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United Statesof America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

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Vol. 145 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1999 No. 1

House of RepresentativesThis being the day fixed by the 20th

amendment to the Constitution of theUnited States, and Public Law 105350for the meeting of the Congress of theUnited States, the Members-elect ofthe 106th Congress met in their Hall,and at noon were called to order by theClerk of the House of Representatives,Hon. Jeffrey J. Trandahl.

The Chaplain, Rev. James DavidFord, D.D., offered the following pray-er:

We are thankful, gracious God, forthe opportunities of a new day and anew season, and we pledge by Yourgrace to be messengers of peace in ourworld, representatives of honor in ourcommunities, and share together ascolleagues the qualities of respect andesteem.

May we so examine our hearts andsouls that our thoughts contain visionsof great opportunity for the works ofjustice among all people, and for secu-rity and understanding and mercy forthe neediest among us. As we share to-gether a hope for a better tomorrow,may each of us do what we can so thatthe good words we say with our lipsmay be believed in our hearts, and allthat we believe in our hearts we maypractice in our daily lives.

This is our earnest prayer.Amen.

fPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The CLERK. The Members-elect andtheir guests will please remain stand-ing and join in the Pledge of Allegianceto the flag.

The Clerk led the Pledge of Alle-giance as follows:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of theUnited States of America, and to the Repub-lic for which it stands, one nation under God,indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The CLERK. Representatives-elect,this is the day fixed by the 20th amend-ment to the Constitution and PublicLaw 105350 for the meeting of the 106thCongress and, as the law directs, the

Clerk of the House at the end of the105th Congress, appointed pursuant to 2U.S.C. 75a-1(a), has prepared the offi-cial roll of the Representatives-elect.

Certificates of election covering 435seats in the 106th Congress have beenreceived by the Clerk of the House, andthe names of those persons whose cre-dentials show that they were regularlyelected as Representatives in accord-ance with the laws of their respectiveStates or of the United States will becalled.

Without objection, the Representa-tives-elect will record their presenceby electronic device and their nameswill be reported in alphabetical orderby States, beginning with the State ofAlabama, to determine whether aquorum is present.

There was no objection.The call was taken by electronic de-

vice, and the following Representa-tives-elect responded to their names:

[Roll No. 1]

ANSWERED PRESENT427

ALABAMA

AderholtBachusCallahan

CramerEverettHilliard

Riley

ALASKA

Young

ARIZONA

HayworthKolbe

PastorSalmon

ShadeggStump

ARKANSAS

BerryDickey

HutchinsonSnyder

CALIFORNIA

BecerraBermanBilbrayBonoBrownCalvertCampbellCappsConditCoxCunninghamDixonDooley

DoolittleDreierEshooFilnerHergerHornHunterKuykendallLantosLeeLewisLofgrenMartinez

MatsuiMcKeonMillender-

McDonaldMillerNapolitanoOsePackardPelosiPomboRadanovichRoganRohrabacher

Roybal-AllardRoyceSanchezSherman

TauscherThomasThompsonWaters

WaxmanWoolsey

COLORADO

DeGetteHefley

McInnisSchaffer

TancredoUdall

CONNECTICUT

DeLauroGejdenson

JohnsonLarson

MaloneyShays

DELAWARE

Castle

FLORIDA

BilirakisBoydBrownCanadyDavisDeutschDiaz-BalartFoley

FowlerGossHastingsMcCollumMeekMicaMillerRos-Lehtinen

ScarboroughShawStearnsThurmanWeldonWexlerYoung

GEORGIA

BarrBishopChamblissCollins

DealKingstonLewisLinder

McKinneyNorwood

HAWAII

Abercrombie Mink

IDAHO

Chenoweth Simpson

ILLINOIS

BiggertBlagojevichCostelloCraneDavisEvansEwing

GutierrezHastertHydeJacksonLaHoodLipinskiManzullo

PhelpsPorterRushSchakowskyShimkusWeller

INDIANA

BurtonBuyerCarsonHill

HostettlerMcIntoshPeaseRoemer

SouderVisclosky

IOWA

BoswellGanske

LathamLeach

Nussle

KANSAS

MooreMoran

RyunTiahrt

KENTUCKY

FletcherLewis

LucasNorthup

RogersWhitfield

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSEH2 January 6, 1999LOUISIANA

BakerCookseyJefferson

JohnLivingstonMcCrery

Tauzin

MAINE

Allen Baldacci

MARYLAND

BartlettCardinCummings

EhrlichGilchrestMorella

Wynn

MASSACHUSETTS

CapuanoDelahuntFrankMarkey

McGovernMeehanMoakleyNeal

OlverTierney

MICHIGAN

BoniorCampConyersDingellEhlers

HoekstraKildeeKilpatrickKnollenbergLevin

RiversSmithStabenowStupakUpton

MINNESOTA

GutknechtLutherMinge

OberstarPetersonRamstad

SaboVento

MISSISSIPPI

PickeringShows

TaylorThompson

Wicker

MISSOURI

BluntClayDanner

EmersonGephardtHulshof

McCarthySkeltonTalent

MONTANA

Hill

NEBRASKA

Barrett Bereuter Terry

NEVADA

Berkley Gibbons

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Bass Sununu

NEW JERSEY

AndrewsFranksFrelinghuysenHoltLoBiondo

MenendezPallonePascrellPayneRothman

RoukemaSaxtonSmith

NEW MEXICO

Skeen Udall Wilson

NEW YORK

AckermanBoehlertCrowleyEngelForbesFossellaGilmanHincheyHoughtonKellyKing

LaFalceLazioLoweyMaloneyMcCarthyMcHughMcNultyMeeksNadlerOwensQuinn

RangelReynoldsSerranoSlaughterSweeneyTownsVelazquezWalshWeiner

NORTH CAROLINA

BallengerBurrClaytonCoble

EtheridgeHayesJonesMcIntyre

MyrickPriceTaylorWatt

NORTH DAKOTA

Pomeroy

OHIO

BoehnerBrownChabotGillmorHallHobsonJones

KapturKasichKucinichLaTouretteNeyOxleyPortman

PryceRegulaSawyerStricklandTraficant

OKLAHOMA

CoburnIstook

LargentLucas

WatkinsWatts

OREGON

BlumenauerDeFazio

HooleyWalden

Wu

PENNSYLVANIA

BorskiBradyCoyneDoyleEnglishFattahGekas

GoodlingGreenwoodHoeffelHoldenKanjorskiKlinkMascara

MurthaPetersonPittsSherwoodShusterToomeyWeldon

RHODE ISLAND

Kennedy Weygand

SOUTH CAROLINA

ClyburnDeMint

GrahamSanford

SpenceSpratt

SOUTH DAKOTA

Thune

TENNESSEE

BryantClementDuncan

FordGordonHilleary

JenkinsTannerWamp

TEXAS

ArcherArmeyBartonBentsenBonillaBradyCombestDeLayDoggettEdwards

FrostGonzalezGrangerGreenHallHinojosaJackson-LeeJohnson, E. B.Johnson, SamLampson

OrtizPaulReyesRodriguezSandlinSessionsSmithStenholmThornberryTurner

UTAH

Cannon Cook Hansen

VERMONT

Sanders

VIRGINIA

BatemanBlileyBoucherDavis

GoodeGoodlatteMoranPickett

ScottSisiskyWolf

WASHINGTON

BairdDicksDunn

HastingsInsleeMcDermott

MetcalfNethercuttSmith

WEST VIRGINIA

Rahall Wise

WISCONSIN

BaldwinBarrettGreen

KindKleczkaObey

PetriRyanSensenbrenner

WYOMING

Cubin

NOT VOTING7

BarciaFarrGallegly

HoyerMiller, GeorgeMollohan

Stark

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The CLERK. The quorum call dis-closes that 427 Representatives-electhave responded to their name. Aquorum is present.

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK

The CLERK. The Clerk will state thatcredentials regular in form have beenreceived showing the election of theHonorable CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELO asResident Commissioner from the Com-monwealth of Puerto Rico for a term of4 years beginning January 3, 1997; theelection of the Honorable ELEANORHOLMES NORTON as Delegate from theDistrict of Columbia; the election ofthe Honorable DONNA M. CHRISTIAN-

GREEN as Delegate from the Virgin Is-lands; the election of the HonorableENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA as Delegatefrom American Samoa; and the elec-tion of the Honorable ROBERT A.UNDERWOOD as Delegate from Guam.

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RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OFHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The CLERK. The Clerk is in receipt ofa letter of resignation from the Honor-able Newt Gingrich from the State ofGeorgia.

Without objection, the letters relat-ing to the resignation of the HonorableNewt Gingrich will be printed in theRECORD.

There was no objection.The text of the letters is as follows:

WASHINGTON, DC, December 17, 1998.Hon. ROBIN H. CARLE,Clerk of the House, the Capitol, Washington,

D.C.DEAR ROBIN: As you are no doubt aware, I

have decided that I will not seek re-electionin the 106th Congress as Speaker of theUnited States House of Representatives. Inconjunction with that decision, I have noti-fied the Governor of Georgia that I havewithdrawn pursuant to Section 212503 ofthe Official Code of Georgia Annotated andwill not take the seat of congressman for theSixth District of Georgia for the 106th Con-gress.

I will, however, complete my term as con-gressman for the Sixth District of Georgiafor the entirety of the 105th Congress. I willalso continue to serve as Speaker until thecompletion of the 105th Congress.

Please contact me if you have any ques-tions.

Sincerely,NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker.

NOVEMBER 22, 1998.Governor Zell Miller,Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAR GOVERNOR MILLER: As you are nodoubt aware, I have decided that I will notseek re-election in the 106th Congress asSpeaker of the United States House of Rep-resentatives. In conjunction with this deci-sion, I hereby notify you that I have with-drawn pursuant to Section 212504 of the Of-ficial Code of Georgia Annotated and will nottake the seat of congressman for the SixthDistrict of Georgia for the 106th Congress.

I will, however, complete my term as con-gressman for the Sixth District of Georgiafor the entirety of the 105th Congress. I willalso continue to serve as Speaker until thecompletion of the 105th Congress.

Please contact me if you have any ques-tions.

Very truly yours,NEWT GINGRICH.

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ELECTION OF SPEAKER

The CLERK. Pursuant to law and toprecedent, the next order of business isthe election of the Speaker of theHouse of Representatives for the 106thCongress.

Nominations are now in order.The Clerk recognizes the gentleman

from Oklahoma (Mr. WATTS).Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Clerk,

happily for our country and happily foryou and me, Republicans and Demo-crats, DENNIS HASTERT has answered

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H3January 6, 1999his Nations call. This common manwill bring his strong common sense,sharpened in the school of adversity, tobear on the Speakership. He has manyqualities of another Congressman fromIllinois, the Great Emancipator, Abra-ham Lincoln, and he will not hesitate,he will not doubt and he will not falter.We are grateful that he has resolved atwhatever peril, at whatever cost, themost wonderful Nation in the worldshould be preserved.

As Chairman of the Republican Con-ference, I am directed by the unani-mous vote of that conference topresent for election to the Office of theSpeaker of the House of Representa-tives for the 106th Congress, the nameof the Honorable J. DENNIS HASTERT, aRepresentative-elect from the State ofIllinois.

The CLERK. The Clerk recognizes thegentleman from Texas (Mr. FROST).

Mr. FROST. Mr. Clerk, as Chairmanof the Democratic Caucus, I am di-rected by the unanimous vote of thatcaucus to present for election to theOffice of the Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives for the 106th Congressthe name of one of most articulate andthoughtful Members of this Congress,the Honorable RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, aRepresentative-elect from the State ofMissouri.

The CLERK. The Honorable J. DENNISHASTERT, a Representative-elect fromthe State of Illinois, and the HonorableRICHARD A. GEPHARDT, a Representa-tive-elect from the State of Missouri,have been placed in nomination.

Are there further nominations?There being no further nominations,

the Clerk will appoint tellers.The Clerk appoints the gentleman

from California (Mr. THOMAS), the gen-tleman from Connecticut (Mr. GEJDEN-SON), the gentlewoman from New Jer-sey (Mrs. ROUKEMA), and the gentle-woman from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR).

The tellers will come forward andtake their seats at the desk in front ofthe Speakers rostrum.

The roll will now be called, and thoseresponding to their names will indicateby surname the nominee of theirchoice.

The reading clerk will now call theroll.

The tellers having taken their places,the House proceeded to vote for theSpeaker.

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PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (during thevote). Have we been eliminated al-ready? Have we been eliminated fromthe voting procedure?

The CLERK. Delegates and the Resi-dent Commissioners are not qualifiedto vote.

Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. We have al-ways been qualified to vote.

The CLERK. That is not the case.Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. What is

that?The CLERK. That is not the case.Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Yes. We

voted the last time.

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr.Clerk, would the Clerk respond to aparliamentary inquiry?

The CLERK. The gentleman will statehis inquiry.

Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Theparliamentary inquiry for the Clerk isfor the delegates who represent Amer-ican citizens. Where does that votecome today? Will they not be allowedto vote for Speaker of this House? TheMember from Puerto Rico represents 4million American citizens.

The CLERK. Representatives-elect arethe only individuals qualified to votein the election of the Speaker.

Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Allright. Can we just make sure that isduly noted under this majority, thedisenfranchisement.

The following is the result of thevote:

[Roll No. 2]

HASTERT220

AderholtArcherArmeyBachusBakerBallengerBarrBarrett (NE)BartlettBartonBassBatemanBereuterBiggertBilbrayBilirakisBlileyBluntBoehlertBoehnerBonillaBonoBrady (TX)BryantBurrBurtonBuyerCallahanCalvertCampCampbellCanadyCannonCastleChabotChamblissChenowethCobleCoburnCollinsCombestCookCookseyCoxCraneCubinCunninghamDavis (VA)DealDeLayDeMintDiaz-BalartDickeyDoolittleDreierDuncanDunnEhlersEhrlichEmersonEnglishEverettEwingFletcherFoleyForbes

FossellaFowlerFranks (NJ)FrelinghuysenGanskeGekasGibbonsGilchrestGillmorGilmanGoodlatteGoodlingGossGrahamGrangerGreen (WI)GreenwoodGutknechtHansenHastings (WA)HayesHayworthHefleyHergerHill (MT)HillearyHobsonHoekstraHornHostettlerHoughtonHulshofHunterHutchinsonHydeIstookJenkinsJohnson (CT)Johnson, SamJones (NC)KasichKellyKing (NY)KingstonKnollenbergKolbeKuykendallLaHoodLargentLathamLaTouretteLazioLeachLewis (CA)Lewis (KY)LinderLivingstonLoBiondoLucas (OK)ManzulloMcCollumMcCreryMcHughMcInnisMcIntoshMcKeon

MetcalfMicaMiller (FL)Miller, GaryMoran (KS)MorellaMyrickNethercuttNeyNorthupNorwoodNussleOseOxleyPackardPaulPeasePeterson (PA)PetriPickeringPittsPomboPorterPortmanPryce (OH)QuinnRadanovichRamstadRegulaReynoldsRileyRoganRogersRohrabacherRos-LehtinenRoukemaRoyceRyan (WI)Ryun (KS)SalmonSanfordSaxtonScarboroughSchafferSensenbrennerSessionsShadeggShawShaysSherwoodShimkusShusterSimpsonSkeenSmith (MI)Smith (NJ)Smith (TX)SouderSpenceStearnsStumpSununuSweeneyTalentTancredoTauzin

Taylor (NC)TerryThomasThornberryThuneTiahrtToomeyUpton

WaldenWalshWampWatkinsWatts (OK)Weldon (FL)Weldon (PA)Weller

WhitfieldWickerWilsonWolfYoung (AK)Young (FL)

GEPHARDT205

AbercrombieAckermanAllenAndrewsBairdBaldacciBaldwinBarrett (WI)BecerraBentsenBerkleyBermanBerryBishopBlagojevichBlumenauerBoniorBorskiBoswellBoucherBoydBrady (PA)Brown (CA)Brown (FL)Brown (OH)CappsCapuanoCardinCarsonClayClaytonClementClyburnConditConyersCostelloCoyneCramerCrowleyCummingsDannerDavis (FL)Davis (IL)DeFazioDeGetteDelahuntDeLauroDeutschDicksDingellDixonDoggettDooleyDoyleEdwardsEngelEshooEtheridgeEvansFattahFilnerFordFrank (MA)FrostGejdensonGonzalezGoodeGordonGreen (TX)

GutierrezHall (OH)Hall (TX)Hastings (FL)Hill (IN)HilliardHincheyHinojosaHoeffelHoldenHoltHooleyInsleeJackson (IL)Jackson-Lee

(TX)JeffersonJohnJohnson, E. B.Jones (OH)KanjorskiKapturKennedyKildeeKilpatrickKind (WI)KleczkaKlinkKucinichLaFalceLampsonLantosLarsonLeeLevinLewis (GA)LipinskiLofgrenLoweyLucas (KY)LutherMaloney (CT)Maloney (NY)MarkeyMartinezMascaraMatsuiMcCarthy (MO)McCarthy (NY)McDermottMcGovernMcIntyreMcKinneyMcNultyMeehanMeek (FL)Meeks (NY)MenendezMillender-

McDonaldMingeMinkMoakleyMooreMoran (VA)MurthaNadlerNapolitanoNeal

OberstarObeyOlverOrtizOwensPallonePascrellPastorPaynePelosiPeterson (MN)PhelpsPickettPomeroyPrice (NC)RahallRangelReyesRiversRodriguezRoemerRothmanRoybal-AllardRushSaboSanchezSandersSandlinSawyerSchakowskyScottSerranoShermanShowsSisiskySkeltonSlaughterSmith (WA)SnyderSprattStabenowStenholmStricklandStupakTannerTauscherTaylor (MS)Thompson (CA)Thompson (MS)ThurmanTierneyTownsTraficantTurnerUdall (CO)Udall (NM)VelazquezVentoViscloskyWatersWatt (NC)WaxmanWeinerWexlerWeygandWiseWoolseyWuWynn

ANSWERED PRESENT2

Gephardt Hastert

NOT VOTING7

BarciaFarrGallegly

HoyerMiller, GeorgeMollohan

Stark

The CLERK. The tellers agree in theirtallies that the total number of votescast is 427, of which the Honorable J.DENNIS HASTERT of the State of Illinoishas received 222, and the HonorableRICHARD A. GEPHARDT of the State ofMissouri has received 205, with twovoting present.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSEH4 January 6, 1999Therefore, the Honorable J. DENNIS

HASTERT of the State of Illinois is dulyelected Speaker of the House of Rep-resentatives for the 106th Congress,having received a majority of the votescast.

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The CLERK. The Clerk appoints thefollowing committee to escort theSpeaker-elect to the Chair: The gen-tleman from Missouri (Mr. GEPHARDT),the gentleman from Texas, (Mr.ARMEY), the gentleman from Texas(Mr. DELAY), the gentleman fromMichigan (Mr. BONIOR), the gentlemanfrom Oklahoma (Mr. WATTS), the gen-tleman from Texas (Mr. FROST), thegentleman from Illinois (Mr. CRANE),the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.HYDE), the gentleman from Illinois(Mr. PORTER), the gentleman from Illi-nois (Mr. EVANS) the gentleman fromIllinois, (Mr. LIPINSKI), the gentlemanfrom Illinois, (Mr. COSTELLO), the gen-tleman from Illinois (Mr. EWING), thegentleman from Illinois (Mr. GUTIER-REZ), the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.MANZULLO), the gentleman from Illi-nois (Mr. RUSH), the gentleman from Il-linois (Mr. LAHOOD), the gentlemanfrom Illinois (Mr. WELLER), the gen-tleman from Illinois (Mr. JACKSON), thegentleman from Illinois (Mr.BLAGOJEVICH), the gentleman from Illi-nois (Mr. DAVIS) the gentleman from Il-linois (Mr. SHIMKUS), the gentlewomanfrom Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT), the gen-tleman from Illinois (Mr. PHELPS), andthe gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms.SCHAKOWSKY).

The committee will retire from theChamber to escort the Speaker-elect tothe chair.

The Deputy Sergeant at Arms an-nounced the Speaker-elect of the Houseof Representatives of the 106th Con-gress, who was escorted to the chair bythe Committee of Escort.

Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker andMembers of the House, before I handthe gavel over to our new Speaker, letme say to him simply, let us bury thehatchet.

First, I want to say to the newSpeaker that Jane Gephardt and Iwould like to invite him and his wife,Jean, to our congressional district inMissouri, and I hope that in the daysahead Jane and I can come to your con-gressional district in Illinois.

The only problem that I have withthis new Speaker is that as I under-stand it, he is a Chicago Cubs fan, andall of my colleagues know that I am aSt. Louis Cardinals fan. He tells me hiswife is a St. Louis, Cardinals fan,which gives me real hope. But ifSammy Sosa and Mark McGwire canfigure it out, so can we.

Now, Mr. Speaker, you know thatover the next 2 years I am going towork hard to win a majority back forDemocratic values and ideas. But Iwant to shift the focus today awayfrom politics to other ideas, to otherefforts that we can make together todo us all proud. Let us put to rest fi-

nally the poisonous politics that hasinfected this place. Let us join togethernot only in words, but in deeds, to doright by the people, to live up to ouroaths, and to move our nation forwardinto a new century of prosperity.

This is hallowed ground. This is aprecious place where we have nurturedand protected for generations our de-mocracy. We have a burden, all of us,and we have a responsibility to live upto those who have gone before us, andtoday and in the future, to reach to-ward the sky and to listen to our betterangels. It is in this spirit that I amproud to hand the gavel to the newSpeaker of the House, to our newSpeaker of the House, the gentlemanfrom Illinois, DENNIS HASTERT.

Mr. HASTERT. Thank you, Mr. Lead-er, for your kind and thoughtful re-marks. I am going to break tradition,and at this point I am going to ask youto hold the gavel so that I may godown to the floor.

Customarily, a new Speaker gives hisfirst remarks from the Speakers chair.And while I have great respect for thetraditions of this House and this insti-tution, I am breaking tradition thisonce, because my legislative home ishere on the floor with you, and so ismy heart.

To you, the Members of the 106thCongress, to my family and friends andconstituents, I say, thank you. This isnot a job that I sought, but one that Iembrace with determination and en-thusiasm. In the next few minutes, Iwill share with you how I plan to carryout the job that you have given me.But first, I think we need to take a mo-ment, and I want to say goodbye to aMember of this House who made his-tory.

Newt, this institution has been for-ever transformed by your presence, andfor years to come all Americans willbenefit from the changes that you havechampioned: a balanced budget, wel-fare reform, tax relief, and in fact, thisweek, families all over America are be-ginning to calculate their taxes, and tohelp them, they will find a child taxcredit made possible by the Congressthat you led. Thank you, Newt. Goodluck, and God bless you in your newendeavors.

Those of you here in this House knowme, but Hastert is not exactly a house-hold name across America. So our fel-low citizens deserve to know who I amand what I am going to do.

What I am is a former high schoolteacher, a wrestling and football coach,a small businessman and a State legis-lator. And for the last 12 years, I havebeen a Member of this House. I am in-debted to the people of the 14th Con-gressional District of Illinois who havecontinued to send me here to representthem.

I believe in limited government, butwhen government does act, it must befor the good of the people.

Serving in this body is a privilege, itis not a right, and each of us was senthere to conduct the peoples business. I

intend to get down to business. Thatmeans formulating, debating, and vot-ing on legislation that addresses theproblems that the American peoplewant solved.

In the turbulent days behind us, de-bate on merits often gave way to per-sonal attacks.

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ignored. That is wrong. That willchange. Solutions to problems cannotbe found in a pool of bitterness. Theycan be found in an environment inwhich we trust one anothers word;where we generate heat and passion,but where we recognize that each mem-ber is equally important to our overallmission of improving life for the Amer-ican people. In short, I believe all of us,regardless of party, can respect one an-other, even as we fiercely disagree onparticular issues.

Speaking of people who find ways towork together across the politicalfence, let me bring an analogy to a per-sonal level. Two good Illinois friends ofmine, George Ryan, the RepublicanGovernor-elect, and Richard Daley, theDemocratic mayor of Chicago, are inthe visitors gallery side by side. I willask them to stand to be recognized.

Those who know me well will tell youthat I am true to my word. To me, acommitment is a commitment. Whatyou see and hear today is what you willsee and hear tomorrow.

No one knows me better than myfamily. My wife, Jean, and our sons,Josh and Ethan, are here today. Theyare my reason for being, and Jean, shehelps me keep my feet on the ground.She and the boys are my daily re-minder that home is on the Fox River,and not the Potomac River.

To Jean, Josh, and Ethan, thank youfor everything, and I love you.

As a teacher, I explained the story ofAmerica year after year. I soon cameto realize that it was a story, but astory that keeps changing, for weAmericans are restless people, and welike to tackle and solve problems. Weare constantly renewing our Nation,experimenting and creating new waysof doing things. I like to work againstthe backdrop of American basics: free-dom, liberty, responsibility, and oppor-tunity. You can count on me to be aworkhorse.

My experience as a football and wres-tling coach taught me some other les-sons that apply here. A good coachknows when to step back and let othersshine in the spotlight. PresidentReagan for years had a plaque in his of-fice that said it all: There is no limitto what can be accomplished if youdont mind who gets the credit.

A good coach does not rely on only afew star players, and everyone in thesquad has something to offer. Younever get to the finals without a well-rounded team. Above all, a coach worthhis salt will instill in his team a senseof fair play, camaraderie, respect forthe game, and for the opposition. With-out those, victory is hollow and defeat

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H5January 6, 1999represents opportunities lost. I havefound that to be true around here, too.

So where do we go from here? Somemedia pundits say that we will have 2years of stalemate because the Repub-lican majority is too small. Some saythat a White House bent on revengewill not give us a moments peace.Some say the minority in this Housewill prevent passage of serious legisla-tion so that they can later claim thiswas a do-nothing Congress.

Washington is a town of rumors andguesses and speculation, so none of thiscomes as a surprise, but none of itneeds to come true; that is, if we reallyrespect the voters that sent us here.

To my Republican colleagues, I say,it is time to put forward the major ele-ments of our legislative program. Wewill succeed or fail depending upon howsensible a program we offer.

To my Democratic colleagues, I willsay, I will meet you halfway; maybemore so, on occasion. But cooperationis a two-way street. I expect you tomeet me halfway, too.

The President and a number ofDemocrats here in the House have beensaying it is time to address severalissues head-on. I will buy that, but Ithink we should agree that stalemateis not an option; solutions are.

To all my colleagues, I say: We mustget our job done and done now. Wehave an obligation to pass all the ap-propriation bills by this summer. Wewill not leave this Chamber until wedo. I intend to be a good listener, but Iwant to hear ideas and the debate thatflows from them. I will have a low tol-erance for campaign speechesmasquerading as debate, whatever thesource.

Our country faces four big challengeswhich we must address, and not nextmonth or next year or the year afterthat, but now. Each challenge involvesan element of our security.

First is retirement and health secu-rity. Both our social security andMedicare programs will run into brickwalls in a few years if we do not dosomething about them now. We mustmake sure that social security is therefor those who depend on it and thosewho expect to. We also must consideroptions for younger workers, so theycan look forward to an even brighterretirement.

Nearly a year ago President Clintoncame here to give his State of theUnion Address. He called for reform ofsocial security. This year I invite himto return to give us his reform plan,and he has my assurance that it will betaken seriously.

Second, we must ensure a secure fu-ture for Americas children by insistingthat every child has a good school anda safe, drug-free environment. In my 16years as a teacher, I learned that mostof the decisions having to do with edu-cation are best left to the people clos-est to the situation: parents, teachers,school board members. What shouldthe Federal governments role be? Itshould be to see that as many edu-

cation dollars as possible go directly tothe classrooms, where they will do themost good.

Next is economic security. In theearly eighties we adopted policies thatlaid the foundation for long-termgrowth. Except for one brief period,that growth has continued ever since.We want our economy to keep on grow-ing. Toward that end, it is time for usin Congress to put a microscope to theways that government takes moneyfrom our fellow citizens and how itspends it.

There is a culture here in Washing-ton that has grown unchallenged fortoo long. It combines three notions.One is that government has a priorclaim to the earnings of all Americans,as if they worked for the governmentand not the other way around. Anothernotion is that a government program,once it is begun, will never end. A thirdnotion is that every program mustgrow each passing year.

To borrow a musical line, it just aintnecessarily so; at least, it will not beas long as I am around here to havesomething to say about it. We mustmeasure every dollar we spend by thiscriterion: Is it really necessary?

This is important. For most Ameri-cans, money does not come easy. WhenI was a kid, to make ends meet my dadhad a feed business and he workednights in a restaurant. My mom raisedchickens and sold the eggs. I still re-member, when tax time came around,our family really felt it. What we needis a leaner, more efficient government,along with tax policies that spur andsustain growth by giving tax relief toall working Americans.

Finally, there is the challenge ofAmericas security in a world of dangerand uncertainty. Without it, other ele-ments of our security will not be pos-sible. We no longer worry about Sovietnuclear bombs raining down on us.Today there are different worries: thesudden violence of a terrorist bomb,the silent threat of biological weapons,or the rogue state that aims a deadlymissile at one of our cities.

We need a defense capability thatmatches these turn-of-the-centurythreats. We have asked the men andwomen of our Armed Forces to take onassignments in many corners of theEarth. Yet, we have not given them thebest equipment or preparation thatthey need to match those assignments.That must be corrected.

These are not Democratic or Repub-lican issues, they are American issues.We should be able to reach agreementquickly on the goals. And yes, we aregoing to argue about the means, but ifwe are in earnest about our responsibil-ities, we will find common ground toget the job done. In the process, we willbuild the peoples faith in this greatUnited States Congress.

As a classroom teacher and coach, Ilearned the value of brevity. I learnedthat it is work, not talk, that winschampionships.

In closing, I want you to know justhow proud I am to be chosen to be your

Speaker. There is a big job ahead forall of us, so I ask that God bless thisHouse as we move forward together. Ithank the Members very much. Now,let us bring an end to talk and let usget to work.

I recognize my friend, the distin-guished gentleman from Michigan (Mr.DINGELL), Dean of the House, my col-league from the Committee on Com-merce, whose common sense and fair-ness I admire. He will administer theoath of office.

Mr. DINGELL then administered theoath of office to Mr. HASTERT, as fol-lows:

Do you solemnly swear that you willsupport and defend the Constitution ofthe United States against all enemies,foreign and domestic; that you willbear true faith and allegiance to thesame; that you take this obligationfreely, without any mental reservationor purpose of evasion, and that you willwell and faithfully discharge the dutiesof the office on which you are about toenter. So help you God.

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SWEARING IN OF MEMBERSThe SPEAKER. According to the

precedents, the Chair will swear in allMembers of the House at this time.

If the Members will rise, the Chairwill now administer the oath of office.

The Members-elect and Delegates-elect and the Resident Commissioner-elect rose, and the Speaker adminis-tered the oath of office to them as fol-lows:

Do you solemnly swear that you willsupport and defend the Constitution ofthe United States against all enemies,foreign and domestic; that you willbear true faith and allegiance to thesame; that you take this obligationfreely, without any mental reservationor purpose of evasion; and that you willwell and faithfully discharge the dutiesof the office on which you are about toenter. So help you God.

The SPEAKER. Congratulations. Youare now Members of the 106th Congress.

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SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECTThe SPEAKER. Will the gentleman

from Maryland (Mr. EHRLICH) kindlycome to the well of the House and takethe oath of office at this time.

Mr. EHRLICH appeared at the bar ofthe House and took the oath of office,as follows:

Do you solemnly swear that you willsupport and defend the Constitution ofthe United States against all enemies,foreign and domestic; that you willbear true faith and allegiance to thesame; that you take this obligationfreely, without any mental reservationor purpose of evasion; and that you willwell and faithfully discharge the dutiesof the office on which you are about toenter. So help you God.

The SPEAKER. Congratulations. Youare now a Member of the United StatesCongress.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSEH6 January 6, 1999MAJORITY LEADER

Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speak-er, as chairman of the Republican Con-ference, I am directed by that con-ference to notify the House officiallythat the Republican Members have se-lected as their majority leader the gen-tleman from Texas, the HonorableRICHARD K. ARMEY.

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MINORITY LEADER

Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, as chair-man of the Democratic Caucus, I havebeen directed to report to the Housethat the Democratic Members have se-lected as minority leader the gen-tleman from Missouri, the HonorableRICHARD A. GEPHARDT.

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MAJORITY WHIP

Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speak-er, as chairman of the Republican Con-ference, I am directed by that con-ference to notify the House officiallythat the Republican Members have se-lected as our majority whip the gen-tleman from Texas, the Honorable TOMDELAY.

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MINORITY WHIP

Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, as chair-man of the Democratic Caucus, I havebeen directed to report to the Housethat the Democratic Members have se-lected as minority whip the gentlemanfrom Michigan, the Honorable DAVID E.BONIOR.

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ELECTION OF CLERK OF THEHOUSE, SERGEANT AT ARMS,CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI-CER, AND CHAPLAIN

Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speak-er, I offer a privileged resolution (H.Res. 1) and ask for its immediate con-sideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-lows:

H. RES. 1

Resolved, That Jeffrey J. Trandahl of theCommmonwealth of Virginia be, and is here-by, chosen Clerk of the House of Representa-tives;

That Wilson S. Livingood of theCommmonwealth of Virginia be, and is here-by, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House ofRepresentatives;

That James M. Eagen III, of theCommmonwealth of Pennsylvania be, and ishereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officerof the House of Representatives; and

That Reverend James David Ford of theCommmonwealth of Virginia be, and is here-by, chosen Chaplain of the House of Rep-resentatives.

Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I have anamendment to the resolution, but be-fore offering the amendment, I requestthat there be a division of the questionon the resolution so that we may havea separate vote on the Chaplain.

The SPEAKER. The question will bedivided.

The question is on agreeing to thatportion of the resolution providing forthe election of the Chaplain.

That portion of the resolution wasagreed to.

AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FROST

Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I offer anamendment to the remainder of theresolution.

The Clerk read as follows:Amendment offered by Mr. FROST: Strike

out all after the resolving clause and insert:That Dan Turton of the Commmonwealth

of Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk ofthe House of Representatives;

That Sharon Daniels of the State of Mary-land be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant atArms of the House of Representatives; and

That Steve Elmendorf of the District ofColumbia be, and is hereby, chosen Chief Ad-ministrative Officer of the House of Rep-resentatives.

The SPEAKER. The question is onthe amendment offered by the gen-tleman from Texas (Mr. Frost).

The amendment was rejected.The SPEAKER. The question is on

the remainder of the resolution offeredby the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr.WATTS).

The remainder of the resolution wasagreed to.

A motion to reconsider was laid onthe table.

The SPEAKER. Will the officers-elect present themselves in the well ofthe House?

The officers-elect presented them-selves at the bar of the House and tookthe oath of office as follows:

Do you solemnly swear that you willsupport and defend the Constitution ofthe United States against all enemies,foreign and domestic; that you willbear true faith and allegiance to thesame; that you take this obligationfreely, without any mental reservationor purpose of evasion, and that you willwell and faithfully discharge the dutiesof the office on which you are about toenter. So help you God.

The SPEAKER. Congratulations, youhave been sworn in as officers of theHouse.

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NOTIFICATION TO THE SENATE

Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer aprivileged resolution (H. Res. 2) to in-form the Senate that a quorum of theHouse has assembled, and ask for itsimmediate consideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-lows:

H. RES. 2

Resolved, That the Senate be informed thata quorum of the House of Representativeshas assembled; that J. Dennis Hastert, aRepresentative from the State of Illinois,has been elected Speaker; and Jeffrey J.Trandahl, a citizen of the Commmonwealthof Virginia, has been elected Clerk of theHouse of Representatives of the One HundredSixth Congress.

The resolution was agreed to.A motion to reconsider was laid on

the table.

COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THEPRESIDENT

Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer aprivileged resolution (H. Res. 3) provid-ing for a committee to notify thePresident of the assembly of the Con-gress, and ask for its immediate con-sideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-lows:

H. RES. 3

Resolved, That a committee of two Mem-bers be appointed by the Speaker on the partof the House of Representatives to join witha committee on the part of the Senate to no-tify the President of the United States thata quorum of each House has assembled andCongress is ready to receive any communica-tion that he may be pleased to make.

The resolution was agreed to.A motion to consider was laid on the

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APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OFCOMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THEPRESIDENT, PURSUANT TOHOUSE RESOLUTION 3

The SPEAKER. The Chair appointsas members of the committee on thepart of the House to join a committeeon the part of the Senate to notify thePresident of the United States that aquorum of each House has been assem-bled, and that Congress is ready to re-ceive any communication that he maybe pleased to make, the gentlemanfrom Texas (Mr. ARMEY) and the gen-tleman from Missouri (Mr. GEPHARDT).

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AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO IN-FORM THE PRESIDENT OF THEUNITED STATES OF THE ELEC-TION OF THE SPEAKER AND THECLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REP-RESENTATIVES

Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer aprivileged resolution (H. Res. 4) to in-form the President of the UnitedStates of the election of the Speakerand the Clerk of the House of Rep-resentatives, and ask for its immediateconsideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-lows:

H. RES. 4

Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed toinform the President of the United Statesthat the House of Representatives has elect-ed J. Dennis Hastert, a Representative fromthe State of Illinois, Speaker; and Jeffrey J.Trandahl, a citizen of the Commmonwealthof Virginia, Clerk of the House of Represent-atives of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.

The resolution was agreed to.A motion to reconsider was laid on

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RULES OF THE HOUSE

Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, by direc-tion of the House Republican Con-ference, I call up a privileged resolu-tion (H. Res. 5) and ask for its imme-diate consideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-lows:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H7January 6, 1999H. RES. 5

Resolved, That the Rules of the House ofRepresentatives of the One Hundred FifthCongress, including applicable provisions oflaw or concurrent resolution that con-stituted rules of the House at the end of theOne Hundred Fifth Congress, are adopted asthe Rules of the House of Representatives ofthe One Hundred Sixth Congress, withamendments to the standing rules, and withother orders, as follows:SECTION 1. CHANGES IN STANDING RULES.

Amend the standing rules to read as fol-lows:

RULES OF THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES

RULE I.THE SPEAKER.

Approval of the Journal1. The Speaker shall take the Chair on

every legislative day precisely at the hour towhich the House last adjourned and imme-diately call the House to order. Having ex-amined and approved the Journal of the lastdays proceedings, the Speaker shall an-nounce to the House his approval thereof.The Speakers approval of the Journal shallbe deemed agreed to unless a Member, Dele-gate, or Resident Commissioner demands avote thereon. If such a vote is decided in theaffirmative, it shall not be subject to a mo-tion to reconsider. If such a vote is decidedin the negative, then one motion that theJournal be read shall be privileged, shall bedecided without debate, and shall not be sub-ject to a motion to reconsider.Preservation of order

2. The Speaker shall preserve order and de-corum and, in case of disturbance or dis-orderly conduct in the galleries or in thelobby, may cause the same to be cleared.Control of Capitol facilities

3. Except as otherwise provided by rule orlaw, the Speaker shall have general controlof the Hall of the House, the corridors andpassages in the part of the Capitol assignedto the use of the House, and the disposal ofunappropriated rooms in that part of theCapitol.Signature of documents

4. The Speaker shall sign all acts and jointresolutions passed by the two Houses and allwrits, warrants, and subpoenas of, or issuedby order of, the House. The Speaker maysign enrolled bills and joint resolutionswhether or not the House is in session.Questions of order

5. The Speaker shall decide all questions oforder, subject to appeal by a Member, Dele-gate, or Resident Commissioner. On such anappeal a Member, Delegate, or ResidentCommissioner may not speak more thanonce without permission of the House.Form of a question

6. The Speaker shall rise to put a questionbut may state it sitting. The Speaker shallput a question in this form: Those in favor(of the question), say Aye. ; and after theaffirmative voice is expressed, Those op-posed, say No. . After a vote by voice underthis clause, the Speaker may use such votingprocedures as may be invoked under rule XX.Discretion to vote

7. The Speaker is not required to vote inordinary legislative proceedings, exceptwhen his vote would be decisive or when theHouse is engaged in voting by ballot.Speaker pro tempore

8. (a) The Speaker may appoint a Memberto perform the duties of the Chair. Except asspecified in paragraph (b), such an appoint-ment may not extend beyond three legisla-tive days.

(b)(1) In the case of his illness, the Speakermay appoint a Member to perform the dutiesof the Chair for a period not exceeding 10days, subject to the approval of the House. Ifthe Speaker is absent and has omitted tomake such an appointment, then the Houseshall elect a Speaker pro tempore to act dur-ing the absence of the Speaker.

(2) With the approval of the House, theSpeaker may appoint a Member to act asSpeaker pro tempore only to sign enrolledbills and joint resolutions for a specified pe-riod of time.Term limit

9. A person may not serve as Speaker formore than four consecutive Congresses (dis-regarding for this purpose any service forless than a full session in any Congress).Designation of travel

10. The Speaker may designate a Member,Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, oremployee of the House to travel on the busi-ness of the House within or without theUnited States, whether the House is meet-ing, has recessed, or has adjourned. Expensesfor such travel may be paid from applicableaccounts of the House described in clause1(i)(1) of rule X on vouchers approved andsigned solely by the Speaker.Committee appointment

11. The Speaker shall appoint all select,joint, and conference committees ordered bythe House. At any time after an original ap-pointment, the Speaker may remove Mem-bers, Delegates, or the Resident Commis-sioner from, or appoint additional Members,Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner to,a select or conference committee. In ap-pointing Members, Delegates, or the Resi-dent Commissioner to conference commit-tees, the Speaker shall appoint no less thana majority who generally supported theHouse position as determined by the Speak-er, shall name those who are primarily re-sponsible for the legislation, and shall, tothe fullest extent feasible, include the prin-cipal proponents of the major provisions ofthe bill or resolution passed or adopted bythe House.Declaration of recess

12. To suspend the business of the Housefor a short time when no question is pendingbefore the House, the Speaker may declare arecess subject to the call of the Chair.Other responsibilities

13. The Speaker, in consultation with theMinority Leader, shall develop through anappropriate entity of the House a system fordrug testing in the House. The system mayprovide for the testing of a Member, Dele-gate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or em-ployee of the House, and otherwise shall becomparable in scope to the system for drugtesting in the executive branch pursuant toExecutive Order 12564 (Sept. 15, 1986). The ex-penses of the system may be paid from appli-cable accounts of the House for official ex-penses.

RULE II.OTHER OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS.

Elections1. There shall be elected at the commence-

ment of each Congress, to continue in officeuntil their successors are chosen and quali-fied, a Clerk, a Sergeant-at-Arms, a ChiefAdministrative Officer, and a Chaplain. Eachof these officers shall take an oath to sup-port the Constitution of the United States,and for the true and faithful exercise of theduties of his office to the best of his knowl-edge and ability, and to keep the secrets ofthe House. Each of these officers shall ap-point all of the employees of his departmentprovided for by law. The Clerk, Sergeant-at-

Arms, and Chief Administrative Officer maybe removed by the House or by the Speaker.

Clerk2. (a) At the commencement of the first

session of each Congress, the Clerk shall callthe Members, Delegates, and Resident Com-missioner to order and proceed to recordtheir presence by States in alphabeticalorder, either by call of the roll or by use ofthe electronic voting system. Pending theelection of a Speaker or Speaker pro tem-pore, the Clerk shall preserve order and deco-rum and decide all questions of order, sub-ject to appeal by a Member, Delegate, orResident Commissioner.

(b) At the commencement of every regularsession of Congress, the Clerk shall makeand cause to be printed and delivered to eachMember, Delegate, and the Resident Com-missioner a list of the reports that any offi-cer or Department is required to make toCongress, citing the law or resolution inwhich the requirement may be contained andplacing under the name of each officer thelist of reports he is required to make.

(c) The Clerk shall(1) note all questions of order, with the de-

cisions thereon, the record of which shall beappended to the Journal of each session;

(2) enter on the Journal the hour at whichthe House adjourns;

(3) complete the printing and distributionof the Journal to Members, Delegates, andthe Resident Commissioner, together withan accurate and complete index, as soon aspossible after the close of a session; and

(4) send a printed copy of the Journal tothe executive of and to each branch of thelegislature of every State as may be re-quested by such State officials.

(d) The Clerk shall attest and affix the sealof the House to all writs, warrants, and sub-poenas issued by order of the House and cer-tify the passage of all bills and joint resolu-tions.

(e) The Clerk shall cause the calendars ofthe House to be printed and distributed eachlegislative day.

(f) The Clerk shall(1) retain in the library at the Office of the

Clerk for the use of the Members, Delegates,Resident Commissioner, and officers of theHouse, and not to be withdrawn therefrom,two copies of all the books and printed docu-ments deposited there; and

(2) deliver or mail to any Member, Dele-gate, or the Resident Commissioner an extracopy, in binding of good quality, of each doc-ument requested by that Member, Delegate,or Resident Commissioner that has beenprinted by order of either House of Congressin any Congress in which the Member, Dele-gate, or Resident Commissioner served.

(g) The Clerk shall provide for his tem-porary absence or disability by designatingan official in the Office of the Clerk to signall papers that may require the official sig-nature of the Clerk and to do all other offi-cial acts that the Clerk may be required todo under the rules and practices of theHouse, except such official acts as are pro-vided for by statute. Official acts done by thedesignated official shall be under the nameof the Clerk. The designation shall be inwriting and shall be laid before the Houseand entered on the Journal.

(h) The Clerk may receive messages fromthe President and from the Senate at anytime when the House is not in session.

(i)(1) The Clerk shall supervise the staffand manage the office of a Member, Dele-gate, or Resident Commissioner who hasdied, resigned, or been expelled until a suc-cessor is elected. The Clerk shall performsimilar duties in the event that a vacancy isdeclared by the House in any congressional

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSEH8 January 6, 1999district because of the incapacity of the per-son representing such district or other rea-son. Whenever the Clerk is acting as a super-visory authority over such staff, he shallhave authority to terminate employees and,with the approval of the Committee onHouse Administration, may appoint suchstaff as is required to operate the office untila successor is elected.

(2) For 60 days following the death of aformer Speaker, the Clerk shall maintain onthe House payroll, and shall supervise in thesame manner, staff appointed under HouseResolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress (as en-acted into permanent law by chapter VIII ofthe Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971)(2 U.S.C. 31b5).

(j) In addition to any other reports re-quired by the Speaker or the Committee onHouse Administration, the Clerk shall reportto the Committee on House Administrationnot later than 45 days following the close ofeach semiannual period ending on June 30 oron December 31 on the financial and oper-ational status of each function under the ju-risdiction of the Clerk. Each report shall in-clude financial statements and a descriptionor explanation of current operations, the im-plementation of new policies and procedures,and future plans for each function.

(k) The Clerk shall fully cooperate withthe appropriate offices and persons in theperformance of reviews and audits of finan-cial records and administrative operations.Sergeant-at-Arms

3. (a) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall attendthe House during its sittings and maintainorder under the direction of the Speaker orother presiding officer. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall execute the commands of theHouse, and all processes issued by authoritythereof, directed to him by the Speaker.

(b) The symbol of the office of the Ser-geant-at-Arms shall be the mace, which shallbe borne by him while enforcing order on thefloor.

(c) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall enforcestrictly the rules relating to the privileges ofthe Hall of the House and be responsible tothe House for the official conduct of his em-ployees.

(d) The Sergeant-at-Arms may not allow aperson to enter the room over the Hall of theHouse during its sittings; and from 15 min-utes before the hour of the meeting of theHouse each day until 10 minutes after ad-journment, he shall see that the floor iscleared of all persons except those privilegedto remain.

(e) In addition to any other reports re-quired by the Speaker or the Committee onHouse Administration, the Sergeant-at-Armsshall report to the Committee on House Ad-ministration not later than 45 days followingthe close of each semiannual period endingon June 30 or on December 31 on the finan-cial and operational status of each functionunder the jurisdiction of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall include financialstatements and a description or explanationof current operations, the implementation ofnew policies and procedures, and future plansfor each function.

(f) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully co-operate with the appropriate offices and per-sons in the performance of reviews and au-dits of financial records and administrativeoperations.Chief Administrative Officer

4. (a) The Chief Administrative Officershall have operational and financial respon-sibility for functions as assigned by the Com-mittee on House Administration and shall besubject to the policy direction and oversightof the Committee on House Administration.

(b) In addition to any other reports re-quired by the Committee on House Adminis-

tration, the Chief Administrative Officershall report to the Committee on House Ad-ministration not later than 45 days followingthe close of each semiannual period endingon June 30 or December 31 on the financialand operational status of each functionunder the jurisdiction of the Chief Adminis-trative Officer. Each report shall include fi-nancial statements and a description or ex-planation of current operations, the imple-mentation of new policies and procedures,and future plans for each function.

(c) The Chief Administrative Officer shallfully cooperate with the appropriate officesand persons in the performance of reviewsand audits of financial records and adminis-trative operations.Chaplain

5. The Chaplain shall offer a prayer at thecommencement of each days sitting of theHouse.Office of Inspector General

6. (a) There is established an Office of In-spector General.

(b) The Inspector General shall be ap-pointed for a Congress by the Speaker, theMajority Leader, and the Minority Leader,acting jointly.

(c) Subject to the policy direction andoversight of the Committee on House Admin-istration, the Inspector General shall only

(1) conduct periodic audits of the financialand administrative functions of the Houseand of joint entities;

(2) inform the officers or other officialswho are the subject of an audit of the resultsof that audit and suggesting appropriate cu-rative actions;

(3) simultaneously notify the Speaker, theMajority Leader, the Minority Leader, andthe chairman and ranking minority memberof the Committee on House Administrationin the case of any financial irregularity dis-covered in the course of carrying out respon-sibilities under this clause;

(4) simultaneously submit to the Speaker,the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader,and the chairman and ranking minoritymember of the Committee on House Admin-istration a report of each audit conductedunder this clause; and

(5) report to the Committee on Standardsof Official Conduct information involvingpossible violations by a Member, Delegate,Resident Commissioner, officer, or employeeof the House of any rule of the House or ofany law applicable to the performance of of-ficial duties or the discharge of official re-sponsibilities that may require referral tothe appropriate Federal or State authoritiesunder clause 3(a)(3) of rule XI.Office of the Historian

7. There is established an Office of the His-torian of the House of Representatives. TheSpeaker shall appoint and set the annualrate of pay for employees of the Office of theHistorian.Office of General Counsel

8. There is established an Office of GeneralCounsel for the purpose of providing legal as-sistance and representation to the House.Legal assistance and representation shall beprovided without regard to political affili-ation. The Office of General Counsel shallfunction pursuant to the direction of theSpeaker, who shall consult with a BipartisanLegal Advisory Group, which shall includethe majority and minority leaderships. TheSpeaker shall appoint and set the annualrate of pay for employees of the Office ofGeneral Counsel.

RULE III.THE MEMBERS, DELEGATES, AND RESIDENT

COMMISSIONER OF PUERTO RICO.Voting

1. Every Member shall be present withinthe Hall of the House during its sittings, un-

less excused or necessarily prevented, andshall vote on each question put, unless hehas a direct personal or pecuniary interest inthe event of such question.

2. (a) A Member may not authorize anyother person to cast his vote or record hispresence in the House or the Committee ofthe Whole House on the state of the Union.

(b) No other person may cast a Membersvote or record a Members presence in theHouse or the Committee of the Whole Houseon the state of the Union.Delegates and the Resident Commissioner

3. (a) Each Delegate and the Resident Com-missioner shall be elected to serve on stand-ing committees in the same manner as Mem-bers of the House and shall possess in suchcommittees the same powers and privilegesas the other members of the committee.

(b) The Delegates and the Resident Com-missioner may be appointed to any selectcommittee and to any conference commit-tee.

RULE IV.THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.

Use and admittance1. The Hall of the House shall be used only

for the legislative business of the House andfor caucus and conference meetings of itsMembers, except when the House agrees totake part in any ceremonies to be observedtherein. The Speaker may not entertain amotion for the suspension of this clause.

2. (a) Only the following persons shall beadmitted to the Hall of the House or roomsleading thereto:

(1) Members of Congress, Members-elect,and contestants in election cases during thependency of their cases on the floor.

(2) The Delegates and the Resident Com-missioner.

(3) The President and Vice President of theUnited States and their private secretaries.

(4) Justices of the Supreme Court.(5) Elected officers and minority employees

nominated as elected officers of the House.(6) The Parliamentarian.(7) Staff of committees when business from

their committee is under consideration.(8) Not more than one person from the staff

of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-sioner when that Member, Delegate, or Resi-dent Commissioner has an amendment underconsideration (subject to clause 5).

(9) The Architect of the Capitol.(10) The Librarian of Congress and the as-

sistant in charge of the Law Library.(11) The Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms

of the Senate.(12) Heads of departments.(13) Foreign ministers.(14) Governors of States.(15) Former Members, Delegates, and Resi-

dent Commissioners; former Parliamentar-ians of the House; and former elected officersand minority employees nominated as elect-ed officers of the House (subject to clause 4).

(16) One attorney to accompany a Member,Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who isthe respondent in an investigation under-taken by the Committee on Standards of Of-ficial Conduct when a recommendation ofthat committee is under consideration in theHouse.

(17) Such persons as have, by name, re-ceived the thanks of Congress.

(b) The Speaker may not entertain a unan-imous consent request or a motion to sus-pend this clause.

3. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),all persons not entitled to the privilege ofthe floor during the session shall be excludedat all times from the Hall of the House andthe cloakrooms.

(b) Until 15 minutes of the hour of themeeting of the House, persons employed in

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H9January 6, 1999its service, accredited members of the pressentitled to admission to the press gallery,and other persons on request of a Member,Delegate, or Resident Commissioner by cardor in writing, may be admitted to the Hall ofthe House.

4. (a) Former Members, Delegates, andResident Commissioners; former Parliamen-tarians of the House; and former elected offi-cers and minority employees nominated aselected officers of the House shall be entitledto the privilege of admission to the Hall ofthe House and rooms leading thereto onlyif

(1) they do not have any direct personal orpecuniary interest in any legislative meas-ure pending before the House or reported bya committee; and

(2) they are not in the employ of, or do notrepresent, any party or organization for thepurpose of influencing, directly or indirectly,the passage, defeat, or amendment of anylegislative measure pending before theHouse, reported by a committee, or underconsideration in any of its committees orsubcommittees.

(b) The Speaker shall promulgate such reg-ulations as may be necessary to implementthis rule and to ensure its enforcement.

5. A person from the staff of a Member,Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may beadmitted to the Hall of the House or roomsleading thereto under clause 2 only uponprior notice to the Speaker. Such persons,and persons from the staff of committees ad-mitted under clause 2, may not engage in ef-forts in the Hall of the House or rooms lead-ing thereto to influence Members with re-gard to the legislation being amended. Suchpersons shall remain at the desk and are ad-mitted only to advise the Member, Delegate,Resident Commissioner, or committee re-sponsible for their admission. A person whoviolates this clause may be excluded duringthe session from the Hall of the House androoms leading thereto by the Speaker.Gallery

6. (a) The Speaker shall set aside a portionof the west gallery for the use of the Presi-dent, the members of the Cabinet, justices ofthe Supreme Court, foreign ministers andsuites, and the members of their respectivefamilies. The Speaker shall set aside anotherportion of the same gallery for the accom-modation of persons to be admitted on thecards of Members, Delegates, or the ResidentCommissioner.

(b) The Speaker shall set aside the south-erly half of the east gallery for the use of thefamilies of Members of Congress. The Speak-er shall control one bench. On the request ofa Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,or Senator, the Speaker shall issue a card ofadmission to his family, which may includetheir visitors. No other person shall be ad-mitted to this section.Prohibition on campaign contributions

7. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commis-sioner, officer, or employee of the House, orany other person entitled to admission tothe Hall of the House or rooms leading there-to by this rule, may not knowingly distrib-ute a political campaign contribution in theHall of the House or rooms leading thereto.

RULE V.BROADCASTING THE HOUSE.

1. The Speaker shall administer a systemsubject to his direction and control forclosed-circuit viewing of floor proceedings ofthe House in the offices of all Members, Del-egates, the Resident Commissioner, andcommittees and in such other places in theCapitol and the House Office Buildings as heconsiders appropriate. Such system may in-clude other telecommunications functions asthe Speaker considers appropriate. Any such

telecommunications shall be subject to rulesand regulations issued by the Speaker.

2. (a) The Speaker shall administer a sys-tem subject to his direction and control forcomplete and unedited audio and visualbroadcasting and recording of the proceed-ings of the House. The Speaker shall providefor the distribution of such broadcasts andrecordings to news media, for the storage ofaudio and video recordings of the proceed-ings, and for the closed-captioning of theproceedings for hearing-impaired persons.

(b) All television and radio broadcastingstations, networks, services, and systems(including cable systems) that are accreditedto the House Radio and Television Cor-respondents Galleries, and all radio and tel-evision correspondents who are so accred-ited, shall be provided access to the live cov-erage of the House.

(c) Coverage made available under thisclause, including any recording thereof

(1) may not be used for any political pur-pose;

(2) may not be used in any commercial ad-vertisement; and

(3) may not be broadcast with commercialsponsorship except as part of a bona fidenews program or public affairs documentaryprogram.

3. The Speaker may delegate any of his re-sponsibilities under this rule to such legisla-tive entity as he considers appropriate.

RULE VI.

OFFICIAL REPORTERS AND NEWS MEDIAGALLERIES.

Official reporters

1. Subject to the direction and control ofthe Speaker, the Clerk shall appoint, andmay remove for cause, the official reportersof the House, including stenographers ofcommittees, and shall supervise the execu-tion of their duties.

News media galleries

2. A portion of the gallery over the Speak-ers chair as may be necessary to accommo-date representatives of the press wishing toreport debates and proceedings shall be setaside for their use. Reputable reporters andcorrespondents shall be admitted theretounder such regulations as the Speaker mayprescribe from time to time. The StandingCommittee of Correspondents for the PressGallery, and the Executive Committee ofCorrespondents for the Periodical Press Gal-lery, shall supervise such galleries, includingthe designation of its employees, subject tothe direction and control of the Speaker. TheSpeaker may assign one seat on the floor toAssociated Press reporters and one to UnitedPress International reporters, and may regu-late their occupation. The Speaker mayadmit to the floor, under such regulations ashe may prescribe, one additional representa-tive of each press association.

3. A portion of the gallery as may be nec-essary to accommodate reporters of news tobe disseminated by radio, television, andsimilar means of transmission, wishing to re-port debates and proceedings, shall be setaside for their use. Reputable reporters andcorrespondents shall be admitted theretounder such regulations as the Speaker mayprescribe. The Executive Committee of theRadio and Television Correspondents Gal-leries shall supervise such gallery, includingthe designation of its employees, subject tothe direction and control of the Speaker. TheSpeaker may admit to the floor, under suchregulations as he may prescribe, one rep-resentative of the National BroadcastingCompany, one of the Columbia BroadcastingSystem, and one of the American Broadcast-ing Company.

RULE VII.RECORDS OF THE HOUSE.

Archiving1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the

chairman of each committee shall transferto the Clerk any noncurrent records of suchcommittee, including the subcommitteesthereof.

(b) At the end of each Congress, each offi-cer of the House elected under rule II shalltransfer to the Clerk any noncurrent recordsmade or acquired in the course of the dutiesof such officer.

2. The Clerk shall deliver the recordstransferred under clause 1, together with anyother noncurrent records of the House, to theArchivist of the United States for preserva-tion at the National Archives and RecordsAdministration. Records so delivered are thepermanent property of the House and remainsubject to this rule and any order of theHouse.Public availability

3. (a) The Clerk shall authorize the Archi-vist to make records delivered under clause 2available for public use, subject to paragraph(b), clause 4, and any order of the House.

(b)(1) A record shall immediately be madeavailable if it was previously made availablefor public use by the House or a committeeor a subcommittee.

(2) An investigative record that containspersonal data relating to a specific livingperson (the disclosure of which would be anunwarranted invasion of personal privacy),an administrative record relating to person-nel, or a record relating to a hearing thatwas closed under clause 2(g)(2) of rule XIshall be made available if it has been in ex-istence for 50 years.

(3) A record for which a time, schedule, orcondition for availability is specified byorder of the House shall be made available inaccordance with that order. Except as other-wise provided by order of the House, a recordof a committee for which a time, schedule, orcondition for availability is specified byorder of the committee (entered during theCongress in which the record is made or ac-quired by the committee) shall be madeavailable in accordance with the order of thecommittee.

(4) A record (other than a record referredto in subparagraph (1), (2), or (3)) shall bemade available if it has been in existence for30 years.

4. (a) A record may not be made availablefor public use under clause 3 if the Clerk de-termines that such availability would be det-rimental to the public interest or inconsist-ent with the rights and privileges of theHouse. The Clerk shall notify in writing thechairman and ranking minority member ofthe Committee on House Administration ofany such determination.

(b) A determination of the Clerk underparagraph (a) is subject to later orders of theHouse and, in the case of a record of a com-mittee, later orders of the committee.

5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule VIIIor clause 9 of rule X and does not authorizethe public disclosure of any record if suchdisclosure is prohibited by law or executiveorder of the President.

(b) The Committee on House Administra-tion may prescribe guidelines and regula-tions governing the applicability and imple-mentation of this rule.

(c) A committee may withdraw from theNational Archives and Records Administra-tion any record of the committee deliveredto the Archivist under this rule. Such awithdrawal shall be on a temporary basisand for official use of the committee.Definition of record

6. In this rule the term record meansany official, permanent record of the House

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSEH10 January 6, 1999(other than a record of an individual Mem-ber, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner),including

(a) with respect to a committee, an offi-cial, permanent record of the committee (in-cluding any record of a legislative, over-sight, or other activity of such committee ora subcommittee thereof); and

(b) with respect to an officer of the Houseelected under rule II, an official, permanentrecord made or acquired in the course of theduties of such officer.

Withdrawal of papers7. A memorial or other paper presented to

the House may not be withdrawn from itsfiles without its leave. If withdrawn certifiedcopies thereof shall be left in the office ofthe Clerk. When an act passes for the settle-ment of a claim, the Clerk may transmit tothe officer charged with the settlementthereof the papers on file in his office relat-ing to such claim. The Clerk may lend tem-porarily to an officer or bureau of the execu-tive departments any papers on file in his of-fice relating to any matter pending beforesuch officer or bureau, taking proper receipttherefor.

RULE VIII.

RESPONSE TO SUBPOENAS.

1. When a Member, Delegate, ResidentCommissioner, officer, or employee of theHouse is properly served with a subpoena orother judicial order directing appearance asa witness relating to the official functions ofthe House or for the production or disclosureof any document relating to the officialfunctions of the House, such Member, Dele-gate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or em-ployee shall comply, consistently with theprivileges and rights of the House, with thesubpoena or other judicial order as herein-after provided, unless otherwise determinedunder this rule.

2. Upon receipt of a properly served sub-poena or other judicial order described inclause 1, a Member, Delegate, Resident Com-missioner, officer, or employee of the Houseshall promptly notify the Speaker of its re-ceipt in writing. Such notification shallpromptly be laid before the House by theSpeaker. During a period of recess or ad-journment of longer than three days, notifi-cation to the House is not required until thereconvening of the House, when the notifica-tion shall promptly be laid before the Houseby the Speaker.

3. Once notification has been laid beforethe House, the Member, Delegate, ResidentCommissioner, officer, or employee of theHouse shall determine whether the issuanceof the subpoena or other judicial order de-scribed in clause 1 is a proper exercise of ju-risdiction by the court, is material and rel-evant, and is consistent with the privilegesand rights of the House. Such Member, Dele-gate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or em-ployee shall notify the Speaker before seek-ing judicial determination of these matters.

4. Upon determination whether a subpoenaor other judicial order described in clause 1is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by thecourt, is material and relevant, and is con-sistent with the privileges and rights of theHouse, the Member, Delegate, Resident Com-missioner, officer, or employee of the Houseshall immediately notify the Speaker of thedetermination in writing.

5. The Speaker shall inform the House of adetermination whether a subpoena or otherjudicial order described in clause 1 is a prop-er exercise of jurisdiction by the court, ismaterial and relevant, and is consistent withthe privileges and rights of the House. In soinforming the House, the Speaker shall gen-erally describe the records or informationsought. During a period of recess or adjourn-

ment of longer than three days, such notifi-cation is not required until the reconveningof the House, when the notification shallpromptly be laid before the House by theSpeaker.

6. (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b)or otherwise ordered by the House, upon no-tification to the House that a subpoena orother judicial order described in clause 1 is aproper exercise of jurisdiction by the court,is material and relevant, and is consistentwith the privileges and rights of the House,the Member, Delegate, Resident Commis-sioner, officer, or employee of the Houseshall comply with the subpoena or other ju-dicial order by supplying certified copies.

(b) Under no circumstances may minutesor transcripts of executive sessions, or evi-dence of witnesses in respect thereto, be dis-closed or copied. During a period of recess oradjournment of longer than three days, theSpeaker may authorize compliance or takesuch other action as he considers appropriateunder the circumstances. Upon the reconven-ing of the House, all matters that transpiredunder this clause shall promptly be laid be-fore the House by the Speaker.

7. A copy of this rule shall be transmittedby the Clerk to the court when a subpoena orother judicial order described in clause 1 isissued and served on a Member, Delegate,Resident Commissioner, officer, or employeeof the House.

8. Nothing in this rule shall be construedto deprive, condition, or waive the constitu-tional or legal privileges or rights applicableor available at any time to a Member, Dele-gate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or em-ployee of the House, or of the House itself, orthe right of such Member, Delegate, ResidentCommissioner, officer, or employee, or of theHouse itself, to assert such privileges orrights before a court in the United States.

RULE IX.

QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.

1. Questions of privilege shall be, first,those affecting the rights of the House col-lectively, its safety, dignity, and the integ-rity of its proceedings; and second, those af-fecting the rights, reputation, and conduct ofMembers, Delegates, or the Resident Com-missioner, individually, in their representa-tive capacity only.

2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a questionof the privileges of the House, or offeredfrom the floor by the Majority Leader or theMinority Leader as a question of the privi-leges of the House, or offered as privilegedunder clause 1, section 7, article I of the Con-stitution, shall have precedence of all otherquestions except motions to adjourn. A reso-lution offered from the floor by a Member,Delegate, or Resident Commissioner otherthan the Majority Leader or the MinorityLeader as a question of the privileges of theHouse shall have precedence of all otherquestions except motions to adjourn only ata time or place, designated by the Speaker,in the legislative schedule within two legis-lative days after the day on which the pro-ponent announces to the House his intentionto offer the resolution and the form of theresolution. Oral announcement of the formof the resolution may be dispensed with byunanimous consent.

(2) The time allotted for debate on a reso-lution offered from the floor as a question ofthe privileges of the House shall be equallydivided between (A) the proponent of the res-olution, and (B) the Majority Leader, the Mi-nority Leader, or a designee, as determinedby the Speaker.

(b) A question of personal privilege shallhave precedence of all other questions exceptmotions to adjourn.

RULE X.ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES.

Committees and their legislative jurisdictions1. There shall be in the House the following

standing committees, each of which shallhave the jurisdiction and related functionsassigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and4. All bills, resolutions, and other mattersrelating to subjects within the jurisdictionof the standing committees listed in thisclause shall be referred to those committees,in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, asfollows:

(a) Committee on Agriculture.(1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and

protection of birds and animals in forest re-serves.

(2) Agriculture generally.(3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.(4) Agricultural colleges and experiment

stations.(5) Agricultural economics and research.(6) Agricultural education extension serv-

ices.(7) Agricultural production and marketing

and stabilization of prices of agriculturalproducts, and commodities (not includingdistribution outside of the United States).

(8) Animal industry and diseases of ani-mals.

(9) Commodity exchanges.(10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.(11) Dairy industry.(12) Entomology and plant quarantine.(13) Extension of farm credit and farm se-

curity.(14) Inspection of livestock, poultry, meat

products, and seafood and seafood products.(15) Forestry in general and forest reserves

other than those created from the public do-main.

(16) Human nutrition and home economics.(17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural

engineering.(18) Rural electrification.(19) Rural development.(20) Water conservation related to activi-

ties of the Department of Agriculture.(b) Committee on Appropriations.(1) Appropriation of the revenue for the

support of the Government.(2) Rescissions of appropriations contained

in appropriation Acts.(3) Transfers of unexpended balances.(4) Bills and joint resolutions reported by

other committees that provide new entitle-ment authority as defined in section 3(9) ofthe Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and re-ferred to the committee under clause 4(a)(2).

(c) Committee on Armed Services.(1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; and

Army, Navy, and Air Force reservations andestablishments.

(2) Common defense generally.(3) Conservation, development, and use of

naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.(4) The Department of Defense generally,

including the Departments of the Army,Navy, and Air Force, generally.

(5) Interoceanic canals generally, includingmeasures relating to the maintenance, oper-ation, and administration of interoceanic ca-nals.

(6) Merchant Marine Academy and StateMaritime Academies.

(7) Military applications of nuclear energy.(8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence-

related activities of the Department of De-fense.

(9) National security aspects of merchantmarine, including financial assistance forthe construction and operation of vessels,maintenance of the U.S. shipbuilding andship repair industrial base, cabotage, cargopreference, and merchant marine officersand seamen as these matters relate to thenational security.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H11January 6, 1999(10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other

benefits and privileges of members of thearmed forces.

(11) Scientific research and development insupport of the armed services.

(12) Selective service.(13) Size and composition of the Army,

Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.(14) Soldiers and sailors homes.(15) Strategic and critical materials nec-

essary for the common defense.(d) Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.(1) Banks and banking, including deposit

insurance and Federal monetary policy.(2) Bank capital markets activities gen-

erally.(3) Depository institutions securities ac-

tivities generally, including activities of anyaffiliates (except for functional regulationunder applicable securities laws not involv-ing safety and soundness).

(4) Economic stabilization, defense produc-tion, renegotiation, and control of the priceof commodities, rents, and services.

(5) Financial aid to commerce and industry(other than transportation).

(6) International finance.(7) International financial and monetary

organizations.(8) Money and credit, including currency

and this issuance of notes and redemptionthereof; gold and silver, including the coin-age thereof; valuation and revaluation of thedollar.

(9) Public and private housing.(10) Urban development.(e) Committee on the Budget.(1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget

(as defined in section 3(4) of the Congres-sional Budget Act of 1974), other matters re-quired to be referred to the committee undertitles III and IV of that Act, and other meas-ures setting forth appropriate levels of budg-et totals for the United States Government.

(2) Budget process generally.(3) Establishment, extension, and enforce-

ment of special controls over the Federalbudget, including the budgetary treatmentof off-budget Federal agencies and measuresproviding exemption from reduction underany order issued under part C of the Bal-anced Budget and Emergency Deficit ControlAct of 1985.

(f) Committee on Commerce.(1) Biomedical research and development.(2) Consumer affairs and consumer protec-

tion.(3) Health and health facilities (except

health care supported by payroll deductions).(4) Interstate energy compacts.(5) Interstate and foreign commerce gen-

erally.(6) Exploration, production, storage, sup-

ply, marketing, pricing, and regulation ofenergy resources, including all fossil fuels,solar energy, and other unconventional orrenewable energy resources.

(7) Conservation of energy resources.(8) Energy information generally.(9) The generation and marketing of power

(except by federally chartered or Federal re-gional power marketing authorities); reli-ability and interstate transmission of, andratemaking for, all power; and siting of gen-eration facilities (except the installation ofinterconnections between Government wa-terpower projects).

(10) General management of the Depart-ment of Energy and management and allfunctions of the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission.

(11) National energy policy generally.(12) Public health and quarantine.(13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear en-

ergy industry, including regulation of re-search and development reactors and nuclearregulatory research.

(14) Regulation of interstate and foreigncommunications.

(15) Securities and exchanges.(16) Travel and tourism.

The committee shall have the same jurisdic-tion with respect to regulation of nuclear fa-cilities and of use of nuclear energy as it haswith respect to regulation of nonnuclear fa-cilities and of use of nonnuclear energy.

(g) Committee on Education and the Work-force.

(1) Child labor.(2) Gallaudet University and Howard Uni-

versity and Hospital.(3) Convict labor and the entry of goods

made by convicts into interstate commerce.(4) Food programs for children in schools.(5) Labor standards and statistics.(6) Education or labor generally.(7) Mediation and arbitration of labor dis-

putes.(8) Regulation or prevention of importa-

tion of foreign laborers under contract.(9) Workers compensation.(10) Vocational rehabilitation.(11) Wages and hours of labor.(12) Welfare of miners.(13) Work incentive programs.(h) Committee on Government Reform.(1) Federal civil service, including inter-

governmental personnel; and the status ofofficers and employees of the United States,including their compensation, classification,and retirement.

(2) Municipal affairs of the District of Co-lumbia in general (other than appropria-tions).

(3) Federal paperwork reduction.(4) Government management and account-

ing measures generally.(5) Holidays and celebrations.(6) Overall economy, efficiency, and man-

agement of government operations and ac-tivities, including Federal procurement.

(7) National archives.(8) Population and demography generally,

including the Census.(9) Postal service generally, including

transportation of the mails.(10) Public information and records.(11) Relationship of the Federal Govern-

ment to the States and municipalities gen-erally.

(12) Reorganizations in the executivebranch of the Government.

(i) Committee on House Administration.(1) Appropriations from accounts for com-

mittee salaries and expenses (except for theCommittee on Appropriations); House Infor-mation Resources; and allowance and ex-penses of Members, Delegates, the ResidentCommissioner, officers, and administrativeoffices of the House.

(2) Auditing and settling of all accounts de-scribed in subparagraph (1).

(3) Employment of persons by the House,including staff for Members, Delegates, theResident Commissioner, and committees;and reporters of debates, subject to rule VI.

(4) Except as provided in paragraph (q)(11),the Library of Congress, including manage-ment thereof; the House Library; statuaryand pictures; acceptance or purchase ofworks of art for the Capitol; the BotanicGarden; and purchase of books and manu-scripts.

(5) The Smithsonian Institution and the in-corporation of similar institutions (except asprovided in paragraph (q)(11)).

(6) Expenditure of accounts described insubparagraph (1).

(7) Franking Commission.(8) Printing and correction of the Congres-

sional Record.(9) Accounts of the House generally.(10) Assignment of office space for Mem-

bers, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner,and committees.

(11) Disposition of useless executive papers.(12) Election of the President, Vice Presi-

dent, Members, Senators, Delegates, or theResident Commissioner; corrupt practices;contested elections; credentials and quali-fications; and Federal elections generally.

(13) Services to the House, including theHouse Restaurant, parking facilities, and ad-ministration of the House Office Buildingsand of the House wing of the Capitol.

(14) Travel of Members, Delegates, and theResident Commissioner.

(15) Raising, reporting, and use of cam-paign contributions for candidates for officeof Representative, of Delegate, and of Resi-dent Commissioner.

(16) Compensation, retirement, and otherbenefits of the Members, Delegates, the Resi-dent Commissioner, officers, and employeesof Congress.

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