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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 25, 2002
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003 - Appropriates funds for FY 2003 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 any entity from expending funds appropriated by this Act unless such entity agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.Rescinds a specified amount of funds provided in previous military construction appropriations Acts to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations.
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Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] · R–OH
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Became Public Law No: 107-249.
Became Public Law No: 107-249.
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 Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 10/10/2002 S10396-10397)
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 10/10/2002 S10396-10397)
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 458).
House roll call 458 · 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: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 458).
House roll call 458 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 5011.
Mr. Hobson brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-731 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 578. (consideration: CR H7813-7818)
Rule H. Res. 578 passed House.
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 578 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report H. Rept. 107-731 filed. (text of conference report: CR H7345-7375)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 107-731 filed.(text of conference report: CR H7345-7375)
The Speaker appointed conferees: Hobson, Walsh, Miller, Dan, Aderholt, Granger, Goode, Skeen, Vitter, Young (FL), Olver, Edwards, Farr, Boyd, 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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct on H.R. 5011. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the higher of House or Senate funding levels, with regard to funding for planning, design, construction, alterations and improvements of military facilities; including environmental remediation, barracks, hospitals, childcare facilities and family housing.
Mr. Olver moved that the House instruct conferees.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6137)
Mr. Hobson asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
See also S. 2709.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Feinstein; Inouye; Johnson; Landrieu; Reid; Byrd; Hutchison; Burns; Craig; DeWine; Stevens.
Passed Senate in lieu of S.2709 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 181. (consideration: CR S6972-6976)
Senate roll call 181 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S.2709 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 181.(consideration: CR S6972-6976)
Senate roll call 181 · Individual votesThe bill was read a third time by Unanimous Consent.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.2709.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6931-6934)
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 426 - 1 (Roll no. 277).
House roll call 277 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 426 - 1 (Roll no. 277).
House roll call 277 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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. 5011.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5011.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor 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. 462 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that H. Res. 421 be laid upon the table.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 462. (consideration: CR H4143-4154; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4151-4153)
Rule H. Res. 462 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 462 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that H. Res. 421 be laid upon the table.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-533, by Mr. Hobson.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-533, by Mr. Hobson.
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