[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D963-D964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 4102-4113, were introduced. 
                                                        Pages H10601-02
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3024, to provide a process leading to full self-government for 
Puerto Rico, amended (H. Rept. 104-713 Part II); and
  H.R. 2988, to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that traffic signal 
synchronization projects are exempt from certain requirements of 
Environmental Protection Agency Rules, amended (H. Rept. 104-807). 
                                                            Page H10601
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Hastings of Washington to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H10527
Intelligence Authorization Conference: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 3259, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1997 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees from the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence: Representatives Combest, Dornan, 
Young of Florida, Hansen, Lewis of California, Goss, Shuster, McCollum, 
Castle, Dicks, Richardson, Dixon, Torricelli, Coleman, Skaggs, and 
Pelosi; and from

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the Committee on National Security for consideration of defense 
tactical intelligence and related agencies: Representatives Stump, 
Spence, and Dellums.
  Page H10531
Water Resources Conference: The House insisted on its amendment to S. 
640, to provide for conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives 
Shuster, Young of Alaska, Boehlert, Oberstar, and Borski. 
                                                        Pages H10531-32
Suspensions: The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Railroad Unemployment Insurance: H.R. 2594, amended, to amend the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to reduce the waiting period for 
benefits payable under that Act;
  Pages H10532-34
  Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996: H.R. 3923, amended, 
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 (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 4 nays, Roll 
No. 418);
  Pages H10534-40, H10552-53
  Deepwater Port Modernization Act: H.R. 2940, amended, to amend the 
Deepwater Port Act of 1974;
  Pages H10540-43
  Snow Removal Policy Act of 1996: H.R. 3348, amended, to direct the 
President to establish standards and criteria for the provision of 
major disaster and emergency assistance in response to snow-related 
events;
  Pages H10543-46
  Safe Container Act Amendments: H.R. 4040, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, relating to intermodal safe container transportation; 
                                                        Pages H10546-48
  National Air and Space Museum Annex: S. 1995, to authorize 
construction of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space 
Museum Dulles Center at Washington Dulles International Airport--
clearing the measure for the President; and
  Pages H10548-50
  Mark O. Hatfield Court House: S. 1636, to designate the United States 
Courthouse under construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, 
Oregon, as the ``Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse''--clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages H10550-52
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act: By a yea-and-nay vote 
of 395 yeas to 19 nays, Roll No. 419, the House agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 3675, making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997.
  Pages H10553-67
  H. Res. 522, the rule which waived points of order against the 
conference report was agreed to earlier by a voice vote. 
                                                        Pages H10553-57
Referrals: Two Senate-passed measures, S. Con. Res. 67, to authorize 
printing of the report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing 
Government Secrecy, and S. 2085, to authorize the Capitol Guide Service 
to accept voluntary services were referred to the Committee on House 
Oversight.
  Page H10600
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H10567.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H10552-53 and 
H10567. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m.