Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-205.

Became Public Law No: 104-205.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Rule H. Res. 522 passed House.

Mr. Wolf brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-785 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 522.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 19 (Roll no. 419).(consideration: CR H10567)

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 19 (Roll no. 419). (consideration: CR H10567)

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-14. Record Vote No: 294.(consideration: CR S10794)

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-14. Record Vote No: 294. (consideration: CR S10794)

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 522 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3675. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-785 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10387-10426)

Conference report H. Rept. 104-785 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10387-10426)

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H10048)

Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to disagree to Senate amendment numbered 150.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H10048)

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

The Speaker appointed conferees: Wolf, DeLay, Regula, Rogers, Lightfoot, Packard, Callahan, Dickey, Livingston, Sabo, Durbin, Coleman, Foglietta, and Obey.

Message on House action received in Senate.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S9265-9288)

Amendment SP 5141 proposed by Senator Baucus.

Amendment SP 5142 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Wellstone.

Amendment SP 5142 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5143 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Wyden.

Amendment SP 5143 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Motion to table SP 5141 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42-57. Record Vote No: 260.

Amendment SP 5144 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 5144 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5145 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 5145 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5146 proposed by Senator Cohen.

Amendment SP 5146 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5147 proposed by Senator Gramm to Amendment SP 5141.

Amendment SP 5147 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5141 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-2. Record Vote No: 261.

Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-2. Record Vote No: 261.

Senate insists on its amendments asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatfield; Domenici; Specter; Bond; Gorton; Shelby; Lautenberg; Byrd; Harkin; Mikulski; Reid. (consideration: CR S9287)

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S9118-9149)

Amendment SP 5123 proposed by Senator Hatfield.

Amendment SP 5123 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5124 proposed by Senator Hatfield.

Amendment SP 5124 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5125 proposed by Senator Hatfield.

Amendment SP 5125 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5126 proposed by Senator Lautenberg.

Amendment SP 5126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5127 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Kohl.

Amendment SP 5128 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Bond.

Amendment SP 5127 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5128 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5129 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Kerrey.

Amendment SP 5129 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5130 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Levin.

Amendment SP 5130 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5131 proposed by Senator Dorgan.

Amendment SP 5131 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5132 proposed by Senator McCain.

Motion to table SP 5132 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82-17. Record Vote No: 255.

Amendment SP 5133 proposed by Senator Dewine.

Amendment SP 5134 proposed by Senator Dorgan.

Amendment SP 5133 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5134 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5135 proposed by Senator Murkowski.

Proposed amendment SP 5135 withdrawn in Senate.

Amendment SP 5136 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Pressler.

Amendment SP 5136 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5137 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Kempthorne.

Amendment SP 5137 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5138 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Pressler.

Amendment SP 5138 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5139 proposed by Senator Hatfield for Senator Gorton.

Amendment SP 5139 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Amendment SP 5140 proposed by Senator Exon.

Amendment SP 5140 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatfield with amendments. With written report No. 104-325.

Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatfield with amendments. With written report No. 104-325.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

Subcommittee on Transportation. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

At the conclusion of debate on the Collins (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Collins demanded a recorded vote and, pending that request, made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, further proceedings were postponed and the point of order was withdrawn.

The Chair announced that proceedings would resume on those amendments on which recorded votes had been requested and further consideration had been postponed. The amendments would be considered in the following order: Oberstar, Filner, Andrews, Collins (GA).

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3675.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 2 (Roll no. 292).(consideration: CR 6/27/1996 H7092-7099)