H.R.2082: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 110-131.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 79.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 388 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2082 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 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 388 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 388.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2082 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 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 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. 388 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2082.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra 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 in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson of California amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers of Michigan amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rogers(MI)amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers(MI) 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 in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fossella amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price of North Carolina amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Berkley amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H. Res. 388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schiff amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Wilson(NM) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2082.

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. Rogers (MI) moved to recommit with instructions to Intelligence (Permanent).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers of Michigan motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1873. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments to authorize funds to be appropriated for human intelligence activities of the CIA.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 241 (Roll no. 340).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 197 (Roll no. 341).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.1538 amended.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

See also S. 1538.

Senate appointed conferees. Rockefeller; Feinstein; Wyden; Bayh; Mikulski; Feingold; Nelson FL; Whitehouse; Bond; Warner; Hagel; Chambliss; Hatch; Snowe; Burr. As additional conferees: Levin, Kyl.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Reyes 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 without objection.

Mr. Hoekstra moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Hoekstra motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2082. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to eliminate any House or Senate provisions providing for earmarks as defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives; and insist on provisions authorizing the maximum level of funding permissible for human intelligence collection activities.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2082, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra objected to the voice vote based upon the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to instruct until later in the legislative day.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by recorded vote: 249 - 160 (Roll no. 1125).

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

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Reyes, Hastings (FL), Boswell, Cramer, Eshoo, Holt, Ruppersberger, Tierney, Thompson (CA), Schakowsky, Langevin, Murphy, Patrick, Hoekstra, Everett, Gallegly, Wilson (NM), Thornberry, McHugh, Tiahrt, Rogers (MI), and Issa.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of defense tactical intelligence and related activities: Skelton, Spratt, and Hunter.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 110-478 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 859 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2082.

Rule H. Res. 859 passed House.

Mr. Reyes brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-478 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 859.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2082.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mr. Hoekstra moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 215 (Roll no. 1159).

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 199 (Roll no. 1160).

Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture motion on conference report to accompany H.R. 2082 presented in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R.2082 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 4. Record Vote Number: 21.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Vetoed by President.

The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.

Mr. Loebsack moved to postpone consideration of the veto message until March 11.

On motion to postpone consideration of the veto message until March 11. Agreed to without objection.

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the question of passage of H.R. 2082, the objections of the President to the contrary, notwithstanding.

On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 225 - 188 (Roll no. 117).

Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).

On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Agreed to without objection.