H.R.1751: Court Security Improvement Act of 2006

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Bill Summary

Court Security Improvement Act of 2006 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to direct the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements for the judicial branch. (Sec. 102) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the Judicial Conference's authority to...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 5.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-271.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 540 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1751 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 540 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 540.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1751 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. 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. 540 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1751.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sensenbrenner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Scott (VA) amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Filner amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weiner amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of the Scott (VA) 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. 1751.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Higgins moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Higgins motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back with an amendment adding a new section providing for prohibition of profiteering and fraud in connection with military actions and disaster relief.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 201 - 221 (Roll no. 584).
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 45 (Roll no. 585).
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. 1751.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
April 21, 2005

Introduced in the House by Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)

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