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Ms. Lofgren moved that the committee rise.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rouda amendment No. 22.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Rouda, numbered 22 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to direct the Postmaster General to modify paper change of address forms used by the United States Postal Service to include a reminder that any individual using the form should update the individuals voter registration as a result of any change in address.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rouda amendment No. 21.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Rouda, numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to conduct a study of the best ways to design ballots used in elections for public office to minimize confusion, including paper and digital ballots to minimize confusion and user errors. The EAC must submit to Congress this report no later than January 1, 2020.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rouda amendment No. 20.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Rouda, numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to require that all paper ballots used in an election for Federal office must be printed on recycled paper and applies to all elections occurring on or after January 1, 2021.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawrence amendment No. 18.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Lawrence, numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to add Cabinet members to the list of individuals prohibited from benefiting from an agreement with the U.S. Government.

On agreeing to the Foxx (NC) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment No. 17.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Foxx (NC), numbered 17 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to codify a Senate rule that brings transparency to sources of compensation for Congressional fellowships, applying it to both chambers.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Connolly, numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to establish a Race to the Top model to award supplementary grants to state applicants based on evidence of previous voting system security reforms and plans for implementing additional innovations.

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