H.R.2740: MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-352.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 702 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2740 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. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 702 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 702.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2740 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. 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 the Judiciary 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. 702 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. 2740.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 702, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 702, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schakowsky amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 702, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hill (IN) amendment.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2740 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

The Committee of the Whole adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2740.

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. Forbes moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Forbes motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 2740. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to not affect intelligence activities that are otherwise permissible prior to the enactment of this Act.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 342 - 75 (Roll no. 939).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 389 - 30 (Roll no. 940).

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

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

Read the second time. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.

Star Print ordered on the bill.