[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D793-D795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Fifteen public bills, H.R. 1926-1940; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 98, H. Con. Res. 79, and H. Res. 174 were 
introduced.
  Page H6396
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 541, to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, 
amended (H. Rept. 104-109, Part 2);
  H.R. 1642, to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation 
treatment) to the products of Cambodia (H. Rept. 104-160);
  H.R. 1887, to authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 
1997 for the International Trade Commission, the Customs Service, and 
the Office of the United States Trade Representatives, amended, (H. 
Rept. 104-161);
  H.R. 1643, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria (H. Rept. 
104-162);
  H.R. 1176, to nullify an executive order that prohibits Federal 
contracts with companies that hire permanent replacements for striking 
employees (H. Rept. 104-163);
  H. Res. 173, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States (H. Rept. 104-164).
Pages H6377, H6395-96
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H6313
Recess: House recessed at 10:52 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Page H6315
Catafalque Transfer: House agreed to S. Con. Res. 18, authorizing the 
Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque to the Supreme 
Court for a funeral service--clearing the measure.
  Page H6319
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, International Relations, Resources, Science, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Select Intelligence.
  Page H6319
Air Force Academy: The Speaker appointed Representatives Young of 
Florida, Hefley, Dicks, and 

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Tanner, as members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air 
Force Academy on the part of the House.
  Page H6319
Veterans Health Care: House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 
1565, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through 
December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain 
veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiations, or environmental 
hazards. Agreed to amend the title.
  Pages H6319-23
Foreign Operations Appropriations: House continued consideration of 
H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996; but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration of 
amendments will continue on Wednesday, June 28.
  Pages H6324-77
Agreed to:
  The Gilman amendment that strikes language protecting the new child 
survival account from other laws; maintains a prohibition transferring 
funds from development assistance to other accounts; restates funding 
for Russia and the states of the former Soviet Union be used for 
limited purposes; and lowers the ratio of private to public funds to 1 
to 1, that the former states must raise to qualify for certain funding;
Pages H6325-26
  The Klug amendment, as amended by the Callahan substitute, that 
reduces to $69,000, allocations for the cost of direct and guaranteed 
loans and strikes language that requires OPIC's subsidy come from its 
non-credit account;
Pages H6337-39
  The Burton of Indiana amendment that eliminates the $30 million 
Agency for International Development (AID) reform and downsizing 
account (agreed to by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 
423);
Pages H6346-49
  The Hall of Ohio amendment, as modified, that increases the 
allocation to the Child Survival and Disease Fund by $108 million 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 263 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 424);
Pages H6349-54
  The Miller of Florida amendment, as amended by the Wilson substitute 
amendment, that reduces funding to the new independent states of the 
former Soviet Union by $15 million;
Pages H6354-60
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that increases funding for the African 
Development Foundation by $1.5 million; and
Pages H6360-61
  The DeLay amendment, as amended by the Porter amendment (agreed to by 
a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 426) that reduces by 
$20 million funding for the World Bank's Global Environment Facility 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 273 ayes to 146 noes, Roll No. 427).
Pages H6364-70
Rejected:
  The Gilman amendment that sought to reduce the Development Assistance 
Fund by $25 million to conform with the foreign aid authorization 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 420);
Pages H6326-30
  The Sanders amendment that sought to abolish the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation (OPIC) by October 1, 1995, and transfer the 
remaining functions to the State Department (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 90 ayes and 329 noes, Roll No. 421);
Pages H6330-37
  The Brownback amendment that sought to restore $24 million in 
assistance to the states of the former Soviet Union (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 78 ayes to 340 noes, Roll No. 422); and
Pages H6341-44
  The Hefley amendment to the Wilson substitute to the Miller of 
Florida amendment that sought to reduce funding to the new independent 
states of the former Soviet Union by $327 million (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 104 ayes to 320 noes, Roll No. 425).
Pages H6355-60
  The following amendments were offered but subsequently withdrawn:
  The Richardson amendment that sought to increase funding for 
migration and refugee assistance by $1 million to assist the Thai-Burma 
border crisis;
Pages H6344-46
  The Lowey amendment that sought to prohibit funding for international 
military education and training in Indonesia; and
Pages H6361-64
  The Wilson amendment that sought to reduce by $10 million funding for 
the World Bank's Global Environment Facility.
Pages H6366-68
Soap Box Derby: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 38, authorizing the use of 
the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
  Page H6377
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit Wednesday, June 28, during the 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, Judiciary, National 
Security, Small Business, and Select Intelligence.
  Page H6378
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H6315-16.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H6397-98.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6329-30, H6336-37, 
H6343-44, H6349, H6353-54, H6360, H6370, and H6370-71.
  There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:36 p.m.