National Landscape Conservation System Act

Action history

1. 2008-04-10Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634.
2. 2008-04-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2008-04-09On passage Passed by recorded vote: 278 - 140 (Roll no. 174).
4. 2008-04-09Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 278 - 140 (Roll no. 174).
5. 2008-04-09On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 212 (Roll no. 173).
6. 2008-04-09The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2008-04-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Cannon motion to recommit.
8. 2008-04-09Floor summary: DEBATE - The instructions contained in the motion seek to add language to the bill stating that nothing in this Act shall affect the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment within the National Landscape Conservation System.
9. 2008-04-09Mr. Cannon moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.
10. 2008-04-09The 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.
11. 2008-04-09The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2008-04-09The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2016.
13. 2008-04-09UNFINISHED 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.
14. 2008-04-09The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
15. 2008-04-09Considered as unfinished business.
16. 2008-04-09Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2016 as unfinished business.
17. 2008-04-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1084, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Walden amendment.
18. 2008-04-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the Pearce amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pearce demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
19. 2008-04-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1084, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment.
20. 2008-04-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the Altmire amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Altmire demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
21. 2008-04-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1084, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Altmire amendment.
22. 2008-04-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (UT) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
23. 2008-04-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1084, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment.
24. 2008-04-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
25. 2008-04-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1084, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment.