mr. aderholt: mr. chairman? the chair: the gentleman from alabama. mr. aderholt: no objection. the chair: no objection heard. the amendment will be considered at this point. mrs. lowey: thank you. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mrs. lowey -- ms. lowey: i ask unanimous consent to -- the chair: mr. aderholt: i reserve a point of order for the gentlelady's amendment. the chair: the point of order is observed. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. mrs. lowey: i'd like to make a few additional points because previously i did discuss the amendment in greater detail. . and i thank the chairman for your consideration. $1 billion for the block grant funding, i think it's important that we look at the breakdown. $192.6 million for law enforcement training and exercises, $55 million for operation stone garden grants which is overtime costs, $85 million for fema to administer the grant programs which is the department of homeland security estimate, and this

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, i withdraw my reservation but i rise in opposition. the chair: the gentleman withdraws his reservation. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. aderholt: the bill already reduces the office of undersecretary substantially. 6% below the request and 26% below the f.y. 2011 c.r. it includes no funding to continue construction of the department of homeland security headquarters. the bill has reduced management to a bare minimum with reduction of 29% to leadership and management offices. the department of homeland security is an agency of 230,000 employees. the number of employees in oscm is 00 or less than a third of a percent. and funding provided is also a third of a percent for the total d.h.s. budget. this is extremely small for assets need to manage a major security department. additional reductions would prevent filling key staffing positions and thus limit the ability of the department to respond to national emergencies and provide stable leadership to the publi

mr. aderholt: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to engage in a colloquy about some of the anti-terrorism standards. the committee on energy and commerce has voted by more than 2/3 to favorably report to the house a bill to extend authorization for it through fiscal 2017. mr. murphy: it contains authorizations for appropriations for the full seven years and that provision conforms to the majority leader's cut-go protocols. i understand the need to fund the chemical plants for five years. we need to get the job done on this manner, mr. aderholt. mr. aderholt: i'll be glad to. i want to thank them on the expedited basis this year. we do hope and expect that cfat will be under regular order prior to the start of the new fiscal year. however, it was important that we included funding for the 2012 appropriation bill for cfats and we do not want that line item to appear to be in conflict with the sunset date of october 4, 2011. i

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman? the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aderholt: i move the committee do now rise. the chair: the motion is on the committee to rise. all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman? the chair: 2017 directs me to report it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair on the committee of the whole on the state of the union reports the committee has had under consideration h.r. 2017 and has come to no resolution thereon. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. lucas of oklahoma for monday, may 31 and for today. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? mr. aderholt: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, the motion is adopted, accordingly, the house stands adj

mr. aderholt: will the gentleman yield? mr. fortenberry: i yield. mr. aderholt: the gentleman from nebraska makes some good points. i support immigration laws which includes partnerships with the states and law enforcement through the 287-g program. as the gentleman from nebraska noted, 287-g is an important tool among many and gives i.c.e. a force multiplier for immigration enforcement. i thank the gentleman from nebraska for his attention to this important program. and i will continue to work with him as we move this bill forward. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida, mr. mica, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee, rise? seek recognition? mr. mica: mr. speaker, i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. mica: mr. speaker, at this point i was planning to offer to the house and to the committee for its consideration as we consider one of the most important appropriation

mr. aderholt, mr. price and others on that subcommittee have worked very hard to deal with this priority item. mr. rogers served in the leadership on this subcommittee in the past and continues to have a great interest in it. and we should note that as we look at this new procedure that hasn't been considered since, as my friend from corning said, july 31 of 2007, what we have is a structure whereby members will have the opportunity to stand up and offer amendments. and i listened to my friend from providence, our new colleague, mr. cicilline, who said that he opposes this bill because of the fact that it makes a cut that he didn't like. well, mr. speaker, as you know very well, under this rule mr. cicilline or any other member of this house will be able to stand up and in if he can find offsets -- and if they can find offsets, they can have a vote on the amendment addressing their particular priority. i also have to say that in the rules committee our good friend from north carolina, mr. price, was be

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, i insist on a point of order. the chair: state your point of order. mr. aderholt: i make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill that therefore violates clause 2 of rule 21. the state -- the rule states that an amendment shall not be in order if it changes existing law requires a new determination. i would ask a ruling from the chair. the chair: does anyone wish to speak on the point of order? the chair will rule. the chair finds that this amendment includes language requiring a new determination, the amendment therefore constitutes legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule 21, the point of order is sustained and the amendment is not in order. ms. speier: mr. speaker, number 18. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 18 printed in the congressional record offered by ms. speier of california. the chair: the gentleman from alabama. mr. aderholt: i reserve a point of order on the gentlelady's amendment. the chair: a point o

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, i move the committee do now rise and report the bill back to the house with sundry amendments and the recommendation that the amendments be agreed to and the bill as amended do pass. the chair: the question is on the motion of the gentleman from alabama. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman? the chair: mr. speaker, the committee on the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 2017 asks me to report the same back to the house with sundry amendment with the recommendation the amendments be agreed to and the bill be amended and do pass. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 2017 and reports the bill back to the house with sundry amendments adopted in the committee of the whole with a recommendation the amendments be adopted in the

mr. aderholt: mr. speaker, i rise today to ask one simple question to the other chamber across the capitol, where is their appropriation bill for the department of homeland security for f.y. 2012? on june 3, some 19 days ago, the house passed its version of f.y. 2012 appropriation bill for the department of homeland security. a bill that not only invokes fiscal discipline and needed oversight, but one that ensures our frontline security and personnel and homeland security programs are adequately funded for the coming fiscal year. in addition, the house passed bill includes $1 billion in supplemental funding for fema's disaster relief efforts that is available immediately upon enactment. unfortunately as of today we have seen absolutely no action from the other body. there is no plan, no leadership, and no commitment to fiscal discipline, security, or disaster relief. the democrat leadership on the other body was not elected to wait. that is not what the american people elected them to do. waiting only

mr. aderholt, allowing us, through language in the bill, to expand rapidly the use of available empty bed space for illegal aliens so no more police officers like -- we just lost another police officer in houston, texas, to an illegal alien and we're not going to rest until the border is secure, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. culberson: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? >> mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 294, resolution providing for consideration of the resolution, house resolution 292, declaring that the president shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the united states armed forces on the ground in libya, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution, house concurrent resolution 51 directing the president pursuant to section