[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fifteen public bills, H.R. 4304-4318; one private 
bill, H.R. 4319; and one resolution, H.J. Res. 362, were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 414, providing for the consideration of H.R. 3254, to 
authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation (H. Rept. 
103-485);
  H.R. 1015, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to assure the 
completeness and accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit 
reporting agencies, to better inform consumers of their rights under 
the Act, and to improve enforcement, amended (H. Rept. 103-486); and
  H.R. 2473, to designate certain National Forest lands in the State of 
Montana as wilderness, and to release other National Forest lands in 
the State of Montana for multiple use management (H. Rept. 103-487, 
Part I).

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Funeral Committee: The Speaker announced that, pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Res. 411, he appointed on Wednesday, April 27, 1994, 
the following Members of the House to join with a committee of the 
Senate to attend the funeral services of the late Honorable Richard 
Milhous Nixon, Thirty-Seventh President of the United States, in Yorba 
Linda, California: Representatives Foley, Michel, Gingrich, Moorhead, 
Thomas of California, Dreier, Hunter, Dornan, Gallegly, Herger, Cox, 
Condit, Calvert, Kim, McKeon, Royce, Pickle, de la Garza, Bevill, Myers 
of Indiana, Mazzoli, Spence, Gilman, Regula, Shuster, Walker, Roth, 
Petri, Emerson, McCollum, Roberts, Roukema, Skeen, Kennelly, Boehlert, 
Vucanovich, Bentley, Callahan, Kolbe, McMillan, Upton, Shays, Duncan, 
McNulty, Schiff, Stearns, Camp, Peterson of Florida, Taylor of North 
Carolina, Canady, Clyburn, Collins of Georgia, Dickey, Hutchinson, 
Johnson of Georgia, Mica, Miller of Florida, Smith of Michigan, 
Torkildsen, and Underwood.

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Iraqi Claims: By a yea-and-nay vote of 398 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 
146, House passed H.R. 3221, to provide for the adjudication of certain 
claims against the Government of Iraq.

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Agreed To:
  Agreed to the Manzullo motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs with instructions to report it back forthwith 
containing an amendment that strikes language that sought to prevent 
the admission into the United States of refugees who served in the 
Iraqi armed forces during the Persian Gulf War until all claims 
certified against the Government of Iraq are satisfied; but retains 
language providing for such admission of refugees in exceptional 
circumstances. Earlier, a point of order was sustained against a 
similar Manzullo motion to recommit that sought to strike language and 
insert an amendment prohibiting any admission to the United States of 
refugees who served in the Iraqi armed forces during the Persian Gulf 
War.

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

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  The Bonior amendment that expresses the sense of the Congress that 
the United States should provide medical assistance immediately to 
Iraqi citizens through non-governmental and international 
organizations, which assistance should be reimbursable from seized 
Iraqi assets; and

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  The Solomon amendment, as modified, that expresses the sense of the 
Congress that the President should request of the United Nations that 
it charge Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials for war crimes.

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  The Clerk was authorized to change ``1993'' to ``1994'' in section 1 
of the bill, to correct duplicative section numbers of sections added 
during the amendment process, and to make all such other technical and 
conforming changes as may be necessary in the engrossment of the bill.

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  H. Res. 410, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.

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State Department Authorization: House agreed to the conference report 
on H.R. 2333, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State, 
the United States Information Agency, and related agencies--clearing 
the measure for Senate action.

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  Rejected the Snowe motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part 
of the House to disagree to section 521 of the conference report 
relating to relations with Vietnam (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 
195 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 147).

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Technical Corrections: House agreed to S. Con. Res. 67, to correct 
technical errors in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 2333--clearing the 
measure.

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Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures which were debated on Tuesday, April 26:
  VA health exemption from Federal work force: H.R. 4013, amended, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs with necessary flexibility in staffing the Veterans 
Health Administration, to authorize the Secretary to establish pilot 
programs for health care delivery. Agreed to amend the title; (passed 
by a recorded vote of 282 ayes to 118 noes, Roll No. 148); and

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  Head Start, LIHEAP, and Community Services Block Grant 
reauthorization: H.R. 4250, amended, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act and the 
Community Services Block Grant Act. Agreed to amend the title. 
Subsequently, S. 2000, a similar Senate-passed bill was passed in lieu, 
after being amended to contain the text of H.R. 4250 as passed the 
House. H.R. 4250 was laid on the table.

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  The House then insisted on its amendment to S. 2000; and asked a 
conference. Appointed as conferees:
  From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration of the 
Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Ford of Michigan, Martinez, Kildee, Owens, 
Andrews of New Jersey, Scott, Woolsey, Romero-Barcelo, Baesler, 
Goodling, Molinari, Barrett of Nebraska, Miller of Florida, and Castle.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
for consideration of title III of the Senate bill, and title III of the 
House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Dingell, Sharp, Markey, Lehman, Kreidler, Moorhead, 
Bilirakis, and Hastert.

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Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of May 2. Agreed to adjourn from Thursday to 
Monday.

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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2841.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2870, H2888-89, and H2889. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at noon and adjourned at 6:54 p.m.