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Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act (06/13/2018 legislative day)

Assisting States' Implementation of Plans of Safe Care Act (06/13/2018 legislative day)

Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 (06/13/2018 legislative day)

To establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. (06/13/2018 legislative day)

To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace. (06/13/2018 legislative day)

Recognizing Early Childhood Trauma Related to Substance Abuse Act of 2018 (06/13/2018 legislative day)

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 8 (Roll no. 264).

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 3 (Roll no. 263).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4635.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4635 — "To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes."

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5891 — "To establish an interagency task force to improve the Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders."

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

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5890 — "To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide assistance to States in complying with, and implementing, certain provisions of section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in order to promote better protections for young children and family-centered responses, and for other purposes."