Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act

Action history

1. 2011-10-18Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
2. 2011-10-17Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2011-10-14Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 144 (Roll no. 800).
4. 2011-10-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2011-10-14On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 144 (Roll no. 800).
6. 2011-10-14On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 172 - 238 (Roll no. 799).
7. 2011-10-14The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2011-10-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cicilline motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to implement a warning system in the event of a catastrophic failure at a coal ash disposal site. Under this amendment, the EPA Administrator must require the owner or operator of a surface coal ash disposal site, such as a disposal pile or lagoon, to equip such site with a sufficient system to monitor for, and notify the public of a potentially hazardous condition that could lead to failure of the site's ability to contain coal ash.
9. 2011-10-14Mr. Cicilline moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
10. 2011-10-14The 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.
11. 2011-10-14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2011-10-14The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2273.
13. 2011-10-14UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the adoption of amendments which had previously been debated and on which further proceedings were postponed.
14. 2011-10-14POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
15. 2011-10-14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment.
16. 2011-10-14POSTPONED 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.
17. 2011-10-14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rush amendment.
18. 2011-10-14POSTPONED 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.
19. 2011-10-14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No 4.
20. 2011-10-14POSTPONED 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.
21. 2011-10-14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 3.
22. 2011-10-14POSTPONED 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 noes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman 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. 2011-10-14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
24. 2011-10-14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shimkus amendment.
25. 2011-10-14GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2273.