House Approves Debate on Education and Small Business Reforms

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22 days ago - Politics

In a recent decision made by the House of Representatives, two important ideas were approved to be discussed. This approval lets these ideas be debated and possibly turned into official rules more quickly than usual. The group mainly behind moving this forward is called the Republicans.

The first idea being discussed is about changing how students learn about government and politics in school. It plans to introduce a new set of lessons that teach students about different political beliefs. The goal is to help kids understand the many different views that exist in our country.

The second idea aims to help small business owners better deal with the rules and guidelines set by the government. It wants to make these rules clearer so that people who run small businesses can make better decisions for their companies.

Both ideas have been accepted to be talked about without any objections, which means that they can move forward quickly. This decision might change how students learn about politics and how small businesses deal with government rules, helping everyone to better understand and handle these important parts of life.

This is a plan to handle two important bills in the House of Representatives. The first bill sets up a school program to teach about different political beliefs and their histories. The second bill aims to make it clearer how government rules affect small businesses.

For the first bill, any problems stopping it from being discussed are removed. A committee has already suggested some changes, and these will be accepted without further debate. The bill will be talked about for one hour, and then it will go straight to a vote. There’s also a chance for a last-minute change to be discussed and voted on.

For the second bill, it's much the same. All hurdles to its discussion are also lifted. A recommended change by another committee will be automatically accepted. This bill too will have one hour of discussion before a final vote, with an opportunity for a last-minute change to be considered.

In both cases, these steps are designed to speed up the process and make sure that both bills get a fair and quick discussion and vote in the House.

406 votes

Yes

206

No

200

Not Voting

26

  1. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  2. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 207 - 199 (Roll no. 483).
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  3. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 207 - 199 (Roll no. 483).
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  4. On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 200 (Roll no. 482).
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  5. Considered as unfinished business.
  6. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1602, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1602.
  8. Considered as privileged matter.
  9. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5349 and H.R. 7198 under a structured rule. Rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  10. Reported in House

    This is a plan to handle two important bills in the House of Representatives. The first bill sets up a school program to teach about different political beliefs and their histories. The second bill aims to make it clearer how government rules affect small businesses.

    For the first bill, any problems stopping it from being discussed are removed. A committee has already suggested some changes, and these will be accepted without further debate. The bill will be talked about for one hour, and then it will go straight to a vote. There’s also a chance for a last-minute change to be discussed and voted on.

    For the second bill, it's much the same. All hurdles to its discussion are also lifted. A recommended change by another committee will be automatically accepted. This bill too will have one hour of discussion before a final vote, with an opportunity for a last-minute change to be considered.

    In both cases, these steps are designed to speed up the process and make sure that both bills get a fair and quick discussion and vote in the House.

  11. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97.
  12. The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 118-791, by Mr. Burgess.
  13. Introduced in House