[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H5785-H5786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 961 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 6157.
  Will the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren) kindly take the 
chair.

                              {time}  1556


                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes, with Mr. Hultgren (Acting Chair) in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on June 26, 
2018, amendment No. 24 printed in part A of House Report 115-783 
offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Brown) had been disposed 
of.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in part A of House Report 
115-783 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following 
order:
  Amendment No. 9 by Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island, and
  Amendment No. 20 by Mr. Poe of Texas.
  The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote 
in this series.


                Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Langevin

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Langevin) on which further proceedings were postponed and 
on which the noes 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 Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 188, 
noes 228, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 302]

                               AYES--188

     Abraham
     Allen
     Babin
     Bacon
     Banks (IN)
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Bergman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blunt Rochester
     Brady (PA)
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (MD)
     Budd
     Butterfield
     Capuano
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castro (TX)
     Cheney
     Cicilline
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Correa
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     Demings
     DeSantis
     Dingell
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Emmer
     Estes (KS)
     Esty (CT)
     Fitzpatrick
     Flores
     Foster
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garrett
     Gianforte
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Gene
     Gutierrez
     Hanabusa
     Harper
     Hartzler
     Hastings
     Hice, Jody B.
     Higgins (LA)
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kihuen
     King (NY)
     Knight
     Lamb
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lewis (MN)
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Love
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     McCaul
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meeks
     Messer
     Mitchell
     Mooney (WV)
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Newhouse
     Nolan
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Panetta
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Posey
     Quigley
     Richmond
     Rogers (AL)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney, Francis
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rosen
     Rothfus
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Russell
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Sensenbrenner
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Speier
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Suozzi
     Tenney
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Turner
     Veasey
     Vela
     Wagner
     Walden
     Walorski
     Wasserman Schultz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Wilson (SC)
     Woodall
     Yoho
     Zeldin

                               NOES--228

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Amash
     Amodei
     Arrington
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barragan
     Barton
     Beyer
     Biggs
     Bishop (MI)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Castor (FL)
     Chabot
     Chu, Judy
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comer
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Crawford
     Crist
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davidson
     Davis, Danny
     Davis, Rodney
     DelBene
     Denham
     DeSaulnier
     DesJarlais
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Dunn
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Faso
     Ferguson
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbs
     Gomez
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Green, Al
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Guthrie
     Handel
     Harris
     Heck
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hill
     Holding
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Hultgren
     Hurd
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly (PA)
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (IA)
     Kinzinger
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster (NH)
     Kustoff (TN)
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Latta
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee
     Lesko
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lowenthal
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham, M.
     Lujan, Ben Ray
     MacArthur
     Marino
     Marshall
     Massie
     Mast
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meadows
     Meng
     Moolenaar
     Moore
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Noem
     Norman
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Payne
     Pearce
     Perry
     Pittenger
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Raskin
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (NY)
     Rice (SC)
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rokita
     Rooney, Thomas J.
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce (CA)
     Rutherford
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shea-Porter
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Smucker
     Stivers
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Taylor
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tipton
     Titus
     Tonko
     Trott
     Upton
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walberg
     Walker
     Walters, Mimi
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Westerman
     Williams
     Wilson (FL)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yarmuth
     Yoder
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)

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                             NOT VOTING--11

     Black
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Curtis
     Issa
     Labrador
     Rush
     Smith (TX)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tsongas
     Walz

                              {time}  1602

  Mses. ADAMS, KAPTUR, and Mr. LEVIN changed their vote from ``aye'' to 
``no.''
  Messrs. PAULSEN and LANCE changed their vote form ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


              Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Poe of Texas

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Poe) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
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 Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 175, 
noes 241, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 303]

                               AYES--175

     Abraham
     Allen
     Amash
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Banks (IN)
     Barton
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (MI)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Brooks (AL)
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burgess
     Carter (GA)
     Castor (FL)
     Chabot
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comer
     Comstock
     Cook
     Crawford
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Doggett
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Emmer
     Estes (KS)
     Ferguson
     Foxx
     Gabbard
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garrett
     Gianforte
     Gibbs
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gottheimer
     Gowdy
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guthrie
     Harper
     Hartzler
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Higgins (LA)
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (MS)
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Knight
     Kustoff (TN)
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lesko
     Lewis (MN)
     Lofgren
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Luetkemeyer
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     Mast
     McClintock
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meadows
     Messer
     Mooney (WV)
     Moulton
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Newhouse
     Nolan
     Norman
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Posey
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Renacci
     Rice (SC)
     Roe (TN)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney, Francis
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Royce (CA)
     Russell
     Sanford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Sensenbrenner
     Sherman
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Stefanik
     Stivers
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tipton
     Tonko
     Trott
     Upton
     Vargas
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walters, Mimi
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams
     Wittman
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Zeldin

                               NOES--241

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Amodei
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (MD)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Capuano
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castro (TX)
     Cheney
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Crist
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     Denham
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Dunn
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Esty (CT)
     Evans
     Faso
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Flores
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (TX)
     Granger
     Green, Al
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hanabusa
     Handel
     Harris
     Hastings
     Heck
     Hensarling
     Himes
     Hollingsworth
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Hurd
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Joyce (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kihuen
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kinzinger
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster (NH)
     Lamb
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Love
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Lujan Grisham, M.
     Lujan, Ben Ray
     Lynch
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Marshall
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mitchell
     Moolenaar
     Moore
     Murphy (FL)
     Neal
     Noem
     Norcross
     Nunes
     O'Halleran
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pittenger
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Reichert
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Roby
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rooney, Thomas J.
     Rosen
     Roskam
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rutherford
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Smith (WA)
     Smucker
     Soto
     Speier
     Stewart
     Suozzi
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Taylor
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Titus
     Torres
     Turner
     Valadao
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walorski
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Womack
     Yarmuth
     Young (IA)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Black
     Cooper
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Issa
     Labrador
     Rush
     Smith (TX)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tsongas
     Walz


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  1608

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The Acting CHAIR. There being no further amendments, under the rule 
the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Simpson) having assumed the chair, Mr. Hultgren, Acting Chair of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 6157) 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

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