[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D174-D175]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twelve public bills, H.R. 888-899; two private bills, 
H.R. 900-901; and three resolutions, H. Res. 80-82, were introduced.
  Pages H1610-11
Reports Filed: The following reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 79, providing for the consideration of H.R. 728, to control 
crime by providing enforcement block grants (H. Rept. 104-27);
  H.R. 256, to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals 
within the State of Colorado for military uses (H. Rept. 104-28, Part 
I);
  H.R. 889, making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 (H. 
Rept. 104-29); and
  H.R. 845, rescinding certain budget authority (H. Rept. 104-30).
Page H1610
Violent Criminal Incarceration: By a recorded vote of 265 ayes to 156 
noes, Roll No. 117, the House passed H.R. 667, to control crime by 
incarceration of violent criminals.
  Pages H1561-85
  Rejected the Conyers motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back forthwith 
containing an amendment to allocate any unallocated funds for public 
safety and community policing (rejected by a recorded vote of 193 ayes 
to 227 noes, Roll No. 116).
Pages H1583-85
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H1583
Agreed To:
  The Riggs amendment that allows States to spend up to 15 percent of 
the ``truth in sentencing'' grants for jail construction, provided the 
State has strict pretrial release practices or requires that those 
charged with a violent felony are not released before trial without 
bond;
Pages H1564-68
  The McCollum amendment that allows the Bureau of Prisons to become 
involved with and to initiate community service programs;
Pages H1568-69
  The McCollum amendment that authorizes the administration of Federal 
prison commissaries; and
Pages H1572-73
  The Watt of North Carolina amendment, as modified, that provides that 
States adopt procedures for the collection of reliable statistical data 
which compares and confirms the rate of serious violent felonies after 
the receipt of Federal funds in comparison to the rate of serious 
violent felonies before the receipt of funds and report such data to 
the Attorney General.
Pages H1573-75 [[Page D175]] 
Rejected:
  The Watt of North Carolina amendment that sought to strike the 
automatic stay provision relating to relief lawsuits brought by inmates 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 93 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 112);
Pages H1561-64
  The Cardin amendment that sought to reduce by $36 million over 5 
years the authorization for prison grants (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 129 ayes to 295 noes, Roll No. 113);
Pages H1569-72
  The Chapman amendment that sought to make States eligible for both 
general and ``truth in sentencing'' prison grants rather than either 
one or the other (rejected by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 247 noes, 
Roll No. 114);
Pages H1575-79
  The Scott amendment that sought to decrease by $2.5 billion the total 
funding for State and regional prison grants (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 155 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 115); and
Pages H1580-83
  The Watt of North Carolina amendment to remove the bill's limitations 
on the granting of attorney's fees to inmates who bring relief 
lawsuits.
Page H1561
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, cross-
references, punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, 
technical, conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House as may be required in the engrossment of H.R. 
667.
Page H1585
Criminal Alien Deportation Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 20 
nays, Roll No. 118, the House passed H.R. 668, to control crime by 
further streamlining deportation of criminal aliens.
  Pages H1586-97
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H1596
Agreed To:
  The Cunningham amendment that directs the Secretary of State and the 
Attorney General to submit a report to Congress within 180 days 
evaluating the current Prison Transfer Treaty with Mexico;
Page H1592
  The Moran amendment that directs executive branch officials to 
establish an office within the Justice Department to provide technical 
and prosecutorial assistance to States and localities in their efforts 
to bring justice to criminal aliens who flee prosecution in the United 
States;
Pages H1592-93
  The Horn amendment that advises the President to renegotiate, no 
later than 90 days, bilateral prisoner transfer treaties with countries 
that have large numbers of criminal aliens in American prisons and 
requires the President to submit an annual report to Congress on the 
effectiveness of the renegotiated treaties;
Pages H1593-94
  The Cunningham amendment that directs the Justice Department and the 
INS to develop and implement an interior repatriation program; and
Pages H1594-95
  The Foley amendment, as amended by the Burr of North Carolina 
amendment, that gives the Attorney General discretionary power to 
provide for early release and deportation of nonviolent criminal 
aliens, except those convicted of alien smuggling.
Pages H1595-96
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical and conforming changes in 
the engrossment of H.R. 668.
Page H1597
  H. Res. 69, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H1586-88
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of February 13. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.
  Pages H1597-98
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of February 15.
  Page H1599
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H1612-14.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1563-64, H1571-72, H1579, H1582-83, H1584-85, H1585, and H1596-97. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:56 p.m.