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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Labor Title II: Department of Health and Human Services Title III: Department of Education Title IV: Related Agencies Title V: General Provisions Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 - Makes appropriations for FY 1998 for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Labor for: (1) training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) Federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) State unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and other trust funds; (6) employment and training program administration; (7) the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration for salaries and expenses and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (8) the Employment Standards Administration; (9) certain special benefits; (10) the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (11) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (12) the Mine Safety and Health Administration; (13) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (14) departmental management; and (15) the Office of Inspector General. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this title. (Sec. 106) Bars the use of funds made available under this or any other Act making appropriations for FY 1998 by the Departments of Labor or Justice to conduct a rerun of a 1996 election for specified officers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Authorizes the President, upon certification to the Congress that the Teamsters do not have sufficient funds to conduct a rerun election, to transfer Department of Labor or Justice funds for such purposes. Requires the Teamsters, prior to such transfer of funds, to agree to repay the Secretary of the Treasury for costs incurred in conducting such election. Title II: Department of Health and Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1998 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration; (2) Federal interest subsidies for medical facilities; (3) health education assistance loans; (4) the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund; (5) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (6) the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including amounts for the John E. Fogarty International Center, the National Library of Medicine, the Office of the Director, and buildings and facilities; (7) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; (8) retirement pay and medical benefits for Public Health Service commissioned officers; (9) the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; (10) the Health Care Financing Administration for grants to States for Medicaid, payments to health care trust funds, program management, and the Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund; (11) the Administration for Children and Families for family support payments to States; (12) low income home energy assistance; (13) refugee and entrant assistance; (14) the child care and development block grant; (15) the social services block grant; (16) children and families services programs; (17) family preservation and support; (18) payments to States for foster care and adoption assistance; (19) the Administration on Aging; (20) the Office of the Secretary for general departmental management; (21) the Office of Inspector General; (22) the Office for Civil Rights; and (23) policy research. Rescinds FY 1998 funds for a sample study of child welfare. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this title. (Sec. 211) Requires the Secretary of HHS to contract with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study of policies and process used by NIH to determine funding allocations for biomedical research. Directs the Institute to report study results and recommendations to specified congressional committees. Makes a specified amount of NIH funds available for such study and report. (Sec. 212) Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of NIH to establish a program for research and training with respect to Parkinson's disease. Requires the Director to award up to ten Core Center Grants to encourage the development of innovative multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning Parkinson's. Designates each center funded under such grants as a Morris K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease. Limits support for centers to a five-year period but authorizes funding extensions based on recommendations by peer review groups. Requires the Director to establish a grant program to support investigators with proven records of excellence and innovation in Parkinson's research and who demonstrate potential for future breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson's. Limits such grants to five-year periods. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 213) Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of HHS to establish a comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects prevention program. Requires the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to establish a collaborative program to provide for research, training, and dissemination of information on the cause, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of such syndrome and effects. Sets forth eligibility requirements for grants under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 214) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for refugee assistance through FY 1999. (Sec. 217) Provides that certain payments made by the Secretary of Defense to persons captured and interned by North Vietnam shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of benefits under, titles XVI or XIX (Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 218) Requires the Secretary of HHS to study and report to appropriate congressional committees on efforts to improve organ and tissue procurement at hospitals. (Sec. 219) Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to steps to be taken by hospitals in requesting the donation of organs and tissues. (Sec. 220) Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act, with respect to good cause waivers of certain compliance requirements for victims of domestic violence, to declare that: (1) a State shall not be subject to any numerical limitation in the granting of such waivers; and (2) an individual to whom a good cause waiver of compliance has been granted shall not be counted in determining State compliance with participation rate and other specified requirements. Prohibits disclosure of certain personal information through the Parent Locator Service and under State plans for child and spousal support if the health, safety, or liberty of a parent or child would be unreasonably put at risk by the disclosure. (Sec. 221) Makes funds under this title available for urgent health threats posed by E. coli:157H7. Title III: Department of Education - Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1998 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Education for: (1) education reform; (2) education for the disadvantaged; (3) impact aid; (4) school improvement activities; (5) Indian education; (6) bilingual and immigrant education; (7) special education; (8) rehabilitation services and disability research; (9) special institutions for persons with disabilities; (10) vocational and adult education; (11) student financial assistance; (12) the Federal family education loan program account; (13) higher education; (14) Howard University; (15) the college housing and academic facilities loans program; (16) the historically black college and university capital financing program account; (17) education research, statistics, and improvement; (18) a child literacy initiative; (19) the Institute of Museum and Library Services; (20) departmental management; (21) the Office for Civil Rights; and (22) the Office of the Inspector General. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this title. (Sec. 301) Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being used to: (1) transport teachers or students in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or to carry out a racial desegregation plan; or (2) prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools. (Sec. 305) Requires the Secretary of Education to make funds available under this title to provide training and technical assistance to State and local educational agencies for programs to protect victims of, and witnesses to, incidents of school violence. (Sec. 306) Makes a specified amount of funds available for grants for pilot student safety toll-free hotlines to provide students with confidential assistance regarding school crime, violence, drug dealing, and threats to personal safety. (Sec. 307) Directs the Secretary of Education to make an annual certification to specified congressional committees that at least 95 percent of the fiscal year amount appropriated for Department of Education activities is being used directly for teachers and students. (Sec. 308) Requires the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on increased enrollments of secondary schools students and the need for smaller class sizes in grades one through three. Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for the: (1) Armed Forces Retirement Home; (2) Corporation for National and Community Service; (3) Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (4) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (5) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (6) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (7) National Council on Disability; (8) National Education Goals Panel; (9) National Labor Relations Board; (10) National Mediation Board; (11) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (12) Physician Payment Review Commission; (13) Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; (14) Railroad Retirement Board for the dual benefits payments account, Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts, administration, and the Office of Inspector General; (15) Social Security Administration for payments to the social security trust funds, special benefits for disabled coal miners, the SSI Program, administrative expenses, and the Office of Inspector General; and (16) U.S. Institute of Peace. Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this Act. (Sec. 505) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to carry out programs of distributing sterile needles for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs unless the Secretary of HHS determines that such programs are effective in preventing the spread of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal drugs. (Sec. 506) Sets forth Buy American provisions. (Sec. 508) Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being expended for abortions or for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion except in cases where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or where a woman suffers from a physical condition that would, as certified by a physician, place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (Sec. 512) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for: (1) the creation of a human embryo for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo is destroyed or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under Federal regulations and the Public Health Service Act. (Sec. 513) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for activities to promote the legalization of a controlled substance unless there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such substance or that federally-sponsored trials are being conducted to determine such advantage. (Sec. 515) Amends the Social Security Act to increase fees required from States for Federal administration of State supplementary payments under the SSI program. Provides for the deposit of a portion of such fees into a special fund and authorizes appropriations from the fund for administrative expenses of the SSI program. (Sec. 516) Amends the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 to extend certain voluntary separation incentive payments to Federal employees who separate before December 31, 1997 (currently, September 30, 1997). (Sec. 517) Cancels a specified amount of budgetary resources available to agencies funded in this Act for salaries and expenses during FY 1998, to be allocated by the Office of Management and Budget. Makes this provision inapplicable to the Food and Drug Administration and the Indian Health Service. (Sec. 518) Repeals a provision of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 that requires increased excise taxes on tobacco to be credited against total payments made by parties pursuant to Federal legislation implementing the tobacco industry settlement agreement of June 20, 1997. (Sec. 519) Limits attorney's fees in connection with actions by States against tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related Medicaid expenditures or for other causes of action involved in the tobacco settlement agreement to $250 per hour and a total of $5 million. Subjects the award of attorney's fees in the settlement to specified requirements regarding public disclosure of time accounting and fee arrangements. Requires excess attorney's fees to be deposited in the Treasury for use by NIH for children's health research. (Sec. 520) Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to compensation for tobacco growers as part of legislation on the tobacco settlement. (Sec. 523) Requires the Secretary of Education to award the total amount of funds appropriated to support programs for kindergarten through twelfth grade (with specified exceptions) directly to local educational agencies (LEAs). Sets forth a formula for determining the amount awarded to each LEA. (Sec. 524) Grants the National Assessment Governing Board established under the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 exclusive authority over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing and implementing voluntary national tests for fourth grade English reading and eighth grade mathematics. Makes such tests available to States, LEAs, or private schools and provides that the use of such tests shall not be a condition for receiving Federal funds. Increases the number of Board members and terms of service.
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Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R–IL
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Became Public Law No: 105-78.
Became Public Law No: 105-78.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-4. Record Vote No: 298. (consideration: CR S12082-12095)
Senate roll call 298 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-4. Record Vote No: 298.(consideration: CR S12082-12095)
Senate roll call 298 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 352 - 65 (Roll no. 615). (consideration: CR H10305-10313)
House roll call 615 · Individual votesMotions 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: 352 - 65 (Roll no. 615).(consideration: CR H10305-10313)
House roll call 615 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Mr. Porter brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-390 by previously agreed to special order.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Mr. Livinginston asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time after Friday November 7, 1997, to consider the Conference Report on the bill, that all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration be waived, and that the conference report be considered as read when called up. Agreed to without objection.
Conference report H. Rept. 105-390 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10210-10304)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 105-390 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10210-10304)
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Porter, Young (FL), Bonilla, Istook, Miller (FL), Dickey, Wicker, Northup, Livingston, Obey, Stokes, Hoyer, Pelosi, Lowey, and DeLauro.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. (CR H7653-7654)
The 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 accept the Senate position on the bill, appropriating $368 million for congregate meals for the elderly.
Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H7653)
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. Porter asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Specter; Cochran; Gorton; Bond; Gregg; Faircloth; Craig; Hutchison; Stevens; Harkin; Hollings; Inouye; Bumpers; Reid; Kohl; Murray; Byrd. (consideration: CR S9510)
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1061 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1061 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1061 amended.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9510)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 346 - 80 (Roll no. 402).
House roll call 402 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 346 - 80 (Roll no. 402).
House roll call 402 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendments en gross 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. 2264.
DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment with the time to be allocated as follows: Mr. Hoekstra, 20 minutes; Mr. Obey, 10 minutes; and Mr. Porter, 10 minutes.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Lowey amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 20 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7372-7452)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
The Chair announced that consideration would resume on those amendments on which further proceedings had been postponed, in the following order: the Goodling amendment, and the Hoekstra amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Hoekstra amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Norwood 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 the unanimous consent agreement of July 31, 1997, further proceedings were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Goodling amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Goodling 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 the unanimous consent agreement of July 31, 1997, further proceedings were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of additional debate on the Goodling amendment.
DEBATE - Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Goodling amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 90 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7324-7351)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hostettler amendment.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Hostettler amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 30 minutes, equally divided.
DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes o debate on the Hyde amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastert amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hastert asked for a recorded vote pending the absence of quorum and further proceedings were postponed until later in the legislative day. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed debate on the Hastert amendment.
On motion that the Committee rise Failed by recorded vote: 39 - 362 (Roll no. 387).
House roll call 387 · Individual votesMr. Miller (CA) moved that the Committee rise.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 80 minutes of debate on the Hastert amendment.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Hastert amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 80 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
POSTPONED ROLL CALL - At the conclusion of debate on the Hefley amendment, the Chair put the question and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hefley asked for a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hefley amendment.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Hefley amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 30 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Crane amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. hefley demanded a recorded vote and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the order of the House of July 31, 1997, further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Crane amendment.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Crane amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 30 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7206-7247)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be a request for a recorded vote on the amendment by Mr. Bob Shaffer, postponed earlier in the day.
DEBATE - Mr. Riggs asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Riggs amendments, and all amendments thereto, be limited to one hour. Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the Committee rise Failed by recorded vote: 40 - 369 (Roll no. 384).
House roll call 384 · Individual votesThe Chair put the question on the Miller (CA) motion that the Committee rise and announced that, by voice vote, the motion was not agreed to. Mr. Miller objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Mr. Miller insisted on the point of order and, accordingly, a call in Committee was ordered.
Mr. Miller (CA) moved that the Committee rise.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question of the Schaffer amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Schaffer demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of the order of the House of July 31, 1997, further proceedings were postponed.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7129-7182)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
DEBATE - Mr. Porter asked that the time for debate on the Istook amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 3 hours. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Shaw raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Shaw stated that the provisions of the bill on page 41, line 26, throught page 42, line 3, relating to funding levels for social service block grants constituted legislation on an appropriations bill and was, therefore, in violation of the rules of the House. The Chair sustained the point of order.
On motion that the Committee rise Failed by recorded vote: 42 - 375 (Roll no. 374).
House roll call 374 · Individual votesMr. McIntosh moved that the Committee rise.
The Committee of the Whole proceeded with further consideration of the Souder amendment, pending from the previous day. The amendment would increase funds appropriated in the bill for the OSHA compliance assistance program by $23 million and reducing the OSHA account for enforcement by $21 million and the executive administration account by $2 million.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7023-7084)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
The Committee of the Whole resumed consideration of the Blunt amendment, pending when the Committee rose on Friday, September 5, 1997. The Blunt amendment would reduce by $11.2 million funds appropriated for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and increase funds for Vocational and Adult Educaton commensurately.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6977-6999)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6925-6948)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2264 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 31, 1997 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Bob Goodlatte to act as Chairman of the Committee.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to unanimous consent agreement of July 31, 1997.
Considered under a previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H6849-6890)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 199 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2264 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-205, by Mr. Porter.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-205, by Mr. Porter.
Introduced in House
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Committee on Appropriations. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-373.
Committee on Appropriations. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-373.
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor - Health and Human Services, and Education.
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