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On agreeing to the Thornberry amendments; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 905, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Thornberry En Bloc amendment No. 2.

On agreeing to the Thornberry amendments; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 905, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Thornberry En Bloc amendment No. 1.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5515 — "To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes."

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5515 as unfinished business.

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

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 905, the Committee of the Whole proceeed with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 5.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Garamendi, numbered 5 printed in House Report 115-698 to limit 50% of the funding for the W76-2 warhead modification program until the Secretary of Defense submits a report assessing the program's impacts on strategic stability and options to reduce the risk of miscalculation.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 905, the Committee of the Whole proceeed with 10 minutes of debate on the Aguilar amendment No. 4.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Aguilar, numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-698 to add to an already-mandated annual report, this amendment would require DoD to include a 20-year estimate of the projected life cycle costs of each type of nuclear weapon and delivery platform in its text.

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (05/22/2018 legislative day)

Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 (05/22/2018 legislative day)

Childhood Cancer STAR Act (05/22/2018 legislative day)

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. (05/22/2018 legislative day)

Sonya K. Chavez, of New Mexico, to be United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years, vice Conrad Ernest Candelaria, resigned. (05/22/2018 legislative day)

Scott E. Kracl, of Nebraska, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nebraska for the term of four years, vice Mark Anthony Martinez, term expired. (05/22/2018 legislative day)