Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011

Action history

1. 2011-12-13Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.
2. 2011-12-12Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2011-12-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2011-12-08On passage Passed by recorded vote: 268 - 150 (Roll no. 912).
5. 2011-12-08On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 166 - 252 (Roll no. 911).
6. 2011-12-08The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2011-12-08DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeGette 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 that adds a new section to the bill to prohibit any part of the bill from limiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to specified emissions.
8. 2011-12-08Ms. DeGette moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
9. 2011-12-08The 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. 2011-12-08The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2011-12-08The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1633.
12. 2011-12-08UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings were postponed.
13. 2011-12-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Al Green (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Green demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
14. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Al Green (TX) amendment.
15. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schock amendment.
16. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
17. 2011-12-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Whitfield demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
18. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
19. 2011-12-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
20. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment.
21. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment.
22. 2011-12-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Christensen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Christensen 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. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Christensen amendment.
24. 2011-12-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rush amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rush 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. 2011-12-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 487, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rush amendment.