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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Congressional Operations Title II: Other Agencies Title III: General Provisions Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 - Title I: Congressional Operations - Rescinds certain FY 1993 funds appropriated for the committees of the House of Representatives. Appropriates funds for FY 1994 for the operation of the House of Representatives and for joint items between the House and the Senate. Makes FY 1994 appropriations for: (1) the Office of Technology Assessment; (2) the Congressional Budget Office; (3) the Architect of the Capitol; (4) the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress; and (5) congressional printing and binding of the Government Printing Office. Title II: Other Agencies - Appropriates FY 1994 funds for the salaries and expenses of the Botanic Garden, the Library of Congress (with administrative limitations), the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the Government Printing Office, and the General Accounting Office. Appropriates funds to the Architect of the Capitol for maintenance of Library of Congress buildings and grounds. Title III: General Provisions - Allows the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, or the Library of Congress to authorize a payment to employees who voluntarily separate before January 1, 1994, whether by retirement or resignation. Requires entities of the legislative branch to reduce full-time employee positions by four percent from the level as of September 30, 1992. Requires ten percent of positions eliminated to be positions equal to or greater than GS-14. Requires the legislative branch budget for FY 1993 through 1997 to include a separate category for administrative expenses of each legislative entity. Requires the FY 1994 through 1997 budgets to include reductions from the calculations for FY 1993 administrative expenses, adjusted for inflation. Authorizes Federal retirement credit for employees with certain prior service with the House of Representatives Child Care Center.
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Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3] · D–CA
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Became Public Law No: 103-69.
Became Public Law No: 103-69.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S10816)
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S10816)
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendments Nos. 1, 7, 10, 12, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27 Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6335-6336)
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendments Nos. 1, 7, 10, 12, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27 Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H6335-6336)
Mr. Fazio moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendments en bloc.
Mr. Fazio asked unanimous consent to consider enbloc the Senate amendments Nos. 1, 7, 10, 12, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 27. Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H6329-6335)
Motion 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 voice vote.(consideration: CR H6329-6335)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Mr. Fazio brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-210 for consideration as a privileged matter.
Conference report H. Rept. 103-210 filed with 10 amendments in disagreement. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order. (text of conference report: CR H5651-5653)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-210 filed with 10 amendments in disagreement. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.(text of conference report: CR H5651-5653)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Mr. Fazio asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Aug. 2 to file a conference report on H.R. 2348. Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Fazio, Moran, Obey, Murtha, Carr, Chapman, Natcher, Young (FL), Packard, Taylor (NC), and McDade.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H5461)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to agree to Senate amendment No. 9.
Mr. Young (FL) 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 amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Fazio asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Reid; Mikulski; Murray; Byrd; Mack; Burns; Hatfield.
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-7. Record Vote No: 212.
Senate roll call 212 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-7. Record Vote No: 212.
Senate roll call 212 · Individual votesAmendment SP 631 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 631 proposed by Senator Mack for Senator Stevens.
SP 630 fell when SP 629 tabled.
Motion to table SP 629 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48-47. Record Vote No: 211.
Senate roll call 211 · Individual votesAmendment SP 630 proposed by Senator Stevens to Amendment SP 629.
Amendment SP 629 proposed by Senator Mack.
Amendment SP 628 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 627 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 627 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Stevens.
Amendment SP 626 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 628 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Burns.
Amendment SP 626 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Hatfield.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S9333-9355)
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 147.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Reid with amendments. With written report No. 103-103.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Reid with amendments. With written report No. 103-103.
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 recorded vote: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 217).
House roll call 217 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 217).
House roll call 217 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 209 (Roll no. 216). (consideration: CR H3435)
House roll call 216 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Young of Florida motion to recommit with instructions. The amendment contained in the instructions seeks to reduce by 5 percent all amounts in the bill not required to be appropriated or made available by law.
Mr. Young (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
The House adopted the Meyers amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 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. 2348.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 192, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Grams amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 192, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Meyers amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 192, the Committee of the whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Boehner amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 192, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Shepherd amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 192, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Pomeroy amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 192, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.
Mr. Conyers raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Conyers stated that the provisions contained in section 306 (b) of the bill (reducing the number of employee positions for the GAO, GPO, and the Library of Congress by one position for each vacancy created under the early retirement provisions of the bill), constituted legislation on an appropriations bill and was, therefore, a violation of the rules of the House. The Chair sustained the point of order.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Patsy T. Mink to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 192 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2348 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 2348 in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order under clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI against provisions in the bill shall be waived except as specified. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, to be offered in the order and manner and debatable for the time specified in the report. Points of order under clause 2 of rule XXI against the amendments shall be waived.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 192. (consideration: CR H3392-3435)
Rule H. Res. 192 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 192 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2348 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 2348 in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order uder clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI against provisions in the bill shall be waived except as specified. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, to be offered in the order and manner and debatable for the time specified in the report. Points of order under clause 2 of rule XXI against the amendments shall be waived.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-117, by Mr. Fazio.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-117, by Mr. Fazio.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced in House
Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislative.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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