[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D926-D928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Nine public bills, H.R. 2114-2122; and three 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 103-105 were introduced.
  Pages H7800-01
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.R. 1103, entitled 
``Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930'', 
amended (H. Rept. 104-207).
  Page H7800
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Radanovich to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H7703
Recess: House recessed at 10:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12:15 p.m.
  Pages H7703, H7705
Address by President of the Republic of Korea: The Senate and House met 
in a joint meeting to receive His Excellency, Kim Young Sam, President 
of the Republic of Korea. President Kim Young Sam was escorted to and 
from the House Chamber by Senators Dole, Cochran, Helms, Chafee, 
Warner, Murkowski, Thomas, Daschle, Pell, Inouye, Nunn, Glenn, and 
Robb; and Representatives Armey, DeLay, Boehner, Cox, Vucanovich, 
Gilman, Bereuter, Solomon, Kim, Gephardt, Bonior, Fazio, Kennelly, 
Berman, Murtha, Foglietta, Richardson, Ackerman, Becerra, and Doggett.
  Pages H7704-05

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Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during the proceedings of the House 
under the 5-minute rule: Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, International Relations, 
Judiciary, National Security, Science, Small Business, and Select 
Intelligence.
  Pages H7708-09
Commerce--State--Justice Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 272 
yeas to 151 nays, Roll No. 585, the House passed 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.
  Pages H7709-91
  On a demand for a separate vote, agreed to the Meyers of Kansas 
amendment that transfers $4.4 million in funds from administrative 
expenses to the SBA's business loans program to the salaries and 
expense account (agreed to by a recorded vote of 368 ayes to 57 noes, 
Roll No. 584). This amendment was agreed to earlier in the Committee of 
the Whole by a voice vote.
Pages H7775-78, H7782, H7790-91
Agreed To:
  The Rogers amendment that increases by $50 million funding for grants 
to combat violence against women and offsets this increase by reducing 
by $50 million local law enforcement block grants;
Page H7710
  The Traficant amendment that provides that if local law enforcement 
block grant funds are used to increase the number of law enforcement 
officers, a net gain in the number of officer who perform 
nonadministrative public safety service must be achieved;
Page H7710
  The Mollohan amendment, as amended by the Rogers substitute, that 
increases funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) and other coastal zone management programs by $34 
million and offsets this increase by reducing the fleet modernization 
program by $12 million, contributions to international organizations by 
$12 million, and patent and trademark office funding by $10 million;
Pages H7735-39
  The Klug amendment that reduces by 28 the number of commissioned 
officers in the NOAA fleet;
Page H7741
  The Farr amendment that increases by $2 million funds to be derived 
from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'' for NOAA operations;
Pages H7741-42
  The Portman amendment that reduces by $2 million the Court of Appeals 
and District Court's space alteration projects, and furniture and 
furnishing related to new space alteration and construction projects;
Pages H7757-58
  The Smith of New Jersey amendment that increases by $2 million 
funding for the National Endowment for Democracy;
Pages H7760-61
  The Gilman amendment that prohibits the opening, operating, 
expanding, and increasing the total number of personnel assigned to 
United States diplomatic or consular posts in Vietnam;
Pages H7765-66
  The Goodling amendment that prohibits use of funds for any United 
Nations undertaking when it is known that the undertaking is a 
peacekeeping mission, will involve United States Armed Forces under the 
command or operational control of a foreign national, and the 
President's military advisors have not submitted to the President a 
recommendation that such involvement is in the national security 
interests of the United States and the President has not submitted to 
Congress such recommendation;
Pages H7766-67
  The Zimmer amendment that prohibits use of funds for various 
amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system;
Page H7768
  The Skaggs amendment, as amended by the Smith of New Jersey 
substitute amendment (substitute agreed to by a recorded vote of 285 
ayes to 139 noes, Roll No. 582), that prohibits use of funds for the 
``USIA Television Marti Program'' when it is known that such funds 
would be inconsistent with the applicable provision of the March 1995 
Office of Cuba Broadcasting Reinventing Plan of the USIA; and
Pages H7768-73, H7784
  The Klug amendment that prohibits use of funds for NOAA fleet 
modernization unless those funds are used to contract with the private 
sector.
Pages H7774-75
Rejected:
  The Mollohan amendment that sought to increase by $30 million funding 
for the Byrne program and offset this increase by reducing funding for 
the State criminal alien assistance program (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 171 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 572);
Pages H7710-15, H7722-23
  The Scott amendment that sought to increase by $300 million local law 
enforcement block grants and offset this increase by reducing truth in 
sentencing grant funding (rejected by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 
321 noes, Roll No. 573);
Pages H7715-17, H7723
  The Norton amendment that sought to strike language that prohibits 
use of funds to perform abortions in the Federal prison system unless 
the life of the mother would be endangered or in the case of rape 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 281 noes, Roll No. 574);
Pages H7718-20, H7723-24

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  The Fields of Louisiana amendment that sought to earmark $200 million 
of the local law enforcement block grant funding for crime prevention 
and model grants programs (rejected by a recorded vote of 128 ayes to 
296 noes, Roll No. 275);
Pages H7720-22, H7724-25
  The Hastings of Florida amendment that sought to increase by $37.5 
million funds for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and 
offset this increase by reducing funding for salaries and expenses in 
Federal prisons (rejected by a recorded vote of 84 ayes to 321 noes, 
Roll No. 577);
Pages H7725-29
  The Allard amendment that sought to eliminate $5 million in funds for 
the Technology Administration (rejected to by a recorded vote of 197 
ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 578);
Pages H7739-41, H7750-51
  The Hefley amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the 
Economic Development Administration (rejected to by a recorded vote of 
115 ayes to 310 noes, Roll No. 579);
Pages H7742-51
  The Mollohan amendment that sought to strike language barring any new 
funds from supporting the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) advanced technology program and prohibit use of funds 
for anything other than continuation grants (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 204 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 580);
Pages H7751-55, H7782-83
  The Engel amendment that sought to increase public broadcasting 
facilities, planning and construction by $2 million and offset that 
increase by decreasing by $2 million periodic censuses and programs 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 581); 
and
Pages H7756, H7783
  The Serrano amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds for the 
Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (rejected by a recorded vote of 
150 ayes to 277 noes, Roll No. 583).
Pages H7778-82, H7784-85
  The following amendments were offered but subsequently withdrawn:
  The Hastings of Florida amendment that sought to increase by $35 
million funds for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and 
offset this increase by reducing funding for salaries and expenses in 
Federal prisons;
Page H7718
  The Becerra amendment that sought to increase by $8 million research 
for the Immigration and Naturalization Service to promote and expedite 
naturalization and offset this increase by reducing $8 million in 
funding available for State Department capital investment funds; and
Pages H7729-30
  The Gutierrez amendment that sought to provide $4 million to 
appropriate community groups to promote the opportunities and 
responsibilities of United States citizenship.
Pages H7730-31
  Points of order were sustained against the following amendments:
  The Stupak amendment that sought to earmark $600 million of the funds 
available for local law enforcement block grant funding for rural areas 
with a population of 50,000 or less; and
Pages H7717-18
  The Engel amendment that sought to provide $2 million in funds for 
the endowment for children's educational television.
Pages H7755-56
Legislative Branch Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 1854, making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Packard, Young of 
Florida, Taylor of North Carolina, Miller of Florida, Wicker, 
Livingston, Fazio, Thornton, Dixon, and Obey.
  Page H7791
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H7801-03.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7703.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 576), one yea-and-nay 
vote and twelve recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H7722-23, H7723, H7723-24, H7724-25, 
H7728, H7728-29, H7750-51, H7751, H7782-83, H7783, H7784, H7784-85, 
H7790-91, and H7791. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:54 p.m.