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hr 549 · 116th Congress · House

Venezuela TPS Act of 2019

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
33 current · 33 total
Actions
28
Roll calls
3
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 514 · 2019-07-25
272 Yea · 158 Nay · 0 Present · 2 Not voting — Passed
D
2310 (Yea–Nay)
R
40157 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
I
01 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (28)
DateTimeAction
2019-01-15Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-15Introduced in House
2019-01-15Introduced in House
2019-07-23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 128.
2019-07-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-168.
2019-07-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-168.
2019-07-2317:36:43Ms. Mucarsel-Powell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-07-2317:37:26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7211-7215; text: CR H7211)
2019-07-2317:37:28DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 549.
2019-07-2318:14:27At 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.
2019-07-2319:06:46Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7222-7223)
2019-07-2319:20:45On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 268 - 154 (Roll no. 498).
2019-07-2319:20:45Failed 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): 268 - 154 (Roll no. 498).
2019-07-2421:38:44Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 519 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3877 and H.R. 549. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3877 and H.R. 549 under closed rules. Resolution also waives clause 6(a) of Rule XIII, requiring a two-thirds vote waiver to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee against any resolution reported through the legislative day of July 26, 2019.
2019-07-2513:46:05Rule H. Res. 519 passed House.
2019-07-2515:15:33Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 519. (consideration: CR H7409-7412)
2019-07-2515:15:38Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3877 and H.R. 549. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3877 and H.R. 549 under closed rules. Resolution also waives clause 6(a) of Rule XIII, requiring a two-thirds vote waiver to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee against any resolution reported through the legislative day of July 26, 2019.
2019-07-2515:16:34DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 549.
2019-07-2515:37:24The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2019-07-2515:38:02POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, the Chair postponed further proceedings on H.R. 549.
2019-07-2517:28:42Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7440-7443)
2019-07-2517:29:05Mr. Reschenthaler moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H7440-7441)
2019-07-2517:29:15DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reschenthaler 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 insert new language on Page 1, line 11: "because of the economic, humanitarian, security and refugee crisis that is a direct result of years of socialist policies implemented by the regimes of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro".
2019-07-2517:38:07The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2019-07-2517:46:00On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 215 - 217 (Roll no. 513).
2019-07-2518:00:55On passage Passed by recorded vote: 272 - 158 (Roll no. 514). (text: CR H7409)
2019-07-2518:00:55Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 272 - 158 (Roll no. 514).(text: CR H7409)
2019-07-2518:00:57Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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