H.R.2361: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Mr. Davis, Tom raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Beginning with "not withstanding" on p. 121 line 22, through "laws" on line 23. Mr. Tom Davis stated this constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mr. Davis, Tom raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Beginning with "not withstanding" on p. 124 line 6, through line 7. Mr. Tom Davis stated this constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mr. Davis, Tom raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Beginning on page 124, lines 15-25. Mr. Tom Davis stated this constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment pending reservation of a point of order.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Rahall amendment.

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

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

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.

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

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

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

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question 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. 2361.

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.

Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Obey motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House promptly with an amendment to provide an additional $242 million for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and $11 million for State and Tribal Assistance Grants.

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 - 228 (Roll no. 198).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 329 - 89 (Roll no. 199).

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.

Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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

Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Burns under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/04/2005 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-80.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 168.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Burns; Stevens; Cochran; Domenici; Bennett; Gregg; Craig; Allard; Dorgan; Byrd; Leahy; Reid; Feinstein; Mikulski; Kohl.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Taylor (NC) asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees. Instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to agree to section 439 of the Senate amendment, providing $1.5 billion for fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration and designating that amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

The previous question was ordered without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to instruct conferees and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Obey demanded the Yeas and Nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion until later in the legislative day.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 426 - 0 (Roll no. 422).

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

The Speaker appointed conferees: Taylor (NC), Lewis (CA), Wamp, Peterson (PA), Sherwood, Istook, Aderholt, Doolittle, Simpson, Dicks, Obey, Moran (VA), Hinchey, Olver, and Mollohan.

Mr. LaHood asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on July 26 to file a conference report on H.R. 2361. Agreed to without objection.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 109-188 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 392 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2361. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report is considered as read.

Rule H. Res. 392 passed House.

Mr. Taylor (NC) brought up conference report H. Rept. 109-188 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 392.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2361.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the conference report the Chair announced that pursuant to the rule the yeas and nays were ordered and the Chair postponed proceedings on agreeing to the conference report until later in the legislative day.

The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 109-188 as unfinished business.

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 410 - 10 (Roll no. 450).

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

Conference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 1. Record Vote Number: 210.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 109-54.

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-80, by Mr. Taylor (NC).

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 287 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2361 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.

Rule H. Res. 287 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 287.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2361 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. 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. 287 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. 2361.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Slaughter amendments.

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

DEBATE - By unanimous conset, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of further debate on the Cubin amendment.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hefley amendment.

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

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Peterson (PA) amendments en bloc.

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

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

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2361 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.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Istook amendment.

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

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

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

Mr. Gillmor raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Gillmor stated that page 67, line 17 through 22 constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mr. Gillmor raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Gillmor raised a point of order against part of the bill beginning on page 68, line 23 through page 69, line 3 stating that it constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mr. Gillmor raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Gillmor raised a point of order against page 69, line 19 through 22 stating that it constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 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. Taylor (NC) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the 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 Gillmor amendment.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Taylor (NC) amendment.

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

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

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

Mr. Davis, Tom raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Tom Davis stated that section 413 legislates in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mr. Davis, Tom raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Beginning on p. 121 line 11, through the comma on line 12. Mr. Tom Davis stated that this constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.