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

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 177 (Roll no. 214).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 187 (Roll no. 213).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 184 (Roll no. 212).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 188 (Roll no. 211).

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1343) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans. (04/04/2017 legislative day)

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1304) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. (04/04/2017 legislative day)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 353.

Mr. Smith (TX) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.

The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 214).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 213).

Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 240 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1343) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on ordering the previous question and adoption of H. Res. 240, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 212).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 211).

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 240, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis (CO) demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.