H.R.4556: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation.

First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.

Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 103-543, by Mr. Carr.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 300.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 103-543, Part II.

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.

Rule H. Res. 454 passed House.

Considered as privileged matter.

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

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.

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 Rick Boucher to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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

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.

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.

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.

Mr. Carr 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. 4556.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 363 - 59 (Roll no. 252).

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. 4556.

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

Subcommittee on Transportation. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.

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

Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Lautenberg with amendments. With written report No. 103-310.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Amendment SP 2331 proposed by Senator Leahy.

Proposed amendment SP 2331 withdrawn in Senate.

Amendment SP 2332 proposed by Senator Grassley.

Amendment SP 2332 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 2333 proposed by Senator McCain.

Amendment SP 2334 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Dorgan.

Amendment SP 2334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Motion to table the Committee amendment on page 30, line 9, not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 23-77. Record Vote No: 218.

Motion to table SP 2333 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-37. Record Vote No: 219.

Motion to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72-28. Record Vote No: 220.

Amendment SP 2335 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Coats.

Amendment SP 2335 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 2336 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 2336 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 2337 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 2337 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 2338 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 2338 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 2339 proposed by Senator Murkowski.

Amendment SP 2339 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 2340 proposed by Senator D'Amato for Senator Murkowski.

Amendment SP 2340 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-9. Record Vote No: 221.

Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Lautenberg; Byrd; Harkin; Sasser; Mikulski; D'Amato; Domenici; Hatfield; Specter.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Carr 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.

Mr. Wolf moved that the House instruct conferees.

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.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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

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

The Speaker appointed conferees: Carr, Durbin, Sabo, Price (NC), Coleman, Foglietta, Obey, Wolf, DeLay, Regula, and McDade.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

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.

Conference report H. Rept. 103-752 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 553 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 4556.

Rule H. Res. 553 passed House.

Mr. Carr brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-752 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 553.

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

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

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

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 89-11. Record Vote No: 312.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 103-331.