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hr 4617 · 116th Congress · House

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
137 current · 137 total
Actions
42
Roll calls
3
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 583 · 2019-10-23
227 Yea · 181 Nay · 0 Present · 23 Not voting — Passed
D
2261 (Yea–Nay)
R
1179 (Yea–Nay)
L
01 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (42)
DateTimeAction
2019-10-08Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2019-10-08Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2019-10-08Introduced in House
2019-10-08Introduced in House
2019-10-21Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
2019-10-21Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2019-10-21Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2019-10-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 116-246, Part I.
2019-10-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 116-246, Part I.
2019-10-2217:17:06Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 650 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4617 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
2019-10-2314:30:22Rule H. Res. 650 passed House.
2019-10-2314:31:15Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 650. (consideration: CR H8410-8442)
2019-10-2314:31:20Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4617 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
2019-10-2314:32:37House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 650 and Rule XVIII.
2019-10-2314:32:38The Speaker designated the Honorable Henry Cuellar to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2019-10-2314:33:41GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4617.
2019-10-2315:44:40DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 1.
2019-10-2315:52:57DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lesko amendment No. 2.
2019-10-2316:03:11POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lesko amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lesko demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2019-10-2316:03:40DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lynch amendment No. 3.
2019-10-2316:10:51DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin (MI) amendment No. 4.
2019-10-2316:17:12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 5.
2019-10-2316:28:56DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Swalwell (CA) amendment No. 6.
2019-10-2316:39:05DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 7.
2019-10-2316:44:24DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delgado amendment No. 8.
2019-10-2316:53:22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Houlahan amendment No. 9.
2019-10-2316:59:43DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slotkin amendment No. 10.
2019-10-2317:03:25DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 11.
2019-10-2317:09:41DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cunningham amendment No. 12.
2019-10-2317:14:02DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cunningham amendment No. 13.
2019-10-2317:18:44DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 650, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Spanberger amendment No. 14.
2019-10-2317:26:18UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Lesko amendment, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2019-10-2318:01:12The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4617.
2019-10-2318:02:15The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2019-10-2318:02:22The 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.
2019-10-2318:04:03Mr. Davis, Rodney moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on House Administration. (text: CR H8439-8440)
2019-10-2318:04:25DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes on the Rodney Davis (IL) 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 strike subsection (b) of section 1 and all that follows and insert the text of the bill entitled the "Honest Elections Act".
2019-10-2318:13:08The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2019-10-2318:17:55On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 225 (Roll no. 582).
2019-10-2318:26:22On passage Passed by recorded vote: 227 - 181 (Roll no. 583).
2019-10-2318:26:22Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 227 - 181 (Roll no. 583).
2019-10-2318:26:23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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