House Floor Summary

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 11.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Sherrill, numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to expand from 60 days before an election to 90 days the provisions on knowingly prohibiting deceptive practices in federal elections, including knowingly providing false information about the time or place of voting, qualifications for voting, or public endorsements.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slotkin amendment No. 10.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Slotkin, numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to direct the GAO to conduct an assessment of current exemptions of FARA registration requirements and what adjustments should be made to prevent foreign funding from influencing U.S. elections and political processes.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Houlahan amendment No. 9.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Houlahan, numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to codify the FEC definition of substantial assistance for an illegal foreign transaction and defines what it means to knowingly abet a foreign entity, consistent with FEC regulations.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delgado amendment No. 8.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Delgado, numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to require the Federal Election Commission to do an analysis of the extent to which illicit foreign money was used to carry out disinformation and propaganda campaigns focused on depressing turnout among rural communities and the success or failure of these efforts, together with recommendations to address these efforts in future elections.

On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 7.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brown (MD), numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to require the FBI to confirm receipt when a political committee issues a notification that they have been contacted by a reportable foreign contact. Additionally, requires the FBI to submit a report to Congress on how they are managing and responding to notifications from political committees.

On agreeing to the Swalwell (CA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Swalwell (CA) amendment No. 6.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Swalwell (CA), numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to include a candidate's immediate family members among those whose direct or indirect contacts or communications with a covered foreign national may amount to a reportable foreign contact with the term immediate family member meaning a candidate's parent, parent-in-law, spouse, adult child, or sibling.

On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 5.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Langevin, numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to direct the Federal Elections Commission to commission an independent study and report on media literacy with respect to online political content consumption among voting-age Americans.