[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 115 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Seven public bills, H.R. 4966-4972; and two 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 283 and H. Res. 520, were introduced.
  Page H8505
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 934, to amend title 28, United States Code, relating to 
jurisdictional immunities of foreign states, to grant jurisdiction to 
the courts of the United States in certain cases involving torture or 
extrajudicial killing occurring in that state, amended, (H. Rept. 103-
702);
  H.R. 1103, to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to 
secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations for 
private home viewing, and with respect to cable systems, amended (H. 
Rept. 103-703);
  H.R. 2709, to make certain technical corrections, amended (H. Rept. 
103-704);
  H. Res. 521, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany S. 2182, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense programs of the Department of Energy, to 
prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces 
(H. Rept. 103-705);
  H.R. 4422, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Coast Guard, amended (H. Rept. 103-706);
  H. Res. 522, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
respect to consideration of a certain resolution reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 103-707);
  H.R. 2866, to provide for the sound management and protection of 
redwood forest areas in Humboldt County, California, by adding certain 
lands and waters to the Six Rivers National Forest and by including a 
portion of such lands in the national wilderness preservation system, 
amended (H. Rept. 103-667, Part II); and
  Conference report 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 (H. Rept. 103-708).
Pages H8468-H8503, H8504
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Klink to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8409
Recess: House recessed at 11:28 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Page H8415
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 147 nays, Roll No. 399, 
the House approved the Journal of Friday, August 12.
  Pages H8415-16, H8459
Extend Satellite Broadcast Retransmission Rights: House voted to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1103, amended, to amend title 17, 
United States Code, with respect to secondary transmissions of 
superstations and network stations for private home viewing, and with 
respect to cable systems. Subsequently, S. 1485, a similar Senate-
passed bill was passed in lieu, after being amended to contain the 
language of the House bill as passed. Agreed to amend the title. H.R. 
1103 was laid on the table. House then insisted on its amendment to S. 
1485, and asked a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives 
Brooks, Hughes, Synar, Boucher, Frank of Massachusetts, Moorhead, 
Coble, and Fish.
  Pages H8418-22
Park Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Amendments: House voted to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 520, providing for the 
concurrence by the House, with an amendment, in the amendment by the 
Senate to H.R. 1305, to make boundary adjustments and other 
miscellaneous changes to authorities and programs of the National Park 
Service--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H8422-24
Farmington Wild and Scenic River Act: House voted to suspend the rules 
and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2815, to designate a 
portion of the Farmington River in Connecticut as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H8424-25
Black Revolutionary War Patriots and Women Military Memorials: House 
voted to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 
2947, to extend for an additional two years the authorization of the 
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas, Roll No. 397)--clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages H8425-26, H8457-58
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments: House voted to 
suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2178, to 
amend the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997--clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages H8435-48
Old United States Mint in San Francisco: House voted to suspend the 
rules and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4812, amended, to 
direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire by transfer the 
Old U.S. Mint in San Francisco, California--clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages H8448-49
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  FBI Employees Placement Assistance: H.R. 4884, amended, to authorize 
noncompetitive, career or career-conditional appointments for employees 
of the Criminal Justice Information Service of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation who do not relocate to Clarksburg, West Virginia;
  Pages H8427-29
  High Speed Rail Development: H.R. 4867, amended, to authorize 
appropriations for high-speed rail transportation (agreed to by a yea-
and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 103 nays, Roll No. 398);
  Pages H8429-33, H8458-59
  Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments: H.R. 4868, amended, to 
amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to reduce the waiting 
period for benefits payable under that Act;
  Pages H8433-35
  Technical corrections to Native American Laws: H.R. 4709, amended, to 
make certain technical corrections; and
  Pages H8449-52
  Tribal Self-Governance Act: H.R. 3508, to provide for tribal self-
governance.
  Pages H8452-55
Recess: House recessed at 2:19 p.m. and reconvened at 5:00 p.m.
  Page H8456
Treasury--Postal Service Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 4539, making appropriations for the Treasury 
Department, the Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995; and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: 
Representatives Hoyer, Visclosky, Darden, Olver, Bevill, Sabo, Obey, 
Lightfoot, Wolf, Istook, and McDade.
  Pages H8456-57
  Agreed to the Lightfoot motion to instruct House conferees to insist 
on their disagreement to provisions contained in any Senate amendment 
regarding the imposition of new or increased user fees, collections or 
taxes which may be established by the Secretary of the Treasury and 
which are authorized by law; insist on the House position to the 
amendment to the last proviso set forth in Senate amendment number 16 
relating to fee increases currently authorized or authorized in the 
future; insist on the House position on Senate amendment number 26 
relating to fee increases charged or collected after December 8, 1993; 
and insist on the House position on Senate amendment number 29 relating 
to Secretary of the Treasury establishing new fees or raising existing 
fees for services provided by the Internal Revenue Service.
Pages H8456-57
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight, to 
file a conference report 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.
  Page H8457
Referrals: Two Senate-passed measures were referred to the appropriate 
House committees.
  Pages H8456, H8460
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8416.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H8458, H8458-59, and 
H8459. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:25 p.m.