Bills in the 105th Congress
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July 17, 1997 10:29 AM EDT |
Laid on the table. See S. 858 for further action. (consideration: CR H5413 ) |
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July 9, 1997 9:23 PM EDT |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
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July 9, 1997 9:23 PM EDT |
On passage Passed by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 9:23 PM EDT |
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. 1775 . |
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July 9, 1997 9:21 PM EDT |
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. |
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July 9, 1997 9:21 PM EDT |
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1775 . |
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July 9, 1997 9:21 PM EDT |
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
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July 9, 1997 9:20 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.217 On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 238 ( Roll no. 255 ). |
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July 9, 1997 9:20 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 217: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 238 ( Roll no. 255 ). |
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July 9, 1997 8:58 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 220: By unanimous consent, the Waters amendment was withdrawn. |
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July 9, 1997 8:58 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.220 By unanimous consent, the Waters amendment was withdrawn. |
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July 9, 1997 8:18 PM EDT |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Waters amendment. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 8:17 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 220: Waters amendment (A009) modified by unanimous consent. |
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July 9, 1997 8:17 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.220 Waters amendment (A009) modified by unanimous consent. |
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July 9, 1997 8:15 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 218: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A007) as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 8:15 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 220: Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Waters. |
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July 9, 1997 8:15 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.220 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Waters. An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of July 8, 1997, to establish a commission, to be known as the Clandestine Drug Study Commission" to investigate possible evidence of CIA involvement in the smuggling and distribution of illegal drugs into and within the United States. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 8:15 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.218 On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A007) as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 8:14 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 219: On agreeing to the Goss amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 8:14 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.219 On agreeing to the Goss amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 7:53 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 219: Substitute (A008) offered by Mr. Goss to the Waters amendment (A007). |
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July 9, 1997 7:53 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.219 Substitute (A008) offered by Mr. Goss to the Waters amendment (A007). See Waters amendment (A007) for description. |
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July 9, 1997 7:53 PM EDT |
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed debate. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 7:38 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 218: Amendment (A007) offered by Ms. Waters. |
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July 9, 1997 7:38 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.218 Amendment (A007) offered by Ms. Waters. Amendment originally sought to require the Inspector General of the CIA to conduct and submit to Congress a study concerning CIA involvement or knowledge of the use of chemical weapons by enemy forces against U.S. Armed Forces during the Persian Gulf War. \ As amended by the Goss amendment (A008), the above was replaced with language that requires the CIA Inspector General to conduct a review to determine what knowledge the CIA had about the presence or use of chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf Theater during the course of the Persian Gulf War and to submit such report to Congress. |
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July 9, 1997 7:38 PM EDT |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Waters amendment. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 7:37 PM EDT |
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Frank amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Frank 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 a previous unanimous consent agreement, further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn. |
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July 9, 1997 7:01 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 217: Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Frank (MA). |
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July 9, 1997 7:01 PM EDT |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Frank amendment. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 7:01 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.217 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Frank (MA). Amendment sought to reduce by 0.7 percent the total amount authorized to be appropriated for intelligence activities with the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund excepted from this reduction. |
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July 9, 1997 6:59 PM EDT |
Considered as unfinished business. |
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July 9, 1997 6:59 PM EDT |
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
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July 9, 1997 6:58 PM EDT |
Mr. Goss asked unanimous consent that during the further consideration of the bill pursuant to H. Res. 179 the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and reduce to a minimum of five minutes the time for an electronic vote after the first 15 minute vote in any series of votes; that the time for debate on the Frank (MA), and all amendments thereto, be limited to 30 minutes; and the time for debate on the Waters amendment Nos. 6, and 7, and all amendments thereto, be limited to one hour each. Agreed to without objection. |
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July 9, 1997 6:54 PM EDT |
Mr. Goss moved that the committee rise. |
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July 9, 1997 6:54 PM EDT |
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1775 as unfinished business. |
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July 9, 1997 6:54 PM EDT |
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 6:51 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.216 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 237 ( Roll No. 254 ). |
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July 9, 1997 6:51 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 216: On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 237 ( Roll No. 254 ). |
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July 9, 1997 5:33 PM EDT |
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment and all amendments thereto. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 5:30 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.216 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Conyers. Amendment sought to require the President to submit to Congress an annual unclassified statement of the aggregate amount of intelligence expenditures for the current and succeeding fiscal years beginning with the submission of the budget for FY 1999. |
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July 9, 1997 5:30 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 216: Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Conyers. |
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July 9, 1997 5:29 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.215 On agreeing to the Sanders amendment (A004) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 142 - 289 ( Roll no. 253 ). |
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July 9, 1997 5:29 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 215: On agreeing to the Sanders amendment (A004) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 142 - 289 ( Roll no. 253 ). |
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July 9, 1997 3:52 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 215: Sanders amendment (A004) modified by unanimous consent. Modification would change the proposed reduction of authorization from 10 to 5%. |
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July 9, 1997 3:52 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.215 Sanders amendment (A004) modified by unanimous consent. Modification would change the proposed reduction of authorization from 10 to 5%. |
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July 9, 1997 3:51 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 215: Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Sanders. |
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July 9, 1997 3:51 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.215 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Sanders. Amendment, as modified, sought to reduce the intelligence budget by 5 percent from the level authorized for fiscal year 1997 with the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund excepted from the reduction. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 3:49 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 214: On agreeing to the McCollum amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 3:49 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.214 On agreeing to the McCollum amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 3:41 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.213 On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 3:41 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 214: Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. McCollum. |
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July 9, 1997 3:41 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.214 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. McCollum. Amendment requires the CIA and the FBI to jointly prepare an annual report on the intelligence activities of the People's Republic of China and most specifically, those directed against or affecting the interests of the United States. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 3:41 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 213: On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. |
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July 9, 1997 3:38 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.213 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Traficant. Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made; and prohibits contracts or subcontracts to any person who intentionally affixes "Made in America" labels or other similar inscriptions to products not made in the United States. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 3:38 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 213: Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Traficant. |
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July 9, 1997 3:38 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 212: By unanimous consent, the Traficant amendment was withdrawn. |
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July 9, 1997 3:38 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.212 By unanimous consent, the Traficant amendment was withdrawn. |
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July 9, 1997 3:30 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 212: Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Traficant. |
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July 9, 1997 3:30 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.212 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Traficant. An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in the congressional Record of July 8, 1997, to create a three-member panel, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to determine whether cases alleging breach of secret government contracts should be tried in court. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 2:21 PM EDT |
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate. Show Debate Speakers |
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July 9, 1997 2:20 PM EDT |
The Speaker designated the Honorable William M. "Mac" Thornberry to act as Chairman of the Committee. |
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July 9, 1997 2:20 PM EDT |
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 179 and Rule XXIII. |
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July 9, 1997 2:19 PM EDT |
Rule H. Res. 179 passed House. |
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July 9, 1997 2:19 PM EDT |
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1775 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 title. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose. |
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July 9, 1997 2:19 PM EDT |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 179 . (consideration: CR H4948-5002 ) |
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July 8, 1997 5:01 PM EDT |
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 179 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1775 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 title. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose. |
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July 1, 1997 3:03 PM EDT |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 97. |
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July 1, 1997 3:03 PM EDT |
Committee on National Security discharged. |
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June 18, 1997 4:22 PM EDT |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 105-135 , Part I. |
| June 18, 1997 | Referred sequentially to the House Committee on National Security for a period ending not later than July 1, 1997 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. |
| June 5, 1997 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 0. |
| June 5, 1997 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| June 4, 1997 | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). |