THE NIGHTLY LEADER: THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010

HOUSE FLOOR WRAP-UP FOR MARCH 11, 2010

Considered and Passed:

H.Res. 1031 - Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors (Rep. Conyers – Judiciary) (Privileged Resolution)

Votes on the Separate Articles of Impeachment:

·         Article 1 – (412 – 0)

·         Article 2 – (410 – 0)

·         Article 3 – (416 – 0)

·         Article 4 – (423 – 0)

Privileged Resolution – Referred to Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

H.Res. 1164 - Raising a question of the privileges of the House offered by Mr. Boehner (OH) (402 - 1, 15 Present)

Bills Adopted Under Suspension of the Rules (2):

1.    H.Res. 1107 - Recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy. (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen - Foreign Affairs)

2.    H.Res. 1047 - Commending The Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl (Rep. Kilroy - Education and Labor)

Postponed Suspension Vote (1):

1.    H.R. 4506 - Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010 (Rep. Cohen - Judiciary)