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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Young (AK) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Young (AK), numbered 14 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to exempt all National Forests in Alaska from the U.S. Forest Service Roadless Rule.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 13.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Westerman, numbered 13 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to require the Forest Service to consider long-term health of our nation's forests when developing collaborative management plans, and shields agency decision making from certain injunctions on sustainable forest management.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gianforte amendment No. 12.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Gianforte, numbered 12 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to authorize expedited salvage operations for areas burned by wildfire to salvage dead trees and reforest to prevent re-burn, provide for the utilization of burned trees, or to provide a funding source for reforestation. Requires a two month environmental assessment for reforestation activities and at least 75% of the burned area be reforested.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 11.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Gosar, numbered 11 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to authorize counties to be included in Good Neighbor Authority cooperative agreements and contracts in order to improve forest health and bolster watershed restoration.

On agreeing to the Herrera Beutler amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 188, 2 Present (Roll no. 192).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 188 (Roll no. 191).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 189 (Roll no. 190).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Herrera Beutler amendment No. 10.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Herrera Beutler, numbered 10 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 todDirect the payment of a portion of stewardship project revenues to the county in which the stewardship project occurs.

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

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."