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T122.26 SEPTEMBER 28

Thurman

Tiahrt

Torres

Torricelli

Towns

Velazquez

Vento

Visclosky

Ward

Waters

Watt (NC)

Waxman

Williams

Woolsey

Wyden

Wynn

Yates

Zimmer

NOT VOTING—12

Chapman

Houghton

Linder

Mfume

Reynolds

Rivers

Sisisky

Tejeda

Torkildsen

Tucker

Volkmer

Wise

So the resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said resolution was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

T122.26 BRITISH-AMERICAN

INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 168(a) of Public Law

102–138, the Speaker did appoint to the

British-American Interparliamentary

Group, Mr. BEREUTER, on the part of

the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate of the foregoing appointment.

T122.27 FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE

SENATE

A further message from the Senate

by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed

with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill

of the House of the following title:

H.R. 4. An Act to restore the American

family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare

spending and reduce welfare dependence.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendments to

the bill (H.R. 4) ‘‘An Act to restore the

American family, reduce illegitimacy,

control welfare spending and reduce

welfare dependence’’ and requests a

conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

T122.28 LEAVE OF ABSENCE

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. TORKILDSEN, today after 2:00 p.m.

And then,

T122.28 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA,

at 8 o’clock and 40 minutes p.m., the

House adjourned.

T122.29 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. SKEEN: Committee of Conference.

Conference report on H.R. 1976. A bill 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. 104–268). Ordered to be

printed.

Mrs. MEYERS: Committee of Conference.

Conference report on S. 895. An Act to amend

the Small Business Act to reduce the level of

participation by the Small Business Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the

Administration, and for other purposes

(Rept. No. 104–269). Ordered to be printed.

T122.30 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. YOUNG of Alaska:

H.R. 2413. A bill to transfer the Tongass

National Forest to the State of Alaska; 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. BAESLER:

H.R. 2414. A bill to establish the Federal

authority to regulate tobacco and other tobacco products containing nicotine; to the

Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. COLEMAN:

H.R. 2415. A bill to designated the U.S. Customs administrative building at the Ysleta/

Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South

Ysleta in El Paso, TX, as the ‘‘Timothy C.

McCaghren Customs Administrative Building’’; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DUNCAN:

H.R. 2416. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require open campus security crime logs at institutions of higher

education; to the Committee on Economic

and Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. HEFLEY:

H.R. 2417. A bill to provide that United

States Armed Forces may not participate in

a peacekeeping operation in Bosnia and

Herzegovnia unless such participation is specifically authorized by law; to the Committee on National Security, and in addition

to the Committee on 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. MCCOLLUM:

H.R. 2418. A bill to improve the capability

to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and

Mrs. SCHROEDER):

H.R. 2419. A bill to amend part I of title 35,

United States Code, to provide for the protection of inventors contracting for invention development services; to the Committee

on the Judiciary.

By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:

H.R. 2420. A bill to amend title XIX of the

Social Security Act to require health maintenance organizations and other managed

care plans providing medical assistance to

Medicaid beneficiaries to make payments for

assistance provided to such beneficiaries by

school-based health centers, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr.

BALDACCI, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. SANDERS):

H.R. 2421. A bill to implement the recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands

Council; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr.

FORD, Mr. OLVER, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.

TORRES, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mrs. CLAYTON,

Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. SCOTT, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SPRATT, Mr.

BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. OWENS,

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. YATES, Mr.

VENTO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MARTINEZ,

Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. GENE

GREEN of Texas, and Mr. WATT of

North Carolina):

H.R. 2422. A bill to amend title XVIII of the

Social Security Act to provide for security of

the Medicare program; to the Committee on

Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr.

EWING, Mr. MCCOLLUM, and Mr.

THORNBERRY):

H.R. 2423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an estate tax

credit with respect to property managed according to certain habitat conservation

agreements, to provide a credit for certain

conservation expenses, and to exclude from

income amounts received from others to pay

for such expenses; to the Committee on Ways

and Means.

By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr.

HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr.

SHAYS):

H.J. Res. 109. Joint resolution proposing an

amendment to the Constitution of the

United States establishing English as the official language of the United States; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and

Mr. BURTON of Indiana):

H. Res. 233. Resolution condemning the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra and urging

his release; to the Committee on International Relations.

T122.31 PRIVATE BILLS AND

RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

Mr. ROSE introduced a bill (H.R. 2424) for

the relief of James M. Hughs; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

T122.32 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 77: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 311: Mr. MARTINI.

H.R. 497: Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BAKER of

California, Mrs. KELLY, and Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 528: Mr. DIXON, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr.

BROWDER, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr.

HEINEMAN, and Mr. VISCLOSKY.

H.R. 580: Mr. DIXON and Mr. FOGLIETTA..

H.R. 609: Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 752: Mr. VENTO, Mr. THORNTON, and

Ms. SLAUGHTER.

H.R. 771: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.

GEJDENSON, Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 789: Mr. DICKEY and Mr. BONILLA.

H.R. 858: Ms. NORTON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.

GOODLATTE, and Mr. PICKETT.

H.R. 922: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.

FOX, and Ms. WOOLSEY.

H.R. 952: Mrs. LINCOLN.

H.R. 957: Mr. KIM.

H.R. 1003: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota.

H.R. 1021: Mr. FOLEY.

H.R. 1023: Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. MORELLA, and

Mr. MORAN.

H.R. 1061: Mr. COX.

H.R. 1078: Ms. FURSE and Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 1083: Mr. OXLEY, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr.

CLEMENT.

H.R. 1094: Mr. RIGGS, Mr. CLEMENT, and Mr.

CHAPMAN.

H.R. 1098: Mr. PACKARD.

H.R. 1099: Mrs. KENNELLY.

H.R. 1204: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. MCCOLLUM.

H.R. 1248: Mr. BEILENSON and Mr. SANDERS.

H.R. 1493: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. NEY, and Ms.

PELOSI.

H.R. 1499: Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. FLANAGAN,

Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. BUYER.

H.R. 1533: Mr. SCHUMER.

H.R. 1627: Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. STEARNS,

Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mrs. FOWLER,

Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BASS, Mr.

ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mrs. VUCANOVICH,

Mr. CASTLE, and Mr. KIM.