[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D610-D611]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 3634-3659; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 182, H. Con. Res. 185-188 were introduced.
  Pages H6413-14
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  H.R. 3237, to provide for improved management and operation of 
intelligence activities of the Government by providing for a more 
corporate approach to intelligence, to reorganize the agencies of the 
Government engaged in intelligence activities so as to provide an 
improved Intelligence Community for the 21st century (H. Rept. 104-620, 
Part I).
Page H6413
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, Commerce, Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, 
International Relations, National Security, Resources, and 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H6293
Shipbuilding Trade Agreement: By a recorded vote of 325 ayes to 100 
noes, Roll No. 238, the House passed H.R. 2754, to approve and 
implement the OECD Shipbuilding Trade Agreement.
  Pages H6293-H6325
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended.
Page H6325
  Agreed to the Bateman amendment that delays the effective date of 
Title XI loan guarantee amendments until January 1, 1999, establishes 
that the Jones Act or other provisions of U.S. law set forth in Annex 
II of the agreement will not be affected, provides that national 
security interests can be invoked, defines and excludes military 
reserve vessels from the agreement, and establishes a remedy for U.S. 
shipbuilders who lose a sale to a foreign shipbuilder (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 278 ayes to 149 noes, Roll No. 237).
Pages H6315-25
 DOD Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 126 nays, 
Roll No. 247, the House passed H.R. 3610, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. 
                                                         Pages H6333-89
 Agreed To:
  The Young amendment that conforms the bill to allocations contained 
in the FY 1997 Budget Resolution and reduces funding by $508 million 
accordingly (agreed to by a recorded vote of 396 ayes to 25 noes, Roll 
No. 239);
Pages H6337-39, H6341-42
  The Furse amendment that makes reductions to Army, Navy, Marine 
Corps, Air Force, and Defense-Wide Operation and Maintenance accounts 
totaling $35 million;
Pages H6340-41
  The Smith of New Jersey amendment that prohibits funds to contractors 
for restructuring costs associated with a business combination that 
were incurred on or after August 15, 1994.
Pages H6346-49
  The Hoke amendment that limits procurement of aircraft landing gear 
to equipment manufactured and assembled in the United States unless the 
procurement will create a significant adverse technical, cost, or 
schedule impact on the aircraft production program;
Page H6379
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment that stipulates that funding 
for the DOD specimen repository may only be used in accordance with DOD 
policy;
Pages H6379-80
  The Bereuter amendment, as modified, that provides that the Air 
National Guard may assume responsibility for providing fire fighting 
and rescue services in response to aircraft-related emergencies at the 
Lincoln Municipal Airport in Lincoln, Nebraska; and
Pages H6384-85
  The Solomon amendment that prohibits expenditures to any contractor, 
subject to the requirement in section 4212(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, that has not submitted an annual report to the Secretary 
of Labor concerning the employment of Veterans.
Pages H6387-88
Rejected:
  The Obey amendment that sought to reduce Navy Shipbuilding and 
Conversion procurement by $404 million (rejected by a recorded vote by 
143 ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 240):
Pages H6345-46, H6252-53
  The Obey amendment that sought to reduce Air Force Aircraft 
Procurement by $314.1 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 126 ayes 
to 299 noes, Roll No. 241);
Pages H6349-50, H6353
  The Obey amendment that sought to reduce Air Force Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation by $1 billion (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 119 ayes to 307 noes, Roll No. 242);
Pages H6351-54
  The Obey amendment that sought to prohibit funding for any 
acquisition program that has no DOD documented military requirement and 
has a cost per job created of more than $100,000 according to 
documentation submitted to the staff of the House National Security 
Committee by the military services (rejected by a recorded vote of 101 
ayes to 319 noes, Roll No. 243);
Pages H6361-64, H6377
  The Schroeder amendment, as modified, that sought to reduce total 
appropriations by $6.5 billion

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(rejected by a recorded vote of 148 ayes to 265 noes, Roll No. 244). 
                                               Pages H6364-68, H6377-78
  The Shays amendment that sought to limit FY 1997 DOD budget authority 
to the amount provided in the FY 1996 DOD Appropriations Act (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 245). 
                                                         Pages H6370-79
  The DeFazio amendment, as amended by the Dicks amendment, that sought 
to prohibit any funding in the National Missile Defense program for the 
deployment of space-based interceptors or space-based directed energy 
weapons (rejected by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 
246).
Pages H6380-84, H6388-89
  The Skelton amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to limit funding available for National Missile Defense. 
                                                         Pages H6385-87
  H. Res. 453, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H6326-33
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of June 17. Agreed to adjourn from Thursday to 
Monday.
  Pages H6389-90
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 17.
  Page H6390
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of June 19.
  Page H6390
Order of Business: It was made in order that the Committee on the 
Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 187; 
that it be in order for its immediate consideration in the House; that 
debate on the concurrent resolution be limited to fifty minutes, to be 
equally divided and controlled by Representative Watts of Oklahoma and 
Representative Clayton; and that the previous question be considered as 
ordered on the concurrent resolution to final adoption without 
intervening motion.
  Pages H6390-91
African-American Church Burnings: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 187, 
expressing the sense of Congress with respect to recent church 
burnings.
  Pages H6391-99
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6341.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and ten recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6324-25, H6325, H6341-42, H6352-53, H6353, H6354, H6377, H6378, H6378-
79, H6388-89, and H6389. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 12 midnight.