H.R.2209: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislative.

First Day of Subcommittee Hearings Prior to Referral (Feb 4, 97).

Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

Senate Committee on Appropriations. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-264.

Senate Committee on Appropriations. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-264.

Senate Committee on Appropriations. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-264.

Senate Committee on Appropriations. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-264.

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. 105-196, by Mr. Walsh.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 197 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2209 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution, to be considered in the order and manner specified. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further consideration a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for a vote on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for voting on the first in any series shall be 15 minutes.

Rule H. Res. 197 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 197.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2209 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution, to be considered in the order and manner specified. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further consideration a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for a vote on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for voting on the first in any series shall be 15 minutes.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 197 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood 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. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis (VA) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Fazio amendment.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Klug amendment.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roemer amendment.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendment on which proceedings were postponed, to be considered in the following order: the amendment by Mr. Fazio and the amendment by Mr. Klug.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2209.

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. Gejdenson moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 220 (Roll no. 334).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 203 (Roll no. 335).

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

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1019 with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Bennett; Stevens; Craig; Cochran; Dorgan; Boxer; Byrd.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Walsh 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.

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

Mr. Serrano moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to receed to the Senate position on the bill, increasing funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation by $4.6 million.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 208 (Roll no. 352).

The Speaker appointed conferees: Walsh, Young (FL), Cunningham, Wamp, Latham, Livingston, Serrano, Fazio, Kaptur, and Obey.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 105-254 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 238 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2209. The resolution waives all points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill, and all points of order against its consideration.

Rule H. Res. 238 passed House.

Mr. Walsh brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-254 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 238.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 238, the House proceeded with one hour of debate.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 309 - 106 (Roll no. 432).

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

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-10. Record Vote No: 257.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-55.