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On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 188 (Roll no. 275).

On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 187, 1 Present (Roll no. 274).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1293.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Ross moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1293 — "To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees."

The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed H.R. 375.

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 467 — "To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes."

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

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2052 — "To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images."

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

Motion to reconsider laid on the table.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on ordering the previous question and adoption of H. Res. 352, and motions to suspend the rules, all of which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 352 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1973) to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1761) to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from May 26, 2017, through June 5, 2017."

Mr. Buck moved to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair.

Ms. Linda T. Sanchez appealed the ruling of the Chair.

POINT OF PRIVILEGE - The Chair recognized Ms. Linda T. Sanchez for the purpose of rising to offer a resolution of privilege. Subsequently, the Chair ruled that the resolution did not constitute a question of privilege.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 352, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Slaughter demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on May 24, 2017, at 9:04 a.m.: Appointments to the Election Assistance Board of Advisors.