Bills in the 106th Congress

H.R. 3709

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Christopher Cox

R-CA 47th
12 Cosponsors

May 10, 2000: Passed House Science, technology, communications

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May 18, 2000	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.
May 17, 2000	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 11, 2000	Received in the Senate.
May 10, 2000 4:03 PM EDT	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 352 - 75 (Roll no. 159).
May 10, 2000 4:02 PM EDT	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 10, 2000 4:02 PM EDT	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 10, 2000 3:50 PM EDT	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 250 (Roll no. 158).
May 10, 2000 3:30 PM EDT	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
May 10, 2000 3:15 PM EDT	DEBATE - The House is debating the motion for ten minutes.
May 10, 2000 3:15 PM EDT	Mr. Conyers moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
May 10, 2000 3:14 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 681: On agreeing to the Istook amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 289 - 138 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H2815)
May 10, 2000 3:14 PM EDT	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. (text: CR H2801)
May 10, 2000 3:14 PM EDT	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
May 10, 2000 3:13 PM EDT	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3709.
May 10, 2000 3:05 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 679: On agreeing to the Delahunt amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 219 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H2803)
May 10, 2000 2:56 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 680: On agreeing to the Chabot amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 90 - 336 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H2807-2808)
May 10, 2000 2:32 PM EDT	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that proceedings would now resume on the amendments debated earlier and on which recorded votes had been postponed.
May 10, 2000 2:32 PM EDT	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the Istook amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. A recorded vote was demanded and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 496, further proceedings were postponed until later in the legislative day.
May 10, 2000 2:25 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 681: Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Istook. (consideration: CR H2815-2816; H2818)
May 10, 2000 2:22 PM EDT	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the Chabot amendment to the Delahunt amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 496, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Chabot amendment and to the Delahunt amendment, as amended or not, until later in the legislative day.
May 10, 2000 1:22 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 680: Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Chabot to the Delahunt amendment (A002). (consideration: CR H2807-2815; H2817)
May 10, 2000 12:41 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 678: By unanimous consent, the Bachus amendment was withdrawn. (text: CR H2801-2802)
May 10, 2000 12:41 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 679: Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Delahunt. (consideration: CR H2803-2815; H2817-2818)
May 10, 2000 12:30 PM EDT	H.AMDT. 678: Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Bachus. (consideration: CR H2801-2803)
May 10, 2000 11:15 AM EDT	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3709.
May 10, 2000 11:15 AM EDT	The Speaker designated the Honorable John E. Sununu to act as Chairman of the Committee.
May 10, 2000 11:15 AM EDT	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 496 and Rule XXIII.
May 10, 2000 11:15 AM EDT	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3709 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. The time for amendment under the five-minute rule is limited to two hours.
May 10, 2000 11:15 AM EDT	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 496. (consideration: CR H2787-2821)
May 10, 2000 10:35 AM EDT	UNFUNDED MANDATE POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Conyers raised a point of order, pursuant to Sec. 425 of the Congressional Budget Act, against consideration of the bill. Mr. Conyers stated that the bill imposed an unfunded intergovernmental mandate in excess of $50 million. The Chair subsequently held that Mr. Conyers had met the threshhold required under the rule and the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the point of order. At the end of debate, the Chair will put the question on the consideration of the bill.
May 10, 2000 10:35 AM EDT	Rule H. Res. 496 passed House.
May 9, 2000 8:16 PM EDT	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 496 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3709 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
May 8, 2000 6:49 PM EDT	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-609 .
May 8, 2000	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 332.
May 8, 2000	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-609.
May 4, 2000	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 8.
May 4, 2000	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 2, 2000	Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
March 10, 2000	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
February 29, 2000	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
February 29, 2000	Introduced in House

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Cosponsors

Mary Bono, R-CA 44th
Dave Camp, R-MI 4th
Tom Campbell, R-CA 15th
Tom Davis III, R-VA 11th
Ernie Fletcher, R-KY 6th
Bob Goodlatte, R-VA 6th
Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA 45th
Merrill Cook, R-UT 2nd
Peter A. DeFazio, D-OR 4th
Juanita McDonald, D-CA 37th
Darlene Hooley, D-OR 5th
James E. Rogan, R-CA 27th

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Bills in the 106th Congress

H.R. 3709

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Christopher Cox

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