04/01/08 4:13 PM
H. Con. Res. 310:
expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman
04/01/08 4:11 PM
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 150).
04/01/08 3:45 PM
Considered as unfinished business.
04/01/08 3:44 PM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
04/01/08 3:44 PM
H. Res. 1061:
commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/01/08 3:43 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
04/01/08 3:14 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1061.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
04/01/08 3:14 PM
H.R. 1312:
to expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
04/01/08 2:58 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1312.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/01/08 2:58 PM
H. Res. 945:
raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March 2008 as "National Criminal Justice Month"
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
