[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 71 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D502]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 3493-3494 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3068, to accept the Request of the Prairie Island Indian 
Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under the 
Indian Reorganization Act (H. Rept. 104-584);
  H.R. 1227, to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the 
payment of wages to employees who use employer owned vehicles, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-585); and
  H.R. 3448, to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect 
jobs, to create opportunities, and to increase the take home pay of 
workers (H. Rept. 104-586).
Page H5299
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Laughlin to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5291
Immigration: It was made in order that the House return to the Senate 
H.R. 2202, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve 
deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing 
border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for 
alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and 
deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system 
for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform 
the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the 
United States, together with the Senate amendment to the bill. 
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Presidential Message--United States-Austria Social Security Agreement: 
Read a message from the President wherein he submits his Supplementary 
Agreement Amending the Agreement between the United States of America 
and Austria on Social Security--referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-217).
  Page H5292
Referrals: Two Senate-passed measures were referred to the appropriate 
House committees.
  Page H5298
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate appear on page H5291.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5299-H5300.
Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: Met at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 2:59 p.m.