[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 40 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D282-D283]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Thirteen public bills, H.R. 1121-1133; and one 
resolution, H.J. Res. 74, were introduced.
  Pages H2650-51
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 103, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1058, to reform 
Federal securities litigation (H. Rept. 104-65); and
  H. Res. 104, providing for consideration of H.R. 988, to reform the 
Federal civil justice system (H. Rept. 104-66).
Pages H2640-41, H2650
Private Property Protection: By a yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas to 148 
nays, Roll No. 197, the House passed H.R. 925, to compensate owners of 
private property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions
  Pages H2590-H2607
Agreed To:
  The Goss amendment to the Canady substitute that increases the 
minimum threshold for payment of compensation for loss in property 
value of any portion of the property from 10 percent to 20 percent 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 338 ayes to 83 noes, Roll No. 195);
Pages H2597-98
  The Taylor of Mississippi amendment to the Canady substitute that 
defines the term ``fair market value'' as the most probable price at 
which property would change hands, in a competitive and open market 
under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, between a willing buyer 
and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell 
and both having reasonable knowledge of relevant facts, at the time the 
agency action occurs; and
Pages H2598-99
  The Traficant amendment to the Canady substitute that requires 
agencies to inform affected property owners of their rights under the 
bill and the procedures necessary to obtain compensation.
Page H2599
Rejected:
  The Mineta amendment to the Canady substitute that sought to increase 
the minimum threshold for payment of compensation from 10 percent to 20 
percent loss in property value of the entire parcel of property 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 194); 
and
Pages H2591-96
  The Watt of North Carolina amendment to the Canady substitute that 
sought to strike the provision requiring compensation payments to come 
out of the responsible agency's appropriation for that fiscal year 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 127 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 196).
Pages H2599-H2602
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, cross-
references, and punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, 
technical, conforming, and other changes as might be necessary in the 
engrossment of the bill.
Page H2607
Job Creation and Wage Enhancement: By a yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas to 
141 nays, Roll No. 199, the House passed H.R. 9, to create jobs, 
enhance wages, strengthen property rights, maintain certain economic 
liberties, decentralize and reduce the power of the Federal Government 
with respect to the States, localities, and citizens of the United 
States, and to increase the accountability of Federal officials.
  Pages H2607-39
  By a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 239 noes (Roll No.198), rejected 
the Spratt motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Science with 
instructions to report it back forthwith containing an amendment 
striking language providing that any determination by a Federal agency 
to approve or reject any proposed or final environmental clean-up plan 
for a facility the costs of which are likely to exceed $5,000,000 be 
treated as a major rule.
Pages H2636-38
  Agreed to the DeLay motion to strike all after section one of H.R. 9 
and insert text composed of four divisions as follows: (1) Division A, 
text of H.R. 830 as passed by the House; (2) Division B, text of H.R. 
925 as passed by the House; (3) Division C, text of H.R. 926 as passed 
by the House, and (4) Division D, text of H.R. 1022 as passed by the 
House.
Pages H2623-36

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Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 6. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.
  Pages H2639-40
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of March 8.
  Page H2640
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H2651-53.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2596, H2598, H2602-03, H2606-07, H2637-38, and H2638-39. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:05 p.m.