H.R.1873: Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-111, Part I.

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for a period ending not later than May 4, 2007 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(m), rule X.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-111, Part II.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71.

PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT - Mr. Davis of Illinois asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be permitted to file a supplemental report. Agreed to without objection.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government, H. Rept. 110-111, Part III.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 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. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 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 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Ms. Velazquez asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 1873 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-137, may be offered at any time . Agreed to without objection.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 383.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 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. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 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 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 383 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Lincoln Davis to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1873.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment, as modified.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sestak amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuler amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shuler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bean amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bean amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch (VT) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wynn amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 7.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 8.

Ms. Velazquez moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1873 as unfinished business.

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. 1873.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1873.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. English (PA) moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the English motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1873. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to allow small businesses who can demonstrate that it is adversely affected by expiring tax incentives will be considered as economically disadvantage businesses.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 209 - 216 (Roll no. 322).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 409 - 13 (Roll no. 323).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.