H.R.3550: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004

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146 (102 Democrats, 45 Republicans)

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Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004 - Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 1101) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account ) (HTF) through FY 2009 for the Interstate Maintenance Program, the National Highway System (NHS), the Bridge Program, the Surface Transportation Program (STP), the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality...

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Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Young (AK) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 29 to file a report on H.R. 3550. Agreed to without objection.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 108-452, Part I.
Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a period ending not later than March 29, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1, rule X.
Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than March 29, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1, rule X.
Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than March 29, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1, rule X.
Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Resources for a period ending not later than March 29, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1, rule X.
Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Science for a period ending not later than March 29, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1, rule X.
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Committee on Science discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 593 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3550. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Considered pursuant to a previous order.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to a previous order of the House.
The Speaker designated the Honorable E. Clay Shaw Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with up to two hours and forty minutes of general debate on H.R. 3550.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3550 as unfinished business.
Rule H. Res. 593 passed House.
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 provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the E.B. Johnson (TX) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - 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 pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Vitter amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chocola amendment.
DEBATE - At the conclusion of debate on the Chocola amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr Chocola demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in thelegislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Baird amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lobiondo amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Latourette amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crowley amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bachus amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Bachus amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Oberstar demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bereuter amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bradley amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Bradley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bradley demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a later time.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kirk amendment.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 3550 pursuant to House Resolution 593, it shall be in order to consider, prior to any other amendment, the amendment placed at the desk as though printed as an amendment printed in Part B of House Report 108-456, to be debatable and not to exceed ten minutes, equally divided and controlled between Mr. Petri and Mr. Oberstar.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of today, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kennedy demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 593, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Isakson amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Isakson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Isakson demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3550 as unfinished business.
Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of further general debate to be equally divided and controlled.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3550.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Davis (TN) moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions offered by Mr. Davis (TN).
Mr. Nussle raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. Nussle stated the motion to recommit violates Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Sustained by the Chair.
Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions offered by Mr. Davis (TN).
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 225 (Roll no. 113).
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 357 - 65 (Roll no. 114).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1072 amended.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.
See also S.1072.
Senate appointed conferee(s) Inhofe; Warner; Bond; Voinovich; Grassley; Hatch; Nickles; Lott; Shelby; McCain; McConnell; Jeffords; Reid; Graham FL; Lieberman; Boxer; Daschle; Hollings; Sarbanes; Baucus; Conrad.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Young (AK) 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. Oberstar moved that the House instruct conferees.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Oberstar motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3550. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the language contained in section 1101(a)(21)(A) and section 1120(a) of the House bill that establishes and provides funding for a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 377 - 30 (Roll no. 227).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the House bill (except Title IX) and the Senate amendment (except Title V), and modifications committed to conference: Young (AK), Petri, Boehlert, Coble, Duncan, Mica, Hoekstra, Ehlers, Bachus, LaTourette, Miller, Gary, Rehberg, Beauprez, Oberstar, Rahall, Lipinski, DeFazio, Costello, Norton, Nadler, Menendez, Brown, Corrine, Filner, and Johnson, E. B..
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of secs. 8001-8003 of the House bill, and Title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committeed to conference: Nussle, Shays, and Spratt.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of secs. 1602 and 3030 of the House bill, and secs. 1306, 3013, 3032, and 4632 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Ballenger, Biggert, and Miller, George.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of provisions in the House bill and Senate amendment relating to Clean Air Act provisions of transportation planning contained in sec. 6001 of the House bill, and secs. 3005 and 3006 of the Senate amendment; and secs. 1202, 1824, 1828, and 5203 of the House bill, and secs. 1501, 1511, 1522, 1610-1619, 3016, 3023, 4108, 4151, 4152, 4155-4159, 4162, 4172, 4173, 4424, 4481, 4482, 4484, 4662, 8001, and 8002 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Barton (TX), Pickering, and Dingell.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Government Reform for consideration of sec. 1802 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Davis, Tom, Schrock, and Waxman.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 1105, 1207, 1602, 1812, 2011, 3023, 4105, 4108, 4201, 4202, 4204, 5209, 5501, 6001, 6002, 7012, 7019-7022, and 7024 of the House bill, and secs. 1512, 1513, 1802, 3006, 3022, 3030, 4104, 4110, 4174, 4226, 4231, 4234, 4265, 4307, 4308, 4315, 4424, 4432, 4440-4442, 4445, 4447, 4462, 4463, 4633, and 4661 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Resources for consideration of secs. 1117, 3021, 6002, and 6003 of the House bill and secs. 1501, 1502, 1505, 1511, 1514, 1601, 1603, 3041, and 4521-4528 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Pombo, Gibbons, and Kind.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Rules for consideration of secs. 8004 and 8005 of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference: Dreier, Sessions, and Frost.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science for consideration of secs. 2001, 3013, 3015, 3034, 4112, and Title V of the House bill, and Title II, secs. 3014, 3015, 3037, 4102, 4104, 4237, and 4461 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Gilchrest, Neugebauer, and Gordon.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of Title IX of the House bill, and Title V of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thomas, McCrery, and Rangel.
The Speaker appointed a conferee for consideration of the House bill and Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: DeLay.
Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference held.
Conference held.
Nov. 20, 2003

Introduced in the House by Don Young (R-Alaska)

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