[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Six public bills, H.R. 5108-5113; one private bill, 
H.R. 5114; and four resolutions, H.J. Res. 415, H. Con. Res. 298-299, 
and H. Res. 549, were introduced.
  Pages H9902-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 4864, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
authorize a device application fee, amended (H. Rept. 103-751, filed on 
Tuesday, September 26);
  Conference report on 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 (H. 
Rept. 103-753);
  H.R. 2902, to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act to revise and make permanent the use of 
a formula based on adjusted District General Fund revenues as the basis 
for determining the amount of the annual Federal payment to the 
District of Columbia, amended (H. Rept. 103-754);
  H. Res. 550, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
S. 349, to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
influence the Federal Government;
  H. Res. 551, providing for consideration of H.R. 4779, to amend the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize local governments and Governors 
to restrict receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (H. Rept. 
103-756);
  H. Res. 552, providing for consideration of H.R. 4683, to amend the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional authorization of 
State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (H. Rept. 
103-757); and
  H. Res. 553, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
H.R. 4556, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 (H. 
Rept. 103-758).
Pages H9883-H9901, H9902
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Sangmeister to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H9763
Recess: House recessed at 11:40 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Page H9772
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file the conference report on 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.
  Page H9772
Treasury-Postal Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 360 yeas to 53 
nays, Roll No. 411, the House agreed to 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--clearing the measure for Senate action.
  Pages H9777-85
Interior Appropriations: House agreed to the 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--
clearing the measure for Senate action.
  Pages H9785-97
  H. Res. 547, the rule waiving points of order against the conference 
report, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H9785-86
Recess: House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 2:12 p.m.
  Page H9797
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Fair credit reporting: S. 783, amended, to amend the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act;
  Pages H9797-H9815, H9842
  Safe drinking water: H.R. 3392, amended, to amend the Safe Drinking 
Water Act to assure the safety of public water systems;
  Pages H9815-42
  Securities and Exchange Commission fee collections: 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; and
  Pages H9842-45
  Surplus personal property: H.R. 2461, to amend the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to 
States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers 
of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.
  Pages H9877-78
John F. Kennedy Assassination Records: House voted to suspend the rules 
and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4569, to extend and make 
amendments to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records 
Collection Act of 1992--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H9877
American Heritage Areas Program: By a yea-and-nay vote of 273 yeas to 
150 nays, Roll No. 442, the House failed to suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 5044, amended, to establish the American Heritage Areas 
Partnership Program.
  Pages H9845-69
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation: House passed H.R. 4924, to assist in 
the conservation of rhinoceroses and tigers by supporting and providing 
financial resources for the conservation programs of nations whose 
activities directly or indirectly affect rhinoceros and tiger 
populations, and of the CITES Secretariat.
  Pages H9869-73
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H9872
National Park System: House completed all general debate on a motion to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4476, to provide for the development of 
a plan and a management review of the National Park System and to 
reform the process by which areas are considered for addition to the 
National Park System; on which the vote was postponed until Wednesday, 
September 28.
  Pages H9873-76
Presidential Message--General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: Read a 
message from the President wherein he transmits legislation and a 
number of related documents to implement agreements resulting from the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Uruguay Round of multilateral 
trade negotiations--referred to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
Agriculture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, 
Government Operations, Judiciary, and Rules and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. No. 103-316).
  Page H9882
Recess: House recessed at 6:09 p.m. and reconvened at 6:44 p.m.
  Page H9882
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H9785 and H9868-69. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.