On Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 40, providing for the consideration of two important pieces of legislation: H.R. 238, the Commodity End- User Relief Act, and H.R. 78, the SEC Regulatory…

First of all, in fact, if I could read from a letter I received this morning from over two dozen agricultural groups. In one sentence, it says: ``Thank you in advance for your support of this bill that is so important to U.S. farmers…

While I applaud the optimism and enthusiasm of the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) about defeating the previous question, getting back to the debate on the rule, I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

``Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation:--`I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my…

Today I rise to congratulate the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance for their efforts to use the world's first renewable jet fuel made from timber harvest residuals on a commercial flight from Seattle to Washington, D.C., this last…

I am pleased to offer this bipartisan amendment that is based on the text of H.R. 4131, the Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015, which was bipartisan legislation introduced by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Heck), my friend and…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would like to add my voice today in support of this rule and the underlying legislation, H.R. 6094, which is the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and…

I would urge all of my colleagues to accept this amendment. It is very important to the native people of central Washington. I, again, want to extend my thanks to Representative Heck, Representative Walden, and Representative Kilmer. I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. __. KENNEWICK MAN. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1)…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding me some time to speak on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, President Abraham Lincoln once famously charged all Americans with the responsibility ``to care for him who shall have borne the…

I stand in support of National Read with a Child Week, which is organized by the Children's Reading Foundation to promote early literacy development. The first few years of a child's life are critical to the acquisition of language and…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Alabama for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying legislation, H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act. In recent years, a disturbing trend has emerged among…

First of all, I include in the Record six letters from various veterans service organizations in support of H.R. 5620, as amended. Military Order of the Purple Heart, Springfield, VA, July 14, 2016. Hon. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 11. CLARIFICATION OF EMERGENCY HOSPITAL CARE FURNISHED BY…

I believe one of the Federal Government's most important functions is to support those who have sacrificed so much in the defense of our Nation. Whenever our government fails to meet this responsibility, swift action must be taken. We have…

I certainly applaud your efforts in this regard to help move those projects forward with the Army Corps.

Well, that has certainly been one of the biggest frustrations of me as a freshman, of seeing our appropriations process essentially break down.

Today I rise to recognize the remarkable achievements of the Kennewick American Youth baseball team, the reigning U.S. champions. The Kennewick American team won the United States Division of the Cal Ripken World Series Tournament to…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my support for S. 764, the Senate- passed biotechnology labeling legislation that we are considering today. Without enactment of this legislation today, right…

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 820, providing for consideration of an important piece of legislation, H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations…

I would just remind the gentlewoman that the original program, the demonstration program, was authorized in 2009, and then $1 million was appropriated in the 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act. And so it is just being…

I rise this morning to offer an amendment that would restore funding for the Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Program. This program assists livestock producers in undertaking proactive, nonlethal activity to reduce the livestock loss from…

Reclaiming my time, I believe that that is authorizing legislation and this is appropriating legislation. So that would be the only difference that I could see. I certainly respect the gentlewoman has much more experience than I have, but…

I yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota. Ms. McCOLLUM. In 2009. We passed a law in 2014. The legislation that is in charge of this program now, in 2014, current law, is not in this bill anymore. It is in the Agriculture bill. And I thank…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 820 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 820 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…