H.R.3814: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary.

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. 104-676, by Mr. Rogers.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 479 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3814 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. Bill is open to amendments.

Ms. Pryce asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of the bill H.R. 3814 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 479: 1. It may be in order immediately after disposition of the first amendment made in order by H. Res. 479, and without intervention of any point of order, to consider an amendment placed at the desk relating to the Advanced Technology Program, if offered by Mr. Rogers (KY); and 2. if that amendment is adopted, then points of order under clauses 2 and 6 of rule XXI shall be waived for all provisions of the bill, as amended. Agreed to without objection.

Rule H. Res. 479 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 479.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3814 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. Bill is open to amendments.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 479 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Gunderson 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. 479, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers amendment.

LIMITATION ON DEBATE - Mr. Rogers asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Mollohan amendment be limited to one hour. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Mollohan amendment.

Mr. Mollohan asked unanimous that the time for debate on the Mollohan amendment be extended for two additional minutes. Agreed to without objection.

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

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, debate on the Radanovich amendment and all amendments thereto will continue for not to exceed 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, debate on the Schroeder amendment and all amendments thereto will proceed for not to exceed 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schroeder amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later tonight.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, debate on the Scott amendment and all amendments thereto, will proceed for not to exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Scott demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later tonight.

Mr. Rogers asked unanimous consent that it be in order for the Committee to return to Title one of the bill and that the time for debate on a proposed Norton amendment to that Title be limited to 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unananimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norton amendment.

Mr. Rogers asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Hostettler amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to 20 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Hostettler amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Hostettler requested a recorded vote and further proceedings were postponed.

Mr. Rogers moved that the Committee rise.

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

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3814 as unfinished business.

Mr. Rogers asked unanimous consent that, during the further consider of the bill for amendment in the Committee of the Whole: 1. The remainder of the bill be considered as read, and 2. No amendment shall be in order except the following amendments, which shall be considered read, not subject to amendment or to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, and debatable for the time specified:

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 the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendments on which recorded votes had been requested and postponed in the following order: The amendment by Ms. Schroeder; the amendment by Mr. Scott (VA); the amendment by Mr. Hostettler.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goss amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Goss amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Goss requested a recorded vote, and further proceedings were postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 5 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mink amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Engel amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller (FL) amendment.

Considered as unfinished business.

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

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allard amendment.

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business of the Committee of the Whole was proceedings that had been postponed on amendments which had been considered earlier and on which demands for recorded votes had been tendered. Votes on amendments will be taken in the following order: Goss of Florida, and Allard of Colorado.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ensign amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Brown (CA) amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutsch of Florida amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Frank amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Frank (MA) amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Fields (TX) requested a recorded vote and further consideration was postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Ganske amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Ganske amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Ganske 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. 479 and the order of the House of July 16, 1996, further proceedings were postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gutknecht amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Gutknecht amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Gutknecht requested a recorded vote and further proceedings were postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hutchinson amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norton amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 23, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Collins (GA) amendment.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Collins (GA) amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Collins (GA) requested a recorded vote and further proceedings were postponed.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be further consideration of those amendments on which recorded votes had been requested and postponed in the following order: Frank (MA), Ganske, Gutknecht, and Collins (GA).

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3814.

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. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by voice vote.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 179 (Roll no. 352).

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 Commerce, Justice, State. 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 Gregg under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 96 with amendments. With written report No. 104-353.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.