[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H11357-H11358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF ``VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789-
                                 1993''

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Oversight be discharged from further consideration of the 
Senate concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 34) to authorize the 
printing of ``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993,'' and 
ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, 
I ask my colleague, the gentleman from California [Mr. Thomas], 
chairman of the committee, for a further description of the resolution.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FAZIO of California. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a Senate concurrent resolution which, because we 
all know that the 44 men who have held the position of Vice President 
of the United States under the Constitution also holds the position of 
the President of the Senate, will then be a book about the Presidents 
of the Senate, which also is a book about the vice presidents of the 
United States.
  Mr. Speaker, this will provide a history for each of the vice 
presidents who has completed their service, beginning with the first 
Vice President, John Adams, obviously, and ending with the last Vice 
President to complete his service, former Senator Dan Quayle.

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  I have been instructed to state that the office of the Vice President 
is often not a historical focus, and this book will shed light on the 
office, as well as the people. We do have the usual cost limiters in 
the bill. The estimated total cost of the production of the book is 
$16,392. I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, in light of the fact that most 
vice presidents have been in the shadows, I am certainly supportive of 
shedding light on them.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate concurrent resolution, as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 34

       Whereas the United States Constitution provides that the 
     Vice President of the United States shall serve as President 
     of the Senate; and
       Whereas the careers of the 44 Americans who held that post 
     during the years 1789 through 1993 richly illustrate the 
     development of the nation and its government; and
       Whereas the vice presidency, traditionally the least 
     understood and most often ignored constitutional office in 
     the Federal Government, deserves wider attention: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. PRINTING OF THE ``VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES, 1789-1993''.

       (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate 
     document the book entitled ``Vice Presidents of the United 
     States, 1789-1993'', prepared by the Senate Historical Office 
     under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate.
       (b) Specifications.--The Senate document described in 
     subsection (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in 
     the style, form, manner, and binding as directed by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing after consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Senate.
       (c) Number of Copies.--In addition to the usual number of 
     copies, there shall be printed with suitable binding the 
     lesser of--
       (1) 1,000 copies (750 paper bound and 250 case bound) for 
     the use of the Senate, to be allocated as determined by the 
     Secretary of the Senate; or
       (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
     production and printing cost of more than $11,000.

  The Senate concurrent resolution was concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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