[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D315-D316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3248-3257; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 162, and H. Res. 402-404 were introduced.
  Page H3488
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3121, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security 
assistance provisions under those Acts, and to authorize the transfer 
of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H. Rept. 104-519 Part 
1);
  H.R. 2715, to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the burden 
of Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses, educational and 
nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and local 
governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of 
alternative information technologies (amended) (H. Rept. 104-520 Part 
1); and
  H.R. 1965, to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(amended) (H. Rept. 104-521).
Page H3487
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Dickey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3389
Recess: House recessed at 10:10 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H3393
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 335 yeas and 67 nays, Roll No. 118, 
the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Monday, 
April 15.
  Pages H3393-94
Member Sworn: Representative-elect Juanita Millender-McDonald presented 
herself in the well of the House and was administered the oath of 
office by the Speaker.
  Page H3394
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Taxpayer Bill of Rights II: H.R. 2337, amended, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections 
(Passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas, Roll No. 119); 
                                               Pages H3399-H3412, H3434
  Extension of free trade benefits to the West Bank and Gaza Strip: 
H.R. 3074, to amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area 
Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President with additional 
proclamation authority with respect to articles of the West Bank or 
Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone;
  Pages H3412-14
  Federal Power Act: H.R. 2501, amended, to extend the deadline under 
the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
project in Kentucky;
  Pages H3415-16
  Hydroelectric project: H.R. 2630, amended, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
Illinois;
  Page H3416
  Federal Power Act: H.R. 2695, amended, to extend the deadline under 
the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of certain 
hydroelectric projects in the State of Pennsylvania;
  Pages H3416-17
  Federal Power Act: H.R. 2773, amended, to extend the deadline under 
the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of two 
hydroelectric projects in North Carolina;
  Page H3417
  Federal Power Act: H.R. 2816, to reinstate the license for, and 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio;
  Pages H3417-18
  Hydroelectric project: H.R. 2869, amended, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
Kentucky;
  Pages H3418-19
  Historical Reality of Holocaust: H. Res. 316, deploring individuals 
who deny the historical reality of the Holocaust and commending the 
vital, ongoing work of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 
(Agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas, Roll No. 120); and 
                                               Pages H3419-23, H3434-35
  Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act: H.R. 
3121, amended, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security 
assistance provisions under those Acts, and to authorize the transfer 
of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
  Pages H3423-33
Senate Bill Returned: House agreed to H. Res. 402, returning to the 
Senate, S. 1463, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify the 
definitions of domestic industry and like articles in certain 
investigations involving perishable agricultural products. 
                                                         Pages H3414-15
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance: House passed H.R. 
3034, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act to

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extend for two months the authority for promulgating regulations under 
the Act.
  Page H3423
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H3489-92.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3393-94, H3434, and 
H3434-35. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:47 p.m.