S 1284 - 103Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1994
Became Public Law No: 103-230.
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Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 103-230.
Became Public Law No: 103-230.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3804)
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3804)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate receded from its disagreement to the amendment of the House to the title by Voice Vote.
Senate receded from its disagreement to the amendment of the House to the title by Voice Vote.
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-442 filed.(text of conference report: CR H1564-1579)
Conference report H. Rept. 103-442 filed. (text of conference report: CR H1564-1579)
Mr. Waxman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report, H. Rept. 103-442.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Conference report agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H1624-1625)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H1624-1625)
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Mr. Waxman asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendments, and agree to a conference.
On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1352)
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce: Dingell, Waxman, Brown (OH), Moorhead, and Bliley.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate disagreed to House amendments requested conference and appointed conferees. Kennedy; Harkin; Metzenbaum; Kassebaum; Durenberger. (consideration: CR S2667)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Mr. Waxman asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10547-10559)
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 3505. Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 3505 was laid on the table without objection.
The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 3505. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
REREFERRAL OF LEGISLATION - Mr. Dingell asked unanimous consent that the bill S. 1284 be rereferred from the Committee on Education and Labor to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Agreed to without objection.
Rereferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.
Executive Comment Requested from HHS.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (Referral Suspended).
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S10605-10619)
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S10605-10619)
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 103-120.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 103-120.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9370-9371)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.