April 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 5943 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, April 21, 1997

The House met at 3 p.m. and was PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON against the Speaker. Under the prece­ called to order by the Speaker pro tem­ SCIENCE TO HAVE UNTIL 6 P .M. dents, the debate should not go to the pore [Mr. MILLER of Florida]. TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1997 TO FILE official conduct of a Member where REPORTS ON H.R. 1276, ENVIRON­ that question is not pending as a ques­ MENTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOP­ tion of privilege on the House floor. MENT AND DEMONSTRATION AU­ The fact that the House has addressed DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER THORIZATION ACT; H.R. 1277, DE­ a Member's conduct at a prior time PRO TEMPORE PARTMENT OF ENERGY CIVILIAN cloes not permit this debate at this The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be­ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT time. Therefore, the gentleman's words fore the House the following commu­ ACT; AND H.R. 1278, NATIONAL are out of order. nication from the Speaker: OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD­ Without objection, the gentleman's WASHINGTON , DC, MINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION words will be stricken from the April 21, 1997. ACT RECORD. I hereby designate the Honorable DAN MIL­ Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak­ Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, I object. LER to act as Speaker pro tempore on this er, I ask unanimous consent that the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objec­ day. Committee on Science have until 6 tion is heard. NEWT GINGRICH, p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 1997 to file re­ The question before the House is: Speaker of the House of Representatives. ports on the following bills: Shall the gentleman's words be strick­ H.R. 1276, the Environmental Research, De­ en from the RECORD? velopment and Demonstration Authorization The question was taken; and the Act; Speaker pro tempore announced that PRAYER H.R. 1277 , the Department of Energy Civil­ the ayes appeared to have it. The Chaplain, Rev. James David ian Research and Development Act; and RECORDED VOTE H.R. 1278, the National Oceanic and Atmos­ Ford, D.D., offered the following pray­ pheric Administration Authorization Act. Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, I de­ er: These requests have been cleared mand a recorded vote. Let us pray using the words of Psalm with and approved by the minority. A recorded vote was ordered. 85: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The vote was taken by electronic de­ Lord, Thou wast favorable to Thy land; objection to the request of the gen­ vice, and there were-ayes 227, noes 190, Thou didst restore the fortunes of Jacob. tleman from Wisconsin? answered "present" 3, not voting 12, as Thou didst forgive the iniquity of Thy There was no objection. follows: people; Thou didst pardon all their sin. [Roll No. 82] Thou didst withdraw all Thy wrath; Thou AYES-227 didst turn from Thy hot anger. Restore us CORRECTION OF THE RECORD OF Aderholt Cook Gutknecht again, 0 God of our salvation, and put APRIL 17, 1997 PAGE 5831 Archer Cooksey Hall(OH) away Thy indignation toward us. Wilt Armey Cox Hansen Thou be angry with us forever? Will Thou SPEAKER'S COMPENSATION FOR Bachus Crapo Hastert Baker prolong Thy anger to all generations? Wilt COST OF ETHICS INVESTIGATION Cul.Jin Hastings

DThis symbol represents che time of day during che House proceedings, e.g., D L4-07 is 2:07 p.m. Mauer set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 5944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 21, 1997 Livingston P ickering Smith (Ml) Torres Visclosky Weygand "I, AB, do solemnly swear (or af­ LoBiondo Pitts Smith (NJ> Towns Waters Wise firm) that I will support and defend Lucas Pombo Smith (OR) Turner Watt (NC) Woolsey Luther Porter Smith (TX) Ve lazquez Waxman Wynn the Constitution of the United Manzullo Portman Smith, Linda Vento Wexler Yates States against all enemies, foreign McColl um Pryce (OH) Snowbarger ANSWERED " PRESENT"-3 and domestic; that I will bear true McCrery Quinn Solomon faith and allegiance to the same; McDade Radanovich Souder Berman Cardin Sawyer McHugh Ramstad Spence that I take this obligation freely, Mcinnis Regula Stearns NOT VOTING-12 without any mental reservation or Mcintosh Riggs Stump Allen Davis (IL) Owens purpose of evasion; and that I will McKean Riley Sununu Andrews Harman Schiff Metcalf Rogan Talent Costello Is took Tierney well and faithfully discharge the Mi ca Rogers Tauzin Crane Morella Whitfield duties of the office on which I am Miller (FL) Rohrabacher Taylor (NC) about to enter. So help me God. " Minge Ros-Leh tin en Thomas 0 1103 has been subscribed to in person and Molinari Roukema Thornberry Moran (KS) Royce Thune Mrs. MALONEY of , Ms. filed in duplicate with the Clerk of the Myrick Ryun Tiahrt FURSE, and Mr. MOAKLEY changed House of Representatives by the fol­ Nethercutt Salmon Traficant their vote from "aye" to "no." lowing Members of the 105th Congress, Neumann Sanford Upton So the motion to strike the words pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. Ney Saxton Walsh Northup Scarborough Wamp was agreed to. 25: Norwood Schaefer. Dan Watkins The result of the vote was announced ALABAMA Nussle Schaffer, Bob Watts (0Kl as above recorded. 1. Sonny Callahan Oxley Sensenbrenner Weldon (FL) A motion to reconsider was laid on Packard Sessions Weldon (PA> 2. Terry Everett Pappas Shad egg Weller the table. 3. Bob Riley Parker Shaw White 4. Robert B. Aderholt Paul Shay3 Wicker 5. Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr. Paxon Shimkus Wolf 6. Spencer Bachus Young (AK) SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED Pease Shuster 7. Earl F . Hilliard Peterson (PA) Skaggs Young