HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1995 T121.4

T120.6 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 Florida: Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 2126. A

bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996, and for other purposes

(Rept. No. 104–261). Ordered to be printed.

T120.7 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 September 29, 1995.

T120.8 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. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr.

FUNDERBURK, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska,

Mrs. CHENOWETH, and Mr.

HOSTETTLER):

H.R. 2393. A bill to restore the second

amendment rights of all Americans; to the

Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition

to the Committees on Government Reform

and Oversight, and 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. EVERETT (for himself, Mr.

STUMP, and Mr. MONTGOMERY):

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; to the Committee on

Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. GILLMOR:

H.R. 2395. A bill to amend title XIX of the

Social Security Act to eliminate certain requirements on States under the Medicaid

Program with respect to minimum reimbursement levels for hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities; to

the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. SCHAEFER):

H.R. 2396. A bill to amend the Congressional Award Act to revise and extend authorities for the Congressional Award Board;

to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

T120.9 PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced a bill (H.R.

2397) for the relief of Jacqueline DarbyMaltbie; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

T120.10 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 390: Mrs. MYRICK.

H.R. 427: Mr. MARTINI.

H.R. 709: Mr. HOLDEN.

H.R. 852: Mr. OWENS.

H.R. 1024: Mr. MARTINI.

H.R. 1514: Mr. MARTINI, Mr. ZELIFF, Mrs.

LOWEY, Mr. WILSON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.

BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr.

CLAY, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BARR, Mr. WATT

of North Carolina, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma,

and Mr. LIGHTFOOT.

H.R. 1619: Mr. FOX and Mr. BILBRAY.

H.R. 1627: Mr. ANDREWS.

H.R. 1762: Mr. JACOBS.

H.R. 1802: Mr. CRAMER.

H.R. 1900: Mr. LUCAS and Ms. DANNER.

H.R. 1974: Mr. ROYCE.

H.R. 2137: Mr. BALLENGER.

H.R. 2333: Mr. JACOBS.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1995

(121)

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER.

T121.1 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Monday, September

25, 1995.

Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant

to clause 1, rule I, objected to the

Chair’s approval of the Journal.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to the Chair’s

approval of said Journal?

The SPEAKER announced that the

yeas had it.

Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska objected

to the vote on the ground that a

quorum was not present and not voting.

The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5,

rule I, announced that the vote would

be postponed until later today.

The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

T121.2 COMMUNICATIONS

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

were referred as follows:

1460. A letter from the Under Secretary of

Defense, transmitting a report of a violation

of the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred at

the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of

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

the Committee on Appropriations.

1461. A communication from the President

of the United States, transmitting notification that the Federal Government frequency

assignments in the spectrum identified for

reallocation for exclusive nonfederal use

have been withdrawn by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration [NTIA]; to the Committee on Commerce.

1462. A communication from the President

of the United States, transmitting an update

on the deployment of combat-equipped

United States Armed Forces to Haiti as part

of the multinational force [MNF] (H. Doc.

No. 104–119); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed.

1463. A letter from the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports issued or released

in August 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 717(h);

to the Committee on Government Reform

and Oversight.

1464. A letter from the Deputy Associate

Director for Compliance, Department of the

Interior, transmitting notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments in

OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to

the Committee on Resources.

1465. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the Department’s fifth

annual report for the Demonstration and

Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies

Program, pursuant to section 9 of the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Technology

Competitiveness Act of 1989; jointly, to the

Committees on Commerce and Science.

1466. A letter from the Comptroller General

of the United States, transmitting a copy of

a report entitled ‘‘Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation’s Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended September

30, 1994,’’ GAO/AIMD–95–172; jointly, to the

Committees on Government Reform and

Oversight and Economic and Educational Opportunities.

1467. A letter from the Assistant Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ‘‘U.S.-

Japan Cooperative Development: Progress on

the FS–X Program Enhances Japanese Aerospace Capabilities,’’ GAO/NSIAD–95–145;

jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations, International Relations, and Government Reform and Oversight.

1468. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of

proposed legislation entitled the ‘‘Yakima

Firing Center Withdrawal Act’’; jointly, to

the Committees on National Security, Resources, Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure.

T121.3 DECORUM OF THE HOUSE

The SPEAKER made the following

announcement:

‘‘A recent misuse of handouts on the

floor of the House has been called to

the attention of the Speaker and the

House. At the bipartisan request of the

Committee on Standards of Official

Conduct, the Speaker announces that

all handouts distributed on or adjacent

to the House floor by Members during

House proceedings must bear the name

of the Member authorizing their distribution. In addition, the content of

those materials must comport with

standards of propriety applicable to

words spoken in debate or inserted in

the Record. Failure to comply with

this admonition may constitute a

breach of decorum and may give rise to

a question of privilege.

‘‘The Speaker would also remind

Members that pursuant to clause 4,

rule XXXII, staff are prohibited from

engaging in efforts in the Hall of the

House or rooms leading thereto to influence Members with regard to the

legislation being amended. Staff cannot distribute handouts.

‘‘In order to enhance the quality of

debate in the House, the Speaker would

ask Members to minimize the use of

handouts.’’

T121.4 RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The SPEAKER laid before the House

the following communication, which

was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,

Springfield, IL, September 8, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S.

Congress, Washington, DC.

DEAR SPEAKER GINGRICH: Attached please

find the official letter of resignation from

Congressman Mel Reynolds of Illinois’ Second Congressional District.

Pursuant to state law, I will take the appropriate steps to fill the vacancy created by

Congressman Reynolds’ resignation. Please