[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D438]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills introduced: Fifteen public bills, H.R. 1344-1358; one private 
bill, H.R. 1359; and six resolutions, H.J. Res. 81-82; H. Con. Res. 53, 
and H. Res. 120, 122-123, were introduced.
  Pages H3974-75
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 831, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs 
of self-employed individuals, and to repeal the provision permitting 
nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of 
the Federal Communications Commission (H. Rept. 104-92);
  H. Res. 121, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompanying H.R. 831, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of 
self-employed individuals, and to repeal the provision permitting 
nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of 
the Federal Communications Commission (H. Rept. 104-93); and
  H.R. 1271, to provide protection for family privacy, amended (H. 
Rept. 104-94).
Pages H3909-15, H3965, H3974
Term Limits: By a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 204 noes with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 277 (two-thirds of those present not voting in 
the affirmative), the House failed to pass H.J. Res. 73, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
  Pages H3888-H3909, H3915-65
Permission To Proceed: By a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 197 nays 
with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 273, the House agreed to permit 
Representative Hoke to proceed in order with general debate on H.J. 
Res. 73, speech after the Chair held that certain words be taken down 
as unparliamentary.
  Pages H3896-97
Rejected:
  The Peterson of Florida amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to make term limits retroactive taking into consideration 
service occurring before the amendment, limits lifetime service of the 
members of the House to six terms (12 years) and Members of the Senate 
to two terms (12 years), and that protects State laws limiting 
congressional terms of service if the State laws are shorter (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 135 ayes to 297 noes, Roll No. 274);
Pages H3928-41
  The Inglis of South Carolina amendment in the nature of a substitute 
that sought to limit lifetime service of Members of the House to three 
terms (6 years) and Members of the Senate to two terms (12 years), and 
that provides language that states a full term is considered as served 
if a Member serves more than 50 percent of that term (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 114 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 276); and
Pages H3941-49
  The Hilleary amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
limit lifetime service of Members of the House to six terms (12 years) 
and Members of the Senate to two terms (12 years) and to provide that 
State law could preempt the legislation if the State limits are shorter 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 265 noes with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 276).
Pages H3949-59
  The McCollum amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered, but 
subsequently withdrawn, that sought to limit lifetime service to twelve 
(12) years in either body and provides language that states a full term 
is considered as served if a Member serves more than 50 percent of that 
term.
Pages H3959-65
Presidential Message--Science and Technology: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits the Administration's policy to make 
sound investments in science and technology--referred to the Committee 
on Science.
  Pages H3965-66
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H3975-78.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the house today and appear on pages 
H3896-97, H3940-41, H3949, H3958-59, and H3965. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:31 p.m.