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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler 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. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment No. 7.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Waters, numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to create a new purpose area to the grants to combat violent crimes on campuses, which allows grant funds to be used for the training of campus personnel in how to use victim-centered, trauma-informed interview techniques, informed by evidence based research on the neurobiology of trauma, when asking questions of a student or employee who reports to be a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking.

On agreeing to the Burgess 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 Burgess amendment No. 6.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Burgess, numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to require state and local governments that are recipients of the Debbie Smith DN A Backlog Grant Program to include information on best practices regarding reducing the backlog of DNA evidence in those government's annual reports to the Attorney General.

On agreeing to the Torres (CA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Torres (CA), numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to require the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to provide a report to C ongress on the activities of grant awardees funded through the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) grant program, as well as on emerging best practices relating to rape prevention and education.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres (CA) amendment No. 5.

On agreeing to the Dean 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 Dean amendment No. 4.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Dean, numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to allow for cross agency coordination and collaboration.

On agreeing to the Escobar 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 Escobar amendment No. 3.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Escobar, numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to require a report on the status of women in federal incarceration and collaboration on reentry planning and services for incarcerated women, including development of a national standard on prevention with respect to domestic and sexual violence.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scanlon amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler 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. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scanlon amendment No. 2.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Scanlon, numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-32 to require DOJ to report to Congress the effects of the recent federal government shutdown on DOJ's efforts to disperse funding and services to victims to domestic violence.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jeffries amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler 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. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jeffries amendment No. 1.