HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1995 T68.7

Mr. SANFORD, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.

FROST, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.

EVANS, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida.

H.R. 1085: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mrs. KELLY,

Mr. BROWDER, and Mr. ROGERS.

H.R. 1103: Mr. FAZIO of California and Mr.

CRAPO.

H.R. 1110: Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina.

H.R. 1114: Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. THORNBERRY,

Mr. CALLAHAN, and Mr. BURR.

H.R. 1147: Mr. DELLUMS.

H.R. 1172: Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. PASTOR, Mr.

BAKER of Louisiana, and Mr. FLANAGAN.

H.R. 1235: Mr. MENENDEZ and Mr. SERRANO.

H.R. 1242: Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. MINGE, and

Mr. COSTELLO.

H.R. 1256: Mr. LOWEY and Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 1299: Mr. HERGER.

H.R. 1333: Mr. POSHARD.

H.R. 1402: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. BROWN of

California.

H.R. 1442: Mr. FOX, Mr. PETE GEREN of

Texas, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida.

H.R. 1460: Mr. OLVER, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, and Mr. FRAZER.

H.R. 1507: Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr.

OWENS, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.

MINETA, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas,

Mr. TORRES, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CONYERS,

and Mr. DELLUMS.

H.R. 1559: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin and

Mr. DEUTSCH.

H.R. 1593: Mr. EVANS.

H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. FOGLIETTA and Mr.

LOBIONDO.

H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. POMBO and Mr.

LOBIONDO.

H. Res. 122: Mr. KLINK and Mr. MOAKLEY.

T67.37 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. 995: Mr. ALLARD.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1995 (68)

T68.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON,

who laid before the House the following

communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

May 17, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable FRED

UPTON to act as Speaker pro tempore on this

day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

T68.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

UPTON, announced he had examined

and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 16, 1995.

Mr. HOKE, 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 pro tempore, Mr.

UPTON, announced that the yeas had

it.

Mr. HOKE objected to the vote on the

ground that a quorum was not present

and not voting.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.

The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

T68.3 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

879. A letter from the General Counsel of

the Department of Defense, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation to amend the

Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 and to make certain provisions of such act applicable to the Selected

Reserve of the Army, and for other purposes;

to the Committee on National Security.

880. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting

a report on the Corporation’s efforts to

maximize the efficient utilization of the resources of the private sector, pursuant to 12

U.S.C. 1827; to the Committee on Banking

and Financial Services.

881. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for production

of major military equipment with Australia

(Transmittal No. DTC–23–95), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.

882. A letter from the Chairman, Farm

Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year

1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

883. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting notification of proposed

refunds of excess royalty payments in OCS

areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the

Committee on Resources.

884. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate

Commerce Commission, transmitting the

Commission’s 108th annual report which

summarizes its activities during fiscal year

1994, pursuant to Public Law 96–448, section

217(c)(1) (94 Stat. 1925); to the Committee on

Transportation and Infrastructure.

885. A letter from the General Counsel of

the Department’s of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation entitled, ‘‘Federal Home Loan Bank System Restructuring

and Modernization Act of 1995’’; jointly, to

the Committees on Banking and Financial

Services and the Judiciary.

T68.4 ORDER OF BUSINESS—

CONSIDERATION OF S.4

On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That it may be in order

hereafter to consider in the House a

motion to take from the Speaker’s

table the bill of the Senate (S. 4) to

grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority, and for other

purposes, to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill, and to insert the text of H.R. 2, as passed by the

House; that the motion be debatable

for not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled among the

Chairman and Ranking Minority Members of the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight and the Committee on Rules; and that the previous

question be ordered on the motion to

final adoption without intervening motion except for one motion to commit.

T68.5 LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO

Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed to, moved

to take from the Speaker’s table the

bill of the Senate (S. 4) to grant the

power to the President to reduce budget authority, and for other purposes;

strike all after the enacting clause of

said bill, and insert the text of H.R. 2,

as passed by the House.

After debate,

Pursuant to said order the previous

question was considered as ordered.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to said motion?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EMERSON, announced that the yeas

had it.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to

be read a third time, was read a third

time by title, and passed.

By unanimous consent, the title was

amended so as to read: ‘‘An Act to give

the President item veto authority over

appropriation Acts and targeted tax

benefits in revenue Acts.’’.

A motion to reconsider the votes

whereby said bill, as amended, was

passed and the title was amended was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said

amendments.

By unanimous consent, House Resolution 147, was laid on the table.

T68.6 ORDER OF BUSINESS—

CONSIDERATION OF S. 219

On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That it may be in order

hereafter to consider in the House a

motion to take from the Speaker’s

table the bill of the Senate (S. 219) to

ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory

rulemaking actions, and for other purposes, to strike all after the enacting

clause of the Senate bill, and to insert

in lieu the text of H.R. 450, as passed by

the House; that the motion be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be

equally divided and controlled among

the Chairman and Ranking Minority

Members of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the

Committee on the Judiciary; and that

the previous question be ordered on the

motion to final adoption without intervening motion except for one motion to

commit.

T68.7 REGULATORY RULEMAKING

ACTIONS

Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed to, moved

to take from the Speaker’s table the

bill of the Senate (S. 219) to ensure

economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a

moratorium on regulatory rulemaking

actions, and for other purposes; strike

all after the enacting clause of said

bill, and insert the text of H.R. 450, as

passed by the House.

After debate,