[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D214-D215]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Sixteen public bills, H.R. 993-1008, and one private 
bill, H.R. 1009, were introduced.
  Pages H1967-68
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 421, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide 
for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, amended (H. 
Rept. 104-40);
  H.R. 622, to implement the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (H. Rept. 104-41);
  H.R. 715, to amend the Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act 
of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea of Okhotsk by vessels 
and nationals of the United States (H. Rept. 104-42);
  H. Res. 91, providing for the consideration of H.R. 830, to amend 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to further the goals of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more 
responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal 
paperwork on the public (H. Rept. 104-43); and
  H. Res. 92, providing for the consideration of 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. 104-44).
Page H1967
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Doolittle to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1909
Recess: House recessed at 12:32 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
  Page H1909
George Washington's Birthday Observance: The Speaker appointed 
Representatives Horn and Richardson to represent the House of 
Representatives at appropriate ceremonies for the observance of George 
Washington's birthday to be held on Wednesday, February 22, 1995.
  Page H1912
Recess: House recessed at 2:21 p.m. and reconvened at 5:00 p.m.
  Page H1912
Committees to Sit: It was made in order that the following committees 
and subcommittees be permitted to sit today during proceedings of the 
House under the five-minute rule: Committees on Commerce, Government 
Reform and Oversight, Science, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H1914
Health Insurance: By a recorded vote of 381 ayes to 44 noes, Roll No. 
150, the House passed 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.
  Pages H1921-53
  Rejected the Stark motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
an amendment to repeal the maximum time period of mandatory coverage of 
group health plans (rejected by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 245 
noes, Roll No. 149).
Pages H1951-53
  Rejected the McDermott amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to provide a tax deduction for health insurance premiums for 
employees [[Page D215]] whose employers do not subsidize their health 
insurance; narrow the tax preference for sales of radio, television, 
and cable companies to minority-owned firms; provide a phased-in tax 
deduction beginning in 1996 for employees whose employers do not 
subsidize their health care; enact provisions to tax certain assets 
owned by individuals who renounce their U.S. citizenship; tighten rules 
for taxing income from foreign trusts; tighten the limitation of the 
earned income tax credit (EITC) on people with dividend and interest 
income; and make people with dividend and interest income of $2,500 a 
year ineligible for the EITC (rejected by a recorded vote of 191 ayes 
to 234 noes, Roll No. 148).
Pages H1933-51
  H. Res. 88, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 147. 
Agreed to order the previous question on the resolution by a yea-and-
nay vote of 230 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 146.
Pages H1912-21
 Committees To Sit: It was made in order that the following committees 
and subcommittees be permitted to sit on Wednesday, February 22, during 
proceedings of the House under the five-minute rule: Committees on 
Banking, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government 
Reform and Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, National 
Security, Science, Small Business, and Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  Page H1954
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H1968-69.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1909.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1920, H1920-21, H1950-51, H1952-53, and H1953. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:54 p.m.