Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Diana DeGette
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The Daily WhipLine

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

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Floor Schedule and Procedure

• Suspension Bills: Today, the House will consider several bills on the Suspension calendar.  Bills considered on the Suspension calendar are debatable for 40 minutes; may not be amended; and require a two-thirds vote for passage.  If a recorded vote is requested, it will be postponed.
  
  
  1. H.Res.98 - Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan (Rep. Payne – Foreign Affairs)
     
     
  2. H.R. 987 – To endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other purposes (Rep. Tanner – Foreign Affairs)
     
     
  3. H.Res.149 - Supporting the goals of International Women's Day (Rep. Schakowsky – Foreign Affairs)
     
     
  4. H.R. 584 - To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Education in Washington, DC, as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building (Rep. Gene Green – Transportation and Infrastructure)
     
     
  5. H.R. 544 - To designate the United States courthouse at South Federal Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the "Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse" (Rep. Udall (NM) - Transportation and Infrastructure)
     
     
  6. H.R. 399 - To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse" (Rep. Thompson (MS) - Transportation and Infrastructure)
     
     
  7. H.R. 710 - Living Kidney Organ Donation Act (Reps. Norwood, Inslee – Energy and Commerce)
     
     
  8. H.Res. 182 - Commending and congratulating Virginia State University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary (Rep. Forbes – Education and Labor)
     
     
  9. H.Con.Res. 78 - Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to the Tuskegee Airmen (Rep. Rangel – House Administration)
     
     
  10. H.Res. 162 - Recognizing the contributions of the Negro baseball Leagues and their players for their achievements, dedication and sacrifices to baseball and the Nation (Rep. Cohen – Oversight and Government Reform)
      
      
  11. H.Con.Res. 62 - Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Children and Families Day, in order to encourage adults in the United States to support and listen to children and to help children throughout the Nation achieve their hopes and dreams, and for other purposes (Rep. Tom Davis - Oversight and Government Reform)
      
      
  12. H.Res. 180 - Honoring the life and achievements of Leo T. McCarthy and expressing profound sorrow on his death (Rep. Eshoo – Oversight and Government Reform)

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