[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 14 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Five public bills, H.R. 3865-3869; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 325, and H. Res. 362-363 were introduced.

                                                              Page H544

Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: Conference report on 
H.R. 3759, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1994 (H. Rept. 103-424).

                                                          Pages H509-28

Recess: House recessed at 2:45 p.m. and reconvened at 6:11 p.m.

                                                              Page H509

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 245 
yeas to 65 nays, Roll No. 27, the House agreed to the conference report 
on H.R. 3759, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1994--clearing the measure for Senate 
action.
  Earlier, it was made in order to consider the conference report 
today.

                                                       Pages H504, H541

Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until 3 p.m. on 
Friday, February 18, to file the conference report on H.R. 6, Improving 
America's Schools Act of 1994.

                                                          Pages H541-42

Morning Hour/Oxford Debate Formats: It was made in order that the 
special orders previously granted by the House to address the House on 
dates through May 23, 1994, be vacated;
  That during the period beginning February 23, 1994, and for 90 days 
thereafter, on Mondays and Tuesdays of each week the House convene 90 
minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the 
House solely for the purpose of conducting ``morning hour'' debates to 
be followed by a recess declared by the Speaker pursuant to clause 12, 
Rule I under the following conditions:
  (1) Prayer by the Chaplain, approval of the Journal and the pledge of 
allegiance to the flag to be postponed until the resumption of the 
House session following the completion of morning hour debate; and
  (2) Debate to be limited not to exceed 30 minutes allocated to each 
party, with initial and subsequent recognition alternating daily 
between parties to be conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to lists 
submitted by the Majority Leader and Minority Leaders respectively (no 
Member on such lists to be permitted to address the House for longer 
than 5 minutes except for the Majority Leader and Minority Leader 
respectively); and
  That on (every third) Wednesday, beginning on a day to be designated 
by the Speaker and mutually agreed upon by the Majority Leader and 
Minority Leader, it shall be in order, at a time to be determined by 
the Speaker, for the Speaker to recognize the Majority Leader and 
Minority Leader (or their designees), jointly, for a period of not to 
exceed 2 hours, for the purpose of holding a structured debate. The 
topic of the debate, when mutually agreed upon by the Majority Leader 
and Minority Leader, shall be announced by the Speaker. The format of 
the debate, which shall allow for participation by four Members of the 
Majority party and four from the Minority party in the House, chosen by 
their respective party leaders, with specified times for presentations 
and rebuttals by all participants, and periods of questioning of each 
Member by others participating, shall be announced to the House by the 
Speaker.
  It was further stipulated that the establishment of this format for 
recognition by the Speaker is without prejudice to the Speaker's 
ultimate power of recognition under clause 1, Rule XIV should 
circumstances so warrant.

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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H503 and H509.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H541. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 2 p.m. and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. 
Res. 206, adjourned at 7:31 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22.