| The Daily WhipLine
Friday, January 19, 2007 : PRINT
| House Meets At… |
Last Vote Predicted At… |
10:00 a.m. for Legislative Business
10 “One-Minutes” per side |
11:00 a.m. |
ANY ANTICIPATED MEMBER ABSENCES DURING VOTES SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY WHIP AT: 226-3210 |
Floor Schedule and Procedure
- H.R. 475-Page Board Expansion: The House will consider a bill today to revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board. Under the unanimous consent request agreed to yesterday, the bill will be managed by House Administration Chair Juanita Millender-McDonald or her designee, and considered in the following order:
- 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 475
- Possible Republican motion to recommit.
- Vote on final passage of H.R. 475. Democrats are urged to vote YES.
Bill Summary and Key Issues
H.R. 475-Page Board Expansion:
- Makes the Page Board Fully Bipartisan -- Adds a House Member to the Board to make it 2 Republicans appointed by the Minority Leader and 2 Democrats appointed by the Speaker. (Currently, it is 2 majority Members and 1 minority.) This will remove partisanship as a consideration in dealing with complaints against House Members.
- Reflects Page and Parent Concerns -- Adds to the board a former page and the parent of a person who is or has been a page in the past 5 years -- both to be appointed jointly by the Speaker and Minority Leader. It also authorizes the House to pay travel expenses for the new Board members who are not Members of the House.
- Requires Regular Meetings of the Page Board, as determined by the Speaker and the Minority Leader, and as was called for by the bipartisan Ethics Committee in reporting on the Foley matter.
Quote of the Day
| “Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.” Art Buchwald (1925-2007) |
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