To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.

Action history

1. 2011-03-01Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
2. 2011-02-28Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
3. 2011-02-28Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.
4. 2011-02-28Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
5. 2011-02-15Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.
6. 2011-02-14Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
7. 2011-01-27Received in the Senate.
8. 2011-01-26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
9. 2011-01-26On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 160 (Roll no. 25).
10. 2011-01-26On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 173 - 228 (Roll no. 24).
11. 2011-01-26The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
12. 2011-01-26DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the Committee on Ways and means to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment which strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts in lieu thereof a complete new text.
13. 2011-01-26Mr. Walz (MN) moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
14. 2011-01-26The 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.
15. 2011-01-26The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
16. 2011-01-26The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 359.
17. 2011-01-26UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the question of adoption of the Peters amendment which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
18. 2011-01-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 54, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Polis amendment in the nature of a substitute under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
19. 2011-01-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 54, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Moore amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
20. 2011-01-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 54, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tsongas amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
21. 2011-01-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 54, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Castor (FL) amendment number 2 under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
22. 2011-01-26POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Peters amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and announced by voice vote the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Peters requested a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
23. 2011-01-26DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 54, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Peters amendment under the five-minute rule.
24. 2011-01-26The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.
25. 2011-01-26The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message.