Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 5:40pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 5:40pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
FLOOR ACTION ON H.RES. 206:
Adopted by record vote of 228-189, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 238-185, on Thursday, April 7, 2011.
MANAGERS: Foxx/McGovern
1. Closed rule.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration in the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
7. Waives clause 6(a) of Rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported before April 11, 2011, providing for consideration or disposition of a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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2 | Version 1 | Conyers (MI), Cohen (TN), Jones (NC), Farr (CA), Grijalva, Raul (AZ), Honda (CA), Kucinich (OH), Lee, Barbara (CA), McClintock (CA), Miller, Gary (CA), Stark (CA), Tonko (NY), Welch (VT), Woolsey (CA) | Democrat | Would state that no funds in the Act may be used to deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of Members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground in Libya for the purposes of engaging in ground combat operations. | Submitted |
1 | Version 1 | Dicks (WA) | Democrat | Substitute Would strike all after the enacting clause and insert a simple extension of the current CR through April 15, 2011. | Submitted |
5 | Version 1 | Lee, Barbara (CA) | Democrat | Would end combat operations in Afghanistan and limit funding to the safe orderly redeployment of all U.S. troops and military contractors. | Submitted |
6 | Version 1 | Lee, Barbara (CA) | Democrat | Would add 14 weeks of federal unemployment insurance. | Submitted |
3 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Would permit the District of Columbia government to spend its local taxpayer-raised funds on abortions for low-income women. | Submitted |
4 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Would permit the District of Columbia government to spend its local taxpayer-raised funds for the remainder of the fiscal year. | Submitted |
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #2, offered by Rep. Conyers Jr. (MI), Rep. Tonko (NY), Rep. Woolsey (CA), Rep. Welch (VT), Rep. Kucinich (OH), Rep. Lee (CA), Rep. McClintock (CA), Rep. Miller (CA), Rep. Cohen (TN), Rep. Grijalva (AZ), Rep. Jones (NC), Rep. Farr (CA), Rep. Honda (CA), and Rep. Stark (CA), which would state that no funds in the Act maybe used to deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of Members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground in Libya for the purposes of engaging in ground combat operations. Defeated 4-9.
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment#!, offered by Rep. Dicks (WA), which would strike all after the enacting clause and insert a simpleextension of the current CR through April15, 2011. Defeated 4-9.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #3, offered by Delegate Norton (DC), which would permit the District of Columbia government to spend its local taxpayer-raised funds on abortions for low-income women. Defeated 4-9.
Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #5, offered by Rep. Lee (CA), which would end combat operations in Mghanistan and limit funding to the safe orderly redeployment of all U.S. troops and military contractors. Defeated 4-9.