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On April 14, 2011 in the Senate:

Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 112-9.

On April 6, 2011 in the Senate:

Presented to President.

On April 5, 2011 in the Senate:

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
S.AMDT.284 Amendment SA 284 proposed by Senator Menendez. To protect small businesses from health insurance premium increases or losses of health insurance coverage.
S.AMDT.284 Amendment SA 284, under the order of 3/31/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, the amendment was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 48 .
Passed Senate, under the order of 3/31/2011, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 12.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.

On March 4, 2011 in the Senate:

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 16.

On March 3, 2011 in the House:

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 129 .
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions is allowed. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in H.R. 705 shall be considered as adopted. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, is prophylactic in nature.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours and thirty minutes of debate on H.R. 4 , as amended.
WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used in debate. Subsequently, unanimous consent was granted to withdraw the words and the House resumed debate on H.R. 4 .
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 4 .
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. McNerney moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
The instructions contained in the McNerney motion seek to require the Committee on Ways and Means to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment which inserts sections entitled "NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS SUBJECT TO A TAX INCREASE UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK MANDATE ELIMINATION ACT OF 2011", "INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES", and "MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES INELIGIBLE FOR LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT MEHTOD OF INVENTORY".
Mr. Camp raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr Camp stated that the motion violated clause 10 of rule XXI by proposing an increase in mandatory spending over a relevant period of time. Sustained by the Chair.
Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
Mr. Levin appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.
Mr. Camp moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair
On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 181 .
Point of order raised by Mr. Weiner on the voice vote of the measure. Mr Weiner stated that the bill purportedly included a Federal income tax increase making the clause 5b of Rule XXI requirement for a three-fifths majority for passage of the measure applicable. Point of order overruled by the Chair.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 314 - 112 .
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On March 3, 2011 in the Senate:

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

On March 2, 2011 in the House:

Rule H. Res. 129 passed House.

On March 1, 2011 in the House:

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 129 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without installowed. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in H.R. 705 shall be considered as adopted. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, is prophylactic in nature.

On February 22, 2011 in the House: