House Congressional Record (PDF) + 44 Activities
10:00:00 a.m. - The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:24 a.m. - The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT (H463-3, 22 lines)
10:00:57 a.m. - MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
5m: IMPEACHMENT MOVEMENT (H463-5, 52 lines) — Green (D-TX)
5m: CONGRATULATING DAVID PRICE (H463-6, 118 lines) — Cline (R-VA)
5m: HONORING ARCHITECT FRIEDRICH ST. FLORIAN (H464, 64 lines) — Kaptur (D-OH)
5m: ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS ASSIST IN CALIFORNIA (H464-2, 72 lines) — Ciscomani (R-AZ)
5m: CAUTIONING FEDERAL WORKERS AGAINST TAKING BUYOUTS (H465, 74 lines) — { 1015 } — Scanlon (D-PA)
5m: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NUCLEAR POWER (H465-2, 98 lines) — LaMalfa (R-CA)
5m: SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES (H466, 52 lines) — Vindman (D-VA)
5m: CONDITIONS FOR DISASTER AID (H466-2, 94 lines) — { 1030 } — Figures (D-AL)
5m: HONORING SAMUEL LILLEY (H466-3, 45 lines) — Carter (R-GA)
10:33:59 a.m. - The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. today.
12:00:42 p.m. - The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of February 5.
12:00:50 p.m. - Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben.
12:02:19 p.m. - The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:02:28 p.m. - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 🇺🇸 - The Chair designated Mr. Whitesides to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:02:50 p.m. - ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one-minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
1m: HONORING THE LIFE OF REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN GRABER (H467-7, 38 lines) — Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
1m: IMPROVING ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD IN NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS (H467-8, 40 lines) — McGovern (D-MA)
1m: RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK (H467-9, 44 lines) — Thompson (R-PA)
1m: PROTECTING AGAINST EXTREME GOVERNMENT OVERREACH (H467-10, 48 lines) — Whitesides (D-CA)
1m: ADDRESSING FENTANYL CRISIS (H468, 45 lines) — LaMalfa (R-CA)
1m: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF VERONICA LYNN HORN (H468-2, 37 lines)
1m: PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN TUNISIA (H468-3, 44 lines) — Wilson (R-SC)
1m: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS UNDERMINING FOUNDATION OF OUR COUNTRY (H468-4, 40 lines) — Plaskett (D-VI)
1m: HONORING BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY (H468-5, 42 lines) — Haridopolos (R-FL)
1m: HONORING KENNETH LEE PARKER (H469, 37 lines) — { 1215 } — Davis (D-NC)
H.Res. 107 — ELECTING A MEMBER TO A CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (H469-2, 41 lines) — Griffith (R-VA)
12:17:47 p.m. - H.Res. 107 - Considered as privileged matter. H.Res. 107 — "Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives."
12:17:58 p.m. - H.Res. 107 - On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
12:18:03 p.m. - H.Res. 107 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
H.Res. 108 — ELECTING A MEMBER TO A CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (H469-3, 40 lines) — Aguilar (D-CA)
12:18:04 p.m. - H.Res. 108 - Considered as privileged matter. H.Res. 108 — "Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives."
12:18:15 p.m. - H.Res. 108 - On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
12:18:20 p.m. - H.Res. 108 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:18:45 p.m. - Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party - Pursuant to section 4(a) of House Resolution 5, 119th Congress, and the order of the House of January 3, 2025, the Speaker appointed the following members of the House to the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party: Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Carson, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Brown, Mr. Stanton, and Ms. Tokuda.
12:19:19 p.m. - The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the national emergency with respect to the situation in and in relation to Burma declared in Executive Order 14014 of February 10, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond February 10, 2025 - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-17).
H.Res. 93 — PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 27, HALT ALL LETHAL TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL ACT (H469-6, 1,399 lines) — { 1230 1245 1300 1315 } — Speakers: Griffith (R-VA) • McGovern (D-MA) • Langworthy (R-NY) • Tonko (D-NY) • Leger Fernandez (D-NM) — H.R. 27 • H.Res. 93 • H.R. 4531
12:20:46 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - Considered as privileged matter. H.Res. 93 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes."
12:22:16 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.Res. 93.
1:22:44 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 93, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
1:24:04 p.m. - The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
H.R. 836 — EMERGENCY WILDFIRE FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2025 (H478-2, 266 lines) — { 1330 } — Speakers: Westerman (R-AR) • Huffman (D-CA) • Valadao (R-CA) — H.R. 471 • H.R. 836
1:24:21 p.m. - H.R. 836 - Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 836 — "To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes."
1:24:35 p.m. - H.R. 836 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
1:24:37 p.m. - H.R. 836 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 836.
1:36:57 p.m. - H.R. 836 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
1:37:01 p.m. - H.R. 836 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
H.R. 837 — CONVEYANCE OF PLEASANT VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE TO GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA (H480, 279 lines) — { 1345 } — Speakers: Westerman (R-AR) • Huffman (D-CA) • Crane (R-AZ)
1:37:02 p.m. - H.R. 837 - Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 837 — "To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona."
1:37:10 p.m. - H.R. 837 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
1:37:12 p.m. - H.R. 837 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
1:47:49 p.m. - H.R. 837 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
1:47:53 p.m. - H.R. 837 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1:47:58 p.m. - The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
4:18:58 p.m. - The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of February 5.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE (H481-3, 32 lines) — H.Res. 93
4:19:02 p.m. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on ordering the previous question on H.Res. 93, and on agreeing to the resolution, if ordered, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 27, HALT ALL LETHAL TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL ACT (H482, 973 lines) — 2 Votes: 30, 31 — { 1649 1657 } — Speakers: Hinson (R-IA) • McGovern (D-MA) • Baumgartner (R-WA) • DeSaulnier (D-CA) • Pettersen (D-CO) — H.R. 27 • H.Res. 93
4:19:05 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - Considered as unfinished business. H.Res. 93 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes."
4:52:06 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 208 (Roll no. 30).
4:59:52 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 208 (Roll no. 31).
4:59:54 p.m. - H.Res. 93 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:03:17 p.m. - MOMENT OF SILENCE - The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the United States Capitol Police recruits involved in a car accident in Glynn County, Georgia.
1m: REMEMBERING CAPITOL POLICE RECRUIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER KATZ (H483, 45 lines) — Steil (R-WI)
5:04:21 p.m. - ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one-minute speeches.
1m: HONORING KEVIN JONES (H483-2, 43 lines) — Carter (R-GA)
1m: FIGHTING FOR OUR FEDERAL WORKERS (H483-3, 45 lines) — McClellan (D-VA)
1m: CELEBRATING ALAN KINDER'S 100TH BIRTHDAY (H483-4, 42 lines) — Clyde (R-GA)
1m: HOLD THE LINE (H484, 35 lines) — Stansbury (D-NM)
1m: REINSTATING OUR SERVICEMEMBERS (H484-2, 42 lines) — Grothman (R-WI)
1m: BLACK HISTORY MONTH (H484-3, 37 lines) — Tlaib (D-MI)
1m: SUPPORT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (H484-4, 40 lines) — Turner (D-TX)
1m: PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (H484-5, 40 lines) — { 1715 } — Norton (D-DC)
1m: U.S. GOVERNMENT SERVES AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT WEALTHY SHAREHOLDERS (H484-6, 41 lines) — Thanedar (D-MI)
1m: IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL WORKERS (H485, 40 lines) — Frost (D-FL)
5:19:23 p.m. - SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
60m: SUPPORTING FEDERAL WORKERS (H485-2, 897 lines) — { 1730 1745 1800 1815 } — Speakers: Ivey (D-MD) • Norcross (D-NJ) • Schakowsky (D-IL) • Sanchez (D-CA) • Pocan (D-WI) • Menendez (D-NJ) • (119-SPEAKING) • McGovern (D-MA) • Landsman (D-OH) • Casten (D-IL) • Hoyer (D-MD) • Brown (D-OH) • Hoyle (D-OR) • Kennedy (D-NY) • Balint (D-VT) • Johnson (D-GA) • Takano (D-CA) • Carter (D-LA) • Elfreth (D-MD) • Magaziner (D-RI) • Tokuda (D-HI) • Dexter (D-OR)
60m: ISSUES RELATING TO REBUILDING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (H491, 886 lines) — { 1830 1845 1900 1915 } — Speakers: LaMalfa (R-CA) • Grothman (R-WI)
30m: CHAOS, CONFUSION, AND MANUFACTURED CRISES (H497, 347 lines) — { 1930 } — Speakers: Schneider (D-IL) • Carbajal (D-CA) • Soto (D-FL) • McClellan (D-VA)
ADJOURNMENT (H500, 24 lines) — Schneider (D-IL)
7:44:24 p.m. - Mr. Schneider moved that the House do now adjourn.
7:44:56 p.m. - On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
7:44:57 p.m. - The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on February 6, 2025.