02/25/10 3:10 PM
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-419 to require the DNI, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to submit to Congress a report on the plans of each element of the community, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to increase diversity within that element.
On agreeing to the Hoekstra amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
02/25/10 3:02 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Hoekstra.
02/25/10 3:02 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-419 to require the Director of the CIA, within 30 days, to publicly issue an unclassified version of the CIA Inspector General's report entitled "Procedures Used In Narcotics Airbridge Denial Program in Peru, 1995-2001," dated August 25, 2008
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Reyes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
02/25/10 2:37 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Reyes.
02/25/10 2:37 PM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-419 offered as a managers amendment to make technical and sundry changes.
02/25/10 1:20 PM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2701.
02/25/10 1:19 PM
The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna F. Edwards to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1105 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2701 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 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1105.
02/25/10 1:19 PM
H. Res. 1105:
providing for consideration of the bill ( H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
02/25/10 1:17 PM
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 176 (Roll no. 66).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/25/10 12:36 PM
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of February 25.
