[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twenty-two public bills, H.R. 5176-5197; one private 
bill, H.R. 5198; and three resolutions, H. Con. Res. 307-308, and H. 
Res. 569, were introduced.
  Page H11000
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3344, and H.R. 3917, both private bills (H. Rept. 103-836 and 
103-837, respectively);
  S. 455, to amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal 
payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands (H. 
Rept. 103-838);
  H. Res. 568 waiving points of order against the conference report on 
S. 21, to designate certain lands in the California Desert as 
wilderness, to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National 
Parks (H. Rept. 103-839);
  H. Res. 570, providing for further consideration of H.J. Res. 416, 
providing limited authorization for the participation of United States 
Armed Forces in the multinational force in Haiti and providing for the 
prompt withdrawal of United States Forces from Haiti (H. Rept. 103-
840); and
  H. Res. 571, amending the rules of the House of Representatives and 
to apply certain laws to the House of Representatives (H. Rept. 103-
841).
Pages H10999-H11000
Entitlements: By a yea-and-nay vote of 83 yeas to 339 nays, Roll No. 
483, the House failed to agree to H. Res. 563, providing for 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 301, expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding entitlements.
  Pages H10851-60
United States Troops in Haiti: It was made in order that at any time 
hereafter, the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union for consideration of H.J. Res. 416; that the first 
reading of the joint resolution be dispensed with; that all points of 
order against the joint resolution and against its consideration be 
waived; that general debate be confined to the joint resolution and not 
to exceed four hours, equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, or 
their designees; that after general debate the Committee of the Whole 
rise without motion; and that no further consideration of the joint 
resolution be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the 
House.
  Page H10861
Sharing of Timber Sales Receipts: House passed H.R. 5161, to amend the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to permit the prompt sharing 
of timber sale receipts of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  Page H10861
American Heritage Areas Program: By a yea-and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 
137 nays, Roll No. 486, H.R. 5044, to establish the American Heritage 
Areas Partnership Program.
  Page H10867
Agreed To:
  The Vento amendment that establishes new boundaries for the Hudson 
River Valley American Heritage Area; and states that no provision in 
title 1 shall be construed to require any change in land use regulation 
as a condition of approval of a compact, management plan, or revision 
of a compact of management plan by the Secretary;
Pages H10891-93
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of the Congress 
that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
purchased with funds made available under this Act should be American-
made;
Pages H10893-94
  The Tauzin amendment, as amended by the Regula amendment (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 222 years to 202 noes, Roll No. 484), that 
requires the informed written consent of local areas prior to inclusion 
for the proposed American Heritage Areas;
Pages H10894-H10903
  The Tauzin amendment, as amended by the Rahall amendment, that 
establishes a process to provide information to the owners of private 
property with respect to obtaining just compensation due as a result of 
a taking of private property, in American Heritage Areas, under the 
Fifth Amendment of the Constitution;
Pages H10903-13
  The Young of Alaska amendment that clarifies that the designation of 
an American Heritage Area shall not diminish the authority of the 
affected State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting; and
Pages H10913-15
  The Grams amendment that requires a management entity, for an 
American Heritage Area, should, to the fullest extent possible, consist 
of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the 
geographic area of the American Heritage Area.
Pages H10915-16
  H. Res. 562, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H10861-67
Civil War Battlefield in Corinth, Mississippi: By a yea-and-nay vote of 
363 yeas to 45 nays, Roll No. 487, the House passed S. 986, amended, to 
provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War Battlefield of 
Corinth, Mississippi. This measure was debated on Monday, October 3.
  Page H10917
Suspensions Debated on Tuesday: House voted to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measures:
  Bankruptcy Reform Act: H.R. 5116, amended, to amend title 11 of the 
United States Code;
  Page H10917
  Telecommunications wiretap access: H.R. 4922, amended, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to make clear a telecommunications carrier's 
duty to cooperate in the interception of communications for law 
enforcement purposes;
  Page H10917
  Aleutian and Pribilof restitution: S. 1457, to amend the Aleutian and 
Pribilof Islands Restitution Act to increase authorization for 
appropriation to compensate Aleut villages for church property lost, 
damaged, or destroyed during World War II;
  Pages H10917-18
  Child support protection: S. 922, to provide that a State court may 
not modify an order of another State court requiring the payment of 
child support unless the recipient of child support payments resides in 
the State in which the modification is sought or consents to the 
seeking of the modification in that court--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Page H10918
  Armed Forces child support procedures: H.R. 5140, to provide for 
improved procedures for the enforcement of child support obligations of 
members of the Armed Forces;
  Page H10918
  National Maritime Heritage Program: H.R. 3059, amended, to establish 
a National Maritime Heritage Program to make grants available for 
educational programs and the restoration of America's cultural 
resources for the purpose of preserving America's endangered maritime 
heritage;
  Page H10918
  Reemployment of separated Postal Service employees: H.R. 5139, 
amended, to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for 
procedures under which persons involuntarily separated by the United 
States Postal Service as a result of having been improperly arrested by 
the Postal Inspection Service on narcotics charges may seek 
reemployment (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 300 yeas to 117 nays, 
Roll No. 488);
  Page H10918
  Native Americans Veterans Memorial: H.R. 2135, amended, to provide 
for a National Native American Veterans Memorial;
  Page H10919
  Open refuse dumps on Indian lands: S. 720, amended, to clean up open 
dumps on Indian lands;
  Page H10919
  Child Nutrition Act amendments: S. 1614, amended, to amend the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to promote 
healthy eating habits for children and to extend certain authorities 
contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998;
  Page H10920
  United States-Mexico Border Health Commission: S. 1225, to authorize 
and encourage the President to conclude an agreement with Mexico to 
establish a United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (agreed to by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 308 yeas to 103 nays, Roll No. 491)--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H10920-21
  Transfer of naval vessels: H.R. 5155, to authorize the transfer of 
naval vessels to certain foreign countries;
  Page H10921
  Stability in Tajikistan: H. Con. Res. 302, urging the President to 
promote political stability in Tajikistan through efforts to encourage 
political resolution of the conflict and respect for human rights and 
through the provision of humanitarian assistance and, subject to 
certain conditions, economic assistance;
  Page H10921
  Peace in Northern Ireland: H. Res. 561, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives with respect to the prospects for peace in 
Northern Ireland;
  Page H10921
  Support for South Africa: H. Res. 560, concerning United States 
support for the new South Africa;
  Page H10921
  United States policy toward Vietnam: H. Con. Res. 278, expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding United States policy toward Vietnam; 
and
  Page H10921
  Human rights in Vietnam: H. Con. Res. 216, amended, expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding human rights in Vietnam.
  Pages H10921-22
Indian Land Claims in Connecticut: House voted to suspend the rules and 
concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4653, to settle Indian land 
claims within the State of Connecticut--clearing the measure for the 
President. This motion was debated on Tuesday, October 4.
  Page H10919
Americans Missing in Cyprus: House voted to suspend the rules and 
concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2826, amended, to provide for an 
investigation of the whereabouts of the United States citizens and 
others who have been missing from Cyprus since 1974--clearing the 
measure for the President. This motion was debated on Tuesday, October 
4.
  Page H10922
Earthquake Hazards Reduction: House voted to suspend the rules and 
agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3485, to authorize 
appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996--clearing the measure for 
the President. This motion was debated on Tuesday, October 4.
  Page H10922
Suspensions Failed: House failed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures, two-thirds of those present not having voted in 
favor:
  National Park Service entrepreneurial management: H.R. 4533, to 
promote entrepreneurial management of the National Park Service (failed 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 489); and
  Page H10919
  Rio Puerco watershed: S. 1919, to improve water quality within the 
Rio Puerco watershed and to help restore the ecological health of the 
Rio Grande through the cooperative identification and implementation of 
best management practices which are consistent with the ecological, 
geological, cultural, sociological, and economic conditions in the 
region (failed by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 
490).
  Pages H10919-20
Disinsection of Certain Aircraft: House agreed to S. Con. Res. 77, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States position 
on the disinsection of aircraft at the 11th meeting of the Facilitation 
Division of the International Civil Aviation Organization--clearing the 
measure.
  Pages H10922-23
National Sheep Program: House passed S. 2500, to enable producers and 
feeders of sheep and importers of sheep and sheep products to develop, 
finance, and carry out a nationally coordinated program for sheep and 
sheep product promotion, research, and information--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H10923-28
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 295, to express the 
sense of the Congress of the United States that the United States 
should actively seek compliance by all countries with the conservation 
and management measures for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
  Pages H10928-30
  Agreed to the Studds amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages H10929-30
  Agreed to amend the preamble.
Page H10930
Fair Credit Reporting: House passed H.R. 5178, to amend the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act.
  Pages H10930-43
Counterintelligence Disclosures: House passed H.R. 5243, to amend the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disclosures by consumer 
reporting agencies to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for counter-
intelligence purposes.
  Pages H10943-44
San Diego Ocean Water: House passed H.R. 5176, to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act relating to San Diego ocean discharge and 
waste water reclamation.
  Pages H10944-45
Federal Payments for Entitlement Lands: House completed all general 
debate on H. Res. 565, providing for consideration of S. 455, to amend 
title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal payments to units of 
general local government for entitlement lands; on which the vote was 
postponed until Thursday, October 6.
  Pages H10945-51
Investment Advisers Amendments: House passed S. 423, to provide for 
recovery of costs of supervision and regulation of investment advisers 
and their activities.
  Pages H10951-57
  Agreed to the Markey amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages H10955-57
GATT: By a yea-and-nay vote of 298 yeas to 123 nays, Roll No. 492, the 
House agreed to H. Res. 564, providing for consideration of H.R. 5110, 
to approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay 
Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
  Pages H10957-69
African Conflict Resolution: House passed S. 2475, to authorize 
assistance to promote the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H10970-72
Referrals: Three Senate-passed measures were referred to the 
appropriate House committees.
  Page H10999
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H10860.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10860, H10902-03, H10913, H10915-16, H10917, H10918, H10919, H10919-
20, H10920-21, and H10969. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, 
October 6.