H.R.2647: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

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. Forbes moved to recommit with instructions to Armed Services.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Forbes 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 pertaining to a new section on Availability of Funds for Missile Defense and Certain Vehicles and Aircraft.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 244 (Roll no. 459).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 389 - 22, 1 Present (Roll no. 460).

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

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the text of H.R. 2990, as passed by the House, was appended to the end of the engrossment of H.R. 2647 as new matter.

The title of the measure was amended. 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. 2647.

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.1390 amended.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Levin; Kennedy; Byrd; Lieberman; Reed; Akaka; Nelson FL; Nelson NE; Bayh; Webb; McCaskill; Udall CO; Hagan; Begich; Burris; McCain; Inhofe; Sessions; Chambliss; Graham; Thune; Martinez; Wicker; Burr; Vitter; Collins.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Senate appointed conferee(s) Kirk in lieu of Kennedy by unanimous consent.

Senate appointed conferee(s) LeMieux in lieu of Martinez.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Skelton moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

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

Mr. Forbes moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Forbes motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2647. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to not recede to the Senate on division E of the Senate amendment (regarding the Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes Prevention Act).

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Forbes demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion until later in the legislative day.

Mr. Skelton moved that the House close portions of the conference.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 178 - 234 (Roll no. 754).

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

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Skelton, Spratt, Ortiz, Taylor, Abercrombie, Reyes, Snyder, Smith (WA), Sanchez, Loretta, McIntyre, Brady (PA), Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Marshall, Bordallo, McKeon, Bartlett, Thornberry, Jones, Akin, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner, and Wittman.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of rule X: Hastings (FL), Schiff, and Hoekstra.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and Labor for consideration of secs. 243, 551-553, 585, 2833 and 2834 of the House bill and secs. 531-534 and 3136 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Woolsey, Altmire, and Biggert.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of secs. 247, 315 and 601 of the House bill and secs. 311, 601, 2835 and 3118 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Waxman, Markey (MA), and Barton (TX).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of secs. 812, 907, 912, 1011, 1013, 1046, 1201, 1211, 1213-1215, 1226, 1230A, 1231, 1236, 1239, 1240, Title XIII, secs. 1513, 1516, 1517, and 2903 of the House bill and secs. 1021, 1023, 1201-1203, 1205-1208, 1211-1214, Subtitle D of Title XII, Title XIII and sec. 1517 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Berman, Ackerman, and Ros-Lehtinen.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Homeland Security for consideration of sec. 1101 of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference: Thompson (MS), Titus, and Bilirakis.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on House Administration for consideration of Subtitle H of Title V of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Capuano, Gonzalez, and Lungren, Daniel E. of California.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 583, 584, 1021 and 1604 of the House bill and secs. 821, 911, 1031, 1033, 1056, 1086 and Division E of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Nadler (NY), Lofgren, Zoe, and Gohmert.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of secs. 1091 and 2308 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rahall, Faleomavaega, and Hastings (WA).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for consideration of secs. 321, 322, 326-329, 335, 537, 666, 814, 815, 834, 1101-1107, 1110-1113 and Title II of Division D of the House bill and secs. 323, 323A-323C, 814, 822, 824, 901, 911, 1056, 1086, 1101-1105 and 1162 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science and Technology for consideration of secs. 248, 819, 836, and 911 of the House bill and secs. 801, 814, 833, 834, 912 and Division F of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Gordon (TN), Wu, and Smith (NE).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Small Business for consideration of sec. 830 of the House bill and secs. 833, 834, 838, 1090 and Division F of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 315, 601 and 2811 of the House bill and secs. 311, 601, 933, 2835, 3301, 6002, 6007, 6008, 6012 and 6013 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Cummings, Richardson, and Mica.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration of secs. 525, 583, 584 and sec. 121 of Division D of the House bill and secs. 573-575, 617, 711, Subtitle E of Title X, secs. 1084 and 1085 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rodriguez, Donnelly (IN), and Buyer.

Conference report H. Rept. 111-288 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 808 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2647 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. Considered as read.

Rule H. Res. 808 passed House.

Mr. Skelton brought up conference report H. Rept. 111-288 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 808.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2647.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 111-288 as unfinished business.

Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 216, 2 Present (Roll no. 769).

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 281 - 146 (Roll no. 770).

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

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2647 presented in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2647 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 326.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 29. Record Vote Number: 327.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

The title was amended in conference to read as follows: "to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes".

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 111-84.

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 61 - 0.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 111-166.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

Mr. Skelton asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to file a supplemental report on the bill H.R. 2647. Agreed to without objection.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Armed Services, H. Rept. 111-166, Part II.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 572 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2647 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. 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 Armed Services now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 572 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 572.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2647 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. 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 Armed Services 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. 572 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jason Altmire to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2647.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Pursuant to section 4 of H. Res. 572 and as the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, Mr. Skelton asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 2647 in the Committee of the Whole and following consideration of amendment No. 1 printed in House Report 111-182, further consideration of a list of amendments supplied to the desk take place in the order specified on said list. Agreed to without objection.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with general debate on H.R. 2647.

Mr. Skelton moved that the Committee rise.

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2647 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

Mr. Skelton asked unanimous consent that during futher consideration of H.R. 2647 pursuant to H.Res. 572, debate on amendments 3 and 9 be extended to 20 minutes each, and that amendment 2 be modified. Agreed to without objection.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Skelton amendment number 1.

Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment number 3.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Mr. McGovern 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. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment number 4.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon 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. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Skelton amendments en bloc number 1.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment, as modified.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res.572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Franks (AZ) amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with further debate on the Franks (AZ) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Franks (AZ) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Franks (AZ) 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. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Akin amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Akin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Akin 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. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Skelton amendments en bloc number 2.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cummings amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt (NJ) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt 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. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maloney (NY) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Skelton amendments en bloc number 3.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Skelton amendments en bloc number 4.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 572, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly (VA) amendment.

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

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2647.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.