H.R.3494: Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee on Crime Discharged.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-557.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 465 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 465 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 465.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 465 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable John M. McHugh to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole procedded with 10 minutes of debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provsions of H.Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provsions of H.Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sherman amendment, the Chair put the question and, by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sherman demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 465, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 465, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 60 minutes of debate.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The unfinished business is the recorded vote on the Sherman amendment that was previously postponed.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3494.

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.

Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by voice vote.

Pursuant to the instructions contained in the motion to recommit just agreed to, Mr. McCollum reported the bill back to the House with an amendment which was submitted to the desk.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 416 - 0, 1 Present (Roll No. 230).

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. 3494.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Amendment SP 3811 proposed by Senator Coats for Senator Hatch.

Amendment SP 3811 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Amendment SP 3812 proposed by Senator Coats for Senator Hatch.

Amendment SP 3812 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Hutchinson moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hastings (FL) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 400 - 0, 2 Present (Roll No. 521).

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

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-314.