S-MINER Act

Action history

1. 2008-01-22Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2. 2008-01-16The 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. 2768.
3. 2008-01-16Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 199 (Roll no. 10).
4. 2008-01-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2008-01-16On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 199 (Roll no. 10).
6. 2008-01-16On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 217 (Roll no. 9).
7. 2008-01-16The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2008-01-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Souder motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House promptly with an amendment inserting a new section regarding substance abuse testing.
9. 2008-01-16Mr. Souder moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
10. 2008-01-16The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
11. 2008-01-16The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2008-01-16The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2768.
13. 2008-01-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson(SC) amendment in the nature of a substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Wilson(SC) 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. 2008-01-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Wilson(SC) amendment in the nature of a substitute.
15. 2008-01-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellsworth amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller(CA) 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. 2008-01-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellsworth amendment.
17. 2008-01-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boucher amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller(CA) 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. 2008-01-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boucher amendment.
19. 2008-01-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the George Miller(CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller(CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
20. 2008-01-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller(CA) amendment.
21. 2008-01-16GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2768.
22. 2008-01-16The Speaker designated the Honorable Luis V. Gutierrez to act as Chairman of the Committee.
23. 2008-01-16House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 918 and Rule XVIII.
24. 2008-01-16Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2768 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 or 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 Education and Labor.
25. 2008-01-16Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918.