07/29/08 12:36 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5983.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/29/08 12:35 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilirakis objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
07/29/08 12:25 PM
H.R. 6340:
to designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in White Plains, New York, as the "Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse"
07/29/08 12:25 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5170.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/29/08 12:24 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Boozman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
07/29/08 12:15 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6340.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/29/08 12:14 PM
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. today.
07/29/08 12:10 PM
The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a report on the issuance of an executive order expanding the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, with regard to the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe undermining the democratic processes or institutions of Zimbabwe - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 110-138).
The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had the honor to transmit a sealed envelope received from the White House on July 25, 2008, at 2:11 p.m. and is said to contain a message from the President whereby he submits a copy of an Executive Order filed earlier with the Federal Register with respect to Zimbabwe.
07/29/08 12:04 PM
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
07/29/08 12:03 PM
The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on July 28, 2008, at 11:35 a.m. stating that that body had agreed to H. Con. Res. 395.
