[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D872-D873]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 67 public bills, H.R. 3950-3974 and H.R. 3976-4017; 1 
private bill, H.R. 3975; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 188, H. Con. 
Res. 208-210, and H. Res. 509-515 were introduced.
  Pages H9921-24
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Laws Related to Federal Financial Management (H. Rept. 104-745);
  Protecting the Nation's Blood Supply from Infectious Agents: The Need 
for New Standards to Meet New Threats (H. Rept. 104-746);
  Health Care Fraud: All Public and Private Payers Need Federal 
Criminal Anti-Fraud Protections (H. Rept. 104-747);
  A Two-Year Review of the White House Communications Agency Reveals 
Major Mismanagement, Lack of Accountability, and Significant Mission 
Creep (H. Rept. 104-748);
  Investigation into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies 
toward the Branch Davidians (H. Rept. 104-749);
  H.R. 3719, to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, amended (H. Rept. 104-750);
  H.R. 3056, to permit a county-operated health insuring organization 
to qualify as an organization exempt from certain requirements 
otherwise applicable to health insuring organizations under the 
Medicaid program notwithstanding that the organization enrolls Medicaid 
beneficiaries residing in another county (H. Rept. 104-751);
  H.R. 3871, to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition 
rule for certain health maintenance organizations (H. Rept. 104-752);
  H.R. 447, to establish a toll free number in the Department of 
Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-
made, amended (H. Rept. 104-753); and
  H.R. 3553, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize 
appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission (H. Rept. 104-754). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Collins of Georgia to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H9837
Small Business Job Protection and Minimum Wage Increase: By a yea-and-
nay vote of 354 yeas to 72 nays, Roll No. 398, the House agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 3448, to provide tax relief for small 
businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, and to increase 
the take home pay of workers.
  Pages H9846-62
  H. Res. 503, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H9839-46
Safe Drinking Water Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 30 nays, 
Roll No. 399, the House agreed to the conference report on S. 1316, to 
amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act commonly known as the 
``Safe Drinking Water Act''.
  Pages H9863-77
  H. Res. 507, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H9862-63
Aviation Security and Antiterrorism: By a recorded vote of 389 ayes to 
22 noes, Roll No. 401, the House voted to suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 3953, an act to combat terrorism.
  Pages H9886-96
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, cross-
references, and punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, 
technical, conforming, and other changes as may be necessary in the 
engrossment of the bill.
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  H. Res. 508, the rule providing for consideration of the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill was agreed to earlier by yea-and-
nay vote of 228 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 400.
Pages H9877-86
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for a week of September 2.
  Page H9897
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 509, electing Representatives 
Funderburk to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Page H9897
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of September 4.
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Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Wednesday, September 4, 1996, the Speaker and the 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointment authorized by law or by the House.
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Extension of Remarks: Agreed that for today all members be permitted to 
extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in that section 
of the Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.
  Page H9897
Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore: Read and accepted a letter from the 
Speaker wherein he designates Representative Wolf or, if not available 
to perform this duty, Representative Morella to act as

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Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
through Wednesday, September 4, 1996.
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Enrollment Correction: Agreed to H. Con. Res. 208, directing the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment 
of H.R. 3103.
  Pages H9897-98
Representational Allowance: The House agreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 2739, to provide for a representational allowance for Members of 
the House of Representatives, to make technical and conforming changes 
to sundry provisions of law in consequence of administrative reforms in 
the House of Representatives--clearing the measure for the President. 
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Congressional Accountability Act: House agreed to H. Res. 504, 
approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to labor-management 
relations with respect to employing offices and covered employees of 
the House of Representatives.
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Congressional Accountability Act: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 207, 
approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to labor-management 
relations with respect to covered employees, other than employees of 
the House of Representatives and employees of the Senate. 
                                                         Pages H9898-99
Inaugural Ceremonies: House agreed to S. Con. Res. 47, for a Joint 
Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
Inaugural Ceremonies: S. Con. Res. 48, authorizing the rotunda of the 
United States Capitol to be used on January 20, 1997, in connection 
with the proceedings and ceremonies for the inauguration of the 
President-elect and the Vice-President-elect of the United States. 
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  Ronald H. Brown Federal Building: The House passed H.R. 3560, to 
designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New 
York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building''.90[D02AU6-
78]D873 Agreed to
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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  Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse: The House passed H.R. 3710, 
to designate a United States courthouse located in Tampa, Florida, as 
the ``Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse''.90[D02AU6-
79]D873 Agreed to
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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  Agreed to amend the title.
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  Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
page H9837.
  Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H9862, H9876-77, and H9896. There were no quorum calls.
  Adjournment: Met at 9 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. 
Res. 203, adjourned at 7:05 p.m. until 12 noon on Wednesday, September 
4.