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 Ohio will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 112-181 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order: Amendment No. 1 by Mr. Welch of Vermont. Amendment No. 2 by Mr. Rush of Illinois. Amendment No. 3 by Ms. Eshoo of California. Amendment No. 5 by Mr. Cohen of Tennessee. Amendment No. 6 by Mr. Murphy of Connecticut. Amendment No. 7 by Mr. Rush of Illinois. Amendment No. 8 by Ms. Hanabusa of Hawaii. Amendment No. 9 by Mr. Johnson of Georgia. Amendment No. 11 by Mr. Kucinich of Ohio. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Welch The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. The Clerk redesignated the amendment. Recorded Vote The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 164, noes 260, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No.…
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