H.R. 1401 · 110th Congress

Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007

Stage
Passed a chamber
Sponsor
Bennie Thompson
Introduced
2007-03-08
Latest action
2007-08-03 · For Further Action See Titles XII, XIII, XIV and XV of H.R. 1.

Action history

  1. 2007-08-03For Further Action See Titles XII, XIII, XIV and XV of H.R. 1.
  2. 2007-03-28Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. 2007-03-27The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1401.
  4. 2007-03-27Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. 2007-03-27On passage Passed by recorded vote: 299 - 124, 1 Present (Roll no. 201).
  6. 2007-03-27On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 304 - 121 (Roll no. 200).
  7. 2007-03-27Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (NY) 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 inserting provisions on immunity for reporting suspicious activities and mitigating terrorist threats relating to transportation security.
  8. 2007-03-27Mr. King (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Homeland Security.
  9. 2007-03-27The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  10. 2007-03-27The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. 2007-03-27The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1401.
  12. 2007-03-27UNFINISHED 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.
  13. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Lynch amendment.
  14. 2007-03-27POSTPONED 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 amendment until later in the legislative day.
  15. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
  16. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
  17. 2007-03-27POSTPONED 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.
  18. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment.
  19. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
  20. 2007-03-27POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cohen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Cohen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
  21. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Cohen amendment.
  22. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Arcuri amendment.
  23. 2007-03-27POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson (MS) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. LaTourette 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. 2007-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Thompson amendment.
  25. 2007-03-27GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour and twenty minutes of general debate on H.R. 1401.