[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AMENDING FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949 TO 
 AUTHORIZE TRANSFER TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF CERTAIN SURPLUS 
     PROPERTY FOR USE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pending business is the question de novo 
of suspending the rules and passing the bill, H.R. 404, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Horn] that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 404, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read:
  ``A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to State and local governments of 
certain surplus property needed for use for a law enforcement or fire 
and rescue purpose.''
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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