06/04/08 6:22 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Welch amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Welch (VT).
06/04/08 6:17 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Ehlers amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Ehlers.
06/04/08 6:17 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-678 to establish a moratorium on using federal funds to purchase carbon offsets with the funding authorized in the bill.
06/04/08 6:16 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kildee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kildee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
06/04/08 6:04 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment.
06/04/08 6:03 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Kildee.
06/04/08 6:03 PM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-678 to makin various technical changes in addition to clarifing or adding certain allowable uses of funds, clarifing the Act's green building requirements, and adding certain reporting requirements.
06/04/08 4:45 PM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3021.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1234 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3021 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1234.
06/04/08 4:44 PM
Pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, the Speaker postponed until a time to be announced, the roll call votes on the motions to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5940, as amended, and H.R. 3058, as amended, which were ordered on Wednesday, June 4, 2008.
06/04/08 4:44 PM
H.R. 5669:
to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 10 (Roll no. 373).
