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05:54 PM The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to pursuant to section 4(b) of H. Res. 967. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on December 17, 2020.
05:49 PM SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
05:37 PM The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the continuance of the national emergency with respect to persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption. - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-173).
05:37 PM ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
05:36 PM Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05:36 PM On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 0 (Roll no. 244).
04:33 PM Considered as unfinished business. S. 2216 — "To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes."
04:33 PM UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on the motion to suspend the rules and pass S. 2216, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
04:32 PM Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04:32 PM On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

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Recent Votes
Roll Date Bill Result Title/(Question)
244 12-16 S 2216 Passed TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
243 12-10 H R 5040 Passed AIR Safety Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
242 12-10 S 906 Passed Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
241 12-09 H R 5758 Passed Ceiling Fan Improvement Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
240 12-09 H R 8900 Passed Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
239 12-08 H R 8354 Passed Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
238 12-08 H R 6395 Passed William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (On Agreeing to the Conference Report)
237 12-07 S 461 Passed HBCU PARTNERS Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
236 12-07 H RES 512 Passed Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended)
235 12-04 H R 3884 Passed MORE Act (On Passage)

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