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1995 T44.38

Transportation and Infrastructure was

discharged from further consideration

of the following concurrent resolution

(H. Con. Res. 34):

Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrates its 125th year on April

10, 1995, during its engagement in our Nation’s Capital;

Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus represents a 200-year tradition of

circus in America;

Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus demonstrates to children of all

ages that humans and animals can work together in harmony and cooperation; and

Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is committed to its goal of educating the people of the United States as to

the need to conserve endangered species:

Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the

Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM &

BAILEY CIRCUS ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (hereinafter in this resolution referred to

as ‘‘Ringling Bros.’’) shall be permitted to

sponsor a public event, with circus elephants

and performers, on the Capitol Grounds on

April 3, 1995, or on such other date as the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and

the President pro tempore of the Senate may

jointly designate.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be free of admission charge to

the public and arranged not to interfere with

the needs of Congress, under conditions to be

prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol

and the Capitol Police Board; except that

Ringling Bros. shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident

to all activities associated with the event.

SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

For the purposes of this resolution, Ringling Bros. is authorized to erect upon the

Capitol grounds, subject to the approval of

the Architect of the Capitol, such stage,

sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event to be carried out under

this resolution.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any

such additional arrangements that may be

required to carry out the event under this

resolution.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONS.

Ringling Bros. shall not represent, either

directly or indirectly, that this resolution or

any activity carried out under this resolution in any way constitutes approval or endorsement by the Federal Government of

Ringling Bros. or any product or service offered by Ringling Bros.

When said concurrent resolution was

considered and agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said concurrent resolution

was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said concurrent resolution.

T44.33 COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

TO SIT

On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by

unanimous consent, the following committees and their subcommittees were

granted permission to sit during the 5-

minute rule on Wednesday, March 15,

1995: the Committee on Banking and

Financial Services, the Committee on

Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities,

the Committee on Government Reform

and Oversight, the Committee on

House Oversight, the Committee on

International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, and the

Committee on Resources.

T44.34 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1158

Mr. DREIER, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.

No. 104–78) the resolution (H. Res. 115)

providing for the consideration of the

bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making

rescissions for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1995, and for other purposes

When said resolution and report were

referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed.

T44.35 LEAVE OF ABSENCE

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted—

To Mrs. THURMAN, for today;

To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for

today and the balance of the week;

To Mr. BLILEY, for today after 2

p.m.

To Mr. ROGERS, for today until 5:30

p.m.; and

To Mrs. CUBIN, for today and the

balance of the week.

And then,

T44.36 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, pursuant to the special order heretofore

agreed to, at 11 o’clock and 30 minutes

p.m., the House adjourned until 10

o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, March 15,

1995.

T44.37 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. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 1135. A bill to improve the commodity

distribution programs of the Department of

Agriculture, to reform and simplify the Food

Stamp Program, and for other purposes; with

an amendment (Rept. No. 104–77). Referred to

the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union.

Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 115. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1158) making

emergency supplemental appropriations for

additional disaster assistance and making

rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes (Rept.

No. 104–78). Referred to the House Calendar.

T44.38 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. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, and Mr. REGULA):

H.R. 1221. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act to establish Federal

standards for long-term care insurance policies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for

himself, Mr. KLUG, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. MINGE, Mr.

DICKEY, Mr. MCHALE, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, and Mr. CASTLE):

H.R. 1222. A bill to require that travel

awards that accrue by reason of official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the

House of Representatives be used only with

respect to official travel; to the Committee

on House Oversight.

By Mr. BROWN of California:

H.R. 1223. A bill to amend the act of June

15, 1938, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase lands within the boundaries of certain National Forests

in the State of California to include the Angeles National Forest and to expand the purpose for which such purchases may be made;

to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:

H.R. 1224. A bill to amend title 10, United

States Code, to authorize the Secretary of

Defense to detail members of the Armed

Forces to other Federal agencies to assist

such agencies in enforcing the drug, immigration, and customs laws of the United

States in border areas, to make certain

aliens ineligible for certain social services,

and to provide for grants to the States to

compensate for State costs associated with

resident lawful aliens; to the Committee on

the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Agriculture,

Commerce, Ways and Means, and Economic

and Educational Opportunities, 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. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.

HOEKSTRA, and Mr. CHRISTENSEN):

H.R. 1225. A bill to amend the Fair Labor

Standards Act of 1938 to exempt employees

who perform certain court reporting duties

from the compensatory time requirements

applicable to certain public agencies, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr.

PETRI):

H.R. 1226. A bill to amend the Fair Labor

Standards Act of 1938 to make uniform the

application of the overtime exemption for inside sales personnel; to the Committee on

Economic and Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. FAWELL:

H.R. 1227. A bill to amend the Portal-toPortal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of

wages to employees who use employer-owned

vehicles; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr.

CUNNINGHAM):

H.R. 1228. A bill to amend the Fair Labor

Standards Act of 1938 to provide a limited exemption from the child labor provisons of

such act; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:

H.R. 1229. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the

payment of interest on student loans; to the

Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. HAMILTON,

Mr. EMERSON, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. RAHALL,

Mr. BLUTE, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr.

FAZIO of California, Mr. MANZULLO,

Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. HOYER,

Mr. CONDIT, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr.

CLEMENT, Mr. MCHUGH, Mrs.