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Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 192 — "To establish an interagency program to assist countries in North and West Africa to improve immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, and for other purposes."

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (01/10/2019 legislative day)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 133.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 133 — "To promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States and Mexico."

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

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 115.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 115 — "To require the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, and for other purposes."

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Diaz-Balart motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Diaz-Balart demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Diaz-Balart motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase the Public and Indian Housing Tenant-Based Rental Assistance account by $71 million and to decrease the Information Technology Fund account by a similar amount.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

Mr. Diaz-Balart moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 267.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.