11/06/09 6:23 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McMahon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
11/06/09 6:08 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 833.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. McMahon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
11/06/09 6:08 PM
H. Res. 892:
recognizing the 20th anniversary of the remarkable events leading to the end of the Cold War and the creation of a Europe, whole, free, and at peace
11/06/09 6:06 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McMahon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
11/06/09 5:35 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 892.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
11/06/09 5:35 PM
H. Res. 877:
expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008
11/06/09 5:34 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Berman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
11/06/09 4:55 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 877.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
11/06/09 4:55 PM
H.R. 2868:
to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes
11/06/09 4:52 PM
The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the continuance of the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 111-75).
