H.R.3994: Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 107-420.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 419 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3994 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 International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

Rule H. Res. 419 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 419.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3994 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 International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 419 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3994.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hyde amendment under the five minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lantos amendment under the five minute rule.

POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Lantos amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lantos demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 419, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hoeffel amendment under the five-minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendments en bloc under the five-minute rule.

POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson-Lee demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 419, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of the adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Waters amendment under the five-minute rule.

POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, as modified, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 419, 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. 3994.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 390 - 22 (Roll no. 182).

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. 3394.

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