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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.
JOURNAL OF THE

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T112.5 SEPTEMBER 8

When there appeared Yeas ....... 75 ! Nays ...... 343

T112.5 [Roll No. 647]

YEAS—75

Ackerman

Andrews

Bentsen

Bevill

Bonilla

Borski

Browder

Brown (CA)

Bryant (TX)

Chapman

Clay

Coleman

Combest

Costello

Davis

de la Garza

DeLauro

Dixon

Doolittle

Eshoo

Evans

Farr

Fazio

Ford

Fox

Gejdenson

Gephardt

Gilchrest

Gonzalez

Goodling

Green

Hamilton

Hastings (FL)

Herger

Hilliard

Holden

Horn

Hoyer

Jackson-Lee

Kennelly

Kim

Lantos

Lewis (CA)

Lofgren

Manzullo

Martinez

Matsui

McCollum

Menendez

Mica

Miller (CA)

Mineta

Murtha

Myers

Ortiz

Pastor

Payne (NJ)

Pelosi

Pombo

Roybal-Allard

Royce

Scarborough

Schroeder

Seastrand

Shuster

Smith (TX)

Talent

Tejeda

Torres

Torricelli

Towns

Waters

Williams

Woolsey

Wynn

NAYS—343

Abercrombie

Allard

Archer

Armey

Bachus

Baesler

Baker (CA)

Baker (LA)

Baldacci

Ballenger

Barcia

Barr

Barrett (NE)

Barrett (WI)

Bartlett

Barton

Bass

Bateman

Beilenson

Bereuter

Berman

Bilbray

Bilirakis

Bishop

Bliley

Blute

Boehlert

Boehner

Bonior

Bono

Boucher

Brewster

Brown (FL)

Brown (OH)

Brownback

Bryant (TN)

Bunn

Bunning

Burr

Burton

Buyer

Callahan

Calvert

Camp

Canady

Cardin

Castle

Chabot

Chambliss

Chenoweth

Christensen

Chrysler

Clayton

Clement

Clinger

Clyburn

Coble

Coburn

Collins (GA)

Collins (IL)

Collins (MI)

Condit

Conyers

Cooley

Cox

Coyne

Cramer

Crane

Crapo

Cremeans

Cubin

Cunningham

Danner

Deal

DeFazio

DeLay

Dellums

Deutsch

Diaz-Balart

Dickey

Dicks

Doggett

Dooley

Dornan

Doyle

Dreier

Duncan

Dunn

Durbin

Edwards

Ehlers

Ehrlich

Emerson

Engel

English

Ensign

Everett

Ewing

Fattah

Fawell

Fields (LA)

Fields (TX)

Filner

Flake

Flanagan

Foglietta

Foley

Forbes

Fowler

Frank (MA)

Franks (CT)

Franks (NJ)

Frelinghuysen

Frisa

Frost

Funderburk

Furse

Gallegly

Ganske

Gekas

Geren

Gibbons

Gillmor

Gilman

Goodlatte

Gordon

Goss

Graham

Greenwood

Gunderson

Gutierrez

Gutknecht

Hall (OH)

Hall (TX)

Hancock

Hansen

Harman

Hastert

Hastings (WA)

Hayes

Hayworth

Hefley

Hefner

Heineman

Hilleary

Hinchey

Hobson

Hoekstra

Hoke

Hostettler

Houghton

Hunter

Hutchinson

Hyde

Inglis

Istook

Jacobs

Johnson (CT)

Johnson (SD)

Johnson, E.B.

Johnson, Sam

Johnston

Jones

Kanjorski

Kaptur

Kasich

Kelly

Kennedy (MA)

Kennedy (RI)

Kildee

King

Kingston

Kleczka

Klink

Klug

Knollenberg

Kolbe

LaFalce

LaHood

Largent

Latham

LaTourette

Laughlin

Lazio

Leach

Levin

Lewis (GA)

Lewis (KY)

Lightfoot

Lincoln

Linder

Lipinski

Livingston

LoBiondo

Longley

Lowey

Lucas

Luther

Manton

Markey

Martini

Mascara

McCarthy

McCrery

McDermott

McHale

McHugh

McInnis

McIntosh

McKeon

McNulty

Meehan

Meek

Metcalf

Meyers

Mfume

Miller (FL)

Minge

Mink

Molinari

Mollohan

Montgomery

Moorhead

Myrick

Nadler

Neal

Nethercutt

Neumann

Ney

Norwood

Nussle

Oberstar

Obey

Olver

Orton

Owens

Oxley

Packard

Pallone

Parker

Payne (VA)

Peterson (FL)

Peterson (MN)

Petri

Pickett

Pomeroy

Porter

Portman

Poshard

Pryce

Quillen

Quinn

Radanovich

Rahall

Ramstad

Rangel

Reed

Regula

Richardson

Riggs

Rivers

Roberts

Roemer

Rogers

Rohrabacher

Ros-Lehtinen

Rose

Roth

Roukema

Rush

Sabo

Salmon

Sanders

Sanford

Sawyer

Saxton

Schaefer

Schiff

Schumer

Scott

Sensenbrenner

Serrano

Shadegg

Shaw

Shays

Skaggs

Skeen

Skelton

Slaughter

Smith (MI)

Smith (NJ)

Smith (WA)

Solomon

Souder

Spence

Spratt

Stark

Stearns

Stockman

Studds

Stump

Stupak

Tanner

Tate

Tauzin

Taylor (MS)

Taylor (NC)

Thomas

Thompson

Thornberry

Thornton

Thurman

Tiahrt

Torkildsen

Traficant

Upton

Velazquez

Vento

Visclosky

Volkmer

Vucanovich

Walker

Walsh

Wamp

Ward

Watt (NC)

Watts (OK)

Waxman

Weldon (FL)

Weldon (PA)

Weller

White

Whitfield

Wicker

Wilson

Wise

Wolf

Wyden

Yates

Young (AK)

Young (FL)

Zeliff

Zimmer

NOT VOTING—16

Becerra

Dingell

Jefferson

Maloney

McDade

McKinney

Moakley

Moran

Morella

Paxon

Reynolds

Sisisky

Stenholm

Stokes

Tucker

Waldholtz

So the joint resolution was not

passed.

T112.6 TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE

APPROPRIATIONS

On motion of Mr. LIGHTFOOT, by

unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2020)

making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States

Postal Service, the Executive Office of

the President, and certain Independent

Agencies, for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with the amendments

of the Senate thereto, was taken from

the Speaker’s table.

When on motion of Mr. LIGHTFOOT,

it was,

Resolved, That the House disagree to

the amendments of the Senate and

agree to the conference asked by the

Senate on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses thereon.

T112.7 MOTION TO INSTRUCT

CONFEREES—H.R. 2020

Mr. OBEY moved that the managers

on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses on H.R. 2020, be instructed

to agree to the amendment of the Senate numbered 130.

After debate,

By unanimous consent, the previous

question was ordered on the motion to

instruct the managers on the part of

the House.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to said motion?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

DREIER, announced that the yeas had

it.

Mr. OBEY 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 ....... 387 ! Nays ...... 31

T112.8 [Roll No. 648]

YEAS—387

Abercrombie

Ackerman

Allard

Andrews

Archer

Armey

Bachus

Baesler

Baker (CA)

Baker (LA)

Baldacci

Ballenger

Barcia

Barr

Barrett (NE)

Barrett (WI)

Bartlett

Barton

Bass

Bateman

Beilenson

Bentsen

Bereuter

Bevill

Bilbray

Bilirakis

Bishop

Bliley

Blute

Boehner

Bonilla

Bonior

Bono

Borski

Boucher

Browder

Brown (CA)

Brown (FL)

Brown (OH)

Brownback

Bryant (TN)

Bryant (TX)

Bunn

Bunning

Burr

Burton

Buyer

Callahan

Calvert

Camp

Canady

Cardin

Castle

Chabot

Chambliss

Chapman

Chenoweth

Christensen

Chrysler

Clement

Clinger

Clyburn

Coble

Coburn

Coleman

Collins (GA)

Collins (IL)

Combest

Condit

Cooley

Costello

Cox

Coyne

Cramer

Crane

Crapo

Cremeans

Cubin

Cunningham

Danner

Davis

de la Garza

Deal

DeFazio

DeLauro

Dellums

Deutsch

Diaz-Balart

Dickey

Dicks

Dixon

Doggett

Dooley

Doolittle

Dornan

Doyle

Dreier

Duncan

Dunn

Durbin

Edwards

Ehlers

Ehrlich

Emerson

English

Ensign

Eshoo

Evans

Everett

Ewing

Farr

Fawell

Fazio

Fields (LA)

Fields (TX)

Filner

Flanagan

Foglietta

Foley

Forbes

Ford

Fowler

Fox

Frank (MA)

Franks (CT)

Franks (NJ)

Frelinghuysen

Frisa

Frost

Funderburk

Furse

Gallegly

Ganske

Gejdenson

Gekas

Gephardt

Geren

Gibbons

Gilchrest

Gillmor

Gilman

Goodlatte

Goodling

Gordon

Goss

Graham

Green

Greenwood

Gunderson

Gutierrez

Gutknecht

Hall (OH)

Hall (TX)

Hamilton

Hancock

Hansen

Harman

Hastert

Hastings (WA)

Hayworth

Hefley

Hefner

Heineman

Herger

Hilleary

Hilliard

Hinchey

Hobson

Hoekstra

Hoke

Holden

Horn

Hostettler

Hunter

Hutchinson

Hyde

Inglis

Istook

Jackson-Lee

Jacobs

Johnson (CT)

Johnson (SD)

Johnson, E. B.

Johnson, Sam

Johnston

Jones

Kanjorski

Kaptur

Kasich

Kelly

Kennedy (MA)

Kennedy (RI)

Kennelly

Kildee

Kim

Kingston

Kleczka

Klink

Klug

Knollenberg

Kolbe

LaFalce

LaHood

Lantos

Largent

Latham

LaTourette

Laughlin

Lazio

Leach

Levin

Lewis (GA)

Lewis (KY)

Lightfoot

Lincoln

Linder

Lipinski

Livingston

LoBiondo

Lofgren

Longley

Lowey

Lucas

Luther

Manton

Manzullo

Markey

Martini