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		<terms:created>2009-07-15</terms:created>
		<ns:title>H.R. 3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009</ns:title>
		<usbill:introduced rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date">2009-07-15</usbill:introduced>
		<bibo:shortTitle>H.R. 3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009</bibo:shortTitle>
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h424" ns:title="H. Amd. 424: Managers' amendment makes sundry technical and conforming changes to the bill." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h425" ns:title="H. Amd. 425: Amendment sought to strike Title III of the bill which authorizes $6.6 billion in new mandatory spending to create three Federal school construction programs for elementary and secondary public schools and institutions of higher education and apply the savings to reduce the Federal deficit." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h426" ns:title="H. Amd. 426: Amendment directs the Secretary of Education to prioritize community colleges located in areas with high unemployment rates when awarding grants for community college reform." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h427" ns:title="H. Amd. 427: Amendment sought to limit the ability of certain schools that received funding under the economic stimulus package for school construction from receiving additional money through the new Federal school construction program authorized under the bill." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h428" ns:title="H. Amd. 428: Amendment includes areas affected by Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) as eligible for emergency educational funding under the bill." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h429" ns:title="H. Amd. 429: Amendment removes the prohibition of funding to community colleges who received funds for construction, modernization, renovation, and repair under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or under the higher education act of 1965." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h430" ns:title="H. Amd. 430: Amendment sought to strike the entire American Graduation Initiative (but maintain the privacy provisions that apply to the whole Act) and put the savings toward deficit reduction. The privacy provisions ensure that student information is protected from individuals not authorized to view it and that students cannot be identified by any unique identifier." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h431" ns:title="H. Amd. 431: Amendment encourages community colleges to use grant money to increase the level of training for members of the National Guard and Reserves, and men and women returning from active duty." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h432" ns:title="H. Amd. 432: Amendment clarifies that borrower services, including delinquency prevention, default aversion, and loan counseling, are allowed uses of grant funds. The amendment also explicitly authorizes the Department of Education to contract directly with guaranty agencies for funded services." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h433" ns:title="H. Amd. 433: Amendment requires that states receiving State Innovation Completion Grants have plans to increase postsecondary enrollment and completion among dislocated workers." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h434" ns:title="H. Amd. 434: Amendment requires the Secretary of Education to conduct outreach activities to educate students and their families about the transition to Federal Direct Lending." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h435" ns:title="H. Amd. 435: Amendment clarifies that states may use funds awarded as Quality Pathways Grants under Section 403(a) of Title IV of H.R. 3221 to establish or support partnerships with institutions of higher education that support effective education and training for early learning providers." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h436" ns:title="H. Amd. 436: Amendment requires the campus Veterans Resource Officer to act as a link between student veterans and mental health care providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to help improve college completion rates for veterans." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h437" ns:title="H. Amd. 437: Amendment gives priority for State Innovation Completion grants to entities that promote activities to increase degree or certificate completion for students who are veterans." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h438" ns:title="H. Amd. 438: Amendment makes adjustments to strengthen the financial literacy provisions of the State Innovation Completion Grants, Innovation in College Access and Completion National Activities and contracting requirements related to private student loan servicers." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h439" ns:title="H. Amd. 439: Amendment gives priority to dislocated workers for community college and state grants." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h440" ns:title="H. Amd. 440: Amendment allows servicemen and women to tranfer academic credits earned while serving in the Armed Forces between institutions of higher education." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h441" ns:title="H. Amd. 441: Amendment requires that States participating in the Quality Pathways Grant Program shall evaluate and report to the Secretary a description of any disparity by geographic area, rural and urban, that exists in ongoing high quality, early learning programs for low-income children. The amendment also requires that participating States outline the steps that would be taken to address any such disparities." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h442" ns:title="H. Amd. 442: Amendment gives priority in awarding Federal grants to schools, states, and non-profits to encourage dislocated workers to complete their degrees." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h443" ns:title="H. Amd. 443: Amendment adds veterans to the list of priority grantees in Title V and adds to the allowable uses of funds, programs that prepare students to enter careers in the Veterans Administration and occupations in energy-related fields." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h444" ns:title="H. Amd. 444: An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 111-256 to clarify that all savings in the bill not otherwise allocated go towards deficit reduction." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h445" ns:title="H. Amd. 445: An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 111-256 to prohibit funds appropriated under the bill to be used for Congressional earmarks as defined by clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h446" ns:title="H. Amd. 446: Amendment sought to insert a complete new text entitled &quot;Ensuring Student Choice and Competition Act of 2009&quot;." />
		<usbill:hasAmendment rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/111/bills/amendments/h447" ns:title="H. Amd. 447: See item 1241 for amendment explanation." />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/A000014" ns1:name="Neil Abercrombie" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/A000210" ns1:name="Robert Andrews" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/B000410" ns1:name="Howard Berman" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/B001242" ns1:name="Timothy Bishop" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/B000574" ns1:name="Earl Blumenauer" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/B001245" ns1:name="Madeleine Bordallo" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/D000598" ns1:name="Susan Davis" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/D000355" ns1:name="John Dingell" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/E000215" ns1:name="Anna Eshoo" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/G000551" ns1:name="Raul Grijalva" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/H000636" ns1:name="Rub鮠Hinojosa" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/H001032" ns1:name="Rush Holt" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/H001034" ns1:name="Michael Honda" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/K000172" ns1:name="Dale Kildee" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/K000336" ns1:name="Dennis Kucinich" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/L000263" ns1:name="Sander Levin" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/M000309" ns1:name="Carolyn McCarthy" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/P000096" ns1:name="William Pascrell" />
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		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/S000185" ns1:name="Robert Scott" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/S000344" ns1:name="Brad Sherman" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/T000266" ns1:name="John Tierney" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/T000326" ns1:name="Edolphus Towns" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/W000314" ns1:name="Robert Wexler" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/W000738" ns1:name="Lynn Woolsey" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/W000793" ns1:name="David Wu" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/S001165" ns1:name="Albio Sires" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/C001069" ns1:name="Joe Courtney" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/C001066" ns1:name="Kathy Castor" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/H001042" ns1:name="Mazie Hirono" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/H001040" ns1:name="Phil Hare" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/L000565" ns1:name="David Loebsack" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/S001170" ns1:name="Carol Shea-Porter" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/C001067" ns1:name="Yvette Clarke" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/H001039" ns1:name="John Hall" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/S001169" ns1:name="Joe Sestak" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/P000596" ns1:name="Pedro Pierluisi" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/S001177" ns1:name="Gregorio Sablan" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/T000469" ns1:name="Paul Tonko" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/F000455" ns1:name="Marcia Fudge" />
		<usbill:cosponsor rdf:resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/C001080" ns1:name="Judy Chu" />
		<ns:subject>Appropriations</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Higher education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Student aid and college costs</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Government information and archives</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Employee benefits and pensions</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Interest, dividends, interest rates</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Alternative and renewable resources</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Education programs funding</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Educational facilities and institutions</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Energy efficiency and conservation</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Government investigations</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Government lending and loan guarantees</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Executive agency funding and structure</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Alabama</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Education of the disadvantaged</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Elementary and secondary education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Employment and training programs</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Inflation and prices</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Advisory bodies</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Community life and organization</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Air quality</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Public contracts and procurement</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Louisiana</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Public-private cooperation</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Environmental technology</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Drug, alcohol, tobacco use</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Department of Education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Hazardous wastes and toxic substances</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Law enforcement officers</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Educational technology and distance education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Academic performance and assessments</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>School administration</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Elections, voting, political campaign regulation</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Public participation and lobbying</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Unemployment</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Fraud offenses and financial crimes</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Natural disasters</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Vocational education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Teaching, teachers, curricula</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Preschool education</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Mississippi</ns:subject>
		<ns:subject>Minority education</ns:subject>
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		<usbill:title>H.R. 3221: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.</usbill:title>
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				<ns:description>Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date">2009-07-15</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date">2009-07-21</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 17.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date">2009-07-21</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 111-232.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-07-27T19:23:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-07-27T19:23:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 746 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3221 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-15T18:20:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Rule H. Res. 746 passed House.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T12:34:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 746.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T16:25:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3221 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T16:25:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 746 and Rule XVIII.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T16:26:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>The Speaker designated the Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T16:26:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3221.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T16:26:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T17:43:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:00:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be determined.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:11:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:12:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McMorris Rogers amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:18:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McMorris Rogers amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kline (MN) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:28:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on Pingree amendment number 5.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:29:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pingree amendment number 6.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:36:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:45:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:57:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>Mr. Miller, George moved that the Committee rise.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:58:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:58:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3221 as unfinished business.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-16T18:58:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. George Miller (CA) asked unanimous consent that, during proceedings today in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, the Chair be authorized to reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 or rule 20 or under clause 6 of rule 18.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:21:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>Considered as unfinished business.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:21:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:21:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:22:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Etheridge amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:27:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Driehaus amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:37:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cuellar amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:41:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (CT) amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:50:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Childers amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T10:57:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Adler(NJ) amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:03:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Himes amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:14:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Himes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Himes demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:21:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kilroy amendment, as modified.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:22:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Minnick amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:31:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Minnick amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Minnick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:34:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perriello amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:35:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schauer amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:42:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Schauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:46:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Teague amendment No. 1.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:48:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Teague amendment No. 2.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T11:54:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Teague amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Teague demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T12:01:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T12:03:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 746, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Guthrie substitute amendment.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T12:06:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Guthrie amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Guthrie demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed futher proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T12:24:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T12:24:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3221.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T13:37:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T13:38:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR 9/16/2009 H9604-9624)</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T13:38:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>Mr. Issa moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T13:40:00-04:00</time:at>
			</usbill:LegislativeAction>
		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Issa motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to prohibit federal funds from certain indicted organizations.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T13:41:00-04:00</time:at>
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		</usbill:hadAction>
		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T13:46:00-04:00</time:at>
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		<usbill:hadAction>
			<usbill:LegislativeAction>
				<ns:description>On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 345 - 75, 2 Present (Roll no. 718).</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T14:05:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>On passage Passed by recorded vote: 253 - 171 (Roll no. 719).</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T14:15:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3221.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2009-09-17T14:16:00-04:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Received in the Senate.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date">2009-09-21</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date">2009-09-22</time:at>
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