PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to without objection.
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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Apr 6, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Supplementals and Rescissions Title II: General Provisions Title III: Impact of Legislation on Children Title IV: Deficit Reduction Second Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1995 - Title I: Supplementals and Rescissions - Makes FY 1995 additional supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Agricultural Research Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the Food and Nutrition Service. (Sec. 102) Prohibits, subject to exception, funds made available under this or any other Act, from being used by the Secretary of Agriculture to delineate wetlands for certification. Rescinds appropriations made to the Department of Agriculture for the Office of the Secretary, the Agricultural Research Service, the Cooperative State Research Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Rural Development Administration and Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the Foreign Agricultural Service. Makes FY 1995 additional supplemental appropriations to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. Rescinds appropriations to: (1) the Department of Justice for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Office of Justice Programs; (2) the Department of Commerce for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the GOES Satellite Contingency Fund, the National Technical Information Service, and the Economic Development Administration; (3) the Judiciary for the United States Court of International Trade and for defender services; (4) the Small Business Administration; (5) the Department of State; (6) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (7) the Board for International Broadcasting; and (8) the United States Information Agency. Rescinds appropriations made to: (1) Corps of Engineers - Civil; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior; (3) the Department of Energy; (4) the Appalachian Regional Commission; and (5) the Tennessee Valley Authority Fund. Rescinds funds appropriated to the President for bilateral economic assistance and foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. Rescinds appropriations made to: (1) the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and territorial and international affairs; (2) the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service; (3) the Department of Energy for fossil energy research and development, naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, and energy conservation; (4) the Department of Education for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Rescinds appropriations made to the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. (Sec. 504) Provides for the renewal of grazing permits on lands in the National Forest System, as specified. Rescinds appropriations made to the Department of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rescinds appropriations made to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Health Care Financing Administration, the Social Security Administration, the Administration for Children and Families, the Administration on Aging, and the Office of the Secretary. Rescinds appropriations made to specified Department of Education programs, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Railroad Retirement Board. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to decrease the appropriated funds for FY 1995 for the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Rescinds funds made available to the Legislative Branch for: (1) the payments to widows and heirs of decreased Members of Congress; (2) Joint Economic Committee and the Joint Committee on Printing; (3) the Office of Technology Assessment for salaries and expenses; (4) the Congressional Budget Office for salaries and expenses; (5) the Architect of the Capitol for capitol buildings and grounds; (6) the Government Printing Office for congressional printing and binding and salaries and expenses; (7) the Botanic Garden for salaries and expenses; (8) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses; and (9) the General Accounting Office for salaries and expenses. Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Defense for: (1) military construction; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (3) Base Realignment and Closure Account, Parts II and III. Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Coast Guard; (3) the Federal Aviation Administration; (4) the Federal Highway Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; and (7) the Federal Transit Administration. Reduces certain obligation limitations for DOT. (Sec. 901) Rescinds funds from the DOT working capital fund. (Sec. 902) Cancels a specified amount for DOT civilian and military compensation and benefits permanently. Makes FY 1995 additional supplemental appropriations to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the General Services Administration, and the Office of Personnel Management. Rescinds funds made available to the Department of the Treasury for departmental offices, the Financial Management Service, the United States Mint, the Bureau of the Public Debt, and the Internal Revenue Service. Rescinds funds made available to the Executive Office of the President for the White House Office and Federal drug control programs. Rescinds funds made available to the General Services Administration for the Federal Buildings Fund and the Office of personnel Management for salaries and expenses. Makes FY 1995 additional supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief and the National Flood Insurance Fund. Rescinds funds made available to: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care and major projects construction; and (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing programs. (Sec. 1101) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) permit a public housing agency to use modernization assistance for any eligible activity, including demolition, replacement housing, and temporary relocation assistance, authorized by this or other applicable appropriations Acts; (2) permit replacement units to be built on the site of the original demolished public housing unit only if the number of replacement units is significantly less than the number of units demolished; (3) repeal provisions prohibiting public housing projects from transferring title unless there is Federal funding assistance providing for a unit for unit replacement for each transfer; and (4) permit the reuse of any budget authority that is recaptured on account of termination of a housing assistance payments contract only for one or more the following, tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance. Rescinds funds made available to the: (1) Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (2) Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; (3) Corporation for National and Community Service; (4) Environmental Protection Agency; (5) National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (6) National Science Foundation; and (7) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Title II: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary concerned to: (1) prepare, offer, and award contracts for salvage timber sales from Federal lands; and (2) perform the appropriate revegetation and tree planting operations in the salvage area. Subjects such sales to judicial review only in the United States district court for the district in which the affected Federal lands are located. Permits such an action only if made within 15 days after the initial advertisement of the challenged timber sale. (Sec. 2002) Amends the Treasury, Postal Service and General Administration Act, 1995 and other Federal law provisions concerning overtime for criminal investigators. (Sec. 2006) Prohibits the use of funds available in FY 1995 appropriations being used for specified purposes by the Environmental Protection Agency. (Sec. 2010) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Congress should act as quickly as possible to amend the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the ability of persons to avoid taxes by relinquishing their United States citizenship. (Sec. 2011) Deems sufficient an environmental impact prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act or a subsistence evaluation prepared pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act for a timber sale or offering to one party if the Forest Service sells to an alternate buyer. (Sec. 2012) Rescinds appropriations made to agencies of the Federal Government for administrative and travel accounts. (Sec. 2013) Requires each National Forest System unit to establish and adhere to a schedule for the completion of National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 analyses and decisions on all allotments within the National Forest System unit for which NEPA analysis is needed. Provides for the reissuance of expired or waived term grazing permits pending such analysis and decision. (Sec. 2014) Provides for the further reduction of administrative expenses and travel. Title III: Impact of Legislation on Children - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not enact or adopt any legislation that will increase the number of children who are hungry or homeless. Title IV: Deficit Reduction - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to make downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits (new budget authority and outlays) for FY 1995 through 1998 resulting from provisions of this Act. (Sec. 4002) Prohibits the use of savings to offset deficit increases resulting from direct spending or receipt legislation.
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Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R–LA
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On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Livingston moved to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Chair announced that the objections of the President would be spread at large upon the Journal, and the veto message and the bill would be printed as a House Document.
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
Vetoed by President.
Vetoed by President.
Presented to President. (consideration: 6/7/1995 CR H5688)
Presented to President.(consideration: 6/7/1995 CR H5688)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 61-38. Record Vote No: 203. (consideration: CR S7405)
Senate roll call 203 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 61-38. Record Vote No: 203.(consideration: CR S7405)
Senate roll call 203 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7371-7385)
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 189 (Roll no. 346). (consideration: CR H5354)
House roll call 346 · Individual votesMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 189 (Roll no. 346).(consideration: CR H5354)
House roll call 346 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Livingston brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-124 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 151.
Rule H. Res. 151 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 151 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1158. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration shall be waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report H. Rept. 104-124 filed. (text of conference report: CR H5013-5053)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-124 filed.(text of conference report: CR H5013-5053)
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Livingston, Myers, Regula, Lewis (CA), Porter, Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, DeLay, Vucanovich, Lightfoot, Callahan, Packard, Obey, Yates, Stokes, Bevill, Fazio, Hoyer, Durbin, Coleman, and Mollohan.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 207 (Roll no. 303). (consideration: CR H4455-4457)
House roll call 303 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to agree to the levels of spending cuts contained in Senate amendment No. 1, and to disagree to the provisions of the Senate amendment deleting the "Deficit Reduction Lock-Box", and language recinding $100 million from Veterans Administration medical care and construction.
Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatfield; Stevens; Cochran; Specter; Domenici; Gramm; Bond; Gorton; McConnell; Mack; Burns; Shelby; Jeffords; Gregg; Bennett; Byrd; Inouye; Hollings; Johnston; Leahy; Bumpers; Lautenberg; Harkin; Mikulski; Reid; Kerrey; Kohl; Murray.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 132.
Senate roll call 132 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 132.
Senate roll call 132 · Individual votesAmendment SP 592 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 420 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 592 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Wellstone.
Amendment SP 591 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 591 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Inouye.
Amendment SP 590 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 590 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Kempthorne.
Amendment SP 589 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 589 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Akaka.
Amendment SP 588 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 588 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Kennedy.
Amendment SP 587 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 587 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Pell.
Amendment SP 586 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 586 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Jeffords.
Amendment SP 585 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 585 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator McCain.
Amendment SP 584 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 584 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Burns.
Amendment SP 583 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 583 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Lautenberg.
Amendment SP 582 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 582 proposed by Senator Hatfield.
Amendment SP 581 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 581 proposed by Senator Hatfield.
Amendment SP 580 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 580 proposed by Senator Hatfield.
Amendment SP 577 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 579 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46-53. Record Vote No: 131.
Senate roll call 131 · Individual votesAmendment SP 579 proposed by Senator Harkin to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 578 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 578 proposed by Senator Levin to Amendment SP 420.
SP 441 fell when SP 427 withdrawn.
Proposed amendment SP 427 withdrawn in Senate.
Amendment SP 577 proposed by Senator Dole to Amendment SP 420.
Motion to table SP 461 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61-37. Record Vote No: 130.
Senate roll call 130 · Individual votesAmendment SP 461 proposed by Senator Bryan for Senator Bumpers to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 576 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 576 proposed by Senator Gorton to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 574 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Motion to table SP 574 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43-57. Record Vote No: 129.
Senate roll call 129 · Individual votesAmendment SP 574 proposed by Senator Hollings to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 573 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 573 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 572 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 572 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 571 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 571 proposed by Senator Gorton to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 570 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 570 proposed by Senator Gorton to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 569 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 569 proposed by Senator Gorton to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 567 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 567 proposed by Senator Bumpers to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 448 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-4. Record Vote No: 128.
Senate roll call 128 · Individual votesAmendment SP 448 proposed by Senator Kennedy to Amendment SP 420.
Second cloture motion on SP 420 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5303)
Cloture on SP 420 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-44. Record Vote No: 127. (consideration: CR S5303)
Senate roll call 127 · Individual votesSP 446 fell when SP 445 withdrawn.
Proposed amendment SP 445 withdrawn in Senate.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5273, S5298-5304, S5306-5380)
Amendment SP 450 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 451 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5216)
Cloture motion on SP 420 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5139)
Amendment SP 451 proposed by Senator Dole to Amendment SP 450.
Amendment SP 450 proposed by Senator Wellstone.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5097-5113, S5116-5119, S5139)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5049-5066)
Amendment SP 446 proposed by Senator Dole for Senator Ashcroft to Amendment SP 445.
Amendment SP 445 proposed by Senator Daschle to Amendment SP 420.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4966-4974)
Amendment SP 441 proposed by Senator Murkowski to Amendment SP 427.
Amendment SP 440 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 440 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Hollings to Amendment SP 420.
Motion to table SP 439 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Motion to table SP 438 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77-17. Record Vote No: 125.
Senate roll call 125 · Individual votesAmendment SP 435 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 437 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-16. Record Vote No: 124.
Senate roll call 124 · Individual votesAmendment SP 439 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 438 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 437 proposed by Senator Shelby to Amendment SP 435.
Motion to table SP 436 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48-46. Record Vote No: 123.
Senate roll call 123 · Individual votesMotion to table SP 435 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-49. Record Vote No: 122.
Senate roll call 122 · Individual votesAmendment SP 436 proposed by Senator Boxer to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 435 proposed by Senator Kerrey to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 430 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 430 proposed by Senator Grassley to Amendment SP 420.
Motion to table SP 429 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48-46. Record Vote No: 121.
Senate roll call 121 · Individual votesAmendment SP 429 proposed by Senator Murray to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 428 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 428 proposed by Senator Burns to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 427 proposed by Senator D'Amato to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 426 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 426 proposed by Senator Bingaman to Amendment SP 420.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4844-4919)
Amendment SP 425 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 425 proposed by Senator Pressler to Amendment SP 420.
Motion to table SP 424 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 424 proposed by Senator McCain to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 423 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 119.
Senate roll call 119 · Individual votesAmendment SP 423 proposed by Senator Byrd to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 422 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 422 proposed by Senator Wellstone to Amendment SP 420.
Motion to table SP 421 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68-32. Record Vote No: 118.
Senate roll call 118 · Individual votesAmendment SP 421 proposed by Senator Mikulski to Amendment SP 420.
Amendment SP 420 proposed by Senator Hatfield.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4761-4776, S4784-4789, S4791-4798, S4801-4802)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1158.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 200 (Roll No. 251).
House roll call 251 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 200 (Roll No. 251).
House roll call 251 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 242 (Roll no. 250). (consideration: CR H3300-3302)
House roll call 250 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Obey motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments which in essence, reduce the total rescissions for disaster relief by $4.8 billion and redistribute the funds among certain other programs.
Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1158.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Stearns amendment. Under the rule, the total time remaining for consideration of amendments under the five-minute rule is 20 minutes.
Subsequent to the establishment of a quorum, Mr. Abercrombie did not insist on his right to pursue a recorded vote on sustaining the ruling of the Chair so the earlier voice vote prevailed and the decision of the Chair was upheld.
After putting the question before the Committee on sustaining the ruling of the Chair, the Chairman, by voice vote, declared that the ayes had prevailed. Subsequently, Mr. Abercrombie requested a recorded vote on the question, and pending that request, made a point of order that a quorum was not present. The Chairman noted the absence of a quorum and a call in Committee was ordered.
On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Abercrombie appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Shays amendment.
On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 228 (Roll no. 247).
House roll call 247 · Individual votesFloor summary: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to strike the enacting clause.
Mr. Obey moved to strike the enacting clause.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3281-3303)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1158 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Livingston moved that the Committee rise.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Crane amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Rogers amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Delay amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Murtha amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment, as modified.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Yates amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Young (FL) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 115, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Livingston amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Doug Bereuter to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 115 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1158 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. It shall be in order to consider as original text for the purpose of amendment the text of H.R. 1158 combined with the text of H.R. 1159 (except the text of sec. 306 of H.R. 1159). The bill shall be considered as read and subject to a 10 hour amendment process under the five minute rule. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the Congressional Record prior to March 14, 1995 to H.R. 1158 or H.R. 1159. Amendments shall be debatable for not to exceed 30 minutes. The following amendments printed in the Record shall be in order, notwithstanding any rule of the House: Amendment No. 13 (to H.R. 1158); amendment No. 53 (to H.R. 1158); amendment No. 13 (to H.R. 1159).
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 115. (consideration: CR H3194-3272)
Rule H. Res. 115 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 115 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1158 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. It shall be in order to consider as original text for the purpose of amendment the text of H.R. 1158 combined with the text of H.R. 1159 (except the text of sec. 306 of H.R. 1159. The bill shall be considered as read and subject to a 10 hour amendment process under the five minute rule. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the Congressional Record prior to March 14, 1995 to H.R. 1158 or H.R. 1159. Amendments shall be debatable for not to exceed 30 minutes. The following amendments printed in the Record shall be in order, notwithstanding any rule of the House: Amendment No. 13 (to H.R. 1158); amendment No. 53 (to H.R. 1158); amendment No. 13 (to H.R. 1159).
Mr. Solomon asked unanimous consent that it be in order for Members to have until 5 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 1995, to submit amendments for printing in the Congressional Record on the bill H.R. 1158. Agreed to without objetion.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-70, by Mr. Livingston.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-70, by Mr. Livingston.
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