[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D727-D729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3782-3798; and 3 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 183, H. Con. Res. 198, and H. Res. 476 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7473-74
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1975, to improve the management of royalties from Federal and 
Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, amended (H. Rept. 104-667);
  H.R. 3198, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act 
of 1992 (H. Rept. 105-668);
  H.R. 1627, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-669 Part I);
  H.R. 2391, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
compensatory time for all employees, amended (H. Rept. 104-670); and
  H. Res. 475, providing for consideration of H.R. 3756, making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997 (H. Rept. 104-
671).
Page H7473
Committees to Sit: The following Committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the five-minute rule: Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
Services, Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, International 
Relations, Judiciary, National Security, Resources, and Transportation 
and Infrastructure.
  Page H7270
Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 216 
yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 313, the House passed H.R. 3755, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997.
  Pages H7280-H7374
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
Page H7373
Agreed To:
  The Ney amendment that increases Health Resources and Services 
Administration funding by $2 million for the Black Lung Clinics Program 
and decreases HHS congressional, public affairs, and intergovernmental 
affairs activities accordingly;
Pages H7287-88
  The Pelosi amendment that eliminates the provision prohibiting 
funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
develop or issue standards or guidelines regarding ergonomic protection 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 301); 
                                                             Page H7301
  The Mica amendment that increases Education for the Disadvantaged 
funding by $20 million and decreases Department of Education program 
administration funding accordingly;
Pages H7302-04
  The Deal of Georgia amendment that increases Education for the 
Disadvantaged funding by $1 million and decreases Department of 
Education program administration funding accordingly;
Page H7304
  The Porter technical amendment dealing with impact aid formulation; 
                                                             Page H7306
  The Fox amendment that increases Domestic Volunteer Service Programs 
by $1.923 million for the Foster Grandparent Program and decreases 
Department of Education Program Administration funding accordingly; 
                                                             Page H7324
  The Lowey amendment that increases School Improvement Programs 
funding by $2 million for the Women Educational Equity program and 
decreases Education Research Statistics and Improvement Programs 
accordingly (agreed to by a recorded vote of 294 ayes to 129 noes, Roll 
No. 304);
Pages H7318-21, H7330-31
  The Traficant amendment that prohibits contracts or subcontracts to 
any person who intentionally affixes ``Made in America'' labels or 
other similar inscriptions to products not made in the United States; 
                                                             Page H7331
  The Solomon amendment, as modified, that prohibits the use of funds 
to any activity that promotes the legalization of controlled substances 
except those drugs with medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage; 
                                                         Pages H7333-34
  The Solomon amendment that prohibits any contract or grant to 
institutions of higher learning (other than those with a long standing 
tradition of pacifism based on historical religious affiliation) that 
prevents ROTC access to its campus or students, prevents military 
recruiting on its campus, and further 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 H7334-35
  The Campbell amendment, as modified, that allows public health 
assistance for communicable diseases to individuals not lawfully in the 
United States and prohibits the Mine Safety and Health Administration 
from closing or relocating any safety and

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health technology center until submitting a cost analysis to the 
Committee on Appropriations;
Pages H7337-38
  The Bunning amendment that prohibits the use of Social Security and 
Medicare Trust funds for union activity at the Social Security 
Administration (agreed to by a recorded vote of 421 ayes to 3 noes, 
Roll No. 309);
Pages H7344-48, H7365-66
  The Istook amendment as amended by the Obey substitute amendment that 
prohibits Title X family planning grants to organizations that do not 
certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that it 
encourages family participation in the decision of the minor to seek 
family planning services (agreed to the Obey substitute amendment by a 
recorded vote of 232 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 310 and agreed to the 
Istook amendment, as amended, by a recorded vote of 421 ayes with 2 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 311;
Pages H7348-55, H7366-67
  The McIntosh amendment that prohibits any funding by the Department 
of Labor to enforce regulations that require workers to wear long pants 
when this requirement would cause workers to experience discomfort due 
to high air temperatures; and
Pages H7355-56
  The Campbell amendment that prohibits any funding to direct employers 
to pay backpay to employees who were not lawfully entitled to be 
present and employed in the United States.
Pages H7356-59
Rejected:
  The Goodling amendment that sought to increase Special Education 
funding by $291 million and decrease National Institutes of Health 
funding accordingly;
Pages H7290-93
  The Lowey amendment that sought to increase funding for the National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control by $2.6 million and decrease 
Area Health Education Centers funding accordingly (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 158 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 302); 
                                               Pages H7280-87, H7301-02
  The Obey amendment that sought to increase education and training 
program funding by $1.246 billion with offsets derived from funding 
levels made available through September 1998 (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 198 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 303);
Pages H7306-18, H7330
  The Hefley amendment that sought to reduce Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting funding by $1 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 205 
ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 305);
Pages H7331-32, H7362-63
  The Sanders amendment that sought to require reasonable price 
agreements for the sale of drugs developed by NIH (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 180 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 306); 
                                               Pages H7335-37, H7363-64
  The Lowey amendment that sought to remove restrictions on Federal 
funding for embryo research (rejected by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 
256 noes, Roll No. 307);
Pages H7339-44, H7364
  The Hoyer substitute amendment to the Bunning amendment that sought 
to prohibit the use of Social Security and Medicare trust funds to pay 
for union activity and clarify employee representation at the Social 
Security Administration (rejected by a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 220 
noes, Roll No. 308); and
Pages H7344-48, H7364-65
  The Gutknecht amendment that sought to apply a 1.9 percent reduction 
to all discretionary appropriations (rejected by a recorded vote of 111 
ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 312).
Pages H7360-61, H7367
Withdrawn:
  The Condit amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to increase Administration for Children and Families funding by 
$487 million for Refugee and Entrant Assistance and reduce all 
discretionary spending by 0.9 percent accordingly;
Pages H7288-90
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to remove restrictions on the award of grants 
under the Small Business Innovation Research Program;
Pages H7295-96
  The Jackson-Lee amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, 
that sought to increase Bilingual and Immigrant Education by $10 
million and decrease Impact aid accordingly;
Pages H7321-24
  The Roemer amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to increase Pell Grant educational assistance by $340 million 
and reduce salaries and expenses for Departments of Labor, Educational, 
HHS, and other agencies by 15 percent.
Pages H7332-33
  The Sanders amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to prohibit payment to any health plan that prevents or limits 
health care provider communications to patients; and
Pages H7338-39
  The Mica amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to establish a Head Start Demonstration Program to determine the 
effects of providing assistance to low income parents to select 
preschool programs for their children.
Pages H7359-60
  Rejected the Smith of New Jersey motion that the Committee rise and 
strike the enacting clause.
Pages H7361-62
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to make 
technical and conforming changes to reflect the actions of the House. 
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Order of Business: It is made in order that on Friday, July 12, the 
Speaker be authorized to entertain

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a motion, offered by Representative Goodling or his designee, to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2429, as amended, to encourage the 
donation of food and grocery products.
  Page H7441
Defense of Marriage Act: The House completed all general debate on H.R. 
3396, to define and protect the institution of marriage. Consideration 
of amendments will begin on Friday July 12.
  Pages H7441-49
  Earlier, the House agreed to H.R. Res. 474, the rule under which the 
bill is being considered by a yea-and-nay vote of 290 yeas to 133 nays, 
Roll No. 300.
Pages H7270-80
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H7475.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H7265.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and twelve recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7279-80, H7301, H7301-02, H7330, H7331, H7362-63, H7363-64, H7364, 
H7364-65, H7365-66, H7366, H7366-67, H7367, and H7373. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:55 a.m. on Friday, 
July 12.