[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 128 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D983-D985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 2177-2190, 2192; 1 private 
bill, H.R. 2191; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 92, and H. Res. 210 
were introduced.
  Pages H8360-61
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.R. 1350, to amend the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United States-flag merchant 
marine, amended (H. Doc. 104-229).
  Page H8360
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Waldholtz to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today:
  Page H8311
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, National Security, Resources, and 
Small Business.
  Page H8315
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas 
to 208 nays, Roll No. 626, the House passed 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.
  Pages H8315-59, H8363-H8421
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page H8419
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
amendments that sought to strike language relating to striker 
replacements; strike language that prohibits OSHA from promulgating or 
issuing any guidelines regarding ergonomic protection or reporting 
related occupational injuries and illnesses; and strike language 
relating to the National Labor Relations Board salaries and expenses 
(rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 188 yeas to 238 nays, Roll No. 625).
Pages H8419-20
Agreed To:
  The Moran amendment that provides that $7.5 million of the funds made 
available to the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) be made available for the Office of Alternative Medicine;
Pages H8329-30
  The Goodling amendment that increases by $4.9 million in funding for 
vocational and adult education, earmark that amount for the National 
Institute for Literacy and offset that by reducing the funding for the 
Department's education, research, statistics, and improvement account;
Pages H8344-45
  The Hastert amendment that changes language concerning the criteria 
institutions of higher education must follow in demonstrating a history 
and continuing practice of program expansion for members of the 
underrepresentated sex with respect to 

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gender equity in order to use funds available from the Department's 
Office of Civil Rights;
Pages H8345-48
  The Cunningham amendment that strikes language computing basic 
support payments and construction payments for impact aid programs;
Pages H8357-58
  The Gordon amendment that prohibits use of funds for Pell Grants to 
students at a institution of higher education ineligible to participate 
in a loan program as a result of a high default rate determination;
Pages H8405-07
  The Lazio of New York that increases by $13.793 million funding for 
the National Senior Volunteer Corps;
Pages H8407-08
  The Emerson amendment that prohibit use of funds for the Electronic 
Benefits Transfer Task Force;
Pages H8410-11
  The Johnson of Texas amendment that increase funding for School 
Improvement Programs and Vocational and Adult Education by $50 million 
and $100 million respectively;
Pages H8413-14
  The Kleczka amendment that prohibits use of funds used by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics to implement a change in the consumer price index 
except when the House of Representatives and the Senate have authorized 
a change based upon a comprehensive revision of the market; and
Pages H8414-15
  The Ewing amendment that prohibits use of funds to conduct audits of 
banks participating in the student loan program that have loaned $5 
million or less in student loans.
Pages H8415-17
Rejected:
  The Hoekstra amendment that eliminates funding for the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting in fiscal year 1998 (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 136 ayes to 286 noes, Roll No. 218);
Pages H8364-67, H8370-71
  The Kolbe amendment that sought to strike language that allows States 
sole discretion in deciding on abortion funding (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 206 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 619);
Pages H8371-78, H8386-87
  The Ganske amendment that sought to delete language that prohibits 
Federal financial assistance to support to graduate medical education 
programs that accreditation programs that require abortion training to 
be accredited (rejected by a recorded vote 190 ayes to 235 noes, Roll 
No. 620);
Pages H8378-82, H8387
  The Blute amendment that sought to provide $1.2 billion in funding to 
the LIHEA program and offset that increase by reducing by 2 percent 
discretionary spending in each account on a pro rata basis (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 53 ayes to 367 noes, with 3 voting ``present'' Roll 
No. 621);
Pages H8382-85, H8387-88
  The Skaggs amendment that sought to delete language in the bill that 
prohibits the use of Federal funds for political advocacy (rejected by 
a recorded vote 187 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 622);
Pages H8388-97
  The Solomon amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds by any 
institution of higher education if compulsory student fees at that 
institution are used to support any group or organization for public 
policy influence or political campaigns (rejected by a recorded vote of 
161 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 623); and
Pages H8398-H8405
  The Sanders amendment that sought to prohibit use of funds by the NIH 
to convey exclusive license or patent rights for a drug; release on an 
exclusive basis drug testing information derived from NIH animal tests 
or human clinical trials; or enter into a cooperative research and 
development agreement under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 and provide that these restrictions could be waived when it 
is determined that a reasonable pricing clause is not in the public 
interest (rejected by a recorded vote of 141 ayes to 284 noes, Roll No. 
624).
Pages H8408-10, H8418
  The following amendments were offered but subsequently withdrawn:
  The Lowey amendment that sought to increase by $4 million funding for 
student financial assistance; and
Pages H8349-54
  The Saxton amendment that sought to reduce by $10 million funds made 
available for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention disease 
control, research and training general fund; reduce by $25.691 million 
funds made available for the Administration for Children and Families 
refugee and entrant assistance; and increase by $25.691 million funds 
made available for Impact Aid.
Pages H8397-98
  Points of order were sustained against the following amendments:
  The Kolbe amendment that sought to strike language that allows States 
sole discretion in deciding on abortion funding and insert language 
that states that the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable 
with respect to medical assistance consisting of abortions furnished 
where pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; and
Page H8371
  The Menendez amendment that sought to prohibit the payment of 
salaries to government officials who accept for personal benefit tax 
exempt funds from any tax-exempt organization.
Pages H8411-13
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, cross 
references, punctuation, indentation, and to make any other technical 
and conforming changes as may be necessary in the engrossment of the 
bill.
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Meeting Hour: House agreed to meet at 8 a.m. on Friday, August 5.
  Page H8421
Legislative Program: It was made in order that when the House convene 
on Friday, August 4 that further consideration of H.R. 1555, 
Communications Act of 1995 in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to 
H. Res. 207, shall be governed by the following order: (1) immediately 
after the Pledge of Allegiance, the House shall resolve into the 
Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of H.R. 1555 
pursuant to House Resolution 207 without intervening motion; (2) 
consideration in the Committee of the Whole shall proceed without 
intervening motion except the amendments printed in the House Report 
104-223, except one motion to rise, if offered by Representative 
Bliley; (3) that any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole 
shall be deemed as having been adopted in the House; and (4) that 
Representative Conyers shall have permission to modify amendment 
numbered 22.
  Page H8421
Presidential Message--National Urban Policy: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits the Administration's National Urban 
Policy Report--referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services.
  Pages H8421-22
District Work Period: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 92, providing for 
the adjournment of the two Houses.
  Page H8422
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit Friday, August 5 during the proceedings of 
the House under the 5-minute rule: Committees on Agriculture, 
Appropriations, Banking and Financial Services, Budget, Commerce, 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, House Oversight, International Relations, the Judiciary, 
National Security, Rules, Science, Small Business, Standards of 
Official Conduct, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs 
and Ways and Means.
  Page H8422
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H8311.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H8361-62.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8370-71, H8386-87, H8387, H8387-88, H8396-97, H8404-05, H8418, H8419-
20, and H8420-21. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned on Friday, August 4, at 1:25 
a.m.
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