[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1423-D1424]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 2722-2734; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2735; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 118, and H. Res. 292 were 
introduced.
  Page H14172
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  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 fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-384);
  H. Res. 291, waiving points of order against the further 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 (H. Rept. 104-385);
  H.R. 1787, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
repeal the saccharin notice requirement (H. Rept. 104-386); and
  H.R. 325, to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional 
provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles 
traveled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, amended (H. 
Rept. 105-387).
Pages H14112-36, H14172
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Radanovich to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H14025
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 Agriculture, Commerce, Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, 
International Relations, National Security, Resources, and Science.

  Page H14030
Federal Securities Litigation: By a yea-and-nay vote of 320 yeas to 102 
nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 839, the House agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 1058, to reform Federal securities 
litigation--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H14039-55
  H. Res. 290, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 318 
yeas to 97 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 838.

Pages H14030-39
Two-Thirds Vote Waiver: H. Res. 260, waiving a requirement of clause 
5(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
reported from the Committee on Rules, was laid on the table.

  Page H14039
Bills Re-referred: H.R. 103, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that the Civil Service Retirement and disability Fund be 
excluded from the budget of the United States Government, which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, was re-
referred to the Committee on the Budget as the primary committee;

  Page H14056
  H.R. 564, to provide that receipts and disbursements of the Highway 
Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways 
Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund shall not be included 
in the totals of the budget of the United States Government as 
submitted by the President or the congressional budget, which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform and oversight, was 
discharged from that committee's consideration and re-referred to the 
Committee on the Budget as the primary committee and in addition to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and
Page H14056
  H.R. 842, to provide for off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust 
Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust 
Fund, and the Harbor Trust Fund, which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, was discharged from that committee's 
consideration and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation 

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and infrastructure as the primary committee and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget.
Page H14056
Maritime Security: House passed H.R. 1350, to amend the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, to revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine.

  Pages H14062-78
Agreed To:
  The Bateman amendment, as modified, made in order by the rule; and

Pages H14070-75
  The Bateman amendment that provides that the Secretary shall accept 
applications for enrollment of vessels in the fleet no later than 30 
days after enactment.
Pages H14075-76
  H. Res. 287, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H14056-62
  Agreed to the Quillen amendment that provided 20 minutes instead of 
10 minutes of debate on the amendment made in order by the rule.

Page H14056
Commerce-State-Justice Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 256 
yeas to 166 nays, Roll No. 841, the House agreed to the conference 
report on H.R. 2076, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996--clearing the measure for 
Senate action.
  Pages H14087-H14112
  By a yea-and-nay vote of 190 yeas to 231 nays, Roll No. 840, rejected 
the Skaggs motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference with instructions that within the scope of the differences 
committed to them, the House conferees insist that the funds intended 
for community policing block grants be provided instead for the COPS 
Program.
Pages H14111-12
  H. Res. 289, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.

Pages H14078-87
Presidential Veto Message--Budget Reconciliation: Read a message from 
the President wherein he announces his veto of H.R. 2491, to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 1996; and explains his reasons therefor--
ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-141).
  Pages H14136-37
  Agreed to the Kolbe motion to refer the veto message and the bill 
accompanying bill to the Committee on the Budget.
Page H14137
Meeting Hour: Agreed that the House will meet at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 
December 7.
  Page H14137
Presidential Message--Export Licenses: Read a message from the 
President wherein he reports he has issued an Executive order to revise 
the existing procedures for processing export license applications 
submitted to the Department of Commerce--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-142).

  Pages H14137-38
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H14025.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H14038-39, H14055, 
H14111-12, and H14112. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:14 p.m.