[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fourteen public bills, H.R. 4384-4397; one private 
bill, H.R. 4398; and four resolutions, H.J. Res. 366, H. Con Res. 247-
248, and H. Res. 424, were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 965, to provide for toy safety (H. Rept. 
103-500);
  H.R. 3869, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
extend programs relating to the health of individuals who are members 
of minority groups, amended (H. Rept. 103-501);
  H. Res. 421, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany S. 2000, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 
through 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act and the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (H. Rept. 103-502);
  H. Res. 422, providing for consideration of H.R. 518, to designate 
certain lands in the California desert as wilderness, and to establish 
the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National 
Monument (H. Rept. 103-503); and
  H. Res. 423, providing for consideration of H.R. 2473, to designate 
certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana wilderness, and 
to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for 
multiple use management (H. Rept. 103-504).

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Presidential Message--Aging: Read a message from the President wherein 
he transmits the 1993 Annual Report of the Federal Council on the 
Aging--referred to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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Economic Development Authorization: House completed all general debate 
and began consideration of amendments to H.R. 2442, to reauthorize 
appropriations under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965, as amended, and to revise administrative provisions of the Act to 
improve the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to administer grant 
programs; but came to no resolution thereon. Further consideration of 
amendments will resume on May 12.

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  Pending when the Committee of the Whole rose was the Hefley amendment 
that seeks to terminate the Economic Development Agency.

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Agreed To:
  The Kanjorski amendment that creates the Business Development and 
Technology Commercialization Corporation, making federally developed 
technology available for commercial use (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 270 ayes to 135 noes, Roll No. 162); and

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  The Grams amendment that reduces by $27.2 million the authorizations 
for the Appalachian Regional Commission.

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Rejected:
  The Walker amendment to the Kanjorski amendment that sought to exempt 
from the provisions of the Kanjorski amendment any Federal agency or 
department that receives funding from the Federal Government and whose 
technology transfer activities are subject to the Bayh-Dole Act, the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, or the National 
Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act of 1989; and

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  The Goss amendment that sought to abolish the Appalachian Regional 
Commission (agreed to by a recorded vote of 143 ayes to 261 noes, Roll 
No. 163).

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Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 12.

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Vietnam Human Rights: House passed S.J. Res. 168, designating May 11, 
1994, as ``Vietnam Human Rights Day.''

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  Agreed to amend the preamble.

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Year of the Girl Child: House passed H.J. Res. 302, designating 1994 
through 1999 as the ``Years of the Girl Child.''

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  The Byrne amendment that designates only the year 1994 as the Year of 
the Girl Child.

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  Agreed to amend the title.

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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H3225 and H3269.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3262-63 and H3267-
68. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m.