Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1996
Public Law 104-32 · H.R. 1817 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 3, 1995 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 326 yea, 98 nay326–98
- SenateRecorded vote: 86 yea, 14 nay86–14
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1996 - Appropriates funds for FY 1996 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force (including a rescission for the latter); (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds and specified rescissions); (3) military construction for the Army and Air National Guards (including a rescission for the latter); (4) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserve; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (6) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (7) family housing, DOD; (8) the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund (including a transfer of funds); (9) the Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense; and (10) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts II through IV.
(Sec. 101) Prohibits the expenditure of funds appropriated in Military Construction Acts for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, without the approval of the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), except for contracts for environmental restoration at an installation that is being closed or realigned where payments are made from a Base Realignment and Closure Account.
(Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary to notify specified congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction amounts for such exercise are expected to exceed $100,000.
(Sec. 118) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account.
(Sec. 119) Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional appropriations committees on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, Korea, and U.S. allies bordering the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States.
(Sec. 120) Authorizes a specified transfer of funds from the DOD Base Closure Account.
(Sec. 121) Requires entities receiving assistance under this Act to comply with the Buy American Act in expending such funds or in purchasing equipment or products.
(Sec. 123) Authorizes the transfer of funds among specified accounts for expenses associated with the DOD homeowners assistance program.
(Sec. 125) Directs the Secretary of the Army to convey to: (1) the Lake County Forest Preserve District, Illinois, all rights and interest to a specified portion of the real property at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; and (2) the Fort Sheridan Planning Committee the remaining surplus property at the Fort.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 326 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
326 yea98 nay10 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(125)
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
- Rep. Michael WardD-KY-3
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
- Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(201)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Jim BunnR-OR-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. Michael FlanaganR-IL-5
- Rep. Dan FrisaR-NY-4
- Rep. James LongleyR-ME-1
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Fred HeinemanR-NC-4
Rep. John EnsignR-NV-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2- Rep. Sonny BonoR-CA-44
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
- Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Frank CremeansR-OH-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
- Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Enid Greene WaldholtzR-UT-2
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3- Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Randy TateR-WA-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. Dick ChryslerR-MI-8
- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Sam BrownbackR-KS-2- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
- Rep. Andrea SeastrandR-CA-22
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. David FunderburkR-NC-2
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
- Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6- Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
- Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45- Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
- Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
- Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Steve StockmanR-TX-9
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 666 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Appropriations Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported original measureSubcommittee: Military Construction Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 58 actions.
- Oct 3, 1995Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-32.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 26, 1995PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 22, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 86-14. Record Vote No: 459.Senate roll call 459
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 86-14. Record Vote No: 459.Senate roll call 459
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 20, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 98 (Roll no. 680).House roll call 680
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 98 (Roll no. 680).House roll call 680
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Vucanovich brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-247 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 223.
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 223 passed House.
- Sep 19, 1995FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 223 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1817. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration shall be waived.
- Sep 15, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
- Sep 14, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 104-247 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-247 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Sep 7, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The Speaker appointed conferees: Vucanovich, Callahan, McDade, Myers, Porter, Istook, Wicker, Livingston, Hefner, Foglietta, Visclosky, Torres, and Obey.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Vucanovich asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees on the Part of the House to not provide funding for non-quality of life projects added above the President's request, which are in excess of the cumulative amounts added for such pro…
- Jul 28, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate appointed conferees Burns; Stevens; Shelby; Gregg; Reid; Inouye; Byrd.
- Jul 21, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-10. Record Vote No: 323.Senate roll call 323
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.