H.R.3448: Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 3.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 104-586.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 440 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3448 and H.R. 1227 with 5 hours of general debate. Providing for the consideration of H.R. 3448 and H.R. 1227 in the House. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means to H.R. 3448 now printed in the bill shall be considered as read and all points of order against the amendment (except those arising under sec. 425(a) of the Budget Act, shall be waived. The bill and amendment shall be debatable for one hour. The previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motion except a motion to recommit with or without instructions. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered on passage and on any conference report. After disposition of H.R. 3448, it shall be in order without intervening point of order to consider the bill H.R. 1227 in the House. The amendment in the nature of a substitut...

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 440.

Rule provides for consideration in the House of H.R. 3448 and H.R. 1227 with 5 hours of general debate. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means to H.R. 3448 now printed in the bill shall be considered as read and all points of order against the amendment (except those arising under sec. 425(a) of the Budget Act, shall be waived. The bill and amendment shall be debatable for one hour. The previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motion except a motion to recommit with or without instructions. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered on passage and on any conference report.

After disposition of H.R. 3448, it shall be in order without intervening point of order to consider the bill H.R. 1227 in the House. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Economic Opportunities now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendment printed in sec. 3 of the report accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any further amendment without intervening motion except: 90 minutes of debate on the bill; an amendment printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, which shall be separately debatable for one hour, and on which the question shall be divided between the proposed subsection 3(d) and the remainder of the proposed section 3; and one motion to recommit with or without instructions. In the engrossment of H.R. 3448, the text of H.R. 1227 shall

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 440, the House proceeded with one hour of general debate.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 10 (Roll no. 190).

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

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 440, the House appended the text of H.R. 1227 as passed by the House to H.R. 3448.

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment. With written report No. 104-281.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Amendment SP 4435 proposed by Senator Kennedy.

Amendment SP 4272 proposed by Senator Bond.

Considered by Senate.

Amendment SP 4436 proposed by Senator Roth.

Amendment SP 4272 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46-52. Record Vote No: 183.

Amendment SP 4435 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46-52. Record Vote No: 184.

Amendment SP 4436 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-2. Record Vote No: 185.

Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-24. Record Vote No: 186.

Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Kassebaum; Kennedy; Jeffords from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Senate appointed conferees Roth; Chafee; Grassley; Hatch; Simpson; Pressler; Moynihan; Baucus; Bradley; Pryor; Rockefeller from the Committee on Finance.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Archer 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. Clay moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Clay motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to report the resolution of the differences between the two Houses, as soon as possible.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 365 - 26 (Roll no. 369).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of the House bill (except for title II) and the Senate amendment numbered 1, and modifications committed to conference: Archer, Crane, Thomas, Gibbons, and Rangel.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities for consideration of secs. 1704(h)(1)(B) and 1704(l) of the House bill and secs. 1421(d), 1442(b), 1442(c), 1451, 1457, 1460(b), 1460(c), 1461, 1465, and 1704(h)(1)(B) of the Senate amendment numbered 1, and modifications committed to conference: Goodling, Fawell, Ballenger, Clay, and Owens.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities for consideration of title II of the House bill and the Senate amendments numbered 2-6, and modifications committed to conference: Goodling, Fawell, Ballenger, Riggs, Clay, Owens, and Hinchey.

Conference held.

Conference report H. Rept. 104-737 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 503 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3448. Upon adoption of this resolution all points of order against the conference report accompanying the bill and against its consideration shall be waived. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

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

Rule H. Res. 503 passed House.

Mr. Archer brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-737 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 503.

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 the Yeas and Nays: 354 - 72 (Roll no. 398).

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

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

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-22. Record Vote No: 265.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-188.