House Floor Summary

Ms. Cheney filed reports from the Committee on Rules, H. Res. 964 and H. Res. 965.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6157 as unfinished business.

Ms. Granger moved that the Committee rise.

On agreeing to the McGovern amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment No. 5.

An amendment, offered by Mr. McGovern, numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to provide the Department of Defense with $250,000 for administrative expenses for purposes of creating a military service medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans (Atomic Veterans). Atomic Veterans are determined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, in the United States Code.

On agreeing to the Napolitano amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Napolitano amendment No. 4.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Napolitano, numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase funding for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program by $6 million to match the program's 2018 funding of $180 million.

On agreeing to the Lowenthal amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 2.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Lowenthal, numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to increase the STARBASE fifth grade youth STEM education program found in Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Civil Military Programs by $5 million, and to reduce Operations and Maintenance, Army, Other Servicewide Activities by the offsetting amount.

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 1.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 115-783 to allocate $2 million to provide the Secretary of Defense the flexibility needed for technical assistance for U.S. military women to military women in other countries combating violence targeting women and children as a weapon of war, terrorism, human trafficking, and narcotics trafficking.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 2 (Roll no. 295).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 116 (Roll no. 294).

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 6157.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 961 and Rule XVIII.