H.R.3183: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-203, by Mr. Pastor (AZ).

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 645 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3183 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. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived.

Rule H. Res. 645 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 645.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3183 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. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 645 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable John F. Tierney to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3183.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pastor amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pastor amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly 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. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wamp amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boren amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boren amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller(MI) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Miller(MI) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heinrich amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Heinrich amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cao amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cao amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frelinghuysen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Blackburn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Campbell amendment No. 2.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Campbell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 1.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 3.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 4.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 5.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 10.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 11.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment No. 1.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment No. 2.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 645, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment No. 4.

Mr. Pastor (AZ) moved that the Committee now rise.

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

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3183 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. 3183.

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. Simpson moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Simpson motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to strike the sections titled "Nuclear Waste Disposal" and "Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal" from the bill.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 30 - 388 (Roll no. 591).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 320 - 97 (Roll no. 592).

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

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Considered by Senate.

Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Cloture motion on Amendment SA 1813 rendered moot.

Cloture motion on the bill rendered moot.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 9. Record Vote Number: 248.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Dorgan; Byrd; Murray; Feinstein; Johnson; Landrieu; Reed; Lautenberg; Harkin; Tester; Inouye; Bennett; Cochran; McConnell; Bond; Hutchison; Shelby; Alexander; Voinovich.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Pastor (AZ) 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. Frelinghuysen moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Frelinghuysen motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to not record their approval of the final conference agreement (within the meaning of clause 12(a)(4) of House rule XXII) unless the text of such agreement has been available to the managers in an electronic, searchable, and downloadable form for at least 48 hours prior to the time described in such clause.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.

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

The Speaker appointed conferees: Visclosky, Edwards (TX), Pastor (AZ), Berry, Fattah, Israel, Ryan (OH), Olver, Davis (TN), Salazar, Obey, Frelinghuysen, Wamp, Simpson, Rehberg, Calvert, Alexander, and Lewis (CA).

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 111-278 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 788 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3183 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3183 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 are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate; and (2) one motion to recommit if applicable.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 789 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3183 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 are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate; and (2) one motion to recommit if applicable.

Rule H. Res. 788 passed House.

Mr. Pastor (AZ) brought up conference report H. Rept. 111-278 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 788.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3183.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 114 (Roll no. 752).

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

Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3183 presented in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3183 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 17. Record Vote Number: 321.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 17. Record Vote Number: 322.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 111-85.