Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-332.

Became Public Law No: 105-332.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent for consideration of the conference report, H. Rept. 105-800.

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

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H10200-10201)

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H10200-10201)

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 105-800 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10032-10048)

Conference report H. Rept. 105-800 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10032-10048)

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12034-12035)

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12034-12035)

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Mr. Knollenberg 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.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goodling, McKeon, Riggs, Peterson (PA), Sam Johnson, Clay, Martinez, and Kildee.

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

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6306)

Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6306)

Amendment SP 2704 proposed by Senator Hagel for Senator Jeffords.

Amendment SP 2704 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Jeffords; Coats; Gregg; Frist; Dewine; Enzi; Hutchinson; Collins; Warner; McConnell; Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Wellstone; Murray; Reed.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that, during the further consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone requests for recorded votes until a later point during consideration and that the Chair may reduce to a minimum of five minutes the second vote in any series of votes. Agreed to without objection.

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5526-5544)

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

When the Committee of the Whole rose on Thursday, July 17, 1997, the pending business was an amendment by Mrs. Mink relating to continuation of vocational education programs for homemakers, single parents, and pregnant women and programs promoting gender equity. The Committee of the Whole proceeded with consideration of the amendment under the five-minute rule.

At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Mink amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mrs. Mink objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the previous order of the House, further proceedings were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kennedy (MA) amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Riggs objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to the previous order of the House, further proceedings were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that proceedings would now resume on amendments which had been postponed from earlier in the day. Votes will occur in the following order: Mink of Hawaii amendment and Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1853.

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.

Mrs. Mink moved to recommit with instructions to Education and the Workforce.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion of Mrs. Mink.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 207 - 220 (Roll no. 288). (consideration: CR H5541-5543)

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 12 (Roll no. 289).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 12 (Roll no. 289).

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. 1853.

Rule H. Res. 187 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 187. (consideration: CR H5414-5440)

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1853 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. 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 Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition to those Members who have caused their amendments to have been printed in the Congressional Record.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 187 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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

Mr. Goodling moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1853 as unfinished business.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 187 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1853 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. 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 Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition to those Members who have caused their amendments to have been printed in the Congressional Record.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-177.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-177.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 109.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 18.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

Introduced in House

Introduced in House

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1169)

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.