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11/13/2007--Public Law. Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 - Department of Defense - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (2) environmental restoration for the military departments, the Department of Defense (DOD), and at formerly used defense sites; (3) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; and (4) former Soviet Union threat reduction. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for procurement by the Armed Forces of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and (3) certain procurements under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&amp;E) by the Armed Forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Defense Working Capital Funds; and (2) programs under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Defense Health Program; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions; (3) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense; (4) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and (5) the Office of the Inspector General. Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; and (2) Intelligence Community Management Account. Title VIII: General Provisions - Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of authorized funds. (Sec. 8006) Requires a report from DOD to the defense committees to establish the baseline for application of FY2008 reprogramming and transfer authorities. (Sec. 8010) Authorizes procurement funds to be used for a multiyear procurement contract for: (1) the Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter; (2) M1A2 Abrams system enhancement package upgrades; (3) M2A3/M3A3 Bradley upgrades; and (4) the Virginia class submarine. (Sec. 8012) Prohibits, during FY2008, the management by end strengths of DOD civilian personnel. (Sec. 8023) Authorizes DOD to incur obligations of up to $350 million for DOD military compensation, construction projects, and supplies and services in anticipation of receipts of contributions from the government of Kuwait. (Sec. 8025) Prohibits the use of funds from this Act to establish a new federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). Limits the federal compensation to be paid to FFRDC members or consultants. Prohibits the use of FY2008 funds for new building construction, cost-sharing payments for projects funded by government grants, absorption of cost overruns, or certain charitable contributions. Limits the staff years of technical effort that may be funded for FFRDCs from FY2008 funds. Reduces, by $57.725 million, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs. (Sec. 8026) Provides Buy American requirements with respect to the DOD procurement of carbon, alloy, or armor steel plating. (Sec. 8029) Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to report to Congress on the amount of DOD purchases from foreign entities in FY2008. (Sec. 8032) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to Indian tribes located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota relocatable military housing units currently located at Grand Forks and Minot Air Force Bases that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. Requires the Operation Walking Shield Program to resolve any housing unit conflicts arising after such conveyance. (Sec. 8038) Makes specified DOD O&amp;M funds available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting from DOD activities. (Sec. 8039) Prohibits the use of funds: (1) by a DOD entity without compliance with the Buy American Act; (2) to establish additional field operating agencies of DOD elements, except for those funded within the National Foreign Intelligence Program and Army agencies established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices; (3) for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, unless specifically appropriated for such purpose; and (4) to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003, level. (Sec. 8043) Rescinds specified funds from various accounts under prior defense appropriations Acts. (Sec. 8048) Prohibits the transfer to any other department or agency, except as specifically provided in an appropriations law, of funds available to DOD or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities. (Sec. 8052) Prohibits current fiscal year DOD funds from being obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or international organization defense articles or services for use in any United Nations (UN) peacekeeping or peace enforcement operation, or for any other international peacekeeping, peace enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation, unless specified congressional committees are given 15 days' advance notice. (Sec. 8059) Makes DOD funds available to provide transportation of medical supplies and equipment to: (1) American Samoa; and (2) the Indian Health Service in conjunction with a civil-military project. (Sec. 8060) Prohibits funds from being used to approve or license the sale of the F-22 advanced tactical fighter to any foreign government. (Sec. 8061) Authorizes the Secretary, on a case-by-case basis, to waive limitations on the procurement of defense items from a foreign country if: (1) the Secretary determines that such limitations would invalidate cooperative or reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items; and (2) such country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items procured in the United States for that country. Provides exceptions. (Sec. 8062) Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to support a unit of the security forces of a foreign country if credible information exists that such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been taken. Requires the monitoring of such information. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such prohibition under extraordinary circumstances (requiring a report to the defense committees on any such waiver). (Sec. 8067) Provides for the crediting during the current fiscal year of certain refunds attributable to the use of government travel or purchase cards or refunds for travel arranged by a government-contracted travel management center. (Sec. 8068) Prohibits appropriated funds from being used for a mission critical or mission essential financial management information technology system that is not registered with the DOD Chief Information Officer. Prohibits such a system from receiving a Milestone A or B approval, or full rate production approval, until the Chief Information Officer certifies to the defense committees that the system is being developed in accordance with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. (Sec. 8070) Authorizes members of the National Guard performing full-time duty to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. (Sec. 8071) Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity specified armor-piercing ammunition, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for DOD. (Sec. 8072) Authorizes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to waive payment for the lease of non-excess DOD personal property to certain, youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organizations. (Sec. 8079) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program to distribute surplus DOD dental and medical equipment to Indian Health Service facilities and federally-qualified health centers. (Sec. 8080) Earmarks specified RDT&amp;E funds for producing Arrow missile components in the United States and Arrow missile components and missiles in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements. (Sec. 8081) Makes Navy shipbuilding and conversion funds available to fund prior-year shipbuilding cost increases, allocating such funds among specified naval accounts. (Sec. 8086) Appropriates funds for a grant by the Secretary of the Army to facilitate access by veterans to opportunities for skilled employment in the construction industry. (Sec. 8087) Appropriates funds for assistance to public schools that have unusually high concentrations of special needs military dependents enrolled. (Sec. 8088) Directs: (1) DOD and the Army to make future budgetary and programming plans to fully finance the Non-Line of Sight Objective Force cannon and ammunition resupply capability in order to field such system in FY2010; and (2) the Army to ensure that budgetary and programmatic plans will provide for no fewer than seven Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. (Sec. 8089) Appropriates funds to DOD for nine specified grants by the Secretary. (Sec. 8091) Requires the FY2009 budget to include separate budget justification documents for costs of U.S. Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the military personnel, O&amp;M, and procurement accounts. (Sec. 8092) Prohibits funds from being used for RDT&amp;E, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. (Sec. 8094) Prohibits the availability of funds for integration of foreign intelligence information unless such information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities. (Sec. 8095) Requires Ready Reserve members who are called or ordered to active duty in time of national emergency to be notified of their expected mobilization period at the time they are called or ordered. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirement in order to respond to a national security emergency or meet dire operational requirements. (Sec. 8097) Reduces by $506.9 million the total amount appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this Act, for contractor efficiencies. (Sec. 8099) Authorizes the Secretary to present promotional materials, including a U.S. flag and other recognition items, to any member who participates in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom, in conjunction with any week-long national observation and day of national celebration. (Sec. 8101) Earmarks funds for the operations and development of training and technology for the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center and affiliated Center for National Response at the Memorial Tunnel. (Sec. 8104) Reduces by $1.353 billion the total amount appropriated in titles II through V of this Act, to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions. (Sec. 8111) Directs the Secretary to create a major force program category for space for DOD's future years defense program. (Sec. 8112) Appropriates funds to the Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund in connection with a tanker acquisition program. (Sec. 8113) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) establish any military installation or base for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; or (2) exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq. (Sec. 8114) Prohibits the use of funds in contravention of specified laws or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. (Sec. 8116) Requires any request for funds for a fiscal year after 2008 for an ongoing military operation overseas, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, to be included in the annual budget of the President for that fiscal year. (Sec. 8118) Authorizes the transfer of specified funds to the Secretary of the Interior for construction expenses at the USS ARIZONA Memorial Museum and Visitors Center. (Sec. 8119) Requires DOD to complete work on the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions, including those stored at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, by the deadline established by the Chemical Weapons Convention, and in no circumstances later than December 30, 2017. Requires a report from the Secretary to specified congressional leaders and the defense committees, at the end of 2007 and every 180 days afterwards until compliance, on DOD progress toward such stockpile destruction. (Sec. 8120) Amends the Senate Rules to state that it is not a gift for a Member (or a Senate employee making a reservation for that Member) to make more than one reservation on scheduled flights with participating airlines when such action assists the Member in conducting official business. (Sec. 8121) Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain on the DOD Internet homepage a direct link to the website of the DOD Office of the Inspector General. (Sec. 8122) Appropriates funds for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund, for use in connection with research and development, upgrades, and procurement of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles. Directs the Secretary, after five days' prior notification to the defense committees, to transfer such funds to O&amp;M, procurement, and RDT&amp;E appropriations for such purposes. Designates such funds as an emergency requirement. Division B: Further Continuing Appropriations, 2008 - (Sec. 101) Amends the joint resolution making continuing appropriations for FY2008 to extend the November 16, 2007, expiration date to December 14, 2007. (Sec. 102) Amends such joint resolution to add provisions which: (1) continue through the December 14, 2007, date the budget authority of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board under the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983; (2) provide amounts for the rate of operations for the Department of Commerce's periodic censuses and programs; (3) designate certain obligations as emergency requirements; (4) appropriate a specified amount for Charles Davis, widower of JoAnn Davis, late a Representative from Virginia; (5) provide amounts and rates of operations for specified accounts and programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration; (6) continue through the December 14, 2007, date the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide insurance and reinsurance for certain aircraft and related property placed into federal service; (7) make additional appropriations for the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management for wildfire management; (8) make additional appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief; and (9) make additional appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Fund for grants to Louisiana under that state's Road Home program.<br/>

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1194930000 Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136558

Became Public Law No: 110-116.

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1194930000 Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136557

Signed by President.

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1194584400 Fri Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136329

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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1194584400 Fri Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136330

Presented to President.

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1194544140 Thu Nov 08 13:49:00 -0600 2007 136139

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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1194544140 Thu Nov 08 13:49:00 -0600 2007 roll 136138 pass

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 400 - 15 (Roll no. 1064).

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1194542760 Thu Nov 08 13:26:00 -0600 2007 136137

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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1194542340 Thu Nov 08 13:19:00 -0600 2007 155208

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3222.

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1194542340 Thu Nov 08 13:19:00 -0600 2007 136136

Mr. Murtha brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-434 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 806.

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1194542220 Thu Nov 08 13:17:00 -0600 2007 136135

Rule H. Res. 806 passed House.

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1194498000 Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136140

Conference papers: official papers held at the desk in Senate.

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1194498000 Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136141

Conference report considered in Senate.

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1194498000 Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2007 by Voice Vote 136142 pass

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

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1194498000 Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136328

Cleared for White House.

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1194475020 Wed Nov 07 18:37:00 -0600 2007 135978

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 806 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3222 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the conference report and against consideration are waived. The conference report shall be consideredas read.

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1194398160 Tue Nov 06 21:16:00 -0600 2007 135941

Conference report H. Rept. 110-434 filed.

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1194325200 Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2007 135940

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

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1194303360 Mon Nov 05 18:56:00 -0600 2007 135851

On motion to close portions of the conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 351 - 0 (Roll no. 1034).

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1194302040 Mon Nov 05 18:34:00 -0600 2007 135850

Mr. Murtha moved to close portions of the conference.

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1194301980 Mon Nov 05 18:33:00 -0600 2007 135849

The Speaker appointed conferees: Murtha, Dicks, Visclosky, Moran (VA), Kaptur, Cramer, Boyd (FL), Rothman, Bishop (GA), Obey, Young (FL), Hobson, Frelinghuysen, Tiahrt, Wicker, Kingston, and Lewis (CA).

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1194301980 Mon Nov 05 18:33:00 -0600 2007 135847

Mr. Murtha moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

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1194301980 Mon Nov 05 18:33:00 -0600 2007 135848

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice vote.

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1191470400 Thu Oct 04 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131583

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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1191384000 Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131414

Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

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1191384000 Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2007 by Voice Vote 131415 pass

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

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1191384000 Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2007 by Voice Vote 132143 pass

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text as passed Senate: CR 10/4/2007 S12812-12825)

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1191384000 Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131413

Considered by Senate.

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1191384000 Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131416

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Inouye; Byrd; Leahy; Harkin; Dorgan; Durbin; Feinstein; Mikulski; Kohl; Murray; Stevens; Cochran; Specter; Domenici; Bond; McConnell; Shelby; Gregg; Hutchison.

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1191384000 Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2007 by Voice Vote 132591 pass

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR 10/4/2007 S12812-12825)

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1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131192

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

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1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131193

The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

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1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131194

Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.

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1190001600 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131047

Star Print ordered on the report.

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1189742400 Fri Sep 14 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129051

Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Byrd for Senator Inouye under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/04/2007 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-155.

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1189742400 Fri Sep 14 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129052

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.

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1189569600 Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 177235

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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1189569600 Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 128754

Committee on Appropriations. Date of scheduled consideration and markup session. SD-106. 10:00 a.m.

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1189569600 Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 128939

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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1189569600 Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131046

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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1189483200 Tue Sep 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 128753

Subcommittee on Defense. Date of scheduled consideration and markup session. SD-192. 10:00 a.m.

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1189483200 Tue Sep 11 00:00:00 -0500 2007 128859

Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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1188878400 Tue Sep 04 00:00:00 -0500 2007 128620

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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1186329300 Sun Aug 05 00:55:00 -0500 2007 127609

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

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1186329240 Sun Aug 05 00:54:00 -0500 2007 127776

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR 8/4/2007 H100013)

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1186329240 Sun Aug 05 00:54:00 -0500 2007 127608

The previous question was ordered without objection.

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1186329240 Sun Aug 05 00:54:00 -0500 2007 127607

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3222.

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1186326240 Sun Aug 05 00:04:00 -0500 2007 155207

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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1186326240 Sun Aug 05 00:04:00 -0500 2007 155206

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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1186287060 Sun Aug 05 01:11:00 -0500 2007 roll 127610 pass

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 13 (Roll no. 846).

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1186282740 Sat Aug 04 23:59:00 -0500 2007 155205

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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1186282680 Sat Aug 04 23:58:00 -0500 2007 155204

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1186282080 Sat Aug 04 23:48:00 -0500 2007 155203

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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1186282020 Sat Aug 04 23:47:00 -0500 2007 155202

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1186281540 Sat Aug 04 23:39:00 -0500 2007 155201

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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1186281240 Sat Aug 04 23:34:00 -0500 2007 155200

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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1186280760 Sat Aug 04 23:26:00 -0500 2007 155199

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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1186280460 Sat Aug 04 23:21:00 -0500 2007 155198

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Campbell amendment.

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1186280400 Sat Aug 04 23:20:00 -0500 2007 155197

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Campbell amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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1186280100 Sat Aug 04 23:15:00 -0500 2007 155196

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Campbell amendment.

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1186280040 Sat Aug 04 23:14:00 -0500 2007 155195

POSTPONED PROCEEDIGNS - At the conclusion of debate on the Walberg amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Walberg demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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1186279800 Sat Aug 04 23:10:00 -0500 2007 155194

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment.

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1186279620 Sat Aug 04 23:07:00 -0500 2007 155193

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment pending reservation of a point of order.

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1186279560 Sat Aug 04 23:06:00 -0500 2007 155192

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Franks(AZ) amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Franks(AZ) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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1186279200 Sat Aug 04 23:00:00 -0500 2007 155191

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Franks(AZ) amendment.

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1186279020 Sat Aug 04 22:57:00 -0500 2007 155190

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1186278660 Sat Aug 04 22:51:00 -0500 2007 155189

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.

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1186278600 Sat Aug 04 22:50:00 -0500 2007 155188

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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1186278360 Sat Aug 04 22:46:00 -0500 2007 155187

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment.

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1186278240 Sat Aug 04 22:44:00 -0500 2007 155186

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers(MI) amendment.

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1186278120 Sat Aug 04 22:42:00 -0500 2007 127604

Considered a previous order of the House.

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1186278120 Sat Aug 04 22:42:00 -0500 2007 127606

The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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1186278120 Sat Aug 04 22:42:00 -0500 2007 127605

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union to a previous special order.

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1186278000 Sat Aug 04 22:40:00 -0500 2007 127603

Consideration initiated a previous order of the House.

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1185955380 Wed Aug 01 05:03:00 -0500 2007 126108

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 596 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3222 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. Bill is open to amendments.

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1185833580 Mon Jul 30 19:13:00 -0500 2007 125878

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-279, by Mr. Murtha.

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1185833580 Mon Jul 30 19:13:00 -0500 2007 125879

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.

introduced

45580

1185768000 Mon Jul 30 00:00:00 -0500 2007 125877

400

45580

Thu Nov 08 12:50:00 -0600 2007

true

2666

15 1064

0 On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

true

1/2 Passed

On Agreeing to the Conference Report

Thu Nov 08 13:05:06 -0600 2007 house

351

45580

Mon Nov 05 17:57:00 -0600 2007

true

3961

0 1034

0 On Closing Portions of the Conference: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

true

1/2 Passed

On Closing Portions of the Conference

Mon Nov 05 18:20:05 -0600 2007 house

14689

45580

Wed Oct 03 13:00:00 -0500 2007

true

2598

68 362

0 On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 3164 )

false

3/5 Amendment Rejected

On the Amendment

Wed Oct 03 14:05:14 -0500 2007 senate

14632

45580

Wed Oct 03 10:46:00 -0500 2007

true

2762

1 361

0 On the Amendment (Graham Amdt. No. 3117 )

true

1/2 Amendment Agreed to

On the Amendment

Wed Oct 03 11:52:00 -0500 2007 senate

14641

45580

Tue Oct 02 15:01:00 -0500 2007

false

4311

41 360

0 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified )

true

1/2 Motion to Table Agreed to

On the Motion to Table

Tue Oct 02 16:05:05 -0500 2007 senate

395

45580

Sun Aug 05 00:11:00 -0500 2007

true

3069

13 846

0 On Passage: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

true

1/2 Passed

On Passage

Thu Sep 13 16:09:23 -0500 2007 house

109

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:54:00 -0500 2007

false

3366

301 845

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 15 to H R 3222

true

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:08:45 -0500 2007 house

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:50:00 -0500 2007

false

3465

353 844

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 14 to H R 3222

false

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:08:08 -0500 2007 house

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:45:00 -0500 2007

false

4295

312 843

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 13 to H R 3222

true

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:07:30 -0500 2007 house

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:42:00 -0500 2007

false

2899

317 842

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 9 to H R 3222

false

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:06:53 -0500 2007 house

126

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:39:00 -0500 2007

false

3686

284 841

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 3222

true

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:06:16 -0500 2007 house

161

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:35:00 -0500 2007

false

3907

249 840

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 3222

true

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:05:39 -0500 2007 house

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:30:00 -0500 2007

false

2969

311 839

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 3222

false

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:05:01 -0500 2007 house

148

45580

Sat Aug 04 23:27:00 -0500 2007

false

4304

259 838

0 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 3222

true

1/2 Failed

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Thu Sep 13 16:04:21 -0500 2007 house