07/11/17 7:02 PM
ADJUSTED WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE - Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the Oath of Office to the Gentleman from California, the whole number of the House is 434.
07/11/17 6:56 PM
The gentlewoman from the California delegation, Representative Maxine Waters, addressed the House and introduced Representative Jimmy Gomez, Thirty-Fourth District, California.
07/11/17 6:55 PM
ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE - Representative-elect Jimmy Gomez from the Thirty-Fourth Congressional District, State of California, presented himself in the well of the House to take the Oath of Office administered by the Speaker of the House.
07/11/17 6:54 PM
The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk transmitted to the House a facsimile copy of a letter received from the Honorable Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State, indicating that, at the Special Election held on June 6, 2017, the Honorable Jimmy Gomez was duly elected Representative in Congress for the 34th Congressional District, State of California.
07/11/17 6:54 PM H.R. 1397
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/11/17 6:54 PM H.R. 1397
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): (Roll no. 345).
07/11/17 6:54 PM H.R. 1397
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 345).
07/11/17 6:31 PM H.R. 1397
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Roll Call 345 - 2/3 Yea and Nay vote pending.
07/11/17 6:31 PM H.R. 1397
Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1397 — "To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes."
07/11/17 6:30 PM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
