ms. johnson: thank you. let me begin by thanking the chairman and congresswoman ros-lehtinen for all of their hard work and dedication to improving the lives around the world. my amendment affirms that the use of child soldiers is unacceptable. it is a violation of human rights and the prevex and elimination of child soldiers should be a foreign policy goal of the united states. around the world children have been recruited by armed forces and exploited as soldiers. amnesty international estimates 250,000 children under the age of 18 are thought to be currently fighting in conflicts around the world and hundreds of thousands are members of armed forces who could be sent into conflict any time. the use of children as soldiers has been universally condemned as horrible and unacceptable. yet over the last 10 years hundreds of thousands of children have fought and died in conflicts around the world. child soldiers are usually forest -- forced to live under cruel conditions with inadequate foot and little or no a

ms. johnson. the chair: the gentlelady from texas, ms. johnson, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas. ms. johnson: let me thank the chair and ranking member of the committee on foreign affairs for their hard work on this document and the privilege for offering this amendment. i rise to claim the time in support of my amendment that would provide assistance for afghan women legislators. the amendment would create a program in the state department to support exchanges between the afghanistan and united states for women legislators, expand afghan women's participation in exchange programs at the department of state and promote the advancement of women in the field of politics with the aim of encouraging more women to participate in the civil society. this program would give female lawmakers, the national assembly of afghanistan new opportunities to improve their political and administrative skills and to identify and mentor other future qualified women interested in leadership in

ms. johnson: mr. chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. johnson: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. -- the chair: the clerk will read first one more paragraph. the clerk: agency operations and award management. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 35 printed in the congressional record offered by ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentlewoman from texas and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. the amendment is to the section of the bill pertaining to the national science foundation. education activities at the national science foundation are appropriated at more than $862 million. my amendment simply states that of the amounts appropriated for the national science foundation educational activities that $32 million shall be used for historically black colleges and universities undergraduate program. the co

ms. johnson. the chair: the gentlewoman texas is recognized for one minute. ms. johnson: let me thank the leadership of the committee for this fine bill. i have an amendment that requires the department of defense to report on the need for and availability of mental health care services for service members and their families that are stationed overseas. many face depression and post dramatic stress syndrome and are suicidal risk while trying to recover and readjust their lives. we have had re of this because we have had so many militaries members to have to go back to the same war. more than one time. and only a small percentage of them have been able to get any support. i thank our chairman for accepting this amendment and i ask unanimous consent to put into the record my entire statement. the chair: without objection. who seeks time? the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: at this time i yield one minute to my friend, the gentleman from maryland, mr. lar baynes. -- sarbanes. the chair: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. sarbanes: i w

ms. johnson: -- mr. johnson: thank you, 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. mr. johnson: and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. johnson: mr. speaker, the witness security and protection act of 2009 authorizes the attorney general to award grants to states and local prosecutors for establishing and improving short-term witness protection programs for witnesses that are involved in a state or local trial involving a homicide, a serious violent felony or a serious drug offense. witness intimidation reduces the likelihood that citizens will be willing to perform their civic duty in the criminal justice system, often depriving police and prosecutors of critical evidence. more broadly, it also undermines public confidence that the criminal justice system can adequately protect its citizen

eddie bernice johnson of texas for today, ms. kilroy of ohio for today and ms. waters of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revice and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. inglis today for five minutes, mr. olson, june 18,er to five minutes and mr. akin, june 18, today, for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein material. mr. spratt of north carolina for five minutes, mr. altmire of penns

ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished member of the judiciary committee and chairperson of the subcommittee, mr. johnson, on the judiciary committee. and i thank the speaker. i ask to address the house and to revise and extend. allow me to rise and support h.r. 1741. long and coming and long overdue. tragically we are seeing the increased utilization of gun violence and certainly the increased impact on our teenagers. whether or not it is guns used in gang activity or guns used to slaughter innocent persons in various stop-and-go shops or others, we are seeing that kind of senseless violence. over the last couple of days, i saw in my own community two hardworking shop keepers murdered and slaughtered in their own shop early in the morning. and the kind of killing it was may have generated witnesses who need to be protected. we have watched the slaughter of children in chicago in the school district that has gotten to be an epidemic conditions. they have been using guns. there have been young people leaving churches who have been shot and killed. and so we understand the value of this legislation. and i

ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia. . mr. wolf: you yield back the time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- mr. culberson: i would like to ask for a record vote. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas will be postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the congressional record on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 19 by ms. bordallo of guam. amendment number 3 by ms. moore of wisconsin. amendment number 41 by mr. boswell of iowa. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 19 printed in the congressional record offered by the the gentlewoman from from guam o

ms. johnson of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the johnson amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. roe: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. 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 coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 387 and the nays are 31. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. broun: i move to reconsider the vote. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the the motion to reconsider. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chai

ms. bernice johnson of texas, amendment number 6 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 118 by mr. lewis of california, amendment number 67 by mr. tiahrt of kansas, amendment by mr. cuellar, amendment number 98 by mr. hodes of new hampshire. amendment 63 by mr. nunes of california, amendment number 111 by mrs. blackburn of tennessee, amendment number 71 by mr. burton of indiana, amendment number 97 by mr. price of georgia, amendment number 100 by mr. jordan of ohio, amendment number 114 by mr. reichert of washington, amendment number 59 by mr. broun of georgia, amendment number 79 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 76 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 105 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 104 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 107 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 87 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 86 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 85 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 91 of mr. flake of arizona and amendment number 84 by mr. flake of arizona. e