To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pledge Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. Makes this limitation inapplicable to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 781 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2028 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.
Rule H. Res. 781 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 781. (consideration: CR H7451-7478; text of measure as reported in House: CR H7470)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2028 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.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 781 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Pence to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2028.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 781, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 781, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Watt amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Watt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Watt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 781, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Watt amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2028.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 173 (Roll no. 467).
Roll Call #467 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 173 (Roll no. 467).
Roll Call #467 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.