Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-293.

Became Public Law No: 104-293.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Rule H. Res. 529 passed House.

Mr. Combest brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-832 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 529. (consideration: CR H11056-11071)

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 voice vote.(consideration: CR H11071)

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H11071)

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 agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11321-11326)

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11321-11326)

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-832 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10937-10950)

Conference report H. Rept. 104-832 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10937-10950)

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 529 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3259. Waiving poits of order against the conference report and against its consideration.

Mr. Combest 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. (consideration: CR H10531)

The Speaker appointed conferees

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Combest, Dornan, Young (FL), Hansen, Lewis (CA), Goss, Shuster, McCollum, Castle, Dicks, Richardson, Dixon, Torricelli, Coleman, Skaggs, and Pelosi.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on National Security for consideration of defense tactical intelligence and related agencies: Stump, Spence, and Dellums.

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

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S10641)

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1718 amended.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1718 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1718 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Specter; Shelby; Lugar; Dewine; Kyl; Inhofe; Hutchison; Cohen; Brown; Kerrey; Glenn; Bryan; Graham; Kerry; Baucus; Johnston; Robb. (consideration: CR S10647)

Senate appointed conferees. Thurmond; Nunn from the Committee on Armed Services.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 437. (consideration: CR H5389-5431)

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3259 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 437 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jay Dickey to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the Richardson amendment as amended by the Murtha amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Richardson asked for a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the Sanders amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Sanders asked for a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the Conyers amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers asked for a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - The Chair announced the unfinished business to be further consideration of the Richardson amendment, as amended; the Sanders amendment; and the Conyers amendment, on which recorded votes had been requested and postponed.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3259.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute 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 voice vote.

On passage Passed by voice vote.

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

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3259.

Rule H. Res. 437 passed House.

Committee on National Security discharged.

Committee on National Security discharged.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 437 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3259 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to the commitee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 104-578, Part I.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 104-578, Part I.

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on National Security for a period ending not later than May 16, 1996 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 10 - 0.

Introduced in House

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).