H.R.1495: Water Resources Development Act of 2007

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. 110-80.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 319 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1495 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. 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.

Rule H. Res. 319 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 319.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1495 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. 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.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 319 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1495.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 319, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment, as modified.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 319, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boswell amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 319, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 319, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.

DEBATE - By unanimous consent the Committee of the Whole proceeded with an additional 4 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 319, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kirk amendment as modified.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1495.

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. Walden (OR) moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walden (OR) 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 renewable hydroelectric power.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 194 - 226 (Roll no. 233).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 394 - 25 (Roll no. 234).

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

Received in the Senate.

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 128.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 7. Record Vote Number: 162.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by motion.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 4. Record Vote Number: 170.

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

Senate appointed conferees. Boxer; Baucus; Lieberman; Carper; Clinton; Lautenberg; Inhofe; Warner; Voinovich; Isakson; Vitter.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Oberstar moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice vote.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Oberstar, Johnson, E. B., Tauscher, Baird, Higgins, Mitchell, Kagen, McNerney, Mica, Duncan, Ehlers, Baker, Brown (SC), and Boozman.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of secs. 2014, 2023, and 6009 of the House bill, and secs. 3023, 5008, and 5016 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rahall, Napolitano, and McMorris Rodgers.

Conference report H. Rept. 110-280 filed.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 597 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1495 with 1 hour of general debate.

Rule H. Res. 597 passed House.

Mr. Oberstar brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-280 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 597.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1495.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1495, the Chair announced that pursuant to the Rules of the House, the Yeas and Nays were ordered. Subsequently, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption on the Conference Report until later in the legislative day.

The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 110-280 as unfinished business.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 381 - 40 (Roll no. 790).

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

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 12. Record Vote Number: 347.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Vetoed by President.

Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received from the White House on November 2, 2007, at 1:49 p.m. stating a message from the President whereby he returns without his approval, H.R. 1495, the "Water Resources Development Act of 2007.

The Chair laid before the House a veto message from the President on November 5, 2007 and that after the message was read and the objections of the President were spread at large upon the Journal, further consideration of the veto message and the bill shall be postponed until Tuesday, November 6, 2007.

The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the veto message on H.R. 1495.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the question of passage of H.R. 1495, the objections of the President to the contrary, notwithstanding.

Two-thirds of the Members present having voted in the affirmative the bill is passed, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Passed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 361 - 54 (Roll No. 1040).

Veto message received in Senate. Held at the desk.

Veto Message considered in Senate.

Passed Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 14. Record Vote Number: 406.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Became Public Law No: 110-114.