H.R.2539: ICC Termination Act of 1995

Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Railroads Prior to Introduction and Referral.

Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Railroads Prior to Introduction and Referral.

Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Introduction and Referral (Hearings Printed: H. Hrg. 104-19).

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 22.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 104-311. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 163.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 259 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2539 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2539 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation now printed in the bill as an original bill. Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider the amendment caused by the Chairman of the Transportation Committee to be printed in the Congressional Record, debatable for 10 minutes and not subject to further amendment. If that amendment i...

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 259.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2539 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2539 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation now printed in the bill as an original bill. Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider the amendment caused by the Chairman of the Transportation Committee to be printed in the Congressional Record, debatable for 10 minutes and not subject to further amendment. If that amendment i...

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 259 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jack Kingston to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

Rule H. Res. 259 passed House.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2539.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 417 - 8 (Roll no. 793).

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

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

Senate Committee on Commerce discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1396 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1396 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference.

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

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Shuster, Clinger, Petri, Coble, Molinari, Oberstar, Rahall, and Lipinski.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, Moorhead, and Conyers.

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

Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House requests a conference.

Senate insists on its amendment agrees to request for a conference, appoints conferees Pressler; Stevens; Burns; Lott; Hutchison; Ashcroft; Hollings; Inouye; Exon; Rockefeller; Breaux.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

The House received a communication from the Honorable William O. Lipinski. Mr. Lipinski notified the Speaker of his resignation as a conferee on the bill H.R. 2539. Without objection, the resignation was accepted.

The Speaker appointed an additional conferee for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Lipinski: Wise.

Conference held.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 104-422 filed.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 312 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2539. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration shall be waived.

Rule H. Res. 312 passed House.

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION - Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent to call up the conference report on the bill, and that an associated Senate Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 37) be considered as having been agreed to. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Shuster brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-422 by previously agreed to special order.

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to without objection.

Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 37, enrollment corrections have been made.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-88.