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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Long amendment No. 40.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Long, numbered 40 printed in House Report 115-297 to prohibit funds from being used to enforce reporting requirements of hazardous substances from farms in accordance with Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowenthal amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lowenthal 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 Lowenthal amendment No. 39.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison 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 Ellison amendment No. 38.

On agreeing to the Beyer 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 Beyer amendment No. 37.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Beyer, numbered 37 printed in House Report 115-297 to strike section 431 on page 135, lines 1 through 23, which authorizes the Administrator of the EPA and the Secretary of the Army to withdraw the WOTUS rule without regard to any provision of statue or regulation that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal.

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

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan(NM) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ben Ray Lujan (NM) 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 Beyer amendment No. 36.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Beyer, numbered 36 printed in House Report 115-297 to strike section 430 on page 134, lines 17 through 25, relating to the Fe deral Water Pollution Control Act.

The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan(NM) amendment No. 31.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 504, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Katko amendment No. 30.

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

By unanimous consent, the Langevin amendment was withdrawn.

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 597, and S. 1165. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 69 and S. Con. Res. 24. Con. Res. 69 and S. Con. Res. 24.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Katko, numbered 30 printed in House Report 115-297 to increase the Clean Water State Revolving fund by $250 million, maintaining fiscal year 2016 levels to preserve critical water infrastructure funding.