Agriculture Department and Rural Development FY2005 Appropriations bill

Action history

1. 2004-07-15POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Buyer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Buyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2. 2004-07-15The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
3. 2004-07-15Considered as unfinished business.
4. 2004-07-15Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4818 as unfinished business.
5. 2004-07-15WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate on the Buyer amendment exception was made to comments uttered by a Member.
6. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Buyer amendment.
7. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kilpatrick amendment.
8. 2004-07-15UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was adoption of specified amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
9. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett amendment.
10. 2004-07-15POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Paul amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Paul demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
11. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Paul amendment.
12. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.
13. 2004-07-15POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kennedy (MN) 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. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment.
15. 2004-07-15POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lantos amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lantos demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
16. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Lantos amendment.
17. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
18. 2004-07-15Mr. Goodlatte raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Goodlatte stated that section 565(a)(3) constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
19. 2004-07-15The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
20. 2004-07-15Considered as unfinished business.
21. 2004-07-15ORDER OF PROCEDURE - (In the House) Mr. Kolbe asked unanimous consent to limit the universe of amendments to be offered to H.R. 4818 during further consideration and pursuant to H. Res. 715, with a list that has been submitted to the desk. Agreed to without objection.
22. 2004-07-15Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4818 as unfinished business.
23. 2004-07-15POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sherman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sherman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
24. 2004-07-15DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment.
25. 2004-07-15GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4818.