[House Report 104-185]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-185
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     PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1976, THE AGRICULTURE 
                APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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  July 13 (legislative day of July 12,) 1995.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 188]
    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 188, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides an open rule for the consideration 
of H.R. 1976, the Agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal 
year 1996. The rule provides one hour of general debate divided 
equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI, prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill, and clause 6 of rule XXI, prohibiting 
reappropriations in an appropriations bill, against provisions 
in the bill.
    The rule provides that the bill be read by title rather 
than by paragraph for amendment, and that each title be 
considered as read. The rule provides for consideration of an 
amendment printed in this report as pending. The amendment is 
considered as read, is not subject to amendment or to a demand 
for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole, and is debatable for 10 minutes divided between 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. If adopted, the amendment is considered as base 
text for further amendment purposes. The rule permits the Chair 
to accord priority in recognition to a Member who has pre-
printed an amendment in the Congressional Record. Finally, the 
rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below:

Rules Committee Rollcall No. 163

    Date: July 12, 1995.
    Measure: Rule for consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture 
appropriations bill for fiscal year 1996.
    Motion By: Mr. Beilenson.
    Summary of Motion: Make in order amendment to rule to 
remove waiver protection for language relating to the 
prevention of implementation of new meat and poultry inspection 
regulations by the USDA.
    Results: Rejected, 1 to 9.
    Vote by Members: Quillen--Not voting; Dreier--Nay; Goss--
Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; McInnis--Nay; 
Waldholtz--Nay; Moakley--Not voting; Beilenson--Yea; Frost--
Nay; Hall--Not voting; Solomon--Nay.

                  AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER BY THE RULE

    On page 25, line 20 strike $805,888,000 and insert 
$788,388,000.
    On page 34, line 16 strike the ``and'' and all that follows 
through ``590p(b)),'' on line 20; and on page 35, line 13 
strike $47,000,000 and insert $36,000,000.
    On page 35, line 25 strike $77,000,000 and insert 
$210,000,000.
    On page 40, line 10 strike $2,400,000,000 and insert 
$2,200,000,000; and on line 11 strike $1,500,000,000 and insert 
$1,700,000,000.
    On page 40, line 20 strike $191,460,000 and insert 
$107,840,000 and strike $2,550,000 and insert $2,890,000.
    On page 46 strike lines 8 through line 2 on page 47.
    On page 50, line 22 strike $562,000,000 and insert 
$435,000,000.
    On page 67 strike lines 10 through 17.
    On page 67, line 18 strike 717 and insert 715.
    On page 67, line 21 strike 718 and insert 716.
    On page 69, line 6 strike 719 and insert 717.
    On page 69 strike lines 12 through 18.
    On page 69, line 19 strike 721 and insert 718.
    On page 70 strike lines 5 through 11.
    On page 70, line 12 strike 723 and insert 719.
    On page 70, line 15 strike 724 and insert 720.
    On page 70, line 20 strike 725 and insert 721.