JOURNAL OF THE

1194

T101.31 JULY 26

T101.31 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. SMITH of Michigan, at 10 o’clock and 36 minutes p.m.,

the House adjourned.

T101.32 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. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. H.R.

1162. A bill to establish a deficit reduction

trust fund and provide for the downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in

appropriation bills; with amendments (Rept.

No. 104–205, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 201. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and

offices for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No.

104–206). Referred to the House Calendar.

T101.33 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr.

DOOLEY, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. HAYES, Mr.

FIELDS of Texas, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.

WILSON, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. FROST,

Mr. BONILLA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of

Texas Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. BREWSTER,

Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana,

Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. LAUGHLIN,

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, and

Mrs. CUBIN):

H.R. 2106. A bill to provide for the energy

security of the Nation through encouraging

the production of domestic oil and gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. HANSEN:

H.R. 2107. A bill to amend the Land and

Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of visitor services provided

by Federal land management agencies

through an incentive-based recreation fee

program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr.

DAVIS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. GUTKNECHT,

Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr.

WALSH, and Miss COLLINS of Michigan):

H.R. 2108. A bill to permit the Washington

Convention Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and maintenance of

the existing Washington Convention Center

and for preconstruction activities relating to

a new convention center in the District of

Columbia, to permit a designated authority

of the District of Columbia to borrow funds

for the preconstruction activities relating to

a sports arena in the District of Columbia

and to permit certain revenues to be pledged

as security for the borrowing of such funds,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. GUTIERREZ:

H.R. 2109. A bill to amend title 42, United

States Code, and title 15, United States Code,

to establish provisions to assist low income

families and seniors in the event of severe

heat emergencies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on

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. HASTINGS of Washington (for

himself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. NETHERCUTT,

Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. WHITE,

Mr. BUNN of Oregon, Mr. TATE, Mr.

METCALF, Mrs. SMITH of Washington,

and Mr. COOLEY):

H.R. 2110. A bill to provide leadership, improved efficiencies, and regulatory clarity

for Department of Energy waste management and environmental restoration efforts

at the Hanford Reservation and certain other

Defense Nuclear Facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the

Committees on National Security, and Resources, 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. MILLER of California:

H.R. 2111. A bill to designate the Social Security Administration’s Western Program

Service Center located at 1221 Nevin Avenue,

Richmond, CA, as the ‘‘Francis J. Hagel

Building’’; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. TORRICELLI:

H.R. 2112. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to limit per diem payments by

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to State

veterans homes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms.

FURSE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KLINK, Mr.

KEEHAN, Mrs. SCHROEDER, and Miss

COLLINS of Michigan):

H. Res. 202. Resolution amending the Rules

of the House of Representatives to require

that Members who change political parties

repay certain funds to the political party

from which the change of affiliation was

made; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms.

FURSE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BARRETT of

Wisconsin, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MEEHAN,

Mrs. SCHROEDER, and Miss COLLINS of

Michigan):

H. Res. 203. Resolution amending the Rules

of the House of Representatives to provide

that the House may declare vacant the office

of any Member who publicly announces a

change in political party affiliation; to the

Committee on Rules.

T101.34 MEMORIALS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

143. The SPEAKER presented a memorial

of the Senate of the State of New York, relative to supporting ratification of the U.N.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Discrimination Against Women; to the

Committee on International Relations.

T101.35 PRIVATE BILLS AND

RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

Mr. ACKERMAN introduced a bill (H.R.

2113) to renew and extend patents relating to

certain devices that aid in the acceleration

of bodily tissue healing and reduction of

pain; which was referred to the Committee

on the Judiciary.

T101.36 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 26: Mr. SCHAEFER.

H.R. 250: Mr. MILLER of California Ms.

MCKINNEY, and Mr. REYNOLDS.

H.R. 394: Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. SISISKY,

Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. PRYCE, Mr.

BAESLER, Mr. BASS, and Mr. LINDER.

H.R. 662: Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BARTLETT of

Maryland, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida.

H.R. 743: Mr. KOLBE, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, and Mr. HERGER.

H.R. 789: Mr. RADANOVICH and Mr.

BROWNBACK.

H.R. 899: Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MEEHAN, and Mr.

NEAL of Massachusetts.

H.R. 1023: Mr. HOUGHTON.

H.R. 1066: Mr. LIVINGSTON.

H.R. 1083: Mr. GEKAS.

H.R. 1161: Mr. CUNNINGHAM.

H.R. 1162: Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. GOSS, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, Mrs. CUBIN, Mrs. CHENOWETH,

Mr. SHADEGG, and Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota.

H.R. 1201: Ms. FURSE, Mr. WARD, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. STUDDS, and Mr. GEJDENSON.

H.R. 1300: Mr. HOEKSTRA.

H.R. 1384: Mr. PASTOR.

H.R. 1448: Ms. MOLINARI, Mrs. CHENOWETH,

Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. POMBO, Mrs. SEASTRAND,

Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mr. POMEROY, Mr.

TIAHRT, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr.

MANZULLO.

H.R. 1539: Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. MCDERMOTT,

Ms. NORTON, and Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 1540: Mr. BISHOP, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CANADY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MONTGOMERY, and Mr. PORTER.

H.R. 1651: Mr. ZIMMER.

H.R. 1735: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.

DEUTSCH, and Mr. BOUCHER.

H.R. 1767: Mr. FILNER.

H.R. 1968: Ms. PRYCE.

H.R. 1978: Mr. MATSUI, Mr. WHITE, and Mr.

STUPAK.

H.R. 2060: Mr. SMITH of Michigan.

H.R. 2100: Mr. CANADY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.

YOUNG of Florida, Mr. SHAW, Mr. JOHNSTON

of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs.

MEEK of Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SCARBOROUGH,

Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Ms.

BROWN of Florida, and Mr. DEUTSCH.

H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. MATSUI, Mr. ZIMMER,

Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr.

GILLMOR.

T101.37 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

31. The SPEAKER presented a petition of

the city of Worcester, MA, relative to endorsing an amendment to the Constitution

to prohibit the physical desecration of the

American flag; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1995 (102)

T102.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the

following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

July 26, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable GEORGE

P. RADANOVICH to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

T102.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Tuesday, July 25,

1995.

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

T102.3 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows: