H.R.1385: Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-93.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 150 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1385 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The amendment shall be considered by section. Prior to consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of May 16, 1997 amd may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment and shall be debatable for 10 minutes. If the McKeon amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment.

Rule H. Res. 150 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 150.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1385 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The amendment shall be considered by section. Prior to consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of May 15, 1997 and may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment and shall be debatable for 10 minutes. If the McKeon amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 150 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Robert W. Ney 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. 150, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1385.

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: 343 - 60 (Roll no. 138).

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. 1385.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Subcommittee on Employment and Training. Hearings held.

Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1186 amended.

Considered by Senate.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1186 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-7. Record Vote No: 119.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Jeffords; Coats; Gregg; Frist; Dewine; Enzi; Hutchinson; Collins; Warner; McConnell; Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Wellstone; Murray; Reed.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. McKeon asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees For consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goodling, McKeon, Riggs, Graham, Schaffer, Bob, Clay, Martinez, and Kildee.

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

Conference held.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 105-659 filed.

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent for consideration of the conference report, H. Rept. 105-659.

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to without objection.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-220.