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19. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
LAWS AND RULES FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
CODE OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Title 44, Section 901. Congressional Record: Arrangement,
style, contents, and indexes.--The Joint Committee on Printing
shall control the arrangement and style of the Congressional
Record, and while providing that it shall be substantially a
verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action
for the reduction of unnecessary bulk. It shall provide for the
publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly
during and at the close of sessions of Congress.
Title 44, Section 904. Congressional Record: Maps, diagrams,
illustrations.--Maps, diagrams, or illustrations may not be
inserted in the Record without the approval of the Joint
Committee on Printing.
GENERAL RULES
The rules governing document work (FIC & punc.) apply to the
Congressional Record, except as may be noted herein. The same
general style should be followed in the permanent (bound)
Record as is used in the daily Record. All should familiarize
themselves with the exceptions and the forms peculiar to the
Record.
Much of the data printed in the Congressional Record is
forwarded to the GPO via fiber optic transmission using the
captured keystrokes of the floor reporters. Element identifier
codes are programmatically inserted, and galley output is
accomplished without manual intervention. It is not cost
effective to prepare the accompanying manuscript as per the GPO
Style Manual and it is too time-consuming to update and change
the data once it is already in type form. Therefore, the Record
is to be FIC & punc. It is not necessary to stamp the copy FIC
& punc. because of its volume. However, Record style, as stated
in the following rules, will be
followed.
Daily and permanent Record texts are set in 8-point type on a
9-point body. Extracts are set in 7-point type on an 8-point
body.
An F-dash will be used preceding 8-point cap lines in the
proceedings of the Senate and House.
All 7-point extracts and poetry will carry 2 points of space
above and below unless heads appear, which generate their own
space.
All extracts are set 7 point unless otherwise ordered by the
Joint Committee on Printing.
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Except as noted below, all communications from the President
must be set in 8 point, but if such communications contain
extracts, etc., the extracts are set in 7 point.
An address of the President delivered outside of Congress or
referred to as an extract is set in 7 point.
A letter from the President to the Senate is set in 7 point
when any form of treaty is enclosed that is to be printed in
the Record in connection therewith. The letter is set in 7
point whether the treaty follows or precedes it or is separated
from it by intervening matter.
In all quoted amendments and excerpts of bills and in
reprinting bills, the style and copy as printed in the bill
will be followed.
Except where otherwise directed, profanity, obscene wording,
or extreme vulgarisms are to be deleted and a 3-em dash
substituted therefor.
All manuscript submitted in a foreign language will not be
printed. It will be returned for translation and resubmitted
for printing in the next Record.
Extreme caution must be used in making corrections in copy,
and no important change will be made without proper
authorization.
Observe the lists of names of Senators, Representatives, and
Delegates, committees of both Houses, and duplicate names.
Changes caused by death, resignation, or otherwise must be
noted. There is no excuse for error in the spelling of names of
Senators, Representatives, or department officials. In case of
doubt, the Congressional Directory will be the authority.
Datelines should be followed on Extensions of Remarks. If any
question arises as to the proper date to be used, a supervisor
must be consulted.
Indented matter in leaderwork will be 1 em only.
Queries must not be made on proofs. In case of doubt, readers
will consult the Referee.
CAPITALIZATION
(See also ``Capitalization'')
If the name of the Congressional Record is mentioned, it must
be set in caps and small caps and never abbreviated, even when
appearing in citations.
The name of a Senator or a Representative preceding his or
her direct remarks is set in caps and is followed by a period
with equal spacing to be used.
The name of a Senator or a Representative used in connection
with a bill or other paper--that is, in an adjectival sense--is
lowercased, as the Hawkins bill, the Fish amendment, etc.; but
Fish's amendment, etc.
The names of Members and Members-elect of both Houses of the
Congress, including those of the Vice President and Speaker,
will be printed in caps and small caps if mention is made of
them, except in extract matter.
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Deceased Members' names will be set in caps and small caps in
eulogies only on the first day the House or Senate is in
session following the death of a Member, in a speech carrying
date when the Member was eulogized, or on memorial day in the
Senate and House. Eulogy day in one House will be treated the
same in the other.
Certificates of Senators-elect of a succeeding Congress are
usually presented to the current Congress, and in such cases
the names of the Senators-elect must be in caps and small caps.
Names of Members of Congress must be set in caps and
lowercase in votes, in lists set in columns, in the list of
standing and select committees, in contested-election cases, in
lists of pairs, and in all parts of tabular matter (head, body,
and footnotes).
Observe that the names of all persons not certified Members
of Congress are to be set in caps and lowercase; that is, names
of secretaries, clerks, messengers, and others.
Names of proposed Federal boards, commissions, services,
etc., are capitalized.
Capitalize principal words and quote after each of the
following terms: Address, article, book, caption, chapter
heading, editorial, essay, heading, headline, motion picture or
play (including TV or radio program), paper, poem, report,
song, subheading, subject, theme, etc. Also, following the word
entitled, except with reference to bill titles which are
treated as follows: ``A bill (or an act) transferring certain
functions of the Price Administrator to the Petroleum
Administrator for War,'' etc.
FIGURES
Follow the copy as to the use of numerals. Dollar amounts in
Record copy are to be followed.
Figures appearing in copy as ``20 billion 428 million 125
thousand dollars'' should be followed.
TABULAR MATTER AND LEADERWORK
Record tables may be set either one or three columns in
width, as follows:
One-column table: 14 picas (168 points).
Three-column table: 43\1/2\ picas (522 points).
Footnote(s) will be set 43\1/2\ picas.
All short footnotes should be run in with 2 ems between
each.
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ITALIC
Italic, boldface, caps, or small caps shall not be used for
emphasis; nor shall unusual indentions be used. This does not
apply to literally reproduced quotations from historical,
legal, or official documents. If italic other than restricted
herein is desired, the words should be underscored and ``Fol.
ital.'' written on each folio. Do not construe this to apply to
``Provided,'' ``Provided further,'' ``Ordered,'' ``Resolved,''
``Be it enacted,'' etc.
Names of vessels must be set in italic, except in headings,
where they will be quoted.
The prayer delivered in either House must be set in 8-point
roman. If prefaced or followed by a quotation from the Bible,
such quotation must be set in 8-point italic. Extracts from the
Bible or other literature contained in the body of the prayer
will be set in 8-point roman and quoted.
When general or passing mention is made of a case in 8 point,
the title is set in roman, as Smith Bros. case. When a specific
citation is indicated and reference follows, use italic for
title, as Smith Bros. case (172 App. Div. 149).
In 8 point copy, titles of cases are always set in italic if
followed by references. In 7 point, copy is followed.
In 8-point matter, when only the title of a case is given,
set in roman, as United States versus 12 Diamond Rings.
When versus is used in other than legal phrases and for the
purposes of showing contrast, it is not abbreviated or set in
italic, as ``airplanes versus battleships.''
MISCELLANEOUS
Do not quote any communication carrying date and signature.
However, a letter (or other communication) bearing both date
and signature that appears within a letter shall be quoted.
Do not put quotation marks on centerheads in 7-point extracts
unless centerheads belong to original matter.
In newspaper extracts, put place and date at beginning of
paragraph. Use caps and small caps for name of place and roman
lowercase for spelled-out date. Connect date and extract by a
period and an em dash. If date and place are credited in a
bracket line above extract, they need not be used again at the
beginning of the paragraph.
Each Whereas in a preamble must begin a new paragraph. The
Therefore be it must be preceded by a colon and be run in with
the last Whereas. Be it will run in with the word Therefore,
but must not be supplied when not in copy. Note the following:
Whereas it has been deemed advisable to, etc.: Therefore be
it
Resolved, That the committee, etc.
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In the titles of legal cases copy is followed as to spelling,
abbreviations, and use of figures.
Use single punctuation in citations of cases and statutes:
United States v. 12 Diamond Rings (124 U.S. 329; R.S. p.
310, sec. 1748).
Indent asterisk lines 2 ems on each side. Use five asterisks.
If a title is used as part of the name of an organization,
vessel, etc., spell; thus, General Ulysses S. Grant Post No.
76, Grand Army of the Republic.
The order of subdivision of the Constitution of the United
States is as follows: article I, section 2, clause 3.
If an exhibit appears at the end of a speech, the head
Exhibit is set in 7-point caps and small caps.
In extracts containing votes the names must be run in, as Mr.
Smith of Texas, AuCoin, and Clay, etc.
In a Senator's or a Representative's remarks, when
amendments, sections, etc., are referred to by number, follow
the copy.
In text references to Senate and House reports and in
executive and miscellaneous documents, follow the copy.
In headings and text references to resolutions and memorials,
follow the copy.
IN GROSS OR EN GROS
When a bill comes to final action, in the presentment of
amendments collectively for a vote, either the term ``in
gross'' or the French equivalent ``en gros'' may be used.
[All the following examples are for sample purposes only]
USE OF CAPS AND SMALL CAPS
[Note the use of parentheses and brackets in the following
examples. Each will be used as submitted, as long as they are
consistent throughout.]
Mr. LOTT. (Name all caps when visitor addresses Senate or House.)
On motion by (or of) Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, it was, etc.
The VICE PRESIDENT resumed the chair.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Burns in the chair). Shall the bill pass?
The SPEAKER called the House to order.
Mr. Largent's amendment was adopted.
Mr. BROWN of Ohio took the floor and yielded to Mr. Hoyer.
During the rollcall,
Mr. HOYER said: If not paired, I would vote ``no'' on this bill.
A Member. And debate it afterward.
Several Senators. I object.
But: Several Senators addressed the Chair.
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. GLENN (and others). Let it be read.
Mr. JACKSON (and others). Yes.
Mrs. HAWKINS (and other Members). No.
Mr. SMITH of Oregon objected.
The Acting Secretary. In line 11, after the word ``Provided'', it is
proposed, etc.
Mr. SPENCE was recognized, and yielded his time to Mr. Coble.
Mrs. BOXER, a Senator from the State of California, appeared in her
seat today.
[When two Members from the same State have the same surname,
full name is used.]
Mr. WILLIAM COYNE and Mr. JAMES COYNE rose to a point of order.
The SPEAKER proceeded to put the question on the motion of Mr. Yates.
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The CHAIRMAN appointed Mr. Walker and Mr. Taylor as tellers.
Mr. HOYER. I desire to withdraw my vote of ``no'' and vote
``present.''
The Clerk (House) called the name of Mr. Murtha, and he answered
``present.''
The clerk (Senate) read Mr. Glenn's amendment.
The legislative clerk will read it.
The Legislative Clerk. This bill will * * *.
[Extracts that consist of colloquies will use caps and small
caps for names of persons speaking, as shown below:]
Mr. Stigler. I think this bill is so well understood that
no time will be required for its discussion.
Mrs. Norton. Does this bill come from the Committee on
Armed Services?
The Speaker. It does.
SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED
By unanimous consent, permission to address the House, following the
legislative program and any special orders heretofore entered, was
granted to:
Mr. Hoyer, for 1 hour, on Wednesday, February 2.
Mr. Gonzalez (at the request of Mr. Hoyer), for 1 hour, on February
2.
(The following Members (at the request of Mr. Bass) and to revise and
extend their remarks and include therein extraneous matter:)
Mr. Blute, for 5 minutes, today.
Mr. Miller of Ohio, for 5 minutes, today.
Mr. Young, for 30 minutes, today.
[Note the following double action:]
(Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to extend his remarks at
this point in the Record and to include extraneous matter.)
[Mr. HOYER's remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of
Remarks.]
PUNCTUATION
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I call up my amendment which is identified
as ``unprinted amendment No. 1296,'' and ask that it be stated.
The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendment was
concurred in.
The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the
third time, and passed.
[Use this form when title of bill is given:]
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed.
The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill for the relief of Maude
S. Burman.''
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. [House.]
[Use this form when title of bill is not given:]
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the
table. [House.]
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The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed.
The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a
third time.
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill as amended was ordered to
be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was
accordingly read the third time and passed.
There was no objection, and, by unanimous consent, the Senate
proceeded, etc.
The question was taken, and the motion was agreed to.
The question being taken, the motion was agreed to.
Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed.
Mr. COYNE. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of
words.
(Mr. COYNE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
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[Note use of interrogation mark in the following:]
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, what does this mean?--
We have never received a dollar of this amount.
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A resolution of the Senate of the State of California; to
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs:
``Senate Resolution 126
``Whereas the great storms of December 1964 caused
widespread flooding along the Sacramento River and its
tributaries; and
``Whereas this flooding caused extensive damage along the
Sacramento River and its tributaries in Tehama and Shasta
Counties; and
``Whereas these projects could be integrated with the
Federal Central Valley project: Now, therefore, be it
``Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That
the Congress of the United States, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation are respectfully * * *''.
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[Note use of italic in title of cases:]
* * * This is the occasion America did not have to consider what
other options might guarantee maternal safety while protecting the
unborn. This is our national opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade, 410
U.S. 113 (1973).
Roe against Wade and its companion case, Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179
(1973), granted abortion the elevated status of a fundamental
constitutional right and invalidated almost all effective restrictions
on abortion throughout the 9 months of pregnancy.* * *
PARENTHESES AND BRACKETS
[The use of parentheses and brackets will be followed as submitted.]
This legislation would exempt certain defined Central Intelligence
Agency [CIA] operational files from the search and review process of
the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA], thus permitting the Agency to
respond much more quickly to those FOIA requests which are at all
likely to result in the release of information.
[Acronyms, symbols, or abbreviations should be bracketed as
shown above.]
Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I now yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from
Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn].
(Mr. GILLMOR of Ohio asked and was given permission to revise and
extend his remarks in the Record.)
Mr. TAYLOR. There is no ``may not'' about it. Here is the form in
which they are printed.
Mr. GOSS. I am in hopes we shall be able to secure a vote on the bill
tonight.
[``Vote! Vote!'']
Mr. YOUNG. The Chair rather gets me on that question. [Laughter.] I
did not rise. [Cries of ``Vote! Vote!'']
Mr. LUGAR [one of the tellers]. I do not desire to press the point
that no quorum has voted.
The CHAIRMAN [after a pause]. If no gentleman claims the floor, the
Clerk will proceed with the reading of the bill.
Mr. DUNCAN. Then he is endeavoring to restrict the liberty of the
individual in the disbursement of his own money. [Applause on the
Republican side.]
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask unanimous consent that the
time of the gentleman----[Cries of ``Regular order!'']
[Laughter.]
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of this bill at
this time? [After a pause.] There is no objection.
The CHAIRMAN [rapping with his gavel]. Debate is exhausted.
Mr. JONES of North Carolina [reading]:
When in the course of human events, etc.
[Mr. MILLER of Florida addressed the House. His remarks will appear
hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]
[Mr. HOYER addressed the Committee [or House]. His remarks will
appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.]
[Names of Senators or Representatives appearing in remarks of
other Members of Congress should be enclosed in brackets, except
in listing of tellers or when some title other than ``Mr.'' is
used, as in the following examples:]
Mr. SMITH of Washington. The gentleman from Florida [Mr. Boyd]
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stated that he would support the measure.
Mr. CLAY. The gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Barcia, stated that he
would support the measure.
[In Senate copy a Senator is referred to as ``the Senator from
---- [Mr. ----].'' Do not supply name and brackets if name does
not appear in copy.]
[Note that brackets are used only when Mr., etc., appears in
copy.]
[See also use of Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms. in explanation of votes
under ``Pairs.'']
VOTING IN THE HOUSE AND IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
[Note that a dash is used only when a comma is necessary to
separate the ayes and noes. If only the ayes or the noes are
given, no punctuation is to be used. If the word and is used to
connect the ayes and noes, as ayes 52 and noes 65, or 52 ayes and
65 noes, the dash is omitted after the word were or being.]
On the question of ordering the yeas and nays there were 18 ayes and
88 noes.
The House divided; and there were--ayes 52, noes 65.
So (no further count being called for) the amendment of Mr. Smith of
Virginia was not agreed to.
So (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were
suspended, and the bill was passed.
So (two-thirds not having voted in favor thereof) the motion was
rejected.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman raises the point of no quorum. The Chair
will count. [After counting.] Two hundred and seventeen present, a
quorum. The noes have it, and the amendment is rejected.
The question being taken on the motion of Mr. Hoyer to suspend the
rules and pass the bill, it was agreed to (two-thirds voting in favor
thereof).
So (the affirmative not being one-fifth of the whole vote) the yeas
and nays were not ordered.
The question was taken by a viva voce vote, and the Speaker announced
that two-thirds appeared to have voted in the affirmative and [after a
pause] that the bill was passed.
The yeas and nays were ordered, there being 43 in the affirmative,
more than one-fifth of the last vote.
The question being taken on Mr. Kennedy's motion, there were--ayes
18, noes 35.
The question being taken on concurring in the amendments of the
Senate, there were--ayes 101, noes 5.
The question was taken; and on a division [demanded by Mr. Hoyer]
there were--ayes 17, noes 29.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote, and pending that,
I make the point of order that a quorum is not present.
The CHAIRMAN. Evidently a quorum is not present.
The Chair announces that pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIII, he will
vacate proceedings under the call when a quorum of the Committee
appears.
Members will record their presence by electronic device.
The call was taken by electronic device.
{time} 1700
[The above box followed by a four-digit number indicates floor
time in the House.]
quorum call vacated
The CHAIRMAN. One hundred Members have appeared. A quorum of the
Committee of the Whole is present. Pursuant to rule XXIII, clause 2,
further proceedings under the call shall be considered as vacated.
The Committee will resume its business.
The pending business is the demand of the gentleman from Minnesota
[Mr. Oberstar] for a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was refused.
So the amendment to the amendment offered as a substitute for the
amendment was rejected.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. English] as a substitute for the
amendment offered by the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. Johnson].
The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
recorded vote
Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 223,
noes 162, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 47, as follows:
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[Roll No. 275]
AYES--223
Addabbo
Akaka
Albosta
Anderson
Andrews
Dowdy
Duncan
Dwyer
Dyson
Eckart
Howard
Hoyer
Hubbard
Huckaby
Hunter
Jenkins
Kasich
Lantos
NOES--162
Alexander
Annunzio
Archer
Atkinson
Beard
Fish
Foley
Forsythe
Fountain
Frank
Miller (CA)
Mineta
Moakley
Molinari
Mollohan
Neal
Obey
Packard
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Brown (OH)
NOT VOTING--47
Ashbrook
Bafalis
Barnard
Clay
Collins (TX)
Corcoran
Garcia
Gilman
Jackson
[The Speaker's vote is recorded only in the ``Ayes'' or
``Noes.'' It is never recorded as ``not voting.'']
[If the Speaker votes, his name is not used, but at the end of
the ``yeas'' or ``nays,'' according to his vote, insert: ``The
Speaker.'']
So the amendment offered as a substitute for the amendment was agreed
to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
VOTING BY YEAS AND NAYS
Senate
quorum call
The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll, and the
following Senators entered the Chamber and answered to their names:
[Quorum No. 42]
Abraham
Akaka
Baucus
Bennett
Biden
Bingaman
Boxer
Bradley
Breaux
Bryan
Frist
Glenn
Gorton
Graham
Grams
Grassley
Gregg
Harkin
Hatch
Hatfield
Mikulski
Moseley-Braun
Moynihan
Murkowski
Nunn
Pell
Pressler
Reid
Robb
Rockefeller
The PRESIDING OFFICER. A quorum is not present.
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I move that the Sergeant at Arms be
instructed to require the attendance of absent Senators, and I ask for
the yeas and nays on the motion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a
sufficient second.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion of
the Senator from Mississippi. On this question the yeas and nays have
been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. STEVENS. I announce that the Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer]
is necessarily absent.
Mr. DASCHLE. I announce that the Senator from Florida [Mr. Graham],
the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy], the Senator from Michigan
[Mr. Levin], and the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Rockefeller] are
necessarily absent.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kennedy). Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber who desire to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 90, nays 5, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 264 Leg.]
YEAS--90
Abraham
Akaka
Ashcroft
Baucus
Bennett
Feinstein
Ford
Frahm
Frist
Glenn
Lott
Lugar
Mack
McCain
McConnell
NAYS--5
Biden
Boxer
Hollings
Kohl
Wellstone
NOT VOTING--5
Graham
Kennedy
Levin
Rockefeller
Schumer
So the motion was agreed to.
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PAIRS
[The word with must always be used in pairs in the House, not
and; and copy must be altered to conform thereto, as Mr. Smith
with Mr. Jones--not Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones. Note use of lowercase
for names in list of pairs in House.]
The Clerk announced the following pairs:
On this vote:
Mr. Hefner for, with Mr. Richmond against.
Until further notice:
Mr. Biaggi with Mr. Jeffords.
Mr. Florio with Mr. Horton.
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland with Mr. Coyne.
Mr. Rangel with Mr. Simon.
Mr. Fascell with Mr. Minish.
Mr. Volkmer with Mr. Borski.
Mr. Andrews with Mr. Gibbons.
Messrs. EMERSON, EVANS of Georgia, and MARLENEE changed their votes
from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I voted, but, being paired with the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, Mr. Cox, I withdraw my vote.
Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I have a pair with the gentleman from
Mississippi, Mr. Taylor, who, if present, would have voted ``yea.'' I
voted ``nay.'' I withdraw my vote and vote ``present.''
[In House pairs do not use brackets when Members are referred to
by name. In Senate pairs observe following use of brackets:]
Mr. THOMAS (when his name was called). I am paired on this question
with the senior Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy]. If he were
here, I should vote ``yea.''
CALL OF THE HOUSE
Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I move a call of the House.
A call of the House was ordered.
The call was taken by electronic device and the following Members
responded to their names:
[Roll No. 281]
Addabbo
Akaka
Albosta
Alexander
Anderson
Annunzio
Applegate
Ashbrook
Conte
Courter
Coyne, James
Coyne, William
Craig
Crane, Daniel
Crane, Philip
Crockett
Flippo
Foglietta
Foley
Ford (MI)
Ford (TN)
Forsythe
Fountain
Fowler
[No reference will be made of the names of those not voting.]
{time} 1840
The CHAIRMAN. Three hundred ninety-three Members have answered to
their names, a quorum is present, and the Committee will resume its
business.
FORMS OF TITLES
[Always in roman lowercase, flush and hang 1 em, if more than
two lines.]
H.J. Res. 2
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 2
per centum bonds or certificates, etc.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the * * *
H.R. 4487
A bill to authorize the Rock Island and Southwestern Railway Company to
construct a bridge, etc.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall
be lawful for the Rock Island and Southwestern Railway Company, a
corporation organized under the general incorporations, etc.
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ADDRESSES AND SIGNATURES
[No line spacing, street addresses, or ZIP Code numbers are to
be used in communications in the Record.]
The Honorable the Secretary of the
{time} {time} Navy.
{time} Dear Mr. Secretary: This is in response to your letter,
etc.
{time} {time} {time} Very sincerely yours,
Ronald Reagan.{time}
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Columbia, MO,{time} {time} {time}
January 17, 1999.{time}
Hon. Morgan M. Moulder,
Cannon House Office Building,
Washington, DC:
{time} The President's farm message of today
* * * * *
farmers and prevent the spread of this depression to every part of
our country.
Missouri Farmers Association,
F.V. Heinkel, President.
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January 20, 1966.{time}
Hon. John B. Connally, Jr.,
The Secretary of the Treasury, Depart-
{time} {time} ment of the Treasury, Washington,
{time} {time} DC.
{time} Dear Mr. Secretary: Mindful of the tremendous workload,
etc.
I would appreciate your comment on the foregoing proposal.
Your proposal seems to be in the best interest of all
concerned.
{time} {time} {time} Sincerely yours,
Herbert Zelenko,{time} {time} {time}
Member of Congress.{time}
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Alexandria, MN,{time} {time} {time}
November 17, 1971.{time}
Hon. Walter Mondale,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, DC:
{time} We oppose the nomination of Earl Butz for Secretary of
Agriculture because he resists family farms.
Raymond Wagner.{time}
{time} Brandon, MN.
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January 17, 1972.{time}
Re resignation from committee.
Hon. Carl Albert,
The Speaker, U.S. House of Representa-
{time} {time} tives, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
{time} Dear Mr. Speaker: Having changed my politics from
Republican to Democratic, etc.
{time} With my best wishes.
{time} {time} {time} Sincerely,
Vincent J. Dellay.{time}
U.S. Senate,{time} {time} {time} {time} {time}
President pro tempore,{time} {time} {time}
Washington, DC, March 17, 1999.{time}
To the Senate:
{time} Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon.
Conrad Burns, a Senator from the State of Montana, to perform the
duties of the Chair during my absence.
Strom Thurmond,{time} {time} {time}
President pro tempore.{time}
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Washington, DC,{time} {time} {time}
March 28, 1999.{time}
{time} I hereby designate the Honorable Jack Metcalf to act as
Speaker pro tempore today.
Dennis Hastert,{time} {time} {time}
Speaker of the House of Representatives.{time}
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{time} {time} The International Union of{time} {time} {time}
{time} {time} {time} United Brewery, Flour, Ce-
{time} {time} {time}
{time} {time} {time} real, Soft Drinks & Distill-
{time} {time} {time}
{time} {time} {time} ery Workers of America,
Cincinnati, OH, March 25, 1966.{time}
To the Senate of the United States.
To the U.S. House of Representatives.
{time} Honorable Sirs: April 7, 1966, being the 25th anniversary
of the modification, etc.
[Two to eight independent signatures, with or without titles,
are aligned on the left.]
To the Honorable Senate and House of
{time} {time} Representatives of the United States
{time} {time} of America Now Assembled at Wash-
{time} {time} ington, DC:
{time} The undersigned, officers of the Navy of the United States,
respectfully show unto your honorable bodies, etc.
James G. Green.
W.H. Southerland.
Thomas Harrison
F.F. Fletcher.
Robert Whelan
C.C. Wilson.
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{time} Respectfully submitted,
Karl F. Feller,
International President.
Thomas Rusch,
Director of Organization.
Arthur Gildea,
Secretary-Treasurer.{time}
Joseph E. Brady,
Director of Legislation.
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[More than eight signatures, with or without titles, are set
full measure, caps and lowercase, run in, indented 2 and 3 ems, as
follows:]
{time} {time} Gene H. Rosenblum, Cochairman;
{time} {time} {time} Paul H. Ray, Cochairman; Cynthia
{time} {time} {time} Asplund, James Pedersen, George
{time} {time} {time} Doty; Thomas St. Martin; Joan
{time} {time} {time} O'Neill; Lloyd Moosebrugger; Sam
{time} {time} {time} Kaplan; Ronald Nemer; Dean Pot-
{time} {time} {time} ter; Philip Archer; Thomas
{time} {time} {time} McDonough; Mrs. Lloyd
{time} {time} {time} Moosebrugger, Minnesota Young
{time} {time} {time} Democratic Civil Rights Commit-
{time} {time} {time} tee.
John Smith,{time} {time} {time} {time} {time}
Lieutenant Governor{time} {time} {time}
(For the Governor of Maine).{time}
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Texarkana Textile Merchants & Manufacturers' Association,
John L. Jones, Secretary.
CREDITS
[From the Sacramento (CA) Bee, July 22, 1983]
The Kissinger Smoke Screen
(By C.K. McClatchy)
The Reagan administration has embarked on a dangerously
aggressive, confrontational policy in Latin America that should be
sending shock waves of anger and fear through the American public.
Thus far, however, the opposition has been muted by a combination
of the administration's anti-Communist rhetoric and public
relations molasses.
[From the Wall Street Journal, Aug. 1, 1983]
The Sky Hasn't Fallen
Backers of the proposal to increase the U.S. contribution
to the International Monetary Fund by $8.4 billion staved off
several attacks in the House Friday, but the bill still faces an
uncertain future. It has been languishing in the House for nearly
three months, and the 40 or so amendments still awaiting it
testify to the difficulty of putting together a winning coalition.
POETRY
If poetry is quoted, each stanza should start with quotation
marks, but only the last stanza should end with them. The lines of
the poem should align on the left, those that rhyme taking the
same indention. Poems are flush left; overs 3 ems; 2 points of
space between stanzas, and 2 points of space above and below.
Casey at the Bat
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair.
The rest cling to that hope which springs eternal in the human
breast;
The thought, ``If only Casey could but get a whack at that--
We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.''
But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake,
And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake;
So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,
For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat.
But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,
And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball;
And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred,
There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn--hugging third.
Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.
There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile lit Casey's face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat.
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt;
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
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Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped--
``That ain't my style,'' said Casey. ``Strike one!'' the umpire
said.
From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore;
``Kill him! Kill the umpire!'' shouted some one in the stand;
And it's likely they'd had killed him had not Casey raised his
hand.
With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone;
He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on;
He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the dun sphere flew;
But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said ``Strike two!''
``Fraud!'' cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered
``Fraud!''
But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed.
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles
strain,
And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again.
The sneer has fled from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in
hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate.
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the Sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville--great Casey has struck out.
--Ernest L. Thayer.
EXTRACTS
[Extracts must be set in 7 point unless ordered otherwise by
the Joint Committee on Printing.]
[This does not refer to a casual quotation of a few words or
a quotation that would not make more than 3 lines of 7 point.
The beginning of the 7-point extract must start with a true
paragraph; 8 point following is always a paragraph.]
Mr. BENNETT. Let us see what that is:
The stipulations of this treaty are to be a full settlement
of all claims of said Creek Nation for damages and losses of every
kind growing out of the late rebellion--
I do not think he means that--
and all expenditures by the United States of annuities in clothing
and feeding refugee and destitute Indians since the diversion of
annuities for that purpose consequent upon the late war with the
so-called Confederate States; and the Creeks hereby ratify and
confirm--
What?--
all such diversions of annuities heretofore made from the funds of
the Creek Nation by the United States; and the United States agree
that no annuities--
And so forth. I believe that shows clearly the purpose of the treaty.
[Note, as above, that following an excerpt, the 8 point must
begin with a paragraph.]
[An address of the President delivered outside of Congress or
referred to as an extract will be set in 7 point.]
SCHEME OF TEXT HEADINGS
In 8-point, heads are 8-point caps. After the cap head, all
subheads are 7 point small caps, regardless of any perceived
hierarchy.
In 7-point, the progression is as follows (in descending
order):
7-point caps and small caps.
7-point small caps.
7-point italic lowercase.
7-point roman caps and lowercase.
7-point roman lowercase.
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USE OF DOUBLE HEADS
This is something which has been entirely overlooked by the * * *.
analysis of specific provisions of the committee bill
amendments changing the interstate commerce provisions of the act
As the law stands today, it applies only to an employee who * * *.
EXECUTIVE PROGRAM
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ESTATE TAX CONVENTION WITH CANADA
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
s. 659
AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED
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RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
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SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 1194
HEADS USED IN EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, 2000
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speech of
HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.
of michigan
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, February 3, 1999
The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1401) to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for the Armed Forces
* * *.
[The words ``Speech of'' are to be used only when on copy and is
an indication that that particular Extension of Remarks is to be
inserted in the proceedings of the bound Record of the date used
in the heading.]
MISSING CHILDREN
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HON. ORRIN G. HATCH
of utah
in the senate of the united states
Wednesday, February 3, 1999
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise before this distinguished assembly
to focus additional attention on the tragedy of missing children. The
Department of Health and Human Services has estimated that
approximately 1.3 million children disappear each year. A significant
number do not leave of their own accord.* * *
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
SENATE
Tuesday, July 13, 1999
(Legislative day of Monday, July 12, 1999)\1\
The Senate met at 10 a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and * *
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[Above line to be used only when Senate had been in recess.]
The Senate met at 12 noon, and was called to order by the President
pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
[Note.--Entire prayer set in 8 point.]
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prayer
The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
Let us pray:
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before
the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth
and the world, from everlasting to everlasting Thou art God.--Psalm
90:1-2 RSV.
Almighty God, eternal Father, make Thy presence felt in this place
today. Grant that all who do business here may experience a fresh touch
from Thee. As the Senators enter into this very full week, help them to
have a perspective which sees the parts in light of the whole. Free
them from the tyranny of urgency which makes it impossible to see the
forest for the trees. Help them not to allow the transitory to
obliterate the transcendent. Give them vision which sees the temporary
in light of the permanent, the temporal in light of the eternal.
Guide them to decisions which will honor Thee and bless the people.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to
the Senate from the President pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
The assistant legislative clerk read the following letter:
U.S. Senate,
President pro tempore,
Washington, DC, April 15, 1999.
To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, section 3, of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Jesse Helms, a
Senator from the State of North Carolina, to perform the duties of
the Chair.
Strom Thurmond,
President pro tempore.
Mr. HELMS thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro
tempore.
RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.
THE JOURNAL
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Journal of
the proceedings of the Senate be approved to date.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so
ordered.
JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO HOUSES--MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES (H. DOC. NO. 98-1)
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate will
now proceed to the Hall of the House of Representatives.
Thereupon, at 8:38 p.m., the Senate, preceded by the Sergeant at
Arms, Howard O. Greene; the Secretary of the Senate, Gary Sisco; and
the President pro tempore (Mr. Thurmond), proceeded to the Hall of the
House of Representatives to hear the address by the President of the
United States, William Clinton.
(The address by the President of the United States, this day
delivered by him to the joint session of the two Houses of Congress,
appears in
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the proceedings of the House of Representatives in today's Record.)
RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, leadership time is
reserved.
ORDER FOR ROUTINE MORNING BUSINESS
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following
the time for the two leaders under the standing order and the special
order for Senator Specter, there be a period for the transaction of
routine morning business, not to exceed 30 minutes, in which Senators
may make speeches for not to exceed 3 minutes each.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Chafee). Without objection, it is so
ordered.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
Messages from the President of the United States were communicated to
the Senate by Mr. Saunders, one of his secretaries.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED
As in executive session, the Acting President pro tempore laid before
the Senate messages from the President of the United States submitting
a sundry nomination which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services.
(The nomination received today is printed at the end of the Senate
proceedings.)
BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 126
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying
document; which was referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs:
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act, I am transmitting the 1983 Budget of
the District of Columbia.
I am informed that the proposals for Federal payments to the District
of Columbia reflected in this document are consistent with those shown
in the 1983 Budget of the United States submitted to the Congress on
February 8, 1982.
Ronald Reagan.{time}
{time} The White House, April 15, 1982.
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were laid before the Senate, together
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred
as indicated:
EC-3155. A communication from the Secretary of Health and
Human Services transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to
incorporate the supplemental food programs into the maternal and
child health block grant; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
PRESIDENTIAL APPROVALS
A message from the President of the United States reported that he
had approved and signed the following acts and joint resolution:
On July 19, 1982:
S. 2651. An act to extend the expiration date of section
252 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
The message further announced that the Speaker pro tempore of the
House had affixed his signature to the following enrolled bills and
joint resolution, and they were signed by the Acting President pro
tempore:
S. 171. An act for the relief of Arthur A. Schipke;
S. 518. An act for the relief of Robert T. Groom, Daisy
Groom, and Margaret Groom Turpin; and
HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED OR PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
The following bills and joint resolutions were severally read twice
by
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their titles and referred, or ordered to be placed on the calendar, as
indicated:
H.R. 1408. An act to amend section 301 (a)(1) of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, and the first
sentence of paragraph (1) of section 2 of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended, and as reenacted and amended
by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, approved June
3, 1937, as amended, so as to include the cost of all farm labor
in determining the parity price of agricultural commodities; to
the calendar; and
H.R. 777. An act to amend an act entitled ``An act to
regulate the hours of employment and safeguard the health of
females employed in the District of Columbia,'' approved February
24, 1914.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
At 2:11 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives was
delivered by Mr. Berry, one of its reading clerks, announcing that the
Speaker had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolution:
S. 272. An act to improve small business access to Federal
procurement information.
H.J. Res. 338. Joint resolution to correct Public Law 98-63
due to an error in the enrollment of H.R. 3069.
The bills and joint resolution were subsequently signed by the
President pro tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
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At 3:18 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives was
delivered by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announcing that the
House agrees to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2355).
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:
POM-724. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the
State of Arizona; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
House Concurrent Memorial 2002
Whereas, article I, section 8, Constitution of the United
States, provides that only the Congress of the United States shall
have the power `to borrow money on the credit of the United
States'; and
Whereas, article I, section 8, Constitution of the United
States, directs that only the Congress of the United States is
permitted ``to coin money and regulate the value thereof''; and
Whereas, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 transferred the
power to borrow money on the credit of the United States to a
consortium of private bankers in violation of the prohibitions of
article I, section 8, Constitution of the United States; and
Whereas, the Congress of the United States is without
authority to delegate any powers which it has received under the
Constitution of the United States established by the people of the
United States; and
Whereas, article I, section 1, Constitution of the United
States, provides that ``all legislative Powers herein granted
shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall
consist of a Senate and House of Representatives''; and
Whereas, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was imposed upon
the People of the State of Arizona in violation of the provisions
of article I, section 1, Constitution of the United States.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following reports of committees were submitted:
By Mr. McCAIN, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
and an amendment to the title:
S. 2172. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934
(Rept. No. 97-518).
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following executive reports of committees were submitted:
By Mr. D'AMATO, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs:
Ralph D. DeNunzio, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring
December 31, 1982;
David F. Goldberg, of Illinois, to be a Director of the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring
December 31, 1984; and
Roger A. Yurchuck, of Ohio, to be a Director of the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring
December 31, 1984.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the
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first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Leahy):
S. 2835. A bill to grant the consent and approval of the
Congress to an interstate agreement or compact relating to the
restoration of Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River Basin, and
to allow the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the
Interior to participate as members in a Connecticut River Atlantic
Salmon Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS
The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Shelby, and
Mr. Chafee):
S. Con. Res. 62. A concurrent resolution to direct the
Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to develop a plan outlining the steps which might
be taken to correct the social security benefit disparity known as
the notch problem; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. D'AMATO:
S. Res. 446. Resolution to honor Michael R. Masone; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
By Ms. SNOWE:
S. 1778. A bill to provide for a block grant to States for health
planning activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
health planning block grant act of 1983
Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I introduce S. 1778, a bill to
establish a block grant to the States to support health planning.
The latest authorization for the Federal health planning program
expired at the conclusion of the last fiscal year. The program has been
funded under a continuing resolution despite the fact that it has not
been reauthorized. Health planning has been useful in many States in
containing health care costs and assuring equitable access to health
services. It is important that the Federal Government continue to
encourage health planning on the State and local levels but the current
health planning law should be replaced.
[Note the use of bullets signifying that which was not spoken on
the floor.]
AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS, 1995
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FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT NO. 5239
(Ordered to lie on the table.)
Mr. FAIRCLOTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill, H.R. 3756, supra; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. . (a) Sense of the Senate Regarding Transfers From
Medicare Trust Funds.--It is the sense of the Senate that * * *.
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WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 5240
Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3756, supra; as
follows:
On page 53, beginning on line 23, strike ``and in
compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate
Committee of the House and Senate.''
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DeWINE AMENDMENTS NOS. 5241-5242
Mr. SMITH (for Mr. DeWine) proposed two amendments to the bill, H.R.
3363, supra; as follow:
Amendment No. 5241
At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:
``That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as
* * *.
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Amendment No. 5242
(Purpose: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior * * *)
At the appropriate place, etc.
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ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
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NATIONAL PARALYZED VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I am pleased today to call attention
here to the fact that this is National Paralyzed Veterans Recognition
Day. Legislation to establish this observance was signed by the
President on August 1 (Public Law 98-62). In the Senate, the
legislation was designated Senate Joint Resolution 106 and authored by
the distinguished chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator
Simpson. I am proud to have been a cosponsor.
CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further morning business?
If not, morning business is closed.
BLANCHE H. KARSCH, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF KATE E. HAMILTON--
VETO MESSAGE (S. DOC. NO. 108)
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following veto message
from the President of the United States, which was read, and with the
accompanying bill, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and
ordered to be printed:
To the Senate:
I return herewith, without my approval, S. 514, entitled ``An act for
the relief of Blanche H. Karsch, administratrix of the estate of Kate
E. Hamilton.''
I know of no circumstances which would justify the exception made by
S. 514 to the long-continued policy of Congress, and do not believe
that the field of special legislation should be opened * * *
Harry S. Truman.{time}
The White House, March 17, 1952.
[The above to be 8 point.]
[When communications from the President contain extracts, etc.,
such extracts must be in 7 point.]
REPORT ON CLASSIFIED INFORMATION (S. DOC. NO. 107)
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate has recently requested the Office of Public Relations of the
Department of the Navy to submit to it a report on classified
information. The Department of the Navy has complied with the request,
and I now present the report and ask that it be published as a Senate
document.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the report will be printed as
a document as requested by the Senator from Virginia.
PAWNEE INDIANS v. THE UNITED STATES (S. DOC. NO. 311)
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the
Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a certified copy
of the findings of fact and conclusion filed by the court in the case
of the Pawnee Tribe of Indians against the United States, which was
referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
[Note the insertion of S. Doc. No. -- in cases where papers are
ordered to be printed as a document. To be inserted only when
ordered to be printed or its equivalent is in copy.]
Third reading and passage of a bill
MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE NEAR ST. CHARLES, MO
The bill (S. 4174) to extend the times for commencing and completing
the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near St.
Charles, MO, was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading, read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 4174
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times
for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge
across the Missouri River, etc.
Amendment, third reading, and passage of a bill
GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1881) to amend an act
entitled ``An act to provide a govern
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ment for the Territory of Hawaii,'' approved April 30, 1900, as
amended, to establish a Hawaiian Homes Commission, and for other
purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs with amendments.
The first amendment was, on page 4, line 22, to strike out
``Keaaupaha'' and insert ``Keaaukaha''.
The amendment was agreed to.
The next amendment was, on page 6, line 19, after the figure ``(1)'',
to insert ``by further authorization of Congress and'', so as to make
the paragraph read:
(1) by further authorization of Congress and for a period
of five years after the first meeting of the Hawaiian Homes
Commission only those lands situated on the island of Molokai,
etc.
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the
third time, and passed.
Forms of amendments
The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 4) requesting the President to
negotiate a treaty or treaties for the protection of salmon in certain
parts of the Pacific Ocean was announced as next in order.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have just had an opportunity to examine
this joint resolution. I offer this amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will state the amendment offered
by the Senator from Arizona.
The Reading Clerk. On page 1, line 11, it is proposed to strike out
the words ``both within and'', so as to make the joint resolution read:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President
of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to negotiate
on behalf of the United States, as promptly as is practicable,
etc.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I observe in the report of the bill by the
chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee that it is reported as a
Senate joint resolution. I ask for a modification of it so that it will
be a Senate resolution instead of a Senate joint resolution.
The Legislative Clerk. It is proposed to strike out ``S.J. Res. 4''
and insert ``S. Res. 85''.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the modification? The
Chair hears none, and it will be so modified.
Mr. McCAIN. Would it not be necessary to change the resolving clause
also? The resolving clause reads:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
The amendment was agreed to.
[Note use of words, figures, and punctuation in the following
example. Follow copy.]
The next amendment was, on page 34, in line 9, under the heading
``Employees' Compensation Commission'', before the word ``assistants'',
to strike out ``five'' and insert ``three''; in line 10, after the word
``clerks'' and before the words ``of class 3'', to strike out ``seven''
and insert ``five''; in line 11, before the words ``of class 2'', to
strike out ``twelve'' and insert ``nine''; in the same line, before the
words ``of class 1'', to strike out ``twenty-seven'' and insert
``twenty''; in line 12, before the words ``at $1,000 each'', to strike
out ``three'' and insert ``two''; and in line 18, to strike out
``$124,940'' and insert ``$102,590'', so as to read:
employees' compensation commission
Salaries: Three Commissioners at $4,000 each; secretary,
$2,750; attorney, $4,000; chief statistician, $3,000; chief of
accounts, $2,500; accountant, $2,250; claim examiners--chief
$2,250, assistant $2,000, assistant $1,800, three assistants at
$1,600 each; special agents--two at $1,800 each, two at $1,600
each; clerks--five of class 3; nine of class 2, twenty of class 1,
two at $1,000 each; in all $102,590.
Mr. THOMPSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, which was ordered to lie on the
table and to be printed, as follows:
Add a new section, as follows: ``That the President of the
Senate appoint three Members of the Senate; and the Speaker of the
House three Members of the House.''
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4075) to limit
the immigration of aliens into the United States.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I offer an amendment, which I send to the
desk.
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The VICE PRESIDENT. The amendment will be stated.
The Assistant Secretary. On page 9, line 3, it is proposed to amend
by striking out ``3'' and inserting ``1'', so that it will read:
Sec. 2. (a) That the number of aliens of any nationality
who may be admitted under the immigration laws to the United
States in any fiscal year shall be limited to 1 per centum of the
number of foreign-born persons of such nationality resident in the
United States.
The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the amendment
offered by the Senator from West Virginia to the amendment of the
committee.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Shall the bill pass?
Mr. BREAUX. I ask for the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.
Mr. INHOFE. Let us have the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the reading clerk proceeded to
call the roll.
Ms. MIKULSKI (when her name was called). I am paired with the senior
Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Smith]. I am informed that if he were
present he would vote as I intend to vote on the passage of the bill. I
therefore feel at liberty to vote, and vote ``yea.''
Mr. CRAIG. I announce that the Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley], the
Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Smith], and the Senator from Delaware
[Mr. Roth] are necessarily absent.
I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from New
Hampshire [Mr. Smith] would vote ``yea.''
The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 1, as follows:
YEAS--96
Abraham
Akaka
Faircloth
Feingold
Moynihan
Murkowski
NAY--1
Helms
NOT VOTING--3
Grassley
Roth
Smith
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will now proceed to executive
session. There will now be 5 minutes debate on Calendar Order No. 156,
which the clerk will state.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now
go into executive session for the purpose of considering those
nominations on page 2, with the exception of Calendar Order No. 43;
those nominations on page 3, with the exception of Calendar Order No.
46; all of the nominations on page 4, and all of the nominations on
page 5.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now
return to legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
[An executive session usually being open, the following precedes
the recess or adjournment heading:]
TREATY OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION WITH SWITZERLAND
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read Executive B, a treaty of
arbitration and conciliation with Switzerland, signed at Washington on
March 17, 1952, which was considered as in Committee of the Whole, and
is as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
To the end that I may receive the advice and consent of the
Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith a treaty of
arbitration and conciliation between the United States and
Switzerland, signed at Washington on March 17, 1952.
Harry S. Truman.{time}
The White House, March 17, 1952.
[A letter from the President to the Senate is set in 7-point
type when any form of treaty is enclosed that is to be printed in
the Record in connection therewith. The letter is set in 7-point
type whether the treaty follows or precedes it or is separated
from it by intervening matter.]
RECESS UNTIL TOMORROW AT 10:30 A.M.
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I know of no further business to come be
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fore the Senate. I move, in accordance with the order previously
entered, that the Senate stand in recess until the hour of 10:30 a.m.
tomorrow.
The motion was agreed to and, at 7:20 p.m., the Senate recessed until
Wednesday, November 18, 1996, at 10:30 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1996
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, no other matter is cleared for action by
either side. The time for the transaction of routine morning business
has long since expired, as has the patience of most Senators.
In view of that, Mr. President, I move, in accordance with the
provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 153 the Senate now do adjourn
until September 12 at 12 noon.
The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, at 7:03 p.m., adjourned
until Monday, September 12, 1996, at 12 noon.
[After the recess or adjournment the following may appear:]
NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate March 17 (legislative
day of March 9), 1996:
[Under heading Postmaster, omit the State subheading if only one
nomination or confirmation is given. Under the heads Nominations,
Confirmations, Withdrawal, and Rejection, the following scheme for
subheads is to be followed:
[Heads indicating service, or branch or department of Government
and subheads indicating subdivision or type of service--7-point
small caps.
[Subheads indicating new rank of appointee--7-point italic
initial cap.
[Text is set in 5 point caps.
[Note: Nominations will be set first name, middle name (or first
middle initial), and last name throughout followed by period.
Asterisks, if any, precede names as in executive nominations.]
Diplomatic and Foreign Service
MERLIN E. SMITH, OF OHIO, TO BE A
FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER, UNCLASSIFIED, A
VICE CONSUL OF CAREER, AND A SECRETARY
IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
The Judiciary
TOM C. CLARK OF TEXAS, TO BE ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES,
VICE HON. THURMAN ARNOLD, RESIGNED.
HUGH B. COX, OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, TO BE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES; NEW
POSITION.
Temporary Appointment in the Army of the
United States
LT. GEN. JOSEPH STEVENS MCCULLOCH III
(MAJOR GENERAL, U.S. ARMY), ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Appointments, by Transfer, in the
Regular Army of the United States
ordnance department
LT. COL. GEORGE DEVERE BARNES,
QUARTERMASTER CORPS (TEMPORARY COLONEL),
WITH RANK FROM JANUARY 11, 1952.
In the Air Force
To be brigadier general
MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL GLEN CHEEK, 209A,
(COLONEL U.S. AIR FORCE), AIR FORCE OF
THE UNITED STATES, MEDICAL.
BRIG. GEN. JOHN FERRAL MCBLAIN, 203A
(COLONEL, U.S. AIR FORCE), AIR FORCE OF
THE UNITED STATES.
To be major general
BRIG. GEN. HERBERT R. TEMPLE, JR.
In the Air Force
THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF
THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION
IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 593(A) TITLE
10 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, AS
AMENDED.
line of the air force
To be lieutenant colonel
MAJ. CLAYTON B. ANDERSON
MAJ. GEORGE C. ARVANETAKI
MAJ. GEORGE D. BROOKS
MAJ. RAYMOND A. CLINE, JR.
supply corps
To be captain
PAUL R. ALWINE, JR.
CHARLES V. BARR
ANTHONY JOHN BARTUSKA
GORDON J. BENTSON
medical corps
MAJ. POMP T. CARNEY
MAJ. GERALD D. LOOS
MAJ. HUGH E. MC GEE, JR.
In the Army
THE FOLLOWING-NAMED OFFICERS FOR
APPOINTMENT IN THE REGULAR ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES, IN THEIR ACTIVE DUTY
GRADES, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE
10, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTIONS 531,
532, AND 533:
To be colonel
ROBERT O. PORTER
To be lieutenant colonel
EDWARD F. SMITH
To be major
RUDY P. DAVIS
HERBERT L. HEROD
LAFAYETTE JONES, JR.
To be captain
GEORGE M. DUQUE
CONFIRMATIONS
Executive nominations confirmed by the
Senate February 9, 1996:
National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science
HAROLD C. CROTTY, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, September 7, 1999
The House met at 12 o'clock noon and was called to order by the
Speaker pro tempore [Mr. Hoyer].
DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following
communication from the Speaker.
Washington, DC,
March 25, 1999.
I hereby designate the Honorable Jack Metcalf to act as
Speaker pro tempore on Friday, March 26, 1999.
Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
PRAYER \1\
The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following
prayer:
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following example.
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O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things!--
Psalm 98:1.
O Lord, You have been with us all our days and blessed us with gifts
both great and small. We give thanks that when our spirits were low,
You gave new strength, and when we were discouraged, You gave new hope.
As You have promised to Your people a new song of joy and peace, so
enable us to commit ourselves to the way of truth that we may be
ministers of righteousness and heralds of peace in our own day and
time. Amen.
The House met at 2 p.m.
The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following
prayer:
We and all the generations before us have found assurance and
strength in the Book of Psalms and so we are bold to pray: We give
thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures
forever. We give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love
endures forever. O let us give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His
steadfast love endures forever.
We pray, gracious God, that You would lift our eyes and hearts and
minds so that we would see Your steadfast love in all we do. And help
us to translate that abiding grace so that we relate to other people
with deeds of justice and with hearts of mercy. This is our earnest
Prayer. Amen.
THE JOURNAL
The SPEAKER. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's
proceedings and announces to the House his approval thereof.
Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS
The SPEAKER. The Chair understands there are some Members present who
desire to take the oath at this time. Will those Members who have not
taken the oath of office kindly step to the well.
The Speaker administered the oath of office to the following Members-
elect:
OATH OF OFFICE OF MEMBER
The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution
of the United States, and as provided by section 3 of the act of May
13, 1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to Members of the House of
Representatives, the text of which is carried in section 1757 of title
XIX of the Revised Statutes of the United States and being as follows:
``I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies
foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same; that I take this obligation freely without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and
faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about
to enter. So help me God.''
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has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk
of the House of Representatives by the following Member of the 92d
Congress, pursuant to Public Law 412 of the 80th Congress entitled ``An
act to amend section 30 of the Revised Statutes of the United States''
(2 U.S.C. 25), approved February 18, 1948:
Richard W. Mallary, at Large District of Vermont.
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. 290. Concurrent resolution reaffirming that
deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally
insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States.
The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:
S. 2158. An act to amend title 23, United States Code, to
authorize and direct the payment of an incentive grant for highway
safety programs to any State in the first fiscal year during which
the State adopts provisions relating to driving while intoxicated;
to establish a national driver register, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that the Secretary be directed to request
the House of Representatives to return to the Senate the bill (S. 907)
entitled ``An act to amend sections 351 and 1751 of title 18 of the
United States Code to provide penalties for crimes against Cabinet
officers, Supreme Court Justices, and Presidential staff members, and
for other purposes.''
[Observe that bills from the Senate to the House read An act. If
the copy should read A bill, change to An act in conformity with
this rule, and place number first. Note also the following forms:]
The message also announced that the Senate had passed a joint
resolution (S.J. Res. 20) making available the sum of $150,000 for the
construction, etc.
The message also announced that the Senate had adopted the following
resolution:
S. Res. 209
Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow
the announcement of the death of Hon. Henry B. Steagall, late a
Representative from the State of Alabama, etc.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
A message in writing from the President of the United States was
communicated to the House by Mr. Leomar, one of his secretaries, who
also informed the House that on the following dates the President
approved and signed bills and a joint resolution of the House of the
following titles:
On June 2, 1971:
H.R. 4209. An act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the
Virgin Islands.
On June 4, 1971:
H.R. 5765. An act to extend for 6 months the time for
filing the comprehensive report of the Commission on the
Organization of the Government of the District of Columbia; and
H.J. Res. 583. Joint resolution designating the last full
week in July of 1971 as ``National Star Route Mail Carriers
Week.''
[Observe that bills coming from the President take the form of
An act. This rule must be followed invariably, even if the copy
reads A bill.]
AT LAST--SOME GOOD NEWS IN SOCIAL SECURITY
(Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, last Friday, for the first time since the
early 1970's * * *.
MRS. VIRGINIA THRIFT
Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on House
Administration, I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 321) and ask
for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read as follows:
H. Res. 321
Resolved, That there shall be paid out of the contingent
fund of the House to Mrs. Virginia Thrift, widow of Chester R.
Thrift, late an employee of the House, an
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amount equal to six months' salary compensation at the rate he was
receiving at the time of his death, and an additional amount not
to exceed $250 to defray funeral expenses of the said Chester R.
Thrift.
The resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules, reported that that
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval,
bills of the House of the following titles:
H.R. 3331. An act for the relief of Harry L. Smith; and
H.R. 3366. An act to amend section 409 of the Interstate
Commerce Act, relating to joint rates of freight forwarders and
common carriers by motor vehicle.
ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
Mr. HAYES, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House
of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:
H.R. 4209. An act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the
Virgin Islands; and
H.R. 8190. An act making supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR
The SPEAKER. The Clerk will call the first bill on the Private
Calendar.
JOHN SIMS
The Clerk called the first bill on the Private Calendar, H.R. 399,
for the relief of John Sims.
There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:
H.R. 399
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay to
John Sims, Mobile, Alabama, the sum of $5,000.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Florida offers an amendment, which
the Clerk will report.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment by Mr. Goss: In line 4, after the word ``pay'',
add a comma and the following words: ``out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated''.
The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Goss, a motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed was laid on [not upon] the table.
SENATE BILLS REFERRED
Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:
S. 962. An act for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Holehan; to the Committee on the Judiciary; and
S. 1077. An act for the relief of William A. Haag; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
[In the reference of Senate acts to House committees the name of
the committee will be repeated after each act, though there may be
several acts referred to the same committee.]
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
RAIL SAFETY AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1982
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to House Resolution 336 and rule XXIII, the
Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 6308), to
ensure rail safety, provide for the preservation of rail service,
transfer responsibility for the Northeast corridor improvement project
to Amtrak * * *.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair designates the gentleman from
Massachusetts [Mr. Frank] as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole and
requests the gentleman
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from New York [Mr. McHugh] to assume the chair temporarily.
in the committee of the whole
Accordingly the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R.
6308, with Mr. McHugh, Chairman pro tempore, in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the first reading of
the bill is dispensed with.
Under the rule, the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Andrews] will be
recognized for 30 minutes and the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman]
will be recognized for 30 minutes.
The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 6911 shall be
considered by titles as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
under the 5-minute rule in lieu of the amendments recommended by the
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Interior and Insular Affairs.
Each title shall be considered as having been read.
The Clerk will designate section 1.
The Clerk read as follows:
That this Act may be referred to as the ``Rail Safety and Service
Improvement Act of 1982''.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there any amendments to section 1? If not, the
Clerk will designate title I.
The text of title I is as follows:
amendment offered by mr. hoyer
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. Hoyer: Page 2, line 4, strike out
``a new subsection as follows'' and insert in lieu thereof ``the
following new subsections''.
Page 2, line 16, strike out the quotation mark and the
period which follows it.
Page 2, after line 16, insert the following:
``(j) The Secretary shall within 30 days report to Congress
on whether it should issue rules, regulations, orders, and
standards to require that the leading car of any railroad train in
operation after July 1, 1983, be equipped with an acceptable form
of mounted oscillating light.''.
CONFERENCE REPORT AND STATEMENT
Conference reports and statements to be set in 7 point.
Use 3-point space before and after conference report and
statement.
In the House the names of Members are to be first.
Follow copy literally in the report. Observe the form
Amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., and when the amendment is to
make an independent paragraph, the phrase And the Senate [or
House] agree to the same will be a paragraph by itself;
otherwise it will be run in after the amendment with a
semicolon. Examples of each are given in the report following.
In the statement change numbered, when in copy, to No., as
amendment No. 1, but do not supply No. or amendment if omitted
in copy; otherwise regular style will prevail.
Conference Report (H. Rept. No. 97-747)
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6863)
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1982, and for other purposes, having met, after full
and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to
their respective Houses as follows:
That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 7, 9,
14, 31, 38, 39, 40, 52, 53, 56, 75, 76, 80, 81, 94, 102, 109, 116,
118, 129, 133, 141, 142, 148, 152, 154, 155, 162, 163, 164, 171,
173, 179, and 181.
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendments of the Senate numbered 20, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36, 46, 48, 54, 61, 68, 70, 77, 78, 79, 87, 99, 101, 104,
105, 106, 110, 111, 125, 127, 134, 136, 139, 156, 157, 165, 167,
168, 170, 174, 175, and 176, and agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 16:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Sen
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ate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert
$4,400,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 27:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an
amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert
$53,700,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
John T. Myers
(except amendments
54 and 177),
Clarence E. Miller,
Lawrence Coughlin,
Steny H. Hoyer,
George M. O'Brien,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Dale Bumpers,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Ernest F. Hollings,
Tom Harkin,
Richard H. Bryan,
J. Bennett Johnston,
Ron Wyden,
Patrick J. Leahy,
Dianne Feinstein,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6863), making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, rescinding
certain budget authority, and for other purposes, submit the
following joint statement to the House and the Senate in
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report:
TITLE I
CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
conservation operations
Amendment No. 1: Reported in technical disagreement. The
managers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede
and concur in the amendment of the Senate which allows the Soil
Conservation Service to exchange a parcel of land in Bellingham,
Washington, for other land.
In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert
the following:
Food and Nutrition Service
child nutrition programs
If the funds available for Nutrition Education and Training
grants authorized under section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966, as amended, require a ratable reduction in those grants, the
minimum grant for each State shall be $50,000.
The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur
in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate.
Committee on Agriculture: Solely for consideration of title
I of the House bill and title I of the Senate amendment:
E de la Garza,
Thomas S. Foley,
David R. Bowen,
Fred Richmond,
Bill Wampler,
Paul Findley
(on all matters
except as listed
below),
Tom Hagedorn
(on all matters
except as listed
below),
Amendments
[As figures are used in bills to express sums of money, dates,
paragraph numbers, etc., amendments involving such expressions
must be set in figures thus: Strike out ``$840'' and insert
``$1,000'', etc. For other enumerations, etc., follow the copy as
the data is picked up from the bill and used for the Record and
then picked up from the Record and used for the report.]
EMANUEL F. LENKERSDORF
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2520) for the relief of Emanuel F.
Lenkersdorf.
There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:
H.R. 2520
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Emanuel F.
Lenkersdorf shall be held and considered to have been lawfully
admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required
visa fee. Upon the granting of permanent residence to such alien
as provided for in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct
the proper officer to deduct one number from the total number of
immigrant visas and conditional entries which are made available
to natives of the country of the alien's birth under paragraphs
(1) through (8) of section 203(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
With the following committee amendment:
On page 2, strike lines 4 through 6 and insert in lieu
thereof: ``which are made
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available to natives of the country of the alien's birth under
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if
applicable, from the total number of such visas which are made
available to such natives under section 202(e) of such Act.''.
The committee amendment was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
CONTESTED ELECTION, CAR- TER AGAINST LeCOMPTE--MESSAGE FROM THE CLERK
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (H. DOC. NO. 235)
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following message from the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, which was read and, with the
accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on House Administration:
August 23, 1997.
The Honorable the Speaker,
House of Representatives.
Sir: I have the honor to lay before the House of
Representatives the contest for a seat in the House of
Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District of the
State of Iowa, Steven V. Carter against Karl M. LeCompte, notice
of which has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the House;
and also transmit herewith original testimony, papers, and
documents relating thereto.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to:
Mr. Yates (at the request of Mr. Foley), on account of illness in the
family.
Mr. Broyhill (at the request of Mr. Michel), for today, on account of
a death in the family.
Mr. D'Amours (at the request of Mr. Wright), for today, on account of
a death in the family.
SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED
By unanimous consent, permission to address the House, following the
legislative program and any special orders heretofore entered, was
granted to:
(The following Members (at the request of Mr. Hastert) to revise and
extend their remarks and include extraneous material:)
Mr. Bethune, for 60 minutes, today.
Mr. Martin of North Carolina, for 30 minutes, today.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
By unanimous consent, permission to revise and extend remarks was
granted to:
Mr. Eckart, to revise and extend his remarks on H.R. 6324 at the
conclusion of general debate.
(The following Members (at the request of Mr. Hastert) and to include
extraneous matter:)
Mr. Michel.
Mr. Madigan in two instances.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 9 minutes
p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18, 1982,
at 10 a.m.
RECESS
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of
December 17, 1982, the Chair declares a recess subject to the call of
the Chair. Bells will be rung 15 minutes prior to the reconvening of
the House.
Accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m.), the House stood in
recess subject to the call of the Chair.
{time} 2130
AFTER RECESS
The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the
Speaker pro tempore [Mr. Hoyer] at 9 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m.
[Follow copy as to expressing time of adjournment as 6 o'clock
and 25 minutes p.m., or 6:25 p.m.]
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MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE
March 17, 1952.
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXVII, I, Percy J. Priest, move to
discharge the Committee on Banking and Currency from the consideration
of the bill (H.R. 2887) entitled ``A bill transferring certain
functions of the Price Administrator, with respect to petroleum and
petroleum products, to the Petroleum Administrator for War,'' which was
referred to said committee March 7, 1952, in support of which motion
the undersigned Members of the House of Representatives affix their
signatures, to wit:
1. Percy J. Priest.
2. Oren Harris.
217. William E. Hess.
218. James G. Polk.
This motion was entered upon the Journal, entered in the
Congressional Record with signatures thereto, and referred to the
Calendar of Motions To Discharge Committees, February 21, 1952.
House briefs
[The briefs follow at end of day's proceedings. Heads and dashes
to be used as shown here. This data is supplied from the House and
is printed as submitted.]
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
4593. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting proposed requests for transfer authority and
appropriation language for fiscal year 1982, amended appropriation
requests, and amended appropriation language for fiscal year 1983
(H. Doc. No. 97-228); to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed.
4594. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller), transmitting notice of the proposed obligation of
$4.8 million in the Navy stock fund for war reserve stocks,
pursuant to section 734, Public Law 97-114; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
4595. A letter from the Director for Facility Requirements
and Resources, Department of Defense, transmitting notice of the
location, nature, and estimated cost of various construction
projects proposed to be undertaken by the Naval and Marine Corps
Reserve, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2233a(1); to the Committee on Armed
Services.
[Use the following form if only one communication is submitted--
8 point:]
194. Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, a letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting a statement of the estimated cost of revised
central heating, lighting, and powerplant project, Washington, DC (H.
Doc. No. 97-102), was taken from the Speaker's table, referred to the
Committee on Public Works, and ordered to be printed.
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. DINGELL: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 5008. A
bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to make certain
technical revisions regarding the administration of such act, and
for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 97-751). Referred
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE 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. GLICKMAN: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3171. A bill
for the relief of Dr. David Pass (Rept. No. 97-440). Referred to
Committee of the Whole House.
Mr. KINDNESS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3835. A bill
for the relief of Rutherford K. Clarke and his wife, Ida T. Clarke
(Rept. No. 97-441). Referred to Committee of the Whole House.
Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4350. A bill
for the relief of Arthur J. Grauf (Rept. No. 97-442). Referred to
the Committee of the Whole House.
[Use above form also when only one report is submitted.]
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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. CUNNINGHAM:
H.R. 3876. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for
fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Lincoln,
and Mr. Thornton):
H.R. 3877. A bill to designate the U.S. post office
building in Camden, AR, as the ``Honorable David H. Pryor Post
Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
[Use the following form when only one bill or resolution is
submitted:]
Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII:
Mr. DORNAN introduced a bill (H.R. 4344) to amend title 10,
United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces
who is diagnosed as being HIV-positive within 1 year of entering
military service shall be considered to have entered the Armed
Forces under a fraudulent enlistment or appointment; which was
referred to the Committee on National Security.
MEMORIALS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as
follows:
[Use the following form when submitted by the Speaker if By the
Speaker is not in copy:]
200. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to the persecution of
Soviet Jews; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
201. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of
Oklahoma, relative to the development of Oklahoma's water
resources; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
202. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of
Alabama, relative to the posthumous restoration of Robert E. Lee's
citizenship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
[Use the following form when only one memorial is submitted:]
Under clause 4 of rule XXII,
203. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of
the State of Rhode Island, ratifying the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to
citizens 18 years of age and older; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were
introduced and severally referred as follows:
By Mr. ATKINSON:
H.R. 6583. A bill for the relief of Mohamed Tejpar and
Nargis Tejpar; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. AuCOIN:
H.R. 6584. A bill for the relief of Celia Maarit Halle; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
[Use the following form when only one bill or resolution is
submitted:]
Under clause 1 of rule XXII,
Mr. LANTOS introduced a bill (H.R. 6766) for the relief of
Shanna Teresa Millich; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and
resolutions as follows:
H.R. 756: Mr. Kemp.
H.R. 757: Mr. Kemp.
H.R. 767: Mr. Fazio.
H.R. 768: Mr. Goodling.
H.R. 1368: Mr. Simon.
H.R. 1918: Mr. Luken.
H.R. 2034: Mr. Rousselot, Mr. Emery, and Mrs. Collins of
Illinois.
[Note.--Set sponsors caps and Members caps and lower case.]
DISCHARGE PETITIONS
Under clause 3 of rule XXVII, the following discharge petitions were
filed:
Petition 6, October 7, 1993, by Mr. SENSENBRENNER on H.R.
1025 has been signed by the following Members: F. James
Sensenbrenner, Jr., John Edward Porter, Marjorie Margolies-
Mezvinsky, Henry J. Hyde, and Porter J. Goss.
DISCHARGE PETITIONS--ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS
The following Members added their names to the following discharge
petitions:
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Petition 1 by Mr. SOLOMON on H.R. 493: Bill Emerson, Craig
Thomas, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Dave Camp, Dick Swett, and
Bob Franks.
PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:
468. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Board of County
Commissioners, Citrus County, Inverness, FL, relative to defense
contracts; to the Committee on Armed Services.
469. Also, petition of the Transport Workers Union of
America, Railroad Division, relative to railroad retirement funds;
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
470. Also, petition of the Monroe County Legislature,
Rochester, NY, relative to nuclear weapons; to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
AMENDMENTS
Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as
follows:
H.R. 1817
Offered By: Mr. Browder
Amendment No. 1: Page 2, line 12, strike ``$625,608,000''
and insert ``$611,608,000''.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD INDEX
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Set in 7 point on 8 point, Record measure (168 points, 14
picas).
Cap lines and italic lines are set flush left.
Entries are indented 1 em, with overs 2 ems.
Bill introductions are to be identified as to sponsor or
cosponsor.
Bullet following page number in index identifies unspoken
material.
Pages are identified as S (Senate), H (House), and E
(Extensions).
Pages in bound Record index are entered numerically, without
S, H, or E prefixes.
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
(for use on notation of content line)
ABBREVIATIONS:
Streets: St.; Ave.; Ct.; Dr.; Blvd.; Rd.; Sq.; Ter.
Names: Jr.; Sr.; II (etc.)
Businesses: Co.; Corp. (this includes all Federal corporations); Inc.;
Ltd.; Bros.
Dept. of Agriculture......................... Sec. of Agriculture.
Dept. of Commerce............................ Sec. of Commerce.
Dept. of Defense............................. Sec. of Defense.
Dept. of Education........................... Sec. of Education.
Dept. of Energy.............................. Sec. of Energy.
Dept. of Health and Human Services........... Sec. of Health and . . .
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development....... Sec. of Housing and . . .
Dept. of the Interior........................ Sec. of the Interior.
Dept. of Justice............................. Attorney General.
Dept. of Labor............................... Sec. of Labor.
Dept. of State............................... Sec. of State.
Dept. of Transportation...................... Sec. of Transportation.
Dept. of the Treasury........................ Sec. of the Treasury.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs.................... Sec. of Veterans Affairs.
States: See page 149, GPO Style Manual, rule 9.13.
ACRONYMS:
Agency for International Development......... AID
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome........... AIDS
Aid to families with dependent children...... AFDC
American Association of Retired Persons...... AARP
American Bar Association..................... ABA
American Civil Liberties Union............... ACLU
American Federation of Labor and Congress of AFL-CIO
Industrial Organizations.
American Medical Association................. AMA
British Broadcasting Corp.................... BBC
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms...... ATF
Bureau of Indian Affairs..................... BIA
Bureau of Land Management.................... BLM
Bureau of Labor Statistics................... BLS
Cable News Network........................... CNN
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network....... C-SPAN
Central Intelligence Agency.................. CIA
Civil Service Retirement System.............. CSRS
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Civilian Health and Medical Program of the CHAMPUS
Uniformed Services.
Commodity Credit Corp........................ CCC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission......... CFTC
Comprehensive Environmental Response, CERCLA
Compensation and Liability Act.
Congressional Budget Office.................. CBO
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation COBRA
Act.
Consumer Product Safety Commission........... CPSC
Daughters of the American Revolution......... DAR
Defense Intelligence Agency.................. DIA
Deoxyribonucleic acid........................ DNA
Disabled American Veterans................... DAV
Drug Enforcement Administration.............. DEA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act...... ERISA
Environmental Protection Agency.............. EPA
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...... EEOC
Export-Import Bank........................... Eximbank
Federal Aviation Administration.............. FAA
Federal Bureau of Investigation.............. FBI
Federal Communications Commission............ FCC
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.................. FCIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp............... FDIC
Federal Election Commission.................. FEC
Federal Emergency Management Agency.......... FEMA
Federal Employee Retirement System........... FERS
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission......... FERC
Federal Housing Administration............... FHA
Federal Insurance Contribution Act........... FICA
Federal National Mortgage Association........ Fannie Mae
Federal Reserve System....................... FRS
Federal Trade Commission..................... FTC
Food and Drug Administration................. FDA
General Accounting Office.................... GAO
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade....... GATT
General Services Administration.............. GSA
Government Printing Office................... GPO
Grand Old Party (Republican Party)........... GOP
Health maintenance organization(s)........... HMO(s)
Human immunodeficiency virus................. HIV
Gross national product....................... GNP
Immigration and Naturalization Service....... INS
Internal Revenue Service..................... IRS
International Business Machines Corp......... IBM
International Monetary Fund.................. IMF
International Trade Commission............... ITC
Legal Services Corp.......................... LSC
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.... LIHEAP
Missing in action............................ MIA(s)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA
National Association for the Advancement of NAACP
Colored People.
National Broadcasting Co..................... NBC
National Collegiate Athletic Association..... NCAA
National Institute of Standards and NIST
Technology.
National Institutes of Health................ NIH
National Labor Relations Board............... NLRB
National Oceanic and Atmospheric NOAA
Administration.
National Railroad Passenger Corp............. Amtrak
National Rifle Association................... NRA
National Security Council.................... NSC
National Science Foundation.................. NSF
National Transportation Safety Board......... NTSB
North American Free Trade Agreement.......... NAFTA
North Atlantic Treaty Organization........... NATO
Nuclear Regulatory Commission................ NRC
Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA
Office of Management and Budget.............. OMB
Office of Personnel Management............... OPM
Office of Thrift Supervision................. OTS
Organization of American States.............. OAS
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC
Overseas Private Investment Corp............. OPIC
Palestine Liberation Organization............ PLO
Parent-Teachers Association.................. PTA
Prisoners of war............................. POW
Public Broadcasting Service.................. PBS
Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act RICO
Reserve Officers' Training Corps............. ROTC
Securities Exchange Commission............... SEC
Small Business Administration................ SBA
Social Security Administration............... SSA
Strategic arms limitation talks.............. SALT
Strategic arms reduction talks............... START
Strategic defense initiative................. SDI
Supplemental security income................. SSI
Tennessee Valley Authority................... TVA
United Auto Workers.......................... UAW
United Nations............................... U.N.
United Nations Children's Fund............... UNICEF
United Nations Educational Scientific and UNESCO
Cultural Organization.
Veterans of Foreign Wars..................... VFW
Voice of America............................. VOA
Women, Infants, and Children Program......... WIC
World Health Organization.................... WHO
Young Men's Christian Association............ YMCA
Young Women's Christian Association.......... YWCA
SPACING
Biweekly Record index folioed in upper right and left corner;
no extra spacing.
Bound Record index folioed in upper right and left corner; no
extra spacing.
History of Bills folioed in upper right and left corner using
H.B. numbers; no extra spacing.
Bound History of Bills folioed in lower right and left
corner, first folio numerically higher than the last folio of
index; no extra spacing.
CAPITALIZATION
Guide for Capitalization
Capitalize principal words after these formats:
Addresses
Analyses
Appendices
Article or editorials
Biographies
Book reviews
Booklets
Brochures
Conference reports
Descriptions
Documents
Essays
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Eulogies
Explanations
Factsheets
Forewords
Histories
Homilies
Hymns
Memorandums
Messages
Oaths of office
Pamphlets
Papers
Platforms
Poems
Prayers
Prayers by visitors
Prefaces
Press releases
Proclamations
Reports
Report filed
Reports to constituents
Resolutions of ratification
Resumes
Sermons
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Songs
Statements
Studies
Summaries
Surveys
Synopses
Testimonies
Transcripts
Treaties
Lowercase after these formats:
Advertisements
Affidavits
Agenda
Agreements
Amendments
Announcements
Appointments
Awards
Bills and resolutions
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bills and resolutions relative to
Briefs
Briefings
Broadcasts
Bulletins
Cables
Certificate of election
Chronologies
Citations
Civilian
Cloture motions
Colloquies
Commentaries
Comments
Communications from
Communiques
Comparisons
Cost estimates
Court decisions
Court documents
Declarations
Dedications
Definitions
Description
Designation acting president pro tem
Designation acting speaker pro tem
Digests
Dispatches
Examples
Excerpts
Executive orders
Financial statements
Granted
Granted in the House
Granted in the Senate
Guidelines
Hearings
Inscriptions
Interviews
Introductions
Invocations
Journals
Letters
Lists
Meetings
Military
Motions
Newsletters
Notices
Obituaries
Opinion polls
Orders
Outlines
Petitions
Petitions and memorials
Press conferences
Privilege of the floor
Programs
Projects
Proposals
Questionnaires
Questions
Questions and answers
Quotations
Recorded
Regulations
Remarks
Remarks in House
Remarks in House relative to
Remarks in Senate
Remarks in Senate relative to
Resignations
Resolutions by organizations
Results
Reviews
Rollcalls
Rosters
Rules
Rulings of the chair
Schedules
Subpoena notices
Subpoenas
Tables
Telegrams
Tests
Texts of
Transmittals
Tributes
Voting record
PUNCTUATION
Comma precedes folio figures.
If numbers of several bills are given, use this form: S. 24,
2586; H.R. 217, 2887, etc.; that is, do not repeat S. or H.R.
with each number. Separate the Senate and House bills with a
semicolon: S. 24; H.R. 217.
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In consecutive numbers (more than two) use an en dash to
connect first with last: S46-S48, 518-520.
Quotes are used for book titles.
A 3-em dash is used as a ditto for word or words leading up
to colon: example:
Taxation: farm property
------tuition
------withholding
ROMAN AND ITALIC
Use italic for Members of Congress descriptive data:
THURMOND, STROM (a Senator from South Carolina);
GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York).
Names of vessels in italic:
Brooklyn (USS);
Savannah (nuclear ship);
Columbia (space shuttle).
FLUSH CAP LINES
All cap lines are separate entries. They are set flush with
overs indented 2 ems. Examples:
THURMOND, STROM (a Senator from South Carolina)
GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (William J. Clinton)
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Al Gore)
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION (House)
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS (Senate)
FARMS see Agriculture
SENATE see also Committees of the Senate; House of
Representatives; Legislative Branch of the
Government;
Members of Congress; Votes in Senate
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR see also Secretary of the
Interior
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
VOTES IN HOUSE
VOTES IN SENATE
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Style of Biweekly Index
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
ABDYIRIM, ABLIKIM
Remarks in Senate
China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim
Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), S3269,
S3270 [2MY]
Texts of
S. Con. Res. 81, People's Republic of China release of Rebiya
Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim, S3270 [2MY]
ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm
products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2411 [2MY]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be
executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]
Children and youth: provide State grants to improve child care
(see H.R. 2175), H2512 [3MY]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection,
restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2412
[2MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive
eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and
multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2412 [2MY]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons
convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial
assistance (see H.R. 1053), H2411 [2MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R.
3633), H2411 [2MY]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services
(see H.R. 2945), H2607 [4MY]
------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer
patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388),
H2606 [4MY]
------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to
prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411
[2MY]
Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE),
provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements,
and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011),
H2411 [2MY]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
3544), H2411 [2MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe
benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]
Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military
reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military
reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by
military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2411 [2MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]
ABORTION
Amendments
Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S2833 [25AP]
Remarks in Senate
Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, S2832-S2835
[25AP]
Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S2832-S2835 [25AP]
ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)
Amendments
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and
activities (S. 2), S3547 [4MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety
against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S3544
[4MY]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation
interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund
reserves (see S. 2293), S3031 [27AP]
Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023
[27AP]
Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 110), S3514
[4MY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment
services for certain women screened
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under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S2870 [25AP]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate
(see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S.
2408), S3264 [2MY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S.
2459), S2865 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294),
S2865 [25AP]
Remarks
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2851 [25AP]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 294), S2873
[25AP]
Detroit, MI: Comerica Park Construction Management Team
recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race
Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]
------Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes
Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification
Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]
------Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council
recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race
Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local
agencies to use professional development funding for teacher
testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454,
S3455, S3493, S3494 [4MY]
------extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3453, S3454,
S3455, S3469, S3493, S3494 [4MY]
Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary, S2935 [26AP]
Lansing, MI: tribute to Waverly High School boys' basketball
team, S2861 [25AP]
Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc.:
tribute, S2861 [25AP]
National Charter Schools Week: observance, S3016 [27AP]
Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award
recipient, S2860 [25AP]
Tributes
Halik, Richard J., S3507 [4MY]
ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care
facilities (see H.R. 3889), H2607 [4MY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R.
3633), H2607 [4MY]
Remarks
Hassan, Ayhan: Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington
(organization) Annual Spring Gala honoree, E618 [3MY]
ADAIR, E. ROSS (a former Representative from Indiana)
Remarks in Senate relative to
E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne,
IN: designate (H.R. 2412), S3557 [4MY]
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
Remarks in House
School of Social Work: anniversary, E622 [3MY]
ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local
school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see
H.R. 4141), H2607 [4MY]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture
activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant
discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]
Remarks
Winfield, AL: tribute to Carraway Methodist Health Systems,
E656 [4MY]
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, U.S. COURTS see Courts
ADOPTION see Families and Domestic Relations
ADVERTISING
Bills and resolutions
Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for
labeling violent content in audio and visual media products
and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]
Remarks in House
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY]
Remarks in Senate
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits,
S3011 [27AP]
AERONAUTICS see Aviation
AFRICA
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]
Articles and editorials
Still Wanted, S2868 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions
Dept. of Agriculture: support exchange programs whereby African-
American farmers and other agricultural specialists share
technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in
Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]
Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to
serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S.
2460), S2865 [25AP]
Disasters: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res.
316), H2511 [3MY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative
to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference
report (see H. Res. 489), H2605 [4MY]
House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see
H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY]
Conference reports
Trade and Development Act (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]
Letters
Human rights violations by rebel forces in Sierra Leone:
Representative Wolf, H2430, H2431 [3MY]
Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and
certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D.
Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]
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History of bills and resolutions in biweekly index
In history of bills, sequence is: Senate bills, Senate joint
resolutions, Senate concurrent resolutions, and Senate
resolutions; then House bills, House joint resolutions, House
concurrent resolutions, and House resolutions: S. 14, S.J. Res.
7, S. Con. Res. 26, S. Res. 5, H. 980, H.J. Res. 9, H. Con.
Res. 16, and H. Res. 50.
SENATE BILLS
S. 2--A bill to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 106-261), S2615 [12AP]
Debated, S3051 [1MY], S3230 [2MY], S3284 [3MY], S3453 [4MY], S3575
[8MY], S3629, S3665 [9MY]
Amendments, S3051, S3197 [1MY], S3265, S3266 [2MY], S3284, S3333,
S3334, S3447, S3448, S3449 [3MY], S3460, S3547, S3548, S3549, S3550,
S3552 [4MY], S3616 [8MY], S3638, S3739, S3772, S3773, S3774, S3775,
S3778, S3781 [9MY], S3851 [10MY], S4026 [16MY]
Removal of cosponsors, S3331 [3MY]
S. 11--A bill for the relief of Wei Jingsheng; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Reported (no written report), S5240 [15JN]
S. 12--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate
the marriage penalty by providing that income tax rate bracket amounts,
and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be
twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals; to the Committee
on Finance.
Cosponsors added, S334 [3FE]
S. 13--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional tax incentives for education; to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsors added, S1127 [2MR]
S. 20--A bill to assist the States and local governments in assessing
and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup
programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
Cosponsors added, S2870 [25AP]
S. 26--A bill entitled the ``Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1999'';
to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Cosponsors added, S1029 [1MR]
S. 28--A bill to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor
facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Message from the House, S15 [24JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate (November 30, 1999), S15 [24JA]
Presented to the President (November 30, 1999), S16 [24JA]
Approved [Public Law 106-143] (signed December 7, 1999)
S. 38--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out
the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period; to the Committee on
Finance.
Cosponsors added, S689 [22FE]
S. 39--A bill to provide a national medal for public safety officers
who act with extraordinary valor above the call of duty, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors added, S689 [22FE]
S. 56--A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax
on generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsors added, S334 [3FE]
S. 59--A bill to provide Government wide accounting of regulatory costs
and benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
Cosponsors added, S1749 [27MR]
S. 60--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
equitable treatment for contributions by employees to pension plans; to
the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsors added, S870 [28FE]
S. 63--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 Finance.
Cosponsors added, S4024 [16MY]
S. 67--A bill to designate the headquarters building of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia,
as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building''; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
Message from the House, S15 [24JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate (November 30, 1999), S15 [24JA]
Presented to the President (November 30, 1999), S16 [24JA]
Approved [Public Law 106-162] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 71--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis
C, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cosponsors added, S689 [22FE], S1127 [2MR], S1610 [22MR]
S. 74--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
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsors added, S119 [27JA], S3615 [8MY], S3922 [11MY], S4207
[18MY]
S. 85--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 Finance.
Cosponsors added, S4024 [16MY]
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S. 92--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 the
Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of
August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the
other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
Cosponsors added, S119 [27JA], S634 [10FE], S1185 [6MR], S2117 [4AP]
S. 96--A bill to regulate commerce between and among the several States
by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of
computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 2-
digit expression of that year's date; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
Indefinitely postponed, S646 [10FE]
S. 109--A bill to improve protection and management of the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Indefinitely postponed, S646 [10FE]
S. 113--A bill to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or
threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public
servants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors added, S4692 [7JN]
S. 116--A bill to establish a training voucher system, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsors added, S334 [3FE]
S. 119--A bill to establish a Northern Border States-Canada Trade
Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsors added, S492 [8FE], S689 [22FE]
S. 132--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
comprehensive pension protection for women; to the Committee on
Finance.
Cosponsors added, S870 [28FE]
S. 135--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed
individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsors added, S1610 [22MR]
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
S.J. Res. 3--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime
victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors added, S551 [9FE], S747 [23FE], S1467 [20MR], S1914
[29MR], S2546 [11AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 106-254), S2106 [4AP]
Debated, S2696 [13AP]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S2818, S2820,
S2835 [25AP], S2897 [26AP], S2966 [27AP]
Removal of cosponsors, S2872 [25AP]
S.J. Res. 14--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the
physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Reported (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]
Debated, S1706 [27MR], S1765 [28MR], S1833, S1857 [29MR]
Amendments, S1706, S1722, S1750, S1751 [27MR]
Failed of passage, S1874 [29MR]
S.J. Res. 26--A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with
respect to the courtmartial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles
Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a
Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S.
Indianapolis.
Cosponsors added, S691 [22FE]
S.J. Res. 30--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women
and men; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors added, S160 [31JA], S217 [1FE]
S.J. Res. 38--A joint resolution to provide for a Balanced Budget
Constitutional Amendment that prohibits the use of Social Security
surpluses to achieve compliance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Gramm), S285 [2FE]
Text, S291 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S1030 [1MR]
S.J. Res. 39--A joint resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of
the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during
such war, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CAMPBELL, S328 [3FE]
Text, S334 [3FE], S1437 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S493 [8FE], S551 [9FE], S635 [10FE], S692 [22FE],
S1030 [1MR], S1186 [6MR], S1328 [8MR], S1422 [9MR]
Reported (no written report), S1391 [9MR]
Passed Senate, S1437 [9MR]
Message from the Senate, H923 [13MR]
S.J. Res. 40--A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Alan
G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Frist), S930
[29FE]
Text, S951 [29FE], S2645 [12AP]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S2645 [12AP]
Message from the Senate, H2242 [13AP]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H2334 [13AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H2364 [2MY]
Text, H2364 [2MY]
Message from the House, S3326 [3MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H2511 [3MY]
Presented to the President (May 4, 2000), S3510 [4MY]
Approved [Public Law 106-198] (signed May 5, 2000)