[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D799-D805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported S. 1166, to improve the registration of pesticides, 
to provide minor use crop protection, and to improve pesticide 
tolerances to safeguard infants and children, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (As approved by the committee the amendment 
incorporates the text of S. 1491).
  Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
   Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness: Senators 
Cochran (Chairman), Warner, Helms, Coverdell, Grassley, Gramm, Pryor, 
Daschle, Baucus, Kerrey, and Heflin.
   Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion: 
Senators Helms (Chairman), Cochran, McConnell, Santorum, Gramm, Conrad, 
Pryor, Baucus, and Heflin.
   Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization: 
Senators Craig (Chairman), Coverdell, Warner, Helms, Grassley, Heflin, 
Harkin, Conrad, and Kerrey.
   Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation: 
Senators McConnell (Chairman), Santorum, Craig, Gramm, Harkin, Daschle, 
and Pryor.
CONSUMER CREDIT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief concluded oversight 
hearings on recent developments in consumer lending in the United 
States, the implications of consumer credit trends and the risks they 
impose on financial institutions, after receiving testimony from Janet 
L. Yellen, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; 
Ricki T. Helfer, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; 
Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency; James Chessen, American Bankers Association, Washington, 
D.C.; Donald Ratajczak, Economic Forecasting Center/Georgia State 
University, Atlanta; and Edward Bankole, Moody's Investors Service, New 
York, New York.
SPACE STATION/SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAMS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Space concluded oversight hearings to examine 
the status of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's space 
station and space shuttle programs, after receiving testimony from 
Wilbur Trafton, Associate Administrator for Space Flight, Frederick D. 
Gregory, Associate Administrator for Office of Safety and Mission 
Assurance, both of NASA; and Thomas Schulz, Associate Director of 
National Security and International Affairs, General Accounting Office.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 1873, authorizing funds for programs of the National Environmental 
Education Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 2909, to provide that the Secretary of the Interior may acquire 
lands for purposes of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife 
Refuge Act only by donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent 
of the owner of the lands;
  S. 1875, to designate the United States Courthouse in Medford, 
Oregon, as the ``James A. Redden Federal Courthouse'';
  H.R. 2504, to designate the Federal building located at the corner of 
Patton Avenue and Otis Street, and the United States courthouse located 
on Otis Street, in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Veach-Baley 
Federal Complex'';
  H.R. 3186, to designate the Federal building located at 1655 Woodson 
Road in Overland, Missouri, as the ``Sammy L. Davis Federal Building'';
  H.R. 3400, to designate the United States courthouse to be 
constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets 
in Omaha, Nebraska, as ``Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse'';
  H.R. 3572, to designate the bridge on United States Route 231 which 
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, 
as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge''; and
  S. 1977, to designate a United States courthouse located in Tampa, 
Florida, as the ``Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse''.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings 
on the nominations of Nils J. Diaz, of Florida, and Edward McGaffigan, 
Jr., of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf. Mr. Diaz was introduced by Senators Mack and Graham, 
and Mr. McGaffigan was introduced by Senators Domenici and Bingaman.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  The Extradition Treaty with Hungary (Treaty Doc. 104-5), with a 
proviso, the Extradition Treaty with Belgium (Treaty Doc. 104-7), with 
a proviso, the Supplementary Extradition Treaty with Belgium (Treaty 
Doc. 104-8), with a proviso, the Extradition Treaty with Switzerland 
(Treaty Doc. 104-9), with a proviso, the Extradition Treaty with the 
Philippines (Treaty Doc. 104-16), with a proviso, the Extradition 
Treaty with Bolivia (Treaty Doc. 104-22), with a proviso, the 
Extradition Treaty with Malaysia (Treaty Doc. 104-26), with a proviso, 
the Treaty with the Republic of Korea on Mutual Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. 104-1), with two provisos, the Treaty 
with the United Kingdom on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 104-2), with two provisos, the Treaty with the Philippines 
on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. 104-18), 
with two provisos, the Treaty with Hungary on Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. 104-20), with two provisos, and the 
Treaty with Austria on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty 
Doc. 104-21), with two provisos;
  S. Res. 270, urging continued and increased United States support for 
the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
Yugoslavia to bring to justice the perpetrators of gross violations of 
international law in the former Yugoslavia;
  S. Res. 275, to express the sense of the Senate concerning 
Afghanistan, with an amendment;
  S. Res. 276, congratulating the people of Mongolia on embracing 
democracy in Mongolia through their participation in the parliamentary 
elections held on June 30, 1996; and
  The nominations of Senators Grams and Pell, each to be a United 
States Representative to the 51st Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, Jeffrey Davidow, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Alan Philip Larson, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business 
Affairs, and a foreign service officers' promotion list received in the 
Senate on June 26, 1996.
NOMINATION
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of Franklin D. Raines, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after the nominee 
further testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET REFORM
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial Management 
and Accountability held hearings on S. 1434, to amend the Congressional 
Budget Act to provide for a two-year (biennial) budgeting cycle, and 
other related proposals, receiving testimony from Senators Domenici, 
Thomas, and Ford; Susan J. Irving, Associate Director, Budget Issues, 
Accounting and Information Management Division, General Accounting 
Office; James L. Blum, Deputy Director, Congressional Budget Office; 
Ohio State Senator Richard H. Finan, Columbus; John Keel, Texas 
Legislative Budget Board, Austin; and Stephen Moore, Cato Institute, 
and Thomas E. Mann, Brookings Institution, both of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
AUTHORIZATION--COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism 
and Property Rights concluded hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for the United States Commission on Civil Rights, 
after receiving testimony from Mary Frances Berry, Chairperson, and 
Carl Anderson and Russell Redenbaugh, both Commissioners, all of the 
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; and Wade Henderson, Leadership 
Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.
ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee resumed hearings to 
examine the role of the Federal Depository Library Program of the 
Government Printing Office in ensuring public access to Government 
information, receiving testimony from Judge Royce C. Lamberth, United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia; Sally Katzen, 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget; Christopher H. Schroeder, Acting Assistant 
Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice; 
Donald R. Johnson, Director, National Technical Information Service, 
Department of Commerce; Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer, Government 
Printing Office; and Roy M. Francis, Chairman, Interagency

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Council on Printing and Publications Services, Department of the 
Interior.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Small Business: Committee held oversight hearings on the 
implementation of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 1996, receiving testimony from Sally Katzen, Administrator, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget; Jere Glover, Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy, Small Business 
Administration; William Smiland, Smiland Paint Company, Los Angeles, 
California; Richard Hardy, XIM Products, Inc., Westlake, Ohio; Jean 
Mohler, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, Arlington, 
Virginia; and Willis J. Goldsmith, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 
Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following bills:
  S. 1791, to increase, effective as of December 1, 1996, the rates of 
disability compensation for veterans with service connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors of such veterans;
  S. 1711, to establish a commission to evaluate the programs of the 
Federal Government that assist members of the Armed Forces and veterans 
in readjusting to civilian life, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (As approved by the committee, the amendment incorporates 
provisions of S. 1711, S. 996, S. 281, S. 749, S. 994, S. 1342, S. 995, 
S. 1751, and Title III of H.R. 2289);
  S. 1359, to revise certain authorities relating to management and 
contracting in the provision of health care services, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (As approved by the committee, the 
amendment incorporates provisions of S. 1359, S. 1750, S. 1752, S. 
1753, S. 403, S. 293, S. 425, S. 644, S. 612, and S. 548);
  An original bill to authorize construction projects for fiscal year 
1997 and for other purposes relating to VA real property management, 
including outpatient facility construction, inpatient facility 
construction, VA-requested leases of outpatient care facilities, and a 
VA-requested lease for a parking facility. (As approved by the 
committee, the bill incorporates provisions of S. 1669 and S. 1749); 
and
  An original bill to reform veterans' health care eligibility 
requirements.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 1962, to resolve certain legal disputes with regard to adoption 
procedures under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978;
  S. 199, to repeal certain provisions of law relating to trading with 
Indians;
  S. 1972, to improve provisions relating to Indian programs under the 
Older Americans Act of 1965;
  S. 1893, to provide for the settlement of issues and claims related 
to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of 
California;
  H.R. 2464, to provide additional lands within the State of Utah for 
the Goshute Indian Reservation;
  H.R. 3068, to accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian 
Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under the 
Indian Reorganization Act, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  S. 1970, to make improvements to the National Museum of the American 
Indian Act.
DAYTON PEACE ACCORDS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held hearings to assess the 
current state of the implementation of the Dayton peace accords and the 
prospect for complete implementation by December, 1996, focusing on 
intelligence support and all military and civilian aspects of 
compliance with the Dayton peace accords, as well as the effort to 
bring war criminals in the former Yugoslavia to justice, receiving 
testimony from John Gannon, Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central 
Intelligence Agency; Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes, USA, Director, Defense 
Intelligence Agency; Thomas Fingar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State 
for Intelligence and Research; Susan Woodward, Brookings Institution, 
Washington, D.C.; John Huffman, World Vision, Newport Beach, 
California; and H. Roy Williams, International Rescue Committee, New 
York, New York.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3884-3893; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3894; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 199-200 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8374-75
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3680, to amend title 18, United States Code, to carry out the 
international obligations of the United States under the Geneva 
Convention to provide criminal penalties for certain war crimes (H. 
Rept. 104-698);
  H.R. 3435, to make technical amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995, amended (H. Rept. 104-699);
  H.R. 3287, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the city of Crawford, Nebraska, 
amended (H. Rept. 104-700);
  H.R. 3546, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of South Carolina, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-701);
  H.R. 3557, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Marion National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama, amended (H. 
Rept. 104-702);
  H.R. 3660, to make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, amended (H. Rept. 104-703);
  H.R. 488, providing for consideration of H.R. 2391, to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for all 
employees (H. Rept. 104-704);
  H.J. Res. 166, granting the consent of Congress to the Mutual Aid 
Agreement between the city of Bristol, Virginia, and the city of 
Bristol, Tennessee (H. Rept. 104-705); and
  H.J. Res. 113, granting the consent of Congress to the compact to 
provide for joint natural resources management and enforcement of laws 
and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at the 
Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and 
Mineral County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of West 
Virginia and Maryland (H. Rept. 104-706).
Pages H8329-30, H8374
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Everett to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8251
Commmittees 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, Banking and Financial 
Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government 
Reform and Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, Resources, 
Science, and Small Business.
  Page H8253
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations: By a yea-
and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 352, the House passed 
H.R. 3814, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997.
  Pages H8254-93
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back promptly with an 
amendment to increase funding for contributions to international 
peacekeeping activities with appropriate offsets.
Page H8293
Agreed To:
  The Rogers amendment that allocates National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration funding by increasing National Marine Fisheries Service 
funding by $6 million for endangered species recovery;
Page H8254
  The Ensign amendment that limits any funding to distribute or provide 
prisoners with commercially published information or material that is 
sexually explicit or features nudity;
Pages H8261-62
  The Deutsch amendment that limits State and local law enforcement 
funding to jurisdictions that do not provide public safety officers 
continued health benefits, similar to benefits paid at the time of 
retirement or separation, for injuries sustained in the line of duty 
while responding to an emergency situation;
Pages H8264-66
  The Ganske amendment that limits any funding by the Patent and 
Trademark Office to issue patents for surgical procedures, with 
exceptions dealing with patents for equipment, composition of matter, 
and biotechnological processes (agreed to by a recorded vote of 295 
ayes to 128 noes, Roll No. 349);
Pages H8276-80, H8289-90
  The Hutchinson amendment that limits funding to jails, prisons, or 
other similar facilities that do not report to the Attorney General the 
death of any individual who dies in custody, and the circumstances 
surrounding that death; and
Pages H8283-84
  The Norton amendment, as modified, that increases Equal Employment 
Opportunity commission funding by $7 million with offsetting reductions 
from the Small business Administration disaster loan program account 
for administrative expense.
Pages H8284-86

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Rejected
  The Goss amendment, debated on July 23, that sought to reduce 
Economic Development Administration funding by $98.550 million 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 113 ayes to 301 noes, Roll No. 346); 
                                                         Pages H8256-57
  The Allard amendment that sought to remove the $5 million funding for 
the Commerce Department Under Secretary for Technology and Office of 
Technology Policy (rejected by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 229 noes, 
Roll No. 347);
Pages H8254-56, H8257-58
  The Frank amendment that sought to limit any funding by the Federal 
Communications Commission to assign a license for advanced television 
services (rejected by a recorded vote of 16 ayes to 408 noes, Roll No. 
348).
Pages H8267-72, H8289
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to increase the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration grants program by $10 
million and reduce Federal Prison System funding accordingly; 
                                                         Pages H8272-74
  The Gutknecht amendment that sought to reduce all discretionary 
appropriations by 1.9 percent (rejected by a recorded vote of 125 ayes 
to 300 noes, Roll No. 350); and
Pages H8281-83, H8290
  The Collins of Georgia amendment that sought to require Federal 
Prison Industries, to consider 20 percent as a reasonable share of the 
Federal market for new products and to describe the products produced 
using the Standard Industrial Classification Code and the National 
Stock Number assigned under the Federal Stock Classification System 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 351). 
                                               Pages H8286-88, H8290-91
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  The Frank amendment that sought to limit any funding by the Federal 
Communications Commission to assign a license for advanced television 
services until the commission specifies, by rulemaking, the obligations 
of holders to operate in the public interest unless the license is 
assigned by competitive bidding; and
Pages H8266-67
  The Gekas amendment that sought to provide an automatic continuing 
resolution when Congress and the President fail to enact a regular 
appropriations bill for a fiscal year.
Pages H8275-76
Withdrawn:
  The Fowler amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to limit any funding for the COPS program for purposes other 
than to prevent crimes against persons or private property; and 
                                                         Pages H8258-61
  The Brown of California amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to increase National Weather Service Operations 
and Research funding and prohibit funding for the Great Lakes Sea 
Lampricide Eradication program.
Pages H8262-64
Welfare Reform: It was made in order to disagree with the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3734, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 1997, and agree to a conference.
  Pages H8319-29
  Appointed as conferees Representatives Kasich, Archer, Goodling, 
Roberts, Bliley, Shaw, Talent, Nussle, Hutchinson, McCrery, Bilirakis, 
Smith of Texas, Johnson of Connecticut, Camp, Franks of Connecticut, 
Cunningham, Castle, Goodlatte, Sabo, Gibbons, Conyers, de la Garza, 
Clay, Ford, Miller of California, Waxman, Stenholm, Kennelly, Levin, 
Tanner, Becerra, Thurman, and Woolsey.
Page H8329
  By a recorded vote of 418 ayes, Roll No. 353, agreed to the Sabo 
motion to instruct conferees to do everything possible within the scope 
of the conference to eliminate any provisions in the House and Senate 
bills which shift costs to States and local governments and result in 
an increase in the number of children in poverty; maximize the 
availability of food stamps and vouchers for goods and services for 
children to prevent any increase in the number of children thrown into 
poverty while their parents make the transition from welfare to work; 
ensure that the bill preserves Medicaid coverage so that the number of 
people without access to health care does not increase and more 
children and old people are not driven into poverty; and provide that 
any savings that redound to the Federal Government as a result of this 
legislation be used for deficit reduction.
Pages H8319-29
Capital Markets: It was made in order to disagree with the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3005, to amend the Federal securities laws in order 
to promote efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets, 
and to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more 
efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and provide 
more effective and less burdensome regulation and agree to a 
conference.
  Page H8330
  Appointed as conferees Representatives Bliley, Fields of Texas, 
Oxley, Tauzin, Schaefer, Deal of Georgia, Frisa, White, Dingell, 
Markey, Boucher, Gordon, Furse, and Klink.
Page H8330
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: The House completed debate 
on H.R. 3816, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and began consideration 
of amendments. Consideration will resume on Thursday, July 25. 
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Agreed To:
  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 religious affiliation) that presents 
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 4214(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 H8336-37
  The Traficant amendment that prohibits contracts with persons who 
affix a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the 
same meaning, to any product that is not made in the United States; 
                                                         Pages H8337-38
  The Barton of Texas amendment that increases Department of Energy 
Inspector General funding by $1 million and decreases departmental 
administration funding accordingly;
Pages H8340-41
  The Roemer amendment that decreases Department of Energy field 
activity funding by $9.6 million;
Page H8341
  The Kolbe amendment that reduces funding for the Central Arizona 
Project by $20.573 million;
Pages H8342-43
  The Bereuter amendment that limits any Corps of Engineer funding to 
revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual that includes an 
increase in the springtime water release program during the spring 
heavy rainfall and snow melt period;
Pages H8351-52
  The Petri amendment that eliminates the $10 million funding for the 
Animas-LaPlata Water project (agreed to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes 
to 200 noes, Roll No. 354); and
Pages H8343-46, H8352-53
  The Hilleary amendment that limits any funds by the Tennessee Valley 
Authority to impose a performance deposit on persons constructing docks 
or making other residential shoreline alterations.
Pages H8371-72
Rejected:
  The Klug amendment that sought to reduce Tennessee Valley Authority 
economic development funding by $16 million (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 184 ayes to 236 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 355); 
                                               Pages H8347-49, H8353-54
  The Rohrabacher amendment that sought to allocate Department of 
Energy funding for photovoltaic energy research (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 90 ayes to 331 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 356); 
and
Pages H8349-51, H8354
  The Gutknecht amendment that sought to reduce all discretionary 
appropriations by 1.9 percent.
Page H8369
Amendments Withdrawn:
  The Rogers amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to include funding for the New Madrid Floodway;
Page H8337
  The Roemer amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to decrease funding for Department of Energy laboratories by $10 
million;
Pages H8341-42
  The Pickett amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to allocate funding of $283,000 for Sandbridge Beach, Virginia 
erosion control and hurricane protection; and
Page H8346
  The Filner amendment that sought to allocate Corps of Engineers 
funding of $600,000 to conduct a study concerning the Tijuana River 
Basin.
Pages H8370-71
Pending:
  The Obey amendment that seeks to eliminate the $17 million funding 
for the Advanced Light Water Reactor Program;
Pages H8356-62
  The Schaefer amendment that seeks to increase funding by $30 million 
for renewable energy programs; and
Pages H8362-66
  The Markey en bloc amendment that seeks to eliminate the $20 million 
funding for pyroprocessing or electrometallurgical treatment by 
reducing energy research and development by $5 million and defense 
environmental restoration and waste management by $15 million. 
                                                         Pages H8366-69
  H. Res. 483, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H8293-H8302
 Presidential Message--United Nations: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits his report concerning the activities of 
the United States Government in the United Nations--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations.
  Page H8372
United States Naval Academy: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of Representative McHale as a member of the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Naval Academy to fill the existing 
vacancy thereon.
  Page H8372
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H8375-79.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H8309.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay votes and ten recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8256-57, H8257-58, H8289, H8289-90, H8290, H8291,

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H8293, H8329, H8352-53, H8353-54, and H8354. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:08 on Thursday, July 
25.