+ − Summaries (3)
+ − Full Texts (6)
+ − Actions (126)
- Became Public Law No: 105-178.
- Signed by President.
- Presented to President.
- Mr. Shuster brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-550 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 449 .
- Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
- Conference report H. Rept. 105-550 filed.
- Conference report considered in Senate.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 449 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2400 . Resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration.
- Rule H. Res. 449 passed House.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
- Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 88-5.
- The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
- Mr. Obey moved to recommit the conference report to the Committee of Conference with instructions to the managers on the part of the House to strike those provisions of the conference report that prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to Veterans relating to use of tobacco products.
- On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 195 .
- On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 297 - 86 .
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Cleared for White House.
- Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Mr. Minge moved that the House instruct conferees.
- The previous question was ordered without objection.
- The Speaker put the question on agreeing to the motion to instruct and announced that, by voice vote, the motion was not agreed to. Mr. Minge objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional Budget office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct House conferees to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration projects included in the conference report to a number that does not exceed the aggregate number of such highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.
- On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 77 - 332, 1 Present .
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 251, 2 Present .
- The Chair announced that the previously requested and postponed vote on the Minge motion to instruct would immediately follow the vote on the Obey motion to instruct and that the time for the vote would be reduced to not less than five minutes.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 422 - 0 .
- The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Mr. Obey notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration projects included in the conference report to a number that does not exceed the aggregate number of such highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill be instructed to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report to offset spending for highway or transit programs.
- Mr. Minge notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees to ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional Budget office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.
- Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Mr. Obey notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct House conferees on the bill, the text of which would be as follows: that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill be instructed to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report to offset spending for highway or transit programs.
- The Speaker appointed an additional conferee - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of title XI of the House bill and title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rangel.
- The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of title XI of the House bill and Title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Nussle and Hulshof.
- Conference held.
- The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of title VII and title X of the House bill and modifications committed to conference: Parker, Radanovich, and Spratt.
- Conference held.
- Conference held.
- Conference held.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Science for consideration of sec. 312 and Title VI of the House bill and secs. 1119, 1206, and Title II of the Senate bill and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Morella, and Brown .
- Conference held.
- The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Commerce for consideration of provisions in the House bill and Senate amendment relating to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program; and secs. 124, 125, 303, and 502 of the House bill; and secs. 1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 3106, 3301-3302, 4101-4104, and 5004 of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference: Bliley, Bilirakis, and Dingell.
- The Speaker appointed conferees Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bilirakis for consideration of sec. 1407, 2103, and 3106 of the Senate amendment.
- The Speaker appointed conferees pursuant to the order of the House on Apr. 1, 1998, the Speaker appointed the following conferees for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment , and modifications committed to conference: Shuster, Young , Petri, Boehlert, Kim, Horn, Fowler, Baker, Ney, Metcalf, Oberstar, Rahall, Borski, Lipinski, Wise, Clyburn, Filner, and McGovern.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
- Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1173 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1173 amended.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Chafee; Warner; Smith, of NH; Kempthorne; Inhofe; Thomas; Bond; Hutchinson; Allard; Sessions; Baucus; Moynihan; Lautenberg; Reid; Graham; Lieberman; Boxer; Wyden.
- Senate appointed conferees. Roth; Grassley; Hatch; Breaux; Conrad from the Committee on Finance.
- Senate appointed conferees. D'Amato; Gramm; Shelby; Sarbanes; Dodd from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Senate appointed conferees. McCain; Stevens; Hollings from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Senate appointed conferees. Domenici; Nickles; Murray from the Committee on the Budget.
- The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further considerationof the Davis amendment, on which a request for a recorded vote had been previously postponed.
- H.AMDT.548 On agreeing to the Roukema amendment Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 225, 1 Present .
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Roukema amendment.
- H.AMDT.548 Amendment offered by Mrs. Roukema. Amendment sought to eliminate the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program contained in the bill and insert language encouraging affirmative action and prohibiting discrimination or preferential treatment in transportation contracts.
- At the conclusion of debate on the Davis amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Petri demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Davis amendment.
- H.AMDT.547 Amendment offered by Mr. Davis . Amendment increases funding for the Access to Jobs Grant program by $108 million.
- H.AMDT.546 Amendment offered by Mr. Shuster. Amendment, as modified, makes various technical changes including provisions relating to partnerships with nongovernmental entities; the Indian reservation roads program; the Federal share for certain safety projects; a substitute project for the District of Columbia in lieu of Barney Circle freeway; use of HOV lanes by electric vehicles; a highway safety education and information study and report to Congress; studies on clean fuel vehicles, electronic data, and future strategic highway research; an integrated surface transportation strategic planning process; and a surface transportation-environment cooperative research program.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuster amendment.
- H.AMDT.546 Shuster amendment modified by unanimous consent. Modifications to make technical and conforming changes to the amendment.
- H.AMDT.549 Amendment offered by Mr. Graham. Amendment sought to reduce highway project authorization funding and transit project authorization funding by approximately $18 billion during fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
- GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate.
- The Speaker designated the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 405 and Rule XXIII.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2400 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, in the order and manner specified.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405 .
- Rule H. Res. 405 passed House.
- H.AMDT.547 On agreeing to the Davis amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 175 .
- H.AMDT.546 On agreeing to the Shuster amendment as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Graham amendment.
- H.AMDT.551 On agreeing to the Kasich amendment Failed by recorded vote: 98 - 318, 2 Present .
- 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. 2400 .
- Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent that if and when the Clerk receives a message from the Senate indicating that that body has passed the bill H.R. 2400 , with an amendment, insisted upon its amendment, and requested a conference with the House, the House be deemed to have disagreed to the amendment of the Senate and agreed to the conference requested by the Senate, and that the Speaker be deemed to have appointed conferees without intervening motion. Further, that it shall be in order at any time during the week of Tuesday, April 21, 1998, notwithstanding the Speaker's appointment of conferees pursuant to this request, for a Member to offer a motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House on the bill H.R. 2400 , as if offered prior to the appointment of the conferees. The managers may not file their report prior to Wednesday, April 22, 1998. Agreed to without objection.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by recorded vote: 337 - 80, 3 Present .
- 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.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2400 .
- H.AMDT.550 On agreeing to the Spratt amendment Failed by recorded vote: 106 - 312, 1 Present .
- At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Graham amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Graham requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , further proceedings were postponed.
- H.AMDT.549 On agreeing to the Graham amendment Failed by recorded vote: 79 - 337, 2 Present .
- The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendments, on which requests for a recorded vote had been previously postponed. Consideration would proceed on amendments in the following order: Graham amendment; Spratt amendment in the nature of a substitute; Kasich amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- DEBATE - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kasich amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Kasich requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , further proceedings were postponed.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Kascich amendment.
- H.AMDT.551 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Kasich. Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide a four year transition period to return to the States maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for all elements of the national transportation system not within the direct purview of the Federal government; repeal the Federal gas tax except for 3 cents per gallon; and eliminate most highway trust fund programs.
- At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Spratt amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Shays requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , further proceedings were postponed.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405 , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment.
- H.AMDT.550 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Spratt. Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the text of the bill and insert language that provides funding for an additional two months for each of the programs for which an extension was provided under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2400 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution, in the order and manner specified.
- Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Transportation, H. Rept. 105-467 , Part II.
- Committee on The Budget discharged.
- Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-467 , Part III.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than March 27, 1998 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1, rule X.
- House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 27, 1998.
- Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 105-467 , Part I.
- Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 27 to file a supplemental report on H.R. 2400 . Agreed to without objection.
- Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation have until midnight on March 25 to file a report on H.R. 2400 . Agreed to without objection.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 69 - 0.
- Mr. Solomon notified the House that Members wishing to offer amendments to the bill should submit 55 copies of proposed amendments to the Committee on Rules by Noon on Monday, March 30, 1998.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Introduction .
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
- Referred to House Budget
- Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
+ − Amendments (6)
H.AMDT.546
Amendment, as modified, makes various technical changes including provisions relating to partnerships with nongovernmental entities; the Indian reservation roads program; the Federal share for certain safety projects; a substitute project for the District of Columbia in lieu of Barney Circle freeway; use of HOV lanes by electric vehicles; a highway safety education and information study and report to Congress; studies on clean fuel vehicles, electronic data, and future strategic highway research; an integrated surface transportation strategic planning process; and a surface transportation-environment cooperative research program.
H.AMDT.547
Amendment increases funding for the Access to Jobs Grant program by $108 million.
H.AMDT.548
Amendment sought to eliminate the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program contained in the bill and insert language encouraging affirmative action and prohibiting discrimination or preferential treatment in transportation contracts.
H.AMDT.549
Amendment sought to reduce highway project authorization funding and transit project authorization funding by approximately $18 billion during fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
H.AMDT.550
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the text of the bill and insert language that provides funding for an additional two months for each of the programs for which an extension was provided under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997.
H.AMDT.551
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide a four year transition period to return to the States maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for all elements of the national transportation system not within the direct purview of the Federal government; repeal the Federal gas tax except for 3 cents per gallon; and eliminate most highway trust fund programs.
+ − Votes (8)
May 22, 1998: On Agreeing to the Conference Report
- Yeas: 297
- Nays: 86
- Absent: 50
May 21, 1998: On Motion to Instruct Conferees
- Yeas: 156
- Nays: 251
- Present/NV: 2
- Absent: 24
April 1, 1998: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 242
- Nays: 175
- Absent: 13
April 1, 1998: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 79
- Nays: 337
- Present/NV: 2
- Absent: 12
April 1, 1998: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 106
- Nays: 312
- Present/NV: 1
- Absent: 11
April 1, 1998: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 98
- Nays: 318
- Present/NV: 2
- Absent: 12
April 1, 1998: On Passage
- Yeas: 337
- Nays: 80
- Present/NV: 3
- Absent: 10
April 1, 1998: On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yeas: 194
- Nays: 225
- Present/NV: 1
- Absent: 11