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Hilda L. Solis: during rollcall vote No. 169 on the Weiner amendment to H.R. 1544, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I…

On the recordMay 12, 2005
during rollcall vote No. 169 on the Weiner amendment to H.R. 1544, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Putnam). There being no other amendments, the question is on the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed to. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. LaHood) having assumed the chair, Mr. Putnam, Acting Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1544) to provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, and other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 269, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute adopted by the Committee of the Whole? If not, the question is on the amendment. The amendment was agreed to. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time and was read the third time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.…
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Hilda L. Solis
California

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