[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1251-D1252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 2528-2536, and 2 private bills, 
H.R. 2537, H. Res. 244; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 109-110 were 
introduced.
  Pages H10847-48
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 2020, making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-291); and
  H. Res. 245, providing for consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for reform of 
the social security earnings limit, and providing for further 
consideration of H.R. 2491, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget (H. Rept. 104-
292).
Pages H10813-28, H10846-47
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Barrett of Nebraska to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H10749
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of today.
  Page H10749
Transportation Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 29 
nays, Roll No. 735, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
2002, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996--
clearing the measure for Senate action.
  Pages H10755-73
  H. Res. 241, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.

Pages H10755-61
Line Item Veto: By a yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 44 nays, the House 
agreed to the Deutsch motion to instruct House conferees in the 
conference on S. 4, to grant the power to the President to reduce 
authority, to insist upon the inclusion of provisions to require that 
the bill apply to the targeted tax benefit provisions of any revenue or 
reconciliation bill enacted into law during or after fiscal year 1995. 
                                                        Pages H10773-79
Privilege of the House: By a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 189 noes, 
Roll No. 737, the House agreed to the Armey motion to table H. Res. 
244, to direct 

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the Speaker to provide an appropriate remedy in response to the use of 
a forged document at a subcommittee hearing.
  Pages H10779-81
Budget Reconciliation: Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, October 24, 
the House completed three hours of general debate on H.R. 2491, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Further consideration will continue on Thursday, 
October 26, under a rule.
  Pages H10781-H10810
Recess: House recessed at 9:54 p.m. and reconvened at 1 a.m. on 
Thursday, October 26.
  Page H10846
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H10749.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10772-73, H10779, and H10780-81. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 1:03 a.m. on Thursday, 
October 26.