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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 397
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the Presi-
dent’s use of the White House Counsel’s Office in matters relating
to his personal legal battles.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1998
Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. STUMP, Mr.
JONES, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. JENKINS,
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCAR-
BOROUGH, Mr. MCCRERY, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. RYUN, Mr. NEU-
MANN, Mr. DELAY, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr.
HUNTER, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. EVERETT, Mr.
SMITH of Texas, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. TALENT, and Mr.
SMITH of Michigan) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives con-
cerning the President’s use of the White House Counsel’s
Office in matters relating to his personal legal battles.
Whereas the White House Counsel’s office was established to
assist the President in legal analyses of pressing national
official issues;
Whereas President George Bush maintained a staff of no
more than 8 professional lawyers in the Counsel’s office,
even during the time of the Persian Gulf crisis;
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Whereas, after being sworn into office in 1993, President
Clinton maintained a staff of 4 attorneys in the White
House Counsel’s office;
Whereas, currently, President Clinton maintains a White
House Counsel’s office staff of 33, at an unprecedented
cost of $2,360,000 in salaries alone, all paid by the tax-
payers;
Whereas 15 of the attorneys at the White House Counsel’s
office are ‘‘on loan’’ from other executive branch agen-
cies;
Whereas the White House budget report shows that the
White House overall has as many as 77 total lawyers on
staff and 21 total lawyers on loan;
Whereas salary expenses of the White House Counsel’s office
comprise nearly 10 percent of the total White House sal-
ary budget;
Whereas the Chief White House Counsel stated that he
spends at least half of his taxpayer-funded office hours
working on the President’s personal legal issues and such
work clearly is not in any way related to official duties
of the Office of the President;
Whereas the President retains additional attorneys paid for
out of his legal defense fund and these attorneys should
bear the sole responsibility for handling the President’s
personal legal battles; and
Whereas the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has found that
‘‘to allow any part of the Federal Government to use its
in-house attorneys as a shield against the production of
information relevant to a Federal criminal investigation
would represent a gross misuse of public assets’’: Now,
therefore, be it
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Resolved, That the President should maintain a dis-
tinct line between private legal matters and those legal
matters related to the official business of the United
States and should immediately discontinue using taxpayer
funded attorneys to work on his personal legal matters.
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H. Res. 398
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 30, 1998.
Whereas Colombia is the leading illicit drug producing coun-
try in the Western Hemisphere;
Whereas 80 percent of the world’s cocaine originates in Co-
lombia;
Whereas based on the most recent data of the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration (DEA), more than 60 percent of the
heroin seized in the United States originates in Colombia;
Whereas the Colombian National Police is led by the legend-
ary and incorruptible Director General Jose Serrano, who
has dedicated his life to fighting drugs;
Whereas the elite anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian Na-
tional Police (‘‘DANTI’’), under the direction of Colonel
Leonardo Gallego, is one of the best and most effective
anti-narcotics police forces in the region and the world;
Whereas in the last 10 years more than 4,000 officers of the
Colombian National Police have died fighting the scourge
of drugs;
Whereas in one recent year alone, according to data of the
United States Government, the United States had
141,000 new heroin users and the United States faces
historic levels of heroin use among teenagers between the
ages of 12 and 17;
House Calendar No. 166
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 405
[Report No. 105–476]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2400)
to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes.
MARCH 31, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
H. R. 4818—610
‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of a subscriber of
a satellite carrier who, with respect to a local network
station—
‘‘(I) is a subscriber whose household is located
outside the coverage area of the analog signal of
such station as predicted by the model specified
in subsection (c)(3) of this section for the signal
intensity required under section 73.683(a) of title
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or a suc-
cessor regulation;
‘‘(II) is in an unserved household as deter-
mined under section 119(d)(1)(A) of title 17, United
States Code; or
‘‘(III) is, after the date on which the conditions
required by clause (vii) are met with respect to
such station, determined under clause (vi) of this
subparagraph to be unable to receive a digital
signal of such local network station that exceeds
the signal intensity standard specified in such
clause;
such subscriber is eligible to receive the digital signal
of a distant network station affiliated with the same
network under this section (in this subparagraph
referred to as a ‘distant digital signal’) subject to the
provisions of this subparagraph.
‘‘(ii) PRE-ENACTMENT DISTANT DIGITAL SIGNAL SUB-
SCRIBERS.—Any eligible subscriber under this subpara-
graph who is a lawful subscriber to such a distant
digital signal as of the date of enactment of the Sat-
ellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act
of 2004 may continue to receive such distant digital
signal, whether or not such subscriber elects to sub-
scribe to local digital signals.
‘‘(iii) LOCAL-TO-LOCAL ANALOG MARKETS.—In a case
in which the satellite carrier makes available to an
eligible subscriber under this subparagraph the analog
signal of a local network station pursuant to section
338, the carrier may only provide the distant digital
signal of a station affiliated with the same network
to that subscriber if—
‘‘(I) in the case of any local market in the
48 contiguous States of the United States, the
distant digital signal is the secondary transmission
of a station whose prime time network program-
ming is generally broadcast simultaneously with,
or later than, the prime time network program-
ming of the affiliate of the same network in the
local market;
‘‘(II) in any local market, the retransmission
of the distant digital signal of the distant station
occupies at least the equivalent bandwidth (as such
term is defined by the Commission under section
340(h)(4)) as the digital signal broadcast by such
station; and
‘‘(III) the subscriber subscribes to the analog
signal of such local network station within 60 days
after such signal is made available by the satellite
H. Res. 399
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 16, 1998.
Whereas Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 334 F. Supp. 1247 (E.
Dist. Pa. 1971), and Mills v. Board of Education of the
District of Columbia, 348 F. Supp. 866 (Dist. D. C.
1972), found that children with disabilities are guaran-
teed an equal opportunity to an education under the 14th
amendment to the Constitution;
Whereas the Congress responded to these court decisions by
passing the Education for All Handicapped Children Act
of 1975 (enacted as Public Law 94–142), now known as
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), to ensure a free, appropriate public
education for children with disabilities;
Whereas the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act pro-
vides that the Federal, State, and local governments are
to share in the expense of educating children with disabil-
ities and authorizes the Federal Government to pay up
to 40 percent of the national average per pupil expendi-
ture for children with disabilities;
Whereas the Federal Government has provided only 7, 9, and
11 percent of the maximum State grant allocation for
educating children with disabilities under the Individuals
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with Disabilities Education Act in the last 3 years, re-
spectively;
Whereas the national average cost of educating a special edu-
cation student ($12,002) is more than twice the national
average per pupil cost ($5,955);
Whereas research indicates that children who are effectively
taught, including effective instruction aimed at acquiring
literacy skills, and who receive positive early interventions
demonstrate academic progress, and are significantly less
likely to be referred to special education;
Whereas, if the appropriation for part B of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.)
exceeds $4,100,000,000 for a fiscal year, a local edu-
cational agency may reduce its local spending on special
education for such fiscal year by an amount equal to 20
percent of the amount that exceeds the prior year’s ap-
propriation so long as the local educational agency is not
failing to comply with the requirements of part B of such
Act, as determined by the State educational agency;
Whereas the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has
been successful in achieving significant increases in the
number of children with disabilities who receive a free,
appropriate public education; and
Whereas the current level of Federal funding to States and
localities under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that chil-
dren with disabilities receive a quality education: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges the
Congress and the President, working within the constraints
of the balanced budget agreement, to give programs under
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the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.) higher priority among Federal education pro-
grams by working to fund the maximum State grant alloca-
tion for educating children with disabilities under such Act.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 39
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to afford witnesses
greater freedom to provide information to House committees by eliminat-
ing current administrative requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 1997
Mr. SKAGGS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information
to House committees by eliminating current administra-
tive requirements.
Resolved, That the second sentence of clause 2(g)(4)
of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
is repealed.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 3
Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President
of the assembly of the Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify
the President of the assembly of the Congress.
Resolved, That a committee of two Members be
appointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of
Representatives to join with a committee on the part of the
Senate to notify the President of the United States that a
quorum of each house has assembled and Congress is ready
to receive any communication that he may be pleased to
make.
Æ
IV
H. RES. 400
Designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the
House.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 1998
Mr. FAZIO of California submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating minority membership on certain standing
committees of the House.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and
that they are hereby, elected to the following standing
committees of the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Mrs.
Capps of California.
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE: Mrs. Capps of California.
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
AND
INFRA-
STRUCTURE: Mr. Baldacci of Maine and Mr. Berry of Ar-
kansas.
Æ
H. Res. 400
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 27, 1998.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and
that they are hereby, elected to the following standing com-
mittees of the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS: Mrs.
Capps of California.
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE: Mrs. Capps of California.
COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION
AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE: Mr. Baldacci of Maine and Mr. Berry of Arkansas.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 401
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 16, 1998.
Whereas high student achievement and academic advance-
ment are vitally important to our Nation’s schools and
the future success of America’s workforce;
Whereas some pupils proceed through school without having
mastered the knowledge and skills required of them, and
graduate from high school ill-equipped to handle college-
level work or obtain an entry-level job;
Whereas ‘‘social promotion’’, the practice of moving pupils
from one grade to the next regardless of whether they
have the knowledge and skills necessary for the next
level, is one reason for a pupil’s inadequate academic
achievement levels;
Whereas research has shown that retention, the customary al-
ternative policy to social promotion, is also an inadequate
response to the problem in that pupils are usually pre-
sented with the same instructional practices and mate-
rials that were ineffective the first time around;
Whereas to help underachieving students learn, it is essential
that policies and programs address the underlying causes
of failure and rectify the problems through various prov-
en instruction practices;
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Whereas high-quality teacher training and education, and
other proven practices will provide our teachers with the
tools necessary to educate our Nation’s children and work
toward high academic achievement by students;
Whereas social promotion policies already have been abolished
in Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, North
Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and in Chicago,
Illinois, Portsmouth, Virginia, Long Beach, California,
and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and
Whereas the abolishment of social promotion policies have
been proposed in California, Michigan, Wisconsin, Dela-
ware, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Washington, D.C.,
and in Boston, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(1) ending social promotion should be addressed
in America through a coordinated effort by govern-
ment officials, teachers, and parents committed to
high academic achievement of students;
(2) State Education Agencies and local edu-
cational agencies that receive Federal funds should
make every effort to address and end social pro-
motion;
(3) the problems associated with social pro-
motion can be resolved effectively through a commit-
ment to provide high-quality training and education
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for our teachers, and the use of other proven prac-
tices; and
(4) States should adopt high, rigorous stand-
ards and standards-based assessments aimed at re-
quiring academic accountability with the specific aim
of ending social promotion and raising student
achievement.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 401
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that social promotion
in America’s schools should be ended and can be ended through the
use of high-quality, proven programs and practices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 1998
Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. RIGGS) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
social promotion in America’s schools should be ended
and can be ended through the use of high-quality, proven
programs and practices.
Whereas high student achievement and academic advance-
ment are vitally important to our Nation’s schools and
the future success of America’s workforce;
Whereas some pupils proceed through school without having
mastered the knowledge and skills required of them, and
graduate from high school ill-equipped to handle college-
level work or obtain an entry-level job;
Whereas ‘‘social promotion’’, the practice of moving pupils
from one grade to the next regardless of whether they
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have the knowledge and skills necessary for the next
level, is one reason for a pupil’s inadequate academic
achievement levels;
Whereas research has shown that retention, the customary al-
ternative policy to social promotion, is also an inadequate
response to the problem in that pupils are usually pre-
sented with the same instructional practices and mate-
rials that were ineffective the first time around;
Whereas to help underachieving students learn, it is essential
that policies and programs address the underlying causes
of failure and rectify the problems through various prov-
en instruction practices; and
Whereas high-quality teacher training and education, and
other proven practices will provide our teachers with the
tools necessary to educate our Nation’s children and work
toward high academic achievement by students: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(1) ending social promotion should be addressed
in America through a coordinated effort by govern-
ment officials, teachers, and parents committed to
high academic achievement of students;
(2) the problems associated with social pro-
motion can be resolved effectively through a commit-
ment to provide high-quality training and education
for our teachers, and the use of other proven prac-
tices; and
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(3) States should adopt high, rigorous stand-
ards and standards-based assessments aimed at re-
quiring academic accountability with the specific aim
of ending social promotion and raising student
achievement.
Æ
H. Res. 402
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 31, 1998.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency supplemental appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill
for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7
of rule XXI, or section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 are waived. General debate shall not exceed 90 min-
utes, with 60 minutes of general debate confined to the bill
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, and
30 minutes of general debate confined to title III equally di-
vided and controlled by Representative Skaggs or his designee
and a Member opposed to title III. After general debate the
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
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rule. The bill shall be considered as read. The amendments
printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of
order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure
to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No
other amendment shall be in order except the further amend-
ment printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on
Rules. That amendment may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for a division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against that
amendment are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of
the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend-
ment as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto
•HRES 402 EH
to final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 406
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the canned fruit
subsidy regime of the European Union is a bilateral trade concern
of high priority, for which prompt corrective action is needed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. HERGER, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.
FAZIO of California, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. POMBO) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the canned fruit subsidy regime of the European Union
is a bilateral trade concern of high priority, for which
prompt corrective action is needed.
Whereas a dispute settlement panel established under the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has al-
ready found European Union canned fruit processing
subsidies to be inconsistent with the European Union’s
GATT obligations;
Whereas the United States, pursuant to an investigation of
European Union canned fruit subsidies under the author-
ity of section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
has determined that the rights of the United States
House Calendar No. 165
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 403
[Report No. 105–474]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to
enhance competition in the financial services in-
dustry by providing a prudential framework for
the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and
other financial service providers, and for other
purposes.
MARCH 31 (legislative day, MARCH 30), 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed