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An amendment, offered by Mr. Grothman, numbered 66 printed in House Report 115-297 to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on October 26, 2015.

On agreeing to the McEachin 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 McEachin amendment No. 65.

An amendment, offered by Mr. McEachin, numbered 65 printed in House Report 115-297 to prevent funds from being used to prepare a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that would schedule OCS oil or gas leases before 2022.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pearce amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum 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 Pearce amendment No. 63.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Pearce, numbered 63 printed in House Report 115-297 to prevent funds from being used to implement the Bureau of Land Management's "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties,and Resource Conservation" rule.

On agreeing to the Pearce 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 Pearce amendment No. 62.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Pearce, numbered 62 printed in House Report 115-297 to prevent funds being used to implement the Bureau of Land Management's "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security" rule.

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

An amendment, offered by Mr. Carbajal, numbered 57 printed in House Report 115-297 to state that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to process any application under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) for a permit to drill or a permit to modify, that would authorize use of hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 59.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Perry, numbered 59 printed in House Report 115-297 to prohibit funds from being used to give formal notification under, or prepare, propose, implement, administer, or enforce any rule or recommendation pursuant to, section 115 of the Clean Air Act.

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

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Palmer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Calvert 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 Carbajal amendment No. 57.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3354 — "Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes."

Mr. Sessions filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 509.