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U.S. House Schedule for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH
On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Last votes expected: 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

One Minute Speeches

H.Con.Res. 83 [1] – Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran (Closed Rule, Two Hours of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Elissa Slotkin / Foreign Affairs Committee) 

Begin Consideration of H.R. 535 [2] – PFAS Action Act of 2019 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell / Energy and Commerce Committee)

The Rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:

Reps. Woodall / DeSaulnier Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Michael Burgess Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. John Shimkus Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Hudson / Rouzer Amendment #1 (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Hudson / Rouzer Amendment #2 (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Troy Balderson Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Delgado / Pappas / Rouda / Fitzpatrick / Cisneros Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Pingree / Spanberger Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Kildee / Kind / Gallagher Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Brenda Lawrence Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Rice (NY) / King (NY) / Fitzpatrick / Grijalva / Suozzi Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Anthony Brown Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Pappas / Rouda / Delgado / Fitzpatrick / Kuster Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Stacey Plaskett Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Brindisi / Gallagher / Reed Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Andy Kim Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Jared Golden Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Cindy Axne Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Tlaib / Ocasio-Cortez / Barragan Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Tom Malinowski Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Andy Levin Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Elissa Slotkin Amendment (10 minutes of debate)

Postponed Suspension Vote:

1) H.R. 5078 [3] – Prison to Proprietorship Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez / Small Business Committee)

Special Order Speeches

Printable PDF [4]

COMMITTEE ACTIVITY

Title Time Location
Farming in the 21st Century: The Impacts of Agriculture Technology in Rural America [5]
Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development (Committee on Small Business)
10:00 AM 2360 RHOB
Reviewing the Availability of Resources to Address Veteran Hunger [6]
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans’ Affairs)
10:00 AM 210 CAPITOL
Subcommittee Markup of 9 Energy bills [7]
Subcommittee on Energy (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
10:00 AM 2123 RHOB
H.R. 5260, Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act (PROSWIFT Act) [8]
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
10:00 AM 2318 RHOB
2020 Election Security-Perspectives from Voting System Vendors and Experts [9]
Committee on House Administration
10:00 AM 1310 LHOB
“Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2020.” [10]
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment (Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)
10:00 AM 2167 RHOB
“Reaching Hard-to-Count Communities in the 2020 Census” [11]
Committee on Oversight and Reform
10:00 AM 2154 Select one
“Understanding the Importance of DHS Preparedness Grants: Perspectives from the Field” [12]
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (Committee on Homeland Security)
10:00 AM 310 CHOB