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

Ms. Wasserman Schultz filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 2745.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1892 — "To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make technical corrections to the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security submit quadrennial homeland security reviews, and for other purposes."

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 375 — "To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 375, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

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

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 312.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5, H.R. 312 and H.R. 987. The resolution provides for 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 5, under a closed rule. Section 2 of the resolution provides for 60 minutes of debate on H.R. 312, under a closed rule and section 3 provides 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 987, under a structured rule.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 377. H.R. 312 — "To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other purposes."

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 188 (Roll no. 206).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 189, 1 Present (Roll no. 205).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 375.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 375 — "To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes."

The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.

Ms. DeLauro filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 2740.