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SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House resumed Special Order speeches.

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.

Mr. McCarthy asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, June 8, 2018, it adjourn to meet on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, when it shall convene at noon for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Agreed to without objection.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 179 (Roll no. 257).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 225 (Roll no. 256).

On agreeing to the Takano amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 217 (Roll no. 255).

On agreeing to the Meadows amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 207 - 201 (Roll no. 254).

On agreeing to the Gohmert amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 212 - 201 (Roll no. 253).

COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE - The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. McCarthy on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.

Mr. Katko filed a report from the Committee on Homeland Security on H. Res. 898.

On approving the Journal Agreed to by voice vote.

UNFINSIHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Speaker's approval of the Journal and put the question de novo.

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 increase the Veterans Health Administration's Medical Services Account by $10,000,000.

Ms. Kuster (NH) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5895.