21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

Action history

1. 2009-05-18Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2. 2009-05-14The 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. 2187.
3. 2009-05-14Pursuant to clause 6, rule XVI, the amendment not being debatable, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kline demanded a recorded vote which was ordered.
4. 2009-05-14Subsequent to final passage, Mr. Kline was recognized for the purpose of offering an amendment to amend the title.
5. 2009-05-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6. 2009-05-14On passage Passed by recorded vote: 275 - 155 (Roll no. 259).
7. 2009-05-14On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 247 (Roll no. 258).
8. 2009-05-14The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
9. 2009-05-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson(PA) 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 at the end of section 311, the following: (c)LIMITATION.- (1) IN GENERAL.- Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) and any other provision of this Act, for any fiscal year for which funds are authorized to be appropriated under this Act that immediately follows a fiscal year in which the Federal Government has a deficit in excess of $500,000,000,000, the amount authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be $0. ¢ (2) DEFINITION.- For the purpose of this subsection, the term "deficit" means a fiscal year during which outlays of the Federal Government exceed receipts of the Federal Government.
10. 2009-05-14Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
11. 2009-05-14The 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.
12. 2009-05-14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
13. 2009-05-14The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2187.
14. 2009-05-14UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments to H.R. 2187 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
15. 2009-05-14The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
16. 2009-05-14Considered as unfinished business.
17. 2009-05-13Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2187 as unfinished business.
18. 2009-05-13On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
19. 2009-05-13Mr. Wu moved that the Committee now rise.
20. 2009-05-13UNFINISHED 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.
21. 2009-05-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 427, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader amendment.
22. 2009-05-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 427, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schwartz amendment.
23. 2009-05-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 427, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heinrich amendment.
24. 2009-05-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Griffith amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Griffith demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
25. 2009-05-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 427, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Griffith amendment.