Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Introduced in House

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-181, by Ms. DeLauro.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 609 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2997 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.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2997 as unfinished business.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Kohl; Harkin; Dorgan; Feinstein; Durbin; Johnson; Nelson NE; Reed; Pryor; Specter; Inouye; Brownback; Bennett; Cochran; Bond; McConnell; Collins; Shelby.

Motion by Senator Coburn to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 65. Record Vote Number: 259. (consideration: CR S8726)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Kingston motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2997. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to not record their approval of the final conference agreement (within the meaning of clause 12(a)(4) of House rule XXII) unless the text of such agreement has been available to the managers in an electronic, searchable, and downloadable form for at least 72 hours piror to the time described in such clause.

Conference report H. Rept. 111-279 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10358-10402)

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 799 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2997. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1)one hour of debate; and (2) one motion to recommit if applicable.

Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 22. Record Vote Number: 318.

Rule H. Res. 609 passed House.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 266 - 160 (Roll no. 510).

Rule H. Res. 799 passed House.