[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 133 (Thursday, October 10, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H7813-H7818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5011, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION
ACT, 2003
Mr. HOBSON. Pursuant to the rule just adopted, I call up the
conference reported to accompany the bill, (H.R. 5011) making
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 578, the
conference report is considered as having been read.
(For conference report and statement, see proceedings of the House of
October 9, 2002, at page H7345.)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson) and the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Olver) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson).
Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. I urge its adoption.
Mr. Speaker, I include the following for the Record:
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Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, before yielding back my time, I want to thank all the
conferees for their efforts in reaching this agreement, but especially
our chairman, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson). The two bills had
very significant differences, and he has led us to a fair resolution
that I think all of us can support.
Mr. Speaker, I want also to thank the committee staff from both sides
of the aisle who have worked so hard to put this bill together: Valerie
Baldwin, Brian Potts, Mary Arnold, Luis James, and, of course, Tom
Forhan, on our side. Working together, they crafted an agreement that
we can all support.
I urge Members to vote ``yes'' on this conference report.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I also would like to thank, in addition to the other
people, Luis James, our detailee.
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today I vote in support of the Military
Construction Conference Report, H.R. 5011. I am encouraged that the
conference report provides $835 million more than the Administration
requested for barracks construction, family housing, medical
facilities, and environmental clean up.
I am especially pleased that this conference report includes $561
million for the Defense Department's Base Realignment and Closure
program, which is $16 million more than what we passed in the House
earlier this summer. I am disappointed that the Conference Committee
could not support the Senate's request for $645 million, but what we
have is a good step. This increase will help the Department meet its
environmental restoration and reuse commitments.
I would also like to express my appreciation to Chairman Hobson,
Ranking Member Olver and Mr. Farr on the House Committee for focusing
on one aspect of the military construction budget that deals with the
problem of unexploded ordnance, the bombs and shells and military
toxins, that have been left over and littered across the landscape of
this country. I thank them for their foresight and leadership in
bringing this issue front and center.
Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in support of the rule that
will allow for consideration of H.R. 5011, the Military Construction
Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2003. This bill provides $10.08
billion for military construction projects. Providing adequate housing
and facilities for our men and women in uniform enables them to do
their job. This bill provides $5.41 billion for safe and secure
housing, allowing servicemen and women to know that their families are
out of harm's way while they are deployed or serving our country
overseas. This assurance is a key component of our nation's military
readiness and today we take steps to further improve and make adequate
the housing and facilities of our military families.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to highlight a significant component of the
Milcon Appropriations Bill that will help all soldiers at Ft. Bragg, in
my district in NC. Since I came to Congress, I have been working to
secure funds for the Soldier Support Center at Ft. Bragg. This center,
to be named in honor of General Hugh Shelton, currently recovering from
a spinal cord injury, will provide a one-stop in and out-processing
facility for soldiers at Ft. Bragg. Today we take the first step in
providing the first half of the funding for this important resource for
the epicenter of the universe, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 have thrust our nation's
military into the spotlight, and called to duty the brave men and women
of the U.S. Armed Forces. Once again U.S. citizens are rallying behind
them, in strong support of the harrowing mission they have been called
upon to do, and today the U.S. Congress has the duty to pass the
Military Construction Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2003, and the
Rule that provides for its consideration, that will help provide the
necessary resources and security for these brave men and women to do
their job.
I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the rule and in favor of
H.R. 5011, the Military Construction Appropriations Bill for fiscal
year 2003.
Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the conference report.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the conference report.
Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 419,
nays 0, not voting 12, as follows:
[Roll No. 458]
YEAS--419
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Akin
Allen
Andrews
Armey
Baca
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barcia
Barr
Barrett
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berry
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Boozman
Borski
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Brown (SC)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson (IN)
Carson (OK)
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Collins
Combest
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Cox
Cramer
Crane
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cubin
Culberson
Cummings
Cunningham
Davis (CA)
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
DeLay
DeMint
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Farr
Fattah
Ferguson
Filner
Flake
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Frank
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Gallegly
Ganske
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Goss
Graham
Granger
Graves
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Grucci
Gutierrez
Gutknecht
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Harman
Hart
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Inslee
Isakson
Israel
Issa
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Keller
Kelly
Kennedy (MN)
Kennedy (RI)
Kerns
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Kleczka
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kucinich
LaFalce
LaHood
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Leach
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Lynch
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Mascara
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McInnis
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller, Dan
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Miller, Jeff
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Osborne
Ose
Otter
Owens
Oxley
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Pombo
Pomeroy
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Quinn
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Rehberg
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Saxton
Schaffer
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrock
Scott
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simmons
Simpson
Skeen
Skelton
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Souder
Spratt
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Sullivan
Sununu
Sweeney
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Tierney
Toomey
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Visclosky
Vitter
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Waters
Watkins (OK)
Watson (CA)
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--12
Berman
Bonior
Cooksey
Coyne
Diaz-Balart
Ortiz
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Paul
Reyes
Roukema
Slaughter
Stump
Towns
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So the conference report was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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