H.R.3246: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Ms. Woolsey asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Science, Space and Technology have until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 11 to file a report on H.R. 3246. Agreed to without objection.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 111-254.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 142.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 745 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3246 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, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill. The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Science and Technology or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill.

Rule H. Res. 745 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 745.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3246 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, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill. The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Science and Technology or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 745 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Pedro R. Pierluisi to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3246.

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 745, an amendment in the nature of substitute printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gordon (TN) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hall (TX) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hall (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Broun (GA) 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. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Broun (GA) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey ammendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gordon (TN) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gordon amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Marshall amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cohen amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Donnelly amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Donnelly amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Biggert 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. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Altmire amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 745, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massa amendment.

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of 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. 3246.

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. Broun (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to Science and Technology.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Broun (GA) 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 providing a limitation on future authorizations to the extent that no authorizations for programs contained in the bill may be made unless they follow a year in which the annual Federal budget deficit did not exceed $500,000,000.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 245 (Roll no. 708).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 114 (Roll no. 709).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.