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The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 953 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6136) to amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on the motion to reconsider the vote on the question of passage of H.R. 2, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2 — "To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes."

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 953, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6136) to amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes. (06/21/2018 legislative day)

Securing America's Future Act of 2018 (06/21/2018 legislative day)

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (06/21/2018 legislative day)

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. (06/21/2018 legislative day)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 953.

Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 953 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6136) to amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes."

On passage Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 231 (Roll no. 282).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 234 (Roll no. 281).

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

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

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the 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 replace the bill text with langauge found in H.R. 3440, the Dream Act of 2017.

Ms. Lujan Grisham, M. moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 195 (Roll no. 280).