Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007

Action history

1. 2007-11-13Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2. 2007-11-09The 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. 3355.
3. 2007-11-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2007-11-09On passage Passed by recorded vote: 258 - 155 (Roll no. 1074).
5. 2007-11-09On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 175 - 239 (Roll no. 1073).
6. 2007-11-09The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2007-11-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion see to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments adding a new section pertaining to prohibiting cross-subsidization from middle america.
8. 2007-11-09Mrs. Capito moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
9. 2007-11-09The 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.
10. 2007-11-09The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2007-11-09The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3355.
12. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Campbell amendment under the five-minute rule.
13. 2007-11-08VACATING REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE - Mr. Putnam asked unanimous consent to vacate his earlier request for a recorded vote on his amendment, to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
14. 2007-11-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shays amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shays 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. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute under the five-minute rule.
16. 2007-11-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Putnam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Putnam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
17. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Putnam amendment under the five-minute rule.
18. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brown-Waite (FL) amendment under the five-minute rule.
19. 2007-11-08The Committee resumed its sitting.
20. 2007-11-08The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a communication from the President.
21. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Matheson amendment under the five-minute rule.
22. 2007-11-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Manzullo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Manzullo demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
23. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Manzullo amendment under the five-minute rule.
24. 2007-11-08DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Castor amendment under the five-minute rule.
25. 2007-11-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roskam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roskam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.