Ordered, That the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 153) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, was passed, and the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said joint resolution.

(1.25 LEAVE OF ABSENCE

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted

To Mr. FAZIO, for today and balance of the week;

To Mrs. MEEK, for today;

To Mr. MFUME, for today and January 4;

To Mr. BUYER, for today until 3 p.m.;

To Mr. LIGHTFOOT, for today;

To Mr. STOCKMAN, for today and balance of the week; and

To Mr. HOKE, for today.
And then,

SEC. 220. INTEREST RATE REDUCTION PROGRAM.

Section 351(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1999) is amended,

(A) by striking "SEC. 351. (a) The" and inserting the following: “SEC. 351. INTEREST RATE REDUCTION PRO

GRAM. “(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.“(1) IN GENERAL.-The”; and (B) by adding at the end the following:

“(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided by this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2002.". SEC. 221. LIABILITY FOR MAKING CRIMINAL RE

FERRALS. (a) IN GENERAL.-Any institution of the Farm Credit System, or any director, officer, employee, or agent of a Farm Credit System institution, that discloses to a Government authority information proffered in good faith that may be relevant to a possible violation of any law or regulation shall not be liable to any person under any law of the United States or any State

(1) for the disclosure; or

(2) for any failure to notify the person involved in the possible violation.

(b) No PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE.-Any institution of the Farm Credit System, or any director, officer, employee, or agent of a Farm Credit System institution, may disclose information to a Government authority that may be relevant to a possible violation of any law or regulation. TITLE III - IMPLEMENTATION AND

EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 301. IMPLEMENTATION.

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Administration shall promulgate regulations and take other required actions to implement the provisions of this Act not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall become effective on the date of enactment.

On motion of Mr. EMERSON, said Senate amendment to the title of the bill was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said Senate amendment to the text was agreed to with an amendment and the amendment to the title was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of

of the Senate in said amendment.

(1.26 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 10 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

(1.27 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:

Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules, House Resolution 330. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses subject to the call of the Chair from January 5, 1996, through January 23, 1996; waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules during that period (Rept. No. 104-445). Referred to the House Calendar. (1.28 TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED

BILL Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the Speaker:

H.R. 1618. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not later than January 4, 1996. (1.29 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. BARRETT of Wisconsin: H.R. 2841. A bill to prohibit use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress during any period of lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution; to the Committee on House Oversight.

By Mr. OBEY: H.J. Res. 138. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 139. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 140. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal

year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 141. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 142. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 143. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 144. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 145. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 146. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 147. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 148. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 149. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 150. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 151. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

H.J. Res. 152. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. WALSH: H.J. Res. 153. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; considered and passed

By Ms. NORTON: H.J. Res. 154. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Ms. JACKSON-LEE: H.J. Res. 155. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. ARMEY: H. Res. 325. Resolution providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress; considered and agreed to.

H. Res. 326. Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled; considered and agreed to.

H. Res. 327. Resolution providing for the hour of meeting of the House; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. GEPHARDT: H. Res. 328. Resolution relating to the privileges of the House; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr.

MORAN, and Mr. WYNN): H. Res. 329. Resolution providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 118) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

(1.23 AUTHORITY FOR SPEAKER TO

DECLARE RECESSES Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 104-445) the resolution (H. Res. 330) authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses subject to the call of the Chair from January 5, 1996, through January 23, 1996, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to the consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules during that period.

When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed. (1.24 FURTHER CONTINUING

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT

OF COLUMBIA On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.

Mr. HEFLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, 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.

ting the report of the proceedings of the organization's 74th national convention, including their annual audit report of receipts and expenditures as of December 31, 1994, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 90i and 44 U.S.C. 1332 (H. Doc. No. 104-159); to the Committee on Veterans Affairs and ordered to be printed.

1917. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, Archivist of the United States, and the Public Printer, transmitting the final report on establishing a national policy on permanent papers, pursuant to Public Law 101-423, Section 3 (104 Stat. 913); jointly, to the Com

; , mittees on Government Reform and Oversight and House Oversight.

12.4 INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Mr. REGULA moved to discharge the Committee on Appropriations from further consideration of the veto message on the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

After debate,

(1.30 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 263: Mrs. LOWEY.
H.R. 491: Mr. GEJDENSON.
H.R. 497: Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas.
H.R. 972: Mr. JONES.
H.R. 1248: Ms. LOFGREN.
H.R. 1448: Mr. HUTCHINSON.
H.R. 1464: Mr. SHADEGG and Mr. DAVIS.

H.R. 1625: Mr. HOEKSTRA and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska.

H.R. 1701: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota.
H.R. 1733: Mr. COYNE and Mrs. KELLY.
H.R. 1794: Mr. KING.
H.R. 2078: Mr. WELLER.

H.R. 2119: Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. HORN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. KLUG, and Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 2152: Mr. CANADY.

H.R. 2193: Mr. GUNDERSON and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska.

H.R. 2246: Mr. KLINK.

H.R. 2310: Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, and Mr. BAESLER.

H.R. 2333: Mr. STARK, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. MCCRERY, Ms. DELAURO, and Mr. DUNCAN.

H.R. 2416: Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts.
H.R. 2508: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. MANTON.
H.R. 2543: Mr. FLAKE.

H.R. 2579: Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. TAUZIN.

H.R. 2585: Mr. WAXMAN.

H.R. 2597: Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, and Ms. SLAUGHTER.

H.R. 2618: Ms. WOOLSEY.
H.R. 2647: Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey.
H.R. 2651: Mr. STOCKMAN.

H.R. 2658: Mr. FORD, Mr. BALDACCI, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. JACKSON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. TORRES, Ms. DANNER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LEACH, Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. WARD.

H.R. 2664: Ms. PRYCE and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota.

H.R. 2745: Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BLUTE, and Mr. FLAKE.

H.R. 2757: Mr. LARGENT, Mr. STUMP, and Mr. SMITH of Texas.

H.R. 2780: Mr. GILLMOR.
H.R. 2785: Mr. TEJEDA.

H.R. 2823: Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mr. LARGENT.

H. Con. Res. 125: Mr. TORRICELLI.

12.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, were referred as follows:

1907. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, transmitting the report of expenditures of appropriations during the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on Appropriations.

1908. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the fiscal year 1993, operation and maintenance, Air National Guard, and fiscal year 1993, military personnel, Air National Guard, appropriations, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.

1909. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's second semiannual report to Congress, as required by section 403 of the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, and the December monthly report to Congress, as required by section 404 of the same act, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, sections 403(a), 404(a) (109 Stat. 89, 90); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

1910. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the Department's report entitled, “Annual Report on the State Energy Conservation Program for Calendar Year 1994,” pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6325; to the Committee on Commerce.

1911. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the White House personnel report for the fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 113; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1912. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11–178, "Prohibition on Abandoned Vehicles Amendment Act of 1995,” pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1913. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-179, "Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact Authorization Act of 1995,” pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1914. A letter from the Acting Secretary of State, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1915. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1916. A letter from the National Adjutant, the Disabled American Veterans, transmit

12.5 WORDS TAKEN DOWN

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska during debate addressed the House and during the course of his remarks,

Mr. OBEY demanded that certain words be taken down.

The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

The gentleman keeps talking about the Tongass. It will be 90 percent in wilderness, and he knows it, and you told a mistruth every time on this issue, and you know that it is a mistruth. There is absolutely no truth, there is no truth. ...

By unanimous consent, the words were withdrawn.

Accordingly,

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska to proceed in order.

After further debate,

By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on said motion.

The question being put, viva voce,
Will the House agree to said motion?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.

So said motion was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote, whereby said motion was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Accordingly, 12.6 UNFINISHED BUSINESS-VETO OF

H.R. 1977 The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto of the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

The question being on the passage of the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding.

After debate,

By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the bill.

The question being put,

Will the House, upon reconsideration, agree to pass the bill, the objections of

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1996 (2)

12.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, who laid before the House the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

January 4, 1996. I hereby designate the Honorable RAY LAHOOD to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.

NEWT GINGRICH, Speaker of the House of Representatives. 12.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, January 3, 1996.

Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's approval of the Journal.

the President to the contrary notwithstanding? It was decided in the Yeas

239 negative

Nays

177

Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. METCALF, announced that the yeas had it.

So the Journal was approved.

12.7

12.10 RECESS—11:16 P.M. The SPEAKER pro

tempore, Mr.

, METCALF, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 16 minutes p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

12.11 AFTER RECESS—11:40 P.M. The SPEAKER pro

tempore, Mr. METCALF, called the House to order.

12.12 PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF

SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1643 Mr. DREIER. by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 104-447) the resolution (H. Res. 334) providing for consideration of a motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1643) to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.

When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed.

Collins (IL) Jackson-Lee Pallone
Collins (MI)

(TX)

Pastor
Condit
Jacobs

Payne (NJ)
Conyers
Jefferson

Payne (VA)
Costello

Johnson (SD) Pelosi
Coyne

Johnson, E. B. Peterson (FL)
Cramer
Johnston

Peterson (MN)
Danner
Kanjorski

Pomeroy
de la Garza
Kaptur

Poshard DeLauro

Kennedy (MA) Rahall
Dellums

Kennedy (RI) Rangel
Deutsch
Kennelly

Richardson

Rivers
Dingell
Kildee

Roemer
Dixon

Kleczka
Klink

Rose
Doggett
Dooley
La Falce

Roybal-Allard

Rush
Lantos
Durbin
Levin

Sabo
Edwards

Lewis (GA) Sanders
Engel
Lipinski

Sawyer
Eshoo
Lofgren

Schroeder
Evans
Lowey

Schumer
Farr
Luther

Scott
Fattah
Maloney

Serrano
Fields (LA)
Manton

Skaggs
Filner
Markey

Skelton
Flake
Martinez

Slaughter
Foglietta
Mascara

Spratt
Ford
Matsui

Stokes
Frank (MA)
McCarthy

Stupak
Frost

McDermott Taylor (MS)
Furse
McHale

Tejeda
Gejdenson
McKinney

Thompson
Gephardt
McNulty

Thornton
Geren
Meehan

Thurman
Gibbons
Meek

Torres
Gonzalez
Menendez

Torricelli
Green

Miller (CA) Towns
Gutierrez
Minge

Velazquez
Hall (OH)
Mink

Vento
Hamilton
Moakley

Volkmer
Harman
Mollohan

Ward
Hastings (FL) Moran

Waters
Hayworth
Morella

Watt (NC)
Hefner
Murtha

Waxman
Hilliard
Nadler

Williams
Hinchey
Oberstar

Wise
Holden
Obey

Woolsey
Hostettler Olver

Wynn
Hoyer
Ortiz

Yates
Jackson (IL) Owens

NOT VOTING-17
Brewster
Hoke

Stockman
Bryant (TX) Lightfoot

Studds
Chapman
Mfume

Visclosky
DeFazio
Norwood

Wilson
Fazio
Quillen

Wyden
Fields (TX)

Stark The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, announced that 239 Members had voted in the affirmative and 177 Members had voted in the negative.

So, two-thirds of the Members present having not voted in favor thereof, the bill was not passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

The veto message and accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

12.13 ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT

RESOLUTION SIGNED Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

H.R. 1295. An Act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make certain revisions relating to the protection of famous marks.

H.R. 2203. An Act to reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project.

H.J. Res. 153. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

12.14 BILL PRESENTED TO THE

PRESIDENT Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that committee did on the following day present to the President, for his approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

On January 3, 1996. H.R. 2808. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and for other purposes.

12.8 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the House of the following title:

H.J. Res. 153. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. (2.9 UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL

OF THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. METCALF, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, January 3, 1996.

The question being put, viva voce,

12.15 LEAVE OF ABSENCE

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. LIGHTFOOT, for today and the balance of the week.

And then,

12.16 ADJOURNMENT

Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Campbell
Cardin
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coleman

On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 11 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

12.17 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. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 334. Resolution providing for consideration of a motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1643) to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria (Rept. No. 104 447). Referred to the House Calendar.

12.18 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 January 12, 1996.

12.19 REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY

REFERRED Under clause 5 of Rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

Mr. ROBERTS. Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to improve the efficiency and operation of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation in order better to ensure that farmers, ranchers and rural home owners will have access to a stable and competitive supply of mortgage credit now and in the future; with an amendment; referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services for a period ending not later than March 15, 1996, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(c), rule X (Rept. No. 104-446 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

mitted to prevent certain waste facilities from being constructed in environmentally disadvantaged communities; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. COYNE: H.R. 2846. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites and to allow the use of tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2847. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of distressed communities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MCHUGH: H.R. 2848. A bill to provide for compensation for Federal employees for emergency service performed during periods of lapsed appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. MCNULTY: H.R. 2849. A bill to establish the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr.

MONTGOMERY) (both by request): H.R. 2850. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of certain minors for burial in national cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota: H.J. Res. 156. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for railroad retirement benefits for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. LIVINGSTON: H. Res. 331. Resolution to return a certain bill to the Senate; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr.

CRAMER, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. DELLUMS,
Mr. HEFNER, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. PELOSI,

Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. WYNN): H. Res. 332. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a House recess or adjournment during any period of lapsed appropriations for the Federal Government; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PETE
GEREN of Texas, Mr. BAESLER, Mr.
PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.
MINGE, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. CRAMER,
Ms. DANNER, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. POSHARD, Mr.
TANNER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr.
DOOLEY, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. TAYLOR of
Mississippi, Mr. BROWDER, Mr.

ORTON, and Ms. HARMAN): H. Res. 333. Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 2530, a bill to provide for deficit reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; to the Committee on Rules.

H.R. 1202: Mr. FRAZER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VENTO, Mr. THOMPSON, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. GILCHREST.

H.R. 1500: Mrs. KENNELLY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. BRYANT of Texas.

H.R. 1527: Mrs. VUCANOVICH.

H.R. 1560: Mr. HILLIARD and Ms. SLAUGHTER.

H.R. 1610: Mr. CRAMER.

H.R. 1684: Mr. YATES, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. BEVILL, and Mr. SAWYER.

H.R. 1876: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. TORKILDSEN, and Mrs. LOWEY.

H.R. 2202: Mrs. FOWLER.

H.R. 2223: Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. PRYCE, Mr. MANTON, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. SISISKY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. KLINK, and Mr. BONIOR.

H.R. 2240: Mr. LANTOS.
H.R. 2276: Mr. CANADY.

H.R. 2433: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. TALENT, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. SHAYS.

H.R. 2579: Mr. BISHOP, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. FAZIO of California.

H.R. 2610: Mr. COBLE.
H.R. 2651: Mr. QUINN.

H.R. 2658: Mr. CRAMER, Mr. Fox, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. RUSH, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HYDE, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. UPTON, Ms. RIVERS, and Miss COLLINS of Michigan.

H.R. 2664: Mr. ROSE.

H.R. 2671: Mr. BAESLER, Ms. DANNER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. Goss, and Mr. POSHARD.

H.R. 2677: Mr. BATEMAN and Mr. DEUTSCH.
H.R. 2685: Mr. DICKEY.
H.R. 2690: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida.
H.R. 2707: Mr. THOMPSON.
H.R. 2727: Mr. TALENT and Mr. CHABOT.

H.R. 2828: Mr. METCALF, Mr. Goss, Mr. ROTH, Mr. WOLF, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mrs. FOWLER.

H.R. 2837: Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. LEACH, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HORN, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida.

H.R. 2841: Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. SAXTON, Ms. MCCARTHY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. SHAYS.

H.J. Res. 155: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mrs. CLAYTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. WISE, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. SCOTT, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HEFNER, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. WARD, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. CLEMENT, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. PELOSI, and Mr. FARR.

H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN.
H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. HOKE.

H. Res. 30: Mr. MCDERMOTT and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota.

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12.20 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. LONGLEY: H.R. 2842. A bill to provide for interest-free loans for furloughed Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. MONT

GOMERY, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EVANS,

and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey): H.R. 2843. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to change the name of the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program to Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, to authorize the termination of life insurance under that program when premiums are not paid, to provide for coverage under that program to be provided automatically at the maximum level unless the servicemember elects a lower level, and to make other improvements to life insurance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.

By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr.

KING, and Mr. MANTON): H.R. 2844. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to issue loan guarantees for economic development and job creation activities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois: H.R. 2845. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow petitions to be sub

12.21 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 528: Mr. DOYLE, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. ROSE, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MARTINI, and Mr. DURBIN.

H.R. 938: Mr. PARKER and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi.

H.R. 1078: Mrs. LOWEY and Mr. OLVER.

H.R. 1127: Mr. ZIMMER and Mr. BARTON of Texas.

H.R. 1161: Mrs. LOWEY.

(2.22 DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 393: Mr. ZIMMER.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1996 (3)

13.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNNING, who laid before the House the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

January 5, 1996. I hereby designate the Honorable JIM BUNNING to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.

NEWT GINGRICH, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

mittee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1926. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1927. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee

on

Government Reform and Oversight.

1928. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the Bureau of Justice Assistance report entitled “Fiscal Year 1994 Annual Report to Congress,” pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1929. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, transmitting the court's report for the year ended September 30, 1995, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 791(c); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1930. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 96–7: Presidential Certification to Suspend Sanctions Imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); jointly, to the Committees on National Security International Relations, Banking and Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure.

When said resolution was considered. After debate,

Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House now order the previous question? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

, BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.

Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting.

A quorum not being present,

The roll was called under clause 4. rule XV, and the call was taken by electronic device. . When there appeared

Yeas ....... 228
Nays 187

13.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, December 4, 1996.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

13.8

13.4 RECESS–10:02 A.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

13.5 AFTER RECESS–11:00 A.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, called the House to order.

113.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, were referred as follows:

1918. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning cooperation with France, Germany, and Italy in the project definitions and validation phase of development of MEADS, a mobile surface-to-air missile system, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.

1919. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2904(b); to the Committee on International Relations.

1920. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of H.R. 1878 and H.R. 2539, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1921. A letter from the Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1922. A letter from the Archivist of the United States, National Archives, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1923. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1924. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1925. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Com

13.6 COMMITTEE HEARINGS, 1ST SESSION,

104TH CONGRESS On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the resolution (H. Res. 310) expediting the commencement of committee hearings during the remainder of the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, be laid on the table.

Allard
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Baker (CA)
Baker (LA)
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bateman
Bereuter
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bliley
Blute
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Brownback
Bryant (TN)
Bunn
Bunning
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Chenoweth
Christensen
Chrysler
Clinger
Coble
Coburn
Collins (GA)
Combest
Cooley
Cox
Crane
Crapo
Cremeans
Cubin
Cunningham
Davis
Deal
DeLay
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Doolittle
Dornan
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
English
Ensign
Everett
Ewing
Fawell
Flanagan

[Roll No. 6]

YEAS-228
Foley
Forbes
Fowler
Fox
Franks (CT)
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Frisa
Funderburk
Gallegly
Ganske
Gekas
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goodlatte
Goodling
Goss
Graham
Gunderson
Gutknecht
Hall (TX)
Hancock
Hansen
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayworth
Hefley
Heineman
Herger
Hilleary
Hobson
Hoekstra
Hoke
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hunter
Hutchinson
Hyde
Inglis
Istook
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Kasich
Kelly
Kim
King
Kingston
Klug
Knollenberg
Kolbe
LaHood
Largent
Latham
LaTourette
Laughlin
Lazio
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Livingston
LoBiondo
Longley
Lucas
Manzullo
Martini
McCollum
McCrery

McDade
McHugh
McInnis
McIntosh
McKeon
Metcalf
Meyers
Mica
Miller (FL)
Molinari
Moorhead
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Neumann
Ney
Nussle
Oxley
Packard
Parker
Paxon
Petri
Pombo
Porter
Portman
Pryce
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Riggs
Roberts
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roth
Roukema
Royce
Salmon
Sanford
Saxton
Scarborough
Schaefer
Schiff
Seastrand
Sensenbrenner
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Shuster
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Solomon
Souder
Spence
Stearns
Stump
Talent
Tate
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Thomas
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Torkildsen
Upton
Vucanovich
Waldholtz

13.7 PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITON OF THE

SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1643 Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 334):

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1643) to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House the motion printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. All points of order against the motion are waived. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question.