JOURNAL OF THE

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T93.43 JULY 13

H.R. 1594: Mr. GOODLATTE.

H.R. 1675: Mr. ALLARD.

H.R. 1713: Mrs. CHENOWETH.

H.R. 1768: Mr. MCKEON and Mr. BAKER of

Louisiana.

H.R. 1774: Mr. ENGEL and Mr. HINCHEY.

H.R. 1821: Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi and

Mr. STEARNS.

H.R. 1856: Mr. BISHOP and Mr. WELLER.

H.R. 1866: Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. FIELDS of

Texas, and Mr. HORN.

H.R. 1876: Mrs. SCHROEDER and Ms. FURSE.

H.R. 1909: Mr. SALMON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr.

KING, and Mrs. SEASTRAND.

H.R. 1945: Mr. DAVIS and Mr. MORAN.

H.R. 1955: Mr. MORAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms.

WATERS, Mr. SCOTT, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr.

KLINK, and Mr. UNDERWOOD.

H.R. 1965: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,

Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. DELAURO,

Mr. BLUTE, and Mr. MCDERMOTT.

H.R. 1972: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington.

H.R. 1980: Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. FROST, Mr.

MATSUI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. COLEMAN, and Mr.

UNDERWOOD.

H. Con. Res. 10: Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr.

HOLDEN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, and

Mr. KLECZKA.

H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. FARR and Ms. ROYBALALLARD.

H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. DEUTSCH and Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts.

H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr.

FROST, Mr. FORBES, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. HOKE,

Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. FOX.

H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. BISHOP.

H. Res. 36: Mr. PALLONE.

H. Res. 39: Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr.

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. WILSON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. THOMPSON, and Mr. EVANS.

H. Res. 174: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs.

SCHROEDER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MILLER

of California, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.

HINCHEY, Ms. VELA ́

ZQUEZ, and Ms. MCKINNEY.

T93.43 DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were deleted from public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 530: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida.

THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1995 (94)

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER.

T94.1 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Wednesday, July 12,

1995.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

T94.2 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

1191. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to expand and streamline a distance

learning and telemedicine program by providing for loans and grants and to authorize

appropriations for business telecommunications partnerships, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.

1110; to the Committee on Agriculture.

1192. A letter from the Under Secretary for

Acquisition and Technology, Department of

Defense, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ‘‘New Attack Submarine: Live Fire

Test and Evaluation Management Plan for

Milestone II,’’ pursuant to 10 U.S.C.

2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.

1193. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting draft of proposed legislation entitled, ‘‘Older Americans Act Amendments of

1995’’; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

1194. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the Department’s report

entitled, ‘‘Encouraging the Purchase and Use

of Electricmotor Vehicles,’’ pursuant to Public Law 102–486, section 615(b) (106 Stat. 2903);

to the Committee on Commerce.

1195. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the Department’s 30th

quarterly report to Congress on the status of

Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds

as of March 31, 1995; to the Committee on

Commerce.

1196. A letter from the Director, Defense

Security Assistance Agency, transmitting

notification concerning the Department of

the Navy’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and

Acceptance [LOA] to Japan for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 95–23),

pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.

1197. A letter from the Director, Defense

Security Assistance Agency, transmitting

notification concerning the Department of

the Navy’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and

Acceptance [LOA] to Australia for defense

articles and services (Transmittal No. 95–30),

pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.

1198. A letter from the Director, Defense

Security Assistance Agency, transmitting

notification concerning the Department of

the Air Force’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer

and Acceptance [LOA] to Japan for defense

articles and services (Transmittal No. 95–32),

pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.

1199. A letter from the Chairman and President, National Railroad Passenger Corporation [Amtrak], transmitting the corporation’s annual management report for the

year ended September 30, 1994, pursuant to

Public Law 101–576, section 306(a) (104 Stat.

2854); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1200. A letter from the Acting Assistant

Attorney General of the United States,

transmitting draft of proposed legislation to

amend the criminal copyright provisions

with regards to copyrighted computer software; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1201. A letter from the Assistant Attorney

General of the United States, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation to enable the

United States to meet its obligations to surrender offenders and provide evidence to the

international tribunal for the prosecution of

persons responsible for serious violations of

international humanitarian law in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and to the

international criminal tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for genocide

and other serious violations of international

humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations Committed in the territory of neighboring states; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1202. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the Department’s report

entitled, ‘‘Summary of Expenditures of Rebates from the Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Surcharge Escrow Account for Calendar Year

1994’’, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

2120e(d)(2)(E)(ii)(II); to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

T94.3 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977

Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 187):

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the

House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the State of the Union for

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) making

appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be

dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply

with section 302(f), 306, or 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived.

General debate shall be confined to the bill

and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and

ranking minority member of the Committee

on Appropriations. After general debate the

bill shall be considered for amendment under

the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered by title rather than by paragraph. Each

title shall be considered as read. Points of

order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI

are waived. The amendments printed in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered

as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order

against the amendment printed in section 3

of this resolution are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of

whether the Member offering an amendment

has caused it to be printed in the portion of

the Congressional Record designated for that

purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read.

Points of order against amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI

are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the

House with such amendments as may have

been adopted. The previous question shall be

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

SEC. 2. The amendments considered as

adopted in the House and in the Committee

of the Whole are as follows:

Page 57, line 21, strike ‘‘: Provided further’’

and all that follows through ‘‘Act’’ on page

58, line 2.

Page 72, line 19, insert ‘‘, subject to passage

by the House of Representatives of a bill authorizing such appropriation,’’ after the dollar figure.

Page 73, line 4, insert ‘‘, subject to passage

by the House of Representatives of a bill authorizing such appropriation,’’ after the dollar figure.

Page 75, line 24, strike ‘‘equivalent to’’ and

insert ‘‘not to exceed’’.

SEC. 3. The amendment against which all

points of order are waived is one offered by

Representative Schaefer of Colorado or Representative Tauzin of Louisiana as follows:

Page 57, line 9, strike ‘‘and’’ and all that

follows through ‘‘Reserve’’ on line 21.

When said resolution was considered.

After debate,

Ms. PRYCE moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption

or rejection.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House now order the previous question?