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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 909, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perlmutter amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Perlmutter.
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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 111-340 to authorize a nationwide survey to assess compliance of fire departments with certain best practices on firefighter safety. The amendment establishes a task force of fire service industry to make recommendations to Congress on ways to increase compliance with those firefighter safety standards.
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On agreeing to the Titus amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 909, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Titus amendment.
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Amendment offered by Ms. Titus.
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-340 to expand the scope of the Assistance to Firefighter Grants program to allow the purchase of equipment that reduces the use of water in fighting fires and training firefighters.
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GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3791.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jesse L. Jackson Jr. 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. 909 and Rule XVIII.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3791 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. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 909.
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H. Res. 909:
providing for consideration of the bill ( H.R. 3791) to amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 173 (Roll no. 898).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Mr. Conyers filed a report from the Committee on Judiciary on H. Res. 871.
