Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Bill: 110-hr-2641
Sponsor: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2007-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Alaska
Alternative energy sources
Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appropriations
Aquatic ecology
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Army
Army Corps of Engineers
California
Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
Civil engineering
Coal
Coastal zone
Colleges
Commerce
Competition
Competitive bidding
Conferences
Congress
Dams
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief
Drainage
Dredging
Ecosystem management
Education
Electric power distribution
Electric power production
Electric power transmission
Emergency Management
Employee health benefits
Energy
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Energy storage
Environmental Protection
Estuaries
Everglades
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal aid to water resources development
Federal employees
Federally-guaranteed loans
Flood control
Florida
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government contractors
Government downsizing
Government lending
Government procurement
Government publicity
Government travel
Government trust funds
Harbors
Hazardous wastes
Health
Heating
Higher education
Hurricanes
Hydrogen
Independent regulatory commissions
Infrastructure
Inspectors general
International Affairs
International control of nuclear power
Irrigation
Labor and Employment
Laboratories
Lighting
Lobbying
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mississippi River
Natural gas
Navigation
Nevada
New Jersey
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Nuclear energy
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear research
Nuclear weapons
Oil shales
Petroleum reserves
Power marketing administrations
Privatization
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Radioactive wastes
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Rescission of appropriated funds
Research and development
Reservoirs
Restoration ecology
Rivers
Salaries
Science, Technology, Communications
Ships
State laws
Strategic materials
Technological innovations
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Uranium
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-11
text: 
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for: (1) energy and water development; and (2) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration.
 
Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project Completion Account and for the Bureau of Reclamation for: (1) water and related natural resources; (2) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund; and (3) the California Bay-Delta Restoration.
 
Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Energy (DOE) for energy and science programs, among them: (1) energy efficiency and renewable energy; (2) electricity delivery and energy reliability; (3) nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal; (4) fossil energy research; (5) Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; (6) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; (7) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; (8) environment, safety and health activities; (9) the innovative technology loan guarantee loan program; and (6) specified atomic energy defense activities.
 
Rescinds the availability from prior years of certain funds for clean coal technology.
 
Approves specified expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund.
 
Makes FY2008 appropriations for operation and maintenance of: (1) the Southeastern Power Administration; (2) the Southwestern Power Administration; (3) the Western Area Power Administration; (4) the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund; (5) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and (6) designated activities of DOE.
 
Makes FY2008 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Delta Regional Authority; (4) the Denali Commission; (5) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (6) the Office of Inspector General; (7) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; and (8) the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.

action_date: 2007-06-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - 
Title I: Corps of Engineers-Civil
 - Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction (including rescissions of funds); (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation, maintenance, and administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (5) clean up of contamination from sites resulting from work performed as part of the early atomic energy program; (6) flood control, hurricane, and natural disasters emergency operations; (7) general administration and related civil works functions in the headquarters of the Corps; and (8) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

(Sec. 101) Sets forth limitations upon reprogramming of funds and certain continuing contracts.

(Sec. 103) Prohibits expenditure of funds under this Act for operation and maritime maintenance of the hopper dredge McFarland.

(Sec. 104) Instructs the Secretary of the Army to reduce by 35% the full-time employees at the Sacramento District Regulatory Division office of the Corps of Engineers.

(Sec. 105) Prohibits the use of funds to conduct a public-private competition or direct conversion under the OMB Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy for any Corps of Engineers program, project or activity.
 

Title II: Department of the Interior
 - Makes FY2008 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project Completion Account; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation; (3) management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources; (4) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund; (5) California Bay-Delta restoration; and (6) policy and administration in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation.
 
(Sec. 201) Prohibits the use of funds to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the state of California of a plan, conforming to California water quality standards, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 

Declares that the costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid. Makes any future U.S. obligations relating to drainage for that Unit fully reimbursable by Unit beneficiaries.

Title III: Department of Energy
 - Makes FY2008 appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for expenses related to: (1) energy efficiency and renewable energy; (2) electricity delivery and energy reliability; and (3) nuclear energy.

Rescinds specified amounts previously designated for clean coal technology.

Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) fossil energy research and development; (2) naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, (3) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; (4) the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; (5) the Energy Information Administration; (6) non-defense environmental cleanup; (7) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; (8) science activities; and (9) nuclear waste disposal, including specified funds designated for the state of Nevada.

Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) DOE expenses for Environment, Safety, and Health activities; (2) the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee program; (3) salaries and expenses for departmental administration; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) atomic energy defense weapons activities; (6) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities; (7) naval reactors; (8) the Office of the Administrator in the National Nuclear Security Administration; (9) atomic energy defense environmental cleanup; (10) plant and capital equipment necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense, and classified activities; and (11) nuclear waste disposal activities.

Approves specified expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund for official reception and representation expenses. Prohibits new direct loan obligations from being made during FY2008.

Makes FY2008 appropriations for operation and maintenance of: (1) the Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations; (2) the Falcon and Amistad Dams; and (3) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

(Sec. 301) Prohibits the use of funds to award any other management and operating contract, or a significant extension or expansion to an existing management and operating contract, unless such contract is awarded using competitive procedures, or the Secretary of Energy grants a waiver (on a case-by-case basis) to allow for such a deviation. Prohibits the Secretary from delegating such waiver authority.

(Sec. 302) Prohibits the use of appropriations to prepare or initiate requests for proposals for unfunded programs.

(Sec. 304) Prohibits the use of Bonneville Power Administration funds to enter into any agreement to perform energy efficiency services outside the legally defined Bonneville service territory, with the exception of services provided internationally, including services provided on a reimbursable basis, unless the Administrator certifies in advance that such services are not available from private sector businesses.

(Sec. 305) Requires DOE: (1) when it makes a user facility available to universities or other potential users, or seeks their input on significant user facility characteristics or equipment, to ensure broad public notice of such availability or input need; and (2) employ full and open competition in selecting a university or other potential user as a formal partner in the establishment or operation of a user facility.

(Sec. 306) Deems any funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities to be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of the National Security Act of 1947 during FY2008, until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2008.

(Sec. 307) Authorizes the use of specified funds by: (1) government-owned, contractor-operator operated laboratories for laboratory-directed research and development; and (2) the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site-directed research and development.

(Sec. 308) Prohibits implementation of a specified DOE Order modifying contractor employee pension and medical benefits policy.

(Sec. 309) Makes specified funds available until expended for the U.S. contribution to create a low-enriched uranium stockpile for an International Nuclear Fuel Bank supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means under the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Title IV: Independent Agencies 
- Makes FY2008 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Delta Regional Authority; (4) the Denali Commission; (5) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (6) the Office of Inspector General; (7) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; and (8) Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.

Title V: General Provisions 
- (Sec. 501) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to influence congressional action on legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress.

(Sec. 502) Prohibits the transfer of funds made available by this Act to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

action_date: 2007-07-17
text: 
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - 
Title I: Corps of Engineers-Civil
 - Makes FY 2008 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction (including rescissions of funds); (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation, maintenance, and administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (5) clean up of contamination from sites resulting from work performed as part of the early atomic energy program; (6) flood control, hurricane, and natural disasters emergency operations; (7) general administration and related civil works functions in the headquarters of the Corps; and (8) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

(Sec. 101) Sets forth limitations upon reprogramming of funds and certain continuing contracts.

(Sec. 103) Prohibits expenditure of funds under this Act for operation and maritime maintenance of the hopper dredge McFarland.

(Sec. 104) Instructs the Secretary of the Army to reduce by 35% the full-time employees at the Sacramento District Regulatory Division office of the Corps of Engineers.

(Sec. 105) Prohibits the use of funds to conduct a public-private competition or direct conversion under the OMB Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy for any Corps of Engineers program, project or activity.
 

Title II: Department of the Interior
 - Makes FY2008 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project Completion Account; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation; (3) management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources; (4) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund; (5) California Bay-Delta restoration; and (6) policy and administration in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation.
 
(Sec. 201) Prohibits the use of funds to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the state of California of a plan, conforming to California water quality standards, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 

Declares that the costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid. Makes any future US obligations relating to drainage for that Unit fully reimbursable by Unit beneficiaries.

Title III: Department of Energy
 - Makes FY2008 appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for expenses related to: (1) energy efficiency and renewable energy; (2) electricity delivery and energy reliability; and (3) nuclear energy.

Rescinds specified amounts previously designated for clean coal technology.

Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) fossil energy research and development; (2) naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, (3) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; (4) the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; (5) the Energy Information Administration; (6) non-defense environmental cleanup; (7) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; (8) science activities; and (9) nuclear waste disposal, including specified funds designated for the state of Nevada.
 
Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) DOE expenses for Environment, Safety, and Health activities; (2) the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee program; (3) salaries and expenses for departmental administration; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) atomic energy defense weapons activities (designating certain amounts for nuclear weapons dismantlement, including the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility Project, Savannah River Site, South Carolina); (6) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities; (7) naval reactors; (8) the Office of the Administrator in the National Nuclear Security Administration; (9) atomic energy defense environmental cleanup; (10) plant and capital equipment necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense, and classified activities; and (11) nuclear waste disposal activities.
 
Approves specified expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund for official reception and representation expenses. Prohibits new direct loan obligations from being made during FY2008.

Makes FY2008 appropriations for operation and maintenance of: (1) the Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations; (2) the Falcon and Amistad Dams; and (3) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

(Sec. 301) Prohibits the use of funds to award any other management and operating contract, or a significant extension or expansion to an existing management and operating contract, unless such contract is awarded using competitive procedures, or the Secretary of Energy grants a waiver (on a case-by-case basis) to allow for such a deviation. Prohibits the Secretary from delegating such waiver authority.

(Sec. 302) Prohibits the use of appropriations to prepare or initiate requests for proposals for unfunded programs.

(Sec. 304) Prohibits the use of Bonneville Power Administration funds to enter into any agreement to perform energy efficiency services outside the legally defined Bonneville service territory, with the exception of services provided internationally, including services provided on a reimbursable basis, unless the Administrator certifies in advance that such services are not available from private sector businesses.

(Sec. 305) Requires DOE: (1) when it makes a user facility available to universities or other potential users, or seeks their input on significant user facility characteristics or equipment, to ensure broad public notice of such availability or input need; and (2) employ full and open competition in selecting a university or other potential user as a formal partner in the establishment or operation of a user facility.

(Sec. 306) Deems any funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities to be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of the National Security Act of 1947 during FY2008, until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2008.

(Sec. 307) Authorizes the use of specified funds by: (1) government-owned, contractor-operator operated laboratories for laboratory-directed research and development; and (2) the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site-directed research and development.

(Sec. 308) Prohibits implementation of a specified DOE Order modifying contractor employee pension and medical benefits policy.

(Sec. 309) Makes specified funds available until expended for the US contribution to create a low-enriched uranium stockpile for an International Nuclear Fuel Bank supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means under the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Title IV: Independent Agencies 
- Makes FY2008 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Delta Regional Authority; (4) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (5) the Office of Inspector General; (6) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; and (7) Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.

Title V: General Provisions 
- (Sec. 501) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to influence congressional action on legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress.

(Sec. 502) Prohibits the transfer of funds made available by this Act to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

(Sec. 503) Designates certain funds for hydrogen technologies.
 
(Sec. 504) Prohibits use of funds made available in this Act: (1) to purchase light bulbs without an &quot;ENERGY STAR&quot; designation; (2) to administer the &quot;Yucca Mountain Youth Zone&quot; website; (3) to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a federal department or agency at any single conference occurring outside the United States; or (4) for the Green Maintenance Building in North Bergen, New Jersey.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-18
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 274.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 112 (Roll no. 641).
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 112 (Roll no. 641).
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7897)
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2641.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Mr. Visclosky moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Campbell CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Campbell (CA) amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7878-7898)
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2641 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Mr. Visclosky moved that the Committee rise.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the 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 Flake amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rothman amendment.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7873-7874, H7874-7878)
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Visclosky asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 2641 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 481, no further amendment to the bill will be in order except those provided on a list at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-13
text: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 110-185, Part II.
action_date: 2007-07-13
text: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 110-185, Part II.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2641 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hinchey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hinchey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hinchey amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson of South Carolina amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Wilson of South Carolina demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Wilson of South Carolina amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price of Georgia amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price of Georgia demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Price(GA) amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett(NJ) amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shadegg amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shadegg demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conaway amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Berkley amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Harman amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Wynn amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Jordan amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bishop(NY) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop(NY) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NY) amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy(CT) amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wilson (NM) amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Musgrave amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Musgrave demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Musgrave amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schmidt amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Musgrave amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Neugebauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Neugebauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Neugebauer amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Udall(NM) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hobson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Udall (NM) amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Matheson amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Space amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2007-06-20
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6757-6794)
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2641 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Mr. Olver moved that the Committee rise.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tauscher amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Upton amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Porter amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Porter demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6709-6710, H6710-6715, H6715-6721)
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Visclosky asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 2641 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 481, no further amendment to the bill will be in order except those provided on a list at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2641 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Mr. Visclosky moved that the Committee rise.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kline amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kline demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kline amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Schmidt amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Stearns amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Campbell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Campbell amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamborn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lamborn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lamborn amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hensarling amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a messsage from the President.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sessions amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Westmoreland amendment No. 25, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Westmoreland demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Westmoreland amendment No.25 under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Westmoreland amendment No. 24, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Westmoreland demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6686-6695, H6695-6709)
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2641 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Mr. Visclosky moved that the committee rise.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Westmoreland amendment No.24 under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Westmoreland amendment No. 26, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Westmoreland demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Westmoreland amendment No.26 under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Westmoreland amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Westmoreland demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Westmoreland amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2641.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Artur Davis to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 481 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2641 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 read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 481. (consideration: CR H6669-6686; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H6678, H6679, H6681, H6684, H6689-6690, H6692; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H6695-6696, H6698, H6701; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H6701, H6703, H6706, H6710-6711, H6712, CR 6/20/2007 H6757, H6759, H6759-6760, H6762-6763; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR 6/20/2007 H6763, H6764, H6765; text of Title V as reported in House: CR 6/20/2007 H6765)
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Visclosky asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 2641 pursuant to House Resolution 481, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 18.
action_date: 2007-06-19
text: Rule H. Res. 481 passed House.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 481 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2641 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 read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
action_date: 2007-06-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 109.
action_date: 2007-06-11
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-185, by Mr. Visclosky.
action_date: 2007-06-11
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-185, by Mr. Visclosky.
action_date: 2007-06-11
text: Introduced in House