JOURNAL OF THE

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T111.39 SEPTEMBER 7

SAM JOHNSON, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr.

SHADEGG, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr.

LAUGHLIN, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr.

TEJEDA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. COX, Mr.

FUNDERBURK, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr.

CRANE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. EDWARDS,

Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. PETE GEREN of

Texas, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. HALL of Texas,

Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MCCRERY, and Mr.

LIVINGSTON):

H.R. 2275. A bill to reauthorize and amend

the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the

Committee on Resources, and in addition to

the Committee on Agriculture, 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LIGHTFOOT,

Mr. CLINGER, Mr. WELLER, Mr. COBLE,

Mr. RAHALL, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. EWING,

Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. WISE, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs.

SEASTRAND, Mr. TATE, Ms. DANNER,

Mrs. KELLY, Mr. CLYBURN, and Mr.

LATHAM):

H.R. 2276. A bill to establish the Federal

Aviation Administration as an independent

establishment in the executive branch, and

for other purposes; to the Committee on

Transportation and Infrastructure, and in

addition to the Committees on Government

Reform and Oversight, 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. GEKAS (for himself, Mr.

ARMEY, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. INGLIS of

South Carolina):

H.R. 2277. A bill to abolish the Legal Services Corporation and provide the States with

money to fund qualified legal services; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, and Mr.

BUNN of Oregon):

H.R. 2278. A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of spent nuclear

fuel unless licensed facilities are in operation that have the capacity to store or dispose of all nuclear spent fuel generated by

commercial nuclear reactors in the United

States and from atomic energy defense activities, and to allow local port authorities

to establish health and safety guidelines for

safe shipment of spent nuclear fuel; to the

Committee on Commerce, and in addition to

the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, Transportation and

Infrastructure, and International Relations,

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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr.

SHAYS, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. MANTON,

Mr. KING, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SCHUMER,

Mr. TOWNS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FRISA,

Mr. FORBES, Mr. LAZIO of New York,

and Mrs. LOWEY):

H.R. 2279. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

Agency to make grants to the States of New

York and Connecticut for the purpose of

demonstrating methods of improving water

quality in Long Island Sound; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr.

WAXMAN, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BRYANT of

Texas, Ms. DANNER, Mr. KLECZKA,

Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. STUPAK):

H.R. 2280. A bill to improve payment integrity in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. DURBIN:

H.R. 2281. A bill to provide that Members

of Congress shall not be paid during Federal

Government shutdowns; to the Committee

on House Oversight.

By Mr. GEJDENSON:

H.R. 2282. A bill to modify the navigation

project for the Thames River, CT, to alter

the dimensions of a turning basin in Norwich, CT; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. PAYNE of Virginia (for himself,

Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BAESLER, Mr.

BOUCHER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ROGERS,

Mr. HEFNER, Mr. ROSE, Mr. SPRATT,

Mr. SCOTT, Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky,

Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr. JONES, Mr.

GORDON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. WARD, Mr.

TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, and Mr. PETERSON of Florida):

H.R. 2283. A bill to prohibit the regulation

of the sale or use of tobacco or tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human

Services; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. POMBO:

H.R. 2284. A bill to provide incentives for

the owners and operators of agricultural

land to provide habitat for protected species;

to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

H.R. 2285. A bill to require the Secretary of

the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Theodore Roosevelt, to authorize the

appropriation of the surcharges imposed

with respect to such coins to the Secretary

of the Interior for use in connection with the

administration of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. POMBO (for himself, and Mr.

YOUNG of Alaska):

H.R. 2286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives

for the conservation of endangered species;

to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. STARK:

H.R. 2287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make S corporations eligible for the rules applicable to real property

subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and

Means.

By Mr. LINDER:

H. Res. 215. Resolution providing for the

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1594) to place

restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies

and instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans; House Calendar No. 85.

House Report No. 104–240.

By Mr. GOSS:

H. Res. 216. Resolution providing for the

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for

intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, the Community

Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability

System, and for other purposes; House Calendar No. 86. House Report No. 104–241.

T111.39 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 28: Mr. COBLE and Mrs. WALDHOLTZ.

H.R. 263: Mr. YATES.

H.R. 264: Mr. YATES.

H.R. 387: Mr. NORWOOD.

H.R. 436: Mr. CHAMBLISS and Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 501: Mr. SMITH of Texas.

H.R. 526: Mr. PICKETT and Mr. WHITFIELD.

H.R. 553: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of

Texas.

H.R. 733: Mr. HEFNER.

H.R. 734: Mr. SCOTT and Mr. JOHNSON of

South Dakota.

H.R. 783: Mr. CHRISTENSEN.

H.R. 835: Mr. DIXON.

H.R. 862: Mr. HANCOCK and Mr. PARKER.

H.R. 864: Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. STUPAK, and

Mr. GREENWOOD.

H.R. 892: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas.

H.R. 899: Mr. PETRI.

H.R. 903: Mr. KLINK.

H.R. 922: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr.

OLVER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HAYES, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. KLINK, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. BENTSEN.

H.R. 963: Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. PETERSON of

Minnesota, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. ROHRABACHER,

Mr. MONTGOMERY, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. FAZIO of

California, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN.

H.R. 969: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida.

H.R. 997: Mr. BLUTE, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mrs.

SMITH of Washington, and Mr. MINGE.

H.R. 1007: Mr. COOLEY.

H.R. 1127: Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.

GOODLATTE, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. JOHNSTON

of Florida, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Ms.

PRYCE, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. WOLF.

H.R. 1161: Mr. SAWYER, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. KILDEE,

Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HALL of Texas, and Mrs.

KENNELLY.

H.R. 1178: Mr. JACOBS, and Mr. NEAL.

H.R. 1274: Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island.

H.R. 1385: Mr. BENTSEN.

H.R. 1402: Mr. MFUME.

H.R. 1406: Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SKEEN, Mr.

FROST, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. STUMP.

H.R. 1468: Mr. BENTSEN.

H.R. 1493: Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. WILLIAMS, and

Mr. BLILEY.

H.R. 1496: Ms. MOLINARI.

H.R. 1500: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin and

Mr. CLAY.

H.R. 1521: Ms. NORTON, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. EVANS, Mr.

ENGEL, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms.

MCKINNEY.

H.R. 1533: Mr. SHADEGG.

H.R. 1625: Mr. HUNTER and Mr. INGLIS of

South Carolina.

H.R. 1627: Mr. WELDON of Florida and Mr.

SOUDER.

H.R. 1637: Mr. RUSH.

H.R. 1742: Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. REYNOLDS,

Mr. MINGE, Mrs. CLAYTON, and Mr.

HAYWORTH.

H.R. 1743: Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. POMBO, Mr.

COOLEY, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. MILLER of

California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HUTCHINSON,

Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr.

FRAZER, and Mrs. LINCOLN.

H.R. 1833: Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. OBERSTAR,

Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. COBURN.

H.R. 1883: Mrs. VUCANOVICH.

H.R. 1920: Mr. FOX, Mr. SABO, and Mrs.

THURMAN.

H.R. 1961: Mr. DUNCAN.

H.R. 1963: Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.

KING, and Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas.

H.R. 1965: Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. HEFNER, Mr.

SANFORD, Mr. MARTINI, and Mr. OWENS.

H.R. 1987: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey.

H.R. 2003: Mr. WALSH, Mr. SABO, Ms.

MCKINNEY, Mr. MASCARA, and Mr. CLAY.

H.R. 2006: Mr. DAVIS and Mr. BATEMAN.

H.R. 2007: Mr. WOLF, Mr. DAVIS, Mrs.

MORELLA, and Mr. BATEMAN.

H.R. 2137: Mrs. KELLY.

H.R. 2146: Mr. CRANE and Mrs. KENNELLY.

H.R. 2152: Mr. FOX, Mr. COYNE, and Mr.

GRAHAM.

H.R. 2182: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mrs.

ROUKEMA, and Mr. GALLEGLY.
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H.R. 2186: Mr. PORTMAN.

H.R. 2194: Mr. JACOBS.

H.R. 2205: Mr. BREWSTER and Mr. CLINGER.

H.R. 2219: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 2265: Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr.

BUNNING of Kentucky, Mr. BASS, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. PARKER, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr.

ROSE.

H.R. 2266: Mr. MCNULTY.

H.R. 2273: Mrs. MORELLA and Ms. NORTON.

H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. SHADEGG.

H. Con. Res. 7: Mr. MATSUI.

H. Res. 39: Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Ms. MCKINNEY,

Mr. NADLER, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts.

H. Res. 118: Mr. RUSH and Mr. WILLIAMS.

H. Res. 174: Mr. MINETA, Mr. SERRANO, Mr.

NADLER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. UNDERWOOD,

and Mr. SHAYS.

H. Res. 200: Mr. DAVIS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.

GEJDENSON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ACKERMAN,

and Mr. SAXTON.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 (112)

T112.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE,

who laid before the House the following

communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

September 8, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable JIM

KOLBE to act as Speaker pro tempore on this

day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

T112.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

KOLBE, announced he had examined

and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 7,

1995.

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

T112.3 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

1395. A letter from the Director, Office of

Management and Budget, transmitting notification of the President’s intent to exempt

all military personnel accounts from sequester for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public

Law 101–508, section 13101(c)(4) (104 Stat.

1388–589); to the Committee on Appropriations.

1396. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

of Defense, transmitting notification that

the Department of Defense will terminate its

leasehold interests in the former emergency

operating facility at the Greenbrier Hotel,

White Sulphur Springs, WV; to the Committee on National Security.

1397. A letter from the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering, Department of

Defense, transmitting a report entitled,

‘‘Fiscal Year 1996 Department of Defense

Master Plan for Science, Mathematics, and

Engineering Education,’’ Public Law 101–190,

section 829(a); to the Committee on National

Security.

1398. A letter from the Secretary of the

Treasury, transmitting the Department’s

fourth monthly report to Congress, as required by section 404 of the Mexican Debt

Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public

Law 104–6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

1399. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the

1994 annual report on enforcement actions

and initiatives, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1833; to

the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

1400. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting Final Regulations—Administration of Grants to Institutions of

Higher Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit

Organizations; Direct Grant Programs;

State-administered Programs; and General

Provisions Act—Enforcement, pursuant to 20

U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

1401. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the quarterly report on

the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the second quarter of 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

6245(a); to the Committee on Commerce.

1402. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant

Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting notification that no exceptions to the prohibition against favored treatment of a government securities broker or dealer were granted by the Secretary for the calendar year

1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 note; to the

Committee on Commerce.

1403. A letter from the Director, Office of

Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs,

Federal Communications Commission, transmitting a report on the progress on reinventing the FCC; to the Committee on Commerce.

1404. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a report on the status of

coal-fuel mixtures; to the Committee on

Commerce.

1405. A letter from the Secretary of Health

and Human Services, transmitting a copy of

a report entitled, ‘‘Alcohol and Other Drug

Abuse Prevention: The National Structured

Evaluation,’’ pursuant to Public Law 100–690,

section 3522(a); to the Committee on Commerce.

1406. A letter from the Director, Office of

Management and Budget, transmitting

OMB’s estimate of the amount of discretionary new budget authority and outlays

for the current year (if any) and the budget

year provided by H.R. 1944, pursuant to Public Law 101–508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat.

1388–578); to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

1407. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a proposed plan related to

the use and distribution of the Mission Indian’s judgement funds in Docket 80–A, before

the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; to the

Committee on Resources.

1408. A letter from the Under Secretary for

Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of

Commerce, transmitting a report related to

the economic conditions of the U.S. Gulf of

Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery;

to the Committee on Resources.

1409. A letter from the General Counsel,

Department of the Treasury, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation to authorize the

Secretary of the Treasury to establish a

flexible procedure for facilitating timely

payment on claims on account of Government checks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1410. A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting

informational copies of various lease

prospectuses, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to

the committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

1411. A letter from the Commissioner, General Services Administration, transmitting a

report on Federal building consolidations; to

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

1412. A letter from the Director, Office of

Personnel Management, transmitting the

1993 and 1994 combined annual report on Veteran’s Employment in the Federal Government, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4214(e)(1); to the

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

1413. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting notification of the intention of the Departments of the Army and

Agriculture to interchange jurisdiction of

civil works and national forest lands at Lake

Ouachita in the State of Arkansas, pursuant

to 16 U.S.C. 505a; jointly, to the Committees

on Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure.

1414. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a

joint report entitled ‘‘Administrative Assistance to the States: Compliance with Nitrogen Oxides Requirements of the Transportation Conformity Rule’’; jointly, to the

Committees on Appropriations and Commerce.

1415. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Agency’s implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land

Withdrawal Act, pursuant to Public Law 102–

579, section 23(a)(2) (106 Stat. 479); jointly, to

the Committees on Commerce and National

Security.

1416. A letter from the Director, Defense

Security Assistance Agency, transmitting

the quarterly reports in accordance with section 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, the March 24, 1979 report by the

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Seventh report by the Committee on Government Operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 1995, April 1, 1995 through June 30,

1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); jointly, to

the Committees on International Relations

and Government Reform and Oversight.

1417. A letter from the Administrator,

Agency for International Development,

transmitting the annual report to Congress

on activities under the Denton Amendment

Program for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 10

U.S.C. 402; jointly, to the Committees on

International Relations and National Security.

T112.4 BASE CLOSURE DISAPPROVAL

Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,

by direction of the Committee on National Security and pursuant to section

2908 of Public Law 101–510, the Committee of the Whole House on the state

of the Union was discharged from consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.

Res. 102) disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, and

the joint resolution was considered in

the House.

When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.

After debate,

Pursuant to section 2908 of the Base

Closure and Realignment Commission

Act of 1990, the question on passage

was put.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House pass said joint resolution?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

KOLBE, announced that the nays had

it.

Mr. TEJEDA 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.