[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D567-D568]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 1578-1598, 2 private bills, 
H.R. 1599-1600; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 65, and H. Res. 141-142 
were introduced.
  Pages H4617-18
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Con. Res. 64, authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch Relay to 
be run through the Capitol Grounds (H. Rept. 104-113);
  H. Res. 140, providing for the consideration of H.R. 961, to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H. Rept. 104-114); and
  H.R. 1266, to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty 
Island National Monument, amended (H. Rept. 104-115).
Page H4617
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Dickey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4549
Recess: House recessed at 1:05 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
  Page H4553
Journal: By a recorded vote of 364 ayes to 40 noes, with 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 310, the House approved the Journal of Wednesday, 
May 3.
  Pages H4553, H4597
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, House Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, 
Resources, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
  Page H4557
Presidential Message--Antiterrorism: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmits proposed legislation to combat domestic and 
international terrorism--referred to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
Banking and Financial Services, and Commerce and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 104-71).
  Pages H4557-58
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation: House voted to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 1139, to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 
Act.
  Pages H4558-59
Special Olympics Torch Relay: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 64, 
authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the 
Capitol Grounds.
  Pages H4562-63
Coast Guard Authorization for 1996: By a yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas 
to 12 nays, Roll No. 309, the House passed H.R. 1361, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for the Coast Guard.
  Pages H4563-96
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H4596
Agreed To:
  The Coble en bloc amendments that extend the term of Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee from September 30, 1995 to October 1, 2000; require 
U.S. citizenship for ownership of a documented vessel; amend trustee 
restrictions provisions; provide additional criteria for vessels to be 
endorsed with a coastwise endorsement and to be granted a demise 
charter; address limits on financial liability for tank vessels; limit 
consolidation or relocation of the Houston and Galveston Marine Safety 
Offices; express the sense of the Congress regarding funding for the 
Coast Guard; convey right, title and interest in the Light Station 
Montauk Point to the Montauk Historic Association of Montauk, New York; 
convey right, title and interest in the Cape Ann Lighthouse, Thatchers 
Island, Massachusetts to the town of Rockport, Massachusetts; amend the 
Johnson Act, related to vessels on voyages within the territorial 
jurisdiction of Indiana; transfer the United States Coast Guard 
Cuttyhunk Boathouse and Wharf to the town of Gosnold, Massachussetts; 
transfer the United States Coast Guard Station Block Island to the town 
of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, and indemnifies the town of New Shoreham 
for any environmental liability arising from that property; provide for 
tort reform related to cruise vessels; provide for the additional 
conveyances of vessels; provide limited waiver language for the 
coastwise operation certification of two vessels of Panamanian 
registry; and provide a 
[[Page D568]] limited waiver on the transfer and sale of a certain 
vessel to an individual not of U.S. citizenship;
  Pages H4580-83
  The Roth amendment that prohibits the Coast Guard from charging user 
fees for the inspection of ferry vessels; and
Pages H4589-90
  The Hoekstra amendment that requires the Coast Guard, before it could 
close a multimission small boat station, to cooperate with the local 
community in developing and implementing a transition plan to ensure 
that the maritime safety needs of the community will continue to be 
met.
Pages H4591-92
  Rejected:
  The Traficant amendment that sought to prohibit the use of 
appropriated 1996 funds to close any multimission small boat stations, 
but provides the authority to the Secretary to implement management 
efficiencies within the small boat system (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 146 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 308); and
Pages H4583-89
  The DeFazio amendment that sought to permit the closure of 
multimission small boat stations only if it is determined that closing 
a station will adversely affect maritime safety less than the 
elimination of Coast Guard administrative aircraft.
Pages H4590-91
  A point of order was sustained against the following amendments:
  The Nadler amendment that sought to provide that any Coast Guard 
civilian employee assigned to Governor's Island, New York, who becomes 
unemployed as a result of the closure or realignment of that 
installation, would be eligible for full retirement benefits if that 
person would otherwise have been eligible for retirement within 5 
years; and
Pages H4592-93
  The Tauzin amendment that sought to reduce the amount the Coast Guard 
charges in user fees for inspecting small passenger vessels.
Pages H4593-95
  The Nadler amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to prohibit the Coast Guard from closing or realigning any 
facility or installation unless such action is done in accordance with 
the procedures established under the Base Closure Act.
Page H4593
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections including 
corrections in spelling, punctuation, section numbering, and cross-
references in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H4597
  H. Res. 139, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H4559-62
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H4620-72.
Referrals: One Senate-passed bill was referred to the appropriate House 
committee.
  Page H4616
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H4553.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4588-89, H4596, H4597. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:24 p.m.