[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fifteen public bills, H.R. 4259-4273; and four 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 358-359, H. Con. Res. 241, and H. Res. 409 were 
introduced.

                                                         Pages H2581-82

Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 149 nays, Roll No. 127, 
the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, April 19.

                                                         Pages H2509-10

School-to-Work Opportunities: By a yea-and-nay vote of 339 yeas to 79 
nays, Roll No. 128, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
2884, to establish a national framework for the development of School-
to-Work Opportunities systems in all States--clearing the measure for 
Senate action.

                                                         Pages H2514-17

Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neil Year: By a yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 2 
nays, Roll No. 129, the House voted to suspend the rules and agree to 
H. Res. 329, designating 1994 as a year to honor the memory and 
leadership qualities of the Honorable Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neil, Jr., 
the late Speaker of the House of Representatives. This measure was 
debated on Tuesday, April 19.

                                                         Pages H2517-18

Violent Crime Control: House continued consideration of H.R. 3092, to 
control and prevent crime; but came to no resolution thereon. 
Consideration of amendments will resume on Thursday, April 21.

                                                         Pages H2518-62

Agreed To:
  The Brooks en bloc amendments authorizing the Justice Department to 
reimburse States and localities for the costs of incarcerating 
undocumented criminal aliens who have been convicted of a felony in 
State or local courts; provides law enforcement officials and courts 
access to criminal history information for use in cases involving 
stalking and domestic violence; prohibits State motor vehicle 
departments from disclosing, without authorization, personal 
information about individual license-holders to persons who do not have 
a legitimate business interest; requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
to prevent prisoners from strength-training or any activities that may 
increase their fighting abilities and to remove all equipment which 
aids in such purposes; requires that prisoners exhaust the prison's 
administrative remedies before they file a civil rights action in a 
Federal court; requires that Federal courts dismiss civil rights 
motions brought by prisoners, if the court finds the motion fails to 
state a claim on which relief can be granted, or finds that the motion 
is frivolous or malicious; and requires that a Federal court shall not 
hold prison or jail overcrowding unconstitutional under the Eighth 
Amendment, unless the plaintiff inmate proves that the crowding causes 
the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment on that inmate (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 402 ayes to 22 noes, Roll No. 130);

                                                         Pages H2521-28

  The Smith of New Jersey amendment that expresses the sense of the 
Congress that child pornography is a crime deserving full prosecution 
under the Federal child pornography statutes, and that the brief 
submitted by the Justice Department for the case Knox v. United States 
represents a misinterpretation of the statute (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 425 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 133);

                                                         Pages H2536-39

  The Hunter amendment that authorizes hiring an additional 6,000 
Border Patrol Agents and support staff over the next five years (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 134);

                                                         Pages H2539-42

  The Traficant amendment that provides penalties of not more than 
$100,000 to anyone who intentionally affixes a fraudulent ``Made in 
America'' label to any product that is purchased with funds authorized 
in the bill (agreed to by a recorded vote of 310 ayes to 116 noes, Roll 
No. 135);

                                                         Pages H2542-44

  The Gordon amendment that prohibits the awarding of Pell Grants to 
anyone incarcerated in either Federal or State penal institutions 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 312 ayes to 116 noes, Roll No. 136); 
and

                                               Pages H2544-46, H2548-49

  The McCurdy amendment that establishes a Police Corps Program which 
provides, on a competitive basis, Federal college scholarships of up to 
$10,000 per year, in return for a four-year commitment to serve in a 
State or local police force and provides that participants who fail to 
complete the agreed-upon service would be required to pay back the 
entire scholarship aid plus a 10-percent penalty (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 250 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 138).

                                               Pages H2550-55, H2560-61

Rejected:
  The McCollum amendment that sought to strike provisions that bar 
execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentence was 
imposed because of racial discrimination, and that permit the use of 
statistical evidence showing a significant racially discriminatory 
pattern in this determination (rejected by a recorded vote of 212 ayes 
to 217 noes, Roll No. 131);

                                                         Pages H2528-33

  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 179 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 132);

                                                         Pages H2534-35

  The Wynn amendment that sought to prohibit the awarding of Pell 
Grants to anyone incarcerated in either Federal, State, or local penal 
institutions after January 1, 1996, unless the Department of Education 
and State Governors certify that Pell Grants to prisoners show 
satisfactory evidence of reducing recidivism, are cost-effective, and 
require that inmates are making satisfactory academic progress toward 
completion of the education program for which the grant was made 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 137); 
and

                                                         Pages H2546-50

  The Martinez amendment that sought to require States to establish 
minimum standards for background investigations and training of private 
security guards, and to authorize access to FBI files for such 
background and criminal history checks (rejected by a recorded vote of 
80 ayes to 340 noes, Roll No. 139).

                                               Pages H2555-60, H2561-62

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and ten recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2509-10, H2516-17, H2517-18, H2528, H2533, H2535-36, H2538-39, H2542, 
H2543-44, H2548-49, H2549-50, H2560-61, and H2561-62. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:52 p.m.