[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D35-D36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 2879-2900; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2901; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 134-136, and H. Res. 343-348 were 
introduced.
  Pages H912-913
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Taylor of North Carolina to act as Speaker 
pro tempore for today.
  Page H839
Rules Waiver: By a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 
17, the House agreed to H. Res. 342, waiving a requirement of clause 
4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
reported from the Committee on Rules.
  Pages H842-53
  
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Recess: House recessed at 3:27 p.m. and reconvened at 5:19 p.m.

  Page H879
Balanced Budget Downpayment: By a recorded vote of 371 ayes to 42 noes, 
Roll No. 19, the House passed H.R. 2880, making appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 to make a downpayment toward a balanced budget.

  Pages H879-H900
  By a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 18, the House 
rejected the Bonior motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith containing 
an amendment to provide for the restoration for education programs.

Pages H897-99
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of January 29.
  Pages H900-01
Meeting Hour: Agreed that the House will meet at noon on Friday, 
January 26.
  Page H901
Committee Elections: House agreed to the following two resolutions 
electing Members to standing committees of the House:
  H. Res. 343, electing Representative Hayes to the Committee on Ways 
and Means; and
Page H901
  H. Res. 344, electing Representative NcNulty to the Committee on Ways 
and Means.
Page H901
  Subsequently, read a letter from Representative NcNulty wherein he 
resigned as a member of the Committee on International Relations.

Page H901
Veterans Programs Extensions: House agreed, with amendments, to the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 2353, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs relating to delivery of health and medical care--returning the 
measure to the Senate.
  Pages H901-03
Presidential Message--Transportation: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmits the annual report of the Department of 
Transportation covering fiscal year 1994--referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H903
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H839.
Quorum Calls--Votes. One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H852-53, H898-99, and H899-H900. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:02 p.m.