JOURNAL OF THE

1050

T87.37 JUNE 28

H.R. 1884: Mr. FROST.

H.R. 1885: Mr. BLUTE and Mr. WAMP.

H.J. Res. 78: Mr. CLAY, Mr. GEPHARDT, and

Mr. COSTELLO.

H.J. Res. 84: Mr. BECERRA.

H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. SOUDER and Mr. EHRLICH.

H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey,

Ms. FURSE, and Mr. KILDEE.

H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. RIVERS, Mr. SCOTT, and

Mr. HALL of Ohio.

H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. ESHOO,

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs. ROUKEMA,

Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MILLER of

California, Ms. JACKSON-LEE, Miss COLLINS of

Michigan, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. WAXMAN.

H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. BROWN

of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,

and Mr. BRYANT of Texas.

H. Res. 21: Mr. GUTKNECHT.

T87.37 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions

and papers were laid on the Clerk’s

desk and referred as follows:

26. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the 47th

student senate, Florida State University,

relative to H.R. 1709; to the Committee on

National Security.

27. Also, petition of the common council of

the city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the Historic Homeownership Assistance Act; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1995 (88)

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER.

T88.1 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Tuesday, June 27,

1995.

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

T88.2 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

1112. A letter from the Director, Standards

of Conduct Office, Department of Defense,

transmitting a report of individuals who

filed DD Form 1787, Report of DOD and Defense Related Employment for fiscal year

1994, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2397(e); to the

Committee on National Security.

1113. A letter from the General Counsel,

Department of Defense, transmitting a draft

of proposed legislation, to provide for alternative means of acquiring and improving

housing and supporting facilities for unaccompanied members of the Armed Forces; to

the Committee on National Security.

1114. A letter from the Vice-Chair, Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, transmitting a request to the U.S. House of Representatives

to appoint an individual to the Coordinating

Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention; to the Committee on Economic

and Educational Opportunities.

1115. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the Administration’s report entitled, ‘‘Profiles of Foreign Direct Investment in U.S. Energy 1993,’’

pursuant to section 657(8) of the Department

of Energy Organization Act; to the Committee on Commerce.

1116. A letter from the Secretary of Health

and Human Services, transmitting the Department’s report entitled, ‘‘Double Jeopardy: Persons with Mental Illnesses in the

Criminal Justice System,’’ pursuant to 42

U.S.C. 290bb–31; to the Committee on Commerce.

1117. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a Memorandum of Justification

for Presidential Determination regarding the

drawdown of defense articles and services for

the Rapid Reaction Force [RRF], pursuant to

22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on International Relations.

1118. A letter from the Chief of Staff, International Affairs, Federal Election Institute,

transmitting a communication regarding the

Second Trilateral Conference on Electoral

Systems (volume I, II, including the executive report, index and program) by the Canadian, American, and Mexican delegations

held May 10 through May 12, 1995, in Ottawa,

Canada; to the Committee on International

Relations.

1119. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general for the period

October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, and

management report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

1120. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting

the annual report under the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year

1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

1121. A letter from the President, Federal

Financing Bank, transmitting the management report of the Federal Financing Bank

for fiscal year 1994, including audited financial statements and the independent auditor’s report on the statements, pursuant to

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

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

1122. A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting

the semiannual report on the activities of

the Department’s inspector general for the

period October 1, 1994, through March 31,

1995, and the management report for the

same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp.

Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

1123. A letter from the Counsel, National

Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, transmitting the 1994 annual report of independent auditors who have audited the records of the National Council on

Radiation Protection and Measurements,

pursuant to Public Law 88–376, section 14(b)

(78 Stat. 323); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1124. A letter from the Director, National

Science Foundation, transmitting a draft of

proposed legislation to amend the Program

Fraud Civil Remedies Act; to the Committee

on the Judiciary.

1125. A letter from the General Counsel,

National Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting the annual audit report of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, calendar

year 1994, pursuant to Public Law 88–449, section 10(b) (78 Stat. 498); to the Committee on

the Judiciary.

1126. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation to amend provisions of the Bankruptcy Code governing the

powers of a bankruptcy court and the effect

of automatic stays as they relate to certain

multifamily liens insured or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or

the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

T88.3 COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

TO SIT

On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by

unanimous consent, the following committees and their subcommittees were

granted permission to sit during the 5-

minute rule today: the Committee on

International Relations, and the Committee on Science.

T88.4 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 69

Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 173):

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this

resolution it shall be in order to consider in

the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79)

proposing an amendment to the Constitution

of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical

desecration of the flag of the United States.

The joint resolution shall be debatable for

one hour equally divided and controlled by

the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on the Judiciary. The previous question shall be considered as ordered

on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to

recommit. The motion to recommit may include instructions only if offered by the minority leader or his designee. If including instructions, the motion to recommit shall be

debatable for one hour equally divided and

controlled by the proponent and an opponent.

When said resolution was considered.

After debate,

Mr. SOLOMON 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?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

DUNCAN, announced that the yeas had

it.

Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote

on the ground that a quorum was not

present and not voting.

A quorum not being present,

The roll was called under clause 4,

rule XV, and the call was taken by

electronic device.

When there appeared Yeas ....... 258 ! Nays ...... 170

T88.5 [Roll No. 428]

YEAS—258

Allard

Archer

Armey

Bachus

Baesler

Baker (CA)

Baker (LA)

Ballenger

Barr

Barrett (NE)

Bartlett

Barton

Bass

Bateman

Bereuter

Bevill

Bilbray

Bilirakis

Bliley

Blute

Boehlert

Boehner

Bonilla

Bono

Brewster

Browder

Brownback

Bryant (TN)

Bunn

Bunning

Burr

Burton

Buyer

Callahan

Calvert

Camp

Canady

Castle

Chabot

Chambliss

Chapman

Chenoweth

Christensen

Chrysler

Clinger

Coble

Coburn

Collins (GA)

Combest

Cooley

Cox

Cramer

Crane

Crapo

Cremeans

Cubin

Cunningham

Davis

de la Garza

Deal

DeLay

Diaz-Balart

Dickey

Doolittle

Dornan

Dreier

Duncan

Dunn

Ehlers

Ehrlich

Emerson

English

Ensign

Everett

Ewing

Fawell

Fields (TX)

Flanagan