Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008

Action history

1. 2008-05-12Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2. 2008-05-08The 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. 5818.
3. 2008-05-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2008-05-08On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 188 (Roll no. 299).
5. 2008-05-08On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 298).
6. 2008-05-08The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2008-05-08DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with sundry amendments.
8. 2008-05-08Mr. Shadegg moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
9. 2008-05-08The 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. 2008-05-08The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2008-05-08The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5818.
12. 2008-05-08On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 182, 6 Present (Roll no. 296).
13. 2008-05-08Mr. Westmoreland appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.
14. 2008-05-08POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Westmoreland made a point of order that roll call 295 was held open for the sole purpose of changing the outcome. The Chair ruled that the most effective remedy was raising a question of privilege of the House as opposed to a point of order.
15. 2008-05-08The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
16. 2008-05-08Considered as unfinished business.
17. 2008-05-08Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5818 as unfinished business.
18. 2008-05-08On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
19. 2008-05-08Ms. Waters moved that the Committee rise.
20. 2008-05-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion 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 of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
21. 2008-05-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Altmire amendment.
22. 2008-05-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCotter amendment.
23. 2008-05-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendment.
24. 2008-05-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling 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. 2008-05-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.