[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RECORD VOTES

                                 ______


                        HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 1995
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, on January 4, 1995, the House adopted a new 
rule, Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI, which requires that committee 
reports on any bill or other matter include the names of those voting 
for and against on rollcall votes taken on any amendment and on the 
motion to report. During consideration of the rule on the first day of 
the 104th Congress, an explanation included in the Congressional Record 
by Chairman Solomon states:

       It is the intent of this rule to provide for greater 
     accountability for record votes in committees and to make 
     such votes easily available to the public in committee 
     reports. At present, under clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, the 
     public can only inspect rollcall votes on matters in the 
     offices of the committee. It is anticipated that with the 
     availability of committee reports to the public through 
     electronic form the listing of votes in reports will be more 
     bill-specific than earlier proposals to publish all votes in 
     the Congressional Record twice a year.

  Upon examining the Rules Committee report to accompany H. Resolution 
115, the rule for H.R. 1158--Making Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescissions, I found it lacking in the type of 
information which I believe is vital for public understanding of what 
the Members of the Committee were actually voting on. The report under 
the heading of ``summary of motion'' gives so limited account as to be 
almost meaningless. While the rule does not explicitly require the 
report to contain a description of the motion and amendment being 
offered, the intent of better informing the public seems to have been 
lost. The lack of information will force the public to search in other 
publications for information vital to understanding what the issue is 
for which the votes are being cast. There is no way that the public, 
unless present at the Rules Committee markup, could understand what, 
for example, ``Make in order amendments making new rescissions pre-
printed in Record'' means without going to the Rules Committee 
transcript. How else would anyone know what amendments are being 
offered here? There is no listing or description of the amendments that 
would have been allowed if this motion were adopted. Also, the public 
would never know which issue of the Congressional Record contains the 
text of the amendments. The public would be better served if adequate 
information were included in the committee report.
  With that in mind, I am, for the benefit of the public and the 
membership of this body, including the following summary of the 
rollcall votes which were taken in the Rules Committee on March 14, 
1995:
                            Committee Votes


                    rules committee rollcall no. 83

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order amendments to H.R. 1158 
     printed in the Congressional Record of March 10 or March 13, 
     1995 which make new rescissions. Those amendments are as 
     follows:
       (1) Volkmer #4--restores funds for veterans' medical care 
     and ambulatory facility construction with new offsets.
       (2) Andrews #8--substitute including new RTC rescissions 
     and transportation and construction projects cuts.
       (3) Barr #9--restores funds for Community Planning and 
     Development grants, rescinds an additional amount from Water 
     Infrastructure/State revolving fund, and rescinds prior year 
     funding.
       (4) Brown #15--protects certain veterans' construction 
     projects.
       (5) DeLay #28--rescinds $25 million from Public Health 
     Service Act.
       (6) Foglietta #34--restores summer jobs with offsetting 
     cuts in defense.
       (7) Furse #36--cuts an additional $8 billion from defense.
       (8) Furse #37--cuts $1 from defense procurement.
       (9) Gutierrez #41--cuts all unobligated balances from the 
     Market Promotion program of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
       (10) Kennedy/Moakley #43--restores low income home energy 
     assistance (LIHEAP) funding and offsets with cuts in the F-22 
     fighter program.
       (11) McIntosh #47, #48 and #49--makes additional cuts in 
     fish and wildlife programs, including endangered species 
     conservation fund.
       (12) Nadler #57--restores housing funds with offsets from 
     defense.
       (13) Roemer #63--restores National Service funds with 
     offset from space station program.
       (14) Roemer #64--includes new title VI rescissions.
       [[Page E628]] (15) Roemer #65--restores National Service 
     funds with offsets from defense funds.
       (16) Stearns #73--rescinds all unobligated balances for the 
     Exchange Stabilization Fund (Mexican peso stabilization).
       (17) Coleman #20--cuts $400 million in highway 
     demonstration projects.
       (18) Thurman #76--increases the rescission for energy, 
     federal courthouse construction, and the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission.
       Results: Rejected 1 to 11.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................  ........        X 
Frost...............................................  ........        X 
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 84

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Frost.
       Summary of Motion: Strike the 10-hour time cap on 
     consideration of amendments.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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              Vote by Member                  Yea       Nay             
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Quillen..................................  ........        X   .........
Dreier...................................  ........        X   .........
Goss.....................................  ........        X   .........
Linder...................................  ........        X   .........
Pryce....................................  ........        X   .........
Diaz-Balart..............................  ........        X   .........
McInnis..................................  ........        X   .........
Waldholtz................................  ........        X   .........
Moakley..................................        X   ........  .........
Beilenson................................        X   ........  .........
Frost....................................        X   ........  .........
Hall.....................................  ........  ........  .........
Solomon..................................  ........        X   .........
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 85

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order the following amendments 
     which were printed in the Congressional Record of March 13, 
     1995:
       (1) Murtha #54 to H.R. 1158--ensures that net savings are 
     used to reduce the deficit and not to pay for tax cuts.
       (2) Obey/Durbin #58 to H.R. 1158--changes the direct grant 
     program for into a loan guarantee program.
       (3) Stokes #74 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for VA medical 
     care, for assisted housing and low-income housing programs 
     and other items.
       (4) Coleman #20 to H.R. 1158--cancels $400 million in 
     highway demonstration projects.
       (5) Obey #9 to H.R. 1159--defers production of the F-22 in 
     order to restore funds for school lunch and family nutrition 
     programs.
       Results: Rejected, 2 to 10.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................  ........        X 
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 86

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order the Kennedy/Moakley 
     amendment #43 to H.R. 1158 printed in the Congressional 
     Record of March 13, 1995 which restores $1,319,204,000 for 
     low income home energy assistance (LIHEAP) and makes offsets 
     by cutting the F-22 aircraft program by the same amount.
       Results: Rejected, 2 to 10.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................  ........        X 
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    Rules committee rollcall no. 87

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order the Porter amendments #59 
     and #60 to H.R. 1158 printed in the Congressional Record of 
     March 13, 1995 which make adjustments in Labor, HHS, and 
     education spending.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 88

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion by: Mr. Beilenson.
       Summary of Motion: Remove the protection from points of 
     order for the legislative language in H.R. 1159 relating to 
     salvage timber sales.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 89

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion by: Mr. Beilenson.
       Summary of Motion: Remove the protection from points of 
     order for the legislative language in H.R. 1158 relating to 
     the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit 
     Administration.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 90

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion by: Mr. Frost.
       Summary of Motion: Remove the protection from points of 
     order for the legislative language in H.R. 1158 relating to 
     the striker replacement Executive order.
       Results: Rejected, 4 to 8.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................        X   ........
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 91

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Frost.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order the Montgomery amendment 
     #51 to H.R. 1158 printed in the Congressional Record of March 
     13, 1995 which restores $206,110,000 for veterans' medical 
     care and ambulatory facility construction.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 


                                                                        
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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                  rules committee rollcall no. 92

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Frost.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order the Gunderson amendment 
     #38 to H.R. 1158 printed in the Congressional Record of March 
     13, 1995 which restores $600 million to FEMA, restores $500 
     million to the section 8 Housing certificate program, and 
     restores $100 million for housing opportunities for persons 
     with AIDS.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 93

       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Mr. Moakley.
       Summary of Motion: Make in order the amendments printed in 
     the Congressional Record of March 13, 1995 that stay within 
     the committee's 602 budget allocation while restoring funding 
     for accounts within the bill. The amendments are as follows:
       (1) Brown (FL) #14 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for 
     veterans' medical care and ambulatory facility construction.
       (2) Clay #18 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for training and 
     employment services, summer youth employment, and the 
     displaced worker program.
       (3) Clay #19 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for school 
     improvement programs.
       (4) Fields #31 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for higher 
     education programs.
       (5) Fields #32 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for school 
     improvement programs.
       (6) Fields #33 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for training 
     and employment services.
       (7) Gutierrez #39 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for low 
     income home energy assistance (LIHEAP).
       (8) Gutierrez #40 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for housing 
     opportunities for persons with AIDS.
       (9) Montgomery #51 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for 
     veterans' medical care and ambulatory facility construction.
       (10) Waters #77 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for Fair 
     Chance Youth Program.
       (11) Waters #78 to H.R. 1158--restores funds for homeless 
     veterans job training.
       Results: Rejected, 3 to 9.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................  ........        X 
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................        X   ........
Frost...............................................        X   ........
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 94
       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Moakley.
       Summary of Motion: Restore the legislative language (Sec. 
     306) in the bill that would allow States not to fund 
     abortions except in the case of the life of the mother. The 
     draft rule removed the abortion section from the base text of 
     the bill. Also, the motion would have protected this section 
     from points of order.
       Results: Rejected, 2 to 10.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................  ........        X 
Dreier..............................................  ........        X 
Goss................................................  ........        X 
Linder..............................................  ........        X 
Pryce...............................................  ........        X 
Diaz-Balart.........................................  ........        X 
McInnis.............................................  ........        X 
Waldholtz...........................................        X   ........
Moakley.............................................        X   ........
Beilenson...........................................  ........        X 
Frost...............................................  ........        X 
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................  ........        X 
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 95
       Date: March 14, 1995.
       Measure: Rule for H.R. 1158, Making Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions.
       Motion By: Quillen.
       Summary of Motion: Report the rule favorably to the House.
       Results: Rejected, 9 to 3.

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                   Vote by Member                        Yea       Nay  
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Quillen.............................................        X   ........
Dreier..............................................        X   ........
Goss................................................        X   ........
Linder..............................................        X   ........
Pryce...............................................        X   ........
Diaz-Balart.........................................        X   ........
McInnis.............................................        X   ........
Waldholtz...........................................        X   ........
Moakley.............................................  ........        X 
Beilenson...........................................  ........        X 
Frost...............................................  ........        X 
Hall................................................  ........  ........
Solomon.............................................        X           
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