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An amendment, offered by Mr. Courtney, numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to provide funding in the Community Development Block Grant program to examine the application of grant funds to mitigating and remediating the effects of pyrrhotite-related residential damage.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grothman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grothman 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. 500, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grothman amendment No. 39.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Grothman, numbered 39 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to decrease the funding for the Public and Indian Housing Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program by $177,362,500, excluding veterans, elderly, and the disabled.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rosen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Rosen 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. 500, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosen amendment No. 38.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Rosen, nubmered 38 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to increase funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks America) by $35M, bringing total NeighborWorks appropriations to the same level as FY16.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 500, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carbajal amendment No. 37.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Carbajal, numbered 37 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to provide $1,000,000 to PHMSA for the finalization of an automatic valve shut-off safety rule.

By unanimous consent, the Soto amendment was withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 500, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto amendment No. 36.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 36 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to increase funding for the Small Starts program by $48 million.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brooks (AL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Brooks (AL) 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. 500, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brooks (AL) amendment No. 33.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brooks (AL), numbered 33 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to defund Amtrak.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Budd amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Budd 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. 500, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Budd amendment No. 32.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Budd, numbered 32 printed in Part B of House Report 115-295 to eliminate a $900 million allocation for the upgrade of an Amtrak rail line between Newark and New York City by increasing funding for national New Starts Projects by $400 million and applying savings from the elimination of the TIGER Grant program to deficit reduction.

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