mr. takano: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4285. the clerk: h.r. 4285 a bill to amend title 38 united states code to expand and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the department of veterans affairs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: purn to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 4285 . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i support h.r. 4285 and wish to thank mr. brindisi for sponsoring this important bill that authorizing the continuation of programs vital to addressing the needs of the v

mr. takano. ms. brownley of california, and mr. watkins. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i rise today on national constitution today to renew my call for expanded civics education. the father of our constitution, james madison, wrote, a popular government without popular information or the magnuson-stevens acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy or perhaps both. yet today it feels as if we're in the middle act of madison's feared drama. sadly only 26% of americans can name all three branches of government. 37% cannot name a single right guaranteed under the first amendment. meanwhile, trust in government and voter participation inst low. foreign adversaries have taken advantage of this so to the tsao discord among us. ma

takano, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4285, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 4285, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the department of veterans affairs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4285. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a five-minute vote, five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 417. the nays are one. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the oregon see

i want to thank mr. maloney, mr. takano and mr. gallagher for helping me introduce this this congress. reserve, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. mchenry: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mchenry: madam speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1830, heart hall purple of honor commemorative coin act. thank the gentleman maloney, for mr. his work on this bipartisan legislation. work and for your hard purplencere advocacy for heart, those that have been -- has honored with a purple heart and they have serve this nation. heart hall of honor preserves and collects the of all purple heart from all services. their families and friends -- 1,095 purpleere are heart recipients enrolled from the great state of north world warrepresenting i, world war ii, korea, vietnam, omalia, operation enduring foreign relation and operation iraqi freedom. these courageous men and women re