[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 27 (Friday, March 11, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4013-4028; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4029; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 336 and H. Con. Res. 222, were 
introduced.

                                                         Pages H1322-23

Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 148 nays, Roll No. 53, 
the House approved the Journal of March 10.

                                                         Pages H1255-56

Budget: By a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 56, the 
House agreed to H. Con. Res. 218, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1995, 
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

                                            Pages H1258-75, H1276-H1301

Rejected:
  The Mfume amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
reduce defense spending levels and transfer the majority of those 
savings to increases in domestic spending in such areas as health care, 
aid to the homeless, crime prevention, housing, and education (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 326 noes, Roll No. 54); and

                                                             Page H1275

  The Kasich amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
provide an additional $147.5 billion in deficit reduction over the 
five-year plan adopted by Congress, reduce net spending by $266.6 
billion over the next five years, and provide a $61.1 billion increase 
in defense spending; while providing a $500 per child tax credit in 
fiscal year 1995 for families earning less than $200,000; indexing 
capital gains; restorating fully deductible IRA accounts; and fully 
funding a proposed market-based health care reform and welfare reform 
proposals (rejected by recorded vote of 165 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 
55).

                                                         Pages H1296-97

Federal Workforce Restructuring: House disagreed to the Senate 
amendments to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3345, 
to provide temporary authority to Government agencies relating to 
voluntary separation incentive payments; and agreed to a conference.
  From the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service for consideration 
of the Senate amendments to the House amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Clay, McCloskey, Norton, 
Meyers of Indiana, and Morella.
  From the Committees on the Judiciary, for consideration of Senate 
amendment numbered 1 and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Brooks, Schumer, and Sensenbrenner.
  From the Committee on Government Operations, for consideration of 
Senate amendment numbered 1 and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Conyers, Towns, and Clinger.
  From the Committee on Rules, for consideration of Senate amendment 
numbered 1 and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Derrick, Beilenson, and Solomon.

                                                         Pages H1301-02

  Agreed to the Castle motion to instruct House conferees to agree to 
Senate amendment numbered 1, creating the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
Fund and providing a conforming reduction in the discretionary spending 
limits (agreed to by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 150 noes, Roll No. 
57).

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Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 14. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

                                                         Pages H1302-03

Oxford Style Debates: The Majority Leader asked unanimous consent that, 
in conferring recognition for structured debates on certain Wednesday 
pursuant to the previous order of the House of February 11, 1994, the 
Speaker may adhere to a format and sequence mutually established by the 
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees and depicted 
in a memorandum at the Speaker's desk and at each manager's table.

                                                             Page H1303

Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16.

                                                             Page H1303

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of March 16.

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Balanced Budget: Agreed to a unanimous consent request that it be in 
order on Wednesday, March 16, for Representative Stenholm or his 
designee to call up H. Res. 331, providing for the consideration of 
H.J. Res. 103, proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide a 
balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater 
accountability in the enactment of tax legislation, for consideration 
under the same terms as if discharged from the Committee on Rules 
pursuant to clause 3 of Rule XXVII(27) of the Rules of the House; and 
that the period of general debate provided for in H. Res. 331 be 
reduced to six hours, equally divided and controlled by Representatives 
Brooks, Fish, and Stenholm, or their designees.

                                                         Pages H1303-04

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: House passed S.J. Res. 
56, to designate the week beginning April 12, 1993, as ``National 
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week''.

                                                         Pages H1304-05

  Agreed to the Wynn amendment changing the designated date to April 
11, 1994.

                                                             Page H1305

  Agreed to amend the title.

                                                             Page H1305

Classical Music Month: House passed H.J. Res. 239, to authorize the 
President to proclaim September 1994 as ``Classical Music Month.''

                                                             Page H1305

Parents Day: House agreed to H. Res. 236, to declare that July 28, 
1994, be recognized as Parents Day.

                                                         Pages H1305-06

Greek Independence Day: House passed S.J. Res. 162, designating March 
25, 1994, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of 
Greek and American Democracy''--clearing the measure for the President.

                                                         Pages H1306-07

National Agricultural Day: House passed S.J. Res. 163, to proclaim 
March 20, 1994, as ``National Agriculture Day''--clearing the measure 
for the President.

                                                             Page H1307

Congressional Award Board: Read a letter from the Minority Leader 
wherein he appoints Mr. Thomas D. Campbell of Alexandria, Virginia, 
from private life to serve as a member of the Congressional Award 
Board.

                                                             Page H1308

Educate America Act: The Speaker made the following corrections in the 
previous appointment of conferees to the conference on H.R. 1804, to 
improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for 
education reform; to promote research, consensus building, and systemic 
changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high 
levels of educational achievement for all American students; to provide 
a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs; and 
to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system 
of skill standards and certifications:
  From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration of the 
House amendment (except title II) to the Senate amendment, and the 
Senate amendment (except section 901-914), and modifications committed 
to conference: Representatives Ford of Michigan, Kildee, Miller of 
California, Sawyer, Owens, Unsoeld, Reed, Roemer, Mink, Engel, Becerra, 
Green of Texas, Woolsey, English of Arizona, Strickland, Payne of New 
Jersey, Romero-Barcelo, Goodling, Gunderson, McKeon, Petri, Molinari, 
Cunningham, Miller of Florida, Roukema, and Boehner.
  From the Committee on Education and Labor, from consideration of 
Title II of the House amendment to the Senate amendment, and sections 
901-914 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Ford of Michigan, Owens, Payne of New 
Jersey, Scott, Sawyer, Goodling, Ballenger, Barrett of Nebraska, and 
Fawell.
  The Speaker appointed the following additional conferees:
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
for consideration of title XII of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Dingell, Waxman, 
Synar, Moorhead, and Bliley.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for 
consideration of section 921 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Hamilton, Berman, Lantos, 
Gilman, and Snowe.

                                                             Page H1308

Referrals: Five Senate-passed measures were referred to the appropriate 
House committees.

                                                             Page H1318

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H1256, H1276.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1255-56, H1275, H1296-97, H1300-01, and H1302. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:03 p.m.