Last Friday the House and the Senate met to fulfill our solemn constitutional responsibility to count the votes of electors for President and Vice President. This year the joint session was confronted with a record number of so-called…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 944 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 944 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

House Resolution 944 provides for consideration of H.R. 5143, the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016. The resolution provides for a structured rule. This legislation is an important effort to protect the U.S. model of insurance…

I have listened to my colleague from Florida's remarks, and I certainly understand the concern that we all have with the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2008. But there are many of us who believe that the Dodd-Frank law, which contains…

This bill, the underlying bill, has nothing to do with Wall Street and everything to do with consumers, so I respectfully disagree with my colleague from New Jersey. I know that it would be good for them to try to characterize this bill as…

House Resolution 937 provides for consideration of the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. This marks the 55th consecutive year that the House and Senate are coming together to pass a bill to…

I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am going to urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question. And if we defeat the previous question, I…

It is not unusual for me to come down here to handle pieces of legislation for the Rules Committee that pertain to our national defense and find myself in a debate about issues that have nothing to do with national defense. Whatever else…

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 277, noes 139, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 597] AYES--277…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 937 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 937 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I would ask everyone to support this very important amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne). The amendment was agreed to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. __. GULF COAST OYSTER BED RECOVERY ASSESSMENT. (a)…

My straightforward amendment calls for the Army Corps of Engineers to perform a gulf coast oyster bed recovery assessment. Over the last 20 years, the oyster industry on the Gulf Coast has faced some serious challenges. Hurricane Katrina…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of this legislation to require a 6-month delay in the Department of Labor's new overtime rule. This is an ill-advised regulation that will result in hardworking Americans losing…

House Resolution 879 allows for the consideration of H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The rule makes in order all five amendments submitted to the Rules Committee. The rule also provides authority for the…

By direction of the House Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 879 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 879 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

We are here today to talk about a bill that would address yet another foreign policy and national security failure by the Obama administration. The other issues that have been brought up are important issues, but that is not what we are…

House Resolution 863 allows for consideration of two pieces of legislation. First, H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, would require the publication of information relating to proposed and pending agency regulations. Already, in this…

During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama does not yield; therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. McGOVERN…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 863 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 863 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to visit the new career and technical education classrooms at Saraland High School. From welding to engineering to IT, these programs are going to…

Since taking office in 2009, President Obama and his administration have taken a position in 175 cases before the Supreme Court, but the President has only won 79 of those cases. That comes out to just about 45 percent. Indeed, over the…

I have an amendment at the desk related to the National Ocean Policy. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following…

I am pleased to introduce this amendment with two of my colleagues, Representative Bill Flores of Texas and Representative John Fleming of Louisiana. Mr. Chairman, I represent coastal Alabama, and I have spent my entire life living on the…

We have heard the phrase ``land grab.'' This is an ocean grab. There is no cooperation here. This is dictation by the Federal Government to people that live along the coast of the United States of America. It is time to take our oceans and…