[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D650-D651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Seven public bills, H.R. 1683-1689; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 90-91, H. Con. Res. 71 were introduced.
  Pages H5470-71
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Kim to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H5379
Recess: House recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Page H5383
Committees To Sit: The following committees received permission to sit 
today during proceedings of the House under the 5-minute rule: 
Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, House Oversight, Judiciary, National Security, Resources, 
Small Business, and Select Intelligence.
  Page H5388
American Overseas Interests Act: House completed all general debate and 
began consideration of amendments 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 for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal 
years 1996 and 1997; but came to no resolution thereon.
  Pages H5389-H5460
Agreed To:
  The Brownback amendment that reduces the authorization level for 
fiscal year 1997 appropriations for international affairs programs by 
$478 million to conform with the authorization levels established by 
the balanced budget resolution (agreed to by a recorded vote of 276 
ayes to 134 noes, Roll No. 348); and
Pages H5450-55, H5459-60
  The Burton of Indiana amendment, as modified, that prohibits 
development assistance to countries that oppose the United States 
position in the United Nations General Assembly on 50 percent or more 
recorded plenary votes.
Page H5460
  The Funderburk amendment, as modified, was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to reduce further the salaries and expenses of 
the Department of State by an additional $17 million.
Pages H5455-59
  H. Res. 155, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 176 nays, Roll 
No. 347.
Pages H5389-97
Presidential Message--Romanian Emigration: Read a letter from the 
President wherein he transmits a report concerning emigration policies 
of the Republic of Romania--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-78).
  Page H5460
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule today appear on pages H5472-83.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5397 and H5459-60. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m.

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