Water Quality Investment Act of 2007

Action history

1. 2007-03-08Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2. 2007-03-07Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2007-03-07On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 367 - 58 (Roll no. 125).
4. 2007-03-07On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 425 - 0 (Roll no. 124).
5. 2007-03-07The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
6. 2007-03-07Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McHenry 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 inserting at the end of the bill a new section on limitation on the use of funds.
7. 2007-03-07Mr. McHenry moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.
8. 2007-03-07The 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.
9. 2007-03-07The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
10. 2007-03-07The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 569.
11. 2007-03-07UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
12. 2007-03-07The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
13. 2007-03-07Considered as unfinished business.
14. 2007-03-07Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 569 as unfinished business.
15. 2007-03-07On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
16. 2007-03-07Ms. Johnson, E. B. moved that the Committee rise.
17. 2007-03-07DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rohrabacher amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
18. 2007-03-07POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price(GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Mr. Price(GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
19. 2007-03-07DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Price(GA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
20. 2007-03-07DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the King (IA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
21. 2007-03-07GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 569.
22. 2007-03-07The Speaker designated the Honorable Adam B. Schiff to act as Chairman of the Committee.
23. 2007-03-07House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 214 and Rule XVIII.
24. 2007-03-07Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 569 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. Bill is open to amendments. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill.
25. 2007-03-07Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 214.