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Time (ET) Session
03:10 PM SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
03:08 PM ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
03:07 PM POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the motion to commit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to commit until a time to be announced.
03:07 PM The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
03:06 PM Ms. Foxx moved to commit to the Committee on Education and Labor.
03:06 PM The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
02:32 PM DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 1098.
02:31 PM Rule provides for consideration of S. 1098 with 1 hour of general debate. Resolution also provides one motion to commit.
02:31 PM Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1361. S. 1098 — "To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans."
02:28 PM Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Most Recent Votes

Roll Date Bill Result Title/(Question)
444 09-20 S 2490 Passed Blackwell School National Historic Site Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
442 09-20 H RES 1361 Passed Providing for consideration of S. 1098, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act; and for other purposes (On Agreeing to the Resolution)
441 09-20 H RES 1361 Passed Providing for consideration of S. 1098, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act; and for other purposes (On Ordering the Previous Question)
440 09-19 H R 1456 Passed Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
439 09-19 S 3157 Passed Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
438 09-19 S 3895 Passed United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
437 09-15 H R 2988 Passed Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act (On Passage)
436 09-15 H R 2988 Agreed to On Agreeing to the Amendment ()
435 09-15 H R 8326 Passed Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act (On Passage)

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