House Floor Summary

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Green, Al 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.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 338).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 218 - 210 (Roll no. 337).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 235 (Roll no. 336).

On agreeing to the Barr amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 116 - 310 (Roll no. 335).

On agreeing to the Hudson amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 197 (Roll no. 334).

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

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of a motion to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1500 — "To redesignate the small triangular property located in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302 as "Robert Emmet Park", and for other purposes."

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

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

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kuster 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 add an exemption to the underlying bill for any claim or action that pertains to the negligent prescription of opioids.

Ms. Kuster (NH) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1215.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Barr, numbered 5 printed in House Report 115-179 to give affirmative defense to defendants in health care liability cases if they can show they complied with clinical practice guidelines.