HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1995 T98.5

State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and

for other purposes; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. MCHALE:

H. Res. 195. Resolution amending the Rules

of the House of Representatives to reduce

the time for a recorded vote from 15 minutes

to 2 minutes, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Rules.

H. Res. 196. Resolution amending the Rules

of the House of Representatives to eliminate

the discretion of the Speaker to name another Member to perform the duties of the

Chair without the approval of two-thirds of

the Members, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Rules.

T97.33 MEMORIALS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:

136. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the

General Assembly of the State of Nevada,

relative to urging the Congress of the United

States, the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, and the Division of Environmental

Protection of Nevada to resolve problems of

small landfills with environmental regulations; to the Committee on Commerce.

137. Also, memorial of the Legislature of

the State of Maine, relative to memorializing the President and the Congress of the

United States to support the Low Income

Home Energy Assistance Program; to the

Committee on Commerce.

T97.34 PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

Mrs. THURMAN introduced a bill (H.R.

2075) for the relief of Robert L. Quinn; which

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

T97.35 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 42: Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ORTON, AND Ms.

NORTON.

H.R. 248: Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. LIPINSKI, and

Mr. WAXMAN.

H.R. 263: Mrs. SCHROEDER and Ms. ESHOO.

H.R. 264: Mr. SHAW and Ms. ESHOO.

H.R. 351: Mr. PETRI, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr.

LIVINGSTON, Mr. HANCOCK, Mrs. MEYERS of

Kansas, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. HASTINGS of

Washington.

H.R. 359: Mr. PORTMAN.

H.R. 470: Mrs. KELLY and Ms. MCCARTHY.

H.R. 528: Mr. CRAMER.

H.R. 739: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska.

H.R. 789: Mrs. SEASTRAND.

H.R. 820: Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. SANFORD,

Mr. CHAMBLISS, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. TALENT,

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr.

ZIMMER.

H.R. 911: Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. ROUKEMA, and

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey.

H.R. 945: Mr. SABO, Mr. GUTKNECHT, and

Mr. MOLLOHAN.

H.R. 995: Mr. BARTON of Texas.

H.R. 1057: Mr. STENHOLM, Mrs. SMITH of

Washington, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr.

EHLERS, Mr. KIM, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. ENGEL.

H.R. 1078: Ms. ESHOO and Mr. RAHALL.

H.R. 1083: Mr. BLILEY.

H.R. 1161: Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. BRYANT

of Tennessee, and Mr. DIAZ-BALART.

H.R. 1384: Mrs. THURMAN.

H.R. 1398: Mr. TALENT, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr.

SKELTON, Ms. MCCARTHY, Ms. DANNER, Mr.

HANCOCK, Mr. EMERSON, and Mr. VOLKMER.

H.R. 1402: Ms. ESHOO.

H.R. 1434: Mr. MINETA.

H.R. 1443: Mr. BEREUTER.

H.R. 1448: Mr. HOBSON.

H.R. 1459: Mr. REYNOLDS.

H.R. 1462: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr.

YATES, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr.

HALL of Texas, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms.

NORTON, and Mr. GEJDENSON.

H.R. 1506: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota.

H.R. 1533: Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 1567: Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 1593: Mrs. THURMAN.

H.R. 1594: Mr. FUNDERBURK and Mr. SKEEN.

H.R. 1611: Mrs. THURMAN.

H.R. 1627: Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mr.

MICA, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PETE GEREN of

Texas, and Mr. EHRLICH.

H.R. 1713: Mr. SCHAEFER.

H.R. 1735: Mr. COLEMAN.

H.R. 1739: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey.

H.R. 1754: Ms. LOFGREN.

H.R. 1767: Mr. STUMP.

H.R. 1856: Mrs. SEASTRAND.

H.R. 1876: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.

VISCLOSKY, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. YATES.

H.R. 1882: Mr. TANNER and Mr. ENGLISH of

Pennsylvania.

H.R. 1884: Mr. GEKAS.

H.R. 1915: Mr. SKEEN.

H.R. 1920: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. UNDERWOOD,

Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. FURSE, Ms.

NORTON, and Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 1932: Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. LARGENT,

Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.

LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. NEUMANN, and Mr.

MCINTOSH.

H.R. 1965: Mr. STARK, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms.

LOFGREN, AND MS. ESHOO.

H.R. 1972: Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr.

KNOLLENBERG, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. TATE, Mr.

DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas.

H.R. 1987: Mr. GILMAN.

H.R. 1994: Mr. CRANE, Ms. DANNER, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. TANNER,

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.

ORTIZ, Mr. JACOBS, Mrs. KELLY, and Mr. FILNER.

H.J. Res. 89: Mrs. KELLY, Mr. QUINN, and

Mr. COBURN.

H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana,

Ms. PRYCE, Mr. COX, Mr. KIM, Mr. MOORHEAD,

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. CRAPO.

H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. BONIOR.

H. Res. 118: Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr.

DURBIN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.

SCHUMER, Ms. WATERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE,

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. MEEK

of Florida, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mrs. THURMAN,

Mr. MARKEY, and Ms. LOFGREN.

H. Res. 122: Mr. MINETA.

T97.36 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

30. The SPEAKER presented a petition of

the Council of the City and County of Denver, CO, relative to opposition to S. 240;

which was referred to the Committee on

Commerce.

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1995 (98)

T98.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

July 20, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable BILL

EMERSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on

this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

T98.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EMERSON, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the

proceedings of Wednesday, July 19,

1995.

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

T98.3 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

1233. A letter from the Chairman, Council

of the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–95, ‘‘Vending Site Lottery and Assignment Amendment Temporary

Act of 1995,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code, section

1–233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

1234. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Election Commission, transmitting proposed

regulations repealing three obsolete provisions of its rules (11 C.F.R. sections 104.17,

110.1(g), and 114.12(d)), pursuant to 2 U.S.C.

438(d); to the Committee on House Oversight.

1235. A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting

an informational copy of the lease prospectus for the Patent and Trademark Office,

northern Virginia, pursuant to 40 U.S.C.

606(a); to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure.

1236. A letter from the Secretary of Health

and Human Services, transmitting a draft of

proposed legislation entitled, ‘‘Vaccine Excise Tax Amendments of 1995’’; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

1237. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, ‘‘The Accelerated Direct

Loan Program Implementation and Student

Loan Marketing Association Transition Act

of 1995’’; jointly, to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities and

Ways and Means.

T98.4 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

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 International Relations,

the Committee on the Judiciary, the

Committee on Resources, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select

Committee on Intelligence.

T98.5 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2058

Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 193):

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this

resolution it shall be in order to consider in

the House the bill (H.R. 2058) establishing

United States policy toward China. The bill

shall be debatable for ninety minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman

and ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered

on the bill 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.

SEC. 2. After disposition of H.R. 2058, it

shall be in order to consider in the House the