[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D431-D432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3393-3410; 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 172, were introduced.
  Pages H4502-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3269, to amend the Impact Act program to provide for a hold-
harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal 
acquisition of real property (H. Rept. 104-560);
  H.R. 2066, to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater 
flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
under the school lunch and school breakfast programs, amended (H. Rept. 
104-561);
  H.R. 2464, to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional lands 
within the State of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation (H. Rept. 
104-562);
  H.R. 3230, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1997, amended (H. Rept. 104-563);
  H. Res. 426, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2406 to repeal 
the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the public housing 
program and the program for rental housing assistance for low-income 
families, and increase community control over such programs (H. Rept. 
104-564);
  H. Res. 427, providing for the consideration of H.R. 3322, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for civilian science 
activities of the Federal Government (H. Rept. 104-565); and
  H. Res. 428, providing for the consideration of H.R. 3286, to help 
families defray adoption costs, and to promote the adoption of minority 
children (H. Rept. 104-566).
Page H4502
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Hobson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4431
Recess: The House recessed at 1:21 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4437
British American Interparliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Members to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group on the part of the House: Representatives 
Hamilton, Lantos, Hastings of Florida, and Kennelly.
  Page H4438
Welfare Indicators Advisory Board: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of the Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators of the 
following individuals from private life on the part of the House: Ms. 
Eloise Anderson of California, Mr. Wade Horn of Maryland, Mr. Marvin H. 
Kosters of Virginia, and Mr. Robert Greenstein of the District of 
Columbia.
  Page H4438
Permission to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the 5-minute rule: Committees on Commerce, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Select Intelligence.
  Page H4442
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Racing and Restored Vehicle Display: H. Con. Res. 150, amended, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by 
the Specialty Equipment Market Association. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H4442-46
  Impact Aid: H.R. 3269, to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for 
a hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the 
Federal acquisition of real property;
  Pages H4446-51
  Violent Crime Control: H.R. 2137, amended, to amend the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of 
relevant information to protect the public from sexually violent 
offenders (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas, Roll No. 149); and
                                                         Pages H4451-57
  Stalking Punishment and Prevention: H.R. 2980, amended, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to stalking. 
                                                         Pages H4457-60
Violent Crime Control: By a recorded vote of 414 ayes to 4 noes, Roll 
No. 148, the House passed H.R.

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2974, to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child 
victims.
  Pages H4492-93
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page H4492
Agreed To:
  The Frost amendment that broadens Federal jurisdiction over sex 
crimes against children and requires life sentences without parole upon 
the conviction of a second sex crime against a child in Federal court; 
                                                         Pages H4475-76
  The Slaughter amendment that broadens Federal jurisdiction over 
repeat offenders of rape or serious sexual assault and requires life 
sentences without the possibility of parole upon the second conviction 
of rape or sexual assault (agreed to by a recorded vote of 411 ayes to 
4 noes, Roll No. 146);
Pages H4476-81
  The Deutsch amendment that provides a sentencing enhancement of not 
less than six levels for sexual crimes of violence against children; 
                                                         Pages H4481-82
  The Conyers amendment that includes crimes of violence involving the 
environment;
Pages H4482-85
  The Stupak amendment that amends the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
provide an appropriate sentencing enhancement for violent crimes 
committed against vulnerable persons, including law enforcement 
officers, in which the defendant used body armor; and
Pages H4485-86
  The DeLauro amendment that provides enhanced penalties for offenders 
who commit a violent crime while in possession of a firearm with a 
laser sighting device.
Pages H4486-87
Rejected:
  The Watt amendment that sought to broaden the definition of a 
vulnerable person to include residents in any neighborhood in which the 
incidence of violent crime is above the national average; and 
                                                         Pages H4487-88
  The Watt amendment that sought to have the United States Sentencing 
Commission review the Federal sentencing guidelines to determine an 
appropriate sentencing enhancement for crimes of violence committed 
against vulnerable persons (rejected by a recorded vote of 41 ayes to 
370 noes, Roll No. 147).
Pages H4488-92
  Points of order were sustained against the following amendments:
  The Conyers amendment that sought to include a crime involving fraud 
or deception; and
Page H4482
  The Conyers amendment that sought to include an environmental crime 
against a child, elderly person, or other vulnerable person. 
                                                             Page H4483
  The Clerk was authorized to correct cross references and section 
designations and to make such other technical and conforming changes as 
may be necessary in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H4493
  H. Res. 421, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H4460-66
  It was made in order that, during further consideration of H.R. 3120 
pursuant to H. Res. 422, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any postponed 
question that immediately follows another vote by electronic device 
without intervening business, provided that the time for voting by 
electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
less than 15 minutes.
Page H4493
Witness Retaliation, Tampering, and Jury Tampering: The House passed 
H.R. 3120, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
witness retaliation, witness tampering and jury tampering. 
                                                      Pages H4494-H4500
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                      Pages H4499-H4500
  H. Res. 422, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H4466-67
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H4504-31.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4438.
Quorum Calls--Votes:  One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4481, H4492, H4492-93, and H4494. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:00 p.m. and adjourned at 11:01 p.m.