House Floor Summary

An amendment, offered by Mr. Pascrell, numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-331 to maintain MIECHV's current focus of funding evidence-based home visiting programs that strengthen families to make kids healthier, safer, and more ready to learn when they start school by striking the provision in the bill that would add `increasing employment and earnings' to the program's measured outcomes.

On Motion to Fix the Convening Time Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Burgess moved pursuant to clause 4 of rule 16, that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 3:00 p.m. on September 27, 2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pascrell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pascrell demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2824 as unfinished business.

On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Smith (NE) moved that the Committee now rise.

On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Murphy (FL), numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-331 to require HRSA, to the extent it continues to allocate Home Visiting funding to states and territories based in whole or in part on the relative share of families with young children living at or below the federal poverty line in each state and territory, to utilize the most accurate federal data available for each jurisdiction.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 533, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment No. 4.

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

An amendment, offered by Ms. DelBene, numbered 3 printed in House Report 115-331 to eliminate the bill's matching requirement for tribal home visiting programs.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 533, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DelBene amendment No. 3.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 533, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pascrell amendment No. 2.

On agreeing to the Smith (NE) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Smith (NE), numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-331 to allow states to take into account staffing, community resource, and other requirements when determining how to operate at least one home visiting model in communities in need of services.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 533, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (NE) amendment No. 1.

On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 199, 1 Present (Roll no. 534).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 190 (Roll no. 533).