[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4634-4644; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 258-259, and H. Res. 463-464 were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 4600, to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain 
proposed rescissions of budget authority (H. Rept. 103-557, Part I).
Pages H4957-58
Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 24.
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Interior Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 338 yeas to 85 nays, 
Roll No. 272, the House passed H.R. 4602, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995.

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  Agreed to the Myers of Indiana motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report it back 
forthwith containing an amendment that strikes $1 million in funding 
for administrative expenses and land or water acquisitions applicable 
to the Forest Service to be derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund. Subsequently, the bill was reported back to the 
House and the amendment was agreed to by a voice vote.
Page H4914
  Agreed to the Stearns amendment, as amended by the Bachus of Alabama 
substitute, as amended by the Dicks amendment (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 222 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 269), that reduces the 
appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts by 2 percent 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 380 ayes to 41 noes, Roll No. 270). 
Earlier, agreed to the Dicks amendment to the Stearns amendment that 
would have reduced the appropriation for the NEA by 1.5 percent (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 266).
Pages H4894-H4904
Rejected:
  The Bachus of Alabama amendment that sought to reduce the 
appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by 
approximately $93 million, intended to eliminate grants made directly 
by the NEA to artists and arts projects, leaving in place funding for 
grants to States for individual projects and for NEA's matching grants 
program (rejected by a recorded vote of 132 ayes to 297 noes, Roll No. 
265);
Pages H4890-94
  The Yates amendment to the Bachus of Alabama amendment to the Stearns 
amendment that sought to reduce the appropriation for the NEA by 1 
percent (rejected on a revote in the House by a recorded vote of 210 
ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 268). Earlier, in the Committee of the Whole 
this amendment was agreed to by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 214 
noes, Roll No. 267. The vote was taken over in the full House pursuant 
to clause 2(d) of Rule 23 stating that if votes of the delegates and of 
the Resident Commissioner were decisive, the vote must be retaken in 
the full House;
Pages H4900-02
  The Klug amendment that sought to reduce by $27 million the 
appropriation for the Department of Energy's fossil energy research and 
development programs (rejected by recorded vote of 182 ayes to 242 
noes, Roll No. 271); and
Pages H4904-09
  The Rahall amendment that sought to transfer $10 million from the 
fossil energy research and development program to the Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund.
Pages H4910-11
  The Clerk was authorized to make any technical corrections as may be 
necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H4915
Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary Appropriations: House completed all 
general debate and began reading for amendment on 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; 
but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will 
resume on Friday, June 24.
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  Agreed to the Mollohan amendment that strikes provisions waiving the 
current requirement that States collect motor vehicle fees under the 
Anti-Car Theft Act; and earmarks $300,000 of the funds for Byrne 
discretionary grants to establish the National Stolen Auto Part 
Information System and $200,000 for grants to States to combat car 
theft.
Page H4936
  H. Res. 461, the rule waiving certain points of order against the 
bill was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 177 
nays, Roll No. 273.
Pages H4915-23
Violent Crime Control: By a recorded vote of 143 ayes to 247 noes, Roll 
No. 274, the House failed to agree to the McCollum motion to instruct 
House conferees not to agree to subtitle I, relating to the local 
partnership Act, or to any provision similar to it, of title X of the 
House amendment, in the conference 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 enhance public safety.
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Referrals: Two Senate-passed measures were referred to the appropriate 
House committees.
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4885.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4893-94, H4900, H4901, H4902, H4902-03, H4903-04, H4909, H4914-15, 
H4923, and H4943-44.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:01 p.m.