S.3 - Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003108th Congress (2003-2004)

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11/05/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-105.

11/05/2003 Signed by President.

10/28/2003 Presented to President.

10/22/2003 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

10/21/2003 Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 34. Record Vote Number: 402.

10/21/2003 Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S12914-12948)

10/02/2003 Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

10/02/2003 On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 281 - 142 (Roll no. 530). (consideration: CR H9155)

10/02/2003 Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

10/02/2003 The previous question was ordered without objection.

10/02/2003 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany S. 3.

10/02/2003 Mr. Sensenbrenner brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-288 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 383. (consideration: CR H9142-9155)

10/02/2003 Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.

10/01/2003 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 3. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration.

09/30/2003 Conferees agreed to file conference report.

09/30/2003 Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.

09/30/2003 Conference report H. Rept. 108-288 filed. (text of conference report: CR H8991-8996)

09/25/2003 The Speaker appointed conferees: Chabot and Lofgren.

09/23/2003 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

09/22/2003 Senate appointed conferees Hatch, DeWine, Santorum, Feinstein, Boxer.

09/17/2003 Under authority of the order of July 30, 2003, Senate disagreed to House amendment to the Senate bill and agreed to request for conference.

09/17/2003 Motion to disagree to House amendment to Senate bill agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 351. (consideration: CR S11589-11601, S11614-11620)

06/05/2003 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

06/04/2003 The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Hyde, and Nadler.

06/04/2003 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

06/04/2003 On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.

06/04/2003 The previous question was ordered without objection.

06/04/2003 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the managers on the part of the House insist that (1) the committee of conference allow opportunity for members of the committee of conference to offer and debate amendments at all meetings of such conference; and (2) all meetings of the committee of conference (A) be open to the public and to the print and electronic media; and (B) be held in venues selected to maximize the capacity for attendance of the public and the media.

06/04/2003 Mr. Nadler moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H4953; text: CR H4953)

06/04/2003 On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote.

06/04/2003 Mr. Sensenbrenner moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.

06/04/2003 A similar measure H.R. 760 was laid on the table without objection.

06/04/2003 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

06/04/2003 On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4951-4953)

06/04/2003 The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 760. Agreed to without objection.

06/04/2003 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 760 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Section 2 of the rule provides that after passage of H.R. 760, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table S. 3, the Partial-Birth Abortion Act of 2003, and to consider the Senate bill in the House. The rule further provides for a motion to strike all after the enacting clause of S. 3 and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 760 as passed by the House and waives all points of order against the motion to strike and insert. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

06/04/2003 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 257. (consideration: CR H4951-4953)

03/13/2003 Held at the desk.

03/13/2003 Received in the House.

03/13/2003 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

03/13/2003 Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 33. Record Vote Number: 51. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3658-3660)

03/13/2003 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3653-3662)

03/12/2003 S.Amdt.261 Amendment SA 261 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 35 - 60. Record Vote Number: 49.

03/12/2003 S.Amdt.261 Amendment SA 261 proposed by Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S3600-3611; text: CR S3600) In the nature of a substitute.

03/12/2003 S.Amdt.260 Amendment SA 260 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 48.

03/12/2003 S.Amdt.260 Amendment SA 260 proposed by Senator Harkin. (consideration: CR S3581-3600; text: CR S3581) To express the sense of the Senate concerning the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade.

03/12/2003 Motion by Senator Boxer to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 47.

03/12/2003 S.Amdt.259 Motion to table amendment SA 259 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 38. Record Vote Number: 46.

03/12/2003 Motion by Senator Boxer to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions made in Senate.

03/12/2003 S.Amdt.259 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3571-3579; text as modified: CR S3571)

03/12/2003 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3560-3614)

03/11/2003 S.Amdt.259 Amendment SA 259 proposed by Senator Durbin. (consideration: CR S3479-3482; text: CR S3481-3482) In the nature of a substitute.

03/11/2003 S.Amdt.258 Amendment SA 258 ruled out of order by the chair.

03/11/2003 S.Amdt.258 Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 258 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 45.

03/11/2003 S.Amdt.258 Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 258.

03/11/2003 S.Amdt.258 Amendment SA 258 proposed by Senator Murray. To improve the availability of contraceptives for women.

03/11/2003 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3422-3429, S3454, S3456-3463, S3482-3494)

03/10/2003 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3383-3389, S3390-3399)

02/24/2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19.

02/14/2003 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

02/14/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2522-2523)