[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 125 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D954-D956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 2142-2147; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 89 were introduced.
  Page H8063
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 701, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands 
to the City of Rolla, Missouri, amended (H. Rept. 104-215);
  H.R. 1974, to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, 
Alabama, amended (H. Rept. 104-216);
  H.R. 2017, to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of 
certain transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal 
years 1995 and 1996, amended (H. Rept. 104-217, Part 1); and
  H.R. 1675, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the National 
Wildlife Refuge System, amended (H. Rept. 104-218).
Page H8062
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Everett to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H7993
Recess: House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Page H7995
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 International Relations, Government 
Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary.
  Page H7996
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: House passed H.R. 714, to establish 
the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the State of Illinois.
  Pages H7996-H8001
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended by the Emerson technical amendment.
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Rolla Ranger District Land Conveyance: House passed H.R. 701, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the city of 
Rolla, Missouri.
  Pages H8001-02
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H8002
Talladega National Forest: House passed H.R. 1874, to modify the 
boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama.
  Pages H8002-04
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H8004
Recess: House recessed at 1:28 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
  Page H8010
D.C. Emergency Highway Relief: House voted to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 2017, amended, to authorize an increased Federal share of the 
costs of certain transportation projects in the District of Columbia 
for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
  Pages H8010-14
Recess: House recessed at 4:30 p.m. and reconvened at 6:02 p.m.
  Page H8031
VA-HUD Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 193 nays, 
Roll No. 607, the House passed 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.
  Pages H8015-22, H8031-34, H8038-52
  By a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 606, rejected 
the Stokes motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
an amendment that provides limitations placed on EPA activities would 
not apply when it is made known that the limitation would restrict the 
ability of EPA to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, 
dioxin, lead, or any known carcinogen.
Pages H8050-51
  On a demand for a separate vote, rejected the Stoke amendment that 
sought to strike language that prohibits or limits EPA's ability to 
promulgate, enforce, implement, or take certain actions authorized 
under environmental laws and food safety laws (rejected by a yea-and-
nay vote of 210 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 605). This amendment had 
been agreed to in the Committee of the Whole on Friday, July 28, by a 
recorded vote of 212 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 599).
Pages H8049-50
Rejected:
  The Durbin amendment that sought to provide that any limitation on 
use of EPA funds would not apply to the Agency's environmental programs 
and compliance provisions when it is made known that the limitation 
would restrict the Agency's ability to protect humans against exposure 
to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead, or any known carcinogen (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 602);
Pages H8045-46
  The Dingell amendment that sought to increase funding for the 
Superfund program by $440 million and reduce funding for FEMA disaster 
relief by $186 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 261 
noes, Roll No. 603); and
Pages H8016-20, H8046-47
  The Ensign amendment that sought to increase VA medical care to 
$16.961 billion, reduce NASA's human space flight by $89.5 million, and 
reduce the National Science Foundation research and related activities 
by $235 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 121 ayes to 296 noes, 
Roll No. 604).
Pages H8031-34, H8047-48
  A point of order was sustained against the Weldon of Florida 
amendment that sought to transfer $154.7 million from the FEMA disaster 
relief account to the VA major project construction account for a 
medical facility in Brevard County.
Pages H8044-45
  The Dornan amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to prohibit use of funds for the Senior Environmental Employment 
Program.
Pages H8038-40
Defense Appropriations: House completed all general debate and began 
reading for amendment on H.R. 2126, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; 
but came to no resolution thereon. Reading for amendment under the 5-
minute rule will resume on Tuesday, August 1.
  Pages H8052-60
Agreed To:
  The Neumann amendment that reduces the operational support aircraft 
program by $50 million;
Page H8057
  The Obey amendment that reduces by $50 million the Defense-wide 
operation and maintenance account; and
Pages H8057-58
  The Furse amendment that reduces the Air Force aircraft procurement 
account by $21.9 million.
Pages H8059-60
  The Skaggs amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to reduce the Defense-wide operations and maintenance account by 
$5 million and add $5 million to the Intelligence Community Management 
account.
Page H8058
  H. Res. 205, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 
601.
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Adjournment Waiver: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 89, waiving provisions 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 requiring adjournment of 
Congress by July 31.
  Page H8060
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7995.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H8063-68.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8037-38, H8046, H8046-47, H8047-48, H8049-50, H8051, and H8051-52. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:17 p.m.