05/17/12 11:11 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. Rigell, numbered 38 printed in to replace the pending sequester of discretionary spending for fiscal year 2013 by reducing the discretionary spending limit for that year so that it conforms with concurrent resolution on the budget deemed in force in the House, except that this replacement is contingent upon the enactment of spending reductions over five years of at least the amount of the sequester it supplants; and to also require a detailed report on the impact of the sequestration of funds authorized and appropriated for Fiscal Year 2013 for the Department of Defense.
05/17/12 11:10 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/17/12 11:01 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) amendment No. 32.
05/17/12 11:01 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. Price (GA), numbered 32 printed in to prohibit the President from making unilateral reductions to U.S. nuclear forces.
05/17/12 11:00 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 31, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/17/12 10:49 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 31.
05/17/12 10:49 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. Johnson (GA), numbered 31 printed in to require the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to report to Congress regarding whether nuclear weapons reductions pursuant to the new START Treaty are in the national security interests of the United States.
05/17/12 10:48 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 30, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/17/12 10:36 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of , the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 30.
05/17/12 10:36 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. Johnson (GA), numbered 30 printed in to include a finding stating that the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific region and would not be in the national security interests of the United States.
