H.R.2352: Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 111-112.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 56.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 457 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2352 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. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a sustitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.

Rule H. Res. 457 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 457.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2352 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. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a sustitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 457 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. 2352.

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, an amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the bill, is considered as adopted as original text for the purpose of further amendment.

DEBATE - Pusrsuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey (CO) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Paulsen amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boccieri amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Himes amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kratovil amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kratovil amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kratovil demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (NY) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nye amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 457, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schauer amendment.

Ms. Velazquez moved to rise.

On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2352 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2352.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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.

Mrs. Capito moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito 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 adding a new title- Title VIII- Assistance Related to Carbon Emission tax.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 385 - 41 (Roll no. 280).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 406 - 15 (Roll no. 281).

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. 2352.

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