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 South Carolina will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read the…

I would like to read a portion of the language we are seeking to strike. It says: ``For an additional amount for `Military Construction Defense-Wide', $212,996,000 to remain available until September 30, 2020.'' So not only are we looking…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike p. 62 line 23 thru page 63 line 6. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 223, the gentleman from South…

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 South Carolina will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Military…

I want to read something at the beginning of this: ``Abuse of the overseas contingency operation global war on terror cap adjustment is a backdoor loophole that undermines the integrity of the budget process.'' It goes on to say that the…

I have a parliamentary inquiry as to the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman may state his parliamentary inquiry.

My understanding is that we are on page 62. That is the page I think on which title IV is printed. My amendment does nothing more than strikes all of title IV. So it seems like this is wholly the appropriate time to deal with that…

Unless Mr. Van Hollen has anything to add, I believe the same arguments that we just made on his previous amendment stand for this one, and I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member seek time in opposition?

I have an amendment at the desk. I am moving to strike the second paragraph of title IV. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike pg. 62, line 15-22. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

My understanding is that this amendment seeks to strike title IV on page 62, which is exactly where we are when I was called to the podium. The Acting CHAIR. Does any other Member wish to be heard?

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike title IV.

I respect that, Mr. Chairman. I am not asking the Chair for an advisory opinion. I am asking the Chair to clarify the ruling the Chair has already made. Is it with or without prejudice? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair has ruled and is ready…

I respect that, Mr. Chairman. I don't believe that responds to my parliamentary inquiry. Is the Chair's ruling with or without prejudice as to my ability to bring the same amendment at a later time? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair cannot give…

Again, I am new at this. I understand that we are sort of working our way through this. Here is my question: If this was the inappropriate time for me to bring this amendment, why was I summoned to the podium? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair…

Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman may state his parliamentary inquiry.

Is the point of order that we have not yet reached the appropriate time for making this particular amendment? The Acting CHAIR. The point of order has been stated. The Chair has not yet ruled.

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chair, I will repeat what I said earlier on the amendment that was ruled out of order. The BCA is the law. We agreed that it is. I didn't vote for it. By the way, I didn't like it very much and was one of the few…

I applaud the chairman for doing something that doesn't happen nearly enough in this Chamber. He is allowing an amendment to come to the floor that he opposes. I think that doesn't happen nearly enough here. I think it speaks volumes to…