[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D374-D375]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 3320-3347; and 1 resolution, H. 
Res. 414 were introduced.
  Pages H4108-09
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 3019, making appropriations for fiscal year 
1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget (H. Rept. 
104-537);
  H. Res. 415, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill, H.R. 3019, making appropriations for fiscal year 
1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget (H. Rept. 
104-538);
  Supplemental report on H.R. 2406, to repeal the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, deregulate the public housing program and the program for 
rental housing assistance for low-income families, and increase 
community control over such programs (H. Rept. 104-461, part 2); and
  H.R. 1663, to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Land Withdrawal Act, 
amended (H. Rept. 104-540, Part 1).
Pages H3842-H4043, H4108
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 338 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 132, 
the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
April 24.
  Pages H3821-22
Member Sworn: Representative-elect Cummings presented himself in the 
well of the House and was administered the oath of office by the 
Speaker.
  Page H3822
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Waters wherein 
she resigns from the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
  Page H3824
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 412, electing Members to certain 
standing committees of the House of Representatives.
  Pages H3824-25
Waiving requirement of the Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 
286 ayes to 135 noes, Roll No. 134, the House agreed to H. Res. 412, 
waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules. Agreed to order the previous question on the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 133. 
                                                         Pages H3828-38

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Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1996: By a yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas 
to 25 nays, Roll No. 135, the House agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 3019, making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further 
downpayment toward a balanced budget.
  Pages H4052-H4101
  Rejected the Yates motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee of conference.
Pages H4100-01
  H. Res. 415, the rule which waived all points of order against 
consideration of the conference report, was agreed to earlier by a 
voice vote.
Pages H4046-52
Legislative Program: The Chief Deputy Majority Whip announced the 
legislative program for the week of April 29. Agreed to adjourn from 
Thursday to Monday.
  Page H4102
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Monday, it 
adjourns to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, for morning hour 
debates.
  Page H4102
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of May 1.
  Page H4102
Housing Act: It was made in order that H. Rept. 104-461, filed on 
February 1, 1996, be amended to include Congressional Budget Office 
cost estimates for H.R. 2406, to repeal the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, deregulate the public housing program and the program for 
rental housing assistance for low-income families, and increase 
community control over such programs.
  Page H4102
Recess: The House recessed at 5:15 p.m. and reconvened at 8:45 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4104
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3821-22, H3837, H3837-38, and H4101. There were no quorum calls.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H3822 and H4104.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 8:48 p.m.