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The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on July 24, 2017.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

Mr. McCarthy asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns Thursday, July 20, 2017, it adjourn to meet on Monday, July 24, 2017, when it shall convene at noon for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business Agreed to without objection.

COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE - The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. McCarthy on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.

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

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 248 - 179 (Roll no. 406).

On agreeing to the Grijalva amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 167 - 260 (Roll no. 405).

On agreeing to the Tsongas amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 234 (Roll no. 404).

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 41 (Roll no. 403).

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by voice vote.

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 Garamendi 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 add a provision to the underlying bill requiring the road to be constructed using only materials and equipment manufactured in the United States.

Mr. Garamendi moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 218.