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On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Woodall moved that the House do now adjourn.

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 3 (Roll no. 147).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 146).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 3 (Roll no. 145).

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, the text of H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5445, and H.R. 5446, all as passed by the House, were appended to the end of the engrossment of H.R. 5444 as new matter.

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

Mr. Walden asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Thursday, April 19, 2018, it adjourn to meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Walden asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on April 19. Agreed to without objection.

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2905 — "To require the Attorney General to establish procedures for expedited review of the case of any person who unlawfully solicits personal information for purposes of committing identity theft, while purporting to be acting on behalf of the IRS, and for other purposes."

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5444 — "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes."

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

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on April 18, 2018, at 5:06 p.m.: that the Senate passed S.J. Res. 57

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5445 — "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection, and modernize the information technology of the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the passage of H.R. 5445, H.R. 5444, and a motion to suspend the rules, all of which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 18.