Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

Action history

1. 2011-06-30Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Johnson SD, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-29.
2. 2011-06-30Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 91.
3. 2011-06-15Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
4. 2011-06-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2011-06-14On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 5 (Roll no. 418).
6. 2011-06-14On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 234 (Roll no. 417).
7. 2011-06-14The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2011-06-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Owens motion to recommit with instructions, pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to increase funds for veterans medical services for post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide prevention by $20 million and offsets it with a $25 million reduction in the Department of Veteran Affairs' information technology programs. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was removed.
9. 2011-06-14Mr. Owens moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
10. 2011-06-14Considered as unfinished business.
11. 2011-06-13On retaining Title II (Department of Veterans Affairs) Agreed to by recorded vote: 409 - 1 (Roll no. 416).
12. 2011-06-13Pursuant to section 2(a) of House Resolution 288, the Chair put the question on retaining Title II (relating to Veterans' Affairs) of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote to decide the question.
13. 2011-06-13The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
14. 2011-06-13The previous question was ordered without objection.
15. 2011-06-13The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2055.
16. 2011-06-13The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
17. 2011-06-13Considered as unfinished business.
18. 2011-06-13Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2055 as unfinished business.
19. 2011-06-13On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
20. 2011-06-13Mr. Culberson moved that the Committee now rise.
21. 2011-06-13DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Fitzpatrick amendment under the five-minute rule.
22. 2011-06-13DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Coffman (CO) amendment under the five-minute rule, pending the reservation of a point of order.
23. 2011-06-13DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flores amendment under the five-minute rule.
24. 2011-06-13DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Amash amendment number 5 under the five-minute rule, pending the reservation of a point of order.
25. 2011-06-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sherman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Dicks demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.