[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 80 (Wednesday, June 22, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4622-4632; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4633; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 382, H. Con. Res. 257, and H. Res. 
460 and 462 were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 4624, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1995 (H. Rept. 103-555); and
  H. Res. 461, waiving certain points of order against H.R. 4603, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995, and making supplemental appropriations for 
these departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1994 (H. Rept. 103-556).
Pages H4882-83
 Interior Appropriations: House completed all general debate and began 
reading for amendment on H.R. 4602, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995; but came to no resolution thereon. 
Consideration of amendments will resume on Thursday, June 23.
  Pages H4787-H4852
Rejected:
  The Pombo amendment that sought to reduce by $20 million the funding 
for the Fish and Wildlife Service resource management;
Pages H4813-20
  The Allard amendment that sought to strike $167 million in funding 
for the National Biological Survey (rejected by a recorded vote of 169 
ayes to 259 noes, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 260);
Pages H4820-30
  The Duncan amendment that sought to reduce funding for Park Service 
operating expenses at the Presidio in San Francisco, California 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 261);
Pages H4831-38
  The Hefley amendment that sought to strike $6.294 million in 
construction funding from the National Park Service (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 146 ayes 282 noes, Roll No. 262); and
Pages H4838-40
  The Crane amendment that sought to eliminate $171 million in funding 
for the National Endowment for the Arts (rejected by a recorded vote of 
113 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 263).
Pages H4845-52
  A point of order was sustained against language in the bill that 
sought to provide salaries and expenses for the Pennsylvania Avenue 
Development Corporation.
Page H4845
  H. Res. 458, the rule which waives certain points of order against 
the bill, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H4787-89
Violent Crime Control: By a yea-and-nay vote of 338 yeas to 81 nays, 
Roll No. 264, the House agreed to the McCollum motion to instruct House 
conferees not to make any agreement that would have the effect of 
reducing the funding provided for prisons to a level that is less than 
the $13.5 billion through fiscal year 1998 of the House amendment, in 
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House 
amendments to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3355, to amend the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase 
police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law 
enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and 
disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety.
  Pages H4853-56
Presidential Message--Haiti: Read a letter from the President wherein 
he transmits a message tightening the embargo against Haiti with the 
goal of restorating democracy in that nation and the prompt return of 
the legitimately elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 103-275).
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Violent Crime Control: The Speaker made the following modification in 
the appointment of conferees on H.R. 3355, to amend the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase police 
presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law 
enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and 
disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety: That in the 
paragraph naming additional conferees from the Committee on Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries, Representative Bateman is appointed in lieu of 
Representative Young of Alaska.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4829-30, H4838, H4840, H4852, and H4856. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:14 p.m.