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Legislative Activity
Monday, February 6, 2012
| Time (EST) | Session |
|---|---|
| 3:00 pm | Hearing: Doing Business with DOD: Contracting and Regulatory Issues Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry |
| 5:00 pm | Hearing: H.R. 3521 and H.R. 3581 Committee on Rules: Full Committee |
Legislative Day of February 6, 2012
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:55 P.M. - | The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on February 7, 2012. |
| 8:55 P.M. - | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 8:55 P.M. - | Mrs. Christensen moved that the House do now adjourn. |
| 8:14 P.M. - | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
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Most Recent Votes
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 02-06 | H R 1162 | Passed | To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes |
| 34 | 02-06 | H RES 537 | Passed | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1734) to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes |
| 33 | 02-03 | H R 658 | Passed | FAA Modernization and Reform Act |
| 32 | 02-03 | H R 3578 | Passed | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline |
| 31 | 02-03 | H R 3578 | Failed | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline |
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