House Suspension Votes

The rules were suspended and 2/3 of those voting were required for passage.


H.R. 3087: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress reports on the status of planning for the redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq and to require the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and appropriate senior officials of the Department of Defense to meet with Congress to brief Congress on the matters contained in the reports.
Passed 377-46

House Passes Bill on Pullout
The House, with overwhelming, bipartisan support, voted yesterday to give the Bush administration two months to present to Congress its planning for the withdrawal of combat forces in Iraq.

H.Res. 635: Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and expressing respect to Muslims in the United States and throughout the world on this occasion, and for other purposes.
Passed 376-0, 42 voting Present

H.Con.Res. 203: Condemning the persecution of labor rights advocates in Iran.
Passed 418-1

H.R. 2828: To provide compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998.
Passed 409-12

H.Con.Res. 200: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the severely deteriorating human rights situation in Burma.
Passed 413-2

H.Res. 32: A resolution denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society.
Passed 378-0

H.R. 400: War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007
To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes.
Passed 375-3

House Passes Bill Outlining Prison Time, Fines for 'War Profiteering’
The House overwhelmingly passed a measure Tuesday that would prohibit “war profiteering” by contractors.

H.Res. 738: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Government of Syria's continued interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon.
Passed 375-5

H.R. 20: Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act
To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis.
Passed 382-3

H.R. 3678: Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce.
Passed 405-2

Long-Term Internet Tax Ban Trumped
House leaders are using a looming deadline and procedural heavy-handedness to thwart the will of nearly 240 House members who support a permanent ban on Internet-access taxes, some supporters of the ban say.

H.R. 2295: ALS Registry Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.
Passed 411-3

H.Res. 549: Recognizing the importance of America's Waterway Watch program, and for other purposes.
Passed 420-0

H.Con.Res. 222: Commending NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia on the celebration of its 90th anniversary on October 26 and 27, 2007.
Passed 421-0