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hr 1230 · 116th Congress · House

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
91 current · 91 total
Actions
33
Roll calls
3
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 19 · 2020-01-15
163 Yea · 257 Nay · 0 Present · 15 Not voting — Failed
D
0230 (Yea–Nay)
R
16226 (Yea–Nay)
L
01 (Yea–Nay)
I
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (33)
DateTimeAction
2019-02-14Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-02-14Introduced in House
2019-02-14Introduced in House
2020-01-09Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
2020-01-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-372.
2020-01-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-372.
2020-01-1318:46:51Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 790 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1230 and H.J. Res. 76 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
2020-01-1513:39:45Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 790. (consideration: CR H258-270; text: CR H264-265)
2020-01-1513:39:50Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1230 and H.J. Res. 76 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
2020-01-1513:40:00House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 790 and Rule XVIII.
2020-01-1513:40:01The Speaker designated the Honorable Henry Cuellar to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2020-01-1513:40:15GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1230.
2020-01-1514:26:22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 790, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 1.
2020-01-1514:35:01DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 790, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodney Davis (IL) amendment No. 2.
2020-01-1514:44:59DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 790, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 3.
2020-01-1514:54:47POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Allen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2020-01-1514:55:46DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 790, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 4.
2020-01-1515:02:40DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 790, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tlaib amendment No. 5.
2020-01-1515:10:10Mr. Scott (VA) moved that the committee rise.
2020-01-1515:10:25On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2020-01-1515:10:38Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1230 as unfinished business.
2020-01-1516:02:16Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H270-274)
2020-01-1516:02:28The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2020-01-1516:33:44The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1230.
2020-01-1516:34:33The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2020-01-1516:34:42The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2020-01-1516:36:07Mr. Smucker moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H271)
2020-01-1516:36:24Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded wiht 10 minutes of debate on the Smucker 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 adding at the end of the bill a new section pertaining to Rule of Construction which states nothing in the Act shall be construed to alter the status of a truck driver as an independent contractor if the truck driver is currently considered to be an independent contractor under Federal law.
2020-01-1516:47:57The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2020-01-1516:56:29On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 220 (Roll no. 20).
2020-01-1517:02:58On passage Passed by recorded vote: 261 - 155 (Roll no. 21).
2020-01-1517:02:58Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 261 - 155 (Roll no. 21).
2020-01-1517:03:00Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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