[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H5357-H5360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3259, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION 
                        ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call 
up House Resolution 437 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 437

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (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, and for other purposes. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
     order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
     with section 302(f), 308(a), or 401(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
     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 Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence now printed in the bill. The committee amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title 
     rather than by section. The first section and each title 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure 
     to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI, clause 5(b) of rule XXI, 
     or section 302(f) or 401(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be in order unless 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 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. 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 fifteen minutes. 
     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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). The gentleman from Florida [Mr. 
Goss] is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from California [Mr. Beilenson], 
pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During 
consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose 
of debate only.
  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks and to include extraneous material.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker House Resolution 437 is a modified open rule 
that provides for the consideration of H.R. 3259, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997. The rule waives sections 
302(f), 308(a) and 401(a) of the budget act against consideration of 
the bill. These waivers pertain to: An excess above a committee's 
allocation of new entitlement authority; the necessary cost-estimate 
paperwork on this new entitlement authority; and contract authority not 
previously subject to appropriation. The waivers are needed because of 
provisions in two sections of H.R. 3259. Section 402 of the bill 
repeals the surcharge associated with CIA employees who receive a 
voluntary separation incentive payment in fiscal year 1998 and fiscal 
year 1999, correcting a situation in which CIA was forced to make 
double-payments. Section 401 of the bill makes clear legislative 
authority for the CIA to enter into multiyear leases of not more than 
15 years. These provisions are not considered controversial nor do they 
cause serious budget problems, according to CBO. The rule provides for 
1 hour of general debate and makes in order the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute now printed in the bill as the base text for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered by title and 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives section 302(f) and section 
401(a) of the budget act against the committee substitute, for the 
reasons I have already described. The rule also waives clause 7 of rule 
XVI, the so-called germaneness rule, and clause 5(b) of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of legislation containing revenue provisions if 
not considered by the Ways and Means Committee. The germaneness waiver 
is necessary because the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute is broader in scope than the original bill, including 
provisions to improve our intelligence systems in light of lessons 
learned from the Aldrich Ames case and to ensure proper congressional 
oversight over the expenditure of funds for personnel reforms. These 
are important additions to the annual intelligence authorization 
process that deserve Members' careful review and support. The ways and 
means waiver is necessary because of a technical 1-year extension in 
the bill of the application of sanctions laws to intelligence 
activities.

  Mr. Speaker: this rule is basically an open rule, meaning that all 
germane amendments that pass muster under the standing rules of the 
House may be offered. We have included a pre-printing requirement, 
however, at the request of the Intelligence Committee because of the 
sensitive nature of this legislation and a very real concern about 
protecting classified information. I'd like to respond briefly to a 
discussion we had in the Rules Committee with the distinguished ranking 
member of the Intelligence Committee, Mr. Dicks, about the timing of 
floor consideration of this bill. I share Mr. Dicks interest in 
ensuring that Members who wish to have the opportunity to review the 
classified annex to this bill, and we have done what we can to provide 
that opportunity. Mr. Dicks should be pleased to note that there was a 
pro-forma schedule in the House yesterday and Members may file 
amendments in today's Congressional Record as well. We have attempted 
to accommodate all Members in this process, while adhering to a very 
tight legislative schedule we must keep if we are to conclude all of 
our business before our target adjournment in early October. Finally, 
the rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone 
votes during consideration of the bill and to reduce to 5 minutes a 
vote on a

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postponed question if the vote follows a 15-minute vote. It also 
provides for the traditional motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.

  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, I am proud to bring this bill to the House and I would 
like to commend Chairman Combest for his leadership and his thorough 
efforts to provide us with detailed commentary about the bill. 
Developing a blueprint for our Nation's intelligence capabilities is an 
extraordinarily difficult task. Having assisted in two separate, 
extensive reviews of this subject matter in the past 2 years, and 
having spent a chunk of my life working within the intelligence 
community, I am keenly aware of the complexity and the breadth of 
issues that confront us as we look to the next century and evaluate our 
intelligence capabilities and needs. H.R. 3259 provides a responsible 
balance of adequate resources and careful congressional oversight to 
ensure that our national decisionmakers have accurate, timely and 
objective information with which to assess threats and opportunities in 
this ever-changing world. An inherent problem with the intelligence 
field is that public information which could serve to build a 
constituency for its missions is generally skewed. Americans hear most 
about things that go wrong in the intelligence world. In fact, one of 
the characteristics of successes in this arena is that you generally 
don't hear about them, because a success usually means we were able to 
prevent something bad from happening in the first place. I know 
Americans--who have an instinctive appreciation for openness and 
sunshine and I come from the Sunshine State where, indeed, we do have 
the sunshine law. Americans sometimes find it frustrating to hear about 
classified briefings and secret missions. But the world is a dangerous 
place, and the fact is that we rely on information and data that can't 
always be gathered in an overt way. It is the task of our intelligence 
services--and each member of Congress--to convince Americans that we 
are earning the trust that we ask them to place in us. Once again I 
commend Chairman Combest for his work in pursuing that important goal. 
I think H.R. 3259 deserves the support of this House.

  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BEILENSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume, and I thank my friend, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Goss], 
for yielding the customary half-hour of debate time to me.
  Mr. Speaker, may I say at the outset that I subscribe wholeheartedly 
to the wise words that my colleague from Florida just uttered. Let me 
also take a moment at the outset to compliment the gentleman from 
Florida for his very able work not only on the Committee on Rules but 
also as a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
where it is, indeed, fortunate, I would tell my colleagues, to have 
someone with Mr. Goss' hands-on experience in intelligence activities 
serving on the committee that oversees the intelligence community.
  Mr. Speaker, we support this modified open rule for H.R. 3259, the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997.
  Our only concern about the rule, and it's only a modest concern, is 
the preprinting requirement, which we are not convinced is needed. The 
chairman of the committee, the gentleman from Texas, [Mr. Combest], 
testified before the Committee on Rules that he felt it was necessary 
to review amendments before they were debated in order to avoid the 
possibility of having to deal with sensitive matters without adequate 
notice.
  We were especially concerned, may I say, that the requirement left an 
inadequate amount of time for Members to study the bill, and that it 
might have precluded the offering of some amendments--and might have 
meant that others were drafted hastily and improperly to meet the 
deadline.
  The bill was reported May 16, the same day the Rules Committee heard 
testimony on it. Members may recall that, in previous years, we have 
had more time following the committee's report of the legislation to 
study the classified annex as well as the nonclassified portion of the 
legislation. Last year, in fact, the legislation was available for over 
2 months compared to the 3 legislative days this year's bill was 
available to Members before floor action.
  Nonetheless, the requirement is in the rule and since nearly a dozen 
amendments have been filed, we assume that Members have been able to 
adjust to its requirements.
  Mr. Speaker, the rule does provide several waivers of House rules 
against the bill and against its consideration, as the gentleman from 
Florida mentioned. The ranking minority member of the Intelligence 
Committee, the gentleman from Washington [Mr. Dicks] did not object to 
the waivers. They are reasonable waivers, and we do not oppose them.
  We are concerned about several provisions in the bill, which were 
outlined in the minority's dissenting views, including those dealing 
with funding levels.
  Funding levels in the bill exceed by about 4, 5, and 6.5 percent, 
respectively, the amounts requested by the President, authorized, and 
appropriated in fiscal year 1996.
  At the level recommended by the bill, the intelligence authorization 
for fiscal year 1997 would be only about 1.4 percent less than was 
authorized for fiscal year 1991, the last year this Member had the 
privilege of chairing the Intelligence Committee. When the fiscal year 
1991 bill was drafted, however, American troops were being deployed by 
the hundreds of thousands in the Persian Gulf, and the Soviet Union was 
still very much in existence.
  There may be compelling reasons why funding for intelligence programs 
has declined only marginally since the end of the cold war. We look 
forward to hearing them during general debate.
  In fairness, however, I would note that reservations expressed by 
Democrats in the committee report have to do primarily with the ways in 
which funds are allocated in the bill, rather than the total amount 
authorized. I simply think that we want to be sure that intelligence 
programs and activities are being subjected to the same level of 
scrutiny as are other functions of the Federal Government.
  Obviously, spending for markedly different purposes does not always 
invite meaningful comparisons but it is important, given the budgetary 
constraints we face, that we insist that national security programs be 
sized to respond to real, rather than imaginary threats.

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  Only in that way can we assure ourselves and our constituents that we 
are being uniformly vigorous in reviewing all of the budgets submitted 
to us.
  The bill does provide funding, although not so much as the President 
requested, for the Environmental Intelligence and Applications Program, 
the so-called EIAP, which, among other things, evaluates data collected 
by national technical means for their utility for the scientific study 
of the environment.
  Mr. Speaker, the EIAP has been strongly supported by the U.S. Navy 
and in many ways is a model for the kinds of nontraditional use to 
which classified as well as declassified intelligence data can be put.
  Among the amendments which may be offered to the bill is one which 
would strengthen the existing policy against the use of journalists as 
intelligence agents. This is an issue which deserves to be carefully 
considered by the Congress in an effort to determine whether a blanket 
prohibition better serves the national interest than some variation of 
the current CIA regulations which do not permit the use of journalists 
as agents except in extraordinary circumstances when the director of 
central intelligence determines that national security so requires.
  Mr. Speaker, to repeat, we support this open rule. We urge our 
colleagues to approve it so that we may proceed tomorrow with 
consideration of the intelligence authorization legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, having no further requests for time, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I will advise the gentleman from California that I do not think we 
have any speakers. Before the gentleman takes the floor again, may I 
just thank him for his very kind remarks and return them. I think those 
newcomers to

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this institution this year perhaps may not know the gentleman's 
distinguished record as a member and chairman of the House Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence and the extraordinary service he has 
rendered this country, to say nothing of his extraordinary capacity on 
the Committee on Rules and his contributions to the proceedings in both 
the majority and minority roles which he does so well.
  Mr. Speaker, with regard to the remarks that have been made about the 
debates, we are going to have some interesting debate. In fact, better 
than a dozen amendments have been filed under the preprinting rule. And 
while I agree, I am not sure I am totally enamored of the preprinting 
rule, it does give us that little extra measure, if there is a security 
problem, at least to vet it and try to get the debate in the 
appropriate aura.
  Mr. Speaker, I also need to point out that, while I agree that we 
have to be sure we spend our tax dollars well, I am told that, since 
about 1990, that in terms of real spending, intelligence is down about 
14 percent. I think that we have seen some significant cuts.
  It is hard for me to say specifically what they are; because we all 
know we are not supposed to talk about the specifics, but we also know 
that part of the debate will be, should we talk about certain of the 
specifics.
  I think as we go along in this process we are going to have a very 
good debate this year. I totally agree with the gentleman that we want 
to focus on the real threats, because there are more than enough real 
threats for national security interest, and weed out the imaginary 
ones. I will join him in that effort, of course.
  Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the following information:

 THE AMENDMENT PROCESS UNDER SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE,\1\ 103RD CONGRESS V. 104TH CONGRESS 
                                              [As of May 21, 1996]                                              
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                                                  103d Congress                        104th Congress           
              Rule type              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Number of rules    Percent of total   Number of rules    Percent of total
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Open/Modified Open \2\..............                 46                 44                 69                 59
Modified Closed \3\.................                 49                 47                 30                 26
Closed \4\..........................                  9                  9                 18                 15
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.........................                104                100                117                100
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\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 May 21, 1996]                                              
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                                                                                                 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).          
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).         

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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.  PQ: 219-203 A:   
                                                                                                voice vote (5/1/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 419 (4/30/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2149........  Ocean Shipping Reform.  A: 422-0 (5/1/   
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 421 (5/2/96)...........  O................  H.R. 2974........  Crimes Against          A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Children & Elderly.     7/96).          
H. Res. 422 (5/2/96)...........  O................  H.R. 3120........  Witness & Jury          A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Tampering.              7/96).          
H. Res. 426 (5/7/96)...........  O................  H.R. 2406........  U.S. Housing Act of     PQ: 218-208 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   voice vote (5/8/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 427 (5/7/96)...........  O................  H.R. 3322........  Omnibus Civilian        A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Science Auth.           9/96).          
H. Res. 428 (5/7/96)...........  MC...............  H.R. 3286........  Adoption Promotion &    A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Stability.              9/96).          
H. Res. 430 (5/9/96)...........  S................  H.R. 3230........  DoD Auth. FY 1997.....  A: 235-149 (5/10/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 435 (5/15/96)..........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 178.  Con. Res. on the        PQ: 227-196 A:   
                                                                        Budget, 1997.           voice vote (5/16/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 436 (5/16/96)..........  C................  H.R. 3415........  Repeal $4.3 cent fuel   PQ: 221-181 A:   
                                                                        tax.                    voice vote (5/21/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 437 (5/16/96)..........  MO...............  H.R. 3259........  Intell. Auth. FY 1997.  .................
H. Res. 438 (5/16/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 3144........  Defend America Act....  .................
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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. BEILENSON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his kind 
comments, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GOSS. 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 resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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