[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 30 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 4064-4089; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4090; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 341, H. Con. Res. 225-226, and H. 
Res. 390-392 were introduced.

                                                         Pages H1539-40

Balanced Budget Amendment: By a yea-and-nay vote of 271 yeas to 153 
nays, Roll No. 65, two-thirds of those present not voting in the 
affirmative, the House failed to pass 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.

                                                         Pages H1451-97

Agreed To:
  The Barton of Texas amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to prohibit revenues from growing faster than the rate of 
increase in national income in the second prior fiscal year, unless a 
three-fifths vote of the total membership of both the House and Senate 
is taken to approve a specific tax increase (agreed to on a revote by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 63). Earlier in the 
Committee of the Whole this amendment was rejected by a recorded vote 
of 213 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 62). The vote was taken over in the 
full House pursuant to clause 2(d) of Rule 23 stating that if the votes 
of the delegates and of the Resident Commissioner were decisive the 
vote must be retaken in the full House; and

                                               Pages H1461-62, H1462-63

  The Stenholm amendment in the nature of a substitute that changes the 
effective date from 1999 to 2001 or the second fiscal year after its 
ratification, whichever is later.

                                                             Page H1496

  Rejected the Wise amendment that sought to require that the operating 
budget of the Federal Government be balanced, while a separate capital 
budget for investments that provide long-term economic returns is 
established; exempts Social Security and the Federal Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund from balanced budget calculations; and to provide 
that only under certain circumstances would Congress be permitted to 
run a deficit (war, a serious military threat, or a recession) 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 111 ayes to 318 noes, Roll No. 64).

                                                         Pages H1473-74

Pesticide Safety: House passed S. 1913, to extend certain compliance 
dates for pesticide safety training and labeling requirements.

                                                         Pages H1507-08

  Agreed to the de la Garza amendment in the nature of a substitute.

                                                             Page H1508

Access to Medical Clinics: By a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 169 noes, 
Roll No. 70, the House passed S. 636, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to permit individuals to have freedom of access to certain 
medical clinics and facilities.

                                                             Page H1519

  Agreed to the Schroeder amendment in the nature of a substitute (text 
of H.R. 796).
  Agreed to amend the title.

                                                             Page H1519

  H.R. 796 was laid on the table.
  Agreed to the Schroeder motion to insist on the House amendments and 
ask a conference (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 166 
nays, Roll No. 71). Appointed as conferees:
  From the Committee on the Judiciary: Representatives Brooks, Schumer, 
Edwards of California, Conyers, Schroeder, Sensenbrenner, Hyde, and 
Canady.
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce: Representatives Dingell, 
Waxman, Synar, Moorhead, and Bliley.

                                                     Pages H1520, H1522

  Agreed to the Sensenbrenner motion to instruct House conferees 
regarding the protection of religious institutions (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 398 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 72).

                                                             Page H1522

Rejected:
  The Smith of New Jersey motion to lay the Schroeder amendment in the 
nature of a substitute on the table (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 
175 yeas to 240 nays, Roll No. 68); and

                                                         Pages H1511-12

  The Smith of New Jersey motion to commit the bill to the Judiciary 
Committee (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 168 yeas to 233 nays, Roll 
No. 69).

                                                             Page H1518

  H. Res. 374, the rule providing for the House to request a conference 
on the bill, was agreed to earlier by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 
171 noes, Roll No. 67. Agreed to order the previous question on the 
rule by a yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 168 nays, Roll No. 66.

                                                  Pages H1506, H1506-07

Interparliamentary Union: The Speaker appointed the following Members 
to attend the conference of the Interparliamentary Union to be held in 
Paris, France, from March 20, 1994, to March 26, 1994 on the part of 
the House: Representatives Engel, Chairman, Faleomavaega, Vice-
Chairman, Payne of New Jersey, Tanner, and Collins of Michigan.

                                                             Page H1522

Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Speaker appointed 
the following Members to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary 
Group for the Second Session of the One Hundred Third Congress on the 
part of the House: Representatives de la Garza, Chairman, Torricelli, 
Vice-chairman, Gejdenson, Coleman, Miller of California, Rangel, 
Matsui, Gilman, Goodling, Dreier, Kolbe, and DeLay.

                                                             Page H1522

Child Care Center: The Speaker appointed the following individuals to 
the Advisory Board for the House of Representatives Child Care Center: 
Mrs. Azar Kattan of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Debbie Dingell of Trenton, 
Michigan, Mrs. Susan Coughlin of Washington, D.C., Mr. David Caskey of 
Hyattsville, Maryland, Mrs. Rebecca Feemster Dye of Washington, D.C., 
Mr. Donnald K. Anderson of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Sharon Archer of 
Houston, Texas, Mrs. Janet Bryant of Dallas, Texas, Mr. Lee Harrington 
of Alexandria, Virginia, Mr. Ron Haskins of Rockville, Maryland, Mrs. 
Rita Kelliher of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Barbara Morris Lent of 
Arlington, Virginia, Mrs. Laura Redding of Alexandria, Virginia, Mrs. 
Sylvia Sabo of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mrs. Paula Swift of 
Bellingham, Washington.

                                                             Page H1523

Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 21. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.

                                                         Pages H1522-23

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, March 23.

                                                             Page H1523

Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1443.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 61), six yea-and-nay 
votes and five recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H1453-54, H1461-62, H1462-63, H1473-74, 
H1497, H1506, H1506-07, H1511-12, H1518, H1519, H1520, and H1522, .
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:08 p.m.