H.R.3756: Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997

Amendment SP 5230 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5231 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Kohl.

Amendment SP 5231 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5232 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Kerrey.

Amendment SP 5232 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Considered by Senate.

Motion to table SP 5223 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-41. Record Vote No: 282.

Point of order raised in Senate with respect to SP 5206.

Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to SP 5206 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-48. Record Vote No: 283.

SP 5206 ruled out of order by the chair.

Amendment SP 5235 proposed by Senator Kassebaum.

The Committee Amendment on page 80, line 20, through page 81, line 4, was tabled by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-45. Record Vote No: 284.

Amendment SP 5240 proposed by Senator Warner.

Amendment SP 5240 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5224 proposed by Senator Thomas.

Amendment SP 5224 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59-39. Record Vote No: 285.

Amendment SP 5249 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Stevens.

Amendment SP 5249 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5250 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Inhofe.

Amendment SP 5250 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5251 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator McCain.

Amendment SP 5251 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5252 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Hollings.

Amendment SP 5252 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5253 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5253 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5254 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5254 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5255 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Brown.

Amendment SP 5255 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5256 proposed by Senator Reid.

The amendment (SP 5208) as previously agreed to was modified.

Amendment SP 5257 proposed by Senator Hatch to Amendment SP 5256.

Considered by Senate.

Proposed amendment SP 5257 withdrawn in Senate.

Amendment SP 5256 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46-52. Record Vote No: 286.

Amendment SP 5261 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Grams.

Amendment SP 5261 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5262 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Faircloth.

Amendment SP 5262 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5263 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Levin.

Amendment SP 5263 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5264 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Thompson.

Amendment SP 5264 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5271 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Bingaman.

Amendment SP 5272 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Daschle.

Amendment SP 5273 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator D'Amato.

Amendment SP 5274 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator McCain.

Amendment SP 5275 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Dorgan.

Amendment SP 5276 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Byrd.

Amendment SP 5277 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Hatfield.

Amendment SP 5278 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Gramm.

Amendment SP 5271 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5272 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5273 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5274 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5275 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5276 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5277 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5278 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5279 proposed by Senator Kerry.

Motion to table SP 5279 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57-42. Record Vote No: 287.

The Committee amendment on page 129, line 20, through page 130, line 18, was not tabled by Yea-Nay Vote. 36-62. Record Vote No: 288.

The Committee amendment was agreed to by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5241 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 5241 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-2. Record Vote No: 289.

Amendment SP 5313 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5313 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5314 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Kerrey.

Amendment SP 5314 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5234 proposed by Senator Daschle.

Amendment SP 5244 proposed by Senator Kohl.

Amendment SP 5295 proposed by Senator Biden.

Amendment SP 5266 proposed by Senator McCain.

Amendment SP 5266 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5245 proposed by Senator Graham.

Amendment SP 5315 proposed by Senator Hatch to Amendment SP 5295.

Motion to table SP 5244 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 27-72. Record Vote No: 290.

Amendment SP 5244 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5316 proposed by Senator Ashcroft to Amendment SP 5234.

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 510.

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, General Government.

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.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported.

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-660, by Mr. Lightfoot.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 475 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3756 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 475 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 475.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3756 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Specified amendments are in order.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 475 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable David Dreier to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 475, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lightfoot amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 475, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Metcalf amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Metcalf amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Livingston asked for a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 475, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gutknecht amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gutknecht asked for a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3756 as unfinished business.

Mr. Lightfoot asked unanimous consent that during the further consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 475: 1. The bill be considered as having been read; and 2. that no amendment shall be in order except for the following amendments, which shall be considered as read, not subject to amendment or a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, and shall be debatable for the time specified:

Kennedy (MA) amendment (regarding Customs Service) for 10 minutes; Durbin amendment (regarding firearms disabilities) for 30 minutes; Johnson (CT) amendment (regarding IRS funding) for 10 minutes; Traficant (unspecified) amendment for 10 minutes; Hoyer/Lowey amendment (regarding abortion) for 30 minutes; Hoyer (regarding buyouts) for ten minutes; Wolf (regarding buyouts) for 10 minutes; Kingston (Customs ports of entry) for 9 minutes; Gutknecht (across-the-board cut) for 20 minutes; Sanders (HMOs) for 20 mintues; Kaptur (China tariffs) for 10 minutes; Solomon (limitation on the Comptroller of the Currency) for 10 minutes; Salmon (White House Travel Office) for 10 minutes; Hoyer (unspecified) for 10 minutes; Gekas (unspecified) for 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

Considered as unfinished business.

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

The Chair announced that the unfinished business would be further consideration of those amendments on which recorded votes were ordered and postponed in the following order: The Metcalf amendment and the Gutknecht amendment.

Mr. Lightfoot moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Considered as unfinished business.

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

Mrs. Seastrand raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mrs. Seastrand stated that the provisions contained in sec. 406 of the bill, which would authorize the establishment of Telecommunication centers, constituted legislation on an Appropriations bill and was, therefore, in violation of House rules. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mrs. Seastrand raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mrs. Seastrand stated that the provisions contained in sec. 410 of the bill, authorizing the Administrator of GSA to sell or exchange real property, constituted legislation on an Appropriations bill and was, therefore in violation of House rules. Point of order overruled by the Chair.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - The Chair announced that, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, only the following amendments would be in order for consideration:

Kennedy (MA) amendment (regarding Customs Service) for 10 minutes; Durbin amendment (regarding firearms disabilities) for 30 minutes; Johnson (CT) amendment (regarding IRS funding) for 10 minutes; Traficant (unspecified) amendment for 10 minutes; Hoyer/Lowey amendment (regarding abortion) for 30 minutes; Hoyer (regarding buyouts) for ten minutes; Wolf (regarding buyouts) for 10 minutes; Kingston (Customs ports of entry) for 9 minutes; Gutknecht (across-the-board cut) for 20 minutes; Sanders (HMOs) for 20 mintues; Kaptur (China tariffs) for 10 minutes; Solomon (limitation on the Comptroller of the Currency) for 10 minutes; Salmon (White House Travel Office) for 10 minutes; Hoyer (unspecified) for 10 minutes; Gekas (unspecified) for 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hoyer amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoyer amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Smith of New Jersey asked for a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Solomon amendment.

Mr. Wise moved to strike the enacting clause.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the preferential motion to rise with the recommendation to strike the enacting clause.

On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 233 (Roll no. 319).

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed debate on the Solomon amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Solomon amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Lafalce requested a recorded vote and, pending that request, made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 475, further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (CT) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gekas amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoyer amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sanders amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 9 minutes of debate on the Kingston amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, July 16, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gutknecht amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed debate on the Gutknecht amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Gutknecht amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Gutknecht requested a recorded vote and, pending that request, made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 475, further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent to address the Committee of the Whole for 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

The Chair announced that consideration would resume on those amendments on which recorded votes were ordered and postponed. Amendments would be considered in the following order: Hoyer amendment, Solomon amendment, Gutknecht amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3756.

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. Hoyer moved to recommit to Appropriations.

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

On motion to recommit Failed by voice vote.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 323).

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

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

Subcommittee on Treasury, U.S. Postal Service. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

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

Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Shelby with amendments. With written report No. 104-330.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 510.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Amendment SP 5208 proposed by Senator Helms for Senator Thompson.

Amendment SP 5208 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5206 proposed by Senator Wyden.

Amendment SP 5209 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5209 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5210 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5210 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5211 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5211 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5212 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5212 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5213 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5213 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5214 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5214 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5215 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5215 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5216 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5216 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5217 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5217 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5218 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5218 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5219 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5219 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5220 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5220 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5221 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5221 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5222 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5222 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5223 proposed by Senator Dorgan.

Amendment SP 5225 proposed by Senator Shelby.

Amendment SP 5225 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5226 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Stevens.

Amendment SP 5226 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5227 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Mikulski.

Amendment SP 5227 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5228 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Mack.

Amendment SP 5228 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5229 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator D'Amato.

Amendment SP 5229 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5230 proposed by Senator Shelby for Senator Gregg.