06/06/12 1:00 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Third Flake amendment.
06/06/12 1:00 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. Flake, to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Energy to fund the Wind Powering America Initiative.
06/06/12 12:59 PM
On agreeing to the Flake amendment; Failed by voice vote.
06/06/12 12:54 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Second Flake amendment.
06/06/12 12:53 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. Flake, to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the Batteries and Electric Drive Technology program within the Department of Energy's Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program.
06/06/12 12:51 PM
Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the DeFazio amendment. Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the amendment sought to change existing law and violated clause 2 of Rule XXI. The Chair sustained the point of order.
06/06/12 12:45 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
06/06/12 12:45 PM
An amendment, offered by Mr. DeFazio, to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy to implement or administer any change to the requirement in section 9.104-1(d) of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, that to be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must have a record of satisfactory compliance with anti-trust laws.
06/06/12 12:45 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. DeFazio.
06/06/12 12:44 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the First Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
