H.R.2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-234.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.

Mr. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2749.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 280 - 150 (Roll no. 657).

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 691 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2749 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. Bill is closed to amendments. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.

Rule H. Res. 691 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 691.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2749 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. Bill is closed to amendments. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2749.

DEBATE - The House continued with further debate on H.R. 2749.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mr. Lucas moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lucas(OK) 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, pending the reservation of a point of order.

Mr. Dingell raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. Dingell stated that the provisions of the motion to recommit exceeds the scope of the bill. Overruled by the Chair.

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: 186 - 240 (Roll no. 679).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 283 - 142 (Roll no. 680).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.