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T123.27 SEPTEMBER 29

rial in that section of the Record entitled ‘‘Extension of Remarks’’.

T123.27 SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER

TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT

COMMISSIONS

On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That, notwithstanding any

adjournment of the House until Tuesday, October 10, 1995, the Speaker and

the Minority Leader be authorized to

accept resignations and to make appointments to commissions, boards and

committees duly authorized by law or

by the House.

T123.28 ADJOURNMENT OVER

On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, October 6, 1995, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday,

October 10, 1995, for ‘‘morning hour’’

debates.

T123.29 HOUR OF MEETING

On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, October 10, 1995, it

adjourn to meet at 8 o’clock a.m. on

Wednesday, October 11, 1995.

T123.30 RECESSES

On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the Speaker may declare recesses at any time on Wednesday, October 11, 1995, for the purpose of

a joint meeting to commemorate the

50th anniversary of World War II.

T123.31 CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS

DISPENSED WITH

On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That business in order for

consideration on Wednesday, October

11, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the

Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed

with.

T123.32 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

WASHINGTON, DC,

September 29, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable CONSTANCE A. MORELLA to act as Speaker pro

tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through October 10, 1995.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

T123.33 APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL

CONFEREES—H.R. 4

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, by unanimous consent, announced the appointment of Mr. EMERSON as an additional conferee on the

part of the House to the conference

with the Senate on the disagreeing

votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4)

to restore the American family, reduce

illegitimacy, control welfare spending

and reduce welfare dependence.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate of the foregoing appointment.

T123.34 RECESS—6:21 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of

rule I, declared the House in recess at

6 o’clock and 21 minutes p.m., subject

to the call of the Chair.

T123.35 AFTER RECESS—7:25 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, called the House to order.

T123.36 FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE

SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

Lundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed a

bill, a joint resolution, and a concurrent resolution of the following titles,

in which the concurrence of the House

is requested:

H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities

under the Middle East Peace Facilitation

Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for

other purposes;

H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year

1996, and for other purposes; and

H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution

providing for an adjournment of the two

Houses.

T123.37 SENATE BILLS REFERRED

Bills of the Senate of the following

titles were taken from the Speaker’s

table and, under the rule, referred as

follows:

S. 144. An Act to amend section 526 of title

28, United States Code, to authorize awards

of attorney’s fees; to the Committee on the

Judiciary.

S. 531. An Act to authorize a circuit judge

who has taken part in an en banc hearing of

a case to continue to participate in that case

after taking senior status, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 977. An Act to correct certain references

in the Bankruptcy Code; to the Committee

on the Judiciary.

S. 1147. An Act to extend and reauthorize

the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Finance.

T123.38 ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT

RESOLUTION SIGNED

Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee

on House Oversight, reported that that

committee had examined and found

truly enrolled a bill and a joint resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by

the Speaker:

H.R. 2399. An Act to amend the Truth in

Lending Act to clarify the intent of such Act

and to reduce burdensome regulatory requirements on creditors; and

H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year

1996, and for other purposes.

T123.39 LEAVE OF ABSENCE

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted—

To Mr. FROST, for today;

To Mr. WALKER, for today;

To Mr. MCHUGH, for today;

To Mr. TEJEDA, after 3 p.m. September 28 and balance of the week; and

To Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, for

today.

And then,

T123.40 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. SHAYS, pursuant

to the provisions of House Concurrent

Resolution 104, at 7 o’clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10

o’clock a.m. on Friday, October 6, 1995.

T123.41 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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1815. A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year

1996, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104–237 Pt. 2). Referred to

the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union.

Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 234. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2405) to authorize

appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997

for civilian science activities of the Federal

Government, and for other purposes (Rept.

No. 104–270). Referred to the House Calendar.

Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 235. Resolution waiving points of

order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and

related agencies programs for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104–271). Referred to the

House Calendar.

Mr. MCCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2259. A bill to disapprove certain

sentencing guideline amendments (Rept. No.

104–272). Referred to the Committee of the

Whole House on the State of the Union.

T123.42 TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED

BILL

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

H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on

Commerce extended for a period ending not

later than November 1, 1995.

T123.43 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. THOMAS, Mr.

HYDE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HASTERT,

Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, and Mr.

MCCRERY):

H.R. 2425. A bill to amend title XVIII of the

Social Security Act to preserve and reform

the Medicare Program; to the Committee on

Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, the Judiciary, and

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 Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and

Mr. TALENT):

H.R. 2426. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of

1930 with respect to the marking of door

hinges; to the Committee on Ways and

Means.