HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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of the House that a member of my staff has

been served with a subpoena for testimony

and the production of documents by the

Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County, State of Pennsylvania in connection with

a civil case.

After consultation with the office of the

General Counsel, I have determined that

compliance with the subpoena is consistent

with the privileges and precedents of the

House.

Sincerely,

JOSEPH M. MCDADE,

Member of Congress.

T119.22 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

A message in writing from the President of the United States was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin

Thomas, one of his secretaries.

T119.23 MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT—HIGHWAY SAFETY

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HOBSON, laid before the House a message from the President, which was

read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:

I transmit herewith the 1994 calendar

year reports as prepared by the Department of Transportation on activities

under the Highway Safety Act, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, and the Motor Vehicle

Information and Cost Savings Act of

1972, as amended.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, September 21, 1995.

By unanimous consent, the message,

together with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on

Transportation and Infrastructure.

T119.24 SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE

REPORT—H.R. 1977

Mr. REGULA submitted a conference

report (Rept. No. 104–259) on the bill

(H.R. 1977) making appropriations for

the Department of Interior and related

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes;

together with a statement thereon, for

printing in the Record under the rule.

T119.25 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

REFERRED

A joint resolution of the Senate of

the following title was taken from the

Speaker’s table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

S.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution granting the

consent of Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource management

and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at

the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in

Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral

County, West Virginia, entered into between

the States of West Virginia and Maryland; to

the Committee on the Judiciary.

T119.26 SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of

the following titles:

S. 464. An Act to make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal court

demonstration districts consistent with the

deadlines for pilot districts, and for other

purposes.

S. 532. An Act to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.

And then,

T119.27 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant

to the special order heretofore agreed

to, at 9 o’clock and 45 minutes p.m.,

the House adjourned until 12 o’clock

noon on Monday, September 25, 1995.

T119.28 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. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 2277. A bill to abolish the Legal Services

Corporation and provide the States with

money to fund qualified legal services; with

an amendment (Rept. No. 104–255). Referred

to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union.

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules.

House Resolution 226. Resolution providing

for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 743) to

amend the National Labor Relations Act to

allow labor management cooperative efforts

that improve economic competitiveness in

the United States to continue to thrive, and

for other purposes (Rept. No. 104–256). Referred to the House Calendar.

Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 227. Resolution providing for the

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1170) to provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court (Rept.

No. 104–257). Referred to the House Calendar.

Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 228. Resolution providing for the

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1601) to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the International Space Station (Rept. No. 104–258).

Referred to the House Calendar.

Mr. REGULA: Committee of Conference.

Conference report on H.R. 1977. A bill making appropriations for the Department of the

Interior and related agencies for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1996, and for other

purposes (Rept. No. 104–259). Ordered to be

printed.

Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and

Means. H.R. 1756. A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce; with an amendment

(Rept. No. 104–260 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

T119.29 TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED

BILL

Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the Speaker:

H.R. 1815. Referral to the Committee on

Resources extended for a period ending not

later than September 29, 1995.

T119.30 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. BUYER (for himself, Ms. WATERS, Mr. STUMP, and Mr. MONTGOMERY):

H.R. 2370. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to extend the veterans’ adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project

through the first 3 months of fiscal year 1996;

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr.

CRANE, and Mr. DREIER):

H.R. 2371. A bill to provide trade agreements authority to the President; to the

Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr.

CREMEANS, Mr. NEY, Mr. MOLLOHAN,

Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr.

THORNBERRY, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. POMBO, and

Mr. COOLEY):

H.R. 2372. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to

minimize duplication in regulatory programs

and to give States exclusive responsibility

under approved States program for permitting and enforcement of the provisions of

that act with respect to surface coal mining

and reclamation operations, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr.

DURBIN, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. KIM,

and Mr. MILLER of Florida):

H.R. 2373. A bill to provide that neither the

President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress shall be paid during Federal

Government shutdowns; to the Committee

on Government Reform and Oversight, and

in addition to the Committee on House 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BOEHLERT,

Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, and Mr.

WELDON of Pennsylvania):

H.R. 2374. A bill to amend the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 to encourage the continued conservation of America’s natural legacy

for future generations; provide incentives for

States, local governments, and private landowners to conserve species; and otherwise

improve the act through increased flexibility

and broader cooperation; to the Committee

on Resources.

By Mr. LANTOS:

H.R. 2375. A bill to amend title 5, United

States Code, to modify the early-retirement

reduction provisions with respect to certain

Federal employees who are separated from

service due to a base closure under title II of

the Defense Authorization Amendments and

Base Closure and Realignment Act, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. MCHALE:

H.R. 2376. A bill to develop a program regarding career opportunities by making such

information available on publicly accessible

networks and other electronic media; to the

Committee on Economic and Educational

Opportunities.

H.R. 2377. bill to provide authority to executive departments and agencies to issue rulings respecting application of laws under

their jurisdiction; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight,

H.R. 2378. A bill to amend the White House

Conference on Small Business Authorization

Act to require the final report of the national conference to be published in the Federal Register and distributed through the regional offices of the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.

H.R. 2379. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to modify requirements relating to

the personal net worth of individuals who

may be considered economically disadvantaged for the purpose of receiving contract

awards under section 8(a) of that act; to the

Committee on Small Business.

H.R. 2380. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance of

tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution

control facilities; to the Committee on Ways

and Means.