[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D403-D404]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Eleven public bills, H.R. 1304-1314; one private 
bill, H.R. 1315; and one resolution, H. Con. Res. 47, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1216, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for the 
privatization of the United States Enrichment Corporation, amended (H. 
Rept. 104-86);
  H.R. 1217, to amend parts B and C of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to extend certain savings provisions under the Medicare 
Program, as incorporated in the budget submitted by the President for 
fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-87, Part 1);
  H.R. 1218, to extend the authority of the Federal Communications 
Commission to use competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits 
(H. Rept. 104-88); and
  H.R. 1219, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend and 
reduce the discretionary spending limits, amended (H. Rept. 104-89, 
Part 1).
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Personal Responsibility Act: House continued consideration of H.R. 4, 
to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
spending and reduce welfare dependence; but came to no resolution 
thereon. Consideration of amendments will continue on Friday, March 24.
  Pages H3581-H3700
Agreed To:
  The Johnson of Connecticut amendment that increases the authorization 
level for child care block grants by $150 million for fiscal years 
1996-2000;
Pages H3582-86
  The Roukema amendment that requires States to establish a cost 
containment system for the procurement of infant formulas under the 
Family Nutrition Block Grant Program;
Pages H3586-92
  The Ros-Lehtinen amendment that exempts aliens who have been lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence and are unable to comply with 
naturalization requirements of a physical or developmental disability 
or a mental impairment from being denied Federal public assistance;
Pages H3592-95, H3599
  The Coburn amendment that encourages States to protect against fraud 
and abuse by using new and recent technologies to maximize the security 
of electronics benefits transfer (EBT) systems; and it requires States 
to incorporate within their EBT systems, within two years, measures 
that enable such systems to differentiate between allowable and non-
allowable food items;
Pages H3603-05
  The Upton amendment, as modified, that prohibits individuals who are 
delinquent in making court-ordered child support payments from 
receiving assistance under the food stamp program if the court is not 
allowing the payment to be delayed;
Pages H3605-09
  The Traficant amendment that requires those States which use 
electronic benefit transfer cards to include a photograph of the 
members of the household to which the food stamp card is issued;
Pages H3600-03, H3616-17
  The Blute amendment that prohibits temporary family assistance, food 
stamps, and SSI benefits to fugitive felons with fleeing prosecution or 
confinement or in violation of probation or parole;
Pages H3617-22
  The Salmon amendment that requires States to adopt procedures to 
automatically put liens against property of persons for delinquent 
child support payments ordered by another State (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 433 ayes, Roll No. 264); and
Pages H3622-28, H3633-34
  The Roukema amendment that authorizes States to withhold or suspend 
the driver's license of individuals who owe back child support (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 426 ayes to 5 noes, Roll No. 265).
Pages H3628-33, H3634
Rejected:
  The Moran amendment that sought to give families that participate in 
required State welfare work programs a preference in obtaining Federal 
housing assistance, including public housing and Section 8 
[[Page D404]] rental assistance (rejected by a recorded vote of 35 ayes 
to 395 noes, Roll No. 262);
Pages H3595-H3600
  The Hostettler amendment that sought to strike the Simplified Food 
Stamp Program provisions and replace them with block grants to States 
based on their number of economically disadvantaged residents (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 263); and
Pages H3609-16, H3617
  The Deal amendment in the nature of a substitute (text of H.R. 1267 
that sought to transform the AFDC Program into a program that moves 
recipients from welfare to work within a certain time limit; increase 
the funding for education, job training, employment services, and child 
care for welfare recipients; create a new Work First Program and 
require States to have an increasing percentage of their AFDC caseload 
participate in Work First and Workfare over seven years; impose a time 
limit on eligibility for AFDC benefits; place certain restrictions on 
SSI eligibility for disabled children; provide certain cutbacks in the 
Food Stamp Program, and limit the eligibility of certain legal 
immigrants for Federal benefits (rejected by a recorded vote of 205 
ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 266).
Pages H3634-95
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3599-H3600, H3617, 
H3633-34, H3634, and H3695. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12 a.m. on Friday, March 
24.