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Version 48 · Conference report filed in House · Jul 30, 1996
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997 - Appropriates funds for FY 1997 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force (including rescissions); (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds and rescissions); (3) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund (including a transfer of funds); (4)military construction for the Army and Air National Guards; (5) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (6) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (7) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (8) family housing, DOD; (9) the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund (including a transfer of funds); (10) the Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense; and (11) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts II, III, and IV. (Sec. 101) Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated under this or other Military Construction Appropriations Acts. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify specified congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs for such exercise are expected to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 118) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. (Sec. 119) 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 U.S. allies in the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. (Sec. 121) Sets forth Buy American requirements.. (Sec. 123) Directs the National Guard Bureau to prepare a future years defense plan based on National Guard requirements and priorities which shall be submitted to the Congress at the same time as the President's budget submission for each fiscal year. (Sec. 124) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Army should name specified buildings at the Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, as the Howell Heflin Complex. (Sec. 125) Authorizes the transfer of DOD funds for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966.
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Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R–NV
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Became Public Law No: 104-196.
Became Public Law No: 104-196.
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. 92-6. Record Vote No: 269. (consideration: CR S9874)
Senate roll call 269 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-6. Record Vote No: 269.(consideration: CR S9874)
Senate roll call 269 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S9869-9874)
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' 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: 396 - 26 (Roll no. 394). (consideration: CR H9810)
House roll call 394 · 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: 396 - 26 (Roll no. 394).(consideration: CR H9810)
House roll call 394 · Individual votesThe House proceeded to consider the conference report H. Rept. 104-721 as unfinished business.
Further proceedings were postponed.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Mrs. Vucanovich brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-721 by previously agreed to special order.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 497 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3517. Waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.
Conference report H. Rept. 104-721 filed. (text of conference report: CR H8958-8980)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-721 filed.(text of conference report: CR H8958-8980)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Mr. Skeen asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on July 30 to file a conference report on H.R. 3517. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Vucanovich, Callahan, McDade, Myers, Porter, Hobson, Wicker, Livingston, Hefner, Foglietta, Torres, Dicks, and Obey.
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 H8573)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Hefner motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to provide no funding for projects which have not been authorized.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House instruct conferees.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H8573)
Mrs. Vucanovich 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 Burns; Stevens; Gregg; Campbell; Hatfield; Reid; Inouye; Kohl; Byrd. (consideration: CR S7065)
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 4362 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Amendment SP 4362 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Burns.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S7059-7065)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Burns with amendments. With written report No. 104-287.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Burns with amendments. With written report No. 104-287.
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Subcommittee on Military Construction. Approved for full committee consideration 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.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 369 - 43 (Roll no. 201).
House roll call 201 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 369 - 43 (Roll no. 201).
House roll call 201 · Individual votesThe 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. 3517.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette 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. 442 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3517 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.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 442. (consideration: CR H5659-5673)
Rule H. Res. 442 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 442 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3517 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. 291.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-591, by Mrs. Vucanovich.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-591, by Mrs. Vucanovich.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced in House
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
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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