H.R.3121: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 29.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-340.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 211.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 683 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3121 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 againist consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules acompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

Rule H. Res. 683 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 683.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3121 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 againist consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules acompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 683 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim Costa to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3121.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frank amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy(PA) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Taylor amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Taylor amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito 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. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costello amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gene Green(TX) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Berry amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walz amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 683, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stark amendment.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment 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. 3121.

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mrs. Bachmann moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bachmann motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with various amendments, pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 179 - 232 (Roll no. 920).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 146 (Roll no. 921).

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. 3121.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.2284 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S.2284 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 125.

See also S.2284.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Capuano moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference.

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

Mr. Neugebauer moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Neugebauer motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3121. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to the maximum extent possible within the scope of the conference, include in the conference agreement the provision in section 106 of the bill S. 2284.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Neugebauer motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3121, the Chair put the question and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Capuano demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3121 until later in the legislative day.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 385 - 26 (Roll no. 485).

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

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Frank (MA), Kanjorski, Waters, Watt, Clay, Klein (FL), Mahoney (FL), Bachus, Biggert, Capito, Garrett (NJ), and Price (GA).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of sec. 302 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Dingell, Boucher, and Barton (TX).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 7 and 22 of the House bill, and secs. 107, 119, and 301 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Johnson, E. B., Braley (IA), and Graves.

The Speaker appointed a conferee for consideration of secs. 7 and 35 of the House bill, and sec. 128 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Taylor.

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.