H.R. 3219 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018

Provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills.

Provides appropriations to DOD for:

Military Personnel;
Operation and Maintenance;
Procurement;
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and
Revolving and Management Funds.

Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including:

the Defense Health Program,
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
Drug-Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and
the Office of the Inspector General.

Provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account.

Provides appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism.

Rescinds specified unobligated balances from prior appropriations to DOD. Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Text (3)

Placed on Calendar Senate

August 1, 2017

Engrossed in House

July 27, 2017

Reported in House

July 13, 2017

Amendments (57)

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 269

An amendment numbered 47 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to prohibit funds from being used to purchase heavy water from Iran.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 268

An amendment numbered 45 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to prohibit use of funds with respect to military action in Yemen to the extent that such action is inconsistent with the War Powers Resolution.

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 267

An amendment numbered 43 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to prohibit the use of funds be used to plan for, begin, continue, complete, process, or approve a public-private competition to determine whether Federal civilian jobs should be outsourced.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 266

An amendment numbered 42 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to prohibit the use of funds to develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer.

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 265

Amendment sought to strike sections 8094 and 8095, relating to the release or transfer of detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay to secure facilities in the United States and allow for funding to construct, acquire, or modify domestic facilities to host these relocated detainees.

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 264

An amendment numbered 35 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to specify that $25 million appropriated for Defense Health Program research, development, test and evaluation may be used to award grants to medical researchers and universities to support research into early detection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 263

An amendment numbered 31 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to reduce the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account by $30 million and increase the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force to accelerate deployment of Air Force Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB) open-air range capabilities in the Eastern Gulf.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 262

An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to reduce the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide account by $30 million and increase the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle account by $30 million.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 261

Amendment to increase by $30 million the Navy Environmental Restoration Account and the Air Force Environmental Restoration Account for the purpose of remediating perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) drinking water contamination and outreach and engagement with local communities with impacted drinking water systems.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 260

Amendment to increase Environmental Restoration, Navy funding by $34,734,000 and decrease Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by a similar amount.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 259

An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to support the reinvigoration of the DOD Cyber Scholarship Program.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 258

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 as en bloc No. 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 44, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, and 54.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2017

Withdrawn

Sponsorship

House Amendment 257

An amendment numbered 70 printed in House Report 115-259 to ensure none of the funds in this act are used to delay the release of the USACE Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Brand Road Study.

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Withdrawn

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House Amendment 256

An amendment numbered 64 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 255

An amendment numbered 63 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit the use of funds to implement or enforce the final rule published by the Secretary of Energy entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps.".

Active

Jul 27, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 254

An amendment numbered 62 printed in House Report 115-259 to provide for a one percent across the board cut to the discretionary spending levels in Division D of the bill.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 253

An amendment numbered 61 printed in House Report 115-259 to state that limitation amendment pertaining to lightbulb energy efficiency regulations.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Withdrawn

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House Amendment 252

An amendment numbered 60 printed in House Report 115-259 to ensure the Army Corps of Engineers is using taxpayer dollars on American-made anchor chain.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 251

An amendment numbered 59 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit the use of funds to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation or guidance related to the social cost of carbon.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 250

An amendment numbered 58 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit use of funds in contravention of the Department of Energy Organization Act and address the need to increase programs that educate minorities in science, technology, engineering and math.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 249

An amendment numbered 57 printed in House Report 115-259 to allocate an additional $100 million for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects related to flood control.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 248

An amendment numbered 56 printed in House Report 115-259 to allocate an additional $3 million for post-disaster watershed assessment studies.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 247

An amendment numbered 55 printed in House Report 115-259 to strike language that would prohibit closure of the Yucca Mountain project.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 246

Amendment sought to strike section 505 which pertains to National Ocean Policy and Ocean Planning.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Withdrawn

Sponsorship

House Amendment 245

An amendment numbered 53 printed in House Report 115-259 to transfer to the Spending Reduction Account funding for Department of Energy disposal of defense nuclear waste, including acquisition of real property or facility construction/expansion.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 244

Amendment sought to reduce the Weapons Activities--Recapitalization-- Infrastructure by 118.017 million to the President's Budget level and increase the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account by a similar amount.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 243

An amendment numbered 51 printed in House Report 115-259 to reduce the NNSA Weapons Account by $10,000,000 and increases the account by the same amount, to be used to fight bioterror.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Withdrawn

Sponsorship

House Amendment 242

An amendment numbered 50 printed in House Report 115-259 to prioritize funding for the construction of facilities that NNSA needs t o meet its mission.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 241

An amendment numbered 49 printed in House Report 115-259 to redirect $1 million in funding within the Departmental Administration account in order to address environmental concerns in both urban and rural settings.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 240

Amendment sought to increase funding to the Advanced Manufacturing Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $20 million by cutting $40 million from the Fossil Energy Research and Development.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 239

An amendment numbered 43 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase funding for EERE by $15,000,000 and decrease funding for the Department of Energy departmental administration by $15,000,000.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 238

An amendment numbered 42 printed in House Report 115-259 to increases fossil energy funding to 2017 funding levels.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 237

An amendment numbered 41 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase funds for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by $986,292,000 and decrease funds for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $634,600,000 and reduce the National Nuclear Security Administration Weapons Activities account by $352,000,000.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 236

An amendment numbered 40 printed in House Report 115-259 to cut $921 million from the Department of Energy nuclear weapons activities account and add $921 million to the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 235

Amendment sought to add $161.725 million to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and decrease the Fossil Energy and Research Development Program by $323.450 million.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 234

Amendment sought to increase funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $177,000,000 and reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $355,000,000.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 233

An amendment numbered 37 printed in House Report 115-259 to strike section 108 on page 277, line 12, which authorizes the Administr ator of the EPA and the Secretary of the Army to withdraw the WOTUS rule without regard to any provision of statue or regulation that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 232

An amendment numbered 35 printed in House Report 115-259 to provide funding for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study on the extent to which the agency has used low impact development to comply with Sec. 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 231

An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase Aquatic Plant Control Research Program by $500,000.00 and aims to (1) provide science-based guidance on developing or using new technologies for managing, preventing, and monitoring aquatic invasive species; (2) improve the efficacy and diversity of available management options; (3) reduce the impacts of aquatic invasive species on federally listed (threatened and endangered) species; (4) reduce operations and maintenance costs associated with aquatic invasive species management; and (5) develop solutions regarding these species based on field needs.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 230

An amendment numbered 36 printed in House Report 115-259 to reduce by 10% the general administrative expense accounts of the USACE, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Interior, and Department of Energy. Amendment also transfers the savings to the Spending Reduction Account.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 229

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 115-259 as en bloc No 2: 29, 30, 33, 34, 45, 47, 48, 66, 67, 68, and 69.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 228

An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase the Investigations account under the Army Corps of Engineers by $1,000,000 and reduces Army Corps Expenses by the same amount.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 227

Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 226

An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from spending money on a study that causes significant pain or distress to dogs. Amendment also clarifies that training programs or studies of service dogs are not included in the ban on funding.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 225

An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit funds from being used to propose, plan, or execute a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Withdrawn

Sponsorship

House Amendment 224

An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase Homeless Veteran Treatment by $70 million, and decrease General expenses account by $70 million.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 223

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 115-259 as en bloc No. 1: 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, and 26.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Withdrawn

Sponsorship

House Amendment 222

An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 115-259 to reduce the Veterans Benefits Administrations General Operating Expenses account by $30,000,000 and increase the Information Technology Systems Development, Modernization, and Enhancement account by the same amount.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 221

An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit the printed distribution of the Federal Register to House offices, unless an office requests a printed copy.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 220

An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 115-259 to prohibit the use of funds from Members Representational Allowances to mail any unsolicited mass mailing larger than the size of a standard US postcard.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 219

An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 115-259 to appropriate $2.5 million to re-institute the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), offset from funds from the Architect of the Capitol's Capital Construction and Operations Account.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 218

An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase funds in order to provide designated baby changing stations for members of the public who visit publicly accessible buildings controlled by the Architect of the Capitol, including in both male and female publicly accessible bathrooms.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 217

An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 115-259 to eliminate the Budget Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office and transfer the duties of that division to the Office of the Director of CBO.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 216

Amendment sought to reduce the appropriations to the Congressional Budget Office by 50.4 percent.

Active

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 215

An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase the House Wounded Warrior Program by $250,000.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 214

An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-259 to expand the permissible uses of MRA funds that have been designated for Member security to include residential security systems that do not constitute structural improvements to Members' homes.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2017

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 213

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-259 to increase funding for the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Active

Actions (116)

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08/01/2017

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.

07/31/2017

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

07/27/2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

07/27/2017

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 192 (Roll no. 435).

07/27/2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 192 (Roll no. 435).

07/27/2017

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 234 (Roll no. 434).

07/27/2017

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roybal-Allard motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike the division of the underlying bill that appropriates $1.6 billion in funds to begin construction of border wall along the U.S. Mexico border.

07/27/2017

Ms. Roybal-Allard moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.

07/27/2017

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

07/27/2017

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

07/27/2017

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3219.

07/27/2017

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

07/27/2017

VACATED PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Visclosky asked unanmious consent to vacate the proceedings for a recorded vote on the DeSantis amendment No. 47, to the end that the Chair put the question on the amendment de novo. Agreed to without objection.

07/27/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSantis amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeSantis demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSantis amendment No. 47.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davidson amendment No. 45.

07/27/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cartwright amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cartwright demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cartwright amendment No. 43.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 42.

07/27/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nadler amendment No. 38.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Speier amendment No. 35.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dunn amendment No. 31.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grothman amendment No. 13.

07/27/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brendan F. Boyle amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Brendan F. Boyle demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brendan F. Boyle amendment No. 12.

07/27/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Suozzi amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Suozzi demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Suozzi amendment No. 10.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 8.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Granger en bloc amendment No. 1.

07/27/2017

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 478 and Rule XVIII.

07/27/2017

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 478, the House proceeded with further consideration of H.R. 3219.

07/27/2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6493-6512)

07/27/2017

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3219 as unfinished business.

07/27/2017

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings were postponed.

07/27/2017

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

07/27/2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6491-6492)

07/27/2017

On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.

07/27/2017

Mr. Simpson moved that the Committee now rise.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mitchell amendment No. 70.

07/27/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Budd amendment No. 64.

07/27/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 63.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Blackburn demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn amendment No. 62.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Burgess amendment No. 61.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DelBene amendment No. 60.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 59.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 58.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 57.

07/26/2017

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 56.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kihuen amendment No. 55.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pingree amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Pingree demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pingree amendment No. 54.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosen amendment No. 53.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garamendi amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garamendi demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 52.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 51.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment No. 50.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 49.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Esty(CT) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Esty(CT) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty (CT) amendment No. 44.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 43.

07/26/2017

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

07/26/2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6437-6462)

07/26/2017

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3219 as unfinished business.

07/26/2017

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

07/26/2017

Mr. Simpson moved that the committee rise.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment No. 42.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 41.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Quigley amendment No. 40.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norcross amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Norcross demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norcross amendment No. 39.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Castor(FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Castor(FL) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor (FL) amendment No. 38.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kaptur amendment No. 37.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heck amendment No. 35.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mast amendment No. 32.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mitchell amendment No. 36.

07/26/2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6428-6437)

07/26/2017

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

07/26/2017

Mr. Simpson moved that the Committee rise.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Simpson en bloc amendment No. 2.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bergman amendment No. 27.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Wasserman Schultz demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment No. 23.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brat amendment No. 21.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ratcliffe amendment No. 20.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Al Green amendment No. 13.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Dent en bloc amendment No. 1.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bergman amendment No. 11.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Russell amendment No. 9.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter amendment No. 8.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Takano amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Takano demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Takano amendment No. 7.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cicilline amendment No. 6.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Griffith amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Griffith demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Griffith amendment No. 5.

07/26/2017

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ryan(OH) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 4.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment No. 3.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Love amendment No. 2.

07/26/2017

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 473, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment No. 1.

07/26/2017

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.R. 3219.

07/26/2017

The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.

07/26/2017

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 473 and Rule XVIII.

07/26/2017

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3219 with 2 hours of general debate. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-30 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

07/26/2017

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 473. (consideration: CR H6335-6428; text: CR H6371-6407)

07/26/2017

Rule H. Res. 473 passed House.

07/25/2017

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 473 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3219 with 2 hours of general debate. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-30 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

07/13/2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 154.

07/13/2017

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-219, by Ms. Granger.

07/13/2017

Introduced in House

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