HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1495

1995 T124.15

received from the White House on Tuesday,

October 3, 1995 at 3:55 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President whereby

he returns without his approval H.R. 1854 the

‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,

1996.’’

With warm regards,

ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk.

T124.5 VETO OF H.R. 1854

The Clerk then read the veto message

from the President, as follows:

To the House of Representatives:

I am returning today without my approval H.R. 1854, the ‘‘Legislative

Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 1996.’’

H.R. 1854 is, in fact, a disciplined bill,

one that I would sign under different

circumstances. But, at this point, Congress has completed action on only 2 of

the 13 FY 1996 appropriations bills: this

one and H.R. 1817, the Military Construction appropriations bill. Thus, the

vast majority of Federal activities lack

final FY 1996 funding and are operating

under a short-term continuing resolution.

I appreciate the willingness of Congress to work with my administration

to produce an acceptable short-term

continuing resolution before completing action on the regular, full-year

appropriations bills for FY 1996. I believe, however, that it would be inappropriate to provide full-year regular

funding for Congress and its offices

while funding for most other activities

of Government remains incomplete,

unresolved, and uncertain.

As I said 2 months ago, I don’t think

Congress should take care of its own

business before it takes care of the people’s business. I stated that if the congressional leadership were to follow

through on its plan to send me its own

funding bill before finishing work on

the rest of the budget, I would veto it.

I am now following through on that

commitment.

I urge the Congress to move forward

promptly on completing the FY 1996

appropriations bills in a form that I

can accept.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 1995.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, by unanimous consent, ordered that the veto message, together

with the accompanying bill, be printed

(H. Doc. 104–122) and spread upon the

pages of the Journal of the House.

On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, further consideration of

the veto message was postponed until

Thursday, October 12, 1995.

T124.6 GLASS CEILING COMMISSION—

RESIGNATION

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, July 27, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, Office of The Speaker, H–232, The

Capitol, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Due to the increasing

demands placed on me as Chairwoman of the

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and

Consumer Credit and other legislative duties, I hereby resign as a Member of the

Glass Ceiling Commission, established pursuant to P.L. 102–166.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

MARGE ROUKEMA.

T124.7 GLASS CEILING COMMISSION—

APPOINTMENT

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, October 3, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to section

203(b)(1)(G) of Public Law 102–166, we hereby

appoint the following Member of the House

of Representatives to serve as a member of

the Glass Ceiling Commission: The Honorable Sue Kelly of New York.

Sincerely,

RICHARD ARMEY,

Majority Leader.

RICHARD GEPHARDT,

Minority Leader.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate of the foregoing appointment.

T124.8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK—MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

Washington, DC, October 6, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in clause 5 of rule III of the

Rules of the House of Representatives, the

Clerk received the following messages from

the Secretary of the Senate on Monday, October 2, 1995 at 2:25 p.m.:

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 2288;

That the Senate passed S. 1254; and

That the Senate passed S. Con. Res. 29.

With warm regards,

ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk.

T124.9 ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, announced that pursuant

to clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed

the following enrolled bill on September 30, 1995:

H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle East Facilitation

Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and

for other purposes.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, announced that pursuant

to clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro

tempore, Mrs. Morella, signed the following enrolled bills on October 2, 1995:

H.R. 2288. An Act to amend part D of

title IV of the Social Security Act to

extend for 2 years the deadline by

which states are required to have in effect an automated data processing and

information retrieval system for use in

the administration of state plans for

child and spousal support; and

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.

T124.10 SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION REFERRED

A bill of the Senate of the following

title was taken from the Speaker’s

table and, under the rule, referred as

follows:

S. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution providing for marking the celebration of Jerusalem on the occasion of its 3,000th anniversary; to the Committee on House Oversight.

T124.11 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION

PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT

Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee

on House Oversight, reported that that

committee did on the following dates

present to the President, for his approval, bills and a joint resolution of

the House of the following titles:

H.J. Res. 108. An Act making continuing

appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and

for other purposes.

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.

September 30, 1995:

H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities

under the Middle East Facilitation Act of

1994 until November 1, 1995, and for other

purposes.

October 3, 1995:

H.R. 2288. An Act to amend part D of title

IV of the Social Security Act to extend for 2

years the deadline by which States are required to have in effect an automated data

processing and information retrieval system

for use in the administration of State plans

for child and spousal support.

And then,

T124.12 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. DAVIS, pursuant to

the special order agreed to on September 29, 1995, at 10 o’clock and 8 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until

12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 1995.

T124.13 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. STUMP: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. H.R. 2394. A bill to increase, effective

as of December 1, 1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the

survivors of certain disabled veterans (Rept.

No. 104–273). Referred to the Committee of

the Whole House on the State of the Union.

T124.14 MEMORIALS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

164. The SPEAKER presented a memorial

of the Senate of the State of Washington,

relative to postratification of amendment

XXVII to the U.S. Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

T124.15 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 104: Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. MANTON, and

Mr. HUTCHINSON.