[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 88 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D669-D670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Thirty-one public bills, H.R. 1709-1739; one private 
bill, H.R. 1740; and seven resolutions, H.J. Res. 93, H. Con. Res. 72-
73, and H. Res. 157-160 were introduced.
  Pages H5607-08
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows: H. Res. 156, providing 
for further consideration of 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; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for 
United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 
1997 (H. Rept. 104-130).
  Pages H5584, H5607
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Bonilla to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5577
Medicare Select Program: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 483, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
Medicare select policies to be offered in all States; and asked a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives 
[[Page D670]] Bliley, Bilirakis, Hastert, Archer, Thomas, Johnson of 
Connecticut, Dingell, Waxman, Gibbons, and Stark.
  Pages H5577-86
  Rejected the Doggett motion that sought to instruct House conferees, 
when deciding on the extension period of the Medicare Select Program, 
to take into account the changes in Medicare increasing beneficiary 
cost-sharing and limiting the choice of health care providers that may 
be required to implement the budget resolution (rejected by a yea-and-
nay vote of 197 yeas to 224 nays, Roll No. 355).
Pages H5578-86
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of June 5. Agreed to meet at noon on Wednesday 
June 7.
  Page H5587
District Work Period: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 72, providing for an 
adjournment of the two Houses.
  Page H5587
Committee Elections: House agreed to H. Res. 157, electing the 
following named Members to the following standing committees:
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Representative Hastert, 
to rank following Mr. Burton.
  Committee on Resources: Mr. Ensign.
  Committee on Small Business: Mr. LaTourette.
  Committee on Commerce: Mr. Deal, to rank following Mr. Cox of 
California.
Pages H5587-88
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday Business 
of June 7.
  Page H5588
Presidential Message--Small Business: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmits the second annual report on Small Business--
referred to the Committee on Small Business.
  Pages H5588-89
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H5585.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:22 p.m.