05/06/08 3:57 PM
H.R. 3658:
to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service
05/06/08 3:56 PM
On motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 190 (Roll no. 250).
05/06/08 3:50 PM
Mr. Hastings (FL) moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote
05/06/08 3:48 PM
Mr. Rogers (KY) moved to reconsider the vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 249).
05/06/08 3:21 PM
Considered as unfinished business.
05/06/08 3:20 PM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption on motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. Various procedural votes are also possible throughout this series of roll calls.
05/06/08 3:20 PM
H.R. 1512:
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
05/06/08 3:05 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1512.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
05/06/08 3:04 PM
Ms. Sanchez, Linda T. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
05/06/08 3:04 PM
H.R. 5690:
to exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
