On the recordFebruary 7, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Casten of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 26 to the Committee on Natural Resources. The material previously referred to by Mr. Casten is as follows: Mr. Casten of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 26 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: Add at the end the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall not take effect until the illegal freeze of taxpayer dollars congressionally appropriated to the Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other agencies is stopped, civil rights and employment protections for nonpartisan Federal public servants are restored, and the Department of Government Efficiency staff and unelected billionaires like Elon Musk no longer have unlawful access to Federal Government systems and the private, sensitive data of United States citizens. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. The question is on the motion to recommit. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it.





