[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 113 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D852-D854]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Seventeen public bills, H.R. 2026-2042; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 101, H. Con. Res. 83, and H. Res. 186 were 
introduced.
  Pages H7011-12
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 189, providing for the further 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-
186); and
  H.R. 1122, to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell 
the Alaska Power Administration, amended (H. Rept. 104-187, Part 1).
Page H7011
Interior Appropriations: House completed all general debate and began 
consideration of amendments under the 5-minute rule on H.R. 1977, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Proceedings under the 5-minute rule will continue 
on Monday, July 17.
  Pages H6929-H7008
Agreed To:
  The Kolbe amendment that permits the conduct of new natural resources 
research surveys on private lands only when it has been requested and 
authorized in writing by the property owner;
Page H6950
  The Regula amendment, as amended by the Gilchrest substitute (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 256 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 500), that 
provides that the prohibition on the use of volunteers by the USGS 
would apply only when it is made known that the volunteers are not 
properly trained or that information gathered by the volunteers is not 
carefully verified;
Pages H6950-62
  The Regula amendment that strikes language that would have allowed 
the Fish and Wildlife Service to retain all of the refuge entrance fee 
collections;
Page H6962
  The Gallegly amendment that strikes the $3.5 million appropriation 
for the Office of Insular Affairs, strikes language permitting funds to 
go toward 

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technical, maintenance, and disaster assistance, and disaster 
assistance and insular management control, and strikes related 
earmarks;
Pages H6968-70
  The Vucanovich amendment that restores $8 million for the Pyramid 
Lake Water Rights Settlement;
Page H6970
  The Underwood amendment that appropriates $4.58 million for impact 
aid to Guam under the Compact of Free Association;
Pages H6982-84
  The Young of Alaska amendment that limits the Fish and Wildlife 
Service to the purchase of 54 passenger vehicles rather than 59 police-
type and 88 replacement vehicles, strikes language permitting FWS to 
accept donated aircraft as replacements, reduces the FWS resource 
management account by $885,000, and increases the appropriation for 
operation of Indian programs by $851,000 (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 281 ayes to 117 noes, Roll No. 510);
Pages H6997-H7000
  The Sanders en bloc amendment that transfers $2 million from the 
salaries and expenses account of the Office of the Secretary to the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 267 ayes to 130 noes, Roll No. 511); and
Pages H7000-02
  The Faleomavaega amendment that strikes language that would have 
changed the due date for the report required by the 1994 American 
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act updating reconciliation of 
trust fund accounts.
Pages H7003-04
Rejected:
  The Obey amendment that sought to transfer funds from the mines and 
miners, fossil energy research and development, and naval petroleum and 
oil shale reserves accounts to provide $81.3 million for Indian 
education (rejected by a recorded vote of 143 ayes to 282 noes, Roll 
No. 501);
Pages H6962-68
  The Miller of California amendment, as modified, that sought to 
reduce the DOE fossil energy and research and development account by 
$188.65 million and provide $183.65 million for land acquisition 
programs and $5 million for urban park and recreation recovery programs 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 502);
Pages H6970-78
  The Neumann amendment that sought to strike the $600,000 
appropriation to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act and 
the $200,000 appropriation for the rhinoceros and tiger conservation 
fund (rejected by a recorded vote of 132 ayes to 289 noes, Roll No. 
503);
Pages H6978-82
  The Hutchinson amendment that sought to reduce the appropriations for 
historic preservation by $3.5 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 
129 ayes to 281 noes, Roll No. 504);
Pages H6984-90
  The Obey motion that the Committee rise (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 168 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 505);
Pages H6991-92
  The Obey motion that the Committee rise (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 161 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 506);
Pages H6992-93
  The Obey motion that the Committee rise and report the bill back to 
the House with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 507);
Pages H6993-94
  The Obey motion that the Committee rise (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 150 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 508);
Page H6994
  The Fazio amendment relating to the Mojave National Preserve that 
sought to strike the $1 cap on National Park Service spending, 
eliminate the $600,000 for the Bureau of Land Management to run the 
park, and add $600,000 to NPS park operations funding (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 174 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 509); and
Pages H6994-97
  The Mica amendment that sought to transfer $15 million from the U.S. 
Geological Survey to the National Park Service land acquisition fund.
Pages H7002-03
  H. Res. 187, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 499. 
Agreed to order the previous question on the rule by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 230 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 498.
Pages H6920-29
Presidential Message--Defense Base Closure: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits the report containing the 
recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission 
and certifies that he approves all the recommendations contained in the 
report--referred to the Committee on National Security and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 104-96).
  Page H7008
Legislative Program: Agreed to adjourn from Thursday until 10:30 a.m. 
on Monday, July 17.
  Page H7008
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of July 19.
  Page H7008
Recess: It was made in order for the Speaker to declare a recess on 
Wednesday, July 26, subject to the call of the Chair, to receive in a 
joint meeting His Excellency Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic 
of Korea.
  Page H7008
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H7012-13.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and 13 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings 

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of the House today and appear on pages H6928, H6928-29, H6961-62, 
H6968, H6977-78, H6982, H6990, H6991-92, H6992-93, H6993-94, H6994, 
H6997, H6999-H7000, and H7001-02. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.