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ities; and to ensure that the Federal

Government pays the costs incurred by

those governments in complying with

certain requirements under Federal

statues and regulations, and for other

purposes; together with a statement

thereon, for printing in the Record

under the rule.

And then,

T43.5 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. MILLER of California, pursuant to the special order

agreed to on Friday, March 10, 1995, at

3 o’clock and 16 minutes p.m., the

House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on

Tuesday, March 14, 1995.

T43.6 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of

committees were delivered to the Clerk

for printing and reference to the proper

calendar, as follows:

Mr. CLINGER: Committee of Conference.

Conference report on S. 1. An act to curb the

practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to

strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal

governments; to end the imposition, in the

absence of full consideration by Congress, of

Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal

governments without adequate funding, in a

manner that may displace other essential

governmental priorities; and to ensure that

the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying

with certain requirements under Federal

statutes and regulations; and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104–76). Ordered to be printed.

T43.7 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4

of rule XXII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr.

GOODLING, and Mr. ROBERTS):

H.R. 1214. A bill to help children by reforming the Nation’s welfare system to promote

work, marriage, and personal responsibility;

to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in

addition to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities, Agriculture,

Commerce, the Judiciary, National Security,

and Government Reform and Oversight, for a

period to be subsequently determined by the

Speaker, in each case for consideration of

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. ARCHER:

H.R. 1215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the American family and create jobs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BLILEY:

H.R. 1216. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for the privatization of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation; to

the Committee on Commerce.

H.R. 1217. A bill to amend parts B and C of

title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain savings provisions under the

Medicare Program, as incorporated in the

budget submitted by the President for fiscal

year 1996; to the Committee on Commerce,

and in addition to the Committee on Ways

and Means, for a period to be subsequently

determined by the Speaker, in each case for

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 1218. A bill to extend the authority of

the Federal Communications Commission to

use competitive bidding in granting licenses

and permits; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. KASICH:

H.R. 1219. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

of 1985 to extend and reduce the discretionary spending limits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and

in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a

period to be subsequently determined by the

Speaker, in each case for consideration of

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. LATHAM:

H.R. 1220. A bill to establish a temporary

moratorium on the delineation of new wetlands until enactment of a law that is the

successor to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on

Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the

Speaker, in each case for consideration of

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

T43.8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 29: Mr. BAKER of Louisiana.

H.R. 117: Mr. HEINEMAN and Mr. WELLER.

H.R. 230: Mr. LIVINGSTON.

H.R. 612: Mr. LIPINSKI.

H.R. 678: Mr. BURTON of Indiana.

H.R. 682: Mr. WELLER.

H.R. 860: Mr. PACKARD.

H.R. 902: Mr. MCCRERY and Mr. FATTAH.

H.R. 922: Mr. SERRANO and Mr. HILLIARD.

H.R. 969: Mr. YATES, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. VISCLOSKY,

Mr. EVANS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WYDEN, and

Mr. SANDERS.

H.R. 1145: Mr. STUPAK and Mr. BERMAN.

H.J. Res. 61: Mr. BUNN of Oregon.

H.J. Res. 70: Mr. SCOTT, Mr. TUCKER, Ms.

JACKSON-LEE, Ms. WATERS, Mr. FRANKS of

Connecticut, Mr. FLAKE, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr.

WATTS of Oklahoma, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, and Mr. FATTAH.

H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. NEY and Mr. CRAPO.

TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1995 (44)

T44.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, at

12:30 p.m., who laid before the House

the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

March 14, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable

CHRISTOPHER SHAYS to act as Speaker

pro tempore on this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Whereupon, pursuant to the order of

the House of Wednesday, January 4,

1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995,

Members were recognized for ‘‘morning

hour’’ debates.

T44.2 RECESS—1:13 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I,

declared the House in recess until 2

o’clock p.m.

T44.3 AFTER RECESS—2:00 P.M.

The SPEAKER called the House to

order.

T44.4 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Monday, March 13,

1995.

Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to clause 1,

rule I, objected to the Chair’s approval

of the Journal.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to the Chair’s

approval of said Journal?

The SPEAKER announced that the

yeas had it.

Mr. HASTERT objected to the vote

on the ground that a quorum was not

present and not voting.

The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5,

rule I, announced that the vote would

be postponed until 5 p.m. today.

The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

T44.5 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV,

were referred as follows:

534. A letter from the Under Secretary of

Defense, transmitting a report of a violation

of the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in

the Department of the Air Force, pursuant

to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.

535. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting the Secretary’s determination

and certification regarding Government actions to terminate chemical weapons proliferation activities of foreign persons, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2410c(b)(2); to the

Committee on International Relations.

536. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security Assistant Agency, transmitting notification concerning a cooperative

research and development effort with the

NATO Hawk Production and Logistics Organization for the fire direction operations

center project (Transmittal No. 03–95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2676(f); to the Committee on

International Relations.

537. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the engineering

and manufacturing development [EMD]

phase of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile Program (Transmittal No. 04–95), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.

538. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–27, ‘‘Air Pollution Control Program Regulations Federal Conformity Amendment Act of 1995,’’ pursuant

to D.C. Code, section 1–233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

539. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–28, ‘‘Government Managers Accountability Amendment Act of

1995’’, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1–

233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

540. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–26, ‘‘Foreign Physicians

of Conceded Eminence University, Hospital,

and Medical Centers Practices Amendment

Act of 1995,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code, section

1–233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

541. A letter from the Director, Audit Operations, Division B, Department of Veterans