07/11/11 4:31 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 337, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the McIntyre amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
Amendment offered by Mr. McIntyre.
07/11/11 4:31 PM
An amendment to add a new section at the end of the General Provisions, Corps of Engineers-Civil account by amending section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976.
07/11/11 4:30 PM
Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Terry amendment Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
07/11/11 4:24 PM
An amendment to insert a new section at the end of title I stating that not later than 1 year after the date enactment of this Act, the Army Corps of Engineers shall conduct and publish the results of a study regarding the reasons and contributing factors that led to the abnormal flooding of the Missouri River during the spring and summer of 2011, with specific focus on whether the water management activities of the Corps, conducted for any purpose other than flood prevention and control, contributed to the 2011 flooding and in what ways.
07/11/11 4:24 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 337, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Terry amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
Amendment offered by Mr. Terry.
07/11/11 4:23 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moran amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Moran demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
07/11/11 3:56 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 337, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Moran (VA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
07/11/11 3:55 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Moran.
07/11/11 3:55 PM
An amendment to strike section 109 of the bill, which prohibits the use of funds to be used by the Army Corps of Engineers to adopt or enforce a change or supplement to the rule or guidance documents pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
07/11/11 3:47 PM
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on pro forma amendments to H.R. 2354.
