H.R.240: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Presented to President.

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

On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 257 - 167 (Roll no. 109). (text as House recede and concur in Senate amendment: CR H1535-1536)

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Simpson moved the previous question. (consideration: CR H1551)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 60 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled on the motion to recede and concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 240.

On motion to table Senate Amendment Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 140 - 278 (Roll no. 108).

Mr. Massie moved to table the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1546; text: CR H1546)

Mr. Simpson moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1535-1552)

Mr. Massie asked unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the Senate amendment. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1535)

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the Senate amendment was objected to and the Chair directed the Clerk to report the Senate amendment.

Mr. Simpson moved to take the Senate message on H.R. 240 from the Speaker's table and asked for it's immediate consideration. Agreed to by voice vote.

Cloture motion on the motion to insist on Senate amendment to House bill, agree to request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209; text: CR S1209)

Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S1208-1215)

Motion to insist on Senate amendment to House bill, agree to request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1206)

Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S1206)

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.

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

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 201 - 218 (Roll no. 105). (consideration: CR H1494-1495)

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roybal-Allard motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Roybal-Allard demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1492)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Roybal-Allard motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 240. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to recede from disagreement with the Senate amendment.

Ms. Roybal-Allard moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H1485-1492 text: CR H1485)

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 191 (Roll no. 102). (consideration: CR H1484)

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1484)

Mr. Carter (TX) moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H1483-1484, H1485-1492, H1494-1495)

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 259) fell when cloture was invoked on the measure in Senate. (consideration: CR S1190)

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1188-1192)

Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1151-1152; text: CR S1151)

Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 259) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1151; text: CR S1151)

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1151-1152)

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1128-1129, S1129-1134, S1135-1137, S1138-1150, S1151)

Third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure rendered moot in Senate.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1085, S1090, S1094-1096, S1099-1100, S1103-1105, S1106-1107)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1037-1038, S1044-1047, S1048-1058)

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 57) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1028)

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1022-1028)

Third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S968; text: CR S968)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S947-949, S967-968)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S907)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S873-874)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S843)

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 53) entered in Senate.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S803-810)

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 51) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S741-744, S755-759)

Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S733; text: CR S733)

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 51) entered in Senate.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S707, S707-708, S720-724, S733)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S677)

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S667; text: CR S667)

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S667-671)

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

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

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H392)

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Israel motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to provide for a clean funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that does not include dangerous, poison pill amendments. Given recent events overseas, this is not a time to endanger the safety and security of the American people. The House needs to pass a clean bill that would provide certainty to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Additionally, the motion increases funding for the DHS State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Area Security Initiative program by $1.5 million each (for a total of $3 million) and reduces the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account by the same amount.

Mr. Israel moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H391-393; text: CR H391)

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

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H391)

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 240.

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

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schock Part B amendment No. 5.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Salmon Part B amendment No. 4.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSantis Part B amendment No. 3.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn Part B amendment No. 2.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Aderholt Part B amendment No. 1.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H363-394; text of measure as introduced: CR H363-374)

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 240 as unfinished business.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with General Debate on H.R. 240.

SENATE MESSAGE - The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate. The Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 7. Subsequently, the Committee resumed its sitting.

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.R. 240.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 27 and Rule XVIII.

All points of order against consideration of the bills are waived. H.R. 37 H.R. 185 shall be debatable for 1 hour, and H.R. 240 shall be debatable for 2 hours the previous question considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. For H.R. 185, only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be in order. For H.R. 240, only those amendments printed in Part B of the report shall be in order. in Part B of the report shall be in order.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 27. (consideration: CR H272-330, H331-341)

Rule H. Res. 27 passed House.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 27 Reported to House. All points of order against consideration of the bills are waived. H.R. 37 H.R. 185 shall be debatable for 1 hour, and H.R. 240 shall be debatable for 2 hours the previous question considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. For H.R. 185, only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be in order. For H.R. 240, only those amendments printed in Part B of the report shall be in order. in Part B of the report shall be in order.

Referred to House Budget

Referred to House Appropriations