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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stevens amendment No. 85.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Stevens, numbered 85 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to remove and adds $2,000,000 from the Legal Activities account at the Department of Justice for the purpose of instructing the Environment and Natural Resources Division to allocate more resources to the enforcement of animal cruelty laws.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pressley amendment No. 84.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Pressley, numbered 84 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase and decrease funding by $2,000,000 for Byrne Justice Assistance Grants Memorial funding to support community-based violence prevention programs.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pressley amendment No. 83.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Pressley, numbered 83 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to direct an additional $3,000,000 to DOJ's Children of Incarcerated Parents program to support reentry services and family reunification upon release.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment No. 82.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Porter, numbered 82 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase funding to reduce the sexual assault kit backlog to $50,000,000.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment No. 81.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Porter, numbered 81 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase funding for the court-appointed special advocate and guardian ad litem program to $12,500,000.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Omar amendment No. 79.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Omar, numbered 79 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase and decrease funding for the Federal Prison System by $1 million to express concern with the use of solitary confinement within the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service.

On agreeing to the Ocasio-Cortez amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 78.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, numbered 78 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to move $5 million from the DEA (enforcement) to the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (treatment) in keeping with the growing consensus to treat drug addiction as a public health issue.