H.R.1904: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-246.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 162.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 444 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1904 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. The resolution waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report.

Rule H. Res. 444 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 444.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1904 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. The resolution waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 444 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Tim Murphy to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1904.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 444, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lujan amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lujan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lujan 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. 444, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey 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. 444, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment.

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

Mr. Hastings (WA) 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. 1904 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. 1904.

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.

MOMENT OF SILENCE - The Chair asked that the House now observe a moment of silence in rememberance of our brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, and of all who serve in our armed forces and their families.

Mr. Deutch moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutch motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same to the House with an amendment to add language to prevent land exchanges with companies doing business with Iran.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 237 (Roll no. 808).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 235 - 186 (Roll no. 809).

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. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-486.