Law and Government Legislation regarding 'House rules and procedure' in Federal Government

Sets forth the rule for consideration of S.Con.Res. 70 (congressional budget).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5818) to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs.

Makes it in order at any time on the legislative day of Thursday, May 1, 2008, for the Speaker of the House of Representatives to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to the following measures: (1) H.R. 5715 (Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008); (2) H.R. 493 (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008); and (3) a bill to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5819) to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 5715 (Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 5719 (Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008).

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares that the House committee and floor consideration requirements of the Trade Act of 1974 for automatic discharge from committee of an implementing bill after a specified period of time, a vote on final passage after 15 days from report or discharge, and the highly privileged and non-debatable character of a motion to proceed to consideration of the bill shall not apply in the case of H.R. 5724, a bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3773 (Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 or RESTORE Act of 2007).

Makes it in order at any time on the legislative day of Thursday, February 14, 2008, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a bill addressing foreign intelligence surveillance.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3521 (Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3524) to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 1593 (Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2007) to revise provisions relating to the federal share of grants under such Act.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3773 (Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007, or RESTORE Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4156 (Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008).

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 3074 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1429 (Head Start for School Readiness Act).

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 3043 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

Makes a motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3688 (United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) in order only if offered by the Majority Leader or his designee.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2262 (Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3867 (Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3773 (Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007, or RESTORE Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2095 (Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3056 (Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2895 (National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007).

Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act - Establishes the National Commission on Entitlement Solvency to review and report to the President and Congress on the Social Security and Medicare programs with respect to: (1) their current and long-term actuarial financial condition; (2) problems that may threaten their long-term solvency, and potential solutions; and (3) recommendations and proposed legislative language that will ensure their long-term solvency and the provision of appropriate benefits.

Provides for expedited congressional consideration of Commission recommendations.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3567 (Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.J.Res. 52 (FY2008 Continuing Resolution).

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3580 (Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007): (1) to include devices as well as drugs within the scope of provisions regarding an expanded clinical trial registry data bank; and (2) to require that consideration of a citizen petition or a petition for stay of agency action be made separately from review and approval of any application.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2881 (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2761 (Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1908 (Patent Reform Act of 2007).

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2669 (Higher Education Access Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2786 (Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007).

Directs the Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007, to investigate and include in its initial report findings and resulting recommendations concerning the actions of a specified Member while presiding over the House of Representatives on August 3, 2007, at the time the Republican Leader offered H. Res. 612 (raising a question of the privileges of the House) and the actions which led to the differences between the statements in the Congressional Record and those actually spoken on that day.

Requires the Congressional Record for the legislative day of August 3, 2007, to be corrected to reflect verbatim the words actually spoken during consideration of H. Res. 612.

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to request the Senate to return H.R. 3161 (making FY2008 appropriations for agriculture, rural development, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs) and modify the engrossment of the bill to prohibit fund use: (1) to employ an alien who is not authorized to be employed in the United States; and (2) for rental housing assistance to an alien not authorized to receive such assistance.

Declares that, by certain actions on August 3, 2007, a specified Member has brought dishonor and discredit to the U.S. House of Representatives by misusing the powers of the chair.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Makes it in order at any time on August 4, 2007, for the Speaker of the House of Representatives to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a bill to: (1) authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007; and (2) amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance .

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendars and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of the following measures on the same day they are presented to the House: (1) H.R. 3222 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008); and (2) a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of: (1) H.R. 3221 (New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act); and (2) H.R. 2776 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007).

Amends Rule XII (Receipt and Referral of Measures and Matters) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the reception or consideration in the House of any bill or joint resolution amending existing law unless the Member presenting it also presents an electronic version of a comparative print of any part of such measure proposing to amend any statute, and of the statute or part that is being amended, showing by appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions proposed.

Requires the Clerk of the House to post on the Clerk's Internet website the electronic version of each such comparative print as soon as practicable after it is presented.

Requires the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to review immediately the regularity of events surrounding the vote on the motion to recommit on H.R. 3161 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008), which occurred on August 2, 2007, and report back to the House of Representatives.

Directs the Officers of the House of Representatives to preserve immediately all records, documents, recordings, electronic transmissions, or other material, regardless of form, related to the voting irregularities of August 2, 2007.

Establishes a select committee to: (1) investigate the circumstances surrounding the record vote requested on the motion to recommit to H.R. 3161, including the Chair's ruling over the Parliamentarian's objections; (2) report to the House regarding the actions of any Members, officers, or employees of the House engaged in the disenfranchisement of Members in voting on the question of the requested record vote; and (3) recommend changes to House rules and procedures necessary to protect the voting rights of constitutionally elected Members chosen by the people of the United States of America.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3162 (Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3222 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008).

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendars and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of H.R. 3161 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008) on the same day it is presented to the House.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1495 (Water Resources Development Act of 2007).

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3161) making FY2008 appropriations for agriculture, rural development, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3159 (Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007).

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2272 (America COMPETES Act).

Makes it in order at any time through August 3, 2007, for the Speaker of the House of Representatives to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to the following measures: (1) H.R. 3087 (redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq); (2) a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance; and (3) a bill to authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, and to waive the $100 million limitation on emergency relief funds for such emergency repairs and reconstruction.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it should not consider legislative proposals to grant "fast track" or any other expedited trade negotiating authority during the 110th Congress.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2831 (Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 986 (Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3161 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2419 (Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007).

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1 (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007).

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the printing of the following as House documents: (1) the edition of the brochure entitled "How Our Laws Are Made"; (2) the 2007 edition of the document-sized, annotated version of the U.S. Constitution; and (3) the 23rd edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.

Amends Rule XVI (Motions and Amendments) of the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the division of a question under debate. Provides that any division of a question into distinct propositions shall depend on the propositions involved and not upon grammatical structure.

Amends Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to prohibit the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would waive clause 5 (on the divisibility of questions under debate) of Rule XVI.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3093 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3074 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 479) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for enforcement of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3043 (FY2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies appropriations).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2956 (Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1851 (Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduction Act of 2007).

Victims of Crime Act Preservation Fund Act of 2007 - Excludes receipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund from executive and congressional budgets.

Prohibits the consideration of any legislation in the House of Representatives or the Senate that would authorize the use of amounts in the Crime Victims Fund for a purpose not authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. Allows the Senate to waive or suspend such prohibition by a three-fifths vote.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2829 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008).

Makes it in order to consider concurrent resolutions providing for the adjournment of the House and Senate during the month of July.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2643 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.

Prescribes procedures for: (1) initiation of investigations, upon the filing of a complaint or upon the Commission's own initiative; and (2) for consequent actions.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2771 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008).