[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D594-D595]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 3611-3616; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 183, were introduced.
  Page H6183
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  H.R. 3610, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997 (H. Rept. 104-617). 
                                                             Page H6183
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Shaw to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6119
Recess: The House recessed at 9:45 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H6124
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 347 yeas to 50 nays, Roll No. 225, 
the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Monday, 
June 10.
  Pages H6124, H6132
Committees 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 Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government 
Reform and Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, Resources, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Select 
Intelligence.
  Page H6126
Corrections Calendar: On the call of the Corrections Calendar, the 
House passed H.R. 2909, to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 
Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire lands for purposes of that Act only by donation or exchange, or 
otherwise with the consent of the owner of the lands.
  Pages H6127-32
  By unanimous consent agreed to the Saxton amendment that makes a 
technical correction to the short title; and
Page H6127
  By unanimous consent agreed to the Gejdenson amendment that limits 
the land acquisition provision to New Hampshire and Vermont. 
                                                         Pages H6129-30
Health Insurance Coverage: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 3103, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 
portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group 
and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health 
insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical 
savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and 
coverage, and to simplify the administration of health insurance, and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Archer, 
Thomas, Bliley, Bilirakis, Goodling, Fawell, Hyde, McCollum, Hastert, 
Gibbons, Stark, Dingell, Waxman, Clay, Conyers, and Bonior. 
                                                         Pages H6132-41
  Rejected the Dingell motion to instruct conferees to recede to the 
Senate amendment except with respect to section 305 of the Senate 
amendment; and with respect to section (A) to consider whether the 
enactment of such section would result in an increase in premiums for 
private health plans and (B) if so, to provide for concurring with such 
section with an amendment that adjusts such section to provide for the 
maximum coverage of mental health services

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under health plans without increasing such premiums (rejected by a yea-
and-nay vote of 182 yeas to 235 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 226).
Pages H6133-41
Foreign Operations Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 366 yeas to 
57 nays, Roll No. 228, the House passed H.R. 3540, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. 
                                                         Pages H6142-59
Agreed To:
  The Obey amendment that limits Foreign Military Financing Program 
funds to any country that has not agreed to DOD audits of private firms 
whose contracts are made directly with foreign governments; and 
                                                             Page H6142
  The Obey amendment that limits to $100 million the amount of Foreign 
Military Financing Program funds that can be used for procurement of 
foreign-made defense articles or services for countries other than 
Israel and Egypt.
Pages H6142-43
  The Souder amendment that qualifies any expenditures to Mexico upon 
the Government of Mexico taking actions that reduce illegal drugs 
entering the United States from Mexico, apply all law enforcement 
resources to prosecute individuals implicated with drug cartels and 
money-laundering, pursue anti-drug trafficking initiatives, cooperative 
with efforts at narcotics interdiction and requests by the United 
States for assistance in investigations of money-laundering violations, 
and make progress toward implementation of effective laws to prohibit 
money-laundering.
Pages H6148-50
  Rejected the Frank of Massachusetts amendment that sought to prohibit 
International Military Education and Training funding to Indonesia 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 227). 
                                                         Pages H6150-56
Withdrawn:
  The Zimmer amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to express the sense of the Congress that the Government of 
Poland should prohibit development of a shopping center within 500 
yards of the former Auschwitz concentration camp in the town of 
Osweicim, Poland; and
Pages H6143-45
  The Obey amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to prohibit International Military Education and Training 
funding to Cambodia and Thailand.
Pages H6145-48
Agriculture Appropriations: The House completed all general debate on 
H.R. 3603, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. Consideration of amendments will 
resume on Wednesday, June 11.
  Pages H6164-82
Agreed To:
  The Volkmer en bloc amendment that disallows funding for new studies 
in the Child Nutrition and Food Stamp programs; and
Pages H6176-77
  The Skeen amendment that strikes language concerning information 
requested for appropriation hearings.
Pages H6181-82
  Rejected the Goss amendment that sought to remove title II funding of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act.
Pages H6177-79
  H. Res. 451, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H6159-64
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H6184.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6132, H6141, H6156, and H6158-59. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:31 p.m.