H.R.2701: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 111-186.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 618 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2701 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 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1105 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2701 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 of rule XXI.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1105.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2701 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 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 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. 1105 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna F. Edwards to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2701.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Reyes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra 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. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of 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. Hastings(FL) 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. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Eshoo amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conaway amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Arcuri amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Burton amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walz amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1105, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schauer amendment.

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

Mr. Reyes 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. 2701 as unfinished business.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1113 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2701. The resolution provides for further consideration of H.R. 2701, the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010." The resolution provides that amendment number 1 printed in House Report 111-419 shall be modified by striking the matter proposed to be inserted as section 506.

Rule H. Res. 1113 passed House.

Considered as unfinished business.

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on 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. 2701.

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.

Mr. Hoekstra moved to recommit with instructions to Intelligence (Permanent).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra 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 to coordinate high-value detainees associated with international terrorism.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 217 (Roll no. 72).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 235 - 168 (Roll no. 73).

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

Received in the Senate.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1674.

Mr. Reyes moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment

DEBATE - Pursuant to H.Res. 1674, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2701.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2701, the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

Considered as unfinished business.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 181 (Roll no. 558).

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

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 111-259.