House Floor Summary

The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul Mitchell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 27, 2017.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. McHenry moved that the House do now adjourn.

The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 26.

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

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House resumed Special Order speeches.

Mr. Woodall filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 280.

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Pursuant to section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255), the Democratic Leader appointed Dr. Steven Lane, Palo Alto, California.

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

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

On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 161, 2 Present (Roll no. 228).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 378 - 48 (Roll no. 227).

On agreeing to the Deutch amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 410 - 14 (Roll no. 226).

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Speaker's approval of the Journal on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1695.