[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fourteen public bills, H.R. 813-826; three private 
bills, H.R. 827-829; and six resolutions, H.J. Res. 67, H. Con. Res. 
22-23, and H. Res. 57-59, were introduced.
  Pages H1207-08
Presidential Message--Haiti: Read a message from the President wherein 
he transmits reports on United States activities with respect to 
Haiti--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. No. 104-25).
  Pages H1167-68
Line-Item Veto: House continued consideration of H.R. 2, to give the 
President line-item veto authority over appropriation Acts and targeted 
tax benefits in revenue Acts; but came to no resolution thereon. 
Consideration of amendments will resume on Monday, February 6.
  Pages H1168-91
  Agreed to the Obey amendment that allows the President to use the 
line-item veto authority established for items in fiscal year 1995 
appropriations bills if the President notifies the Congress of such 
rescissions not later than ten calendar days after the enactment of the 
Line-Item Veto Act.
Pages H1190-91
Rejected:
  The Spratt amendment that sought to expand the types of provisions in 
tax bills that the President can propose be repealed under his new 
line-item veto authority (rejected by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 
243 noes, Roll No. 89);
Pages H1168-70
  The Wise amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
provide that rescissions proposed by the President must be voted on by 
Congress under expedited consideration procedures, and that repeals of 
``targeted tax benefits'' proposed by the President also must be voted 
on by Congress under expedited consideration procedures and would only 
become effective if approved by the House and Senate (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 167 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 90).
Pages H1171-87
  It was made in order that during further consideration of H.R. 2 that 
the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time 
during further consideration a request for a recorded vote on any 
amendment, and that the Chairman may reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time for voting by electronic device without intervening 
business, provided that the time for voting by electronic device 
without intervening business on the first in any series of questions be 
not less than 15 minutes; and
Pages H1196-97
  It was made in order that when the Committee of the Whole meets under 
the five-minute rule on Monday, February 6, to consider amendments to 
H.R. 2 that four amendments, if offered will be considered; time to be 
divided equally between proponents and opponents of the amendment with 
debate not to exceed the time allotted: Amendment by Representative 
Orton, 1 hour; amendment by Representative Waters, 30 minutes; 
amendment by Representative Tauzin, 30 minutes, and amendment by 
Representative Traficant, 30 minutes. No amendments to the preceding 
amendments may be offered. Two substitutes, if offered, will also be 
considered, time to be equally divided between proponents and opponents 
and debate not to exceed one hour each: Substitute by Representative 
Slaughter; and substitute by Representative Stenholm. No amendments to 
the substitutes may be offered.
Page H1197
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of February 6. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.
  Page H1187
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, February 8.
  Page H1193
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H1208-11.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1169-70 and H1186-
87. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:13 p.m.