[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 4039-4063; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 338-340, H. Con. Res. 223-224, and H. Res. 389 were 
introduced.

                                                         Pages H1438-39

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 3345, to provide temporary authority to 
Government agencies relating to voluntary separation incentive payments 
(H. Rept. 103-435); and
  H. Res. 388, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 3345, to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate 
certain restrictions on employee training; and to provide temporary 
authority to agencies relating to voluntary separation incentive 
payments (H. Rept. 103-436).

                                                  Pages H1372-73, H1438

Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 144 nays, Roll No. 58, 
the House approved the Journal of March 15.

                                                  Pages H1347, H1351-52

Developmental Disabilities Assistance: House insisted on its amendments 
to S. 1284, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
Rights Act Amendments of 1993; and agreed to a conference. Appointed as 
conferees: Representatives Dingell, Waxman, Brown of Ohio, Moorhead, 
and Bliley.

                                                             Page H1352

School-to-Work Opportunities: House disagreed to the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 2884, to establish a national framework for the development of 
School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States; and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Ford of Michigan, 
Kildee, Williams, Goodling, and Gunderson.

                                                             Page H1352

Balanced Budget Amendment: House completed all general debate and began 
consideration of amendments to H.J. Res. 103, proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States 
Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax 
legislation. Consideration of amendments will resume on Thursday, March 
17.

                                            Pages H1358-72, H1373-H1414

  Rejected the Kyl amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought 
to limit Federal outlays to 19 percent of the Gross National Product 
for that year, unless the requirement is waived by a three-fifths (60 
percent) majority vote of the entire membership of the Senate and 
House; and to authorize a Presidential ``line item'' veto of any bill 
containing any item of spending authority (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 179 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 60).

                                                         Pages H1405-14

  H. Res. 331, the rule under which the joint resolution is being 
considered, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas to 
22 nays, Roll No. 59.

                                                         Pages H1352-57

Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 17.

                                                             Page H1414

Food Stamp Program: House passed S. 1926, Food Stamp Program 
Improvements Act of 1994--clearing the measure for the President.

                                                         Pages H1414-17

Presidential Message--Reemployment: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmits his proposed legislation entitled ``Reemployment 
Act of 1994--referred to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways 
and Means, the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 103-222).

                                                             Page H1417

Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1351-52, H1357, and H1313-14. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:02 p.m.