[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 4486-4499; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4500; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 370, H. Con. Res. 252, and H. Res. 
442 were introduced.

                                                         Pages H4089-90

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 443, providing for the consideration of H.R. 4426, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 (H. Rept. 103-
530);
  H.R. 3937, a bill entitled: ``The Export Administration Act of 
1994''; amended (H. Rept. 103-531, Part I); and
  H. Res. 444, providing for the consideration of H.R. 4454, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995 (H. Rept. 103-532 filed on May 26, legislative day 
of May 25).

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Speaker Pro Tempore. Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Gephardt to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.

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Committee Elections: House agreed to H. Res. 442, electing 
Representative Lucas to the Committees on Government Operations and 
Agriculture.

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Blind Jurors in D.C. Courts: House passed H.R. 4205, to amend title II, 
District of Columbia Code, to clarify that blind individuals are 
eligible for service as jurors in the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.

                                                         Pages H3971-72

Former Spouses of D.C. Judges: House passed H.R. 3676, to amend the 
District of Columbia Spouse Equity Act of 1988 to provide for the 
coverage of the former spouses of judges of the District of Columbia 
courts.

                                                         Pages H3972-73

National Highway System Designation: By a recorded vote of 412 ayes to 
12 noes, Roll No. 200, the House passed H.R. 4385, to amend title 23, 
United States Code, to designate the National Highway System.

                                                      Pages H3976-H4020

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

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  Agreed to the Rahall en bloc amendment, as modified, that makes 
technical corrections to highway and transit projects descriptions; 
reallocates funds among several projects; strikes provisions that 
require highway contractors to guarantee and warrant that they will 
perform their obligations under Federal-aid contracts in accordance 
with current law; requires the Transportation Department to define the 
term ``vehicles and loads which cannot be easily dismantled or 
divided'', which would assist in the determination of which 
``indivisible'' loads may receive State waivers to exceed highway 
weight limits and permit the Department to apply this requirement to 
all trucks operating on the National Highway System if it is determined 
to be in the public interest; requires the Transportation Department to 
conduct a study on how existing Federal highway and transit funding is 
being used by States and metropolitan planning organizations to meet 
transportation needs; and provides for the establishment and funding of 
an urban transportation study institute to be operated by several 
Massachusetts universities; and

                                                         Pages H4011-15

  The Traficant amendment that requires the Transportation Department 
of conduct a one-year study of accidents involving commercial truck 
drivers who fall asleep while driving, and to recommend to Congress 
ways to reduce such accidents.

                                                         Pages H4018-19

  Rejected the Clement amendment that sought to strike provisions which 
require that a proposed Indianapolis-to-Houston highway corridor be 
constructed through six specified cities in Kentucky (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 64 ayes to 364 noes, Roll No. 199).

                                                         Pages H4015-18

  H. Res. 440, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.

                                                         Pages H3973-76

Foreign Operations Appropriations: By a recorded vote of 337 ayes to 87 
noes, Roll No. 208, the House passed H.R. 4426, making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.

                                               Pages H4032-64, H4065-77

  Agreed to the Callahan motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith 
containing an amendment that adds $15 million to the international 
narcotics account and offsets that $15 million in budget authority and 
outlays by reducing funding for the newly independent states of Russia.

                                                             Page H4076

  Subsequently, the bill was reported back to the House with the 
preceding amendment, and the amendment was agreed to.

                                                             Page H4076

Agreed to:
  The Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 426 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 204);

                                                         Pages H4032-43

  The Kasich amendment that limits funding which shall become available 
on or after April 1, 1995, for the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
Association, and the International Finance Corporation, unless the 
Secretary of the Treasury determines that recommendations contained in 
the Wapenhaus Report continue to be implemented as of April 1, 1995, 
and reports such determination to the committees on Appropriations and 
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and complies with regular notification procedures;

                                                         Pages H4058-60

  The DeLay amendment, as amended by the Obey amendment, that reduces 
from $98,800,000 to $88,800,000 the United States contributions to the 
Global Environmental Facility (GEF);

                                                         Pages H4060-63

  The Solomon amendment that clarifies language so as to provide that 
none of the funds appropriated for military assistance be made 
available for Columbia or Bolivia until the Secretary of State 
certifies that such funds will be used by such country primarily for 
counternarcotics activities; and

                                                         Pages H4063-64

  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of the Congress 
that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
purchased with funds made available should be American-made.

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Rejected:
  The Callahan amendment that sought to cut aid to the new independent 
states of Russia by $348 million; restrict the use of the remaining 
$552 million to humanitarian assistance; strike language preventing the 
transfers of such funds to the Government of Russia unless that 
government implements certain economic reforms based on market 
principles, private ownership, negotiating repayment of commercial 
debt, respect for commercial contracts, and equitable treatment of 
foreign private investment; and provide that Russia not apply or 
transfer such assistance funds to any entity for the purpose of 
expropriating or seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, 
or ventures (rejected by a recorded vote of 144 ayes to 286 noes, Roll 
No. 205);

                                                         Pages H4053-58

  The Burton amendment that sought to limits funding for the South 
African Assistance Program to the amount appropriated during fiscal 
year 1994 (rejected by a recorded vote of 103 ayes to 321 noes, Roll 
No. 206); and

                                                         Pages H4065-70

  The Beilenson amendment sought to increase funding appropriated for 
voluntary family planning assistance by $100 million, to be offset by a 
.75 percent across-the-board cut in all other appropriations (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 54 ayes to 371 noes, Roll No. 207).

                                                         Pages H4070-75

  H. Res. 443, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 244 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 
203). Agreed to order the previous question on the resolution by a yea-
and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 202.

                                                         Pages H4022-32

  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 441, with respect to 
consideration of the preceding rule (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
246 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 201).

                                                         Pages H4020-22

  The Clerk was authorized to make technical and conforming changes, 
including section renumbering, in the engrossment of the bill.

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Recess: The House recessed at 6:47 p.m. and reconvened at 7:30 p.m.

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Presidential Message--National Emergency Regarding Yugoslavia: Read a 
message from the President wherein he advises that he will extend the 
national emergency with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) beyond May 30, 1994--referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 103-262).

                                                             Page H4064

United States Group of North Atlantic Assembly: The Speaker appointed 
the following Members to the United States Group of the North Atlantic 
Assembly on the part of the House: Representatives Rose, Chairman, 
Hamilton, Vice Chairman, Brooks, Coleman, Solomon, and Bereuter.

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Recess: House recessed at 11:34 p.m. and reconvened at 12:14 a.m.

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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H4020 and H4064.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4017-18, H4019-20, H4021-22, H4031, H4031-32, H4042-43, H4058, H4069-
70, H4074-75, and H4076. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:15 a.m., on Thursday, 
May 26.