[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1001-D1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 4164-4191;1 private bills, H.R. 
4192; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 218-220, and H. Res. 535, 537 
were introduced.
  Pages H11228-30
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3142, to establish a demonstration project to provide that the 
Department of Defense may receive Medicare reimbursement for health 
care services provided to certain Medicare-eligible covered military 
beneficiaries, amended (H. Rept. 104-837 Part I);
   H.R. 3973, to provide for a study of the recommendations of the 
Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting 
Alaska Natives, amended (H. Rept. 104-838);
  H.R. 2579, to establish the National Tourism Board and the National 
Tourism Organization to promote international travel and tourism to the 
United States, amended (H. Rept. 104-839 Part I);
  H.R. 2561, to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, 
Alaska, amended (H. Rept. 104-840 Part I);
  Conference report on H.R. 2977, to reauthorize alternative means of 
dispute resolution in the Federal administrative process (H. Rept. 104-
841);
  H. Res. 535, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1296, to provide for the Administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer (H. Rept. 
104-842);
  Conference report on S.640, to provide for the 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 (H. Rept. 104-843);
  H.R. 2923, to extend for 4 additional years the waiver granted to the 
Watts Health Foundation from the membership mix requirement for health 
maintenance organizations participating in the Medicare program (H. 
Rept. 104-844 Part I); and
  H.R. 4012, to waive temporarily the Medicare enrollment composition 
rules for the Wellness Plan (H. Rept. 104-845 Part I). 
                                 Pages H11108-15, H11158-H11202, H11228
Intelligence Authorization: The House agreed to the 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.
  Pages H11056-71
  H. Res. 529, the rule waiving points of order against consideration 
of the conference report, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote. 
                                                        Pages H11054-56
Immigration and Nationality Act: By a recorded vote of 305 ayes to 123 
noes, Roll No. 432, the House agreed to the 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.
  Pages H11079-91
  Rejected the Bryant of Texas motion that sought to recommit the 
conference report to the committee of conference with instructions to 
the managers on the part of the House to take all of the following 
actions: Recede to and include section 105 of the Senate amendment, 
relating to increased personnel levels for the Labor Department. Recede 
to and include section 120A of the Senate amendment, relating to 
subpoena authority for cases of unlawful employment of aliens or 
document fraud. Recede to and

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include section 119 of the Senate amendment, relating to enhanced civil 
penalties if labor standards violations are present. Disagree to and 
delete section 421, relating to treatment of certain documentary 
practices as unfair immigration-related employment practices, and 
insist, in its place, the provisions of section 407(b), relating to 
treatment of certain documentary practice as employment practices, of 
H.R. 2202, as passed the House. Disagree to and delete section 633, 
relating to authority to determine visa processing procedures. Insist 
that the phrase ``which may not include treatment for HIV infection or 
acquired immune deficiency syndrome'' be deleted each place it appears 
in sections 501(b)(4) and 552(d)(2)(D) and in the section 213A(c)(2)(C) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as proposed to be inserted by 
section 551(a) of the conference substitute. Disagree to and delete 
subsection (c) of section 102, relating to waivers of certain 
environmental laws (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to 247 
nays, Roll No. 431).
Page H11090
  H. Res. 528, the rule waiving points of order against consideration 
of the conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 254 yeas to 165 nays, Roll No. 430.
Pages H11071-79
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendment: By a yea-and-nay vote of 254 
yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 433, the House passed 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.
  Pages H11096-H11108
  H. Res. 530, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H11091-96
Order of Business: Pursuant to H. Res. 525, the rule providing for 
expedited procedures for the remainder of the 2nd Session of the 104th 
Congress, Representative Nethercutt announced the consideration today 
of H.R. 4167, to provide for the safety of journeyman boxers, under 
suspension of the rules.
  Page H11108
Suspensions: The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Human Rights Restoration: H.R. 4036, amended, to strengthen the 
protection of internationally recognized human rights. Agreed to amend 
the title;
  Pages H11126-29
  Telemarketing Fraud Punishment and Prevention: H.R. 1499, amended, to 
improve criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; 
                                                        Pages H11129-30
  Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment: S.919, amended, to modify and 
reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; 
                                                        Pages H11140-53
  Professional Boxing Safety: H.R. 4167, to provide for the safety of 
journeymen boxers;
  Pages H11153-58
  Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund: H.R. 3391, amended, 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;
  Pages H11202-05
  Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer: S. 868, amended, to 
provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees who are 
adversely affected by disasters or emergencies;
  Pages H11205-13
  Clarion River, Pennsylvania: H.R. 3568, to designate 51.7 miles of 
the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
  Pages H11213-14
  Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run Scenic River 
Study: H.R. 3155, amended, 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; and
  Pages H11214-16
  Indian Environmental Assistance Program: S. 1834, to reauthorize the 
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992. 
                                                            Page H11217
Suspensions--Votes Postponed: The House completed all debate on motions 
to suspend the rules and pass the following measures, on which votes 
were postponed until Thursday, September 26:
  Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control: H.R. 3852, amended, to prevent 
the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine;
  Pages H11111-22
  Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment: H.R. 4137, to combat 
drug-facilitated crimes of violence, including sexual assaults; 
                                                        Pages H11122-26
  Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act: H.R. 3456, amended, 
to provide for the nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators; 
                                                        Pages H11130-35
  Private Security Officer Quality Assurance: H.R. 2092, amended, to 
expedite State reviews of criminal records of applicants for private 
security officer employment;
  Pages H11135-37

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  False Statements Accountability: H. Res. 535, providing for the 
concurrence of the House, with an amendment, in the amendments of the 
Senate to the bill H.R. 3166, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
with respect to the crime of false statement in a Government matter; 
and
  Pages H11137-39
  Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary: H.R. 3497, amended, to expand 
the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest.
  Pages H11216-17
Legislative Program: Pursuant to H. Res. 525, the rule providing for 
expedited procedures for the remainder of the 2nd Session of the 104th 
Congress, Representative Wicker announced measures for consideration 
under suspension of the rules for Thursday, September 26.
  Page H11217
Referral: One Senate-passed measure, S. 1875, to designate the United 
States Courthouse in Medford, Oregon, as the ``James A. Redden Federal 
Courthouse'' was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  Page H11227
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on page 
H11049.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H11079, H11090, H11091, and H11107-08. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:31 p.m.