Mr. President, I associate myself with the remarks of the Senator from North Dakota and add my voice as well to celebrate Senator Dorgan's tenure in the Senate. I wish he was going to stay. He has been someone about getting things done. As…

Mr. Speaker, 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 394, noes 13, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 25, as…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong opposition to this legislation. I say to my good friend, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, this bill has been around for a long time for good reason. It is a bad…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1540) supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to thank the gentleman from California for supporting bills introduced by this side of the aisle. In light of the change in leadership next year, I hope he continues in that great…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6412 is a short, but very important, piece of legislation. The bill will allow State sentencing commissions to obtain direct national criminal history record information…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6412) to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to share criminal records with State sentencing commissions, and for other purposes. The Clerk…

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. Scott) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3353. The question was…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Richardson).

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3353 will allow the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa to be treated as two separate entities for the purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3353) to provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs. The Clerk read the title of…

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. Scott) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3998. The question was…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 3998, the Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010, will extend the national child safety pilot program for an additional 12 months. Many Americans across the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. {time} 1650 I would like to thank my colleagues from California, Mr. Herger and Mr. Lungren, for their advocacy on this issue. I urge my colleagues to support the resolution. Mr…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 1540 supports the goal of eliminating illegal marijuana cultivation on Federal lands, and calls on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3998) to extend the Child Safety Pilot Program. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3998 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…