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H.R. 1240. An Act to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual

crimes against children; and

H.R. 1345. An Act to eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the

government of the District of Columbia

through the establishment of the District of

Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and for other

purposes.’’

The message also announced that the

Senate agrees to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing

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

889) ‘‘An Act making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.’’

T58.5 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

BURTON, laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

WASHINGTON, DC,

April 7, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable FRANK R.

WOLF to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign

enrolled bills and joint resolutions through

May 1, 1995.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

T58.6 D.C. MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE

AUTHORITY

On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1345) to

eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the government

of the District of Columbia through the

establishment of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and for

other purposes; together with the following amendments of the Senate

thereto, was taken from the Speaker’s

table:

Page 7, line 2, strike out ‘‘or’’

Page 7, line 6, strike out ‘‘States.’’ and insert ‘‘States;’’

Page 7, after line 6, insert:

(3) to amend, supersede, or alter the provisions of title 11 of the District of Columbia

Code, or sections 431 through 434, 445, and

602(a)(4) of the District of Columbia SelfGovernment and Governmental Reorganization Act (pertaining to the organization powers, and jurisdiction of the District of Columbia courts); or

(4) to authorize the application of section

103(e) or 303(b)(3) of this Act (relating to

issuance of subpoenas) to judicial officers or

employees of the District of Columbia

courts.

Page 10, strike out lines 7 to 9 and insert:

(4) maintains a primary residence in the

District of Columbia or has a primary place

of business in the District of Columbia.

Page 12, strike out lines 17 to 24, and insert:

(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND PROCUREMENT LAWS.—

(1) CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The Executive Director and staff of the Authority may be appointed without regard to the provisions of

title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and

paid without regard to the provisions of

chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of

that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.

(2) DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT AND PROCUREMENT LAWS.—The Executive Director and

staff of the Authority may be appointed and

paid without regard to the provisions of the

District of Columbia Code governing appointments and salaries. The provisions of

the District of Columbia Code governing procurement shall not apply to the Authority.

On motion of Mr. DAVIS, said Senate

amendments were agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said Senate amendments were

agreed to was, by unanimous consent,

laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate thereof.

T58.7 CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS

DISPENSED WITH

On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That business in order for

consideration on Wednesday, May 3,

1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the

Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed

with.

T58.8 SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER

TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT

COMMISSIONS

On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That, notwithstanding any

adjournment of the House until Monday, May 1, 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.

And then,

T58.9 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. WALKER, pursuant

to the provisions of House Concurrent

Resolution 58, at 11 o’clock and 53 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 12

o’clock and 30 minutes p.m., Monday,

May 1, 1995.

T58.10 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. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr.

MONTGOMERY):

H.R. 1468. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to revise and improve veterans’

health care programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. MONTGOMERY:

H.R. 1469. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain contributions made pursuant

to veterans’ reemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LAFALCE:

H.R. 1470. A bill to provide for sufficient

funding to cover the costs of the Financing

Corporation, to provide funds to carry out

the purposes of the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1471. A bill to provide for sufficient

funding to cover the costs of the Financing

Corporation, to provide funds to carry out

the purposes of the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1472. A bill to provide for sufficient

funding to cover the costs of the Financing

Corporation, to provide funds to carry out

the purposes of the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1473. A bill to provide for claims

against the United States arising from

changes in the statutory treatment of supervisory good will on the books of saving associations; to the Committee on Banking and

Financial Services.

H.R. 1474. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to improve the requirements relating to the designated reserve ration for the deposit insurance funds and the

procedures for funding the reserves in such

funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1475. A bill to imerge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, to require savings associations to continue to pay assessments to the

Financing Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1476. A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, to improve funding for the Financing Corporation, and for other purposes;

to the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

H.R. 1477. A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, to improve funding for the Financing Corporation, and for other purposes;

to the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

H.R. 1478. A bill to provide for adequate

funding for the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1479. A bill to provide for adequate

funding for the Savings Association Insurance Fund and the Financing Corporation,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1480. A bill to stabilize the condition

of the Savings Association Insurance Fund,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1481. A bill to clarify the regulatory

authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation with respect to deposit insurance fund management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By EVANS (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. FILNER,

and Mr. GUTIERREZ):

H.R. 1482. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to improve certain veterans

programs and benefits; to the Committee on

Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. GUTIERREZ):

H.R. 1483. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to allow revision of veterans

benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. KILDEE:

H.R. 1484. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. VENTO:

H.R. 1485. A bill to exclude certain electronic benefit transfer programs established

by State or local governments from provi-
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sions of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act;

to the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr.

FAZIO of California, Mr. DOOLEY, Mr.

RIGGS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. POMBO,

Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr.

MATSUI, Mr. FARR, Mr. CONDIT, Mr.

THORNTON, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BROWN of

California, and Mr. THOMAS):

H.R. 1486. A bill to provide for a nationally

coordinated program of research, promotion,

and consumer information regarding

kiwifruit for the purpose of expanding domestic and foreign markets for kiwifruit; to

the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. CHRYSLER):

H.R. 1487. A bill to reform and modernize

the Federal Home Loan Bank System; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mrs.

CHENOWETH, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr.

BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. TAUZIN, and Mr. VOLKMER):

H.R. 1488. A bill to control crime by increasing penalties for armed violent criminals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BONILLA:

H.R. 1489. A bill to designate the U.S. Post

Office building located at 508 S. Burleson,

McCamey, TX, as the ‘‘Claude W. Brown Post

Office Building;’’ to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. VENTO:

H.R. 1490. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the Committee on the

Judiciary.

By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BAKER of

Louisiana, Mr. KING, Mr. FRANK of

Massachusetts, Mr. ROYCE, Mrs.

MALONEY, Mr. CHRYSLER, and Mr.

FOX):

H.R. 1491. A bill to expand credit availability by lifting the growth cap on limited

service financial institutions, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Banking and

Financial Services.

By Mr. CRANE:

H.R. 1492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that service performed for an elementary or secondary

school operated primarily for religious purposes is exempt from the Federal unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways and

Means.

By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. COX):

H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions and to exempt the charitable contribution deduction from the overall limitation on itemized deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself,

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, and Mr. FUNDERBURK):

H.R. 1494. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the positions

of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior Directors of the National Security Council and

to require that their appointments be subject to confirmation by the Senate, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. FIELDS of Texas (for himself

and Mr. MARKEY):

H.R. 1495. A bill to amend the Investment

Company Act of 1940 to promote more efficient management of mutual funds, protect

investors, and provide more effective and

less burdensome regulation; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself,

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. KING, Mr. FATTAH, Mr.

YATES, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr.

CALVERT, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. BROWN of

Ohio, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr.

JEFFERSON, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HALL of

Texas, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. FOX, Ms.

DELAURO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. HORN,

Mr. PALLONE, Mr. JACOBS, Ms.

LOWEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. EVANS, Mrs.

MEEK of Florida, Mr. OLVER, Ms.

PELOSI, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER,

Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.

GEJDENSON, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́

,

Mr. BORSKI, Mr. WYNN, Mr. HALL of

Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MCHALE, Mr.

JOHNSON of South Dakota, and Mr.

FOGLIETTA):

H.R. 1496. A bill to amend title XVIII of the

Social Security Act to provide for coverage

of early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under part B of

the medicare program, to amend chapter 17

of title 38, United States Code, to provide for

coverage of such early detection and treatment services under the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand

research and education programs of the National Institutes of Health and the Public

Health Service relating to prostate cancer;

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

and Veterans’ Affairs, 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. FILNER (for himself and Mrs.

CHENOWETH):

H.R. 1497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the limitation applicable to mutual life insurance companies

on the deduction for policyholder dividends

and to exempt small life insurance companies from the required capitalization of certain policy acquisition expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. HAMILTON:

H.R. 1498. A bill to modernize the Federal

Reserve System, to provide for a Federal

Open Market Advisory Committee, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr.

COBLE, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. BURR, Mr. JONES, Mrs.

MYRICK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BLUTE,

Mr. BONO, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee,

Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,

Mr. FOX, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.

KING, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.

METCALF, Mr. PAXON, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and

Mr. BALLENGER):

H.R. 1499. A bill to improve criminal law

relating to fraud against consumers; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. EVANS, Mr.

FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. FURSE, Mr. JACOBS,

Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. KLUG,

Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,

Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MEEHAN,

Mr. MINETA, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii,

Mr. MORAN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr.

PAYNE of New Jersey, Ms. PELOSI,

Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD,

Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr.

SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. SLAUGHTER,

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.

SPRATT, Mr. STARK, Mr. TORRES, Mr.

TORRICELLI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WAXMAN,

Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. SKAGGS):

H.R. 1500. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as wilderness,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Resources.

By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr.

BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BOEHNER,

Mr. BONO, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. INGLIS

of South Carolina, Mr. SAM JOHNSON,

Mr. KASICH, Mr. KIM, Mr. KLUG, Mr.

MCINTOSH, Mr. MILLER of Florida,

Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. PORTER, Mr.

SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. TALENT, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, and

Mr. WELLER):

H.R. 1501. A bill to amend the Federal

Credit Reform Act to improve budget accuracy of accounting for Federal costs associated with student loans, to phase out the

Federal Direct Student Loan Program, to

make improvements in the Federal Family

Education Loan Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities, and in addition

to the Committee on Government Reform

and 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 Mrs. LINCOLN:

H.R. 1502. A bill to amend title XIX of the

Social Security Act to prohibit a State from

requiring any child with special health care

needs to receive services under the State’s

plan for medical assistance under such title

through enrollment with a capitated managed care plan until the State adopts pediatric risk adjustment methodologies to take

into account the costs to capitated managed

care plans of providing services to such children, and to direct the Secretary of Health

and Human Services to develop model pediatric risk adjustment methodologies for such

purpose; to the Committee on Commerce.

H.R. 1503. A bill to amend title XIX of the

Social Security Act to require State Medicaid plans to cover services of certain clinics operated by children’s hospitals and to

reimburse such clinics for such services in an

amount equal to 100 percent of the costs

which are reasonable and related to the cost

of furnishing such services; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr.

CRANE, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut,

Mr. JACOBS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. PORTMAN,

Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. STARK, Mr.

SAM JOHNSON, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.

ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mrs. KENNELLY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr.

BENTSEN):

H.R. 1504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of

governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans; to the Committee

on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr.

GOODLING, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, and Mr.

RIGGS):

H.R. 1505. A bill to amend the Portal to

Portal Act of 1947 to limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of States and

political subdivisions; to the Committee on

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By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr.

HYDE, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. GEKAS):

H.R. 1506. A bill to amend title 17, United

States Code, to provide an exclusive right to

perform sound recordings publicly by means

of digital transmissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs.

MALONEY, Mr. NADLER, Miss COLLINS

of Michigan, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr.

SERRANO, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. FILNER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PAYNE

of New Jersey, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr.

TUCKER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FROST,

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MINK of

Hawaii, Mr. EVANS, Ms. MCKINNEY,

Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, and

Ms. BROWN of Florida):

H.R. 1507. A bill to amend the Fair Labor

Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of

sex, race, or national origin, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Ms. NORTON:

H.R. 1508. A bill to require the transfer of

title to the District of Columbia of certain

real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate

the construction of National Children’s Island, a cultural, educational, and family-oriented park; to the Committee on Resources,

and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 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 Ms. NORTON (by request):

H.R. 1509. A bill to amend the District of

Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit certain

tax revenues of the District of Columbia to

be pledged to pay debt service on obligations

issued by an agency or instrumentality of

the District government to finance certain

costs of a downtown sports arena and convention center; to authorize such agency or

instrumentality of the District government

to expend such tax revenues without the requirement that such tax revenues be appropriated by the District of Columbia and the

Congress; to provide that the obligations

issued by any such agency or instrumentality of the District government shall not

be considered general obligations of the District of Columbia for purposes of calculating

limitations on borrowing and spending by

the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr.

DOYLE, Mr. JACOBS, and Mr. KLUG):

H.R. 1510. A bill to prohibit the Department of Energy from acting as the agency of

implementation, with respect to nondefense

Department of Energy laboratories, for certain environmental, safety, and health regulations, and to require reduction in personnel at such laboratories; to the Committee on Science.

By Mr. SANDERS:

H.R. 1511. A bill to provide for the termination of nuclear weapons activities, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr.

TORRICELLI, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MARTINI, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. UPTON, and

Mrs. VUCANOVICH):

H.R. 1512. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to bring more balance

into the negotiation of Tribal-State compacts, to require an individual participating

in class II or class III Indian gaming to be

physically present at the authorized gaming

activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the

Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SOLOMON:

H.R. 1513. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for the purpose of

veterans benefits from August 5, 1964, to December 22, 1961; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. HALL

of Texas, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ROEMER,

Mr. BLUTE, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. STUMP,

Mr. EMERSON, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr.

GEJDENSON, Mr. MINGE, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr.

BAESLER, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr.

BISHOP, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. BEVILL,

Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr.

BACHUS, Mr. KLUG, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr.

PARKER, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LEWIS of

Kentucky, Mr. PAXON, Mr. BONILLA,

Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.

OXLEY, Mr. TALENT, Mr. BROWDER,

and Mr. JACOBS):

H.R. 1514. A bill to authorize and facilitate

a program to enhance safety, training, research, and development, and safety education in the propane gas industry for the

benefit of propane consumers and the public,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Commerce, and in addition to the Committee

on Science, 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. THOMAS:

H.R. 1515. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for fair treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways

and Means.

By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr.

STENHOLM, Mr. DOOLEY, and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin):

H.R. 1516. A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and each year

thereafter, achieve significant deficit reduction in fiscal year 1996 and each year through

2002, establish a Board of Estimates, require

the President’s budget and the congressional

budget process to meet specified deficit reduction and balance requirements, enforce

those requirements through a multiyear congressional budget process and, if necessary,

sequestration, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on the Budget, and in addition to

the Committees on Ways and Means, Rules,

and Government Reform and 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 Ms. WATERS:

H.R. 1517. A bill to amend title XII of the

National Housing Act to establish a national

property reinsurance program to ensure the

availability and affordability of property insurance in underserved areas; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

H.R. 1518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incremental

investment tax credit to assist defense contractors in converting to nondefense operations; to the Committee on Ways and

Means.

H.R. 1519. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the

construction and renovation of nonresidential buildings in distressed areas; to the

Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WILLIAMS:

H.R. 1520. A bill to amend the National

Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Act of 1995; to establish the American Cultural Trust Fund and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs.

MORELLA, and Mr. FOX):

H.R. 1521. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act to provide for the training of health professions students with respect to the identification and referral of

victims of domestic violence; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN,

Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BROWN of California,

Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. DELLUMS,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FATTAH,

Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.

FROST, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LIPINSKI,

Ms. LOWEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.

MILLER of California, Mr. MINETA,

Mr. MORAN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. ROMEROBARCELO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs.

SCHROEDER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms.

SLAUGHTER, Mr. VENTO, Mr. WALSH,

Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YATES):

H.R. 1522. A bill to amend the Solid Waste

Disposal Act to provide management standards and recycling requirements for spent

lead-acid batteries; to the Committee on

Commerce.

By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN,

Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BROWN of California,

Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. DELLUMS,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FATTAH,

Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.

FROST, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. KLECZKA,

Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LOWEY, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MINETA, Mr. MORAN, Ms.

PELOSI, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́, Ms.

ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. SCHROEDER,

Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr.

VENTO, Mr. WALSH, Ms. WATERS, Mr.

WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr.

YATES):

H.R. 1523. A bill to amend the Solid Waste

Disposal Act to require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage of newsprint each year, to require

the Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency to establish a recycling

credit system for carrying out such recycling

requirement, to establish a management and

tracking system for such newsprint, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN,

Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BROWN of California,

Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. DELLUMS,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FATTAH,

Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.

FROST, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LIPINSKI,

Ms. LOWEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.

MILLER of California, Mr. MINETA,

Mr. MORAN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. ROMEROBARCELO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs.

SCHROEDER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. VENTO,

Mr. WALSH, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YATES):

H.R. 1524. A bill to amend the Solid Waste

Disposal Act to require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage of scrap tires each year, to require the

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a recycling credit

system for carrying out such recycling requirement, to establish a management and

tracking system for such tires, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

605

1995 T59.5

By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN,

Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BROWN of California,

Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. DELLUMS,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FATTAH,

Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.

FROST, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. KLECZKA,

Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LOWEY, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MINETA, Mr. MORAN, Ms.

PELOSI, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, Ms.

ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. SCHROEDER,

Mr. SERRANO, Mr. VENTO, Mr. WALSH,

Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YATES):

H.R. 1525. A bill to amend the Solid Waste

Disposal Act to require the Administrator of

the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a recycling credit system for carrying out recycling of used oil, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for

himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.

NETHERCUTT, and Mr. DICKS):

H.R. 1526. A bill to authorize the Secretary

of Energy to enter into privatization arrangements for activities carried out in connection with defense nuclear facilities, and

for other purposes; to the Committee on

Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Government Reform and Oversight, and Transportation and

Infrastructure, 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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. SCHUMER):

H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding

certain recent remarks that unfairly and inaccurately maligned the integrity of the Nation’s law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. FROST, Mr. GONZALEZ,

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.

MANTON, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr.

MOAKLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS,

Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. ROMEROBARCELO ́

, Mr. STUDDS, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. YATES):

H. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to pediatric and adolescents AIDS; to

the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr.

TORRICELLI, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr.

GEJDENSON, and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA):

H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan)’s

participation in the United Nations; to the

Committee on International Relations.

T58.11 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 28: Mr. KLUG.

H.R. 367: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin.

H.R. 460: Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. PETERSON

of Minnesota, Mr. MINGE, Mr. ORTON, Mr.

CAMP, and Ms. LOFGREN.

H.R. 530: Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. TALENT,

Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. GEKAS.

H.R. 540: Ms. RIVERS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.

MCHUGH, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. MANTON, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. BROWN

of Florida, and Mr. GEJDENSON.

H.R. 563: Mr. RIGGS and Mr. POMBO.

H.R. 682: Mr. LAUGHLIN and Mr. MINETA.

H.R. 770: Mr. FAZIO of California.

H.R. 931: Mr. SPENCE, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. BISHOP, Mr.

FATTAH, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. MARTINEZ.

H.R. 942: Mr. ENGEL.

H.R. 997: Mr. DICKEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. BENTSEN.

H.R. 1020: Mr. EVERETT, Mr. ROTH, Mr.

DEAL of Georgia, Mr. KINGSTON, Ms. RIVERS,

Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HAYES, Mr. MONTGOMERY,

Mr. SISISKY, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.

KING, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. JONES, Mr.

CHAPMAN, Mr. STUMP, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.

BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ROSE, Mr. SOLOMON,

Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MCCOLLUM, and

Mr. ROGERS.

H.R. 1023: Mr. MCCOLLUM.

H.R. 1172: Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. ACKERMAN,

Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. KLUG, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. DOYLE, and Mr. BALLENGER.

H.R. 1233: Mr. DOYLE, Mr. GENE GREEN of

Texas, Mr. POMEROY, and Mr. TORRES.

H.R. 1234: Mr. STENHOLM.

H.R. 1251: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.

FROST, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. STUDDS,

Mr. BISHOP, Mr. LIVINGSTON, and Mr. LIPINSKI.

H.R. 1255: Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. STOCKMAN.

H.R. 1302: Mr. TORRES.

H.R. 1386: Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, Mr. PAXON, Mr. TALENT, Mr.

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland,

Mr. EHLERS, and Mr. MCCRERY.

H.R. 1400: Ms. NORTON.

H.R. 1405: Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois and Mr.

TORRES.

H.J. Res. 84: Mr. CLAY and Mr. BERMAN.

H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. CALVERT, Mr.

HOSTETTLER, and Mr. BILIRAKIS.

H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. FUNDERBURK.

H. Con. Res. 12: Mrs. MORELLA.

H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota.

H. Res. 122: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. HILLIARD,

Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. SANDERS.

T58.12 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

5. The SPEAKER presented a petition of

Marlene Y. Green from Pittsburgh, PA, relative to national health care: which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

MONDAY, MAY 1, 1995 (59)

T59.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order at 12:30

p.m. by the SPEAKER pro tempore,

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, who laid before the

House the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

May 1, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable ENID G.

WALDHOLTZ to act as Speaker pro tempore on

this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Whereupon, pursuant to the order of

the House of Wednesday, January 4,

1995, and Thursday, February 16, 1995,

Members were recognized for ‘‘morning

hour’’ debates.

T59.2 RECESS—12:37 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

WALDHOLTZ, pursuant to clause 12 of

rule I, declared the House in recess

until 2:00 p.m.

T59.3 AFTER RECESS—2:00 P.M.

The SPEAKER called the House to

order.

T59.4 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Friday, April 7, 1995.

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

T59.5 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

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

resolution of the following title, in

which the concurrence of the House is

requested:

S. RES. 111

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with

profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable

John C. Stennis, late a Senator from the

State of Mississippi.

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate

these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof

to the family of the deceased.

Resolved, That when the Senate recesses

today, it recess as a further mark of respect

to the memory of the deceased Senator.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed without amendment

bills of the House of the following titles:

H.R. 421. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for

the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet

Region, and for other purposes; and

H.R. 517. An Act to amend title V of Public

Law 96–550, designating the Chaco Culture

Archeological Protection Sites, and for other

purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed with an amendment

in which the concurrence of the House

is requested, a bill of the House of the

following title:

H.R. 1158. An Act making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and

for other purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendment to

the bill (H.R. 1158) ‘‘An Act making

emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance

and making rescissions for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1995, and for

other purposes,’’ requests a conference

with the House on the disagreeing

votes of the two Houses thereon, and

appoints Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. STEVENS,

Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. GRAMM, Mr. BOND, Mr. GORTON,

Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MACK, Mr. BURNS,

Mr. SHELBY, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. GREGG,

Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BYRD, Mr. INOUYE,

Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr.

LEAHY, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. LAUTENBERG,

Mr. HARKIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. REID,

Mr. KERREY, Mr. KOHL, and Mrs. MURRAY to be the conferees on the part of

the Senate.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles, in which

the concurrence of the House is requested:

S. 268. An Act to authorize the collection

of fees for expenses for triploid grass carp

certification inspections, and for other purposes;