[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 12, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D842-D844]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Eight public bills, H.R. 2017-2022, 2024-2025; and 
one private bill, H.R. 2023, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2020, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain 

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Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. 
Rept. 104-183);
  H. Res. 187, providing for consideration of H.R. 1977, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-184; and
  H. Res. 188, providing for consideration of H.R. 1976, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-185).
Page H6912-13
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Quinn to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H6835
Energy and Water Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 
27 nays, Roll No. 494, the House passed H.R. 1905, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996.
  Pages H6838-83
Agreed To:
  The Klug amendment that earmarks $45 million from the energy supply 
research and development funds for the implementation of the Innovative 
Renewable Energy Technology Transfer Program as authorized by the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 
208 noes, Roll No. 488);
Pages H6840-47
  The Ward amendment that strikes $1 million in funding from energy 
supply, research and development activities (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 276 ayes to 141 noes, Roll No. 489);
Pages H6847-49
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that to 
the greatest extent practicable, equipment and products purchased with 
funds in this bill should be American-made;
Pages H6878-79
  The Bereuter amendment that prohibits the use of funds to revise the 
Missouri River Master Water Control Manual when it is made known that 
the revision provides an increase in the springtime water release 
program during heavy spring rainfall and snowmelt periods, in States 
that have rivers draining into the Missouri River below the Gavins 
Point Dam;
Pages H6880-82
  The Pallone amendment that reduces by $1,000 the amount provided for 
the Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund; and
Pages H6882-83
  The Gunderson amendment that provides that none of the funds used for 
the Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway 
System Navigation Study may be used to study any portion of the Upper 
Mississippi River located above Lock and Dam 14 at Moline, Illinois, 
and Bettendorf, Iowa.
Page H6883
Rejected:
  The Obey amendment that sought to reduce by $40 million funding for 
energy supply, research and development activities (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 191 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 487);
Pages H6838-40
  The Volkmer amendment that sought to reduce by $8 million funding for 
energy supply, research and development activities (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 148 ayes to 275 noes, Roll No. 490);
Pages H6850-55
  The Klug amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the 
Appalachian Regional Commission (rejected by a recorded vote of 108 
ayes to 319 noes, Roll No. 491);
Pages H6855-70
  The Klug amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the Tennessee 
Valley Authority (rejected by a recorded vote of 144 ayes to 284 noes, 
Roll No. 492); and
Pages H6870-78
  The Markey appeal of a ruling of the Chair (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 255 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 493). Previously, the Chair 
sustained a point of order against the Markey amendment that sought to 
reduce by $211 million the funding for energy supply, research and 
development activities and increase its funding for the Nuclear Waste 
Disposal Fund and Nuclear Regulatory Commission by $200 million and $11 
million, respectively.
Pages H6879-80
  The Sanders amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to strike language that provided funding for nuclear weapon 
activities.
Page H6847
Committee Resignation: Read and accepted a letter from Representative 
Mascara, wherein he resigned from the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight effective July 11.
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Committee Elections: House agreed to H. Res. 186, electing 
Representative Mascara of Pennsylvania to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure; and Representative Holden of 
Pennsylvania to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
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Select Committee on Intelligence: The Speaker appointed Representative 
Skaggs as a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence to fill the 
existing vacancy thereon and to rank after Representative Coleman of 
Texas.
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Interior Appropriations: By a recorded vote of 192 ayes to 238 noes, 
Roll No. 496, the House failed to agree to H. Res. 185, providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1977, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996. Agreed to order the previous question on the resolution by a 

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yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 495.
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Motion To Adjourn: By a yea-and-nay vote of 177 yeas to 238 nays, Roll 
No. 497, the House failed to agree to the Volkmer motion to adjourn.
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Presidential Message--National Emergency in Libya: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmits a report on the developments 
concerning the national emergency with respect to Libya--referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Rept. 
104-95).
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Recess: House recessed at 11:31 p.m. and reconvened at 12:30 a.m.
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Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H6913-15.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6840, H6846-47, H6849, H6854-55, H6869-70, H6877-78, H6880, H6883, 
H6893-94, H6894, and H6894-95. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:31 a.m., Thursday, July 
13.