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Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1995 - Appropriates funds for FY 1995 for military construction functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds); (3) military construction for the Army and Air National Guards; (4) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves (with a transfer of funds for the Army Reserve); (5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure; (6) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (7) family housing, DOD; and (8) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts I through III (including a transfer of funds). (Sec. 101) Specifies authorized uses and prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act, including a prohibition on the use of funds for military construction in the U.S. territories and possessions to award a contract exceeding $1 million to a foreign contractor. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide certain congressional advance notification of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction amounts for such exercise are expected to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 114) Provides for the transfer of certain funds from the Military Family Housing Management Account to the appropriations for family housing. (Sec. 119) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. (Sec. 120) 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. (Sec. 121) Authorizes a specified transfer of funds from the DOD Base Closure Account. (Sec. 122) Includes damage from the 1993 Guam earthquake within authorized uses of FY 1993 appropriations for family housing, Navy and Marine Corps. (Sec. 123) Cancels a specified amount of funding for DOD's military construction and family housing accounts during FY 1995. Directs the Secretary to allocate such amounts for procurement and procurement-related expenses. (Sec. 124) Appropriates funds to DOD to defray expenses for the consolidation of Coast Guard functions in Martinsburg, West Virginia. (Sec. 125) Rescinds specified funds provided in prior-year military construction appropriations Acts. (Sec. 126) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey to Seattle, Washington, all rights and interest to the Naval Reserve Center in Seattle. Requires a suitable replacement for the Center. (Sec. 127) Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Department of the Interior the Army Research Laboratory facility in Woodbridge, Virginia. (Sec. 128) Specifies conditions that should be met before the Senate considers the appropriation of funds for a military construction project which is not authorized or included in the annual budget request of DOD.
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Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D–NC
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Became Public Law No: 103-307.
Became Public Law No: 103-307.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate receded from its amendment, number 29, by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11082)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate receded from its amendment, number 29, by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11082)
Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment numbers 6, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 31, and 32 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11082)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment numbers 6, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 31, and 32 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11082)
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-5. Record Vote No: 272. (consideration: CR S11081-11082)
Senate roll call 272 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-5. Record Vote No: 272.(consideration: CR S11081-11082)
Senate roll call 272 · 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. 32 Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6532-6533)
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. 32 Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H6532-6533)
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 31 Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6532)
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 32.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 31 Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H6532)
On motion that the House insist on its disagreement to the Senate amendment No. 29 Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6533)
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 31.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House insist on its disagreement to the Senate amendment No. 29 Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H6533)
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 insist on its disagreement to the Senate amendment No. 29.
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. 24 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. 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. 19 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. 19 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 16 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 19.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 16 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 15 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 16.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 15 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 14 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 15.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 14 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 in the Senate amendment No. 14.
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 with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 10 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 with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 10 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 8 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 10.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 8 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 in the Senate amendment No. 8.
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 agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Hefner moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 6.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on teh conference report.
Mr. Hefner brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-624 for consideration as a privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6531)
Conference report H. Rept. 103-624 filed with 15 amendments in disagreement. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order. (text of conference report: CR H6351-6379)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-624 filed with 15 amendments in disagreement. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.(text of conference report: CR H6351-6379)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Ms. Kaptur asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on July 27 to file a conference report on H.R. 4453. 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, Obey, 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. (consideration: CR H6210)
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 Yea-Nay Vote. 84-2. Record Vote No: 205.
Senate roll call 205 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-2. Record Vote No: 205.
Senate roll call 205 · Individual votesAmendment SP 2301 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 16-72. Record Vote No: 204.
Senate roll call 204 · Individual votesAmendment SP 2301 proposed by Senator Glenn.
Amendment SP 2300 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2300 proposed by Senator McCain.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9090-9105)
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Sasser with amendments. With written report No. 103-312.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Sasser with amendments. With written report No. 103-312.
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: 380 - 42 (Roll no. 193).
House roll call 193 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 42 (Roll no. 193).
House roll call 193 · Individual votesThe 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. 4453.
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 previous agreement of the House, 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 without objection.
Pending the foregoing motion, Mr. Hefner asked unanimous consent that the time for general debate on the bill be limited to not to exceed one hour, equally divided. Agreed 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 H3899-3903)
Rule H. Res. 433 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 433 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4453. During consideration of the bill, all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-516, by Mr. Hefner.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-516, by Mr. Hefner.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced in House
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
Final 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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