[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 2864-2870; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2871; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 157 were introduced.
  Page H774
Report Filed: One report was filed as follows: H. Res. 340, waiving 
points of order against the conference report on S. 1124, Department of 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-451).

  Pages H772-74
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Goodling to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H739
Recess: House recessed at 1:33 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

  Page H746
Constructed Water Conveyances: On the call of the Corrections Calendar, 
the House passed and sent to the Senate, amended, H.R. 2567, to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to standards for 
constructed water conveyances.
  Pages H750-57
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
bills:
  Medals to Ruth and Billy Graham: H.R. 2657, to award a congressional 
gold medal to Ruth and Billy Graham (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 
403 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 13);
  Pages H757-60, H765-66
  Saddleback Mountain-Arizona settlement: S. 1341, to provide for the 
transfer of certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona (passed by a recorded 
vote of 403 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 14)--clearing the measure for the 
President; and
  Pages H761-63, H766
  Technical corrections in Native American laws: H.R. 2726, amended, to 
make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans 
(passed by a recorded vote of 407 ayes, Roll No. 15).
  Pages H763-67
Recess: House recessed at 4:43 p.m. and reconvened at 8:48 p.m.

  Page H767
President's State of the Union Message: President Clinton delivered his 
State of the Union message before a joint session of Congress. He was 
escorted to and from the House Chamber by a committee composed of 
Senators Dole, Lott, Cochran, Nickles, Thurmond, Daschle, Ford, 
Mikulski, Kerry of Massachusetts, Kerrey of Nebraska, Reid, 
Rockefeller, Dorgan, Breaux, Dodd, and Exon; and Representatives Armey, 
DeLay, Boehner, Cox of California, Dickey, Hutchinson, Gephardt, 
Bonior, Fazio, Kennelly, Thornton, and Lincoln.
  Pages H767-72
  The message was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered printed as a House document (H. Doc. 
104-168).
Page H772
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H739.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H765-66, H766, and H766-67. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m.