[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1095-D1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 2329-2344, 2 private bills, 
H.R. 2345-2346; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 101, were introduced.
  Pages H8993-94
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1872, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan White Comprehensive 
AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990, amended (H. Rept. 104-245);
  H.R. 2274, to amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the 
National Highway System, amended (H. Rept. 104-246); and
  Conference report on H.R. 1817, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. 
Rept. 104-247).
Pages H8954-93
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Radanovich to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8911
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 Commerce, Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Judiciary, Science, and Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  Page H8914
Defense Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2126, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; and agreed to a conference. 
Appointed as conferees: Representatives 

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Young of Florida, McDade, Livingston, Lewis of California, Skeen, 
Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, Neumann, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, 
Sabo, and Obey.
  Page H8915
  Agreed to the Obey motion to instruct House conferees on insist on 
section 8075 of the House bill, limiting the allowable cost charged to 
the Government for individual compensation to not more than $200,000 
per year.
Page H8915
  Earlier, agreed to a unanimous-consent request that the House vacate 
the proceedings of September 13, 1995, in which the House disagreed to 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2126, and agreed to the conference asked 
by the Senate; except that the order of the House of the same day 
enabling closed meetings of the conference remain in effect.
Page H8915
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 1817, making appropriations 
for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996.
  Page H8915
Federal Acquisition Reform: By a recorded vote of 423 ayes, Roll No. 
663, the House passed H.R. 1670, to revise and streamline the 
acquisition laws of the Federal Government, and to reorganize the 
mechanisms for resolving Federal procurement disputes.
  Pages H8915-37
Agreed To:
  The Spratt amendment that provides for the establishment of a 
demonstration project to determine the feasibility or desirability of 
one or more proposals for improving the personnel management policies 
or procedures that apply with respect to the acquisition workforce of 
the Department of Defense;
Pages H8915-16
  The Chambliss amendment that revises the provisions relating to 
protest resolution (title IV) to include new language that clarifies 
the standard of review in protest cases; ensures that board judges 
permit the use of discovery only where necessary; increases the use of 
special simplified procedures for the speedy resolution of protests in 
certain cases; provides for the selection of judges by the Secretary of 
Defense for the Defense Board and by the Administrator of General 
Services for the Civilian Board; simplifies and clarifies the 
transition process from the current protest resolution system to the 
new consolidated boards; and provides the Postal Service to maintain 
its own board for contract disputes; and
Pages H8916-23
  The Zeliff amendment that places a moratorium on a provision of 
current law that permits State and local governments to purchase goods 
and services directly from the General Services Administration's 
Federal supply schedule.
Pages H8923-25
  Rejected the Maloney amendment that sought to strike provisions 
lifting the current law requirement that a fee or tax must be paid to 
the United States Government on foreign sales of products developed 
under Government contract in order to recoup these development costs 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 662).
Pages H8925-30
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H8937
Legislative Program: The Acting Majority Leader announced the 
legislative program for the week of September 18. Agreed to adjourn 
from Thursday to Monday.
  Pages H8937-40
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of September 20.
  Page H8940
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8911.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H8994-H9033.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H8930 and H8936-37. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 6:24 p.m.