[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 83 (Monday, June 27, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Ten public bills, H.R. 4650-4659, one private bill, 
H.R. 4660; and one resolution, H.J. Res. 383 were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 4400, to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the use 
of paid confidential informants by the United States Postal Service in 
certain narcotics investigations; and to require that the appointment 
of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service be made by 
the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, amended (H. 
Rept. 103-561, Part I);
  H.R. 4650, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 (H. Rept. 103-562);
  H. Res. 465, waiving certain points of order against 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. 103-563).
Page H5170
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Montgomery to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.

                                                             Page H4997

Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  General aviation revitalization: S. 1458, amended, to amend the 
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to establish time limitations on certain 
civil actions against aircraft manufacturers;
  Pages H4998-H5005
  Export Administration extension: H.R. 4635, to extend the Export 
Administration Act of 1979;

                                                         Pages H5005-06

  Federal acquisition improvement: H.R. 2238, amended, to amend laws 
relating to Federal procurement, to authorize functions and activities 
under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. 
Agreed to amend the title. Subsequently, S. 1587, a similar Senate-
passed measure, was passed in lieu after being amended to contain the 
language of the House bill as passed. H.R. 2238 was laid on the table;
  Pages H5006-84
  Marian Oldham Post Office: H.R. 4595, to designate the building 
located at 4021 Laclede in St. Louis, Missouri, for the period of time 
during which it houses operations of the United States Postal Service, 
as the ``Marian Oldham Post Office'';

                                                         Pages H5084-85

  John L. Lawler, Jr. Post Office: H.R. 4596, to designate the building 
located at 2200 North Highway 67 in Florissant, Missouri, for the 
period of time during which it houses operations of the United States 
Postal Service, as the ``John L. Lawler, Jr. Post Office'';
  Page H5085
  Postal Inspection Service and Inspector General Act: H.R. 4400, 
amended, to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the use of 
paid confidential informants by the United States Postal Service in 
certain narcotics investigations; to require that the appointment of 
the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service be made by 
the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
  Pages H5085-88
  Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building: H.R. 4576, to designate the 
Federal building located at the northeast corner of the intersection of 
14th Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest, in Washington, District 
of Columbia, as the ``Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building''; and
  Pages H5089-91
  William H. Natcher Federal Building: H.R. 4577, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 242 East Main 
Street in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as the ``William H. Natcher Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''.
  Pages H5092-94
Richard Bolling Federal Building: House voted to suspend the rules and 
agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2559, to designate the Federal 
building located at 601 East 12th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, as 
the ``Richard Bolling Federal Building''--clearing the measure for the 
President.

                                                         Pages H5088-89

Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary Appropriations: By a recorded vote 
of 286 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 291, the House passed H.R. 4603, 
making appropriations for the Department 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.
  Pages H5094-H5168
  Rejected the Lightfoot motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the bill back forthwith 
containing an amendment to reduce funding for expenses of international 
peacekeeping activities by $25,433,000 (rejected by a recorded vote of 
185 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 290.
Pages H5166-68
Agreed to:
  The Mollohan amendment that reduces by $3 million funding for Travel 
and Tourism Administration salaries and expenses;
Page H5103
  The Visclosky amendment that reduces funding for Judicial Services 
salaries and expenses by $6.6 million;
Pages H5114-15
  The Visclosky amendment that restores $6.629 million in funding for 
fees for federal juries;

                                                             Page H5115

  The Stearns amendment that reduces by $2.8 million State Department 
general appropriations (agreed to by a recorded vote of 284 ayes and 
122 noes, Roll No. 284);
Pages H5118-19, H5138-39
  The Inslee amendment that reduces funding for acquisition and 
maintenance of buildings abroad by $15 million (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 268 ayes to 139 noes, Roll No. 285);

                                               Pages H5120-22, H5139-40

  The Porter amendment that transfers $10 million in USIA radio 
construction funding to Radio Free Asia (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 318 ayes to 89 noes, Roll No. 286);
Pages H5123-31, H5140
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that all 
equipment and products purchased should be American-made; and

                                                         Pages H5142-43

  The Taylor of North Carolina amendment that prohibits funding for the 
EEOC to implement, administer, or enforce proposed guidelines that 
prohibit religious harassment in the workplace (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 366 ayes to 37 noes, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 289).
Pages H5159-65
Rejected:
  The Penny amendment that sought to reduce by $39 million funding for 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);

                                                         Pages H5095-98

  The Goodlatte amendment that sought to reduce by $26 million funding 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);

                                                      Pages H5098-H5101

  The Burton of Indiana amendment that sought to reduce by $2 million 
funding for planning and construction grants to public broadcasting 
facilities (rejected by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 230 noes, Roll 
No. 279);
Pages H5103-05
  The Burton of Indiana amendment that sought to reduce by $22 million 
funding for National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
grants (rejected by a recorded vote of 161 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 
280);
Pages H5105-08
  The Penny amendment that sought to reduce by $68 million funding for 
the Economic Development Administration (rejected by a recorded vote of 
110 ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 281);
Pages H5108-10
  The Goodlatte amendment that sought to reduce by $26,060,000 funding 
for NOAA--Operations, Research, and Facilities (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 128 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 282);

                                                         Pages H5111-13

  The Hefley amendment that sought to eliminate all funds for the 
National Endowment for Democracy (rejected by a recorded vote of 89 
ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 283);
Pages H5131-38
  The Condit amendment that sought $600 million in funding for the 
reimbursement of State and local governments for costs associated with 
incarcerating illegal aliens (rejected by a recorded vote of 148 ayes 
to 256 noes, Roll No. 287); and
Pages H5143-51
  The Rogers amendment that sought to specify that United Nations 
peacekeeping funds could not be used to pay for more than 25% of any 
United Nations peacekeeping mission (rejected by a recorded vote of 178 
ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 288).

                                                         Pages H5152-58

  Points of order were sustained against the following:
  Language in the bill that sought to collect user fees; and
Pages H5102-03
  The Livingston amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds for 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Operations or activities 
for any United Nations peacekeeping operation related to Haiti.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28.
  Pages H5168-69
Referrals: Three 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 
H5088.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Thirteen recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5104-05, H5107-08, 
H5110-11, H5112-13, H5138, H5138-39, H5139-40, H5140, H5151, H5158, 
H5164-65, H5167-68, and H5168.
Adjournment: House met at noon and adjourned at 1:18 a.m. on Tuesday, 
June 28.