Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 8, 2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 7, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseFeb 8, 2012
Summary
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 44 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed238–175 | Feb 8, 2012 |
| House 43 | On Ordering the Previous Question | Passed240–184 | Feb 8, 2012 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Reported as an original measure Feb 7, 2012 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2012Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H593-602)
- Feb 8, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 540.
- Feb 8, 2012On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 184 (Roll no. 43). (consideration: CR H601)
- Feb 8, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 175 (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H593)
- Feb 8, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 7, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2012The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-389, by Mr. Woodall.
- Feb 7, 2012The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee print 112-12. The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of February 9, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1(c) of rule XV, relating to a measure addressing securities trading based on nonpublic information.
- Feb 7, 2012Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H593–H602Text printed H593Amendments H600Recorded votes H601consideration (H. Res. 540), previous question | Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY, Richard B. Nugent R-FL, Rob Woodall R-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Timothy J. Walz D-MN | Feb 8, 2012 |
Research
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Committee report
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3521 | Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012 | Procedurally related | Feb 9, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes.
Subjects
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Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2012Engrossed in House
- Feb 7, 2012Reported in House
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