This resolution threatens the success of the law we fought so hard to pass, so I urge a ``no'' vote.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of H.J. Res. 40. The vote was taken by…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this resolution of disapproval. I yield back the balance of my time.

Can you advise both sides how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 17\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Before I address the disapproval resolution, I just want to acknowledge the important role Federal contractors have in meeting the needs of the Federal Government. Employment and critical services in many districts, including my own, are…

If we are truly committed to fulfilling the promise of Brown for all of our children regardless of zip code, income, race, language status, or disability, we should invest in our public education system instead of siphoning public dollars…

So the choice isn't on the part of the parents, the choice is whoever gets to decide who gets a voucher.

But unfortunately, Republican school choice is a backdoor to undermining those civil rights protections we wrote into ESSA.

One of the challenges we have as legislators is making the best use of the taxpayer's dollars.

We also know that research on voucher programs are clear, they do not lead to academic benefits for low-income students.

I hope that today's hearing makes clear to the American people that Republican school choice is not the type of choice that will achieve equity of educational opportunity for all children.

I deeply believe that all students with disabilities deserve the protections and supports to provide them with an equal opportunity at a high-quality education as any other student.

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. Tonko The Acting CHAIR. It is…

This amendment to the Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 5, if adopted, would exempt regulations proposed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, MSHA and OSHA, which are needed…

I have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 36, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 37, line 9. Page 38…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Chairman, over the past 2 weeks, the majority has considered three bills on the House floor designed to undermine the ability of the executive branch to implement essential economic and public health…

I thank the gentleman for organizing this Special Order. I will be brief. There are a lot of people who want to speak. I will just speak to the jurisdiction of the Education and the Workforce Committee, on which I have the honor of serving…

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. King of Iowa The Acting CHAIR…

My amendment would exempt from coverage under the REINS Act any rule which pertains to workplace health and safety made by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, or the Mine Safety and Health Administration, MSHA, that is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Section 804(4) of title 5, United States Code, as proposed to be amended to read by section 3 of the bill…

``No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind…

H.R. 21 is poised to allow wholesale undermining of critical protections for students, workers, taxpayers, and consumers. I, therefore, urge a ``no'' vote.

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding and for organizing tonight's Special Order. Tonight, we honor three retiring members from the Virginia delegation to Congress: Congressmen Randy Forbes, Robert Hurt, and Scott Rigell…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1555, the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015. Filipino Americans have contributed to American life and culture in countless…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5982, the so-called Midnight Rules Relief Act, which amends the Congressional Review Act. This bill would allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to…