[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Eleven public bills, H.R. 4984-4994; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 403-404 and H. Res. 525, were introduced.
  Pages H8695-96
Commerce-State-Justice Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 322 
yeas to 98 nays, Roll No. 408, the House agreed to the 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, 1994--clearing the 
measure for Senate action.
  Pages H8614-34
  H. Res. 523, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 
yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 407. Agreed to order the previous question 
on the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 172 nays, Roll 
No. 406.
Pages H8606-14
Federal Government Acquisition Revisions: The Speaker announced the 
following modification in the appointment of conferees in the 
conference on S. 1587, to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of 
the Federal Government: As additional conferees from the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for consideration of sections 4024(g), 6003(a)(4) 
and (b)(4), and 8005(c)(6) of the Senate bill, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Dingell, Swift, and Moorhead.
  Page H8614
Management of the Presidio: By a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 168 noes, 
Roll No. 411, the House passed H.R. 3433, to provide for the management 
of portions of the Presidio under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Interior.
  Pages H8638-66
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended by the Ways and Means Committee amendments printed in the bill, 
and the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.
Page H8665
Agreed To:
  The Vento amendment that strikes provisions that allow the Secretary 
of the Interior to negotiate and enter into leases, or other 
appropriate agreements, with any Federal agency to house employees of 
the agency engaged in activities or programs at the Presidio;
Page H8652
  The Traficant amendment that provides that no funds appropriated may 
be expended unless the entity doing so agrees to comply with the Buy 
American Act; and expresses the sense of Congress that entities 
receiving assistance should purchase only American-made equipment and 
products; and
Page H8660
  The Clinger amendment that authorizes the managers of the Presidio 
Trust to negotiate, and enter into agreements, including contracts, 
leases, and cooperative agreements, with any person or Government 
entities for the occupancy of any property within the Presidio.
Pages H8660-61
Rejected:
  The Allard amendment that sought to limit the authorization for 
development of the Presidio to the amount provided for development of 
the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (CGNRA) in the 1972 law that 
established the recreation area (rejected by a recorded vote of 171 
ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 409); and
Pages H8652-60
  The Grams amendment that sought to require that the amount authorized 
not be adjusted upward for inflation before the end of fiscal year 
2009; and cut the amount authorized for operations by a total of $11.5 
million over the next 12 years (rejected by a recorded vote of 190 ayes 
to 227 noes, Roll No. 410).
Pages H8661-65
  H. Res. 516, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H8634-38
Referrals: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.
  Page H8695
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8614.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8613, H8613-14, H8634, H8659-60, H8664-65, and H8665-66.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:08 p.m.