Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my colleague from North Carolina, Congresswoman Ellmers.

Madam Speaker, I now yield 1 minute to our distinguished colleague from Illinois, Congresswoman Biggert.

Madam Speaker, I now would like to yield 5 minutes to Mr. Nugent from Florida, my distinguished colleague on the Rules Committee.

Madam Speaker, I now would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson).

Madam Speaker, I now would like to yield 2 minutes to our distinguished colleague, the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis).

I yield myself the balance of my time. I agree with my colleague from Colorado. Abuse is abuse, no matter against which person it is, and nothing in this Violence Against Women reauthorization bill prohibits grant recipients from serving…

I would like to now yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Missouri, Congresswoman Hartzler.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes. Madam Speaker, as the gentleman from Ohio says, the second bill that's made in order under this rule is H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act, otherwise known as the NDAA. As we debate…

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Alabama, Congresswoman Roby.

Madam Speaker, I now would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the State of Washington, a member of our leadership, Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers. Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I want to thank the gentlewoman for her leadership on…

Madam Speaker, I'd like to yield now 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).

I would now like to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Jenkins).

Fostering job growth for the American people continues to be the number one job for House Republicans. With unemployment above 8 percent for the past 39 months, the Obama economy continues to produce the Nation's worst jobless record since…

Madam Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 656 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 656 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to claim time in opposition to the point of order and in favor of consideration of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 10 minutes.

The question before the House is: Should the House now consider H. Res. 656? Section 4 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, or UMRA, excludes from the application of that act any legislative provision that establishes or enforces statutory…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. None of the amendments were made in order except the manager's amendment, which brings the bill closer to the Senate version of the bill.