[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 161 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1219-D1221]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 2492-2506; and 1 resolution, 
H.J. Res. 114 were introduced.
  Pages H10306-07
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 117, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prevent 
persons having drug and alcohol use problems from occupying dwelling 
units in public housing projects designated for occupancy by elderly 
families, amended (H. Rept. 104-281); and
  H. Res. 238, providing for consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare 
Preservation Act of 1995 (H. Rept. 104-282).
Pages H10293, H10306
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, Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, 
International Relations, the Judiciary, National Security, Resources, 
Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, and 
Select Intelligence.
  Page H10213
Fisheries Conservation and Management Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 388 
yeas to 37 nays, Roll No. 720, the House passed H.R. 39, to amend the 
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve fisheries 
management.
  Pages H10213-47
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Page H10246
Agreed To:
  The Young of Alaska en bloc amendment that makes numerous technical 
corrections and provides that regional councils may impose fees on 
fishing vessels in order to cover the costs of placing ``observers'' 
aboard fishing vessels if they are required; requires that if observers 
are needed in fisheries governed under an individual transferrable 
quota (ITQ) system fishery, they be present at a level that insures 
``statistically significant'' enforcement of catch quotas; and requires 
fish proceeding vessels in ITQ fisheries carry enough observers to 
ensure the vessels are monitored 24 hours per day;
Pages H10220-21
  The Young of Alaska amendment that allows the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) to contract out for assessments of fishery 
stocks;
Pages H10221-22
  The Studds amendment that ensures that current restrictions on the 
sale and transportation of undersized lobsters are maintained;

Page H10222
  The Miller of California amendment that requires regional fishery 
management councils, in developing fishery management plans, take into 
account the historic participation of local community-based fishing 
fleets in the fishery and provide for the sustained participation of 
those fleets and communities;
Pages H10222-23
  The Farr of California amendment that requires regional fishery 
management councils to include in their fishery management plans 
measures that would minimize to the extent practicable any adverse 
impact of fishing on essential fish habitat (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 251 ayes to 162 noes, Roll No. 717);
Pages H10223-28
  The Metcalf amendment that prohibits the Commerce Department or 
regional fishery management councils from modifying any existing ITQ 
system for a fishery;
Pages H10228-29
  The Underwood amendment that authorizes the negotiation of agreements 
that permit foreign interests to fish within the 200-mile exclusive 
economic zones of the United States Pacific insular territories;

Pages H10229-30
  The Gilcrest amendment that modifies the definition of ``optimum 
yield'' in order to prohibit regional fishery management councils from 
allowing a fish stock to be harvested at a rate that exceeds the 
maximum sustainable yield for that fishery (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 304 ayes to 113 noes, Roll No. 718);
Pages H10232-36
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense on Congress that to 
the greatest extent possible all equipment and products purchased with 
funds made available by the bill be American-made;
Page H10236
  The Goss amendment that strikes provisions that would prevent the 
Commerce Department from requiring shrimp fishermen to use devices 
which would reduce incidental killing of non-target species 

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(agreed to by a recorded vote of 294 ayes to 129 noes, Roll No. 719); 
                                                        Pages H10236-42
  The Miller of California amendment that requires fishery management 
councils, in developing fishery management plans, to take into account 
the historic participation of local community-based fishing fleets in 
the fishery; and
Pages H10242-43
  The Hayes amendment, as modified, that prohibits the importation of 
fish into the United States unless the Secretary of Commerce certifies 
that the country of origin has implemented and enforced laws requiring 
fish excluded devices on that country's fishing industry in the same 
manner as the laws are enforced in the United States.
Pages H10243-45
  The Frank of Massachusetts amendment was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to strike provisions of the bill that authorize 
the Commerce Department to collect fees for fishing quotas in order to 
offset the costs of implementing, managing, and enforcing ITQ systems 
in fisheries.
Pages H10230-32
  The Clerk was authorized to make such technical and conforming 
changes as necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H10247
Commerce-State-Justice Appropriations: House disagreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2076, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; and agreed to a conference. 
Appointed as conferees: Representatives Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor of North 
Carolina, Regula, Forbes, Livingston, Mollohan, Skaggs, Dixon, and 
Obey.
  Pages H10247-48
  Agreed to the Mollohan motion to instruct House conferees to insist 
on the House position regarding the Salaries and expenses of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pages H10247-48
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 further 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representative Young of Florida, 
McDade, Livingston, Lewis of California, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, 
Nethercutt, Istook, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, Sabo, and Obey.

  Pages H10248-55
  Rejected the Obey motion to instruct House conferees to reduce within 
the scope of conference total spending by $3 billion compared to the 
amount provided in the House bill to be derived from deleting funds for 
low priority ``Procurement'', ``Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation'' and other projects contained in the House or Senate bills 
that were not included in the President's budget: Provided, That the 
conferees shall not reduce military pay or Operation and Maintenance 
readiness activities below the levels provided in the House bill 
(rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 134 yeas to 290 nays, Roll No. 721).
                                                        Pages H10248-55
  Subsequently, the House agreed to the Young of Florida motion that 
the conference meetings between the House and the Senate on H.R. 2126, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, be closed to the public at such times as 
classified national security information is under consideration; 
provided, however, that any sitting Member of Congress shall have a 
right to attend any closed or open meeting (agreed to by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 418 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 722).
Page H10255
Disapproving Certain Sentencing Guidelines: By a recorded vote of 332 
ayes to 83 noes, Roll No. 725, the House passed H.R. 2259, to 
disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments.
  Pages H10263-83
  Rejected the Watt of North Carolina motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the bill 
back forthwith containing an amendment that provides that the 
sentencing board report back to Congress their recommendations not 
later than March 1, 1996 (rejected by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 
266 noes, Roll No. 724).
Pages H10281-83
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
by the rule.
Pages H10273-81
  Rejected the Conyers amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to strike provisions in the bill disapproving the 
recommendations to make the sentencing guidelines for possession of 
crack cocaine the same as those for powder cocaine (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 98 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 723).
Pages H10273-81
  Subsequently, S. 1254, a similar Senate-passed bill, was passed after 
being amended to contain the language of the House bill as passed. H.R. 
2259 was laid on the table.
Pages H10283-84
  H. Res. 237, under which the bill was considered, was agreed to 
earlier by voice vote.
Pages H10255-63
Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 19.

  Page H10284
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H10255.
Amendments  Ordered  Printed:  Amendments ordered  printed  pursuant  
to the rule appear on page H10307.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10227-28, H10235-36, H10241-42, 

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H10246-47, H10254-55, H10255, H10281, H10282-83, and H10283. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at midnight.