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Version 46 · House receded and concurred with amendment · Aug 10, 1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Defense-Civil Title II: Department of the Interior Title III: Department of Energy Title IV: Independent Agencies Title V: General Provisions Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1995 - Title I: Department of Defense-Civil - Makes appropriations for FY 1995 for: (1) authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes; (2) expenses necessary for the collection and study of information related to such purposes; (3) the prosecution of authorized water development and related projects; (4) certain flood control projects on the Mississippi River and its related tributaries; (5) water development projects operation and maintenance; (6) regulatory programs; (7) flood control and coastal emergencies; (8) oil spill research; and (9) general expenses. Reduces certain amounts previously available for obligation in FY 1995. Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from collecting fees at boat launching ramps located in undeveloped or lightly developed shorelands with minimum security and illumination. Title II: Department of the Interior - Makes FY 1995 appropriations for: (1) carrying out the Central Utah Project Completion Act; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation; (3) general investigation of proposed Federal reclamation projects; (4) project construction and rehabilitation; (5) project operation and maintenance; (6) Bureau of Reclamation Loans Program Account; (7) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund; and (8) general, special, and emergency funds. Cancels specified amounts from the offsetting collections credited to the Working Capital Fund due to: (1) reduced rental charges; and (2) efficiencies in the procurement process. Title III: Department of Energy - Makes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1995 for: (1) energy supply, research, and development activities (authorizing certain previously appropriated sums to be transferred into the Isotope Production and Distribution Program Fund); (2) uranium supply and enrichment activities; (3) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; (4) general DOE science and research activities (making specified funds available as a one-time contribution to complete certain partially completed facilities at the Superconducting Super Collider project); (5) the Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund; (6) atomic energy defense weapons activities; (7) defense environmental restoration and waste management; (8) DOE materials support and other DOE defense programs; (9) defense nuclear waste disposal; (10) DOE administration expenses; (11) Office of the Inspector General; (12) operation, maintenance, construction, rehabilitation, and funding expenses of the various geographical power administrations of DOE; and (13) salaries and expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1995 for: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Delaware River Basin Commission; (4) the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin; (5) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (6) the Office of the Inspector General; (7) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board and the Nuclear Waste Negotiator; (8) the Susquehanna River Basin Commission; and (9) the Tennessee Valley Authority. Title V: General Provisions - Expresses the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this Act should be American-made. Requires the head of each Federal agency to notify any entity receiving financial assistance or entering into any contract under this Act of this policy.
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Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D–AL
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Became Public Law No: 103-316.
Became Public Law No: 103-316.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment numbers 2, 4, 8, 28, 48, and 49 by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S11316)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment numbers 2, 4, 8, 28, 48, and 49 by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S11316)
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S11316)
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S11316)
Conference papers: 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. 49 Agreed to without objection.
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. 49 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 48 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 49.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 48 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 39 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 48.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 39 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 35 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 39.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 35 Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to recede and concur in the Senate amendment.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 33 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 35.
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 with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 28 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill 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 with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 28 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 21 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill 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 in the Senate amendment No. 21 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 16 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 21.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 16 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 15 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 16.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 15 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 9 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 15.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur 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. 8 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur 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. 8 Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 6 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 8.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur 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. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur 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 with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 2 Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill 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 with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 2 Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 393 - 34 (Roll no. 385). (consideration: CR H7324)
House roll call 385 · Individual votesMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 2.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 393 - 34 (Roll no. 385).(consideration: CR H7324)
House roll call 385 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Bevill brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-672 for consideration as a privileged matter.
Conference report H. Rept. 103-672 filed with 14 amendments in disagreement. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order. (text of conference report: CR H6888-6982)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-672 filed with 14 amendments in disagreement. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.(text of conference report: CR H6888-6982)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Mr. Bevill asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Aug. 4 to file a conference report on H.R. 4506. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Bevill, Fazio, Chapman, Peterson (FL), Pastor, Meek, Obey, Myers, Gallo, Rogers, and McDade.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H6543)
On agreeing to the Sharp amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Sharp amendment to the Myers motion to instruct conferees. The amendment would instruct conferees on the part of the House to insist upon the House position that only program termination funds be appropriated for the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor, the Intergral Fast Reactor, and the Actinide Recycle programs.
Mr. Sharp offered an amendment to the Myers motion to instruct conferees.
On ordering the previous question Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 171 - 209 (Roll no. 366).
House roll call 366 · Individual votesDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House to insist upon the provisions of the House bill to provide $279,399,000 in funding for high energy physics facility operating expenses, maintaining a funding level for "General Science and Research Activities" that is approximately $15.4 million higher than the Senate provisions.
Mr. Myers 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. (consideration: CR H6533-6543)
Mr. Bevill 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 Johnston; Byrd; Hollings; Sasser; DeConcini; Reid; Kerrey; Hatfield; Cochran; Domenici; Nickles; Gorton; McConnell. (consideration: CR S8048)
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-8. Record Vote No: 178.
Senate roll call 178 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-8. Record Vote No: 178.
Senate roll call 178 · Individual votesProposed amendment SP 2141 withdrawn in Senate.
Amendment SP 2141 proposed by Senator Kempthorne.
Amendment SP 2140 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2140 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Pressler.
Amendment SP 2139 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2139 proposed by Senator Wellstone.
Proposed amendment SP 2138 withdrawn in Senate.
Amendment SP 2138 proposed by Senator Stevens.
Amendment SP 2136 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2135 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2134 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2137 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-30. Record Vote No: 177.
Senate roll call 177 · Individual votesMotion to table SP 2128 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-45. Record Vote No: 176.
Senate roll call 176 · Individual votesAmendment SP 2137 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Lautenberg.
Amendment SP 2136 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Chafee.
Amendment SP 2135 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Levin.
Amendment SP 2134 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Dole.
Amendment SP 2133 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2133 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Ford.
Amendment SP 2132 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2132 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Domenici.
Amendment SP 2131 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2131 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Kempthorne.
Amendment SP 2130 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2130 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Nickles.
Amendment SP 2129 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2129 proposed by Senator Johnston for Senator Burns.
Amendment SP 2128 proposed by Senator Harkin.
Motion to table SP 2127 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52-46. Record Vote No: 175.
Senate roll call 175 · Individual votesAmendment SP 2127 proposed by Senator Kerry.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7973-8018, S8020-8048)
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with amendments. With written report No. 103-291.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with amendments. With written report No. 103-291.
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: 393 - 29 (Roll no. 235).
House roll call 235 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 393 - 29 (Roll no. 235).
House roll call 235 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4506.
On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Bevill moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Swett amendment.
TIME LIMITATION ON DEBATE - Mr. Bevill asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Swett amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed forty minutes, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
During consideration of this measure, all proposed amendments will be debated under the five-minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - By unanimous consent agreement the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable William J. Hughes 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. Bevill asked unanimous consent that general debate on the bill be limited to not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Bevill moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4404-4443)
Rule H. Res. 449 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 449 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4506. All points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-533, by Mr. Bevill.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-533, by Mr. Bevill.
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 Energy and Water Development.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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