[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 22 (Thursday, March 3, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3947-3962; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 329-330, H. Con. Res. 214-215, and H. Res. 378 were 
introduced.

                                                         Pages H1057-58

Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 250 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 38, 
the House approved the Journal of Wednesday, March 2.

                                                          Pages H997-98

Presidential Message--National Emergency Regarding Iraq: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmits his report on the National 
Emergency Regarding Iraq--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 103-215).

                                                         Pages H1005-06

Elementary and Secondary Education: House continued consideration of 
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 Wednesday, March 9.

                                                         Pages H1006-51

Agreed To:
  The Boehner amendment that would permit title I funds to be used for 
school districts for public school choice programs, under which parents 
could choose which public schools their children should attend;

                                                         Pages H1007-08

  The Gunderson amendment, as amended by the Goodling amendment, that 
allows the development of a Presidential awards program which will 
recognize the person or corporation producing the best educational game 
of the year; and provides that games recognized under this program be 
selected by the Secretary of Education from a list of nominees or 
applicants submitted by a panel of experts who convene annually at the 
request of the Secretary;

                                                             Page H1015

  The Hoagland amendment, as modified, that permits the use of title I 
funds received for eligible school attendance areas to serve eligible 
children who reside in such areas, but who attend schools in other 
school attendance areas in accordance with a court-ordered school 
desegregation plan or a plan which continues to be implemented in 
accordance with a district-wide, court-ordered desegregation plan;

                                                         Pages H1035-36

  The Ackerman amendment, as modified, that provides that school 
districts which have over 900,000 students, use title I funds to serve 
educationally deprived children from low-income families who otherwise 
meet the title I eligibility requirements, but who attend schools in 
noneligible attendance areas; and

                                                         Pages H1036-37

  The Wheat amendment, as modified, that authorizes $20 million per 
fiscal year through fiscal year 1999 for the Parents As Teachers 
Program, and provides that preschool programs for parents as teachers 
include opportunities for parents to learn about child development and 
child rearing issues beginning at birth.

                                                         Pages H1036-37

Rejected:
  The Romero-Barcelo amendment that sought to change the weighting 
factor formula authorizing the distribution of title I funds in excess 
of the fiscal year 1994 appropriations from 1.62 million dollars to 2.5 
million dollars for Puerto Rico (rejected by a recorded vote of 76 ayes 
to 340 noes, Roll No. 39);

                                                         Pages H1008-09

  The Boehner amendment that sought to eliminate provisions authorizing 
10 million dollars various existing Innovative Elementary School 
Transitional programs; and to eliminate the authorization of various 
new programs (rejected by a recorded vote of 128 ayes to 287 noes, Roll 
No. 40);

                                                         Pages H1009-15

  The Rohrabacher amendment that sought to require school districts 
receiving title I funds to report to the Department of Education by 
October 1, 1994 and on or before October 1 in subsequent years, the 
number of students enrolled in the school system, the number of 
students enrolled who are not legally in the United States, the number 
of students enrolled who are lawfully in the United States who do not 
have at least one parent or legal guardian lawfully in the United 
States, and the average per pupil expenditure of the school district 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 78 ayes to 329 noes, Roll 41; and

                                                         Pages H1015-34

  The Roberts amendment to the Rohrabacher amendment that sought to 
provide that direct costs incurred by States, local educational 
agencies, and schools in complying with the mandate to produce 
information on student enrollment be reimbursed by the Federal 
government.

                                                             Page H1016

  The Thomas of Wyoming amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to permit, effective in the 1996-1997 school 
year, schools in which 50 percent of the student population comes from 
poor families to use their title I funds for school-wide programs which 
benefit all of the school's children, not just title I children.

                                                             Page H1037

Presidential Message--Duty-Free Preference for the Ukraine: Read a 
message from the President wherein he advises his intent to add the 
Ukraine to the list of beneficiary developing countries under the 
Generalized System of Preferences program, which offers duty-free 
access to the United States market authorized by the Trade Act of 
1974--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. 103-216).

                                                             Page H1052

Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 7. Agreed to adjourn from Thursday to 
Monday.

                                                  Pages H1034-35, H1052

Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at noon on Monday, March 7.

                                                             Page H1057

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of March 9.

                                                             Page H1052

Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H998.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H997-98, H1009, H1014-15, and H1034. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m.