[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D953-D954]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 4080-4101; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 193-195, H. Con. Res. 215, and H. Res. 523 were introduced. 
                                                        Pages H10523-24
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3153, to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt from 
regulation the transportation of certain hazardous materials by vehicle 
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-791);
  H.R. 3348, to direct the President to establish standards and 
criteria for the provision of major disaster and emergency assistance 
in response to snow-related events, amended (H. Rept. 104-792);
  H.R. 3923, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the 
National Transportation Safety Board and individual air carriers to 
take actions to address the needs of families of passengers involved in 
aircraft accidents, amended (H. Rept. 104-793);
  H.R. 4040, to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to 
intermodal safe container transportation (H. Rept. 104-794)
  H.R. 3802, to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act, and to provide for 
public access to information in an electronic format, amended (H. Rept. 
104-795)
  H.J. Res. 191, to confer honorary citizenship of the United States on 
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa (H. Rept. 104-796);
  H.R. 2505, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make 
certain clarification to the land bank protection provisions, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-797)
  H.R. 3968, to make improvements in the operation and administration 
of the Federal courts, amended (H. Rept. 104-798)
  S. 533, to clarify the rules governing removal of cases to Federal 
court (H. Rept. 104-799);
  S. 677, to repeal a redundant venue protection (H. Rept. 104-800);
  H.R. 3936, to encourage the development of a commercial space 
industry in the United States, amended (H. Rept. 104-801 Part I);
  H.R. 2941, to improve the quantity and quality of the quarters of 
land management agency field employees, amended (H. Rept. 104-802 Part 
I);
  H. Res. 522, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 3675, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997 (H. Rept. 104-803);
  H. Con. Res. 180, commending the Americans who served the United 
States during the period known as the Cold War, amended (H. Rept. 104-
804 Part I);
  H. Con. Res. 200, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, amended (H. Rept. 104-805); and
  H.R. 4000, to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the 
provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as 
in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, amended (H. Rept. 104-806). 
                                                            Page H10523
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Hancock to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H10431
Recess: The House recessed at 1:23 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10437
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House passed 
and sent to the Senate H.R. 1886, amended.
  Page H10438
Suspensions: The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: Agreed to the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 2679, to revise the boundary of the North Platte 
National Wildlife Refuge--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10440-42
  National Park Service Administrative Reform: H.R. 2941, amended, to 
improve the quantity and quality of the quarters of land management 
agency field employees;
  Pages H10442-47
  Electronic Freedom of Information Act: H.R. 3802, amended, to amend 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the 
Freedom of Information Act, to provide for public access to information 
in an electronic format (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas, Roll 
No. 414);
  Pages H10447-52, H10493-94
  Honorary Citizenship to Mother Teresa: H.J. Res. 191, amended, to 
confer honorary citizenship of the United States on Agnes Gonxha 
Bojaxhiu, also know as Mother Teresa; agreed to amend the title (passed 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas, Roll No. 415); 
                                                Pages H10452-54, H10494

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  Federal Courts Improvement: H.R. 3968, amended, to make improvements 
in the operation and administration of the Federal courts; 
                                                        Pages H10454-59
  Federal Court Cases: S. 533, to clarify the rules governing removal 
of cases to Federal court;
  Pages H10459, H10494
  Repeal of Redundant Venue Provision: S. 677, to repeal a redundant 
venue provision;
  Pages H10459-60
  Economic Espionage: H.R. 3723, amended, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to protect proprietary economic information (passed by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 416); 
                                             Pages H10460-62, H10494-95
  Parole Commission Phaseout: S. 1507, amended, to provide for the 
extension of the Parole Commission to oversee cases of prisoners 
sentenced under prior law, to reduce the size of the Parole Commission;
                                                        Pages H10462-63
  Federal Carjacking Prohibition: H.R. 3676, amended, to amend title 
18, United States Code, clarify the intent of Congress with respect to 
the Federal carjacking prohibition;
  Pages H10463-65
  George Bush School of Government and Public Service: H.R. 3803, 
amended, to authorize funds for the George Bush School of Government 
and Public Service (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 279 yeas to 116 
nays, Roll No. 417);
  Pages H10465-70, H10495-96
  Space Commercialization Promotion: H.R. 3936, amended, to encourage 
the development of a commercial space industry in the United States; 
                                                        Pages H10470-78
  Social Security Amendments: H.R. 4039, amended, to make technical and 
clarifying amendments to recently enacted provisions relating to titles 
II and XVI of the Social Security Act and to provide for a temporary 
extension of demonstration project authority in the Social Security 
Administration;
  Pages H10478-81
  Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin: H.R. 1684, amended, to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th 
anniversary of the birth of James Madison; agreed to amend the title; 
                                                        Pages H10481-83
  George Washington Commemorative Coin: H.R. 2026, amended, to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
250th anniversary of the death of George Washington; and 
                                                        Pages H10483-89
  Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin: H.R. 1776, 
amended, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots; agreed to amend the 
title.
  Pages H10489-93
Order of Business: It was made in order that, notwithstanding clause 1 
of rule 27, the Speaker may entertain motions to suspend the rules and 
pass the following bills on Wednesday, September 18, 1996: H.R. 2594, 
H.R. 2940, H.R. 3923, H.R. 3348, H.R. 4040, S. 1995, and S. 1636. 
                                                            Page H10496
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 523, electing Representatives 
Becerra, Clyburn, Norton, and Waters to the Committee on Small Business 
and Representative Peterson of Minnesota to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.
  Page H10496
Referral: One Senate-passed resolution, S. Con. Res. 67, to authorize 
printing of the report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing 
Government Secrecy was referred to the Committee on House Oversight.
Amendments: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on 
page H10525.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H10438 and H10513.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H10493-94, H10494, 
H10494-95, and H10495-96. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 and adjourned at 11 p.m.