Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Action history

1. 2008-06-03Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758.
2. 2008-05-23UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the adoption of H.R. 5658 and on motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
3. 2008-05-23The 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. 5658.
4. 2008-05-23The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
5. 2008-05-23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6. 2008-05-23On passage Passed by recorded vote: 384 - 23 (Roll no. 365).
7. 2008-05-23On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 223 (Roll no. 364).
8. 2008-05-23The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
9. 2008-05-23DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate of debate on the Conaway 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 adding at the at the end of title X, add the following new sections pertaining to Sec. 1071. Sense of Congress and Repeal of Alternative Fuel Procurement Requirement for Federal Agencies. Mr. Skelton raised a point of order against the motion to recommitt. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
10. 2008-05-23Mr. Conaway moved to recommit with instructions to Armed Services.
11. 2008-05-23The 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.
12. 2008-05-23The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
13. 2008-05-23The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5658.
14. 2008-05-23UNFINISHED 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.
15. 2008-05-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment.
16. 2008-05-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 5 minutes of debate on the Schwartz amendment.
17. 2008-05-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment.
18. 2008-05-22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hodes amendment.
19. 2008-05-22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellsworth amendment.
20. 2008-05-22POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern 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. 2008-05-22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment.
22. 2008-05-22POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hunter 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. 2008-05-22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
24. 2008-05-22POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (NC) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hunter demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
25. 2008-05-22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1218, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (NC) amendment.