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Amendments - H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Forbes (VA) Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute inserting the text of H.R. 513 the "New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence."
Establishes various grants and competitive prizes to help meet certain goals.

Calls on the U.S. to reach 50% energy independence in 10 years and 100% in 20 years

Challenges citizens of the U.S. to affordably produce alternative energy vehicles that double CAFE standards to 70 MPG; cut home and business energy usage in half; make solar power work at the same cost as coal; make the production of bio-fuels cost-competitive with gasoline; safely and cheaply store carbon emissions from coal-powered plants; safely store or neutralize nuclear waste; produce usable electricity from a nuclear fusion reaction.

FAILED

Y    172

N    256

Vote Series III

Forbes (VA) Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute inserting the text of H.R. 513 the "New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence."

Establishes various grants and competitive prizes to help meet certain goals.

Calls on the U.S. to reach 50% energy independence in 10 years and 100% in 20 years.

Challenges citizens of the U.S. to affordably produce alternative energy vehicles that double CAFE standards to 70 MPG; cut home and business energy usage in half; make solar power work at the same cost as coal; make the production of bio-fuels cost-competitive with gasoline; safely and cheaply store carbon emissions from coal-powered plants; safely store or neutralize nuclear waste; produce usable electricity from a nuclear fusion reaction.

Y 172

N  256

Passage H.R. 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 —15 min vote

Y  219

N  212

                              These are the last votes today

Next Votes:          6:30 pm Tuesday, July 7th

Weekly Schedule

MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009
No Session

TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009
House meets at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour
Legislative Business begins at 12:00 p.m.
Recorded Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Unlimited one minutes.

Suspensions (5 Bills)

S. 407 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009

Y  403

N  0

H.R. 1016 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

Y  409

N  1

H.R. 1211 Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Y  408

N  0

H.R. 1172 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors

Y  411

N  0

H.R. 1777 Making technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965

Y  411

N  0

Special Orders: Republicans have the first hour.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
House meets at 10:00 a.m.

Fifteen One Minutes per side.

Motion    to Adjourn

Y    96

N    308

Motion    to Adjourn #2

Y    73

N    316

Motion    to Adjourn #3

Y    26

N    361

Motion    to Adjourn #4

Y    25

N    366

Motion    to Adjourn #5

Y    31

N    393

Motion    to Adjourn #6

Y    36

N    381

Suspension (1 Bill)

1. H.R. 2990 - Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009 (Rep. Skelton – Armed Services)

Y    404

N    0

H.R. 2892 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (Rep. Price (NC) – Appropriations) 
Amendments

Structured Rule, One Hour of Debate
P.Q.	Y    238	N    174
Reconsider	Y    172	N    238

Rule	Y    236	N    181
Reconsider	Y    169	N    251

Rogers (KY) Motion to Recommit H.R. 2892

MTR	Y   234	N    193
Passage	Y    389	N    37

H.R. 2647 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Rep. Skelton – Armed Services)
The House had under consideration H.R. 2647 and came to no resolution thereon.

Structured Rule, One Hour of Debate
P.Q.	Y    245	N    181
Rule	Y    222	N    202

Passage

Y

N

Special Orders: Democrats have the first hour.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

Ten One minutes per side.

H.R. 2647 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Rep. Skelton – Armed Services) Complete Consideration
Amendments

Structure Rule, One hour of debate

Forbes Motion to Recommit H.R. 2647

MTR

Y    170

N    244

Passage

Y    389

N    22

P    1

H.R. 2996 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Rep. Dicks – Appropriations)
We have moved to Amendments

Structured Rule, One Hour of Debate
P.Q.	Y    245	N    174
Rule	Y    241	N    182

Passage

Y

N

Motion    to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair whereby the chair ruled that the resolution offered by Mr. Price (GA) does not constitute a question of the privileges of the House.

Motion

Y    245

N   174

Special Orders: Republicans have the first hour.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009
House meets at 9:00 a.m.

Five One Minutes per side.

S.Con.Res. 31 - The Democrat's resolution providing for the adjournment of the two Houses for the Independence Day District Work Period.

Y    243

N    180

H.R. 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Rep. Waxman – Energy and Commerce)
Amendments

Structured  Rule, 3 Hours of Debate
P.Q.	Y    232	N    189
Rule	Y    217	N    205

Passage

Y    219

N    212

H.R. 2996 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Complete Consideration (Rep. Dicks – Appropriations)
Amendments

Passage

Y    254

N    173