[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3935-3944; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 3935-3946; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 375-377 were introduced.

                                                              Page H995

Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H. Res. 374, to request 
a conference with the Senate on an amendment of the House to S. 636, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to permit individuals to have 
freedom of access to certain medical clinics and facilities (H. Rept. 
103-427).

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Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 262 yeas to 154 nays, Roll No. 34, 
the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, March 1.

                                                          Pages H913-14

Communication Re-referred: Executive Communication Number 2199, a 
communication from the Department of State transmitting a report 
relative to allocations of foreign assistance, originally referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations, was re-referred jointly to the 
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

                                                              Page H917

Seismic Retrofit of Bridges: House passed S. 1789, to amend title 23, 
United States Code, to permit the use of funds under the highway bridge 
replacement and rehabilitation program for seismic retrofit of 
bridges--clearing the measure for the President.

                                                          Pages H917-19

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances: Objection was heard to a 
unanimous-consent request to take from the Speaker's table and consider 
S. 636, to amend the Public Health Service Act to permit individuals to 
have freedom of access to certain medical clinics and facilities.

                                                          Pages H919-20

Elementary and Secondary Education: House continued consideration of 
amendments on H.R. 6, to extend for six years the authorizations of 
appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration 
of amendments will continue on Thursday, March 3.

                                                          Pages H920-59

  Agreed to the Kildee en bloc amendments, as modified, that increase 
the title I minimum State administrative grant amount from $325,000 to 
$375,000; require compliance with the Buy American Act; prohibit use of 
funds to compensate custodians by a local educational agency which 
contains five counties in their entirety and a student population which 
exceeds 900,000; provide for waivers of statutory and regulatory 
requirements; provide for a study of the effectiveness and impact of 
Federal categorical aid programs; establish programs to reduce 
excessive student mobility; provide grants to assist local communities 
affected by hate crimes; specify that no State may receive less funds 
relating to basic grants to local educational agencies than it received 
in the preceding year; and make other technical and clarifying changes.

                                                          Pages H942-47

Rejected:
  The Gunderson amendment that sought to eliminate language requiring 
school districts to set aside 1 percent of their title I funds for 
parental involvement activities; and

                                                          Pages H947-55

  The Romero-Barcelo amendment that sought to phase out over 5 years 
the caps on the amount of title I funds that can go to Puerto Rico 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 70 ayes to 358 noes, Roll No. 35).

                                                          Pages H956-58

Question of Privilege of the House: By a yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas 
to 184 nays, Roll No. 36, the House agreed to H. Res. 375, relating to 
a question of the privileges of the House.

                                                          Pages H959-67

Former House Post Office: By a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 186 
nays, Roll No. 37, the House agreed to the Gephardt motion to table H. 
Res. 238, calling on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to 
conduct an investigation into activity at the House Post Office to 
determine whether House rules were broken or whether public funds were 
embezzled.

                                                          Pages H968-77

Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  DOT report: Message wherein he transmits the Twenty-sixth Annual 
Report of the Department of Transportation, which covers fiscal year 
1992--referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
on Public Works and Transportation, and the Committee on Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries; and

                                                              Page H977

  Arctic research policy: Message wherein he transmits the Fifth 
Biennial Report of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 
(February 1, 1992 to January 31, 1994)--referred to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology.

                                                              Page H977

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H913-14, H957-58, H967, and H976-77. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10:08 p.m.