H.R.547: Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

Committee Hearings Held.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-7.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 133 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 547 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 read by section. Bill is open to amendments. 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 Science and Technology now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 133 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 133.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 547 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 read by section. Bill is open to amendments. 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 Science and Technology 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. 133 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael R. McNulty to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 547.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Burgess amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Eshoo amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) 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 - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Weller amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Weller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Weller 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 - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Dent amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Dent amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Dent 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 - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.

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 that 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 - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment pending reservation of a point of order.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Burguss amendment pending reservation of a point of order.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cantor amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cantor amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cantor 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 - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brown-Waite amendment.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments 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. 547.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that, during further proceedings in the House on H.R. 547, the Chair be authorized to reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 of rule XX. Agreed to without objection.

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. Shimkus moved to recommit with instructions to Science and Technology.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shimkus motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments which insert provisions allowing the inclusion of alternative fuels, specifically clean coal.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 200 - 207 (Roll no. 91).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 400 - 3 (Roll no. 92).

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

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.