Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1892. The question was…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing an official flag for the new American Nation. The resolution, now known as the Flag Act of 1777…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 1892, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1892) to amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty. The Clerk…

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this good legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) that the House suspend…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Palmer).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the National Computer Forensics Institute serves a vital purpose in preparing State and local law enforcement to combat computer and cybercrime. Last Congress, the House…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 1616, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1616) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. It is a bipartisan bill. I thank Members on both sides of the aisle for their contributions to this effort. I again commend the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) for reintroducing this bill. I…

Mr. Speaker, I don't have any additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close.

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner), the former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the chief author of this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The House of Representatives works on many important issues, but few are more important than making sure that innocent arrestees are promptly released and that culpable suspects are…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on H.R. 510, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 510) to establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog. The Clerk…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 1428, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, at this time I am pleased to yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ratcliffe), the chief sponsor of the legislation.

As we engage in the conversation on social capital, I believe it is important that we remember that racism in our society is still very real.