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On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 236 (Roll no. 629).

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

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

The House proceeded to consider the conference report H. Rept. 115-404 as unfinished business.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to the conference report accompanying H.R. 2810, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the 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 establish the effective date to take place after the first day that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have certified that final resolution has been reached on all claims for losses resulting from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 that were covered by flood insurance made available under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Mr. Pascrell moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

21st Century Flood Reform Act (11/14/2017 legislative day)

Designating the Democratic Cloakroom in the Hall of the House of Representatives as the "Gabrielle Giffords-Leo J. Ryan Cloakroom". (11/14/2017 legislative day)

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2874) to achieve reforms to improve the financial stability of the National Flood Insurance Program, to enhance the development of more accurate estimates of flood risk through new technology and better maps, to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risks, and to provide for alternative methods to insure against flood peril, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (11/14/2017 legislative day)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2874.

The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and closed rule for H.R. 2874. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2810.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 616. H.R. 2874 — "To achieve reforms to improve the financial stability of the National Flood Insurance Program, to enhance the development of more accurate estimates of flood risk through new technology and better maps, to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risks, and to provide for alternative methods to insure against flood peril, and for other purposes."

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2810, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Conference Report and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Thornberry demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the Conference Report until later in the legislative day.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Considered by unanimous consent. H. Res. 615 — "Designating the Democratic Cloakroom in the Hall of the House of Representatives as the "Gabrielle Giffords-Leo J. Ryan Cloakroom"."

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.