Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Bill: 111-hres-1574
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2010-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 194 (Roll no. 500). (text: CR H6462-6463)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 194 (Roll no. 500).(text: CR H6462-6463)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6482)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 1574, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of H.Res. 1574 until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H6468)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1574.
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6462-6468)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: General debate for H.R. 3534 shall be one hour and forty minutes. After general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. And, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in Part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. The rule also makes in order
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-582, by Ms. Pingree (ME).
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-582, by Ms. Pingree (ME).
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in House