H.R.5522: Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-601.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1157 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 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 Education and Labor now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 1157 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1157.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 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 Education and Labor 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. 1157 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna M. Christensen to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5522.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1157, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the George Miller amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the George Miller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1157, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Wilson (SC) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson (SC) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Wilson (SC) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5522.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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. Walberg moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Walberg motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require an exemption for grain pending determination of impact on the prices.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 225 (Roll no. 232).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 165 (Roll no. 233).

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

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. 5522.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.