| HR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects the following officers of the House of Representatives: (1) Lorraine C. Miller as Clerk; (2) Wilson S. Livingood as Sergeant at Arms; (3) Daniel P. Beard as Chief Administrative Officer; and (4) Father Daniel P. Coughlin as Chaplain.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the Senate that Nancy Pelosi has been elected Speaker of the House and that Lorraine C. Miller has been elected Clerk.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for appointment of a House of Representatives committee joined with a Senate committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that Nancy Pelosi has been elected Speaker of the House and that Lorraine C. Miller has been elected Clerk.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR5 | Intro
Sine Die | Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 110th Congress as the Rules for the 111th Congress, with amendments. (Sec. 2) Amends Rule II (Other Officers and Officials) to require the House Inspector General to provide investigative and a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
H. Res.5 provides one hour of debate each for H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Both bills are to be considered in the House. Both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12 are considered read and are closed to amendments. After passage of both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12, the text of H.R. 12 shall be appended at the end of H.R. 11 as new matter and H.R. 12 shall be laid on the table. |
| HR8 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects certain named Majority Members to specified Committees of the House, including ranking Members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR10 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the 111th Congress, until Monday, May 18, 2009, at: (1) 2 p.m. on Mondays; (2) 12 noon on Tuesdays; and (3) 10 a.m. on all other days of the week. Sets the daily hour of meeting from Monday, May ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR12 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects certain named Minority Members to specified Committees of the House.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR13 | Intro
Sine Die | Names individuals to fill the six minority party employee positions pursuant to the Legislative Pay Act of 1929. Authorizes the minority leader to appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to three further minority employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR17 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to abolish the Committee on Appropriations. Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) to allow to be reported in a general appropriation bill or as an ame...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To House Rules Committee |
| HR19 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XVI (Motions and Amendments) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it in order to consider any amendment offered by at least one Member from the majority party and one Member from the minority party to any bill or resolutio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To House Rules Committee |
| HR22 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to the development and well-being of people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and consent to the ra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| SJR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SJR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress and the states shall have power to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
