Today's congressional floor session was cut short after a procedural stunt. The Republicans, at the opening of the floor session, moved to have a discharge petition to bring up H.R. 53, titled "The Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act," from committee and to the floor for consideration. The petition held the signatures of 13 representatives, enough for the motion to be up for debate.
However, after Representative Don Young made his opening remarks on the motion, Representative Capps criticized the motion and moved to adjourn the floor session. After the vote, a rollcall was motioned for. The final vote was tallied as follows:
For: 11
Abstain: 5
Against: 7
The floor session was adjourned, thwarting the Republican's motion for a discharge of H.R. 53.
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