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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 23, 2003
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004 - Appropriates funds for FY 2004 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), namely: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, DOD, the Army and Air National Guards, and the Army, Naval, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (4) family housing construction and operation and maintenance, defense-wide; (5) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990.Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act and in other military construction appropriations Acts.Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs are anticipated to exceed $100,000.Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account.Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional appropriations committees on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, Korea, and other U.S. allies in the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States.Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the new independent states of the former Soviet Union.Requires a specified certification from the Secretary prior to the obligation of funds for projects at Camp Humphreys in the Republic of Korea.
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Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · R–MI
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Became Public Law No: 108-132.
Became Public Law No: 108-132.
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. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 448. (consideration: CR S14494-14496)
Senate roll call 448 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 448.(consideration: CR S14494-14496)
Senate roll call 448 · Individual votesConference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference held.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 5 (Roll no. 606). (consideration: CR H10425-10426)
House roll call 606 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 5 (Roll no. 606).(consideration: CR H10425-10426)
House roll call 606 · Individual votesThe House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 108-342 as unfinished business.
PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate the Speaker announced that pursuant to clause X of rule XX, the yeas and nays were ordered. The Speaker announced that pursuant to clause VIII of rule XX, further proceedings on the question of adoption of the conference report were postponed 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 to accompany H.R. 2559.
Mr. Knollenberg brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-342 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 429. (consideration: CR H10389-10393, H10425-10426)
Rule H. Res. 429 passed House.
Conferees agreed to file conference report. (consideration: CR H10253-10281)
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.(consideration: CR H10253-10281)
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 429 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2559. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.
Conference report H. Rept. 108-342 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10253-10281)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 108-342 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10253-10281)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees
The Speaker appointed conferees: Knollenberg, Walsh, Aderholt, Granger, Goode, Vitter, Kingston, Crenshaw, Young (FL), Edwards, Farr, Boyd, Bishop (GA), Dicks, and Obey.
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. (consideration: CR H8228)
Mr. Knollenberg moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
See also S.1357.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hutchison; Burns; Craig; DeWine; Brownback; Stevens; Feinstein; Inouye; Johnson; Landrieu; Byrd.
Passed Senate in lieu of S.1357 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 274. (consideration: CR S9279-9283; text as passed Senate: CR S9280-9283)
Senate roll call 274 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S.1357 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 274.(consideration: CR S9279-9283; text as passed Senate: CR S9280-9283)
Senate roll call 274 · Individual votesSenate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1357.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 7/11/2003 S9227-9234)
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 428 - 0 (Roll no. 325).
House roll call 325 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 428 - 0 (Roll no. 325).
House roll call 325 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit Failed by voice vote. (text: CR H5989)
Mr. Obey moved to recommit to Appropriations.
Mr. Knollenberg raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. Knollengerg stated that the amendment contained in the instructions sought to change existing law and as such, constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. Conceded and Sustained by the Chair.
Point of order conceeded and sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations. (consideration: CR H5989-5990)
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. 2559.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 298 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Obey amendment under the five-minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2559.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Charles F. Bass 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. 298 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2559.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 298. (consideration: CR H5979-5990)
Rule H. Res. 298 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 298 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2559 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. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 88.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-173, by Mr. Knollenberg.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-173, by Mr. Knollenberg.
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