Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007

Action history

1. 2007-07-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2. 2007-07-13The 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. 1851.
3. 2007-07-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2007-07-13On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 333 - 83 (Roll no. 629).
5. 2007-07-13On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 186 (Roll no. 628).
6. 2007-07-13The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2007-07-13DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House forthwith with an amendment inserting a new section pertaining to acceptable identification requirement.
8. 2007-07-13Mrs. Capito moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
9. 2007-07-13The 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. 2007-07-13The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2007-07-13The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1851.
12. 2007-07-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
13. 2007-07-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 534, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
14. 2007-07-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Chabot amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Chabot 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. 2007-07-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 534, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment.
16. 2007-07-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 534, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment.
17. 2007-07-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gary Miller(CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gary Miller 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. 2007-07-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 534, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gary Miller(CA) amendment.
19. 2007-07-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 534, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.
20. 2007-07-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 534, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment, as modified.
21. 2007-07-12GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1851.
22. 2007-07-12The Speaker designated the Honorable Anthony D. Weiner to act as Chairman of the Committee.
23. 2007-07-12House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 534 and Rule XVIII.
24. 2007-07-12Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1851 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill.
25. 2007-07-12Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 534.