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Archived Floor Update :
The House has completed debate on H.Res. 576 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, as amended.

The House has now begun one hour of debate on H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act, as amended. 

After debate on H.R. 2203, as amended, the House will debate H.R. 1595 – SAFE Banking Act of 2019, as amended – under suspension of the Rules.
Archived Floor Update :
Please find the Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act, as amended (Rep. Escobar – Homeland Security).
Archived Floor Update :
At approximately 5:10 - 5:15 p.m., the House will take the following votes:
  1. H.R. 1595 – SAFE Banking Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. Perlmutter – Financial Services) Suspension bill – VOTE YES – 15 minutes 
    10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit
  2. Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R.
Archived Floor Update :
The House has reconvened and begun one hour of debate on H.Res. 576 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, as amended.

Following debate on H.Res. 576, as amended, the House will begin one hour of debate on H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act. 
Archived Floor Update :
The House is now taking the following votes:
  1. Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule (H.Res. 577) – VOTE YES – 15 minutes
  2. H.Res. 577 – The Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act, H.R. 3525 – U.S.
Archived Floor Update :
The House is in recess subject to the call of the Chair. 

At approximately 2:30 p.m., the House will reconvene and begin one hour of debate on H.Res. 576 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, as amended.

Following debate on H.Res. 576, as amended, the House will begin one hour of debate on H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act. 
Press Release :
The memorandum released by the White House this morning is damning. This presidency has been characterized by corruption, contempt for the rule of law, and the betrayal of public trust. 
Press Release :
I am proud to bring this legislation to the Floor, but I believe it does not go far enough.  This must be a first step toward the decriminalization and de-scheduling of marijuana, which has led to the prosecution and incarceration of far too many of our fellow Americans for possession. 
Archived Floor Update :
At approximately 1:05 p.m., the House will take the following votes:
  1. Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule (H.Res. 577) – VOTE YES 15 minutes
  2. H.Res. 577 – The Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act, H.R. 3525 – U.S.
Archived Floor Update :
The House has begun one hour of debate on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2203 – Homeland Security Improvement Act, H.R. 3525 – U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, and the resolution related to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.