To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Clean Lakes Program.
Adds Otsego and Oneida Lakes, New York, Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, and Swan Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota, to the list of lakes given priority for demonstration projects under a lake water quality demonstration program. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, notwithstanding a provision of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 that eliminates certain Federal reporting requirements, to report to specified congressional committees on work undertaken under the program.
Increases the maximum amount of appropriations authorized for grants to States for carrying out methods to mitigate effects of high acidity in lakes.
Expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should, in expending such assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products. Requires such entities to report any expenditures on foreign-made items to Congress.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-560.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 468 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2328 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 468 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 468. (consideration: CR H2149-2156; text of section 1 as reported in House: CR H2153; text of section 2 as reported in House: CR H2153)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2328 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 468 and Rule XXIII.
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GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2328.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Stupak. (consideration: CR H2153; text: cr H2153)
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Traficant. (consideration: CR H2155-2156)
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2328.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage of the bill by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Shuster objected to the voice vote and demanded the yeas and nays. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the bill until later in the legislative day.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2163-2164)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 5 (Roll no. 120).
Roll Call #120 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 5 (Roll no. 120).
Roll Call #120 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.