ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 934 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 934, a bill to convey certain sub merged lands to the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as guam, the virgin islands and american so maya have in their submerged lands. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from guam and the gentleman from washington will each control 0 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i call up for the consideration of the house h.r. 934 which is the first bill introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from the commonwealth of the nor

ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i have no additional requests for time and would inquire of the minority whether they have additional speakers. mr. hastings: if the gentlelady has no requests for time, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: i again urge members to support this resolution and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 288. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the title amended. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam rise? ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1376 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk

ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1275, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 96. h.r. 1275, a bill to direct the exchange of certain land in grand, san juan, and uintah counties, utah, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from guam, ms. bordallo, and the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, before i go any further, i'd like to thank the distinguished gentleman from alaska, the former chairman of the natural resources committee, for joining me in managing the bills from our committee here today. mr. speak

ms. bordallo, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 94 -- 934, as amended. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 934, a bill to convey certain submerged lands to the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as guam, the virgin islands, and american samoa have in their submerged lands. 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. 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 coverage 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 416, the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the bill is passed and without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfin

ms. bordallo, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 129 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 104, h.r. 129, a bill to authorize the conveyance of certain national forest is system lands in the los padres national forest in california. the speaker pro tempore: the qu 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. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. dd the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 420, the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 422, the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the bill is suspend -- the rules are suspended, the

ms. bordallo, for five minutes. ms. bordallo: madam speaker, the events of world war ii seem to be lost in translation, interrupted as -- interpreted as events that occurred, rather than events that affect. for many, the events of the past no longer shape our views of the future and for this reason, i come to the chamber this morning to speak about an important chapter in american history, a chapter that too few americans know. early this morning, congressman sablan and i were joined by the honorable david heys, departmentity secretary of the interior, major general donald goldhorn, former congressman ben bloss, and congressman joe wilson. and friends of guam in laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington. we honored the soldiers, the sailors, the marines, the coast guardmen and airmen, who participated in the battle in the liberation of guam and the northern marianas during world war ii. our ceremony also honored the liberated, the indigenous people of guam, who remain steadfast in their loyalty to t

ms. bordallo of guam from today until wednesday, july 22, for mr. pence of indiana, today, for mr. young of florida, today until 3:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent that today following special business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks, and include extraneous material. myself, mr. poe, for july 23, mr. jones for july 23, mr. boozman for today, mr. paulson for today, and mr. scalise for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following member mace be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey of california. mr. sestak of pennsylvania, ms. captor of ohio, and mr. defazio