H.R.1401: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to House Homeland Security

Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-65, Part I.

Committee on Transportation discharged.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 270 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1401 with 1 hour and 20 minutes 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. 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 Homeland Security now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 270 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 270.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1401 with 1 hour and 20 minutes 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. 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 Homeland Security 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. 270 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable G. K. Butterfield to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour and twenty minutes of general debate on H.R. 1401.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Thompson amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson (MS) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. LaTourette 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. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Arcuri amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Cohen amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cohen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Cohen 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. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions 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. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake 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. 270, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Lynch amendment.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments 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. 1401.

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. King (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Homeland Security.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting provisions on immunity for reporting suspicious activities and mitigating terrorist threats relating to transportation security.

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 304 - 121 (Roll no. 200).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 299 - 124, 1 Present (Roll no. 201).

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. 1401.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

For Further Action See Titles XII, XIII, XIV and XV of H.R. 1.