Water Resources Development bill of 2005

Action history

1. 2006-09-19Senate insists on its amendment, agrees to request for a conference, appoints conferees Inhofe; Warner; Bond; Voinovich; Chafee; Murkowski; Vitter; Jeffords; Baucus; Lieberman; Boxer; Carper.
2. 2006-09-19Message on Senate action sent to the House.
3. 2006-09-14The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Resources for consideration of secs. 2017, 2020, 2025, and 2027 of the House bill, and secs. 3019, 5007, and 5008 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Pombo, Musgrave, and Kind.
4. 2006-09-14The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Young (AK), Duncan, Baker, Miller, Gary, Brown (SC), Boozman, Oberstar, Johnson, E. B., Costello, and Bishop (NY).
5. 2006-09-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6. 2006-09-14On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 340 - 79 (Roll no. 447).
7. 2006-09-14POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Melancon motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2864, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Melancon demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion until Thursday, September 14, 2006.
8. 2006-09-14The previous question was ordered without objection.
9. 2006-09-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Melancon motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2864. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to agree to provisions that will provide protection to communities located in the coastal area of Louisiana and Mississippi from the storm surge of a category 5 hurricane.
10. 2006-09-14Mr. Melancon moved that the House instruct conferees.
11. 2006-09-14On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.
12. 2006-09-14Mr. Duncan asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference.
13. 2006-09-14Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
14. 2006-07-20Message on Senate action sent to the House.
15. 2006-07-19Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
16. 2006-07-19Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 728 amended.
17. 2006-07-19Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
18. 2006-07-19See also S. 728.
19. 2005-07-18Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.
20. 2005-07-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
21. 2005-07-14On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 406 - 14 (Roll no. 378).
22. 2005-07-14The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
23. 2005-07-14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
24. 2005-07-14The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2864.
25. 2005-07-14UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of the amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.