[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D160-D161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fourteen public bills, H.R. 857-870; one private 
bill, H.R. 871; and four resolutions, H.J. Res. 68 and H. Res. 64-66, 
were introduced.
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Reports Filed: The following reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 729, to control crime by a more effective death penalty, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-23);
  H.R. 728, to control crime by providing law enforcement block grants, 
amended (H. Rept. 104-24); and
  H. Res. 63, providing for the consideration of H.R. 667, to control 
crime by incarcerating violent criminals (H. Rept. 104-25).
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Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 346 yeas to 69 nays with a 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 100, the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, 
February 7.
  Pages H1375-76
Exclusionary Rule Reform: By a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 142 noes, 
Roll No. 103, the House passed H.R. 666, to control crime by 
exclusionary rule reform.
  Pages H1380-H1400
Agreed To:
  The Volkmer amendment that exempts searches and seizures carried out 
by or under the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms from the relaxation of the exclusionary rule (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 228 ayes to 198 noes with 3 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 101). Earlier, a Conyers amendment was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that contained identical provisions;
Pages H1386-90
  The Traficant amendment that exempts searches or seizures carried out 
by or under the authority of the Internal Revenue Service from the 
relaxation of the exclusionary rule; and
Pages H1390-93
  The Fields of Louisiana amendment, as amended by the McCollum 
substitute, that provides that none of the provisions shall be 
construed so as to violate the fourth article to the Constitution.
Pages H1393-96
  Rejected the Serrano amendment that sought to exempt searches or 
seizures carried out by or under the authority of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (rejected by a recorded vote of 103 ayes to 330 
noes, Roll No. 102).
Pages H1396-98
Effective Death Penalty: By a recorded vote of 297 ayes to 132 noes, 
Roll No. 109, the House passed H.R. 729, to control crime by a more 
effective death penalty.
  Pages H1400-34
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages H1403-06, H1433
Agreed To:
  The McCollum technical amendment;
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  The Cox amendment that establishes a rule of deference to State 
courts so that Federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus 
petitions from State inmates would be required to consider whether the 
claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 291 ayes to 140 noes, Roll No. 106); 
and
Pages H1424-28
  The Smith of Texas amendment that provides that the automatic stay of 
execution provisions will terminate upon completion of State court 
review unless the petitioner has made a substantial showing of the 
denial of a Federal right (agreed to by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 
189 noes, Roll No. 108).
Pages H1430-33
Rejected:
  The Schumer amendment that sought to encourage States to provide 
competent counsel in death penalty cases during the initial trial phase 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 104);
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  The Watt of North Carolina amendment that sought to permit State 
prisoners sentenced to death or to prison to file a second Federal 
habeas petition if it is shown, through newly discovered evidence, that 
the person was innocent and probably would have been acquitted had the 
evidence been presented at trial (rejected by a recorded vote of 151 
ayes to 280 noes, Roll No. 105); and
Pages H1409-23
  The Fields of Louisiana amendment that sought to add language to 
permit juries, in certain circumstances where the bill now requires the 
death penalty, to recommend a sentence of death or of life imprisonment 
without the possibility of release (rejected by a recorded vote of 139 
ayes to 291 noes, Roll No. 107).
Pages H1428-30
  The Clerk was authorized to make such clerical and technical 
amendments as may be required in the engrossment of H.R. 665, H.R. 666, 
and H.R. 729.
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Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Iraqi emergency: Message wherein he reports on the developments since 
his last report concerning the national emergency with respect to 
Iraq--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 104-29);
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  Andean trade: Message wherein he transmits the first report on the 
operation of the Andean Trade Preference Act--referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means; and
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  Baseball dispute resolution: Message wherein he transmits proposed 
legislation entitled the ``Major League Baseball Restoration Act''--
referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-30).
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Committees To Sit: It was made in order for the following committees 
and their subcommittees to sit during the proceedings of the House 
under the 5-minute rule on Thursday, February 9: Committees on 
Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, International Relations, Resources, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs.
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Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H1461-65.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and nine recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1375-76, H1389-90, H1398, H1399-H1400, H1409, H1423-24, H1427-28, 
H1430, H1432-33, and H1433-34. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:41 p.m.