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T136.9 OCTOBER 30

T136.9 GLOUCESTER FEDERAL MARINE

LABORATORY CONVEYANCE

Mr. TORKILDSEN moved to suspend

the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1358) to

require the Secretary of Commerce to

convey the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries

Service laboratory located on Emerson

Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts;

as amended.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, recognized Mr. TORKILDSEN and Mr. STUDDS, each for 20

minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

pass said bill, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said bill,

as amended, was passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said bill, as amended, was passed was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T136.10 RECESS—2:36 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of

rule I, declared the House in recess at

2 o’clock and 31 minutes p.m., until approximately 4:30 p.m.

T136.11 AFTER RECESS—4:40 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, called the House to order.

T136.12 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

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

with an amendment a bill of the House

of the following title:

H.R. 2491. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year

1996.

The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 86–380, the

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mr. THOMAS to the Advisory

Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, vice Mr. DORGAN.

T136.13 HOMESTEADING AND

NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION

Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the

rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1691) to

provide for innovative approaches for

homeownership opportunity and provide for the temporary extension of the

rural rental housing program, and for

other purposes; as amended.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, recognized Mr. LAZIO and

Mr. GONZALEZ, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

pass said bill, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said bill,

as amended, was passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said bill, as amended, was passed was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T136.14 U.S. ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA

Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the

rules and agree to the following resolution (H. Res. 247):

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House

of Representatives that—

(1) in the negotiation of any peace agreement between the parties to the conflict in

the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

there should not be a presumption, and it

should not be considered to be a prerequisite

to the successful conclusion of such a negotiation, that enforcement of such an agreement will involve deployment of United

States Armed Forces on the ground in the

territory of the Republic of Bosnia and

Herzegovina; and

(2) no United States Armed forces should

be deployed on the ground in the territory of

the Republic of Bosnia and Herzagovina to

enforce a peace agreement until the Congress has approved such a deployment.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILMAN

and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

agree to said resolution?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote

be taken by the yeas and nays, which

demand was supported by one-fifth of

the Members present, so the yeas and

nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

announced that further proceedings on

the motion were postponed.

T136.15 WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER

AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R.

1905

Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.

No. 104–297) the resolution (H. Res. 248)

waiving points of order against the

conference report to accompany the

bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriation

for energy and water development for

the fiscal year ending September 30,

1995, and for other purposes.

When said resolution and report were

referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed.

T136.16 BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996

Mr. KASICH, pursuant to rule XX

and by direction of the Committee on

the Budget, moved to take from the

Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 2491) to

provide for reconciliation pursuant to

section 105 of the concurrent resolution

on the budget for fiscal year 1996; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, disagree to the amendment

of the Senate and request a conference

with the Senate thereon.

After debate,

On motion of Mr. KASICH, the previous question was ordered on the motion to its adoption or rejection and

under the operation thereof, said motion was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the motion to disagree to the

amendment of the Senate and request a

conference with the Senate thereon

was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate thereof.

T136.17 MOTION TO INSTRUCT

CONFEREES—H.R. 2491

Mr. SABO moved that the managers

on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses on H.R. 2491 be instructed

to do everything possible, within the

scope of the conference, to minimize

both tax cuts for the wealthy and tax

increases on low- and middle-income

working families, to preserve and protect the health and income security of

senior citizens, and to avoid increasing

the number of Americans lacking access to health care and that the House

conferees be further instructed to (1)

agree to the Senate-passed provisions

requiring continued Medicaid coverage

for low-income pregnant women and

children and for disabiled persons; (2)

agree to the Senate-passed provisons

continuing to apply Federal nursing

home standards; and (3) recede to the

Senate position on pension reversions,

thereby continuing current law protections for workers’ pensions.

After debate,

On motion of Mr. SABO, the previous

question was ordered on the motion to

instruct to its adoption or rejection.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to said the motion to instruct?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

RIGGS, announced that the yeas had

it.

Mr. KASICH demanded a recorded

vote on agreeing to said motion, which

demand was supported by one-fifth of a

quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.

The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the Yeas ....... 198 ! negative ....................... Nays ...... 219

T136.18 [Roll No. 744]

AYES—198

Abercrombie

Ackerman

Andrews

Baesler

Baldacci

Barcia

Barrett (WI)

Becerra

Beilenson

Bentsen

Berman

Bevill

Boehlert

Bonior

Borski

Boucher

Brewster

Browder

Brown (CA)

Brown (FL)

Brown (OH)

Bryant (TX)

Cardin

Clay

Clayton

Clement

Clyburn