America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010

Introduced in House

Referred to House Education and Labor

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Committee on Education and Labor discharged.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1344 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5116 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 Science and Technology now printed in the bill modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5116 as unfinished business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hall (TX) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back the House forthwith with amendments to strike various provisions in the bill and insert additional sections.

The Chair announced the unfinished business was the resumption of proceedings on H.R. 5116. At the time when proceedings had been postponed on May 13, 2010, the motion to recommit with instructions had been adopted and pursuant to the instructions contained in the motion, the amendment required to be reported back to the House had not yet been submitted. Pursuant to the instructions contained in the motion, the Chair recognized Mr. Gordon for the purpose of offering the amendment.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1781 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5116, H.R. 2751 and H.R. 5142. Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5116, consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 2751, and consideration of the Senate amendment H.R. 2142

Rule H. Res. 1344 passed House.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 262 - 150 (Roll no. 332).