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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Apr 4, 2000
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize grants to States for carrying out methods and procedures to control pollution sources from, and restore quality of, lakes (clean lakes program).Adds Otsego and Oneida Lakes, New York, Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, and Swan Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota, to the list of lakes given priority for demonstration projects under a lake water quality demonstration program. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, notwithstanding a provision of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 that eliminates certain Federal reporting requirements, to report to specified congressional committees on work undertaken under the program.Increases the maximum amount of appropriations authorized for grants to States for carrying out methods to mitigate effects of high acidity in lakes.
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Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-22] · R–NY
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 5 (Roll no. 120).
House roll call 120 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 5 (Roll no. 120).
House roll call 120 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2163-2164)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage of the bill by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Shuster objected to the voice vote and demanded the yeas and nays. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the bill until later in the legislative day.
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. 2328.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Traficant. (consideration: CR H2155-2156)
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Stupak. (consideration: CR H2153; text: cr H2153)
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2328.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 468 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2328 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 468. (consideration: CR H2149-2156; text of section 1 as reported in House: CR H2153; text of section 2 as reported in House: CR H2153)
Rule H. Res. 468 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 468 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2328 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-560.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-560.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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