Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2996 - Department of the Interior, Enviroment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 AND H.R. 3854 - Small Business Financing Investment Act of 2009

Motion offered by:

Summary of Motion

Vote Tally

Matsui

To report the conference report rule waiving clause 8 of Rule 22 requiring a 3 day layover of conference reports and the accompanying joint explanatory statement before House consideration.

Agreed to by voice vote*

Motion offered by:

Summary of Motion

Vote Tally

Dreier

To provide an open rule for consideration of H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009.

Defeated

3 to 6*

Diaz-Balart

To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #24, offered by Rep. Neugebauer (R-TX), which would make permanent full repeal of the estate tax, and it would permanently allow the increased Section 179 expensing allowance at $200,000 and the phase-out threshold at $800,000, indexed to inflation.  It would also provide for the full deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals when determining self-employment tax.

Defeated

3 to 7**

Foxx

To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #2, offered by Rep. Sessions (R-TX), which would replace the current system for Section 179 business asset depreciation by allowing companies to choose the asset depreciation schedule that best suits their individual business.

Defeated

3 to 7**

Matsui

To report the structured rule that rewrites the bill, makes in order 16 amendments, and allows the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing unemployment compensation through the legislative day of October 30, 2009.

Agreed to

7 to 3**