Water Quality Investment Act of 2009

Action history

1. 2009-03-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2. 2009-03-12Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2009-03-12On passage Passed by recorded vote: 317 - 101 (Roll no. 123).
4. 2009-03-12The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
5. 2009-03-12The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
6. 2009-03-12The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1262.
7. 2009-03-12UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debate earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
8. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Driehaus amendment.
9. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment.
10. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dahlkemper amendment.
11. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roskam amendment.
12. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.
13. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
14. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller(MI) amendment.
15. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey(CO) amendment.
16. 2009-03-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mack amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr Mack demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
17. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Mack amendment.
18. 2009-03-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 235, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.
19. 2009-03-12GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with further general debate on H.R. 1262.
20. 2009-03-12Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
21. 2009-03-12The Committee of the Whole rose informally to recieve a message from the Senate.
22. 2009-03-12GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1262.
23. 2009-03-12The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Pastor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
24. 2009-03-12House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 235 and Rule XVIII.
25. 2009-03-12Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1262 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All 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 Transportation now printed in the bill.