H.R.5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

Referred to House House Administration

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 10.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H. Rept. 110-624, Part I.

Committee on House Administration discharged.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H. Rept. 110-624, Part II.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1277 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5781 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. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against 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 Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.

Rule H. Res. 1277 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1277.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5781 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. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against 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 Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5781.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1277, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis(IL) amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.

Mr. Jordan moved to recommit with instructions to Oversight and Government.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jordan 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 an employee who is a father and who is not in compliance with a court ordered child support arrangement shall not be eligible for any paid leave.

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: 206 - 220 (Roll no. 427).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 146 (Roll no. 428).

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. 5781.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.