[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 169 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1276-D1278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Six public bills, H.R. 2555-2560, and 2 resolutions, 
H. Res. 247 and 250, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 238, to provide for the protection of wild horses within the 
Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of such 
horses, amended (H. Rept. 104-296);
  H. Res. 248, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
H.R. 1905, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-297);
  H. Res. 249, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-298); and
  H.R. 1788, to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, and to 
authorize appropriations for Amtrak (H. Rept. 104-299).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Everett to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Recess: House recessed at 12:57 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

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Immigration Laws Definition: House passed S. 457, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to update references in the 
classification of children for purposes of United States immigration 
laws--clearing the measure for the President.
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Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  National Children's Island: H.R. 1508, amended, to require the 
transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain real property 
to Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of National Children's 
Island, a cultural, educational, and family-oriented park;

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  Coastal Barrier Resources System map corrections: H.R. 2005, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections in 
maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System;

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  Marine fisheries laboratory transfer: H.R. 1358, amended, to require 
the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located 
on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts; and
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  Homesteading and neighborhood restoration: H.R. 1691, amended, to 
provide for innovative approaches for homeownership opportunity and 
provide for the temporary extension of the rural rental housing 
program;
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  Deployment of U.S. troops to Bosnia: H. Res. 247, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives relating to the deployment of 
United States Armed Forces on the ground in the territory of the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce a peace agreement (agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 315 yeas to 103 nays, Roll No. 745).

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Recess: House recessed at 2:31 p.m. and reconvened at 4:40 p.m.

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Budget Reconciliation: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2491, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996; and asked a 
conference. Appointed as conferees:
  For consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Kasich, Walker, 
Armey, DeLay, Boehner, Sabo, Bonior, and Stenholm.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Budget, for 
consideration of title XX of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Kolbe, Shays, Hobson, 
Slaughter, and Coyne.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, for 
consideration of title I of the House bill, and subtitles A-C of title 
I of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Roberts, Emerson, Gunderson, de la Garza, and 
[VACANCY].
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of title II of the House bill, and title 
III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Leach, McCollum, Roukema, Gonzalez, and LaFalce.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of title III of the House bill, and subtitle A of title 
IV, subtitles A and G of title V, and section 6004 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Bliley, Schaefer, and Dingell.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of title XV of the House bill, and subtitle A of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Bliley, Bilirakis, Hastert, Greenwood, Dingell, Waxman, 
and Pallone.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of title XVI of the House bill, and subtitle B of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Bliley, Bilirakis, Tauzin, Barton of Texas, Paxon, Hall 
of Texas, Dingell, Waxman, Wyden, and Pallone.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, for consideration of title IV of the House 
bill, and title X of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Representatives Goodling, McKeon, and Clay.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of title V of the House bill, and title 
VIII and sections 13001 and 13003 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Clinger, Schiff, 
and Collins of Illinois.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
Relations, for consideration of title VI of the House bill, and section 
13002 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Gilman, Burton of Indiana, and Hamilton.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of title VII of the House bill, and title IX and section 
12944 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Hyde, Moorhead, and Conyers.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on National Security, for 
consideration of title VIII of the House bill, and title II of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Spence, Hunter, and Dellums.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Resources, for 
consideration of title IX of the House bill, and title V (except 
subtitles A and G) of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Representatives Young of Alaska, Tauzin, and Miller of 
California.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, for consideration of title X of the House bill, and 
subtitles B and C of title IV and title VI (except section 6004) of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Shuster, Clinger, and Oberstar.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
consideration of title XI of the House bill, and title XI of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Stump, Hutchinson, and Montgomery.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means for 
consideration of titles XII, XIII, XIV, and XIX of the House bill, and 
subtitles H an I of title VII and title XII (except section 12944) of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Archer, Crane, Thomas, Shaw, Bunning of Kentucky, 
Gibbons, Rangel, and Stark: Provided, That Representatives Matsui is 
appointed in lieu of Representative Stark for consideration of title 
XII of the House bill.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of title XV of the House bill, and subtitle A of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Archer, Thomas, Johnson of Connecticut, McCrery, 
Gibbons, Stark, and Cardin.
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  By a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 744, rejected 
the Sabo motion to instruct House 

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conferees to do everything possible, within the scope of the 
conference, to minimize both tax cuts for the wealthy and tax increases 
on low- and middle-income working families, to preserve and protect the 
health and income security of senior citizens, and to avoid increasing 
the number of Americans lacking access to health care; and to further 
instruct House conferees to agree to the Senate-passed provisions 
requiring continued Medicaid coverage for low-income pregnant women and 
children and for disabled persons and provisions to continue Federal 
nursing home standards, and to recede to the Senate position on pension 
reversions.
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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, October 31: Committees on Commerce, Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, 
International Relations, the Judiciary, Resources, Science, Small 
Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Intelligence.

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Referral: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H11392.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H11420-21 and H11421-22. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:53 p.m.