Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Diana DeGette
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The Daily WhipLine

Tuesday, March 13, 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.R. 1003  – To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (Rep. Watson – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
2. H.Res. 107  – Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes (Rep. Ackerman – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
3. H.Res. 64  - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh should immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury (Rep. Kirk – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
4. H.Res. 228  - Recognizing the 186th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American Democracy (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
5. H.Res. 230  - Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome signed on March 25, 1957, which was a key step in creating the European Union, and reaffirming the close and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and Europe (Rep. Wexler – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
6. H.Res. 222  - Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes (Rep. McCarthy – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
7. H.R. 478  - To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse" (Rep. Chandler - Transportation and Infrastructure)
   
   
8. H.R. 429  - To designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Hugh L. Carey United States Courthouse" (Rep. Towns - Transportation and Infrastructure)
   
   
9. H.R. 430  - To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse" (Rep. Towns - Transportation and Infrastructure)
   
   
10. H.R. 1045  – To designate the Federal building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the "Neal Smith Federal Building" (Rep. Boswell – Transportation and Infrastructure)

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