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Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2 — "To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes."

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2 as unfinished business.

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. (05/17/2018 legislative day)

On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Conaway moved that the Committee now rise.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thornberry amendment No. 20.

Amendment offered by Mr. Thornberry.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tipton amendment No. 19.

Amendment offered by Mr. Tipton.

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

An amendment, offered by Mr. Pearce, numbered 18 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Westerman, numbered 17 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to instruct the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior to provide Congress a yearly report tabulating the metrics surrounding wildfire prevention, including the number of acres treated and agency response time.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment No. 18.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 17.

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

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 891, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Mr. LaMalfa, numbered 16 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to streamline the Forest Service application process required to construct broadband infrastructure on federal land.