Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1540) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Action history

1. 2011-05-25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2011-05-25On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 243 - 170 (Roll no. 342).
3. 2011-05-25On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 181 (Roll no. 341).
4. 2011-05-25Considered as unfinished business.
5. 2011-05-25POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and on ordering the previous question on the resolution, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment and order the previous question until later in the legislative day.
6. 2011-05-25DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 276.
7. 2011-05-25Point of order raised by Mr. Garamendi on the content of the measure. Mr. Garamendi made point of order against the measure and the Chair announced that the disposition of the point of order would be resolved by the question of consideration on H.Res. 276. The House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the point of order, and if necessary, the Chair will put the question on consideration. Point of order overruled by the Chair.
8. 2011-05-25Considered as privileged matter.
9. 2011-05-25It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill.
10. 2011-05-24Introduced in House
11. 2011-05-24The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-88, by Mr. Bishop (UT).
12. 2011-05-24Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 40.