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s 114 · 115th Congress · Senate

VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
3 current · 3 total
Actions
34
Roll calls
2
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 438 · 2017-07-28
414 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 19 Not voting — Passed
R
2260 (Yea–Nay)
D
1850 (Yea–Nay)
I
20 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (34)
DateTimeAction
2017-01-12Introduced in Senate
2017-05-25Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-05-25Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3190)
2017-05-25Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3190)
2017-05-25Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3190)
2017-05-26Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-2610:02:06Received in the House.
2017-07-2414:11:11Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-07-2414:11:13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6151-6158; text of measure as received: CR H6151)
2017-07-2414:11:15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 114.
2017-07-2414:47:14At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-07-2418:55:59Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6196-6197)
2017-07-2419:03:54On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 186 (Roll no. 408).
2017-07-2419:03:54Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 186 (Roll no. 408).
2017-07-2718:41:05Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 480 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 114 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
2017-07-2809:35:10Rule H. Res. 480 passed House.
2017-07-2810:30:53Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 480. (consideration: CR H6531-6538)
2017-07-2810:30:58Rule provides for consideration of S. 114 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
2017-07-2810:32:13DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 114.
2017-07-2810:59:42The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2017-07-2811:00:54POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 114, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the aye had prevailed. Mr. Roe(TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until later in the legislative day.
2017-07-2812:46:28Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6557-6558)
2017-07-2812:53:37On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 438). (text: CR H6531-6535)
2017-07-2812:53:37Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 438).(text: CR H6531-6535)
2017-07-2812:53:41Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-07-2812:53:43The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2017-07-31Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
2017-08-01Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Voice Vote. (text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S4686)
2017-08-01Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Voice Vote.(text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S4686)
2017-08-02Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-08-07Presented to President.
2017-08-07Presented to President.
2017-08-12Signed by President.
2017-08-12Signed by President.

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