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Monday, January 23, 2017
| Time (EST) | Session |
|---|---|
| 5:00 pm | Business Meeting: H.R. 7No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 Committee on Rules: |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:19 P.M. - | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
| 7:18 P.M. - | The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 4(c) of H. Res. 5, 115th Congress, and the order of the House of January 3, 2017, of the following individuals to serve as the Governing Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics: Nominated by the Speaker after consultation with the Minority Leader: Mr. Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings, Washington, Chairman; Mr. James M. Eagen, III, Colorado; Ms. Allison R. Hayward, Virginia; Ms. Judy Biggert, Illinois, alternate. Nominated by the Minority Leader after consultation with the Speaker: Mr. David Skaggs, Colorado, Co-Chairman; Brigadier General (retired) Belinda Pinckney, Virginia; Ms. Karan English, Arizona; Mr. Mike Barnes, Maryland, alternate. |
| 7:06 P.M. - | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. |
| 7:06 P.M. - | Ms. Cheney filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 55. |
| 7:05 P.M. - | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
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Most Recent Votes
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 01-23 | H R 582 | Passed | Kari’s Law Act |
| 60 | 01-23 | H R 423 | Passed | Anti-Spoofing Act |
| 59 | 01-13 | S 84 | Passed | To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces |
| 58 | 01-13 | S CON RES 3 | Passed | Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 |
| 57 | 01-13 | S CON RES 3 | Failed | On Agreeing to the Amendment (Yarmuth of Kentucky Amendment No. 1) |
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