JOURNAL OF THE

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T106.26 AUGUST 2

SCHIFF, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. BURR, Mr.

GALLEGLY, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. PARKER,

Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. CONDIT, Mr.

SAXTON, Mr. MCKEON, Ms. DUNN of

Washington, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. BAKER

of Louisiana, Mr. WHITE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. HORN, Mr.

BILBRAY, and Mr. THORNBERRY):

H.R. 2148. A bill to reduce the influence of

political action committees in elections for

Federal office and to require that more than

half of the contributions to a House of Representatives candidate be from in-State individual residents, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on House Oversight.

By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. MINETA, Mr. COBLE, Mr. TRAFICANT, and

Mr. OBERSTAR):

H.R. 2149. A bill to reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage competition

in the international ocean transportation

system of the United States, to eliminate

the Federal Maritime Commission, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:

H.R. 2150. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment

Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal

Government of guaranteeing certain loans

and debentures, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:

H.R. 2151. A bill to provide for enhanced

penalties for health care fraud, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,

and in addition to the Committees on Ways

and Means, the Judiciary, and Government

Reform and Oversight, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for

himself, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. CLINGER,

Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, and Mr.

STEARNS):

H.R. 2152. A bill to establish the Independent Commission on Medicare to make

recommendations on how to best match the

structure of the Medicare Program with the

funding made available for the program by

Congress, to provide for expedited consideration in Congress of the Commission’s recommendations, and to establish a default

process for meeting congressional spending

targets for the Medicare Program if Congress

rejects the Commission’s recommendations;

to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in

addition to the Committees on Commerce,

Rules, and the Budget, 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. LIPINSKI:

H.R. 2153. A bill to amend title 49, United

States Code, to require the Secretary of

Transportation to issue regulations and encourage the States to adopt and implement

laws prohibiting the operation of certain uncovered commercial motor vehicles on highways; to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure.

By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr.

POSHARD):

H.R. 2154. A bill to privatize environmental

testing analysis, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation

and Infrastructure, 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. STUMP (for himself and Mr.

MONTGOMERY) (both by request):

H.R. 2155. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to restrict payment, in the case

of incarcerated veterans, of the clothing allowance otherwise payable to certain disabled veterans and to create for pension purposes a presumption of permanent and total

disability for veterans over age 65 who are

patients in a nursing home; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

H.R. 2156. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to change the name of the Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance Program to

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, to

merge the Retired Reservists’

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Program into the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance Program, to extend Veterans’ Group

Life Insurance coverage to members of the

Ready Reserve of a uniformed service who

retire with less than 20 years of service, to

permit an insured to convert a Veterans’

Group Life Insurance policy to an individual

policy of life insurance with a commercial

insurance company at any time, and to permit an insured to convert a Servicemembers’

Group Life Insurance policy to an individual

policy of life insurance with a commercial

company upon separation from service; to

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

H.R. 2157. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to authorize the termination of

Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance when premiums are not paid; to the Committee on

Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,

Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr.

MFUME, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BARRETT

of Wisconsin, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr.

BENTSEN):

H.R. 2158. A bill to streamline the regulatory treatment of financial institutions,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

T106.26 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 390: Mr. DIXON, Mr. GENE GREEN of

Texas, and Mr. LATHAM.

H.R. 394: Mr. SANDERS, Mr. LEACH, Mr.

ORTIZ, Mr. FAZIO of California, and Mr.

QUINN.

H.R. 427: Mr. ZELIFF and Mr. GUNDERSON.

H.R. 436: Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. KLUG, Mr.

BILBRAY, Mr. PARKER, and Mr. CONDIT.

H.R. 534: Mr. DELLUMS, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ,

Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. JOHNSON of

South Dakota, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. POMEROY,

Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, and Mr. ROHRABACHER.

H.R. 580: Mr. GILCHREST.

H.R. 700: Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut.

H.R. 752: Mr. REGULA, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr.

POMBO, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BARRETT

of Nebraska, Mr. BONO, Mr. EMERSON, Mr.

GRAHAM, Mr. ROSE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. HEFNER,

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. SCOTT,

Mr. TORRICELLI, and Mr. RIGGS.

H.R. 795: Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. SMITH of New

Jersey, and Mr. HOKE.

H.R. 842: Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. BUYER, Mr.

JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr.

SCOTT, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. CRANE, Mr. ENGEL,

and Ms. WOOLSEY.

H.R. 863: Mr. STUDDS.

H.R. 969: Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. LANTOS, and

Mr. MORAN.

H.R. 1023: Mr. BOEHLERT.

H.R. 1127: Mr. EVANS, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.

CANADY, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. FIELDS of Texas.

H.R. 1162: Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. SCARBOROUGH,

Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. LOBIONDO,

Mr. HOKE, and Mr. METCALF.

H.R. 1172: Mr. BENTSEN.

H.R. 1385: Mr. PASTOR.

H.R. 1406: Mr. GINGRICH.

H.R. 1512: Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BACHUS, and

Mr. PAXON.

H.R. 1619: Mr. CANADY.

H.R. 1748: Mr. SMITH of Michigan.

H.R. 1930: Mr. FOX, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. PRYCE,

Mr. FROST, and Mrs. MEEK of Florida.

H.R. 2011: Mrs. CLAYTON and Mr. YATES.

H.R. 2078: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida.

H.R. 2086: Mr. DAVIS.

H. Con. Res. 42: Ms. LOFGREN.

H. Res. 30: Mr. HOBSON and Mr. HILLIARD.

H. Res. 134: Mr. POSHARD, Mr. LOBIONDO,

Mr. GOSS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr.

RIGGS, Mrs. SEASTRAND, and Mr. INGLIS of

South Carolina.

T106.27 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions

and papers were laid on the Clerk’s

desk and referred as follows:

32. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the

Lower Township Council, NJ, relative to the

township’s opposition to solid waste flow

control; to the Committee on Commerce.

33. Also, petition of the council of the city

and county of Honolulu, HI, relative to urging congressional support and passage of the

Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1995; to the

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1995 (107)

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER.

T107.1 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Tuesday, August 1,

1995.

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

T107.2 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

1298. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a copy of a memorandum of

justification for Presidential determination

on drawdown of Department of Defense articles and services to the United Nations for

purposes of supporting the rapid reaction

force [RRF], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to

the Committee on International Relations.

1299. A letter from the Chairman, Council

of the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–126, ‘‘Motor Vehicle

Rental Company Amendment Act of 1995,’’

pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1–233(c)(1); to

the Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

1300. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting

a copy of a report entitled ‘‘Cost/Benefit

Analysis of Radar Installations at Joint-Use

Military Airports and Radar Coverage at

Cheyenne, Wyoming, Airport,’’ pursuant to

Public Law 103–305, section 524 (108 Stat.

1603); to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure.

1301. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting

the department’s report on the implementation of the aircraft cabin air quality research

program, pursuant to Public Law 103–305,

section 304(e)(1) (108 Stat. 1592); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

1302. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting

the Administration’s report on aviation safety inspector staffing requirements for fiscal

years 1995, 1996, and 1997, pursuant to Public