H R 2389 in Congressional Session 109

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Bill Number : H R 2389

Title : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.

SUMMARY AS OF:
7/19/2006--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Pledge Protection Act of 2005 (sic) - Amends the federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. Makes this limitation inapplicable to: (1) any court established by Congress under its power to make needful rules and regulations respecting the territory of the United States; or (2) the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

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Title : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.

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This Bill was not Voted in the US Senate

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Roll Number	Vote Date	Question	Description	Vote Result
385	2006-07-19	On Passage	Pledge Protection Act	P
384	2006-07-19	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Watt of North Carolina Amendment	F

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Bill Number : H R 2389

Title : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.

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5/17/2005:Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

6/6/2005:Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

6/6/2006:Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged.

6/7/2006:Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

6/28/2006:Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

6/28/2006:Committee Failed to Report Measure by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 15.

7/18/2006 4:23pm:Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 920 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2389 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. Specified amendments are in order.

7/19/2006 12:23pm:Rule H. Res. 920 passed House.

7/19/2006 12:23pm:Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 920. (consideration: CR H5397-5419; text of measure as introduced: CR H5414)

7/19/2006 12:23pm:Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2389 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. Specified amendments are in order.

7/19/2006 12:24pm:House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 920 and Rule XVIII.

7/19/2006 12:24pm:The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.

7/19/2006 12:24pm:GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2389.

7/19/2006 1:34pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 920, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watt amendment.

7/19/2006 1:42pm:POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Watt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Watt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

7/19/2006 1:43pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 920, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.

7/19/2006 1:52pm:POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson-Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

7/19/2006 1:53pm:PROCEEDINGS VITIATED - Ms. Jackson-Lee asked unanimous consent that her request for a recorded vote on her amendment be vitiated, and allow the voice vote to stand. Agreed to without objection.

7/19/2006 1:55pm:DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 920, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Akin amendment.

7/19/2006 2:04pm:Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2389 as unfinished business.

7/19/2006 3:57pm:Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5432-5433)

7/19/2006 3:57pm:The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

7/19/2006 3:58pm:UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

7/19/2006 4:22pm:The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2389.

7/19/2006 4:23pm:The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5433)

7/19/2006 4:23pm:The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

7/19/2006 4:41pm:On passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 167 (Roll no. 385).

7/19/2006 4:41pm:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

7/20/2006:Received in the Senate.

8/4/2006:Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H R 2389 in Congressional Session 109

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