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hr 21 · 115th Congress · House

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
14 current · 14 total
Actions
18
Roll calls
2
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 8 · 2017-01-04
238 Yea · 184 Nay · 0 Present · 11 Not voting — Passed
R
232–0 (Yea–Nay)
D
3–184 (Yea–Nay)
I
2–0 (Yea–Nay)
L
1–0 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (18)
DateTimeAction
2017-01-03—Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-01-03—Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-01-03—Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-01-03—Introduced in House
2017-01-03—Introduced in House
2017-01-0413:35:19Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H74-86)
2017-01-0413:35:35The rule provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
2017-01-0413:35:57DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21.
2017-01-0414:40:56The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2017-01-0414:41:29Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H84)
2017-01-0414:41:40DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor (FL) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add at the end of the bill a section 3 pertaining to exception for certain rules that prohibit discrimination by insurance issuers on the basis of gender or preexisting condition or that make healthcare more affordable for working Americans.
2017-01-0414:51:56The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2017-01-0414:51:57POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Castor (FL) motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Castor (FL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
2017-01-0416:15:30Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H86-87)
2017-01-0416:38:28On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 183 - 236 (Roll no. 7).
2017-01-0416:48:31On passage Passed by recorded vote: 238 - 184 (Roll no. 8). (text: CR H74)
2017-01-0416:48:31Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 238 - 184 (Roll no. 8).(text: CR H74)
2017-01-0416:48:34Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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