H.R.3129: Customs Border Security Act of 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 107-320.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195.

Mr. Thomas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3129.

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 256 - 168 (Roll no. 478).

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 426 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3129 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, provides that the amendments printed in the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only the member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified, equally divided ...

Rule H. Res. 426 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 426.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3129 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, provides that the amendments printed in the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only the member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified, equally divided ...

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 426 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable John E. Sweeney to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3129.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 426, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crane amendment in the nature of a substitute.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 426, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Waters amendment in the nature of a substitute.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3129.

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.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 327 - 101 (Roll no. 193).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.