H R 3662 in Congressional Session 104

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : H R 3662

 

Title : Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
7/16/1996--Reported to Senate amended.    (There are 2 other summaries) TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I:

Department of the Interior

Title II:

Related Agencies

Title III:

General Provisions Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 -

Title I:

Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for the FY 1997 operation of the Department of the Interior, setting forth uses and limitations. Prohibits the National Park Service from spending any funds under this Act for activities in direct response to the United Nations Biodiversity Initiative in the United States. Authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to transfer NPS funds to State, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations to carry out NPS programs. Provides certain funds for closure of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, including payments for workers compensation and unemployment compensation for former Bureau employees. Sets forth uses and prohibitions on the use of funds under this title.

(Sec. 114)

Establishes in the Treasury a franchise fund pilot for capitalizing and operating central administrative services.

(Sec. 115)

Allows the State of Washington, upon appropriation of a specified amount for the Federal Government to acquire the Elwha and Glines dams, and upon submission to Congress by the State of a binding agreement to remove them within a reasonable period of time, to purchase such dams from the Federal Government for $2. Repeals the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act upon purchase of the dams by the State.

(Sec. 116)

Extends, for one year, the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island).

(Sec. 117)

Designates and ratifies assignment to the University of Utah as successor to, and beneficiary of, all the existing assets, revenues, funds and rights granted to the State of Utah under the Miners Hospital Grant and the School of Mines Grant. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept relinquishment of all remaining and unconveyed entitlement for quantity grants owed the State of Utah for the Miners Hospital Grant and any unconveyed entitlement that may remain for the University of Utah School of Mines Grant.

(Sec. 118)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon negotiation with a committee of Federal and tribal representatives and with certain other Federal officials, to propose to specified congressional committees a formula to distribute certain Indian programs funds in direct payments to Indian tribes, except those in Alaska, identifying the funds set aside to provide services to Indians in Alaska. Sets forth approval procedures. Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to increase from 20 to 50 the number of new tribes per year which the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Office of Self-Governance, may select from an applicant pool to participate in self-governance.

(Sec. 119)

Allows the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to carry out specified revenue-generating activities, including charging museum admission fees, if such revenue is covered into a designated special fund.

(Sec. 120)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to transfer: (1) to Lander County, Nevada, title to the former BLM administrative site and associated buildings in Battle Mountain, Nevada; and (2) to the State of Nevada, title to the surplus BLM District Office building in Winnemucca, Nevada.

(Sec. 121)

Recognizes Cook Inlet Region, Inc., an Alaskan Native regional corporation, as an Indian tribal entity.

(Sec. 122)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer a certain Grumman Goose aircraft to the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska.

(Sec. 123)

Amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to require the City of Mesquite, Nevada, to notify the Secretary of the Interior, within a specified period, as to which of specified public lands it wishes to purchase. Father Aull Site Transfer Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey without consideration certain land near Silver City, New Mexico, to St. Vincent DePaul Parish.

Title II:

Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1997 to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service, including additional amounts for emergency rehabilitation, presuppression due to emergencies, and wildfire suppression activities. Prohibits the use of funds to implement any reorganization or "reinvention" of the Forest Service, without the consent of the congressional appropriations committees, other than the relocation of a specified regional office from San Francisco to excess military property at Mare Island, Vallejo, California. Prohibits the use of funds to implement the Tongass Land Management Plan revision until the General Accounting Office certifies that the process to develop such plan complies with specified Federal laws. Makes appropriations for FY 1997 to the Department of Energy (DOE) for fossil energy research and development, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and the SPR Account, and other activities. Rescinds a specified amount of funds for clean coal technology, making them available for any ongoing DOE project. Directs the Secretary of Energy to sell a specified dollar amount of oil in FY 1997 from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and deposit the proceeds in an SPR Operating Fund. Makes appropriations for FY 1997 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service for services and facilities. Appropriates funds for FY 1997 to: (1) the Department of Education for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for Indian Education; (2) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation; (3) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (4) the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the National Gallery of Art; (6) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and (7) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Makes FY 1997 appropriations for: (1) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; (2) the Institute of Museum Services; (3) the Commission of Fine Arts; (4) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (5) the National Capital Planning Commission; (6) the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission; and (7) the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Sets forth uses and prohibitions on funds under this title.

Title III:

General Provisions - Sets forth uses and limitations of funds appropriated by this Act.

(Sec. 307)

Requires expenditures under this Act to comply with the Buy American Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that entities receiving Federal assistance should purchase only American-made equipment and products. Prohibits Federal contracts with persons found to have falsely labeled a product with a "Made in America" inscription.

(Sec. 312)

Permits the use of funds from this Act for the AmeriCorps program, subject to availability of funds under the VA-HUD and Independent Agencies FY 1997 appropriations bill, and only if the relevant agencies follow appropriate reprogramming guidelines.

(Sec. 316)

Places limitations on the type of grant awards that can be made by the National Endowment for the Arts.

(Sec. 317)

Authorizes U.S. Forest Service approval of Alternative site 2 (ALT 2), issued on December 6, 1993, and deems it permissible under the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988.

(Sec. 318)

Prohibits the use of funds for final regulations, rules, or policies under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to assert jurisdiction, management, or control over navigable waters transferred to Alaska under the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 or the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959.

(Sec. 319)

Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to review or modify sourcing areas previously approved under specified provisions of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 or to enforce or implement specified Federal regulations. Prohibits adoption of policies that would restrain domestic transportation or processing of timber from private lands or impose additional accountability requirements on any timber.

(Sec. 320)

Extends through FY 1999 the authority to collect recreation fees under the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, and through FY 2002 the availability in accounts of the fees collected.

(Sec. 321)

Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for any activity in connection with a scenic shoreline drive in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan.

(Sec. 322)

Transfers specified land, including the Bend Silviculture Lab, to the Central Oregon Community College, Bend, Oregon.

(Sec. 323)

Prohibits the use of any funds for activities of the Office of Forestry and Economic Assistance, or any successor office.

(Sec. 324)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept title to specified land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, adjacent to Oxon Cove Park, on condition that it has not become contaminated with hazardous substances; and (2) in exchange, convey to the Corrections Corporation of America specified land located in Oxon Cove Park in the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 325)

Prohibits the obligation of any funds provided to the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, or Forest Service for the costs of employee relocation or transfer of duty at a level that exceeds 90 percent of the average amounts spent for this purpose in FY 1994 and 1995.

(Sec. 326)

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain National Forest lands (including a wastewater treatment facility) in Chelan County, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington. Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to modify the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest to include specified adjacent lands in Washington State. Sugarbush Land Exchange Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for conveyance to Sugarbush Resort Holdings, Inc. of certain land in the Green Mountain National Forest, in exchange for cash or other land, proceeds from the sale of which shall become part of such National Forest.

Votes

Title : Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Votes in the US Senate
Roll NumberVote DateQuestionDescriptionVote Result
2911996-09-17On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5353motion to table bumpers amdt no. 5353 as modified; To increase the fee charged for grazing on Federal land.Rejected
Votes in the US House
Roll NumberVote DateQuestionDescriptionVote Result
521996-03-07On Agreeing to the Amendment Istook of Oklahoma amendmentA
2781996-06-26On Agreeing to the Amendment Walker of Pennsylvania AmendmentA
2681996-06-20On Passage Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1997P
2671996-06-20On Motion to Recommit Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1997F
2631996-06-20On Agreeing to the Amendment Istook of Oklahoma AmendmentA
2611996-06-20On Agreeing to the Amendment Shadegg of Arizona amendmentF
2591996-06-20On Agreeing to the Amendment Parker of Mississippi amendmentF
2571996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Richardson of New Mexico AmendmentF
2561996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Miller of California AmendmentF
2551996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Vento of Minnesota AmendmentF
2541996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Richardson of New Mexico AmendmentF
2531996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Dicks of Washington AmendmentA
2521996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Walker of Pennsylvania AmendmentF
2511996-06-19On Agreeing to the Amendment Farr of California AmendmentF

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of H R 3662
 
Bill Number : H R 3662
Title : Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph [OH-16] (introduced 6/18/1996)      
COSPONSOR(S): ****NONE****

Other Info

Bill Number : H R 3662
Title : Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
 
 
ALL ACTIONS:
(Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)
 
2/6/1996:Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
 
2/6/1996:Referred to the Subcommittee on Interior.
 
2/28/1996:First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
 
5/7/1996:Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
 
6/5/1996:First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
 
6/5/1996:Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
 
6/5/1996:Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
 
6/12/1996:Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
 
6/12/1996:Ordered to be Reported.
 
6/18/1996 2:11pm:The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-625, by Mr. Regula.
 
6/18/1996 2:12pm:Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
 
6/18/1996 2:37pm:The Chair announced that all points of order against the bill were reserved.
 
6/18/1996 6:34pm:Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3662 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
 
6/19/1996 11:34am:Rule H. Res. 455 passed House.
 
6/19/1996 12:08pm:Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 455. (consideration: CR H6537-6625)
 
6/19/1996 12:08pm:Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3662 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
 
6/19/1996 12:08pm:House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 455 and Rule XXIII.
 
6/19/1996 12:08pm:The Speaker designated the Honorable Dan Burton to act as Chairman of the Committee.
 
6/19/1996 12:09pm:GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
 
6/19/1996 2:28pm:Mr. Dicks asked unanimous consent that Title I of the bill be considered as read and open to amendment at any point. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/19/1996 2:30pm:Mr. Yates raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Yates stated that the language on the bill contained in section 117 of the bill constituted legislation on an Appropriations bill and was therefore, in violation of the rules of the House. The Chair sustained the point of order.
 
6/19/1996 2:32pm:Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Walker amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 20 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/19/1996 2:32pm:DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Walker amendment.
 
6/19/1996 3:52pm:During the course of debate on the Dicks amendment, Mr. Miller (CA) demanded that certain words of Mr. Riggs be taken down and reported to the Committee of the Whole. Subsequently, Mr. Miller withdrew his demand and Mr. Riggs withdrew the words in question and debate continued in order.
 
6/19/1996 5:23pm:DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, all further debate on the Dicks amendment and all amendments thereto would be limited to 30 minutes equally divided and controlled.
 
6/19/1996 6:48pm:VOTE POSTPONED - At the conculsion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Richardson amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Richardson asked for 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. 455, further proceedings were postponed. The point of order was withdrawn.
 
6/19/1996 7:46pm:At the conculsion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Vento amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Vento asked for 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. 455, further proceedings were postponed. The point of order was withdrawn.
 
6/19/1996 7:46pm:Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Miller (CA) amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 15 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/19/1996 7:47pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Miller (CA) amendment.
 
6/19/1996 8:00pm:At the conculsion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Miller (CA) amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Miller (CA) requested 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. 455, further proceedings were postponed. The point of order was withdrawn.
 
6/19/1996 8:22pm:VOTE POSTPONED - At the conculsion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Richardson amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Richardson asked for 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. 455, further proceedings were postponed. The point of order was withdrawn.
 
6/19/1996 8:25pm:ORDER OF PROCEDURE - The Chair announced that the Committee of the Whole would proceed with the further consideration of those amendments on which recorded votes had been requested and on which further proceedings had been postponed. Amendments would be considered in the following order: Richardson (08), Miller (CA) (09), Vento (10), Richardson (11).
 
6/19/1996 9:13pm:Mr. Riggs moved that the Committe rise.
 
6/19/1996 9:13pm:On motion that the Committe rise Agreed to by voice vote.
 
6/19/1996 9:13pm:Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3662 as unfinished business.
 
6/19/1996 9:14pm:Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6880)
 
6/19/1996 9:14pm:The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
 
6/19/1996 9:16pm:Mr. Kolbe asked unanimous consent that Title II of the bill be considered as read and open to amendment at any point. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/19/1996 9:17pm:Mr. Schaefer raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Schaefer stated that the proviso contained on page 61, lines 2 through 11, directing the Secretary of Energy to draw down $220 milllion in oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, constituted legislation on an Appropriations bill and was therefor in violation of the rules of the House. The Chair sustained the point of order.
 
6/19/1996 10:26pm:POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of the debate on the Kennedy (MA) amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kennedy subsequently demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the evening.
 
6/19/1996 11:24pm:Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3662 as unfinished business.
 
6/19/1996 11:24pm:Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that, during the further consideration of the bill for amendment in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to H. Res. 455: 1. the bill be considered as having been read; and 2. no amendment shall be in order except for the following amendments, which shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment or to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, and shall be debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and a Member opposed:
 
6/19/1996 11:24pm:Sanders (regarding weatherization), 20 minutes; Fox (weatherization), 10 minutes; Parker ( weatherization) 10 minutes; Faelomavaega (Red Squirrel), 15 minutes; Hoekstra (NEA), 10 minutes; Shadegg (NEH), 30 minutes; Klug (timber contracts), 10 minutes; DeFazio (timber resourcing), 10 minutes; Olver (funding levels for codes and standards), 10 minutes; Condit (Endagered Species Act), 10 minutes; Sanders (PILT), 20 minutes; Furse/Porter (timber salvage), 60 minutes; Gutknecht (across-the-board cut), 20 minutes; Chenoweth (grizzly bears), 10 minutes; Istook (BIA), 20 minutes; Yates (Telcom), 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/20/1996 10:31am:ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that during the further consideration of H.R. 3662 in the Committee of the Whole, notwithstanding the order of the House of Wednesday, June 19, 1996, Mr. Stupak be allowed to offer an amendment regarding the "Pictured Rocks National Park" to be debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/20/1996 10:32am:Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6635-6681)
 
6/20/1996 10:32am:The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
 
6/20/1996 10:32am:PERMISSION TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT - Mr. Hoekstra asked unanimous consent that he be permitted to offer his amendment prior to the time that the Committee would resume consideration on the pending Sanders amendment. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/20/1996 10:44am:DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sanders amendment which had been pending and was re-offered after the disposition of the Hoekstra amendment.
 
6/20/1996 11:15am:POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sanders amendment the Chair put the question and announced that by a voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sanders demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the day.
 
6/20/1996 11:18am:DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Shadegg amendment.
 
6/20/1996 11:49am:POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shadegg amendment the Chair put the question and announced that by a voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shadegg demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the day.
 
6/20/1996 11:50am:RESERVATION OF POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Kolbe reserved a point of order against the Faleomavaega amendment.
 
6/20/1996 11:51am:DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Faleomavaega amendment.
 
6/20/1996 12:00pm:EXTENDED DEBATE - Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that prior to the resumption of consideration of amendments that have been postponed, there be a period of 20 additional minutes of debate on the subject matter of those amendments. Agreed to without objection.
 
6/20/1996 12:00pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the Committee previously agreed to, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the pending amendments.
 
6/20/1996 12:28pm:UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Committee of the Whole resumed consideration of amendments on which further proceedings had been postponed. Votes on amendments will occur in the following order: Parker, Sanders and Shadegg.
 
6/20/1996 1:16pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of June 19, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Furse amendment.
 
6/20/1996 2:25pm:Mr. Obey moved to strike the enacting clause.
 
6/20/1996 2:25pm:DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate.
 
6/20/1996 2:31pm:Motion to strike the enacting clause withdrawn.
 
6/20/1996 2:35pm:At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Furse amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Ms. Furse requested 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. 455, further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.
 
6/20/1996 2:36pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of June 19, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Istook amendment.
 
6/20/1996 3:02pm:At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Istook amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Dicks requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 455, further proceedings were postponed.
 
6/20/1996 3:03pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of June 19, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment.
 
6/20/1996 3:10pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of June 19, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gutknecht amendment.
 
6/20/1996 3:34pm:At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Gutknecht amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Gutknecht requested 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. 455, further proceedings were postponed.
 
6/20/1996 3:35pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of June 19, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sanders amendment.
 
6/20/1996 3:57pm:At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Sanders amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Sanders requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 455, further proceedings were postponed and the point of order was withdrawn.
 
6/20/1996 4:00pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.
 
6/20/1996 4:05pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of June 19, 1996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Olver amendment.
 
6/20/1996 4:07pm:ORDER OF PROCEDURE - The Chair announced that Committee would proceed to further consideration of those amendments on which recorded votes had been requested and postponed. The amendments would be considered in the following order: Furse (18), Istook (19), Gutknecht (21), and Sanders (22).
 
6/20/1996 4:56pm:The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3662.
 
6/20/1996 4:57pm:The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
 
6/20/1996 4:58pm:The House adopted the remaining amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
 
6/20/1996 5:17pm:Mr. Yates moved to recommit to Appropriations.
 
6/20/1996 5:18pm:The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered without objection.
 
6/20/1996 5:35pm:On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 176 - 241 (Roll no. 267). (consideration: CR H6680)
 
6/20/1996 5:55pm:On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 174 (Roll no. 268).
 
6/20/1996 5:55pm:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
 
6/21/1996:Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
 
7/12/1996:Subcommittee on Interior. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
 
7/16/1996:Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
 
7/16/1996:Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Gorton with amendments. With written report No. 104-319.
 
7/16/1996:Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495.
 
7/19/1996:Star Print ordered on Report 104-319.
 
9/13/1996:Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S10512-10533, S10535-10536, S10539)
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5318 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Chafee.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5319 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Craig.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5320 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Dewine.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5321 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Faircloth.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5322 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5323 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5324 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5325 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5326 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5327 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5328 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5329 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5330 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5331 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5332 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5333 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Hatfield.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5334 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Hatfield.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5335 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Hutchison.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5336 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Johnston.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5337 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5338 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5339 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Nickles.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5340 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Robb.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5341 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Sarbanes.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5342 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5318 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5319 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5320 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5321 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5322 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5323 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5324 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5325 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5326 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5327 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5328 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5329 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5330 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5331 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5332 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5333 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5335 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5336 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5337 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5338 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5339 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5340 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5341 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5342 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5343 proposed by Senator Gorton.
 
9/13/1996:Amendment SP 5343 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/16/1996:Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S10580-10599)
 
9/16/1996:Amendment SP 5351 proposed by Senator Pressler.
 
9/16/1996:Amendment SP 5352 proposed by Senator Wyden.
 
9/16/1996:Amendment SP 5352 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
 
9/16/1996:Amendment SP 5353 proposed by Senator Bumpers.
 
9/17/1996:Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S10650, S10653-10657)
 
9/17/1996:Motion to table SP 5353 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50-50. Record Vote No: 291.