Defense department, energy, water, vamilitary, 54 amendments to consider and debate expected to last into the evening. Final passage tonight. House begins its summer resource tomorrow. Recess tomorrow. Haplindrge churc peache cy,georgi dr. Illad comeyo th leaders inn at seem to have lost its way. We seek your help this day and help us return to a place where liberty and justice is for all. Remind that liberty and justice go hand in hand that liberty cannot exist if there is not justice for the innocent. Teach us to protect life, to be a refuge for immigrants, the unborn, the aged, the orphan, the widows, the homeless, the family, the oppressed, those in danger, every race and our veterans, help us to see the unity is stronger than division. Remind us that consensus without truth is confusion and that power without control is destructive. Remind us again that out of the many should come the one. Give us compassion, strength under control, humility and grace, lead us, father, through this valley, that we might stand on the mountain proclaiming with one voice that we are the United People of america. In jesus christs name, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval. Pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from from new york, mr. Faso. Mr. Faso 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 speaker without objection, the gentleman from georgia, mr. Ferguson, is recognized for up to one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor dr. George dillard, whose leadership and guidance have made him a valuable member of the community in peachtree in georgias third district. He was born in 1958 in jacksonville, florida, while his dad served in the navy. He grew up in he was ordained into ministry in 1982 and graduated with a bachelors of science degree in 1983 and answered the call of the First Christian church in 1985 where he began his first fulltime ministry. In 1993, george and his family moved to Peachtree City to serve the peachtree Christian Church where he continues today. George has been married since 1988 and they have three children and one grandchild. George and his family live in Peachtree City, georgia. I want to commend dr. Dillard for his commitment to our community. George is a welcoming part of the fayette county, community. The grace hes shown in Peachtree City is unparalleled. Im truly honored to have dr. George dillard with us today. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The chair will entertain up to 15 further questions for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise . To address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, i rise today to honor and congratulate mr. Ralph p. Avery of new york who will soon be awarded the french legion of honor medal. Mr. Faso mr. Avery served in the u. S. Navy during world war ii as a crewmember of an lct571 Landing Craft built in upstate new york, he bravely stormed the beach on dday. On that historic day, he courageously manned a. 20 millimeter gun, firing upon enemy positions. For his heroic actions in combat and their importance to our french allies, next month mr. Avery will be formally awarded the french lienon of merit, france legion of merit, frances highest honor. He was been awarded the middle east Campaign Medal with a Campaign Star for the invasion of normandy, the Navy Combat Action ribbon and the world war ii victory medal. Mr. Speaker, we thank ralph p. Avery and his fellow veterans for their Outstanding Service to america and the cause of liberty. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. Mr. Brown mr. Speaker, President Trumps immigration policies are unpopular. They dont protect our National Security and dont promote our ideals as a nation. Nowhere is that more apparent than his repeated calls for a border wall. This wall is so unpopular and nonsensical that the house has now resorted to funding it without even a straight up or down vote. Why are they doing this . Not only to give the president a muchneeded win but to fool the american taxpayer who was repeatedly promised that mexico would pay for this wall. The border wall is expensive and unnecessary. Its opposed not only by a huge majority of americans but also by those living on the border. Now members of congress are being forced to choose between voting for the wall and voting to fund our military. I support our Service Members. I spent 30 years in active and reserve duty. Im a member of the House Armed Services committee. I want to improve the readiness of our armed forces, but i cannot and will not support a multibilliondollar wall that members of both sides of this aisle now know is unnecessary and ineffective. I will not throw away 1. 6 billion to feed the president s ego. On this issue the American People deserve to know exactly where their representatives stand. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, jennifer represented the very best of america. She volunteered for the peace corps at 26 and served in uganda. While there tragically she was hit from behind by a drunk driver, breaking both of her legs. Her life changed forever. When she returned home to america, she faced an uphill battle to get treatment and endless bureaucracy. After three months, the peace corps stopped covering her and sent her to face the bureaucracy of the department of labor. Instead of serving as a resource, the peace corps postservice unit was no help at all. When she reached out asking for Mental Health services, they ignored her. Shes undergone four surgeries and endless hours of agony. Americas angels abroad deserve better. My legislation will ensure that peace corps volunteers have medical care in Foreign Countries and in america when they return home. And i want to welcome jennifer to the House Chamber today. Congress appreciates her service as a peace corps volunteer, and we must provide help for wonderful people like her. And thats just the way it is. Ill yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise . Without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, the house is currently considering the minibus which would fund certain federal agencies in the second fiscal year. Mrs. Murphy as a former introduced a i bill to bar political operatives from serving on the National Security council and was proud when steve bannon was removed. The minibus provides robust funding for the defense department, something i was proud to vote in the Armed Services committee. The house contaminated it by adding a provision assigning 1. 6 billion to construct a border wall. This provision is opposed by Public Officials from both parties who actually live along the southwest border and will do nothing to keep my constituents in Central Florida safe. The money could be better spent to expand an underfunded Counterterrorism Program that orlando has been excluded from or to enhance security at our air and sea ports. The funding should be used to give the American People real security, not politically motivated gimmicks. Thank you and i yield back the remainder of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the morrisville softball team. These incredible Young Athletes won the Pennsylvania State title and advanced to the regional tournament in bristol, connecticut, to represent the entire state of pennsylvania. Not only did these young ladies play an incredible season which they should be extremely proud, they did so while honoring a member of our community. The Team Dedicated their postseason play to the memory of donna, a committed league volunteer and supporter who passed away following a battle with cancer shortly before the First District game. Mr. Speaker, im so proud of the accomplishments of these young ladies. Lan, katie, molly, ella, ainie, caitlyn, alanna, quinn, mma, riley, anna, real and managers and coaches, andy, tim. Mr. Fitzpatrick each one of these individuals should be proud of the examples they set both on and off the field. They do credit to themselves, to their families and to our community and we are so proud of them. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from california rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Costa mr. Speaker, i rise to speak about the American Dream and those who need protection who are striving to fulfill it. These are individuals whove come to this country as children and infants. Through no fault of their own. And america is the only country they have ever known. In essence they are americans. Recognizing these realities, deferred action for Childhood Arrivals Program was created in 2012. Otherwise known as daca. Since that time, daca has granted hundreds of thousands of young immigrants the stability and the protection needed to pursue a College Degree and seek employment, to be part of americas future. If we eliminate daca these students could see their pursuit of the American Dream swept away, beneath them. In california, San Joaquin Valley alone, this could happen to 500 students at the university of californiamerced, that i represent as well as over 1,000 students at fresno state university. Some here in washington plan on trying to eliminate daca in coming months, and i stand here to say we cannot let that happen. So i urge the administration and those to stand with those of us who want to protect the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival Program and allow these folks to pursue the same American Dream that our parents, grandparents and previous generations were able to do. Lets keep daca. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks, as necessary. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to highlight a prime example of how needless government regulation is wasting both taxpayers time and money. In my district in florida on the beautiful gulf coast, we are susceptible to hurricanes with damaging winds and floodings. Sometimes the roads get washed out. Back in november of 2014, manama city beach applied for a federal grant from fema to improve drainage and alleviate flooding of front beach road. The project involves the installation of just two culverts under the road for storm runoff. This is not building pyramids. Three years later, local officials have submitted more than 900 pages of paperwork and spent countless hours working on this application. All this is for a project that will take just one week to construct and involves a grant of only 170,000. Mr. Speaker, this is exactly the kind of crushing red tape that our constituents face on a regular basis, and this is what were working to fix. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise . Mr. Speaker, i request permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in support of h. R. 3364, the russiairan and north korea sanctions act. These sanctions are critical to countering aggressive and destabilizing actions by russia, iran and north korea, sending a strong message at a critical moment. Iran has continued its illegal Ballistic Missile program, its support for terrorism and its atrocious human rights record. North korea has continued to pursue its Dangerous Development of Nuclear Weapons. Russia has maintained its aggression in ukraine, its illegal occupation of crimea and its destabilizing actions in syria. These sanctions also send a long overdue response to the kremlins attacks on our elections here at home. Mr. Boyle i commend this body for coming to the on this important american National Security issue. I call upon the senate to pass this legislation and for the president to sign it. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina rise . Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, i this week the boyd Company Released annual report confirming that South Carolina is the best state to locate or expand a business for jobs. As reported in the journal on monday, it is the lowest the nation for advanced manufacturing companies. This success is also improved by low property taxes and being a righttowork state which recruited highquality jobs for South Carolina, including volvo, m. T. U. And more. South carolina is a competitive state to create jobs because of our educated work force, working with apprenticeship carolina, businesses have technical colleges to close the skills gaps earn hansed with positive federal lemmings. I appreciate the leadership of local chambers of commerce in create iing jobs working with the governor and secretary of commerce. In conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget our troops and the global war on terrorism. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . Permission to address the house for one minute the speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to speak out against the wasteful spending of 1. 6 billion of taxpayers money. These funds will be used to construct unnecessary barriers along our southern border, destroying Wildlife Habitat and violating Property Rights of americans. If we want to be more secure, we should appropriately fund to address staffing issues to maintain and upgrade technology and provide the resources to maintain a safe and secure border. Building a wall along our southern border will put us on the wrong side of history and will be a shameful act in front of the world commurent. I support department of Homeland Securitys mission to safeguard the American People, our homeland and our values. These are not our values. But the congressional misallocation of 1. 6 billion does not help to accomplish this goal. I urge my colleagues to oppose the funding of this expensive, unnecessary wall and i call on them to find more productive and effective uses of this fund to help the American People and be on the right side of history. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise . Mr. Thompson request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and stepped. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Thompson i rise to congratulate the maryville fire company as it celebrates 125 years of service. The fire Company Began in 1892 at the home of dave moriarity with a wagon and a pump and determination. A great fire ripped through the ea destroying a section of marionville and they raised money for better equipment and they have official uniforms, first fire truck and fire house. As the team grew, the building still houses the company today. Today, there are about 40 active members under the direction of president randall perritt and fire chief granger. I know these firefighters are always ready to answer the call. Mr. Speaker, i proudly congratulate the marionville fire company on this outstanding milestone and thank each member of the company for their service. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise . Permission to address the house for one