June 28, 2018 |
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| June 27, 2018 | Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 27, 2018 | ||
| June 26, 2018 | Wrap Up for Tuesday, June 26, 2018 | ||
| June 25, 2018 | Wrap Up for Monday, June 25 2018 |
House Activity 6/29/2018
| 9:00:00 A.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 9:00:01 A.M. | The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul Mitchell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. | |
| 9:00:31 A.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy. | |
| 9:00:57 A.M. | SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 2(a) of H. Res. 964, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved. | |
| 9:01:07 A.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 9:01:12 A.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to 2(b) of H. Res. 964. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on July 3, 2018. |
House Activity 6/28/2018
| 9:00:09 A.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 9:00:23 A.M. | The Speaker designated the Honorable Carlos Curbelo to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. | |
| 9:00:43 A.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy. | |
| 9:01:59 A.M. | The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | |
| 9:02:01 A.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Dunn to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 9:02:20 A.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle. | |
| 9:10:55 A.M. | H. Res. 971 | Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 971 — “Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 970) insisting that the Department of Justice fully comply with the requests, including subpoenas, of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the subpoena issued by the Committee on the Judiciary relating to potential violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by personnel of the Department of Justice and related matters.” |
| 9:11:58 A.M. | H. Res. 971 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 971. |
| 10:12:30 A.M. | H. Res. 971 | On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 – 186 (Roll no. 304). |
| 10:20:21 A.M. | H. Res. 971 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 – 184 (Roll no. 305). |
| 10:20:23 A.M. | H. Res. 971 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 10:20:39 A.M. | H.R. 5895 | Mr. Frelinghuysen asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference. |
| 10:21:05 A.M. | H.R. 5895 | On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. |
| 10:21:29 A.M. | Mr. Graves (GA) filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 6258. | |
| 10:21:59 A.M. | H.R. 5895 | The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Appropriations: Frelinghuysen, Simpson, Carter of Texas, Calvert, Fortenberry, Fleischmann, Herrera Beutler, Taylor, Lowey, Kaptur, Visclosky, Ryan of Ohio, and Wasserman Schultz. |
| 10:23:51 A.M. | H. Res. 970 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 971. H. Res. 970 — “Insisting that the Department of Justice fully comply with the requests, including subpoenas, of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the subpoena issued by the Committee on the Judiciary relating to potential violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by personnel of the Department of Justice and related matters.” |
| 10:23:56 A.M. | H. Res. 970 | Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 970 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. |
| 10:24:23 A.M. | H. Res. 970 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 970. |
| 11:27:23 A.M. | H. Res. 970 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| 11:55:23 A.M. | H. Res. 970 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 – 183, 1 Present (Roll no. 306). |
| 11:55:24 A.M. | H. Res. 970 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 11:55:32 A.M. | H.R. 6157 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6157 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.” |
| 11:55:41 A.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
| 12:01:18 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Gallagher amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 116 – 296 (Roll no. 307). |
| 12:04:47 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Gallagher amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 115 – 296 (Roll no. 308). |
| 12:08:40 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Clark (MA) amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 252 – 157 (Roll no. 309). |
| 12:12:49 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Foster amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 160 – 251 (Roll no. 310). |
| 12:17:04 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Courtney amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 144 – 267 (Roll no. 311). |
| 12:17:14 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6157. |
| 12:17:59 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| 12:18:11 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. |
| 12:19:25 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Mr. Lieu, Ted moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. |
| 12:19:39 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase the Defense Health Program by $25 million and reduce the Defense-Wide Operation and Maintenance Account by the same amount. |
| 12:25:28 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. |
| 12:32:38 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 186 – 224 (Roll no. 312). |
| 12:39:28 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 359 – 49 (Roll no. 313). |
| 12:39:30 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 12:39:59 P.M. | H.R. 6160 | Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. |
| 12:39:59 P.M. | H.R. 6160 | Considered by unanimous consent. H.R. 6160 — “To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act.” |
| 12:40:39 P.M. | H.R. 6160 | On passage Passed without objection. |
| 12:40:46 P.M. | H.R. 6160 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 12:40:49 P.M. | S.J. Res. 60 | Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. |
| 12:40:49 P.M. | S.J. Res. 60 | Considered by unanimous consent. S.J. Res. 60 — “Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.” |
| 12:41:32 P.M. | S.J. Res. 60 | On passage Passed without objection. |
| 12:41:36 P.M. | S.J. Res. 60 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 12:42:22 P.M. | The House received a communication from the Honorable Bill Shuster, Chairman. Pursuant to section 3307 of Title 40, United States Code, Mr. Shuster notified the House that the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to consider 20 resolutions included in the General Services Administration’s Capital Investment and Leasing Programs. Copies of the resolutions adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure are enclosed. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. | |
| 12:42:52 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. | |
| 12:52:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 6157. |
| 12:52:54 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. | |
| 12:58:46 P.M. | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. | |
| 1:44:37 P.M. | Mr. Green, Al moved that the House do now adjourn. | |
| 1:44:46 P.M. | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 1:44:47 P.M. | The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 29, 2018. |
House Activity 6/27/2018
| 10:00:07 A.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 10:00:14 A.M. | The Speaker designated the Honorable Harold Rogers to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. | |
| 10:01:00 A.M. | MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business. | |
| 10:52:55 A.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today. | |
| 12:00:02 P.M. | The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 27. | |
| 12:00:04 P.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by Dr. Jack Trieber, North Valley Baptist Church, Santa Clara, CA. | |
| 12:01:38 P.M. | The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | |
| 12:01:40 P.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Cicilline to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 12:02:02 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle. | |
| 12:20:10 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 964 — “Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2018, through July 9, 2018.” |
| 12:22:49 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 964. |
| 1:09:43 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 964, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Torres demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until a time to be announced. |
| 1:09:44 P.M. | The Chair announced that pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, consideration of H.R. 6136 would now resume. | |
| 1:10:16 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6136 — “To amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes.” |
| 1:10:29 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | Mr. Espaillat moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 1:10:47 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section to the bill prohibiting an officer or employee of the United States to detain and alien who entered the United States with the alien’s child who is under 18 years old separately from the child for the purpose of deterring immigration, notwithstanding any other provision of law, judicial determination, concent decree, or settlement agreement. |
| 1:19:09 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. |
| 1:45:07 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 – 230 (Roll no. 296). |
| 1:51:33 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | On passage Failed by recorded vote: 121 – 301 (Roll no. 297). |
| 1:51:41 P.M. | H.R. 6136 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 1:51:47 P.M. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the question of ordering the previous question to H. Res. 964 which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | |
| 1:51:59 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 964 — “Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2018, through July 9, 2018.” |
| 1:59:24 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | On ordering the previous question Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 – 188 (Roll no. 298). |
| 2:11:16 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 – 185 (Roll no. 299). |
| 2:11:18 P.M. | H. Res. 964 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2:11:36 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on June 27, 2018 at 11:38 a.m.: That the Senate passed S. 2385 and H.R. 5895 amended. | |
| 2:11:42 P.M. | The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced. | |
| 2:12:18 P.M. | H.R. 5345 | Mr. Brooks (AL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5345 — “To designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base, and for other purposes.” |
| 2:12:45 P.M. | H.R. 5345 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 2:12:50 P.M. | H.R. 5345 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345. |
| 2:22:13 P.M. | H.R. 5345 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 2:22:15 P.M. | H.R. 5345 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2:23:06 P.M. | H.R. 5346 | Mr. Posey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5346 — “To amend title 51, United States Code, to provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, and for other purposes.” |
| 2:23:17 P.M. | H.R. 5346 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 2:23:44 P.M. | H.R. 5346 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5346. |
| 2:32:41 P.M. | H.R. 5346 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 2:32:43 P.M. | H.R. 5346 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2:32:44 P.M. | H.R. 5905 | Mr. Weber (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5905 — “To authorize basic research programs in the Department of Energy Office of Science for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.” |
| 2:34:06 P.M. | H.R. 5905 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 2:34:08 P.M. | H.R. 5905 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5905. |
| 2:47:51 P.M. | H.R. 5905 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 2:47:53 P.M. | H.R. 5905 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2:47:54 P.M. | H.R. 5906 | Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5906 — “To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish Department of Energy policy for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and for other purposes.” |
| 2:48:46 P.M. | H.R. 5906 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 2:48:50 P.M. | H.R. 5906 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5906. |
| 2:59:57 P.M. | H.R. 5906 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 2:59:58 P.M. | H.R. 5906 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 3:00:27 P.M. | H.R. 5907 | Mr. Hultgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5907 — “To provide directors of the National Laboratories signature authority for certain agreements, and for other purposes.” |
| 3:00:37 P.M. | H.R. 5907 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 3:00:38 P.M. | H.R. 5907 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5907. |
| 3:08:29 P.M. | H.R. 5907 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 3:08:32 P.M. | H.R. 5907 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 3:09:06 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | Mr. Thornberry asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference. |
| 3:09:41 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. |
| 3:09:42 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | Mr. Carbajal moved that the House instruct conferees. |
| 3:10:42 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Carbajal motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 5515. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to agree to section 703 of the Senate bill. |
| 3:26:27 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | The previous question was ordered without objection. |
| 3:26:28 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 188 – 231 (Roll no. 300). |
| 3:53:51 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | Mr. Thornberry moved to close portions of the conference. |
| 3:56:27 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | On Closing Portions of the Conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 403 – 15 (Roll no. 301). |
| 3:56:29 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 3:56:43 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6157 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.” |
| 3:57:04 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
| 4:03:37 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Failed by recorded vote: 188 – 228 (Roll no. 302). |
| 4:09:12 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 175 – 241 (Roll no. 303). |
| 4:09:19 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6157 as unfinished business. |
| 4:10:45 P.M. | H.R. 770 | Mr. Hensarling asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and agree to the Senate amendment. |
| 4:11:12 P.M. | H.R. 770 | On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:11:13 P.M. | H.R. 770 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:11:45 P.M. | H.R. 2061 | Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and agree to the Senate amendment. |
| 4:12:01 P.M. | H.R. 2061 | On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:12:02 P.M. | H.R. 2061 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:12:25 P.M. | Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on June 28. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 4:12:55 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thornberry, Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner, Rogers (AL), Shuster, Conaway, Lamborn, Wittman, Coffman, Hartzler, Scott, Austin, Cook, Byrne, Stefanik, Bacon, Banks (IN), Smith (WA), Davis (CA), Langevin, Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Tsongas, Garamendi, Speier, Veasey, Gabbard, O’Rourke, and Murphy (FL). |
| 4:13:24 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of title XVII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Latta, Johnson (OH), and Pallone. |
| 4:13:39 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of title XVII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hensarling, Barr, and Waters, Maxine. |
| 4:13:47 P.M. | H.R. 5515 | The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of title XVII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Royce (CA), Kinzinger, and Engel. |
| 4:14:13 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6157 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.” |
| 4:15:11 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
| 4:19:10 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-785 to state that no funding in this Act shall be used or otherwise made available by this Act to end Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs at HBUCs, Hispanic Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities. |
| 4:19:57 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee Amendment No. 1. |
| 4:23:17 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:26:46 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Frankel (FL), numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-785 to allocate $3,000,000 for training on gender perspectives and full-time advisors on Women, Peace and Security at each of the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Joint Staff; $900,000 for training on the meaningful participation of women through foreign national security forces capacity building programs and for the collection of gender-disaggregated data in that programming; and $100,000 for training on gender perspectives at the war colleges and research on womens contributions to security at the National Defense University Institute for National Security Studies. |
| 4:27:01 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel (FL) Amendment No. 2. |
| 4:30:47 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Frankel (FL) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:38:30 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Rosen, numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for the training and retention of cybersecurity professionals under the Defense-Wide Operation and Maintenance Account by $5,000,000. |
| 4:39:17 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosen Amendment No. 4. |
| 4:42:23 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Rosen amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:42:51 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Lynch, numbered 5 printed in House Report 115-785 to reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary of Defense by $10,000,000 and increases funding for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency by $10,000,000. |
| 4:43:26 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lynch Amendment No. 5. |
| 4:47:51 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Lynch amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:48:17 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Kuster (NH), numbered 6 printed in House Report 115-785 to provide $1M to the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigations, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) for additional staff to conduct a first-ever review of collateral misconduct and disciplinary actions brought against survivors of sexual assault. |
| 4:49:07 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kuster (NH) Amendment No. 6. |
| 4:52:51 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Kuster (NH) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:53:12 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Gallagher, numbered 7 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for Navy AIM-120D missile procurement by $23.8M to help meet Indo-PACOM required critical capabilities and match the House-passed authorization in the FY 2019 NDAA, while reducing defense-wide operation and maintenance by the same amount. |
| 4:53:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gallagher Amendment No. 7. |
| 5:00:43 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Gallagher amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gallagher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. |
| 5:01:08 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Gallagher, numbered 8 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for Air Force AIM-120D missile procurement by $33M to help meet Indo-PACOM required critical capabilities and match the House-passed authorization in the FY 2019 NDAA, while reducing defense-wide operation and maintenance by the same amount. |
| 5:01:48 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gallagher Amendment No. 8. |
| 5:06:11 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Gallagher amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gallagher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. |
| 5:06:37 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Hudson, numbered 9 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide funds by $5 million to provide for additional training of Special Operations Forces. |
| 5:07:10 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hudson amendment No. 9. |
| 5:09:41 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Hudson amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:10:02 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Welch, numbered 10 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for the Defense Health programs by $1 million and decreases the Operations and Maintenance account, Defense-Wide, by $1.3 million to improve coordination between DoD and the VA as both agencies study the effects of toxic exposure to burn pits. |
| 5:10:20 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 10. |
| 5:14:24 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Welch amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:14:32 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Nolan, numbered 11 printed in House Report 115-785 to provide an additional $6 million for the Department of Defense’s Lung Cancer Research Program and decreases the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-wide account by the same amount. |
| 5:14:48 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nolan amendment No. 11. |
| 5:19:28 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Nolan amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:19:44 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Gabbard, numbered 12 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase open air burn pits research funding by $1 million. |
| 5:20:11 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gabbard amendment No. 12. |
| 5:25:25 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Gabbard amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:25:50 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Delaney, numbered 13 printed in House Report 115-785 to provide for an additional $5 million for the Fisher House Foundation which is offset by an outlay neutral reduction in the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide account. |
| 5:26:13 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delaney amendment No. 13. |
| 5:31:10 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Delaney amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:31:22 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 14 printed in House Report 115-785 to reduce funding for Procurement, Defense-Wide, by $10 million and increases funding for Defense Health Programs by $10 million in order to address Triple Negative Breast Cancer research. |
| 5:31:42 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 14. |
| 5:36:28 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:36:44 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Clark (MA), numbered 15 printed in House Report 115-785 to reduce and then increases the defense-wide research, development, test and evaluation account by $14.364 million with the intent of supporting DOD innovation. |
| 5:37:06 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Clark (MA) amendment No. 15. |
| 5:45:41 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Clark (MA) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Clark (MA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. |
| 5:46:12 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Crawford, numbered 16 printed in House Report 115-785 to reduce Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $1,000,000 and increases it by the same to be used for explosive ordnance disposal equipment upgrades and technology enhancements. |
| 5:46:39 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 16. |
| 5:49:36 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Crawford amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:50:04 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Langevin, numbered 18 printed in House Report 115-785 to remove $50 million from the Strategic Capabilities Office (0604250D8Z), and provides $50 million to be used for directed energy solutions for boost phase missile defense, specifically the DPAL program with Technology Maturation Initiatives (0604115C). |
| 5:50:23 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 18. |
| 5:54:22 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | By unanimous consent, the Langevin amendment was withdrawn. |
| 5:54:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Langevin, numbered 21 printed in House Report 115-785 to remove $10 million from Next Generation Air Dominance (0207110F), and provides $10 million to be used for the DOD Cyber Scholarship Program within the Information Systems Security Program (0303140D8Z). |
| 5:55:14 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 21. |
| 5:56:14 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:56:25 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Ms. Granger moved that the committee rise. |
| 5:56:38 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:57:16 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6157 as unfinished business. |
| 5:58:03 P.M. | Mr. Collins (GA) filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 971. | |
| 5:58:49 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6157 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.” |
| 5:59:04 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
| 5:59:40 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Esty (CT), numbered 22 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program by $2 million for sexual assault prevention and response programs. |
| 6:00:00 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty (CT) amendment No. 22. |
| 6:03:44 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Esty (CT) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:04:37 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Foster, numbered 24 printed in House Report 115-785 to prohibit the use of funds to develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. |
| 6:04:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 24. |
| 6:14:38 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Foster amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Foster demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. |
| 6:18:16 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Gallego, numbered 25 printed in House Report 115-785 to prohibit the use of funds in this bill to procure any good or service or enter into any contract with the Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei. |
| 6:18:38 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gallego amendment No. 25. |
| 6:20:16 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Gallego amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:20:35 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Wittman, numbered 26 printed in House Report 115-785 to strip the limiting language of `CVN-80′ from the text which would allow funding for both CVN-80 and CVN-81 and thereby enable dual-buy. |
| 6:20:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment No. 26. |
| 6:30:33 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Wittman amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:30:46 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mrs. Murphy (FL), numbered 27 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense; National Guard counter-drug program by $3.0 million, and reduces funding for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $3.2 million. |
| 6:31:07 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 27. |
| 6:34:33 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:34:54 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Courtney, numbered 29 printed in House Report 115-785 to provide funding for long lead time materials to construct additional Virginia-class submarines in FY 2022 and FY 2023. |
| 6:36:26 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment No. 29. |
| 7:02:23 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Courtney amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Courtney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. |
| 7:06:46 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Ms. Granger moved that the committee rise. |
| 7:06:57 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 7:07:25 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6157 as unfinished business. |
| 7:07:49 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. | |
| 7:08:44 P.M. | Mr. Diaz-Balart moved that the House do now adjourn. | |
| 7:08:52 P.M. | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 7:08:53 P.M. | The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 28, 2018. |
House Activity 6/26/2018
| 10:00:02 A.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 10:00:08 A.M. | The Speaker designated the Honorable Glenn Thompson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. | |
| 10:00:26 A.M. | MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business. | |
| 10:45:37 A.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today. | |
| 12:00:07 P.M. | The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 26. | |
| 12:00:10 P.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Dan Spexarth, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Wichita, Kansas | |
| 12:01:50 P.M. | SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. LaMalfa demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. LaMalfa objected to the voice vote based upon the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day. | |
| 12:02:38 P.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Walden to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 12:03:55 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle. | |
| 12:19:22 P.M. | PRINTING OF PROCEEDINGS IN RECORD – Ms. Cheney asked unanimous consent that the proceedings during the former Members program be printed in the Congressional Record and that all Members and former Members who spoke during the proceedings have the privilege of revising and extending their remarks. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 12:19:36 P.M. | H. Res. 961 | Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 961 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2083) to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes.” |
| 12:25:06 P.M. | H. Res. 961 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 961. |
| 1:21:32 P.M. | H. Res. 961 | On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 – 172 (Roll no. 291). |
| 1:30:50 P.M. | H. Res. 961 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 – 172 (Roll no. 292). |
| 1:30:52 P.M. | H. Res. 961 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 1:30:55 P.M. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4294, as amended, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | |
| 1:31:03 P.M. | H.R. 4294 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4294 — “To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide a criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of certain individually identifiable information by officers or employees of a Federal department or agency.” |
| 1:40:41 P.M. | H.R. 4294 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 – 2 (Roll no. 293). |
| 1:40:42 P.M. | H.R. 4294 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 1:40:49 P.M. | H.R. 4294 | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| 1:41:05 P.M. | H. Res. 963 | Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 963 — “Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.” |
| 1:41:20 P.M. | H. Res. 963 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. |
| 1:41:26 P.M. | H. Res. 963 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 1:42:45 P.M. | The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced. | |
| 1:42:49 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5841 — “To modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain types of foreign investment, and for other purposes.” |
| 1:42:57 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 1:42:58 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5841. |
| 2:26:40 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2:28:37 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 961. H.R. 2083 — “To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes.” |
| 2:28:42 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083. Provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083 both under structured rules. |
| 2:28:49 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 961 and Rule XVIII. |
| 2:28:51 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee. |
| 2:29:56 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2083. |
| 3:17:21 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Kilmer, numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 115-783 to limit the application of the bill to only sea lions, rather than all pinnipeds. |
| 3:17:23 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kilmer amendment No. 1. |
| 3:19:07 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | On agreeing to the Kilmer amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 3:19:25 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Vargas, numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 115-783 to mandate that the Secretary of the Interior produce a report to Congress on the potential impact of the lethal taking of California Sea Lions on the recovery of Salmonid stocks. |
| 3:20:30 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | Vargas amendment; modified by unanimous consent. |
| 3:20:32 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Vargas amendment No. 3, as modified. |
| 3:22:32 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | On agreeing to the Vargas amendment; as modified Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 3:22:57 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2083. |
| 3:23:52 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| 3:24:15 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. |
| 3:54:02 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 – 116 (Roll no. 294). |
| 3:54:04 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 3:54:06 P.M. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5841, as amended, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | |
| 3:54:14 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5841 — “To modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain types of foreign investment, and for other purposes.” |
| 4:02:30 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 – 2 (Roll no. 295). |
| 4:02:31 P.M. | H.R. 5841 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:02:41 P.M. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and put the question de novo. | |
| 4:03:17 P.M. | On approving the Journal Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 4:03:18 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:04:18 P.M. | H.R. 2083 | The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2083. |
| 4:06:00 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 961. H.R. 6157 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.” |
| 4:06:05 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083. Provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083 both under structured rules. |
| 4:06:21 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 961 and Rule XVIII. |
| 4:06:22 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee. |
| 4:08:10 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 6157. |
| 4:57:33 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to allocate $2 million to provide the Secretary of Defense the flexibility needed for technical assistance for U.S. military women to military women in other countries combating violence targeting women and children as a weapon of war, terrorism, human trafficking, and narcotics trafficking. |
| 4:57:34 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 1. |
| 5:02:09 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:05:08 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Lowenthal, numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase the STARBASE fifth grade youth STEM education program found in Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Civil Military Programs by $5 million, and to reduce Operations and Maintenance, Army, Other Servicewide Activities by the offsetting amount. |
| 5:05:11 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 2. |
| 5:08:50 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Lowenthal amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:09:54 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mrs. Napolitano, numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase funding for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program by $6 million to match the program’s 2018 funding of $180 million. |
| 5:09:56 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Napolitano amendment No. 4. |
| 5:13:57 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Napolitano amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:14:19 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. McGovern, numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to provide the Department of Defense with $250,000 for administrative expenses for purposes of creating a military service medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans (Atomic Veterans). Atomic Veterans are determined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, in the United States Code. |
| 5:14:20 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment No. 5. |
| 5:18:07 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the McGovern amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:18:29 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Ms. Granger moved that the Committee rise. |
| 5:18:30 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:18:45 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6157 as unfinished business. |
| 5:19:32 P.M. | Ms. Cheney filed reports from the Committee on Rules, H. Res. 964 and H. Res. 965. | |
| 5:20:42 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6157 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.” |
| 5:20:56 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. |
| 5:21:57 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Allen, numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to transfer $10,000,000 to the Defense POW/Missing Persons Office to assist in identifying unclaimed remains missing since the Korean conflict. |
| 5:21:58 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 6. |
| 5:26:17 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Allen amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:26:41 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Ms. McSally, numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase A-10 wing replacement funds to House-passed NDAA level. |
| 5:26:43 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McSally amendment No. 7. |
| 5:30:44 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the McSally amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:31:13 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase funding for the Quantum Information Sciences program within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account by $5 million to further advance quantum computing research. |
| 5:31:14 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto amendment No. 8. |
| 5:34:04 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Soto amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:34:43 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Langevin, numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to provide $10 million for Weapons and Munitions Technology (0602624A), $10 million for Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Applied Research (0602792N), and $20 million for Innovative Naval Prototypes Advanced Technology Development (0603801N) to be used for accelerated development and prototyping for the electromagnetic railgun. |
| 5:34:44 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 9. |
| 5:42:07 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Langevin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Langevin demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. |
| 5:42:47 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Lipinski, numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to provide $30M for the National Security Technology Accelerator, to support national security innovation and entrepreneurial education programs at universities. Reduces Operations and Maintenance-Defense Wide by the same amount. |
| 5:42:49 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lipinski amendment No. 10. |
| 5:47:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Lipinski amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:50:09 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 14 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase funding for Gulf War illness research under the Defense Health Program by $1 million. |
| 5:50:11 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto amendment No. 14. |
| 5:52:42 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Soto amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:53:32 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Visclosky, numbered 16 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding by $5,000,000. |
| 5:54:00 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment No. 16. |
| 5:56:03 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Visclosky amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 5:56:37 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Poe (TX), numbered 20 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to reduce the amount of Coalition Support Fund reimbursements Pakistan is eligible to receive by $200 million. |
| 5:56:56 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Poe (TX) amendment No. 20. |
| 6:08:38 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Poe(TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Poe(TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. |
| 6:10:42 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Visclosky, numbered 22 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to bar the use of funds in contravention of existing federal requirements for meaningful consultation and engagement with tribal communities related to activities that will impact them. |
| 6:11:03 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment No. 22. |
| 6:11:10 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Visclosky amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:11:53 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | An amendment, offered by Mr. Brown (MD), numbered 24 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to ensure none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer the information technology contracting and acquisition services or the Senior Leader Communications functions of the Defense Information Systems Agency. |
| 6:12:22 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 24. |
| 6:15:27 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:16:43 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Ms. Granger moved that the committee rise. |
| 6:16:55 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 6:17:15 P.M. | H.R. 6157 | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6157 as unfinished business. |
| 6:18:09 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. | |
| 6:20:14 P.M. | Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the House do now adjourn. | |
| 6:20:21 P.M. | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 6:20:22 P.M. | The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 27, 2018. |
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