H.J.RES.122: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to House Appropriations

Referred to House Oversight

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 270 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 122 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is closed to amendments.

Rule H. Res. 270 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 270.

Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 122 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is closed to amendments.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Obey motion.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 241 (Roll no. 801).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 277 - 151 (Roll no. 802).

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

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Measure laid before Senate.

Amendment SP 3055 proposed by Senator Daschle.

Motion to table SP 3055 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 577.

Amendment SP 3056 proposed by Senator Hollings.

Motion to table SP 3056 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 578.

Amendment SP 3057 proposed by Senator Daschle.

Motion to table SP 3057 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52-45. Record Vote No: 580.

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-37. Record Vote No: 581.

Senate vitiated previous passage. By unanimous consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Amendment SP 3062 proposed by Senator Dole.

Amendment SP 3062 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION - Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that it be in order to take from the Speaker's table the joint resolution H.J. Res. 122, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House a motion offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to dispose of the Senate amendment, that the Senate amendment and motion shall be considered as read, that the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee, and that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that if a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas and nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 4 of rule XV, on the question of adopting the motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 122, then the Chair may postpone further proceedings on that question until a later time or place in the legislative schedule of the current legislative day, and may resume such proceedings as though postponed pursuant to clause 5(b) of rule I. Agreed to without objection.

Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to agree to the Senate amendment.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion to agree to the Senate amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the motion was agreed to. Mr. Obey objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to an previous order of the House, further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 421 - 4, 1 Present (Roll no. 821).

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

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-56.