Volume 141, No. 124 covering the 1st Session of the 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“House of Representatives” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D946-D947 on July 28, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 2138-2141 were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
H.R. 1601, to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the International Space Station, amended (H. Rept. 104-210);
H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado (H. Rept. 104-211);
Conference report on H.R. 1854, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-212);
H. Res. 204, providing for consideration of S. 21, to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Rept. 104-213);
H. Res. 205, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2126, Department of Defense Appropriations for fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-214); and
H.R. 714, to establish the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the State of Illinois, amended (H. Rept. 104-191, Part 2).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designates Representative Weller to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Committees To Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees received permission to sit today during the proceedings of the House under the 5-minute rule: Committees on Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, International Relations, the Judiciary, and National Security.
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VA-HUD Appropriations: House completed all general debate and continued consideration of H.R. 2099, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; but came to no resolution thereon. Reading for amendment will resume on Monday, July 31.
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Pending when the Committee of the Whole rose was the Durbin amendment that seeks to provide that any limitation on use of funds shall not apply to the agency's environmental programs and compliance provisions when it is made known that they would restrict the agency's ability to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead, or any known carcinogen.
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Agreed To:
The Stokes amendment that strikes language that prohibits or limits the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to promulgate, enforce, implement, or take certain actions authorized under environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and food safety laws
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 599); and
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The Armey motion that the Committee of the Whole rise (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 258 yeas to 148 nays, Roll No. 600).
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Rejected:
The Roemer amendment that sought to strike the $390 million appropriation for funding the space station (rejected by a recorded vote of 132 ayes to 287 noes, Roll. No. 598);
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The Kaptur amendment that sought to transfer $234 million from the FEMA disaster relief account to the account for modernization of existing public housing projects (rejected by a recorded vote of 192 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 596). This amendment was debated on July 27;
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The DeFazio amendent that sought to increase the Veterans Health Administration medical care appropriation by $12 million and reduce the appropriation for the Selective Service System by $16.9 million
(rejected by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 597). This amendment was debated on July 27; and
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The Fields of Louisiana amendment that sought to transfer $819.5 million from NASA's science, aeronautics, and technology appropriation to the Corporation for National Community Service.
Page H7956 Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative program for the week of July 31. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to Monday.
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business of August 2.
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Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: House passed H.R. 1103, entitled ``Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930''.
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Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Agreed to amend the title.
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Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
Iraqi emergency: Message wherein he notifies Congress on the continuation of the national emergency in Iraq beyond the anniversary date--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-104); and
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Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Message wherein he reports that Maldives should be suspended from the GSP program because of insufficient progress in protecting basic labor rights and designate Moldova as a beneficiary developing country for the purposes of the GSP program having satisfied the statutory criteria--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 104-105).
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Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H7990-91.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H7919.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7931, H7932, H7932-33, H7954-55, and H7963. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
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