[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D703-D705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twenty-five public bills, H.R. 1786-1810; and one 
resolution, H. Res. 165 were introduced.
  Pages H5752-53
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 962, to amend the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the 
membership of the United States Commission on Immigration Reform (H. 
Rept. 104-135); and
  H. Res. 164, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1530, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-
136).
Page H5752
Committees to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the five-minute rule: Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Judiciary, 
Resources, Science, Small Business, and Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  Page H5701
Budget: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to 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; and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Kasich, 
Hobson, Walker, Kolbe, Shays, Herger, Allard, Franks of New Jersey, 
Largent, Myrick, Parker, Sabo, Stenholm, Slaughter, Coyne, Mollohan, 
Costello, Johnston of Florida, and Mink.
  Pages H5701-10
  Rejected the Sabo motion to instruct House conferees to agree to 
revenue levels (within the scope of the conference) that exclude the 
revenue effects of the Contract With America Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1215) 
and to insist on the House position regarding the Earned Income Tax 
Credit (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 183 yeas to 233 nays, Roll 
No. 361).
Pages H5702-09
American Overseas Interests Act: By a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 192 
noes, Roll No. 366, the House passed 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.
  Pages H5710-34
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
modified and amended.
Page H5731
  Rejected the Hamilton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
International Relations with instructions to report it back forthwith 
containing an amendment that sought to strike language abolishing the 
Agency for International Development, the United States Information 
Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the 
International Development Cooperation Agency and, instead, provide for 
the streamlining of foreign affairs agencies by requiring the President 
to review programs described in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 
the Arms Export Control Act, as well as other initiatives within the 
administration of international affairs programs, determine how best to 
achieve that cost savings and streamlining, and submit a report to the 
Committees on International Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate not 
later than six months after the date of enactment on the results of 
this review; and retain [[Page D704]] funding for these programs, but 
with a maximum aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated of not to 
exceed $16,505,843,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $15,395,362,000 for 
fiscal year 1997 (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 ayes to 237 
nays, Roll No. 365).
Pages H5731-34
Agreed To:
  The Gilman en bloc amendment, as amended by the Hoyer amendment, that 
revises language regarding the sense of the Congress that the President 
should not take further steps toward upgrading diplomatic relations 
with North Korea unless there is action by the Government of North 
Korea to engage in a North-South dialogue with the Government of the 
Republic of South Korea; outlines the elements of such a dialogue 
including the resumption of joint military discussions to reduce 
tensions between the two countries, the expansion of trade relations 
between North and South Korea, the cooperation in science and 
technology, education, the arts, health, journalism and other fields, 
the establishment of postal and telecommunications services between 
North and South Korea; and the reconnection of railroads and roads 
between the two countries; that requires the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee to report by March 31, 1996 recommendations for 
reorganizing and better coordinating U.S. trade promotion programs; 
repeal the authority for participation by the United States in the 
Interparliamentary Union; strike provisions relating to prohibition on 
assistance to foreign governments engaged in espionage against the 
United States; provide for a report to Congress on the feasibility of 
transferring activities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
to the private sector and makes provision for that privatization; 
provide for the use and control of earnings from frozen assets of 
foreign countries blocked by the President; that grants asylum in the 
United States to any citizen of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, North 
Korea, South Korea, or China who personally delivers into the custody 
of the U.S. Government a living American POW or MIA from the Vietnam 
War or Korean Wars; strike language repealing of certain provisions of 
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
Appropriations of 1988; strike language and inserts language related to 
the authority to meet unanticipated contingencies and related to a 
waiver provided the President to authorize assistance or loans to 
foreign countries; strike language relating to visits to the United 
States by officials of the Government of the Republic of China or 
Taiwan and strikes language related to the payment by agencies of 
voluntary separation incentives; provide language for the verification 
of missile technology control regime; adds language providing a twenty 
percent reduction to apply to each of the first two fiscal years after 
implementation of a reorganization plan in the total level of 
expenditures for the functions transferred to the Department of State 
from amounts appropriated for such transferred functions for fiscal 
year 1995; authorize $112,484,200 for fiscal year 1996 and $88,680,800 
for fiscal year 1997 appropriations for the Fulbright Academic Exchange 
Programs and authorizes $77,265,800 for other exchange programs; and 
require the President to unilaterally lift the arms embargo against 
Bosnia upon the request of the Bosnian government (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 239 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 364); and
Pages H5710-29
  Agreed to the Hoyer amendment to the preceding Gilman en bloc 
amendment that requires the President to unilaterally lift the arms 
embargo against Bosnia upon the request of the Bosnian government 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 318 ayes to 99 noes, Roll No. 362).
Pages H5712-27
Rejected:
  On a division of the question, rejected the Burton of Indiana 
amendment originally included as part of the preceding Gilman en bloc 
amendment, that sought to cut operating expenses of the Agency for 
International Development by $69 million in fiscal year 1996 and $22 
million in fiscal year 1997 (rejected by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 
236 noes, Roll No. 363).
Pages H5714-28
Legislative Program: The Majority Whip announced the legislative 
program for the week of June 12. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Tuesday.
  Pages H5735-36
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of June 14.
  Page H5736
United States Commission on Immigration Reform: House passed H.R. 962, 
to amend the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the membership of the 
United States Commission on Immigration Reform.
  Page H5736
  Agreed to the Smith of Texas technical amendment.
Page H5736
Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program: House passed S. 349, to 
reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing 
Program--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H5736-37
Indian Child Protection: House passed S. 441, to reauthorize 
appropriations for certain programs under the Indian Child Protection 
and Family Violence Prevention Act--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page H5737
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings [[Page D705]] of the House today and 
appear on pages H5709, H5727, H5727-28, H5728-29, H5733-34, and H5734. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:26 p.m.