[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 45 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D329-D330]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Thirteen public bills, H.R. 1201 1213; and four 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 78, H. Con. Res. 38; and H. Res. 113 114, were 
introduced.
  Pages H3048-49
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as followed:
  H. Res. 107, providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fourth Congress, amended 
(H. Rept. 104 74); and
  H.R. 999, to establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child 
care funding; to establish a program to provide block grants to States 
to provide nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged 
individuals and families and to establish a program to provide block 
grants to States to provide school-based food services to students; and 
to restrict alien eligibility for certain education, training, and 
other programs, amended (H. Rept. 104 75, Part 1).
Page H3048
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Bonilla to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2991
Paperwork Reduction: House passed S. 244, 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.
  Pages H2994-H3015
  Agreed to the Clinger motion to strike out all after the enacting 
clause and insert the text of H.R. 830, a similar House-passed bill. 
House then insisted on its amendment to S. 244, and asked a conference. 
Appointed as conferees: Representatives Clinger, Meyers of Kansas, 
McHugh, McIntosh, Fox of Pennsylvania, Collins of Illinois, Peterson of 
Minnesota, and Wise.
Pages H3009-15, H3027
Product Liability: By a recorded vote of 265 ayes to 161 noes, Roll No. 
229, the House passed H.R. 956, to establish legal standards and 
procedures for product liability litigation.
  Pages H3015-27
  Rejected the Gordon motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
an amendment that sought to restore provisions to require foreign 
manufacturers to appoint an agent to receive service of process in the 
United States; and change the limit on punitive damages to three times 
the amount of damages awarded to the claimant for economic loss on 
which the claimant's action is based, or $1 million, whichever is less 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 228).
Pages H3025-27
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
under the rule.
Page H3025
  Rejected: The Schumer amendment that sought to provide for a 5-year 
sunset on provisions, unless the Commerce Department certifies to 
Congress not later [[Page D330]] than 90 days prior to the sunset date 
that insurance rates for liabilities affected by provisions have 
declined by not less than 10 percent after adjustment for changes in 
the CPI, or they have not declined by such a percentage because of 
extraordinary circumstances that must be detailed (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 175 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 227).
Pages H3019-22
  The Gekas amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
would have permitted the defendant in any State or Federal civil 
liability action to introduce evidence concerning the claimant's 
receipt of benefits from a collateral source as reimbursement for the 
harm suffered.
Pages H3015-19
  The Clerk was authorized to make such technical and conforming 
changes as may be necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H3027
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 13. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.
  Pages H3028-30
Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 13, and at 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14.
  Page H3030
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
on March 15.
  Page H3030
Transfer of Employee Positions: House agreed to H. Res. 113, providing 
for the transfer of certain employee positions.
  Pages H3030-31
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H3049-50.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
procedures of the House today and appear on pages H3022, H3026-27, and 
H3027. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:35 p.m.