[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D622]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Thirteen public bills, H.R. 1654-1666; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 88, H. Con. Res. 68, and H. Res. 152 were 
introduced.
  Page H5190
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H. Res. 151, waiving 
points of order against the conference report on H.R. 1158, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995 (H. Rept. 104-126).
  Page H5190
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Upton to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5085
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 372 yeas to 41 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 338, the House approved the Journal of Tuesday 
May 16.
  Pages H5106-07
Line Item Veto: House passed S. 4, to grant the power to the President 
to reduce budget authority.
  Pages H5090-97
  Agreed to the Clinger motion to strike out all after the enacting 
clause of S. 4 and insert the language of H.R. 2 as passed the House. 
Agreed to amend the title of the Senate bill.
Pages H5090-94
  H. Res. 147 was laid on the table.
Page H5097
Regulatory Transition Act: House passed S. 219, to ensure economy and 
efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a 
moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions.
  Pages H5097-H5106
  Agreed to the Clinger motion to strike out all after the enacting 
clause of S. 219 and insert the language of H.R. 450 as passed the 
House.
Pages H5097-H5102
  H. Res. 148 was laid on the table.
Page H5106
Late Report: Committee on International Relations received permission 
to have until midnight on Thursday, May 18, to file a report on H.R. 
1561, to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; and to responsibly reduce the 
authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance 
programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
  Page H5117
Budget: House completed all general debate on H. Con. Res. 67, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the 
fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; but came to 
no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will begin on 
Thursday, May 18.
  Pages H5107-17, H5118-86
  H. Res. 149, the rule under which the concurrent resolution is being 
considered, was agreed to earlier by a recorded vote of 255 ayes to 168 
noes, Roll No. 340. Agreed to order the previous question on the rule 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 339.
Pages H5107-17
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H5191-H5230.
Quorum Calls--Votes. Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5106-07, H5116-17, and H5117. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:02 p.m.