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An amendment, offered by Mr. Abraham, numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 115-711 to increase Corps of Engineers Construction by $17,410,000 and reduce DOE Departmental Administration by the same amount.
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On agreeing to the Collins (NY) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Collins (NY) Amendment No. 1.
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An amendment, offered by Mr. Collins (NY), numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 115-711 to increase funding for Army Corps Investigations account by $1.2 million, for a total of $129.2 million, offset by a reduction of $1.2 million in the Army Corps Expenses account.
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Mr. Harper raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Harper stated the provision contained in H.R. 5895 violates clause 2 of House rule XXI. The provision on page 66, line 14 through page 66, line 20, states an appropriation may not be reported in a general appropriation bill for an expenditure not previously authorized by law. The Chair sustained the point of order.
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GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5895.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul Mitchell to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 918 and Rule XVIII.
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Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3249 in addition to providing for consideration of H.R. 8 and H.R. 5895. Each measure will be debatable for 1 hour. For H.R. 8, the resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the report. For H.R. 5895, the resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the report.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918. H.R. 5895 — "Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes."
