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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Transportation Title II: Related Agencies Title III: General Provisions Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Makes appropriations for FY 1995 for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Transportation; (2) the Coast Guard; (3) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (4) the Federal Highway Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration; (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Research and Special Programs Administration; and (10) the Office of the Inspector General. Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1995 for: (1) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; (2) the National Transportation Safety Board; (3) the Interstate Commerce Commission; (4) the Panama Canal Commission; and (5) the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth specified prohibitions, limitations, permissions, and mandates with respect to the use of appropriations under this Act. (Sec. 308) Prohibits the use of funds for the planning or implementation of any change in the current Federal status of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (except for further development planning that does not alter such status) or the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Limits employment at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to no more than 536 full time staff in FY 1995. (Sec. 310) Requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to distribute, on a ratio-formulated basis, Federal-aid highway State obligation limits for FY 1995 for Federal-aid highways. Prohibits any State from obligating more than 25 percent of its allocation for such projects during the first three months of FY 1995. Sets forth additional specified obligation limits for States during FY 1995. (Sec. 311) Limits funds available for salaries and expenses to no more than 110 political appointees in the Department of Transportation. Prohibits the assignment of such personnel on temporary detail outside of the Department. (Sec. 314) Authorizes appropriations to carry out a certain demonstration of the construction of highways in high piority corridors. (Sec. 316) Prohibits the use of funds to establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme. (Sec. 317) Authorizes airports to transfer, without consideration, to the FAA instrument landing systems which were purchased through a Federal airport aid or development program and which conform to FAA performance specifications. (Sec. 318) Prohibits the use of funds to award multiyear contracts for production end items that include: (1) economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in excess of $10 million in any one year of the contract; (2) a cancellation charge greater than $10 million which at the time of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of the Government's liability; or (3) a requirement that permits performance under the contract without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds. (Sec. 320) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary. Prohibits such appropriation from being increased or decreased by more than 12 percent by all such transfers. Requires such transfers to be approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (Sec. 324) Authorizes appropriations for a pilot project to demonstrate the effect of alternative highway designs on the scenic and historic qualities of a designated scenic byway. (Sec. 325) Prohibits the use of Coast Guard funds for the inspection of Department of Defense vessels excluding those under the Ready Reserve Force and the National Defense Reserve Fleet after January 1, 1995. (Sec. 327) Requires tolls collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, to continue to be collected from only those vehicles exiting from such bridge in Staten Island. (Sec. 329) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with any person, agency, or U.S. instrumentality, any State or local government, any educational institution, and any other entity in execution of the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 and related legislation. (Sec. 332) Directs the FAA to install a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar at Charlotte, North Carolina, in FY 1995. Requires such radar to be commissioned no later than December 31, 1995. (Sec. 338) Expresses the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds under this Act should be American-made. (Sec. 339) Amends Federal law to prohibit the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation from collecting a charge or toll from commercial vessels that use the Saint Lawrence Seaway. (Sec. 344) Amends the National Driver Register Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1995 to carry out the National Driver Register program. (Sec. 349) Prohibits the Department of Transportation from expending money to implement regulatory actions to restrict overflights and landings on National Parks system units, National Forest systems, Fish and Wildlife refuges, and other public lands in Alaska. (Sec. 350) Prohibits the use of funds to implement recommendations of the Flight Service Modernization Program to close or reduce services in flight service stations in Alaska.
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Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8] · D–MI
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 103-331.
Became Public Law No: 103-331.
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. 89-11. Record Vote No: 312. (consideration: CR S13657)
Senate roll call 312 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 89-11. Record Vote No: 312.(consideration: CR S13657)
Senate roll call 312 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate.
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 voice vote. (consideration: CR H9908-9918)
Motions 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 voice vote.(consideration: CR H9908-9918)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Carr brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-752 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 553.
Rule H. Res. 553 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 553 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 4556.
Conference report H. Rept. 103-752 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order. (text of conference report: CR H9719-9761)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-752 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.(text of conference report: CR H9719-9761)
Mr. Durbin asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Sept. 26 to file a conference report on H.R. 4556. Agreed to without objection.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Carr, Durbin, Sabo, Price (NC), Coleman, Foglietta, Obey, Wolf, DeLay, Regula, and McDade.
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 H9240)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Wolf motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to disagree to Senate amendment No. 89. The Senate version of the bill includes $40 million towards the federal share of a proposed $315 million renovation of a post office building across the street from Penn Station; under the proposal, the renovated building subsequently would be used as an Amtrak facility. The House position would provide for no funding for this project.
Mr. Wolf 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 H9232)
Mr. Carr 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 Lautenberg; Byrd; Harkin; Sasser; Mikulski; D'Amato; Domenici; Hatfield; Specter. (consideration: CR S9378)
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-9. Record Vote No: 221.
Senate roll call 221 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-9. Record Vote No: 221.
Senate roll call 221 · Individual votesAmendment SP 2340 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2340 proposed by Senator D'Amato for Senator Murkowski.
Amendment SP 2339 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2339 proposed by Senator Murkowski.
Amendment SP 2338 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2338 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.
Amendment SP 2337 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2337 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.
Amendment SP 2336 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2336 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.
Amendment SP 2335 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2335 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Coats.
Motion to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72-28. Record Vote No: 220. (consideration: CR S9370-9371)
Senate roll call 220 · Individual votesMotion to table SP 2333 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-37. Record Vote No: 219.
Senate roll call 219 · Individual votesMotion to table the Committee amendment on page 30, line 9, not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 23-77. Record Vote No: 218.
Senate roll call 218 · Individual votesAmendment SP 2334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2334 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Dorgan.
Amendment SP 2333 proposed by Senator McCain.
Amendment SP 2332 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Amendment SP 2332 proposed by Senator Grassley.
Proposed amendment SP 2331 withdrawn in Senate.
Amendment SP 2331 proposed by Senator Leahy.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9346-9378)
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Lautenberg with amendments. With written report No. 103-310.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Lautenberg with amendments. With written report No. 103-310.
Subcommittee on Transportation. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4556.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 363 - 59 (Roll no. 252).
House roll call 252 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 363 - 59 (Roll no. 252).
House roll call 252 · 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 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. 4556.
On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Carr moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent request, previously agreed to, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Hefley amendment.
ORDER OF PROCEEDURE - Mr. Hefly asked unanimous consent that it be in order to consider an amendment to a title of the bill previously considered, and that time for debate on the amendment be limited to not to exceed 15 minutes, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Moran raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Moran stated that the provisions contained in section 337 of the bill, relating to establishing an HOV-2 demonstration project on I-66 in Virginia, constituted legislation on an appropriations bill and was, therefore, in violation of clause 2, rule 21 of the Rules of the House. The Chair sustained the point of order.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Rick Boucher 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. Carr asked unanimous consent that the time for general debate on the measure be limited to not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Carr moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4570-4617)
Rule H. Res. 454 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 454 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4556. That points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause 7 of rule XXI are waived. 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 except as follows: beginning on page 53, line 9, through page 54, line 22. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 103-543, Part II.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 103-543, Part II.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 300.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-543, by Mr. Carr.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-543, by Mr. Carr.
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 Transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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