[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 98 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D739-D740]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Seventeen public bills, H.R. 1851-1866, 1868; one 
private bill, H.R. 1867; and one resolution, H. Con. Res. 77, were 
introduced.
  Pages H6044-46
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 70, to permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil 
(H. Rept. 104-139, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 167, providing for consideration of H.R. 1817, making 
appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-140);
  H.R. 1854, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-141);
  Report entitled ``Subdivision of Budget Totals for fiscal year 1996'' 
(H. Rept. 104-142); and
  H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-143).
Page H6044
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Torkildsen as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H5985
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 356 yeas and 49 nays, Roll No. 380, 
the House approved the Journal of Wednesday, June 14.
  Pages H5985-86
Department of Defense Authorization: By a recorded vote of 300 ayes to 
126 noes, Roll No. 385, the House passed 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.
  Pages H5990-H6021
  Rejected the Dellums motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
National Security with instructions to report the bill back forthwith 
containing an amendment to authorize $100 million for impact aid for 
school-aged dependents of certain military personnel (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 188 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 384).
Pages H6017-21

[[Page D740]]

Agreed To:
  The Markey amendment that reduces the authorization for the 
Department of Energy tritium production activities from $100 million to 
$50 million (agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 208 noes, Roll 
No. 381); and
Pages H5991-98
  The Spence en bloc amendment that expresses the sense of Congress 
concerning unilateral implementation of the Start II Treaty; authorizes 
an additional $9 million for a superconducting radio frequency free 
election laser program; authorizes $28 million for the advanced 
submarine combat systems development program; authorizes an additional 
$10 million to establish a joint targeting support system testbed; 
establishes new procedures whereby there is placed an increased 
reliance on private sector services for the Department of Defense; 
authorizes expansion of the Southwest Border States Anti-Drug 
Information System; improves combat readiness of the National Guard and 
Reserves; expresses the sense of Congress that the Uniformed Services 
Family Health Plan should not be terminated; implements uniform cost 
sharing requirements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities; 
establishes cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs attributable to 
private sector work of defense contractors; prohibits the consolidation 
of the Aviation Technical Test Center with any other aviation testing 
facility until 60 days after a report submitted to the Congress and 
evaluated; reinstates certain applications of the Buy America Act; 
expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the Chemical Weapons 
Convention; establishes an accelerated schedule for environmental 
management activities; and modifies the existing land conveyance 
agreement of the Hamilton Air Force Base (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 411 ayes to 14 noes, Roll No. 383).
Pages H6008-16
  Rejected the DeLauro amendment that sought to eliminate provisions 
that prohibit privately funded abortions at overseas Department of 
Defense medical facilities (rejected by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 
230 noes, Roll No. 382).
Pages H5998-H6008
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, 
cross-references, and to make such other technical, clerical and 
conforming changes as may be necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H6021
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5985-86, H5997-98, H6007-08, H6015-16, H6020-21, and H6021. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:20 p.m.