[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D990-D992]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 4133-4162; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4163; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 216-217, and H. Res. 531-534, 
were introduced.
  Pages H11046-48
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1281, to amend title 5, United States Code, and the National 
Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act of information regarding certain individuals who 
participated in Nazi war crimes during the period in which the United 
States was involved in World War II, amended (H. Rept. 104-819 Part I);
  H.R. 3452, to make certain laws applicable to the Executive Office of 
the President, amended (H. Rept. 104-820 Part I);
  Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census: 
Fundamental Flaws (H. Rept. 104-821);
  H.R. 3391, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require at least 
85 percent of funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency 
from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to be distributed 
to States for cooperative agreements for undertaking corrective action 
and for enforcement of subtitle I of such Act, amended (H. Rept. 104-
822 Part I);
  H.R. 2508, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
provide for improvements in the process of approving and using animal 
drugs, amended (H. Rept. 104-823);
  H.R. 3155, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the 
Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of 
Florida for study and potential addition to the national wild and 
scenic rivers system, amended (H. Rept. 104-824);
  H.R. 3568, to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in 
Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild Scenic Rivers System 
(H. Rept. 104-825);
  H.R. 1791, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make 
certain technical corrections relating to physicians' services, amended 
(H. Rept. 104-826);
  H.R. 2092, to expedite State reviews of criminal records of 
applicants for private security officer employment, amended (H. Rept. 
104-827 Part I);
  Conference report on H.R. 2202, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the 
United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, 
by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by 
reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving 
the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through 
other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate 
legal entries into the United States (H. Rept. 104-828);
  H. Res. 528, waiving point of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2202, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by 
increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing 
penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming 
exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the 
verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other 
measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal 
entries into the United States (H. Rept. 104-829);
  H. Res. 529, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany 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 (H. Rept. 104-
830);
  H.R. 3841, to amend the civil service laws of the United States, 
amended (H. Rept. 104-831);
  Conference Report on 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 (H. 
Rept. 104-832);
  H.R. 1186, to provide for the safety of journeymen boxes, amended (H. 
Rept. 104-833 Part I);
  H. Res. 530, providing for the consideration of H.R. 4134, to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public 
education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States 
who are not enrolled in public schools during the period beginning 
September 1, 1996, and ending July 1, 1997 (H. Rept. 104-834);
  H.R. 3752, to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over 
public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to 
preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal 
lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands amended (H. 
Rept. 104-835); and
  Conference Report on H.R. 1296, to provide for the Administration of 
certain Presidio properties at

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minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer (H. Rept. 104-836). 
                             Pages H10841-H10907, H10982-H11040, H11046
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Vucanovich to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H10769
Recess: The House recessed at 10:44 a.m. and reconvened at 12:00 noon. 
                                                            Page H10772
Prayer by Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, 
the Reverend Bishop Felton May of the Washington, D.C. Area United 
Methodist Church.
  Pages H10772-73
Corrections Calendar: On the Call of the Corrections Calendar, the 
House passed the following measures:
  Small Business Transport Corrections Advancement Act: H.R. 3153, 
amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt from 
regulation the transportation of certain hazardous materials by 
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. 
Agreed to the Petri amendment in the nature of a substitute that adds a 
farm-related section that delays the implementation of any provision in 
the final rule that prohibits states from granting exceptions for not-
for-hire intrastate transportation by farmers. Agreed to amend the 
title; and
  Pages H10775-79
  Traffic Signal Synchronization: H.R. 2988, amended, to amend the 
Clean Air Act to provide that traffic signal synchronization projects 
are exempt from certain requirements of Environmental Protection Agency 
Rules.
  Pages H10779-83
Suspensions: The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Privatization Act: H.R. 1720, amended, to amend the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to provide for the cessation of Federal sponsorship of two 
Government sponsored enterprises. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                    Pages H10783-H10803
  Water Desalination Research and Development: S. 811, amended, to 
authorize research into the desalinization and reclamation of water and 
authorize a program for States, cities, or qualifying agencies desiring 
to own and operate a water desalinization or reclamation facility, and 
to develop such facilities. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                        Pages H10803-04
  David H. Pryor Post Office Building: H.R. 3877, amended, to designate 
the United States Post Office building in Camden, Arkansas, as the 
``Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building''. Agreed to amend the 
title;
  Pages H10804-06
  Presidential and Executive Office Accountability: H.R. 3452, amended, 
to make certain laws applicable to the Executive Office of the 
President (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 
427);
  Pages H10806-17, H10970-76
  War Crimes Disclosure: H.R. 1281, amended, to amend title 5, United 
States Code, and the National Security Act of 1947 to require 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of information 
regarding certain individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes 
during the period in which the United States was involved in World War 
II. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H10817-19
  State Emergency Management Assistance Compact: H.J. Res. 193, 
granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact;
  Pages H10819-22
  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Compact: H.J. Res. 194, amended, 
granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, 
Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Regulation Compact;
  Pages H10822-25
  Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Bombing: H. Con. Res. 200, amended, expressing 
the sense of the Congress regarding the Bombing in Dhahran, Saudi 
Arabia. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H10825-35
  Animal Drug Availability: H.R. 2508, amended, to amend the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improvements in the process 
of approving and using animal drugs;
  Pages H10835-41
  Medicaid Certification: H.R. 1791, amended, to amend title XIX of the 
Social Security Act to make certain technical corrections relating to 
physicians' services;
  Pages H10907-09
  Energy Policy and Conservation: H.R. 4083, to extend certain programs 
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 
1997;
  Page H10909
  Extradition of Martin Pang: H. Con. Res. 132, amended, relating to 
the extradition of Martin Pang from Brazil to the United States. Agreed 
to amend the title;
  Pages H10909-11
  Republic of China on Taiwan: H. Con. Res. 212, amended, endorsing the 
adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution supporting the 
Republic of China on Taiwan's efforts at joining the community of 
nations;
  Pages H10911-13
   Worldwide Christian Persecution: H. Res. 515, amended, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the 
persecution of Christians worldwide; and
  Pages H10913-18

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  National Invasive Species Act: H.R. 3217, amended, to provide for 
ballast water management to prevent the introduction and spread of 
nonindigenous species into the waters of the United States. 
                                                        Pages H10918-27
Order of Business: It was made in order that at any time to consider a 
conference report to accompany the bill H.R. 3666, that all points of 
order against the conference report and against its consideration be 
waived, and that the conference report be considered as read when 
called up.
  Page H10835
Expedited Procedures: By a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 191 nays, 
Roll No. 425, the House agreed to H. Res. 525, waiving a requirement of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
  Pages H10927-37
FAA Authorization: The House disagreed with the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 3539, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
programs of the Federal Aviation Administration and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for consideration of the House bill (except section 
501) and the Senate amendment (except section 501) and the Senate 
amendment (except section 1001), and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Shuster, Clinger, Duncan, Oberstar, and 
Lipinski; from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of section 501 of the House bill and section 1001 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Shuster, Clinger, and Oberstar; as additional conferees 
from the Committee on Rules, for consideration of section 675 of the 
Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Dreier, Linder, and Beilenson; as additional conferees from the 
Committee on Science, for consideration of sections 601-05 of the House 
bill, and section 103 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Walker, Morella, and Brown of 
California; as additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
consideration of section 501 of the Senate amendment and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Walker, Sensenbrenner, and 
Brown of California; as additional conferees from the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for consideration of section 501 of the House bill and 
sections 417,906, and 1001 of the Senate amendment and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Archer, Crane, and Gibbons. 
                                                   Pages H10951, H10971
VA/HUD Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 25 nays, 
Roll No. 426, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3666, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997.
  Pages H10951-70
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 531, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House, did constitute a 
question of privilege of the House and was in order.
  Pages H10971-72
   Subsequently, agreed to the Armey motion to table the resolution 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 390 ayes to 11 noes with 7 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 428).
Pages H10971-72
Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H. Res. 532, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House, did constitute a 
question of privilege of the House and was in order.
  Page H10972
   Subsequently, agreed to the Armey motion to table the resolution 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 173 noes with 9 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 429).
Page H10972
Legislative Program: Pursuant to H. Res. 525, the rule providing for 
expedited procedures for the remainder of the 2nd Session of the 104th 
Congress and agreed to earlier, Representative Goss announced measures 
for consideration under suspension of the rules for Wednesday, 
September 25.
  Pages H10972-73
Referral: One Senate-passed measure, S. 2101, to provide educational 
assistance to the dependents of Federal law enforcement officials who 
are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties, was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Page H11045
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on page 
H10769.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10936-37, H10969-70, H10970-71, H10971-72, and H10972. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 noon and adjourned at 11:40 p.m.