[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D601-D603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3617-3633; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 180-181, H. Con. Res. 184, and H. Res. 452, 454 were 
introduced.
  Page H6285
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2803, to amend the anti-car theft provisions of title 49, United 
States Code, to increase the utility of motor vehicle title information 
to States and Federal law enforcement officials (H. Rept. 104-618); and
  H. Res. 453, providing for consideration of H.R. 3610, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997 (H. Rept. 104-619).
Page H6284
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Lazio to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 332 yeas to 76 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 229, the House agreed to the Speaker's approval 
of the Journal of Tuesday, June 11.
  Pages H6185, H6190
Committees to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the 5-minute rule: Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, National Security, 
Resources, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans 
Affairs, and Select Intelligence.
  Pages H6189-90
Drought Relief: House agreed to S. Con. Res. 63, to express the sense 
of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all 
remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the 
Agricultural Act of 1970 to relive the distress of livestock producers 
whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by disaster 
conditions existing in certain areas of the United States, such as 
prolonged drought of flooding.
  Pages H6190-91
Agriculture Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 74 
nays, Roll No. 234, the House passed 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.
  Pages H6191-H6247
Agreed To:
  The Bono amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Agriculture should release a plan for compensating wheat 
farmers and handlers affected by the karnal bunt quarantine in 
Riverside and Imperial Counties of California, and review the risk 
assessment developed by the University of California at Riverside and 
submit a report to Congress describing how these risk assessments will 
impact the USDA policy on the quarantine area.
Pages H6211-12
Rejected:
  The Fazio amendment that sought to limit funds for predator control 
efforts under the Animal Damage Control Program and reduce program 
funds by $13.4 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 139 ayes to 279 
noes, Roll No. 230);
Pages H6192-97
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment that sought to prohibit funds 
to trade organizations that promote the sale or export of alcohol or 
alcoholic beverages;
Pages H6198-99
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment that sought to prohibit funds 
to trade organizations that promote the sale or export of alcohol or 
alcoholic beverages unless the promotion activities benefit a small-
business concern (rejected by a recorded vote of 133 ayes and 288 noes, 
Roll No. 232);
Pages H6199-H6201, H6210-11
  The Kolbe amendment that sought to prohibit funds to administer a 
peanut program that maintains a season average farmer stock price, for 
the 1997 crop of quota peanuts, in excess of $640 per ton (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 231); 
                                                         Pages H6201-10
  The Schumer amendment that sought to prohibit funds for the market 
access program and eliminate $90 million from the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for this purpose; and
Pages H6212-17
  The Durbin amendment that sought to prohibit funds for tobacco crop 
insurance and extension services and apply $22.5 million to the Rural 
Utilities Assistance Program and $2.5 million to the Distance Learning 
and Medical Link Program (rejected by a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 
212 noes, Roll No. 233).
Pages H6217-36
Summer Olympic Torch Relay: The House agreed to the Senate amendment to 
H. Con. Res. 172, authorizing the 1996 Summer Olympic Torch Relay to be 
run through the Capitol Grounds.
  Page H6247
Budget Resolution: By a yea-and-nay vote of 216 to 211 nays, Roll No. 
236, the House agreed to the conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  Pages H6257-68
  H. Res. 450, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 
yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 235.
Pages H6247-57
Presidential Message--National Endowment for the Arts: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmits the 1995 Annual Report of the 
National Endowment for the Arts--referred to the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities.
  Page H6268
Shipbuilding Trade Agreement: House agreed to H. Res. 448, providing 
for the consideration of H.R. 2754, to approve and implement the OECD 
Shipbuilding Trade Agreement.
  Pages H6268-75
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6286-87.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6185.
Quorum Calls--Votes: four yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6190, H6197, H6210, H6210-11, H6235-36, H6246-47,

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H6256-57, and H6267. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.