House Floor Summary

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4 as unfinished business.

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

Mr. Shuster moved that the committee rise.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 839, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawrence amendment No. 97.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Lawrence, numbered 97 printed in Part A of House Report 115-650 to require the FAA Administrator to conduct a study on the diversity of the cybersecurity workforce of the FAA in order to develop recommendations to increase the size, quality and diversity of such workforce.

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

VACATED PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent to vacate the proceedings on Beyer amendment No. 67 of House Report 115-650, which was postponed, to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 839, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Zeldin amendment No. 96.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Zeldin, numbered 96 printed in Part A of House Report 115-650 to require the FAA administrator to review the North Shore Helicopter Route to address the noise impact on affected communities, to improve altitude enforcement, and to assess alternatives including an all water route over the Atlantic Ocean.

On agreeing to the Meng amendment; Failed by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 839, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 88.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Meng, numbered 88 printed in Part A of House Report 115-650 to require the FAA to develop global-scale probabilistic convection guidance capability so that aircraft can avoid encounters with convection that causes turbulence.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lynch amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 839, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lynch amendment No. 87.

On agreeing to the Comstock amendment; as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 839, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Comstock amendment No. 84, as modified.

Comstock amendment; modified by unanimous consent.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Comstock, numbered 84 printed in Part A of House Report 115-650 to require a study on possible funding options for a potential federal grant program for spaceport activities. Requires a report on a National Spaceports Policy which evaluates the national security and civil space launch demands; proposes policies designed to ensure a robust and resilient orbital and suborbital spaceport infrastructure; reviews the development and investments made by international competitors; and other aspects. Establishes an Office of Spaceports within the FAA to support, promote, and enable infrastructure improvements at FAA-licensed spaceports in the U.S.

On agreeing to the Gonzalez-Colon (PR) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.