[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 106 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D768-D769]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3845-3860; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3861; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 185, and H. Res. 484 were 
introduced.
  Pages H8029-30
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1786, to regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska (H. Rept. 
104-687);
  H. Res. 483, providing for consideration of H.R. 3816, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997 (H. Rept. 104-688);
  H.R. 3845, making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997 
(H. Rept. 104-689);
  H.R. 3118, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reform 
eligibility for health care provided by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (H. Rept. 104-690);
  H.R. 1784, to validate certain conveyances made by the Southern 
Pacific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and 
Tulare, California (H. Rept. 104-691);
  H.R. 2940, to amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, amended (H. Rept. 
104-692 Part I); and
  H.R. 2145, to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (H. Rept. 104-693 Part I).
                                                         Pages H8028-29
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates appoints Representative Kolbe to act as Speaker pro tempore 
for today.
  Page H7783
Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the 5-minute rule: Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, 
Judiciary, Resources, Science, Small Business, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Select Intelligence.
  Page H7784
Personal Responsibility Act: By a recorded vote of 256 ayes to 170 
noes, Roll No. 331, the House passed H.R. 3734, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.
  Pages H7784-H7990
  By a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 330, rejected 
the Tanner motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Budget 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment: in section 408(a)(8)(A) of the Social Security 
Act, as proposed to be added by section 4103(a)(1), insert ``cash'' 
before ``assistance to a family''.
Pages H7988-89
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
by the rule.
Pages H7820-H7903
  Agreed to the Ney amendment that requires able-bodied food stamp 
recipients between the ages of 18 and 50 with no dependents to work at 
least 20 hours a week or lose eligibility (agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 239 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 328);
Pages H7903-07
  Rejected the Tanner amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to reform the nation's welfare system, provide vouchers to 
assist children whose parents are denied benefits, and include 
provisions for children of non-citizens to receive food stamps 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 258 noes, Roll No. 329). 
                                                         Pages H7907-87
  H. Res. 482, the rule which provided for further consideration of the 
bill was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 358 yeas to 54 
nays, Roll No. 327.
Pages H7784-96
  The Chair overruled a point of order under section 425 of the Budget 
Act against consideration of H.R. 3734 on the basis that all points of 
order against consideration of the bill were waived by a previous order 
by unanimous consent on July 17, and held that a point of order under 
section 426 of the Budget Act against H. Res. 482 would not be timely 
after the adoption of that resolution. The point of order asserted 
that, under section 425, the bill constituted an unfunded 
intergovernmental mandate, and further, under section 426, the House is 
prohibited from considering a rule providing for it.
Page H7796
District of Columbia Appropriations: It was made in order at any time 
for the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, to 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union for consideration of H.R. 3845, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997; that all points 
of order against the bill be dispensed with; that all points of order 
against the bill and against its consideration be waived; that general 
debate be confined to the bill and be limited

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to one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; that after general 
debate the bill be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule; 
that the chairman of the Committee of the Whole be authorized to 
postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; that the 
chairman of the Committee of the Whole be authorized to reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for voting by electronic device on any 
postponed question that immediately follows another vote by electronic 
device without intervening business, provided that the time for voting 
by electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall be 
not less than 15 minutes; that after the reading of the final lines of 
the bill, a motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, if 
offered by the Majority Leader or a designee, have precedence over a 
motion to amend; that at the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee rise and report the bill to the House with 
such amendments as may have been adopted; and that the previous 
question be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
  Page H7991
Labor Management Cooperative Efforts: House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 743, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to 
allow labor management cooperative efforts that improve economic 
competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive--clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page H7990
Legislative Program: Representative Walker announced the legislative 
program for the week of July 22. Agreed to adjourn from Thursday to 
Monday.
  Pages H7990-91
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 22 for morning hour debates. 
                                                             Page H7991
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of July 24.
  Page H7991
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of the following individuals from private 
life on the part of the House to the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial assistance: Mr. Thomas E. Dillon of California and Mr. 
William A. Irwin of Pennsylvania.
  Page H7991
Defense Authorization Conferees: The Chair announced the following 
modifications to the Conference appointment to H.R. 3230: Delete 
section 724 of the Senate amendment from the panel appointed from the 
Committee on Commerce; the panel from the Committee on Commerce, 
consisting of Representatives Bliley, Oxley, and Dingell, is also 
appointed for the consideration of section 3174 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to Conference; and the Panel 
from the Committee on Science is also appointed for the consideration 
of section 1044 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
Conference.
  Page H7991
Referral: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.
  Page H8027
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H8030-31.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page H7783  
  .
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7795-96, H7906-07, H7987, H7988-89, and H7989-90. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:24 p.m.