The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, July 13, 2015.
Following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business for 1 hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act.
At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote in relation to the following amendments:
We expect one of those amendments to be considered by voice vote.
The following amendments are pending to S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act:
- Alexander-Murray SA #2089 (substitute)
- Peters SA #2095 (financial literacy)
- Warren SA #2120 (crosstabulation)
- Kirk SA #2161 (student resources)
- Scott SA #2132 (low-income children)
- Hatch-Markey SA #2080 (student privacy)
- Franken SA #2093 (student non-discrimination)
- Kaine SA #2118 (post-secondary remediation)
WRAP UP
Roll Call Votes:
- Daines SA #2110 (Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act); not agreed to: 44-54
- Brown SA #2099 (site source resource coordinator); agreed to: 98-0
- Toomey SA #2094 as modified (background checks); agreed to: 98-0
- Motion to Invoke Cloture on the McConnell Compound Motion to go to Conference on H.R.1735, NDAA; agreed to: 81-15
- Reed Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCO funding); not agreed to: 44-52
Legislative Business:
Passed H.R.2620, to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act.
Passed S.143, United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015
Passed S.1180, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015, with committee reported amendments.
Passed S.1359, E-Warranty Act of 2015
Adopted S.Res.219, Designating July 25, 2015, as “National Day of the American Cowboy”
Adopted S.Res.220, Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Medora Musical
Adopted S.Res.221, Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park
Agreed to the following amendments by Voice Vote:
- Portman SA#2147 (recovery support services)
- Manchin SA #2103 (volunteerism and community service)
- Kaine SA#2096 (career and technical education)
- Heller SA #2121 (consultation with governors)
- Feinstein SA #2087 (homeless certification)
- Fischer SA #2079 (local governance)
- Motion to Instruct the Chair to Appoint Conferees with Respect to H.R.1735
Notwithstanding adoption of the Gardner amendment #2119, the page and line numbers were modified.
No Executive Business
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Last Floor Action:
12:14:31 P.M. – The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order.
The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on July 13, 2015.
9:00:03 A.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
9:00:08 A.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy. | |
9:01:34 A.M. | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Womack demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Womack objected to the voice vote based upon the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the approval of the Journal until a time to be announced. | |
9:01:51 A.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Stefanik to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
9:02:12 A.M. | 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. | |
9:16:24 A.M. | H.R. 6 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6 — “To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.” |
9:16:38 A.M. | H.R. 6 | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
9:18:25 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Brat, numbered 1 printed in House Report 114-193 to reform the NIH and Cures Innovation Fund to make it a discretionary spending program. |
9:18:44 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brat amendment No. 1. |
9:32:48 A.M. | H.R. 6 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Brat amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Brat demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. |
9:33:32 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Young (IN), numbered 2 printed in House Report 114-193 to create authority within NIH to conduct a prize program. The intent of the program would be to incentivize health innovation by offering competitors the chance to win a prize for creating breakthrough research and technology. |
9:33:34 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (IN) amendment No. 2. |
9:39:51 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Young (IN) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
9:40:28 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Lee, numbered 3 printed in House Report 114-193 to strike the provision that applies any policy riders included in the annual LHHS Appropriations Bill to NIH funds in H.R. 6. Also strikes the provision that applies any policy riders applied to the FDA in the annual Agriculture Appropriations bill to FDA funding in H.R. 6. |
9:40:34 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment No. 3. |
9:53:05 A.M. | H.R. 6 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. |
9:54:08 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Castro (TX), numbered 4 printed in House Report 114-193 to ensure underrepresented individuals, such as women and minorities, are included in the Supporting Young Emerging Scientists Report. |
9:54:12 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castro (TX) amendment No. 4. |
9:57:52 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
9:58:15 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Slaughter, numbered 5 printed in House Report 114-193 to direct the CDC to conduct a study to determine how the additional payments are affecting the development of drug resistance. |
9:58:18 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slaughter amendment No. 5. |
10:10:37 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
10:11:00 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick, numbered 6 printed in House Report 114-193 to express a sense of Congress that recording Unique Device Identifiers at the point-of-care in electronic health record systems could significantly enhance the availability of medical device data for post-market surveillance purposes. |
10:11:02 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzpatrick amendment No. 6. |
10:18:45 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Fitzpatrick amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
10:18:55 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Polis, numbered 7 printed in House Report 114-193 to direct the Food and Drug Administration to issue a report on the risks and benefits associated with a two-tiered approval process that would permit certain medical devices to provisionally come to market if they have demonstrated safety but not efficacy. |
10:18:57 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 7. |
10:27:00 A.M. | H.R. 6 | By unanimous consent, the Polis amendment was withdrawn. |
10:27:19 A.M. | H.R. 6 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 8 printed in House Report 114-193 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic Serving Institutions; Native American Colleges; and rural Colleges to ensure that health professionals from underrepresented populations are aware of research opportunities under this Act. |
10:27:22 A.M. | H.R. 6 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 8. |
10:36:12 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
10:36:26 A.M. | H.R. 6 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. |
11:08:16 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Brat amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 141 – 281 (Roll no. 431). |
11:16:25 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On agreeing to the Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 176 – 245 (Roll no. 432). |
11:16:32 A.M. | H.R. 6 | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6. |
11:17:12 A.M. | H.R. 6 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
11:17:30 A.M. | H.R. 6 | The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. |
11:27:46 A.M. | H.R. 6 | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 344 – 77 (Roll no. 433). |
11:27:49 A.M. | H.R. 6 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
11:28:02 A.M. | The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | |
11:28:58 A.M. | Mr. Cole filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 3020. | |
11:29:35 A.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. | |
11:57:45 A.M. | Mr. Dold asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Friday, July 10, 2015, it adjourn to meet on Monday, July 13, 2015, when it shall convene at noon for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Agreed to without objection. | |
11:57:55 A.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of rule X: Nunes, King (NY), and Schiff. |
11:58:01 A.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration of secs. 571 and 573 of the House bill and secs. 561-63 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rokita, Bishop (MI), and Scott (VA). |
11:58:02 A.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 314, 632, 634, 3111-13, 3119, 3133, and 3141 of the House bill and secs. 601, 632, 3118, and 3119 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Upton, Barton, and Pallone. |
11:59:03 A.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 1011, 1059, 1090, 1092, 1201, 1203-05, 1215, 1221, 1223, 1226, 1234-36, 1247-49, 1253, 1257, 1263, 1264, 1267, 1270, 1301, 1532, 1541, 1542, 1663, 1668-70, 2802, 3118, and 3119 of the House bill and secs. 1011, 1012, 1082, 1201-05, 1207, 1209, 1223, 1225, 1228, 1251, 1252, 1261, 1264, 1265, 1272, 1301, 1302, 1531-33, 1631, 1654, and 1655 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Royce, Marino, and Engel. |
11:59:54 A.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of secs. 589 and 1041 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: McCaul, Miller (MI), and Thompson (MS). |
12:00:05 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 1040, 1052, 1085, 1216, 1641, and 2862 of the House bill and secs. 1032, 1034, 1090, and 1227 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goodlatte, Issa, and Conyers. |
12:00:56 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 312, 632, 634, 2841, 2842, 2851-53, and 2862 of the House bill and secs. 313, 601, and 632 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Cook, Hardy, and Grijalva. |
12:01:07 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for consideration of secs. 602, 631, 634, 838, 854, 855, 866, 871, 1069, and 1101-05 of the House bill and secs. 592, 593, 631, 806, 830, 861, 1090, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1107-09, 1111, 1112, 1114, and 1115 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hurd (TX), Russell, and Cummings. |
12:01:48 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Rules, for consideration of sec. 1032 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sessions, Byrne, and Slaughter. |
12:02:19 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for consideration of sec. 3136 of the House bill and sec. 1613 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Lucas, Knight, and Johnson, E. B.. |
12:02:50 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of secs. 831-34, 839, 840, 842-46, 854, and 871 of the House bill and secs. 828, 831, 882, 883, and 885 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chabot, Hanna, and Velazquez. |
12:03:11 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for consideration of secs. 302, 562, 569, 570a, 591, 1060a, 1073, 2811, and 3501 of the House bill and secs. 601, 642, 1613, 3504, and 3505 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Graves (LA), Curbelo (FL), and Edwards. |
12:03:52 P.M. | H.R. 1735 | The Speaker appointed additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans Affairs, for consideration of secs. 565, 566, 592, 652, 701, 721, 722, 1105, and 1431 of the House bill and secs. 539, 605, 633, 719, 1083, 1084, 1089, 1091, and 1411 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Roe (TN), Bilirakis, and Brown (FL). |
12:04:31 P.M. | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. | |
12:14:21 P.M. | Mr. Flores moved that the House do now adjourn. | |
12:14:30 P.M. | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. | |
12:14:31 P.M. | The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on July 13, 2015. |
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