H.R.1654: Federal Register Modernization Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-57.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 1 (Roll no. 123). (text: CR H2671-2672)

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2675-2676)

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1654.

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2671-2673)

Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.