the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 243. the nays are 180. the concurrent resolution is agreed to. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise. the house will come to order. the house will be in order. members will take their seats. the house will be in order. members will vacate the well. members will take their seats. members in conversations will remove them from the floor. members in the aisles will take

their seats. members in the rear of the chamber will tear -- will take their seats and remove their conversations from the floor. the speaker pro tempore: members will take their seats,

the speaker pro tempore: members will take their seats. the house will not proceed until there is order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: we rise to pay tribute to a star that went high into the sky. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlewoman ask unanimous consent to speak out of turn for one minute? the gentlewoman is recognized. >> the house is not in order. ms. watson: we would like all those to join us who would like to take a moment to remember michael jackson so you may come and join us here at the mic. i want to say to our house of

representatives -- >> madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members and staff will take their seats. ms. watson: to the country and the world. a young man has left earth, but now resides in the stars. and this was a talented, multitalented person who entertained the world with his dynamic portrayals, his songs that he had written, but his style of dancing. we think it's appropriate to say that we pay tribute to the culture that he has left behind, his legacy. i'd like now to ask my colleague, mr. jackson, he would close out and all those that stand with us send our condolences, our heartfelt sorrow to his family, his friends, and to his millions of fans throughout the world.

mr. jackson: madam speaker, if there is a god -- >> the house is not in order. mr. jackson: if there is a god, and i believe there is, and that god distributes grace and mercy and talent to all of his children, on august 29, 1958, he visited gary, indiana, and touched a young man with an abundance of his blessings. with that gift that young man, michael jackson would touch and change the world. his heart couldn't get any bigger. and yesterday, it arrested. i come to the floor today on behalf of a generation too -- generation to thank god for letting all of us live in his generation and his era. with that, we ask members to please stand for a moment of silent.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question, house resolution 587, oen which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar 182, house resolution 587, provide for creating clean energy jobs, creating energy independence, and transition to a clean

energy economy. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 233, the nays are 194. the previous question is ordered. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the resolution is adopted. mr. sessions: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: those fa a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by

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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 213. the nays are 205.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 217. the nays are 205. the resolution is adopted.

without objection, a the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to house resolution 578 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on state of the union for further consideration of the bill h.r. 2996. will the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is now in the committee of the whole house on the state of the unioner for further consideration of h.r. 2996

which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: union calendar number 97, h.r. 2 the 996, a bill making appropriations for the department of the interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on thursday, june 25, 2009, a request on recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in part c of house report 111-184 by the gentleman from california, mr. campbell, had been postponed and the bill had been read through page 119, line 22. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceed also now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed in the following

order. amendment number 1 printed in part a by mr. dicks of washington. amendment number 3 printed in part b by mr. heller of nevada. amendment number 4 printed in part b by mr. jordan of ohio. amendment number 6 printed in part b by mr. stearns of florida. amendment number 1 printed in part c by mr. campbell of california. amendment number 3 printed in part d by mr. campbell of california. amendment number 3 printed part c by mr. campbell of florida. amendment number 1 printed in part e by mr. campbell of california. and amendment number 4 printed in part c by mr. campbell of florida. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise?

mr. simpson: is the clerk going to designate the amendment that's before us? the chair: the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part a of the house report 111-184 offered by the gentleman from washington, mr. dicks, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: part a, amendment number 1, printed in house report number 111-184, offered by mr. dicks of washington. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: i request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1. the chair: the request for recorded vote has been withdrawn. pursuant to the voice vote the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in

part b of the house report number 111-184, offered by the gentleman from nevada, mr. heller, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will now redesignate the amendment. the clerk: part d, amendment number 3, printed in house report number 111-184 offered by mr. heller of nevada. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]