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House shifts next week's calendar, votes to adjourn until 1 p.m. tomorrow
Summary
After completing a series of appropriations, House leaders said the chamber will shift next week's schedule to Monday–Wednesday with the goal of gaveling out sine die on Wednesday; Representative Meeks moved to adjourn and the motion carried with the House to reconvene at 1 p.m. the following day.
After handling a run of appropriations and amendments, the presiding officer told members the chamber was progressing ahead of its planned schedule and announced a change to next week's calendar.
"We are moving right along at the pace that we have originally laid out," the chair said after consulting staff, BLR, the parliamentarian and the Senate. The chair said the chamber would shift the planned Tuesday–Wednesday–Thursday schedule to Monday–Tuesday–Wednesday, and that a start time for Monday would be set to give members time to travel.
Why it matters: The scheduling change aims to compress remaining work and creates the possibility of gaveling out sine die on Wednesday, a procedural milestone that would conclude the session if achieved.
Adjournment
Representative Meeks moved pursuant to House Rule 33(m) that the House adjourn until 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. The motion was adopted by voice vote and the chair announced the House would stand adjourned until 1 p.m. the next day. The desk will remain open as needed for bill readings upon completion of items in the adjourned motion.
The session will resume at the time announced for continued consideration of outstanding items on the calendar.
