To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pledge Protection Act of 2005 (sic) - 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: (1) any court established by Congress under its power to make needful rules and regulations respecting the territory of the United States; or (2) the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 920 and Rule XVIII.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2389.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 920, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watt amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - 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 on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 920, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson-Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
PROCEEDINGS VITIATED - Ms. Jackson-Lee asked unanimous consent that her request for a recorded vote on her amendment be vitiated, and allow the voice vote to stand. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 920, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Akin amendment.
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Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2389 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5432-5433)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an 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. 2389.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5433)
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 167 (Roll no. 385).
Roll Call #385 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 167 (Roll no. 385).
Roll Call #385 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.