mr. langevin: i will yield. mr. mccaul: i'd like to highlight for all my cligse the great work that we do in the cybersecurity caucus -- colleagues the great work that we do in the cybersecurity caucus with my great friend and colleague from rhode island. it brings some of the brightest minds in both government and private sector to the hill to educate members and staff on this national security issue. when we first started the caucus in 2008, cyber was a topic very few members knew about. it really wasn't cool to know about cybersecurity. we made great progress, i believe, the gentleman and i since that time in raising the level of debate and engagement and awareness and education with the members on this critical subject. i hope that the members will continue and the staff continue to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the caucus as our lives become even more interconnected in the cyberspace and i think this issue has never been morrell vant and more of a -- more relevant and more of a threat than tod

mr. langevin, one of the congress' leading experts on cybermatters. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding and madam chair, this has been a long time in coming. when i served on the intelligence committee in the past two congresses, i worked closely with chairman rogers and ranking member rureptcomberger and their legacy is evident in this fine bill. i would like to commend chairman nunes for rising to the challenge as the new leaders of the house permanent select committee on intelligence and producing an even better product, particularly with regard to privacy protections. it also provides statutory authorization for the center the president has created to provide comprehensive assessments of cyberdelets. while the protections are narrow could be important to understand that information sharing is not a silver bullet. it will be important work to be done to improve our nation's cyberdefenses. passing an information-sharing bill will get us significantly closer to bei

mr. langevin, one of the congress' leading experts on cybermatters. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding and madam chair, this has been a long time in coming. when i served on the intelligence committee in the past two congresses, i worked closely with chairman rogers and ranking member rureptcomberger and their legacy is evident in this fine bill. i would like to commend chairman nunes for rising to the challenge as the new leaders of the house permanent select committee on intelligence and producing an even better product, particularly with regard to privacy protections. it also provides statutory authorization for the center the president has created to provide comprehensive assessments of cyberdelets. while the protections are narrow could be important to understand that information sharing is not a silver bullet. it will be important work to be done to improve our nation's cyberdefenses. passing an information-sharing bill will get us significantly closer to bei

mr. langevin: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, this amendment would support beginning the assessment of the feasibility of using lower enriched uranium and reactive fuel. using lower enriched uranium and navy reactive fuel can have security benefits related to nuclear nonproliferation. could lower security costs and supports naval reactor research and development at the cutting edge of nuclear science. as we continue to face the threat of nuclear terrorism and as countries continue to develop, naval fuel for military purposes, the imperative to reduce the use of highly enriched uranium will become increasingly important over the next several decades. this is the time to begin investments in new technologies to address proliferation threats and to reduce reliance on highly enriched uranium. r&d would also support continued r&d within naval reactors after cutting edge of nuclear science and engineering which remains a critical capability. a naval reactor, as the director testified on march 24, 2015, before the house ar

mr. langevin: mr. speaker i rise today in honor of equal payday. it's an absolute shame that the united states -- that in the united states, women earn on average 78 cents of every $1 that a man makes. for women of color this gap is even worse 64 cents for african-american women and 56 cents for latinas. mr. speaker, pay gap is harmeling working families in every -- harmeling working families in every state but it's particularly harmful in the 2/3 of families where women are the primary bread winners. lower paychecks mean less money for groceries rent, child care and other family necessities. mr. speaker, i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of the paycheck fairness act, which will make it easier for women to win pay discrimination cases and harder for companies to justify unequal salaries. mr. speaker, i urge all of my colleagues to co-sponsor this bill with me and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition

mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i'm absolutely thrilled to congratulate providence college on their first ncaa men's ice hockey championship. they gained the lead. p.c. held off an attack on their goals for over 6:00. the team has so much to be proud with a 26-13-2 season record, they came in second place in their conference against boston university in the finals. i offer my congratulations to both teams but congratulations to the providence college men's hockey team. the entire ocean state is so proud of this accomplishment. congratulations and go friars. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: for one minute. >> i'm proud to recognize the 2015 cumberland girls high school basketball team for winning the quad 8 title. they earned a 32-1 record and were the champions as well. this was their third state final appearance in a

mr. langevin: mr. speaker it's cyber week in the house again and tomorrow and thursday the house will be considering two very important pieces of information sharing legislation and commend the leadership of the intelligence and the homeland security committees for their bills. as co-chair of the congressional cybersecurity caucus, i am glad that the house once again is taking the lead to protect our networks both public and private, from attack, as well as looking to protect privacy and civil liberties. i'm also hopeful that unlike the last congresses, my colleagues in the other chamber and the senate -- chamber, in the senate, will take up their proposals so we can get a bill on the president's desk. mr. speaker it is particularly important that we codify an information sharing framework so we can turn our attention to other challenges in the cyberdomain. from data breach to critical infrastructure protection, our ever-more connected world ensures that we will -- that there will be further need for -

mr. langevin: madam speaker, earlier today i introduced the bipartisan protecting adopted children act. a response to the many problems and potential dangers associated with the term called rehoming adoptive children. families involved in this underground practice are connecting online and making dubious and outright illegal arrangements to give away their children to strangers often with forged or fake documentation. some children are even transferred to individuals with a criminal history including abuse and neglect. mr. speaker, my legislation provides states with the resources to help adoptive families receive free and postadoption counseling, social skills training and mental health services. it also expands the training of the internet crimes against children task force, to include combating the illegal transfer of a child. mr. speaker, i want to thank my colleagues who have joined me in co-sponsoring this bill and i encourage the house to take swift action to protect these most vulnerable children. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields

mr. longo then votes no. langevin >> the clerk will report the tally. >> 35 aye vote, 27 no votes. >> the amendment is adopted. the question now occurs on amendment number 51r1 by the gentleman from tennessee mr. cooper. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> mr. chairman? >> ms. speier. >> i would like to change my vote from no to aye. >> ms. speier of votes aye. the clerk will report the results. >> mr. chairman the ayes were 27 and the nose were 35. >> the amendment is not agreed to. the question now rises on the amendment offered by ms. sanchez number 164. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the clerk will report the resu

mr. chairman. i would like to thank chairman thornberry, chairman wilson ranking member smith and ranking member langevinor the help in ensuring this amendment was included in this en bloc package. and i want to offer my thanks to my colleague, mr. lamborn, for his work in cooperation on this bipartisan amendment. the bipartisan amendment will authorize research and develop it of an anti-tunneling defensive system to protect israel on terrorist attacks. this system also has uses for the united states on our borders at our foreign embassies and forward operating bases and to help protect our allies including south korea. it includes language am h.r. 1349, but graham lamborn united states israel anti-tunneling defense cooperation act. our closest ally in the middle east, israel from the dead of the constant threat of a terrorist attack from underground tunnels. is launched an unprecedented new initiative to protect israel from this dangerous minister to secure peace we must help additional security state from attacks. i am don't have saved countless civilian lives, and anti-tunneling defensive shield will