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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brendan F. Boyle amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 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 Brendan F. Boyle amendment No. 12.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Boyle, Brendan F., numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to increase by $30 million each the Navy Environmental Restoration Account and the Air Force Environmental Restoration Account for the purpose of remediating perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) drinking water contamination and outreach and engagement with local communities with impacted drinking water systems.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Suozzi amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Suozzi 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 Suozzi amendment No. 10.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Suozzi, numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to increase Environmental Restoration, Navy funding by $34,734,000 and decrease Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $34,734,000.

On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 8.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Langevin, numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 to support the reinvigoration of the DOD Cyber Scholarship Program.

On agreeing to the Granger amendments; Agreed to by voice vote.

On agreeing to the Perry amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 248 (Roll no. 429).

On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 140 - 285, 1 Present (Roll no. 428).

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 196 (Roll no. 427).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 185 (Roll no. 426).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Granger en bloc amendment No. 1.

Amendments en bloc offered by Ms. Granger, comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 115-261 as en bloc No. 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 44, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, and 54.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 478 and Rule XVIII.

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 478, the House proceeded with further consideration of H.R. 3219.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3219 — "Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes."

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3219 as unfinished business.