I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 343, after line 24, insert the following new subparagraph: ``(H) Awarding grants for the creation and…

A lot of my colleagues have made unanimous consent requests. I, too, would like to make a unanimous consent request, and I yield to myself for that purpose. I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of…

The territories are also affected by a lapse in Homeland Security. Fortunately, Ms. Plaskett is here with a solution. I yield to the gentlewoman from the U.S. Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

I want to thank Mr. Castro for his leadership on this important issue. Before I came to Congress, I cofounded a charter school in Denver called the Academy of Urban Learning. The focus of this charter school, which serves just over 100…

I make a point of order against consideration of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may state his point of order.

With barely more than 24 hours remaining before the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, my colleague has an idea that he would like to propose to address that. I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas) for the purpose…

Relationships between districts and their employees can at times be turbulent. It is challenging for school board members, and it is challenging for educators. Most of all, it is challenging and frustrating for the parents of kids who are…

I don't intend to use the whole time. I just wanted to add my praise to Mr. Jeffries' work. I think it also represents a good starting point. I certainly support this amendment. There are a number of issues around technology that are…

The problem that Mr. Flores is seeking to address here is a real problem in our country. Students, teachers, and school administrators of faith, particularly teachers, students, and school administrators of minority faiths, are frequently…

I have an amendment as the designee of Mr. Messer and a cosponsor. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 270, line 6, amend the section header for section 3101 so that it…

My colleague from California (Ms. Judy Chu) has a solution to the funding impasse at DHS, and I yield to her for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

With barely more than 24 hours left before the closure of the Department of Homeland Security, I yield to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

With barely 24 hours left before the expiration of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, I yield to my colleague from Michigan (Mr. Kildee) for a very important unanimous consent request.

With barely 24 hours remaining, I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

With barely more than 24 hours remaining before the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, I yield to my colleague from New York (Mr. Tonko) for the purpose of a very important unanimous consent request.

With just over 24 hours remaining before the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), who has a solution to this impasse.

This unfortunate amendment, which enjoys the opposition of both the Chamber of Commerce as well as the civil rights and disability community, would effectively gut the transparency and accountability that we currently have around…

Upon further parliamentary inquiry, how many of H.R. 861's cosponsors are Republican? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may consult the records of the House for that information.

In just over 24 hours the Department of Homeland Security will run out of funding. Fortunately, I have a colleague who has a solution to this impasse. I yield to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Brown) for the purpose of a unanimous…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 234, noes 184, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 93] AYES--234…

I claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. Mr. Chairman, there is an enormous amount of misperception about what the Common Core standards are. Frankly, those of us who serve in this body are elected leaders. I urge my colleagues to take the…

In education, Mr. Chairman, oftentimes textbooks cost hundreds of dollars for each student. Now, sometimes that money has to come from the families. Sometimes the school or the district might have some old dog-eared textbooks, outdated and…

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I am very proud that my home county of Boulder County is one of four judicial districts in the State of Colorado to have a pilot program for restorative justice. Boulder, Weld, Pueblo…

I would like to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks) for bringing forward this very important amendment that really cuts to the heart of one of the most important changes from No Child Left Behind. Mr. Chairman, as you know, No…