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Message Creation Date was at 29-APR-1997 20:53:00
TO: DIRECTOR FRANK RAINES
DEPUTY DIRECTOR JACK LEW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN KOSKINEN
FROM: OMB LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
DATE: APRIL 29, 1997
SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Senate Appropriations met today and postponed action on the Bosnia/Disaster
Supplemental until Wednesday, April 30, at 2:00 pm. The Senate Republican
Leadership has decided to include a number of extraneous controversial
legislative provisions, including an automatic Continuing Resolution, a waiver
of the Endangered Species Act, a prohibition of sampling for the decennial
census, a prohibition on Interior Department iules related to wilderness
rights-of-way, and a Social Services Block Grant increase to partially finance
SSI for legalized aliens.
Deputy Director John Koskinen will testify on Wednesday, April 30, before the
Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee regarding equal opportunity issues in
Federal construction.
Controller Ed DeSeve testified today before the Government Reform and Oversight
Civil Service Subcommittee regarding the PresidentD,s DC Pension Proposal.
DeSeve is also scheduled to testify on the DC revitalization plan Wednesday,
April 30, before the House Appropriations DC Subcommittee.
CONGRESS TODAY (4/29):
SENATE
The Senate today failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 543,
the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997.
[SAP sent, 4/29: Administration opposes)
There will be a second cloture vote on Wednesday on the motion to proceed to S.
543, at 11:15 am. In addition, Coverdell filed two more cloture motions on the
motion to proceed to the bill, which will take place on Thursday if
WednesdayD,s vote fails to pass.
HOUSE
The House passed the following two suspensions by voice vote:
H.R. 1048 - Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act of 1997
[SAP sent, 4/29: Administration supports House passage)
H.R. 279 - Congressional Medal for Frank Sinatra
The House passed the following three suspensions by rollcall votes:
(418-0) H.R. 680 - Authorizing the Transfer to States of Surplus Personal
Property for Donation to Nonprofit Providers of Necessaries to Impoverished
Families and Individuals
[SAP sent, 4/29: Administration supports House passage)
(325-92, 1 present) H.R. 1342 - Regarding Expiring Conservation Reserve Program
Contracts
[SAP sent, 4/29: Administration strongly opposes)
(387-35) H.R. 363 - A bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information
Dissemination Program.
[No SAP -- Support informally)
The House also passed (414-7) H.R. 1271 - FAA Research, Engineering, and
Development Authorization Act of 1997 (Open Rule; 1 hour debate)
[SAP sent, 4/23: No objection to House passage, but will seek amendments)
CONGRESS TOMORROW (4/30)
SENATE
Convene at 10:00 am to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S 543,
the Volunteer Promotion Act. At 11:15 am, the Senate will vote on the motion
to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill.
[SAP sent, 4/29: Administration opposes)
If the Senate fails to invoke cloture, there will be two additional cloture
votes on Thursday. If the motion passes, the Senate will move to a vote on the
motion to proceed to the bill.
HOUSE
Convene at 11:00 am for the following legislative business:
H.R. 867 - Adoption Promotion Act of 1997 (Open Rule; One hour debate)
[SAP pending: Administration supports)
H.R. 2 - Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 (Open Rule; One
hour debate)
[SAP pending: Administration supports many of the billD,s objectives, but
opposes the bill unless it is amended]
HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE
Solomon announced today that the House Rules Committee will not take up the
Bosnia/Disaster Supplemental before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 6.
CONGRESS -- LONG-TERM SCHEDULE
SENATE
The Senate will likely take up the following items prior to the Memorial Day
recess:
Bosnia/Disaster Assistance Supplemental (possible on May 1, after consideration
of S. 543, but more likely the week of May 5th)
Comp Time Bill (likely May 12-14, but also possible after consideration of S.
543)
[House SAP sent, 3/19: President will veto, if passed in its current form.]
Partial Birth Abortion legislation (possible May 5th and 6th)
[House SAP sent, 3/21: President will veto]
Budget Resolution (possible the week of May 19th)
HOUSE
Thursday, May 1
Meet at 10:00 am for the following legislative business:
H.Res. 129 - Committee Funding Resolution (Subject to a Rule)
[No SAP]
Week of May 5th
H.R. __ - Supplemental Appropriations Act (Subject to a Rule)
[SAP pending: Administration has concerns]
