H.R.1332: Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-104.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 330 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1332 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 Small Business now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 330 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 330.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1332 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 Small Business now printed in the bill.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 330 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Pastor to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1332.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 330, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Matheson amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 330, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 330, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1332.

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. McCrery moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCrery motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments inserting a new paragraph clarifying that the Administrator shall consider any small business concern that can demonstrate that it is adversely affected by a raise in the Federal minimum wage to be economically disadvantaged.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 224 (Roll no. 262).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 380 - 45 (Roll no. 263).

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. 1332.

Received in the Senate.

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.