[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D691-D693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 3730-3753; and 7 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 192-195, and H. Res. 468-470 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7106-07
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 361, to provide authority to control exports (H. Rept. 104-605, 
Part II);
  Report of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight entitled 
``Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid: Stronger Enforcement and 
Better Management Could Save Billions (H. Rept. 104-641);
  H.R. 3308, to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the 
placement of United States forces under United Nations operational or 
tactical control (H. Rept. 104-642, Part I);
  H.R. 2560, to provide for conveyances of certain lands in Alaska to 
Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native 
Association, Inc., Seldovia Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native 
Corporation, and Knikatnu, Inc. under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, amended (H. Rept. 104-643);
  H.R. 2670, to provide for the release of the reversionary interest 
held by the United States in certain property located in the Country of 
Iosco, Michigan, amended (H. Rept. 104-644);
  H.R. 3387, to designate the Southern Piedmont Conservation Research 
Center located at 1420 Experimental Station Road in Watkinsville, 
Georgia, as the ``J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural Resource 
Conservation Center'' (H. Rept. 104-645);
  H.R. 2925, to modify the application of the antitrust laws to health 
care provider networks that provide health care services (H. Rept. 104-
646);
  H.R. 3458, to increase, effective as of December 1, 1996, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans (H. Rept. 104-647);
  H.R. 3643, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through 
December 31, 1998, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain 
veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or who served in the Persian 
Gulf War and to make such authority permanent in the case of certain 
veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H. Rept. 104-648);
  H.R. 3673, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and 
improve certain veterans programs and benefits, to authorize the 
American Battle Monuments Commission to enter into arrangements for the 
repair and long-term maintenance of war memorials for which the 
Commission assumes responsibility (H. Rept. 104-649);
  H.R. 3674, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
causal relationship required between a veteran's service-connected 
disability and employment handicap for purposes of determining 
eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance, to transfer 
certain educational assistance entitlements from the Post-Vietnam Era 
Educational Assistance Program to the Montgomery GI Bill (H. Rept. 104-
650);
  H.R. 3734, Welfare and Medicaid Reform Act (H. Rept. 104-651);
  H.R. 248, Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 1996 (H. Rept. 104-652); and
  H.R. 3665, Census of Agriculture Act of 1996 (H. Rept. 104-653). 
                                                         Pages H7105-06
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein the 
appointed Representative White to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H6975
Church Arson: By unanimous consent agreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 3525, to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to religious 
property--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H6980-82

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District of Columbia Revenue Bonds: House passed H.R. 3663, to amend 
the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to 
authorize the issuance of revenue bonds with respect to water and sewer 
facilities. Agreed to the Davis technical amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages H6982-85
M-F-N Status--People's Republic of China: By a recorded vote of 141 
ayes to 286 noes, Roll No. 284, the House failed to pass H.J. Res. 182, 
disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-
favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of 
China.
  Pages H6985-H7026
  By a yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with 1 voting ``present'', agreed 
to display an exhibit during debate on H.J. Res. 182.
Page H7014
U.S. Concerns--People's Republic of China: By a yea-and-nay vote of 411 
yeas to 7 nays with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 285, the House 
agreed to H. Res. 461 regarding U.S. concerns with human rights abuse, 
nuclear and chemical weapons proliferation, illegal weapons trading, 
military intimidation of Taiwan, and trade violations by the People's 
Republic of China and the People's Liberation Army, and directing the 
committees of jurisdiction to commerce hearings and report appropriate 
legislation.
  Pages H7027-40
Independence Day District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
192, providing for the adjournment of the two Houses.
  Page H7050
  H. Res. 465, the rule which provided for consideration of the 
concurrent resolution was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 
248 yeas to 166 nays, Roll No. 286.
Pages H7040-50
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 468, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House, did constitute a 
question of privilege of the House and was in order.
  Pages H7050-51
  Subsequently, agreed to the Army motion to table the resolution 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 170 noes with 7 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 287).
Pages H7050-51
Personal Privilege: Representative Dornan rose to a point of personal 
privilege and was recognized for one hour.
  Pages H7051-67
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay 
vote of 403 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 292, the House passed H.R. 3675, 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. 
                                                      Pages H7067-H7100
Agreed To:
  The Wolf technical amendment that adjusts funding for Federal Transit 
Administration formula grant expenses;
Page H7079
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that 
entities expending funds comply with the Buy America Act, purchase 
American made equipment and products to the greatest extent 
practicable, and further prohibits contracts with persons falsely 
labeling products as made in America;
Page H7085
  The Hunter amendment that limits loan guarantees for international 
railroad projects until studies relating to criminal activities have 
been completed and made available to the public; and
Pages H7089-91
  The Collins of Georgia amendment that prohibits the use of funding by 
the National Transportation Safety Board to determine the feasibility 
of allowing individuals who are more than 60 years of age to pilot 
commercial aircraft (agreed to by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 159 
noes, Roll No. 291).
Pages H7091-93, H7095-96
Rejected:
  The Oberstar amendment that sought to increase funding for the 
Federal Aviation Administration by $1 million and decrease funding for 
the Department of Transportation Inspector General by $1 million 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 288); 
                                               Pages H7074-77, H7093-94
  The Filner amendment that sought to provide authority for $490,000 in 
loan guarantees for the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 289); 
                                               Pages H7079-82, H7094-95
  The Andrews amendment that sought to require that States conduct a 
cost-benefit analysis when contracting for surface transportation 
projects usually performed by employees of the State (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 123 ayes to 280 noes, Roll No. 290). 
                                                  Pages H7086-89, H7095
  A point of order was sustained against language that sought to 
authorize $5 million to the Coast Guard to establish a discretionary 
boating safety grant program;
Page H7072
  The Gutknecht amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to apply a 1.9 percent reduction to all discretionary funding. 
                                                         Pages H7085-86
Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker 
wherein he designated Representative Morella to act as Speaker pro 
tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through Monday 
July 8.
  Page H7102
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Monday, July 8, it 
adjourn to meet at

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12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9 for morning hour debates. Agreed that 
when the House adjourns on Tuesday, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on 
Wednesday, July 10.
  Page H7102
Prime Minister of Israel: Agreed that it be in order at any time on 
Wednesday, July 10 for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the 
call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His 
Excellency Binyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.
  Page H7102
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of July 10.
  Page H7102
Extension of Remarks: Agreed that for today all members be permitted to 
extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in that section 
of the record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.
  Page H7102
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Monday, July 8 the Speaker and the Minority Leader 
be authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments 
authorized by law or by the House.
  Page H7102
Recess Filing of Committee Report: It was made in order that the 
Committee on Small Business be permitted to file its report on H.R. 
3158, the ``Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension 
Act of 1996'', before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3.
  Page H7102
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H6975 and H7100.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7014, H7025-26, H7039-40, H7049-50, H7050-51, H7093-94, H7094-95, 
H7095, H7095-96, and H7099-H7100. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:00 p.m. and pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Con. Res. 192, adjourned at 1:16 a.m. on Friday, June 28 until 12:00 
noon on Monday, July 8.