[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D496-D497]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Forty-five public bills, H.R. 1421-1465; two private 
bills, H.R. 1466-1467; and six resolutions, H. Con. Res. 58-60 and H. 
Res. 132-134, were introduced.
  Pages H4413-15
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as followed:
  H.R. 618, to extend the authorization for appropriations for the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission through fiscal year 2000 (H. Rept. 
104-104); and
  H.R. 483, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
Medicare Select policies to be offered in all States, amended (H. Rept. 
104-79, Part 2).
Page H4413
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Inglis of South Carolina to act as Speaker 
pro tempore for today.
  Page H4337
Defense Supplemental Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 343 yeas 
to 80 nays, Roll No. 296, of the House agreed to the conference report 
on H.R. 889, making emergency appropriations and rescissions to 
preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.
  Pages H4345-56
  H. Res. 129, the rule which waived points of order against 
consideration of the conference report, was agreed to earlier by a 
voice vote.
Pages H4344-45
Presidential Message--National Endowment for the Arts: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmits the Annual Report of the 
National Endowment for the Arts for the fiscal year 1993--referred to 
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  Pages H4359-60
Housing for Older Persons: By a yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas to 5 nays, 
Roll No. 297, the House passed H.R. 660, to amend the Fair Housing Act 
to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.
  Pages H4360-65
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H4365
  H. Res. 126, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H4356-59
Paperwork Reduction Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas, with 2 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 299, the House agreed to the conference 
report on S. 244, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly 
accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the 
public--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H4374-78
References in Statutes: House passed H.R. 1421, to provide that 
references in the statutes of the United States to any committee or 
officer of the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 
which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House of 
Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress 
shall be treated as referring to the currently applicable committee or 
officer of the House of Representatives.
  Pages H4378-79
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: House passed S. 178, to amend the 
Commodity Exchange Act to extend the authorization for the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H4379-80
Question of a Privilege of the House: By a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas 
to 192 nays, Roll No. 300, the House agreed to the Walker motion to 
table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair that H. Res. 131, to 
preserve the constitutional role of the House of Representatives to 
originate revenue measures, did not raise a question of the privileges 
of the House and was, therefore, not a privileged resolution.
  Pages H4380-83
District Work Period: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 58, providing for an 
adjournment of the two Houses.
  Page H4383
Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 7.
  Page H4383
Expanded Use of Medicare Selected Policies: By a recorded vote of 408 
ayes to 14 noes, Roll No. 302, the House passed H.R. 483, to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare Select 
policies to be offered in all States.
  Pages H4383-94
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H4393
  Rejected the Waxman amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to make Medicare Select policies programs available to all 50 
States but only for an additional five-year period; and prohibit 
increases in premiums at renewal based on the age of the policyholder 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 301).
Pages H4387-93
  The Clerk was authorized to make such technical corrections and 
conforming changes as may be necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H4394
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  H. Res. 130, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 253 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 298.
Pages H4366-74
  Agreed to the Pryce technical amendment to the resolution.
Page H4366
Presidential Message--Environmental Quality: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits the 24th Annual Report of the Council on 
Environmental Quality--referred to the Committee on Resources.
  Pages H4394-96
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H4337.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4355-56, H4365, H4373-74, H4377-78, H4382-83, H4392-93, and H4393-94. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:10 p.m.