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| Date | Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24 | 09:00 am | House Floor | The House will meet at 9 am in pro forma session. |
| 10/24 | 10:30 am | East Front Plaza/Rotunda | Arrival and departure ceremonies for lying in state honoring Chairman Elijah E. Cummings. Unilateral coverage okay in Capitol Rotunda and on East Front Plaza. All equipment in place for 8 am sweep. |
| 10/24 | 11:00 am | Statuary Hall | Speaker Pelosi, Congressional Leaders, et al speak at U.S. Capitol arrival ceremony for Chairman Elijah E. Cummings. Mandatory C-SPAN pool on Cap DA 13. |
| 10/24 | 01:00 pm | House Chamber Ext. | Public viewing of lying in state honoring Chairman Elijah E.Cummings. Mandatory C-SPAN pool on Cap DA 14. |
Floor Schedule
The House today passed H.R. 4617- SHIELD Act by a vote of 227-181. (Legislative Day 154)
The House returns on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 9:00 AM for a pro forma session.
Latest Floor Action
As compiled by the Clerk's Office
| Date/Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 7:37pm |
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 7:33pm |
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:37pm |
COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE - The Chair recognized Mr. Scalise for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Hoyer on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:37pm |
Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns on Thursday, October 24, 2019, it adjourn to meet on Monday, October 28, 2019, when it shall convene at noon for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Agreed to without objection. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:36pm |
Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on October 24. Agreed to without objection. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:33pm |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:33pm |
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 1 (Roll no. 584). |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:26pm |
Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 777 — "To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004." |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:26pm |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 777, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:26pm |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:26pm |
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 227 - 181 (Roll no. 583). |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:17pm |
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 225 (Roll no. 582). |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:13pm |
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:04pm |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes on the Rodney Davis (IL) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike subsection (b) of section 1 and all that follows and insert the text of the bill entitled the "Honest Elections Act". |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:04pm |
Mr. Davis, Rodney moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on House Administration. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:02pm |
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:02pm |
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:01pm |
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4617. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 6:00pm |
On agreeing to the Lesko amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 231 (Roll no. 581). |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:26pm |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Lesko amendment, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:26pm |
On agreeing to the Spanberger amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:18pm |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Spanberger amendment No. 14. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:18pm |
An amendment, offered by Ms. Spanberger, numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to require that online platform records of purchase requests for qualified political advertisements include a statement that a person is acting as the agent of a foreign principal and the identification of the foreign principal involved, when applicable. Qualified political advertisements include ads related to national legislative issues of public importance. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:18pm |
On agreeing to the Cunningham amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:14pm |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cunningham amendment No. 13. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:14pm |
An amendment, offered by Mr. Cunningham, numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to require the Federal Election Commission to include in its report to Congress an analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with recommendations to address these efforts. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:13pm |
On agreeing to the Cunningham amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| Wed, 10/23/2019 - 5:09pm |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cunningham amendment No. 12. |
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Party Breakdown
116th Congress
197 Republicans
234 Democrats
1Independents
3 * Vacancies
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As compiled by the Clerk's Office
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/(Question) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580 | 10-23 | H RES 650 | Passed | On Agreeing to the Resolution |
| 579 | 10-23 | H RES 650 | Passed | On Ordering the Previous Question |
| 578 | 10-22 | H R 2426 | Passed | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
| 577 | 10-22 | H R 2513 | Passed | On Passage |
| 576 | 10-22 | H R 2513 | Failed | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions |
| 575 | 10-22 | H R 2513 | Failed | On Agreeing to the Amendment ( Davidson of Ohio Part B Amendment No. 5 ) |
| 574 | 10-22 | H R 2513 | Agreed to | On Agreeing to the Amendment ( Carolyn B. Maloney of New York Part B Amendment No. 4 ) |
| 573 | 10-22 | H R 2513 | Agreed to | On Agreeing to the Amendment ( Burgess of Texas Part B Amendment No. 1 ) |
| 572 | 10-22 | H RES 646 | Passed | On Agreeing to the Resolution |
| 571 | 10-22 | H RES 646 | Passed | On Ordering the Previous Question |
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