[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 108 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D809-D810]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Seventeen public bills, H.R. 1955-1971; and two 
resolutions, H. Res. 178, 181, were introduced.
  Pages H6655-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 177, providing for the further consideration of H.R. 1868, 
the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1996 (H. 
Rept. 104-167);
  H. Res. 179, providing for the consideration of a concurrent 
resolution for the adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
Independence Day district work period (H. Rept. 104-168);
  H. Res. 180, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 483, the Medicare Select conference report (H. Rept. 
104-169); and
  H.R. 1557, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996, 1997, 
and 1998 for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National 
Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; 
and to repeal the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 effective October 1, 1998, amended (H. Rept. 104-170).
Pages H6606, H6644, H6655
Budget Resolution: By a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 194 nays, Roll 
No. 458, the House agreed to the conference report on H. Con. Res. 67.
  Pages H6561-94
  Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on agreeing to the 
conference report (agreed to by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 190 
noes, Roll No. 456). Subsequently, agreed to the Walker motion to table 
the Sabo motion to reconsider the vote on ordering the previous 
question (agreed to by a recorded vote of 236 yeas to 191 nays, Roll 
No. 457).
Pages H6592-94
  H. Res. 175, the rule which waived all points of order against 
consideration of the conference report, 

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was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 180 nays, 
Roll No. 453. Subsequently, agreed to the Whitfield motion to table the 
Hall of Ohio motion to reconsider the vote on the resolution (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 454).
Pages H6561-72
  Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on the resolution 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 ayes to 181 nays, Roll No. 
451). Subsequently, agreed to the Castle motion to table the Hall of 
Ohio motion to reconsider the vote on the previous question (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 452).
Pages H6569-71
Recess: House recessed at 6:55 p.m. and reconvened at 8:15 p.m.
  Page H6607
Emergency Supplemental Rescissions: By a yea-and-nay vote of 276 yeas 
to 151 nays, Roll No. 464, the House passed H.R. 1994, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for 
anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the 
tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.
  Pages H6594-H6644
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
an amendment that sought to strike a total of $50 million from Federal 
emergency and disaster relief funding and restore $50 million in 
proposed rescissions aimed at veterans programs (rejected by a yea-and-
nay vote of 192 yeas to 232 nays, Roll No. 463).
Pages H6642-44
  Agreed to the Livingston amendment made in order by the rule.
Pages H6635-42
  H. Res. 176, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to earlier by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 461. 
Subsequently, agreed to the Walker motion to table the Doggett motion 
to reconsider the vote on the resolution (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 236 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 462).
Pages H6595-H6606
  Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on the resolution 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 
459). Subsequently, agreed to the Dreier motion to table the Beilenson 
motion to reconsider the vote on the previous question (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 235 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 460).
Pages H6603-05
Presidential Message--District of Columbia: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits the District of Columbia's Proposed 
fiscal year 1995 Second Supplemental Budget and Rescissions of 
Authority Request Act and the Proposed fiscal year 1996 Budget Act--
referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 104-89).
  Page H6645
Commission to Support Law Enforcement: Read a letter from the Minority 
Leader wherein he appoints Mr. Darryl Jones of Upper Marlboro, 
Maryland, from private life, to represent law enforcement officers on 
the National Commission to Support Law Enforcement.
  Page H6645
Middle East Peace Authorities Extension: House passed S. 292, to extend 
authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until 
August 15, 1995--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H6645
Release of Harry Wu: House agreed to H. Res. 178, calling upon the 
People's Republic of China to release U.S. citizen Harry Wu 
unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of his arrest and 
detention.
  Pages H6645-47
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H6644.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 455), six yea-and-nay 
votes, and seven recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H6569-70, H6570-71, H6571, H6572, 
H6583, H6593, H6593-94, H6594, H6603-04, H6604-05, H6605, H6605-06, 
H6643-44, and H6644.
Adjournment: Met at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:42 p.m.