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US final House action on HR 2003 set for Oct. 2nd
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Consideration of items on the suspension calendar will begin at 10:00 a.m.
(See press release ).
There are 14 bills scheduled for floor debate on October 2. H.R. 2003 is listed as #5 on the calendar.
H.R. 2003 was referred to the floor on a special House procedure known as “suspension of the rules”. This procedure is used generally to act swiftly on relatively non-controversial legislation. The procedure is set forth in clause 1 of House Rule XV. When a bill or some other matter is considered “under suspension,” floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, and a two-thirds vote is required for final passage. The equivalent calendar in the Senate is called the consent calendar.
H.R. 2003 has 85 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, and bill was passed on September 26, 2007 with a unanimous vote of the House Foreign Affairs committee! It is expected that H.R. 2003 will be approved by the House.
