The reason its nonsense is because he doesnt know. Nobody knows. Thats why we have a policy we have a review of these procedures. Thats why we have nepa. Thats why the National Environmental policy act is in place. That many of my friends across the aisle view as the foundational environmental law. It requires federal agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of projects before the project can be approved. The corps is in the process of doing that. I dont know if youre worried that the outcome might not be like you like. But if everything you said is true, then they certainly wont permit it. To be clear, im not advocating for or against this particular project. I dont know enough about it. But what i am saying is congress should stay out of the process of individual reviews. Setting the press dents of injecting political precedent of injecting political opinions into the nepa process means any project in the future will be subject to the whims of the Majority Party aft at the time. Such a scenario should be a concern for all members, republicans and democrats alike. Perhaps next time the interest will be in legislatively approving a specific project. This amendment would serve as a precedent. What im saying is let the process work. We have put in place the process. So all of the scenarios that you claim are going to be true, we dont know if thats true or not. Nobody knows yet. Theyre just opinions. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Huffman thank you. What we do know about this process is that the army corps itself has acknowledged serious data gaps. What we do know is that tribal input has not been seriously incorporated into this process. And we know that the National Marine fishery service, which is the agency that should be there at the table as a participating agency to protect this iconic fishery, is not participating in this process. So, what this amendment would do is stop this deeply flawed process. If the administration wants to try to start over and get it right, ive just identified some of the ways in which this terribly flawed process could be repaired and they could move forward in the next budget. But there are too many red flags waving. Bristol bay and its salmon are too important to the people of that region and to this country. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from idaho is recognized. Mr. Simpson those are flaws in the process, then im sure that a Court Challenge by the nrdc will actually bring those out. I would yield two minutes to my friend from alaska, mr. Young. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Young i thank the Ranking Member of the committee and i was interested listening to this conversation. I respectfully ask the member to respect the district of which i represent. Im not talking about the mine. Im talking about the process. This is state land. You gave it to us. The congress. State land. They put it up for discovery, it was discovered. Under the cause of discovery you have the right to exploration and under the right of exploration, you have the right for production if it is possible through the process. The chairman, the Ranking Member put it very clearly. Lets go through the process. What this gentleman from california is saying, were going to make a decision whats right for everything here, dont know a damn thing about it. Nothing. Because theyre promoting people saying this should be done. Theres no Science Behind it shouldnt be done. Theres no Science Behind it yet. Science is what you talk about all the time. Its the bedrock. Yet youre ignoring it, expecting this congress that doesnt know squat about the mining in alaska, and its our land, not your land. Its not federal land. Its our land. Im saying let the process work. Let the process go through. Thats what were here for. Not for us to make decisions. The Ranking Member put it very clearly. What are we going to do next time . You will not be in the majority forever and well have some things you wont want and well say, were going to do it. Youre ignoring the science. And you brag about the science all the time. Let the science prove us right or wrong. That should be your responsibility. Not saying youre for or against the mining and give all these doomsday things there. They may happen. If that happens it will not happen because we didnt issue the permits. I want everybody to think about this for a moment. Whats happening here tonight is for the interest of some environmental groups which you used to be the head of by the way, environmental groups to stop a project thats not any of their business until science has not been proven. Im saying lets look for it. Lets look at the science. That happens, then well do it. Pardon, maam . The chair the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Young thats good. Thank you. The chair the gentleman from idaho is recognized. Mr. Simpson i yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from arizona, mr. Gorse. The chair the gentleman from arizona is recognized. Mr. Gosar i thank the gentleman. Madam chairwoman, this amendment also makes a mockery of our laws that govern the permitting process for Mining Operations in complete violation of basic fairness. Specifically this amendment supersedes the democrats supposed flagship environmental regulatory law. Nepa. Unbelievable. Currently the army corps of engineers is doing exactly what congress intended it to do under nepa with regard to a proposed pebble mine project. Its analyzing the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of the proposed mine. A wonderful adage is, good process builds good policy builds good politics. We ought to embrace that. If we really want to put our nose in other places, maybe what we ought to do, as i challenge my good friend from california, that instead of focusing on this project, to look at his state in his own district. Maybe he ought to be focusing on the illegal marijuana farms in his district that are using pesticides and polluting local waters and damaging national forests. This is something that is pertinent to alaska, to the member from alaska, the tribes have been consulted. Its just that the one tribe wants no talking about process followed. But the people closest to us that are most involved have been for this mine. They want good process. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Gosar i oppose the amendment. The chair ok, so the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment agreed to. I ask for the yeas and nays. The chair the gentleman asks for a recorded vote. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number printed in 111. A of house report 116 for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur madam chair, i rise as a designee of chairwoman lowey to strike the last word. The chair the gentlewomans recognized for five minutes. Ms. Kaptur i would like to yield two minutes to my Dear Colleague from california, congressman panetta. The chair the gentlewoman may not yield blocks of time. The gentleman from california is recognized. Pan pan thank you, ma mr. Panetta thank you, madam speaker. Tur. You, chairwoman kap the e for support of flooding in this bill. Included in this bill, thank goodness, is 15 million for the army corps of engineer projects in communities that have previously experienced devastating floods and where the per capita income is less than half of the state and national averages. This type of funding, as we can tell, is critical for economically disadvantaged communities across our country. To not only recover from, but prevent destructive and deadly floods. One of these areas is a valley in my district on the Central Coast of california. An area where flooding has consistently hit it for the past 25 years and caused millions of dollars of damage to the surrounding agriculture crops. But it has also displaced hundreds and hundreds of residents, many whom work in those fields. Thats why this bill is very important. Because it can provide important funding for projects to protect the people that need it the most, for businesses that need it the most, in my community and communities all across this country. Madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this nding bill and i thank chairwoman k dmb kaptur for this time. I thank you and i yield back. The chair the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized. Ms. Kaptur i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her ime. It is now in order to consider amendment number 91 printed in 111. A of house report 116 for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Mr. Graves i have an amendment at the desk. The clerk amendment number 91 printed in part a of house report 116111 offered by mr. Graves of louisiana. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 436, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Graves, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana. Mr. Graves thank you, madam chair. I want to thank you for the recognition and appreciate the opportunity to bring up this amendment today. This amendments pretty simple. In division e section 106 as a provision it says that no funds in this act or any other act may be used to carry out any activities that would include transferring or effectively modifieding modifying the mission of the u. S. Army corps of engineers. I understand that its pretty clear, plain language. Section 106, division e. The problem is this. If the performance of the agency were stellar, id understand that. Perhaps we would try and protect it. Let me throw out a few statistics, painting a picture of what it is that were dealing with. The u. S. Army corps of engineers today has a 100 billion backlog in authorized projects. 100 billion. These projects are projects like sustaining communities, resilience projects, flood protection, ecological restoration, deepening navigation channels. Let me tell but the performance of the u. S. Army corps of engineers, madam chair. You can look at ports in other countries, they have been able to facilitate the larger vessels. In the United States, were years or decades behind where we should be. Putting our ports at a disadvantage. Resulting in our consumers paying higher prices for those goods that are being shipped. In regard to ecological restoration in my home state of louisiana, weve lost 2,000 square miles of our coastal wetlands. Have billions of dollars of restoration prongs authorized, and none of them are projects authorized, and none of them are moving forward, hardly starting in many cases. We have hurricane and flood protection projects. I dont have to remind anyone here. Hurricane harvey, irma, maria, michael. North carolina, south carolina, florida, georgia, texas, louisiana, puerto rico, virgin islands. These places were pounded, people died because of the lack of resilience, the lack of these projects being carried out. Lastly, madam chair, my home state of louisiana. Going back to 2005, i heard a little while ago, someone talking about hurricane katrina. What people dont realize or dont understand, the project that was designed to stop that flooding, that devastation, the loss of 1,200 to 1,500 might have brothers, sisters, friends, relatives, neighbors, fellow louisianans, that project was authorized, dates back to the 1970s, and it wasnt finished. It wasnt finished in 2005. Im not asking to move the corps, im asking, lets look at how to improve, how to modify this. Lets look at a better result to where were not spending as we have in recent years 1. 7 trillion, responding to countless disasters across this country. Thank have cost our nation over 1 billion a pop. Ill reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from ohio is recognized. Ms. Kaptur i rise to claim time in opposition. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. Ms. Kaptur i rise in strong opposition to this amendment and i share the gentlemans frustration, but id like to say that i think the answer is that so many projects within the corps have never had the infrastructure funding that they needed to move forward. Our bill does provide a leap forward in that direction. I think its an understatement to say that the army corps today has its hands full. I dont think we need to add any confusion by trying to tinker around a bureaucratic breaking up agencies and so forth at this moment. Section 106 of the underlying bill was included in the bill after the Administration Proposed breaking up the army corps and transferring parts of it, arms, legs, heads, to other federal agencies. I dont really think thats in the nations interest. That plan was met with wide bipartisan opposition from both sides of the capitol. Such a plan would require legislation to authorize that proposal, but of course the Administration Never presented congress with draft legislation. Nevertheless, the administration doubled down on its shortsighted and misguided plan and was set to begin Planning Efforts until congress stepped in last fall. Fits cal year 2019 the fiscal year 2019 energy and water bill authored by my colleagues from across the aisle included this very same provision which enjoyed bipartisan, bicameral support. The corps responsible for the management of complex, multipurpose projects, some vast, requiring expertise in many areas. Instead of trying to break up and fragment the many responsibilities, i suggest we focus on how to make the corps successful in its current organizational structure, including deferring to the technical judgment of the corps insthofede constant interference for o. From o. M. B. Bureaucrats who have never laid spillway. R made a the army corps holds the lives and communs of the American People in its jurisdiction. Let them do their job. If theyre listening, theyre cheering around this country. I strongly oppose this amendment and urge my colleagues to do the same thing and i yield to my esteemed Ranking Member, mr. Simpson. Mr. Simpson i appreciate mr. Simpson i appreciate the gentlewoman for yielding and appreciate my friend from louisianas passion. Saying the corps has a backlog, thats not their fault, its our fall. The bush administration, the obama administration, and the Trump Administration always propose a budget that slashes and burns the corps budget, its the energy and Water Committee that wont let them do that. Last year the office of management and budget offered a plan for reorganization of federal agencies that included a Civil Works Program through army corps of engineers yet few details were provided to congress and congress was not consulted when those statutory changes were enacted. Yet some took steps to try to begin implemented the reorganization proposal. Thats why the listening wadge was put in last years act and this years act. I will tell you we have had this discussion many times with the general, she a go get em guy. When hes given a mission hell do whatever it takes to get that mission accomplished. I like what hes doing. I wouldnt want to go with o. M. B. And say were going to reorganize the corps and not know what theyre going to do and congress have no input, but i appreciate the passion the gentleman has for this. I think its better placed on the Transportation Committee seeing if there are reorganizations that can be done within the corps and done legislatively that make sense. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i would yield back my time to the gentlelady from ohio. The chair the gentlewoman from ohio. Ms. Kaptur i would like to thank the gentleman for those remarks and to say that i share your deep concern about the way hat o. M. B. In particular has a tennis match with congress when it comes to the army corps of engineers. Theres no more important Infrastructure Agency at this moment in our country than the army corps. The administration said it was going to come forward with an infrastructure bill. If they cant do whatever theyre calling an infrastructure bill, this is the infrastructure bill nor country at this time. The needs are enormous. I cant imagine we have eight divisions and 38 districts, i want to thank every single individual out there, sworn to protect and defend the American People, who work for the army corps of engineers an give their lives to this profession. Across this country. General the general is a great patriot and his as were his predecessor. We need to have more attention devoted to corps funding by various administrations that sit over there in the executive branch and underfund these projects around the country. Thats why louisiana had so much trouble and thats why other places in the country have so much trouble. So i do not support the gentlemans amendment and urge opposition and yield back my remaining time. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Madam chair, i heard comments, folks saying Congress Needs to step in, the Transportation Committee should look at this and act and promise propose reorganization legislation. I hate to bring this up but congress did just that. Let me say it again. Congress did just that. Ection 1102 of the Water ResourcesDevelopment Act of 201 which you both supported included language which actually says that the National Academies and the corps of engineers should enter into an agreement to look at more efficient delivery of corps of engineers projects. This amendment doesnt move the corps of engineers out. What it does is says clearly theres a problem. If the problem is congress and the funding then thats what the study will determine. Let them go. Let them do the analysis like we did on a bipartisan basis. Congresswoman esty and i offered the bipartisan amendment. It was snams unanimously accepted, passed through the house twice and is law today. Im baffled that folks are afraid of information perhaps bhetter ideas on how to deliver these projects. Mr. Graves i understand that people have the perception of where the problems are. Madam chair, if i bring anything to this chame berke ive spent more time working on corps of engineers projects than anybody else and in fact ill go as far as to say everybody else in this chamber combined. Id be happy to throw the stats out. This is what i used to do used to work for the corps of engineers on a daily basis doing billions and billions of dollars worth of projects. This is a flawed process. We routinely were able to build projects that the corps of engineers designed for one half to one third the cost. Madam chair what that does is allows us to build double or triple the amount of projects for the same cost, we need to get this backlog broken, then certainly an then certainly thats an efficiency we can bring to the table. Why are people afraid of information. This status quo is not working. I shudder to think what yall are going to do or say next time we have a catastrophic its aer in an area with an authorized compe of engineers project that sat there for decades they will status quo as nailed of i urge adoption of the amendment and i yield back. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from louisiana. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The noes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . Thank you, madam speaker. I ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from louisiana will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 97, printed in art a of house report 116111. For what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition . Mr. Banks i have an emmitt at the desk. The chair pe clerk will designate the amendment. Cliff amendment number 97 printed in part a of house report 116111, offered by mr. Banks of i indiana. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 436, the gentleman from indiana, mr. Banks, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from indiana. Mr. Banks thank you, madam chair. In total, the energy and Water Division cost the american taxpayers 46. 4 billion. That is a 4 increase above the f. Y. 2019 enacted level. Specifically the quigs includes 23. 3 billion for nondefense activities which is an increase of 1. 1 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. My amendment would apply a 14 reduction across the board to the nondefense activities included in this division. Without it, we are on track toward sequestration, which would have devastating effects on our National Security. This amendment is necessary because we are at a 22 trillion national debt. That is trillion with a t. Even before my friends across the aisle offered this reckless spending package, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that we are on track to spend 1 trillion on Interest Payments in 2029. That means one fifth of the entire budget would go to paying off previous years of irresponsible spending. Madam chair, we simply cannot continue down this path. We must balance our books before writing new checks for this fiscal year. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ohio. Ms. Kaptur i rise to claim time in opposition to this amendment. The chair five minutes. Ms. Kaptur i rise in opposition to this amendment because really it takes us backwards. The gentleman from indiana is from indiana, im from ohio. I think both of vuss seen individuals that we represent go off to war. And how many wars have we gotten into over the issue of oil . And the oil supply at the of the globe . The department of energy has been inventing future to a point where now, were 90 selfsufficient inside the boundaries of this country. This Department Help tots invent the future and helps america be more secure. Every one of us has some sense of whats happening with Cyber Attacks in our energy system. Over the weekend, a major retailer targets target, for whatever reason, all the cash registers went dead around the country. Was it just a Satellite Program . Was it an tai become an attack by the foreign aggressor . I simply dont know. But this department isnt a place we should be cutting. Climate change, whether one wishes to admit it or not is going to require a change in our way of life. This department is essential to help us move in that direction in a very, very organized manner. Every penny counts and every step we take to help the American People be more secure is needed. This bill funds critical water resource projects, supports science and energy technology, it helps our businesses be more competitive, it funds incredible Nuclear Deterrent where we have commitments and also nonproliferation, which is important not just to our country but to the world. I think the gentlemans amendment will actually harm all of these fronts and reduce pr texts against what the American People are facing from coast to coast right now. The gentlemans objectives on balancing the budget are correct. But i dont think you take it program. Some of the billionaire class in this country who have the privilege of earning a good life, earning a great deal of money in this country, everybody has got to pitch in but i dont think where were inventing the future and helping the American People become more secure in our way of life is a place to hack away. So i would urge a continued investment in these areas for purposes of our National Security and to remain a Global Leader in energy, water, and science and i urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this amendment. The chair the chair recognizes the gentleman from indiana. Mr. Banks i was proud this year to lead the republican study committees effort in creating and draferting our own budget as part of the budget and Spending Task force. I gather together with several of my colleagues coming from different states and different views and we worked tirelessly for months to produce a budget that would cut wasteful government spend big 12. 6 trillion. Over a sixyear time period. This is not just the only budget offered in this body that balances, its the only budget thats been offered at all. The fact that my friends on the other side of the aisle refuse to even offer a budget shows a stunning lack of leadership. My amendment, by the way, this is my third amendment to cut across the board 14 in each of the divisions of these mini buses, my amendment reflects the values of the r. S. C. Budget and is a necessary first step toward eventually achieving a balanced budget. Madam chair, i will continue to come back to this floor and offer this amendment time and time again because i refuse to condemn my daughters to a less prosperous america than the one that every member of this chamber has been blessed to know. Thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman from ohio. Do you wish to close. Ms. Kaptur i urge opposition to the amendment and yield back my remaining time. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from indiana. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. The amendment is not agreed to. Madam speaker. The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Roy surprisingly, i know, asking for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from indiana will be postponed. The chair understands that amendment number 103 will not be offered. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i move that the committee do now rise. The chair the question is on the motion that the committee rise. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted. Accordingly, the committee ises. The chair the committee of the whole house having under consideration h. R. 2740 directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. The speaker pro tempore the chair of the recommittee reports that the committee has had under consideration h. R. 270 and has come to no resolution thereon. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . Madam speaker, i would like to ask unanimous consent to call up and pass a piece of legislation i would like to peak one minute about. The speaker pro tempore the bjection is heard. The gentleman have unanimous consent to consider a measure . Mr. Roy i would like unanimous consent to consider a measure and one minute to speak about it. The speaker pro tempore under consistently should by successive speakers in recorded f house 966 the house is nstrained not to the request unless an objection has been heard. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas. Mr. Roy i call up the measure to make sure weve got the funding necessary to end the Border Security that the president and the manager of the speaker pro tempore as was noted under guidelines consistently should, it is recorded in section 956 the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leadership. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote of misdingell. On which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will now report the title. The clerk h. R. 3253 a bill to provide for certain extensions with respect to the Medicaid Program under the Social Security act and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 371. 2 3 being in the affirmative. The bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the house will be in order. The chair for what purpose does gentlelady from florida rise . To speak out of order for one minute. The chair without objection. Ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, madam speaker. In the beginning of the 116th congress, we legitimated more than 80 new members and so, in order to welcome you to the 116th congress, the women of the congressional womens Softball Team wants to make sure that everyone knows that the game is timely here. Here at annual game is 7 00 tomorrow night. T is at watkins recreation center. Madam speaker, if i could have a moment, the house is not in order. The chair the house is not in order. Ms. Wasserman schultz 11 years ago, the reason i refer to the 80plus new members, many of you may not know we began playing this game after 11 years ago, i made an announcement that i had been through Breast Cancer at 41 years old. I was diagnosed at 41 after doing a selfexam in the shower. One day i was a picture of health and next day i was a cancer patient and i found out i was twopositive and it made more likely that i would have a recurnance and get ovarian cancer. After a year and seven surgies, not sharing until i was through the other side, i shared my story and introduced the education and awareness required learning act which has been law since 2010 which is a law that raises a wareness in young women, a campaign that has been funded every year with 5 million to make sure we can make women aware. So many young women work for us on our staff. We have a team that we play depess, the common adversary, the press corps, the female press corps and they are much younger. So, madam speaker, we raise money, an organization that helps young women to deal with the challenges. Cheer out and beat cancer. Im the founding cocaptain . Former representative, mart that roby. The only republican currently playing on the house side, there is always next year, but i would like to turn over to martha roby and encourage everyone to wear on team congress. Mrs. Roby please support this event. Beat the press, beat cancer. I yield back. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431 and rule 18, the chair declares the committee on the whole house for further consideration of h. R. 2740. Would the gentleman from nevada kindly resume the chair. The chair the committee is in the hole house for further consideration of h. R. 2740 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk bill making appropriations for the dements of labor, health and Human Services and education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020 and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of 2019 ole rose on june 18, a request for amendment number 98 printed in part brn of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from indiana, mr. Banks, had been postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part b of house report 116109 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order, amendment number 87, by mr. Grothman of wisconsin, amendment number 89 by mr. Walker of north carolina. Amendment number 91 by mr. Palmer of america alabama. Amendment number 94, by mr. Arrington of texas and the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote in this series. The Unfinished Business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 87 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Groggetp man on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 87 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Grothman of wisconsin. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of a request of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes a electronic device. This is twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 131, the nays are 292, the amendment is not adopt. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on house report 116109, offered by the gentleman from north carolina, mr. Walker, on which further proceedings were postponed, chon the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. Cliff amendment number 9 printed in part b of house report 116109. Offered by mr. Walker of north carolina. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in favor of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a railroaded society a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 110, the nays are 315. He amendment is not adopted. The infinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 91 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by the gentleman from alabama, mr. Palmer, on which further proceedings were postponed, and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. Cliff amendment number 91, printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Palmer of alabama. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in favor of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, the recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 18 184, the nays are 241, the amendment is not adopted. The unfinish bids is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 94 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. Arrington, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. Cliff amendment number 94, printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Arrington of texas. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are the chair on this vote, the yeas are 174, the nays are 251. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 98 printed in part b of house report 116111, offered by the gentleman from indiana, mr. Banks, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redez it redesignate the amendment. Cliff amendment number 98, printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Banks of indiana. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 123, the nays are 303. The amendment is not adopted. Under the rule, the committee rises. The speaker pro tempore madam chair. The chair mr. Speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h. R. 2740 directs me to report it has come to no resolution thereon. The speaker pro tempore the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the Union Reports that the committee has had under consideration h. R. 2740 and has come to no resolution thereon. Pursuant to House Resolution 436 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h. R. 2740. Will the gentlewoman from colorado, ms. Degette, kindly take the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house of the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 2740 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill making appropriations for the departments of health and education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020 and for other purposes. The chair the committee of the house rose earlier and request for amendment number 97 offered by the gentleman from indiana, mr. Banks had been postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will resume of those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. Amendments en bloc number 1 offered by mrs. Lowey. Mr. Ialen of georgia, and amendment number 13 by mr. Langevin of rhode island, amendment number 15 of mr. Langevin of rhode island, mr. Broin of. And amendment number 34, amendment number 38, amendment number 40 by mr. Visclosky of indiana, amendment number 4, amendment number 45 by mr. Gallagher of wisconsin, amendment number 47 by mr. Gallagher of wisconsin, amendment number 47, amendment number 51, amendment number 59 , amendment number 61 by mr. Cox of california. The chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote in this series. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendments en bloc offered by mrs. Lowey of new york on which further proceedings were postponeded. The clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc. The clerk en bloc consisting of amendments one and 1 three offered by mrs. Lowey of new york. The chair members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 283 and the nays are 144. The amendment is adopted. The unfin fished business is request on amendment number 2 offered by the gentleman from georgia, mr. Allen on which further proceedings were postponed. The clerk will redesignate the america. The clerk amendment number 2 printed in part a of house report 116111 offered by mr. Allen of georgia. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on. A recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 134, and the nays are 293. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment en bloc offered by mr. Visclosky on which further proceedings were postponed. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk en bloc consisting of 22, 23, 26, 11, 20, 48, 59, 5 2, 46, 62 printed57, 58 and part arch of house report 116111 offered by mr. Visclosky of indiana. The chair the question is on the amendment en bloc. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 81 and the nays are 46. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 13 printed in part a of house report 11611 offered by the gentleman from rhode island on which further proceedings were postponed and the yeas prevailed. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 13 printed in part a of house report 116111 offered by mr. Langevin of rhode island. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on a sufficient number having arisen. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. House of representatives 4 the chair on this vote, the yeas are 355, the nays are 73. The amendment is domented. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 15 printed in part a of house report 116111, offered by the gentleman from rhode island, mr. Langevin, on which further proceedings were postponed, and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. Cliff amendment number 15 printed in part a of house report 116111, offered by mr. Langevin of rhode island. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a vorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 277, the nays are 151, the amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 21 printed in part a of house report 11611, offered by the gentleman from maryland, mr. Brun, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 21 printed in parts a of house report 116111, offered by mr. Brown of 34d. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 243, the nays are 183, the amendment is adopted. This Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 24 printed in parse a of house report 11611, offered by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Amash, on which further proceedings were postponed, and on which the ayes prevoiled by prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 24, 1,inted in house report 11611 offered by mr. Amash of michigan. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 172. The chair on this vote, the yeas are 175, the nays are 253, the amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 34 as modified, printed in part a of house report 116111, offered by the gentlelady from New Hampshire, ms. Kuster, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 34 printed in parse a of house report 116111, offered by ms. Kuster of New Hampshire as modified. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the nays are 101, the amendment as modified is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 38 printed in part a of house report 116111 offered by the gentleman from jean on which further proceedings were postponed and the yeas prevailed. The clerk amendment number 38 printed in part arch of house report 116111 offered by mr. Visclosky of indiana. The chair those in support of a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is