H.R.2557: Water Resources Development Act of 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-265.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 151.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 375 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2557 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 375 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 375.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2557 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 Transportation and Infrastructure 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. 375 and Rule XVIII.

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. 2557.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 375, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Duncan amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 375, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent, debate was extended by two minutes on the Rohrabacher amendment to be equally divided.

Mr. Duncan moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to without objection.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2557 as unfinished business.

Mr. Duncan asked unanimous consent that the Kind (WI) amendment be made in order immediately following the disposition of the Rohrabacher amendment.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 375, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Kind amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2557.

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 412 - 8 (Roll no. 519).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.