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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 (09/12/2017 legislative day)

TRACER Act (09/12/2017 legislative day)

Department of Homeland Security Classified Facility Inventory Act (09/12/2017 legislative day)

FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act (09/12/2017 legislative day)

Kevin Allen Hassett, of Massachusetts, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice Jason Furman. (09/12/2017 legislative day)

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment No. 145.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Kildee, numbered 145 printed in House Report 115-297 to increase funding for the Healthy Start Program by $24.8 million and decrease General Departmental Management in the Office of the Secretary by the same amount.

On agreeing to the Meng amendment; Failed by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 142.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Meng, numbered 142 printed in House Report 115-297 to Increases funding for HRSA's Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program by $4 million, consistent with the current enacted level of funding, and decreases funding for the Office of the Secretary of the HHS by the same amount.

On agreeing to the Meng amendment; Failed by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 141.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Meng, numbered 141 printed in House Report 115-297 to increase funding for the Behavioral Health Workforce and Training program by $5 million.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 139.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Foster, numbered 139 printed in House Report 115-297 to require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to submit an estimate of the resources needed to model for various changes in the workforce composition because of technological displacement

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Meng amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Meng demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 138.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Meng, numbered 138 printed in House Report 115-297 to increase funding for the Women's Bureau within the Department of Labor by $1.064 million, and decrease funding by the same amount for the Bureau of Labor Statistics Prices and Cost of Living Division.

On agreeing to the Sablan amendment; Failed by voice vote.