Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010

Introduced in House

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-157, by Mr. Price (NC).

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 573 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2892 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 read by paragraph. 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.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of Title I: CR H7186, H7192; text of Title II: CR H7192-7193, H7194-7196, H7197-7198; text of Title III: CR H7198-7199, H7200-7201; text of Title IV: CR H7201-7202; text of Title V: CR H7202-7206, H7231)

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Byrd; Inouye; Leahy; Mikulski; Murray; Landrieu; Lautenberg; Tester; Specter; Voinovich; Cochran; Gregg; Shelby; Brownback; Murkowski. (consideration: CR S7311-7312)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Rogers (KY) motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2892. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to 1) recede to subsection (a) of section 567 of the Senate amendment; 2) insist on subsections (b) and (c) of section 552 of the House bill; 3) recede to the Senate position on subsections (a) and (d) of section 552 of the House bill; and 4) not record their approval of the final conference agreement unless the text of such agreement (as such term is used in clause 12(a)(4) of rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives) unless the text of such agreement has been available to the managers in an electronic, searchable, and downloadable for for at least 72 hours prior to the time described in such clause.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 111-298 filed. (text of conference report: CR H11195-11257)

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 829 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2892. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 224 (Roll no. 783).

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 19. Record Vote Number: 323. (consideration: CR S10558)

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 389 - 37 (Roll no. 450).

Rule H. Res. 829 passed House.