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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 26, 2001
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations to the Department of the Army and its Corps of Engineers for: (1) civil functions relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion; (2) river and harbor, flood control, shore protection; (3) certain flood control projects on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; (4) the navigable waters and wetlands regulatory program; and (5) formerly utilized sites remedial action program.Makes FY 2002 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation for water and related resources; (3) the Bureau of Reclamation Loan Program Account; and (4) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund.Makes FY 2002 appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for: (1) energy supply programs; (2) non-defense environmental management; (3) uranium facilities maintenance and remediation; (4) general DOE science activities; (5) nuclear waste disposal; (6) DOE administration and its Office of the Inspector General; (7) atomic energy defense weapons activities; (8) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities; (9) naval reactors activities; (10) Office of the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (11) defense environmental restoration and waste management; (12) defense facilities closure projects; (13) defense environmental management privatization; (14) defense nuclear waste disposal; (15) geographical power marketing administrations of DOE (including hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams); and (16) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Places restrictions upon specified fund uses.Makes FY 2002 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its Office of the Inspector General; and (5) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
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Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] · R–AL
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Became Public Law No: 107-66.
Became Public Law No: 107-66.
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. 96 - 2. Record Vote Number: 320.
Senate roll call 320 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 2. Record Vote Number: 320.
Senate roll call 320 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S11333-11337, S11338-11340, S11344)
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's 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: 399 - 29 (Roll no. 416).
House roll call 416 · 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: 399 - 29 (Roll no. 416).
House roll call 416 · Individual votesThe House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 107-258 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7615-7616)
Rule H. Res. 272 passed House.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the conference report and pursuant to the rule, the Yeas and Nays were ordered on the question of adoption of the conference report. The Chair subsequently postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Callahan brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-258 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 272. (consideration: CR H7599-7609)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 272 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2311.
Conference report H. Rept. 107-258 filed. (text of conference report: CR H7418-7512)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 107-258 filed.(text of conference report: CR H7418-7512)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Callahan, Rogers (KY), Frelinghuysen, Latham, Wicker, Wamp, Emerson, Doolittle, Young (FL), Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor, Clyburn, Roybal-Allard, and Obey.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H5857)
Mr. Walsh 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 Reid, Byrd, Hollings, Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, Harkin, Inouye, Domenici, Cochran, McConnell, Bennett, Burns, Craig and Stevens.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 2. Record Vote Number: 240. (text: CR 7/20/2001 S8024-8031)
Senate roll call 240 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 2. Record Vote Number: 240.(text: CR 7/20/2001 S8024-8031)
Senate roll call 240 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7895-7905)
Second cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7839-7845, S7851-7871)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7739-7741, S7789-7796)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7657, S7671-7678)
Ordered placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 405 - 15 (Roll no. 206).
House roll call 206 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 405 - 15 (Roll no. 206).
House roll call 206 · Individual votesVOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Berkley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Davis of Florida demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 60 minutes of debate on the Davis (FL) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Berkley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Berkley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Berkely amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.
Mr. Largent raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Largent stated that section 308 constituted legislation on an appropriations bill because it sought to change existing law. The Chair sustained the point of order.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated on June 27 and on which further proceedings had been 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 H3717-3738; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H3723; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H3723)
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Callahan asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 2311 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 180, no further amendments to the bill shall be in order except: (1) An amendment offered by Mr. Traficant regarding drilling and an amendment offered by Ms. Berkeley regarding nuclear waste, each debatable for 20 minutes; (2) An amendment offered by Mr. Traficant regarding Buy American, an amendment offered by Mrs. Johnson of Texas regarding bio/environmental research and an amendment offfered by Mrs. Kelly regarding the NRC Inspector salaries and expenses, each debatable for 10 minutes; and (3) An amendment offered by Mr. Davis of Florida regarding Gulfstream natural gas pipeline debatable for 60 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2311 as unfinished business.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Bonior amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bonior demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bonior amendment for not to exceed 60 minutes equally divided and controlled.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Kucinich amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kucinich demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Kucinich amendment was limited to 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kucinich amendment under the five-minute rule.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Hinchey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hinchey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hinchey amendment, equally divided and controlled.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Tancredo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Tancredo demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE LIMITATION - Mr. Callahan asked unanimous consent that all further debate on the Tancredo amendment and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tancredo amendment under the five-minute rule.
PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment by voice vote and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Tancredo objected to the voice vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tancredo amendment under the five-minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2311.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson 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. 180 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2311 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 180. (consideration: CR H3646-3684; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H3657, H3658-3659, H3668; Text of Title II as reported in House: CR H3668-3669; Text of Title III as reported in House: CR H3669, H3671-3672)
Rule H. Res. 180 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 180 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2311 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-112, by Mr. Callahan.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-112, by Mr. Callahan.
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