[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 182 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1362-D1363]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2646-2655; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2656 were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 272, authorizing a specified correction in the form of the 
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, and waiving points of order against the corrected conference 
report (H. Rept. 104-348); and
  H. Res. 273, providing for consideration of H.R. 2606, to prohibit 
the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being 
used for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping 
operation, or as part of any implementation force, unless funds for 
such deployment are specifically appropriated by law (H. Rept. 104-
349).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Inglis of South Carolina to act as Speaker 
pro tempore for today.
  Page H13037
Appeal of Ruling of Chair: By a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 173 
nays, Roll No. 803, the House agreed to the Kingston motion to table an 
appeal of a ruling of the Chair.
  Pages H13041-42
Defense Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 270 yeas to 158 nays, 
Roll No. 806, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2126, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996--clearing the measure for Senate action.

  Pages H13051-64
  By a yea-and-nay vote of 121 yeas to 307 nays, Roll No. 805, rejected 
the Obey motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference with instructions that the House conferees insist on the 
inclusion of language prohibiting obligation of funds for payment on 
new contracts on which allowable costs charged to the Government 
include payments for individual compensation at a rate in excess of 
$200,000 per year.
Page H13063
  H. Res. 271, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 372 
yeas to 55 nays, Roll No. 804.
Pages H13043-51
House Gift Reform: By a recorded vote of 422 ayes to 6 noes, the House 
agreed to H. Res. 250, to amend the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide for gift reform.
  Pages H13073-95
  Agreed to the Solomon amendment that bans acceptance of all gifts and 
meals; eliminates the exemption for token donations of home-State 
products; removes conditions on accepting free attendance for a 
companion at a public event; restores the 4-day allowance for official 
travel within the United States; and removes conditions on travel 
expenses for family members (agreed to by a recorded vote of 422 ayes 
to 8 noes, Roll No. 808).
Pages H13087-94
  Rejected the Burton of Indiana amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that sought to retain the current cumulative limit of $250 
in gifts from a single source in a year; require disclosure of all 
gifts or 

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meals over $50, and count them toward the $250 annual cap; permit House 
personnel to accept free admission or travel expenses to a public event 
only if the actual sponsor pays and they either participate or attend 
in some official capacity; and permit free attendance at charity 
events, along with travel and lodging, if the sponsor was a 501(c)(3) 
organization and was paying the Members' expenses, more than 50 percent 
of the proceeds would go to charity and the Member's participation 
contributed in a tangible way to the success of the event (rejected by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 154 yeas to 276 nays, Roll No. 807).

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  H. Res. 268, the rule under which the resolution was considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H13064-73
Lobbying Disclosure: House completed all general debate and began 
consideration of amendments on H.R. 2564, to provide for the disclosure 
of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government; but came to 
no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume at a 
later date.
  Pages H13099-H13138
  Pending when the Committee on the Whole rose were the following 
amendments on which recorded votes were postponed:
  The Fox amendment that seeks to prohibit registered lobbyists from 
giving gifts to Members, officers, and employees of Congress;

Pages H13115-18
  The Clinger amendment that seeks to prohibit Federal agencies from 
using appropriated funds to promote public support or opposition for a 
legislative proposal;
Pages H13118-23
  The English of Pennsylvania amendment that seeks to impose a lifetime 
ban on lobbying for a foreign interest on the Secretary of Commerce and 
the Commissioner of the International Trade Commission; and

Pages H13125-28
  The Weller amendment that seeks to require registered lobbyists to 
disclose any honoraria they pay to members of the media.

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  The Kaptur amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to place a 5-year restriction on certain former Government 
officers and employees from representing or advising, for compensation, 
certain foreign entities in matters in which the United States is a 
party or has a direct and substantial interest.
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  H. Res. 269, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that the House will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 
October 17.
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Presidential Message--Continuing Appropriations: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmits proposed legislation to extend the 
continuing resolution that expired on November 13, 1995--referred to 
the Committees on Appropriations and Government Reform and Oversight 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-135).
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H13041-42, H13050-51, H13063, H13063-64, H13085-86, H13094, and H13094-
95. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.