[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1162-D1163]
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. 2413-2423, and 1 private bill, 
H.R. 2424; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 109 and H. Res. 223 were 
introduced.
  Page H9670
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 1976, making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 
(H. Rept. 104-268); and
  Conference report on S. 895, to amend the Small Business Act to 
reduce the level of participation by the Small Business Administration 
(H. Rept. 104-269).
Pages H9628-39, H9670
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Hefley to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H9593
Middle East Peace Facilitation: House passed H.R. 2404, to extend 
authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until 
November 1, 1995.
  Pages H9600-01
Continuing Appropriations: House passed H.J. Res. 108, making 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996.
  Pages H9601-06
  Agreed to the Rogers technical amendment.
Page H9606
  H. Res. 230, the rule under which the joint resolution was 
considered, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H9601-04

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Recess: House recessed at 1:59 p.m. and reconvened at 3:02 p.m.

  Page H9625
International Space Station Authorization: House passed H.R. 1601, to 
authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the International 
Space Station.
  Pages H9606-08
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Page H9608
Three-Judge State Referenda Review: H.R. 1170, to provide that cases 
challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State 
referendum be heard by a 3-judge court.
  Pages H9608-28
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Page H9627
Rejected:
  The Schroeder amendment that sought to limit the application of the 
bill to court districts which have either only one sitting judge or 
that have multiple judges who can receive cases in any other way other 
than a random assignment basis (rejected by a recorded vote of 177 ayes 
to 248 noes, Roll No. 692); and
Pages H9619-26
  The Watt amendment that sought to make the provisions of the bill 
applicable only to the State of California.
Pages H9626-27
  Agreed to amend the title.
Page H9628
  H. Res. 227, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H9608-11
Interior Appropriations: By a recorded vote of 251 ayes to 171 noes, 
Roll No. 695, the House agreed to H. Res. 231, waiving points of order 
against the conference report on H.R. 1977, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995.
  Pages H9639-43, H9645-46
Defense Appropriations: by a yea-and-nay vote of 284 yeas to 139 nays, 
Roll No. 694, the House agreed to H. Res. 232, waiving points of order 
against the conference report on H.R. 2126, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996.
  Pages H9643-45
British-American Interparliamentary Group: The Speaker appointed 
Representative Bereuter, Chairman, to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group on the part of the House.
  Page H9646
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H9625-26, H9627-28, H9644-45, and H9645-46. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:40 p.m.