[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D693-D695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 1753-1785; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Res. 162-163, were introduced.
  Pages H5689-91
Reports Filed: Reports were filled as follows:
  S. 523, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner (H. Rept. 104-132);
  H.R. 260, to provide for the development of a plan and a management 
review of the National Park System and to reform the process by which 
areas are considered for addition to the National Park System, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-133); and
  H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the 
Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake'' (H. Rept. 104-
134).
Page H5689
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Riggs to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5625
Presidential Message--Nuclear Proliferation: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits a report on the activities of United 
States Government departments and agencies relating to the 
[[Page D694]] prevention of nuclear proliferation--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations.
  Pages H5631-32
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during the proceedings of the House 
under the five minute rule: Committees on Banking and Financial 
Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government 
Reform and Oversight, Judiciary, National Security, and Science.
  Page H5632
Corning Fish Hatchery: House passed H.R. 535, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the 
State of Arkansas.
  Pages H5636-40
  Agreed to the committee amendment.
Page H5638
  Rejected the Miller of California amendment that sought to require 
the State of Arkansas to pay the Federal Government the fair market 
value of the property at the time ownership of the hatchery is 
transferred (rejected by a recorded vote of 96 ayes to 315 noes, Roll 
No. 356).
Pages H5638-40
Fairport Fish Hatchery: House passed H.R. 584, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.
  Pages H5640-45
  Rejected the Miller of California amendment that sought to require 
the State of Iowa to pay the Federal Government the fair market value 
of the property at the time ownership of the hatchery is transferred.
Pages H5643-45
New London Fish Hatchery: House passed H.R. 614, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New 
London National Fish Hatchery production facility.
  Pages H5645-47
  Agreed to the committee amendment.
Page H5647
American Overseas Interests Act: House continued 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; but came to no resolution 
thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume on Thursday, June 8.
  Pages H5648-81
  Agreed to the Gilman en bloc amendment, as modified, that permits the 
Central Asian Enterprise Fund to establish citizen advisory councils; 
strikes approximately $500 million in funding for specifically 
earmarked programs; establishes foreign aid reporting requirements; 
authorizes the return and exchange of defense articles previously 
transferred pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act; makes permanent 
the Nuclear Nonproliferation Prevention Act; expresses the sense of the 
Congress regarding Syrain occupation of Lebanon; prohibits foreign 
assistance to foreign governments not implementing extradition 
treaties; expresses the sense of Congress that the President should 
impose economic sanctions on foreign entities or persons that trade 
with Iran; expresses the sense of Congress regarding the conflict in 
Chechnya; permits the President to grant a waiver of the current 
prohibition on foreign assistance for Laos if he determines that the 
Government of Laos is fully cooperating on all outstanding POW/MIA 
cases involving Laos; requires the Secretary of State to report on the 
impact of United States trade and business as a result of foreign 
policy; expresses the sense of Congress that one delegate to the Fourth 
World Conference on Women should represent Tibetan women; requires the 
President to submit to the Congress an annual military assistance 
report; establishes restrictions on assistance for Guatemala; prohibits 
any assistance to Mauritania unless appropriate action is taken to 
eliminate Chattel slavery; increases the fiscal year 1997 authorization 
for the International Water Boundary Commission from $12.5 million to 
$22 million; expresses the sense of Congress that after the year 2000, 
the United States be able to maintain the security of the Panama Canal 
and its regular operation, consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty; 
restores $20 million annually to the Development Fund for Africa; 
requires the State Department to give equal treatment to employees of 
AID, USIA, and ACDA when competing for jobs related to a reduction in 
force; exempts South Africa from provisions canceling certain housing 
guarantees; expresses the sense of Congress that the President should 
encourage other nations to end the practice of female genital 
mutilation; and requires recipient countries of United States monetary 
aid to purchase American-made goods;
Pages H5648-55
Rejected:
  The Hyde amendment that sought to repeal the War Powers Resolution; 
and require the President to consult with the Congress in most cases 
before committing United States forces to imminent hostilities 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 359); 
and
Pages H5655-74
  The Ackerman amendment that sought to require the Congressional 
Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a 
cost-benefit analysis of the proposed abolishment of AID, ACDA, and 
USIA before those agencies could be abolished and their functions 
consolidated into the State Department (rejected by a recorded vote of 
177 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 360).
Pages H5674-80
  H. Res. 156, the rule providing for the further consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 168 
nays, Roll No. 357.
Pages H5632-36, H5647-48 [[Page D695]] 
Presidential Veto Message: Received and read a message from the 
President wherein he announced his veto of H.R. 1158, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and 
making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and 
explained his reasons therefor--referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. No. 104-83).
  Pages H5682-83
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 358), one yea-and-nay 
vote and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H5639-40, H5647-48, H5670, H5673-74, 
and H5680.
Adjournment: Met at noon and adjourned at 9:19 p.m.