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THE SENATE Nov17th – Dec1 **CONGRESS** 2017 THE HOUSE


December 2, 2017 Wrap Up for Friday, December 1, 2017
November 30, 2017 Wrap Up for Thursday, November 30, 2017
November 29, 2017 Wrap Up for Wednesday, November 29, 2017
November 28, 2017 Wrap Up for Tuesday, November 28, 2017
November 27, 2017 Wrap Up for Monday, November 27, 2017
November 16, 2017 Wrap Up for Thursday, November 16, 2017

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House Floor Activities ~passed a tax bill that screws ALL Americans!
Legislative Day of December 01, 2017

9:00:04 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:00:11 A.M. Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
9:01:05 A.M. SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Newhouse 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. Newhouse objected to the voice vote based upon the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day.
9:01:42 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Thompson of PA to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:01:53 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.
9:16:00 A.M. H.R. 1699 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 635. H.R. 1699 — “To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage, to amend the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to modify the definition of a loan originator, and for other purposes.”
9:16:05 A.M. H.R. 1699 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4182 and H.R. 1699. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4182 under a structured rule, with one hour of general debate, and one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution also provides for consideration of H.R. 1699 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate, and one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9:17:09 A.M. H.R. 1699 DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1699.
10:27:48 A.M. H.R. 1699 Ms. Waters, Maxine moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services.
10:28:26 A.M. H.R. 1699 Floor summary: DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters, Maxine (CA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to protect consumers from excessive costs and predatory lenders.
11:00:56 A.M. H.R. 1699 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 – 227 (Roll no. 650).
11:11:14 A.M. H.R. 1699 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 – 163 (Roll no. 651).
11:11:17 A.M. H.R. 1699 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11:11:20 A.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and put the question de novo.
11:19:02 A.M. On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 209 – 169, 2 Present (Roll no. 652).
11:19:30 A.M. Mr. Upton asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, December 1, 2017, it adjourn to meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2017. Agreed to without objection.
11:20:39 A.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
11:40:29 A.M. SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
1:17:15 P.M. Mr. Green, Al moved that the House do now adjourn.
1:17:23 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
1:17:24 P.M. The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on December 4, 2017.

House Activity 11/30

10:00:01 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:12 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Gary J. Palmer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:00:28 A.M. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
10:54:02 A.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:00:04 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 30.
12:00:19 P.M. Today’s prayer was offered by Pastor Jon Lands, Fellowship Baptist Church, Vienna, West Virginia
12:01:43 P.M. The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:01:46 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Panetta to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:04:16 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
12:31:36 P.M. H. Res. 635 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 635 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4182) to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods with respect to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1699) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage, to amend the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to modify the definition of a loan originator, and for other purposes.”
12:34:40 P.M. H. Res. 635 DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 635.
1:16:56 P.M. H. Res. 635 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 635, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Slaughter demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
1:17:21 P.M. H.R. 3905 UNFINISHED BUSINESS – Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, the House resumed with further consideration of H.R. 3905.
1:43:24 P.M. H.R. 3905 On agreeing to the Grijalva amendment; Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 – 237 (Roll no. 642).
1:51:18 P.M. H.R. 3905 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 216 – 204 (Roll no. 643).
1:51:19 P.M. H.R. 3905 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1:51:20 P.M. COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. McCarthy for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Hoyer on a scheduling change for the week of December 4, 2017.
2:01:10 P.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 635 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2:01:54 P.M. H. Res. 635 Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 635 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4182) to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods with respect to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1699) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage, to amend the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to modify the definition of a loan originator, and for other purposes.”
2:09:14 P.M. H. Res. 635 On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 – 189 (Roll no. 644).
2:16:21 P.M. H. Res. 635 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 – 186 (Roll no. 645).
2:16:23 P.M. H. Res. 635 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:18:05 P.M. H.R. 3017 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 631. H.R. 3017 — “To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and improve the brownfields program, and for other purposes.”
2:18:10 P.M. H.R. 3017 The rules provides 1 hour of general debate on both bills. For H.R. 3017, the bill is closed to amendments. For H.R. 3905, the rule provides for a specified amendment. The rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill.
2:19:22 P.M. H.R. 3017 DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3017.
2:55:30 P.M. The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 245, S. 254, S. 302, S. 343, S. 669, S. 772, S. 825, S. 1285, and H.R. 228. 772, S. 825, S. 1285, and H.R. 228, without amendment. In addition, an appointment to the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission was received.
2:56:01 P.M. H.R. 3017 DEBATE – The House resumed debate on H.R. 3017.
3:16:18 P.M. H.R. 3017 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
3:16:36 P.M. H.R. 3017 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3017, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Shimkus demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until later in the legislative day.
3:18:13 P.M. H.R. 4182 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 635. H.R. 4182 — “To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods with respect to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes.”
3:18:18 P.M. H.R. 4182 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4182 and H.R. 1699. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4182 under a structured rule, with one hour of general debate, and one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution also provides for consideration of H.R. 1699 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate, and one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
3:18:59 P.M. H.R. 4182 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 635 and Rule XVIII.
3:19:01 P.M. H.R. 4182 The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.
3:19:11 P.M. H.R. 4182 GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4182.
3:49:43 P.M. H.R. 4182 An amendment, offered by Mr. Hastings, numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-430 to exempt alumni of the PeaceCorps, AmeriCorps, and other national service programs under the Corporation for National and Community Service from the two year probationary period.
3:49:49 P.M. H.R. 4182 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 635, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings amendment no. 1.
3:57:37 P.M. H.R. 4182 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
3:58:24 P.M. H.R. 4182 An amendment, offered by Mr. Gianforte, numbered 3 printed printed in House Report 115-430 to provide additional notification to supervisor with 1 year, 6 months, 3 months and 30 days of remaining probationary period.
3:59:30 P.M. H.R. 4182 Gianforte amendment; modified by unanimous consent.
3:59:35 P.M. H.R. 4182 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 635, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gianforte amendment no. 3, as modified.
4:02:50 P.M. H.R. 4182 On agreeing to the Gianforte amendment; as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
4:03:04 P.M. H.R. 4182 An amendment, offered by Mr. Connolly, numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-430 to strike the provisions of the bill and replaces it with a study and report by the Comptroller General of the United States. The study and report will be on those agencies that have lengthened the employee probationary period from 1 to 2 years, and any impact of an existing 2 year probationary period at the agency.
4:03:05 P.M. H.R. 4182 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 635, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment no. 4.
4:10:32 P.M. H.R. 4182 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
4:11:24 P.M. H.R. 4182 UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
4:38:50 P.M. H.R. 4182 On agreeing to the Hastings amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 195 – 221 (Roll no. 646).
4:45:16 P.M. H.R. 4182 On agreeing to the Connolly amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 193 – 223 (Roll no. 647).
4:45:27 P.M. H.R. 4182 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4182.
4:45:48 P.M. H.R. 4182 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
4:46:14 P.M. H.R. 4182 The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
4:52:44 P.M. H.R. 4182 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 – 204 (Roll no. 648).
4:52:46 P.M. H.R. 4182 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:52:48 P.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on passage of H.R. 3017, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
4:52:59 P.M. H.R. 3017 Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3017 — “To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and improve the brownfields program, and for other purposes.”
5:01:03 P.M. H.R. 3017 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 409 – 8 (Roll no. 649).
5:01:05 P.M. H.R. 3017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:01:21 P.M. H. Res. 636 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 636 — “Relating to the exercise of the authority of the ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.”
5:02:30 P.M. H. Res. 636 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
5:02:34 P.M. H. Res. 636 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:02:37 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
5:38:30 P.M. SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
6:08:26 P.M. Mr. Raskin moved that the House do now adjourn.
6:08:33 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
6:08:34 P.M. The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on December 1, 2017.

House Activity 11/29

10:00:06 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:15 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Tom Rice to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:00:47 A.M. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
10:26:55 A.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:00:05 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 29.
12:00:07 P.M. Today’s prayer was offered by Pastor Ron Dunn, New Hope Ministries, Akron, MI.
12:01:26 P.M. The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:01:28 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. McKinley to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:03:04 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
12:40:04 P.M. The House received a communication from the Honorable Don Bacon. Mr. Bacon submitted his resignation from the Committee on Small Business. The resignation was accepted without objection.
12:41:11 P.M. H. Res. 634 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 634 — “Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.”
12:41:44 P.M. H. Res. 634 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
12:41:48 P.M. H. Res. 634 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:41:49 P.M. H. Res. 631 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 631 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3017) to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and improve the brownfields program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3905) to require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, and for other purposes.”
12:44:40 P.M. H. Res. 631 DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 631.
2:14:19 P.M. H. Res. 631 On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227 – 189 (Roll no. 640).
2:22:08 P.M. H. Res. 631 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 – 186 (Roll no. 641).
2:22:10 P.M. H. Res. 631 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:24:16 P.M. The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
2:25:04 P.M. H. Res. 630 Mr. Harper moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. H. Res. 630 — “Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.”
2:25:06 P.M. H. Res. 630 Considered under suspension of the rules.
2:25:08 P.M. H. Res. 630 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 630.
3:19:43 P.M. H. Res. 630 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
3:19:44 P.M. H. Res. 630 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:21:04 P.M. H.R. 3905 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 631. H.R. 3905 — “To require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, and for other purposes.”
3:21:09 P.M. H.R. 3905 The rules provides 1 hour of general debate on both bills. For H.R. 3017, the bill is closed to amendments. For H.R. 3905, the rule provides for a specified amendment. The rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill.
3:22:51 P.M. H.R. 3905 DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3905.
4:15:51 P.M. The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed H.R. 1892amended. Appointments: Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development; Board of Trustees of the Open World Leadership Center; and Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission
4:16:23 P.M. H.R. 3905 DEBATE – The House resumed with debate on H.R. 3905.
4:28:12 P.M. H.R. 3905 An amendment, offered by Mr. Grijalva, numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-429 to increase the royalty rate by 16.66 percent for mineral leases in the Superior National Forest.
4:28:57 P.M. H.R. 3905 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 631, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 1.
4:38:45 P.M. H.R. 3905 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
4:39:33 P.M. H.R. 3905 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 3905 is postponed.
4:40:37 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
4:43:30 P.M. SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
5:09:44 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess for a period of less than 15 minutes.
5:14:22 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 29.
5:14:27 P.M. Mr. Woodall filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 635.
5:15:20 P.M. Mr. Woodall moved that the House do now adjourn.
5:15:31 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
5:15:32 P.M. The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on November 30, 2017.

House Activity 11/28

12:00:09 P.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:20 P.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Roger W. Marshall to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:00:38 P.M. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 2:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
12:16:55 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today.
2:00:14 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 28.
2:00:20 P.M. Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
2:01:31 P.M. The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
2:01:34 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Michael F. Doyle of PA to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:01:54 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
2:13:48 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for approximately 4:30 p.m. today.
4:30:31 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 28.
4:30:41 P.M. The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
4:31:06 P.M. H.R. 2768 Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 2768 — “To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as “Fowler Peak” and “Boskoff Peak”.”
4:31:27 P.M. H.R. 2768 Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:31:29 P.M. H.R. 2768 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
4:35:18 P.M. H.R. 2768 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
4:35:23 P.M. H.R. 2615 Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 2615 — “To authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other purposes.”
4:35:49 P.M. H.R. 2615 Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:35:51 P.M. H.R. 2615 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2615.
4:41:30 P.M. H.R. 2615 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:41:32 P.M. H.R. 2615 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:41:46 P.M. H.R. 1491 Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1491 — “To reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other purposes.”
4:41:57 P.M. H.R. 1491 Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:41:59 P.M. H.R. 1491 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1491.
4:51:54 P.M. H.R. 1491 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:51:56 P.M. H.R. 1491 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:52:41 P.M. H.R. 3115 Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 3115 — “To provide for a land exchange involving Federal land in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Weeks Law, and for other purposes.”
4:52:51 P.M. H.R. 3115 Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:52:53 P.M. H.R. 3115 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3115.
5:03:25 P.M. H.R. 3115 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
5:04:12 P.M. H.R. 995 Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 995 — “To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to amend regulations for racial appropriateness.”
5:04:39 P.M. H.R. 995 Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:04:40 P.M. H.R. 995 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 995.
5:20:02 P.M. H.R. 995 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
5:20:04 P.M. H.R. 995 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:20:06 P.M. H.R. 995 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
5:21:01 P.M. H.R. 2228 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2228 — “To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.”
5:21:14 P.M. H.R. 2228 Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:21:16 P.M. H.R. 2228 DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2228.
5:52:13 P.M. H.R. 2228 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
5:52:15 P.M. H.R. 2228 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:52:34 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for approximately 6:30 p.m. today.
6:29:00 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 28.
6:29:25 P.M. Ms. Cheney filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 631.
6:30:40 P.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
6:31:29 P.M. H.R. 2768 Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2768 — “To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as “Fowler Peak” and “Boskoff Peak”.”
6:57:44 P.M. H.R. 2768 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 0 (Roll no. 638).
6:57:45 P.M. H.R. 2768 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6:57:52 P.M. H.R. 3115 Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3115 — “To provide for a land exchange involving Federal land in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Weeks Law, and for other purposes.”
7:07:00 P.M. H.R. 3115 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 309 – 99 (Roll no. 639).
7:07:01 P.M. H.R. 3115 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:07:09 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
7:21:22 P.M. SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
9:09:34 P.M. Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.
9:09:41 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
9:09:42 P.M. The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on November 29, 2017.

 

 

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One year running Media Matters ~ Angelo Carusone, Media Matters


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Friends –

It’s that time of year – when your inbox gets inundated with appeals for donations. Year-end giving is really the engine that sustains many nonprofit organizations, so it’s a crucial time on the calendar. And, although they can be irritating at times, these appeals are necessary to get the word out and secure donations that fund important work all year.

You’ll be getting plenty of those requests from Media Matters over the coming weeks too! But before the year-end funding drive kicks off in full steam, I wanted to share some personal thoughts and reflections as my first year serving as president of Media Matters draws to a close.

I came to Media Matters not from a political background, but rather as an activist. While in law school, during the summer of 2009, I started a Twitter-based campaign to get Glenn Beck off of Fox News by targeting his advertisers. I continued working on that campaign while finishing law school. Afterward, instead of moving to New York and taking an offer from a big law firm, I ended up joining Media Matters in the fall of 2010. I continued my efforts as a staff member there in concert with an existing coalition of progressive organizations, like Color of Change and Jewish Funds For Justice (now called Bend The Arc).

Since I joined Media Matters seven years ago, much of my work has focused on harnessing the organization’s unique expertise and capacity to get the most extreme and destructive people – like Beck, Bill O’Reilly, and Jeffrey Lord – off the air. But there’s so much more to Media Matters than the few times that we’ve been forced to launch campaigns against some of the worst and loudest right-wing bullies.

Here are just a few things I want to share about Media Matters that I think sometimes get overlooked:

  • We’re a staff of roughly 75 people. The overwhelming majority of the staff is researchers: people whose sole job and responsibility is to monitor news media and identify and grapple with misinformation.
  • We have a ton of expertise. Sometimes, we build out entire teams run by an issue expert just so we’re best-positioned to engage on that topic. Currently, we have dedicated issue teams for climate change and the environment, reproductive freedom, gun violence and public safety, and LGBTQ rights.
  • We have a TON of data. Media Matters‘ television and radio archive goes back over 10 years. AND we’ve recently started analyzing even more data by expanding our recordings of local media markets (due to the impending Sinclair takeover), as well as expanding the number of local radio and even podcasts that we capture and analyze.
  • Most of what Media Matters does is not seen. We’re a resource. Our bottom-line objective is to improve the media landscape and the conversations happening in it. Mission effectiveness is what drives us. That often means doing a lot of work with little to no expectation or desire for recognition or credit. Sometimes that means making sure that news media are aware of the latest right-wing lie so that they don’t unintentionally parrot it. Other times, it could mean spending weeks showing a major news outlet how its treatment of a particular issue or story is inadequate in order to convince that outlet to change its approach. Regardless of whether we’d get to claim a “win,” if we see something that we can do to improve things, we work to do it – day in and day out.

Even before I started working at Media Matters, I described myself as the organization’s biggest fan as well as its fiercest critic. When I took the reins one year ago, I spent a lot of time listening to input as well as thinking long and hard about both sides of that fan/critic spectrum.

One strength that we have at Media Matters is a culture of self-evaluation and constant growth. And I was determined to leverage that culture to strengthen the organization and improve the way we carry out our mission. Accordingly, we made a lot of changes really fast and then continued tweaking throughout the year.

Here are some of things that we have done in the past year that strengthened the team and our ability to carry out our work in the years ahead:

  • We immediately developed a massive plan for systematically understanding and addressing the fake news ecosystem. We’ve made great strides here and have even more exciting things on the horizon. OZY actually profiled Media Matters a few months ago, looking into the new trajectory that I’ve set, and heralded our efforts at grappling with fake news and disinformation. The piece offers a good bit of background about me and summarizes Media Matters‘ efforts pretty concisely.
  • At the beginning of the year, we restructured most of the organization in order to better position Media Matters to rise to the challenges of the current hyper-fragmented media landscape.
  • We thought long and hard about the organization’s senior leadership and staffed it accordingly to align with our efforts to be a much more inclusive organization from top to bottom. There is always more work to do when it comes to building and maintaining an inclusive work environment, but I am happy to report that our senior leadership is now evenly split between men and women.
  • We’re also being much more intentional about our own blind spots when it comes to our writers. We recognize that we’ll be even more effective at carrying out our mission if we have a more expansive and inclusive group of people writing for the Media Matters website. To this end, a few weeks ago, we launched a program solely focused on identifying, developing, and incorporating into our writing staff voices that fully reflect the diverse society we live in.
  • The Media Matters website is currently being completely overhauled. Our site is a relic from another time. This year, we made the serious commitment to redesign and rebuild the website from the ground up. The whole process will take about eight months. But I couldn’t be happier that we’ve finally taken the plunge.

In the coming weeks, you’ll be hearing more specifics about the work that we have done this year and what we plan to do in the years ahead.

On a final note…

On Twitter, I often describe myself in tongue-in-cheek fashion as “smugly self-satisfied.” But this year has truly been an exercise in humility. Leading an organization of Media Matters‘ size, speed, and complexity of mission is difficult and draining. The combination of fundraising travel, interactions with the news media, advocacy work, and just being present to learn from and work with the team can feel isolating and daunting at times.

I will confess that I had many moments of self-doubt throughout the year. But as I think about all that we’ve already done this year, there’s not an ounce of self-doubt left. Thanks in large part to the efforts of the Media Matters team and your support and participation, all that remains is confidence in our path.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Onward!

Angelo Carusone
@GoAngelo
President, Media Matters

P.S. Want to get out ahead of Media Matters‘ year-end fundraiser and show your support now? Donate here: http://mm4a.org/donate2017