[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D355-D356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 3285-3304; and 1 resolution, 
H.J. Res. 175, were introduced.
  Page H3730
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2024, to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide 
for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper 
disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid 
batteries, and certain other batteries, amended (H. Rept. 104-530);
  H.R. 1823, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment 
contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water 
Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, 
amended (H. Rept. 104-531);
  H. Res. 409, providing for consideration of the bill (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 (H. Rept. 104-532);
  H. Res. 410, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1675) to 
amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to 
improve the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System (H. Rept. 
104-533); and
  H. Res. 411, providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 175) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-534).
Pages H3729-30
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Funderburk to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3659
Recess: House recessed at 1:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3665
Presidential Veto: It was made in order that notwithstanding the order 
of the House of Monday, April 15, 1966, further consideration of the 
veto message on 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, be 
postponed until Tuesday, April 30, 1996.
  Page H3666
Corrections Calendar: On the call of the Corrections Calendar, the 
House passed H.R. 3049, to amend section 1505 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to provide for the continuity of the Board of Trustees of 
the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development. Agreed to amend the title; and
  Page H3668
  H.R. 3055, to amend section 326 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to permit continued participation by Historically Black Graduate 
Professional Schools in the grant program authorized by that section 
                                                             Page H3670
Balanced Budget: Read a letter from Representative Hoyer wherein he 
resigns as a primary conferee on H.R. 3019, making appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced 
budget.
  Pages H3670-71
  Subsequently, the Chair announced the appointment of Representative 
Stokes to fill the vacancy on the primary panel of conferees and 
reappointed Representative Stokes as a conferee for consideration of 
section 101(c) of the House bill and section 101(d) of the Senate 
amendment and modifications committed to conference.
Page H3671
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act: H.R. 
2024, amended, to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide 
for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper 
disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid 
batteries, and certain other batteries;
  Pages H3671-79
  Coastal Zone Management: H.R. 1965, amended, to reauthorize the 
Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization Act of 1996 (Passed by a yea-
and-nay vote of 407 yeas, Roll No. 127);
  Pages H3679-87, H3698-99

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  Cooperative Fisheries Management: H.R. 2160, amended, to authorize 
appropriations to carry out the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 
1986 and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (Passed by a recorded 
vote of 406 ayes, Roll No. 128);
  Pages H3687-89, H3699
  Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: H.R. 1772, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain interests in 
the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex;
  Pages H3689-91, H3699-H3700
  Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge: H.R. 1836, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire property in the town of East 
Hampton, Suffolk County, New York for inclusion in the Amagansett 
National Wildlife Refuge;
  Pages H3691-93
  Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: H.R. 2660, amended, to 
increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
the Interior for the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge; 
                                                         Pages H3693-94
  North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: H.R. 2679, to revise the 
boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge; and 
                                                         Pages H3694-95
  Prayer Rally: H. Con. Res. 166, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally. 
                                                         Pages H3696-98
Presidential Message--Narcotics Traffickers: Read a message from the 
President wherein he submits his report on the developments concerning 
the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
traffickers centered in Columbia--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-200). 
                                                         Pages H3700-01
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3698-99 and H3699. There were no quorum calls.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H3731.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:45 p.m.