[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 111 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D813-D814]
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                        House of Representatives



Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3895-3906; 3 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 187, and H. Con. Res. 201-202 were introduced.
  Pages H8556-57
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:

  Conference report on H.R. 1617, to consolidate and reform workforce 
development and literacy programs (H. Rept. 104-707); and

  H. Res. 489, providing for the consideration of, H.R. 2823 to amend 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International 
Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (H. 
Rept. 104-708).
Pages H8387-H8458, H8516, H8556
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Myrick to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8381
Committees 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, 
Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H8384
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 
391 yeas to 23 nays, Roll

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No. 360, the House passed H.R. 3816, making appropriations for energy 
and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. 
                                                         Pages H8384-87
Agreed To:

  The Schaefer amendment that increases funding for renewable energy 
programs by $30 million, debated on July 24 (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 279 ayes to 135 noes, Roll No. 358).
Pages H8385-86
Rejected:

  The Obey amendment that sought to eliminate the $17 million funding 
for the Advanced Light Water Reactor Program, debated on July 24 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 357); 
and
Pages H8384-85

  The Markey en bloc amendment that sought 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, debated 
on July 24 (rejected by a recorded vote of 138 ayes to 278 noes, Roll 
No. 359).
Page H8386
Campaign Finance Reform: By a yea-and-nay vote of 162 yeas to 259 nays, 
Roll No. 365, the House failed to pass H.R. 3820, to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal 
election campaigns.
  Pages H8470-H8516

  By a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 364, the House 
rejected the Fazio amendment that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on House Oversight with instructions to report it back 
forthwith with an amendment that clarifies the definitions relating to 
independent expenditures.
Pages H8514-16

  Rejected, by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 363, 
the Fazio amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of H.R. 3505, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
modified by the modified by the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules, H. Rept. 104-685.
Pages H8492-H8514

  By a yea-and-nay vote of 270 yeas to 140 nays, Roll No. 362, the 
House agreed to H. Res. 481, the rule which provided for consideration 
of the bill. Agreed to the Solomon amendment which provided that the 
Thomas amendment be considered as adopted in the House and the 
Committee of the Whole. The Thomas amendment revised allowable 
contribution amounts. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas and 193 nays, Roll No. 361. 
                                                         Pages H8458-70
Child Labor Provisions: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1114, to 
authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load 
materials into balers and compactors that meet appropriate American 
National Standards Institute design safety standards--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H8517-18
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8381.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8384-85, H8385-86, H8386, H8387, H8469-70, H8470, H8513-14, H8515-16, 
and H8516. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:40 p.m.