Department of Homeland Security Border Infrastructure Construction Appropriations Act, 2018

Action history

1. 2017-09-27Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.
2. 2017-09-26Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2017-09-25Received in the Senate.
4. 2017-09-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2017-09-14On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 198 (Roll no. 528).
6. 2017-09-14On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 223 (Roll no. 527).
7. 2017-09-14The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2017-09-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike the $2.3 billion in total appropriated for a border wall and for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to purchase detention beds; and to transfer funds to the FEMA Federal Assistance Account to provide addition funds for pre-disaster mitigation services.
9. 2017-09-14Ms. Jackson Lee moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.
10. 2017-09-14The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
11. 2017-09-14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2017-09-14The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3354.
13. 2017-09-14The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
14. 2017-09-14Considered as unfinished business.
15. 2017-09-13Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3354 as unfinished business.
16. 2017-09-13On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
17. 2017-09-13Mr. Cole moved that the Committee rise.
18. 2017-09-13UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
19. 2017-09-13VACATED PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Flores asked unanimous consent to vacate the proceedings on amendment numbered 149 of House Report 115-297, which was postponed, to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
20. 2017-09-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee 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. 2017-09-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 223.
22. 2017-09-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment No. 222.
23. 2017-09-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Amodei amendment No. 221.
24. 2017-09-13DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heck amendment No. 211.
25. 2017-09-13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Huizenga amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.