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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.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 15.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jayapal, numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to direct the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate regulations establishing limits on gifts and donations to legal defense funds. The regulations would be required to, at a minimum, set basic requirements on transparency and prohibit mixing federal employees with non-federal employees to ensure federal employees cannot obtain money from prohibited sources.

On agreeing to the Jayapal 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 Jayapal amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jayapal, numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to prohibit compensation for lobbying contacts on behalf of foreign countries identified by the Secretary of State as engaging in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.

On agreeing to the Jayapal 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 Jayapal amendment No. 13.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jayapal, numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to direct the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate rules to apply ethics laws to unpaid employees of the Executive Office of the President and the White House.

On agreeing to the Lieu, Ted 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 Ted Lieu (CA) amendment No. 12.