Bring the house back early right now live coverage of todays house pro forma session here on cspan. Captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we thank you forgiving us another day. As the numbers of new Coronavirus Infections remain high throughout the nation, we ask your blessing and protection on those caring for the sick. We ask your healing power to come upon those who are stricken. May their recoveries be swift. Though all of congress is in august recess, bless those who labor behind the scenes to find an agreement to address the pressing needs of our time with wisdom and understanding and compassion for your people who suffer in our nation. Lord, have mercy. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker thank you, father. Pursuant to section 4a, house res. Of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on august 11, 2020, at 12 54 p. M. That the Senate Passed senate 1014. That the Senate Passed senate 2299. That the Senate Passed senate 3703. That the Senate Passed senate 4075. That the senate agreed to Senate Joint Resolution 74. That the senate agreed to Senate Concurrent Resolution 37. With best wished i am, signed, sincerely, cheryl l. Johnson, clerk. The speaker pursuant to section 4 had been b of House Resolution 4b of House Resolution 967, the house stands adjourned until 11 30 a. M. On tuesday, august 18, 2 the u. S. House is holding brief meetings every day and return september 14 unless an agreement is reached on the second kind of aid package. That senate is also holding pro forma sessions until september 8, when senators were resumed debate on a u. S. District Court Nomination for the Eastern District of wisconsin. You can watch live Senate Coverage on cspan two, and see the house here live on cspan. Cspan has covered every minute of every Political Convention since 1984 and we are not stopping now. This months Political Conventions will be like none other in history, with the coronavirus pandemic still looming. Plans for both gatherings are being altered. The democrats will meet to nominate joe biden as their potential candidate monday. President trump will accept his partys nomination next week. Watch cspan at 9 00 p. M. Eastern for live coverage of the Democratic Convention starting monday. And the republican Convention Starting next monday, august 24. Live streaming and ondemand at cspan. Org. Or listen with the free cspan radio app. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. The contenders, about the men who ran for the presidency and lost but changed political history. All week at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, on cspan. Tonight, the 1916 president ial candidate and chief justice of the supreme court, Charles Evans hughes. Q a,nday night on journalist and author elaine weiss on her book, the womans hour, about the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, which granted them in the right to vote. Ed passes the house by a margin very small. It passes the senate with only two vote margin. There are senators who are sitting on it. After the house passes it, in 1918. It takes until june, 1919, before it passes both houses. And then, the senate knew that they were sending it out for ratification in the states and what is called an off year, when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. And that was sort of purposeful, to make it more difficult. So the suffragists had to convince 30 governors to call their legislators back into special session to consider the amendment. Elaine weiss, sunday night, at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, on cspans q a. Next, a visit to the Smithsonians National portrait gallery. Historian Kate Clarke Lemay gives American History tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This is the first of a twopart program. Kate hi, everyone, welcome to the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. I am Kate Clarke Lemay and im the curator of votes for women