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To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. (02/27/2018 legislative day)

To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes. (02/27/2018 legislative day)

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the members of the Office of Strategic Services. (02/27/2018 legislative day)

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

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 388 - 25 (Roll no. 91).

On agreeing to the Walters, Mimi amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 308 - 107 (Roll no. 90).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 169 (Roll no. 89).

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 228 (Roll no. 88).

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

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

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1865.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1865 — "To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes."

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

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Walters, Mimi, numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-583 to allow enforcement of criminal and civil sex trafficking laws against websites that knowingly facilitate online sex trafficking.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters(CA) 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 add an exemption to the underlying bill for any global systematically important bank holding company or subsidiary that has engaged in a pattern or practice of unsafe or unsound banking practices related to consumer harm.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.