[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4329-H4335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2149, OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT OF 
                                  1995

  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 419 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 419

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2149) to reduce regulation, promote 
     efficiencies, and encourage competition in the international 
     ocean transportation system of the United States, to 
     eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be 
     in order to consider the amendment printed in part 1 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution, if offered by Representative Shuster of 
     Pennsylvania or his designee. That amendment shall be 
     considered as read, may amend portions of the bill not yet 
     read for amendment, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against that 
     amendment for

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     failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. If 
     that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment. The bill, as amended, shall be considered by title 
     rather than by section. The first section and each title 
     shall be considered as read. During further consideration 
     of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 
     of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
     basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 
     6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered 
     as read. The amendment printed in part 2 of the report of 
     the Committee on Rules shall be considered as read, may 
     amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, 
     shall not be subject to an amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
     House or in the Committee of the Whole. At the conclusion 
     of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
     shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 
     amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Quillen] 
is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley], 
pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During 
consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose 
of debate only.


                    AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. QULLLEN

  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the pending 
resolution be amended in the form of the amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Quillen: Page 3, line 12, strike 
     ``an amendment'' and insert in lieu thereof ``amendment 
     (except pro forma amendments)''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Tennessee?
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I will 
not object, I want to inform my dear friend from Tennessee that this 
side has read the amendment and we perfectly concur with it and we have 
no objection to the unanimous-consent request.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Tennessee?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment is agreed to.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 419 is an open rule, 
providing 1 hour of general debate divided equally between the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation.
  The rule provides for the consideration of a manager's amendment 
printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution.
  The amendment may amend portions of the bill not yet read for 
amendment and is debatable for 10 minutes equally divided between the 
proponent and an opponent. It shall not be subject to amendment or to a 
demand for division of the question. If adopted, the amendment is 
considered as part of the base text for further amendment purposes.
  Additionally, the germaneness rule is waived against the manager's 
amendment printed in part 1 of the report.
  The rule provides that the bill, as amended, shall be considered by 
title rather than by section, and that the first section and each title 
shall be considered as read.
  Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Record prior to 
their consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer 
their amendments.
  The rule further provides that the amendment printed in part 2 of the 
report may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.
  Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions.
  Mr. Speaker, I have always believed that the merchant marine was 
vital to national security and very necessary for the economic well 
being of this country. They have played a vital role in every major 
conflict this country has been in. I am a strong champion for any bill 
that aids our ocean shippers. That is why I am a strong supporter of 
H.R. 2149, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.
  H.R. 2149 is a bipartisan plan to deregulate the last area of 
regulated transportation and the bill would permit carriers and 
shippers to develop transportation arrangements to meet their specific 
needs.
  Mr. Speaker, as strongly as I support the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, 
I oppose the Oberstar amendment and urge its defeat.
  Mr. Speaker, this is an open rule for a good bill. I urge all Members 
to support the rule and the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I include the following material for the Record.

  THE AMENDMENT PROCESS UNDER SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE,\1\ 103D CONGRESS V. 104TH CONGRESS 
                                               [As of May 1, 1996]                                              
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                                                  103d Congress                        104th Congress           
              Rule type              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Number of rules    Percent of total   Number of rules    Percent of total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open/Modified-open \2\..............                 46                 44                 64                 60
Modified Closed \3\.................                 49                 47                 26                 24
Closed \4\..........................                  9                  9                 17                 16
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.........................                104                100                107                100
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\1\ This table applies only to rules which provide for the original consideration of bills, joint resolutions or
  budget resolutions and which provide for an amendment process. It does not apply to special rules which only  
  waive points of order against appropriations bills which are already privileged and are considered under an   
  open amendment process under House rules.                                                                     
\2\ An open rule is one under which any Member may offer a germane amendment under the five-minute rule. A      
  modified open rule is one under which any Member may offer a germane amendment under the five-minute rule     
  subject only to an overall time limit on the amendment process and/or a requirement that the amendment be     
  preprinted in the Congressional Record.                                                                       
\3\ A modified closed rule is one under which the Rules Committee limits the amendments that may be offered only
  to those amendments designated in the special rule or the Rules Committee report to accompany it, or which    
  preclude amendments to a particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill may be completely open
  to amendment.                                                                                                 
\4\ A closed rule is one under which no amendments may be offered (other than amendments recommended by the     
  committee in reporting the bill).                                                                             


                          SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE, 104TH CONGRESS                         
                                               [As of May 1, 1996]                                              
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                 Disposition of 
    H. Res. No. (Date rept.)         Rule type           Bill No.              Subject                rule      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 38 (1/18/95)...........  O................  H.R. 5...........  Unfunded Mandate        A: 350-71 (1/19/ 
                                                                        Reform.                 95).            
H. Res. 44 (1/24/95)...........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 17..  Social Security.......  A: 255-172 (1/25/
                                                    H.J. Res. 1......  Balanced Budget Amdt..   95).            
H. Res. 51 (1/31/95)...........  O................  H.R. 101.........  Land Transfer, Taos     A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Pueblo Indians.         1/95).          
H. Res. 52 (1/31/95)...........  O................  H.R. 400.........  Land Exchange, Arctic   A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Nat'l. Park and         1/95).          
                                                                        Preserve.                               
H. Res. 53 (1/31/95)...........  O................  H.R. 440.........  Land Conveyance, Butte  A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        County, Calif.          1/95).          
H. Res. 55 (2/1/95)............  O................  H.R. 2...........  Line Item Veto........  A: voice vote (2/
                                                                                                2/95).          
H. Res. 60 (2/6/95)............  O................  H.R. 665.........  Victim Restitution....  A: voice vote (2/
                                                                                                7/95).          
H. Res. 61 (2/6/95)............  O................  H.R. 666.........  Exclusionary Rule       A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Reform.                 7/95).          
H. Res. 63 (2/8/95)............  MO...............  H.R. 667.........  Violent Criminal        A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Incarceration.          9/95).          
H. Res. 69 (2/9/95)............  O................  H.R. 668.........  Criminal Alien          A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Deportation.            10/95).         
H. Res. 79 (2/10/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 728.........  Law Enforcement Block   A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Grants.                 13/95).         
H. Res. 83 (2/13/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 7...........  National Security       PQ: 229-100; A:  
                                                                        Revitalization.         227-127 (2/15/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 88 (2/16/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 831.........  Health Insurance        PQ: 230-191; A:  
                                                                        Deductibility.          229-188 (2/21/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 91 (2/21/95)...........  O................  H.R. 830.........  Paperwork Reduction     A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Act.                    22/95).         
H. Res. 92 (2/21/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 889.........  Defense Supplemental..  A: 282-144 (2/22/
                                                                                                95).            

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H. Res. 93 (2/22/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 450.........  Regulatory Transition   A: 252-175 (2/23/
                                                                        Act.                    95).            
H. Res. 96 (2/24/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 1022........  Risk Assessment.......  A: 253-165 (2/27/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 100 (2/27/95)..........  O................  H.R. 926.........  Regulatory Reform and   A: voice vote (2/
                                                                        Relief Act.             28/95).         
H. Res. 101 (2/28/95)..........  MO...............  H.R. 925.........  Private Property        A: 271-151 (3/2/ 
                                                                        Protection Act.         95).            
H. Res. 103 (3/3/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 1058........  Securities Litigation   .................
                                                                        Reform.                                 
H. Res. 104 (3/3/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 988.........  Attorney                A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Accountability Act.     6/95).          
H. Res. 105 (3/6/95)...........  MO...............  .................  ......................  A: 257-155 (3/7/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 108 (3/7/95)...........  Debate...........  H.R. 956.........  Product Liability       A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Reform.                 8/95).          
H. Res. 109 (3/8/95)...........  MC...............  .................  ......................  PQ: 234-191 A:   
                                                                                                247-181 (3/9/   
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 115 (3/14/95)..........  MO...............  H.R. 1159........  Making Emergency Supp.  A: 242-190 (3/15/
                                                                        Approps.                95).            
H. Res. 116 (3/15/95)..........  MC...............  H.J. Res. 73.....  Term Limits Const.      A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Amdt.                   28/95).         
H. Res. 117 (3/16/95)..........  Debate...........  H.R. 4...........  Personal                A: voice vote (3/
                                                                        Responsibility Act of   21/95).         
                                                                        1995.                                   
H. Res. 119 (3/21/95)..........  MC...............  .................  ......................  A: 217-211 (3/22/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 125 (4/3/95)...........  O................  H.R. 1271........  Family Privacy          A: 423-1 (4/4/   
                                                                        Protection Act.         95).            
H. Res. 126 (4/3/95)...........  O................  H.R. 660.........  Older Persons Housing   A: voice vote (4/
                                                                        Act.                    6/95).          
H. Res. 128 (4/4/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 1215........  Contract With America   A: 228-204 (4/5/ 
                                                                        Tax Relief Act of       95).            
                                                                        1995.                                   
H. Res. 130 (4/5/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 483.........  Medicare Select          A: 253-172 (4/6/
                                                                        Expansion.              95).            
H. Res. 136 (5/1/95)...........  O................  H.R. 655.........  Hydrogen Future Act of  A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        1995.                   2/95).          
H. Res. 139 (5/3/95)...........  O................  H.R. 1361........  Coast Guard Auth. FY    A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        1996.                   9/95).          
H. Res. 140 (5/9/95)...........  O................  H.R. 961.........  Clean Water Amendments  A: 414-4 (5/10/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 144 (5/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 535.........  Fish Hatchery--         A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Arkansas.               15/95).         
H. Res. 145 (5/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 584.........  Fish Hatchery--Iowa...  A: voice vote (5/
                                                                                                15/95).         
H. Res. 146 (5/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 614.........  Fish Hatchery--         A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Minnesota.              15/95).         
H. Res. 149 (5/16/95)..........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 67..  Budget Resolution FY    PQ: 252-170 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   255-168 (5/17/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 155 (5/22/95)..........  MO...............  H.R. 1561........  American Overseas       A: 233-176 (5/23/
                                                                        Interests Act.          95).            
H. Res. 164 (6/8/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 1530........  Nat. Defense Auth. FY   PQ: 225-191 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   233-183 (6/13/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 167 (6/15/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1817........  MilCon Appropriations   PQ: 223-180 A:   
                                                                        FY 1996.                245-155 (6/16/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 169 (6/19/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 1854........  Leg. Branch Approps.    PQ: 232-196 A:   
                                                                        FY 1996.                236-191 (6/20/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 170 (6/20/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1868........  For. Ops. Approps. FY   PQ: 221-178 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   217-175 (6/22/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 171 (6/22/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1905........  Energy & Water          A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       12/95).         
H. Res. 173 (6/27/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 79.....  Flag Constitutional     PQ: 258-170 A:   
                                                                        Amendment.              271-152 (6/28/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 176 (6/28/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 1944........  Emer. Supp. Approps...  PQ: 236-194 A:   
                                                                                                234-192 (6/29/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 185 (7/11/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1977........  Interior Approps. FY    PQ: 235-193 D:   
                                                                        1996.                   192-238 (7/12/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 187 (7/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1977........  Interior Approps. FY    PQ: 230-194 A:   
                                                                        1996 #2.                229-195 (7/13/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 188 (7/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1976........  Agriculture Approps.    PQ: 242-185 A:   
                                                                        FY 1996.                voice vote (7/18/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 190 (7/17/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2020........  Treasury/Postal         PQ: 232-192 A:   
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       voice vote (7/18/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 193 (7/19/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 96.....  Disapproval of MFN to   A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        China.                  20/95).         
H. Res. 194 (7/19/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2002........  Transportation          PQ: 217-202 (7/21/
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       95).            
H. Res. 197 (7/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 70..........  Exports of Alaskan      A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        Crude Oil.              24/95).         
H. Res. 198 (7/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2076........  Commerce, State         A: voice vote (7/
                                                                        Approps. FY 1996.       25/95).         
H. Res. 201 (7/25/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2099........  VA/HUD Approps. FY      A: 230-189 (7/25/
                                                                        1996.                   95).            
H. Res. 204 (7/28/95)..........  MC...............  S. 21............  Terminating U.S. Arms   A: voice vote (8/
                                                                        Embargo on Bosnia.      1/95).          
H. Res. 205 (7/28/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2126........  Defense Approps. FY     A: 409-1 (7/31/  
                                                                        1996.                   95).            
H. Res. 207 (8/1/95)...........  MC...............  H.R. 1555........  Communications Act of   A: 255-156 (8/2/ 
                                                                        1995.                   95).            
H. Res. 208 (8/1/95)...........  O................  H.R. 2127........  Labor, HHS Approps. FY  A: 323-104 (8/2/ 
                                                                        1996.                   95).            
H. Res. 215 (9/7/95)...........  O................  H.R. 1594........  Economically Targeted   A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Investments.            12/95).         
H. Res. 216 (9/7/95)...........  MO...............  H.R. 1655........  Intelligence            A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Authorization FY 1996.  12/95).         
H. Res. 218 (9/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1162........  Deficit Reduction       A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Lockbox.                13/95).         
H. Res. 219 (9/12/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1670........  Federal Acquisition     A: 414-0 (9/13/  
                                                                        Reform Act.             95).            
H. Res. 222 (9/18/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1617........  CAREERS Act...........  A: 388-2 (9/19/  
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 224 (9/19/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2274........  Natl. Highway System..  PQ: 241-173 A:   
                                                                                                375-39-1 (9/20/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 225 (9/19/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 927.........  Cuban Liberty & Dem.    A: 304-118 (9/20/
                                                                        Solidarity.             95).            
H. Res. 226 (9/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 743.........  Team Act..............  A: 344-66-1 (9/27/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 227 (9/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1170........  3-Judge Court.........  A: voice vote (9/
                                                                                                28/95).         
H. Res. 228 (9/21/95)..........  O................  H.R. 1601........  Internatl. Space        A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        Station.                27/95).         
H. Res. 230 (9/27/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 108....  Continuing Resolution   A: voice vote (9/
                                                                        FY 1996.                28/95).         
H. Res. 234 (9/29/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2405........  Omnibus Science Auth..  A: voice vote (10/
                                                                                                11/95).         
H. Res. 237 (10/17/95).........  MC...............  H.R. 2259........  Disapprove Sentencing   A: voice vote (10/
                                                                        Guidelines.             18/95).         
H. Res. 238 (10/18/95).........  MC...............  H.R. 2425........  Medicare Preservation   PQ: 231-194 A:   
                                                                        Act.                    227-192 (10/19/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 239 (10/19/95).........  C................  H.R. 2492........  Leg. Branch Approps...  PQ: 235-184 A:   
                                                                                                voice vote (10/ 
                                                                                                31/95).         
H. Res. 245 (10/25/95).........  MC...............  H. Con. Res. 109.  Social Security         PQ: 228-191 A:   
                                                    H.R. 2491........   Earnings Reform.        235-185 (10/26/ 
                                                                       Seven-Year Balanced      95).            
                                                                        Budget.                                 
H. Res. 251 (10/31/95).........  C................  H.R. 1833........  Partial Birth Abortion  A: 237-190 (11/1/
                                                                        Ban.                    95).            
H. Res. 252 (10/31/95).........  MO...............  H.R. 2546........  D.C. Approps..........  A: 241-181 (11/1/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 257 (11/7/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 115....  Cont. Res. FY 1996....  A: 216-210 (11/8/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 258 (11/8/95)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2586........  Debt Limit............  A: 220-200 (11/10/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 259 (11/9/95)..........  O................  H.R. 2539........  ICC Termination Act...  A: voice vote (11/
                                                                                                14/95).         
H. Res. 261 (11/9/95)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 115....  Cont. Resolution......  A: 223-182 (11/10/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 262 (11/9/95)..........  C................  H.R. 2586........  Increase Debt Limit...  A: 220-185 (11/10/
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 269 (11/15/95).........  O................  H.R. 2564........  Lobbying Reform.......  A: voice vote (11/
                                                                                                16/95).         
H. Res. 270 (11/15/95).........  C................  H.J. Res. 122....  Further Cont.           A: 229-176 (11/15/
                                                                        Resolution.             95).            
H. Res. 273 (11/16/95).........  MC...............  H.R. 2606........  Prohibition on Funds    A: 239-181 (11/17/
                                                                        for Bosnia.             95).            
H. Res. 284 (11/29/95).........  O................  H.R. 1788........  Amtrak Reform.........  A: voice vote (11/
                                                                                                30/95).         
H. Res. 287 (11/30/95).........  O................  H.R. 1350........  Maritime Security Act.  A: voice vote (12/
                                                                                                6/95).          
H. Res. 293 (12/7/95)..........  C................  H.R. 2621........  Protect Federal Trust   PQ: 223-183 A:   
                                                                        Funds.                  228-184 (12/14/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 303 (12/13/95).........  O................  H.R. 1745........  Utah Public Lands.....                   
H. Res. 309 (12/18/95).........  C................  H.Con. Res. 122..  Budget Res. W/          PQ: 230-188 A:   
                                                                        President.              229-189 (12/19/ 
                                                                                                95).            
H. Res. 313 (12/19/95).........  O................  H.R. 558.........  Texas Low-Level         A: voice vote (12/
                                                                        Radioactive.            20/95).         
H. Res. 323 (12/21/95).........  C................  H.R. 2677........  Natl. Parks & Wildlife  Tabled (2/28/96).
                                                                        Refuge.                                 
H. Res. 366 (2/27/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2854........  Farm Bill.............  PQ: 228-182 A:   
                                                                                                244-168 (2/28/  
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 368 (2/28/96)..........  O................  H.R. 994.........  Small Business Growth.  .................
H. Res. 371 (3/6/96)...........  C................  H.R. 3021........  Debt Limit Increase...  A: voice vote (3/
                                                                                                7/96).          
H. Res. 372 (3/6/96)...........  MC...............  H.R. 3019........  Cont. Approps. FY 1996  PQ: voice vote A:
                                                                                                235-175 (3/7/   
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 380 (3/12/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2703........  Effective Death         A: 251-157 (3/13/
                                                                        Penalty.                96).            
H. Res. 384 (3/14/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 2202........  Immigration...........  PQ: 233-152 A:   
                                                                                                voice vote (3/21/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 386 (3/20/96)..........  C................  H.J. Res. 165....  Further Cont. Approps.  PQ: 234-187 A:   
                                                                                                237-183 (3/21/  
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 388 (3/20/96)..........  C................  H.R. 125.........  Gun Crime Enforcement.  A: 244-166 (3/22/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 391 (3/27/96)..........  C................  H.R. 3136........  Contract w/America      PQ: 232-180 A:   
                                                                        Advancement.            232-177, (3/28/ 
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 392 (3/27/96)..........  MC...............  H.R. 3103........  Health Coverage         PQ: 229-186 A:   
                                                                        Affordability.          Voice Vote (3/29/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 395 (3/29/96)..........  MC...............  H.J. Res. 159....  Tax Limitation Const.   PQ: 232-168 A:   
                                                                        Amdmt..                 234-162 (4/15/  
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 396 (3/29/96)..........  O................  H.R. 842.........  Truth in Budgeting Act  A: voice vote (4/
                                                                                                17/96).         
H. Res. 409 (4/23/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2715........  Paperwork Elimination   A: voice vote (4/
                                                                        Act.                    24/96).         
H. Res. 410 (4/23/96)..........  O................  H.R. 1675........  Natl. Wildlife Refuge.  A: voice vote (4/
                                                                                                24/96).         
H. Res. 411 (4/23/96)..........  O................  H.J. Res. 175....  Further Cont. Approps.  A: voice vote (4/
                                                                        FY 1996.                24/96).         
H. Res. 418 (4/30/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2641........  U.S. Marshals Service.  PQ: 219-203 A:   
                                                                                                voice vote (5/1/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 419 (4/30/96)..........  O................  H.R. 2149........  Ocean Shipping Reform.  .................
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Codes: O-open rule; MO-modified open rule; MC-modified closed rule; C-closed rule; A-adoption vote; D-defeated; 
  PQ-previous question vote. Source: Notices of Action Taken, Committee on Rules, 104th Congress.               


  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Tennessee, Mr. 
Quillen, for yielding me the customary half hour, and I yield myself 
such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that this bill is being considered under an 
open rule, but I am sorry to hear that it was not the subject of a 
single congressional hearing in the House.
  Mr. Speaker, this rule provides for the consideration of a bill 
that's in serious need of an amendment.
  Lucky for thousands of American workers, it's an open rule and we 
have a good chance of making the necessary improvements.

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  Because unless we fix this bill, it will lead to increased prices for 
consumers by eliminating the public disclosure of shipping rates. It 
will prevent small shippers from competing with the largest, most 
powerful shippers and remove the enforcement of contracts with workers.
  Mr. Speaker, a lot of people depend on these jobs including 
longshoremen, warehousing workers, trucking employees, and rail 
employees in addition to the thousands of people who work in and around 
port communities. If this bill is not fixed, their wages could go down, 
or they could lose their jobs.
  Like the bill, Mr. Oberstar's amendment will lighten some of the 
regulatory burden and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission. 
However, the Oberstar amendment will also ensure a level playing field 
for all shippers; continue worker protections, and keep costs down for 
consumers.
  I have always supported the Federal Maritime Commission. I believe 
they have done excellent work, and served the country well. I am 
pleased that although the time may have come to transfer their 
responsibilities elsewhere the good work they started on behalf of 
American workers and American consumers can continue.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this rule and to vote to 
improve this bill with the Oberstar amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
North Carolina [Mr. Coble].
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for 
yielding me this time.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no problem coming to this floor to engage in open 
debate. This is, after all, our reason for being, to debate issues 
openly and notoriously in the hope of improving it. I do, however, Mr. 
Speaker, have problems when Members assure me that they are with me, 
then, as a result of what I call political intimidation, conclude that 
they are not only not with me but against me.
  Oh, I am not angry. I am not that thin-skinned. I am disappointed, 
because we changed our position in reliance upon their assurances that 
they were supportive of this good legislation only to learn at the last 
minute that their support had vanished like the morning dew.
  This bill, I say to my colleagues, promotes a sound fiscal approach 
by dismantling the Federal Maritime Commission and saving taxpayers 
approximately $20 million per year. The Federal Maritime Commission, my 
friends, is a vestige of the Federal bureaucracy whose usefulness, if 
any, has been served.
  Just yesterday, at the House Committee on Rules meeting, the 
gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] asked the gentleman from 
Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] why he was going about his dismantling FMC, 
and here I am paraphrasing, and the gentleman from Minnesota replied to 
the gentleman from Massachusetts, its time has come.
  And, folks, the time has come. It is time for us to move along and 
this is an excellent way to dismantle big Government.
  This bill, secondly, promotes and encourages competition. It has the 
support, and, Mr. Speaker, I hope the Members are listening to this, it 
has the support of these groups: The American Farm Bureau. And I would 
say to the gentleman from Tennessee that I am told that they represent 
4.5 million farm families.

                              {time}  1445

  The National Retail Federation, the American Forest and Paper 
Association, the American Automobile Association, Sea-Land Service, 
American President Lines, the two largest carriers in this country, the 
National Broiler Council, the National Turkey Federation, and I could 
to on and on.
  But as evidenced by the aforementioned support, Mr. Speaker, this 
bill affects America. The title, Ocean Shipping Reform Act, might imply 
to the uninformed that this affects only ports and only coastal 
communities. This bill, Mr. Speaker and my friends, affects people, 
individuals and corporations across this land who produce goods and/or 
services, Americans who live in New England, who live in Dixie, who 
live on the Great Plains, the Pacific Northwest, the scenic Southwest. 
Americans all will benefit, directly or indirectly, with the passage of 
this bill without any amendments.
  This bill could be labeled, Mr. Speaker, America's bill. It is a good 
bill. I urge passage of this rule.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 7 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar], the ranking minority member.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts 
[Mr. Moakley], for yielding me the time.
  Mr. Speaker, I do support this rule. I appreciate very much your 
comments about the amendment that I will offer in accordance with the 
rule. It is an open rule. It does provide us with 1 hour of general 
debate, makes in order my amendment. That is fair.
  The rule inadvertently made a mistake on debate on my amendment. That 
has been corrected, and I appreciate that gesture on the part of the 
floor manager for the Republican side.
  I have come to this floor many times in support of deregulation of 
aviation, of trucking, of bus, of railroad industries, and I stand here 
in support of deregulation of ocean shipping with some adjustments.
  The goals in most of the provisions of H.R. 2149, the bill we will be 
considering this afternoon, are basically good goals and good 
provisions. They eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, prohibit 
ocean carrier conferences from restricting the rights of individual 
carriers to make contracts with shippers, eliminate the requirement 
that tariffs have to be filed with a government agency. But it does not 
go far enough, or perhaps it goes too far.
  My first concern is that the bill allows carriers and conferences, 85 
percent of whom fly a foreign flag, to enter into secret contracts with 
shippers. Under existing law, the essential terms of those contracts 
must be disclosed. That is what we do in the airline industry today. 
Nothing wrong with that.
  Allowing secret contracts would lead to contracts that would 
discriminate against small shippers and disadvantage smaller carriers 
and smaller ports. They have raised concerns about this legislation. 
That is why I have an amendment to require these be open contracts, as 
current law requires.
  Secret agreements would also permit foreign carriers to set the 
market price for U.S. exports, while U.S. carriers would have no 
ability to learn the essential terms of the secret contracts and offer 
competitive rates.
  My other concern focuses on the agency that will take over the 
residual functions of the Federal Maritime Commission. The bill would 
vest that authority to the Secretary of Transportation.
  Well, I may trust this Secretary. I do not necessarily want to have 
confidence in every Secretary. I do not believe that major authority 
should be placed in a department that is subject to the ever-changing 
political winds or whims of any particular Secretary. My amendment 
would address those concerns by requiring public disclosure of the 
essential terms of carrier conference contracts.

  Second, it will vest the remaining enforcement responsibilities of 
the Federal Maritime Commission in the Surface Transportation Board, an 
independent transportation agency that already oversees water carriers 
transporting goods to certain destinations.
  My amendment leaves in place the objectives, major objectives of this 
legislation. The Federal Maritime Commission is eliminated. 
Restrictions on the contents of contracts between shippers and carriers 
would be eliminated. Laws related to unfair trade practices of foreign 
carriers and foreign governments would be strengthened.
  But I must say, my colleagues, and I am sorry that I do not see the 
gentleman on the floor right now, the chairman of the subcommittee, who 
said certain people were subjected to political intimidation. I am sure 
that those words were directed to our side of the aisle and possibly to 
this Member, and I just wanted to ask the gentleman, since when do 
citizens of this country not have the right, provided in our 
Constitution, to petition their government for redress of grievances? 
Since when do we say to people who will be adversely affected by 
legislation, you have no voice, you have no

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way to express yourself, you have no opportunity to come before the 
body of this country that makes policy and express your dismay and ask 
for redress of grievances?
  That is not political intimidation. That is the right of every 
citizen of this country to walk into our offices and to say, ``I do not 
like the way things are happening, I do not like this law, I do not 
like this bill. Please correct it for me.'' We do that time and again, 
and that is right and that is fair, and my amendment is not being 
subjected to any kind of secret process. It is being debated right here 
openly on that floor, and I resent that kind of language. It is 
inappropriate.
  We did have hearings on the concept of deregulation. There was a bill 
drafted by the committee at the conclusion, and a markup was held. 
There were no hearings on that bill, and I am not faulting that 
process. I am just saying that people have come since then and said 8 
months later, after this bill was considered in committee, ``We find 
fault with the bill. We do not think that it is appropriate to proceed 
in this manner. We want redress of our grievances.'' Small ports, small 
shippers, maritime labor, who have concerns.
  Those concerns are going to be addressed in my amendment in an open, 
fair debate, no political intimidation. That is sheer nonsense and 
inappropriate and I resent it.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster], the distinguished chairman of the Committee 
on Transportation.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I did not realize we would be debating the 
substance of this bill in the rule, but since my good friend from 
Minnesota is, then I think that I need to respond.
  I cannot tell you how deeply disappointed I am that I believed we had 
a deal. We had a very delicate compromise in which everybody gave up 
something: the shippers, the carriers, all interested parties.
  In fact, while the shippers were very much opposed to retaining 
antitrust immunity, this is in the bill. They swallowed hard. On the 
other hand, in exchange for their swallowing hard, private contracts 
were permitted, private contracts which are at the heart of the 
Staggers Act, in the railroad industry, are permitted with rail; 
private contracts between shippers and carriers which are permitted in 
the trucking industry.
  Indeed, one of the essential parts of deregulation is to permit 
private contracts between shippers and carriers, and indeed, that was 
part of the deal. In fact I must particularly remind my good friend 
from Minnesota, who indeed is a good friend, in fact I am reminded of 
something that somebody told me earlier today about a chaplain saying 
the prayer in the Louisiana State legislature when he prayed, ``O Lord, 
help us make our words sweet today because we might have to eat them 
tomorrow.''
  Well, I must remind my good friend from Minnesota that this 
legislation was passed overwhelmingly by voice vote out of our 
committee; that my good friend from Minnesota said and I quote him:

       I am a strong supporter of the legislation that we consider 
     today, as are my fellow committee Democrats. The basis for 
     this legislation has been the strong bipartisan, cooperative 
     manner in which the bill has been developed.

  Then he went on to say:

       The bill accomplishes preservation of the committee carrier 
     system, which is important to the carriers, but it also 
     injects a very healthy and significant dose of flexibility 
     and competitive opportunity.

  And then he said:

       Most importantly, Mr. Chairman, prior to the bipartisanship 
     that we developed on the committee on this bill, it enjoys 
     the support of carriers, of labor, and of the shipping 
     community, without which we could not move the legislation. 
     We'd have a room full of people buzzing around and all sorts 
     of conflicts. But because we've come to this--as we are fond 
     of saying in this committee over and over again--a delicate 
     balance, we've got a good compromise of different interests.

  Indeed, just less than a month ago my dear friend from Minnesota, in 
a speech, also said:

       Our committee has reported the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 
     1995 to the House and proposed that we deregulate the ocean 
     transportation industry in ways that are similar to what we 
     have already done in the trucking, rail, and airline 
     industries. We would eliminate tariff filings and allow for 
     confidential service contracts.

  Let me repeat that: ``We would eliminate tariff filings and allow for 
confidential service contracts.'' That was part of the deal. That was 
the compromise. Now to be told a few days ago that, ``Well, we really 
did not mean it when we make a deal, we do not stick to the deal, but 
at the last minute we try to change the deal,'' I find that extremely 
disappointing.
  My good friend went on to say:

       As we deregulate transportation industries carefully over 
     the years, each time the result has been lower rates and 
     greater cargo and passengers movement.
       So if we decrease the cost of international shipping 
     through deregulation of the ocean transportation system, and 
     at the same time expand our port access infrastructure, 
     everyone can and will win.

  So I cannot tell you how deeply disappointed I am that after we 
crafted a very, very delicate compromise, after management, labor, 
carriers, shippers, all came to the table, all gave up something and we 
passed this out by voice vote, with nary a ``nay'' expressed, with, as 
my good friend from Minnesota says, strong bipartisan support from the 
Democrats and the Republicans, now at the last minute to be told that 
``Well, the deal really was not a deal, now we want changes.''
  So I am very disappointed by this, and if the gentleman has time on 
his own time, I would be happy to address him. My time has expired, I 
understand.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Ohio [Mr. Traficant].
  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I want to start out by commending the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Chairman Shuster, and the ranking member, 
the gentleman from Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and the gentleman from 
North Carolina, Mr. Coble, the subcommittee chairman, who worked hard. 
He is a friend of mine.
  I was the ranking member at the time this bill was approved, and I 
remember much the things now being rehashed except to say that there 
was always one little asterisk in this whole process, and that was 
labor's concern over the secret opportunities of these contracts and 
certain antitrust considerations right from the beginning.

                              {time}  1500

  We went along, and there was supposedly a mild-mannered agreement, 
gentleman's agreement, but there was never total confirmation of 
support from those people who were concerned.
  I will yield to the gentleman when I conclude this because I would 
like to make this statement:
  The Oberstar amendment and the original bill are not far apart. The 
Federal Maritime Commission has done a great job; it will be 
eliminated, as will all of the other salient points that are brought up 
in the legislation before us. Where the bill currently stands and the 
Oberstar amendment currently fits deals with the issue of repealing the 
requirement that the essential terms of contracts between ocean 
carriers and shippers be disclosed to the public. They would not be 
allowed to be disclosed to the public, and on the surface it does not 
seem to be a problem. That is the way it was some time ago, especially 
when we look at the way rail and highway shipping industries operate. 
But unlike rail and highway industries, in ocean shipping most of the 
carriers are a part of conferences that are immune from U.S. antitrust 
laws.
  This combination, I say to my colleagues, of antitrust immunity and 
secret contracts, in our opinion, and in the opinion of many in the 
industry now, would greatly compromise the competitive balance between 
ocean carriers and shippers.
  I am of the conclusion, as is the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. 
Oberstar] and many others in labor, that the only way to fully protect 
small carriers and shippers as well as small- to mid-sized ports is to 
preserve the requirements in existing law for disclosure of the 
essential terms of ocean shipping contracts. With that, that is the 
issue that separates us.
  But I started out, I said I wanted to compliment the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster]. Three of my amendments are included in this 
bill and are included in the Oberstar substitute as well which would 
broaden the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to take action 
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foreign governments and entities that take actions that are unfair, 
predatory, or anticompetitive, and disadvantageous to all carriers. The 
original Tranficant language in the bill was criticized because it 
focused solely on the impact on U.S. carriers. It has been broadened, 
and it affects both domestic and foreign carriers.
  The second amendment clarifies the manner in which regulations shall 
be issued by the Secretary on making determinations that prices charged 
by carriers are unfair, predatory, and anticompetitive. It ensures 
that, if a carrier is investigated by the Secretary and found not to 
have violated the law, the information will not be made public. 
Congress would have access to the information.
  Finally, it would require the Secretary of Transportation to report 
to the Congress annually on any action taken to enforce U.S. laws 
prohibiting unfair, predatory, and anticompetitive foreign trade 
practices and the effect of U.S. maritime labor on the actions of 
foreign governments and carriers.
  I do not know about all the small detail between the two heavyweights 
on our committee, but we have been truly a bipartisan committee from 
the day that I have first been elected and served on this committee. I 
do not know of any two finer Members that serve. But I do know this as 
the ranking member at the time, not knowing the words that were 
repeated by the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. 
Oberstar], but there was always that element of doubt and concern from 
labor over that issue of disclosure/nondisclosure. With that, I would 
urge all to support the Oberstar amendment.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TRAFICANT. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. My good friend said in the committee, and I am quoting 
him now: Mr. Chairman, I am in strong support of this legislation. The 
bill was developed in a bipartisan manner, et cetera.
  Mr. Speaker, I would further say I am sure my good friend would not 
want to mislead the body and certainly would not do that on purpose. I 
am sure the gentleman would not intentionally mislead the body.
  Talk about antitrust immunity here in ocean shipping, well antitrust 
immunity continues to exist in rail and trucking as well, and in fact 
in rail and in trucking the right to enter into these private contracts 
exists.
  So the Staggers Act, which has been extraordinarily successful in 
revitalizing the rail industry, has the very provision in it that we 
have in this bill and which was supported not only in the committee by 
the gentleman and the Democratic side, but in a speech less than a 
month ago by my good friend from Minnesota.
  So I find it extraordinary that we have this disagreement.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Reclaiming my time, if we went back into the archives 
and looked at all the memorializations of any speeches made by every 
Member, I am sure we would find some unusual trespasses.
  Let me say this before I would yield. There is one thing that I do 
recall, and there was one great concern over this bill. That is the 
issue that was brought forth in the Oberstar language. I think it is at 
the right place where the deliberative body here shall make that 
decision, in the Congress here, the whole House, and I support the 
Oberstar language. I think it clarifies it, it stabilizes it, and in 
fact solidifies what we do here today for small ports, small business 
and for labor.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TRAFICANT. I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I am sure the chairman would not want to 
mislead people either into thinking that labor was at the table, as he 
said, because in the list of witnesses on the one hearing we had, there 
was no representation from labor. There was no testimony from labor. So 
they were not part of the deal. Those maritime interests that are 
concerned about this issue were not part of any deal.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the 
distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. I would say to my friend I was quoting my friend from 
Minnesota who said, and I quote, on this bill it enjoys the support of 
carriers, of labor, of labor, and of the shipping community. I was 
quoting my good friend from Minnesota.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I advise the gentleman from Massachusetts 
[Mr. Moakley] that I have no further requests for time at this time.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. I would like to inform the gentleman from Tennessee that 
I do not have any requests for time either, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I 
move the previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 422, 
nays 0, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 142]

                               YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle

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     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Danner
     Ewing
     Goss
     Kaptur
     McCarthy
     McNulty
     Molinari
     Myers

                              {time}  1526

  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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