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House of Representatives

Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1995 No. 88

The House met at 10 a.m. and was

called to order by the Speaker pro tempore [Mr. BONILLA

f].

DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER

PRO TEMPORE

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker:

WASHINGTON, DC,

May 25, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable HENRY

BONILLA to act as Speaker pro tempore on

this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

fPRAYER

The Chaplain, Rev. James David

Ford, D.D., offered the following prayer:

We pray, O God, for Your gift of healing—healing of body, mind, and spirit.

Our petitions are for estrangement to

be replaced by reconciliation and alienation to be replaced by trust. We pray

that Your spirit will touch people’s

lives, that illness will be displaced by

strength, and anxiety be overcome

with confidence. We place these petitions before You, O God, that Your

power, that created the Heavens and

the Earth and every living person, will

live in our lives and nurture us along

life’s way. This is our earnest prayer.

Amen.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

fgentleman from Colorado [Mr.

SKAGGS], please come forward and lead

the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. SKAGGS led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for

which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

PRO TEMPORE

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The

Chair will entertain 1-minute requests

today at the end of business.

REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO

LIMIT AMENDMENTS, OFFER AN

fAMENDMENT, AND EXPAND DEBATE TIME ON H.R. 1561, AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT

OF 1995

Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that, No. 1, during

the further consideration in the Committee of the Whole of the bill H.R.

1561, pursuant to House Resolution 155,

that other than pro forma amendments

for the purpose of debate and amendments en bloc described in section 2 of

House Resolution 155, no further

amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute be in

order except those printed in the

amendments portion of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on or before May 24,

1995;

No. 2, the chairman of the Committee

on International Relations, with the

concurrence of the ranking minority

member,isauthorizedtoofferanamendment notwithstanding the preprintingin-the-CONGRESSIONAL-RECORD requirement above or in House Resolution 155;

No. 3, consideration of the bill for

amendment under the 5-minute rule

may continue on the same terms as

during the initial 10-hour period under

House Resolution 155 for an additional

period of 6 hours and may extend beyond 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25,

1995; and

No. 4, no further amendment shall be

in order after the additional 6-hour period.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there

objection to the request of the gentleman from New York?

Mr. DOGGETT. Reserving the right

to object, Mr. Speaker, what we need

on this whole international relations

legislation is some bipartisanship consistent with the history of this Congress in providing some bipartisan support for Presidents, regardless of party,

in the conduct of our international relations.

My concern is that what we have, instead, is a 352-page detailed bill

micromanaging foreign policy. Mr.

Speaker, I do not think 6 hours more of

talk, if it is the kind of talk that we

have had throughout the course of this

debate so far, is going to get us any

nearer a bipartisan foreign relations

bill.

It is obvious, since this bill was supposed to be crammed through yesterday, that the votes are not there for

this kind of micromanagement.

Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, regular

order.

Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, in view

of that, I object to the request, because

it has already been decided.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING

EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE

fCOMMITTEE ON RULES

(Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I will

not go into the issue that the gentleman just brought up. I would call for

an emergency meeting of the Committee on Rules right now up in room 314.

APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON

H.R. 483, MEDICARE SELECT EXfPANSION

Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent to take from the