Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992

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Introduced

20 June 1991

Last action

19 November 1991 · Veto

Status

Vetoed by President.

Summary

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 - Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1992 - Makes appropriations for FY 1992 for the following agencies within the Department of Labor: (1) Employment and Training Administration; (2) Labor-Management Services; (3) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (4) Employment Standards Administration; (5) Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (6) Mine Safety and Health Administration; (7) Bureau of Labor Statistics; and (8) Departmental Management. Prohibits the use of funds to grant variances, interim orders, or letters of clarification to employers which will allow exposure of workers to chemicals or other workplace hazards in excess of existing Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for the purpose of conducting experiments on workers' health and safety. Title II: Department of Health and Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1992 - Makes appropriations for FY 1992 for the following agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services: (1) Health Resources and Services Administration; (2) Centers for Disease Control; (3) National Institutes of Health; (4) Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; (5) Assistant Secretary for Health; (6) Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; (7) Health Care Financing Administration; (8) Social Security Administration; (9) Administration for Children and Families; (10) Human Development Services; and (11) Office of the Secretary. Prohibits the use of funds to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization. Prohibits the use of funds to pay for any experiment, or other activity that presents a danger to the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of a human participant or subject without the written, informed consent of the participant or subject (or their parents or legal guardian, if they are under 18 years old). Prohibits any of the funds appropriated in this title for the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration from being used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of $125,000 per year. Prohibits the use of funds by the National Institutes of Health, or any other Federal agency, or recipient of Federal funds on any project that entails the capture or procurement of chimpanzees obtained from the wild. Title III: Department of Education - Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1992 - Makes appropriations for FY 1992 for the following purposes and agencies within the Department of Education: (1) compensatory education for the disadvantaged; (2) impact aid; (3) school improvement programs; (4) bilingual and immigrant education; (5) educational excellence; (6) rehabilitation services and handicapped research (including the Helen Keller National Center); (7) special institutions for the handicapped (including the American Printing House for the Blind, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University); (8) vocational and adult education; (9) student financial assistance; (10) guaranteed student loans (liquidation of contract authority); (11) higher education; (12) Howard University; (13) higher education facilities loans; (14) college housing and academic facilities loans; (15) college housing loans; (16) education research, statistics, and improvement; (17) libraries; (18) departmental management; and (19) special education. Sets forth general provisions relating to auditing of certain institutions and to prohibitions on use of funds for certain forms of busing, other transportation, or transfers of students for purposes of desegregation. Prohibits the use of funds to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1992 for the following agencies: (1) ACTION; (2) Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (3) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (4) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (5) National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; (6) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (7) National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality; (8) National Council on Disability; (9) National Labor Relations Board; (10) National Mediation Board; (11) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (12) Physician Payment Review Commission; (13) Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; (14) Railroad Retirement Board; (15) United States Institute of Peace; (16) Soldiers' and Airmen's Home; and (17) United States Naval Home. Title V: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds to pay student assistance or any remuneration to an applicant for admission, student, teacher, or other employee of an institution of higher education if such individual has engaged in conduct on or after August 1, 1969, which involves the use of force (or assistance to others in such use) or the threat of force or the seizure of a property under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or prevent the availability of certain curricula, or to prevent such institution's faculty, administrative officials, or students from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies. Requires that sums necessary for FY 1992 pay raises for programs funded by this Act be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. Reduces, by specified amounts, appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Department of Labor, of Education, and of Health and Human Services, including travel costs of the Public Health Service. Prohibits the use of funds to enforce or otherwise implement regulations prohibiting abortion counseling and referral services and limiting program services to family planning. Prohibits the making of grants and contracts for family planning services unless specified conditions are met, including parental notification with respect to abortions.

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Timeline

20 June 1991
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 79.
Source: Calendars
20 June 1991
Reported
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 102-121, by Mr. Natcher.
Source: Committee
20 June 1991
Reported
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 102-121, by Mr. Natcher.
Source: Committee
20 June 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 June 1991
Passed
The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 353 - 74 (Roll no. 200).
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 353 - 74 (Roll no. 200).
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2707.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Passed
On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
Mr. Natcher moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
Motion to strike the enacting clause withdrawn.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
Mr. Dellums moved to strike the enacting clause.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
Mr. Gradison raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Gradison stated that the provisions of the bill making appropriations for the Energy Assistance Emergency Fund (page 36, line 10 through page 37, line 5) violate clause 2 of rule XXI. The Chair sustained the point of order.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Passed
Pending the foregoing motion, Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that general debate on the bill be limited to not to exceed 30 minutes, to be equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Philip R. Sharp to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Passed
On motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
Mr. Natcher moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
26 June 1991
Floor
Considered as privileged matter.
Source: Floor
28 June 1991
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1991
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Harkin with amendments. With written report No. 102-104.
Source: Committee
11 July 1991
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153.
Source: Calendars
11 July 1991
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Harkin with amendments. With written report No. 102-104.
Source: Committee
2 August 1991
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Source: Floor
10 September 1991
Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Source: Floor
11 September 1991
Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Floor
12 September 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Harkin; Byrd; Hollings; Burdick; Inouye; Bumpers; Reid; Adams; Specter; Hatfield; Stevens; Rudman; Cochran; Gramm; Gorton.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
12 September 1991
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-22. Record Vote No: 189.
Source: Floor
12 September 1991
Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Floor
23 September 1991
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
24 September 1991
ResolvingDifferences
The chair appointed conferees: Natcher, Smith (IA), Obey, Roybal, Stokes, Early, Hoyer, Mrazek, Whitten, Pursell, Porter, Young (FL), Weber, and McDade.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 September 1991
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 September 1991
Passed
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 September 1991
Vote
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 262 - 154 (Roll No. 270).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 September 1991
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion that the managers on the part of the House be instructed to agree to no less than the amount provided by the House under amendment No. 161, related to the Guaranteed Student Loan Administration.
Source: Floor
24 September 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Pursell moved that the House instruct conferees.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 September 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
16 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
16 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
22 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
22 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
23 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
23 October 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 October 1991
Passed
Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 30 to file a conference report on H.R. 2707. Agreed to without objection.
Source: Committee
29 October 1991
Passed
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 October 1991
Passed
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
1 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report H. Rept. 102-282 filed with 60 amendments in disagreement.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
1 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 102-282 filed with 60 amendments in disagreement.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Source: Floor
6 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Natcher moved that the House recede and concur with amendments in the Senate amendments en bloc.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Passed
Mr. Pursell asked unanimous consent to consider enbloc the Senate amendments Nos. 38, 49, 52, 68, 90, 93, 96, 112, 124, 135, 151, 158, 164, 188 and 219. Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Passed
On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 3 Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 3 Agreed to without objection.
Source: NotUsed
6 November 1991
Floor
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Source: Floor
6 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Natcher moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 3.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Vote
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 156 (Roll no. 380).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
Vote
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 156 (Roll no. 380).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
6 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Natcher brought up conference report H. Rept. 102-282 for consideration as a privileged matter.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
7 November 1991
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
7 November 1991
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report considered in Senate.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
7 November 1991
Vote
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 73-24. Record Vote No: 246.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
7 November 1991
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendments no. 3, 7, 9, 13, 26, 29, 35, 38, 41, 49, 52, 64, 65, 68, 73, 79, 87, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 112, 122, 124, 126, 130, 132, 133, 135, 140, 141, 142, 143, 151, 156, 158, 161, 164, 176, 179, 181, 188, 200, 205, 214, 218, and 219. By Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
8 November 1991
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
8 November 1991
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
8 November 1991
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
19 November 1991
President
Vetoed by President.
Source: President
19 November 1991
President
Vetoed by President.
Source: President
19 November 1991
Passed
On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to without objection.
Source: Veto
19 November 1991
Veto
Mr. Natcher moved to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations.
Source: Veto
19 November 1991
Vote
On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 276 - 156 (Roll no. 403).
Source: Veto
19 November 1991
Vote
Failed of passage in House over veto: On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 276 - 156 (Roll no. 403).
Source: Veto
19 November 1991
Floor
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Source: Floor
19 November 1991
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Source: Floor
19 November 1991
Veto
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
Source: Veto

Votes

7 November 1991 · Conference Report Agreed to · On the Conference Report H.R. 2707 · Conference Report Agreed to · Official source

Yes 73 · No 24 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 3

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

12 September 1991 · Bill Passed · On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2707 · Bill Passed · Official source

Yes 78 · No 22 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

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Conference report filed in House
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Passed Senate amended
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Passed House amended
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