[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 145 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1106-D1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Four public bills, H.R. 2347-2350 were introduced.

  Page H9132
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 743, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor 
management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness in 
the United States to continue to thrive, amended (H. Rept. 104-248); 
and
  H. Res. 222, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1617, to 
consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy programs (H. 
Rept. 104-249).

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Pages H9116, H9132

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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Miller of Florida to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H9035
Recesses: House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at noon; and 
recessed at 1 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m.
  Pages H9037, H9050
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Extension of District Court demonstration projects: S. 464, to make 
the reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal court 
demonstration districts consistent with the deadlines for pilot 
districts--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H9037-38
  Clarifying rules governing venue: S. 532, to clarify the rules 
governing venue--clearing the measure for the President;
  Page H9038
  Encouraging the peace process in Sri Lanka: H. Res. 181, encouraging 
the peace process in Sri Lanka;
  Pages H9039-40
  Congratulating the People of Mongolia: H. Res. 158, amended, 
congratulating the people of Mongolia on the 5th anniversary of the 
first democratic multiparty elections held in Mongolia on July 29, 
1990;
  Pages H9040-41
  Supporting dispute resolution in Cyprus: H. Con. Res. 42, amended, 
supporting a resolution to the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus; 
and
  Pages H9041-47
  Enforce nuclear agreement with North Korea: H.J. Res. 83, amended, 
relating to the United States-North Korea Agreed Framework and the 
obligations of North Korea under that and previous agreements with 
respect to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and dialogue 
with the Republic of Korea.
  Pages H9047-50
Ryan White Care Act amendments: House voted to suspend the rules and 
pass 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. Subsequently, S. 641, a similar 
Senate-passed bill, was passed in lieu after being amended to contain 
the language of the House bill as passed. Agreed to amend the title of 
the Senate bill. H.R. 1872 was laid on the table.
  Pages H9050-68
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: House completed all debate on a 
motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
402, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; on which the 
vote was postponed until Tuesday, September 19.
  Pages H9068-74
Suspensions--Votes Postponed: House completed all debate on motions to 
suspend the rules and pass the following measures on which votes were 
postponed until Thursday, September 19:
  Page H9037
  Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields Partnership Act: H.R. 1091, 
amended, to improve the National Park System in the Commonwealth of 
Virginia;
  Pages H9075-83
  National Park System Reform Act: H.R. 260, amended, to provide for 
the development of a plan and a management review of the National Park 
System and to reform the process by which areas are considered for 
addition to the National Park System;
  Pages H9083-97
  Providing for the administration of certain Presidio properties: H.R. 
1296, amended, to provide for the administration of certain Presidio 
properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayers; and

  Pages H9097-H9104
  Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: H.R. 
558, to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
  Pages H9104-15
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit during proceedings of the House under the 5-
minute rule on Tuesday, September 19: Committees on Banking and 
Financial Services, Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, 
International Relations, the Judiciary, and Resources.
  Pages H9115-16
Fisheries Conservation and Management Act: House completed all general 
debate on H.R. 39, to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to improve fisheries management; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Consideration will resume at a later date.

  Pages H9074-75, H9116-21
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergencies Act: Message wherein he transmits the 
continuance of the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
UNITA referred to the Committee on International Relations (H. Rept. 
104-116);
  Pages H9121-22
  National Emergency--Iran: Message wherein he reports on developments 
concerning the national emergency with respect to Iran--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-
117); and
  Pages H9122-23
  National Emergency--Angola: Message wherein he reports on 
developments concerning the national emergency with respect to Angola--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 104-118).

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Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H9133-36.
Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:40 p.m.