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Archived Floor Update :
Today, the House meets at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Following “One Minutes,” the House is expected to recess.
At approximately 3:00 p.m., the House will reconvene and debate the sixteen bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Following “One Minutes,” the House is expected to recess.
At approximately 3:00 p.m., the House will reconvene and debate the sixteen bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
If you have any questions please contact: Shuwanza Goff, Ray Salazar, or Deborah Rowe at 5-3130.
Leader's Report :
Today, the House passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), which was introduced by Rep. Terri Sewell of Selma, Alabama. Since the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court case gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, nearly two-dozen states have implemented voter suppression tactics restricting Americans’ right to vote. After years of Republican inaction to address this voter suppression, I’m pleased the Democratic Majority passed the VRAA to restore the Voting Rights Act to its full strength. Now that it has passed the House, I urge Senator McConnell to take up this legislation and pass it.
Statement :
I thank [Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler] for his leadership, and of course I thank [Congresswoman] Terri Sewell, who is from Selma, Alabama, who has been a fighter for voting rights all of her life. I thank her for sponsoring this bill along with myself and so many others.
Speech :
Fifteen times I’ve walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, most of those times holding John Lewis’ hand. John, thank you. The steps you took, the beatings you received, the courage you showed continues to illuminate our path today. Thank you, John Lewis.
Archived Floor Update :
The House is now taking the following votes:
- Agreeing to H.Res. 326 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (Rep.
Press Release :
While the jobs report reflects continued steady employment gains that reach back more than nine years, well into the Obama presidency, slowed wage growth shows the failure of this Administration and its policies to expand on those gains to benefit working Americans. We must do better.
Statement :
Madam Speaker, there are few alliances as critical to America’s national security, to global stability, and to our nation’s values as the U.S.-Israel relationship. Israel and America share common values and together are committed to the principles of democracy and individual freedom. The United States will always stand by our ally Israel. Period.
Archived Floor Update :
"On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Schedule for the Week of December 9, 2019
as announced by Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer
as announced by Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer
"On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.