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An amendment, offered by Mr. Banks, numbered 163 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to decrease spending for each amount available in Division C by 14 percent.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hice amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hice 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. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hice (GA) amendment No. 161.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Hice (GA), numbered 161 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to decrease funding made available by the bill (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision of law) by 23.6 percent to match the President's budget request.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), vice Peter Bruce Lyons, resigned. (06/20/2019 legislative day)

Seth Daniel Appleton, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Katherine M. O'Regan. (06/20/2019 legislative day)

Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years, vice Richard B. Berner, resigned. (06/20/2019 legislative day)

Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Sandra Brooks Henriquez, resigned. (06/20/2019 legislative day)

Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Christopher Campbell, resigned. (06/20/2019 legislative day)

Allison Herren Lee, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2022, vice Kara Marlene Stein, term expired. (06/20/2019 legislative day)

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment No. 158.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Graves (LA), numbered 158 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to strike section 117 of division C which prohibits funds for a new Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Plan.

By unanimous consent, the Newhouse amendment was withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Newhouse amendment No. 156.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Newhouse, numbered 156 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit the use of funds from being used to either alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between the U.S. Departments of Labor and Agriculture that governs the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) program, and to prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to close any of the 25 CCCs that are currently operating.

On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 445, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 151.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Smith (MO), numbered 151 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase and decrease the Environmental Program and Management account by $500,000 in order to direct EPA to produce reports on how much environmental measures have improved preceding enactment of USMCA.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mullin amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Mullin demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.