06/02/11 7:01 PM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2055.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Lee Terry to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 288 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2055 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. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. The resolution authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 288.
06/02/11 7:00 PM
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Considered as privileged matter.
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H.R. 2017:
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes
06/02/11 6:58 PM
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 188 (Roll no. 409).
06/02/11 6:52 PM
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 234 (Roll no. 408).
06/02/11 6:31 PM
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
06/02/11 6:24 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to increase grants for Transportation Security and Counterterrorism through offsets from the Department of Homeland Security's National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
06/02/11 6:23 PM
Mr. Bishop(NY) moved to recommit the bil H.R. 2017 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: � Page 45, line 18, after the dollar amount insert "(increased by $75,000,000)". � Page 64, lines 2 and 4, after each of the dollar amounts insert "(reduced by $75,000,000)".
06/02/11 6:23 PM
Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
06/02/11 6:22 PM
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
