[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D155-D156]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3041-3057; and 5 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 148-150, and H. Res. 374 and 377 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1985-86
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2776, to establish the Federal Aviation Administration as an 
independent establishment in the executive branch, amended (H. Rept. 
104-475, Part I);
  H. Res. 375, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1561, to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the 
United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; and to responsibly 
reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign 
assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 (H. Rept. 104-476); 
and
  H. Res. 376, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2703, to combat 
terrorism (H. Rept. 104-477); and
  H.R. 2202, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve 
deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing 
border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for 
alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and 
deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system 
for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform 
the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the 
United States, amended (H. Rept. 104-469, Part II). 
                                                     Pages H1958, H1984
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Gillmor to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1777
Committees to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the five-minute rule: Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, National Security, 
Resources, Science, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Veterans' Affairs, and Select Intelligence.
  Page H1781
Temporary Statutory Debt Increase: By a yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 
51 nays, Roll No. 48, the House passed H.R. 3021, to guarantee the 
continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds 
in obligations of the United States.
  Pages H1787-92
  Agreed to the technical amendment made in order by the rule. 
                                                             Page H1792
  H. Res. 371, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H1781-87
C-17 Aircraft: Objection was heard to a unanimous-consent request that 
it be in order, during the consideration of H.R. 3019, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment 
toward a balanced budget, to consider the Obey amendment relating to 
the C-17 aircraft submitted as though it were the amendment specified 
as number 4 in House Report 104-474, except that the time for debate be 
limited to 20 minutes.
  Page H1808
Omnibus Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 206 nays, 
Roll No. 55, the House passed H.R. 3019, making appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced 
budget.
  Pages H1808-H1958
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions

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to report it back forthwith containing an amendment that sought to 
strike provisions providing funding for general operating expenses for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (rejected by a recorded vote of 182 
ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 54).
Pages H1956-58
Agreed To:
  The Istook amendment that requires private groups receiving Federal 
funds (other than State, local, and tribal governments) to disclose the 
amount and grantee identification number of each Federal grant 
received; and to make a ``good faith'' estimate of their organization's 
actual expenditures for lobbying activities for the most recent taxable 
year (agreed to by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 209 noes, Roll No. 
52); and
Pages H1947-51
  The Crapo amendment that establishes a permanent ``Deficit Reduction 
Lockbox Account'' for the purpose of creating a series of lockboxes to 
capture savings from floor amendments that cut spending in order to 
reduce the Federal budget deficit (agreed to by a recorded vote of 329 
ayes to 89 noes, Roll No. 53).
Pages H1951-56
Rejected:
  The Lowey amendment that sought to delete provisions permitting 
States to decide whether to use Medicaid funds to pay for an abortion 
in the case of rape or incest (rejected by a recorded vote of 198 ayes 
to 222 noes, Roll No. 51).
Pages H1942-47
  H. Res. 372, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 50). 
                                                      Pages H1793-H1808
  Agreed to the Dreier technical amendment (agreed to by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 228 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 49).
Pages H1806-07
White House Travel Office Investigation: House agreed to H. Res. 369, 
to provide to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight special 
authorities to obtain testimony for purposes of investigation and study 
of the White House Travel Office matter.
  Pages H1959-64
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 11.
  Page H1964
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Friday, March 8, 
it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12.
  Page H1965
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of March 13.
  Page H1965
Solid Waste Land Disposal: House agreed to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 2036, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make certain 
adjustments in the land disposal program to provide needed 
flexibility--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H1965-66
Presidential Message--National Security Strategy: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmits a report on the National Security 
Strategy of the United States--referred to the Committee on National 
Security.
  Pages H1966-67
Supplemental Report: Agreed to a unanimous-consent request that the 
Committee on Agriculture be permitted to file a supplemental report on 
H.R. 2202, Immigration and the National Interest Act of 1995, to 
include a cost estimate as required under clause 2(1)(3) of rule XI. 
                                                             Page H1968
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Obey wherein 
he resigns as a member of the Joint Economic Committee.
  Subsequently, announced the Speaker's appointment of Representatives 
Hinchey and Maloney to the Joint Economic Committee.
Pages H1981-82
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H1777 and H1959.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1792, H1807, H1807-08, H1946-47, H1951, H1955-56, H1957-58, and H1958. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:07 p.m.