Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-324.

Became Public Law No: 104-324.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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 S11803)

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11803)

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-854 filed.(text of conference report: CR H11485-11524)

Conference report H. Rept. 104-854 filed. (text of conference report: CR H11485-11524)

Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent for consideration of the conference report, H. Rept. 104-854.

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.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

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

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.(consideration: CR H11544)

Conferees agreed to file conference report. (consideration: CR H11544)

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House Amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate disagreed to the House Amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Pressler; Stevens; Gorton; Lott; Hutchison; Snowe; Ashcroft; Abraham; Hollings; Inouye; Ford; Kerry; Breaux; Dorgan; Wyden. (consideration: CR S7703)

Senate appointed conferees Chafee; Warner; Smith; Faircloth; Inhofe; Baucus; Lautenberg; Lieberman; Boxer by unanimous consent from the Committee on Environment and Public Works for the consideration of all oil pollution Act issues.

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1582)

The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 1361. Agreed to without objection.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

On passage Passed without objection.

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

Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.

On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1582)

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Shuster, Young (AK), Coble, Fowler, Baker (CA), Oberstar, Clement, and Poshard.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sec. 901 of the Senate bill, and sec. 430 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, McCollum, and Conyers.

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

Received in the House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Held at the desk.

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S17362-17420)

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Voice Vote.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-160.

Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-160.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210.

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

Introduced in Senate

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9453, S9465)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.