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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cassidy motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section 231 which provides a new termination of moratoria on offshore drilling.
Mr. Cassidy moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.
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The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3534.
On agreeing to the Melancon amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 195, 1 Present (Roll no. 511).
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On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 258 - 149 (Roll no. 510).
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On agreeing to the Teague amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 399 - 8 (Roll no. 509).
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On agreeing to the Kind amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 404 - 1 (Roll no. 508).
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On agreeing to the Rahall amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 250 - 161, 1 Present (Roll no. 507).
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
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H.R. 5851:
to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1574, H.R. 5851 is laid on the table.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1574, the text of H.R. 5851, as passed by the House, was appended as new matter at the end of H.R. 3534.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5851.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 93 (Roll no. 506).
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Considered as unfinished business.
