SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act

Action history

1. 2008-04-24The 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. 5819.
2. 2008-04-24Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 368 - 43 (Roll no. 217).
3. 2008-04-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2008-04-24On passage Passed by recorded vote: 368 - 43 (Roll no. 217).
5. 2008-04-24On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 215 (Roll no. 216).
6. 2008-04-24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
7. 2008-04-23The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2008-04-23DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heller motion to recommit with instructions, pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was withdrawn. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment which provides inclusion of projects that have the potential to lower gasoline and diesel prices.
9. 2008-04-23Mr. Heller moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.
10. 2008-04-23The 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.
11. 2008-04-23The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2008-04-23The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5819.
13. 2008-04-23UNFINISHED 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.
14. 2008-04-23POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foster amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Foster 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. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment.
16. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.
17. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gillibrand amendment.
18. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.
19. 2008-04-23POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capito amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito 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. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito amendment.
21. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barrow amendment.
22. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sutton amendment.
23. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sutton amendment.
24. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Matsui amendment.
25. 2008-04-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1125, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves amendment.