Madam Chair, 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 Arizona will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows…

Mr. Chairman, last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service destroyed a 1-ton stockpile of illegal elephant ivory. Most of it was seized up from a Philadelphia antique dealer named Victor Gordon. For at least 9 years, Gordon imported and…

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Bishop of Michigan). The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Beginning at page 59, line 9, strike section 120. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 1031--a bill to protect thousands of American jobs by preventing the Export-Import Bank from being shut down. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the…

It's safe to update this law now.

We cannot throw away the NEPA process simply because it takes too long.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. I rise in opposition to House Resolution 333. The Interior Appropriations bill is a disaster, not only because it would continue the pattern of underfunding core Department of Interior programs and…

I think it is an important piece of legislation, because it talks about status.

Thank you for holding the hearing, and welcoming all the witnesses and former colleagues that are here with us today.

our territories are a part of our Nation. Their residents are a part of our Nation. And, in fact, by an Act of Congress, they are American citizens.

If we were interested, we could take a look at the inadequate bonding rates that go back to the Eisenhower administration.