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Press Release :
For decades, perhaps centuries, people are going to walk into this room. They are going to look up to see the ‘Elijah Cummings Oversight Committee Room,’ and they [are going] to turn to somebody and say: who was Elijah Cummings? And perhaps those who knew him well will say: ‘he was better than us.’
Daily Leader :
| FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020 | ||
Archived Floor Update :
At approximately 11:10 - 11:15 a.m., the House will take the following votes:
- H.R. 2819 – Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Act, as amended (Rep. Kim – Natural Resources) Suspension bill – 15 minutes
10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit
- Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R.
Archived Floor Update :
Today, the House meets at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. There will be up to five “One Minutes” per side.
Following “One Minutes,” the House will begin 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 2339 – Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019.
After debate on H.R. 2339, the House will take votes. These will be the last votes of the week.
Following “One Minutes,” the House will begin 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 2339 – Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019.
After debate on H.R. 2339, the House will take votes. These will be the last votes of the week.
Archived Floor Update :
The House has reconvened and is now taking the following votes:
- Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule (H.Res. 866) – VOTE YES – 15 minutes
- H.Res. 866 – Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R.
Archived Floor Update :
The House has begun one hour of debate on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2339 – Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019.
After debate on the Rule, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the House will take votes. These will be the last votes of the day.
After debate on the Rule, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the House will take votes. These will be the last votes of the day.
Archived Floor Update :
The House is now in recess subject to the call of the Chair. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the House will reconvene and take the following votes:
- Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule (H.Res. 866) – VOTE YES – 15 minutes
- H.Res. 866 – Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R.
Daily Leader :
| FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR Thursday, February 27, 2020 | ||
Speech :
I am pleased this will be a bipartisan vote. This is about Emmett Till. It's about lynching. It's about violence. It's about hate. But in a larger sense, this is about who we are as a country, who we are as a country that said ‘we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.’ …To the surprise, I think, of probably many Americans, Madam Speaker, lynching has not been described as a hate crime. We will do that today… The House will make that determination today. I’m proud to bring this legislation to the Floor as Majority Leader."
Archived Floor Update :
The House is now taking the following votes on bills considered under suspension of the Rules:
- H.R. 35 – Emmett Till Antilynching Act, as amended (Rep. Rush – Judiciary) – 15 minutes
- H.R. 4852 – GIVE Act (Rep.