HR 2419 - Unfinished business

Here is the link to the H.R. 2419, the farm bill from the House Agriculture Committee now being considered in the full House. Here is reverse chronology of events tonight on the House floor, from the House Web site. Note that the Kind amendment was defeated soundly.

10:43 P.M. -
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2419 as unfinished business.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Peterson (MN) moved that the committee rise.
10:41 P.M. -
On agreeing to the Kind amendment Failed by recorded vote: 117 - 309 (Roll no. 747).
10:18 P.M. -
On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
10:05 P.M. -
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 574, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frank (MA) amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Frank (MA).
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to strike 5 sections from Title V of the bill which expand the lending authority of the Farm Credit System.
10:04 P.M. -
On agreeing to the Peterson (MN) amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
9:53 P.M. -
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 574, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Peterson(MN) En Bloc amendments.
9:50 P.M. -
Amendments offered by Mr. Peterson (MN).
An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered En Bloc: Amendment Nos. 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 17, 22, 23 as modified, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 31.
9:49 P.M. -
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kind amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Kind demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
8:58 P.M. -
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 574, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Kind amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Kind.
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to reform the farmer safety net to work better for small farmers at lower cost, reallocate funding to nutrition, conservation, specialty crops and healthy foods, rural development, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers.
7:42 P.M. -
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2419.
7:41 P.M. -
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 574 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2419 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. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 574.