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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (UT) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1339, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Bishop (UT).
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-758 to remove from the bill the designation as a recreational river of a 9-mile segment of the Taunton River from Muddy Cove to the confluence with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 Bridge in Fall River.
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Amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources.
On agreeing to the Natural Resources amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
07/16/08 5:03 PM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 415.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael R. McNulty to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1339 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 415 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. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1339.
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H.R. 5959:
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes
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Ms. Sutton filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 1350.
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H.R. 5959:
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes
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The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5959.
