07/24/08 3:58 PM
The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Berman motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5501.
07/24/08 3:57 PM
Mr. Berman moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
07/24/08 3:56 PM
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1362, Mr. Berman took from the Speaker's table H.R. 5501 with the Senate amendment thereto, and was recoginzed for a motion.
07/24/08 3:56 PM
H.R. 3999:
to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for other purposes
07/24/08 3:53 PM
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. 3999.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 367 - 55 (Roll no. 530).
07/24/08 3:42 PM
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 151 - 268, 5 Present (Roll no. 529).
07/24/08 3:21 PM
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
07/24/08 3:06 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Poe motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a section pertaining to removal of certain structurally deficient bridges on federal-aid highways.
Mr. Poe moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.
07/24/08 3:05 PM
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.
