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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1496.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1496 — "To amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the "Former Presidents Act of 1958", with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former President, 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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 354 - 60, 4 Present (Roll no. 560).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 190 (Roll no. 559).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 191 (Roll no. 558).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3889.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 3889 — "To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to make technical corrections."

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

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.J. Res. 77 — "Opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J. Res. 77, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1815) to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3624) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of domestic and foreign employees of certain public companies, and for other purposes. (10/16/2019 legislative day)

Opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria. (10/16/2019 legislative day)

On ordering the previous question Roll Call 558 - Yea and Nay vote pending.

Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 629 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1815) to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3624) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of domestic and foreign employees of certain public companies, and for other purposes."