House Floor Summary

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

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Woodall asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 8 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 918, the amendment by Mr. Moulton now at the desk be considered as though printed as the last amendment printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 and be debatable for 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Krishnamoorthi Amendment No. 10.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi, numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to require the Comptroller of the United States to provide recommendations to improve the capacity and preparedness of the Corp of Engineers workforce.

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

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 8 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 918, the following amendments printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 may be considered out of sequence: Amendments numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 9.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to add universities to the list of entities that the Secretary of the Army Corps should consider when submitting a report to Congress on the use of innovative materials in water resource development projects.

On agreeing to the Esty (CT) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty Amendment No. 8.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Esty (CT), numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to add t o a National Academy of Sciences report consideration of an analysis on whether the Corps considers cumulative benefits of locally developed projects, including Master Plans, and if the Corps uses these benefits for purposes of benefit-cost analysis for potential projects within such Master Plans.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Denham Amendment No. 7.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Denham, numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to extend authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter into cost recovery agreements for evaluation and processing of permits.

On agreeing to the Royce (CA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce Amendment No. 5.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Royce (CA), numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to authorize Army Corps to give technical assistance to regional coalitions as they prepare for water resources development projects with potential connections to Army Corps projects or properties.

On agreeing to the Royce (CA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce Amendment No. 4.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 2.