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Mr. Payne asked unanimous consent That it may be in order at any time on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Agreed to without objection.

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

Mr. Payne asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on March 28. Agreed to without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 236 (Roll no. 133).

On agreeing to the Beyer amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 406 - 24 (Roll no. 132).

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Considered by unanimous consent. H. Res. 245 — "Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress."

Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

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 Foxx 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 an amendment to limit any contingent attorney's fees to 49% of any judgement awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.

Ms. Foxx (NC) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute 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. 7.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendment number 7, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Beyer, numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to exempt employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting compensation data under Section 8 of this Act.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 9.