House Floor Summary

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

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

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 143 (Roll no. 95).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 228 (Roll no. 94).

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

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 764 — "Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives."

The House received a communication from the Honorable Val Butler Demings. Mrs. Demings submitted her resignation from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The resignation was accepted without objection.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4607 — "To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other purposes."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the motion to recommit the bill H.R. 4607, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 188.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Blum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. S. 188 — "To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government."

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.