Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.

Action history

1. 2007-02-28Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2007-02-28On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
3. 2007-02-28The previous question was ordered without objection.
4. 2007-02-28DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 195.
5. 2007-02-28Considered as privileged matter.
6. 2007-02-28All 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 Financial Services now printed in the bill. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be considered as read.
7. 2007-02-27Introduced in House
8. 2007-02-27The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-25, by Mr. Arcuri.
9. 2007-02-27Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 17.