[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1355-D1357]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2636-2645; and 4 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 120-122, H. Con. Res. 113 were introduced.
  Pages H12505-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 268, providing for consideration of H. Res. 250, to amend the 
Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for gift reform (H. 
Rept. 104-341);

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  H. Res. 269, providing for consideration of H.R. 2564, to provide for 
the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal 
Government (H. Rept. 104-342);
  H. Res. 270, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 122, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 
104-343);
  Conference report on H.R. 2126, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. 
Rept. 104-344);
  Conference report on S. 440, to amend title 23, United States Code, 
to provide for the designation of the National Highway System (H. Rept. 
104-345);
  H. Res. 271, 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 (H. Rept. 104-346); and
  Conference report on H.R. 2491, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-347).

Pages H12415-90, H12505, H12509-H13034
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Bunning of Kentucky to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H12351
Foreign Operations Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 
183 nays, Roll No. 794, the House agreed to the Callahan motion to 
disagree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment numbered 115 to H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996--returning the measure to the Senate.

  Pages H12356-62
Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 374 
yeas to 52 nays, Roll No. 797, the House agreed to the 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.
  Pages H12371-80
  House insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendment numbered 132--
clearing the measure for Senate action.
Page H12380
  H. Res. 267, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 285 
yeas to 133 nays, Roll No. 796. Agreed to order the previous question 
on the rule by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 
795.
Pages H12362-71
Interior Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 199 nays, 
Roll No. 799, the House agreed to the Yates motion to recommit the 
further 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, to the committee of conference with 
instructions to insist on the House position on Senate amendment 
numbered 108, prohibiting use of funds on the Tongass National Forest 
except in compliance with Alternative P, and Senate amendment numbered 
158, concerning fair market value for mineral patents.

  Pages H12389-H12404
  H. Res. 253, the rule waiving points of order against the conference 
report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 188 
nays, Roll No. 798.
Pages H12380-89
Recess: House recessed at 5:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:38 p.m.; and 
recessed at 6:39 p.m. and reconvened at 7:45 p.m.
  Page H12405
Bill Re-Referred: The bill H.R. 2552, to transfer the Tatum Salt Dome 
Property to the State of Mississippi to be designated by the State as 
the Jamie Whitten Wilderness Area, was re-referred to the Committee on 
National Security.
  Page H12405
Caucus Membership: Read a letter from the Chairman of the Democratic 
Caucus wherein he stated that Representative Parker was no longer a 
member of the Democratic Caucus.
  Page H12405
Committee Membership: Read letters from the Speaker wherein he advised 
the Chairman of the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Budget that Representative Parker's previous election to those 
committees had been vacated.
  Page H12405
Two-thirds Vote Waiver: House agreed to H. Res. 265, waiving a 
requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

  Pages H12405-06
Further Continuing Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas to 
151 nays, Roll No. 802, the House passed H.J. Res. 122, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996.

  Pages H12490-H12504
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the joint resolution to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the joint 
resolution back forthwith containing an amendment that reduces the 
minimum level for funding operations from 40 percent to 10 percent and 
inserts language in title III that would provide that tax cuts will 
start after the budget is balanced; that there be no reductions in 

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education; that there be no alterations in the Medicare program; and 
that no money be appropriated and no targeted tax benefit be provided 
that is not subject to a line item veto in providing a commitment to a 
seven-year balanced budget (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas 
to 241 nays, Roll No. 801).
Pages H12501-03
  H. Res. 270, the rule under which the joint resolution was 
considered, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 
176 nays, Roll No. 800).
Pages H12406-15
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the 5-minute rule: Committees on Commerce, Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, House Oversight, 
International Relations, Resources, Science, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, and Select Intelligence.

  Page H12504
Recess: House recessed at 12:10 a.m. and reconvened at 1:10 a.m.

  Page H12504
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H12351 and H12405.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule today appear on pages H12507-08.
Quorum Calls-Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H12361-62, H12370, H12371, H12379, H12389, H12403-04, H12414-15, 
H12503, and H12503-04. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:11 a.m., November 16.