[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Eleven public bills, H.R. 1383-1393; three private 
bills, H.R. 1394-1396; and two resolutions, H. Con. Res. 55-56, were 
introduced.
  Pages H4176-77
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows: H. Res. 128, providing 
for consideration of H.R. 1215, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to strengthen the American family and create jobs (H. Rept. 104-
100).
  Page H4176
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Foley to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4107
Recess: House recessed at 10:07 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m.
  Page H4111
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas to 36 nays, with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 282, the House approved the Journal of Monday, 
April 3.
  Pages H4111-12
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the 5-minute rule: Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
Services, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, International Relations, National Security, Small Business, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence.
  Page H4112
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Truth in Lending Act moratorium: H.R. 1380, to provide a moratorium 
on certain class action lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act; 
and
  Pages H4120-22
  Sexual crimes against children: H.R. 1240, amended, to combat crime 
by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual crimes against children 
(passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas, Roll No. 283).
  Pages H4122-25
Family Privacy Protection: By a recorded vote of 418 ayes to 7 noes, 
Roll No. 287, the House passed H.R. 1271, to provide protection for 
family privacy.
  Pages H4129-41
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H4141
  Agreed to the Souder amendment en bloc that requires that written 
consent to be obtained before requesting a minor's participation in a 
survey or questionnaire; removes the $500 limit on monetary damages 
that an individual can claim; and removes the exemption from the 
requirement for tests intended to measure academic performance (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 379 ayes to 46 noes, Roll No. 285).
Pages H4130-37
  Rejected the Dornan amendment en bloc that sought to prohibit any 
person to require or otherwise seek the response of a minor to a survey 
or questionnaire (rejected by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 291 noes, 
Roll No. 286).
Pages H4137-40
  H. Res. 125, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 284.
Pages H4125-29
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 889, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
military readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995.
  Page H4141
Bill Re-referral: The joint resolution, H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the 
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther 
King, Jr., in the District of Columbia or its environs, originally 
referred to the Committee on House Oversight, was re-referred to the 
Committee on Resources.
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Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit on Wednesday, April 4, during proceedings of 
the House under the 5-minute rule: Banking and Financial Services, 
Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, House Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, 
Resources, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H4143
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H4112.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4111-12, H4124-25, H4128-29, H4136-37, H4140, and H4141. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:09 p.m.

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