I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 233, noes 154, not voting 46, as follows: [Roll No. 132] AYES--233 Abraham Aderholt…

Last year, I introduced the Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act with Mr. Messer.

Student data privacy is a topic that is very important to me and my constituents, and one that I am glad to say is not a partisan issue.

I yield myself an additional 1 minute. I find it so annoying that they argue this is Congress' job; yet the very people arguing that it is Congress' job are the people who are preventing Congress from doing its job. Thank goodness the…

I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Speaker, Congress has repeatedly and explicitly passed laws delegating enforcement authority to the executive branch in the immigration context. Through DAPA and the expansion of DACA, the Secretary of…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Is it in order to offer an amendment to include a CBO report on the costs of the Office of General Counsel that would occur under this resolution? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair's response must remain the same.

Further inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Is or isn't? The SPEAKER pro tempore. No intervening motions are in order except as provided in House Resolution 649.

Is it in order to amend section 2 of the resolution to formally include the amicus brief prepared by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) and signed by more than 200 Democrats? The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair just stated…

I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining.

Is the Speaker not already authorized by way of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to offer an amicus brief with current authority without the need to pass the resolution under consideration? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adoption of the resolution will be followed by a 5- minute vote on agreeing to the…

I have a further parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Is it true that Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush protected in excess of 1 million undocumented immigrants by executive action? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not stating a parliamentary inquiry related to the pending…

The time to fix our broken immigration system is now. This is the time to make sure that families are unified and children aren't taken from their parents, the time to make sure we secure our southern border to prevent the illegal flow of…

The gentleman from Ohio talked about what we do when we are back home. Of course we tour businesses, meet with people, and do all of those wonderful things. What I hear from them is: Why aren't you back in Washington solving problems…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule and the first of the two underlying bills. The second one is largely…

I would, of course, like to remind the gentleman from Pennsylvania that my mountains are higher than his mountains. I also want to let the gentleman know that my district is no stranger to coal mining as well. Coal mines in northern…

part of our bipartisan budget deal required a catch up for civil monetary penalties to keep up with inflation for OSHA penalties, for instance which have not been increased since 1990

I know in my home State of Colorado, 16.5 percent of people lacked health care insurance before the Affordable Care Act, and last year, the number fell to 6.7 percent, a historic low.

I applaud the work of the Department of Health and Human Services for working to implement the Affordable Care Act.

I am concerned, however, about how the geographic rating areas for each State can skew the cost of health care.

Reclaiming my time, as I indicated, it would be an appropriate discussion for us to talk about the statutory obligations of EPA. We might have differing opinions. I think they should have the authority, we should remove the small site…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adopting…