06/04/09 4:12 PM
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
06/04/09 4:11 PM
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2200.
06/04/09 4:10 PM
On agreeing to the Chaffetz amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 310 - 118 (Roll no. 305).
06/04/09 4:01 PM
On agreeing to the Mica amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 219 - 211 (Roll no. 304).
06/04/09 3:26 PM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
On agreeing to the Roskam amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/04/09 3:22 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 474, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roskam amendment.
06/04/09 3:21 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Roskam.
06/04/09 3:21 PM
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 111-127 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect public comments from transit agencies to determine the extent to which current allowable uses of grant funds under the Transit Security Grant Program are sufficient to address security improvement priorities identified by transit agencies. Where security improvement priorities identified by local transit agencies are not met by the regulations implementing the grant program, the Secretary will report to Congress on how such regulations should be changed to accommodate them or why these are not appropriate priorities.
On agreeing to the Butterfield amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/04/09 3:15 PM
An amendmend numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-127 to require a study on the use of the combination of facial and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals in security checkpoint lines. The study would focus on increased accuracy of facial and iris recognition and the possibility of using this advanced technology broadly for accurate identification of individuals.
On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/04/09 3:15 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 474, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Butterfield amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Butterfield.
