Two hundred and seventeen present, a quorum. The noes have it, and the amendment is rejected.
The question being taken on the motion of Mr. Hoyer to suspend the rules and pass the bill, it was agreed to (two-thirds voting in favor thereof).
So (the affirmative not being one-fifth of the whole vote) the yeas and nays were not ordered.
The question was taken by a viva voice vote, and the Speaker announced that two-thirds appeared to have voted in the affirmative and [after a pause] that the bill was passed.
The yeas and nays were ordered, there being 43 in the affirmative, more than one-fifth of the last vote.
The question being taken on Mr. Kennedy's motion, there were—ayes 18, noes 35.
The question being taken on concurring in the amendments of the Senate, there were—ayes 101, noes 5.
The question was taken; and on a division [demanded by Mr. Hoyer] there were—ayes 17, noes 29.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote, and pending that, I make the point of order that a quorum is not present.
The CHAIRMAN. Evidently a quorum is not present.
The Chair announces that pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIII, he will vacate proceedings under the call when a quorum of the Committee appears.
Members will record their presence by electronic device.
The call was taken by electronic device.
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quorum call vacated
The CHAIRMAN.One hundred Members have appeared. A quorum of the Committee of the Whole is present. Pursuant to rule XXIII, clause 2, further proceedings under the call shall be considered as vacated.
The Committee will resume its business.
The pending business is the demand of the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] for a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was refused.
So the amendment to the amendment offered as a substitute for the amendment was rejected.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. English] as a substitute for the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from South Dakota [Ms. Herseth Sandlin].
The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes appeared to have it.
recorded vote
Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were—ayes 228, noes 188, answered "present" 1, not voting 47, as follows
| [Roll No. 509] | ||
| AYES—228 | ||
| Abercrombie | Baird | Berman |
| Ackerman | Baldwin | Berry |
| Allen | Barrow | Bishop (GA) |
| Altmire | Bean | Bishop (NY) |
| Arcuri | Becerra | Blumenauer |
| Baca | Berkley | Boren |
NOES—188 | ||
| Aderholt | Bartlett (MD) | Blackburn |
| Akin | Barton (TX) | Blunt |
| Alexander | Biggert | Boehner |
| Bachmann | Bilbray | Bonner |
| Bachus | Bilirakis | Bono Mack |
| Barrett (SC) | Bishop (UT) | Boozman |
ANSWERED "PRESENT"—1 | ||
| Andrews | ||
NOT VOTING—17 | ||
| Boswell | Frank (MA) | Inslee |
| Cooper | Gilchrest | Lucas |
| Cubin | Herger | Miller, Gary |
| Doolittle | Hunter | Paul |
