[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D410-D411]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Ten public bills, H.R. 1316-1325; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 80 and H. Con. Res. 48-49, were introduced.
  Page H3807
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Cunningham to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3735
Personal Responsibility Act: By a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 199 
noes, Roll No. 269, the House passed H.R. 4, to restore the American 
family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce 
welfare dependence.
  Pages H3742-90 [[Page D411]] 
  Rejected the Gibbons motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
an amendment providing that reductions in outlays resulting from the 
enactment of the Act shall be used to reduce the deficit and shall not 
be taken into account for purposes of sections 252 of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 205 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 268).
Pages H3785-89
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (text 
of H.R. 1214).
Page H3789
  Rejected the Mink amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought 
to transform the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program 
into a program that moves recipients from welfare to work by providing 
a public sector or subsidized private sector job paying minimum wage 
for at least two years; increase funding in the JOBS Program 
participation requirements by five percent per year over seven years, 
rising from 15 percent in fiscal year 1997 to 50 percent in fiscal year 
2003, resulting in a $14.9 billion authorization in additional JOBS 
funding over the five years; take steps to expand child care services 
for poor families; and finance the spending increases by raising the 
top corporate income tax rate by 1.25 percent to 36.25 percent 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 96 ayes to 336 noes, Roll No. 267).
Pages H3742-77
Defense Department Supplemental Appropriations: Objection was heard to 
a unanimous-consent request to disagree to the Senate amendments and 
agree to a conference on H.R. 889, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military 
readiness of the Department of Defense for fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995.
  Pages H3790-91
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 27. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Tuesday.
  Pages H3791-92
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of March 29.
  Page H3792
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House and appear on pages H3776-77, H3789, and 
H3789-90. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:01 p.m.