[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8949-H8950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MAKING IN ORDER ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT AND PERMISSION TO POSTPONE VOTES 
  DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1534, PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS 
                       IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1997

  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further 
consideration of H.R. 1534 in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to 
House

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Resolution 271, first, it be in order to consider the amendment offered 
by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] in the form I have placed at 
the desk, after the disposition of the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers], as though printed in part 2 of 
the House Report 105-335, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and, 
second, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may, (a) postpone 
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and, (b) reduce to 5 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed 
question that follows another electronic vote without intervening 
business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Traficant.

                    Offered by Mr. Traficant of Ohio

       Insert the following after section 4 and redesignate the 
     succeeding section accordingly:

     SEC. 5. DUTY OF NOTICE TO OWNERS.

       Whenever a Federal agency takes an agency action limiting 
     the use of private property that may be affected by the 
     amendments made by this Act, the agency shall give notice to 
     the owners of that property explaining their rights under 
     such amendments and the procedures for obtaining any 
     compensation that may be due to them under such amendments.

  Mr. COBLE (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would 
like to ask a question of the Chair. I have no objection to the 
Traficant amendment, but I just want to make certain it is clarified 
when that will occur. Will that amendment come after the Boehlert 
substitute? If it does, I have no objection. If it does come before the 
Boehlert substitute, then we have a problem.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands the amendment would be 
made in order before the Boehlert substitute.
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Madam Speaker, I object, I reserve the right to object.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BOEHLERT. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, if the gentleman's substitute is 
passed, then his substitute would pass, with or without. This was 
approved unanimously. It is the only measure that gives notice to 
people who do not have accountants and attorneys of some protections, 
and has been worked out by leadership on both sides. I believe that 
position would not be in the best interests of our taxpayers and 
property owners of our country.
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Madam Speaker, maintaining my reservation of objection, 
as I have made clear, I have no objection to the gentleman's amendment, 
I am in support of that amendment. I do have some serious reservations 
about when it would appear.
  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BOEHLERT. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, I want to ask a question of the gentleman 
from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] in an effort to clear the cloud.
  Would the gentleman from Ohio be willing for his amendment to follow 
that of the gentleman from New York [Mr. Boehlert] since it appears he 
will object if it does not?
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, if the gentleman will yield further, I 
do not, as long as if my amendment passes it would be in order to 
either of the actions taken here today that might pass, if it would be 
amendable to both.
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, maybe we can resolve 
this. I have had some conversations away from the microphone.
  Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I will 
not object. I just want to clarify that the minority supports the 
desire of the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] to debate this 
amendment. That does not necessarily mean we support the amendment 
itself, but the gentleman from Ohio's right to offer it, subsequent to 
the Boehlert amendment.
  Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the request is granted.
  There was no objection.

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