The chair on this vote the yeas are 230, the nays are 19. The amendment is adopted 19. The amendment is adopted 189. The amendment is adopted. There being no further amendments under the rule, the committee rises. The committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h. R. 2500 and pursuant to House Resolution 476, i report the bill as amended by the resolution back to the house with sundry amendments adopted by the committee of the whole. The speaker pro tempore the chair of the whole house on the state of the Union Reports the committee has had under consideration the bill, h. R. 2500. Pursuant to House Resolution 476, reports the bill as amended, pursuant to that resolution, back to the house, with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. Pursuant to House Resolution 476, the question is on adoption of further amendments will be put engross. The question is on adoption of the amendments. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Amendments are adopted. The question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Third reading. The clerk a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the department of defense, and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year nd for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore members, can we please have rder in the house . For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Thornberry madam speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. The speaker pro tempore is the gentleman opposed to the bill . Mr. Thornberry i am in its present form. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman qualifies and the clerk will report the motion. The clerk mr. Thornberry of texas moves to recommit the bill, h. R. 2500, to the committee on Armed Services, with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. At the end of subtitle a of title 3, add the following new section. Mr. Thornberry madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The speaker pro tempore is there objection . Without objection, the amendment is consider the motion is considered as read. The gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Thornberry madam speaker, this motion is the last opportunity to amend the bill and it does so, of course, without delaying passage. The bill as it was considered in committee authorized 733 billion for defense. Thanks to the work of general bacon, the committee added 2. 3 billion for disaster aid and then the rules committee added widows tax and afghan visas and other items that brought the total up to about 737 billion. This amendment takes one more incremental step to fill essential funding gaps in the way that matters most to the troops. It restores 1. 6 billion of readiness for things like repairs of f15s that are only 59 of which are flyable that only 59 of which are flyable today. Training, things that matter most in saving the lives of our men and women. It restores 308 million to the personnel accounts. Thats not as much as the pentagon asked for, but it does take it up to the level that passed the senate by a vote of 868. Finally, it provides a 4 pay raise for the troops. Now, remember remember, madam speaker, the underlying bill does nothing for pay. The formula is as it is. And those members who have claimed the underlying bill did something, have gotten three pinocchios over it. This underlying measure does do something, it provides a 4 pay raise to help with recruitment and retention and to send a message to our troops that we value them. Now, thats it. Straight up the middle. Three things, you either vote for them or you vote against them. Total, it takes the total authorization to just about 740 billion. Thats not enough in my opinion. But its better. Its better. I yield to the gentleman from indiana, a veteran of the war of afghanistan. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker, madam speaker, i was proud to serve my country in uniform in afghanistan. And now im proud to serve in this congress. And im proud to serve in a new and different way on what has historically been the most Bipartisan Committee the house committee, the House Armed Services committee. Truth be told, i had expected that this committee, above all other committees, would always Work Together in support of our National Security. After all, for over 50 years this committee and this congress have risen above partisan politics and passed the National Defense authorization act. Mr. Banks sadly, today it appears that tradition might come to an end. Madam speaker, it doesnt have to be that way. This motion is an opportunity for my friends on both sides of the aisle to rise above petty partisan politics and do what the American People sent us here to do. To support our troops and defend our homeland. This year the ndaa has unfortunately become the nondefense authorization act. And instead has been hijacked with a partisan political agenda. Unlike the last couple of years, when we all actually worked together to restore military readiness. At a time when our enemies are challenging us on the world stage, we simply cannot put our troops at risk and jeopardize our National Security. Which is exactly what the underlying bill would do. Let us show the American People the leadership they deserve. Let us give our troops the raise heyve earned. Let us restore readiness and pass a worthy National Defense authorization act. Madam speaker, mark my words. This is the moment of truth for this congress. This is the single most defining moment of this congress so far. This motion is an opportunity to show the American People that we can rise above petty partisan politics. Will my colleagues on the other side of the aisle really vote against a wellearned pay raise for our troops . Or for bolstering our readiness accounts . Madam speaker, our soldiers, our sailors, our airmen, our marines, they deserve better. The American People deserve berlt. With that, i yield back better. With that, i yield back. Mr. Thornberry madam speaker, its straight up. Pay raise, restore personnel accounts, and improve readiness. Straight up or down. You are for it or against it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the entlemans time has expired. The gentleman from washington, for what purpose do you rise . Mr. Smith to claim time in opposition to the motion to recommit. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Smith thank you, madam speaker. We have worked in a bipartisan fashion. And the worst part about it is they all know that. Because we spent six months, my staff, your staff, working together to produce this product. The only petty partisanship on this bill is coming purely from the republican party. It will put their partisan desires against voting for why . Because democrats are in charge. As weve seen time and again on this floor, no matter how much we work with them, no matter how much we cooperate with them, at the end of the day, partisanship trumps all. They will not vote for anything democrats do. Including, by the way, in this bill we have the largest pay raise for our troops in 10 years. And you all are going to vote against that pay raise. In this bill. We have in this bill money for widows. You have cosponsored this bill for 10 years, telling us how much you care about making sure that the widows of our troops get money. And now that we do it, after 10 years, we put it in the bill, youre going to vote against it. Just, just so you can say democrats dont support National Security. 733 billion in this bill. The largest defense bill in the history of the country. Its not enough. And we sponsored it can always be more. No matter what it is, theyre going to say, do more. The pentagon is apparently the only place in the country where republicans feel that you can throw money at the problem. Relentlessly. This body has raised pay for our troops every single year and, again, i will simply close by saying, we have the largest pay raise in 10 years in this bill for our troops. Weve worked in a bipartisan manner. Its easy to say, well, im going to vote no and therefore its partisan. Theres no good reason for it. This should be a bipartisan bill. It supports our troops, it supports our National Security, and with that, i yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from new jersey, a navy veteran, who has fought for our country as well, and a member of the Armed Services committee. Mr. Sherrill thank you, madam speaker. I ms. Sherril thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to oppose the motion to recommit. As a veteran and an american, i urge all of you to put the political games aside, put our troops and our country first, and pass this defense bill. Ms. Sherrill for 58 years straight this congress has come together across party lines to pass a bipartisan, National Defense authorization act. This critical piece of legislation ensures congress has a say in the mission of our military, in the policies of our department of defense, and the safety and security of our women and men in the field. Madam speaker, i am honored to serve on the House Armed Services committee. And i thank the chairman and the Ranking Member and all the leaders for the and all of my colleagues for their dedication to our military and to our National Security. And as a u. S. May i have veteran, who navy veteran who served for almost 10 years, im proud to be part of the new class of veterans and National Security professionals who have worked on this bill in the committee. We know what its like to rely on congress to execute our mission and to keep our country safe. So we must pass the National Defense authorization act in this house. We must make sure that the vitally important priorities included in this house bill make it to the president s desk and we must show the country that our disagreements are nothing compared to our tradition of crossing party lines and supporting the National Defense authorization act. And dont take my word on the importance of this bill. Take it from a republican and a fellow Naval Academy graduate. He said, how do we explain to americans who are risking their lives for us that we could not summon the courage to take some hard votes . How do we explain that we could not come together and Work Together when it mattered most . The fundamental purpose of this legislation, which has united members from both sides of the aisle, is to provide our armed forces what they need to do the jobs we ask of them. Ladies and gentlemen, john mccain knew this must be an area of bipartisan support and this m. T. R. Is an attempt to strip away that bipartisanship, to inject the broken politics of washington into a bill that should be bigger than your political party. The ndaa fully funds a 3. 1 pay raise for u. S. Military personnel, exactly what the president asked for. This is the largest pay increase since 2010, the last time the democrats were in power. My colleagues had almost 10 years and more recently 21 hours of markups and 28 hearings to discuss this very issue but not one of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle brought this issue up in committee. This last second, partisan motion undercuts the hard work of the House Armed Services committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time the entlewomans time has expired. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. The question is on the motion to recommit. Those in favor say aye. Hose opposed, no the noes have it. The motion is not adopted. Madam speaker. The chair the gentleman from texas. Mr. Thornberry i ask for a recorded vote or yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, a phiminute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a fiveminute vote on passage of and the if ordered motion to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1327. S that fiveminute vote. This is a fiveminute volt. 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 speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 204, the nays are 212. The motion is not adopted. The question is on passage of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Thornberry madam speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those in favor of a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having risen, a record vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute 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 speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 220, the nays are 197. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is a vote on the motion of the gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1327 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 1327, a bill to extend authorization for the september 11 Victim Compensation fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house splules and pass the bill as amended . Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute 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 speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 402, the nays are 12. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, moths to reconsider is laid on the table the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the title is amended. Without objection, the title of. R. 2500 is amended. For what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition . Mr. Smith mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of h. R. 2500, including corrections in spelling, punctuation, section and title numbering, cross referencing, conforming amendments to the table of contents and short titles, the assertion the insertion of appropriate headings and to provide instructions that amendment number 234 printed in part b of house report 116143 be sirnted at the end of subtitle g of title 28 and that the instruction in amendment number 64 printed in a part, b of house report 116143 be changed from page 387 after line 7 to page 387 after line 15. And i hope you understood that because i certainly did not. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Smith thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 962, the bornalive abortion survivors protection act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore under guidelines consistently issued by successive speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the house rules, and manual, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. The gentleman is not recognized or debate. For what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Mr. Scalise mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring to the ma the gentleman reserves the balance of his time leader the schedule for next week the majority leader the schedule for next week. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Scalise i also ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Scalise mr. Speaker, i would like to yield to my friend, the gentleman from maryland, the distinguished majority leader of the house. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, i would like to, before i get into the schedule, i know that all of our thoughts are with my good friends in louisiana and my good friend who represents louisiana. His constituents and the people f louisiana, as they brace for Tropical Storm expected to make landfall tomorrow. This is a serious storm. And when combined with the flooding weve already seen along the mississippi, it poses a serious threat to the safety and welfare to many. We hope everyone is safe and taking the necessary steps to get out of harms way and i want the gentleman from louisiana to now how much we are paying attention to his constituents and the state he represents and the region he represents. Ill yield to my friend. Mr. Scalise i thank the gentleman for yielding. 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