[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D71-D72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Seventeen public bills, H.R. 628-644; and five 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 61-62, H. Con. Res. 16-17, and H. Res. 43, were 
introduced.
  Pages H536-37
Report Filed: The following report was filed subsequent to the sine die 
adjournment of the 103d Congress: Report entitled ``Report on the 
Activities of the Committee on House Administration During the 103d 
Congress'' (H. Rept. 103-893, filed on January 2).
  Page H536
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Camp to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H477
Recess: House recessed at 1:13 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
  Page H482
Joint Session: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 16, providing for a joint 
session of Congress to receive a message from the President on the 
State of the Union. Subsequently, it was made in order that the Clerk 
be authorized to make a technical correction to the text of the 
resolution.
  Pages H482, H492
Presidential Message--Disaster Relief: Read a message from the 
President wherein he advises that he has requested the Secretary of 
Defense to provide appropriate disaster assistance to the Government of 
Japan in the wake of the earthquake of January 17--referred to the 
Committee on National Security and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-22).
  Pages H487-88
Recess: House recessed at 4:24 p.m. and reconvened at 4:52 p.m.
  Page H498
Unfunded Mandate Reform: House continued consideration of H.R. 5, to 
curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and 
local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government pays the cost 
incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements 
under Federal statutes and regulations, and to provide information on 
the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume on Tuesday, 
January 24.
  Pages H498-H528
Rejected:
  The Skaggs en bloc amendment that sought to provide that provisions 
would not apply to any laws or regulations pertaining to air pollution 
abatement;
Pages H499-H509
  The Collins of Illinois en bloc amendment that sought to provide that 
provisions would not apply to laws and regulations relating to aviation 
and airport security (rejected by a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 256 
noes, Roll No. 25);
Pages H509-13
  The Gene Green of Texas en bloc amendment that sought to exclude from 
provisions any Federal laws that regulate the licensing, construction, 
or operation of nuclear reactors, or the disposal of nuclear waste 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 26);
Pages H513-17
  The Sanders en bloc amendment that sought to exempt from provisions 
any Federal mandate that establishes minimum labor protection standards 
such as child labor laws and the minimum wage (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 161 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 27); and
Pages H517-25
  The Spratt amendment that sought to exempt from provisions any 
Federal law that regulates the generation, transportation, storage, or 
disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radioactive substances (rejected 
[[Page D72]] by a recorded vote of 161 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 28).
Pages H525-27
Committees to Sit: By a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 
29, it was made in order that all committees and subcommittees be 
permitted to sit during the proceedings of the House under the five-
minute rule today and the balance of the week.
  Pages H528-29
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H538.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H512-13, H516-17, 
H524-25, H527, and H529.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:18 p.m.