[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D915-D916]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4039-4045; and 2 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 191, and H. Con. Res. 211, were introduced.
  Page H10174
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3535, to redesignate a Federal building in Suitland, Maryland, 
as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal Building'' (H. Rept. 104-780); and
  H.R. 3576, to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 
South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert Kurtz 
Rodibaugh United States Courthouse'', amended (H. Rept. 104-781). 
                                                            Page H10174
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Bill Barrett from Nebraska to act as Speaker 
pro tempore for today.
  Page H10113
Recess: The House recessed at 12:41 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
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Inaugural Ceremonies: Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 47, 
the Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members 
of the House to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural 
Ceremonies: Representatives Gingrich, Armey, and Gephardt. 
                                                            Page H10115
Corrections Calendar--County Health Organization Exemption Act: On the 
call of the Corrections Calendar, the House passed 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.
  Pages H10115-18
Suspensions--Votes Postponed: The House completed all debate on motions 
to suspend the rules and pass the following measures on which recorded 
votes were postponed until Wednesday, September 11:
  Monitoring the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act: H. Res. 
470, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of 
Education should play a more active role in monitoring and enforcing 
compliance with the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
related to campus crime;
  Pages H10118-20
  Student Debt Reduction Act: H.R. 3863, amended, to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to permit lenders under the unsubsidized Federal 
Family Education Loan program to pay origination fees on behalf of 
borrowers;
  Pages H10120-23
  FAA Authorization: H.R. 3539, amended, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration; and
  Pages H10124-40
  Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act: H.R. 3759, amended, to extend the 
authority of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 
                                                        Pages H10157-67
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Antarctic Environmental Protection Act: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3060, to implement the Protocol on Environmental 
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty--clearing the measure for the 
President. Subsequently, the House agreed to H. Con. Res. 211, 
directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3060;
  Pages H10140-44
  California Indian Land Transfer Act: H.R. 3642, to provide for the 
transfer of public lands to certain California Indian Tribes; 
                                                        Pages H10144-45
  Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: H.R. 
3640, amended, to provide for the settlement of issues and claims 
related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla 
Indians;
  Pages H10145-53
  Hoopa Valley Reservation Boundary Correction: H.R. 2710, amended, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain land in the State of California 
to the Hoopa Valley Tribe;
  Pages H10153-54
  Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Trust Fund: H.R. 2512, amended, to provide for 
certain benefits of the Missouri River basin Pick-Sloan project to the 
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. Agreed to amend the title; and 
                                                        Pages H10154-56
  Emergency Drought Relief: H.R. 3910, amended, to provide emergency 
drought relief to the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian 
River Municipal Water Authority, Texas.
  Pages H10156-57
Referrals: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.
  Page H10169
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H10113.
Quorum Calls--Votes: No recorded votes or quorum calls developed during 
the proceedings of the House today.

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Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 5:56 p.m.
WHITE HOUSE DATA BASE
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcomittee on National 
Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a 
hearing on White House Data Base. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the GAO: Jack Brock, Director, Information 
Management Issues; Keith Rhodes, Technical Assistant Director, Office 
of the Chief Scientist; and Ron Hess, Information Systems Analyst; and 
public witnesses.
NATURALIZATION TESTING FRAUD
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Relations, and Criminal Justice held a hearing 
on naturalization testing fraud. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of 
Justice: Alexander Aleinikoff, Executive Associate Commissioner, 
Programs; and Louis D. Crocetti, Associate Commissioner, Examinations; 
and public witnesses.
MISSING PERSONS ACT REVISIONS
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held 
a hearing on revisions to the Missing Persons Act. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Sam Johnson of Texas, Gilman and Packard; and 
public witnesses.
SOLVING YEAR 2000 SOFTWARE PROBLEM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology and the Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information and Technology of the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight held a joint hearing on Solving the 
Year 2000 Software Problem. Testimony was heard from Sally Katzen, 
Administrator, Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; Larry Olson, 
Deputy Secretary, Information Technology, State of Pennsylvania; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE
Conferees met in closed session to resolve the differences between the 
Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 3610, making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to 
call.