06/18/08 10:35 PM
On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2008.
Mr. Hodes moved that the House do now adjourn.
06/18/08 6:49 PM
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House resumed Special Order speeches.
The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed the bill, H.R. 6124, on reconsideration, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding.
06/18/08 6:37 PM
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House resumed Special Order speeches.
06/18/08 6:33 PM
The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting notification of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to nuclear proliferation by the Russian Federation - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 110-126).
06/18/08 6:25 PM
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has resumed Special Order speeches.
06/18/08 6:25 PM
H. Con. Res. 350:
expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes
06/18/08 6:23 PM
Pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, the Speaker postponed until a time to be announced, the roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5710; the roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5511, as amended; the roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1029, as amended; and the roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1230, as amended, which were ordered on Tuesday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
06/18/08 6:23 PM
H. Con. Res. 350:
expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes
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.
Considered as unfinished business.
06/18/08 6:23 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 voice vote.
Considered as unfinished business.
06/18/08 6:23 PM
H. Res. 1247:
supporting the goals and ideals of "American Eagle Day", and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States
