Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committee Hearings Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-601.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1157 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5522 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 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Walberg motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require an exemption for grain pending determination of impact on the prices.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 165 (Roll no. 233).