mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4365 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4365, a bill to amend title 5, united states code, to make clear that accounts in the thrift savings fund are subject to certain federal tax levies. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, and the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i 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. chaffetz: i now would like to actually yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from new y

mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i have no additional -- is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr.speaker, i have no additional speakers at this time and will continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. connolly: mr. speaker, with that let me just urge my colleagues in the spirit of bipartisanship to come together and support our veterans and to make opportunity more available. it is, as i said, a sacred duty it seems to me that those men and women who are willing to put on that uniform and serve their country ought to be treated with respect and dignity and a job when they come home. and this bill will go a long way to doing that. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, this is a good, commonsense, bipartisan bill. i appreciate both these gentlemen who spoke here earlier , for their work on this. mr. denham and mr. walz. the veterans skills to jobs act, h.r. 4155, is makes sense, it

mr. chaffetz, had to say. he said 76% of the purchases of this and that -- well, if this was so nontransparent, i don't know how he knows that. he doesn't have a subpoena. but the fact is, yes, he knows that, because of the transparency we built in. but the more important, the details, the specifics of every one of those transactions is already public. this isn't about those transactions and with about whom were done and under what time period. it's about the motives of the people setting monetary policy. let me address the constitution. yes, it is true that the constitution gives us the power to do this. the constitution gives us a lot of power. it gives us power to declare war on canada. it declares -- gives us the power to do a lot of things. wise people pick and choose which powers they use, but this is not about getting more information about their transactions or that is out there. this is an effort to give politicses, a wonderful group of people of which i am one, more direct involvement on the setting

mr. chaffetz. i rise today, mr.ker, in support of h.r. 4484, the y mountain access enhancement act which would direct the u.s. department of of agriculture to sell 80 acres of u.s. forest service land known as the y mountain to brigham young university. y mountain, which is located directly east of the b.y.u. campus, includes a trail that leads 1.2 miles from the mountain's base up to large white concrete on the mountain's hillside that was built over 100 years ago. the y, which is 380 feet high by 130 feet wide, is even larger than the los angeles famous hollywood sign and served as an insignia for brigham young university. mr. speaker, i am a proud alumnus of brigham young university. the y has always been a symbol of pride for us. the alumni, the faculty, the student body, and the provo community. it reminds us of what b.y.u. students and alumni strive for and continue to advocate for future generations, to enter to learn and go forth to serve. the y is recognized five times a year, which celebrates brigham young

mr. chaffetz, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 828 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 828, a bill to amend title 5, united states code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 corage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 263 yeas, 114 nays. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from a

mr. chaffetz, had to say. he said 76% of the purchases of this and that -- well, if this was so nontransparent, i don't know how he knows that. he doesn't have a subpoena. but the fact is, yes, he knows that, because of the transparency we built in. but the more important, the details, the specifics of every one of those transactions is already public. this isn't about those transactions and with about whom were done and under what time period. it's about the motives of the people setting monetary policy. let me address the constitution. yes, it is true that the constitution gives us the power to do this. the constitution gives us a lot of power. it gives us power to declare war on canada. it declares -- gives us the power to do a lot of things. wise people pick and choose which powers they use, but this is not about getting more information about their transactions or that is out there. this is an effort to give politicses, a wonderful group of people of which i am one, more direct involvement on the setting