[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D145-D146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twelve public bills, H.R. 830-841, were introduced.
  Page H1281
Reports Filed: The following reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 7, to revitalize the national security of the United States 
(Rept. No. 104-18, Parts I, II, and III);
  H.R. 667, to control crime by incarcerating violent criminals (H. 
Rept. 104-21); and
  H.R. 668, to control crime by further streamlining deportation of 
criminal aliens (H. Rept. 104-22);
  H. Res. 60, providing for the consideration of H.R. 665, to control 
crime by mandatory victim restitution (H. Rept. 104-19);
  H. Res. 61, providing for the consideration of H.R. 666, to control 
crime by exclusionary rule reform (H. Rept. 104-20).
Page H1281
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Nussle as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H1213
Recess: House recessed at 1:09 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
  Page H1217
Committees To Sit: Committees on Education and Economic Opportunities 
and the Judiciary received permission to sit today during procedures of 
the House under the five-minute rule.
  Page H1265
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  GSP Benefits for Armenia: Message wherein he advises of his intent to 
add Armenia to the list of beneficiary developing countries under the 
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program--referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-26); and
  Page H1223
  1996 Budget: Message wherein he transmits his proposed Budget for the 
United States for fiscal year 1996--referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-3).
  Page H1223
Line-Item Veto: By a recorded vote of 294 ayes to 134 noes, Roll No. 
95, the House passed H.R. 2, to give the President line-item authority 
over appropriation Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.
  Pages H1225-64
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
by the rule.
Page H1261
  Rejected the Collins of Illinois motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight with instructions to 
report it back forthwith containing an amendment defining ``targeted 
tax benefit'' as any provision which has the practical effect of 
providing a benefit in the form of a different treatment to a 
particular taxpayer or a limited class of taxpayers, whether or not 
such provision is limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer or 
class of taxpayers, but which does not include any benefit provided to 
a class of taxpayers distinguished on the basis of general demographic 
conditions such as income, number of dependents, or marital status 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 94).
Pages H1263-64
Rejected:
  The Orton amendment that sought to define ``discretionary budget 
authority'' to include the authority to enter into future contractual 
obligations for which funds are not appropriated in advance (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 65 ayes to 360 noes, Roll No. 91);
Pages H1225-34, H1254-55
  The Waters amendment that sought to allow the President to rescind 
any provision which he determines would yield at least 20 percent of 
its benefit to the top one percent of income earners (rejected by a 
record vote of 144 ayes to 280 noes, Roll No. 92);
Pages H1235-37, H1255-56
  The Tauzin amendment that sought to allow the President to use the 
line-item veto only when the Federal budget exceeds the target deficit 
level toward achieving a balanced budget; and
Pages H1238-41
  The Stenholm amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
add supplemental language, consisting of the text of H.R. 4600, 
amending the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
rescissions of budget authority which passed the House in 1994; the 
addition of this language will enable the President to choose between 
the use of a line-item veto procedure or expedited rescission 
procedures when proposing rescissions of appropriations or vetoes of 
targeted tax benefits (rejected by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 266 
noes, Roll No. 93).
Pages H1242-56
Presidential Message--Budget Rescissions: Read a message from the 
President wherein he reports 23 rescission proposals of budgetary 
resources--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 104-28).
  Pages H1264-65
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
page H1218. [[Page D146]] 
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H1282.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1254-55, H1255-56, 
H1256, H1263-64, and H1264.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:20 p.m.