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

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

On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 161, 2 Present (Roll no. 228).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 378 - 48 (Roll no. 227).

On agreeing to the Deutch amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 410 - 14 (Roll no. 226).

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

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

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

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 House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1695.

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 Chu, Judy amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Chu, Judy, numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-95 to specify that nothing in the bill shall impact the mandatory deposit requirements of title 17.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Deutch, numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-95 to require the Register of Copyrights to be capable of identifying and supervising a Chief Information Officer or similar official responsible for managing information technology systems.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chu amendment No. 2.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 1.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 186 (Roll no. 225).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 191 (Roll no. 224).

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, H. Res. 254 is laid on the table.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1695.