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 New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Flores The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 228, noes 192, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 600] AYES--228…

The whole point of the underlying bill is to make it impossible for the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of the Interior to impose regulations. It says if the State has any regulations, then the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 235, noes 187, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 604] AYES--235…

I appreciate the advice. It is possible that some of my speakers will arrive. I urge that we vote ``no,'' and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), the senior ranking member of the Committee on Natural Resources. Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, now here, a group has done an assessment of the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues say that there have been no cases of contamination from the fracking, itself. What about leakage from poorly constructed wells? What about leakage from unlined pits…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 14, strike ``The'' and insert ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the''. Page 2, line 4, strike…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, here is a partial list of the Federal laws, rules, and regulations that could not be enforced were this bill to become law: The Endangered Species Act; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; the…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and someone who is as expert as anyone in this Chamber on oil and gas industry and regulations.

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, although I do not intend to oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I will not oppose this amendment because by itself it does not change anything, but it does underscore the problems with the bill itself. So I would like to speak on that for a moment. I don't think there is anything wrong with making…