[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 43 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fourteen public bills, H.R. 4245-4258; and two 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 357 and H. Res. 408 were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  S. 1654, to make certain technical corrections, amended (H. Rept. 
103-479, Part I); and
  Conference report on H.R. 2884, to establish a national framework for 
the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States 
(H. Rept. 103-480).

                                                  Pages H2454-70, H2506

Recess: House recessed at 11:26 a.m. and reconvened at noon.

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Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 155 nays, Roll No. 115, 
the House approved the Journal of Monday, April 18.

                                                         Pages H2406-07

Meeting Hour: Agreed that the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. on 
Wednesday, April 20.

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Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Native American laws: S. 1654, amended, to make certain technical 
corrections (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 2 nays, 
Roll No. 116);

                                                         Pages H2411-14

  Environmental export enhancement: H.R. 3813, amended, to amend the 
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to promote further United States exports 
of environmental technologies, goods, and services. This bill was 
debated on Monday, April 18 (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 416 
yeas, Roll No. 117); and

                                                             Page H2414

  Emancipation of Baha'i community: S. Con. Res. 31, concerning the 
emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community (agreed to by a yea-and-
nay vote of 414 yeas, Roll No. 118)--clearing the measure. This measure 
was debated on Monday, April 18.

                                                             Page H2415

State Department Authorizations: The Speaker made the following 
modification in the appointment of conferees on H.R. 2333, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State, the United States 
Information Agency, and related agencies: In the second panel from the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Representative Diaz-Balart was appointed 
in lieu of Representative Roth only for consideration of section 755 of 
the Senate amendment.

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Violent Crime Control: House continued consideration of H.R. 4092, to 
control and prevent crime; but came to no resolution thereon. 
Consideration of amendments will resume on Wednesday, April 20.

                                                         Pages H2415-50

Agreed To:
  The Hyde amendment that strikes the habeas corpus provisions limiting 
death-row appeals (agreed to by a recorded vote of 270 ayes to 159 
noes, Roll No. 119);

                                                         Pages H2416-21

  The Solomon amendment that makes a conviction of a serious drug 
offense a third strike mandating life imprisonment under the three 
strike provision (agreed to by a recorded vote of 303 ayes to 126 noes, 
Roll No. 122);

                                                         Pages H2429-31

  The Volkmer amendment that adds the convictions of bank robbery and 
robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances as offenses 
that would be counted toward the three strike provision;

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  The Chapman amendment that authorizes $10.5 billion through fiscal 
year 1999 for a new program of grants for State prisons (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 377 ayes to 50 noes, Roll No. 124); and

                                                         Pages H2435-39

  The McCollum amendment, as amended by the Hughes amendment (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 206 noes, with 1 voting ``present,'' 
Roll No. 126), that authorizes $10 billion in fiscal years 1995 through 
1999 to State and regional prisons, upon the enactment of ``truth in 
sentencing'' legislation.

                                                         Pages H2442-50

Rejected:
  The Derrick amendment that sought to narrow the instances in which 
``new rules'' of law would retroactively be applied in habeas corpus 
appeals by the prisoner (rejected by a recorded vote 171 ayes to 256 
notes, Roll No. 120);

                                                         Pages H2421-27

  The McCollum motion to rise and report the bill back to the House 
with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 121);

                                                         Pages H2427-29

  The Frank of Massachusetts amendment that sought to remove a 
``serious drug offense'' from felonies that would be counted toward the 
three strike provision;

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  The McCollum motion to rise and report the bill back to the House 
with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 123); and

                                                         Pages H2433-35

  The Schiff amendment that sought to strike provisions that would 
require States to have a comprehensive plan for managing correctional 
programs to be eligible for grants (rejected by a recorded vote of 205 
ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 125).

                                                         Pages H2439-42

School-to-Work Opportunities: Agreed to a unanimous consent request 
that it be in order on Wednesday, April 20, 1994, or any day 
thereafter, to consider the conference report on H.R. 2884, to 
establish a national framework for the development of School-to-Work 
Opportunities systems in all States; and that all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration be waived, 
and that the conference report be considered as having been read when 
called up for consideration.

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Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 2884, to establish a 
national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities 
systems in all States.

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Suspensions--Votes Postponed: House completed all debate on motions to 
suspend the rules and pass the following measure, on which a vote is 
postponed until Wednesday, April 20:
  Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neill year: H. Res. 329, amended, designating 
1994 as a year to honor the memory and leadership qualities of the 
Honorable Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neill, Jr., the late Speaker of the House 
of Representatives.

                                                         Pages H2450-53

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H2414-15.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2406-07, H2413-14, H2414, H2415, H2420-21, H2426-27, H2428-29, H2430-
31, H2434-35, H2439, H2442, and H2449-50. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:11 p.m.