[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D880-D881]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 2057-2074, 2076; 1 private 
bill, H.R. 2075; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 195-196 were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 193, providing for consideration of a bill establishing 
United States policy toward China and a joint resolution relating to 
most-favored-nation treatment for the People's Republic of China (H. 
Rept. 104-194);
  H. Res. 194, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2002, making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-
195);
  H.R. 1655, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, amended (H. Rept. 
104-138, Part 2); and
  H.R. 2076, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-196).
Pages H7239, H7250, H7255-56
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the 5-minute rule: Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, Science, Small Business, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs.
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Treasury Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 211 nays, 
Roll No. 534, the House passed H.R. 2020, making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
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  Rejected the Hoyer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
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Agreed To:
  The Duncan amendment that strikes the $65.76 million appropriation 
for GSA new construct for the Food and Drug Administration Phase II 
project in Maryland (agreed to by a recorded vote of 278 ayes to 146 
noes, Roll No. 528);
Pages H7200-06
  The Packard amendment that prohibits use of funds for employee 
training when it is made known that the training does not meet 
identified needs for knowledge bearing directly upon the performance of 
official duties; contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
emotion response or psychological stress in some participants; does not 
require prior employee notification of content and methods to be used; 
contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-
religious belief systems or ``new age'' belief systems; is offensive 
to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle 
outside the workplace; or includes content related to HIV/AIDS other 
than that necessary to make employees more aware of the medical 
ramifications and the workplace rights of HIV-positive employees 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 283 ayes to 138 noes, Roll No. 530); 
and
Pages H7206-14
  The Sanders amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds for the 
salaries or expenses of an employee in connection with the obligation 
or expenditure of funds in the exchange stabilization fund when it is 
made known to the official that such funds are for the purpose of 
bolstering any foreign currency (agreed to by a recorded vote of 245 
ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 531).
Pages H7215-26
Rejected:
  The Hoyer amendment that sought to strike language prohibiting the 
use of funds to pay for abortions under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits program (rejected by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 235 noes, 
Roll No. 526);
Pages H7186-97
  The Gilchrest amendment to the agreed-to Duncan amendment that sought 
to provide that the funds would be available for the FDA construction 
project if a prospectus was approved pursuant to the Public Buildings 
Act for the project (rejected by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 240 
noes, Roll No. 527);
Pages H7200-05
  The Hobson substitute that sought to prohibit the use of funds for 
any employee training when it was made known that the training would 
not upgrade employee productivity and effectiveness; would not meet 
identified needs for knowledge bearing upon performance of official 
duties; would be inappropriate to the workplace; would be designed to 
change participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace; would not require prior employee notification of content and 
methods to be used in the training; or would not provide an acceptable 
alternative for employees articulating a religious or moral objection 
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program (rejected by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 
529);
Pages H7207-14
  The Obey motion that the Committee rise and report the bill back to 
the House with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken;
Pages H7228-30
  The Chenoweth amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds to 
provide bonuses or any other merit-based salary increase for any 
employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 111 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 532); and
Pages H7226-32
  The Ward amendment, as amended by the Archer perfecting amendment 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 533), 
that sought to prohibit use of funds to issue any tax compliance 
certificate of any individual departing the United States unless a 
system is in place that provides tax rules on expatriation pursuant to 
the provisions of H.R. 1812 as reported by the Committee on Ways and 
Means.
Pages H7232-37
  The following were offered but subsequently withdrawn:
  The Dingell motion that the Committee rise and report the bill back 
to the House with the recommendation that the enacting clause be 
stricken; and
Pages H7211-13
  The Sanders amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds to pay the 
salaries or expenses of any employee in connection with the obligation 
or expenditure of funds in the exchange stabilization fund.
Pages H7224-25
Agriculture Appropriations: House completed all general debate and 
began reading for amendment on 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; but came to no resolution thereon. Proceedings under the 5-minute 
rule will resume on Thursday, July 20.
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  Agreed to the Skeen amendment made in order by the rule that strikes 
the restrictions on enrollments of land in the Conservation Reserve 
Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, the $800 million cap on Export 
Enhancement Program expenditures, and language barring livestock feed 
assistance disaster payments in cases where crop insurance was 
available to the producer; reduces the appropriation for Consolidated 
Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses by $17.5 million; eliminates 
the Great Plains Conservation Program; reduces the appropriation for 
low-income rural housing direct loan by $400 million and increases the 
guaranteed loan program by $200 million; eliminates the Rural 
Development Loan Fund Program Account; and reduces the overall amount 
appropriated for solid waste management grants and for rural water and 
waste disposal grants and loans by $127 million (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 240 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 535).
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Late Report: Committee on Appropriations received permission to have 
until midnight tonight to file a report on H.R. 2076, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996.
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Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H7257-59.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and nine recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7196-97, H7205, H7206, H7213-14, H7214, H7225-26, H7231-32, H7236-37, 
H7238-39, and H7249-50. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:45 p.m.