[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1379-D1380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2668-2677; and 1 private bill, 
H.R. 2678; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 281-282 were introduced.

  Pages H13657-58
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.R. 234, to amend title 
11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable a debt for death 
or injury caused by the debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft 
while intoxicated, amended (H. Rept. 104-356).
  Page H13657
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H13347

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Recess: House recessed at 1:41 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

  Page H13356
District Work Period: House agreed to S. Con. Res. 32, providing for 
the adjournment of the two Houses--clearing the measure.
  Page H13362
Federal Judgeships Commencement: House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 2361, to amend the commencement date of certain Federal 
judgeships. Subsequently, S. 1328, a similar Senate-passed measure, was 
passed in lieu--clearing the measure for the President. H.R. 2361 was 
laid on the table.
  Pages H13362-64
Further Continuing Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 
4 nays, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 821, the House agreed to 
the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 122, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H13364-74, H13629-30
VA-HUD Appropriations: House agreed to H. Res. 280, waiving points of 
order against the conference report on H.R. 2099, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996.
  Pages H13374-79
Balanced Budget Amendments: By a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 192 
nays, Roll No. 820, the House agreed 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--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H13379-H13629
Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore: Read and accepted a letter from the 
Speaker wherein he designates Representative Emerson to act as Speaker 
pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through 
November 28, 1995.
  Page H13630
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for November 27.
  Page H13630
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of November 29.
  Page H13630
Extensions of Remarks: It was made in order that notwithstanding any 
adjournment of the House until Tuesday, November 28, 1995, all Members 
be permitted to extend their remarks and to include extraneous material 
in that section of the Record entitled ``Extensions of Remarks''.

  Pages H13630-31
Resignations--Appointments: It was made in order that notwithstanding 
any adjournment of the House until Tuesday, November 28, the Speaker 
and the Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to 
make appropriations authorized by law or by the House.
  Page H13631
Committee Resignations: Read a letter from the following Members 
wherein they advised the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus of their 
resignation: Representative Geren of Texas from the Science Committee 
and Representative Kennedy of Rhode Island from the Small Business 
Committee.
  Page H13640
Committee Elections: House agreed to H. Res. 281, electing the 
following Members to the following standing committees:
  To the Committee on Resources: Representative Markey to rank above 
Representative Rahall and Representative Kennedy of Rhode Island; and
  To the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representative 
Geren of Texas to rank after Representative Costello.
Pages H13640-42
Lobbyists: The compilation by the Clerk of the House and the Secretary 
of the Senate of all new registrations and reports for the 3rd calendar 
quarter of 1955, and reports for the second calendar quarter of 1995 
received too late to be previously published, that were filed by 
persons engaged in lobbying activities appear in this issue of the 
Congressional Record.
  Pages HL317-HL415
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H13357.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H13629 and H13630. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and pursuant to the provisions of S. 
Con. Res. 62, adjourned at 9:07 p.m., until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
November 28.