H.R.4715: Clean Estuaries Act of 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-442.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1248 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4715 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 provisions in the bill are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

Rule H. Res. 1248 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1248.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4715 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 provisions in the bill are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1248 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Henry Cuellar to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4715.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1248, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1248, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kagen amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1248, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schauer amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1248, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore (WI) amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1248, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shea-Porter amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Shea-Porter 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. 1248, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kratovil amendment.

Mr. Oberstar 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. 4715 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.

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. 4715.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Jordan (OH) moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jordan 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 which provides that authorization levels in the bill would be reduced under specified conditions.

The previous question on the motion was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 214 (Roll no. 208).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 128 (Roll no. 209).

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

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-293.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.