H.R.925: Private Property Protection Act of 1995

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-46.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 101 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 925 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. After passage of H.R. 925, it shall be in order to consider in the House H.R. 9. All points of order against the bill and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to amend and on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Consideration initiated by previous special order.

Considered by previous special order.

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

The Speaker designated the Honorable Bud Shuster to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 925 as unfinished business.

Rule H. Res. 101 passed House.

Considered as unfinished business.

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

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 925 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.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with debate on the Mineta amendment which was pending when the Committee rose on Thursday, March 2, 1995. The amendment seeks to raise the minimum threshold for payment of compensation under the bill from a 10% to 20% loss in property value.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Canady asked unanimous consent that Mr. Goss be recognized next for the purpose of offering an amendment, that debate on that amendment be limited to not to exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled, and that after completion of the Goss amendment, that Messrs. Taylor and Traficant be recognized for the purpose of offering amendments and that debate on each amendment be limited to not to exceed 5 minutes, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.

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

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 925 as unfinished business.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Canady asked unanimous consent that consideration of the bill, H.R. 925, in the Committee of the Whole be extended for an addtional 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 925.

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 the Yeas and Nays: 277 - 148 (Roll no. 197).

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

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 925.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.