[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Five public bills, H.R. 4814-4818; two private bills, 
H.R. 4819-4820; and one resolution, H.J. Res. 392, were introduced.
  Pages H6155-66
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3600, to ensure individual and family security through health 
care coverage for all Americans in a manner that contains the rate of 
growth in health care costs and promotes responsible health insurance 
practices, to promote choice in health care, and to ensure and protect 
the health care of all Americans, amended (H. Rept. 103-601 Pt. II); 
and
  H.R. 3960, to provide for health care for every American and to 
control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system, 
amended (H. Rept. 103-618, Pt. I).
Page H6155
Urban Air Toxics: The Speaker appointed the following persons from 
private life to serve as members to the Board of Directors of the 
National Urban Air Toxics Research Center on the part of the House: Mr. 
Gerald van Belle of Seattle, Washington, Ms. Devra Lee Davis of 
Washington, D.C., and Dr. M. David Low of Houston, Texas.
  Page H6107
Conference on Aging: The Speaker and the Majority Leader of the Senate 
jointly selected the following persons from private life to serve as 
members on the Policy Committee of the White House Conference on Aging: 
Mr. Thomas H.D. Mahoney of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Ms. Maralee I. 
Lindley of Springfield, Illinois; Ms. Madeleine R. Freeman of Orono, 
Maine; Mrs. Bea Gwin Bacon of Olathe, Kansas.
  Page H6108
Housing and Community Development: By a recorded vote of 345 ayes to 36 
noes, Roll No. 349, the House passed H.R. 3838, to amend and extend 
certain laws relating to housing and community development.
  Pages H6111-41, H6144
Agreed To:
  The Blue amendment that prohibits non-elderly persons who have a 
history of drug or alcohol abuse, or who are disabled and whose history 
of drug or alcohol abuse constitutes a disability, from living in 
federally-assisted housing developments designated as elderly only or 
as mixed housing for the elderly and disabled;
Pages H6112-17
  The Kim amendment, as amended by the Roukema amendment (agreed to by 
a division vote of 235 ayes) that prohibits illegal aliens and other 
deportable aliens from receiving benefits under the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's Emergency Food and Shelter Program, other than 
disasters declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 220 ayes to 176 noes, Roll. No. 348);
Pages H6118-23
  The Kennedy amendment that requires the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development to publish final regulations regarding Emergency 
Shelter Grants Program; and
Pages H6124-25
  The Serrano amendment, as amended by the Roukema amendment, that 
restricts the use of funds available based on immigration status; and 
authorizes such funds as may be necessary to carry out this provision.
Pages H6129-32
  A point of order was sustained against the Bachus amendment that 
sought to prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Resolution Trust 
Corporation unless the Thrift Depositor Protection Board complies with 
legal requirements that it testify on certain RTC operations before the 
House and Senate Banking Committees.
Pages H6125-27
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and 
cross references and to make such other technical and conforming 
changes necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H6144
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of July 25. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.  
  Pages H6141-44
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of July 27.
  Page H6144
Recess Authority: It was made in order that on Tuesday, July 26, the 
Speaker be authorized to declare a recess, subject to the call of the 
chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Majesty 
Hussein I, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and His Excellency 
Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel.
  Page H6144
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 347) and two recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on 
pages H6122-23, H6123, and H6135-36.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 3:54 p.m.