Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2638) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Action history

1. 2008-09-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2008-09-24On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 202 (Roll no. 630).
3. 2008-09-24On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 198 (Roll no. 629).
4. 2008-09-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1488.
5. 2008-09-24Considered as privileged matter.
6. 2008-09-24Will the House now consider the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 168 (Roll no. 628).
7. 2008-09-24Mr. McGovern moved that the House now consider the resolution.
8. 2008-09-24Mr. Flake proposed a point of order against the provisions of H. Res. 1488 by stating the resolution violates the Congressional Budget Act. The Chair announced the disposition of the point of order would be resolved by the question of consideration of H. Res. 1488. The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the point of order at the end of which the Chair will put the question on consideration.
9. 2008-09-24By the direction of the Committee on Rules, Mr. McGovern called up H. Res. 1488 and asked for its immediate consideration.
10. 2008-09-24It shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill H.R. 2638, with the Senate amendment thereto and to move to agree to the Senate amendment with an amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
11. 2008-09-24The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-875, by Mr. McGovern.
12. 2008-09-24Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 270.
13. 2008-09-23Introduced in House