JOURNAL OF THE

1872

T139.26 NOVEMBER 6

tions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr.

GIBBONS):

H.R. 2575. A bill to amend the Sugar Price

Support Program to establish a special assessment for raw cane sugar marketed from

production in the Everglades production area

in the State of Florida to be used for restoration of the Everglades ecosystem; to the

Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. GILMAN:

H.R. 2576. A bill to extend authorities

under the Middle East Peace Facilitation

Act of 1994 until December 1, 1995, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr.

LAHOOD):

H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act to reinstate the right of soybean

producers to demand and receive refunds of

assessments imposed on producers under the

act, to require a referendum on termination

of the soybean research and promotion order

issued under the act, and to require additional referendums at the request of a simple

majority of soybean producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. MOAKLEY:

H.R. 2578. A bill to clarify the provision of

section 3626(b) of title 39, United States

Code, defining an institution of higher education; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. PETRI, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE,

Mr. OXLEY, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr.

ZELIFF, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BURTON of

Indiana, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DIXON,

Mr. ROEMER, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr.

MCCOLLUM, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. FARR):

H.R. 2579. A bill to establish the National

Tourism Board and the National Tourism Organization to promote international travel

and tourism to the United States; to the

Committee on Commerce, 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. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr.

CONYERS)

H.R. 2580. A bill to guarantee a republican

form of government to the States by preventing paramilitary violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GILCHREST:

H.R. 2581. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit

nonparty multicandidate political committee contributions in elections for Federal

office; to the Committee on House Oversight.

By Mr. KIM:

H.R. 2582. A bill to designate the Republic

of Korea as a pilot program country for 1

year under the Immigration and Nationality

Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MARTINEZ:

H.R. 2583. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the

construction of a thermal destruction facility at the OII site east of downtown Los Angeles unless the local community agrees to

the location; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr.

CARDIN):

H.R. 2584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of simple retirement accounts, and

for other purposes; to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

T139.26 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 65: Mr. OBERSTAR.

H.R. 357: Mr. DOYLE.

H.R. 359: Mr. WELLER.

H.R. 387: Mr. SENSENBRENNER.

H.R. 528: Ms. RIVERS, Mr. SANFORD, Mr.

HINCHEY, and Mr. BONIOR.

H.R. 732: Mr. MILLER of Florida.

H.R. 861: Mr. WELDON of Florida.

H.R. 864: Mr. SPRATT.

H.R. 891: Ms. LOFGREN and Mr. OWENS.

H.R. 1090: Mr. WELDON of Florida.

H.R. 1404: Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr.

SCHIFF, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, and Mr.

PAYNE of New Jersey.

H.R. 1546: Mr. RUSH.

H.R. 1612: Mr. SHAYS.

H.R. 1640: Mr. FRISA and Mr. HERGER.

H.R. 1787: Mr. ROYCE, Mr. COBURN, Mr.

MARTINEZ, and Mr. DELAY.

H.R. 1884: Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. GENE GREEN

of Texas, and Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 1893: Mr. GEJDENSON, Ms. MOLINARI,

and Mr. CRANE.

H.R. 1946: Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. BAKER of California, and Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska.

H.R. 1972: Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Mr.

MCKEON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. COBURN, Mr.

BARTON of Texas, Mr. BONILLA, and Ms. HARMAN.

H.R. 2071: Mr. JEFFERSON.

H.R. 2090: Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey.

H.R. 2098: Mr. GOSS.

H.R. 2132: Mr. BISHOP.

H.R. 2185: Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. CLAYTON,

Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Ms. LOFGREN,

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. MILLER of California, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. EVANS,

Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. JACKSON-LEE, Mr.

JEFFERSON, Mr. FRAZER, Ms. DANNER, Mr.

FAZIO of California, and Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts.

H.R. 2214: Ms. PELOSI.

H.R. 2216: Mr. SENSENBRENNER.

H.R. 2338: Mr. JEFFERSON.

H.R. 2429: Mr. HINCHEY and Mr. BROWN of

Ohio.

H.R. 2447: Mr. WAMP and Mr. SMITH of

Michigan.

H.R. 2507: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. DORNAN.

H.R. 2524: Mr. MCDERMOTT.

H.R. 2540: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr.

BLUTE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. WELDON of Florida,

Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. CALVERT,

Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Mr. CHRISTENSEN.

H.R. 2550: Mr. CONDIT, Mr. PARKER, Mr.

SMITH of Texas, and Mr. WELDON of Florida.

H.R. 2565: Mr. HOUGHTON.

H.R. 2572: Mr. WISE and Ms. PELOSI.

H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin.

H. Res. 220: Mr. GEJDENSON and Mr. LAFALCE.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1995 (140)

T140.1 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,

November 6, 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.

T140.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

KOLBE, announced he had examined

and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, November 2, 1995.

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

T140.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV,

were referred as follows:

1595. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting a report

of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act

which occurred at the Kelly Air Force Base,

TX, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the

Committee on Appropriations.

1596. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Treasury, transmitting a copy of the

sixth monthly report pursuant to 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.

1597. A letter from the Director, Office of

Personnel Management, transmitting a draft

of proposed legislation to authorize financial

institutions to disclose to the Office of Personnel Management the names and current

addresses of their customers who are receiving, by direct deposit or electronic fund

transfer, payments of Civil Service retirement benefits under chapter 83 or Federal

employees’ retirement benefits under chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

1598. A letter from the Executive Director,

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board,

transmitting semiannual reports on the activities and efforts of the RTC, the Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board,

pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1441a(k); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

1599. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for production of major military equipment with Japan

(Transmittal No. DTC–60–95), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2776(c) and (d); to the Committee on

International Relations.

1600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for production

of major military equipment with Israel

(Transmittal No. DTC–58–95), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.

1601. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for production

of major military equipment with Japan

(Transmittal No. DTC–56–95), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.

1602. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for production

of major military equipment with Egypt

(Transmittal No. DTC–59–95), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.

1603. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed

issuance of export license agreement for the

transfer of defense articles or defense services sold commercially to the Netherlands

(Transmittal No. DTC–5–96), pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.

1604. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed