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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 246 - 176 (Roll no. 126).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 232 (Roll no. 125).

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 232 (Roll no. 124).

On agreeing to the Farenthold amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 263 - 145 (Roll no. 123).

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 234 (Roll no. 122).

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

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

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

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. Pending the 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 amendments to prevent the President from making public references to businesses in which he has an equity interest. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

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. 1004.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 115-21 to exempt from the rule's prohibited communications any communication that is protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the Unites States of America.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Farenthold, numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 115-21 to require the Executive agency to display a list of any regulatory actions that duplicate or overlap with agency regulatory action.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-21 to clarify the terms "propaganda", "publicity", and "advocacy", within the rule's prohibited communications, to mean any information, statements or claims that are unsupported by science or empirical data.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 156, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee Part A amendment No. 3.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Farenthold amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 156, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Farenthold Part A amendment No. 2.