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Mr. King (IA) moved that the House do now adjourn.

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, September 20, 2019, it adjourn to meet at noon on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 for Morning-Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business Agreed to without objection.

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Garamendi asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 463, a bill originally introduced by Representative Jones, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XIII. Agreed to without objection.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On agreeing to the Jordan amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 253 (Roll no. 539).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 558, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fletcher amendment No. 2.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Jordan, numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-210 to strike from the bill safe-harbor provisions that allow unions and union employees to keep and enforce union-negotiated pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration agreements with employers or other unions, while the bills other provisions abrogate non-union employees rights to keep and enforce their own agreements.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Lauren Underwood to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1423 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 resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.