H.R.1119 (Purple Heart Family Equity Act) S.Res.513 (Army Reserve Centinnial) S.Res.470 (Chad and Darfur, Sudan) S.Con.Res.76 (Technical correction in the enrollment of S.1858, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act)
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This Month
H.R.1119 (Purple Heart Family Equity Act) S.Res.513 (Army Reserve Centinnial) S.Res.470 (Chad and Darfur, Sudan) S.Con.Res.76 (Technical correction in the enrollment of S.1858, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act)
On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.1195; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.Result: Agreed to (93-1, 6 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.1195; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.Result: Agreed to (93-1, 6 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)Details: [click here]
Morning business until 3:00pm. 3:00pm resume motion to proceed to H.R.1195, Highway Technical Corrections Act of 2008 Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am tomorrow.
Summary and Background In the 109th Congress, Congress passed and President Bush signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which authorized funding for our nation’s highways, transit, and highway safety programs through the end of Fiscal Year 2009. Since that time, drafting errors and some legislative language have…