[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H7637-H7640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1997

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 475 and rule 
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 3756.

                              {time}  1953


                     in the committee of the whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3756) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes, with Mr. Dreier in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. When the Committee of the Whole rose just a few moments 
ago, pending was the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut [Mrs. Johnson].
  The bill had been read through page 31, line 14. At the conclusion of 
the Johnson amendment the Chair will announce the further procedures 
pursuant to the order of the House.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Johnson] 
for 5 minutes in support of her amendment.
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. Chairman, this amendment strikes 
language in title I of the bill.


                         parliamentary inquiry

  Mr. HOYER. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I want to know where we are now. I would not 
have agreed to the unanimous-consent request if I did not think we were 
going to terminate proceedings of the bill at this time. That was the 
understanding that I had, and that was the understanding under which I 
gave unanimous consent.
  If that is not the case, I cannot withdraw my unanimous-consent 
agreement, but that was my understanding, and the bill would proceed 
much more slowly tonight if my understanding was incorrect.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Johnson amendment was pending when the Committee 
rose.
  Mr. HOYER. I understand that, Mr. Chairman.
  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. There was so much confusion.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to proceed for 1 
minute out of order to determine what we are doing.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Johnson] 
controls 5 minutes in support of her amendment. Does she wish to yield 
for the purpose of a colloquy?
  Ms. JOHNSON of Connecticut. I am happy to yield to the gentleman from 
Iowa [Mr. Lightfoot].
  The CHAIRMAN. To whom does the gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. 
Johnson] yield?
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. I yield to the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. 
Lightfoot] for a colloquy with the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer].
  The CHAIRMAN. Would the gentlewoman yield to the gentleman from 
Maryland?
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland 
[Mr. Hoyer].

[[Page H7638]]

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, there has been a misunderstanding here. I 
want to ask the chairman a question, because apparently I 
misunderstood.
  I was sitting over here, obviously trying to keep track of the debate 
while there were discussions about what we were doing on the bill. I 
was brought a paper with the amendments, and I know the gentleman added 
a couple, and that was fine, and I did not object. But very frankly, I 
did not object on the premise that we were going to suspend further 
proceedings of the bill at this time. I was told that. That may have 
been an error, but that is what I was told.
  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. I yield to the gentleman from Iowa.
  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Chairman, I think we can straighten this out. The 
gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Johnson] got on her feet to offer 
her amendment before I asked for the unanimous consent request. So 
therefore, when we came back, we came back to her amendment. I did 
include her amendment on that sheet that the gentleman has in front of 
him, so we can resolve this very quickly if the gentlewoman wants to go 
ahead and hold over her amendment until tomorrow, as it was in the 
unanimous consent request. I think that will solve the problem.
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. I could do that, but my amendment is 
very, very brief. It would save me coming back tomorrow.
  Mr. HOYER. If the gentlewoman will continue to yield, Mr. Chairman, 
the problem is, I have a number of people on this side of the aisle who 
tell me their amendments are very, very brief.
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. I am happy to ask unanimous consent to 
withdraw my amendment, Mr. Chairman, without prejudice for tomorrow.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. Who seeks recognition? Does the chairman of the 
subcommittee seek recognition?
  Mr. HOYER. Are we going to rise, Mr. Chairman?
  The CHAIRMAN. For what purpose does the gentleman from Iowa rise?
  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, is the question on the motion to rise?
  The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. Lightfoot] wish the 
Chair to resume consideration of the two postponed votes on the 
Gutknecht amendment and Metcalf amendment?

                              {time}  2000

  (By unanimous consent, Mr. Armey was allowed to speak out to order.)


                           order of business

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Chairman, might I suggest that we take at this time 
the two votes that are ordered on amendments related to this bill and 
then perhaps if we have agreement with everyone, we would take the 
votes on the suspension calendar tomorrow morning.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the right to object.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair has the authority to put the postponed 
questions before the Committee.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Chairman, I was not making a unanimous-consent 
request. I do not know what the gentleman is objecting to. I am making 
a recommendation to the body. I think it would be helpful to take the 
two votes now on the two amendments. I think it would also be helpful 
to a lot of our Members if after we take those two amendment votes, we 
deferred voting on the suspensions until tomorrow.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield on that suggestion?
  Mr. ARMEY. I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, let me simply say, I do not have a dog in 
this fight, and I do not care what we do on these amendments. All I 
know is that there are a considerable number of Members on both sides 
of the aisle who are very much pressing to have a time agreement 
tonight because they have serious scheduling problems. They were 
expecting, and indeed hoping, that all of the votes would be rolled 
until tomorrow.
  I have no problems. I can stay here and vote on all of these. But I 
know a number of Members who are extremely exasperated about it and I 
wonder if the majority leader has any specific reason as to why we 
could not do that.
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman would allow me to reclaim my time, why do 
we not go ahead, take the two votes, and then we can maybe all of us 
who have a concern discuss this during the course of the time of those 
two votes?
  Mr. OBEY. We are talking about the two votes in question that the 
gentleman is suggesting be voted on right now.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ARMEY. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, the only reservation that I 
would have raised if I had an opportunity to raise a reservation was 
that one of these amendments apparently has a very significant impact 
upon the conference members who have not had an opportunity to discuss 
this in conference, and there are a number who feel very strongly they 
need an opportunity to discuss it with their leadership before they 
have this vote on the floor. If we now have the vote, we will go, but 
the leadership should hear from them before they have such a 
discussion.
  Mr. ARMEY. I appreciate the gentleman's point and I have no doubt 
that the gentleman is absolutely correct. But, Mr. Chairman, again 
might I suggest that we take the two votes on the two amendments that 
are pending on this bill and then with the agreement of the Members I 
think we would be able then to roll the earlier ordered suspension 
votes until tomorrow. That is what I would recommend.
  The CHAIRMAN. Unless there is a motion to rise, the Chair will put 
the question on the two amendments.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Point of order, Mr. Chairman. The gentleman 
from Iowa will have to withdraw his motion to rise, Mr. Chairman. There 
was a motion to rise. Just to keep the process correct.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Iowa was seated and has not renewed 
his motion to rise. The gentleman is seated and the Chair has never put 
the question to the committee.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank the Chairman.


                         parliamentary inquiry

  Mr. HOYER. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, as a precedent, if one makes a motion to 
adjourn and sits down, the motion to adjourn dies. Is that the ruling 
of the Chair?
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair has not recognized the gentleman from Iowa 
for the purpose of renewing his motion to rise after the intervening 
debate.
  Mr. HOYER. That reason I understand and I will not press the issue.


          sequential votes postponed in committee of the whole

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 475, proceedings will now 
resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed 
in the following order: The amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Washington [Mr. Metcalf] and the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Minnesota [Mr. Gutknecht].


                    amendment offered by mr. metcalf

  The CHAIRMAN. the pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington [Mr. Metcalf] 
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             recorded vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for a 
recorded vote after this vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 352, 
noes 67, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No 317]

                               AYES--352

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey

[[Page H7639]]


     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--67

     Beilenson
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Brewster
     Campbell
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     King
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKeon
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Packard
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Quillen
     Rangel
     Rush
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Towns
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     de la Garza
     Ford
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Lincoln
     McDade
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Paxon
     Rose
     Sabo
     Slaughter
     Young (FL)

                              {time}  2023

  Messrs. MOORHEAD, RANGEL, FRANK of Massachusetts, and STUDDS changed 
their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. BRYANT of Texas changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                   amendment offered by mr. gutknecht

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. 
Gutknecht], on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             recorded vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 267, 
noes 150, not voting 16, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 318]

                               AYES--267

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                               NOES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards

[[Page H7640]]


     Ehlers
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     King
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Ford
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Lincoln
     McDade
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Paxon
     Rose
     Sabo
     Slaughter
     Walker
     Young (FL)

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  Mr. ROHRABACHER changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. PORTER changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Longley) having assumed the chair, Mr. Dreir, Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that 
Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3756) making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, 
the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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