[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 3258-3266, and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 163, were introduced.
  Pages H3580-81
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 405, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill (S. 735) to prevent and punish acts of terrorism (H. 
Rept. 104-522); and
  H. R. 3107, to impose sanctions on persons exporting certain goods or 
technology that would enhance Iran's ability to explore for, extract, 
refine, or transport by pipeline petroleum resources, amended (H. Rept. 
104-523 Part 1).
Page H3580
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Gillmor to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3493
Committees to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the five-minute rule: Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
Services, Economic and Educational Opportunities, International 
Relations, Judiciary, Resources, Science, Small Business, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Select 
Intelligence.
  Page H3497
Administrative Accountability: It was made in order that, H. Res. 368, 
providing for consideration of H.R. 994, to require the periodic review 
and automatic termination of Federal regulations, was laid on the 
table.
  Page H3497
Transportation Trust Funds: By a recorded vote of 284 ayes to 143 nays, 
Roll No. 122, the House passed H.R. 842, to provide off-budget 
treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund.
  Pages H3504-47
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page H3546
Agreed To:
  The Shuster amendment that subjects budgetary treatment of the 
Transportation Trust Funds to provisions of the Line Item Veto Act of 
1996; and
Pages H3533-35
  The Oberstar amendment that limits interest credited to 
Transportation Trust Funds to the average interest rate on fifty-two 
week Treasury securities sold to the public.
Page H3535
Rejected:
  The Smith of Michigan amendment that sought to limit off-budget 
treatment of Transportation Trust Funds to amounts generated after 
enactment;
Pages H3537-38
  The Minge amendment that sought to require that the Highway Trust 
Fund be moved back on-budget if any funds are earmarked for specific 
highway construction projects (rejected by a recorded vote of 129 ayes 
to 298 noes, Roll No. 121); and
Pages H3538-45
  The Royce amendment that sought to prohibit the financing of 
transportation programs from general revenue funds.
Pages H3545-46
Withdrawn:
  The Smith of Michigan amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to require the Highway Trust Fund to reimburse 
the general fund for any interest payments previously credited to the 
trust fund for highway and mass transit projects.
Pages H3536-37
  H. Res. 396, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H3497-H3504
Presidential Messages: Read the following message from the President:
  Alaska's Mineral Resources; Message wherein he transmits the 1995 
Annual Report on Alaska's Mineral Resources--referred to the Committee 
on Resources; and
Page H3548
  National Endowment for the Humanities: Message wherein he transmits 
the 1995 Annual Report of the National Endowment for the Humanities--
referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. 
                                                             Page H3548
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3493.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H3581-82.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3544-45 and H3547. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

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