D 536 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST May 2, 1995

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: Twenty-one public bills, H.R.

1528–1548; two private bills, H.R. 1549–1550; and

three resolutions, H.J. Res. 86, and H. Res.

137–138, were introduced. Pages H4510–11

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the

Speaker wherein he designates Representative Wicker to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

 Page H4443

Recess: House recessed at 10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. Page H4446

Private Visit of President of the People’s Republic of China: By a yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas,

Roll No. 304, the House suspended the rules and

agreed to H. Con. Res. 53, amended, expressing the

sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by

President Lee Teng-hui of the People’s Republic of

China on Taiwan to the United States.

 Pages H4449–54, H4457

Agreed to the Bereuter amendment in the nature

of a substitute. Page H4457

Committee to Sit: It was made in order that the

Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government

Reform and Oversight, and International Relations

be permitted to sit today during proceedings of the

House under the five-minute rule. Page H4454

Emergency Supplemental Appropriation: House

disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1158,

making emergency supplemental appropriations for

additional disaster assistance and making rescissions

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and

agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Livingston, Myers of Indiana, Regula,

Lewis of California, Porter Rogers, Skeen, Wolf,

DeLay, Vucanovich, Lightfoot, Callahan, Obey,

Yates, Stokes, Bevill, Fazio, Hoyer, Durbin, Coleman, and Mollohan. Pages H4454–57, H4482

Subsequently, the Speaker appointed Representative Packard as an additional conferee on the part of

the House. Page H4482

By a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas to 207 nays,

Roll No. 303, rejected the Obey motion to instruct

House conferees to agree to Senate amendment numbered 1, except for Senate action under title IV deleting the ‘‘Deficit Reduction Lock-Box’’, Senate language rescinding $100 million from Veterans Administration medical care and construction, and except for Senate action under Chapter IV related to

‘‘Debt Relief for Jordan’’. Pages H4455–57

Presidential Message—Proposed Rescissions:

Read a message from the President wherein he transmits his report on three rescission proposals totaling

$132 million, affecting the Departments of Justice

and Transportation, and the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration—referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc.

104–59). Pages H4457–58

Condemnation of the Bombing in Oklahoma

City: By a yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas, with 3 voting ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 305, the House agreed to

H. Res. 135, condemning the bombing in Oklahoma

City. Pages H4458–65

Hydrogen Future Act: House passed H.R. 655, to

authorize the hydrogen research, development, and

demonstration programs of the Department of Energy. Pages H4467–82

Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages H4473–74

Agreed To:

The Brown of California technical amendment;

 Page H4474

The Traficant amendment that provides that, in

the Secretary of Energy’s reports to Congress on the

hydrogen research and development program, special

emphasis be paid to information on the economic

benefits accrued to the United States due to the exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and

technology among industry, academia, and the Federal Government; and Page H4474

The Walker amendment that provides conforming

language to comply with those cost-sharing provisions under the General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade, including the increasing of hydrogen research

cost-sharing from 20 percent to 25 percent.

 Pages H4474–75

Rejected:

The Olver amendment that sought to reduce

spending authorization levels from $25 million to

$19 million in fiscal year 1996; from $35 million to

$22 million in fiscal year 1997; and from $40 million to $26 million in fiscal year 1998 (rejected by

a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No.

306); and Pages H4475–78

The Brown of California amendment that sought

to delete provisions providing for an overall cap on

fiscal year 1996, 1997, and 1998 spending for hydrogen research and development not to exceed the

total amount obligated for such activities for fiscal

year 1995 (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes

to 257 noes, Roll No. 307). Pages H4478–82

Agreed to amend the title. Page H4482
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H. Res. 136, the rule under which the bill was

considered, was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.

 Pages H4465–67

Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes

and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages

H4456–57, H4457, H4464–65, H4477–78, and

H4481–82. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at

7:25 p.m.

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND

JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public

witnesses.

NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing on Munitions Issues.

Testimony was heard from Brig. Gen. William R.

Holmes, USA, Deputy for Ammunition, Office of

the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), Department of Defense.

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA,

HUD and Independent Agencies held a hearing on

the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros,

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary

Policy held a hearing on the Administration’s plan

for authorization of the fiscal year 1996 funding for

the International Financial Institutions. Testimony

was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Lawrence H. Summers, Under

Secretary, International Affairs; and Susan B. Levine,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Development, Debt and Environment Policy; and public

witnesses.

IMPACT OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Impact of Federal Regulations on State and Local Governments. Testimony was heard from the following

Governors: Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin; and Pete

Wilson, California; and the following Mayors: Bret

Schundler, Jersey City, New Jersey; and Jim Patterson, Fresno, California.

OVERSIGHT—ADULT EDUCATION ACT

AND NATIONAL LITERACY ACT

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families held an oversight hearing on the Adult Education Act and the National Literacy Act. Testimony

was heard from the following officials of the Department of Education: Augusta Kappner, Assistant Secretary, Vocational and Adult Education; and Andrew

J. Hartman, Director, National Institute for Literacy;

Jean Hurley Simon, Chairperson, U.S. National

Commission on Libraries and Informational Science;

Cheryl L. Keenan, Director, Bureau of Adult Basic

and Literacy Education, State of Pennsylvania; Bob

Bickerton, Administrator, Adult and Community

Learning Services, Department of Education, State of

Massachusetts; Steve Steurer, Office of Correctional

Education, Department of Education, State of Maryland; and public witnesses.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations held

a hearing on Affirmative Action. Testimony was

heard from public witnesses.

NATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on the National

Performance Review. Testimony was heard from the

following officials of the OMB: Alice M. Rivlin, Director; and John Koskinen, Deputy Director; the following officials of the GAO: Charles A. Bowsher,

Comptroller General; L. Nye Stevens, Deputy Director, General Government Division; and Gene L.

Dodaro, Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting

and Information Management Division; and public

witnesses.

CORRECTIONS DAY POLICY AND

PROCEDURES

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural

Resources, and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

of the Committee on Rules held a joint hearing on

‘‘Corrections Day Policy and Procedures’’. Testimony

was heard from Speaker Gingrich; Representatives

DeLay, Vucanovich and Bilbray; Roger Cornett,

Mayor, Richmond, Indiana; and public witnesses.