
(3) may not be broadcast with commercial sponsorship except
as part of a bona fide news program or public affairs
documentary program.
3. The Speaker may delegate any of his responsibilities
under this rule to such legislative entity as he considers
appropriate.
RULE VI.
Official Reporters and News Media Galleries.
Official reporters
1. Subject to the direction and control of the Speaker, the
Clerk shall appoint, and may remove for cause, the official
reporters of the House, including stenographers of
committees, and shall supervise the execution of their
duties.
News media galleries
2. A portion of the gallery over the Speaker's chair as may
be necessary to accommodate representatives of the press
wishing to report debates and proceedings shall be set aside
for their use. Reputable reporters and correspondents shall
be admitted thereto under such regulations as the Speaker may
prescribe from time to time. The Standing Committee of
Correspondents for the Press Gallery, and the Executive
Committee of Correspondents for the Periodical Press Gallery,
shall supervise such galleries, including the designation of
its employees, subject to the direction and control of the
Speaker. The Speaker may assign one seat on the floor to
Associated Press reporters and one to United Press
International reporters, and may regulate their occupation.
The Speaker may admit to the floor, under such regulations as
he may prescribe, one additional representative of each press
association.
3. A portion of the gallery as may be necessary to
accommodate reporters of news to be disseminated by radio,
television, and similar means of transmission, wishing to
report debates and proceedings, shall be set aside for their
use. Reputable reporters and correspondents shall be admitted
thereto under such regulations as the Speaker may prescribe.
The Executive Committee of the Radio and Television
Correspondents' Galleries shall supervise such gallery,
including the designation of its employees, subject to the
direction and control of the Speaker. The Speaker may admit
to the floor, under such regulations as he may prescribe, one
representative of the National Broadcasting Company, one of
the Columbia Broadcasting System, and one of the American
Broadcasting Company.
RULE VII.
Records of the House.
Archiving
1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the chairman of each
committee shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records
of such committee, including the subcommittees thereof.
(b) At the end of each Congress, each officer of the House
elected under rule II shall transfer to the Clerk any
noncurrent records made or acquired in the course of the
duties of such officer.
2. The Clerk shall deliver the records transferred under
clause 1, together with any other noncurrent records of the
House, to the Archivist of the United States for preservation
at the National Archives and Records Administration. Records
so delivered are the permanent property of the House and
remain subject to this rule and any order of the House.
Public availability
3. (a) The Clerk shall authorize the Archivist to make
records delivered under clause 2
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available for public use, subject to paragraph (b), clause 4,
and any order of the House.
(b)(1) A record shall immediately be made available if it
was previously made available for public use by the House or
a committee or a subcommittee.
(2) An investigative record that contains personal data
relating to a specific living person (the disclosure of which
would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), an
administrative record relating to personnel, or a record
relating to a hearing that was closed under clause 2(g)(2) of
rule XI shall be made available if it has been in existence
for 50 years.
(3) A record for which a time, schedule, or condition for
availability is specified by order of the House shall be made
available in accordance with that order. Except as otherwise
provided by order of the House, a record of a committee for
which a time, schedule, or condition for availability is
specified by order of the committee (entered during the
Congress in which the record is made or acquired by the
committee) shall be made available in accordance with the
order of the committee.
(4) A record (other than a record referred to in
subparagraph (1), (2), or (3)) shall be made available if it
has been in existence for 30 years.
4. (a) A record may not be made available for public use
under clause 3 if the Clerk determines that such availability
would be detrimental to the public interest or inconsistent
with the rights and privileges of the House. The Clerk shall
notify in writing the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on House Administration of any such
determination.
(b) A determination of the Clerk under paragraph (a) is
subject to later orders of the House and, in the case of a
record of a committee, later orders of the committee.
5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule VIII or clause 9
of rule X and does not authorize the public disclosure of any
record if such disclosure is prohibited by law or executive
order of the President.
(b) The Committee on House Administration may prescribe
guidelines and regulations governing the applicability and
implementation of this rule.
(c) A committee may withdraw from the National Archives and
Records Administration any record of the committee delivered
to the Archivist under this rule. Such a withdrawal shall be
on a temporary basis and for official use of the committee.
Definition of record
6. In this rule the term ``record'' means any official,
permanent record of the House (other than a record of an
individual Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner),
including--
(a) with respect to a committee, an official, permanent
record of the committee (including any record of a
legislative, oversight, or other activity of such committee
or a subcommittee thereof); and
(b) with respect to an officer of the House elected under
rule II, an official, permanent record made or acquired in
the course of the duties of such officer.
Withdrawal of papers
7. A memorial or other paper presented to the House may not
be withdrawn from its files without its leave. If withdrawn
certified copies thereof shall be left in the office of the
Clerk. When an act passes for the settlement of a claim, the
Clerk may transmit to the officer charged with the settlement
thereof the papers on file in his office relating to such
claim. The Clerk may lend temporarily to an officer or bureau
of the executive departments any papers on file in his office
relating to any matter pending before such officer or bureau,
taking proper receipt therefor.
RULE VIII.
Response to Subpoenas.
1. When a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House is properly served with a subpoena
or other judicial order directing appearance as a witness
relating to the official functions of the House or for the
production or disclosure of any document relating to the
official functions of the House, such Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee shall comply,
consistently with the privileges and rights of the House,
with the subpoena or other judicial order as hereinafter
provided, unless otherwise determined under this rule.
2. Upon receipt of a properly served subpoena or other
judicial order described in clause 1, a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House
shall promptly notify the Speaker of its receipt in writing.
Such notification shall promptly be laid before the House by
the Speaker. During a period of recess or adjournment of
longer than three days, notification to the House is not
required until the reconvening of the House, when the
notification shall promptly be laid before the House by the
Speaker.
3. Once notification has been laid before the House, the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House shall determine whether the issuance of the
subpoena or other judicial order described in clause 1 is a
proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, is material and
relevant, and is consistent with the privileges and rights of
the House. Such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee shall notify the Speaker before seeking
judicial determination of these matters.
4. Upon determination whether a subpoena or other judicial
order described in clause 1 is a proper exercise of
jurisdiction by the court, is material and relevant, and is
consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House shall immediately notify the Speaker of the
determination in writing.
5. The Speaker shall inform the House of a determination
whether a subpoena or other judicial order described in
clause 1 is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court,
is material and relevant, and is consistent with the
privileges and rights of the House. In so informing the
House, the Speaker shall generally describe the records or
information sought. During a period of recess or adjournment
of longer than three days, such notification is not required
until the reconvening of the House, when the notification
shall promptly be laid before the House by the Speaker.
6. (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) or otherwise
ordered by the House, upon notification to the House that a
subpoena or other judicial order described in clause 1 is a
proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, is material and
relevant, and is consistent with the privileges and rights of
the House, the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House shall comply with the
subpoena or other judicial order by supplying certified
copies.
(b) Under no circumstances may minutes or transcripts of
executive sessions, or evidence of witnesses in respect
thereto, be disclosed or copied. During a period of recess or
adjournment of longer than three days, the Speaker may
authorize compliance or take such other action as he
considers appropriate under the circumstances. Upon the
reconvening of the House, all matters that transpired under
this clause shall promptly be laid before the House by the
Speaker.
7. A copy of this rule shall be transmitted by the Clerk to
the court when a subpoena or other judicial order described
in clause 1 is issued and served on a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House.
8. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to deprive,
condition, or waive the constitutional or legal privileges or
rights applicable or available at any time to a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House, or of the House itself, or the right of such Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, or of
the House itself, to assert such privileges or rights before
a court in the United States.
RULE IX.
Questions of Privilege.
1. Questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting
the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity,
and the integrity of its proceedings; and second, those
affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of Members,
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, individually, in
their representative capacity only.
2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a question of the
privileges of the House, or offered from the floor by the
Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the
privileges of the House, or offered as privileged under
clause 1, section 7, article I of the Constitution, shall
have precedence of all other questions except motions to
adjourn. A resolution offered from the floor by a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner other than the Majority
Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges
of the House shall have precedence of all other questions
except motions to adjourn only at a time or place, designated
by the Speaker, in the legislative schedule within two
legislative days after the day on which the proponent
announces to the House his intention to offer the resolution
and the form of the resolution. Oral announcement of the form
of the resolution may be dispensed with by unanimous consent.
(2) The time allotted for debate on a resolution offered
from the floor as a question of the privileges of the House
shall be equally divided between (A) the proponent of the
resolution, and (B) the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader,
or a designee, as determined by the Speaker.
(b) A question of personal privilege shall have precedence
of all other questions except motions to adjourn.
RULE X.
Organization of Committees.
Committees and their legislative jurisdictions
1. There shall be in the House the following standing
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and
related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3,
and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to
subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees
listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees,
in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:
(a) Committee on Agriculture.
(1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of
birds and animals in forest reserves.
(2) Agriculture generally.
(3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
(4) Agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
(5) Agricultural economics and research.
(6) Agricultural education extension services.
(7) Agricultural production and marketing and stabilization
of prices of agricultural products, and commodities (not
including distribution outside of the United States).
(8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
(9) Commodity exchanges.
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(10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
(11) Dairy industry.
(12) Entomology and plant quarantine.
(13) Extension of farm credit and farm security.
(14) Inspection of livestock, poultry, meat products, and
seafood and seafood products.
(15) Forestry in general and forest reserves other than
those created from the public domain.
(16) Human nutrition and home economics.
(17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering.
(18) Rural electrification.
(19) Rural development.
(20) Water conservation related to activities of the
Department of Agriculture.
(b) Committee on Appropriations.
(1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the
Government.
(2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in
appropriation Acts.
(3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
(4) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other
committees that provide new entitlement authority as defined
in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
referred to the committee under clause 4(a)(2).
(c) Committee on Armed Services.
(1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; and Army, Navy, and
Air Force reservations and establishments.
(2) Common defense generally.
(3) Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum
and oil shale reserves.
(4) The Department of Defense generally, including the
Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, generally.
(5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures
relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of
interoceanic canals.
(6) Merchant Marine Academy and State Maritime Academies.
(7) Military applications of nuclear energy.
(8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the Department of Defense.
(9) National security aspects of merchant marine, including
financial assistance for the construction and operation of
vessels, maintenance of the U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair
industrial base, cabotage, cargo preference, and merchant
marine officers and seamen as these matters relate to the
national security.
(10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and
privileges of members of the armed forces.
(11) Scientific research and development in support of the
armed services.
(12) Selective service.
(13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force.
(14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
(15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for the
common defense.
(d) Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
(1) Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and
Federal monetary policy.
(2) Bank capital markets activities generally.
(3) Depository institutions securities activities
generally, including activities of any affiliates (except for
functional regulation under applicable securities laws not
involving safety and soundness).
(4) Economic stabilization, defense production,
renegotiation, and control of the price of commodities,
rents, and services.
(5) Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than
transportation).
(6) International finance.
(7) International financial and monetary organizations.
(8) Money and credit, including currency and this issuance
of notes and redemption thereof; gold and silver, including
the coinage thereof; valuation and revaluation of the dollar.
(9) Public and private housing.
(10) Urban development.
(e) Committee on the Budget.
(1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in
section 3(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other
matters required to be referred to the committee under titles
III and IV of that Act, and other measures setting forth
appropriate levels of budget totals for the United States
Government.
(2) Budget process generally.
(3) Establishment, extension, and enforcement of special
controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary
treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures
providing exemption from reduction under any order issued
under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
(f) Committee on Commerce.
(1) Biomedical research and development.
(2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
(3) Health and health facilities (except health care
supported by payroll deductions).
(4) Interstate energy compacts.
(5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
(6) Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing,
pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all
fossil fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or
renewable energy resources.
(7) Conservation of energy resources.
(8) Energy information generally.
(9) The generation and marketing of power (except by
federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing
authorities); reliability and interstate transmission of, and
ratemaking for, all power; and siting of generation
facilities (except the installation of interconnections
between Government waterpower projects).
(10) General management of the Department of Energy and
management and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
(11) National energy policy generally.
(12) Public health and quarantine.
(13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry,
including regulation of research and development reactors and
nuclear regulatory research.
(14) Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
(15) Securities and exchanges.
(16) Travel and tourism.
The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with respect
to regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nuclear
energy as it has with respect to regulation of nonnuclear
facilities and of use of nonnuclear energy.
(g) Committee on Education and the Workforce.
(1) Child labor.
(2) Gallaudet University and Howard University and
Hospital.
(3) Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts
into interstate commerce.
(4) Food programs for children in schools.
(5) Labor standards and statistics.
(6) Education or labor generally.
(7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
(8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign
laborers under contract.
(9) Workers' compensation.
(10) Vocational rehabilitation.
(11) Wages and hours of labor.
(12) Welfare of miners.
(13) Work incentive programs.
(h) Committee on Government Reform.
(1) Federal civil service, including intergovernmental
personnel; and the status of officers and employees of the
United States, including their compensation, classification,
and retirement.
(2) Municipal affairs of the District of Columbia in
general (other than appropriations).
(3) Federal paperwork reduction.
(4) Government management and accounting measures
generally.
(5) Holidays and celebrations.
(6) Overall economy, efficiency, and management of
government operations and activities, including Federal
procurement.
(7) National archives.
(8) Population and demography generally, including the
Census.
(9) Postal service generally, including transportation of
the mails.
(10) Public information and records.
(11) Relationship of the Federal Government to the States
and municipalities generally.
(12) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the
Government.
(i) Committee on House Administration.
(1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries and
expenses (except for the Committee on Appropriations); House
Information Resources; and allowance and expenses of Members,
Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, and
administrative offices of the House.
(2) Auditing and settling of all accounts described in
subparagraph (1).
(3) Employment of persons by the House, including staff for
Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and
committees; and reporters of debates, subject to rule VI.
(4) Except as provided in paragraph (q)(11), the Library of
Congress, including management thereof; the House Library;
statuary and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art
for the Capitol; the Botanic Garden; and purchase of books
and manuscripts.
(5) The Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of
similar institutions (except as provided in paragraph
(q)(11)).
(6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph (1).
(7) Franking Commission.
(8) Printing and correction of the Congressional Record.
(9) Accounts of the House generally.
(10) Assignment of office space for Members, Delegates, the
Resident Commissioner, and committees.
(11) Disposition of useless executive papers.
(12) Election of the President, Vice President, Members,
Senators, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner; corrupt
practices; contested elections; credentials and
qualifications; and Federal elections generally.
(13) Services to the House, including the House Restaurant,
parking facilities, and administration of the House Office
Buildings and of the House wing of the Capitol.
(14) Travel of Members, Delegates, and the Resident
Commissioner.
(15) Raising, reporting, and use of campaign contributions
for candidates for office of Representative, of Delegate, and
of Resident Commissioner.
(16) Compensation, retirement, and other benefits of the
Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, and
employees of Congress.
(j) Committee on International Relations.
(1) Relations of the United States with foreign nations
generally.
(2) Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and
legations in foreign countries.
(3) Establishment of boundary lines between the United
States and foreign nations.
(4) Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear
technology and nuclear hardware.
(5) Foreign loans.
(6) International commodity agreements (other than those
involving sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in
the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
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(7) International conferences and congresses.
(8) International education.
(9) Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
(10) Diplomatic service.
(11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign
nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
(12) International economic policy.
(13) Neutrality.
(14) Protection of American citizens abroad and
expatriation.
(15) The American National Red Cross.
(16) Trading with the enemy.
(17) United Nations organizations.
(k) Committee on the Judiciary.
(1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and
criminal.
(2) Administrative practice and procedure.
(3) Apportionment of Representatives.
(4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
(5) Civil liberties.
(6) Constitutional amendments.
(7) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the
Territories and possessions.
(8) Immigration and naturalization.
(9) Interstate compacts generally.
(10) Claims against the United States.
(11) Meetings of Congress; attendance of Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their
acceptance of incompatible offices.
(12) National penitentiaries.
(13) Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights,
and trademarks.
(14) Presidential succession.
(15) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful
restraints and monopolies.
(16) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the
United States.
(17) State and territorial boundary lines.
(18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security
of the United States.
(l) Committee on Resources.
(1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research,
restoration, refuges, and conservation.
(2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the
public domain.
(3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership,
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
(4) Geological Survey.
(5) International fishing agreements.
(6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters
for irrigation purposes.
(7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for
reclamation projects and easements of public lands for
irrigation projects; and acquisition of private lands when
necessary to complete irrigation projects.
(8) Native Americans generally, including the care and
allotment of Native American lands and general and special
measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native
American funds.
(9) Insular possessions of the United States generally
(except those affecting the revenue and appropriations).
(10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within
the District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to
the memory of individuals.
(11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
(12) Mineral resources of public lands.
(13) Mining interests generally.
(14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
(15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management
(except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of
navigable waters).
(16) Oceanography.
(17) Petroleum conservation on public lands and
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
(18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of
interest on the public domain.
(19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements,
and grazing thereon.
(20) Relations of the United States with Native Americans
and Native American tribes.
(21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).
(m) Committee on Rules.
(1) Rules and joint rules (other than those relating to the
Code of Official Conduct) and the order of business of the
House.
(2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.
(n) Committee on Science.
(1) All energy research, development, and demonstration,
and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated
nonmilitary energy laboratories.
(2) Astronautical research and development, including
resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities.
(3) Civil aviation research and development.
(4) Environmental research and development.
(5) Marine research.
(6) Commercial application of energy technology.
(7) National Institute of Standards and Technology,
standardization of weights and measures, and the metric
system.
(8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(9) National Space Council.
(10) National Science Foundation.
(11) National Weather Service.
(12) Outer space, including exploration and control
thereof.
(13) Science scholarships.
(14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration,
and projects therefor.
(o) Committee on Small Business.
(1) Assistance to and protection of small business,
including financial aid, regulatory flexibility, and
paperwork reduction.
(2) Participation of small-business enterprises in Federal
procurement and Government contracts.
(p) Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
The Code of Official Conduct.
(q) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
(1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, lighthouses,
lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard Academy.
(2) Federal management of emergencies and natural
disasters.
(3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
(4) Inland waterways.
(5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and
signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such
vessels.
(6) Navigation and laws relating thereto, including
pilotage.
(7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
(8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent
collisions at sea.
(9) The Capitol Building and the Senate and House Office
Buildings.
(10) Construction or maintenance of roads and post roads
(other than appropriations therefor).
(11) Construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care
of buildings and grounds of the Botanic Garden, the Library
of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
(12) Merchant marine (except for national security aspects
thereof).
(13) Purchase of sites and construction of post offices,
customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government buildings
within the District of Columbia.
(14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, including
inland, coastal, and ocean waters.
(15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management, as
they relate to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
(16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of
the United States generally.
(17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, including
bridges and dams (other than international bridges and dams).
(18) Related transportation regulatory agencies.
(19) Roads and the safety thereof.
(20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads,
water transportation, transportation safety (except
automobile safety), transportation infrastructure,
transportation labor, and railroad retirement and
unemployment (except revenue measures related thereto).
(21) Water power.
(r) Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
(1) Veterans' measures generally.
(2) Cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of
any war or conflict are or may be buried, whether in the
United States or abroad (except cemeteries administered by
the Secretary of the Interior).
(3) Compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and education
of veterans.
(4) Life insurance issued by the Government on account of
service in the Armed Forces.
(5) Pensions of all the wars of the United States, general
and special.
(6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
(7) Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
(8) Veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment of
veterans.
(s) Committee on Ways and Means.
(1) Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and
delivery.
(2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
(3) Revenue measures generally.
(4) Revenue measures relating to insular possessions.
(5) Bonded debt of the United States, subject to the last
sentence of clause 4(f).
(6) Deposit of public monies.
(7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
(8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
(9) National social security (except health care and
facilities programs that are supported from general revenues
as opposed to payroll deductions and except work incentive
programs).
General oversight responsibilities
2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general
oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in
order to assist the House in--
(1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of--
(A) the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of Federal laws; and
(B) conditions and circumstances that may indicate the
necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional
legislation; and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of
changes in Federal laws, and of such additional legislation
as may be necessary or appropriate.
(b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs
addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee
are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the
intent of Congress and whether they should be continued,
curtailed, or eliminated, each standing committee (other than
the Committee on Appropriations) shall review and study on a
continuing basis--
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(A) the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects within
its jurisdiction;
(B) the organization and operation of Federal agencies and
entities having responsibilities for the administration and
execution of laws and programs addressing subjects within its
jurisdiction;
(C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate the
necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional
legislation addressing subjects within its jurisdiction
(whether or not a bill or resolution has been introduced with
respect thereto); and
(D) future research and forecasting on subjects within its
jurisdiction.
(2) Each committee to which subparagraph (1) applies having
more than 20 members shall establish an oversight
subcommittee, or require its subcommittees to conduct
oversight in their respective jurisdictions, to assist in
carrying out its responsibilities under this clause. The
establishment of an oversight subcommittee does not limit the
responsibility of a subcommittee with legislative
jurisdiction in carrying out its oversight responsibilities.
(c) Each standing committee shall review and study on a
continuing basis the impact or probable impact of tax
policies affecting subjects within its jurisdiction as
described in clauses 1 and 3.
(d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a
Congress, each standing committee shall, in a meeting that is
open to the public and with a quorum present, adopt its
oversight plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be
submitted simultaneously to the Committee on Government
Reform and to the Committee on House Administration. In
developing its plan each committee shall, to the maximum
extent feasible--
(A) consult with other committees that have jurisdiction
over the same or related laws, programs, or agencies within
its jurisdiction with the objective of ensuring maximum
coordination and cooperation among committees when conducting
reviews of such laws, programs, or agencies and include in
its plan an explanation of steps that have been or will be
taken to ensure such coordination and cooperation;
(B) give priority consideration to including in its plan
the review of those laws, programs, or agencies operating
under permanent budget authority or permanent statutory
authority; and
(C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant laws,
programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction are subject to
review every 10 years.
(2) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a
Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the Majority
Leader, and the Minority Leader, the Committee on Government
Reform shall report to the House the oversight plans
submitted by committees together with any recommendations
that it, or the House leadership group described above, may
make to ensure the most effective coordination of oversight
plans and otherwise to achieve the objectives of this clause.
(e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House, may
appoint special ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose
of reviewing specific matters within the jurisdiction of two
or more standing committees.
Special oversight functions
3. (a) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such
studies and examinations of the organization and operation of
executive departments and other executive agencies (including
an agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the
United States) as it considers necessary to assist it in the
determination of matters within its jurisdiction.
(b) The Committee on the Budget shall study on a continuing
basis the effect on budget outlays of relevant existing and
proposed legislation and report the results of such studies
to the House on a recurring basis.
(c) The Committee on Commerce shall review and study on a
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities
relating to nuclear and other energy and nonmilitary nuclear
energy research and development including the disposal of
nuclear waste.
(d) The Committee on Education and the Workforce shall
review, study, and coordinate on a continuing basis laws,
programs, and Government activities relating to domestic
educational programs and institutions and programs of student
assistance within the jurisdiction of other committees.
(e) The Committee on Government Reform shall review and
study on a continuing basis the operation of Government
activities at all levels with a view to determining their
economy and efficiency.
(f) The Committee on International Relations shall review
and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and
Government activities relating to customs administration,
intelligence activities relating to foreign policy,
international financial and monetary organizations, and
international fishing agreements.
(g) The Committee on Armed Services shall review and study
on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government
activities relating to international arms control and
disarmament and the education of military dependents in
schools.
(h) The Committee on Resources shall review and study on a
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities
relating to Native Americans.
(i) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on a
continuing basis the congressional budget process, and the
committee shall report its findings and recommendations to
the House from time to time.
(j) The Committee on Science shall review and study on a
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities
relating to nonmilitary research and development.
(k) The Committee on Small Business shall study and
investigate on a continuing basis the problems of all types
of small business.
Additional functions of committees
4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within
30 days after the transmittal of the Budget to Congress each
year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with particular
reference to--
(i) the basic recommendations and budgetary policies of the
President in the presentation of the Budget; and
(ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic assumptions used
as bases in arriving at total estimated expenditures and
receipts.
(B) In holding hearings under subdivision (A), the
committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and
such other persons as the committee may desire.
(C) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof,
shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in
open session and with a quorum present, determines by record
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that
day may be related to a matter of national security. The
committee may by the same procedure close one subsequent day
of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings shall be
printed and a copy thereof furnished to each Member,
Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner.
(D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof,
may be held before a joint meeting of the committee and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with
such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine.
(2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint
resolution that provides new entitlement authority as defined
in section 3(9) of that Act, and enactment of the bill or
joint resolution, as reported, would cause a breach of the
committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority
under section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint
resolution may be referred to the Committee on Appropriations
with instructions to report it with recommendations (which
may include an amendment limiting the total amount of new
entitlement authority provided in the bill or joint
resolution). If the Committee on Appropriations fails to
report a bill or joint resolution so referred within 15
calendar days (not counting any day on which the House is not
in session), the committee automatically shall be discharged
from consideration of the bill or joint resolution, and the
bill or joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate
calendar.
(3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall
study on a continuing basis those provisions of law that (on
the first day of the first fiscal year for which the
congressional budget process is effective) provide spending
authority or permanent budget authority and shall report to
the House from time to time its recommendations for
terminating or modifying such provisions.
(4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on
Appropriations (after consulting with the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations
made to it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying
the conference report on such concurrent resolution, and
promptly report the subdivisions to the House as soon as
practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget for a
fiscal year is agreed to.
(b) The Committee on the Budget shall--
(1) review on a continuing basis the conduct by the
Congressional Budget Office of its functions and duties;
(2) hold hearings and receive testimony from Members,
Senators, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and such
appropriate representatives of Federal departments and
agencies, the general public, and national organizations as
it considers desirable in developing concurrent resolutions
on the budget for each fiscal year;
(3) make all reports required of it by the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974;
(4) study on a continuing basis those provisions of law
that exempt Federal agencies or any of their activities or
outlays from inclusion in the Budget of the United States
Government, and report to the House from time to time its
recommendations for terminating or modifying such provisions;
(5) study on a continuing basis proposals designed to
improve and facilitate the congressional budget process, and
report to the House from time to time the results of such
studies, together with its recommendations; and
(6) request and evaluate continuing studies of tax
expenditures, devise methods of coordinating tax
expenditures, policies, and programs with direct budget
outlays, and report the results of such studies to the House
on a recurring basis.
(c)(1) The Committee on Government Reform shall--
(A) receive and examine reports of the Comptroller General
of the United States and submit to the House such
recommendations as it considers necessary or desirable in
connection with the subject matter of the reports;
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(B) evaluate the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the
legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
(C) study intergovernmental relationships between the
United States and the States and municipalities and between
the United States and international organizations of which
the United States is a member.
(2) In addition to its duties under subparagraph (1), the
Committee on Government Reform may at any time conduct
investigations of any matter without regard to clause 1, 2,
3, or this clause conferring jurisdiction over the matter to
another standing committee. The findings and recommendations
of the committee in such an investigation shall be made
available to any other standing committee having jurisdiction
over the matter involved and shall be included in the report
of any such other committee when required by clause 3(c)(4)
of rule XIII.
(d)(1) The Committee on House Administration shall--
(A) examine all bills, amendments, and joint resolutions
after passage by the House and, in cooperation with the
Senate, examine all bills and joint resolutions that have
passed both Houses to see that they are correctly enrolled
and forthwith present those bills and joint resolutions that
originated in the House to the President in person after
their signature by the Speaker and the President of the
Senate, and report to the House the fact and date of their
presentment;
(B) provide policy direction for, and oversight of, the
Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and
Inspector General;
(C) have the function of accepting on behalf of the House a
gift, except as otherwise provided by law, if the gift does
not involve a duty, burden, or condition, or is not made
dependent on some future performance by the House; and
(D) promulgate regulations to carry out subdivision (C).
(2) An employing office of the House may enter into a
settlement of a complaint under the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 that provides for the payment of
funds only after receiving the joint approval of the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on House
Administration concerning the amount of such payment.
(e)(1) Each standing committee shall, in its consideration
of all public bills and public joint resolutions within its
jurisdiction, ensure that appropriations for continuing
programs and activities of the Federal Government and the
government of the District of Columbia will be made annually
to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the
nature, requirement, and objective of the programs and
activities involved. In this subparagraph programs and
activities of the Federal Government and the government of
the District of Columbia includes programs and activities of
any department, agency, establishment, wholly owned
Government corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal
Government or of the government of the District of Columbia.
(2) Each standing committee shall review from time to time
each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which
appropriations are not made annually to ascertain whether the
program should be modified to provide for annual
appropriations.
Budget Act responsibilities
(f)(1) Each standing committee shall submit to the
Committee on the Budget not later than six weeks after the
President submits his budget, or at such time as the
Committee on the Budget may request--
(A) its views and estimates with respect to all matters to
be set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for
the ensuing fiscal year that are within its jurisdiction or
functions; and
(B) an estimate of the total amounts of new budget
authority, and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to be
provided or authorized in all bills and resolutions within
its jurisdiction that it intends to be effective during that
fiscal year.
(2) The views and estimates submitted by the Committee on
Ways and Means under subparagraph (1) shall include a
specific recommendation, made after holding public hearings,
as to the appropriate level of the public debt that should be
set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget and
serve as the basis for an increase or decrease in the
statutory limit on such debt under the procedures provided by
rule XXIII.
Election and membership of standing committees
5. (a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1
shall be elected by the House within seven calendar days
after the commencement of each Congress, from nominations
submitted by the respective party caucus or conference. A
resolution proposing to change the composition of a standing
committee shall be privileged if offered by direction of the
party caucus or conference concerned.
(2)(A) The Committee on the Budget shall be composed of
members as follows:
(i) Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner who
are members of other standing committees, including five who
are members of the Committee on Appropriations and five who
are members of the Committee on Ways and Means;
(ii) one Member from the elected leadership of the majority
party; and
(iii) one Member from the elected leadership of the
minority party.
(B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the
Committee on the Budget other than one from the elected
leadership of a party may not serve on the committee during
more than four Congresses in a period of six successive
Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service for
less than a full session in a Congress).
(C) A member of the Committee on the Budget who served as
either the chairman or the ranking minority member of the
committee in the immediately previous Congress and who did
not serve in that respective capacity in an earlier Congress
may serve as either the chairman or the ranking minority
member of the committee during one additional Congress.
(3)(A) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall
be composed of 10 members, five from the majority party and
five from the minority party.
(B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may not serve on
the committee during more than three Congresses in a period
of five successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose
any service for less than a full session in a Congress).
(C) A member of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct may serve on the committee during a fourth Congress
in a period of five successive Congresses only as either the
chairman or the ranking minority member of the committee.
(4)(A) At the beginning of a Congress, the Speaker or his
designee and the Minority Leader or his designee each shall
name 10 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from
his respective party who are not members of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct to be available to serve on
investigative subcommittees of that committee during that
Congress. The lists of Members, Delegates, or the Resident
Commissioner so named shall be announced to the House.
(B) Whenever the chairman and the ranking minority member
of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly
determine that Members, Delegates, or the Resident
Commissioner named under subdivision (A) should be assigned
to serve on an investigative subcommittee of that committee,
each of them shall select an equal number of such Members,
Delegates, or Resident Commissioner from his respective party
to serve on that subcommittee.
(b)(1) Membership on a standing committee during the course
of a Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in
the party caucus or conference that nominated the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner concerned for election to
such committee. Should a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner cease to be a member of a particular party
caucus or conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner shall automatically cease to be a member of each
standing committee to which he was elected on the basis of
nomination by that caucus or conference. The chairman of the
relevant party caucus or conference shall notify the Speaker
whenever a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner ceases
to be a member of that caucus or conference. The Speaker
shall notify the chairman of each affected committee that the
election of such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
to the committee is automatically vacated under this
subparagraph.
(2)(A) Except as specified in subdivision (B), a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not serve
simultaneously as a member of more than two standing
committees or more than four subcommittees of the standing
committees.
(B)(i) Ex officio service by a chairman or ranking minority
member of a committee on each of its subcommittees under a
committee rule does not count against the limitation on
subcommittee service.
(ii) Service on an investigative subcommittee of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct under paragraph
(a)(4) does not count against the limitation on subcommittee
service.
(iii) Any other exception to the limitations in subdivision
(A) must be approved by the House on the recommendation of
the relevant party caucus or conference.
(C) In this subparagraph the term "subcommittee" includes a
panel (other than a special oversight panel of the Committee
on Armed Services), task force, special subcommittee, or
other subunit of a standing committee that is established for
a cumulative period longer than six months in a Congress.
(c)(1) One of the members of each standing committee shall
be elected by the House, on the nomination of the majority
party caucus or conference, as chairman thereof. In the
temporary absence of the chairman, the member next in rank
(and so on, as often as the case shall happen) shall act as
chairman. Rank shall be determined by the order members are
named in resolutions electing them to the committee. In the
case of a permanent vacancy in the elected chairmanship of a
committee, the House shall elect another chairman.
(2) A member of a standing committee may not serve as
chairman of the same standing committee, or of the same
subcommittee of a standing committee, during more than three
consecutive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any
service for less than a full session in a Congress).
(d)(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (2), a committee
may have not more than five subcommittees.
(2) A committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight
may have not more than six subcommittees. The Committee on
Appropriations may have not more than 13 subcommittees. The
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ment Reform may have not more than seven subcommittees.
(e) The House shall fill a vacancy on a standing committee
by election on the nomination of the respective party caucus
or conference.
Expense resolutions
6. (a) Whenever a committee, commission, or other entity
(other than the Committee on Appropriations) is granted
authorization for the payment of its expenses (including
staff salaries) for a Congress, such authorization initially
shall be procured by one primary expense resolution reported
by the Committee on House Administration. A primary expense
resolution may include a reserve fund for unanticipated
expenses of committees. An amount from such a reserve fund
may be allocated to a committee only by the approval of the
Committee on House Administration. A primary expense
resolution reported to the House may not be considered in the
House unless a printed report thereon was available on the
previous calendar day. For the information of the House, such
report shall--
(1) state the total amount of the funds to be provided to
the committee, commission, or other entity under the primary
expense resolution for all anticipated activities and
programs of the committee, commission, or other entity; and
(2) to the extent practicable, contain such general
statements regarding the estimated foreseeable expenditures
for the respective anticipated activities and programs of the
committee, commission, or other entity as may be appropriate
to provide the House with basic estimates of the expenditures
contemplated by the primary expense resolution.
(b) After the date of adoption by the House of a primary
expense resolution for a committee, commission, or other
entity for a Congress, authorization for the payment of
additional expenses (including staff salaries) in that
Congress may be procured by one or more supplemental expense
resolutions reported by the Committee on House
Administration, as necessary. A supplemental expense
resolution reported to the House may not be considered in the
House unless a printed report thereon was available on the
previous calendar day. For the information of the House, such
report shall--
(1) state the total amount of additional funds to be
provided to the committee, commission, or other entity under
the supplemental expense resolution and the purposes for
which those additional funds are available; and
(2) state the reasons for the failure to procure the
additional funds for the committee, commission, or other
entity by means of the primary expense resolution.
(c) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply
to--
(1) a resolution providing for the payment from committee
salary and expense accounts of the House of sums necessary to
pay compensation for staff services performed for, or to pay
other expenses of, a committee, commission, or other entity
at any time after the beginning of an odd-numbered year and
before the date of adoption by the House of the primary
expense resolution described in paragraph (a) for that year;
or
(2) a resolution providing each of the standing committees
in a Congress additional office equipment, airmail and
special-delivery postage stamps, supplies, staff personnel,
or any other specific item for the operation of the standing
committees, and containing an authorization for the payment
from committee salary and expense accounts of the House of
the expenses of any of the foregoing items provided by that
resolution, subject to and until enactment of the provisions
of the resolution as permanent law.
(d) From the funds made available for the appointment of
committee staff by a primary or additional expense
resolution, the chairman of each committee shall ensure that
sufficient staff is made available to each subcommittee to
carry out its responsibilities under the rules of the
committee and that the minority party is treated fairly in
the appointment of such staff.
(e) Funds authorized for a committee under this clause and
clauses 7 and 8 are for expenses incurred in the activities
of the committee.
Interim funding
7. (a) For the period beginning at noon on January 3 and
ending at midnight on March 31 in each odd-numbered year,
such sums as may be necessary shall be paid out of the
committee salary and expense accounts of the House for
continuance of necessary investigations and studies by--
(1) each standing and select committee established by these
rules; and
(2) except as specified in paragraph (b), each select
committee established by resolution.
(b) In the case of the first session of a Congress, amounts
shall be made available under this paragraph for a select
committee established by resolution in the preceding Congress
only if--
(1) a resolution proposing to reestablish such select
committee is introduced in the present Congress; and
(2) the House has not adopted a resolution of the preceding
Congress providing for termination of funding for
investigations and studies by such select committee.
(c) Each committee described in paragraph (a) shall be
entitled for each month during the period specified in
paragraph (a) to 9 percent (or such lesser percentage as may
be determined by the Committee on House Administration) of
the total annualized amount made available under expense
resolutions for such committee in the preceding session of
Congress.
(d) Payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers
authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman
of the committee, except as provided in paragraph (e), and
approved by the Committee on House Administration.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule of the
House, or other authority, from noon on January 3 of the
first session of a Congress until the election by the House
of the committee concerned in that Congress, payments under
this paragraph shall be made on vouchers signed by--
(1) the member of the committee who served as chairman of
the committee at the expiration of the preceding Congress; or
(2) if the chairman is not a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner in the present Congress, then the ranking member
of the committee as it was constituted at the expiration of
the preceding Congress who is a member of the majority party
in the present Congress.
(f)(1) The authority of a committee to incur expenses under
this paragraph shall expire upon adoption by the House of a
primary expense resolution for the committee.
(2) Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be
expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Committee on House Administration.
(3) This clause shall be effective only insofar as it is
not inconsistent with a resolution reported by the Committee
on House Administration and adopted by the House after the
adoption of these rules.
Travel
8. (a) Local currencies owned by the United States shall be
made available to the committee and its employees engaged in
carrying out their official duties outside the United States
or its territories or possessions. Appropriated funds,
including those authorized under this clause and clauses 6
and 8, may not be expended for the purpose of defraying
expenses of members of a committee or its employees in a
country where local currencies are available for this
purpose.
(b) The following conditions shall apply with respect to
travel outside the United States or its territories or
possessions:
(1) A member or employee of a committee may not receive or
expend local currencies for subsistence in a country for a
day at a rate in excess of the maximum per diem set forth in
applicable Federal law.
(2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his
expenses for a day at the lesser of--
(A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; or
(B) the actual, unreimbursed expenses (other than for
transportation) he incurred during that day.
(3) Each member or employee of a committee shall make to
the chairman of the committee an itemized report showing the
dates each country was visited, the amount of per diem
furnished, the cost of transportation furnished, and funds
expended for any other official purpose and shall summarize
in these categories the total foreign currencies or
appropriated funds expended. Each report shall be filed with
the chairman of the committee not later than 60 days
following the completion of travel for use in complying with
reporting requirements in applicable Federal law and shall be
open for public inspection.
(c)(1) In carrying out the activities of a committee
outside the United States in a country where local currencies
are unavailable, a member or employee of a committee may not
receive reimbursement for expenses (other than for
transportation) in excess of the maximum per diem set forth
in applicable Federal law.
(2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his
expenses for a day, at the lesser of--
(A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; or
(B) the actual unreimbursed expenses (other than for
transportation) he incurred during that day.
(3) A member or employee of a committee may not receive
reimbursement for the cost of any transportation in
connection with travel outside the United States unless the
member or employee actually paid for the transportation.
(d) The restrictions respecting travel outside the United
States set forth in paragraph (c) also shall apply to travel
outside the United States by a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House authorized
under any standing rule.
Committee staffs
9. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f),
each standing committee may appoint, by majority vote, not
more than 30 professional staff members to be compensated
from the funds provided for the appointment of committee
staff by primary and additional expense resolutions. Each
professional staff member appointed under this subparagraph
shall be assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority
member of the committee, as the committee considers
advisable.
(2) Subject to paragraph (f) whenever a majority of the
minority party members of a standing committee (other than
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) so request, not
more than 10 persons (or one-third of the total professional
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mittee staff appointed under this clause, whichever is fewer)
may be selected, by majority vote of the minority party
members, for appointment by the committee as professional
staff members under subparagraph (1). The committee shall
appoint persons so selected whose character and
qualifications are acceptable to a majority of the committee.
If the committee determines that the character and
qualifications of a person so selected are unacceptable, a
majority of the minority party members may select another
person for appointment by the committee to the professional
staff until such appointment is made. Each professional staff
member appointed under this subparagraph shall be assigned to
such committee business as the minority party members of the
committee consider advisable.
(b)(1) The professional staff members of each standing
committee--
(A) may not engage in any work other than committee
business during congressional working hours; and
(B) may not be assigned a duty other than one pertaining to
committee business.
(2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to staff designated by
a committee as ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff who are not
paid exclusively by the committee, provided that the chairman
certifies that the compensation paid by the committee for any
such staff is commensurate with the work performed for the
committee in accordance with clause 8 of rule XXIV.
(3) The use of any ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff by a
committee shall be subject to the review of, and to any
terms, conditions, or limitations established by, the
Committee on House Administration in connection with the
reporting of any primary or additional expense resolution.
(4) This paragraph does not apply to the Committee on
Appropriations.
(c) Each employee on the professional or investigative
staff of a standing committee shall be entitled to pay at a
single gross per annum rate, to be fixed by the chairman and
that does not exceed the maximum rate of pay as in effect
from time to time under applicable provisions of law.
(d) Subject to appropriations hereby authorized, the
Committee on Appropriations may appoint by majority vote such
staff as it determines to be necessary (in addition to the
clerk of the committee and assistants for the minority). The
staff appointed under this paragraph, other than minority
assistants, shall possess such qualifications as the
committee may prescribe.
(e) A committee may not appoint to its staff an expert or
other personnel detailed or assigned from a department or
agency of the Government except with the written permission
of the Committee on House Administration.
(f) If a request for the appointment of a minority
professional staff member under paragraph (a) is made when no
vacancy exists for such an appointment, the committee
nevertheless may appoint under paragraph (a) a person
selected by the minority and acceptable to the committee. A
person so appointed shall serve as an additional member of
the professional staff of the committee until such a vacancy
occurs (other than a vacancy in the position of head of the
professional staff, by whatever title designated), at which
time that person is considered as appointed to that vacancy.
Such a person shall be paid from the applicable accounts of
the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X. If such a
vacancy occurs on the professional staff when seven or more
persons have been so appointed who are eligible to fill that
vacancy, a majority of the minority party members shall
designate which of those persons shall fill the vacancy.
(g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by
minority party members under paragraph (a), and each staff
member appointed to assist minority members of a committee
pursuant to an expense resolution described in paragraph (a)
of clause 6, shall be accorded equitable treatment with
respect to the fixing of the rate of pay, the assignment of
work facilities, and the accessibility of committee records.
(h) Paragraph (a) may not be construed to authorize the
appointment of additional professional staff members of a
committee pursuant to a request under paragraph (a) by the
minority party members of that committee if 10 or more
professional staff members provided for in paragraph (a)(1)
who are satisfactory to a majority of the minority party
members are otherwise assigned to assist the minority party
members.
(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(2), a committee may
employ nonpartisan staff, in lieu of or in addition to
committee staff designated exclusively for the majority or
minority party, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the
members of the majority party and of a majority of the
members of the minority party.
Select and joint committees
10. (a) Membership on a select or joint committee appointed
by the Speaker under clause 11 of rule I during the course of
a Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in
the party caucus or conference of which the Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner concerned was a member at the time
of appointment. Should a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner cease to be a member of that caucus or
conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
shall automatically cease to be a member of any select or
joint committee to which he is assigned. The chairman of the
relevant party caucus or conference shall notify the Speaker
whenever a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner ceases
to be a member of a party caucus or conference. The Speaker
shall notify the chairman of each affected select or joint
committee that the appointment of such Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner to the select or joint committee is
automatically vacated under this paragraph.
(b) Each select or joint committee, other than a conference
committee, shall comply with clause 2(a) of rule XI unless
specifically exempted by law.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
11. (a)(1) There is established a Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence (hereafter in this clause referred
to as the ``select committee''). The select committee shall
be composed of not more than 16 Members, Delegates, or the
Resident Commissioner, of whom not more than nine may be from
the same party. The select committee shall include at least
one Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from each
of the following committees:
(A) the Committee on Appropriations;
(B) the Committee on Armed Services;
(C) the Committee on International Relations; and
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary.
(2) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall be ex officio
members of the select committee but shall have no vote in the
select committee and may not be counted for purposes of
determining a quorum thereof.
(3) The Speaker and Minority Leader each may designate a
member of his leadership staff to assist him in his capacity
as ex officio member, with the same access to committee
meetings, hearings, briefings, and materials as employees of
the select committee and subject to the same security
clearance and confidentiality requirements as employees of
the select committee under this clause.
(4)(A) Except as permitted by subdivision (B), a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other than the Speaker or
the Minority Leader, may not serve as a member of the select
committee during more than four Congresses in a period of six
successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any
service for less than a full session in a Congress).
(B) A member of the select committee who served as either
the chairman or the ranking minority member of the select
committee in the immediately previous Congress and who did
not serve in that respective capacity in an earlier Congress
may serve as either the chairman or the ranking minority
member of the select committee during one additional
Congress.
(b)(1) There shall be referred to the select committee
proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and
other matters relating to the following:
(A) The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of
Central Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence
Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security
Act of 1947.
(B) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all
other departments and agencies of the Government, including
the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the Department of Defense.
(C) The organization or reorganization of a department or
agency of the Government to the extent that the organization
or reorganization relates to a function or activity involving
intelligence or intelligence-related activities.
(D) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and
indirect, for the following:
(i) The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of
Central Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence
Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security
Act of 1947.
(ii) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
all other departments and agencies of the Government,
including the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the Department of Defense.
(iii) A department, agency, subdivision, or program that is
a successor to an agency or program named or referred to in
(i) or (ii).
(2) Proposed legislation initially reported by the select
committee (other than provisions solely involving matters
specified in subparagraph (1)(A) or subparagraph (1)(D)(i))
containing any matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of a
standing committee shall be referred by the Speaker to that
standing committee. Proposed legislation initially reported
by another committee that contains matter within the
jurisdiction of the select committee shall be referred by the
Speaker to the select committee if requested by the chairman
of the select committee.
(3) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as
prohibiting or otherwise restricting the authority of any
other committee to study and review an intelligence or
intelligence-related activity to the extent that such
activity directly affects a matter otherwise within the
jurisdiction of that committee.
(4) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as amending,
limiting, or otherwise changing the authority of a standing
committee to obtain full and prompt access to the product of
the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of a
department or agency of the Government relevant to a matter
otherwise within the jurisdiction of that committee.
(c)(1) For purposes of accountability to the House, the
select committee shall make regular and periodic reports to
the House on the nature and extent of the intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the various departments
and agencies of the United States. The select committee shall
promptly
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call to the attention of the House, or to any other
appropriate committee, a matter requiring the attention of
the House or another committee. In making such report, the
select committee shall proceed in a manner consistent with
paragraph (g) to protect national security.
(2) The select committee shall obtain annual reports from
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such reports
shall review the intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the agency or department concerned and the
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of foreign
countries directed at the United States or its interests. An
unclassified version of each report may be made available to
the public at the discretion of the select committee. Nothing
herein shall be construed as requiring the public disclosure
in such reports of the names of persons engaged in
intelligence or intelligence-related activities for the
United States or the divulging of intelligence methods
employed or the sources of information on which the reports
are based or the amount of funds authorized to be
appropriated for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities.
(3) Within six weeks after the President submits a budget
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, or at
such time as the Committee on the Budget may request, the
select committee shall submit to the Committee on the Budget
the views and estimates described in section 301(d) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding matters within the
jurisdiction of the select committee.
(d)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), clauses
6(a), (b), and (c) and 8(a), (b), and (c) of this rule, and
clauses 1, 2, and 4 of rule XI shall apply to the select
committee to the extent not inconsistent with this clause.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of the first sentence
of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, in the presence of the number
of members required under the rules of the select committee
for the purpose of taking testimony or receiving evidence,
the select committee may vote to close a hearing whenever a
majority of those present determines that the testimony or
evidence would endanger the national security.
(e) An employee of the select committee, or a person
engaged by contract or otherwise to perform services for or
at the request of the select committee, may not be given
access to any classified information by the select committee
unless such employee or person has--
(1) agreed in writing and under oath to be bound by the
Rules of the House, including the jurisdiction of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and of the select
committee concerning the security of classified information
during and after the period of his employment or contractual
agreement with the select committee; and
(2) received an appropriate security clearance, as
determined by the select committee in consultation with the
Director of Central Intelligence, that is commensurate with
the sensitivity of the classified information to which such
employee or person will be given access by the select
committee.
(f) The select committee shall formulate and carry out such
rules and procedures as it considers necessary to prevent the
disclosure, without the consent of each person concerned, of
information in the possession of the select committee that
unduly infringes on the privacy or that violates the
constitutional rights of such person. Nothing herein shall be
construed to prevent the select committee from publicly
disclosing classified information in a case in which it
determines that national interest in the disclosure of
classified information clearly outweighs any infringement on
the privacy of a person.
(g)(1) The select committee may disclose publicly any
information in its possession after a determination by the
select committee that the public interest would be served by
such disclosure. With respect to the disclosure of
information for which this paragraph requires action by the
select committee--
(A) the select committee shall meet to vote on the matter
within five days after a member of the select committee
requests a vote; and
(B) a member of the select committee may not make such a
disclosure before a vote by the select committee on the
matter, or after a vote by the select committee on the matter
except in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)(A) In a case in which the select committee votes to
disclose publicly any information that has been classified
under established security procedures, that has been
submitted to it by the executive branch, and that the
executive branch requests be kept secret, the select
committee shall notify the President of such vote.
(B) The select committee may disclose publicly such
information after the expiration of a five-day period
following the day on which notice of the vote to disclose is
transmitted to the President unless, before the expiration of
the five-day period, the President, personally in writing,
notifies the select committee that he objects to the
disclosure of such information, provides his reasons
therefor, and certifies that the threat to the national
interest of the United States posed by the disclosure is of
such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in the
disclosure.
(C) If the President, personally in writing, notifies the
select committee of his objections to the disclosure of
information as provided in subdivision (B), the select
committee may, by majority vote, refer the question of the
disclosure of such information, with a recommendation
thereon, to the House. The select committee may not publicly
disclose such information without leave of the House.
(D) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the
question of disclosure of any information to the House under
subdivision (C), the chairman shall, not later than the first
day on which the House is in session following the day on
which the vote occurs, report the matter to the House for its
consideration.
(E) If the chairman of the select committee does not offer
in the House a motion to consider in closed session a matter
reported under subdivision (D) within four calendar days on
which the House is in session after the recommendation
described in subdivision (C) is reported, then such a motion
shall be privileged when offered by a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner. In either case such a motion shall be
decided without debate or intervening motion except one that
the House adjourn.
(F) Upon adoption by the House of a motion to resolve into
closed session as described in subdivision (E), the Speaker
may declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair. At the
expiration of the recess, the pending question, in closed
session, shall be, ``Shall the House approve the
recommendation of the select committee?''.
(G) Debate on the question described in subdivision (F)
shall be limited to two hours equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the select
committee. After such debate the previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the question of approving the
recommendation without intervening motion except one motion
that the House adjourn. The House shall vote on the question
in open session but without divulging the information with
respect to which the vote is taken. If the recommendation of
the select committee is not approved, then the question is
considered as recommitted to the select committee for further
recommendation.
(3)(A) Information in the possession of the select
committee relating to the lawful intelligence or
intelligence-related activities of a department or agency of
the United States that has been classified under established
security procedures, and that the select committee has
determined should not be disclosed under subparagraph (1) or
(2), may not be made available to any person by a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House except as provided in subdivision (B).
(B) The select committee shall, under such regulations as
it may prescribe, make information described in subdivision
(A) available to a committee or a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner, and permit a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner to attend a hearing of the select
committee that is closed to the public. Whenever the select
committee makes such information available, it shall keep a
written record showing, in the case of particular
information, which committee or which Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner received the information. A Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who, and a committee that,
receives information under this subdivision may not disclose
the information except in a closed session of the House.
(4) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall
investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or
intelligence-related information by a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House in
violation of subparagraph (3) and report to the House
concerning any allegation that it finds to be substantiated.
(5) Upon the request of a person who is subject to an
investigation described in subparagraph (4), the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct shall release to such person at
the conclusion of its investigation a summary of its
investigation, together with its findings. If, at the
conclusion of its investigation, the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct determines that there has been a
significant breach of confidentiality or unauthorized
disclosure by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House, it shall report its
findings to the House and recommend appropriate action.
Recommendations may include censure, removal from committee
membership, or expulsion from the House, in the case of a
Member, or removal from office or employment or punishment
for contempt, in the case of an officer or employee.
(h) The select committee may permit a personal
representative of the President, designated by the President
to serve as a liaison to the select committee, to attend any
closed meeting of the select committee.
(i) Subject to the Rules of the House, funds may not be
appropriated for a fiscal year, with the exception of a bill
or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or an
amendment thereto, or a conference report thereon, to, or for
use of, a department or agency of the United States to carry
out any of the following activities, unless the funds shall
previously have been authorized by a bill or joint resolution
passed by the House during the same or preceding fiscal year
to carry out such activity for such fiscal year:
(1) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and
the Director of Central Intelligence.
(2) The activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
(3) The activities of the National Security Agency.
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(4) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
other agencies and subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
(5) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the Department of State.
(6) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including all activities
of the Intelligence Division.
(j)(1) In this clause the term ``intelligence and
intelligence-related activities'' includes--
(A) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or
use of information that relates to a foreign country, or a
government, political group, party, military force, movement,
or other association in a foreign country, and that relates
to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related
policies of the United States and other activity in support
of the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or
use of such information;
(B) activities taken to counter similar activities directed
against the United States;
(C) covert or clandestine activities affecting the
relations of the United States with a foreign government,
political group, party, military force, movement, or other
association;
(D) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or
use of information about activities of persons within the
United States, its territories and possessions, or nationals
of the United States abroad whose political and related
activities pose, or may be considered by a department,
agency, bureau, office, division, instrumentality, or
employee of the United States to pose, a threat to the
internal security of the United States; and
(E) covert or clandestine activities directed against
persons described in subdivision (D).
(2) In this clause the term ``department or agency''
includes any organization, committee, council, establishment,
or office within the Federal Government.
(3) For purposes of this clause, reference to a department,
agency, bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to
any successor department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to
the extent that a successor engages in intelligence or
intelligence-related activities now conducted by the
department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to in
this clause.
(k) Clause 12(a) of rule XXII does not apply to meetings of
a conference committee respecting legislation (or any part
thereof) reported by the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence.
RULE XI.
Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business.
In general
1. (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), the
Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and
subcommittees so far as applicable.
(B) A motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to
dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or
resolution, if printed copies are available, each shall be
privileged in committees and subcommittees and shall be
decided without debate.
(2) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and is
subject to the authority and direction of that committee and
to its rules, so far as applicable.
(b)(1) Each committee may conduct at any time such
investigations and studies as it considers necessary or
appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities under
rule X. Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as
required by clause 6 of rule X, each committee may incur
expenses, including travel expenses, in connection with such
investigations and studies.
(2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be
considered as read in committee if it has been available to
the members for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in
session on such a day).
(3) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly
by more than one committee may be filed jointly, provided
that each of the committees complies independently with all
requirements for approval and filing of the report.
(4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular
session of a Congress, an investigative or oversight report
may be filed with the Clerk at any time, provided that a
member who gives timely notice of intention to file
supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be entitled
to not less than seven calendar days in which to submit such
views for inclusion in the report.
(c) Each committee may have printed and bound such
testimony and other data as may be presented at hearings held
by the committee or its subcommittees. All costs of
stenographic services and transcripts in connection with a
meeting or hearing of a committee shall be paid from the
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1)
of rule X.
(d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later
than January 2 of each odd-numbered year a report on the
activities of that committee under this rule and rule X
during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
(2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing
the legislative and oversight activities of that committee
during that Congress.
(3) The oversight section of such report shall include a
summary of the oversight plans submitted by the committee
under clause 2(d) of rule X, a summary of the actions taken
and recommendations made with respect to each such plan, a
summary of any additional oversight activities undertaken by
that committee, and any recommendations made or actions taken
thereon.
(4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular
session of a Congress, the chairman of a committee may file
an activities report under subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at
any time and without approval of the committee, provided
that--
(A) a copy of the report has been available to each member
of the committee for at least seven calendar days; and
(B) the report includes any supplemental, minority, or
additional views submitted by a member of the committee.
Adoption of written rules
2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt written rules
governing its procedure. Such rules--
(A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is open to the
public unless the committee, in open session and with a
quorum present, determines by record vote that all or part of
the meeting on that day shall be closed to the public;
(B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of the House or
with those provisions of law having the force and effect of
Rules of the House; and
(C) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeeding
provisions of this clause to the extent applicable.
(2) Each committee shall submit its rules for publication
in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the
committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.
Regular meeting days
(b) Each standing committee shall establish regular meeting
days for the conduct of its business, which shall be not less
frequent than monthly. Each such committee shall meet for the
consideration of a bill or resolution pending before the
committee or the transaction of other committee business on
all regular meeting days fixed by the committee unless
otherwise provided by written rule adopted by the committee.
Additional and special meetings
(c)(1) The chairman of each standing committee may call and
convene, as he considers necessary, additional and special
meetings of the committee for the consideration of a bill or
resolution pending before the committee or for the conduct of
other committee business, subject to such rules as the
committee may adopt. The committee shall meet for such
purpose under that call of the chairman.
(2) Three or more members of a standing committee may file
in the offices of the committee a written request that the
chairman call a special meeting of the committee. Such
request shall specify the measure or matter to be considered.
Immediately upon the filing of the request, the clerk of the
committee shall notify the chairman of the filing of the
request. If the chairman does not call the requested special
meeting within three calendar days after the filing of the
request (to be held within seven calendar days after the
filing of the request) a majority of the members of the
committee may file in the offices of the committee their
written notice that a special meeting of the committee will
be held. The written notice shall specify the date and hour
of the special meeting and the measure or matter to be
considered. The committee shall meet on that date and hour.
Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the clerk of the
committee shall notify all members of the committee that such
special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and
hour and the measure or matter to be considered. Only the
measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered
at that special meeting.
Temporary absence of chairman
(d) A member of the majority party on each standing
committee or subcommittee thereof shall be designated by the
chairman of the full committee as the vice chairman of the
committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall
preside during the absence of the chairman from any meeting.
If the chairman and vice chairman of a committee or
subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the committee
or subcommittee, the ranking majority member who is present
shall preside at that meeting.
Committee records
(e)(1)(A) Each committee shall keep a complete record of
all committee action which shall include--
(i) in the case of a meeting or hearing transcript, a
substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made
during the proceedings, subject only to technical,
grammatical, and typographical corrections authorized by the
person making the remarks involved; and
(ii) a record of the votes on any question on which a
record vote is demanded.
(B)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (B)(ii) and
subject to paragraph (k)(7), the result of each such record
vote shall be made available by the committee for inspection
by the public at reasonable times in its offices. Information
so available for public inspection shall include a
description of the amendment, motion, order, or other
proposition, the name of each member voting for and each
member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or
proposition, and the names of those members of the committee
present but not voting.
(ii) The result of any record vote taken in executive
session in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may
not be made available for inspection by the public
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without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of
the committee.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), all committee
hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be kept
separate and distinct from the congressional office records
of the member serving as its chairman. Such records shall be
the property of the House, and each Member, Delegate, and the
Resident Commissioner shall have access thereto.
(B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other
than members of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, may not have access to the records of that committee
respecting the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House without the
specific prior permission of that committee.
(3) Each committee shall include in its rules standards for
availability of records of the committee delivered to the
Archivist of the United States under rule VII. Such standards
shall specify procedures for orders of the committee under
clause 3(b)(3) and clause 4(b) of rule VII, including a
requirement that nonavailability of a record for a period
longer than the period otherwise applicable under that rule
shall be approved by vote of the committee.
(4) Each committee shall make its publications available in
electronic form to the maximum extent feasible.
Prohibition against proxy voting
(f) A vote by a member of a committee or subcommittee with
respect to any measure or matter may not be cast by proxy.
Open meetings and hearings
(g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business,
including the markup of legislation, by a standing committee
or subcommittee thereof (other than the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct or its subcommittee) shall be
open to the public, including to radio, television, and still
photography coverage, except when the committee or
subcommittee, in open session and with a majority present,
determines by record vote that all or part of the remainder
of the meeting on that day shall be in executive session
because disclosure of matters to be considered would endanger
national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement
information, would tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate
any person, or otherwise would violate a law or rule of the
House. Persons, other than members of the committee and such
noncommittee Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner,
congressional staff, or departmental representatives as the
committee may authorize, may not be present at a business or
markup session that is held in executive session. This
subparagraph does not apply to open committee hearings, which
are governed by clause 4(a)(1) of rule X or by subparagraph
(2).
(2)(A) Each hearing conducted by a committee or
subcommittee (other than the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct or its subcommittees) shall be open to the
public, including to radio, television, and still photography
coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open
session and with a majority present, determines by record
vote that all or part of the remainder of that hearing on
that day shall be closed to the public because disclosure of
testimony, evidence, or other matters to be considered would
endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law
enforcement information, or would violate a law or rule of
the House.
(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (A), in
the presence of the number of members required under the
rules of the committee for the purpose of taking testimony, a
majority of those present may--
(i) agree to close the hearing for the sole purpose of
discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would
endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law
enforcement information, or would violate clause 2(k)(5); or
(ii) agree to close the hearing as provided in clause
2(k)(5).
(C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be
excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at a hearing of a
committee or subcommittee (other than the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct or its subcommittees) unless
the House by majority vote authorizes a particular committee
or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of
hearings on a particular article of legislation or on a
particular subject of investigation, to close its hearings to
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same
procedures specified in this subparagraph for closing
hearings to the public.
(D) The committee or subcommittee may vote by the same
procedure described in this subparagraph to close one
subsequent day of hearing, except that the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the
subcommittees thereof, may vote by the same procedure to
close up to five additional, consecutive days of hearings.
(3) The chairman of each committee (other than the
Committee on Rules) shall make public announcement of the
date, place, and subject matter of a committee hearing at
least one week before the commencement of the hearing. If the
chairman of the committee, with the concurrence of the
ranking minority member, determines that there is good cause
to begin a hearing sooner, or if the committee so determines
by majority vote in the presence of the number of members
required under the rules of the committee for the transaction
of business, the chairman shall make the announcement at the
earliest possible date. An announcement made under this
subparagraph shall be published promptly in the Daily Digest
and made available in electronic form.
(4) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent
practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to submit
in advance written statements of proposed testimony and to
limit their initial presentations to the committee to brief
summaries thereof. In the case of a witness appearing in a
nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed
testimony shall include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure
of the amount and source (by agency and program) of each
Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or
subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year
or either of the two previous fiscal years by the witness or
by an entity represented by the witness.
(5)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), a point of
order does not lie with respect to a measure reported by a
committee on the ground that hearings on such measure were
not conducted in accordance with this clause.
(B) A point of order on the ground described in subdivision
(A) may be made by a member of the committee that reported
the measure if such point of order was timely made and
improperly disposed of in the committee.
(6) This paragraph does not apply to hearings of the
Committee on Appropriations under clause 4(a)(1) of rule X.
Quorum requirements
(h)(1) A measure or recommendation may not be reported by a
committee unless a majority of the committee is actually
present.
(2) Each committee may fix the number of its members to
constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving
evidence, which may not be less than two.
(3) Each committee (other than the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the
Committee on Ways and Means) may fix the number of its
members to constitute a quorum for taking any action other
than the reporting of a measure or recommendation, which may
not be less than one-third of the members.
Limitation on committee sittings
(i) A committee may not sit during a joint session of the
House and Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of
the House and Senate is in progress.
Calling and questioning of witnesses
(j)(1) Whenever a hearing is conducted by a committee on a
measure or matter, the minority members of the committee
shall be entitled, upon request to the chairman by a majority
of them before the completion of the hearing, to call
witnesses selected by the minority to testify with respect to
that measure or matter during at least one day of hearing
thereon.
(2)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each committee
shall apply the five-minute rule during the questioning of
witnesses in a hearing until such time as each member of the
committee who so desires has had an opportunity to question
each witness.
(B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting a
specified number of its members to question a witness for
longer than five minutes. The time for extended questioning
of a witness under this subdivision shall be equal for the
majority party and the minority party and may not exceed one
hour in the aggregate.
(C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting
committee staff for its majority and minority party members
to question a witness for equal specified periods. The time
for extended questioning of a witness under this subdivision
shall be equal for the majority party and the minority party
and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
Investigative hearing procedures
(k)(1) The chairman at an investigative hearing shall
announce in an opening statement the subject of the
investigation.
(2) A copy of the committee rules and of this clause shall
be made available to each witness.
(3) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accompanied
by their own counsel for the purpose of advising them
concerning their constitutional rights.
(4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and decorum,
and of professional ethics on the part of counsel, by censure
and exclusion from the hearings; and the committee may cite
the offender to the House for contempt.
(5) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or testimony
at an investigative hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or
incriminate any person--
(A) notwithstanding paragraph (g)(2), such testimony or
evidence shall be presented in executive session if, in the
presence of the number of members required under the rules of
the committee for the purpose of taking testimony, the
committee determines by vote of a majority of those present
that such evidence or testimony may tend to defame, degrade,
or incriminate any person; and
(B) the committee shall proceed to receive such testimony
in open session only if the committee, a majority being
present, determines that such evidence or testimony will not
tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person.
In either case the committee shall afford such person an
opportunity voluntarily to appear as a witness, and receive
and dispose
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of requests from such person to subpoena additional
witnesses.
(6) Except as provided in subparagraph (5), the chairman
shall receive and the committee shall dispose of requests to
subpoena additional witnesses.
(7) Evidence or testimony taken in executive session, and
proceedings conducted in executive session, may be released
or used in public sessions only when authorized by the
committee, a majority being present.
(8) In the discretion of the committee, witnesses may
submit brief and pertinent sworn statements in writing for
inclusion in the record. The committee is the sole judge of
the pertinence of testimony and evidence adduced at its
hearing.
(9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testimony
given at a public session or, if given at an executive
session, when authorized by the committee.
Supplemental, minority, or additional views
(l) If at the time of approval of a measure or matter by a
committee (other than the Committee on Rules) a member of the
committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental,
minority, or additional views for inclusion in the report to
the House thereon, that member shall be entitled to not less
than two additional calendar days after the day of such
notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays
except when the House is in session on such a day) to file
such views, in writing and signed by that member, with the
clerk of the committee.
Power to sit and act; subpoena power
(m)(1) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions
and duties under this rule and rule X (including any matters
referred to it under clause 2 of rule XII), a committee or
subcommittee is authorized (subject to subparagraph (2)(A))--
(A) to sit and act at such times and places within the
United States, whether the House is in session, has recessed,
or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings as it considers
necessary; and
(B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance
and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such
books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and
documents as it considers necessary.
(2) The chairman of the committee, or a member designated
by the chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses.
(3)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (A)(ii), a
subpoena may be authorized and issued by a committee or
subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the conduct of an
investigation or series of investigations or activities only
when authorized by the committee or subcommittee, a majority
being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas
under subparagraph (1)(B) may be delegated to the chairman of
the committee under such rules and under such limitations as
the committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be
signed by the chairman of the committee or by a member
designated by the committee.
(ii) In the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be authorized
and issued only by an affirmative vote of a majority of its
members.
(B) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return
other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee or
subcommittee authorizing the subpoena.
(C) Compliance with a subpoena issued by a committee or
subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) may be enforced only
as authorized or directed by the House.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
3. (a) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has
the following functions:
(1) The committee may recommend to the House from time to
time such administrative actions as it may consider
appropriate to establish or enforce standards of official
conduct for Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner,
officers, and employees of the House. A letter of reproval or
other administrative action of the committee pursuant to an
investigation under subparagraph (2) shall only be issued or
implemented as a part of a report required by such
subparagraph.
(2) The committee may investigate, subject to paragraph
(b), an alleged violation by a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of the Code
of Official Conduct or of a law, rule, regulation, or other
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee in the
performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities. After notice and hearing (unless the right
to a hearing is waived by the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer or employee), the committee shall
report to the House its findings of fact and recommendations,
if any, for the final disposition of any such investigation
and such action as the committee may consider appropriate in
the circumstances.
(3) The committee may report to the appropriate Federal or
State authorities, either with the approval of the House or
by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the
committee, any substantial evidence of a violation by a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House, of a law applicable to the performance of his
duties or the discharge of his responsibilities that may have
been disclosed in a committee investigation.
(4) The committee may consider the request of a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House for an advisory opinion with respect to the general
propriety of any current or proposed conduct of such Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee. With
appropriate deletions to ensure the privacy of the person
concerned, the committee may publish such opinion for the
guidance of other Members, Delegates, the Resident
Commissioner, officers, and employees of the House.
(5) The committee may consider the request of a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House for a written waiver in exceptional circumstances with
respect to clause 4 of rule XXIV.
(b)(1)(A) Unless approved by an affirmative vote of a
majority of its members, the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct may not report a resolution, report,
recommendation, or advisory opinion relating to the official
conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer
or employee of the House, or, except as provided in
subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation of such conduct.
(B)(i) Upon the receipt of information offered as a
complaint that is in compliance with this rule and the rules
of the committee, the chairman and ranking minority member
jointly may appoint members to serve as an investigative
subcommittee.
(ii) The chairman and ranking minority member of the
committee jointly may gather additional information
concerning alleged conduct that is the basis of a complaint
or of information offered as a complaint until they have
established an investigative subcommittee or either of them
has placed on the agenda of the committee the issue of
whether to establish an investigative subcommittee.
(2) Except in the case of an investigation undertaken by
the committee on its own initiative, the committee may
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct
of an individual Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House only--
(A) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in
writing and under oath, from a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner and transmitted to the committee by such Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner; or
(B) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in
writing and under oath, from a person not a Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner provided that a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner certifies in writing to the committee
that he believes the information is submitted in good faith
and warrants the review and consideration of the committee.
If a complaint is not disposed of within the applicable
periods set forth in the rules of the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct, the chairman and ranking minority member
shall establish jointly an investigative subcommittee and
forward the complaint, or any portion thereof, to that
subcommittee for its consideration. However, if at any time
during those periods either the chairman or ranking minority
member places on the agenda the issue of whether to establish
an investigative subcommittee, then an investigative
subcommittee may be established only by an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members of the committee.
(3) The committee may not undertake an investigation of an
alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of
conduct that was not in effect at the time of the alleged
violation. The committee may not undertake an investigation
of such an alleged violation that occurred before the third
previous Congress unless the committee determines that the
alleged violation is directly related to an alleged violation
that occurred in a more recent Congress.
(4) A member of the committee shall be ineligible to
participate as a member of the committee in a committee
proceeding relating to the member's official conduct.
Whenever a member of the committee is ineligible to act as a
member of the committee under the preceding sentence, the
Speaker shall designate a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner from the same political party as the ineligible
member to act in any proceeding of the committee relating to
that conduct.
(5) A member of the committee may disqualify himself from
participating in an investigation of the conduct of a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House upon the submission in writing and under oath of an
affidavit of disqualification stating that the member cannot
render an impartial and unbiased decision in the case in
which the member seeks to be disqualified. If the committee
approves and accepts such affidavit of disqualification, the
chairman shall so notify the Speaker and request the Speaker
to designate a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
from the same political party as the disqualifying member to
act in any proceeding of the committee relating to that case.
(6) Information or testimony received, or the contents of a
complaint or the fact of its filing, may not be publicly
disclosed by any committee or staff member unless
specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the
full committee.
(7) The committee shall have the functions designated in
titles I and V of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, in
sections 7342, 7351, and 7353 of title 5, United States Code,
and in clause 11(g)(4) of rule X.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each
meeting of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or
a subcommittee thereof shall occur in executive
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session unless the committee or subcommittee, by an
affirmative vote of a majority of its members, opens the
meeting to the public.
(2) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, each hearing
of an adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearing of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in
open session unless the committee or subcommittee, in open
session by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members,
closes all or part of the remainder of the hearing on that
day to the public.
(d) Before a member, officer, or employee of the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct, including members of a
subcommittee of the committee selected under clause 5(a)(4)
of rule X and shared staff, may have access to information
that is confidential under the rules of the committee, the
following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose,
to any person or entity outside the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct, any information received in the course of
my service with the committee, except as authorized by the
committee or in accordance with its rules.''
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk as
part of the records of the House. This paragraph establishes
a standard of conduct within the meaning of paragraph (a)(2).
Breaches of confidentiality shall be investigated by the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and appropriate
action shall be taken.
(e)(1) If a complaint or information offered as a complaint
is deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority of
the members of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, the committee may take such action as it, by an
affirmative vote of a majority of its members, considers
appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress
may not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct.
Audio and visual coverage of committee proceedings
4. (a) The purpose of this clause is to provide a means, in
conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety,
and decorum, by which committee hearings or committee
meetings that are open to the public may be covered by audio
and visual means--
(1) for the education, enlightenment, and information of
the general public, on the basis of accurate and impartial
news coverage, regarding the operations, procedures, and
practices of the House as a legislative and representative
body, and regarding the measures, public issues, and other
matters before the House and its committees, the
consideration thereof, and the action taken thereon; and
(2) for the development of the perspective and
understanding of the general public with respect to the role
and function of the House under the Constitution as an
institution of the Federal Government.
(b) In addition, it is the intent of this clause that radio
and television tapes and television film of any coverage
under this clause may not be used, or made available for use,
as partisan political campaign material to promote or oppose
the candidacy of any person for elective public office.
(c) It is, further, the intent of this clause that the
general conduct of each meeting (whether of a hearing or
otherwise) covered under authority of this clause by audio or
visual means, and the personal behavior of the committee
members and staff, other Government officials and personnel,
witnesses, television, radio, and press media personnel, and
the general public at the hearing or other meeting, shall be
in strict conformity with and observance of the acceptable
standards of dignity, propriety, courtesy, and decorum
traditionally observed by the House in its operations, and
may not be such as to--
(1) distort the objects and purposes of the hearing or
other meeting or the activities of committee members in
connection with that hearing or meeting or in connection with
the general work of the committee or of the House; or
(2) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the committee,
or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or bring the
House, the committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner into disrepute.
(d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by
audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only
in strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and
requirements of this clause.
(e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by a committee
or subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings
shall be open to coverage by audio and visual means. A
committee or subcommittee chairman may not limit the number
of television or still cameras to fewer than two
representatives from each medium (except for legitimate space
or safety considerations, in which case pool coverage shall
be authorized).
(f) Each committee shall adopt written rules to govern its
implementation of this clause. Such rules shall contain
provisions to the following effect:
(1) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or meeting
is to be presented to the public as live coverage, that
coverage shall be conducted and presented without commercial
sponsorship.
(2) The allocation among the television media of the
positions or the number of television cameras permitted by a
committee or subcommittee chairman in a hearing or meeting
room shall be in accordance with fair and equitable
procedures devised by the Executive Committee of the Radio
and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
(3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to
obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving
evidence or testimony and any member of the committee or the
visibility of that witness and that member to each other.
(4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions
but may not be placed in positions that obstruct
unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or meeting by the
other media.
(5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and
radio media may not be installed in, or removed from, the
hearing or meeting room while the committee is in session.
(6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), floodlights,
spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns may not be used in
providing any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting.
(B) The television media may install additional lighting in
a hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in
order to raise the ambient lighting level in a hearing or
meeting room to the lowest level necessary to provide
adequate television coverage of a hearing or meeting at the
current state of the art of television coverage.
(7) In the allocation of the number of still photographers
permitted by a committee or subcommittee chairman in a
hearing or meeting room, preference shall be given to
photographers from Associated Press Photos and United Press
International Newspictures. If requests are made by more of
the media than will be permitted by a committee or
subcommittee chairman for coverage of a hearing or meeting by
still photography, that coverage shall be permitted on the
basis of a fair and equitable pool arrangement devised by the
Standing Committee of Press Photographers.
(8) Photographers may not position themselves between the
witness table and the members of the committee at any time
during the course of a hearing or meeting.
(9) Photographers may not place themselves in positions
that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by
the other media.
(10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and
radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and
Television Correspondents' Galleries.
(11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography
shall be currently accredited to the Press Photographers'
Gallery.
(12) Personnel providing coverage by the television and
radio media and by still photography shall conduct themselves
and their coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive
manner.
Pay of witnesses
5. Witnesses appearing before the House or any of its
committees shall be paid the same per diem rate as
established, authorized, and regulated by the Committee on
House Administration for Members, Delegates, the Resident
Commissioner, and employees of the House, plus actual
expenses of travel to or from the place of examination. Such
per diem may not be paid when a witness has been summoned at
the place of examination.
Unfinished business of the session
6. All business of the House at the end of one session
shall be resumed at the commencement of the next session of
the same Congress in the same manner as if no adjournment had
taken place.
RULE XII.
Receipt and Referral of Measures and Matters.
Messages
1. Messages received from the Senate, or from the
President, shall be entered on the Journal and published in
the Congressional Record of the proceedings of that day.
Referral
2. (a) The Speaker shall refer each bill, resolution, or
other matter that relates to a subject listed under a
standing committee named in clause 1 of rule X in accordance
with the provisions of this clause.
(b) The Speaker shall refer matters under paragraph (a) in
such manner as to ensure to the maximum extent feasible that
each committee that has jurisdiction under clause 1 of rule X
over the subject matter of a provision thereof may consider
such provision and report to the House thereon. Precedents,
rulings, or procedures in effect before the Ninety-Fourth
Congress shall be applied to referrals under this clause only
to the extent that they will contribute to the achievement of
the objectives of this clause.
(c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect to
the referral of a matter, the Speaker--
(1) shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction;
(2) may refer the matter to one or more additional
committees for consideration in sequence, either initially or
after the matter has been reported by the committee of
primary jurisdiction;
(3) may refer portions of the matter reflecting different
subjects and jurisdictions to one or more additional
committees;
(4) may refer the matter to a special, ad hoc committee
appointed by the Speaker with the approval of the House, and
including members of the committees of jurisdiction, for the
specific purpose of considering that matter and reporting to
the House thereon;
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(5) may subject a referral to appropriate time limitations;
and
(6) may make such other provision as may be considered
appropriate.
(d) A bill for the payment or adjudication of a private
claim against the Government may not be referred to a
committee other than the Committee on International Relations
or the Committee on the Judiciary, except by unanimous
consent.
Petitions, memorials, and private bills
3. If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has a
petition, memorial, or private bill to present, he shall
endorse his name, deliver it to the Clerk, and may specify
the reference or disposition to be made thereof. Such
petition, memorial, or private bill (except when judged by
the Speaker to be obscene or insulting) shall be entered on
the Journal with the name of the Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner presenting it and shall be printed in
the Congressional Record.
4. A private bill or private resolution (including an
omnibus claim or pension bill), or amendment thereto, may not
be received or considered in the House if it authorizes or
directs--
(a) the payment of money for property damages, for personal
injuries or death for which suit may be instituted under the
Tort Claims Procedure provided in title 28, United States
Code, or for a pension (other than to carry out a provision
of law or treaty stipulation);
(b) the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream;
or
(c) the correction of a military or naval record.
Prohibition on commemorations
5. (a) A bill or resolution, or an amendment thereto, may
not be introduced or considered in the House if it
establishes or expresses a commemoration.
(b) In this clause the term ``commemoration'' means a
remembrance, celebration, or recognition for any purpose
through the designation of a specified period of time.
Excluded matters
6. A petition, memorial, bill, or resolution excluded under
this rule shall be returned to the Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner from whom it was received. A petition
or private bill that has been inappropriately referred may,
by direction of the committee having possession of it, be
properly referred in the manner originally presented. An
erroneous reference of a petition or private bill under this
clause does not confer jurisdiction on a committee to
consider or report it.
Sponsorship
7. (a) All other bills, memorials, petitions, and
resolutions, endorsed with the names of Members, Delegates,
or the Resident Commissioner introducing them, may be
delivered to the Speaker to be referred. The titles and
references of all bills, memorials, petitions, resolutions,
and other documents referred under this rule shall be entered
on the Journal and printed in the Congressional Record. An
erroneous reference may be corrected by the House in
accordance with rule X on any day immediately after the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by unanimous consent or
motion. Such a motion shall be privileged if offered by
direction of a committee to which the bill has been
erroneously referred or by direction of a committee claiming
jurisdiction and shall be decided without debate.
(b)(1) The primary sponsor of a public bill or public
resolution may name cosponsors. The name of a cosponsor added
after the initial printing of a bill or resolution shall
appear in the next printing of the bill or resolution on the
written request of the primary sponsor. Such a request may be
submitted to the Speaker at any time until the last committee
authorized to consider and report the bill or resolution
reports it to the House or is discharged from its
consideration.
(2) The name of a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may be
deleted by unanimous consent. The Speaker may entertain such
a request only by the Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner whose name is to be deleted or by the primary
sponsor of the bill or resolution, and only until the last
committee authorized to consider and report the bill or
resolution reports it to the House or is discharged from its
consideration. The Speaker may not entertain a request to
delete the name of the primary sponsor of a bill or
resolution. A deletion shall be indicated by date in the next
printing of the bill or resolution.
(3) The addition or deletion of the name of a cosponsor of
a bill or resolution shall be entered on the Journal and
printed in the Congressional Record of that day.
(4) A bill or resolution shall be reprinted on the written
request of the primary sponsor. Such a request may be
submitted to the Speaker only when 20 or more cosponsors have
been added since the last printing of the bill or resolution.
(5) When a bill or resolution is introduced ``by request,''
those words shall be entered on the Journal and printed in
the Congressional Record.
Executive communications
8. Estimates of appropriations and all other communications
from the executive departments intended for the consideration
of any committees of the House shall be addressed to the
Speaker for referral as provided in clause 2 of rule XIV.
RULE XIII.
Calendars and Committee Reports.
Calendars
1. (a) All business reported by committees shall be
referred to one of the following three calendars:
(1) A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union, to which shall be referred public bills
and public resolutions raising revenue, involving a tax or
charge on the people, directly or indirectly making
appropriations of money or property or requiring such
appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of
appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the
United States for money or property, or referring a claim to
the Court of Claims.
(2) A House Calendar, to which shall be referred all public
bills and public resolutions not requiring referral to the
Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of
the Union.
(3) A Private Calendar as provided in clause 5 of rule XV,
to which shall be referred all private bills and private
resolutions.
(b) There is established a Corrections Calendar as provided
in clause 6 of rule XV.
(c) There is established a Calendar of Motions to Discharge
Committees as provided in clause 2 of rule XV.
Filing and printing of reports
2. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), all
reports of committees (other than those filed from the floor
as privileged) shall be delivered to the Clerk for printing
and reference to the proper calendar under the direction of
the Speaker in accordance with clause 1. The title or subject
of each report shall be entered on the Journal and printed in
the Congressional Record.
(2) A bill or resolution reported adversely shall be laid
on the table unless a committee to which the bill or
resolution was referred requests at the time of the report
its referral to an appropriate calendar under clause 1 or
unless, within three days thereafter, a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner makes such a request.
(b)(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each
committee to report or cause to be reported promptly to the
House a measure or matter approved by the committee and to
take or cause to be taken steps necessary to bring the
measure or matter to a vote.
(2) In any event, the report of a committee on a measure
that has been approved by the committee shall be filed within
seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is
not in session) after the day on which a written request for
the filing of the report, signed by a majority of the members
of the committee, has been filed with the clerk of the
committee. The clerk of the committee shall immediately
notify the chairman of the filing of such a request. This
subparagraph does not apply to a report of the Committee on
Rules with respect to a rule, joint rule, or order of
business of the House, or to the reporting of a resolution of
inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department.
(c) All supplemental, minority, or additional views filed
under clause 2(l) of rule XI by one or more members of a
committee shall be included in, and shall be a part of, the
report filed by the committee with respect to a measure or
matter. When time guaranteed by clause 2(l) of rule XI has
expired (or, if sooner, when all separate views have been
received), the committee may arrange to file its report with
the Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of
such time. This clause and provisions of clause 2(l) of rule
XI do not preclude the immediate filing or printing of a
committee report in the absence of a timely request for the
opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or additional
views as provided in clause 2(l) of rule XI.
Content of reports
3. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the
report of a committee on a measure or matter shall be printed
in a single volume that--
(A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional
views that have been submitted by the time of the filing of
the report; and
(B) shall bear on its cover a recital that any such
supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any material
submitted under paragraph (c)(3) or (4)) are included as part
of the report.
(2) A committee may file a supplemental report for the
correction of a technical error in its previous report on a
measure or matter.
(b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report
a measure or matter of a public nature, and on any amendment
offered to the measure or matter, the total number of votes
cast for and against, and the names of members voting for and
against, shall be included in the committee report. The
preceding sentence does not apply to votes taken in executive
session by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
(c) The report of a committee on a measure that has been
approved by the committee shall include, separately set out
and clearly identified, the following:
(1) Oversight findings and recommendations under clause
2(b)(1) of rule X.
(2) The statement required by section 308(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, except that an estimate of
new budget authority shall include, when practicable, a
comparison of the total estimated funding level for the
relevant programs to the appropriate levels under current
law.
(3) An estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional
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Budget Act of 1974 if timely submitted to the committee
before the filing of the report.
(4) A summary of oversight findings and recommendations by
the Committee on Government Reform under clause 4(c)(2) of
rule X if such findings and recommendations have been
submitted to the reporting committee in time to allow it to
consider such findings and recommendations during its
deliberations on the measure.
(d) Each report of a committee on a public bill or public
joint resolution shall contain the following:
(1) A statement citing the specific powers granted to
Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by the
bill or joint resolution.
(2)(A) An estimate by the committee of the costs that would
be incurred in carrying out the bill or joint resolution in
the fiscal year in which it is reported and in each of the
five fiscal years following that fiscal year (or for the
authorized duration of any program authorized by the bill or
joint resolution if less than five years);
(B) A comparison of the estimate of costs described in
subdivision (A) made by the committee with any estimate of
such costs made by a Government agency and submitted to such
committee; and
(C) When practicable, a comparison of the total estimated
funding level for the relevant programs with the appropriate
levels under current law.
(3)(A) In subparagraph (2) the term ``Government agency''
includes any department, agency, establishment, wholly owned
Government corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal
Government or the government of the District of Columbia.
(B) Subparagraph (2) does not apply to the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on House Administration, the
Committee on Rules, or the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, and does not apply when a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 has been included in the report under paragraph
(c)(3).
(e)(1) Whenever a committee reports a bill or joint
resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part
thereof, it shall include in its report or in an accompanying
document--
(A) the text of a statute or part thereof that is proposed
to be repealed; and
(B) a comparative print of any part of the bill or joint
resolution proposing to amend the statute and of the statute
or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by
appropriate typographical devices the omissions and
insertions proposed.
(2) If a committee reports a bill or joint resolution
proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof with a
recommendation that the bill or joint resolution be amended,
the comparative print required by subparagraph (1) shall
reflect the changes in existing law proposed to be made by
the bill or joint resolution as proposed to be amended.
(f)(1) A report of the Committee on Appropriations on a
general appropriation bill shall include--
(A) a concise statement describing the effect of any
provision of the accompanying bill that directly or
indirectly changes the application of existing law; and
(B) a list of all appropriations contained in the bill for
expenditures not previously authorized by law (except
classified intelligence or national security programs,
projects, or activities).
(2) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill
or joint resolution including matter specified in clause
1(b)(2) or (3) of rule X, it shall include--
(A) in the bill or joint resolution, separate headings for
``Rescissions'' and ``Transfers of Unexpended Balances''; and
(B) in the report of the committee, a separate section
listing such rescissions and transfers.
(g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution
proposing to repeal or amend a standing rule of the House, it
shall include in its report or in an accompanying document--
(1) the text of any rule or part thereof that is proposed
to be repealed; and
(2) a comparative print of any part of the resolution
proposing to amend the rule and of the rule or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions proposed.
(h)(1) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint
resolution reported by the Committee on Ways and Means that
proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
(A) the report includes a tax complexity analysis prepared
by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation in
accordance with section 4022(b) of the Internal Revenue
Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998; or
(B) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means causes
such a tax complexity analysis to be printed in the
Congressional Record before consideration of the bill or
joint resolution.
(2) A report from the Committee on Ways and Means on a bill
or joint resolution designated by the Majority Leader, after
consultation with the Minority Leader, as major tax
legislation may include a dynamic estimate of the changes in
Federal revenues expected to result from enactment of the
legislation. The Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation
shall render a dynamic estimate of such legislation only in
response to a timely request from the chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, after consultation with the
ranking minority member. A dynamic estimate under this
paragraph may be used only for informational purposes.
(3) In this paragraph the term ``dynamic estimate'' means a
projection based in any part on assumptions concerning
probable effects of macroeconomic feedback. A dynamic
estimate shall include a statement identifying all such
assumptions.
Availability of reports
4. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall
not be in order to consider in the House a measure or matter
reported by a committee until the third calendar day
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when
the House is in session on such a day) on which each report
of a committee on that measure or matter has been available
to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
(2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to--
(A) a resolution providing a rule, joint rule, or order of
business reported by the Committee on Rules considered under
clause 6;
(B) a resolution providing amounts from the applicable
accounts described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X reported by
the Committee on House Administration considered under clause
6 of rule X;
(C) a resolution presenting a question of the privileges of
the House reported by any committee;
(D) a measure for the declaration of war, or the
declaration of a national emergency, by Congress; and
(E) a measure providing for the disapproval of a decision,
determination, or action by a Government agency that would
become, or continue to be, effective unless disapproved or
otherwise invalidated by one or both Houses of Congress. In
this subdivision the term ``Government agency'' includes any
department, agency, establishment, wholly owned Government
corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or
of the government of the District of Columbia.
(b) A committee that reports a measure or matter shall make
every reasonable effort to have its hearings thereon (if any)
printed and available for distribution to Members, Delegates,
and the Resident Commissioner before the consideration of the
measure or matter in the House.
(c) A general appropriation bill reported by the Committee
on Appropriations may not be considered in the House until
the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a
day) on which printed hearings of the Committee on
Appropriations thereon have been available to Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
Privileged reports, generally
5. (a) The following committees shall have leave to report
at any time on the following matters, respectively:
(1) The Committee on Appropriations, on general
appropriation bills and on joint resolutions continuing
appropriations for a fiscal year after September 15 in the
preceding fiscal year.
(2) The Committee on the Budget, on the matters required to
be reported by such committee under titles III and IV of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(3) The Committee on House Administration, on enrolled
bills, on contested elections, on matters referred to it
concerning printing for the use of the House or the two
Houses, on expenditure of the applicable accounts of the
House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X, and on matters
relating to preservation and availability of noncurrent
records of the House under rule VII.
(4) The Committee on Rules, on rules, joint rules, and the
order of business.
(5) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, on
resolutions recommending action by the House with respect to
a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House as a result of an investigation by the
committee relating to the official conduct of such Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee.
(b) A report filed from the floor as privileged under
paragraph (a) may be called up as a privileged question by
direction of the reporting committee, subject to any
requirement concerning its availability to Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner under clause 4 or
concerning the timing of its consideration under clause 6.
Privileged reports by the Committee on Rules
6. (a) A report by the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint
rule, or the order of business may not be called up for
consideration on the same day it is presented to the House
except--
(1) when so determined by a vote of two-thirds of the
Members voting, a quorum being present;
(2) in the case of a resolution proposing only to waive a
requirement of clause 4 or of clause 8 of rule XXII
concerning the availability of reports; or
(3) during the last three days of a session of Congress.
(b) Pending the consideration of a report by the Committee
on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of business, the
Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn.
After the result of such a motion is announced, the Speaker
may not entertain any other dilatory motion until the report
shall have been disposed of.
(c) The Committee on Rules may not report--
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(1) a rule or order proposing that business under clause 7
of rule XV be set aside by a vote of less than two-thirds of
the Members voting, a quorum being present;
(2) a rule or order that would prevent the motion to
recommit a bill or joint resolution from being made as
provided in clause 2(b) of rule XIX, including a motion to
recommit with instructions to report back an amendment
otherwise in order, if offered by the Minority Leader or a
designee, except with respect to a Senate bill or resolution
for which the text of a House-passed measure has been
substituted.
(d) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House
reports concerning rules, joint rules, and the order of
business, within three legislative days of the time when they
are ordered. If such a report is not considered immediately,
it shall be referred to the calendar. If such a report on the
calendar is not called up by the member of the committee who
filed the report within seven legislative days, any member of
the committee may call it up as a privileged question on the
day after the calendar day on which the member announces to
the House his intention to do so. The Speaker shall recognize
a member of the committee who rises for that purpose.
(e) An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a
resolution proposing a special order of business for the
consideration of a public bill or public joint resolution may
be called up as a privileged question by a Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner on a day when it is in order to
consider a motion to discharge committees under clause 2 of
rule XV.
(f) If the House has adopted a resolution making in order a
motion to consider a bill or resolution, and such a motion
has not been offered within seven calendar days thereafter,
such a motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of
all reporting committees having initial jurisdiction of the
bill or resolution.
(g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution
providing for the consideration of a measure, it shall (to
the maximum extent possible) specify in the resolution the
object of any waiver of a point of order against the measure
or against its consideration.
Resolutions of inquiry
7. A report on a resolution of inquiry addressed to the
head of an executive department may be filed from the floor
as privileged. If such a resolution is not reported to the
House within 14 legislative days after its introduction, a
motion to discharge a committee from its consideration shall
be privileged.
RULE XIV.
Order and Priority of Business.
1. The daily order of business (unless varied by the
application of other rules and except for the disposition of
matters of higher precedence) shall be as follows:
First. Prayer by the Chaplain.
Second. Reading and approval of the Journal, unless
postponed under clause 9(a) of rule XX.
Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Fourth. Correction of reference of public bills.
Fifth. Disposal of business on the Speaker's table as
provided in clause 2.
Sixth. Unfinished business as provided in
clause 3.
Seventh. The morning hour for the consideration of bills
called up by committees as provided in clause 4.
Eighth. Motions that the House resolve into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union subject to
clause 5.
Ninth. Orders of the day.
2. Business on the Speaker's table shall be disposed of as
follows:
(a) Messages from the President shall be referred to the
appropriate committees without debate.
(b) Communications addressed to the House, including
reports and communications from heads of departments and
bills, resolutions, and messages from the Senate, may be
referred to the appropriate committees in the same manner and
with the same right of correction as public bills and public
resolutions presented by Members, Delegates, or the Resident
Commissioner.
(c) Motions to dispose of Senate amendments on the
Speaker's table may be entertained as provided in clauses 1,
2, and 4 of rule XXII.
(d) Senate bills and resolutions substantially the same as
House measures already favorably reported and not required to
be considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union may be disposed of by motion. Such a
motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of all
reporting committees having initial jurisdiction of the House
measure.
3. Consideration of unfinished business in which the House
may have been engaged at an adjournment, except business in
the morning hour and proceedings postponed under clause 9 of
rule XX, shall be resumed as soon as the business on the
Speaker's table is finished, and at the same time each day
thereafter until disposed of. The consideration of all other
unfinished business shall be resumed whenever the class of
business to which it belongs shall be in order under the
rules.
4. After the unfinished business has been disposed of, the
Speaker shall call each standing committee in regular order
and then select committees. Each committee when named may
call up for consideration a bill or resolution reported by it
on a previous day and on the House Calendar. If the Speaker
does not complete the call of the committees before the House
passes to other business, the next call shall resume at the
point it left off, giving preference to the last bill or
resolution under consideration. A committee that has occupied
the call for two days may not call up another bill or
resolution until the other committees have been called in
their turn.
5. After consideration of bills or resolutions under clause
4 for one hour, it shall be in order, pending consideration
thereof, to entertain a motion that the House resolve into
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union
or, when authorized by a committee, that the House resolve
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the
Union to consider a particular bill. Such a motion shall be
subject to only one amendment designating another bill. If
such a motion is decided in the negative, another such motion
may not be considered until the matter that was pending when
such motion was offered is disposed of.
6. All questions relating to the priority of business shall
be decided by a majority without debate.
RULE XV
Business in Order on Special Days
Suspensions, Mondays and Tuesdays
1. (a) A rule may not be suspended except by a vote of two-
thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present. The
Speaker may not entertain a motion that the House suspend the
rules except on Mondays and Tuesdays and during the last six
days of a session of Congress.
(b) Pending a motion that the House suspend the rules, the
Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn.
After the result of such a motion is announced, the Speaker
may not entertain any other motion until the vote is taken on
the suspension.
(c) A motion that the House suspend the rules is debatable
for 40 minutes, one-half in favor of the motion and one-half
in opposition thereto.
Discharge motions, second and fourth Mondays
2. (a) Motions to discharge committees shall be in order on
the second and fourth Mondays of a month.
(b)(1) A Member may present to the Clerk a motion in
writing to discharge--
(A) a committee from consideration of a public bill or
public resolution that has been referred to it for 30
legislative days; or
(B) the Committee on Rules from consideration of a
resolution that has been referred to it for seven legislative
days and that proposes a special order of business for the
consideration of a public bill or public resolution that has
been reported by a standing committee or has been referred to
a standing committee for 30 legislative days.
(2) Only one motion may be presented for a bill or
resolution. A Member may not file a motion to discharge the
Committee on Rules from consideration of a resolution
providing for the consideration of more than one public bill
or public resolution or admitting or effecting a nongermane
amendment to a public bill or public resolution.
(c) A motion presented under paragraph (b) shall be placed
in the custody of the Clerk, who shall arrange a convenient
place for the signatures of Members. A signature may be
withdrawn by a Member in writing at any time before a motion
is entered on the Journal. The Clerk shall make signatures a
matter of public record, causing the names of the Members who
have signed a discharge motion during a week to be published
in a portion of the Congressional Record designated for that
purpose on the last legislative day of the week and making
cumulative lists of such names available each day for public
inspection in an appropriate office of the House. The Clerk
shall devise a means for making such lists available to
offices of the House and to the public in electronic form.
When a majority of the total membership of the House shall
have signed the motion, it shall be entered on the Journal,
printed with the signatures thereto in the Record, and
referred to the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees.
(d)(1) On the second and fourth Mondays of a month (except
during the last six days of a session of Congress),
immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, a
motion to discharge that has been on the calendar for at
least seven legislative days shall be privileged if called up
by a Member whose signature appears thereon. When such a
motion is called up, the House shall proceed to its
consideration under this paragraph without intervening motion
except one motion to adjourn. Privileged motions to discharge
shall have precedence in the order of their entry on the
Journal.
(2) When a motion to discharge is called up, the bill or
resolution to which it relates shall be read by title only.
The motion is debatable for 20 minutes, one-half in favor of
the motion and one-half in opposition thereto.
(e)(1) If a motion prevails to discharge the Committee on
Rules from consideration of a resolution, the House shall
immediately consider the resolution, pending which the
Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn.
After the result of such a motion to adjourn is announced,
the Speaker may not entertain any other dilatory motion until
the resolution has been disposed of. If the resolution is
adopted, the House shall immediately proceed to its
execution.
(2) If a motion prevails to discharge a standing committee
from consideration of a public bill or public resolution, a
motion that the House proceed to the immediate
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consideration of such bill or resolution shall be privileged
if offered by a Member whose signature appeared on the motion
to discharge. The motion to proceed is not debatable. If the
motion to proceed is adopted, the bill or resolution shall be
considered immediately under the general rules of the House.
If unfinished before adjournment of the day on which it is
called up, the bill or resolution shall remain the unfinished
business until it is disposed of. If the motion to proceed is
rejected, the bill or resolution shall be referred to the
appropriate calendar, where it shall have the same status as
if the committee from which it was discharged had duly
reported it to the House.
(f)(1) When a motion to discharge originated under this
clause has once been acted on by the House, it shall not be
in order to entertain during the same session of Congress--
(A) a motion to discharge a committee from consideration of
that bill or resolution or of any other bill or resolution
that, by relating in substance to or dealing with the same
subject matter, is substantially the same; or
(B) a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from
consideration of a resolution providing a special order of
business for the consideration of that bill or resolution or
of any other bill or resolution that, by relating in
substance to or dealing with the same subject matter, is
substantially the same.
(2) A motion to discharge on the Calendar of Motions to
Discharge Committees that is rendered out of order under
subparagraph (1) shall be stricken from that calendar.
Adverse report by the Committee on Rules, second and fourth
Mondays
3. An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a
resolution proposing a special order of business for the
consideration of a public bill or public joint resolution may
be called up under clause 6(e) of rule XIII as a privileged
question by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner on a
day when it is in order to consider a motion to discharge
committees under clause 2.
District of Columbia business, second and fourth Mondays
4. The second and fourth Mondays of a month shall be set
apart for the consideration of such District of Columbia
business as may be called up by the Committee on Government
Reform after the disposition of motions to discharge
committees and after the disposal of such business on the
Speaker's table as requires reference only.
Private Calendar, first and third Tuesdays
5. (a) On the first Tuesday of a month, the Speaker shall
direct the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the
Private Calendar after disposal of such business on the
Speaker's table as requires reference only. If two or more
Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner object to
the consideration of a bill or resolution so called, it shall
be recommitted to the committee that reported it. No other
business shall be in order before completion of the call of
the Private Calendar on this day unless two-thirds of the
Members voting, a quorum being present, agree to a motion
that the House dispense with the call.
(b)(1) On the third Tuesday of a month, after the disposal
of such business on the Speaker's table as requires reference
only, the Speaker may direct the Clerk to call the bills and
resolutions on the Private Calendar. Preference shall be
given to omnibus bills containing the texts of bills or
resolutions that have previously been objected to on a call
of the Private Calendar. If two or more Members, Delegates,
or the Resident Commissioner object to the consideration of a
bill or resolution so called (other than an omnibus bill), it
shall be recommitted to the committee that reported it. Two-
thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present, may
adopt a motion that the House dispense with the call on this
day.
(2) Omnibus bills shall be read for amendment by paragraph.
No amendment shall be in order except to strike or to reduce
amounts of money or to provide limitations. An item or matter
stricken from an omnibus bill may not thereafter during the
same session of Congress be included in an omnibus bill. Upon
passage such an omnibus bill shall be resolved into the
several bills and resolutions of which it is composed. The
several bills and resolutions, with any amendments adopted by
the House, shall be engrossed, when necessary, and otherwise
considered as passed severally by the House as distinct bills
and resolutions.
(c) The Speaker may not entertain a reservation of the
right to object to the consideration of a bill or resolution
under this clause. A bill or resolution considered under this
clause shall be considered in the House as in the Committee
of the Whole. A motion to dispense with the call of the
Private Calendar under this clause shall be privileged.
Debate on such a motion shall be limited to five minutes in
support and five minutes in opposition.
Corrections Calendar, second and fourth Tuesdays
6. (a) After a bill has been favorably reported and placed
on either the Union or House Calendar, the Speaker, after
consultation with the Minority Leader, may direct the Clerk
also to place the bill on the ``Corrections Calendar.'' At
any time on the second and fourth Tuesdays of a month, the
Speaker may direct the Clerk to call a bill that has been on
the Corrections Calendar for three legislative days.
(b) A bill called from the Corrections Calendar shall be
considered in the House, is debatable for one hour equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the primary committee of jurisdiction, and shall
not be subject to amendment except those recommended by the
primary committee of jurisdiction or offered by the chairman
of the primary committee or a designee. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
(c) The approval of three-fifths of the Members voting, a
quorum being present, shall be required to pass a bill called
from the Corrections Calendar. The rejection of a bill so
called, or the sustaining of a point of order against it or
against its consideration, does not cause its removal from
the Calendar to which it was originally referred.
Calendar Call of Committees, Wednesdays
7. (a) On Wednesday of each week, business shall not be in
order before completion of the call of the committees (except
as provided by clause 4 of rule XIV) unless two-thirds of the
Members voting, a quorum being present, agree to a motion
that the House dispense with the call. Such a motion shall be
privileged. Debate on such a motion shall be limited to five
minutes in support and five minutes in opposition.
(b) A bill or resolution on either the House or the Union
Calendar, except bills or resolutions that are privileged
under the Rules of the House, may be called under this
clause. A bill or resolution called up from the Union
Calendar shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union without motion, subject to
clause 3 of rule XVI. General debate on a measure considered
under this clause shall be confined to the measure and may
not exceed two hours equally divided between a proponent and
an opponent.
(c) When a committee has occupied the call under this
clause on one Wednesday, it shall not be in order on a
succeeding Wednesday to consider unfinished business
previously called up by that committee until the other
committees have been called in their turn unless--
(1) the previous question has been ordered on such
unfinished business; or
(2) the House adopts a motion to dispense with the call
under paragraph (a).
(d) If any committee has not been called under this clause
during a session of a Congress, then at the next session of
that Congress the call shall resume where it left off at the
end of the preceding session.
(e) This rule does not apply during the last two weeks of a
session of Congress.
(f) The Speaker may not entertain a motion for a recess on
a Wednesday except during the last two weeks of a session of
Congress.
RULE XVI
Motions and Amendments
Motions
1. Every motion entertained by the Speaker shall be reduced
to writing on the demand of a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner and, unless it is withdrawn the same day, shall
be entered on the Journal with the name of the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offering it. A dilatory
motion may not be entertained by the Speaker.
Withdrawal
2. When a motion is entertained, the Speaker shall state it
or cause it to be read aloud by the Clerk before it is
debated. The motion then shall be in the possession of the
House but may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or
amendment thereon.
Question of consideration
3. When a motion or proposition is entertained, the
question, ``Will the House now consider it?'' may not be put
unless demanded by a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner.
Precedence of motions
4. (a) When a question is under debate, only the following
motions may be entertained (which shall have precedence in
the following order):
(1) To adjourn.
(2) To lay on the table.
(3) For the previous question.
(4) To postpone to a day certain.
(5) To refer.
(6) To amend.
(7) To postpone indefinitely.
(b) A motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, or for the
previous question shall be decided without debate. A motion
to postpone to a day certain, to refer, or to postpone
indefinitely, being decided, may not be allowed again on the
same day at the same stage of the question.
(c)(1) It shall be in order at any time for the Speaker, in
his discretion, to entertain a motion--
(A) that the Speaker be authorized to declare a recess; or
(B) that when the House adjourns it stand adjourned to a
day and time certain.
(2) Either motion shall be of equal privilege with the
motion to adjournand shall be decided without debate.
Divisibility
5. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a question
shall be divided on the demand of a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner before the question is put if it
includes propositions so distinct in substance that, one
being taken away, a substantive proposition remains.
(b)(1) A motion or resolution to elect members to a
standing committee of the House, or to a joint standing
committee, is not divisible.
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(2) A resolution or order reported by the Committee on
Rules providing a special order of business is not divisible.
(c) A motion to strike and insert is not divisible, but
rejection of a motion to strike does not preclude another
motion to amend.
Amendments
6. When an amendable proposition is under consideration, a
motion to amend and a motion to amend that amendment shall be
in order, and it also shall be in order to offer a further
amendment by way of substitute for the original motion to
amend, to which one amendment may be offered but which may
not be voted on until the original amendment is perfected. An
amendment may be withdrawn in the House at any time before a
decision or amendment thereon. An amendment to the title of a
bill or resolution shall not be in order until after its
passage or adoption and shall be decided without debate.
Germaneness
7. No motion or proposition on a subject different from
that under consideration shall be admitted under color of
amendment.
Readings
8. Bills and joint resolutions are subject to readings as
follows:
(a) A first reading is in full when the bill or joint
resolution is first considered.
(b) A second reading occurs only when the bill or joint
resolution is read for amendment in a Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union under clause 5 of rule XVIII.
(c) A third reading precedes passage when the Speaker
states the question: ``Shall the bill [or joint resolution]
be engrossed [when applicable] and read a third time?'' If
that question is decided in the affirmative, then the bill or
joint resolution shall be read the final time by title and
then the question shall be put on its passage.
RULE XVII
Decorum and Debate
Decorum
1. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who
desires to speak or deliver a matter to the House shall rise
and respectfully address himself to ``Mr. Speaker'' and, on
being recognized, may address the House from any place on the
floor. When invited by the Chair, a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner may speak from the Clerk's desk.
(b)(1) Remarks in debate shall be confined to the question
under debate, avoiding personality.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), debate may
not include characterizations of Senate action or inaction,
references to individual Members of the Senate, or quotations
from Senate proceedings.
(B) Debate may include references to actions taken by the
Senate or by committees thereof that are a matter of public
record; references to the pendency or sponsorship in the
Senate of bills, resolutions, and amendments; factual
descriptions relating to Senate action or inaction concerning
a measure then under debate in the House; and quotations from
Senate proceedings on a measure then under debate in the
House that are relevant to the making of legislative history
establishing the meaning of that measure.
Recognition
2. When two or more Members, Delegates, or the Resident
Commissioner rise at once, the Speaker shall name the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who is first to speak. A
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not occupy
more than one hour in debate on a question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union
except as otherwise provided in this rule.
Managing Debate
3. (a) The Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who
calls up a measure may open and close debate thereon. When
general debate extends beyond one day, that Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner shall be entitled to one hour to
close without regard to the time used in opening.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not speak more than
once to the same question without leave of the House.
(c) A manager of a measure who opposes an amendment thereto
is entitled to close controlled debate thereon.
Call to order
4. (a) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, in
speaking or otherwise, transgresses the Rules of the House,
the Speaker shall, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner may, call to order the offending Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, who shall immediately sit
down unless permitted on motion of another Member, Delegate,
or the Resident Commissioner to explain. If a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is called to order, the
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the call to
order shall indicate the words excepted to, which shall be
taken down in writing at the Clerk's desk and read aloud to
the House.
(b) The Speaker shall decide the validity of a call to
order. The House, if appealed to, shall decide the question
without debate. If the decision is in favor of the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner called to order, the
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be at
liberty to proceed, but not otherwise. If the case requires
it, an offending Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
shall be liable to censure or such other punishment as the
House may consider proper. A Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissionermay not be held to answer a call to order, and
may not be subject to the censure of the House therefor, if
further debate or other business has intervened.
Comportment
5. When the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the
House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not
walk out of or across the Hall. When a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner is speaking, a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner may not pass between the person
speaking and the Chair. During the session of the House, a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not wear a hat
or remain by the Clerk's desk during the call of the roll or
the counting of ballots. A person may not smoke or use any
personal, electronic office equipment, including cellular
phones and computers, on the floor of the House. The
Sergeant-at-Arms is chaged with the strict enforcement of
this clause.
Exhibits
6. When the use of an exhibit in debate is objected to by a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, its use shall be
decided without debate by a vote of the House.
Galleries
7. During a session of the House, it shall not be in order
for a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to introduce
to or to bring to the attention of the House an occupant in
the galleries of the House. The Speaker may not entertain a
request for the suspension of this rule by unanimous consent
or otherwise.
Congressional Record
8. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substantially
verbatim account of remarks made during the proceedings of
the House, subject only to technical, grammatical, and
typographical corrections authorized by the Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner making the remarks.
(b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by
permission or order of the House.
(c) This clause establishes a standard of conduct within
the meaning of clause 3(a)(2) of rule XI.
Secret sessions
9. When confidential communications are received from the
President, or when the Speaker or a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner informs the House that he has
communications that he believes ought to be kept secret for
the present, the House shall be cleared of all persons except
the Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, and officers
of the House for the reading of such communications, and
debates and proceedings thereon, unless otherwise ordered by
the House.
RULE XVIII
The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Resolving into the Committee of the Whole
1. Whenever the House resolves into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union, the Speaker shall
leave the chair after appointing a Chairman to preside. In
case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries or
lobby, the Chairman may cause the same to be cleared.
2. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and in clause 7
of rule XV, the House resolves into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union by motion. When such a
motion is entertained, the Speaker shall put the question
without debate: ``Shall the House resolve itself into the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for
consideration of this matter?'', naming it.
(b) After the House has adopted a resolution reported by
the Committee on Rules providing a special order of business
for the consideration of a measure in the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union, the Speaker may at any
time, when no question is pending before the House, declare
the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole for the
consideration of that measure without intervening motion,
unless the special order of business provides otherwise.
Measures requiring initial consideration in the Committee of
the Whole
3. All bills, resolutions, or Senate amendments (as
provided in clause 3 of rule XXII) involving a tax or charge
on the people, raising revenue, directly or indirectly making
appropriations of money or property or requiring such
appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of
appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the
United States for money or property, or referring a claim to
the Court of Claims, shall be first considered in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A
bill, resolution, or Senate amendment that fails to comply
with this clause is subject to a point of order against its
consideration.
Order of business
4. (a) Subject to subparagraph (b) business on the calendar
of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union
may be taken up in regular order, or in such order as the
Committee may determine, unless the measure to be considered
was determined by the House at the time of resolving into the
Committee of the Whole.
(b) Motions to resolve into the Committee of the Whole for
consideration of bills and joint resolutions making general
appropriations have precedence under this clause.
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Reading for amendment
5. (a) Before general debate commences on a measure in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, it
shall be read in full. When general debate is concluded or
closed by order of the House, the measure under consideration
shall be read for amendment. A Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner who offers an amendment shall be allowed five
minutes to explain it, after which the Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner who shall first obtain the floor shall
be allowed five minutes to speak in opposition to it. There
shall be no further debate thereon, but the same privilege of
debate shall be allowed in favor of and against any amendment
that may be offered to an amendment. An amendment, or an
amendment to an amendment, may be withdrawn by its proponent
only by the unanimous consent of the Committee of the Whole.
(b) When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
offers an amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on
the state of the Union, the Clerk shall promptly transmit
five copies of the amendment to the majority committee table
and five copies to the minority committee table. The Clerk
also shall deliver at least one copy of the amendment to the
majority cloakroom and at least one copy to the minority
cloakroom.
Quorum and voting
6. (a) A quorum of a Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union is 100 Members. The first time that a
Committee of the Whole finds itself without a quorum during a
day, the Chairman shall invoke the procedure for a quorum
call set forth in clause 2 of rule XX, unless he elects to
invoke an alternate procedure set forth in clause 3 or clause
4(a) of rule XX. If a quorum appears, the Committee of the
Whole shall continue its business. If a quorum does not
appear, the Committee of the Whole shall rise, and the
Chairman shall report the names of absentees to the House.
(b)(1) The Chairman may refuse to entertain a point of
order that a quorum is not present during general debate.
(2) After a quorum has once been established on a day, the
Chairman may entertain a point of order that a quorum is not
present only when the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union is operating under the five-minute rule
and the Chairman has put the pending proposition to a vote.
(3) Upon sustaining a point of order that a quorum is not
present, the Chairman may announce that, following a regular
quorum call under paragraph (a), the minimum time for
electronic voting on the pending question shall be five
minutes.
(c) When ordering a quorum call in the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union, the Chairman may
announce an intention to declare that a quorum is constituted
at any time during the quorum call when he determines that a
quorum has appeared. If the Chairman interrupts the quorum
call by declaring that a quorum is constituted, proceedings
under the quorum call shall be considered as vacated, and the
Committee of the Whole shall continue its sitting and resume
its business.
(d) A quorum is not required in the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union for adoption of a motion that
the Committee rise.
(e) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the
Union, the Chairman shall order a recorded vote on a request
supported by at least 25 Members.
(f) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the
Union, the Chairman may reduce to five minutes the minimum
time for electronic voting without any intervening business
or debate on any or all pending amendments after a record
vote has been taken on the first pending amendment.
Dispensing with the reading of an amendment
7. It shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union to move that the Committee of the
Whole dispense with the reading of an amendment that has been
printed in the bill or resolution as reported by a committee,
or an amendment that a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner has caused to be printed in the Congressional
Record. Such a motion shall be decided without debate.
Closing debate
8. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) at any time after the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union has
begun five-minute debate on amendments to any portion of a
bill or resolution, it shall be in order to move that the
Committee of the Whole close all debate on that portion of
the bill or resolution or on the pending amendments only.
Such a motion shall be decided without debate. The adoption
of such a motion does not preclude further amendment, to be
decided without debate.
(b) If the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the
Union closes debate on any portion of a bill or resolution
before there has been debate on an amendment that a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has caused to be printed
in the Congressional Record at least one day before its
consideration, the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
who caused the amendment to be printed in the Record shall be
allowed five minutes to explain it, after which the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who shall first obtain the
floor shall be allowed five minutes to speak in opposition to
it. There shall be no further debate thereon.
(c) Material submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record under this rule shall indicate the full text of the
proposed amendment, the name of the Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner proposing it, the number of the bill or
resolution to which it will be offered, and the point in the
bill or resolution or amendment thereto where the amendment
is intended to be offered. The amendment shall appear in a
portion of the Record designated for that purpose. Amendments
to a specified measure submitted for printing in that portion
of the Record shall be numbered in the order printed.
Striking the enacting clause
9. A motion that the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union rise and report a bill or resolution to
the House with the recommendation that the enacting or
resolving clause be stricken shall have precedence of a
motion to amend, and, if carried in the House, shall
constitute a rejection of the bill or resolution. Whenever a
bill or resolution is reported from the Committee of the
Whole with such adverse recommendation and the recommendation
is rejected by the House, the bill or resolution shall stand
recommitted to the Committee of the Whole without further
action by the House. Before the question of concurrence is
submitted, it shall be in order to move that the House refer
the bill or resolution to a committee, with or without
instructions. If a bill or resolution is so referred, then
when it is again reported to the House it shall be referred
to the Committee of the Whole without debate.
Concurrent resolution on the budget
10. (a) At the conclusion of general debate in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on a
concurrent resolution on the budget under section 305(a) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the concurrent
resolution shall be considered as read for amendment.
(b) It shall not be in order in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to
consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the
budget, or an amendment thereto, unless the concurrent
resolution, as amended by such amendment or amendments--
(1) would be mathematically consistent except as limited by
paragraph (c); and
(2) would contain all the matter set forth in paragraphs
(1) through (5) of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
(c)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall
not be in order in the House or in the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union to consider an amendment to a
concurrent resolution on the budget, or an amendment thereto,
that proposes to change the amount of the appropriate level
of the public debt set forth in the concurrent resolution, as
reported.
(2) Amendments to achieve mathematical consistency under
section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, if
offered by direction of the Committee on the Budget, may
propose to adjust the amount of the appropriate level of the
public debt set forth in the concurrent resolution, as
reported, to reflect changes made in other figures contained
in the concurrent resolution.
Unfunded mandates
11. (a) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of
the Union, an amendment proposing only to strike an unfunded
mandate from the portion of the bill then open to amendment,
if otherwise in order, may be precluded from consideration
only by specific terms of a special order of the House.
(b) In this clause the term ``unfunded mandate'' means a
Federal intergovernmental mandate the direct costs of which
exceed the threshold otherwise specified for a reported bill
or joint resolution in section 424(a)(1) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
Applicability of Rules of the House
12. The Rules of the House are the rules of the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union so far as
applicable.
RULE XIX
Motions Following the Amendment Stage
Previous question
1. (a) There shall be a motion for the previous question,
which, being ordered, shall have the effect of cutting off
all debate and bringing the House to a direct vote on the
immediate question or questions on which it has been ordered.
Whenever the previous question has been ordered on an
otherwise debatable question on which there has been no
debate, it shall be in order to debate that question for 40
minutes, equally divided and controlled by a proponent of the
question and an opponent. The previous question may be moved
and ordered on a single question, on a series of questions
allowable under the rules, or on an amendment or amendments,
or may embrace all authorized motions or amendments and
include the bill or resolution to its passage, adoption, or
rejection.
(b) Incidental questions of order arising during the
pendency of a motion for the previous question shall be
decided, whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate.
Recommit
2. (a) After the previous question has been ordered on
passage or adoption of a measure, or pending a motion to that
end, it shall be in order to move that the House recommit (or
commit, as the case may be) the measure, with or without
instructions, to a standing or select committee. For such a
motion to recommit, the Speaker shall give preference in
recognition to a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
who is opposed to the measure.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), if a motion that
the House recommit a bill or joint resolution on which the
previous ques
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tion has been ordered to passage includes instructions, it
shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided between the
proponent and an opponent.
(c) On demand of the floor manager for the majority, it
shall be in order to debate the motion for one hour equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
Reconsideration
3. When a motion has been carried or lost, it shall be in
order on the same or succeeding day for a Member on the
prevailing side of the question to enter a motion for the
reconsideration thereof. The entry of such a motion shall
take precedence over all other questions except the
consideration of a conference report or a motion to adjourn,
and may not be withdrawn after such succeeding day without
the consent of the House. Once entered, a motion may be
called up for consideration by any Member. During the last
six days of a session of Congress, such a motion shall be
disposed of when entered.
4. A bill, petition, memorial, or resolution referred to a
committee, or reported therefrom for printing and
recommitment, may not be brought back to the House on a
motion to reconsider.
RULE XX
Voting and Quorum Calls
1. (a) The House shall divide after the Speaker has put a
question to a vote by voice as provided in clause 6 of rule I
if the Speaker is in doubt or division is demanded. Those in
favor of the question shall first rise from their seats to be
counted, and then those opposed.
(b) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
requests a recorded vote, and that request is supported by at
least one-fifth of a quorum, the vote shall be taken by
electronic device unless the Speaker invokes another
procedure for recording votes provided in this rule. A
recorded vote taken in the House under this paragraph shall
be considered a vote by the yeas and nays.
(c) In case of a tie vote, a question shall be lost.
2. (a) Unless the Speaker directs otherwise, the Clerk
shall conduct a record vote or quorum call by electronic
device. In such a case the Clerk shall enter on the Journal
and publish in the Congressional Record, in alphabetical
order in each category, the names of Members recorded as
voting in the affirmative, the names of Members recorded as
voting in the negative, and the names of Members answering
present as if they had been called in the manner provided in
clause 3. Except as otherwise permitted under clause 9 or 10
of this rule or under clause 6 of rule XVIII, the minimum
time for a record vote or quorum call by electronic device
shall be 15 minutes.
(b) When the electronic voting system is inoperable or is
not used, the Speaker or Chairman may direct the Clerk to
conduct a record vote or quorum call as provided in clause 3
or 4.
3. The Speaker may direct the Clerk to conduct a record
vote or quorum call by call of the roll. In such a case the
Clerk shall call the names of Members, alphabetically by
surname. When two or more have the same surname, the name of
the State (and, if necessary to distinguish among Members
from the same State, the given names of the Members) shall be
added. After the roll has been called once, the Clerk shall
call the names of those not recorded, alphabetically by
surname. Members appearing after the second call, but before
the result is announced, may vote or announce a pair.
4. (a) The Speaker may direct a record vote or quorum call
to be conducted by tellers. In such a case the tellers named
by the Speaker shall record the names of the Members voting
on each side of the question or record their presence, as the
case may be, which the Clerk shall enter on the Journal and
publish in the Congressional Record. Absentees shall be
noted, but the doors may not be closed except when ordered by
the Speaker. The minimum time for a record vote or quorum
call by tellers shall be 15 minutes.
(b) On the demand of a Member, or at the suggestion of the
Speaker, the names of Members sufficient to make a quorum in
the Hall of the House who do not vote shall be noted by the
Clerk, entered on the Journal, reported to the Speaker with
the names of the Members voting, and be counted and announced
in determining the presence of a quorum to do business.
5. (a) In the absence of a quorum, a majority comprising at
least 15 Members, which may include the Speaker, may compel
the attendance of absent Members.
(b) Subject to clause 7(b) a majority of those present may
order the Sergeant-at-Arms to send officers appointed by him
to arrest those Members for whom no sufficient excuse is made
and shall secure and retain their attendance. The House shall
determine on what condition they shall be discharged. Unless
the House otherwise directs, the Members who voluntarily
appear shall be admitted immediately to the Hall of the House
and shall report their names to the Clerk to be entered on
the Journal as present.
6. (a) When a quorum fails to vote on a question, a quorum
is not present, and objection is made for that cause (unless
the House shall adjourn)--
(1) there shall be a call of the House;
(2) the Sergeant-at-Arms shall proceed forthwith to bring
in absent Members; and
(3) the yeas and nays on the pending question shall at the
same time be considered as ordered.
(b) The Clerk shall record Members by the yeas and nays on
the pending question, using such procedure as the Speaker may
invoke under clause 2, 3, or 4. Each Member arrested under
this clause shall be brought by the Sergeant-at-Arms before
the House, whereupon he shall be noted as present, discharged
from arrest, and given an opportunity to vote; and his vote
shall be recorded. If those voting on the question and those
who are present and decline to vote together make a majority
of the House, the Speaker shall declare that a quorum is
constituted, and the pending question shall be decided as the
requisite majority of those voting shall have determined.
Thereupon further proceedings under the call shall be
considered as dispensed with.
(c) At any time after Members have had the requisite
opportunity to respond by the yeas and nays, but before a
result has been announced, the Speaker may entertain a motion
that the House adjourn if seconded by a majority of those
present, to be ascertained by actual count by the Speaker. If
the House adjourns on such a motion, all proceedings under
this clause shall be considered as vacated.
7. (a) The Speaker may not entertain a point of order that
a quorum is not present unless a question has been put to a
vote.
(b) Subject to paragraph (c) the Speaker may recognize a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to move a call of
the House at any time. When a quorum is established pursuant
to a call of the House, further proceedings under the call
shall be considered as dispensed with unless the Speaker
recognizes for a motion to compel attendance of Members under
clause 5(b).
(c) A call of the House shall not be in order after the
previous question is ordered unless the Speaker determines by
actual count that a quorum is not present.
Postponement of proceedings
8. (a)(1) When a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas and
nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 6 on
any of the questions specified in subparagraph (2), the
Speaker may postpone further proceedings on that question to
a designated place in the legislative schedule on that
legislative day (in the case of the question of agreeing to
the Speaker's approval of the Journal) or within two
legislative days (in the case of any other question).
(2) The questions described in the subparagraph (1) are as
follows:
(A) The question of passing a bill or joint resolution.
(B) The question of adopting a resolution or concurrent
resolution.
(C) The question of agreeing to a motion to instruct
managers on the part of the House (except that proceedings
may not resume on such a motion under clause 7(c) of rule
XXII if the managers have filed a report in the House).
(D) The question of agreeing to a conference report.
(E) The question of agreeing to a motion to recommit a bill
considered under clause 6 of rule XV.
(F) The question of ordering the previous question on a
question described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E).
(G) The question of agreeing to an amendment to a bill
considered under clause 6 of rule XV.
(H) The question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the
rules.
(b) At the time designated by the Speaker for further
proceedings on questions postponed under paragraph (a), the
Speaker shall resume proceedings on each postponed question
in the order in which it was considered.
(c) The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the minimum time
for electronic voting on a question postponed under this
clause, or on a question incidental thereto, that follows
another electronic vote without intervening business, so long
as the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any
series of questions is 15 minutes.
(d) If the House adjourns on a legislative day designated
for further proceedings on questions postponed under this
clause without disposing of such questions, then on the next
legislative day the unfinished business is the disposition of
such questions in the order in which they were considered.
Five-minute votes
9. The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the minimum time
for electronic voting--
(a) after a record vote on a motion for the previous
question, on any underlying question that follows without
intervening business, or on a question incidental thereto;
(b) after a record vote on an amendment reported from the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, on
any subsequent amendment to that bill or resolution reported
from the Committee of the Whole, or on a question incidental
thereto;
(c) after a record vote on a motion to recommit a bill,
resolution, or conference report, on the question of passage
or adoption, as the case may be, of such bill, resolution, or
conference report, or on a question incidental thereto, if
the question of passage or adoption follows without
intervening business the vote on the motion to recommit; or
(d) as provided in clause 6(b)(3) of rule XVIII, clause
6(f) of rule XVIII, or clause 8 of this rule.
Automatic yeas and nays
10. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when
the Speaker puts the question on passage of a bill or joint
resolution, or on adoption of a conference report, making
general appropriations, or increasing
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Federal income tax rates (within the meaning of clause 5 of
rule XXI), or on final adoption of a concurrent resolution on
the budget or conference report thereon.
Ballot votes
11. In a case of ballot for election, a majority of the
votes shall be necessary to an election. When there is not
such a majority on the first ballot, the process shall be
repeated until a majority is obtained. In all balloting
blanks shall be rejected, may not be counted in the
enumeration of votes, and may not be reported by the tellers.
RULE XXI
Restrictions on Certain Bills
Reservation of certain points of order
1. At the time a general appropriation bill is reported,
all points of order against provisions therein shall be
considered as reserved.
General appropriation bills and amendments
2. (a)(1) An appropriation may not be reported in a general
appropriation bill, and may not be in order as an amendment
thereto, for an expenditure not previously authorized by law,
except to continue appropriations for public works and
objects that are already in progress.
(2) A reappropriation of unexpended balances of
appropriations may not be reported in a general appropriation
bill, and may not be in order as an amendment thereto, except
to continue appropriations for public works and objects that
are already in progress. This subparagraph does not apply to
transfers of unexpended balances within the department or
agency for which they were originally appropriated that are
reported by the Committee on Appropriations.
(b) A provision changing existing law may not be reported
in a general appropriation bill, including a provision making
the availability of funds contingent on the receipt or
possession of information not required by existing law for
the period of the appropriation, except germane provisions
that retrench expenditures by the reduction of amounts of
money covered by the bill (which may include those
recommended to the Committee on Appropriations by direction
of a legislative committee having jurisdiction over the
subject matter) and except rescissions of appropriations
contained in appropriation Acts.
(c) An amendment to a general appropriation bill shall not
be in order if changing existing law, including an amendment
making the availability of funds contingent on the receipt or
possession of information not required by existing law for
the period of the appropriation. Except as provided in
paragraph (d), an amendment proposing a limitation not
specifically contained or authorized in existing law for the
period of the limitation shall not be in order during
consideration of a general appropriation bill.
(d) After a general appropriation bill has been read for
amendment, a motion that the Committee of the Whole House on
the state of the Union rise and report the bill to the House
with such amendments as may have been adopted shall, if
offered by the Majority Leader or a designee, have precedence
over motions to amend the bill. If such a motion to rise and
report is rejected or not offered, amendments proposing
limitations not specifically contained or authorized in
existing law for the period of the limitation or proposing
germane amendments that retrench expenditures by reductions
of amounts of money covered by the bill may be considered.
(e) A provision other than an appropriation designated an
emergency under section 251(b)(2) or section 252(e) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, a
rescission of budget authority, or a reduction in direct
spending or an amount for a designated emergency may not be
reported in an appropriation bill or joint resolution
containing an emergency designation under section 251(b)(2)
or section 252(e) of such Act and may not be in order as an
amendment thereto.
(f) During the reading of an appropriation bill for
amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of
the Union, it shall be in order to consider en bloc
amendments proposing only to transfer appropriations among
objects in the bill without increasing the levels of budget
authority or outlays in the bill. When considered en bloc
under this paragraph, such amendments may amend portions of
the bill not yet read for amendment (following disposition of
any points of order against such portions) and is not subject
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole.
Transportation obligation limitations
3. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report that would cause
obligation limitations to be below the level for any fiscal
year set forth in section 8103 of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century, as adjusted, for the highway
category or the mass transit category, as applicable.
Appropriations on legislative bills
4. A bill or joint resolution carrying an appropriation may
not be reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to
report appropriations, and an amendment proposing an
appropriation shall not be in order during the consideration
of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not
having that jurisdiction. A point of order against an
appropriation in such a bill, joint resolution, or amendment
thereto may be raised at any time during pendency of that
measure for amendment.
Tax and tariff measures and amendments
5. (a) A bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff
measure may not be reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures, and an
amendment in the House or proposed by the Senate carrying a
tax or tariff measure shall not be in order during the
consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a
committee not having that jurisdiction. A point of order
against a tax or tariff measure in such a bill, joint
resolution, or amendment thereto may be raised at any time
during pendency of that measure for amendment.
Passage of tax rate increases
(b) A bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference
report carrying a Federal income tax rate increase may not be
considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a
vote of not less than three-fifths of the Members voting, a
quorum being present. In this paragraph the term ``Federal
income tax rate increase'' means any amendment to subsection
(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to section 11(b)
or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that imposes
a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the
amount of tax imposed by any such section.
Consideration of retroactive tax rate increases
(c) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report carrying a
retroactive Federal income tax rate increase. In this
paragraph--
(1) the term ``Federal income tax rate increase'' means any
amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section
1, or to section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, that imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and
thereby increases the amount of tax imposed by any such
section; and
(2) a Federal income tax rate increase is retroactive if it
applies to a period beginning before the enactment of the
provision.
RULE XXII
House and Senate Relations
Senate amendments
1. A motion to disagree to Senate amendments to a House
bill or resolution and to request or agree to a conference
with the Senate, or a motion to insist on House amendments to
a Senate bill or resolution and to request or agree to a
conference with the Senate, shall be privileged in the
discretion of the Speaker if offered by direction of the
primary committee and of all reporting committees that had
initial referral of the bill or resolution.
2. A motion to dispose of House bills with Senate
amendments not requiring consideration in the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union shall be
privileged.
3. Except as permitted by clause 1, before the stage of
disagreement, a Senate amendment to a House bill or
resolution shall be subject to the point of order that it
must first be considered in the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union if, originating in the House, it
would be subject to such a point under clause 3 of rule
XVIII.
4. When the stage of disagreement has been reached on a
bill or resolution with House or Senate amendments, a motion
to dispose of any amendment shall be privileged.
5. (a) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a
Senate amendment described in paragraph (b) unless specific
authority to agree to the amendment first is given by the
House by a separate vote with respect thereto. If specific
authority is not granted, the Senate amendment shall be
reported in disagreement by the conference committee back to
the two Houses for disposition by separate motion.
(b) The managers on the part of the House may not agree to
a Senate amendment described in paragraph (a) that--
(1) would violate clause 2(a)(1) or (c) of rule XXI if
originating in the House; or
(2) proposes an appropriation on a bill other than a
general appropriation bill.
6. A Senate amendment carrying a tax or tariff measure in
violation of clause 5(a) of rule XXI may not be agreed to.
Conference reports; amendments reported in disagreement
7. (a) The presentation of a conference report shall be in
order at any time except during a reading of the Journal or
the conduct of a record vote, a vote by division, or a quorum
call.
(b)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) the time allotted for
debate on a motion to instruct managers on the part of the
House shall be equally divided between the majority and
minority parties.
(2) If the proponent of a motion to instruct managers on
the part of the House and the Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner of the other party identified under subparagraph
(1) both support the motion, one-third of the time for debate
thereon shall be allotted to a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner who opposes the motion on demand of that Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
(c)(1) A motion to instruct managers on the part of the
House, or a motion to discharge all managers on the part of
the House and to appoint new conferees, shall be privileged--
(A) after a conference committee has been appointed for 20
calendar days without making a report; and
(B) on the first legislative day after the calendar day on
which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offering
the motion announces to the House his intention to do so and
the form of the motion.
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(2) The Speaker may designate a time in the legislative
schedule on that legislative day for consideration of a
motion described in subparagraph (1).
(3) During the last six days of a session of Congress, the
period of time specified in subparagraph (1)(A) shall be 36
hours.
(d) Each conference report to the House shall be printed as
a report of the House. Each such report shall be accompanied
by a joint explanatory statement prepared jointly by the
managers on the part of the House and the managers on the
part of the Senate. The joint explanatory statement shall be
sufficiently detailed and explicit to inform the House of the
effects of the report on the matters committed to conference.
8. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall
not be in order to consider a conference report until--
(A) the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such
a day) on which the conference report and the accompanying
joint explanatory statement have been available to Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner in the Congressional
Record; and
(B) copies of the conference report and the accompanying
joint explanatory statement have been available to Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for at least two
hours.
(2) Subparagraph (1)(A) does not apply during the last six
days of a session of Congress.
(b)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall
not be in order to consider a motion to dispose of a Senate
amendment reported in disagreement by a conference committee
until--
(A) the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such
a day) on which the report in disagreement and any
accompanying statement have been available to Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner in the Congressional
Record; and
(B) copies of the report in disagreement and any
accompanying statement, together with the text of the Senate
amendment, have been available to Members, Delegates, and the
Resident Commissioner for at least two hours.
(2) Subparagraph (1)(A) does not apply during the last six
days of a session of Congress.
(3) During consideration of a Senate amendment reported in
disagreement by a conference committee on a general
appropriation bill, a motion to insist on disagreement to the
Senate amendment shall be preferential to any other motion to
dispose of that amendment if the original motion offered by
the floor manager proposes to change existing law and the
motion to insist is offered before debate on the original
motion by the chairman of the committee having jurisdiction
of the subject matter of the amendment or a designee. Such a
preferential motion shall be separately debatable for one
hour equally divided between its proponent and the proponent
of the original motion. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the preferential motion to its
adoption without intervening motion.
(c) A conference report or a Senate amendment reported in
disagreement by a conference committee that has been
available as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) shall be
considered as read when called up.
(d)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), the time allotted for
debate on a conference report or on a motion to dispose of a
Senate amendment reported in disagreement by a conference
committee shall be equally divided between the majority and
minority parties.
(2) If the floor manager for the majority and the floor
manager for the minority both support the conference report
or motion, one-third of the time for debate thereon shall be
allotted to a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who
opposes the conference report or motion on demand of that
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
(e) Under clause 6(a)(2) of rule XIII, a resolution
proposing only to waive a requirement of this clause
concerning the availability of reports to Members, Delegates,
and the Resident Commissioner may be considered by the House
on the same day it is reported by the Committee on Rules.
9. Whenever a disagreement to an amendment has been
committed to a conference committee, the managers on the part
of the House may propose a substitute that is a germane
modification of the matter in disagreement. The introduction
of any language presenting specific additional matter not
committed to the conference committee by either House does
not constitute a germane modification of the matter in
disagreement. Moreover, a conference report may not include
matter not committed to the conference committee by either
House and may not include a modification of specific matter
committed to the conference committee by either or both
Houses if that modification is beyond the scope of that
specific matter as committed to the conference committee.
10. (a)(1) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may
raise a point of order against nongermane matter, as
specified in subparagraph (2), before the commencement of
debate on--
(A) a conference report;
(B) a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to
a Senate amendment reported in disagreement by a conference
committee and concur therein, with or without amendment; or
(C) a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to
a Senate amendment on which the stage of disagreement has
been reached and concur therein, with or without amendment.
(2) A point of order against nongermane matter is one
asserting that a proposition described in subparagraph (1)
contains specified matter that would violate clause 7 of rule
XVI if it were offered in the House as an amendment to the
underlying measure in the form it was passed by the House.
(b) If a point of order under paragraph (a) is sustained, a
motion that the House reject the nongermane matter identified
by the point of order shall be privileged. Such a motion is
debatable for 40 minutes, one-half in favor of the motion and
one-half in opposition thereto.
(c) After disposition of a point of order under paragraph
(a) or a motion to reject under paragraph (b), any further
points of order under paragraph (a) not covered by a previous
point of order, and any consequent motions to reject under
paragraph (b), shall be likewise disposed of.
(d)(1) If a motion to reject under paragraph (b) is
adopted, then after disposition of all points of order under
paragraph (a) and any consequent motions to reject under
paragraph (b), the conference report or motion, as the case
may be, shall be considered as rejected and the matter
remaining in disagreement shall be disposed of under
subparagraph (2) or (3), as the case may be.
(2) After the House has adopted one or more motions to
reject nongermane matter contained in a conference report
under the preceding provisions of this clause--
(A) if the conference report accompanied a House measure
amended by the Senate, the pending question shall be whether
the House shall recede and concur in the Senate amendment
with an amendment consisting of so much of the conference
report as was not rejected; and
(B) if the conference report accompanied a Senate measure
amended by the House, the pending question shall be whether
the House shall insist further on the House amendment.
(3) After the House has adopted one or more motions to
reject nongermane matter contained in a motion that the House
recede and concur in a Senate amendment, with or without
amendment, the following motions shall be privileged and
shall have precedence in the order stated:
(A) A motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate
amendment with an amendment in writing then available on the
floor.
(B) A motion that the House insist on its disagreement to
the Senate amendment and request a further conference with
the Senate.
(C) A motion that the House insist on its disagreement to
the Senate amendment.
(e) If, on a division of the question on a motion described
in paragraph (a)(1)(B) or (C), the House agrees to recede,
then a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may raise a
point of order against nongermane matter, as specified in
paragraph (a)(2), before the commencement of debate on
concurring in the Senate amendment, with or without
amendment. A point of order under this paragraph shall be
disposed of according to the preceding provisions of this
clause in the same manner as a point of order under paragraph
(a).
-11. It shall not be in order to consider a conference
report to accompany a bill or joint resolution that proposes
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
-(a) the joint explanatory statement of the managers
includes a tax complexity analysis prepared by the Joint
Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation in accordance with
section 4022(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring
and Reform Act of 1998; or-
(b) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means causes
such a tax complexity analysis to be printed in the
Congressional Record before consideration of the conference
report.-
12. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a meeting of each
conference committee shall be open to the public.-
(2) In open session of the House, a motion that managers on
the part of the House be permitted to close to the public a
meeting or meetings of their conference committee shall be
privileged, shall be decided without debate, and shall be
decided by a record vote.-
(b) A point of order that a conference committee failed to
comply with paragraph (a) may be raised immediately after the
conference report is read or considered as read. If such a
point of order is sustained, the conference report shall be
considered as rejected, the House shall be considered to have
insisted on its amendments or on disagreement to the Senate
amendments, as the case may be, and to have requested a
further conference with the Senate, and the Speaker may
appoint new conferees without intervening motion.
RULE XXIII
Statutory Limit on Public Debt-
1. Upon adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on
the budget under section 301 or 304 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 that sets forth, as the appropriate level
of the public debt for the period to which the concurrent
resolution relates, an amount that is different from the
amount of the statutory limit on the public debt that
otherwise would be in effect for that period, the Clerk shall
prepare an engrossment of a joint resolution increasing or
decreasing, as the case may be, the statutory limit on the
public debt in the form prescribed in clause 2. Upon
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engrossment of the joint resolution, the vote by which the
concurrent resolution on the budget was finally agreed to in
the House shall also be considered as a vote on passage of
the joint resolution in the House, and the joint resolution
shall be considered as passed by the House and duly certified
and examined. The engrossed copy shall be signed by the Clerk
and transmitted to the Senate for further legislative
action.-
2. The matter after the resolving clause in a joint
resolution described in clause 1 shall be as follows: ``That
subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation
contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof
`$____'.'', with the blank being filled with a dollar
limitation equal to the appropriate level of the public debt
set forth pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 in the relevant concurrent resolution
described in clause 1. If an adopted concurrent resolution
under clause 1 sets forth different appropriate levels of the
public debt for separate periods, only one engrossed joint
resolution shall be prepared under clause 1; and the blank
referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filled with
the limitation that is to apply for each period.-
3. (a) The report of the Committee on the Budget on a
concurrent resolution described in clause 1 and the joint
explanatory statement of the managers on a conference report
to accompany such a concurrent resolution each shall contain
a clear statement of the effect the eventual enactment of a
joint resolution engrossed under this rule would have on the
statutory limit on the public debt.-
(b) It shall not be in order for the House to consider a
concurrent resolution described in clause 1, or a conference
report thereon, unless the report of the Committee on the
Budget or the joint explanatory statement of the managers
complies with paragraph (a).
4. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as limiting or
otherwise affecting---
(a) the power of the House or the Senate to consider and
pass bills or joint resolutions, without regard to the
procedures under clause 1, that would change the statutory
limit on the public debt; or
(b) the rights of Members, Delegates, the Resident
Commissioner, or committees with respect to the introduction,
consideration, and reporting of such bills or joint
resolutions.
5. In this rule the term ``statutory limit on the public
debt'' means the maximum face amount of obligations issued
under authority of chapter 31 of title 31, United States
Code, and obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest
by the United States (except such guaranteed obligations as
may be held by the Secretary of the Treasury), as determined
under section 3101(b) of such title after the application of
section 3101(a) of such title, that may be outstanding at any
one time.
RULE XXIV
Code of Official Conduct-
There is hereby established by and for the House the
following code of conduct, to be known as the ``Code of
Official Conduct'':-
1. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House shall conduct himself at all times in a
manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.-
2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House shall adhere to the spirit and the
letter of the Rules of the House and to the rules of duly
constituted committees thereof.
-3. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not receive compensation and may
not permit compensation to accrue to his beneficial interest
from any source, the receipt of which would occur by virtue
of influence improperly exerted from his position in
Congress.
4. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not accept gifts except as provided
by clause 5 of rule XXVI.-
5. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not accept an honorarium for a
speech, a writing for publication, or other similar activity,
except as otherwise provided under rule XXVI.-
6. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner---
(a) shall keep his campaign funds separate from his
personal funds;-
(b) may not convert campaign funds to personal use in
excess of an amount representing reimbursement for legitimate
and verifiable campaign expenditures; and-
(c) may not expend funds from his campaign account that are
not attributable to bona fide campaign or political
purposes.-
7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall treat
as campaign contributions all proceeds from testimonial
dinners or other fund-raising events.-
8. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or
officer of the House may not retain an employee who does not
perform duties for the offices of the employing authority
commensurate with the compensation he receives.
(b) In the case of a committee employee who works under the
direct supervision of a member of the committee other than a
chairman, the chairman may require that such member affirm in
writing that the employee has complied with clause 8(a)
(subject to clause 7 of rule X) as evidence of compliance by
the chairman with this clause and with clause 7 of rule X.-
9. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not discharge and may not refuse to
hire an individual, or otherwise discriminate against an
individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions,
or privileges of employment, because of the race, color,
religion, sex (including marital or parental status),
disability, age, or national origin of such individual, but
may take into consideration the domicile or political
affiliation of such individual.-
10. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who has
been convicted by a court of record for the commission of a
crime for which a sentence of two or more years' imprisonment
may be imposed should refrain from participation in the
business of each committee of which he is a member, and a
Member should refrain from voting on any question at a
meeting of the House or of the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union, unless or until judicial or
executive proceedings result in reinstatement of the
presumption of his innocence or until he is reelected to the
House after the date of such conviction.-
11. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not
authorize or otherwise allow an individual, group, or
organization not under the direction and control of the House
to use the words ``Congress of the United States,'' ``House
of Representatives,'' or ``Official Business,'' or any
combination of words thereof, on any letterhead or envelope.
12. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an employee of
the House who is required to file a report under rule XXVII
may not participate personally and substantially as an
employee of the House in a contact with an agency of the
executive or judicial branches of Government with respect to
nonlegislative matters affecting any nongovernmental person
in which the employee has a significant financial interest.-
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if an employee first
advises his employing authority of a significant financial
interest described in paragraph (a) and obtains from his
employing authority a written waiver stating that the
participation of the employee in the activity described in
paragraph (a) is necessary. A copy of each such waiver shall
be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct.-
13. Before a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House may have access to
classified information, the following oath (or affirmation)
shall be executed:
``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose
any classified information received in the course of my
service with the House of Representatives, except as
authorized by the House of Representatives or in accordance
with its Rules.''
Copies of the executed oath (or affirmation) shall be
retained by the Clerk as part of the records of the House.-
14. (a) In this Code of Official Conduct, the term
``officer or employee of the House'' means an individual
whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
(b) An individual whose services are compensated by the
House pursuant to a consultant contract shall be considered
an employee of the House for purposes of clauses 1, 2, 3, 4,
8, 9, and 13 of this rule.
RULE XXV
Limitations on Use of Official Funds
Limitations on use of official and unofficial accounts-
1. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not
maintain, or have maintained for his use, an unofficial
office account. Funds may not be paid into an unofficial
office account.-
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, if an
amount from the Official Expenses Allowance of a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is paid into the House
Recording Studio revolving fund for telecommunications
satellite services, the Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner may accept reimbursement from nonpolitical
entities in that amount for transmission to the Clerk for
credit to the Official Expenses Allowance.-
3. In this rule the term ``unofficial office account''
means an account or repository in which funds are received
for the purpose of defraying otherwise unreimbursed expenses
allowable under section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 as ordinary and necessary in the operation of a
congressional office, and includes a newsletter fund referred
to in section 527(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Limitations on use of the frank-
4. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall mail
franked mail under section 3210(d) of title 39, United States
Code at the most economical rate of postage practicable.-
5. Before making a mass mailing, a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner shall submit a sample or description of
the mail matter involved to the House Commission on
Congressional Mailing Standards for an advisory opinion as to
whether the proposed mailing is in compliance with applicable
provisions of law, rule, or regulation.-
6. A mass mailing that is otherwise frankable by a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner under the provisions of
section 3210(e) of title 39, United States Code, is not
frankable unless the cost of preparing and printing it is
defrayed exclusively from funds made available in an
appropriation Act.-
7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not
send a mass mailing out
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side the congressional district from which he was elected.-
8. In the case of a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner, a mass mailing is not frankable under section
3210 of title 39, United States Code, when it is postmarked
less than 60 days before the date of a primary or general
election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which he is
a candidate for public office. If the mail matter is of a
type that is not customarily postmarked, the date on which it
would have been postmarked, if it were of a type customarily
postmarked, applies.
9. In this rule the term ``mass mailing'' means, with
respect to a session of Congress, a mailing of newsletters or
other pieces of mail with substantially identical content
(whether such pieces of mail are deposited singly or in bulk,
or at the same time or different times), totaling more than
500 pieces of mail in that session, except that such term
does not include a mailing---
(a) of matter in direct response to a communication from a
person to whom the matter is mailed;-
(b) from a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to
other Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, or
Senators, or to Federal, State, or local government
officials; or-
(c) of a news release to the communications media.
Prohibition on use of funds by Members not elected to
succeeding Congress-
10. Funds from the applicable accounts described in clause
1(i)(1) of rule X, including funds from committee expense
resolutions, and funds in any local currencies owned by the
United States may not be made available for travel by a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator after the
date of a general election in which he was not elected to the
succeeding Congress or, in the case of a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner who is not a candidate in a general
election, after the earlier of the date of such general
election or the adjournment sine die of the last regular
session of the Congress.
RULE XXVI
Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts
Outside earned income; honoraria-
1. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House may not---
(1) have outside earned income attributable to a calendar
year that exceeds 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay
for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of
title 5, United States Code, as of January 1 of that calendar
year; or-
(2) receive any honorarium, except that an officer or
employee of the House who is paid at a rate less than 120
percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the
General Schedule may receive an honorarium unless the subject
matter is directly related to the official duties of the
individual, the payment is made because of the status of the
individual with the House, or the person offering the
honorarium has interests that may be substantially affected
by the performance or nonperformance of the official duties
of the individual.-
(b) In the case of an individual who becomes a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House, such individual may not have outside earned income
attributable to the portion of a calendar year that occurs
after such individual becomes a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee that exceeds 15 percent of
the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive
Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code,
as of January 1 of that calendar year multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the
individual is a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee during that calendar year and the
denominator of which is 365.
(c) A payment in lieu of an honorarium that is made to a
charitable organization on behalf of a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may
not be received by that Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee. Such a payment may not
exceed $2,000 or be made to a charitable organization from
which the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee or a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent
relative of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee, derives a financial benefit.
2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not--
(a) receive compensation for affiliating with or being
employed by a firm, partnership, association, corporation, or
other entity that provides professional services involving a
fiduciary relationship;
(b) permit his name to be used by such a firm, partnership,
association, corporation, or other entity;
(c) receive compensation for practicing a profession that
involves a fiduciary relationship;
(d) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the
board of an association, corporation, or other entity; or
(e) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior
notification and approval of the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct.
Copyright royalties
3. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House may not receive an advance payment
on copyright royalties. This paragraph does not prohibit a
literary agent, researcher, or other individual (other than
an individual employed by the House or a relative of a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee) working on behalf of a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee with respect to a
publication from receiving an advance payment of a copyright
royalty directly from a publisher and solely for the benefit
of that literary agent, researcher, or other individual.
(b) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not receive copyright royalties
under a contract entered into on or after January 1, 1996,
unless that contract is first approved by the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct as complying with the
requirement of clause 4(d)(1)(E) (that royalties are received
from an established publisher under usual and customary
contractual terms).
Definitions
4. (a)(1) In this rule, except as provided in subparagraph
(2), the term ``officer or employee of the House'' means an
individual (other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner) whose pay is disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer, who is paid at a rate equal to or
greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for
GS-15 of the General Schedule, and who is so employed for
more than 90 days in a calendar year; and
(2) when used with respect to an honorarium, the term
``officer or employee of the House'' means an individual
(other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner)
whose salary is disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
(b) In this rule the term ``honorarium'' means a payment of
money or a thing of value for an appearance, speech, or
article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or
articles) by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House, excluding any actual and
necessary travel expenses incurred by that Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee (and one
relative) to the extent that such expenses are paid or
reimbursed by any other person. The amount otherwise
determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such
expenses to the extent that such expenses are not so paid or
reimbursed.
(c) In this rule the term ``travel expenses'' means, with
respect to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer
or, employee of the House, or a relative of such Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, the
cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and meals
while away from his residence or principal place of
employment.
(d)(1) In this rule the term ``outside earned income''
means, with respect to a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, wages,
salaries, fees, and other amounts received or to be received
as compensation for personal services actually rendered, but
does not include --
(A) the salary of a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee;
(B) any compensation derived by a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House for
personal services actually rendered before the adoption of
this rule or before he became a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee;
(C) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House to a tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock
bonus plan and received by him from such a plan;
(D) in the case of a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House engaged in a
trade or business in which he or his family holds a
controlling interest and in which both personal services and
capital are income-producing factors, any amount received by
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee, so long as the personal services actually rendered
by him in the trade or business do not generate a significant
amount of income; or
(E) copyright royalties received from established
publishers under usual and customary contractual terms; and
(2) outside earned income shall be determined without
regard to community property law.
(e) In this rule the term ``charitable organization'' means
an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
Gifts
5. (a)(1) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House may not knowingly accept a
gift except as provided in this clause.
(2)(A) In this clause the term ``gift'' means a gratuity,
favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan,
forbearance, or other item having monetary value. The term
includes gifts of services, training, transportation,
lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, by purchase of
a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after the
expense has been incurred.
(B)(i) A gift to a family member of a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, or
a gift to any other individual based on that individual's
relationship with the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee, shall be considered a
gift to the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee if it is given with the
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knowledge and acquiescence of the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee and the Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee has reason to
believe the gift was given because of his official position.
(ii) If food or refreshment is provided at the same time
and place to both a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House and the spouse or dependent
thereof, only the food or refreshment provided to the Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee shall
be treated as a gift for purposes of this clause.
(3) The restrictions in subparagraph (1) do not apply to
the following:
(A) Anything for which the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House pays the
market value, or does not use and promptly returns to the
donor.
(B) A contribution, as defined in section 301(8) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.)
that is lawfully made under that Act, a lawful contribution
for election to a State or local government office, or
attendance at a fundraising event sponsored by a political
organization described in section 527(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(C) A gift from a relative as described in section 109(16)
of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C.
App. 109(16)).
(D)(i) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a
personal friendship unless the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House has reason to
believe that, under the circumstances, the gift was provided
because of his official position and not because of the
personal friendship.
(ii) In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis
of personal friendship, the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall
consider the circumstances under which the gift was offered,
such as:
(I) The history of his relationship with the individual
giving the gift, including any previous exchange of gifts
between them.
(II) Whether to his actual knowledge the individual who
gave the gift personally paid for the gift or sought a tax
deduction or business reimbursement for the gift.
(III) Whether to his actual knowledge the individual who
gave the gift also gave the same or similar gifts to other
Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioners, officers, or
employees of the House.
(E) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3), a contribution
or other payment to a legal expense fund established for the
benefit of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House that is otherwise lawfully
made in accordance with the restrictions and disclosure
requirements of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct.
(F) A gift from another Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House or Senate.
(G) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and other
benefits--
(i) resulting from the outside business or employment
activities of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House (or other outside
activities that are not connected to his duties as an
officeholder), or of his spouse, if such benefits have not
been offered or enhanced because of his official position and
are customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
(ii) customarily provided by a prospective employer in
connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
(iii) provided by a political organization described in
section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in
connection with a fundraising or campaign event sponsored by
such organization.
(H) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued
participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan
maintained by a former employer.
(I) Informational materials that are sent to the office of
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House in the form of books, articles,
periodicals, other written materials, audiotapes, videotapes,
or other forms of communication.
(J) Awards or prizes that are given to competitors in
contests or events open to the public, including random
drawings.
(K) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food,
refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide,
nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service
(and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment
provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
(L) Training (including food and refreshments furnished to
all attendees as an integral part of the training) if such
training is in the interest of the House.
(M) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
(N) An item, the receipt of which is authorized by the
Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
(O) Anything that is paid for by the Federal Government, by
a State or local government, or secured by the Government
under a Government contract.
(P) A gift of personal hospitality (as defined in section
109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act) of an individual
other than a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign
principal.
(Q) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted
under subparagraph (4).
(R) Opportunities and benefits that are--
(i) available to the public or to a class consisting of all
Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis of
geographic consideration;
(ii) offered to members of a group or class in which
membership is unrelated to congressional employment;
(iii) offered to members of an organization, such as an
employees' association or congressional credit union, in
which membership is related to congressional employment and
similar opportunities are available to large segments of the
public through organizations of similar size;
(iv) offered to a group or class that is not defined in a
manner that specifically discriminates among Government
employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of
responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher
rank or rate of pay;
(v) in the form of loans from banks and other financial
institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
(vi) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for
participation in organization activities offered to all
Government employees by professional organizations if the
only restrictions on membership relate to professional
qualifications.
(S) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially
commemorative in nature and that is intended for
presentation.
(T) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is
granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
(U) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered other
than as a part of a meal.
(V) Donations of products from the district or State that
the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner represents
that are intended primarily for promotional purposes, such as
display or free distribution, and are of minimal value to any
single recipient.
(W) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card,
baseball cap, or a T-shirt.
(4)(A) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House may accept an offer of free
attendance at a widely attended convention, conference,
symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, viewing,
reception, or similar event, provided by the sponsor of the
event, if--
(i) the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House participates in the event as a
speaker or a panel participant, by presenting information
related to Congress or matters before Congress, or by
performing a ceremonial function appropriate to his official
position; or
(ii) attendance at the event is appropriate to the
performance of the official duties or representative function
of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House.
(B) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House who attends an event described in
subdivision (A) may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of
free attendance at the event for an accompanying individual.
(C) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House, or the spouse or dependent thereof,
may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance
at a charity event, except that reimbursement for
transportation and lodging may not be accepted in connection
with the event.
(D) In this paragraph the term ``free attendance'' may
include waiver of all or part of a conference or other fee,
the provision of local transportation, or the provision of
food, refreshments, entertainment, and instructional
materials furnished to all attendees as an integral part of
the event. The term does not include entertainment collateral
to the event, nor does it include food or refreshments taken
other than in a group setting with all or substantially all
other attendees.
(5) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not accept a gift the value of
which exceeds $250 on the basis of the personal friendship
exception in subparagraph (3)(D) unless the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct issues a written determination
that such exception applies. A determination under this
subparagraph is not required for gifts given on the basis of
the family relationship exception in subparagraph (3)(C).
(6) When it is not practicable to return a tangible item
because it is perishable, the item may, at the discretion of
the recipient, be given to an appropriate charity or
destroyed.
(b)(1)(A) A reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House from a private source other than a registered
lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal for necessary
transportation, lodging, and related expenses for travel to a
meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding trip, or similar
event in connection with his duties as an officeholder shall
be considered as a reimbursement to the House and not a gift
prohibited by this clause, if the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee--
(i) in the case of an employee, receives advance
authorization, from the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or officer under whose direct supervision the
employee works, to accept reimbursement; and
(ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed
and the authorization to the Clerk within 30 days after the
travel is completed.
(B) For purposes of subdivision (A), events, the activities
of which are substantially recreational in nature, are not
considered to be
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in connection with the duties of a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House as an
officeholder.
(2) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement
shall be signed by the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or officer of the House under whose direct
supervision the employee works and shall include--
(A) the name of the employee;
(B) the name of the person who will make the reimbursement;
(C) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
(D) a determination that the travel is in connection with
the duties of the employee as an officeholder and would not
create the appearance that the employee is using public
office for private gain.
(3) Each disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(A) of
expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer (in
the case of travel by that Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or officer) or by the Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, or officer under whose direct
supervision the employee works (in the case of travel by an
employee) and shall include--
(A) a good faith estimate of total transportation expenses
reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
(B) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses
reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
(C) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses reimbursed
or to be reimbursed;
(D) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses
reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
(E) a determination that all such expenses are necessary
transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in
subparagraph (4); and
(F) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, or officer, a determination that the
travel was in connection with his duties as an officeholder
and would not create the appearance that the Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer is using public
office for private gain.
(4) In this paragraph the term ``necessary transportation,
lodging, and related expenses''--
(A) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for
travel for a period not exceeding four days within the United
States or seven days exclusive of travel time outside of the
United States unless approved in advance by the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct;
(B) is limited to reasonable expenditures for
transportation, lodging, conference fees and materials, and
food and refreshments, including reimbursement for necessary
transportation, whether or not such transportation occurs
within the periods described in subdivision (A);
(C) does not include expenditures for recreational
activities, nor does it include entertainment other than that
provided to all attendees as an integral part of the event,
except for activities or entertainment otherwise permissible
under this clause; and
(D) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of
either the spouse or a child of the Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee.
(5) The Clerk shall make available to the public all
advance authorizations and disclosures of reimbursement filed
under subparagraph (1) as soon as possible after they are
received.
(c) A gift prohibited by paragraph (a)(1) includes the
following:
(1) Anything provided by a registered lobbyist or an agent
of a foreign principal to an entity that is maintained or
controlled by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House.
(2) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 170(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a registered
lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal on the basis of a
designation, recommendation, or other specification of a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House (not including a mass mailing or other
solicitation directed to a broad category of persons or
entities), other than a charitable contribution permitted by
paragraph (d).
(3) A contribution or other payment by a registered
lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal to a legal
expense fund established for the benefit of a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House.
(4) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a
registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal
relating to a conference, retreat, or similar event,
sponsored by or affiliated with an official congressional
organization, for or on behalf of Members, Delegates, the
Resident Commissioner, officers, or employees of the House.
(d)(1) A charitable contribution (as defined in section
170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a
registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal in
lieu of an honorarium to a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House are not
considered a gift under this clause if it is reported as
provided in subparagraph (2).
(2) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee who designates or recommends a contribution to a
charitable organization in lieu of an honorarium described in
subparagraph (1) shall report within 30 days after such
designation or recommendation to the Clerk--
(A) the name and address of the registered lobbyist who is
making the contribution in lieu of an honorarium;
(B) the date and amount of the contribution; and
(C) the name and address of the charitable organization
designated or recommended by the Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner.
The Clerk shall make public information received under this
subparagraph as soon as possible after it is received.
(e) In this clause--
(1) the term ``registered lobbyist'' means a lobbyist
registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act or
any successor statute; and
(2) the term ``agent of a foreign principal'' means an
agent of a foreign principal registered under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act.
(f) All the provisions of this clause shall be interpreted
and enforced solely by the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is
authorized to issue guidance on any matter contained in this
clause.
Claims against the Government
6. A person may not be an officer or employee of the House,
or continue in its employment, if he acts as an agent for the
prosecution of a claim against the Government or if he is
interested in such claim, except as an original claimant or
in the proper discharge of official duties.
RULE XXVII
Financial Disclosure
1. The Clerk shall send a copy of each report filed with
the Clerk under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 within the seven-day period beginning on the date on
which the report is filed to the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct. By August 1 of each year, the Clerk shall
compile all such reports sent to him by Members within the
period beginning on January 1 and ending on June 15 of each
year and have them printed as a House document, which shall
be made available to the public.
2. For the purposes of this rule, the provisions of title I
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be considered
Rules of the House as they pertain to Members, Delegates, the
Resident Commissioner, officers, and employees of the House.
RULE XXVIII
General Provisions
1. The provisions of law that constituted the Rules of the
House at the end of the previous Congress shall govern the
House in all cases to which they are applicable, and the
rules of parliamentary practice comprised by Jefferson's
Manual shall govern the House in all cases to which they are
applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the
Rules and orders of the House.
2. In these rules words importing the masculine gender
include the feminine as well.
SEC. 2. SEPARATE ORDERS.
(a) Budget Enforcement.--(1) Pending the adoption by the
Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 1999--
(A) the chairman of the Committee on the Budget, when
elected, shall publish in the Congressional Record budget
totals contemplated by section 301 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 and allocations contemplated by section
302(a) of that Act for each of the fiscal years 1999 through
2003;
(B) those totals and levels shall be effective in the House
as though established under a concurrent resolution on the
budget and sections 301 and 302 of that Act; and
(C) the publication of those totals and levels shall be
considered as the completion of Congressional action on a
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999.
(2) Pending the adoption by the Congress of a concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000, a provision in
a bill or joint resolution, or in an amendment thereto or a
conference report thereon, that establishes prospectively for
a Federal office or position a specified or minimum level of
compensation to be funded by annual discretionary
appropriations shall not be considered as providing new
entitlement authority within the meaning of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
(3) In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution
considered pursuant to a special order of business, a point
of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 shall be determined on the basis of the text made in
order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose
of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is
ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.
(b) Tenure on Budget Committee.--Notwithstanding clause
5(a)(2)(B) of rule X, during the One Hundred Sixth Congress
tenure on the Committee on the Budget shall not be limited.
(c) Standards Committee Rules.--Each provision of House
Resolution 168 of the One Hundred Fifth Congress that was not
executed as a change in the standing rules is hereby
reaffirmed for the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
(d) Census Subcommittee.--Notwithstanding clause 5(d) of
rule X, during the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Committee
on Government Reform may have not more than eight
subcommittees.
(e) Explanatory Material Relating to Codification of
Rules.--Upon the adoption of this resolution, the Majority
Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees may submit
for inclusion in the Congressional Record as part of the
debate hereon such ex
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traneous and tabular matter as they may consider to
constitute legislative history concerning the codification of
the standing rules.
(f) Continuation of Select Committee.--
(1) In general.--Solely for the purpose of completing
activities directly associated with the declassification and
public release of its report, the Select Committee on U.S.
National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the
People's Republic of China (hereafter referred to as the
``Select Committee''), created by House Resolution 463, One
Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to June 18, 1998 (hereafter
referred to as the ``Authorizing Resolution''), may sit and
act during the One Hundred Sixth Congress at any time prior
to April 1, 1999, as it may deem appropriate, without regard
to whether or not the House of Representatives is in session
at the time.
(2) Continuation of powers and jurisdiction.--Solely for
the purpose described in paragraph (1), the Select
Committee's jurisdiction, and all other powers, authorities,
responsibilities, and procedures of the Select Committee and
of other Committees of the House of Representatives, shall
remain as set forth in the Authorizing Resolution, except as
follows:
(A) Section 10 of the Authorizing Resolution shall not be
continued.
(B) Sections 8 and 9 of the Authorizing Resolution shall
apply only to the enforcement of requests for information
which are issued prior to January 3, 1999, and to issuing and
enforcing requests for information directly related to the
declassification and public release of the Select Committee's
report.
(3) Disposition of records.--In addition to the powers and
authorities extended under paragraph (2), upon the
termination of the Select Committee, all records of the
Select Committee shall be transferred to other committees of
the House of Representatives, stored by the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, or otherwise disposed of as the
Select Committee may direct, consistent with applicable rules
and laws concerning classified information.
(4) No additional funds.--Funds for the Select Committee
for carrying out activities under this subsection during the
One Hundred Sixth Congress shall be derived solely from
amounts provided pursuant to the Authorizing Resolution which
remain unobligated and unexpended as of the end of the One
Hundred Fifth Congress.
(g) Numbering of Bills.--In the One Hundred Sixth Congress,
the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall
be reserved for assignment by the Speaker to such bills as he
may designate when introduced before March 1, 1999.
SEC. 3. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order
to consider in the House a resolution amending clause 5 of
rule XXVI, if offered by the Majority Leader or his designee.
The resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
resolution to final adoption without intervening motion or
demand for division of the question except one hour of debate
equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the
Minority Leader or their designees.
When said resolution was considered.
During debate,
para. 1.18 member-elect sworn in
Mr. James A. Barcia of the 5th District of Michigan, presented himself
at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.
After further debate,
Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its
adoption or rejection.
The question being put,
Will the House now order the previous question on said resolution?
Mr. MOAKLEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device.
It was decided in the
Yeas
216
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affirmative
Nays
207
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YEAS--216
Aderholt
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Bereuter
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bliley
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Brady (TX)
Bryant
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Cook
Cooksey
Cox
Crane
Cubin
Cunningham
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
English
Everett
Ewing
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Fowler
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Ganske
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goodlatte
Goodling
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hansen
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hobson
Hoekstra
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Istook
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kasich
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaHood
Largent
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lucas (OK)
McCollum
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McKeon
Metcalf
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Moran (KS)
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Ose
Oxley
Packard
Paul
Pease
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pombo
Porter
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Reynolds
Riley
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roukema
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Salmon
Sanford
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Spence
Stearns
Stump
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Thune
Tiahrt
Toomey
Upton
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NAYS--207
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baird
Baldacci
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett (WI)
Becerra
Bentsen
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Bonior
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doyle
Edwards
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Fattah
Filner
Ford
Frank (MA)
Frost
Gejdenson
Gephardt
Gonzalez
Goode
Gordon
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hastings (FL)
Hill (IN)
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hoeffel
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Inslee
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Klink
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Lantos
Larson
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Moore
Moran (VA)
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pickett
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shows
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Waters
Watt (NC)
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Weygand
Wise
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
NOT VOTING--4
Burr
Jenkins
Manzullo
Pitts
So the previous question was ordered.
Mr. MOAKLEY moved to commit the resolution to a select committee to be
appointed by the Speaker on the same day this motion is adopted, and to
be composed of five members, not more than three of whom shall be from
the same political party, and one of whom the Speaker shall designate as
chairman, with instructions to report back the same to the House within
one legislative day with only the following amendment:
At the end of the resolution, add the following new
paragraph:
``Rule XXIX
``pay-as-you-go rule
``1. This rule requires that all direct spending and
revenue legislation be fully paid for until the Social
Security Trust Fund is actuarially sound. After the Trust
Fund becomes actuarially sound, this rule requires that such
legislation be fully paid for except to
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the extent that the Federal budget is in surplus without
counting the Social Security Trust Fund.
``2. For purposes of this rule, the term--
``(1) `Social Security Trust Fund' means the Old Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance
Trust Fund, combined, established by title II of the Social
Security Act;
``(2) `Social Security solvency certification' means a
written statement by the Board of Trustees of the Social
Security Trust Fund that the Fund is in actuarial balance for
the 75-year period used in the most recent annual report of
that Board pursuant to rule 201(c)(2) of the Social Security
Act;
``(3) `direct spending legislation' means any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that
affects direct spending as that term is defined by and
interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, except any provision that funds
or continues in effect the deposit insurance guarantee
commitment in effect on the date of agreement to this rule;
``(4) `to be fully paid for' means that net reduction in
revenues do not exceed net reduction in direct spending, or
net increases in outlays do not exceed net increases in
revenues, when those increases and reductions are calculated
relative to an estimate of current law;
``(5) `current year' means the fiscal year starting on
October 1 of the prior calendar year; and
``(6) `budget year' means the fiscal year starting on
October 1 of the current calendar year.
``3. (a) It shall not be in order to consider any direct
spending or revenue legislation unless in the form proposed
for consideration and during each of the applicable time
periods specified in paragraph (b)--
``(1) that legislation fully pays for itself, or
``(2) that legislation is fully paid for when counting any
credits available under paragraph (c).
``(b) For purposes of this clause, the applicable time
periods are--
``(1) the current year and the budget year,
``(2) the five fiscal years following the current year, and
``(3) the five fiscal years following the time period
specified in subparagraph (2).
``(c)(1) For purposes of paragraph (a) and with respect to
direct spending or revenue legislation previously enacted
during the current calendar year, the net extent (if any) by
which all such legislation is more than fully paid for in one
of the applicable time period shall count as a credit for
that time period.
``(2) Once enacted, legislation considered pursuant to a
reconciliation directive shall not be counted as previously
enacted legislation for purposes of subparagraph (1), but
such legislation itself shall be subject to the requirements
of this rule.
``(3) When a Social Security solvency certification is
issued, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall
insert it in the Congressional Record. At the beginning of
the first calendar year thereafter, projected budget
surpluses (if any) shall be included as a separate entry on
the Pay-As-You-Go scorecard and count as credits for purposes
of paragraph (a). At the beginning of each subsequent
calendar year, the previous entry of surpluses shall be
replaced by an updated entry. For the purpose of the prior
two sentences, surpluses shall--
``(A) be calculated excluding all the receipts and outlays
of the Social Security Trust Fund (and any other off-budget
Federal entity), and
``(B) be calculated separately for each of the applicable
time period.
``4. For purposes of this rule, the levels of outlays,
revenues, surpluses, and deficits under current law or
resulting from proposed legislation for a fiscal year shall
be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee
on the Budget.''.
By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion
to commit with instructions.
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House commit said resolution with instructions?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the nays had it.
Mr. MOAKLEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device.
It was decided in the
Yeas
201
<3-line {>
negative
Nays
218
para. 1.20 [Roll No. 4]
YEAS--201
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baird
Baldacci
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett (WI)
Becerra
Bentsen
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Bonior
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Danner
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doyle
Edwards
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Fattah
Filner
Ford
Frank (MA)
Frost
Gejdenson
Gephardt
Gonzalez
Goode
Gordon
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hastings (FL)
Hill (IN)
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hoeffel
Holden
Hooley
Inslee
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Klink
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Lantos
Larson
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Moore
Moran (VA)
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pickett
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shows
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Waters
Watt (NC)
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Weygand
Wise
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
NAYS--218
Aderholt
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Bereuter
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bliley
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Brady (TX)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Cook
Cooksey
Cox
Crane
Cubin
Cunningham
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
English
Everett
Ewing
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Fowler
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Ganske
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goodlatte
Goodling
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hansen
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hobson
Hoekstra
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Istook
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kasich
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaHood
Largent
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lucas (OK)
Manzullo
McCollum
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McKeon
Metcalf
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Moran (KS)
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Ose
Oxley
Packard
Paul
Pease
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Pombo
Porter
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Reynolds
Riley
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roukema
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Salmon
Sanford
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Spence
Stearns
Stump
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Thune
Tiahrt
Toomey
Upton
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--8
Blunt
Davis (FL)
Holt
Jenkins
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Obey
Pallone
So the motion to commit with instructions was not agreed to.
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House agree to said resolution?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the yeas had it.
Mr. MOAKLEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device.
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It was decided in the
Yeas
217
<3-line {>
affirmative
Nays
204
para. 1.21 [Roll No. 5]
YEAS--217
Aderholt
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Bereuter
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bliley
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Brady (TX)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Cook
Cooksey
Cox
Crane
Cubin
Cunningham
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
English
Everett
Ewing
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Fowler
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Ganske
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goodlatte
Goodling
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hansen
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Herger
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hobson
Hoekstra
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Istook
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kasich
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaHood
Largent
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lucas (OK)
Manzullo
McCollum
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McKeon
Metcalf
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Moran (KS)
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Ose
Oxley
Packard
Paul
Pease
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Pombo
Porter
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Reynolds
Riley
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roukema
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Salmon
Sanford
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Spence
Stearns
Stump
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Thune
Tiahrt
Toomey
Upton
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NAYS--204
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baird
Baldacci
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett (WI)
Becerra
Bentsen
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Carson
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doyle
Edwards
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Fattah
Filner
Ford
Frank (MA)
Frost
Gejdenson
Gephardt
Gonzalez
Goode
Gordon
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hastings (FL)
Hill (IN)
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hoeffel
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Inslee
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Klink
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Lantos
Larson
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Moore
Moran (VA)
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pickett
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shows
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Waters
Watt (NC)
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Weygand
Wise
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
NOT VOTING--6
Blunt
Bonior
Cardin
Hefley
Jenkins
Lipinski
So the resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 1.22 members-elect sworn in
Mr. Ed Bryant of the Seventh District of Tennessee, Mr. Peter A.
DeFazio of the Fourth District of Oregon, Ms. Louise McIntosh Slaughter
of the Twenty-eighth District of New York, and Mr. Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
of the Fifth District of Virginia, presented themselves at the bar of
the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.
para. 1.23 committee elections--majority
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by direction of the Republican Conference,
submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 6):
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are
hereby elected to serve on standing committees as follows:
Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Combest, Chairman; Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska; Mr. Boehner; Mr. Ewing; Mr. Goodlatte;
Mr. Pombo; Mr. Canady; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. Everett;
Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr. Hostettler; Mr.
Chambliss; Mr. LaHood; Mr. Moran of Kansas; Mr. Schaffer; Mr.
Thune; Mr. Jenkins; Mr. Cooksey; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Gutknecht;
Mr. Riley; Mr. Walden; Mr. Simpson; Mr. Ose; Mr. Hayes; and
Mr. Fletcher.
Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Young of Florida,
Chairman; Mr. Regula; Mr. Lewis of California; Mr. Porter;
Mr. Rogers; Mr. Skeen; Mr. Wolf; Mr. DeLay; Mr. Kolbe; Mr.
Packard; Mr. Callahan; Mr. Walsh; Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina; Mr. Hobson; Mr. Istook; Mr. Bonilla; Mr.
Knollenberg; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr. Dickey; Mr. Kingston;
Mr. Frelinghuysen; Mr. Wicker; Mr. Forbes; Mr. Nethercutt;
Mr. Cunningham; Mr. Tiahrt; Mr. Wamp; Mr. Latham; Mrs.
Northup; Mr. Aderholt; Mrs. Emerson; Mr. Sununu; Ms. Granger;
and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Spence, Chairman; Mr.
Stump; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Kasich; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Hansen; Mr.
Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Saxton; Mr. Buyer;
Mrs. Fowler; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Talent; Mr. Everett; Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland; Mr. McKeon; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma; Mr.
Thornberry; Mr. Hostettler; Mr. Chambliss; Mr. Hilleary; Mr.
Scarborough; Mr. Jones; Mr. Graham; Mr. Ryun of Kansas; Mr.
Riley; Mr. Gibbons; Mrs. Bono; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Hayes; Mr.
Kuykendall; and Mr. Sherwood.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Leach,
Chairman; Mr. McCollum; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Bereuter; Mr.
Baker; Mr. Lazio; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Castle; Mr. King; Mr.
Campbell; Mr. Royce; Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma; Mr. Metcalf; Mr.
Ney; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Paul; Mr. Weldon of
Florida; Mr. Ryun of Kansas; Mr. Cook; Mr. Riley; Mr. Hill of
Montana; Mr. LaTourette; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Jones of North
Carolina; Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin; Mr. Ose; Mr. Sweeney; Mrs.
Biggert; Mr. Terry; Mr. Green of Wisconsin; and Mr. Toomey.
Committee on the Budget: Mr. Kasich, Chairman; Mr.
Chambliss; Mr. Shays; Mr. Herger; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr.
Franks of New Jersey; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. Nussle; Mr.
Hoekstra; Mr. Radanovich; Mr. Bass; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr.
Hilleary; Mr. Sununu; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Knollenberg; Mr.
Thornberry; Mr. Ryun of Kansas; Mr. Green of Wisconsin; Mr.
Fletcher; Mr. Gary Miller of California; Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin; and Mr. Toomey.
Committee on Commerce: Mr. Bliley, Chairman; Mr. Tauzin;
Mr. Oxley; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Barton of Texas; Mr. Upton; Mr.
Stearns; Mr. Gillmor; Mr. Greenwood; Mr. Cox; Mr. Deal of
Georgia; Mr. Largent; Mr. Burr of North Carolina; Mr.
Bilbray; Mr. Whitefield; Mr. Ganske; Mr. Norwood; Mr. Coburn;
Mr. Lazio; Mrs. Cubin; Mr. Rogan; Mr. Shimkus; Ms. Wilson;
Mr. Shadegg; Mr. Pickering; Mr. Fossella; Mr. Blunt; Mr.
Bryant; and Mr. Ehrlich.
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Goodling,
Chairman; Mr. Petri; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Ballenger; Mr. Barrett
of Nebraska; Mr. Boehner; Mr. Hoekstra; Mr. McKeon; Mr.
Castle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Mr. Talent; Mr. Greenwood;
Mr. Graham; Mr. Souder; Mr. McIntosh; Mr. Norwood; Mr. Paul;
Mr. Schaffer; Mr. Upton; Mr. Deal of Georgia; Mr. Hilleary;
Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Tancredo; Mr. Fletcher; and Mr.
DeMint.
Committee on Government Reform: Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Chairman; Mr. Gilman; Mrs. Morella; Mr. Shays; Mr. Cox; Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Horn; Mr. Mica; Mr. Davis of
Virginia; Mr. McIntosh; Mr. Souder; Mr. Scarborough; Mr.
LaTourette; Mr. Sandord; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mr. Miller of
Florida; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Terry; Mrs. Biggert; Mr. Walden;
Mr. Ose; and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
Committee on House Administration: Mr. Thomsas, Chairman;
Mr. Boehner; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Ney; Mr. Mica; and Mr. Ewing.
Committee on International Relations: Mr. Gilman, Chairman;
Mr. Goodling; Mr. Leach; Mr. Hyde; Mr. Bereuter; Mr. Smith of
New Jersey; Mr. Burton of Indiana; Mr. Gallegly
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(when sworn); Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. Ballenger; Mr.
Rohrabacher; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Royce; Mr. King; Mr. Chabot;
Mr. Sanford; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Houghton; Mr. Campbell; Mr.
McHugh; Mr. Brady of Texas; Mr. Burr of North Carolina; Mr.
Gillmor; Mr. Radanovich; Mr. Cooksey; and Mr. Tancredo.
Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hyde, Chairman; Mr.
Sensenbrenner; Mr. McCollum; Mr. Gekas; Mr. Coble; Mr. Smith
of Texas; Mr. Gallegly (when sworn); Mr. Canady; Mr.
Goodlatte; Mr. Buyer; Mr. Bryant; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Barr of
Georgia; Mr. Jenkins; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Pease; Mr. Cannon;
Mr. Rogan; Mr. Graham; and Mrs. Bono.
Committee on Resources: Mr. Young of Alaska, Chairman; Mr.
Tauzin; Mr. Hansen; Mr. Saxton; Mr. Gallegly (when sworn);
Mr. Duncan; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. Gilchrest; Mr.
Calvert; Mr. Pombo; Mrs. Cubin; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr.
Radanovich; Mr. Jones; Mr. Thornberry; Mr. Cannon; Mr. Brady
of Texas; Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hill of Montana;
Mr. Schaffer; Mr. Gibbons; Mr. Sounder; Mr. Walden; Mr.
Sherwood; Mr. Hayes; Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Tancredo.
Committee on Rules: Mr. Dreier, Chairman; Mr. Goss; Mr.
Linder; Ms. Pryce of Ohio; Mr. Diaz-Balart; Mr. Hastings of
Washington; Mrs. Myrick; Mr. Sessions; and Mr. Reynolds.
Committee on Science: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Chairman; Mr.
Boehlert; Mr. Smith of Texas; Mrs. Morella; Mr. Weldon
ofPennsylvania; Mr. Rohrabacher; Mr. Barton of Texas; Mr.
Calvert; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; Mr.
Ehlers; Mr. Weldon of Florida; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr. Ewing; Mr.
Cannon; Mr. Brady of Texas; Mr. Cook; Mr. Nethercutt; Mr.
Lucas of Oklahoma; Mr. Green of Wisconsin; Mr. Kuykendall;
Mr. Gary Miller of California; and Mrs. Biggert.
Committee on Small Business: Mr. Talent, Chairman; Mr.
Combest; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland;
Mr. LoBiondo; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Chabot; Mr. English; Mr.
McIntosh; Mr. Hill of Montana; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Forbes; Mr.
Sweeney; Mr. Toomey; and Mr. DeMint.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Smith of
Texas, Chairman.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr.
Shuster, Chairman; Mr. Young of Alaska; Mr. Petri; Mr.
Boehlert; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Coble; Mr. Duncan; Mr. Ewing; Mr.
Gilchrest; Mr. Horn; Mr. Franks of New Jersey; Mr. Mica; Mr.
Quinn; Mrs. Fowler; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Bachus; Mr. LaTourette;
Mrs. Kelly; Mr. LaHood; Mr. Baker; Mr. Bass; Mr. Ney; Mr.
Metcalf; Mr. Pease; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Cook; Mr. Cooksey;
Mr. Thune; Mr. LoBiondo; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma; Mr. Moran of
Kansas; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. Terry; Mr. Sherwood; Mr. Gary
Miller of California; Mr. Sweeney; and Mr. DeMint.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Stump, Chairman; Mr.
Smith of New Jersey; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Spence; Mr. Everett;
Mr. Buyer; Mr. Quinn; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Stearns; Mr. Moran of
Kansas; Mr Hayworth; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr. LaHood; and Mr.
Simpson.
Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Archer, Chairman; Mr.
Crane; Mr. Thomas; Mr. Shaw; Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut; Mr.
Houghton; Mr. Herger; Mr. McCrery; Mr. Camp; Mr. Ramstad; Mr.
Nussle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Ms. Dunn; Mr. Collins; Mr.
Portman; Mr. English; Mr. Watkins; Mr. Hayworth; Mr. Weller;
Mr. Hulshof; Mr. McInnis; Mr. Lewis of Kentucky; and Mr.
Foley.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 1.24 committee elections--minority
Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 7):
Resolved, That the following named Members, Delegates and
the Resident Commissioner be, and are hereby, elected to
serve on standing committees as follows:
Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Stenholm, Texas; Mr. Brown,
California; Mr. Condit, California; Mr. Peterson, Minnesota;
Mr. Dooley, California; Mrs. Clayton, North Carolina; Mr.
Minge, Minnesota; Mr. Hillard, Alabama; Mr. Pomeroy, North
Dakota; Mr. Holden, Pennsylvania; Mr. Bishop, Georgia; Mr.
Thompson, Mississippi; Mr. Baldacci, Maine; Mr. Berry,
Arkansas; Mr. Goode, Virginia; Mr. McIntyre, North Carolina;
Ms. Stabenow, Michigan; Mr. Etheridge, North Carolina; Mr.
John, Louisiana; Mr. Boswell, Iowa; Mr. Phelps, Illinois; Mr.
Lucas, Kentucky; and Mr. Thompson, California.
Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Obey, Wisconsin; Mr.
Murtha, Pennsylvania; Mr. Dicks, Washington; Mr. Sabo,
Minnesota; Mr. Dixon, California; Mr. Hoyer, Maryland (When
Sworn); Mr. Mollohan, West Virginia (When Sworn); Ms. Kaptur,
Ohio; Ms. Pelosi, California; Mr. Visclosky, Indiana; Mrs.
Lowey, New York; Mr. Serrano, New York; Ms. DeLauro,
Connecticut; Mr. Moran, Virginia; Mr. Olver, Massachusetts;
Mr. Pastor, Arizona; Mrs. Meek, Florida; Mr. Price, North
Carolina; Mr. Edwards, Texas; Mr. Cramer, Alabama; Mr.
Clyburn, South Carolina; Mr. Hinchey, New York; Ms. Roybal-
Allard, California; Mr. Farr, California (When Sworn); Mr.
Jackson, Illinois; Ms. Kilpatrick, Michigan; Mr. Boyd,
Florida.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. LaFalce,
New York; Mr. Vento, Minnesota; Mr. Frank, Massachusetts; Mr.
Kanjorski, Pennsylvania; Ms. Waters, California; Mrs.
Maloney, New York; Mr. Gutierrez, Illinois; Ms. Velazquez,
New York; Mr. Watt, North Carolina; Mr. Ackerman, New York;
Mr. Bentsen, Texas; Mr. Maloney, Connecticut; Ms. Hooley,
Oregon; Ms. Carson, Indiana; Mr. Weygand, Rhode Island; Mr.
Sherman, California; Mr. Sandlin, Texas; Mr. Meeks, New York;
Ms. Lee, California; Mr. Virgil Goode, Virginia; Mr. Mascara,
Pennsylvania; Mr. Inslee, Washington; Ms. Schakowsky,
Illinois; Mr. Moore, Kansas; Mr. Gonzalez, Texas; Ms. Tubbs
Jones, Ohio; Mr. Capuano, Massachusetts.
Committee on the Budget: Mr. Spratt, South Carolina; Mr.
McDermott, Washington; Ms. Rivers, Michigan; Mr. Thompson,
Mississippi; Mr. Minge, Minnesota; Mr. Bentsen, Texas; Mr.
Davis, Florida; Mr. Weygand, Rhode Island; Mrs. Clayton,
North Carolina; Mr. Price, North Carolina; Mr. Markey,
Massachusetts; Mr. Kleczka, Wisconsin; Mr. Clement,
Tennessee; Mr. Moran, Virginia; Ms. Hooley, Oregon; Mr.
Lucas, Kenducky; Mr. Holt, New Jersey; Mr. Hoeffel,
Pennsylvania; Ms. Baldwin, Wisconsin.
Committee on Commerce: Mr. Dingell, Michigan; Mr. Waxman,
California; Mr. Markey, Massachusetts; Mr. Hall, Texas; Mr.
Boucher, Virginia; Mr. Towns, New York; Mr. Pallone, New
Jersey; Mr. Brown, Ohio; Mr. Gordon, Tennessee; Mr. Deutsch,
Florida; Mr. Rush, Illinois; Ms. Eshoo, California; Mr.
Klink, Pennsylvania; Mr. Stupak, Michigan; Mr. Engel, New
York; Mr. Sawyer, Ohio; Mr. Wynn, Maryland; Mr. Green, Texas;
Ms. McCarthy, Missouri; Mr. Strickland, Ohio; Ms. DeGette,
Colorado; Mr. Barrett, Wisconsin; Mr. Luther, Minnesota; Mrs.
Capps, California.
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Clay,
Missouri; Mr. George Miller, California (when sworn); Mr.
Kildee, Michigan; Mr. Martinez, California; Mr. Owens, New
York; Mr. Payne, New Jersey; Mrs. Mink, Hawaii; Mr. Andrews,
New Jersey; Mr. Roemer, Indiana; Mr. Scott, Virginia; Ms.
Woolsey, California; Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Puerto Rico; Mr.
Fattah, Pennsylvania; Mr. Hinojosa, Texas; Mrs. McCarthy, New
York; Mr. Tierney, Massachusetts; Mr. Kind, Wisconsin; Ms.
Sanchez, California; Mr. Ford, Tennessee; Mr. Kucinich, Ohio;
Mr. Wu, Oregon; Mr. Holt, New Jersey.
Committee on Government Reform (and Oversight): Mr. Waxman,
California; Mr. Lantos, California; Mr. Wise, West Virginia;
Mr. Owens, New York; Mr. Towns, New York; Mr. Kanjorski,
Pennsylvania; Mr. Condit, California; Mrs. Mink, Hawaii; Mrs.
Maloney, New York; Mrs. Norton, District of Columbia; Mr.
Fattah, Pennsylvania; Mr. Cummings, Maryland; Mr. Kucinich,
Ohio; Mr. Blagojevich, Illinois; Mr. Davis, Illinois; Mr.
Tierney, Massachusetts; Mr. Turner, Texas; Mr. Allen, Maine,
Mr. Ford, Tennessee.
Committee on House Administration: Mr. Hoyer, Maryland
(When Sworn).
Committee on International Relations: Mr. Gejdenson,
Connecticut; Mr. Lantos, California; Mr. Berman, California;
Mr. Ackerman, New York; Mr. Faleomavaega, American Samoa; Mr.
Martinez, California; Mr. Payne, New Jersey; Mr. Menendez,
New Jersey; Mr. Brown, Ohio; Ms. McKinney, Georgia; Mr.
Hastings, Florida; Ms. Danner, Missouri; Mr. Hillard,
Alabama; Mr. Sherman, California; Mr. Wexler, Florida; Mr.
Rothman, New Jersey; Mr. Davis, Florida; Mr. Crowley, New
York; Mr. Hoeffel, Pennsylvania.
Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Conyers, Michigan; Mr.
Frank, Massachusetts; Mr. Berman, California; Mr. Boucher,
Virginia; Mr. Nadler, New York; Mr. Scott, Virginia; Mr.
Watt, North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, California; Ms. Jackson-
Lee, Texas; Mrs. Waters, California; Mr. Meehan,
Massachusetts; Mr. Delahunt, Massachusetts; Mr. Wexler,
Florida; Mr. Rothman, New Jersey; Ms. Baldwin, Wisconsin; Mr.
Weiner, New York.
Committee on National Security: Mr. Skelton, Missouri; Mr.
Sisisky, Virginia; Mr. Spratt, South Carolina; Mr. Ortiz,
Texas; Mr. Pickett, Virginia; Mr. Evans, Illinois; Mr.
Taylor, Mississippi; Mr. Abercrombie, Hawaii; Mr. Meehan,
Massachusetts; Mr. Underwood, Guam; Mr. Kennedy, Rhode
Island; Mr. Blagojevich, Illinois; Mr. Reyes, Texas; Mr.
Allen, Maine; Mr. Snyder, Arkansas; Mr. Turner, Texas; Mr.
Smith, Washington; Ms. Sanchez, California; Mr. Maloney,
Connecticut; Mr. McIntyre, North Carolina; Mr. Rodriguez,
Texas; Ms. McKinney, Georgia; Ms. Tauscher, California; Mr.
Brady, Pennsylvania; Mr. Andrews, New Jersey; Mr. Hill,
Indiana; Mr. Thompson, California.
Committee on Resources: Mr. George Miller, California (When
Sworn); Mr. Rahall, West Virginia; Mr. Vento, Minnesota; Mr.
Kildee, Michigan; Mr. DeFazio, Oregon; Mr. Faleomavaega,
American Samoa; Mr. Abercrombie; Hawaii; Mr. Ortiz, Texas;
Mr. Pickett, Virginia; Mr. Pallone, New Jersey; Mr. Dooley,
California; Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Puerto Rico; Mr. Underwood,
Guam; Mr. Kennedy, Rhode Island; Mr. Smith, Washington; Mr.
Delahunt, Massachusetts; Mr. John, Louisiana; Ms. Christian-
Green, Virgin Islands; Mr. Kind, Wisconsin; Mr. Inslee,
Washington; Ms. Napolitano, California; Mr. Udall, New
Mexico; Mr. Udall, Colorado; Mr. Crowley, New York.
Committee on Rules: Mr. Moakley, Massachusetts; Mr. Frost,
Texas; Mr. Hall, Ohio; Mrs. Slaughter, New York.
Committee on Science: Mr. Brown, California; Mr. Hall,
Texas; Mr. Gordon, Tennessee; Mr. Traficant; Ohio; Mr.
Costello, Illinois; Mr. Roemer, Indiana; Mr. Barcia,
Michigan; Ms. Johnson, Texas; Ms. Woolsey, California; Mr.
Hastings, Florida; Ms. Rivers, Michigan; Ms. Lofgren,
California; Mr.
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Doyle, Pennsylvania; Ms. Jackson-Lee, Texas; Ms. Stabenow,
Michigan; Mr. Etheridge, North Carolina; Mr. Lampson, Texas;
Ms. Lee, California; Mr. Larson, Connecticut; Mr. Udall,
Colorado; Mr. Wu, Oregon.
Committee on Small Business: Ms. Velazquez, New York; Mr.
Sisisky, Virginia; Ms. Millender-McDonald, California; Mr.
Davis, Illinois; Mrs. McCarthy, New York; Mr. Pascrell, New
Jersey; Mr. Hinojosa, Texas; Ms. Christian-Green, Virgin
Islands; Mr. Brady, Pennsylvania; Mr. Udall, New Mexico; Mr.
Moore, Kansas; Ms. Tubbs Jones, Ohio; Mr. Gonzalez, Texas;
Mr. Phelps, Illinois; Ms. Napolitano, California.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Berman,
California; Mr. Sabo, Minnesota; Mr. Pastor, Arizona; Mr.
Fattah, Pennsylvania; Ms. Lofgren, California.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr.
Oberstar, Minnesota; Mr. Rahall, West Virginia; Mr. Borski,
Pennsylvania; Mr. Lipinski, Illinois; Mr. Wise, West
Virginia; Mr. Traficant, Ohio; Mr. DeFazio, Oregon; Mr.
Clement, Tennessee; Mr. Costello, Illinois; Ms. Norton,
District of Columbia; Mr. Nadler, New York; Ms. Danner,
Missouri; Mr. Menendez, New Jersey; Ms. Brown, Florida; Mr.
Barcia, Michigan; Mr. Filner, California; Ms. Johnson, Texas;
Mr. Mascara, Pennsylvania; Mr. Taylor, Mississippi; Ms.
Millender-McDonald, California; Mr. Cummings, Maryland; Mr.
Blumenauer, Oregon; Mr. Sandlin, Texas; Ms. Tauscher,
California; Mr. Pascrell, New Jersey; Mr. Boswell, Iowa; Mr.
McGovern, Massachusetts; Mr. Holden, Pennsylvania; Mr.
Lampson, Texas; Mr. Baldacci, Maine; Mr. Berry, Arkansas; Mr.
Shows, Mississippi; Mr. Baird, Washington; Ms. Berkley,
Nevada.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Evans, Illinois; Mr.
Filner, California; Mr. Gutierrez, Illinois; Ms. Brown,
Florida; Mr. Doyle, Pennsylvania; Mr. Peterson, Minnesota;
Mrs. Carson, Indiana; Mr. Reyes, Texas; Mr. Snyder, Arkansas;
Mr. Rodriguez, Texas; Mr. Shows, Mississippi.
Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Rangel, New York; Mr.
Stark (When Sworn); California; Mr. Matsui, California; Mr.
Coyne, Pennsylvania; Mr. Levin, Michigan; Mr. Cardin,
Maryland; Mr. McDermott, Washington; Mr. Kleczka, Wisconsin;
Mr. Lewis, Georgia; Mr. Neal, Massachusetts; Mr. McNulty, New
York; Mr. Jefferson, Louisiana; Mr. Tanner, Tennessee; Mr.
Becerra, California; Ms. Thurman, Florida; Mr. Doggett,
Texas.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Dixon,
California.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 1.25 committee elections--minority
Mr. FROST, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution
(H. Res. 8):
Resolved, That the following named Member is, and is
hereby, elected to serve on standing committees as follows:
Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions: Mr.
Sanders.
Committee on Government Reform (and Oversight): Mr.
Sanders.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 1.26 amendment to clause 5 of rule XXVI
Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 5, submitted the
following resolution (H. Res. 9):
Resolved, That subparagraph (1) of clause 5(a) of rule XXVI
is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``A Member''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subdivision:
``(B) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House may accept a gift (other than cash
or cash equivalent) that the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee reasonably and in good
faith believes to have a value of less than $50 and a
cumulative value from one source during a calendar year of
less than $100. A gift having a value of less than $10 does
not count toward the $100 annual limit. Formal recordkeeping
is not required by this subdivision, but a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House
shall make a good faith effort to comply with this
subdivision.''.
After debate,
Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 5, the previous question was
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 1.27 privileges of the house--appointing the authorizing managers
for the impeachment trial of william jefferson clinton,
president of the united states
Mr. HYDE, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his
intention to call up the following resolution (H. Res. 10), as a
question of the privileges of the House:
Resolved, That in continuance of the authority conferred in
House Resolution 614 of the One Hundred Fifth Congress
adopted by the House of Representatives and delivered to the
Senate on December 19, 1998, Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr.
Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida, Mr.
Gekas of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Buyer of
Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Chabot of Ohio, Mr.
Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mr. Cannon of
Utah, Mr. Rogan of California, and Mr. Graham of South
Carolina are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment
trial against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States, that a message be sent to the Senate to inform
the Senate of these appointments, and that the managers so
appointed may, in connection with the preparation and the
conduct of the trial, exhibit the articles of impeachment to
the Senate and take all other actions necessary, which may
include the following:
(1) Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary
assistants and incurring such other expenses as may be
necessary, to be paid from amounts available to the Committee
on the Judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from
the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
(2) Sending for persons and papers, and filing with the
Secretary of the Senate, on the part of the House of
Representatives, any pleadings, in conjunction with or
subsequent to, the exhibition of the articles of impeachment
that the managers consider necessary.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under
rule IX, and recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. SCOTT for 30 minutes each.
After debate,
By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House agree to said resolution?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
Mr. CONYERS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device.
It was decided in the
Yeas
223
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affirmative
Nays
198
para. 1.28 [Roll No. 6]
YEAS--223
Aderholt
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Bereuter
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bliley
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Brady (TX)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Cook
Cooksey
Cox
Crane
Cubin
Cunningham
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
English
Everett
Ewing
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Fowler
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Ganske
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goode
Goodlatte
Goodling
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Herger
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hobson
Hoekstra
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Istook
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kasich
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaHood
Largent
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Manzullo
McCollum
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McKeon
Metcalf
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Moran (KS)
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Ose
Oxley
Packard
Paul
Pease
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Pombo
Porter
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Reynolds
Riley
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roukema
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Salmon
Sanford
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Spence
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Stearns
Stenholm
Stump
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Thune
Tiahrt
Toomey
Upton
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NAYS--198
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baird
Baldacci
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett (WI)
Becerra
Bentsen
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Bonior
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Carson
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doyle
Edwards
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Fattah
Filner
Ford
Frank (MA)
Frost
Gejdenson
Gephardt
Gonzalez
Gordon
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hastings (FL)
Hill (IN)
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hoeffel
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Inslee
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Klink
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Lantos
Larson
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren
Lowey
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Moore
Moran (VA)
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pallone
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pickett
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shows
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Spratt
Stabenow
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Waters
Watt (NC)
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Weygand
Wise
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
NOT VOTING--7
Blunt
Cardin
Hefley
Jenkins
Lipinski
Neal
Pascrell
So the resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 1.29 minority employees
Mr. MENENDEZ, by unanimous consent, submitted the following
resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H. Res. 11):
Resolved, That pursuant to the Legislative Pay Act of 1929,
as amended, the six minority employees authorized therein
shall be the following named persons, effective January 3,
1999, until otherwise ordered by the House, to-wit: Steve
Elmendorf, George Kundanis, Craig Hanna, Sharon Daniels, Dan
Turton, and Laura Nichols, each to receive gross compensation
pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 119, Ninety-
fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 115
of Public Law 95-94. In addition, the Minority Leader may
appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to three
further minority employees.
para. 1.30 absent member-elect swearing in--minority
Mr. MENENDEZ, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res.
12):
Resolved, Whereas, George Miller, a Representative-elect
from the Seventh District of the State of California, has
been unable from illness to appear in person to be sworn as a
Member of the House, and there being no contest or question
as to his election; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, is
hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to the
Honorable George Miller at Martinez, California, and that
such oath be accepted and received by the House as the oath
of office of the Honorable George Miller.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Accordingly, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent,
announced that, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 12, 106th
Congress, the Chair appoints the Honorable Ellen Sickles James, Retired,
Contra Costa County, California Superior Court Judge, to administer the
oath of office to the Honorable George Miller.
para. 1.31 absent member-elect swearing in--minority
Mr. MENENDEZ, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res.
13):
Resolved, Whereas, Sam Farr, a Representative-elect from
the Seventeenth District of the State of California, has been
unable from illness to appear in person to sworn as a Member
of the House, and there being no contest or question as to
his election; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, is
hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to the
Honorable Sam Farr at Carmel, California, and that such oath
be accepted and received by the House as the oath of office
of the Honorable Sam Farr.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Accordingly, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent,
announced that, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 13, 106th
Congress, the Chair appoints the Honorable Marc Poche, Associate Justice
of the California Court of Appeals, to administer the oath of office to
the Honorable Sam Farr.
para. 1.32 daily hour of meeting
Mr. DREIER, submitted the following privileged resolution, which was
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 14):
Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, before Monday, May
10, 1999, the hour of daily meeting of the House shall be 2
p.m. on Mondays; 11 a.m. on Tuesdays; and 10 a.m. on all
other days of the week; and from Monday, May 10, 1999, until
the end of the second session, the hour of daily meeting of
the House shall be noon on Mondays; 10 a.m. on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all other days of
the week.
para. 1.33 providing for a joint session to receive the president
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, the House considered the following privileged
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 1):
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the
Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 19,
1999, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving such
communication as the President of the United States shall be
pleased to make to them.
When said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
para. 1.34 extension of remarks
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That, for the first session of the One Hundred Sixth
Congress, all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to
include extraneous material within the permitted limit in that section
of the Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks.''.
para. 1.35 speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint
commissions
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until
Tuesday, January 19, 1999, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the
House.
para. 1.36 report of committee to notify the president
Mr. ARMEY was recognized, and said:
``Mr. Speaker, your committee appointed on the part of the House to
join a like committee on the part of the Senate to notify the President
of the United States that a quorum of each House has been assembled and
is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make has
performed that duty.
``The President asked us to report that he will be pleased to deliver
his
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message at 9 p.m., Tuesday, January 19, to a joint session of the two
Houses.''.
para. 1.37 designation of special assistant to the clerk to sign papers
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a
communication, which was read as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, January 6, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 4 of Rule III of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, I herewith designate Mr.
Gerasimos C. Vans, Special Assistant to the Clerk, to sign
any and all papers and do all other acts for me under the
name of the Clerk of the House which he would be authorized
to do by virtue of this designation, except such as are
provided by statute, in case of my temporary absence or
disability.
This designation shall remain in effect for the 106th
Congress or until modified by me.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk.
para. 1.38 providing for an adjournment of the house
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, the House considered the following privileged
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 2):
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative
day of Wednesday, January 6, 1999, it stand adjourned until 2
p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
When said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
para. 1.39 house office building commission
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 40 United States Code,
175 and 176, appointed to the House Office Building Commission, Mr.
ARMEY and Mr. GEPHARDT to serve with himself.
para. 1.40 permanent select committee on intelligence
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 11 of Rule X and clause 11 of
Rule I, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, appointed Mr. GOSS and Mr.
DIXON to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
para. 1.41 recess--6:31 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I,
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., subject
to the call of the Chair.
para. 1.42 after recess--7:54 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, called the House to order.
para. 1.43 message from the senate
A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks,
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment, a concurrent
resolution of the House of the following title:
H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution providing for
adjournment of the House.
The message also announced that the Secretary of the Senate inform the
House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to receive the
Managers appointed by the House for the purpose of exhibiting articles
of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States, agreeably to the notice communicated to the Senate, and
that at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, January 7, 1999, the
Senate will receive the honorable managers on the part of the House of
Representatives, in order that they may present and exhibit the articles
of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States.
The message also announced that the Secretary of the Senate notify the
House of Representatives that at the hour of 1 o'clock p.m., on
Thursday, January 7, 1999, in the Senate Chamber, the Senate will
proceed to the consideration of the articles of impeachment against
William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.
para. 1.44 communications
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive and other communications were
taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
1. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's
final rule--Trading Hours-- received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
2. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Picloram; Time-Limited
Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300748; FRL-6039-4] (RIN: 2070-
AB78) received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Copper-ethylenediamine
complex; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-
300777; FRL-6052-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 28,
1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
4. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dicamba (3,6-dichloro-
o-anisic acid); Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300767; FRL-6049-2]
(RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
5. A communication from the President of the United States,
transmitting Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the
Department of Defense regarding Operation and Maintenance;
Defense-wide; (H. Doc. No. 105--1); to the Committee on
Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
6. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash
Protection [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4934] (RIN: 2127-AH24)
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
7. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Accidental Release
Prevention Requirements; Risk Management Programs Under Clean
Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Amendments [FRL-6214-9] (RIN:
2050-AE46) received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
8. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Withdrawal of the
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical
Methods for Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants; Direct
Final Rule [WH-FRL-6212-4] (RIN: 2040-AC77) received December
28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
9. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas
for Air Quality Planning Purposes Florida: Redesignation of
the Duval County sulfur dioxide unclassifiable area to
attainment [FL-75-1-9806a; FRL-6196-8] received December 28,
1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
10. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--California State
Implementation Plan Revision; Interim Final Determination
That State Has Corrected Deficiencies [CA 211-0117; FRL-6211-
9] received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
11. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting notification that the national emergency
declared with respect to Libya is to continue in effect
beyond January 7, 1999, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H.
Doc. No. 105--3); to the Committee on International Relations
and ordered to be printed.
12. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For
Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled,
transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List;
Additions--received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
13. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Annual Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail
Equipment Accidents/Incidents (FRA-98-4898, Notice No. 1)
[RIN: 2130-AB30) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
14. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -
Airworthiness Directives; Westland Helicopters Ltd. 30 Series
100 and 100-60 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-40-AD; Amendment
39-10969; AD 99-01-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
15. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10
Series Airplanes and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes [Docket No.
97-NM-288-AD; Amend
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ment 39-10965; AD 98-26-22] received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
16. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
[Docket No. 97-NM-309-AD; Amendment 39-10966; AD 98-26-23]
(RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
17. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-485; San Jose, CA;
Correction [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66)
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
18. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rockland, ME [Airspace Docket
No. 98-ANE-95] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
19. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Metropolitan Oakland
International Airport, California; Correction [Airspace
Docket No. 98-AWP-22] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
20. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision to Class E Airspace; Reno, NV [Airspace Docket No.
98-AWP-23] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
21. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 36, Development of
Major Repair Data [Docket No. FAA-1998-4654; Amendment No.
SFAR 36-7; Notice No. 98-15] (RIN: 2120-AG64) received
January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
22. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Crewmember Interference, Portable Electronic Devices, and
Other Passenger Related Requirements [Docket No. FAA-1998-
4954] (RIN: 2120-AG70) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
23. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and
Illinois [CGD 08-98-079] (RIN: 2115-AE47) January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
24. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting Report that nonmarket economy countries,
receiving most-favored-nation status, do not impose
unreasonable emigration restrictions, pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--2); to the Committee on Ways and
Means and ordered to be printed.
25. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
General Revision of Regulations Relating to Withholding of
Tax on Certain U.S. Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons and
Related Collection, Refunds, and Credits: Revision of
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Regulations; and
Removal of Regulations Under Parts 1 and 35a and of Certain
Regulations Under Income Tax Treaties [TD 8804] (RIN: 1545-
AW39) received December 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives,
transmitting list of reports pursuant to clause 2, rule III
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, pursuant to
Rule III, clause 2, of the Rules of the House. (H. Doc. No.
105-330); to the Committee on House Administration and
ordered to be printed.
para. 1.45 leave of absence
By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
To Mr. BLUNT, for today after 2:30 p.m.;
To Mr. GALLEGLY, for today and balance of the week; and
To Mr. JENKINS, for today after 2:30 p.m.
And then,
para. 1.46 adjournment
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent and pursuant
to the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 2, at 7 o'clock and 55
minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday,
January 19, 1999.
para. 1.47 reports of committees on public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
[The following action occurred on December 29, 1998]
Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Activities
Report of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 105th Congress
(Rept. No. 105-833). Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. Report on
Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on
Resources, 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-834). Referred to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
[The following action occurred on December 30, 1998]
Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on
Activities of the Committee on Appropriations 105th Congress
(Rept. No. 105-835). Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union.
Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and
the Workforce. 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-836). Referred
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union.
[The following action occurred on December 31, 1998]
Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Report on the Summary of Activities of the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services, 105th Congress (Rept. No.
105-837). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union.
[The following reports were filed on January 2, 1999]
Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations.
Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on
International Relations During the 105th Congress (Rept. No.
105-838). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union.
Mr. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Survey of Activities of the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence During the 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-839).
Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union.
Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. Survey of Activities of
the House Committee on Rules, 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-
840). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union.
Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. Report of the
Activities of the Committee on National Security for the
105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-841). Referred to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. Report on
the Activities of the Committee on Agriculture During the
105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-842). Referred to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Report on the Activities of the House Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight During the 105th Congress (Rept. No.
105-843). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union.
Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. Activities and Summary
Report of the Committee on the Budget During the 105th
Congress (Rept. No. 105-844). Referred to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. Report on the Activity
of the Committee on Commerce for the One Hundred Fifth
Congress (Rept. No. 105-846). Referred to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union.
para. 1.48 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Lewis, of California,
Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Matsui,
Mr. Packard, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hunter, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McKeon, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ose, Mrs.
Bono, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Becerra, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rogan, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
H.R. 11. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the
exclusive application of California State regulations
regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within the State;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. DeLAY:
H.R. 12. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal
courts with respect to prison release orders; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LaHOOD:
H.R. 13. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration to implement reforms to the Liaison
and Familiarization Training Program; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. Forbes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Moran
of Virginia, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
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H.R. 14. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 14
percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and
to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of
determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. BILBRAY:
H.R. 15. A bill to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain
region of California as wilderness; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. DINGELL:
H.R. 16. A bill to provide a program of national health
insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm,
Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Condit, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. Thune, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Nethercutt, and Mr. Walden):
H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
to require the President to report to Congress on any
selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a
termination date for the embargo, to provide greater
assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the
Committee on International Relations, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ARCHER:
H.R. 18. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide that the transfer of property subject to a
liability shall be treated in the same manner as the transfer
of property involving an assumption of liability; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
H.R. 19. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
regarding the treatment of golf caddies for employment tax
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GILMAN:
H.R. 20. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by the
State of New York; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. Bentsen, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Weygand, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Young of Alaska,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. McCrery, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Canady of
Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mrs.
Fowler, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. LaHood, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Mica, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Traficant, and Mr. Porter):
H.R. 21. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide
reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 22. A bill to modernize the postal laws of the United
States; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. DREIER:
H.R. 23. A bill to provide grants to local educational
agencies to allow such agencies to promote certain education
initiatives; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
H.R. 24. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for certain improvements in the way in which health-
care resources are allocated by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOEHLERT:
H.R. 25. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean
Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Campbell,
Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Abercrombie, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
H.R. 26. A bill to allow certain individuals who provided
service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the
Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI
benefit after moving back to the Philippines; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DREIER:
H.R. 27. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow the carryover of unused nontaxable benefits under
cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney
of New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs.
Kelly, and Mr. Shays):
H.R. 28. A bill to provide for greater access to child care
services for Federal employees; to the Committee on
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. DREIER:
H.R. 29. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 to require that the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation utilize dynamic
scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions that
reduce rates of taxation; to the Committee on the Budget, and
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Lazio of
New York, Mr. Castle, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and
Mr. Vento):
H.R. 30. A bill to protect consumers and financial
institutions by preventing personal financial information
from being obtained from financial institutions under false
pretenses; to the committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Vento):
H.R. 31. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the
Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the
discovery of the New World by Leif Ericsson; to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. DREIER:
H.R. 32. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to expand the types of information on campaign
spending required to be reported to the Federal Election
Commission, to transfer responsibility for the enforcement of
Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for
election for Federal office from the Commission to the
Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the Committee concerned.
By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw,
Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of
Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Thurman):
H.R. 33. A bill imposing certain restrictions and
requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GOSS:
H.R. 34. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal
Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
H.R. 35. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of
junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Engel, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brady
of Texas, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Menendez):
H.R. 36. A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act to eliminate the requirement that
spouses and children of aliens eligible for adjustment of
status under such Act be nationals of Nicaragua or Cuba and
to provide to nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
and Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status
under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
H.R. 37. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to protect the Social
Security trust funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. STUMP:
H.R. 38. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration
Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and
Mr. George Miller of California):
H.R. 39. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to
establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation
of neotropical migratory birds; to the Committee on
Resources.
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By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings
of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 40. A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice,
cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United
States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and
to establish a commission to examine the institution of
slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and
economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the
impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make
recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goss, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Herger, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina,
Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hansen, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Collins, Mr.
Watkins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Barr
of Georgia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rogers,
Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Cooksey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Emerson,
Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones of North
Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Camp):
H.R. 41. A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by
aliens other than refugees, priority workers, and the spouses
and children of United States citizens; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. STUMP:
H.R. 42. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift
taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STUMP:
H.R. 43. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to accelerate the phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from
the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
H.R. 44. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the payment of special compensation to certain
severely disabled uniformed services retirees; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Norwood,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina,
Mr. Klink, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoekstra,
Mr. Livingston, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of
Florida, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Foley,
Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Smith of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Porter, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Camp, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and
Mr. Allen):
H.R. 45. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the
Committees on Resources, and Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, Mr. Scott, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr LoBiondo):
H.R. 46. A bill to provide for a national medal for public
safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and
beyond the call of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STUMP:
H.R. 47. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside
income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits
thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 48. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social
Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman,
Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Condit):
H.R. 49. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and
individual health insurance coverge and group health plans
provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital
or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma,
infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committee on Commerce,
and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
Committee concerned.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Tancredo):
H.R. 50. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to
declare English as the official language of the Government of
the United States; to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mrs. KELLY:
H.R. 51. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit taking a child hostage in order to evade arrest; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 52. A bill to redesignate the naval facility located
in Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy, and known as the Naples
Support Site, as the ``Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site''; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Istook,
Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Skeen,
Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts
of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of
Texas, and Mr. Stenholm):
H.R. 53. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GILMAN:
H.R. 54. A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper
Delaware Citizens Advisory Council; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr DREIER:
H.R. 55. A bill to make the Federal employees health
benefits program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who
would not otherwise have health insurance, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Castle,
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bass,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Bonilla, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bryant, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr.
Gallegly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen,
Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas
of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon,
Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun
of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor
of North Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walden, and Mr.
Watts of Oklahoma):
H.J. Res. 1. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United
States Government and for greater accountability in the
enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr.
Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cox
of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones
of North Carolina, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of
Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Minge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Packard, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Whitfield):
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H.J. Res. 2. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States with respect to the number
of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of
Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint
session of Congress to receive a message from the President;
considered and agreed to.
H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution providing for
adjournment of the House; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 1. Resolution electing officers of the House of
Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Res. 2. Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of
the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker
and the Clerk; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 3. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a
committee to notify the President of the assembly of the
Congress; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 4. Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the
President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk;
considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 5. Resolution adopting rules for the One Hundred
Sixth Congress in recodified form; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 6. Resolution electing Members to serve on standing
committees; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. FROST:
H. Res. 7. Resolution electing Members, Delegates, and the
Resident Commissioner to serve on standing committees;
considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 8. Resolution electing a Member to serve on
standing committees; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hastert,
Mr. Armey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonior):
H. Res. 9. Resolution amending clause 5 of rule XXVI;
considered and agreed to.
By Mr. HYDE:
H. Res. 10. Resolution appointing the authorizing managers
for the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton,
President of the United States; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
H. Res. 11. Resolution providing for the designation of
certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 12. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to
administer the oath of office; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 13. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to
administer the oath of office; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. DREIER:
H. Res. 14. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting of
the First Session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress;
considered and agreed to.
.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1999 (2)
The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.
para. 2.1 approval of the journal
The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the
proceedings of Wednesday, January 6, 1999.
Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
para. 2.3 communications
Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV,
were referred as follows:
26. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Veterinary Services User Fees; Embryo Collection Center
Approval Fee [Docket No. 98-005-2] received December 28,
1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
27. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the States of
Michigan, et al.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for
the 1998-99 Crop Year for Tart Cherries [Docket No. FV98-930-
1 FR] received January 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
28. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the
Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations;
Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions--
received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Agriculture.
29. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for Natural
Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Small Business
Timber Sale Set-aside Program; Appeal Procedures On
Recomputation Of Shares--received January 13, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
30. A letter from the Administrator, Farm and Foreign
Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture,
transmitting the Department's final rule --Disaster Set-Aside
Program--Second Installment Set-Aside (RIN: 0560-AF65)
received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Agriculture.
31. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit
Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions--
received December 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
32. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting
the annual report of the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity for fiscal year 1998,
pursuant to Public Law 102--325, section 1203 (106 Stat.
794); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
33. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision; Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District [CA 207-0106a; FRL 6211-1] received
December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
34. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision Antelope Valley Air Pollution
Control District [CA-207-0088; FRL; 6211-2] received December
28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
35. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--1998 Reporting Notice
and Amendment; Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory Data Base,
Production and Site Reports [OPPTS-82052; FRL-6052-7]
received December 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
36. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Kentucky; Approval of
Revisions to Basic Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
Program [KY98-9808a; FRL-6199-1] received December 29, 1998,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
37. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision, Antelope Valley Air Pollution
Control District [CA 211-0116a; FRL-6214-1] received December
29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
38. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plan Louisiana; Nonattainment
Major Stationary Source Revision [LA40-1-7338a; FRL-6207-8]
received December 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
39. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104 [FRL-6220-7] received
January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
40. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision, Ventura County Air Pollution
Control District [CA 095-0107; FRL-6213-9] received January
13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
41. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [IL161-1a;
FRL-6216-4] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
42. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL176-1a; FRL-
6215-3] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
43. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District [CA 207-0121; FRL-6214-5] received
January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
44. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and
Records Management, Federal Communications Commission,
transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of
Section 25 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992 [MM Docket 93-25] received December
21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
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45. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and
Records Management, Federal Communications Commission,
transmitting the Commission's final rule-- 1998 Biennial
Regulatory Review--Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 Relating to
Call Sign Assignments for Broadcast Stations [MM Docket No.
98-98] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
46. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission,
transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides for the
Decorative Wall Paneling Industry--received December 21,
1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
47. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of
international agreements, other than treaties, entered into
by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(b); to the
Committee on International Relations.
48. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of
Presidential Determination No. 99-2: Determination and
Certification for Fiscal Year 1999 concerning Argentina's and
Brazil's termination of eligibility Under Section 102(a)(2)
of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C.
2799aa--2; to the Committee on International Relations.
49. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report to the Congress on the
Strategic Concept of NATO; to the Committee on International
Relations.
50. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled,
``Report on Withdrawal of Russian Armed Forces and Military
Equipment''; to the Committee on International Relations.
51. A letter from the NARA Regulatory Policy Official,
National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Privacy Act Regulations
(RIN: 3095-AA66) received December 22, 1998, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
52. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission,
transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with
the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year
1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
53. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting
the semiannual report of the Inspector General and classified
annex for the period ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
54. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of
the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Bag Limit
Reduction [Docket No. 981224322-8322-01; I.D. 122298A] (RIN:
0648-AK97) received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
55. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's
final rule--High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Vessel
Identification and Reporting Requirements; OMB Control
Numbers [Docket No. 980602143-8309-02; I.D. 040197B] (RIN:
0648-AI99) received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
56. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Incentive Grants for Alcohol-Impaired Driving Prevention
Programs [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4942] (RIN: 2127-AH42) received
January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
57. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Truck Size and Weight; National Network; North Dakota [FHWA
Docket No. 98-3467] (RIN: 2125-AE36) received January 4,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
58. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Regulated Navigation Area: Navigable waters within the First
Coast Guard District [CGD1-98-151] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received
January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
59. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Regattas and Marine Parades [CGD 95-054] (RIN: 2115-AF17)
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
60. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and
Illinois [CGD 08-98-077] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 4,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
61. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges [USCG 1998-4443]
(RIN: 2115-AF65) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
62. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600R and A300
F4-600R Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-361-AD; Amendment
39-10956; AD 98-25-53] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
63. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models
1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-153-AD;
Amendment 39-10959; AD 98-26-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
64. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600
Series Airplanes Equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 or
4000 Series Engines [Docket No. 98-NM-358-AD; Amendment 39-
10952; AD 98-25-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
65. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
20, -30, -40, and -50 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military)
Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-56-AD; Amendment 39-10948; AD 98-
26-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
66. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model
3201 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-75-AD; Amendment 39-10960;
AD 98-26-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
67. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR
Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29418; Amdt.
No. 413] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
68. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems Models
2A36C23/84B-0 and 2A36C82/84B-2 Propellers [Docket No. 98-
ANE-34-AD; Amendment 39-10939, AD 98-25-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
69. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Operations)
Limited Model B.121 Series 1,2, and 3 Airplanes [Docket No.
97-CE-122-AD; Amendment 39-10946; AD 98-26-05] (RIN: 2120-
AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
70. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Bristol
Engines Division, Viper Models Mk.521 and Mk.522 Turbojet
Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-01-AD; Amendment 39-10947; AD 98-
26-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
71. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series
Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-239-AD; Amendment 39-10951; AD
98-26-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
72. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 20
Series Airplanes, Fan Jet Falcon Series Airplanes, and Fan
Jet Falcon Series D,E, and F Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
NM-221-AD; Amendment 39-10950; AD 98-26-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
73. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC9-10,-
20,-30,-40, and -50 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military)
Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-06-AD; Amendment 39-10949; AD 98-
26-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
74. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
[Docket No. 97-NM-59-AD; Amendment 39-10954; AD 98-26-13]
(RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
75. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of
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Class E Airspace; Roswell, NM [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-53]
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
76. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19
(Regional Jet Series 100 and 200) Series Airplanes [Docket
No. 98-NM-330-AD; Amendment 39-10955; AD 98-26-14] (RIN:
2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
77. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series
Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-290-AD; Amendment 39-10953; AD
98-26-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
78. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model
4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-195-AD; Amendment 39-10958;
AD 98-26-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
79. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Establishment of Class D and E Airspace, Amendment to Class D
and E Airspace; Montgomery, AL [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-
12] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
80. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; Burnet, TX [Airspace Docket No.
98-ASW-48] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
81. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; Austin, TX [Airspace Docket No.
98-ASW-49] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
82. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; Taylor, TX [Airspace Docket No.
98-ASW-50] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
83. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Austin, Horseshoe Bay, TX
and Revocation of Class E Airspace, Marble Falls, TX
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-51] received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
84. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; San Angelo, TX [Airspace Docket
No. 98-ASW-52] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
85. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Truck Size and Weight; Technical Corrections (RIN: 2125-AE47)
received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
86. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous
Amendments [Docket No. 29404; Amdt. No. 1904] (RIN: 2120-
AA65) received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
87. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous
Amendments [Docket No. 29416; Amdt. No. 1905] (RIN: 2120-
AA65) received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
88. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous
Amendments [Docket No. 29417; Amdt. No. 1906] (RIN: 2120-
AA65) received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
89. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models
1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-23-AD;
Amendment 39-10970; 99-01-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
90. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; All Airplane Models of The New
Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation)
That Are Equipped with Wing Lift Struts [Docket No. 96-CE-72-
AD; Amendment 39-10972; AD 99-01-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
91. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model
3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-99-AD; Amendment 39-10973;
AD 99-01-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
92. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model
3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-100-AD; Amendment 39-10974;
AD 99-01-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
93. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D and JT3D
Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-77-AD; Amendment
39-10975; AD 99-01-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
94. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Winchester, VA [Airspace
Docket No. 98-AEA-42] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
95. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Milton, WV [Airspace Docket
No. 98-AEA-41] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
96. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wise, VA [Airspace Docket No.
98-AEA-39] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
97. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
[Docket No. 98-NM-327-AD; Amendment 39-10976; AD 99-01-10]
(RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
98. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for
Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Administrative
Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement, MidRange Procurement
Procedures--received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
99. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-7] received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
100. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Optional Standard Mileage Rates for Employees, Self-employed
Individuals, and Other Taxpayers Used in Computing Deductible
Costs [Announcement 99-7] received December 28, 1998,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
101. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Consolidated returns--Limitation on recapture of overall
foreign loss accounts [TD 8800] (RIN: 1545-AW51) received
December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
102. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-64] received
December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
103. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Consolidated returns--Limitations on recapture of overall
foreign loss accounts [TD 8800] (RIN: 1545-AW51) received
December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
104. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Modification of Rev. Proc. 65-17, 1965-1 C.B. 833
[Announcement 99-1] received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
105. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt
Instruments Issued for Property--received December 21, 1998,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
106. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 99-3] received
December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
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107. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Eligible Rollover Distributions [Notice 99-5] received
December 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
108. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Alternative Methods for Reporting 1998 and 1999 IRA
Recharacterizations and Reconversions [Announcement 99-5]
received December 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
109. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S.
Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Exemption of Israeli Products From Certain Customs User fees
[T.D. 99-1] (RIN: 1515-AC39) received January 13, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
110. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting the Annual Report to the Congress on
Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage; to the
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
para. 2.4 members-elect sworn in
Mr. Elton Gallegly of the 23rd District of California; Mr. Steny H.
Hoyer of the 5th District of Maryland; Mr. Alan B. Mollohan of the 1st
District of West Virginia; and Mr. Fortney Pete Stark of the 13th
District of California, appeared at the bar of the House and took the
oath of office prescribed by law.
para. 2.5 sergeant-at-arms sworn in
Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 1, Mr. Wilson S.
Livingood of the Commonwealth of Virginia, presented himself at the bar
of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.
para. 2.6 swearing in of absent member-elect
The SPEAKER laid down the following communication:
Martinez, CA, January 7, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 6, 1999 you designated me to
administer the oath of office to Representative-elect George
Miller of the Seventh District of the State of California
under House Resolution 12, One Hundred Sixth Congress.
Under such designation, I have the honor to report that on
January 7, 1999 at Martinez I administered the oath of office
to Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller took the oath prescribed by 5
U.S.C. 3331. I have sent two copies of the oath, signed by
Mr. Miller, to the Clerk of the House.
Sincerely,
Judge Ellen Sickles James, Ret.
para. 2.7 swearing-in of absent member-elect
The SPEAKER laid down the following communication:
Court of Appeal,
San Francisco, CA, January 8, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 6, 1999, you designated me to
administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Sam
Farr of the Seventeenth District of the State of California
under House Resolution 13, One Hundred Sixth Congress.
Under such designation, I have the honor to report that on
January 8, 1999, at Carmel, California, I administered the
oath of office to Mr. Farr. Mr. Farr took the oath prescribed
by 5 U.S.C. section 3331. I have sent two copies of the oath,
signed by Mr. Farr, to the Clerk of the House.
Sincerely,
Marc B. Poche.
para. 2.8 order of business--``morning-hour debate''
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That on legislative days of Monday and Tuesday during the
first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress the House shall convene
90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the
House solely for the purpose of conducting ``morning-hour debate'',
(except that on Tuesdays after May 4, 1999, the House shall convene for
that purpose one hour earlier than the time otherwise established by
order of the House);
Ordered further, That the time for ``morning-hour debate'' shall be
limited to 30 minutes allocated to each party (except that on Tuesdays
after May 4, 1999, the time shall be limited to 25 minutes allocated to
each party and may not continue beyond 10 minutes before the hour
appointed for the resumption of the session of the House); and
Ordered further, That the form of proceeding to ``morning-hour
debate'' shall be as follows: (1) The prayer by the Chaplain, the
approval of the Journal, and the pledge of allegiance to the flag shall
be postponed until the resumption of the session of the House; (2)
Initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall alternate between
the parties; (3) Recognition shall be conferred by the Speaker only
pursuant to lists submitted by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader;
(4) No Member may address the House for longer than five minutes (except
the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, or the Minority Whip); and (5)
Following ``morning-hour debate'', the Chair shall declare a recess
pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, until the time appointed for the
resumption of the session of the House.
para. 2.9 winter district work period
Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 11):
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative
day of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, it stand adjourned until
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 1999.
When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said
concurrent resolution.
para. 2.11 order of business--suspension of the rules
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That it may be in order on Wednesday, February 3, 1999, for
the Speaker to recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules under
clause 1, rule XV, provided that the Speaker or his designee consult
with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any
matter for consideration pursuant to this request.
para. 2.12 select committee on u.s. national security and military
concerns
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 2(f) of House
Resolution 5, reappointed to the House Select Committee on United States
National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's
Republic of China, on the part of the House, the following Members: Mr.
Cox, Chairman, Messrs. Goss, Bereuter, Hansen, Weldon of Pennsylvania,
Dicks, Spratt, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Scott.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing
appointments.
para. 2.13 order of business--correction of engrossment of h. res. 7
On motion of Mr. HOYER, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That any references to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight and the Committee on National Security in House Resolution 7
adopted on January 6, 1999, be changed to the Committee on Government
Reform and the Committee on Armed Services, respectively, and that the
election of Mr. Dixon to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
by the adoption of House Resolution 7 be vacated.
para. 2.14 smithsonian institution board of regents
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of sections 5580 and 5581 or
the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43), appointed to the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, on the part of the House, the
following Members: Messrs. Regula and Sam Johnson of Texas.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing
appointments.
para. 2.15 official advisors to u.s. trade delegations
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 161(a) of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211), appointed to the committee to be
accredited by the President as official advisors to the United States
delegations to international conferences, meetings, and negotiation
sessions relating to trade agreements during the first session of the
One Hundred Sixth Congress on the part of the House, the following
Members: Messrs. Archer, Crane, Thomas, Rangel, and Levin.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing
appointments.
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para. 2.16 permanent select committee on intelligence
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of clause 11 of rule X and
clause 11 of rule I, appointed to the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence the following Members: Messrs. Lewis of California,
McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, LaHood, and Ms. Wilson.
para. 2.17 designation of deputy clerk to sign papers
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as
follows:
House of Representatives,
Office of the Clerk,
Washington, DC, January 19, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 2(g) of Rule II of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, I herewith designate Mr.
Daniel F.C. Crowley, Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all papers
and do all other acts for me under the name of the Clerk of
the House which he would be authorized to do by virtue of
this designation, except such as are provided by statute, in
case of my temporary absence or disability.
This designation shall remain in effect for the 106th
Congress or until modified by me.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.
para. 2.18 communication from the clerk--message from the senate
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as
follows:
House of Representatives,
Office of the Clerk,
Washington, DC, January 8, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to
Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, the Clerk received the following message
from the Secretary of the Senate on January 8, 1999 at 10:35
a.m.
that the Senate passed S. Res. 1
that the Senate passed S. Res. 2
that the Senate made two appointments:
Senate Legal Counsel
Deputy Senate Legal Counsel
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.
para. 2.19 communication from the clerk--message from the senate
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as
follows:
House of Representatives,
Office of the Clerk,
Washington, DC, January 15, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to
Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, the Clerk received the following message
from the Secretary of the Senate on January 15, 1999 at 2:15
p.m.
that the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 1
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.
para. 2.20 joint committee on taxation
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as
follows:
House of Representatives,
Committee on Ways and Means,
Washington, DC, January 6, 1999.
Hon. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
The Capitol, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I am forwarding to you the Committee's
recommendations for certain designations required by law for
the 106th Congress.
First, pursuant to Section 8002 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, the Committee designated the following members
to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation for the 106th
Congress: Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel and
Mr. Stark.
Second, pursuant to Section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974,
the Committee recommended the following members to serve as
official advisors for international conference meetings and
negotiating sessions on trade agreements: Mr. Archer, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel and Mr. Levin.
With best personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
Bill Archer, Chairman.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing
appointments.
para. 2.21 committee resignation--majority
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which
was read as follows:
Congress of United States,
House of Representatives,
January 7, 1999.
Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby respectfully request a leave of
absence from the Committee on Government Reform, effective
immediately. My request is made with the understanding that I
will retain all seniority on the Committee.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do
not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your attention to
this matter.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cox,
U.S. Representative.
The resignation was accepted.
para. 2.22 recess--2:50 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I,
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., until
approximately 8 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m.
para. 2.23 after recess--8:41 p.m.
The SPEAKER called the House to order.
para. 2.24 committee resignation--majority
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which
was read as follows:
House of Representatives,
Committee on Appropriations,
Washington, DC, January 12, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign my position on the
Committee on the Budget effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Dan Miller,
Member of Congress.
The resignation was accepted.
para. 2.25 committee election--majority
Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 21):
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House:
Committee on the Budget: Mr. Collins of Georgia; and Mr.
Wamp of Tennessee; both to rank in the named order following
Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 2.26 committee election--majority
Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 22):
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are
hereby, elected to serve on the following standing committee
of the House:
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Hefley of
Colorado; Mr. Knollenberg of Michigan; Mr. Portman of Ohio;
and Mr. Camp of Michigan.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 2.27 adjournment of the house
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That when the House adjourns today it stand adjourned until
two o'clock p.m. tomorrow, unless the House sooner receives a message
from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in House Concurrent
Resolution 11, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to
that concurrent resolution.
para. 2.28 committee election--minority
Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 23):
Resolved, That the following named Members, Delegates and
the Resident Commissioner by, and are hereby, elected to
serve on standing committees as follows:
Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Hill, Indiana.
Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Larson, Connecticut.
Committee on International Relations: Mr. Pomeroy, North
Dakota; Mr. Delahunt, Massachusetts; Mr. Meeks, New York; Ms.
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Lee, California; Mr. Crowley, New York; and Mr. Hoeffel,
Pennsylvania.
Committee on Science: Mr. Weiner, New York; and Mr.
Capuano, Massachusetts.
Committee on Small Business: Mr. Baird, Washington; Ms.
Schakowsky, Illinois.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 2.29 speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint
commissions
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until
Tuesday, February 2, 1999, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the
House.
para. 2.30 joint session to receive a message from the President
The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Vice President and
Members of the Senate, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats
assigned them, the Vice President taking the Chair to the right of the
Speaker.
Whereupon, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 1, the SPEAKER
called the joint session of the two Houses to order.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey, Watts of
Oklahoma, Mrs. Fowler, Messrs. Dickey, Hutchinson, Gephardt, Bonior,
Frost, Menendez, Berry, and Snyder as members of the Committee on the
part of the House to escort the President into the Hall of the House.
The Vice President announced the appointment of Messrs. Lott, Nickles,
Thurmond, Stevens, Domenici, Warner, Daschle, Reid, Ms. Mikulski,
Messrs. Breaux, Kerry, Dorgan, Torricelli, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller
and Mr. Durbin as members of the committee on the part of the Senate to
escort the President into the Hall of the House.
The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Acting Dean of the
Diplomatic Corps, ambassadors, ministers, and charges d'affaires of
foreign governments, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats
assigned them.
The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Chief Justice of the
United States and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, who entered
the Hall of the House and took seats assigned to them.
The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Members of the
President's Cabinet, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats
assigned to them.
The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the President of the United States at 9
o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., escorted by the committees of the two
Houses, entered the Hall of the House and, at the Clerk's desk,
delivered the following message:
``Thank you very much.
``Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, honored
guests, my fellow Americans:
``Tonight, I have the honor of reporting to you on the State of the
Union.
``Let me begin by saluting the new Speaker of the House and thanking
him especially tonight for extending an invitation to two guests sitting
in the gallery with Mrs. Hastert. Lyn Gibson and Wei Ling Chestnut are
the widows of the two brave Capitol Hill Police Officers who gave their
lives to defend freedom's house.
``Mr. Speaker, at your swearing in, you asked us all to work together
in a spirit of civility and bipartisanship. Mr. Speaker, let's do
exactly that.
``Tonight I stand before you to report that America has created the
longest peacetime economic expansion in our history, with nearly 18
million new jobs, wages rising at more than twice the amount of
inflation, the highest home ownership in history, the smallest welfare
rolls in 30 years and the lowest peacetime unemployment since 1957.
``For the first time in 3 decades, the budget is balanced. From a
deficit of $290 billion in 1992, we had a surplus of $70 billion last
year, and now we are on course for budget surpluses for the next 25
years.
``Thanks to the pioneering leadership of all of you, we have the
lowest violent crime rate in a quarter of a century. Our environment is
the cleanest in a quarter of a century.
``America is a strong force for peace from Northern Ireland, to
Bosnia, to the Middle East.
``Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Gore, we have a
government for the Information Age. Once again, our government is a
progressive instrument of the common good, rooted in our oldest values
of opportunity, responsibility and community, devoted to fiscal
responsibility, determined to give our people the tools they need to
make the most of their own lives in the 21st century. A 21st century
government for 21st century America.
``My fellow Americans, I stand before you tonight to report that the
state of our union is strong.
``America is working again. The promise of our future is limitless.
But we cannot realize that promise if we allow the hum of our
prosperity to lull us into complacency. How we fare as a nation far
into the 21st century depends upon what we do as a nation today.
``So with our budget surplus growing, our economy expanding, our
confidence rising, now is the moment for this generation to meet our
historic responsibility to the 21st century.
``Our fiscal discipline gives us an unsurpassed opportunity to
address a remarkable new challenge: the aging of America.
``With the number of elderly Americans set to double by 2030, the
Baby Boom will become a Senior Boom.
``So first and above all, we must save Social Security for the 21st
century.
``Early in this century, being old meant being poor. When President
Roosevelt created Social Security, thousands wrote to thank him for
eliminating what one woman called the `stark terror of penniless,
helpless old age.' Even today, without Social Security, half our
Nation's elderly would be forced into poverty.
``Today, Social Security is strong. But by 2013, payroll taxes will
no longer be sufficient to cover monthly payments. And by 2032, the
Trust Fund will be exhausted and Social Security will be unable to pay
the full benefits older Americans have been promised.
``The best way to keep Social Security a rock-solid guarantee is not
to make drastic cuts in benefits; not to raise payroll tax rates; not
to drain resources from Social Security in the name of saving it.
``Instead, I propose that we make the historic decision to invest the
surplus to save Social Security.
``Specifically, I propose that we commit 60 percent of the budget
surplus for the next 15 years to Social Security, investing a small
portion in the private sector just as any private or State government
pension would do. This will earn a higher return and keep Social
Security sound for 55 years.
``But we must aim higher. We should put Social Security on a sound
footing for the next 75 years. We should reduce poverty among elderly
women, who are nearly twice as likely to be poor as our other seniors,
and we should eliminate the limits on what seniors on Social Security
can earn.
``Now, these changes will require difficult but fully achievable
choices over and above the dedication of the surplus. They must be made
on a bipartisan basis. They should be made this year. So let me say to
you tonight, I reach out my hand to all of you in both Houses and in
both parties and ask that we join together in saying to the American
people, we will save Social Security now.
``Last year, we wisely reserved all of the surplus until we knew what
it would take to save Social Security. Again, I say, we should not
spend any of it, not any of it, until after Social Security is truly
saved. First things first.
``Second, once we have saved Social Security, we must fulfill our
obligation to save and improve Medicare. Already, we have extended the
life of the Medicare Trust Fund by 10 years, but we should extend it
for at least another decade. Tonight I propose that we use one out of
every six dollars in the surplus for the next 15 years to guarantee the
soundness of Medicare until the year 2020.
``But again, we should aim higher. We must be willing to work in a
bipartisan way and look at new ideas, including the upcoming report of
the bipartisan Medicare commission. If we work together, we can secure
Medicare for the next 2 decades, and cover the
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greatest growing need of seniors, affordable prescription drugs.
``Third, we must help all Americans, from their first day on the job,
to save, to invest, to create wealth. From its beginning, Americans
have supplemented Social Security with private pensions and savings.
Yet today, millions of people retire with little to live on other than
Social Security. Americans living longer than ever simply must save
more than ever.
``Therefore, in addition to saving Social Security and Medicare, I
propose a new pension initiative for retirement security in the 21st
century. I propose that we use a little over 11 percent of the surplus
to establish Universal Savings Accounts, USA Accounts, to give all
Americans the means to save. With these new accounts, Americans can
invest as they choose, and receive funds to match a portion of their
savings, with extra help for those least able to save.
``USA Accounts will help all Americans to share in our Nation's
wealth, and to enjoy a more secure retirement. I ask you to support
them.
``Fourth, we must invest in long-term care. I propose a tax credit of
$1,000 for the aged, ailing or disabled and the families who care for
them. Long-term care will become a bigger and bigger challenge with the
aging of America, and we must do more to help our families deal with
it.
``I was born in 1946, the first year of the Baby Boom. I can tell you
that one of the greatest concerns of our generation is our absolute
determination not to let our growing old place an intolerable burden on
our children and their ability to raise our grandchildren. Our economic
success and our fiscal discipline now give us an opportunity to lift
that burden from their shoulders, and we should take it.
``Saving Social Security and Medicare, creating USA Accounts, this is
the right way to use the surplus. If we do so, if we do so, we will
still have resources to meet critical needs in education and defense.
And I want to point out that this proposal is fiscally sound. Listen to
this: If we set aside 60 percent of the surplus for Social Security and
16 percent for Medicare, over the next 15 years, that saving will
achieve the lowest level of publicly held debt since right before World
War I in 1917.
``So, with these four measures, saving Social Security, strengthening
Medicare, establishing the USA Accounts, supporting long-term care, we
can begin to meet our generation's historic responsibility to establish
true security for 21st century seniors.
``Now, there are more children from more diverse backgrounds in our
public schools than at any time in our history. Their education must
provide the knowledge and nurture the creativity that will allow our
entire Nation to thrive in the new economy.
``Today we can say something we could not say 6 years ago: With tax
credits and more affordable student loans, with more work study grants
and more Pell grants, with education IRAs and the new HOPE Scholarship
tax cut that more than 5 million Americans will receive this year, we
have finally opened the doors of college to all Americans.
``With our support, nearly every State has set higher academic
standards for public schools, and a voluntary national test is being
developed to measure the progress of our students. With over $1 billion
in discounts available this year, we are well on our way to our goal of
connecting every classroom and library to the Internet.
``Last fall, you passed our proposal to start hiring 100,000 new
teachers to reduce class size in the early grades. Now I ask you to
finish the job.
``You know, our children are doing better. SAT scores are up, math
scores have risen in nearly all grades. But there is a problem: While
our fourth graders outperform their peers in other countries in math
and science, our eighth graders are around average, and our twelfth
graders rank near the bottom.
``We must do better. Now, each year, the national government invests
more than $15 billion in our public schools. I believe we must change
the way we invest that money, to support what works and to stop
supporting what does not work.
``First, later this year I will send to Congress a plan that for the
first time holds States and school districts accountable for progress,
and rewards them for results. My Education Accountability Act will
require every school district receiving Federal help to take the
following five steps.
``First, all schools must end social promotion. No child, no child
should graduate from a high school with a diploma he or she can't read.
We do our children no favors when we allow them to pass from grade to
grade without mastering the material.
``But we can't just hold students back because the system fails them,
so my balanced budget triples the funding for summer school and after-
school programs to keep 1 million children learning.
``If you doubt this will work, just look at Chicago, which ended
social promotion and made summer school mandatory for those who don't
master the basics. Math and reading scores are up 3 years running, with
some of the biggest gains in some of the poorest neighborhoods. It will
work, and we should do it.
``Second, all States and school districts must turn around their
worst performing schools or shut them down. That is the policy
established in North Carolina by Governor Jim Hunt. North Carolina made
the biggest gains in test scores in the Nation last year. Our budget
includes $200 million to help States turn around their own failing
schools.
``Third, all States and school districts must be held responsible for
the quality of their teachers. The great majority of our teachers do a
fine job, but in too many schools teachers don't have college majors,
or even minors, in the subjects they teach. New teachers should be
required to pass performance exams, and all teachers should know the
subjects they are teaching.
``This year's balanced budget contains resources to help them reach
higher standards, and to attract talented young teachers to the
toughest assignments, I recommend a six-fold increase in our program
for college scholarships for students who commit to teach in the inner
cities and isolated rural areas and in Indian communities. Let us bring
excellence to every part of America.
``Fourth, we must empower parents with more information and more
choices. In too many communities it is easier to get information on the
quality of local restaurants than on the quality of the local schools.
Every school district should issue report cards on every school, and
parents should be given more choices in selecting their public schools.
``When I became President, there was just one independent public
charter school in all America. With our support, on a bipartisan basis,
today there are 1,100. My budget assures that early in the next century
there will be 3,000.
``Fifth, to ensure that our classrooms are truly places of learning
and to respond to what teachers have been asking us to do for years, we
should say that all States and school districts must both adopt and
implement sensible discipline policies.
``Now, let's do one more thing for our children. Today too many
schools are so old they are falling apart, or so overcrowded students
are learning in trailers. Last fall Congress missed the opportunity to
change that. This year, with 53 million children in our schools,
Congress must not miss that opportunity again. I ask you to help our
communities build or modernize 5,000 schools.
``Now, if we do these things--end social promotion, turn around
failing schools, build modern ones, support qualified teachers, promote
innovation, competition, and discipline--then we will begin to meet our
generation's historic responsibility to create 21st century schools.
``We also have to do more to support the millions of parents who give
their all every day at home and at work.
``The most basic tool of all is a decent income. So let's raise the
minimum wage by $1 an hour over the next 2 years. And let's make sure
that women and men get equal pay for equal work by strengthening
enforcement of the equal pay laws.
``That was encouraging, you know. There was more balance on the
seesaw. I like that. Let's give them a hand. That's great.
``Working parents also need quality child care. So again this year I
ask Congress to support our plan for tax credits and subsidies for
working families, for improved safety and quality, for expanded after-
school programs.
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``Our plan also includes a new tax credit for stay-at-home parents,
too. They need support, as well. Parents should never have to worry
about choosing between their children and their work. The Family and
Medical Leave Act, the very first bill I signed into law, has now,
since 1993, helped millions and millions of Americans to care for a
newborn baby or an ailing relative without risking their jobs. I think
it is time, with all the evidence that it has been so little burdensome
to employers, to extend family leave to 10 million more Americans
working for smaller companies. I hope you will support it.
``Finally, on the matter of work, parents should never have to face
discrimination in the workplace. I want to ask Congress to prohibit
companies from refusing to hire or promote workers simply because they
have children. That is not right.
``America's families deserve the world's best medical care. Thanks to
bipartisan Federal support for medical research, we are now on the
verge of new treatments to prevent or delay diseases, from Parkinsons
to Alzheimers, from arthritis to cancer. But as we continue our
advances in medical science, we can't let our medical system lag
behind.
``Managed care has literally transformed medicine in America, driving
down costs, but threatening to drive down quality as well. I think we
ought to say to every American, you should have the right to know all
your medical options, not just the cheapest. If you need a specialist,
you should have a right to see one. You have a right to the nearest
emergency care, if you are in an accident. These are things that we
ought to say. I think we ought to say, you should have a right to keep
your doctor during a period of treatment, whether it is a pregnancy or
a chemotherapy treatment or anything else. I believe this.
``Now, I have ordered these rights to be extended to the 85 million
Americans served by Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health
programs. But only Congress can pass a Patients' Bill of Rights for all
Americans. Last year, Congress missed that opportunity. We must not
miss that opportunity again. For the sake of our families, I ask us to
join together across party lines and pass a strong, enforceable
Patients' Bill of Rights.
``As more of our medical records are stored electronically, the
threats to our privacy increase. Because Congress has given me the
authority to act if it does not do so by August, one way or another, we
can all say to the American people, we will protect the privacy of
medical records, and we will do it this year.
``Two years ago the Congress extended health coverage to up to 5
million children. Now we should go beyond that. We should make it
easier for small businesses to offer health insurance. We should give
people between the ages of 55 and 65 who lose their health insurance
the chance to buy into Medicare. We should continue to ensure access to
family planning.
``No one should have to choose between keeping health care and taking
a job. Therefore, I especially ask you tonight to join hands to pass
the landmark bipartisan legislation proposed by Senators Kennedy and
Jeffords, Roth and Moynihan, to allow people with disabilities to keep
their health insurance when they go to work.
``We need to enable our public hospitals, our community, our
university health centers, to provide basic, affordable care for all
the millions of working families who don't have any insurance. They do
a lot of that today, but much more can be done, and my balanced budget
makes a good down payment toward that goal. I hope you will think about
them and support that provision.
``Let me say, we must step up our efforts to treat and prevent mental
illness. No American should ever be afraid, ever, to address this
disease. This year we will host a White House Conference on Mental
Health. With sensitivity, commitment and passion, Tipper Gore is
leading our efforts here, and I would like to thank her for what she is
doing.
``As everyone knows, our children are targets of a massive media
campaign to hook them on cigarettes. I ask this Congress to resist the
tobacco lobby, to reaffirm the FDA's authority to protect our children
from tobacco, and to hold tobacco companies accountable while
protecting tobacco farmers.
``Smoking has cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars under
Medicare and other programs. The States have been right about this,
taxpayers shouldn't pay for the cost of lung cancer, emphysema, and
other smoking-related illnesses; the tobacco companies should. So
tonight I announce that the Justice Department is preparing a
litigation plan to take the tobacco companies to court, and with the
funds we recover, to strengthen Medicare.
``Now, if we act in these areas--minimum wage, family leave, child
care, health care, the safety of our children--then we will begin to
meet our generation's historic responsibilities to strengthen our
families for the 21st century.
``Today, America is the most dynamic competitive job creating economy
in history.
``But we can do even better in building a 21st century economy that
embraces all Americans.
``Today's income gap is largely a skills gap. Last year, the Congress
passed a law enabling workers to get a skills grant to choose the
training they need, and I applaud all of you here who were part of
that. This year, I recommend a five-year commitment to this new system,
so that we can provide over the next 5 years appropriate training
opportunities for all Americans who lose their jobs and expand rapid
response teams to help all towns which have been really hurt when
businesses close. I hope you will support this.
``Also, I ask your support for a dramatic increase in Federal support
for adult literacy. We can mount a national campaign, aimed at helping
the millions and millions of working people who still read at less than
a fifth grade level. We need to do this.
``Here is some good news. In the past 6 years, we have cut the
welfare rolls nearly in half. Two years ago, from this podium, I asked
five companies to lead a national effort to hire people off welfare.
Tonight, our Welfare to Work Partnership includes 10,000 companies who
have hired hundreds of thousands of people. Our balanced budget will
help another 200,000 people move to the dignity and pride of work. I
hope you will support it.
``We must do more to bring the spark of private enterprise to every
corner of America, to build a bridge from Wall Street to Appalachia, to
the Mississippi Delta, to our Native American communities, with more
support for community development banks, for empowerment zones, for
100,000 new vouchers for affordable housing, and I ask Congress to
support our bold new plan to help businesses raise up to $15 billion in
private sector capital to bring jobs and opportunities to our inner
cities and rural areas, with tax credits, loan guarantees, including
the new American Private Investment Companies modeled on our Overseas
Private Investment Corporation.
``Now, for years and years and years we have had this OPIC, this
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, because we knew we had
untapped markets overseas. But our greatest untapped markets are not
overseas; they are right here at home, and we should go after them.
``Now, we must work hard to help bring prosperity back to the family
farm. You know, as this Congress knows very well, dropping prices and
the loss of foreign markets have devastated too many family farms. Last
year, the Congress provided substantial assistance to help stave off a
disaster in American agriculture, and I am ready to work with lawmakers
of both parties to create a farm safety net that will include crop
insurance reform and farm income assistance. I ask you to join with me
and do this.
``This should not be a political issue. Everyone knows what an
economic problem is going on out there in rural America today, and we
need an appropriate means to address it.
``We must strengthen our lead in technology. It was government
investment that led to the creation of the Internet. I propose a 28
percent increase in long-term computing research. We also must be ready
for the 21st century from its very first moment, by solving the so-
called `Y2K' computer problem.
``Now, we had one Member of Congress stand up and applaud, and we may
have about that ratio out there applauding at home in front of their
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television sets. But, remember, this is a big, big problem and we have
been working hard on it. Already we have made sure that the Social
Security checks will come on time, but I want all the folks at home
listening to know that we need every State and local government, every
business, large and small, to work with us to make sure that this Y2K
computer bug will be remembered as the last headache of the 20th
century, not the first crisis of the 21st.
``Now, for our own prosperity, we must support economic growth
abroad. Until recently, a third of our economic growth came from
exports, but over the past year and a half, financial turmoil overseas
has put that growth at risk. Today, much of the world is in recession,
with Asia hit especially hard.
``This is the most serious financial crisis in half a century. To
meet it, the United States and other nations have reduced interest
rates and strengthened the International Monetary Fund, and while the
turmoil is not over, we have worked very hard with other nations to
contain it.
``At the same time, we have to continue to work on the long-term
project, building a global financial system for the 21st century that
promotes prosperity and tames the cycle of boom and bust that has
engulfed so much of Asia.
``This June, I will meet with other world leaders to advance this
historic purpose, and I ask all of you to support our endeavors. I also
ask you to support creating a freer and fairer trading system for 21st
century America.
``I would like to say something really serious to everyone in this
Chamber and both parties. I think trade has divided us and divided
Americans outside this Chamber for too long. Somehow we have to find a
common ground on which business and workers and environmentalists and
farmers and government can stand together. I believe these are the
things we ought to all agree on, so let me try.
``First, we ought to tear down barriers, open markets and expand
trade, but at the same time we must ensure that ordinary citizens in
all countries actually benefit from trade, a trade that promotes the
dignity of work and the rights of workers and protects the environment.
We must insist that international trade organizations be more open to
public scrutiny, instead of mysterious secret things subject to wild
criticism.
``When you come right down to it, now that the world economy is
becoming more and more integrated, we have to do in the world what we
spent the better part of this century doing here at home. We have got
to put a human face on the global economy.
``Now, we must enforce our trade laws when imports unlawfully flood
our Nation. I have already informed the Government of Japan that if
that nation's sudden surge of steel imports into our country is not
reversed, America will respond.
``We must help all manufacturers, hit hard by the present crisis,
with loan guarantees and other incentives to increase American exports
by nearly $2 billion.
``I would like to believe we can achieve a new consensus on trade
based on these principles, and I ask the Congress again to join me in
this common approach and to give the President the trade authority long
used and now overdue and necessary to advance our prosperity in the
21st century.
``Tonight I issue a call to the nations of the world to join the
United States in a new round of global trade negotiation to expand
exports of services, manufacturers and farm products.
``Tonight I say, we will work with the International Labor
Organization on a new initiative to raise labor standards around the
world and this year we will lead the international community to
conclude a treaty to ban abusive child labor everywhere in the world.
``If we do these things--invest in our people, our communities, our
technology and lead in the global economy--then we will begin to meet
our historic responsibility to build a 21st century prosperity for
America.
``No nation in history has had the opportunity and the responsibility
we now have to shape a world that is more peaceful, more secure, more
free. All Americans can be proud that our leadership helped to bring
peace in Northern Ireland. All Americans can be proud that our
leadership has put Bosnia on the path to peace, and with our NATO
allies, we are pressing the Serbian Government to stop its brutal
repression in Kosovo, to bring those responsible to justice and to give
the people of Kosovo the self-government they deserve.
``All Americans can be proud that our leadership renewed hope for
lasting peace in the Middle East. Some of you were with me last
December as we watched the Palestinian National Council completely
renounce its call for the destruction of Israel. Now I ask Congress to
provide resources so that all parties can implement the Wye Agreement,
to protect Israel's security, to stimulate the Palestinian economy, to
support our friends in Jordan. We must not, we dare not, let them down.
I hope you will help.
``As we work for peace, we must also meet threats to our Nation's
security, including increased dangers from outlaw nations and
terrorism. We will defend our security wherever we are threatened, as
we did this summer when we struck at Osama bin Laden's network of
terror. The bombing of our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania reminds us
again of the risks faced every day by those who represent America to
the world. So let us give them the support they need, the safest
possible workplaces, and the resources they must have so America can
continue to lead.
``We must work to keep terrorists from disrupting computer networks.
We must work to prepare local communities for biological and chemical
emergencies, to support research into vaccines and treatments.
``We must increase our efforts to restrain the spread of nuclear
weapons and missiles from Korea to India and Pakistan. We must expand
our work with Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet nations to
safeguard nuclear materials and technology so they never fall into the
wrong hands.
``Our balanced budget will increase funding for these critical
efforts by almost two-thirds over the next 5 years. With Russia, we
must continue to reduce our nuclear arsenals. The START II Treaty and
the framework we have already agreed to for START III could cut them by
80 percent from their Cold War height.
``It has been 2 years since I signed the Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty. If we do not do the right thing, other nations will not either.
I ask the Senate to take this vital step: Approve the Treaty now to
make it harder for other nations to develop nuclear arms and to make
sure we can end nuclear testing forever.
``For nearly a decade, Iraq has defied its obligations to destroy its
weapons of terror and the missiles to deliver them. America will
continue to contain Saddam and we will work for the day when Iraq has a
government worthy of its people.
``Last month, in our action over Iraq, our troops were superb. Their
mission was so flawlessly executed that we risk taking for granted the
bravery and the skill it required. Captain Jeff Taliaferro, a 10-year
veteran of the Air Force, flew a B-1B bomber over Iraq as we attacked
Saddam's war machine. He is here with us tonight. I would like to ask
you to honor him and all the 33,000 men and women of Operation Desert
Fox.
``It is time to reverse the decline in defense spending that began in
1985. Since April, together we have added nearly $6 billion to maintain
our military readiness. My balanced budget calls for a sustained
increase over the next 6 years for readiness, for modernization and for
pay and benefits for our troops and their families.
``We are the heirs of a legacy of bravery represented in every
community in America by millions of our veterans. America's defenders
today still stand ready at a moment's notice to go where comforts are
few and dangers are many, to do what needs to be done as no one else
can. They always come through for America. We must come through for
them.
``The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security.
``The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing
burdens America might otherwise bear alone. America needs a strong and
effective UN. I want to work with this new Congress to pay our dues and
our debts.
``We must continue to support security and stability in Europe and
Asia, expanding NATO and defining its new missions, maintaining our
alliance
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with Japan, with Korea, with our other Asian allies, and engaging
China.
``In China last year, I said to the leaders and the people what I
would like to say again tonight. Stability can no longer be bought at
the expense of liberty. But I would also like to say again to the
American people, it is important not to isolate China. The more we
bring China into the world, the more the world will bring change and
freedom to China.
``Last spring, with some of you, I traveled to Africa, where I saw
democracy and reform rising but still held back by violence and
disease. We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching radio
democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now
beginning to take place in Nigeria, and passing the African Trade and
Development Act.
``We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the
Caribbean, our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen
democracy, and increase trade.
``In this hemisphere, every government but one is freely chosen by
its people. We are determined that Cuba, too, will know the blessings
of liberty.
The American people have opened their hearts and their arms to our
Central American and Caribbean neighbors who have been so devastated by
the recent hurricanes. Working with Congress, I am committed to help
them rebuild.
``When the First Lady and Tipper Gore visited the region, they saw
thousands of our troops and thousands of American volunteers. In the
Dominican Republic, Hillary helped to rededicate a hospital that had
been rebuilt by Dominicans and Americans working side by side.
``With her was someone else who has been very important to the relief
efforts. You know, sports records are made and sooner or later they are
broken. But making other people's lives better and showing our children
the true meaning of brotherhood, that lasts forever. So for far more
than baseball, Sammy Sosa, you are a hero of two countries.
``So I say to all of you, if we do these things, if we pursue peace,
fight terrorism, increase our strength, renew our alliances, we will
begin to meet our Nation's historic responsibility to build a stronger
21st century America in a freer, more peaceful world.
``As the world has changed, so have our own communities. We must make
them safer, more livable and more united. This year we will reach our
goal of 100,000 community police officers ahead of schedule and under
budget.
``The Brady Bill has stopped a quarter million felons, fugitives, and
stalkers from buying handguns. Now the murder rate is the lowest in 30
years, and the crime rate has dropped for 6 straight years.
``Tonight I propose a 21st century crime bill to deploy the latest
technologies and tactics to make our communities even safer. Our
balanced budget will help to put up to 50,000 more police on the street
in the areas hardest hit by crime and to equip them with new tools,
from crime-mapping computers to digital mug shots.
``We must break the deadly cycle of drugs and crime. Our budget
expands support for drug testing and treatment, saying to prisoners, if
you stay on drugs, you have to stay behind bars. And to those on
parole, if you want to keep your freedom, you must stay free of drugs.
``I ask Congress to restore the 5-day waiting period for buying a
handgun and extend the Brady Bill to prevent juveniles who commit
violent crimes from buying a gun.
``We must do more to keep our schools the safest places in our
communities. Last year, every American was horrified and heartbroken by
the tragic killings in Jonesboro, Paducah, Pearl, Edinboro, and
Springfield.
``We were deeply moved by the courageous parents now working to keep
guns out of the hands of children and making efforts so that other
parents do not have to live through their loss.
``After she lost her daughter, Suzann Wilson of Jonesboro, Arkansas,
came here to the White House with a powerful plea. She said, `Please,
please for the sake of your children, lock up your guns. Don't let what
happened in Jonesboro happen in your town.' It is a message she is
passionately advocating every day.
``Suzann is here with us tonight with the First Lady. I would like to
thank her for her courage and her commitment. Thank you.
``In memory of all the children who lost their lives to school
violence, I ask you to strengthen the Safe and Drug-Free School Act, to
pass legislation to require child trigger locks, to do everything
possible to keep our children safe.
``A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt defined our `great
central task' as `leaving this land even a better land for our
descendants than it is for us'.
Today we are restoring the Florida Everglades, saving Yellowstone,
preserving the red-rock canyons of Utah, protecting California's
redwoods and our precious coasts. But our most fateful new challenge is
the threat of global warming.
``1998 was the warmest year ever recorded. Last year's heat waves,
floods, and storms are but a hint of what future generations may endure
if we do not act now.
``Tonight, I propose a new Clean Air Fund to help communities reduce
greenhouse and other pollution, and tax incentives and investment to
spur clean energy technology, and I want to work with Members of
Congress in both parties to reward companies who take early, voluntary
action to reduce greenhouse gases.
``Now, all our communities face a preservation challenge as they
grow, and green space shrinks. Seven thousand acres of farmland and
open space are lost every day.
``In response, I propose two major initiatives: first, a $1 billion
Livability Agenda to help communities save open space, ease traffic
congestion and grow in ways that enhance every citizen's quality of
life; and, second, a $1 billion Lands Legacy Initiative to preserve
places of natural beauty all across America, from the most remote
wilderness to the nearest city park.
``These are truly landmark initiatives, which could not have been
developed without the visionary leadership of the Vice President, and I
want to thank him very much for his commitment here. Thank you.
``Now, to get the most out of your community, you have to give
something back. That is why we created AmeriCorps, our national service
program, that gives today's generation a chance to serve their
communities and earn money for college. So far, in just 4 years,
100,000 young Americans have built low-income homes with Habitat for
Humanity, helped to tutor children, with churches, worked with FEMA to
ease the burden of natural disasters, and performed countless other
acts of service that have made America better. I ask Congress to give
more young Americans the chance to follow their lead and serve America
in AmeriCorps.
``Now, we must work to renew our national community as well for the
21st century. Last year, the House passed the bipartisan campaign
finance reform legislation sponsored by Representatives Shays and
Meehan and Senators McCain and Feingold. But a partisan minority in the
Senate blocked reform. So I would like to say to the House, pass it
again, quickly; and I would like to say to the Senate, I hope you will
say yes to a stronger American democracy in the year 2000.
``Since 1997, our Initiative on Race has sought to bridge the divides
between and among our people. In its report last fall, the Initiative's
Advisory Board found that Americans really do want to bring our people
together across racial lines. We know it has been a long journey. For
some it goes back to before the beginning of our Republic; for others,
back since the Civil War; for others, throughout the 20th century. But
for most of us alive today, in a very real sense, this journey began 43
years ago, when a woman named Rosa Parks sat down on a bus in Alabama
and wouldn't get up. She is sitting down with the First Lady tonight,
and she may get up or not as she chooses. We thank her.
``We know that our continuing racial problems are aggravated, as the
Presidential Initiative said, by opportunity gaps. The initiative I
have outlined tonight will help to close them. But we know that the
discrimination gap has not been fully closed either. Discrimination or
violence because of race or religion, ancestry or gender, disability or
sexual orientation, is wrong, and it ought to be illegal. Therefore, I
ask Congress to make the Employment
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Nondiscrimination Act and the Hate Crimes Prevention Act the law of the
land.
``You know, since every person in America counts, every American
ought to be counted. We need a census that uses modern scientific
methods to do that.
``Our new immigrants must be part of our One America. After all, they
are revitalizing our cities, they are energizing our culture, they are
building up our economy. We have a responsibility to make them welcome
here, and they have a responsibility to enter the mainstream of
American life. That means learning English and learning about our
democratic system of government.
``There are now long waiting lines of immigrants that are trying to
do just that. Therefore, our budget significantly expands our efforts
to help them meet their responsibility. I hope you will support it.
``Whether our ancestors came here on the Mayflower or on slave ships,
whether they came to Ellis Island or LAX in Los Angeles, whether they
came yesterday or walked this land 1,000 years ago, our great challenge
for the 21st century is to find a way to be One America. We can meet
all the other challenges, if we can go forward as One America.
``You know, barely more than 300 days from now, we will cross that
bridge into the new millennium. This is a moment, as the First Lady has
said, to honor the past and imagine the future. I would like to take
just a minute to honor her for leading our Millennium Project, for all
she has done for our children, for all she has done in her historic
role to serve our Nation and our best ideals at home and abroad. I
honor her.
``Last year, I called on Congress and every citizen to mark the
millennium by saving America's treasures. Hillary has traveled all
across the country to inspire recognition and support for saving places
like Thomas Edison's invention factory and Harriet Tubman's home.
``Now we have to preserve our treasures in every community, and
tonight, before I close, I want to invite every town, every city, every
community, to become a nationally recognized millennium community,
by launching projects that save our history, promote our arts and
humanities, prepare our children for the 21st century.
``Already the response has been remarkable, and I want to say a
special word of thanks to our private sector partners and to Members in
Congress of both parties for their support. Just one example: Because
of you, the Star Spangled Banner will be preserved for the ages.
``In ways large and small, as we look to the millennium, we are
keeping alive what George Washington called `the sacred fire of
liberty.'
``Six years ago, I came to office in a time of doubt for America,
with our economy troubled, our deficit high, our people divided. Some
even wondered whether our best days were behind us.
``But across this country, in 1,000 neighborhoods, I had seen, even
amidst the pain and uncertainty of recession, the real heart and
character of America. I knew then that we Americans could renew this
country.
``Tonight, as I deliver the last State of the Union address of the
20th century, no one anywhere in the world can doubt the enduring
resolve and boundless capacity of the American people to work toward
that `more perfect union' of our founders' dream.
``We are now at the end of a century when generation after generation
of Americans answered the call to greatness, overcoming Depression,
lifting up the dispossessed, bringing down barriers to racial
prejudice, building the largest middle class in history, winning two
World Wars in the `long twilight struggle' of the Cold War. We must all
be profoundly grateful for the magnificent achievements of our
forebears in this century.
``Yet perhaps in the daily press of events, in the c lash of
controversy, we don't see our own time for what it truly is, a new dawn
for America. Ten years from tonight, another American President will
stand in this place and report on the State of the Union. He, or she,
will look back on a 21st century shaped in so many ways by the
decisions we make here and now.
``So let it be said of us then that we were thinking not only of our
time, but of their time; that we reached as high as our ideals; that we
put aside our divisions and found a new hour of healing and
hopefulness; that we joined together to serve and strengthen the land
we love.
``My fellow Americans, this is our moment. Let us lift our eyes as
one nation, and from the mountain top of this American century, look
ahead to the next one, asking God's blessing on our endeavors and on
our beloved country.
``Thank you, and good evening.''.
At 10 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m., the President of the United States
retired from the Hall of the House, followed by his Cabinet.
The Chief Justice of the United States and Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court retired from the Hall of the House.
The ambassadors, ministers and charges d'affaires of foreign
governments retired from the Hall of the House.
The SPEAKER, at 10 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., then declared the
joint session of the two Houses dissolved.
The Vice President and Members of the Senate retired from the Hall of
the House.
para. 2.31 reference of the president's message
On motion of Mr. THUNE, the message of the President, as delivered,
together with the accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed
(H. Doc. 106-1).
And then,
para. 2.32 adjournment
On motion of Mr. THUNE, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent
Resolution 11, at 10 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House adjourned
until 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 1999 for ``morning-hour debate''
or, under the previous order of the House, until 2 p.m. tomorrow if not
sooner in receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting its
concurrence in House Concurrent Resolution 11.
para. 2.33 reports of committees on public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
[Filed on January 2, 1999]
Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. Summary of
Activities of the Committee on Small Business, 105th Congress
(Rept. No. 105-849). Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union.
Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. Report on the
Activities of the Committee on House Oversight of the House
of Representatives During the One Hundred Fifth Congress
(Rept. No. 105-850). Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union.
[Filed on January 3, 1999]
Mr. COX: Select Committee on U.S. National Security and
Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of
China. Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National
Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's
Republic of China (Rept. No. 105-851). Referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 68. A bill to
amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and make technical
corrections in Title III of the Small Business Investment Act
(Rept. No. 106-1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union.
para. 2.34 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Holden, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ford, Mr. Vento, and Mr.
Baldacci):
H.R. 323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided
educational assistance and to restore the exclusion for
graduate level educational assistance; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEVIN:
H.R. 324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exclude from gross income certain amounts received as
scholarships by an individual under the National Health
Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
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By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of California,
Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin,
Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown
of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
H.R. 325. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and
Mr. Levin):
H.R. 326. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical
changes to various trade law, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
H.R. 327. A bill to provide for the assessment of
additional antidumping duties prior to the effective date of
an antidumping order issued under the Tariff Act of 1930 with
respect to steel products; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 328. A bill to prevent the implementation of parity
payments and certain marketing quotas under the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949, to
reduce the amounts available for payments under production
flexibility contracts entered into under the Agricultural
Market Transition Act, and to shorten the period during which
such payments will be made; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr.
Weldon of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 329. A bill to provide that children's sleepwear shall
be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability
standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FOSSELLA:
H.R. 330. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to reduce individual income tax rates by 30 percent; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 331. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of
Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on House Administration.
H.R. 332. A bill to terminate the authorities of the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on
International Relations.
H.R. 333. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States
Code to modify the application of chapter 7 relating to
liquidation cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 334. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to provide for the deportation of aliens who associate
with known terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 335. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United
States Code, to increase to 5 years the period during which
former Members of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying
activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide incentives for investments in tax enterprise zone
businesses and domestic businesses; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
H.R. 337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exempt from income tax the gain from the sale of a
business closely held by an individual who has attained age
62, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
H.R. 338. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations which
have substantial employee ownership and to encourage stock
ownership by employees by excluding from gross income stock
paid as compensation for services, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 339. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide an inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation
on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal
residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 340. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation
of public schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 341. A bill to establish a Fund for Environmental
Priorities to be funded by a portion of the consumer savings
resulting from retail electricity choice, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 342. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to
provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
H.R. 343. A bill to protect the Social Security system and
to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a
two-thirds vote for legislation that changes the
discretionary spending limits or the pay-as-you-go provisions
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 if the budget for the current year (or immediately
preceding year) was not in surplus; to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget,
and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
H.R. 344. A bill to modify the project for flood control,
Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland
H.R. 345. A bill to authorize the President to issue a
posthumous Army commission in the grade of captain in the
Chaplains Corps to Ella E. Gibson, who served as chaplain of
the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery regiment during the Civil
War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
H.R. 346. A bill to prohibit the payment to the United
Nations of any contributions by the United States until
United States overpayments to such body have been properly
credited or reimbursed; to the Committee on International
Relations.
H.R. 347. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms
for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family,
or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 348. A bill to authorize the construction of a
monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil
defense and emergency management programs; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. BENTSEN:
H.R. 349. A bill 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Dreier, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Linder, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Goss, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce
of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Tanner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Reynolds, Mr.
Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Riley, Mr.
Hobson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hayes):
H.R. 350. A bill to improve congressional deliberation on
proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr.
Deutsch):
H.R. 351. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and
Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds
recovered as part of State litigation from one or more
tobacco companies as an overpayment under the Medicaid
Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hill of
Montana, Mr. Frost, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs.
Kelly, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Thune, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cook,
Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Cubin,
Mr. McCrery, Mr. Riley, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McIntyre,
Mr. Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hulshof, Mr.
Pickering, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Pease, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sununu, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Watkins, Mr.
Cooksey, and Mr. Weller):
H.R. 352. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide additional retirement savings opportunities for
small employers, including self-employed individuals; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Vento, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Danner, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
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Weygand, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms.
Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Horn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas,
Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci,
Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Borski, Mr.
McDermott, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Foley):
H.R. 353. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive
the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of
individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), and to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for
treatment of ALS; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in
addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. COBLE:
H.R. 354. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to
provide protection for certain collections of information; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Doyle, Mr. Stump, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman,
Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Collins, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr.
Mascara, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones of North
Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 355. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be
entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they
entered the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CONDIT:
H.R. 356. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain
property from the United States to Stanislaus County,
California; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Gephardt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of
Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey,
Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr.
Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms.
Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
H.R. 357. A bill to prevent violence against women, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in
addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce,
Ways and Means, Commerce, Banking and Financial Services,
Armed Services, and Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Berry, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley,
Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of
California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick,
Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr.
Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr.
Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of
Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney,
Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr.
Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Phelps, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr.
Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr.
Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall
of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr.
Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Ms.
Christian-Christensen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hall of Ohio,
Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard,
Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr.
Boswell):
H.R. 358. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act,
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed
care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and
Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
H.R. 359. A bill to clarify the intent of Congress in
Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to
continue to provide for the maintenance and operation of 18
concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant
Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated in
that Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Bentsen, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii,
Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
LaFalce, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Condit):
H.R. 360. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare
Program of insulin pumps as items of durable medical
equipment; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
H.R. 361. A bill to provide for administrative procedures
to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. FILNER:
H.R. 362. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or
more and to the dependents of such veterans; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
H.R. 363. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
repeal the two-tier annuity computation system applicable to
annuities for surviving spouses under the Survivor Benefit
Plan for retired members of the Armed Forces so that there is
no reduction in such an annuity when the beneficiary becomes
62 years of age; to the Committee on Armed Services.
H.R. 364. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for a Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of
Rights, to strengthen preference for veterans in hiring, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 365. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
reauthorize the pilot program providing an opportunity for
veterans to buy down the interest rate on VA loans, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 366. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to
establish programs and undertake efforts to assist and
promote the creation, development, and growth of small
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans of service
in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on
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Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
H.R. 367. A bill to regulate the use by interactive
computer services of Social Security account numbers and
related personally identifiable information; to the Committee
on Commerce.
H.R. 368. A bill to require the installation of a system
for filtering or blocking matter on the Internet on computers
in schools and libraries with Internet access, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
H.R. 369. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit the sale of personal information about children
without their parents' consent, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 370. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to prevent luxurious conditions in
prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VENTO:
H.R. 371. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens
who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide an exclusion from gross income for that portion of
a governmental pension received by an individual which does
not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the
Social Security Act which could have been excluded from
income for the taxable year; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Ryun
of Kansas):
H.R. 373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow all taxpayers who maintain households with
dependents a credit for dependents; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
H.R. 374. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify local law
enforcement agencies of allegations of a missing patient or
of certain crimes or other misconduct at medical facilities
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary and to enable such
agencies to investigate such allegations; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 375. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liablity Act of 1980 to restrict
the liability under that Act of local educational agencies;
to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 376. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide
that the United States Army Corps of Engineers perform
contract oversight of Fund financed remedial actions under
that Act; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. GALLEGLY:
H.R. 377. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air
Force to procure certain airborne firefighting equipment for
the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GILLMOR:
H.R. 378. A bill to authorize States to regulate certain
solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
H.R. 379. A bill to permit States to prohibit the disposal
of solid waste imported from other nations; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Whitfield, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burr of North Carolina,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Peterson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Price of North Carolina, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hobson, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bass, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Mica, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mrs. McCarthy of New
York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Towns,
and Mr. Crowley):
H.R. 380. A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to
enhance training, research and development, energy
conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the
oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the
public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays):
H.R. 381. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior
to establish a program to provide assistance in the
conservation of neotropical migratory birds; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Becerra,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rodriguez,
Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Ortiz):
H.R. 382. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act
to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates
in transfers involving international transactions; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mrs. KELLY:
H.R. 383. A bill to require that health plans provide
coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and
lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer, and
coverage for secondary consultations; to the Committee on
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and
Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Ms. Carson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Lee,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Sandlin):
H.R. 384. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold
medal on behalf of the Congress honoring Wilma G. Rudolph in
recognition of her enduring contributions to humanity and
women's athletics in the United States and the world; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings
of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis
of Georgia, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin,
Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Stupak):
H.R. 385. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who
establish practices in health professional shortage areas; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 386. A bill to repeal the law establishing the
independent counsel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LOBIONDO:
H.R. 387. A bill to prohibit certain oil and gas leasing
activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf,
consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf
moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the Committee on
Resources.
H.R. 388. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior
from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the
Outer Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide a credit against tax for employers who provide
child care assistance for dependents of their employees, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
H.R. 390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exclude from gross income amounts received for settlement
of certain claims of Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. MCINTOSH:
H.R. 391. A bill 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, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small
Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr.
Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Christian-
Christensen, and Ms. Lee):
H.R. 392. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to
increase the authorization of appropriations for the women's
business center program; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Gutierrez):
H.R. 393. A bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings
Radiation Control Act of 1978 to provide for the remediation
of the Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, Utah; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaFalce, and
Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
H.R. 394. A bill to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a
fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on
public domain lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
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By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 395. A bill to provide for the reclamation of
abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Lewis of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman,
Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Portman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hall of Ohio,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Markey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Turner, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Dingell, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McNulty, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kildee, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dooley of
California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Spence, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms.
Christian-Christensen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Weldon
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Edwards, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Conyers, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Boyd, Mr.
Blagojevich, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson
of California, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Rangel):
H.R. 396. A bill to designate the Federal building located
at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald
V. Dellums Federal Building``; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Lewis of
Georgia):
H.R. 397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain
hardrock mines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 398. A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year
2000 for a plant genetic conservation program; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
H.R. 399. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to prohibit the use of soft money to influence any
campaign for election for Federal office; to the Committee on
House Administration.
H.R. 400. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election for Federal
office from accepting unsecured loans from depository
institutions regulated under Federal law, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
H.R. 401. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to provide for treatment of severe spinal cord injury
equivalent to the treatment of blindness in determining
whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an ability
to engage in substantial gainful activity; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr.
Abercrombie):
H.R. 402. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to
further extend health care coverage under the Medicare
Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition
to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
H.R. 403. A bill to elevate the position of Director of the
Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and
Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in
addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Ms. Kilpatrick):
H.R. 404. A bill to amend title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 to impose on employers responsibility for
conduct of their employees under certain circumstances; to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert,
Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Condit, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Meehan):
H.R. 405. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain
hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section
4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms.
Dunn of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bereuter, and
Mr. Minge):
H.R. 406. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment
factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for
MedicareChoice organizations; to the Committee on Ways and
Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 407. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which
nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms
in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
H.R. 408. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to
expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the
conservation reserve; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of
Virginia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Kilpatrick,
and Mr. Kucinich):
H.R. 409. A bill to improve the effectiveness and
performance of Federal financial assistance programs,
simplify Federal financial assistance application and
reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services
to the public; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. George Miller of
California, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 410. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to
locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with
the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RAMSTAD:
H.R. 411. A bill to correct the tariff classification of
13`` televisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry,
and Mr. Klink):
H.R. 412. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New
York, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts):
H.R. 413. A bill to authorize qualified organizations to
provide technical assistance and capacity building services
to microenterprise development organizations and programs and
to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
H.R. 414. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of
nonimmigrant nurses who will practice in health professional
shortage areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr.
Farr of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford,
Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green of
Texas, and Mr. Ackerman):
H.R. 415. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to encourage new school construction through the creation of
a new class of bond; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Murtha):
H.R. 416. A bill to provide for the rectification of
certain retirement coverage errors affecting Federal
employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr.
Levin, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Farr
of California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
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George Miller of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Dooley of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Walsh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gallegly, Mr.
Minge, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Stark, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Pomeroy, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Kanjorski, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Moore, Mr.
Borski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Ms. Carson, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr.
Hall of Ohio, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York,
Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mrs. Johnson
of Connecticut):
H.R. 417. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections
for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on
Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, the
Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton):
H.R. 418. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims
forms submitted for reimbursement for durable medical
equipment and other items under the Medicare Program; to the
Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
H.R. 419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide a tax credit to all families with young children,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 420. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require that the size of the
public debt be reduced during each fiscal year by the amount
of the net surplus in the Social Security trust funds at the
end of that fiscal year; to the Committee on the Budget, and
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. STARK:
H.R. 421. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to reduce the amount of coinsurance payable in
conjunction with outpatient department services furnished
under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. SWEENEY:
H.R. 422. A bill to increase the authorizations of
appropriations for certain programs that combat violence
against women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cooksey,
Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
H.R. 423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses
attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas
producers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 424. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide that the mandatory retirement age for members of the
Capitol Police be increased from 57 to 60; to the Committee
on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. VENTO:
H.R. 425. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement
State assistance for the preservation ofaffordable housing
for low-income families; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line
item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tancredo, Mr.
Goode, and Mrs. Chenoweth):
H.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States establishing English as
the official language of the United States; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution providing for the
adjournment of the House of Representatives; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, and Mr.
Hinchey):
H. Con. Res. 12. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk
of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
Senate to compile and make available to the public the names
of candidates for election to the House of Representatives
and the Senate who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance
with a Code of Election Ethics; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Olver, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
McGovern, and Mr. Hoyer):
H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that Serbia-Montenegro has failed to comply
with the Holbrooke-Milosevic agreement of October 13, 1998,
and that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should
implement its activation order of October 12, 1998, to compel
compliance; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Latham):
H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress regarding the actions needed to address the
disastrous decline in hog prices for American pork producers
and to relieve the wide-spread economic hardship currently
being suffered by these producers; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress regarding the primary author and the official
home of ``Yankee Doodle''; to the Committee on Government
Reform.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that Jonathan Jay Pollard should serve his
full sentence of life imprisonment and should not receive
pardon, reprieve, or any other form of executive clemency
from the President of the United States; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that the United States should develop,
promote, and implement voluntary policies to slow the
population growth of the Nation; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Goss):
H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of Congress with respect to convicted spy Jonathan Pollard;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Res. 21. A resolution designating majority membership to
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
H. Res. 22. A resolution designating majority membership to
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. FROST:
H. Res. 23. A resolution designating minority membership to
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. GALLEGLY:
H. Res. 24. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives congratulating President Pastrana and the
people of Colombia for moving the peace process forward and
calling on the government and all other parties to the
current conflict in Colombia to end the guerrilla and
paramilitary violence which continues to pose a serious
threat to democracy as well as economic and social stability
in Colombia; to the Committee on International Relations.
H. Res. 25. A resolution congratulating the Government of
Peru and the Government of Ecuador for signing a peace
agreement ending a border dispute which has resulted in
several military clashes over the past 50 years; to the
Committee on International Relations.
H. Res. 26. A resolution congratulating the people of
Guatemala on the second anniversary of the signing of the
peace accords in Guatemala; to the Committee on International
Relations.
H. Res. 27. A resolution congratulating the people of the
Republic of Venezuela on the success of their democratic
elections held on December 6, 1998; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H. Res. 28. A resolution recognizing the success of Crime
Stoppers International in stopping crimes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
para. 2.35 private bills and resolutions
Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Ms. PELOSI:
H.R. 426. A bill for the relief of Mounir Adel Hajjar; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. PELOSI:
H.R. 427. A bill for the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich
Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova,
and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
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By Mr. RAHALL:
H.R. 428. A bill for the relief of certain Persian Gulf
evacuees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROTHMAN:
H.R. 429. A bill for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko,
Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
para. 2.36 additional sponsors
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and
resolutions as follows:
H.R. 14: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 17: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr.
McHugh.
H.R. 22: Mr. Walsh.
H.R. 23: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 27: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 29: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 32: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 36: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Weygand.
H.R. 38: Mr. Skeen.
H.R. 41: Mr. Tancredo.
H.R. 45: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Baker,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr.
Borski, and Mr. Skeen.
H.R. 49: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Mrs. McCarthy of
New York, Mr. Ortiz, and Mrs. Myrick.
H.R. 51: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Oxley.
H.R. 58: Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Frost.
H.R. 61: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Serrano, and
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
H.R. 70: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Chenoweth,
Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Ms. Carson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Holden, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ackerman,
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Tancredo, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Borski, Mr. LaTourette,
Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Green
of Texas, and Ms. Granger.
H.R. 86: Mr. Ose, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, Ms. Biggert, and Mr. Simpson.
H.R. 116: Mr. Allen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Vento,
Mr. Pastor, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Mr. Costello, Mr. Borski, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wise,
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Pomeroy, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Meeks of
New York, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Clement, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Crowley, and Mr. Rothman.
H.R. 136: Mrs. Myrick.
H.R. 137: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Pelosi, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bonior, and
Mr. Weygand.
H.R. 141: Mr. Olver and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
H.R. 155: Mr. Pastor.
H.R. 160: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
H.R. 175: Mr. McDermott, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Skelton, Mr.
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Weygand, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Capuano, Mr. LaFalce, Ms.
Lee, and Ms. Eshoo.
H.R. 176: Mr. Hefley.
H.R. 179: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.
Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Sanders.
H.R. 192: Mr. Bryant.
H.R. 196: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Sandlin.
H.R. 206: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. DeGette, Ms.
Pelosi, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, and Mrs. Wilson.
H.R. 208: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Castle,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Manzullo,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich. and Mr. Stark.
H.R. 215: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Traficant, and Mr.
Wynn.
H.R. 217: Mr. Boswell.
H.R. 219: Mr. Sherman Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Danner,
and Mr. LaTourette.
H.R. 220: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. LaTourette.
H.R. 222: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sandlin,
and Mr. Hall of Texas.
H.R. 232: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. English of
Pennsylvania.
H.R. 271: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Saxton, Mr. Waxman Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Schakowsky, and Mr. Green of Texas.
H.R. 306: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Borski, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Holden, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr,
Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Oitiz, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr.
Weygand.
H.J. Res. 10: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Collins, Mr.
Shaw, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
H. Con. Res. 5: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Traficant,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ford, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Mr. Clement, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Abercrombie, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson,
Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baldacci, and Ms. Stabenow.
H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Berry, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr.
Goode.
H. Res. 15: Mr. Leach, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Maloney of
Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Ms.
Carson, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Lee.
H. Res. 18: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Wynn.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1999 (3)
para. 3.1 designation of speaker pro tempore
The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro
tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, who laid before the House the
following communication:
Washington, DC,
February 2, 1999.
I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as
Speaker pro tempore on this day.
J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January
19, 1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.
para. 3.2 recess--1:30 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause
12 of rule I, declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.
para. 3.3 after recess--2 p.m.
The SPEAKER called the House to order.
para. 3.4 approval of the journal
The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the
proceedings of Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
para. 3.5 communications
Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV,
were referred as follows:
111. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the
Service's final rule-- Tuberculosis in Captive Cervids
[Docket No. 92-076-2] (RIN: 0579-AA53) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
112. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Export
Certification; Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities
[Docket No. 95-071-2] (RIN: 0579-AA75) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
113. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development,
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's
final rule--Electric Overhead Distribution Lines;
Specifications and Drawings for 24.9/14.4 kV Line
Construction--received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
114. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine
Shoot Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 98-
113-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
115. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Change
in Disease Status of Liechtenstein Because of BSE [Docket No.
98-119-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
116. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Tolerances for Moisture Meters (RIN: 0580-AA60) received
January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
117. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting
the Department's final rule--Walnuts Grown in California;
Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-984-1 FR] received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
118. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Department of
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Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revised Quality and Handling Requirements and Entry
Procedures for Imported Peanuts for 1999 and Subsequent
Import Periods [Docket No. FV98-999-1 FR] received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
119. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting
the Department's final rule--Milk in the Nebraska-Western
Iowa Marketing Area; Termination of Certain Provisions of the
Order [Docket No. DA-98-11] received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
120. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities
Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the
Department's final rule--RUS Fidelity and Insurance
Requirements for Electric and Telecommunications Borrowers
(RIN: 0572-AA86) received January 12, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
121. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Pseudorabies in Swine; Payment of Indemnity [Docket No. 98-
123-2] (RIN: 0579-AB10) received January 13, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
122. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting
the Department's final rule--Conservation Farm Option (RIN:
0578-AA20) received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
123. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Pesticide
Tolerance [OPP-300768; FRL-6050-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
124. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of
Tolerances and Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance
for Canceled Pesticide Active Ingredients; Correction [OPP-
300735A; FRL-6044-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
125. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension
of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300774; FRL-6053-
4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
126. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the annual
report of the Farm Credit Administration for fiscal year
1998, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(3); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
127. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals,
transmitting an opinion of the Court; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
128. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report of three proposed rescissions
of budget authority, totaling $35 million, pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 683(a)(1); (H. Doc. No. 106-14); to the Committee on
Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
129. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a request for previously appropriated
emergency funds for the Department of Defense; (H. Doc. No.
106-10); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be
printed.
130. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting the Budget of the United States
Government for Fiscal Year 2000; (H. Doc. No. 106-3); to the
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
131. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a request for Department of Defense
research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide:
$770,000,000; (H. Doc. No. 106-15); to the Committee on
Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
132. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a
report on two violations of the Antideficiency Act; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
133. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation
Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the
Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of
Air Force Materiel Command is initiating a single function
cost comparison of the Education and Training functions at
Robins Air Force Base (AFB) Georgia, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
134. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation
Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the
Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of
Air Combat Command (ACC) is initiating a cost comparison of
Base Training and Education functions at 18 ACC bases,
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
135. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting
the National Defense Stockpile Requirements Report for 1999,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-5; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
136. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Installations
Logistics and Environment, Department of the Army,
transmitting notification of the emergency detonation of a
mortar round on November 5, 1998; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
137. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the
Office's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement; Simplified Acquisition Procedures [DFARS Case 97-
D306] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
138. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the
Office's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement; Order for Supplies or Services [DFARS Case 97-
D024] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
139. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the
Office's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement; Para-Aramid Fibers and Yarns [DFARS Case 98-D310]
received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Armed Services.
140. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, transmitting a copy of HUD's report,
``Equity Sharing Under the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997''; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
141. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit
Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions--
received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
142. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final
rule--Technical Amendments [No. 98-121] received January 11,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
143. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final
rule--Capital Distributions [No. 99-1] (RIN: 1550-AA72)
received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
144. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a
report covering the administration of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act (ERISA) during calendar years 1995-1997,
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1143(b); to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce.
145. A letter from the Corporation for National Service,
transmitting the Annual Report for 1997, including reports on
the National Service Trust and the Corporation's Gift Fund;
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
146. A letter from the Associate General Counsel,
Corporation For National Service, transmitting the
Corporation's final rule--Administrative Costs for Learn and
Serve America and AmeriCorps Grants Programs--received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce.
147. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief
Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of
Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for
Valuing Benefits--received January 12, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
148. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, transmitting a report on the Model Projects for
Youth Education and Domestic Violence; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
149. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for
Communicationsand Information, Department of Commerce,
transmitting the Department's final rule-- Telecommunications
and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program [Docket No.
981203295-8295-01] (RIN: 0660-ZA06) received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
150. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators [Docket No.
93N-0445] (RIN: 0910-AB77) received January 7, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
151. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities
List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6220-6]
received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
152. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Utah: Final
Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program
Revisions [FRL-6217-7] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
153. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 311(b)(9)(A), CERCLA Section
311(b)(3) [FRL-6208-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
154. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information,
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Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's
final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans
Tennessee: Approval of Revisions to the Nashville/Davidson
County Portion of the Tennessee SIP [TN-191-9827a; FRL-6208-
5] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
155. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision; Monterey Bay Unified Air
Pollution Control District [CA 207-0108a; FRL-6203-7]
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
156. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act and Technical Correction to
Consumer Confidence Report Rule [FRL-6210-7] received January
7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
157. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans State of North Carolina:
Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions to the Forsyth County Air
Quality Control Ordinance and Technical Code [NC-86-01-9830a;
FRL-6207-3] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
158. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [IL178-1a,
Il179-1a; FRL-6216-2] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
159. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of
Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of 1999 Essential-Use
Allowances [FRL-6217-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
160. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Suspension of
Unregulated Containment Monitoring Requirements for Small
Public Water Systems [FRL-6216-9] received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
161. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--FY 1999 MBE/WBE Terms
and Conditions--received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
162. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Modification of the
Ozone Monitoring Season for Washington and Oregon [ORWA-
010799-a; FRL-6220-3] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
163. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Correction and
Clarification to the Finding of Significant Contribution and
Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of
Ozone [FRL-6198-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
164. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories:
Pulp and Paper Production [AD-FRL-6210-5] (RIN: 2060-AH74)
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
165. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Operations [AD-FRL-6210-3] (RIN: 2060-AH66)
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
166. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and
Records Management, Federal Communications Commission,
transmitting the Commission's final rule--Fees for Ancillary
or Supplementary Use of Digital Television Spectrum Pursuant
to Section 336(e)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
[MM Docket No. 97-247] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
167. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission,
transmitting the ``Federal Trade Commission Report to
Congress Pursuant to the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco
Health Education Act of 1986''; to the Committee on Commerce.
168. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy
and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Direct Food
Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe;
Magnesium Hydroxide; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 78N-
0281] received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
169. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives:
Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 95F-0255]
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
170. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Dental Devices; Effective
Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval; Temporomandibular
Joint Prostheses [Docket No. 97N-0239] received January 11,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
171. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; Exemptions
From Premarket Notification; Class II Devices [Docket Nos.
98P-0506 and 98P-0621] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
172. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy
and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food
Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket
No. 97F-0504] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
173. A letter from the Executive Director, Northeast
Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission,
transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Northeast
Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission; to the
Committee on Commerce.
174. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for Enforcement
Actions; Fuel Cycle Facilities Civil Penalties and Notices of
Enforcement Discretion [NUREG-1600] received January 11,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
175. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Procedures Applicable to Proceedings
for the Issuance of Licenses for the Receipt of High-Level
Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository (RIN: 3150-AF88)
received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
176. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--NRC Enforcement Policy; Discretion
Involving Natural Events (NUREG-1600, Rev. 1) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
177. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, transmitting a report to Congress on the status and
estimated costs associated with systems to track applications
and submissions required under the Food and Drug
Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA); to the
Committee on Commerce.
178. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final
rule--Segment Reporting [Release Nos. 33-7620; 34-40884;
FR54; File No. S7-17-98] (RIN: 3235-AH43) received January 6,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
179. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final
rule--Technical Amendments Under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 [Release No. IA-1780; File Nos. S7-31-96; S7-7-86]
(RIN: 3235-AH59) received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
180. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final
rule--Rulemaking for EDGAR System [Release Nos. 34-40934; IC-
23640. File No. S7-18-97] (RIN: 3235-AG97) received January
12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
181. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on developments since his last
report of July 6, 1998, concerning the national emergency
with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order
No. 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
(H. Doc. No. 106-9); to the Committee on International
Relations and ordered to be printed.
182. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on the national emergency
declared by Executive Order No. 13088 of June 9, 1998, in
response to the threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States constituted by the actions and
policies of the Governments of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, and the Republic of Serbia with respect to
Kosovo, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-11);
to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be
printed.
183. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared
with respect to grave acts of violence committed by foreign
terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process is to
continue in effect beyond January 23, 1999, pursuant to 50
U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 106-12); to the Committee on
International Relations and ordered to be printed.
184. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and
Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on
the audit of the American Red Cross for the year ending June
30, 1998, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; to the Committee on
International Relations.
185. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty
Affairs, Department of
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State, transmitting Copies of international agreements, other
than treaties, entered into by the United States, pursuant to
1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the Committee on International
Relations.
186. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting information
concerning the unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense
articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2753(e); to the Committee on
International Relations.
187. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a supplemental report on U.S.
contributions in support of peacekeeping efforts in the
former Yugoslavia; (H. Doc. No. 106-8); to the Committee on
International Relations and ordered to be printed.
188. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export
Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report
imposing new foreign policy-based controls to implement the
provisions of the Organization of American States (OAS) Model
Regulations for the Control of the International Movement of
Firearms, their Parts and Components, and Ammunition; to the
Committee on International Relations.
189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Expansion of License Exception CIV
Eligibility for ``Microprocessors'' Controlled by ECCN 3A001
[Docket No. 981215307-8307-01] (RIN: 0694-AB83) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on International Relations.
190. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export
Administration Regulations; Exports and Reexports to
Specially Designated Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist
Organizations [Docket No. 981013256-8256-01] (RIN: 0694-AB63)
received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on International Relations.
191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's
final rule--Schedule of Fees for Consular Services,
Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates--
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on International Relations.
192. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's
final rule--Passport Procedures--Amendment to Validity of
Passports Regulation [Public Notice 2720] received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
International Relations.
193. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on cost-sharing arrangements;
to the Committee on International Relations.
194. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on Protection of Advanced
Biotechnology, the legitimate commercial activities and
interests of chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical
firms in the United States; to the Committee on International
Relations.
195. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on the Australia Group's
control on chemical and biological weapons-related items; to
the Committee on International Relations.
196. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration,
Executive Office of the President, transmitting the White
House personnel report for the fiscal year 1998, pursuant to
3 U.S.C. 113; to the Committee on Government Reform.
197. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting
the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the
Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on
final action taken on Inspector General audits for the period
from April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
198. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting
the nineteenth Semiannual Report to Congress prepared by the
Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE Office of Inspector
General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section
5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
199. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the
FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial
Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
200. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus
Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the FY 1998 report
pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act,
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
201. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil
Rights, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
202. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled,
transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List
Additions--received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
203. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a
monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and
evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform.
204. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board, transmitting the consolidated report on
accountability and proper management of Federal Resources as
required by the Inspector General Act and the Federal
Financial Manager's Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
205. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the
Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of
the Inspector General for the period ending September 30,
1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section
5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
206. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
transmitting the Department's FY 1998 Annual Statement of
Assurance, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
207. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant
to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to
31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
208. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications
Commission, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act Annual Report for
the Federal Communications Commission, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
209. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Election
Commission, transmitting the report regarding the objectives
of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to
31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
210. A letter from the Chair, Federal Labor Relations
Authority, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
211. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor
Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final
rule--Regional Offices; Jurisdictional Changes--January 5,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
212. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime
Commission, transmitting a report on the management controls
of the Federal Maritime Commission, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
213. A letter from the Acting Director, Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service, transmitting the FY 1998 report
pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act,
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
214. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and
Health Review Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual
report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act
during the calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
215. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission,
transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal
Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
216. A letter from the Administrator, General Services
Administration, transmitting a report to Congress regarding
the implementation of, and compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997; to the Committee
on Government Reform.
217. A letter from the Chairman, National Capital Planning
Commission, transmitting a letter to fulfill the reporting
requirements of the Inspector General Act of 1978, pursuant
to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
218. A letter from the President, National Endowment for
Democracy, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
219. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment For The
Arts, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal
Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
220. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel,
National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the FY 1998
report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity
Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
221. A letter from the Chairwoman, National Mediation
Board, transmitting the report of the Federal Mediation Board
for the Fiscal Year of 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
222. A letter from the Director, Office of Government
Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Corrections and
Updating to Certain Regulations of the Office of Government
Ethics (RINs: 3209-AA00, 3209-AA04 and 3209-AA13) received
January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
223. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting a detailed report to the Congress
justifying the reasons for the extension of locality-based
comparability payments to categories of positions that are in
more than one executive agency; to the Committee on
Government Reform.
224. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
225. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting OPM's
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Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report to Congress on the Federal
Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP), pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 7201(e); to the Committee on Government Reform.
226. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay
Administration (General); Collection by Offset from Indebted
Government Employees (RIN: 3206-AH63) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
227. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Excepted
Service; Promotion and Internal Placement (RIN: 3206-AI51)
received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
228. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special
Counsel, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
229. A letter from the Executive Director, Presidio Trust,
transmitting the Trust's final rule--Management of the
Presidio: Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and
Federal Tort Claims Act (RIN: 3212-AA01) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
230. A letter from the Chair, Labor Member, and Management
Member, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting a report on
the Railroad Retirement Board's internal control and
financial management initiatives, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
231. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange
Commission, transmitting a report on the management controls
of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
232. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business
Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on
activities of the Inspector General for the period April 1,
1998, through September 30, 1998, and the semiannual report
of management on final actions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app.
(Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
233. A letter from the President, United States Institute
of Peace, transmitting a report as required by the Inspector
General Act of 1978 and the Federal Managers' Financial
Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
234. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior,
transmitting the Department's final rule--North Dakota
Regulatory Program [ND-037-FOR, Amendment No. XXVI] received
January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
235. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting
the Department's final rule--Export of River Otters Taken in
Missouri in the 1998-1999 and Subsequent Seasons (RIN: 1018-
AF23) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
236. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Import of Polar
Bear Trophies from Canada: Addition of Populations to the
List of Areas Approved for Import (RIN: 1018-AE26) received
January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
237. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of
the Northeastern United States; Final 1999 Fishing Quotas for
Atlantic Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, and Maine Mahogany
Quahogs [Docket No. 981222317-8317-01; I.D. 100898A] (RIN:
0648-AL77) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
238. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of
the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass Fisheries [Docket No. 981014259-8312-02; I.D.
101498B] (RIN: 0648-AL74) received January 7, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
239. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closure of Specified Groundfish
Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 981222314-8321-
02; I.D. 122898B] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
240. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern
United States; Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery;
Minimum Clam Size for 1999 [I.D. 122398E] received January
11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Resources.
241. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closures of Specified Groundfish in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 981222313-
8320-02; I.D. 122898C] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
242. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Interim 1999
Harvest Specifications [Docket No. 981222314-8321-02; I.D.
121698B] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
243. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Area; Interim 1999 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
[Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 122198A] received January
11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Resources.
244. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf
of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the
South Atlantic; Special Management Zones [Docket No.
980804203-8306-02; I.D. 061298A] (RIN: 0648-AL00) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
245. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Southeastern United States Shrimp Trawl
Bycatch Program Report; to the Committee on Resources.
246. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Eastern
Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D.
111698B] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
247. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole Fishery by Vessels
Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket
No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 113098A] received January 11,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Resources.
248. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Endangered and
Threatened Species: Threatened Status for Two ESUs of
Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, and California [Docket No.
980225046-8060-02; I.D. 073097E] received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Resources.
249. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting
a report on the socio-economic benefits to the United States
of the striped bass resources of the Atlantic coast; to the
Committee on Resources.
250. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice,
transmitting a report of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report to Congress,''
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3789e; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
251. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register
Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service,
transmitting the Service's final rule--Offset of Tax Refund
Payments To Collect Past-Due Support (RIN: 1510-AA63)
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
252. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register
Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service,
transmitting the Service's final rule-- Offset of Federal
Benefit Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally Enforceable
Nontax Debt (RIN: 1510-AA74 and RIN: 1510-AA64) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
253. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register
Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service,
transmitting the Service's final rule--Offset of Federal
Benefit Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally Enforceable
Nontax Debt (RIN: 1510-AA74 and RIN: 1510-AA64) received
January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
254. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final
rule--Finalizing Without Change the Interim Regulations that
Added Visa Waiver Pilot Program Countries [INS No. 1799-96]
(RIN: 1115-AB93) received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
255. A letter from the Senior Staff Attorney, United States
Court of Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the court [James
E. Burr, No. 98-9007); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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256. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals,
transmitting an opinion of the court; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
257. A letter from the Secretary, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's annual report
entitled, ``Report to Congress on Transportation Security''
for Calendar Year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-604,
section 102(a) (104 Stat. 3068); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
258. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation
Administration, transmitting the report on Civil Aviation
Security Responsibilities and Funding, pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
app. 1356(a); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
259. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation
Administration, transmitting the third annual report of
actions the Federal Aviation Administration has taken in
response to Section 304 of the Federal Aviation
Administration Authorization Act of 1994, pursuant to Public
Law 103-305, section 304(e)(2) (108 Stat. 1592); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
260. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12
and PC-12/45 Airplanes; Correction [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD;
Amendment 39-10681; AD 98-11-01 R2] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
261. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation
500, 680, 690, and 695 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-CE-54-
AD; Amendment 39-10821; AD 98-08-25 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; Hugo, OK [Airspace Docket No.
98-ASW-46] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
263. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Carrizo Springs, Glass
Ranch Airport, TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-44] received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
264. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oak Grove, LA [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ASW-45] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2
Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-75-AD; Amendment
39-10968; AD 99-01-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
266. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; The Uninsured Relative Workshop
Inc. Vector Parachute Systems [Docket No. 98-CE-101-AD;
Amendment 39-10977; AD 99-01-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
267. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200
Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-72-AD; Amendment 39-10967;
AD 98-26-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
268. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Meade, KS; Correction
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-43] received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
269. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Remove Class D Airspace; Fort Leavenworth, KS [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ACE-44) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
270. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Dubuque, IA [Airspace Docket
No. 98-ACE-58] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
271. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Perry, IA [Airspace Docket No.
98-ACE-52] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
272. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Madison, IA [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ACE-57] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
273. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment of Department of Transportation Acquisition
Regulations--received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
274. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation
Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Market Dominance
Determinations-- Product and Geographic Competition (STB Ex
Parte No. 627) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
275. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals,
transmitting an opinion of the Court; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
276. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting the final report of the Select Committee
on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
with the People's Republic of China; Referred to the Select
Committee on China.
277. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled
``The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program:
Annual Report to Congress FY 1997,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
9604; to the Committee on Science.
278. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for
Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the
NASA FAR Supplement Coverage on Information to the Internal
Revenue Service--received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
279. A letter from the the Director, National Legislative
Commission, the American Legion, transmitting the proceedings
of the 79th National Convention of the American Legion, held
in Orlando, Florida from September 2, 3 and 4, 1997 as well
as a financial statement and independent audit, pursuant to
36 U.S.C. 49; (H. Doc. No. 106-7); to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
280. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Additional Disability or Death Due
to Hospital Care, Medical or Surgical Treatment, Examination,
or Training and Rehabilitation Services (RIN: 2900-AJ04)
received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
281. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting an updated report concerning the
emigration laws and policies of Albania, pursuant to 19
U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 106-16); to the Committee on
Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
282. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor,
transmitting the quarterly report on the expenditure and need
for worker adjustment assistance training funds under the
Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
283. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the
Treasury, transmitting the United States Government Annual
Report for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 1998, pursuant
to 31 U.S.C. 331(c); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
284. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's
final rule--Johannisberg Riesling; Deferral of Compliance
Date (98R-406P) [T.D. ATF-405; Ref. T.D. ATF-370; Notice Nos.
581, 749, 871] (RIN: 1512-AB81) received January 11, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
285. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-4] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
286. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Retention of Income Tax Return Preparers' Signatures [TD
8803] (RIN: 1545-AW83) received January 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
287. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-6] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
288. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-1] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
289. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Payment of Employment Taxes with Respect to Disregarded
Entities [Notice 99-6] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
290. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative,
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Procedural, and Miscellaneous Matters [Revenue Procedure 99-
5] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
291. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-8] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
292. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-2] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
293. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Allocation of Loss with Respect to Stock and Other Personal
Property; Application of Section 904 to Income Subject to
Separate Limitations [TD 8805] (RIN: 1545-AQ43; 1545-AT41)
received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
294. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Penalty and Interest Study [Notice 99-4] received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
295. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Reduction in Certain Deductions of Mutual Life Insurance
Companies [Rev. Rul. 99-3] received January 7, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
296. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or
abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue
Procedure 98-64] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
297. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit or
abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue
Procedure 98-62] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
298. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 99-4] received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
299. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 99-1] received January
11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
300. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue
Procedure 99-11] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
301. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security
Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Pilot Study of Individualized Contributions and Benefit
Statements for Social Security Recipients--received January
7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
302. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S.
Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Mandatory Seizure of Certain Plastic Explosives [T.D. 99-4]
(RIN: 1515-AC33) received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
303. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on the State of the Union; (H.
Doc. No. 106-1); to the Committee on the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
304. A letter from the Chief of Staff, The White House,
transmitting a report on the status of drug testing in the
Executive Office; jointly to the Committees on Government
Reform and Appropriations.
305. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors,
Office of Compliance, transmitting a report on the
applicability to the legislative branch of federal law
relating to terms and conditions of employment and access to
public services and accommodations, pursuant to Public Law
104-1, section 102(b)(2) (109 Stat. 6); jointly to the
Committees on House Administration and Education and the
Workforce.
306. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting the ``Report to Congress on a
Comprehensive Plan for Responding to the Increase in Steel
Imports''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and
Appropriations.
para. 3.6 communication from the clerk--message from the senate
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as
follows:
Office of the Clerk,
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, January 20, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to
clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, the Clerk received the following message
from the Secretary of the Senate on January 20, 1999 at 11:
45 a.m.
That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 11.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk.
para. 3.7 communication from the clerk--message from the senate
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as
follows:
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, January 29, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to
clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, the Clerk received the following message
from the Secretary of the Senate on January 29, 1999 at 1:00
p.m.
That the Senate passed S. Res. 30.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk.
para. 3.8 investigative subcommittees of committee on standards of
official conduct--majority
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of clause 5(a)(4)(A) of Rule X
and the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, announced his
appointment on Thursday, January 28, 1999, of the following Members on
the part of the House to serve on investigative subcommittees of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 106th Congress: Mrs.
Biggert, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Hastings of Washington, Hulshof,
LaTourette, McCrery, McKeon, Sessions, Shimkus, and Thornberry.
para. 3.9 investigative subcommittee of committee on standards of
official conduct--minority
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which
was read as follows:
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, January 26, 1999.
Hon. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to clause 5(a)(4)(A) of Rule X
of the Rules of the House of Representatives I designate the
following Members to be available for service on an
investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct:
Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina,
Mr. Doyle of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Edwards of Texas,
Mr. Klink of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Ms. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Stupak of Michigan,
Mr. Tanner of Tennessee.
Two additional Members will be so designated at a later
time.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Gephardt,
Democratic Leader.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing
appointments.
para. 3.10 kennedy center board of trustees
The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 2(a) of the
National Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h(a)) and the order of the
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, on Tuesday January 26, 1999
appointed Mr. HASTERT, on the part of the House, to the Board of
Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
para. 3.11 committee election--minority
Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 29):
Resolved, That the following named Member is, and is
hereby, elected to serve on the standing committee as
follows:
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ms. Berkley, Nevada.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 3.12 small business investment technical corrections
Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 68) to
amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and make technical
corrections in title III of the Small Business Investment Act; as
amended.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, recognized Mr. TALENT and Ms.
VELAZQUEZ, each for 20 minutes.
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After debate,
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that two-thirds of the
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
Mr. TALENT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas
and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
para. 3.13 dante b. fascell north/south center
Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 432) to
designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr.
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
After debate,
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that two-thirds of the
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas
and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
para. 3.14 holocaust memorial ceremony
On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 19):
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to
be used from 8 o'clock ante meridian until 3 o'clock post
meridian on April 13, 1999, for a ceremony as part of the
commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the
Holocaust. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be
carried out in accordance with such conditions as the
Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.
When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said
concurrent resolution.
para. 3.15 h.r. 68--unfinished business
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill (H.R. 68) to amend section 20 of the Small Business
Act and make technical corrections in title III of the Small Business
Investment Act; as amended.
The question being put,
Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
The vote was taken by electronic device.
It was decided in the
Yeas
402
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affirmative
Nays
2
para. 3.16 [Roll No. 7]
YEAS--402
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Allen
Andrews
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Barrett (WI)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Bliley
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehlert
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Condit
Conyers
Cook
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crane
Crowley
Cubin
Cummings
Cunningham
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Ewing
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Fowler
Frank (MA)
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Gallegly
Ganske
Gejdenson
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Goodling
Gordon
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (IN)
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Inslee
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, E.B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kasich
Kelly
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kleczka
Klink
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kucinich
Kuykendall
LaFalce
Lampson
Largent
Larson
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Metcalf
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Minge
Mink
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Ose
Owens
Oxley
Packard
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pease
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pickering
Pitts
Pombo
Pomeroy
Porter
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Rothman
Roukema
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Salmon
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Schakowsky
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Souder
Spence
Spratt
Stabenow
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Toomey
Traficant
Turner
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Waters
Watkins
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Weygand
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wise
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
NAYS--2
Paul
Sanford
NOT VOTING--29
Barcia
Bateman
Boehner
Brown (CA)
Carson
Cooksey
Delahunt
DeLay
Deutsch
Ehlers
Gutknecht
Jefferson
LaHood
Lantos
Leach
Luther
McDermott
McGovern
Moakley
Pickett
Quinn
Rush
Scott
Sisisky
Tanner
Tierney
Towns
Udall (CO)
Young (FL)
So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof,
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
para. 3.17 h.r. 432--unfinished business
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill (H.R. 432) to designate the North/South Center as the
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.
The question being put,
Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
The vote was taken by electronic device.
It was decided in the
Yeas
409
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affirmative
Nays
0
para. 3.18 [Roll No. 8]
YEAS--409
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Allen
Andrews
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baird
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Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barcia
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Barrett (WI)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Bliley
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Condit
Conyers
Cook
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crane
Crowley
Cubin
Cummings
Cunningham
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Dicks
Dingell
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Ewing
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Fowler
Frank (MA)
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Gallegly
Ganske
Gejdenson
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Goodling
Gordon
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutierrez
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (IN)
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Inslee
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, E.B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kasich
Kelly
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kleczka
Klink
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kucinich
Kuykendall
LaFalce
Lampson
Largent
Larson
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
Livingston
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McDermott
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Metcalf
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Minge
Mink
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Ose
Owens
Oxley
Packard
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pease
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pickering
Pitts
Pombo
Pomeroy
Porter
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Rothman
Roukema
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Salmon
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sanford
Sawyer
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Schakowsky
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simpson
Skeen
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Souder
Spence
Spratt
Stabenow
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Toomey
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Waters
Watkins
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Weygand
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wise
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--24
Bateman
Brown (CA)
Carson
Cooksey
Delahunt
DeLay
Deutsch
Ehlers
Gutknecht
Jefferson
LaHood
Lantos
Leach
Luther
McGovern
Moakley
Pickett
Rush
Scott
Sisisky
Tanner
Tierney
Towns
Young (FL)
So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof,
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
para. 3.19 messages from the president
Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his
secretaries.
para. 3.20 committee election--majority
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by unanimous consent, submitted the following
resolution (H. Res. 30):
Committee on Government Reform: Mrs. Chenoweth.
Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Bachus.
Committee on Science: Mr. Sanford; and Mr. Metcalf.
Committee on Small Business: Mr. Pease; Mr. Thune; and Mrs.
Bono.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr.
Bereuter; Mr. Kuykendall; and Mr. Simpson.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Hansen; Mr. McKeon; and
Mr. Gibbons; all to rank in the named order following Mr.
LaHood.
When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 3.21 message from the president--budget proposal fy 1999
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, laid before the House a message
from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
The 2000 Budget, which I am submitting to you with this message,
promises the third balanced budget in my Administration. With this
budget, our fiscal house is in order, our spirit strong, and our
resources prepare us to meet the challenges of the next century.
This budget marks a new era of opportunity. When I took office six
years ago, I was determined to reverse decades of fiscal decline--a time
when deficits grew without restraint, the economy suffered, and our
national purpose seemed to be undermined. For too many years, the
deficit loomed over us, a powerful reminder of the Government's
inability to the people's business.
Today, Americans deserve to be proud and confident in their ability to
meet the next set of challenges. In the past six years, we have risen to
our responsibilities and, as a result, have built an economy of
unprecedented prosperity. We have done this the right way--by balancing
fiscal discipline and investing in our Nation.
This budget continues on the same path. It invests in education and
training so Americans can make the most of this economy's opportunities.
It invests in health and the environment to improve our quality of life.
It invests in our security at home and abroad, strengthens law
enforcement and provides our Armed Forces with the resources they need
to safeguard our national interests in the next century.
This year's budget surplus is one in many decades of surpluses to
come--if we maintain our resolve and stay on the path that brought us
this success in the first place. The budget forecasts that the economy
will remain strong, producing surpluses until well into the next
century.
The 21st Century promises to be a time of promise for the American
people. Our challenge as we move forward is to maintain our strategy of
balancing fiscal discipline with the need to make wise decisions about
our investment priorities. This strategy has resulted in unprecedented
prosperity; it is now providing us with resources of a size and scope
that just a few years ago simply didn't seem possible. Now that these
resources are in our reach, it is both our challenge and responsibility
to make sure we use them wisely.
First and foremost, in the last year of this century, the task
awaiting us is to save Social Security. The conditions are right. We
have reserved the surplus, our economy is prosperous, and last year's
national dialogue has advanced the goal of forging consensus. Acting now
makes the work ahead easier, with changes that will be far simpler than
if we wait until the problem is closer at hand.
In my State of the Union address, I proposed a framework for saving
Social Security that will use 62 percent of the surplus for the next 15
years to strengthen the Trust Fund until the middle of the next century.
Part of the surplus dedicated to Social Security would be invested in
private securities,
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further strengthening the Trust Fund by drawing on the long-term
strength of the stock market, and reducing the debt to ensure strong
fiscal health. This proposal will keep Social Security safe and strong
until 2055. In order to reach my goal of protecting and preserving the
Trust Fund until 2075, I urge the Congress to join me on a bipartisan
basis to make choices that, while difficult, can be achieved, and
include doing more to reduce poverty among single elderly women.
I am committed to upholding the pledge I made last year--that we must
not drain the surplus until we save Social Security. It is time to fix
Social Security now. And once we have done so, we should turn our
efforts to other pressing national priorities. We must fulfill our
obligation to save and improve Medicare--my framework would reserve 15
percent of the projected surplus for Medicare, ensuring that the
Medicare Trust Fund is secure for 20 years. It would establish Universal
Savings Accounts, using just over one-tenth of the surplus to encourage
all Americans to save and invest so they will have additional income in
retirement. I propose that we reserve the final portion of the
projected surplus, 11 percent, to provide resources for other pressing
national needs that will arise in the future, including the need to
maintain the military readiness of the Nation's Armed Forces,
education, and other critical domestic priorities.
Charting a Course for the New Era of Surplus
Six years ago, when my Administration took office, we were determined
to create the conditions for the Nation to enter the 21st Century from
a position of strength. We were committed to turning the economy
around, to reining in a budget that was out of control, and to
restoring to the country confidence and purpose.
Today, we have achieved these goals. The budget is in balance for the
first time in a generation and surpluses are expected as far as the eye
can see. The Nation's economy continues to grow; this is the longest
peacetime expansion in our history. There are more than 17 million new
jobs; unemployment is at its lowest peacetime level in 41 years; and
today, more Americans own their own homes than at any time in our
history.
Americans today are safer, more prosperous, and have more
opportunity. Crime is down, poverty is falling, and the number of
people on welfare is the lowest it has been in 25 years. By almost
every measure, our economy is vibrant and our Nation is strong.
Throughout the past six years, my Administration has been committed
to creating opportunity for all Americans, demanding responsibility
from all Americans and to strengthening the American community. We have
made enormous strides, with the success of our economy creating new
opportunity and with our repair of the social fabric that had frayed so
badly in recent decades reinvigorating our sense of community. Most of
all, the prosperity and opportunity of our time offers us a great
responsibility--to take action to ensure that Social Security is there
for the elderly and the disabled, while ensuring that it not place a
burden on our children.
We have met the challenge of deficit reduction; there is now every
reason for us to rise to the next challenge. For sixty years, Social
Security has been a bedrock of security in retirement. It has saved
many millions of Americans from an old age of poverty and dependency.
It has offered help to those who become disabled or suffer the death of
a family breadwinner. For these Americans--in fact, for all Americans--
Social Security is a reflection of our deepest values of community and
the obligations we owe to each other.
It is time this year to work together to strengthen Social Security
so that we may uphold these obligations for years to come. We have the
rare opportunity to act to meet these challenges--or in the words of
the old saying, to fix the roof while the sun is shining. And at least
as important, we can engage this crucial issue from a position of
strength--with our economy prosperous and our resources available to do
the job of fixing Social Security. I urge Americans to join together to
make that happen this year.
Building on Economic Prosperity
At the start of 1993, when my Administration took office, the
Nation's economy had barely grown during the previous four years,
creating few jobs. Interest rates were high due to the Government's
massive borrowing to finance the deficit, which had reached a record
$290 billion and was headed higher.
Determined to set America on the right path, we launched an economic
strategy built upon three elements: promoting fiscal responsibility;
investing in policies that strengthen the American people, and engaging
in the international economy. Only by pursuing all three elements could
we restore the economy and build for the future.
My 1993 budget plan, the centerpiece of our economic strategy, was a
balanced plan that cut hundreds of billions of dollars of Federal
spending while raising income taxes only on the very wealthiest of
Americans. By cutting unnecessary and lower-priority spending, we found
the resources to cut taxes for 15 million working families and to pay
for strategic investments in areas including education and training,
the environment, and other priorities meant to improve the standard of
living and quality of life for the American people.
Six years later, we have balanced the budget; and if we keep our
resolve, the budget will be balanced for many years to come. We have
invested in the education and skills of our people, giving them the
tools they need to raise their children and get good jobs in an
increasingly competitive economy. We have expanded trade, generating
record exports that create high-wage jobs for millions of Americans.
The economy has been on an upward trend, almost from the start of my
Administration's new economic policies. Shortly after the release of my
1993 budget plan, interest rates fell, and they fell even more as I
worked successfully with Congress to put the plan into law. These lower
interest rates helped to spur the steady economic growth and strong
business investment that we have enjoyed for the last six years. Our
policies have helped create over 17 million jobs, while interest rates
have remained low and inflation has stayed under control.
As we move ahead, I am determined to ensure that we continue to
strike the right balance between fiscal discipline and strategic
investments. We must not forget the discipline that brought us this new
era of surplus--it is as important today as it was during our drive to
end the days of deficits. Yet, we also must make sure that we balance
our discipline with the need to provide resources for the strategic
investments of the future.
improving performance through better management
Vice President Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing
Government, with which we are truly creating a Government that ``works
better and costs less,'' played a significant role in helping restore
accountability to Government, and fiscal responsibility to its
operations. In streamlining Government, we have done more than just
reduce or eliminate hundreds of Federal programs and projects. We have
cut the civilian Federal work force by 365,000, giving us the smallest
work force in 36 years. In fact, as a share of our total civilian
employment, we have the smallest work force since 1933.
But we have set out to do more than just cut Government. We set out
to make Government work, to create a Government that is more efficient
and effective, and to create a Government focused on its customers, the
American people.
We have made real progress, but we still have much work to do. We
have reinvented parts of departments and agencies, but we are forcing
ahead with new efforts to improve the quality of the service that the
Government offers its customers. My Administration has identified 24
Priority Management Objectives, and we will tackle some of the
Government's biggest management challenges--meeting the year 2000
computer challenge; modernizing student aid delivery; and completing
the restructuring of the Internal Revenue Service.
I am determined that we will solve the very real management
challenges before us.
preparing for the 21st century
Education and Training: Education, in our competitive global economy,
has become the dividing line between those who are able to move ahead
and those
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who lag behind. For this reason, I have devoted a great deal of effort
to ensure that we have a world-class system of education and training
in place for Americans of all ages. Over the last six years, we have
worked hard to ensure that every boy and girl is prepared to learn,
that our schools focus on high standards and achievement, that anyone
who wants to go to college can get the financial help to attend, and
that those who need another chance at education and training or a
chance to improve or learn new skills can do so.
My budget significantly increases funds to help children, especially
in the poorest communities, reach challenging academic standards; and
makes efforts to strengthen accountability. It proposes investments to
end social promotion, where too many public school students move from
grade to grade without having mastered the basics, by expanding after
school learning hours to give students the tools they need to earn
advancement. The budget proposes improving school accountability by
funding monetary awards to the highest performing schools that serve
low-income students, providing resources to States to help them
identify and change the least successful schools. It invests in
programs to help raise the educational achievement of Hispanic
students. The budget invests in reducing class size by recruiting and
preparing thousands more teachers and building thousands more new
classrooms. It increases Pell Grants and other college scholarships
from the record levels already reached. My budget also helps the
disabled enter the work force, by increasing flexibility to allow
Medicaid and Medicare coverage and by providing tax credits to cover
the extra costs associated with working.
Families and Children: During the past six years, we have taken many
steps to help working families, and we continue that effort with this
budget. We cut taxes for 15 million working families, provided a tax
credit to help families raise their children, ensured that 25 million
Americans a year can change jobs without losing their health insurance,
made it easier for the self-employed and those with pre-existing
conditions to get health insurance, provided health care coverage for
up to five million uninsured children, raised the minimum wage, and
provided guaranteed time off for workers who need to care for a newborn
or to address the health needs of a family member.
I am determined to provide the help that families need when it comes
to finding affordable child care. I am proposing a major effort to make
child care more affordable, accessible, and safe by expanding tax
credits for middle-income families and for businesses to increase their
child care resources, by assisting parents who want to attend college
meet their child care needs, and by increasing funds with which the
Child Care and Development Block Grant will help more poor and near-
poor children. My budget proposes an Early Learning Fund, which would
provide grants to communities for activities that improve early
childhood education and the quality of child care for those under age
five. And it proposes increasing equity for legal immigrants by
restoring their Supplemental Security Income benefits and Food Stamps
and by expanding health coverage to legal immigrant children.
Economic Development: Most Americans are enjoying the fruits of our
strong economy. But while many urban and rural areas are doing better,
too many others have grown disconnected from our values of opportunity,
responsibility and community. Working with the State and local
governments and with the private sector, I am determined to help bring
our distressed areas back to life and to replace despair with hope. I
am proposing a New Markets Investment Strategy which will provide tax
credit and loan guarantee incentives to stimulate billions in new
private investment in distressed rural and urban areas. It will build a
network of private investment institutions to funnel credit, equity,
and technical assistance into businesses in America's untapped markets,
and provide the expertise to targeted small businesses that will allow
them to use investment to grow. I am also proposing to create more
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, which provide tax
incentives and direct spending to encourage the kind of private
investment that creates jobs, and to provide more capital for lending
through my Community Development Financial Institutions program. My
budget also expands opportunities for home ownership, provides more
funds to enforce the Nation's civil rights laws, maintains our
government-to-government commitment to Native Americans, and
strengthens the partnership we have begun with the District of
Columbia.
Health Care: This past year, we continued to improve health care for
millions of Americans. Forty-seven States enrolled 2.5 million
uninsured children in the new Children's Health Insurance Program. By
executive order, I extended the patient protections that were included
in the Patient's Bill of Rights, including emergency room access and
the right to see a specialist, to 85 million Americans covered by
Federal health plans, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and
Federal employees. Medicare beneficiaries gained access of new
prevention benefits, managed care choices, and low-income protections.
My budget gives new insurance options to hundreds of thousands of
Americans aged 55 to 65. I am advocating bipartisan national
legislation to reduce tobacco use, especially among young people. And I
am proposing a Long-Term Care initiative, including a $1,000 tax
credit, to help patients, families, and care givers cope with the
burdens of long-term care. The budget enables more Medicare recipients
to receive promising cancer treatments by participating more easily in
clinical trials. And it improves the fiscal soundness of Medicare and
Medicaid through new management proposals, including programs to combat
waste, fraud and abuse.
International Affairs: America must maintain its role as the world's
leader by providing resources to pursue our goals of prosperity,
democracy, and security. The resources in my budget will help us
promote peace in troubled areas, provide enhanced security for our
officials working abroad, combat weapons of mass destruction, and
promote trade.
The United States continues to play a leadership role in a
comprehensive peace in the Middle East. The Wye River Memorandum,
signed in October 1998, helps establish a path to restore positive
momentum to the peace process. My budget supports this goal with
resources for an economic and military assistance package to help meet
priority needs arising from the Wye Memorandum.
Despite progress in making peace there are real and growing threats
to our national security. The terrorist attack against two U.S.
embassies in East Africa last year is a stark reminder. My budget
proposes increased funding to ensure the continued protection of
American embassies, consulates and other facilities, and the valuable
employees who work there. Our security and stability throughout the
world is also threatened by the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction and their means of delivery. The budget supports
significant increases for State Department efforts to address this
need.
National Security: The Armed Forces of the United States serve as the
backbone of our national security strategy. In this post-Cold War era,
the military's responsibilities have changed, but not diminished--and
in many ways have become ever more complex. The military must be in a
position to guard against the major threats to U.S. security: regional
dangers, such as cross-border aggression; the proliferation of the
technology of weapons of mass destruction; transnational dangers, such
as the spread of illegal drugs and terrorism; and direct attacks on the
U.S. homeland from intercontinental ballistic missiles or other weapons
of mass destruction.
Last year, the military and civilian leaders of our Armed Forces
expressed concern that if we do not act to shore up our Nation's
defenses, we would see a future decline in our military readiness--the
ability of our forces to engage where and when necessary to protect the
national security interests of the United States. Our military
readiness is currently razor-sharp, and I intend to take measures to
keep it that way. Therefore, I am proposing a long-term, sustained
increase in defense spending to enhance the military's ability to
respond to crises, build for the future through weapons modernization
programs, and take care of military personnel and their families by
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enhancing the quality of life, thereby increasing retention and
recruitment.
Science and Technology: During the last six years, I have sought to
strengthen science and technology investments in order to serve many of
our broader goals for the Nation in the economy, education, health
care, the environment, and national defense. My budget strengthens
basic research programs, which are the foundation of the Government's
role in expanding scientific knowledge and spurring innovation. Through
the 21st Century Research Fund, the budget provides strong support for
the Nation's two largest funders of civilian basic research at
universities: the National Science Foundation and the National
Institutes of Health. My budget provides a substantial increase for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Science program,
including a significant cooperative endeavor with Russia.
My budget also provides resources to launch a bold, new Information
Technology Initiative to invest in long-term research in computing and
communications. It will accelerate development of extremely fast
supercomputers to support civilian research, enabling scientists to
develop life-savings drugs, provide earlier tornado warnings, and
design more fuel-efficient, safer automobiles.
The Environment: The Nation does not have to choose between a strong
economy and a clean environment. The past six years are proof that we
can have both. We have set tough new clean air standards for soot and
smog that will prevent up to 15,000 premature deaths a year. We have
set new food and water safety standards and have accelerated the pace
of cleanups of toxic Superfund sites. We expanded our efforts to
protect tens of millions of acres of public and private lands,
including Yellowstone National Park and Florida's Everglades. Led by
the Vice President, the Administration reached an international
agreement in Kyoto that calls for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. In
my budget this year, I am proposing an historic interagency Lands
Legacy initiative to both preserve the Nation's Great Places, and
advance preservation of open spaces in every community. This initiative
will give State and local governments the tools for orderly growth
while protecting and enhancing green spaces, clean water, wildlife
habitat, and outdoor recreation. I also propose a Livability Initiative
with a new financing mechanism, Better America Bonds, to create more
open spaces in urban and suburban areas, protect water quality, and
clean up abandoned industrial sites. My budget continues to increase
our investments in energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy
to strengthen our economy while reducing greenhouse gases. And I am
proposing a new Clean Air Partnership Fund to support State and local
efforts to reduce both air pollution and greenhouse gases.
Law: Our anti-crime strategy is working. For more than six years,
serious crime has fallen uninterrupted and the murder rate is down by
more than 28 percent, its lowest point in three decades. But, because
crime remains unacceptably high, we must go further. Building on our
successful community policing (COPS) program, which in this, its final
year, places 100,000 more police on the street, my budget launches the
next step--the 21st Century Policing initiative. This initiative
invests in additional police targeted especially to crime ``hot
spots,'' in crime fighting technology, and in community based
prosecutors and crime prevention. The budget also provides funds to
prevent violence against women, and to address the growing law
enforcement crisis on Indian lands. To boost our efforts to control
illegal immigration, the budget provides the resources to strengthen
border enforcement in the South and West, remove illegal aliens, and
expand our efforts to verify whether newly hired non-citizens are
eligible for jobs. To combat drug use, particularly among young people,
my budget expands programs that stress treatment and prevention, law
enforcement, international assistance, and interdiction.
entering the 21st century
As we prepare to enter the next century, we must keep sight of the
source of our great success. We enjoy an economy of unprecedented
prosperity due, in large measure, to our commitment to fiscal
discipline. In the past six years, we have worked together as a Nation,
facing the responsibility to correct the mistaken deficit-driven
policies of the past. Balancing the budget has allowed our economy to
prosper and has freed our children from a future in which mounting
deficits threatened to limit options and sap the country's resources.
In the course of the next century, we will face new challenges for
which we are now fully prepared. As the result of our fiscal policy,
and the resources it has produced, we will enter this next century from
a position of strength, confident that we have both the purpose and
ability to meet the tasks ahead. If we keep our course, and maintain
the important balance between fiscal discipline and investing wisely in
priorities, our position of strength promises to last for many
generations to come.
The great and immediate challenge before us is to save Social
Security. It is time to move forward now.
We have already started the hard work of seeking to build consensus
for Social Security's problems. Let us finish the job before the year
ends. Let us enter the 21st Century knowing that the American people
have met one more great challenge--that we have fulfilled the
obligations we owe to each other as Americans.
If we can do this--and surely we can--then we will be able to look
ahead with confidence, knowing that our strength, our resources, and
our national purpose will help make the year 2000 the first in what
promises to be the next American Century.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, February 1, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to
be printed (H. Doc. 106-3).
para. 3.22 message from the president--emigrations laws and policies of
Albania
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, laid before the House a message
from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
I am submitting an updated report to the Congress concerning the
emigration laws and policies of Albania. The report indicates continued
Albanian compliance with U.S. and international standards in the area of
emigration. In fact, Albania has imposed no emigration restrictions,
including exit visa requirements, on its population since 1991.
On December 5, 1997, I determined and reported to the Congress that
Albania is not in violation of paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection
402(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, or paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of
subsection 409(a) that act. That action allowed for the continuation of
normal trade relations status for Albania and certain other activities
without the requirement of an annual waiver. This semiannual report is
submitted as required by law pursuant to the determination of December
5, 1997.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, February 2, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to
be printed (H. Doc. 106-16).
para. 3.23 calendar wednesday business dispensed with
On motion of Mr. WELLER, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday,
February 3, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule,
be dispensed with.
para. 3.24 providing for the consideration of h.r. 99
Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.
No. 106-4) the resolution (H. Res. 31) providing for the consideration
of the bill (H.R. 99) to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend
Federal Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and
for other purposes.
When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar
and ordered printed.
para. 3.25 leave of absence
By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
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To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today and balance of the week.
And then,
para. 3.26 adjournment
On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, at 8 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the
House adjourned.
para. 3.27 reports of committees on public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. H.R. 98. A bill to amend chapter 443 of title
49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk
insurance program (Rept. No. 106-2). Referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. H.R. 99. A bill to amend title 49, United
States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration
programs through September 30, 1999, and for other purposes;
with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-6). Referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 31.
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 99)
to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal
Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999,
and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-4). Referred to the
House Calendar.
Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. H.R. 350. A bill to improve
congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector
mandates, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept.
No. 106-5). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union.
para. 3.28 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr.
Hyde, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia,
Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Sisisky, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Fossella, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Pickering, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Mr. Cook, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr.
Coyne, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Riley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Sessions, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Stupak, Ms. Danner, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Thurman, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York,
Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meeks
of New York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McNulty, Mr.
Ackerman, Ms. Granger, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Stenholm, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Jenkins,
Mr. Skeen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Chambliss,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr.
Deutsch, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz,
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Peterson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr.
Turner, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Walden, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin,
Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Baker,
Mr. Traficant, Mr. Horn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Martinez,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Strickland, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. McCollum):
H.R. 430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services
under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been
awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr.
Upton):
H.R. 431. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for
Members' Representational Allowances for the House of
Representatives for a fiscal year that remain after all
payments are made from such Allowances for the year to be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or
to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr.
Lantos):
H.R. 432. A bill to designate the North/South Center as the
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and
Mrs. Morella):
H.R. 433. A bill to restore the management and personnel
authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia; to the
Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Royce, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Houghton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Baker, Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Ms.
Christian-Christensen, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foley,
Mr. Ford, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty,
Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Gary Miller of California,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Petri, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Ramstad, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Snyder, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thomas,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wynn):
H.R. 434. A bill to authorize a new trade and investment
policy for sub-Sahara Africa; to the Committee on
International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial Services, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and
Mr. Levin):
H.R. 435. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical
changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of
Virginia, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Davis of
Florida):
H.R. 436. A bill 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, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms.
Biggert, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina):
H.R. 437. A bill to provide for a Chief Financial Officer
in the Executive Office of the President; to the Committee on
Government Reform.
By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
H.R. 438. A bill to promote and enhance public safety
through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance
number, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sweeney, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 439. A bill 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; to the Committee on Government
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Pascrell, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 440. A bill to make technical corrections to the
Microloan Program; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
H.R. 441. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of
nonimmigrant nurses who will pratice in health professional
shortage areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii):
H.R. 442. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for
Hawaii to 59.8 percent; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Campbell,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Delahunt,
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Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Farr of California, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Traficant, Mrs.
Tauscher, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Gilman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Tierney, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Borski, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Lantos):
H.R. 443. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act,
1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market
agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory cattle,
sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kleczka, and
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
H.R. 444. A bill to amend the Dairy Production
Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure that all persons who
benefit from the dairy promotion and research program
contribute to the cost of the program; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr.
Vento):
H.R. 445. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Tranfer Act
to safeguard consumers in connection with the utilization of
certain debit cards; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. BENTSEN:
H.R. 446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BEREUTER:
H.R. 447. A bill to establish the Lands Title Report
Commission to facilitate certain home loan mortgages; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Upton,
Mr. Talent, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goss,
Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Armey,
and Mr. Oxley):
H.R. 448. A bill to provide new patient protections under
group health plans; to the Committee on Commerce, and in
addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce,
Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania,
and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 449. A bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at
Independence National Historical Park, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr.
Pomeroy):
H.R. 450. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to
establish procedures for identifying countries that deny
market access for agricultural products of the United States;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
H.R. 451. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of
all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 2000 (except Social
Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal
to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the Committee on the
Budget.
H.R. 452. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the
receipts and disbursements of the land and water conservation
fund, and to provide that the amount appropriated from the
fund for a fiscal year for Federal purposes may not exceed
the amount appropriated for that fiscal year for financial
assistance to the States for State purposes; to the Committee
on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Resources,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Murtha, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sherman, and
Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 453. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure
that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are
obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. Goss, and Mr. Young of Florida):
H.R. 454. A bill to provide for the appointment of
additional Federal district judges in the State of Florida;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of
Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Clayton, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Brown of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee
of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lucas of
Kentucky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Filner, and Ms.
DeGette):
H.R. 455. A bill to provide grants to certain local
educational agencies to provide integrated classroom-related
computer training for elementary and secondary school
teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. COLLINS:
H.R. 456. A bill for the relief of the survivors of the 14
members of the Armed Forces and the one United States
civilian Federal employee who were killed on April 14, 1994,
when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2
United States helicopters over Iraq; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ford, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Jones of
Ohio):
H.R. 457. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal
employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ
donor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government
Reform.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Inslee, and Mr. Baird):
H.R. 458. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to allow States to use the funds available under the
State children's health insurance program for an enhanced
matching rate for coverage of additional children under the
Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
H.R. 459. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal
Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower
Project; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GALLEGLY:
H.R. 460. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal
firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with
respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee
on Government Reform.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Royce,
Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Rogan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr.
Traficant, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr.
Nethercutt):
H.R. 461. A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure regarding representations made to courts by
or on behalf of, and court sanctions applicable with respect
to, prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, and
Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
H.R. 462. A bill 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; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mrs.
Kelly):
H.R. 463. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to protect the equal participation of eligible voters
in campaigns for election for Federal office; to the
Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pickering,
Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Brady of
Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Dunn of Washington,
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Schaffer, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Armey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rogan, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Scarborough):
H.R. 464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide tax incentives for education; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. HERGER:
H.R. 465. A bill to direct the Foreign Trade Zones Board to
expand Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 to include an area of the
municipal airport of Chico, California; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Mascara, Mr.
Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Boucher):
H.R. 466. A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung
Benefits Act; to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
H.R. 467. A bill to amend section 313(p)(3) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 to allow duty drawback for Methyl Tertiary-butyl
Ether (``MTBE''), a finished petroleum derivative; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
H.R. 468. A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island
National Scenic Area; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
H.R. 469. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide penalties for certain crimes relating to day care
providers in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
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By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 470. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to extend the higher Federal medical assistance
percentage for payment for Indian Health service facilities
to urban Indian health programs under the Medicaid Program;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H.R. 471. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
grant the State of New York authority to allow tandem
trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between the New York
State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Mica, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin):
H.R. 472. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to
require the use of postcensus local review as part of each
decennial census; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 473. A bill to ensure that crop losses resulting from
plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop
insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that
agricultural producers who suffer such losses are eligible
for emergency loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 474. A bill to provide authorities to, and impose
requirements on, the Secretary of Defense in order to
facilitate State enforcement of State tax, employment, and
licensing laws against Federal construction contractors; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 475. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
extend eligibility to use the military health care system and
commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member
of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20
years of service which is creditable in determining the
member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse
was married to the member for a period of at least 17 years
during those years of service; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 476. A bill to prescribe alternative payment
mechanisms for the payment of annual enrollment fees for the
TRICARE program of the military health care system; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 477. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act
with respect to research on cognitive disorders arising from
traumatic brain injury; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 478. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act
to require the National Labor Relations Board to assert
jurisdiction in a labor dispute which occurs on Johnston
Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States; to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known
as the Davis-Bacon Act) to require that contract work covered
by the Act which requires licensing be performed by a person
who is so licensed; to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
with respect to the treatment of certain personal care
services under the unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 481. A bill to provide for a Federal program of
insurance against the risk of catastrophic earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in
addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 482. A bill to provide for the regulation of the
airspace over National Park System lands in the State of
Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration and the
National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of
Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Cummings):
H.R. 483. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
make the percentage limitations on individual contributions
to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar
amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
H.R. 484. A bill to direct the United States Sentencing
Commission to provide penalty enhancements for drug offenses
committed in the presence of children; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 485. A bill to amend part B of title III of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to repeal the specific limitation on
the eligibility of the University of the District of Columbia
for assistance for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities; to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Weygand):
H.R. 486. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
require the Federal Communications Commission to preserve
low-power television stations that provide community
broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. RAMSTAD:
H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger
automobiles for charitable and other organizations are
excluded from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Farr of California, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 488. A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and
scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild
land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors
certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Brown of California,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Carson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan,
Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Vento, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanders, and
Mr. Rahall):
H.R. 489. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child
care and development services during periods outside normal
school hours, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, and
Mr. Combest):
H.R. 490. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to
purchase additional petroleum products for the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran
of Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Markey, and Ms.
Schakowsky):
H.R. 491. A bill to amend parts C and D of title XVIII of
the Social Security Act to improve the operation of the
Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs; to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington,
Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Emerson, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
H.R. 492. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide a national standard in accordance with which
nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms
in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law
enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying
of concealed handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STEARNS:
H.R. 493. A bill to provide for a biennial budget process
and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance
oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; to
the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee
on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. THOMAS:
H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of
1973 to reform the regulatory process under that Act; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. THOMAS:
H.R. 495. A bill to reform Federal land management
activities relating to endan
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gered species conservation; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. THOMAS:
H.R. 496. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of
1973 to reform provisions relating to liability for civil and
criminal penalties under that Act; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exclude from gross income gain from oil and gas produced
from certain recovered inactive wells; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 498. A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service
to accept royalty-in-kind oil from the Gulf of Mexico to fill
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 499. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act to require an employer which is
terminating its business to offer its employees an employee
stock ownership plan; to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
By Mr. MURTHA:
H.R. 500. A bill to increase the rates of military basic
pay and to revise the formula for the computation of retired
pay for members of the Armed Forces who first entered
military service on or after August 1, 1986; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 501. A bill to require the registration of all persons
providing intercountry adoption services; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cannon, Mr.
Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Klink, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rahall,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stupak,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr.
Norwood):
H.R. 502. A bill to impose a 3-month ban on imports of
steel and steel products from Japan, Russia, South Korea, and
Brazil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 503. A bill to designate the Youngstown-Warren area of
Ohio as an empowerment zone under subchapter U of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to require, in weighing the factors taken into account in the
evaluation of applications for the designation of empowerment
zones in urban areas under subchapter U of such Code, that
the unemployment rate and poverty rate of an applicant
together be given half the weight; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
H.R. 505. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to
determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of
the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the
descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time
of the Treaty; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich,
Mr. Ney, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Klink, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wise, Mr. Vento, Mr. Doyle,
Mr. Dickey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Traficant,
Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Owens, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rush,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Blagojevich, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Cardin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver,
Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Towns, Ms. McKinney, Mr.
Skeen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCarthy of
New York, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. McCarthy of
Missouri, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr.
Metcalf, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Lampson, Mr. Shows, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Ms. Danner, Mr.
Roemer, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Callahan, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Horn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Weygand, Mr.
Berry, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Borski, and Mr. George
Miller of California):
H.R. 506. A bill to ensure that the volume of steel imports
does not exceed the average monthly volume of such imports
during the 36-month period preceding July 1997; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WOLF:
H.R. 507. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
transfer certain motor carrier safety functions vested in the
Secretary of Transportation from the Federal Highway
Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Regula, and Mr.
LaTourette):
H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution permitting the use
of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the
commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the
Holocaust; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution concerning economic,
humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern part of
Somalia; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pallone,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Cox of California,
and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution recommending the
integration of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia into the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. FROST:
H. Res. 29. A resolution designating minority membership on
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 30. A resolution designating majority membership on
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weller,
and Mr. Kuykendall):
H. Res. 32. A resolution expressing support for, and
calling for actions in support of, free, fair, and
transparent elections in Indonesia; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Tanner, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr.
Wamp, and Mr. Jenkins):
H. Res. 33. A resolution congratulating the Tennessee
Volunteers for winning the undisputed national championship
in college football and Coach Phillip Fulmer for being
honored as Coach of the Year; to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce.
By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Ms.
Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New
York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Levin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Olver, Mr. Petri, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Rivers, Mr.
Kucinich, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. George Miller of
California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lee, Mr. Delahunt, Mr.
Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Allen,
Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Bentsen, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Oberstar, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Wexler, Mr. Vento, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of
Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hill of
Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Waters, and
Mr. Hilliard):
H. Res. 34. A resolution recognizing the unique effects
that proposals to reform Social Security may have on women;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. Clyburn):
H. Res. 35. A resolution condemning the racism and bigotry
espoused by the Council of Conservative Citizens; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
para. 3.29 memorials
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as
follows:
1. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution
No. 4 expressing strong opposition to any reduc
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tion in the budget of the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs that may negatively affect the quality of
health care services provided to New Jersey's 740,000
veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of
New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 73
memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact
legislation providing full protection to any innocent person
who has filed a joint tax return with a current or former
marital partner from the inequitable imposition of joint and
several liability for understatement or underpayment of
federal income tax under that return; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
para. 3.30 private bills and resolutions
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
H.R. 508. A bill for the relief of Roma Salobrit; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. CUBIN:
H.R. 509. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
transfer to the personal representative of the estate of Fred
Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising
the Steffens family property; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. CUBIN:
H.R. 510. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County,
Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent
issued to their predecessors in interest; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
H.R. 511. A bill to provide for the liquidation or
reliquidation of certain customs entries of nuclear fuel
assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 512. A bill for the relief of Augusto Ernesto Segovia,
Maria Isabel Segovia, Edelmira Isabel Segovia, Perla
Franccesca Segovia, and Augusto Thomas Segovia; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SANCHEZ:
H.R. 513. A bill for the relief of the Boyd family by
clarifying the status of Joseph Samuel Boyd as a public
safety officer for purposes of payment of death benefits by
the Bureau of Justice Assistance; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
para. 3.31 additional sponsors
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and
resolutions as follows:
H.R. 11: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dooley of
California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Martinez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Royce, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gary Miller of
California, and Mrs. Napolitano.
H.R. 14: Mr. Goss and Mr. Cox of California.
H.R. 19: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Packard, Mr.
Porter, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr.
McCrery.
H.R. 27: Mr. Shays, Mr. Frost, Mr. Armey, Mr. Peterson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Hostettler.
H.R. 33: Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Weldon of
Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Young of Florida.
H.R. 38: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Largent, and Mr. LaHood.
H.R. 41: Mr. Saxton.
H.R. 44: Mr. Condit, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr.
Pomeroy, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Jenkins.
H.R. 45: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr.
Levin, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Hastings
of Washington.
H.R. 58: Mr. Paul, and Mr. King of New York.
H.R. 61: Mr. Moakley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows,
Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Lantos.
H.R. 65: Mr. Condit, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Scarborough, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shows,
Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rahall, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Jenkins.
H.R. 70: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Gary Miller of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Turner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Crane, Mr. gutknecht, Mr. Walden, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Dingell,
Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor
of Mississippi, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr.
Sisisky, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Largent, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Hayworth, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Kolbe.
H.R. 82: Mr. Hostettler.
H.R. 89: Mr. Wise, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Stump, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Underwood,
Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Ney, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota.
H.R. 99: Mr. Pickering.
H.R. 103: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rothman, and Mr.
Rogan.
H.R. 110: Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Moran
of Virginia, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ford,
Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hilliard.
H.R. 111: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Wise, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coble, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Costello, Mr. Horn,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mica,
Ms. Danner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown
of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Filner, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Mascara, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Baker, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Ney, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sandlin,
Mr. Pease, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Cook, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Holden, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Terry, Mr. Baird, Mr. Sherwood, Ms. Berkley, Mr.
Gary Miller of California, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. DeMint, and Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 116: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Shows, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Lantos.
H.R. 119: Mr. John, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Clement, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sisisky, Mr.
Spratt, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Carson, Ms. McCarthy
of Missouri, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Stupak.
H.R. 120: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lazio of
New York, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
H.R. 121: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
H.R. 122: Mr. Lazio of New York.
H.R. 136: Mr. Combest.
H.R. 137: Mr. Lampson.
H.R. 140: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Castle, Mr. Quinn, and Mr.
Miller of Florida.
H.R. 147: Mr. Goode, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Peterson
of Minnesota, and Mr. Hilliard.
H.R. 148: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Danner,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Metcalf,
Mr. Sessions, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Quinn.
H.R. 160: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Radanovich.
H.R. 163: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gilman, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, Mr. Clement, Mr. Borski Mr. Underwood, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Bonior.
H.R. 171: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Pallone.
H.R. 175: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. McGovern.
H.R. 179: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr.
English of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 184: Mr. Farr of California.
H.R. 191: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern.
H.R. 206: Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr.
Lantos.
H.R. 208: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Underwood,
Mr. Clement, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Cummings.
H.R. 219: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Ney.
H.R. 220: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. English, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hill of
Montana, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
H.R. 222: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Jones
of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Bryant.
H.R. 223: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 225: Mr. Latham, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Skelton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Metcalf,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sandlin,
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Frost, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Schaffer, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hilliard, and
Ms. Pelosi.
H.R. 226: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Underwood,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Hilliard.
H.R. 232: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
H.R. 234: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goode, and Mr.
Latham.
H.R. 237: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Mr. Walsh.
H.R. 271: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of
Missouri, Mr. Underwood, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
H.R. 303: Mr. Condit, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Taylor
of Mississippi, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Scar
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borough, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr.
Jenkins.
H.R. 306: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Inslee, Mr.
Jefferson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Luther,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney,
Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shows, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, and Mr. Wolf.
H.R. 315: Mr. Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Engel, Ms.
DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dixon,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
H.R. 316: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Spratt.
H.R. 325: Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee
of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Moakley,
Mr. Sabo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr.
Traficant, and Mr. Weygand.
H.R. 329: Mr. Shows, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mrs. Morella.
H.R. 332: Mr. Royce.
H.R. 346: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Hefley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Emerson,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pitts,
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Foley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Souder, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Collins, and Mr. Hostettler.
H.R. 350: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Berry, Mr. Chambliss,
Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Weller, Mr. Barcia of
Michigan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Stump, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt,
Mr. Bryant, Mr. Talent, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ney,
Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
H.R. 351: Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Wise, Mr. Canady
of Florida, Mr. Goode, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Luther, Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant, Mr. English
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schaffer,
Mr. Shows, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weldon of
Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Kolbe.
H.R. 353: Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Regula.
H.R. 357: Mr. Towns, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. LaTourette,
Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Davis
of Illinois, Mr. Barcia.
H.R. 380: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gekas, Mr.
Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr.
Castle.
H.R. 384: Mr. Fattah, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Clay,
Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr.
Kennedy, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Shows, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms.
Norton.
H.R. 385: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Shows,
Mr. Towns, and Mr. Underwood.
H.R. 389: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Weygand.
H.R. 393: Mr. Hinchey.
H.R. 394: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hinchey.
H.R. 395: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hinchey.
H.R. 397: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hinchey.
H.R. 403: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Hayworth.
H.R. 405: Mr. Goode, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
McHugh, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Pascrell, and Mr. Lazio of New York.
H.R. 406: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, and
Mr. Hilliard.
H.R. 412: Mr. Quinn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
Cannon, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Callahan,
Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Souder, and Mr.
Evans.
H.R. 415: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Christian-Christensen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinojosa,
Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shows, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and
Mr. Hilliard.
H.R. 417: Mr. Bass, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hinojosa,
Mr. Strickland, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Crowley, and Ms. Eshoo.
H.R. 423: Mr. Combest, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr.
Thornberry.
H.R. 424: Mr. Stump, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ney,
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas.
H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bateman, Mr.
Tauzin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Clement, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, Mr.
Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Goodlatte, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Graham, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Cook.
H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Camp, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Burr of
North Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Horn.
H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
H.J. Res. 10: Mr. Goodlatte.
H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. DeFazio.
H. Con. Res. 9: Mr. Sessions.
H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Luther.
H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. Goss, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Herger, Mr. Latham,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Ehrlich.
H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Bliley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Latham, and Mr. Bachus.
H. Res. 18: Mr. Rothman.
.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1999 (4)
The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.
para. 4.1 approval of the journal
The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the
proceedings of Tuesday, February 2, 1999.
Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's
approval of the Journal.
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not
present and not voting.
The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote
would be postponed until later today.
The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
para. 4.2 communications
Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV,
were referred as follows:
307. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenpropathrin;
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300763;
FRL 6047-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 20, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
308. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300771; FRL 6051-6]
(RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
309. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole;
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300770;
FRL-6049-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 20, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
310. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit
Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions--
received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
311. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission
Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants; National Emission
Standards for Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks [FRL-
6229-4] (RIN: 2060-AF04) received January 28, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
312. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of
Revisions to Georgia State Implementation Plan; Vehicle
Inspection/Maintenance Program [GA 34-2-9902a; FRL-6227-7]
received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
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313. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Waivers for PM10
Sampling Frequency--received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
314. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Plan for PM2.5 NAAQS
Review [FRL-5913-4] received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
315. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for Network
Design and Optimum Site Exposure for PM2.5 and PM10--received
January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
316. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation Plan--
PM2.5 Monitoring Program--received January 28, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
317. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Implementation
of New Source Review Requirements for PM2.5--received January
28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
318. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for
Implementing the 1-Hour Ozone and Pre-existing PM10 NAAQS--
received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
319. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance on Mitigation
of Impact to Small Business While Implementing Air Quality
Standards and Regulations--received January 28, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
320. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Early Planning Guidance
for the Revised Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)--received January 28,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
321. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Air Quality
Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires--received January 28,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
322. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Collection and
Reporting of PM10 Data--received January 28, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Guidance on Data
Handling Conventions for the 8-Hour National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone--received January 28, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
324. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--PM2.5 Site Types and
Sampling Frequency During CY-99--received January 28, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
325. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ambient Air Quality
Surveillance for Lead [AD-FRL-6221-2] (RIN: 2060-AF71)
received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
326. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Utah; Salt Lake City Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to
Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning
Purposes, and Approval of Related Revisions [UT-001-0002a;
FRL-6201-8] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
327. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision, Antelope Valley Air Pollution
Control District [CA 211-0117a; FRL-6213-5] received January
20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
328. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Confirmation of
Approval and Technical Amendment to Update the EPA Listing of
OMB Approval Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
[OPPTS-66009D; FRL-6048-8] (RIN: 2070-AC01) received January
20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
329. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--``Consolidated Guidance about
Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Exempt
Distribution Licenses,'' dated September 1998--received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
330. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Consolidated Guidance about
Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Self-
Shielded Irradiator Licenses, dated October 1998--received
January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
331. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--``Consolidated Guidance about
Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Fixed
Gauges Licenses,'' dated October 1998--received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
332. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing
Rate Systems; Lead Agency Responsibility (RIN: 3206-AI48)
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
333. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors,
Office of Compliance, transmitting a report on the
applicability to the legislative branch of federal law
relating to terms and conditions of employment and access to
public services and accommodations, pursuant to Public Law
104-1, section 102(b)(2) (109 Stat. 6); jointly to the
Committees on Education and the Workforce and House
Administration.
para. 4.3 joint economic committee
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, announced
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1024(a),
appointed Mr. Saxton to the Joint Economic Committee on the part of the
House.
Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing
appointment.
para. 4.4 aviation war risk insurance program
Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 98) to
amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the
aviation war risk insurance program; as amended.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr.
LIPINSKI, each for 20 minutes.
After debate,
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
Mr. SHUSTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
para. 4.5 providing for the consideration of h.r. 99
Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the
following resolution (H. Res. 31):
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 99) to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend Federal Aviation Administration programs through
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause
4(a) of rule XIII or section 302(f) or section 303(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. After general debate, the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu
of the amendment recommended by the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, it
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment
in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional
Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII.
Each section of that amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. Points of order against the
amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or
section 302(f) or section 303(a) of
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the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII.
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The
chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and
(2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic
voting on any postponed question that follows another
electronic vote without intervening business, provided that
the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any
series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall
rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as
may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the
Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a
substitute made in order as original text. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening
motion except one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
When said resolution was considered.
After debate,
On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof,
the resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 4.6 federal aviation short-term extension
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to House Resolution 31
and rule XVIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 99) to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal
Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for
other purposes.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, designated
Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some
time spent therein,
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair.
When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 31, reported
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Improvement Program
Short-Term Extension Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--EXTENSION OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``$1,205,000,000'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting the following: ``$2,410,000,000 for
fiscal years ending before October 1, 1999.''.
(b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) is amended by
striking ``March 31, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30,
1999''.
SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations From General Fund.--
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$5,158,000,000'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting the following:
``$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations From Trust Fund.--
Section 48104(c) of such title is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Fiscal Years
1994-1998'' and inserting ``Fiscal Years 1994-2000''; and
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2000''.
(c) Limitation on Obligating or Expending Amounts.--Section
48108(c) of such title is amended by striking ``1998'' and
inserting ``2000''.
SEC. 104. AIP DISCRETIONARY FUND.
Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
TITLE II--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from
Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended--
(1) by striking ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting ``October
1, 1999'', and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of
subparagraph (A) the following: ``or the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 or the
Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act of
1999''.
(b) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9502 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Limitation on Transfers to Trust Fund.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
amount may be appropriated or credited to the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund on and after the date of any expenditure
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund which is not permitted
by this section. The determination of whether an expenditure
is so permitted shall be made without regard to--
``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or
referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently
enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive
the application of this subsection.
``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract
entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before
October 1, 1999, in accordance with the provisions of this
section.''.
The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time, was read a third time by title.
The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House pass said bill?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
Mr. SHUSTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not
present and not voting.
A quorum not being present,
The roll was called under clause 1, rule XX, and the call was taken by
electronic device.
Yeas
408
When there appeared
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Nays
3
para. 4.7 [Roll No. 9]
YEAS--408
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Allen
Andrews
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barcia
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Barrett (WI)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Bliley
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Condit
Conyers
Cook
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crane
Crowley
Cubin
Cummings
Cunningham
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Ewing
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Fowler
Frank (MA)
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Gallegly
Ganske
Gejdenson
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Goss
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutierrez
Gutknecht
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (IN)
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Inslee
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kelly
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kleczka
Klink
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kucinich
Kuykendall
LaFalce
LaHood
Lampson
Larson
Latham
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LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Manzullo
Markey
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Metcalf
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Oberstar
Olver
Ortiz
Ose
Owens
Oxley
Packard
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pease
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pickering
Pickett
Pitts
Pombo
Pomeroy
Porter
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Rothman
Roukema
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Salmon
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sanford
Sawyer
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Schakowsky
Scott
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simpson
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (MI)
Smith (TX)
Snyder
Souder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Tierney
Toomey
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Waters
Watkins
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Weygand
Whitfield
Wicker
Wise
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NAYS--3
Obey
Paul
Smith (WA)
NOT VOTING--22
Cooksey
Delahunt
DeLay
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Goodling
Graham
Granger
Hall (OH)
Kasich
Lantos
Largent
Livingston
Maloney (NY)
Martinez
Rogan
Rush
Skeen
Smith (NJ)
Spence
Wilson
So the bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said
bill.
para. 4.8 h.r. 98--unfinished business
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 98) to amend chapter 443 of title 49,
United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance program;
as amended.
The question being put,
Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
The vote was taken by electronic device.
It was decided in the
Yeas
407
<3-line {>
affirmative
Nays
1
para. 4.9 [Roll No. 10]
YEAS--407
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Allen
Andrews
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barcia
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Barrett (WI)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Bliley
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Condit
Conyers
Cook
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crane
Crowley
Cubin
Cummings
Cunningham
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Ewing
Fattah
Filner
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Fowler
Frank (MA)
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Gallegly
Ganske
Gejdenson
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Goodling
Gordon
Goss
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutierrez
Gutknecht
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill (IN)
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Inslee
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kelly
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kleczka
Klink
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kucinich
Kuykendall
LaFalce
LaHood
Lampson
Largent
Larson
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Metcalf
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Nussle
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Ose
Owens
Oxley
Packard
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pickering
Pickett
Pombo
Pomeroy
Porter
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Rothman
Roukema
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Salmon
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sanford
Sawyer
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaffer
Schakowsky
Scott
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simpson
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (MI)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Souder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Talent
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Tierney
Toomey
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Waters
Watkins
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Weygand
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wise
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NAYS--1
Paul
NOT VOTING--25
Bryant
Cooksey
Delahunt
DeLay
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Farr
Graham
Granger
Hall (OH)
Jones (OH)
Kasich
Lantos
Livingston
Myrick
Norwood
Pease
Pitts
Rogan
Rush
Skeen
Smith (NJ)
Spence
Sweeney
So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof,
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to
amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the
aviation war risk insurance program and to amend the Centennial of
Flight Commemoration Act to make technical and other corrections.''.
A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said
bill.
para. 4.10 unfinished business--approval of the journal
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing
to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, February 2, 1999.
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The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to
said Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a
recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device.
Yeas
383
It was decided in the
Nays
18
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affirmative
Answered present
1
para. 4.11 [Roll No. 11]
AYES--383
Abercrombie
Aderholt
Allen
Andrews
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barcia
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Barrett (WI)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Bliley
Blumenauer
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (CA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Bryant
Burr
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Condit
Cook
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cubin
Cummings
Cunningham
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Dixon
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Fattah
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Fowler
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Gallegly
Ganske
Gekas
Gephardt
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goode
Goodlatte
Goodling
Gordon
Goss
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hall (OH)
Hansen
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Herger
Hill (IN)
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Inslee
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kelly
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kleczka
Klink
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaFalce
LaHood
Lampson
Lantos
Largent
Larson
Latham
LaTourette
Lazio
Leach
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McGovern
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Metcalf
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Obey
Ortiz
Ose
Oxley
Packard
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pease
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pombo
Pomeroy
Porter
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Quinn
Rahall
Rangel
Regula
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Rothman
Roukema
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Salmon
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sanford
Sawyer
Saxton
Scarborough
Schakowsky
Scott
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simpson
Sisisky
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (MI)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Souder
Spratt
Stabenow
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Sweeney
Talent
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Tierney
Toomey
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Vento
Visclosky
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Wexler
Weygand
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wise
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOES--18
Crane
Filner
Gibbons
Hefley
Hilliard
Kucinich
LoBiondo
McDermott
Moran (KS)
Oberstar
Olver
Pickett
Ramstad
Sabo
Schaffer
Taylor (MS)
Waters
Weller
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Carson
NOT VOTING--31
Ackerman
Blunt
Burton
Conyers
Cooksey
Delahunt
DeLay
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Ewing
Farr
Frank (MA)
Gejdenson
Gonzalez
Graham
Granger
Gutierrez
Hall (TX)
Kasich
Lewis (CA)
Livingston
Owens
Pickering
Pitts
Radanovich
Rogan
Rush
Skeen
Smith (NJ)
Spence
So the Journal was approved.
para. 4.12 committee resignation--minority
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House the
following communication, which was read as follows:
Congress of the United States,
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, February 2, 1999.
Hon. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to advise you that due to my
recent appointment to the House International Relations
Committee, I regretfully relinquish my membership on the
House Science Committee.
Please take appropriate action to effect this change.
Sincerely,
Barbara Lee,
Member of Congress.
By unanimous consent, the resignatyions was accepted.
para. 4.13 subpoena
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House the
following communication from Ms. Sally Asseff, staff, office of the
Honorable Jim McCrery:
Congress of the United States,
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant
to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a
grand jury subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I
have determined that compliance with the subpoena is
consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
Sincerely,
Sally Asseff.
para. 4.14 commission on congressional mailing standards
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, announced
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 5(b) of Public
Law 93-191, appointed to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing
Standards, on the part of the House, the following Members: Mr. Thomas,
Chairman, Messrs. Boehner, Ney, Hoyer, Clay, and Frost.
para. 4.15 recess--2:12 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELDON of Florida, pursuant to clause 12
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 12 minutes
p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.
para. 4.16 after recess--3:03 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.
para. 4.17 providing for the consideration of h.r. 350
Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.
No. 106-6) the resolution (H. Res. 36) providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed
Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes.
When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar
and ordered printed.
para. 4.18 leave of absence
By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SKEEN, for
today and the balance of the week.
And then,
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para. 4.19 adjournment
On motion of Mr. LINDER, at 3 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House
adjourned.
para. 4.20 reports of committees on public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committee was delivered to the
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 36.
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350)
to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal
private sector mandates, and for other purposes (Rept. No.
106-6). Referred to the House Calendar.
para. 4.21 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were
introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Cox of California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kolbe,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Taylor of
North Carolina):
H.R. 3. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to reduce individual income tax rates by 10 percent; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Oxley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wynn,
Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sawyer, Mr.
Pickering, and Mr. Gillmor):
H.R. 514. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Luther, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ford, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaFalce, Mr.
Clay, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos,
Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr.
Abercrombie):
H.R. 515. A bill to prevent children from injuring
themselves with handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary,
and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Taylor of
North Carolina, Mr. Latham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Skeen, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hall of
Texas):
H.R. 516. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Federal banking agencies from implementing ``know
your customer'' regulations which overburden financial
institutions and invade the privacy of United States
citizens; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 517. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to
require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network established
by the Secretary of the Treasury to allow an individual to
obtain a copy of any record maintained by the Network
pertaining to such person and to have corrections made to
such records, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the
Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 518. A bill to sunset the provisions of subchapters II
and III of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and
chapter 2 of Public Law 91-508; to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services.
By Mr. GILMAN:
H.R. 519. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to remove
the limitation on the amount of outside income which a Social
Security beneficiary may earn while receiving benefits; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo,
and Ms. Pelosi):
H.R. 520. A bill relating to the period of availability of
certain emergency relief funds allocated under section 125 of
title 23, United States Code, for carrying out a project to
repair or reconstruct a portion of a Federal-aid primary
route in San Mateo County, California; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 521. A bill concerning denial of passports to
noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrents in
cases of nonpayment of child support; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to
establish a parent-child privilege; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 523. A bill to encourage States to enter into
agreements with other States for the establishment of
conforming regulations governing the provision of limousine
service between the States; to the Committee on Commerce, and
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require
that group and individual health insurance coverage and group
health plans provide coverage for annual screening
mammography for any class of covered individuals if the
coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography
for such class, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the
Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual
screening mammography; to the Committee on Commerce, and in
addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education
and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Olver, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Woolsey, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Nadler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Christian-
Christensen, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ford, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Moore, Ms. Kilpatrick,
Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Borski, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Obey, Mr. Allen, and Mr.
Green of Texas):
H.R. 525. A bill to provide for the defense of the
environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 526. A bill to protect the retirement security of
Americans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide
that a contractor under that Act who has repeated violations
of the Act shall have its contract with the United States
canceled and to require the disclosure under freedom of
information provisions of Federal law of certain payroll
information under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act;
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in
addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ARCHER:
H.R. 528. A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health
Service Act to exempt physician office laboratories from the
clinical laboratories requirements of that section; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
H.R. 529. A bill to require the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service to approve a permit required for importation
of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Baker, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Campbell):
H.R. 530. A bill to provide that the ``Know Your Customer''
regulations proposed by the Federal banking agencies may not
take ef
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fect unless such regulations are specifically authorized by a
subsequent Act of Congress and to require the Federal banking
agencies to conduct a comprehensive study on various economic
and privacy issues raised by the proposed regulations and
submit a report on such study to the Congress, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BLILEY:
H.R. 531. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption
expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption
expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for
inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Farr of California,
Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Luther, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr.
Underwood):
H.R. 532. A bill to amend the Act of September 30, 1961, to
limit the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting
agreements made by leagues of professional sports, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Borski):
H.R. 533. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize programs for
predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of
disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster
assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. BONO:
H.R. 534. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the
United States Code to permit each party to certain contracts
to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling
disputes under the contracts; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CASTLE:
H.R. 535. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CASTLE:
H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require
the establishment of a regional or branch office of the Small
Business Administration in each State; to the Committee on
Small Business.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Houghton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Graham, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Minge, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Petri, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Greenwood):
H.R. 537. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the
establishment of a budget reserve account, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to
the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes,
Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sandlin,
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Gejdenson):
H.R. 538. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula
for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom
applies the 15-year period of transition to the changes in
benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security
Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide
prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DANNER:
H.R. 539. A bill to establish 9-1-1 as the universal
emergency assistance number for wireless telecommunications
users, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Foley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr.
Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Bentsen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Brown of
Florida):
H.R. 540. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of
nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from
participation in the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Costello, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New
York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs.
Tauscher):
H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
By Mr. FOLEY:
H.R. 542. A bill to reduce the number of Trident ballistic
missile submarines subject to a statutory limitation on
retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery
systems and to provide that any funds saved by retiring such
submarines should be used for national missile defense
programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr.
Pickering, and Mr. Oxley):
H.R. 543. A bill to require the installation and use by
schools and libraries of a technology for filtering or
blocking material on the Internet on computers with Internet
access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service
assistance; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the small issuer exemption from pro rata
allocation of interest expense of financial institutions to
tax-exempt interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr.
Cardin):
H.R. 545. A bill to combat fraud in, and to improve the
administration of, the disability programs under titles II
and XVI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 546. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
protect the sanctity of religious communications; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate
Cancer Research Fund, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown
of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoyer, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rodriguez,
Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Waters, and Ms.
Velazquez):
H.R. 548. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to
provide for a just apportionment of Representatives in
Congress for all States; to the Committee on Government
Reform.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver,
Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt,
and Mr. Capuano):
H.R. 549. A bill to provide for the non-preemption of State
prescription drug benefit laws in connection with
Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Stump):
H.R. 550. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
provide that persons who have been convicted of a capital
crime may not be awarded the Purple Heart; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H.R. 551. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
provide that military reservists who are retained in active
status after qualifying for reserve retired pay shall be
given credit toward computation of such retired pay for
service performed after so qualifying; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bishop,
Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fossella, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Green
of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Holden, Mr. King of New
York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Shows, Mr. Clement, Mr. Doyle,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs.
Johnson of Con
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necticut, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Sanford, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, and Mr. Kolbe):
H.R. 552. A bill to provide for award of the Navy Combat
Action Ribbon based upon participation in ground or surface
combat as a member of the Navy or Marine Corps during the
period between July 4, 1943, and March 1, 1961; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H.R. 553. A bill to prohibit discrimination by the States
on the basis of nonresidency in the licensing of dental
health care professionals, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
H.R. 554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow roll-over contributions to individual retirement
plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States
and local governments and to allow State and local
governments to maintain 401(k) plans; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Martinez, and Mr. Rush):
H.R. 555. A bill to require States to equalize funding for
education throughout the State; to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce.
By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Pickett):
H.R. 556. A bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United
States Code to allow members of the armed forces to
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut,
Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Whitfield, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Boehlert):
H.R. 557. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security
Act to provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute
for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and
supplies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
H.R. 558. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the
District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ROEMER (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
H.R. 559. A bill to provide for the continuation of the
United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
H.R. 560. A bill 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''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. ROTHMAN:
H.R. 561. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
prohibit the operation in certain metropolitan areas of civil
subsonic turbojets that fail to comply with stage 3 noise
levels; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. SAXTON:
H.R. 562. A bill to approve and ratify certain transfers of
land and natural resources by or on behalf of the Delaware
Nation of Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
H.R. 563. A bill to encourage Members of Congress and the
executive branch to be honest with the public about true on-
budget circumstances, to exclude the Social Security trust
funds from the annual Federal budget baseline, to prohibit
Social Security trust funds surpluses to be used as off-sets
for tax cuts or spending increases, and to exclude the Social
Security trust funds from official budget surplus/deficit
pronouncements; to the Committee on the Budget, and in
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 564. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift
taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 565. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to reduce individual income taxes by increasing the amount of
taxable income which is taxed at the lowest income tax rate;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Bishop, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Doyle, Mr. Payne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rahall, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Mr. Skelton,
Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Borski, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Evans, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
LaFalce, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr.
Allen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Minge, Mr.
Stupak, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sabo, and Mrs.
Capps):
H.R. 566. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to conduct Stand Down events and to establish a pilot
program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in
each State; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
H.R. 567. A bill to assure that the services of a
nonemergency department physician are available to hospital
patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal
hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Traficant,
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Rothman, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Campbell, and Mr. Hilliard):
H.R. 568. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before
1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years
totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula
under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the
changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social
Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Capps, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Berman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr.
Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gutierrez,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Sanchez, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs.
Napolitano):
H.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution to commemorate the
birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on Government
Reform.
By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution providing that the
President should seek a public renunciation by the People's
Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use
force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help
Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the
People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. McKEON:
H. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of Congress that during 1999 the Secretaries of the military
departments should provide honor guard details for the
funerals of veterans in the same manner as is required by law
effective January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H. Res. 37. A resolution requiring the House of
Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to
verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a
part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an
additional 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr.
Skelton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Brown
of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Dixon):
H. Res. 38. A resolution prohibiting the payment of any
amount from the reserve fund established for unanticipated
expenses of committees without the approval of the House; to
the Committee on Rules.
para. 4.22 private bills and resolutions
Under clause 4 of rule XXII,
Mr. McNULTY introduced a bill (H.R. 569) for the relief of
Henry Johnson; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services.
para. 4.23 additional sponsors
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and
resolutions as follows:
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H.R. 26: Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Holden, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Brown
of Ohio.
H.R. 53: Mr. Frost, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Barton of
Texas, and Mr. Tiahrt.
H.R. 114: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Kucinich.
H.R. 116: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Ortiz.
H.R. 165: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frost, and
Mr. Waxman.
H.R. 179: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Clayton, and
Ms. Stabenow.
H.R. 196: Mr. Tanner.
H.R. 206: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Whitfield.
H.R. 208: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 239: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ford, Mr. Levin, Mr. Skelton,
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moakley,
Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Ms. Carson, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cramer, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. Weygand, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, and Mr.
Gonzalez.
H.R. 253: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
H.R. 271: Mr. LoBiondo.
H.R. 323: Mr. Fattah, Ms. Norton, Mr. Markey, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Shows, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Walsh,
Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Farr of
California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of
North Carolina, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Martinez, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Whitfield.
H.R. 324: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
H.R. 327: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Ney.
H.R. 352: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Wilson, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Millender-McDonald,
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Bryant, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Shows, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Hostettler, and Ms. Lofgren.
H.R. 358: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
H.R. 360: Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Berman.
H.R. 362: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Capuano,
Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Stupak.
H.R. 363: Mr. Norwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stupak,
and Mr. Hall of Texas.
H.R. 364: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Stupak.
H.R. 365: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Shows, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos,
and Mr. Stupak.
H.R. 366: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Shows, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lantos, and
Mr. Stupak.
H.R. 368: Mr. Shows and Mr. Oxley.
H.R. 371: Mr. Radanovich.
H.R. 372: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Gejdenson.
H.R. 373: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. King of New York,
and Mr. Whitfield.
H.R. 407: Mr. Goode and Mr. Hostettler.
H.R. 430: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Franks of New
Jersey.
H.R. 434: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Camp.
H.R. 436: Ms. Danner.
H.R. 438: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and
Mr. Blunt.
H.R. 439: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hill of Montana,
Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 447: Mr. Lazio of New York.
H.R. 488: Mr. Kucinich.
H.R. 489: Mr. Martinez.
H.R. 506: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Barcia
of Michigan, Mr. Clay, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Sawyer, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Turner.
H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr.
Whitfield.
H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Goode.
H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Goss.
H. Res. 16: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. McCarthy of New
York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lazio of New York, and
Mrs. Kelly.
para. 4.24 deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill
as follows:
H.R. 393: Mr. McInnis.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1999 (5)
para. 5.1 designation of speaker pro tempore
The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.
LaTOURETTE, who laid before the House the following communication:
Washington, DC,
February 4, 1999.
I hereby designate the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to
act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
para. 5.2 approval of the journal
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 3, 1999.
Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
para. 5.3 communications
Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV,
were referred as follows:
334. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Force
Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting a
report on Department of Defense actions to implement a
demonstration project for uniform funding of morale, welfare,
and recreation activities; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
335. A letter from the Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank,
transmitting a statement on the following transaction
involving U.S. exports to Ireland; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
336. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
Final Rule: Requirements for Child-Resistant Packaging;
Minoxidil Preparations With More Than 14 mg of Minoxidil Per
Package--received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
337. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
Poison Prevention Packaging Requirements; Exemption of
Sucraid--received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;
Bumper Standard [Docket No. NHTSA-99-4993] (RIN: 2127-AH51)
received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
339. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and
Records Management, Federal Communications Commission,
transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of
the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 94-129]
received January 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
340. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final
rule--Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United
States [Release Nos. IC-23670; IS-1179; File No. S7-23-95]
(RIN: 3235-AE98) received January 29, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
341. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of
international agreements, other than treaties, entered into
by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the
Committee on International Relations.
342. A letter from the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued or
released by the GAO in November 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
343. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For
Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled,
transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List
Additions and Deletions--received February 1, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
344. A letter from the Director, Information Agency,
transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Managers'
Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to
the Committee on Government Reform.
345. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United
States Postal Service, transmitting the annual report
regarding the compliance of the Board of Governors of the
United States Postal Service with the Government in the
Sunshine Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
346. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Montana Regulatory
Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No.
MT-017-FOR] received January 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
347. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Montana Regulatory
Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No.
MT-017-FOR] received January 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
348. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revocation of
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Class E Airspace, Revision of Class D Airspace; Torrance, CA
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-34] received January 25, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
349. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Realignment of Federal Airways and Jet Routes; TX [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ASW-30] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
350. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; Monroe, LA [Airspace Docket No.
98-ASW-55] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
351. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Class E Airspace; San Antonio, TX [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ASW-54] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
352. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Maquoketa, IA [Airspace Docket
No. 98-ACE-50] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
353. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Belle Plaine, IA [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ACE-51] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
354. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and
0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-276-AD; Amendment 39-
11004; AD 99-02-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
355. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series
Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-140-AD; Amendment 39-11003; AD
99-02-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
356. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs
Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Land Border
Carrier Initiative Program [T.D. 99-2] (RIN: 1515-AC16)
received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
357. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Notice and Opportunity for Hearing upon Filing of Notice of
Lien [TD 8810] (RIN: 1545-AW77) received January 20, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
358. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Notice and Opportunity for Hearing before Levy [TD 8809]
(RIN: 1545-AW76) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
359. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Section 411(d)(6) Protected
Benefits (Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997); Qualified Retirement
Plan Benefits [TD 8806] (RIN: 1545-AV94) received January 7,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
para. 5.4 congressional budget office
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent,
announced that the Speaker and the President pro tempore of the Senate,
pursuant to the provisions of section 201(A)(2) of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Public Law 93-344, on
Wednesday, February 3, 1999, jointly appointed Dan L. Crippen as
Director to the Congressional Budget Office effective February 3, 1999,
for the term of office expiring on January 3, 2003.
para. 5.5 providing for the consideration of h.r. 350
Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the
following resolution (H. Res. 36):
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on
proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other
purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed
with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for
failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII or section
306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived.
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Rules. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed
in the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of
order against the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute for failure to comply with section 306 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII.
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The
chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and
(2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic
voting on any postponed question that follows another
electronic vote without intervening business, provided that
the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any
series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall
rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as
may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the
Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature
of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
When said resolution was considered.
After debate,
On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the
resolution, to its adoption or rejection and under the operation
thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, was agreed to
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
para. 5.6 mandates information act of 1999
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 36
and rule XVIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal
private sector mandates, and for other purposes.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, designated
Mr. LaTOURETTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some
time spent therein,
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.
When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.
para. 5.7 adjournment over
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That when the House adjourns today Thursday, February 4,
1999, it adjourn to meet on Monday, February 8, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.
para. 5.8 hour of meeting
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, February 8, 1999, it
adjourn to meet on Tuesday, February 9, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for
``morning-hour debate''.
para. 5.9 calendar wednesday business dispensed with
On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday,
February 10, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule,
be dispensed with.
And then,
para. 5.10 adjournment
On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to the special order heretofore
agreed to at 11 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until
2:00 o'clock p.m. on Monday, February 8, 1999.
para. 5.11 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were
introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Spratt,
Mr. Bliley, Mr.
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Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr.
Hefley, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sisisky, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Armey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Blagojevich, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Dicks, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr.
Underwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Pickett, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of
California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tanner,
Mr. Spence, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Goode, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
H.R. 4. A bill to declare it to be the policy of the United
States to deploy a national missile defense; referred to the
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee
on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. CHABOT:
H.R. 570. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to extend the deadline for contributions to education
individual retirement accounts for a taxable year to the due
date for filing the return for the taxable year; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 571. A bill to prohibit Federal payments to any
business, institution, or organization that engages in human
cloning or human cloning techniques; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. KLECZKA:
H.R. 572. A bill to remove any doubt that split-dollar
insurance arrangements are an unwarranted tax avoidance
scheme and are prohibited under current law; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Condit,
Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gibbons,
Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dixon,
Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr.
McDermott, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Weygand, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Roemer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Underwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Reyes, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones
of Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Green of
Texas, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Hill of
Indiana, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson
of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Stupak, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Allen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, and Mr. Snyder):
H.R. 573. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold
medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition
of her contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Norwood,
and Mr. Coburn):
H.R. 574. A bill to require peer review of scientific data
used in support of Federal regulations, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in
addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BAKER:
H.R. 575. A bill to provide that certain regulations
proposed by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of
the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation relating to ``Know Your Customer'' practices of
financial institutions shall not take effect; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BENTSEN:
H.R. 576. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to
add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days
on which the flag should especially be displayed; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Ewing, and Mr.
Pickering):
H.R. 577. A bill to encourage the People's Republic of
China to join the World Trade Organization by removing China
from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 upon its accession to
the World Trade Organization and to provide a more effective
remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended by the People's
Republic of China to the United States; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. CONDIT:
H.R. 578. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act to provide for the conveyance of real
property acquired under such Act to schools and nonprofit
organizations involved in teaching young people to be
farmers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CONDIT:
H.R. 579. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase and
installation of agricultural water conservation systems; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE:
H.R. 580. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to apply the capital gains tax rates to capital gains earned
by designated settlement funds; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mrs. CUBIN:
H.R. 581. A bill to provide for the retention of the name
of the geologic formation known as ``Devils Tower'' at the
Devils Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hoyer):
H.R. 582. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay
for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
H.R. 583. A bill to provide that the provisions of
subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, that apply with respect to law
enforcement officers be made applicable with respect to
Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on
Government Reform.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 584. A bill to authorize and request the President to
award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier
General Strong Vincent for his actions in the defense of
Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863;
to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 585. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative
minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 586. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers with
certain persons requiring custodial care in their households;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 587. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to reduce the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to permit private educational institutions to maintain
qualified tuition programs which are comparable to qualified
State tuition programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 589. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to reduce the special deduction for the living expenses of
Members of Congress to $1; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
Largent, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hostettler,
and Mr. Goode):
H.R. 590. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for
Members of Congress; to the Committee on House
Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sweeney):
H.R. 591. A bill to provide funds to States to establish
and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay
programs for elementary and secondary school teachers; to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. FOSSELLA:
H.R. 592. A bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the
Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans
Park at Great Kills``; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GILCHREST:
H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political
committee contributions in elections for Federal office; to
the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. GILCHREST:
H.R. 594. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election to the House of
Representatives from accepting contributions from individuals
who do not reside in the district the candidate seeks to
represent; to the Committee on House Administration.
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By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meeks
of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, and
Mr. Towns):
H.R. 595. A bill to establish a program to assist
homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty
making payments on mortgages insured under the National
Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. LAHOOD:
H.R. 596. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to
prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a
Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass
mailing; to the Committee on House Administration, and in
addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
LaTourette, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs.
Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos,
Mr. Stark, Mr. Inslee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Frost, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rangel,
Ms. Norton, and Mr. Dixon):
H.R. 597. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to
funding for AIDS research and education through the voluntary
purchase of certain specially issued United States postage
stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Hall of
Texas):
H.R. 598. A bill to require the Federal Communications
Commission to eliminate from its regulations the restrictions
on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and
newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FATTAH:
H.R. 599. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection
Act to make it unlawful to require a credit card as a
condition for doing business; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Forbes):
H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a refundable credit for education expenses; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Andrews,
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Scarborough, Mr.
Tierney, and Mr. Norwood):
H.R. 601. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the
military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to
October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mr. Mica):
H.R. 602. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide for the establishment of a program under which long-
term care insurance may be obtained by Federal employees and
annuitants; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SHERWOOD:
H.R. 603. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the
``Death on the High Seas Act`` to aviation incidents; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
H.R. 604. A bill to amend the charter of the AMVETS
organization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
H.R. 605. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by
request):
H.R. 606. A bill to amend titles 5, 10, and 38, United
States Code, to make improvements in benefits and services
for members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces
recommended by the Congressional Commission on Servicemembers
and Veterans Transition Assistance, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the
Committees on Armed Services, and Government Reform, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Houghton,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Foley, and Mr. McKeon):
H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as
qualifying income of regulated investment companies, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 608. A bill to require the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense to conduct an audit of purchases of
military clothing and related items during fiscal year 1998
by certain military installations of the Armey, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WALDEN:
H.R. 609. A bill to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to
limit the applicability of the Act to apples; to the
Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. WEYGAND:
H.R. 610. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to
tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses the funds
only for programs to reduce smoking and for public health
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, and
Mr. Abercrombie):
H.R. 611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow self-employed individuals to deduct the full cost of
their health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Gejdenson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Ford, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman,
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of
Texas, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
H.R. 612. A bill to protect the public, especially seniors,
against telemarketing fraud, including fraud over the
Internet, and to authorize an educational campaign to improve
senior citizens' ability to protect themselves against
telemarketing fraud; to the Committee on Commerce, and in
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise):
H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to abolish the
electoral college and to provide for the direct popular
election of the President and Vice President of the United
States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wexler,
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Holden, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Deutsch, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Kasich, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Shows, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
Green of Texas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs.
Cubin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Cook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle,
Ms. Granger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Reynolds, and Ms. Norton):
H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing
congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a
Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly
United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of
statehood; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in
honor of the United States Masters Swimming program; to the
Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, and
Mr. Matsui):
H. Res. 39. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives that the canned fruit subsidy regime of
the European Union is a bilateral trade concern of high
priority, for which prompt corrective action is needed; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LAHOOD:
H. Res. 40. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives regarding reduction of the public debt; to
the Committee on the Budget.
By Mrs. MYRICK:
H. Res. 41. A resolution honoring the women who served the
United States in military capacities during World War II and
recognizing that these women contributed vitally to the
victory of the United States and the Allies in the war; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
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para. 5.12 additional sponsors
Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and
resolutions as follows:
H.R. 17: Mr. Skelton and Mr. John.
H.R. 19: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Goode, and Ms.
McCarthy of Missouri.
H.R. 21: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Radanovich.
H.R. 36: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Payne, and Mr. McDermott.
H.R. 70: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr.
Rahall, and Mrs. Emerson.
H.R. 89: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Cannon.
H.R. 109: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, and
Mr. Weygand.
H.R. 116: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
H.R. 133: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shows, Mr. Foley,
Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Hayworth.
H.R. 152: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Towns, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Metcalf, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Rangel.
H.R. 157: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Tancredo, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Taylor
of North Carolina, and Mr. Pickering.
H.R. 175: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Fattah, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. Foley, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Hulshof.
H.R. 192: Mr. Sessions.
H.R. 202: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Ney.
H.R. 206: Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Snyder.
H.R. 271: Mr. Smith of Washington.
H.R. 330: Mr. Largent, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hostettler, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, Mr.
Sweeney, and Mr. Shadegg.
H.R. 355: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms.
Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kasich, Ms.
Carson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. Emerson.
H.R. 357: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Clay, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
and Mr. Gutierrez.
H.R. 382: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms.
Sanchez.
H.R. 392: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clayton, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Rush.
H.R. 417: Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Woolsey.
H.R. 423: Mr. Whitfield.
H.R. 443: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Vento, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, and
Mr. Sawyer.
H.R. 455: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sawyer, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Inslee.
H.R. 483: Mr. Hoyer.
H.R. 530: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Kingston,
Mr. Linder, and Mr. Goodling.
H.R. 541: Mr. Luther, Mr. Lantos, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut,
Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Weygand.
H.R. 548: Ms. Kilpatrick.
H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Goss, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hall
of Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Luther.
H. Con. Res. 5: Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shows, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Bentsen, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Morella, Mr. George Miller of
California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr.
Kuykendall.
H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wolf, and Mr.
Lipinski.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1999 (6)
The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.
para. 6.1 approval of the journal
The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the
proceedings of Thursday, February 4, 1999.
Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
para. 6.2 communications
Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV,
were referred as follows:
360. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the
Department's final rule--FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS: FDPIHO--
Oklahoma Waiver Authority (RIN: 0584-AB56) received January
21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Agriculture.
361. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300772; FRL-6050-6]
(RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
362. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenbuconazole;
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300776;
FRL-6054-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
363. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin;
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300780;
FRL-6056-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
364. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Rescission of Cryolite
Tolerance Revocations; Final Rule, Delay of Effective Date
[OPP-300788; FRL-6058-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January
27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Agriculture.
365. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of
Tolerances for Canceled Food Uses; Correction [OPP-300733A;
FRL-6043-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
366. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Partial Withdrawal of
Cryolite Tolerance Revocations [OPP-300788; FRL-6058-7] (RIN:
2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
367. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diflufenzopyr;
Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300778; FRL 6053-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78)
received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Agriculture.
368. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting the District of Columbia Courts' FY 2000
Budget request; (H. Doc. No. 106--17); to the Committee on
Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
369. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel for
Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program--
received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
370. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities and Hazardous
Waste Generators; Organic Air Emission Standards for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments, and Containers [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-6221-
9] (RIN: 2060-AG44) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
371. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas
for Air Quality Planning Purposes [MO 043-1043(a); FRL-6220-
1] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
372. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State
Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management
District [CA 102-0120; FRL-6220-2] received January 20, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
373. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas;
Reasonably Available Control Technology for Emissions of
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) [TX86-1-7351a; FRL-6207-4]
received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
374. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste
Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Final Exclusion [SW-FRL-6219-2] received January 27,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
375. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information,
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Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's
final rule--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants from Secondary Lead Smelting [AD-FRL-6227-5] (RIN:
2060-AE04) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
376. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado;
Revision to Regulation No. 7, Section III, General
Requirements for Storage and Transfer of Volatile Organic
Compounds [CO-001-0019a; FRL-6216-6] received January 27,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
377. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Subtitle D Regulated
Facilities; State Permit Program Determination of Adequacy;
State Implementation Rule--Amendments and Technical
Corrections [FRL-6223-8] (RIN: 2050-AD03) received January
27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
378. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Nevada: Final
Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program
Revision [FRL-6226-1] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
379. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section
112(1) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants;
Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning
Facilities; State of California; Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District [FRL-6222-7] received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
380. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas;
Multiple Air Contaminant Sources or Properties [TX-71-1-
7311a; FRL-6222-1] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
381. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of
Stratospheric Ozone: Listing MT-31 as an Unacceptable
Refrigerant Under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy
(SNAP) Program [FRL-6224-6] (RIN: 2060-AG12) received January
21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
382. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of
Stratospheric Ozone: Listing Hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and
HFP-Containing Blends as Unacceptable Refrigerants Under
EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
[FRL-6224-7] (RIN: 2060-AG12) received January 21, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
383. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste
Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Final Exclusion [SW-FRL-6223-5] received January 21,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
384. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland;
Control of VOCs from the Manufacture of Explosives and
Propellant [MD079-3035a; FRL-6218-2] received January 21,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
385. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report to Congress of ongoing efforts
to achieve sustainable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH);
(H. Doc. No. 106--18); to the Committee on International
Relations and ordered to be printed.
386. A letter from the Director, Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, transmitting reports containing the 30
September 1998 status of loans and guarantees issued under
the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on
International Relations.
387. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
458, ``Uniform Prudent Investor Act of 1998'' received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
388. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
457, ``Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
389. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
467, ``Cathedral Way Symbolic Designation Act of 1998''
received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
390. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
456, ``Mount Calvary Holy Evangelistic Church Equitable Real
Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
391. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
465, ``Department of Human Services and Commission on Mental
Health Services Mandatory Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing
Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
392. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
419, ``Office of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers
Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
393. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
420, ``Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Temporary Act of
1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code
section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
394. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
426, ``Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools
and Public Charter Schools Second Temporary Act of 1998''
received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
395. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
422, ``Board of Elections and Ethics Subpoena Authority
Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee
on Government Reform.
396. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
418, ``Arson Investigators Amendment Act of 1998'' received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
397. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
455, ``Historic Motor Vehicle Vintage License Plate Amendment
Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C.
Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
398. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
454, ``Adult Education Designation Temporary Amendment Act of
1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code
section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
399. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
434, ``Vendor Payment and Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, and
Mental Illness Coverage Temporary Act of 1998'' received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
400. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
453, ``Public School Nurse Assignment Temporary Amendment Act
of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code
section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
401. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
421, ``Oyster Elementary School Construction and Revenue Bond
Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C.
Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
402. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
399, ``Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Support Act of 1998'' received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1);
to the Committee on Government Reform.
403. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
460, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 457, S.O. 90-364
Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C.
Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
404. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
459, ``Mutual Holding Company Mergers and Acquisition
Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant
to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
405. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting
List of all reports issued or released by the GAO in December
1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
406. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of
the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
461, ``Office of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers
Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
407. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information,
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Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's
final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Administrative Amendments
[FRL-6222-5] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
408. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting
the Department's final rule-- Marine Mammals; Incidental Take
During Specified Activities (RIN: 1018-AF02) received January
25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Resources.
409. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries;
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 122198B] received January 27,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Resources.
410. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11
Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-348-AD; Amendment 39-
10937; AD 98-25-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
411. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate
ST00015AT [Docket No. 97-NM-80-AD; Amendment 39-10963; AD 98-
26-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
412. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate
SA1444SO, SA1509SO, SA1543SO, SA1896SO, SA1740SO, or SA1667SO
[Docket No. 97-NM-81-AD; Amendment 39-10964; AD 98-26-21]
(RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
413. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate
SA1767SO, SA1768SO, or SA7447SW [Docket No. 97-NM-09-AD;
Amendment 39-10961; AD 98-26-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
414. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate
SA1368SO, SA1797SO, or SA1798SO [Docket No. 97-NM-79-AD;
Amendment 39-10962; AD 98-26-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
415. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Whole Effluent
Toxicity: Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the
Analysis of Pollutants; Final Rule, Technical Corrections
[FRL-6227-4] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
416. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting his economic report, together with the
annual report of the Council of Economic Advisers, pursuant
to 15 U.S.C. 1022(a); (H. Doc. No. 106--2); to the Committee
on the Joint Economic Committee and ordered to be printed.
para. 6.3 message from the senate
A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks,
announced that the Senate had passed a Concurrent Resolution of the
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:
S. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution authorizing flags
located in the Capitol complex to be flown at half-staff in
memory of R. Scott Bates, Legislative Clerk of the United
States Senate.
The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) as Vice
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Roth) as
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k, as
amended, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints the
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) as Vice Chairman of the Senate
Delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of
the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) to serve as a member of the
National Council on the Arts.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader announces the appointment of
the following individuals to serve as members of the National Commission
on Terrorism:
Richard Kevin Betts, of New Jersey; and
Maurice Sonnenberg, of New York.
The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell) as
the Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-United States
Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-292, the
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation
of the Democratic Leader, appoints The Most Reverend Theodore E.
McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, to the Commission on
International Religious Freedom.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, in consultation with the
Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, appoints the
following individuals to the Trade Deficit Review Commission:
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, of New York;
C. Richard D'Amato, of Maryland; and
Lester C. Thurow, of Massachusetts.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of
Manuel H. Johnson, of Virginia, to serve as a member of the
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission.
The message also announced that pursuant to section 2761 of title 22,
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore,
and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, appoints the
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) as Chairman of the Senate Delegation
to the British-American Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred
Sixth Congress.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on
Online Child Protection:
Arthur Derosier, Jr., of Montana--Representative of academia with
expertise in the field of technology;
Albert F. Gainer III, of Tennessee--Representative of a business
providing Internet filtering or blocking services or software;
Donna Rice Hughes, of Virginia--Representative of a business making
content available over the Internet;
C. Bradley Keirens, of Colorado--Representative of a business
providing Internet access services; and
Karen L. Talbert, of Texas--Representative of a business providing
labeling or ratings services.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of
the following individuals to serve as members of the National
Commission on Terrorism:
Wayne A. Downing, of Colorado;
Fred Ikle, of Maryland; and
John F. Lewis, of New York.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as
amended by Public Law 102-586, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority
Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, announces the
appointment of William Keith Oubre, of Mississippi, to serve as member
of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, vice Robert H. Maxwell, of Mississippi.
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The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) as a member of the National
Council on the Arts.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-244, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader announces the appointment of
the following individuals to serve as members of the Web-Based
Education Commission: Patti S. Abraham, of Mississippi; and George
Bailey, of Montana.
The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Murkowski) as
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Canada-United States
Interparliamentary Group during the First Session of the One Hundred
Sixth Congress.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of
the following individuals to serve as members of the International
Financial Institution Advisory Commission: Charles W. Calomiris, of New
York; and Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., of Virginia.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-255, the
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on the
Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and
Technology Development: Judy L. Johnson, of Mississippi; and Elaine M.
Mendoza, of Texas.
The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-293, as
amended by Public Law 105-277, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority
Leader, announces the appointment of the following individuals to serve
as members of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal
Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction:
M.D.B. Carlisle, of Washington, D.C.; and Henry D. Sokolski, of
Virginia.
para. 6.4 communication from the clerk--message from the president
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House a
communication, which was read as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
House of Representatives,
Washington DC, February 4, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in
Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed
envelope received from the White House on February 4, 1999 at
12:30 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President
whereby he submits the Economic Report of the President.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl.
para. 6.5 economic report of the president
The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
I am pleased to report that the American economy today is healthy and
strong. Our Nation is enjoying the longest peacetime economic expansion
in its history, with almost 18 million new jobs since 1993, wages rising
at twice the rate of inflation, the highest home ownership ever, the
smallest welfare rolls in 30 years, and unemployment and inflation at
their lowest levels in three decades.
This expansion, unlike recent previous ones, is both wide and deep.
All income groups, from the richest to the poorest, have seen their
incomes rise since 1993. The typical family income is up more than
$3,500, adjusted for inflation. African-American and Hispanic
households, who were left behind during the last expansion, have also
seen substantial increases in income.
Our Nation's budget is balanced, for the first time in a generation,
and we are entering the second year of an era of surpluses: our
projections show that we will close out the 1999 fiscal year with a
surplus of $79 billion, the largest in the history of the United States.
We are on course for budget surpluses for many years to come.
These economic successes are not accidental. They are the result of an
economic strategy that we have pursued since 1993. It is a strategy that
rests on three pillars: fiscal discipline, investments in education and
technology, and expanding exports to the growing world market.
Continuing with this proven strategy is the best way to maintain our
prosperity and meet the challenges of the 21st century.
The Administration's Economic Agenda
Our new economic strategy was rooted first and foremost in fiscal
discipline. We made hard fiscal choices in 1993, sending signals to the
market that we were serious about dealing with the budget deficits we
had inherited. The market responded by lowering long-term interest
rates. Lower interest rates in turn helped more people buy homes and
borrow for college, helped more entrepreneurs to start businesses, and
helped more existing businesses to invest in new technology and
equipment. America's economic success has been fueled by the biggest
boom in private sector investment in decades--more than $1 trillion in
capital was freed for private sector investment. In past expansions,
government bought more and spent more to drive the economy. During this
expansion, government spending as a share of the economy has fallen.
The second part of our strategy has been to invest in our people. A
global economy driven by information and fast-paced technological change
creates ever greater demand for skilled workers. That is why, even as we
balanced the budget, we substantially increased our annual investment in
education and training. We have opened the doors of college to all
Americans, with tax credits and more affordable student loans, with more
work-study grants and more Pell grants, with education IRAs and the new
HOPE Scholarship tax credit that more than 5 million Americans will
receive this year. Even as we closed the budget gap, we have expanded
the earned income tax credit for almost 20 million low-income working
families, giving them hope and helping lift them out of poverty. Even as
we cut government spending, we have raised investments in a welfare-to-
work jobs initiative and invested $24 billion in our children's health
initiative.
Third, to build the American economy, we have focused on opening
foreign markets and expanding exports to our trading partners around the
world. Until recently, fully one-third of the strong economic growth
America has enjoyed in the 1990s has come from exports. That trade has
been aided by 270 trade agreements we have signed in the past 6 years.
Addressing our Nation's Economic Challenges
We have created a strong, healthy, and truly global economy--an
economy that is a leader for growth in the world. But common sense,
experience, and the example of our competitors abroad show us that we
cannot afford to be complacent. Now, at this moment of great plenty, is
precisely the time to face the challenges of the next century.
We must maintain our fiscal discipline by saving Social Security for
the 21st century--thereby laying the foundations for future economic
growth.
By 2030, the number of elderly Americans will double. This is a
seismic demographic shift with great consequences for our Nation. We
must keep Social Security a rock-solid guarantee. That is why I proposed
in my State of the Union address that we invest the surplus to save
Social Security. I proposed that we commit 62 percent of the budget
surplus for the next 15 years to Social Security. I also proposed
investing a small portion in the private sector. This will allow the
trust fund to earn a higher return and keep Social Security sound until
2055.
But we must aim higher. We should put Social Security on a sound
footing for the next 75 years. We should reduce poverty among elderly
women, who are nearly twice as likely to be poor as other seniors. And
we should eliminate the limits on what seniors on Social Security can
earn. These changes will require difficult but fully achievable choices
over and above the dedication of the surplus.
Once we have saved Social Security, we must fulfill our obligation to
save and improve Medicare and invest in long-term health care. That is
why I have called for broader, bipartisan reforms that keep Medicare
secure until 2020 through additional savings and modernizing the
program with market-
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oriented purchasing tools, while also providing a long-overdue
prescription drug benefit.
By saving the money we will need to save Social Security and
Medicare, over the next 15 years we will achieve the lowest ratio of
publicly held debt to gross domestic product since 1917. This debt
reduction will help keep future interest rates low or drive them even
lower, fueling economic growth well into the 21st century.
To spur future growth, we must also encourage private retirement
saving. In my State of the Union address I proposed that we use about
12 percent of the surplus to establish new Universal Savings Accounts--
USA accounts. These will ensure that all Americans have the means to
save. Americans could receive a flat tax credit to contribute to their
USA accounts and additional tax credits to match a portion of their
savings--with more help for lower income Americans. This is the right
way to provide tax relief to the American people.
Education is also key to our Nation's future prosperity. That is why
I proposed in my State of the Union address a plan to create 21st-
century schools through greater investment and more accountability.
Under my plan, States and school districts that accept Federal
resources will be required to end social promotion, turn around or
close failing schools, support high-quality teachers, and promote
innovation, competition, and discipline. My plan also proposes
increasing Federal investments to help States and school districts take
responsibility for failing schools, to recruit and train new teachers,
to expand after school and summer school programs, and to build or fix
5,000 schools.
At this time of continued turmoil in the international economy, we
must do more to help create stability and open markets around the
world. We must press forward with open trade. It would be a terrible
mistake, at this time of economic fragility in so many regions, for the
United States to build new walls of protectionism that could set off a
chain reaction around the world, imperiling the growth upon which we
depend. At the same time, we must do more to make sure that working
people are lifted up by trade. We must do more to ensure that spirited
economic competition among nations never becomes a race to the bottom
in the area of environmental protections or labor standards.
Strengthening the foundations of trade means strengthening the
architecture of international finance. The United States must continue
to lead in stabilizing the world financial system. When nations around
the world descend into economic disruption, consigning populations to
poverty, it hurts them and it hurts us. These nations are our trading
partners; they buy our products and can ship low-cost products to
American consumers.
The U.S. proposal for containing financial contagion has been taken
up around the world: interest rates are being cut here and abroad,
America is meeting its obligations to the International Monetary Fund,
and a new facility has been created at the World Bank to strengthen the
social safety net in Asia. And agreement has been reached to establish
a new precautionary line of credit, so nations with strong economic
policies can quickly get the help they need before financial problems
mushroom from concerns to crises.
We must do more to renew our cities and distressed rural areas. My
Administration has pursued a new strategy, based on empowerment and
investment, and we have seen its success. With the critical assistance
of Empowerment Zones, unemployment rates in cities across the country
have dropped dramatically. But we have more work to do to bring the
spark of private enterprise to neighborhoods that have too long been
without hope. That is why my budget includes an innovative ``New
Markets'' initiative to spur $15 billion in new private sector capital
investment in businesses in underserved areas through a package of tax
credits and guarantees.
going forward together in the 21st century
Now, on the verge of another American Century, our economy is at the
pinnacle of power and success, but challenges remain. Technology and
trade and the spread of information have transformed our economy,
offering great opportunities but also posing great challenges. All
Americans must be equipped with the skills to succeed and prosper in
the new economy. America must have the courage to move forward and
renew its ideas and institutions to meet new challenges. There are no
limits to the world we can create, together, in the century to come.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, February 4, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Joint Economic
Committee (H. Doc. 106- 2).
para. 6.6 communication from the clerk--message from the president
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House a
communication, which was read as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in
Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed
envelope received from the White House on February 5, 1999 at
3:50 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President
whereby he submits a report on ongoing efforts to achieve
sustainable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl.
para. 6.7 peace efforts in bosnia and herzegovina
The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
Pursuant to section 7 of Public Law 105-174, I am providing this
report to inform the Congress of ongoing efforts to achieve sustainable
peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). This is the first semiannual
report that evaluates progress in BiH against the ten benchmarks
(``aims'') outlined in my certification to the Congress of March 3,
1998. NATO adopted these benchmarks on May 28, 1998, as part of its
approval of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) military operations plan
(OPLAN 10407). The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council
(PIC) subsequently adopted corresponding benchmarks in its Luxembourg
Declaration of June 9, 1998.
NATO, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and my
Administration have coordinated closely in evaluating progress on Dayton
implementation based on these benchmarks. There is general agreement
that there has been considerable progress in the past year. The basic
institutions of the state, both political and economic, have been
established. Key laws regarding foreign investment, privatization, and
property are now in place. Freedom of movement across the country has
substantially improved. Fundamental reform of the media is underway.
Elections have demonstrated a continuing trend towards growing
pluralism. Nevertheless, there is still much to be done, in particular
on interethnic tolerance and reconciliation, the development of
effective common institutions with powers clearly delineated from those
of the Entities, and an open and pluralistic political life. The growth
of organized crime also represents a serious threat.
With specific reference to SFOR, the Secretaries of State and Defense,
in meetings in December 1998 with their NATO counterparts, agreed that
SFOR continues to play an essential role in the maintenance of peace and
stability and the provision of a secure environment in BiH, thus
contributing significantly to progress in rebuilding BiH as a single,
democratic, and multiethnic state. At the same time, NATO agreed that we
do not intend to maintain SFOR's presence at current levels
indefinitely, and in fact agreed on initial reductions, which I will
describe later in this report. Below is a benchmark-by-benchmark
evaluation of the state-of-play in BiH based on analysis of input from
multiple sources.
1. Military Stability. Aim: Maintain Dayton cease-fire. Considerable
progress has been made toward military stabilization in BiH. Entity
Armed Forces (EAFs) are in compliance with Dayton, and there have been
no incidents affecting the cease-fire. EAFs remain substantially divided
along ethnic lines. Integration of the Federation Army does not reach
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to corps-level units and below. However, progress has been made through
the Train and Equip Program to integrate the Ministry of Defense and to
provide the Federation with a credible deterrent capability. Although it
is unlikely to meet its target of full integration by August 1999, the
Federation Ministry of Defense has begun staff planning for integration.
The Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) continues its relationship with the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) Army. Similarly, the Bosnian Croat element
of the Federation Army maintains ties with Croatia. In both cases,
however, limited resources impinge on what either Croatia or the FRY can
provide financially or materially; the overall trend in support is
downward. In some areas, the VRS continues to have certain qualitative
and quantitative advantages over the Federation Army, but the Train and
Equip Program has helped narrow the gap in some key areas. The arms
control regimes established under Articles II (confidence and security-
building measures) and IV (arms reduction and limitations) of Annex 1-B
of the Dayton Peace Accords are functioning. In October 1997, BiH and
the other parties were recognized as being in compliance with the
limitations on five major types of armaments (battle tanks, armored
combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft, and attack helicopters)
set forth in the Article IV agreement, which were derived from the
Annex 1B 5:2:2 ratios for the FRY, Republic of Croatia, and BiH
respectively. The parties have since maintained armament levels
consistent with the limitations and are expected to do so in the
future. A draft mandate for an Article V agreement (regional stability)
has been approved; negotiations are due to begin in early 1999.
Military stability remains dependent on SFOR as a deterrent force.
2. Public Security and Law Enforcement. Aim: A restructured and
democratic police force in both entities. There has been considerable
progress to date on police reform due to sustained joint efforts of the
International Police Task Force (IPTF), Office of the High
Representative (OHR), and SFOR, which have overcome a number of
significant political obstacles. So far, approximately 85 percent of
the police in the Federation have received IPTF-approved training, as
have approximately 35 percent of the police in the Republika Srbska
(RS). All sides continue to lag in the hiring of minority officers and,
as the IPTF implements its plans to address this problem, tensions will
increase in the short-term. SFOR often must support the IPTF in the
face of crime, public disorder, and rogue police. Monoethnic police
forces have often failed to facilitate minority returns. In these types
of scenarios, SFOR's use of the Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU)
has been a force multiplier, requiring fewer, but specially trained
troops. At this point, SFOR's essential contribution to maintaining a
secure environment, to include backing up IPTF in support of nascent
civilian police forces, remains critical to continued progress.
3. Judicial Reform. Aim: An effective judicial reform program.
Several key steps forward were taken in 1998, such as the signing of an
MOU on Inter-Entity Legal Assistance on May 20, 1998, and establishment
of an Inter-Entity Legal Commission on June 4, 1998. The Federation
Parliament in July adopted a new criminal code. Nevertheless, the
judicial system still requires significant reform. Judges are still
influenced by politics, and the system is financially strapped and
remains ethnically biased. Execution of judgments, in particular
eviction of persons who illegally occupy dwellings, is especially
problematic. The progress made in the area of commercial law is
encouraging for economic development prospects.
4. Illegal Institutions, Organized Crime, and Corruption. Aim: The
dissolution of illegal pre-Dayton institutions. Corruption remains a
major challenge to building democratic institutions of government.
Structures for independent monitoring of government financial
transactions are still not in place. Shadow institutions still need to
be eliminated. The burden of creating institutions to combat fraud and
organized crime falls mostly to the international community and in
particular to the IPTF. SFOR contributes to the secure environment
necessary for the success of other international efforts to counter
these illegal activities.
5. Media Reform. Aim: Regulated, democratic, and independent media.
Approximately 80 percent television coverage has been achieved in BiH
through the international community's support for the Open Broadcasting
Network (OBN), which is the first (and so far only) neutral source of
news in BiH. Several television and radio networks have been
restructured and are led by new management boards. Most are in
compliance with Dayton except for some regional broadcasts. The
Independent Media Commission assumed responsibility for media
monitoring from the OSCE on October 31, 1998. Progress has been
significant, but BiH still has far to go to approach international
standards. SFOR's past actions in this area are a key deterrent against
illegal use of media assets to undermine Dayton implementation.
6. Elections and Democratic Governance. Aim: National democratic
institutions and practices. With the exception of the election of a
nationalist to the RS presidency, the September 1998 national elections
continued the long-term trend away from reliance on ethnically based
parties. The two major Serb nationalist parties lost further ground
and, once again, will be unable to lead the RS government. Croat and
Bosniak nationalist parties retained control, but saw margins eroded
significantly. In this regard, SFOR's continued presence will
facilitate conduct of the municipal elections scheduled for late 1999
but, as has been the case with every election since Dayton, the trend
of increasingly turning over responsibility for elections to the
Bosnians themselves will continue.
7. Economic Development. Aim: Free-market reforms. While the process
of economic recovery and transformation will take many years, some
essential groundwork has been laid. Privatization legislation and
enterprise laws have been passed, and banking legislation has been
partially passed. Fiscal revenues from taxes and customs have increased
significantly. Nevertheless, the fiscal and revenue system is in its
infancy. Implementation of privatization legislation is slow and the
banking sector is under-funded, but there are signs of development in
GDP. There has been a marked increase in freedom of movement, further
enhanced by the uniform license plate law. SFOR's continued
contribution to a secure environment and facilitating freedom of
movement is vital as economic reforms begin to take hold.
8. Displaced Person and Refugee (DPRE) Returns. Aim: A functioning
phased and orderly minority return process. While there have been some
significant breakthroughs on DPRE returns to minority areas, such as
Jajce, Stolac, Kotor Varos, Prijedor, Mostar, and Travnik, the overall
numbers have been low. In some areas where minority DPREs have
returned, interethnic tensions rose quickly. Some nationalist political
parties continue to obstruct the return of minority DPREs to the areas
they control. Poor living conditions in some areas present little
incentive for DPREs to return. The Entities are using DPREs to resettle
regions (opstinas) that are of strategic interest to each ethnic
faction. SFOR's contribution to a secure environment remains vital to
OHR efforts to facilitate minority returns.
9. Brcko. Aim: A multiethnic administration, DPRE returns, and secure
environment. Freedom of movement in Brcko has improved dramatically.
Citizens of BiH are increasingly confident in using their right to
travel freely throughout the municipality and the region. Police and
judicial elements have been installed, but the goal of multiethnicity
in these elements still has not been realized. About 1,000 Federation
families have returned to the parts of Brcko on the RS side of the
Inter-Entity Boundary Line, but few Serb displaced persons have left
Brcko to return to their pre-war homes. SFOR support will be a critical
deterrent to the outbreak of violence during the period surrounding the
Arbitrator's decision on Brcko's status anticipated for early in 1999.
10. Persons Indicted for War Crimes (PIFWCs). Aim: Cooperation with
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
leading to the transfer of PIFWCs to The Hague for trial. Thanks to
action by the Congress, the Secretary of State now has the ability to
offer rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest
or conviction of PIFWCs. Of the 81 people indicted publicly by
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the Tribunal, only 29--36 percent--are still at large. The two highest-
profile indictees, Karadzic and Mladic, are among them. Bosnians are
cooperating with the ICTY, but the failure of the RS to support the
ICTY is a major obstacle to progress. Bosnian Croats have cooperated
with respect to the surrender of all but two public indictees, but have
not cooperated fully with respect to the Tribunal's orders that they
turn over documents needed for the fair trial of a number of indictees.
SFOR continues to provide crucial support in the apprehension of PIFWCs
and for ICTY exhumations.
In my report to the Congress dated July 28, 1998, I emphasized the
important role that realistic target dates, combined with concerted use
of incentives, leverage, and pressure on all parties, should play in
maintaining the sense of urgency necessary to move steadily toward an
enduring peace.
The December 1998 Peace Implementation Council Declaration and its
annex (attached) offer target dates for accomplishment of specific
tasks by authorities in BiH. The PIC decisions formed the background
against which NATO Defense Ministers reviewed the future of SFOR in
their December 17 meeting. Failure by Bosnian authorities to act within
the prescribed timeframes would be the point of departure for more
forceful action by the OHR and other elements of the international
community. Priorities for 1999 will include: accelerating the
transition to a sustainable market economy; increasing the momentum on
the return of refugees and displaced persons, particularly to minority
areas; providing a secure environment through the rule of law,
including significant progress on judicial reform and further
establishment of multiethnic police; developing and reinforcing the
central institutions, including adoption of a permanent election law,
and the development of greater confidence and cooperation among the
Entity defense establishments with the goal of their eventual
unification; and pressing ahead with media reform and education issues.
In accordance with the NATO Defense Ministers' guidance in June 1998,
NATO is conducting a series of comprehensive reviews at no more than 6-
month intervals. The first of these reviews was completed on November
16, 1998, and recently endorsed by the North Atlantic Council (NAC)
Foreign and Defense Ministers. In reviewing the size and shape of SFOR
against the benchmarks described above, the United States and its
allies concluded that at present, there be no changes in SFOR's
mission. NATO recommended, however, that steps begin immediately to
streamline SFOR. The NAC Foreign and Defense Ministers endorsed this
recommendation on December 8, 1998, and December 17, 1998,
respectively. The Defense Ministers also endorsed a report from the
NATO Military Authorities (NMAs) authorizing further adjustments in
SFOR force levels--in response to the evolving security situation and
support requirements--to be completed by the end of March 1999. While
the specifics of these adjustments are still being worked, they could
amount to reductions of as much as 10 percent from the 6,900 U.S.
troops currently in SFOR. The 6,900 troop level already represents a 20
percent reduction from the 8,500 troops deployed in June 1998 and is 66
percent less than peak U.S. deployment of 20,000 troops in 1996.
The NATO Defense Ministers on December 17, 1998, further instructed
NMAs to examine options for possible longer-term and more substantial
adjustments to the future size and structure of SFOR. Their report is
due in early 1999 and will give the United States and its Allies the
necessary information on which to base decisions on SFOR's future. We
will address this issue in the NAC again at that time. Decisions on
future reductions will be taken in the light of progress on
implementation of the Peace Agreement. Any and all reductions of U.S.
forces in the short or long term will be made in accordance with my
Administration's policy that such reductions will not jeopardize the
safety of U.S. armed forces serving in BiH.
My Administration values the Congress' substantial support for Dayton
implementation. I look forward to continuing to work with the Congress
in pursuit of U.S. foreign policy goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Willam J. Clinton.
The White House, February 4, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 106-18).
para. 6.8 communication from the clerk--message from the president
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House a
communication, which was read as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in
Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed
envelope received from the White House on February 5, 1999 at
3:50 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President
whereby he submits a Budget Request for the District of
Columbia.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl.
para. 6.9 district of columbia courts budget fy 2000
The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the District of Columbia Code, as amended, I am
transmitting the District of Columbia Courts' FY 2000 Budget request.
The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2000 Budget
request for $131.6 million for its operating expenditures and $17.4
million for courthouse renovation and improvements. My FY 2000 Budget
includes recommended funding levels of $128.4 million for operations and
$9.0 million for capital improvements for the District Courts. My
transmittal of the District of Columbia Courts' budget request does not
represent an endorsement of its contents.
I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 2000
appropriation process.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, February 5, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to
be printed (H. Doc. 106-17).
And then,
para. 6.10 adjournment
On motion of Mr. TERRY, pursuant to the special order agreed to on
Thursday, February 4, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 1999 for ``morning-
hour debate.''
para. 6.11 reports of committees on public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
[Filed on February 5, 1999]
Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 391. A
bill 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, and
for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-8 Pt. 1). Referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 436. A
bill 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, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-9 Pt.
1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union.
[Filed on February 8, 1999]
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 193. A
bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and
Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System (Rept. No. 106-10). Referred to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 439. A bill
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 (Rept. No. 106-11, Pt. 1).
Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 440. A bill
to make technical corrections to the Microloan Program (Rept.
No. 106-12). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union.
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para. 6.12 time limitation of referred bill pursuant to rule x
Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the
Speaker:
[The following actions occurred on February 5, 1999]
H.R. 436. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary
extended for a period ending not later than February 5, 1999.
H.R. 391. Referral to the Committee on Small Business
extended for a period ending not later than February 5, 1999.
para. 6.13 reported bills sequentially referred
Under clause 2 of rule XII, bills and reports were delivered to the
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:
[Filed on February 5, 1999]
Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 437. A
bill to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the
Executive Office of the President; referred to the Committee
on the Budget for a period ending not later than February 5,
1999, for consideration of such provisions of the bill as
fall within their jurisdiction pursuant to clause 1(c), rule
X. (Rept. No. 106-7, Pt. 1).
para. 6.14 discharge of committee
[The following actions occurred on February 5, 1999]
Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Small Business
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 391 referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the
Speaker: the Committee on the Judiciary discharged from further
consideration. H.R. 436 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union.
Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the Budget discharged
from further consideration. H.R. 437 referred to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union.
para. 6.15 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were
introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 613. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to
allow employees the right to accept or reject the use of
arbitration to resolve an employment controversy; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Thomas,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Goss,
Mr. Armey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Tancredo,
Mr. Stump, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. English, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Shadegg):
H.R. 614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to expand the availability of medical savings accounts; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE:
H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to permit early distributions from employee stock ownership
plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer
purchases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 616. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be
limited by employer contributions to employee stock ownership
plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. Norwood, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Mr. Underwood, Mr. English,
Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Strickland):
H.R. 617. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure
full Federal compliance with that Act; to the Committee on
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr.
Cramer):
H.R. 618. A bill to provide for the adjudication of certain
claims against the Government of Iraq and to ensure priority
for United States veterans filing such claims; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
H.R. 619. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs
receiving Federal fianancial assistance; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. Roukema):
H.R. 620. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation
to conduct a test to determine the costs and benefits of
requiring jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark
International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct ascents over
the ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HILLEARY:
H.R. 621. A bill to provide that certain regulations
proposed by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of
the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation relating to practices of financial institutions
shall not take effect; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Towns,
Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Hinojosa, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of
providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to
the extent that the reward is used to compensate victims of
crime; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barton
of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of
Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cox of California, Ms.
Danner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
English, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. John, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, and
Mr. Upton):
H.R. 623. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing
supplies; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
H.R. 624. A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the
United States Code to modify the definition of single asset
real estate and to make technical corrections; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kasich,
Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Portman, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer,
and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
H.R. 625. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue
payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to
veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods
between terms if the interval between such periods does not
exceed eight weeks; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Berry, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Luther, Mr.
Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
H.R. 626. A bill to require persons who undertake federally
funded research and development of drugs to enter into
reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. SANDERS:
H.R. 627. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to increase the minimum wage and to provide for an
increase in such wage based on the cost of living; to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bilbray,
and Mr. Rohrabacher):
H.R. 628. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the
Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to
certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and
Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service
in the performance of border protection functions; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. VENTO (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
H.R. 629. A bill to amend the Community Development Banking
and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to reauthorize the
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and to more
efficiently and effectively promote economic revitalization,
community development, and community development financial
institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-
second amendment relating to Presidential term limitations;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
para. 6.16 additional sponsors
Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and
resolutions as follows:
H.R. 104: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Dunn
of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Washington,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard,
and Mr. Skeen.
H.R. 105: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Forbes.
H.R. 106: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr.
Sam Johnson of Texas.
H.R. 107: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cooksey, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Hostettler, Mr.
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Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Paul.
H.R. 108: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr.
Hostettler.
H.R. 150: Mr. Stump, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Underwood, and Mr.
McDermott.
H.R. 151: Mr. Cannon and Mr. McInnis.
H.R. 154: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
H.R. 169: Mr. Ganske.
H.R. 218: Mr. Pickering, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sisisky,
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
Bilbray, Mr. Turner, Mr. Linder, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Traficant,
Mr. Shows, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Strickland, and Mrs. Thurman.
H.R. 271: Mr. Rangel.
H.R. 316: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Goode, and Mr.
Sununu.
H.R. 351: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cook, Mr. Shaw, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and
Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
H.R. 355: Mr. Ortiz.
H.R. 357: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Mascara.
H.R. 373: Mr. Paul.
H.R. 415: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Martinez.
H.R. 433: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Moran of
Virginia.
H.R. 438: Mrs. Wilson.
H.R. 548: Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bishop,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New York,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wynn, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mrs. Thurman.
H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Rush.
.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1999 (7)
para. 7.1 designation of speaker pro tempore
The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro
tempore, Mr. SWEENEY, who laid before the House the following
communication:
Washington, DC,
February 9, 1999.
I hereby designate the Honorable John E. Sweeney to act as
Speaker pro tempore on this day.
J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
para. 7.2 messages from the president
A message in writing from the President of the United States was
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his
secretaries.
para. 7.3 message from the senate
A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks,
announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent resolution of the
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:
S. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution honoring the life and
legacy of King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem.
para. 7.4 ``morning-hour debate''
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SWEENEY, pursuant to the order of the
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.
para. 7.5 recess--1:05 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SWEENEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I,
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.
para. 7.6 after recess--2 p.m.
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, called the House to order.
para. 7.7 approval of the journal
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, February 8, 1999.
Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
para. 7.8 communications
Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV,
were referred as follows:
417. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension
of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300790; FRL-6059-
8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
418. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--3,7-Dichloro-8-
quinoline carboxylic acid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency
Exemptions [OPP-300781; FRL-6055-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
419. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide
Tolerance [OPP-300782; FRL-6056-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
420. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propyzamide; Extension
of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300791; FRL-6060-
3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
421. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Voting by Interested Members of
Self-Regulatory Organization Governing Boards and
Committees--received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
422. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Temporary Licenses for Associated
Persons, Floor Brokers, Floor Traders and Guaranteed
Introducing Brokers--received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
423. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and
Programs, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund,
Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's
final rule--Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting
Applications for the Community Development Financial
Institutions Program--Technical Assistance Component [No.
982-0154] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
424. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report
involving U.S. exports to Singapore, pursuant to 12 U.S.C.
635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
425. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received January
7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services.
426. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
National Flood Insurance Program; Removal of Form (RIN: 3067-
AC81) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
427. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash
Protection [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4980; Notice 1] (RIN: 2127-
AH25) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
428. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Protection
In Interior Impact [Docket No. NHTSA-98-5033] [RIN No. 2127-
AG07] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
429. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste
Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Petroleum Refining Process Wastes; Exemption for
Leachate from Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills; Final Rule (RIN:
2050-AG61) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
430. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emegency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know Programs; Amdendments to Hazardous
Chemical Reporting Thresholds for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel at
Retail Gas Stations [FRL-6300-5] (RIN: 2050-AE58) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Commerce.
431. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Record Keeping and
Reporting Burden Reduction [AD-FRL-6-6300] received February
5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
432. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug
Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of
Coatings [Docket No. 96F-0136] received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
433. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug
Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids,
and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0421] received January 27,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
434. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, transmitting the Serv
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ice's annual report on progress in achieving the performance
goals referenced in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of
1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
435. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign
Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Reporting and Procedures
Regulations: Procedure for Requests for Removal from List of
Blocked Persons, Specially Designated Nationals, Specially
Designated Terrorists, Foreign Terrorist Organizations,
Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked
Vessels--received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
436. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay
Administration; Premium Pay (RIN: 3206-AG47) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
437. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S.
Commodity Future Trading Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Commisssion Records and Information;
Open Commission Meetings--received January 11, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government
Reform.
438. A letter from the Director of Communications and
Legislative Affairs, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in
compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the
calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
439. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf
of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip
Limit Reduction [Docket No. 961204340-7087-02; I.D. 012999A]
received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Resources.
440. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic
Swordfish Fishery; Management of Driftnet Gear [Docket No.
980630163-9010-02; I.D. 011598A] (RIN: 0648-AJ68) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
441. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the
Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive
Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish by Vessels Using Non-
Pelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea
[Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 012599B] received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
442. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Debt
Collection (RIN: 3067-AC77) received January 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
443. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Coast Guard Child Development Services Programs [USCG-1998-
3821] (RIN: 2115-AF48) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
444. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Maritime Course Approval Procedures [USCG-1998-3824] (RIN:
2115-AF58) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
445. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Passaic River, NJ [CGD01-
97-134] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received February 5, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
446. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
SAFETY ZONE; Explosive Loads and Detonations Bath Iron Works,
Bath, ME [CGD1-99-006] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
447. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
SAFETY ZONE: Sunken Fishing Vessel CAPE FEAR, Buzzards Bay
Entrance [CGD01 99-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
448. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
SAFETY ZONE: Swift Creek Channel, Freeport, NY [CGD01-98-184]
(RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
SAFETY ZONES, SECURITY ZONES, AND SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS
[USCG-1998-4895] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in
Department of Transportation Programs [Docket No. OST-97-
2550; Notice 97-5] (RIN: 2105-AB92) received February 5,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model AE
3007A and AE 3007A1/1 Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-14-
AD; Amendment 39-11017; AD 99-03-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-50-AD;
Amendment 39-11018; AD 99-03-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Revision of Gate Requirements for High-Lift Device Controls
[Docket No. 28930; Amdt. No. 25-98] (RIN: 2120-AF82) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Modification of the San Diego Class B Airspace Area; CA
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWA-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
455. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendments to Restricted Areas 5601D and 5601E; Fort Sill, OK
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-40] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Modification of Class E Airspace; Fremont, OH [Airspace
Docket No. 98-AGL-56] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
457. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Buena Vista, CO [Airspace
Docket No. 98-ANM-20] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
458. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK [Airspace
Docket No. 98-AAL-24] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
459. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica
S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
NM-386-AD; Amendment 39-11015; AD 99-01-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
460. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series
Airplanes Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type
Certificate SA1802SO [Docket No. 98-NM-379-AD; Amendement 39-
11016; AD 98-26-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 5,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
461. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Rulings and determination letters [Revenue Procedure 99-16]
received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
462. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Rulings and determination letters [Revenue Procedure 99-15]
received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
463. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Notice of Certain Transfers to Foreign Partnerships and
Foreign Corporations [TD 8817] (RIN: 1545-AV70) received
February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
464. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Eisenberg v. Commissioner [T.C. Docket No. 17267-95] received
January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
465. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Eisenberg v. Com
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missioner [T.C. Docket No. 17267-95] received January 27,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
466. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Larotonda v. Commissioner--received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
467. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Larontonda v. Commissioner--received January 27, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
468. A communication from the Assistant to the President
and Director for Legislative Affairs, President of the United
States, transmitting the Presidents ``Report to Congress on a
Comprehensive Plan for Responding to the Increase in Steel
Imports''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and
Appropriations.
para. 7.9 communication from the clerk--message from the president
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House a
communication, which was read as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in
Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of
Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed
envelope received from the White House on February 8, 1999 at
12:35 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President
whereby he submits the National Drug Control Strategy for
1999.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl.
para. 7.10 national drug control strategy
The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
On behalf of the American people, I am pleased to transmit the 1999
National Drug Control Strategy to the Congress. This Strategy renews and
advances our efforts to counter the threat of drugs--a threat that
continues to cost our Nation over 14,000 lives and billions of dollars
each year.
There is some encouraging progress in the struggle against drugs. The
1998 Monitoring the Future study found that youth drug use has leveled
off and in many instances is on the decline--the second straight year of
progress after years of steady increases. The study also found a
significant strengthening of youth attitudes toward drugs: young people
increasingly perceive drug use as a risky and unacceptable behavior. The
rate of drug-related murders continues to decline, down from 1,302 in
1992 to 786 in 1997. Overseas, we have witnessed a decline in cocaine
production by 325 metric tons in Bolivia and Peru over the last 4 years.
Coca cultivation in Peru plunged 56 percent since 1995.
Nevertheless, drugs still exact a tremendous toll on this Nation. In a
10-year period, over 100,000 Americans will die from drug use. The
social costs of drug use continue to climb, reaching $110 billion in
1995, a 64 percent increase since 1990. Much of the economic burden of
drug abuse falls on those who do not abuse drugs--American families and
their communities. Although we have made progress, much remains to be
done.
The 1999 National Drug Control Strategy provides a comprehensive
balanced approach to move us closer to a drug-free America. This
Strategy presents a long-term plan to change American attitudes and
behavior with regard to illegal drugs. Among the efforts this Strategy
focuses on are:
--Educating children: studies demonstrate that when our children
understand the dangers of drugs, their rates of drug use drop.
Through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, the Safe and
Drug Free Schools Program and other efforts, we will continue to
focus on helping our youth reject drugs.
--Decreasing the addicted population: the addicted make up roughly a
quarter of all drug users, but consume two-thirds of all drugs in
America. Our strategy for reducing the number of addicts focuses on
closing the ``treatment gap.''
--Breaking the cycle of drugs and crime: numerous studies confirm that
the vast majority of prisoners commit their crimes to buy drugs or
while under the influence of drugs. To help break this link between
crime and drugs, we must promote the Zero Tolerance Drug Supervision
initiative to better keep offenders drug- and crime-free. We can do
this by helping States and localities to implement tough new systems
to drug test, treat, and punish prisoners, parolees, and
probationers.
--Securing our borders: the vast majority of drugs consumed in the
United States enter this Nation through the Southwest border,
Florida, the Gulf States, and other border areas and air and sea
ports of entry. The flow of drugs into this Nation violates our
sovereignty and brings crime and suffering to our streets and
communities. We remain committed to, and will expand, efforts to
safeguard our borders from drugs.
--Reducing the supply of drugs: we must reduce the availability of
drugs and the ease with which they can be obtained. Our efforts to
reduce the supply of drugs must target both domestic and overseas
production of these deadly substances.
Our ability to attain these objectives is dependent upon the
collective will of the American people and the strength of our
leadership. The progress we have made to date is a credit to Americans
of all walks of life--State and local leaders, parents, teachers,
coaches, doctors, police officers, and clergy. Many have taken a stand
against drugs. These gains also result from the leadership and hard work
of many, including Attorney General Reno, Secretary of Health and Human
Services Shalala, Secretary of Education Riley, Treasury Secretary
Rubin, and Drug Policy Director McCaffrey. I also thank the Congress for
their past and future support. If we are to make further progress, we
must maintain a bipartisan commitment to the goals of the Strategy.
As we enter the new millennium, we are reminded of our common
obligation to build and leave for coming generations a stronger Nation.
Our National Drug Control Strategy will help create a safer, healthier
future for all Americans.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, February 8, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying
papers, was 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.
para. 7.11 message from the president--u.s. romania nuclear cooperation
agreement
The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House a message
from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b.
and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2153(b) and (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation
Between the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of Romania Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with
accompanying annex and agreed minute. I am also pleased to transmit my
written approval, authorization, and determination concerning the
agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment
Statement concerning the agreement. The joint memorandum submitted to me
by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a
summary of the provisions of the agreement and various other
attachments, including agency views, is also enclosed.
The proposed agreement with Romania has been negotiated in accordance
with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Act of 1978 and as otherwise amended. In my judgment, the
proposed agreement meets all statutory requirements and will advance the
nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United
States. The agreement provides a comprehensive framework for peaceful
nuclear cooperation between the United States and Romania under
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tions and controls reflecting our common commitment to nuclear
nonproliferation goals. Cooperation until now has taken place under a
series of supply agreements dating back to 1966 pursuant to the
agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Government of Romania supports international efforts to prevent
the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries. Romania is a
party to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and
has an agreement with the IAEA for the application of full-scope
safeguards to its nuclear program. Romania also subscribes to the
Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines, which set forth standards for the
responsible export of nuclear commodities for peaceful use, and to the
guidelines of the NPT Exporters Committee (Zangger Committee), which
oblige members to require the application of IAEA safeguards on nuclear
exports to nonnuclear weapon states. In addition, Romania is a party to
the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, whereby
it agrees to apply international standards of physical protection to the
storage and transport of nuclear material under its jurisdiction or
control. Finally, Romania was one of the first countries to sign the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
I believe that peaceful nuclear cooperation with Romania under the
proposed new agreement will be fully consistent with, and supportive of,
our policy of responding positively and constructively to the process of
democratization and economic reform in Central Europe. Cooperation under
the agreement also will provide opportunities for U.S. business on terms
that fully protect vital U.S. national security interests.
I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress
give it favorable consideration.
Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the Atomic
Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation,
I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it from any
requirement contained in section 123 a. of that Act. This transmission
shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections 123 b. and
123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. My Administration is prepared to begin
immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations and
House International Relations Committees as provided in section 123 b.
Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session period provided for in
section 123 b., the 60-day continuous session period provided for in
section 123 d. shall commence.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, February 9, 1999.
By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and
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