[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5073-5083; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 413, H. Con. Res. 293-295, and H. Res. 540-541 were 
introduced.
  Pages H9568-69
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1520, to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, amended 
(H. Rept. 103-737);
  H.R. 4683, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide 
congressional authorization of State control over transportation of 
municipal solid waste, amended (H. Rept. 103-738);
  H.R. 5060, to provide for the continuation of certain fee collections 
for the expenses of the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 
year 1995 (H. Rept. 103-739, Part 1);
  Conference report on H.R. 4602, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995 (H. Rept. 103-740); and
  Conference report on H.R. 4539, making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 (H. Rept. 103-742).
Pages H9536-67, H9568
Labor/HHS Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 331 yeas to 89 nays, 
Roll No. 434, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4606, 
making appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995.
  Pages H9446-56
  House receded in its disagreement and concurred in Senate amendments 
numbered 12, 13, 20, 32, 37, 66, 75, 78, 79, 80, 89, 91, 101, 108, and 
124.
Pages H9456-57
  House receded in its disagreement and concurred, with amendment, in 
Senate amendments numbered 18, 26, 33, 35, 38, 51, 53, 54, 56, 63, 69, 
70, 71, 73, 74, 81, 83, 86, 87, 88, 90, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 
102, 103, 104, 107, 130, 135, 138, 139, 144, 148, 153, 154, 155, 156, 
and 157--clearing the measure for Senate action.
Pages H9457-65
Treasury--Postal Service Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 234 
yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 436, the House agreed to the Istook motion 
to recommit to the committee of conference the conference report on 
H.R. 4539, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995, with instructions to insist on the House position to 
amendment numbered 52 providing $218 million less than the Senate for 
new Federal construction and to disagree to the Senate amendment 
numbered 29 authorizing the collection of $149.7 million in additional 
fees by the Internal Revenue Service.
  Pages H9465-77
  It was made in order that on Friday, September 23, or any day 
thereafter, to consider the conference report; that all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration be waived; 
and that the conference report be considered as having been read when 
called up for consideration.
Page H9517
  H. Res. 537, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 250 
yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 435.
Page H9469
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 4602, making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1995.
  Page H9478
Coast Guard Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 13 
nays, Roll No. 437, the House passed H.R. 4422, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Coast Guard.
  Pages H9478-H9517
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H9484
Agreed To:
  The Long amendment that requires the Coast Guard and other Federal 
agencies responsible for implementing the 1990 Oil Pollution Act to 
differentiate between animal fats, vegetable oils, and petroleum and 
other toxic oils when determining oil spill response standards;
Pages H9488-89
  The Schenk amendment, as modified, that provides that States may not 
regulate the possession or use of gambling equipment on parts of a 
voyage that begin and end in the same State as long as the vessel 
reaches another State or nation within three days of leaving that 
State;
Pages H9489-91
  The Hughes amendment that requires more thorough Coast Guard 
inspections of garbage disposal facilities along the coastline in order 
to improve enforcement of pollution prevention laws;
Pages H9491-94
  The Fields amendment that codifies and clarifies Merchant Mariner 
benefits regarding qualified service and qualified service benefits;
Page H9494
  The Taylor amendment that closes certain loopholes that give unfair 
advantage to foreign flag bearing vessels;
Pages H9494-96
  The Bilirakis amendment that requires the Secretary of Transportation 
to submit to Congress a report describing in detail the status of 
implementation of the Vessel Traffic Service in ports ranked in the 
Port Needs Study issued by the Coast Guard;
Pages H9496-97
  The Studds en bloc amendment, as amended by the Byrne amendment, that 
makes certain technical amendments;
Pages H9497-H9513
  The Fields amendment that requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
submit a full accounting of all Coast Guard costs related to Haiti 
during fiscal years 1994 and 1995;
Pages H9513-15
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that 
whenever practicable all equipment purchased under this appropriation 
be American made and comply with the Buy American Act;
Page H9514
  The Goss amendment that expresses the sense of the Congress that in 
appropriating amounts to the Coast Guard there be adequate funding to 
enable the Coast Guard to carry out all the extraordinary functions and 
duties the Coast Guard is required to undertake; and
Pages H9514-15
  The Hoyer amendment that requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
develop and submit by March 30, 1995 a plan for the rescue of persons 
transported on passenger vessels or small passenger vessels on the 
Chesapeake Bay.
Pages H9515-16
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections in the 
engrossment of the bill including corrections in spelling, punctuation, 
section numbering, and cross-referencing.
Page H9517
  H. Res. 535, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to by voice vote.
Pages H9478-80
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 4539, making appropriations 
for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the 
Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.
  Page H9517
William H. Natcher Bridge: House passed H.R. 4980, to designate the 
bridge on United States Route 231 which crosses the Ohio River between 
Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher 
Bridge''.
  Pages H9517-19
Referral: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.
  Page H9568
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H9443 and H9465.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H9570.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H9455-56, H9469, 
H9477, and H9516-17. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m.