[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D190-D191]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 925-944; and 5 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 27-29, and H. Res. 84-85 were introduced.
  Pages H1751-52
Reports Filed: The following reports were filed as follows:
  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 
II); and
  H.R. 831, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain 
on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
Communications Commission, amended (H. Rept. 104-32).
Page H1751
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Dickey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1691
Recess: House recessed at 10:27 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m.
  Page H1698
Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants: By a recorded vote of 
238 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 129, the House passed H.R. 728, to 
control crime by providing law enforcement block grants.
  Pages H1701-43
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
(agreed by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 127).
Page H1738
  Rejected the Conyers motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Judiciary with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
amendments that set aside $100 million for Urban Recreation grants, 
BATF Gang Prevention program and Community Youth Academies (residential 
educational programs for at-risk youth); and sets aside $450 million 
each fiscal year to provide for drug enforcement, crime prevention, and 
legal assistance grants under the Byrne Program (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 184 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 128).
Pages H1740-42
Agreed To:
  The McCollum technical amendment; and
Pages H1701-02
  The McCollum en bloc amendment that permits local law enforcement 
block grant funding to be used by state police units to provide 
protection in rural areas that do not have their own local police 
force; establishes cooperative task forces between adjoining units of 
local government working cooperatively to prevent and combat criminal 
activity, particularly drug and gang-related involvement; establishes a 
multijurisdictional task force in rural areas where local and Federal 
law enforcement officials work to prevent and control crime; provides 
for a systematic evaluation on the impact of school security and crime 
prevention measures and report annually to the Bureau of Justice; 
provides for the investigation into possible inaccuracies of data 
relating to part 1 violent crimes; and provides that any funds 
remaining after 5 years be applied to the Federal deficit.
Pages H1736-38
Rejected:
  The Schumer amendment that sought to transfer $7.5 billion from the 
block grant program to provide for the ``cops on the beat'' community 
policing program; and transfers the remaining $2.5 billion to local 
crime prevention programs (rejected by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 124);
Pages H1702-23
  The Schroeder amendment that sought to authorize the use of block 
grant funding to protect abortion clinics (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 164 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 125); and
Pages H1723-32
  The Hoke amendment that sought to add language regarding the 
enhancement of security measures to include any facilities or 
surroundings where a threat to law and order exists (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 206 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 126). Earlier, a point 
of order was sustained against the [[Page D191]] Volkmer substitute 
amendment that sought to prohibit funding for any police or security 
for abortion clinics.
Pages H1732-36
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, cross-
references, and punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, 
technical, conforming, and other changes as may be necessary in the 
engrossment of the bill.
Page H1743
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H1752-61.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1723, H1732, H1736, 
H1738, H1742, and H1742-43. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m.