H.R.2768: S-MINER Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Discharged.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-457.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 918 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2768 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 or 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 Education and Labor.

Rule H. Res. 918 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2768 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 or 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 Education and Labor.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 918 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Luis V. Gutierrez to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2768.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller(CA) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the George Miller(CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller(CA) 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. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boucher amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boucher amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller(CA) 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. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellsworth amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellsworth amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller(CA) 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. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Wilson(SC) amendment in the nature of a substitute.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson(SC) amendment in the nature of a substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Wilson(SC) 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. 2768.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Souder moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Souder motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House promptly with an amendment inserting a new section regarding substance abuse testing.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 217 (Roll no. 9).

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

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 199 (Roll no. 10).

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. 2768.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.