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• Other Bill Titles

• Official: To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events. as introduced.
• Short: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007 as passed house.
• Short: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007 as reported to house.
• Short: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007 as introduced.

Voting History

All Bill Actions

• Nov 13, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
• Nov 08, 2007: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3355.
• Passed roll in the House on Nov 08, 2007. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 258 - 155 (Roll no. 1074).
• Passed roll in the House on Nov 08, 2007. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 258 - 155 (Roll no. 1074). (text:a CR H13345-13348)
• Nov 08, 2007: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 175 - 239 (Roll no. 1073).
• Nov 08, 2007: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion see to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments adding a new section pertaining to prohibiting cross-subsidization from middle america.
• Nov 08, 2007: Mrs. Capito moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
• Nov 08, 2007: 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.
• Nov 08, 2007: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3355.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Campbell amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: VACATING REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE - Mr. Putnam asked unanimous consent to vacate his earlier request for a recorded vote on his amendment, to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
• Nov 08, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shays amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shays demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Putnam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Putnam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Putnam amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brown-Waite (FL) amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: The Committee resumed its sitting.
• Nov 08, 2007: The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a communication from the President.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Matheson amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Manzullo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Manzullo demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Manzullo amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Castor amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roskam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roskam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Murphy (CT) amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roskam amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roskam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Klein amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• Nov 08, 2007: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Klein amendment under the five-minute rule.
• Nov 08, 2007: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3355.
• Nov 08, 2007: The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.
• Nov 08, 2007: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 802 and Rule XVIII.
• Nov 08, 2007: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3355 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 waive 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 Financial Services now printed in the bill.
• Nov 08, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 802.
• Nov 08, 2007: Rule H. Res. 802 passed House.
• Nov 06, 2007: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 802 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3355 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 waive 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 Financial Services now printed in the bill.
• Added to calendar on Oct 31, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 264..
• Oct 31, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-419.
• Added to calendar on Sep 26, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 27..
• Sep 26, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Sep 25, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Sep 06, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Sep 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
• Sep 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
• Aug 03, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• Introduced on Aug 03, 2007.

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