[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 207 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1510-D1511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 2829-2839; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 136-137 and H. Con. Res. 125-128, were introduced.

  Page H15633
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.R. 2814, to authorize 
major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-
443).
  Page H15632
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H15577
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 280 yeas to 78 nays, Roll No. 880, 
the House approved the Journal of Thursday, December 21.
  Page H15581
House Rules: By a recorded vote of 259 ayes to 128 noes, with 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 883, House agreed to H. Res. 299, to amend the 
Rules of the House regarding outside earned income.

  Pages H15581-H15600
  Agreed to the Solomon amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
order by the rule that bans advances on book royalties, but does not 
bring book royalties under the cap on outside earned income (agreed to 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 174 nays, with 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 882).
Pages H15594-99
  H. Res. 322, the rule providing for the consideration of the 
resolution, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 
11 nays, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 881.
Page H15593
ICC Elimination: House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2539, to 
abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend title IV of title 
49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
Transportation--clearning the measure for the President.
  Subsequently, agreed to S. Con. Res. 37, directing the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives to make technical changes in the enrollment of 
H.R. 2539--clearing the measure.
Pages H15600-04
Privileges of the House: By a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 161 nays, 
Roll No. 884, agreed to the Burton of Indiana motion to table the 
Taylor of Mississippi appeal of the ruling of the Chair that H. Res. 
321, directing that the Committee on Rules report a resolution 
providing for the consideration of H.R. 2530 (a bill to provide for 
deficit reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002), 
did not constitute a question of the privileges of the House.

  Pages H15605-08
Further Continuing Appropriations: The House passed H.J. Res. 136, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996.

  Pages H15608-16
  
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  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the resolution to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith 
containing an amendment to provide continuing funding for all 
governmental entities until January 3, 1996 (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 161 ayes to 200 noes, Roll No. 885).
Pages H15614-16
  Agreed to the Livingston amendment (text of the House-passed H.J. 
Res. 134) which ensures payments during fiscal year 1996 of veterans' 
benefits in event of lack of appropriations.
Pages H15613-14
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the forthcoming recess period.
  Pages H15616-19
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of December 27.
  Page H15619
Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker 
wherein he designates Representative Morella as Speaker pro tempore to 
sign enrolled bills and resolutions during the recess period.

  Page H15619
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H15600, H15616, and H15632.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H15581, H15593, H15598-99, H15599-H15600, H15607-08, and H15615-16. 
There were no quorum calls.
Recess: House recessed at 12:03 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, pursuant 
to the provisions of H. Res. 320, until Wednesday, December 27, 1995.