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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Smith of Missouri…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, in response and with respect to my friend, the representative from Florida, Biscayne Bay National Park is 164,800 acres. These are Federal lands. This is a national…

Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Carter of Georgia). The gentleman from Virginia has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, with respect to my colleague and friend from California, I don't think that is the way the system works. In fact, right now fishing limitations are developed in coordination with their respective States and territories. They…

Mr. Chairman, title XIV of this bill would give States and territories the authority to override Federal fishing rules in coastal waters of national parks, national marine sanctuaries, and some marine national monuments. This is simply not…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning at page 69, line 1, strike title XIV. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

Mr. Chair, how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer) has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman) has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Chair, with respect for my friend from Virginia, there is nothing in the amendment that suggests or requires background checks for people wanting to use public shooting ranges--in fact, just the opposite. All we are asking is that…

Mr. Chair, H.R. 2406 would increase Federal assistance made available in the Pittman-Robertson Act for construction, operations, and maintenance of recreational shooting ranges on public lands. I, myself, am an avid outdoorsman and a big…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, strike ``and'' after the semicolon at line 14, strike the period at line 16 and…

Mr. Chairman, I simply take a minute. Since we have no amendments on leaded bullets or lead in fishing, this may be the only time it is germane to clear up an issue from our debate yesterday evening. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr…

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 Missouri will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Newhouse The…

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have…

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 Virginia will be postponed. {time} 0930 Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Jackson…

Mr. Chair, all I need is just a few seconds to point out to my friend from California that many of the things that he objects to are irrelevant and not germane to this amendment. We are not asking for background checks. We are certainly…

Mr. Chairman, it is difficult to be debating two doctors on one amendment. I do think that one of the dilemmas here is that this amendment, like so much of H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act, continues the essential idea that we should be turning…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment would weaken current law, undermine State laws concerning the carrying of firearms, and harm the efforts of law enforcement to take action against illegal firearms trafficking. Current law applies only to the…

The letter expresses the Police Foundation's grave concerns with this amendment. They write that this amendment ``will have a chilling effect on the enforcement of illegal gun possession and other crimes.'' Why would Congress narrow the…