[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4311-H4329]
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             U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996

  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 418 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 418

       Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union of 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. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule, It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. After passage of H.R. 2641, it shall be in order to 
     take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1338 and to 
     consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall be in order 
     to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate 
     bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 
     2641 as passed by the House. If the motion is adopted and the 
     Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall be in order 
     to move that the House insist on its amendments to S. 1338 
     and request a conference with the Senate thereon.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gutknecht). The gentlewoman from Ohio 
[Ms. Pryce] is recognized for 1 hour.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Hall], pending 
which I yield myself such time as I might consume. During consideration 
of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.


                             general leave

  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
on this resolution, and that I may be permitted to insert extraneous 
materials into the Record following debate on the rule.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 418 provides for the 
consideration of H.R. 2641, the U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act 
of 1996, under a completely open rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
  The rule also makes in order the Judiciary Committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as original text for the 
purpose of amendment, and provides that each section will be considered 
as read.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may give priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional Record prior to their consideration, and such amendments 
will also be considered as read. As is customary, the rule provides for 
one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
  Finally, after House passage of the bill, the rule provides for the 
necessary steps to consider the Senate bill, S. 1338, to insert the 
House-passed provisions, and to request a conference with the Senate.
  Mr. Speaker, let me emphasize that this is a wide open rule. Any 
Member can be heard on any germane amendment to the bill at the 
appropriate time. Although there is no preprinting requirement 
contained in this rule, preprinting of amendments in the Record is an 
option that is encouraged, and I hope more Members will consider that 
option in the future. We on the Rules committee continue to believe 
that making amendments available for our colleagues to read in advance 
of floor action serves a very useful purpose and contributes to 
improving the overall quality of debate.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2641, which this open rule makes in order, is a 
simple, straightforward bill that seeks to take the politics out of 
appointments to the U.S. Marshals Service by changing the selection of 
marshals from that of appointment by the President, with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, to selection by the Attorney General based on 
relevant criteria such as an individual's law enforcement and 
administrative expertise.
  As a former judge and prosecutor, I worked very closely for many 
years with highly qualified and well-trained law enforcement officials, 
at the local, State, and Federal levels. Naturally, I was very 
surprised to learn that under current law, there is no criteria for the 
selection of U.S. marshals.
  As was noted in the Judiciary Committee report on H.R. 2461, in some 
instances, appointed marshals lack the law enforcement experience and 
qualifications necessary to carry out the often multifaceted law 
enforcement missions currently performed by the U.S. Marshal Service. 
Today, those missions involve such demanding and sensitive tasks and 
fugitive apprehension, prisoner transportation, witness protection, the 
disposal of seized assets, and providing judicial security.
  To address these concerns, H.R. 2641 provides that after the year 
2000, new marshals will be selected on a competitive basis among career 
managers within the Marshals Service, rather than simply being 
nominated by a home State Senator.
  In the meantime, marshals selected between the date of enactment of 
this bill and the year 2000 would continue to be appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the Senate, but would only be 
permitted to serve 4-year terms.
  As one of my Rules Committee colleagues said yesterday, this 
legislation

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would take an important step toward professionalizing the overall 
Marshals Service by ensuring that only knowledgeable, qualified, career 
managers who have risen through the ranks of the Service will be 
considered for the important position of U.S. marshal. The quality of 
justice is based, in part, on the public's perception of fundamental 
fairness throughout the judicial system, and the changes advocated in 
this legislation will help restore fairness to the Marshals Service by 
taking political cronyism out of the appointments process.
  For many in the Nation's law enforcement community, these are trying 
times, and there seems to be an ever-increasing burden placed on the 
entire judicial system--not just on the courts or on the local police 
department, but across the vast spectrum of law enforcement.
  As a result, the need for capable, professional law enforcement 
personnel who have demonstrated outstanding expertise in their fields 
is very great.
  Mr. Speaker, the public at large expects law enforcement positions to 
be filled by qualified professionals, and not by individuals with 
convenient political contacts. I believe this legislation makes 
important and necessary changes to the process by which U.S. marshals 
are appointed, and hopefully its enactment will serve to improve and 
enhance public confidence in the ability of Federal law enforcement 
agencies to effectively protect and defend its citizens.
  H.R. 2641 was favorably reported out of the Judiciary Committee by 
voice vote, as was the rule by the Rules Committee yesterday. I urge my 
colleagues to support this wide open rule, and continue the spirit of 
openness and deliberation that we have attempted to restore to this 
body.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. HALL of Ohio asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume and I thank my colleague from Ohio, Ms. Pryce, for yielding me 
the time.
  House Resolution 418 is an open rule which will allow full and fair 
debate on H.R. 2641, a bill to change the way U.S. marshals are 
appointed.
  As my colleague from Ohio described, this rule provides 1 hour of 
general debate, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Under this rule amendments will be allowed under the 5-minute rule, 
the normal amending process in the House. All Members, on both sides of 
the aisle, will have the opportunity to offer amendments.
  The U.S. Marshals Service is the Nation's oldest Federal law 
enforcement agency, dating back to 1789. The Service has critical 
responsibilities, including providing protection for the Federal courts 
and responding to emergencies.
  I am particularly proud of the U.S. marshals who are based in the 
Dayton, OH, Federal building, where I maintain my district office.
  This bill will require the U.S. marshals be appointed on a merit-
based, competitive process, instead of the current political 
appointment process. This will improve the professional status of this 
extremely important Federal agency. It is a long-overdue improvement.
  Mr. Speaker, while I do not oppose the rule, I urge a ``no'' vote on 
the previous question. If the previous question is defeated, I shall 
offer an amendment to the rule which would make in order a new section 
in the rule. This provision would direct the Committee on Rules to 
report a resolution immediately that would provide for consideration of 
a bill to incrementally increase the minimum wage from its current 
$4.25 an hour to $5.15 an hour beginning on July 4, 1997.
  This provides for a separate vote on the minimum wage. Let me make it 
clear to my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, defeating the 
previous question will allow the House to vote on the minimum wage 
increase. That is what 80 percent of Americans want us to do. That is 
the right thing to do. So let's do it.

                              {time}  1215

  Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to vote ``no'' on the previous question, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.


                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, under House Rule XIV, which requires that a 
Member must confine himself to the question under debate, is it 
relevant to the debate on either this rule or the debate it makes in 
order to engage in a discussion of the merits of the minimum wage?
  This is in the nature of a parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gutknecht). The gentlewoman from Ohio 
[Ms. Pryce] has made a parliamentary inquiry. The Chair would advise 
the body that clause 1 of rule XIV requires Members to confine 
themselves to the question under debate in the House.
  As explained on page 529 of the manual, debate on a special order 
providing for consideration of a bill may range to the merits of the 
bill to be made in order, but should not range to the merits of a 
measure not to be considered under that special order.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  I would like to address also what my friend, the gentlewoman from 
Ohio, has suggested under her parliamentary inquiry.
  This rule on this issue has been talked about a number of times in 
recent years, and probably the clearest guidelines that we have had 
came during a speech during consideration of a rule under the Speaker's 
ruling of September 27, 1990.
  I am quoting here by saying that ``the Chair has ruled that it is 
certainly within the debate rules of this House to debate whether or 
not this rule ought to be adopted or another procedure ought to be 
adopted by the House. But when debate ranges onto the merits of the 
relative bills not yet before the House, the Chair would admonish the 
Members that that goes beyond the resolution.''
  So, Mr. Speaker, it is within the guidelines and many rulings that we 
have had in the past to bring the issue up to debate the procedure 
within the rule relative to having a vote on minimum wage. I have tried 
to confine my remarks thus far to the merits of the rule itself in 
voting, if, in fact, the previous question would be defeated, bringing 
up the minimum wage. I offer that to the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. 
Bonior], our leader.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for yielding time to me.
  Mr. Speaker, I am hopeful that Members will vote against the previous 
question, which will then open up the opportunity for us to offer a 
rule that will make in order an increase in the minimum wage for 
literally 12 million people across this country. These are people who 
clean the toilets, who clean the offices, who work hard for a living; 
who chose work over welfare, and who are living in this country at a 
wage that is less than the poverty level in this country; $8,500 a 
year, if you make the minimum wage. You cannot raise a family on that.
  What do many of these people do? They end up, Mr. Speaker, working 
overtime. They work second jobs and third jobs. As a result of that, 
they are not there at home when their kid comes home from school. They 
are not there for bedtime stories, they are not there to teach them 
right from wrong. The father is not there for Little League. He is not 
there for other issues.


                             point or order

  Ms. PRYCE. Regular order. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House for regular 
order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. For what purpose does the gentlewoman rise?
  Ms. PRYCE. To ask the House for regular order, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentlewoman make a point or order?
  Ms. PRYCE. Pursuant to the House's rulings, I call for regular order: 
that the gentleman confine his remarks to the resolution at hand.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does any other Member wish to be heard on 
the point of order?
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett].

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  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be heard on the point or 
order.
  Mr. Speaker, we find ourselves this morning in exactly the same 
procedural setting and procedural context as when this House considered 
the omnibus appropriations bill when we met last week. At that time, 
recognizing that the majority leader, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Armey], had said that he would oppose a minimum wage with every fiber 
in his body, and that the Speaker of the House had made clear that the 
American people would have no opportunity to be considered for a raise 
on this floor by bringing any bill our of committee, we had a 
procedural context in which the omnibus appropriations bill was before 
the House, and many Members of this body, indeed, a majority of the 
Members of this body, having already publicly expressed their support 
for a minimum wage increase, and so the majority party, the Democrats, 
on a previous question, decided to raise this issue.
  We devoted most of our limited half hour, and unfortunately, we only 
had a half hours, and we should have been able to devote, indeed, a 
full day to debating the merits of the need for the American people for 
a raise. But in exactly the same situation that we find ourselves this 
morning, we considered the plight of minimum wage families, discussed 
fully that issue, and today we have the same situation.
  Unless the standard has changed, Mr. Speaker, or unless the 
Republicans are simply fearful that the 10 of their Member who voted 
against the minimum wage last week, after having had a press conference 
saying they were in favor of the minimum wage, might this way not have 
their arms twisted enough, then we ought to be able to have a full and 
fair debate of this minimum wage issue today in exactly the same 
situation we were in last week.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from California [Mr. 
Miller] wish to give advice to the chair on the point of order.
  Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, on the point or order, I would 
hopefully advise the Chair against the point of order. The purpose of 
calling for a vote on the previous question is to open up the rule so 
that alternatives may be provided. Once that rule is opened up, it is 
obviously within the authors of that rule to connect unrelated matters, 
because you can create a rule that is self-enacting, waiving points of 
order against germaneness or what have you, as does the Committee on 
Rules.
  So for the purpose of us raising for the Members of the House the 
alternatives which might present themselves also with respect to the 
minimum wage, it is necessary to do so now as we discuss the rule and 
discuss the vote on the previous question, because if is this exact 
opportunity that gives the minority, which does not control the 
Committee on Rules, which cannot bring these matters to the floor 
except under extraordinary procedures, and this being one of them, a 
vote against the previous question, we are at liberty to explain to the 
House under the Rules of the House why we need to have this 
extraordinary procedure to present to the country an up-or-down vote on 
the minimum wage.
  The gentleman from Michigan in the well has made the point that one 
of the results of that vote is in fact to try and raise the minimum 
wage of 12 million people who go to work every day, go to work year 
round, and end up at the end of the year below the poverty line. The 
vote on the previous question is the opportunity that allows this.
  So when the gentlewoman suggest that somehow the debate around 
whether or not to vote for the rule and to vote for the previous 
question is limited to the matter at hand, in terms of the subject 
matter of the bill that would then be considered after the rule is 
adopted, that is to limit the debate and to stifle the minority, and 
prevent the minority from having an opportunity to voice its concerns 
and to voice legislative alternatives; in this case, the minimum wage.
  Why does it have to be done at this point? The reason we have to ask 
for a vote against the previous question and why the point of order 
should not be sustained is because that point of order then enforces 
what we have been told by the Republican majority leader, and that is 
that he will not allow this vote to come to the floor, that he will 
fight it with every fiber in his body. That precludes the minority from 
offering that alternative.
  So when the Chair considers the point of order raised by the 
gentlewoman from Ohio----
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, there is no point of order made.
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, there is a point of regular order before the 
House.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I did not ask for a point of order, I had 
asked for regular order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair asked the gentlewoman from Ohio if 
she was making a point of order, and it was not clear.
  Ms. PRYCE. There is no point of order. I was trying to enforce 
regular order, that we would conform to the rules of this debate as 
previously announced by the Chair.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair must treat this as a point of 
order.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, if that is the case, I withdraw my point of 
order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms. Pryce] 
withdraws her point of order.
  The gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior] is recognized for 3 more 
minutes.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends, the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Miller] and the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett], for 
making it clear to those who are listening to us this afternoon how 
important this issue is with respect to not only the rights of the 
minority to put forward a question of great importance to the people of 
this country, but also for the substantive value of the issue itself, 
which will affect the lives directly of 12 million people, and, indeed, 
perhaps many, many more.
  When we raise the minimum wage, when we raise the minimum wage, it 
will not only affect people who make $4.25 to $5.15 an hour, about 12 
million people, it is going to affect people who make above that, 
people who make $5.50, $6, $6.50, $7 an hour, because in fact they will 
probably be in for a raise as well.
  In addition to that, this money will get circulated throughout the 
economy of the local area, the hardware store, the grocery store, at 
the gas station. This is one way, one small way, but one way in which 
we could have what we call the bubble-up effect in the economy, instead 
of the old trickle-down theory that my colleagues on this side of the 
aisle have adhered to now for the past 15 or 20 years; which is a 
theory, by the way, which has not yielded rewards for those at the 
lower end of the economic strata in our society today.
  My colleague, the gentleman from California [Mr. Miller], was 
absolutely right. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], the 
distinguished majority leader, has said that he will fight having a 
vote on the minimum wage with every fiber of his being. The 
distinguished majority whip, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay], is 
reported to have said that working families trying to exist on $4.25 an 
hour do not really exist. They do exist. They are out there. We have 
heard from them. We have talked to them. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. 
Boehner], who chairs their conference, said ``I will commit suicide 
before I vote on a clean minimum wage bill.''
  Mr. Speaker, this is an important issue for the country and for 
people who are struggling to make work pay. There are a number of 
States, 10 of them, that have increased the minimum wage above $4.25 an 
hour, and there has been no retraction in employment. Oregon has done 
it, Washington has done it, the District of Columbia has done it, New 
Jersey has done it.
  In fact, there was a recent study done in New Jersey in the 
restaurant industry by two gentlemen from Princeton, Mr. Card and Mr. 
Kruger, and their findings were basically when the minimum wage was 
raised in the State of New Jersey, in the restaurant industry, 
employment actually increased.

  We need to do this. These people work too hard, they give too much of 
their lives for their families, and it is incumbent upon us to make 
sure that they get a fair, decent, livable wage.
  As I said earlier, Mr. Speaker, when they do not make this wage, when 
this $4 or $5 an hour, they are working two

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or three jobs, and that has a detrimental impact on their ability to be 
there for their kids when they get home.
  Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleagues, and I want to first of all 
congratulate the 13 Members of the other side of the aisle who stood 
with us on this issue the last time we had it up on the floor. We 
invite more of you to come over. This is an issue that will not go 
away. We will bring it up until we get a clean vote, because we 
understand and I think you understand a clean vote is going to pass 
this body. It will pass the Senate. The President will indeed sign it.
  I encourage my colleagues, vote ``no'' on the previous question so we 
have an opportunity to offer a clean vote on raising the minimum wage 
for literally millions of workers in this country.

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  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Walker].
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, let us talk first about the proposition that 
the minority party has before the House, and that is that somehow what 
they will do is defeat the previous question so that they can amend the 
rule to make in order another piece of language about the rule which is 
entirely out of order because it is nongermane to the rule before us.
  Then what they would intend to do, I assume, is appeal the ruling of 
the Chair, which would have ruled in an entirely predictable and an 
entirely legitimate way that what they are attempting to do is totally 
nongermane. They would then attempt to overrule the ruling of the 
Chair, which was in fact a proper ruling.
  All of this is done in the name of raising the minimum wage. That is 
an interesting ploy, and I know it comes out of the frustration of the 
fact that they no longer control the Rules Committee where they used to 
send down all kinds of outrageous rules for this House to consider, but 
now finding themselves in the minority, are willing to put aside 
virtually anything that borders upon a proper decorum in the House in 
order to do the things that they want to get done. It is really 
interesting.
  Then they go out and parade this as a vote on the issue of minimum 
wage. There is no vote on the issue of minimum wage here. Virtually 
everything they are trying to do is out of order, nongermane and 
completely ludicrous. So the fact is that this is an exercise designed 
to play games in the House of Representatives.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. WALKER. No, I am going to finish my statement first. I have 
listened to all of you.
  The fact is that they are attempting to tell the American people that 
they are so interested in this subject that they will go to any 
lengths, break the rules if necessary, in order to make their case.
  Let us understand what the case is they are trying to make. What they 
want to do is, they want to raise taxes, because the Democrats always 
want to raise taxes. They love taxes. They love big government.
  And the minimum wage is in fact a tax. It is a tax that is 
particularly cruel to working middle-class families because what it is 
is a huge inflationary tax within the economy.
  This means that you will pay up to 20 percent more for every meal you 
buy at a restaurant. You will pay up to 20 percent more for that which 
you buy as food on your table at home. You will pay up to 20 percent 
more for that which you buy in a store, because what they are doing is 
imposing an unfunded mandate which is in fact a tax. In fact, it is a 
big enough tax that the bulk of the minimum wage increase that they are 
talking about, the minimum wage tax, goes to State and local 
government: a billion dollars.

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. WALKER. I would prefer to finish my statement if I could. The 
fact is, I am obviously getting to you. This is obviously of concern to 
you, to have the truth told.
  The fact is that minimum wages imposed upon the States will cost this 
country an extra billion dollars in State and local taxes. That is a 
huge tax increase upon the American people, and in my view the fact is 
that the Democrats know exactly what they are doing.
  They detest the idea that we have been trimming back government. They 
hated the idea that the other day we passed a bill on the floor that 
cut $23 billion out of the spending of government, because the fact is 
they want more government and they want to raise taxes.
  This is a tax increase. What the Democrats are proposing, every time 
they stand up and talk about minimum wage increases, is a tax increase 
on the American people. They want to impose more and more and more 
taxes so that they get more and more and more spending. That is what 
they are talking about here. They would bend the rules of the House, 
they would make illegitimate appeals of the rulings of the Chair, they 
will do everything possible to try to bring this minimum wage tax 
increase before the American people.
  Middle-class families ought to look at this and be appalled. This is 
the way they ran the House when they were in the majority. They cared 
little about the rights of anyone. They simply did what it is they 
wanted to do at any given time. The fact is Government spending rose 
for a period of 25 straight years. We had bigger and bigger Government, 
we had bigger and bigger taxes. They in fact undermined and destroyed 
the economy during the period of time that they were in charge, and now 
they want to get back to it. They want more inflation, they want to 
reinflate the economy, they want to increase taxes and do the kinds of 
things that Democrats are always good at doing.
  Do not let this happen. Do not allow them, through some ploy here of 
the rules, to try to undermine the entire rules process of the House. 
The rules are here to protect the rights of both majority and minority. 
The attempt by the minority to overthrow the rules so they can make a 
clever political point on the House floor I think is totally appalling.
  But middle-class America should be particularly concerned about this, 
because what middle-class America is going to get out of this is a 
massive tax increase which is going to go to the bottom of their 
pocketbooks. So I would suggest that anytime we hear the Democrats come 
to the floor seeking to overthrow the rules of the House so that they 
can bring forth the minimum wage tax, then it is a real definition of 
who they are. This is their attempt to make certain that the taxes of 
the American people go up, not down.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas [Mr. Gene Green].
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague from Ohio 
and friend in also urging all my colleagues to oppose the previous 
question.
  It was interesting to hear the gentleman from Pennsylvania, his 
creative thinking, talking about an increase in the minimum wage is an 
increase in taxes. I guess he had to get that. A lot of us Democrats 
last week voted for that same budget that he was bragging about.
  But let me talk about what we need to do today, and the rules of the 
House permit this. If the previous question is defeated, my colleague 
from Ohio will have an amendment that will be offered to increase the 
minimum wage. This amendment would direct the Committee on Rules to 
immediately consider that, to provide for a minimum wage increase.
  We hear a lot of rhetoric about moving people off welfare but the 
Republican leadership and I guess my colleague from Pennsylvania is 
scared of an up-or-down vote on a livable wage because this will move 
people off welfare. We hear about working families do not really exist 
on $4.25 an hour, but they do. We in the Democratic Party hope that we 
will see that increase in the purchasing power.
  Last week we talked about this, and I had the opportunity to quote a 
late and great U.S. Senator from Texas, Ralph Yarborough. All this 
amendment would require is just to put the jam on the lower shelf for 
the little people. We are talking about $4.25 an hour for people that 
are working hard to support their families, yet they cannot reach up to 
that top of the shelf to get those tax cuts that the Republican want to 
give to them.
  All we want is to increase their minimum wage a buck an hour, 90 
cents an

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hour. In fact I am a cosponsor of a Republican's bill to increase it by 
a buck an hour. I am glad they have taken the leadership to do that. 
This is a bipartisan effort. Last week we saw, as my colleague from 
Pennsylvania said, 13 members on the Republican side support it. I know 
there are more than that as cosponsors of my colleague from New York's 
bill that I am a cosponsor of.
  All we are asking for is a fair, clean vote on a minimum wage 
increase. Even today in the Washington Post the majority leader in the 
Senate talked about let us eliminate this gas tax increase from 1993 
that goes for budget reduction and deficit reduction, and at the same 
time increase the minimum wage. Let us do it, Mr. Speaker. I think that 
is a great idea. That way the little people can reach it not only in 
their taxes they save on their gas tax, but they get a pay raise at the 
same time.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman 
from North Carolina [Mrs. Clayton].
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the 
previous question so the rule will allow us, then, to have an amendment 
that would offer the opportunity to talk and discuss the minimum wage.
  I would say further that on the other side as we talk about the 
Republicans not wanting us to do this, Republicans have voted for a 
minimum wage. I would remind Members the last time, 1989, 135 
Republicans voted in this House for the minimum wage increase, 
including our now Speaker Gingrich. Thirty-six Republicans voted for it 
on the Senate side, including the now majority leader, Mr. Dole, the 
Presidential nominee for the Republicans. This has been a bipartisan 
action.
  Why can we not have this amendment that will allow us to discuss it? 
Since that increase in 1989, we all know the price of living has 
increased and has increased by some 13 percent. Yet we have not done 
anything about raising the wages of those who are least among us. We 
need a bipartisan action. Just as we did in 1989, we need it at this 
time.
  I urge a vote against the previous question so we can be allowed an 
opportunity to discuss what we should discuss for all Americans, a 
livable minimum wage.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Montana [Mr. Williams].
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, the Republican men and women in this 
Chamber who are opposed to an increase in the minimum wage earn more 
salary from the taxpayer every 15 days than people on the minimum wage 
earn all year long. Yet they still do not want to provide an additional 
25 cents to those workers. We are in charge of that here. People who 
earn more in 15 days will not give another 25 cents to the working poor 
in this country.
  What President Clinton's proposal would do is buy 6 months of 
groceries for a family on a minimum wage. No wonder the American people 
overwhelmingly support this increase in the minimum wage and reject the 
stinginess of our colleagues on the Republican side.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Texas [Ms. Jackson-Lee].
  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank very much the Rules 
Committee member Mr. Hall for his leadership and I rise to ask that we 
defeat the previous question. I am sorry that my good friend did not 
yield to me, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, because I wanted to 
remind him of our American history.
  I am proud to stand in the well of the House with a desperate act of 
seeking to defeat the previous question. Americans applaud when we 
desperately try to help other people. It was the American Founding 
Fathers who dumped their tea in the Boston Harbor, a desperate economic 
act to be able to say, ``No more; no more.'' And so I am proud to ask 
to defeat the previous question so that we can do something about 
raising the minimum wage.
  Again, I am sorry the gentleman from Pennsylvania has left the floor 
because let me tell Members, when New Jersey raised the minimum wage in 
1992, it increased the jobs in New Jersey and there was no job loss. 
There is nothing to say that increasing the minimum wage to $5.15 per 
hour, simply 90 cents, will do anything to the American economy but 
help those who are in need.
  Will it help those who are in fact at the bottom rung? Yes, it will. 
Will it help those who are in fact middle class? Yes, it will.
  Let me share with Members, if you have ever worked an 8-hour shift as 
a dishwasher, or fry cook or if you have never walked miles in 1 day 
picking peas, beans, lettuce or corn and if you have never cared for 
the elderly or sick and you have never experienced not affording health 
care for yourself, then you may not understand the need to raise the 
minimum wage. At the same time if you are part of a family with four 
children who work every day, you may understand the need for the 
increase in the minimum wage because it impacts your wage: increases 
and how you ultimately will be able to provide for paying for your 
bills.
  This is a time to listen to 80 percent of the American public. This 
is a time to do a desperate act. We are procedurally correct because 
what we are asking to do is to defeat the previous question so that we 
can bring to the House floor a clean bill to raise the minimum wage 90 
cents.
  I am for the repeal of the Btu tax, and what I would like to see is 
that the money goes directly back to the consumer. Let us help the 
consumer today, take the gas tax off, give it back to the consumer and 
likewise let us raise the minimum wage for the American people, those 
who do the work that is part of this American economy. This will 
promote growth. We need to raise the minimum wage. A clean bill to 
raise the minimum wage 90 cents is what we need now.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Florida [Mr. Mica].
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I do not have a little standard here but it is 
interesting to hear the other side rant and rail and rave about the 
minimum wage.
  This sort of says it all, Bill Clinton, our President, in Time 
Magazine, February 6, 1995, that was last year, I believe, said, 
``Raising the minimum wage is the wrong way to raise the income of low-
wage earners.''

                              {time}  1245

  This is just one quote. There are other quotes with the President 
saying the same thing.
  Now, I have only been here 3 years, Mr. Speaker. The first 2 years, 
the other side of the aisle controlled, as I recall, the House, the 
other body, the U.S. Senate, and the White House. They controlled it in 
very large numbers. They could have brought this issue up at any time.
  Instead, as I recall, and I was here for that time, what they did was 
they passed the largest tax increase in history, and they said it would 
not have any effect on folks. But if you have not been to the gas 
station lately, I advise these people that are earning $4.25 an hour, 
low-income people, to look at their gasoline prices. They raised those 
gasoline taxes that they are paying, and it hurts the poorest of the 
poor.
  They there is another report, I submit to my colleagues, out today by 
the Heritage Commission. Look at that report. That report says that 
people have less money in their pockets, and that is the result of 
these policies that they did their first 2 years.
  This is what the President said. That is what they did. And today 
they are out here saying that we are not giving this issue a good 
opportunity to be heard. It will be heard, and we will have a solution. 
But this is what they said, and that is what they did.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas [Mr. Doggett].
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, America needs a raise. The minimum wage, 
its purchasing power, is approaching a 40-year low, almost as old as I 
am, since the minimum wage has had purchasing power with as little 
capability as it does at present.
  The gentleman from Pennsylvania says that it is not germane to this 
debate to talk about the minimum wage, the need for the American people 
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have a raise. Well, let me tell you, it is mighty germane to the 
working people of this country that they get a raise. It may not be 
germane to the elitist, but it is germane to the people that are out 
there scrubbing the floors, tending to the nursing homes, picking the 
peas, as my colleague from Texas said, serving the meals at the fast 
food restaurants. It is very germane to them. For many it is a question 
of whether or not they can get out of poverty by having the means to do 
that.
  All that stands between us today and getting a raise for the American 
people are 10 Members of the Republican side coming over and joining a 
few of their colleagues from last week and so many Democrats, because 
it was a mere 10 Republican votes that defeated the raise for America 
when we considered this issue last week.
  If they will simply have the courage to vote the same way they spoke 
at the press conference when they were facing the TV cameras and said 
they wanted to give even more than a 90-cent raise, if they will simply 
vote with us today, those 10 Members who defected, with all the arm 
twisting that occurred from the Republican leadership last week, then 
America will get a raise.
  Of course, I realize not every Republican Member is going to do that. 
In fact, the one thing that has changed since last week is that Mr. 
Boehner, the chair of the Republican Conference, has said, ``I will 
commit suicide before I vote on a clean minimum wage bill.''
  Can you imagine that, hari-kari right here on the floor of the House, 
falling on their sword? True, the Republicans have been falling on 
their political swords for the last 16 months, but we finally have a 
chance for them today to see the light, to join us in doing something 
to give the people of America a raise that they very much deserve.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my good friend, the 
gentleman from the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [Mr. Gekas].
  (Mr. GEKAS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas, who just addressed 
the House most eloquently, showed his powerful advocacy for a minimum 
wage. This gentleman, I am sure if I search the Congressional Record, 
when he was in the majority just 2 years ago, along with the President 
of the United States, did not make such an eloquent speech.
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield to a freshman 
Member who was not here 2 years ago and this is my first opportunity to 
raise the minimum wage?
  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I said I was going to search the Record to 
determine if any similar speeches were made by his colleagues on his 
side. Do you understand? To see whether or not eloquent speeches of 
that type were made in favor of a minimum wage. But they could not, 
because the President of the United States was against the minimum 
wage, the Secretary of Labor was against the minimum wage elevation, 
and so were other functionaries of the Democrat Party.
  Now, seeing that the Republicans have taken over in 1994, all of a 
sudden they see it as a grand scheme, do the Democrats, to embarrass 
the Republicans about a minimum wage controversy, which is not that 
great a controversy, yet it sounds good and makes people feel good to 
know that the Democrats, 2 years after they were in the majority, are 
in favor of a minimum wage.
  What has happened to change the President's mind and all of a sudden 
he is an advocate of the elevation of the minimum wage, to the 
Secretary of Labor and to those on that side of the aisle who all of a 
sudden are minimum wage advocates?
  Meanwhile, we have a bill on the floor, the one this rule governs, 
about trying to bring better government into the selection of U.S. 
marshals. That is what we ought to be debating ultimately, and to see 
whether or not we are strong enough to withstand the temptation to go 
into ultra-virus issues like the minimum wage and concentrating on 
bringing about better government in the election of U.S. marshals, part 
of our law enforcement, who do a wonderful job not in just helping the 
courts, but in helping the community.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Oregon [Ms. Furse].
  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Speaker, I was very interested to hear people talk about how this 
was going to be a tax increase. We are some of the few people who 
actually paid by taxes from the American people, and if we raise the 
minimum wage to $5.15, the minimum wage people working 40 hours a week 
would still make less than Members of this House make in 1 month. It is 
a shame, it is an outrage, that we are not able to get a vote on the 
minimum wage. That is why I am asking for a vote against the previous 
question.
  I should point out that in Oregon, our legislature raised the minimum 
wage to $4.75, and, since 1992, since Bill Clinton has been in office, 
our unemployment rate has been halved in Oregon. We are doing very well 
in Oregon. We presently have an initiative from the people of Oregon to 
raise the minimum wage in Oregon to $6.50. Yet these people here on 
this side of the aisle are saying no, we cannot even talk about raising 
the minimum wage.
  Seventy-five percent of people living on minimum wage, and let me 
tell you if you work 40 hours a week, if you lived on minimum wage 
today, you would make $8,840 a year, 75 percent of those people are 
women; 75 percent are women.
  This is anti-women to not allow this vote to be brought to the House 
floor. How can we stand here, paid as we are by the American taxpayer, 
and not have the opportunity to raise the minimum wage for the women of 
this country who are living on less than $9,000 a year? A family of two 
is under the poverty level if they make $10,260, so somebody making 
$8,000 is way below the poverty level.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question. Let us 
give the American people a raise. They deserve it.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Linder].
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, this is silly season already. Usually it 
does not come until August. If this were really an important issue for 
people earning $9,000 a year or less, why did not the Democrats, who 
owned the House, the Senate, and the White House, mention it 2 years 
ago? Do you know how many times the President talked about the minimum 
wage in his first 2 years in office? Zero. Not one time.
  He has talked about it over 50 times this year, because it is a 
political issue, and it is a crass and mean political issue, using as 
pawns in this political battle the very people they are pretending to 
help.
  Raising the minimum wage is income redistribution among the poor. For 
every four people you purport to give a $1 increase to, you take one 
person off the payroll.
  That is not compassion. It is the striking difference between the two 
parties, that one party thinks government should set wages, and the 
other party believes the economy sets wages.
  This argument should be over. There should be zero minimum wage. That 
is what the New York Times editorial said, a zero minimum wage. Let 
people who want to start on the first rung of the income ladder earn 
what they are worth.
  Ninety percent of people on minimum wage are not there after 1 year. 
Many people on the minimum wage earn also tips that are not reported. 
This is a phony argument for phony political reasons, and, if it was 
serious, it would have been done 2 years ago.
  In addition to that, the minimum wage is simply not germane to this 
bill and would not be added even if the previous question were 
defeated, because it is not germane to this bill. It is simply an 
effort to take up your time and America's time to make political points 
that they refused to deal with when they were in power.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
New Jersey [Mr. Pallone].
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I really differ strongly with the previous 
speaker on this issue. First of all, I would say that I do not believe 
the minimum wage is a partisan issue. There are a lot of Republicans 
who support an increase in the minimum wage. The problem here is the 
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Speaker Gingrich and the others, who do not want to bring this to the 
floor, because they know that if it comes to the floor, the majority of 
Democrats and enough Republicans will vote for it that it will actually 
pass this House, the Senate, and be signed by the President.
  Let us bring it up. What do I care what President Clinton said or 
what whoever said in the previous Congress? The fact of the matter is 
now we know that this minimum wage is not keeping up with inflation, 
and with the people's ability or need and the purchasing power. So it 
should be passed now.
  The reason the Democrats are doing this as often as we are on the 
previous question or on the rule or whatever, is because we are in the 
minority and we have no other way to bring it up. We have to keep 
raising it, so eventually this Republican leadership will wake up and 
recognize that even its own Members, even a lot of the Republicans, are 
willing and want this passed and want it brought to the floor.
  The time has come. In my home State of New Jersey, we have raised the 
minimum wage, and it has been a success and it has not affected 
unemployment.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from North Carolina [Mr. Watt].
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me time.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to address the issue that has been raised by 
several of my colleagues that this bill is about the U.S. Marshals 
Service. The reason there is no debate about the bill itself is that it 
is an absolutely noncontroversial bill, and is brought to this floor 
for debate simply so my Republican colleagues can say, ``We brought an 
open rule to the floor, and you can amend it in any way you want.''
  Well, we want to amend this bill. We want to amend it by attaching a 
minimum wage provision that will raise the wages of the American 
people.
  So what is their response? The first time we say, ``Hey, we have an 
amendment,'' they say, ``Oh, no, this is not an open rule. You can't 
amend this bill that way. It is not even germane to talk about it on 
the floor.''
  They do not want to talk about it. You just heard the reason they do 
not want to talk about it, because you have got a bunch of extreme 
people, some of whom believe there ought not even be a minimum wage in 
this country, that people ought to be allowed to work for 5 cents an 
hour if the market dictates that. They do not care about what kind of 
conditions people are living in, in this country. All they care about 
is supporting their corporate, rich constituencies.
  They talk about supporting a minimum wage, as long as they are on the 
television. They talk about supporting a gas tax cut, as long as they 
are on the television. What they will not admit is if we defeat the 
previous question on this rule, we can talk about both of those things 
in the context of this bill.
  Democracy is about debate. Bring it off the television and onto the 
floor of Congress and let us debate it. Let us defeat the previous 
question on this rule.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania [Mr. Klink].

                              {time}  1300

  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I have heard time and time again that this is 
a phony argument. There were some of us 2 years ago on the Committee on 
Education and Labor who talked about the need then, 2 years ago in the 
previous Congress when our party was leading, that the minimum wage had 
to be raised. I would point out that now that the Republicans are in 
charge, there is no longer any committee in Congress with the name 
labor in its name, which shows, I think, the utmost contempt that that 
party has for working men and women.
  I have heard my colleagues from the other side of the aisle come down 
and talk repeatedly about the fact we do not need a minimum wage. Well, 
I come from an area in southwestern Pennsylvania where we have coal 
fields and steel mills. And when we did not have workers' protection, 
when we did not have minimum wage, we saw people working for next to 
nothing. We saw them going into the coal mines. Children were forced to 
work. They would go in before the sun came up each morning, go into the 
mines, and come out at night when the sun was down, never seeing 
daylight. There were no worker protections for them. They had to shop 
at the company store, take whatever money they would get, and usually 
they ended up owing the company more at the store than they had made. 
So they were constantly working themselves into debt.
  There is a reason that we have a minimum wage in this country. There 
is a reason that those on the lowest end need to make a livable wage, 
need to be able to buy food, need to be able to take care of their 
families. I will paraphrase a former Republican President, Teddy 
Roosevelt, who said that for a man or woman to be able to participate 
in this great country's democracy, they have to be able to afford the 
absolute minimum, and they have to be able to work and make the money 
to pay for the absolute minimum and still have time to dedicate to 
their family and dedicate time to their community.
  We have seen this Republican Congress attempt to eliminate the 
minimum corporate income tax, attempt to cut way back on capital gains 
for the large corporations, but when it comes to giving a livable wage, 
lifting from beneath the poverty rate the lowest workers in this 
country, they constantly try to stifle us. Somewhere between Abraham 
Lincoln and Newt Gingrich, this party has reversed its position on 
slavery.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Connecticut [Mr. Shays].
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Ohio for 
yielding me this time.
  Mr. Speaker, there are a large number of Republicans who believe that 
the minimum wage is destructive and that an increase would be harmful 
to our country. There are a number of Republicans who take a different 
view. My purpose for standing there today is to encourage my colleagues 
to vote to pass the motion for the previous question, but to say that 
time is running out.
  I understand my colleagues on the other side have been forcing this 
issue each and every week. It does force others to deal with it more 
quickly than we may have wanted to. But our leadership on this side of 
the aisle needs the opportunity to see if there is a way to come 
forward with a package that meets the concerns of us to support a 
minimum wage and also meets the legitimate concerns of some of my 
colleagues.
  I would like to tell my colleagues why I support an increase in the 
minimum wage, why I agree with my colleague. It is at a 40-year low. If 
we do not increase the minimum wage, it will be at a 40-year low. The 
minimum wage in 1968 was at the high point in terms of its purchasing 
power. If we had indexed for inflation from 1968, that minimum wage 
would be $7.08 today, not $4.25.
  I believe the modest increase that we voted on in 1989 was fair and 
right. I do not believe it caused unemployment, I do not believe it 
created higher prices. I believe it lifted up the bottom level. I make 
the argument with people on my side of the aisle, and anyone else who 
will listen, that I really believe that if we are looking to get people 
off of welfare and on to work, we need to lift the minimum wage. But 
these are all issues that will be debated and have to be debated, and I 
believe they will be debated, quite frankly.
  The issue is, should it happen today? And I would encourage all my 
Republican colleagues to give our leadership the time to deal with this 
issue, to give them time to come and present to us their proposal and 
then we can decide if it meets the test. For me, it has to be passage 
of minimum wage.
  I believe minimum wage will pass, I believe it should pass, and I 
look forward to voting for it. But on this procedural question on a 
bill that, quite frankly, is not a substantive bill, I would encourage 
my colleagues to not be enticed to vote for the minimum wage at this 
time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time 
to say I do hope that we defeat the previous question. I will ask for a 
vote on it.
  I look at raising the minimum wage very simply. I have just met a lot 
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people around the country, at different food banks and soup kitchens, 
and they are not making it. A lot of them are working poor, and 
sometime during the month they run out of money after they pay for 
their rent and pay for their food and they pay for other things. Two or 
three days every month, they run out of money.
  In my own district I have 66 food banks, and many of these working 
poor have to go to these food banks and soup kitchens, most of which 
are women and children.
  For that reason and other reasons, I would hope that we could get a 
chance to vote on the minimum wage. That is why I offered the chance to 
vote no on the previous question so we can make that an issue relative 
to offering an amendment on the floor on the minimum wage.
  Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the following:

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H.R. 1022*.....................  Risk Assessment...  H. Res. 96           Restrictive; 10 hr.               N/A.
                                                                           Time Cap on                          
                                                                           amendments.                          
H.R. 926*......................  Regulatory          H. Res. 100          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Flexibility.                                                                  
H.R. 925*......................  Private Property    H. Res. 101          Restrictive; 12 hr.                1D.
                                  Protection Act.                          time cap on                          
                                                                           amendments; Requires                 
                                                                           Members to pre-print                 
                                                                           their amendments in                  
                                                                           the Record prior to                  
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration for                    
                                                                           amendment, waives                    
                                                                           germaneness and                      
                                                                           budget act points of                 
                                                                           order as well as                     
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           concerning                           
                                                                           appropriating on a                   
                                                                           legislative bill                     
                                                                           against the committee                
                                                                           substitute used as                   
                                                                           base text.                           
H.R. 1058*.....................  Securities          H. Res. 105          Restrictive; 8 hr.                 1D.
                                  Litigation Reform                        time cap on                          
                                  Act.                                     amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference; Makes in                 
                                                                           order the Wyden                      
                                                                           amendment and waives                 
                                                                           germaneness against                  
                                                                           it.                                  
H.R. 988*......................  The Attorney        H. Res. 104          Restrictive; 7 hr.                N/A.
                                  Accountability                           time cap on                          
                                  Act of 1995.                             amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference.                          
H.R. 956*......................  Product Liability   H. Res. 109          Restrictive; makes in          8D; 7R.
                                  and Legal Reform                         order only 15 germane                
                                  Act.                                     amendments and denies                
                                                                           64 germane amendments                
                                                                           from being                           
                                                                           considered; PQ.                      
H.R. 1158......................  Making Emergency    H. Res. 115          Restrictive; Combines             N/A.
                                  Supplemental                             emergency H.R. 1158 &                
                                  Appropriations                           nonemergency 1159 and                
                                  and Rescissions.                         strikes the abortion                 
                                                                           provision; makes in                  
                                                                           order only pre-                      
                                                                           printed amendments                   
                                                                           that include offsets                 
                                                                           within the same                      
                                                                           chapter (deeper cuts                 
                                                                           in programs already                  
                                                                           cut); waives points                  
                                                                           of order against                     
                                                                           three amendments;                    
                                                                           waives cl 2 of rule                  
                                                                           XXI against the bill,                
                                                                           cl 2, XXI and cl 7 of                
                                                                           rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           substitute; waives cl                
                                                                           2(e) od rule XXI                     
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments in the                    
                                                                           Record; 10 hr time                   
                                                                           cap on amendments. 30                
                                                                           minutes debate on                    
                                                                           each amendment.                      
H.J. Res. 73*..................  Term Limits.......  H. Res. 116          Restrictive; Makes in           1D; 3R
                                                                           order only 4                         
                                                                           amendments considered                
                                                                           under a ``Queen of                   
                                                                           the Hill'' procedure                 
                                                                           and denies 21 germane                
                                                                           amendments from being                
                                                                           considered.                          
H.R. 4*........................  Welfare Reform....  H. Res. 119          Restrictive; Makes in         5D; 26R.
                                                                           order only 31                        
                                                                           perfecting amendments                
                                                                           and two substitutes;                 
                                                                           Denies 130 germane                   
                                                                           amendments from being                
                                                                           considered; The                      
                                                                           substitutes are to be                
                                                                           considered under a                   
                                                                           ``Queen of the Hill''                
                                                                           procedure; All points                
                                                                           of order are waived                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments.                          
H.R. 1271*.....................  Family Privacy Act  H. Res. 125          Open..................            N/A.
H.R. 660*......................  Housing for Older   H. Res. 126          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Persons Act.                                                                  
H.R. 1215*.....................  The Contract With   H. Res. 129          Restrictive; Self                  1D.
                                  America Tax                              Executes language                    
                                  Relief Act of                            that makes tax cuts                  
                                  1995.                                    contingent on the                    
                                                                           adoption of a                        
                                                                           balanced budget plan                 
                                                                           and strikes section                  
                                                                           3006. Makes in order                 
                                                                           only one substitute.                 
                                                                           Waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           bill, substitute made                
                                                                           in order as original                 
                                                                           text and Gephardt                    
                                                                           substitute.                          
H.R. 483.......................  Medicare Select     H. Res. 130          Restrictive; waives cl             1D.
                                  Extension.                               2(1)(6) of rule XI                   
                                                                           against the bill;                    
                                                                           makes H.R. 1391 in                   
                                                                           order as original                    
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the Dingell                     
                                                                           substitute; allows                   
                                                                           Commerce Committee to                
                                                                           file a report on the                 
                                                                           bill at any time.                    
H.R. 655.......................  Hydrogen Future     H. Res. 136          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Act.                                                                          
H.R. 1361......................  Coast Guard         H. Res. 139          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Authorization.                           302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                                                           the Congressional                    
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration and the                
                                                                           committee substitute;                
                                                                           waives cl 5(a) of                    
                                                                           rule XXI against the                 
                                                                           committee substitute.                
H.R. 961.......................  Clean Water Act...  H. Res. 140          Open; pre-printing                N/A.
                                                                           gets preference;                     
                                                                           waives sections                      
                                                                           302(f) and 602(b) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act                       
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; waives                
                                                                           cl 7 of rule XVI, cl                 
                                                                           5(a) of rule XXI and                 
                                                                           section 302(f) of the                
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the committee                        
                                                                           substitute. Makes in                 
                                                                           order Shuster                        
                                                                           substitute as first                  
                                                                           order of business.                   
H.R. 535.......................  Corning National    H. Res. 144          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Fish Hatchery                                                                 
                                  Conveyance Act.                                                               
H.R. 584.......................  Conveyance of the   H. Res. 145          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Fairport National                                                             
                                  Fish Hatchery to                                                              
                                  the State of Iowa.                                                            
H.R. 614.......................  Conveyance of the   H. Res. 146          Open..................            N/A.
                                  New London                                                                    
                                  National Fish                                                                 
                                  Hatchery                                                                      
                                  Production                                                                    
                                  Facility.                                                                     
H. Con. Res. 67................  Budget Resolution.  H. Res. 149          Restrictive; Makes in          3D; 1R.
                                                                           order 4 substitutes                  
                                                                           under regular order;                 
                                                                           Gephardt, Neumann/                   
                                                                           Solomon, Payne/Owens,                
                                                                           President's Budget if                
                                                                           printed in Record on                 
                                                                           5/17/95; waives all                  
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against substitutes                  
                                                                           and concurrent                       
                                                                           resolution; suspends                 
                                                                           application of Rule                  
                                                                           XLIX with respect to                 
                                                                           the resolution; self-                
                                                                           executes Agriculture                 
                                                                           language; PQ.                        
H.R. 1561......................  American Overseas   H. Res. 155          Restrictive; Requires             N/A.
                                  Interests Act of                         amendments to be                     
                                  1995.                                    printed in the Record                
                                                                           prior to their                       
                                                                           consideration; 10 hr.                
                                                                           time cap; waives cl                  
                                                                           2(1)(6) of rule XI                   
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; Also                  
                                                                           waives sections                      
                                                                           302(f), 303(a),                      
                                                                           308(a) and 402(a)                    
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration and the                
                                                                           committee amendment                  
                                                                           in order as original                 
                                                                           text; waives cl 5(a)                 
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the amendment;                       
                                                                           amendment                            
                                                                           consideration is                     
                                                                           closed at 2:30 p.m.                  
                                                                           on May 25, 1995. Self-               
                                                                           executes provision                   
                                                                           which removes section                
                                                                           2210 from the bill.                  
                                                                           This was done at the                 
                                                                           request of the Budget                
                                                                           Committee.                           
H.R. 1530......................  National Defense    H. Res. 164          Restrictive; Makes in      36R; 18D; 2
                                  Authorization Act                        order only the            Bipartisan.
                                  FY 1996.                                 amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report; waives                   
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the bill,                    
                                                                           substitute and                       
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report. Gives the                
                                                                           Chairman en bloc                     
                                                                           authority. Self-                     
                                                                           executes a provision                 
                                                                           which strikes section                
                                                                           807 of the bill;                     
                                                                           provides for an                      
                                                                           additional 30 min. of                
                                                                           debate on Nunn-Lugar                 
                                                                           section; Allows Mr.                  
                                                                           Clinger to offer a                   
                                                                           modification of his                  
                                                                           amendment with the                   
                                                                           concurrence of Ms.                   
                                                                           Collins; PQ.                         
H.R. 1817......................  Military            H. Res. 167          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Construction                             cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                  Appropriations;                          against the bill; 1                  
                                  FY 1996.                                 hr. general debate;                  
                                                                           Uses House passed                    
                                                                           budget numbers as                    
                                                                           threshold for                        
                                                                           spending amounts                     
                                                                           pending passage of                   
                                                                           Budget; PQ.                          
H.R. 1854......................  Legislative Branch  H. Res. 169          Restrictive; Makes in        5R; 4D; 2
                                  Appropriations.                          order only 11             Bipartisan.
                                                                           amendments; waives                   
                                                                           sections 302(f) and                  
                                                                           308(a) of the Budget                 
                                                                           Act against the bill                 
                                                                           and cl. 2 and cl. 6                  
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the bill. All points                 
                                                                           of order are waived                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; PQ.                      
H.R. 1868......................  Foreign Operations  H. Res. 170          Open; waives cl. 2,               N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 5(b), and cl. 6                  
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the bill; makes in                   
                                                                           order the Gilman                     
                                                                           amendments as first                  
                                                                           order of business;                   
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           amendments; if                       
                                                                           adopted they will be                 
                                                                           considered as                        
                                                                           original text; waives                
                                                                           cl. 2 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report. Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority (Hall)                      
                                                                           (Menendez) (Goss)                    
                                                                           (Smith, NJ); PQ.                     

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H.R. 1905......................  Energy & Water      H. Res. 171          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against the bill;                    
                                                                           makes in order the                   
                                                                           Shuster amendment as                 
                                                                           the first order of                   
                                                                           business; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; if adopted                
                                                                           it will be considered                
                                                                           as original text. Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.J. Res. 79...................  Constitutional      H. Res. 173          Closed; provides one              N/A.
                                  Amendment to                             hour of general                      
                                  Permit Congress                          debate and one motion                
                                  and States to                            to recommit with or                  
                                  Prohibit the                             without instructions;                
                                  Physical                                 if there are                         
                                  Desecration of                           instructions, the MO                 
                                  the American Flag.                       is debatable for 1                   
                                                                           hr; PQ.                              
H.R. 1944......................  Recissions Bill...  H. Res. 175          Restrictive; Provides             N/A.
                                                                           for consideration of                 
                                                                           the bill in the                      
                                                                           House; Permits the                   
                                                                           Chairman of the                      
                                                                           Appropriations                       
                                                                           Committee to offer                   
                                                                           one amendment which                  
                                                                           is unamendable;                      
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           amendment; PQ.                       
H.R. 1868 (2nd rule)...........  Foreign Operations  H. Res. 177          Restrictive; Provides             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          for further                          
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the four                        
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the rules report (20                 
                                                                           min. each). Waives                   
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; Prohibits                
                                                                           intervening motions                  
                                                                           in the Committee of                  
                                                                           the Whole; Provides                  
                                                                           for an automatic rise                
                                                                           and report following                 
                                                                           the disposition of                   
                                                                           the amendments; PQ.                  
H.R. 1977 *Rule Defeated*......  Interior            H. Res. 185          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act and cl                
                                                                           2 and cl 6 of rule                   
                                                                           XXI; provides that                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title; waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the Tauzin                   
                                                                           amendment; self-                     
                                                                           executes Budget                      
                                                                           Committee amendment;                 
                                                                           waives cl 2(e) of                    
                                                                           rule XXI against                     
                                                                           amendments to the                    
                                                                           bill; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.R. 1977......................  Interior            H. Res. 187          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          302(f), 306 and                      
                                                                           308(a) of the Budget                 
                                                                           Act; waives clauses 2                
                                                                           and 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the Tauzin                   
                                                                           amendment; provides                  
                                                                           that the bill be read                
                                                                           by title; self-                      
                                                                           executes Budget                      
                                                                           Committee amendment                  
                                                                           and makes NEA funding                
                                                                           subject to House                     
                                                                           passed authorization;                
                                                                           waives cl 2(e) of                    
                                                                           rule XXI against the                 
                                                                           amendments to the                    
                                                                           bill; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.R. 1976......................  Agriculture         H. Res. 188          Open; waives clauses 2            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          and 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; provides                   
                                                                           that the bill be read                
                                                                           by title; Makes Skeen                
                                                                           amendment first order                
                                                                           of business, if                      
                                                                           adopted the amendment                
                                                                           will be considered as                
                                                                           base text (10 min.);                 
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority; PQ.                        
H.R. 1977 (3rd rule)...........  Interior            H. Res. 189          Restrictive; provides             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          for the further                      
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; allows only                    
                                                                           amendments pre-                      
                                                                           printed before July                  
                                                                           14th to be                           
                                                                           considered; limits                   
                                                                           motions to rise.                     
H.R. 2020......................  Treasury Postal     H. Res. 190          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title; Pre-printing                  
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.J. Res. 96...................  Disapproving MFN    H. Res. 193          Restrictive; provides             N/A.
                                  for China.                               for consideration in                 
                                                                           the House of H.R.                    
                                                                           2058 (90 min.) And                   
                                                                           H.J. Res. 96 (1 hr).                 
                                                                           Waives certain                       
                                                                           provisions of the                    
                                                                           Trade Act.                           
H.R. 2002......................  Transportation      H. Res. 194          Open; waives cl. 3 0f             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          rule XIII and section                
                                                                           401 (a) of the CBA                   
                                                                           against consideration                
                                                                           of the bill; waives                  
                                                                           cl. 6 and cl. 2 of                   
                                                                           rule XXI against                     
                                                                           provisions in the                    
                                                                           bill; Makes in order                 
                                                                           the Clinger/Solomon                  
                                                                           amendment waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the amendment                
                                                                           (Line Item Veto);                    
                                                                           provides the bill be                 
                                                                           read by title; Pre-                  
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; PQ. *RULE                  
                                                                           AMENDED*.                            
H.R. 70........................  Exports of Alaskan  H. Res. 197          Open; Makes in order              N/A.
                                  North Slope Oil.                         the Resources                        
                                                                           Committee amendment                  
                                                                           in the nature of a                   
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text; Pre-                  
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides a                 
                                                                           Senate hook-up with                  
                                                                           S. 395.                              
H.R. 2076......................  Commerce, Justice   H. Res. 198          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; Pre-                       
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title..                              
H.R. 2099......................  VA/HUD              H. Res. 201          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; Provides                   
                                                                           that the amendment in                
                                                                           part 1 of the report                 
                                                                           is the first                         
                                                                           business, if adopted                 
                                                                           it will be considered                
                                                                           as base text (30                     
                                                                           min.); waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the Klug and                 
                                                                           Davis amendments; Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides                   
                                                                           that the bill be read                
                                                                           by title.                            
S. 21..........................  Termination of      H. Res. 204          Restrictive; 3 hours               ID.
                                  U.S. Arms Embargo                        of general debate;                   
                                  on Bosnia.                               Makes in order an                    
                                                                           amendment to be                      
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or a                 
                                                                           designee (1 hr); If                  
                                                                           motion to recommit                   
                                                                           has instructions it                  
                                                                           can only be offered                  
                                                                           by the Minority                      
                                                                           Leader or a designee.                
H.R. 2126......................  Defense             H. Res. 205          Open; waives cl.                  N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          2(l)(6) of rule XI                   
                                                                           and section 306 of                   
                                                                           the Congressional                    
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; waives cl. 2                   
                                                                           and cl. 6 of rule XXI                
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; self-                      
                                                                           executes a strike of                 
                                                                           sections 8021 and                    
                                                                           8024 of the bill as                  
                                                                           requested by the                     
                                                                           Budget Committee; Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title.                               
H.R. 1555......................  Communications Act  H. Res. 207          Restrictive; waives        2R/3D/3 Bi-
                                  of 1995.                                 sec. 302(f) of the          partisan.
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; Makes in order                 
                                                                           the Commerce                         
                                                                           Committee amendment                  
                                                                           as original text and                 
                                                                           waives sec. 302(f) of                
                                                                           the Budget Act and                   
                                                                           cl. 5(a) of rule XXI                 
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; Makes in                  
                                                                           order the Bliely                     
                                                                           amendment (30 min.)                  
                                                                           as the first order of                
                                                                           business, if adopted                 
                                                                           it will be original                  
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the amendments                  
                                                                           printed in the report                
                                                                           and waives all points                
                                                                           of order against the                 
                                                                           amendments; provides                 
                                                                           a Senate hook-up with                
                                                                           S. 652.                              
H.R. 2127......................  Labor/HHS           H. Res. 208          Open; Provides that               N/A.
                                  Appropriations                           the first order of                   
                                  Act.                                     business will be the                 
                                                                           managers amendments                  
                                                                           (10 min.), if adopted                
                                                                           they will be                         
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl. 2                   
                                                                           and cl. 6 of rule XXI                
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against certain                      
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title; PQ.                           
H.R. 1594......................  Economically        H. Res. 215          Open; 2 hr of gen.                N/A.
                                  Targeted                                 debate. makes in                     
                                  Investments.                             order the committee                  
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text.                       
H.R. 1655......................  Intelligence        H. Res. 216          Restrictive; waives               N/A.
                                  Authorization.                           sections 302(f),                     
                                                                           308(a) and 401(b) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act. Makes                
                                                                           in order the                         
                                                                           committee substitute                 
                                                                           as modified by Govt.                 
                                                                           Reform amend                         
                                                                           (striking sec. 505)                  
                                                                           and an amendment                     
                                                                           striking title VII.                  
                                                                           Cl 7 of rule XVI and                 
                                                                           cl 5(a) of rule XXI                  
                                                                           are waived against                   
                                                                           the substitute.                      
                                                                           Sections 302(f) and                  
                                                                           401(b) of the CBA are                
                                                                           also waived against                  
                                                                           the substitute.                      
                                                                           Amendments must also                 
                                                                           be pre-printed in the                
                                                                           Congressional record.                
H.R. 1162......................  Deficit Reduction   H. Res. 218          Open; waives cl 7 of              N/A.
                                  Lock Box.                                rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           committee substitute                 
                                                                           made in order as                     
                                                                           original text; Pre-                  
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1670......................  Federal             H. Res. 219          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Acquisition                              302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                  Reform Act of                            the Budget Act                       
                                  1995.                                    against consideration                
                                                                           of the bill; bill                    
                                                                           will be read by                      
                                                                           title; waives cl 5(a)                
                                                                           of rule XXI and                      
                                                                           section 302(f) of the                
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the committee                        
                                                                           substitute. Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1617......................  To Consolidate and  H. Res. 222          Open; waives section              N/A.
                                  Reform Workforce                         302(f) and 401(b) of                 
                                  Development and                          the Budget Act                       
                                  Literacy Programs                        against the                          
                                  Act (CAREERS).                           substitute made in                   
                                                                           order as original                    
                                                                           text (H.R. 2332), cl.                
                                                                           5(a) of rule XXI is                  
                                                                           also waived against                  
                                                                           the substitute.                      
                                                                           provides for                         
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           managers amendment                   
                                                                           (10 min.) If adopted,                
                                                                           it is considered as                  
                                                                           base text.                           
H.R. 2274......................  National Highway    H. Res. 224          Open; waives section              N/A.
                                  System                                   302(f) of the Budget                 
                                  Designation Act                          Act against                          
                                  of 1995.                                 consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; Makes H.R. 2349                
                                                                           in order as original                 
                                                                           text; waives section                 
                                                                           302(f) of the Budget                 
                                                                           Act against the                      
                                                                           substitute; provides                 
                                                                           for the consideration                
                                                                           of a managers                        
                                                                           amendment (10 min.)                  
                                                                           If adopted, it is                    
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.R. 927.......................  Cuban Liberty and   H. Res. 225          Restrictive; waives cl           2R/2D
                                  Democratic                               2(L)(2)(B) of rule XI                
                                  Solidarity Act of                        against consideration                
                                  1995.                                    of the bill; makes in                
                                                                           order H.R. 2347 as                   
                                                                           base text; waives cl                 
                                                                           7 of rule XVI against                
                                                                           the substitute; Makes                
                                                                           Hamilton amendment                   
                                                                           the first amendment                  
                                                                           to be considered (1                  
                                                                           hr). Makes in order                  
                                                                           only amendments                      
                                                                           printed in the report.               
H.R. 743.......................  The Teamwork for    H. Res. 226          Open; waives cl                   N/A.
                                  Employees and                            2(l)(2)(b) of rule XI                
                                  managers Act of                          against consideration                
                                  1995.                                    of the bill; makes in                
                                                                           order the committee                  
                                                                           amendment as original                
                                                                           text; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           get priority.                        
H.R. 1170......................  3-Judge Court for   H. Res. 227          Open; makes in order a            N/A.
                                  Certain                                  committee amendment                  
                                  Injunctions.                             as original text; Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1601......................  International       H. Res. 228          Open; makes in order a            N/A.
                                  Space Station                            committee amendment                  
                                  Authorization Act                        as original text; pre-               
                                  of 1995.                                 printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.J. Res. 108..................  Making Continuing   H. Res. 230          Closed; Provides for    ..............
                                  Appropriations                           the immediate                        
                                  for FY 1996.                             consideration of the                 
                                                                           CR; one motion to                    
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           have instructions                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or a designee.                       
H.R. 2405......................  Omnibus Civilian    H. Res. 234          Open; self-executes a             N/A.
                                  Science                                  provision striking                   
                                  Authorization Act                        section 304(b)(3) of                 
                                  of 1995.                                 the bill (Commerce                   
                                                                           Committee request);                  
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2259......................  To Disapprove       H. Res. 237          Restrictive; waives cl              1D
                                  Certain                                  2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI                
                                  Sentencing                               against the bill's                   
                                  Guideline                                consideration; makes                 
                                  Amendments.                              in order the text of                 
                                                                           the Senate bill S.                   
                                                                           1254 as original                     
                                                                           text; Makes in order                 
                                                                           only a Conyers                       
                                                                           substitute; provides                 
                                                                           a senate hook-up                     
                                                                           after adoption.                      
H.R. 2425......................  Medicare            H. Res. 238          Restrictive; waives                 1D
                                  Preservation Act.                        all points of order                  
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; makes                 
                                                                           in order the text of                 
                                                                           H.R. 2485 as original                
                                                                           text; waives all                     
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against H.R. 2485;                   
                                                                           makes in order only                  
                                                                           an amendment offered                 
                                                                           by the Minority                      
                                                                           Leader or a designee;                
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           amendment; waives cl                 
                                                                           5 of rule                 
                                                                           XXI (\3/5\                           
                                                                           requirement on votes                 
                                                                           raising taxes); PQ.                  
H.R. 2492......................  Legislative Branch  H. Res. 239          Restrictive; provides             N/A.
                                  Appropriations                           for consideration of                 
                                  Bill.                                    the bill in the House.               
H.R. 2491......................  7 Year Balanced     H. Res. 245          Restrictive; makes in               1D
H. Con. Res. 109...............   Budget                                   order H.R. 2517 as                   
                                  Reconciliation                           original text; waives                
                                  Social Security                          all pints of order                   
                                  Earnings Test                            against the bill;                    
                                  Reform.                                  Makes in order only                  
                                                                           H.R. 2530 as an                      
                                                                           amendment only if                    
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or a                 
                                                                           designee; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; waives cl                 
                                                                           5 of rule                 
                                                                           XXI (\3/5\                           
                                                                           requirement on votes                 
                                                                           raising taxes); PQ.                  
H.R. 1833......................  Partial Birth       H. Res. 251          Closed................            N/A.
                                  Abortion Ban Act                                                              
                                  of 1995.                                                                      
H.R. 2546......................  D.C.                H. Res. 252          Restrictive; waives                N/A
                                  Appropriations FY                        all points of order                  
                                  1996.                                    against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; Makes                 
                                                                           in order the Walsh                   
                                                                           amendment as the                     
                                                                           first order of                       
                                                                           business (10 min.);                  
                                                                           if adopted it is                     
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl 2 and                
                                                                           6 of rule XXI against                
                                                                           the bill; makes in                   
                                                                           order the Bonilla,                   
                                                                           Gunderson and                        
                                                                           Hostettler amendments                
                                                                           (30 min.); waives all                
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; debate on                
                                                                           any further                          
                                                                           amendments is limited                
                                                                           to 30 min. each.                     

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H.J. Res. 115..................  Further Continuing  H. Res. 257          Closed; Provides for               N/A
                                  Appropriations                           the immediate                        
                                  for FY 1996.                             consideration of the                 
                                                                           CR; one motion to                    
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           have instructions                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or a designee.                       
H.R. 2586......................  Temporary Increase  H. Res. 258          Restrictive; Provides               5R
                                  in the Statutory                         for the immediate                    
                                  Debt Limit.                              consideration of the                 
                                                                           CR; one motion to                    
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           have instructions                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or a designee; self-                 
                                                                           executes 4 amendments                
                                                                           in the rule; Solomon,                
                                                                           Medicare Coverage of                 
                                                                           Certain Anti-Cancer                  
                                                                           Drug Treatments,                     
                                                                           Habeas Corpus Reform,                
                                                                           Chrysler (MI); makes                 
                                                                           in order the Walker                  
                                                                           amend (40 min.) on                   
                                                                           regulatory reform.                   
H.R. 2539......................  ICC Termination...  H. Res. 259          Open; waives section    ..............
                                                                           302(f) and section                   
                                                                           308(a).                              
H.J. Res. 115..................  Further Continuing  H. Res. 261          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  Appropriations                           the immediate                        
                                  for FY 1996.                             consideration of a                   
                                                                           motion by the                        
                                                                           Majority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designees to                     
                                                                           dispose of the Senate                
                                                                           amendments (1hr).                    
H.R. 2586......................  Temporary Increase  H. Res. 262          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  in the Statutory                         the immediate                        
                                  Limit on the                             consideration of a                   
                                  Public Debt.                             motion by the                        
                                                                           Majority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designees to                     
                                                                           dispose of the Senate                
                                                                           amendments (1hr).                    
H. Res. 250....................  House Gift Rule     H. Res. 268          Closed; provides for                2R
                                  Reform.                                  consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill in the House; 30                
                                                                           min. of debate; makes                
                                                                           in order the Burton                  
                                                                           amendment and the                    
                                                                           Gingrich en bloc                     
                                                                           amendment (30 min.                   
                                                                           each); waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; Gingrich                 
                                                                           is only in order if                  
                                                                           Burton fails or is                   
                                                                           not offered.                         
H.R. 2564......................  Lobbying            H. Res. 269          Open; waives cl.                  N/A.
                                  Disclosure Act of                        2(l)(6) of rule XI                   
                                  1995.                                    against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; waives                
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the Istook                   
                                                                           and McIntosh                         
                                                                           amendments.                          
H.R. 2606......................  Prohibition on      H. Res. 273          Restrictive; waives               N/A.
                                  Funds for Bosnia                         all points of order                  
                                  Deployment.                              against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration;                       
                                                                           provides one motion                  
                                                                           to amend if offered                  
                                                                           by the Minority                      
                                                                           Leader or designee (1                
                                                                           hr non-amendable);                   
                                                                           motion to recommit                   
                                                                           which may have                       
                                                                           instructions only if                 
                                                                           offered by Minority                  
                                                                           Leader or his                        
                                                                           designee; if Minority                
                                                                           Leader motion is not                 
                                                                           offered debate time                  
                                                                           will be extended by 1                
                                                                           hr.                                  
H.R. 1788......................  Amtrak Reform and   H. Res. 289          Open; waives all                  N/A.
                                  Privatization Act                        points of order                      
                                  of 1995.                                 against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; makes                 
                                                                           in order the                         
                                                                           Transportation                       
                                                                           substitute modified                  
                                                                           by the amend in the                  
                                                                           report; Bill read by                 
                                                                           title; waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           substitute; makes in                 
                                                                           order a managers                     
                                                                           amend as the first                   
                                                                           order of business, if                
                                                                           adopted it is                        
                                                                           considered base text                 
                                                                           (10 min.); waives all                
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; Pre-                      
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1350......................  Maritime Security   H. Res. 287          Open; makes in order              N/A.
                                  Act of 1995.                             the committee                        
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text; makes                 
                                                                           in order a managers                  
                                                                           amendment which if                   
                                                                           adopted is considered                
                                                                           as original text (20                 
                                                                           min.) unamendable;                   
                                                                           pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2621......................  To Protect Federal  H. Res. 293          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  Trust Funds.                             the adoption of the                  
                                                                           Ways & Means                         
                                                                           amendment printed in                 
                                                                           the report. 1 hr. of                 
                                                                           general debate; PQ.                  
H.R. 1745......................  Utah Public Lands   H. Res. 303          Open; waives cl                   N/A.
                                  Management Act of                        2(l)(6) of rule XI                   
                                  1995.                                    and sections 302(f)                  
                                                                           and 311(a) of the                    
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration. Makes                 
                                                                           in order the                         
                                                                           Resources substitute                 
                                                                           as base text and                     
                                                                           waives cl 7 of rule                  
                                                                           XVI and sections                     
                                                                           302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act; makes                
                                                                           in order a managers'                 
                                                                           amend as the first                   
                                                                           order of business, if                
                                                                           adopted it is                        
                                                                           considered base text                 
                                                                           (10 min)..                           
H. Res. 304....................  Providing for       N/A                  Closed; makes in order          1D; 2R
                                  Debate and                               three resolutions;                   
                                  Consideration of                         H.R. 2770 (Dorman),                  
                                  Three Measures                           H. Res. 302 (Buyer),                 
                                  Relating to U.S.                         and H. Res. 306                      
                                  Troop Deployments                        (Gephardt); 1 hour of                
                                  in Bosnia.                               debate on each..                     
H. Res. 309....................  Revised Budget      H. Res. 309          Closed; provides 2                N/A.
                                  Resolution.                              hours of general                     
                                                                           debate in the House;                 
                                                                           PQ.                                  
H.R. 558.......................  Texas Low-Level     H. Res. 313          Open; pre-printing                N/A.
                                  Radioactive Waste                        gets priority.                       
                                  Disposal Compact                                                              
                                  Consent Act.                                                                  
H.R. 2677......................  The National Parks  H. Res. 323          Closed; consideration             N/A.
                                  and National                             in the House; self-                  
                                  Wildlife Refuge                          executes Young                       
                                  Systems Freedom                          amendment.                           
                                  Act of 1995.                                                                  
                                   PROCEDURE IN THE 104TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION                                   
                                                                                                                
H.R. 1643......................  To authorize the    H. Res. 334          Closed; provides to               N/A.
                                  extension of                             take the bill from                   
                                  nondiscriminatory                        the Speaker's table                  
                                  treatment (MFN)                          with the Senate                      
                                  to the products                          amendment, and                       
                                  of Bulgaria.                             consider in the House                
                                                                           the motion printed in                
                                                                           the Rules Committee                  
                                                                           report; 1 hr. of                     
                                                                           general debate;                      
                                                                           previous question is                 
                                                                           considered as                        
                                                                           ordered. ** NR; PQ.                  
H.J. Res. 134..................  Making continuing   H. Res. 336          Closed; provides to               N/A.
H. Con. Res. 131...............   appropriations/                          take from the                        
                                  establishing                             Speaker's table H.J.                 
                                  procedures making                        Res. 134 with the                    
                                  the transmission                         Senate amendment and                 
                                  of the continuing                        concur with the                      
                                  resolution H.J.                          Senate amendment with                
                                  Res. 134.                                an amendment (H. Con.                
                                                                           Res. 131) which is                   
                                                                           self-executed in the                 
                                                                           rule. The rule                       
                                                                           provides further that                
                                                                           the bill shall not be                
                                                                           sent back to the                     
                                                                           Senate until the                     
                                                                           Senate agrees to the                 
                                                                           provisions of H. Con.                
                                                                           Res. 131. ** NR; PQ.                 
H.R. 1358......................  Conveyance of       H. Res. 338          Closed; provides to               N/A.
                                  National Marine                          take the bill from                   
                                  Fisheries Service                        the Speakers table                   
                                  Laboratory at                            with the Senate                      
                                  Gloucester,                              amendment, and                       
                                  Massachusetts.                           consider in the house                
                                                                           the motion printed in                
                                                                           the Rules Committee                  
                                                                           report; 1 hr. of                     
                                                                           general debate;                      
                                                                           previous quesetion is                
                                                                           considered as                        
                                                                           ordered. ** NR; PQ.                  
H.R. 2924......................  Social Security     H. Res. 355          Closed; ** NR; PQ.....            N/A.
                                  Guarantee Act.                                                                
H.R. 2854......................  The Agricultural    H. Res. 366          Restrictive; waives          5D; 9R; 2
                                  Market Transition                        all points of order       Bipartisan.
                                  Program.                                 against the bill; 2                  
                                                                           hrs of general                       
                                                                           debate; makes in                     
                                                                           order a committee                    
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text and                    
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           substitute; makes in                 
                                                                           order only the 16                    
                                                                           amends printed in the                
                                                                           report and waives all                
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments;                          
                                                                           circumvents unfunded                 
                                                                           mandates law;                        
                                                                           Chairman has en bloc                 
                                                                           authority for amends                 
                                                                           in report (20 min.)                  
                                                                           on each en bloc; PQ.                 
H.R. 994.......................  Regulatory Sunset   H. Res. 368          Open rule; makes in               N/A.
                                  & Review Act of                          order the Hyde                       
                                  1995.                                    substitute printed in                
                                                                           the Record as                        
                                                                           original text; waives                
                                                                           cl 7 of rule XVI                     
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           substitute; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; vacates the                
                                                                           House action on S.                   
                                                                           219 and provides to                  
                                                                           take the bill from                   
                                                                           the Speakers table                   
                                                                           and consider the                     
                                                                           Senate bill; allows                  
                                                                           Chrmn. Clinger a                     
                                                                           motion to strike all                 
                                                                           after the enacting                   
                                                                           clause of the Senate                 
                                                                           bill and insert the                  
                                                                           text of H.R. 994 as                  
                                                                           passed by the House                  
                                                                           (1 hr) debate; waives                
                                                                           germaneness against                  
                                                                           the motion; provides                 
                                                                           if the motion is                     
                                                                           adopted that it is in                
                                                                           order for the House                  
                                                                           to insist on its                     
                                                                           amendments and                       
                                                                           request a conference.                
H.R. 3021......................  To Guarantee the    H. Res. 371          Closed rule; gives one            N/A.
                                  Continuing Full                          motion to recommit,                  
                                  Investment of                            which if it contains                 
                                  Social security                          instructions, may                    
                                  and Other Federal                        only if offered by                   
                                  Funds in                                 the Minority Leader                  
                                  Obligations of                           or his designee. **                  
                                  the United States.                       NR.                                  
H.R. 3019......................  A Further           H. Res. 372          Restrictive; self-              2D/2R.
                                  Downpayment                              executes CBO language                
                                  Toward a Balanced                        regarding contingency                
                                  Budget.                                  funds in section 2 of                
                                                                           the rule; makes in                   
                                                                           order only the                       
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report; Lowey (20                
                                                                           min), Istook (20                     
                                                                           min), Crapo (20 min),                
                                                                           Obey (1 hr); waives                  
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; give one                 
                                                                           motion to recommit,                  
                                                                           which if contains                    
                                                                           instructions, may                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee. **                  
                                                                           NR.                                  
H.R. 2703......................  The Effective       H. Res. 380          Restrictive; makes in        6D; 7R; 4
                                  Death Penalty and                        order only the            Bipartisan.
                                  Public Safety Act                        amendments printed in                
                                  of 1996.                                 the report; waives                   
                                                                           all points of orer                   
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; gives                    
                                                                           Judiciary Chairman en                
                                                                           bloc authority (20                   
                                                                           min.) on enblocs;                    
                                                                           provides a Senate                    
                                                                           hook-up with S. 735.                 
                                                                           ** NR.                               
H.R. 2202......................  The Immigration     H. Res. 384          Restrictive; waives        12D; 19R; 1
                                  and National                             all points of order       Bipartisan.
                                  Interest Act of                          against the bill and                 
                                  1995.                                    amendments in the                    
                                                                           report except for                    
                                                                           those arising under                  
                                                                           sec. 425(a) of the                   
                                                                           Budget Act (unfunded                 
                                                                           mandates); 2 hrs. of                 
                                                                           general debate on the                
                                                                           bill; makes in order                 
                                                                           the committee                        
                                                                           substitute as base                   
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the amends in                   
                                                                           the report; gives the                
                                                                           Judiciary Chairman en                
                                                                           bloc authority (20                   
                                                                           min.) of debate on                   
                                                                           the en blocs; self-                  
                                                                           executes the Smith                   
                                                                           (TX) amendment re:                   
                                                                           employee verification                
                                                                           program; PQ.                         
H.J. Res. 165..................  Making further      H. Res. 386          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  continuing                               the consideration of                 
                                  appropriations                           the CR in the House                  
                                  for FY 1996.                             and gives one motion                 
                                                                           to recommit which may                
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader;                 
                                                                           the rule also waives                 
                                                                           cl 4(b) of rule XI                   
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           following: an omnibus                
                                                                           appropriations bill,                 
                                                                           another CR, a bill                   
                                                                           extending the debt                   
                                                                           limit. ** NR.                        
H.R. 125.......................  The Gun Crime       H. Res. 388          Closed; self-executes              N/A
                                  Enforcement and                          an amendment;                        
                                  Second Amendment                         provides one motion                  
                                  Restoration Act                          to recommit which may                
                                  of 1996.                                 contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee. **                  
                                                                           NR.                                  
H.R. 3136......................  The Contract With   H. Res. 391          Closed; provides for               N/A
                                  America                                  the consideration of                 
                                  Advancement Act                          the bill in the                      
                                  of 1996.                                 House; self-executes                 
                                                                           an amendment in the                  
                                                                           Rules report; waives                 
                                                                           all points of order,                 
                                                                           except sec.                          
                                                                           425(a)(unfunded                      
                                                                           mandates) of the CBA,                
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; orders                
                                                                           the PQ except 1 hr.                  
                                                                           of general debate                    
                                                                           between the Chairman                 
                                                                           and Ranking Member of                
                                                                           Ways and Means; one                  
                                                                           Archer amendment (10                 
                                                                           min.); one motion to                 
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee;                     
                                                                           Provides a Senate                    
                                                                           hookup if the Senate                 
                                                                           passes S. 4 by March                 
                                                                           30, 1996. **NR.                      
H.R. 3103......................  The Health          H. Res. 392          Restrictive: 2 hrs. of             N/A
                                  Coverage                                 general debate (45                   
                                  Availability and                         min. split by Ways                   
                                  Affordability Act                        and Means) (45 split                 
                                  of 1996.                                 by Commerce) (30                     
                                                                           split by Economic and                
                                                                           Educational                          
                                                                           Opportunities); self-                
                                                                           executes H.R. 3160 as                
                                                                           modified by the                      
                                                                           amendment in the                     
                                                                           Rules report as                      
                                                                           original text; waives                
                                                                           all points of order,                 
                                                                           except sec. 425(a)                   
                                                                           (unfunded mandates)                  
                                                                           of the CBA; makes in                 
                                                                           order a Democratic                   
                                                                           substitute (1 hr.)                   
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order, except sec.                   
                                                                           425(a) (unfunded                     
                                                                           mandates) of the CBA,                
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; one motion                
                                                                           to recommit which may                
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee;                     
                                                                           waives cl 5(c) of                    
                                                                           Rule XXI (requiring 3/               
                                                                           5 vote on any tax                    
                                                                           increase) on votes on                
                                                                           the bill, amendments                 
                                                                           or conference reports.               
H.J. Res. 159..................  Tax Limitation      H. Res. 395          Restrictive; provides               ID
                                  Constitutional                           for consideration of                 
                                  Amendment.                               the bill in the                      
                                                                           House; 3 hrs of                      
                                                                           general debate; Makes                
                                                                           in order H.J. Res.                   
                                                                           169 as original text;                
                                                                           allows for an                        
                                                                           amendment to be                      
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designee (1 hr)                  
                                                                           ** NR.                               
H.R. 842.......................  Truth in Budgeting  H. Res. 396          Open; 2 hrs. of                    N/A
                                  Act.                                     general debate; Pre-                 
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2715......................  Paperwork           H. Res. 409          Open; Preprinting get              N/A
                                  Elimination Act                          priority.                            
                                  of 1996.                                                                      

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H.R. 1675......................  National Wildlife   H. Res. 410          Open; Makes the Young              N/A
                                  Refuge                                   amendment printed in                 
                                  Improvement Act                          the 4/16/96 Record in                
                                  of 1995.                                 order as original                    
                                                                           text; waives cl 7 of                 
                                                                           rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           amendment;                           
                                                                           Preprinting gets                     
                                                                           priority; **NR.                      
H.J. Res. 175..................  Further Continuing  H. Res. 411          Closed; provides for               N/A
                                  Appropriations                           consideration of the                 
                                  for FY 1996.                             bill in the House;                   
                                                                           one motion to                        
                                                                           recommit which, if                   
                                                                           containing                           
                                                                           instructions, may be                 
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designee. **NR.                  
H.R. 2641......................  United States       H. Res. 418          Open; Pre-printing                 N/A
                                  Marshals Service                         gets priority; Senate                
                                  Improvement Act                          hook-up.                             
                                  of 1996.                                                                      
H.R. 2149......................  The Ocean Shipping  H. Res. 419          Open; Makes in order a             N/A
                                  Reform Act.                              managers amendment as                
                                                                           the first order of                   
                                                                           business (10 min.);                  
                                                                           if adopted it is                     
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl 7 of                 
                                                                           rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           managers amendment;                  
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority; makes in                   
                                                                           order an Oberstar en                 
                                                                           bloc amendment..                     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Contract Bills, 67% restrictive; 33% open. ** All legislation 1st Session, 53% restrictive; 47% open. *** All 
  legislation 2d Session, 90% restrictive; 10% open. **** All legislation 104th Congress, 61% restrictive; 39%  
  open. ***** NR indicates that the legislation being considered by the House for amendment has circumvented    
  standard procedure and was never reported from any House committee. ****** PQ Indicates that previous question
  was ordered on the resolution. ******* Restrictive rules are those which limit the number of amendments which 
  can be offered, and include so-called modified open and modified closed rules as well as completely closed    
  rules and rules providing for consideration in the House as opposed to the Committee of the Whole. This       
  definition of restrictive rule is taken from the Republican chart of resolutions reported from the Rules      
  Committee in the 103d Congress. N/A means not available.                                                      


  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, let me stress that this is more than an open rule, it 
is, in fact, a wide open rule. Any Member can be heard on any germane 
amendment to the bill at the appropriate time. By ordering the previous 
question and adopting this fair resolution, the House will have an 
opportunity for a full and open debate on important legislation 
designed to improve the overall quality and level of professionalism in 
the U.S. Marshals Service.
  I just want to remind everybody what we are talking about here. We 
are talking about the U.S. Marshals Service.
  Mr. Speaker, let me point out that we have been through this same 
chicanery before, just last week. We checked with the appropriate 
nonpartisan parliamentary experts in this House and, to a person, they 
confirmed that the amendment that the Democrats want to make in order 
under this rule is completely nongermane to the rule and to the bill. 
So do not be fooled. The previous question vote is not a vote on the 
minimum wage, it is a vote on whether to close the debate and to vote 
for this rule.
  Mr. Speaker, House rules and precedents make it very clear that it is 
not in order to amend a rule like this to make in order a nongermane 
amendment to the bill in question. In other words, even if the minority 
defeated the previous question and offered their amendment, this would 
be ruled out of order for violating the rules of this House.
  At this point, Mr. Speaker, I insert for the Record the following 
material:

               The Previous Question Vote: What it Means

       House Rule XVII (``Previous Question'') provides in part 
     that: There shall be a motion for the previous question, 
     which, being ordered by a majority of the Members voting, if 
     a quorum is present, shall have the effect to cut off all 
     debate and bring the House to a direct vote upon the 
     immediate question or questions on which it has been asked or 
     ordered.
       In the case of a special rule or order of business 
     resolution reported from the House Rules Committee, providing 
     for the consideration of a specified legislative measure, the 
     previous question is moved following the one hour of debate 
     allowed for under House Rules.
       The vote on the previous question is simply a procedural 
     vote on whether to proceed to an immediate vote on adopting 
     the resolution that sets the ground rules for debate and 
     amendment on the legislation it would make in order. 
     Therefore, the vote on the previous question has no 
     substantive legislative or policy implications whatsoever.

  THE AMENDMENT PROCESS UNDER SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE,\1\ 103D CONGRESS V. 104TH CONGRESS 
                                             [As of April 30, 1996]                                             
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  103d Congress                        104th Congress           
              Rule type              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Number of rules    Percent of total   Number of rules    Percent of total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open/Modified-open \2\..............                 46                 44                 64                 60
Modified Closed \3\.................                 49                 47                 26                 24
Closed \4\..........................                  9                  9                 17                 16
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.........................                104                100                107                100
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ This table applies only to rules which provide for the original consideration of bills, joint resolutions or
  budget resolutions and which provide for an amendment process. It does not apply to special rules which only  
  waive points of order against appropriations bills which are already privileged and are considered under an   
  open amendment process under House rules.                                                                     
\2\ An open rule is one under which any Member may offer a germane amendment under the five-minute rule. A      
  modified open rule is one under which any Member may offer a germane amendment under the five-minute rule     
  subject only to an overall time limit on the amendment process and/or a requirement that the amendment be     
  preprinted in the Congressional Record.                                                                       
\3\ A modified closed rule is one under which the Rules Committee limits the amendments that may be offered only
  to those amendments designated in the special rule or the Rules Committee report to accompany it, or which    
  preclude amendments to a particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill may be completely open
  to amendment.                                                                                                 
\4\ A closed rule is one under which no amendments may be offered (other than amendments recommended by the     
  committee in reporting the bill).                                                                             


                          SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE, 104TH CONGRESS                         
                                             [As of April 30, 1996]                                             
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                 Disposition of 
    H. Res. No. (Date rept.)         Rule type           Bill No.              Subject                rule      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 38 (1/18/95)...........  O................  H.R. 5...........  Unfunded Mandate        A: 350-71 (1/19/ 
                                                                        Reform.                 95).            
H. Res. 44 (1/24/95)...........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 17..  Social Security.......  A: 255-172 (1/25/
                                                    H.J. Res. 1......  Balanced Budget Amdt..   95).            
H. Res. 51 (1/31/95)...........  O................  H.R. 101.........  Land Transfer, Taos     A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Pueblo Indians.         1/95).          
H. Res. 52 (1/31/95)...........  O................  H.R. 400.........  Land Exchange, Arctic   A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Nat'l. Park and         1/95).          
                                                                        Preserve.                               
H. Res. 53 (1/31/95)...........  O................  H.R. 440.........  Land Conveyance, Butte  A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        County, Calif.          1/95).          
H. Res. 55 (2/1/95)............  O................  H.R. 2...........  Line Item Veto........  A: voice vote (2/
                                                                                                2/95).          
H. Res. 60 (2/6/95)............  O................  H.R. 665.........  Victim Restitution....  A: voice vote (2/
                                                                                                7/95).          
H. Res. 61 (2/6/95)............  O................  H.R. 666.........  Exclusionary Rule       A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Reform.                 7/95).          
H. Res. 63 (2/8/95)............  MO...............  H.R. 667.........  Violent Criminal        A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Incarceration.          9/95).          
H. Res. 69 (2/9/95)............  O................  H.R. 668.........  Criminal Alien          A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Deportation.            10/95).         
H. Res. 79 (2/10/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 728.........  Law Enforcement Block   A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Grants.                 13/95).         
H. Res. 83 (2/13/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 7...........  National Security       PQ: 229-100; A:  
                                                                        Revitalization.         227-127 (2/15/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 88 (2/16/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 831.........  Health Insurance        PQ: 230-191; A:  
                                                                        Deductibility.          229-188 (2/21/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 91 (2/21/95)...........  O................  H.R. 830.........  Paperwork Reduction     A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Act.                    22/95).         
H. Res. 92 (2/21/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 889.........  Defense Supplemental..  A: 282-144 (2/22/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 93 (2/22/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 450.........  Regulatory Transition   A: 252-175 (2/23/
                                                                        Act.                    95).            
H. Res. 96 (2/24/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 1022........  Risk Assessment.......  A: 253-165 (2/27/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 100 (2/27/95)..........  O................  H.R. 926.........  Regulatory Reform and   A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Relief Act.             28/95).         
H. Res. 101 (2/28/95)..........  MO...............  H.R. 925.........  Private Property        A: 271-151 (3/2/ 
                                                                        Protection Act.         95).            
H. Res. 103 (3/3/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 1058........  Securities Litigation   .................
                                                                        Reform.                                 
H. Res. 104 (3/3/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 988.........  Attorney                A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Accountability Act.     6/95).          
H. Res. 105 (3/6/95)...........  MO...............  .................  ......................  A: 257-155 (3/7/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 108 (3/7/95)...........  Debate...........  H.R. 956.........  Product Liability       A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Reform.                 8/95).          
H. Res. 109 (3/8/95)...........  MC...............  .................  ......................  PQ: 234-191 A:   
                                                                                                247-181 (3/9/   
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 115 (3/14/95)..........  MO...............  H.R. 1159........  Making Emergency Supp.  A: 242-190 (3/15/
                                                                        Approps.                95).            
H. Res. 116 (3/15/95)..........  MC...............  H.J. Res. 73.....  Term Limits Const.      A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Amdt.                   28/95).         
H. Res. 117 (3/16/95)..........  Debate...........  H.R. 4...........  Personal                A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Responsibility Act of   21/95).         
                                                                        1995.                                   
H. Res. 119 (3/21/95)..........  MC...............  .................  ......................  A: 217-211 (3/22/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 125 (4/3/95)...........  O................  H.R. 1271........  Family Privacy          A: 423-1 (4/4/   
                                                                        Protection Act.         95).            
H. Res. 126 (4/3/95)...........  O................  H.R. 660.........  Older Persons Housing   A: voice vote (4/
                                                                        Act.                    6/95).          

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H. Res. 128 (4/4/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 1215........  Contract With America   A: 228-204 (4/5/ 
                                                                        Tax Relief Act of       95).            
                                                                        1995.                                   
H. Res. 130 (4/5/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 483.........  Medicare Select          A: 253-172 (4/6/
                                                                        Expansion.              95).            
H. Res. 136 (5/1/95)...........  O................  H.R. 655.........  Hydrogen Future Act of  A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        1995.                   2/95).          
H. Res. 139 (5/3/95)...........  O................  H.R. 1361........  Coast Guard Auth. FY    A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        1996.                   9/95).          
H. Res. 140 (5/9/95)...........  O................  H.R. 961.........  Clean Water Amendments  A: 414-4 (5/10/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 144 (5/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 535.........  Fish Hatchery--         A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Arkansas.               15/95).         
H. Res. 145 (5/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 584.........  Fish Hatchery--Iowa...  A: voice vote (5/
                                                                                                15/95).         
H. Res. 146 (5/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 614.........  Fish Hatchery--         A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Minnesota.              15/95).         
H. Res. 149 (5/16/95)..........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 67..  Budget Resolution FY    PQ: 252-170 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   255-168 (5/17/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 155 (5/22/95)..........  MO...............  H.R. 1561........  American Overseas       A: 233-176 (5/23/
                                                                        Interests Act.          95).            
H. Res. 164 (6/8/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 1530........  Nat. Defense Auth. FY   PQ: 225-191 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   233-183 (6/13/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 167 (6/15/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1817........  MilCon Appropriations   PQ: 223-180 A:   
                                                                        FY 1996.                245-155 (6/16/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 169 (6/19/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 1854........  Leg. Branch Approps.    PQ: 232-196 A:   
                                                                        FY 1996.                236-191 (6/20/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 170 (6/20/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1868........  For. Ops. Approps. FY   PQ: 221-178 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   217-175 (6/22/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 171 (6/22/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1905........  Energy & Water          A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       12/95).         
H. Res. 173 (6/27/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 79.....  Flag Constitutional     PQ: 258-170 A:   
                                                                        Amendment.              271-152 (6/28/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 176 (6/28/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 1944........  Emer. Supp. Approps...  PQ: 236-194 A:   
                                                                                                234-192 (6/29/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 185 (7/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1977........  Interior Approps. FY    PQ: 235-193 D:   
                                                                        1996.                   192-238 (7/12/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 187 (7/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1977........  Interior Approps. FY    PQ: 230-194 A:   
                                                                        1996 #2.                229-195 (7/13/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 188 (7/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1976........  Agriculture Approps.    PQ: 242-185 A:   
                                                                        FY 1996.                voice vote (7/18/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 190 (7/17/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2020........  Treasury/Postal         PQ: 232-192 A:   
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       voice vote (7/18/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 193 (7/19/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 96.....  Disapproval of MFN to   A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        China.                  20/95).         
H. Res. 194 (7/19/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2002........  Transportation          PQ: 217-202 (7/21/
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       95).            
H. Res. 197 (7/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 70..........  Exports of Alaskan      A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        Crude Oil.              24/95).         
H. Res. 198 (7/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2076........  Commerce, State         A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       25/95).         
H. Res. 201 (7/25/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2099........  VA/HUD Approps. FY      A: 230-189 (7/25/
                                                                        1996.                   95).            
H. Res. 204 (7/28/95)..........  MC...............  S. 21............  Terminating U.S. Arms   A: voice vote (8/
                                                                        Embargo on Bosnia.      1/95).          
H. Res. 205 (7/28/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2126........  Defense Approps. FY     A: 409-1 (7/31/  
                                                                        1996.                   95).            
H. Res. 207 (8/1/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 1555........  Communications Act of   A: 255-156 (8/2/ 
                                                                        1995.                   95).            
H. Res. 208 (8/1/95)...........  O................  H.R. 2127........  Labor, HHS Approps. FY  A: 323-104 (8/2/ 
                                                                        1996.                   95).            
H. Res. 215 (9/7/95)...........  O................  H.R. 1594........  Economically Targeted   A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Investments.            12/95).         
H. Res. 216 (9/7/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 1655........  Intelligence            A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Authorization FY 1996.  12/95).         
H. Res. 218 (9/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1162........  Deficit Reduction       A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Lockbox.                13/95).         
H. Res. 219 (9/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1670........  Federal Acquisition     A: 414-0 (9/13/  
                                                                        Reform Act.             95).            
H. Res. 222 (9/18/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1617........  CAREERS Act...........  A: 388-2 (9/19/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 224 (9/19/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2274........  Natl. Highway System..  PQ: 241-173 A:   
                                                                                                375-39-1 (9/20/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 225 (9/19/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 927.........  Cuban Liberty & Dem.    A: 304-118 (9/20/
                                                                        Solidarity.             95).            
H. Res. 226 (9/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 743.........  Team Act..............  A: 344-66-1 (9/27/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 227 (9/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1170........  3-Judge Court.........  A: voice vote (9/
                                                                                                28/95).         
H. Res. 228 (9/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1601........  Internatl. Space        A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Station.                27/95).         
H. Res. 230 (9/27/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 108....  Continuing Resolution   A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        FY 1996.                28/95).         
H. Res. 234 (9/29/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2405........  Omnibus Science Auth..  A: voice vote (10/
                                                                                                11/95).         
H. Res. 237 (10/17/95).........  MC...............  H.R. 2259........  Disapprove Sentencing   A: voice vote (10/
                                                                        Guidelines.             18/95).         
H. Res. 238 (10/18/95).........  MC...............  H.R. 2425........  Medicare Preservation   PQ: 231-194 A:   
                                                                        Act.                    227-192 (10/19/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 239 (10/19/95).........  C................  H.R. 2492........  Leg. Branch Approps...  PQ: 235-184 A:   
                                                                                                voice vote (10/ 
                                                                                                31/95).         
H. Res. 245 (10/25/95).........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 109.  Social Security         PQ: 228-191 A:   
                                                    H.R. 2491........   Earnings Reform.        235-185 (10/26/ 
                                                                       Seven-Year Balanced      95).            
                                                                        Budget.                                 
H. Res. 251 (10/31/95).........  C................  H.R. 1833........  Partial Birth Abortion  A: 237-190 (11/1/
                                                                        Ban.                    95).            
H. Res. 252 (10/31/95).........  MO...............  H.R. 2546........  D.C. Approps..........  A: 241-181 (11/1/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 257 (11/7/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 115....  Cont. Res. FY 1996....  A: 216-210 (11/8/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 258 (11/8/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2586........  Debt Limit............  A: 220-200 (11/10/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 259 (11/9/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2539........  ICC Termination Act...  A: voice vote (11/
                                                                                                14/95).         
H. Res. 261 (11/9/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 115....  Cont. Resolution......  A: 223-182 (11/10/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 262 (11/9/95)..........  C................  H.R. 2586........  Increase Debt Limit...  A: 220-185 (11/10/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 269 (11/15/95).........  O................  H.R. 2564........  Lobbying Reform.......  A: voice vote (11/
                                                                                                16/95).         
H. Res. 270 (11/15/95).........  C................  H.J. Res. 122....  Further Cont.           A: 229-176 (11/15/
                                                                        Resolution.             95).            
H. Res. 273 (11/16/95).........  MC...............  H.R. 2606........  Prohibition on Funds    A: 239-181 (11/17/
                                                                        for Bosnia.             95).            
H. Res. 284 (11/29/95).........  O................  H.R. 1788........  Amtrak Reform.........  A: voice vote (11/
                                                                                                30/95).         
H. Res. 287 (11/30/95).........  O................  H.R. 1350........  Maritime Security Act.  A: voice vote (12/
                                                                                                6/95).          
H. Res. 293 (12/7/95)..........  C................  H.R. 2621........  Protect Federal Trust   PQ: 223-183 A:   
                                                                        Funds.                  228-184 (12/14/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 303 (12/13/95).........  O................  H.R. 1745........  Utah Public Lands.....                   
H. Res. 309 (12/18/95).........  C................  H.Con. Res. 122..  Budget Res. W/          PQ: 230-188 A:   
                                                                        President.              229-189 (12/19/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 313 (12/19/95).........  O................  H.R. 558.........  Texas Low-Level         A: voice vote (12/
                                                                        Radioactive.            20/95).         
H. Res. 323 (12/21/95).........  C................  H.R. 2677........  Natl. Parks & Wildlife  Tabled (2/28/96).
                                                                        Refuge.                                 
H. Res. 366 (2/27/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2854........  Farm Bill.............  PQ: 228-182 A:   
                                                                                                244-168 (2/28/  
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 368 (2/28/96)..........  O................  H.R. 994.........  Small Business Growth.  .................
H. Res. 371 (3/6/96)...........  C................  H.R. 3021........  Debt Limit Increase...  A: voice vote (3/
                                                                                                7/96).          
H. Res. 372 (3/6/96)...........  MC...............  H.R. 3019........  Cont. Approps. FY 1996  PQ: voice vote A:
                                                                                                235-175 (3/7/   
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 380 (3/12/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2703........  Effective Death         A: 251-157 (3/13/
                                                                        Penalty.                96).            
H. Res. 384 (3/14/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2202........  Immigration...........  PQ: 233-152 A:   
                                                                                                voice vote (3/21/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 386 (3/20/96)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 165....  Further Cont. Approps.  PQ: 234-187 A:   
                                                                                                237-183 (3/21/  
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 388 (3/20/96)..........  C................  H.R. 125.........  Gun Crime Enforcement.  A: 244-166 (3/22/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 391 (3/27/96)..........  C................  H.R. 3136........  Contract w/America      PQ: 232-180 A:   
                                                                        Advancement.            232-177, (3/28/ 
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 392 (3/27/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 3103........  Health Coverage         PQ: 229-186 A:   
                                                                        Affordability.          Voice Vote (3/29/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 395 (3/29/96)..........  MC...............  H.J. Res. 159....  Tax Limitation Const.   PQ: 232-168 A:   
                                                                        Amdmt..                 234-162 (4/15/  
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 396 (3/29/96)..........  O................  H.R. 842.........  Truth in Budgeting Act  A: voice vote (4/
                                                                                                17/96).         
H. Res. 409 (4/23/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2715........  Paperwork Elimination   A: voice vote (4/
                                                                        Act.                    24/96).         
H. Res. 410 (4/23/96)..........  O................  H.R. 1675........  Natl. Wildlife Refuge.  A: voice vote (4/
                                                                                                24/96).         
H. Res. 411 (4/23/96)..........  O................  H.J. Res. 175....  Further Cont. Approps.  A: voice vote (4/
                                                                        FY 1996.                24/96).         
H. Res. 418 (4/30/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2641........  U.S. Marshals Service.  .................
H. Res. 419 (4/30/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2149........  Ocean Shipping Reform.  .................
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Codes: O-open rule; MO-modified open rule; MC-modified closed rule; C-closed rule; A-adoption vote; D-defeated; 
  PQ-previous question vote. Source: Notices of Action Taken, Committee on Rules, 104th Congress.               


  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the previous question so 
that we can finally get a vote on the minimum wage--an issue on which 
Speaker Gingrich will not let the House speak its will. This despite 
repeated promises that the new GOP would let the House work the will of 
the people, and not bottle up legislation simply because they didn't 
like it.
  All we are asking for is a vote on the minimum wage.
  The facts are staggering when we look closely at the true value of 
our $4.25 per hour minimum wage: the current minimum wage is at its 
lowest value in 40 years and is 30 percent below its average level of 
the 1970's. Twelve million Americans earn less than $5.15 per hour, and 
73 percent of minimum wage earners are adults and most are women. And 
it is estimated that one in five minimum wage earners live below the 
poverty line. It is clear that our minimum wage is too much minimum and 
not enough wage.
  The last time the minimum wage was increased was 1991--and its value 
has eroded 50 cents since then. That is why the President has proposed, 
and I support, a 90 cent increase over 2 years, bringing the wage to 
$5.15 per hour.
  During the two Government shutdowns, Members of Congress earned more 
than a minimum wage earner will make in an entire year. This Congress 
has spent the vast majority of its time trying to take away Medicare 
and other benefits from working Americans, while trying to find more 
tax breaks for the rich. Now we can't even have a vote on this most 
fundamental matter of basic decency and equity.
  This is an outrage to all Americans, and most importantly the 12 
million Americans who live on subminimum wages now.
  I urge Members to defeat the previous question so that we can finally 
get a vote this issue which has been muzzled. And don't mistake it--
your vote to defeat the previous question will be viewed as your vote 
on the minimum wage issue. Americans who work full time should be able 
to earn a livable wage. A full-time worker should not be forced to live 
in poverty. Americans who work hard and play by the rules deserve the 
opportunity to create

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a better future for their children, and an increase to the minimum wage 
will do just that. I urge all of my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on the 
previous question so that we can finally give 12 million workers a 
raise this year.
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I 
move the previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gutknecht). The question is on ordering 
the previous question.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5 of rule XV, the Chair 
announces that he will reduce to a minimum of 5 minutes the period of 
time within which a vote by electronic device, if ordered, will be 
taken on the question of agreeing to the resolution.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, 
nays 203, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 140]

                               YEAS--219

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                               NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Flanagan
     Goss
     Hayes
     Kaptur
     Lewis (GA)
     Matsui
     Molinari
     Myers

                              {time}  1327

  The Clerk announced the following pair:
  On this vote:

       Mr. Goss for, with Ms. Kaptur against.

  Mr. ORTON changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''

                              {time}  1330

  So the previous question was ordered.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gutknecht). The question is on the 
resolution.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 418 and rule 
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 2641.

                              {time}  1330


                     In the committee of the whole

  Accordingly the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union for the 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, with Mr. Wicker in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as having 
been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum] and the 
gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers] each will be recognized for 30 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum].
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I want to thank all of my colleagues for allowing this discussion 
today. This is a very important piece of legislation, and I do not 
believe very controversial, but very important.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2641, the United States Marshals Service 
Improvements Act of 1995, changes the selection process of the Nation's 
94 U.S. Marshals from that of appointment by the President with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, to appointment by the Attorney 
General. U.S. Marshals would be selected on a competitive basis, among 
career managers within the Marshals Service, rather than being 
nominated by the administration and approved or rejected by the Senate.
  Incumbent U.S. marshals selected before enactment of this bill would 
perform the duties of their office until their terms expire and 
successors are appointed. Marshals selected between enactment of the 
bill and the year 2000 would be appointed by the President, with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, and serve for 4 years. H.R. 2641 was 
reported favorably out of the Judiciary

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Committee by voice vote, without amendment.
  I might add that the bill does not change the provisions with respect 
to the Presidential appointment of the director of the U.S. Marshals 
Service who will continue just as the law presently reads.
  I introduced this bill on behalf of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Officers Association which strongly desires to enhance the 
professionalism of the U.S. Marshals Service. The responsibilities of a 
U.S. marshal are varied and severely challenging. These duties range 
from maintaining the security of the Federal courts to tracking down 
fugitives from justice. Moreover, as complex criminal prosecutions 
continue to increase, the need to move essential witnesses around the 
country grows with it. This is also a duty of the Marshals Service. 
However, the current selection process does not take these 
responsibilities into consideration.
  The current selection of U.S. marshals is as varied as the Senators 
who nominate them. Currently, there is no criteria for selection of a 
U.S. marshal. There is no age, physical fitness, educational, 
managerial, or law enforcement requirement or experience needed to 
become a U.S. marshal. In the past, U.S. marshal positions have been 
filled by undertakers, coroners, pig farmers, and even a host of a 
childrens' daytime television program, just to name a few. The only 
training a newly appointed marshal receives from the Marshals Service 
is a 40-hour orientation session. Unlike all other Marshals Service 
employees, the presidentially appointed marshal is not subject to 
disciplinary actions, cannot be reassigned, and can only be removed by 
the President or upon the appointment of a successor. This lack of 
accountability has resulted in a number of problems, including 
budgetary irresponsibility among individual marshals, and has created a 
double standard that has a negative impact on morale.
  It is important to note that the current appointment process for U.S. 
marshals is unique among Federal law enforcement agencies. Both the FBI 
and the DEA select heads of their field offices based upon merit. 
Special agents in charge are not politically appointed. Instead, they 
are the best agents who have worked their way to the top. The Marshals 
Service should have nothing less.
  It is my view that H.R. 2641 would be a commonsense approach to 
professionalizing the U.S. Marshals Service. The Justice Department 
supports this legislation, and it is similar to a recommendation of 
Vice President Gore's National Performance Review. This bill is a small 
but important step in this Congress' ongoing effort to improve the 
administration of Federal law enforcement, and I certainly urge my 
colleagues to support it.
  And I might add that nothing of the criticism I have given today with 
respect to the problems that the U.S. Marshals Service has had from 
time to time should reflect adversely on the many U.S. marshals who 
perform their duties admirably and are doing so today, although the 
qualifications that they have been appointed under are not as strict as 
the qualifications, in the judgment of the committee, should be. And I 
believe that today's legislation will provide those kinds of 
opportunities for the Attorney General to set, by her regulation, 
standards for the appointment of U.S. marshals and make sure that 
professional law enforcement officers head our field offices in the 
future rather than having the opportunity for politics to be played 
with these very important law enforcement officers.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself as much time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a bill that is not opposed in the House, but 
this is a bill that is opposed in the Senate. Oh yes, there is another 
body that has to say something about how a bill becomes law, and in the 
Senate this is not unanimously agreed to. Sorry to announce that, my 
colleagues. That just happens to be the case.
  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. CONYERS. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia.
  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Chairman, I just want to point out to the gentleman 
that it is not unanimous in this body either.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, this is the first I heard of that, because 
everybody told me this was a done deal. It was so put together that we 
did not even need to close the rule up in the Committee on Rules. They 
gave us an open rule, as many amendments as we want on something that 
is going through unanimously, I guess. But, no, I understand that that 
may not be the case, and so I just want to remind everybody that this 
generous Committee on Rules that allowed us an open rule, as many 
amendments as we want, is the same Committee on Rules in the 104th 
Congress that on about 45 other occasions, when we begged them for an 
open rule on things that were slightly more important than this, there 
was no way we could get it because the Democrats on the committee were 
outvoted every single time. But now on this, how many amendments do we 
have? Not a single one. But it is an open rule, showing, I guess, that 
the chairman and the Republican dominated Committee on Rules is doing 
us a real big favor on May 1, 1996.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Collins] for purposes of a colloquy.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding this time to me, and my purpose for the colloquy is to be 
assured that there is nothing in this legislation that would prohibit 
any law enforcement officer who resides in the jurisdiction of the 
Marshals Service where the appointment will be made from not being 
considered for the employment. What I understand we are doing here is 
we are changing the appointment process from that of a nomination by 
Senator and a confirmation by the Senator as recommendations of the 
President.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum].
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, that is correct, I say to the gentleman. 
While it would be my opinion that the results of this law and the 
regulations the Attorney General promulgates, who will now have the 
power of the appointment instead of the President, will be that many of 
the marshals will be career service promotions. There is nothing that 
we are doing to put into the law now anything that will keep the 
Attorney General from being able to appoint a sheriff or another local 
law enforcement person if she or he wanted to do that, and there is no 
change in the underlying law either. The same basic law is true for the 
DEA or the FBI today.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I further inquire, too, about 
the qualifications for the person being considered for the nomination. 
Does the gentleman have any idea or suggestion or comments on the age 
or any type of retirement age or entry level age?
  Mr. McCOLLUM. The bill is silent as to age, and the law that exists 
today is silent as to age or other qualifications. What I would assume 
is that the Attorney General will promulgate some guidelines with 
respect to the qualifications under her regulatory power which the 
gentleman and I would have a chance to comment on. But I do not see 
anything in the law that would present any impediment to the 
qualification of anyone based on the law.

  It is just that I am expecting, with the Attorney General having this 
power instead of the President and having to go through the Senate 
where they play a lot of politics, that we will certainly have law 
enforcement people, professional law enforcement people, running these 
offices in the future. But with respect to any other qualifications, I 
do not have any preconceived notions.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. That also would include any formal law 
enforcement official.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. That is correct. That is correct. That would be my 
assumption. But again it will be up to the Attorney General's 
discretion to the extent that the normal rules apply, the promulgation 
of regulations for qualifications.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I know the intent of the gentleman from 
Florida is to take politics out of the appointment as much as possible, 
but I am concerned, too, that we may form some internal politics within 
the agency itself

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if we are not careful. That is where I want to make sure that no one is 
culled out from being considered as a nominee or as an appointee for 
the particular office, services, U.S. marshal.
  We have in the central district of Georgia in the past, we have 
actually had a deputy marshal appointed as U.S. marshal. I know and I 
understand what the gentleman is trying to do. But any good law 
enforcement officer should be considered for this appointment, and I 
want to assure that that will be still available.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, in general I concur with the gentleman's 
perspective, but the law is silent in this regard. And given the 
qualifications and the decisions or the discretion is going to rest 
with the Attorney General, as it does with all other Federal law 
enforcement local field office appointments, which is what this will 
become.

                              {time}  1345

  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a very important bill. It is a big deal. We are 
going to strip the President of the ability to appoint U.S. marshals. 
What are we going to do with it? We are going to give it to the 
Attorney General who is appointed, I think, by the President of the 
United States. So this is very heavy, Mr. Chairman. We ought to think 
carefully about this. The Attorney General is better positioned to know 
who should be a U.S. marshal than the President of the United States, 
for whom he or she works. Very heavy. Follow carefully. This is not a 
light matter. Do not throw this one away. U.S. marshals must be 
appointed by the Attorney General, not the President.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from New York [Mr. Schumer], ranking member of the Subcommittee on 
Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the bill. I also want Members to 
know why this simple bill is on the floor today and what it says about 
the failure of the leadership on the other side. I am referring, of 
course, not to the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Crime, or the 
Judiciary, or the Committee on the Judiciary, but by others who have 
constantly messed into the anticrime agenda.
  Mr. Chairman, let there be no misunderstanding; in my view, this is a 
good bill and it should be enacted into law. It went through 
subcommittee and full committee without opposition. It has the support 
of all the major law enforcement organizations. It has the support of 
the Justice Department. In fact, Mr. Chairman, this bill is a perfect 
example of a bill that should have been brought to the floor on the 
Suspension Calendar and disposed of in 5 minutes.
  So why is this bill on the floor today under an open rule? Why is the 
Republican leadership pretending that there is really something of 
substance for us to debate here? The answer, Mr. Chairman, is simple: 
The bill is on the floor today simply because the other side has 
nothing else to bring before the House, and it wants to boost its 
batting average for open rules.
  The bill is here today because the other side's anticrime agenda is 
basically shipwrecked. America is crying out for help in its fight 
against the proliferation of drugs and gangs and guns in the hands of 
children. Yet, this bill is the best thing that Speaker Gingrich can 
come up with for the House to do today.
  Just look at a few of the real problems, either ignored or actually 
made worse during this Congress: Every day, hundreds of children are 
being dragged into the spider's web of drug abuse. What has the 
Republican leadership done about that problem? It has gutted and 
defunded the juvenile prevention programs we passed in the last 
Congress and erected nothing, nothing in their place.
  Every day scores of Americans are killed or injured by gun violence. 
What has the leadership done about that problem? It has tried to repeal 
the assault weapons ban we passed in the last Congress, a ban that more 
than two-thirds of the American people support.
  Every day hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers put their 
lives on the line in the fight against drugs and guns and gangs and 
terrorists. Just last week, the ATF uncovered a militia plot in the 
Speaker's own district, yet these law enforcement officers have been 
vilified by radical forces of the extreme right.

  And what has the Republican leadership done about that problem? 
Instead of focusing its attention on the radical forces of hatred and 
extremism, it has encouraged those forces by engaging in a concerted 
program to bash law enforcement: to wit, 10 long days of hearings to 
pick through the ashes of Waco, and come up with not a single 
substantial new finding. By contrast, we only held 1 short day of 
hearings on the right-wing militias.
  The Republican leadership bowed to its right wing and included in the 
terrorism bill an NRA-inspired commission, the whole purpose of which 
was to criticize law enforcement. The Republican leadership has blocked 
every attempt to amend the armor-piercing bullet laws so we can protect 
every cop in America from cop-killer bullets. We have to ask the same 
question thousands of cops throughout America are asking: Whose side 
are those guys on?
  Mr. Chairman, I support this bill and I urge my colleagues to vote 
for it, but it is a sad day in America, Mr. Chairman, because while the 
American people call out for real help in fighting crime, both 
punishment and prevention, the Republican leadership plays legislative 
games with blue smoke and mirrors.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I must say that I am disappointed in my colleagues on 
the other side. While they are supporting this legislation, they are 
mocking it and then using it for political speeches about what is and 
is not a Republican-Democrat position on the crime issue.
  I, first of all, think this bill merits being out here solely today 
as it is, because it is a very significant change in law. It is not 
just that we are moving the appointment powers from the President to 
the Attorney General. It is a little more complicated than that. The 
appointment powers of the President require confirmation by the Senate, 
and as a matter of course when the Senators have that, just as with 
Federal judges, the appointments truly are the choices of the Senators, 
as much or more than they are of the President. They are never, or 
rarely at least, career professionals.
  What we are doing today by giving the Attorney General the same power 
over the U.S. marshals appointments as she has today over the FBI and 
DEA field office heads and other law enforcement agency heads is making 
the U.S Marshals Service truly professional and taking a lot, if not 
all, of the politics out of it, the only exception being the director 
of the U.S. Marshals Service, which, like the director of the FBI, will 
remain a presidential appointment.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill is not a minor bill. It is a very significant 
change in law. It should have been done a long time ago. If we want to 
play partisan politics, which was not my intent, I do not know why the 
Democratic majority for 40 years before this party took over this past 
January a year ago did not do this. It should have been done a long 
time ago.
  Mr. Chairman, I would also respond to my colleagues about the work of 
this side of the aisle in the crime area. It seems to me that it would 
be obvious to any member of the Subcommittee on Crime, certainly the 
Committee on the Judiciary and this full body, that we have had 6 or 7 
major crime bills that have become enacted into law and signed by the 
President in the past few weeks.
  Granted, they were part of the terrorism bill and part of the 
appropriation bill, but six or seven of the Contract With America crime 
bills are now law. Some of them many of us have been fighting to get 
accomplished for years, the most significant of which, and which I will 
grant some of my colleagues over there do not agree with, but the most 
significant one is the reform of the so-called habeas corpus laws, 
which have allowed death row inmates to delay the carrying out of their 
sentences for years by procedural devices. They are not going to be 
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to do that anymore; a very significant provision that President 
Clinton, thank goodness, signed into law, that Democrat Congresses have 
refused to pass over the years and send to a Republican President to 
sign.

  In addition to that, Mr. Chairman, we have prison litigation reforms 
that have eliminated the caps that have been strangling State prison 
wardens from being able to keep prisoners who should be in prison 
there. We have had Federal judges saying things are overcrowded that 
would not be overcrowded in Federal prison. Now we have removed those 
caps and we have set up procedures that means that we are not going to 
be able to strangle the wardens and we are going to keep a lot of these 
prisoners behind bars.
  In addition to that, we have a provision that has gone into law that 
will change the litigation requirements for prisoner litigation. We are 
not going to see a lot of litigation over peanut butter sandwiches like 
we have seen before, and other frivolous matters.
  We have also enacted into law the Republican provisions on truth-in-
sentencing to make it really meaningful, as opposed to what the last 
Congress did, in encouraging the States to actually incarcerate violent 
repeat felons for at least 85 percent of their sentences. We are going 
to give them additional moneys to build the prison business with which 
to do that.
  Last but not least, my friend complained about the drug program. 
Somehow we cut out some prevention programs. All we did, and I think 
this is very significant, Mr. Chairman, is that we enacted what we 
fought for for several years and could not get, and that is a block 
grant program with all that prevention money, for about $500 million 
for this year alone, that will now be a question of the local 
communities deciding how best to spend that, whether it is fighting 
drugs or fighting crime in any other way. If there is a high crime 
area, the cities and the county governments are going to get this money 
to spend as they see fit, because what is good for Spokane, WA, in my 
judgment, is not necessarily good for Charleston, SC; and Lord knows, 
Congress and Washington certainly do not know best when it comes to 
crime prevention programs and fighting crime.

  Mr. Chairman, not only that, but next week on the floor we are going 
to have a bill out here on crimes against children and the elderly, 
mandatory notification of communities regarding sex offenders, an 
antistalking bill, a bill regarding retaliation against witnesses, and 
the list goes on.
  This subcommittee has already, the Subcommittee on Crime and this 
Congress, produced more legislation and brought it to the floor, and 
will have, by the end of this month coming up, certainly than any other 
subcommittee of this Congress. I am proud of what we are doing. There 
is even more to come.
  Mr. Chairman, I am sorry we got off into a partisan discussion but, 
quite frankly, my judgment is the President is a little bit late on a 
lot of this stuff, like with his drug program down here. I think what 
he announced earlier this week sounds terrific. It sounds just like 
Ronald Reagan and George Bush with a new drug policy. It sounds great, 
but where was President Clinton for the last 3\1/2\ years? Where was he 
when he was cutting back on the drug czar's office in order to satisfy 
his commitment to reduce White House personnel, when he cut them by 60 
percent or 80 percent earlier in his administration? For 3\1/2\ years 
we languished without a good drug policy. We saw the rate of usage of 
marijuana and cocaine among high school students double.
  I am glad he is coming around to some of this now and maybe signing 
things into law. Again, I did not think this bill should be the forum 
for this kind of political discussion, but my colleague saw fit to 
raise it as a political issue about the general subject of crime, and I 
certainly am not going to sit back and not comment on it.
  The bill itself, though, Mr. Chairman needs to be passed. It is an 
important bill. It does take the U.S. Marshals Service out of politics.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, we are here today because this is an important bill. 
This bill is important because it takes politics out of U.S. marshals 
appointments. It takes politics out of the appointments by giving the 
appointments from the President to the Attorney General, so there are 
no more politics in the U.S. Marshals Service.
  That is why a number of Members of both sides of the aisle in the 
other body are not very enthusiastic about this measure. It may not be 
going anywhere, as logical, inevitable, as perfect, as improving as 
this will be to the Department of Justice. Mr. Chairman, I do not know, 
if I had my druthers, I like Presidents to make appointments.
  Mr. Chairman, by the way, why do we not have the Attorney General 
appoint the U.S. district attorneys, while we are at it, or whomever 
the Attorney General might be? I do not hear anybody talking about 
that. Would that not take the politics out of DOJ? Yes, no, maybe? 
Well, probably not, and probably not in this bill, either. Mr. 
Chairman, I do not see anything to crow about in this bill.
  The one thing I do agree with my friend, the gentleman from Florida 
[Mr. McCollum], about is that his subcommittee has taken out the 
ability of prisoners to write and complain about peanut butter 
sandwiches. The way he did that is have the judges dismiss those as 
frivolous suits, which they have been doing long before he became the 
chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Colorado [Mr. McInnis].
  (Mr. McINNIS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, I was over in my office watching this debate. Let me, 
first of all, address the issue of the rules. I saw the gentleman from 
New York, who still sits on the floor, and I am amazed.
  The gentleman from New York complains when the Committee on Rules 
issues a closed rule. I understand his complaints. The gentleman from 
New York complains when the Committee on Rules issues a rule based on a 
modified closed rule. I understand, somewhat, the legitimacy of that 
type of complaint.
  But now the only thing remaining, an open rule, and I am sitting in 
my office and the gentleman from New York is objecting to a rule that 
is an open rule. Mr. Chairman, I want to talk about that for a minute, 
from the gentleman from New York. What is going to make him happy? 
Complain, complain, complain. We issue an open rule.
  Mr. Chairman, for those who do not clearly understand what an open 
rule means, it means we have completely opened debate. How can Members 
complain against that? The Committee on Rules, I think, acting in 
absolute good faith, has put this bill on the floor with an open rule 
so we can have the type of debate we are having today.
  Mr. Chairman, let me move from the rule to the other issue at hand. 
Now let us talk about the bill.

                              {time}  1400

  Mr. Chairman, I used to be a cop. I know something about a good cop 
and a bad cop, and I can tell you the U.S. Marshals Service needs to be 
professionalized.
  I am not embarrassed to stand up here in front of you and tell you 
that the Marshals Service worked a disgrace upon this country at Ruby 
Ridge. They were censured by the U.S. Senate. I have got the 
documentation right here. I am going to put it into the Record. They 
gave a black eye to all of us ex-cops and to all current cops.
  That is not professionally run over there. Not only did they goof up 
and cost some people some lives at Ruby Ridge, then the director of the 
U.S. Marshals Service went out and gave the highest award possible 
under the U.S. Marshals Service to the agents involved at Ruby Ridge.
  Should we crow about that? Absolutely not. Should we be embarrassed 
by it? Absolutely yes. Should we do something to reform the U.S. 
Marshals Service? The answer is clearly yes.
  I am proud to say that Bill McCollum from the State of Florida has 
taken it upon himself to clean this agency up. This is a good bill. Why 
are we even debating? Why are you fighting this bill? This is a good 
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clean up the U.S. Marshals Service, and it cleans it up under an open 
rule.
  I would urge all Members to support this bill, I would urge all 
Members to take a very critical eye and to look very carefully at what 
the U.S. Marshals Service has done and how we can professionalize it, 
because if we professionalize that agency, it is a plus for all of us.
  Mr. Chairman, I include the following for the Record:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 13, 1996.
     Eduardo Gonzalez,
     Director, U.S. Marshals, Arlington, VA.
       Director: The granting of the U.S. Marshal's ``Service 
     Award for Valor'' to the Marshals involved in the Ruby Ridge 
     incident is wrong and you know its wrong.
       It is clear from the trial, Senate hearings, and testimony 
     from those involved that standards of ``good judgment'', 
     ``unusual courage'' and ``competence in hostile 
     circumstances'' were not met, even at a minimal level. It is 
     also interesting that the Marshals ``Information Sheet 
     Randall Weaver Incident'' conveniently excludes key facts 
     surrounding the incident such as the censure of your agents' 
     conduct.
       Granting this prestigious award to the Marshals and calling 
     them heroes, greatly discounts the history of the award and 
     for that reason alone, I regret your decision and poor 
     judgment.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Scott McInnis,
     Member of Congress.
                                                                    ____


                          They Call This Valor

                           (By James Bovard)

       On March 1, the U.S. Marshals Service gave its highest 
     award for valor to five U.S. marshals involved in the 1992 
     Ruby Ridge, Idaho, shoot-out, including the marshal who 
     fatally shot a 14-year-old boy in the back and another 
     marshal who provoked a firefight by killing the boy's dog. 
     The award announcement sent shock waves across Capitol Hill.
       The marshals received the award, according to U.S. Marshals 
     Service Director Eduardo Gonzalez, for ``their exceptional 
     courage, their sound judgment in the face of attack, and 
     their high degree of professional competence during the 
     incident.'' Mr. Gonzalez labeled the men ``heroes.'' This 
     makes a mockery of the many brave marshals who serve their 
     fellow citizens.
       Randy Weaver, a white separatist who had attended a few 
     Aryan Nation meetings, was charged in 1991 with selling 
     illegal sawed-off shotguns to a federal informant. (A jury 
     later concluded that Mr. Weaver had been entrapped.) The U.S. 
     Marshals Service was assigned the job of bringing Mr. Weaver 
     in. The marshals spent the next year and a half spying on Mr. 
     Weaver, sneaking around his land dozens of times and erecting 
     spy cameras to record all of his family's movements.
       The marshals greatly exaggerated the threat from Mr. Weaver 
     due in part to false information they had received from ATF 
     agent Herb Byerly, who according to one U.S, marshal, told 
     them that ``Weaver is a suspect in several eastern Washington 
     and western Montana bank robberies. An alleged accomplice in 
     the robberies was arrested somewhere in Iowa and implicated a 
     person believed to be Weaver during a confession. The 
     accomplice has since escaped from custody with the assumption 
     that he could be on the Weaver property.' Agent Byerly told a 
     Senate subcommittee that the incorrect information was due to 
     a ``typographical error.''
       On Aug. 21, 1992, six U.S. marshals scurried onto the 
     Weaver property, outfitted in full ninja-type camouflage and 
     ski masks and carrying submachine guns and other high-powered 
     weapons. The marshals had no visible badges or insignia 
     identifying them as federal agents. After agents threw rocks 
     near the Weaver cabin, Mr. Weaver's 14-year-old son, Sammy, 
     and Kevin Harris, a 25-year-old friend living in the cabin, 
     ran to see what the Weavers' dogs were barking at.
       The marshals took off running through the woods, followed 
     by one dog. The marshals later told the FBI that they had 
     been ambushed. But according to a Justice Department 
     confidential report, the marshals chose to stop running and 
     take a stand behind stumps and trees. The marshals had the 
     advantage of surprise, camouflage and vastly more firepower 
     than the boy and Kevin Harris possessed.
       The firefight began when Marshal Arthur Roderick shot and 
     killed the family dog, as a Senate subcommittee investigation 
     concluded last December. Marshals Roderick and Cooper claimed 
     that the first shot of the encounter had been fired by Kevin 
     Harris and had killed Marshal Bill Degan. But Capt. Dave Neal 
     of the Idaho State Police team that rescued the marshals 12 
     hours later stated that Marshal Roderick indicated that he 
     had fired the first shot to kill the dog.
       After his dog had been killed, Sammy fired his gun in the 
     direction the shots had come from. Sammy was running back to 
     the cabin when according to the government's ballistics 
     expert at Mr. Weaver's 1993 trial, a shot from Marshal Larry 
     Cooper hit him in the back and killed him. Kevin Harris 
     stated that he responded to Sammy's shooting by firing one 
     shot into the woods to try to protect Sammy and defend 
     himself. Mr. Harris's shot apparently killed Marshal Degan, 
     an Idaho jury found that Mr. Harris acted in self-defense. 
     Though Marshals Cooper and Roderick testified that Marshal 
     Degan was killed by the first shot, evidence later proved 
     that he had fired seven shots.
       Marshals Roderick and Cooper stayed huddled alongside 
     Marshals Degan's body for the next 12 hours, afraid that they 
     might be shot if they tried to carry him off the mountain--
     even though the Weavers had long since retrieved their son's 
     corpse and gone back to the ramshackle cabin. Other marshals 
     panicked and wrongfully indicated that the Weavers had U.S. 
     marshals ``pinned down'' for hours under heavy gunfire. A 
     subsequent FBI on-site investigation found evidence that the 
     marshals fired far more shots at Sammy Weaver and Mr. Harris 
     than Sammy and Mr. Harris fired at them.
       FBI Hostage Rescue Team snipers were called in. The 
     subcommittee report noted, ``FBI agents who were briefed in 
     Washington and in Idaho during the early stages of the crisis 
     at Rudy Ridge received a great deal of inaccurate or 
     exaggerated information concerning . . . the firefight.'' 
     The marshals' gross mischaracterization helped pave the 
     way to the FBI killing of Vicki Weaver, Sammy's mother.
       Marshals Roderick and Cooper testified last Sept. 15 before 
     Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearings chaired by Sen. Arlen 
     Specter (R., Pa.) on the Ruby Ridge case. They stunned the 
     committee by announcing that Randy Weaver had shot his own 
     son. Though Sammy was shot as he was running in the direction 
     of his father, and though Mr. Weaver was far away from the 
     scene of his son's death, and was in front of him and at a 
     higher elevation, and though his son was shot in the back by 
     a bullet with an upward trajectory, Marshal Cooper insisted 
     the father still somehow shot the son.
       That could have happened only if Randy Weaver had been 
     using ``Roger Rabbit'' cartoon bullets--bullets that could 
     twist around tress, take U-turns, and defy all laws of 
     physics. The jury foreman at the federal trial in 1993 
     characterized the new Cooper-Roderick theory with an 
     expletive and told the Washington Post last September that 
     ``the government's story has changed every time you turn 
     around.''
       The Senate subcommittee report concluded, ``The 
     Subcommittee . . . has seen no evidence which would support 
     the Marshals' claim . . . ``Sen. Specter said last week that 
     he was ``surprised to see a commendation for U.S. marshals 
     whose conduct was under censure from the Judiciary 
     subcommittee.''
       The marshals' dubious conduct is further indicated by the 
     Marshals Service's refusal to undertake routine internal 
     investigations after the fatal shootings. The Senate 
     subcommittee noted, ``We were disappointed to learn that, 
     based on his desire to avoid creating discoverable documents 
     that might be used by the defense in the Weaver/Harris trial 
     . . . former Director Henry Hudson decided to conduct no 
     formal internal review of USMS activities connected with the 
     Weaver case and the Rudy Ridge incident.''
       Can anyone imagine Wyatt Earp, when he served as a U.S. 
     marshal in the 1880s, receiving a valor award for shooting a 
     14-year old boy in the back? Does the Marshals Service 
     believe that Americans are obliged to give the benefit of the 
     doubt to people in ninja outfits who jump out of the woods 
     and begin firing submachine guns at them? Federal law 
     enforcement agencies have yet to learn that they cannot 
     brazenly shoot innocent Americans and then pretend that the 
     agents involved should be treated like national heroes.

  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I do not intend to take much time. The bill's debate is 
essentially completed. But I do want to point out again to my 
colleagues that there are a lot of things that have been going on that 
have been legislation dealing with crime, that have come out here this 
year, and none of those have been frivolous but one of them has 
concerned, as the gentleman from Michigan well knows, frivolous 
lawsuits by prisoners.
  While he may ridicule the idea that we are prohibiting suits about 
peanut butter sandwiches or that judges can throw out frivolous 
lawsuits today, the fact is the underlying principle of that bill has 
to do with exhausting administrative remedies, and is going to make it 
very much more difficult for prisoners to bring up frivolous lawsuits 
in the first place and make it a lot easier for judges to throw them 
out, not just for peanut butter sandwiches but for lots of other 
things.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. McCOLLUM. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman for his 
courtesy. I just want to reiterate that for him and the chairman I have 
utmost respect. I think they have been trying to move a crime agenda 
along. I am only asking the gentleman to yield because we have yielded 
back our time.
  The arguments of the gentleman from Colorado were the most sophistic

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I have ever seen about the open rule. We have a minor, narrowly drawn 
bill where no one wants to amend it, and the gentleman from Colorado 
has a big brass band with flags saying, ``See, we're doing an open 
rule.''
  If the gentleman had listened to my point, it was not objecting to an 
open rule on this legislation but it was objecting to the fact that on 
far more weighty pieces of legislation, there is no open rule at all. 
When this majority was in the minority before the gentleman from 
Colorado got here, they complained royally at the fact that there were 
closed rules or modified closed rules, and yet when they got into 
power, this minority, now majority, has far more restricted the rules 
process than the majority ever did.
  So the point is not that this is an open rule. I agree with the bill. 
I think it deserves about 5 minutes of debate. What I disagree with is 
the inability to debate crime issues, weighty issues, many of which I 
agree with the gentleman from Florida on, many of which I disagree. But 
we have had no opportunity to debate it because every major bill where 
we have debated crime has been under a closed rule where lots of 
amendments were not allowed or would not be allowed on this bill.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Reclaiming my time from the gentleman, I would point 
out to him that next week, I believe, there will be a couple more crime 
bills out here under open rules. I would like to see more of them all 
year long. Certainly we believe in that.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. McInnis], a 
member of the Committee on Rules, for a response to that.
  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Chairman, I, of course, find the comments amusing. 
All the gentleman from New York has done from what I have seen, and I 
saw him just a minute ago from my office, is complain, complain and 
complain. There is nothing we are going to do as long as we are 
Republicans, especially in an election year, that is going to make him 
happy. I can understand that, but I did not really come over to debate 
him. I came over to explain to my colleagues, this is an open rule.
  Sure, there are some Members of this House who will complain about 
everything we do, but the fact is there is no justification for 
complaint either on the open rule and there is certainly no 
justification, in my opinion, to oppose this bill. This is a good bill. 
It cleans up the U.S. Marshals Service, it puts in some very basic 
reforms, and once again I commend the gentleman from Florida who I 
think, by the way, has really taken the lead of the pack on putting 
some important crime legislation into this country and into law in this 
country.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. McCOLLUM. I yield very briefly to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Chairman, I will give an example, one, to the 
gentleman from Colorado, a member of the Rules Committee. The vast 
majority of people in this body, the vast majority of law enforcement 
people would like a bill to ban cop killer bullets. We were prohibited 
by the Rules Committee on three different occasions in legislation from 
allowing that to be admitted. I could name many, many, many amendments 
that the gentleman would disagree with me or agree with me, that we are 
not allowed to debate. Let us be honest about it.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I will respond, and I 
am not going to yield more on this subject.
  I want to say to my good friend from New York, he and I will debate 
some of the gun issues for a long time to come in the future. Cop 
killer bullets, as I know them defined today, are already banned by 
law.
  Obviously, there is a great dispute over somebody wanting to set some 
standard that nobody knows yet is going to be a bad bullet that is 
going to actually pierce any of the kind of things that the cops wear 
to protect themselves. If he can show me that, I have always been 
willing to ban such a billet.
  The problem is, this is an example of how we can get off track and 
get our political rhetoric going today, when we really ought to be 
together on fighting crime and this bill ought to be celebrated today.
  This, as the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. McInnis] said, is an 
extraordinarily important bill. Maybe it does not deserve, in and of 
itself, a lot of debate time, but it deserves the attention that this 
debate should draw on it because it is a constructive important step to 
finally end the politics in the appointment of U.S. marshals and make 
them conform, the service comform to the same kind of professionalism 
that the FBI, the DEA, and other Federal law enforcement bodies have.
  There is no reason not to do this. The U.S. attorneys office, which 
was brought up by my colleague from Michigan, is an entirely different 
animal. Maybe we ought to take some of the politics out of them, but 
that is not a Federal law enforcement agency. The U.S. Marshals Service 
is, and it is the only one today that does not have the kind of removal 
from politics that this bill would give it. I therefore am very proud 
of the bill and urge the adoption of this bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
bill shall be considered by sections as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment, and pursuant to the rule each section is 
considered as having been read.
  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition to a Member 
offering an amendment that he has printed in the designated place in 
the Congressional Record. Those amendments will be considered as having 
been read.
  The clerk will designate section 1.
  The text of section 1 is as follows:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``United States Marshals 
     Service Improvement Act of 1996''.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to section 1? If not, the Clerk 
will designate section 2.
  The text of section 2 is as follows:

     SEC. 2. APPOINTMENTS OF MARSHALS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 561(c)--
       (A) by striking ``The President shall appoint, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate,'' and inserting ``The 
     Attorney General shall appoint''; and
       (B) by inserting ``United States marshals shall be 
     appointed subject to the provisions of title 5 governing 
     appointments in the competitive civil service, and shall be 
     paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
     classification and pay rates.'' after the first sentence;
       (2) by striking subsection (d) of section 561;
       (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
     (i) section 561 as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), 
     respectively; and
       (4) by striking section 562.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--the table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 562.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to section 2? If not, the Clerk 
will designate section 3.
  The text of section 3 is as follows:

     SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS; PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF 
                   CERTAIN UNITED STATES MARSHALS.

       (a) Incumbent Marshals.--Notwithstanding the amendments 
     made by this Act, each marshal appointed under chapter 37 of 
     title 28, United States Code, before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall, unless that marshal resigns or 
     is removed by the President, continue to perform the duties 
     of that office until the expiration of that marshal's term 
     and the appointment of a successor.
       (b) Vacancies After Enactment.--Notwithstanding the 
     amendments made by this Act, with respect to the first 
     vacancy which occurs in the office of United States marshal 
     in any district, during the period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 1999, 
     the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, a marshal to fill that vacancy for a 
     term of 4 years. Any marshal appointed by the President under 
     this subsection shall, unless that marshal resigns or is 
     removed from office by the President, continue to perform the 
     duties of that office after the end of the four-year term to 
     which such marshal was appointed until a successor is 
     appointed.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to section 3? If not, the question 
is on the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  The Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Dickey) having assumed the chair, Mr.

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Wicker, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration 
the bill (H.R. 2641), to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide 
for appointment of U.S. marshals by the Director of the U.S. Marshals 
Service, pursuant to House Resolution 418, he reported the bill back to 
the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  The question is on the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 351, 
nays 72, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 141]

                               YEAS--351

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
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                                NAYS--72

     Barrett (WI)
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                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Goss
     Kaptur
     Kleczka
     Molinari
     Myers
     Walker
     White

                              {time}  1429

  Mr. HOYER and Mr. TORRES changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 28, 
United States Code, to provide for appointment of United States 
marshals by the Attorney General.''
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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