H.R.3289: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 108-106.

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-312, by Mr. Young (FL).

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 188.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3289 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments.

Rule H. Res. 396 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 396.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Young of Florida asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 3289 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to House Resolution 396, before consideration of any other amendment (except pro forma amendments by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee of Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate), it shall be in order to consider the following amendments: an amendment by Mr. Obey debatable for fifteen minutes; an amendment by Mr. Young of Florida debatable for ten minutes; an amendment by Mr. Obey debatable for thirty minutes; an amendment by Mr. Pence debatable for one hour; and an amendment by Messrs. Obey and Lantos debatable for one hour. Said amendments may be offered only in the order specified, may be offered only by a Member designated or designee, and shall be considered as read. Agreed to without objection.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3289 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 396 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3289.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with fifteen minutes of debate on the Obey amendment in the nature of a substitute pending reservation of a point of order.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Young (FL) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Obey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Obey demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 396, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Pence amendment pending reservation of a point of order.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey amendment.

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

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3289 as unfinished business.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Young of Florida asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 3289 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 396, before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendments offered by the following Members: Shadegg, Goode, Kirk, Filner, Spratt, Markey, Holt, Waxman, Slaughter, Maloney, and Blumenauer; and that each amendment be debatable for not to exceed 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled. 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 - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman 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 - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kirk amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kirk amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kirk 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 - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Filner amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goode amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey 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 - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt 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 - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maloney amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slaughter amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sanchez amendment.

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

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

Considered as unfinished business.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kind amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kind amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kind 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 - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stupak amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stupak 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 - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Millender-McDonald amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Reyes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Reyes 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 - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Ramstad amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson-Lee 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 - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Hoeffel amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Tauscher amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sherman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sherman 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 - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Weiner amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Weiner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Weiner 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 - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 16, 2003, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Deutsch amendment.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3289 as unfinished business.

Mr. Sensenbrenner raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Section 3005 sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mr. Sensenbrenner raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Section 3006 sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3289.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Ms. Kilpatrick moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kilpatrick motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to add a new section to the bill which provides that 50% of the funds in the bill for Iraq Relief and Reconstruction must be packaged in the form of a loan.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 235 (Roll no. 561).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 303 - 125 (Roll no. 562).

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

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.1689 amended.

Passed Senate 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.1689.

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.

Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the provisions of the Senate bill regarding medical screening for members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces; transitional health care and benefits for 180 days from separation for members of the Armed Forces; the provision that $10 billion of the amounts provided for the reconstruction of Iraq be in the form of loans, subject to certain conditions; and the provision of $1.3 billion to the Veterans Health Administration for medical care for Veterans.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 277 - 139 (Roll no. 567).

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

The Speaker appointed conferees: Young (FL), Lewis (CA), Rogers (KY), Wolf, Kolbe, Walsh, Knollenberg, Obey, Murtha, Lowey, Serrano, and Edwards.

Conference held.

Conference report H. Rept. 108-337 filed.

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

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 424 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3289 with 1 hour of general debate.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Rule H. Res. 424 passed House.

Mr. Young (FL) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-337 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 424.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3289.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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

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

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 221 (Roll no. 600).

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 298 - 121 (Roll no. 601).

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

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

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.