H.R.2400: To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

Date	Description
	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
	Referred to House Budget
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
	Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Introduction (Feb 12, 27, 97; Mar 4, 6, 11, 13, 97).
	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 69 - 0.
	Mr. Solomon notified the House that Members wishing to offer amendments to the bill should submit 55 copies of proposed amendments to the Committee on Rules by Noon on Monday, March 30, 1998.
	Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 25 to file a report on H.R. 2400. Agreed to without objection.
	Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 27 to file a supplemental report on H.R. 2400. Agreed to without objection.
	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 105-467, Part I.
	House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 27, 1998.
	Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than March 27, 1998 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(s), rule X.
	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
	Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Transportation, H. Rept. 105-467, Part II.
	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-467, Part III.
	Committee on The Budget discharged.
	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.
	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2400 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Specified amendments are in order. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, in the order and manner specified.
	Rule H. Res. 405 passed House.
	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405.
	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2400 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Specified amendments are in order. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, in the order and manner specified.
	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 405 and Rule XXIII.
	The Speaker designated the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as Chairman of the Committee.
	GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuster amendment.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Davis (IL) amendment.
	At the conclusion of debate on the Davis amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Petri demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Roukema amendment.
	The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further considerationof the Davis (IL) amendment, on which a request for a recorded vote had been previously postponed.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Graham amendment.
	At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Graham amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Graham requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, further proceedings were postponed.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment.
	At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Spratt amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Shays requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, further proceedings were postponed.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Kascich amendment.
	DEBATE - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kasich amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Kasich requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, further proceedings were postponed.
	The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendments, on which requests for a recorded vote had been previously postponed. Consideration would proceed on amendments in the following order: Graham amendment; Spratt amendment in the nature of a substitute; Kasich amendment in the nature of a substitute.
	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2400.
	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 recorded vote: 337 - 80, 3 Present (Roll No. 98).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent that if and when the Clerk receives a message from the Senate indicating that that body has passed the bill H.R. 2400, with an amendment, insisted upon its amendment, and requested a conference with the House, the House be deemed to have disagreed to the amendment of the Senate and agreed to the conference requested by the Senate, and that the Speaker be deemed to have appointed conferees without intervening motion. Further, that it shall be in order at any time during the week of Tuesday, April 21, 1998, notwithstanding the Speaker's appointment of conferees pursuant to this request, for a Member to offer a motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House on the bill H.R. 2400, as if offered prior to the appointment of the conferees. The managers may not file their report prior to Wednesday, April 22, 1998. 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. 2400.
	Received in the Senate, read twice.
	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
	Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1173 amended.
	Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1173 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
	Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Chafee; Warner; Smith, of NH; Kempthorne; Inhofe; Thomas; Bond; Hutchinson; Allard; Sessions; Baucus; Moynihan; Lautenberg; Reid; Graham; Lieberman; Boxer; Wyden.
	Senate appointed conferees. Roth; Grassley; Hatch; Breaux; Conrad from the Committee on Finance.
	Senate appointed conferees. D'Amato; Gramm; Shelby; Sarbanes; Dodd from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
	Senate appointed conferees. McCain; Stevens; Hollings from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
	Senate appointed conferees. Domenici; Nickles; Murray from the Committee on the Budget.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to 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.
	The Speaker appointed conferees pursuant to the order of the House on Apr. 1, 1998, the Speaker appointed the following conferees for consideration of the House bill (except title XI) and the Senate amendment (except title VI), and modifications committed to conference: Shuster, Young (AK), Petri, Boehlert, Kim, Horn, Fowler, Baker, Ney, Metcalf, Oberstar, Rahall, Borski, Lipinski, Wise, Clyburn, Filner, and McGovern.
	Conference held.
	The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Commerce for consideration of provisions in the House bill and Senate amendment relating to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program; and secs. 124, 125, 303, and 502 of the House bill; and secs. 1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 3106, 3301-3302, 4101-4104, and 5004 of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference: Bliley, Bilirakis, and Dingell.
	The Speaker appointed conferees Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bilirakis for consideration of sec. 1407, 2103, and 3106 of the Senate amendment.
	The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Science for consideration of sec. 312(d) and Title VI of the House bill and secs. 1119, 1206, and Title II of the Senate bill and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Morella, and Brown (CA).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Conference held.
	Conference held.
	Conference held.
	The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of title XI of the House bill and Title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Nussle and Hulshof.
	The Speaker appointed an additional conferee - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of title XI of the House bill and title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rangel.
	Conference held.
	The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of title VII and title X of the House bill and modifications committed to conference: Parker, Radanovich, and Spratt.
	Mr. Obey notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees on the bill, the text of which would be as follows: that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill be instructed to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report to offset spending for highway or transit programs.
	Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
	Mr. Minge notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees to ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional Budget office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill be instructed to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report to offset spending for highway or transit programs.
	Mr. Obey notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration projects included in the conference report to a number that does not exceed the aggregate number of such highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.
	The previous question was ordered without objection.
	On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 422 - 0 (Roll No. 174).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Mr. Minge 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 ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional Budget office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.
	The previous question was ordered without objection.
	The Speaker put the question on agreeing to the motion to instruct and announced that, by voice vote, the motion was not agreed to. Mr. Minge objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.
	Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct House conferees to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration projects included in the conference report to a number that does not exceed the aggregate number of such highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.
	The Chair announced that the previously requested and postponed vote on the Minge motion to instruct would immediately follow the vote on the Obey motion to instruct and that the time for the vote would be reduced to not less than five minutes.
	On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 77 - 332, 1 Present (Roll No. 184).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 251, 2 Present (Roll No. 185).
	Conferees agreed to file conference report.
	Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
	Conference report H. Rept. 105-550 filed.
	Conference report considered in Senate.
	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 449 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2400. Resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration.
	Rule H. Res. 449 passed House.
	Mr. Shuster brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-550 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 449.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
	Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 88-5. Record Vote No: 147.
	The previous question was ordered without objection.
	Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
	Mr. Obey moved to recommit the conference report to the Committee of Conference with instructions to the managers on the part of the House to strike those provisions of the conference report that prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to Veterans relating to use of tobacco products.
	On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 195 (Roll No. 191).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 297 - 86 (Roll No. 192).
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Cleared for White House.
	Presented to President.
	Signed by President.
	Became Public Law No: 105-178.
Sept. 4, 1997	Introduced in the House by Bud Shuster (R-Pa.)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred to House Budget

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Introduction (Feb 12, 27, 97; Mar 4, 6, 11, 13, 97).

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 the Yeas and Nays: 69 - 0.

Mr. Solomon notified the House that Members wishing to offer amendments to the bill should submit 55 copies of proposed amendments to the Committee on Rules by Noon on Monday, March 30, 1998.

Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 25 to file a report on H.R. 2400. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 27 to file a supplemental report on H.R. 2400. Agreed to without objection.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 105-467, Part I.

House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 27, 1998.

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than March 27, 1998 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(s), rule X.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Transportation, H. Rept. 105-467, Part II.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-467, Part III.

Committee on The Budget discharged.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2400 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Specified amendments are in order. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, in the order and manner specified.

Rule H. Res. 405 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2400 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Specified amendments are in order. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, in the order and manner specified.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 405 and Rule XXIII.

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

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuster amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Davis (IL) amendment.

At the conclusion of debate on the Davis amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Petri demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Roukema amendment.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further considerationof the Davis (IL) amendment, on which a request for a recorded vote had been previously postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Graham amendment.

At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Graham amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Graham requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, further proceedings were postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment.

At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Spratt amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Shays requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, further proceedings were postponed.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Kascich amendment.

DEBATE - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kasich amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Kasich requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, further proceedings were postponed.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendments, on which requests for a recorded vote had been previously postponed. Consideration would proceed on amendments in the following order: Graham amendment; Spratt amendment in the nature of a substitute; Kasich amendment in the nature of a substitute.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2400.

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 recorded vote: 337 - 80, 3 Present (Roll No. 98).

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

Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent that if and when the Clerk receives a message from the Senate indicating that that body has passed the bill H.R. 2400, with an amendment, insisted upon its amendment, and requested a conference with the House, the House be deemed to have disagreed to the amendment of the Senate and agreed to the conference requested by the Senate, and that the Speaker be deemed to have appointed conferees without intervening motion. Further, that it shall be in order at any time during the week of Tuesday, April 21, 1998, notwithstanding the Speaker's appointment of conferees pursuant to this request, for a Member to offer a motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House on the bill H.R. 2400, as if offered prior to the appointment of the conferees. The managers may not file their report prior to Wednesday, April 22, 1998. 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. 2400.

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1173 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1173 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Chafee; Warner; Smith, of NH; Kempthorne; Inhofe; Thomas; Bond; Hutchinson; Allard; Sessions; Baucus; Moynihan; Lautenberg; Reid; Graham; Lieberman; Boxer; Wyden.

Senate appointed conferees. Roth; Grassley; Hatch; Breaux; Conrad from the Committee on Finance.

Senate appointed conferees. D'Amato; Gramm; Shelby; Sarbanes; Dodd from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Senate appointed conferees. McCain; Stevens; Hollings from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Senate appointed conferees. Domenici; Nickles; Murray from the Committee on the Budget.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to 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.

The Speaker appointed conferees pursuant to the order of the House on Apr. 1, 1998, the Speaker appointed the following conferees for consideration of the House bill (except title XI) and the Senate amendment (except title VI), and modifications committed to conference: Shuster, Young (AK), Petri, Boehlert, Kim, Horn, Fowler, Baker, Ney, Metcalf, Oberstar, Rahall, Borski, Lipinski, Wise, Clyburn, Filner, and McGovern.

Conference held.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Commerce for consideration of provisions in the House bill and Senate amendment relating to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program; and secs. 124, 125, 303, and 502 of the House bill; and secs. 1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 3106, 3301-3302, 4101-4104, and 5004 of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference: Bliley, Bilirakis, and Dingell.

The Speaker appointed conferees Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bilirakis for consideration of sec. 1407, 2103, and 3106 of the Senate amendment.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Science for consideration of sec. 312(d) and Title VI of the House bill and secs. 1119, 1206, and Title II of the Senate bill and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Morella, and Brown (CA).

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

Conference held.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of title XI of the House bill and Title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Nussle and Hulshof.

The Speaker appointed an additional conferee - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of title XI of the House bill and title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rangel.

Conference held.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of title VII and title X of the House bill and modifications committed to conference: Parker, Radanovich, and Spratt.

Mr. Obey notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees on the bill, the text of which would be as follows: that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill be instructed to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report to offset spending for highway or transit programs.

Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

Mr. Minge notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees to ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional Budget office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill be instructed to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report to offset spending for highway or transit programs.

Mr. Obey notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration projects included in the conference report to a number that does not exceed the aggregate number of such highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 422 - 0 (Roll No. 174).

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

Mr. Minge 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 ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional Budget office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

The Speaker put the question on agreeing to the motion to instruct and announced that, by voice vote, the motion was not agreed to. Mr. Minge objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct House conferees to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration projects included in the conference report to a number that does not exceed the aggregate number of such highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.

The Chair announced that the previously requested and postponed vote on the Minge motion to instruct would immediately follow the vote on the Obey motion to instruct and that the time for the vote would be reduced to not less than five minutes.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 77 - 332, 1 Present (Roll No. 184).

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

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 251, 2 Present (Roll No. 185).

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report H. Rept. 105-550 filed.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 449 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2400. Resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration.

Rule H. Res. 449 passed House.

Mr. Shuster brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-550 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 449.

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

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 88-5. Record Vote No: 147.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

Mr. Obey moved to recommit the conference report to the Committee of Conference with instructions to the managers on the part of the House to strike those provisions of the conference report that prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to Veterans relating to use of tobacco products.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 195 (Roll No. 191).

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 297 - 86 (Roll No. 192).

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-178.

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