[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D345-D346]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fifteen public bills, H.R. 1221-1235; four private 
bills, H.R. 1236-1239; and one resolution, H. Con. Res. 39, were 
introduced.
  Pages H3155-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as followed:
  H.R. 1135, to improve the Commodity Distribution Programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, to reform and simplify the Food Stamp 
Program, amended (H. Rept. 104-77); and
  H. Res. 115, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1158, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995 (H. Rept. 104-78).
Page H3155
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Shays to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3087
Recess: House recessed at 1:13 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
  Page H3092
Fair Employment Practices: The Speaker appointed the following 
employees of the House of Representatives to the review panel of the 
Office of Fair Employment Practices: Ms. Elizabeth Haas, Legal Counsel, 
Office of the Clerk; and Mr. Randy Johnson, Workplace Policy 
Coordinator, Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  Page H3092
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: H.R. 402, amended, to amend the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act;
  Pages H3096-98
  Cook Inlet Region: H.R. 421, amended, to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of 
Cook Inlet Region:
  Pages H3098-99
  Sea of Okhotsk fisheries enforcement: 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;
  Pages H3099-H3100
  Great Western Scenic Trail designation: H.R. 531, amended, to 
designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a study trail under the 
National Trails System Act (by yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 15 nays, 
Roll No. 230);
  Pages H3100-01, H3115
  Minor boundary adjustments and miscellaneous park amendments: H.R. 
694, amended, Entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995'' (by a yea-and-nay vote of 
337 yeas to 83 nays, Roll No. 231);
  Pages H3101-03, H3115-16
  Walnut Canyon National Monument: H.R. 562, amended, to modify the 
boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona 
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 49 nays, Roll No. 232);
  Pages H3103-04, H3116-17
  Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area traffic: H.R. 536, amended, to 
extend indefinitely the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
collect a commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Cap Recreation 
Area (by a yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 233). 
Agreed to amend the title; and
  Pages H3104-05, H3117
  Chacoan outliers protection: H.R. 517, to amend title V of Public Law 
96-550, designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites 
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 234).
  Pages H3105-06, H3117-18
Recess: House recessed at 4:17 p.m. and reconvened at 5:00 p.m.
  Pages H3114-15
Indian Education Technical Amendments: House passed S. 377, to amend a 
provision of part A of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, relating to Indian education, and to provide a 
technical amendment--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H3119
Federal Disaster Relief: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 39, expressing 
the sense of the Congress regarding Federal disaster relief.
  Pages H3119-20
Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15.
  Page H3121
Ringling Brothers Circus: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 34, authorizing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & 
Bailey Circus Anniversary Commemoration.
  Page H3121
Committees to Sit: It was made in order that the following committees 
and their subcommittees be permitted to sit on Wednesday, March 15, 
during proceedings of the House under the five-minute rule: Committees 
on Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, House Oversight, 
International Relations, Judiciary, National Security, and Resources. 
Earlier, objection was heard to the unanimous consent request for 
committees to sit.
  Pages H3121-23 [[Page D346]] 
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H3156.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3115, H3115-16, 
H3116-17, H3117, and H3117-18. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:30 p.m.