[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 47 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D302-D304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3230-3247; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 160-161, and H. Res. 400-401 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3386-87
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1527, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 
to clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture 
in issuing ski area permits on National Forest System lands and to 
withdraw lands within ski area permit boundaries for the operation of 
the mining and mineral leasing laws, amended, (H. Rept. 104-516 Pt. 1);
  H.R. 2160, to authorize appropriations to carry out the 
interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and

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the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, amended, (H. Rept. 104-517); and
  Conference Report on S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of terrorism 
(H. Rept. 104-518).
Pages H3305-38, H3386
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Barton of Texas to act as Speaker pro tempore 
for today.
  Page H3233
Recess: House recessed at 1:20 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H3238-39
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Representative Payne of New Jersey to the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
  Page H3239
Constitutional Amendment on Taxes: By a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas 
and 177 nays, Roll No. 117, two-thirds of those present not voting in 
the affirmative, the House failed to pass H.J. Res. 159, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require two-
thirds majorities for bills increasing taxes.
  Pages H3272-H3304
  Rejected the Stenholm motion to recommit the joint resolution to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions that the Committee conduct 
hearings and a necessary study on the joint resolution. 
                                                         Pages H3303-04
  Earlier, by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 157 noes, Roll No. 115, 
agreed to table the Skaggs motion on the question of consideration of 
H.J. Res. 159. Subsequently, by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 157 
noes, Roll No. 116, agreed to table the Skaggs motion to reconsider the 
vote whereby the House decided to consider H.J. Res. 159. 
                                                         Pages H3270-72
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute (text of H.J. 
Res. 169) made in order by the rule.
Page H3272
  H. Res. 395, the rule under which the resolution was considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 162 noes, Roll No. 
113. By a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 164 noes, Roll No. 114, agreed 
to table the Skaggs motion to reconsider the vote whereby the House 
agreed to the resolution.
Pages H3256-70
  Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 168 nays, Roll No. 111. Subsequently, 
agreed to table the Skaggs motion to reconsider the vote on the 
previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 169 nays, Roll 
No. 112.
Pages H3268-69
Presidential Veto Message--Foreign Affairs Authorization: Read a 
message from the President wherein he announces his veto of 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; to responsibly reduce the 
authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance 
programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and explains his reasons 
therefor--ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-197).
  It was made in order that consideration of the veto message be 
postponed until Tuesday, April 23.
Pages H3304-05
Presidental Veto Message--Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: Read a message 
from the President wherein he announces his veto of H.R. 1833, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions, and 
explains his reasons therefor--ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-198).
  Subsequently, the message and bill were referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary.
Pages H3338-39
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Congressional accountability: H. Res. 400, approving regulations to 
implement the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 with respect to 
employing offices and covered employees of the House of 
Representatives;
  Pages H3339-41
  Office of Compliance: H. Res. 401, directing the Office of Compliance 
to provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of 
Representatives regarding compliance with the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring employing offices of the House 
of Representatives to obtain the prior approval of the chairman and the 
ranking minority party member of the Committee on House Oversight of 
the House of Representatives of the amount of any settlement payments 
made under such Act; and
  Pages H3341-43
  Final regulations: S. Con. Res. 51, to provide for the approval of 
final regulations that are applicable to employing offices that are not 
employing offices of the House of Representatives or the Senate, and to 
covered employees who are not employees of the House of Representatives 
or the Senate, and that were issued by the Office of Compliance on 
January 22, 1996.
  Pages H3343-84
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3304.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3268, H3268-69, H3269, H3270, H3270-71, H3271-72, and H3304. There 
were no quorum calls.

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Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 12:07 a.m.