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Christopher's
Votes - October, 2007
War
on Terror
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924
- H Con Res 185, HCONRES185: Minnesota National Guard - Adoption
October 01, 2007 - Castor, D-Fla., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would commend the 1st
Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota
National Guard for the completion of the longest continuous
deployment in Iraq and for their service achievements.
Motion agreed to 378-0
VOTE:
Yea
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927 - HR 3087, HR3087: Iraq Redeployment Report - Passage
October 02, 2007 - Skelton, D-Mo., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would require the Defense secretary to
submit a report to congressional defense committees on the status
of planning for the redeployment of U.S. armed forces from Iraq
within 60 days of the bill's enactment, and every 90 days thereafter.
Motion agreed to 377-46
VOTE: Yea
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930 - HR 2828, HR2828: Foreign Service Victims of Terrorism
- Passage
October 02, 2007 - Payne, D-N.J., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would authorize the State Department
to pay $940,000 in compensation to a family of a U.S. citizen
killed while serving on a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission
abroad between Jan. 1, 1998, and the date of the bill's enactment.
Motion agreed to 409-12
VOTE: Yea
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964 - H Res 734, HRES734: Information on Iraqi Corruption
- Previous Question
October 16, 2007 - Welch, D-Vt., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 741) to provide for House floor
consideration of a resolution that would express the sense of
House that the State Department was wrong to retroactively reclassify
portions of recent reports on corruption in the Iraqi government.
Motion agreed to 223-196
VOTE: Nay
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965 - H Res 734, HRES734: Information on Iraqi Corruption
- Rule
October 16, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 741) to provide
for House floor consideration of a resolution that would express
the sense of House that the State Department was wrong to retroactively
reclassify portions of recent reports on corruption in the Iraqi
government.
Adopted 225-195
VOTE: Nay
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969 - H Res 734, HRES734: Information on Iraqi Corruption
- Adoption
October 16, 2007 - Adoption of the resolution that would express
the sense of House that the State Department was wrong to retroactively
reclassify portions of recent reports on corruption in the Iraqi
government and that it is essential for Congress and people
of the United States to know the extent of such corruption and
whether it is fueling the insurgency and endangering members
of the U.S. armed forces.
Adopted 395-21
VOTE: Yea
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974 - HR 3773, HR3773: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Overhaul - Previous Question
October 17, 2007 - Arcuri, D-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 746) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would overhaul the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act, which governs electronic surveillance of foreign
terrorism suspects, and extend provisions of it through 2009.
Motion agreed to 221-199
VOTE: Nay
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975 - HR 3773, HR3773: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Overhaul - Rule
October 17, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 746) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would overhaul
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which governs electronic
surveillance of foreign terrorism suspects, and extend provisions
of it through 2009.
Adopted 223-196
VOTE: Nay
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993 - HR 1955, HR1955: Homegrown Terrorism Prevention
- Passage
October 23, 2007 - Thompson, D-Miss., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would establish a National Commission
on Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism
to examine and report the causes of violent radicalization,
homegrown terrorism and ideologically-based violence in the
United States without violating civil rights or liberties.
Motion agreed to 404-6
VOTE: Yea
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Arts, Immigration, Social
Services and other Domestic Issues
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928 - H Res 635, HRES635: Recognition of Islam and Ramadan
- Adoption
October 02, 2007 - Sherman, D-Calif., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would recognize the Islamic
faith as "one of the great religions of the world,"
acknowledge the onset of Ramadan and express deepest respect
to Muslims in the United States and throughout the world on
the occasion.
Motion agreed to 376-0
VOTE: Yea
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966 - HR 2102, HR2102: Reporter Federal Shield Law -
Previous Question
October 16, 2007 - Slaughter, D-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 742) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would prevent journalists from
being legally compelled, except in certain circumstances, to
provide testimony or documents that would reveal their confidential
sources.
Motion agreed to 224-196
VOTE: Nay
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967 - HR 2102, HR2102: Reporter Federal Shield Law -
Rule
October 16, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 742) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would prevent journalists
from being legally compelled, except in certain circumstances,
to provide testimony or documents that would reveal their confidential
sources.
Adopted 222-194
VOTE: Nay
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972 - HR 2102, HR2102: Reporter Federal Shield Law -
Recommit
October 16, 2007 - Smith, R-Texas, motion to recommit the bill
to the Judiciary Committee with instructions that it be immediately
reported back with language that would allow a federal court
to consider the extent of any harm to national security when
deciding if nondisclosure of information would be contrary to
the public interest.
Motion agreed to 388-33
VOTE: Yea
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973 - HR 2102, HR2102: Reporter Federal Shield Law -
Passage
October 16, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would create a qualified
privilege for journalists that would prevent them from being
legally compelled to provide testimony or documents that would
reveal their confidential sources, unless a court finds one
of several exceptions applies. Those would include cases in
which obtaining the information is necessary to prevent acts
of terrorism, breaches of national security, imminent death
or severe bodily harm. When information is sought for a criminal
investigation or prosecution, there would have to be "reasonable
grounds" that a crime has occurred, and the targeted documents
or testimony would have to be "critical" to the investigation,
prosecution or defense.
Passed 398-21
VOTE: Yea
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991 - HR 1483, HR1483: National Heritage Areas - Previous
Question
October 23, 2007 - Sutton, D-Ohio, motion to order
the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of
amendment) on adoption of the rule (H Res 765) to provide for
House floor consideration of a bill that would establish six
national heritage areas and authorize up to $1 million per fiscal
year in federal assistance to each area.
Motion agreed to 228-191
VOTE: Nay
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992 - HR 1483, HR1483: National Heritage Areas - Rule
October 23, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 765) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would establish
six national heritage areas and authorize up to $1 million per
fiscal year in federal assistance to each area.
Adopted 231-186
VOTE: Nay
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995 - HR 1483, HR1483: National Heritage Areas - Recommit
October 24, 2007 - Bishop, R-Utah, motion to recommit the bill
to the Natural Resources Committee with instructions that it
be immediately reported back with language that would ensure
that lands designated as natural heritage areas would be governed
by relevant state and local laws regarding hunting, fishing
and the possession or use of a weapon, trap or net.
Motion agreed to 344-71
VOTE: Yea
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996 - HR 1483, HR1483: National Heritage Areas - Passage
October 24, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would establish
six new national heritage areas, authorizing up to $1 million
annually in federal assistance to each area, with a cap of $15
million per area, or $90 million for all the areas combined.
The bill would increase to $15 million, from $10 million, the
total federal assistance authorized through fiscal 2012 for
nine existing national heritage areas. It also would authorize
a feasibility study for the Northern Neck area of Virginia and
make changes to existing laws for national heritage areas, including
permitting appropriated funds to remain available until expended.
Passed 291-122
VOTE: Yea
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997 - HR 505, HR505: Native Hawaiian Sovereignty - Previous
Question
October 24, 2007 - Hastings, D-Fla., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 764) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would grant sovereign status to
Native Hawaiians, similar to that of mainland indigenous tribes.
Motion agreed to 218-175
VOTE: Nay
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998 - HR 505, HR505: Native Hawaiian Sovereignty - Rule
October 24, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 764) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would grant sovereign
status to Native Hawaiians, similar to that of mainland indigenous
tribes.
Adopted 217-179
VOTE: Nay
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999 - HR 505, HR505: Native Hawaiian Sovereignty - Recommit
October 24, 2007 - Flake, R-Ariz., motion to recommit the bill
to the Natural Resources Committee with instructions that it
be immediately reported back with language that would apply
the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights, federal civil rights
and anti-discrimination laws to the provisions of the bill.
Motion rejected 178-235
VOTE: Yea
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1000 - HR 505, HR505: Native Hawaiian Sovereignty -
Passage
October 24, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would grant sovereign
status to Native Hawaiians, similar to that of mainland indigenous
tribes. It would establish a single governing entity to represent
Native Hawaiians in negotiations with state and federal governments.
Under the bill, natives would be able to elect federally recognized
leaders who would coordinate programs and policies with a new
bureaucracy within the Interior Department.
Passed 261-153
VOTE: Yea
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1012 - H Res 747, HRES747: Festival of Diwali - Adoption
October 29, 2007 - Tanner, D-Tenn., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would recognize the religious
and historical importance of the festival of Diwali.
Motion agreed to 358-0
VOTE: Announced For
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1015 - H J Res 58, HJRES58: Country Music Month - Passage
October 30, 2007 - Hinojosa, D-Texas, motion to suspend the
rules and pass the joint resolution that would express support
for the designation of October 2007 as "Country Music Month"
and honor the genre for its support of the military.
Motion agreed to 398-0
VOTE: Yea
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Budget, Taxes and the
Economy
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941 - HR 3246, HR3246: Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Previous Question
October 04, 2007 - Arcuri, D-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 704) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would authorize $1.25 billion through
fiscal 2012 for five regional commissions that would provide
assistance to economically distressed and underdeveloped areas,
in partnership with states.
Motion agreed to 224-194
VOTE: Nay
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942 - HR 3246, HR3246: Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Rule
October 04, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 704) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would authorize
$1.25 billion through fiscal 2012 for five regional commissions
that would provide assistance to economically distressed and
underdeveloped areas, in partnership with states.
Adopted 227-188
VOTE: Nay
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943 - HR 3648, HR3648: Foreclosure Tax Relief - Previous
Question
October 04, 2007 - Cardoza, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 703) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would provide that mortgage debts
forgiven or canceled by lenders through renegotiation or foreclosure
would no longer be counted as taxable income of the homeowner.
Motion agreed to 223-194
VOTE:
Nay
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944 - HR 3648, HR3648: Foreclosure Tax Relief - Rule
October 04, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 703) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would provide that
mortgage debts forgiven or canceled by lenders through renegotiation
or foreclosure would no longer be counted as taxable income
of the homeowner.
Adopted 222-193
VOTE: Nay
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947 - HR 3648, HR3648: Foreclosure Tax Relief - Recommit
October 04, 2007 - Cantor, R-Va., motion to recommit the bill
to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions that it be
reported back promptly with language that would strike the bill's
offsets by striking sections that would change the tax treatment
of capital gains from the sale of a primary residence that was
originally used as a second home or rental property.
Motion rejected 201-212
VOTE: Yea
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948 - HR 3648, HR3648: Foreclosure Tax Relief - Passage
October 04, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would change tax
law by excluding any mortgage debts forgiven or canceled by
lenders, through renegotiation or foreclosure, from a homeowner's
taxable income. It also would extend through 2014 a provision
in existing law that allows taxpayers to deduct private mortgage
insurance premiums from their taxes and makes it easier to qualify
as a cooperative housing corporation. To offset the costs, the
bill would change the tax treatment of capital gains from the
sale of a primary residence that was originally used as a second
home or rental property.
Passed 386-27
VOTE: Yea
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953 - HR 3056, HR3056: Private Tax Collection - Previous
Question
October 10, 2007 - Cardoza, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 719) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would rescind the authority of
the IRS to enter into contracts with private companies to collect
debts.
Motion agreed to 220-198
VOTE: Nay
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954 - HR 3056, HR3056: Private Tax Collection - Rule
October 10, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 719) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would rescind the
authority of the IRS to enter into contracts with private companies
to collect debts.
Adopted 217-198
VOTE: Nay
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959 - HR 3056, HR3056: Private Tax Collection - Recommit
October 10, 2007 - Hulshof, R-Mo., motion to recommit the bill
to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions that it be
reported back promptly with language that would permanently
repeal the estate tax.
Motion rejected 196-212
VOTE: Yea
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960 - HR 3056, HR3056: Private Tax Collection - Passage
October 10, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would rescind the
authority of the IRS to enter into contracts with private companies
to collect debts. It would delay from 2011 to 2012 a requirement
that federal, state and local governments withhold 3 percent
of their payments for certain goods and services. It also would
change the treatment of tax returns of U.S. Virgin Islands residents.
The bill includes several provisions to offset costs, including
a new tax on individuals who renounce their citizenships. It
would require a "mark-to-market" tax on capital assets
that would treat such assets as if they had been sold the day
before the taxpayer became an expatriate. It also would apply
a transfer tax to certain gifts or bequests made to U.S. citizens
and residents by expatriates.
Passed 232-173
VOTE: Nay
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968 - HR 3678, HR3678: Internet Tax Moratorium Extension
- Passage
October 16, 2007 - Watt, D-N.C., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would extend for four years, through
Nov. 1, 2011, the ban on state and local taxes on Internet access,
as well as prevent most state and local governments from collecting
taxes on electronic commerce such as cable modem and digital
subscriber lines.
Motion agreed to 405-2
VOTE: Yea
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1014 - HR 3678, HR3678: Internet Tax Moratorium Extension
- Passage
October 30, 2007 - Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., motion to suspend
the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to the bill that
would extend for seven years, through Nov. 1, 2014, the ban
on state and local taxes on Internet access, as well as prevent
most state and local governments from collecting taxes on electronic
commerce such as cable modem and digital subscriber lines. The
Senate amendment would define Internet access to include certain
Internet services, such as e-mail or home pages, which are provided
independently of Internet access.
Motion agreed to 402-0
VOTE: Yea
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Business, Trade, and
Consumer Affairs
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1013 - HR 3867, HR3867: Small Business Contracts - Previous
Question
October 30, 2007 - Cardoza, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 773) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would update and expand contracting
programs at the Small Business Administration.
Motion agreed to 216-180
VOTE: Nay
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1016 - HR 3867, HR3867: Small Business Contracts - Recommit
October 30, 2007 - Chabot, R-Ohio, motion to recommit the bill
to the Small Business Committee with instructions that it be
immediately reported back with language that would strike a
section in the bill to allow competition for contracts in low-income
and high unemployment areas.
Motion rejected 177-240
VOTE: Nay
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1017 - HR 3867, HR3867: Small Business Contracts - Passage
October 30, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would update and
expand contracting programs at the Small Business Administration
(SBA). It would raise the limit on federal contracts, other
than for manufacturing, awarded without competition to $5.1
million. It would allow sole-source contracting to businesses
owned by disabled veterans and limit competition for federal
contracts to women-owned businesses. Small businesses could
challenge the awarding of certain federal contracts to other
small businesses.
Passed 334-80
VOTE: Yea
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1024 - HR 3920, HR3920: TAA Reauthorization - Republican
Substitute
October 31, 2007 - McCrery, R-La., substitute amendment that
would reauthorize and modify Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
program for workers, firms and farmers for five years. It would
increase the federal share of monthly TAA participant premiums
for the Health Coverage Tax Credit from 65 percent to 70 percent.
It would allow states to apply for waivers of unemployment compensation
program rules and expand the new markets tax credit to those
impacted by trade and globalization job loss. It would also
extend employment and training programs of the Workforce Investment
Act and provide for collection of unemployment insurance overpayments.
Rejected 196-226
VOTE: Yea
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1025 - HR 3920, HR3920: TAA Reauthorization - Passage
October 31, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would reauthorize
and extend through fiscal 2012 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
programs for workers laid off due to the impact of foreign trade.
It would expand eligibility to service workers and public sector
employees to qualify for TAA insurance benefit coverage and
provide for a 20 percent increase in health care tax credits
for unemployed workers. It also would raise funding authority
for training programs to $440 million and increase to 90 days
the advanced warning employers must give workers of impending
mass layoffs. The bill would offset the cost of the program
expansion by extending for three years the current payroll tax
that funds unemployment benefits, and delaying for three years
a tax break for companies that pay taxes overseas.
Passed 264-157
VOTE: Yea
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Congress and Federal Elections
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981 - , : Procedural Motion - Journal
October 18, 2007 - Approval of the House Journal of Wednesday,
October 17, 2007.
Approved 219-187
VOTE: Nay
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986 - H Res 767, HRES767: Censure of Rep. Pete Stark
- Motion to Table
October 23, 2007 - Thompson, D-Miss., motion to table (kill)
the Boehner, R-Ohio., privileged resolution that would censure
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., for his remarks during floor debate
on Oct. 18.
Motion agreed to 196-173
VOTE: Nay
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1002 - , : Procedural Motion - Adjourn
October 25, 2007 - Sessions, R-Texas, motion to adjourn.
Motion rejected 170-222
VOTE: Yea
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1023 - , : Procedural Motion - Journal
October 31, 2007 - Approval of the House Journal of Tuesday,
October 30, 2007.
Approved 222-190
VOTE: Nay
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Crime, Drugs and Judicial
Affairs
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949 - H Res 32, HRES32: Gender-Based Persecution - Adoption
October 09, 2007 - Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would denounce gender-based
persecutions, including female mutilation, domestic violence,
"honor" killings and dowry deaths; and express the
sense of the House that regardless of religion, geography or
form of government, women should not be denied equal rights.
Motion agreed to 378-0
VOTE: Yea
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Defense
and National Security
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933 - HR 2740, HR2740: Overseas Contractor Accountability
- Previous Question
October 03, 2007 - Sutton, D-Ohio, motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 702) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would give U.S. federal civilian
courts jurisdiction over actions by U.S. government contractors
working in foreign countries in which U.S. military forces are
conducting combat operations.
Motion agreed to 218-192
VOTE: Nay
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934 - HR 2740, HR2740: Overseas Contractor Accountability
- Rule
October 03, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 702) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would give U.S.
federal civilian courts jurisdiction over actions by U.S. government
contractors working in foreign countries in which U.S. military
forces are conducting combat operations.
Adopted 217-193
VOTE: Nay
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939 - HR 2740, HR2740: Overseas Contractor Accountability
- Recommit
October 04, 2007 - Forbes, R-Va., motion to recommit the bill
to the Judiciary Committee with instructions that it be immediately
reported back with language that would specify that nothing
in the bill shall be construed to affect intelligence activities
that are otherwise permissible prior to the bill's enactment.
Motion agreed to 342-75
VOTE: Yea
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940 - HR 2740, HR2740: Overseas Contractor Accountability
- Passage
October 04, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would give U.S.
federal civilian courts jurisdiction over actions by U.S. government
contractors working in foreign countries in which U.S. military
forces are conducting combat operations. It would subject employees
of all such contractors to the same authority established by
the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which covers
members of the armed forces, civilian federal employees and
Defense Department contractors. It would institute a "theater
investigative unit" within the FBI for each military theater
of operations required to investigate allegations of misconduct
by government contract workers.
Passed 389-30
VOTE: Yea
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950 - HR 400, HR400: Contract Fraud - Passage
October 09, 2007 - Scott, D-Va., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would ban contractors from knowingly
defrauding, or attempting to defraud, the U.S. government or
a provisional authority while supporting U.S. missions abroad.
Violators would be subject to up to 20 years in prison and a
fine of either $1 million or twice the gross profits of the
contract, whichever is greater.
Motion agreed to 375-3
VOTE: Yea
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Education
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985 - H Res 762, HRES762: National Bullying Prevention
Awareness Week - Adoption
October 22, 2007 - McCarthy, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would support the goals of National
Bullying Prevention Awareness Week.
Motion agreed to 375-0
VOTE: Yea
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Environment, Energy, Science and Technology
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976 - H Res 549, HRES549: Waterway Watch Program - Adoption
October 17, 2007 - Cummings, D-Md., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would support the goals of America's
Waterway Watch program and recognize the importance of maintaining
a heightened sense of awareness in the maritime domain.
Motion agreed to 420-0
VOTE: Yea
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978 - H Con Res 222, HCONRES222: NASA Langley Research
Center - Adoption
October 17, 2007 - Lampson, D-Texas, motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would commend the NASA
Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., on the celebration
of its 90th anniversary.
Motion agreed to 421-0
VOTE: Yea
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983 - HR 189, HR189: Paterson Great Falls National Park
- Passage
October 22, 2007 - Grijalva, D-Ariz., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would establish the Paterson Great
Falls National Park in Paterson, N.J., as a unit of the National
Park system.
Motion agreed to 256-122
VOTE: Yea
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984 - HR 523, HR523: Public Utility District Conveyance
- Passage
October 22, 2007 - Grijalva, D-Ariz., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would require the Interior secretary
to convey certain public land located within the boundaries
of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District
No. 1, in Douglas County, Wash., to the utility district.
Motion agreed to 377-0
VOTE: Yea
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990 - HR 1011, HR1011: Virginia Wilderness Protection
- Previous Question
October 23, 2007 - Cardoza, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 763) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would designate nearly 43,000 acres
within Jefferson National Forest in Virginia as wilderness and
nearly 12,000 acres as national scenic areas.
Motion agreed to 225-190
VOTE: Nay
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994 - HR 1011, HR1011: Virginia Wilderness Protection
- Recommit
October 23, 2007 - Lamborn, D-Colo., motion to recommit the
bill to the Natural Resources Committee with instructions that
it be immediately reported back with language that would ensure
that the bill does not prohibit motorized vehicles responding
to an emergency, access to designated wilderness areas.
Motion agreed to 236-178
VOTE: Yea
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1010 - HR 3224, HR3224: Dam Rehabilitation - Passage
October 29, 2007 - Salazar, D-Colo., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would authorize $201 million over five
years for a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program
to provide assistance to states for the rehabilitation of publicly-owned
deficient dams.
Motion agreed to 263-102
VOTE: Announced For
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1020 - H Res 778, HRES778: Southern California Wildfires
- Adoption
October 30, 2007 - Clay, D-Mo., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would recognize and honor those
who responded to the Oct. 21, 2007, outbreak of wildfires in
southern California and express the commitment of the House
to the residents of southern California as they begin to rebuild
their community and their lives.
Motion agreed to 409-0
VOTE: Yea
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Executive Branch, Federal
Buildings and D.C.
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925 - HR 2276, HR2276: Christopher E. Esckelson Post
Office - Passage
October 01, 2007 - Clay, D-Mo., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would designate a post office in Vassar,
Mich., for Marine Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson, who was killed
in Iraq on Dec. 28, 2006.
Motion agreed to 379-0
VOTE: Yea
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926 - HR 3325, HR3325: Stephen Bixler Post Office -
Passage
October 01, 2007 - Clay, D-Mo., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would designate a post office in Suffield,
Conn., for Marine Cpl. Stephen Bixler, who was killed in Iraq
on May 4, 2006.
Motion agreed to 379-0
VOTE: Yea
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932 - HR 928, HR928: Inspector General System - Previous
Question
October 03, 2007 - Sutton, D-Ohio, motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 701) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would limit the reasons for which
inspectors general could be fired, provide for direct submission
to Congress of inspectors' budgets, and create a new panel that
would be required to review allegations of misconduct by inspectors
general.
Motion agreed to 216-192
VOTE: Nay
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935 - HR 928, HR928: Inspector General System - Justice
Department Attorney Authority
October 03, 2007 - Conyers, D-Mich., amendment that would provide
that the Justice Department's inspector general is not required
to refer allegations of misconduct involving department attorneys
and related personnel when the allegations relate to the authority
of an attorney to investigate, litigate or provide legal advice
to the department's Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 217-192
VOTE: Nay
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936 - HR 928, HR928: Inspector General System - Recommit
October 03, 2007 - T. Davis, R-Va., motion to recommit the bill
to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee with instructions
that it be immediately reported back with language that would
require inspectors general to report to Congress annually on
any savings they can find within federal programs and agencies
that would contribute to reducing the federal deficit. The inspectors
general would be required to accompany those reports with proposed
legislation to encourage Congress to act on those recommendations.
Motion agreed to 274-144
VOTE: Yea
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937 - HR 928, HR928: Inspector General System - Passage
October 03, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would limit the
reasons for which inspectors general could be fired and set
a fixed term of seven years, but permit reappointments. It would
separate all inspectors' general budgets from the agencies they
oversee, providing for their direct submission to the Office
of Management and Budget and to Congress. It also would create
an Integrity Committee that would be required to review allegations
of misconduct by inspectors general or their senior staff and
report substantiated allegations to the executive branch.
Passed 404-11
VOTE: Yea
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962 - HR 2089, HR2089: Louisiana Veterans Post Office
- Passage
October 15, 2007 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would designate a post office in New
Orleans, La., as the "Louisiana Armed Services Veterans
Post Office."
Motion agreed to 383-0
VOTE: Yea
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1018 - HR 3307, HR3307: Dennis P. Collins Post Office
- Passage
October 30, 2007 - Clay, D-Mo., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would designate a post office located
in Bayonne, N.J., for Dennis P. Collins, who served as mayor
from 1974 through 1990.
Motion agreed to 414-0
VOTE: Yea
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1019 - HR 3446, HR3446: Michael W. Schragg Post Office
- Passage
October 30, 2007 - Clay, D-Mo., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would designate a post office in Marshall,
Mich., for Michael W. Schragg, a postmaster who established
the Marshall Postal Museum.
Motion agreed to 415-0
VOTE: Yea
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Foreign Affairs
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929 - H Con Res 203, HCONRES203: Iranian Union Leaders
- Adoption
October 02, 2007 - Sherman, D-Calif., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the concurrent resolution that would condemn
the government of Iran for the arrest and incarceration of Iranian
union leaders Mahmoud Salehi and Mansour Osanloo, and demand
their immediate release. It also would express solidarity with
the workers of Iran.
Motion agreed to 418-1
VOTE: Yea
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931 - H Con Res 200, HCONRES200: Release of Myanmar
Prisoner - Adoption
October 02, 2007 - Lantos, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would call for the
immediate release of political prisoner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
by the military regime in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma,
and urge the Chinese government and United Nations Security
Council to take appropriate action to respond to the growing
threat in Myanmar.
Motion agreed to 413-2
VOTE: Yea
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961 - H Res 738, HRES738: Lebanese Sovereignty - Adoption
October 15, 2007 - Ackerman, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would condemn efforts by pro-Syrian
elements to overthrow the democratically-elected government
of Lebanon, call on the international community to support Lebanese
sovereignty and urge the president of the United States to help
peacefully safeguard Lebanon.
Motion agreed to 375-5
VOTE: Yea
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1011 - H Res 573, HRES573: Darfur Peacekeeping - Adoption
October 29, 2007 - Tanner, D-Tenn., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would urge the United States to
work with international partners to support a negotiated settlement
to the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, and commend U.S. advocacy
groups for trying to raise awareness about the genocide there.
Motion agreed to 366-0
VOTE: Announced For
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Health Care
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938 - HR 976, HR976: Children's Health Insurance - Motion
to Postpone
October 03, 2007 - Hoyer, D-Md., motion to postpone further
consideration of a veto override until Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007,
on the bill that would reauthorize the State Children's Health
Insurance Program at nearly $60 billion over five years, expanding
the program by $35 billion.
Motion agreed to 222-197
VOTE: Nay
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963 - HR 20, HR20: Postpartum Depression Research -
Passage
October 15, 2007 - Baldwin, D-Wis., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would direct the National Institutes
of Health to conduct research on the cause of postpartum depression,
improve diagnostic techniques and perform clinical research
for the development of new treatments. It would authorize $3
million in fiscal 2008 and such sums as necessary in fiscal
2009 and 2010.
Motion agreed to 382-3
VOTE: Yea
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970 - HR 2295, HR2295: ALS Registry - Passage
October 16, 2007 - Baldwin, D-Wis., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would direct the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention to develop a system to collect data on
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and establish a national
registry for such data. It would authorize $25 million in fiscal
2008 and $16 million a year in fiscal 2009 through 2012.
Motion agreed to 411-3
VOTE: Yea
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971 - H Con Res 182, HCONRES182: National Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week - Adoption
October 16, 2007 - Baldwin, D-Wis., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would support the designation
and goals of a National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness
Week.
Motion agreed to 414-0
VOTE: Yea
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982 - HR 976, HR976: Children's Health Insurance - Veto
Override
October 18, 2007 - Passage, over President Bush's Oct. 3, 2007,
veto, of the bill that would reauthorize the State Children's
Health Insurance Program at nearly $60 billion over five years,
expanding the program by $35 billion. To offset the cost of
the expansion, it would increase the tax on cigarettes by 61
cents to $1 per pack and raise taxes on other tobacco products.
It would provide coverage to pregnant women and dental coverage
to children enrolled in the program. States would have to meet
new requirements before being allowed to expand eligibility
beyond 300 percent of poverty. It also would authorize $100
million to fund state outreach and enrollment efforts and establish
a contingency fund for states with funding shortfalls due to
increased enrollment.
Rejected 273-156
VOTE: Yea
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1003 - HR 3963, HR3963: Children's Health Insurance
- Question of Consideration
October 25, 2007 - Question of whether the House should consider
the rule (H Res 774) to provide for House floor consideration
of the bill that would reauthorize the State Children's Health
Insurance Program at nearly $60 billion over five years.
Other 216-181
VOTE: Nay
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1004 - HR 3963, HR3963: Children's Health Insurance
- Motion to Reconsider
October 25, 2007 - Slaughter, D-N.Y., motion to table (kill)
the Price, R-Ga., motion to reconsider the vote on whether the
House should consider the rule (H Res 774) to provide for House
floor consideration of the bill that would reauthorize the State
Children's Health Insurance Program at nearly $60 billion over
five years.
Motion agreed to 218-183
VOTE: Nay
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1006 - HR 3963, HR3963: Children's Health Insurance
- Previous Question
October 25, 2007 - Slaughter, D-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 774) to provide for House floor
consideration of the bill that would reauthorize the State Children's
Health Insurance Program at nearly $60 billion over five years.
Motion agreed to 221-188
VOTE: Nay
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1007 - HR 3963, HR3963: Children's Health Insurance
- Rule
October 25, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 774) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would reauthorize
the State Children's Health Insurance Program at nearly $60
billion over five years.
Adopted 215-187
VOTE: Nay
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1008 - HR 3963, HR3963: Children's Health Insurance
- Recommit
October 25, 2007 - Barton, R-Texas, motion to recommit the bill
to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions that
it be immediately reported back with language that would require
that states specify how they will cover 90 percent of all eligible
low-income children before expanding their coverage, include
special rules for coverage of children with family incomes above
200 percent of the poverty line and require states to determine
eligibility based on gross family income.
Motion rejected 164-242
VOTE: Nay
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1009 - HR 3963, HR3963: Children's Health Insurance
- Passage
October 25, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would reauthorize
the State Children's Health Insurance Program at nearly $60
billion over five years, expanding the program by $35 billion.
To offset the cost of the expansion, it would increase the tax
on cigarettes by 61 cents to $1 per pack and raise taxes on
other tobacco products. The bill would limit program eligibility
to families earning three times the federal poverty level or
less. It also would require the Social Security Administration
to verify the citizenship of all applicants and require states
to phase out coverage of childless adults by the end of 2008.
Passed 265-142
VOTE: Yea
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Housing
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951 - HR 2895, HR2895: Affordable Housing Fund - Previous
Question
October 10, 2007 - Castor, D-Fla., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 720) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would establish an affordable housing
trust fund, to be financed from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profits
and Federal Housing Administration surplus funds.
Motion agreed to 223-195
VOTE: Nay
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952 - HR 2895, HR2895: Affordable Housing Fund - Rule
October 10, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 720) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would establish
an affordable housing trust fund to be financed from Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac profits and Federal Housing Administration
surplus funds.
Adopted 224-194
VOTE: Nay
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955 - HR 2895, HR2895: Affordable Housing Fund - State
Minimum Allocation Percentage
October 10, 2007 - Frank, D-Mass., amendment that would establish
a state minimum allocation percentage where every state would
receive at least 0.5 percent of total funds available each year.
It also would require that the mixed income limitation capping
the number of units initially rented to extremely low income
families at 50 percent apply to all units in a project.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 418-2
VOTE: Yea
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956 - HR 2895, HR2895: Affordable Housing Fund - Republican
Substitute
October 10, 2007 - Neugebauer, R-Texas, substitute amendment
that would create a national affordable housing grant fund within
the HOME program, administered through the Housing and Urban
Development Department.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 163-257
VOTE: Nay
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957 - HR 2895, HR2895: Affordable Housing Fund - Recommit
October 10, 2007 - Musgrave, R-Colo., motion to recommit the
bill to the Financial Services Committee with instructions that
it be reported back promptly with language that would require
family members at least 18 years old, with certain exceptions,
to perform at least 20 hours of approved work activities per
month as a condition of receiving affordable housing trust fund
assistance.
Motion rejected 199-218
VOTE: Yea
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958 - HR 2895, HR2895: Affordable Housing Fund - Passage
October 10, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would establish
an affordable housing trust fund to provide assistance for the
construction, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable
housing for low-income individuals and families. The fund would
be financed from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profits as well
as Federal Housing Administration surplus funds. It would require
the Housing and Urban Development Department to establish a
formula to allocate the trust fund among states, participating
local jurisdictions, Indian tribes and U.S. territories based
on their relative needs.
Passed 264-148
VOTE: Yea
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Labor and Retirement
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1026 - HR 3043, HR3043: Fiscal 2008 Labor-HHS-Education
Appropriations - Motion to Instruct
October 31, 2007 - Lewis, R-Calif., motion to instruct House
conferees to disagree to any proposal that includes any additional
funding or language not referred to the conference or that modifies
specific matter beyond the scope that it was referred to the
conference committee by either chamber.
Motion rejected 191-222
VOTE: Yea
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Transportation
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945 - HR 3246, HR3246: Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Recommit
October 04, 2007 - Jordan, R-Ohio, motion to recommit the bill
to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with instructions
that it be promptly reported back with language that would guarantee
that no funds authorized in the bill go towards lobbyists or
lobbying activities.
Motion rejected 201-218
VOTE: Yea
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946 - HR 3246, HR3246: Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Passage
October 04, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would authorize
$1.25 billion through fiscal 2012 for five regional commissions
that would provide assistance to economically distressed and
underdeveloped areas, in partnership with states. Programs would
be aimed at developing transportation and infrastructure, job
skills training and business growth.
Passed 264-154
VOTE: Nay
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977 - HR 2095, HR2095: Federal Railroad Safety - Previous
Question
October 17, 2007 - Matsui, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 724) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would authorize $1.1 billion for
the Federal Railroad Administration from fiscal 2008 through
2011 and reauthorize rail safety programs.
Motion agreed to 218-194
VOTE: Nay
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979 - HR 2095, HR2095: Federal Railroad Safety - Recommit
October 17, 2007 - Sali, R-Idaho, motion to recommit the bill
to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with instructions
that it be immediately reported back with language that would
bar the use of funds in the bill to change the name of the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Motion rejected 198-222
VOTE: Yea
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980 - HR 2095, HR2095: Federal Railroad Safety - Passage
October 17, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would authorize
$1.1 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration from fiscal
2008 through 2011 and reauthorize rail safety programs. It also
would rename the agency the Federal Railroad Safety Administration
and nearly double the number of rail safety inspection and enforcement
personnel. Labor rules for rail workers would be changed to
require 10 hours of rest during a 24-hour period, prohibit shifts
of more than 12 hours and mandate one day off per week. It also
would place limits on "limbo time," the on-duty hours
in which workers are transported back to officially complete
their shifts.
Passed 377-38
VOTE: Yea
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1021 - HR 3920, HR3920: TAA Reauthorization - Previous
Question
October 31, 2007 - Welch, D-Vt., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 781) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would reauthorize and expand the
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program through fiscal 2012.
Motion agreed to 224-190
VOTE: Nay
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1022 - HR 3920, HR3920: TAA Reauthorization - Rule
October 31, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 781) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would reauthorize
and expand the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program through
fiscal 2012.
Adopted 222-193
VOTE: Nay
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Veterans
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987 - HR 327, HR327: Veterans Suicide Prevention - Passage
October 23, 2007 - Filner, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules
and concur with the Senate amendment to the bill that would
require the Veterans Affairs secretary to develop and implement
a comprehensive program to reduce the incidence of suicide among
veterans. The bill would require the VA to provide training
to employees and contractors to make them aware of suicide risk
factors and protocols for crisis situations involving veterans
at risk for suicide. It also would authorize a family outreach
program to address social stigmas attached to mental illness
and to encourage veterans to seek treatment.
Motion agreed to 417-0
VOTE: Yea
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988 - HR 1808, HR1808: Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
- Passage
October 23, 2007 - Filner, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would designate the Veterans Affairs
Department Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., for former Rep. Charlie
Norwood, R-Ga. (1995-2007), who died of cancer on Feb. 13, 2007.
Motion agreed to 417-0
VOTE: Yea
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989 - H Res 680, HRES680: Condemnation of War Memorial
Vandalism - Adoption
October 23, 2007 - Filner, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would condemn the Sept. 7, 2007,
act of vandalism on the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial, as well
as all attacks upon the memory of veterans and their service
to the United States.
Motion agreed to 418-0
VOTE: Yea
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