H.R.1559: Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-55, by Mr. Young (FL).

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 172 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1559 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rules waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and authorizs the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congrssional Record.

Rule H. Res. 172 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 172.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1559 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rules waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Bill is open to amendments. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and authorizs the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congrssional Record.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 172 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1559.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Obey amendment under the five minute rule.

Mr. Obey appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.

On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 195 (Roll no. 104).

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendments.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cunningham amendment under the five-minute rule.

DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Cunningham amendment was limited to 50 minutes, equally divided and controlled.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1559 as unfinished business.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Young of Florida asked unanimous consent that in the further consideration of H.R. 1559 in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, that amendments shall be limited according to a specified list placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flake amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Crowley amendment was limited to 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committe of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five minute rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rothman amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Hoekstra amendment was limited to 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Allen amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Waters amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rodriguez amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Nethercutt amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kucinich amendment under the five-minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment under the five-minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Edwards amendment under the five-minute rule.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the questio of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1559.

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.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 12 (Roll no. 108).

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

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.762 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S.762 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Stevens; Cochran; Specter; Domenici; Bond; McConnell; Burns; Shelby; Gregg; Bennett; Campbell; Craig; Hutchison; DeWine; Brownback; Byrd; Inouye; Hollings; Leahy; Harkin; Mikulski; Reid; Kohl; Murray; Dorgan; Feinstein; Durbin; Johnson; Landrieu.

See also S.762.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Young (FL) 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 Obey motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1559. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require managers on the part of the House to recede to the Senate on section 409 of the Senate amendment, providing 26 weeks of additional temporary extended unemployment compensation for displaced airline related workers.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 150 (Roll no. 112).

The Speaker appointed conferees: Young (FL), Regula, Lewis (CA), Rogers (KY), Wolf, Kolbe, Walsh, Taylor (NC), Hobson, Istook, Bonilla, Knollenberg, Kingston, Frelinghuysen, Obey, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Mollohan, Kaptur, Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, Moran (VA), and Edwards.

Conference report H. Rept. 108-76 filed.

Mr. Young (FL) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-76 by previously agreed to special order.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1559.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

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

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent Vote.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 108-11.