Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Action history

1. 2008-07-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2. 2008-07-17Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 888.
3. 2008-07-16The 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. 5959.
4. 2008-07-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2008-07-16On passage Passed by voice vote.
6. 2008-07-16On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 200 - 225 (Roll no. 502).
7. 2008-07-16The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2008-07-16RULING OF THE CHAIR - After review, the Chair ruled that the words complained of were not directed in such a way as to constitute a personality or otherwise transgress the bounds of decorum in debate.
9. 2008-07-16WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have the words taken down.
10. 2008-07-16Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra 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 a new section on National Intelligence Assessment on Energy Prices and Security.
11. 2008-07-16Mr. Hoekstra moved to recommit with instructions to Intelligence (Permanent).
12. 2008-07-16The 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.
13. 2008-07-16The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
14. 2008-07-16The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5959.
15. 2008-07-16UNFINISHED 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.
16. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hinchey amendment.
17. 2008-07-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kirk amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kirk demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
18. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kirk amendment.
19. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Harman amendment.
20. 2008-07-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra 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. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.
22. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
23. 2008-07-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
24. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.
25. 2008-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provision of H.Res. 1343, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.