mr. schock: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield 30 seconds to my friend and co-sponsor of this amendment, mr. boren of oklahoma. the chair: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. boren: mr. chairman, i rise today in support of the amendment that i have co-authored with mr. schock. during my time in congress i have been a consistent supporter of small businesses. here on the house floor we are told nearly every day that small businesses are the engine of our nation's economy. and there's no discounting that fact. if included in the final bill, i believe section 18 will pose a devastating threat to america's small business community. business method patents already endure a lengthy approval process. and section 18 would only make it more difficult for inventers to defend their patents. i ask my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. chairman, i yield the balance of my time to the ge

mr. schock of illinois. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 158. the nays are 162 and one member voting present. the amendment is not adopted. the question is on the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended. those in favor please say aye. those opposed please say no. the amendment is adopted. accordingly under the rule the committee rises. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house in the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 1249, i report th