House Floor Summary

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5645 — "To amend the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority."

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

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on passage of H.R. 2152, and adoption of the motion to recommit and passage of H.R. 5645, all of which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2152 — "To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes."

The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of May 9.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2152, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until later in the legislative day.

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

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Doggett motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Doggett demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2152.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5645, H.R. 2152 and S.J. Res. 57. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5645 under a structured rule, with one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2152 under a closed rule, with one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule also provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 57 under a closed rule with one motion to commit.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 872. H.R. 2152 — "To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes."

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Doggett motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment to add a section relating to protecting consumers against high prescription drug costs.

Mr. Doggett moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A001) without objection.