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| Time (ET) | Session |
|---|---|
| 06:59 PM | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
| 06:58 PM | DISTRICT WORK PERIOD - Pursuant to clause 13 of Rule 1, the Chair announced the Speaker's designation of the period from Thursday, May 21, 2026, through Monday, June 1, 2026, as a "district work period." |
| 06:25 PM | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. |
| 06:24 PM | MOMENT OF SILENCE - The House observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the Honorable Barney Frank. |
| 06:20 PM | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 06:20 PM | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 179 (Roll no. 191). |
| 06:13 PM | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6047 — "To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary." |
| 06:13 PM | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| 06:13 PM | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 06:13 PM | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190). |
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/(Question) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | 05-21 | H R 6047 | Passed | Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (On Passage) |
| 190 | 05-21 | H R 1041 | Passed | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (On Passage) |
| 189 | 05-21 | H R 1041 | Failed | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (On Motion to Recommit) |
| 188 | 05-21 | H R 1329 | Failed | Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (On Passage) |
| 187 | 05-21 | H R 1329 | Failed | Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (On Motion to Recommit) |
| 186 | 05-20 | H RES 1300 | Passed | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (On Agreeing to the Resolution) |
| 185 | 05-20 | H RES 1300 | Passed | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (On Ordering the Previous Question) |
| 184 | 05-20 | H R 2616 | Passed | PROTECT Kids Act (On Passage) |
| 183 | 05-20 | H R 2616 | Failed | PROTECT Kids Act (On Motion to Recommit) |
| 182 | 05-20 | H R 1993 | Passed | 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended) |
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