[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Five public bills, H.R. 4922-4926, were introduced.
  Pages H7298-99
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3433, to provide for the management of portions of the Presidio 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, amended (H. 
Rept. 103-615, Part, Part I);
  H.R. 4906, to amend the Congressional budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 to limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency 
legislation (H. Rept. 103-687);
  H.R. 4907, to reform the concept of baseline budgeting, amended (H. 
Rept. 103-688, Part I);
  H. Res. 512, providing for consideration of H.R. 4907, to reform the 
concept of baseline budgeting (H. Rept. 103-689);
  H. Res. 513, providing for consideration of H.R. 4906, to amend the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit 
consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H. 
Rept. 103-690); and
  H. Res. 514, providing for consideration of H.R. 4822, to make 
certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal 
Government (H. Rept. 103-691).
Page H7298
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Barlow to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H7197
Recess: House recessed at 11:28 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Pages H7203-04
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 251 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 380, 
the House approved the Journal of Monday, August 8.
  Page H7204
MFN Status for China: House passed H.R. 4590, to provide conditions for 
renewing nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment for the 
People's Republic of China.
  Pages H7236-71
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H7271
  Agreed to the Hamilton amendment, in the nature of a substitute, that 
essentially codifies the President's May 26 Executive Order 
recommending MFN status to China in 1994; authorizes the use of 
U.S.I.A. funds for programs to promote human rights in China; 
authorizes increased funding for broadcasting to China; urges United 
States businesses in China to adopt a voluntary set of principles to 
govern such areas as basic worker rights; and authorizes the President 
to establish a commission to monitor human rights conditions in China 
and make recommendations for United States policy (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 280 ayes to 152 noes, Roll No. 382).
Pages H7250-62
  Rejected the Pelosi amendment, in the nature of a substitute, that 
sought to deny the President's request to provide MFN trade status in 
1994 for products produced, manufactured, or supported by the Chinese 
Army, Chinese defense industrial trading companies, and state-owned 
enterprises in China; direct the Treasury Department to publish a list 
of enterprises owned by the Chinese military, Chinese defense 
industrial trading companies, and state-owned enterprises, and to 
consider requests for additions and deletions from the list; and to 
urge the Treasury Department to encourage United States firms dealing 
with China to adopt a voluntary code of conduct which recognizes 
certain human rights principles, including basic worker rights 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 158 ayes to 270 noes, Roll No. 383).
Pages H7262-71
  Earlier, by a yea-and nay vote of 75 yeas to 356 nays, Roll No. 381, 
the House failed to pass H.J. Res. 373, disapproving the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of the People's Republic of China.
Pages H7220-36
  H. Res. 509, the rule which provided for the consideration of the 
resolution and the bill, was agreed to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H7211-20
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H7204-05.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7204, H7236, H7262, and H7270-71. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:32 p.m.