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• Introduced by Rep. Todd A. Eachus (D) on January 6, 2009, to adopt temporary rules for the House of Representatives, further providing for members' and employees' expenses, for electronic availability of reports, for standing committees and subcommittees and for powers and duties of standing committees and subcommittees.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Samuel H. Smith (R) on January 6, 2009, to strike the entire resolution and replace it with language establishing that the House Rules for the 2007-08 Legislative Session be adopted as the temporary rules for the 2009-10 legislative session . The amendment failed in the House (99 to 104) on January 6, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Passed in the House (103 to 99) on January 6, 2009, to adopt temporary rules for the House of Representatives, further providing for members' and employees' expenses, for electronic availability of reports, for standing committees and subcommittees and for powers and duties of standing committees and subcommittees . [Vote Details and Comments]