[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 110 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D822-D823]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Four public bills, H.R. 1997-2000; one private bill, 
H.R. 2001; and two resolutions, and H. Res. 183-184 were introduced.
  Page H6735
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.R. 1826, to repeal the 
authorization of transitional appropriations for the United States 
Postal Service (H. Rept. 104-174).
  Page H6735
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Everett to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H6701
Recess: House recessed at 2:25 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m.
  Page H6704
Journal: The vote on the approval of the Journal of Friday, June 30, 
was postponed until Tuesday, July 11.
  Pages H6704, H6725
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: The Speaker appointed 
Representatives Smith of New Jersey, Vice Chairman, Hoyer, Torricelli, 
Sawyer, Coleman, Forbes, Cardin, and Slaughter, to the Parliamentary 
Assembly of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on the 
part of the House.
  Page H6704
Presidential Message--Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Read a 
letter from the President wherein he transmits the Annual Report of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for fiscal year 1994 and the 
Inventory of the Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications 
Entities by Federal Departments and Agencies for fiscal year 1994--
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
  Page H6705
Suspensions--Votes Postponed: House completed all debate on motions to 
suspend the rules and pass the following measures, on which the votes 
were postponed until Tuesday, July 11:
  Extension of most-favored-nation status to Cambodia: H.R. 1642, to 
extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to 
the products of Cambodia;
Pages H6705-06
  Extension of most-favored-nation status to Bulgaria: H.R. 1643, to 
authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-
nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria;
Pages H6706-08
  Sikes Act improvement amendments of 1995: H.R. 1141, amended, to 
amend the Act popularly known as the ``Sikes Act'' to enhance fish and 
wildlife conservation and natural resources management programs; and
Pages H6708-12
  Colorado River Basin salinity control amendments: S. 523, to amend 
the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional 
measure to carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
in a cost-effective manner.
Pages H6712-13
Recess: House recessed at 4:12 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m.
  Page H6713
Motion To Adjourn: By a yea-and-nay vote of 139 yeas to 234 nays, Roll 
No. 469, the House failed to agree to the Frank of Massachusetts motion 
to adjourn.
  Pages H6713-14
Democratic Caucus: Read a letter to the Speaker from the Chairman of 
the Democratic Caucus advising that Representative Laughlin is no 
longer a member of the Democratic Caucus.
  Page H6714
Vacating Committee Elections: Read letters from the Speaker in which he 
vacates Representative 

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Laughlin's election to the Select Committee on Intelligence and to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H6714
Committee Election: By a yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 162 nays, Roll 
No. 476, the House agreed to H. Res. 143, electing Representative 
Laughlin to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives. Agree to order the previous question on the resolution 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 
474). Earlier, agreed to the Boehner motion to table the Frank of 
Massachusetts motion to reconsider the vote on the previous question 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 475).
  Pages H6714-23
  Earlier, the Watt of North Carolina motion to table the resolution 
was rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 178 yeas to 229 nays, Roll No. 
472. Subsequently, agreed to the Boehner motion to table the DeLay 
motion to reconsider the vote to table the resolution (agreed to by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 473).
Pages H6716-17
  Previously, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 
470, agreed to the Doggett question of consideration of the resolution. 
Subsequently, agreed to the Boehner motion to table the DeLay motion to 
reconsider the vote on the question of consideration (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 222 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 471).
Pages H6714-16
Committees To Sit: By a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 176 nays, Roll 
No. 477, the House agreed to the Armey motion that the Standing 
Committees of the House and their subcommittees be permitted to sit 
while the House is in the Committee of the Whole.
  Pages H6723-25
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule today appear on pages H6736-37.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6713-14, H6714-15, H6715-16, H6716, H6716-17, H6721-22, H6722, H6723, 
and H6724-25. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.