S.627: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Received in the House.

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 375 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 627 with 2 hours 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. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, modified by the amendments printed in part B of that report shall be considered as adopted.

Rule H. Res. 375 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 375.

Rule provides for consideration of S. 627 with 2 hours 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. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, modified by the amendments printed in part B of that report shall be considered as adopted.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on S. 627.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 627. The resolution provides that upon adoption of the resolution the amendment printed in the report from the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted.

Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.

Considered as unfinished business.

DEBATE - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further proceedings resumed on S. 627.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Ms. Hochul moved to recommit with instructions to Rules.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hochul motion to recommit with instructions, pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require the joint committee on deficit reduction to consider the elimination of oil and gas subsidies for the major integrated oil companies and the elimination of subsidies for corporate jets before cutting essential education programs. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 244 (Roll no. 676).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 218 - 210 (Roll no. 677).

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

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Motion by Senator Reid to agree to the House amendment to the bill (S. 627) made in Senate.

Motion to table the Reid motion to agree to the House amendment to the bill (S. 627) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 41. Record Vote Number: 120.

Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S. 627) with an amendment (SA 589) made in Senate.

Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S. 627) with an amendment (SA 589) presented in Senate.

Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on the Budget the House message to accompany the bill (S. 627) to report back forthwith with amendment SA 591 made in Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S. 627) with an amendment (SA 589) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 122.

Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill (S. 627) with an amendment (SA 589) entered in Senate.

Considered by Senate.