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• Other Bill Titles

• Official: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs. as introduced.
• Short: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 as reported to house.
• Short: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 as introduced.

Voting History

All Bill Actions

• May 08, 2008: 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. 5818.
• Passed roll in the House on May 08, 2008. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 188 (Roll no. 299).
• May 08, 2008: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 298).
• May 08, 2008: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
• May 08, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with sundry amendments.
• May 08, 2008: Mr. Shadegg moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
• May 08, 2008: 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.
• May 08, 2008: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
• May 08, 2008: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5818.
• May 08, 2008: On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 182, 6 Present (Roll no. 296).
• May 08, 2008: Mr. Westmoreland appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.
• May 08, 2008: POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Westmoreland made a point of order that roll call 295 was held open for the sole purpose of changing the outcome. The Chair ruled that the most effective remedy was raising a question of privilege of the House as opposed to a point of order.
• May 08, 2008: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
• May 08, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
• May 07, 2008: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5818 as unfinished business.
• May 07, 2008: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
• May 07, 2008: Ms. Waters moved that the Committee rise.
• May 07, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Altmire amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Altmire demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Altmire amendment.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCotter amendment.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendment.
• May 07, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Mahoney (FL) amendment.
• May 07, 2008: On motion that the Committee rise Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 231 (Roll no. 292).
• May 07, 2008: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption on amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
• May 07, 2008: Mr. Simpson moved that the Committee rise.
• May 07, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capito 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.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Capito amendment.
• May 07, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters 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.
• May 07, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant the the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.
• May 07, 2008: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5818.
• May 07, 2008: The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
• May 07, 2008: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1174 and Rule XVIII.
• May 07, 2008: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5818. 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 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
• May 07, 2008: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174.
• May 07, 2008: Rule H. Res. 1174 passed House.
• May 06, 2008: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5818. 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 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
• Added to calendar on May 01, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 383..
• May 01, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-616.
• Added to calendar on Apr 23, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 26..
• Apr 23, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Apr 16, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• Introduced on Apr 16, 2008.

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