[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 25, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3721-3733; and 13 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 304-306, H. Con. Res. 197-199, and H. Res. 325-331 were 
introduced.

                                                           Pages H41-42

Report Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  Report entitled ``Final Report of the House Members of the Joint 
Committee on the Organization of Congress pursuant to H. Con. Res. 192, 
102d Congress'' (H. Rept. 103-413, filed on December 17, 1993).

                                                               Page H41

Resignation: Read a letter from Representative English wherein he 
resigns as a Member of the House of Representatives effective at 
midnight on January 7, 1994.

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Member Sworn: Representative-elect Vernon J. Ehlers presented himself 
in the well of the House and was administered the oath of office by the 
Speaker.

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Notify the President: House agreed to H. Res. 325, providing for a 
committee on the part of the House to join with a committee on the part 
of the Senate to notify the President that a quorum of each House has 
been assembled and that Congress is ready to receive any communication 
that he may be pleased to make. Subsequently, the Speaker appointed 
Representatives Gephardt and Michel as members of the committee on the 
part of the House.

                                                             Pages H3-4

Inform the Senate: House agreed to H. Res. 326, to inform the Senate 
that a quorum of the House has assembled.

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Hour of Meeting: House agreed to H. Res. 327, providing for the hour of 
meeting of the House.

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Condolence Resolution: House agreed to H. Res. 328, expressing the 
condolence of the House on the death of Representative Thomas P. 
``Tip'' O'Neill, Jr., former Member of the House of Representatives and 
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                                                            Pages H4-15

Joint Session: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 197, providing for a joint 
session of Congress to receive a message from the President on the 
State of the Union.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at noon on Wednesday, January 26.

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Suspension: It was made in order on Wednesday, January 26, to entertain 
a motion to suspend the rules and adopt H. Res. 323, relating to the 
treatment of Hugo Princz, a United States citizen, by the Federal 
Republic of Germany.

                                                               Page H15

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of January 26.

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District Work Period: Agreed to H. Con. Res. 198, providing for an 
adjournment of the House from Wednesday, January 26, 1994 to Tuesday, 
February 1, 1994.

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National Women's Business Council: Read a letter from the Minority 
Leader wherein he appoints Ms. Marilu Meyer of Chicago, Illinois from 
private life to serve as a member of the National Women's Business 
Council.

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Recess: House recessed at 4:10 p.m. and reconvened at 8:40 p.m.

                                                               Page H28

President's State of the Union Message: President Clinton delivered his 
State of the Union Message before a joint session of Congress. He was 
escorted to and from the House Chamber by a committee composed of 
Senators Mitchell, Ford, Pryor, Breaux, Mikulski, Daschle, Graham, 
Riegle, Lautenberg, Dole, Simpson, Cochran, Lott, Nickles, Gramm, and 
Thurmond; and Representatives Gephardt, Bonior, Hoyer, Fazio, Thornton, 
Lambert, Brooks, Michel, Gingrich, Armey, Hyde, Dickey, Hutchinson, and 
Hunter.

                                                           Pages H28-33

  The message was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered printed as a House Document (H. Doc. 
103-177).

                                                               Page H33

Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H33.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 1) developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H1-2. There were no 
votes.
Adjournment: Met at noon and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 
328, adjourned at 10:26 p.m., as a further mark of respect to the 
memory of the late Representative Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neill, Jr.