National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Action history

1. 2011-12-01Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2. 2011-12-01Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
3. 2011-12-01Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1867 amended.
4. 2011-12-01Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
5. 2011-12-01Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Levin; Lieberman; Reed; Akaka; Nelson NE; Webb; McCaskill; Udall CO; Hagan; Begich; Manchin; Shaheen; Gillibrand; Blumenthal; McCain; Inhofe; Sessions; Chambliss; Wicker; Brown MA; Portman; Ayotte; Collins; Graham; Cornyn; Vitter.
6. 2011-12-01See also S. 1867.
7. 2011-06-06Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
8. 2011-05-26The 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. 1540.
9. 2011-05-26The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
10. 2011-05-26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11. 2011-05-26On passage Passed by recorded vote: 322 - 96 (Roll no. 375).
12. 2011-05-26On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 233 (Roll no. 374).
13. 2011-05-26The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
14. 2011-05-26DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to increase the maximum amount of special pay for Combat Troops subject to hostile fire or imminent danger to $325 per month. The increase in pay will take effect on October 1, 2011 and apply to months beginning on or after that date.
15. 2011-05-26Mr. Schrader moved to recommit with instructions to Armed Services.
16. 2011-05-26The 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.
17. 2011-05-26The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1540.
18. 2011-05-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 276, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McKeon en bloc #6 amendments.
19. 2011-05-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 276, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McKeon en bloc #5 amendments.
20. 2011-05-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 276, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McKeon en bloc #4 amendments.
21. 2011-05-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 276, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McKeon en bloc #3 amendments.
22. 2011-05-26POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
23. 2011-05-26DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment no. 55, equally divided and controlled.
24. 2011-05-26POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cravaack amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendent and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (WA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
25. 2011-05-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 276, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cravaak amendment no. 152.