House Floor Summary

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Ms. Jackson Lee 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.

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

Mr. Hensarling asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on December 14. Agreed to without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Swalwell demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion until a time to be announced.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the 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 prohibit financial institutions participating in certain transactions from engaging in business with a foreign entity that has been found by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to have engaged in or authorized cyber-attacks targeting any election held in the United States.

The previous question was ordered on the amendment pursuant to the rule.

Mr. Swalwell (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services.

On agreeing to the Gaetz amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 658, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gaetz amendment No. 1.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Gaetz, numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 115-463 to include, in the report already required in the underlying text, certification that the transaction will not benefit an Iranian person that has knowingly transported items used to establish in Syria a permanent military presence of either Iranian military forces or Iranian backed militia.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 289 - 135 (Roll no. 680).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 184 (Roll no. 679).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 187 (Roll no. 678).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4324.

Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on each bill. It also makes in order specified amendments for the bills.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 658. H.R. 4324 — "To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make certifications with respect to United States and foreign financial institutions' aircraft-related transactions involving Iran, and for other purposes."

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