[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4103-4111; and 3 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 343, H. Con. Res. 229, and H. Res. 394 were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3841, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the Revised 
Statutes of the United States, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to 
provide for interstate banking and branching, amended (H. Rept. 103-
448); and
  H. Res. 395, providing for the consideration of H.R. 4092, to control 
and prevent crime (H. Rept. 103-449).

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Speaker pro Tempore: The Speaker designated Representative Montgomery 
to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

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Recess: House recessed at 11:13 a.m. and reconvened at noon.

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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 resume at a later date.

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  Agreed to the Doolittle amendment, as amended by the Unsoeld 
amendment (agreed to by a recorded vote of 262 ayes to 166 noes, Roll 
No. 76), that provides that schools teaching sex education have the 
option to emphasize that abstinence be considered the best method of 
birth control; and that this should not be construed as Federal control 
of curriculum or curriculum-related activities in schools (agreed to by 
a recorded vote of 407 ayes to 20 noes, Roll No. 77).

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  Rejected the Rohrabacher amendment that sought to prohibit any funds 
authorized from being used to provide any benefit or assistance to 
illegal aliens.

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Congressional Oversight of Government: By a yea-and-nay vote of 408 
yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 78, the House voted to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 394, to express the sense of the House that Congress 
has a constitutional obligation to conduct oversight of matters 
relating to the operations of the Government.

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Committee Funding: By a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 
80, the House agreed to H. Res. 369, providing amounts from the 
contingent fund of the House for the expenses of investigations and 
studies by certain committees of the House in the second session of the 
One Hundred Third Congress.

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  Rejected the Roberts motion to recommit the resolution to the 
Committee on House Administration with instructions to promptly report 
the resolution back to the House containing language that reduces 
overall committee funding by 7.9 percent (rejected by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 172 yeas to 251 nays, Roll No. 79).

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  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23.

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Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Multi-Family housing property disposal reform: By a yea-and-nay vote 
of 413 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 81, House voted to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 4067, to amend section 203 of the Housing and Community 
Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the disposition of 
multifamily properties owned by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, to provide for other reforms in programs administered by 
the Secretary, and to make certain technical amendments, which was 
debated on Monday, March 21. Subsequently, S. 1299, a similar Senate-
passed measure was passed in lieu, after being amended to contain the 
language of H.R. 4069 as passed the House. Agreed to amend the title of 
the Senate bill. H.R. 4069 was laid on the table;

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  Urban recreation and at-risk youth: By a yea-and-nay vote of 361 yeas 
to 59 nays, Roll No. 82, the House voted to suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 4034, to amend the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 
to authorize grants for the expansion of recreation opportunities for 
at risk youth in urban areas with a high prevalence of crime. This 
measure was debated on Monday, March 21;

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  Marine Mammal Protection: S. 1636, amended, to authorize 
appropriations for the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and to 
improve the program to reduce the incidental taking of marine mammals 
during the course of commercial fishing operations; the Clerk was 
authorized to make such technical corrections in spelling, punctuation, 
section numbering, and cross-referencing as may be necessary in the 
engrossment of the bill; and

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  Banking Efficiency:  H.R. 3841, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act 
of 1956, the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act to provide for interstate banking and branching.

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Commission on Child and Family Welfare: The Speaker appointed to the 
Commission on Child and Family Welfare the following individuals from 
private life on the part of the House: Mr. Donald R. Bardill of 
Tallahassee, Florida; Mr. George C. Cheek of Spokane, Washington; Mr. 
John Guidubaldi of Kent, Ohio; and Mr. Bill Harrington of Tacoma, 
Washington.

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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H1898.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
and appear on pages H1807-08, H1808, H1814, H1823, H1823-24, H1824-25, 
and H1839. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at noon and adjourned at 11:25 p.m.