H.R.3845: District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay. 83-15. Record Vote No: 270.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-194.

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

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.

All points of order against the bill and against its consideration were reserved.

Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time for the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXII, to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the bill; that the first reading of the bill be dispensed with; that all points of order against the bill and against its consideration be waived; that general debate be confined to the bill and limited to one hour, equally divided; that after general debate the bill be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule; that the Chairman of the Committee be authorized to postpone requests for recorded votes; that after reading the final lines of the bill, a motion to rise and report the bill, if offered by the Majority Leader, have precedence over a motion to amend; that at the conclusion of consideration, the Committee shall rise and report the bill back to the House; and move directly

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-689, by Mr. Walsh.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.

Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.

Considered by previous order of the House.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union previous order of the House.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Richard 'Doc' Hastings to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of July 18, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of General Debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, debate on the Norton amendment proceeded for not to exceed forty minutes, equally divided and controlled.

At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Norton amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Ms. Norton demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 18, 1996, further action was postponed.

Mr. Walsh 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. 3845 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

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

LIMITATION ON DEBATE - Mr. Walsh asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Gutknecht amendment be limited to 20 minutes, equally divided. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - 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 agreeing to the Gutknecht amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Gutknecht demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 18, 1996, further action was postponed.

The Chair announced the unfinished to be further consideration of those amendments on which recorded votes were requested and postponed in the following order: The amendment by Ms. Norton, and the amendment by Mr. Gutknecht.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3845.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.

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

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 332 - 68 (Roll no. 334).

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.

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

Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Jeffords with amendments. With written report No. 104-328.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Jeffords; Campbell; Hatfield; Kohl; Inouye.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Walsh 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.

The Speaker appointed conferees: Walsh, Bonilla, Kingston, Frelinghuysen, Neumann, Parker, Livingston, Dixon, Serrano, Kaptur, and Obey.

Conference held.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 104-740 filed.

Mr. Walsh brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-740 by previously agreed to special order.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Further proceedings were postponed.

The House proceeded to consider the conference report H. Rept. 104-740 as unfinished business.

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 91 (Roll no. 395).

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.