[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Ten public bills, H.R. 3984-3993; and six 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 332, H. Con. Res. 219-221, and H. Res. 382-383 
were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 384, providing for the consideration of H. Con. Res. 218, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 (H. Rept. 103-429).

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Elementary and Secondary Education: House continued consideration of 
amendments to 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 resume at a later date.

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Agreed To:
  The Gunderson amendment that authorizes $25 million in fiscal year 
1995 and such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1996 through 
fiscal year 1999 for school-based programs for inner city and rural 
communities called 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which would 
offer educational, recreational, health, and social services;

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  The Barrett of Nebraska amendment that reserves for Governors 20 
percent of a State's funds under the Drug-Free School and Communities 
Program, and requires Governors to establish an advisory committee to 
create a long-term plan for the Governor's use of these funds; and 
requires that 10 percent of a Governor's funds be used for the Drug 
Abuse and Resistance Education Programs (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 418 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 47); and

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  The Durbin amendment that adds language setting forth statistical 
data on the use of tobacco by children and teens which states that 30 
percent of all high school seniors are smokers; that half of all 
smokers begin at the age of 14 and 90 percent before the age of 21; 
that nicotine in tobacco is an addictive substance; that drug education 
and prevention programs that include tobacco use prevention have been 
effective in reducing teenage use of tobacco; and that prevention 
programs for youth which do not include tobacco send an erroneous 
message that tobacco use does not have adverse health consequences 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 353 ayes to 70 noes, with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 49).

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Rejected:
  The Miller of Florida amendment that sought to eliminate funding for 
libraries and technology assistance programs;

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  The Boehner amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the Native 
Hawaiian Education Program (rejected by a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 
213 noes, Roll No. 43);

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  The Boehner amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the 
Territorial Education Improvement Program (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 202 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 44); and

                                                         Pages H1109-13

  The Owens substitute to the Barrett of Nebraska amendment, as amended 
by the Kildee amendment (agreed to by a recorded vote of 425 ayes, Roll 
No. 45), that sought to authorize $100 million in fiscal year 1995 and 
such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 
1999 for Governors to use for community based drug prevention and 
violence prevention activities under the Drug-Free Schools and 
Communities Program (rejected by a recorded vote of 125 ayes to 296 
noes, Roll No. 46).

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

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Late Report: Committee on Rules received permission to have until 
midnight tonight to file a certain privileged report.

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Toy Safety: House agreed, with amendment, to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 965, to provide for toy safety--returning the measure to the 
Senate.

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Presidential Message--Continued Cooperation with EURATOM: Read a 
message from the President wherein he transmits his intention to issue 
an Executive Order extending for 12 months the waiver of the relevant 
export criterion of the Atomic Energy Act in order to continue 
cooperation with the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 103-217).

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Referral: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.

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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1089.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H1158.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 48), and six recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on 
pages H1108, H1113, H1124-25, H1126-27, H1127, H1130-31, and H1131.
Adjournment: Met at noon and adjourned at 8:28 p.m.