[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H7093-H7099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          SEQUENTIAL VOTES POSTPONED IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 460, proceedings will now 
resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed 
in the following order: the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar]; the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Filner]; the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
New Jersey [Mr. Andrews]; and the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Georgia [Mr. Collins].
  The Chair will reduce to 5 mintues the time for any electronic vote 
after the first vote in this series.


                   amendment offered by mr. oberstar

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. 
Oberstar], on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the 
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             recorded vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 193, 
noes 212, not voting 28, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 288]

                               AYES--193

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes

[[Page H7094]]


     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                               NOES--212

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Ackerman
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Martinez
     McDade
     Peterson (FL)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Taylor (NC)
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              {time}  0027

  Mrs. SMITH of Washington and Messrs. HAYWORTH, FOLEY, FRANKS of 
Connecticut, STEARNS, and GREENWOOD changed their vote from ``aye'' to 
``no.''
  Mr. RAMSTAD and Mr. BALDACCI changed their vote from ``no'' to 
``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                    amendment offered by mr. filner

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Filner], 
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             recorded vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 162, 
noes 238, not voting 33, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 289]

                               AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                               NOES--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Martinez
     McDade
     Obey
     Peterson (FL)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Taylor (NC)
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              {time}  0035

  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. BOEHLERT, and Mr. WHITFIELD changed their vote for ``no'' to 
``aye.''

[[Page H7095]]

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Andrews

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. 
Andrews], on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the 
noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 123, 
noes 280, not voting 30, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 290]

                               AYES--123

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                               NOES--280

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Ackerman
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Martinez
     McDade
     Peterson (FL)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Taylor (NC)
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              {time}  0042

  MESSRS. DINGELL, DOOLEY of California, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 
changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


              Amendment Offered by Mr. Collins of Georgia

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Collins], 
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded
  A recorded vote was ordered.

                             [Roll No. 291]

  The CHARIMAN. This is a 5 minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 247, 
noes 159, not voting 27, as follows:

                               AYES--247

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blute
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard

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     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer

                               NOES--159

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Graham
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Ackerman
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Lincoln
     Martinez
     McDade
     Peterson (FL)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Taylor (NC)
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              {time}  0050

  Mr. PACKARD and Mr. PAXON changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read the final lines of the bill.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997''.
  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 3675, the fiscal 
year 97 Transportation Appropriations bill and would urge my colleagues 
to support its passage today.
  I do, however, want to register my concerns about the omission from 
this bill of funding that would enable the NHTSA to conduct an audit of 
compliance by auto companies with the American Automobile Labeling Act 
[AALA]. The administration had requested $500,000 for the purpose of 
verifying the required labeling information. Periodic audits are 
necessary for us to convince the Japanese that we have the capability 
to verify their figures submitted under the AALA. These audits are 
necessary to assure the credibility of the AALA reports.
  The AALA was enacted in 1994 as a means to provide consumers with 
information about the origin of motor vehicles and their parts, 
information they can take into account in their vehicle purchasing 
decisions. Thus, consumers who want to ``Buy American'', can do so. In 
this way, the Act promotes the jobs of American workers in the 
automotive industry.
  It is my hope that as H.R. 3675 proceeds through the legislative 
process, there will be an opportunity to provide the funding requested 
by the Transportation Department and NHTSA for the audits of auto 
content under the AALA.
  Ms. McKinney. Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank the Chairman and the 
ranking member for their hard work on this bill. This year's funding 
level demonstrates our continued commitment to America's Transportation 
networks.
  America's productivity and global competitiveness depends on our 
ability to move products and people in an efficient manner. At the 
current rate, highway passenger travel is expected to double in only 30 
years. To prevent excessive congestion and pollution, we need 
alternative ways of transporting our people and products. Rail systems 
are a clean and efficient alternative.
  Although this bill reduces funds for Amtrak and the northeast 
corridor, it increases funding for the next generation high-speed rail 
programs.
  In short, investing in America's passenger rail lines ensures a more 
efficient, prosperous and environmentally sound future. I urge my 
colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. DIXON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 3675, the fiscal 
year 1997 Transportation Appropriations Bill. Under current fiscal 
constraints, Chairman Frank Wolf and ranking member Ron Coleman should 
be commended for their efforts to craft a bill which seeks to balance 
the needs of transit systems, highways, and aviation. I want to extend 
my thanks to both of them and the subcommittee for their continued 
support of transportation infrastructure initiatives in my region and 
throughout California. I also want to extend my best wishes to 
Representative Coleman on the occasion of managing his final 
Transportation Appropriations bill as a Member of this body.
  I rise today to highlight two programs of particular importance to 
the Los Angeles area. The bill includes funding to continue our 
partnership with the Federal Government on the metro rail redline 
subway--an integral component of our efforts to build a comprehensive 
transportation system. H.R. 3675 also includes essential Federal 
assistance for the Alameda Corridor Project, which promises to accrue 
substantial benefits not only to the Los Angeles area, but to the 
entire Nation.
  The Transportation Appropriations bill provides $59 million for 
direct loans of $400 million over 3 years to be used for the 
construction of the Alameda Corridor under sections 505 of the Railroad 
Revitalization Act of 1976. This $2 billion project consolidate over 90 
miles of rail with 200 at grade crossings into a single 20-mile grade 
separated system. The corridor will link the ports of Los Angeles and 
Long Beach with the National Railroad System and widen and improve the 
truck route paralleling the rail facility to expedite truck traffic.
  The Alameda Corridor will mitigate traffic congestion and pollution, 
enhance the competitiveness of the San Pedro ports, bring jobs to a 
hard-pressed region, and enhance redevelopment along the corridor. 
These are important local benefits. But it is essential that Members 
not from California understand the national significance of the Alameda 
Corridor Project.
  The current value of trade traveling through the San Pedro Bay ports 
is estimated today at $116 billion annually. Nationally, this trade 
generates 2.5 million jobs, $14 billion Federal taxes, and over $5 
billion in State and local revenues. One need only look at some of the 
regional figures included in those estimates to understand the 
significance of the corridor project to the Nation.
  The estimated value of Atlantic seaboard region trade traveling 
through the San Pedro ports totals $14.9 billion; in the Great Lakes 
region $16.6 billion; in the South East region $5 billion. Jobs related 
to these trade figures number in the hundreds of thousands, and State 
and local revenues in the hundreds of millions.
  Forecasts of the projected growth of U.S.-Pacific rim trade 
consistently project a doubling of trade volumes over the next 15-20 
years. We cannot take full advantage of this expanded growth by 
depending on freight traveling at speeds of 5 miles an hour--as it now 
is apt to do along the Alameda Corridor. This situation will be 
exacerbated as train traffic along the corridor grows from its current 
29 trains per day to an expected 97 trains by the year 2020.
  It is seldom that we encounter a project that makes greater sense 
from a local, State, and national standpoint.
  The Transportation Appropriations bill also includes $90 million for 
further design and construction of segment 3 of the metro rail red 
line. While this is significantly less than the Federal Transit 
Administration's recommendation and the Los Angeles Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority's [MTA] request, we recognize that a number of 
worthy projects are competing for tight Federal dollars. I am also well 
aware of the committee's concern about a number of matters associated 
with metro rail construction. I am gratified by the committee's 
continued support of the Los Angeles subway and its expectation that, 
under new leadership, any outstanding problems facing the project will 
be overcome.
  A broad-based bipartisan coalition of elected officials, and business 
and community leaders support the L.A. MATS's efforts to implement our 
comprehensive transportation plan. That plan includes combining heavy-
rail subway, at grade light-rail, commuter rail, and improved bus 
service. The People of Los Angeles have levied a one-cent sales tax on 
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improve transit in our area. This source of revenue, which totals 
approximately $750 million per year, coupled with State and Federal 
funds, is partially used to fund the Los Angeles metro rail project--a 
23.4 mile, heavy-rail subway, which will act as the spine of our 
transit network.

  Extensions from the metro rail spine include the 22 mile light-rail 
blue line--from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles; the blue line 
extension, north to Pasadena; and the green line which intersects the 
blue line from the Los Angeles international airport area. These are 
all locally funded projects built without Federal assistance. In 
addition, Los Angeles has continued to seek a 50-percent Federal share 
for construction of the metro rail project, well below the maximum 80 
percent allowed by law.
  Segment 3 of the metro rail red line MOS-3 will add an additional 
11.6 miles to the metro system upon completion. This segment is 
particularly important to those of us who represent economically and 
ethnically diverse constituencies. The mid-city segment, East Los 
Angeles and North Hollywood extensions, will provide services to an 
ethnically and economically diverse community comprised of African 
American, Asian, and Latino residents traditionally dependent on public 
transit.
  Residents of these communities have the same, if not greater, transit 
needs as our more affluent neighborhoods, but lack significant 
transportation options. Access to metro rail will not merely enhance 
the daily lives of these residents, it will also enable many to easily 
travel to other job rich areas of Los Angeles County.
  With the Los Angeles area continuing to recover from a stubborn 
recession, L.A.'s metro rail also provides thousands of needed jobs to 
residents of the area, with Federal dollars leveraging local and 
private funding vital to expansion of the local economy. Last year, 
15,000 jobs were created through metro rail construction, and the MTA 
estimates that over 100,000 jobs will be created by the time the metro 
rail is complete.
  The Alameda Corridor and the metro rail system are essential to 
improving the quality of life in the Los Angeles and to providing 
economic stimulus and security to the region, as well as the entire 
Nation. Statistics pointing to dramatic increases in the future 
population of the State and region, as well as the lessons learned from 
the transportation upheavals in the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge 
earthquake, demonstrate that it is essential that we continue to move 
ahead aggressively on our plans for a comprehensive intermodal 
transportation network. I commend the committee for acknowledging the 
importance of the Federal role in achieving that goal and urge support 
for the bill.
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Chairman, I would like to take a few minutes to draw my 
colleagues attention to funding for Amtrak. We are at a critical stage 
with regard to our national rail passenger policy as we attempt to 
transition Amtrak from Federal financial support. However, are we being 
penny wise and pound foolish?
  We are all aware that the budget resolutions for the last 2 years 
have put Amtrak on a glide path off of operating support. Additionally, 
after months of hearings and deliberations, the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee brought a bill before the House to reauthorize 
Amtrak last year, which passed the House by a vote of 406 to 4. The 
House-passed bill also constructs a gradual phase out of Amtrak's 
operating support by 2002. Moreover, Amtrak's own business plan also 
eliminates the need for Federal assistance by 2002. Essentially, we all 
made an agreement with Amtrak. We told them to do what no other 
national passenger railroad in the world has been able to do: be free 
of operating support. This is indeed a major accomplishment and one 
that Congress should encourage. In return, we offered Amtrak a 
structured funding phaseout and passage of cost saving legislation.
  Yet, from 1995 to 1997, Amtrak's funding levels are $1.2 billion less 
than what they requested and what they told us was necessary for 
operating self-sufficiency. In fact, this year the Northeast Corridor 
Improvement program will receive no funding. The President requested 
$200 million and in fiscal year 1996 it was appropriated $115 million. 
Amtrak's capital budget also took a severe hit. It is appropriated $120 
million, which is $176.5 million less than the President requested and 
$110 million less than the fiscal year 1996 level. How can we expect 
them to operate our national railroad passenger system given these deep 
cuts?
  Congress has deviated from the plan we set forth in the budget 
resolution and the House-passed reauthorization bill. Without adequate 
capital funds during this critical transition period, Amtrak will not 
be able to make the necessary investment to survive once Congress 
ceases its financial support. Additionally, the Senate has failed to 
pass their vision of the Amtrak reauthorization bill, thus, Amtrak does 
not benefit yet from any of the cost savings contained in that bill.
  A railroad is a capital intensive enterprise. Since Amtrak came into 
existence 25 years ago, Congress has never provided it with adequate 
funding. Consequently, Amtrak has not been able to modernize its 
locomotives and purchase more reliable and fuel-efficient engines. Many 
of their maintenance shops are still from the engine era and need to be 
upgraded. The electric wires that are used on the Northeast Corridor 
are the same ones the Pennsylvania Railroad first strung in 1933. We 
will never get them to a legitimate point of self-sufficiency, if we do 
not give Amtrak the ability to reinvest now.
  Mr. Chairman, let us not forget that if Amtrak becomes insolvent, the 
liability to the Federal Government is going to be a far greater cost 
to the taxpayer than giving Amtrak the funds they need to successfully 
transition into self-sufficiency.
  I ask my colleagues to weigh carefully what we are doing here and ask 
ourselves if the end justify the means.
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Chairman, I feel that it is appropriate for me to 
rise at this time to express my concern about funding for Amtrak. It is 
my understanding that this bill includes $542 million for fiscal year 
1997. This is well below the $922 million assumed for Amtrak in the 
1997 Republican budget resolution.
  Amtrak is our national passenger railroad. It has been in existence 
for more than a quarter of a century, built on a commitment by 
Congress. Amtrak is a cross-country passenger system that services the 
commuter and travel needs of Americans. This passenger railroad 
relieves congested highways while reducing pollution. This intercity 
railroad is a necessary component of a balanced transportation system.
  Amtrak will not be able to continue its present level of service 
under the funding levels in this appropriations bill. The railroad 
would be forced to discontinue a number of routes and many workers 
would lose their jobs. Amtrak employs more than 25,000 people. The 
taxes on the salaries of these workers and on sales of supplies to 
Amtrak exceed congressional funding. Drastic cuts in Federal funding of 
Amtrak will result in the decline and the eventual elimination of this 
railroad system.
  Amtrak meets the transportation needs of many small communities that 
are poorly served by buses and air services. Trains are an important 
travel option for senior citizens, the disabled, and for persons with 
medical conditions that prevent them from flying.
  Amtrak's goal is to operate an efficient rail passenger system that 
does not have to depend on Federal dollars, and it has a business plan 
to accomplish this goal by the year 2002. Until that time, Amtrak needs 
Government support in order to successfully achieve its goal. By 
cutting Amtrak's budget in half over the past 2 years, we are putting 
America in jeopardy of losing its national passenger railroad and the 
essential services it provides to its citizens.
  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 
3675, the Transportation Appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997. I 
would like to commend Chairman Frank Wolf and his entire subcommittee 
colleagues for their bipartisan work on this legislation.
  I am particularly pleased that the bill funds the Alamenda Corridor 
project in Southern California. The Alameda Corridor will facilitate 
the nationwide movement of goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long 
Beach, which already account for 25 percent of all U.S. waterborne 
international trade. The bills $59 million appropriation will be used 
to finance a $400 Federal loan for the project. This Federal component 
will be leveraged against an additional $1.4 billion in non-Federal 
funds from the ports, local municipalities and railroad users.
  The Alameda Corridor is about the economy, not politics. Members from 
both sides of the aisle have fought hard for the program in the 
Democratically-led 103d Congress as well as in the Republican-led 
104th. The administration has also made the Corridor a priority by 
including the project in the President's fiscal year 1997 budget 
request. The Alamenda Corridor is proof positive that we can make sound 
policy as long as we work together on a bipartisan basis.
  In addition to funding the Corridor, this bill provides much needed 
Federal support for the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority. By funding the Metro Rail Red Line, the legislation helps 
ensure that Southern California residents will soon be able to break 
free of their cars in favor of dependable mass transit. By financing 
the Advanced Technology Transit Bus--also known as the ``Stealth 
Bus''--the bill guarantees that defense technology will play an 
important role in our Nation's developing advanced transportation 
industry.
  Mr. Chairman, investments in transportation are investments in our 
future. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bipartisan 
legislation to do just that.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 
3675, the Transportation Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1997.

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As we debate this measure it is particularly important for Members to 
focus on assuring that Federal policy continues to help address the 
mounting infrastructure needs and transportation priorities of major 
cities such as Chicago.
  It is the opinion of this Member that the minuscule increases offered 
by the Gingrich-Armey budget simply do not keep pace with the Nation's 
transportation needs. And that, Mr. Chairman, is very disheartening.
  Furthermore, it is outrageous that this Republican budget rescinds 
funding for surface transportation demonstration projects at a time 
when our urban centers are in their greatest need for such projects. In 
the city of Chicago, for example, at least 237 bridges need substantial 
rehabilitation and maintenance work; the city's arterial street network 
is in need of major rehabilitation, and resurfacing and other 
improvements are desperately needed.
  This Republican proposal which is nearly $170 million below the 
administration's request is flawed. It is asking States and 
municipalities to do a whole lot more with a whole lot less.
  America's major urban centers are maxed-out. Our cities cannot 
continue bearing the heavy economic burden of attracting residents back 
to our urban areas without the continued assistance of the Federal 
Government.
  In the Chicago metropolitan area the funding of several important 
transportation initiatives such as improvements to the Chicago Transit 
Authority's bus and rail fleet and other street and road repair 
projects would go far in increasing the economic base of the area. This 
requires a lot more assistance than what this funding proposal offers. 
And that Mr. Chairman, is why I urge my colleagues to vote no on H.R. 
3675.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, funding America's transportation needs is 
absolutely essential to the viability of our nation's business and 
industry. And for the most part, the House 1997 transportation spending 
bill recognizes this national priority for economic expansion and job 
creation. While the bill is $50 million below President Clinton's 
request for 1997, and more than $1 billion below 1995 levels, this bill 
does represent an increase of about $150 million from current year 
levels.
  Yet despite this significant increase, this bill eliminates funding 
for one of the most important and successful transportation projects in 
this country. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Improvement Project will 
speed travel between Washington and Boston; alleviate airport and 
highway congestion and the associated environmental problems; and 
create jobs.
  The Transportation Committee recommended the elimination of Amtrak 
corridor improvement funds for 1997 because of the belief that Amtrak 
had a backlog of unspent funds due to unavoidable project slowdowns. 
Yet these funds will be expended by the end of the year. If this 
happens, Amtrak will not have money to complete Northeast corridor 
projects needed to bring high-speed rail to America.
  We'll have the opportunity to fix these cuts when the House and the 
other body meet to work out differences between our respective 
transportation spending bills. But the cuts in the House bill are 
harmful to America's workers, harmful to consumers, and harmful to 
business. Nearly every Member of the House of Representatives, myself 
included, supported Amtrak's efforts to end Federal operating subsidies 
for Amtrak by the year 2002. Yet these cuts are $1.2 billion below what 
Amtrak needs for operating self-sufficiency until the phase-out of 
subsidies. We cannot expect them to continue to operate a national 
system given these deep cuts.
  Amtrak needs to invest in order to strengthen future business 
prospects. Creating the high-speed corridor in the Northeast is just 
one example of how Amtrak can run more like a private business and 
create jobs and economic growth in this country.
  Let's give them what they need to get the job done so that they can 
operate more like other businesses. Let's not be shortsighted in our 
obligation to ensure that Americans have the best transportation system 
in the world.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, Metropolitan Atlanta is the fastest 
growing major metropolitan area in the nation. DeKalb County, a major 
part of metropolitan Atlanta, is the second most populated county in 
the State of Georgia, with 577,877 residents in 1994 and a projected 
growth to 719,761 residents by the year 2010. This growth is bound to 
exacerbate current stress on the county's increasingly insufficient 
public transportation system.
  Regarding the modes of transportation used in DeKalb County, 75 
percent of commuters drive alone and only 8 percent use public 
transportation to reach their work on a daily basis. Moreover, almost 
half the county's residents work within the county. Clearly these 
present factors contribute to the daily traffic jams that occur 
throughout the populated communities of DeKalb County.
  While the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's [MARTA] rail 
system serves the city of Atlanta, only two lines are dedicated to 
serve DeKalb County, and the vast number of rail stations exists 
outside DeKalb County.
  For these reasons, I requested $1 million to be included in H.R. 3675 
to conduct a study exploring the feasibility of a light-rail line in 
DeKalb County. This study will examine the impact of the line and its 
effect on the surrounding communities. Among the institutions and 
communities that will benefit from the MARTA extension are the Emory 
community that is home to the university, the Center for Disease 
Control, several other prominent health institutions, and the 
residential area of South DeKalb. One excellent possibility would be a 
rail line connecting the Lindbergh Station on the current North-
Northeast-South Line nexus with the East Line at East Lake Station and 
extending into Southern DeKalb County to DeKalb College South Station. 
Such a line would be a vital connection between these important areas.
  Thus, to ensure the future vitality of Metro Atlanta, we must 
continue to explore new ways of transporting its residents. I commend 
the chairman and the ranking member for their work on this bill, and 
for their efforts to meet the transportation needs of America's fastest 
growing metropolitan area.
  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3675, the 
Transportation appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997. I am 
particularly concerned about the drastic cuts that are proposed for 
Amtrak. Under H.R. 3675, the Northeast corridor improvement program 
would receive no funding for fiscal year 1997. In addition, Amtrak's 
capital assistance and operating assistance budgets would be cut by a 
total of $173 million compared to last year. This will have a 
devastating impact on railroad service in the Northeast corridor and, 
therefore, on travelers in New England.
  It should be clear by now that Congress intends Amtrak to be self-
sufficient by fiscal year 2002. Last year, the House of Representatives 
approved a reauthorization bill for Amtrak which gradually phases out 
financial support by the year 2002. In addition, the fiscal year 1997 
budget resolution places Amtrak on a glidepath toward self-sufficiency. 
However, with the proposed level of funding for fiscal year 1997, 
Congress has moved away from the blueprint envisioned in the budget 
resolution and in last year's reauthorization bill. Amtrak's funding 
levels from 1995 to 1997 are $1.2 billion less than what they indicated 
was necessary for operating self-sufficiency.
  Railroads are capital intensive operations, and yet Congress has kept 
Amtrak on a slim-fast capital diet for the better part of its 25-year 
existence. Without adequate capital funds during this critical 
transition period, Amtrak cannot make the essential investments 
necessary to survive once Congress has provided its last dollar of 
operating support. Amtrak will need to modernize its locomotive fleet 
by purchasing more reliable and fuel-efficient engines. In addition, 
many of their maintenance shops, which date to the steam era, need to 
be upgraded, and the electric wires on the Northeast corridor, which 
are the same ones the Pennsylvania Railroad first strung in 1933, also 
need to be replaced. If we do not give Amtrak the ability to reinvest 
now, we will never get them to a legitimate point of self-sufficiency.
  We are at a pivotal time with regard to our national passenger rail 
policy. We have told Amtrak to do what no other national passenger 
railroad in the world has been able to do--to be free of operating 
support. This is a major accomplishment and one that Congress should 
encourage. However, without adequate capital funds now, Amtrak will 
forever be dependent on Congress to meet its operating needs. Should 
Amtrak become insolvent, the liability to the Federal Government is 
going to be a far greater cost to the taxpayer than giving Amtrak the 
funds needed to successfully transition to self-sufficiency.
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in strong 
support of H.R. 3675, the Fiscal Year 1997 Transportation 
Appropriations Act. For the second consecutive year, Chairman Wolf and 
the House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee have produced an 
excellent bill that builds America's infrastructure while helping to 
balance the Federal budget.
  While there are many fine provisions contained in this bill, there is 
one provision of particular concern to my constituents. The provision 
to which I am referring is a $1 million appropriation for the West 
Trenton Line in New Jersey. This appropriation is a major step forward 
in restoring commuter service on this line.
  The West Trenton Line would provide transit service to southern and 
central Somerset County as well as the northern and western portions of 
Mercer County. It is expected to provide service to 1,750 commuters a 
day by 2015. The service would be offered from West Trenton to Bound 
Brook. The train would then joint the Raritan Valley Line and terminate 
at Newark. Passengers traveling south could board SEPTA trains to 
Philadelphia or other points in Pennsylvania. In fact, there are plans

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to have future coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of 
Transportation to eventually extend the line into Bucks County.
  I believe restoring the line makes sense for a number of reasons. 
First, it would provide cost-effective relief from traffic congestion 
along Routes 31, 27, 1, 206, and 22. Somerset County's highway system 
is already overburdened and building new roads or expanding existing 
ones is a costly and potentially difficult proposition. Additionally, 
the line would help the state meet its Clean Air Act mandates, and 
improve the current 1.08 average vehicle occupancy for this area--which 
is the lowest in the State.
  While a large number of residents in this area go to work everyday to 
Philadelphia, Trenton, Newark, or New York, there is no scheduled 
public transportation. This was not always the case. The West Trenton 
Line was established in the 19th century and continued under various 
owners until 1982. Unfortunately, service was forced to terminate in 
1982 because of declining ridership due to old equipment, poor on-time 
performance, and infrequent service. The line is now used by Conrail as 
a freight line.
  Much has changed since the line stopped carrying passengers 14 years 
ago. The population has soared, which has resulted in increases of 
traffic congestion on both State and local roads. The township of 
Hillsborough alone has experienced a 51-percent increase in population 
from 1980 to 1990. According to NJ transit, the government entity which 
would operate this line, a total of 104,000 people now reside in the 
West Trenton corridor.
  This project enjoys the support of many groups, including: the Union 
County Transportation Advisory Board, the Lower Bucks County Chamber of 
Commerce, the Somerset County Planning Board, the Greater Princeton 
Transportation Management Association, the Mercer County Chamber of 
Commerce, the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce, the Somerset County 
Environmental Stewardship Council, RideWise of Raritan Valley, the West 
Trenton Coalition, and the Middlesex County Planning Board. Moreover, I 
thank Mayor Ken Scherer of Hillsborough, NJ, and Barbara Roos, 
president of the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce, for coming to 
Washington to testify before Congress in support of this project. I 
believe their testimony was crucial in finally getting this project off 
the ground.
  Mr. Chairman, I support this project because of its positive benefits 
regarding economic cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, congestion 
mitigation, and safety. I urge my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on this 
important bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. If there are no further amendments to the bill, under 
the the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore [Mr. 
Petri] having assumed the chair, Mr. Bereuter, Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill, (H.R. 3675), 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 460, he reported the bill back 
to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the Committee of the 
Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is a separate vote demanded on any 
amendment? If not, the Chair will put them en gros.
  The amendments were agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule IV, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 403, 
nays 2, not voting 29, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 292]

                               YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greene (UT)
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--2

     Beilenson
     Schroeder
       

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Ackerman
     Blute
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Lincoln
     Martinez
     McDade
     Peterson (FL)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Taylor (NC)
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vucanovich
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              {time}  0108

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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