[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Five public bills, H.R. 4884-4888; two private bills, 
H.R. 4889-4890; and one resolution, H.J. Res. 397, were introduced.
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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. IV);
  H.R. 4822, to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch 
of the Federal Government (H. Repts. 103-650 Parts I and II);
  Conference report on H.R. 3841, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act 
of 1956, the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act to provide for interstate banking and branching 
(H. Rept. 103-651); and
  Conference report on H.R. 3474, to reduce administrative requirements 
for insured depository institutions to the extent consistent with safe 
and sound banking practices, and to facilitate the establishment of 
community development financial institutions (H. Rept. 103-652).
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Recess: House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
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Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House took 
the following actions:
  Passed and sent to the Senate: H.R. 810, H.R. 2194, and H.R. 2793.
  Passed over without prejudice: H.R. 3718, H.R. 1184, and H.R. 2084.
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Late Reports: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file the following conference reports on H.R. 3474, to 
reduce administrative requirements for insured depository institutions 
to the extent consistent with safe and sound banking practices, and to 
facilitate the establishment of community development financial 
institutions; and H.R. 3841, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
1956, the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act to provide for interstate banking and branching.
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Maritime Programs Authorization: By a recorded vote of 294 yeas to 122 
noes, Roll No. 371, the House passed H.R. 4003, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for certain maritime programs of 
the Department of Transportation, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, as amended, and to revitalize the United States-flag merchant 
marine.
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  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Agreed To:
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that, to 
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased 
with funds made available should be American-made;
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  The Bateman amendment that increases the authorization for the 
Maritime Administration for new loan guarantee commitments from $50 
million to $200 million;
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  The Studds amendment that increases existing tonnage fees for vessels 
arriving or leaving the United States ports to 38 cents per ton (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 268 yeas to 153 noes, Roll No. 370);
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  H. Res. 500, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 336 yeas, to 77 nays, Roll No. 369.
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  The Clerk was authorized to make corrections in spelling, 
punctuation, cross-references, and title and section designations and 
other necessary technical and conforming changes in the engrossment of 
the bill.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that the House will meet at noon on Wednesday, 
August 3.
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Presidential Message--Emergency With Respect to Iraq: Read a Message 
from the President wherein he transmits his report concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Iraq--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. No. 103-289).
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Late Report: The Committee on House Administration received permission 
to have until midnight tonight to file a report on H.R. 4822, to make 
certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal 
Government.
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6599.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6572-73, H6592, and H6593. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:15 p.m.