H.R.4092: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

Referred jointly to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.

Referred jointly to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Referred jointly to the House Committee on Government Operations.

Referred jointly to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred jointly to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 395 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4092 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the bill and against its consideration are waived. After general debate the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. The requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to a resolution reported on or before Mar. 23, 1994, providing for further consideration or disposition of the bill.

House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Discharged.

House Committee on Education and Labor Discharged.

House Committee on Government Operations Discharged.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce Discharged.

House Committee on Judiciary Discharged.

Rule H. Res. 395 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 395.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4092 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the bill and against its consideration are waived. After general debate the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. The requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to a resolution reported on or before Mar. 23, 1994, providing for further consideration or disposition of the bill.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 395 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Robert G. Torricelli to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 395, no further consideration shall be in order without a subsequent order of the House.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4092 as unfinished business.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 401 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4092. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 401 passed House.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Brooks amendments.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4092 as unfinished business.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Duncan amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Watt amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Scott amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kopetski amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the McCollum amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Gekas amendment.

Mr. McCollum moved to strike the enacting clause.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCollum motion that the Committee rise and report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken out.

On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 257 (Roll no. 110).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Watt amendment.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hyde amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Derrick amendment.

Mr. McCollum moved to strike the enacting clause.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to strike the enacting clause.

On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 246 (Roll no. 121).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Solomon amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frank amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Volkmer amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to strike the enacting clause.

On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 245 (Roll no. 123).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Chapman amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with a total of 40 minutes of debate on both the McCollum amendment and on the Hughes substitute amendment.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4092 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Brooks amendments en bloc.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the McCollum amendment.

Mr. McCollum moved to strike the enacting clause.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to rise and report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken out.

On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 179 - 250 (Roll no. 132).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hunter amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gordon amendment.

A recorded vote ordered on the Gordon amendment was postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wynn amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCurdy amendment.

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the McCurdy amendment, the question was put by the Chair and a recorded vote was demanded. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the McCurdy amendment until the conclusion of debate on the subsequent Martinez amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Martinez amendment.

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Martinez amendment, the Chair put the question and a recorded vote was demanded. The Chair announced that further proceedings on the Martinez amendment would occur as part of a cluster of roll calls involving first the McCurdy amendment and then the Martinez amendment.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4092 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hughes amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Franks amendment as modified.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4092.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. McCollum moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCollum motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike the provisions of the bill that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentence was imposed because of racial discrimination, and that permit the use of statistical evidence showing a significant racially discriminatory pattern in this determination. In lieu of the title being struck, the amendment inserts a new title IX entitled the Equal Justice Act.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 235 (Roll no. 143).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 285 - 141 (Roll no. 144).

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

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. 4092.

The Speaker appointed conferees Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 401, the House incorporated the measure as amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3355.

Laid on the table. See H.R. 3355 for further action.