Mr. President, this week marks a sad milestone for the U.S. Senate, a milestone of inaction, obstruction, and failure. This week marks 6 months since President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. President Obama did…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of Hazel Youngmann, a St. Cloud native who dedicated her life to helping the disabled. Hazel worked tirelessly to reform our community in order to make it more accessible for those with…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the incredible work of Keith Kieffer, which has made him the deserving recipient of the Humanitarian Service Medal. Keith began his service to this great Nation when he joined the Air Force in 1975…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Everson's Hardware in Waconia, Minnesota, for 50 years of business success. Ron and Mary Ann Everson bought the store back in 1966, when they were just a young couple with two growing children…

Madam Speaker, it is an honor to be here with my colleagues. It is a different way to support and defend the Constitution than I ever expected to have. I began my service here much like, well, everyone else. We all start the same way. We…

Unfortunately, the House has not taken up this legislation yet.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Miguel Angel Leon Bravo, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House…

I thank the gentleman for the opportunity to address this body. It is an honor to be here tonight, but it is a sad time to be here talking on this topic. Mr. Speaker, as the newest guy here, I am still figuring out a lot of things. So…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me 30 seconds. Mr. Chairman, I fully support his amendment, and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Aimee Kirst, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House floor. The…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to demand a vote on commonsense gun safety legislation. It has been 26 years since our country has passed any meaningful gun safety legislation. I have only been in the House for a little over 2\1/2\ years, and we…

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 310, nays 116, not voting 5, as follows…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Miller of Florida…

Mr. Chair, I am prepared to support the amendment, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, as the designee of the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Walz), I offer amendment No. 20. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 54, add after line 2 the following…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Takano The…

Mr. Chairman, I have no further speakers, and I urge all my colleagues to support the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano)…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment, which would provide deserved recognition for the National Guard and Reserve retirees. The National Guard and Reserve component retirees who have served less than 180 straight days of Active…