[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D508-D509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 3495-3501; and 1 private bill, 
H.R. 3502, were introduced.
  Page H5379
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3134, to designate the United States courthouse under 
construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, as the 
``Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 104-587);
  H.R. 3029, to designate the United States courthouse in Washington, 
District of Columbia, as the ``E. Barrett Prettyman United States 
Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 104-588);
  H. Con. Res. 153, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Rept. 104-589); and
  H. Res. 440, providing for consideration of 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, and for consideration of 
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 (H. Rept. 
104-590).
Pages H5378-79
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Cox to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5301
Recess: The House recessed at 1:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5307
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House sent 
to the Senate without amendment: H.R. 1009, and H.R. 2765.
  Page H5308
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Veterans Benefits Decisions: H.R. 1483, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on 
clear and unmistakable error;
  Pages H5311-13
  Veterans Benefits Programs: H.R. 3373, to amend title 38, United 
States Code and to improve certain veterans' benefits programs; 
                                                         Pages H5313-15
  Presidential Democratic Election in Taiwan: H. Con. Res. 154, 
amended, to congratulate the Republic of China on Taiwan on the 
occasion of its first Presidential democratic election. Agreed to amend 
the title;
  Pages H5316-18
  Democratic Elections in Sierra Leone: H. Con. Res. 160, 
congratulating the people of the Republic

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of Sierra Leone on the success of their recent democratic multiparty 
elections;
  Pages H5318-21
  Anniversary of Poland's First Constitution: H. Con. Res. 165, 
saluting and congratulating Polish people around the world as, on May 
3, 1996, they commemorate the 205th anniversary of the adoption of 
Poland's first constitution; and
  Pages H5321-23
  Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster Anniversary: H. Con. Res. 167, recognizing 
the tenth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting 
the closing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (agreed to by a yea-
and-nay vote of 404 yeas, Roll No. 183).
  Pages H5323-26, H5356-57
Motor Fuels Excise Tax Rates: By a yea-and-nay vote of 301 yeas to 108 
nays, Roll No. 182, the House passed H.R. 3415, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the 
transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund of 
the Treasury.
  Pages H5337-52, H5355-56
  Rejected the Rangel motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report it back 
forthwith containing an amendment that strikes all after the enacting 
clause and inserts a new text (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 183 
yeas to 225 nays, Roll No. 181).
Pages H5352-55
  Agreed to the amendment made in order by the rule.
Page H5337
  H. Res. 436, the rule under which the bill was considered was agreed 
to by a voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 180. 
                                                         Pages H5326-37
Intelligence Authorization: House agreed to H. Res. 437, providing for 
the consideration of H.R. 3259, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1997 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. 
                                                         Pages H5357-60
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H5380-81.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H5301.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5336-37, H5355, 
H5355-56, and H5356-57.
  There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:05 p.m.