Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.2608 Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act of 2011

Goodlatte & Kwiatkowski on Obamacare

2012-03-23T15:49:03Z

When it came time to fund these programs, Bob Goodlatte voted "Yea." The latest of these votes was H.R. 2608, but this was not the only time he voted "Yea" to funding Obamacare and Planned Parenthood. Votes like these are often made because the Speaker .

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Legislative Watch October 20, 2011

2011-10-20T01:00:00Z

The House and Senate passed, and President Obama signed, a Continuing Resolution (HR 2608) to keep the government funded until 11/18. But the process took longer than expected because the House tried to pay for emergency hurricane relief by cutting ...

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How they voted (Oct. 16)

2011-10-15T01:00:00Z

HR 2608 Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act of 2011 (Passed 352-66) Steve Pearce no, Martin Heinrich yes, Ben Ray Lujan yes. HR 2681 To provide additional time for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable ..

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Budget, appropriations

2011-10-12T01:00:00Z

On October 4, the House passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through November 18 by a vote of 352 to 66; the President signed the measure on October 5 (HR 2608 / PL 112-36). As previously reported, the CR utilizes the ...

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How Pennsylvania's members of Congress voted

2011-10-09T01:00:00Z

Voting 352 for and 66 against, House on Tuesday sent President Barack Obama a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal agencies at essentially fiscal 2011 levels for the first several weeks of fiscal 2012, which began Oct. 1. Lasting through Nov. ...

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How they voted

2011-10-08T01:00:00Z

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 2608). The amendment provides $1.043 trillion in funding for government operations through Nov. 18 and adds $2.65 billion of fiscal 2012 ...

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Budget, appropriations

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

On September 23, following the failure of its first attempt, the House passed, 219-203, a revised short-term spending bill (HR 2608) that would fund the government through November 18, at an annualized rate of $1.043 trillion. ...

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Energy and climate debate

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

The Senate has already passed the measure (HR 2608), which covers federal spending through mid-November. The Senate easily passed the measure last week after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced a deal in which Democrats agreed to drop their ...

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This week in Washington - October 2, 2011

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

On Monday, the Senate passed, 79 to 12, a stopgap funding bill (HR 2608) to keep the government running through November 18th. The measure did not include disaster funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 – opposed by House Republicans due to lack of offsets .

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Obama Signs Temporary Government Funding Measure

2011-10-05T01:00:00Z

Although Obama's official schedule had initially indicated he would sign the measure at 11 am Wednesday, the White House sent out a release before 1 am saying Obama had already signed the bill, officially known as the HR 2608, the "Continuing ...

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Huge Battle on Abortion, Planned Parenthood Funding Coming

2011-10-05T01:00:00Z

Yesterday, the House passed HR 2608, a continuing resolution to fund the federal government at current levels and under current conditions until November 18. The Senate passed its version of the continuing resolution last week and the final bill to ...

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Today in Congress: At long last, 'cement sector' relief! Halellujah!

2011-10-05T01:00:00Z

...H.Con.Res.83, Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a further correction in the enrollment of H.R.2608. Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee and Passed H.R.771, a bill to designate the facility of the

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Bill extending National Flood Insurance Program to Nov. 18 approved

2011-10-04T01:00:00Z

The bill (HR 2608) provides short-term appropriated funding for discretionary government operations, including NFIP, through Nov. 18. It passed in the US House of Representatives 352-66. President Obama is expected to sign to bill later today (Oct. 4), ..

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Today in Congress: Betcha didn't know we were on the shutdown brink again!

2011-10-04T01:00:00Z

and the "EPA Regulatory Relief Act." But before knocking off for the day, the House will have to dispose of HR 2608, the slightly longer-term continuing appropriations bill approved by the Senate last Monday, which would continue government oper

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Transparency and Its Discontents

2011-10-03T01:00:00Z

For whatever reason, that deal (HR 2608) wasn't ready to go before the end of the week, so Congress passed an even shorter-term continuing resolution (HR 2017) that funds the government until tomorrow, October 4th. Every weekend, I hunch over my ...

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This Week in Congress: China currency manipulation, and yet another CR

2011-10-03T01:00:00Z

Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments to HR 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012(Rep. Rogers (KY) - Appropriations) (Subject to a Unanimous Consent Agreement) H.Res. __ - Rule Providing for consideration of HR 2681 - the Cement Sector ...

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Congress Finds Path to Replenish Disaster Relief Fund, Avert Shutdown

2011-10-03T01:00:00Z

On Monday, the Senate passed a continuing resolution (HR 2608), which will keep the government running at near-level funding for an additional six weeks and provide $2.65 billion in funding for individuals, states and local governments impacted by ...

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Area Votes in Congress | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-02

2011-10-02T01:00:00Z

Voting 79-12, the Senate sent the House a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal agencies at fiscal 2011 levels for the first seven weeks of fiscal 2012, from Oct. 1 through Nov. 18. The stopgap funding is needed because Congress has not yet enacted any of the ..

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Roll Call | PUBLIC RECORDS | Sept. 26 to Sept. 30

2011-10-01T01:00:00Z

26 sent the House a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal agencies at fiscal 2011 levels for the first seven weeks of fiscal 2012, from Oct. 1 through Nov. 18. The stopgap funding is needed because Congress has not yet enacted any of the 12 appropriations ...

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How your lawmakers voted for Oct. 3, 2011

2011-10-01T01:00:00Z

Stopgap budget, disaster aid: Voting 79-12, senators sent the House a bill (HR 2608) to fund agencies at fiscal 2011 levels for the first seven weeks of fiscal 2012. The bill includes $2.65 billion in disaster aid that is not offset by spending cuts. ...

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Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge | Congressional Update - FY 2012 Appropriations ...

2011-10-01T01:00:00Z

As a result, the upper chamber cleared two different measures the evening of September 26 – a longer-term CR (HR 2608) that would last through November 18 and a very short-term CR (HR 2017) that would last through October 4. HR 2608 includes $2.65 ...

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How your Congressman voted

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

...The Senate is unlikely to take up the bill. Rep. Paul Gosar voted YES Upcoming Votes Short-Term Continuing Appropriations - H.R.2608 On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to consider a continuing resolution without the House-passed disaster aid spending of

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Heller Statement on HR 2608

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

“Once again, Congress scrambled to solve a problem that should have been addressed earlier in the year with a long-term budget. In fact, it's been two and a half years since Congress passed a budget. Instead of putting in the hard work necessary to

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Senate passes stopgap funding bill

2011-09-28T01:00:00Z

Voting 79 for and 12 against, the Senate on Monday sent the House a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal agencies at fiscal 2011 levels for the first seven weeks of fiscal 2012, from Oct. 1 through Nov. 18. The stopgap funding is needed because Congress has ...

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This Week in Congress: one week to shutdown, the House skips town

2011-09-26T01:00:00Z

...morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.2608 with an amendment, which is a 6-week continuing resolution with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the tw

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Recapping Last Week in Congress

2011-09-26T01:00:00Z

In other words, cloture on a motion to agree to the House's amendment to HR 2608 and amend it further. What does that mean? Well, the House's message was that they had amended HR 2608 (originally the "Small Business Program Extension and Refo

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Roll Call: How Erie-area members of Congress voted

2011-09-25T01:00:00Z

Voting 195 for and 230 against, the House on Wednesday defeated a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal operations through Nov. 18 and provide $3.65 billion to help communities recover from this year's earthquake, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, ...

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Roll Call

2011-09-25T01:00:00Z

Vote 1: Continuing appropriations: The House has rejected the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 2608), sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. The amendment would have provided funding for government operations through Nov. ...

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Area Votes in Congress | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-09-25

2011-09-25T01:00:00Z

Voting 195-230, the House on Wednesday defeated a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal operations through Nov. 18 and provide $3.65 billion to help communities recover from this year's earthquake, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, storms, and wildfires. ...

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House finally approves stopgap budget, but Senate rejects it

2011-09-24T01:00:00Z

Voting 195 for and 230 against, the House defeated a bill (HR 2608) to fund federal operations through Nov. 18 and provide $3.65 billion to help communities recover from this year's earthquake, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, storms and wildfires. ...

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How they voted (Sept. 25)

2011-09-24T01:00:00Z

H RES 405 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (HR 2608) to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. ...

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Roll Call Report

2011-09-24T01:00:00Z

23 reversed its vote of two days earlier (above) and passed a bill (HR 2608) to fund the entire government through Nov. 18 and provide $3.65 billion in disaster aid. The reversal occurred because 24 conservative Republicans, most of them aligned with ...

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Congress at Impasse Over US Spending Amid Shutdown Threat

2011-09-24T01:00:00Z

Schumer said this week, “You can't shake hands on an agreement at the end of July and then they say 'oh no, it's up for negotiation again' in September.” The measure rejected by the Senate is HR 2608. --With assistance from Brian Faler

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How they voted

2011-09-24T01:00:00Z

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The House rejected the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 2608), sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. The amendment would have provided funding for government operations through Nov. ...

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NRCC: Dems Prioritize Failed Subsidies Ahead of Much-Needed Disaster Relief

2011-09-24T01:00:00Z

(HR 2608, Roll Call #727, Passed 219-203: R 213-24; D 6-179, 9/23/11) Once the poster-child for the Democrats' stimulus program, Solyndra is now indicative of the stimulus plan's failure: "Solyndra, a California-based company that produces so

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Did 85 Democrats vote in favor of government shutdown?

2011-09-23T01:00:00Z

21 on another bill (HR 2608), 89 of those same Democrats reversed their vote and have essentially voted in favor of a government shut down by voting "no" on the latest continuing resolution to keep the government's doors open. ...

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Congress at Impasse Over US Spending Amid Threat of Shutdown

2011-09-23T01:00:00Z

Reid adjourns Senate until Monday

2011-09-23T01:00:00Z

The Senate is set to reconvene at 3:30 pm Monday and proceed to cloture vote on the spending compromise, HR 2608. Prior to adjourning, the upper chamber also confirmed more than 500 low-level nominees, en bloc, to the Public Health Services ...

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Congressional votes for the week of Sept. 16-22

2011-09-23T01:00:00Z

Vote 5: The House has rejected the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 2608), sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. The amendment would have provided funding for government operations through Nov. 18, added $1 billion of emergency ...

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Fitzpatrick Supports Continuing Resolution

2011-09-23T01:00:00Z

Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8th) voted in favor of HR 2608, a Continuing Resolution which would provide funding for federal government operations through Nov. 18. According to a release from the Congressman's office, this legislation would cut $7 billion from

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FEMA is running out of money

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

By a 230-195 vote, the House rejected HR 2608, which funded the federal government through November. “I am embarrassed that the House chose form over substance and let politics get in the way of helping the victims of these terrible disasters,” Marino

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CR shot down, as lobbying continues for FY 2012 FDA increase

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

A CR (HR 2608) introduced Sept. 14 by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) would have funded the federal government at $1.043 trillion, which would amount to a 1.5% cut across the board for all agencies, including FDA, ...

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Recapping yesterday's action:

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

Davis (KY) - Ways and Means) Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment to HR 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Rep. Rogers (KY) – Appropriations) (195 – 230) Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of ..

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Did 85 Democrats Vote In Favor of Government Shutdown?

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

21 on another bill (HR 2608), 89 of those same Democrats reversed their vote and have essentially voted in favor of a government shut down by voting “no” on the latest continuing resolution to keep the government's doors open. ...

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Congress debates funding bill as advocates push for FDA increase in FY 2012

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

A CR (HR 2608) introduced Sept. 14 by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) would fund the federal government at $1.043 trillion, which would amount to a 1.5% cut across-the-board for all agencies, including FDA, compared to the ...

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House poised to approve cuts to DOE's auto tech program over Dem objections

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

But Republicans were not swayed as they headed toward a vote on the resolution, HR 2608. Republicans argue that the DOE program has $4 billion in unused funds, and would still have $2.5 billion left if the bill became law. The GOP has also dismissed ...

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House GOP, Dems blame each other for spending mess as work on CR begins

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

Republicans said the resolution, HR 2608, is not ideal, but that it at least meets the FY 2012 spending cap both parties agreed to. During debate on the rule for the resolution, Republicans also said Senate inaction on any spending bills this year is a ..

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Marino Vows to Continue Fight for Immediate Aid

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

House waiting on word from Senate on how to move CR

2011-09-20T01:00:00Z

Staff close to the process said the new version, which takes the form of an amendment to HR 2608, is different only in that it makes technical corrections to the resolution. The decision on which version to approve in the House will depend in part on ...

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