H.R.3867: Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Hearings Held by Committee on Small Business Prior to Introduction and Referrel (October 4, 2007)..

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 4.

Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-400.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 773 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3867 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. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

Rule H. Res. 773 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 773.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3867 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. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 773 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Tim Holden to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3867.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Akin amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch (VT) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mica amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moran (VA) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Baird amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown-Waite (FL) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gillibrand amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 773, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lampson amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3867.

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. Chabot moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot 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 that strikes section 101(b) from the bill.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 177 - 240 (Roll no. 1016).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 334 - 80 (Roll no. 1017).

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. 3867.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.