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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
14 current · 14 total
Actions
23
Roll calls
2
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 306 · 2017-06-13
238 Yea · 184 Nay · 0 Present · 8 Not voting — Passed
R
2291 (Yea–Nay)
D
6183 (Yea–Nay)
I
20 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (23)
DateTimeAction
2017-05-22Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-05-22Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-05-22Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-05-22Introduced in House
2017-05-22Introduced in House
2017-06-02Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108.
2017-06-02Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2017-06-02Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2017-06-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-161, Part I.
2017-06-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-161, Part I.
2017-06-1219:15:14Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 378 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2581 and S. 1094. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2581 and S. 1094, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on H.R. 2581, and a motion to commit on S. 1094. Both measures will be considered read and are closed to amendments.
2017-06-1313:37:24Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 378. (consideration: CR H4875-4883)
2017-06-1313:37:29Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2581 and S. 1094, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on H.R. 2581, and a motion to commit on S. 1094. Both measures will be considered read and are closed to amendments.
2017-06-1313:39:51DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2581.
2017-06-1314:29:55Ms. Sanchez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H4883)
2017-06-1314:30:12DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sanchez motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to add an exemption to the underlying bill for newborn children who are less than one year of age.
2017-06-1314:36:06The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H4883)
2017-06-1314:36:20POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sanchez motion to recommit with instructions, Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Sanchez demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion to recommit with instructions until later in the later legislative day.
2017-06-1315:38:00Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4896-4898)
2017-06-1316:04:23On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 231 (Roll no. 305). (text: CR H4883)
2017-06-1316:11:29On passage Passed by recorded vote: 238 - 184 (Roll no. 306). (text: CR H4875)
2017-06-1316:11:29Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 238 - 184 (Roll no. 306).(text: CR H4875)
2017-06-1316:11:30Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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