[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1432-D1433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 2736-2751; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 2752-2753; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 294 were introduced.

  Pages H14238-39
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 293, providing for consideration of H.R. 2621, to enforce the 
public debt limit and to protect the social security trust funds and 
other Federal trust funds and accounts invested in public debt 
obligations (H. Rept. 104-388);
  H.R. 394, to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State 
taxation of certain pension income, amended (H. Rept. 104-389); and
  H.R. 2196, to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 with respect to inventions made under cooperative research and 
development agreements, amended (H. Rept. 104-390).
Pages H14237-38
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Shaw to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                            Page H14175
VA-HUD Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 190 nays, 
Roll No. 844, the House agreed to 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 H14187-H14204
  House receded from its disagreement to the Senate amendment numbered 
63, regarding funding for the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, with an amendment--clearing the measure for Senate action.

Pages H14203-04
  By a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 843, rejected 
the Obey motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference with instruction that the House conferees insist on the 
House position to Senate amendment numbered 4, regarding funding for 
Veterans Administration's medical care.
Pages H14201-02
  H. Res. 291, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 842.
Pages H14182-87
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of December 11. Agreed to adjourn from Thursday to 
Monday.
  Pages H14204-05
Recess Authority: It was made in order for the Speaker to declare a 
recess at any time on Tuesday, December 12, 1995, subject to the call 
of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in Joint Meeting His 
Excellency Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel.
  Page H14205
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, December 13.
  Page H14205
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources: House insisted on its 
amendments to S. 641, amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to revise and extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan White 
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990; and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Bliley, Bilirakis, 
Coburn, Waxman, and Studds.
  Page H14205
Federal Reporting Requirements: House agreed to the Senate amendments 
to the House amendment to 

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S. 790, to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal 
reporting requirements--clearing the measure for the President.

  Page H14206
Debt Limit Increase: House agreed to the Archer motion to refer to the 
Committee on Ways and Means the veto message and accompanying bill on 
H.R. 2586, to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt 
limit.
  Page H14206
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nays votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H14187, H14201-02, 
and H14202-03. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m.