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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 607, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Babin amendment No. 2.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 607, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grothman amendment No. 1.

Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 (11/08/2017 legislative day)

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2201) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain micro-offerings from the registration requirements of such Act, and for other purposes. (11/08/2017 legislative day)

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3043.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 618).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 190 (Roll no. 617).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 190 (Roll no. 616).

The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 607 and Rule XVIII.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3043 and H.R. 3441. Measure will be considered read. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 3043. The resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed in the report and one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 3441 with one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 607. H.R. 3043 — "To modernize hydropower policy, and for other purposes."

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4173 — "To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the Veterans Crisis Line."

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

UNFINISHED BUINSESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to H. Res. 609 and on a motion to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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 November 8, 2017 at 9:37 a.m.: That the Senate passed S. 1088 and S. 1015.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 609.

Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 609 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2201) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain micro-offerings from the registration requirements of such Act, and for other purposes."