[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 124 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D946-D947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 2138-2141 were introduced.
  Page H7990
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
   H.R. 1601, to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the 
International Space Station, amended (H. Rept. 104-210);
   H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate 
in the operation of certain visitor facilities associated with, but 
outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
Colorado (H. Rept. 104-211);
  Conference report on H.R. 1854, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. 
Rept. 104-212);
  H. Res. 204, providing for consideration of S. 21, to terminate the 
United States arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina (H. Rept. 104-213);
  H. Res. 205, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2126, Department 
of Defense Appropriations for fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-214); and
   H.R. 714, to establish the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the 
State of Illinois, amended (H. Rept. 104-191, Part 2).
Pages H7964-68, H7985-86, H7989-90
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Weller to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H7919
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 Commerce, Government Reform and 
Oversight, International Relations, the Judiciary, and National 
Security.
  Page H7921
VA-HUD Appropriations: House completed all general debate and continued 
consideration of H.R. 2099, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Reading for amendment will resume on Monday, July 
31.
  Pages H7921-63
  Pending when the Committee of the Whole rose was the Durbin amendment 
that seeks to provide that any limitation on use of funds shall not 
apply to the agency's environmental programs and compliance provisions 
when it is made known that they would restrict the agency's ability to 
protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead, or 
any known carcinogen.
Pages H7956-63
Agreed To:
  The Stokes amendment that strikes language that prohibits or limits 
the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to promulgate, enforce, 
implement, or take certain actions authorized under environmental laws, 
including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and food safety laws 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 599); 
and
Pages H7933-55
  The Armey motion that the Committee of the Whole rise (agreed to by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 258 yeas to 148 nays, Roll No. 600).
Page H7963
Rejected:
  The Roemer amendment that sought to strike the $390 million 
appropriation for funding the space station (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 132 ayes to 287 noes, Roll. No. 598);
Pages H7922-29, H7932-33
  The Kaptur amendment that sought to transfer $234 million from the 
FEMA disaster relief account to the account for modernization of 
existing public housing projects (rejected by a recorded vote of 192 
ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 596). This amendment was debated on July 27;
Page H7931
  The DeFazio amendent that sought to increase the Veterans Health 
Administration medical care appropriation by $12 million and reduce the 
appropriation for the Selective Service System by $16.9 million 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 597). 
This amendment was debated on July 27; and
Page H7932
  The Fields of Louisiana amendment that sought to transfer $819.5 
million from NASA's science, aeronautics, and technology appropriation 
to the Corporation for National Community Service.
Page H7956

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Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of July 31. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to 
Monday.
  Pages H7963-64, H7968
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of August 2.
  Page H7968
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: House passed H.R. 1103, 
entitled ``Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 
1930''.
  Pages H7968-73
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages H7971-73
  Agreed to amend the title.
Page H7973
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Iraqi emergency: Message wherein he notifies Congress on the 
continuation of the national emergency in Iraq beyond the anniversary 
date--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 104-104); and
Page H7973
  Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Message wherein he reports 
that Maldives should be suspended from the GSP program because of 
insufficient progress in protecting basic labor rights and designate 
Moldova as a beneficiary developing country for the purposes of the GSP 
program having satisfied the statutory criteria--referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-105).
Page H7974
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H7990-91.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7919.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7931, H7932, H7932-33, H7954-55, and H7963. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:20 p.m.