House Floor Summary

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 H.R. 4768.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4768 — "To require the President to develop a national strategy to combat the financial networks of transnational organized criminals, and for other purposes."

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

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

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4725.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 4725 — "To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require short form call reports for certain depository institutions."

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.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Clark (MA) motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Clark (MA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit until later in the legislative day.

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

Ms. Clark (MA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2226.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2226 — "To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution's portfolio, and for other purposes."

The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Clark (MA) motion to recommit with instructions pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike on Page 3, line 21 the language "otherwise determined" and insert "such action is at the request of and for the personal gain of the President, his or her immediate family members, or senior Executive Branch officials who are required to file annual financial disclosure forms or is other determined inappropriate". Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.