Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.

Presented to President.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2871)

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2871)

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

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 328 - 50 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H3060)

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 328 - 50 (Roll no. 109).(text: CR H3060)

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 160 - 218 (Roll no. 108). (consideration: CR H3065-3066)

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3065; text: CR H3065)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lewis(CA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be repored back to the House with sundry amendments.

Mr. Lewis (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations. (consideration: CR H3064-3066)

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3064)

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J.Res. 38.

Considered by previous special order of the House. (consideration: CR H3060-3066)

Consideration initiated by previous special order.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 219 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 38 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived except those arising under clause 10 or rule XXI.

ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Hastings (FL) asked unanimous consent that at any time without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 38) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes; such joint resolution shall be considered as read; such joint resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on such joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.

Introduced in House

Became Public Law No: 111-6.

Signed by President.