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On agreeing to the Waters amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 258 - 173 (Roll no. 149).

On agreeing to the Scanlon amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 394 - 36 (Roll no. 148).

On agreeing to the Jeffries amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 363 - 67 (Roll no. 147).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 17.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Meng, numbered 17 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to ensure that parenting classes are made available to prisoners with limited English proficiency.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Meng, numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to direct the Department of Justice to establish an interagency working group to study existing Federal surveys and reporting programs on sexual violence, and to make recommendations on how to harmonize such efforts for improved coordination and data collection.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Quigley amendment No. 15.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Quigley, numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to require the Secretary of HHS to review and submit a report on whether being a victim of domestic violence increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Emmer amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Emmer, numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes.

On agreeing to the Grijalva amendment; as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 13, as modified.

Grijalva amendment; modified by unanimous consent.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Grijalva, numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to alleviate the costs tribes incur due to the expansion of criminal jurisdiction. Further this amendment provides language allowing the Attorney General to award grants to tribes to improve law enforcement, tribal court personnel and criminal codes.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 12.