House Floor Summary

The Speaker designated the Honorable Doug Collins to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on March 14, 2018.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

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

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - The Chair directed the Clerk to return the papers on H.R. 1207 to the Senate. Agreed to without objection.

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 6 (Roll no. 103).

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 140 (Roll no. 102).

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

MOMENT OF SILENCE - The House observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the attack in Yountville, California.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4465 — "To maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the implementation of those programs, and for other purposes."

The House received a communication from Teresa Valdez, District Director, Congressman Pete Aguilar. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Ms. Valdez notified the House that she had been served with a subpoena for documents and a separate subpoena for testimony, issued by the Superior Court, County of San Bernardino, and that after consultation with the Office of General Counsel, she would make the determinations as required by Rule VIII.

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on March 13, 2018, at 9:53 a.m.: that the Secretary of the Senate request the House to return the official papers of H.R. 1207 to the Senate.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5247 — "To authorize the use of eligible investigational drugs by eligible patients who have been diagnosed with a stage of a disease or condition in which there is reasonable likelihood that death will occur within a matter of months, or with another eligible illness, and for other purposes."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on motions to suspend the rules, which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Mr. Buck filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 773.

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5247.