[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D49-D50]
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. 2908-2923; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 158, H. Con. Res. 137-140, and H. Res. 354 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1137-38
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 2546, making appropriations for the 
government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
in whole or in 

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part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-455);
  H. Res. 351, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2546, making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-456);
  H. Res. 352, authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses subject to 
the call of the Chair from February 2, 1996, through February 26, 1996 
(H. Rept. 104-457);
  Conference report on S. 652, to provide for a pro-competitive, de-
regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly 
private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and 
information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all 
telecommunications markets to competition (H. Rept. 104-458);
  H. Res. 353, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
S. 652, to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy 
framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of 
advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services 
to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to 
competition (H. Rept. 104-459).
Pages H1006-46, H1078-H1136, H1137
Recess: House recessed at 4:16 p.m. and reconvened at 4:28 p.m.

  Page H1051
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 350, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House, did not 
constitute a question of privilege of the House nor a question of 
personal privilege of members of the House and was not in order. 
Subsequently, the House agreed to the Pryce motion to table the appeal 
of the ruling of the Chair.
  Pages H1057-62
Suspension Failed--Flow Control Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 150 yeas 
to 271 nays, Roll. No. 20, the House failed to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 349, providing for the consideration of S. 534, 
Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act of 1995. This measure was 
debated on Tuesday.
  Pages H1062-63
Solid Waste Disposal Amendments: By a recorded vote of 402 ayes to 19 
noes, Roll. No. 21, the House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 
2036, amended, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make certain 
adjustments in the land disposal program to provide needed flexibility.
                                                             Page H1063
D.C. Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 201 nays, 
Roll No. 23, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2546, 
making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996--clearing the measure for Senate action.
  Page H1064
  Rejected the Dixon motion that sought to recommit the conference 
report to the committee of conference with instructions that the 
conferees amend the conference report by deleting certain provisions 
for scholarship funding under education reform and the text of 
authorizing scholarships for low-income students (rejected by a yea-
and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 232 nays, Roll No. 22).
Page H1075
  H. Res. 351, the rule waiving points of order against consideration 
of the conference report was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.

Pages H1064-66
Recess: House recessed at 8:40 p.m. and reconvened at 9:13 p.m.

  Page H1078
Recess: House recessed at 9:14 p.m. and reconvened at 10:02 p.m.

  Page H1136
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page H975.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appears on page H1139.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1062-63, H1063, H1076, and H1076-77. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 p.m.