[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Eleven public bills, H.R. 4995-5005; and two 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 287-288, were introduced.
  Pages H8754-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2305, to authorize and encourage the President to conclude an 
agreement with Mexico to establish a United States-Mexico Border Health 
Commission, amended (H. Rept. 103-710, Part 1); and
  H.R. 2721, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to improve the 
effectiveness of administrative review of employment discriminations 
claims made by Federal employees (H. Rept. 103-599, Part 2.
Page H8754
Presidential Message--Labor-HHS Annual Reports: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits the 1991 annual reports on activities of 
the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human 
Services--referred to the Committee on Education and Labor.
  Page H8707
Hydrogen and Fusion and Research and Development: House passed H.R. 
4908, to authorize the Hydrogen and Fusion and Research, 
Development,and Demonstration Programs, and the High Energy Physics and 
Nuclear Physics Programs, of the Department of Energy.
  Pages H8707-26
Agreed To:
  The Walker amendment that clarifies that funds for the Tokamak 
Physics Experiment do not exceed a total of $700 million between fiscal 
years 1992 and 2000;
Pages H8720-21
  The Fawell amendment that authorizes the Department of Energy to 
participate in the design for an international fusion material 
irradiation test facility; and requires the Department to report back 
to Congress on the estimated costs for design, engineering, and 
construction of the facility, the expected participation of 
international partners, and dates planned for construction of the 
project;
Page H8721
  The Traficant amendment that requires the Secretary of the Department 
of Energy to report back annually to Congress the status of foreign 
participation in and contributions to projects authorized by this Act; 
and
Pages H8722-23
  The Fawell amendment that prohibits the Department of Energy from 
providing funding for research and development projects or pre-
commercial demonstration activities unless such projects have been 
subjected to an objective review process.
Page H8723
  Rejected the Walker amendment that sought to prohibit the use of 
funds appropriated by this Act to be used by organizations for lobbying 
activities (rejected by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 239 noes, Roll 
No. 412).
Pages H8723-25
  The Traficant amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to have the panel report on the financial participation of 
foreign participants.
Page H8717
  H. Res. 515, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H8705-07
Violent Crime Control: By unanimous consent the conference report on 
H.R. 3355, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve 
cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the 
community to address crime and disorder problems was recommitted to 
conference.
  Page H8726
  The Speaker then appointed the following additional conferees in the 
conference on H.R. 3355: Representatives Schroeder, Frank of 
Massachusetts, and Castle.
Page H8727
  Subsequently, it was made in order to waive the requirement of clause 
4(b) of rule XI for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House.
Page H8726
Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at noon on Saturday, August 20.
  Pages H8726-27
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 3355, to amend the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase 
police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law 
enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and 
disorder problems.
  Page H8738
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  U.S. Activities in U.N.: Message wherein he transmits a report of the 
activities of the United States Government in the United Nations and 
its affiliated agencies during the calendar year 1993--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
  Page H8753
  Export controls: Message wherein he reports to Congress that he 
exercised the authority to continue in effect the system of controls 
maintained under the Export Administration Act--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed.
  Page H8753
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H8697 and H8733.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One recorded vote developed during the proceedings 
of the House today and appears on page H8725. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:52 p.m.