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Latest Update: Tuesday, October, 07th 2008
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 22, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations to the House of Representatives for FY2008 for: (1) salaries and/or expenses of the House leadership offices, committees (including the Committee on Appropriations), officers and employees, and the Child Care Center; (2) Members' representational allowances; and (3) the preparation of statements of appropriations. (Sec. 101) Requires deposit in the Treasury of any amounts of a Member's representational allowance for FY2008 remaining after all payments are made, to be used for federal deficit reduction, or, if there is no deficit, for federal [...] show full description
- 06/28/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Landrieu without recommendation without amendment. Without written report.
- 06/28/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
- 06/22/2007 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 502, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jordan amendment.
- 06/22/2007 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 06/22/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kingston motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to decrease the over all amount appropriation for the House Office Building account by 16 million and decrease the appropriation in the same account which shall remain available until September 30, 2012 by the same amount.
show all actions- 06/28/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Landrieu without recommendation without amendment. Without written report.
- 06/28/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
- 06/22/2007 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 502, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jordan amendment.
- 06/22/2007 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 06/22/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kingston motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to decrease the over all amount appropriation for the House Office Building account by 16 million and decrease the appropriation in the same account which shall remain available until September 30, 2012 by the same amount.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.393 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Flake. (consideration: CR H6993-6994, H6996 text: CR H6993) Amendment reduces funding for the Government Printing Office $3.2 million.
- 06/22/2007 - Rule H. Res. 502 passed House.
- 06/22/2007 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 502. (consideration: CR H6969-6999 text of measure as reported in House: CR H6985-6991)
- 06/22/2007 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 502 and Rule XVIII.
- 06/22/2007 - The Speaker designated the Honorable Tammy Baldwin to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.392 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Inglis (SC). (consideration: CR H6991-6993 text: CR H6991) An amendment to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the `ENERGY STAR' or `Federal Energy Management Program' designation.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.392 On agreeing to the Inglis (SC) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.393 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Flake. (consideration: CR H6993-6994, H6996 text: CR H6993) An amendment to reduce funding for the Government Printing Office--Congressional Printing and Binding by $3,200,000.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.394 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Jordan. (consideration: CR H6994-6996, H6996-6997 text: CR H6994) An amendment to reduce appropri ations in the bill by 4% across the board.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.393 On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 218 - 191 (Roll no. 545).
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.394 On agreeing to the Jordan amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 231 (Roll no. 546).
- 06/22/2007 - The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2771.
- 06/22/2007 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6997)
- 06/22/2007 - The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- 06/22/2007 - Mr. Kingston moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations. (consideration: CR H6997 text: CR H6997)
- 06/22/2007 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6998)
- 06/22/2007 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 217 (Roll no. 547).
- 06/22/2007 - On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 176 (Roll no. 548).
- 06/22/2007 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 06/22/2007 - The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2771.
- 06/22/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- 06/22/2007 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 502. (consideration: CR H6969-6999; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6985-6991)
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.392 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Inglis (SC). (consideration: CR H6991-6993; text: CR H6991) An amendment to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the `ENERGY STAR' or `Federal Energy Management Program' designation.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.393 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Flake. (consideration: CR H6993-6994, H6996; text: CR H6993) Amendment reduces funding for the Government Printing Office $3.2 million.
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.394 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Jordan. (consideration: CR H6994-6996, H6996-6997; text: CR H6994) An amendment to reduce appropri ations in the bill by 4% across the board.
- 06/22/2007 - Mr. Kingston moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations. (consideration: CR H6997; text: CR H6997)
- 06/22/2007 - H.AMDT.393 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Flake. (consideration: CR H6993-6994, H6996; text: CR H6993) Amendment reduces funding for the Government Printing Office by $3.2 million.
- 06/22/2007 - Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2771 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Specified amendments are in order. All point of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
- 06/22/2007 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2771.
- 06/22/2007 - The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the President.
- 06/22/2007 - Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
- 06/22/2007 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 502, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inglis amendment.
- 06/22/2007 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 502, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
- 06/22/2007 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 06/20/2007 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 502 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2771 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Specified amendments are in order. All point of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
- 06/19/2007 - The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-198, by Ms. Wasserman Schultz.
- 06/19/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
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