House Floor Summary

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

On passage Roll Call 158 - Recorded vote pending.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 157).

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 with an amendment to add a section at the end of the bill prohibiting language to be construed to apply to a civil action that implicates the foreign emoluments clause of the United States Constitution.

Ms. Lofgren moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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. 720.

On agreeing to the Jeffries amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 156).

On agreeing to the Conyers amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 155).

An amendment, offered by Mr. Jeffries, numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 115-29 to exempt actions pertaining to whistleblowers.

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 154).

An amendment, offered by Mr. Conyers, numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 115-29 to exempt from the bill civil actions alleging any violation of a constitutional or civil right.

On agreeing to the Soto amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 153).

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 115-29 to strike the provision mandating the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs, restoring judicial discretion to award such fees and costs, when warranted.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jeffries amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jeffries demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 115-29 to reinstate the FRCP 11(c)(2) safe harbor provision to allow parties to avoid penalties by withdrawing or correcting the claims within 14 days from when the alleged violation of rule 11(b) becomes known, anytime up until the end of the discovery period.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 180, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jeffries Part A amendment No. 4.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Conyers amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.