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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 923, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McSally amendment No. 25.

An amendment, offered by Ms. McSally, numbered 25 printed in Part B of House Report 115-712 to mandate that no less than $225,000,000 may be appropriated for VA mental health and suicide prevention programs.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 923, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruiz amendment No. 24.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Ruiz, numbered 24 printed in Part B of House Report 115-712 to direct the Secretary to change the phone system to have local Community Based Outpatient Center answer calls rather than having all calls routed to the major VA Medical Centers in an effort to reduce wait times for veterans on the phone and to provide more timely health services.

On agreeing to the Johnson (OH) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 923, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (OH) amendment No. 23.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Johnson (OH), numbered 23 printed in Part B of House Report 115-712 to call on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a standard of hospice care tailored to the unique needs of combat veterans, including Vietnam-era veterans.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 923, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruiz amendment No. 22.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Ruiz, numbered 22 printed in Part B of House Report 115-712 to increase funding to VA Medical Services account from VA Medical Services account to conduct educational outreach to veterans to enroll in the burn pits registry, additional research using the registry, and other activities concerning the maintenance of registry.

By unanimous consent, the Kildee amendment was withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 923, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment No. 21.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Kildee, numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 115-712 to create a funding carve-out for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment account.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 923, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 20.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Torres, numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 115-712 to direct the Secretary to use the DOD Base Closure Account to make funding available for the purposes of demolishing facilities closed by prior BRAC rounds.

By unanimous consent, the Kildee amendment was withdrawn.

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