Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5959) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 193 (Roll no. 496). (text: CR H6582)

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 193 (Roll no. 496).(text: CR H6582)

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 192 (Roll no. 495). (consideration: CR H6587, H6596)

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6596-6597)

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 1343, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1343.

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6582-6587)

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 248.

All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI. It 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill.

The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-759, by Mr. Hastings (FL).

Introduced in House