[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fifteen public bills, H.R. 5030-5044; one private 
bill, H.R. 5045; and two resolutions, H.J. Res. 409 and H. Res. 530, 
were introduced.
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Report Filed: One report was filed, as follows: H.R. 2919, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize a national program to reduce the 
threat to human health posed by exposure to contaminants in the air 
indoors, amended (H. Rept. 103-719).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Montgomery to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Recess: House recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
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Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 141 nays, Roll No. 420, 
the House approved the Journal of Monday, September 12.
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Intelligence Authorization: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 4299, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community management account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System; and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees:
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Glickman, 
Richardson, Dicks, Dixon, Torricelli, Coleman, Skaggs, Bilbray, Pelosi, 
Laughlin, Cramer, Reed, Combest, Bereuter, Dornan, Young of Florida, 
Gekas, Hansen, and Lewis of California.
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the 
defense tactical intelligence and related activities: Representatives 
Dellums, Sisisky, and Spence.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking, Finance and 
Urban Affairs, for consideration of sections 601 and 704 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Gonzalez, Kennedy, LaRocco, McCandless, and Castle.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Operations, 
for consideration of section 601 of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Conyers, Towns, and Clinger.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of sections 802-804 of the House bill and sections 601, 
703-707, and 709-712 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Brooks, Edwards of California, 
and Hyde.
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Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 4606, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Smith of Iowa, 
Obey, Stokes, Hoyer, Pelosi, Lowey, Serrano, DeLauro, Sabo, Porter, 
Young of Florida, Bentley, Bonilla, and McDade.
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  Agreed to the Porter motion to instruct House conferees to insist on 
the House position with respect to language that bars the use of funds 
before July 1, 1995, to implement the so-called ``85/15'' rule 
requiring for-profit trade schools to obtain no more than 85 percent of 
their revenue from student financial aid programs.
Pages H9104-07
Agriculture Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 4554, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and agreed to a conference. 
Appointed as conferees: Representatives Durbin, Whitten, Kaptur, 
Thornton, DeLauro, Peterson of Florida, Pastor, Smith of Iowa, Obey, 
Skeen, Myers of Indiana, Vucanovich, Walsh, and McDade.
  Pages H9107-08
  Agreed to the Skeen motion to instruct House conferees to insist on 
the House position providing for a funding level of $914 million; and 
restoring House language providing $1 million for a Farmers Home 
Administration demonstration program of loan guarantees for multi-
family rental housing in rural areas.
Pages H9107-08
Interior Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 4602, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. 
Appointed as conferees: Representatives Yates, Murtha, Dicks, Bevill, 
Skaggs, Coleman, Obey, Regula, McDade, Kolbe, and Packard.
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  Agreed to the Regula motion to instruct House conferees to insist on 
the House provision that imposes a one-year moratorium on the patenting 
of hardrock mining claims (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 318 yeas 
to 64 nays, Roll No. 421).
Pages H9108-14
Defense Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 4650, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and agreed to a conference. 
Appointed as conferees: Representative Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, 
Sabo, Dixon, Visclosky, Darden, Obey, McDade, Young of Florida, 
Livingston, Lewis of California, and Skeen.
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  Agreed to the McDade motion to instruct House conferees, as they 
resolve Senate amendment No. 214 relating to fiscal year 1994 funding 
for Rwanda, to agree to language barring availability of funds for 
United States participation in operations in or around Rwanda after 
October 7, 1994; and language providing that any change in the mission 
from one of strict refugee relief to security, peace-enforcing, nation-
building or any other substantive role, shall not be implemented 
without the further approval of the Congress.
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  A point of order was sustained against the Walker motion to instruct 
House conferees to agree to new language that no funds appropriated 
shall be used to deploy United States Armed Forces in Haiti for 
purposes of removing the de facto regime or for subsequent peacekeeping 
by United States Armed Forces without first obtaining the prior 
approval of the Congress.
Pages H9114-15
  Agreed to the Murtha motion that the conference meetings be closed to 
the public at such times as classified national security information is 
under consideration; provided, however, that any sitting Member of 
Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or open meeting 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 376 ayes, Roll No. 422).
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Legislative Program: Agreed to adjourn from Tuesday to Friday; and from 
Friday to Monday.
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of September 21.
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North American Wetlands: By a yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 5 nays, 
Roll No. 423, House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4308, to 
amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to authorize 
appropriations for allocations under that Act for wetlands conservation 
projects. This measure was debated on Monday. Agreed to amend the 
title.
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Veterans Reemployment: House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
995, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve reemployment 
rights and benefits of veterans and other benefits of employment of 
certain members of the uniformed services, with an amendment--returning 
the measure to the Senate.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H9095, H9113-14, H9115-16, and H9116. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:05 p.m.