[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D393-D394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 3349-3369; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 3370-3371; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 177, and H. Con. Res. 168 
were introduced.
  Pages H4302-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3286, to help families defray adoption costs, and to promote the 
adoption of minority, amended (H. Rept. 104-542 Part 1);
  H. Res. 418, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of 
United States marshals by the Director of the United States Marshals 
Service (H. Rept. 104-543);
  H. Res. 419, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2149) to 
reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage competition in 
the international ocean transportation system of the United States, and 
to eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H. Rept. 104-544); and
  Conference report on S. 641, to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act 
of 1990 (H. Rept. 104-545).
Pages H4287-99, H4301-02
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Weller to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4121
Recess: House recessed at 1:24 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4130
Public Law Correction: House passed S.J. Res. 53, making corrections to 
P.L. 104-134.
  Page H4131
National Forest Ski Area Permits: House voted to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 1527, amended, 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 from the 
operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws.
  Pages H4137-38
Recess: House recessed at 3:36 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4151
American Overseas Interests Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 
188, nays, Roll No. 136, House voted to sustain the President's 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

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years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of 
appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal 
years 1996 and 1997 (two-thirds of those present not voting to 
override).
  Pages H4151-61
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Helium Act: H.R. 3008, to amend the Helium Act to authorize the 
Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the 
recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (passed by a yea-and-
nay vote of 411 yeas, Roll No. 137); and
  Pages H4138-51, H4161-62
  Central Utah Water Project Completion Act: H.R. 1823, amended, 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 (passed by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas, Roll No. 138).
  Pages H4135-37, H4162-63
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on S. 641, to reauthorize the Ryan 
White CARE Act of 1990.
  Page H4163
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4304.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4131.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4160-61, H4161-62, 
and H4162. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10:35 p.m.