[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 9, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3821-3836; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3837; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 321, and H. Res. 354-355 were 
introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2547, to improve the economy of the United States and promote 
the national security interests of the United States by establishing a 
National Shipbuilding Initiative to provide support for the United 
States shipbuilding industry in order to assist that industry in 
regaining a significant share of the world commercial shipbuilding 
market, amended (H. Rept. 103-420, Part I);
  H. Res. 356, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
respect to consideration of a certain resolution reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 103-421); and
  H. Res. 357, providing for consideration of H.R. 3345, to amend title 
5, United States Code, to eliminate certain restrictions on employee 
training; and to provide temporary authority to agencies relating to 
voluntary separation incentive payments (H. Rept. 103-422).

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Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 151 nays, Roll No. 15, 
the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, February 8.

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Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act: House completed all general 
debate and began consideration of amendments on H.R. 811, to 
reauthorize the independent counsel law for an additional 5 years; but 
came to no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume 
on Thursday, February 10.

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Agreed To:
  The Brooks amendment that changes the short title of the bill from 
1993 to 1994; states that the extension of the law is to be interpreted 
as though it had never expired; and makes the special prosecutor 
subject to the rules for handling classified documents the same as the 
Justice Department; and

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  The Fish amendment that changes the pay schedule for employees of the 
independent counsel.

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  The Fish amendment that makes the GSA the support agency of the 
independent counsel.

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  H. Res. 352, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 
17. Agreed to order the previous question on the rule by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 249 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 16.

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Presidential Message--National Science Board: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits a report of the National Science Board 
entitled ``Science and Engineering Indicators--1993''--referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Condemnation of Expressions of Hatred: It was made in order on 
Thursday, February 10, 1994, to consider H. Res. 343, to express the 
sense of the House of Representatives condemning the racist, anti-
Catholic, and anti-semitic speech given by a senior representative of 
the Nation of Islam and all manifestations and expressions of hatred 
based on race, religion, and ethnicity.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 10.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H359-60, H376-77, and H377-78. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at noon and adjourned at 7:22 p.m.