H.R.2118: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-91, by Mr. Natcher.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 103-91, Part II.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 183 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2118 and H.R. 2244 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Upon adoption of this resolution the Speaker may declare the House in the Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2244) and all points against consideration shall be waved. All points of order against the bill H.R. 2118 shall be waived. Bill is open to amendments. The amendments printed in in the report accompanying this resolution relating to H.R. 2244 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as amended shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment printed in section two of this resolution relating to H.R. 2118 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the W...

Considered as privileged matter.

Mr. Natcher moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Pending the foregoing motion, Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that the time for general debate on the bill be limited to not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled by Mr. Natcher and Mr. McDade. Agreed to without objection.

On motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union Agreed to by voice vote.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim McDermott to act as Chairman of the Committee.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the foregoing unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

LIMITATION ON TIME FOR DEBATE - Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Andrews (ME) amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed forty minutes, equally divided and controlled by Mr. Andrews and Mr. Murtha. Agreed to without objection.

LIMITATION ON DEBATE - Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that debate on the Wolf amendment and all amendments thereto continue for not to exceed ten minutes. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Natcher moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.

On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2118.

The 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 without objection.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 300 - 125 (Roll No. 188).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd with amendments. With written report No. 103-54.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Amendment SP 475 proposed by Senator Byrd.

Amendment SP 475 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 476 proposed by Senator Johnston.

Amendment SP 476 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 477 proposed by Senator Byrd.

Amendment SP 477 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 159.

Amendment SP 478 proposed by Senator Inouye.

Amendment SP 478 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 479 proposed by Senator Bumpers.

Amendment SP 479 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 480 proposed by Senator Hatfield.

Amendment SP 480 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 481 proposed by Senator Hatfield to Amendment SP 475.

Amendment SP 481 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 482 proposed by Senator DeConcini.

Amendment SP 482 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 483 proposed by Senator Nunn.

Amendment SP 483 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 484 proposed by Senator DeConcini.

Amendment SP 485 proposed by Senator DeConcini.

Amendment SP 485 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Considered by Senate.

Amendment SP 484 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 486 proposed by Senator Grassley.

Proposed amendment SP 486 withdrawn in Senate.

Amendment SP 487 proposed by Senator Roth.

Point of order raised in Senate with respect to SP 487.

Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to SP 487 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39-59. Record Vote No: 160.

SP 487 ruled out of order by the chair.

Amendment SP 488 proposed by Senator Pressler.

Motion to table SP 488 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73-24. Record Vote No: 161.

Amendment SP 489 proposed by Senator D'Amato.

Amendment SP 490 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Harkin.

Amendment SP 491 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Harkin.

Amendment SP 492 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Craig.

Amendment SP 490 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 491 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 492 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 493 proposed by Senator D'Amato.

Amendment SP 494 proposed by Senator Chafee.

Amendment SP 494 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 495 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Domenici.

Amendment SP 496 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Domenici.

Amendment SP 495 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 496 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 497 proposed by Senator Brown.

Amendment SP 498 proposed by Senator Grassley to Amendment SP 497.

Motion to table SP 497 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47-51. Record Vote No: 162.

Proposed amendment SP 498 withdrawn in Senate.

Amendment SP 497 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Motion to table SP 489 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 34-64. Record Vote No: 163.

Amendment SP 489 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 499 proposed by Senator Kennedy to Amendment SP 493.

Amendment SP 499 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 493 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Byrd; Inouye; Hollings; Johnston; Leahy; Sasser; DeConcini; Bumpers; Lautenberg; Harkin; Mikulski; Reid; Kerrey; Kohl; Murray; Feinstein; Hatfield; Stevens; Cochran; D'Amato; Specter; Domenici; Nickles; Gramm; Bond; Gorton; McConnell; Mack; Burns.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mr. McDade moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to take no action that would cause the net new spending in the bill to exceed either the Committee 602(a) budget authority and outlay allocations for discretionary domestic, defense and international spending or the overall budget authority and outlay spending caps for those three categories established by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.

The Speaker appointed conferees: Natcher, Smith (IA), Yates, Obey, Stokes, Bevill, Murtha, Dixon, Fazio, Hefner, Hoyer, Carr, Durbin, McDade, Myers, Regula, Lewis (CA), Porter, Rogers, Wolf, and Lightfoot.

Conference held.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 103-165 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 216 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2118. Waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The conference report shall be considered as read.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Rule H. Res. 216 passed House.

Mr. Natcher brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-165 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 216.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mr. Myers moved to recommit to the conference committee.

On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by voice vote.

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 280 - 138 (Roll No. 321).

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 103-50.