Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act

Action history

1. 2010-06-29Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.
2. 2010-06-28Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2010-06-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2010-06-24On passage Passed by recorded vote: 219 - 206 (Roll no. 391).
5. 2010-06-24On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 217 (Roll no. 390).
6. 2010-06-24The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2010-06-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to strike section 401 of the Bill and replace it with entirely new text.
8. 2010-06-24Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to recommit with instructions to House Administration.
9. 2010-06-24The 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.
10. 2010-06-24The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2010-06-24The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5175.
12. 2010-06-24UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
13. 2010-06-24POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Patrick Murphy amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Patrick Murphy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
14. 2010-06-24DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1468, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Patrick Murphy amendment.
15. 2010-06-24DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1468, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pascrell amendment.
16. 2010-06-24DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1468, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendment.
17. 2010-06-24POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) 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. 2010-06-24DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1468, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
19. 2010-06-24DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1468, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ackerman amendment.
20. 2010-06-24GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5175.
21. 2010-06-24The Speaker designated the Honorable John T. Salazar to act as Chairman of the Committee.
22. 2010-06-24House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1468 and Rule XVIII.
23. 2010-06-24Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5175 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. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
24. 2010-06-24Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1468.
25. 2010-06-24Rule H. Res. 1468 passed House.