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On agreeing to the DeSaulnier amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 381 - 42 (Roll no. 254).

On agreeing to the DeSaulnier amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 290 - 134 (Roll no. 253).

On agreeing to the Shalala amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 252).

On agreeing to the McGovern amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 338 - 83 (Roll no. 251).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 20.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Foster, numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to strike Section 510, which currently prohibits HHS from spending any federal dollars to promulgate or adopt a national patient identifier.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Langevin amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Buchanan amendment No. 18.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Buchanan, numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase and decrease by $6,250,000 the funding for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences under the National Institute of Health in order to support research into the impact of red tide and other Harmful Algal Blooms on human health.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 19.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Langevin, numbered 19 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to ) increase funding for the Lifespan Respite Care Program.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Buchanan amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Davis, Danny K., numbered 17 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase funding to the account of Birth Defects, Development Disabilities, Disabilities and Health by $2,000,000, and decrease the administration account in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services by $2,000,000.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Danny K. Davis (IL) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Danny K. Davis (IL) amendment No. 17.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pascrell amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pascrell amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Pascrell, numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase FY20 funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) by $900,000, with the intent to obligate that $900,000 to the Firefighter Cancer Registry within NIOSH and offset this increase by reducing General Departmental Management funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by $900,000.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.