[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twelve public bills, H.R. 5008-5019; and five 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 406, H. Con. Res. 289, and H. Res. 527-529, were 
introduced.
  Page H9008
Reports filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  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, and otherwise to enhance public safety (H. Rept. 
103-711);
  Conference report on S. 1587, to revise and streamline the 
acquisition laws of the Federal Government (H. Rept. 103-712); and
  H. Res. 526, waiving points of order against a further conference 
report to accompany 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, and otherwise to enhance public safety (H. Rept. 103-713).
Pages H8772-H8942, H9008
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 165 nays, Roll No. 413, 
the House approved the Journal of Saturday, August 20.
  Pages H8771-72
Violent Crime Control: By a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 195 noes, Roll 
No. 416, the House agreed to 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, and otherwise to enhance public 
safety--clearing the measure for Senate action.
  Pages H8968-H9005
  By a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 415, rejected 
the McCollum motion to recommit the conference report to the committee 
of conference with instructions that the managers on the part of the 
House prioritize authorizations within scope that will maximize the 
availability of funds from the trust fund for programs for Public 
Safety and Policing, Prisons, and Border Patrol.
Pages H9004-05
  H. Res. 526, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 
yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 414.
Pages H8957-68
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight, 
Friday, September 2, to file a conference report on H.R. 4624, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995.
  Pages H9005-06
District Work Period: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 289, providing for 
an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
  Page H9006
Legislative Program: It was made in order that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Friday of each 
subsequent week until the House has in its possession a message 
informing the House that the Senate has agreed to H. Con. Res. 289, 
when the House shall then stand adjourned in accordance with that 
resolution.
  Page H9006
Resignations-Appointments: It was made in order that, notwithstanding 
any adjournment of the House until Thursday, September 8, 1994, the 
Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations 
and to make appointments authorized by law or by the House.
  Page H9006
Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker 
wherein he designates Representative Hoyer to act as Speaker pro 
tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through September 
8, 1994.
  Page H9007
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8771-72, H8967-68, H9004-05, and H9005. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 8:09 p.m.