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Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995 No. 1 House of Representatives

This being the day fixed by the 20th The CLERK. Representatives-elect, their presence by electronic device and amendment to the Constitution for the this is the day fixed by the 20th amend- also to vote on the election of the annual meeting of the Congress of the ment to the Constitution and Public speaker. United States, the Members-elect of Law 103–395 for the meeting of the 104th There was no objection. the 104th Congress met in their Hall, Congress and, as the law directs, the The CLERK. Without objection, the and at 12 noon, were called to order by Clerk of the House has prepared the of- Representatives-elect will record their the Clerk of the House of Representa- ficial roll of the Representatives-elect. presence by electronic device and their tives, the Honorable Donnald K. Ander- Certificates of election covering 428 names will be reported in alphabetical son. seats in the 104th Congress have been order by States, beginning with the The Chaplain, Rev. James David received by the Clerk of the House, and State of Alabama, to determine wheth- Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- the names of those persons whose cre- er a quorum is present. er: dentials show that they were regularly There was no objection. With gratefulness and praise and elected as Representatives in accord- The CLERK. Representatives-elect with a sense of duty and honor, we ex- ance with the laws of their respective who have not obtained their voting ID press our thanksgivings, O gracious States or of the United States will be cards may do so now in the Speaker’s God, that we have the opportunity to called. lobby. serve at this time and place. When we The Clerk lays before the House the The call was taken by electronic de- contemplate the demands of justice following communication from the vice, and the following Representa- and the high calling to public service, Secretary of the State of the State of tives-elect responded to their names: we pray that Your spirit will illumine Alabama. [Roll No. 1] our minds, strengthen our resolve and STATE OF ALABAMA, ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—432 give us hearts of wisdom, tolerance, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ALABAMA Montgomery, AL, December 19, 1994. and compassion. May each person be Bevill Hilliard Everett faithful to the vocation of Government Hon. DONNALD K. ANDERSON, Browder Bachus service, that we will be good stewards Clerk, Cramer Callahan U.S. House of Representatives, of the resources of the land, hold to the Washington, DC. ALASKA standards of integrity and loyalty and DEAR MR. ANDERSON: According to the un- Young do all those good things that honor official results of the election held on No- ARIZONA You and serve people everywhere. May vember 8, 1994, in the state of Alabama, the Your benediction, O God, that is new following individuals received a majority of Pastor Kolbe Shadegg Hayworth Salmon Stump every morning and is with us in all the the votes for a term of two years beginning moments of life, continue to bless us on January 3, 1995, to the United States ARKANSAS and keep us in Your grace, now and ev- House of Representatives: Dickey Lambert-Lincoln ermore. As the prophet Micah has said, Sonny Gallahan—1st District. Hutchinson Thornton Terry Everett—2nd District. ‘‘And what does the Lord require of Glen Browder—3rd District. you, but to do justice, to love mercy, Tom Bevill—4th District. Baker Farr Packard and to walk humbly with your God.’’ Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr—5th District. Becerra Fazio Pelosi Amen. Spencer Bachus—6th District. Beilenson Filner Pombo Berman Gallegly Radanovich Earl F. Hilliard—7th District. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Bilbray Harman Riggs The official results and certificates of elec- Bono Herger Rohrabacher The CLERK. Will the Members-elect tion will be transmitted to you as soon as I Brown Horn Roybal-Allard and their guests please remain stand- am authorized to do so. Should the official Calvert Hunter Royce ing and join with us in the Pledge of results differ from this in any way, I will no- Condit Kim Seastrand Allegiance to the Flag. tify you immediately. Cox Lantos Stark Sincerely, Cunningham Lewis Thomas The Clerk led the Pledge of Alle- Dellums Lofgren Torres giance as follows: JIM BENNETT, Dixon Martinez Tucker Secretary of State. Dooley Matsui Waters I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The CLERK. Without objection, the Doolittle McKeon Waxman United States of America, and to the Repub- Dornan Miller Woolsey lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Representatives-elect from the State of Dreier Mineta indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Alabama will be allowed to record Eshoo Moorhead

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COLORADO MISSOURI Johnson, Sam Smith Tejeda Laughlin Stenholm Thornberry Allard McInnis Schroeder Clay Gephardt Skelton Ortiz Stockman Wilson Hefley Schaefer Skaggs Danner Hancock Talent Emerson McCarthy Volkmer UTAH CONNECTICUT MONTANA Hansen Orton Waldholtz DeLauro Gejdenson Kennelly Franks Johnson Shays Williams VERMONT

DELAWARE NEBRASKA Sanders Castle Barrett Bereuter Christensen VIRGINIA NEVADA FLORIDA Bateman Goodlatte Scott Ensign Vucanovich Bliley Moran Sisisky Bilirakis Goss Ros-Lehtinen Boucher Payne Wolf Brown Hastings Scarborough NEW HAMPSHIRE Davis Pickett Canady Johnston Shaw Deutsch McCollum Stearns Bass Zeliff WASHINGTON Diaz-Balart Meek Thurman NEW JERSEY Dicks McDermott Smith Foley Mica Weldon Dunn Metcalf Tate Andrews Menendez Smith Fowler Miller Young Hastings Nethercutt White Gibbons Peterson Franks Pallone Torricelli Frelinghuysen Payne Zimmer WEST VIRGINIA GEORGIA LoBiondo Roukema Martini Saxton Mollohan Rahall Wise Barr Deal Linder Bishop Gingrich McKinney NEW MEXICO WISCONSIN Chambliss Kingston Norwood Barrett Klug Petri Collins Lewis Richardson Schiff Skeen Gunderson Neumann Roth NEW YORK HAWAII Kleczka Obey Sensenbrenner Ackerman LaFalce Paxon Abercrombie Mink WYOMING Boehlert Lazio Quinn Cubin IDAHO Engel Lowey Rangel Flake Maloney Schumer Chenoweth Crapo Forbes Manton Serrano b 1230 Frisa McHugh Slaughter ILLINOIS Hinchey McNulty Solomon The CLERK. The dis- Collins Flanagan Porter Houghton Molinari Towns closes that 432 Representatives-elect Costello Gutierrez Poshard Kelly Nadler Velazquez have responded to their names. A Crane Hastert Reynolds King Owens Walsh quorum is present. Durbin Hyde Rush Evans LaHood Weller NORTH CAROLINA f Ewing Lipinski Yates Ballenger Funderburk Myrick Fawell Manzullo Burr Hefner Rose ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK Clayton Heineman Taylor INDIANA Coble Jones Watt The CLERK. The Clerk will state that Burton Jacobs Souder NORTH DAKOTA credentials, regular in form, have been Buyer McIntosh Visclosky received showing the election of the Hamilton Myers Pomeroy ´ Hostettler Roemer Honorable CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELO as OHIO Resident Commissioner from the Com- IOWA Boehner Hoke Pryce monwealth of Puerto Rico for a term of Ganske Leach Nussle Brown Kaptur Regula 4 years beginning January 3, 1993; the Latham Lightfoot Chabot Kasich Sawyer Cremeans LaTourette Stokes election of the Honorable ELEANOR KANSAS Gillmor Ney Traficant HOLMES NORTON as Delegate from the Hall Oxley District of Columbia; the election of Brownback Roberts Hobson Portman Meyers Tiahrt the Honorable VICTOR O. FRAZER as OKLAHOMA Delegate from the Virgin Islands; the KENTUCKY Brewster Istook Lucas election of the Honorable ENI F.H. Baesler Lewis Ward Coburn Largent FALEOMAVAEGA as Delegate from Amer- Bunning Rogers Whitfield OREGON ican Samoa; and the election of the LOUISIANA Bunn DeFazio Wyden Honorable ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD as Baker Jefferson Tauzin Cooley Furse Delegate from Guam. Fields Livingston Hayes McCrery PENNSYLVANIA f Borski Fox Mascara MAINE Clinger Gekas McDade FAREWELL REMARKS OF THE Baldacci Longley Coyne Goodling McHale HONORABLE DONNALD K. AN- Doyle Greenwood Murtha DERSON MARYLAND English Holden Shuster Fattah Kanjorski Walker LERK Bartlett Gilchrest Morella The C . Ladies and gentlemen of Foglietta Klink Weldon Cardin Hoyer Wynn the House, if you will indulge me for Ehrlich Mfume RHODE ISLAND just one moment, I will shortly take leave of this Chamber after 35 years in MASSACHUSETTS Kennedy Reed your service, the last 8 in the high Blute Meehan Studds SOUTH CAROLINA Frank Moakley Torkildsen stewardship as your Clerk. Clyburn Inglis Spence Kennedy Neal My heart is filled with the happy re- Graham Sanford Spratt Markey Olver flections of those years, a deep sense of SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN fulfillment, and profound gratitude for Johnson your unfailing confidence and friend- Barcia Dingell Levin Bonior Ehlers Rivers TENNESSEE ship. Indeed, I am grateful above all to Camp Hoekstra Stupak Bryant Ford Quillen the one Nation which affords oppor- Chrysler Kildee Smith Clement Gordon Tanner tunity for an ordinary citizen to Conyers Knollenberg Upton Duncan Hilleary Wamp achieve extraordinary responsibility. MINNESOTA You will remain constantly in my Gutknecht Oberstar Sabo Archer Coleman Frost thoughts and in my prayers that God Luther Peterson Vento Armey Combest Geren will bless each of you in the work Minge Ramstad Barton de la Garza Gonzalez which you are about and may He for- Bentsen DeLay Green ever prosper this House and the United MISSISSIPPI Bonilla Doggett Hall Montgomery Taylor Wicker Bryant Edwards Jackson-Lee States of America. Parker Thompson Chapman Fields Johnson, E. B. I bid you an affectionate farewell. January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 3

(Applause, the Members rising.) sion for the future of the House, and he ROUKEMA], and the gentlewoman from f fought hard to keep us current with the Colorado [Mrs. SCHROEDER]. times. Just as Donn could explain the The tellers will come forward and TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE artistic nuances of paintings in the Ro- take their seats at the desk in the DONNALD K. ANDERSON tunda, he could just as easily give you front of the Speaker’s rostrum. (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given the technical lowdown of cameras in The roll will now be called, and those permission to address the House for 1 this Chamber and on this floor. As the responding to their names will indicate minute.) House moves forward today with the by surname the nominee of their Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Clerk, before we institutional reforms and the reorga- choice. proceed with the nominations for nization, we do so with the solid foun- The reading clerk will now call the dation left behind by Donn Anderson. Speaker of the House, on behalf of Re- roll. publican Members of the House, we Perhaps in parting we can borrow a The tellers having taken their places, want to thank you for your 35 years of phrase from our late and great Speaker the House proceeded to vote for the service to this institution, and your 35 Tip O’Neill. He simply said on so many Speaker. years of service to the American peo- occasions, ‘‘So long, old pal.’’ ple. You have done your job ably on be- Thank you, Donn Anderson. The following is the result of the vote: half of all Members on both sides of the f aisle. [Roll No. 2] And to the other officers of the ELECTION OF SPEAKER GINGRICH—228 House, who have served the House so The CLERK. The next order of busi- ably and the American people so ably, ness is the election of the Speaker of Allard Franks (CT) Mica Archer Franks (NJ) Miller (FL) we want to thank them as well for the House of Representatives for the Armey Frelinghuysen Molinari their service in this House. 104th Congress. Bachus Frisa Moorhead Farewell, and best wishes from all of Nominations are now in order. Baker (CA) Funderburk Morella us. The Clerk recognizes the gentleman Baker (LA) Gallegly Myers Ballenger Ganske Myrick Mr. FAZIO. Will the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. BOEHNER]. Barr Gekas Nethercutt yield? Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Clerk, as chair- Barrett (NE) Gilchrest Neumann Mr. BOEHNER. I yield to my friend, man of the Republican Conference, I Bartlett Gillmor Ney the gentleman from California [Mr. am honored and privileged to welcome Barton Gilman Norwood Bass Goodlatte Nussle FAZIO]. my colleagues and the American people Bateman Goodling Oxley Mr. FAZIO. I appreciate my friend to this historic day. We have been sent Bereuter Goss Packard yielding. here—to the People’s House—to write, Bilbray Graham Paxon Bilirakis Greenwood Petri I, too, would like to add a few words together, a new chapter in our blessed Bliley Gunderson Pombo of tribute to our friend. Nation’s history. There is great antici- Blute Gutknecht Porter When the 103d Congress came to an pation, excitement, and expectation in Boehlert Hancock Portman official close on noon Tuesday, the America about what this new chapter Boehner Hansen Pryce Bonilla Hastert Quillen House literally lived on for the next 24 will say. To America I say, we shall Bono Hastings (WA) Quinn hours in the person of the gentleman write the chapter as you dictate it to Brownback Hayworth Radanovich from Sacramento, CA, the Clerk of the us. This is your House and your will Bryant (TN) Hefley Ramstad House, Donnald K. Anderson. In serving will be reflected in our actions. Bunn Heineman Regula Bunning Herger Riggs as the first presiding officer for the As the first sentence of this new Burr Hilleary Roberts purpose of organizing the 104th Con- chapter, I am directed by the unani- Burton Hobson Rogers gress, he fulfilled his last ministerial mous vote of the Republican Con- Buyer Hoekstra Rohrabacher Callahan Hoke Ros-Lehtinen duty to this institution. After four suc- ference to present the name of the Hon- Calvert Horn Roth cessive terms as Clerk and a career orable NEWT GINGRICH, a Representa- Camp Hostettler Roukema with the House that began as a Page tive-elect from the State of Georgia, Canady Houghton Royce when Dwight Eisenhower was Presi- for election to the Office of the Speak- Castle Hunter Salmon Chabot Hutchinson Sanford dent and Sam Rayburn sat in the er of the House of Representatives for Chambliss Hyde Saxton Speaker’s chair, Donn Anderson now the 104th Congress. Chenoweth Inglis Scarborough leaves a distinguished career of public The CLERK. The Clerk now recognizes Christensen Istook Schaefer service. the gentleman from California [Mr. Chrysler Johnson (CT) Schiff Clinger Johnson, Sam Seastrand On a personal level for many of us in FAZIO]. Coble Jones Sensenbrenner this Chamber, it was only natural for Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Clerk, as chairman of Coburn Kasich Shadegg Donn Anderson to have been the thread the Democratic , I am directed Collins (GA) Kelly Shaw of continuity from one Congress to the Combest Kim Shays by the unanimous vote of that caucus Cooley King Shuster next. For over 30 years, Donn has em- to present for election to the Office of Cox Kingston Skeen bodied every good virtue of this House. the Speaker of the House of Represent- Crane Klug Smith (MI) He has been its memory, its defender, atives for the 104th Congress the name Crapo Knollenberg Smith (NJ) Cremeans Kolbe Smith (TX) its champion and often its conscience. of the Honorable RICHARD A. GEP- Cubin LaHood Smith (WA) He understood perhaps better than HARDT, a Representative-elect from the Cunningham Largent Solomon anyone here the meaning of the word State of Missouri. I am proud to so Davis Latham Souder ‘‘bipartisanship’’ and he lived it daily DeLay LaTourette Spence make that nomination. Diaz-Balart Lazio Stearns in his work with the Members. In his 8 b 1240 Dickey Leach Stockman years as the second highest ranking of- Doolittle Lewis (CA) Stump ficer of the House, he worked tirelessly The CLERK. The Honorable NEWT Dornan Lewis (KY) Talent Dreier Lightfoot Tate to move the House into the informa- GINGRICH, a Representative-elect from Duncan Linder Taylor (NC) tion age and so greatly benefited our the State of Georgia, and the Honor- Dunn Livingston Thomas constituents, the American people. able RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, a Rep- Ehlers LoBiondo Thornberry As chairman of the Subcommittee on resentative-elect from the State of Ehrlich Longley Tiahrt Emerson Lucas Torkildsen Legislative Appropriations, I looked Missouri, have been placed in nomina- English Manzullo Upton forward to our annual ritual of hear- tion. Ensign Martini Vucanovich ings knowing that I could always count Are there any further nominations? Everett McCollum Waldholtz on the Clerk for the most splendid tes- There being no further nominations, Ewing McCrery Walker Fawell McDade Walsh timony. Although Donn himself admit- the Clerk will appoint tellers. Fields (TX) McHugh Wamp ted to his preference for Victorian The Chair appoints the gentleman Flanagan McInnis Weldon (FL) manners, there was nothing old-fash- from California [Mr. THOMAS], the gen- Foley McIntosh Weldon (PA) Forbes McKeon Weller ioned about the direction of his office. tleman from California [Mr. FAZIO], the Fowler Metcalf White He was thoroughly modern in his vi- gentlewoman from New Jersey [Mrs. Fox Meyers Whitfield H 4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 Wicker Young (AK) Zeliff The Clerk would request visitors on that endeavor, Mr. Speaker, there can Wolf Young (FL) Zimmer the floor, most respectfully, including be no losers, and there can be no de- GEPHARDT—202 former members, to relinquish seats on feat. Abercrombie Gonzalez Ortiz the floor to Members-elect, prior to the Of course, in the 104th Congress there Ackerman Gordon Orton presentation of the Speaker-elect. Andrews Green Owens will be conflict and compromise. Baesler Gutierrez Pallone b 1320 Agreements will not always be easy; Baldacci Hall (OH) Pastor agreements sometimes not even pos- Barcia Hall (TX) Payne (NJ) The Clerk appoints the following Barrett (WI) Hamilton Payne (VA) committee to escort the Speaker-elect sible. However, while we may not agree Becerra Harman Pelosi to the chair: The gentleman from Mis- on matters of party and principle, we Beilenson Hastings (FL) Peterson (FL) all abide with the will of the people. Bentsen Hayes Peterson (MN) souri [Mr. GEPHARDT], the gentleman Berman Hefner Pickett from Texas [Mr. ARMEY], the gen- That is reason enough to place our Bevill Hilliard Pomeroy tleman from Texas [Mr. DELAY], the good faith and our best hopes in your Bishop Hinchey Poshard able hands. Bonior Holden Rahall gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Borski Hoyer Rangel BONIOR], the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. I speak from the bottom of my heart Boucher Jackson-Lee Reed BOEHNER], the gentleman from Califor- when I say that I wish you the best in Brewster Jacobs Reynolds nia [Mr. FAZIO], the gentleman from these coming 2 years, for when this Browder Jefferson Richardson Brown (CA) Johnson (SD) Rivers Georgia [Mr. COLLINS], the gentleman gavel passes into your hands, so do the Brown (FL) Johnson, E. B. Roemer from Georgia [Mr. LEWIS], the gen- futures and fortunes of millions of Brown (OH) Johnston Rose tleman from Georgia [Mr. BISHOP], the Americans. To make real progress, to Bryant (TX) Kanjorski Roybal-Allard gentleman from Georgia [Mr. DEAL], Cardin Kaptur Rush improve real people’s lives, we both Chapman Kennedy (MA) Sabo the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. have to rise above partisanship. We Clay Kennedy (RI) Sanders KINGSTON], the gentleman from Geor- have to work together were we can and Clayton Kennelly Sawyer gia [Mr. LINDER], the gentlewoman Clement Kildee Schroeder where we must. from Georgia [Ms. MCKINNEY], the gen- Clyburn Kleczka Schumer It is a profound responsibility, one tleman from Georgia [Mr. BARR], the Coleman Klink Scott which knows no bounds in party or pol- Collins (IL) LaFalce Serrano gentleman from Georgia [Mr. itics. It is the responsibility not mere- Collins (MI) Lambert-Lincoln Sisisky CHAMBLISS], and the gentleman from Condit Lantos Skaggs Georgia [Mr. NORWOOD]. ly for those who voted for you, not Conyers Laughlin Skelton merely for those who cast their fate on Costello Levin Slaughter The committee will retire from the Coyne Lewis (GA) Spratt Chamber to escort the Speaker-elect to your side of the aisle, but also for those Cramer Lipinski Stark the chair. who did not. Danner Lofgren Stenholm de la Garza Lowey Stokes The Doorkeeper announced the These are the responsibilities I pass, Deal Luther Studds Speaker-elect of the House of Rep- along with the gavel I hold, will hold in DeFazio Maloney Stupak resentatives of the 104th Congress, who my hand, but there are some burdens DeLauro Manton Tanner Dellums Markey Tauzin was escorted to the chair by the com- that the Democratic Party will never Deutsch Martinez Tejeda mittee of escort. cease to bear. As Democrats, we came Dicks Mascara Thompson Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, let me to Congress to fight for America’s Dingell Matsui Thornton say to the ladies and gentleman of the Dixon McCarthy Thurman hard-working middle-income families, Doggett McDermott Torres House that I first want to thank my the families who are working, often for Dooley McHale Torricelli Democratic colleagues for their sup- longer hours, for less pay, for fewer Doyle McKinney Towns port and their confidence. I noted we benefits in jobs they are not sure they Durbin McNulty Traficant were a little short, but I appreciate Edwards Meehan Tucker can keep. your friendship and your support. Engel Meek Velazquez We, together, must redeem their Eshoo Menendez Vento As you might imagine, this is not a faith that if they work hard and they Evans Mfume Visclosky moment that I had been waiting for. Farr Miller (CA) Volkmer When you carry the mantle of progress, play by the rules they can build a bet- Fattah Mineta Ward ter life for their children. Mr. Speaker, Fazio Minge Waters there is precious little glory in defeat. Fields (LA) Mink Watt (NC) But sometimes we spend so much time I want this entire House to speak for Filner Moakley Waxman lionizing the winners and labeling the those families. The Democratic Party Flake Mollohan Williams will. That mantle we will never lay to Foglietta Montgomery Wilson losers, we lose sight of the victory we Ford Moran Wise all share in this crown jewel of democ- rest. Frank (MA) Murtha Woolsey racy. So with partnership but with pur- Frost Nadler Wyden You see, Mr. Speaker, this is a day to pose, I pass this great gavel of our Gov- Furse Neal Wynn Gejdenson Oberstar Yates celebrate a power that belongs not to ernment. With resignation, but with Geren Obey any political party, but to the people, resolve, I hereby end 40 years of Demo- Gibbons Olver no matter the margin, no matter the cratic rule of this House; with faith ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—4 majority. All across the world, from and with friendship and the deepest re- Gephardt Parker Bosnia to Chechnya to , spect. You are now my Speaker, and let Gingrich Taylor (MS) people lay down their lives for the kind the great debate begin. of voice we take for granted. Too often b 1310 I now have the high honor and dis- the transfer of power is an act of pain tinct privilege to present to the House The CLERK. If there are any Rep- and carnage, not one as we see today of of Representatives our new Speaker, resentatives-elect who did not answer peace and decency. the rollcall, they may come to the well the gentleman from Georgia, NEWT and vote at this time. b 1330 GINGRICH. The tellers agree in their tallies that But here in the House of Representa- Mr. GINGRICH. Let me say first of the total number of votes cast is 434, of tives, for 219 years, longer than any de- all that I am deeply grateful to my which the Honorable NEWT GINGRICH of mocracy in the world, we heed the peo- good friend, DICK GEPHARDT. When my the State of Georgia has received 228 ple’s voice with peace and civility and side maybe overreacted to your state- and the honorable RICHARD A. GEP- respect. Each and every day, on this ment about ending 40 years of Demo- HARDT of the State of Missouri has re- very floor, we echo the hopes and cratic rule, I could not help but look ceived 202, with 4 voting ‘‘present.’’ dreams of our people, their fears and over at Bob Michel, who has often been Therefore, the Honorable NEWT GING- their failures, their abiding belief in a up here and who knows that everything RICH of the State of Georgia is duly better America. DICK said was true. This is difficult and elected Speaker of the House of Rep- We may not all agree with today’s painful to lose, and on my side of the resentatives for the 104th Congress, changing of the guard. We may not all aisle, we have for 20 elections been on having received a majority of the votes like it, but we enact the people’s will the losing side. Yet there is something cast. with dignity and honor and pride. In January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 5 so wonderful about the process by So this is a genuine Georgia gavel, first came on the floor earlier, I saw a which a free people decides things. and I am the first Georgia Speaker in number of the young people who are In my own case, I lost two elections, over 100 years. The last one, by the here. I met a number of the children and with the good help of my friend VIC way, had a weird accent, too. Speaker who are on the floor and the young FAZIO came close to losing two others. Crisp was born in Britain. His parents adults, who are close to 12 years of age. I am sorry, guys, it just did not quite were actors and they came to the Unit- I could not help but think that sitting work out. Yet I can tell you that every ed States—a good word, by the way, for in the back rail near the center of the time when the polls closed and I waited the value we get from immigration. House is one of my nephews, Kevin for the votes to come in, I felt good, be- Second, this is the gavel that Speak- McPherson, who is 5. My nieces Susan cause win or lose, we have been part of er Martin used. I am not sure what it Brown, who is 6, and Emily Brown, who this process. says about the inflation of Govern- is 8, and Laura McPherson, who is 9, In a little while, I am going to ask ment, to put them side by side, but this are all back there, too. That is prob- the dean of the House, JOHN DINGELL, was the gavel used by the last Repub- ably more than I was allowed to bring to swear me in, to insist on the biparti- lican Speaker. on, but they are my nieces and my san nature of the way in which we to- I want to comment for a minute on nephews. I have two other nephews a two men who served as my leaders, gether work in this House. JOHN’s fa- little older who are sitting in the gal- from whom I learned so much and who ther was one of the great stalwarts of lery. are here today. When I arrived as a the New Deal, a man who, as an FDR I could not help but think as a way I freshman, the Republican Party, deep- Democrat, created modern America. I wanted to start the Speakership and to ly dispirited by Watergate and by the think that JOHN and his father rep- talk to every Member, that in a sense resent a tradition that we all have to loss of the Presidency, banded together and worked with a leader who helped these young people around us are what recognize and respect, and recognize this institution is really all about. that the America we are now going to pave the way for our great party vic- tory of 1980, a man who just did a mar- Much more than the negative advertis- try to lead grew from that tradition ing and the interest groups and all the and is part of that great heritage. velous job. I cannot speak too highly of what I learned about integrity and different things that make politics all I also want to take just a moment to too often cynical, nasty, and some- thank Speaker Foley, who was extraor- leadership and courage from serving times frankly just plan miserable, dinarily generous, both in his public with him in my freshman term. He is what makes politics worthwhile is the utterances and in everything that he here with us again today. I hope all of choice, as DICK GEPHARDT said, be- and Mrs. Foley did to help Marianne you will recognize Congressman John tween what we see so tragically on the and me, and to help our staff make the Rhodes of Arizona. evening news and the way we try to transition. I think that he worked very b 1340 work very hard to make this system of hard to reestablish the dignity of the I want to say also that at our re- free, representative self-government House. We can all be proud of the rep- quest, the second person was not sure work. The ultimate reason for doing utation that he takes and of the spirit he should be here at all, then he that is these children, the country they with which he led the speakership. Our thought he was going to hide in the will inherit, and the world they will best wishes go to Speaker and Mrs. back of the room. I insisted that he live in. Foley. come on down front, someone whom I We are starting the 104th Congress. I I also want to thank the various regard as a mentor. I think virtually house officers, who have been just ex- do not know if you have every thought every Democrat in the House would say about this, but for 208 years, we bring traordinary. I want to say for the pub- he is a man who genuinely cares about, lic record that faced with a result none together the most diverse country in loves the House, and represents the the history of the world. We send all of them wanted, in a situation I sus- best spirit of the House. He is a man pect none of them expected, that with- sorts of people here. Each of us could who I studied under and, on whom I find at least one Member we thought in 48 hours every officer of this House hope as Speaker I can always rely for reacted as a patriot, worked overtime, was weird. I will tell you, if you went advice. I hope frankly I can emulate around the room the person chosen to bent over backwards, and in every way his commitment to this institution and helped us. I am very grateful, and this be weird would be different for vir- his willingness to try to reach beyond tually every one of us. Because we do House I think owes a debt of gratitude his personal interest and partisanship. to every officer that the Democrats allow and insist upon the right of a free I hope all of you will join me in thank- people to send an extraordinary diver- elected 2 years ago. ing for his years of service, Congress- This is a historic moment. I was sity of people here. man Bob Michel of Illinois. Brian Lamb of C–SPAN read to me asked over and over, how did it feel, I am very fortunate today. My mom Friday a phrase from de Tocqueville and the only word that comes close to and my dad are here, they are right up that was so central to the House. I adequate is overwhelming. I feel over- there in the gallery. Bob and Kit Ging- have been reading Remini’s biography whelmed in every way, overwhelmed by rich. I am so delighted that they were of Henry Clay and Clay, as the first all the Georgians who came up, over- both able to be here. Sometimes when strong Speaker, always preferred the whelmed by my extended family that is you get to my age, you cannot have ev- here, overwhelmed by the historic mo- eryone near you that you would like to House. He preferred the House to the ment. I walked out and stood on the have. I cannot say how much I learned Senate although he served in both. He balcony just outside of the Speaker’s from my Dad and his years of serving said the House is more vital, more ac- office, looking down the Mall this in the U.S. Army and how much I tive, more dynamic, and more com- morning, very early. I was just over- learned from my Mother, who is clearly mon. whelmed by the view, with two men I my most enthusiastic cheerleader. This is what de Tocqueville wrote: will introduce and know very, very My daughters are here up in the gal- ‘‘Often there is not a distinguished well. Just the sense of being part of lery, too. They are Kathy Lovewith and man in the whole number. Its members America, being part of this great tradi- her husband Paul, and Jackie and her are almost all obscure individuals tion, is truly overwhelming. husban Mark Zyler. Of course, the per- whose names bring no associations to I have two gavels. Actually, DICK son who clearly is my closest friend mind. They are mostly village lawyers, happened to use one. Maybe this was and my best adviser and whom if I lis- men in trade, or even persons belong- appropriate. This was a Georgia gavel I tened to about 20 percent more, I would ing to the lower classes of society.’’ just got this morning, done by Dorsey get in less trouble, my wife Marianne, If we include women, I do not know Newman of Tallapoosa. He decided that is in the gallery as well. that we would change much. But the the gavels he saw on TV weren’t big I have a very large extended family word ‘‘vulgar’’ in de Tocqueville’s time enough or strong enough, so he cut between Marianne and me. They are had a very particular meaning. It is a down a walnut tree in his backyard, virtually all in town, and we have done meaning the world would do well to make a gavel, put a commemorative our part for the Washington tourist study in this room. You see, de item on it, and sent it up here. season. But I could not help, when I Tocqueville was an aristocrat. He lived H 6 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 in a world of kings and princes. The It was one of the most overwhelming, ended up in the majority stood on folks who come here do so by the one compelling moments of my life. It these steps and signed a contract, and single act that their citizens freely struck me that something I could not here is part of what it says: chose them. I do not care what your help but think of when we were here On the first day of the 104th Congress the ethnic background is, or your ideology. with President Mandela. I went over new Republican majority will immediately I do not care if you are younger or and saw RON DELLUMS and thought of pass the following reforms aimed at restor- older. I do not care if you are born in the great work RON had done to extend ing the faith and trust of the American peo- America of if you are a naturalized cit- freedom across the planet. You get ple in their government: First, require all izen. Everyone of the 435 people have that sense of emotion when you see laws that apply to the rest of the country also to apply equally to the Congress. Sec- equal standing because their citizens something so totally different than you had expected. Here was a man who re- ond, select a major, independent auditing freely sent them. Their voice should be firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of the heard and they should have a right to minded me first of all that while presi- Congress for waste, fraud or abuse. Third, participate. It is the most marvelous dents are important, they are in effect cut the number of House committees and cut act of a complex giant country trying an elected kingship, that this and the committee staffs by a third. Fourth, limit to argue and talk. And, as DICK GEP- other body across the way are where the terms of all committee chairs. Fifth, ban HARDT said, to have a great debate, to freedom has to be fought out. That is the casting of proxy votes in committees. reach great decisions, not through a the tradition I hope that we will take Sixth, require committee meetings to be civil war, not by bombing one of our re- with us as we go to work. open to the public. Seven, require a three- fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase. gional capitals, not by killing a half Today we had a bipartisan prayer Eight, guarantee an honest accounting of million people, and not by having snip- service. FRANK WOLF made some very important points. He said, ‘‘We have to our federal budget by implementing zero ers. Let me say unequivocally, I con- baseline budgeting. demn all acts of violence against the recognize that many of our most pain- Now, I told DICK GEPHARDT last night law by all people for all reasons. This is ful problems as a country are moral that if I had to do it over again we a society of law and a society of civil problems, problems of dealing with would have pledged within 3 days that behavior. ourselves and with life.’’ we will do these things, but that is not Here we are as commoners together, b 1350 what we said. So we have ourselves in to some extent Democrats and Repub- He said character is the key to lead- a little bit of a box here. licans, to some extent liberals and con- ership and we have to deal with that. Then we go a step further. I carry the servatives, but Americans all. STEVE He preached a little bit. I do not think T.V. Guide version of the contract with GUNDERSON today gave me a copy of he thought he was preaching, but he me at all times. the ‘‘Portable Abraham Lincoln.’’ He was. It was about a spirit of reconcili- We then say that within the first 100 suggested there is much for me to learn ation. He talked about caring about days of the 104th Congress we shall about our party, but I would also say our spouses and our children and our that it does not hurt to have a copy of bring to the House floor the following families. If we are not prepared to bills, each to be given full and open de- the portable F.D.R. model our own family life beyond just This is a great country of great peo- bate, each to be given a full and clear having them here for 1 day, if we are vote, and each to be immediately avail- ple. If there is any one factor or acts of not prepared to care about our children my life that trikes me as I stand up able for inspection. We made it avail- and we are not prepared to care about able that day. We listed 10 items. A here as the first Republican in 40 years our families, then by what arrogance to do so. When I first became whip in balanced budget amendment and line- do we think we will transcend our be- item , a bill to stop violent crimi- 1989, Russia was beginning to change, havior to care about others? That is the as it was then. Into nals, emphasizing among other things why with Congressman GEPHARDT’s an effective and enforceable death pen- my whip’s office one day came eight help we have established a bipartisan Russians and a Lithuanian, members of alty. Third was welfare reform. Fourth, task force on the family. We have es- legislation protecting our kids. Fifth the Communist Party, newspaper edi- tablished the principle that we are tors. They asked me, ‘‘What does a was to provide tax cuts for families. going to set schedules we stick to so Sixth was a bill to strengthen our na- whip do?’’ families can count on time to be to- tional defense. Seventh was a bill to They said, ‘‘In Russia we have never gether, built around school schedules raise the senior citizens’ earning limit. had a free parliament since 1917 and so that families can get to know each Eighth was legislation rolling back that was only for a few months, so other, and not just by seeing us on C– Government regulations. Ninth was a what do you do?’’ SPAN. I tried to explain, as DAVE BONIOR or I will also say that means one of the commonsense legal reform bill, and TOM DELAY might now. It is a little strongest recommendations of the bi- tenth was congressional term limits strange if you are from a dictatorship partisan committee, is that we have 17 legislation. to explain you are called the whip but minutes to vote. This is the bipartisan Our commitment on our side, and you do not really have a whip, you are committee’s recommendations, not this is an absolute obligation, is first of elected by the people you are supposed just mine. They pointed out that if we all to work today until we are done. I to pressure—other members. If you take the time we spent in the last Con- know that is going to inconvenience pressure them too much they will not gress where we waited for one more people who have families and support- reelect you. On the other hand If you Member, and one more, and one more, ers. But we were hired to do a job, and do not pressure them enough they will that we literally can shorten the busi- we have to start today to prove we will not reelect you. Democracy is hard. It ness and get people home if we will be do it. Second, I would say to our if frustrating. strict and firm. At one point this year friends in the Democratic Party that So our group came into the Chamber. we had a 45-minute vote. I hope all of we are going to work with you, and we The Lithuanian was a man in his late my colleagues are paying attention be- are really laying out a schedule work- sixties, and I allowed him to come up cause we are in fact going to work very ing with the minority leader to make here and sit and be Speaker, something hard to have 17 minute votes and it is sure that we can set dates certain to go many of us have done with constitu- over. So, leave on the first bell, not the home. That does mean that if 2 or 3 ents. Remember, this is the very begin- second bell. OK? This may seem par- weeks out we are running short we ning of perestroika and glasnost. When ticularly inappropriate to say on the will, frankly, have longer sessions on he came out of the chair, he was phys- first day because this will be the busi- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. ically trembling. He was almost in est day on opening day in congres- We will try to work this out on a bipar- tears. He said, ‘‘Ever since World War sional history. tisan basis to, in a workmanlike way, II, I have remembered what the Ameri- I want to read just a part of the Con- get it done. It is going to mean the cans did and I have never believed the tract With America. I don’t mean this busiest early months since 1933. propaganda. But I have to tell you, I as a partisan act, but rather to remind Beyond the Contract I think there did not think in my life that I would be all of us what we are about to go are two giant challenges. I know I am able to sit at the center of freedom.’’ through and why. Those of us who a partisan figure. But I really hope January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 7 today that I can speak for a minute to You could have a Republican who visit a first-grade class and realize that my friends in the Democratic Party as frankly may not know a thing about every fourth or fifth young boy in that well as my own colleagues, and speak your district agree to come for a long class may be dead or in jail within 15 to the country about these two chal- weekend with you, and you will agree years? And they are your constituents lenges so that I hope we can have a real to go for a long weekend with them. We and you are helpless to change it?’’ For dialog. One challenge is to achieve a begin a dialog and an openness that is some reason, I do not know why, balanced budget by 2002. I think both totally different than people are used maybe because I visit a lot of schools, Democratic and Republican Governors to seeing in politics in America. I be- that got through. I mean, that person- will say we can do that but it is hard. lieve if we do that we can then create alized it. That made it real, not just I do not think we can do it in a year or a dialog that can lead to a balanced statistics, but real people. two. I do not think we ought to lie to budget. Then I tried to explain part of my the American people. This is a huge, But I think we have a greater chal- thoughts by talking about the need for complicated job. lenge. I do want to pick up directly on alternatives to the bureaucracy, and The second challenge is to find a way what DICK GEPHARDT said, because he we got into what I think frankly has to truly replace the current welfare said it right. No Republican here been a pretty distorted and cheap de- should kid themselves about it. The state with an opportunity society. bate over orphanages. greatest leaders in fighting for an inte- Let me talk very briefly about both Let me say, first of all, my father, grated America in the 20th century challenges. First, on the balanced who is here today, was a foster child. were in the Democratic Party. The fact budget I think we can get it done. I He was adopted as a teenager. I am is, it was the liberal wing of the Demo- think the baby boomers are now old adopted. We have relatives who were enough that we can have an honest dia- cratic Party that ended segregation. The fact is that it was Franklin Delano adopted. We are not talking out of log about priorities, about resources, some vague impersonal Dickens ‘‘Bleak about what works, and what does not Roosevelt who gave hope to a Nation that was in distress and could have slid House’’ middle-class intellectual work. Let me say I have already told model. We have lived the alternatives. Vice President GORE that we are going into dictatorship. Every Republican has much to learn from studying what I believe when we are told that chil- to invite him to address a Republican dren are so lost in the city bureauc- conference. We would have invited him the Democrats did right. racies that there are children who end in December but he had to go to Mos- But I would say to my friends in the up in dumpsters, when we are told that cow, I believe there are grounds for us Democratic Party that there is much there are children doomed to go to to talk together and to work together, to what was trying to schools where 70 or 80 percent of them to have hearings together, and to have get done. There is much to what is will not graduate, when we are told of task forces together. If we set prior- being done today by Republicans like public housing projects that are so dan- ities, if we apply the principles of Ed- Bill Weld, and John Engler, and gerous that if any private sector ran wards Deming and of Peter Drucker we Tommy Thompson, and George Allen, them they would be put in jail, and the can build on the Vice President’s and Christy Whitman, and Pete Wilson. only solution we are given is, ‘‘Well, we reinventing government effort and we There is much we can share with each will study it, we will get around to it,’’ can focus on transforming, not just other. cutting. The choice becomes not just We must replace the welfare state my only point is that this is unaccept- do you want more or do you want less, with an opportunity society. The bal- able. We can find ways immediately to but are there ways to do it better? Can anced budget is the right thing to do. do things better, to reach out, break we learn from the private sector, can But it does not in my mind have the through the bureaucracy and give we learn from Ford, IBM, from moral urgency of coming to grips with every young American child a better Microsoft, from what General Motors what is happening to the poorest Amer- chance. has had to go through? I think on a bi- icans. Let me suggest to you Morris I commend to all Marvin Olasky’s partisan basis we owe it to our children Schectman’s new book. I do not agree ‘‘The Tragedy of American Compas- and grandchildren to get this Govern- with all of it, but it is fascinating. It is sion.’’ Olasky goes back for 300 years ment in order and to be able to actu- entitled ‘‘Working Without a Net.’’ It and looked at what has worked in ally pay our way. I think 2002 is a rea- is an effort to argue that in the 21st America, how we have helped people sonable timeframe. I would hope that century we have to create our own rise beyond poverty, and how we have together we could open a dialog with safety nets. He draws a distinction be- reached out to save people. He may not the American people. tween caring and caretaking. It is have the answers, but he has the right I have said that I think Social Secu- worth every American reading. sense of where we have to go as Ameri- rity ought to be off limits, at least for He said caretaking is when you both- cans. the first 4 to 6 years of the process, be- er me a little bit, and I do enough, I cause I think it will just destroy us if b 1400 feel better because I think I took care of you. That is not any good to you at we try to bring it into the game. But I do not believe that there is a single all. You may be in fact an alcoholic let me say about everything else, American who can see a news report of whether it is Medicare, or it is agricul- a 4-year-old thrown off of a public and I just gave you the money to buy tural subsidies, or it is defense or any- housing project in by other the bottle that kills you, but I feel bet- thing that I think the greatest Demo- children and killed and not feel that a ter and go home. He said caring is ac- cratic President of the 20th century, part of your heart went, too. I think of tually stopping and dealing with the and in my judgment the greatest Presi- my nephew in the back, Kevin, and how human being, trying to understand dent of the 20th century, said it right. all of us feel about our children. How enough about them to genuinely make On March 4, 1933, he stood in braces as can any American read about an 11- sure you improve their life, even if you a man who had polio at a time when year-old buried with his Teddy bear be- have to start with a conversation like, nobody who had that kind of disability cause he killed a 14-year-old, and then ‘‘If you will quit drinking, I will help could be anything in public life. He was another 14-year-old killed him, and not you get a job.’’ This is a lot harder con- President of the United States, and he have some sense of ‘‘My God, where has versation than, ‘‘I feel better. I gave stood in front of this Capitol on a rainy this country gone?’’ How can we not him a buck or 5 bucks.’’ March day and he said, ‘‘We have noth- decide that this is a moral crisis equal I want to commend every Member on ing to fear but fear itself.’’ I want to segregation, equal to slavery? How both sides to look carefully. I say to every one of us to reach out in that can we not insist that every day we those Republicans who believe in total spirit and pledge to live up to that spir- take steps to do something? privatization, you cannot believe in the it, and I think frankly on a bipartisan I have seldom been more shaken than Good Samaritan and explain that as basis. I would say to Members of the I was after the election when I had long as business is making money we Black and Hispanic that I breakfast with two members of the can walk by a fellow American who is would hope we could arrange by late Black Caucus. One of them said to me, hurt and not do something. I would say spring to genuinely share districts. ‘‘Can you imagine what it is like to to my friends on the left who believe H 8 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 there has never been a government pro- to make men holy, let us live to make (Applause, the Members rising.) gram that was not worth keeping, you men free.’’ b 1410 cannot look at some of the results we It is not just political freedom, al- now have and not want to reach out to though I agree with everything Con- I am now ready to take the oath of the humans and forget the bureauc- gressman GEPHARDT said earlier. If you office. I ask the dean of the House of racies. cannot afford to leave the public hous- Representatives, the Honorable JOHN If we could build that attitude on ing project, you are not free. If you do D. DINGELL of Michigan, to administer both sides of this aisle, we would be an not know how to find a job and do not the oath of office. amazingly different place, and the know how to create a job, you are not Mr. DINGELL then administered the country would begin to be a different free. If you cannot find a place that oath of office to Mr. GINGRICH of Geor- place. will educate you, you are not free. If gia, as follows: We have to create a partnership. We you are afraid to walk to the store be- Do you solemnly swear that you will have to reach out to the American peo- cause you could get killed, you are not support and defend the Constitution of ple. We are going to do a lot of impor- free. the United States against all enemies, tant things. Thanks to the House Infor- So as all of us over the coming foreign and domestic; that you will mation System and Congressman VERN months sing that song, ‘‘As he died to bear true faith and allegiance to the EHLERS, as of today we are going to be make men holy, let us live to make same; that you take this obligation on line for the whole country, every men free,’’ I want us to dedicate our- freely, without any mental reservation amendment, every conference report. selves to reach out in a genuinely non- or purpose of evasion, and that you will We are working with C–SPAN and oth- partisan way to be honest with each well and faithfully discharge the duties other. I promise each of you that with- ers, and Congressman GEPHARDT has of the office on which you are about to out regard to party my door is going to agreed to help on a bipartisan basis to enter. So help you God. be open. I will listen to each of you. I make the building more open to tele- (Applause, the Members rising.) will try to work with each of you. I vision, more accessible to the Amer- f will put in long hours, and I will guar- ican people. We have talk radio hosts antee that I will listen to you first. I SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS here today for the first time. I hope to will let you get it all out before I give have a bipartisan effort to make the The SPEAKER. According to the you my version, because you have been place accessible for all talk radio hosts precedent, the Chair will swear in all patient with me today, and you have of all backgrounds, no matter their ide- Members of the House at this time and, given me a chance to set the stage. ology. The House Historian’s office is without objection, the Members from But I want to close by reminding all going to be more aggressively run on a the State of Alabama will also be of us of how much bigger this is than sworn in at this time, there being no bipartisan basis to reach out to Close us. Because beyond talking with the Up, and to other groups to teach what contest as to their elections. American people, beyond working to- There was no objection. the legislative struggle is about. I gether, I think we can only be success- think over time we can and will this The SPEAKER. If the Members will ful if we start with our limits. I was rise, the Chair will now administer the Spring rethink campaign reform and very struck this morning with some- lobbying reform and review all ethics, oath of office. thing Bill Emerson used, a very famous The Members-elect and Delegates- including the gift rule. quote of Benjamin Franklin, at the But that isn’t enough. Our challenge elect and the Resident Commissioner- point where the Constitutional Conven- elect rose, and the Speaker adminis- shouldn’t be just to balance the budget tion was deadlocked. People were tired, or to pass the Contract. Our challenge tered the oath of office to them, as fol- and there was a real possibility that lows: should not be anything that is just leg- the Convention was going to break up. islative. We are supposed to, each one Do you solemnly swear that you will Franklin, who was quite old and had support and defend the Constitution of of us, be leaders. I think our challenge been relatively quiet for the entire has to be to set as our goal, and maybe the United States against all enemies, Convention, suddenly stood up and was foreign and domestic; that you will we are not going to get there in 2 angry, and he said : years. This ought to be the goal that bear true faith and allegiance to the I have lived, sir, a long time, and the same; that you take this obligation we go home and we tell people we be- longer I live the more convincing proofs I see lieve in: that there will be a Monday freely, without any mental reservation of this truth, that God governs in the affairs or purpose of evasion, and that you will morning when for the entire weekend of men, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the not a single child was killed anywhere ground without His notice, is it possible that well and faithfully discharge the duties in America; that there will be a Mon- an empire can rise without His aid? of the office on which you are about to day morning when every child in the At that point the Constitutional Con- enter. So help you God. country went to a school that they and vention stopped. They took a day off Congratulations, the gentlemen and their parents thought prepared them as for fasting and prayer. gentlewomen are now Members of the citizens and prepared them to compete Then, having stopped and come to- 104th Congress. in the world market; that there will be gether, they went back, and they f a Monday morning where it was easy solved the great question of large and MAJORITY LEADER to find a job or create a job, and your small States. They wrote the Constitu- own Government did not punish you if tion, and the United States was cre- Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, as you tried. ated. All I can do is pledge to you that, chairman of the Republican con- We should not be happy just with the if each of us will reach out prayerfully ference, I am directed by that con- language of politicians and the lan- and try to genuinely understand each ference to officially notify the House guage of legislation. We should insist other, if we will recognize that in this that the gentleman from Texas, the that our success for America is felt in building we symbolize America, and Honorable RICHARD K. ARMEY, has been the neighborhoods, in the commu- that we have an obligation to talk with selected as the majority leader of the nities, is felt by real people living real each other, then I think a year from House. lives who can say, ‘‘Yes, we are safer, now we can look on the 104th Congress f we are healthier, we are better edu- as a truly amazing institution without cated, America succeeds.’’ regard to party, without regard to ide- MINORITY LEADER This morning’s closing hymn at the ology. We can say, ‘‘Here, America Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, as chair- prayer service was the Battle Hymn of comes to work, and here we are prepar- man of the Democratic caucus, I have the Republic. It is hard to be in this ing for those children a better future.’’ been directed to report to the House building, look down past Grant to the Thank you. Good luck and God bless that the Democratic Members have se- Lincoln Memorial and not realize how you. lected as minority leader the gen- painful and how difficult that battle Let me now call on the gentleman tleman from Missouri, the Honorable hymn is. The key phrase is, ‘‘As he died from Michigan [Mr. DINGELL]. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT. January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 9 MAJORITY WHIP The SPEAKER. The question is on AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO IN- Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, as the amendment offered by the gen- FORM THE PRESIDENT OF THE chairman of the Republican con- tleman from California [Mr. FAZIO]. UNITED STATES OF THE ELEC- ference, I am directed by that con- The amendment was rejected. TION OF THE SPEAKER AND THE ference to notify the House officially The SPEAKER. The question is on CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REP- that the Republican Members have se- the remainder of the resolution offered RESENTATIVES lected as our majority whip the gen- by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a tleman from Texas, the Honorable TOM BOEHNER]. privileged resolution (H. Res. 4) and DELAY. The remainder of the resolution was ask for its immediate consideration. agreed to. f The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- A motion to reconsider was laid on lows: MINORITY WHIP the table. H. RES. 4 The SPEAKER. The Chair will now Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, as Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to swear in the officers of the House. The chairman of the Democratic caucus, I inform the President of the United States officers will come forward, please. have been directed to report to the that the House of Representatives has elect- The officers-elect presented them- ed NEWT GINGRICH, a Representative from House that the Democratic members the State of Georgia, Speaker; and Robin H. have selected as minority whip the selves at the bar of the House and took the oath of office. Carle, a citizen of the Commonwealth of Vir- gentleman from Michigan, the Honor- ginia, Clerk of the House of Representatives able David E. Bonior. The SPEAKER. The gentlemen and of the One Hundred Fourth Congress. gentlewomen are now Members of the f 104th Congress. Congratulations. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on ELECTION OF CLERK OF THE NOTIFICATION TO SENATE OF the table. HOUSE, SERGEANT AT ARMS, ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE f CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI- CER, AND CHAPLAIN Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a MAKING IN ORDER IMMEDIATE privileged resolution (H. Res. 2) and Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE RES- privileged resolution (H. Res. 1) and ask for its immediate consideration. OLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- lows: TIVES FOR THE 104TH CONGRESS lows: H. RES. 2 Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask H. RES. 1 Resolved, That the Senate be informed that unanimous consent that it be in order Resolved, That Robin H. Carle, of the Com- a quorum of the House of Representatives immediately to consider in the House a monwealth of Virginia, be, and she is hereby, has assembled; that NEWT GINGRICH, a Rep- resolution adopting the rules of the chosen Clerk of the House of Representa- resentative from the State of Georgia, has House of Representatives for the 104th tives; been elected Speaker; and Robin H. Carle, a Congress; that the resolution be con- That Wilson S. Livingood, of the Common- citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia, sidered as read; that the resolution be wealth of Virginia, be, and he is hereby, cho- has been elected Clerk of the House of Rep- debatable initially for 30 minutes, to be resentatives of the One Hundred Fourth Con- sen Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep- equally divided and controlled by the resentatives; gress. That Scott M. Faulkner, of the State of majority leader and the minority lead- The resolution was agreed to. er, or their designees; that the previous West Virginia, be, and he is hereby, chosen A motion to reconsider was laid on Chief Administrative Officer of the House of question be considered as ordered on Representatives; and the table. the resolution to final adoption with- That Reverend James David Ford, of the f out intervening motion or demand for Commonwealth of Virginia, be, and he is division of the question, except that hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House of Rep- the question of adopting the resolution resentatives. COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED shall be divided among nine parts, to Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I have an wit: Each of the eight sections of title amendment to the resolution, but I re- STATES OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGRESS I, and then title II; each portion of the quest there be a division of the ques- divided question shall be debatable sep- tion on the resolution so that we may Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a arately for 20 minutes, to be equally di- have a separate vote on the Chaplain. privileged resolution (H. Res. 3) and vided and controlled by the majority ask for its immediate consideration. leader and the minority leader, or their b 1420 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- designees, and shall be disposed of in The SPEAKER. The question will be lows: the order stated, but if the yeas and divided. H. RES. 3 nays are ordered on the question of The question is on agreeing to that adopting any portion of the divided portion of the resolution providing for Resolved, That a committee of two Mem- bers be appointed by the Speaker on the part question, the Speaker may postpone the election of the Chaplain. of the House of Representatives to join with further proceedings on that question That portion of the resolution was a committee on the part of the Senate to no- until a later time during the consider- agreed to. tify the President of the United States that ation of the resolution; and, pending AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FAZIO a quorum of each House has assembled and the question of adopting the ninth por- Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I offer an Congress is ready to receive any communica- tion of the divided question, it shall be tion that he may be pleased to make. amendment to the remainder of the in order to move the previous question resolution offered by the gentleman The resolution was agreed to. thereon, and if the previous question is from Ohio [Mr. BOEHNER]. A motion to reconsider was laid on ordered, to move that the House com- The Clerk read as follows: the table. mit the resolution to a select commit- Amendment offered by Mr. FAZIO: That The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints tee, with or without instructions, and Thomas O’Donnell, of the State of Maryland, as members of the committee on the that the previous question be consid- be, and he is hereby, chosen Clerk of the part of the House to join a committee ered as ordered on the motion to com- House of Representatives; on the part of the Senate to notify the mit to final adoption without interven- That George Kundanis, of the District of President of the United States that a ing motion. Columbia, be, and he is hereby, chosen Ser- quorum of each House has been assem- The SPEAKER. Is there objection to geant at Arms of the House of Representa- bled, and that Congress is ready to re- the request of the gentleman from tives; and That Marti Thomas, of the District of Co- ceive any communication that he may Texas? lumbia, be, and she is hereby, chosen Chief be pleased to make, the gentleman Mr. BONIOR. Reserving the right to Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- from Texas [Mr. ARMEY], and the gen- object, Mr. Speaker, under my reserva- resentatives. tleman from Missouri [Mr. GEPHARDT]. tion I would like to ask the gentleman H 10 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 from Texas [Mr. ARMEY] several ques- In fact, I would ask another question whip, or his designee, pending which I tions about his unanimous-consent re- of my friend. Does this request envi- yield myself such time as I may quest. sion a division of the open-amendment consume. First of all, does the gentleman’s re- process for the Congressional Account- (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given quest allow us to offer an amendment ability Act to be considered at the end permission to revise and extend his re- to ban gifts by lobbyists? of the day? marks and to include extraneous mate- Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the rial.) gentleman yield? gentleman yield? Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the res- Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gen- Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gen- olution before us is a special rule au- tleman from Texas. tleman from Texas. thorized by the Republican Conference Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I say to Mr. ARMEY. Perhaps at this point I providing for the consideration of a the gentleman, You are entitled under might address the Speaker and express resolution adopting the rules of the the rules to offer a germane amend- my wonderment as to whether or not House for the 104th Congress. ment in your motion to commit if it is the gentleman is going to make an ob- While such a special rule is not un- ruled by the Parliamentarian that such jection. precedented, I think the last time it an amendment is germane. Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, reserving was done was back in 1893. So this is an Mr. BONIOR. Further reserving the my right to object, let me just say that unusual situation. We have never be- right to object, Mr. Speaker, I would given that the gentleman has informed propound to my distinguished friend the House that he is requesting two fore had an objection to the rules being from Texas another question: completely closed rules, two gag rules, brought up by unanimous consent. Is your request an open amendment I might add, on the first day of the As returning Members are aware, or- process which allows Members the op- Congress, I object. dinarily the resolution adopting House portunity to offer germane amend- The SPEAKER. An objection has rules at the beginning of a Congress is ments? We have the opportunity to been heard. considered as privileged in the House offer germane amendments? The Chair now recognizes the distin- and subject to just 1 hour of debate, Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman would guished gentleman from New York [Mr. with no amendments, and on up-or- yield, I am advised by the gentleman SOLOMON]. down vote following the vote on the from New York [Mr. SOLOMON], the Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, by di- previous question and any motion to chairman of the Committee on Rules, rection of the House Republican Con- commit the resolution. that the rule is more open than any we ference, since there is no Committee on This special rule allows for a dif- have ever had in the past. Rules yet, and the Committee on Rules ferent and more expansive consider- Mr. BONIOR. Is the gentleman say- has not met yet to organize and will ation of the House rules resolution. ing that no amendments are in order not until tomorrow, by direction of the First, instead of just 1 hour of de- under the request and this is a closed Republican Conference, I call up a priv- bate, which is customary in this House rule? ileged resolution and ask for its imme- and traditional over the years, cer- Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman would diate consideration. tainly all of the years I have been here, yield, there are plenty of amendments The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report it provides for a total of 31⁄2 hours of in order. the resolution. debate, equally divided and controlled Mr. BONIOR. Does this afford the mi- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- by the majority and the minority nority a right to offer an amendment, lows: I would ask the gentleman from Texas? party. Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gen- H. RES. 5 Second, instead of just one vote on tleman would yield, I am again advised Resolved, That upon the adoption of this adopting the resolution, the special by the gentleman from New York [Mr. resolution it shall be in order to consider in rule allows for nine separate votes, not the House the resolution (H. Res. 6) adopting SOLOMON], the chairman of the Com- counting a vote on committing the res- the Rules of the House of Representatives for olution. I would again call this to the mittee on Rules, that my colleague can the One Hundred Fourth Congress. The reso- include any amendment he wants in lution shall be considered as read. The reso- attention of the Members on that side the motion to commit so long as it lution shall be debatable initially for 30 min- of the aisle. It allows for nine separate meets the test of germaneness. utes to be equally divided and controlled by votes, not counting a vote on commit- Mr. BONIOR. Will we have time to the Majority Leader and the Minority Lead- ting the resolution, which I assume the debate the motion to commit? er or their designees. The previous question minority would be offering. Mr. ARMEY. I believe under the rules shall be considered as ordered on the resolu- This time will be divided as follows: of the House it is a nondebatable mo- tion to final adoption without intervening First, there will be 30 minutes of gen- motion or demand for division of the ques- tion. tion except as specified in sections 2 and 3 of eral debate on the resolution, equally Mr. BONIOR. So we can offer the mo- this resolution. divided between the majority and the tion and we cannot debate it? SEC. 2. The question of adopting the resolu- minority. Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman would tion shall be divided among nine parts, to Second, there will follow 20 minutes yield, there will be about 31⁄2 hours of wit: each of the eight sections of title I; and of debate each on the eight sections debate, and it is the judgment of this title II. Each portion of the divided question contained in title I of the resolution, Member that there will be plenty of op- shall be debatable separately for 20 minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by the and that is the Contract with America: portunity within that time since time The Bill of Accountability Act. will be allocated to the minority for Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees, and shall be disposed of in Mr. Speaker, each of these sections debate purposes to make the points the order stated. will be subject to a separate vote under that the gentleman might want to SEC. 3. Pending the question of adopting an automatic division of the question. make related to their motion to com- the ninth portion of the divided question, it Third, there will be additional 20 mit. shall be in order to move that the House minutes of debate on title II of the res- b commit the resolution to a select commit- 1430 tee, with or without instructions. The pre- olution, containing an additional 23 It is a common practice that we used vious question shall be considered as ordered sections, followed by a separate vote on many times when we were in the mi- on the motion to commit to final adoption title II. That is nine votes altogether. nority exercising our prerogative to without intervening motion. It would be in order for the minority, make a motion to commit. The SPEAKER. The resolution is a prior to the final vote on adopting title Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, it is my matter of privilege. The gentleman II of this bill, to offer a motion to com- understanding we will not be able to from New York [Mr. SOLOMON] is recog- mit the resolution. offer amendments on the motion the nized for 1 hour. However, I want to point out that gentleman has put forward, and that Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, for the this special rule does not allow for a we will not be able, for instance, to purposes of debate only, I yield 30 min- separate previous question vote on offer the amendment that we wish to utes to the distinguished minority title II. So if the minority wishes to offer on the gift ban. leader, or in this case the minority have a previous question vote to alter January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 11 the terms of this procedure and make families who benefit, not the wealthi- us? A closed rule. Not just one closed in order additional amendments, it est few. rule, but a closed rule within a closed must defeat the previous question on In our efforts to balance the budget, rule. this special rule. They have that pre- we intend to make sure that our sen- Where is democracy, where is open rogative. iors are not robbed of their right to So- debate, where is the free flow of ideas? We are allowing the minority its tra- cial Security or Medicare, that our Not one amendment will be able to be ditional previous question vote children are not deprived of their right offered to anything the Republicans do through this rule, but we are not being to education and practical training for today. Not one amendment. so generous as to allow the minority good jobs. This would not matter so much, if two previous question votes. We are And we intend to make sure that the Republicans had offered us real re- going to be here until 10:30, 11:30, pos- when we talk about reforming this form. But their package leaves out the sibly even 2 o’clock in the morning, House, those reforms are real, con- single most important effort that could and we want to expedite this as quickly crete, and that they make a difference. help stop the influence of special inter- as possible. We have seen the symbols of change ests, a ban on gifts from lobbyists. I would also point out in that same today. In what is the greatest tribute Last year, the Republicans ran from regard that the previous question is to, this, the world’s greatest demo- reform, and blocked passage of the gift automatically ordered on the adoption cratic institution, the gavel has ban bill in the Senate. This year, they of each of the eight sections in title I. changed hands. Power has shifted. are going even further. With this closed That means that there will be no sep- The Republican Party has promised rule, with this gag rule, they have pre- arate previous question votes on those an agenda of reform. We, Democrats in- vented a gift ban from being offered as sections, nor will there be an oppor- tend to make sure they keep their a separate amendment. tunity to commit any of those sec- promises. Today, we deal with the rules We need to defeat the previous ques- tions, with or without instructions. of this House. These issues may seem tion on this gag rule, to provide an That does not mean, Mr. Speaker, arcane, removed from the lives of aver- open rule that will allow us to get to that the minority will be precluded in age Americans. But what we do today the real issues of reform, including a its final motion to commit on title II sends a powerful signal. For today, we ban on gifts from special interests. from revisiting any matter that has define the rules and standards that we, This is essentially the same gift ban as Members of Congress, are deter- provision that was passed overwhelm- been adopted in title I. They can still mined to live by. ingly last year, Republicans claimed to take that opportunity, if they wish. On Most Democrats will support most of be for it then, now that they are in the contrary, all of the rules of the the reforms that are being offered. control, it is time to get real about re- House that have been adopted to that Some of them were our own reforms, form, and pass this ban on gifts. point are still subject to further reforms that were blocked last year, in In recent weeks, it has become clear amendment in any motion to commit, a cynical move for partisan advantage that there is a serious loophole in even and any additional amendments to by the Republican Party. Some of them this major reform. We have discovered House rules will be in order as well. are of little consequence. Whether they that there are backdoors to getting In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, we have pass or not makes little difference. gifts. And one of these back doors is designed in this procedure the fairest But, none of these reforms go far through book deals, with lucrative ad- and most open process on a House rules enough. They stop short. They are just vances and multimillion dollar royalty resolution in over a century in this window dressing, hiding the real shift contracts. House. We have allowed over three in power the Republicans intend to I will be urging my colleagues to de- times as much debate as is usual on bring about. feat the previous question so that we opening day, and nine times as many The American people voted for can offer an open rule which will allow votes. change last November. They did not an amendment to directly address this We will be giving Members on both vote to create a Congress that is for issue of whether a sides of the aisle an opportunity to sep- sale to the highest bidder. They voted should be allowed to earn millions of arately vote on each of the nine items for change. But they did not vote for a dollars in book royalties while em- contained in our Contract with Amer- Congress where leaders take care of ployed at the taxpayers expense. ica as embodied in title I. And the mi- their own private profits before they We intend to try to offer an amend- nority will retain its usual right to take care of the public business. ment that would cap royalties from alter this procedure further if it de- They voted for change. But they did any individual book to one-third of a feats the previous question on this not vote for a Congress that is be- Member’s annual salary. rule, and it will retain its usual right holden to multimillionaires. And they Let me make this very clear: by to commit the resolution with a final did not vote to allow Members of Con- making this proposal today, we are not amendment at the conclusion of debate gress to trade on the public trust, and trying to discourage Members from on title II. become millionaires themselves. They writing books. Public officials all the I therefore, Mr. Speaker, urge adop- did not vote for a Congress that is en- way back to ancient Greece have writ- tion of this special rule. tangled with special interests or tied to ten books, including many esteemed Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the powerful concerns of foreign cor- Members of this body. my time, perhaps for a colloquy with porations. But at the same time, no Member the minority whip. The American people did not vote to should be able to use the prestige of Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield open the doors of Congress to the this office to cut a special deal. myself such time as I may consume. Power Rangers or the powers that be, No Member of Congress should be al- Mr. Speaker, last November, the but to the power of the average Amer- lowed to use this office—this public American people voted for change. ican. With this paltry package of re- trust—for personal gain. No Member of They sent a message to this House, a forms, the Republican Party has shown Congress should make a book deal in message of anger and frustration. that they just don’t get the message. one day that equals far more than the We, in our party, have heard that We are about to witness the biggest average American family earns in their message, the message of working fami- takeover by special interests in the entire lifetime. lies whose incomes are squeezed, work- history of the U.S. Congress, and this A one-third cap on royalties is rea- ing families who are tired of business so-called reform package does nothing sonable. It is more than generous. The as usual, who feel that no one speaks to stop it. This rules package is noth- public expects us to do no less. for them. ing more than a string of broken prom- We were not elected to this body to In the days and weeks and months ises. get rich; we’re here to do the people’s ahead, we, in the Democratic Party in- After the years of whining and com- business and that is a full time job. tend to be their voice. plaining on the Republican side about It is important today that we send When tax cuts are proposed, we in- the damages to democracy of closed the word out across America that we tend to make sure that it is working rules, what is the first thing they offer are serious about reform, that this H 12 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 Congress is not for sale, our offices are today, 8 of them in the contract for been promised for consideration by the not open to the highest bidder. America, 23 in title II, all of which are leadership in the past. A vote for the previous question and additional reforms to the existing 1993 I believe very strongly that this rule for this gag rule is a vote to shut out Democrat rules package that is here. is going to allow us to have free, fair, real reform. It is a vote to fling open Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he and open debate on this extraordinarily the doors to special interests. It is a may consume to a very distinguished important issue, on this extraor- vote to continue the old order. member of the committee, the gen- dinarily important day. I say we have I urge my colleagues, especially tleman from California [Mr. DREIER]. got to get the job of congressional re- those of you for whom this is your very (Mr. DREIER asked and was given form completed and completed today, first vote, those of you who ran on the permission to revise and extend his re- so that we can do what the American promise of reform, do not side with the marks.) people are anticipating from us in the special interest. Let us open the door b 1450 next 100 days. to real reform. Vote no on the previous Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 question and let’s come back with a Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend, the rule that will allow us to ban gifts gentleman from Glens Falls, the soon minutes to the distinguished gen- from lobbyists and to limit the royal- to be chairman of the Committee on tleman from Texas [Mr. BRYANT]. ties of Members of Congress. Rules, for yielding me this time, Mr. (Mr. BRYANT of Texas asked and This House of Representatives is not Speaker. was given permission to revise and ex- for sale. Say no to gifts. Say no to ex- Let me just say that as I have lis- tend his remarks.) cessive book deals. Support an open tened to the words from my very dear Mr. BRYANT of Texas. Mr. Speaker, rule. friend, the gentleman from Mount I would say to the gentleman from Clemens, MI [Mr. BONIOR], who has de- California, [Mr. DREIER], he also stood b 1440 scribed this as a closed rule, I have to at that desk over there every single Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of say that it is absolutely preposterous day and he condemned closed rules as my time. to claim that what is clearly the most being a violation of the democratic Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, let me open rule on an opening day in recent process, and he promised that if he yield myself such time as I might congressional history is closed. Now, in were in charge we would never again consume just briefly. the past we have regularly seen basi- see closed rules. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to cally a single up-or-down vote, but as And where are we today? The first point out to my good friend, the gen- Speaker GINGRICH said in his remarks day of the first session of Congress, tleman from Michigan [Mr. BONIOR], earlier, we are going to be today cast- when you are finally in charge, and the and he is a good friend and I have deep ing votes on eight different provisions, very first rule you bring to the House respect for him, but I believe, DAVID, providing Members with the oppor- that you were a member of the task tunity to look at virtually every aspect is a closed rule. Now I would just have force on the ethics bipartisan task of the preamble of our contract with to say to the gentlemen from Califor- force that allowed Members to take America. nia and New York, Mr. DREIER and Mr. book royalties from legitimate book As I listen to the arguments about a SOLOMON, it is a curious thing to see on firms back, what year was that, back closed rule here, I cannot help but the first day of the House these two in 1981 or 1982, I believe. 1989, it was think about the fact that nearly every gentlemen, who took up so much of our even more recent. single week during the second session time talking about closed rules, to be But let me just address this rule of the 103d Congress I stood right there the authors of a closed rule on the first business, because when Speaker GING- at that desk and asked the majority day of this Congress. RICH called me before him when we leader, the gentleman from Missouri It is indeed also curious that, after so were going to talk about the formation [Mr. GEPHARDT], or his representative, much talk about reform, that they of the new Committee on Rules, he in- the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. would bring to the House floor today a structed me, along with the other eight BONIOR], or the gentleman from Mary- set of rules that excludes any reference Republicans that will make up that land [Mr. HOYER], or another Member to reform of the process we have today committee to be as open and fair and when we could expect the congressional under which lobbyists are permitted to accountable as we possibly can. As the reform package to get to the House buy gifts, meals, and thinly disguised gentleman knows, in recent years floor. vacation trips for Members of Con- under the past two Speakers, we have Mr. Speaker, the response was regu- gress. gone to almost a totally structured larly ‘‘Well, we are hoping that we will I must say it is especially curious in- rule process, where Members on both be able to get it up first in early spring asmuch as in October the Speaker of sides of the aisle have literally been of 1994.’’ Then it was late spring, then the House, Mr. GINGRICH, was on ‘‘Meet gagged. The House was not allowed to early summer, then midsummer then the Press’’ saying, and I quote, ‘‘I am work its will. before we adjourned for August, and prepared to pass a bill that bans lobby- The gentleman knows that conserv- then after August it was before we ad- ists from dealing with Members of Con- ative Democrats on your side of the journed. As we all know very well, at gress in terms of gifts.’’ aisle complained bitterly about it, peo- the end of the 103d Congress, we got a Yet here we are on the first day, the ple like the gentleman from Min- little speck and nothing more than first opportunity to do it, and not only nesota, Tim Penny, and the gentleman that when we passed this rule calling is it not a part of the Republican pack- from Louisiana, BILL TAUZIN, and oth- for congressional compliance. age, we are prohibited from even offer- ers, because they were not allowed to It seems to me that as we look at offer amendments on this floor. this issue, this issue is a very impor- ing an amendment to the Republican package to prohibit lobbyists from Speaker GINGRICH has asked me to be tant one which we have struggled to as open and fair as we possible can, and get our friends who were formerly in buying gifts, free meals, and thinly dis- to reverse the fact that 70 percent of the majority to bring to the House guised vacations for Members of Con- all of the rules that came to this floor floor, and because of their recal- gress. last year were closed or structured or citrance on the issue of congressional They will not allow us to offer that restricted rules. He has asked us to try reform over the past 2 years, we are on amendment for a very simple reason, to make an open rule process the norm, the opening day bringing these reforms because they know that it would pass and not the exception. We are going to as expeditiously as we possibly can. overwhelmingly. do that. I am going to follow his in- Why? Because we have debated these The Speaker and his leadership allies structions. Now, at this point, let me throughout virtually every campaign. fought tooth and nail last year to kill yield to a Member who served on the On every measure that dealt with the the ban on gifts from lobbyists. They Speaker’s task force to reform this issue of congressional reform, I at- tried to keep the bill from being con- House. I had the privilege of serving tempted to defeat the previous ques- sidered in the House, and when that with him. We developed these kinds of tion, to make in order our congres- failed, they encouraged a Senate fili- reforms that we are offering here sional reform package, which again had buster which succeeded in killing it, January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 13 even though twice it passed the House margins and huge spending packages free meals and free trips and special of Representatives overwhelmingly and could slide through on a voice vote. privileges are over. They are angry and with a bipartisan majority. They said The excesses of Congresses past are we did hear their voices. We the Demo- they were against it because somehow well documented. On November 8, cratic Members heard their voices in or another it interfered with the grass- Americans sent a message. Well, Mr. November, and today we want to start roots lobbying. Speaker, message received. Limiting fresh and anew talking about reform. I have an amendment which we will the terms of committee chairmen, ban- But we need to go a lot further. If we bring up when this previous question is ning proxy voting, establishing truth want to send a real signal that we are defeated, which says that gifts will no in budgeting, reducing staff, opening really changing Washington, we need longer be permitted to be given to up and streamlining the committee to ban gifts from lobbyists and special Members of Congress in the forms of process, mandating recorded votes on interests. As Members of Congress, we meals, free trips, free costly golf vaca- spending bills, these changes today will should not be using public office for tions or anything else from members of make this a more responsive and re- private gain. We are here to make the lobby, from the lobbyists. sponsible House. By laying this ground- change, not to protect the old order. I urge the new Republican Members, work for a new beginning, we take the Let us begin by having an open debate. today you will decide whether you are first concrete steps toward earning What is wrong with amendments allow- in lock-step with this new Republican back the trust of the people that we ing us to raise the voice of the Amer- majority and the Speaker, or you are are here to serve. ican people? No more closed rules, no committed to the public. If you are I am pleased that this rules package more status quo. Let the American committed to the public, vote against includes a simple but important re- people realize that we are not for sale. quirement that Members wishing ac- the previous question. Let us do the Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield cess to classified material sign an oath public’s business today and prohibit myself such time as I may consume. of secrecy, a powerful change that lobbyists from giving gifts, free meals, I would just point out to the gentle- should increase Members’ awareness free vacations, free golf trips, and all woman, I know she is a freshman Mem- and accountability where national se- other manner of freebies to Members of ber, but in the last Congress, the 103d curity is at stake. the House of Representatives. At the same time, we are taking Congress, 70 percent of every rule that Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield major steps to bring sunshine into the came to this floor under Speaker Foley myself such time as I may consume. daily workings of this House’s business was a restricted, closed, or modified The gentleman from Texas men- and to ensure individual Members’ ac- rule. We are reversing that through tioned lockstep. Yes, we Republicans countability for all of their actions. All your order, sir, and we will have open are in lockstep. We are in lockstep around, this is a balanced of package of rules in this House. We will have open- with the message that was sent by the substantive change. ness, fairness, and accountability. American people on November 8, and It is not exclusive. There will be Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the we are going to accomplish the things more, and I invite the distinguished gentleman from Georgia [Mr. LINDER], they asked us to do. gentleman from Texas [Mr. BRYANT] to the very distinguished new member of That means shrinking the size of this join me in sponsoring my bill that bans the Committee on Rules. Congress by one-third, eliminating 600 lobbyist-paid travel, if he wants fur- Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, I thank jobs, and setting the example for what ther reform. This is the beginning step. the gentleman for yielding. we will do when we take up the 100 I urge all of my colleagues to join me I would like to point out that it is days Contract With America in which in support of these new rules today. It clear what the theme of the day is from we will shrink Government and we will is not the final thing, but it is the most your side and, that is, gifts from lobby- grow the private sector. That is what important thing we are going to do, be- ists and that is going to appeal not to we are laying the groundwork here cause it is going to show America we the people in this body but to the peo- today for. are serious about making the changes. ple watching this on C–SPAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 minutes to Of course, there will be more oncom- It is worth noting that after 40 years the very distinguished member from ing. Today it is a good agenda. It is an of rule, including the last 2 when the Sanibel, FL [Mr. GOSS], a member of American agenda, and it is today’s Democrats had control of both the the Committee on Rules. agenda, so let us pass it. House and the Senate and also the (Mr. GOSS asked and was given per- Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, for pur- White House, that this should have mission to revise and extend his re- poses of debate only, I yield 1 minute been able to have been passed. But this marks.) to the gentlewoman from Texas [Ms. rule is not about gifts from lobbyists. Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the SHEILA JACKSON-LEE]. That is a bill to come. This rule does very distinguished chairman of the Ms. JACKSON-LEE. Mr. Speaker, I not include amendments for campaign Committee on Rules, the gentleman am a proud new Member of the 104th finance reform or parking at Washing- from New York [Mr. SOLOMON], for Congress, and I want to speak just for ton National or indeed paid travel from yielding me this time. a moment to my fellow new Members, lobbyists. This rule has to do with It is the 4th of January, but it seems because we all campaigned for reform. process, process of how Congress acts, like the 4th of July, to me. It is Inde- I urge you, do not get cold feet. the committees, the staffs, the way we pendence Day. It is Independence Day I come armed with the Constitution budget. We will deal with those issues in this House, as we begin to set our- of the United States of America that at a later date in separate bills. We selves free from the shackles of what says ‘‘We, the people of the United have done that in the past. We have co- America knows is the status quo, busi- States, in order to form a more perfect operated in trying to get campaign fi- ness as usual. Union,’’ among other things, ‘‘secure nance reform to the floor, in trying to I hardly need to remind my col- the blessings of liberty to ourselves get lobbying reform to this House, all leagues about the Dark Ages, when and our posterity,’’ not to Congress, in stand-alone, individual bills. Let us committee chairmen zealously perpet- not to individual congressional Mem- be honest about it. uated their turfs; when Members bers, but the people want for them- We understand your point of view in missed committee meetings because selves the right to live and the right to the minority, trying to distract Ameri- votes were taken by proxy; when com- know that their Congress is not owned cans’ attention from the issue of the mittee meetings could be held in the and bought. day, which is passing a rule by which dead of the night behind closed doors, we live for the next 2 years. This rule b sometimes locked closed doors, locked 1500 deals with process, how Congress con- to the minority; when Members could The American people want reform, ducts itself. Let us contain our com- come to this floor and apparently not phony reform but real reform. ments to that point. wilfully disclose classified information They want to know that the ties of spe- Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 without admonition; when large tax cial interests are now really broken. minutes to the gentleman from Texas bills could pass on the slimmest of They want to know that the days of [Mr. DOGGETT]. H 14 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given on eight separate reforms including a Support real change. Open the rule permission to revise and extend his re- reduction of committee staff by one- and support a gift ban. marks.) third, requiring that committee meet- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, like our ings be open to the public and requir- the balance of my time. Republican colleagues as a new Mem- ing that members of committees be Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, for pur- ber of this Congress, I came seeking present for votes in their committees. poses of debate only, I yield 1 minute constructive change, and of that This new openness in the committee to the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. change I was most eager to join with process is important because it is the DURBIN]. our Republican colleagues the concept first step in establishing the account- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, there is a of opening this House. ability that the American people are reason why the Republicans oppose the Yet at this first opportunity for demanding of the Congress. The most Democratic rules change in this closed change, this Republican rules package important decisions on legislation are rule. Our rules change makes every fails. I do not know what they call a often made during committee delibera- rules change proposed by the Repub- rule in California or New York where tions. Members of committees become licans today pale in comparison. Theirs you get no amendment and no alter- experts in the areas of the committee’s are plastic and papier mache. Ours native, but in Texas we call that closed jurisdiction and other Members rely on have the hard steel of real change be- government. their judgment. cause they address the key issue of the You propose two completely closed One of the most important reforms integrity of Congress. rules, two rules that do not allow one we are voting on today is the ban of Today as we speak on this floor with new Member, one old Member, one Re- proxy voting in committees. Proxy vot- a few Members, so many others are en- publican, one Democrat to offer any ing allows another Member to cast a joying this wonderful first day of serv- amendment to this package. More than vote on legislation for a Member who is ice in Congress. They came here prom- that, you have done what is unprece- absent. Of the 22 standing committees ising to represent their districts, not dented perhaps in the history of this in the last Congress, only 4 banned ab- the special interests. Our rules change country, and that is to provide a closed sentee voting. I am a member of the addresses that straightforwardly. It rule within a bill that is brought up Appropriations Committee which has prohibits and limits any gifts from lob- under a closed rule. never allowed the use of proxy voting. byists and special interest groups so This is not open government. This is All Members should be present to vote that new Members and old Members not reform. It is more closed govern- on issues before the committee. alike will not be ensnared in these spe- ment as usual. This is barring the door, Accountability to the American pub- cial interest tangles. And equally im- slamming the door shut and actually lic begins in the committee system by portant, Mr. Speaker, it closes or at then barring that door for people to Members being present for meetings least restricts a dangerous loophole. participate in the process of democ- and votes, and those meetings being By the rules of the House I cannot go racy. open to the public. We must assure all out and give a speech and earn one dol- It was only a few months ago that of our constituents of the seriousness lar. But I can go out, and in the name the distinguished gentleman from Cali- with which we approach our work of of writing a book, supposedly earn le- fornia [Mr. DREIER] suggested that deliberating the issues of importance gally millions of dollars. That kind of when a closed rule is foisted on this to our country. Only then can the in- ridiculous loophole puts this House in House, the Members are denied the op- tegrity of the Congress be reestab- jeopardy and every Member of it. portunity to represent their constitu- lished. I would suggest that we stick with ents. That is no less true today. Today’s action can be defined in five the Democratic changes and defeat the You have said that this is a new words: ‘‘Accountability in the People’s previous question. chapter in the history of this House, House.’’ Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am but you have made it an edited, indeed Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, for pur- happy to yield 1 minute to a very dis- a censored chapter. You have said you poses of debate only, I yield 1 minute tinguished new Member, the gentleman have changed the course of business in to the distinguished gentlewoman from from South Carolina [Mr. GRAHAM]. this House, but I would submit, to use Connecticut [Ms. DELAURO]. (Mr. GRAHAM asked and was given the words of the distinguished gen- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to permission to revise and extend his re- tleman from New York, that it is mere- voice my opposition to the closed rule marks.) ly shortchange. on the Republican rules package. This Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I came Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield package contains many important re- from South Carolina, a State that a myself such time as I may consume, forms that I support, but it does not few years ago sent about 18 people to just to say to Members on that side of contain the most crucial reform, a ban jail because they took shirts, they took the aisle how refreshing it is now to see on gifts from lobbyists. The gift ban is shoes, they took golf trips, and they Members from the Democratic Party central to our ability to break the bond sold their vote. If Members want to re- standing up and fighting for those mi- between the special interests and the form me, I challenge them to do so. nority rights that we fought for for 40 Congress. That is what the public But everything in its time. For 40 years on this floor. We welcome you clamored for, separate special interests years Democrats have had control of into this debate and we are going to from the institution of the Congress. this body to do that. open up this House today. The Democratic proposal would ban What the American people need to Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the all gifts to Members of Congress. It know, and what I want constituents to distinguished gentleman from Ohio bans meals, entertainment, and travel. know at home is what we are talking [Mr. REGULA], one of the senior Mem- It says no more business as usual. about doing the first day is to change bers of this House. On this first day of the 104th Con- the way this institution operates. (Mr. REGULA asked and was given gress when so many hopes are pinned NEWT GINGRICH, the new Speaker of the permission to revise and extend his re- on people reclaiming their Govern- House, has done something that no marks.) ment, it is tie to end the special inter- Speaker of the House has ever done in Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, today is ests’ influence over Congress. It is time this body, Republican or Democrat. He truly a momentous occasion. After to say no. No to dinners, no to golf jun- has instituted a measure to limit his serving in the minority for 11 terms, kets, no to the old style perks and own term as Speaker. I congratulate new and historic horizons are being privileges. The only privilege we need him for doing that. Leadership and re- opened as Republicans become the ma- is the privilege to serve in this body. form begins at the top, and that is jority party in the House of Represent- The new Republican majority claims what he has demonstrated, and on be- atives for the first time in 40 years. that they are leading a revolution to half of the freshman class we thank We are beginning the first day of the reform this institution. That is what him for doing something other than 104th Congress with a full schedule of they told the American public. But talk. much-needed internal reforms in the keeping closed rules, protecting perks Also in this rule is a provision that House of Representatives. We will vote and privileges is just more hypocrisy. would limit committee chairmen to January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 15 serve 6 years. If we want to change the gift rule ban last Congress and it up as part of the loyal opposition when America, that is a great place to start, was killed in the other body by the Re- I believe pomposity, audacity and du- and that is what we are talking about publican Party. plicity confront us. today, changing this institution to I also would like to refresh my No party or person has an exclusive breathe new life into it. friend’s memory and suggest to him on such things as family values and Mr. Speaker, ideas do matter, and that we did pass campaign finance re- personal responsibility. Those are they are going to have a new day. form and it was killed also by Repub- standards I absolutely hold dear. And Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, for pur- licans. no party or person should be able to poses of debate only, I yield 1 minute Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, will the gen- take the right to speak and participate to the gentleman from New York [Mr. tleman yield? from any of us. Too many have sac- LAFALCE]. Mr. BONIOR. I will not yield at this rificed for that precious liberty. We all, Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, approxi- point. I would yield in a second to my 435 Representatives, have a contract mately 1 hour ago you addressed every friend using his time. with America. Let no one forget. Member of this body and the House, So we have complied with the wishes Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we con- you addressed the entire United States of the American people on two basic, tinue with this freest and most open of America and you said this is the fundamental reforms which is banning debate in congressional history, I yield 104th Congress. Think of it, 208 years. gifts and reducing the influence of out- 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman For 208 years, Mr. Speaker, we have ex- side interests in campaign reform. We from Greensboro, NC [Mr. COBLE]. isted under the rule of the majority. passed them in this House not very b Two hundred eight years ago, Mr. long ago, a few months ago, sent them 1520 Speaker, as a student of history you over to the Senate and they were killed Mr. COBLE. I thank the gentleman know that the Constitutional Conven- by Republicans. from Claremont, CA, for having yielded tion adopted the Constitution rejecting Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to me this time. the Articles of Confederation that have the gentlewoman from North Carolina Reform the House? We Republicans a super majority requirement. By a [Mrs. CLAYTON]. have previously engaged in this exer- rules change, with no committee hear- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 cise of attempting to reduce the num- ings, with only 20 minutes of debate, seconds to the gentlewoman from ber of staff positions and the number of you want to strike a blow at the most North Carolina [Mrs. CLAYTON]. committees. So this is not a case of fundamental tenet of constitutional Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise first impression. principle: rule of the majority, and re- in support of congressional reform and But each time we proposed these re- vert to the Articles of Confederation. in support of several parts of the pro- ductions, they fell upon deaf ears, and Mr. Speaker, how can you do this on posed rules package. No Member in this the Democrat leadership rejected our the first day of your tenure in office? Chamber has a premium on what’s best attempts to streamline the Congress, Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 for this Nation. We all have a contract and in so doing serve as better stew- minutes to my friend, the gentleman with America. ards for taxpayers. from Cleveland, OH [Mr. HOKE]. The contract to which each Member During this session, pending passage Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the is bound, is to work in the best inter- of this proposal today, there will be 25 gentleman for yielding me the time. ests of the American people. fewer subcommittees, 3 fewer standing Mr. Speaker, it is hard not to be On election day, we offered our serv- committees. This will save taxpayers somewhat amused by the shenanigans ices to this great country, and voters hundreds of thousands of dollars. that are going on on the floor right from Rocky Mount, NC, to the Silicone I am advised that we have eliminated now when we are being told that we are Valley of California, accepted our offer. 80 positions on one committee alone. I completely shackling the rights of the We all have a contract with America. am not uncaring nor insensitive about minority by not allowing them to have That contract involves being open to this result, but these positions should the central reform that should be in the challenge of change. I will vote for never have been created in the first this rules package; that is, the gift and several of the reforms offered in this place. In applying retroactive psychol- lobby reform. rules package. However, I will vote ogy, Mr. Speaker, if our Democrat It has to be pointed out that for 40 against those proposals that are con- leadership friends had accepted our years Democrats have had the oppor- sidered dangerous to the stability of previous proposals which would have tunity to pass this fundamental gift the American people or undermine the saved taxpayers millions of dollars, we and lobby reform, and yet they have Constitution of this country. Republicans may not be in the major- not been able to do it in a timely way We must get beyond partisan politics ity today. that got through both the House and and move to the high ground of prin- But in this town, pride of authorship the Senate and was signed into law. ciple—serving all Americans. is jealously guarded, and many people For them now to claim that somehow, But, real reform must include an end are reluctant to permit any good somehow this is preventing them from to gag rules. There are important change unless they can claim the cred- doing this when they know sub- amendments that would be offered, it therefor. stantively we will get to this later, the amendments designed to improve and Today we Republicans again are of- question I have is why did they choose perfect this rules package, but Mem- fering proposals of change which we the gift and lobby reform as opposed to bers are muzzled because the majority have previously attempted to no avail. fundamental campaign finance reform, has insisted on a closed rule for this de- On this day, Mr. Speaker, we will, in- that is the elimination of special inter- bate. deed, prevail. est contributions, They know and I No Member can offer an amendment Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 know that about $250,000 plus goes into such as the gift ban. That is an issue minute to the distinguished gentleman every single incumbent’s campaign on that we debated and supported last from New Mexico [Mr. RICHARDSON]. a cyclical basis. That is real influence Congress. As I am informed, the gift Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, the that is being purchased by special in- ban we passed would have included roy- American people sent us a message in terest groups, and yet there is only one alties from books. If we are to be lead- November. They want less government, group, one group in the entire Con- ers, we must also lead in following the less bureaucracy, more ethics, and gress, not the House Republicans, not rules under which we are governed. In more accountability. They did not vote the Senate Democrats, not the Senate this House, we have resolved that no for arrogant government, and they did Republicans that do not want to limit Member should be enriched beyond not vote for coronations of any one that genuine purchasing of influence, what the people pay. That resolve party or individual. and that group is the House Democrats. should not end with the Speaker, it This rule is a gag rule, no amend- Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield should begin with him. ments to the Republican rules package. myself such time as I may consume. I will support those thoughtful re- While the Speaker’s first statement Mr. Speaker, let me refresh my friend forms that have been offered by the was gracious, the first act of this new from Cleveland’s memory. We did pass majority. But, I will continue to stand Republican majority is not about re- H 16 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 form. It is about congressional retreat. can do so by banning gifts and by re- level of reform to this body than it has For all of their talk about reforming stricting the benefits from lobbyists experienced in generations. the old guard, Republicans today are and by restricting the benefits one can I am amused by some of the rhetoric doing something that probably no receive from our writings as we do now here and chagrined really at what I other Congress in history has ever from our speeches. consider to be the nitpicking. It ill done. They have proposed a closed rule The American people sent us a mes- serves you, I think, to be so petty in within a bill brought up under a closed sage in November. They said they your quibbling when we are bringing rule. wanted personal accountability. They about major reform to this body. Mr. Speaker, let us have openness certainly do not wish for us to enrich Mr. BONIOR. Well, with all due re- and accountability. ourselves as we serve them. spect to my friend—and he is my Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we con- Let us seize this opportunity to clean friend—the gentleman from Missouri, tinue with the most open and free de- up this huge ethical loophole and truly breaking the ban and the link between bate in the history of congressional reform congressional activities on this lobbyists and lawyers and the power in history on any opening day, I yield 2 first open day of the debate of the 104th this town in this institution we do not minutes to my very good friend, the Congress. consider as petty. gentleman from Glenwood Springs, CO Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the [Mr. MCINNIS], a new member of the minute to the distinguished gentleman gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Committee on Rules. from California [Mr. MILLER]. WISE]. Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, if the debate the gentleman from California for Speaker, Members of the House, as a is free, and truly free, then why cannot yielding me this time. Member of this House on the Demo- we offer significant amendments for re- Mr. Speaker, you know, we are talk- cratic side of the aisle who for 20 years form? ing about today new management ver- never brought a bill to the floor under Here is a list of what we can vote for; sus old management, and it is often a closed rule, I am sure that I speak there is not a list of what we cannot tough for old management to get used with credibility that this change is vote for, because you will not permit to the new management ideas. So what supposed to be about opening up this us to offer certain amendments, and I you have to do on the old management debate, and in fact that has not hap- offer this observation. side of the aisle, you have to take a pened. But today there is no longer an op- look and say, ‘‘How are we going to de- The test is not whether this is more portunity for Members to fully partici- bate these rascals over there that want open than what we did on opening day. pate in offering amendments to reform new management, that want account- The test is whether or not this rule is the House as it should be reformed. ability to the American people? How open or closed, and this rule is, in fact, Students of history should note BOB can we explain the fact we have al- closed. WISE did not say this, the distinguished lowed ghost voting, that we have had What is your fear of having an open chairman of the Committee on Rules, poor management for 40 years, allowed rule on congressional reform? That we the gentleman from New York [Mr. misleading budget information, al- would overreform the House of Rep- SOLOMON] said that on opening day of lowed mostly closed rules, 70 percent resentatives? Hard to conceived of 1991. last year? How can we explain to the that. What is your fear of having an Why is it that those who say they American people there is no sunshine open rule when you in fact have the want change—and we all want change— law in Congress? How can we explain votes to beat down any amendment will not permit us to bring to this floor these things so those rascals under the that you do not like? What is your fear, a ban on gifts from lobbyists, a ban on new management do not disclose the that we would overreform? I do not dinners from lobbyists? Is this some- problems the American people recog- think so. thing radical? It has passed the House nized this last November?’’ The way Your fear is we would offer what is twice before. Why can we not bring to you do it is you bring in distraction. not in here. The point is this: It is what the floor the amendment to limit roy- You do not talk about the positive ele- you do not put in these rules that dis- alties and address another area of con- ments of this rule, which are manyfold, turbs us and disturbs the American cern to the House? If you want change, elimination of committee staff, no public, and that is breaking the link then you have to vote for it. If you more ghost voting, no more false budg- between lawyers, lobbyists, money, and want change, then you have to work et numbers. You have got to bring in legislators, ending the gifts that can be for it. If you want change, then you distraction. given to legislators and recognizing have to let true change flourish, and So let us talk about gifts. I guess if it when the freshman Members took the you have to let us offer these amend- was your rule change maybe we ought oath here today, they were given a vot- ments. to talk about inherited money and see ing card, not a right to receive gifts to This is not true change, this is not if we have the same kind of merits. NFL games, to lunches and to dinners. reform that you are doing. You said Do not distract us. Work for improve- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we con- you wanted open rules; make them ment. Work for progress. Join the new tinue with debate on the most open, open. management. open reform package that has come to Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we con- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER this floor on an opening day, I yield 30 tinue debate under the most open proc- The SPEAKER. There are to be no seconds to a very hard-working mem- ess in congressional history, I yield 11⁄2 demonstrations in the gallery. Those in ber of the Joint Committee on the Or- minutes to my friend, the gentleman the gallery are here as guests of the ganization of Congress, my friend and from Roanoke, VA [Mr. GOODLATTE]. House. classmate, the gentleman from Cape Mr. GOODLATTE. I thank the gen- Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Girardeau, MO [Mr. EMERSON]. tleman for yielding. minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. EMERSON asked and was given Mr. Speaker, this is a new day in the [Mr. PETERSON]. permission to revise and extend his re- people’s House, and a new day calls for Mr. PETERSON of Florida. Mr. marks.) new rules, and we are going to deliver Speaker, I thank the gentleman for Mr. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I thank those today. yielding me this time. the gentleman for yielding me this Let me say to our friends on the Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to time. other side of the aisle who are claiming this closed rule. You know, I have been somewhat our reforms today do not go far I agree with many of the reforms, but amused sitting here listening to our enough, for 40 years you ran this place there are many, many opportunities colleagues on the minority side talking behind closed doors, keeping every for us to perfect this package. We are about open rules. I hope members of perk, privilege, and partisan advan- passing up an opportunity to close for- the American public know that we are tage. Now, suddenly, you are trying to ever the huge ethical loophole in con- in the process of reforming the Rules of tell the American people you have now gressional activities, the potential for the House of Representatives here become reformers. Well, I realize ev- compromise by special interests. We today, that are going to bring a higher eryone should have ambitious New January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 17 Year’s resolutions, but this one is just My colleague from Florida on the Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we con- too hard to swallow. Today, despite the other side of the aisle talked about tinue with the most open debate in resistance from the minority party, we seizing the opportunity. He agrees with congressional history on opening day, I are going to bring more reform to the a lot of the reforms that we are going yield 11⁄2 minutes to the chairman House in 12 hours than the other party to present here shortly, but he is com- emeritus of the Committee on Rules, brought in 40 years of iron-fisted rule. plaining about the parliamentary pro- my friend the gentleman from Kings- We are wiping out three full standing cedure. So I say to him why did he not, port, TN [Mr. QUILLEN]. committees and over 20 subcommit- he and his party, bring all of these for- (Mr. QUILLEN asked and was given tees; we are slashing bloated commit- ward during the last 40 years? Let us permission to revise and extend his re- tee staffs, imposing term limits on the take this opportunity to look at one of marks.) Speaker and committee chairmen and these, the Congressional Accountabil- Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank eliminating proxy voting. ity Act, that we are going to pass here the gentleman for yielding me this Finally, we are going to start making on opening day. time. I have been a member of the Congress live by the laws that Amer- What we are saying is that it will not House for 32 years and a member of the ican businesses and families live by. I be business as usual around here, and Rules Committee for 30 of those years, think I can speak for many Americans we intend to make Congress operate in always in the minority until now. I when I say it is about time. a more fair and open manner. have probably spoken out on the House Thomas Jefferson said, ‘‘When a man ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER floor against closed rules more times assumes public trust, he should con- than any other Member of this body. The SPEAKER. The gallery will not sider himself as public property.’’ By participate in the proceedings of the But even as a member of the minor- enacting this new set of rules for the ity, I have always believed that there House. The gallery may watch as House, we are stating unequivocally we guests of the House. were certain issues such as this that believe in practicing what we preach. should be decided under a restricted or Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield We must continue providing the bold myself such time as I may consume. closed rule. To the best of my recollec- and decisive leadership that brought us tion, the resolutions establishing the Mr. Speaker, I am sorry that the gen- to this moment here in history. tleman who just spoke could not join rules of the House have been considered I urge my colleague from Florida who under a completely closed rule—with a us today, as he was one who in fact did talked about seizing the opportunity: vote on the gift ban in the last Con- straight up or down vote. This rule will Let us move forward. allow Members the opportunity to vote gress when the issue was before us. I Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield on nine separate portions of the rules am sorry he did not join us today, when myself such time as I may consume, package. This is certainly a much more this party in fact has real power but I just to answer my friend the gentleman open process than any that I have seen guess that is not in the cards. from Florida [Mr. STEARNS]. He raised in my 32 years. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate the issue why did we not do this be- I think the minority should appre- only, I yield 1 minute to the distin- fore? In fact, we did the very reform ciate that the Republican majority guished gentleman from Pennsylvania that the gentleman from Florida spoke chose to open up consideration of this [Mr. MASCARA]. about, and that was congressional ac- rules package instead of following the Mr. MASCARA. I thank the gen- countability. traditional closed process that the tleman from Michigan for yielding to We authored the legislation, we me. passed it in this body. It was killed by Democrats embraced and promoted Mr. Speaker, I too am proud to be a the Republicans in the other body. We when they controlled the House. Member of the 104th Congress. Like cane back, incorporated it in a rule Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I have one many of my new colleagues, I cam- which was governable for the rest of speaker remaining. paigned on the issue of reform. I want the session. b 1540 to urge other Members to not get cold So, to suggest to this Chamber and to feet now. the folks who are listening that we did Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 Our task today is very simple: It is to not do that is just not the case. seconds to the gentleman from Omaha, prove to the American people that we Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate NE [Mr. CHRISTENSEN], a new Member care more about the public interest only, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman who has joined us. than we do about the special interests; from California [Mr. BECERRA]. (Mr. CHRISTENSEN asked and was it is to provide that Congress is not for (Mr. BECERRA asked and was given given permission to revise and extend sale. permission to revise and extend his re- his remarks.) Mr. Speaker, we are not royalty and, marks.) Mr. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, as therefore, we do not need gifts. We do Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker and a new Member of the Republican ma- not need free trips or free meals or spe- Members, I do not think this is a de- jority, I look forward to working with cial privileges. We are stewards of the bate about whether this is the most my colleagues in the Democrat Party public trust. Our constituents elected open of open rules or closed rules in the to make sure that these reforms come us to work hard, to make tough deci- history of this Congress, because it is a to place, but we have to remember that sions, and to stand up for what is right. completely closed rule. the American people sent us to do As Members of Congress, we rep- If I had in my hand today an amend- change. They sent us here to send a resent the public interest, not private ment to try to preserve for us the right message and to make sure that the profits. to ban the gifts from lobbyists, I would opening day activities included in the We are here to make change, not to not be able to do that right now. So let Contract With America were enacted, protect the old order. Let us begin by me quote to you some words that I and that is making Congress live under having a open debate about the real think are most eloquently stated, back the same laws that the rest of the needs of our constituents. No more in May 25, 1993, ‘‘With closed rules, American people have to live under. closed rules, no more status quo. voices all across America are silenced. That is cutting one out of every three Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we pro- Republicans want the people to have congressional staffers, and that is look- ceed with the most open debate in con- choices, and that can only be done by ing at an audit and getting that start- gressional history, I would like to yield having open rules.’’ Those very elo- ed. 1 minute to my friend, the gentleman quent words were uttered by our new What I ask is: ‘‘Let’s get to the busi- from Ocala, FL [Mr. STEARNS]. Speaker, Mr. NEWT GINGRICH. ness the American people sent us here Mr. STEARNS. I thank the gen- I would urge all of my colleagues in to do, and that’s the Contract With tleman. this House to recognize the words ut- America.’’ Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker—it is a tered by our new Speaker, that we Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 wonderful afternoon. should have open rules. This is a closed minute to the gentleman from Miami, I thank my colleague from Califor- rule, it is not a good way to start this FL [Mr. DIAZ-BALART], a new member nia. first year of this new Congress. of the Committee on Rules. H 18 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995

Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I the House. And that is why Democrats Speaker GINGRICH has called for, and it admit that there are great parliamen- fought for even tougher reforms, such is exactly what we are creating. tary debaters on the other side of the as a bill to curb the influence of lobby- Now, over the past 2 years I had the aisle. Accordingly, I submit that they ists, which the Republicans defeated. privilege, mostly during calendar year must do much better than this, to di- The Republican reforms are all well 1993, to work with my friends, the gen- vert the attention of the American peo- and good—but they simply do not go tleman from New York [Mr. SOLOMON], ple from what we are doing today. far enough. They are a handful of pro- the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. What we are doing today is requiring cedural and administrative changes WALKER], the gentleman from Missouri all laws that apply to the rest of the here in the House. Many of them are [Mr. EMERSON], the gentleman from country to apply to Congress. We are positive. Many of them deserve wide, Colorado [Mr. ALLARD], the gentle- cutting the number of committee staff bipartisan support—and they will have woman from Washington [Ms. DUNN] as by a third. We are limiting the terms of it. Republican members of the Joint Com- committee chairs and subcommittee But they do not touch the real prob- mittee on the Organization of Con- chairmanships to 6 years. We are ban- lem: the rampant hand of special inter- gress. We were charged with dealing ning the scandalous practice, scandal- ests here on . with major reform in this institution. ous practice, called proxy voting where If the Republicans were serious about Reform in this institution is going to Members did not have to go to a com- attacking special interests, why would help working Americans because we mittee, and then the chairman, even if they fight the Democratic proposal to they did not have anybody there, did ban gifts from lobbyists? are, by nearly 25 percent, reducing the not have any of the Democrats there, Do we want to go along and get number of committees in this place so they would ultimately win because he along, by rubber-stamping this closed we do not have 109 committees and sub- had the proxies of all the Members rule? Or do we want to rein in the spe- committees with jurisdiction over the here, truly scandalous, profoundly un- cial interests by defeating the rule, and Pentagon, 52 subcommittees and full democratic, conduct. That is what we having a real debate about reform? committees with jurisdiction over pro- are banning today. That is what we are I urge the latter course. But at the grams dealing with children and fami- doing in these rules. same time, we must all recognize a lies, and 92 subcommittees and com- And what the Democrats now are broader point. mittees dealing with the Environ- saying is, ‘‘Ah.’’ They are using the All of this Republican talk of re- mental Protection Agency. We are cre- parliamentary tactic of there is the form—as necessary as it may be, and as ating an institution that is more ac- Christmas gift for all children in the productive as it may be—is ultimately countable. world is missing from this rules pack- a distraction from the real job at hand. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, the ma- age. It is not going to work. That is not Improving the lives of the hard-work- jority in years past has prevented us going to divert the attention of the ing, middle-class families who have from having the opportunity to even American people from what we are seen their incomes erode, and their consider those things. On this opening doing today, and they are going to standard of living slide, for 15 painful day we are doing it. We are doing it know what we are doing, they deserve years. under the most open process in the his- what we are doing, and we are going to No one should pretend that these tory of this institution, and I thank my do it today. narrow procedural changes will do any- friends for joining with us. Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield the thing to raise incomes, to restore eco- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance balance of my time to the distin- nomic security, to revive hope and of my time, and I move the previous guished minority leader, the gen- faith in America’s future. question on the resolution. tleman from Missouri [Mr. GEPHARDT]. And for that matter, no one should The SPEAKER. The question is on The SPEAKER. The gentleman from pretend that the Contract With Amer- ordering the previous question. Missouri [Mr. GEPHARDT] is recognized ica, with its huge tax cuts for the The question was taken; and the for 41⁄4 minutes. wealthy, and inevitable explosion of Speaker announced that the ayes ap- (Mr. GEPHARDT asked and was the Federal deficit—will improve peo- peared to have it. given permission to revise and extend ple’s lives, either. Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, on that I his remarks.) Come back to my district in St. demand the yeas and nays. Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise Louis. Meet some of the families where to urge every Member of the House to the husband works during the day, the The yeas and nays were ordered. vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question and wife works at night, and they barely ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ‘‘yes’’ on the motion to commit. ever see each other. Meet some of the The SPEAKER. The Chair wishes to The Republican leadership would families that have given up every enunciate a clear policy with respect to have us believe that they can pass minute of family time working two, the conduct of electronic votes. eight or nine bills in a flurry of legisla- three, even four jobs—and still cannot As Members are aware, clause 5 of tive accomplishment and debate. make ends meet. rule XV provides that Members shall In fact, there can be no debate; there Then ask yourself whether some new have not less than 15 minutes in which can be no discussion; there can be no procedural change can make a dif- to answer an ordinary rollcall vote or effort to amend, or strengthen, or truly ference in their lives. quorum call. The rule obviously estab- consider any of their proposals. My colleagues, I urge you to vote lishes 15 minutes as a minimum. Still, This is what we call a closed rule. ‘‘no’’ on the previous question, and with the cooperation of the Members, a That means that unless you support vote ‘‘yes’’ on the motion to commit, vote can easily be completed in that every dot and comma in the Repub- so we can have serious congressional lican agenda, it is a closed discussion. reform. And then let us get down to the time. On occasion, the Chair has an- And as far as serious public policy is real business of the people. nounced, and then strictly enforced, a concerned, it is a closed door. Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield policy of closing electronic votes as That is a tragedy, because the Amer- myself the balance of my time. soon as possible after the guaranteed ican people deserve more than rubber- The SPEAKER. The gentleman from period of 15 minutes. Members appre- stamp Republicanism. California [Mr. DREIER] is recognized ciated and cooperated with the Chair’s That is why we must reject this rule, for 1 minute. enforcement of the policy on that occa- and open the crucial issue of congres- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, let me say sion. sional reform to discussion and im- with all due respect to my colleagues The Chair desires that those exam- provement. that I have never heard such prepos- ples be made the regular practice of The fact is, Democrats do not want terous arguments in my entire 14 years the House. To that end, the Chair en- to defeat this rules package. We want as a Member of this House, and let me lists the assistance of all Members in real reform. That is why many of the say that this clearly is the most open avoiding the unnecessary loss of time proposals being made today—such as debate that we have ever experienced in conducting the business of the making Congress abide by the laws it on opening day in the history of the House. The Chair encourages all Mem- writes—have already been passed by U.S. Congress. It is exactly what bers to depart for the Chamber prompt- January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 19 ly upon the appropriate bell and light Shuster Tate Weldon (FL) The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report Skeen Tauzin Weldon (PA) signal. As in recent Congresses, the Smith (MI) Taylor (NC) Weller the motion to commit. cloakrooms should not forward to the Smith (NJ) Thomas White The Clerk read as follows: Chair requests to hold a vote by elec- Smith (TX) Thornberry Whitfield H. RES. — tronic device, but should simply ap- Smith (WA) Tiahrt Wicker Solomon Torkildsen Wolf Mr. BONIOR moves to commit the resolu- prise inquiring Members of the time re- Souder Upton Young (AK) tion H.Res. to a select committee composed maining on the voting clock. Spence Vucanovich Young (FL) of the Majority Leader and the Minority Although no occupant of the chair Stearns Waldholtz Zeliff Leader with instructions to report back the would prevent a Member who is in the Stockman Walker Zimmer same to the House forthwith with only the Stump Walsh following amendment: well of the Chamber before the an- Talent Wamp nouncement of the result from casting Strike all after the resolving clause and in- NAYS—199 sert: his or her vote, each occupant of the That upon the adoption of this resolution chair will have the full support of the Abercrombie Gordon Owens Ackerman Green Pallone it shall be in order to consider in the House Speaker in striving to close each elec- Andrews Gutierrez Parker the resolution (H.Res. ) adopting the Rules tronic vote at the earliest opportunity. Baesler Hall (OH) Pastor of the House of Representatives for the One Members should not rely on signals re- Baldacci Hamilton Payne (NJ) Hundred Fourth Congress, [captioned Com- layed from outside the Chamber to as- Barcia Harman Payne (VA) mittee Print on H.Res. , bearing the date of Barrett (WI) Hastings (FL) Pelosi January 4, 1995], as modified by the amend- sume that votes will be held open until Becerra Hayes Peterson (FL) they arrive in the Chamber. Beilenson Hefner Peterson (MN) ment printed in section 4 of this resolution. Bentsen Hilliard Pickett The resolution, as modified, shall be debat- b 1550 Berman Hinchey Pomeroy able initially for 30 minutes to be equally di- Bevill Holden Poshard vided and controlled by the Majority Leader The vote was taken by electronic de- Bonior Hoyer Rahall and the Minority Leader or their designees. vice, and there were—yeas 232, nays Borski Jacobs Rangel The previous question shall be considered as Boucher Jefferson Reed ordered on the resolution, as modified, to 199, not voting 3, as follows: Browder Johnson (SD) Reynolds final adoption without intervening motion or [Roll No. 3] Brown (CA) Johnson, E. B. Richardson Brown (FL) Johnston Rivers demand for division of the question except as YEAS—232 Brown (OH) Kanjorski Roemer specified in sections 2 and 3 of this resolu- Bryant (TX) Kaptur Rose tion. Allard English Lazio Cardin Kennedy (MA) Roybal-Allard Sec. 2. The question of adopting the resolu- Archer Ensign Leach Chapman Kennedy (RI) Rush Armey Everett Lewis (CA) tion, as modified, shall be divided among ten Clay Kennelly Sabo parts, to wit: each of the nine sections of Bachus Ewing Lewis (KY) Clayton Kildee Sanders Baker (CA) Fawell Lightfoot Clement Kleczka Sawyer title I; and then title II. Each portion of the Baker (LA) Fields (TX) Linder Clyburn Klink Schroeder divided question shall be debatable sepa- Ballenger Flanagan Livingston Coleman LaFalce Schumer rately for 20 minutes, to be equally divided Barr Foley LoBiondo Collins (IL) Lambert-Lincoln Scott and controlled by the Majority Leader and Barrett (NE) Forbes Longley Collins (MI) Lantos Serrano the Minority Leader or their designees, and Bartlett Fowler Lucas Condit Laughlin Sisisky Barton Fox Manzullo shall be disposed of in the order stated. Conyers Levin Skaggs Sec. 3. Pending the question of adopting Bass Franks (CT) Martini Costello Lewis (GA) Skelton Bateman Franks (NJ) McCollum Coyne Lipinski Slaughter the tenth portion of the divided question, it Bereuter Frelinghuysen McCrery Cramer Lofgren Spratt shall be in order to move that the House Bilbray Frisa McDade Danner Lowey Stark commit the resolution, as modified, to a se- Bilirakis Funderburk McHugh de la Garza Luther Stenholm lect committee, with or without instruc- Bliley Gallegly McInnis DeFazio Maloney Stokes tions. The previous question shall be consid- Blute Ganske McIntosh DeLauro Manton Studds Boehlert Gekas McKeon ered as ordered on the motion to commit to Dellums Markey Stupak final adoption without intervening motion. Boehner Gilchrest Metcalf Deutsch Martinez Tanner Bonilla Gillmor Meyers Dicks Mascara Taylor (MS) Sec. 4. At the end of Title I add the follow- Bono Gilman Mica Dingell Matsui Tejeda ing new section: Brewster Goodlatte Miller (FL) Dixon McCarthy Thompson Sec. (109). The Rules of the House of Rep- Brownback Goodling Molinari Doggett McDermott Thornton resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- Bryant (TN) Goss Moorhead Dooley McHale Thurman gress, including applicable provisions of law Bunn Graham Morella Doyle McKinney Torres Bunning Greenwood Myers or that constituted Durbin McNulty Torricelli rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- Burr Gunderson Myrick Edwards Meehan Towns Burton Gutknecht Nethercutt Engel Meek Traficant dred Third Congress, together with such Buyer Hall (TX) Neumann Eshoo Menendez Tucker amendments thereto as may otherwise have Callahan Hancock Ney Evans Mfume Velazquez been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the Calvert Hansen Norwood Farr Miller (CA) Vento One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the fol- Camp Hastert Nussle Fattah Mineta Visclosky lowing amendment: Canady Hastings (WA) Oxley Fazio Minge Volkmer Castle Hayworth Packard Fields (LA) Mink Ward BAN ON GIFTS FROM LOBBYISTS Chabot Hefley Paxon Filner Moakley Waters (a) Clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of Chambliss Heineman Petri Flake Mollohan Watt (NC) Chenoweth Herger Pombo the House of Representatives is amended to Foglietta Montgomery Waxman read as follows: Christensen Hilleary Porter Ford Moran Williams Chrysler Hobson Portman Frank (MA) Murtha Wilson ‘‘4. (a)(1) No Member, officer, or employee Clinger Hoekstra Pryce Frost Nadler Wise of the House of Representatives shall accept Coble Hoke Quillen Furse Neal Woolsey a gift, knowing that such gift is provided di- Coburn Horn Quinn Gejdenson Oberstar Wyden rectly or indirectly by a paid lobbyist, a lob- Collins (GA) Hostettler Radanovich Gephardt Obey Wynn bying firm (a person or entity that has 1 or Combest Houghton Ramstad Geren Olver Yates Cooley Hunter Regula more employees who are lobbyists on behalf Gibbons Ortiz of a client other than that person or entity), Cox Hutchinson Riggs Gonzalez Orton Crane Hyde Roberts or an agent of a Foreign principal (as defined Crapo Inglis Rogers NOT VOTING—3 in the foreign Agents Registration Act of Cremeans Istook Rohrabacher Bishop Gingrich Jackson-Lee 1938). Cubin Johnson (CT) Ros-Lehtinen ‘‘(2) The prohibition in subparagraph (1) in- Cunningham Johnson, Sam Roth b cludes the following: Davis Jones Roukema 1605 ‘‘(A) Anything provided by a lobbyist or a Deal Kasich Royce Mr. STUMP and Mr. DICKEY DeLay Kelly Salmon foreign agent which the Member, officer, or Diaz-Balart Kim Sanford changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to employee has reason to believe is paid for, Dickey King Saxton ‘‘yea.’’ charged to, or reimbursed by a client or firm Doolittle Kingston Scarborough So the previous question was ordered. of such lobbyist or foreign agent. Dornan Klug Schaefer The result of the vote was announced ‘‘(B) Anything provided by a lobbyist, a Dreier Knollenberg Schiff lobbying firm, or a foreign agent to an entity Duncan Kolbe Seastrand as above recorded. that is maintained or controlled by a Mem- Dunn LaHood Sensenbrenner MOTION TO COMMIT OFFERED BY MR. BONIOR Ehlers Largent Shadegg ber, officer, or employee. Ehrlich Latham Shaw Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I offer a ‘‘(C) A charitable contribution (as defined Emerson LaTourette Shays motion to commit. in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue H 20 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 Code of 1986) made by a lobbyist, a lobbying the same or similar gifts to other Members, fundraising or campaign event sponsored by firm, or a foreign agent on the basis of a des- officers, or employees. such an organization. ignation, recommendation, or other speci- ‘‘(b) In addition to the restriction on re- ‘‘(8) Pension and other benefits resulting fication of a Member, officer, or employee ceiving gifts from paid lobbyists, lobbying from continued participation in an employee (not including a mass mailing or other solic- firms, and agents of foreign principals pro- welfare and benefits plan maintained by a itation directed to a broad category of per- vided by paragraph (a) and except as pro- former employer. sons or entities). vided in this Rule, no Member, officer, or ‘‘(9) Informational materials that are sent ‘‘(D) A contribution or other payment by a employee of the House of Representatives to the office of the Member, officer, or em- lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent shall knowingly accept a gift from any other ployee in the form of books, articles, periodi- to a legal expense fund established for the person. cals, other written materials, audio tapes, benefit of a Member, officer, or employee. ‘‘(c)(1) For the purpose of this clause, the videotapes, or other forms of communica- ‘‘(E) A charitable contribution (as defined term ‘gift’ means any gratuity, favor, dis- tion. in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue count, entertainment, hospitality, loan, for- ‘‘(10) Awards or prizes which are given to Code of 1986) made by a lobbyist, a lobbying bearance, or other item having monetary competitors in contests or events open to the firm, or a foreign agent in lieu of an hono- value. The term includes gifts of services, public, including random drawings. rarium to a Member, officer, or employee. training, transportation, lodging, and meals, ‘‘(11) Honorary degrees (and associated ‘‘(F) A financial contribution or expendi- whether provided in kind, by purchase of a travel, food, refreshments, and entertain- ture made by a lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or ticket, payment in advance, or reimburse- ment) and other bona fide, nonmonetary ment after the expense has been incurred. a foreign agent relating to a conference, re- awards presented in recognition of public ‘‘(2) A gift to the spouse or dependent of a treat, or similar event, sponsored by or af- service (and associated food, refreshments, Member, officer, or employee (or a gift to filiated with an official congressional organi- and entertainment provided in the presen- any other individual based on that individ- zation, for or on behalf of Members, officers, tation of such degrees and awards). ual’s relationship with the Member, officer, or employees. or employee) shall be considered a gift to the ‘‘(12) Donations of products from the State ‘‘(3) The following are not gifts subject to Member, officer, or employee if it is given that the Member represents that are in- the prohibition in subparagraph (1): with the knowledge and acquiescence of the tended primarily for promotional purposes, ‘‘(A) Anything for which the recipient pays Member, officer, or employee and the Mem- such as display or free distribution, and are the market value, or does not use and ber, officer, or employee has reason to be- of minimal value to any individual recipient. promptly returns to the donor. lieve the gift was given because of the offi- ‘‘(13) Food, refreshments, and entertain- ‘‘(B) A contribution, as defined in the Fed- cial position of the Member, officer, or em- ment provided to a Member or an employee eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. ployee. of a Member in the Member’s home State, 431 et seq.) that is lawfully made under that ‘‘(d) The restrictions in paragraph (b) shall subject to reasonable limitations, to be es- Act, or attendance at a fundraising event not apply to the following: tablished by the Committee on Standards of sponsored by a political organization de- ‘‘(1) Anything for which the Member, offi- Official Conduct. scribed in section 527(e) of the Internal Reve- cer, or employee pays the market value, or ‘‘(14) An item of little intrinsic value such nue Code of 1986. does not use and promptly returns to the as a greeting card, baseball cap, or a T shirt. ‘‘(C) Food or refreshments of nominal donor. ‘‘(15) Training (including food and refresh- value offered other than as part of a meal. ‘‘(2) A contribution, as defined in the Fed- ments furnished to all attendees as an inte- ‘‘(D) Benefits resulting from the business, eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. gral part of the training) provided to a Mem- employment, or other outside activities of 431 et seq.) that is lawfully made under that ber, officer, or employee, if such training is the spouse of a Member, officer, or employee, Act, or attendance at a fundraising event in the interest of the House of Representa- if such benefits are customarily provided to sponsored by a political organization de- tives. others in similar circumstances. scribed in section 527(e) of the Internal Reve- ‘‘(16) Bequests, inheritances, and other ‘‘(E) Pension and other benefits resulting nue Code of 1986. transfers at death. from continued participation in an employee ‘‘(3) Anything provided by an individual on ‘‘(17) Any item, the receipt of which is au- welfare and benefits plan maintained by a the basis of a personal or family relationship thorized by the Foreign Gifts and Decora- former employer. unless the Member, officer, or employee has tions Act, the Mutual Educational and Cul- ‘‘(F) Informational materials that are sent reason to believe that, under the cir- tural Exchange Act, or any other statute. to the office of a Member, officer, or em- cumstances, the gift was provided because of ‘‘(18) Anything which is paid for by the ployee in the form of books, articles, periodi- the official position of the Member, officer, Federal Government, by a State or local gov- cals, other written materials, audio tapes, or employee and not because of the personal ernment, or secured by the Government videotapes, or other forms of communica- or family relationship. The Committee on under a Government contract. tion. Standards of Official Conduct shall provide ‘‘(19) A gift of personal hospitality of an in- ‘‘(4)(A) A gift given by an individual under guidance on the applicability of this clause dividual, as defined in section 109(14) of the circumstances which make it clear that the and examples of circumstances under which Ethics in Government Act. gift is given for a nonbusiness purpose and is a gift may be accepted under this exception. ‘‘(20) Free attendance at a widely attended motivated by a family relationship or close ‘‘(4) A contribution or other payment to a event permitted pursuant to paragraph (e). personal friendship and not by the position legal expense fund established for the benefit ‘‘(21) Opportunities and benefits which of the Member, officer, or employee shall not of a Member, officer, or employee, that is are— be subject to the prohibition in subparagraph otherwise lawfully made, if the person mak- ‘‘(A) available to the public or to a class (1). ing the contribution or payment is identified consisting of all Federal employees, whether ‘‘(B) A gift shall not be considered to be for the Committee on Standards of Official or not restricted on the basis of geographic given for a nonbusiness purpose if the Mem- Conduct. consideration; ber, officer, or employee has reason to be- ‘‘(5) Any food or refreshments which the ‘‘(B) offered to members of a group or class lieve the individual giving the gift will recipient reasonably believes to have a value in which membership is unrelated to con- seek— of less than $20. gressional employment; ‘‘(i) to deduct the value of such gift as a ‘‘(6) Any gift from another Member, officer, ‘‘(C) offered to members of an organization, business expense on the individual’s Federal or employee of the Senate or the House of such as an employees’ association or con- income tax return, or Representatives. gressional credit union, in which member- ‘‘(ii) direct or indirect reimbursement or ‘‘(7) Food, refreshments, lodging, and other ship is related to congressional employment any other compensation for the value of the benefits— and similar opportunities are available to gift from a client or employer of such lobby- ‘‘(A) resulting from the outside business or large segments of the public through organi- ist or foreign agent. employment activities (or other outside ac- zations of similar size; ‘‘(C) In determining if the giving of a gift tivities that are not connected to the duties ‘‘(D) offered to any group or class that is is motivated by a family relationship or of the Member, officer, or employee as an of- not defined in a manner that specifically dis- close personal friendship, at least the follow- ficeholder) of the Member, officer, or em- criminates among Government employees on ing factors shall be considered: ployee, or the spouse of the Member, officer, the basis of branch of Government or type of ‘‘(i) The history of the relationship be- or employee, if such benefits have not been responsibility, or on a basis that favors those tween the individual giving the gift and the offered or enhanced because of the official of higher rank or rate of pay; recipient of the gift, including whether or position of the Member, officer, or employee ‘‘(E) in the form of loans from banks and not gifts have previously been exchanged by and are customarily provided to others in other financial institutions on terms gen- such individuals. similar circumstances; erally available to the public; or ‘‘(ii) Whether the Member, officer, or em- ‘‘(B) customarily provided by a prospective ‘‘(F) in the form of reduced membership or ployee has reason to believe the gift was pur- employer in connection with bona fide em- other fees for participation in organization chased by the individual who gave the item. ployment discussions; or activities offered to all Government employ- ‘‘(iii) Whether the Member, officer, or em- ‘‘(C) provided by a political organization ees by professional organizations if the only ployee has reason to believe the individual described in section 527(e) of the Internal restrictions on membership relate to profes- who gave the gift also at the same time gave Revenue Code of 1986 in connection with a sional qualifications. January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 21 ‘‘(22) A plaque, trophy, or other memento ‘‘(i) in the case of an employee, receives a determination signed by the Member or of- of modest value. advance authorization, from the Member or ficer (or in the case of an employee, the ‘‘(23) Anything for which, in exceptional officer under whose direct supervision the Member or officer under whose direct super- circumstances, a waiver is granted by the employee works, to accept reimbursement, vision the officer or employee works) that Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. and the attendance of the spouse or child is ap- ‘‘(e)(1) Except as prohibited by paragraph ‘‘(ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed or propriate to assist in the representation of (a), a Member, officer, or employee may ac- to be reimbursed and the authorization to the House of Representatives. cept an offer of free attendance at a widely the Clerk of the House of Representatives ‘‘(5) The Clerk of the House of Representa- attended convention, conference, sympo- within 30 days after the travel is completed. tives shall make available to the public all sium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, view- ‘‘(B) For purposes of clause (A), events, the advance authorizations and disclosures of re- ing, reception, or similar event, provided by activities of which are substantially rec- imbursement filed pursuant to subparagraph the of the event, if— reational in nature, shall not be considered (1) as soon as possible after they are re- ‘‘(A) the Member, officer, or employee par- to be in connection with the duties of a ceived.’’. ticipates in the event as a speaker or a panel Member, officer, or employee as an office- participant, by presenting information relat- holder. SEC. . LIMITATION ON ROYALTY INCOME. ed to Congress or matters before Congress, or ‘‘(2) Each advance authorization to accept (a) LIMITATION.—Clause 3 of rule XLVII of by performing a ceremonial function appro- reimbursement shall be signed by the Mem- the Rules of the House of Representatives is priate to the Member’s, officer’s, or employ- ber or officer under whose direct supervision amended by adding at the end the following ee’s official position; or the employee works and shall include— new paragraph: ‘‘(B) attendance at the event is appropriate ‘‘(A) the name of the employee; ‘‘(g) In calendar year 1995 or thereafter, a to the performance of the official duties or ‘‘(B) the name of the person who will make Member, officer, or employee of the House representative function of the Member, offi- the reimbursement; may not— cer, or employee. ‘‘(C) the time, place, and purpose of the ‘‘(1) receive any copyright royalties for any ‘‘(2) A Member, officer, or employee who travel; and work— attends an event described in subparagraph ‘‘(D) a determination that the travel is in ‘‘(A) unless the royalty is received from an (1) may accept a sponsor’s unsolicited offer connection with the duties of the employee established publisher pursuant to usual and of free attendance at the event for an accom- as an officeholder and would not create the customary contractual terms; panying individual if others in attendance appearance that the employee is using public ‘‘(B) unless the total amount of such royal- will generally be similarly accompanied or if office for private gain. ties for that work does not exceed one-third such attendance is appropriate to assist in ‘‘(3) Each disclosure made under subpara- of that individual’s annual pay as a Member, the representation of the House of Rep- graph (1)(A) of expenses reimbursed or to be officer, or employee for the year in which the resentatives. reimbursed shall be signed by the Member or contract is entered into; and ‘‘(3) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), officer (in the case of travel by that Member ‘‘(C) without the prior notification and ap- a Member, officer, or employee, or the or officer) or by the Member or officer under proval of the contract for that work by the spouse or dependent thereof, may accept a whose direct supervision the employee works Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; sponsor’s unsolicited offer of free attendance (in the case of travel by an employee) and or at a charity event, except that reimburse- shall include— ‘‘(2) receive any advance payment for any ment for transportation and lodging may not ‘‘(A) a good faith estimate of total trans- such work.’’. be accepted in connection with the event. portation expenses reimbursed or to be reim- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause ‘‘(4) For purposes of this paragraph, the bursed; 3(e)(5) of rule XLVII of the Rules of the term ‘free attendance’ may include waiver of ‘‘(B) a good faith estimate of total lodging House of Representatives is amended to read all or part of a conference or other fee, the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed; as follows: provision of local transportation, or the pro- ‘‘(C) a good faith estimate of total meal ex- ‘‘(5) copyright royalties.’’. vision of food, refreshments, entertainment, penses reimbursed or to be reimbursed; (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments and instructional materials furnished to all ‘‘(D) a good faith estimate of the total of made by this resolution shall apply only to attendees as an integral part of the event. other expenses reimbursed or to be reim- copyright royalties received by any Member, The term does not include entertainment bursed; officer, or employee of the House after adop- collateral to the event, or food or refresh- ‘‘(E) a determination that all such ex- tion of this resolution pursuant to any con- ments taken other than in a group setting penses are necessary transportation, lodging, tract entered into while that individual is with all or substantially all other attendees. and related expenses as defined in this para- such a Member, officer, or employee. ‘‘(f) No Member, officer, or employee may graph; and accept a gift the value of which exceeds $250 b on the basis of the personal relationship ex- ‘‘(F) in the case of a reimbursement to a 1610 ception in paragraph (d)(3) or the close per- Member or officer, a determination that the Mr. SPRATT (during the reading). sonal friendship exception in section 106(d) of travel was in connection with the duties of the Member or officer as an officeholder and Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 unless that the motion to commit be consid- the Committee on Standards of Official Con- would not create the appearance that the ered as read and printed in the RECORD. duct issues a written deterministion that Member or officer is using public office for one of such exceptions applies. private gain. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to ‘‘(g)(1) The Committee on Standards of Of- ‘‘(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, the the request of the gentleman from ficial Conduct is authorized to adjust the term ‘necessary transportation, lodging, and South Carolina? dollar amount referred to in paragraph (d)(5) related expenses’— Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, reserving on a periodic basis, to the extent necessary ‘‘(A) includes reasonable expenses that are the right to object, and I will not ob- to adjust for inflation. necessary for travel— ‘‘(i) for a period not exceeding 4 days in- ject, the point I want to make is that ‘‘(2) The Committee on Standards of Offi- this is a question on the gift ban and cial Conduct shall provide guidance setting cluding travel time within the unanimous forth reasonable steps that may be taken by consent or 7 days in addition to travel out- on the book royalty at this point. Members, officers, and employees, with a side the United States; and Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reserva- minimum of paperwork and time, to prevent ‘‘(ii) within 24 hours before or after partici- tion of objection. the acceptance of prohibited gifts from lob- pation in an event in the United States or Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, reserv- byists. within 48 hours before or after participation ing the right to object, I would just say ‘‘(3) When it is not practicable to return a in an event outside the United States, to the gentleman, we have just been tangible item because it is perishable, the unless approved in advance by the Commit- handed a 20-page document here. This item may, at the discretion of the recipient, tee on Standards of Official Conduct; is the motion to recommit? be given to an appropriate charity or de- ‘‘(B) is limited to reasonable expenditures stroyed. for transportation, lodging, conference fees Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, will the ‘‘(h)(1)(A) Except as prohibited by para- and materials, and food and refreshments, gentleman yield? graph (a), a reimbursement (including pay- including reimbursement for necessary Mr. SOLOMON. I yield to the gen- ment in kind) to a Member, officer, or em- transportation, whether or not such trans- tleman from Michigan. ployee for necessary transportation, lodging portation occurs within the periods described Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, this is the and related expenses for travel to a meeting, in clause (A); motion to commit. speaking engagement, factfinding trip or ‘‘(C) does not include expenditures for rec- Mr. SOLOMON. To commit? similar event in connection with the duties reational activities or entertainment other Mr. BONIOR. If the gentleman will of the Member, officer, or employee as an of- than that provided to all attendees as an in- ficeholder shall be deemed to be a reimburse- tegral part of the event; and yield further, yes. This is what we were ment to the House of Representatives and ‘‘(D) may include travel expenses incurred talking about for the last hour, the ban not a gift prohibited by this paragraph, if the on behalf of either the spouse or a child of on gifts from lobbyists and book royal- Member, officer, or employee— the Member, officer, or employee, subject to ties. H 22 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 Mr. SOLOMON. I do not know how [Roll No. 4] Gekas Lewis (CA) Salmon Gilchrest Lewis (KY) Sanford that, with no debate, Mr. Speaker, we YEAS—196 Gillmor Lightfoot Saxton are going to have time to even know Abercrombie Gordon Owens Gilman Linder Scarborough the details of this. Ackerman Green Pallone Goodlatte Livingston Schaefer I would urge a no vote. Andrews Gutierrez Parker Goodling LoBiondo Schiff Baldacci Hall (OH) Pastor Goss Longley Seastrand Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Barcia Hamilton Payne (NJ) Graham Lucas Sensenbrenner Speaker, if the gentleman will yield, Barrett (WI) Harman Payne (VA) Greenwood Manzullo Shadegg the gentleman makes a good point Becerra Hastings (FL) Pelosi Gunderson Martini Shaw Beilenson Hefner Peterson (FL) Gutknecht McCollum Shays about debate. Would the gentleman Bentsen Hilliard Peterson (MN) Hall (TX) McCrery Shuster agree to unanimous consent for about Berman Hinchey Pickett Hancock McDade Skeen 20 minutes to debate this? Then we can Bevill Holden Pomeroy Hansen McHugh Smith (MI) Bishop Hoyer Poshard Hastert McInnis Smith (NJ) discuss it. Bonior Jackson-Lee Rahall Hastings (WA) McIntosh Smith (TX) Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- Borski Jacobs Rangel Hayes McKeon Smith (WA) sent for an additional 20 minutes. Boucher Jefferson Reed Hayworth Metcalf Solomon Browder Johnson (SD) Reynolds Hefley Meyers Souder Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I would Brown (CA) Johnson, E. B. Richardson Heineman Mica Spence move regular order. Brown (FL) Johnston Rivers Herger Miller (FL) Stearns Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Brown (OH) Kanjorski Roemer Hilleary Molinari Stockman Bryant (TX) Kaptur Rose Hobson Moorhead Stump Speaker, I have a unanimous-consent Cardin Kennedy (MA) Roybal-Allard Hoekstra Morella Talent request. What happened to my unani- Chapman Kennedy (RI) Rush Hoke Myers Tanner mous-consent request? Clay Kennelly Sabo Horn Myrick Tate Mr. THOMAS of California. Mr. Clayton Kildee Sanders Hostettler Nethercutt Tauzin Clement Kleczka Sawyer Houghton Neumann Taylor (NC) Speaker, reserving the right to ob- Clyburn Klink Schroeder Hunter Ney Thomas ject—— Coleman LaFalce Schumer Hutchinson Nussle Thornberry Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, there is a Collins (IL) Lambert-Lincoln Scott Hyde Oxley Tiahrt Collins (MI) Lantos Serrano Inglis Packard Torkildsen unanimous-consent request to dispense Condit Levin Sisisky Istook Paxon Upton with the reading of the 20-page motion. Conyers Lewis (GA) Skaggs Johnson (CT) Petri Vucanovich The SPEAKER. That is the pending Costello Lipinski Skelton Johnson, Sam Pombo Waldholtz Coyne Lofgren Slaughter Jones Porter Walker request. There can only be one request Cramer Lowey Spratt Kasich Portman Walsh pending at a time. Danner Luther Stark Kelly Pryce Wamp Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, reserv- de la Garza Maloney Stenholm Kim Quillen Weldon (FL) DeFazio Manton Stokes King Quinn Weldon (PA) ing the right to object, it is apparent DeLauro Markey Studds Kingston Radanovich Weller to me that, as one who has been here Dellums Martinez Stupak Klug Ramstad White for several years and has seen what has Deutsch Mascara Taylor (MS) Knollenberg Regula Whitfield Dicks Matsui Tejeda Kolbe Riggs Wicker gone on in past first days of the Con- Dingell McCarthy Thompson LaHood Roberts Wolf gress, I attempted and my staff at- Dixon McDermott Thornton Largent Rogers Young (AK) tempted, beginning back in December, Doggett McHale Thurman Latham Rohrabacher Young (FL) to get a copy of the proposed new Doyle McKinney Torres LaTourette Ros-Lehtinen Zeliff Durbin McNulty Torricelli Laughlin Roth Zimmer House rules for this Congress. We have Edwards Meehan Towns Lazio Roukema not been able to. Engel Meek Traficant Leach Royce Mr. THOMAS of California. Regular Eshoo Menendez Tucker Evans Mfume Velazquez NOT VOTING—3 order, Mr. Speaker. Farr Miller (CA) Vento Chrysler Gingrich Norwood Mr. VOLKMER. I am reserving the Fattah Mineta Visclosky right to object. Fazio Minge Volkmer b 1626 Fields (LA) Mink Ward The SPEAKER. The gentleman may Filner Moakley Waters So the motion to commit was re- not reserve the right to object if regu- Flake Mollohan Watt (NC) jected. lar order is requested. Foglietta Montgomery Waxman The result of the vote was announced Is there objection to the request to Ford Moran Williams Frank (MA) Murtha Wilson as above recorded. dispense with the reading? Frost Nadler Wise The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Does the gentleman still tender his Furse Neal Woolsey WALKER). The question is on the reso- request? Gejdenson Oberstar Wyden Gephardt Obey Wynn lution. Mr. SPRATT. What I seek, Mr. Geren Olver Yates The question was taken; and the Speaker, is that we dispense with the Gibbons Ortiz Speaker pro tempore announced that reading of the motion. Gonzalez Orton the noes appeared to have it. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to NAYS—235 RECORDED VOTE the request of the gentleman from Allard Burr Dickey Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I de- South Carolina? Archer Burton Dooley mand a recorded vote. There was no objection. Armey Buyer Doolittle Bachus Callahan Dornan A recorded vote was ordered. Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ob- Baesler Calvert Dreier The vote was taken by electronic de- ject. Baker (CA) Camp Duncan vice, and there were—yeas 251, nays The SPEAKER. The Member was not Baker (LA) Canady Dunn 181, not voting 2, as follows: on his feet, and it was not timely. Ballenger Castle Ehlers Barr Chabot Ehrlich [Roll No. 5] The question is on the motion to Barrett (NE) Chambliss Emerson YEAS—251 commit. Bartlett Chenoweth English The question was taken; and the Barton Christensen Ensign Allard Bilirakis Callahan Bass Clinger Everett Archer Bliley Calvert Speaker announced that the noes ap- Bateman Coble Ewing Armey Blute Camp peared to have it. Bereuter Coburn Fawell Bachus Boehlert Canady Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, on that I Bilbray Collins (GA) Fields (TX) Baesler Boehner Castle Bilirakis Combest Flanagan Baker (CA) Bonilla Chabot demand the yeas and nays. Bliley Cooley Foley Baker (LA) Bono Chambliss The yeas and nays were ordered. Blute Cox Forbes Ballenger Boucher Chenoweth The SPEAKER. The Members are re- Boehlert Crane Fowler Barr Brewster Christensen minded that this is a 15-minute vote, Boehner Crapo Fox Barrett (NE) Browder Chrysler Bonilla Cremeans Franks (CT) Bartlett Brownback Clinger with a maximum of 2 additional min- Bono Cubin Franks (NJ) Barton Bryant (TN) Coble utes. Brewster Cunningham Frelinghuysen Bass Bunn Coburn The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownback Davis Frisa Bateman Bunning Collins (GA) Bryant (TN) Deal Funderburk Bereuter Burr Combest vice, and there were—yeas 196, nays Bunn DeLay Gallegly Bevill Burton Condit 235, not voting 3, as follows: Bunning Diaz-Balart Ganske Bilbray Buyer Cooley January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 23

Cox Hunter Quillen Lofgren Ortiz Spratt H. RES. 6 Cramer Hutchinson Quinn Lowey Owens Stark Crane Hyde Radanovich Luther Pallone Stokes Resolved, Crapo Inglis Ramstad Maloney Pastor Studds TITLE I. CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: A Cremeans Istook Regula Manton Payne (NJ) Stupak Cubin Johnson (CT) Riggs Markey Payne (VA) Tejeda BILL OF ACCOUNTABILITY Cunningham Johnson, Sam Roberts Martinez Pelosi Thompson SEC. 101. The Rules of the House of Rep- Danner Jones Rogers Mascara Peterson (FL) Thornton resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- Davis Kasich Rohrabacher Matsui Pomeroy Thurman gress, including applicable provisions of law Deal Kelly Ros-Lehtinen McCarthy Poshard Torres DeLay Kim Roth McDermott Rahall Torricelli or concurrent resolution that constituted Diaz-Balart King Roukema McHale Rangel Towns rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- Dickey Kingston Royce McKinney Reed Tucker dred Third Congress, together with such Doolittle Klug Salmon McNulty Reynolds Velazquez amendments thereto in this resolution as Dornan Knollenberg Sanford Meehan Richardson Vento may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- Dreier Kolbe Saxton Meek Rivers Visclosky ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- Duncan LaHood Scarborough Menendez Roemer Volkmer Dunn Largent Schaefer Mfume Rose Ward tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, Ehlers Latham Schiff Miller (CA) Roybal-Allard Waters with the following amendments: Ehrlich LaTourette Seastrand Mineta Rush Watt (NC) Emerson Lazio Sensenbrenner Minge Sabo Waxman Committee, Subcommittee, and Staff Reforms English Leach Shadegg Mink Sanders Williams (a) COMMITTEE STAFF REDUCTIONS.—In the Ensign Lewis (CA) Shaw Moakley Sawyer Wilson One Hundred Fourth Congress, the total Everett Lewis (KY) Shays Mollohan Schroeder Wise number of staff of House committees shall be Ewing Lightfoot Shuster Moran Schumer Woolsey Fawell Linder Sisisky Nadler Scott Wyden at least one-third less than the correspond- Fields (TX) Livingston Skeen Neal Serrano Wynn ing total in the One Hundred Third Congress. Flanagan LoBiondo Smith (MI) Oberstar Skaggs Yates (b) SUBCOMMITTEE REDUCTIONS.—In clause 6 Foley Longley Smith (NJ) Obey Skelton of rule X, amend paragraph (d) to read as fol- Forbes Lucas Smith (TX) Olver Slaughter lows: Fowler Manzullo Smith (WA) ‘‘(d) No committee of the House shall have Fox Martini Solomon NOT VOTING—2 Franks (CT) McCollum Souder Gingrich Gonzalez more than five subcommittees (except the Franks (NJ) McCrery Spence Committee on Appropriations, which shall Frelinghuysen McDade Stearns b 1643 have no more than thirteen; the Committee Frisa McHugh Stenholm Messrs. ORTIZ, FATTAH, and SKEL- on Government Reform and Oversight, which Funderburk McInnis Stockman shall have no more than seven; and the Com- Gallegly McIntosh Stump TON changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Ganske McKeon Talent ‘‘nay.’’ ture, which shall have no more than six).’’. Gekas Metcalf Tanner So the resolution was agreed to. Geren Meyers Tate (c) CONSOLIDATED COMMITTEE STAFF AND Gilchrest Mica Tauzin A motion to reconsider was laid on BIENNIAL FUNDING.—— Gillmor Miller (FL) Taylor (MS) the table. (1) In clause 5(a) of rule XI, amend the first Gilman Molinari Taylor (NC) f sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever any Goodlatte Montgomery Thomas committee, commission, or other entity (ex- Goodling Moorhead Thornberry MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Goss Morella Tiahrt cept the Committee on Appropriations) is to Graham Murtha Torkildsen A message from the Senate by Mr. be granted authorization for the payment of Greenwood Myers Traficant Hallen, one of its clerks, announced its expenses (including all staff salaries) for Gunderson Myrick Upton that the Senate has passed Resolutions a Congress, such authorization initially shall Gutknecht Nethercutt Vucanovich be procured by one primary expense resolu- Hall (TX) Neumann Waldholtz of the following titles, in which the Hancock Ney Walker concurrence of the House is requested: tion reported by the Committee on House Hansen Norwood Walsh Oversight.’’. S. RES. 1 Hastert Nussle Wamp (2)(A) In clause 5(b) of rule XI, amend the Hastings (WA) Orton Weldon (FL) Resolved, That a committee consisting of first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘After the Hayworth Oxley Weldon (PA) two Senators be appointed to join such com- date of adoption by the House of any such Hefley Packard Weller mittee as may be appointed by the House of primary expense resolution for any such Heineman Parker White Representatives to wait upon the President committee, commission, or other entity for Herger Paxon Whitfield of the United States and inform him that a Hilleary Peterson (MN) Wicker any Congress, authorization for the payment Hobson Petri Wolf quorum of each House is assembled and that of additional expenses (including staff sala- Hoekstra Pickett Young (AK) the Congress is ready to receive any commu- ries) in that Congress may be procured by Hoke Pombo Young (FL) nication he may be pleased to make. one or more supplemental expense resolu- Horn Porter Zeliff tions reported by the Committee on House Hostettler Portman Zimmer S. RES. 2 Houghton Pryce Oversight, as necessary.’’. Resolved, That the Secretary inform the (B) In clause 5(c)(1) of rule XI— NAYS—181 House of Representatives that a quorum of (i) strike ‘‘the contingent fund’’ and insert Abercrombie DeLauro Hall (OH) the Senate is assembled and that the Senate ‘‘committee salary and expense accounts’’; Ackerman Dellums Hamilton is ready to proceed to business. (ii) strike ‘‘any year’’ and insert ‘‘any odd- Andrews Deutsch Harman numbered year’’; and S. RES. 11 Baldacci Dicks Hastings (FL) (iii) strike ‘‘for that year’’ and insert ‘‘for Barcia Dingell Hayes Resolved, That the House of Representa- that Congress’’. Barrett (WI) Dixon Hefner tives be notified of the election of the Honor- (C) In clause 5(c)(2) of rule XI, strike ‘‘the Becerra Doggett Hilliard able Strom Thurmond, a Senator from the Beilenson Dooley Hinchey contingent fund’’ and insert ‘‘committee sal- Bentsen Doyle Holden State of South Carolina, as President pro ary and expense accounts’’. Berman Durbin Hoyer tempore of the Senate. (D) In clause 5(f)(1) of rule XI— Bishop Edwards Jackson-Lee (i) strike ‘‘the contingent fund’’ and insert S. RES. 12 Bonior Engel Jacobs ‘‘committee salary and expense accounts’’; Borski Eshoo Jefferson Resolved, That the House of Representa- and Brown (CA) Evans Johnson (SD) tives be notified of the election of the Honor- Brown (FL) Farr Johnson, E. B. (ii) strike ‘‘of each year’’ and insert ‘‘in Brown (OH) Fattah Johnston able Sheila P. Burke, of California, as Sec- each odd-numbered year’’. Bryant (TX) Fazio Kanjorski retary of the Senate. (3)(A) INTERIM FUNDING RULE.—For the pur- Cardin Fields (LA) Kaptur f poses of implementing this section, and not- Chapman Filner Kennedy (MA) withstanding the provisions of clause 5(f) of Clay Flake Kennedy (RI) RULES OF THE HOUSE Clayton Foglietta Kennelly rule XI, at the beginning of the One Hundred Clement Ford Kildee Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, pursuant Fourth Congress, the committees established Clyburn Frank (MA) Kleczka to the resolution just agreed to, I call by this resolution are authorized, pending Coleman Frost Klink up House Resolution 6 and ask for its the adoption of the primary expense resolu- Collins (IL) Furse LaFalce tion for the One Hundred Fourth Congress, Collins (MI) Gejdenson Lambert-Lincoln immediate consideration. to expend such sums as are necessary to pay Conyers Gephardt Lantos The Clerk read the title of the resolu- compensation for staff services performed Costello Gibbons Laughlin tion. Coyne Gordon Levin for, or to pay other expenses of, the commit- de la Garza Green Lewis (GA) The text of House Resolution 6 is as tee consistent with its planned reductions in DeFazio Gutierrez Lipinski follows: committee staff. H 24 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 (B) Notwithstanding any provision of by the minority party members of that com- Proxy Voting Ban clause 5(f) of rule XI, payments thereunder mittee if ten or more professional staff mem- (a) In clause 2 of rule XI, amend paragraph during the One Hundred Fourth Congress bers provided for in paragraph (a)(1) who are (f) to read as follows: may be made only on vouchers signed by a satisfactory to a majority of the minority ‘‘Prohibition against proxy voting Member elected as chairman of the commit- party members, are otherwise assigned to as- tee concerned in the One Hundred Fourth sist the minority party members.’’. ‘‘(f) No vote by any member of any com- Congress and approved by the Committee on (J) In clause 6(i) of rule XI, strike ‘‘para- mittee or subcommittee with respect to any House Oversight, or, in the case of late ex- graphs (a)(2) and (b)(2)’’ and insert ‘‘para- measure or matter may be cast by proxy.’’. penses of any committee from the One Hun- graph (a)(2)’’. (b) In clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, strike ‘‘and dred Third Congress not reestablished by the SEC. 102. The Rules of the House of Rep- whether by proxy or in person,’’ in the third Rules of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- sentence. on vouchers signed by the chairman of the gress, including applicable provisions of law SEC. 105. The Rules of the House of Rep- Committee on House Oversight. or concurrent resolution that constituted resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- (4) In clause 5 of rule XI, amend paragraph rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- gress, including applicable provisions of law (d) to read as follows: dred Third Congress, together with such or concurrent resolution that constituted ‘‘(d) From the funds made available for the amendments thereto in this resolution as rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- appointment of committee staff pursuant to may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- dred Third Congress, together with such any primary or additional expense resolu- ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- amendments thereto in this resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- tion, the chairman of each committee shall tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- ensure that sufficient staff is made available with the following amendments: to each subcommittee to carry out its re- tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, sponsibilities under the rules of the commit- Truth-in-Budgeting Baseline Reform with the following amendments: tee, and that the minority party is fairly (a) In clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI (relating Committee Sunshine Rules treated in the appointment of such staff.’’. to cost estimates in committee reports) in- (a) In rule clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI— (5)(A) In clause 6(a)(1) of rule XI, amend sert before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, (1) insert ‘‘, including to radio, television, the first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Sub- except that the estimates with respect to and still photography coverage, except as ject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f), new budget authority shall include, when provided by clause 3(f)(2),’’ after ‘‘public’’ the each standing committee may appoint, by practicable, a comparison of the total esti- first place it appears; majority vote of the committee, not more mated funding level for the relevant program (2) insert ‘‘because disclosure of matters to than thirty professional staff members from (or programs) to the appropriate levels under be considered would endanger national secu- the funds provided for the appointment of current law’’. rity, would compromise sensitive law en- committee staff pursuant to primary and ad- (b) In clause 7(a) of rule XIII (relating to forcement information, would tend to de- ditional expense resolutions.’’. required cost estimates in committee re- fame, degrade or incriminate any person, or (B) In clause 6(a)(2) of rule XI, amend the ports)— otherwise would violate any law or rule of first sentence by striking ‘‘six persons’’ and (1) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end of the subpara- the House’’ after ‘‘public’’ the second place it inserting ‘‘ten persons (or one-third of the graph (1); appears; and total professional committee staff appointed (2) strike the period at the end of the para- (3) strike ‘‘, or to any meeting that relates under this clause, whichever is less)’’. graph and insert ‘‘; and’’; and solely to internal budget or personnel mat- (C) In clause 6(a) of rule XI, strike subpara- (3) add the following new subparagraph at ters’’. graphs (3) through (5); the end: (b) In clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI— (D) In clause 6 of rule XI, amend paragraph ‘‘(3) when practicable, a comparison of the (1) insert ‘‘, including to radio, television, (b) to read as follows: total estimated funding level for the rel- and still photography coverage,’’ after ‘‘pub- ‘‘(b)(1) The professional staff members of lic’’ the first place it appears; and each standing committee— evant program (or programs) with the appro- (2) insert ‘‘, would compromise sensitive ‘‘(A) may not engage in any work other priate levels under current law.’’. law enforcement information,’’ after ‘‘would than committee business during congres- SEC. 103. The Rules of the House of Rep- endanger national security’’ in both places it sional working hours; and resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- appears. ‘‘(B) may not be assigned any duties other gress, including applicable provisions of law (c) In clause 3(d) of rule XI strike ‘‘is a than those pertaining to committee busi- or concurrent resolution that constituted privilege made available by the House and’’. ness. rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- (d) In clause 3 of rule XI, amend paragraph ‘‘(2) This paragraph does not apply to any dred Third Congress, together with such (e) to read as follows: staff designated by a committee as ‘associ- amendments thereto in this resolution as ‘‘(e) Whenever a hearing or meeting con- ate’ or ‘shared’ staff who are not paid exclu- may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- ducted by any committee or subcommittee sively by the committee, provided that the ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- of the House is open to the public, those pro- chairman certifies that the compensation tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, ceedings shall be open to coverage by tele- paid by the committee for any such em- with the following amendments: vision, radio, and still photography, except ployee is commensurate with the work per- Term Limits for Speaker, Committee and as provided in paragraph (f)(2). A committee formed for the committee, in accordance Subcommittee Chairmen or subcommittee chairman may not limit with the provisions of clause 8 of rule XLIII. the number of television or still cameras to ‘‘(3) The use of any ‘associate’ or ‘shared’ (a) In clause 7 of rule I, insert ‘‘(a)’’ after fewer than two representatives from each staff by any committee shall be subject to ‘‘7.’’ and add the following new paragraph at medium (except for legitimate space or safe- the review of, and to any terms, conditions, the end: ty considerations, in which case pool cov- or limitations established by, the Committee ‘‘(b) No person may serve as Speaker for erage shall be authorized).’’. on House Oversight in connection with the more than four consecutive Congresses, be- SEC. 106. The Rules of the House of Rep- reporting of any primary or additional ex- ginning with the One Hundred Fourth Con- resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- pense resolution. gress (disregarding for this purpose any serv- gress, including applicable provisions of law ‘‘(4) The foregoing provisions of this clause ice for less than a full session in any Con- or concurrent resolution that constituted do not apply to the Committee on Appropria- gress).’’. rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- tions.’’. (b) In clause 6(c) of rule X, insert after the dred Third Congress, together with such (E) In clause 6(c) of rule XI strike ‘‘, cleri- first sentence the following: ‘‘No Member amendments thereto in this resolution as cal and investigating’’ and insert ‘‘and inves- may serve as the chairman of the same may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- tigative’’. standing committee, or as the chairman of ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- (F) In clause 6(d) of rule XI, strike ‘‘and the same subcommittee thereof, for more tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the Committee on Budget’’. than three consecutive Congresses, begin- with the following amendments: (G)(i) In clause 6(f) of rule XI, strike ‘‘, or ning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress a minority clerical staff member under para- (disregarding for this purpose any service for Limitations on Tax Increases graph (b),’’ and strike ‘‘or paragraph (b), as less than a full session in any Congress).’’. (a) THREE-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIRED FOR TAX applicable’’. SEC. 104. The Rules of the House of Rep- INCREASE MEASURES AND AMENDMENTS.—In (ii) In clause 6(f) of rule XI, strike ‘‘or the resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- clause 5 of rule XXI, add the following new clerical staff, as the case may be,’’. gress, including applicable provisions of law paragraph at the end: (H) In clause 6(g) of rule XI, strike ‘‘or (b)’’ or concurrent resolution that constituted ‘‘(c) No bill or , amend- in both places it appears. rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- ment, or conference report carrying a Fed- (I) In clause 6 of rule XI, amend paragraph dred Third Congress, together with such eral income tax rate increase shall be consid- (h) to read as follows: amendments thereto in this resolution as ered as passed or agreed to unless so deter- ‘‘(h) Paragraph (a) shall not be construed may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- mined by a vote of not less than three-fifths to authorize the appointment of additional ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- of the Members voting.’’. professional staff members of a committee tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, (b) PROHIBITION ON RETROACTIVE TAX IN- pursuant to a request under such paragraph with the following amendments: CREASES.—In clause 5 of rule XXI (as amend- January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 25 ed by (a) above), add the following new para- ational status of each function under the ju- ‘‘2. The Inspector General shall be ap- graph at the end: risdiction of the Clerk. Each report shall in- pointed for a Congress by the Speaker, the ‘‘(d) It shall not be in order to consider any clude financial statements, a description or majority leader, and the minority leader, bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con- explanation of current operations, the imple- acting jointly. ference report carrying a retroactive Federal mentation of new policies and procedures, ‘‘3. Subject to the policy direction and income tax rate increase. For purposes of and future plans for each function. oversight of the Committee on House Over- this paragraph a Federal income tax rate in- ‘‘8. The Clerk shall fully cooperate with sight, the Inspector General shall be respon- crease is retroactive if it applies to a period the appropriate offices and persons in the sible only for— beginning prior to the enactment of the pro- performance of reviews and audits of finan- ‘‘(a) conducting periodic audits of the fi- vision.’’. cial records and administrative operations.’’. nancial and administrative functions of the SEC. 107. The Rules of the House of Rep- (c) Amend rules IV, V, and VI to read as House and joint entities; resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- follows: ‘‘(b) informing the Officers or other offi- gress, including applicable provisions of law ‘‘RULE IV. cials who are the subject of an audit of the or concurrent resolution that constituted ‘‘DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. results of that audit and suggesting appro- rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- priate curative actions; dred Third Congress, together with such ‘‘1. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at- ‘‘(c) simultaneously notifying the Speaker, amendments thereto in this resolution as Arms to attend the House during its sittings, the majority leader, the minority leader, and may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- to maintain order under the direction of the the chairman and ranking minority party ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- Speaker or Chairman, and, pending the elec- member of the Committee on House Over- tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, tion of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, sight in the case of any financial irregularity with the following amendment: under the direction of the Clerk, execute the discovered in the course of carrying out re- commands of the House, and all processes is- Comprehensive House Audit sponsibilities under this rule; sued by authority thereof, directed to him by ‘‘(d) simultaneously submitting to the During the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the Speaker. Speaker, the majority leader, and the chair- the Inspector General, in consultation with ‘‘2. The symbol of his office shall be the man and ranking minority party member of the Speaker and the Committee on House mace, which shall be borne by him while en- the Committee on House Oversight a report Oversight, shall coordinate, and as needed forcing order on the floor. of each audit conducted under this rule; and contract with independent auditing firms to ‘‘3. He shall enforce strictly the rules relat- ‘‘(e) reporting to the Committee on Stand- complete, a comprehensive audit of House fi- ing to the privileges of the Hall and be re- ards of Official Conduct information involv- nancial records and administrative oper- sponsible to the House for the official con- ing possible violations by any Member, offi- ations, and report the results in accordance duct of his employees. cer, or employee of the House of any rule of with rule VI. ‘‘4. He shall allow no person to enter the the House or of any law applicable to the SEC. 108. The Rules of the House of Rep- room over the Hall of the House during its performance of official duties or the dis- resentatives of the One Hundred Third Con- sittings; and fifteen minutes before the hour charge of official responsibilities which may gress, including applicable provisions of law of the meeting of the House each day he require referral to the appropriate Federal or or concurrent resolution that constituted shall see that the floor is cleared of all per- State authorities pursuant to clause rules of the House at the end of the One Hun- sons except those privileged to remain, and 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X.’’. dred Third Congress, together with such kept so until ten minutes after adjournment. (d) In clause 3 of rule X, strike paragraph amendments thereto in this resolution as ‘‘5. In addition to any other reports re- (j). may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt- quired by the Speaker or the Committee on (e) In clause 4(d) of rule X— ed as the Rules of the House of Representa- House Oversight, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall (1) strike ‘‘Committee on House Adminis- tives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, report to the Committee on House Oversight tration’’ and insert ‘‘Committee on House with the following amendment: not later than forty-five days following the Oversight’’; Consideration of the ‘‘Congressional close of each semiannual period ending June (2) strike subparagraphs (2) and (3), insert Accountability Act’’ 30 or on December 31 on the financial and ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘House;’’ in subparagraph (1), re- It shall be in order at any time after the operational status of each function under the designate paragraph (4) as paragraph (2), and adoption of this resolution to consider in the jurisdiction of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each amend paragraph (2), as so redesignated, to House, any rule of the House to the contrary report shall include financial statements, a read as follows: notwithstanding, the bill (H.R. 1) to make description or explanation of current oper- ‘‘(2) providing policy direction for, and certain laws applicable to the legislative ations, the implementation of new policies oversight of, the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, branch of the Federal Government, if offered and procedures, and future plans for each Chief Administrative Officer, and Inspector by the majority leader or a designee. The bill function. General.’’. shall be debatable for not to exceed one hour, ‘‘6. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully co- (f) In clause 7 of rule XIV, strike ‘‘Ser- to be equally divided and controlled by the operate with the appropriate offices and per- geant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper are’’ and in- majority leader and the minority leader or sons in the performance of reviews and au- sert ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms is’’. their designees. The previous question shall dits of financial records and administrative be considered as ordered on the bill to final operations.’’. Changes in Committee System passage without intervening motion except ‘‘RULE V. SEC. 202. (a) THE COMMITTEES AND THEIR one motion to recommit. ‘‘CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. JURISDICTION.—Clause 1 of rule X of the TITLE II. GENERAL ‘‘1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: Resolved, That the Rules of the House of House shall have operational and financial ‘‘1. There shall be in the House the follow- Representatives of the One Hundred Third responsibility for functions as assigned by ing standing committees, each of which shall Congress, including applicable provisions of the Speaker and the Committee on House have the jurisdiction and related functions law or concurrent resolution that con- Oversight, and shall be subject to the policy assigned to it by this clause and clauses 2, 3, stituted rules of the House at the end of the direction and oversight of the Speaker and and 4; and all bills, resolutions, and other One Hundred Third Congress, together with the Committee on House Oversight. matters relating to subjects within the juris- such amendments thereto in this resolution ‘‘2. In addition to any other reports re- diction of any standing committee as listed as may otherwise have been adopted, are quired by the Speaker or the Committee on in this clause shall (in accordance with and adopted as the Rules of the House of Rep- House Oversight, the Chief shall report to subject to clause 5) be referred to such com- resentatives of the One Hundred Fourth Con- the Committee on House Oversight not later mittees, as follows: gress, with the following amendments: than forty-five days following the close of each semiannual period ending on June 30 or ‘‘(a) Committee on Agriculture. Administrative Reforms December 31 on the financial and operational ‘‘(1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and SEC. 201. (a) ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF status of each function under the jurisdic- protection of birds and animals in forest re- DOORKEEPER; ELECTION OF CHIEF ADMINISTRA- tion of the Chief. Each report shall include serves. TIVE OFFICER.—In rule II, strike ‘‘Door- financial statements, a description or expla- ‘‘(2) Agriculture generally. keeper’’ each place it appears and insert nation of current operations, the implemen- ‘‘(3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry. ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’ . tation of new policies and procedures, and fu- ‘‘(4) Agricultural colleges and experiment (b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF CLERK.—In rule ture plans for each function. stations. III (‘‘Duties of Clerk’’), add the following ‘‘3. The Chief shall fully cooperate with the ‘‘(5) Agricultural economics and research. new clauses at the end: appropriate offices and persons in the per- ‘‘(6) Agricultural education extension serv- ‘‘7. In addition to any other reports re- formance of reviews and audits of financial ices. quired by the Speaker or the Committee on records and administrative operations. ‘‘(7) Agricultural production and market- House Oversight, the Clerk shall report to ing and stabilization of prices of agricultural ‘‘RULE VI. the Committee on House Oversight not later products, and commodities (not including than forty-five days following the close of ‘‘OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. distribution outside of the United States). each semiannual period ending on June 30 or ‘‘1. There is established an Office of Inspec- ‘‘(8) Animal industry and diseases of ani- on December 31 on the financial and oper- tor General. mals. H 26 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 ‘‘(9) Commodities exchanges. member of the Committee on the Budget ‘‘(14) Regulation of interstate and foreign ‘‘(10) Crop insurance and soil conservation. during more than four Congresses in any pe- communications. ‘‘(11) Dairy industry. riod of six successive Congresses (disregard- ‘‘(15) Securities and exchanges. ‘‘(12) Entomology and plant quarantine. ing for this purpose any service performed as ‘‘(16) Travel and tourism. ‘‘(13) Extension of farm credit and farm se- a member of such committee for less than a The committee shall have the same jurisdic- curity. full session in any Congress), except that an tion with respect to regulation of nuclear fa- ‘‘(14) Inspection of livestock, and poultry, incumbent chairman or ranking minority cilities and of use of nuclear energy as it has and meat products, and seafood and seafood member having served on the committee for with respect to regulation of nonnuclear fa- products. four Congresses and having served as chair- cilities and of use of nonnuclear energy. In ‘‘(15) Forestry in general, and forest re- man or ranking minority member of the addition to its legislative jurisdiction under serves other than those created from the committee for not more than one Congress the preceding provisions of this paragraph public domain. shall be eligible for reelection to the com- (and its general oversight functions under ‘‘(16) Human nutrition and home econom- mittee as chairman or ranking minority clause 2(b)(1)), such committee shall have ics. member for one additional Congress. the special oversight functions provided for ‘‘(17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural ‘‘(2) All concurrent resolutions on the in clause (3)(h) with respect to all laws, pro- engineering. budget (as defined in section 3 of the Con- grams, and Government activities affecting ‘‘(18) Rural electrification. gressional Budget Act of 1974), other matters nuclear and other energy, and nonmilitary ‘‘(19) Rural development. required to be referred to the committee nuclear energy and research and develop- ‘‘(20) Water conservation related to activi- under titles III and IV of that Act, and other ment including the disposal of nuclear waste. ties of the Department of Agriculture. measures setting forth appropriate levels of ‘‘(f) Committee on Economic and Edu- ‘‘(b) Committee on Appropriations. budget totals for the United States Govern- cational Opportunities. ‘‘(1) Appropriation of the revenue for the ment. ‘‘(1) Child labor. support of the Government. ‘‘(3) Measures relating to the congressional ‘‘(2) Columbia Institution for the Deaf, ‘‘(2) Rescissions of appropriations con- budget process, generally. Dumb, and Blind; Howard University; Freed- tained in appropriation Acts. ‘‘(4) Measures relating to the establish- men’s Hospital. ‘‘(3) Transfers of unexpended balances. ment, extension, and enforcement of special ‘‘(3) Convict labor and the entry of goods ‘‘(4) The amount of new spending authority controls over the Federal budget, including made by convicts into interstate commerce. (as described in the Congressional Budget the budgetary treatment of off-budget Fed- ‘‘(4) Food programs for children in schools. Act of 1974) which is to be effective for a fis- eral agencies and measures providing exemp- ‘‘(5) Labor standards and statistics. cal year, including bills and resolutions (re- tion from reduction under any order issued ‘‘(6) Measures relating to education or ported by other committees) which provide under part C of the Balanced Budget and labor generally. new spending authority and are referred to Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. ‘‘(7) Mediation and arbitration of labor dis- the committee under clause 4(a). ‘‘(5) The committee shall have the duty— putes. The committee shall include separate head- ‘‘(A) to report the matters required to be ‘‘(8) Regulation or prevention of importa- ings for ‘Rescissions’ and ‘Transfers of Unex- reported by it under titles III and IV of the tion of foreign laborers under contract. pended Balances’ in any bill or resolution as Congressional Budget Act of 1974; ‘‘(9) United States Employees’ Compensa- reported from the committee under its juris- ‘‘(B) to make continuing studies of the ef- tion Commission. diction specified in subparagraph (2) or (3), fect on budget outlays of relevant existing ‘‘(10) Vocational rehabilitation. with all proposed rescissions and proposed and proposed legislation and to report the re- ‘‘(11) Wages and hours of labor. transfers listed therein; and shall include a sults of such studies to the House on a recur- ‘‘(12) Welfare of miners. separate section with respect to such rescis- ring basis; ‘‘(13) Work incentive programs. sions or transfers in the accompanying com- ‘‘(C) to request and evaluate continuing In addition to its legislative jurisdiction mittee report. In addition to its jurisdiction studies of tax expenditures; to devise meth- under the preceding provisions of this para- under the preceding provisions of this para- ods of coordinating tax expenditures, poli- graph (and its general oversight function graph, the committee shall have the fiscal cies, and programs with direct budget out- under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall oversight function provided for in clause lays, and to report the results of such studies have the special oversight function provided 2(b)(3) and the budget hearing function pro- to the House on a recurring basis; and for in clause 3(c) with respect to domestic vided for in clause 4(a). ‘‘(D) to review, on a continuing basis, the educational programs and institutions, and ‘‘(c) Committee on Banking and Financial conduct by the Congressional Budget Office programs of student assistance, which are Services. of its functions and duties. within the jurisdiction of other committees. ‘‘(1) Banks and banking, including deposit ‘‘(e) Committee on Commerce. ‘‘(g) Committee on Government Reform insurance and Federal monetary policy. ‘‘(1) Biomedical research and development. and Oversight. ‘‘(2) Bank capital markets activities gen- ‘‘(2) Consumer affairs and consumer protec- ‘‘(1) The Federal Civil Service, including erally. tion. intergovernmental personnel; the status of ‘‘(3) Depository institution securities ac- ‘‘(3) Health and health facilities, except officers and employees of the United States, tivities generally, including the activities of health care supported by payroll deductions. including their compensation, classification, any affiliates, except for functional regula- ‘‘(4) Interstate energy compacts. and retirement. tion under applicable securities laws, not in- ‘‘(5) Interstate and foreign commerce gen- ‘‘(2) Measures relating to the municipal af- volving safety and soundness. erally. fairs of the District of Columbia in general, ‘‘(4) Economic stabilization, defense pro- ‘‘(6) Measures relating to the exploration, other than appropriations. duction, renegotiation, and control of the production, storage, supply, marketing, pric- ‘‘(3) Federal paperwork reduction. price of commodities, rents, and services. ing, and regulation of energy resources, in- ‘‘(4) Budget and accounting measures, gen- ‘‘(5) Financial aid to commerce and indus- cluding all fossil fuels, solar energy, and erally. try (other than transportation). other unconventional or renewable energy ‘‘(5) Holidays and celebrations. ‘‘(6) International finance. resources. ‘‘(6) The overall economy, efficiency and ‘‘(7) International financial and monetary ‘‘(7) Measures relating to the conservation management of government operations and organizations. of energy resources. activities, including Federal procurement. ‘‘(8) Money and credit, including currency ‘‘(8) Measures relating to energy informa- ‘‘(7) National archives. and the issuance of notes and redemption tion generally. ‘‘(8) Population and demography generally, thereof; gold and silver, including the coin- ‘‘(9) Measures relating to (A) the genera- including the Census. age thereof; valuation and revaluation of the tion and marketing of power (except by fed- ‘‘(9) Postal service generally, including the dollar. erally chartered or Federal regional power transportation of the mails. ‘‘(9) Public and private housing. marketing authorities), (B) the reliability ‘‘(10) Public information and records. ‘‘(10) Urban development. and interstate transmission of, and rate- ‘‘(11) Relationship of the Federal Govern- ‘‘(d)(1) Committee on the Budget, consist- making for, all power, and (C) the siting of ment to the States and municipalities gen- ing of the following Members: generation facilities; except the installation erally. ‘‘(A) Members who are members of other of interconnections between Government wa- ‘‘(12) Reorganizations in the executive standing committees, including five Mem- terpower projects. branch of the Government. bers who are members of the Committee on ‘‘(10) Measures relating to general manage- In addition to its legislative jurisdiction Appropriations, and five Members who are ment of the Department of Energy, and the under the preceding provisions of this para- members of the Committee on Ways and management and all functions of the Federal graph (and its oversight functions under Means; Energy Regulatory Commission. clause 2(b) (1) and (2)), the committee shall ‘‘(B) one Member from the leadership of ‘‘(11) National energy policy generally. have the function of performing the duties the majority party; and ‘‘(12) Public health and quarantine. and conducting the studies which are pro- ‘‘(C) one Member from the leadership of ‘‘(13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear vided for in clause 4(c). the minority party. energy industry, including regulation of re- ‘‘(h) Committee on House Oversight. No Member other than a representative from search and development reactors and nuclear ‘‘(1) Appropriations from accounts for com- the leadership of a party may serve as a regulatory research. mittee salaries and expenses (except for the January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 27 Committee on Appropriations), House Infor- ‘‘(15) The American National Red Cross. for in clause 3(a) with respect to inter- mation Systems, and allowances and ex- ‘‘(16) Trading with the enemy. national arms control and disarmament, and penses of Members, House officers and ad- ‘‘(17) United Nations organizations. military dependents education. ministrative offices of the House. In addition to its legislative jurisdiction ‘‘(l) Committee on Resources. ‘‘(2) Auditing and settling of all accounts under the preceding provisions of this para- ‘‘(1) Fisheries and wildlife, including re- described in subparagraph (1). graph (and its general oversight function search, restoration, refuges, and conserva- ‘‘(3) Employment of persons by the House, under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall tion. including clerks for Members and commit- have the special oversight functions provided ‘‘(2) Forest reserves and national parks tees, and reporters of debates. for in clause 3(d) with respect to customs ad- created from the public domain. ‘‘(4) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), ministration, intelligence activities relating ‘‘(3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien matters relating to the to foreign policy, international financial and ownership, including alien ownership of min- and the House Library; statuary and pic- monetary organizations, and international eral lands. tures; acceptance or purchase of works of art fishing agreements. ‘‘(4) Geological Survey. for the Capitol; the Botanic Gardens; man- ‘‘(j) Committee on the Judiciary. ‘‘(5) International fishing agreements. agement of the Library of Congress; pur- ‘‘(1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, ‘‘(6) Interstate compacts relating to appor- chase of books and manuscripts. civil and criminal. tionment of waters for irrigation purposes. ‘‘(5) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), ‘‘(2) Administrative practice and proce- ‘‘(7) Irrigation and reclamation, including matters relating to the Smithsonian Institu- dure. water supply for reclamation projects, and tion and the incorporation of similar institu- ‘‘(3) Apportionment of Representatives. easements of public lands for irrigation tions. ‘‘(4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and ‘‘(6) Expenditure of accounts described in counterfeiting. projects, and acquisition of private lands subparagraph (1). ‘‘(5) Civil liberties. when necessary to complete irrigation ‘‘(7) Franking Commission. ‘‘(6) Constitutional amendments. projects. ‘‘(8) Matters relating to printing and cor- ‘‘(7) Federal courts and judges, and local ‘‘(8) Measures relating to the care and rection of the Congressional Record. courts in the Territories and possessions. management of Indians, including the care ‘‘(9) Measures relating to accounts of the ‘‘(8) Immigration and naturalization. and allotment of Indian lands and general House generally. ‘‘(9) Interstate compacts, generally. and special measures relating to claims ‘‘(10) Measures relating to assignment of ‘‘(10) Measures relating to claims against which are paid out of Indian funds. office space for Members and committees. the United States. ‘‘(9) Measures relating generally to the in- ‘‘(11) Measures relating to the disposition ‘‘(11) Meetings of Congress, attendance of sular possessions of the United States, ex- of useless executive papers. Members and their acceptance of incompat- cept those affecting the revenue and appro- ‘‘(12) Measures relating to the election of ible offices. priations. the President, Vice President, or Members of ‘‘(12) National penitentiaries. ‘‘(10) Military parks and battlefields, na- Congress; corrupt practices; contested elec- ‘‘(13) Patents, the Patent Office, copy- tional cemeteries administered by the Sec- tions; credentials and qualifications; and rights, and trademarks. retary of the Interior, parks within the Dis- Federal elections generally. ‘‘(14) Presidential succession. trict of Columbia, and the erection of monu- ‘‘(13) Measures relating to services to the ‘‘(15) Protection of trade and commerce ments to the memory of individuals. House, including the House Restaurant, against unlawful restraints and monopolies. ‘‘(11) Mineral land laws and claims and en- parking facilities and administration of the ‘‘(16) Revision and codification of the Stat- tries thereunder. House office buildings and of the House wing utes of the United States. ‘‘(12) Mineral resources of the public lands. of the Capitol. ‘‘(17) State and territorial boundaries. ‘‘(13) Mining interests generally. ‘‘(14) Measures relating to the travel of ‘‘(18) Subversive activities affecting the in- ‘‘(14) Mining schools and experimental sta- Members of the House. ternal security of the United States. ‘‘(15) Measures relating to the raising, re- tions. ‘‘(k) Committee on National Security. porting and use of campaign contributions ‘‘(15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone ‘‘(1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; for candidates for office of Representative in management), except for measures relating Army, Navy, and Air Force reservations and the House of Representatives, of Delegate, to oil and other pollution of navigable wa- establishments. and of Resident Commissioner to the United ters. ‘‘(2) Common defense generally. States from Puerto Rico. ‘‘(16) Oceanography. ‘‘(3) Conservation, development, and use of ‘‘(16) Measures relating to the compensa- ‘‘(17) Petroleum conservation on the public naval petroleum and oil shale reserves. tion, retirement and other benefits of the lands and conservation of the radium supply ‘‘(4) The Department of Defense generally, Members, officers, and employees of the Con- in the United States. gress. including the Departments of the Army, ‘‘(18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and In addition to its legislative jurisdiction Navy, and Air Force generally. objects of interest on the public domain. under the preceding provisions of this para- ‘‘(5) Interoceanic canals generally, includ- ‘‘(19) Public lands generally, including graph (and its general oversight function ing measures relating to the maintenance, entry, easements, and grazing thereon. under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall operation, and administration of inter- ‘‘(20) Relations of the United States with oceanic canals. have the function of performing the duties the Indians and the Indian tribes. ‘‘(6) Merchant Marine Academy, and State which are provided for in clause 4(d). ‘‘(21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline. Maritime Academies. ‘‘(i) Committee on International Relations. In addition to its legislative jurisdiction ‘‘(7) Military applications of nuclear en- ‘‘(1) Relations of the United States with under the preceding provisions of this para- ergy. foreign nations generally. graph (and its general oversight function ‘‘(2) Acquisition of land and buildings for ‘‘(8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence related activities of the Department of the under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall embassies and legations in foreign countries. have the special oversight functions provided ‘‘(3) Establishment of boundary lines be- Defense. ‘‘(9) National security aspects of merchant for in clause 3(e) with respect to all pro- tween the United States and foreign nations. grams affecting Indians. ‘‘(4) Export controls, including non- marine, including financial assistance for ‘‘(m) Committee on Rules. proliferation of nuclear technology and nu- the construction and operation of vessels, ‘‘(1) The rules and joint rules (other than clear hardware. the maintenance of the U.S. shipbuilding and rules or joint rules relating to the Code of ‘‘(5) Foreign loans. ship repair industrial base, cabotage, cargo Official Conduct), and order of business of ‘‘(6) International commodity agreements preference and merchant marine officers and (other than those involving sugar), including seamen as these matters relate to the na- the House. all agreements for cooperation in the export tional security. ‘‘(2) Recesses and final adjournments of of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware. ‘‘(10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and Congress. ‘‘(7) International conferences and con- other benefits and privileges of members of The Committee on Rules is authorized to sit gresses. the armed forces. and act whether or not the House is in ses- ‘‘(8) International education. ‘‘(11) Scientific research and development sion. ‘‘(9) Intervention abroad and declarations in support of the armed services. ‘‘(n) Committee on Science. of war. ‘‘(12) Selective service. ‘‘(1) All energy research, development, and ‘‘(10) Measures relating to the diplomatic ‘‘(13) Size and composition of the Army, demonstration, and projects therefor, and all service. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. federally owned or operated nonmilitary en- ‘‘(11) Measures to foster commercial inter- ‘‘(14) Soldiers’ and sailors’ homes. ergy laboratories. course with foreign nations and to safeguard ‘‘(15) Strategic and critical materials nec- ‘‘(2) Astronautical research and develop- American business interests abroad. essary for the common defense. ment, including resources, personnel, equip- ‘‘(12) Measures relating to international In addition to its legislative jurisdiction ment, and facilities. economic policy. under the preceding provisions of this para- ‘‘(3) Civil aviation research and develop- ‘‘(13) Neutrality. graph (and its general oversight function ment. ‘‘(14) Protection of American citizens under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall ‘‘(4) Environmental research and develop- abroad and expatriation. have the special oversight function provided ment. H 28 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 ‘‘(5) Marine research. ‘‘(12) Measures relating to merchant ma- tee on International Relations; the Commit- ‘‘(6) Measures relating to the commercial rine, except for national security aspects of tee on Government Reform and Oversight; application of energy technology. merchant marine. the Committee on House Oversight; the Com- ‘‘(7) National Institute of Standards and ‘‘(13) Measures relating to the purchase of mittee on Resources; and the Committee on Technology, standardization of weights and sites and construction of post offices, cus- Science. measures and the metric system. tomhouses, Federal courthouses, and Gov- (c) The chairman of the Committee on the ‘‘(8) National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ernment buildings within the District of Co- Budget, when elected, may revise (within the ministration. lumbia. appropriate levels established in House Con- ‘‘(9) National Space Council. ‘‘(14) Oil and other pollution of navigable current Resolution 218 of the One Hundred ‘‘(10) National Science Foundation. waters, including inland, coastal, and ocean Third Congress) allocations of budget out- ‘‘(11) National Weather Service. waters. lays, new budget authority, and entitlement ‘‘(12) Outer space, including exploration ‘‘(15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone authority among committees of the House in and control thereof. management) as they relate to oil and other the One Hundred Fourth Congress to reflect ‘‘(13) Science Scholarships. pollution of navigable waters. changes in jurisdiction under clause 1 of rule ‘‘(14) Scientific research, development, and ‘‘(16) Public buildings and occupied or im- X. He shall publish the revised allocations in demonstration, and projects therefor. proved grounds of the United States gen- the Congressional Record. Once published, In addition to its legislative jurisdiction erally. the revised allocations shall be effective in under the preceding provisions of this para- ‘‘(17) Public works for the benefit of navi- the House as though made pursuant to sec- graph (and its general oversight function gation, including bridges and dams (other tions 302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall than international bridges and dams). Budget Act of 1974. have the special oversight function provided ‘‘(18) Related transportation regulatory (d) In clause 8 of rule XXIV, strike ‘‘the for in clause 3(f) with respect to all non- agencies. Committee on the District of Columbia’’ military research and development. ‘‘(19) Roads and the safety thereof. through the end of the sentence and insert: ‘‘(o) Committee on Small Business. ‘‘(20) Transportation, including civil avia- ‘‘(1) Assistance to and protection of small tion, railroads, water transportation, trans- ‘‘the Committee on Government Reform and business, including financial aid, regulatory portation safety (except automobile safety), Oversight, be set apart for the consideration flexibility and paperwork reduction. transportation infrastructure, transpor- of such business relating to the District of ‘‘(2) Participation of small-business enter- tation labor, and railroad retirement and un- Columbia as may be presented by said com- prises in Federal procurement and Govern- employment (except revenue measures relat- mittee.’’. ment contracts. ed thereto). Oversight Reform In addition to its legislative jurisdiction ‘‘(21) Water power. under the preceding provisions of this para- ‘‘(r) Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. SEC. 203. (a) In clause 2 of rule X, add the graph and (its general oversight function ‘‘(1) Veterans’ measures generally. following new paragraphs at the end: under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall ‘‘(2) Cemeteries of the United States in ‘‘(d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the have the special oversight function provided which veterans of any war or conflict are or first session of a Congress, each standing for in clause 3(g) with respect to the prob- may be buried, whether in the United States committee of the House shall, in a meeting lems of small business. or abroad, except cemeteries administered that is open to the public and with a quorum ‘‘(p) Committee on Standards of Official by the Secretary of the Interior. present, adopt its oversight plans for that Conduct. ‘‘(3) Compensation, vocational rehabilita- Congress. Such plans shall be submitted si- ‘‘(1) Measures relating to the Code of Offi- tion, and education of veterans. multaneously to the Committee on Govern- cial Conduct. ‘‘(4) Life insurance issued by the Govern- ment Reform and Oversight and to the Com- In addition to its legislative jurisdiction ment on account of service in the Armed mittee on House Oversight. In developing under the preceding provision of this para- Forces. such plans each committee shall, to the max- graph (and its general oversight function ‘‘(5) Pensions of all the wars of the United imum extent feasible— under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall States, general and special. ‘‘(A) consult with other committees of the have the functions with respect to rec- ‘‘(6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil House that have jurisdiction over the same ommendations, studies, investigations, and life. or related laws, programs, or agencies within reports which are provided for in clause 4(e), ‘‘(7) Soldiers’ and sailors’ civil relief. its jurisdiction, with the objective of ensur- and the functions designated in titles I and V ‘‘(8) Veterans’ hospitals, medical care, and ing that such laws, programs, or agencies are of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and treatment of veterans. reviewed in the same Congress and that sections 7342, 7351, and 7353 of title 5, United ‘‘(s) Committee on Ways and Means. there is a maximum of coordination between States Code. ‘‘(1) Customs, collection districts, and such committees in the conduct of such re- ‘‘(q) Committee on Transportation and In- ports of entry and delivery. views; and such plans shall include an expla- frastructure. ‘‘(2) Reciprocal trade agreements. nation of what steps have been and will be ‘‘(1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving serv- ‘‘(3) Revenue measures generally. taken to ensure such coordination and co- ice, lighthouses, lightships, ocean derelicts, ‘‘(4) Revenue measures relating to the in- operation; and the Coast Guard Academy. sular possessions. ‘‘(B) give priority consideration to includ- ‘‘(2) Federal management of emergencies ‘‘(5) The bonded debt of the United States ing in its plans the review of those laws, pro- and natural disasters. (subject to the last sentence of clause 4(g) of grams, or agencies operating under perma- ‘‘(3) Flood control and improvement of riv- this rule). nent budget authority or permanent statu- ers and harbors. ‘‘(6) The deposit of public moneys. tory authority; and ‘‘(4) Inland waterways. ‘‘(7) Transportation of dutiable goods. ‘‘(C) have a view toward ensuring that all ‘‘(5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, ‘‘(8) Tax exempt foundations and chari- significant laws, programs, or agencies with- lights and signals, lifesaving equipment, and table trusts. in its jurisdictions are subject to review at fire protection on such vessels. ‘‘(9) National social security, except (A) least once every ten years. ‘‘(6) Navigation and the laws relating health care and facilities programs that are ‘‘(2) It shall not be in order to consider any thereto, including pilotage. supported from general revenues as opposed committee expense resolution (within the ‘‘(7) Registering and licensing of vessels to payroll deductions and (B) work incentive meaning of clause 5 of rule XI), or any and small boats. programs.’’. amendment thereto, for any committee that ‘‘(8) Rules and international arrangements (b) Any reference in the rules of the House has not submitted its oversight plans as re- to prevent collisions at sea. at the end of the One Hundred Third Con- quired by this paragraph. ‘‘(9) Measures relating to the Capitol gress to the following standing committees ‘‘(3) Not later than March 31 in the first Building and the Senate and House office of the House: the Committee on Armed Serv- session of a Congress, after consultation buildings. ices; the Committee on the District of Co- with the Speaker, the majority leader, and ‘‘(10) Measures relating to the construction lumbia; the Committee on Education and the minority leader, the Committee on Gov- or maintenance of roads and post roads, Labor; the Committee on Energy and Com- ernment Reform and Oversight shall report other than appropriations therefor; but it merce; the Committee on Foreign Affairs; to the House the oversight plans submitted shall not be in order for any bill providing the Committee on Government Operations; by each committee together with any rec- general legislation in relation to roads to the Committee on House Administration; the ommendations that it, or the House leader- contain any provision for any specific road, Committee on Natural Resources; and the ship group referred to above, may make to nor for any bill in relation to a specific road Committee on Science, Space and Tech- ensure the most effective coordination of to embrace a provision in relation to any nology; shall be amended to be a reference to such plans and otherwise achieve the objec- other specific road. the following standing committees of the tives of this clause. ‘‘(11) Measures relating to the construction House, respectively: the Committee on Na- ‘‘(e) The Speaker, with the approval of the or reconstruction, maintenance, and care of tional Security; the Committee on Govern- House, may appoint special ad hoc oversight the buildings and grounds of the Botanic ment Reform and Oversight; the Committee committees for the purpose of reviewing spe- Gardens, the Library of Congress, and the on Economic and Educational Opportunities; cific matters within the jurisdiction of two Smithsonian Institution. the Committee on Commerce; the Commit- or more standing committees.’’. January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 29 (b) In clause 1 of rule XI, amend paragraph Elimination of ‘‘Rolling Quorums’’ Automatic Rollcall Votes (d) to read as follows: SEC. 207. In clause 2(l)(2)(A) of rule XI, SEC. 214. In rule XV, add the following new ‘‘(d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the strike ‘‘was actually present’’ and all that clause at the end: House not later than January 2 of each odd- follows through the end of the subdivision ‘‘7. The yeas and nays shall be considered numbered year, a report on the activities of and insert ‘‘was actually present.’’. as ordered when the Speaker puts the ques- that committee under this rule and rule X tion on final passage or adoption of any bill, Limitation on Committees’ Sittings during the Congress ending on January 3 of joint resolution, or conference report mak- such year. SEC. 208. In clause 2 of rule XI, amend para- ing general appropriations or increasing Fed- ‘‘(2) Such report shall include separate sec- graph (i) to read as follows: eral income tax rates, or on final adoption of tions summarizing the legislative and over- ‘‘Limitation on committees’ sittings any concurrent resolution on the budget or sight activities of that committee during conference report thereon.’’. that Congress. ‘‘(i)(1) No committee of the House (except Appropriations Reforms ‘‘(3) The oversight section of such report the Committee on Appropriations, the Com- shall include a summary of the oversight mittee on the Budget, the Committee on SEC. 215. (a) CONSIDERATION OF LIMITATION plans submitted by the committee pursuant Rules, the Committee on Standards of Offi- AMENDMENTS.—In clause 2(d) of rule XXI, to clause 2(d) of rule X, a summary of the ac- cial Conduct, and the Committee on Ways strike ‘‘shall have precedence’’ and insert tions taken and recommendations made with and Means) may sit, without special leave, ‘‘shall, if offered by the majority leader or a respect to each such plan, and a summary of while the House is reading a measure for designee, have precedence’’. any additional oversight activities under- amendment under the five-minute rule. For (b) PROHIBITION AGAINST NON-EMERGENCY taken by that committee, and any rec- purposes of this paragraph, special leave will ITEMS IN EMERGENCY SPENDING BILLS.—In ommendations made or actions taken there- be granted unless ten or more Members ob- clause 2 of rule XXI, add the following new on.’’. ject; and shall be granted upon the adoption paragraph at the end: of a motion, which shall be highly privileged ‘‘(e) No provision shall be reported in any Member Assignment Limits if offered by the majority leader, granting appropriation bill or joint resolution con- SEC. 204. In clause 6(b) of rule X, insert such leave to one or more committees. taining an emergency designation for pur- ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’ and add the following new ‘‘(2) No committee of the House may sit poses of section 251(b)(2)(D) or section 252(e) subparagraph at the end: during a joint session of the House and Sen- of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi- ‘‘(2)(A) No Member, Delegate, or Resident ate or during a recess when a joint meeting cit Control Act, or shall be in order as an Commissioner may serve simultaneously as of the House and Senate is in progress.’’. amendment thereto, if the provision or a member of more than two standing com- amendment is not designated as an emer- Accountability for Committee Votes mittees or four subcommittees of the stand- gency, unless the provision or amendment ing committees of the House, except that ex SEC. 209. In clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI amend rescinds budget authority or reduces direct officio service by a chairman and ranking subdivision (B) to read as follows: spending, or reduces an amount for a des- minority member of a committee on each of ‘‘(B) With respect to each rollcall vote on ignated emergency.’’. its subcommittees by committee rule shall a motion to report any measure or matter of (c) PERMITTING OFFSETTING AMENDMENTS.— not be counted against the limitation on a public character, and on any amendment In clause 2 of rule XXI (as amended by (b) subcommittee service. Any other exception offered to the measure or matter, the total above), add the following new paragraph at to these limitations must be approved by the number of votes cast for and against, and the the end: House upon the recommendation of the re- names of those members voting for and ‘‘(f) During the reading of any appropria- spective party caucus or conference. against, shall be included in the committee tion bill for amendment in the Committee of ‘‘(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, report on the measure or matter.’’. the Whole, it shall be in order to consider en the term ‘subcommittee’ includes any panel Affirming Minority’s Right on Motions to bloc amendments proposing only to transfer (other than a special oversight panel of the Recommit appropriations among objects in the bill Committee on National Security), task SEC. 210. In clause 4(b) of rule XI, insert be- without increasing the levels of budget au- force, special subcommittee, or any subunit fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, thority or outlays in the bill. When consid- of a standing committee that is established including a motion to recommit with in- ered en bloc pursuant to this paragraph, such for a cumulative period longer than six structions to report back an amendment oth- amendments may amend portions of the bill months in any Congress.’’. erwise in order (if offered by the minority not yet read for amendment (following the disposition of any points of order against Multiple Referral Reform leader or a designee), except with respect to a Senate bill or resolution for which the text such portions) and shall not be subject to a SEC. 205. In clause 5 of rule X, amend para- demand for division of the question in the graph (c) to read as follows: of a House-passed measure has been sub- stituted’’. House or in the Committee of the Whole.’’. ‘‘(c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) (d) LISTING OF UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIA- with respect to any matter, the Speaker Waiver Policy for Special Rules TIONS IN REPORTS.—In clause 3 of rule XXI, shall designate a committee of primary ju- SEC. 211. In clause 4 of rule XI, add the fol- insert before the period the following: ‘‘, and risdiction; but also may refer the matter to lowing new paragraph at the end: shall contain a list of all appropriations con- one or more additional committees, for con- ‘‘(e) Whenever the Committee on Rules re- tained in the bill for any expenditure not sideration in sequence (subject to appro- ports a resolution providing for the consider- previously authorized by law (except for priate time limitations), either on its initial ation of any measure, it shall, to the maxi- classified intelligence or national security referral or after the matter has been re- mum extent possible, specify in the resolu- programs, projects, or activities)’’. ported by the committee of primary jurisdic- tion the object of any waiver of a point of (e) AUTOMATIC RESERVATION OF POINTS OF tion; or may refer portions of the matter to order against the measure or against its con- ORDER.—In rule XXI, add the following new one or more additional committees (reflect- sideration.’’. clause at the end: ing different subjects and jurisdictions) for ‘‘8. At the time any appropriation bill is the consideration only of designated por- Prohibition on Delegate Voting in Committee reported, all points of order shall be consid- tions; or may refer the matter to a special ad of the Whole ered as reserved.’’. hoc committee appointed by the Speaker SEC. 212. (a) In rule XII, strike clause 2 and Ban on Commemoratives with the approval of the House (with mem- the designation of the remaining clause. bers from the committees having jurisdic- (b) In clause 1 of rule XXIII, strike ‘‘, Resi- SEC. 216. (a) In rule XXII— tion) for the specific purpose of considering dent Commissioner, or Delegate’’. (1) amend clause 2 by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after that matter and reporting to the House (c) In clause 2 of rule XXIII, strike para- ‘‘2.’’ and by adding the following new para- thereon; or may make such other provisions graph (d). graph at the end: as may be considered appropriate.’’. ‘‘(b)(1) No bill or resolution, and no amend- Accuracy of the Congressional Record ment to any bill or resolution, establishing Accuracy of Committee Transcripts SEC. 213. In rule XIV, add the following new or expressing any commemoration may be SEC. 206. In clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, amend clause at the end: introduced or considered in the House. the first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Each ‘‘9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a ‘‘(2) For purposes of this paragraph, the committee shall keep a complete record of substantially verbatim account of remarks term ‘commemoration’ means any remem- all committee action which shall include— made during the proceedings of the House, brance, celebration, or recognition for any ‘‘(A) in the case of any meeting or hearing subject only to technical, grammatical, and purpose through the designation of a speci- transcript, a substantially verbatim account typographical corrections authorized by the fied period of time.’’. of remarks actually made during the pro- Member making the remarks involved. (2) amend clause 3 by striking ‘‘or private ceedings, subject only to technical, gram- ‘‘(b) Unparliamentary remarks may be de- bill’’ and inserting ‘‘or bill or resolution’’. matical, and typographical corrections au- leted only by permission or order of the (b) The Committee on Government Reform thorized by the person making the remarks House. and Oversight shall consider alternative involved; and ‘‘(c) This clause establishes a standard of means for establishing commemorations, in- ‘‘(B) a record of the votes on any question conduct within the meaning of clause cluding the creation of an independent or Ex- on which a rollcall vote is demanded.’’. 4(e)(1)(B) of rule X.’’. ecutive branch commission for such purpose, H 30 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 and to report to the House any recommenda- ing served on the select committee for four (d) PROHIBITION AGAINST MEMBERS’ USE OF tions thereon. Congresses and having served as chairman or PERSONAL, ELECTRONIC OFFICE EQUIPMENT ON Numerical Designation of Amendments ranking minority member for not more than HOUSE FLOOR.—In clause 7 of rule XIV, insert one Congress shall be eligible for reappoint- SEC. 217. In clause 6 of rule XXIII, add the ‘‘or to use any personal, electronic office following new sentence at the end: ‘‘All ment to the select committee as chairman or equipment (including cellular phones and amendments to a specified measure submit- ranking minority member for one additional computers)’’ after ‘‘to smoke’’. ted for printing in that portion of the Record Congress.’’. (e) SPEAKER’S AUTHORITY TO REDUCE TO shall be given numerical designations in the (d) In clause 2(a) of rule XLVIII— FIVE-MINUTES A VOTE FOLLOWING A PREVIOUS order printed.’’. (1) insert the following before the period in QUESTION VOTE.—In clause 5(b) of rule XV, subparagraph (1): ‘‘, and the National For- Pledge of Allegiance amend subparagraph (1) to read as follows: eign Intelligence Program as defined in sec- ‘‘(1) after a rollcall vote has been ordered SEC. 218. In clause 1 of rule XXIV— tion 3(6) of the National Security Act of on a motion for the previous question, on (a) insert after the second order of business 1947’’; any underlying question that follows with- the following new order of business: ‘‘Third. (2) strike all after ‘‘but not limited to,’’ in out intervening business;’’. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.’’; and subparagraph (2) and insert the following: (f) CLERICAL CORRECTIONS.— (b) redesignate succeeding orders accord- ‘‘the tactical intelligence and intelligence- (1) In clause 3 of rule III, insert ‘‘; and’’ be- ingly. related activities of the Department of De- fore ‘‘certify’’. Discharge Petitions fense.’’. (2) In clause 2(l)(1)(B) of rule XI, strike SEC. 219. In clause 3 of rule XXVII, insert (3) amend subparagraph (4) to read as fol- ‘‘does not apply to the reporting’’ and all the following three new sentences after the lows: that follows through ‘‘subdivision (C) and’’. fifth sentence: ‘‘The Clerk shall cause the ‘‘(4) Authorizations for appropriations, (g) SPECIAL RULE FOR BILL SPONSORSHIP ON names of the Members who have signed a dis- both direct and indirect, for the following: OPENING DAY.—In the One Hundred Fourth charge motion during any week to be pub- ‘‘(A) The Central Intelligence Agency, Di- Congress, each of the first 20 bills introduced lished in a portion of the Congressional rector of Central Intelligence, and the Na- in the House (H.R. 1 through H.R. 20), and Record designated for that purpose on the tional Foreign Intelligence Program as de- each of the first two joint resolutions intro- last legislative day of that week. The Clerk fined in section 3(6) of the National Security duced in the House (H.J. Res. 1 and H.J. Res. shall make available each day for public in- Act of 1947. 2), may have more than one Member re- spection in an appropriate office of the ‘‘(B) Intelligence and intelligence-related flected as a first sponsor. House cumulative lists of such names. The activities of all other departments and agen- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. cies of the Government, including, but not Clerk shall devise a means by which to make WALKER). Pursuant to House Resolu- such lists available to offices of the House limited to, the tactical intelligence and in- telligence-related activities of the Depart- tion 5, the resolution is initially debat- and to the public in electronic form.’’. able for 30 minutes. Protection of Classified Materials ment of Defense. ‘‘(C) Any department, agency, or subdivi- The gentleman from Texas [Mr. SEC. 220. In rule XLIII (‘‘Code of Official sion, or program that is a successor to any ARMEY] will be recognized for 15 min- Conduct’’) insert the following new clause agency or program named or referred to in utes, and the gentleman from Michigan before the two undesignated paragraphs at subdivision (A) or (B).’’. the end: [Mr. BONIOR] will be recognized for 15 ‘‘13. Before any Member, officer, or em- Abolition of Legislative Service minutes. ployee of the House of Representatives may Organizations The Chair recognizes the gentleman have access to classified information, the SEC. 222. The establishment or continu- from Texas [Mr. ARMEY]. following oath (or affirmation) shall be exe- ation of any legislative service organization Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield cuted: (as defined and authorized in the One Hun- myself 4 minutes. ‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will dred Third Congress) shall be prohibited in (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given the One Hundred Fourth Congress. The Com- not disclose any classified information re- permission to revise and extend his re- ceived in the course of my service with the mittee on House Oversight shall take such House of Representatives, except as author- steps as are necessary to ensure an orderly marks.) ized by House of Representatives or in ac- termination and accounting for funds of any Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, this is a cordance with its Rules.’ legislative service organization in existence gratifying day for America, a day of Copies of the executed oath shall be retained on January 3, 1995. hope and promise for our country. And by the Clerk of the House as part of the Miscellaneous Provisions and Clerical so it is with a profound sense of honor records of the House.’’. Corrections that I offer, on behalf of the Repub- Select Committee on Intelligence SEC. 223. (a) SPEAKER’S AUTHORITY TO lican Members of the House, this pro- SEC. 221. (a) In clause 1(a) of rule XLVIII POSTPONE VOTES.—In clause 5(b)(1) of rule I, posed set of rules for the 104th Con- (relating to the Permanent Select Commit- amend the matter after ‘‘questions listed gress. tee on Intelligence) strike ‘‘nineteen Mem- herein:’’ to read as follows: I am very proud of this rules pack- bers with representation to’’ and insert ‘‘six- ‘‘(A) the question of adopting a resolution; age. I believe it will dramatically teen Members, of whom not more than nine ‘‘(B) the question of passing a bill; may be from the same party. The select com- ‘‘(C) the question of agreeing to a motion alter—and I predict improve—the way mittee shall’’. to instruct conferees as provided in clause in which the House conducts the Amer- (b)(1) In clause 1(b) of rule XLVIII, insert 1(c) of rule XXVIII: Provided, however, That ican people’s business. ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’, strike ‘‘majority leader’’, proceedings shall not resume on said ques- The distinguished chairman of the and insert ‘‘Speaker’’. tion if the conferees have filed a report in Rules Committee, Mr. SOLOMON, and (2) In clause 1(b) of rule XLVIII, add the the House; others will offer more detailed expla- following new subparagraph at the end: ‘‘(D) the question of agreeing to a con- nations of the provisions. Allow me at ‘‘(2) The Speaker and minority leader each ference report; this point simply to sketch for you our may designate a member of their leadership ‘‘(E) the question of ordering the previous staff to assist them in their capacity as ex question on a question described in subdivi- three principal goals—responsibility, officio members, with the same access to sion (A), (B), (C), or (D); and reform, and renewal. committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and ‘‘(F) the question of agreeing to a motion Our first goal is greater responsibil- materials as if employees of the select com- to suspend the rules.’’. ity with the people’s money. We will mittee, and subject to the same security (b) OFFICE OF FLOOR ASSISTANTS.—There is reduce the size and cost of a Congress clearance and confidentiality requirements established in the House of Representatives that has grown unchecked for too as employees of the select committee under an office to be known as the Speaker’s Office many years. We will slash the number this rule.’’. for Legislative Floor Activities. The Speaker of committees and subcommittees, and (3) In clause 7(c) of rule XLVIII, strike sub- shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay paragraph (3). for employees of the Office. The Office shall reduce committee staff by a third, sav- (c) In clause 1 of rule XLVIII, amend para- have the responsibility of assisting the ing taxpayers about $40 million a year. graph (c) to read as follows: Speaker in the management of legislative ‘‘(c) No Member of the House other than floor activity. b 1650 the Speaker and the minority leader may (c) VICE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE.—In We will stop the funding of 28 special- serve on the select committee during more clause 2(d) of rule XI— interest caucuses that cost $5 million a than four Congresses in any period of six suc- (1) strike ‘‘The member’’ and insert ‘‘A cessive Congresses (disregarding for this pur- member’’; and year. And we have even managed to pose any service for less than a full session (2) strike ‘‘ranking immediately after the save $300,000 a year by ending so-called in any Congress), except that the incumbent chairman’’ and insert ‘‘designated by the commemorative legislation like Na- chairman or ranking minority member hav- chairman of the full committee’’. tional Pizza and Pasta Day. January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 31 It’s time for truth in budgeting. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of American people last November—in- From now on, in the budget process, my time. deed, a Contract With America that when we speak of a spending cut, we Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 was signed by the new majority—to re- will mean an actual cut in spending, minutes to the distinguished gen- store, renew, and reform the people’s not just a smaller increase. tleman from South Carolina [Mr. House. Over on the other side of the Capitol, SPRATT], a member of the leadership. The resolution before us today, our Senate colleagues actually have a (Mr. SPRATT asked and was given adopting the Rules of the House for the rule requiring a super-majority to cut permission to revise and extend his re- 104th Congress, is the initial fulfill- taxes. Well, is it not about time we put marks.) ment of that Contract With America. our thumb on the spending-cut side of Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I thank It makes the most sweeping and com- the scale? House rules will now require the gentleman for yielding. prehensive reform of this House in the a three-fifths majority to raise taxes. The previous Member just described last half century. Our second goal is reform. We want this as a day of promise, a day for rais- It brings back to the people’s House to make the House more accountable ing standards of this institution, and the intangible words, ‘‘openness, fair- to the American people. We are throw- this is a historic occasion. We will miss ness, and accountability.’’ ing open the shutters and letting the a historic, major opportunity to But, even more importantly, by set- sun shine in on committee meetings. change the way this institution of the ting the example of substantially re- We are banning proxy voting and so- Congress is perceived if we do not add ducing the committees and staff of the called rolling quorums. to this rules package before us the ban Congress, we begin the process of This way, Members of Congress will on gifts from lobbyists which this shrinking the size and power of the devote more energy to their all-impor- House passed just months ago by an Federal Government. tant committee work, knowing that, overwhelming vote of 315 to 111. What we are proposing today in this from now on, they will have to be phys- There are many things in this pack- resolution is unprecedented, both in ically present to cast votes on behalf of age, this rules proposal, that I can and form and in substance. Instead of the their constituents, rather than delegat- will gladly support. Let us be frank usual 1 hour of debate on this resolu- 1 ing that high privilege. about it: Committee proxy voting, tion, we have committed to 3 ⁄2 hours of super majorities, baseline budgeting, debate. Instead of the usual single vote And we are making the CONGRES- this is Capitol Hill jargon. Some people on this resolution, we have committed SIONAL RECORD a true verbatim tran- out in the country get it; most do not, to nine separate votes. script of debate, instead of ‘‘revisionist and most could care less. But every- After this initial general debate pe- history’’ Members can totally rewrite body understands what gifts from lob- riod of 30 minutes, we will proceed to after the fact. byists is all about. That is why we got debate for 20 minutes each on the eight Our third goal, Mr. Speaker, is re- 315 votes for it the last time it was be- opening day reforms contained in our newal. We hope to promote a renewal fore the House. Contract With America, followed by a of respect for this historic institution. If we want to open up this institu- separate vote on each. And that begins with a renewal of re- tion, if we want to freshen its image, Those reforms include— spect for the people who sent us here. redeem its reputation among the First, a comprehensive reform of our It begins with a Congress that obeys American people, then we need to sever committee system, including a one- the same laws it imposes on private the ties, real and perceived, between third cut in committee staff, a reduc- citizens. those who work inside this institution tion of over 20 subcommittees, and a Renewal means more accountability and represent the people as a whole, consolidation of committee staff fund- on the part of those entrusted with and those who work Congress from the ing into a publicly disclosed, 2-year power. And that’s why we impose a outside, the lobbyists, Gucci Gulf, the funding resolution; healthy, 6-year on commit- lobbyists who represent special inter- Second, a truth-in-budgeting baseline tee chairmen. ests and limited numbers of people. reform provision that measures next We also feel—and I know you enthu- Just a few months ago this ban on year’s budget against this year’s spend- siastically concur, Mr. Speaker—that gifts from lobbyists was good enough ing levels instead of inflated baseline there should be an 8-year term limit on for 315 Members. The provisions that spending levels; the Speaker, the same number of years some found problematic then that Third, a four-term limit on the allowed the President. dealt with grassroots lobbying were Speaker of the House, and three-term Allow me to end on a personal note. purged from the Democratic proposal limit on committee and subcommittee I would love to see bipartisan support today. We did add one provision that is chairmen; for these rules, because this is not a contentious. It would limit, not ban, Fourth, a ban on proxy or ghost vot- Republican House. This was not pre- limit the amount of royalties that a ing in committees; viously a Democratic House. This is Member could earn while sitting as a Fifth, a committee sunshine rule to the American people’s House, and we Member of this House on publications ensure that all committee meetings must restore their faith in this historic written while he is sitting. But the and hearings are open to the public and and honorable institution. limit is a third of your salary while the media; The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. serving here, which is a generous dis- Sixth, a required three-fifths vote on WALKER). The Chair would remind all pensation for full-time Members who any bill increasing income tax rates, persons in the gallery that they are are paid full-time salaries. With such and a prohibition against retroactive here as guests of the House and that enormous support, 315 yeas, why not tax increases; any manifestation of approval or dis- vote on this package today and make it Seventh, a comprehensive audit of all approval of proceedings is a violation the rule of the House from day one? House books to ferret out past waste, of the rules of the House. Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield the fraud, and abuse in this House so that The gentleman from Texas may pro- balance of my time to the distin- we can operate this House in the future ceed. guished gentleman from New York [Mr. in an open and fiscally sound manner; Mr. ARMEY. I repeat, we must re- SOLOMON], chairman of the Committee and store their faith in this historic and on Rules. Eighth, the consideration of a bill honorable institution. (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given that will make the Congress subject to I hope today will set a standard for a permission to revise and extend his re- the same laws that now apply to the more cooperative, more idea-driven marks and to include extraneous mate- private sector. process in which our first and highest rial.) Mr. Speaker, following the debate consideration is always the people’s Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield and votes on those opening day con- business. myself such time as I may consume. tract items, we will proceed for an ad- I urge all of my colleagues to vote Mr. Speaker, a new day is here. ditional 20 minutes to debate and then ‘‘yes’’ on these historic rules on this Today we begin the first stage of a vote on title II of this resolution which historic day. commitment that was made to the contains 23 additional reforms of this H 32 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 House which have been long overdue, tee, for more than three consecutive Con- ad hoc oversight committees, subject to including—comprehensive reform of gresses (excluding any service for less than a House approval, for specific oversight the administrative structure of the session in a Congress). projects from committees sharing jurisdic- House; a reduction in the number of Sec. 104. Proxy Voting Ban: No vote could tion. be cast by proxy on any committee or sub- committees and an overhaul of their Sec. 204. Member Assignment Limits: No committee thereof. Member could have more then two standing jurisdictions; a requirement for more Sec. 105. Committee Sunshine Rules: Com- committee and four subcommittee assign- comprehensive oversight of the execu- mittee meetings, which can now be closed for ments (except committee chairman and tive branch by our committees; a publi- any reason, could only be closed by majority ranking minority members could serve as ex cation of all committee rollcall votes; rollcall vote if disclosure would endanger na- officio members of all subcommittees of a reform of our appropriations process; tional security, compromise sensitive law their committees). Any exception to the as- a requirement that our CONGRESSIONAL enforcement information, or tend to defame, signment limits must be approved by the RECORD and committee transcripts be degrade or incriminate any person. Broad- House upon the recommendation of the re- an accurate account of words actually cast coverage of any committee or sub- spective party caucus or conference. committee meeting or hearing open to the Sec. 205. Multiple Bill Referral Reform: spoken; a ban on so-called commemo- public would be a right (not requiring a vote rative bills; and a ban on taxpayer- The joint referral of bills to two or more of approval as at present). committees would be prohibited. The speak- funded special interest caucuses. Sec. 106. Limitations on Tax Increases: (a) er would designate a committee of primary Mr. Speaker, I could go on and dis- No bill, joint resolution, amendment or con- jurisdiction when a bill is introduced, may cuss the many other reform items in ference report carrying an income tax rate refer parts of bills to appropriate commit- this rules resolution, but, in the inter- increase, could be considered as passed or tees, and may sequentially refer bills, either est of allowing other Members to par- agreed to unless so determined by a vote of upon introduction or after the primary com- ticipate in this debate, I reserve the at least three-fifths of the House. (b) No mittee has reported, subject to time limits measure of amendment could be considered balance of my time. for reporting. that contains a retroactive income tax rate Sec. 206. Accuracy of Committee Tran- A CONTRACT FOR A NEW HOUSE increase. scripts: Committee hearing and meeting (A section-by-section summary of H. Res. —, Sec. 107. Comprehensive House Audit: The transcripts shall be a substantially verbatim adopting the Rules of the House for the Inspector General would be authorized to account of remarks made during proceed- 104th Congress, to be offered by the Major- contract with one or more independent au- ings, subject only to technical grammatical, ity Leader, or a designee.) diting firms to conduct a comprehensive and typographical corrections authorized by The Rules of the House of the 103rd Con- audit of House financial records, physical as- the person making the remarks involved. gress would be adopted as the rules for the sets, and operational facilities. Sec. 207. Elimination of ‘‘Rolling 104th Congress together with the following Sec. 108. Consideration of ‘‘Congressional Quorums’’: The existing ‘‘rolling quorum’’ amendments: Accountability Act’’: The majority leader, or rule which allows drop-by voting to report TITLE I. CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: A BILL OF a designee, would be authorized to call up for measures and permits less than a quorum to ACCOUNTABILITY consideration on Jan. 4, 1995, a bill (H.R. 1), report if no point of order is raised, would be the ‘‘Congressional Accountability Act of [Note: Each section below in Title I would repealed. 1995,’’ subject to one-hour of debate in the be under a separate introductory paragraph Sec. 208. Prohibition on Committee Meet- House, divided equally between the majority adopting House Rules from the 103rd Con- ings During House Consideration of Amend- leader and minority leader, or their des- gress as the Rules of the 104th Congress with ments: No Committee (except the Commit- ignees, and to one motion to recommit. the additional amendment(s) in the section, tees on Appropriations, Rules, Standards and thereby permitting a division of the question TITLE II. GENERAL Ways and Means) could sit while the House is and separate debate and vote on each of the Sec. 201. House Administrative Reforms: reading a measure for amendment under the 8 Contract items. The 23 items in Title II, on The Office of Doorkeeper would be abolished five-minute rule without special leave the other hand, would be subject to a single and its functions transferred to the Ser- (which shall be granted unless 10 members vote.] geant-at-Arms. A Chief Administrative Offi- object), or unless upon the adoption of a mo- Sec. 101. Committee, Subcommittee and cer, elected by the House, would replace the tion offered by the majority leader which Staff Reforms: Committee staff in the 104th Director of Financial and Non-Legislative shall be privileged. No committee could sit Congress is reduced by at least one-third Services. The authority of the Inspector while the House and Senate are meeting in from comparable levels in the 103rd Con- General would be broadened to audit all joint session or when a joint meeting of the gress. No committee could have more than 5 House functions and to refer possible viola- House and Senate is in progress. subcommittees (except Appropriations which tions of rules or law to the ethics committee Sec. 209. Accountability for Committee could have no more than 13; Government Re- for action or possible referral to the appro- Votes: Committee reports on any bill or form and Oversight, no more than 7; and priate Federal or State authorities. other matter would include the names of Transportation and Infrastructure, no more Sec. 202. Changes in Committee System: those voting for and against on rollcall votes than 6). Statutory and investigative staff The Committees on Post Office and Civil on any amendments or on the motion to re- salary authorization levels would be consoli- Service, and the District of Columbia would port a measure. dated in a single, 2-year committee expense be abolished and their jurisdiction trans- Sec. 210. Affirming Minority’s Rights on resolution (except for the Committee on Ap- ferred to the Committee on Government Re- Motions to Recommit: The Rules Committee propriations). The distinction between pro- form and Oversight; the Committee on Mer- could not report a special rule denying the fessional and clerical staff would be elimi- chant Marine and Fisheries would be abol- minority the right to offer amendatory in- nated while retaining the overall core staff ished and its jurisdiction transferred to the structions in a motion to recommit if offered of 30 for each committee (20-majority, 10-mi- committees on National Security, Resources, by the minority leader or a designee. nority, or a one-third guarantee to the mi- and Transportation and Infrastructure. The Sec. 211. Waiver Policy for Special Rules: nority if less than 30). Committee chairmen Committee on Budget would be given shared The Committee on Rules would be required, would be required to ensure that sufficient legislative jurisdiction over certain budg- to the maximum extent possible, to specify staff is made available to each subcommittee etary legislation. Term limits for members in any special rule providing for the consid- to exercise its responsibilities under com- of the Budget Committee would be changed eration of a measure any provisions of House mittee rules, including fair treatment to the from three-terms in any five Congresses to rules being waived. minority in subcommittee staffing. Interim four-terms in any six Congresses. Other com- Sec. 212. Prohibition on Delegate Voting in funding authority for House committees, mittees would be renamed and jurisdictions Committee of Whole: The Resident Commis- consistent with planned staff reductions, transferred. sioner of Puerto Rico and the Delegates from would be provided pending the adoption of Sec. 203. Oversight Reform: Committees Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the primary expense resolution for 1995–96. would be required to adopt oversight plans the District of Columbia could not vote in or Sec. 102. Truth-in-Budgeting Baseline Re- for the Congress and submit them to the preside over the Committee of the Whole. form: Cost estimates in committee reports Committee on House Oversight and Govern- Sec. 213. Accuracy of Congressional would include a comparison of total esti- ment Reform and Oversight by Feb. 15th of Record: The Congressional Record would be a mated funding for the program(s) to the ap- the first session. The Committee on House verbatim account of proceedings, subject propriate levels under current law. Oversight and Government Reform and Over- only to technical, grammatical and typo- Sec. 103. Term Limits for Speaker, Com- sight would report the plans to the House by graphical corrections by the Member speak- mittee and Subcommittee Chairmen: Begin- March 31st together with any recommenda- ing. Unparliamentary remarks may be de- ning with the 104th Congress: (a) No person tions of the committee or joint leadership to leted only by unanimous consent or order of could serve as Speaker for more than four ensure maximum coordination. Committees the House. consecutive Congresses (disregarding any would be required to include an oversight Sec. 214. Automatic Votes: Auto- service for less than a session). (b) No Mem- section in their final activity reports report- matic roll call votes would be required on ber could be the chairman of any committee, ing on the implementation of their plans. final passage of bills making appropriations, or of the same subcommittee of a commit- The Speaker would be authorized to appoint raising taxes, and conference reports there- January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 33 on; and on final adoption of budget resolu- zation (as defined and authorized by regula- 5 of rule XI (‘‘Committee Expenses’’) in two tions and their conference reports. tion in the 103rd Congress) would be prohib- important respects. First, it requires that all Sec. 215. Appropriations Reforms: Limita- ited in the 104th Congress. The Committee committee staff salaries and expenses be au- tion amendments could be offered to appro- on House Oversight would be directed to thorized in an expense resolution reported by priations bills at the end of the regular take necessary steps to ensure the orderly the Committee on House Oversight. At amendment process without having to first termination and accounting for funds of present, only investigative staff salaries and defeat the motion to rise and report. A mo- LSOs in existence on Jan. 4, 1995. expenses are funded through expense resolu- tion to rise could only be offered by the ma- Sec. 223. Miscellaneous Provisions and tions while so-called statutory staff (see jority leader (or a designee) if limitation Clerical Corrections: The Speaker’s author- amendments to rule XI clause 6 below), are amendments are still pending. Non-emer- ity to postpone votes on certain matters paid for directly from appropriations. gency items could not be reported or offered would include postponing the previous ques- Second, the subsection provides for one as amendments to emergency spending bills tion vote on those matters. The Speaker’s primary expense resolution per Congress in- (except to rescind budget authority or reduce authority to reduce time for voting to 5-min- stead of one each session. This is the system direct spending to pay for the emergency utes after a 15-minute vote on the previous currently in effect in the Senate. The pur- benefits). Off-setting, deficit neutral amend- question would extend to any previous ques- pose for the biennial resolution is to permit ments could be offered en bloc to any appro- tion vote (currently applies only to previous priations measure. Reports on all appropria- question vote on special rules from the Rules committee to plan for a full Congress and to tions bills would be required to include not Committee). There would be established a free-up the time otherwise consumed by the only a listing of legislative provisions con- Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi- House and its committees on processing two tained in the measures (as presently re- ties, with employees to be appointed by the budgets per Congress. quired), but of all unauthorized activities Speaker to assist in the management of leg- The ability of committees to request addi- being funded by the measure (except for clas- islative floor activity. The Chairman of a tional or supplemental expense resolutions sified intelligence or national security pro- committee could designate any member of in a Congress is preserved. The only commit- grams). Points of order would automatically the committee or a subcommittee as the vice tee exempted from this consolidated funding be reserved against an appropriations bill chairman of the committee or subcommit- process will be Appropriations which has when filed. tee. Members would be prohibited from using been traditionally exempt to avoid undue Sec. 216. Ban on Commemoratives: No bill, any personal, electronic office equipment pressures on its funding decisions. The Budg- resolution or amendment could be intro- (including cellular phones, and laptop com- et Committee, which has been exempt from duced or considered in the House that estab- puters) on the House floor. Certain specified, the funding process since its formation in lishes or expresses any commemoration (de- priority measures introduced on Jan. 4, 1995, 1975, would be brought under the funding fined as any remembrance, celebration or could have more than one prime sponsor. process by this rule change. recognition for any purpose) for a specified SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF HOUSE The resolution contains a free-standing, in- time period (e.g., day, week, month). The RULES RESOLUTION terim funding rule for committees until Committee on Government Reform and Over- (H. Res.——, Adopting House Rules, 104th their expense resolutions are adopted. This sight would be directed to consider alter- Congress, January 5, 1995) permits committees to incur expenses con- native means of establishing commemora- TITLE I. CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: A BILL OF sistent with their planned staff reductions. tions, such as an independent or Executive ACCOUNTABILITY Clause 5(d) of rule XI is amended to require Branch Commission, and to report to the Title I of the resolution contains eight sec- that committee chairmen make available to House any recommendations. each subcommittee sufficient staff to carry Sec. 217. Numerical Designation of Amend- tions relating to the ‘‘Opening Day Check- list’’ of House reforms contained in the out its responsibilities under committee ments Submitted for Record: Amendments rules, and that the minority is treated fairly submitted for the amendments section of the ‘‘Contract with America.’’ Each section is preceded by an identical introductory para- in the appointment of subcommittee staff. Congressional Record for any bill would be graph adopting the rules of the previous Con- This replaces an existing provision which en- given numerical designations in the order gress together with the amendment(s) in titles each subcommittee chairman and printed for that bill to facilitate easy ref- that section in order to permit a division of ranking minority member to appoint one erence by Members and committees. the question vote on each section. staff person at a rate of pay up to 75% of the Sec. 218. Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge Sec. 101. Committee, Subcommittee and maximum allowable for committee staff. of Allegiance would be required in the House Staff Reforms: (a) Committee staff reduc- It is the intent of this provision to reestab- as the third order of business each day. tions.—Subsection (a) requires that the num- lish the primacy of committees over sub- Sec. 219. Discharge Petitions: The Clerk ber of House committee staff in the 104th committees while maintaining the ability of would be required to publish the names of Congress be at least one-third less than the subcommittees to carry out their functions new signers of discharge petitions in the last corresponding total in the 103rd Congress. It as arms of the parent committee. Nothing in Congressional Record of each week and make is the intent of the resolution that this re- available to the public through an appro- this rule would prevent a committee chair- duction be achieved at the outset of the new man from allowing a subcommittee chair- priate office the current names of signers on Congress. The Committee on House Over- a daily basis. The Clerk shall also devise a man to nominate a staff member for ap- sight will be responsible for overseeing the proval, either as a matter of policy or com- system for making the names of signers reductions and enforcing them through the available to House offices and the public mittee rule. But, it places ultimate author- committee funding process. ity over all committee staff in the full com- through electronic form. (b) Subcommittee reductions.—Subsection Sec. 220. Protection of Classified Materials: mittee chairman and restores the line of re- (b) replaces clause 6(d) of House rule X which sponsibility of all such staff to the full com- The Code of Official Conduct would be currently requires all committee having amended to require that, prior to having ac- mittee. more than 20 members to establish at least Subsection (d) amends clause 6 of rule XI cess to any classified materials, Members, four subcommittees. In its place, the new officers and employees take an oath not to (‘‘Committee Staffs’’) in several respects. paragraph requires that committees estab- First, it eliminates the distinction between disclose such materials except as authorized lish no more than six subcommittees. The professional and clerical staff so that all 30 by the House or its Rules. only exceptions are the committees on Ap- of the core committee staff are termed ‘‘pro- Sec. 221. Permanent Select Committee on propriations (13). Government Reform and fessional.’’ Under existing rules, each com- Intelligence: The House Permanent Select Oversight (7), and Transportation and Infra- mittee may appoint 18 professional and 12 Committee on Intelligence would be reduced structure (6). clerical staff, with the minority entitled to in size from 19 to 16 members, with a 9–7 ma- This paragraph should be read in the con- jority to minority ratio. Member terms text of sec. 204 of the resolution which limits one-third of each category. The one-third would be increased from three to four and Members to no more than four subcommittee guarantee to the minority is retained, but the chairman and ranking minority member assignments. In that section, subcommittee with the difference that it would apply even could serve a fifth term if they held the is defined as ‘‘any panel (other than a special if the committee appoints fewer than 30 those positions for only one Congress. The oversight panel of the Committee on Na- staff. Speaker (currently the majority leader) and tional Security), task force, special sub- The existing conditions that committee minority leader would serve as ex officio, committee, or any subunit of a standing staff engage only in committee business dur- non-voting members, and may designate a committee that is established for a cumu- ing congressional working hours and not be member of their leadership staff to assist lative period longer than six months in any assigned duties other than committee busi- them and have access to committee proceed- Congress.’’ The intent of these two limita- ness are retained. However, the rule is ings and materials, as if committee staff, tions is to make both Member and commit- amended to recognize the existence of shared subject to the same security clearance and tee work more deliberative, participatory, or associate staff who may be paid from both confidentiality requirements as committee and manageable by reducing scheduling con- Member clerk hire as well as committee staff. Current jurisdictional arrangements flicts and jurisdictional overlap. This is espe- funds. In such cases, the chairman must cer- would be clarified. cially important given the ban on proxy vot- tify that their committee work is commen- Sec. 222. Abolition of Legislative Service ing in committees. surate with their pay. It is the intent of this Organizations: The establishment or con- (c) Consolidated committee staff and bien- rule to permit a chairman to require by com- tinuation of any Legislative Service Organi- nial funding.—Subsection (c) amends clause mittee rule or policy that a supervising H 34 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 Member first certify the same to the chair- responsibilities sooner, but more impor- the House.’’ This reflects the new require- man if a staff member is not working di- tantly to prevent stagnation or too close a ment that public meetings and hearings are rectly under the chairman. relationship to develop between committee automatically open to these media and does The new rule also makes clear that the em- leaders and the interests they oversee at the not require an affirmative vote of the com- ployment of such shared or committee staff expense of balanced oversight and legisla- mittee. is subject to such terms, conditions, or limi- tion. Subsection (d) amends paragraph (e) of tations as may be established by the Com- Sec. 104. Proxy Voting Ban: Subsection (a) clause 3, rule XI, by eliminating the require- mittee on House Oversight. amends House rule XI, clause 2, which cur- ment that a committee must vote to permit Sec. 102. Truth-in-Budgeting Baseline Re- rently permits proxy voting in committees, audio and visual media coverage except as form: Subsection (a) amends House rule XI, by prohibiting the use of proxies by any provided in paragraph (f)(2). Paragraph (f)(2), clause 2(l)(3), relating to the contents of Member on any measure or matter before a which permits a subpoenaed witness to de- committee reports, to require that cost esti- committee. Subsection (b) simply makes a mand that audio and visual coverage of that mates submitted for reports on measures conforming change in clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI witness’ testimony be prohibited, remains providing new budget authority shall in- by striking a reference to proxy voting. unchanged under the new rule. The sub- clude, when practicable, a comparison of the The main purpose for this change is to en- section also provides that a committee or total estimated funding for the program (or sure greater participation in committee de- subcommittee may not limit television or programs), to the appropriate levels under liberations and decisions so that the legisla- photographic coverage to less than two rep- current law. tive product will be more representative and resentatives of each medium except for le- Subsection (b) inserts similar language in developed than if produced by a few members gitimate space or safety considerations, in clause 7(a) of rule XIII, relating to cost esti- present. The overall aim of many of the com- which case pool coverage shall be authorized. mates in committee reports (other than mittee reforms is to restore committees as Sec. 106. Limitations on Tax Increases: those of the Committees on Appropriations, the legislative workshops of the House. Subsection (a) amends clause 5 of rule XXI Rules, House Oversight, and Standards of Of- This rule does not apply to House-Senate by adding a new paragraph (c) at the end re- ficial Conduct). conference committees which operate under quiring a three-fifths vote of the House to These provisions apply to individual pieces joint rules agreed to by a particular con- pass or agree to any bill, joint resolution, of legislation and not to the budget in its en- ference. Conference committees, for in- amendment or conference report carrying a tirety. The changes as they relate to discre- stance, do not require an actual meeting to Federal income tax rate increase. The three- tionary spending authorizations will require sign the report (though they must hold at fifths vote would be of those present and vot- that the cost estimates show the entire least one meeting at some point)—only a ma- ing. This should be read in the context of amount being authorized by current law. In jority of conferees from each House to sign section 214 of the resolution which requires virtually all instances this will be the entire the report. an automatic rollcall vote in the House on amount of the program because the author- Sec. 105. Committee Sunshine Rules: Sub- the final passage of any bill, joint resolution ization will be either extending an expired section (a) amends clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, or conference report carrying a Federal in- authorization (in which case the current law relating to open meetings to require that come tax rate increase. is zero) or expanding an existing authoriza- meetings which are open to the public shall Subsection (b) adds a new paragraph (d) to tion (in which case the current law for ex- also be open to the broadcast and photo- clause 5 or rule XXI prohibiting the consider- pansion will be zero). Therefore, the rule will graphic media. It also requires that meetings ation of any bill, joint resolution, amend- require that cost estimates for all legislation may only be closed by majority vote, with a ment or conference report carrying a retro- providing discretionary spending authoriza- majority present, if it is determined that active Federal income tax rate increase. For tion show the entire amount being author- matters to be disclosed would endanger na- purposes of these rules the term ‘‘Federal in- ized. Cost estimates for discretionary appro- tional security, compromise sensitive law come tax rate increase’’ is, for example, an priations will likewise show the entire enforcement information, tend to defame, increase in the individual income tax rates amount being appropriated. degrade or incriminate any person, or other- established in section 1, and the corporate The rule as applied to entitlement legisla- wise would violate any law or rule of the income tax rates established in section 11, tion will require that the cost estimate show House. The subsection also strikes a provi- respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of the entire amount of spending estimated to sion allowing for a meeting to be closed to 1986. occur due to the proposed legislation as well discuss internal budget or personnel matters. Sec. 107. Comprehensive House Audit: This as the amount estimated under current law. Under present House rules, a committee section is a free-standing requirement that This is a change from the previous method of must vote to approve coverage of a meeting the Inspector General of the House, during scoring entitlement legislation which only by radio, television and still photography. the 104th Congress, in consultation with the showed the change from current law. Thus, if And, a meeting may be closed for any pur- Speaker and the Committee on House Over- proposed entitlement legislation provides a pose by majority vote. sight, conduct a comprehensive audit of lower rate of increase in spending than cur- Subsection (b) amends clause 2(g)(2) of rule House financial records and administrative rent law, the cost estimate will show that XI, relating to open committee hearings, to operations, be authorized to contract with spending is increasing under the proposed require that any hearing open to the public independent auditing firms for such pur- legislation whereas previously the cost esti- is also open to the broadcast and photo- poses, and report the results of the audit as mate would have shown only a reduction graphic media and may only be closed by provided in House rule VI (‘‘Office of Inspec- from current law. majority vote, a majority being present, for tor General’’), which requires the submission Sec. 103. Term Limits for Speaker, Com- the same reasons stated in the open meeting of any audit reports simultaneously to the mittee and Subcommittee Chairmen: Sub- rule above. Speaker, majority leader, and the chairman section (a) amends rule I (‘‘Duties of the The present House rule requires a majority and ranking minority members of the Com- Speaker’’) by adding a new clause 8 at the vote to open a hearing to the broadcast and mittee on House Oversight. end which prohibits any person from serving photographic media. It also prohibits closing Sec. 108. Consideration of the ‘‘Congres- as House Speaker for more than four con- a meeting except for all of the specified rea- sional Accountability Act’’: Sec. 108 is a free- secutive terms (excluding any service for sons above except one: the new rule adds the standing, special rule, permitting the consid- less than a session of Congress), beginning condition relating to the disclosure of ‘‘sen- eration in the House, at any time after the with the 104th Congress. The eight year limit sitive law enforcement information.’’ adoption of the House rules’ resolution, of is consistent with the spirit of the current Unchanged is the present rule provision H.R. 1 (104th Congress), a bill to make cer- two-term limit on Presidents, with the ex- permitting a majority of a committee hear- tain laws applicable to the legislative branch ception of the term ‘‘consecutive.’’ ing quorum (which could be as few as two of the Federal Government, if offered by the While the rule cannot be made binding on members if a committee has adopted such a majority leader or a designee. The special future Congresses, since each has the con- quorum requirement as permitted by House rule provides for one-hour of debate con- stitutional authority to make its own rules, rules) to vote to close a hearing either to dis- trolled equally by the majority and minority it does set a standard to go by which has cuss whether testimony or evidence to be re- leaders, or their designees, and orders the been encouraged and agreed to by the new ceived would endanger national security or, previous question to final passage without Speaker in the 104th Congress. in the case of an investigatory hearing, intervening motion except one motion to re- Subsection (b) amends clause 6(e) of rule X would tend to defame, degrade or incrimi- commit. The bill would not be subject to which currently provides that all vacancies nate any person (see clause 2(k)(5) of rule amendment unless offered as part of amend- on House standing committees shall be filled XI); or if a majority of the same hearing atory instructions in the motion to recom- by election by the House from nominations quorum makes a determination at an inves- mit. submitted by the respective party caucus or tigatory hearing that testimony or evidence conference. The new sentence provides that to be disclosed would tend to defame, de- TITLE II. GENERAL no Member may serve as the chairman of the grade or incriminate any person. Title II consists of 23 additional sections same standing committee or subcommittee Subsection (c) amends clause 3(d) of rule under a single introductory paragraph adopt- for more than three consecutive Congresses, XI, relating to the broadcasting of commit- ing the rules of the 103rd Congress together beginning with the 104th Congress. The pur- tee meetings or hearings, by striking the with the further amendments contained in pose of this new limitation is not merely to clause that makes coverage by the audio and those sections. As such, the 23 sections would allow other Members to assume leadership visual media ‘‘a privilege made available by not be subject to a division of the question January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 35 and separate votes. These would be a single Member, officer or employee of the House. sion, with a quorum present, its oversight vote on Title II following debate on it (and The Committee on Standards of Official Con- plans for that Congress, and to submit them on any vote on a motion to commit). duct would retain existing authority to refer to the committees on House Oversight and Sec. 201. Administrative Reforms: Sub- any possible law violations to the appro- Government Reform and Oversight. section (a) strikes from rule II references to priate Federal or State authorities, subject Committees shall, to the maximum extent the Doorkeeper as an elected House Officer to House approval, under clause 4(e)(1)(C) of feasible, consult with other committees hav- (the office is abolished) and add the office of rule X. ing related jurisdictions to ensure coordina- Chief Administrative Officer as a newly Subsection (d) eliminates clause 3(j) of rule tion and cooperation in formulating and im- elected Officer of the House. X which established a bipartisan Sub- plementing oversight plans; give priority Subsection (b) amends rule III (‘‘Duties of committee on House Oversight of the former consideration to including in its plans the the Clerk’’) by adding two new clauses, 7 and Committee on House Administration for the review of those laws, programs or agencies 8, requiring the Clerk to make semi-annual purpose of receiving audit reports and exer- operating under permanent authority; and reports on finances and operations of the Of- cising oversight of the Clerk, Sergeant-at- ensure that all laws within their jurisdic- fice, to the Committee on House Oversight, Arms, Doorkeeper, Director of Non-legisla- tions are subject to oversight review at least and to cooperate with the appropriate offices tive and Financial Services, and the Inspec- once every ten years. and persons conducting performance reviews tor General. These responsibilities will be as- No expense resolution could be considered and audits of the Office’s finances and oper- sumed by the full Committee on House Over- for any committee which has not submitted ations. sight. its oversight plans to the Committee on Subsection (c) amends House rules IV, V, Subsection (e) amends clause 4(d) of rule X, House Oversight and the Committee on Gov- and VI as follows: regarding the additional functions of the ernment Reform and Oversight. Not later Rule IV (‘‘Duties of the Sergeant-at- Committee on House Oversight, by making than March 31 of the first session of a Con- Arms’’), is amended to reflect the assump- conforming changes reflecting the commit- gress, after consulting with the Speaker and tion by the Sergeant-at-Arms of certain du- tee’s new name and changes made in the ties and responsibilities previously under the other Offices of the House. majority and minority leaders, the Commit- Doorkeeper; to require semi-annual reports Sec. 202. Changes in the Committee Sys- tee on Government Reform and Oversight be made to the Committee on House Over- tem: This section rewrites clause 1 of rule X shall publish the oversight plans of the var- sight regarding the finances and operations (‘‘The Committees and Their Jurisdiction’’), ious committees, together with any rec- of the Office; and to require cooperation with to reflect the abolition of three commit- ommendations made by the joint leadership appropriate persons in the performance of re- tees—District of Columbia, Merchant Marine group to ensure the most effective coordina- views and audits. and Fisheries, and Post Office and Civil tion of the plans. Rule V, previously relating to the ‘‘Duties Service—the transfer of their jurisdictions, Paragraph (e) of rule X, clause 2, author- of the Doorkeeper,’’ is replaced by a new rule and the renaming and jurisdictional changes izes the Speaker, with the approval of the relating to the ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi- in other standing committees of the House. House, to appoint special, ad hoc oversight cer’’ who shall assume many of the duties Specifically, from the Committee on Mer- committees for the purpose of reviewing spe- and functions previously vested in the Direc- chant Marine and Fisheries, the national se- cific matters within the jurisdiction of two tor of Non-Legislative and Financial Serv- curity aspects of merchant marine jurisdic- or more committees. ices (rule VI, clause 1, 103rd Congress). Spe- tion is transferred to the Committee on Na- Subsection (b) of the resolution amends cifically, the Chief shall have operational tional Security (formerly Armed Services); clause 1(d) of rule XI, which now requires and financial responsibility for functions as- the Coast Guard jurisdiction is transferred committee to submit an activity report at signed by the Speaker and Committee on to the Committee on Transportation and In- the end of each Congress, to include in such House Oversight, subject to their policy di- frastructure (formerly Public Works and reports separate sections on the committees’ rection and oversight. In addition, the Chief Transportation); and the fisheries, marine, legislative and oversight activities, includ- shall make semi-annual reports to the Com- non-national security aspects of the mer- ing a summary of the oversight plans sub- mittee on House Oversight on the finances chant marine, oceanographic affairs, and en- mitted and actions taken and recommenda- and operations of the Office, and cooperate dangered species jurisdictions are trans- tions made with respect to each such plans, fully with appropriate offices and persons ferred to the Committee on Resources (for- as well as any additional oversight activities conducting performance reviews and audits. merly Natural Resources). undertaken by the committees. Rule VI, previously relating to the Direc- The Committee on Government Reform It is the intent of this section to ensure tor of Non-Legislative and Financial Serv- and Oversight (formerly Government Oper- that committees make a more concerted, co- ices and the Office of Inspector General, is ations), would assume the jurisdictions of ordinated and conscientious effort to develop replaced by a new rule establishing the Of- the committees on District of Columbia and meaningful oversight plans at the beginning fice of Inspector General. The Office of Di- Post Office and Civil Service, except for the of each Congress and to follow-through on rector of Non-legislative and Financial Serv- Franking Commission which goes to House their implementation, with a view to exam- ices would be abolished by the adoption of Oversight (formerly House Administration). ining the full range of the laws under their this new rule. Approximately 20 percent of the jurisdic- jurisdiction over a period of five Congresses. As with the previous rule VI, clause 2, the tion of the former Committee on Energy and Sec. 204. Member Assignment Limits: Inspector General is to be appointed by the Commerce (renamed the Committee on Com- Clause 6(b) of rule X, relating to committee Speaker, majority leader, and minority lead- merce by this resolution) would go to the fol- memberships, would be amended by adding a er, acting jointly. The Inspector General lowing committees: primary jurisdiction new subparagraph (b) that would limit Mem- would be subject to the policy direction and over Glass-Steagall reform legislation to the bers to no more than two standing commit- oversight of the Committee on House Over- Committee on Banking and Financial Serv- tee assignments and four subcommittee as- sight, and would be responsible for conduct- ices (formerly Banking, Finance and Urban signments. The limitation would not apply ing periodic audits of the financial and ad- Affairs); consolidation of food inspection ju- to committee chairman and ranking minor- ministrative functions of the House and joint risdiction to the Committee on Agriculture; ity members who serve as ex officio members entities. The audit responsibilities of the railroad jurisdiction to the Committee on of all subcommittees of their committees. previous Inspector General were confined to Transportation and Infrastructure; Trans- Any exceptions to these limits must be ap- the financial functions under the Director of Alaska Pipeline to the Committee on Re- proved by the House upon the recommenda- Non-legislative and Financial Services, the sources; inland waterways jurisdiction to tion of the respective party caucus or con- Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Door- Transportation and Infrastructure; and con- ference. keeper. solidation of energy research and develop- The term subcommittee is defined for pur- The new responsibilities are therefore ment jurisdiction under the Committee on poses of this subparagraph as any panel broadened to include all financial and ad- Science. (other than a special oversight panel of the ministrative functions of the House and joint The Committee on the Budget would gain Committee on National Security), task entities. The existing reporting and con- certain jurisdiction over budgetary legisla- force, special subcommittee, or any subunit sultation requirements regarding any audits tion from the Committee on Government Re- of a committee that is established for a cu- would be retained. Specifically, the Inspec- form and Oversight. mulative period of longer than six months in tor General would be required to report si- Other committee names changes include: a Congress. multaneously to the Speaker, majority lead- Economic and Educational Opportunities It is the intent of this rule that any waiv- er, and the chairman and ranking minority (formerly Education and Labor); and Inter- ers by a party caucus or conference be spe- member of the Committee on House Over- national Relations (formerly Foreign Af- cifically approved before it is presented to sight any financial irregularities discovered, fairs). the House for consideration. If such party as well as on the final results of any audit. Sec. 203. Oversight Reform: Subsection (a) caucus or conference recommendations are Moreover, the Inspector General is re- adds two new subparagraphs (d) and (e) at specifically approved at the beginning of a quired to report to the Committee on Stand- the end of clause 2 of rule X (‘‘General Over- Congress, the election of committees by the ards of Official Conduct any potential viola- sight Responsibilities’’). Paragraph (a) re- House will be considered as the requisite ap- tions of House rules or laws applicable to the quires each standing committee of the proval by the House of any exceptions to the performance of official duties or the dis- House, no later than February 15 of the first committee limitation. However, any excep- charge of official responsibilities of any session of a Congress, to adopt in open ses- tions to the subcommittee limitation would H 36 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 have to be reported to the House from the re- from remarks actually made by being print- which, among other things, prohibits the spective party caucus or conference. ed in a typeface that is clearly distinguish- Committee on Rules from denying a motion Sec. 205. Multiple Referral Reform: Clause able from verbatim remarks. to recommit as provided in clause 4 of rule 5(c) of rule X (‘‘Referral of Bills, Resolutions, Sec. 207. Elimination of ‘‘Rolling XVI, would be amended to clarify and ensure and Other Matters to Committees’’) is Quorums’’: Clause 2(l)(2)(A) of rule XI is that such right includes the right to offer amended to require the Speaker to designate amended by striking the existing provision amendatory instructions, otherwise in order a committee of primary jurisdiction upon which establishes a presumption that a com- under the rules, in a motion to recommit, if the initial referral of a measure to a com- mittee majority was actually present at the offered by the minority leader or a designee. mittee. The Speaker would have the discre- time a measure is reported if the records of Exempted from this guarantee would be tion to also refer the same measure to other the committee show that a majority of the the motion to recommit a Senate bill or res- committees in sequence (sequential referral), committee responded on a rollcall vote on olution for which the text of a House-passed either upon its initial introduction or after the question, and prohibits a point of order measure has been substituted. This exemp- to lie in the House that a majority was not the primary committee has reported, subject tion recognizes that the minority would al- present unless the point of order was timely to time limits for reporting by the secondary ready have had the opportunity to offer a committees; or to refer designated portions made in the House. motion to recommit with instructions on the of the same measure to other committees In so doing, the rule change restores the original House-passed measure being sub- (split referral); or to refer a measure to a previous requirement that a ‘‘majority of the stituted for the Senate measure. special ad hoc committee consisting of com- committee was actually present’’ at the time It is the intent of this rule to restore the mittees with shared jurisdictions over the a measure was ordered reported. The fact original purpose of clause 4(b) when it was measure. that a committee orders a measure reported This rule change differs from the present by voice vote without a quorum present, and adopted in 1909 to give the minority a final referral rule in four significant respects. no point of order is made at the time, does opportunity to offer an amendment of its First, the designation of a committee of pri- not prevent the point of order from being choosing in a motion to recommit prior to mary jurisdiction is designed to ensure made in the House when the measure is the final passage of a bill. greater accountability for legislation. Sec- called-up for consideration. Sec. 211. Waiver Policy for Special Rules: ond, the rule eliminates so-called joint refer- It should also be emphasized that the re- Clause 4 of rule XI, relating to the Rules rals which technically gave committees au- quirement that a majority be actually Committee, is amended by adding a new thority to consider the same portions of leg- present at the time the measure is reported paragraph (e) at the end to require that islation as other committees (though refer- from a committee means that a majority whenever the Rules Committee reports a res- rals are always for consideration only of must be contemporaneously assembled at olution providing for the consideration of a such provisions as fall within a committee’s the time the vote is taken. Unlike a House measure, it shall, to the maximum extent jurisdiction). Third, giving the Speaker dis- floor vote during which Members may come possible, specify in the resolution any House cretion to make sequential or split referrals and go during the course of a vote, the com- rules being waived against the measure or allows more flexibility than the current re- mittee quorum rule, absent the old ‘‘rolling against its consideration. quirement that every committee having any quorum’’ latitude, means a committee can It is the intent of this rule that Members jurisdiction over a measure, no matter how no longer simply leave a vote open until a be fully informed as to what potential viola- minor, must receive a referral. And fourth, sufficient number of Members have re- tions of House Rules are involved in consid- the ability of the Speaker to designate a sec- sponded to their names. Prior to the ‘‘rolling ering a bill. This in turn will require com- ondary committee for sequential referral quorum’’ rule, the Committee on Rules has mittee chairmen to determine in advance of decided against granting a rule when pre- purposes upon the initial introduction of a their Rules Committee appearance what sented with evidence that a majority was not measure will allow that committee to pro- waivers they will seek, and to be prepared to actually present when the measure was re- ceed with its work on the measure imme- explain and defend those waivers before the diately, if it wishes. ported. Sec. 208. Limitation on Committees’ Rules Committee. It is the ultimate intent of Nothing in this rule should be construed to Sittings: Clause 2(i) of rule XI, which cur- the rule change that Committee will be more prevent a secondary committee from report- rently prohibits committees from sitting careful prior to reporting a measure to en- ing prior to the primary committee. How- during a joint, House-Senate session or sure against any rules violations in the bill ever, it is the intent of the rule to the extent meeting, would be amended to prohibit any or report. possible, to allow the primary committee to committees except the committees on Ap- While the failure of the Rules Committee report before a measure is scheduled for floor propriations, Budget, Rules, Standards of Of- to specify waivers in a rule would not give consideration, unless it waives its right to ficial Conduct, and Ways and Means, from rise to a point of order against a special rule report or the Speaker exercises discretion to sitting while the House is reading a measure that waives all points of order, it is expected impose a time limit on the primary commit- for amendment under the five-minute rule. that the Rules Committee will, in all but the tee for reporting and it fails to meet the Special leave to sit could be granted unless most time-sensitive situations, endeavor to deadline, in which case it will be considered ten or more members object to a unanimous determine what specific waivers are required to have been discharged of the measure. consent request, or upon the adoption by the and to detail them in the rule. Sec. 206. Accuracy of Committee Tran- House of a motion offered by the majority Sec. 212. Prohibition on Delegate Voting in scripts: Clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI (‘‘Committee leader. This restores the rule in existence Committee of the Whole: Subsection (a) Records’’), is amended to require that com- prior to the 103d Congress, with the only ex- amends rule XII (‘‘Resident Commissioner mittee transcripts shall be a substantially ception being the addition of a privileged and Delegates’’) by striking clause 2 which verbatim account of remarks actually made motion by the majority leader. It is antici- now entitles the Resident Commissioner during proceedings, subject only to tech- pated that the Speaker will again promul- nical, grammatical, and typographical cor- from Puerto Rico and each Delegate to the gate guidelines as to when and under what House to the same powers and privileges in rections authorized by the person making circumstances special leave may be re- the remarks involved. the Committee of the Whole on the state of quested. the Union as other House Members. The current rule requires committees to Sec. 209. Accountability for Committee keep a complete record of all committee ac- Subsection (b) amends clause 1 of rule Votes: Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI, which now XXIII (‘‘Of Committees of the Whole House’’) tion, including a record of the votes on any requires that the results of any rollcall vote by striking ‘‘Resident Commissioner, or Del- question on which a rollcall vote is de- to report a measure be included in a commit- egate’’ as being eligible for appointment by manded. It is the intent of the new rule to tee report, would be amended to require that the Speaker to chair the Committee of the require that where stenographic transcripts the names of those members voting for and are kept of committee meetings or hearings, against any amendment or motion to report Whole. they not be subject to substantive changes a measure by rollcall vote be included in the Subsection (c) amends clause 2 of rule by either the persons making the remarks or committee report. XXIII by striking paragraph (d) which pro- by staff. It is the intent of this rule to provide for vided for an immediate re-vote in the House It is not the intent of this rule that all greater accountability for record votes in whenever the votes of the Resident Commis- meeting and hearing transcripts be pub- committees and to make such votes easily sioner and Delegates were decisive to the lished. However, in those instances in which available to the public in committee reports. outcome of a vote in the Committee of the persons involved in a meeting or hearing are At present, under clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, Whole. allowed to review and correct their remarks the public can only inspect rollcall votes on Sec. 213. Accuracy of the Congressional before publication of the transcripts, any matters in the offices of committees. It is Record: Rule XIV (‘‘Of Decorum and De- corrections must be specifically authorized anticipated that with the availability of bate’’) is amended by adding a new clause 9 by that person and cannot alter the sub- committee reports to the public through requiring that the Congressional Record be a stantive content of the remarks. To the ex- electronic form the listing of votes in reports substantially verbatim account of remarks tent a person making remarks wishes to will be more bill-specific than earlier propos- made during debate. Members could only au- elaborate on any point, such substantive als to publish all votes in the Congressional thorize technical, grammatical and typo- modifications should be treated the same as Record twice a year. graphical corrections. Unparliamentary re- extensions of remarks on House floor speech- Sec. 210. Affirming the Minority’s Right on marks could only be deleted by permission or es, i.e., they should be clearly delineated Motions to Recommit: Clause 4(b) of rule XI, order of the House. However, Members may January 4, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 37 still insert undelivered remarks so long as fiscal year, not by the amount of budget au- block their receipt from the other body, it is they are delineated by a different typeface. thority appropriated for a particular matter. intended that such measures would not be Breaches of the rule could be subject to in- It will therefore be necessary for the author referred to the appropriate committee of the vestigation by the Committee on Standards of an offsetting amendment to work closely House or be considered by the House. In- of Official Conduct. with the Congressional Budget Office to en- stead, they would simply be held at the desk Sec. 214. Automatic Rollcall Votes: Rule sure that the bottom line amendment makes without further action. Should such a com- XV (‘‘On Calls of the Roll and House’’) is equivalent increases and decreases in outlays memorative be included in a conference re- amended by adding a new clause 7 to require resulting from the changes in budget author- port or Senate amendment to a House bill, an automatic rollcall vote on the final pas- ity. the entire conference report or Senate sage or adoption of any bill, joint resolution, Subsection (d) amends clause 3 of rule XXI amendment would be subject to a point of or conference report, making general appro- to require that the Committee on Appropria- order. priations, increasing Federal income tax tions include in its report a list of all appro- While the ban does not apply to commemo- rates, or on final adoption of a budget resolu- priations contained in a bill for any expendi- rative which do not set aside a specified pe- tion or a conference report thereon. ture not previously authorized by law (ex- riod of time, and instead simply call for Sec. 215. Appropriations Reforms: Sub- cept for classified intelligence or national se- some form of national recognition, it is not section (a) amends clause 2(d) of rule XXI curity programs, projects or activities). the intent of the rule that such alternative (‘‘On Bills’’) by providing that motions to Clause 3 already requires that committee re- forms should become a new outlet for the rise and report an appropriations bill after ports include a listing of legislative provi- consideration of such measures. Thus, while the bill has been read for amendment shall sions contained in the bill. Since the point of they could be referred to an appropriate only have precedence if offered by the major- order under clause 2 of rule XXI lies against committee, it is not expected that such com- ity leader or a designee. Under current rules, both unauthorized and legislative provisions, mittees should feel obligated or pressured to so-called limitation amendments not specifi- it is only reasonable that the report should establish special rules for their release to the cally contained or authorized in existing contain information on both. It is the intent law, may only be offered if the motion to rise of this rule that the test of compliance will House floor. Nor should it be expected that is not offered or is rejected after other be whether the committee has made a good the Rule Committee should become the new amendments to the bill have been disposed faith effort to include all unauthorized mat- avenue for regular waivers of the rule of. The intent of the new rule is to permit ters in its report that it is aware of. The in- against date specific commemorative. Such the offering of limitation amendments at the advertent omission of an unauthorized mat- exceptions should be limited to those rare end of the reading, subject only to a motion ter in a committee report will not give rise situations warranting special national rec- to rise offered by the majority leader or a to a point of order against the consideration ognition as determined by the Leadership. designee. of the bill, though a point of order would Subsection (b) is a free-standing directive Subsection (b) adds a new paragraph (e) to still lie against the provision in the bill. to the Committee on Government Reform clause 2 of rule XXI to prohibit reporting Subsection (e) adds a new clause 8 to rule and Oversight to consider alternative means any non-emergency matter in an appropria- XXI to provide for the automatic reservation for establishing commemorations, including tions bill containing an emergency designa- of points of order against provisions in an the creation of an independent or Executive tion under the Budget Act. The only excep- appropriations bill at the time the report on branch commission for such purpose, and to tions are for provisions which rescind budget it is filed. Under current rules, the points of report to the House its recommendations authority, reduce direct spending authority, order under clause 2 of rule XXI are against thereon. or reduce the amount for a designated emer- the reporting of any unauthorized or legisla- Sec. 217. Numerical Designation of Amend- gency. While the Committee on Appropria- tive provision in an appropriations bill. This ments: Clause 6 of rule XXIII (‘‘Of Commit- tions could evade this prohibition by giving means that, for a point of order to be valid, tees of the Whole’’) is amended to add a new an entire bill an emergency designation, it is it must be raised or reserved at the time the sentence requiring that amendments submit- the clear intent of this rule that no non- measure is actually reported, that is, at the ted for printing in the amendments portion emergency items should be given such blan- time the report is filed in the House. This of the Congressional Record be given a nu- ket coverage. Let exposed, as they should be, has required that a minority representative merical designation in the sequence submit- such non-emergency items would be subject of the committee accompany the majority ted for a particular bill. to deletion if a point of order is made and member filing the report in order to reserve The clause already requires that amend- sustained. points of order at the time the report is filed. ments printed in the Record be allowed five It is not the intent of this rule to make in Under the new rule, it will no longer be nec- minutes of debate for and against, even if the order any amendments not otherwise in essary to reserve points of order at the time Committee of the Whole has voted to close order under the rules. Thus, any amend- an appropriations bill is filed. Members’ debate on a particular section or paragraph, ments to rescind or reduce direct spending rights to later raise such points of order will and that time has expired. It is the purpose must be germane to the bill as reported or be automatically be protected. of this further amendment to the rule to fa- given special protection by way of a special Sec. 216. Ban on Commemoratives: Sub- cilitate reference to such amendments for rule reported by the Rules Committee and section (a) amends clause 2 of rule XXII (‘‘Of the convenience of Members and committee adopted by the House. Memorial, Bills and Resolutions’’) by prohib- managers alike, and to encourage Members Subsection (c) amends clause 2 of rule XXI iting the introduction or consideration of to utilize the pre-printing option for their by adding a new paragraph (f) to permit the any bill, resolution, or amendment which es- amendments. offering of so-called offsetting amendments tablishes or expresses any commemoration. The new rule may also make it possible for in appropriations bill. At present, appropria- For purposes of the new rule, a commemora- the Committee on Rules to reference nu- tions measures are read for amendment by tion is defined as ‘‘any remembrance, cele- merically designated amendments in special paragraph, meaning it is not possible to offer bration, or recognition for any purpose rules that structure the amendment process an amendment that is deficit neutral if it through the designation of a specified period since the Congressional Record is often more goes to paragraphs not yet pending. The new of time.’’ readily available to Members and their staff rule would allow the offering of such off-set- The existing clause 2, which would be re- than are Rules Committee reports. ting amendments en bloc and not subject to tained as paragraph (a), includes a similar Sec. 218. Pledge of Allegiance: Clause 1 of a division of the question in the House or the prohibition against the receipt or consider- rule XXIV (‘‘Order of Business’’) is amended Committee of the Whole. ation by the House of private bills, resolu- to insert the Pledge of Allegiance as the When such an en bloc amendment is of- tions or amendments authorizing or direct- third order of business each day in the fered, and prior to the debate on it, the chair ing the payment of money for certain prop- House, following the approval of the Journal will ask whether there are any points of erty damages or for personal injury or death and preceding the correction of reference of order against any portion of the bill covered for which suit may be instituted under the public bills. This change codifies a practice by the amendment. If such a point of order is Tort Claims procedure; for the construction in effect in the House since 1988. sustained, and the provision in the bill of a bridge across a navigable stream; or for Sec. 219. Discharge Petitions: Clause 3 of stricken, the amendment would no longer be the correction of a military or naval record. rule XXVII (‘‘Change or Suspension of the in order as a proper offset. The new ban on date-specific commemora- Rules’’) is amended to require that the Clerk To qualify as an offsetting amendment for tive measures or amendments applies to both publish in the Congressional Record on the purposes of this paragraph, the proponent the introduction and consideration of any last day of House session each week the must be able to demonstrate that the net ef- measure containing such a commemorative. names of those Members who have signed a fect of the amendment would not increase This is intended to include measures in discharge motion during that week, and to overall budget authority or outlays in the which such a commemorative may only be make available on a daily basis, in an appro- bill. Since appropriations bills only contain incidental to the overall purpose of the priate office, the cumulative lists of names the amount of budget authority being appro- measure. Such measures will be returned to of those Members who have signed pending priated, it should be kept in mind that the the sponsor if they are dropped in the legis- discharge motions. Finally, the new rule di- off-setting numbers may not be the same lative hopper. The prohibition against con- rects the Clerk to devise a means for making since the ultimate test is whether the sideration also extends to any measures re- such names on discharge petitions available amendment does not increase the deficit— ceived from the Senate which contain date- to House offices and the public by electronic and deficits are determined by outlays in a specific commemorative. While it does not form. H 38 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 4, 1995 In the 103d Congress, the House adopted a meeting and have access to any committee may postpone is on a privileged resolution new rule making the names of Members sign- information. from the Rules Committee. ing discharge petitions immediately avail- Subsection (c) amends clause 1 of rule Subsection (b) establishes an Office for able for public inspection. However, the rule XLVIII to extend from three (in any five con- Legislative Floor Activities in the Office of change did not specify how such publication secutive Congresses) to four (in any six con- the Speaker, and authorizes the Speaker to was to be accomplished. This rule change secutive Congresses) the number of consecu- appoint and set the pay for floor assistants codifies the current practice of daily avail- tive Congresses any Member (other than the to assist him in managing legislative floor ability of all motions and signatures in a Speaker and minority leader) may serve on activity. House office, and the weekly publication of the select committee, and to permit a chair- Subsection (c) amends clause 2(d) of rule new signatures in the Congressional Record. man or ranking minority member who attain XI by allowing the chairman of a committee The directive regarding making such lists those positions in their fourth terms on the to designate any member of the committee, available by computer is in line with other committee to serve in those positions for an or of any subcommittee thereof, as vice ongoing initiatives to make House docu- chairman, to preside in the chairman’s ab- additional term. ments generally available to the public sence. The present rule specifies that the Subsection (d) amends clause 2(a) of rule through computer networks. ranking majority member shall serve as vice XLVIII to clarify the committee’s jurisdic- Sec. 220. Protection of Classified Materials: chairman. tion to reflect current referral practices. Rule XLIII (‘‘Code of Official Conduct’’) Subsection (d) amends clause 7 of rule XIV would be amended by adding a new clause 13 Sec. 222. Abolition of Legislative Service (‘‘Of Decorum and Debate’’) to include in requiring that any Member, officer or em- Organizations: This is a free-standing provi- those provisions of prohibited activities on ployee of the House take an oath or affirma- sion that prohibits in the 104th Congress the the House floor the use of personal, elec- tion on non-disclosure of classified informa- establishment or continuation of any legisla- tronic office equipment, including cellular tion prior to being given access to such ma- tive service organization (as the term is de- phones and computers. It is the purpose of terials. Copies of the executed oath would be fined and authorized in the 103rd Congress). this new rule to avoid the disruptions and retained by the Clerk of the House as part of The Committee on House Oversight is au- distractions that can be caused by the the records of the House. thorized to take necessary steps to ensure sounds emitted from such equipment. As Sec. 221. Select Committee on Intelligence: the orderly termination and accounting for with any disruption to the decorum of House Subsection (a) amends clause 1(a) of rule funds of any such LSO in existence on Janu- floor debate, it is anticipated that the XLVIII (‘‘Permanent Select Committee on ary 3, 1995. So-called LSO’s are those organi- Speaker could instruct the Sergeant-at-Arms Intelligence’’) to change the composition of zations recognized through the House Ad- to take necessary steps to restore order. the committee from 19 to 16 members, of ministration Committee in the 103rd Con- Subsection (e) amends clause 5(b) of rule whom not more than nine may be of the gress which are allowed to utilize Member XV (‘‘On Calls of the Roll and House’’) to same political party. Clerk hire funds for the staffing of such spe- permit the Speaker to reduce to five-minutes Subsection (b) amends clause 1(b) of rule cial purpose organizations. It is the intent of the vote that occurs following the vote on XLVIII, to substitute the Speaker for the this rule that the Committee on House Over- the previous question on any matter. The majority leader as a non-voting ex officio sight will oversee the shut-down of such or- present rule confines this authority to the member of the committee, along with the ganizations in a manner to ensure the maxi- vote following the previous question vote minority leader. The subsection also allows mum accountability possible for any funds only on a special rule from the Rules Com- both the Speaker and minority leader to des- allocated for their operation. This is espe- mittee. ignate one of their leadership staff to assist cially important in view of the comprehen- Subsection (f) makes clerical corrections them in their roles as ex officio members of sive audit required by section 107 of the reso- in clause 3 of rule III, ‘‘Duties of the Clerk’’ the committee, with all the same rights, lution. by inserting ‘‘and’’ prior to the last in a se- privileges, and requirements as if members Sec. 223. Miscellaneous Provisions and ries of clauses; and in clause 2(l)(1)(B) of rule of the select committee staff. The purpose of Clerical Corrections: Subsection (a) amends XI by striking a reference to subdivision (C) this clause is to allow designated leadership clause 5(b)(1) of rule I (‘‘Duties of the Speak- that had been previously repealed. staff the same access to committee docu- er’’) to expand the Speaker’s current author- Subsection (g) is a free-standing provision ments and materials, briefings, hearings, and ity to postpone votes on certain matters for that permits more than one prime sponsor meetings, without having to become com- up to two legislative days to include the pre- on the first 20 bills and the first three joint mittee staff members for such access. A con- vious question votes on adopting a resolu- resolutions introduced in the House in the forming changes is made by striking sub- tion, passing a bill, instructing conferees, or 104th Congress. This is done to permit the paragraph (c)(3) of clause 7 which permits agreeing to a conference report. At present, Leadership to designate multiple-authors of the Speaker to attend any select committee the only previous question vote the Speaker certain priority legislation.

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