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Providing for further consideration of the bill (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. (09/07/2017 legislative day)

On agreeing to the Jayapal amendment (A045) Roll Call 466 - Recorded vote pending.

On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 465).

On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment; as modified Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 464).

On agreeing to the Hunter amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 463).

On agreeing to the Correa amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 462).

On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 461).

On agreeing to the Roybal-Allard amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 460).

On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 459).

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."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 458).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 457).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 504.

Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 504 — "Providing for further consideration of the bill (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."

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 September 7, 2017, at 9:27 a.m.: that the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 23 and passed S. 652, S. 849, S. 920, H.R. 624 without amendment and S. 1359.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Joseph Leon George should be honored for heroism at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. (09/07/2017 legislative day)

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.