VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 115-46.

Became Public Law No: 115-46.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Voice Vote.(text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S4686)

Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Voice Vote. (text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S4686)

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Rule H. Res. 480 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 480. (consideration: CR H6531-6538)

Rule provides for consideration of S. 114 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 114.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 114, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the aye had prevailed. Mr. Roe(TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until later in the legislative day.

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6557-6558)

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 438).(text: CR H6531-6535)

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 438). (text: CR H6531-6535)

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

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 480 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 114 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6151-6158; text of measure as received: CR H6151)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 114.

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6196-6197)

Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 186 (Roll no. 408).

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 186 (Roll no. 408).

Received in the House.

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3190)

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3190)

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3190)

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3190)

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Introduced in Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.