Appropriations bill FY2005, Commerce, Justice, State

Action history

1. 2004-07-09Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
2. 2004-07-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2004-07-08On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 18 (Roll no. 346).
4. 2004-07-08On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 223, 1 Present (Roll no. 345).
5. 2004-07-08The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
6. 2004-07-08Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoyer motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to make an application for an order requiring the production of library circulation records, library patron lists, library Internet records, book sales records, or book customer lists.
7. 2004-07-08Mr. Hoyer moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
8. 2004-07-08The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
9. 2004-07-08The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
10. 2004-07-08The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4754.
11. 2004-07-08UNFINISHED 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.
12. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weiner amendment.
13. 2004-07-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hefley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hefley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
14. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hefley amendment.
15. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment.
16. 2004-07-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hefley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hefley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
17. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hefley amendment.
18. 2004-07-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement just adopted, the Chair put the question on adoption of the Smith (MI) amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (MI) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
19. 2004-07-08ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that the proceedings by which the Smith of Michigan amendment was withdrawn, be vacated to the end that the amendment be considered as pending and the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment. Agreed to without objection.
20. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment.
21. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Smith (MI) amendment.
22. 2004-07-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
23. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
24. 2004-07-08DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Otter amendment.
25. 2004-07-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Akin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Akin demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.