Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 194 (Roll no. 424). (text: CR H5587)

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 194 (Roll no. 424).(text: CR H5587)

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 197 (Roll no. 423). (consideration: CR H5591-5592, H5593; text CR H5591-5592)

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5593-5594)

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 1277, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question on H.Res. 1277 and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question on H.Res. 1277 until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1277.

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H5586-5592)

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 237.

All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.

The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-718, by Mr. McGovern.

Introduced in House