[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D56-D57]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 37 public bills, H.R. 2924-2960; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2961; and 12 resolutions, H.J. Res. 159, H. Con. Res. 141-145, and H. 
Res. 356-361 were introduced.
  Pages H1223-26
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 355, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2924, to 
guarantee the timely payment of Social Security benefits in March 1996 
(H. Rept. 104-460); and
  H.R. 2406, to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
deregulate the public housing program and the program for rental 
housing assistance for low-income families, and increase community 
control over such programs, amended (H. Rept. 104-461).
Page H1223
Recess: House recessed at 10:03 a.m. and reconvened at 1:01 p.m.

  Page H1141
Address by the President of France: The House and Senate met in a joint 
meeting to receive an address by the President of France. His 
Excellency Jacques Chirac was escorted to and from the House Chamber by 
Senators Lott, Cochran, Mack, Thurmond, Coverdell, Daschle, Breaux, 
Pell, Inouye, and Reid; and by Representatives Armey, Cox, Gilman, 
Bereuter, Gephardt, Kennelly, Hoyer, and Hamilton.
  Pages H1141-44
Telecommunications Act: By a recorded vote of 414 ayes to 16 noes, Roll 
No. 25, the House agreed to the conference report on S. 652, to provide 
for a competitive, deregulatory 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.

  Pages H1145-79
  H. Res. 353, the rule which waived points of order against 
consideration of the conference report was agreed to earlier by a yea-
and-nay vote of 337 yeas to 80 nays, Roll No. 24.
Pages H1145-54
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 356, 
to protect the creditworthiness of the United States and avoid default 
of the United States Government, did not constitute a question of 
privilege of the House and was not in order.
  Pages H1179-82
  Subsequently, agreed to the Solomon motion to table the appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair (agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 187 
noes, Roll No. 26).
Page H1182
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 354, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House, did not 
constitute a question of privilege of the House and was not in order. 
                                                         Pages H1182-85
  Subsequently, agreed to the Solomon motion to table the appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 ayes to 181 
noes, Roll No. 27).
Page H1184
District Work Period: By a recorded vote of 207 ayes to 199 noes, Roll 
No. 29, the House agreed to H. Con. Res. 141, providing for an 
adjournment of the two Houses.
  Pages H1196-97
Social Security Benefits: By a yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas, Roll No. 
30, the House passed H.R. 2924, to guarantee the timely payment of 
Social Security benefits in March 1996.
  Pages H1197-H1200
  H. Res. 355, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the previous 
question on the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 178 
nays, Roll No. 28.
Pages H1185-96
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hoekstra 
wherein he resigns as a member of the Committee on the Budget.

  Page H1200
Committee Election: House agreed to H. Res. 357, electing 
Representative Neumann to the Committee on the Budget.
  Page H1200
Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore: Read and accepted a letter from the 
Speaker wherein he designates Representative Morella to act as Speaker 
pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through 
Monday, February 26, 1996.
  Page H1200
  
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Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Mfume wherein he resigns 
as a Member of the House of Representatives effective February 18, 
1996.
  Page H1200
Gold Medal for Ruth and Billy Graham: House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2657, to award a congressional gold medal to Ruth and 
Billy Graham--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H1200
Extension of Remarks: It was made in order that all Members shall have 
the privilege for the legislative day of today to extend their remarks 
and to include extraneous material in that section of the Record 
entitled ``Extensions of Remarks''.
  Pages H1200-01
Resignations--Appointments: It was made in order that, notwithstanding 
any adjournment of the House until Monday, February 26, 1996, the 
Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations 
and to make appointments authorized by law or by the House.

  Page H1201
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of February 28.
  Page H1201
Adjournment Authority: It was made in order that when the House 
adjourns on the calendar day of Friday, February 2, 1996 (legislative 
day of Thursday, February 1, 1996), it stand adjourned until 8 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 6, 1996, unless the House sooner receives a message 
from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 141, in 
which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent 
resolution.
  Page H1216
Recess: House recessed at 10:38 p.m. and reconvened at 12:01 a.m.

  Page H1222
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1196.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1153-54, H1179, H1182, H1184, H1195-96, H1197, and H1199-H1200.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and, pursuant to the previous order of the 
House, adjourned at 12:01 a.m. until Tuesday, February 6.