Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to provide for the prohibition on cash payments to the Government of Iran, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Action history

1. 2016-09-22Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2016-09-22On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 236 - 178 (Roll no. 543).
3. 2016-09-22On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 175 (Roll no. 542).
4. 2016-09-22Considered as unfinished business.
5. 2016-09-22POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res 879, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of ordering the previous question until a time to be announced.
6. 2016-09-22DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 879.
7. 2016-09-22Considered as privileged matter.
8. 2016-09-21The rules makes in order only those amendments printed in the report.
9. 2016-09-21Introduced in House
10. 2016-09-21The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-781, by Mr. Byrne.
11. 2016-09-21Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 149.