h.r. 2156. a bill to provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the saint francis dam on march 12, 1928, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the entleman from illinois, mr. la hood, and the gentleman from california, mr. panetta, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. lahood: thank you, mr. speaker. i would ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lahood: mr. speaker, at this time i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lahood: thank you. the saint francis dam disaster is considered one of the worst civil engineering catastrophes in the 20th century. h.r. 2156 introduced by my good friend steve knight of

h.r. 2056. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 150. h.r. 2056. a bill to amend the small business act to provide for expanded participation in the microloan program, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i would ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chabot: the microloan program at the small business administration is a program that acutely targets small dollar borrowers by utiliz

for h.r. 806. the ozone standards and implementation act of 2017. and monday, july 17, at noon 21st century the air act. the text of these measures is presently available on the rules committee website. feel free to contact me or my staff if we may provide any additional information. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1492 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 131, h.r. 1492, a bill to amend the controlled substances act to direct the attorney general to register practitioners to transport controlled substances to states in which the practitioner is not registered under the act for the purpose of ministering the substances under applicable state law and locations other than principal places of business or professional practice. the speaker pro tempore: t

up up i call up h.r. -- mr. upton: i ask unanimous may t that all members have five legislative days to resize and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the house resolution 454. the chair declares the house for the consideration of h.r. 2910. the chair apoints the gentleman from tennessee, mr. duncan to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house for consideration of h.r. 2910 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to provide for federal and state agency coordination in the approval of certain authorizations under the natural gas act and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. castor, each will control 30 minutes. mr. upton: i might ask for regular order. the chair: the house will please come to order. the gentleman may proceed. mr. upton: mr

i believe that is h.r. 2786. i ask unanimous consent that this be appropriately placed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady's statement will appear in the record. s. jackson lee: thank you. the chair will now -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the erie canal, construction first began in 1817 in rome, new york, with the first completed portion connecting two cities in the 22nd congressional district. rome and utica. the erie canal was transformative in establishing new york as the empire state. the canal opened the interior of our nation, allowing for westward expansion and the free flow of goods. ms. tenney: w

and suspending the rules and passing h.r. 2786. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 451 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 65. house resolution 451, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 806, to facile -- to facilitate efficient state implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the -- the is will the question is on ordering the previous question. 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.

ime to say no to h.r. 806. mr. tonko: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. shimkus: before i yield, let me remind folks what's going on here is that we have a 2008 standard that we were told seven years afterwards that here is how you comply. that same year, we get new standards saying no. no. no. you have new standards. that's really the debate. we are not eliminating the standards or rolling back standards, we're just saying, give us a break. give us time to comply with the 2008 standards before you force down 2015 standards and nothing rolls back either of those standards. i yield two minutes to my friend from south carolina. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sanford: i thank my colleague from illinois. they have worked tirelessly in a way to craft a balance between the competing points of view of this whole issue of ozone. i know he is concerned about people's health and concerned about the environment. but on this particular issue, i respectfully disagree and agree with my democratic co

speaker, i the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3364. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3364, a move the house bill to provide congressional review and to counter aggression by the governments of iran, russian federation, and north korea, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to evise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: thank you. mr. speaker, now this bill represents a very broad bipartisan house-senate agreement that the united states must enforce tougher sanctions against north

h.r. 806 will be a step backward. that's why i've offered this substitute amendment that would allow the e.p.a. to target and work with our nation's most affected regions, like those in the valley and the south coast. this is about addressing our environment, the air we breathe, and helping those most at risk. at the same time, california has been cleaning the air. its economy has continued to grow. in 2016 california nonfarm employment increased by 2.6%. compared to 1.7% nationwide. in 2009, california clean energy industry created $2.7 billion and employed 123,000 people. by 2020 we expect it to grow to er $140 billion with 345,000 employees. california's success is proof that h.r. 806 is unelse in. i urge adoption of my amendment -- is unnecessary. i urge adoption of my amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. does anyone seek time in opposition to the amendment? >> mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. >> thank you, mr.

but the solutionses in h.r. 23 are -- solutions in h.r. 23 are common sense, bring water security to california. and i en-- and i encourage a yes vote. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from stockton, mr. mcnerney. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcnerney: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, we see this bill every congress. that is every two years we fight this thing out. let's talk about what it would do. it would endanger the -- it would weaken the endangered species act. it would benefit one region while harming another. it will fake a -- make a few people very wealthy. it will likely cause additional drainage problems for water districts. it will cause ocean water, ocean saltwater, to come further inland to the california dealta, poisoning farmland, destroying -- delta, poisoning farmland, destroying the delta as we now know it. it will use precious limited water to plant ever more thirsty orcha

speaker, i urge adoption of h.r. 3210. i'm proud to be the original democratic co-sponsor, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. mitchell: mr. speaker, at this time i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. knight, the sponsor of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. knight: thank you, mr. speaker. and i'd like to thank mr. connolly for his help and his partnership in the secret act. today i do rise in support of this straightforward bipartisan legislation. the secret act, or securely expediting clearances through reporting transparency. i'm proud to say this bill originated from concerns voiced by my constituents, california's 25th district serves as a hub for many national security programs and by extension requires a highly skilled security cleared industrial base and work force. but this doesn't just affect southern calif

h.r. 2825 includes h.r. 2518, the coast guard authorization act of 2017 and division e. the coast guard authorization act is a product of bipartisan efforts of the transportation and infrastructure committee, specifically through chairman shuster's leadership and the efforts of ranking member defazio and ranking member garamendi and our great staff, dave and john. the coast guard authorization act includes an authorization of funding for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to support the coast guard and its service members. it's important to remember the coast guard is one of the five armed forces. even though it is outside the department of defense, the service plays a critical role in protecting our country. it is unique in being the only armed force with law enforcement authorities and this combination allows the service to perform its multitude of missions. the committee on transportation and infrastructure has been overseeing the coast guard for more than two decades and move legislation to support the service in each congress since 1995. the text of the coast guard authoriz

the clerk: h.r. 1690. a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to require the secretary of veterans affairs to submit an annual report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the department of veterans affairs. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the able. the speaker pro tempore: the question on suspending the rules on h.r.. 1848. the clerk: a bill to direct the veteran of secretary of affairs on medical scribes medical centers. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection. the title is amended.

and h.r. 218, the king cove road land exchange act. mr. speaker, our domestic energy industry has suffered greatly over the last eight years under outdated regulations and burdensome bureaucratic red tape prohibiting growth and innovation. today's rule allows for consideration of two very important bills that will provide clear and transparent policies for our pipeline permitting processes. making them more efficient and effective so that we can fully realize the north american energy boom, create american jobs, grow our economy, strengthen our relation was our largest energy trading partners, canada and mexico. the first bill, h.r. 2910, promoting interagency coordination for review of natural gas pipelines act, is sponsored by my colleague, mr. flores of texas. this bill reinforces the federal energy regulatory commission's role as the lead agency for citing interstate natural gas pipelines by directing it to identify and invite all agencies considering an aspect of an application to establish a schedule for concurrent reviews, and to im

i rise in support of h.r. 3178. this bill represents a series of bipartisan reforms from the committees on energy and commerce and ways and means that will provide targeted reforms to improve access to care for medicare beneficiaries. home infusion patients are our nation's sickest and most vulnerable in maintaining access to these services in home settings has proved invaluable in ensuring the patients can continue to effectively receive the care that they need. under last year's 21st century cures act we took the necessary steps to ensure the taxpayers and beneficiaries were no longer charged on the acquisition and dispensing costs. additionally, we took steps to recognize the unique education needs associated with receiving infusion in the home. owever, as my colleagues learned, there is still much more that needs to be done without jeopardizing access to patient care. this bill creates a bridge to resolve the issue. h.r. 3178 takes an additional needed step to protect home health services by expanding opportunit

this is also a clear example of what's wrong with h.r. 23. it will negate environmental protections. it will hurt one region to benefit another. and it allows corruption to seep into the federal government. mr. speaker, i urge members to oppose h.r. 23 for these reasons. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from alabama. mr. byrne: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: mr. speaker, in april president trump and congressional republicans rolled back the s.e.c.'s rule to protect americans' personal information and internet browsing history. by doing so they effectively sold our personal privacy to the highest corporate bidder. today is net neutrality day of action proposing the s.e.c.'s proposal to access to online content which would detroit internet as we know it. what better day to also protect the future of our privacy. by undoing the republicans' reckless rollback that placed cable profits above our privacy and cons

rules and pass the bill h.r. 1492. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 131, h.r. 1492, a bill to amend the controlled substances act to direct the attorney general to register practitioners to transport controlled substances to states in which the practitioner is not registered under the act for the purpose of ministering the substances under applicable state law at locations other than principal places of businesses or professional practice. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, and the gentleman from texas, mr. green, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and insert remarks extraneous materials into the record on the bill, including an exchange of letters on the committee on energy and commerce and the committee on the judiciary. the speaker p

speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1492. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 131, h.r. 1492, a bill to amend the controlled substances act to direct the attorney general to register practitioners to transport controlled substances to states in which the practitioner is not registered under the act for the purpose of ministering the substances under applicable state law at locations other than principal places of businesses or professional practice. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the

i ask members to vote in favor of this amendment to h.r. 23. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new mexico. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 5 printed in part c of 115-212 by the gentleman from california, mr. desaulnier, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in house report c. offered by mr. desaulnier of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of 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 is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states hou

i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2772. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill -- does the gentleman call up the bill as amended? mr. roe: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2772, a bill neend title 38 united states code to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of department of veterans affairs senior executive employees. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. walz, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 2

president, i move to proceed to calendar number 120, h.r. 1628. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 120, h.r. 1628, an act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 2 on the budget for fiscal year 2017. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays. i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the chamber. sergeant at arms will restore order in the chamber, please. the presiding officer: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the chamber. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: senator mr. president? mr. leahy: mr. president? >>>. the vice president: as a a remired to our guests, expression of apaul or disa approval are not permitted. on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and

h.r. 2997. which would take the federal aviation administration's re-authorization, which we have to do, and it will pretty much remove federal control of air traffic controls, air traffic controllers and the control of our aerospace, and put it into the private industry. many of us in a bipartisan fashion have grave concerns with this. i am one of them. if you look at h.r. 2997, what you'll find is that the president has diminished authority. in the 1980's, when air traffic controllers through their unions went on strike, and they said that, we're not going play, we're going to picket and it put the united states at risk, ronald reagan warned them by saying, if you do that, you're fired. they said, ah, he's not going to do that. how is he going to control the skies? the president, acting on his constitutional responsibilities, fired them. he took control, as he should have, and air traffic controllers by the thousands were removed and others were put in their place. h.r. 2997 would remove this

chairman, i rise today in support of my amendment to the bill h.r. 3219. i would like to thank dina ryan ted poe, ro khanna, mast and ted lieu for supporting this amendment. it will stop funding for painful dog experiments at the v.a. it also includes protections to ensure service dogs can continue unencumbered so veterans can receive help they need. my amendment combines three bipartisan issue. puppies, veterans and government accountability. earlier this year, when my wife and i read the news about the v.a.'s dog testing program at the richmond r.a. medical center, we were disturbed by the types of experiments conducted on the puppies. from what i read it was on the level of torture. in richmond this included inducing heart attacks. at other labs they were giving methamphetamine to narc leaptic doberman. my family had a doberman and he was part of our family years back. i believe our veterans deserve to receive the highest quality of health care. the richmond v.a. hospital is staffed by talented health care professionals. however the experiments being co

speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 2210. this bill will designate the community living center in high hometown as the sergeant joseph george kusick living center. i want you to understand something and if we could look for a minute outside the people's house and who we are as a people, this is a young guy 22 years old. at the very beginning of his life, at a time when most of us are looking forward to so many great things happening to us, he put himself in harm's way. now when you think of what sergeant kusick did, it is incredible that this young man on a hillside in vietnam under heavy fire and being seriously wounded himself, they are saying, sergeant get you on the helicopter. he said no, because if i leave, my comrades cannot be saved. what an incredible place to put yourself. a 22-year-old, who just a couple of years earlier was in butler, pennsylvania enjoying life and putting the welfare of others and the safety of others before himself. that is an incredible position to put yourself in. we have talked about the meda

chairman, i rise in support of my amendment to h.r. 3219. nothing is more important than the safety of our men in uniform and i believe that we in congress are committed to ensuring that our armed services receive the best equipment possible. this equipment includes platforms like the joint light tactical vehicle or jltv. this vehicle is the centerpiece of the army and marine corps technical wheel vehicle modernization strategy and closes an existing critical capability gap for both services. the gltv demonstrates many significant improvements over the -- jltv demonstrates many significant improvement it's over the current fleet -- improvements over the current fleet. this is basically what replaces years ago what you'd call your jeep. anybody who talks to veterans or hears about people being injured know so many of them died or were seriously injured driving in a vehicle that had an hit an explosive -- that hit an explosive. these vehicles are going to be a dramatic improvement over what we have now as far as saving lives and our troop. as

for russia's election interference h.r. mcmaster told reporters last week, we have no specific agenda. it is whatever the president wants to talk about.

speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1164, the taylor force agent. this legislation conditions financial assistance from the united states on the palestinian authority's termination of support for terror committed by individuals under its jurisdictional control. in order for the palestinian authority to receive aid, it would also be required to condemn acts of terror and cease providing payments to those who have committed such acts. the bill is named after taylor force, a former u.s. army officer who was stabbed to death during a terrorist attack in tel aviv. this legislation is a commonsense solution that we must address. the palestinian authority upped the leadership of abbas has continued to support efforts that undermine attempts at peace between the palestinians and our great ally, israel. the blatant encouragement of terrorist activity by the palestinian authority must end. why should we be rewarding this kind of behavior? the balance balance thorn -- palestinian authority perfect pets waits terrorism. terrorism. et waits those increase the lo

finally, that following disposition of h.r. 3364, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 1628. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. who yields time? if no one yields time, time shall be charged equally to both sides. mr. enzi: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: i yield myself such time as i need up to the limit that we have. this week we've been debating why it's so urgent for congress to act on rescuing americans from the collapsing obamacare health care law. we've heard from our colleagues across the aisle question our motives and our actions. congress literally has millions upon millions of reasons to replace and repeal this law. hardworking american families who are begging us to provide them with some relief, these are families that are forced to purchase high-deductible coverage insurance and are facing thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket costs before their coverage even begins. for them, the status quo, doing nothing, is not an option. for senate republicans, rescuing the american people from this law is o

speaker, h.r. 2781 is a commonsense solution to a complicated problem. i'm proud to sponsor it with my good friend, mr. panetta from california. over the last 10 year congress gave veteran and veteran disabled small businesses the highest preference to compete for v.a. contracts. last year the supreme court ruled in the kingdomware case that this preference applies in all situations, even when the v.a. uses contracts awarded by other agencies. a loophole has emerged. in a group of contracts called the federal stiegic sourcing initiative -- strategic sourcing initiative, run by the general services administration. they connect them with goods and services they need to purchase. all too often, the g.s.a. is not connecting the v.a. with enough small businesses that

this bill also funds programs authorized in h.r. 589, the d.o.e. research and innovation act, which passed this year and which was the project over three years in the science committee which set clear science priorities for the department of energy. american industry relies on federal support for basic research to produce the scientific breakthroughs that fuel technological innovation, new industries, economic growth and good jobs. around the country, scientists at our national labs and universities are conducting groundbreaking basic science research that provides the foundation for next generation technology in energy, medicine and manufacturing. this legislation provides strong support for the department of energy's office of science at $5.4 billion for fiscal year 2018. the office of science will get increased funding for research in basic energy sciences, high-performance computing, nuclear physics, high-energy physics and fusion energy. the strong support for the office of science in the appropriations bill will prioritize the basic research

speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1492. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 131, h.r. 1492, a bill to amend the controlled substances act to direct the attorney general to register practitioners to transport controlled substances to states in which the practitioner is not registered under the act for the rp

so, has the president, through h.r. mcmasters, notified the pentagon that he is reasserting the cap of 3900 additional troops to afghanistan, initially as reported that he had given the pentagon and general mattis authority to increase the troop numbers in accordance with the strategy. it's now been reported that a memo from h.r. mcmaster said it's now limited at 3,900 and no more troops, regardless of the strategy. can you tell us if that's true. >> i'm not aware of that specific memo but i will check into the specific details of that and circle back with you. >> can you tell us how seriously the president considered the idea of using private time trackers to augment u.s. personnel on the ground in afghanistan, as opposed to u.s. military personnel. >> i know that we feel it's important to get input from all perspectives, and all of the right people were part of that process throughout, and any conversation. look, we've used contractors extensively over the last 16 years. currently, there are tens of thousands of contr

finally, i am proud that this bill includes the text of h.r. 1644. this is the korean interdiction and modendization of sanctions action -- modernization of sanctions act, which we passed in may, we passed it out of the house by a vote of 419- 1. these provisions strengthened in consultation with the other body, expand sanctions targeting north korea's nuclear weapons program, but they also go after those around the world who employ north korean slave labor. this is a human rights abuse. it's one that operates by having a situation where the endentured the check fed, but instead of going to the workers goes to the regime. and that money then goes into the nuclear weapons program. it is estimated the check instead of going to the workers goes that this earns hundreds of millions of dollars for the regime in hard curncy. -- currency. with every test, kim jong-un's regime comes closer to be able a nuclear warhead on a missile capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. up an ly cannot pass opportunity to increase pressure in response to this threat. mr. spea

speaker, house resolution 440 provides for a complete consideration of h.r. 2810, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018. the rule allows for consideration of 122 amendments. in addition to the amendments made in order by yesterday's rule. this brings the total number of amendments made in order for floor consideration to 210. when you add in the 275 amendments offered during the armed services committee markup, we will in total have considered 485 amendments to this year's ndaa. just as important, there is a clear bipartisan split between the number of majority and number of minority amendments made in order. mr. speaker, this has been an incredibly open process that allowed members of this body from both sides to have their input on this critical national security legislation. like other years, the ndaa is a great example of the house working through regular order in the authorizing process and getting the job done. thanks to this rule and the one we passed yesterday, the house will debate a number of issues where members of this body have diverse views. from the

this bill also funds programs authorized in h.r. 589, the d.o.e. research and innovation act, which passed this year and which was the project over three years in the science committee which set clear science priorities for the department of energy. american industry relies on federal support for basic research to produce the scientific breakthroughs that fuel technological innovation, new industries, economic growth and good jobs. around the country, scientists at our national labs and universities are conducting groundbreaking basic science research that provides the foundation for next generation technology in energy, medicine and manufacturing. this legislation provides strong support for the department of energy's office of science at $5.4 billion for fiscal year 2018. the office of science will get increased funding for research in basic energy sciences, high-performance computing, nuclear physics, high-energy physics and fusion energy. the strong support for the office of science in the appropriations bill will prioritize the basic research

h.r. 3219 also provides $3.58 billion for the legislative branch. it does not recommend funding levels for the senate as per our long-standing tradition. the bill includes a significant increase in funding for u.s. capitol police and adds additional funds for securing offices in washington and in congressional districts. importantly, it continues the freeze on member pay. the package before us represents the house fulfilling its primary responsibility. to fund the government. this package funds hundreds if not thousands of member priorities, particularly on the defense side. i applaud my colleagues on the appropriations committee for their months of working and making this bill a reality. it shows what the house can do as we move forward toward completion of the f.y. appropriations process. mr. speaker, i urge support of the rule and the underlying legislation. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i w

on friday, july 28 -- that's tomorrow -- the senate proceed to consideration of calendar number 175, h.r. 2810, the house-passed national defense authorization bill.

h.r. 997. it's been h.r. 997 since i came to this congress. and one day we're going to see a president sign that bill. and it might very well be this president we have today, president trump. he spoke in favor of official language. and i certainly agree with him on this. but it's more than this. when president bill clinton introduced the executive order, i believe it's 13166, i'm operating from a dusty memory here, perhaps i've got it on a note. but let's go with 13166. that executive order directed that any government facility that's there needs to accommodate any language requested thank cuments from anybody who walk -- request that comes from anybody who walks into a building. it runs up the cost of our government in an unnecessary way. the idea, i suppose is, we're going to make it easy for people that have trouble understanding english, and so if we do that eventually they'll pick up and learn and understand english and they'll assimilate into society. because after all, every other genera

speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, having had under consideration h.r. 3219, directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee of has under consideration h.r. 3219 and has come to no esolution thereon. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? mr. simpson: i move that the house co-now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. today

on friday, july 28 -- that's tomorrow -- the senate proceed to consideration of calendar number 175, h.r. 2810, the house-passed national defense authorization bill. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. first, let me say it's been a long, long road for both sides. each side had sincere convictions, and we're at this point. so i would suggest -- i want to say three things. first, i would suggest we turn the page, we turn -- it's time to turn the page. i would say to my dear friend, the majority leader, we are not celebrating. we are relieved. and millions and millions of people who would have been so drastically hurt by the three proposals put forward will at least retain their health care, be able to deal with preexisting conditions, deal with nursing homes and opioids that medicaid paid for. we are relieved, not for ourselves but for the american people. but, as i said, over and over again, obamacare was har

the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3364. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in thepinion ofhe chair 2/3 -- mr. royce: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: yeas and ns are requested. a sufficient number having >> in congress this week, the house takes up defense related spending, and the senate continues work to reveal parts of the affordable care act. watch coverage of the house c-span and the senate on c-span2, and mh any time on www.c-span.org, and listen with the free c-span radio app. >> tonight on c-span, we look at the senate vote to move ahead with debate on a bill to overhaul the affordable care act. tesident trump posts lebanese prime minister at the white house. house democrats talk about changes to the affordable care act. sanctions,osing russia, in north korea. night, connecticut democratic congresswoman rosa delauro talks about her efforts to protect social programs in her book "the least among us." security reached its lowest point, we had ronald reagan and tip o'neill, who came makeher

another issue raising eyebrows is that h.r. mcmaster was being shut out of the meeting which goes against precedent set in previous administrations when the national security advisor would have no doubt been included. "the new york times" is reporting that president trump wanted just six people to attending the meeting to prevent leaks, so does this mean that he doesn't even trust his own national security advisor? >> it seems to suggest that. and what is alarming to some people is that donald trump is clearly new to being president and foreign affairs and holding elected office, even by his own admission. he's entering a room with vladimir putin, who many people do not try to underestimate. and clearly it would have given more confidence to a number of other people to have somebody like h.r. mcmaster in that room. someone who's very well known in washington, has years of experience, and to break with that precedent and suggest it was an attempt to stymie leaks raises questions about how comfortable donald trump is with certain

i rise in strong support of h.r. 2810rks the f.y. 2018 national defense authorization act. i continue to be surprised at some of the national security pundits who believe that a diminished force structure will improve our national security. some have questioned whether we should fully fund national defense. some have even questioned whether we should continue to expand our armed services to meet the strategic challenges posed by a rising china and russia, by an unpredictable north korea and a belligerent iran. mr. chairman, our time is up. the time of action is now. the focus of our nation is upon us to provide for our national security. i am pleased that we appear to have turned the tide and properly -- and are properly resourcing the requirements of our armed services and i am pleased that we are authorizing the funding to match our strategy and providing what our combatant commanders need to win any future conflicts. i am pleased that we have acknowledged the importance of our service members and the hardships that they endure so that we can enjoy our free and democratic

i'm offering amendment to h.r. 3219 to reduce the appropriations to the congressional budget office by 50.4%. we agree the c.b.o. determines the budget and economic impacts of proposed legislation which are critical to our every day decisions. oftentimes they are late and unform too often, they are woefully incorrect. i don't mean to impugn the people at the c.b.o., something is amiss. if we accept it, how are we going to get our policy right? it is consistently incorrect and has detrimental implications. this amendment reduces the c.b.o. appropriations by 50.4%, which happens to be the exact same percentage that the c.b.o. was off when it predicted the enrollment numbers for the affordable care act exchanges in 2016. in 2010, the c.b.o. projected that 21 million people would enroll in the exchange plans by 2016. the actual enrollment was about 10.4 million people. that's an error of 50.4%. maybe the c.b.o.'s projections would have improved as the a.c.a. continued to take shape after 2010 and that seems reasonable. that's not correct. that's wrong. it didn't improve. two years later, -

h.r., payroll duties. this is last on my list. -lemonis: yeah. -sandy: yeah.ve never seen a candy store or any retail business that has its h.r. director running the merchandise. i guess i shouldn't be that surprised. if they don't see the importance of having their ice cream be special, why would the candy be any different? it's a nice attempt at a theme, but i'm not really sure that the theme's clear to me. when you walk in the front door, it looks like they went to the local convenience store and just said, "give me some lollipops and some sweet tarts." it's not nostalgic. there's nothing really curated. and what's this -- all this bacon? why do you have bacon cotton candy? sandy: people like bacon right now. same thing with the bacon soda. lemonis: i mean, i know the craze with bacon, but how does it connect to farrell's? shauna: it doesn't. there is no bacon connection. -lemonis: yeah. -shauna: and i think that there are a lot of things that could probably go away. sandy: well, i love the product. shauna: the barrels used to be filled with old-time candy,

that h.r.he national security advisor has gone for a walk-about and the implication is he's thinking about his career and perhaps this is a moment in which you will see possibly a new national security advisor because the president by all accounts is very upset with him. >> i don't know if that's true or not. lou: i don't either. >> i talked to a couple of people who worked with him. one last night and one today. i know h.r., he's a friend and i care about him. i said what's going on here. they said a lot of that is disinformation leaked by his rivals. unnamed who they are. lou: i don't know how anybody thank that white house has time to get anything done because one is leaking about the other, it seems in significant volume day after day after day. isn't there any way to get a handle? is there any magic here, any panacea to this kind of pervasive leaking in the white house? >> most of administrations have some kind of rivalry going on, and the media feeds on it and enjoys talking about it. wha

matthew few went tess on my staff be given all access passes to the floor during the consideration of h.r. 1628.

yet we look at gary cohn's op-ed today he penned with h.r. mcmaster touting all the positives that came out of the g-20 meeting and he makes no mention of russia. >> none. and why would they, stephanie? that is not what they want to be talking about. we know that. we know that anytime russia comes up in a headline or in a story or is mentioned on cable news, it infuriates president trump. it seems natural that his advisers would not mention that meeting with vladimir putin, particularly since one of the deliverables that secretary of state rex tillerson talked about afterward, that cyber security working group, ain't going to happen. not surprising that it's not mentioned. lit likely come up here today when we sort of await this discussion between president trump and president macron because the two of them are expected to focus on how to handle syria, how to handle the fight against isis. we have been told by senior administration official that is the top-line agenda item here and you can't talk about bashar al assad and what's going on in s