[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1284-D1285]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 2561-2566 were introduced.

  Page H11586
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 1977, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-300);
  H. Res. 251, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1833, Partial-
Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 (H. Rept. 104-301); and
  H. Res. 252, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2546, District 
of Columbia Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-302).
                                                Pages H11541-61, H11586
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Goodling to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H11459
Recess: House recessed at 9:48 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m.

  Page H11464
Legislative Branch Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 315 yeas to 
106 nays, Roll No. 747, the House passed H.R. 2492, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996.
  Pages H11483-H11501
  H. Res. 239, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by voice vote. Agreed to order the previous question on the 
rule by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 746.

Pages H11468-83
Energy and Water Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 
24 nays, Roll No. 748, the House agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 1905, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996--clearing the measure for 
Senate action.
  Pages H11502-13
  H. Res. 248, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report was considered, was agreed to earlier by voice vote. 
                                                        Pages H11501-02
Budget Reconciliation: The Speaker appointed the following Member as an 
additional conferee in the conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the Senate amendment to H.R. 2491, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution of 
the budget for fiscal year 1996:
  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: Representative Brown of 
California.
Page H11513
Presidential Message--National Emergency in Iran: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmits a message with respect to the 
national emergency with Iran--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-130).

  Page H11521
Foreign Operations Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 
71 nays, Roll No. 752, the House agreed to the conference report to 
H.R. 1868, mailing appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996.
  Pages H11521-41
  House receded and concurred in the Senate amendment numbered 115, 
regarding prohibition on use of funds appropriated for abortion 
lobbying and on funding for abortions (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
232 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 753)--clearing the measure for Senate 
action.
Pages H11538-41
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill back to the committee 
of conference with instructions that the Committee report the same back 
to the House forthwith containing an amendment that the House recede 
from its disagreement to the Senate amendment numbered 150, which 
places a prohibition in funding for abortions and insert language that 
provides for the termination of coercive population control methods 
(rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to 245 nays, Roll No. 751).
                                                        Pages H11536-37
  H. Res. 249, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report was considered, was agreed to earlier by a recorded 
vote of 257 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 750. Agreed to order the 
previous question on the rule by a yea-and-nay vote of 268 yeas to 155 
nays, Roll No. 749.
Pages H11513-21
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H11483, H11500-01, H11513, H11519-20, H11520-21, H11536-37, H11537-38, 
and H11541. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:06 p.m.

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