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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 15, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Continuing Appropriations Title II: (Unnamed) Title III: Commitment to a Seven-Year Balanced Budget Title I: Continuing Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Makes further continuing appropriations for FY 1996 for continuing projects and activities, including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees, conducted in 1995 and for which appropriations or other authority would be available in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996; (2) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996; (3) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996; (5) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996; (6) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996; (7) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996; (8) the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 1996; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Sets the rates of such funding. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. (Sec. 106) Provides that, unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the enactment of the applicable appropriations Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 5, 1995, whichever first occurs. (Sec. 111) Provides in specified circumstances, except for section 106, for the maintenance of a minimum level of funding for projects or activities under any Act listed in section 101. Defines minimum level. (Sec. 112) Requires, except for section 106 and under specified conditions, that whenever the rate for operations for any continuing project or activity would result in a furlough of Government employees, that rate for operations may be increased to a minimum level that would enable the furlough to be avoided. (Sec. 113) Requires, except for sections 106, 111, and 112, that for those programs that had high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of funding at the beginning of FY 1995 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, similar distributions of funds for FY 1996 shall not be made and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. (Sec. 115) Provides that section 132 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act of 1988 (which provides that amounts appropriated for the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia shall not be subject to apportionment) shall not apply for this joint resolution. Provides for including in the apportionment for the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia an additional $15 million for certain capital construction loan repayments. (Sec. 116) Requires, except for section 106, that the authority and conditions for the application of appropriations of the Office of Technology Assessment as contained in House Report 104-212, shall be followed when applying the funding made available by this joint resolution. (Sec. 119) Requires, except for section 106, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Salaries and Expenses amount to include, in addition to direct appropriations, the amount it collects under the fee rate and offsetting collection authority. (Sec. 120) Requires that funding be made available for the necessary expenses of the Bureau of Mines for: (1) continuing limited health and safety and related research, materials partnerships, and minerals information activities; (2) mineral assessments in Alaska; and (3) terminating all other activities of the Bureau of Mines. (Sec. 121) Requires, except for section 106, that funds for the Environmental Protection Agency shall be made available in the appropriation accounts which are provided in H.R. 2099 as reported on September 13, 1995. (Sec. 122) Sets forth a special formula for determining the rate of operations for projects and activities that would be funded under the heading "International Organizations and Conferences, Contributions to International Organizations" in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. (Sec. 123) Provides, except for section 106, that the rate for operations of the following projects or activities shall be only the minimum necessary to accomplish orderly termination: (1) Administrative Conference of the United States; (2) Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (with an exception); (3) Interstate Commerce Commission; (4) Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; (5) Land and Water Conservation Fund, State Assistance; and (6) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Rural Abandoned Mine Program. Title II: - Waives parchment printing requirements of the enrollment of: (1) a continuing resolution; (2) a debt limit extension measure; and (3) a reconciliation bill. (Sec. 202) Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this joint resolution. Title III: Commitment to a Seven-Year Balanced Budget - States that the President and the Congress shall enact legislation in the 104th Congress to achieve a unified balanced budget not later than FY 2002 as scored by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. Requires such unified balanced budget to be based on the most current economic and technical assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office.
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Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R–LA
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Became Public Law No: 104-56.
Became Public Law No: 104-56.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 421 - 4, 1 Present (Roll no. 821). (consideration: CR H13629-13630)
House roll call 821 · Individual votesResolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 421 - 4, 1 Present (Roll no. 821).(consideration: CR H13629-13630)
House roll call 821 · Individual votesAt the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion to agree to the Senate amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the motion was agreed to. Mr. Obey objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to an previous order of the House, further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment.
Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to agree to the Senate amendment.
Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that if a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas and nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 4 of rule XV, on the question of adopting the motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 122, then the Chair may postpone further proceedings on that question until a later time or place in the legislative schedule of the current legislative day, and may resume such proceedings as though postponed pursuant to clause 5(b) of rule I. Agreed to without objection.
CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION - Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that it be in order to take from the Speaker's table the joint resolution H.J. Res. 122, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House a motion offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to dispose of the Senate amendment, that the Senate amendment and motion shall be considered as read, that the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee, and that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion. Agreed to without objection.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 3062 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 3062 proposed by Senator Dole.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S17487-17489)
Senate vitiated previous passage. By unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S17487)
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-37. Record Vote No: 581.
Senate roll call 581 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-37. Record Vote No: 581.
Senate roll call 581 · Individual votesMotion to table SP 3057 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52-45. Record Vote No: 580.
Senate roll call 580 · Individual votesAmendment SP 3057 proposed by Senator Daschle.
Motion to table SP 3056 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 578.
Senate roll call 578 · Individual votesAmendment SP 3056 proposed by Senator Hollings.
Motion to table SP 3055 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 577.
Senate roll call 577 · Individual votesAmendment SP 3055 proposed by Senator Daschle.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S17103-17147, S17170-17178)
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 277 - 151 (Roll no. 802).
House roll call 802 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 277 - 151 (Roll no. 802).
House roll call 802 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 241 (Roll no. 801). (consideration: CR H12503)
House roll call 801 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Obey motion.
Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 122 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is closed to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 270. (consideration: CR H12490)
Rule H. Res. 270 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 270 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 122 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is closed to amendments.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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