H.R.3854: Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 111-315.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 875 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3854 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. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment.

Rule H. Res. 875 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 875.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3854 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. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 875 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jose E. Serrano to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3854.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schock amendment #2.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schock amendment #3.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bright amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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 ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez 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. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kosmas amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gingrey amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kratovil amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Paulsen amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massa amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kissell amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller (MI) amendment No. 14.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller (MI) amendment No 15.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 875, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nye amendment.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of a amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Cantor moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cantor motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to conduct a study on additional credit risk factors.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 272 - 149 (Roll no. 829).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 389 - 32 (Roll no. 830).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.