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President Addresses Joint Session
President Donald J. Trump delivered an address to a Joint Session of Congress on February 28, 2017.
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Remembering the Victims of the Holocaust at the Capitol
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Time (EST) | Session |
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9:00 am | Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
1:00 pm | Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
5:00 pm | Hearing: H.R. 115Thin Blue Line Act Rules Committee Print 115-17 showing the text of H.R 115 as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary; H.R. 1039Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017 Committee on Rules: |
Time | Session |
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8:07 P.M. - | The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on May 17, 2017. |
8:07 P.M. - | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. |
8:07 P.M. - | Ms. Esty (CT) moved that the House do now adjourn. |
7:35 P.M. - | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
7:05 P.M. - | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. |
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Most Recent Votes
Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/Description |
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258 | 05-16 | H R 1616 | Passed | Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 |
257 | 05-04 | H R 1644 | Passed | Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act |
256 | 05-04 | H R 1628 | Passed | American Health Care Act |
255 | 05-04 | H R 2192 | Passed | To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff |
254 | 05-04 | JOURNAL | Passed | On Approving the Journal |
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