H.R.1361: RECOVER Act

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 9.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-82.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 302 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1361 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 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

Rule H. Res. 302 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 302.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1361 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 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 302 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Artur Davis to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1361.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 302, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment numbered 1.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Chabot amendment numbered 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Chabot demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 302, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment numbered 2.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Chabot amendment numbered 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Chabot demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 302, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jindal amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1361.

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.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mr. McHenry moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1361. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill report the same back to the House with an amendment that says if a person or small business is convicted of a crime under the Federal or State law, the person or small business shall not receive assistance under the Small Business Act.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 204 - 218 (Roll no. 224).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 158 (Roll no. 225).

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. 1361.

Received in the Senate.

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 334.