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Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1994 - Appropriates funds for FY 1994 for military construction functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, Air Force, DOD (including a transfer of funds), Army and Air National Guards, and Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (2) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure; (3) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, and DOD; (4) the homeowners assistance fund, defense; and (5) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts I through III. Specifies prohibited uses of funds appropriated through this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide certain congressional notification 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel for which construction amounts are expected to exceed $100,000. Provides for the transfer of certain funds from the Military Family Housing Management Account to the appropriations for family housing. Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, and Korea to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Architect of the Capitol a portion of the Army Research Laboratory, Woodbridge, Virginia. Requires compliance with Buy American Act provisions for expenditures of appropriations in this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that entities receiving financial assistance provided under this Act should purchase only American-made equipment and products with such assistance. Provides that if a court or Federal agency determines that a person has intentionally affixed a "Made in America" label to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that was not made in America, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds provided under this Act.
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Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D–NC
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Became Public Law No: 103-110.
Became Public Law No: 103-110.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 38, 40, and 42. By Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S13857-13858)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 38, 40, and 42. By Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S13857-13858)
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-5. Record Vote No: 316. (consideration: CR S13855-13858)
Senate roll call 316 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-5. Record Vote No: 316.(consideration: CR S13855-13858)
Senate roll call 316 · Individual votesConference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 42 Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7722-7725)
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 42 Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H7722-7725)
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 40 Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7722-7724)
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 42.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 40 Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H7722-7724)
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 38 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 40.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 38 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 33 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 38.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 33 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 30 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 33.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 30 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 29 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 30.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 29 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 28 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 29.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 28 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 27 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 28.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 27 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 26 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 27.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 26 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 25 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 26.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 25 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 24 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 25.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 24 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 23 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 24.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 23 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 20 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 23.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 20 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 17 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 20.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 17 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 13 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 17.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 13 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 12 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 13.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 12 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 11 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 12.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 11 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 9 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 11.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 9 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 7 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 9.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 7 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 6 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 7.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 6 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 4 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 6.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 4 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 3 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 4.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 3 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 1 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 3.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 1 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 1.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H7717-7722)
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H7717-7722)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Hefner brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-278 for consideration as a privileged matter.
Conference report H. Rept. 103-278 filed with 23 amendments in disagreement. (text of conference report: CR H7627-7669)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-278 filed with 23 amendments in disagreement.(text of conference report: CR H7627-7669)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 7 to file a conference report on H.R. 2446. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Hefner, Foglietta, Meek, Dicks, Dixon, Fazio, Hoyer, Coleman, Natcher, Vucanovich, Callahan, Bentley, Hobson, and McDade.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner 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 Sasser; Inouye; Reid; Kohl; Byrd; Gorton; Stevens; McConnell; Hatfield.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 1005 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 1005 proposed by Senator Sasser for Senator Lautenberg.
Amendment SP 1004 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 1004 proposed by Senator Sasser.
Amendment SP 1003 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 1003 proposed by Senator Sasser for Senator Inouye.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S12826-12835)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Sasser with amendments. With written report No. 103-148.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Sasser with amendments. With written report No. 103-148.
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
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. (consideration: CR H3928-3936)
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 347 - 67 (Roll no. 261).
House roll call 261 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 347 - 67 (Roll no. 261).
House roll call 261 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2446.
On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Hefner moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the prior unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin to act as Chairman of the Committee.
On motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union Agreed to by voice vote.
Pending the foregoing motion, Mr. Hefner asked unanimous consent that the time for general debate on the bill be limited to one hour, equally divided. Ageed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3928-3936)
Rule H. Res. 204 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 204 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2446. Waiving certain points of order against the bill. Bill is open to amendments. The amendments en bloc specified in the report accompanying this resolution to be offered by Rep. Fawell may amend portion of the bill prior to their having been read for amendment, shall be considered as read when offered, and not subject to a demand for division in the House or in the committee of the Whole.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-136, by Mr. Hefner.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-136, by Mr. Hefner.
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 Military Construction.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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