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

Scott P. Brown, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa. (06/08/2017 legislative day)

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 186 (Roll no. 299).

On agreeing to the Buck amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 185 (Roll no. 298).

On agreeing to the Faso amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 184 (Roll no. 297).

On agreeing to the Hollingsworth amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 180 (Roll no. 296).

On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 185 (Roll no. 295).

Mr. Duffy asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Thursday, June 8, 2017, it adjourn to meet on Monday, June 12, 2017 at noon for Morning-Hour Debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Agreed to without objection.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on the Speaker's approval of the Journal which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

On approving the Journal Agreed to by voice vote.

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

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 299).

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 pursuant to the rule.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 10.

On agreeing to the Buck amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 298).

On agreeing to the Faso amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 297).

An amendment, offered by Mr. Buck, numbered 6 printed in House Report 115-163 to require the GSA to study CLEA's real estate needs due to changes in the Agency's structure. It then authorizes the GSA to sell the current CLEA building if CLEA's real estate needs have changed and there is no government department or agency that can utilize the building.

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