06/25/09 4:57 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that the question was on ordering the previous question on H.Res. 578 and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
06/25/09 3:54 PM
H.R. 2647:
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes
06/25/09 3:54 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 578.
Considered as privileged matter.
06/25/09 3:51 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. 2647.
06/25/09 3:50 PM
H.R. 2990:
to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 572, H.R. 2990 is laid on the table.
06/25/09 3:50 PM
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
06/25/09 3:50 PM
H.R. 2647:
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the text of H.R. 2990, as passed by the House, was appended to the end of the engrossment of H.R. 2647 as new matter.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 389 - 22, 1 Present (Roll no. 460).
06/25/09 3:43 PM
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 244 (Roll no. 459).
06/25/09 3:24 PM
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
06/25/09 3:12 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Forbes 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 pertaining to a new section on Availability of Funds for Missile Defense and Certain Vehicles and Aircraft.
