HR 2616

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• Rep. Walberg, Tim (R-MI) [#5]

1. May 21, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
2. May 20, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
3. May 20, 2026 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 198 (Roll no. 184). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3652) · house
4. May 20, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 198 (Roll no. 184). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3652)
5. May 20, 2026 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 208 (Roll no. 183). · house
6. May 20, 2026 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3660-3661) · house
7. May 20, 2026 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2616, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walberg demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. · house
8. May 20, 2026 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. · house
9. May 20, 2026 Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (CR H3658) · house
10. May 20, 2026 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. · house
11. May 20, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2616. · house
12. May 20, 2026 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 and H.R. 1346. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7567 under a structured rule and H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318, and H.R. 1346 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 1346, and one motion to commit on S. 1318. · house
13. May 20, 2026 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H3652-3659) · house
14. Apr 29, 2026 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 and H.R. 1346. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7567 under a structured rule and H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318, and H.R. 1346 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 1346, and one motion to commit on S. 1318. · house
15. Jan 13, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377. · house
16. Jan 13, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-441. · house
17. Apr 9, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12. · house
18. Apr 9, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
19. Apr 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
20. Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in House

• HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1346) to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. (Related bill)

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• Referred in Senate · May 21, 2026
• Engrossed in House · May 20, 2026
• Reported in House · Jan 13, 2026
• Introduced in House · Apr 3, 2025