House Floor Summary

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on September 24, 2019.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. King (IA) moved that the House do now adjourn.

The House received a communication from Representative Duffy wherein he resigns as a member of the House of Representatives effective at 6:00 p.m. on September 23, 2019.

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.

Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, September 20, 2019, it adjourn to meet at noon on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 for Morning-Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business Agreed to without objection.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 186 (Roll no. 540).

On agreeing to the Jordan amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 253 (Roll no. 539).

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Garamendi asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 463, a bill originally introduced by Representative Jones, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XIII. Agreed to without objection.

COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE - The Chair recognized Mr. Scalise 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.

On approving the Journal Agreed to by voice vote.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 540).

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. 1423.

On agreeing to the Jordan amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 539).

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

An amendment, offered by Mr. Jordan, numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-210 to strike from the bill safe-harbor provisions that allow unions and union employees to keep and enforce union-negotiated pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration agreements with employers or other unions, while the bills other provisions abrogate non-union employees rights to keep and enforce their own agreements.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 558, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fletcher amendment No. 2.