H.R.1906: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1906 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.

Postponed Proceedings on De Fazio Amendment - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. DeFazio by voice vote. Mr. DeFazio objected to the voice vote pending the absence of a quorum. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.

DEBATE - Mr. Skeen asked unanimous consent that debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn be completed in two hours. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1906.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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

Mr. Obey moved to recommit the bill with instructions.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 207 - 220 (Roll no. 176).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 183 (Roll no. 177).

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.

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.

Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1233 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1233 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Cochran; Specter; Bond; Gorton; McConnell; Burns; Stevens; Kohl; Harkin; Dorgan; Feinstein; Durbin; Byrd.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Skeen 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. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to provide maximum funding, within the scope of conference, for food safety programs at the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.

The Speaker appointed conferees: Skeen, Walsh, Dickey, Kingston, Nethercutt, Bonilla, Latham, Emerson, Young (FL), Kaptur, DeLauro, Hinchey, Farr, Boyd, and Obey.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 106-354 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 317 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1906 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Rule H. Res. 317 passed House.

Mr. Skeen brought up conference report H. Rept. 106-354 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 317.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report on on H.R. 1906.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Ms. Kaptur moved to recommit to the conference committee.

The previous question on the motion to recommit to conference committee was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 228 (Roll no. 468).

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 175 (Roll No. 469).

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

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

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

Motion to proceed to consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1906 agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture motion on the conference report presented in Senate.

Second cloture motion on the conference report presented in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture on the conference report invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79-20. Record Vote No: 322.

Second cloture motion on the conference report withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-26. Record Vote No: 323.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 106-78.

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-157, by Mr. Skeen.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 185 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1906 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the Congressional Record. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read.

Rule H. Res. 185 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 185.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1906 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the Congressional Record. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 185 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1906.

DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Sanford and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coburn subsequently demanded a recorded vote. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 185, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coburn subsequently demanded a recorded vote and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 185, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coburn subsequently demanded a recorded vote. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 185, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.

PROCEEDINGS RESUMED - The Chair proceeded to put the question on the 3 amendments which had been debated earlier and on which proceedings had been postponed.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1906 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.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 185, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn by voice vote and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coburn demanded a recorded vote, and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 185, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Sanford by voice vote and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sanford demanded a recorded vote, and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 185, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that the proceedings will resume on amendments postponed earlier in the following order: The amendment offered by Mr. Coburn to reduce funding by $50,863,000 for agricultural research; the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn to reduce funding by $1,000,000 for climate change research; the amendment offered by Mr. Sanford to reduce funding by $5,136,000 for wood research; and the amendment offered by Mr. Coburn to reduce funding by $300,000 for peanut research.