[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 126 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D962-D963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 2148-2158, were introduced.
  Page H8174
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1225, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt 
employees who perform certain court reporting duties from compensatory 
time requirements applicable to certain public agencies, amended (H. 
Rept. 104-219);
  H.J. Res. 102, disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission (H. Rept. 104-220);
  H. Res. 206, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1854, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-221);
  H.R. 1670, to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the 
Federal Government and to reorganize the mechanisms for resolving 
Federal procurement disputes, amended (H. Rept. 104-222, Part 1);
  H. Res. 207, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1555, to promote 
competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and 
higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and 
encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies 
(H. Rept. 104-223); and
  H. Res. 208, providing for consideration of H.R. 2127, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-224).
Pages H8173-74
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Clinger to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8069
Recess: House recessed at 9:47 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m.
  Page H8074
Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 298 
yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 

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608, the House passed S. 21, to terminate the United States arms 
embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H8076-H8122
  H. Res. 204, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H8076-84
Fair Labor Standards Amendments: House passed H.R. 1225, to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt employees who perform 
certain reporting duties from the compensatory time requirements 
applicable to certain public agencies.
  Pages H8122-23
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H8123
Late Report: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight received 
permission to have until midnight tonight to file reports on H.R. 1670, 
to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
Government, and to reorganize the mechanisms for resolving Federal 
procurement disputes and H.R. 2108, District of Columbia Convention 
Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995.
  Page  H8123
Presidential Message--Iraqi National Emergency: Read a message from the 
President wherein he reports on the developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Iraq--referred to Committee of 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-106).
  Pages  H8126-27
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8075.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule and appear on pages H8175-77.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H8121-22. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:23 p.m.