3366. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous (Revenue Procedure 96–35) received May 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 3367. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of the Department's intent to reprogram $0.5 million in fiscal year 1996 funds made available under chapter 6 of Part II of the FAA, as amended for administrative and operations support for the International Customs Observer Mission [ICOM] in Bosnia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2394–1(a) and Public Law 104-107, section 515 (110 Stat. 726); jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations. 3368. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to assist in the reform of travel management in the Federal Government; jointly, to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and Science. the Department's final rule-Revision of Class E Airspace; Mena, AR—Docket No. 95– ASW-24 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996–0034) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3346. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Establishment of Class E Airspace; Galliano LA-Docket No. 95-ASW-23 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0033) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3347. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Revision of Class E Airspace; Marshall, TX-Docket No. 95-ASW-22 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996–0048) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3348. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Establishment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, TX-Docket No. 95-ASW-21 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0047) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3349. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Establishment of Class E Airspace; Midlothian-Waxahaclie, TX-Docket No. 95-ASW-19 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996– 0051) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3350. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Establishment of Class E Airspace; Reserve, LA-Docket No. 95-ASW-16 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0049) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3351. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule—Revision of Class E Airspace; Gainesville, TX-Docket No. 95-ASW-151 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996–0044) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3352. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Revision of Class E Airspace; Hondo, TX-Docket No. 95– ASW-14 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0043) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3353. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Revision of Class E Airspace; Santa Fe, NM-Docket No. 95-ASW-13 (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996–0042) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3354. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series Airplanes (Docket No. 95-NM-172-AD) (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3355. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Airworthiness Directives; Beech (Raytheon) Model BAe 125 Series 1000A and Model Hawker 1000 Airplanes (Docket No. 95–NM-180-AD) (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3356. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-980 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88, and MD-90 Airplanes (Docket No. 95-NM-188-AD) (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3357. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation Board, transmitting the Board's final rule Exemption From Regulation-Boxcar Traffic Filing (STB Ex Parte No. 548) (49 CFR Part 1039) received June 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 3358. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule-Loan Guaranty: Miscellaneous (RIN: 2900-A101) received May 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. 3359. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notification of his determination that a continuation of a waiver currently in effect for the People's Republic of China will substantially promote the objective of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974received in the United States House of Representatives May 31, 1996, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d) (H. Doc. No. 104-223); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 3360. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notification of his determination that a continuation of a waiver currently in effect for Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974-received in the United States House of Representatives June 3, 1996, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d) (H. Doc. No. 104–224); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 3361. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule-Removal of Toshiba Sanction Regulations (U.S. Customs Service) (RIN: 1515-AB96) received May 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 3362. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Enterprise Zone Facility Bonds (RIN: 1545-AM01) received May 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 3363. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Section 1033.-Involuntary Conversions (Revenue Ruling 96–32) received May 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 3364. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Form 5300 Series, Schedule (Announcement 96–53) received June 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 3365. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Section 472.-Lastin, First-out Inventories (Revenue Ruling 96– 31) received May 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 167.6 VA MEDICAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3376) to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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. 167.7 MANDATORY FEDERAL PRISON DRUG TREATMENT Mr. HEINEMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2650) to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain sentencing inequities for drug offenders; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HEINEMAN and Mrs. SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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. 167.10 COPYRIGHT CLARIFICATION Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1861) to make technical corrections in the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 and other provisions of title 17, United States Code; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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. of 167.8 ANTICOUNTERFEITING CONSUMER PROTECTION Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2511) to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting, and for other purposes; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed. On motion of Mr. MOORHEAD, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 1136) to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting, and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table. When said bill was considered and read twice. Mr. MOORHEAD submitted the following amendment which was agreed to: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of H.R. 2511, as passed by the House. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. When on motion of Mr. MOORHEAD, it was, Resolved, That pursuant to clause 1, rule XX, the House insist upon its amendment and request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, appointed Messrs. HYDE, MOORHEAD, GOODLATTE, CONYERS, and Mrs. SCHROEDER, as managers on the part of the House at said conference. Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof. By unanimous consent, H.R. 2511, a similar House bill, was laid on the table. 167.13 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AUTHORIZATION Mr. CANADY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3235) to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for 3 years, and for other purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. CANADY and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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 was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 167.11 BOATING AND AVIATION OPERATION SAFETY Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 234) to amend title II of the United States Code to make nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. REED, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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. 167.14 AGRICULTURE DISASTER RESERVE COMMODITIES DISPOSAL Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 181); as amended: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That, in light of the prolonged drought and other adverse weather conditions existing in certain areas of the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture should promptly dispose of all commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a) to relieve the distress of livestock producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by the disaster conditions, such as prolonged drought or flooding The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska and Mr. STENHOLM, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. 167.12 ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2977) to reauthorize alternative means of dispute resolution in the Federal administrative process, and for other purposes; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and MR. REED, each for 20 minutes. After debate, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? 167.9 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A message in writing from the President of the United States was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. Lincoln Tejeda Torricelli Wise 168.16 RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT: Page 97, after line 5, insert the following new section: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS NOT MADE IN AMERICA SEC. 573. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to the government of any foreign country when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that (1) the funds are to be used to purchase any equipment or product made in a country other than such foreign country or the United States; and (2) substantially similar equipment or products are made in the United States and available for purchase at a price that is not more than 10 percent higher. It was decided in the Yeas 415 affirmative ..... Nays 1 168.17 Abercrombie NOES-233 McDonald Molinari Herger [Roll No. 213] AYES—415 McKinney McDonald NOES-1 Schaefer Abercrombie Ewing NOT VOTING—18 Allard Jackson-Lee Rose Bonilla (TX) Roth Schiff Thornton Crapo Meyers Wise Gephardt Myers Istook Peterson (FL) So the amendment was agreed to. After some further time, 168.18 RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VISCLOSKY: Page 85, line 8, insert after “Funds” the following: “(other than funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 'Economic Support Fund')". Yeas 301 It was decided in the Nays .... 118 affirmative .... Answered present 1 Shadegg Shaw Shays Sisisky Skaggs Skeen Smith (MI) Smith (NJ) Smith (TX) Smith (WA) Souder Stark Stearns Stenholm Stokes Studds Stupak Waters 168.19 Cooley Costello Coyne Cummings Cunningham Danner DeFazio DeLauro Dellums Dicks Dingell Dixon Doggett Dooley Duncan Durbin Ehlers Ensign Eshoo Evans Fattah Fazio Filner Flanagan Foglietta Foley Ford Fox Frank (MA) Franks (NJ) Funderburk Furse Gejdenson Gibbons Goodlatte Goodling Gordon Green (TX) Greenwood Gunderson Gutierrez Hall (OH) Hall (TX) Harman Hilleary Hilliard Hinchey Hoekstra Horn Hostettler Hoyer Jackson (IL) Jacobs Jefferson Archer Myers Talent NOES-118 Johnson (SD) McDonald Poshard Quinn Rahall Ramstad Rangel Riggs Rivers Roemer Rohrabacher Ros-Lehtinen Roukema Roybal-Allard Royce Rush Sabo Sanders Sanford Schroeder Schumer Sensenbrenner Serrano Shays Shuster Skaggs Slaughter Smith (MI) Spratt Stark Stenholm Stokes Stupak Talent Thompson Thurman Tiahrt Torkildsen Torres Towns Upton Velazquez Vento Visclosky Volkmer Wamp Ward Waters Watt (NC) Waxman Weller Williams Wise Woolsey Wynn Zimmer [Roll No. 214] AYES-301 Abercrombie NOES-231 Luther McDonald ANSWERED “PRESENT'-1 Slaughter NOT VOTING-14 Roth Jackson-Lee Sawyer Gibbons (TX) Schiff Torres Young (FL) So the amendment was agreed to. After some further time, 168.20 RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert the following: "(reduced by $3,000,000)”. It was decided in the Yeas 191 negative Nays 231 Archer Armey Bachus Baesler Baker (CA) Baker (LA) Ballenger Barr Bartlett Barton Bateman Bentsen Bereuter Bevill Bilirakis Bishop Bliley Boehlert Boehner Bonilla Bono Borski Brewster Brown (FL) Bryant (TN) Bunn Bunning Burr Burton Buyer Callahan Calvert Camp Canady Castle Chambliss Chenoweth Christensen Chrysler Clayton Clinger Clyburn Coble Coburn Coleman Gilman Kleczka McDonald Olver Shuster 168.24 RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. RADANOVICH: Page 97, after line 5, insert the following new section: LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY SEC. 573. Not more than $22,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "Economic Support Fund” may be made available to the Government of Turkey, except when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the Government of Turkey has (1) joined the United States in acknowledging the atrocity committed against the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; and (2) taken all appropriate steps to honor the memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide. It was decided in the Yeas 268 affirmative ... Nays 153 NOT VOTING–12 Allard Jackson-Lee Schiff Browder (TX) Studds Thornton Yates NOES-181 168.25 168.23 Abercrombie Ackerman Andrews Baesler Baldacci Ballenger Barcia Barrett (NE) Barrett (WI) Bass Becerra Beilenson Bentsen Berman Bevill Bilbray Bishop Blumenauer Blute Bonior Borski Boucher Brown (CA) Brown (FL) Brown (OH) Brownback Bryant (TX) Calvert Camp Campbell Cardin Castle Chabot Chapman Chenoweth Clay Clayton Clement Coble Collins (IL) [Roll No. 216] AYES-240 Frelinghuysen Archer Franks (CT) McKeon Abercrombie [Roll No. 217] AYES-268 Gutknecht |