[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 34 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D231-D232]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Sixteen public bills, H.R. 1018-1029 and 1032-1035; 
two private bills, H.R. 1030-1031; and two resolutions, H. Res. 94-95, 
were introduced.
  Pages H2175-76
Reports Filed: The following reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 925, to compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
certain regulatory restrictions, amended (H. Rept. 104-46);
  H.R. 716, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act (H. Rept. 104-47);
  H.R. 926, to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public 
participation in Federal agency rulemaking, amended (H. Rept. 104-48); 
and
  H.R. 937, to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify procedures 
for judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory 
flexibility analysis requirements, amended (H. Rept. 104-49, Part 1).
Page H2175
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 344 yeas to 61 nays, with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 158, the House approved the Journal of Wednesday, 
February 22.
  Pages H2069-70
Committee To Sit: It was made in order that the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities and its subcommittees be permitted to sit 
today during the proceedings of the House under the 5-minute rule.
  Page H2073
Regulatory Transition Act: House completed all general debate and began 
consideration of amendments on H.R. 450, to ensure economy and 
efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a 
moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, but came to no resolution 
thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume on Friday, February 
24.
  Pages H2087
Agreed To:
  The Condit amendment that extends the moratorium on new rulemaking 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 until December 31, 1996, or 
until the date Congress enacts a reform of the existing law, whichever 
comes first;
Pages H2101-07
  The Burton of Indiana amendment that excludes from the proposed 
moratorium all agency actions which are required by the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act;
Pages H2117-19
  The Spratt amendment that exempts from the moratorium regulatory aids 
that promote business competitiveness in the areas textile imports; 
customs modernization; trade sanctions against China; FCC's transfer of 
spectrum; personal communications services licenses; wide-area 
specialized mobile radio licenses; and improved trading opportunities 
for regional exchanges (agreed to by recorded vote of 235 ayes to 189 
noes, Roll No. 162);
Pages H2120-24
  The Norton amendment, as amended by the McIntosh amendment, that 
excludes from any rulemaking moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
actions the establishment or enforcement of any statutory right that 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, 
national origin, or handicapped or disability status (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 405 ayes, Roll No. 165); and
Pages H2142-44
  The Hayes amendment that excludes from any rulemaking moratorium any 
regulatory program to establish or conduct a recreational or 
subsistence activity, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, 
and camping (agreed to by a recorded vote of 383 ayes to 34 noes, with 
4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 166).
Pages H2144-47
Rejected:
  The Collins of Illinois en bloc amendment that sought to make the 
moratorium prospective effective only regarding regulations issued 
after the bill's enactment; and specifies that no provision shall be 
construed to authorize or require any action that is subject to 
judicial review (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 271 noes, 
Roll No. 160);
Pages H2107-12
  The Slaughter amendment that sought to exempt regulatory rulemaking 
actions agencies make relating to food and water safety, meat and 
poultry, drinking water safety, and the regulation of imported food in 
lead cans (rejected by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 249 noes, Roll 
No. 161);
Pages H2112-17
  The Waxman amendment that sought to restrict regulatory rulemaking 
activities relating to the issuance of substantive rules, 
interpretative rules, statements of agency policy, or notices of 
proposed rulemaking (rejected by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 259 
noes, Roll No. 163); and
Pages H2124-29
  The Collins of Illinois amendment that sought to exempt from the 
moratorium the following six ``common sense'' rules: published by the 
FEC on February 9, 1995, governing personal use of campaign funds; 
published by the INS on December 5, 1995, to improve procedures for 
disposing of asylum requests; published by HUD on December 21, 1994, to 
establish a preference for the elderly for Section 8 housing; published 
by HUD on January 26, 1995, to eliminate drugs from Federally-assisted 
housing; [[Page D232]] published by HUD on January 12, 1995, to 
designate urban empowerment zones; published February 3, 1995, to 
provide compensation to veterans afflicted with Gulf War Syndrome; 
issued by the Justice Department that requires convicted child 
molesters to register with local authorities as part of a nation-wide 
database; and published November 21, 1994, by the Department of the 
Interior establishing a hunting season for migratory birds (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 164).
Pages H2137-42
  H. Res. 93, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 175 nays, Roll 
No. 159.
Pages H2073-86
Holocaust Remembrance: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 20, permitting the 
use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to commemorate the 
days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
  Pages H2086-87
  Agreed to the Thomas amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H2087
  Agreed to strike the preamble and amend the title.
Page H2087
Committee Elections: House agreed to H. Res. 86, electing members of 
the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee on the Library.
  Page H2087
Meeting Hour: House agreed to meet at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 24.
  Page H2144
Committees To Sit: It was made in order that the following committees 
and subcommittees be permitted to sit on Friday, February 24, during 
the proceedings of the House under the five-minute rule: Committees on 
Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, International Relations, 
Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans Affairs.
  Page H2148
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H2177-78.
Lobbyists: The compilation by the Clerk of the House and the Secretary 
of the Senate of all new registrations and reports for the fourth 
calendar quarter of 1994, and reports for the third calendar quarter of 
1994 received too late to be previously published, that were filed by 
persons engaged in lobbying activities appear in this issue of the 
Congressional Record.
  Pages HL1-96
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2069-70, H2085-86, H2111-12, H2117, H2124, H2128-29, H2141-42, H2143-
44, and H2147.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12 a.m. on Friday, 
February 24.