05/27/10 2:42 PM
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-498 to express the sense of Congress that the Chief of the National Guard Bureau should issue fire-resistant utility ensembles to National Guard personnel who are engaged, or likely to become engaged, in defense support to civil authority missions that routinely involve serious fire hazards, such as wildfire recovery efforts.
05/27/10 2:42 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1404 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Marshall amendment number 4.
Amendment offered by Mr. Marshall.
05/27/10 2:41 PM
On agreeing to the Smith (WA) amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
05/27/10 2:31 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1404 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (WA) amendment number 3.
05/27/10 2:30 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Smith (WA).
05/27/10 2:30 PM
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-498 to ensure that the spouse, children and parents of a deployed or deploying member of the Armed Forces, who are not covered under the Family Medical Leave Act, have the ability to take at least two weeks of unpaid leave from their job in order to address issues that arise over the course of a deployment cycle.
05/27/10 2:28 PM
On agreeing to the Bartlett amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
05/27/10 2:26 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-498 to prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated in section 101(5) for other procurement, Army, from being obligated or expended by the Secretary of the Army for line-haul tractors unless the source selection is made based on a full and open competition.
05/27/10 2:26 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1404 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bartlett amendment number 2.
Amendment offered by Mr. Bartlett.
05/27/10 2:25 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Skelton amendment number 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Andrews demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
