Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Diana DeGette
DeGette is a fourth generation Coloradoan, educated at Denver's South High School and Colorado College. Read More...

The Daily WhipLine

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 : PRINT

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.24 - Establishing the House Democracy Assistance Commission   for the One Hundred Tenth Congress (Rep. Price (NC) - Foreign Affairs)
   
   
2. H.Con.Res.20 - Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process (Rep. Smith (NJ) – Foreign Affairs)
   
   
3. H.Res.59 - Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes (Rep. Lipinski – Science and Technology)
   
   
4. H.Con.Res.34 - Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (Rep. E.B. Johnson – Science and Technology)
   
   
5. H.Con.Res. 5 – Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals (Rep. Holt – Veterans’ Affairs)
   
   
6. H.Res. 90 - Congratulating Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts on becoming the first African-American head coaches of National Football League teams to qualify for the Super Bowl (Rep. Kilpatrick – Oversight and Government Reform)

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