[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 65 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4822-H4836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3230, NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                 AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 430 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 430

       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. 3230) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1997 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 1997, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
     consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this 
     resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on National Security. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
       Sec. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 
     bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
     the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on National Security now printed in the bill. 
     The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be considered as read. All points of order against the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.
       (b) No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute shall be in order except the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 
     of this resolution.
       (c) Except as specified in section 4 of this resolution, 
     each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. Unless otherwise specified in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules, each amendment printed in 
     the report shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not 
     be subject to amendment (except that the chairman or ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on National Security each 
     may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further 
     debate on any pending amendment).
       (d) All points of order against amendments printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 
     described in section 3 of this resolution are waived.
       (e) Consideration of the first two amendments in part A of 
     the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an 
     additional period of general debate, which shall be confined 
     to the subject of cooperative threat reduction with the 
     states of the former Soviet Union and shall not exceed forty 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on National 
     Security.
       Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on National Security or his designee to 
     offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 
     part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution not earlier disposed of or germane 
     modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en bloc 
     offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read 
     (except that modifications shall be reported), shall be 
     debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on National Security or their designees, shall not

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     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. For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments 
     en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of a motion to 
     strike may be modified to the form of germane perfecting 
     amendment to the text originally proposed to the stricken. 
     The original proponent of an amendment included in such 
     amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the 
     Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of 
     the amendments en bloc.
       Sec. 4. (a) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment made in order by this resolution.
       (b) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce 
     to not less than five minutes the time for voting by 
     electronic device on any postponed question that immediately 
     follows another vote by electronic device without intervening 
     business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
     device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
     less than fifteen minutes.
       (c) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     recognize for consideration of any amendment made in order by 
     this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than 
     one hour after the chairman of the Committee on National 
     Security or a designee announces from the floor a request to 
     that effect.
       Sec. 5. 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. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
     as modified. 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 (Mr. Burton of Indiana). The gentleman from 
New York [Mr. Solomon] is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, for the purposes of debate only, I yield 
the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Frost], 
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.
  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks and include extraneous material.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 430 is the traditional 
structured rule that we grant for defense authorization bills.
  The rule waives all points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration. It provides for 2 hours of general debate equally 
divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
National Security Committee. The committee's amendment in the nature of 
a substitute now printed in the bill will be considered as base text 
for the purpose of amendment, and all points of order are waived 
against it.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report 
of the Rules Committee to accompany this resolution, and waives all 
points of order against those amendments.
  The amendments made in order are not subject to amendment except for 
pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking minority member 
of the National Security Committee.
  They may also be amended if contained in part B of the report and are 
offered as part of en bloc amendments offered by the chairman. Such en 
bloc amendments are debatable for 20 minutes each equally divided 
between the chairman and ranking minority member. The en bloc 
amendments are not subject to further amendment. Any modifications in 
the amendments printed in the report must be reported by the reading 
clerk.
  Mr. Speaker, of the 117 amendments submitted to the Rules Committee, 
41 are made in order by this rule--21 by Republicans and 20 by 
Democrats. The amendments are divided into two parts in the committee 
report. The six part A amendments go to some major issue areas.
  The first topic in part A are two amendments relating to the 
cooperative threat reduction with the former Soviet Union, better known 
as Nunn-Lugar. Those two amendments by myself and Chairman Gilman of 
the International Relations Committee will be debatable for 10 minutes 
each following 40 minutes of general debate on Nunn-Lugar.
  The other amendments in part A include a DeLauro amendment on 
abortion, debatable for 40 minutes; a Torkildsen amendment on HIV in 
the military, debatable for 40 minutes; a Saxton amendment on the army 
reserve, debatable for 30 minutes; and a Shays-Frank amendment on 
burden sharing, debatable for 30 minutes.
  Following those part A amendments, there are some 35 amendments made 
in order, debatable for 10 minutes each, unless of course they are 
included in en bloc amendments offered by Chairman Spence, in which 
case debatable for 20 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, I won't go into the details of those additional 
amendments. I commend to my colleagues the Rules Committee report on 
this rule which includes a brief summary of each amendment in addition 
to their complete text.
  Let me simply say in concluding my remarks on this procedure that the 
Rules Committee, as usual, had a difficult challenge in sorting through 
over 100 amendments in just 1 day's time.
  We appreciate the cooperation of Chairman Spence and his staff, Mr. 
Dellums and his staff, and of course, our own ranking minority member, 
Mr. Moakley and his staff along with Mr. Frost who in managing the rule 
for the minority today. While we were obviously not able to please 
everyone by our final decision in making in order roughly 40 percent of 
the amendments submitted.
  As I already indicated, even though there were more Republican 
amendments submitted than Democrat amendments, of the 41 amendments 
this rule makes in order, nearly half are by Democrats. So I think we 
have achieved our goal of being as fair as we could be to all 
concerned.
  I therefore urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support 
this rule so that we can get on with the important debate on this vital 
piece of national security legislation.
  On the bill itself, Mr. Speaker, I must say that congratulations are 
in order to Chairman Spence, his staff and the rest of the National 
Security Committee for having the foresight and the courage to report 
out this excellent bill.
  For the fourth year in a row, the Clinton administration has sent to 
Congress a defense budget request that is simply inadequate to this 
country's needs.
  Particularly insulting was this year's weapon's procurement request 
of only $39 billion, which is $21 billion short of where the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff tell us that we need to be in just a few years.
  I commend the committee for adding $7.5 billion to this account, 
which has suffered a 70-percent real decline since 1985, leading to 
today's severe modernization problems.
  This increase, along with a quadrupling of the President's ammunition 
request, will help fulfill one of the most sacred obligations the U.S. 
Government has:
  Ensuring that American soldiers and sailors have a plentiful supply 
of the best weapons and equipment available so that they can adequately 
defend themselves in battle.
  Anything less than that is unforgivable.
  Our military personnel are also well taken care of in this bill by a 
3-percent pay increase and a 4.6-percent increase in the basic housing 
allowance.

  THE AMENDMENT PROCESS UNDER SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE,\1\ 103D CONGRESS V. 104TH CONGRESS 
                                               [As of May 9, 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                 68                 60
Modified Closed \3\.................                 49                 47                 28                 25

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Closed \4\..........................                  9                  9                 17                 15
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.........................                104                100                113                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 9, 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).            
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).          

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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.  A: 422-0 (5/1/   
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 421 (5/2/96)...........  O................  H.R. 2974........  Crimes Against          A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Children & Elderly.     7/96).          
H. Res. 422 (5/2/96)...........  O................  H.R. 3120........  Witness & Jury          A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Tampering.              7/96).          
H. Res. 426 (5/7/96)...........  O................  H.R. 2406........  U.S. Housing Act of     PQ: 218-208 A:   
                                                                        1996.                   voice vote (5/8/
                                                                                                96).            
H. Res. 427 (5/7/96)...........  O................  H.R. 3322........  Omnibus Civilian        A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Science Auth.           9/96).          
H. Res. 428 (5/7/96)...........  MC...............  H.R. 3286........  Adoption Promotion &    A: voice vote (5/
                                                                        Stability.              9/96).          
H. Res. 430 (5/9/96)...........  S................  H.R. 3230........  DoD Auth. FY 1997.....  .................
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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. SOLOMON. That is so important, Mr. Speaker, if we are going to 
continue to depend on an all-voluntary military that will attract good 
qualified young men and women from all across America, from all walks 
of life.
  This bill makes positive strides in other categories as well. The 
Committee on National Security added $1.5 billion to the President's 
request for research and development, including $860 million for 
missile defense.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for this President to commit himself to 
defending the American people against ballistic missiles. That is so 
important. The time for talk is over. There are no more excuses for not 
protecting ourselves. We know that there are literally dozens of 
terrorist state governments out there, not to mention countries like 
Iran and Iraq and Libya and North Korea and a number of others who at 
any given time, because of the advances that they have made in their 
military preparedness, could launch missiles right off the coast from 
submarines.
  This additional funding, Mr. Speaker, along with the Defend America 
Act that we will consider next week, will help make missile defense a 
reality in this country.

                              {time}  1230

  Mr. Speaker, the long slide in defense spending must come to an end. 
The end of the cold war did not mean that America no longer has any 
interest in defending itself around the world. A robust military 
posture is critical to safeguarding those interests.
  Mr. Speaker, nor did the end of the cold war mean that the American 
forces do not need the best equipment and weaponry that they can 
possibly get. They do. And the end of the cold war certainly did not 
mean that America is less vulnerable to missile attack, as I have just 
alluded to. It is, and even more so than during the cold war.
  Once again, the gentleman from South Carolina, Chairman Spence, and 
the Committee on National Security deserves high praise for their work, 
and I would urge support for this rule. Then when we take up the bill 
on Tuesday and Wednesday, I would urge strong support for maintaining 
the provisions that are in that bill. It is a good bill. I commend the 
committee for bringing it to this floor.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I 
thank the gentleman from New York for yielding the customary 30 minutes 
of debate time to me.
  I personally support House Resolution 430, the rule to H.R. 3230, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. However, there 
is opposition to the rule because it does not allow for any amendments 
that would provide for a reduction in defense spending.
  Specifically, the Foley-Shays amendment would reduce the overall 
authorization level of the bill to $264.7 billion, which is the same 
level for fiscal year 1996 and a decrease of $2.3 billion from this 
year's authorized level. Congresswoman Schroeder also offered an 
amendment that would cut the overall level of defense spending by $13 
billion. Both amendments were not made in order by the Committee on 
Rules.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3230 reflects the country's continued effort to 
revitalize America's defenses in order to meet the security 
requirements of the post-cold-war world. The world has undergone 
tremendous changes over the last few years. The Soviet Union is no 
longer the dominant military threat it once was. However, we are still 
seeing other trouble spots breaking out throughout the world. It is 
therefore critical that we maintain a strong defense.

  I commend the committee's fine job in bringing this bill to the floor 
and its commitment to maintain the technological advantage enjoyed 
today by U.S. military forces and to ensure that edge in the future. 
Mr. Speaker, I believe this bill does just that.
  The bill authorizes a total of $267 billion for DOD programs for 
fiscal year 1997--$13 billion above the President's request. And $7.5 
billion of this increase is slated for weapons procurement.
  In particular, this bill authorizes funding for 10 C-17's for fiscal 
year 1997, an airplane that is critical to our Nation's future airlift 
capabilities. The bill also increases the administration's request and 
authorizes $732 million for procurement of six V-22 Osprey--the 
tiltroter aircraft that will provide medium lift capabilities for our 
forces. In addition, the bill authorizes funding for six F-16 aircraft 
in fiscal year 1997 and $2 billion on continued development of the F-22 
stealth fighter. I also commend the committee for recommending an 
increase of $290 million to the administration's request of $528 
million, to accelerate the conventional conversion of the B-2.
  Other programs which strengthen our national defense and ensure our 
ability and readiness to respond forcefully to threats to our security 
are also authorized in this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, 109 amendments were filed on this bill. Forty-one were 
made in order. While we would have wanted more to be made in order, 
this is a good rule, Mr. Speaker, and I urge its adoption.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Sanibel, FL, Mr. Porter Goss, one of the most valuable 
Members of this body, who serves on the Committee on Rules with me and 
is a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and 
probably has more understanding of this issue than most Members I know.
  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)

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  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Glens Falls, NY, the 
distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, for yielding me this 
time. Mr. Speaker, providing for the national defense is one of the few 
Federal duties outlined by our Constitution--it is our fundamental 
responsibility to make sure that the Armed Forces have the resources 
and training to protect this country from every military threat. And 
despite the end of the cold war, we all understand there are still many 
threats out there. It is a dangerous world. Just now the spreading 
influence of Iran--an avowed enemy of the United States--in Europe and 
other parts of the world is ringing alarm bells. Other obvious dangers 
include: nuclear proliferation, heightened regional tensions and 
uncertainty about the direction of powers like Russia and China. Mr. 
Speaker, I share the concerns of many Americans about our 
President's on again-off again commitment to key national security 
issues. President Clinton seems content to lend his tacit approval to 
Iran's expansion into Europe, while at the same time recommending 
drastic reductions in defense resources. Even the liberal media is 
commenting on this state of affairs. While I note that in some ways 
this bill might be too comprehensive--in terms of the social issues 
that would, I think, be better debated elsewhere--I commend the 
National Security Committee for bringing forward a responsible bill in 
a bipartisan manner. During the Rules Committee hearing on this 
legislation, the spirit of cooperation and consensus that went into 
crafting this bill was very evident.

  Mr. Speaker, I think that we have worked in the same spirit to put 
together the rule before us. After sifting through well over 100 
amendments, we have a fair rule that makes in order a total of 42 
Republican, Democrat, and bipartisan amendments on a wide range of 
issues. And once again we have done so in a single rule, where past 
Congresses have required multiple rules for this bill. I would urge 
strong support for this rule.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 7 minutes to the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Dellums], the ranking member of the committee.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Speaker, while oftentimes many of us take the well to discuss the 
substantive nature of the bill before us in the context of the debate 
on the rule, this is the rule. And for people who do not understand, 
the rule is the process by which we determine how we deliberate, 
discuss, and debate a significant piece of legislation.
  Make no mistake about it, this is indeed a significant piece of 
legislation. It is the next fiscal year's defense authorization bill to 
the tune of $267 billion, not million, billion. That is an 
extraordinary amount of money, Mr. Speaker, $267 billion.
  This rule determines how we shall debate, what we shall debate. It 
establishes the framework for the deliberation on this floor. And I am 
constrained to challenge the process for the following reason: The 
gentleman is correct, there are 6 quasi-substantive amendments, 35 
remaining amendments, and I would like to say to my colleague had over 
90 percent of these 35 amendments been introduced in committee, we 
would have accepted them. They are not very substantive. They are 
noncontroversial. For the most part they seek reports. They are 
language amendments. They do very little. They do not really go to the 
question of policy. Nor do they, Mr. Speaker, go to the issue of 
dollars.
  At a time when my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been 
paralyzed the Government of the United States in order to put forward 
the notion of a balanced budget, in the context of a post-cold-war 
environment, this budget seeks to increase the President's military 
request by $13 billion.
  Now, I am a mature guy. I have walked up and down this Hill now for 
almost 26 years, and I respect political difference. I understand 
partisanship. I understand ideological differences. I understand policy 
differences. I even understand fiscal differences. That is no problem. 
That is why the American people elect Democrats and Republicans, 
liberals, conservatives, and moderates.
  But what I have great difficulty understanding and accepting is a 
process that renders us impotent, and I underscore ``impotent,'' Mr. 
Speaker, for the purposes of emphasis, in getting at the top line of 
$267 billion.
  I respect the fact there are Members in this body who seriously 
believe we ought to spend $267 billion. No problem. Let us have debate. 
But there are those of us who do not believe in the context of a post-
cold-war environment, in the framework of a balanced budget, limited 
dollar environment, when we are punishing poor people, creating 
significant problems as we reduce expenditures across the line, $13 
additional billion in the military budget, when there is no longer a 
Soviet Union, when there is no longer a Warsaw Pact, it seems to me is 
right for us to debate. We ought to be able to accept each other's 
differences and let the body decide.
  For the rule precludes that, and there is something wrong. As I 
looked at the proposed amendment, there was even a Republican amendment 
that would have reduced this military budget to last year's level. That 
would have been, Mr. Speaker, a $3 billion cut. If there were those 
that wanted to reduce it, whack to the President's request, it would 
have been roughly a $13 billion cut. So we should have had the 
opportunity, somewhere between $3 billion and $13 billion, to have a 
significant debate about whether or not we ought to spend this kind of 
money in this atmosphere.
  I would have to live with the results of that debate and how my 
colleagues would decide to approach the issue. But to have no 
opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to do so flies in the face of what we ought 
to be about. It is, as I said before the Committee on Rules, our raison 
d'etre. It is our responsibility, it is our reason for being, to debate 
these issues.
  We have been for the last nearly year and a half talking about 
balanced budgets until we know each other's speeches by heart, but we 
ought to have the opportunity.
  Now, granted that we have equally divided the amendments between 
Democrats and Republicans. I have no problem with that. The fact that 
we have got 6 major amendments and 35 fairly noncontroversial 
amendments, some problem. But I will even put that aside. But to have 
no amendments on the top line, what it says, Mr. Speaker, is that 
Members of Congress will have no opportunity to challenge the top line, 
no other priorities. We in this rule will defend this turf. You have 
disenfranchised 435 Members of Congress, who should have the 
opportunity on any issue, to debate the substantive matters.
  Now, Mr. Speaker, your response might be, well, maybe you ought to 
debate the military budget top line in the context of the total budget. 
But each Member of Congress was cautioned that when we debate later 
this week the budget, if you wanted to submit a proposal, it had to be 
in the nature of a substitute. Mr. Speaker, you understand what that 
means. That means each Member has to file a total budget, not just 
their concerns about a particular budget.
  What I am suggesting to you is not one single Member of Congress will 
have the opportunity to get at the top line of $267 billion, whether 
they are Republican or Democrat, and there is something wrong about 
that.
  I do not mind staying here all night to debate. We have stayed here 
all night to debate some matters that could have been debated in 1 
hour, but we stayed, we drank coffee and we stayed all night. But when 
we come to $267 billion, we want to drive this train at 100 miles an 
hour.
  That is why we are being paid, to discuss and debate. I think I have 
demonstrated, Mr. Speaker, over the years I am willing to live with the 
result, but give us our chance. There has not been a chance to do that. 
For those reasons, I am constrained to oppose this rule, and I ask my 
colleagues to aggressively oppose this rule. It flies in the face of 
decency, democratic principles, and does not allow us to carry out our 
fiduciary responsibilities to the American voter and the taxpayer.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
just to respond briefly.
  Mr. Speaker, I say to my very good friend, and I have such great 
respect for him, I commended him the other day when he was chairman of 
the committee, we all really looked up to him with great respect, 
because he handled

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himself so well in the committee. But let me just say in this rule, we 
have made in order all of the important issues that were out there. 
Many were missing from years past. They were not offered by the 
Democrats or Republicans. We are dealing with Nunn-Lugar, which is in 
my opinion a very, very bad program, where we have given the Russian 
Government money to dismantle some of their missiles and they have 
diverted it to God knows where. We need to get to the bottom of that. 
We make those amendments in order.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SOLOMON. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will yield for one brief 
question, I will not quarrel with that. I am simply saying the top 
line. There were several amendments, Republican and Democrat. Can you 
explain why we do not have the opportunity? How that could happen?
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I am about to do that. 
I appreciate the gentleman's concern. We also deal with the very 
controversial issue of abortion. We deal with the HIV issue. These are 
all major issues where we are giving major portions of the time for 
debate.

                              {time}  1245

  We get involved with the Army reserve, with the gentleman from New 
Jersey [Mr. Saxton] sitting here. That is a very controversial issue. 
We get involved with burden sharing. That is a very controversial issue 
that I have worked with the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums] and 
the gentlewoman from Colorado [Mrs. Schroeder] on for years.
  But getting back to the top line figure itself, there is nothing 
worse than the way we have had handled this in the past where Members 
are allowed to stand up here and offer an amendment to freeze defense 
spending. What does that mean? Where are we then going to prioritize? 
Or we are going to cut defense spending by 10 percent across the board? 
What does that do to the priorities? Cut it by 5 percent, 2 percent. We 
have had Members that want to offer amendments to cut it by 1 percent. 
That is not the way to go about it.
  There is something strange here because in years past, as the 
gentleman knows, we have had numerous amendments to come in and cut 
particular weapons programs. The gentleman has always offered 
amendments to cut the B-2 program. Those amendments are nonexistent of 
the 117 that were presented to us.
  Now, what I am saying is that we have a budget resolution coming up 
in which the Committee on the Budget has agreed to a figure of $267.3 
billion. The budget that is here now recalls for $600 million less than 
that.
  In addition, the area to fight, where we are going to have the top 
line, is either in the budget resolutions that are going to come before 
this House the day after this bill is completed, or in the defense 
appropriation bill, where we actually appropriate the money for all of 
these programs. That is why we do not see amendments being allowed 
today to cut across the board or to freeze defense spending.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SOLOMON. I yield to the gentleman from California briefly because 
I am using up all our time.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Quickly, if I hear 
the gentleman correctly, then, he is suggesting that no amendments in 
perpetuity will be allowed to cut any other budget other than the 
military budget; housing, welfare, education, all these other programs. 
We will not allow amendments to reduce those budgets either? Because if 
that is the case, I can show the gentleman chapter and verse where 
those kinds of amendments were allowed.
  This is big money, 267. So are we setting a new precedent or 
establishing a new policy? Because if we are, this is a major point of 
departure.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I would say to the 
gentleman that, no; we are setting no precedent. The gentleman knows 
that we have this bill on the floor next week. We have a missile 
defense system bill on the floor, and then we have the budget bill 
followed shortly by the appropriation bills.
  We want to be able to deal with this all in that broad concept in 
order to be able to maintain a decent military for the future of our 
country.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Dellums].
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, if I heard my distinguished colleague 
correctly, I would make two observations. First, this is a precedent 
being set on the military budget that has not been set on any other 
budget, and that is that we cannot make cuts; that we cannot offer 
amendments to make cuts, and the rules will not do it. We know that is 
not the case. We have made cuts in other programs. I will just let that 
sit there for whatever that is worth.
  The second point that I would make is that, if the issue is get this 
bill up on Tuesday and get it out by Wednesday night, this is a triumph 
of process over substance, and we ought to be about substance. We have 
time to deliberate here, and I am not trying to demagog the issue. I am 
willing to stay here all night like anyone else; but, when we are 
talking about $267 billion, slow the train down and let us have a 
deliberative and substantive discussion. Do not let process triumph 
over substance.
  If we are going to establish this precedent on the military budget, 
then establish this precedent on programs that deal with our youth, 
with our poor, with our aged, with our unemployed and other programs.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Hunter], a member of the committee.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  I want to respond just briefly to my friend from California. I 
believe in having substantive debates, and we have had a ton of 
substantive debates over the last many years. One thing that I have 
noticed is generally not substantive, is when somebody comes to the 
floor not with a programmatic cut, not saying the missile defense is 
wrong or I want to cut the tank program or the helicopter program, but 
just saying I think we can take $3 billion out of the defense budget 
because it looks right and it feels good. And we end up with Members 
rushing to the floor saying is this a good one? And we have literally 
thousands of programs, and we have a $3 or $4 billion cut across the 
board.
  I agree with the gentleman that the Members should be allowed to 
answer the tough questions. But I would say that generally the across-
the-board cuts are the least substantive debates that we have in this 
House when they are not specific programs that those cuts are offered 
in the context of.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HUNTER. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I would respond to my colleague by saying 
any committee could make that argument when they came to the floor. 
Look, our product is a wonderful product. Do not make cuts in the 
program. Why should we be protected like any other committee? Two 
sixty-seven is a lot of money.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon [Mr. DeFazio].
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for the time. The 
debate thus far has been interesting.
  I would just like to reflect on what the House has been doing the 
last couple of days. We considered legislation regarding housing for 
tens of millions of Americans across the country and the assistance 
they might receive from the Federal Government. We spent over an hour 
and a half debating the issue of pets. Pets in public housing. But 
during the consideration of this bill there will not be 1 minute, there 
will not be 1 second spent on the issue of whether or not the United 
States of America should continue to acquire B-2 bombers, a weapon that 
is worth more than its weight in gold. Every single ounce of that plane 
is worth more than an ounce of gold.
  Not 1 minute will be spent on whether or not we should acquire 
additional B-2 bombers, a weapon system that even the Pentagon does not 
want. But that could not happen here on the floor.

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  Now, the chairman will say, well, no one wanted to offer it. It was 
not offered because we all knew it was a done deal. The books were 
cooked and these kind of amendments were not going to be allowed. Why 
not have an open rule? The famous open rule, where we would consider 
any and all amendments offered by people legitimately elected.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. DeFAZIO. I do not have time to yield to the gentleman.
  Mr. SOLOMON. I will give the gentleman a minute if he will yield.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. All right, Mr. Speaker, I will yield if the gentleman 
does not use more than a minute.
  Mr. SOLOMON. I thank the gentleman.
  Under 40 years of Democrat rule there was never one open rule in the 
defense bill and the gentleman knows that. But more than that, if the 
gentleman himself or Mr. Dellums had filed a B-2 amendment, I would 
have made it in order. Guaranteed. No amendment is there.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will open up the rule 
again, I will bring one by.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is welcome to use the rest of 
my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman and I appreciate that 
there will not be an amendment on star wars. Here is a fantasy program 
created by Ronald Reagan that has spent over $40 billion. The total 
results are one phonied-up test over the Pacific Ocean, which the 
Pentagon admits it phonied up. It did not actually work. They blew it 
up with a detonator. And now we are going to go ahead with billions of 
dollars more.
  In fact, we are going to mandate deployment on an antimissile system. 
Which one? None of them work. Well, we do not know, but within 7 years 
we will deploy one for up to $40 billion or $50 billion. Probably it 
will not work and it is not needed.
  We have missile defense in this country. It worked against the 
greatest threat to this country's freedom and security, the Soviet 
Union, for 50 years. Mutually assured destruction. No Podunk third 
World terrorist nation is going to launch a missile at the United 
States of America that is identifiable because they know they would no 
longer exist.
  We do not need that kind of missile defense. We need defense against 
terrorist weapons. But we will not have the discussion about star wars 
here on the floor. That amendment will not be allowed.
  We are not going to have a discussion about the fact that the 
Department of Defense cannot account for $15 billion over the last 10 
years. Now, if any other agency of government were missing $500,000, we 
would have special committees and investigations.
  Mr. Speaker, members should vote ``no'' on the rule.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey [Mr. Saxton], a very valuable member of the Armed Services 
Committee, renamed the Committee on National Security.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, let me commend the chairman for reporting 
what I think is a very fair rule. I cannot remember, Mr. Chairman, when 
there were 41 amendments made in order, almost half of which were of 
the minority party. I think that is quite commendable and I think it is 
quite fair, maybe more fair than the gentleman should have been.
  I would also like to remind the Members that have previously spoken 
from the other side that it was just 25 years ago when our defense 
budget amounted to about 33 or 34 percent of everything we spent 
through the Federal Government. Then back in the middle 1980's we got 
to around 30 percent, after having dipped down quite low. And today we 
are spending about half as much in terms of the percentage of our total 
expenditure on defense as we were even in 1986.
  So this is not a robust spending bill. This is a very lean spending 
bill. And I might say that some Members of the opposition party, 
particularly the leadership of the opposition party down at the White 
House, need to get realistic about where we are going with our defense 
policy and try to match our defense spending with that policy.
  We have been everywhere from Somalia and Haiti and Bosnia and the 
straits of Taiwan, and we are worried about Korea. We have been to the 
Middle East. And all of these on military excursions of one kind or 
another all cost money, and moneys which are intended to keep our 
servicemen and women in a safe condition. That is essentially what we 
are looking to do with this rule, followed by the bill.
  Early on our leadership said they would bring this bill to the House 
in a timely fashion, and the gentleman from New York has helped 
certainly to do that, and I commend him for it. We on the Armed 
Services Committee looked at this bill and we decided that there were 
some deficiencies because of the administration policy of using our 
defense forces in a robust way in many parts of the world, and so we 
added back some money that the President did not request.
  For example, the Service Secretaries testified that they needed more 
money for weapons modernization. It is in this bill. And $7.5 billion 
was added to end the modernization holiday which is gutting our forces 
and providing us with little option but to send our men and women 
around the world with a lack of modern weapons, which they really need.
  The Secretary of Defense asked for a quality of life program, and as 
the chairman knows, it is in this bill: A 3-percent pay increase, a 
4.6-percent hike in base allowance for quarters, and a provision to aid 
single service members to live off post.
  Many Defense officials cited the need for more family housing, and it 
is in this bill. This is something that is extremely necessary for 
quality of life. And so we are very pleased to bring forth this rule as 
well as the provisions of the bill which will follow.
  Once again, I commend the chairman and also thank him for making in 
order the amendment which we will debate for 30 minutes.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South 
Carolina [Mr. Spratt].
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the rule.
  I recall when we opened this Congress the colleagues on the other 
side told us we were going to have open rules and free and open debate, 
and this is a protestation, a rule that has been mostly honored in the 
breach, and this rule is a classic example of it.
  This bill adds $12.9 billion to the President's request, the 
Pentagon's request for national defense. There was an amendment filed 
that would strike the entire $12.9 billion. In all candor, I probably 
would not have voted for it, but that is the overarching issue here.
  At the very least we should open the debate with how much money we 
are going to spend on national defense. If we do not want to debate 
$12.9 billion, a huge add-on, at least we could have taken up the Foley 
amendment offered by a gentleman from the other side of the aisle to 
strike $2.6 billion and keep defense spending flat next year with the 
level of spending this year. But that amendment, too was precluded by 
this particular rule.
  These two amendments, as I said, are the overarching issues. They 
address what we are going to spend and what we are going to allocate to 
defense. Deep within the interstices of this rule there are other 
things that are precluded that I think are good government amendments. 
I offered one. A simple amendment to strike $25 million in funding that 
was added to the budget to accelerate the production of plutonium pits 
that go into nuclear weapons.

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  We have more plutonium pits than we can say grace over. If you want 
to restart production, $25 million is a spit in the bucket compared to 
what it is going to cost.
  My amendment to knock out this entirely unnecessary $25 million was 
not made in order. I am the ranking member of the R&D subcommittee on 
our committee. There is a provision here that precludes the use of this 
money for developing short takeoff and landing capabilities for the 
Joint Strike Fighter, which means it precludes its use for the Marine 
Corps. I know there has been some sort of compromise struck. Let us do 
it on the floor, do it in the well, put it behind us, and let us have 
that debate here and now.
  What are we going to debate then? We are going to debate social 
issue, totally peripheral to this bill, important

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maybe, but not as important as how much we spend on national defense. 
We are reopening gays in the military and HIV-positive serving, that is 
what this debate will be focused upon, not the key issues of how best 
to defend this country and how much to spend. That is why we should all 
oppose this rule and start over again.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I am a little surprised at the attitude of 
the gentlemen from South Carolina [Mr. Sratt].
  The gentleman from South Carolina, [Mr. Spratt] was a member of the 
majority for many years here and never once put an open rule on this 
defense bill on the floor. He knows that. This is more balanced, which 
the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums] will agree, as far as the 
distribution of amendments. Not only have we been fair, but to this 
gentleman, Mr. Spratt, we have made two amendments that were very 
critical to him in order. There were many Republicans that were turned 
down; many Democrats that were turned down.
  I think the gentleman should be a little more grateful for what we 
did for him instead of standing up here and knocking a rule that makes 
it that much more difficult for me to give him amendments in the future 
that he asks for.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Hoke], 
perhaps another disgruntled Member who did not get his amendment made 
in order, because we made 2 Spratt amendments in order and there was 
not room for it, but nevertheless he is a very valuable Member of this 
body. He has a good point to make here. I yield 3 minutes to gentleman 
from Ohio [Mr. Hoke].
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with some regret because the time has 
been given to me so graciously by the gentleman from New York, who is 
not only a great chairman but he is a great marine. But I still 
nonetheless rise with no less resolve in opposition to this blatantly 
unfair rule.
  It is unfair because it does not permit the people's representatives 
to hear a tragic and disturbing story that they deserve to hear. It is 
the story of how defense contracts for military landing gear are being 
sent abroad; how American working men and women are sweating blood to 
send tax dollars to Washington so that we can send their jobs overseas; 
how the percentage of foreign landing gear contracts has increased from 
15 percent in 1992 to 76 percent in 1996. These are the U.S. contracts 
for our landing gear. They have gone from 85 percent in 1992 down to 24 
percent in 1996.
  How the American landing gear industrial base has been decimated as a 
result of that; how 77 United States cities had businesses with landing 
gear defense contracts in 1992 and how that has dwindled to 38 cities 
today, cities like Pomona, CA; Upland, CA; East Haven, CT; Sarasota and 
Stuart, FL; Wichita, Kalamazoo, New York City, Cincinnati, Dallas, Salt 
Lake City, Seattle, Oshkosh. How Americans actually are providing 
foreign aid to some of those governments so that not only can their 
citizens subsidize the stealing of American jobs but American citizens 
can subsidize that, too.
  Out of the $200 million that we spent just on Air Force landing gear, 
not Army or Navy, in the past 7 years, nearly half has gone abroad.
  Well, maybe now they have heard the story, but if we do not defeat 
this terrible rule, the people's representatives will not have the 
opportunity to stop this outrageous abuse of American tax money and 
have the trust that they place in us. I do not care if you are a fair 
trader or a free trader or something in between, but when we use 
American workers; taxes to send jobs building our own military aircraft 
overseas to be built by foreign governments, subsidized by their own 
taxpayer dollars there, everyone knows that is wrong. We should not do 
it. We should be voting on this amendment. Defeat this rule.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Meehan].
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to state my opposition to this rule. 
This is supposedly an opportunity for a candid debate on the merits of 
the 1997 Department of Defense authorization bill. The Committee on 
Rules is supposed to enable this debate.
  My colleagues submitted 117 amendments to this bill. Although this is 
a high number, it is actually lower than in previous years. Why? 
Because it is difficult to draft amendments to a bill you have not 
seen. And this bill became available to Members the day after 
amendments were due. So by sheer will, 117 amendments were submitted. 
However, we are going to debate only 41 of them.
  The Committee on Rules has shut down 68 percent of the amendments 
they received. Clearly the majority have carefully selected which 
amendments they want to debate candidly. So, Mr. Speaker, I want to 
talk about one issue that we will not be debating, because under this 
rule we will not be debating the majority's addition of $12.9 billion 
to the President's budget request for defense. We added $7 billion 
above what the Pentagon asked for last year. Now in this year of 
balancing the budget, we say to a government agency, the Pentagon, you 
did not ask for enough money. We have found $13 billion that you should 
have asked for, but we are going to give it to you.
  Then we are going to bring it to the House of Representatives for a 
debate, and there is not a Member who has an opportunity to question 
whether or not we should be giving that agency more than they asked 
for. Could you imagine any other budget that we deal with on the floor 
of this House that we would say to a government agency, you did not ask 
for enough money. We are going to give you more then we are not going 
to debate it.
  That is exactly what this rule does. The same people that want to 
balance the budget, want to take 15 percent of the budget, increase it 
by $13 billion and say when we have debate on the floor of the House, 
we are not going to debate whether it is in the Nation's interest to 
have added this money to the bill, not to mention the fact that we are 
adding money for missile systems, and if you look at the Republican 
budget over 7 years that you voted for, if you look at the increases in 
the $13 billion, how are we going to maintain this equipment?
  If you look at the outyears of the Republican budget, it is heavy on 
the front end, but once you get into the sixth, seventh, eighth, later 
years of that budget, it goes down. We have already added $20 billion 
in 2 years beyond what the Pentagon asked for. No one in America really 
believes that this is the way that you balance the budget. We should 
defeat this rule. It is unfair and it does not give the American public 
an opportunity to debate whether or not we ought to be giving $13 
billion more than the Pentagon asked for.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
just to respond to the former speaker.
  It is too bad that the Clinton administration intimidates our Joint 
Chiefs of Staff. A perfect example of that was that the Clinton 
administration, which now is permeated with people that never served in 
the military, there is nothing all wrong about that, but sometimes you 
have a different way of thinking. I have, as a matter of fact, an 
amendment that will be made in order and brought up on Tuesday to 
investigate why we are not giving veterans priority consideration under 
the laws of the land in the Clinton administration, not only in the 
Defense Department but everywhere.
  But the point is, there was a situation just recently where the 
Clinton administration now wants to privatize all of the military 
depots throughout the country. Sounded like a pretty good idea. Sounds 
like Gerry Solomon, privatize. But that would have been a disaster in 
case of emergencies to do that.
  The Clinton administration forced the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all but 
one, to sign a letter saying that they believed in privatizing. That is 
exactly the same situation on the level of funding for the Defense 
Department. The previous speaker knows that. That is why we have to 
override the President and put in the money that we, the Congress of 
the United States, think is necessary.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I would only caution my friend, the chairman on the other side, about 
certain remarks. I would remind him that the Speaker of the House, Mr. 
Gingrich, did not serve in the military. The

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majority leader of the House, Mr. Armey, did not serve in the military. 
The majority whip of the House, Mr. DeLay, did not serve in the 
military.
  I know the gentleman served in the military, as did I, but I would 
urge the gentleman not to make remarks about the Clinton administration 
and people who did not serve in the military when there are leaders on 
his side of aisle who also did not serve in the military.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FROST. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman knows that I was not 
criticizing. I made it very clear that I was not. It is not a 
prerequisite to have served in the military, but sometimes you do think 
a little differently. But I have no criticism for any of those that you 
mentioned, including the President, in spite of the differences about 
how he did not serve, in my opinion. I have not criticized him in any 
way about that.
  Mr. FROST. Including the Speaker and the majority leader and the 
majority whip who also did not serve.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas [Ms. 
Jackson-Lee].
  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. I thank the gentleman from Texas for 
yielding the time.
  I want to offer an insight into this debate that hopefully will be 
accepted by the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Rules. The 
defense is everyone's business. Defense is everyone's business. It is 
the business of America. It is the business of this Congress. It is the 
business of the President of the United States.
  The authorization process which we are engaged in and reviewing a 
rule for is a very important process. It sets the tone for the 
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations. I cannot 
imagine why it is not appropriate for those of us who offered a simple 
amendment to reduce the Defense Department's budget to the extent that 
they wanted to have it. This budget is $13 billion more than they 
requested.
  I might add, having come from a family of those who have served in 
the military, I do not find them intimidating easily. I might not 
imagine that the Joint Chiefs would be intimidated by the fact that 
someone elsewhere is pressuring them to do something. I offered a 
simple amendment to reduce the defense budget by $6 billion. Fairly 
that leaves $7 billion remaining in that budget over the amount 
requested by the Defense Department.
  I do not even dictate to the Defense Department how they should do 
the reductions. I believe in readiness. I believe in military 
personnel. I have been to Bosnia and Croatia and the former Yugoslavia, 
Italy and Germany to look at our troops, others have been elsewhere.
  I know the value of making sure that our military personnel are ready 
and well and kept. I am glad that the chairman of the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs believes in, the Committee on Rules believes in 
veterans preferences. I can assume that he believes in affirmative 
action as well. None of that will be damaged, if you will, by a simple 
opportunity to discuss a reduction in the defense budget. We, Mr. 
Speaker, must do so.
  I do agree, however, with the Harman amendment which respects the men 
and women in the military that are HIV positive, respecting their 
heroism, respecting their leadership and not denying them the 
opportunity of being in the U.S. military.
  Let us open the rule and allow debate on reducing this budget. I 
think the Defense Department will be happy. The men and women in the 
military will be happy, and we will do what is right for America.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the rule on H.R. 3230, the Defense 
authorization bill. The amount of the authorized appropriations in the 
bill exceed the amount requested by the Department of Defense by $13 
billion. I offered an amendment in the Rules Committee that would have 
reduced the total appropriations for the Department by $6 billion. 
However, the Rules Committee did not accept my amendment.
  I believe that the entire House of Representatives should have the 
opportunity to determine whether this $13 billion increase over the 
Defense Department's recommendation is prudent. Most Members have not 
had the opportunity to review this bill in any depth. I am surprised 
that many Members of this body who speak strongly in favor of a 
balanced budget would not take the opportunity to allow a vote on an 
amendment that would help us to reach the goal of deficit reduction. 
Even if some Members believe that the Defense Department needs 
significant increases in funding, my amendment would have still allowed 
the Department to operate on $7 billion above the President's request.
  The Department of Defense must contribute its fair share of the 
sacrifice in achieving fiscal responsibility for our Government. 
Programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, education, housing, and 
environmental protection must not endure a disproportionate share of 
the burden in balancing the budget.
  I am sure that Members of Congress and the Department of Defense can 
work cooperatively to find some reductions in the Department's budget. 
For example, in the procurement area, you could carefully review the 
number of C-17 planes, the number of DDG-51 destroyers, and the number 
of strategic missiles. Additionally, in other areas, you could examine 
whether some airborne missions or reserve divisions need to be merged 
to save money. We need to have a real debate on these important issues 
of the Department's priorities. The proposed rule for this bill does 
not allow us to have this important discussion. I believe, however, in 
any Defense reduction the Defense Department would make the correct 
decisions.
  There are a few positive amendments that were allowed by the Rules 
Committee such as an amendment striking the provision stating that 
military personnel who are HIV-positive would have to separate 
themselves from active service. But such positive amendments don't 
negate the need to discuss reductions to the Defense Department 
authorization.
  The rule for this bill is still too restrictive and I urge my 
colleagues to reject this rule and allow amendments that would reduce 
the overall level of authorized appropriations for the Department of 
Defense.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Vermont [Mr. Sanders].
  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, this is really an incredible rule. What we 
have been hearing for the last year and what we will be hearing shortly 
is that the leadership here in the Congress thinks that we should make 
savage cuts in Medicare, force elderly people who do not have the money 
to pay more for premiums. Meanwhile, they are suggesting that we spend 
$13 billion more for the military than the President wants. Do not you 
think the American people are entitled to that debate on priorities? 
The Republican majority wants to savage Medicaid; 88 million people 
will no longer have health insurance. Children will be without health 
insurance. Elderly people will be unable to pay for their prescription 
drugs.

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  Mr. Speaker, I ask, ``Don't you think we should have a debate as to 
whether or not we cut military spending, or we salvage Medicaid?''
  I think the American people want that debate.
  Maybe they will agree with our colleagues. Maybe they think we should 
spend more money on star wars and B-2 bombers and less money on health 
care; maybe our colleagues are right. I do not think they are. But I 
think that is a debate that we should have.
  Mr. Speaker, all over America, middle-class families are desperate. 
In Vermont they are knocking their brains out trying to figure out how 
they can afford to send their kids to college. Meanwhile the Republican 
leadership is cutting back on loans and grants.
  I think the American people, the middle class of this country, has a 
right to decide whether we put more money into education or whether we 
continue to spend a hundred billion dollars a year defending Europe and 
Asia against a nonexistent enemy.
  Mr. Speaker, some of the cuts that have been advocated here by the 
Republican leadership are cruel, they are unnecessary. It seems to me 
that before we go after nutrition programs for children, we take a hard 
look at the military budget. We have a right to have that debate.
  Defeat this rule.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I would advise the gentleman from New York 
[Mr. Solomon] we only have one speaker remaining on our side who will 
close for us. I do not know if the gentleman has any other speakers.
  Mr. SOLOMON. I ask the gentleman, who is that speaker, sir?

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  Mr. FROST. The gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums].
  Mr. SOLOMON. In that case, Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Hunter]. I can think of no one better to 
speak on behalf of this bill than this gentleman who is a very good 
friend of the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums]. He is a member 
of the committee, been there a long time and has so much experience in 
this field.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, first let me thank the gentleman from New 
York [Mr. Solomon] for the great job that he has done as chairman of 
the Committee on Rules because he puts together this rule not only with 
an understanding of the parliamentary mechanics that go with that job, 
but also as somebody who really understands national security, and I 
want to thank him for that job and thank our full committee chairman, 
the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Spence] for the input that he 
has.
  Mr. Speaker, for my colleagues who maybe did not get an amendment 
made in order, I did not get one of my amendments made in order, and I 
offered a couple of them, and yet I support this rule, and let me tell 
my colleagues why I do.
  First, we did add to this year's defense request, but it was done 
because the military wanted that additional money. In fact, we asked 
the service Chiefs this year, and the genius of the gentleman from 
South Carolina [Mr. Spence] this year was to bring in the service 
Chiefs and ask them to tell us what they really wanted beyond President 
Clinton's defense budget. They asked for $15 billion in added 
modernization and equipment. They asked for $15 billion more. We gave 
them about $7 billion more.
  If we look at President Clinton's defense budget, his 5-year defense 
plan in 1995, do my colleagues know what he asked for modernization 
this year? Almost $50 billion. do my colleagues know what he asked for 
when he actually got to the year-end question this year? Went down to 
$38.9 billion, and after his own chiefs came in and said we need this, 
then we acted and we gave them about half of what they requested, of 
the additional add-on they requested, and the total bill, when we put 
it together, was still about $4 billion less than President Clinton 
said in 1995 we would need for this year.
  So the first question is, Did the military want this? And the answer 
is, ``Absolutely, yes.''
  Second, do they need it? I think the best symbol of whether or not 
they need it is a meeting that the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. 
Skelton], the ranking member, and I had with the U.S. Marine Corps and 
other service groups, specifically the ammunition experts when we asked 
them, ``Can you fight two wars? If your infantry men have to fight the 
2 MRC scenario, will they have enough bullets in their ammo pouches to 
fight two wars?''
  They said ``no.'' Marines are always candid. The marines said they do 
not have enough ammo to fight two wars; they are 96 million M-16 
bullets short. These ammo pouches, like the one I am holding here, will 
be empty if our marines are caught up in that two-war scenario.
  So, yes, we added ammunition for the marines, and they added a lot of 
other ammunition in the marine account, too. Howitzers, tank 
ammunition, and down the line, we put in everybody dime of ammo that 
they needed, and one of the gentlemen who complained about the top line 
was a Member who joined in letters asking for about $300 million in 
add-ons. Now, that is not bad because I think that he too realizes that 
this defense budget is coming apart at the seams.
  The Clinton defense plan is coming apart at the seams. It results in 
not enough ammunition for the troops, it results in not making the 
safety upgrades for 24 Aviate Marine jumpjets, and the marine aviators 
told us it would become 50 percent safer if they got those upgrades. It 
is very expensive to do the upgrades, but we put the money in to do 
that. So, yes.
  The second question, Do they need it? Answer is, ``Absolutely, yes.'' 
In fact, according to the Clinton administration 2 years ago and the 
service Chiefs themselves, they need more, they need more than the top 
line we gave them.
  Mr. Speaker, finally let me just say that the first obligation that 
we have is to defend this country, and for those Members who have 
talked about social needs and the need to balance this budget with 
social needs, it is balanced with social needs, it meets the most basic 
obligation; that is, to defend America.
  This is an excellent bill, and the Committee on Rules has done a good 
job in putting this rule to the floor, and, yes, we do not have the 
first ever in history open rule on the defense bill, but the gentleman 
from California [Mr. Dellums] and I have engaged in a couple of 5- and 
6-week defense bills at one time, and we did enjoy that debate, and I 
like to have as much time as possible, but I am also reminded that last 
year we got behind the gun and we finished our defense bill after the 
first of the year.
  I like this rule. I think we are doing what the American people want.
  Mr. Speaker, lastly let me make my last point to people that say 
these add-ons were not requested by the service. They were special add-
ons that the members of Congress put in for pork in their district. 
That was the cry last year. We did a calculation, and with respect to 
the additional requirements that we met in this bill with the Army, 
those requirements that we put in were 98 percent requested by the 
service. With the Navy it was 86 percent requested by the service. With 
the Marines it was 99 percent requested by the service. With the Air 
Force it was 95 percent requested by the service. And I thank our full 
committee chairman, the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Spence] for 
making sure we put those numbers down this time and set the story 
straight.
  This is a good defense bill. Let us pass the rule and let us pass the 
bill.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute, and then I will 
yield the remaining time to the gentleman from California [Mr. 
Dellums].
  Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of this Congress the Republican 
majority claimed that the House was going to consider bills under an 
open process. I would like to point out that 86 percent of the 
legislation this session has been considered under a restrictive rule. 
Not only are the Republicans restricting the process on the floor, they 
are also restricting Members' input during the committee process. I 
find it unfortunate that 48 percent of the legislation considered this 
session has not been reported from committee. In fact, 13 out of 27 
measures brought up this session have been unreported.
  Mr. Speaker, I insert the following extraneous material in the 
Record:

          FLOOR PROCEDURE IN THE 104TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION; COMPILED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS          
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H.R. 1*........................  Compliance........  H. Res. 6            Closed................           None.
H. Res. 6......................  Opening Day Rules   H. Res. 5            Closed; contained a              None.
                                  Package.                                 closed rule on H.R. 1                
                                                                           within the closed                    
                                                                           rule.                                
H.R. 5*........................  Unfunded Mandates.  H. Res. 38           Restrictive; Motion               N/A.
                                                                           adopted over                         
                                                                           Democratic objection                 
                                                                           in the Committee of                  
                                                                           the Whole to limit                   
                                                                           debate on section 4;                 
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           preference.                          
H.J. Res. 2*...................  Balanced Budget...  H. Res. 44           Restrictive; only              2R; 4D.
                                                                           certain substitutes;                 
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H. Res. 43.....................  Committee Hearings  H. Res. 43 (OJ)      Restrictive;                      N/A.
                                  Scheduling.                              considered in House                  
                                                                           no amendments.                       
H.R. 101.......................  To transfer a       H. Res. 51           Open..................            N/A.
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                                  Indians of New                                                                
                                  Mexico.                                                                       
H.R. 400.......................  To provide for the  H. Res. 52           Open..................            N/A.
                                  exchange of lands                                                             
                                  within Gates of                                                               
                                  the Arctic                                                                    
                                  National Park                                                                 
                                  Preserve.                                                                     
H.R. 440.......................  To provide for the  H. Res. 53           Open..................            N/A.
                                  conveyance of                                                                 
                                  lands to certain                                                              
                                  individuals in                                                                
                                  Butte County,                                                                 
                                  California.                                                                   
H.R. 2*........................  Line Item Veto....  H. Res. 55           Open; Pre-printing                N/A.
                                                                           gets preference.                     
H.R. 665*......................  Victim Restitution  H. Res. 61           Open; Pre-printing                N/A.
                                  Act of 1995.                             gets preference.                     
H.R. 666*......................  Exclusionary Rule   H. Res. 60           Open; Pre-printing                N/A.
                                  Reform Act of                            gets preference.                     
                                  1995.                                                                         
H.R. 667*......................  Violent Criminal    H. Res. 63           Restrictive; 10 hr.               N/A.
                                  Incarceration Act                        Time Cap on                          
                                  of 1995.                                 amendments.                          

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H.R. 668*......................  The Criminal Alien  H. Res. 69           Open; Pre-printing                N/A.
                                  Deportation                              gets preference;                     
                                  Improvement Act.                         Contains self-                       
                                                                           executing provision.                 
H.R. 728*......................  Local Government    H. Res. 79           Restrictive; 10 hr.               N/A.
                                  Law Enforcement                          Time Cap on                          
                                  Block Grants.                            amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference.                          
H.R. 7*........................  National Security   H. Res. 83           Restrictive; 10 hr.               N/A.
                                  Revitalization                           Time Cap on                          
                                  Act.                                     amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference; PQ.                      
H.R. 729*......................  Death Penalty/      N/A                  Restrictive; brought              N/A.
                                  Habeas.                                  up under UC with a 6                 
                                                                           hr. time cap on                      
                                                                           amendments.                          
S. 2...........................  Senate Compliance.  N/A                  Closed; Put on                   None.
                                                                           Suspension Calendar                  
                                                                           over Democratic                      
                                                                           objection.                           
H.R. 831.......................  To Permanently      H. Res. 88           Restrictive; makes in              1D.
                                  Extend the Health                        order only the                       
                                  Insurance                                Gibbons amendment;                   
                                  Deduction for the                        Waives all points of                 
                                  Self-Employed.                           order; Contains self-                
                                                                           executing provision;                 
                                                                           PQ.                                  
H.R. 830*......................  The Paperwork       H. Res. 91           Open..................            N/A.
                                  Reduction Act.                                                                
H.R. 889.......................  Emergency           H. Res. 92           Restrictive; makes in              1D.
                                  Supplemental/                            order only the Obey                  
                                  Rescinding                               substitute.                          
                                  Certain Budget                                                                
                                  Authority.                                                                    
H.R. 450*......................  Regulatory          H. Res. 93           Restrictive; 10 hr.               N/A.
                                  Moratorium.                              Time Cap on                          
                                                                           amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference.                          
H.R. 1022*.....................  Risk Assessment...  H. Res. 96           Restrictive; 10 hr.               N/A.
                                                                           Time Cap on                          
                                                                           amendments.                          
H.R. 926*......................  Regulatory          H. Res. 100          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Flexibility.                                                                  
H.R. 925*......................  Private Property    H. Res. 101          Restrictive; 12 hr.                1D.
                                  Protection Act.                          time cap on                          
                                                                           amendments; Requires                 
                                                                           Members to pre-print                 
                                                                           their amendments in                  
                                                                           the Record prior to                  
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration for                    
                                                                           amendment, waives                    
                                                                           germaneness and                      
                                                                           budget act points of                 
                                                                           order as well as                     
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           concerning                           
                                                                           appropriating on a                   
                                                                           legislative bill                     
                                                                           against the committee                
                                                                           substitute used as                   
                                                                           base text.                           
H.R. 1058*.....................  Securities          H. Res. 105          Restrictive; 8 hr.                 1D.
                                  Litigation Reform                        time cap on                          
                                  Act.                                     amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference; Makes in                 
                                                                           order the Wyden                      
                                                                           amendment and waives                 
                                                                           germaneness against                  
                                                                           it.                                  
H.R. 988*......................  The Attorney        H. Res. 104          Restrictive; 7 hr.                N/A.
                                  Accountability                           time cap on                          
                                  Act of 1995.                             amendments; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           preference.                          
H.R. 956*......................  Product Liability   H. Res. 109          Restrictive; makes in          8D; 7R.
                                  and Legal Reform                         order only 15 germane                
                                  Act.                                     amendments and denies                
                                                                           64 germane amendments                
                                                                           from being                           
                                                                           considered; PQ.                      
H.R. 1158......................  Making Emergency    H. Res. 115          Restrictive; Combines             N/A.
                                  Supplemental                             emergency H.R. 1158 &                
                                  Appropriations                           nonemergency 1159 and                
                                  and Rescissions.                         strikes the abortion                 
                                                                           provision; makes in                  
                                                                           order only pre-                      
                                                                           printed amendments                   
                                                                           that include offsets                 
                                                                           within the same                      
                                                                           chapter (deeper cuts                 
                                                                           in programs already                  
                                                                           cut); waives points                  
                                                                           of order against                     
                                                                           three amendments;                    
                                                                           waives cl 2 of rule                  
                                                                           XXI against the bill,                
                                                                           cl 2, XXI and cl 7 of                
                                                                           rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           substitute; waives cl                
                                                                           2(e) of rule XXI                     
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments in the                    
                                                                           Record; 10 hr time                   
                                                                           cap on amendments. 30                
                                                                           minutes debate on                    
                                                                           each amendment.                      
H.J. Res. 73*..................  Term Limits.......  H. Res. 116          Restrictive; Makes in           1D; 3R
                                                                           order only 4                         
                                                                           amendments considered                
                                                                           under a ``Queen of                   
                                                                           the Hill'' procedure                 
                                                                           and denies 21 germane                
                                                                           amendments from being                
                                                                           considered.                          
H.R. 4*........................  Welfare Reform....  H. Res. 119          Restrictive; Makes in         5D; 26R.
                                                                           order only 31                        
                                                                           perfecting amendments                
                                                                           and two substitutes;                 
                                                                           Denies 130 germane                   
                                                                           amendments from being                
                                                                           considered; The                      
                                                                           substitutes are to be                
                                                                           considered under a                   
                                                                           ``Queen of the Hill''                
                                                                           procedure; All points                
                                                                           of order are waived                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments.                          
H.R. 1271*.....................  Family Privacy Act  H. Res. 125          Open..................            N/A.
H.R. 660*......................  Housing for Older   H. Res. 126          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Persons Act.                                                                  
H.R. 1215*.....................  The Contract With   H. Res. 129          Restrictive; Self                  1D.
                                  America Tax                              Executes language                    
                                  Relief Act of                            that makes tax cuts                  
                                  1995.                                    contingent on the                    
                                                                           adoption of a                        
                                                                           balanced budget plan                 
                                                                           and strikes section                  
                                                                           3006. Makes in order                 
                                                                           only one substitute.                 
                                                                           Waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           bill, substitute made                
                                                                           in order as original                 
                                                                           text and Gephardt                    
                                                                           substitute.                          
H.R. 483.......................  Medicare Select     H. Res. 130          Restrictive; waives cl             1D.
                                  Extension.                               2(1)(6) of rule XI                   
                                                                           against the bill;                    
                                                                           makes H.R. 1391 in                   
                                                                           order as original                    
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the Dingell                     
                                                                           substitute; allows                   
                                                                           Commerce Committee to                
                                                                           file a report on the                 
                                                                           bill at any time.                    
H.R. 655.......................  Hydrogen Future     H. Res. 136          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Act.                                                                          
H.R. 1361......................  Coast Guard         H. Res. 139          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Authorization.                           302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                                                           the Congressional                    
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration and the                
                                                                           committee substitute;                
                                                                           waives cl 5(a) of                    
                                                                           rule XXI against the                 
                                                                           committee substitute.                
H.R. 961.......................  Clean Water Act...  H. Res. 140          Open; pre-printing                N/A.
                                                                           gets preference;                     
                                                                           waives sections                      
                                                                           302(f) and 602(b) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act                       
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; waives                
                                                                           cl 7 of rule XVI, cl                 
                                                                           5(a) of rule XXI and                 
                                                                           section 302(f) of the                
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the committee                        
                                                                           substitute. Makes in                 
                                                                           order Shuster                        
                                                                           substitute as first                  
                                                                           order of business.                   
H.R. 535.......................  Corning National    H. Res. 144          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Fish Hatchery                                                                 
                                  Conveyance Act.                                                               
H.R. 584.......................  Conveyance of the   H. Res. 145          Open..................            N/A.
                                  Fairport National                                                             
                                  Fish Hatchery to                                                              
                                  the State of Iowa.                                                            
H.R. 614.......................  Conveyance of the   H. Res. 146          Open..................            N/A.
                                  New London                                                                    
                                  National Fish                                                                 
                                  Hatchery                                                                      
                                  Production                                                                    
                                  Facility.                                                                     
H. Con. Res. 67................  Budget Resolution.  H. Res. 149          Restrictive; Makes in          3D; 1R.
                                                                           order 4 substitutes                  
                                                                           under regular order;                 
                                                                           Gephardt, Neumann/                   
                                                                           Solomon, Payne/Owens,                
                                                                           President's Budget if                
                                                                           printed in Record on                 
                                                                           5/17/95; waives all                  
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against substitutes                  
                                                                           and concurrent                       
                                                                           resolution; suspends                 
                                                                           application of Rule                  
                                                                           XLIX with respect to                 
                                                                           the resolution; self-                
                                                                           executes Agriculture                 
                                                                           language; PQ.                        
H.R. 1561......................  American Overseas   H. Res. 155          Restrictive; Requires             N/A.
                                  Interests Act of                         amendments to be                     
                                  1995.                                    printed in the Record                
                                                                           prior to their                       
                                                                           consideration; 10 hr.                
                                                                           time cap; waives cl                  
                                                                           2(1)(6) of rule XI                   
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; Also                  
                                                                           waives sections                      
                                                                           302(f), 303(a),                      
                                                                           308(a) and 402(a)                    
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration and the                
                                                                           committee amendment                  
                                                                           in order as original                 
                                                                           text; waives cl 5(a)                 
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the amendment;                       
                                                                           amendment                            
                                                                           consideration is                     
                                                                           closed at 2:30 p.m.                  
                                                                           on May 25, 1995. Self-               
                                                                           executes provision                   
                                                                           which removes section                
                                                                           2210 from the bill.                  
                                                                           This was done at the                 
                                                                           request of the Budget                
                                                                           Committee.                           
H.R. 1530......................  National Defense    H. Res. 164          Restrictive; Makes in      36R; 18D; 2
                                  Authorization                            order only the            Bipartisan.
                                  Act; FY 1996.                            amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report; waives                   
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the bill,                    
                                                                           substitute and                       
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report. Gives the                
                                                                           Chairman en bloc                     
                                                                           authority. Self-                     
                                                                           executes a provision                 
                                                                           which strikes section                
                                                                           807 of the bill;                     
                                                                           provides for an                      
                                                                           additional 30 min. of                
                                                                           debate on Nunn-Lugar                 
                                                                           section; Allows Mr.                  
                                                                           Clinger to offer a                   
                                                                           modification of his                  
                                                                           amendment with the                   
                                                                           concurrence of Ms.                   
                                                                           Collins; PQ.                         
H.R. 1817......................  Military            H. Res. 167          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Construction                             cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                  Appropriations;                          against the bill; 1                  
                                  FY 1996.                                 hr. general debate;                  
                                                                           Uses House passed                    
                                                                           budget numbers as                    
                                                                           threshold for                        
                                                                           spending amounts                     
                                                                           pending passage of                   
                                                                           Budget; PQ.                          
H.R. 1854......................  Legislative Branch  H. Res. 169          Restrictive; Makes in        5R; 4D; 2
                                  Appropriations.                          order only 11             Bipartisan.
                                                                           amendments; waives                   
                                                                           sections 302(f) and                  
                                                                           308(a) of the Budget                 
                                                                           Act against the bill                 
                                                                           and cl. 2 and cl. 6                  
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the bill. All points                 
                                                                           of order are waived                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; PQ.                      
H.R. 1868......................  Foreign Operations  H. Res. 170          Open; waives cl. 2,               N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 5(b), and cl. 6                  
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the bill; makes in                   
                                                                           order the Gilman                     
                                                                           amendments as first                  
                                                                           order of business;                   
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           amendments; if                       
                                                                           adopted they will be                 
                                                                           considered as                        
                                                                           original text; waives                
                                                                           cl. 2 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report. Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority (Hall)                      
                                                                           (Menendez) (Goss)                    
                                                                           (Smith, NJ); PQ.                     
H.R. 1905......................  Energy & Water      H. Res. 171          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against the bill;                    
                                                                           makes in order the                   
                                                                           Shuster amendment as                 
                                                                           the first order of                   
                                                                           business; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; if adopted                
                                                                           it will be considered                
                                                                           as original text. Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.J. Res. 79...................  Constitutional      H. Res. 173          Closed; provides one              N/A.
                                  Amendment to                             hour of general                      
                                  Permit Congress                          debate and one motion                
                                  and States to                            to recommit with or                  
                                  Prohibit the                             without instructions;                
                                  Physical                                 if there are                         
                                  Desecration of                           instructions, the MO                 
                                  the American Flag.                       is debatable for 1                   
                                                                           hr; PQ.                              
H.R. 1944......................  Recissions Bill...  H. Res. 175          Restrictive; Provides             N/A.
                                                                           for consideration of                 
                                                                           the bill in the                      
                                                                           House; Permits the                   
                                                                           Chairman of the                      
                                                                           Appropriations                       
                                                                           Committee to offer                   
                                                                           one amendment which                  
                                                                           is unamendable;                      
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           amendment; PQ.                       
H.R. 1868 (2nd rule)...........  Foreign Operations  H. Res. 177          Restrictive; Provides             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          for further                          
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the four                        
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the rules report (20                 
                                                                           min. each). Waives                   
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; Prohibits                
                                                                           intervening motions                  
                                                                           in the Committee of                  
                                                                           the Whole; Provides                  
                                                                           for an automatic rise                
                                                                           and report following                 
                                                                           the disposition of                   
                                                                           the amendments; PQ.                  
H.R. 1977 *Rule Defeated*......  Interior            H. Res. 185          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act and cl                
                                                                           2 and cl 6 of rule                   
                                                                           XXI; provides that                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title; waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the Tauzin                   
                                                                           amendment; self-                     
                                                                           executes Budget                      
                                                                           Committee amendment;                 
                                                                           waives cl 2(e) of                    
                                                                           rule XXI against                     
                                                                           amendments to the                    
                                                                           bill; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.R. 1977......................  Interior            H. Res. 187          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          302(f), 306 and                      
                                                                           308(a) of the Budget                 
                                                                           Act; waives clauses 2                
                                                                           and 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the Tauzin                   
                                                                           amendment; provides                  
                                                                           that the bill be read                
                                                                           by title; self-                      
                                                                           executes Budget                      
                                                                           Committee amendment                  
                                                                           and makes NEA funding                
                                                                           subject to House                     
                                                                           passed authorization;                
                                                                           waives cl 2(e) of                    
                                                                           rule XXI against the                 
                                                                           amendments to the                    
                                                                           bill; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.R. 1976......................  Agriculture         H. Res. 188          Open; waives clauses 2            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          and 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; provides                   
                                                                           that the bill be read                
                                                                           by title; Makes Skeen                
                                                                           amendment first order                
                                                                           of business, if                      
                                                                           adopted the amendment                
                                                                           will be considered as                
                                                                           base text (10 min.);                 
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority; PQ.                        
H.R. 1977 (3rd rule)...........  Interior            H. Res. 189          Restrictive; provides             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          for the further                      
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; allows only                    
                                                                           amendments pre-                      
                                                                           printed before July                  
                                                                           14th to be                           
                                                                           considered; limits                   
                                                                           motions to rise.                     
H.R. 2020......................  Treasury Postal     H. Res. 190          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title; Pre-printing                  
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   

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H.J. Res. 96...................  Disapproving MFN    H. Res. 193          Restrictive; provides             N/A.
                                  for China.                               for consideration in                 
                                                                           the House of H.R.                    
                                                                           2058 (90 min.) And                   
                                                                           H.J. Res. 96 (1 hr).                 
                                                                           Waives certain                       
                                                                           provisions of the                    
                                                                           Trade Act.                           
H.R. 2002......................  Transportation      H. Res. 194          Open; waives cl. 3 0f             N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          rule XIII and section                
                                                                           401 (a) of the CBA                   
                                                                           against consideration                
                                                                           of the bill; waives                  
                                                                           cl. 6 and cl. 2 of                   
                                                                           rule XXI against                     
                                                                           provisions in the                    
                                                                           bill; Makes in order                 
                                                                           the Clinger/Solomon                  
                                                                           amendment waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the amendment                
                                                                           (Line Item Veto);                    
                                                                           provides the bill be                 
                                                                           read by title; Pre-                  
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; PQ. *RULE                  
                                                                           AMENDED*.                            
H.R. 70........................  Exports of Alaskan  H. Res. 197          Open; Makes in order              N/A.
                                  North Slope Oil.                         the Resources                        
                                                                           Committee amendment                  
                                                                           in the nature of a                   
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text; Pre-                  
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides a                 
                                                                           Senate hook-up with                  
                                                                           S. 395.                              
H.R. 2076......................  Commerce, Justice   H. Res. 198          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; Pre-                       
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title..                              
H.R. 2099......................  VA/HUD              H. Res. 201          Open; waives cl. 2 and            N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          cl. 6 of rule XXI                    
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; Provides                   
                                                                           that the amendment in                
                                                                           part 1 of the report                 
                                                                           is the first                         
                                                                           business, if adopted                 
                                                                           it will be considered                
                                                                           as base text (30                     
                                                                           min.); waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the Klug and                 
                                                                           Davis amendments; Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides                   
                                                                           that the bill be read                
                                                                           by title.                            
S. 21..........................  Termination of      H. Res. 204          Restrictive; 3 hours               ID.
                                  U.S. Arms Embargo                        of general debate;                   
                                  on Bosnia.                               Makes in order an                    
                                                                           amendment to be                      
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or a                 
                                                                           designee (1 hr); If                  
                                                                           motion to recommit                   
                                                                           has instructions it                  
                                                                           can only be offered                  
                                                                           by the Minority                      
                                                                           Leader or a designee.                
H.R. 2126......................  Defense             H. Res. 205          Open; waives cl.                  N/A.
                                  Appropriations.                          2(l)(6) of rule XI                   
                                                                           and section 306 of                   
                                                                           the Congressional                    
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; waives cl. 2                   
                                                                           and cl. 6 of rule XXI                
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; self-                      
                                                                           executes a strike of                 
                                                                           sections 8021 and                    
                                                                           8024 of the bill as                  
                                                                           requested by the                     
                                                                           Budget Committee; Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title.                               
H.R. 1555......................  Communications Act  H. Res. 207          Restrictive; waives        2R/3D/3 Bi-
                                  of 1995.                                 sec. 302(f) of the          partisan.
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; Makes in order                 
                                                                           the Commerce                         
                                                                           Committee amendment                  
                                                                           as original text and                 
                                                                           waives sec. 302(f) of                
                                                                           the Budget Act and                   
                                                                           cl. 5(a) of rule XXI                 
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; Makes in                  
                                                                           order the Bliley                     
                                                                           amendment (30 min.)                  
                                                                           as the first order of                
                                                                           business, if adopted                 
                                                                           it will be original                  
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the amendments                  
                                                                           printed in the report                
                                                                           and waives all points                
                                                                           of order against the                 
                                                                           amendments; provides                 
                                                                           a Senate hook-up with                
                                                                           S. 652.                              
H.R. 2127......................  Labor/HHS           H. Res. 208          Open; Provides that               N/A.
                                  Appropriations                           the first order of                   
                                  Act.                                     business will be the                 
                                                                           managers amendments                  
                                                                           (10 min.), if adopted                
                                                                           they will be                         
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl. 2                   
                                                                           and cl. 6 of rule XXI                
                                                                           against provisions in                
                                                                           the bill; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against certain                      
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; Provides                   
                                                                           the bill be read by                  
                                                                           title; PQ.                           
H.R. 1594......................  Economically        H. Res. 215          Open; 2 hr of gen.                N/A.
                                  Targeted                                 debate. makes in                     
                                  Investments.                             order the committee                  
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text.                       
H.R. 1655......................  Intelligence        H. Res. 216          Restrictive; waives               N/A.
                                  Authorization.                           sections 302(f),                     
                                                                           308(a) and 401(b) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act. Makes                
                                                                           in order the                         
                                                                           committee substitute                 
                                                                           as modified by Govt.                 
                                                                           Reform amend                         
                                                                           (striking sec. 505)                  
                                                                           and an amendment                     
                                                                           striking title VII.                  
                                                                           Cl 7 of rule XVI and                 
                                                                           cl 5(a) of rule XXI                  
                                                                           are waived against                   
                                                                           the substitute.                      
                                                                           Sections 302(f) and                  
                                                                           401(b) of the CBA are                
                                                                           also waived against                  
                                                                           the substitute.                      
                                                                           Amendments must also                 
                                                                           be pre-printed in the                
                                                                           Congressional record.                
H.R. 1162......................  Deficit Reduction   H. Res. 218          Open; waives cl 7 of              N/A.
                                  Lock Box.                                rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           committee substitute                 
                                                                           made in order as                     
                                                                           original text; Pre-                  
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1670......................  Federal             H. Res. 219          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Acquisition                              302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                  Reform Act of                            the Budget Act                       
                                  1995.                                    against consideration                
                                                                           of the bill; bill                    
                                                                           will be read by                      
                                                                           title; waives cl 5(a)                
                                                                           of rule XXI and                      
                                                                           section 302(f) of the                
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the committee                        
                                                                           substitute. Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1617......................  To Consolidate and  H. Res. 222          Open; waives sections             N/A.
                                  Reform Workforce                         302(f) and 401(b) of                 
                                  Development and                          the Budget Act                       
                                  Literacy Programs                        against the                          
                                  Act (CAREERS).                           substitute made in                   
                                                                           order as original                    
                                                                           text (H.R. 2332), cl.                
                                                                           5(a) of rule XXI is                  
                                                                           also waived against                  
                                                                           the substitute.                      
                                                                           Provides for                         
                                                                           consideration of the                 
                                                                           managers amendment                   
                                                                           (10 min.) If adopted,                
                                                                           it is considered as                  
                                                                           base text.                           
H.R. 2274......................  National Highway    H. Res. 224          Open; waives section              N/A.
                                  System                                   302(f) of the Budget                 
                                  Designation Act                          Act against                          
                                  of 1995.                                 consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill; Makes H.R. 2349                
                                                                           in order as original                 
                                                                           text; waives section                 
                                                                           302(f) of the Budget                 
                                                                           Act against the                      
                                                                           substitute as well as                
                                                                           cl. 5(a) of rule XXI                 
                                                                           and cl. 1(q)(10) of                  
                                                                           rule X against the                   
                                                                           substitute; provides                 
                                                                           for the consideration                
                                                                           of a managers                        
                                                                           amendment (10 min).                  
                                                                           If adopted, it is                    
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority; PQ.                   
H.R. 927.......................  Cuban Liberty and   H. Res. 225          Restrictive; waives cl           2R/2D
                                  Democratic                               2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI                
                                  Solidarity Act of                        against consideration                
                                  1995.                                    of the bill; makes in                
                                                                           order H.R. 2347 as                   
                                                                           base text; waives cl                 
                                                                           7 of rule XVI against                
                                                                           the substitute; Makes                
                                                                           Hamilton amendment                   
                                                                           the first amendment                  
                                                                           to be considered (1                  
                                                                           hr). Makes in order                  
                                                                           only amendments                      
                                                                           printed in the report.               
H.R. 743.......................  The Teamwork for    H. Res. 226          Open; waives cl                   N/A.
                                  Employees and                            2(l)(2)(b) of rule XI                
                                  managers Act of                          against consideration                
                                  1995.                                    of the bill; makes in                
                                                                           order the committee                  
                                                                           amendment as original                
                                                                           text; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           get priority.                        
H.R. 1170......................  3-Judge Court for   H. Res. 227          Open; makes in order a            N/A.
                                  Certain                                  committee amendment                  
                                  Injunctions.                             as original text; Pre-               
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 1601......................  International       H. Res. 228          Open; makes in order a            N/A.
                                  Space Station                            committee amendment                  
                                  Authorization Act                        as original text; pre-               
                                  of 1995.                                 printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.J. Res. 108..................  Making Continuing   H. Res. 230          Closed; Provides for    ..............
                                  Appropriations                           the immediate                        
                                  for FY 1996.                             consideration of the                 
                                                                           CR; one motion to                    
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           have instructions                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or a designee.                       
H.R. 2405......................  Omnibus Civilian    H. Res. 234          Open; self-executes a             N/A.
                                  Science                                  provision striking                   
                                  Authorization Act                        section 304(b)(3) of                 
                                  of 1995.                                 the bill (Commerce                   
                                                                           Committee request);                  
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2259......................  To Disapprove       H. Res. 237          Restrictive; waives cl              1D
                                  Certain                                  2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI                
                                  Sentencing                               against the bill's                   
                                  Guideline                                consideration; makes                 
                                  Amendments.                              in order the text of                 
                                                                           the Senate bill S.                   
                                                                           1254 as original                     
                                                                           text; Makes in order                 
                                                                           only a Conyers                       
                                                                           substitute; provides                 
                                                                           a senate hook-up                     
                                                                           after adoption.                      
H.R. 2425......................  Medicare            H. Res. 238          Restrictive; waives                 1D
                                  Preservation Act.                        all points of order                  
                                                                           against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; makes                 
                                                                           in order the text of                 
                                                                           H.R. 2485 as original                
                                                                           text; waives all                     
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against H.R. 2485;                   
                                                                           makes in order only                  
                                                                           an amendment offered                 
                                                                           by the Minority                      
                                                                           Leader or a designee;                
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           amendment; waives cl                 
                                                                           5(c) of rule XXI (\3/                
                                                                           5\ requirement on                    
                                                                           votes raising taxes);                
                                                                           PQ.                                  
H.R. 2492......................  Legislative Branch  H. Res. 239          Restrictive; provides             N/A.
                                  Appropriations                           for consideration of                 
                                  Bill.                                    the bill in the House.               
H.R. 2491......................  7 Year Balanced     H. Res. 245          Restrictive; makes in               1D
H. Con. Res. 109...............   Budget                                   order H.R. 2517 as                   
                                  Reconciliation                           original text; waives                
                                  Social Security                          all pints of order                   
                                  Earnings Test                            against the bill;                    
                                  Reform.                                  Makes in order only                  
                                                                           H.R. 2530 as an                      
                                                                           amendment only if                    
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or a                 
                                                                           designee; waives all                 
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; waives cl                 
                                                                           5(c) of rule XXI (\3/                
                                                                           5\ requirement on                    
                                                                           votes raising taxes);                
                                                                           PQ.                                  
H.R. 1833......................  Partial Birth       H. Res. 251          Closed................            N/A.
                                  Abortion Ban Act                                                              
                                  of 1995.                                                                      
H.R. 2546......................  D.C.                H. Res. 252          Restrictive; waives                N/A
                                  Appropriations FY                        all points of order                  
                                  1996.                                    against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; Makes                 
                                                                           in order the Walsh                   
                                                                           amendment as the                     
                                                                           first order of                       
                                                                           business (10 min.);                  
                                                                           if adopted it is                     
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl 2 and                
                                                                           6 of rule XXI against                
                                                                           the bill; makes in                   
                                                                           order the Bonilla,                   
                                                                           Gunderson and                        
                                                                           Hostettler amendments                
                                                                           (30 min.); waives all                
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; debate on                
                                                                           any further                          
                                                                           amendments is limited                
                                                                           to 30 min. each.                     
H.J. Res. 115..................  Further Continuing  H. Res. 257          Closed; Provides for               N/A
                                  Appropriations                           the immediate                        
                                  for FY 1996.                             consideration of the                 
                                                                           CR; one motion to                    
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           have instructions                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or a designee.                       
H.R. 2586......................  Temporary Increase  H. Res. 258          Restrictive; Provides               5R
                                  in the Statutory                         for the immediate                    
                                  Debt Limit.                              consideration of the                 
                                                                           CR; one motion to                    
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           have instructions                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or a designee; self-                 
                                                                           executes 4 amendments                
                                                                           in the rule; Solomon,                
                                                                           Medicare Coverage of                 
                                                                           Certain Anti-Cancer                  
                                                                           Drug Treatments,                     
                                                                           Habeas Corpus Reform,                
                                                                           Chrysler (MI); makes                 
                                                                           in order the Walker                  
                                                                           amend (40 min.) on                   
                                                                           regulatory reform.                   
H.R. 2539......................  ICC Termination...  H. Res. 259          Open; waives section    ..............
                                                                           302(f) and section                   
                                                                           308(a).                              
H.J. Res. 115..................  Further Continuing  H. Res. 261          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  Appropriations                           the immediate                        
                                  for FY 1996.                             consideration of a                   
                                                                           motion by the                        
                                                                           Majority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designees to                     
                                                                           dispose of the Senate                
                                                                           amendments (1hr).                    
H.R. 2586......................  Temporary Increase  H. Res. 262          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  in the Statutory                         the immediate                        
                                  Limit on the                             consideration of a                   
                                  Public Debt.                             motion by the                        
                                                                           Majority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designees to                     
                                                                           dispose of the Senate                
                                                                           amendments (1hr).                    
H. Res. 250....................  House Gift Rule     H. Res. 268          Closed; provides for                2R
                                  Reform.                                  consideration of the                 
                                                                           bill in the House; 30                
                                                                           min. of debate; makes                
                                                                           in order the Burton                  
                                                                           amendment and the                    
                                                                           Gingrich en bloc                     
                                                                           amendment (30 min.                   
                                                                           each); waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; Gingrich                 
                                                                           is only in order if                  
                                                                           Burton fails or is                   
                                                                           not offered.                         
H.R. 2564......................  Lobbying            H. Res. 269          Open; waives cl.                  N/A.
                                  Disclosure Act of                        2(l)(6) of rule XI                   
                                  1995.                                    against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; waives                
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the Istook                   
                                                                           and McIntosh                         
                                                                           amendments.                          
H.R. 2606......................  Prohibition on      H. Res. 273          Restrictive; waives               N/A.
                                  Funds for Bosnia                         all points of order                  
                                  Deployment.                              against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration;                       
                                                                           provides one motion                  
                                                                           to amend if offered                  
                                                                           by the Minority                      
                                                                           Leader or designee (1                
                                                                           hr non-amendable);                   
                                                                           motion to recommit                   
                                                                           which may have                       
                                                                           instructions only if                 
                                                                           offered by Minority                  
                                                                           Leader or his                        
                                                                           designee; if Minority                
                                                                           Leader motion is not                 
                                                                           offered debate time                  
                                                                           will be extended by 1                
                                                                           hr.                                  
H.R. 1788......................  Amtrak Reform and   H. Res. 289          Open; waives all                  N/A.
                                  Privatization Act                        points of order                      
                                  of 1995.                                 against the bill's                   
                                                                           consideration; makes                 
                                                                           in order the                         
                                                                           Transportation                       
                                                                           substitute modified                  
                                                                           by the amend in the                  
                                                                           report; Bill read by                 
                                                                           title; waives all                    
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           substitute; makes in                 
                                                                           order a managers                     
                                                                           amend as the first                   
                                                                           order of business, if                
                                                                           adopted it is                        
                                                                           considered base text                 
                                                                           (10 min.); waives all                
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; Pre-                      
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            

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H.R. 1350......................  Maritime Security   H. Res. 287          Open; makes in order              N/A.
                                  Act of 1995.                             the committee                        
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text; makes                 
                                                                           in order a managers                  
                                                                           amendment which if                   
                                                                           adopted is considered                
                                                                           as original text (20                 
                                                                           min.) unamendable;                   
                                                                           pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2621......................  To Protect Federal  H. Res. 293          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  Trust Funds.                             the adoption of the                  
                                                                           Ways & Means                         
                                                                           amendment printed in                 
                                                                           the report. 1 hr. of                 
                                                                           general debate; PQ.                  
H.R. 1745......................  Utah Public Lands   H. Res. 303          Open; waives cl                   N/A.
                                  Management Act of                        2(l)(6) of rule XI                   
                                  1995.                                    and sections 302(f)                  
                                                                           and 311(a) of the                    
                                                                           Budget Act against                   
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration. Makes                 
                                                                           in order the                         
                                                                           Resources substitute                 
                                                                           as base text and                     
                                                                           waives cl 7 of rule                  
                                                                           XVI and sections                     
                                                                           302(f) and 308(a) of                 
                                                                           the Budget Act; makes                
                                                                           in order a managers'                 
                                                                           amend as the first                   
                                                                           order of business, if                
                                                                           adopted it is                        
                                                                           considered base text                 
                                                                           (10 min).                            
H. Res. 304....................  Providing for       N/A                  Closed; makes in order          1D; 2R
                                  Debate and                               three resolutions;                   
                                  Consideration of                         H.R. 2770 (Dornan),                  
                                  Three Measures                           H. Res. 302 (Buyer),                 
                                  Relating to U.S.                         and H. Res. 306                      
                                  Troop Deployments                        (Gephardt); 1 hour of                
                                  in Bosnia.                               debate on each.                      
H. Res. 309....................  Revised Budget      H. Res. 309          Closed; provides 2                N/A.
                                  Resolution.                              hours of general                     
                                                                           debate in the House;                 
                                                                           PQ.                                  
H.R. 558.......................  Texas Low-Level     H. Res. 313          Open; pre-printing                N/A.
                                  Radioactive Waste                        gets priority.                       
                                  Disposal Compact                                                              
                                  Consent Act.                                                                  
H.R. 2677......................  The National Parks  H. Res. 323          Closed; consideration             N/A.
                                  and National                             in the House; self-                  
                                  Wildlife Refuge                          executes Young                       
                                  Systems Freedom                          amendment.                           
                                  Act of 1995.                                                                  
                                   PROCEDURE IN THE 104TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION                                   
                                                                                                                
H.R. 1643......................  To authorize the    H. Res. 334          Closed; provides to               N/A.
                                  extension of                             take the bill from                   
                                  nondiscriminatory                        the Speaker's table                  
                                  treatment (MFN)                          with the Senate                      
                                  to the products                          amendment, and                       
                                  of Bulgaria.                             consider in the House                
                                                                           the motion printed in                
                                                                           the Rules Committee                  
                                                                           report; 1 hr. of                     
                                                                           general debate;                      
                                                                           previous question is                 
                                                                           considered as                        
                                                                           ordered. ** NR; PQ.                  
H.J. Res. 134..................  Making continuing   H. Res. 336          Closed; provides to               N/A.
H. Con. Res. 131...............   appropriations/                          take from the                        
                                  establishing                             Speaker's table H.J.                 
                                  procedures making                        Res. 134 with the                    
                                  the transmission                         Senate amendment and                 
                                  of the continuing                        concur with the                      
                                  resolution H.J.                          Senate amendment with                
                                  Res. 134.                                an amendment (H. Con.                
                                                                           Res. 131) which is                   
                                                                           self-executed in the                 
                                                                           rule. The rule                       
                                                                           provides further that                
                                                                           the bill shall not be                
                                                                           sent back to the                     
                                                                           Senate until the                     
                                                                           Senate agrees to the                 
                                                                           provisions of H. Con.                
                                                                           Res. 131. ** NR; PQ.                 
H.R. 1358......................  Conveyance of       H. Res. 338          Closed; provides to               N/A.
                                  National Marine                          take the bill from                   
                                  Fisheries Service                        the Speaker's table                  
                                  Laboratory at                            with the Senate                      
                                  Gloucester,                              amendment, and                       
                                  Massachusetts.                           consider in the House                
                                                                           the motion printed in                
                                                                           the Rules Committee                  
                                                                           report; 1 hr. of                     
                                                                           general debate;                      
                                                                           previous question is                 
                                                                           considered as                        
                                                                           ordered. ** NR; PQ.                  
H.R. 2924......................  Social Security     H. Res. 355          Closed; ** NR; PQ.....            N/A.
                                  Guarantee Act.                                                                
H.R. 2854......................  The Agricultural    H. Res. 366          Restrictive; waives          5D; 9R; 2
                                  Market Transition                        all points of order       Bipartisan.
                                  Program.                                 against the bill; 2                  
                                                                           hrs of general                       
                                                                           debate; makes in                     
                                                                           order a committee                    
                                                                           substitute as                        
                                                                           original text and                    
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order against the                    
                                                                           substitute; makes in                 
                                                                           order only the 16                    
                                                                           amends printed in the                
                                                                           report and waives all                
                                                                           points of order                      
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments;                          
                                                                           circumvents unfunded                 
                                                                           mandates law;                        
                                                                           Chairman has en bloc                 
                                                                           authority for amends                 
                                                                           in report (20 min.)                  
                                                                           on each en bloc; PQ.                 
H.R. 994.......................  Regulatory Sunset   H. Res. 368          Open rule; makes in               N/A.
                                  & Review Act of                          order the Hyde                       
                                  1995.                                    substitute printed in                
                                                                           the Record as                        
                                                                           original text; waives                
                                                                           cl 7 of rule XVI                     
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           substitute; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority; vacates the                
                                                                           House action on S.                   
                                                                           219 and provides to                  
                                                                           take the bill from                   
                                                                           the Speaker's table                  
                                                                           and consider the                     
                                                                           Senate bill; allows                  
                                                                           Chrmn. Clinger a                     
                                                                           motion to strike all                 
                                                                           after the enacting                   
                                                                           clause of the Senate                 
                                                                           bill and insert the                  
                                                                           text of H.R. 994 as                  
                                                                           passed by the House                  
                                                                           (1 hr) debate; waives                
                                                                           germaneness against                  
                                                                           the motion; provides                 
                                                                           if the motion is                     
                                                                           adopted that it is in                
                                                                           order for the House                  
                                                                           to insist on its                     
                                                                           amendments and                       
                                                                           request a conference.                
H.R. 3021......................  To Guarantee the    H. Res. 371          Closed rule; gives one            N/A.
                                  Continuing Full                          motion to recommit,                  
                                  Investment of                            which if it contains                 
                                  Social security                          instructions, may                    
                                  and Other Federal                        only if offered by                   
                                  Funds in                                 the Minority Leader                  
                                  Obligations of                           or his designee. **                  
                                  the United States.                       NR.                                  
H.R. 3019......................  A Further           H. Res. 372          Restrictive; self-              2D/2R.
                                  Downpayment                              executes CBO language                
                                  Toward a Balanced                        regarding contingency                
                                  Budget.                                  funds in section 2 of                
                                                                           the rule; makes in                   
                                                                           order only the                       
                                                                           amendments printed in                
                                                                           the report; Lowey (20                
                                                                           min), Istook (20                     
                                                                           min), Crapo (20 min),                
                                                                           Obey (1 hr); waives                  
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; give one                 
                                                                           motion to recommit,                  
                                                                           which if contains                    
                                                                           instructions, may                    
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee. **                  
                                                                           NR.                                  
H.R. 2703......................  The Effective       H. Res. 380          Restrictive; makes in        6D; 7R; 4
                                  Death Penalty and                        order only the            Bipartisan.
                                  Public Safety Act                        amendments printed in                
                                  of 1996.                                 the report; waives                   
                                                                           all points of order                  
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendments; gives                    
                                                                           Judiciary Chairman en                
                                                                           bloc authority (20                   
                                                                           min.) on en blocs;                   
                                                                           provides a Senate                    
                                                                           hook-up with S. 735.                 
                                                                           ** NR.                               
H.R. 2202......................  The Immigration     H. Res. 384          Restrictive; waives        12D; 19R; 1
                                  and National                             all points of order       Bipartisan.
                                  Interest Act of                          against the bill and                 
                                  1995.                                    amendments in the                    
                                                                           report except for                    
                                                                           those arising under                  
                                                                           sec. 425(a) of the                   
                                                                           Budget Act (unfunded                 
                                                                           mandates); 2 hrs. of                 
                                                                           general debate on the                
                                                                           bill; makes in order                 
                                                                           the committee                        
                                                                           substitute as base                   
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           only the amends in                   
                                                                           the report; gives the                
                                                                           Judiciary Chairman en                
                                                                           bloc authority (20                   
                                                                           min.) of debate on                   
                                                                           the en blocs; self-                  
                                                                           executes the Smith                   
                                                                           (TX) amendment re:                   
                                                                           employee verification                
                                                                           program; PQ.                         
H.J. Res. 165..................  Making further      H. Res. 386          Closed; provides for              N/A.
                                  continuing                               the consideration of                 
                                  appropriations                           the CR in the House                  
                                  for FY 1996.                             and gives one motion                 
                                                                           to recommit which may                
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader;                 
                                                                           the rule also waives                 
                                                                           cl 4(b) of rule XI                   
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           following: an omnibus                
                                                                           appropriations bill,                 
                                                                           another CR, a bill                   
                                                                           extending the debt                   
                                                                           limit. ** NR.                        
H.R. 125.......................  The Gun Crime       H. Res. 388          Closed; self-executes              N/A
                                  Enforcement and                          an amendment;                        
                                  Second Amendment                         provides one motion                  
                                  Restoration Act                          to recommit which may                
                                  of 1996.                                 contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee. **                  
                                                                           NR.                                  
H.R. 3136......................  The Contract With   H. Res. 391          Closed; provides for               N/A
                                  America                                  the consideration of                 
                                  Advancement Act                          the bill in the                      
                                  of 1996.                                 House; self-executes                 
                                                                           an amendment in the                  
                                                                           Rules report; waives                 
                                                                           all points of order,                 
                                                                           except sec. 425(a)                   
                                                                           (unfunded mandates)                  
                                                                           of the CBA, against                  
                                                                           the bill's                           
                                                                           consideration; orders                
                                                                           the PQ except 1 hr.                  
                                                                           of general debate                    
                                                                           between the Chairman                 
                                                                           and Ranking Member of                
                                                                           Ways and Means; one                  
                                                                           Archer amendment (10                 
                                                                           min.); one motion to                 
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee;                     
                                                                           Provides a Senate                    
                                                                           hookup if the Senate                 
                                                                           passes S. 4 by March                 
                                                                           30, 1996. **NR.                      
H.R. 3103......................  The Health          H. Res. 392          Restrictive: 2 hrs. of             N/A
                                  Coverage                                 general debate (45                   
                                  Availability and                         min. split by Ways                   
                                  Affordability Act                        and Means) (45 split                 
                                  of 1996.                                 by Commerce) (30                     
                                                                           split by Economic and                
                                                                           Educational                          
                                                                           Opportunities); self-                
                                                                           executes H.R. 3160 as                
                                                                           modified by the                      
                                                                           amendment in the                     
                                                                           Rules report as                      
                                                                           original text; waives                
                                                                           all points of order,                 
                                                                           except sec. 425(a)                   
                                                                           (unfunded mandates)                  
                                                                           of the CBA; makes in                 
                                                                           order a Democratic                   
                                                                           substitute (1 hr.)                   
                                                                           waives all points of                 
                                                                           order, except sec.                   
                                                                           425(a) (unfunded                     
                                                                           mandates) of the CBA,                
                                                                           against the                          
                                                                           amendment; one motion                
                                                                           to recommit which may                
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee;                     
                                                                           waives cl 5(c) of                    
                                                                           Rule XXI (requiring                  
                                                                           \3/5\ vote on any tax                
                                                                           increase) on votes on                
                                                                           the bill, amendments                 
                                                                           or conference reports.               
H.J. Res. 159..................  Tax Limitation      H. Res. 395          Restrictive; provides               1D
                                  Constitutional                           for consideration of                 
                                  Amendment.                               the bill in the                      
                                                                           House; 3 hrs of                      
                                                                           general debate; Makes                
                                                                           in order H.J. Res.                   
                                                                           169 as original text;                
                                                                           allows for an                        
                                                                           amendment to be                      
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designee (1 hr)                  
                                                                           ** NR; PQ.                           
H.R. 842.......................  Truth in Budgeting  H. Res. 396          Open; 2 hrs. of                    N/A
                                  Act.                                     general debate; Pre-                 
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2715......................  Paperwork           H. Res. 409          Open; Preprinting get              N/A
                                  Elimination Act                          priority.                            
                                  of 1996.                                                                      
H.R. 1675......................  National Wildlife   H. Res. 410          Open; Makes the Young              N/A
                                  Refuge                                   amendment printed in                 
                                  Improvement Act                          the 4/16/96 Record in                
                                  of 1995.                                 order as original                    
                                                                           text; waives cl 7 of                 
                                                                           rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           amendment;                           
                                                                           Preprinting gets                     
                                                                           priority; **NR.                      
H.J. Res. 175..................  Further Continuing  H. Res. 411          Closed; provides for               N/A
                                  Appropriations                           consideration of the                 
                                  for FY 1996.                             bill in the House;                   
                                                                           one motion to                        
                                                                           recommit which, if                   
                                                                           containing                           
                                                                           instructions, may be                 
                                                                           offered by the                       
                                                                           Minority Leader or                   
                                                                           his designee. **NR.                  
H.R. 2641......................  United States       H. Res. 418          Open; Pre-printing                 N/A
                                  Marshals Service                         gets priority; Senate                
                                  Improvement Act                          hook-up. **PQ.                       
                                  of 1996.                                                                      
H.R. 2149......................  The Ocean Shipping  H. Res. 419          Open; Makes in order a             N/A
                                  Reform Act.                              managers amendment as                
                                                                           the first order of                   
                                                                           business (10 min.);                  
                                                                           if adopted it is                     
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl 7 of                 
                                                                           rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           managers amendment;                  
                                                                           Pre-printing gets                    
                                                                           priority; makes in                   
                                                                           order an Obestar en                  
                                                                           bloc amendment.                      
H.R. 2974......................  To amend the        H. Res. 421          Open; waives cl 7 of               N/A
                                  Violent Crime                            rule XIII against                    
                                  Control and Law                          consideration of the                 
                                  Enforcement Act                          bill; makes in order                 
                                  of 1994 to                               the Judiciary                        
                                  provide enhanced                         substitute printed in                
                                  penalties for                            the bill as original                 
                                  crimes against                           text; waives cl 7 of                 
                                  elderly and child                        rule XVI against the                 
                                  victims.                                 substitute; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 3120......................  To amend Title 18,  H. Res. 422          Open; waives cl 7 of               N/A
                                  United States                            rule XIII against                    
                                  Code, with                               consideration of the                 
                                  respect to                               bill; makes in order                 
                                  witness                                  the Judiciary                        
                                  retaliation,                             substitute printed in                
                                  witness tampering                        the bill as original                 
                                  and jury                                 text; waives cl 7 of                 
                                  tampering.                               rule XVI against the                 
                                                                           substitute; Pre-                     
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 2406......................  The United States   H. Res. 426          Open; makes in order               N/A
                                  Housing Act of                           the committee                        
                                  1996.                                    substitute printed in                
                                                                           the bill as original                 
                                                                           text; waives cl 5(a)                 
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the substitute; makes                
                                                                           in order a managers                  
                                                                           amendment as the                     
                                                                           first order of                       
                                                                           business (10 min); if                
                                                                           adopted it is                        
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; Pre-printing                   
                                                                           gets priority;                       
                                                                           provides a Senate                    
                                                                           hook-up.                             
H.R. 3322......................  Omnibus Civilian    H. Res. 427          Open; waives cl                    N/A
                                  Science                                  2(l)(2) of rule XI                   
                                  Authorization Act                        against the bill's                   
                                  of 1996.                                 consideration; makes                 
                                                                           in order a managers                  
                                                                           amendment as the                     
                                                                           first order of                       
                                                                           business (10 min); if                
                                                                           adopted it is                        
                                                                           considered as base                   
                                                                           text; waives cl 5(a)                 
                                                                           of rule XXI against                  
                                                                           the bill; pre-                       
                                                                           printing gets                        
                                                                           priority.                            
H.R. 3286......................  The Adoption        H. Res. 428          Restrictive; provides           1D; 1R
                                  Promotion and                            consideration of the                 
                                  Stability Act of                         bill in the House;                   
                                  1996.                                    makes in order the                   
                                                                           Ways & Means                         
                                                                           substitute printed in                
                                                                           the bill as original                 
                                                                           text; makes in order                 
                                                                           a Gibbons amendment                  
                                                                           to title II (30 min)                 
                                                                           and a Young amendment                
                                                                           (30 min); provides                   
                                                                           one motion to                        
                                                                           recommit which may                   
                                                                           contain instructions                 
                                                                           only if offered by                   
                                                                           the Minority Leader                  
                                                                           or his designee.                     

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H.R. 3230......................  Defense             H. Res. 430          Restrictive...........      41 amends;
                                  Authorization                                                      20D; 17R; 4
                                  Bill FY 1997.                                                       bipartisan
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* Contract Bills, 67% restrictive; 33% open. ** All legislation 1st Session, 53% restrictive; 47% open. *** All 
  legislation 2d Session, 87% restrictive; 13% open. **** All legislation 104th Congress, 58% restrictive; 42%  
  open. ***** NR indicates that the legislation being considered by the House for amendment has circumvented    
  standard procedure and was never reported from any House committee. ****** PQ Indicates that previous question
  was ordered on the resolution. ******* Restrictive rules are those which limit the number of amendments which 
  can be offered, and include so-called modified open and modified closed rules as well as completely closed    
  rules and rules providing for consideration in the House as opposed to the Committee of the Whole. This       
  definition of restrictive rule is taken from the Republican chart of resolutions reported from the Rules      
  Committee in the 103d Congress. N/A means not available.                                                      



             Legislation in the 104th Congress, 2nd Session

       To date 13 out of 23, or 57% of the bills considered under 
     rules in the 2nd session of the 104th Congress have been 
     considered under an irregular procedure which circumvents the 
     standard committee procedure. They have been brought to the 
     floor without any committee reporting them. They are as 
     follows:
       H.R. 1643, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory 
     treatment (MFN) to the products of Bulgaria.
       H.J. Res. 134, making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       H.R. 1358, conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service 
     Laboratory at Gloucester, Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2924, the Social Security Guarantee Act.
       H.R. 3021, to guarantee the continuing full investment of 
     Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the 
     United States.
       H.R. 3019, a further downpayment toward a balanced budget.
       H.R. 2703, the effective Death Penalty and Public Safety 
     Act of 1996.
       H.J. Res. 165, making further continuing appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1996.
       H.R. 125, the Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment 
     Restoration Act of 1996.
       H.R. 3136, the Contract With America Advancement Act of 
     1996.
       H.J. Res. 159, tax limitation constitutional amendment.
       H.R. 1675, National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 
     1995.
       H.J. Res. 175, making further continuing appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1996.


  the tradition of open rules under democratic management of the house

  Mr. Speaker, several times during this debate my Republican 
colleagues have asserted that the Department of Defense authorization 
bill was never before considered under an open rule and therefore they 
are justified in restricting amendments and not permitting debate on 
the amount of money to be spent on ballistic missiles or environmental 
restoration or, in total, on defense.
  In fact, the longstanding tradition of the House, when the Democratic 
Party controlled this body, was to consider DOD authorization bills 
under an open rule. Until the 99th Congress, all DOD authorization 
bills were considered under open rules. For example, in each session of 
the 98th Congress the annual DOD authorization bill was considered 
under an open rule (H. Res. 197 and H. Res. 494). If Republicans had 
offered an open rule, it would not have been the first such rule for 
consideration of this important annual authorization bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Dellums].
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Frost] for his generosity in yielding this time to me, and, Mr. Speaker 
and Members, we come to the close of this debate. As I said earlier, 
this is a debate on the procedure by which we will discuss the military 
policy of this country. Let me try to place that in proper context.
  We now find ourselves in the context of a post-cold-war world, a 
significant period in American world history. We do not even know quite 
how to name it. We simply call it post-cold war. But it is a moment 
that provides with it an enormous opportunity, Mr. Speaker, an enormous 
opportunity to redefine our national security agenda, redefine our 
national security strategy in the context of the realities of the post-
cold-war world.
  I believe that that new post-cold-war national security strategy 
ought to embrace three elements: First, a healthy, vibrant American 
economy, which means a well-educated, well-informed, well-trained 
American citizenry, healthy, where there is a commitment to full 
employment, commitment to our children, commitment to our future.
  The second element of our national security strategy ought to be a 
foreign policy rooted in the notions of prevention, where there is a 
heavier reliance on political, economic, social and diplomatic 
solutions to problems that would preclude the need to go to the 
extraordinary step of war.
  And, finally, the third element of our national security strategy: a 
properly sized, properly trained, properly equipped military to meet 
the realities as we move toward the 21st century.
  This military budget addresses that third element.
  This military budget, as I said earlier, is to the tune of $267 
billion.
  Mr. Speaker, let me place that in context for people who do not 
understand. America's military budget is roughly equivalent to all the 
other military budgets in the world combined, and if we add the 
military budgets of America's allies in Europe and in Asia, our 
friends, combine those budgets, America and its friends spend in excess 
of 80 percent of the world's military budget, leaving slightly over 19 
percent of the rest of the world's military budget in the hands of, 
quote, potential adversaries.
  We are outspending the rest of the world, the United States and its 
friends, four to one. So this notion about America's military budget 
falling apart is a farce; it is a bizarre notion,

  But we ought to intellectually grapple with each other, Mr. Speaker. 
I am prepared to lay down old labels, old ideas, old paradigms, old 
policy and old programs, but let us talk about it. There is a fiscal 
dimension to this. The people who put $13 billion see great dangers and 
see the need to march forward almost in cold war fashion. But there are 
those of us who see the potential, the possibilities and the great 
promise of moving the world away from war and moving the world away 
from the need to spend so much money on defense.
  We ought to, irrespective of whether we agree or disagree, have the 
right to debate these matters free and open, and all I ask, in 
conclusion, Mr. Speaker, is the opportunity for free and open debate. 
It does not have to be an open rule. We can have a substantive debate 
without having open rule.
  This rule is so constricted and so confined that we cannot even get 
to the intelligent rationale that ought to be the business of the 
United States Congress.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this rule, go back and give us the 
opportunity to stand here and carry out our responsibilities as 
dignified Members of the Congress.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 2\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I will not use all of our time. I will be 
as brief as I can just to point out the gentleman seems to be concerned 
at our level of defense spending. He complains that our budget is much 
bigger than it should be. Yet just look across the Pacific, look at the 
country of the People's Republic of China who in the last several years 
have doubled their defense budget, doubled their defense budget, and 
are using, and I will not yield at this point; my colleague should not 
interrupt a closer. The People's Republic of China are taking the 
weapons that they are producing today and giving it to the stated 
terrorist nation enemies, professed enemies of this country like Iran, 
Iraq, Libya, and others, and North Korea. This country's first 
obligation is to be prepared militarily to defend the interests of the 
United States of America around this world. That is what this budget 
does.
  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.

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  Mr. DELLUMS. 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--235, 
nays 149, not voting 49, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 166]

                               YEAS--235

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NAYS--149

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--49

     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Berman
     Bevill
     Boehner
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Ensign
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Laughlin
     Markey
     McDade
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Paxon
     Portman
     Roberts
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Skelton
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Zeliff

                              {time}  1347

  The Clerk announced the following pairs:
  On this vote:

       Mr. Dicks for, with Mr. Moakley against.
       Mr. Herger for, with Mrs. Collins of Illinois against.
       Mr. Scarborough for, with Mr. Conyers against.

  Mrs. KENNELLY and Mr. SANFORD changed their vote from ``yea'' to 
``nay.''
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

                          ____________________