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hr 6538 · 117th Congress · House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8296) to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
61 current · 1 withdrawn · 62 total
Actions
25
Roll calls
2
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 307 · 2022-07-13
260 Yea · 169 Nay · 0 Present · 2 Not voting — Passed
D
2171 (Yea–Nay)
R
43168 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (25)
DateTimeAction
2022-02-01Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2022-02-01Introduced in House
2022-02-01Introduced in House
2022-06-21Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
2022-06-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-379.
2022-06-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-379.
2022-06-2115:22:13Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2022-06-2115:22:37Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5707)
2022-06-2115:22:38DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6538.
2022-06-2115:59:56At 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.
2022-06-2218:45:07Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5809-5810; text: CR H5701-5702)
2022-06-2218:53:52On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 162 (Roll no. 289).
2022-06-2218:53:52Failed 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): 259 - 162 (Roll no. 289).
2022-07-1309:58:25Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
2022-07-1312:40:50Rule H. Res. 1224 passed House.
2022-07-1312:41:42Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H5993-6001)
2022-07-1312:41:47Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
2022-07-1312:43:01DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6538.
2022-07-1312:58:35DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6538.
2022-07-1313:40:00The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2022-07-1313:41:52POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6538, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2022-07-1320:13:40Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6287-6288)
2022-07-1320:21:18On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 260 - 169 (Roll no. 307). (text: CR H5993-5994)
2022-07-1320:21:18Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 260 - 169 (Roll no. 307).(text: CR H5993-5994)
2022-07-1320:21:20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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