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H. Res. 175
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 28, 1997.
Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former Presi-
dent Denis Sassou-Nguesso in a 1992 election that was
determined to be free and fair;
Whereas losing candidates raised questions concerning the re-
sults of the 1993 legislative election and used those con-
cerns to cast doubt on the entire democratic process in
the Republic of Congo and as the rationale for creating
private militias;
Whereas thousands of citizens of the Republic of Congo have
been killed in intermittent fighting between Government
soldiers and private militiamen since 1993;
Whereas there are concerns about the unfinished census and
resulting electoral list to be used in the scheduled July
27 election;
Whereas the recent fighting resulted from the Government’s
attempt to disarm former President Sassou-Nguesso’s
‘‘Cobra’’ militia in advance of the scheduled July 27 elec-
tion;
Whereas the fighting and uneasy peace has caused serious
loss of life and diminished ability to care for those who
are without access to adequate medical care or food and
water;
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Whereas the fighting between Government troops and militia-
men have forced the evacuation from the country of for-
eign nationals and endangered refugees from both Rwan-
da and the former Zaire; and
Whereas African governments have attempted to bring about
a negotiated settlement to the current crisis: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) condemns the current fighting and urges
the warring parties to reach a lasting ceasefire that
will allow for humanitarian needs to be addressed as
soon as possible;
(2) calls on all private militia to disarm and
disband immediately to end the continuing threat to
peace and stability in the Republic of Congo;
(3) commends African leaders from Gabon,
Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin, Central Afri-
can Republic, Senegal, and Chad for their efforts to
negotiate a peaceful settlement and encourages their
continuing efforts to find a sustainable political set-
tlement in this matter;
(4) supports the deployment of an African
peacekeeping force to the Republic of Congo if
deemed necessary;
(5) urges the Government of the Republic of
Congo, in cooperation with all legal political parties,
to resolve in a transparent manner questions con-
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cerning the scheduled elections and to prepare for
open and transparent elections at the earliest fea-
sible time; and
(6) encourages the United States Government
to provide technical assistance on election related
matters if requested by the Government of the Re-
public of Congo.
Attest:
Clerk.
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Whereas there are concerns about the unfinished census and
resulting electoral list to be used in the scheduled July
27 election;
Whereas the recent fighting resulted from the Government’s
attempt to disarm former President Sassou-Nguesso’s
‘‘Cobra’’ militia in advance of the scheduled July 27 elec-
tion;
Whereas the fighting and uneasy peace has caused serious
loss of life and diminished ability to care for those who
are without access to adequate medical care or food and
water;
Whereas the fighting between Government troops and militia-
men have forced the evacuation from the country of for-
eign nationals and endangered refugees from both Rwan-
da and the former Zaire; and
Whereas African governments have attempted to bring about
a negotiated settlement to the current crisis: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) condemns the current fighting and urges
the warring parties to reach a lasting ceasefire that
will allow for humanitarian needs to be addressed as
soon as possible;
(2) calls on all private militia to disarm and
disband immediately to end the continuing threat to
peace and stability in the Republic of Congo;
(3) commends African leaders from Gabon,
Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin, Central Afri-
•HRES 175 IH
can Republic, Senegal, and Chad for their efforts to
negotiate a peaceful settlement and encourages their
continuing efforts to find a sustainable political set-
tlement in this matter;
(4) supports the deployment of an international
peacekeeping force to the Republic of Congo if
deemed necessary;
(5) urges the Government of the Republic of
Congo, in cooperation with all legal political parties,
to resolve in a transparent manner questions con-
cerning the scheduled elections and to prepare for
open and transparent elections at the earliest fea-
sible time; and
(6) encourages the United States Government
to provide technical assistance on election related
matters if requested by the Government of the Re-
public of Congo.
Æ
IV
House Calendar No. 54
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 176
[Report No. 105–154]
Providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjourn-
ment of the House and Senate for the Independence Day district work
period.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. LINDER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution provid-
ing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the
Independence Day district work period.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution
it shall be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary
notwithstanding, to consider a concurrent resolution pro-
viding for adjournment of the House and Senate for the
Independence Day district work period.
House Calendar No. 54
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 176
[Report No. 105–154]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of a concurrent resolu-
tion providing for adjournment of the House and
Senate for the Independence Day district work
period.
JUNE 25, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 177
Prohibiting any personal staff employee of a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives from holding a paid position in the campaign of the employ-
ing Member.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. GOODLATTE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
RESOLUTION
Prohibiting any personal staff employee of a Member of
the House of Representatives from holding a paid posi-
tion in the campaign of the employing Member.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. PERSONAL STAFF EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRO-
HIBITED FROM HOLDING PAID POSITIONS IN
CAMPAIGNS OF EMPLOYING MEMBERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A personal staff employee of a
Member of the House of Representatives may not, with
respect to any period described in subsection (b), be em-
ployed by a political committee of the Member or otherwise
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tions shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill to the House with such amendments
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
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perform services for pay from campaign funds of the
Member.
(b) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—A period referred to in
subsection (a) is any pay period of the House of Rep-
resentatives for the personal staff employee position in-
volved.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this resolution—
(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;
(2) the term ‘‘personal staff employee’’ means,
with respect to a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives, a clerk hire or other employee on the
personal staff of the Member; and
(3) the term ‘‘political committee’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 301 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431).
Æ
H. Res. 178
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 8, 1997.
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. 2016) making appropriations for military con-
struction, family housing, and base realignment and closure
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the
five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill
for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are
waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority
in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering
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an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be con-
sidered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consid-
eration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five min-
utes the minimum time for electronic voting on any post-
poned question that follows another electronic vote without
intervening business, provided that the minimum time for
electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall
be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the
bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 55
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 178
[Report No. 105–156]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations
for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and clo-
sure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mrs. MYRICK, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2016) making
appropriations for military construction, family housing,
and base realignment and closure for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations for
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military construction, family housing, and base realign-
ment and closure for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure
to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Dur-
ing consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman
of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an
amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be
considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any
postponed question that follows another electronic vote
without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
House Calendar No. 55
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 178
[Report No. 105–156]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2016)
making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1998, and for other pur-
poses.
JUNE 26, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
H. Res. 179
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 9, 1997.
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. 1775) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 1998 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under
the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on
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Intelligence now printed in the bill. The committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title
rather than by section. Each title shall be considered as read.
Points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule
XVI or clause 5(a) or clause 5(b) of rule XXI are waived.
No amendments to the committee amendment in the nature
of a substitute shall be in order unless printed in the portion
of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 6 of rule XXIII. At the conclusion of consideration of
the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in
the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 180
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 9, 1997.
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. 858) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct a pilot project on designated lands within Plumas,
Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of Califor-
nia to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource manage-
ment activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to
amend current land and resource management plans for these
national forests to consider the incorporation of these re-
source management activities. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to
the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Resources. After general debate the bill
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Commit-
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tee on Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of
a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and num-
bered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment
shall be considered as read. Points of order against that
amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI
or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. No amendment to that
amendment shall be in order except an amendment printed
in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 6 of rule
XXIII, which may be offered only by Representative Miller of
California or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to
amendment. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to
the House with such amendments as may have been adopted.
Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on
any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to
the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute
made in order as original text. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to
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final passage without intervening motion except one motion
to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 60
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 181
[Report No. 105–174]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations
for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2107) making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for
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get of surveillance and harassment by United States Gov-
ernment law enforcement agencies;
Whereas Marcus Garvey was prosecuted and convicted of
mail fraud, imprisoned, and later, deported to Jamaica;
Whereas the case against Marcus Garvey was politically moti-
vated, the charges unsubstantiated, and his conviction
unjust;
Whereas millions of petitioners have appealed for his exonera-
tion;
Whereas Marcus Garvey is recognized as a national hero in
his native Jamaica, and as a towering figure in nations
around the world; and
Whereas Marcus Garvey’s life and contributions to the
United States should be recognized and appropriate steps
taken to restore his name and reputation in this country:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) Marcus Garvey was innocent of the charges
brought against him by the United States Govern-
ment,
(2) Marcus Garvey is and should be recognized
internationally as a leader and thinker in the strug-
gle for human rights, and
(3) the President should take appropriate meas-
ures within his power to clear Marcus Garvey’s good
name.
Æ
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 182
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding marches
in Northern Ireland.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1997
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. MANTON, Mrs.
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr.
GILMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
regarding marches in Northern Ireland.
Whereas it is in the interest of the Republic of Ireland, the
United Kingdom, and the United States to bring an end
to the strife in Northern Ireland;
Whereas the majority of the citizens of Northern Ireland,
Catholic and Protestant, want an end to violence in the
region;
Whereas the British Government’s decision in 1996 to allow
the Orange Order to march along a disputed stretch of
the Garvaghy Road resulted in the worst rioting in
Northern Ireland’s history;
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Whereas the British Government’s decision to allow such a
march on July 6, 1997, resulted in a repeat of the vio-
lence of 1996 on the Garvaghy Road;
Whereas the British Government continues to use plastic bul-
lets against civilians;
Whereas the right of citizens to assemble peacefully is an im-
portant part of a pluralistic democracy;
Whereas the majority of marches conducted by the Orange
Order are designed to provoke conflict and heighten ten-
sions among Protestant and Catholic citizens; and
Whereas such marches only serve to undermine efforts to se-
cure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the British Government should prohibit
any march by any group through any neighborhood or
community in Northern Ireland in which residents have
clearly stated their opposition to the march.
Æ
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order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply
with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Education and
the Workforce. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose
of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Commit-
tee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. During consideration
of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee
of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the
basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional
Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule
XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as
read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill
to the House with such amendments as may have been
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the
House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in