mr. westerman. the united states is about to embark on yet another year of ravaging catastrophic wildfire. i say embark because this is ultimately a choice. while some amount of summer wildfire is to be expected during the heat of summer, the devastation we have seen in recent years is unprecedented. 2017 was one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. more than 58,000 fires burned. more than 9.2 million acres. the forest service spent more than $2.5 billion on suppression cost this is fiscal year alone, a new record. these expenditures and destruction coincide perfectly with congress' dereliction of its duty to ensure our land management agencies are equipped with the tools and authorities to properly manage our forests. congress has provided some legislative fixes this year, but i think every member understands full well we shouldn't pat ourselves on the back just yet. as the coming months will demonstrate, we and by extension the american taxpayer are still on the hook here. we're susceptible to

mr. westerman of arkansas. the chair: a recorded vote having 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, we are still under a two-minute vote series. two-minute vote series. members will record their vote by electronic device. this is 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 224, the nays are 191. the amendment is adopt the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 14 printed in ouse report 115-167 on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 14 printed in house report 115-667 offered by mr. young of alaska. the chair: reco