[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D722-D723]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Sixteen public bills, H.R. 1814-29; three private 
bills, H.R. 1830-32; and two resolutions, H. Con. Res. 74, and H. Res. 
166, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 1062, to enhance competition in the 
financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers (H. Rept. 104-127, Pt. 2); and
  H.R. 1817, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-137).
Page H5904
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Frisa to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Recess: House recessed at 11:14 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
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Committees To Sit: The following committees 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, Government Reform and 
Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, Resources, and 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H5764
Supplemental Report: It was made in order for the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services to file a supplemental report on H.R. 1062, to 
enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
and other financial service providers.
  Page H5776
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative McCarthy 
wherein she resigns from the Committee on Small Business.
  Page H5776
Committee Election: House agreed to H. Res. 166, electing certain 
Members to standing committees.
  Page H5776
Presidential Message--Housing and Urban Development: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmits the 29th annual report on the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development--referred to the Committee 
on Banking and Financial Services.
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Recess: House recessed at 2:39 p.m. and reconvened at 3:33 p.m.
  Page H5782
Department of Defense Authorization: House completed all general debate 
and began consideration of amendments on H.R. 1530, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 1996; but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration 
of amendments will resume on Wednesday, June 14.
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Agreed To:
  The Dornan amendment that prohibits the spending of funds authorized 
for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program unless Russia terminates 
its offensive biological weapons program (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 244 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 369); and
Pages H5870-74
  The Spence en bloc amendment that provides assistance for chemical 
weapons stockpile communities affected by base closure; authorizes $15 
million for the cooperative development and demonstration of processes 
that aid in the demilitarization and disposal of munitions, rockets, 
and explosives; sets limitations on overseas living quarters 
allowances; privatizes the functions of defense reutilization and 
marketing services; converts the civilian marksmanship program to a 
federally chartered nonprofit corporation; sets procedures for the 
determination of whereabouts and status of missing persons; provides 
separation benefits for officers of commissioned corps [[Page D723]] of 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; repeals the 
prohibition on payment of lodging expenses when adequate government 
quarters are available; establishes policies concerning excess defense 
industrial capacity; authorizes a land conveyance by the Secretary of 
the Army to the City of Youngstown, Ohio; modifies the land conveyance 
of the naval weapons industrial reserve plant in Calverton, New York; 
authorizes a land exchange in Fort Lewis, Washington; and authorizes 
$60 million for the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of 
Defense.
Pages H5883-92
  Rejected the Kasich amendment that sought to eliminate $533 million 
for advanced procurement of additional B-2 bombers (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 203 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 370).
Pages H5874-83
  H. Res. 164, amended, the rule under which the bill is being 
considered was agreed to earlier by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 183 
noes, Roll No. 368. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on 
the rule and the Solomon technical amendment by a yea-and-nay vote of 
225 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 367.
Pages H5764-76
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H5905.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5774-76, H5873-74, and H5883. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:19 p.m.