Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 110-116.

Became Public Law No: 110-116.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Rule H. Res. 806 passed House.

Mr. Murtha brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-434 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 806. (consideration: CR H13321-13329)

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

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H13329)

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

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

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

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

Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S14139-14147, S14182)

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Cleared for White House.

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.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 110-434 filed.(text of conference report: CR H12814-13183)

Conference report H. Rept. 110-434 filed. (text of conference report: CR H12814-13183)

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

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR S12480-12481)

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).

Mr. Murtha moved to close portions of the conference.

On motion to close portions of the conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 351 - 0 (Roll no. 1034). (consideration: CR H12480-12481)

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

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S12481-12485, S12486-12491, S12491-12495, S12496-12510, S12510-12523)

Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

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

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

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.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12393-12408, S12408-12417; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12393-12404)

The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S12416-12417; text: CR S12416)

Star Print ordered on the report.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 13 (Roll no. 846).

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

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

Consideration initiated a previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H9967-10014; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H9984; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H9984-9986; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H9987-9988; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H9988; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H9988-9989; text of Title VI as reported in House: CR H9989; text of Title VII as reported in House: CR H9989; text of Title VIII as reported in House: CR H9989-9991, H9992-9998, H9999, H10013)

Considered a previous order of the House.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Introduced in House

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

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

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.