House Floor Summary

The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on March 6, 2017.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Ms. Norton moved that the House do now adjourn.

Mr. McCarthy asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Thursday, March 2, 2017 it adjourn to meet at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2017 Agreed to without objection.

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.

Ms. Jayapal moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 246 - 176 (Roll no. 126).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 232 (Roll no. 125).

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 232 (Roll no. 124).

On agreeing to the Farenthold amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 263 - 145 (Roll no. 123).

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 234 (Roll no. 122).

COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE - The Chair recognized Mr. McCarthy for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Hoyer on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.

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.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. Pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments to prevent the President from making public references to businesses in which he has an equity interest. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.

The House adopted the amendment 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. 1004.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 115-21 to exempt from the rule's prohibited communications any communication that is protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the Unites States of America.