[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D248-D249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Thirteen public bills, H.R. 1057-1069, were 
introduced.
  Page H2306
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 100, providing for the consideration of H.R. 926, to promote 
regulatory flexibility and enhance public participation in Federal 
agency rulemaking (H. Rept. 104-52);
  H. Res. 80, requesting the President to submit information to the 
House of Representatives concerning actions taken through the exchange 
stabilization fund to strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the 
economy of Mexico, amended (H. Rept. 104-53);
  H.R. 531, to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a study 
trail under the National Trails System Act, amended (H. Rept. 104-54); 
and
  H.R. 529, to authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands 
in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within 
the forest in Wyoming, amended (H. Rept. 104-55).
Pages H2261, H2305-06
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Crapo to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2227 [[Page D249]] 
Recess: House recessed at 1:05 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
  Page H2231
Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis: House completed all general 
debate and began consideration of amendments to H.R. 1022, to provide 
regulatory reform and to focus national economic resources on the 
greatest risks to human health, safety, and the environment through 
scientifically objective and unbiased risk assessments and through the 
consideration of costs and benefits in major rules; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume on Tuesday, 
February 28.
  Pages H2243-60, H2261-88
  Agreed To the Crapo amendment that defines the term ``emergency'' as 
a situation that is immediately impending and extraordinary in nature, 
demanding attention due to a condition, circumstance, or practice 
reasonably expected to cause death, serious illness, or severe injury 
to humans, or substantial endangerment to private property or the 
environment if no action is taken.
Pages H2285-87
  Rejected the Brown of California amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that sought to require major Federal regulatory agencies 
(except the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Army 
Corps of Engineers and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) to set 
regulatory priorities, consistent with existing law, based on the 
seriousness of the risks involved and the availability of resources; 
require affected agencies to conduct risk assessments and cost-benefit 
analyses for major rules, defining a major rule as one with costs of 
$100 million; prevent provisions to supersede existing health, safety, 
or environmental laws; require the General Accounting Office to conduct 
an annual review and report to Congress on each agency's compliance 
with provisions; specify that no new right to judicial review be 
created and that failure to follow procedures would not invalidate any 
rule; provide that nothing in the provisions create an obligation or 
burden on State and local governments; and require that agencies 
provide for independent peer review of risk assessments used for major 
regulations, but that persons with conflicts of interest be barred from 
serving on peer review panels (rejected by a recorded vote of 174 ayes 
to 246 noes, Roll No. 176).
Pages H2265-85
  H. Res. 96, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 253 yeas to 165 nays, Roll 
No. 175.
Pages H2234-43, H2260-61
Committees To Sit: It was made in order that the following committees 
and their subcommittees be permitted to sit on Tuesday, February 28, 
during proceedings of the House under the five-minute rule: Committees 
on Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, Government Reform and 
Oversight, House Oversight, Judiciary, National Security, Small 
Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H2288
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H2307-08.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2260-61 and H2285. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:08 p.m.