H.R.1261: Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-82.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 221 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1261 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 108-82) shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H.Rept. 108-92 and provides that the amendments may be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, debatable for the time specified, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of...

Rule H. Res. 221 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 221.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1261 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 108-82) shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H.Rept. 108-92 and provides that the amendments may be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, debatable for the time specified, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of...

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 221 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1261.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Vitter amendment.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kline amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lewis (GA) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Millender-McDonald amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 221, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kaptur amendment.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment 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. 1261.

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. Miller, George moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the bill be reported back to the House promptly with an amendment that will achieve the policy of providing direct spending for 26 weeks of income support for unemployed individuals who have exhausted regular unemployment benefits and an additional 13 weeks of income support for individuals who have exhausted their Federal extended unemployment benefits, through the Workforce Investment Act in a manner equivalent to the receipt of Federal extended unemployment insurance.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 223 (Roll no. 174).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 175).

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. 1261.

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

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.1627 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1627 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Boehner asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Boehner, Petri, McKeon, Castle, Isakson, Porter, Kildee, Hinojosa, Tierney, and McCollum.

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

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.