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to report the same back to the House promptly in the form to which perfected at the time of this motion, with the following amendment: Page 11, line 25, before the semicolon, insert the following: ",except that a local educational agency whose energy expenditures have increased by at least 50 percent since January 4, 2007, may pay maintenance costs for any of the activities described in section 103"
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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.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3021.
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On agreeing to the Matheson amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 266 - 153 (Roll no. 377).
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On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 409 - 5 (Roll no. 376).
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On agreeing to the Ehlers amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 397 - 17 (Roll no. 375).
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On agreeing to the Kildee amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 260 - 151 (Roll no. 374).
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings were postponed.
On agreeing to the Reichert amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Reichert amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Reichert.
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An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-678 to provide that local education agencies may use a grant for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities to reduce class size.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Matheson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Matheson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
