Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013

Action history

1. 2012-06-11Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
2. 2012-06-06Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2012-06-06On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 255 - 165 (Roll no. 342).
4. 2012-06-06On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 233 (Roll no. 341).
5. 2012-06-06The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
6. 2012-06-06Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boswell motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to ensure readiness and response (including advance measures, the provision of potable water, and the repair of flood and storm damage reduction projects) for floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters by increasing funds for the Corps of Engineers Flood Control and Coast Emergencies account by $31,600,000, and decrease the Corps of Engineers administrative account by the same amount. The Motion would also strengthen U.S. energy ties with Israel by increasing funds for U.S.-Israeli non-military energy cooperation by $1 million, and decrease the Department of Energy's administrative account by the same amount.
7. 2012-06-06Mr. Boswell moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
8. 2012-06-06The 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.
9. 2012-06-06The previous question was ordered without objection.
10. 2012-06-06The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5325.
11. 2012-06-06On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
12. 2012-06-06Mr. Frelinghuysen moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
13. 2012-06-06UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Pursuant to the unanimous consent request agreed to earlier, the Chair put the question on the Connolly (VA) amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly (VA) demanded a recorded vote which was ordered.
14. 2012-06-06VACATING PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent that the proceedings on Roll Call No. 327 be vacated to the end that the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) remain as unfinished business. Agreed to without objection.
15. 2012-06-06UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
16. 2012-06-06The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
17. 2012-06-06Considered as unfinished business.
18. 2012-06-06Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5325 as unfinished business.
19. 2012-06-06On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
20. 2012-06-06Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the committee rise.
21. 2012-06-06UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
22. 2012-06-06The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on pro forma amendments to H.R. 5325.
23. 2012-06-06DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Third Flake amendment.
24. 2012-06-06DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Second Flake amendment.
25. 2012-06-06DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.