H.R.2215: 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mr. Foley asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary have until midnight on July 6 to file a report on H.R. 2215. Agreed to without objection.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-125.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2215.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatch, Kennedy and Leahy.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Sensenbrenner 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 - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Hyde, Gekas, Coble, Smith (TX), Gallegly, Conyers, Frank, Scott, and Baldwin.

The Speaker appointed conferees Provided that Mr. Berman is appointed in lieu of Ms. Baldwin for consideration of sec. 312 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of secs. 2203-6, 2208, 2210, 2801, 2901-2911, 2951, 4005, and title VIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Tauzin, Bilirakis, and Dingell.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of secs. 2207, 2301, 2302, 2311, 2321-4, and 2331-4 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hoekstra, Castle, and Miller, George.

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

NOTIFICATION OF MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES - Ms. DeGette notified the House of her intention, on May 1, 2002, to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2215. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to (1) agree to title IV of the Senate amendment (establishing a Violence Against Women Office); and (2) insist upon section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by section 402 of the House bill (establishing duties and functions of the Director of the Violence Against Women Office).

Ms. DeGette moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the DeGette motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to (1) agree to title IV of the Senate amendment (establishing a Violence Against Women Office); and (2) insist upon section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by section 402 of the House bill (establishing duties and functions of the Director of the Violence Against Women Office).

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 416 - 3 (Roll no. 121).

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

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

Conference report H. Rept. 107-685 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 552 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2215. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration.

Rule H. Res. 552 passed House.

Mr. Sensenbrenner brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-685 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 552.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2215.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 400 - 4 (Roll no. 422).

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

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

Motion to proceed to consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2215 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Conference report considered in Senate by Voice Vote.

Cloture motion the conference report to accompany H.R. 2215 presented in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2215 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 5. Record Vote Number: 229.

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 503, enrollment corrections on H.R. 2215 have been made.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 107-273.