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

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment.

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

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

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roybal-Allard motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike the division of the underlying bill that appropriates $1.6 billion in funds to begin construction of border wall along the U.S. Mexico border.

Ms. Roybal-Allard moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3219.

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.

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

VACATED PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Visclosky asked unanmious consent to vacate the proceedings for a recorded vote on the DeSantis amendment No. 47, to the end that the Chair put the question on the amendment de novo. Agreed to without objection.

An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSantis, numbered 47 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to prohibit funds from being used to purchase heavy water from Iran.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSantis amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeSantis demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSantis amendment No. 47.

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

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. (07/27/2017 legislative day)

Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 (07/27/2017 legislative day)