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| Time (ET) | Session |
|---|---|
| 05:09 PM | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
| 04:49 PM | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. |
| 04:48 PM | The House received a message from the Acting Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Acting Clerk notified the House that he had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.: That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 43 and S. Res. 925, and passed S. 4776, H.R. 1097, H.R. 3254, H.R. 3797, H.R. 3801, H.R. 6829, H.R. 6960, and H.R. 7872. |
| 04:46 PM | The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification stating that the National Emergency with respect to global illicit drug trafficking declared in Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond December 15, 2024. - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 118-184). |
| 04:44 PM | The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification stating that the national emergency with respect to serious human rights abuses and corruption declared in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, is to continue in effect beyond December 20, 2024. - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 118-183). |
| 04:43 PM | Mr. Rogers (AL) asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on December 12. Agreed to without objection. |
| 04:43 PM | UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Rogers (AL) asked unanimous consent that the proceedings during the former Members program be printed in the Congressional Record and that all Members and former Members who spoke during the proceedings have the privilege of revising and extending their remarks. Agreed to without objection. |
| 04:43 PM | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 04:43 PM | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. |
| 04:42 PM | Considered by unanimous consent. H. Con. Res. 134 — "Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5009." |
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/(Question) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 12-11 | H R 5009 | Passed | WILD Act (On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment) |
| 499 | 12-11 | H R 9716 | Passed | Increasing Baseline Updates Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass) |
| 498 | 12-10 | H R 9668 | Passed | SHIELD Against CCP Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended) |
| 497 | 12-10 | H R 7673 | Passed | Liberty in Laundry Act (On Passage) |
| 496 | 12-10 | S 3613 | Passed | Improving Federal Building Security Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass) |
| 495 | 12-10 | H RES 1612 | Passed | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) the Liberty in Laundry Act; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4199) the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5009) the WILD Act (On Agreeing to the Resolution) |
| 494 | 12-10 | H RES 1612 | Passed | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) the Liberty in Laundry Act; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4199) the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5009) the WILD Act (On Ordering the Previous Question) |
| 493 | 12-10 | S 4367 | Passed | Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended) |
| 492 | 12-06 | H R 5349 | Passed | Crucial Communism Teaching Act (On Passage) |
| 491 | 12-05 | H RES 1609 | Passed | Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House (On Motion to Refer) |
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