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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 No. 206 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was 967, the Journal of the last day’s pro- troops amassing for landing, they had called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ceedings is approved. very little time. They had to defuse the pore (Mr. CUELLAR). f landmines by hand, and they called for f volunteers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Sergeant George Yurek of West Wyo- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the ming, Pennsylvania, volunteered to PRO TEMPORE gentleman from California (Mr. GAR- defuse landmines by hand, and he The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- CIA) come forward and lead the House defused hundreds of them. It is impos- fore the House the following commu- in the Pledge of Allegiance. sible to count how many American nication from the Speaker: Mr. GARCIA of California led the troops he saved by his actions. WASHINGTON, DC, Pledge of Allegiance as follows: For his heroism in the Pacific, December 7, 2020. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the George Yurek was awarded a total of I hereby appoint the Honorable HENRY United States of America, and to the Repub- four Bronze Stars for valor. CUELLAR to act as Speaker pro tempore on Last week, at the age of 98, George this day. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. passed away, after mentoring countless NANCY PELOSI, young people in all the Wyoming Val- Speaker of the House of Representatives. f ley. f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER George and his late wife, Ellie, were PRAYER PRO TEMPORE married for 67 years. They leave three The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under children, Greg, George, and Ann, and J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair an- seven grandchildren. Loving God, we give You thanks for nounces to the House that, in light of May God rest his soul. giving us another day. the resignation of the gentleman from f In the waning days of this 116th Con- California (Mr. COOK), the whole num- HONORING THE LIFE OF CHERI gress, we ask Your blessing upon the ber of the House is 430. FLEMING Members of this people’s House and, f most especially, upon leadership. It is (Mr. GARCIA of California asked and on their shoulders the most important ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER was given permission to address the negotiations of this Congress have been PRO TEMPORE House for 1 minute and to revise and placed. extend his remarks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. GARCIA of California. Mr. The coronavirus continues to ravage Chair will entertain up to 15 requests communities throughout the Nation. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to for 1-minute speeches on each side of a dear friend and to honor the life of Bless the Members here with the good the aisle. will and courage to work through dif- someone very special to my hometown ferences to find assistance for so many f of Santa Clarita. Ms. Cheri Fleming, a radiant mom, a Americans in dire need at this time. HONORING THE LIFE OF GEORGE beautiful wife, a savvy businesswoman, Help and empower them also as they YUREK and an avid philanthropist, passed work toward a total funding of our gov- (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was ernment into a stronger and more away on November 16. given permission to address the House Cheri was an icon in the Santa hopeful future. for 1 minute and to revise and extend Bless, as well, those who labor among Clarita Valley. She was the brilliant his remarks.) our sick. Keep them safe and bless and shining essence of everything that their families for their generosity dur- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, as is great about my hometown. She led ing these times. we mark today, the 79th year since with grace. She succeeded in business May all that is done be for Your Pearl Harbor, I want to tell you about with humility. She supported charities greater honor and glory. my friend, George Yurek, who, when he with endless generosity. She loved her Amen. got into the Army in 1942, volunteered friends and family intensely, always for bomb disposal. He went to Cor- f giving one of the most warm hugs you regidor, ‘‘The Rock’’ of the Philippines. can imagine. THE JOURNAL His unit was in the first amphibious As a philanthropist, Cheri was one of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- wave on the island. There were so the primary reasons why so many non- ant to section 4(a) of House Resolution many landmines there that, with U.S. profit organizations in our district are

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.000 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6862 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 thriving and providing services and It has been an honor to work with This award recognizes car dealers who hope to countless thousands. Bill, and I wish him and his wife, Pam, exhibit exceptional performance in Today, she is with God, but she will a well-deserved retirement. their dealerships and perform distin- always remain in our hearts, Mr. f guished community service. Speaker. Martin was a wonderful philan- My deepest condolences go out to her CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE thropist within his community and be- family and especially her husband, NEEDS OF GEORGIA’S FIFTH yond, and he led by example through- Don, who is also one of the greatest CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT out his life. Americans I have ever known. (Mr. HALL asked and was given per- He was also known as a man of integ- May God bless the Cheri Fleming mission to address the House for 1 rity who kept his word in all he did, family, and may God bless Santa minute and to revise and extend his re- and he never met a stranger. Clarita in the wake of her loss. marks.) I was deeply saddened to hear of the loss of such an incredible person. My f Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw the Chamber’s attention to prayers go out to his family, friends, CBO SCORE OF THE MORE ACT critical needs for Georgia’s Fifth Con- and community during this most dif- (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was gressional District. ficult time. given permission to address the House I know it has been a familiar trope to f for 1 minute and to revise and extend suggest that this week is going to be ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER his remarks.) the new infrastructure week. The ad- PRO TEMPORE Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, it ministration has announced several The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- was sad that my Republican colleagues different infrastructure weeks, in fact. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair were unable to understand why we But it is not just a talking point in my will postpone further proceedings voted to reform our failed prohibition district. In my district, there are sev- today on motions to suspend the rules of cannabis. They don’t care about hon- eral projects that require the attention on which the yeas and nays are or- oring the will of the people and they of this Chamber. dered. are unable to grasp the enormity of the They include the Clayton commuter The House will resume proceedings racial injustice and damage by selec- rail, Campbellton Road BRT and rail on postponed questions at a later time. tive enforcement against young Black extension, Bankhead rail to Indian f and Brown Americans. Creek extension, and Clifton Corridor But the CBO score may have some transportation plan. REAFFIRMING STRATEGIC PART- other reasons for them. It shows that Tackling these projects accomplishes NERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED the MORE Act would reduce 73,000 per- many ends. It is an economic revital- STATES AND MONGOLIA son-years of prison time, saving $1 bil- ization project, as it connects vital Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I move to lion. It would increase revenues by American companies like Microsoft to suspend the rules and agree to the reso- $13.7 billion. It would provide $3 billion greater Atlanta. It is an environmental lution (H. Res. 1100) reaffirming the for job training and legal aid to people imperative, as getting folks out of cars strategic partnership between the harmed by the war on drugs. and onto mass transit decreases CO2 United States and Mongolia and ob- While doing all of this, it would re- levels. It is a jobs imperative, as it cre- serving the 30th anniversary of democ- duce the Federal deficit by $7.344 bil- ates many well-paying jobs. It is a ra- racy in Mongolia, as amended. lion. cial justice imperative, as these The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Even if you don’t care about reducing projects will service communities his- tion. the damage to Black and Brown Ameri- torically neglected. The text of the resolution is as fol- cans or honoring the will of the people, f lows: the economics make it clear: Once H. RES. 1100 HONORING THE LIFE OF MARTIN again, the people are right, and the pol- Whereas the United States and Mongolia NESMITH icy deserves strong congressional sup- established diplomatic relations in January port. (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and 1987, and since that time the relationship has grown stronger based on shared strategic in- f was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and terests, security cooperation, democratic HONORING BILL RANEY values, good governance, and respect for extend his remarks.) human rights; (Mr. MCKINLEY asked and was given Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Whereas, since its peaceful democratic rev- permission to address the House for 1 er, I rise today to remember and honor olution in 1989, Mongolia has charted, minute and to revise and extend his re- a very special person, Mr. Martin through a series of initiatives, a successful marks.) NeSmith. path to multiparty democracy and a free Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Martin was a natural-born leader market economy; today to honor Bill Raney as he retires who dedicated his life to serving oth- Whereas, in 1990, the Government of Mon- from the West Virginia Coal Associa- ers, including serving his country in golia declared an end to a one-party, author- tion. the National Guard. itarian, political system and adopted demo- cratic and free market reforms; Nearly 40 years ago, in the West Vir- Following his graduation from Geor- Whereas, in 1992, Mongolia adopted a con- ginia Legislature, Bill and I began gia Southern University, he began his stitution establishing a parliamentary de- working together, advocating on behalf career in the automobile industry and mocracy, becoming the first country in Asia of the coal industry and the families became the youngest dealer, at 24 years to transition from communism to democ- who depend on it. Today, we continue old, when he purchased a Chevrolet racy; to work together, fighting for those dealership in Claxton, Georgia. Whereas, in 1999, the Government of Mon- same families, but now with a national His kindness and selflessness ex- golia invited the Peace Corps to establish its perspective. tended to every area of his life, includ- program in the country and has since hosted 1,437 volunteers in English and health edu- He has led West Virginia through the ing his business ventures. For example, cation; best and the worst of times for coal. in the early 1990s, he revolutionized the Whereas Mongolia has shown its commit- Bill is an icon in the industry, and his car business with the ‘‘No Hassle Buy- ment to a ‘‘third neighbor’’ relationship with legacy is filled with remarkable accom- ing’’ concept because he wanted every the United States by sending troops to sup- plishments. He is a colonel in the West customer to be honored and treated port United States operations in Iraq from Virginia Reserves, has chaired many with respect. No hassle buying means 2003 through 2008 and Afghanistan since 2009, statewide organizations, and has been customers get the best deal right away, and Mongolia has a strong record of troop nationally recognized for his advocacy without the need to negotiate. contributions to international peacekeeping missions; of coal. His dedication to the automobile in- Whereas successive Mongolian govern- Bill Raney exemplifies the true dustry earned him the highest honor ments have taken notable steps to strength- Mountaineer spirit, serving others to an automobile dealer can achieve: the en civil society, battle corruption, and spur make West Virginia a better place. Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award. economic development;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.003 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6863 Whereas the Parliament of Mongolia, the (1) to intensify cooperation as strong de- velopment, and other relevant agencies to State Great Khural, has engaged with Con- mocracies based on the rule of law through continue to support Mongolia’s democratic gress, including through the House Democ- safeguarding and promoting democratic val- and economic development and efforts on racy Partnership, thereby promoting respon- ues and human rights, including the free- anticorruption; sive and effective governance through peer- doms of religion or belief, expression, includ- (8) calls for the continued engagement of to-peer cooperation; ing internet and media freedom, assembly, Mongolia in the Organization for Security Whereas Mongolia began as a partner to and association, anticorruption and fiscal and Cooperation in Europe, the Community the Organization for Security and Co-oper- transparency, and youth and emerging lead- of Democracies, congressional-parliamentary ation in Europe (OSCE) in 2004, graduated to er development; partnerships, including continued high-level become a participating state in 2012, and par- (2) to cooperate in promoting national se- parliamentary exchange, and other institu- ticipates actively in the work of the OSCE curity and stability across the Indo-Pacific tions that promote democratic values, which for stability, peace, and democracy; region so that all countries, secure in their reinforces the commitment of the people and Whereas Mongolia has regularly invited sovereignty, are able to pursue economic the Government of Mongolia to those values the OSCE and other organizations to send growth consistent with international law and standards; monitoring teams to its Presidential and and principles of fair competition; (9) reaffirms the importance of civil soci- parliamentary elections; (3) to deepen national security and law-en- ety to the continued democratic develop- Whereas Mongolia has also been an active forcement ties through collaboration on bi- ment of Mongolia; member of the Community of Democracies lateral and multilateral security, judicial, (10) encourages the Government of Mon- (CoD), a global coalition of countries that and law enforcement efforts in the region; golia to build a regulatory system that sup- support adherence to common democratic (4) to strengthen cooperation in multilat- ports and encourages the growth and oper- values and standards, and Mongolia has not eral engagements such as peacekeeping, hu- ation of independent nongovernmental orga- only remained active since the founding of manitarian assistance, and disaster pre- nizations and continues to pursue policies of the CoD in 2000 but also successfully chaired paredness and relief operations; transparency that uphold democratic values; the CoD from 2011 through 2013; (5) to expand trade and investment rela- (11) urges Mongolia to continue their com- Whereas, in addition to supporting the tions on a fair and reciprocal basis, support mitment to free, fair and credible elections; OSCE and CoD, Mongolia supports demo- private sector-led growth, fully implement and cratic initiatives while participating in a the United States-Mongolia Transparency (12) encourages the Government of Mon- wide range of other global institutions; Agreement, promote women’s entrepreneur- golia to continue legal reform, build institu- Whereas most recently, on June 24, 2020, ship, and continue to explore support for in- tional capacity, and improve the independ- Mongolia successfully organized parliamen- frastructure under the new United States ence of other democratic institutions. tary elections, strengthening its commit- International Development Finance Corpora- ment to democracy and the rule of law; tion with the new tools provided under the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Whereas the success of Mongolia as a de- BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); ant to the rule, the gentleman from mocracy and its strategic location, sov- (6) to strengthen border security, prevent Maryland (Mr. RASKIN) and the gen- ereignty, territorial integrity, and ability to illegal transshipment and trafficking, ex- tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each pursue an independent foreign policy are pand cooperation on civil aviation safety and will control 20 minutes. highly relevant to the national security of oversight, and efficiently facilitate legiti- The Chair recognizes the gentleman the United States; mate travel between Mongolia and the Whereas climate change in Mongolia has United States; from Maryland. contributed to severe droughts, higher tem- (7) to increase cooperation in addressing GENERAL LEAVE peratures, and extreme winter weather con- transnational threats such as terrorism, ditions, resulting in mass deaths of livestock human trafficking, drug trafficking, the pro- Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask and economic hardship for people living in liferation of weapons of mass destruction, unanimous consent that all Members rural communities, especially the nomadic cyberattacks, transnational organized crime, have 5 legislative days in which to re- population; pandemics, and other emerging nontradi- vise and extend their remarks and to Whereas the United States has provided tional security threats; include any extraneous material on H. support to Mongolia through the Millennium (8) to continue to develop an environment Res. 1100, as amended. Challenge Corporation through an initial in which civil society, social media, and a compact signed in 2007 designed to increase free and independent media can flourish; and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there economic growth and reduce poverty and a (9) to maintain high-level official dia- objection to the request of the gen- second compact signed in 2018 involving in- logues, encourage bilateral exchanges at all tleman from Maryland? vestments in water infrastructure, including levels of government, and further develop There was no objection. supply and wastewater recycling, as well as people-to-people exchanges to deepen en- Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield water sector sustainability; gagement on issues of mutual interest and Whereas, on September 20, 2018, the United concern: Now, therefore, be it myself such time as I may consume. States and Mongolia signed a joint state- Resolved, That the House of Representa- Mr. Speaker, this year marks 30 ment and the Roadmap for Expanded Eco- tives— years since Mongolia’s democratic nomic Partnership, outlining the intent to (1) underscores the importance of the rela- transition. Mongolia is a true success deepen the bilateral commercial relationship tionship between the United States and Mon- story, a landlocked country squeezed through full implementation of the obliga- golia and remains committed to advancing between two huge neighbors, China and tions under the Agreement on Transparency this Strategic Partnership in the future; in Matters Related to International Trade (2) encourages the United States Govern- Russia, that has nonetheless become a and Investment between the United States of ment to help Mongolia use its benefits under shining democratic breakthrough story America and Mongolia, signed at New York, the Generalized System of Preferences pro- in Asia. September 24, 2013 (in this preamble referred gram and other relevant programs to in- As Mongolia’s so-called third neigh- to as the ‘‘United States-Mongolia Trans- crease trade between the United States and bor, the U.S. should continue to build parency Agreement’’), and to collaborate in Mongolia; upon our shared interests and commit- supporting Mongolian small- and medium- (3) urges the United States International sized enterprises through various programs Development Finance Corporation to expand ment to democratic values and further and projects; activities in Mongolia to support economic advance our strategic partnership. Whereas according to the Bureau of the development, diversification of the economy From national security to economic Census, trade between the United States and of Mongolia, and women-owned small- and stability, Mongolia has demonstrated Mongolia is modest but growing, with a total medium-sized enterprises; its commitment to our partnership by value of trade in 2019 between the two coun- (4) urges Mongolia to address climate hosting annual peacekeeping exercises tries of approximately $217,500,000, including change and continue to work with the UN and participating in U.S.-led programs $192,700,000 in United States exports to Mon- Environment Programme, the Global Cli- golia and $24,800,000 in United States imports mate Fund, and other global institutions to like the House Democracy Partnership from Mongolia; strengthen climate change resilience; and the Open World Leadership Center. Whereas Mongolia is a beneficiary country (5) urges private and public support to help Our countries must also continue to under the Generalized System of Preferences diversify the economy of Mongolia through partner closely on global warming. Cli- program, but its use of the program remains increased cooperation and investments, as mate change is a pressing concern for low, as in 2018 only $3,300,000 of exports from well as infrastructure and other vital all the world and has already gravely Mongolia to the United States entered were projects; affected the livelihood and well-being under the program; and (6) supports the resumption of the Peace Whereas, on July 31, 2019, the United Corps program in Mongolia once the COVID– of the Mongolian people, who now face States and Mongolia declared the bilateral 19 pandemic has subsided; widespread livestock and crop losses, relationship a ‘‘Strategic Partnership’’ and (7) urges the Department of State, the as well as escalating extreme-weather noted the shared desire— United States Agency for International De- events.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.002 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6864 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 b 1215 Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- cashmere products. The measure would This resolution urges the expansion self such time as I may consume. likewise benefit Mongolia by reducing of U.S.-Mongolia economic ties and en- Mr. Speaker, the United States and Mongolia’s economic dependence on courages the Mongolian Government to Mongolia have a robust relationship, China and promoting the development continue to increase transparency, distinguished by our shared democratic of Mongolia’s garment industry, an in- freedom, and good governance. ideals and strengthened by close eco- dustry in which 90 percent of workers Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman nomic and diplomatic cooperation. are women. TITUS for her work on this bipartisan This year marks the 30th anniversary We must also offer a better alter- resolution. I urge all Members to sup- of democracy in Mongolia. Mongolia native through initiatives like the port it, and I reserve the balance of my was the first nation in Asia to transi- Third Neighbor Trade Act and this res- time. tion from communism to democracy, olution. That is exactly what this bill COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, marking an important juncture in the does by reaffirming our relationship HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, continent’s history. with our like-minded partner, Mon- Washington, DC, December 7, 2020. Years later, Mongolia remains an im- golia. We will never allow adversaries Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, portant democratic partner in the to undermine peace and stability in the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Indo-Pacific but finds itself in a chal- Indo-Pacific region. Washington, DC. lenging location, sandwiched entirely Mr. Speaker, in closing, for over DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: In recognition of between Russia and China. What hap- three decades, the relationship between the desire to expedite consideration of H. the United States and Mongolia has Res. 1100, Reaffirming the strategic partner- pens in Mongolia has direct implica- ship between the United States and Mongolia tions for the United States. If malign continued to grow and strengthen. and observing the 30th anniversary of democ- actors compromise Mongolia’s terri- Mongolia is a strong democratic part- racy in Mongolia, the Committee on Ways torial integrity or ability to pursue ner in the Indo-Pacific, and the United and Means agrees to waive formal consider- independent foreign policy, the secu- States has become an important third ation of the resolution as to provisions that rity of the United States is also at neighbor. fall within the rule X jurisdiction of the risk. I would like to congratulate the Mon- Committee on Ways and Means. golian people on their 30th anniversary The Committee on Ways and Means takes I have consistently warned about the this action with the mutual understanding Chinese Communist Party’s malign ac- of democracy and look forward to con- that we do not waive any jurisdiction over tivity around the world as the former tinuing to build our partnership. the subject matter contained in this or simi- chairman and current ranking member Mongolia’s success as a democracy lar legislation, and the Committee will be of the House Asia, the Pacific, and and continued sovereignty is extremely appropriately consulted and involved as the Nonproliferation Subcommittee. I was relevant to the security of the United resolution or similar legislation moves for- States, the Indo-Pacific region, and the ward so that we may address any remaining also encouraged to see the rec- ommendations released this year by world. For this reason, Mr. Speaker, I issues within our jurisdiction. The Com- urge my colleagues to support this res- mittee also reserves the right to seek ap- the China Task Force. pointment of an appropriate number of con- After months of classified and un- olution, and I yield back the balance of ferees to any House-Senate conference in- classified briefings, the China Task my time. volving this or similar legislation. Force released a report with 82 key Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Finally, I would appreciate your response findings and more than 400 forward- myself such time as I may consume for to this letter confirming this understanding looking recommendations. Many of the purpose of closing. and would ask that a copy of our exchange of Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to strongly these focus on the CCP’s predatory letter on this matter be included in the CON- support H. Res. 1100, which recognizes Belt and Road Initiative, which is infa- GRESSIONAL RECORD during floor consider- Mongolia’s commitment to democracy, ation of H. Res. 1100. mous for its debt trap diplomacy. security, cooperation, and respect for Sincerely, Mongolia is a formal participant in human rights and reaffirms the impor- Hon. RICHARD E. NEAL, this initiative, and China currently tant growing partnership between our Chairman, supplies the largest portion of their Committee on Ways and Means. two nations. foreign investment. This is why it is Mr. Speaker, I would like to, once essential that the U.S. continue to de- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, again, thank Ms. TITUS and Mr. YOHO COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, velop our strategic partnership with for their leadership on this resolution. Washington, DC, December 1, 2020. Mongolia. We must be their most I urge all Members to join us in sup- Hon. RICHARD E. NEAL, meaningful third neighbor, and that porting it, and I yield back the balance Committee on Ways and Means, term describes the Mongolian relation- Washington, DC. of my time. ship with countries other than China The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL: I am writing to you and Russia. concerning H. Res. 1100, Reaffirming the question is on the motion offered by strategic partnership between the United One of the ways we can do this is by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. strengthening Mongolia from within by States and Mongolia and observing the 30th RASKIN) that the House suspend the anniversary of democracy in Mongolia. I ap- supporting small and medium enter- rules and agree to the resolution, H. preciate your willingness to work coopera- prises and industries like the cashmere Res. 1100, as amended. tively on this legislation. production. I acknowledge that provisions of the bill The question was taken; and (two- This past year, I reintroduced the thirds being in the affirmative) the fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act, on Ways and Means under House Rule X, and rules were suspended and the resolu- that your Committee will forgo action on H. which would allow duty-free entry of tion, as amended, was agreed to. Res. 1100 to expedite floor consideration. I Mongolian cashmere into the United The title of the resolution was further acknowledge that the inaction of States. This one bill would create over amended so as to read: ‘‘A resolution your Committee with respect to the bill does 50,000 jobs, it is estimated, in Mongolia, reaffirming the importance of the stra- not waive any future jurisdictional claim primarily women jobs, at a cost less tegic partnership between the United over the matters contained in the bill that than $1 million over a 10-year period to States and Mongolia.’’. fall within your jurisdiction. I will also sup- the American taxpayers. port the appointment of Committee on Ways A motion to reconsider was laid on and Means conferees during any House-Sen- The cashmere wool industry is par- the table. ate conference convened on this legislation. ticularly important to Mongolia’s f Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of economy; but while Mongolia produces letters is included in the CONGRESSIONAL over one-third of the world’s cashmere, CALLING FOR GLOBAL REPEAL OF RECORD during floor consideration of the almost all finished products are proc- BLASPHEMY, HERESY, AND bill. Thank you again for your cooperation essed and exported from China. Duty- APOSTASY LAWS regarding the legislation. I look forward to free entry for the United States’ im- Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I move to continuing to work with you as the measure moves through the legislative process. ports of Mongolian cashmere would suspend the rules and agree to the reso- Sincerely, benefit the United States by facili- lution (H. Res. 512) calling for the glob- ELIOT L. ENGEL, tating increased trade with Mongolia al repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and Chairman. and reducing U.S. imports of Chinese apostasy laws, as amended.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.007 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6865 The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Whereas blasphemy laws are inconsistent science, expression, and religious exercise; tion. with United Nations resolutions adopted by and The text of the resolution is as fol- consensus since 2011 recognizing that reli- Whereas the United States has become a lows: gious intolerance is best fought through beacon of religious freedom and tolerance positive measures, such as education, out- around the world: Now, therefore, be it H. RES. 512 reach, and counter-speech, and that crim- Resolved, That the House of Representa- Whereas Article 18 of the International inalization of speech is warranted only for tives— Declaration of Human Rights states that the prevention of imminent violence; (1) recognizes that blasphemy, heresy, and ‘‘[e]veryone has the right to freedom of Whereas according to the annual religious apostasy laws inappropriately position gov- thought, conscience and religion; this right freedom report published by the Department ernments as arbiters of religious truth and includes freedom to change his religion or of State in 2015, attackers in Bangladesh empower officials to impose religious dogma belief, and freedom, either alone or in com- killed five allegedly anti-Islamic or on individuals or minorities through the munity with others and in public or private, secularist writers and publishers, and injured power of the government or through violence to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, three others; sanctioned by the government; practice, worship and observance’’; Whereas in response to these killings, the (2) calls on the President and the Secretary Whereas many countries continue to have Home Minister of Bangladesh, rather than of State to make the repeal of blasphemy, criminal blasphemy laws and punish people condemning the murders, called on bloggers heresy, and apostasy laws a priority in the who engage in expression deemed by the gov- and others to refrain from writings that bilateral relationships of the United States ernment to be blasphemous, heretical, apos- could hurt the religious feelings of others with all countries that have such laws, tate, defamatory of religion, or insulting to and added that violators of the warning through direct interventions in bilateral and religion or to religious symbols, figures, or would be subject to prosecution under the re- multilateral fora; feelings, and such punishment can include strictive religious freedom laws of Ban- (3) encourages the President and the Sec- fines, imprisonment, and capital punishment gladesh; retary of State to oppose— including by beheading; Whereas a 2016 report by USCIRF on Ban- (A) any efforts, by the United Nations or Whereas blasphemy laws have affected gladesh found that religious and civil society by other international or multilateral fora, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Baha’i, groups fear that increasing religious extre- to create an international anti-blasphemy secularists, and many other groups, are in- mism will result in more criminal attacks norm, such as the ‘‘defamation of religions’’ consistent with international human rights and threats; resolutions introduced in the United Nations standards because they establish and pro- Whereas restrictive religious freedom laws between 1999 and 2010; and mote official religious orthodoxy and dogma validate and promote social violence tar- (B) any attempts to expand the inter- over individual liberty, and often result in geted at religious minorities and dissenters, national norm on incitement to include blas- violations of the freedoms of religion, whether Christian, Muslim, secularist, or phemy or defamation of religions; other; thought, and expression that are protected (4) supports efforts by the United Nations Whereas USCIRF has found that in Paki- under international instruments, including to combat intolerance, discrimination, or vi- stan, blasphemy laws have been used to pros- Articles 18 and 19 of the International Cov- olence against persons based on religion or ecute and persecute Muslims, Christians, enant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); belief without restricting expression, includ- secularists, and others; Whereas the United Nations Human Rights ing United Nations Human Rights Council Whereas according to a Pew Center report Committee stated in General Comment 34 Resolution 16/18 (2011) and the Istanbul Proc- on religion and public life, Pakistan stands that ‘‘[p]rohibitions of displays of lack of re- ess meetings pursuant to such resolution, out for having one of the highest levels of re- spect for a religion or other belief system, that are consistent with the First Amend- strictions on religion when both government including blasphemy laws, are incompatible ment to the Constitution; restrictions and social hostilities are taken with the [ICCPR].’’; into account; (5) calls on the President and the Secretary Whereas the United States Commission on Whereas USCIRF has found egregious ex- of State to designate countries that enforce International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) amples of the enforcement of blasphemy blasphemy, heresy, or apostasy laws as has found that blasphemy charges are often laws and vigilante violence connected to ‘‘countries of particular concern for religious based on false accusations, are used for sec- blasphemy allegations in Pakistan, where freedom’’ under section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the tarian or political purposes, and foster reli- blasphemy charges are common and numer- International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 gious intolerance, discrimination, and vio- ous individuals are in prison, with a high (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)) for engaging in or lence; percentage sentenced to death or to life in tolerating severe violations of religious free- Whereas USCIRF has found that at least 70 prison; dom, as a result of the abuses flowing from countries had blasphemy laws as of 2018; Whereas, as of May 2018, USCIRF was the enforcement of such laws and from Whereas these laws were present in 18 Mid- aware of approximately 40 individuals on unpunished vigilante violence often gen- dle East and North African countries, 8 coun- death row for blasphemy in Pakistan or serv- erated by blasphemy allegations; tries in the Americas, 18 Asia-Pacific coun- ing life sentences; (6) urges the governments of countries that tries, 14 European countries, and 12 Sub-Sa- Whereas Asia Bibi was sentenced to death enforce blasphemy, heresy, or apostasy laws haran African countries; for blasphemy in 2010 and was held for 8 to amend or repeal such laws, as they pro- Whereas the Pew Research Center found years, until the Supreme Court of Pakistan vide pretext and impunity for vigilante vio- that countries with laws against blasphemy, overturned her conviction in 2018, upheld her lence against religious minorities; and apostasy, or defamation of religion were acquittal, and granted her permission to (7) urges the governments of countries that more likely to have severe governmental re- leave the country to flee the threats against have prosecuted, imprisoned, and persecuted strictions on religion, and to experience so- her in 2019; people on charges of blasphemy, heresy, or cial hostilities based on religion, than coun- Whereas Pakistan selectively enforces the apostasy to release such people uncondition- tries that did not have such laws; blasphemy and anti-terrorism laws against ally and, once released, to ensure their safe- Whereas restrictive laws beyond those pe- minority religious groups, including by spe- ty and that of their families. nalizing blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy cifically targeting Ahmadiyya Muslims such The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- further limit religious freedom, such as ex- as Abdul Shakoor, an 80-year old optician ant to the rule, the gentleman from tremism laws— and bookseller who was recently released Maryland (Mr. RASKIN) and the gen- (1) in Russia that have been used to ban Je- after serving over three years in prison on hovah’s Witnesses as an extremist organiza- such charges; tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each tion and fueled persecution of this religious Whereas blasphemy laws in Pakistan have will control 20 minutes. group; fostered a climate of impunity, as those who The Chair recognizes the gentleman (2) in China, to arbitrarily detain an esti- falsify evidence go unpunished and allega- from Maryland. mated 800,000 to 2,000,000 Uighur Muslims in tions often result in violent mob attacks or GENERAL LEAVE internment camps because they followed Is- assassinations, with little to no police re- lamic rituals and practices; and sponse; Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask (3) in North Korea, to detain an estimated Whereas in 2017, the Christian Governor of unanimous consent that all Members 50,000 to 70,000 Christians in labor camps be- Jakarta, Indonesia, was convicted for blas- have 5 legislative days in which to re- cause they followed the tenets of Christi- phemy of Islam and sentenced to two years vise and extend their remarks and in- anity; in jail; clude extraneous material on H. Res. Whereas an international group of experts Whereas several countries that maintained 512. convened by the Office of the United Nations blasphemy laws have recently taken steps The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there High Commissioner for Human Rights rec- towards removing these provisions, including objection to the request of the gen- ommended in 2012 that ‘‘[s]tates that have Greece, Ireland, and Canada; blasphemy laws should repeal the[m] as such Whereas blasphemy laws in the United tleman from Maryland? laws have a stifling impact on the enjoyment States were invalidated by the adoption of There was no objection. of freedom of religion or belief and healthy the First Amendment to the Constitution, Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield dialogue and debate about religion.’’; which protects the freedoms of thought, con- myself such time as I may consume.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.009 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 Mr. Speaker, in this age of partisan phemy in a state sharia court in Kano Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- division, one of the foundational Amer- State on August 10 and has been sen- self such time as I may consume. ican values still has the power to bring tenced to death by hanging for some- Mr. Speaker, the right to practice us together across the aisle: the de- thing he said on a WhatsApp group on one’s faith is the most fundamental fense of every human being’s freedom the internet. freedom there is. There is a reason our of religious conscience and freedom of Mr. Speaker, you might be a Suda- Founding Fathers made it the First thought against government persecu- nese Christian like Mariam Ibrahim, Amendment: Our Founders understood tion. With H. Res. 512, we act today to who was jailed for apostasy because, al- that someone’s right to worship was sa- stand up for religious and intellectual though she had been a devout Christian cred and should belong to all people re- freedom in a world gone mad with reli- for her entire life, government officials gardless of their faith. gious discrimination, religious oppres- demanded that she follow her absent If religious freedom is taken away, sion, and religious violence. father’s Muslim faith. She was held in all other freedoms are subject to being H. Res. 512 calls for global repeal of jail with her 20-month-old son and taken away also. It is just that simple. laws punishing blasphemy, heresy, and forced to give birth to her daughter in Unfortunately, religious freedom apostasy, three religiously defined prison while her legs were shackled to still does not exist everywhere. Today, thought crimes that have no actual the floor. religious minorities are persecuted all victims and, thus, no place in the Mr. Speaker, you might be a 13-year- over the globe. criminal law of free nations. Yet gov- old Muslim boy in Nigeria like Omar According to the U.S. Commission on ernments in 84 countries, from Saudi Farouq, who was sentenced to 10 years International Religious Freedom, Arabia, Iran, and Somalia to China, at hard labor for blasphemy when he about one-third of the countries around Russia, and Bangladesh, still use laws said something about Allah in an argu- the world still have laws against blas- like these to intimidate, arrest, pros- ment with friends, a brutal miscarriage phemy. In many dictatorships, people ecute, and incarcerate members of mi- of justice condemned by UNICEF and are not allowed to worship anything nority religions, disfavored faiths, and child advocates all over the world. but the state. To do so would be seen as You might even belong to the wrong freethinkers. a threat to the government because sect of the official state religion. In the Putting people in jail or even con- they do not recognize a higher power. Islamic State of Pakistan, for example, demning them to death for religiously As a result, religious minorities are people belonging to the Ahmadiyya subversive speech was not unknown in targeted in some countries with severe Muslim faith are being persecuted as American colonies. In Massachusetts, brutality. People are being beaten, ar- heretics and apostates as if this were Puritan Governors hanged Quakers for rested, and tortured. Houses of worship the Middle Ages. their heretical lectures in town At least five Ahmadiyya Muslims are razed and destroyed. In countries squares. have been killed in Pakistan this year like Iran, Pakistan, and others, ascrib- But our enlightenment Constitution, alone because of their faith, including ing to a different religion could mean especially our First Amendment free Tahir Ahmad Naseem, an American the death penalty. In other places, it exercise and antireligious establish- citizen who was murdered in broad day- can mean forced labor or a public whip- ment clauses, put us squarely on the light in a courtroom while standing ping. path of rejecting blasphemy laws and trial for blasphemy charges just for This is simply unacceptable. Today, these other relics of inquisition, holy practicing his own religion. While his the House has an opportunity to stand crusades, and New England witchcraft teenage killer was arrested, he is being up for religious freedom around the trials. Our law has gotten rid of obso- celebrated now as a martyr by the world. lete offenses like blasphemy and apos- media and members of the police serv- This is an important resolution. This tasy because they have a purely reli- ice who watched him kill Naseem. resolution makes the repeal of blas- gious character and do not refer to em- Mr. Speaker, the global assault on re- phemy, heresy, and apostasy laws a pirical social harms. ligious and intellectual freedom today priority everywhere. It designates Blasphemy is making impious or sac- is taking place in many of the world’s countries that enforce such laws as rilegious statements about established largest countries: countries of particular concern for reli- churches or doctrines. China confines millions of Uighur gious freedom and calls on all govern- Heresy is taking religious or intellec- Muslims in miserable reeducation ments to release religious prisoners of tual positions at odds with an estab- camps and forces them into slave labor conscience. lished religious orthodoxy. in Xinjiang province; The United States has always been a Apostasy is breaking away from a re- Russia has decreed that Jehovah’s leader when it comes to religious free- ligious orthodoxy or a church. Witnesses are an extremist group and dom. Today, we have a chance to lead As offensive as we might consider confiscated their property, jailed their again and to tell the world that we will other people’s religious views and ut- members, and even allegedly tortured not stand for religious intolerance. terances, in America today, people’s some of them; Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues thoughts and words about religion are India recently passed draconian laws to support H. Res. 512, and I yield back absolutely protected by the First burdening the rights of disfavored Mus- the balance of my time. Amendment. But in many parts of the lim minorities. b 1230 world where religion is still actively With this resolution, Mr. Speaker, weaponized by theocratic and authori- against the new wave of global reli- Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tarian governments, these imaginary gious oppression and persecution, myself such time as I may consume for offenses can still get you thrown into America can once again take the lead the purpose of closing. jail, harassed, and executed, or simply in defending the basic human rights of Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman stopped and torn limb from limb by religious and intellectual freedom all for his very thoughtful and eloquent state-sanctioned lynch mobs. over the world. statement in defense of religious free- Religious people of the wrong faith James Madison, the author of our dom, the value that unites us behind are the most common victims of blas- First Amendment, denounced that ‘‘di- this powerful resolution, which will put phemy and heresy laws. abolical, hell-conceived principle of the government squarely back in the You might be a practicing Christian persecution,’’ and he stated in his re- fight to defend religious liberty all or Hindu, Mr. Speaker, in an officially monstrance against religious assess- over the world and to oppose the spread Muslim state like Libya or Afghani- ments that ‘‘the religion . . . of every of these blasphemy laws that are being stan or a devout Muslim in a Hindu so- man must be left to the conviction and used to persecute innocent people all ciety like India. You might be a non- conscience of every man.’’ over the globe. religious person targeted by your en- Let us share this principle with the Mr. Speaker, in our country, the reli- emies or state authorities. nations of the world with this resolu- gious Free Exercise Clause and the You might be a 22-year-old Nigerian tion. clause against establishment of reli- gospel musician like Yahaya Sharif- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of gion stand best when they stand to- Aminu, who was convicted of blas- my time. gether because they both stand for the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.010 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6867 principle that no particular religious of February 2017, at least 90 Baha’i were held (A/74/188) dated July 18, 2019, provides, in sect can seize control of state power in prison solely for their religious beliefs; part— and then persecute members of other In Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been (1) the Iranian authorities and the Iranian criminal justice system regard the Baha’is as religious groups, but that is what is banned as an extremist group, and their prop- ‘‘unprotected infidels’’; the Baha’i faith is happening in so many places all over erties have been seized and liquidated by also ‘‘regarded as a misguided sect’’; and the world. order of the government. Dozens of individuals ‘‘Baha’i worship and religious practices are Mr. Speaker, our experience in the have been arrested on extremism charges and deemed heresy.’’; separation of church and state and remain in custody or under house arrest; and (2) ‘‘Baha’is have been murdered with im- standing up for the free exercise of reli- The right to worship freely is one of the punity and violations of their human rights have not been investigated.’’; gion is something that we can continue founding and most essential principles of the (3) members of the Baha’i faith ‘‘frequently to proudly promote to the rest of the United States. face charges, such as, ‘‘breaching national world, and we do have something that As the world’s oldest democracy, America security’, ‘‘propaganda against the holy re- we think we can teach other nations has a responsibility to protect the freedoms of gime of the Islamic Republic of Iran’, or that want to follow the path of democ- speech, expression, and religion against offi- ‘propaganda activities against the regime in racy and freedom. cial persecution around the world. the interests of the Baha’i sect’ ’’; As the U.S. works to advance human (4) ‘‘Since August 2005, more than 1,168 Ba- Throughout my tenure in Congress, I have ha’is have been arrested and charged with rights, it is critical that we put this been a fierce defender of human rights, and vaguely worded offences.’’; question of freedom of thought, free- this resolution is a small but important step in (5) ‘‘There were a total of 95 Baha’is report- dom of conscience right at the heart of safeguarding the individual freedoms of choos- edly arrested in 2018, compared with at least our efforts. Everyone must be able to ing one’s religion, or no religion at all, as well 84 in 2017 and 81 in 2016.’’; practice their faith—or no faith at all— as worshipping and thinking freely no matter (6) ‘‘On 1 January 2019, the court of appeal without the threat of government vio- of Isfahan reportedly condemned, in separate where you live. judgments, nine Baha’i citizens to a total of lence and persecution. With this in mind, I am proud to be a leader 48 years of prison. They had been charged Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support on this resolution, and I urge all Members on with ‘membership of the illegal Baha’i com- this excellent measure, and I yield both sides of the aisle to join me in voting for munity and propaganda against the regime back the balance of my time. H. Res. 512, ‘‘Calling for the global repeal of by spreading the Baha’i faith in the soci- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a co- blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.’’ ety.’ ’’; sponsor and a senior Member of the House of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (7) directed by a 2007 letter from the Secu- Representatives, I rise in strong support of this rity Unit of the Public Place Supervision Of- question is on the motion offered by fice of the Islamic Republic of Iran to police bipartisan resolution, H. Res. 512, ‘‘Calling for the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. commanders throughout the country, Ira- the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and RASKIN) that the House suspend the nian authorities continue to apply economic apostasy laws’’. rules and agree to the resolution, H. pressure against the Baha’i community, by First and foremost, I would like to recognize Res. 512, as amended. banning them from specific professions and and thank Congressman JAMIE RASKIN for his The question was taken. ‘‘halting their entry to ‘high earning busi- leadership on this vital resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the nesses’ ’’; and Mr. Speaker, this resolution calls upon the (8) ‘‘Since 2013, there have been more than opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being 803 incidents of violations of economic rights President and the Department of State to in the affirmative, the ayes have it. of the Baha’is, including arbitrary shop clo- prioritize the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, on that I sures, unfair dismissals from employment apostasy laws in bilateral relationships be- demand the yeas and nays. and the actual or threatened revocation of tween the United States and countries that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- business licenses.’’; have such laws. ant to section 3 of House Resolution Whereas the Department of State’s Inter- It also designates countries that enforce 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. national Religious Freedom Report for 2019, such laws as ‘‘countries of particular concern’’ Iran section, provides, in part— Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- (1) ‘‘Non-Shia Muslims and those affiliated with respect to religious freedom. ther proceedings on this motion will be with a religion other than Islam, especially Furthermore, H. Res. 512 opposes efforts postponed. members of the Baha’i community, contin- by the United Nations to implement an inter- f ued to face societal discrimination and har- national anti-blasphemy norm. assment, and employers experienced social Lastly, the resolution calls on the govern- CONDEMNING IRAN’S STATE-SPON- pressures not to hire Baha’is or to dismiss ments of countries that enforce such laws to SORED PERSECUTION OF ITS them from their private sector jobs.’’; and either amend or repeal them as well as to re- BAHA’I MINORITY (2) ‘‘The law bars Baha’is from founding their own educational institutions. A Min- lease anyone imprisoned pursuant to them. Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I move to istry of Science, Research, and Technology Blasphemy laws, as is noted in the resolu- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- order requires universities to exclude Baha’is tion, lead to religious intolerance, discrimina- lution (H. Res. 823) condemning the from access to higher education or expel tion and violence. Government of Iran’s state-sponsored them if their religious affiliation becomes Moreover, these laws are often weaponized persecution of its Baha’i minority and known.’’; to target marginalized religious communities. its continued violation of the Inter- Whereas, on March 11, 2020, the Depart- Charges can be based on false accusations ment of State released the Country Reports national Covenants on Human Rights, on Human Rights Practices for 2019 and, in and are commonly brought forth for sectarian as amended. or political purposes. connection with Iran, the report provides, in The Clerk read the title of the resolu- part— In 2019, the United States Commission on tion. (1) Iranian authorities ‘‘barred Baha’i stu- International Religious Freedom released its The text of the resolution is as fol- dents from higher education’’, and in 2019, 20th Annual Report, recommending that the lows: denied enrollment to at least 22 Baha’i col- U.S. Department of State designate sixteen lege applicants solely because of their reli- H. RES. 823 nations as ‘‘countries of particular concern’’ gious affiliation despite passing the national due to their severe suppression of religious Whereas, in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, admissions test; 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, freedom. (2) ‘‘The country materially contributed to 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, Congress declared human rights abuses . . . in Yemen, through For example: In Burma, a predominantly that it deplored the religious persecution by its support for Houthi rebels and directing Buddhist nation, the Rohingya Muslim people the Government of Iran of the Baha’i com- authorities in Houthi-controlled areas of have been subject to what the U.N. high com- munity and would hold the Government of Yemen to harass and detain Baha’is because missioner for human rights has called ‘‘a text- Iran responsible for upholding the rights of of their religious affiliation.’’; and book example of ethnic cleansing’’; all Iranian nationals, including members of (3) ‘‘In July 2019, Iran Wire, a human rights In China, over 1 million ethnic Uyghur and the Baha’i faith; reporting agency, reported the case of Kazakh Muslims have been arbitrarily detained Whereas, since 1979, Iranian authorities Hamed Rezvani, a Baha’i musician and have killed or executed more than 200 Baha’i teacher, who left his home in Isfahan in De- in concentration camps styled as ‘‘political leaders, and more than 10,000 have been dis- cember 2018 and has not been heard from education’’ camps, where they are subject to missed from government and university jobs; since. Repeated requests by the Rezvani fam- torture and inhumane conditions; Whereas the Report of the United Nations ily for information from police and local in- In Iran, the Baha’i community is treated by Special Rapporteur on the situation of telligence have not produced any informa- the government as a band of heretics, and, as human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran tion about his disappearance.’’;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.012 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6868 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 Whereas according to the 2020 Annual Re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- arbitrary interrogations and arrests port of the United States Commission on ant to the rule, the gentleman from without due process. They are often de- International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)— Maryland (Mr. RASKIN) and the gen- nied employment and access to higher (1) ‘‘There are more than 300,000 Baha’is in Iran, who together constitute the largest tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each education. Their cemeteries have been non-Muslim religious minority in the coun- will control 20 minutes. vandalized, and many of their leaders try.’’; The Chair recognizes the gentleman have been executed. Moreover, Iranian (2) ‘‘Security forces also prevented the bur- from Maryland. state media publishes anti-Baha’i hate ial of two deceased Baha’i individuals in a GENERAL LEAVE propaganda, exposing them to preju- Baha’i cemetery in Kerman after it was dices and even potentially violent at- sealed in March 2018. In October, the body of Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask a deceased Baha’i woman was exhumed four unanimous consent that all Members tacks by their neighbors. days after her burial and abandoned in a have 5 legislative days within which to Mr. Speaker, the Trump administra- desert area outside the town of Jaban.’’; revise and extend their remarks and in- tion has admirably used sanctions to (3) There is a ‘‘particular uptick in the per- clude extraneous material on H. Res. punish Iran’s human rights abusers, secution of Baha’is’’, including of local gov- 823. but we cannot let up until all people in ernment officials who advocated on behalf of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Iran, including the Baha’i, have the Baha’is, and the Iranian government blamed Baha’is, without evidence, for wide-spread objection to the request of the gen- right to practice their faith freely. popular protests in 2019; and tleman from Maryland? With this resolution, we vow to con- (4) ‘‘In July 2019, Twitter banned several There was no objection. tinue to hold human rights abusers ac- official Iranian media accounts for incite- Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield countable, including those who target ment against Baha’is in Iran.’’; myself such time as I may consume. the Baha’i. Whereas the Baha’i International Commu- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support The Iranian regime must end their nity documented a more than 50 percent in- of this resolution condemning the gov- persecution of the Baha’i by releasing crease in hate propaganda directed against the Baha’is in the twelve-month period end- ernment of Iran’s persecution of its be- those who have been illegally impris- ing August 2020 compared to prior years with sieged Baha’i minority. I thank all of oned, by ending their hate-filled propa- more than 9,500 such articles, videos, or web my colleagues who have worked on ganda campaign against the Baha’i, pages appearing in Iranian government-con- this, including on the Committee on and by reversing policies that the Ba- trolled or government-sponsored media; Foreign Affairs, Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. ha’is equal opportunity. Whereas Iran is a member of the United WILSON, for their leadership on this Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Nations and a signatory to both the Uni- measure. my time. versal Declaration of Human Rights and the Mr. Speaker, the Government of Iran Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I am pre- International Covenant on Civil and Polit- ical Rights, among other international has carried out an inhumane campaign pared to close, and I reserve the bal- human rights treaties, without reservation; of religious persecution against the ance of my time. Whereas section 105 of the Comprehensive Baha’i minority, its largest nonMuslim Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest- religious minority in the country. The to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514) authorizes regime has closed Baha’i-owned shops from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT). the President to impose sanctions on individ- and stores, forbidden Baha’i citizens Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I thank uals ‘‘responsible for or complicit in, or re- from holding government jobs, and de- the gentleman for yielding, and I thank sponsible for ordering, controlling, or other- him for his leadership on this very im- wise directing, the commission of serious nied Baha’i children access to school. human rights abuses against citizens of Iran Members of the Baha’i community portant topic. or their family members on or after June 12, have been unjustly arrested and pros- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 2009’’; and ecuted and executed, targeted solely of H. Res. 823, which condemns the Ira- Whereas the Iran Threat Reduction and for their religious beliefs. nian Government’s persecution of the Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law Mr. Speaker, the U.S. stands for the Baha’i minority. As an original cospon- 112–158) amends and expands the authorities freedom of religious exercise, and we sor of this measure myself, I thank Mr. established under the Comprehensive Iran DEUTCH and Mr. WILSON for their work Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment must speak up in the face of this theo- Act of 2010 to sanction Iranian human rights cratic injustice. We cannot forget those to bring it to the floor today. abusers: Now, therefore, be it who struggled for their basic religious Mr. Speaker, as a former chairman of Resolved, That the House of Representa- freedom and civil liberty in Iran. the Subcommittee on the Middle East, tives— Mr. Speaker, this resolution sends a North Africa and International Ter- (1) condemns the Government of Iran’s strong message to the Iranian Govern- rorism myself, I have long observed state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i mi- ment that the Government of the how the Iranian Government has re- nority and its continued violation of the pressed its own people, stifled their Universal Declaration of Human Rights and United States will not remain silent in the International Covenant on Civil and Po- the face of such terrible oppression. It voices and their freedoms, and system- litical Rights; calls for the immediate release of all atically abused human rights. Nowhere (2) calls on the Government of Iran— imprisoned or detained Baha’is, and is this more evident than in the (A) to immediately release all imprisoned urges sanctions on Iranian officials and mullahs’ persecution of members of the or detained Baha’is, together with all other others who are responsible for these Baha’i faith. prisoners held solely on account of their reli- human rights abuses, including abuses Mr. Speaker, since the Iranian Revo- gion; lution, Iran has executed hundreds of (B) to end its state-sponsored campaign of against the Baha’i community. hate propaganda against the Baha’is; and Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Baha’is, while 10,000 Baha’is have been (C) to reverse state-imposed policies deny- join me in supporting this bipartisan dismissed from their jobs, and a num- ing Baha’is and members of other religious resolution, and I reserve the balance of ber of their holy sites have been dese- minorities equal opportunities to higher edu- my time. crated. Baha’is also have seen their cation, earning a livelihood, due process Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- homes and businesses raided, their under the law, and the free exercise of reli- self such time as I may consume. children prohibited from attending col- gious practices; Mr. Speaker, this body is no stranger lege, and their property confiscated. (3) calls on the President and the Secretary to the human rights abuses committed This cruel persecution comes despite of State, in cooperation with responsible na- tions, to continue to condemn the Govern- by the Iranian regime. The Islamic Re- the fact that Iran has nothing to fear ment of Iran’s continued violation of human public of Iran is the world’s largest from the Baha’i. The Baha’i faith es- rights and demand the immediate release of state sponsor of terror and has regu- pouses the values of peace and unity, prisoners held solely on account of their reli- larly attacked and detained those who cooperation, education, interfaith har- gion; and disagree with them, including even mony, and an end to prejudice. Wher- (4) urges the President and the Secretary their own people and American citi- ever Baha’is live, they strive to be good of State to utilize available authorities to zens. citizens, devoted to service and uni- impose sanctions on officials of the Govern- ment of Iran and other individuals directly Today, we focus on the regime’s reli- versal respect for all people. responsible for serious human rights abuses, gious persecution of the Baha’i, Iran’s Mr. Speaker, this includes here in the including abuses against the Baha’i commu- largest religious minority group. The United States. Since arriving over 120 nity of Iran. Baha’i in Iran are regularly subject to years ago, members of the Baha’i faith

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One of their churches is vulnerable communities; about a mile down the street from my Covenant on Civil and Political Whereas malnutrition is a universal issue home, and I have had the opportunity Rights.’’. that no country in the world can afford to to meet their representatives several A motion to reconsider was laid on overlook, and countries with high burdens of times and come to learn how they have the table. malnutrition, including stunting, wasting, enriched our city of Cincinnati back f anemia, and micronutrient deficiency, will struggle to achieve sustainable and equitable home. RECOGNIZING IMPORTANCE OF With these values and contributions economic growth; SUSTAINED UNITED STATES in mind, the Iranian persecution of the Whereas the United States plays a lead LEADERSHIP TO ACCELERATING Baha’i is clearly barbaric and shows role supporting the goals of Scaling Up Nu- GLOBAL PROGRESS AGAINST trition, a global movement of 60 countries to the true nature of that wicked regime MATERNAL AND CHILD MAL- prioritize nutrition, particularly during the in Iran. NUTRITION 1,000-day window of opportunity between a Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to mother’s pregnancy and her child’s second join me and join others on both sides of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to birthday, through effective policy and dedi- the aisle in condemning the persecu- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- cated national resources; and tion by supporting this resolution. lution (H. Res. 189) recognizing the im- Whereas the world has reduced undernutri- Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve portance of sustained United States tion since 1990, yet global progress has been the balance of my time. leadership to accelerating global too slow to ensure each child can attain a Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, one of the progress against maternal and child full and prosperous future regardless of principles this country was founded malnutrition and supporting United where he or she was born and at the current upon was the freedom to worship. This States Agency for International Devel- pace, the global community will not reach opment’s commitment to global nutri- its global nutrition targets set for 2025: Now, is a right that people all around the therefore, be it world should have, including the people tion through its multi-sectoral nutri- tion strategy, as amended. Resolved, That the House of Representa- of Iran. Resolutions like this remind tives— the world that the United States of The Clerk read the title of the resolu- tion. (1) reaffirms that— America will not turn a blind eye to re- (A) food security and good nutrition in ligious persecution. The text of the resolution is as fol- early childhood saves lives and lays the foun- Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman lows: dation for healthy physical and cognitive from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) and the gen- H. RES. 189 growth and development; tleman from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- Whereas 151 million children under the age (B) the potential benefit of good nutrition SON) for their leadership in introducing of 5 in the world—22 percent—are stunted, or is life-long and influences a child’s entire fu- this bipartisan resolution. chronically undernourished, and in countries ture, with entire communities and nations highly affected by undernutrition, stunting ultimately prospering; Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to affects 1 in every 3 children; (C) the right nutrition helps children learn, support H. Res. 823, and I yield back Whereas wasting, or acute malnutrition, helps protect them from illness, increases the balance of my time. continues to threaten the lives of an esti- their productivity and earning potential, and Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield mated 7.5 percent or nearly 51 million chil- supports the well-being and health of their myself such time as I may consume for dren under the age of 5 globally, and more future offspring; and the purpose of closing. than 38 million children under the age of 5 (D) women who are well-nourished and do Mr. Speaker, I, too, thank Mr. are overweight; not suffer from anemia are less likely to die DEUTCH and Mr. WILSON for their hard Whereas malnutrition directly or indi- in childbirth and to give birth to children work on this important resolution. rectly causes 45 percent of all deaths—2.6 who are malnourished, breaking the inter- Mr. Speaker, American foreign policy million—of children under age 5 annually generational cycle of malnutrition; must work to advance and protect and puts those who survive at risk of im- (2) reaffirms that— paired brain development, lower IQ, weak- (A) good nutrition is also an economic basic human rights around the world, ened immune systems, and greater risk of se- issue central to reducing poverty and put- including religious freedom and the rious diseases; ting countries on path to economic develop- rights of religious minorities. When we Whereas undernourished adolescent girls ment; see human rights violations, like the have impaired cognitive ability and produc- (B) adults who were well-nourished as chil- ones the Iranian Government has in- tivity and their future babies are at in- dren earn up to 46 percent more than those flicted on the Baha’i community, we creased risk for low birth weight and death; who were malnourished; must speak out. We must pursue jus- Whereas iron deficiency anemia, associated (C) countries with a very high burden of tice for the victims and we must hold with undernutrition, contributes to 1 in 5 early childhood malnutrition have lower eco- maternal deaths (or 20 percent of maternal nomic growth rates due to lost income and the perpetrators accountable. We must mortality); productivity; and defend people nonviolently exercising Whereas poor maternal nutrition contrib- (D) the cost to nations is substantial with their faith against governments vio- utes to poor fetal development and low birth Gross Domestic Product (GDP) losses esti- lently imposing their will on the pub- weight, and an estimated 60 to 80 percent of mated between 3 to 16 percent with overall lic. neonatal deaths occur in low birth weight potential impacts to the global economy as Mr. Speaker, this resolution is a step babies; high as $3.5 trillion per year; in the direction of aggressive defense of Whereas a large body of scientific evidence (3) supports United States leadership in human rights, and I am pleased to sup- supports the benefits of improved helping developing countries meet the nutri- port it. I urge all of our colleagues to breastfeeding practices on the short-term tional needs of women and children, and sup- and long-term health and development of ports continued efforts; support this bipartisan measure. children and their mothers; (4) supports United States Agency for Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Whereas a growing evidence base dem- International Development’s (USAID) rec- of my time. onstrates that reducing maternal and child ognition that nutrition interventions are The SPEAKER pro tempore. The malnutrition, especially in the critical 1,000 among the lifesaving interventions that can question is on the motion offered by days between pregnancy and age 2, is impera- have the greatest impact in ending prevent- the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. tive to ending preventable maternal and able child and maternal deaths; RASKIN) that the House suspend the child deaths, improving cognitive and phys- (5) supports the use of the USAID Multi- rules and agree to the resolution, H. ical development, and strengthening chil- Sectoral Nutrition Strategy, the United Res. 823, as amended. dren’s immune systems to bolster resistance States Government Global Nutrition Coordi- The question was taken; and (two- to disease; nation Plan, and the Global Food Security Whereas leading economists and Nobel Strategy as platforms through which to help thirds being in the affirmative) the Laureates have identified improving child reach global nutrition targets by 2025, as rules were suspended and the resolu- nutrition as the most cost-effective way to agreed to at the World Health Assembly in tion, as amended, was agreed to. enhance global health and development; 2012; The title of the resolution was Whereas the United States Agency for (6) acknowledges the vision and goals of amended so as to read: ‘‘A resolution International Development’s Multi-Sectoral the Scaling Up Nutrition movement as a

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The the United Nations, donors, businesses, and get healthy food into their mouths. 1,000 days stretching from conception, researchers; (7) acknowledges that progress against That is because, as we know, a child’s from the start of a mother’s pregnancy, global malnutrition must be accelerated growth and development is severely until the child turns 2, is critical to in- using innovative, scaled-up approaches to impacted when they don’t have proper creasing child survival, strengthening improve the systems that affect the nutri- nutrition. the immune system to bolster disease tional status of women and children; and Unfortunately, today, over 151 mil- resistance, and improving the child’s (8) calls for transformative efforts across lion children under the age of 5—ba- ability to grow, learn, and live to their sectors at USAID— bies, really—suffer from chronic mal- fullest potential. (A) to accelerate progress to end maternal nutrition. That is truly a shocking and Investments that focus on the first and child malnutrition, including through year of a child’s life are among the best Country Development Cooperation Strate- disturbing number. Over the last three gies that align with country’s national nu- decades, there has been important and most cost-effective investments trition plans; and progress to reduce chronic malnutri- that can be made to help achieve last- (B) to include improved and clear methods tion around the world, but, clearly, ing progress in global health, economic to track nutrition funding and outcomes much more must be done. prosperity, and development. across all United States Government global That is why I am proud to be here The USDA and the USAID oversee nutrition programs, especially those in glob- today to offer my support for this reso- America’s longstanding commitment al health, food security, agriculture, basic lution, introduced by the gentleman to reducing hunger and improving glob- education, food assistance, and water, sani- from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL), which al food security. Our international tation, and hygiene (WASH). calls for increased efforts to end mater- feeding programs originated in my The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nal and child malnutrition. home State of Kansas, in Cheyenne ant to the rule, the gentleman from The United States has always been a County, when a group of farmers pre- New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- leader when it comes to addressing ma- sented the idea of distributing food, tleman from Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) each ternal and child malnutrition. We must rather than just funding, to countries will control 20 minutes. continue our leadership role in this im- to help their populations thrive. The Chair recognizes the gentleman portant endeavor. Programs like the USAID’s Food for from New York. The USAID multi-sectoral nutrition Peace and USDA’s McGovern-Dole GENERAL LEAVE strategy is an important effort to en- Food for Education provide basic hu- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- sure that nutrition interventions are manitarian aid to families, women, and imous consent that all Members have 5 effective in reaching the most vulner- children worldwide and help our farm- legislative days in which to revise and able populations. ers and ranchers reach more markets extend their remarks and include ex- I want to thank the chairman, and I for the high-quality commodities they traneous material on H. Res. 189. want to thank my colleagues, Rep- produce. The U.S. exports about $140 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there resentatives MARSHALL and MCGOVERN, billion worth of agricultural products objection to the request of the gen- for leading this important resolution each year, thanks to the hard work of tleman from New York? and bringing this to the floor. farmers and their partnership with There was no objection. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of USDA and USAID. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- my time. Not only are U.S. investments in nu- self such time as I may consume. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- trition efficient and effective, but U.S. Mr. Speaker, malnutrition is a dev- self as much time as I may consume. nutrition programs also leverage other astating crisis across the world with Mr. Speaker, malnutrition around investments in foreign assistance, in- far-reaching effects. People cannot lead the world devastates the lives of mil- creasing the impact on improving full, healthy, productive lives without lions of people and prevents commu- health globally, which can lead to access to food and proper nutrition, es- nities from prospering. This problem countries lessening their dependence pecially in the early stages of life. The has been compounded by the COVID–19 on foreign aid and thriving economi- impacts of malnutrition extend from pandemic, putting years of work on nu- cally. health challenges like child stunting trition at risk. However, the COVID–19 outbreak and infant mortality to reduced eco- It is critical that the United States threatens achievements made by many nomic productivity that can keep com- work to make even greater progress on USDA and USAID programs due to re- munities and countries from achieving this major humanitarian and develop- strictions to supply chains that are greater prosperity. mental challenge. This resolution reaf- stressing food markets and placing peo- firms the importance of American lead- ple suffering from hunger on the brink b 1245 ership in that mission. of starvation. That is why we cannot afford to have Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support The cost of malnutrition to the glob- our international development pro- it, and I urge my colleagues to do the al economy is estimated to be $3.5 tril- grams look at malnutrition as an iso- same. I reserve the balance of my time. lion in healthcare costs and lost pro- lated problem. To tackle this crisis, Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 ductivity every year, and COVID–19 is particularly as we continue to grapple minutes to the gentleman from Kansas only making it more challenging to ad- with the coronavirus pandemic, we also (Mr. MARSHALL), the sponsor of this dress. have to address related economic, edu- resolution. Fortunately, help is on the way. This cational, health, and social issues. Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, as a week, we hope the FDA will approve This good resolution, authored by physician and obstetrician, I represent and review the emergency use author- Representative MARSHALL, outlines the one of the largest agriculture-pro- ization for vaccine candidates. Mean- importance of continued American ducing districts in the country. I am while, we have all got work to do. leadership in the fight against global proud to help lead H. Res. 189, a critical Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the malnutrition and underscores the sig- resolution addressing the health and committee and the gentleman from nificance of USAID’s work on this development of children around the Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), my issue. world and a role the United States good friend, and our 154 cosponsors for Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support must continue to play to improve ma- bringing our resolution to the House it, and I urge my colleagues to do the ternal and child nutrition. floor. same. I reserve the balance of my time. Every year, malnutrition accounts Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield for half of all deaths among children minutes to the gentleman from Massa- myself such time as I may consume. under the age of 5. Nearly a quarter of chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), the author Mr. Speaker, all of us in this Cham- the world’s children are stunted, both of this important resolution and the ber probably grew up with a mother physically and mentally, due to mal- co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human telling us to eat our vegetables. As a nutrition. This leads to long-term poor Rights Commission.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.013 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6871 Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, let me We are in the middle of the COVID–19 These critical investments are closely co- take this opportunity to thank Mr. pandemic and the U.N. Decade of Ac- ordinated with USAID’s nutrition-sensitive ENGEL for his incredible service, not tion on Nutrition, 2016 to 2025. This interventions that address underlying or sys- only to this Nation, but to the world. gives us a historic opportunity to temic causes of inadequate nutrition, such as Mr. ENGEL has been a champion for adapt, reimagine, and invest more in education, water, sanitation, and hygiene, agri- human rights, for diplomacy, and for the fight against child and maternal culture, as well as the healthy timing and all things good. This institution is a malnutrition. spacing of pregnancy. better place because he has served H. Res. 189 recognizes the importance It is no secret that poverty amplifies the risk here. There are countless people of these challenges and the need for of, and risks from, malnutrition. around the world who are safe because continued U.S. leadership. The resolu- People who are poor are more likely to be of his advocacy on their behalf when tion urges USAID to fully implement affected by different forms of malnutrition. they have been unjustly imprisoned or the multi-sectoral nutrition strategy Furthermore, malnutrition increases health targeted unjustly. I want him to know to improve global nutrition. care costs, reduces productivity, and slows how much I admire him and how much I am sure that I speak for all of my economic growth, which can perpetuate a I appreciate his service. colleagues on both sides of the aisle cycle of poverty and ill-health. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support that we all support strengthening U.S. Malnutrition can have several negative and of H. Res. 189, introduced by my good efforts to protect women and children deadly effects such as decreased cognitive friend and colleague, Congressman from malnutrition and related deaths. development in newborns, greater vulnerability ROGER MARSHALL, and me, in support Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- to disease and other issues. of U.S. leadership and USAID’s com- leagues to support H. Res. 189 on global Women, infants, children, and adolescents mitment to advancing global maternal nutrition. are at particular risk of malnutrition. Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield and child nutrition. Optimizing nutrition early in life, especially I am very proud that this bill has 154 myself such time as I may consume. from the 1,000 days from conception to a Mr. Speaker, I want to take a mo- cosponsors, which is a strong state- child’s second birthday ensures the best pos- ment to thank organizations like ment of support for continuing U.S. sible start in life, with long-term benefits. Bread for the World, the Eleanor Crook leadership. For example, adults who were not malnour- Foundation, Catholic Relief Services, I would also like to take this oppor- ished as children earn nearly 46 percent more and many others around the world. tunity to congratulate Congressman than their counterparts, as stated in the reso- These are the people who implement lution. MARSHALL on moving on to the Senate and advocate for these critical nutri- According to UNICEF, nearly half of all next year. I hope we will continue our tion interventions. deaths in children under 5 are attributable to bipartisan partnership to ending hun- As the world grapples with the im- undernutrition. ger here at home and around the world. pact of COVID–19, it is more important Mr. Speaker, I would be remiss if I stood He has been a valuable member of the than ever that we ramp up our fight to here today without addressing the global im- House Hunger Caucus. In case he end chronic malnutrition. pact of COVID–19 on malnutrition. doesn’t already know it, there is a I have been proud to support this Today, the significant and life-altering similar caucus over in the Senate. critical work, including advocating for shocks created by the pandemic and the nec- Mr. Speaker, the world has made im- nutrition programs in annual appro- essary containment measures have meant pressive progress on improving nutri- priations bills. I look forward to con- that more vulnerable children are facing tion in the past decade, thanks in part tinuing to support these efforts. malnourishment, as efforts to mitigate the to strong U.S. leadership and a bipar- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance transmission of COVID–19 have resulted in tisan commitment here in Congress to of my time. the disruption of food systems, thereby upend- address these issues. The COVID–19 Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 189 ing health and nutrition services, devastating pandemic threatens to reverse all of is a very important resolution. I sup- livelihoods, as well as threatening food secu- the world’s hard-won nutrition gains port it and encourage my colleagues to rity. and leave an entire generation in dan- do so as well. I think that both sides of As of July 2020, an estimated 370 million ger of being seriously mentally, emo- the aisle understand how important children were missing school meals, which tionally, and physically impaired. this is, and it is good to see us working have been directly tied to improving students’ In a world where we produce enough together. health and nutrition while also helping them food to feed everyone, 821 million peo- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance develop good eating habits. ple, 1 in 9, still go to bed on an empty of my time. Recent estimates from UNICEF indicate that stomach each night. Even more, one in Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a sen- in addition to the 690 million undernourished three, suffer from some form of mal- ior Member of the House of Representatives people in 2019, at least another 83 million nutrition. Based on current trends, this and the founding chair of the Congressional people, and possibly as many as 132 million, number is set to rise to one in every Children’s Caucus, I rise in strong support of may go hungry in 2020. two by 2025. this bipartisan resolution, H. Res. 189, ‘‘Rec- Mr. Speaker, this resolution is needed now Eradicating hunger and malnutrition ognizing the importance of sustained United more than ever, and I am proud to be here is surely one of the great challenges of States leadership to accelerating global and voice my support for it. our time. Because of the COVID–19 pan- progress against maternal and child malnutri- I urge all Members on both sides of the demic, the world risks backsliding even tion and supporting United States Agency for aisle to join me in voting for H. Res. 189, more on nutrition. International Development’s commitment to ‘‘Recognizing the importance of sustained In July, The Lancet published an ar- global nutrition through its multisectoral nutri- United States leadership to accelerating global ticle with estimates showing that tion strategy.’’ progress against maternal and child malnutri- wasting among malnourished children First and foremost, I would like to recognize tion and supporting United States Agency for could rise by 14.3 percent if we do not and thank Congressmen ROGER MARSHALL International Development’s commitment to act now. This would translate to an es- and JIM MCGOVERN for their leadership on this global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutri- timated additional 6.7 million wasted vital resolution. tion strategy.’’ children during the first 12 months of By passing H. Res. 189 today, we are com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the pandemic and more than 10,000 ad- mitting ourselves to improving the health of question is on the motion offered by ditional child deaths per month during women and children in impoverished areas, the gentleman from New York (Mr. this same period. helping prevent illness, and improving eco- ENGEL) that the House suspend the According to the World Health Orga- nomic conditions in poorer countries. rules and agree to the resolution, H. nization, 52 percent of the world’s na- With that in mind, I wish to commend the Res. 189, as amended. tions have reported disruptions in U.S. Agency for International Development’s The question was taken; and (two- health and nutrition services for sick (USAID) maternal and child nutrition programs thirds being in the affirmative) the and malnourished children. that seek to improve health outcomes by im- rules were suspended and the resolu- But there is always hope, Mr. Speak- plementing nutrition-specific interventions, or tion, as amended, was agreed to. er, to change the course of these those that address the immediate, health-re- The title of the resolution was trends. lated determinants of undernutrition. amended so as to read: ‘‘A resolution

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FINDINGS. from that accorded the People’s Republic of leadership to accelerating global Congress finds the following: China’’; progress against maternal and child (1) The Hong Kong National Security Law (2) to continue to support the high degree malnutrition and supporting United promulgated on July 1, 2020— of autonomy and fundamental rights and (A) contravenes the Basic Law of the Hong States Agency for International Devel- freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, as enu- Kong Special Administrative Region (re- merated by— opment’s commitment to global nutri- ferred to in this Act as ‘‘the Basic Law’’) (A) the Joint Declaration; tion through its multi-sectoral nutri- that provides in Article 23 that the Legisla- (B) the International Covenant on Civil tion strategy.’’. tive Council of Hong Kong shall enact legis- and Political Rights, done at New York De- A motion to reconsider was laid on lation related to national security; cember 19, 1966; and the table. (B) violates the PRC’s commitments under (C) the Universal Declaration of Human international law, as defined by the Joint f Rights, done at Paris December 10, 1948; Declaration; and (3) to continue to support the democratic HONG KONG PEOPLE’S FREEDOM (C) causes severe and irreparable damage aspirations of the people of Hong Kong, in- AND CHOICE ACT OF 2020 to the ‘‘one country, two systems’’ principle cluding the ‘‘ultimate aim’’ of the selection and further erodes global confidence in the of the Chief Executive and all members of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to PRC’s commitment to international law. suspend the rules and pass the bill the Legislative Council by universal suf- (2) On July 14, 2020, in response to the pro- frage, as articulated in the Basic Law; (H.R. 8428) to provide for temporary mulgation of the Hong Kong National Secu- (4) to urge the Government of the PRC, de- rity Law, President Trump signed an Execu- protected status for residents of Hong spite its recent actions, to uphold its com- tive order on Hong Kong normalization that, Kong, and for other purposes, as mitments to Hong Kong, including allowing among other policy actions, suspended the amended. the people of Hong Kong to govern Hong special treatment of Hong Kong persons The Clerk read the title of the bill. Kong with a high degree of autonomy and The text of the bill is as follows: under U.S. law with respect to the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. without undue interference, and ensuring H.R. 8428 (3) The United States has a long and proud that Hong Kong voters freely enjoy the right Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- history as a destination for refugees and to elect the Chief Executive and all members resentatives of the United States of America in asylees fleeing persecution based on race, re- of the Hong Kong Legislative Council by uni- Congress assembled, ligion, nationality, political opinion, or versal suffrage; SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. membership in a particular social group. (5) to support the establishment of a gen- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hong Kong (4) The United States also shares deep so- uine democratic option to freely and fairly People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020’’. cial, cultural, and economic ties with the nominate and elect the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the establishment of open SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. people of Hong Kong, including a shared and direct democratic elections for all mem- For purposes of this Act: commitment to democracy, to the rule of bers of the Hong Kong Legislative Council; (1) JOINT DECLARATION.—The term ‘‘Joint law, and to the protection of human rights. Declaration’’ means the Joint Declaration of (5) The United States has sheltered, pro- (6) to support the robust exercise by resi- the Government of the United Kingdom of tected, and welcomed individuals who have dents of Hong Kong of the rights to free Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the fled authoritarian regimes, including citi- speech, the press, and other fundamental Government of the People’s Republic of zens from the PRC following the violent freedoms, as provided by the Basic Law, the China on the Question of Hong Kong, signed June 4, 1989, crackdown in Tiananmen Joint Declaration, and the International on December 19, 1984, and entered into force Square, deepening ties between the people of Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; on May 27, 1985. the United States and those individuals (7) to support freedom from arbitrary or (2) PRIORITY HONG KONG RESIDENT.—The seeking to contribute to a free, open society unlawful arrest, detention, or imprisonment term ‘‘Priority Hong Kong resident’’ founded on democracy, human rights, and for all Hong Kong residents, as provided by means— the respect for the rule of law. the Basic Law, the Joint Declaration, and (A) a permanent resident of Hong Kong (6) The United States has reaped enormous the International Covenant on Civil and Po- who— economic, cultural, and strategic benefits litical Rights; (i) holds no right to citizenship in any from welcoming successive generations of (8) to draw international attention to any country or jurisdiction other than the Peo- scientists, doctors, entrepreneurs, artists, in- violations by the Government of the PRC of ple’s Republic of China (referred to in this tellectuals, and other freedom-loving people the fundamental rights of the people of Hong Act as ‘‘PRC’’), Hong Kong, or Macau as of fleeing fascism, communism, violent Kong, as provided by the International Cov- the date of enactment of this Act; Islamist extremism, and other repressive enant on Civil and Political Rights, and any (ii) has resided in Hong Kong for not less ideologies, including in the cases of Nazi encroachment upon the autonomy guaran- than the last 10 years as of the date of enact- Germany, the Soviet Union, and Soviet-con- teed to Hong Kong by the Basic Law and the ment of this Act; and trolled Central Europe, Cuba, Vietnam, and Joint Declaration; (iii) has been designated by the Secretary Iran. (9) to protect United States citizens and of State or Secretary of Homeland Security (7) A major asymmetric advantage of the long-term permanent residents living in as having met the requirements of this sub- United States in its long-term strategic com- Hong Kong, as well as people visiting and paragraph, in accordance with the proce- petition with the Communist Party of China transiting through Hong Kong; dures described in section 7 of this Act; or is the ability of people from every country in (10) to maintain the economic and cultural (B) the spouse of a person described in sub- the world, irrespective of their race, eth- ties that provide significant benefits to both paragraph (A), or the child of such person as nicity, or religion, to immigrate to the the United States and Hong Kong, including such term is defined in section 101(b)(1) of United States and become American citi- the reinstatement of the Fulbright exchange the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 zens. program with regard to Hong Kong at the U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)), except that a child shall be SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. earliest opportunity; an unmarried person under twenty-seven It is the policy of the United States— (11) to coordinate with allies, including the years of age. (1) to reaffirm the principles and objectives United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, (3) HONG KONG NATIONAL SECURITY LAW.— set forth in the United States-Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea, to promote de- The term ‘‘Hong Kong National Security Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–383), mocracy and human rights in Hong Kong; Law’’ means the Law of the People’s Repub- namely that— and lic of China on Safeguarding National Secu- (A) the United States has ‘‘a strong inter- (12) to welcome and protect in the United rity in the Hong Kong Special Administra- est in the continued vitality, prosperity, and States residents of Hong Kong fleeing perse- tive Region that was passed unanimously by stability of Hong Kong’’; cution or otherwise seeking a safe haven the National People’s Congress and signed by (B) ‘‘support for democratization is a fun- from violations by the Government of the President Xi Jinping on June 30, 2020, and damental principle of United States foreign PRC of the fundamental rights of the people promulgated in the Hong Kong Special Ad- policy’’ and therefore ‘‘naturally applies to of Hong Kong. ministrative Region (referred to in this Act United States policy toward Hong Kong’’; as ‘‘Hong Kong SAR’’) on July 1, 2020. (C) ‘‘the human rights of the people of SEC. 5. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN THE (4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- Hong Kong are of great importance to the UNITED STATES. TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional United States and are directly relevant to committees’’ means— United States interests in Hong Kong and (a) DESIGNATION.— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and serve as a basis for Hong Kong’s continued (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section the Committee on the Judiciary of the House economic prosperity’’; and 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of Representatives; and (D) Hong Kong must remain sufficiently (8 U.S.C. 1254a), Hong Kong shall be treated (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations autonomous from the PRC to ‘‘justify treat- as if it had been designated under subsection and the Committee on the Judiciary of the ment under a particular law of the United (b)(1)(C) of that section, subject to the provi- Senate. States, or any provision thereof, different sions of this section.

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(2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe- interim basis, immediately upon publication, (1) to support the people of Hong Kong by riod of the designation referred to in para- but may be subject to change and revision providing safe haven to Hong Kong SAR resi- graph (1) shall be for the 18-month period be- after public notice and opportunity for com- dents who are nationals of the PRC following ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. ment. The Secretary of State shall finalize the enactment of the Hong Kong National (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the such rule not later than 1 year after the date Security Law that places certain Hong Kong designation made under subsection (a), an of the enactment of this Act. Such rule shall persons at risk of persecution; and alien is deemed to satisfy the requirements establish procedures— (2) to encourage like-minded nations to under paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the (1) for individuals to register with any make similar accommodations for Hong Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. United States embassy or consulate outside Kong people fleeing persecution by the Gov- 1254a(c)), subject to paragraph (3) of such sec- of the United States, or with the Department ernment of the PRC. tion, if the alien— of Homeland Security in the United States, (b) PLAN.—The Secretary of State, in con- (1) was a permanent resident of Hong Kong and request designation as a Priority Hong sultation with the heads of other Federal at the time such individual arrived into the Kong Resident; and agencies, as appropriate, shall develop a plan United States and is a national of the PRC (2) for the appropriate Secretary to verify to engage with other nations, including the (or in the case of an individual having no na- the residency of registered individuals and United Kingdom, on cooperative efforts to— tionality, is a person who last habitually re- designate those who qualify as Priority Hong (1) provide refugee and asylum protections sided in Hong Kong); Kong Residents. for victims of, and individuals with a fear of, (2) has been continuously physically (b) DOCUMENTATION.—The procedures de- persecution in Hong Kong, either by Hong present in the United States since the date scribed in subsection (a) shall include the Kong authorities or other authorities acting of the enactment of this Act; collection of— on behalf of the PRC; (1) biometric data; (3) is admissible as an immigrant, except (2) enhance protocols to facilitate the re- (2) copies of birth certificates, residency as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of settlement of refugees and displaced persons cards, and other documentation establishing such section, and is not ineligible for tem- from Hong Kong; residency; and porary protected status under paragraph (3) identify and prevent the exploitation of (3) other personal information, data, and (2)(B) of such section; and immigration and visa policies and proce- records deemed appropriate by the Sec- (4) registers for temporary protected status dures by corrupt officials; and retary. in a manner established by the Secretary of (4) expedite the sharing of information, as (c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after Homeland Security. appropriate, related to the refusal of indi- the date of the enactment of this Act, the vidual applications for visas or other travel (c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.— Secretary of State shall issue guidance out- documents submitted by residents of the (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home- lining actions to enhance the ability of the Hong Kong SAR based on— land Security shall give prior consent to Secretary to efficiently send and receive in- (A) national security or related grounds travel abroad, in accordance with section formation to and from the United Kingdom under section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration 244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality and other like-minded allies and partners for Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3)), to an alien who is purposes of rapid verification of permanent and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)); or granted temporary protected status pursu- residency in Hong Kong and designation of (B) fraud or misrepresentation under sec- ant to the designation made under sub- individuals as Priority Hong Kong Residents. tion 212(a)(6)(C) of the Immigration and Na- section (a) if the alien establishes to the sat- (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)). isfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Secu- the date of the enactment of this Act, the (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after rity that emergency and extenuating cir- Secretary of State shall submit a report to the date of the enactment of this Act, the cumstances beyond the control of the alien the House Committees on Foreign Affairs Secretary of State, in consultation with the require the alien to depart for a brief, tem- and the Judiciary and the Senate Commit- heads of other Federal agencies, as appro- porary trip abroad. tees on Foreign Relations and the Judiciary priate, shall submit a report on the plan de- scribed in subsection (b) to the appropriate (2) TREATMENT UPON RETURN.—An alien re- detailing plans to implement the require- turning to the United States in accordance ments described in this subsection. congressional committees. with an authorization described in paragraph (e) PROTECTION FOR REFUGEES.—Nothing in SEC. 10. REFUGEE STATUS FOR CERTAIN RESI- DENTS OF HONG KONG. (1) shall be treated as any other returning this section shall be construed to prevent a (a) IN GENERAL.—Aliens described in sub- alien provided temporary protected status Priority Hong Kong Resident from seeking section (b) may establish, for purposes of ad- under section 244 of the Immigration and Na- refugee status under section 207 of the Immi- mission as a refugee under sections 207 of the tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) or Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (d) FEE.— requesting asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158). 1157) or asylum under section 208 of such Act (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other (8 U.S.C. 1158), that such alien has a well- fee authorized by law, the Secretary of SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the founded fear of persecution on account of Homeland Security is authorized to charge race, religion, nationality, membership in a and collect a fee of $360 for each application Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with particular social group, or political opinion for temporary protected status under section by asserting such a fear and a credible basis 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate congres- for concern about the possibility of such per- by a person who is only eligible for such sta- secution. tus by reason of subsection (a). sional committees, detailing for the previous fiscal year— (b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland (1) the number of Hong Kong SAR residents (1) IN GENERAL.—An alien is described in Security shall permit aliens to apply for a who have applied for U.S. visas or immigra- this subsection if such alien— waiver of any fees associated with filing an tion benefits, disaggregated by visa type or (A) is a Priority Hong Kong Resident and— application referred to in paragraph (1). immigration benefit, including asylum, ref- (i) had a significant role in a civil society SEC. 6. TREATMENT OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS ugee status, temporary protected status, and organization supportive of the protests in FOR IMMIGRATION PURPOSES. lawful permanent residence; 2019 and 2020 related to the Hong Kong Na- Notwithstanding any other provision of (2) the number of approvals, denials, or re- tional Security Law and the encroachment law, during the 5 fiscal year period beginning jections of applicants for visas or immigra- on the autonomy of Hong Kong by the PRC; on the first day of the first full fiscal year tion benefits described in paragraph (1), (ii) was arrested, charged, detained, or con- after the date of enactment of this Act, Hong disaggregated by visa type or immigration victed of an offense arising from their par- Kong shall continue to be considered a for- benefit and basis for denial; ticipation in an action as described in sec- eign state separate and apart from the PRC (3) the number of pending refugee and asy- tion 206(b)(2) of the United States-Hong Kong as mandated under section 103 of the Immi- lum applications for Hong Kong SAR resi- Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5726(b)(2)) that gration and Nationality Act of 1990 (Public dents, and the length of time and reason for was not violent in nature; or Law 101–649) for purposes of the numerical which such applications have been pending; (iii) has had their citizenship, nationality, limitations on immigrant visas under sec- and or residency revoked for having submitted to tions 201, 202, and 203 of the Immigration and (4) other matters deemed relevant by the any United States Government agency a Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1152, and 1153). Secretaries relating to efforts to protect and nonfrivolous application for refugee status, SEC. 7. VERIFICATION OF HONG KONG PRIORITY facilitate the resettlement of refugees and asylum, or any other immigration benefit RESIDENTS. victims of persecution in Hong Kong. under the immigration laws (as defined in (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days (b) FORM.—Each report under subsection section 101(a) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); after the date of the enactment of this Act, (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form (B) is a Priority Hong Kong Resident the Secretary of State, in consultation with and published on a text-searchable, publicly spouse or child of an alien described in sub- the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall available website of the Department of State paragraph (A); or publish in the Federal Register, an interim and the Department of Homeland Security. (C) is the parent of an alien described in final rule establishing procedures for des- SEC. 9. STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL CO- subparagraph (A), if such parent is a citizen ignation of Hong Kong Priority Residents. OPERATION ON HONG KONG. of the PRC and no other foreign state. Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the (2) OTHER CATEGORIES.—The Secretary of States Code, the rule shall be effective, on an United States— Homeland Security, in consultation with the

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It is really ter- ticular social group, or political opinion. actment of this Act. rible to allow Beijing to get away with (3) SIGNIFICANT ROLE.—For purposes of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- this. clause (i) of subsection (b)(1)(A), a signifi- ant to the rule, the gentleman from People of Hong Kong, as I said before, cant role shall include, with respect to the were promised that, when the United protests described in such clause— New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- tleman from Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) each Kingdom gave up Hong Kong, the (A) an organizing role; agreement with the Beijing Govern- (B) a first aid responder; will control 20 minutes. (C) a journalist or member of the media The Chair recognizes the gentleman ment was that Hong Kong would have covering or offering public commentary; from New York. lots of autonomy and lots of freedom. (D) a provider of legal services to one or GENERAL LEAVE And as they are doing in many places more individuals arrested for participating Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- around the world, the People’s Repub- in such protests; or imous consent that all Members may lic of China, the Beijing Government, (E) a participant who during the period be- is just taking all their promises and ginning on June 9, 2019, and ending on June have 5 legislative days in which to re- vise and extend their remarks and in- throwing them away. 30, 2020, was arrested, charged, detained, or We cannot allow that to happen. The convicted as a result of such participation. clude extraneous material on H.R. 8428. (c) AGE OUT PROTECTIONS.—For purposes of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there United States must play a very major this section, a determination of whether an objection to the request of the gen- role, a very vocal role, and that is what alien is a child shall be made using the age tleman from New York? the Congress is doing here today. It has of the alien on the date on which the alien There was no objection. bipartisan support by Democrats and files an application for refugee or asylum Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Republicans. It should be supported by status with the Secretary of Homeland Secu- all Americans. I think perhaps it is, rity. self such time as I may consume. (d) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITA- Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Con- and we will send a clear message, not TIONS.—Aliens provided refugee status under gressman MALINOWSKI for his tireless only to China, but all around the this section shall not be counted against the work on the Foreign Affairs Committee world. numerical limitation on refugees established and particularly his advocacy on behalf Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of in accordance with the procedures described of those maligned and abused by the my time. in section 207 of the Immigration and Na- tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157). Chinese Government. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— Mr. Speaker, China’s attacks on COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days Hong Kong’s autonomy came to a head Washington, DC, December 1, 2020. after the date of the enactment of this Act, this year when they rammed through Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary the National Security Law, effectively Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. of State and the Secretary of Homeland Se- undermining the one country, two sys- curity shall submit a report on the matters DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: This is to advise tems framework the Hong Kongers you that the Committee on the Judiciary described in paragraph (2) to— were promised. (A) the Committee on the Judiciary and has now had an opportunity to review the the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Since then, Beijing has used the law provisions in H.R. 8428, ‘‘Hong Kong People’s Senate; and to arrest a number of pro-democracy Freedom and Choice Act of 2020’’ that fall (B) the Committee on the Judiciary and activists. Just last week, Joshua Wong, within our Rule X jurisdiction. I appreciate the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sen- your consulting with us on those provisions. House of Representatives. tenced to prison in an attempt by the The Judiciary Committee has no objection to your including them in the bill for consid- (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report People’s Republic of China to silence eration on the House floor, and to expedite required by paragraph (1) shall include— dissent. (A) the total number of refugee and asylum that consideration is willing to forgo action When the National Security Law was on H.R. 8428, with the understanding that we applications that are pending at the end of passed, the Trump administration the reporting period; do not thereby waive any future jurisdic- (B) the average wait-times for all appli- abruptly eliminated a number of poli- tional claim over those provisions or their cants for refugee status or asylum pending— cies that gave Hong Kongers pref- subject matters. (i) a prescreening interview with a resettle- erential treatment under U.S. law, in- In the event a House-Senate conference on ment support center; cluding terminating immigration-re- this or similar legislation is convened, the (ii) an interview with U.S. Citizenship and lated benefits to Hong Kong passport Judiciary Committee reserves the right to request an appropriate number of conferees Immigration Services; and holders just when they needed it most. (iii) the completion of security checks; to address any concerns with these or simi- While the United States has shut our lar provisions that may arise in conference. (C) the number of approvals, referrals in- doors to the people of Hong Kong, the cluding the source of the referral, denials of Please place this letter into the CONGRES- applications for refugee status or asylum, United Kingdom was welcoming those SIONAL RECORD during consideration of the disaggregated by the reason for each such de- fleeing Xi Jinping’s tyranny, with Can- measure on the House floor. Thank you for nial; and ada now following suit. H.R. 8428 would the cooperative spirit in which you have (D) the number of refugee circuit rides to allow the United States to do the same, worked regarding this matter and others be- interview populations that would include telling the people of Hong Kong that tween our committees. Hong Kong SAR completed in the last 90 the U.S. is open to them, that we want Sincerely, days, and the number planned for the subse- JERROLD NADLER, Hong Kongers to come to America and Chairman. quent 90-day period. contribute their talents to our society. (3) FORM.—Each report required by para- graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified b 1300 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, form, but may include a classified annex. China is currently detaining 12 young (4) PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Secretary of Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. State shall make each report submitted Hong Kong activists who bravely tried Hon. JERROLD NADLER, under this subsection available to the public to hold their government accountable Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, on the internet website of the Department of for the commitments under inter- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. State. national law. These are the kinds of DEAR CHAIRMAN NADLER: I am writing to SEC. 11. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON ENCOUR- people we should be helping. We really you concerning H.R. 8428, Hong Kong Peo- AGING ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO need to admire them. They are really ple’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020. I ap- preciate your willingness to work coopera- MAKE SIMILAR ACCOMMODATIONS. on the front line, and we should not let It is the policy of the United States to en- tively on this legislation. courage allies and partners of the United China, the Beijing regime, get away I acknowledge that provisions of the bill States to make accommodations similar to with this. fall within the jurisdiction of the House the accommodations made in this Act for This legislation corrects the unforced Committee on the Judiciary under House residents of the Hong Kong Special Adminis- error of the administration which Rule X, and that your Committee will forgo

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.015 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6875 action on H.R. 8428 to expedite floor consid- Mr. Speaker, I want to thank, also, China, today, is plainly breaking eration. I further acknowledge that the inac- the sponsor of this bill, a member of those promises, and by breaking them, tion of your Committee with respect to the the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. it is testing us, because those promises bill does not waive any future jurisdictional were made not just to the people of claim over the matters contained in the bill MALINOWSKI, for bringing this bill for- that fall within your jurisdiction. I will also ward here today. I urge my colleagues Hong Kong but to the United States support the appointment of Committee on to join us in support of this important and to the international community. It the Judiciary conferees during any House- legislation, and I reserve the balance of is testing to see whether we will do Senate conference convened on this legisla- my time. something; and, therefore, we must. tion. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, as you can The second point I will make is that Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of see, there is bipartisan support for this. we know something as a country about letters is included in the Congressional As Americans, we have an absolute how to win a contest like this because Record during floor consideration of the bill. we waged one during the Cold War. We Thank you again for your cooperation re- stake in what goes on in China and garding the legislation. I look forward to Hong Kong. have learned lessons about what to do continuing to work with you as the measure Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the and what not to do, and one of those moves through the legislative process. gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. lessons is that the best way to win Sincerely, MALINOWSKI), the author of this impor- against a dictatorship is to pit the ELIOT L. ENGEL, tant bill, a valued member of the For- strength of our system against the Chairman. eign Affairs Committee. weakness of theirs, to hold up the glar- Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, I ing contrast between our free, open, myself such time as I may consume. thank Chairman ENGEL for his leader- and self-confident democracy, against Mr. Speaker, over the last year, the ship for human rights on this issue and the weakness of the oppressive, closed, world has watched as the Chinese Com- on so many issues as the leader of our and fearful system that the Communist munist Party has systematically de- committee, and for the very strong Party has imposed on the Chinese peo- stroyed the political freedoms that words that he just delivered on this im- ple, including, now, in Hong Kong. were guaranteed to the people of Hong portant legislation, the Hong Kong One way we do that is by self-con- Kong under the British-Sino treaty. People’s Freedom and Choice Act. fidently opening our doors. That is Hong Kongers are no longer allowed Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the bi- what we did during the Cold War. to exercise their rights of freedom of partisan sponsors, Representatives Hundreds of thousands of people from speech, freedom of expression, or free- the former Soviet Union, including KINZINGER, CASTRO, and CURTIS. I want dom to peacefully assemble. Many 400,000 religious refugees from the to thank Ranking Member MCCAUL and protestors in Hong Kong have been leadership on both sides of the aisle for former Soviet Union itself and many, beaten in the streets; others have been making the issue of Hong Kong and our many more from Hungary, Poland—my arrested and thrown in jail without due efforts to provide safe haven for its family, for example—Czechoslovakia, process. people a bipartisan issue. and others, came to the United States Last week, we learned Hong Kong As the gentleman mentioned, the over the decades. Yes, they were dis- pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong China Task Force that he chaired, rec- sidents. Sometimes they were was sentenced to 13 months in jail for ommended an approach very similar to protestors; sometimes they were polit- simply demanding the freedoms he was the one that we will be embracing here ical; but mostly, they were the people promised. Other activists like Agnes today. I think the reason why we are with open and inquiring minds, the Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to united on this issue is that, although risk-takers, the entrepreneurs, the sci- 10 months in jail as well. entists, the artists, and the best and This is the Chinese Communist Party we may sometimes use different lan- guage, we do have a common under- brightest. showing its true colors as enemies of And the Soviet bloc’s loss was our standing of the challenge that the freedom and brutal oppressors of its gain. They made us stronger, and their United States faces with respect to own people. success here was a constant reproach China. I have had the privilege to speak to the Communist regimes that they We understand that we are in a con- with Joshua Wong on several occa- left behind, a constant reminder to the test, not with China the country, not sions, including last year when he tes- people still trapped behind the Iron with the Chinese people, but with the tified before our committee. He is de- Curtain, that there is a better way to Chinese Government, the Chinese Com- voted to Hong Kong, to his people, and live than in a dictatorship. to democracy. The Chinese Communist munist Party. It is a contest of ideas So that is what we are doing in this Party has jailed him for more than a and ideals. It is about the most funda- bill. We are saying that we are willing year in what is an appalling injustice. mental questions: how the world to provide temporary refuge to Hong It is no wonder that the Director of should be organized, whether there are Kongers who are already in the United National Intelligence recently wrote any rules that apply to the most pow- States, to expedite processing of ref- that the People’s Republic of China erful nations and the most powerful ugee applications for Hong Kongers poses the greatest threat to America governments, or whether those nations fleeing persecution. We call for a strat- today, and the greatest threat to de- and governments can impose their will egy to work with our allies, because mocracy and freedom worldwide since on anyone as they choose; a contest be- the United States, obviously, cannot do World War II. I couldn’t agree more. tween democracy and kleptocracy. this by itself, but we can lead this ef- That is why I was proud to chair the It is a contest that we win, in my fort. China Task Force earlier this year. view, by remembering what we stand We are saying, by passing this legis- And after months of classified and un- for as a country, by staying true to lation, something very, very important classified briefings, the China Task that, by winning allies to that, by ral- to the Chinese Government. We are Force released a report with 82 key lying hearts and minds around the saying: If you crush Hong Kong, you findings and more than 400 rec- world to that. will lose its best and brightest citizens, ommendations, many of which are fo- So with that in mind, I would like to the people responsible for its vitality, cused on what steps we should take to make just two points that are relevant but we will let them come to the help the people of Hong Kong, includ- to this bill. United States and contribute to our vi- ing providing support to Hong Kong Number one, Hong Kong is very im- tality instead. refugees fleeing the Chinese Com- portant to this contest. It is a city on So it is a humanitarian gesture, but munist Party persecution, which this the front lines, geographically and it is actually much more than a hu- bill does. morally, just like Berlin was during manitarian gesture. It is one of the The Hong Kong People’s Freedom the Cold War. It is a place where the best ways we have to deter China from and Choice Act serves as a reminder to Chinese Government made a promise to crushing Hong Kong. The Chinese Gov- the Chinese Communist Party that respect the autonomy of Hong Kong, to ernment understands perfectly well America stands with the people of respect the freedom of speech, the free- that this is a threat. Hong Kong, and it will stand for free- dom of assembly, the rule of law that When the United Kingdom offered dom. people enjoyed there. asylum and citizenship to Hong

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.022 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6876 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 Kongers earlier this year, they said it become good friends over the last 2 height of the humanitarian crisis. We was a gross interference, and they con- years as chairman and ranking mem- saw firsthand the six million people demned it. ber. I would argue that is the way it is who fled the corrupt Maduro regime The SPEAKER pro tempore. The supposed to be. and the fallout that it caused. It was time of the gentleman has expired. Chairman ENGEL often says, and I truly the worst humanitarian and ref- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield an agree, that when it comes to foreign ugee crisis facing the Western Hemi- additional 2 minutes to the gentleman policy, that partisanship stops at the sphere. from New Jersey (Mr. MALINOWSKI). water’s edge. In fact, just last year, ELIOT and I knew that something Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, RealClearPolitics described the For- needed to be done, and as a result we they condemned Canada for doing ex- eign Affairs Committee as an island of introduced the United States-Northern actly the same thing a few months ago. calm in a sea of partisanship. An island Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, I don’t believe they expect us to do of calm in a sea of partisanship—I take which aimed to curb illegal migration, it. They surely expect us to condemn that as a great compliment, and I know spur economic development, and com- them. They surely expect us to slap a you should, too. bat corruption in the area. few sanctions on their leadership, as No one embodies that more than our And not long after that, we intro- the State Department did today, which committee chairman, ELIOT ENGEL. I duced the bipartisan Global Fragility I am fine with. But they do not expect am honored to call him my friend. Act to improve the way the United us to use the strength of our society Anyone who has ever worked with States deals with fragile nations. And I against the weakness of theirs by open- Chairman ENGEL, or just even had the am proud to say this bipartisan bill ing our doors to Hong Kongers fleeing opportunity to meet him, knows that was signed into law last year. persecution, giving them that option he is truly a gentleman in every sense Both of these legislative achieve- that is being denied to them in Hong of the word. He always puts civility ments are aimed at helping people who Kong itself. first, and he values public service and need it the most because that is who So let’s stand by the brave people of honor above everything else. Chairman ENGEL truly is. Hong Kong. Let’s make the Chinese But not everyone knows that the He sees this very large world that we Communist Party uncomfortable, as man has got a great sense of humor. He live in and immediately wants to come this sure will, and let’s do it in the best is one of the funniest guys I know. to the aid of those who are suffering, traditions of America’s openness to those who are sick, and those who are b 1315 people seeking freedom from oppres- needing a helping hand. sion around the world. And that is why if you watch videos Under Chairman ENGEL’s leadership Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 of us in the Foreign Affairs Committee on issues like these he has played a minutes to the gentleman from Arkan- on the dais, you will often see him lean pivotal role in shaping United States sas (Mr. HILL). over and whisper something to me, and foreign policy. The world is and will Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I I couldn’t help but respond with laugh- continue to be a more stable and secure thank my friend, Chairman ENGEL, and ter. And I have shared that sense of place because of him. Ranking Member MCCAUL for their humor with him over the last 2 years. In light of these accomplishments leadership on this matter and all the Perhaps one of the fondest memories and so much more, I found it only fit- members on the Foreign Affairs Com- I have, Mr. Speaker, is traveling to ting to name this year’s State Depart- mittee who worked so diligently to Normandy on the 75th anniversary of ment Authorization Act after the support the people of Hong Kong, their D-day to see our D-day veterans, ones chairman, and I am proud to say the autonomy, and their freedoms. like my father, who fought in World Eliot Engel State Department Act In my travel to Hong Kong, I wit- War II as part of the D-day air cam- passed the House last year. nessed firsthand the innovative spirit paign, to see those brave patriots who You know, most people could not and work ethic of the citizens of that crushed and destroyed the evils of Nazi imagine a Democrat from the Bronx special place. Hong Kongers, like peo- Germany. and a Republican from the heart of ple all around the globe, look to the Now, for those of you who may not Texas could not only work so well to- United States as a symbol for freedom know, there is a younger picture of gether, but that we would become best and democracy, that beacon of hope in ELIOT that really looks just like one of of friends, especially not in a town that a sea of global despair that we have the Beatles, and that would be John is so often divided by politics. been for some 21⁄2 centuries. Lennon. And I was thinking about But Mr. ENGEL and I decided early on Today, as the CCP tightens its grip blowing it up and putting it on the from the start that we could achieve on Hong Kong, we must provide unwav- floor, but I wanted to save you that. more if we focused on the things we ering support for the democratic de- But it is not a bad looking picture. agreed on than the things we didn’t sires of the people of Hong Kong and be So when we were on this codel, we de- agree on. And the fact is, we agree on steadfast in our solidarity with these cided, you know what, we are going to 95 percent of foreign policy issues and democracy-loving, hardworking people. break away from the pack and have our it is through our friendship that we That is why I am pleased to support own private dinner at Le Meurice in have been able to accomplish so much. and urge all my colleagues to support Paris. And I bought this really cool I would say that serving with Chair- this important bill, H.R. 8428, the Hong pair of sunglasses. They had to be read- man ENGEL has truly been a highlight Kong People’s Freedom and Choice ers, but they were sunglasses, and of my political and professional career Act, to give those seeking refuge on maybe for a guy from Texas they were on the Hill. I know that wherever he our shores the protection they need. a little too funky, but then when I goes next and wherever his lovely wife, As the people of Hong Kong cry out looked at ELIOT and that John Lennon Pat, and he go next that he will con- to the free world for support against look, I handed the glasses to ELIOT, he tinue to serve our country honorably. tyranny, the United States stands at put them on, and he looked absolutely For his decades of service to this their side to join those calling on the fantastic in those glasses. So I said, country, for his unwavering support for CCP to honor their 1984 treaty commit- ELIOT, you can have those glasses. And Israel and his long opposition to the ments and those aiding those Hong it always charms me when he puts Ayatollah in Iran and his long list of Kongers seeking refuge. those glasses on sometimes at a com- policy achievements, I believe that I Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve mittee hearing. speak for all of us here in the Chamber the balance of my time. But no matter where he goes, ELIOT and all of us in the House when I say, Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, at this is always the one to lighten the mood ‘‘Thank you, sir. Thank you for your point in time, I would like to take a and make people feel more at ease. And service.’’ It has been an honor. moment of personal privilege to honor that is really his way. He wants people Your legacy of pursuing bipartisan- my dear friend, the gentleman from to know that they are heard and that ship policy solutions that strengthen New York. he is in their corner. our country will live on for years to This may perhaps be our last time on I will never forget the trip we took to come, and I hope it will be a role model the floor debating together. We have the Colombia-Venezuela border at the for future committees and chairmen

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And we have It has been a pleasure for me to be mittee has just been a wonderful place. shown and led by example. chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- It was the first committee which I It is going to be hard for me to watch mittee, and it has been a pleasure for joined when I came to this body 32 you, Mr. Chairman, leave this Cham- me to work with such good people like years ago. ber. You are my favorite chairman. But Mr. MCCAUL of Texas. So I tell my friends that I am not there is so much to celebrate with your Saturday night we, as you alluded to, going away. I will be around. And, time in Congress and the legacy that we got together for dinner, actually in hopefully, we can continue all the good you will leave behind. So from the bot- your house, with Mr. Royce, as well, things that we have done like this bill, tom of my heart to my dear friend, and we had a very good time. Most of the national security law. It is a dev- the time we talked about work, but Chairman ENGEL, and to your wonder- astating blow to the cause of human ful wife Pat, who I have gotten to know many of the other times we just talked rights, democracy, and prosperity in over the years, who is a beautiful, pre- about our relationships and the general Hong Kong. It is the national security cious woman, let me just say that both direction that we would like to see the law that Beijing has forced Hong Kong United States take in the international of you will truly be missed. We will to swallow. It is a blow to the cause of field. miss you, but we know you are not human rights. We will not countenance It is very difficult to leave a place it. H.R. 8428 opens America’s doors to going to be far away. And we know that you love. I have been fortunate to Hong Kongers searching for freedom that you will be there in the future. have spent 32 years in this robust body. from Beijing’s aggression. And I look forward to working with These have been the 32 best years of I once again thank Mr. MALINOWSKI you in your future position, which we my life, and something that I will al- discussed over dinner last Saturday for authoring this legislation, which ways remember. I will remember it be- not only protects U.S. interests but night with Ed Royce, as well, your cause we have done good work for peo- supports the people of Hong Kong other dear friend, who has my utmost ple. We have done good work for Amer- whose independence has slowly been respect. icans. We have done good work for peo- I would say this: Sometimes you stripped away from them. ple around the world. But I will re- Again, let me thank all my col- have respect for a chairman because member it even more because of the you fear them. We have respect for you leagues on both sides of the aisle. It good friends that I met, friends like has been a pleasure working with you. because we admire you because you are Mr. MCCAUL who work hard, who reach Let me especially thank my friend, Mr. an honest, decent man, and you are a out to the other side of the aisle. MCCAUL. In working together, we are true leader. You lead by example, and And you know what, when you get people want to follow a good man like together with people on the other side going to make sure that the American that. You are a good man, Mr. Chair- of the aisle, you realize that you have people get the kind of government they man, and it has been a great experience so much in common with them that deserve, get the kind of things that the time we have had together. perhaps you didn’t even realize because they deserve. This is a wonderful country, and we Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the truth of the matter is, here in Con- are fortunate to be representing our my time. gress, if somebody is not on your com- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve mittee and they are from the other home districts in this country. So let the balance of my time. party, you hardly ever get to see them. me say, God bless America. God bless Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield You hardly ever get to know them. You all the people in our country who work myself the balance of my time. hardly ever get to be able to work with every day, who want help. We are undergoing difficulty right In closing, we can no longer deny the them. I have tried to change that. So now with the virus in this country, but Chinese Communist Party is an enemy has Mr. MCCAUL. And we have suc- of democracy and a threat to inter- ceeded. We really have succeeded. as Americans we will persevere, and we national security and to freedom. I hope that the rest of the Congress will continue to have our role as the Nowhere is that more clear than in in the years to come will see what we leaders of the free world. Hong Kong. have done and will try to emulate us Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to We cannot turn a blind eye to the and try to do things that really push support this important legislation, and CCP’s brutal crackdown on freedom the government and the people of this I yield back the balance of my time. and democracy there. great country to work together on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The That is why I urge my colleagues to issues because we all want the same question is on the motion offered by join me in supporting the Hong Kong thing for this wonderful country. We the gentleman from New York (Mr. People’s Freedom and Choice Act. are all pleased to serve this wonderful ENGEL) that the House suspend the With this legislation, we have the op- country. And we want to make sure rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8428, as portunity to assist the freedom-loving that others will get all of the benefits amended. people of Hong Kong and to remind the that we have, as well, being able to just The question was taken; and (two- world the United States of America be free, support freedom, and work to- thirds being in the affirmative) the stands with anyone who stands for free- gether. rules were suspended and the bill, as dom. In closing, I want to, again, say to amended, was passed. I thank my friends and colleagues, Mr. MCCAUL that it is a pleasure work- A motion to reconsider was laid on Congressmen MALINOWSKI and ing with you. It has been a pleasure. the table. KINZINGER and, most importantly, the But we are going to continue to do f chairman, Chairman ENGEL, for their other things together. And I hope that b 1330 hard work on this issue. all our colleagues on both sides of the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance aisle will see what we have done on the HBCU PROPELLING AGENCY RELA- of my time. Foreign Affairs Committee and try to TIONSHIPS TOWARDS A NEW Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- do the same thing. People want us to ERA OF RESULTS FOR STU- self the balance of my time for the pur- work together. We may disagree on DENTS ACT pose of closing. issues. That is what this body is for. Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I move to I want to first comment on some of But I don’t disagree with anybody’s suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. the things that my good friend Mr. right to say what they want, and I 461) to strengthen the capacity and MCCAUL said. I am touched by his don’t disagree with people wanting to competitiveness of historically Black statement. I am touched by the work let everyone know how strongly they colleges and universities through ro- we have done together. It has been a feel about the issues. bust public-sector, private-sector, and

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(4) to bolster and facilitate productive resentatives, and the President’s Board of The text of the bill is as follows: interactions between HBCUs and Federal Advisors an annual Agency Plan describing agencies; and efforts to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs S. 461 (5) to encourage HBCU participation in and to participate or be eligible to participate in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- benefit from Federal programs, grants, con- the programs and initiatives under the juris- resentatives of the United States of America in tracts, and cooperative agreements. diction of such applicable agency as de- Congress assembled, SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B). SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. In this Act: (c) FURTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HBCU Pro- (1) APPLICABLE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘appli- AND ACCESSIBILITY.—The Executive Director pelling Agency Relationships Towards a New cable agency’’ means— shall make all annual Agency Plan submis- Era of Results for Students Act’’ or the (A) the Department of Agriculture; sions publicly available online in a user- ‘‘HBCU PARTNERS Act’’. (B) the Department of Commerce; friendly format. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (C) the Department of Defense; (d) AGENCY PLAN CONTENT.—Where appro- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- (D) the Department of Education; priate, each Agency Plan shall include— lowing: (E) the Department of Energy; (1) a description of how the applicable (1) As many colleges and universities (F) the Department of Health and Human agency intends to increase the capacity of across the country kept their doors closed to Services; HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, African American applicants, historically (G) the Department of Homeland Security; contracts, or cooperative agreements; Black colleges and universities (referred to (H) the Department of Housing and Urban (2) an identification of Federal programs in this section as ‘‘HBCUs’’) played a central Development; and initiatives under the jurisdiction of the role in ensuring that African Americans (I) the Department of the Interior; applicable agency in which HBCUs are under- could attain an excellent education. (J) the Department of Justice; represented; (2) Today, HBCUs continue to play a crit- (K) the Department of Labor; (3) an outline of proposed efforts to im- ical role in ensuring that African Americans, (L) the Department of State; prove HBCUs’ participation in such programs and those of all races, can access high-qual- (M) the Department of Transportation; and initiatives; ity educational opportunities. (N) the Department of Treasury; (4) a description of any progress made to- (3) HBCUs enroll nearly 300,000 students, an (O) the Department of Veterans Affairs; wards advancing or achieving goals and ef- estimated 70 percent of whom come from (P) the National Aeronautics and Space forts from previous Agency Plans submitted low-income backgrounds and 80 percent of Administration; under this section by such applicable agency; whom are African American. (Q) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (5) a description of how the applicable (4) According to the National Association Administration; agency plans to encourage public-sector, pri- For Equal Opportunity In Higher Education (R) the National Science Foundation; vate-sector, and community involvement to (referred to in this section as ‘‘NAFEO’’), (S) the Small Business Administration; improve the capacity of HBCUs to compete HBCUs make up just 3 percent of American and effectively for grants, contracts, or coopera- institutions of higher education but serve (T) any other Federal agency designated as tive agreements, and to participate in pro- more than a fifth of African American col- an applicable agency under section 4. grams and initiatives under the jurisdiction lege students. (2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Exec- of such agency; (5) According to the Thurgood Marshall utive Director’’ means— (6) an identification of programs and ini- College Fund (referred to in this section as (A) the Executive Director of the White tiatives not listed in a previous Agency Plan ‘‘TMCF’’), approximately 9 percent of all Af- House Initiative on Historically Black Col- in which an HBCU may participate; rican American college students attend leges and Universities, as designated by the (7) any other information the applicable HBCUs. President; or agency determines is relevant to promoting (6) A March 2017 report from the Education (B) if no such Executive Director is des- opportunities to fund, partner, contract, or Trust concluded that HBCUs have higher ignated, such person as the President may otherwise interact with HBCUs; and completion rates for African American stu- designate to lead the White House Initiative (8) any additional criteria established by dents than other institutions serving similar on Historically Black Colleges and Univer- the Secretary or the White House Initiative. student populations. sities. (e) AGENCY ENGAGEMENT.—To help fulfill (7) According to TMCF, 40 percent of Afri- (3) HBCU.—The term ‘‘HBCU’’ means a his- the objectives of the Agency Plans, the head can American Members of Congress, 50 per- torically Black college or university. of each applicable agency— cent of African American lawyers, and 80 (4) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI- (1) shall provide, as appropriate, technical percent of African American judges are grad- VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black col- assistance and information to the Executive uates of HBCUs. lege or university’’ has the meaning given Director to enhance communication with (8) According to NAFEO, HBCUs graduate the term ‘‘part B institution’’ under section HBCUs concerning the applicable agency’s— approximately 50 percent of African Amer- 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 (A) programs and initiatives described in ican public school teaching professionals. U.S.C. 1061). subsection (d)(2); and (9) According to the United Negro College (5) PRESIDENT’S BOARD OF ADVISORS.—The (B) the preparation of applications or pro- Fund (referred to in this section as term ‘‘President’s Board of Advisors’’ means posals for grants, contracts, or cooperative ‘‘UNCF’’), African American graduates of the President’s Board of Advisors on histori- agreements; and HBCUs are almost twice as likely as African cally Black colleges and universities. (2) shall appoint a senior official to report Americans who graduated from other insti- (6) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise pro- directly to the agency head on the applicable tutions to report that their university pre- vided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- agency’s progress under this section. pared them well for life. retary of Education. SEC. 5. PRESIDENT’S BOARD OF ADVISORS ON (10) According to a study commissioned by (7) WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE.—The term HBCUS. UNCF, in 2014, HBCUs generated a total di- ‘‘White House Initiative’’ means the White (a) ADMINISTRATION.— rect economic impact of $14,800,000,000 and House Initiative on historically Black col- (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the created more than 134,000 jobs. leges and universities. President’s Board of Advisors on historically (11) According to a 2019 report produced by SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING HBCUS THROUGH FED- Black colleges and universities in the De- the American Council on Education and ERAL AGENCY PLANS. partment of Education or, if the President so UNCF, despite efforts to counter a historical (a) DESIGNATING APPLICABLE AGENCIES.— elects, within the Executive Office of the legacy of inequitable funding and notable in- The Secretary, in consultation with the Ex- President. vestments by the Federal Government and ecutive Director, shall— (2) FUNDING FROM ED.—Except as provided many State governments, resource inequi- (1) identify each Federal agency with in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall provide ties continue to plague HBCUs. which an HBCU— funding and administrative support for the (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act (A) has entered into a grant, contract, or President’s Board of Advisors, subject to the are— cooperative agreement; or availability of appropriations. (1) to strengthen the capacity and competi- (B) is eligible to participate in the pro- (3) FUNDING FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF tiveness of HBCUs to fulfill their principal grams and initiatives under the jurisdiction THE PRESIDENT.—If the President elects to lo- mission of equalizing educational oppor- of such Federal agency; and cate the President’s Board of Advisors with- tunity, as described in section 301(b) of the (2) designate each Federal agency so iden- in the Executive Office of the President, the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. tified as an applicable agency. Executive Office of the President shall pro- 1051(b)); (b) SUBMITTING AGENCY PLANS.—Not later vide funding and administrative support for (2) to align HBCUs with the educational than February 1 of each year, the head of the President’s Board of Advisors, subject to and economic competitiveness priorities of each applicable agency shall submit to the the availability of appropriations. the United States; Secretary, the Executive Director, the Com- (b) MEMBERSHIP.—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.028 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6879 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall ap- I rise in support of S. 461, the HBCU This bill also strengthens the rigor point not more than 23 members to the PARTNERS Act, as amended. and transparency requirements of ex- President’s Board of Advisors, and the Sec- Mr. Speaker, today is a special day isting law, requiring that agencies retary and Executive Director or their des- for bipartisanship and for equity, ac- track their progress toward goals con- ignees shall serve as ex officio members. cess, and inclusion. cerning HBCUs and share their plans to (2) CHAIR.— For centuries, this country has made (A) DESIGNATION.—The President shall des- advance them with Congress. ignate one member of the President’s Board promises to the African-American com- In addition, it codifies the Presi- of Advisors to serve as its Chair, who shall munity that have gone largely unmet: dent’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs, en- help direct the Board’s work in coordination promises of freedom, promises of jus- suring an ongoing avenue for HBCU with the Secretary and in consultation with tice, and promises of equal oppor- priorities and policy concerns to be the Executive Director. tunity. raised and addressed. (B) CONSULTATION.—The Chair shall also So, today, we vote for a fighting In other words, this legislation pro- consult with the Executive Director regard- chance to rectify this history and the vides us with an opportunity to com- ing the time and location of meetings of the impacts it has had on the Black com- mit to HBCUs in the same way they President’s Board of Advisors, which shall munity. Today, we vote to give HBCUs have committed to the well-being and take place not less frequently than once prosperity of our country. And in a every 6 months. and the communities they serve a real very real way, it provides us with a (C) PERFORMANCE.—Insofar as the Federal permanent seat at the table with the Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) may President of the United States and our chance to try to honor our Nation’s apply to the President’s Board of Advisors, Nation’s Federal agencies. promises. any functions of the President under such You see, like the people of color they Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Act, except for those of reporting to the Con- serve, HBCUs are embedded in the fab- my time. gress, shall be performed by the Chair, in ac- ric of this Nation and they play a vital Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield cordance with guidelines issued by the Ad- role in its prosperity. While countless myself such time as I may consume. ministrator of General Services. other institutions have often fallen I rise today in support of S. 461, the (3) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Presi- short, HBCUs have long been the Historically Black Colleges and Uni- dent’s Board of Advisors shall serve without versities—HBCU—PARTNERS Act, compensation, but shall be reimbursed for means of delivering on our Nation’s promise of freedom and opportunity for which stands for Propelling Agency Re- travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of lationships Towards a New Era of Re- subsistence, as authorized by law. all, especially for communities of (c) MISSION AND FUNCTIONS.—The Presi- color. sults for Students. dent’s Board of Advisors shall advise the For generations, these schools have This legislation is a result of bipar- President, through the White House Initia- fought to deliver for African Americans tisan, bicameral collaboration and ex- tive, on all matters pertaining to strength- what is owed to them, a first-class edu- ecutive leadership across administra- ening the educational capacity of HBCUs, cation and a fair shot at pursuing hap- tions. Executive orders on HBCUs which shall include the following: piness. began under Jimmy Carter and have (1) Improving the identity, visibility, dis- While only representing roughly 3 evolved with each succeeding Presi- tinctive capabilities, and overall competi- percent of all 4-year colleges and uni- dent. tiveness of HBCUs. In 1989, George H.W. Bush established (2) Engaging the philanthropic, business, versities, HBCUs produce upwards of 17 percent of all bachelor’s degrees award- the first President’s Board of Advisors government, military, homeland-security, on HBCUs and the White House Initia- and education communities in a national ed to African Americans. HBCU grad- tive on HBCUs. dialogue regarding new HBCU programs and uates account for 42 percent of all In February 2017, President Trump initiatives. Black engineers and 47 percent of all built upon these historic efforts and (3) Improving the ability of HBCUs to re- Black female engineers. issued an executive order to promote main fiscally secure institutions that can as- What is more, these institutions excellence and innovation at HBCUs. S. sist the Nation in achieving its educational produce 27 percent of all African-Amer- goals and in advancing the interests of all 461 would codify President Trump’s ex- ican STEM graduates, 50 percent of all Americans. ecutive order to pave a brighter and African-American lawyers, 50 percent (4) Elevating the public awareness of, and stronger path forward for HBCUs. fostering appreciation of, HBCUs. of all African-American public school- Notably, this bill established the (5) Encouraging public-private investments teachers, and 80 percent of all African- President’s Board of Advisors, a 23- in HBCUs. American judges. member board responsible for advising (6) Improving government-wide strategic Further, research has found that the President and reporting on planning related to HBCU competitiveness to HBCUs are more successful at boosting align Federal resources and provide the con- strengthening the educational capacity students out of the lowest income dis- and economic offerings of HBCUs. text for decisions about HBCU partnerships, tributions than other institutions of investments, performance goals, priorities, The board will also work closely with human capital development, and budget higher education. the White House Initiative on HBCUs planning. In fact, nearly 70 percent of students to make recommendations to improve (d) REPORT.—The President’s Board of Ad- of HBCUs attain at least middle class overall competitiveness of HBCUs, visors shall report annually to the President incomes after graduation, including their ability to remain financially se- on the Board’s progress in carrying out its nearly 70 percent of low-income stu- cure, how to elevate public awareness duties under this section. dents. and appreciation of HBCUs, and more. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- On an annual basis, HBCUs con- Federal agencies will collaborate ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from tribute nearly $15 billion to the econ- with the White House Initiative on North Carolina (Ms. ADAMS) and the omy, produce 134,000 jobs, and create HBCUs, and each agency will work to gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. $46.8 billion in alumni career earnings increase the capacity of HBCUs to com- SMUCKER) each will control 20 minutes. that can be directly attributed to their pete effectively for Federal grants and The Chair recognizes the gentle- degrees. contracts and to participate in Federal woman from North Carolina. HBCUs are clearly centers of ad- programs. GENERAL LEAVE vancement and excellence in this coun- As a member of the Education & Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I ask try. It is important to note that this Labor Committee, I have spent time unanimous consent that all Members incredible success has been achieved learning about the ways in which have 5 legislative days in which to re- despite over a century of systemic HBCUs serve our country’s students vise and extend their remarks and in- underfunding at both the State and and higher education community. I sert extraneous material on S. 461, the Federal levels. know I speak for many on the com- HBCU PARTNERS Act. That is why my bill, the HBCU mittee and in this Chamber when I say The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there PARTNERS Act, is so very crucial. that HBCUs play a critical role in pre- objection to the request of the gentle- This legislation will require every ad- paring our country’s next generation of woman from North Carolina? ministration and the Federal agencies leaders and innovators. There was no objection. it manages to plan and coordinate, on This legislation before us today will Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I yield an annual basis, their efforts to strate- empower HBCUs’ education and eco- myself such time as I may consume. gically engage in investing in HBCUs. nomic offerings so they can continue

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.025 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6880 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 serving students, families, and commu- duced by my friend from South Caro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- nities across the United States. lina in the Senate, Senator TIM SCOTT; tlewoman from North Carolina has 131⁄2 Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my col- and my good friend here in the House, minutes remaining. leagues to join me in voting ‘‘yes’’ on Congresswoman ALMA ADAMS of North Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I yield this bill, and I reserve the balance of Carolina; and a strong bipartisan myself such time as I may consume. my time. group, including my good friend from I would like to thank both of the gen- Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Virginia, our chairman of the Edu- tlemen for their support of this bill. the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. cation & Labor Committee. Clearly, I have to put on the record, SMUCKER) for his kind remarks and Mr. Speaker, HBCUs play a critical as I continue to do, that I am a proud support. role in the education of our young peo- two-time graduate of an HBCU, North Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the ple in this country. Throughout their Carolina A&T State University, and I gentleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT), history, they have helped students spent 40 years teaching at an HBCU in the chairman of the Committee on achieve the dream of a college edu- Greensboro, North Carolina, Bennett Education & Labor and a tremendous cation and their unique start to that College. It was an HBCU that made a supporter of education. pursuit of happiness. committed investment in me as I pre- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, In our central Arkansas region, we pared to come to college and molded I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. are blessed with four outstanding and shaped me into what they knew I I rise in support of S. 461, as amend- HBCUs, including Arkansas Baptist could become. ed, the HBCU PARTNERS Act. College, Philander Smith College, Mr. Speaker, despite limited means, Since their inception, HBCUs have Shorter College, and the University of HBCUs have always generously served been engines of social mobility and a Arkansas at Pine Bluff. their communities because they under- cornerstone of secondary education for As the vice chairman of the Bipar- stand the critical role that they play in underserved students, particularly tisan Congressional HBCU Caucus, I advancing equity and access. They Black students from low-income back- am encouraged by the legislation that build on the philosophy of W.E.B. grounds. we consider today because it draws on DuBois, who talked about education Today, HBCUs account for no more partnerships—public, private, commu- and said: ‘‘Of all the civil rights for than 3 percent of all colleges and uni- nity—to strengthen our HBCUs. This which the world has struggled and versities in the country, yet these in- has been a key for success of our fought for 5,000 years, the right to stitutions, as we have heard, produce HBCUs in Arkansas. learn is undoubtedly the most funda- nearly 20 percent of all Black under- Inspired by the strong Federal con- mental.’’ graduates, half of all Black profes- sensus both in the executive branch The HBCU PARTNERS Act recog- sionals, and one-third of all Black and the legislative branch, last year I nizes these fundamental rights and STEM degree earners. sponsored and hosted the first regional these contributions in the most impor- Despite this outsized role in expand- HBCU Summit in Little Rock to foster tant way possible, by affording these ing access to higher education, HBCUs public- and private-sector partnerships institutions the ongoing support and continue to be underresourced com- to enhance our HBCUs for philan- investment needed to deepen their pared to other institutions of higher thropy, student recruitment and ad- transformational work. learning. vancement, and workforce partnerships Advancing the mission of HBCUs and This historic lack of support is being and apprenticeships. the prosperity of the communities they further exacerbated by the COVID–19 I am committed to supporting our serve must be on the minds of our pandemic, as HBCUs disproportion- HBCUs to help them continue to grad- country’s leaders. More importantly, it ately suffer from dramatically lower uate Americans who are prepared for a must be part of their agendas. enrollment and State funding. competitive global environment. If America wants to deliver on its Mr. Speaker, there is simply no bet- Every student in America deserves promises of equal opportunity for all, ter time to support these critical insti- the opportunity to succeed. For thou- investing in HBCUs is certainly one of tutions than by passing this legislation sands of students in Arkansas and the most important ways to do so. before us today. across the country, HBCUs offer those Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The HBCUs PARTNERS Act would young people the key tools to help support this legislation, and I yield ensure that our Federal agencies ac- them succeed in that opportunity. back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tively work with HBCUs to advance Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends on question is on the motion offered by their critical mission of opening the the HBCU Caucus, Chair ADAMS; our the gentlewoman from North Carolina door to higher education for students friend from Pennsylvania; and, of (Ms. ADAMS) that the House suspend across the country. course, the chairman. the rules and pass the bill, S. 461, as This bipartisan bill demonstrates b 1345 amended. that regardless of political affiliation, Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I am pre- The question was taken. we can all agree that during this dark pared to close. I reserve the balance of The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the hour in our higher education system, my time. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being our Nation’s HBCUs are an investment Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield in the affirmative, the ayes have it. worth making. myself the balance of my time. Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, on that I Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentle- The HBCU PARTNERS Act is a cul- demand the yeas and nays. woman from North Carolina (Ms. mination of leadership from both Re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ADAMS), the gentleman from North publican and Democrat administra- ant to section 3 of House Resolution Carolina (Mr. WALKER), and the gen- tions. This bill has been crafted with 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. bipartisan, bicameral input and, more Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- SMUCKER), and the entire bipartisan importantly, with input from HBCU ther proceedings on this motion will be HBCU Caucus for their work on this groups themselves. postponed. bill. HBCUs are a critical part of Amer- f Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ica’s postsecondary education system. support the legislation. Today’s legislation will renew our com- STOP STUDENT DEBT RELIEF Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 mitment to these institutions and em- SCAMS ACT OF 2019 minutes to the gentleman from Arkan- power HBCUs to continue providing Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I move sas (Mr. HILL). countless men and women opportuni- to suspend the rules and pass the bill Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I ties to pursue their dreams. (S. 1153) to explicitly make unauthor- thank the gentleman from Pennsyl- I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ized access to Department of Education vania (Mr. SMUCKER), my friend, for ‘‘yes’’ on this bill, and I yield back the information technology systems and yielding. balance of my time. the misuse of identification devices I rise today in strong support of S. Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, how much issued by the Department of Education 461, the HBCU PARTNERS Act, intro- time do I have remaining? a criminal act.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.030 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6881 The Clerk read the title of the bill. the data system and any other system used improper use in order to warn those bor- The text of the bill is as follows: to administer a program under this title if rowers of suspicious activity or potential that access— fraud regarding their Federal student loan S. 1153 ‘‘(A) is in compliance with terms of serv- accounts; and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ice, information security standards, and a ‘‘(iv) providing clear and simple disclosures resentatives of the United States of America in code of conduct which shall be established by in communications with borrowers who are Congress assembled, the Secretary and published in the Federal applying for or requesting assistance with Register; Federal Direct Loan programs (including as- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(B) is obtained using an access device (as sistance or applications regarding income- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Stu- defined in section 1029(e)(1) of title 18, United driven repayment, forbearance, deferment, dent Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019’’. States Code) issued by the Secretary to the consolidation, rehabilitation, cancellation, SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. authorized person or entity; and and forgiveness) to ensure that borrowers are (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 490 of the Higher ‘‘(C) is obtained without using any access aware that the Department will never re- Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1097) is device (as defined in section 1029(e)(1) of title quire borrowers to pay for such assistance or amended by adding at the end the following: 18, United States Code) issued by the Sec- applications.’’. ‘‘(e) ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION retary to a student, borrower, or parent. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED PERSON OR ENTITY.—An This Act, and the amendments made by FRAUD, COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE, OR PRIVATE authorized person or entity described in this this Act, shall take effect on the date that is FINANCIAL GAIN.—Any person who knowingly paragraph means— 180 days after the date of enactment of this uses an access device, as defined in section ‘‘(A) a guaranty agency, eligible lender, or Act. 1029(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, eligible institution, or a third-party organi- issued to another person or obtained by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- zation acting on behalf of a guaranty agency, ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from fraud or false statement to access Depart- eligible lender, or eligible institution, that is ment information technology systems for in compliance with applicable Federal law Michigan (Ms. STEVENS) and the gen- purposes of obtaining commercial advantage (including regulations and guidance); or tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. or private financial gain, or in furtherance of ‘‘(B) a licensed attorney representing a SMUCKER) each will control 20 minutes. any criminal or tortious act in violation of student, borrower, or parent, or another indi- The Chair recognizes the gentle- the Constitution or laws of the United States vidual who works for a Federal, State, local, woman from Michigan. or of any State, shall be fined not more than or Tribal government or agency, or for a GENERAL LEAVE $20,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, nonprofit organization, providing financial Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I ask or both.’’. or student loan repayment counseling to a (b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue student, borrower, or parent, if— unanimous consent that all Members guidance regarding the use of access devices ‘‘(i) that attorney or other individual has have 5 legislative days in which to re- in a manner that complies with this Act, and never engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abu- vise and extend their remarks and to the amendments made by this Act. sive practices, as determined by the Sec- include any extraneous material on S. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF PENALTIES.—Not- retary; 1153, the Stop Student Debt Relief withstanding section 6, the penalties de- ‘‘(ii) that attorney or other individual does Scams Act of 2019. scribed in section 490(e) of the Higher Edu- not work for an entity that has engaged in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1097), as added unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices (in- by subsection (a), shall take effect the day objection to the request of the gentle- cluding an entity that is owned or operated woman from Michigan? after the date on which the Secretary issues by a person or entity that engaged in such guidance regarding the use of access devices, practices), as determined by the Secretary; There was no objection. as described in subsection (b). ‘‘(iii) system access is provided only Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield SEC. 3. LOAN COUNSELING. through a separate point of entry; and myself such time as I may consume. Section 485(b) of the Higher Education Act ‘‘(iv) the attorney or other individual has Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(b)) is amended— consent from the relevant student, borrower, of S. 1153, the Stop Student Debt Relief (1) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after or parent to access the system.’’; and Scams Act, today. the semicolon; and (4) in subsection (f)(1), as redesignated by I would like to thank my colleague, (2) by adding at the end the following: paragraph (1)— Congressman SMUCKER, for cointro- ‘‘(x) an explanation that— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘stu- ducing this bill with me and for his ef- ‘‘(I) the borrower may be contacted during dent and parent’’ and inserting ‘‘student, forts to end these debt relief scams. We the repayment period by third-party student borrower, and parent’’; debt relief companies; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and all know that our country faces a ‘‘(II) the borrower should use caution when (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec- mounting student debt crisis, with dealing with those companies; and tively; Americans now holding more than $1.5 ‘‘(III) the services that those companies (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the trillion in student loan debt. typically provide are already offered to bor- following: Predatory scammers are increasingly rowers free of charge through the Depart- ‘‘(C) the reduction in improper data system taking advantage of student loan bor- ment or the borrower’s servicer; and’’. access as described in subsection (d)(7);’’; and rowers, who face a complicated loan re- SEC. 4. PREVENTION OF IMPROPER ACCESS. (D) by striking subparagraph (E), as redes- payment process. These unscrupulous Section 485B of the Higher Education Act ignated by subparagraph (B), and inserting the following: scams defraud student borrowers by of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092b) is amended— providing deceptive information to (1) by redesignating subsections (e) ‘‘(E) any protocols, codes of conduct, terms through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), re- of service, or information security standards mislead them into paying thousands of spectively; developed under paragraphs (6) or (7) of sub- dollars for services that the Federal (2) in subsection (d)— section (d) during the preceding fiscal Government already provides for free. (A) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ year.’’. These scams come by way of after the semicolon; SEC. 5. AGENCY PREVENTION AND DETECTION. robocalls. They are harassing and men- (B) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the pe- Section 141(b)(2) of the Higher Education acing, and the victims of these schemes riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1018(b)(2)) is amended are not only defrauded but, unknow- (C) by adding at the end the following: by adding at the end the following: ingly, become delinquent on their pay- ‘‘(7) preventing access to the data system ‘‘(C) Taking action to prevent and address ments and default on their loans, fall- and any other system used to administer a the improper use of access devices, as de- program under this title by any person or en- scribed in section 485B(d)(7), including by— ing even deeper into debt. tity for the purpose of assisting a student in ‘‘(i) detecting common patterns of im- We hear this time and time again be- managing loan repayment or applying for proper use of any system that processes pay- cause these phone calls come to your any repayment plan, consolidation loan, or ments on Federal Direct Loans or other De- personal cell phone even if you don’t other benefit authorized by this title, unless partment information technology systems; have a student loan. such access meets the requirements de- ‘‘(ii) maintaining a reporting system for In 2007, I took out $9,000 of student scribed in subsection (e).’’; contractors involved in the processing of loans to finish my last semester of (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- payments on Federal Direct Loans in order graduate school. I was able to repay lowing: to allow those contractors to alert the Sec- that loan within 6 years. Years later, I ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS FOR THIRD-PARTY DATA retary of potentially improper use of Depart- SYSTEM ACCESS.— ment information technology systems; still receive these very types of men- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As provided in paragraph ‘‘(iii) proactively contacting Federal stu- acing phone calls, to my personal cell (7) of subsection (d), an authorized person or dent loan borrowers whose Federal student phone, of scams asking me to go entity described in paragraph (2) may access loan accounts demonstrate a likelihood of through these programs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.032 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6882 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 These are individuals who receive in- This bill and the House companion This is an attempt today to shut formation through the Department of bill would help Federal and State offi- down predatory scammers who are tar- Education. This is what we are trying cials take action against these geting our student borrowers, for the to stop. They are accessing your per- scammers. Specifically, the bill clari- financial health of the American peo- sonal information to scam you. fies that it is a Federal crime to access ple. This is what we are here today to the Department of Education informa- Again, I strongly encourage my col- stop. This problem, unfortunately, dur- tion technology systems for fraud, leagues on both sides of the aisle to ing COVID–19 has only exacerbated. commercial advantage, or for private join us here today in passing this crit- During this pandemic, the relief that financial gain. ical piece of legislation. was provided to help Federal student The bill also penalizes scammers Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance loan borrowers under the CARES Act with a fine of up to $20,000, imprison- of my time. has created additional opportunities ment of up to a 5-year sentence, or Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a sen- for scammers to target desperate some combination of both. These meas- ior member of the Judiciary, Homeland, and Americans. ures ensure that there are strong deter- Budget Committees, I rise in strong support of This bill will ensure that the Depart- rents set in place to prevent wide- S. 1153, the ‘‘Stop Student Debt Relief Scams ment of Education and law enforce- spread abuse from debt scammers. Act,’’ which helps protect borrowers from de- ment agencies have the tools they need Our bill also improves student loan ceptive student debt relief scams by enhanc- to crack down on these predatory exit counseling by warning Federal ing law enforcement and administrative abili- fraudsters. It will also empower stu- loan borrowers about debt relief scams ties to identify and shut down such student dent borrowers by providing counseling and informing them that these third- debt relief scams. and resources to make sure that all party companies charge money for With ordinary Americans facing nearly $1.5 borrowers are aware of these potential services that are already provided to trillion in student loan debt, borrowers are scams and receive accurate informa- borrowers for free by the Department looking for relief wherever they can find it but tion about the repayment options. of Education. unfortunately many borrowers do not receive Knowledge is power here. It is time Creating awareness will significantly the right information about how to find out and to stop these scammers from jeopard- aid students’ ability to spot a scam. qualify for opportunities to get help with low- izing the financial future of student Importantly, this legislation requires ering or postponing their payments or applying borrowers, and I urge my colleagues to the Department of Education to main- for relief, nearly all of which is available for support the passage of this bill. tain commonsense reporting, detec- free. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tion, and prevention activities to stop These include income-driven repayment, my time. potential or known debt relief scams. deferment, forbearance, consolidation, reha- Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield Student loan borrowers face many bilitation, and even some programs for loan myself such time as I may consume. obstacles in our generous yet com- forgiveness. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support plicated student loan system. Congress Debt relief scams falsely promise borrowers of S. 1153, the Stop Student Debt Relief must see to it that the malicious ac- a quick fix with little hassle and their business Scams Act. I was proud to have intro- tors who seek to con students and line model is to robocall student loan borrowers duced the companion bill to this, H.R. their own pockets are stopped. 2888, with Representative STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, the Stop Student Debt until they agree to pay thousands of dollars in We cointroduced this bill, and I want Relief Scams Act is bipartisan legisla- unnecessary and exorbitant fees for services to thank the gentlewoman for her lead- tion that holds third-party debt collec- that are already available for free. ership on this bill and for her work on tion scammers accountable for their They claim to reduce or forgive borrowers’ this important issue. This is bipar- predatory schemes to line their pock- student debt and take care of all the paper- tisan, bicameral legislation that will ets at the expense of hardworking fam- work. crack down on third-party debt collec- ilies. Some even purport to be associated with tion scammers who exploit vulnerable At a time when Americans are feel- the federal government. students. ing the financial impact of the Most victims of these deceptive debt relief Over 40 million Americans today, Mr. coronavirus pandemic, this legislation scams are not only defrauded by the compa- Speaker, owe a collective $1.5 trillion is even more important and is a com- nies that promised to help them, but unknow- in Federal student loan debt. Students monsense measure to prevent bor- ingly become delinquent on their payments are working hard to pay off their loans, rowers from falling victim to these and default on their loans, miss communica- but many are struggling to make ends scams. tions with their servicers, and fall even deeper meet. To that end, Congress offers bor- Today’s legislation will help into debt. rowers an array of options to relieve strengthen the tools Federal and State S. 1153, the Stop Student Debt Relief the financial pressure of their debt. officials need to combat these bad ac- Scams Act of 2019 would accelerate the end The Department of Education hires tors while also educating student loan to this rampant misconduct. Federal student loan servicers to assist borrowers. Specifically, the Stop Student Debt Relief borrowers in repaying their loans by Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my col- Scams Act of 2019 will enhance law enforce- helping the borrower select the best op- leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this bill, and ment and administrative abilities to identify tion for their specific situation. I yield back the balance of my time. and shut down student debt relief scams by: These services are all provided at no Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Clarifying that it is a federal crime to access cost to borrowers. Unfortunately, there myself the balance of my time. U.S. Department of Education information are hundreds of malicious third-party He is called the gentleman from technology systems for fraud, commercial ad- debt collection companies that are Pennsylvania, but some of us also call vantage, or private financial gain, and fines seizing on students’ vulnerability and him the gentleman from Lancaster. scammers up to $20,000, up to 5 years im- engaging in predatory schemes by sell- I truly want to thank my colleague prisonment, or both, for violations of the law; ing students on the notion that their on the other side of the aisle, Mr. Directing the U.S. Department of Education company will reduce or make the stu- SMUCKER, for his leadership on this to create a new form of third-party access, dent loan debt disappear. critical piece of bipartisan legislation akin to the current ‘‘preparer’’ function on the These are scammers who trick bor- to stand up for hardworking Ameri- Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) for rowers into paying an exorbitant fee cans, to stand up for our students, and those applying on behalf of a student and their for a service that is already available to put into place a clarified law declar- family, in order to protect legitimate organiza- for free through the Federal student ing that it is a Federal crime to access tions—such as legal aid groups—that help loan servicer. Even worse, the victims U.S. Department of Education informa- borrowers navigate repayment; of the scheme usually become delin- tion technology systems for purposes Requiring the U.S. Department of Education quent and enter default because their of fraud, commercial advantage, or pri- to maintain commonsense reporting, detection, payments are no longer going to reduce vate financial gain, and that fines and prevention activities to stop potential or their loan balance but are, instead, lin- these scammers up to $20,000, or up to known debt relief scams; and ing the pockets of these debt relief 5 years of imprisonment, as my col- Requiring student loan exit counseling to scammers. league so nicely articulated. warn federal loan borrowers about debt relief

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.033 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6883 scams, in recognition of the fact that bor- Davids (KS) Keller Porter Webster (FL) Williams Yarmuth rowers may fall prey to false promises be- Davidson (OH) Kelly (IL) Posey Welch Wilson (FL) Yoho Davis (CA) Kelly (MS) Pressley Wenstrup Wilson (SC) Young cause they lack sufficient information on legiti- Davis, Danny K. Kelly (PA) Price (NC) Westerman Wittman Zeldin mate programs to help them manage repay- Davis, Rodney Kennedy Quigley Wexton Womack ment. Dean Khanna Raskin Wild Woodall DeFazio Kildee Reed NAYS—3 This is needed legislation and I am pleased DeGette Kilmer Rice (NY) it has been endorsed by Education Finance DeLauro Kim Rice (SC) Biggs Massie Roy Council, Generation Progress, National Con- DelBene Kind Riggleman ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 sumer Law Center (on behalf of its low income Delgado King (NY) Roby Demings Kinzinger Roe, David P. Amash clients), National Council of Higher Education DeSaulnier Kirkpatrick Rogers (AL) NOT VOTING—39 Resources, Student Loan Servicing Alliance, DesJarlais Krishnamoorthi Rogers (KY) The Institute for College Access and Success, Deutch Kuster (NH) Rose (NY) Abraham Gaetz McHenry Diaz-Balart Kustoff (TN) Rose, John W. Aderholt Gallego Mitchell and Young Invincibles. Dingell LaHood Rouda Allen Gianforte Neguse I urge all Members to join me in voting for Doggett LaMalfa Rouzer Bishop (GA) Gibbs Reschenthaler S. 1153, the ‘‘Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Doyle, Michael Lamb Roybal-Allard Brady Gosar Richmond Act.’’ F. Lamborn Ruiz Buchanan Graves (LA) Rodgers (WA) Duncan Langevin Ruppersberger Buck Higgins (LA) Rooney (FL) Emmer Larsen (WA) Rush Byrne Holding Scott, Austin b 1400 Engel Latta Rutherford Calvert Huizenga Sensenbrenner The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Escobar Lawrence Ryan Carter (TX) King (IA) Shimkus Collins (GA) Larson (CT) Walker question is on the motion offered by Eshoo Lawson (FL) Sa´ nchez Espaillat Lee (CA) Sarbanes Dunn Marchant Walorski the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Estes Lee (NV) Scalise Gabbard McClintock Wright STEVENS) that the House suspend the Evans Lesko Scanlon b 1500 rules and pass the bill, S. 1153. Ferguson Levin (CA) Schakowsky The question was taken; and (two- Finkenauer Levin (MI) Schiff Messrs. GREEN of Tennessee and Fitzpatrick Lieu, Ted Schneider STAUBER changed their vote from thirds being in the affirmative) the Fleischmann Lipinski Schrader ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Fletcher Loebsack Schrier rules were suspended and the bill was So (two-thirds being in the affirma- passed. Flores Lofgren Schweikert Fortenberry Long Scott (VA) tive) the rules were suspended and the A motion to reconsider was laid on Foster Loudermilk Scott, David resolution, as amended, was agreed to. the table. Foxx (NC) Lowenthal Serrano The result of the vote was announced Frankel Lowey Sewell (AL) f Fudge Lucas Shalala as above recorded. Fulcher Luetkemeyer Sherman A motion to reconsider was laid on CALLING FOR GLOBAL REPEAL OF Gallagher Luja´ n Sherrill the table. BLASPHEMY, HERESY, AND Garamendi Luria Simpson MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Garcia (CA) Lynch Sires RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS APOSTASY LAWS Garcı´a (IL) Malinowski Slotkin ´ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Garcia (TX) Maloney, Smith (MO) Barragan (Beyer) Kind (Beyer) Pingree Gohmert Carolyn B. Smith (NE) Bera (Aguilar) Kirkpatrick (Cicilline) ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Golden Maloney, Sean Smith (NJ) Bonamici (Clark (Stanton) Pocan (Raskin) ished business is the vote on the mo- Gomez Marshall Smith (WA) (MA)) Kuster (NH) Porter (Wexton) tion to suspend the rules and agree to Gonzalez (OH) Mast Smucker Brownley (CA) (Clark (MA)) Pressley (Clark (MA)) the resolution (H. Res. 512) calling for Gonzalez (TX) Matsui Soto Lamb (Crow) (Cicilline) Gooden McAdams Spanberger Ca´ rdenas Lawson (FL) Price (NC) the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, Gottheimer McBath Spano (Cisneros) (Demings) (Butterfield) and apostasy laws, as amended, on Granger McCarthy Speier Castor (FL) Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Rouda (Aguilar) Graves (MO) McCaul Stanton (Demings) Lipinski Roybal-Allard which the yeas and nays were ordered. Cohen (Beyer) The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Green (TN) McCollum Stauber (Schrader) (Garcia (TX)) Green, Al (TX) McEachin Stefanik Costa (Cooper) Lofgren (Jeffries) Ruiz (Dingell) Cunningham tion. Griffith McGovern Steil Lowenthal Rush (Murphy (FL)) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Grijalva McKinley Steube (Beyer) (Underwood) Dean (Scanlon) Grothman McNerney Stevens Lowey (Tonko) Schneider question is on the motion offered by DeSaulnier Guest Meeks Stewart McEachin (Casten (IL)) the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Guthrie Meng Stivers (Matsui) Deutch (Rice (Wexton) Schrier RASKIN) that the House suspend the Haaland Meuser Suozzi Meng (Clark (DelBene) Hagedorn Mfume Swalwell (CA) (NY)) rules and agree to the resolution, as Doggett (Raskin) (MA)) Serrano Hall Miller Takano Moore (Beyer) (Jeffries) amended. Harder (CA) Moolenaar Taylor Frankel (Clark The vote was taken by electronic de- (MA)) Mucarsel-Powell Titus (Connolly) Harris Mooney (WV) Thompson (CA) (Wasserman Tlaib (Dingell) Hartzler Moore Thompson (MS) Garamendi vice, and there were—yeas 386, nays 3, Schultz) Trahan Hastings Morelle Thompson (PA) (Sherman) answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 39, as Nadler (Jeffries) (McGovern) Hayes Moulton Thornberry Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Vargas (Correa) follows: Heck Mucarsel-Powell Tiffany (IL)) (Correa) Vela´ zquez Hern, Kevin Mullin Timmons Hastings [Roll No. 236] Pascrell (Clarke (NY)) Herrera Beutler Murphy (FL) Tipton (Wasserman (Pallone) YEAS—386 Hice (GA) Murphy (NC) Titus Schultz) Watson Coleman Adams Boyle, Brendan Cisneros Higgins (NY) Nadler Tlaib Jayapal (Raskin) Payne (Pallone) Aguilar F. Clark (MA) Hill (AR) Napolitano Tonko Johnson (TX) (Wasserman Welch Allred Brindisi Clarke (NY) Himes Neal Torres (CA) (Jeffries) Schultz) (McGovern) Amodei Brooks (AL) Clay Hollingsworth Newhouse Torres Small Kim (Davids Peters (Kildee) Wilson (FL) Armstrong Brooks (IN) Cleaver Horn, Kendra S. Norcross (NM) (KS)) Peterson (Craig) (Hayes) Arrington Brown (MD) Cline Horsford Norman Trahan f Axne Brownley (CA) Cloud Houlahan Nunes Trone Babin Bucshon Clyburn Hoyer O’Halleran Turner HBCU PROPELLING AGENCY RELA- Bacon Budd Cohen Hudson Ocasio-Cortez Underwood TIONSHIPS TOWARDS A NEW Baird Burchett Cole Huffman Olson Upton ERA OF RESULTS FOR STU- Balderson Burgess Comer Hurd (TX) Omar Van Drew Banks Bustos Conaway Jackson Lee Palazzo Vargas DENTS ACT Barr Butterfield Connolly Jacobs Pallone Veasey The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Barraga´ n Carbajal Cooper Jayapal Palmer Vela Bass Ca´ rdenas Correa Jeffries Panetta Vela´ zquez DAVIS of California). Pursuant to Beatty Carson (IN) Costa Johnson (GA) Pappas Visclosky clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished Bera Carter (GA) Courtney Johnson (LA) Pascrell Wagner business is the vote on the motion to Bergman Cartwright Cox (CA) Johnson (OH) Payne Walberg suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. Beyer Case Craig Johnson (SD) Pence Walden Bilirakis Casten (IL) Crawford Johnson (TX) Perlmutter Waltz 461) to strengthen the capacity and Bishop (NC) Castor (FL) Crenshaw Jordan Perry Wasserman competitiveness of historically Black Bishop (UT) Castro (TX) Crist Joyce (OH) Peters Schultz colleges and universities through ro- Blumenauer Chabot Crow Joyce (PA) Peterson Waters bust public-sector, private-sector, and Blunt Rochester Cheney Cuellar Kaptur Phillips Watkins Bonamici Chu, Judy Cunningham Katko Pingree Watson Coleman community partnerships and engage- Bost Cicilline Curtis Keating Pocan Weber (TX) ment, and for other purposes, as

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Res. 512), and ‘‘yea’’ (Ms. ADAMS) that the House suspend Newhouse Sarbanes Tonko on rollcall vote 237 on passage of HBCU the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Norcross Scalise Torres (CA) PARTNERS Act, as amended Act (S. 461). Norman Scanlon Torres Small The vote was taken by electronic de- Nunes Schakowsky (NM) MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE vice, and there were—yeas 388, nays 6, O’Halleran Schiff Trahan RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS Ocasio-Cortez Schneider Trone not voting 35, as follows: Barraga´ n (Beyer) Kind (Beyer) Pingree Olson Schrader Turner Bera (Aguilar) (Cicilline) [Roll No. 237] Omar Schrier Underwood Kirkpatrick Bonamici (Clark Palazzo Schweikert Upton (Stanton) Pocan (Raskin) YEAS—388 (MA)) Pallone Scott (VA) Van Drew Kuster (NH) Porter (Wexton) Brownley (CA) Adams Dean Jayapal Palmer Scott, David Vargas (Clark (MA)) Pressley (Clark (MA)) Aguilar DeFazio Jeffries Panetta Serrano Veasey Lamb (Crow) (Cicilline) Ca´ rdenas Allred DeGette Johnson (GA) Pappas Sewell (AL) Vela Lawson (FL) Price (NC) (Cisneros) Amodei DeLauro Johnson (LA) Pascrell Shalala Vela´ zquez (Demings) (Butterfield) Castor (FL) Armstrong DelBene Johnson (OH) Payne Sherman Visclosky Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Rouda (Aguilar) (Demings) Arrington Delgado Johnson (SD) Pence Sherrill Wagner Lipinski Roybal-Allard Cohen (Beyer) Axne Demings Johnson (TX) Perlmutter Simpson Walberg (Schrader) (Garcia (TX)) Costa (Cooper) Babin DeSaulnier Jordan Perry Sires Walden Lofgren (Jeffries) Ruiz (Dingell) Cunningham Bacon DesJarlais Joyce (OH) Peters Slotkin Waltz Lowenthal Rush (Murphy (FL)) Baird Deutch Joyce (PA) Peterson Smith (MO) Wasserman (Beyer) (Underwood) Dean (Scanlon) Balderson Diaz-Balart Kaptur Phillips Smith (NE) Schultz Lowey (Tonko) Schneider DeSaulnier Banks Dingell Katko Pingree Smith (NJ) Waters (Casten (IL)) (Matsui) McEachin Barr Doggett Keating Pocan Smith (WA) Watkins Deutch (Rice (Wexton) Schrier Barraga´ n Doyle, Michael Keller Porter Smucker Watson Coleman (NY)) Meng (Clark (DelBene) Bass F. Kelly (IL) Posey Soto Weber (TX) Doggett (Raskin) (MA)) Serrano Beatty Duncan Kelly (MS) Pressley Spanberger Webster (FL) Frankel (Clark Moore (Beyer) (Jeffries) Bera Emmer Kelly (PA) Price (NC) Spano Welch (MA)) Mucarsel-Powell Titus (Connolly) Bergman Engel Kennedy Quigley Speier Wenstrup Garamendi (Wasserman Tlaib (Dingell) Beyer Escobar Khanna Raskin Stanton Westerman (Sherman) Schultz) Trahan Bilirakis Eshoo Kildee Reed Stauber Wexton Grijalva (Garcı´a Nadler (Jeffries) (McGovern) Bishop (NC) Espaillat Kilmer Rice (NY) Stefanik Wild (IL)) Napolitano Vargas (Correa) Bishop (UT) Estes Kim Rice (SC) Steil Williams Hastings (Correa) Vela´ zquez Blumenauer Evans Kind Riggleman Steube Wilson (FL) (Wasserman Pascrell (Clarke (NY)) Blunt Rochester Ferguson King (NY) Roby Stevens Wilson (SC) Schultz) (Pallone) Watson Coleman Bonamici Finkenauer Kinzinger Rodgers (WA) Stewart Wittman Jayapal (Raskin) Payne (Pallone) Bost Fitzpatrick Kirkpatrick Roe, David P. Stivers Womack Johnson (TX) (Wasserman Welch Boyle, Brendan Fleischmann Krishnamoorthi Rogers (AL) Suozzi Woodall (Jeffries) Schultz) (McGovern) F. Fletcher Kuster (NH) Rogers (KY) Swalwell (CA) Yarmuth Kim (Davids Peters (Kildee) Wilson (FL) Brindisi Flores Kustoff (TN) Rose (NY) Takano Yoho (KS)) Peterson (Craig) (Hayes) Brooks (IN) Fortenberry LaHood Rose, John W. Taylor Young Brown (MD) Foster LaMalfa Rouda Thompson (CA) Zeldin Brownley (CA) Foxx (NC) Lamb f Bucshon Frankel Lamborn NAYS—6 Budd Fudge Langevin Amash Brooks (AL) McClintock Burchett Fulcher Larsen (WA) Biggs Massie Roy RESTORING A ROBUST RURAL Burgess Gabbard Latta Bustos Gallagher Lawrence NOT VOTING—35 ECONOMY Butterfield Garamendi Lawson (FL) Abraham Gaetz McHenry (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Carbajal Garcia (CA) Lee (CA) Aderholt Gallego Mitchell Ca´ rdenas Garcı´a (IL) Lee (NV) asked and was given permission to ad- Allen Gianforte Reschenthaler Carson (IN) Garcia (TX) Lesko Bishop (GA) Gibbs Richmond dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Carter (GA) Gohmert Levin (CA) Brady Gosar Rooney (FL) vise and extend his remarks.) Cartwright Golden Levin (MI) Buchanan Graves (LA) Scott, Austin Case Gomez Lieu, Ted Buck Higgins (LA) Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Casten (IL) Gonzalez (OH) Lipinski Sensenbrenner Byrne Holding Shimkus Mr. Speaker, I rise today to enthu- Castor (FL) Gonzalez (TX) Loebsack Calvert Huizenga Walker siastically support the Growing Oppor- Castro (TX) Gooden Lofgren Carter (TX) King (IA) Walorski tunities in Agriculture Act, or the GO Chabot Gottheimer Long Collins (GA) Larson (CT) Wright Cheney Granger Loudermilk Dunn Marchant Ag Act. The GO Ag Act combines two Chu, Judy Graves (MO) Lowenthal of my passions: agriculture and career Cicilline Green (TN) Lowey b 1542 Cisneros Green, Al (TX) Lucas technical education. Clark (MA) Griffith Luetkemeyer Messrs. LIPINSKI and GROTHMAN The GO Ag Act would make $5 mil- Clarke (NY) Grijalva Luja´ n changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to lion available through the Perkins Act Clay Grothman Luria ‘‘yea.’’ to help schools launch agricultural Cleaver Guest Lynch So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Cline Guthrie Malinowski education programs, including FFA tive) the rules were suspended and the Cloud Haaland Maloney, chapters. Students learn about the ag- Clyburn Hagedorn Carolyn B. bill, as amended, was passed. Cohen Hall Maloney, Sean The result of the vote was announced ricultural industry and how it inter- Cole Harder (CA) Marshall as above recorded. sects with math, science, and tech- Comer Harris Mast nology. Conaway Hartzler Matsui A motion to reconsider was laid on Connolly Hastings McAdams the table. Restoring a robust rural economy de- Cooper Hayes McBath PERSONAL EXPLANATION pends largely upon appealing to the Correa Heck McCarthy next generation. Investing in education Costa Hern, Kevin McCaul Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, due to Covid–19, Courtney Herrera Beutler McCollum I was unable to vote on December 7, 2020. is perhaps the most commonsense way Cox (CA) Hice (GA) McEachin Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ to prepare individuals who are pas- Craig Higgins (NY) McGovern on rollcall No. 236 and ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. sionate about a career in agriculture Crawford Hill (AR) McKinley for the workforce. The GO Ag Act is Crenshaw Himes McNerney 237. Crist Hollingsworth Meeks PERSONAL EXPLANATION not only an investment in agriculture Crow Horn, Kendra S. Meng Mr. BRADY. Mr. Speaker, I was unexpect- education, but also the future of our Cuellar Horsford Meuser agricultural supply chain. Cunningham Houlahan Mfume edly withheld. Had I been present, I would Curtis Hoyer Miller have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 236 (H. Res. I am proud to cosponsor this legisla- Davids (KS) Hudson Moolenaar 512), and ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 237 (S. 461). tion because I believe investing in agri- Davidson (OH) Huffman Mooney (WV) PERSONAL EXPLANATION culture education is an important step Davis (CA) Hurd (TX) Moore Davis, Danny K. Jackson Lee Morelle Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, in bolstering rural economies and Davis, Rodney Jacobs Moulton on Monday, December 7, 2020, I was unfortu- strengthening rural communities.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.037 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6885 RECOGNIZING THE 79TH ANNIVER- stant alert and that we need to do ev- I am honored to congratulate Ms. SARY OF THE ATTACK ON erything we can today to make sure Stanley on a successful tenure as an PEARL HARBOR that we as Americans are ready for any educator in my congressional district. I (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given threat. know that she has left a positive im- permission to address the House for 1 f pact on the lives of numerous young people over the past 30 years, and I minute and to revise and extend his re- COVID VACCINES marks.) wish her nothing but the best in her re- (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise tirement. given permission to address the House today in recognition of the 79th anni- HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF JUDGE TIMOTHY for 1 minute.) versary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. STARK Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I recently had the opportunity to visit Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to there are 14.8 million cases of COVID– with a constituent of mine from Pasco honor Judge Timothy Stark of Graves 19, now some 282,000 deaths. In the County, Florida, Mr. Wigmore, on his County on his upcoming retirement State of Texas, there are 1.3 million, an 100th birthday. Mr. Wigmore is a Pearl after 16 years of distinguished service increase of 10,000 cases and 23,000-plus Harbor survivor, and I appreciate his as circuit court judge. deaths. The numbers keep going up. heroism. A lifelong Graves County native, The scientists predict that we may While there are very few Pearl Har- Judge Stark is well-respected in his have as many as 500,000 deaths by bor survivors remaining throughout community and has a knowledge of the March 2021. our Nation, unfortunately, we must law that is second to none. He has led There has to be a national protocol of never forget their bravery, service, and on issues of extreme importance, in- wearing masks, socially distancing, sacrifice. cluding introducing a drug court pro- and washing your hands. But as we On the morning of December 7, 1941, gram which has helped countless indi- begin to do the vaccines, there must be Japan launched a sneak attack on the viduals get their lives back on track. a public understanding of, one, the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s base at Pearl Har- Over the years, he has served as a men- safety of those vaccines; but, number bor in Hawaii. Tragically, the attack tor to many young people in the legal two, the vaccines should be distributed killed 2,403 American servicemem- profession, including my chief of staff, in our small and local hospitals that bers—heroes, Mr. Speaker—and wound- Caroline Cash. our communities are familiar with ed almost 1,200 more. Despite inflicting There is no doubt that Judge Stark’s along with local health facilities. heavy casualties, the attackers failed leadership in the judicial arena will be We will be working to ensure that to achieve their objective of disabling missed. I salute him for his years of populations—people of color and indig- the U.S. fleet. service and wish him nothing but the enous people who are impacted—have Mr. Speaker, I ask that we all re- best in a well-earned retirement. access to vaccines where they are fa- member the lives lost on that day and RECOGNIZING CURTIS HANCOCK miliar with medical professionals. That celebrate the remarkable contributions should be the route of the United Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, it is with that the Greatest Generation made for States Congress and pass the COVID–19 great respect and honor that I rise to all of us. package not next week, but this week. recognize my dear friend, Curtis Han- f Our constituents are desperate. cock, on his retirement from the Farm Credit Council Board of Directors and f REMEMBERING THE 79TH ANNI- his many contributions to Kentucky VERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF agriculture. Curtis Hancock is a life- PEARL HARBOR HENDERSON COUNTY SUPER- long farmer and, today, owns and oper- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given INTENDENT MARGANNA STAN- ates Hancock Family Farms growing permission to address the House for 1 LEY corn, wheat, and soybeans in Fulton, minute and to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. COX Kentucky. marks.) of California). Under the Speaker’s an- Throughout his career, Curtis has Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, at 7:48 nounced policy of January 3, 2019, the shown great support for agriculture a.m. on December 7, 1941, the Empire of gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. COMER) through leadership positions across the Japan deliberately attacked the United is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- industry, and I have had the pleasure States—a sneak attack—at our naval ignee of the minority leader. of seeing firsthand his tireless advo- station at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I am going cacy for farmers and ranchers. This surprise attack was meant to to spend the next 30 or so minutes dis- Curtis’ leadership and contributions cripple the United States Pacific Fleet cussing some various topics and recog- to Kentucky agriculture are un- before we had the chance to do any- nizing a few people in my congressional matched, including as a former board thing about World War II. Rather than district for various things. member of Kentucky Small Grain facing defeat, the American people— Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Growers’ Association, a former member our soldiers, our military, all of us— Marganna Stanley of Henderson Coun- of Hickman County Farm Bureau, the fought back. ty on her retirement after 30 years as local Southern States Cooperative, and In the end, it was the determined an educator, including serving the last the Hickman County Farm Service spirit of the American military and the 6 years as superintendent of Henderson Agency. commitment of Americans to innovate County Schools. Curtis has also been an advocate for and use all of our materials to produce Ms. Stanley has lived out her child- Kentucky farmers within the Farm wartime products that ultimately led hood dream of teaching and has main- Credit System. Curtis was a longtime to an Allied victory. tained an unwavering love for edu- director and past board chair at River Just a few short months later, on cation throughout her career. Through Valley AgCredit in Mayfield, Ken- April 18, 1942, America struck back the years, she has worked in various tucky, which supports farmers with the Jimmy Doolittle Raiders tell- roles in the Henderson County school throughout my district. He also serves ing the islands of Japan that we are system, including serving as a class- on the board and is past chair at here and we are not going away. They room teacher in the district office, as a AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, which sup- were heroes there as well. principal, and eventually as super- ports farmers in rural communities Mr. Speaker, 79 years later we honor intendent. throughout the Southeast. Since 2003, the 2,403 servicemembers and civilians Although the roles have changed, her Curtis has served on the Farm Credit who were killed that day—a day which passion for educating students has not. Council Board of Directors, including 2 President Roosevelt said was a date Even when she wasn’t in the classroom years as chair of the national organiza- which will live in infamy. We owe them every day, she would regularly show up tion. a huge amount of gratitude, and we to read to classrooms and find other Curtis received a bachelor of science also need to remember that our own ways to maintain a close connection degree in agriculture from the Univer- military readiness needs to be on con- with students. sity of Tennessee-Martin and a master

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.039 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6886 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 of science degree in agriculture eco- velopment and wish him nothing but sight and Reform among oversight Re- nomics from the University of Ten- the best in a well-deserved retirement. publicans. nessee. Despite that, Curtis remains a KENTUCKY’S ECONOMIC FAILURES AND The minority—the Republicans— very loyal fan of the University of Ken- LOCKDOWNS have requested several hearings, but tucky Wildcats. Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to unfortunately, Chairwoman MALONEY On behalf of the U.S. House of Rep- bring attention to Kentucky’s avoid- and the majority House Democrats are resentatives and the citizens of Ken- able economic failures during this very uninterested or unwilling to comply. tucky’s First Congressional District, I serious pandemic. Unfortunately, So we have taken it upon ourselves to ask my colleagues to join me in con- COVID–19 has taken a harsh toll on the inquire and pretty much open up inves- gratulating Curtis on his retirement economies of all 50 States. However, tigations with our staff, with our in- and thank him for his many years of harmful policies from Democrat-run vestigators, and have taken data from honorable service to the farmers and States have only made the problem our whistleblowers and different stake- ranchers of Kentucky. worse. At a time when we should be en- holders with each investigation. Kentucky farmers and American couraging the safe reopening of our We currently have caught a situation farmers are better off today as a result economy, Kentucky’s Governor re- before the election, in California, of Curtis Hancock’s long service on cently issued an order shutting down where—with the CARES Act—there their behalf. I wish Curtis and his wife, schools and indoor dining. was a part called the Help America Mary Elizabeth, the very best in the Kentucky’s restaurants were already Vote Act that allocated funds for dif- years to come. suffering from the last round of shut- ferent States to educate voters on how HONORING THE NEW CHAIR OF PADUCAH AIRPORT downs, and this short-sighted order to vote. In other words, to educate vot- Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise will only cause more pain and suf- ers on where their precincts are and today to honor Jay Matheny for being fering. how to fill out an absentee ballot— elected chairman of the Barkley Re- To make matters worse, our Gov- things that are perfectly legal and gional Airport Authority Board. ernor is producing no data to justify things that the Federal Government Mr. Matheny will oversee the ongo- the need to shut down businesses which should fund, and the State government ing construction work for the new ter- have dramatically adjusted to the chal- should administer. minal for the airport, which he has al- lenges presented by COVID–19. And the Mr. Speaker, within the rules—some- ready been closely involved with. The end of in-person learning will only cre- thing that a lot of times my friends on project has been called the airport for ate more challenges for students and the other side of the aisle don’t think our future, and I believe that Mr. teachers. Furthermore, it flies in the apply to themselves—but in the rules Matheny is the right person to see this face of CDC recommendations that the of the Help America Vote Act, it spe- project through to its scheduled com- safest place for our children is in cifically says what those Federal funds pletion in 2023. school. can and cannot be used for. One of the Due to west Kentucky’s proximity to Unfortunately, small business owners things that it specifically says the Fed- the other major airports of St. Louis, are not the only ones negatively af- eral funds cannot be used for is to get Louisville, and Nashville, this terminal fected by these lockdowns. Workers out the vote efforts. will attract more flights and bring nu- have been put out of a job through no But in California, which was awarded merous economic opportunities to the fault of their own. And to make mat- $35 million in the CARES Act of Help region. I am proud of the multiple enti- ters worse, Kentucky’s State govern- America Vote Act funds, their Sec- ties that have worked together from ment has proven itself too incompetent retary of State Padilla took the $35 the city, State, and Federal levels to to distribute unemployment payments million. The normal process would be get this project underway. in a timely manner. to advertise bids for a contract, but Congratulations, once again, to Mr. Right now, Kentucky has the second Secretary Padilla did what a lot of Matheny for being chosen as chairman. highest unemployment backlog in Democrat secretaries of state—and un- I look forward to the completion of America, with just 20 percent of bene- fortunately, some Republican secre- this airport terminal and the economic fits going out 3 weeks after a claim is taries of state did—they said, Oh, there growth it will provide for Paducah and made. That is unacceptable. Our sur- is a pandemic. We can’t do this the nor- west Kentucky. rounding States of Indiana and Ten- mal way. We have to do it a special b 1600 nessee are more than doubling that way. HONORING GARY JONES OF MUHLENBERG COUNTY number, getting 60 percent of payments So he awarded this contract with no Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to out after 3 weeks. If a politician single- bid. There were plenty of vendors that honor Gary Jones of Muhlenberg Coun- handedly puts people out of work, the were interested in bidding on that con- ty on his extraordinary tenure as the least they can do is process their un- tract but he awarded it to one. And in director of the Muhlenberg Alliance for employment claims in a timely man- the Help America Vote Act it specifi- Progress. ner. cally says that vendors can’t be par- Gary will be retiring at the end of Kentucky families are struggling tisan. That is common sense, right? the month after 8 years of leadership from these lockdowns and, unfortu- This contract that he awarded, a $35 with the Alliance for Progress where he nately, finding little help from their million of our Federal taxpayer funds has aggressively prioritized economic State government in Frankfort. The in a no-bid process, the firm that re- development in Western Kentucky. In livelihoods of working families and job ceived that contract was called this role, he has worked tirelessly to creators have been cast aside by power- SKDKnickerbocker. I invite you right attract jobs to Muhlenberg County and hungry politicians and it is delaying now to get your phone out and put in empower job creators in the region. our economic recovery. We must do ‘‘SKDKnickerbocker,’’ and look at A fellow graduate of my alma mater better. We must safely reopen the econ- their website. of Western Kentucky University, his omy and support our small businesses It will pop up, and what you will see 46-year career has spanned across roles and workers. is a picture of Joe Biden and KAMALA in education, the coal industry, local Mr. Speaker, with a vaccine on the HARRIS shaking hands. And it proudly government, and the Federal Govern- horizon, the best thing we can do for says—on the very top of the website— ment. our economy is to safely reopen. Fur- ‘‘We want to congratulate our clients, These diverse work experiences have ther shutdowns are doing nothing but Joe Biden and KAMALA HARRIS, for made him keenly aware of the eco- digging a further hole for our economy changing America, and for winning.’’ nomic deeds facing rural communities. to get out of. In Kentucky, we can do So this firm, SKDKnickerbocker was His ability to develop relationships better. clearly a partisan firm. This firm rep- with community and industry leaders OVERSIGHT AND REFORM REPUBLICAN resented the Biden campaign. has also been instrumental to his job- INVESTIGATION Now, my question to anyone inter- attraction efforts. Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ested in this—and I think most tax- Mr. Speaker, I thank Gary for his talk about the ongoing investigation payers would be interested in this—ob- sincere efforts to improve economic de- within the House Committee on Over- viously, the House Democrats on the

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That is ille- troller in California isn’t willing to State out on this contract, then I think gal. write that check for the bill, that we have a problem with this govern- Mr. Speaker, we have sent letters to proves that there was a problem there. ment agency. Secretary Padilla asking him what his If anything I have said today is incor- Government is too big. I have been in intentions were and why he did not fol- rect, then I welcome Secretary Padilla Washington 4 years now. There are a low the law on this contract. He has to answer our inquiry. And if anything lot of buildings in this city with a lot not replied. I have made this public. I I have said that was not right, I will of government employees, a lot of gov- went on the Tucker Carlson Show a few apologize to the secretary of state for ernment programs. Honestly, in my months ago and brought this to the Na- that. But clearly, sitting there not re- opinion, we don’t have the ability to tion’s attention. As a result of this, sponding, is not helping the situation continue to fund all of these govern- and our messaging and our inquiries, and, again, it is not going to go away. ment programs, all of these govern- the media in California has been writ- Mr. Speaker, now another thing with ment agencies, and all of these govern- ing about this. this contract, I have spelled out the ment employees. If we can find govern- The Sacramento Bee wrote just this problem that the State of California, ment agencies that refuse to do their past week that the California comp- the secretary of state has with this $35 jobs, then we should eliminate those troller has refused to pay the $35 mil- million no-bid contract. The next part government agencies. lion bill to SKDKnickerbocker because of the problem with this particular in- So, my remarks today are specifi- they know there is a problem with this vestigation is our committee has sent cally about the contract in California with the Secretary of State, the con- no-bid contract awarded to a partisan numerous letters to a government tract for the Help America Vote Act, firm that was Joe Biden’s main digital agency that a lot of people probably which was in the CARES Act, which firm to microtarget certain voters in never heard of, called the Election As- was a no-bid contract to a partisan California. sistance Commission. firm to do illegal things, like microtar- Mr. Speaker, what I am asking for The Election Assistance Commission get voters. That is my first complaint, now is for the comptroller of California is a government agency, bureaucracy, the $35 million. to just go ahead and do the right thing entity—whatever you want to call it— and send that $35 million back to the My second complaint is the Election that is supposed to be the watchdog for Assistance Commission. With the one Treasury. We don’t want taxpayer dol- Federal funding pertaining to elec- request that we made, I have been very lars being spent on improper, illegal, tions. They have an inspector general. unimpressed, disappointed, shocked, to unethical, and partisan instances. And I have written—and on those letters, the point now I am angered. Now, as a that is what happened in California. they were signed by my colleague on Now, another reason this isn’t going taxpayer and someone who wants to the Committee on Oversight and Re- get the back of the taxpayer, I think it to go away—I am not an expert on form, JODY HICE of Georgia, and the California politics—but while I was is time to look at this agency and say: ranking member of the House Adminis- Is this something that we need moving waiting for my time to speak, I read tration Committee, RODNEY DAVIS of forward? several things that said Secretary of Illinois—we have jointly written let- Mr. Speaker, I am going to conclude State Padilla is the frontrunner to fill ters to the Inspector General of the my remarks, again, with reference to KAMALA HARRIS’ seat for the U.S. Sen- Election Assistance Commission for the Committee on Oversight and Re- ate. I strongly encourage the secretary the Inspector General to investigate form. As a member of the committee of state to answer House Republicans’ this $35 million contract. We wrote for the past 4 years, I have heard a lot inquiries on this issue, because if he these letters weeks in advance of the of Democrats complain about the 2016 doesn’t answer it now and he does, in November elections. And we have got- election, imply that there were irreg- fact, get confirmed to the U.S. Senate, ten back form letters, kind of like form ularities in the election. I have heard he is probably going to have to answer letters that we send out to people that my friend DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ it in front of the Senate Committee on call our office every day and ask for complain, probably rightfully so, about Ethics. things that we are probably not going the emails being hacked at the Demo- Now, one thing that I pledged to do to be able to do. We always reply with cratic National Committee. We have when I became ranking member of the nice form letters. That is what the had discussions about that. House Committee on Oversight and Re- ranking members of the House Com- I know that when Elijah Cummings form is, we weren’t just going to iden- mittee on Oversight and Reform and became chairman of the committee, tify problems. We were going to try to the House Administration Committee the first witness he had was Michael represent the taxpayers, and we got. Cohen to talk about irregularities in weren’t just going to identify instances If the Election Assistance Commis- the 2016 election that he saw from the of waste, fraud and abuse, like this $35 sion can’t investigate this one thing in Trump campaign and things like that. million no-bid contract in California. this election—and I am not even going We had those committee hearings, and We were going to try to claw back that to get into a debate today about we have had a lot of those committee money—get the money back. It seems whether there were irregularities or hearings. like forever in Congress, Members of not. That is not what I am discussing Here we are today, several weeks Congress do the right thing and they today. I am discussing a specific irreg- after the Presidential election. Regard- identify wrongful spending, but noth- ularity that involved taxpayer dollars. less of your opinion of the election, re- ing ever happens. No one is ever held gardless of your opinion of the rightful 1615 accountable. Certainly, the taxpayers b winner, regardless of your opinion of never get their money back. This is an If the Election Assistance Commis- whether there were major irregular- instance we are not going to let up. sion inspector general cannot inves- ities or not, there are a lot of Ameri- Mr. Speaker, we are operating in a tigate that and come up with an an- cans who have a lot of questions about huge deficit. We have to be accountable swer and say, ‘‘Okay, the Secretary the the election process. for the taxpayers. That is the job of State was right,’’ or, ‘‘Okay, you were There were a lot of things in this this Congress. The Committee on Over- right, and the money should be re- election that were unique, not just the sight and Reform is serious. The Re- turned,’’ if they can’t get us an answer absentee voting process where the rules publicans on the Committee on Over- on that, then the next step we are were changed in the middle of the sight and Reform are going in a new di- going to suggest, as Republican mem- game, but also the number of people rection. Not only are we going to iden- bers of the Committee on Oversight who voted by mail and voted absentee.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.043 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6888 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 I feel like the American people de- I am pleased that many of my col- and Judy Spray Memorial Post Office Build- serve one committee in this Chamber leagues, including Congressman CEDRIC ing’’. H.R. 3847. An act to designate the facility to step up and hold a hearing and hear RICHMOND, incoming Assistant Speaker of the United States Postal Service located both sides. If I were Chairwoman MALO- Congresswoman KATHERINE CLARK, and at 117 West Poythress Street in Hopewell, NEY or JAMIE RASKIN or GERRY CON- many of my colleagues in the CBC and Virginia, as the ‘‘Reverend Curtis West Har- NOLLY or Mr. CLAY, or anybody on the broader Tri-Caucus, have also taken a ris Post Office Building’’. committee who hears this request, if I leadership role on this issue in legisla- H.R. 3870. An act to designate the facility believed there weren’t any irregular- tion. of the United States Postal Service located ities, I would want to have a hearing to Confronting and rooting out the sys- at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New make the Republicans look bad. I am York, as the ‘‘Normandia Maldonado Post temic racism that is still rampant in Office Building’’. disappointed that we are not doing our many facets of American life requires H.R. 4034. An act to designate the facility job in the Committee on Oversight and us to examine the painful truth in of the United States Postal Service located Reform. order to fix it. It is an indisputable his- at 602 Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, Wash- But with the specific investigation torical fact that many local and State ington, as the ‘‘John Henry Turpin Post Of- that Republicans have done in Cali- law enforcement practices in this coun- fice Building’’. H.R. 4200. An act to designate the facility fornia, without any help from the try grew out of the legacy of racism Democrats—we don’t need their help. of the United States Postal Service located and slavery. at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colo- We don’t need their help on this. We As millions of Americans are de- rado, as the ‘‘Sergeant David Kinterknecht have already proven it. The comp- manding criminal justice reform and a Post Office’’. troller in California knows it. We are change in the training and culture of H.R. 4279. An act to designate the facility now asking to send the money back. policing, passage of this constitutional of the United States Postal Service located If you are not going to explain, Sec- amendment would send a clear signal: at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsyl- retary Padilla, if you don’t want to vania, as the ‘‘Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Bigotry and profits will no longer be Office’’. talk about it, that is fine. Send the used to deny any person their dignity. money back, and taxpayers will move H.R. 4672. An act to designate the facility Our criminal justice system and laws of the United States Postal Service located on. cannot be fully respected until we end at 21701 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance this injustice that allows dispropor- Cupertino, California, as the ‘‘Petty Officer of my time. tionate numbers of Black and Brown 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post f Office Building’’. people to be imprisoned and enslaved. H.R. 4725. An act to designate the facility END PUNISHMENT CLAUSE IN 13TH As I retire from Congress next of the United States Postal Service located AMENDMENT month, I urge my colleagues to make at 8585 Criterion Drive in Colorado Springs, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under passage of this legislation an urgent Colorado, as the ‘‘Chaplain (Capt.) Dale the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- national priority. America cannot heal Goetz Memorial Post Office Building’’. and move forward until we have real H.R. 4785. An act to designate the facility uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Mis- of the United States Postal Service located souri (Mr. CLAY) is recognized for 60 equality for all instead of just for at 1305 U.S. Highway 90 West in Castroville, minutes as the designee of the major- some. Texas, as the ‘‘Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain ity leader. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Rairdan Post Office’’. Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to of my time. H.R. 4875. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located share with the House that I am really f reserving the time for Mr. at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Ohio, as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dry- BUTTERFIELD from North Carolina, but den Post Office’’. I will begin. I want to thank my col- A message from the Senate by Ms. H.R. 4971. An act to designate the facility league, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, for leading Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that of the United States Postal Service located this Special Order hour this evening. the Senate has passed without amend- at 15 East Market Street in Leesburg, Vir- Mr. Speaker, our Nation was founded ment bills of the House of the following ginia, as the ‘‘Norman Duncan Post Office on principles of liberty and justice for titles: Building’’. some, but not for all. In fact, it took 89 H.R. 4975. An act to designate the facility H.R. 473. An act to authorize the Every of the United States Postal Service located years after the Declaration of Inde- Word We Utter Monument to establish a at 1201 Sycamore Square Drive in pendence and a brutal Civil War to fi- commemorative work in the District of Co- Midlothian, Virginia, as the ‘‘Dorothy nally end most forms of slavery. lumbia and its environs, and for other pur- Braden Bruce Post Office Building’’. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. poses. H.R. 5062. An act to designate the facility Constitution was ratified on December H.R. 2246. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 6, 1865, ending slavery but preserving of the United States Postal Service located at 9930 Conroy Windermere Road in involuntary servitude for some incar- at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Windermere, Florida, as the ‘‘Officer Robert cerated persons. Mississippi, as the ‘‘Deputy Donald William German Post Office Building’’. Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman H.R. 5307. An act to designate the facility After a raging debate, former James White Memorial Post Office Build- of the United States Postal Service located slaveholders in the Southern States ing’’. at 115 Nicol Avenue in Thomasville, Ala- held enough influence to preserve the H.R. 2454. An act to designate the facility bama, as the ‘‘Postmaster Robert Ingram practice and were able to include a of the United States Postal Service located Post Office’’. loophole in the 13th Amendment to at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, H.R. 5317. An act to designate the facility continue to allow slavery as punish- South Dakota, as the ‘‘Ben Reifel Post Office of the United States Postal Service located ment for a crime. Building’’. at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houston, Over the next 155 years, that punish- H.R. 2969. An act to designate the facility Texas, as the ‘‘Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building’’. ment clause was used as a club to over- of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, H.R. 5954. An act to designate the facility incarcerate African Americans and Florida, as the ‘‘Althea Margaret Daily Mills of the United States Postal Service located other minorities for profit and in com- Post Office Building’’. at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, plete violation of their human dignity. H.R. 3005. An act to designate the facility as the ‘‘Holly Veterans Memorial Post Of- Black Americans were immediately of the United States Postal Service located fice’’. targeted and arrested by law enforce- at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, The message also announced that the ment for minor infractions, and the as the ‘‘Ray Chavez Post Office Building’’. Senate has agreed to without amend- practice of forced prison labor began H.R. 3275. An act to designate the facility ment a concurrent resolution of the and still persists to this day. of the United States Postal Service located House of the following title: That is why I, joined by Senator JEFF at 340 Wetmore Avenue in Grand River, Ohio, as the ‘‘Lance Corporal Andy ‘Ace’ Nowacki H. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution di- MERKLEY from Oregon, introduced leg- Post Office’’. recting the Clerk of the House of Representa- islation to amend the Constitution to H.R. 3680. An act to designate the facility tives to make a correction in the enrollment clarify that neither slavery nor invol- of the United States Postal Service located of H.R. 1830. untary servitude may be used as pun- at 415 North Main Street in Henning, The message also announced that the ishment for a crime. Tennesee, as the ‘‘Paula Croom Robinson Senate has passed bills of the following

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An act to designate the facility of bers will have 5 legislative days to re- and Texas. the United States Postal Service located at vise and extend their remarks on this Then after those seven States had se- 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyo- Special Order. ceded from the Union, Abraham Lin- ming, as the ‘‘Robert L. Brown Post Office’’. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there coln takes the oath of office and be- f objection to the request of the gen- comes the 16th President of the United tleman from North Carolina? States. The oath of office took place on RECOGNIZING 155TH ANNIVERSARY March 3. Today, as we all know, it is OF 13TH AMENDMENT There was no objection. Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I January 20, but during those times it The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under have said for years that the passage was March 3. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- and ratification of the 13th Amend- After Lincoln was installed and inau- uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from North ment is one of the most significant gurated as President, four more States Carolina (Mr. BUTTERFIELD) is recog- pieces of legislation ever considered by seceded from the Union. They were Vir- nized for the remainder of the hour as this body. Had Congress and the States ginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and the designee of the majority leader. failed to eliminate the despicable insti- Tennessee. Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I tution of slavery, the American experi- Now, Mr. Speaker, the United States yield such time as she may consume to ment would have failed and failed mis- is faced with a constitutional crisis of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. erably. monumental proportions. Eleven BASS), the distinguished chair of the This afternoon, the Congressional States, these 11 Southern States, are Congressional Black Caucus. now considering themselves a separate Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Black Caucus lifts up this American history for the American people to see nation. They refer to themselves as the commemorate the 155th anniversary of Confederate States of America. the ratification of the 13th Amend- and understand. In the year 1860, the Republican can- The so-called Confederate States ment. were formally created on March 11, a On December 18, 1865, the 13th didate for President was Abraham Lin- mere 8 days following Lincoln’s inau- Amendment was ratified, officially coln. Three candidates opposed Lin- guration. The Confederate States of ending more than 256 years of enslave- coln: Stephen Douglas from Illinois, America adopted a constitution. They ment in the United States for nearly 4 representing the Northern wing of the created a currency, elected its political million enslaved African Americans. Democratic Party; John Breckinridge The 13th Amendment provides that: from Kentucky, representing the leaders, stood up a military, adopted a ‘‘Neither slavery nor involuntary ser- Southern wing of the Democratic flag, and attempted to do everything a vitude, except as a punishment for Party; and John Bell from Tennessee, developing nation would do. crime whereof the party shall have representing the Constitutional Union Great tension now existed between been duly convicted, shall exist within Party. the 23 Union States and the 11 Confed- the United States, or any place subject During this election, Mr. Speaker, erate States. So, Mr. Speaker, we all to their jurisdiction.’’ the Southern States, the slaveholding know what happened then. On April 12, After the Civil War, the 13th Amend- Southern States, were very fearful 1861, at 4:30 in the morning, Confed- ment was the first of three reconstruc- that, if elected, Abraham Lincoln erate soldiers opened fired upon Union tion amendments adopted. The loop- would find a way to end slavery and de- soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Caro- hole sentence, however, ‘‘except as a prive them of their slaves. lina, in the city of Charleston, and the punishment for crime,’’ allowed for Af- Over a period of 240 years, southern Civil War begins. rican Americans to continue cruel, in- plantation owners had purchased Afri- It was a brutal war. Southern States voluntary labor under what is known can citizens who had been transshipped had declared war on the Union. Thou- as the Black Codes. to the United States from the con- sands of soldiers lost their lives on To be enslaved, specific laws were tinent of Africa. both sides of the battle lines. passed to ensure that African Ameri- President Lincoln, Mr. Speaker, be- b 1630 cans would be constantly arrested, and came very weary. The war was taking then the government would lease The original Constitution, which was its toll on him. It was taking its toll on human beings out. As African Ameri- effective March 4, 1789, addressed the the democracy. So on September 22, cans continued to be viewed as prop- issue of slavery. It contained a provi- 1862, Lincoln issued what we now know erty, the government leased people out sion that would maintain the slave as the preliminary Emancipation Proc- to businesses, farms, and other types of trade for at least 20 years after the lamation, announcing that, if the profit-making ventures. ratification of the Constitution, until rebels did not end the fighting and re- I would like to acknowledge the January 1, 1809. Though the legal end join the Union by January 1, 1863, 100 former chair of the Congressional of the slave trade occurred in 1809, days later, all slaves in the rebellious Black Caucus, and the CBC’s resident slave trafficking continued, to be sure. States would be free. historian, to lead this Special Order Slave women were impregnated by On January 1, 1863, Lincoln did what hour acknowledging this very impor- males of both races and encouraged to he threatened he would do. President tant anniversary. bear large numbers of children. By 1860, Lincoln, using his power as Com- Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, there were nearly 4 mil- mander in Chief of the military, issued thank Congresswoman BASS very much lion slaves in the United States, most- an executive order. That order is re- for those very kind words, and I thank ly in Southern States. The border ferred to as the historic Emancipation her for her friendship and for her lead- States of Delaware, Kentucky, Mary- Proclamation. ership over the last 2 years as she has land, Missouri, and West Virginia also Mr. Speaker, that proclamation is led the 55 men and women of the Con- had a large number of slaves. often recited, and I will recite it here gressional Black Caucus. I certainly On November 6, 1860, Mr. Speaker, it today. know from past experience that it is a was the Presidential election. The It reads as follows. This is the Eman- daunting challenge to lead such a cau- American voters spoke, and did they cipation Proclamation. It says: cus. But I thank her so much for her speak loudly. Abraham Lincoln became ‘‘On the first day of January, in the leadership, and I look forward to the the 16th President of the United States year of our Lord one thousand eight future leadership of our new chair, of America, winning a very large num- hundred sixty-three, all persons held as Congresswoman JOYCE BEATTY. ber of electoral votes. slaves within any State or designated Today, the Congressional Black Cau- Immediately following his election, part of a State, the people whereof cus is convening to present a Special Southern States, 11 Southern States shall then be in rebellion against the

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BUTTERFIELD for facilitating and such persons, or any of them, in any ef- waived their handkerchiefs as the anchoring this Special Order high- forts they may make for their actual House of Representatives passed the lighting the importance and relevance freedom.’’ 13th Amendment. It was a grand, grand and impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th A very powerful executive order by event. Amendments on changing America. President Lincoln. Mr. Speaker, in the final vote, all 86 Of course, we know that the 13th But, Mr. Speaker, Lincoln’s Emanci- House Republicans voted in favor of Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th pation Proclamation was monumental. the 13th Amendment, along with 15 Amendment gave Blacks and former It proclaimed that slaves residing in Democrats, 14 unconditional Unionists, slaves citizenship, and the 15th Amend- the States that were in armed rebellion and 4 Union men. The opposition came ment gave newly freed slaves the right from 50 Democrats and 6 Union men. against the Union were free. Union to vote. To amend the Constitution, not only military forces descended upon South- The period preceding, during, and does an amendment need to pass both ern States to quiet the rebellion and to Houses of Congress, but it must be rati- after the Civil War, known as Recon- bring freedom to the slaves. fied by three-fourths of the States. struction, is not only one of the most But, Mr. Speaker, there was great After the passage by the Senate and sordid, but the most violent and most dispute—great dispute—among the the House, the ratification process be- repressive periods in our history. legal scholars of that day as to the gins. On February 1, 1865, the very, The most interesting part of all of legal effect of the Emancipation Proc- very next day, the following day, this, though, is not yesterday. The lamation. though not required, President Lincoln most interesting part is that there are Lincoln took the position that, as signed the 13th Amendment, beginning individuals and groups in our country Commander in Chief, he possessed the ratification. It had to be ratified by 27 today who are attempting to take us authority to enter orders that would States. back to that period, and we can never deprive the enemy of any instruments Ratification is now underway. The let that happen. that would aid them in winning the first State, as you can image, Mr. b 1645 war. The slaves were a major asset to Speaker, was Lincoln’s home State of the slaveholders who were in rebellion. Illinois, the very next day, February 1, In U.S. News Today, there is an arti- So Lincoln took the position that he 1865, followed by Michigan, Maryland, cle defining how some historians, some possessed the power, the absolute New York, Pennsylvania, West Vir- boards of education, some school power as Commander in Chief, to free ginia, Missouri, Maine, Kansas, Massa- boards have attempted to rewrite and the slaves. chusetts, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Ne- teach a history that is very different But some scholars argued that the vada, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, than the real history. legal effect of the proclamation was Vermont, Tennessee, and Arkansas. When you consider the number of in- doubtful. It was a singular act of the And later that day, Arkansas, which dividuals who are part of the mass in- President, they said, without congres- is Mr. DAVIS’ home State—I saw Mr. carceration system who are forced to sional approval or popular vote. There DAVIS walk on the floor a moment ago. work for nothing and whose rights are was some question whether the effect Arkansas ratified the amendment on suspended, that takes us back a ways. of the proclamation would cease at the April 14, 1865. And when you consider efforts to pre- end of the war, some question how the And later that day, President Abra- vent and make it difficult or basically Supreme Court would rule if the Presi- ham Lincoln was assassinated here in impossible for people to vote, that nul- dent’s order was eventually judicially Washington, D.C. But ratification con- lifies the 15th Amendment. reviewed. tinued, and they had needed six more So you see, Brother BUTTERFIELD, On April 8, 1864, right in the middle States. when you consider the times that we of the war, Mr. Speaker, just before the On May 4, 1865, it was Connecticut, are in, one would have to conclude that Presidential election, the United followed by New Hampshire, followed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments States Senate passed a 13th Amend- by South Carolina, followed by Ala- are all under serious attack, and we ment to the Constitution, and it need- bama and then my home State of must glory in the fact that we have ed the approval of this body, the House North Carolina on December 4, 1865. overcome some of the obstacles, but we of Representatives, for it to become And then, finally, Mr. Speaker, on De- also must be vigilant, vigilant to the cember 6 of 1865, the final State of law. But House approval was uncertain. extent of never going back to that pe- So, 7 months later, after it had Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment. riod. When the State of Georgia ratified passed the Senate, 7 months later, on We must be able to say even as a 12- the 13th Amendment on December 6, year old girl said when she wrote a lit- November 8, 1864, Lincoln was then re- 1865, 245 years of slavery legally ended. tle poem that said: No chains on my elected. Lincoln was determined now to Four million slaves are free. The hands, no chains on my feet, but the take ownership of this legislation to former slaves now begin a long and dif- abolish slavery. Lincoln demanded that ficult period of reconstruction. chains on my mind are keeping me this body, the House of Representa- In 1868, the former slaves became from being free. tives, pass the legislation that had citizens, with the 14th Amendment. So I thank you again for anchoring been passed by the Senate. They obtained the right to vote in 1870 this Special Order, and I thank you for Lincoln’s election platform had under the 15th Amendment. reminding us that freedom is a hard- promised that slavery would be abol- In closing, Mr. Speaker, December 6 won thing. Each generation has to win ished by amendment. Lincoln de- is Abolition Day in America, and we it and win it again. manded action. White Northern aboli- should observe it and recognize this Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Thank you, tionists, Black abolitionists, demanded history. As elected Members of Con- Congressman DAVIS, for your pas- action. The war was now at a fever’s gress, Black and White, Democrat and sionate leadership. You will recall, pitch. Abolition, Mr. Speaker, had to Republican, we must rededicate our- Congressman, that 5 years ago, Presi- happen. selves to the complete elimination of dent Obama graced us with his pres- On January 31, 1865, finally, the intentional and systemic racism in ence when we celebrated the 150th an- House of Representatives, this body, fi- America. Mr. Speaker, this is our chal- niversary of the 13th Amendment, and nally took up the question of passage lenge. your eloquence this afternoon really of the 13th Amendment. When the vote Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to adds to that history. was taken that day, the 13th Amend- yield to the gentleman from Illinois Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- ment passed by a two-vote margin, a (Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS). woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE).

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.047 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6891 Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I South would help the Union crush the into this, Lincoln and his allies see thank the gentleman for yielding. I Confederate rebellion and win the Civil what is before you to focus on the most also thank the gentleman for bringing War. We became a practical part of important thing that this amendment us together on such an important mo- saving the Union. We became the cor- protects the slaves now born and in the ment, and of course, as he reflected on nerstone, the descendents of enslaved United States, but also the millions the fact that I think we were together Africans. yet to be born. He was committed to just a few years ago in the National Ar- The question of slavery was not the passage of the 13th Amendment. He chives commemorating the importance based upon the brutality of the separa- authorizes allies to entice House mem- of these amendments, but also the tion of families, the beating that was bers with plum positions and other in- Emancipation Proclamation. suffered, the sheer brutality of it. No, ducements, reportedly telling them: I And for those of us in Texas or in it was not that. I do not find fault for leave it to you to determine how it places past the Mississippi, if I might that era, but people need to understand shall be done, but remember that I am start with the question of freedom, we that it was not because someone bowed President of the United States, cloaked did not get the full impact of freedom their heads—they were the abolition- with immense power, and I expect you until 1865. Abraham Lincoln pro- ists—and said, Oh, how sad it is that to procure the votes. claimed the slaves free with his pro- human beings are being held in bond- The whip is on the floor, Mr. CLY- nouncement in 1863, and then it took age. We became a calculating force. BURN. I am all the sudden elevated in General Granger 2 years to come and But look at the numbers. Four mil- my capacity as a whip because this present that to those of us west of the lion enslaved. One would wonder why President Lincoln was determined to Mississippi. this is a sacred moment on the floor of have his agents on the floor use that This is why I think this moment on the House. authority to get what needed to be the floor of the House, Mr. Speaker and So Lincoln’s Emancipation Procla- done. On January 31, 1865, the House of Mr. BUTTERFIELD, is a sacred and som- mation, which took effect in 1863, an- Representatives passed the proposed ber moment. We can declare this a nor- nounced that all enslaved people held amendment with a vote of 119–56, with mal course of business, Mr. MFUME, in the States—then in rebellion against the required two-thirds majority. that we are on the floor debating, as we the United States—shall be then there Mr. Speaker, I started out by saying usually do, but I really call this a sa- forward and forever free. this is a sacred moment. I hope the cred moment because it is a moment to But the Emancipation Proclamation people at home and our colleagues can educate the American people. It is a itself did not end slavery in the United see what slavery represented, the bru- moment to go full circle, if you will, to States, as it only applied to the 11 Con- tality of the back of this slave. It all of the social justice advocacies that federate States then at war against the didn’t take much to be whipped, we have done, all of the issues that pre- Union. whipped, and whipped. So scarred, so tended to divide us. Remember, we became the practical brutalized that you were almost to I think the reason is that, does any- cornerstone of trying to end the war, death. Or to see a family so like chat- one understand the legacy of those who to stop the rebellion, and to preserve tel, so like property, so demeaned. are descendants of enslaved Africans? the Union. I am glad the Union was Families separated, babies separated. That we had to wait for an amend- preserved. I am glad we are the United Children becoming more valuable than ment to give us the fullness of a human States of America. mom and dad; dad becoming more valu- being. We were not counted as human Yet it is so crucial in the under- able. beings fully when the Constitution was standing of even this year of 2020, even And I remember reading the Slave written. understanding the horrors of George Narratives, and they said that a woman Just imagine coming from a legacy Floyd’s death, what his family still suf- told her slave husband to come home where you were not counted as one, fers, and why there was such a rage of quick from where he was working in you were counted less than one. And young people and why the words another plantation because they are until this amendment, the idea of slav- ‘‘Black Lives Matter’’ came because of getting ready to sell their children in ery of which we had been property, the brutality of our history, and here, one place and her in another. We need counted as property. So I think it is in the 21st century, we are still suf- you home, she said. important to read the 13th Amend- fering from the inequities of those that Who would imagine that human ment: ‘‘Neither slavery nor involun- did not understand not only the ques- beings would have collars around their tary servitude, except as a punishment tion of justice, but also the question of necks, slavery so brutal that it was un- for crime whereof the party shall have the brutality and the history of slav- speakable and could not be heard? been fully convicted, shall exist within ery. So today, as we commemorate the the United States, or any place subject Maybe there would have been a bet- 155th anniversary of this important to their jurisdiction. Congress shall ter understanding if a little history step, realizing that it had to go have the power to enforce this article was woven into where we are today. As through as an amendment to all of the by appropriate legislation.’’ I indicated, the Emancipation Procla- States, what a journey it was. Think of that. Even indentured serv- mation did not do it because, as it said, I think the words of Sojourner Truth ants had a different status than anyone it did not deal with States like Massa- are telling, and that is why we fought who was a descendent of enslaved Afri- chusetts and Ohio, to my under- to have her busts, her statue here when cans who came to this country in 1619 standing. It did not deal with those she was at an abolitionist meeting and and a little bit before. That is what we States. someone said, Yes, sir, what do you discuss today. That is the issue of the In April 1864, the United States Sen- want? And she said, Ain’t I a woman? I 13th Amendment. And it is important ate passed a proposed amendment ban- born 13 children and I have seen most to realize that the Framers never used ning slavery with the necessary two- all of them sold into slavery. the words slave, shareholder, master, thirds majority, but it faulted in the That is why we are on the floor or slavery anywhere in the Constitu- House of Representatives as more and today. We are on the floor today be- tion. That is almost to say that we had more Democrats refused to support it. cause of the continued misunder- no valid space even in a negative con- So it was not an easy journey. standing of race in this Nation. notation. When Congress reconvened in Decem- We are on the floor today because So to actually realize why this is so ber 1864, the emboldened Republicans more of us need to understand what sacred, let me give you some of his- put the proposed amendment up for a H.R. 40 is all about. It is a magnificent tory. By 1861, when the Civil War broke vote again, and Lincoln threw himself piece of legislation that deals with the out, more than four million people— in the legislative process, something questions of the commission to study nearly all of them African decent— that gives leadership and substance to and develop reparation proposals. It is were enslaved in 15 Southern and bor- the idea of freeing slaves, freeing a reflection of the history of African der States. By 1862, President Abraham human beings. Americans in this country. It is a sim- Lincoln came to believe firmly that The Constitution now is a stronger ple process of getting a commission emancipating enslaved people in the document because, as he put himself that dignifies what happened to us and

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That is why we stand here ducements, reportedly telling them: ‘‘I leave it excluded from ‘‘those political processes ordi- today. to you to determine how it shall be done; but narily to be relied upon to protect’’ them, to So I thank Mr. BUTTERFIELD for remember that I am President of the United quote Chief Justice Hughes’ famous Carolene yielding, and I thank this body for un- States, clothed with immense power, and I ex- Products Footnote 4. derstanding this is a sacred moment. pect you to procure those votes.’’ For these reasons, the history of the United Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of this On January 31, 1865, the House of Rep- States is intertwined with the history of body and the Committee on the Judiciary, I resentatives passed the proposed amendment enslaved Africans in the Americas. am pleased to join my colleagues in this Spe- with a vote of 119–56, just over the required There is blood and there are tears, but there cial Order marking the anniversary of the pas- two-thirds majority, and the following day, Lin- is also redemption and reconciliation. sage on December 6, 1865 of the 13th coln approved a joint resolution of Congress But to get there, we must have the complete Amendment to the Constitution and cele- submitting it to the state legislatures for ratifi- truth and lay our history bare. brating the passage of the 14th and 15th cation. It is the light that sheds the way to the more Amendments, known as the Civil Rights Mr. Speaker, the United States is the perfect union all Americans want . Amendments. world’s only superpower and boasts the larg- The Commission created and empowered I thank my colleague, Congressman est economy in the history of the world and for by H.R. 40 is a necessary first step in that ef- BUTTERFIELD, for anchoring this important Spe- many years was the world’s indispensable na- fort to get to truth and reconciliation about the cial Order and am remembering our late col- tion and the example that all aspiring democ- Original Sin of American Slavery that is nec- league, John Lewis, a great and beloved man, racies wished to emulate. essary to light the way to the beloved commu- who risked and gave his life to make real the But at the same time, this nation has also nity we all seek. promise of those amendments. been home to many searing instances of so- Finally, I join all my colleagues in pointing The 13th Amendment, the first of the three cial unrest resulting from racial injustices, as out that the most fitting and proper means of great Civil War Amendments, was passed in we witnessed this year on the streets of big paying tribute to the beloved John Lewis’s ex- 1865 and abolished slavery. cities and small towns in urban and rural com- traordinary life is for the Senate to immediately The 14th Amendment conferred citizenship munities. take up and pass the John Lewis Voting on the newly emancipated slaves, and the 1st We saw Americans, by the millions across Rights Advancement Act, landmark legislation Amendment prohibited abridging the right to the country, coming from all races and ages, to protect the precious right to vote for all per- vote on account of race, color, or previous engaging in what the late John Lewis called sons and to ensure that our democracy has condition of servitude. ‘‘good trouble’’ by protesting and demanding the tools needed to remain strong. Taken together, these amendments were in- an end to the systemic racial inequality in our Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of this tended and have the effect of making former criminal justice system that too often victim- body and the Committee on the Judiciary, I slaves, and their descendants, full and equal izes and disproportionately treats black Ameri- am pleased to join my colleagues in this Spe- members of the political community known as cans worse, ceteris paribus, when it comes to cial Order marking the anniversary of the pas- the United States of America. suspicion, apprehension, arrest, detention, sage on December 6, 1865 of the 13th By 1861, when the Civil War broke out, trial, sentencing, and incarceration. Amendment to the Constitution and cele- more than 4 million people (nearly all of them While the brutal deaths of George Floyd in brating the passage of the 14th and 15th of African descent) were enslaved in 15 south- Minneapolis and Breanna Taylor in Louisville Amendments, known as the Civil Rights ern and border states. shocked the conscience of the nation, most Amendments. By 1862, President Abraham Lincoln came black Americans will tell you what they experi- I thank my colleague, Congressman to believe firmly that emancipating enslaved enced is not new, but has been occurring for BUTTERFIELD, for anchoring this important Spe- people in the South would help the Union generations, if not centuries. cial Order and am remembering our late col- crush the Confederate rebellion and win the What is critically important to understand is league, John Lewis, a great and beloved man, Civil War. that the instances of brutal and unfair treat- who risked and gave his life to make real the Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which ment the nation has witnessed this year can- promise of those amendments. took effect in 1863, announced that all not be attributed to the proverbial few ‘‘bad The 13th Amendment, the first of the three enslaved people held in the states ‘‘then in re- apples in the bushel’’ but is instead the fore- great Civil War Amendments, was passed in bellion against the United States, shall be seeable consequence of systemic racism and 1865 and abolished slavery. then, thenceforward, and forever free.’’ racial inequality in the system. The 14th Amendment conferred citizenship But the Emancipation Proclamation itself did Not just the criminal justice system, but the on the newly emancipated slaves, and the not end slavery in the United States, as it only health care system, the economic system, and 15th Amendment prohibited abridging the right applied to the 11 Confederate states then at the educational system to name the most glar- to vote on account of race, color, or previous war against the Union, and only to the portion ing examples. condition of servitude. of those states not already under Union con- To find our way out of this dark time, we Taken together, these amendments were in- trol. need to understand how it came to be. tended and have the effect of making former To make emancipation permanent would That is why in January 2019, I introduced slaves, and their descendants, full and equal take a constitutional amendment abolishing H.R. 40, which establishes a commission to members of the political community known as the institution of slavery itself. examine slavery and discrimination in the the United States of America. In April 1864, the U.S. Senate passed a colonies and the United States from 1619 to Section 2 of the 14th Amendment is note- proposed amendment banning slavery with the the present and recommend appropriate rem- worthy because it did two important things. necessary two-thirds majority but it faltered in edies. First, it repealed Article I, Section 2, which the House of Representatives, as more and Among other requirements, the commission counted slaves as 3/5 of a person for pur- more Democrats refused to support it. shall identify (1) the role of federal and state poses of taxation and apportionment of seats When Congress reconvened in December governments in supporting the institution of in the House of Representatives. 1864, the emboldened Republicans put the slavery; (2) forms of discrimination in the pub- Second, it punished states that denied the proposed amendment up for vote again and lic and private sectors against freed slaves right to vote to any male citizen over the age Lincoln threw himself in the legislative proc- and their descendants; and (3) lingering nega- of 21 (who was neither a felon nor had fought ess, inviting individual representatives to his tive effects of slavery on living African-Ameri- on the side of the Confederacy during the Civil office to discuss the amendment and putting cans and society. War) by reducing their population for purposes pressure on border-state Unionists (who had Official slavery ended with the Civil War and of representation in Congress. previously opposed it) to change their position. ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. The Framers knew then, and everyone Lincoln was committed to the passage of But unofficial slavery was continued with the knows now, that the male citizens over the the 13th Amendment, telling his allies to ‘‘see new institution of sharecrop farming, a criminal age of 21 who were being denied the right to what is before you, to focus on the most im- justice system that would press convicts into vote were the former slaves.

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The Framers could have identified those States, clothed with immense power, and I ex- The 15th Amendment states: ‘‘The right of states by name but elected not to do so. pect you to procure those votes.’’ citizens of the United States to vote shall not They chose not to do so because that would On January 31, 1865, the House of Rep- be denied or abridged by the United States or have required them to despoil the sanctity and resentatives passed the proposed amendment by any State on account of race, color, or pre- revolutionary character of the Constitution by with a vote of 119–56, just over the required vious condition of servitude.’’ having to acknowledge explicitly that slavery two-thirds majority, and the following day, Lin- Despite the amendment, by the late 1870s had existed legally in a country founded on coln approved a joint resolution of Congress discriminatory practices were used to prevent the ‘‘self-evident truth’’ that ‘‘all men are cre- submitting it to the state legislatures for ratifi- blacks from exercising their right to vote, es- ated equal.’’ cation. pecially in the South. It is for this reason that the Framers never Mr. Speaker, let me recite the opening sen- It wasn’t until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 used the words ‘‘slave,’’ ‘‘slaveholder,’’ ‘‘mas- tence of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment: that legal barriers were outlawed at the state ter,’’ or ‘‘slavery’’ anywhere in the original ‘‘All persons born or naturalized in the United and local levels if they denied African-Ameri- Constitution. States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, cans their right to vote under the 15th Amend- The single reference in the Amendments is are citizens of the United States and of the ment. the declaration in the 13th Amendment that State wherein they reside.’’ Mr. Speaker, the United States is the ‘‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, ex- This text was and is a clear repudiation of world’s only superpower and boasts the larg- cept as a punishment for crime whereof the the infamous Supreme Court’s 1857 decision est economy in the history of the world and for party shall have been duly convicted, shall in Dred Scott, in which Chief Justice Roger many years was the world’s indispensable na- exist within the United States, or any place Taney wrote that a black man, was so inferior tion and the example that all aspiring democ- subject to their jurisdiction.’’ to the white man that he had no rights the racies wished to emulate. The reason this is important is because it white man was bound to respect, and could But at the same time, this nation has also shows that when it comes to matters of race never, even if born free, claim rights of citizen- been home to many searing instances of so- and politics in America, the Framers and Con- ship under the federal constitution. cial unrest resulting from racial injustices, as gress have always been masters of writing in The next clause in Section 1 states: ‘‘No we witnessed this year on the streets of big code so as not to bruise the feelings or upset State shall make or enforce any law which cities and small towns in urban and rural com- the tender sensibilities of their fellow citizens shall abridge the privileges or immunities of munities. in the Southern states. citizens of the United States.’’ We saw Americans, by the millions across The Framers and Congress were practiced This greatly expanded the civil and legal the country, coming from all races and ages, in the art of expressing their true views and rights of all American citizens by protecting engaging in what the late John Lewis called achieving their objectives without enshrining in them from infringement by the states as well ‘‘good trouble’’ by protesting and demanding the Constitution or laws the fact that certain of as by the federal government. an end to the systemic racial inequality in our their countrymen trafficked in racism. The third clause, ‘‘nor shall any State de- criminal justice system that too often victim- By 1861, when the Civil War broke out, prive any person of life, liberty or property, izes and disproportionately treats black Ameri- more than 4 million people (nearly all of them without due process of law,’’ expanded the cans worse, ceteris paribus, when it comes to of African descent) were enslaved in 15 south- due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to suspicion, apprehension, arrest, detention, ern and border states. By 1862, President Abraham Lincoln came apply to the states as well as the federal gov- trial, sentencing, and incarceration. to believe firmly that emancipating enslaved ernment. While the brutal deaths of George Floyd in Over time, this clause has been interpreted people in the South would help the Union Minneapolis and Breanna Taylor in Louisville to guarantee a wide array of rights against in- crush the Confederate rebellion and win the shocked the conscience of the nation, most fringement by the states, including those enu- Civil War. black Americans will tell you what they experi- Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which merated in the Bill of Rights (freedom of enced is not new, but has been occurring for took effect in 1863, announced that all speech, free exercise of religion, right to bear generations, if not centuries. enslaved people held in the states ‘‘then in re- arms, etc.) as well as the right to privacy and What is critically important to understand is bellion against the United States, shall be other fundamental rights not mentioned else- that the instances of brutal and unfair treat- then, thenceforward, and forever free.’’ where in the Constitution. ment the nation has witnessed this year can- But the Emancipation Proclamation itself did Finally, the ‘‘equal protection clause’’ (‘‘nor not be attributed to the proverbial few ‘‘bad not end slavery in the United States, as it only deny to any person within its jurisdiction the apples in the bushel’’ but is instead the fore- applied to the 11 Confederate states then at equal protection of the laws’’) was clearly in- seeable consequence of systemic racism and war against the Union, and only to the portion tended to stop state governments from dis- racial inequality in the system. of those states not already under Union con- criminating against black Americans, and over Not just the criminal justice system, but the trol. the years would play a key role in many land- health care system, the economic system, and To make emancipation permanent would mark civil rights cases. the educational system to name the most glar- take a constitutional amendment abolishing It should be noted also, Mr. Speaker, that ing examples. the institution of slavery itself. Section 2 of the 14th Amendment authorized To find our way out of this dark time, we In April 1864, the U.S. Senate passed a the federal government to punish states that need to understand how it came to be. proposed amendment banning slavery with the violated or abridged their citizens’ right to vote That is why in January 2019, I introduced necessary two-thirds majority but it faltered in by proportionally reducing the states’ rep- H.R. 40, which establishes a commission to the House of Representatives, as more and resentation in Congress, and mandated that examine slavery and discrimination in the more Democrats refused to support it. anyone who ‘‘engaged in insurrection’’ against colonies and the United States from 1619 to When Congress reconvened in December the United States could not hold civil, military, the present and recommend appropriate rem- 1864, the emboldened Republicans put the or elected office (without the approval of two- edies. proposed amendment up for vote again and thirds of the House and Senate). Among other requirements, the commission Lincoln threw himself in the legislative proc- And Section 5 of the 14th Amendment gave shall identify (1) the role of federal and state ess, inviting individual representatives to his Congress ‘‘the power to enforce, by appro- governments in supporting the institution of office to discuss the amendment and putting priate legislation, the provisions of this article.’’ slavery; (2) forms of discrimination in the pub- pressure on border-state Unionists (who had In giving Congress power to pass laws to lic and private sectors against freed slaves previously opposed it) to change their position. safeguard the sweeping provisions of Section and their descendants; and (3) lingering nega- Lincoln was committed to the passage of 1, in particular, the 14th Amendment effec- tive effects of slavery on living African-Ameri- the 13th Amendment, telling his allies to ‘‘see tively altered the balance of power between cans and society. what is before you, to focus on the most im- the federal and state governments in the Official slavery ended with the Civil War and portant thing; that this Amendment protects United States. ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. the slaves now born and in the United States, Nearly a century later, Congress would use But unofficial slavery was continued with the but also the millions yet to be born.’’ this authority to pass landmark civil rights leg- new institution of sharecrop farming, a criminal He authorized his allies to entice House islation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 justice system that would press convicts into members with plum positions and other in- and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. work once done by slaves, and labor policies

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BUTTERFIELD will narily to be relied upon to protect’’ them, to Amendment, and so we are here cele- get up and tell you about 1901, when quote Chief Justice Hughes’ famous Carolene brating the 155th anniversary of that. Mr. White left the Congress and left Products Footnote 4. But we also this week will be cele- with that great speech, Like the Phoe- For these reasons, the history of the United brating the 150th anniversary of an- nix, but in South Carolina, the first States is intertwined with the history of other momentous event. 150 years ago State to give an African American to enslaved Africans in the Americas. come Saturday, we will commemorate this body, the last one, George Wash- There is blood and there are tears, but there the swearing in to this august body the ington Murray, left in 1897, and there is also redemption and reconciliation. first African American to serve in the was not another person of color to rep- But to get there, we must have the complete United States Congress, Joseph H. resent South Carolina until I got elect- truth and lay our history bare. Rainey. ed in 1992, 95 years later. It is the light that sheds the way to the more Joseph Rainey was from Georgetown, Why? Because of something called perfect union all Americans want. South Carolina, and early in his life voter suppression. The Commission created and empowered moved to Charleston. He worked as a I think that a lot of these former by H.R. 40 is a necessary first step in that ef- barber. His father was a barber, and he slave States have gone back into his- fort to get to truth and reconciliation about the took up the barbering trade, and made tory and ripped out the textbooks, and Original Sin of American Slavery that is nec- enough money as a barber to purchase we are seeing voter suppression being essary to light the way to the beloved commu- his and his family’s freedom. practiced today much like it was prac- nity we all seek. Now, the interesting thing about this ticed back in the 19th century when Finally, I join all my colleagues in pointing is that I often talk about the French they successfully removed all people of out that the most fitting and proper means of historian Alexis de Tocqueville, who color from elective office. paying tribute to the beloved John Lewis’s ex- came to this country in the 1830s to So I want to thank G.K. BUTTERFIELD traordinary life is for the Senate to immediately study our penal system, but while here, for bringing attention to this today. It take up and pass the John Lewis Voting he saw what he considered to be a cer- gives us an opportunity to ask the peo- Rights Advancement Act, landmark legislation tain magic about this country. Back ple of the country to really think to protect the precious right to vote for all per- around 1836, he wrote a book, a two- about this period of time and think sons and to ensure that our democracy has volume book, called ‘‘Democracy in about what we are experiencing today. the tools needed to remain strong. America.’’ Think about what is going on in the Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I Now, de Tocqueville, in trying to fig- State of Georgia today, when we see thank the Congresswoman for delin- ure out what it was that he considered interposition and nullification falling eating the important difference be- to be magical about this country, from the lips of the President of the tween the Emancipation Proclamation wrote in those books this little phrase: United States in trying to overturn an and the 13th Amendment. The Procla- America is not great because it is more en- election, much like they did that ran mation was a heroic action of Presi- lightened than any other nation . . . all Blacks out of Congress and much as dent Lincoln; the 13th amendment was Just think about that, not more en- they did that took Blacks out of elec- a historic action of this Congress. lightened than any other nation, be- tive office, took Blacks out of schools Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman cause we had slavery. This was the to be educated, all those things, and from South Carolina (Mr. CLYBURN), 1830s. That was not an enlightened in- made it illegal for people of color to the Democratic whip of the House. stitution. even get an education. Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I thank But, he said: I would hope that during this period Congressman BUTTERFIELD for yielding . . . rather, because it has always been able of time, the people of this country will to me to talk on this very momentous to repair its faults. think a little bit about what is going occasion. I thank him for bringing at- Just think about that. De on around us and just remember there tention to this issue, the 155th anniver- Tocqueville said that this country is is precedence for what the President of sary of the ratification of the 13th great because it is able to repair its the United States is doing today. Amendment. faults, writing that at a time when we Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I Now, having not listened to all of the had slavery in this country in the 1830s. thank Mr. CLYBURN very much for his discussion before, and I hope I am not It was some 30 years later when slavery comments tonight. too repetitive here, but I want to bring was abolished. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire how to the attention of all here this Now, the thing that I like to point much time is remaining. evening and our listeners two con- out is the fact that we talk about all of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- flicting events. these things that happened during Re- tleman from North Carolina (Mr. construction, and most times the BUTTERFIELD) has 12 minutes remain- 1700 b things we are talking about did not ing. Now, we often hear talk of the Eman- happen during Reconstruction, they Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I cipation Proclamation. The fact of the happened after Reconstruction. have 12 minutes remaining and I have matter is, there were two Emanci- Reconstruction was ushered in by the four speakers. I will try to divide it up pation Proclamations, the first one freeing of slaves in 1863. It came to an 3 minutes each. freeing the formerly enslaved living in end in 1877 when Rutherford B. Hayes Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman the District of Columbia, and that be- removed all of the Federal oversight from Georgia (Mr. BISHOP). came effective upon its signing in 1862. and this country lapsed into a period Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, The second one, also written in 1862 that we call the Jim Crow era starting I thank the gentleman from North and signed by President Abraham Lin- around 1877 and lasting all the way up Carolina (Mr. BUTTERFIELD) for allow- coln, was to become effective January to Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. ing me to share in this commemora- 1, 1863, and that was to free the other Now, I wanted to point that out to- tion. enslaved people in the former slave night as we celebrate these milestones I rise to commemorate the 155th an- States, which meant that in those in our history, the 155th anniversary of niversary of the ratification of the States that did not have officially the Thirteenth Amendment and we will Thirteenth Amendment to the Con- sanctioned slavery but did have slaves, be celebrating this week the 150th an- stitution. in order for them to be free and in niversary of the first African American 155 years ago, slavery was abolished order for the descendants of those from to come to this august body. But I in the United States after Georgia’s the District of Columbia and those af- want to point out something inter- State legislature ratified the Thir- fected by those two proclamations, we esting about that. teenth Amendment, pushing it over the

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States and the important relationship girls who believed that they could do Unfortunately, we know that these between the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, anything that they set their minds to, amendments did not achieve equality, and Fifteenth Amendments. that they could become whomever they and in fact outraged many of the Since our founding, the United wanted to be. former slaveholders. States has been engaged in a constant 155 years after slavery, we reflect on Slavery was the backbone of the struggle to realize the full promise and how far this Nation has truly come. southern economy and way of life. Sys- potential of our founding principles, There are many who lived a century tems like that do not disappear over- most especially the right for all people, ago who would not believe that Amer- night. regardless of race, color, or gender, to ica today would welcome the great- After slavery was abolished, vote and participate in our democracy. grandchildren of slaves to serve their sharecropping came in its place; in the- Mr. Speaker, despite the fact it has communities and their country and our ory, free and fair, but in practice, any- been more than 150 years from the pas- government. thing but. sage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, We commemorate that long march The Ku Klux Klan was organized by and Fifteenth Amendments, I was abso- toward justice and celebrate all who former Confederate officers to vio- lutely horrified by the level of voter have played a role in making the lives lently keep Black people in their suppression that took place in the last of their children better than their own. places. Today, and every day, we must con- The exception written into the Thir- election. tinue the work of all those whose teenth Amendment that allowed invol- The President and some Members of shoulders we now stand upon. We must untary servitude as a punishment upon this body falsely claim that there was continue to strive toward that more conviction of a crime gave rise to what voting fraud, while courts have dis- perfect Union, toward a future free was known as the chain gang: free pris- missed 43 cases the President’s legal on labor, which still exists in many team has brought. from hatred, bigotry, and violence. The work we do in this Chamber can places today. What is underappreciated and not Although the Thirteenth Amendment discussed is the lengths the President advance the cause for freedom, justice, passed, southern legislatures enacted and Republicans and States across the and peace. Each and every day, I pray Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, legis- country went to to stop minorities that we continue to rise to meet that lation that technically abided by the from voting: fake vote-by-mail boxes, moment. Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth racist robocalls encouraging Blacks Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I Amendments, but still allowed dis- not to vote by mail, and the Presi- thank the gentlewoman for her very crimination against Black Americans, dent’s absolute sabotage of the United powerful words. maintaining white supremacy and still States Postal Service to stop people At this time, I yield to the gen- giving White Americans preferential from voting. tleman from Maryland (Mr. MFUME). treatment. Mr. Speaker, the next Congress and Mr. MFUME. Mr. Speaker, I thank This persisted up through the second the new administration must come to- the gentleman from North Carolina for half of the 20th century and persisted gether to strengthen voting rights next convening us to commemorate this until the blood, sweat, and tears of the year. We cannot wait. 155th anniversary of the ratification of our 13th Amendment. civil rights movement in the 1950s and b 1715 1960s. John Lewis, JIM CLYBURN, It is difficult sometimes for many of BENNIE THOMPSON, Hosea Williams, Joe Those who fought and died for the us to look back at history because it Lowery, Medgar Evers put their lives right to vote must be remembered, and was so painful, but it is important so on the line to stand up for the human- we honor their work by ensuring future that we understand where we are and ity of Black Americans. generations have the right to vote. how we got here. We often hear that slavery has been Mr. BUTTERFIELD. How much time The enslavement of the Negro, the over for a long time, 155 years. It may remains, Mr. Speaker? extermination of the Indian, the annex- be long for an individual, but not for a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ation of the Hispanic made, in many nation. But we should make clear and tleman from North Carolina has 6 min- respects, the birth of our Republic an make no mistake about it that the leg- utes remaining. iniquitous conception. It was conceived acy of slavery still haunts America and Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I under the concept that White men were it still handicaps our ability to realize yield to the gentlewoman from Georgia superior to Black men and, therefore, the noble principles that this country (Mrs. MCBATH). entitled to oppress them, harass them, stands for, that all men are created Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, I thank and, if necessary, destroy them. equal and endowed by their Creator my friend from North Carolina, Rep- We all talk about, as has been men- with certain inalienable rights, life, resentative BUTTERFIELD, for yielding. tioned here today, the words of the liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, Yesterday, we observed the anniver- Declaration of Independence and how keeping in mind that we have made a sary of the ratification of the 13th this is a nation that believes that all lot of progress, but we are not where Amendment, which provided that ‘‘nei- men and women are created equal and we need to go. There is still much work ther slavery nor involuntary servitude that we are endowed by our Creator to do. . . . shall exist within the United with certain unalienable rights, that Mr. Speaker, I challenge my col- States.’’ among those shall be life, liberty, and leagues in this body to keep in mind It was one of the most dramatic ex- the pursuit of happiness. and ask themselves a question: What pansions of civil rights in American But the great historian John Hope are we doing today to make America a history, and for the first time, our Con- Franklin reminded us that, many years more perfect union for the next 155 stitution made mention of the institu- after those words were written, we still years? tion of slavery. existed in a society where slavery was Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I 155 years ago, the self-evident truth the order of the day. In fact, it was the thank the gentleman for his comments. that all men are created equal had not great historian John Hope Franklin Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- been fully realized. But with every gen- who referred to it as the great evil in- woman from California (Ms. WATERS), eration, with every chapter written in stitution of American servitude. the distinguished chairman of the Com- America’s story, the people of this Na- It would be the 13th Amendment that mittee on Financial Services. tion have fought to secure the would, to a large extent, end that and Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank unalienable rights which were endowed give us what we are celebrating here my friend and colleague, the gen- by our Creator. today.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.053 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 But even after Lincoln signed the Our nation will be forever stained with the Congress on January 31, 1865, ratified Emancipation Proclamation, it was blood of slavery. Our nation will be forever by the requisite number of States on still several years before we got to the blessed by the freedom and liberty that the December 6, 1865, 155 years ago. 13th Amendment, which ended slavery; ratification of the 13th Amendment brings. Let f the 14th Amendment, which guaran- us continue the never ending fight for freedom PAYING TRIBUTE TO GREG teed citizenship and due process; and as we move towards prosperity for everyone. then the 15th Amendment, which gave While the 13th Amendment legally ended WALDEN us and ratified for us the right to vote. slavery in the United States, we know that for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under I think that, without a doubt, when many it did not end in 1865. Thousands of the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- we look back on all that has happened, Black people were either uninformed of their uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the particularly considering how we got liberty or just outright denied their rights to be gentleman from Michigan (Mr. UPTON) here, that this commemoration is im- free. They were forced into continued ser- for 30 minutes. portant. It is overdue. It ought to be an vitude and grueling work to support the needs Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, this 30 annual celebration. of their owners and masters. In Texas, word of minutes is a tribute to our leader who I, again, thank the distinguished gen- freedom and liberation from the slave owners is leaving us, GREG WALDEN, the top tleman from North Carolina for con- and masters of plantations and farms did not Republican on the Energy and Com- vening us. reach Black people until a whole two years merce Committee and the former The SPEAKER pro tempore. The later. chairman, and, obviously, a good friend time of the gentleman from North Slavery in the United States was not just a to everyone on both sides of the aisle. Carolina has expired. way of life, but an oppressive institution that Knowing that many Members have Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise was designed to profit off of the free labor of plenty of meetings that are starting, I today to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the Black folk. It was extremely prosperous. It is am going to yield to the gentleman 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the without question that our nation was built on from North Carolina (Mr. HUDSON). United States of America. Passed by the the backs of Black people who continuously Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise House of Representatives on January 31, suffered the indignities, degradation and hu- today to congratulate my friend and 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified and miliation of being enslaved. my colleague, Congressman GREG WAL- put into effect on December 6, 1865. We cannot afford to rest, sleep or be caught DEN, on his retirement, following more Section 1 of the 13th Amendment states, off guard. Even though the 13th Amendment than 20 years representing Oregon’s ‘‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, ex- is in place, it does not mean that it cannot be Second District here in Congress. cept as a punishment for crime whereof the changed. All we truly have to do is look at the As a member of the Energy and Com- party shall have been duly convicted, shall last administration and its constant attacks on merce Committee, Chairman WALDEN exist within the United States, or any place the freedom of people in the U.S. and its at- has been a real mentor to me. I have subject to their jurisdiction.’’ tacks on our democratic institutions. Our free- seen firsthand Chairman WALDEN’s love This amendment is what allows Black peo- dom must be protected. for his country, dedication to his dis- ple the legal status to be free, unbound, and Please allow me to briefly turn my attention trict, and hard work on so many impor- unchained here in our country. If this amend- to the relationship between the 13th, 14th, and tant priorities for our Nation, like ment were not in place, we would still be 15th amendments. The 13th, 14th, and 15th healthcare, energy independence, and slaves and subject to the forced subjugation of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, pro- others. Before the ratification of this amend- telecommunications. posed after the Civil War, granted enslaved I have so many fond memories of the ment, Black people in the U.S. were enslaved Black people freedom, citizenship, and the and owned by other people. Now, we are work we have done together and the right to vote. The 15th Amendment declared time we have spent. I especially en- owned by no one. that the right of U.S. citizens to vote could This legacy in the U.S., this original sin, is joyed working with Chairman WALDEN ‘‘not be abridged or denied’’ by any state’’ on on H.R. 6, landmark legislation to com- recognized as an abomination to mankind. As account of race, color, or previous condition of bat the opioid crisis. I travel throughout the world, I am reminded of servitude.’’ These rights are still being at- Chairman WALDEN, you will be dearly the greatness of our nation, but I am also in- tacked by those who would deny all people of missed, but I wish you, Mylene, An- tensely aware of the faults, shortcomings, and color freedom, citizenship and the fundamental thony, and your entire family all the injustices that still plague us today. It is a sad right to vote. The third and final Amendment best. reflection on our society that we are still fight- during the Reconstruction Era—was adopted I urge my colleagues to join me in ing for complete and pure freedom in our to protect the freedoms outlined in the 13th thanking Congressman GREG WALDEN country, to share in the fundamental rights and 14th Amendments. Make no mistake— for his extraordinary service. guaranteed by our constitution to every per- Reconstruction for Black people was dev- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to son. astating and a gross erosion of rights that the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. JOHN- It is without question that we love this coun- were supposed to be guaranteed. SON), also a member of the Energy and try and for most people, know no other place Mr. Speaker, our country is no longer di- Commerce Committee. to call home. We have struggled, fought, and vided between free states and slave states. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, even died along the path to freedom. Our very We are now one. While we take this time to I thank the gentleman for yielding. I, existence has been met with severe hard- recognize and celebrate this critical bench- too, rise today to pay tribute to my ships. No one today can imagine the horrors mark in the history of our country, we must good friend and mentor on the Energy that slaves were subjected to daily. continue to fight to be the land of the free. However, there are those who, even today, and Commerce Committee, GREG WAL- f say that slavery for Black people was a good DEN. thing and a blessing in disguise. This errant MARKING RATIFICATION OF 13TH I spent 27 years in the United States view is void of reality and ridiculous on its AMENDMENT Air Force. We lived by a code of con- face. (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was duct every day. We came to work. We The evils of slavery are too many to com- given permission to address the House embodied those core values of integrity prehensively and adequately express. There for 1 minute.) first, service before self, and excellence are thousands of helpless people who were Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I in all that we do. bound, shackled, whipped, quartered, hung, thank all the speakers this evening. I In my experience, it is not often that burned and endured unspeakable horrors understand the time has been precious, you find people in private life or in whose stories will never be told. and I thank all of them for their pa- other sectors of public life who also The lasting effects of slavery permeate tience and willingness to participate. embody those same core values, but many aspects of society today. Institutional- The 13th Amendment reads as fol- Chairman GREG WALDEN does. ized racism, discrimination and prejudices are lows: ‘‘Neither slavery nor involuntary Whether he was fighting for each lasting remnants of our history and are servitude . . . shall exist within the healthcare changes for the American present with us even now. Our challenge is to United States, or any place subject to people, to make America more energy continue to fight to wipe out these insidious their jurisdiction.’’ independent and secure, whether he vestiges of a time long passed and a grue- This amendment was added to the was trying to make sure that Big Tech some period of every day American life. United States Constitution by an act of did not overrun the American people,

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Oc- all he wanted to do was go back home I learned a lot in the 6 years that I casionally, we had some differences. to his farm in Mount Vernon, live served with GREG WALDEN when he was But we often were able to find common under the laws he helped pass, and on the Energy and Commerce Com- ground to represent the people of our make way for a new generation of lead- mittee as the chairman, and even be- State in a way that they wanted us to. ership, which is one of the reasons he is fore that as chair of our National Re- b 1730 so revered throughout history. publican Congressional Committee. Likewise, we ought to respect Chair- It is an honor. I will say, even though It is with a great deal of sadness that man WALDEN, our friend, GREG, for we see him leave because a lot of core we didn’t always agree, I always re- doing the same thing: for under- institutional knowledge is going to go spected GREG in terms of his commit- standing the important things in life, out the door. But I want to say how ment, his intellect, and his sense of for valuing his family the way he does, much I have admired working with humor. knowing that as much as he enjoys this It has been an honor, GREG, to serve GREG WALDEN. job and how humbled he is to serve in Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to with you 22 years—really? You have escaped, and I can’t wait to the capacity he has, he is going back the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. BLU- find out what the next chapters in your home to his family because they are MENAUER), a colleague. career bring. the most important things to him. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I I wish the very best to you, Mylene, So, Chairman WALDEN, Godspeed to have been honored to know and work and Anthony, and a long and pros- you. We love you. Thank you for all around GREG WALDEN for 40 years. It is perous next step. you have done, not just for this Cham- kind of scary to think about that. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to ber, but for the United States. He came to public service honestly. the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to I was privileged to serve with his fa- FITZPATRICK). the gentlewoman from the State of ther in the Oregon State Legislature Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I Washington (Mrs. RODGERS), the GREG when GREG started as a staff member thank the gentleman for yielding. WALDEN successor as the top Repub- in the State senate. He was bright, ca- Mr. Speaker, I speak on the House lican on the powerful Energy and Com- pable, and committed to the people of floor tonight, not as somebody who has merce Committee and, as we like to the Second Congressional District, a ever served on the House Energy and say, chairman-in-waiting in the next special place in Oregon, and GREG was Commerce Committee, but as someone aisle. quick to always represent it forcefully, who was a freshman in the 115th Con- Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. To clearly, and effectively. gress with a very, very specific and the former chairman, I will say thank We have shared some highlights over very direct link to a piece of legisla- you. Thank you for bringing us to- the years. I remember floating in the tion we were advocating known as the gether tonight. It is a real honor for Dead Sea early in our congressional ca- right-to-try bill. me to join in recognizing the life and reer. I was able to work with him in a When I got sworn in, one of the first the service of GREG WALDEN here in the small way on something that he is very people I sought out was Chairman House of Representatives. proud of, the Steens Mountain Wilder- GREG WALDEN. I went to his office, and Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure of ness, almost 100,000 acres of cow-free I was initially taken aback by the pho- considering him a friend and a col- wilderness. Now, some of us would have tography he had throughout his office league. He is also my neighbor to the done it a little differently, but knowing of his district, which is an incredibly south in Oregon. Both of us have deep where GREG came from in his district, beautiful district in Oregon. roots in the Pacific Northwest, al- that was a signal accomplishment. And We have all had many meetings in though he will be quick to remind me we were able to work together in the our time in Congress here, but one of that his family came out a few years Clinton administration. my memories is, when I met with ahead of mine. I think it was 1845. We I was pleased to have one of the best Chairman WALDEN, I have to acknowl- didn’t get there until 1853, I think. field hearings I ever had in public serv- edge I was very intimidated. I was a Anyway, he is always excelling. ice as GREG and I, and his wife, Mylene, freshman Member speaking to a com- I was thinking he probably has the and his son, Anthony, and our staff mittee chairperson of a very, very sig- most frequent flier points today, now, members did a 43-mile, 3-day hike nificant committee. because there is no one who has worked around Mount Hood, that magnificent The time, the attention, and the re- harder and traveled back and forth mountain that we share in our dis- spect that he showed me and the issue across this country in representing the tricts. that I cared about I will never forget. people of Oregon all these years. We were able to meet with various It is one of those memories that I have I want to join in just celebrating a interest groups and work together to of my freshman term that I will never tremendous leader. He was chairman of lay the foundation for significant wil- forget. the House Energy and Commerce Com- derness legislation that was signed into We have all heard many definitions mittee. He led that committee in a way law by President Obama but that we of character being spoken throughout that just reflects what a great history worked together on a bipartisan basis our lives. My favorite definition is this committee has. It is always fo- to make possible. character being defined as the things cused on results and always focused on Recently, we were able to work on that we do and the decisions that we solving the problems of bringing people legislation that almost nobody paid make when nobody else is watching. together to get big things done. any attention to. It dealt with a sig- Having worked with Chairman WAL- I just appreciate the vision and the nificant change to enhance the ability DEN on the right-to-try bill, his hon- foundation that you have led during of physicians, particularly in emer- esty, his integrity, and his commit- your time on the House Energy and gency rooms, to know the family his- ment to doing the right thing—not the Commerce Committee. tory of people there who suffered from politically popular thing, not what any There is a long list of successes and opioid addiction. interest group was advocating for, but accomplishments here: leading on com- Again, not many people know about trying to get the specifics and the de- bating the opioid crisis—a huge pack- it, and it was several years and harder tails of a piece of very important legis- age of bills—and building a 21st cen- than I thought, but it will make a dif- lation right—was very, very instruc- tury economy. ference to be able to make sure that tive to me. It was probably the great- This committee is at the heart of those emergency room personnel will est experience and the greatest learn- America’s competitiveness and our fu- be able to treat the whole person. It ing experience I had as a freshman ture, such as expanding rural solved a problem that maybe shouldn’t Member of Congress. broadband. have been, but it is part of that nag- For GREG to walk away having ac- I appreciate all your leadership ging problem that we have, in terms of complished all that he has on his own there. Our districts are very similar,

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GREG chaired the Telecommuni- unleashing innovation in energy and Chairman WALDEN, I want to say cations Subcommittee from 2010 until healthcare is a part of a long list, and that, through the Speaker to you, I be- 2016. He jumped up over others in se- because of your leadership at the En- lieve you have achieved that purpose in niority because of his knowledge on ergy and Commerce Committee, peo- doing something here that will be re- that issue and his passion, whether it ple’s lives have been improved. People membered, if not in all of the policy be broadband or digital broadcasting, have been lifted out of poverty, and we issues and the legislative issues you anything involving the telecommuni- have raised the standard of living even fronted and pushed for, you will leave cation industry. He became chairman more. that in the lives of Members who have of the full committee in 2017, and, obvi- I appreciate the way that he leads, served with you on your committee ously, the top Republican now, as Re- Mr. Speaker, and the joy that he brings and under your leadership. publicans no longer serve in the major- to every assignment. This is somebody I will never forget a 27-hour markup ity. who has held a lot of different titles and a debate that went on after the As you look back at his career, Mr. while serving in the House of Rep- pattern that ought to be here in the Speaker, and you look at some of these resentatives. I have been around him House of Representatives. I remember landmark issues—CATHY MCMORRIS many times through the years. He is a the firmness with which you led that RODGERS indicated a couple—but CHIP, strong advocate. committee markup, the passion that children’s healthcare, so important for I remember, early on, being down at you displayed on the issues, the agree- all of our States. He was a leader on the White House, when I was first ments and disagreements that you had that. elected, with George W. Bush, and and you let in. But you treated us all For the first time ever, we actually GREG WALDEN was there. But he didn’t on that committee with respect worthy passed something with a 10-year au- miss an opportunity to put in a good of this institution, and you treated thorization bill called the community word about the need for better forest each Member with a purpose that said health centers authorization. management and combating the cata- to all of us: You are important, and Opioids were a big issue 3, 4 years strophic wildfires. He was always, al- your ideas should be considered. ago. It still is today, but literally every ways on, and always advocating for the I know for a fact I have served under member of our committee had a piece people of eastern Oregon. chairmen and Speakers over the course of that bill. I want to say maybe more This is one that we are going to miss. of my tenure in State and in national than 100 different separate bills were He is just the ultimate legislator. He is politics who have led, but only a few fashioned together as one. President the one who has come, worked hard, have led in such a way as you, that the Trump signed it into law, and it made made a difference for the people of people you led felt that you really a meaningful difference for so many eastern Oregon, and leaves a high meant it, that you wanted their best people as they struggle with this addic- standard for the rest of us in his com- whether you agreed or disagreed with tion across the country. mitment, his hard work, and his record us, and you made us better for the call- I couldn’t forget this one bill, and I of results. ing and for the purpose. had to write the title down, the Repack So no matter where life takes you So I want to say to you, Mr. Chair- Airwaves Yielding Better Access for next, I know it is going to be some- man, thank you for your service. I wish Users of Modern Servers. I think I got thing good. I wish you, Mylene, and you well, your family, and in all of that right. If you take the first letter Anthony all the best in this next chap- your endeavors. You can count on it of every word, that spells RAY BAUM. ter. It is well earned and well deserved. that I will pray prayers of thanks for Ray Baum was our staff director of God bless you, and the best is yet to you and blessings on your life. the committee for a couple years until come. All the best. a terrible brain cancer took his life. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I know This bill was named in honor of Ray. the gentleman from the great State of other Members may be on the way I will tell you, 911 calls wouldn’t Michigan (Mr. WALBERG), who is an- over. work today without this, because this other member of the Energy and Com- GENERAL LEAVE provided the location, when that call is merce Committee. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- made, to make sure that the first re- Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I was in imous consent that all Members may sponder, in fact, is going to get to that my office just finishing up a meeting have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- delivery site. So it is very important when I saw this going on down here, tend their remarks as part of this Spe- legislation, and Ray was just an awe- and I knew I had to come because cial Order for Mr. WALDEN. some leader on our committee. Chairman WALDEN— The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there But I see other Members have joined You don’t mind if I call you chair- objection to the request of the gen- us now. man still? tleman from Michigan? May I ask, Mr. Speaker, how much I don’t know if that violates any There was no objection. time I have remaining. House policy, Mr. Speaker. Mr. UPTON. So, Mr. Speaker, this is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- You will always be my chairman. a farewell for GREG WALDEN. tleman from Michigan has 8 minutes You were my first chairman as I He started off in public service serv- remaining. came on the Energy and Commerce ing as the youngest State house major- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to Committee, a committee that I wanted ity leader in Oregon’s history before he the gentleman from California (Mr. to be on for an awful long time. Rep- was elected to the U.S. House for Or- MCNERNEY), who is a member of the resentative UPTON and I talked about egon’s Second District. Energy and Commerce Committee. that for quite some time. He assured He came to the Energy and Com- Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I me that that was the key committee to merce Committee in 2001, and, of thank my friend from Michigan. I can be on. I knew that for a fact, and I have course, I referenced the Energy and tell you a couple minutes is enough not been disappointed. Commerce Committee a little bit ear- time because I am a brief speaker, but One of the quotes that means most to lier as the greatest committee, and it says a lot that I am willing to come me is the quote that is above the that is because I simply took the words down here and risk COVID to speak in Speakers’s rostrum. It is a quote from of John Dingell, our former chairman, favor of a Republican. So there you Daniel Webster, who said: who agrees with me, I know, but as he have it. Let us develop the resources of our would say, our committee’s jurisdic- I have known GREG WALDEN for many land, call forth its powers, build up its tion is really just two words: the world. years now in the committee. On trips

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But he has been a really And I know because I get texts from agree and still be friends. special individual with real care and them at midnight when they are read- I went to Oregon to visit and to see handling of all the different issues that ing through a bill or working on an the eclipse, and GREG invited me to go our committee deals with. agreement and negotiating at the staff- to his place with his friends and watch A partner in leadership on both sides to-staff level. America is well-served it with them. I really appreciated that. of the aisle, his word is his bond. His by this institution, and I wish more So it shows you that people can get staff has been terrific, all of them: All Americans saw the kind of camaraderie along in this institution, work to- the subcommittee staff, his personal that we have here, the comity we have gether, and have respect for each other. staff, and obviously, his greatest staff here, and the accomplishment that we person, Mylene. Mylene and his son, b 1745 do here. Anthony, we have watched him grow Mr. Speaker, this place still works, Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to up from when Anthony was a young- and I just wish well the incoming class the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. ster, but Mylene has been a special of new Members who bring new energy BROOKS), a member of the Committee friend, really, to all of us. She puts up and new ideas to this process. I know on Energy and Commerce. with GREG. Usually, she is on the West they, too, come here to represent their Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speak- Coast while he is over here. people back home. er, I thank my dear friend from Michi- Mr. Speaker, he has been a special Mr. Speaker, to my friends, thank gan for organizing this really impor- talent that has been lent to our com- you. This was most generous, over the tant Special Order. mittee to make this country a better top, and a big surprise. I thought I was I have to say, many of you probably place. just headed off as a homeless Member Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how heard the phrase, a politician thinks of Congress with no office to find some- much time is remaining? about the next election, but it is a thing to eat, but instead, Mrs. MCMOR- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- statesman who thinks about the next RIS RODGERS said I needed to come with generation. tleman has 3 minutes remaining. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to her over here. GREG WALDEN of Oregon is both. He Thank you to my friends. Mr. UPTON, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. WAL- is an amazing politician, but he is an my dear friend—he and Amey and my even more important statesman for our DEN). Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank wife and I are very close—thank you next generation. all my colleagues who came down to- for your kindness and your words. I Representative WALDEN has been a night to share these words. I want to will have a more formal farewell mentor to many. When he was chair of assure the American people—it feels speech I will give later this week on NRCC, he mentored and helped so like a eulogy—I am actually still alive the House floor, so I will reserve any many people become a part of this but deeply indebted for their gen- further comments to that time. great institution. But then he erosity, their kindness, and their words Mr. Speaker, I just would, again, mentored people like me, along with tonight. It means a lot. thank my friend from Michigan, Mr. Representative UPTON of Michigan, to I have told people I am not one of the UPTON. make it to the Committee on Energy grumpy, cranky Members leaving. This Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield and Commerce, where I knew that big is a great institution with really good back the balance of my time. things got done and that the world was people who do good work here. We may f our jurisdiction. not always agree, as my friend from NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR ACT Not only was he a mentor, but he Oregon or my friend from California rose to chair of that committee, and he said, but it doesn’t mean we have to be The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under did it with humility, he did it with disagreeable. We come here to solve the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- humor, he did it with wisdom. And I problems. We approach them from dif- uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the am so glad you talked about all of the ferent angles representing different gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. things he accomplished, but he always Americans, but we come here to find LANGEVIN) for 30 minutes. reminded us that he was an Oregon solutions. Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise broadcaster, first and foremost, and I have been so blessed to work with today to discuss the Conference Report that he loved his incredible State of people like Mrs. BROOKS, Mr. BLU- to accompany the National Defense Oregon, and was such a leader. MENAUER, and my friend from Michi- Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021 Mr. Speaker, it has been my pleas- gan, Mr. UPTON, and the others who that we will be considering tomorrow. ure—and my husband David’s pleas- were down here. It is a team effort, and Mr. Speaker, this is my 20th NDAA, ure—to travel with he and Mylene, and we live in a really, really great coun- and as ever, I am incredibly proud of more importantly, most recently, to try. I have been so blessed to be a part the bipartisan work that went in to get to know his son, that next genera- of this institution for the last 22 years. creating it. Amidst all the 1300 provi- tion of leaders, Anthony. Mr. Speaker, I had hair when I came sions, however, I want to focus on sec- I thank you for the opportunities you here. Honest. I can show you photos. So tion 1752. gave me and so many of my colleagues. it will take a lot out of you. But when Section 1752 is based on my bill, H.R. I wish you the best in retirement. You I do return home, I will complete my 7331, the National Cyber Director Act, have been an amazing mentor, an 644th round trip between the Nation’s and it is the result of more than 10 amazing friend, and an amazing leader Capitol and home. I did that because I years of deliberative thought and advo- in this country. You are a statesman, really wanted to stay in touch, and my cacy. The provision is simple enough. my friend. family is here, and yet it proves the It creates an Office of the National Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I want to point. On almost every flight, my Cyber Director within the Executive report some breaking news. Roll Call friend from the Portland area, Mr. BLU- Office of the President. The office is led has just put something out online, it MENAUER, has been right there with me, by a director who will be Presidentially will be published tomorrow. And the and our colleague, Mr. DEFAZIO, almost appointed and confirmed by the Sen- headline is: ‘‘Adulting might be alive every trip. And it is what we do as ate. and well in Congress. The retiring Members here. We go home, we listen The National Cyber Director is LAMAR ALEXANDER and GREG WALDEN to our constituents, we come back, we charged with being the President’s show it’s possible to do your job in pub- try and find solutions, whether it is on principal adviser on matters of cyber- lic life while acting like a grown-up.’’ opioids or internet connectivity, or all security policy with developing and That is GREG. He got things done. He the things that have been referenced overseeing implementation of the na- was an Eagle Scout when he was a tonight. tional cyber strategy. He or she will

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Mr. Speaker, only the White House the realities of working within the Ex- Of course, cyber operations, whether has the ability to compel interagency ecutive Office of the President. carried out by criminals or nation cooperation and ensure that cybersecu- Finally, Chris Inglis’s invaluable states, continue to threaten us as a Na- rity efforts are synergistic and feedback means that the bill we vote tion. Hardly a day goes by where we deduplicated. on tomorrow will fit squarely within don’t read about a new ransomware at- Only the White House can ensure the strategic vision laid out by the tack taking down an entire hospital that budgets are adequate, both for in- commission. Despite my years working system or shutting down businesses. ternal cyber defense and external cy- on this proposal, I was always im- Our adversaries target our elections to bersecurity programs aimed at pro- pressed by Chris’s ability to elegantly strike at the heart of our democracy. tecting the private sector. connect the National Cyber Director They target our defense industrial base Only the White House can effectively recommendation with our broader mis- that gives us our competitive edge. coordinate incident response across sion. They are even targeting vaccine re- two dozen agencies with some cyberse- I would never have been exposed to search that may be the key to ending curity responsibility. the idea of a stronger coordinating au- the terrible pandemic that we are liv- Now, Presidents Bush and Obama thority within the White House were it ing through. both made strides in improving cyber- not for my time on the Center for Stra- Mr. Speaker, cyberspace is a new do- security policy coordination within the tegic and International Studies’ Com- main, and the first that has been cre- White House, changes that were at first mission on Cybersecurity for the 44th ated entirely by humankind. We would carried forward by President Trump Presidency, which I was proud to co- not expect that emerging security and his Homeland Security adviser. chair. My fellow co-chairs, General challenges in cyberspace would be easy But none of them gave the position Harry Raduege, Scott Charney, and es- pecially Congressman MICHAEL to tackle, and, of course, they have they created the gravitas and author- MCCAUL, all helped shape my thinking proven to be quite difficult. ity it needed to be successful. And during my first deep dive on this topic. After all, many security paradigms eventually, then-national Director And, of course, we would have been lost that developed about borders are vir- John Bolton, eventually eliminated the without the expert guidance of CSIS’s tually meaningless when it is as easy cybersecurity coordinating position al- Jim Lewis, the commission’s executive to attack a computer across the room together. as it is to attack one half a world director. Congress needed to step in and pro- After 9 years of trying to pass a bill away. While decidedly thorny, these vide strategic direction with the Na- to codify a cybersecurity role within challenges are not insurmountable. tional Cyber Director Act that we have the White House, what changed this However, the Federal Government here. Finally, we will have the ac- year? has not risen to the challenges as well countability that comes from having a Well, quite frankly, John Bolton and as we could hope. There are many rea- leader within the Executive Office of his poor decisionmaking changed the sons for this, but probably the most the President that we can interrogate equation. Given the ever-increasing important of which is that nobody real- about cyber strategy writ large, and threat in cyberspace, I don’t think any- ly is in charge. Cybersecurity is often that we, as the Congress, will in turn one realistically thought that some- passed off as an IT problem, best left to be accountable to our constituents for body would dare eliminate the cyber the geeks to handle, instead of being ensuring the strategy is executed and coordinator at the White House. Yet, in recognized as an operational risk that resourced properly. one of the worst cybersecurity policy needs attention from senior leadership. This NDAA will be an incredibly im- moves ever seen, Bolton did just that, Most Federal agencies do not have portant bill in the history of cyberse- making clear the need for congres- cybersecurity in their core missions, so curity legislation, and I am honored to sional action to establish a permanent investments in cyber capabilities can have played a key role in advancing it. cyber director. fall by the wayside. Computer systems b 1800 That need was well understood by also pervade every aspect of the Fed- Chairman ADAM SMITH, who has backed eral Government’s work, so coordina- Mr. Speaker, like any bill a decade in the inclusion of Solarium recommenda- tion is required across the entire inter- the making, many hands have gotten tions in the NDAA since day one and agency. us to this point with the National who has consistently supported the Na- The failures to rise to address these Cyber Director Act. First off, I owe an tional Cyber Director Act. challenges poses real risk to the gov- enormous debt of gratitude to Speaker Chairwoman CAROLYN MALONEY also ernment. Sensitive government data, NANCY PELOSI for appointing me as her provided vital support. When I first such as clearance information stored at designee to the Cyberspace Solarium spoke to her about the Solarium re- the Office of Personnel Management, Commission. Developing and imple- port, she immediately got why leader- has been stolen. U.S. corporations suf- menting the commission report has ship in the White House was so impor- fer billions of dollars in damages each been one of the highlights of my con- tant. In addition to joining the Na- year from cyber incidents, and other gressional career, and much of the tional Cyber Director Act as an origi- adversaries increasingly view the cyber progress that we have made on the Na- nal cosponsor, she convened a legisla- domain as ideal for conducting asym- tional Cyber Director is due to my fel- tive hearing that teed up consideration metric warfare in the ‘‘gray zone,’’ low commissioners. on the House floor. The witnesses at below the level of armed conflict. I want to start with Congressman that hearing—former House Intel- Mr. Speaker, for more than a decade, Patrick Murphy as my original ally on ligence Committee Chairman MIKE I have been involved in numerous ef- this proposal, based on his experience ROGERS, former Obama Cybersecurity forts to root out underlying causes of in these Halls and in the executive Coordinator Michael Daniel, Tenable the government’s inability to get its branch. CEO Amit Yoran, and Suzanne arms around the cybersecurity prob- Tom Fanning brought his expertise Spaulding—made a clear and compel- lem. Most recently, I had the distinct as a major utility executive in crafting ling case for an expedited consider- privilege of serving on the Cyberspace a recommendation that ensures ac- ation of the bill. Solarium Commission, a 14-member countability. Chairman JIM MCGOVERN and his body chartered by Congress to develop Frank Cilluffo focused relentlessly Rules Committee colleagues took up a strategic approach to protect the on appropriately scoping the authori- this charge, ruling in order an amend- United States from cyber incidents of ties of the office, while Suzanne ment consisting of the text of H.R. 7331 significant consequence. Spaulding fought to ensure that the during our floor debate on the NDAA.

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There are so many Senator BEN SASSE, who authored Senator SASSE’s—stepped up to ensure cyber provisions—from creating the the legislation to create the Cyber- that all of the oars stayed rowing in Joint Cyber Planning Office at the Cy- space Solarium Commission, made the same direction, no matter how bersecurity and Infrastructure Secu- more efficiently organizing the govern- choppy the waters. rity Agency to requiring a cyber force ment a central part of his push for im- We would never have had a hearing structure assessment—that we had to proved cybersecurity. on the bill were it not for Emily Burns create a new title for the bill. But the Our colleague and Solarium co-chair, of Chairwoman MALONEY’s staff. Lori crown jewel is the National Cyber Di- Congressman MIKE GALLAGHER, has Ismail was our critical link at the rector Act. been with me every step of the way, on Rules Committee to ensure the bill I look forward to working with Presi- the National Cyber Director and the 16 would have the opportunity to be de- dent Biden, Vice President HARRIS, and other Solarium provisions we moved bated and voted upon. the new administration to stand up through the NDAA process. On the Senate side, Jeff Rothblum this office. I have often said that there Anyone who claims bipartisanship is from Ranking Member PETER’s staff are no silver bullets in cybersecurity dead in Washington has not met these helped us navigate the jurisdictional policymaking, and I still believe that. two exemplars of comity and serious hurdles that come with any piece of cy- But I know that I will sleep more policy deliberativeness. bersecurity legislation and offered in- soundly knowing that there is a cen- In the Senate, my counterpart, the sightful comments and guidance tral coordinating figure in the White chair of the Senate Armed Services throughout the process. House empowered to protect the coun- Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber- During the conference process itself, try. I hope that the legacy of this bill security, Senator MIKE ROUNDS, has we relied heavily on Katie Sutton and will be safety, security, and stability in been a negotiating partner without Kirk McConnell, two true pros on the cyberspace for decades to come. equal. Senator ROUNDS came to the Senate Armed Services Committee Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance table with an open mind, asked tough staff; and Eric Snelgrove, staff lead for of my time. but fair questions, requested additional Ranking Member ELISE STEFANIK. f information about our proposal, and, at Lastly, but surely not least, I want the end of the day, helped to strength- to acknowledge my own staff. My LEAVE OF ABSENCE en it and push it through the con- MLA, Caroline Goodson, ably assisted By unanimous consent, leave of ab- ference process. by our defense fellow, Captain Mike sence was granted to: I also thank Congressman KATKO, Lake, thrived in her first NDAA and Mr. ADERHOLT (at the request of Mr. who went to bat for the National Cyber expertly balanced the many priorities I MCCARTHY) for today and the balance Director in conversations with the have within my IETC portfolio and for of the week on account of quarantining White House. A special note of thanks is reserved my constituents in Rhode Island. as recommended by the Office of At- My cybersecurity fellows David Wag- for our other Solarium co-chair, Sen- tending Physician due to a positive ner, Eric Saund, and particularly Alli- ator ANGUS KING. Senator KING has Coronavirus test. been the soul of the Solarium Commis- son Browning, have all been brilliant f minds and wonderful team players who sion, and I continue to be in awe of his ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED steady leadership throughout the proc- have helped me get the most out of the Solarium Commission. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the ess. Senator KING’s maxims—whether House, reported and found truly en- that ‘‘sloppy structure leads to sloppy At the end of the day, though, this policy’’ or that we needed ‘‘one throat bill never would have gotten done with- rolled bills of the House of the fol- to choke’’ in the executive branch— out my IETC cyber lead, Josh Stiefel. lowing titles, which were thereupon perfectly encapsulate the central Josh immediately understood the im- signed by the Speaker: theme and issues at stake. I can say for portance of the National Cyber Direc- H.R. 3349. An act to authorize the Daugh- a fact that no one fought harder to en- tor, based on his time working on cy- ters of the Republic of Texas to establish the bersecurity in the interagency. Using Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a sure that the Senate accepted a strong commemorative work in the District of Co- version of the National Cyber Director that experience and his skill at negoti- ating, he definitely steered the Na- lumbia, and for other purposes. Act in the conference process. H.R. 3465. An act to authorize the Fallen Finally, Mr. Speaker, as all of my tional Cyber Director Act—and more Journalists Memorial Foundation to estab- colleagues know, we would be lost in than two dozen other Solarium rec- lish a commemorative work in the District this institution without the staff that ommendations—through the NDAA. of Columbia and its environs, and for other supports us. I never would have begun One of the hardest things to do is to purposes. this journey in cybersecurity policy if entrust someone else with something f of great value to you, but I never had it were not for Jake Olcott, my former SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED staff director on the Committee on any hesitation letting Josh work the Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on staff-level discussions. I am incredibly The Speaker announced her signa- Emerging Threats, Cyber Security, and lucky to have him on my team. ture to enrolled bills of the Senate of Science and Technology. Finally, and most importantly, the the following titles: Likewise, my then-MLA Davis Hake National Cyber Director Act, the doz- S. 910. An act to reauthorize and amend the helped draft and introduce the Execu- ens of other Solarium recommenda- National Sea Grant College Program Act, tive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010 tions, and countless other cyber initia- and for other purposes. that provided the scaffolding for the tives that I have developed over the S. 945. An act to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley years would never have existed were it Act of 2002 to require certain issuers to dis- National Cyber Director Act; and his close to the Securities and Exchange Com- successor, Michael Hermann, further not for my legislative director, Nick mission information regarding foreign juris- refined the concept. Leiserson. Nick has been the engine on dictions that prevent the Public Company The Solarium Commission staff has my cyber policy work for 6 years. His Accounting Oversight Board from per- been, frankly, extraordinary to work legislative expertise and commitment forming inspections under that Act, and for with and a great testament to the com- to advancing effective cybersecurity other purposes. mission’s executive director, Admiral policy have elevated the cyber discus- S. 1069. An act to require the Secretary of Mark Montgomery. From day one, sion on Capitol Hill and kept our coun- Commerce, acting through the Adminis- Mark challenged us to draft a report try safer. He has worked tirelessly for trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration, to establish a con- that would be actionable, not just a many years, and I am deeply grateful stituent-driven program to provide a digital doorstop, and this NDAA is a realiza- for how he has turned the National information platform capable of efficiently tion of his vision and his unflagging Cyber Director idea into legislation integrating coastal data with decision-sup- work ethic. and finally into reality. port tools, training, and best practices and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:00 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.063 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 to support collection of priority coastal H.R. 4794. To designate the facility of the H.R. 8247. To make certain improvements geospatial data to inform and improve local, United States Postal Service located at 8320 relating to the transition of individuals to State, regional, and Federal capacities to 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the services from the Department of Veterans manage the coastal region, and for other ‘‘Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Affairs, suicide prevention for veterans, and purposes. Building’’. care and services for women veterans, and S. 1982. An act to improve efforts to com- H.R. 5384. To designate the facility of the for other purposes. bat marine debris, and for other purposes. United States Postal Service located at 100 H.R. 8276. To authorize the President to S. 4054. An act to reauthorize the United Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the posthumously award the Medal of Honor to States Grain Standards Act, and for other ‘‘Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office’’. Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Oper- purposes. H.R. 5037. To designate the facility of the ation Iraqi Freedom. f United States Postal Service located at 3703 H.R. 1773. To award a Congressional Gold North Main Street in Farmville, North Caro- Medal, collectively, to the women in the BILLS PRESENTED TO THE lina, as the ‘‘Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Of- United States who joined the workforce dur- PRESIDENT fice’’. ing World War II, providing the aircraft, ve- Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the H.R. 4981. To designate the facility of the hicles, weaponry, ammunition and other ma- House, reported that on November 24, United States Postal Service located at 2505 terial to win the war, that were referred to Derita Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, 2020, she presented to the President of as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in recognition of as the ‘‘Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Me- their contributions to the United States and the United States, for his approval, the morial Post Office’’. the inspiration they have provided to ensu- following bills: H.R. 835. To impose criminal sanctions on ing generations. H.R. 1833. To designate the facility of the certain persons involved in international H.R. 8472. To provide that, due to the dis- United States Postal Service located at 35 doping fraud conspiracies, to provide restitu- ruptions caused by COVID–19, applications Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, as tion for victims of such conspiracies, and to for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2022 the ‘‘Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post require sharing of information with the may use certain data submitted in the fiscal Office Building’’. United States Anti-Doping Agency to assist year 2021 application. H.R. 3207. To designate the facility of the its fight against doping, and for other pur- United States Postal Service located at 114 poses. Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as H.R. 1668. To establish minimum security f the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office standards for Internet of Things devices Building’’. owned or controlled by the Federal Govern- ADJOURNMENT H.R. 3317. To permit the Scipio A. Jones ment, and for other purposes. Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to ac- H.R. 3589. To award a Congressional Gold The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- cept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Medal to Greg LeMond, in recognition of his ant to section 4(b) of House Resolution Jones, and for other purposes. service to the Nation as an athlete, activist, 967, the House stands adjourned until 10 H.R. 3329. To designate the facility of the role model, and community leader. a.m. tomorrow for morning-hour de- United States Postal Service located at 5186 H.R. 4104. To require the Secretary of the bate and noon for legislative business. Benito Street in Montclair, California, as Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration Thereupon (at 6 o’clock and 11 min- the ‘‘Paul Eaton Post Office Building’’. of the 100th anniversary of the establishment H.R. 4734. To designate the facility of the of the Negro Leagues baseball. utes p.m.), under its previous order, the United States Postal Service located at 171 H.R. 5901. To establish a program to facili- House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana, as the tate the adoption of modern technology by day, December 8, 2020, at 10 a.m. for ‘‘Ernest ‘Ernie’ T. Pyle Post Office’’.h executive agencies, and for other purposes. morning-hour debate. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 8428, the Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020, as amend- ed, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 8428

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 2021– 2021– 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2025 2030

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact ...... ¥10 ¥9 ¥12 ¥9 ¥6 ¥5 ¥5 ¥5 ¥5 ¥4 ¥46 ¥70 Components may not sum to totals because of rounding h EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, EC-5820. A letter from the Deputy Sec- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- ETC. retary, Commodity Futures Trading Com- mittee on Agriculture. mission, transmitting the Commission’s EC-5823. A letter from the Secretary, Com- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive final rule — Margin Requirements for modity Futures Treading Commission, trans- communications were taken from the Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major mitting the Commission’s final rule — Cross- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Swap Participants (RIN: 3038-AE77) received Border Application of the Registration November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Thresholds and Certain Requirements Appli- EC-5818. A letter from the Secretary, Divi- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 cable to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Par- sion of Market Oversight, Commodity Fu- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. ticipants (RIN: 3038-AE84) received November tures Trading Commission, transmitting the EC-5821. A letter from the Secretary, Com- 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Pub- Commission’s final rule — Retail Commodity modity Futures Trading Commission, trans- lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Transactions Regarding Certain Digital As- mitting the Commission’s final rule — Ex- Committee on Agriculture. sets (RIN: 3038-AE62) received November 4, emption from the Swap Clearing Require- EC-5824. A letter from the Regulations 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public ment for Certain Affiliated Entities — Alter- Management Division, Rural Development- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the native Compliance Frameworks for Anti- Innovation Center, Rural Development Agen- Committee on Agriculture. Evasionary Measures (RIN: 3038-AE92) re- cies — RBCS-RHS and RUS, Department of EC-5819. A letter from the Deputy Sec- ceived November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Agriculture, transmitting the Department’s retary, Commodity Futures Trading Com- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 final rule — Special Authority To Enable mission, transmitting the Commission’s Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. Funding of Broadband and Smart Utility Fa- final rule — Margin Requirements for EC-5822. A letter from the Secretary, Com- cilities Across Select Rural Development Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major modity Futures Trading Commission, trans- Programs [Docket Numbers: RUS-20- Swap Participants (RIN: 3038-AE89) received mitting the Commission’s final rule — Pri- TELECOM-0022] (RIN: 0572-AC50) received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. vacy of Consumer Financial Information November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 (RIN: 3038-AE91) received November 4, 2020, 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.038 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6903 EC-5825. A letter from the Congressional ceived November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 88-OLEM] (RIN: 2050-AH11) received Novem- Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ber 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Health Inspection Service, Department of 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Agriculture, transmitting the Agency’s final nancial Services. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. rule — Deregulation of Pine Shoot Beetle EC-5834. A letter from the Assistant Sec- EC-5843. A letter from the Director, Regu- [Docket No.: APHIS-2016-0065] (RIN: 0579- retary for Legislation, Department of Health latory Management Division, Environmental AE41) received November 4, 2020, pursuant to and Human Services, transmitting the 2019 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Annual Report to the Congress on the Native cy’s final rule — Indoxacarb; Pesticide Toler- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ag- Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund, pursuant to ances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0384; FRL-10012-78] riculture. 42 U.S.C. 2991b-1(g)(1); Public Law 88-452, Sec. received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 EC-5826. A letter from the Deputy Adminis- 803A (as amended by Public Law 102-375, Sec. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. trator for Policy Support, Food and Nutri- 822(2)); (106 Stat. 1296); to the Committee on 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- tion Service, Department of Agriculture, Education and Labor. ergy and Commerce. transmitting the Department’s final rule — EC-5835. A letter from the Assistant Sec- EC-5844. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commodity Supplemental Food Program: retary for Legislation, Department of Health latory Management Division, Environmental Implementation of the Agriculture Improve- and Human Services, transmitting the 2019 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ment Act of 2018 [FNS-2019-0006] (RIN: 0584- Annual Report to the Congress on the Native cy’s final rule — Mefenoxam; Pesticide Tol- AE66) received November 16, 2020, pursuant Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund, pursuant to erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0346; FRL-10012- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 42 U.S.C. 2991b-1(g)(1); Public Law 88-452, Sec. 87] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 803A (as amended by Public Law 102-375, Sec. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Agriculture. 822(2)); (106 Stat. 1296); to the Committee on 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- EC-5827. A letter from the Deputy Adminis- Education and Labor. ergy and Commerce. trator for Policy Support, Food and Nutri- EC-5836. A letter from the Assistant Sec- EC-5845. A letter from the Director, Regu- tion Service, Department of Agriculture, retary for Legislation, Department of Health latory Management Division, Environmental transmitting the Department’s final rule — and Human Services, transmitting a Report Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: to Congress: Pediatric Research in Fiscal cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Cali- Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P- Year 2019, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 284h(c)(3); fornia; Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality EBT) Integrity [FNS-2020-0028] (RIN: 0584- Public Law 106-310, Sec. 1001; (114 Stat. 1128); Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2019- AE80) received November 16, 2020, pursuant to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 0127; FRL-10014-90-Region 9] received Novem- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, EC-5837. A letter from the Secretary, De- ber 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on partment of Health and Human Services, Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Agriculture. transmitting that, as a result of continued the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5828. A letter from the Director, Regu- consequences of the opioid crisis, a renewal, EC-5846. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental effective October 10, 2020, that a public latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- health emergency exists and has existed Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Pesticides; Agricultural since October 26, 2017, nationwide, pursuant cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Iowa; Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the to 42 U.S.C. 247d(a); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title Air Quality Implementation Plan-Muscatine Application Exclusion Zone Requirements III, Sec. 319(a) (as amended by Public Law Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area and [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0543; FRL-10016-03] (RIN: 107-188, Sec. 144(a)); (116 Stat. 630); to the Start-up, Shutdown, Malfunction SIP Call 2070-AK49) received November 4, 2020, pursu- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Withdrawal [EPA-R07-OAR-2017-0416; FRL- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- EC-5838. A letter from the Assistant Sec- 10016-10-Region 7] received November 16, 2020, 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee retary for Legislation, Department of Health pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law on Agriculture. and Human Services, transmitting the Fiscal 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- EC-5829. A letter from the Secretary, U.S. Year 2019 Annual Progress Report on the mittee on Energy and Commerce. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Pro- EC-5847. A letter from the Director, Regu- transmitting the Commission’s final rule — gram and National Cord Blood Inventory latory Management Division, Environmental Registration With Alternative Compliance Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 274k(a)(6); Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- for Non-U.S. Derivatives Clearing Organiza- July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 379 (as cy’s final rule -Air Plan Approval; Ohio; tions (RIN: 3038-AE87) received November 16, amended by Public Law 109-129, Sec. 3(a)); Technical Amendment [EPA-R05-OAR-2020- 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public (119 Stat. 2554); to the Committee on Energy 055; FRL-10016-32-Region 5] received Novem- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the and Commerce. ber 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Committee on Agriculture. EC-5839. A letter from the Director, Regu- Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to EC-5830. A letter from the Deputy Assist- latory Management Division, Environmental the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Pol- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- EC-5848. A letter from the Director, Regu- icy, Acquisition and Sustainment, Depart- cy’s final rule — Clofentezine; Pesticide Tol- latory Management Division, Environmental ment of Defense, transmitting a determina- erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281; FRL-10015- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tion that a negotiated comprehensive sub- 25] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Pennsyl- contracting plan did not meet the subcon- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. vania; Reasonably Available Control Tech- tracting goals negotiated in their prior fiscal 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- nology (RACT) for Volatile Organic Com- year, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 637 note; Public ergy and Commerce. pounds (VOC) Under the 2008 Ozone National Law 114-92, Sec. 872(d)(2); (129 Stat. 939); to EC-5840. A letter from the Director, Regu- Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) the Committee on Armed Services. latory Management Division, Environmental [EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0562; FRL-10014-11-Re- EC-5831. A letter from the Under Sec- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- gion 3] received November 16, 2020, pursuant retary, Comptroller, Department of Defense, cy’s final rule- Dipropylene Glycol and to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, transmitting a semi-annual report titled, Triethylene Glycol; Exemption From the Re- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ‘‘Acceptance of contributions for defense quirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- Energy and Commerce. programs, projects, and activities; Defense 2013-0218 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0219; FRL- EC-5849. A letter from the Director, Regu- Cooperation Account’’, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 10015-39] (RIN: 2070-ZA16) received November latory Management Division, Environmental 2608(i); Public Law 101-403, title II, Sec. 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Pub- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 202(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 103-160, lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the cy’s final rule — Air Quality Implementation Sec. 1105(b)); (107 Stat. 1750); to the Com- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Plan; California; Calaveras County Air Pol- mittee on Armed Services. EC-5841. A letter from the Director, Regu- lution Control District and Mariposa County EC-5832. A letter from the Senior Legal Ad- latory Management Division, Environmental Air Pollution Control District; Stationary visor for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Invest- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0498; ment Security, Department of the Treasury, cy’s final rule — Fuels Regulatory Stream- FRL-10015-31-Region 9] received November 16, transmitting the Department’s final rule — lining [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0227; FRL-10014-97- 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Provisions Pertaining to Certain Invest- OAR] (RIN: 2060-AT31) received November 4, Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the ments in the United States by Foreign Per- 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Committee on Energy and Commerce. sons (RIN: 1505-AC68) received November 4, Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the EC-5850. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Committee on Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the EC-5842. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Committee on Financial Services. latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Cali- EC-5833. A letter from the Acting Deputy Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- fornia; Butte County; El Dorado County; Mo- Director, OLA, Federal Deposit Insurance cy’s final rule — Hazardous and Solid Waste jave Desert Air Quality Management Dis- Corporation, transmitting the Corporation’s Management System: Disposal of CCR; A Ho- trict; San Diego County; Ventura County Major final rule — Regulatory Capital Rule: listic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternate [EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0122; FRL-10014-19-Re- Transition for the Community Bank Lever- Demonstration for Unlined Surface Impound- gion 9] received November 16, 2020, pursuant age Ratio Framework (RIN: 3064-AF47) re- ments [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0173; FRL-10015- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L07DE7.000 H07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H6904 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2020 Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ville Power Administration, Department of notifications of a vacancy, a designation of Energy and Commerce. Energy, transmitting the 2020 Annual Report acting officer, a nomination, and an action EC-5851. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the Bonneville Power Administration, on nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); latory Management Division, Environmental pursuant to the Third Powerplant at Grand Public Law 105-277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Coulee Dam Act, 16 U.S.C. 835j; to the Com- to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. cy’s final rule — Prevention of Significant mittee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5871. A letter from the Chair, U.S. Nu- Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New EC-5860. A letter from the Secretary, De- clear Waste Technical Review Board, trans- Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions partment of Labor, transmitting the Depart- mitting the Board’s Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Accounting [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0048; FRL- ment’s Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Financial Financial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 10016-21-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AT89) received No- Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Pub- 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) vember 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lic Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Over- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. sight and Reform. Commerce. EC-5861. A letter from the Chairman, Fed- EC-5872. A letter from the Assistant Chief EC-5852. A letter from the Program Ana- eral Maritime Commission, transmitting the Counsel for General Law, Federal Railroad lyst, Office of Managing Director, Federal Commission’s Performance and Account- Administration, Department of Transpor- Communications Commission, transmitting ability Report for fiscal year 2020, pursuant tation, transmitting the Department’s final the Commission’s final rule — Process Re- to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, rule — Metrics and Minimum Standards for form for Executive Branch Review of Certain Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107- Intercity Passenger Rail Service [Docket FCC Applications and Petitions Involving 289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Com- No.: FRA-2019-0069; Notice No.: 3] (RIN: 2130- Foreign Ownership [IB Docket No.: 16-155] re- mittee on Oversight and Reform. AC85) received November 16, 2020, pursuant ceived November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 EC-5862. A letter from the Executive Direc- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. tor, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Board, transmitting the Board’s final rule — Transportation and Infrastructure. ergy and Commerce. Simplification of Catch-Up Contribution EC-5873. A letter from the Attorney-Advi- EC-5853. A letter from the Program Ana- Process received November 16, 2020, pursuant sor, Federal Railroad Administration, De- lyst, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, partment of Transportation, transmitting Federal Communications Commission, trans- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Department’s final rule — Rail Integrity mitting the Commission’s final rule — Fa- Oversight and Reform. and Track Safety Standards [Docket No.: cilitating Shared Use in the 3100-3550 MHz EC-5863. A letter from the Archivist of the FRA-2018-0104, Notice No.: 2] (RIN: 2130-AC53) Band [WT Docket No.:19-348] received No- United States, National Archives, transmit- received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 vember 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ting the Archive’s FY 2020 Commercial and U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Inherently Governmental Activities Inven- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and tory report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 501 note; Transportation and Infrastructure. Commerce. Public Law 105-270, Sec. 2(c)(1)(A); (112 Stat. EC-5874. A letter from the Assistant Chief EC-5854. A letter from the Secretary, De- 2382); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of partment of the Treasury, transmitting a form. Chief Counsel, Pipeline and Hazardous Mate- six-month periodic report on the national EC-5864. A letter from the Archivist of the rial Safety Administration, transmitting the emergency with respect to the stabilization United States, National Archives and Administration’s final rule — Hazardous Ma- of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order Records Administration, transmitting the terials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifica- 13303 of May 22, 2003, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. Administration’s Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Fi- tions [Docket No.: PHSMA-2018-0082 (HM- 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 nancial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 260A)] (RIN: 2137-AF43) received November Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Com- (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to mittee on Foreign Affairs. (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Over- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- EC-5855. A letter from the Department of sight and Reform. structure. the Treasury, Secretary, transmitting a six- EC-5865. A letter from the Treasurer, Na- EC-5875. A letter from the Assistant Chief month periodic report on the national emer- tional Gallery of Art, transmitting the Gal- Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of gency with respect to serious human rights lery’s Performance and Accountability Re- Chief Counsel, Pipeline and Hazardous Mate- abuse and corruption that was declared in port for the year ended September 30, 2020 rial Safety Administration, transmitting the Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, which includes consolidated financial state- Administration’s final rule — Hazardous Ma- pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94- ments, federal financial statements (as sup- terials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifica- 412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. plementary schedules) and auditor’s report, tions [Docket No.: PHMSA-2018-0082 (HM- 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 260A)] (RIN: 2137-AF43) received November 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); EC-5856. A letter from the Assistant Legal Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Advisor, Office of Treaty Affairs, Depart- Committee on Oversight and Reform. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- ment of State, transmitting a report con- EC-5866. A letter from the Director, Na- structure. cerning international agreements other than tional Science Foundation, transmitting the EC-5876. A letter from the Director, Legal treaties entered into by the United States to Foundation’s Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Finan- Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- be transmitted to the Congress within the cial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); ice, transmitting the Service’s Major final sixty-day period specified in the Case-Za- Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended regulation — Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse blocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Pub- by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. Tax [TD 9910] (RIN: 1545-BP36) received No- lic Law 92-403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Pub- 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- vember 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lic Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); form. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5867. A letter from the Chairman, Na- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and EC-5857. A letter from the Assistant Legal tional Transportation Safety Board, trans- Means. Advisor, Office of Treaty Affairs, Depart- mitting the Board’s Performance and Ac- EC-5877. A letter from the Director, Legal ment of State, transmitting a report con- countability Report for fiscal year 2020; to Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- cerning international agreements other than the Committee on Oversight and Reform. ice, transmitting the Service’s final regula- treaties entered into by the United States to EC-5868. A letter from the Chairman, Occu- tions — Computation and Reporting of Re- be transmitted to the Congress within the pational Safety and Health Review Commis- serves for Life Insurance Companies [TD sixty-day period specified in the Case-Za- sion, transmitting the Commission’s Fiscal 9911] (RIN: 1545-BO13) received November 16, blocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Pub- Year 2020 Performance and Accountability 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public lic Law 92-403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Pub- Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Pub- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the lic Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); lic Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Committee on Ways and Means. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); EC-5878. A letter from the Director, Legal EC-5858. A letter from the Chair, Board of to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- Governors of the Federal Reserve system, EC-5869. A letter from the Director, Office ice, transmitting the Service’s final regula- transmitting the Board’s Semiannual Report of Government Ethics, transmitting the Of- tions — Meals and Entertainment Expenses to Congress prepared by the office of Inspec- fice’s Annual Financial Report for fiscal year Under Section 274 [TD 9925] (RIN: 1545-BP23) tor General for the Board and the Consumer 2020, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public received November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 Financial Protection Bureau, pursuant to Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amend- Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ed; to the Committee on Oversight and Re- to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Ways and Means. form. EC-5870. A letter from the Assistant Attor- EC-5879. A letter from the Director, Legal EC-5859. A letter from the Acting Adminis- ney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- trator and Chief Executive Officer, Bonne- Department of Justice, transmitting four (4) ice, transmitting the Service’s IRB Only rule

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A letter from the Regulations By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Writer-Federal Register Liaison, Office of Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, and Ms. STATEMENT Regulations and Report Clearance, Social MOORE): Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Security Administration, transmitting the H.R. 8884. A bill to amend the Trade Act of Administration’s final rule — Hearings Held 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized the Rules of the House of Representa- by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Ap- System of Preferences, and for other pur- tives, the following statements are sub- peals Council [Docket No.: SSA-2017-0073] poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. mitted regarding the specific powers (RIN: 0960-AI25) received November 20, 2020, By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. granted to Congress in the Constitu- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law HUFFMAN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. GRI- tion to enact the accompanying bill or 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- JALVA): joint resolution. mittee on Ways and Means. H.R. 8885. A bill to provide incentives for EC-5881. A letter from the Assistant Sec- the purchase of water-efficient products, and By Mr. NORMAN: retary for Legislation, Department of Health for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 8883. Congress has the power to enact this legis- and Human Services, transmitting a Report Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: to Congress on Patient Protection and Af- mittees on Oversight and Reform, and En- Article 1, Section 8 fordable Care Act (PPACA) Section 1332 ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subse- By Mr. BLUMENAUER: State Innovation Waivers, pursuant to 42 quently determined by the Speaker, in each H.R. 8884. U.S.C. 18052(a)(4)(C); Public Law 111-148, Sec. case for consideration of such provisions as Congress has the power to enact this legis- 1332(a)(4)(C); (124 Stat. 205); jointly to the fall within the jurisdiction of the committee lation pursuant to the following: Committees on Energy and Commerce and concerned. clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Con- Ways and Means. By Mr. COHEN: EC-5882. A letter from the Chief Counsel, H.R. 8886. A bill to amend title 18, United stitution Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of States Code, to provide for prohibitions on By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: H.R. 8885. the United States, Department of Justice, eviction, and for other purposes; to the Com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- transmitting the annual report for CY 2019 of mittee on the Judiciary. lation pursuant to the following: the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission By Ms. GABBARD: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to of the United States, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. H.R. 8887. A bill to amend the Agricultural the power of Congress to regulate Commerce 4107; July 3, 1948, ch. 826, Sec. 9 (as amended Research, Extension, and Education Reform with foreign Nations, and among the several by Public Law 89-348, Sec. 2(6)); (79 Stat. 1312) Act of 1998 with respect to grants for certain States, and with the Indian Tribes.) and 22 U.S.C. 1622(c); Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, areawide integrated pest management By Mr. COHEN: Sec. 3(c) (as amended by Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 645, projects, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 8886. Sec. 1); (69 Stat. 562); jointly to the Commit- mittee on Agriculture. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary. By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN): lation pursuant to the following: f H.R. 8888. A bill to amend the Overtime Article I, Section 8: REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to ex- To pay the Debts and provide for the com- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tend the Secret Service overtime pay excep- mon Defence and the general Welfare of the tion through 2025, and for other purposes; to United States. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- committees were delivered to the Clerk By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mr. tions, and among the several States, and for printing and reference to the proper CLYBURN): with the Indian Tribes; calendar, as follows: H.R. 8889. A bill to amend title 38, United To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- States Code, to extend to Black veterans of foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- ary. H.R. 8354. A bill to establish the World War II, and surviving spouses and cer- ed by this Constitution in the Government of Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative tain direct descendants of such veterans, eli- the United States, or in any Department or within the Civil Rights Division of the De- gibility for certain housing loans and edu- Officer thereof. partment of Justice, and for other purposes cational assistance administered by the Sec- By Ms. GABBARD: (Rept. 116–618). Referred to the Committee of retary of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur- H.R. 8887. the Whole House on the state of the Union. poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and fairs. lation pursuant to the following: Commerce. H.R. 3797. A bill to amend the By Ms. NORTON: U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Sec- Controlled Substances Act to make mari- H.R. 8890. A bill to transfer from the tion 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare Clause) and juana accessible for use by qualified mari- United States Parole Commission to the Dis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and juana researchers for medical purposes, and trict of Columbia the authority to grant, Proper Clause), Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 for other purposes; with an amendment deny, and revoke parole and impose condi- (Property). (Rept. 116–619, Pt. 1). Referred to the Com- tions on an order of parole, and the author- By Mr. KATKO: mittee of the Whole House on the state of ity to modify, revoke, and terminate a term H.R. 8888. the Union. of supervised release and impose conditions Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. on an order of supervised release, in the case Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3429. A bill to provide for health equity of individuals who are imprisoned felons eli- lation pursuant to the following: and access for returning troops and gible for parole, reparole, or supervised re- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3 servicemembers, to provide for ambulatory lease under the laws of the District of Co- of the United States Constitution: The Con- surgical payment transparency under the lumbia, and for other purposes; to the Com- gress shall have Power To lay and collect Medicare program, and for other purposes; mittee on Oversight and Reform. Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay with an amendment (Rept. 116–620, Pt. 1). Or- By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. the Debts and provide for the common dered to be printed. HAGEDORN, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. MCCOL- Defence and general Welfare of the United LUM, Ms. OMAR, Mr. EMMER, Mr. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE PETERSON, and Mr. STAUBER): shall be uniform throughout the United Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the H.R. 8891. A bill to designate the facility of States Committee on the Judiciary discharged the United States Postal Service located at By Mr. MOULTON: from further consideration. H.R. 3797 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, H.R. 8889. referred to the Committee of the Whole Minnesota, as the ‘‘Jim Ramstad Post Of- Congress has the power to enact this legis- House on the state of the Union. fice’’; to the Committee on Oversight and lation pursuant to the following: Reform. Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 18 of Section 8 of Ar- f By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and ticle 1 of the United States Constitution. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Ms. SEWELL of Alabama): To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- H.R. 8892. A bill to amend title XVIII of the priation of Money to that Use shall be for a Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Social Security Act to support rural resi- longer Term than two Years; bills and resolutions of the following dency training funding and promote partner- To provide and maintain a Navy; titles were introduced and severally re- ships with urban teaching hospitals; to the To make Rules for the Government and ferred, as follows: Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

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To make all Laws which shall be necessary CARSON of Indiana, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. NEGUSE, LURIA, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. HAYES, and proper for carrying into Execution the Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mrs. Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. RICHMOND, foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- LAWRENCE. and Mrs. MCBATH. ed by this Constitution in the Government of H.R. 1878: Ms. ADAMS. H.R. 8687: Mr. BROWN of Maryland and Mrs. the United States, or in any Department or H.R. 1966: Mr. KIM. LURIA. Officer thereof. H.R. 1979: Mr. ROUDA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. H.R. 8702: Mr. COX of California, Mr. HUD- By Ms. NORTON: ESHOO, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington. SON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. H.R. 8890. H.R. 2442: Mr. NEAL and Mr. CLAY. SMUCKER, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2482: Mr. MALINOWSKI. H.R. 8731: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.R. 2650: Ms. NORTON. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 8764: Mr. CRENSHAW. H.R. 3138: Ms. DEAN. clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 8790: Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. HARDER of H.R. 3435: Ms. HAALAND. Constitution. California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. H.R. 3922: Mr. ROSE of New York. By Mr. PHILLIPS: LOWENTHAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, H.R. 4126: Mr. SCHNEIDER. H.R. 8891. and Mr. SCHRADER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5172: Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. GOLDEN, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. CLARKE of New H.R. 8791: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: FUDGE. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution pro- York, Mr. COLE, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. H.R. 8797: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KEATING, Mrs. vides Congress with the power to establish HAYES, and Mr. CASTEN of Illinois. Post Offices. H.R. 5856: Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 6754: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 8801: Mr. RUTHERFORD, Ms. HAALAND, By Mr. WENSTRUP: New York and Mr. LARSEN of Washington. and Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 8892. H.R. 6855: Ms. PORTER. H.R. 8809: Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6958: Mr. HECK, Ms. WILSON of Florida, H.R. 8812: Ms. SCHRIER. lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 8826: Ms. DEGETTE. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 7011: Ms. HAALAND. tion H.R. 8845: Mr. VAN DREW and Mr. CREN- H.R. 7233: Mr. LYNCH. SHAW. f H.R. 7419: Ms. MOORE. H.R. 8867: Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mrs. NAPOLI- H.R. 7500: Ms. PORTER and Mr. GRIFFITH. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TANO, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- H.R. 7659: Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, vania. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Mr. LONG, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. H.J. Res. 8: Mr. HUFFMAN. were added to public bills and resolu- MULLIN, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. CRIST, H.J. Res. 104: Mr. FOSTER. and Mr. GIBBS. tions, as follows: H. Res. 114: Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, H.R. 7755: Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. TED H.R. 40: Mr. KEATING. H.R. 7843: Ms. SLOTKIN and Mrs. NAPOLI- LIEU of California. H.R. 55: Mr. GRIJALVA. TANO. H. Res. 512: Mr. TAYLOR. H.R. 141: Ms. STEVENS. H.R. 7883: Mr. GOHMERT and Mr. COURTNEY. H. Res. 823: Mr. BILIRAKIS. H.R. 300: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 7898: Mr. TAYLOR. H. Res. 1029: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1042: Mr. CLAY. H.R. 7916: Mr. SIRES, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, and Ms. H.R. 1052: Mr. EVANS. MATSUI. H. Res. 1042: Ms. JAYAPAL. H.R. 1055: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- H.R. 8318: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H. Res. 1100: Mr. TAYLOR. sylvania. H.R. 8334: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. H. Res. 1117: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 1426: Mr. TAYLOR. H.R. 8624: Mr. HUDSON. H. Res. 1212: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 1570: Mr. TAYLOR. H.R. 8637: Ms. SCHRIER and Mr. CA´ RDENAS. H. Res. 1231: Ms. OMAR. H.R. 1763: Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. H.R. 8662: Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. DESAULNIER, H. Res. 1243: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. Mr. MFUME, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. H. Res. 1249: Mr. HUIZENGA.

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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 No. 206 Senate The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was Iowa for over 100 years. Over the week- ceed to executive session to resume called to order by the President pro end, the Iowa State football team com- consideration of the following nomina- tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). pleted their regular season play. The tion, which the clerk will report. f Cyclones are having a noteworthy sea- The legislative clerk read the nomi- son. They secured the first place rank nation of Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of PRAYER in the Big 12 Conference’s regular sea- Virginia, to be a Judge of the United The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- son after winning five consecutive con- States Court of Federal Claims for a fered the following prayer: ference games and eight overall con- term of fifteen years. Let us pray. ference wins this season. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Great Redeemer, guide our law- The good news doesn’t stop there for ator from Vermont. makers along the best path to fulfill the Iowa State football program. The CORONAVIRUS Your purposes on Earth. May they sub- Cyclones finished first place in league Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, speaking mit to Your wisdom and providential play, for the first time since 1912, when both as a Senator from Vermont and as leading, believing that You will supply they won the Missouri Valley Con- vice chairman of the Senate Appropria- all of their needs. Remind them that ference. This has earned the Cyclones tions Committee, I am speaking with Your unfailing love accompanies those their well-deserved spot in the Big 12 concern about what has been hap- who put their trust in You. title game on December 19, the first pening in the Senate. Lord, give our Senators an attitude ever Big 12 championship appearance in It has been 321 days since the first of reverential awe that will keep them Iowa State University’s history. COVID–19 case was reported in the from evil and inspire them to rejoice I want to applaud the Cyclones for United States—321 days. It has been 282 and be glad as they strive to live lives their historic season. So many fans, in- days since the first COVID–19 death of purity and obedience. cluding me, will be rooting them on for was reported in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics re- And, Lord, as we remember Pearl the Big 12 championship game. ports that the unemployment rate in Harbor on this December 7, thank You I suggest the absence of a quorum. November was 6.7 percent, nearly dou- for Your loving and prevailing provi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ble the rate in November of last year. dence. May we show our gratitude by clerk will call the roll. Hundreds of thousands of small busi- facing the future without fear. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. nesses across the country have closed We pray in Your majestic Name. permanently, all due to COVID. Amen. Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for As of today, there are more than f the quorum call be rescinded. 14,800,000 reported cases of COVID–19 in PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the United States. To put that in per- objection, it is so ordered. spective, that is 1 million more than The President pro tempore led the just a week ago. More than 282,000 Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: f Americans have died, and it has been I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME 256 days since the Senate passed the United States of America, and to the Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under CARES Act—256 days since the Senate lic for which it stands, one nation under God, acted in a comprehensive, meaningful indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. way to address the real and mounting The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. concerns and needs of our constituents. HAWLEY). The Senator from Iowa. f My State of Vermont is like every- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask CONCLUSION OF MORNING where else. Healthcare workers, care- unanimous consent to speak for 1 BUSINESS givers, business owners, employees, minute in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning teachers, and students are all in need The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without business is closed. of support during these difficult and objection, it is so ordered. uncertain times. f f We have families wrestling with EXECUTIVE SESSION heightened food insecurity. People for RECOGNIZING IOWA STATE the first time in their lives cannot feed UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL their children and they cannot feed Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I EXECUTIVE CALENDAR themselves. They have the threat of want to visit with my colleagues about The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under eviction from their homes hanging over something that hasn’t happened in the previous order, the Senate will pro- them.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE6.000 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7226 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 We have States that are strapped by into the classroom, even if it is an area and our schools to open that day. I budget shortfalls and are forced to lay where it was not safe to accommodate don’t know how many times, at home, off thousands of employees, people who those children. on a snowy night, I wake at 4:30 in the have worked so hard for the people of It failed to deliver on relief to State morning as I hear the snowplows going their State. and local governments, which are con- by on the road, and I know I can get to It has been 205 days since the House tinuing to try to provide essential serv- my office a couple of hours later—and first passed the Heroes Act, and it has ices to their communities, as our gov- we have had nearly a foot of snow. been 65 days since they stepped forward ernment is in Vermont. It included My staff spoke with one Vermont to offer a substantial compromise on nothing for Low Income Home Energy mother—not unusual. She is raising a the Heroes Act and passed it again. Assistance, or LIHEAP. And it was son with autism. With school systems And where does it sit? It sits on my snowing in our State and in a lot of strained to their limits, special edu- friend the Republican leader’s desk. It other northern States this weekend. It cation services have been sharply re- is collecting dust. It is the largest and had no funding for mental health serv- duced. That is going to have a lasting most significant bill in the McConnell ices. Can you imagine what is going impact on these students, both educa- legislative graveyard. on—no funding for mental health serv- tionally and socially. Why aren’t we voting? Look what ice? There is no funding for nutrition For those who are facing challenges happens. We can’t even bring ourselves assistance. There wasn’t a dime for like addiction, depression, or mental to actually vote on something to help NIH research. And it didn’t have a health issues—and that can be any one Americans, to help the people of our plan—a vigorous plan—or an invest- of our States—or who were simply own States. They are being thrown out ment in vaccination production and down on their luck before COVID hit of their houses, their apartments, and distribution. earlier this year, access to vital re- out of their jobs, and we come in for a It is one thing to say we have these sources like counseling or intervention few days and then get on an airplane supercold things on an airplane. Won- has been made more complicated by and fly back home, and the taxpayers derful. When are you going to be able COVID restrictions, often with tragic pay for it, taxpayers paying our sala- to bring it to our factories, our schools, results. ries and all and nothing happens. our hospitals, and our senior citizens I heard of one Vermonter who passed Now, like millions of Americans, I and actually vaccinate them? away alone in a motel room in Rutland So what was the legislation brought am encouraged by the news of recent in October. Battling mental health up here? It created a shield for cor- weeks that pharmaceutical companies issues, he had become homeless just as porate misconduct. And what it said is are making significant progress on vac- COVID struck earlier this year. And that my friends, the Republicans, are cine development. I am encouraged due to the risks of the virus, family more keen to shield corporate cronies that some of these vaccines may be and friends were unable to take him than to work on behalf of the American available as early as later this month. into their homes. This isn’t just a people. That is a sham. It is a shame, Let’s not forget why we were able to story. It is a man’s life. And there are especially when you find that at least develop vaccines so quickly. It is be- so many more people out there facing in one of those corporations that want cause of longstanding Federal invest- the same struggles. ment in cutting-edge research at the a shield, the managers were betting on We are seeing images of car lines at National Institutes of Health—research who would get COVID first. food banks stretching for miles, as an that has been backed by so many of us In my home State of Vermont, our unprecedented wave of food insecurity in both parties for years in this body. Governor and our State legislature, our is washing over our country. In my NIH funded research in genetic and mayors, and our town leaders across State alone, one in every four genomic sequencing and enabled the State have taken bold moves to slow Vermonters are now food insecure. Be- research of COVID–19 that led to the the spread of COVID. Our Governor is fore this pandemic, it was already an vaccine. This is the power of Federal Republican, and I am a Democrat. I unacceptable 1 in 10. dollars when it is targeted to solve a praise him for what he did. I talked national—a national—problem. We with him again today about the steps We are asking children to learn with- need more of that today. he has taken—difficult steps, hard out providing the necessary resources The development of several promised steps, but steps to keep Vermonters their teachers need. We are asking fam- vaccines is great news, but if you don’t safe. And these moves taken in my ilies to pay rent without their jobs and have a comprehensive plan in place and State of Vermont resulted in lower in- for people to deal with their chronic resources implemented, how can we be stances of the virus than anywhere else illnesses while our hospitals are still sure the vaccination is safe, effective, in the country. But as the Governor stretched to capacity. All of this is widely available, and free? said and what I have said and every- while an unacceptable amount of peo- Can anybody stand up and say that body else has said, they have come ple are unsure how they will put food every part of their State will have vac- with a cost. We have kept people safe, on the table through the end of the cination? No, the money is not there but not without a cost. Unemployment week in the wealthiest Nation on yet, and we haven’t done anything on remains. Small businesses continue to Earth. That is unconscionable. that. It is a complete abdication of our struggle, if they are even able to stay I must say that the leadership across responsibility as elected Representa- in existence. That says nothing of the the aisle has got to bring up these bills. tives that we have simply failed to act. personal hardship families are facing Stop stalling. You know, they say we Now, I know that my friends across across our small State. only need a targeted approach, and the aisle will probably rush to the One elderly woman called my office. they point to the stock market as floor, and they will blame Democrats She expressed frustration with the proof. These people who are out of jobs for stalling on their inadequate, face- President. She told may staff that she aren’t looking at the stock market. saving proposal that they went through has only been able to visit her husband, These people who can’t feed their chil- the motions to bring before the elec- who is in a medical rehab facility, a dren aren’t looking at the stock mar- tions. Remember what it was. It was a couple of times during this pandemic ket. For these people whose rent has give-away to insurance companies, and due to COVID restrictions. That is not come due and they can’t pay it, to they didn’t even have the courage to an anecdote. That is a personal trag- them that is nonsense. allow amendments for people to actu- edy. The economy is not going to recover ally have to vote up or down. It is easi- In Vermont, the State and local gov- until we have vanquished the virus. It er to make a face-saving gesture know- ernments are worrying about how to is that simple. It is that basic. And ing it would not go anywhere. clear the roads this winter if COVID people are suffering now. That is the Sure, it made some investments in hits the plow crews. Snow removal cost of inaction—inaction on real, com- small businesses. It provided some em- isn’t a luxury in Vermont in the win- prehensive, COVID relief legislation. ployment relief, albeit at a signifi- ter. It is a necessity. We sometimes Now with our backs against the wall cantly reduced level. But it also tied have 7, 8, 9, 10 inches of snow over- with a funding deadline looming, we educational relief to forcing kids back night. But we expect our businesses are racing to accomplish what should

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07DE6.002 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7227 have been done months ago: annual ap- ment funding, as I have said for weeks, In fact, the framework for a small, propriations bills to keep our govern- it is my hope that our committees’ targeted relief package that I put for- ment running. We were ready on this work will bear fruit and a full-year ward last week—something Democrats side of the aisle to vote on those back funding package will come to the floor quickly attacked—would have resolved in June and have a couple of amend- in both Chambers. all three of those subjects. The tar- ments up or down. Republicans, in the I anticipate that the Senate will take geted Republican framework extends majority, if they didn’t like a Demo- up a 1-week extension this week so the unemployment insurance programs cratic amendment, they could vote it government does not close on Decem- that will otherwise expire; it creates an down. We could have done it back then. ber 11 and work can continue through entire second round of the Paycheck Now the deadline is this week, months the end of next week. Protection Program for the hardest hit later. We have to pass these bills before The Nation needs our Democratic small businesses; and it lays ground- Congress adjourns this year so there is colleagues to resist the temptation to work to distribute the vaccines that no disruption in our government, in play brinksmanship with long-settled appear to be on the horizon. Check, our services during this difficult time policy issues or push poison-pill riders check, and check. in our country. It will only exacerbate that they know would tank the proc- The Democratic whip is right to rec- the growing problems facing many ess. ognize these three subjects as espe- Americans today. But our annual ap- We also expect to receive and pass a cially urgent because they are espe- propriations bills are no substitute for conference report on the annual De- cially urgent. That is why Republicans the significant investment we need to fense authorization. And we need to have been trying over and over to get continue confirming nominees to va- confront this national and inter- them passed. That is why Republicans cancies in the judiciary and the execu- national emergency. We need a com- have been saying for months that tive branch. Speaker PELOSI and the Democratic prehensive COVID relief bill. We Senators are no strangers to the It is time to get serious. Instead of leader should let Congress get out- end-of-year drama, but this time the flying off every weekend back home, comes in all of the places where we al- stakes are far higher. We are up stay here. Vote these things up or ready agree rather than holding every- against another, even steeper surge in down. Bring up amendments on both thing hostage over their most con- COVID–19 than we saw back in the sides of the aisle. Have an agreement troversial, partisan demands. spring. Workers and small businesses on the amendments and vote them up But month after month after month, are once again struggling to make ends or down, because time is wasted. it has been the Democratic leaders who meet as States and localities step up How many hours have we spent rac- have said that no relief whatsoever can precautions. ing to confirm nomination after nomi- And while the latest news on the vac- pass, no consensus items can become nation at the expense of everything cine trials suggest that victory over law unless multiple controversial areas else, including dealing with the emer- the virus may soon be within reach, where we don’t agree are resolved to gency of this pandemic, while COVID our work in that area is far from com- the Democrats’ liking. cases soar and more and more people plete. As one recent article put it, That is why the Democratic leader succumb to this virus? How much more ‘‘State [and] local officials plead for had every single Senate Democratic time will the Senate waste while Amer- vaccine distribution funds.’’ vote to filibuster a targeted COVID–19 ican families and communities suffer? Our Nation’s historic sprint to vic- relief package back in September and It is time for us to do our job. We are tory through vaccines seems poised to again in October. That bill would have elected for 6-year terms. Let’s stay succeed in record time, but the critical taken care of small businesses, unem- here for 6 days during the week, if need last step—hundreds of millions of doses ployment insurance, and vaccine dis- be. Let’s get it done. The American out to the American people—is still in tribution months ago. Senate Demo- people are suffering enough. We front of us. Congress cannot stay on crats blocked it. shouldn’t be adding to that strain by the sidelines. I think, if the Senate Democratic playing politics with these essential Yesterday, our colleague from Illi- leader would allow it, the three things priorities. nois, the Democratic whip, gave an that the Democratic whip mentioned I am hearing from Vermonters every interview in which he named three ex- just yesterday—small business aid, re- day, worried about unemployment ben- amples of highly urgent matters that upping unemployment aid, and setting efits, their children’s education, their need to be addressed for our Nation up vaccine distribution—would pass health or for that of their loved ones, right now. This is the Democratic whip the Senate in a landslide. about food security, about keeping of the U.S. Senate. A targeted compromise on the most their homes and paying their bills. Here are the three things Senator urgent items would pass by a massive The Senate, when it has been at its DURBIN mentioned as flashing red, ur- bipartisan margin. We could easily put best, has been the conscience of the Na- gent priorities: ‘‘The millions of people together a whole slew of commonsense tion. It is long past time that we start- who are going to . . . lose their unem- policies—including those three and ed acting like the conscience of the Na- ployment insurance the day after other things, like legal protections tion. It has been 256 days since the Sen- Christmas’’; ‘‘the businesses that are that universities and the American ate took meaningful action on this trying to decide . . . whether or not Council on Education have been plead- COVID epidemic. We shouldn’t wait a they can continue’’; and ‘‘the [vaccine] ing for—bring it to the floor, and pass day longer. Let’s set everything else logistics . . . to make sure that this it. aside. Let’s have votes on these pro- vaccine is on the road and vaccinating Everyone knows why this hasn’t hap- grams. Let’s vote up or down. This people across America as quickly as pened. There is one reason the Speaker Senator is ready to do that. possible.’’ of the House and the Democratic leader I see the distinguished leader on the Those are the three things he men- have spent months tying the most bi- floor. tioned. Those are the three urgent partisan, most commonsense policies I yield the floor. issues he named as examples: extending to their most controversial requests RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER unemployment insurance, helping and saying that the country can’t get The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. small businesses, and funding vaccine the former unless they get the latter. ERNST). The majority leader is recog- distribution. Their strategy has been all or nothing, nized. Well, I do not question the sincerity so struggling Americans have, of CORONAVIRUS of our colleague, who I believe is en- course, gotten nothing. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, gaged in these discussions in good Well, we are down to the wire. The we have reached the time of year when faith. But these comments illustrate light at the end of the tunnel is in the Senate has more important out- perfectly a point that Republicans have sight. Operation Warp Speed seems standing business than we have days to been making for weeks. These three ur- poised to deliver vaccines on a historic, complete it. Delivering for the Amer- gent issues are issues where there is al- almost miraculous timetable. We have ican people will take focus, dexterity, most total bipartisan consensus, no seen some hopeful signs of engagement and genuine bipartisanship. On govern- real disagreement whatsoever. from our Democratic colleagues, but

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07DE6.013 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7228 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 we have no reason to think the under- EXECUTIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby lying disagreements about policy are move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- going to evaporate overnight. nation of Sean J. Cooksey, of Missouri, to be Republicans and Democrats do not EXECUTIVE CALENDAR a Member of the Federal Election Commis- sion for a term expiring April 30, 2021. need to resolve every one of our dif- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Cory ferences to get badly needed relief out I move to proceed to executive session Gardner, Richard Burr, John Thune, the door. We just need both sides to fi- to consider Calendar No. 913. Michael B. Enzi, Steve Daines, Cindy nally do what Members of Congress do The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Hyde-Smith, John Boozman, Thom when they are serious about wanting question is on agreeing to the motion. Tillis, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, an outcome: Drop the all-or-nothing The motion was agreed to. Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley, Joni Ernst, tactics; drop the hostage-taking; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mike Braun, Mike Crapo. make law in the many places where we clerk will report the nomination. f have common ground. That is what the The bill clerk read the nomination of EXECUTIVE CALENDAR—Continued country is counting on. That is how we Shana M. Broussard, of Louisiana, to can do right by the American people be a Member of the Federal Election Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous before Christmas. Let’s get it done. Commission for a term expiring April consent that the Senate resume consid- 30, 2023. eration of the Schwartz nomination. f CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without LEGISLATIVE SESSION Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, objection, it is so ordered. Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- sence of a quorum. I move to proceed to legislative ses- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sion. ture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The bill clerk proceeded to call the question is on agreeing to the motion. clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: roll. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I CLOTURE MOTION ask unanimous consent that the order f We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the for the quorum call be rescinded. EXECUTIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nation of Shana M. Broussard, of Louisiana, Democratic leader is recognized. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR to be a Member of the Federal Election Com- REMEMBERING PAUL SARBANES mission for a term expiring April 30, 2023. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Cory Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session Gardner, Richard Burr, John Thune, last night we received the sad news to consider Calendar No. 912. Michael B. Enzi, Steve Daines, John that a former colleague of ours, one of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Boozman, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Thom our finest, Paul Sarbanes, had passed question is on agreeing to the motion. Tillis, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, away. The motion was agreed to. Marco Rubio, Roy Blunt, Joni Ernst, While our time in the Senate only The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mike Braun, Mike Crapo. overlapped for one term, Senator Sar- clerk will report the nomination. f banes made a deep impression. Known The bill clerk read the nomination of LEGISLATIVE SESSION as the ‘‘stealth Senator,’’ he was low- Allen Dickerson, of the District of Co- key but extremely effective. He was a lumbia, to be a Member of the Federal Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative ses- leader on a wide-ranging group of Election Commission for a term expir- issues, from environmental steward- ing April 30, 2025. sion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ship, to consumer privacy, to anything CLOTURE MOTION question is on agreeing to the motion. having to do with his home State of Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, The motion was agreed to. Maryland. He was very soft-spoken, but I send a cloture motion to the desk. he had determination like iron and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- f worked and worked and worked on ture motion having been presented EXECUTIVE SESSION issue after issue until he achieved his under rule XXII, the Chair directs the goals. clerk to read the motion. We mourn the passing of this beloved The bill clerk read as follows: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR former colleague and this consummate CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Senator. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- I move to proceed to executive session CORONAVIRUS ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the to consider Calendar No. 914. Madam President, now on COVID, ev- Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The PRESIDING OFFICER. The eryone knows we are entering the move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- question is on agreeing to the motion. worst stretch of the COVID–19 pan- nation of Allen Dickerson, of the District of The motion was agreed to. demic. As winter months force more Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Election Commission for a term expiring Americans indoors, infections are up, clerk will report the nomination. hospitalizations are up, and the num- April 30, 2025. The bill clerk read the nomination of Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Cory ber of Americans dying from COVID is Gardner, Richard Burr, John Thune, Sean J. Cooksey, of Missouri, to be a steadily and tragically increasing. Michael B. Enzi, Steve Daines, John Member of the Federal Election Com- The economic fallout from the latest Boozman, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Thom mission for a term expiring April 30, wave of the virus will also be a huge Tillis, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, 2021. challenge. According to one study, Marco Rubio, Roy Blunt, Joni Ernst, CLOTURE MOTION nearly 12 million renters will owe an Mike Braun, Mike Crapo. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, average of nearly $6,000 in back rents f I send a cloture motion to the desk. and utilities in January. Even the con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- servative U.S. Chamber of Commerce is LEGISLATIVE SESSION ture motion having been presented sounding the alarm about a double-dip Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, under rule XXII, the Chair directs the recession if Congress does not pass an- I move to proceed to legislative ses- clerk to read the motion. other round of emergency Federal re- sion. The bill clerk read as follows: lief before the end of the year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The CLOTURE MOTION Unfortunately, our efforts to pass an- question is on agreeing to the motion. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- other emergency relief bill through the The motion was agreed to. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Senate have been stalled until now for

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07DE6.004 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7229 one reason: The Republican leader has spring, back when Republicans were According to the New York Times, refused to compromise. Again, today saying they did ‘‘not feel the urgency Dr. Orient’s association ‘‘opposes gov- we heard the same old song from the of acting.’’ I believe those were the ernment involvement in medicine and Republican leader. His position has not leader’s words. views Federal vaccine mandates as a budged since March. First, he put the Well, it is going to take a sense of ur- violation of human rights.’’ Senate on pause while the spread of the gency now, Mr. Leader, and it is going Dr. Orient herself has expressed skep- virus got worse and worse. Then, after to take a willingness to give a little, ticism about coronavirus vaccines and pressure mounted, the Republican lead- not just to put your bill on the floor continues to hawk hydroxychloroquine er finally decided to put forward a se- and say: Take it or leave it. as a COVID–19 treatment, following the ries of bills that comprised only the As I said, it is encouraging that some lead of President Trump, who boosted things the Republicans want. Republicans are already on that path. the drug despite scientific evidence While the Nation has been clamoring Hopefully, the Republican leader can that it is ineffective. for a bipartisan solution, the Senate, catch up with the more fairminded So while President-Elect Biden is under the leadership of the Republican Members of his caucus. nominating experienced, committed leader, has only been allowed to vote NOMINATIONS public servants to lead the next admin- on partisan Republican proposals, each Madam President, now, on nomina- istration’s healthcare policy, the Re- of which has been sorely inadequate tions—another matter. The incoming publican majority is inviting promi- and each of which has contained poison Biden administration continues to nent anti-vaxxers to Senate committee pills designed to ensure the bill’s fail- name candidates it will tap to lead hearings—a study in contrasts, to say ure. Cabinet agencies and other key posi- the least. The Republican leader never men- tions in the Federal Government. After one of the most difficult years tions those poison pills in his speeches Today, President-Elect Biden intro- in recent memory, we finally have a to this Chamber where he excoriates duced his healthcare team, including light at the end of the tunnel in the Democrats for refusing to pass ‘‘bipar- Dr. Fauci, who will stay on—thank discovery of several effective and safe tisan legislation’’ that everyone agrees God—as Chief Medical Adviser; Dr. vaccines. They are the best chance we on. But ‘‘bipartisan’’ does not mean Vivek Murthy to serve as Surgeon Gen- have of ending the terrible scourge of Democrats must agree to whatever the eral; Dr. Rochelle Walensky to head this disease and getting our lives back Republican leader wants or whatever the CDC; and Xavier Becerra, the at- to normal. issues he picks. ‘‘Bipartisan’’ means torney general of California, to be the And yet, the effectiveness of the vac- both sides sitting down and finding an next Secretary of Health and Human cine only matters insofar as the num- agreement. We all know that is the Services. ber of Americans who are willing to case. Like most of President-Elect Biden’s take it. The more Senate Republicans We have a Democratic House. They selections so far, Mr. Becerra’s nomina- dip their toes into the water of these are going to need Democratic votes in tion is groundbreaking. He will be the anti-science, anti-vax conspiracy theo- the Senate. So Senate Democrats are first Latino to ever run the Depart- ries, the more damage it does to our simply asking the Republican leader to ment of Health and Human Services. country. Public figures at all levels do one thing: Sit down and negotiate. Now, these nominees, once con- should be building up confidence in a Now, since March, since Secretary firmed, will face a monumental task. vaccine, not giving a platform to those Mnuchin and I negotiated the CARES President-Elect Biden will inherit a who would undermine it. bill, the Republican leader has con- once-in-a-generation healthcare cri- The Senator from Wisconsin, the stantly refused to sit down with Repub- sis—a crisis made worse by the Trump chairman of the Homeland Security licans and negotiate a bipartisan solu- administration’s lack of focus, com- Committee, should revoke his invita- tion. He puts his bill—with no Demo- petency, and consistency over the past tion to Dr. Orient. cratic input—on the floor and says, year. I yield the floor. ‘‘Take it or leave it.’’ That is no way— By naming a deeply experienced and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- no way—to get things done. It wasn’t tested team of senior healthcare advis- ator from Texas. in April or May or June or July or Au- ers, President-Elect Biden is getting CORONAVIRUS gust or September or November, and it ready to right the ship and execute a Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I isn’t now. whole-of-government approach to came to the floor to talk about some We want the leader to sit down and crushing the virus and providing af- other things, but I just want to say in negotiate so we can come up with a bi- fordable healthcare to all Americans. response to our friend, the Democratic partisan proposal that can pass both As safe and effective vaccines become leader, it sounds to me that he has got the House and the Senate. And Speaker available over the next year, President- a case of ‘‘do as I say, not as I do’’ PELOSI and I have modified our pro- Elect Biden’s team will also have to when it comes to COVID–19 relief bills. posal several times in an effort to meet work with States and healthcare pro- If my memory serves me correctly, our Republican counterparts in the viders to get Americans vaccinated. he has led the effort to block the Sen- middle. Last week, Speaker PELOSI and To state the obvious, healthcare is ate’s consideration of five different I went even further and agreed to use a going to be the No. 1 challenge when COVID–19 relief bills. bipartisan bill, crafted by moderate the new administration takes office. Speaker PELOSI has made the incred- Senators from both sides of the aisle, We are in the middle of a once-in-a- ible statement that ‘‘nothing is better as a framework for the negotiations. century public health crisis. Accord- than something’’ when it comes to We have not heard the same willing- ingly, President-Elect Biden’s team COVID–19 relief. That is easy to say ness from the Republican leader. should be confirmed swiftly to ensure when you are still getting a paycheck, However, there are some encouraging that no time is lost in the fight against when you have a job you can go do, and signs. The bipartisan group of Senators the pandemic. you can provide for your family, and and House Members working on this Regrettably, there is a split screen you have access to healthcare. latest proposal continues to make this week between the seriousness of But for the millions of Americans progress. I was encouraged to see the the incoming Biden administration and who have suffered through this pan- Senator from Louisiana this weekend the activities of the Republican major- demic, those are words that sound a lot say he was hopeful the President would ity here in the Senate. like Marie Antoinette: ‘‘Let them eat sign such an agreement. Let’s use the On Tuesday, the Republican chair- cake.’’ work of the Gang of 8 as the basis for man of the Homeland Security Com- I mention this because I have been bipartisan negotiations and com- mittee has invited Dr. Jane Orient to around this place long enough to know promise. give testimony at a hearing in his com- that, unless you tell people the whole The bottom line: We have to get mittee. Dr. Orient is a member of the story, too often they believe the talk- something done for the American peo- Association of American Physicians ing points and the half story or the in- ple before the end of the year. We and Surgeons—a benign-sounding name complete story, like we heard from the Democrats have been trying since the that obscures some dangerous policies. Democratic leader.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07DE6.011 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7230 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 It is shameful that, after passing four known that you were showing all the ers, counselors, caregivers, also police separate COVID–19 relief bills, includ- classic symptoms of a victim of child officers, lawyers, social services, but ing the CARES Act, through the end of sexual abuse, I would have intervened predominantly teachers who see these March on a virtually unanimous basis, sooner. children at school. that Speaker PELOSI chose to pass a Well, the 2009 Texas law was one of Teachers, educational professionals, partisan bill out of the House, the He- the first to mandate this training, and and other support staff at schools, like roes bill, for another $3 trillion, includ- now more than half of all the States busdrivers, are responsible for more ing things like tax breaks for million- have adopted a form of Jenna’s Law. So than half of the reports of child abuse. aires and billionaires in New York and you may ask: Why do we need to pass But as I said, with children home San Francisco, unrelated to the a Federal law? Well, the States don’t during the pandemic, out of sight from COVID–19 relief bill that we needed. have the funding for the training, and their teachers and other adults they So I applaud the group of bipartisan that is what the Jenna Quinn Law pro- would otherwise see on a routine basis, Senators who have been working now, vides. It allows current Department of abuse is becoming more difficult to after the election, to try to come up Health and Human Services grant identify and report, not because it is with the relief rather than kicking this funds to be used for this specialized not happening but because these chil- can down the road and leaving people training. dren are having to suffer silently, liv- in the lurch during the Christmas holi- This bill has received the support of ing with, perhaps locked down with, day season. every member of the Senate Health their abuser. And then when it comes to a vaccine, Committee—Republicans and Demo- As the stresses of the pandemic and I have no doubt that the incoming ad- crats, not surprisingly—and it has the lack of reporting take a violent toll ministration is going to claim com- passed the Senate unanimously, but it on our children across the country, it plete credit for producing a vaccine has been months, and we are still wait- is time for action, not excuses, not de- and getting this virus in the rearview ing for the House of Representatives to criminalizing marijuana, not a ‘‘Tiger mirror. act. King’’ bill but passing legislation that I understand why they would be Just last week, House Democrats, will actually make their lives better, tempted to do so, but it is because of under Speaker PELOSI, did find time to give them some hope—not action at the bipartisan action that Congress has act on a bill to decriminalize mari- some time in the future but now. taken with this administration juana; on a bill to deal with large cats, And there is one person in the House through Operation Warp Speed that we the ‘‘Tiger King’’ bill. But did they of Representatives who is holding that have seen our world-class scientists have time to provide assistance to up right now, and he is Chairman come up with safe and effective, I hope, small businesses? Did they find time to SCOTT. soon-to-be-certified vaccines by the pass bipartisan COVID–19 relief? Did Children are suffering every day. Food and Drug Administration, and they find time to pass the Jenna Quinn They are not worried about politics or people can begin to start getting vac- Law, which I am sure, if put on their whether Chairman SCOTT has the lever- cinated by the middle of this month. suspension calendar, would pass very age he needs to advance a larger par- That is a modern-day miracle. We quickly and go to the President for his tisan bill later on next year. These vic- should all be proud of it, but it should signature? tims are worried about their own safe- not be part of a partisan campaign now In a move that defies common sense, ty. They are worried about: How much after we have had an election on No- the chairman of the Education and longer will it be until some adult iden- vember 3. Labor Committee in the House, Con- tifies my abuse and gets me out of this I wish our friends would get out of gressman BOBBY SCOTT, is blocking— abusive relationship—gets me out of a the campaign mode and get into the blocking—the Jenna Quinn Law. living nightmare? governing mode. We have got impor- He voted to decriminalize marijuana; Well, the sort of mindless obstruction tant work we need to do here. he voted to ban the private ownership we are seeing from Chairman SCOTT in JENNA QUINN LAW of big cats, but he won’t even let the the House exemplifies everything peo- Madam President, part of that is the Jenna Quinn Law receive an up-or- ple loathe about Congress—holding up Jenna Quinn Law. This bipartisan down vote on the floor of the House of a bill to prevent child sexual abuse as piece of legislation that I introduced Representatives. a means to gain political leverage for a with Senator HASSAN over a year and a Well, if you are confused by the logic bigger partisan bill. It is just shameful. half ago to help identify and stop child of this move, you are not alone, espe- Let’s call it what it is—shameful. sexual abuse in communities across our cially because the urgency for this leg- It is time for Chairman SCOTT to stop country has passed the Senate unani- islation has only grown during the pan- blocking the Jenna Quinn Law so we mously but is stuck in the House of demic. can provide training to the men and Representatives. As families have stayed at home as women most likely to stop the cycle of Nationwide, there are more than part of the mitigation efforts, their child sexual abuse. 42,000 survivors of child sex abuse— lives have been filled with a range of CORONAVIRUS adults now, 42 million adult survivors new stressors. Loss of income, isola- Madam President, finally, last week of child sexual abuse. tion, health anxiety, and the stress of on the Senate floor, I spoke briefly Sadly, these victims often stay silent teaching children at home can test about our retiring colleague Senator for days, months, years, even a life- even the healthiest families and rela- MIKE ENZI, from Wyoming, and some time. As a result, they and countless tionships. But they also put children at wisdom he imparted to me shortly other victims continue to be abused. a higher risk for abuse and neglect. after I arrived in the Senate—some- We need to stop this cycle as quickly In April of this year, nationwide re- thing he calls the 80–20 rule. As my as possible, and that is why the Jenna ports of abuse or neglect dropped an friend from Wyoming told me, you are Quinn Law is so important. average of 40 percent compared to the never going to agree or disagree with It is modeled after a 2009 Texas law, same time last year. Now, ordinarily, somebody 100 percent of the time, but which requires teachers, caregivers, you would say: Well, that is good news. that doesn’t mean you can’t get impor- and other adults who work with chil- But the reason the reports of abuse and tant work done. So instead of just fo- dren to receive training on how to neglect have dropped is because chil- cusing on the 20 percent you cannot identify and report child sexual abuse. dren have not been going to their class- agree on, look at the 80 percent you After the Texas law passed in 2009, rooms, where the teachers who train in can agree on. one study found educators reported identifying these signs and symptoms I hope all of my colleagues will re- child sexual abuse at a rate almost four can see them and help them by inter- member this formula for success in the times greater after the training than vening. coming days as we work to deliver an- they got during their pretraining ca- In 2018, two-thirds of the reports of other round of coronavirus relief for reer. child abuse were submitted by people the American people. It is clear that Jenna Quinn herself tells the story of who came in contact with children as we are never going to agree 100 percent her own mother saying: If I had just part of their jobs. I mentioned teach- of the time on what that bill should

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Such solutions are better for include digital interpretation that is pulled out from under them earlier this the environment and the economy. accessible even in locations without year deserve additional support; that a Through collaboration, participants internet service. The project has also second round of job-saving Paycheck can actually achieve their objectives been supported through the Secure Protection Program funds would help and in ways that benefit the entire Rural Schools Resources Advisory even more workers and small busi- community. Committee to assist with the mainte- nesses; and that another investment in The work on the Nez Perce-Clear- nance. vaccine distribution is essential to water National Forests is a great ex- Stewardship contracts have also been bringing this pandemic to an end. ample of the benefits of collaborative used on the Nez Perce-Clearwater Na- Last week, Leader MCCONNELL an- efforts. The Clearwater Basin Collabo- tional Forests to enable the Forest nounced progress in negotiations to rative, or CBC, as we call it, which was Service to accomplish vegetation and pass another bill by the end of the officially launched 12 years ago, has watershed restoration. By leveraging year. He has spoken with the Presi- had an important role in furthering this program with other partnerships dent’s team and the Speaker, and there discussions about the management of and funding sources, the forests are are hopeful signs. There appears to be a the Nez Perce-Clearwater National able to have a truly integrated restora- path forward on this legislation that Forests. Nez Perce Tribal representa- tion program. Stewardship contracts could clear both Chambers and receive tives, representatives of Federal and have enabled fuels and weed treatment, the signature of the President, and I State agencies, county commissioners, watershed protection and restoration, hope we will follow that path to a con- local communities, timber companies, road maintenance, and enhancements structive conclusion. conservation groups, and other stake- such as the removal of wire fencing to As I said last week, the best Christ- holders make up the CBC’s Working help wildlife. mas present we can give the American Group, which accommodates a diverse A total of 536 miles of streams have people would be to work together in a array of viewpoints and objectives. been restored on the Nez Perce-Clear- bipartisan way to provide that relief. I met with members of the prede- water National Forests, resulting in We need an outcome, and to get there cessor group, called the Konkolville the forests being ranked fourth nation- is going to take compromise. It is Collaborative, and welcomed the oppor- wide in miles of streams restored. The going to take the 80–20 rule. tunity to be a part of the CBC’s official forests have a strong partnership with This process requires input and launch in 2008. I track the group’s the Nez Perce Tribe, which contributes agreement from our colleagues in the progress through dedicating a member greatly to its watershed accomplish- Senate, the House, and the White of my staff to being part of its discus- ments. At the same time, priorities of House, as does all legislation. But my sions focused on resolving longstanding much needed restoration of landscapes, constituents—and, I dare say, all concerns and achieving land manage- including water quality improvements, Americans—are fed up with the dys- ment decisions and fostering commu- are also providing a supply of raw ma- function they see and the partisanship nication among different interest terials to our local mills. In fact, the that is for no real purpose that has de- groups. The remarkable landscape it forests are the fifth in the Nation in layed this COVID–19 relief bill for works to enhance encompasses providing wood products for purchase. months. forestlands providing habitat for treas- More work is underway to address It is time to reach an agreement and ured wildlife and anadromous fish spe- significant challenges, but this is the deliver yet another round of cies; resources for local communities, direction we need to continue to go in coronavirus relief for the American including timber, livestock grazing, delivering long-term results. I com- people. and mining; and natural carbon sinks mend all those involved in this effort The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that help our planet. for their hard and exemplary work im- ator from Idaho. The Nez Perce-Clearwater National proving our treasured landscapes. NEZ PERCE-CLEARWATER NATIONAL FORESTS Forests span 4 million acres. Three riv- Also, a Good Neighbor Authority pro- Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, I rise ers flow through the forests, providing gram coordinated by the Nez Perce- today to highlight some meaningful important water sources, outstanding Clearwater National Forests and the progress underway on the Nez Perce- fishing, and other recreational oppor- Idaho Department of Lands was recog- Clearwater National Forests to im- tunities. It is truly a remarkable place, nized with the 2017 Regional Forester prove the health of these forests. These and the group’s work is far from easy, Awards. Through the program, forest collaborative efforts are showing as there is a lot at stake. management has supported fuels reduc- progress, and they are an example of The good news is that we are hearing tion and watershed restoration. Fur- where we can go nationally. reports of remarkable achievements ther, the Nez Perce-Clearwater Na- Collaboration brings results. I have being made on the Forests. The Nez tional Forests recently signed a Good been a longtime champion of collabora- Perce-Clearwater National Forests Neighbor Authority agreement with tion to address public lands manage- have received three significant recogni- the Idaho Department of Fish and ment disputes, as collaborative proc- tions this year alone that highlight co- Game. This will enable the forests and esses are good for the environment and operative restoration work: a Regional the Idaho Department of Fish and good for natural-resource based econo- Forester’s Award for fostering partner- Game to work more seamlessly as they mies. Collaborative problem-solving is ship and volunteerism; a Chief’s Award collaborate on projects to enhance a key way to ensure that all voices are for delivering benefits to the public; wildlife habitat such as aspen restora- heard and long-term solutions are and an Undersecretary’s Award for cus- tion. crafted. tomer service for the forests’ Historic Statewide, the Idaho Department of Working together through collabora- Routes Project. Lands reports that the agency is uti- tion does not require a sacrifice of Through the Historic Routes Project, lizing Good Neighbor Authority to principles, but it does require earnest the Nez Perce-Clearwater National partner with national forests in Idaho negotiations with respect for ideas Forests dedicated approximately $1 to expedite projects focused on fuels re- from all perspectives and a willingness million of retained receipts from stew- duction, forest health improvements, to work to understand each other’s ob- ardship contracts to improve water and watershed health. According to an jectives. Inevitably, at several points quality through historically sensitive ILD summary from January of this along the collaborative path, there are maintenance along three historic road- year, the program has enabled the strong disagreements. However, par- ways: the Lolo Motorway, the Elk City treatment of 4,800 acres through 50

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The Sen- groundwork or follow in the footsteps The CFLRP has supported collabo- ator from Tennessee. of collaborative work such as this. rative work of the Clearwater Basin CHINA In Idaho we have succeeded with pub- Collaborative and the Nez Perce-Clear- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Presi- lic lands projects such as the Owyhee water Forests to restore conditions dent, over the past few months, there Initiative and are at hard at work in within the 1.4 million-acre Selway-Mid- have been many of us in this Chamber others, such as the Kootenai Valley Re- dle Fork ecosystem through stream who have taken Big Tech to task over source Initiative, the Payette Forest improvements, the replacement of cul- their shady and biased business prac- Coalition, the Boise Forest Coalition, verts preventing fish passage, road and tices. In more than one hearing, we and others, including our Governor’s trail maintenance, and the reduction of have grilled them on the privacy, cen- Shared Stewardship Task Force. I also wildfire fuel loads. sorship, and antitrust concerns that look forward to the soon-to-be com- Also, the reauthorized Collaborative have allowed us to keep these CEOs in pleted recommendations of the Gov- Forest Landscape Restoration Program the hot seat, and that grilling has ernor’s Salmon Workgroup. has two newly approved projects in taken place by those of us on either Federal policy must empower col- Idaho, with one in each region. Region side of the aisle. laboration and forest health. As Sen- 1 encompasses the Panhandle National These are big, big problems, and they ators and shared stewards of these nat- Forest, and in Region 4, it encompasses are not going to disappear at the end of ural resources, we must continuously the Payette and Boise National For- this Congress. These are problems that work to ensure Federal statute and are going to be around. policy empower collaborative efforts ests. We cannot let up in making progress But one of the advantages of having and forest health projects. In 2003, I on wildfires. The severely smoke- these companies, like Facebook and was proud to work with my congres- Twitter and Google, living in our sional colleagues, including Senator clogged skies this fire season made the impacts of the fires that have deci- phones and in our homes is that it is RON WYDEN of Oregon and many oth- ers, to enact the Healthy Forests Res- mated wildlands and communities for much harder for oppressive govern- toration Act, or HFRA, to help provide years nearly unescapable. ments and global bad actors to hide As we think about the lives and live- the U.S. Forest Service with the tools their crimes from the rest of the world. needed to do the necessary work on the lihoods lost to wildfires, we must con- Just last year, about this time, the ground to restore our forests and help tinue to work to enact bipartisan for- freedom fighters in Hong Kong—and reduce the threat of a catastrophic est management reform to build on the this is a poster that I used on the floor wildfire to our communities and eco- progress made in recent years to en- just about this time, December 9, 2019, systems. The HFRA was designed to sure Federal land agencies have the and it shows the freedom fighters in encourage fuel reduction efforts, pro- tools they need to protect communities Hong Kong. It shows how they were tect old-growth forests, enhance water from deadly wildfires by improving the making their case: ‘‘We do not want to quality, promote community-based health of our forests. become like China.’’ land management and public involve- Bipartisan legislation pending in this These freedom fighters in Hong Kong ment in forest management, and ad- Senate would increase the active man- captured our attention when they filled dress insect and disease problems. The agement of Federal forests, cut red- the streets and demanded an end to the HFRA has promoted stewardship con- tape, reduce frivolous litigation, and Chinese Communist Party’s terrible tracting projects which incorporate advance fire risk reduction. Senators crackdowns on free speech and expres- public-private partnerships, empha- STEVE DAINES, of Montana, and DIANNE sion. While the coverage in the 24-hour sizing more localized forest manage- FEINSTEIN, of California, worked across news cycle definitely made an impact, ment. party lines for months to negotiate the it was the millions of tweets and In the years since the enactment of details of the bipartisan Emergency Facebook posts and videos and blog the HFRA, Congress has enacted addi- Wildfire and Public Safety Act. posts that turned their movement into tional legislation to advance forest Enactment of sensible, bipartisan a collective global outcry for an end to health. For example, in the 2014 farm legislation such as this, which is also violence and terror in Hong Kong. bill we included permanent authority cosponsored by myself and my fellow You see, people saw what was hap- for stewardship contracting and the au- colleague from Idaho, Senator JIM pening there. They saw it in realtime. thorization of Good Neighbor Author- RISCH, can better enable land managers Even if they didn’t fully understand ity. Good Neighbor Authority expanded to reduce wildfire risk and respond ef- the politics behind these protests, they the Federal Government’s ability to fectively to an increasingly virulent knew that the disproportionate re- partner with State foresters on res- wildfire reality. This will build on the sponse by the Chinese Government to toration projects, including bark beetle successful enactment of bipartisan leg- stamp out these protests was wrong. As treatments across State and Federal islation to enable Federal agencies to those posts flowed out of Hong Kong, boundaries. Subsequently, the 2018 respond to wildfires as they would to support flowed right back in, and hav- farm bill included an expansion of other natural disasters and end the ing spoken with many of these brave Good Neighbor Authority, credited practice of fire borrowing. activists, it really meant the world to with increasing the pace and scale of Forests make up 39 percent of the them that they were hearing from us. forest restoration projects across land in my home State of Idaho. They While all of this was happening, Idaho. The 2018 farm bill also, impor- are key to air and water quality and something else—some countermes- tantly, included a 10-year reauthoriza- sustain wildlife habitat and rec- saging, if you will—was flowing from tion of the Collaborative Forest Land- reational opportunities. They support Beijing. It was a message of total ca- scape Restoration Program, which has communities through wood and paper pitulation sent by corporations, sports enabled the expansion of active col- product jobs and recreation dollars. organizations, the mainstream media, laborative land-use groups in Idaho. They are the backdrop and the means and even powerful national and world The program encourages large-scale— for an unparalleled quality of life. leaders. They were all trying to keep that is 50,000-plus acres—collaborative, Their vitality hinges on their effective the peace on behalf of their own self-in- science-based forest restoration management. terests, but as the days and weeks projects in a way that encourages envi- I am encouraged by the achievements passed by, their blinders became more ronmental and economic sustain- on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National and more obvious. ability. Forests, and I urge continued collabo- By that time, the online activist The U.S. Forest Service reported rative efforts to address often conten- community had put the Chinese Com- that in the first 10 years of the pro- tious but necessary natural resource munist Party’s crimes on full display.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07DE6.021 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7233 What started as a debate on free speech any excuse not to. If you want proof, truth to power about the crimes of the and political autonomy morphed into a pull out your phones and listen to what Chinese Communist Party. full indictment of the Chinese Com- activists in Hong Kong, in Taiwan, and Here is a white paper that I unveiled munist Party’s crimes against human- in Mainland China are telling you—or earlier this year. There are over 100 ity, against the Uighurs in Xinjiang, in better yet, listen to what some of your specific paths toward how we as a na- Tibet, and Inner Mongolia, and all colleagues are telling you. tion unraveled the relationship that we across Mainland China. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong cur- have right now with China. The paper Thanks to internet freedom efforts rently sits in jail for the crime of criti- is only 52 pages long. It is a short made possible by the Open Technology cizing his government. I repeat this: version. I encourage one and all to take Fund, tweets and videos describing the Hong Kong activist, a young freedom a look at it and to think about how it Chinese Communist Party’s intoler- fighter, Joshua Wong, is in jail because is that we got to this point where an ance of dissent escaped the Great Fire- he criticized the Chinese Communist influential government, active in many wall and made its way into Western party. He criticized his government. major international bodies, including, news feeds. His sentencing barely managed a blip as of next year, China being in the U.N. The spread of the coronavirus tore on the radar here. Human Rights Council—how can this away the veil covering Beijing’s cor- Another Hong Kong activist, Jimmy government perpetrate a genocide rupt relationship with the World Lai, was denied bail during his own against minorities and get away with Health Organization and other inter- prosecution specifically because his on- it because of the appalling cowardice of national organizations and revealed line newspaper revealed the truths of those who bear witness and choose to their scandalous coverup of the virus’s the Chinese Communist Party’s do nothing. origins—all that truth right on our chokehold on their own people. The I yield the floor. phones, right on our iPads and com- CCP cut off access to his corporate ac- I suggest the absence of a quorum. puter screens and on every screen in counts and those of his employees. So The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the house. much for Hong Kong’s free press. clerk will call the roll. Unfortunately, for the millions suf- Jimmy Lai and Joshua Wong live in The legislative clerk proceeded to fering under the horrors of com- Hong Kong. call the roll. munism, truth didn’t win the day. The In June, the Senate passed a resolu- Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unani- people with the most responsibility to tion condemning the CCP’s repression mous consent that the order for the speak up stayed silent because they of speech and expression in Hong Kong. quorum call be rescinded. were fearful of retaliation. It was too These protests are still happening. Au- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. politically charged, too economically thoritarian crackdowns are still hap- BOOZMAN). Without objection, it is so risky. Someone might take their criti- pening. We must keep speaking about ordered. cisms the wrong way, and, well, we this. Mr. ENZI. I ask unanimous consent can’t have that now, can we? In Xinjiang, CCP forces are system- that the mandatory quorum also be I know from personal experience atically targeting and eliminating the waived. what it is like to have the Chinese Uighur Muslim population through The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Communist Party and their allies re- mass surveillance, population control, objection, it is so ordered. Mr. ENZI. I ask unanimous consent taliate against you. Once you speak up, and incarceration in internment to start the vote now. you are going to get it from all sides. camps. Yes, you heard me—internment The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Just last week, a member of the Chi- camps. It should make your skin crawl objection, it is so ordered. nese state media—for all intents and to hear that today, in 2020, this is hap- purposes, I would suggest this is a pening. CLOTURE MOTION propaganda minister for the Chinese Last month, I joined my colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Communist Party. Well, he decided Senator CORNYN and Senator MENEN- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the that he had had enough of what we are DEZ in supporting a bipartisan resolu- Senate the pending cloture motion, doing here in Washington to expose tion to finally recognize that what the which the clerk will state. Chinese aggression and fired off a se- Chinese Government is doing in The legislative clerk read as follows: ries of vile, sexist tweets while con- Xinjiang constitutes a genocide. CLOTURE MOTION spicuously avoiding the issue at hand. If you are looking for a reason to We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- It sounds fairly familiar: Attack the start speaking out, I can’t think of a ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby person; attack the messenger. better way to get started. Speak up on move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The thing is, he was just mirroring that. Support this resolution, which nation of Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Vir- the tactics used by his government. would not only urge the White House ginia, to be a Judge of the United States Beijing is all too happy to prey upon to take action against Beijing but also Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen the ignorance of their massive online urge national governments and organi- years. audience and encourage accusations of zations to get their heads out of the Mitch McConnell, Joni Ernst, John Booz- racism or xenophobia as the only ac- sand and tear away, piece by piece, man, James E. Risch, Mike Rounds, ceptable responses to evidence docu- China’s disastrous influence over the Roger F. Wicker, Mike Crapo, Mitt Romney, John Barrasso, Shelley Moore menting their own racist, repressive global political economy, which is Capito, Pat Roberts, Thom Tillis, politics. That, right there, is how you highlighted by the success of the Com- Cindy Hyde-Smith, David Perdue, end up with repressive regimes like the munist Party’s Belt and Road Initia- Lindsey Graham, Kevin Cramer, Tim one in China gaining so much power on tive. Scott. the global stage when those who should I will add that I was thrilled today The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- know better allow their adversaries to with Secretary Pompeo’s tweet regard- imous consent, the mandatory quorum cow them into silence. ing his once again reupping the coun- call has been waived. I appreciate the importance of diplo- tries of concern under the Inter- The question is, Is it the sense of the macy, but diplomacy is meaningless national Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Senate that debate on the nomination without consequences. Activists, by China is on this list, as well they of Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Vir- their very nature, rise and fall based on should be, as they continue to infringe ginia, to be a Judge of the United their willingness to speak truth to on religious liberty, and they do en- States Court of Federal Claims for a power when the most influential gage in systematic, ongoing, egregious term of fifteen years, shall be brought among us allow evil regimes to escape religious freedom violations. They are to a close? those consequences. doing it every day, and the world is The yeas and nays are mandatory Today, I call on my colleagues to fol- watching. under the rule. low their example and use their work I tell you, I could monopolize this The clerk will call the roll. in this Chamber to speak truth to floor for the next week and lay out The legislative clerk called the roll. power about the crimes of the Chinese every opportunity we have to stand up Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Communist Party. We no longer have for the cause of freedom and speak are necessarily absent: the Senator

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It is very discouraging to me to re- another shutdown. and the Senator from California (Ms. turn to Washington, DC, to learn that Every day that goes by in which we HARRIS) are necessarily absent. the continuing resolution, which ex- are not providing the opportunities for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there pires on Friday, is to be extended until businesses to stay open and employees any other Senators in the Chamber de- next Friday at a time in which Ameri- to be employed, particularly in rural siring to vote? cans have little ability to wait, at America—the places, Mr. President, The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 48, least, to know what they are going to that you and I come from—if we lose a nays 46, as follows: be able to expect. business to COVID, that business is un- [Rollcall Vote No. 254 Ex.] Small businesses, individuals, em- likely to return. If we don’t provide the ployees, employers all need the cer- YEAS—48 necessary support for hospitals and tainty, and every day that we are un- Alexander Enzi Murkowski healthcare delivery systems—there Barrasso Ernst Paul able to accomplish what we can agree isn’t a hospital in Kansas, if it closes Blackburn Fischer Portman on is another day in which those Amer- its doors today because of COVID, is Blunt Gardner Risch icans, those workers, those going to open tomorrow when COVID is Boozman Graham Roberts businessowners don’t know what they Braun Grassley Romney behind us. Burr Hawley Rubio face. Christmas ought to be a time, the The deaths that I mentioned, in Capito Hoeven Sasse holiday season ought to be a time for many instances, have been the commu- Cassidy Hyde-Smith Scott (FL) expectations and joy and comfort, and nity leaders, the people who have made Collins Inhofe Scott (SC) yet what we are doing here by this con- Cornyn Johnson Shelby a difference in communities across Cotton Kennedy Sullivan tinued delay is creating uncertainty Kansas. Every life has value, and every Cramer Lankford Thune which creates great challenges. life has meaning. We want this death Crapo Lee Tillis The mental health and well-being of to end. Cruz McConnell Wicker Kansans and Americans is at stake Daines Moran Young For purposes of our economy and here. Again, my guess is that whatever NAYS—46 purposes of life and death, it is time for we could agree on next week, we could the U.S. Senate to act—not another Baldwin Hirono Sanders agree on this week, so I would encour- week delay, not another 2 weeks of un- Bennet Jones Schatz age my colleagues and me to redouble Blumenthal Kaine knowing—but let’s reach our conclu- Schumer our efforts, not only to do what we can Booker Kelly Shaheen sion, let’s come together and find solu- Brown King Sinema do, but to do it in a timely enough tions and provide hope to my constitu- Cantwell Klobuchar Smith fashion that people get the benefit. ents in Kansas, yours in Arkansas, and Carper Leahy Stabenow I think of those who work in hos- Casey Manchin Tester the people of America. Coons Markey pitals in Kansas, those who care for Udall Mr. President, I yield the floor. Cortez Masto Menendez people who are suffering from the Van Hollen The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Duckworth Merkley Warner symptoms of COVID. We need to make Durbin Murphy ator from Alabama. Warren certain that we provide them the nec- Feinstein Murray REMEMBERING ENSIGN JOSHUA KALEB WATSON Whitehouse essary personal protection equipment; Gillibrand Peters Mr. JONES. Mr. President, 1 year ago Hassan Reed Wyden that we need to have the necessary Heinrich Rosen testing; that every hospital, every clin- yesterday, on December 6, 2019, a ter- rorist attack on the Naval Air Station NOT VOTING—6 ic, every doctor has the resources nec- essary to care for those who are ill Pensacola killed three American serv- Cardin Loeffler Rounds icemen. Harris Perdue Toomey today. That is something that can’t While it is appropriate and it has The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this wait. When it comes to the economy, too been done to honor each of these men, vote, the yeas are 48, the nays are 46. I rise today with a solemn purpose of The motion is agreed to. many businesses, retail establish- ments, motels, restaurants, venues, honoring and commemorating the life, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- service, and patriotism of one in par- ator from Kansas. theaters, the uncertainty that we are creating that every day goes by in ticular: Navy ENS Joshua Kaleb Wat- GOVERNMENT FUNDING which they don’t know whether Con- son of Enterprise, AL, whose promising Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, 2 weeks gress is going to respond to their needs life and career were tragically cut ago, I stood in this same position and is a day in which we may lose another short in the terrorist attack a year and gave remarks to my colleagues about business, we may lose another person’s 1 day ago yesterday. the importance of, even though we employment. Kaleb was posthumously honored last can’t do everything, that we do some- The request is that we move more Friday, receiving the Purple Heart in a thing. It seems to be too often that the quickly than what we have done to ceremony in Pensacola. I really regret way the Senate has operated is that date now, that we seem to be zeroing in that I could not go and that I was un- unless we can do everything everyone on a compromise agreement, a bipar- able to join his family, but there was wants, we do nothing. I encouraged us tisan agreement. That is a piece of also a wreath-laying ceremony at to try to figure out what it is we can good news, but every day that we delay Building 633 where Kaleb was shot and agree on and address that legislatively the outcome, the vote, the support the a candlelight vigil there last night. I and save the issues we don’t agree on American people and Kansans need is a know that all were solemn occasions for later. day in which more harm is done. It is for the Navy, for the family, and for The challenge that I presented was a time in which uncertainty exists. America. the circumstance of the consequences While we continue to have our debates Kaleb was a rising star. A recent of COVID–19, the difficulties that and discussions, that uncertainty is graduate of the Naval Academy, Kaleb Americans—Kansans—are facing, and creating not only economic problems had dreamed of becoming a Navy pilot the importance of our completing our but potentially loss of life as well. and had reported to Pensacola for work in regard to an additional re- This place is slow to respond, and I flight training the week of Veterans sponse to try to help the economy and would encourage us to be quicker in Day. Kaleb was described as a natural to make sure people are healthy and our response than what we have been leader, a person who put others first know that they are healthy. to date. People are struggling, and and strived to bring out the best in We seem to be making progress in re- they need our help. them. gard to that desire to address the needs I also would say that too many Kan- At the Naval Academy, Kaleb was a of Americans. While my complaint or sans have died—people that I have small arms instructor, wrestling coach,

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In- team beat Army for the first time in a What we see from the Pensacola re- creased security force manning enables decade. port we received just recently is that presence, deterrence, assurance, and Ben Watson, Kaleb’s father, said to many of those recommendations were enhanced response’’—our most precious me once that Kaleb’s mission was to never followed, especially with regard asset, our personnel. confront evil, to bring the fight to to planning, training, and assessment Well, as a father of three and grand- them wherever it took him. He was of response plans for situations just father of two, I understand how pre- willing to risk his life for his country. like the one that occurred in Pensa- cious our children are to our families. Kaleb did confront evil that day, and cola, FL. That is simply inexcusable. As a member of the Armed Services he made the ultimate sacrifice. We have young men and women every Committee for the past 2 years, I have Unfortunately, that was not how year, every day, every week, every seen firsthand how precious our men Kaleb intended to serve his country. It month that volunteer to put their lives and women in uniform are to this coun- was not what Kaleb’s parents expected on the line for this country, never try, and I have seen this body rise to when he joined the Navy. Kaleb’s fa- dreaming that their life may be put on the occasion to understand our fidu- ther put it rather bluntly: the line within the security of the con- ciary responsibilities that we have to We never thought he would die in Florida. fines of a U.S. military base on U.S. those men and women who protect and Kaleb Watson was the officer on deck soil—not overseas, not as part of some defend us every day. at the Naval Air Station Pensacola on overseas terrorist attack, but right I had the privilege of visiting with some of the folks in Afghanistan and the morning of December 6, 2019. Con- here where they should be most secure. Iraq and working with many more here sequently, he was one of the first peo- Ben Watson and his wife Sheila have in the United States. Wherever they ple the shooter encountered. Kaleb was made it their mission to do everything are serving, we owe them our best be- shot at least five times that day. Heav- they can to prevent losing more of our sons and daughters in this way. I think cause we owe them our freedom. ily wounded, he made his way out to I want to thank the Watson family— flag down first responders, gave them this body ought to do the same. Every year, we have nominations. We Ben, Sheila, their son Adam—for their an accurate description of the shooter patriotism in supporting Kaleb in his that ultimately led to the shooter make nominations, and we get the ap- pointments back, sending those young dream to become a Navy pilot, and I being killed. Unfortunately, later that want to extend again my sincerest con- day, Kaleb died of his wounds while in men and women to the academies who will then go to those bases. We have a dolences for his untimely death. the hospital. With the Watsons, however, I want to responsibility for that, as well as our The Navy conducted an investigation encourage this body to hold the Navy overall responsibility to the men and into the incident and concluded the to the commitments that they made to primary cause of the attack was the women in uniform. me last week and to insist that the en- This year, I asked for—and the con- Saudi shooter’s self-radicalization. tire Department of Defense follow its ference committee included in the final However, the report also goes on to recommendations for protecting our version of the NDAA—language requir- note numerous deficiencies in many military installations from within— ing the Secretary of Defense to imple- areas, some of which contributed to the protect them from future attacks from attack and others which could have de- ment, within 90 days, all applicable se- within. terred the attack or mitigated the con- curity and emergency response rec- Although I will be leaving this body sequences. In other words, things could ommendations to protect our military in a few weeks, I urge all of my col- have been different that day. Things installations and language requiring leagues to take up the baton to do our should have been different that day. the Secretary of Defense to ensure that congressional oversight duty like our We lost two other young men, Air- each installation conducts or develops lives depend on it because there are man Mo Haitham from Florida and Air- a plan to conduct live emergency re- lives which depend on it, and if their man Apprentice Cameron Walters of sponse training with first responders. lives depend on it, our lives depend Georgia, and 11 more individuals were At a couple of hearings, including upon on it. wounded. That has happened far too one just last week, I asked Navy lead- Everyone should take up that man- many times. Too many Americans have ership at an Armed Services Readiness tle. Everyone should do all that they lost their lives to shooters on U.S. Subcommittee hearing for their com- can to preserve and protect the Amer- bases on U.S. soil. mitment. It is not the first time I had ican service men and women who pro- The Pensacola attack was the second brought it up, but I knew it was going tect us. They are our most precious shooting at a military base in 3 days. to be the last hearing, and I knew that asset, our personnel. On December 3, 2019, a shooting at the this NDAA was hopefully going to in- For their sakes and for their fami- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii clude this language, but sometimes, lies, let’s do this thing. Let’s get this left two people dead and a third wound- the language is just not enough. I NDAA passed and then hold them to it ed. There have been several other asked for their commitment to ensure in this next Congress. shootings at U.S. military installa- that these long overdue steps are taken I yield the floor. tions, including a mass shooting in 2009 and accomplished. They, of course, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. SUL- at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX. That gave me those assurances and that LIVAN). The majority leader. shooting claimed 13 lives and left an- commitment. ORDER OF PROCEDURE other 30 injured. There are thousands of important Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Five years later, another shooting provisions in the NDAA that hopefully ask unanimous consent that not with- happened at Fort Hood when a gunman will come to the floor very soon, but standing the provisions of rule XXII, went on a shooting spree, killing 3 peo- none—none—of those provisions are the Senate vote on the motion to in- ple and injuring 14 before killing him- more important than those that ensure voke cloture on the Simington nomina- self. In 2013, 12 workers at the Wash- we do everything we can to keep our tion at noon tomorrow. I further ask ington Navy Yard right here in our Na- servicemembers and their families, that postcloture time with respect to tion’s Capital were killed by a military who live and work on our bases, safe the Schwartz and Simington nomina- contractor, who was later killed by se- from attacks like these. tions expire at 4 p.m. tomorrow and the curity officials. In 2015, two military As the Navy itself said in the Pensa- Senate vote on confirmation of the installations in Chattanooga, TN, were cola report, talking about security nominations in the order listed. Fi- attacked by a gunman who killed four manning—and I quote from the report, nally, if any of the nominations are people before he was shot by police. The ‘‘[Department of the Navy] must confirmed, the motions to reconsider There have been investigative reports abandon minimum manning thresholds be considered made and laid upon the about all of those shootings, and there designed to protect physical assets and table and the President be immediately have been recommendations in each to meet ineffective response times. In- notified of the Senate’s action.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07DE6.029 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7236 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without family the opportunity for proper bur- ‘‘I was just a little girl when he went into objection, it is so ordered. ial in Kentucky. By order of our Gov- the Navy,’’ Nall said. ‘‘I remember him being my big, handsome uncle.’’ f ernor, flags across the Bluegrass State will fly at half staff on that day in After reaching Hawaii aboard the Okla- LEGISLATIVE SESSION homa, Young sent Nall a little grass skirt as honor of a true American hero. a gift. Today, over 1,300 Kentucky Nall, 84, has held onto it all these years. servicemembers remain unaccounted MORNING BUSINESS THE PUNCHBOWL for by the DPAA. We have never for- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Between December 1941 and June 1944, gotten these patriots, and we will con- Navy personnel recovered the bodies of the ask unanimous consent that the Sen- tinue searching to bring them home. I ate proceed to legislative session and Oklahoma’s deceased crew. They were in- am grateful for the ongoing efforts of terred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu ceme- be in a period of morning business, the DPAA to bring closure to more teries. with Senators permitted to speak families like Daymond’s so their loved In 1947, the crew’s remains were moved to therein for up to 10 minutes each. ones can receive the tribute they the Central Identification Laboratory at The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without earned. Schofield Barracks. Staff there could only objection, it is so ordered. On behalf of my Senate colleagues, I confirm the identities of 35 men at that time. f would like to send our sincere condo- Later, the Oklahoma unknowns were buried TRIBUTE TO DAYMOND YOUNG lences to Daymond’s family and ex- in 46 plots at the National Memorial Ceme- press our thanks for his brave service tery of the Pacific in Honolulu, known as the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, to our Nation. We are proud this Ken- Punchbowl, and they were classified as non- after more than seven decades, a Ken- tucky hero is finally coming home. recoverable. tucky family in Hancock County will Mr. President, on Veterans Day, the In 2015, however, their remains were ex- finally lay their hero to rest. Last Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer pub- humed again for analysis and possible identi- year, the Defense POW/MIA Account- lished an article about Daymond fication. ing Agency, DPAA, identified the re- Young’s identification. I ask unani- Department of Defense personnel con- tacted Hawkins about a year later, asking mains of Navy Fireman 2nd Class Mar- mous consent the article be printed in tin Daymond Young. Soon, he will be for the addresses of family members so the the RECORD. military could collect DNA samples. on his way home. There being no objection, the mate- When Young’s remains were identified last Stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma, rial was ordered to be printed in the year, the family had hoped to conduct his Daymond was killed during the Japa- RECORD, as follows: burial on May 11, which would have been his nese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. [From the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, 100th birthday. However, COVID–19 threw a This Kentuckian, who would have Nov. 11, 2020] wrench in those plans. The family opted for turned 100 this year, will be buried be- COMING HOME: REMAINS OF WWII VETERAN a May 2021 date instead. side his twin sister in Lewisport next DAYMOND YOUNG WILL BE BURIED IN The military’s identification process—even decades after the bombing of Pearl Harbor— May. Today, on the 79th anniversary of LEWISPORT NEXT YEAR impresses Nall. (By Renee Beasley) the Pearl Harbor attacks, I would like ‘‘To me, it’s amazing they have gone to pay tribute to Daymond for his Layman Hawkins and his siblings grew up through this elaborate process,’’ she said. bravery and sacrifice in defense of our hearing one uncle’s name often. BURIAL Nation. But they never had the privilege of meet- Gov. Andy Beshear recently sent Young’s In June 1940, 3 months before Presi- ing Martin Daymond Young because he died in 1941 at the age of 21. family a message, saying he would request dent Franklin Roosevelt authorized the Hawkins’ mom—Young’s twin sister—did flags across the commonwealth to fly at half first peacetime draft, Daymond volun- everything in her power to keep her broth- staff on the day Young’s remains are buried. teered for the Navy. He joined millions er’s memory alive as long as she lived. Also, Rolling Thunder motorcycle club, an of men and women of the ‘‘greatest At birth, Young and his twin sister shared advocacy group that seeks accountability for generation’’ who signed up to protect the same initials: MDY for Mary Daisy prisoners of war and those missing in action, Young and Martin Daymond Young. notified the family that its members will our country in uniform. According to Everyone called them Daisy and Daymond. Daymond’s niece, he was thrilled to be meet the airplane in Owensboro and escort If they were still alive, they would be 100 Young’s casket to the Lewisport cemetery. stationed in Hawaii. years old now. ‘‘I appreciate the way everyone has treated On the morning of December 7, 1941, ‘‘(Young) was not a stranger to us,’’ said us,’’ Hawkins said. ‘‘To us, this is a big Daymond was aboard the Oklahoma, Hawkins, 76, of Lewisport. ‘‘Mom talked deal.’’ which was moored at Ford Island. As about him all the time.’’ Hawkins remembers a military photograph f the attack began, Japanese aerial tor- of his uncle always hung in his mom’s living ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION pedoes pummeled the ship. Its port side room—like a badge of honor. tore open, forcing the 27,500-ton battle- ‘‘It’s kinda like we knew him, but we Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section ship to capsize and sink. It took didn’t know him,’’ Hawkins said. ‘‘. . . His 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act Daymond and 428 of his crewmates into memory was with us all the time.’’ requires that Congress receive prior no- the water below. PEARL HARBOR tification of certain proposed arms The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor According to Navy records, Young, who sales as defined by that statute. Upon killed more than 2,400 Americans and grew up in the Hancock County village of such notification, the Congress has 30 launched the United States into the Dukes, filled out his application to join the calendar days during which the sale Second World War. Over the next 4 U.S. Navy on June 26, 1940. His application may be reviewed. The provision stipu- was approved on Aug. 14 that year. years, heroes were forged on the battle- The Navy assigned Young, 21, a Fireman lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- field and at home as our country de- 2nd Class, to the battleship USS Oklahoma, tion of proposed sales shall be sent to feated the forces of tyranny in defense which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Har- the chairman of the Senate Foreign of the American way of life. bor, on Dec. 7, 1941. Relations Committee. In the following years, the Navy at- During the Japanese bombing of Pearl Har- In keeping with the committee’s in- tempted to identify the remains of bor that day, torpedoes pounded the Okla- tention to see that relevant informa- those killed on the Oklahoma. Unfortu- homa, quickly capsizing it. Young was among tion is available to the full Senate, I 429 crew members who perished aboard the nately, the vast majority couldn’t be battleship. ask unanimous consent to have printed accounted for and were buried together After decades of being one of the Okla- in the RECORD the notifications which in 46 plots at the National Memorial homa’s ‘‘unknowns,’’ the Navy identified have been received. If the cover letter Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as Young’s remains last year. He will be laid to references a classified annex, then such the Punchbowl. rest in Lewisport—beside his twin sister, annex is available to all Senators in Then 5 years ago, the Pentagon con- Daisy Young Hawkins—on May 15, 2021. the office of the Foreign Relations ‘‘He was so excited about going to Hawaii,’’ tacted Daymond’s family as they ex- said Joyce Nall of Owensboro. Committee, room SD–423. humed the USS Oklahoma unknowns. Young was her uncle, too. She is Young’s There being no objection, the mate- The Navy used DNA samples to iden- oldest living relative and the only one with rial was ordered to be printed in the tify Daymond’s remains and give his memories of him. RECORD, as follows:

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There are Committee, room SD–423. porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of no known offset agreements proposed in con- There being no objection, the mate- the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, nection with this potential sale. rial was ordered to be printed in the we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. Implementation of this proposed sale will RECORD, as follows: 20–78 concerning the Army’s proposed Let- not require the assignment of U.S. Govern- DEFENSE SECURITY ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Govern- ment or contractor representatives to Aus- COOPERATION AGENCY, ment of Australia for defense articles and tralia. Arlington, VA. services estimated to cost $132.2 million. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- Hon. JAMES E. RISCH, After this letter is delivered to your office, fense readiness as a result of this proposed Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, we plan to issue a news release to notify the sale. U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. public of this proposed sale. TRANSMITTAL NO. 20–78 Sincerely, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of HEIDI H. GRANT, reporting requirements of Section Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b) of the Director. 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Enclosures. Arms Export Control Act Act, as amended, we are forwarding TRANSMITTAL NO. 20–78 Annex Item No. vii herewith Transmittal No. 20–87 con- Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: cerning the Army’s proposed Letter(s) Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the 1. The M825A1 is a 155mm artillery projec- of Offer and Acceptance to the Taipei Arms Export Control Act, as amended tile which utilizes a payload of white phos- Economic and Cultural Representative phorous impregnated felt to produce a smoke (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of screen at a target location. The Government Office in the United States (TECRO) Australia. of Australia has stated their commitment to for defense articles and services esti- (ii) Total Estimated Value: mated to cost $280 million. After this Major Defense Equipment * $0 use these rounds exclusively for its intended Other $132.2 million. purpose, which is to provide signaling and to letter is delivered to your office, we Total $132.3 million. obscure enemy visibility on the battlefield. plan to issue a news release to notify (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- 2. The M782 Multi-Option Fuze for Artil- the public of this proposed sale. tities of Articles or Services under Consider- lery (MOFA). The M782 is a selectable multi- Sincerely, ation for Purchase: option fuze that provides height of burst ca- HEIDI H. GRANT, Major Defense Equipment (MDE): pability to artillery rounds. The M782 is a Director. None. sensitive military technology and has been Enclosures. Non-MDE: M825Al 155mm White Phos- approved for release to the Government of TRANSMITTAL NO. 20–87 phorous projectile munitions, M782 Multi- Australia. Option Fuze for Artillery, M762Al electronic- 3. Also included in this case are propelling Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of timed fuzes, M231 and M232A2 propelling charges and other fuzes that enable the effec- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the charges, percussion primers, technical publi- tive use of the M825A1 end item. While these Arms Export Control Act, as amended cations and books, technical data for oper- technologies are controlled military hard- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic ational maintenance, technical assistance ware they do not represent a significant and Cultural Representative Office in the and services, and other related elements of technology transfer risk. United States (TECRO). logistics and program support. 4. The highest level of classified informa- (ii) Total Estimated Value: (iv) Military Department: Army (AT–B– tion associated with the sale of this equip- Major Defense Equipment * $0 million. ULC). ment is SECRET. Other $280 million. (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT–B–UGN. 5. If a technologically advanced adversary Total $280 million. (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- obtains knowledge of the specific hardware (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- fered, or Agreed to be paid: None. and software elements, the information tities of Articles or Services under Consider- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained could be used to develop countermeasures or ation for Purchase: TECRO has requested to in the Defense Article or Defense Services equivalent systems that might reduce weap- buy a Field Information Communications Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. on system effectiveness or be used in the de- System (FICS), consisting of: (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: velopment of a system with similar or ad- Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None. December 4, 2020. vanced capabilities. Non-MDE: One hundred fifty-four (154) * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 6. A determination has been made that Communications Nodes (CN) with S–788 Type Export Control Act. Australia can provide substantially the same III shelter; twenty-four (24) Communication POLICY JUSTIFICATION degree of protection for the sensitive tech- Relays with S–788 Type III shelter; eight (8) Government of Australia—155mm nology being released as the U.S. Govern- Network Management Systems (NMS) with Ammunition and Accessories ment. This proposed sale is necessary to fur- S–788 Type III shelter; Basic Issue Items The Government of Australia has re- ther the U.S. foreign policy and national se- (BII); program management support; quested to buy M825A1 155mm White Phos- curity objectives outlined in the Policy Jus- verification testing; system technical sup- phorous projectile munitions, M782 Multi- tification. port; transportation; spare and repair parts; Option Fuze for Artillery, M762A1 electronic- 7. All defense articles and services listed on communication support equipment; commu- timed fuzes, M231 and M232A2 propelling this transmittal are authorized for release nication equipment integration; tools and charges, percussion primers, technical publi- and export to the Government of Australia. test equipment; personnel training and cations and books, technical data for oper- f training equipment; initial repair and return program; Additional Authorized List (AAL); ational maintenance, technical assistance ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION and services, and other related elements of technical manuals; Quality Assurance Team logistics and program support. The total es- Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor en- timated program cost is $132.2 million. 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act gineering; technical and logistics support This proposed sale will support the foreign requires that Congress receive prior no- services; contractor provided training; Field Service Representatives (FSR); and other re- policy and national security objectives of tification of certain proposed arms the United States. Australia is one of our lated elements of logistics and program sup- most important allies in the Western Pa- sales as defined by that statute. Upon port. cific. The strategic location of this political such notification, the Congress has 30 (iv) Military Department: Army (TW–B– and economic power contributes signifi- calendar days during which the sale ZAW). cantly to ensuring peace and economic sta- may be reviewed. The provision stipu- (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None. bility in the region. lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- This purchase will enable effective train- tion of proposed sales shall be sent to fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. ing and extend the Australian Defence the chairman of the Senate Foreign (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained Force’s (ADF) capability to conduct com- Relations Committee. in the Defense Article or Defense Services bined operations. The ADF already has these Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. rounds in service, and is trained and In keeping with the committee’s in- (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: equipped to use them. Australia will not tention to see that relevant informa- December 7, 2020. have any difficulty absorbing these weapons tion is available to the full Senate, I * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms into its armed forces. ask unanimous consent to have printed Export Control Act.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE6.017 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7238 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 POLICY JUSTIFICATION level command posts (CPs), and remote (mo- afford them with dignity in their final Taipei Economic and Cultural Representa- bile) users employing technological improve- years. tive Office in the United States (TECRO)— ments in radio transmissions, data net- I have been honored to work with the Field Information Communications Sys- working and packetized voice, while mini- American Legion on this legislation. I tem (FICS) mizing system footprint (power, size, per- sonnel and logistics train). The system sup- thank the Legion for its tireless advo- TECRO has requested to buy a Field Infor- ports both mobile and wire subscribers with cacy on behalf of our Nation’s vet- mation Communications System (FICS), a means to exchange command, control, erans. On October 31, 2019, the Amer- consisting of one hundred fifty-four (154) communications, and intelligence informa- ican Legion National Commander, Bill Communications Nodes (CN) with S–788 Type tion in a dynamic tactical environment. III shelter; twenty-four (24) Communication Oxford called on the Veterans Adminis- 2. The highest level of classification of de- Relays with S–788 Type Ill shelter; eight (8) tration to expand the Veterans Health fense articles, components, and services in- Network Management Systems (NMS) with Care Eligibility Act of 1996 for World cluded in this potential sale is UNCLASSI- S–788 Type III shelter; Basic Issue Items War II veterans. This bill does just FIED. (BII); program management support; 3. If a technologically advanced adversary that. verification testing; system technical sup- were to obtain knowledge of the hardware As we reflect on National Pearl Har- port; transportation; spare and repair parts; and software elements, the information bor Remembrance Day, it is time for us communication support equipment; commu- could be used to develop countermeasures or to answer the call and provide VA nication equipment integration; tools and equivalent systems, which might reduce sys- test equipment; personnel training and healthcare to all those who answered tem effectiveness or be used in the develop- training equipment; initial repair and return the call of our Nation during its hour ment of a system with similar or advanced program; Additional Authorized List (AAL); of need in World War II. capabilities. technical manuals; Quality Assurance Team 4. A determination has been made that the f (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor en- recipient can provide substantially the same gineering; technical and logistics support HONORING DEPUTY SANDEEP degree of protection for the sensitive tech- services; contractor provided training; Field DHALIWAL nology being released as the U.S. Govern- Service Representatives (FSR); and other re- ment. This sale is necessary in furtherance Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, on Sep- lated elements of logistics and program sup- of the U.S. foreign policy and national secu- tember 27, 2019, Harris County lost one port. The total estimated program cost is rity objectives outlined in the Policy Jus- of its finest when Deputy Sandeep $280 million. This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. tification. Dhaliwal’s life was taken in the line of law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96– 5. All defense articles and services listed in duty. Pyara Dhaliwal, Deputy 8. this transmittal have been authorized for re- Dhaliwal’s father, lost his hero. This proposed sale serves U.S. national, lease and export to the recipient. That is exactly who Deputy Dhaliwal economic, and security interests by sup- f was, a hero. He was deeply committed porting the recipient’s continuing efforts to to his faith, his family, and to serving PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE modernize its armed forces and to maintain others with compassion. DAY a credible defensive capability. The proposed Moved by his Sikh faith, Deputy sale will help improve the security of the re- Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, cipient and assist in maintaining political Dhaliwal was a trailblazer. When he stability, military balance, economic and today on Pearl Harbor Remembrance was first recruited by the sheriff’s of- progress in the region. Day, veterans and their families will fice, Deputy Dhaliwal petitioned the This proposed sale is designed to provide participate in remembrance events at office to allow him to wear his turban mobile and secure communications. It will the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. and beard while in uniform, becoming contribute to the recipient’s goal to mod- The attack on December 7, 1941, the first to be allowed to do so. ernize its military communication’s capa- killed 2,403 and injured 1,178. This date Deputy Dhaliwal has left a profound bility in support of their mission and oper- of infamy as President Franklin Dela- legacy on the law enforcement commu- ational needs. The recipient will have no dif- no Roosevelt described it, was one of ficulty absorbing these systems into its nity. Since his death, the Houston Po- armed forces. America’s most consequential. It lice Department and all eight county The proposed sale of this equipment and launched the United States into World constables have changed their policies support will not alter the basic military bal- War II and unleashed the courage, to allow officers to wear and carry arti- ance in the region. bravery, and resolve of thousands of cles of faith on duty. Deputy The principal contractor is currently un- servicemembers who changed the Dhaliwal’s commitment to his faith known due to a pending open competition for course of history. will inspire generations of Sikhs and selection. The purchaser typically requests In Europe and Asia, they crushed the other religious minorities to serve in offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined forces of fascism, Nazism, and oppres- in negotiations between the purchaser and law enforcement and protect our com- the contractor(s). sion and brought freedom to much of munities. Implementation of this proposed sale will the world. The price they paid was im- Deputy Dhaliwal was also a dedicated not require the permanent assignment of any mense. Many made the ultimate sac- husband, father, son, and brother. His additional U.S. Government or contractor rifice for their country. Those who re- wife Harwinder Kaur Dhaliwal and representatives to the recipient. Contractor turned built the world we know today. their three beautiful children Japdeep, representative and U.S. Government support We call them the Greatest Genera- Noordeep, and Pardeep and their fam- teams may be required to travel to the coun- tion. Now in the twilight of their lives, ily and friends have dedicated their try on a temporary basis. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- we have a chance to say, thank you, lives to ensuring his legacy endures. fense readiness as a result of this proposed once more. We also remember Deputy Dhaliwal’s sale. I have introduced S. 3812, the WWII commitment to love and peace, a love TRANSMITTAL NO. 20–87 Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligi- and peace he showed not only while on Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of bility Act, and I am pleased to have the duty, but to each person he served. Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the bipartisan support of Senators CRAMER, When Hurricane Harvey decimated Arms Export Control Act DAINES, BOOKER, TESTER, COONS, COL- the Texas Gulf Coast, Deputy Dhaliwal Annex Item No. vii LINS, YOUNG, RUBIO, SINEMA, ROUNDS, served meals to Houstonians who were (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: WICKER, HASSAN, and KLOBUCHAR, and left homeless. In the wake of Hurricane 1. The Field Information Communications TILLIS. Maria, he traveled to Puerto Rico to System (FICS) is made up of commercially In 1996, the Veterans Health Care Eli- assist in the relief efforts there. He available, non-program of record compo- gibility Act opened the VA healthcare also worked to deliver water and sup- nents. The FICS system (also referred to as system to all veterans of the Spanish- plies to Punjab, India, while the area ‘‘Syun Lien’’) is an area-switched commu- American War and World War I. My bill was suffering from a severe drought. nications system which is designed to pro- will provide the same benefits for Deputy Dhaliwal leaves behind an vide mobile and secure communications in a World War II veterans. It will exempt unmistakably beautiful legacy of a life wide range of battle situations. The FICS system provides mobile and secure voice and World War II veterans who are not en- marked with faith, devotion, and serv- data communications on an automatic, dis- rolled in VA healthcare from means ice to others. crete addressed, fixed-directory basis to the testing requirements. This is one final I am grateful my colleagues have military Tactical Operations Center (TOC)- opportunity to honor their heroism and moved to rename the U.S. Postal Office

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE6.015 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7239 in Houston the ‘‘Deputy Sandeep Singh Mayor Crowell had many titles—law- with an amendment, in which it re- Dhaliwal Post Office Building,’’ to en- yer, lobbyist, veteran, community quests the concurrence of the Senate: sure Deputy Dhaliwal’s selfless service leader—but it was clear he found great S. 1342. An act to require the Under Sec- and heroism is remembered. This com- joy in serving the people of Carson City retary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update munity and the entire State of Texas as mayor. Among his accomplishments periodically the environmental sensitivity are better for having known him. was leading the effort to redevelop index products of the National Oceanic and downtown Carson City, creating an en- Atmospheric Administration for each coastal f area of the Great Lakes, and for other pur- tirely new dynamic downtown that ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS poses. supported local businesses and our The message further announced that community. For his leadership on this the House has passed the following effort, he was recognized by the Nevada REMEMBERING ROBERT CROWELL bills, in which it requests the concur- Chapter of the American Planning As- ∑ Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, rence of the Senate: I come forward today to recognize the sociation with the De Boer Award as well as the Robert Broadbent Distin- H.R. 306. An act to direct the Secretary of life, career, and service of a fellow Ne- the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance sur- vadan and friend, Mayor Robert guished Services Award from the Ne- vey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battle- Crowell. His leadership and love of the vada Chapter of the American Public field in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adja- Silver State are an example to all of Works Association. cent property, and for other purposes. us. As mayor of Carson City, he led the What I will remember most about my H.R. 1049. An act to authorize a National city through some difficult times—the friend Mayor Crowell are not his nu- Heritage Area Program, and for other pur- poses. great recession and the current merous and distinguished professional achievements but the way he con- H.R. 1380. An act to amend the Lacey Act coronavirus pandemic—and oversaw Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions en- the redevelopment of the capital city’s ducted himself and how he led. Mayor acted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to downtown core with his unique mix of Crowell was dedicated to his fellow further the conservation of certain wildlife dedication, compassion, good humor, residents and the betterment of his species, and for other purposes. and vision. community and our great State. I can H.R. 1819. An act to amend the State De- Mayor Crowell began his life of serv- recall the many acts of kindness and partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to ice as a young Navy sailor serving in friendship that he showed me when I provide for rewards for the arrest or convic- became Nevada’s attorney general and tion of certain foreign nationals who have the Vietnam war. After retiring as a committed genocide or war crimes, and for naval captain, he earned his under- in the years since. And Mayor Crowell other purposes. graduate degree in economics from brought those same qualities to every H.R. 3682. An act to provide for greater Stanford University in 1967 and his doc- person he interacted with in both his consultation between the Federal Govern- tor of jurisprudence degree from Has- professional and private life. ment and the governing bodies and commu- tings College of the Law in 1973. He was Nevada lost a true treasure when nity users of land grant-mercedes in New admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in Mayor Crowell passed on September 12, Mexico, to provide for a process for recogni- 1973. He was a member of the Bar Reg- 2020. His wife Susan and his family tion of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes. ister of Preeminent Lawyers and had shared him with all Nevadans during H.R. 4153. An act to amend the Indian been included in Best Lawyers in his life, and we share in their grief Health Care Improvement Act to authorize America in the fields of government re- upon his passing.∑ urban Indian organizations to enter into ar- lations and energy law for the past 25 f rangements for the sharing of medical serv- years. ices and facilities, and for other purposes. Born in Tonopah and raised in Carson MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE H.R. 5517. An act to affirm the friendship of City, Mayor Crowell was always active At 3:03 p.m., a message from the the governments of the United States of in his community, serving as a board House of Representatives, delivered by America and the Republic of India, and to es- member or leadership role with the Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- tablish a bilateral partnership for collabora- tion to advance development and shared val- Carson City School Board, Nevada As- nounced that the House has passed the ues, and for other purposes. sociation of Counties, Nevada League following bills, without amendment: H.R. 7045. An act to require the Secretary of Cities, Carson Area Chamber of Com- S. 199. An act to provide for the transfer of of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands merce, Northern Nevada Development certain Federal land in the State of Min- that could be included in a National Forest Authority, Rotary Club of Carson City, nesota for the benefit of the Leech Lake in Hawai’i, and for other purposes. and Nevada Legal Services. In addition, Band of Ojibwe. H.R. 7903. An act to amend the Small Busi- he was past president of State Bar of S. 2981. An act to reauthorize and amend ness Act to establish the Community Advan- tage Loan Program. Nevada and chair of the Nevada Manda- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- ministration Commissioned Officer Corps H.R. 8199. An act to amend the Small Busi- tory Continuing Legal Education Act of 2002, and for other purposes. ness Act to enhance the Office of Credit Risk Board. He was appointed by the Gov- The message also announced that the Management, to require the Administrator ernor to the Colorado River Commis- of the Small Business Administration to sion and twice held the position of House has passed the following bill, issue rules relating to environmental obliga- chairman, overseeing Nevada’s alloca- with an amendment, in which it re- tions of certified development companies, tion of water and power from the Colo- quests the concurrence of the Senate: and for other purposes. rado River. Mayor Crowell also served S. 212. An act to amend the Native Amer- H.R. 8211. An act to amend the Small Busi- ican Business Development, Trade Pro- ness Investment Act of 1958 to improve the as president of the Board of Indigent loan guaranty program, enhance the ability Defense Services, a State agency to motion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy In- dian Act, and the Native American Programs of small manufacturers to access affordable oversee the provision of indigent legal Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic capital, and for other purposes. services in Nevada. He was also a mem- development opportunities to Indian commu- H.R. 8229. An act to require the Adminis- ber of the Vietnam Veterans of Amer- nities. trator of the Small Business Administration to issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hear- ica and was selected to be part of the The message further announced that ‘‘first in the country’’ Honor Flight for ings and Appeals to decide appeals relating the House has passed the following bill, to the status of HUBZone business concerns, Vietnam Veterans in Nevada. with an amendment, in which it re- Mayor Crowell has numerous rec- and for other purposes. quests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 8810. An act to establish a national ognitions for his countless contribu- program to identify and reduce losses from tions to the quality of life of his fellow S. 914. An act to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Nevadans. He was awarded the of 2009, to clarify the authority of the Ad- Elevation Program, and for other purposes. Participatory Democracy Award from ministrator of the National Oceanic and At- ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED the Nevada Association of Counties and mospheric Administration with respect to The message also announced that the the State Bar of Nevada Presidential post-storm assessments, and to require the Speaker has signed the following en- Award—the highest honors awarded by establishment of a National Water Center, rolled bills: and for other purposes. those organizations—as well as being S. 910. An act to reauthorize and amend the inducted in the Nevada Lobbyist Hall The message also announced that the National Sea Grant College Program Act, of Fame. House has passed the following bill, and for other purposes.

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An act to decriminalize and By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, mission information regarding foreign juris- deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest- Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SAND- dictions that prevent the Public Company ment in certain persons adversely impacted ERS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. Accounting Oversight Board from per- by the War on Drugs, to provide for BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. forming inspections under that Act, and for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. other purposes. and for other purposes; to the Committee on KAINE): S. 1069. An act to require the Secretary of Finance. S. 4969. A bill to authorize funds to prevent Commerce, acting through the Adminis- H.R. 5517. An act to affirm the friendship of housing discrimination through the use of trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- the governments of the United States of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the pheric Administration, to establish a con- America and the Republic of India, and to es- Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for stituent-driven program to provide a digital tablish a bilateral partnership for collabora- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- information platform capable of efficiently tion to advance development and shared val- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. integrating coastal data with decision-sup- ues, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. port tools, training, and best practices and mittee on Foreign Relations. WHITEHOUSE): to support collection of priority coastal H.R. 7045. An act to require the Secretary S. 4970. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- geospatial data to inform and improve local, of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands enue Code of 1986 to expand the renewable State, regional, and Federal capacities to that could be included in a National Forest electricity production credit to include elec- manage the coastal region, and for other in Hawai’i, and for other purposes; to the tricity produced from hydrogen; to the Com- purposes. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- mittee on Finance. S. 1982. An act to improve efforts to com- sources. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. bat marine debris, and for other purposes. H.R. 7903. An act to amend the Small Busi- SMITH, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. HOEVEN): S. 4054. An act to reauthorize the United ness Act to establish the Community Advan- S. 4971. A bill to designate the facility of States Grain Standards Act, and for other tage Loan Program; to the Committee on the United States Postal Service located at purposes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, H.R. 3349. An act to authorize the Daugh- H.R. 8199. An act to amend the Small Busi- Minnesota, as the ‘‘Jim Ramstad Post Of- ters of the Republic of Texas to establish the ness Act to enhance the Office of Credit Risk fice’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a Management, to require the Administrator rity and Governmental Affairs. commemorative work in the District of Co- of the Small Business Administration to f lumbia, and for other purposes. issue rules relating to environmental obliga- H.R. 3465. An act to authorize the Fallen tions of certified development companies, SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Journalists Memorial Foundation to estab- and for other purposes; to the Committee on SENATE RESOLUTIONS lish a commemorative work in the District Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The following concurrent resolutions of Columbia and its environs, and for other H.R. 8211. An act to amend the Small Busi- purposes. ness Investment Act of 1958 to improve the and Senate resolutions were read, and loan guaranty program, enhance the ability referred (or acted upon), as indicated: At 3:19 p.m., a message from the of small manufacturers to access affordable By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs. House of Representatives, delivered by capital, and for other purposes; to the Com- LOEFFLER): Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks an- mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- S. Res. 794. A resolution urging the Euro- nounced that the House has passed the ship. pean Parliament to exempt certain tech- H.R. 8229. An act to require the Adminis- nologies used to detect child sexual exploi- following bill, in which it requests the trator of the Small Business Administration tation from European Union ePrivacy direc- concurrence of the Senate: to issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hear- tive; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 3884. An act to decriminalize and ings and Appeals to decide appeals relating By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest- to the status of HUBZone business concerns, Ms. ERNST): ment in certain persons adversely impacted and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. Res. 795. A resolution relating to the by the War on Drugs, to provide for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. death of the Honorable Roger William Jep- expungement of certain cannabis offenses, f sen, former United States Senator for the and for other purposes. State of Iowa; considered and agreed to. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES f f The following reports of committees MEASURES REFERRED ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS were submitted: The following bills were read the first By Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on S. 633 and the second times by unanimous Homeland Security and Governmental Af- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the consent, and referred as indicated: fairs, with an amendment in the nature of a name of the Senator from Minnesota H.R. 306. An act to direct the Secretary of substitute: (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance sur- S. 4133. A bill to modernize the REAL ID sponsor of S. 633, a bill to award a Con- vey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battle- Act of 2005, and for other purposes (Rept. No. gressional Gold Medal to the members 116–303). field in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adja- of the Women’s Army Corps who were cent property, and for other purposes; to the f Committee on Energy and Natural Re- assigned to the 6888th Central Postal sources. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six H.R. 1049. An act to authorize a National JOINT RESOLUTIONS Triple Eight’’. Heritage Area Program, and for other pur- The following bills and joint resolu- S. 997 poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- tions were introduced, read the first At the request of Ms. WARREN, the ural Resources. name of the Senator from New York H.R. 1380. An act to amend the Lacey Act and second times by unanimous con- Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions en- sent, and referred as indicated: (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- acted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. sor of S. 997, a bill to recognize and further the conservation of certain wildlife WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. honor the service of individuals who species, and for other purposes; to the Com- CRAMER, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. SMITH, and served in the United States Cadet mittee on Environment and Public Works. Mr. MANCHIN): Nurse Corps during World War II, and H.R. 1819. An act to amend the State De- S. 4966. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- for other purposes. partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to enue Code of 1986 to provide for a 5-year ex- S. 2477 provide for rewards for the arrest or convic- tension of the carbon oxide sequestration tion of certain foreign nationals who have credit, and for other purposes; to the Com- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, committed genocide or war crimes, and for mittee on Finance. the names of the Senator from Mary- other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign By Mr. BLUNT: land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator Relations. S. 4967. A bill to amend the CARES Act to from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) were H.R. 3682. An act to provide for greater extend the excise tax holiday period for avia- added as cosponsors of S. 2477, a bill to consultation between the Federal Govern- tion taxes; to the Committee on Finance. establish a National Commission on Fi- ment and the governing bodies and commu- By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, brotic Diseases. nity users of land grant-mercedes in New Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. S. 3612 Mexico, to provide for a process for recogni- ROSEN, and Mr. MERKLEY): tion of the historic-traditional uses of land S. 4968. A bill to reauthorize the HOME In- At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the grant-mercedes, and for other purposes; to vestment Partnerships Program, and for names of the Senator from Wisconsin

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RES. 76 children in Europe and globally; treatment of ordinary business ex- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name Whereas it is unclear whether ESPs— penses. of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. (1) will be able to partition the use of hash- S. 4155 BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of ing, PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming tech- nologies to carve out users in the EU; and At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S.J. Res. 76, a joint resolution pro- (2) will decide to abandon the voluntary names of the Senator from Missouri posing an amendment to the Constitu- use of these technologies in the United (Mr. BLUNT) and the Senator from New tion of the United States to require States and globally; Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were added as that the Supreme Court of the United Whereas since children in the United cosponsors of S. 4155, a bill to amend States be composed of nine justices. States can be harmed by online predators in title 38, United States Code, to author- f the EU through grooming, enticement, and ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the dissemination of CSAM images among provide or assist in providing an addi- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS EU offenders, such material should be de- tional vehicle adapted for operation by tected, reported, and removed; Whereas if the use of hashing, PhotoDNA, disabled individuals to certain eligible SENATE RESOLUTION 794—URGING and anti-grooming technologies for detecting persons. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO CSAM and grooming is stopped, the exploi- S. 4494 EXEMPT CERTAIN TECH- tation of children globally will largely go At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the NOLOGIES USED TO DETECT undetected and continue to proliferate; and name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Whereas Congress agrees with the Euro- CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION pean Commission that ‘‘immediate action ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. FROM EUROPEAN UNION must be taken to address this issue’’: 4494, a bill to amend title VI of the So- EPRIVACY DIRECTIVE Now, therefore, be it cial Security Act to extend the period Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs. Resolved, That the Senate— with respect to which amounts under (1) finds that hashing, PhotoDNA, and LOEFFLER) submitted the following res- the Coronavirus Relief Fund may be anti-grooming technologies are essential in expended. olution; which was referred to the detecting child sexual abuse material and ex- Committee on Foreign Relations: ploitation online, including known and new S. 4547 S. RES. 794 CSAM, and grooming of children globally; At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, and the name of the Senator from Michigan Whereas ensuring the safety of children on- line is a global issue that nations must ad- (2) urges the European Parliament to pass (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor dress together; an interim regulation to allow electronic of S. 4547, a bill to improve the integ- Whereas the online trafficking of child sex- service providers to continue their current rity and safety of horseracing by re- ual abuse material (referred to in this pre- voluntary activities of using hashing, quiring uniform safety and perform- amble as ‘‘CSAM’’) and online enticement of PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming technologies ance standards, including a horseracing children (also known as ‘‘grooming’’) are per- for the purpose of detecting child sexual ex- anti-doping and medication control vasive problems that are growing at dra- ploitation. program and a racetrack safety pro- matic rates; f gram to be developed and enforced by Whereas crucial tools in detecting CSAM and grooming online and protecting children SENATE RESOLUTION 795—RELAT- an independent Horseracing Integrity using online platforms from child predators ING TO THE DEATH OF THE HON- and Safety Authority, and for other are hashing, PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming ORABLE ROGER WILLIAM JEP- purposes. technologies that are voluntarily used by SEN, FORMER UNITED STATES S. 4805 electronic service providers (referred to in SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF this preamble as ‘‘ESPs’’) to detect, report, At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name IOWA of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. and remove CSAM; Whereas the use of hashing, PhotoDNA, Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of and anti-grooming technology by ESPs has ERNST) submitted the following resolu- S. 4805, a bill to create a point of order generated millions of reports annually to the tion; which was considered and agreed against legislation modifying the num- CyberTipline of the National Center for to: ber of Justices of the Supreme Court of Missing & Exploited Children; the United States. Whereas the CyberTipline is a global hot- S. RES. 795 line for reports related to child sexual ex- Whereas Roger William Jepsen was born in S. 4847 ploitation that was authorized by Congress Cedar Falls, Iowa, and grew up on a nearby At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the in 1998; family farm; names of the Senator from South Caro- Whereas in 2019, more than 69,000,000 im- Whereas Roger William Jepsen attended lina (Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator from ages, videos, and files related to child sexual Iowa State Teachers College, which is known Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as co- abuse were reported to the CyberTipline, today as the University of Northern Iowa, sponsors of S. 4847, a bill to direct the with more than 3,000,000 of these images, vid- and later attended Arizona State University, Secretary of Commerce to conduct a eos, and files related to an offender or child where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psy- study and submit to Congress a report victim in the European Union (referred to in chology in 1950 and a master’s degree in on the effects of the COVID–19 pan- this preamble as the ‘‘EU’’); guidance counseling in 1953; Whereas in a Communication to the Euro- Whereas Roger William Jepsen served his demic on the travel and tourism indus- pean Parliament, dated July 24, 2020, the Eu- country in the United States Army for 14 try in the United States, and for other ropean Commission noted, ‘‘the EU has be- years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne purposes. come the largest host of child sexual abuse Division and later in the Army Reserve; S. 4933 material globally (from more than half in Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, 2016 to more than two thirds in 2019)’’; to the Board of Supervisors of Scott County, the name of the Senator from Oregon Whereas in 2018, an EU Directive extended Iowa, as an Iowa State Senator, and as the the scope of prohibitions on processing per- Lieutenant Governor of Iowa; (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon- sonal data in the electronic communications Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected sor of S. 4933, a bill to provide in- sector to cover interpersonal communica- to the Senate in 1978 and served the people of creased oversight of certain pardons, to tions, such as messenger services and e-mail; Iowa in the Senate with honor and distinc- clarify the applicability of bribery pro- Whereas this EU Directive will cause ESPs tion for 1 term; hibitions to pardons and to lose any legal basis to use hashing, Whereas Roger William Jepsen was ap- commutations, and for other purposes. PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming technologies pointed by President Reagan as Special Rep- to detect and report CSAM and online en- resentative of the President to Madagascar S. 4935 ticement of children to the CyberTipline; in 1985 and to the State of Israel on the occa- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Whereas this EU Directive will take effect sion of the funeral of Moshe Dayan; and names of the Senator from Washington December 21, 2020, which still allows time to Whereas Roger William Jepsen was known (Ms. CANTWELL), the Senator from New amend this Directive to exempt the vol- for his dedication to the State of Iowa, his

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:56 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE6.007 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 fiscal responsibility, and his work on farm (6) J. Christopher Stevens served for 21 ‘‘(b)(1)(A) Any person may file with the policy: Now, therefore, be it years in the U.S. Foreign Service. He was Secretary an application with respect to any Resolved, That— serving as U.S. Ambassador to Libya and drug subject to the provisions of subsection (1) the Senate has heard with profound sor- previously served twice in the country, as (a). Such persons shall submit to the Sec- row and deep regret the announcement of the both Special Representative to the Libyan retary as part of the application— death of the Honorable Roger William Jep- Transitional National Council and as the ‘‘(i) full reports of investigations which sen, former member of the United States Deputy Chief of Mission. Earlier in his life, have been made to show whether such drug is Senate from the State of Iowa; he also served as a Peace Corps volunteer safe for use and whether such drug is effec- (2) the Senate respectfully requests that teaching English in Morocco. tive in use; the Secretary of the Senate— (7) Sean Smith served for 6 years in the ‘‘(ii) a full list of the articles used as com- (A) communicate this resolution to the U.S. Air Force. He attained the rank of Staff ponents of such drug; House of Representatives; and Sergeant and was awarded the Air Force ‘‘(iii) a full statement of the composition (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso- Commendation Medal. After leaving the Air of such drug; lution to the family of the Honorable Roger Force, Sean Smith served for 10 years in the ‘‘(iv) a full description of the methods used William Jepsen; and State Department on various assignments, in, and the facilities and controls used for, (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it which took him to places such as Baghdad, the manufacture, processing, and packing of stand adjourned as a further mark of respect Brussels, Pretoria, and The Hague. such drug; to the memory of the Honorable Roger Wil- (8) As their careers attest, all four men ‘‘(v) such samples of such drug and of the liam Jepsen. served their country honorably. articles used as components thereof as the Secretary may require; SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. f ‘‘(vi) specimens of the labeling proposed to (a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of be used for such drug; AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND the House of Representatives and the Presi- ‘‘(vii) any assessments required under sec- PROPOSED dent pro tempore of the Senate shall make tion 505B; and SA 2692. Mr. MARKEY submitted an appropriate arrangements for the post- ‘‘(viii) the patent number and expiration amendment intended to be proposed by him humous award, on behalf of the Congress, of date of each patent for which a claim of pat- to the bill S. 2054, to posthumously award a single gold medal of appropriate design col- ent infringement could reasonably be as- the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, lectively in commemoration of Glen serted if a person not licensed by the owner to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Chris- Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Ste- of the patent engaged in the manufacture, topher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recogni- vens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their use, or sale of the drug, and that— tion of their contributions to the Nation; contributions to the Nation. ‘‘(I) claims the drug for which the appli- which was referred to the Committee on (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the pur- cant submitted the application and is a drug Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. poses of the award referred to in subsection substance (active ingredient) patent or a SA 2693. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. ALEX- (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter drug product (formulation or composition) ANDER) proposed an amendment to the bill in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) patent; or H.R. 1503, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, shall strike the gold medal with suitable em- ‘‘(II) claims a method of using such drug and Cosmetic Act regarding the list under blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be deter- for which approval is sought or has been section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, mined by the Secretary. granted in the application. and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes. (c) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MU- ‘‘(B) If an application is filed under this SEUM.— f subsection for a drug, and a patent of the (1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of type described in subparagraph (A)(viii) is TEXT OF AMENDMENTS the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold issued after the filing date but before ap- Mr. MARKEY submitted an medal shall be given to the Central Intel- proval of the application, the applicant shall SA 2692. ligence Agency Museum, where it will be dis- amendment intended to be proposed by amend the application to include the patent played as appropriate and made available for number and expiration date.’’. him to the bill S. 2054, to posthumously research. (b) SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION OF PATENT IN- award the Congressional Gold Medal, (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of FORMATION.— collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Congress that the Central Intelligence Agen- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 505(c)(2) of the Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and cy Museum should make the gold medal re- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 Sean Smith, in recognition of their ceived under paragraph (1) available for dis- U.S.C. 355(c)(2)) is amended— contributions to the Nation; which was play elsewhere, particularly at other appro- (A) by inserting before the first sentence referred to the Committee on Banking, priate locations associated with Glen the following: ‘‘Not later than 30 days after Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Ste- the date of approval of an application sub- Housing, and Urban Affairs; as follows: vens, and Sean Smith. mitted under subsection (b), the holder of Strike all after the enacting clause and in- SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. the approved application shall file with the sert the following: Under such regulations as the Secretary Secretary the patent number and the expira- SECTION 1. FINDINGS. may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and tion date of any patent described in sub- Congress makes the following findings: sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal section (b)(1)(A)(viii), except that a patent (1) On September 11, 2012, the United struck under section 2, at a price sufficient that is identified as claiming a method of States consulate, and its personnel in to cover the costs of the medals, including using such drug shall be filed only if the pat- Benghazi, Libya, were attacked by militants. labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and ent claims a method of use approved in the (2) Four Americans were killed in the at- overhead expenses. application. If a patent described in sub- tack, including Ambassador J. Christopher SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. section (b)(1)(A)(viii) is issued after the date Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Ty- of approval of an application submitted Medals struck pursuant to this Act are na- rone Woods. under subsection (b), the holder of the ap- tional medals for purposes of chapter 51 of (3) Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were proved application shall, not later than 30 title 31, United States Code. former Navy SEALs who served as security days after the date of issuance of the patent, personnel in Libya. As the attack unfolded, file the patent number and the expiration Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. they bravely attempted to defend American SA 2693. date of the patent, except that a patent that property and protect United States diplo- ALEXANDER) proposed an amendment to claims a method of using such drug shall be matic personnel. In so doing, they selflessly the bill H.R. 1503, to amend the Federal filed only if approval for such use has been sacrificed their own lives. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regard- granted in the application.’’; (4) Glen Doherty was a Navy SEAL for 12 ing the list under section 505(j)(7) of (B) in the first sentence following the sen- years and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic tences added by subparagraph (A), by strik- attained the rank of Petty Officer First Act, and for other purposes; as follows: ing ‘‘which claims the drug for which’’ and Class and earned the Navy and Marine Corps all that follows through ‘‘of the drug.’’ and Strike all after the enacting clause and in- Commendation Medal. After leaving the inserting ‘‘described in subsection sert the following: Navy, Glen Doherty worked with the Depart- (b)(1)(A)(viii).’’; ment of State to protect American dip- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (C) in the second sentence following the lomats. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Orange Book sentences added by subparagraph (A), by in- (5) Tyrone Woods served for 20 years as a Transparency Act of 2020’’. serting after ‘‘could not file patent informa- Navy SEAL including tours in Iraq and Af- SEC. 2. ORANGE BOOK MODERNIZATION. tion under subsection (b) because no patent’’ ghanistan. In Iraq he led multiple raids and (a) SUBMISSION OF PATENT INFORMATION FOR the following: ‘‘of the type for which infor- reconnaissance missions and earned the BRAND NAME DRUGS.— mation is required to be submitted in sub- Bronze Star. After retiring from the Navy as (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section section (b)(1)(A)(viii)’’; and a Senior Chief Petty Officer, Tyrone Woods 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- (D) by adding at the end the following: worked with the Department of State to pro- metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)) is amended to ‘‘Patent information that is not the type of tect American diplomats. read as follows: patent information required by subsection

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:56 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE6.008 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7243 (b)(1)(A)(viii) shall not be submitted under (2) transmit to Congress a summary of RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE this paragraph.’’. such comments and actions the Food and HONORABLE ROGER WILLIAM (2) UPDATING LIST.—Clause (iii) of section Drug Administration is considering taking, JEPSEN, FORMER UNITED 505(j)(7)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and if any, in response to public comment pursu- STATES SENATOR FOR THE Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)) is amended ant to paragraph (1) about the types of pat- by striking ‘‘(b) or’’. ent information that should be included or STATE OF IOWA (c) LISTING OF EXCLUSIVITIES.—Subpara- removed from such list. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I graph (A) of section 505(j)(7) of the Federal (f) GAO REPORT TO CONGRESS.— ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years ate proceed to the consideration of S. 355(j)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the after the date of enactment of this Act, the following: Res. 795, submitted earlier today. Comptroller General of the United States The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ‘‘(iv) For each drug included on the list, (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Comp- the Secretary shall specify any exclusivity troller General’’) shall submit to the Com- clerk will report the resolution by period that is applicable, for which the Sec- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and title. retary has determined the expiration date, Pensions of the Senate and the Committee The senior assistant legislative clerk and for which such period has not yet ex- on Energy and Commerce of the House of read as follows: pired, under— Representatives a report on the patents in- A resolution (S. Res. 795) relating to the ‘‘(I) clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subsection cluded in the list published under section death of the Honorable Roger William Jep- (c)(3)(E); 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cos- sen, former United States Senator for the ‘‘(II) clause (iv) or (v) of paragraph (5)(B); metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)) that claim an State of Iowa. ‘‘(III) clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of paragraph active ingredient or formulation of a drug in There being no objection, the Senate (5)(F); combination with a device that is used for ‘‘(IV) section 505A; delivery of such drug, including an analysis proceeded to consider the resolution. ‘‘(V) section 505E; of such patents and their claims. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ‘‘(VI) section 527(a); or (2) CONTENT.—The Comptroller General ask unanimous consent that the reso- ‘‘(VII) subsection (u).’’. shall include in the report under paragraph lution be agreed to, the preamble be (d) ORANGE BOOK UPDATES WITH RESPECT (1)— agreed to, and the motions to recon- TO INVALIDATED PATENTS.— (A) data on— sider be considered made and laid upon (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 505(j)(7) of the (i) the number of patents included in the the table with no intervening action or Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 list published under section 505(j)(7) of the U.S.C. 355(j)(7)) is amended by adding at the debate. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without end the following: U.S.C. 355(j)(7)) that claim the active ingre- ‘‘(D) In the case of a listed drug for which dient or formulation of a drug in combina- objection, it is so ordered. the list under subparagraph (A)(i) includes a tion with a device that is used for delivery of The resolution (S. Res. 795) was patent for such drug, and any claim of the the drug, and that together claim the fin- agreed to. patent has been cancelled or invalidated pur- ished dosage form of the drug; and The preamble was agreed to. suant to a final decision issued by the Patent (The resolution, with its preamble, is Trial and Appeal Board of the United States (ii) the number of claims with respect to Patent and Trademark Office or by a court, each patent included in the list published printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- from which no appeal has been, or can be, under such section 505(j)(7) that claim a de- mitted Resolutions.’’) vice that is used for the delivery of the drug, taken, if the holder of the applicable applica- f tion approved under subsection (c) deter- but do not claim such device in combination mines that a patent for such drug, or any with an active ingredient or formulation of a DHS OPIOID DETECTION patent information for such drug, no longer drug; RESILIENCE ACT OF 2019 (B) an analysis of the listing of patents de- meets the listing requirements under this Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I section— scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii), including the timing of listing such patents in relation to ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ‘‘(i) the holder of such approved applica- ate proceed to the immediate consider- tion shall notify the Secretary, in writing, patents described in subparagraph (A)(i), and within 14 days of such decision of such can- the effect listing the patents described in ation of Calendar No. 502, H.R. 4761. cellation or invalidation and request that subparagraph (A)(ii) has on market entry of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The such patent or patent information, as appli- one or more drugs approved under section clerk will report the bill by title. cable, be amended or withdrawn in accord- 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- The senior assistant legislative clerk ance with the decision issued by the Patent metic Act as compared to the effect of not read as follows: listing the patents described in subparagraph Trial and Appeal Board or a court; A bill (H.R. 4761) to ensure U.S. Customs (A)(ii); and ‘‘(ii) the holder of such approved applica- and Border Protection officers, agents, and (C) recommendations about which kinds of tion shall include in any notification under other personnel have adequate synthetic patents relating to devices described in sub- clause (i) information related to such patent opioid detection equipment, that the Depart- paragraph (A)(i) should be submitted to the cancellation or invalidation decision and ment of Homeland Security has a process to Secretary of Health and Human Services for submit such information, including a copy of update synthetic opioid detection capability, inclusion on the list under section 505(j)(7) of such decision, to the Secretary; and and for other purposes. the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall, in response to a There being no objection, the Senate notification under clause (i), amend or re- and which patents should not be required to move patent or patent information in ac- be so submitted in order to reduce barriers proceeded to consider the bill. cordance with the relevant decision from the to approval and market entry. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Patent Trial and Appeals Board or court, as (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 505 consent that the bill be considered read applicable, except that the Secretary shall of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act a third time and passed and the motion not remove from the list any patent or pat- (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended— to reconsider be considered made and ent information before the expiration of any (1) in subsection (c)(3)(E), by striking laid upon the table. 180-day exclusivity period under paragraph ‘‘clause (A) of subsection (b)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (5)(B)(iv) that relies on a certification de- objection, it is so ordered. scribed in paragraph (2)(A)(vii)(IV).’’. (b)(1)(A)(i)’’; and (2) in subsection (j)(2)(A)(vi), by striking The bill (H.R. 4761) was ordered to a (2) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (D) of third reading, was read the third time, section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, ‘‘clauses (B) through (F) of subsection (b)(1)’’ and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)), as and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) through (vi) of and passed. added by paragraph (1), applies only with re- subsection (b)(1)(A)’’. f f spect to a decision described in such subpara- SECURING AMERICA’S PORTS ACT graph that is issued on or after the date of PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR enactment of this Act. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I (e) REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 Mr. HAWLEY. Mr. President, in rec- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- year after the date of enactment of this Act, ognition of his outstanding service to ate proceed to the immediate consider- the Secretary of Health and Human Services, my office this last year, I ask unani- ation of Calendar No. 530, H.R. 5273. acting through the Commissioner of Food mous consent that Captain Ryan Albin, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and Drugs, shall— the defense fellow in my office, be (1) solicit public comment regarding the clerk will report the bill by title. types of patent information that should be granted floor privileges for the remain- The senior assistant legislative clerk included on, or removed from, the list under der of this Congress. read as follows: section 507(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without A bill (H.R. 5273) to require the Secretary and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)); and objection, it is so ordered. of Homeland Security to develop a plan to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:49 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE6.005 S07DEPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S7244 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020 increase to 100 percent the rates of scanning corresponding projected incremental improve- Homeland Security research and development of commercial and passenger vehicles enter- ments in scanning rates by fiscal year and ra- findings or changes in terrorist or transnational ing the United States at land ports of entry tionales for the specified timeframes for each criminal organizations tactics, techniques, or along the border using large-scale non-intru- land port of entry. procedures; and sive inspection systems to enhance border (2) Estimated costs, together with an acquisi- (8) any challenges to implementing the plan or security, and for other purposes. tion plan, for achieving the 100 percent high- meeting the benchmarks, and plans to mitigate There being no objection, the Senate throughput scanning rate within the timeframes any such challenges. proceeded to consider the bill, which specified in paragraph (1), including acquisi- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous tion, operations, and maintenance costs for had been reported from the Committee consent that the committee-reported large-scale, nonintrusive inspection systems or substitute amendment be agreed to; on Homeland Security and Govern- similar technology, and associated costs for any mental Affairs, with an amendment to necessary infrastructure enhancements or con- that the bill, as amended, be considered strike all after the enacting clause and figuration changes at each port of entry. Such read a third time and passed; and that insert in lieu thereof the following: acquisition plan shall promote, to the extent the amendment to the title be agreed practicable, opportunities for entities that qual- to; and the motion to reconsider be SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ify as small business concerns (as defined under considered made and laid upon the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Amer- section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. ica’s Ports Act’’. table. 632(a)). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SEC. 2. LARGE-SCALE NON-INTRUSIVE INSPEC- (3) Any projected impacts, as identified by the objection, it is so ordered. TION SCANNING PLAN. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: tection, on the total number of commercial and The committee-reported amendment (1) LARGE-SCALE NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic enter- in the nature of a substitute was SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘large-scale, non-intrusive ing at land ports of entry and rail-border cross- agreed to. inspection system’’ means a technology, includ- ings where such systems are in use, and average The amendment was ordered to be ing x-ray, gamma-ray, and passive imaging sys- wait times at peak and non-peak travel times, engrossed and the bill to be read a tems, capable of producing an image of the con- by lane type if applicable, as scanning rates are third time. tents of a commercial or passenger vehicle or increased. freight rail car in 1 pass of such vehicle or car. The bill was read the third time. (4) Any projected impacts, as identified by the The bill (H.R. 5273), as amended, was (2) SCANNING.—The term ‘‘scanning’’ means Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- utilizing nonintrusive imaging equipment, radi- tection, on land ports of entry and rail-border passed. ation detection equipment, or both, to capture crossings border security operations as a result The committee-reported amendment data, including images of a commercial or pas- of implementation actions, including any to the title was agreed to, as follows: senger vehicle or freight rail car. changes to the number of U.S. Customs and Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to (b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after Border Protection officers or their duties and as- require the Secretary of Homeland Security the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- signments. to develop a plan to increase to 100 percent retary of Homeland Security shall submit a plan (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year the rates of scanning of commercial and pas- to the Committee on Homeland Security and after the submission of the plan under sub- senger vehicles and freight rail entering the Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the section (b), and biennially thereafter for the fol- United States at land ports of entry along Committee on Homeland Security of the House lowing 6 years, the Secretary of Homeland Secu- the border using large-scale, nonintrusive in- of Representatives for increasing to 100 percent rity shall submit a report to the Committee on spection systems to enhance border security, the rate of high-throughput scanning of com- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of and for other purposes.’’. mercial and passenger vehicles and freight rail the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Se- traffic entering the United States at land ports curity of the House of Representatives that de- f of entry and rail-border crossings along the bor- scribes the progress implementing the plan and ORANGE BOOK TRANSPARENCY der using large-scale non-intrusive inspection includes— systems or similar technology to enhance border (1) an inventory of large-scale, nonintrusive ACT OF 2019 security. inspection systems or similar technology oper- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I (c) BASELINE INFORMATION.—The plan under ated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at ask unanimous consent that the Com- subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, the each land port of entry; mittee on Health, Education, Labor, following information regarding large-scale non- (2) for each system or technology identified in intrusive inspection systems or similar tech- the inventory required under paragraph (1)— and Pensions be discharged from fur- nology operated by U.S. Customs and Border (A) the scanning method of such system or ther consideration of H.R. 1503 and the Protection at land ports of entry and rail-border technology; Senate proceed to its immediate con- crossings as of the date of the enactment of this (B) the location of such system or technology sideration. Act: at each land port of entry that specifies whether The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (1) An inventory of large-scale non-intrusive in use in pre-primary, primary, or secondary in- objection, it is so ordered. inspection systems or similar technology in use spection area, or some combination of such The clerk will read the bill by title. at each land port of entry. areas; (2) For each system or technology identified in (C) the percentage of commercial and pas- A bill (H.R. 1503) to amend the Federal the inventory under paragraph (1)— senger vehicles and freight rail traffic scanned Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the (A) the scanning method of such system or by such system or technology; and list under section 505(j)(7) of the Federal technology; (D) seizure data directly attributed to scanned Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other (B) the location of such system or technology commercial and passenger vehicles and freight purposes. at each land port of entry that specifies whether rail traffic; There being no objection, the com- in use in pre-primary, primary, or secondary in- (3) the total number of commercial and pas- mittee was discharged and the Senate spection area, or some combination of such senger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering proceeded to consider the bill. areas; at each land port of entry at which each system (C) the percentage of commercial and pas- or technology is in use, and information on av- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous senger vehicles and freight rail traffic scanned erage wait times at peak and non-peak travel consent that the Alexander substitute by such system or technology; times, by lane type if applicable; amendment at the desk be agreed to; (D) seizure data directly attributed to scanned (4) a description of the progress towards the bill, as amended, be considered commercial and passenger vehicles and freight reaching the benchmarks referred to in sub- read a third time and passed; and the rail traffic; and section (d)(1), and an explanation if any of such motion to reconsider be considered (E) the number of personnel required to oper- benchmarks are not achieved as planned; made and laid upon the table. ate each system or technology. (5) a comparison of actual costs (including in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (3) Information regarding the continued use of formation on any awards of associated con- other technology and tactics used for scanning, tracts) to estimated costs set forth in subsection objection, it is so ordered. such as canines and human intelligence in con- (d)(2); The amendment (No. 2693), in the na- junction with large scale, nonintrusive inspec- (6) any realized impacts, as identified by the ture of a substitute, was agreed to. tion systems. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- (The amendment is printed in today’s (d) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (b) tection, on land ports of entry and rail-border RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) shall include the following information: crossings operations as a result of implementa- The amendment was ordered to be (1) Benchmarks for achieving incremental tion actions, including any changes to the num- engrossed and the bill to be read a progress towards 100 percent high-throughput ber of U.S. Customs and Border Protection offi- scanning within the next 6 years of commercial cers or their duties and assignments; third time. and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic (7) any proposed changes to the plan and an The bill was read the third time. entering the United States at land ports of entry explanation for such changes, including The bill (H.R. 1503), as amended, was and rail-border crossings along the border with changes made in response to any Department of passed.

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION in wishing Dr. Smith and his family continued IN HONOR OF IAN BAIN success, health and happiness. HON. KEN CALVERT HON. JACKIE SPEIER OF CALIFORNIA f OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, December 7, 2020 Monday, December 7, 2020 Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I was un- HON. DEBBIE LESKO Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today fortunately prevented from traveling and un- to recognize Redwood City councilmember able to make votes on December 4, 2020. OF ARIZONA and former mayor Ian Bain as he leaves the Had I been present I would have voted in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES city council after 17 years of continuous serv- favor of the motion to recommit H.R. 3884, Monday, December 7, 2020 ice, and nearly 18 years in all. It’s been an ex- against passage of H.R. 3884, and against S. traordinary time of change for his city, and Ian 2981. Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I was unable helped shape much of the transformation. f to be present for the following votes. In the past decade, Redwood City grew by Had I been present, I would have voted nearly 10,000 persons, or 12 percent, and by HONORING DR. NOEL SMITH’S 95TH YEA on Roll Call No. 222; NAY on Roll Call nearly 21 percent since Ian first sat as a BIRTHDAY No. 223; NAY on Roll Call No. 224; NAY on councilmember in the late 1990’s. Twenty-first Roll Call No. 225; YEA on Roll Call No. 226; century buildings have replaced their 20th HON. JIM COSTA and NAY on Roll Call No. 227. century predecessors, and in at least one in- OF CALIFORNIA stance a 19th century home was moved to a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f new location as acres of new construction commenced. Locals noted that crows fled the Monday, December 7, 2020 RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF area while cranes—aerial cranes with steel Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to EDWARD GLYN HESTER swinging from cables—were spotted through- recognize the 95th birthday of Dr. Noel Smith out downtown. from Fresno, California. Noel is a doctor, fa- Ian Bain was a councilmember who cau- ther and proud advocate in the community. HON. TRENT KELLY tioned colleagues that major change is hard Dr. Smith is a native of La Brea, Trinidad. OF MISSISSIPPI on longtime residents. He was right. While the He graduated from Howard University with a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES city rushed to meet the demands for office Doctorate in Medicine, magna cum laude. In space related to the economic boom, and for 1958, he fulfilled his residency at the Fresno Monday, December 7, 2020 housing that would temper skyrocketing rents, County General Hospital, in which he served Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, Ian noted that the effort was falling short for as an obstetrician/gynecologist for the people I rise today to celebrate the life of Edward renters. As developers asked for approvals, of West Fresno. In this position, he provided Glyn Hester of Nettleton who passed away Ian insisted that the developments work for all much needed medical care to the medically Saturday, November 7. As a fellow service city residents. underserved. member, I am grateful for Mr. Hester’s dedica- Today, with the city and our nation in pan- Dr. Smith has previously worked at Fresno tion to family, state, and country. demic slow motion, it outwardly appears that Regional Medical Center, Valley Medical Cen- Edward Glyn Hester was born on February pressure to grow is less. In fact, it’s only de- ter and St. Agnes Hospital. He is a member of 8, 1943 to Herman Glyn Hester and Ruth layed. Some of the solutions to our pandemic both the National Medical Association and the Johnson Hester. He spent his early years in are being developed by rapidly growing com- Golden State Medical Association. Itawamba County and attended Nettleton High panies located in Redwood City and through- He has shared his wisdom and been an ac- School. Glyn went on to graduate from Mis- out San Mateo County. These companies will tive member of the community throughout his sissippi State University with a degree in busi- need offices for researchers and housing for career, serving on numerous boards and com- ness. He used these skills to build his own them and their families. missions. These include the Edison-Bethune construction company, Glyn Hester Builders. On one Superbowl Sunday, I stood with Ian School Board, Infant of Prague Adoption He used these resources to serve as lead Bain on a levee in the middle of an inland sea, Agency, Fresno Model Cities Board and May- contractor in the construction of small homes with the Administrator of the Environmental or’s Bi-Racial committee. He is also a proud throughout Mississippi dedicated to the Baptist Protection Agency, as Ian and I argued life member of the NAACP. Dr. Smith devotes Children’s Village. There is a cottage in Starr, against housing being built in the bay. Regret- his life and career to serving the Fresno com- Mississippi named after Glyn and his wife, tably, the agency decided to abandon its pro- munity and he continues to share his knowl- Judy. He dedicated over 20 years to the Bap- tection of the waters of the United States. The edge by supporting those in need. He helped tist Children’s Village, serving as a trustee. United States District Court subsequently establish the West Fresno Health Care Coali- found EPA’s action in violation of the law. Ian tion and served as Chair of the Fresno Model Glyn Hester served in the Mississippi Na- has been steadfast in his opposition to filling Cities Board and the T.B. Health Association. tional Guard from 1965 to 1971. He was also San Francisco Bay. He is a recipient of various honors and a dedicated long-time member of Nettleton As a member of the revenue and finance awards for his service to the community in- First Baptist Church, serving as a Deacon and committee, he fought to ensure that expansion cluding, the 2010 African American Museum Sunday School Secretary. Glyn was an impor- of Redwood City is accompanied by prudent Trailblazers award and the Health award from tant figure in the church, prioritizing regular at- city financing. The city has unfunded pension the NAACP Fresno Board. tendance and arriving early to offer help to liabilities and Ian is quick to note that its infra- Dr. Smith and his wife, Gloria are the proud anyone who may need it. structure needs major renovations. For both parents of eight children, Noel Jr., Quincy, Glyn is survived by his wife of 53 years, environmental and fiscal reasons, Ian led the Robert, John-Stephen, Jennifer, Anthony, Judy; son, Britton; daughter, Leslie; and two city’s effort to reduce its use of electricity by Sybil and Ronald, grandparents of 15 grand- grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his 22 percent and of natural gas by 34 percent. children, and 7 great grandchildren. parents. Homeowners in Friendly Acres and residents Madam Speaker, it is with great respect that Edward Glyn Hester was a light unto all who in mobile home parks on the east side of I ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- had the opportunity to know and love him, and Highway 101 have Ian to thank, in part, as the resentatives to join me in celebrating Dr. Noel he will be deeply missed. My deepest condo- city closes in on a solution to regular flooding Smith’s 95th birthday. I ask that you join me lences are with his family and friends. in their areas.

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Ian formative, effective, and motivated leader who is a lover of all things pedestrian and bicycle strives to effect change. Her leadership has f friendly. positively impacted the health care landscape REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF He served as a board member of the Se- in Michigan, and her efforts have been para- ROBERT RALPH DUNN quoia Awards where he and others annually mount in informing policymakers of critical provide tens of thousands of dollars to high healthcare needs across the community. achieving, socially active young people going Above all, Marianne is a kind, compassionate, HON. PAUL COOK to college. In a prior career, he helped find and generous friend who is always willing to OF CALIFORNIA jobs for adults with disabilities and he is an help someone in need. She had dedicated her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES active member of the Chamber of Commerce. career to bettering the community, and she Monday, December 7, 2020 His council responsibilities include service on has devoted her lifetime to mentoring and sup- the personnel committee, transportation and porting women. Marianne has earned several Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mobility committee, and regional boards in- awards and honors for her impactful work, in- recognize the life and accomplishments of cluding Peninsula Clean Energy and the C/ cluding the Anti-Defamation League’s ‘‘Women Robert Ralph Dunn who passed away on May CAG bicycle and pedestrian advisory com- of Achievement Award’’; Crain’s Detroit 11, 2020 at the age of 76. mittee. Business’s top 100 ‘‘Most Influential Women Bob was a lifelong resident of the Morongo Ian Bain is a graduate of the University of Award’’; and the Michigan Women’s Founda- Basin, born November 10, 1944, to Ralph California at Berkeley and has a Bachelor’s in tion’s ‘‘Women of Achievement and Courage Franklin Dunn and Gertrude (Judy) Bond Political Science. He is married to Robbie Award.’’ Sherman. His maternal grandparents, Harris Moffat. They live in the Woodside Plaza area Although Marianne is retiring as executive and Doris Sherman, moved to Twentynine of Redwood City. director, she will remain a strong presence at Palms in the 1930s. Bob graduated from Madam Speaker, Ian Bain has been an out- CHRT. She will continue her important work Twentynine Palms High School in 1963. standing leader in Redwood City for close to and serve as a senior advisor on a number of After graduating high school, Bob enlisted in two decades and I have thoroughly enjoyed CHRT initiatives. Moving forward, Marianne the United States Army. He served as a 1st working with him. His community is losing a plans to begin the next chapter of her life by Lieutenant of the United States Army 8th Spe- longtime civic leader and an activist. I wish using her talents and wide expertise to launch cial Forces where he was stationed in Central him well and know that his talents will always a consulting company. Undoubtably, Marianne and South America from 1965 until 1969. After be directed toward helping the city that he has a made a difference in our community, his service to our country, Bob married his loves. and we wish her continued success in the wife Marie Huntington in 1975, at the Little f years ahead. Church of the Desert in Twentynine Palms. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Bob continued to work within the 8th District of IN RECOGNITION OF MARIANNE me in honoring Marianne Udow-Phillips. We California in a new role, as a State Farm in- UDOW-PHILLIPS FOR A DISTIN- are proud to celebrate her work, accomplish- surance agent starting in 1979. Bob worked GUISHED CAREER ments, and significant community impact. We with his father and brother in this family busi- are grateful for her outstanding leadership and ness role in the Morongo Basin. HON. DEBBIE DINGELL wish her the best of luck in her future endeav- He believed in the Morongo Basin and its OF MICHIGAN ors. communities, through mentorship and service, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bob became a pillar within the 8th district of f California. Through his work within the Monday, December 7, 2020 INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT Morongo Basin, he became a past Morongo Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise OF COLUMBIA PAROLE AND SU- Unified School District Board Member and today to offer my heartfelt congratulations to PERVISED RELEASE ACT President, President of the Yucca Valley Air- Marianne Udow-Phillips as she celebrates her port District Board, Officer of The San retirement as executive director of the Center Bernardino County Republican Party, and a for Health Research. Her contributions to our HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON longtime supporter of the Boys and Girls Club community are worthy of commendation. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA of the Hi-Desert. Marianne Udow-Phillips was the founding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES With Robert’s passing, America lost a man executive director of the Center for Health Re- Monday, December 7, 2020 who was not only a pillar in our community, search Transformation (CHRT) at the Univer- but also someone who truly believed in and sity of Michigan. In this role, Marianne led sev- Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today fought for the ideals of this great nation. On eral projects and initiatives to advance evi- to introduce the District of Columbia Parole behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives, dence-based care delivery, improve population and Supervised Release Act. This bill would I would like to pass along my deepest condo- health, and expand access to care. While at give the District of Columbia the authority to lences to all of Robert’s friends and family dur- the University of Michigan, Marianne was also make parole and supervised release deter- ing this difficult time. a lecturer in the School of Public Health and minations for D.C. Code offenders beginning the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, on November 1, 2022. f Currently, the U.S. Parole Commission where she guided students on how to develop PERSONAL EXPLANATION equitable policy solutions to address the na- makes these determinations for D.C. Code of- tion’s most pressing healthcare issues. Prior to fenders. This bill would give D.C. the same her role at CHRT, Marianne served as director authority over parole and supervised release HON. ANN WAGNER of the State of Michigan’s Department of determinations for D.C. Code offenders that OF MISSOURI Human Services and senior vice president of the Commission has today. The District has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health care products and provider services at asked to have this authority for its own local Monday, December 7, 2020 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. In addi- offenders. D.C. would have the same authority tion, she has held several leadership roles at the states possess over their own local offend- Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I regret Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Mercy ers on these matters, including the authority to that I was not present for roll call votes on De- Alternative. Marianne currently serves as a devise an adjudication system as it sees fit. cember 4, 2020. Had I been present, I would board member for the Grameen Foundation. The National Capital Revitalization and Self- have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 233; YEA on University of Michigan Health System, Arbor Government Improvement Act of 1997 trans- Roll Call No. 234; and NAY on Roll Call No. Research Collaborative for Health, U-M De- ferred the functions of the D.C. Parole Board 235.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.005 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1097 HONORING THE LIFE OF GEORGE baseball legend, Tom Seaver. His legacy will Salem, enrolling in the school’s ROTC pro- THOMAS ‘‘TOM’’ SEAVER be remembered for many years to come. He gram. Upon graduation, John earned a com- truly was terrific. We join his family, friends mission as a second lieutenant and served in HON. JIM COSTA and community in honoring his great life and the 3rd/8th Calvary in Germany during the OF CALIFORNIA legacy. Vietnam era. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Upon returning to North Carolina with his wife Cecilia, John was asked to serve as a Monday, December 7, 2020 RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF JILL local judge for the 1968 election to help iden- Mr. COSTA. Madam, Speaker, I rise today RICE tify and report election irregularities. After a to honor the life of Major League Baseball leg- break from public service where he helped end, Hall of Famer and military veteran, Mr. HON. TRENT KELLY build and expand the Cecil Budd Tire Com- George Thomas ‘‘Torn’’ Seaver. He was a be- OF MISSISSIPPI pany, John would re-enter politics through his loved father, husband, friend and one of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work with the Chatham County Republican finest baseball pitchers our country has had Party, eventually becoming its chair. In 1994 the pleasure of watching. Monday, December 7, 2020 he ran (and led the ticket) for a seat on the Tom was born in Fresno, California to Betty Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, Chatham County Board of Commissioners, be- Lee and Charles Henry Seaver. He attended I rise today to commemorate the life of Jill coming the first Republican elected to that Fresno High School and played on the base- Rice, who passed away on November 17, on Board in the 20th century. ball team. After graduating high school, Tom her 78th birthday. After a hard-fought battle In 1999, he was elected to the Siler City worked for his father’s company in the raisin with Alzheimer’s disease, Mrs. Rice is now at Board of Commissioners and served as Mayor industry before joining the United States Ma- peace with our Lord, though she will be deeply Pro Term until his election as Mayor in 2013, rine Corps Reserve in 1962 stationed at 29 missed by those who knew and loved her. his first of four terms. John continuously Palms in California until 1963. He served his Jill was born in Memphis, Tennessee to stressed how seriously he valued the input of eight-year commitment, remaining in the re- Willie Clyde and Mary Lavelle Rowan White. his constituents, saying ‘‘If they don’t hold serves until 1970. She married Massachusetts native Richard (politicians) accountable, anything can hap- Tom attended Fresno City College, while Thomas Rice in September of 1960. Richard pen.’’ working and serving in the reserves. He began dedicated 20 years to the United States Navy Madam Speaker, our country needs more the 1964 season two inches taller and 30 before the couple moved to Mooreville, Mis- public servants like John Franklin Grimes III. pounds stronger at 6’1’’ and 190 pounds and sissippi in 1979. The entire Siler City community is less whole quickly caught the attention of scouts. Tom Mrs. Rice was not only known as a loving today without John, but the impact he made had an 11–1 season, throwing at 90-mph for wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grand- and the lives he touched are a testament to the Fresno City baseball team. He was re- mother, but for her wide variety of interests how special a person he was. Please join me cruited to the University of Southern California in celebrating his life and legacy. (USC) under the guidance of legendary coach and hobbies. As a Black Belt in Taekwondo, Rod Dedeaux. she achieved many awards among her age f His talent and potential as a pitcher was evi- group. She spent her free time with her be- IN HONOR OF SHELLY MASUR dent from the start. In his first season at USC, loved grandchildren and kittens. Tom went 10–2, striking out 100 batters in 100 Jill Rice is survived by her husband of 60 years, Richard Rice; their daughter, Debbie; HON. JACKIE SPEIER innings. He was drafted by the Los Angeles OF CALIFORNIA three grandsons; and three great-grand- Dodgers before returning to school for his jun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ior year. He was signed by the Atlanta Braves children. She was preceded in death by her Monday, December 7, 2020 in 1966, before landing with the New York son Gary who passed away in 1999. Mets via a lottery. Mrs. Rice embodied a remarkable kindness Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today In 1967, Tom was named an All-Star and and empathy felt by all those she knew. She to recognize Shelly Masur as she departs from won the National League Rookie of the Year will be greatly missed, and I join her loved the city council of Redwood City. When cou- award, after a 16–13 season and 2.76 earned ones in mourning her loss. pled with her 10 years of service as a trustee run average. The Met’s new manager Gil f of the Redwood City School District, she has Hodges immediately saw Tom’s potential and served constituents for a remarkable 15 years. HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY the two formed a strong bond. He was a part When coupled with her related professional OF MAYOR JOHN FRANKLIN of the ‘‘Miracle Mets’’ that won their first World endeavors over even more years, it’s fair to GRIMES III Series in 1969. From 1968 to 1976, Tom had say that it’s been an extremely productive a record nine consecutive 200-strikeout sea- chapter of her life. sons. Tom would go on to play 11 seasons for HON. TED BUDD Shelly has a distinguished career in edu- the Mets, 6 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, OF NORTH CAROLINA cation as an advocate. For the past five years, 2 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, before IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES she led the nonprofit Californians Dedicated to retiring with the Boston Red Sox. Monday, December 7, 2020 Education Foundation. Under her leadership A right-hander who earned the nickname the organization hosted its first STEM sympo- ‘‘Tom Terrific,’’ Tom won 311 games and Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to sium for 3,000 educators focused on diversi- struck out 3,640 batters over his 20-year honor the life and legacy of Siler City Mayor fying the STEM pipeline, partnered with the major league career. He earned 12 All-Star John Franklin Grimes III, who passed away on California Department of Education by serving selections, led the National League in wins 3 October 20, 2020. John was a stalwart of the as a fiscal agent for grants secured by the de- times. He also won three National League Cy Siler City, North Carolina community where he partment, created forums focused on stand- Young Awards. He was elected to the Base- served as mayor since 2013. He was a serv- ards implementation, and otherwise supported ball Hall of Fame in 1992, earning 98.8 per- ant in the truest sense of the word, always educational reform efforts throughout Cali- cent of the ballots cast by members of Base- willing to go to the back of the line and take fornia. However, it was her service as a trust- ball Writers Association of America. This was care of the needs of others first. ee of the school board that is her enduring the highest voting percentage ever earned at Unsurprisingly, he was one of the select few contribution to education. that time. In 1988, the Mets honored his sto- to be awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Serving on a school board in California is ried career by retiring Tom’s number 41. Pine, North Carolina’s highest civilian honor not for the faint of heart. In one year the dis- After his career in baseball, Tom worked as for remarkable service to the state. trict had to cut its budget by 20 percent. Shelly an announcer for the New York Yankees and John’s character of service was ingrained at did her duty, but she went further. She and the New York Mets. Tom and his wife estab- a young age as his father quickly signed up to her colleagues educated voters about the im- lished a winery in Calistoga, California, Seaver join the U.S. Navy after the attack on Pearl portance of the district, and ultimately a mod- Vineyards along with his family. Tom enjoyed Harbor on December 7, 1941. John would say est parcel tax of $67 passed, followed by a re- time with his family and his vineyard. that, ‘‘Growing up, we presumed to have an newal at $85. These measures strengthened He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and their obligation to serve in the military.’’ Con- district finances enormously. two daughters, Sarah and Anne. sequently, after graduating from Davie County The district is composed of 6700 pre-K to Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join High School, John received a scholarship to 8th grade students from around the globe. Ac- me in celebrating and honoring the life of play football at Wake Forest in Winston- cording to the district, Hispanic/Latino students

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.010 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E1098 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 7, 2020 make up the largest ethnic group at 68 per- PERSONAL EXPLANATION ber 4, 2020, due to unavoidable personal obli- cent. Twenty-two percent of students are gations. Had I been present, I would have white, 6 percent are Asian/Pacific Islander, HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT voted NAY on Roll Call No. 235. and 1 percent are African-American. Shelly al- OF ALABAMA f ways insisted that the programming for these IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING THE LIFE OF RICHARD students be first-rate, including but not limited Monday, December 7, 2020 W. SCHMIDT to such important offerings as accelerated learning, developmental bilingual education, Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I was re- dual language immersion in Spanish, a gifted cently exposed to someone who later tested HON. HARLEY ROUDA and talented education (GATE) program, Man- positive for the Coronavirus. Based on the rec- OF CALIFORNIA darin immersion and a program in music and ommendation of the Attending Physician, I am IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the performing arts. in self-quarantine. As such, I was physically Monday, December 7, 2020 absent from the House of Representatives on Advocating for equal opportunity for a high- December 4. Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I rise today quality education for every student is both a Had I been present, I would have voted to honor and celebrate the life of Richard W. personal and professional passion of Shelly YEA on Roll Call No. 234 and NAY on Roll Schmidt, who passed away peacefully on No- Masur. In 2013, her advocacy was noted by Call No. 235. vember 4, 2020, at the age of 90, with his wife the influential Silicon Valley Business Journal f and son by his side. A veteran, loving hus- which named her one of the ‘‘100 Women of band, father, grandfather, and great-grand- Influence’’ in Silicon Valley. She recently NATIONAL PURPLE HEART HALL father, Richard will be dearly missed by his ended her term as board president of Red- OF HONOR COMMEMORATIVE family and friends. wood City 2020, a public-private partnership COIN ACT A graduate of Hoover High School in Glen- engaging 800 plus community members to dale, California and an avid basketball player, SPEECH OF support the future of the school district and Richard proudly served his country in the Ko- broader community development. HON. ANTHONY GONZALEZ rean War surviving freezing temperatures and combat as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. After As a city councilmember, Shelly was equally OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the war, Richard returned home to work in the passionate about the need for more housing financial and real estate development sectors and often endured strong opposition to build- Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Orange County. ing housing for all. For example, a proposal to Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise Later in life, Richard loved to watch sports, allow more affordable accessory dwelling units in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. play tennis, golf, and camp. Among his fishing was slated for major downscaling until Shelly 1830, the ‘‘National Purple Heart Honor Mis- buddies, he was known as ‘‘The Judge’’. After developed a compromise that gained six out sion Commemorative Coin Act.’’ listening to one tall tale after another, he of seven votes on the council. A property I would like to thank Leader SCHUMER for would annually award the coveted Fisherman owner near an affordable housing develop- championing this issue on the Senate side, of the Year trophy. After a few toasts around ment filed suit to prevent its construction. and the Gentleman from New York, Congress- the campfire, Richard would climb into his Shelly and her colleagues fought the suit and man MALONEY, for his work. We passed his sleeping bag for a well-deserved rest. ultimately the nonprofit sponsor was able to version of this bill in the House back in Sep- Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues develop 20 affordable for-purchase new tember of 2019. Regardless of the chamber, join me in honoring and celebrating the life of homes for very low and low income residents. I’m glad we have the opportunity to send this Richard W. Schmidt for his service to our In the past eight years, including five when important bill to the President’s desk. country, to his family, and to our community. Shelly served on the council, Redwood City, The National Purple Heart Mission opened f with a population of 79,000 residents, added in 2006. The Purple Heart Mission is a New York State Facility that is dedicated to col- HONORING DICK STEPHENS’ 100TH over 4,000 new housing units. Presently, over BIRTHDAY 500 affordable units are either approved or lecting, preserving, and sharing the stories of under construction. all Purple Heart recipients from all branches of service and across all conflicts. HON. JIM COSTA Shelly Masur’s professional experience in- Enrollments at the National Purple Honor OF CALIFORNIA cludes extensive nonprofit work through seven Mission are voluntary and submissions are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES youth and teen organizations including Teen made by Purple Heart recipients, their fami- Monday, December 7, 2020 Talk, the Adolescent Health Collaborative, the lies, or friends. Currently, there are 4,783 Pur- John Gardner Center at Stanford, and the ple Heart recipients enrolled from the great Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today Californians Dedicated to Education Founda- state of Ohio, representing: World War I, along with my colleague, Mr. GARAMENDI, to tion. Her husband, Josh, and her three chil- World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, Oper- recognize Mr. Dick Stephens on the occasion dren, Julia, Jacob and Noah, have also con- ation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi of his 100th birthday and celebrate his family’s tributed to this remarkable woman’s efforts, Freedom. long legacy of shipbuilding in California. Dick enduring countless hours without Shelly as These courageous men and women are rec- is a world champion sailor, designer, and ship- she attended multiple late night meetings and ognized by the National Purple Heart Honor wright in addition to a proud husband and forums over 21 years of personal and profes- Mission, because surprisingly, the federal gov- family man. sional responsibilities. We thank them for their ernment does not maintain a comprehensive Dick was born into a boat-building family contribution to us all. list. In fact, the only award for which there is and gained an appreciation for the trade from a young age. He was always curious and felt Madam Speaker, there are many who talk a list, is the Medal of Honor. Mr. Speaker, the National Purple Heart at home playing in his father’s boatyard. In about public service, but few who bear the Honor Mission is an organization that de- 1928, at the tender age of 8, Dick salvaged a price and produce such widespread acclaim serves the recognition the commemorative boat and transformed it, all while ingraining in for their unwavering support of the public’s coin will bring. him a passion for boats. best interests. Whether working on adolescent I urge my colleagues to support this bill. At the end of World War II, Dick and his health, housing, parks and recreation, kinder- f three brothers, Theo and Barre took over their garten or city infrastructure investments, uncle Roy Stephens’ company, The Stephens Shelly Masur demonstrated a knack for getting PERSONAL EXPLANATION Brothers Boat Builders and Designers Com- the job done. Unlike some in public life, her pany. Their uncle oversaw the construction record is real. Our community appreciates her HON. LARRY BUCSHON and launching of over 700 vessels. The Ste- brilliance, insightfulness and honesty. If we’ve OF INDIANA phens brothers contracted with the military learned anything in 2020, public officials of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES during the Korean War and beginning of Cold this caliber are needed to make democracy War hostilities in 1953. They built many ships strong. Fortunately, in Shelly Masur, we have Monday, December 7, 2020 for the U.S. military during this period. In the a pillar of democracy. We can truly say, Mr. BUCSHON. Madam Speaker, I was un- 1960s, the brothers sold their company to the ‘‘Thank you, Shelly. Job well done.’’ fortunately unable to attend votes on Decem- Wrather Corporation. After a short while, they

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They relocated in poverty but since the official poverty level is one of his vessels many times on the San to Pontotoc and began coaching Little League not reflective of reality in Redwood City, the Francisco Bay. baseball. Jimmy enjoyed nothing more than actual population living in poverty is likely In the 1960’s, boat design was shifted to an- attending Mississippi State football, basketball, greater. Non-college educated adults working gular cruiser loops, and Dick’s cruisers contin- and baseball games and watching his sons in the service sector and recent immigrants ′ ued on into the 1970’s like the 48 Triple play sports. He was deeply involved with the often struggle to make ends meet. Crown. In 1974, the Stephens Brothers cre- local Baptist church as a deacon, Sunday ated their very last wooden boat, the 50′ school teacher, and served on multiple com- The hallmark of Janet’s service is her con- Egret. A new era of aluminum and fiberglass mittees. sistent advocacy on behalf of wage-earning began grabbing the attention of many design- Jimmy is survived by his wife Beverly; son, families who struggle with the cost of living in ers. In 1975, they launched its first aluminum Rhett; son, Scott; son, Reagan; son, Josh; the city. She’s been outspoken about her sup- hull yacht. This success created over 20 more and ten grandchildren. He impacted countless port for affordable housing, repeatedly voting pieces of finely engineered art, with the start lives across the state of Mississippi and be- to allow affordable developments in the com- of the 85′ Defiance, one of their most popular yond, and will be celebrated by all those who munity. In recent council discussions about es- pieces of work. After 85 years of success, it had an opportunity to know and love him. tablishing a safe site for recreational vehicle was decided in the spring of 1987 that the Jimmy Wise lived a profound life marked by living, Janet wanted to be sure that fines for Stephens Brothers would close their business. service, dedication, and commitment to family. failing to heed the city’s overnight parking ordi- Throughout his career, Dick has always had He will be greatly missed. nance were not ruinous. his loving wife Donna by his side. Many have f Her work on the Bayfront Canal is a special enjoyed his pieces of art in his shipbuilding example of her concern for low income resi- skills. In addition to shipbuilding, Dick is also IN HONOR OF JANET BORGENS dents. I’ve visited the Redwood City trailer a world champion sailor. He won a three-race parks, filled with wage-earning families and re- series in the International Open Cass with a HON. JACKIE SPEIER tirees, that are flooded almost every year be- boat he designed, Opps. OF CALIFORNIA cause the canal overflows. This project was Madam Speaker, it is with great respect that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not fully funded but Janet and the city kept at I ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- Monday, December 7, 2020 it, eventually raising the money needed to fix resentatives to join us in celebrating Dick Ste- the problem. She will leave office just as per- phens’ 100th birthday and his work to further Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today mits allowing construction may be issued. to recognize the outstanding service of Janet the shipbuilding industry. His love for boats Through her council duties, she currently and his customers endures to this day and he Borgens, departing member of the city council of Redwood City. She leaves the council after serves on the San Francisco Airport Commu- continues to be embraced by boat lovers far nity Roundtable, various Caltrain-related com- and wide. We ask that you join us in wishing five years of service and after more than ten years on the city’s planning commission. The mittees, and she is an active CERT trainer. Dick and his family continued health, happi- Her commitment to the community is truly ness and success. community owes her a tremendous debt for the countless hours she has served. noteworthy. For 20 years, she led the Amer- f Janet grew up a few miles away in East ican Cancer Society’s Wig Bank, work which PERSONAL EXPLANATION Palo Alto where she went to local elementary, earned her honors. She has long worked with middle and high schools. In 1969, she moved the homeless by packing and distributing to Redwood City and put down roots in part by meals, collecting clothing, and by working with HON. KEN CALVERT the Salvation Army. She raises funds for col- OF CALIFORNIA buying a hair salon. As a single mother, she needed the flexibility of owning her own shop lege scholarships and is an active member of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and setting her own hours. the Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club. Monday, December 7, 2020 I first got to know Janet when she came to Madam Speaker, after five years on the city Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I was un- my office in the state legislature to advocate council and decades of service to the commu- fortunately prevented from traveling and un- on behalf of cosmetologists. She has always nity, Janet is now leaving public life. She and able to make votes on December 3, 2020. been a consumer advocate and her efforts on her husband Milt, a former police officer, will Had I been present, I would have voted behalf of clients improved the health and safe- have additional time to spend with their three against ordering the previous questions on H. ty of both clients and practitioners. As the children and four grandchildren. Her neighbor- Res. 1244, against adoption of H. Res. 1244, owner of a small business, she also became hood of Friendly Acres has many remaining and in favor of H.R. 1380. aware of the impact of city government on challenges, but residents will always have an f local establishments. advocate because her love of Redwood City is Ultimately, she was selected to serve on the genuine and unwavering. Even out of the pub- RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF JIMMY Redwood City Senior Affairs commission, the lic eye, Janet Borgens will remain in service to WISE Housing and Human Concerns committee and the public and its future. It has been my honor the planning commission. Through these posi- to serve with her. HON. TRENT KELLY tions of progressively greater responsibility OF MISSISSIPPI she came to understand the needs of various f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES populations of her community. Redwood City is a thriving city of 86,000 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Monday, December 7, 2020 persons located 15 miles south of San Fran- Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, cisco Airport and a few minutes north of I rise today to celebrate the life of Jimmy Wise Facebook. Within the city’s boundaries are the HON. ANN WAGNER of Ackerman, Mississippi who passed away headquarters of Oracle and Box.com, many OF MISSOURI Sunday, November 29. pharmaceutical companies, and the Chan- Born on January 6, 1941, to John David and Zuckerberg Initiative. Redwood City is also the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jimmie Aline Wise, Jimmy was raised with a county seat of San Mateo County, hosting the Monday, December 7, 2020 passion for sports. He graduated from Provine county government center, jail and numerous High School in Jackson in 1959 before matric- other county agencies. Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I regret ulating to Mississippi State University to join Downtown has exploded in population dur- that I was not present for roll call votes on De- the basketball team. He played for one year ing this past decade as employers seek to lo- cember 3, 2020. Had I been present, I would before becoming the team manager. He held cate near its heavily utilized train and bus have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 230; NAY on this position from 1961 to 1963 when MSU lines. 48 percent of adults age 25 and older Roll Call No. 231; and NAY on Roll Call No. earned the title of SEC champions. In 1963, have a college degree, and housing costs re- 232.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.018 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E1100 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 7, 2020 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Harbor survivor, Edward Lane, who passed tion to helping others with great gratitude for away on September 6, 2020. He was a proud a job well done: HON. TED BUDD husband, father, public servant, leader and a Christopher Bornmann; Gilbert Felix; Gabriel OF NORTH CAROLINA survivor. Garcia-Contreras; Franc¸ois Genard; Andrew IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Edward was born on December 2, 1936 in Godinich; Jared Henderson; Rebecca Kahn; Joel Kasnetz; Joseph Lopez; John Lynch; Monday, December 7, 2020 San Francisco, California. Although he was not born in Fresno, he always considered it Lindsey Madrigal; Lucine Mikhanjian; Araceli Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I missed votes home. Growing up, he frequently moved Mun˜oz; Nandini Narayan; Virginia Pen˜aloza; last week because I tested positive for the across the country due to his father’s military Fabiola Rodriguez; Cody Sedan˜o; Amanda Coronavirus (COVID–19). Had I been present, career, but he always returned to Fresno. He Stayton; and Jannett Tapia. I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 230; graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High My staff went above and beyond to serve NAY on Roll Call No. 231; NAY on Roll Call School in 1954 and attended Fresno State in our district by developing meaningful legisla- No. 232; NAY on Roll Call No. 233; YEA on 1958 with a degree in marketing. tion, completing hundreds of casework, an- Roll Call No. 234; and NAY on Roll Call No. Edward’s life took an interesting journey, be- swering thousands of constituent inquiries, 235. ginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor in keeping in contact with constituents both in f 1941. His father was responsible for over- person and through media, and much more. PERSONAL EXPLANATION seeing a military hospital in Hickam Field, Ha- Because of their efforts, we accomplished waii when World War II began. His home was incredible things in the 116th Congress. I ask only two blocks away from Pearl Harbor. Dur- my colleagues in the House of Representa- HON. DOUG COLLINS tives to join me in honoring these public serv- OF GEORGIA ing the attack, an anti-aircraft shell landed on ants and giving them the recognition they de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his family’s house. Fortunately, it did not ex- plode and he survived. Telling the ‘‘December serve. Monday, December 7, 2020 7th story’’ was an annual event for the family. f Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, Edward often thanked his parents and big RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF I was absent for the votes scheduled on Fri- brother, Mike, for teaching him work ethic. ROBERT PITTS day, December 4, 2020, due to a conflict in These skills led him to his 36-year career with my schedule. Had I been present, I would the State of California’s Employment Develop- have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 233; YEA on ment Department (EDD). He was appointed by HON. TRENT KELLY OF MISSISSIPPI Roll Call No. 234; and NAY on Roll Call No. several governors to serve in many senior IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 235. management positions during his tenure. He f worked to establish EDD as an important and Monday, December 7, 2020 VICTORVILLE MAYOR GLORIA active asset in communities throughout the Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, GARCIA RETIRES state and maintained his belief in the positive I rise today to celebrate the life of Robert Pitts. power of government to respond to the needs Bob represents the best of our greatest gen- HON. PAUL COOK of individuals and the community at large. eration, and I am forever indebted to him for Edward was a big sports fan. A Fresno his service to this nation. As a fellow member OF CALIFORNIA State season ticket holder for over 60 years, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the 150th Combat Engineer Batallion, I am he rarely missed home football and basketball grateful for the precedent set by these brave Monday, December 7, 2020 games. However, his biggest passion was ten- soldiers. Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to nis. He was active on and off the court for Bob was born in 1923, the second oldest of honor and recognize the retirement of Gloria over 47 years in the Fresno tennis community. ten siblings. In the height of the Great Depres- Garcia from the Victorville City Council. He captained two teams that won national sion, Bob often found himself working odd Mayor Gloria Garcia was born and raised in championships and served as a club presi- jobs after school to support his family. In the Victorville, CA. Gloria attended Victor Valley dent. He loved animals and had pets ranging 8th grade he dropped out and attended Bos- Sr. High School, Victor Valley College, and from dogs, cats, to a small rhesus monkey ton Trade School to train as an electrician. Skadron College of Business. She was elect- from South Africa. In 1943, Bob enlisted in the United States ed to the Victorville City Council in November Edward is survived by his wife and best Army. After training in Ft. Devens, he joined 2012 and was appointed Mayor by her fellow friend for over 60 years, Jean Lane; children the 150th Engineer Battalion, an experimental Council Members in December 2014. She was Brian, Valerie, and David; grandchildren Mi- unit comprised mostly of New England locals. reelected in 2016, and continuously re- chael, Nicholas and Alyssa Bavaro; son-in-law After Basic and Engineering Training, Bob re- appointed as Mayor by her colleagues on the Vince Bavaro; and daughter-in-law Lucy Gon- located to New York to continue his training as council. Gloria’s time on the council has been zalez. an electrician. The outfit returned from West marked by many successes in Victorville. Her Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Virginia and trained in a mock German village focus on public safety, new infrastructure, road me in celebrating and honoring the life of Mr. at Camp Edwards. On Christmas, Bob de- maintenance has led to great improvements Edward Lane. His leadership and story will be ployed with the 150th on the Queen Mary to and safer neighborhoods in Victorville. remembered for many years to come. We join Europe. Mayor Garcia has served the council with his family, friends and community in honoring While overseas, Bob was assigned as honor and integrity, and her commitment to his great life and legacy. batallion photographer. His duties included good government and transparency has f taking photos of unit operations, which often served the citizens of Victorville well. Although placed him in the line of fire. He was awarded her second term has seen Victorville and its HONORING THE STAFF MEMBERS the Bronze Star for actions under fire while Council experience discord and disruption, REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA’S operating in Germany. He was also awarded Gloria has remained steadfast and focused on 21ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT the rank of Tech5. After VE Day, TSGT 5 Pitts working for the people of Victorville. I will truly and his unit were sent to Czechoslovakia and miss Gloria’s face on the council dais, and I HON. TJ COX returned to the states with different outfits. wish much happiness and success in her fu- OF CALIFORNIA What distinguishes the 150th is their continued ture. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES relationship. For more than sixty years the unit f enjoyed annual gatherings. After the war, Bob Monday, December 7, 2020 HONORING THE LIFE OF EDWARD pursued his interest in engineering at MIT. He LANE Mr. COX of California. Madam Speaker, I worked on some of the earliest computers and rise today to recognize the individuals who earned the title Electronic Engineer Assistant. dedicated their time and talents to the con- Mr. Pitts was married to Eleanor M. Hatha- HON. JIM COSTA stituents of California’s 2lst Congressional Dis- way for 48 years before her passing in 1998. OF CALIFORNIA trict. During my time in office, my staff made Together, they had three children; Robert, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES incredible strides in improving the lives of Nancy, and Richard. His youngest built and Monday, December 7, 2020 thousands of people, and it did not go unno- mantains the webpage for the 150th batallion, Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ticed. I want to recognize and thank the fol- honoring his father’s memory and the accom- honor the life of longtime Fresnan and Pearl lowing individuals for their service and dedica- plishments of the unit.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.023 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1101 Robert Pitts was an outstanding man dedi- PERSONAL EXPLANATION witness what parents are worried about? How cated to family, faith, and country. He will be many trustees visit every school in the district, deeply missed by all who knew him. HON. ANN WAGNER check out cafeterias, write handwritten thank OF MISSOURI you notes to teachers, staff and parents? f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Many would show up at school events when invited, but how many are known on cam- REMARKS BY REPRESENTATIVE Monday, December 7, 2020 puses where middle schoolers call out their JARED HUFFMAN HONORING Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I regret names? This is Redwood City’s public servant, MAYOR GARY PHILLIPS that I was not present for roll call votes on De- Dennis McBride. cember 2, 2020. Had I been present, I would Not content to contribute to his community HON. JARED HUFFMAN have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 228. solely through its schools, Dennis served as f the treasurer or board member or both for OF CALIFORNIA multiple community organizations including the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN HONOR OF DENNIS MCBRIDE Police Activities League, the workforce hous- Monday, December 7, 2020 ing committee of the school board, and on the HON. JACKIE SPEIER board overseeing faculty/staff housing for the Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise OF CALIFORNIA San Mateo County Community College Dis- today in recognition of Gary Phillips as he re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict. He’s also served on the education advi- tires a distinguished tenure of public service Monday, December 7, 2020 sory committees of two members of the state as Mayor of the City of San Rafael. legislature and as treasurer for the Sequoia Mayor Phillips earned his undergraduate de- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today Awards, a community scholarship program gree and Master of Business Administration to recognize Dennis McBride as he leaves the recognizing low income high school students from Humboldt State University. He applied Board of Education of the Redwood City Ele- with big college or technical education his education throughout his professional ca- mentary School District after serving 17 years. dreams. reer as a certified public accountant and busi- This brief introduction of Dennis does not Dennis McBride’s contributions don’t end ness executive as well as an elected official. begin to do him justice. with education. From 2006 to 2013, he served He and his wife Linda settled in San Rafael 48 Let me offer you the image of the Energizer as treasurer for the Santa Clara University years ago. They proceeded to raise a family Bunny, unceasingly banging on a drum and Law School Board of the Northern California and became committed to improving the qual- looking a bit cool at the same time. This is Innocence Project and on the Board of Direc- ity of life for the residents of San Rafael. Dennis. Let me also acknowledge that this tors of the Boys and Girls Club of the Penin- might be the only time that comments in the Mayor Phillips’ first role as an elected official sula. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD refer to a Certified for the San Rafael community was as a mem- In all those cartoonish ads for batteries, Public Accountant as ‘‘cool.’’ The word fits ber of the former Dixie School Board, where some of the other bunnies run out of juice but Dennis. he served for eight years, including twice as the Energizer Bunny keeps going. In contrast, He began his love affair with education as president. He was elected to the City Council I think even the Energizer Bunny would give a parent volunteer with the cooperative in 1994 and served three terms before retiring up before Dennis McBride. It has been my preschools in which his two children were stu- in 2007. In 2011, he decided to run for Mayor privilege and honor to serve with Dennis. We dents. He then hopped to the nearby elemen- when Mayor Al Boro retired after nearly 20 are sorry to see him go, and so sad that his tary school where he became active in the site years of service. As an elected official, Mayor drum will not be beating for us again. We wish council and organized field trips, such as Phillips drew upon his business acumen, Dennis, his wife, Lori, and his sons Cory and when he took a class to visit a leading com- standing up for small businesses, working to Casey much happiness in the coming years. puter manufacturer. He served on the site improve education, and responding to the Madam Speaker, a one-man band has now councils of every school attended by his two changing needs of the community. retired from public life, but the beat goes on children. While some parents coach soccer, Over the years, Mayor Phillips developed a because everyone wants to make Dennis Dennis coached other parents and teachers in proud as they follow his lead, his laughter, and deep record for going to bat for San Rafael how to solve problems, raise funds, helped residents, demonstrating steady leadership his kind heart. teachers, and did so much more. That’s a f through trying times. This includes navigating drum-banging, cool dad. financial challenges, homelessness and hous- As a CPA, Dennis volunteered his profes- FROM HAARETZ: ‘‘ISRAEL’S WAR ing, securing funding to improve fire service, sional talents for numerous parcel tax and ON PALESTINIAN CHILDREN’’ BY and the challenges associated with the bond measures. The funds raised built class- GIDEON LEVY COVID–19 pandemic. At every critical moment rooms throughout the elementary and high Mayor Phillips has worked to provide the peo- school districts and sustained the curriculum HON. BETTY McCOLLUM ple of San Rafael with the support and re- to the best degree possible despite economic sources they need. He is also known at City OF MINNESOTA circumstances. It is estimated that over 25,000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hall for his ability to form consensus and ad- pre-K through eighth grade students, and ad- here to principles, and for his thoughtful, ditional high school and community college Monday, December 7, 2020 hands-on approach to leadership—invaluable students, were benefitted by Dennis’ work. In Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, when qualities in a mayor. the buildings created, in the music programs military force and violence are used to op- It has been my pleasure to work closely with sustained, in the special education students press, dehumanize, and deny fundamental Mayor Phillips’ on a number of key issues, in- aided, and in dozens of other ways large and human rights to an entire civilian population— cluding homelessness, gun violence reform, small, Dennis created a legacy that will last for women, men, and children—it is an injustice discrimination, and securing funds to dredge at least two generations. that is antithetical to America’s values and our the San Rafael Canal. I have also had the Dennis has always been unassuming in his self-proclaimed belief in promoting dignity, pleasure of working with him in his role as collaborative ventures with other school district equality, and justice for all. The Israeli military Chair of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit trustees from around the county, but many occupation of Palestine is such an injustice. (SMART) to find solutions for rail and eventually made their way to Dennis as they Settlement expansion, home demolitions, the multimodal transportation through the down- sought answers to tough financial and per- military detention of children and state spon- town. sonnel issues. For years he’s been a leader sored violence are the weapons used as Israel Mayor Gary Phillips has been an unwaver- within the San Mateo County School Boards seeks to annex Palestinian land and destroy ing champion for his community across his Association, going so far as to find new lead- any prospects for Palestinian self-determina- nearly 30 years, and I am certain his public ers for recognition through the association’s tion. service is not complete. Madam Speaker, I re- annual Kent Award. The violence used by Israel against Pal- spectfully ask that you join me in honoring him How much energy does this man exude? estinians, especially children, is shocking and for his many positive contributions to the resi- Well, ask yourself, how many school district abhorrent. Late last week a particularly gro- dents of San Rafael and the entire North Bay trustees visit nighttime staff to see how they tesque act of state sponsored violence took Area and in wishing him well in his next en- are holding up? How many trustees show up place when a 13 year-old Palestinian boy liv- deavors. in the morning at dangerous intersections to ing under military occupation in the West Bank

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.028 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E1102 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 7, 2020 was shot in the abdomen by an Israeli soldier. [HAARETZ.com, Dec. 5, 2020] being thrown, nor is there any other evi- The child, Ali Abu Aalya, later died. ISRAEL’S WAR ON PALESTINIAN CHILDREN dence of this. Ali’s killers can also sleep in (By Gideon Levy) peace: No one will prosecute them. All they According to a statement from the United did was to kill a Palestinian child. Last week, we were in the Al-Arroub ref- Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued on These and many other incidents are taking ugee camp, searching for an open area in December 4, 2020, ‘‘A 13 year-old Palestinian place during a period that is among the which to sit, for fear of the coronavirus. boy was shot and killed today in the West quietest in the West Bank. This is the terror There wasn’t one. In a camp in which house taking place, committed by the state. When Bank in the State of Palestine. In the past two touches house, whose alleys are the width of we hear of such incidents in vicious dictator- weeks. four other Palestinian children were a man and strewn with garbage, there’s no- ships—children who are snatched from their shot and severely injured in the West Bank where to sit outside. One can only dream of beds in the middle of the night, one boy who a garden or a bench; there isn’t even a side- . . .’’ was shot in the eye, another who was shot walk. This is where Basel al-Badawi lives. A The UNICEF statement continues, ‘‘From and killed—it sends shivers down our spine. year ago, soldiers shot his brother dead, be- January to September this year, according to Shooting at demonstrators? At children? fore his eyes, for no reason. Two weeks ago, Where do such things happen? Not in some UN data to date, 232 incidents involving the Basel was snatched from his bed on a cold faraway land, but rather just an hour’s drive injury of Palestinian children, some of whom night and taken, barefoot, for questioning. from your home; not in some dark regime, sustained long-term damage. UNICEF urges We sat in his family’s cramped home and re- but in the only democracy. Israeli authorities to fully respect, protect, and alized there was no ‘‘out’’ to go to. While we What would you think of a regime that al- fulfil the rights of all children and refrain from were there, Israeli soldiers blocked the en- lows the shooting of children, that abducts using violence against children, in accordance trance to the camp, as they occasionally do, them in their sleep and razes their schools? with international law.’’ arbitrarily, and the sense of suffocation only That’s exactly what you must think of the grew. regime here in our country. Such a rebuke from UNICEF, calling on This is Basel’s world and this is his reality. Israel, a U.S. ally that receives $3.8 billion in He is 16, a bereaved brother, who was ab- f U.S. taxpayer funded military assistance, to ducted from his bed in the dark of night by PERSONAL EXPLANATION ‘‘refrain from using violence against children’’ soldiers. He has nowhere to go to except for should make every Member of Congress and school, which is closed for part of the week American citizen question whether U.S. mili- due to COVID–19. Basel is free now, more for- HON. VIRGINIA FOXX tunate than certain other children and teen- tary assistance is being used to injure and kill OF NORTH CAROLINA agers. Around 170 of them are currently de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Palestinian children. tained in Israel. Other children are shot by I strongly urge the incoming administration soldiers, wounded and sometimes killed, Monday, December 7, 2020 of President-Elect Biden to investigate Israel’s with no distinction made between children Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam killing of Ali Abu Aalya, as well as Israel’s on- and adults—a Palestinian is a Palestinian— Speaker, due to a test indicating a positive re- going pattern of using state sponsored military or between a life-threatening situation and a ‘‘public disturbance.’’ sult for a COVID–19 infection during the most violence against Palestinian children. Mem- On Friday they killed Ali Abu Alia, a 13- recent district work period, I was unable to bers of Congress and the American people year-old boy. It was a lethal shot to the ab- travel to the Capitol to vote on December 4, deserve to know whether U.S. taxpayer fund- domen. No one could remain indifferent to 2020. ing to Israel’s Ministry of Defense is being the sight of his innocent face in photographs, Had I been present, I would have voted used directly or indirectly to facilitate or enable and his last picture—in a shroud, his face ex- NAY on Roll Call No. 233; YEA on Roll Call violence against Palestinian children. Commit- posed, his eyes closed, as he was carried to No. 234; and NAY on Roll Call No. 235. ting human rights abuses with impunity and burial in his village. Ali, as he did every week, went with his friends to demonstrate f with U.S. taxpayer aid is intolerable and there against the wild and violent outposts that must be accountability on the part of the U.S. HONORING THE LIFE OF BOYD sprouted out of the settlement of Kokhav GRANT Government. Hashahar, taking over the remaining land of Earlier this year, I introduced H.R. 2407, his village, al-Mughayir. There is nothing Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Chil- more just than the struggle of this village, HON. JIM COSTA dren Living Under Israeli Military Occupation there is nothing more heinous than the use OF CALIFORNIA of lethal force against protesters and there is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Act. The bill deems the military detention of no possibility that shooting Ali in the abdo- children a gross human rights violation and men could have been justifiable. In Israel, of Monday, December 7, 2020 prohibits U.S. aid to support, enable, or facili- course, no one showed any interest over the Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to tate such abuse of children. The military de- weekend in the death of a child, one more honor the life of a former Fresno State basket- tention of children is a systemic practice of the child. ball coach, Mr. Boyd Grant, who passed away Government of Israel used against Palestinian Up until the current school year, around 50 at the age of 87. He was a father, friend and children as a tactic that violates international children from the shepherding community of one of the finest coaches in history. humanitarian law in order to maintain a per- Ras a-Tin studied at the school in al- Mughayir, the village of the deceased boy. Boyd, who grew up in the agricultural region manent military occupation of Palestinian They had to walk about 15 kilometers (9.3 of Idaho, had a love for basketball. He played lands. There are twenty-four courageous col- miles) each day, round trip, to attend. This for three seasons at Colorado State University leagues who have joined me as co-sponsors year their parents, with the help of a Euro- as a guard, after transferring from Snow Col- of H.R. 2407 and I am deeply appreciative of pean Commission aid organization based in lege in Utah. After college, he returned to his their commitment to defending human rights Italy, built them a modest, charming school alma mater to serve as the assistant basket- and the rights of children. in the village. Israel’s Civil Administration is threatening to demolish it, and in the ball coach, a position he held for nearly 12 ‘‘Israel’s War on Palestinian Children’’ was meantime it is harassing the pupils and years. In 1961, the teams coached by he and published on December 5th in the Israeli teachers with surprise visits to check wheth- legendary Coach Jim Williams, won a con- newspaper HAARTEZ. In a column by Gideon er the toilets had been, God forbid, con- ference championship and participated in four Levy, the systemic brutality and violence in- nected to a water pipe—in a village that was NCAA tournaments. flicted on Palestinian children by the Govern- never connected to the power grid or the From 1972 to 1974, Mr. Grant served as an ment of Israel is described. Mr. Levy writes water supply. The children of Ras a-Tin must assistant coach at the University of Kentucky, about his own country, Israel, this way: ‘‘What have known Ali, their former classmate, now dead. before beginning his head coaching career at would you think of a regime that allows the The children did not know Malek Issa, of the College of Southern Idaho, a junior college shooting of children, that abducts them in their Isawiyah, in East Jerusalem. The 9-year-old that he led to a national championship a year sleep and razes their schools? That’s exactly boy lost an eye after it was hit by a sponge- later. what you must think of the regime here in our tipped bullet fired by an Israeli police offi- Boyd furthered his career by serving as a country.’’ cer. On Thursday the Justice Ministry de- highly successful head coach at California partment that examines allegations of police Madam Speaker, I include in the RECORD State University, Fresno. During his tenure, he misconduct announced that no one would be Mr. Levy’s powerfully honest column. I would charged in the shooting, after 10 months of led the Bulldogs to three Western Athletic like Members to read this column and answer intensive investigation. It was enough for Conference championships, three NCAA Tour- Mr. Levy’s question: What would you think of the policemen involved to claim that stones naments and the 1983 NIT Championship. He a government that allows the shooting of chil- had been thrown at them, perhaps one of was inducted to the Fresno Athletic Hall of dren? them hit the boy. But no video shows stones Fame in 1993. He was also inducted into the

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The OF MARYLAND bors, being involved, and creating opportuni- team led the nation in scoring and defense in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ties for themselves and others. his first season and were ranked in the top 10 Monday, December 7, 2020 In August, I called for nominations as part of in every one of his nine years as coach. His Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I a new initiative to acknowledge the contribu- career at Fresno State included a record of rise before you today to honor Midshipman tions of individuals, organizations, and those 194–74 over his nine seasons, including the First Class Sydney Barber, the first Black fe- who are working every day to improve and winning the NIT championship in 1983 and male to be selected as Brigade Commander at help their communities in the current environ- earning spots in the NCAA Tournament in the United States Naval Academy, the highest ment. 1981, 1982, and in 1984. leadership position within the student body. Billy Estes is the Executive Director of the He left Fresno State in 1986 and a year A native of Lake Forest, Illinois, Midshipman Midwest Theater of Scottsbluff. Midwest Thea- later, was named head coach at Colorado Barber graduated from Lake Forest High ter’s programming, which includes live per- State, where he led the Rams to two NCAA School in 2017. As a mechanical engineering formances, orchestras, and concerts, makes tournaments within the four years he was major at the Naval Academy who has been an important contribution to the cultural and there. After a long and successful career, he selected to commission into the U.S. Marine social experiences of Nebraska’s panhandle. retired from coaching in 1991. Corps, Midshipman Barber has been on the When the Coronavirus pandemic reached western Nebraska, under the guidance of Mr. Boyd impacted the lives of people who sur- Superintendent’s list. She completed a 7-week Estes, the Midwest Theater partnered with the rounded him, with many of his former students internship with the Department of Energy’s Legacy of the Plains Museum to create the describing him as a father. Boyd lived a great Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Skyview Drive-in Movie Theater. As the pan- life doing what he loved the most, coaching where she was instrumental in breakthrough demic progressed, this venture proved so pop- and playing basketball. research on bio-electrochernical uses for car- bon nanotubes. ular they outgrew their location and had to He is survived by his wife, Mary Jean; their Midshipman Barber was named a 2020 Tru- move to larger accommodations. Thanks to son, Kevin, and two daughters Leslie and Lori. man Scholar National Finalist, focusing her re- the creativity and leadership of Mr. Estes, in Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join search on developing legislative strategies to spite of the pandemic, the Midwest Theater me in celebrating and honoring the life of a address education disparities in minority com- has continued to thrive throughout 2020. basketball legend, Mr. Boyd Grant. His teach- munities. She has created a STEM outreach Grand Central Foods of York is owned by ings and legacy will be remembered for many program that leveraged mentoring, literature, the Warren Thomas family. Mr. Thomas prides years to come. We join his family, friends and and service lessons to benefit middle-school himself on his commitment to the York com- community in honoring his great life and leg- aged girls of color. She also helped create the munity. In ‘‘normal’’ times, Warren and the acy. Midshipman Diversity Team, made up of more Grand Central Team are the first to ask where than 180 midshipmen, faculty, and alumni, to they can help with a project or how can they f promote diversity, inclusion and equality within partner on events. The selflessness shown by the brigade. everyone at Grand Central is a testament to RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF Amid these efforts, Midshipman Barber the example of the ownership. Within a few TIMOTHY BISHOP served as the plebe summer 13th Company days of the pandemic’s arrival to York, Warren Executive Officer and currently serves as the purchased a second grocery delivery van, and brigade’s 1st Regimental Executive Officer. expanded his service to the entire community. HON. TRENT KELLY She is the co-President of the Navy Fellow- Because Warren believes in positive reinforce- ment, he encouraged his customers to wear a OF MISSISSIPPI ship of Christian Athletes Club and the Sec- retary for the National Society of Black Engi- mask while in his store by offering a 5 percent IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES neers Club. She belongs to the gospel choir discount on their purchases. He is an active member of many community groups, and his Monday, December 7, 2020 and the Midshipman Black Studies Club. A walk-on sprinter and hurdler on the Acad- passion and commitment to his community is Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, emy’s varsity track and field team, Mid- unmatched. I rise today in honor of Timothy Bishop, who shipman Barber currently holds the record for Alyssa Cochnar of Crete is the leader of passed away Tuesday, November 17 at the the outdoor 4x400 meter relay. Gold Star Martial Arts of Crete and Seward. At age of 64. As Brigade Commander, Midshipman Bar- 26 years old, she is already a 5th degree ber will head the Academy’s day-to-day activi- black belt, chief instructor, and co-owner of Timothy was born in May of 1956 in El the martial arts facility. When directed health Paso, Texas to Martha and Graham Bishop. ties and train approximately 4,500 mid- shipmen. Midshipman Barber will be just the measures forced Gold Star to close in-person For six years, Mr. Bishop served his country in training classes, she spearheaded the process the United States Navy as an E–5 Pettie Offi- 16th woman selected for this position in the 44 years that women have been attending the of creating online modules for her students to cer First Class. He soon joined the Mississippi continue their training independently. Before Army National Guard and served three years Naval Academy. Madam Speaker, I ask that you join me long, she began offering Zoom Classes to pro- as a Sergeant. After 25 years of dedicated vide her students with another safe and flexi- service, Timothy retired from Day-Brite. today in honoring the achievement of Mid- shipman First Class Sydney Barber. Her serv- ble option to continue their training and ex- In addition to his military and community ice to our country is deserving of the utmost plore expanded experiences to encourage service, Timothy Bishop was an avid sports- gratitude. On behalf of my colleagues on the healthy eating habits and socialization while man. He was a competitive shooter, hunter, Board of Visitors, I offer her our sincerest con- social distancing. I commend her positive atti- and a life endowment member of the NRA. gratulations and best wishes for a successful tude and commitment to an enriching edu- cational experience for all her students, re- Mr. Bishop also served as a Golden Eagle tenure as Brigade Commander. sponsor for youth NRA programs. gardless of their experience level. f Bryce Jensen is the Director of the World Mr. Bishop is preceded in death by his wife, HONORING RECIPIENTS OF THE IN- Theatre of Kearney, His adaptability, espe- Jonnie Fay Umfress Bishop and his father. He NOVATION AND ADAPTATION cially during the pandemic, demonstrates his is survived by his mother, Martha Bishop; his RECOGNITION commitment to his community. Though the or- son, Jamie; his daughter, Katie; three siblings, ganization he operates, the World Theatre, and four grandchildren. HON. ADRIAN SMITH was closed due to the pandemic, his outside It is because of selfless individuals like Mr. OF NEBRASKA of the box thinking inspired him to create, Bishop, who dedicate their lives to protecting through strategic community collaborations, a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this great nation that we can boast the lib- World Theatre drive-in. Not only would this en- erties we most value. I am grateful for his Monday, December 7, 2020 sure the World Theatre could still bring respite service and share my deepest condolences Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, to many during these trying times, but it re- with his family and loved ones. today I honor nine individuals and businesses stored a drive-in movie experience to the

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Kirk returned to the United to Nebraska. could say about how grateful I am that Ellen States, first living in California before returning f has devoted her life to preserving our Amer- to his hometown of Ravenna to raise his fam- ican story and how lucky we are that the ily. Since returning to Ravenna he has turned PERSONAL EXPLANATION American Antiquarian Society calls Worcester the former Carnegie library into an entrepre- home. But let me end on a personal note to neurship center, purchased a downtown build- HON. GUY RESCHENTHALER say that Ellen is a treasured friend and a won- ing and renovated the upper story apartment. OF PENNSYLVANIA derful person, I’m grateful that I’ve had the He recently directed a movie in Ravenna and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES privilege of getting to know and work with her, Los Angeles which premiered at the Kearney Monday, December 7, 2020 and I know she will continue to give back to World Theatre’s drive-in, all while working on our community in the years ahead. bringing new medical products to the market. Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I On behalf of the United States Congress, He is a great story of returning to small home- was absent from the House on December 4, the people of Massachusetts’ Second Con- town Nebraska and reinvesting in his commu- 2020. Had I been present, I would have voted gressional District, and all the people who will nity. NAY on Roll Call No. 233; YEA on Roll Call benefit from her incredible work for genera- Dick Cochran of Kearney founded the non- No. 234; and Nay on Roll Call No. 235. tions to come, it is my great honor and privi- profit Hot Meals USA in October 2017. By f lege to recognize Ellen Dunlap and to thank February 2018, he signed a memorandum of HONORING ELLEN DUNLAP her for her remarkable service to our commu- understanding with the American Red Cross to nity, our commonwealth, and our country. call on him for assistance in wildfires, floods, tornadoes and other disasters. Every time HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN f Dick and Hot Meals USA are called upon, no OF MASSACHUSETTS RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF SADIE less than 150 volunteers have supported the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES J. HOLLAND program. Since their inception, the policy has Monday, December 7, 2020 been to feed anyone, no questions asked. In just over three years, they have provided more Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, it is a HON. TRENT KELLY than 155,000 meals across the country. great honor to rise today in recognition of OF MISSISSIPPI John McCoy is the CEO of Orthman Manu- Ellen Dunlap of West Boylston, Massachu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES setts, who is stepping down as President of facturing of Lexington. He embraced the op- Monday, December 7, 2020 portunity to help feed families that come from the American Antiquarian Society after 28 ex- a poverty background in the Lexington area. traordinary years in that position. Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, When he first brought in Hot Meals USA to the America’s history, Madam Speaker, is our I rise today in honor of Sadie J. Holland, who community, his business, Orthman Manufac- greatest natural resource. It speaks to us passed away Tuesday, November 24 at North turing, partnered with the Lexington Commu- across the years and serves as a source of Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. nity Foundation and others to provide over great inspiration and hope for people across Sadie was born on January 31, 1933 to Joe 1,000 hot meals on a weekly basis to families. this country. It is an acknowledgement of Thomas and Christine Roebuck Monts. She He then made feeding the community a pri- America’s triumphs and our imperfections; a grew up in the Palmetto community and at- ority as he and his employees took the lead to reminder of who we are and who we’re called tended Palmetto and Verona High School. On distribute USDA food boxes. When schools re- to be. December 10, 1949, Sadie J. Monts married opened in August, John was there for the Ellen is the President of the American Anti- J.C. Holland and later moved to the Bass/ community again. He donated 3,700 masks to quarian Society—a remarkable institution in Gandy farm south of Plantersville. Sadie J, Lexington Public Schools to make sure no stu- Worcester, Massachusetts founded by Revolu- J.C., and their six sons dwelled on the re- dent was unprepared for their school experi- tionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas nowned ‘‘Sadie J. Farm’’ that stretched over ence. John’s actions represent his commit- in 1812 and dedicated to preserving our treas- 9,000 acres across three north Mississippi ment to all members of the Lexington commu- ured history. The Society serves as an incom- counties. In 1966, Sadie and J.C. were named nity. parable resource for scholars and historians Outstanding Farmers of America, the first Mis- Anthony May of Hastings is an entre- and a preeminent and comprehensive deposi- sissippians to earn the title. Her devotion to preneur. When the pandemic forced the tap- tory of American history and culture that is un- agriculture was exemplified by founding the room of Steeple Brewery Anthony co-owns to paralleled in size and scope. first integrated 4H club in the state. close, he quickly responded. Collaborating As President—the first woman to hold that Mrs. Holland dedicated fifty years to public with Wave Pizza Company, the brewery’s res- post, by the way—Ellen has spent her career service and continued her family’s legacy of taurant partner, he developed a community not only preserving our past but bringing it to egalitarianism. She became the first female delivery program, which eventually offered life in a way that truly excites others. Ellen’s school bus driver in the state, and in 1984 she their products to 21 communities in south-cen- work and leadership are extraordinary, she was the first woman elected as Mayor of tral Nebraska. This innovative program en- has the incredible talent and vision to clarify Nettleton. She relished the opportunity to sured many Nebraskans, whose communities and animate history so that all of us can better serve her community, and for nearly two dec- either do not have a grocery or now lacked a understand and learn from our collective past. ades she was the Municipal Court adminis- local place to eat due to the pandemic, had She has worked tirelessly to open up the Soci- trator for the Tupelo Municipal Court. In 1998 ready access to an easy to use food delivery ety’s extraordinary archives to a wider audi- she was elected Lee County Justice Court program. ence, including teachers, scholars, artists, and Judge before retiring just last year. She was a Matt Dennis and Michael Stepp are more writers. Under her leadership, the Society un- dedicated member of the United Methodist than small town business owners; they are dertook a massive effort to digitizing their col- Church and took every opportunity to minister master story tellers with a dream. What began lections. Ellen also spearheaded the construc- to her community through Holland Funeral Di- as two friends making copper mugs in an old tion of a major expansion and renovation of rectors. In 2019, she was honored by the Mis- shop has turned into an opportunity to re- the Society’s home at Antiquarian Hall and sissippi Legislature for her lifetime of service shape the meaning of community. When they has sought to engage the Worcester commu- to Mississippi. purchased the building they now call nity in new and exciting ways like free public Mrs. Holland is preceded in death by her Handlebend, their goal was to create a com- programs and partnerships with cultural husband J.C. who passed away in 2016. munity of small businesses under one roof groups. She is survived by her sons Billy Joe, Don, and welcome the community with open arms Ellen has chaired the board of the Worces- Steve, Perry, John, and Jimmy, 21 grand- to come and enjoy a mule, coffee, or gather ter Cultural Coalition and the Massachusetts children and 37 great-grandchildren. and with friends and family. Though the Foundation for the Humanities, and she has Sadie J. Holland, the matriarch of a remark- Coronavirus pandemic has caused the advised many prestigious institutions such as able family, will be deeply missed by all those Handlebend community to adapt their ap- the Library of Congress and George Washing- who had the opportunity to know her.

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He worked long shifts ranging from 14 Thursday, December 3, 2020 United States. to 15-hour days and was committed to helping Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as an H.R. 4804 is an updated version of my bill others. original sponsor and a senior Member of the from the 114th Congress, H.R. 3448, the He is survived by his partner of more than House of Representatives, I rise in strong sup- ‘‘Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened 20 years, Dr. Regis Debarros, a physician with port of this bipartisan bill, H.R. 1380, the ‘‘Big Species Act of 2015’’. United Health Centers; his father Floyd Cat Public Safety Act’’, which ends the owner- I was in Africa when the iconic Cecil the Shankerman, sister Cindy Loewenberg; and ship of dangerous big cats as pets as well as Lion, was murdered for sport. brothers Steven and Jason Shankerman. prohibits exhibitors from allowing public con- It was a disgraceful act that showcased a Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join tact with cubs. complete lack of respect for these wondrous us in celebrating and honoring the life of a First and foremost, I would like to thank animals, and it compelled me to fiercely advo- great champion and doctor, Dr. Robert Congressman MIKE QUIGLEY for his leadership cate for the preservation of our wildlife across Shankerman. His teachings and legacy will be on this legislation. the world. remembered for many years to come. We join Across the country, thousands of big cats Madam Speaker, today we have an impor- his family, friends and community in honoring like tigers, lions, leopards, and pumas are kept tant opportunity to once again come together his great life and legacy. in miserable, insecure, and unsafe conditions and protect endangered species by passing f by irresponsible owners. H.R. 1380, the ‘‘Big Cat Public Safety Act’’. IN HONOR OF CATHERINE These animals often come from a vicious For the safety of our first responders, of our MAHANPOUR cycle of breeding perpetuated by unscrupulous community, and for these majestic animals, facilities looking to make a profit off of ‘‘cub we need this vital piece of legislation. HON. JACKIE SPEIER petting’’ or photo opportunities. I am honored to be a leader on this issue, OF CALIFORNIA It is an issue that causes immeasurable ani- and so I urge my colleagues on both sides of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mal suffering and introduces inexcusable the aisle to join me in voting for H.R. 1380. threats to human safety. f Monday, December 7, 2020 Big cats are wild animals and undoubtedly Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today suffer when kept as pets. HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. to recognize Catherine Mahanpour for her They are often purchased as babies, and ROBERT SHANKERMAN service as she departs the city council of Fos- private owners are typically unable to manage ter City and the board of directors of the them once they are fully grown. HON. JIM COSTA Estero Municipal Improvement District. As she As a result, the animals are frequently left to OF CALIFORNIA leaves office, a dignified voice for neighbor- languish in grossly inadequate conditions, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hoods and a high quality of life is departing. often being deprived of sufficient space, ade- Monday, December 7, 2020 Catherine graduated from the University of quate veterinary care, a nutritious diet, and Maine in 1990 with high distinction and a B.A. enrichment. Mr. COSTA. Madam, Speaker, I rise today in Political Science. Five years later she ma- Furthermore, it is common procedure for along with my colleague, Mr. COX, to honor triculated to Golden Gate University School of some roadside zoos to inhumanely separate the life of a great doctor and San Joaquin Val- Law and attained her degree in 1998. She babies from their mothers, so that they can ley resident, Dr. Robert Shankerman, who was licensed to practice in 1999. She served charge the public to pet and play with the passed away September 19, 2020. He was a as an adjunct professor at her alma mater on cubs. father, brother, doctor and a caring leader in multiple occasions since, and as a member of This is a cruel and unhealthy practice that our community. the Advisory Board of the California State Bar can cause not only lifelong psychological prob- Robert was a renowned doctor who spent of the East Bay. Since 2013, she has been a lems but also premature death for the cubs. many years championing disadvantaged and court appointed special advocate for foster These young cats quickly outgrow their use- rural communities. He graduated from Tulare children in San Mateo County. fulness in the cub handling industry and most University and completed his post-graduate When she ran for election in 2015, Cath- often end up being sent to substandard education at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, erine stressed the need to prevent the ‘‘over- ‘‘zoos,’’ sold into the exotic pet trade, or pos- Minnesota; one of the nation’s best hospitals. growth’’ of Foster City and the deleterious im- sibly even killed and sold for parts. Since 2014, Robert served at the United pacts of traffic on the quality of life of resi- This vicious cycle of exploitation and con- Health Centers (UHC). He was the Chief Med- dents. She called for a pause in housing con- stant breeding must be stopped. ical Officer for UHC of San Joaquin Valley and struction and a dialogue with regional agen- Currently, state laws regarding private own- was responsible for clinical operations at 21 cies to find choices about population growth ership of big cats are inconsistent, and some health centers in the Central Valley. UHC pro- that met the sensibilities of the neighborhoods states have few or no laws regarding the vides services to more than 125,000 patients she hoped to represent. She also called for a keeping of big cats. in Fresno, Tulare, and Kings counties. different tone in council meetings, urging re- Madam Speaker, a uniform federal law is During his time at UHC, Dr. Shankerman spect for differing opinions during council necessary to end this dangerous industry once established the UHC/UCSF Family Practice meetings. She supported a local school bond and for all. Residency program at the Parlier Health Cen- and promised to watch over the funds should The ‘‘Big Cat Public Safety Act’’ is a simple ter, where he also provided services to pa- voters approve the measure. and straightforward solution to the devastating tients. He recruited, trained and placed med- During her service on the council, she was and growing crisis of negligent big cat breed- ical practitioners as the organization grew, chair of the C/CAG legislative committee, the ing and ownership. which helped lead to its current success. city’s representative to the mosquito abate- According to Big Cat Rescue, there have While in this position, he mentored more than ment district, and served on the county’s long- been more than 700 dangerous incidents in 155 medical professionals, including UHC range planning committee and the Silicon Val- the U.S. involving big cats since 1990. medical staff, recent graduates from various ley Recovery Roundtable for COVID–19 Re- These incidents include hundreds of human residency programs, along with national and sponse. She was the driving force for the injuries, maulings, and deaths. international transfers. council’s new Code of Conduct, adopted on In many of these cases, the animals were Robert was affiliated with the UC San Diego November 2, 2020. She helped change the shot and killed, often by first responders who Medical School and served as an Associate agenda-setting process and brought trans- are not equipped to deal with these situations, Clinical Professor of Medicine. Previously he parency to the process of setting agenda top- thereby also putting them in harm’s way. was Chief Medical Officer for Clinica Sierra ics. Throughout my tenure in Congress, I have Vista. He was a diplomat for the American Foster City is laced with beautiful lagoons been a staunch advocate for protecting endan- Board of lnternal Medicine and certified HIV that are the responsibility of the city. Dan- gered species. specialist. In 2001, he was awarded the pres- gerous accidents can also happen on these

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.041 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E1106 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 7, 2020 waterways and Catherine encouraged the cre- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ation of a safety outreach campaign to prevent To hold hearings to examine the Depart- deaths and injuries. She also advocated that Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, ment of Veterans Affairs response to Foster City become an ‘‘age-friendly’’ city and agreed to by the Senate of February 4, COVID–19 across the VA enterprise. SD–G50 progress was made in 2020 with an applica- 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- tem for a computerized schedule of all 2:30 p.m. tion submitted to AARP/WHO in November. Committee on Indian Affairs meetings and hearings of Senate com- When the creation of the countywide elec- To hold hearings to examine advancing tricity aggregation joint powers authority (JPA) mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- tribal self-governance and cultural sov- was considered, she was a strong advocate. tees, and committees of conference. ereignty for future generations, focus- This JPA results in 98 percent of city house- This title requires all such committees ing on languages to homelands. holds and businesses receiving cleaner elec- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily SD–628 tricity at lower prices, saving nearly $1 million Digest—designated by the Rules Com- DECEMBER 10 annually for city residents. The JPA will also mittee—of the time, place and purpose 9:30 a.m. reduce greenhouse gas emissions from elec- of the meetings, when scheduled and Committee on Commerce, Science, and tricity usage by 85 percent when compared to any cancellations or changes in the Transportation 2016. meetings as they occur. Subcommittee on Transportation and Safe- ty Importantly, Catherine and her colleagues As an additional procedure along approved the construction of an improved To hold hearings to examine the logistics with the computerization of this infor- of transporting a COVID–19 vaccine. levee, and city residents responded with an af- mation, the Office of the Senate Daily SR–253 firmative vote of 80 percent. Construction of Digest will prepare this information for 10 a.m. this project began this year. printing in the Extensions of Remarks Committee on Homeland Security and As the pandemic hit, Catherine and her col- Governmental Affairs section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD leagues on the city council hit back. They ap- Permanent Subcommittee on Investiga- on Monday and Wednesday of each proved $10,000 grants to fifty small busi- tions week. nesses to assist with rent payments and nego- To hold hearings to examine combatting tiated an additional year of reduced rent for Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, De- the opioid crisis, focusing on oversight cember 8, 2020 may be found in the of the implementation of the STOP many elderly, low income, residents at Fosters Act. Landing when those residents would otherwise Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. SD–342/WEBEX be forced to move during the pandemic. Cath- Committee on the Judiciary erine and her colleagues also approved a MEETINGS SCHEDULED Business meeting to consider S. 4632, to $10,000 grant to the San Mateo Foster City amend title 17, United States Code, to Education Foundation to assist families with DECEMBER 9 establish an alternative dispute resolu- the cost of hot spots for distance learning, and 9:45 a.m. tion program for copyright small an additional $10,000 grant to the school dis- Committee on Environment and Public claims, to amend the Communications Works Act of 1934 to modify the scope of pro- trict for its free meal program. A $5,000 grant Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear tection from civil liability for ‘‘good was made to The Foster City Village to assist Safety Samaritan’’ blocking and screening of senior residents of the community. Catherine To hold hearings to examine the nomina- offensive material, and the nomina- is a collaborative councilmember, and she has tion of Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mis- tions of Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indi- much to be proud of in these and other ac- sissippi, to be a Member of the Board of ana, to be United States Circuit Judge complishments during this tremendous time of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Au- for the Seventh Circuit, Charles Ed- challenge. thority. ward Atchley, Jr., and Katherine A. Foster City is a wonderful place to live and SD–106 Crytzer, both to be a United States Dis- 10 a.m. trict Judge for the Eastern District of to raise a family. As Catherine Mahanpour de- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Tennessee, Joseph Dawson III, to be parts her position of leadership, she leaves a Transportation United States District Judge for the legacy of progress. Despite the trials of our To hold hearings to examine the invali- District of South Carolina, and times due to the pandemic, the city is fiscally dation of the European Union-United Zachary N. Somers, of the District of strong and prepared for its future. Catherine States Privacy Shield and the future of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United shares in the credit for meeting the test of a transatlantic data flows. States Court of Federal Claims. century. Public service is the shared sacrifice SR–253 SD–G50 of a family. We wish her and her family many Committee on Finance Committee on Small Business and Entre- Subcommittee on Social Security, Pen- preneurship joyful years to come, and many warm memo- sions, and Family Policy To hold hearings to examine small busi- ries of the time when Catherine was leading To hold hearings to examine inves- ness in crisis, focusing on the 2020 Pay- the community during times of optimism and tigating challenges to American retire- check Protection Program and its fu- times of trouble, but in any event always to- ment security. ture. ward a better tomorrow. WEBEX SR–301

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE8.043 E07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS Monday, December 7, 2020 Daily Digest Senate Schwartz Nomination—Agreement: Senate re- Chamber Action sumed consideration of the nomination of Stephen Routine Proceedings, pages S7225–S7245 Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions United States Court of Federal Claims. were introduced, as follows: S. 4966–4971, and S. Pages S7228–36 Res. 794–795. Page S7240 During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action: Measures Reported: By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 254), Senate S. 4133, to modernize the REAL ID Act of 2005, agreed to the motion to close further debate on the with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. nomination. Pages S7223–24 Rept. No. 116–303) Page S7240 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Measures Passed: viding that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule Relative to the death of former Senator Roger XXII, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture William Jepsen: Senate agreed to S. Res. 795, relat- on the nomination of Nathan A. Simington, of Vir- ing to the death of the Honorable Roger William ginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communica- Jepsen, former United States Senator for the State of tions Commission at 12 noon, on Tuesday, Decem- ber 8, 2020; that the post-cloture time with respect Iowa. Page S7243 to the nominations of Stephen Sidney Schwartz and DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act: Senate Nathan A. Simington expire at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, passed H.R. 4761, to ensure U.S. Customs and Bor- December 8, 2020, and Senate then vote on con- der Protection officers, agents, and other personnel firmation of the nominations in the order listed. have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, Pages S7235–36 that the Department of Homeland Security has a A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- process to update synthetic opioid detection capa- viding that Senate resume consideration of the nomi- bility. Page S7243 nation of Nathan A. Simington at approximately 10 Securing America’s Ports Act: Senate passed H.R. a.m., on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Page S7245 5273, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security Dickerson Nomination—Cloture: Senate began to develop a plan to increase to 100 percent the rates consideration of the nomination of Allen Dickerson, of scanning of commercial and passenger vehicles of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the and freight rail entering the United States at land Federal Election Commission. Page S7228 ports of entry along the border using large-scale, A motion was entered to close further debate on nonintrusive inspection systems to enhance border the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- security, after agreeing to the committee amendment sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the in the nature of a substitute, and a committee Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition amendment to the title. Pages S7243–44 of the nomination of Nathan A. Simington, of Vir- Orange Book Transparency Act: Committee on ginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communica- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was dis- tions Commission. Page S7228 charged from further consideration of H.R. 1503, to Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ate took the following action: regarding the list under section 505(j)(7) of the Fed- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the bill was tive Session. Page S7228 then passed, after agreeing to the following amend- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- ment proposed thereto: Page S7244 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S7228 McConnell (for Alexander) Amendment No. 2693, Broussard Nomination—Cloture: Senate began in the nature of a substitute. Page S7244 consideration of the nomination of Shana M. D1049

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:51 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D07DE0.REC D07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with DIGEST D1050 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 7, 2020 Broussard, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Fed- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- eral Election Commission. Page S7228 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S7228 A motion was entered to close further debate on Messages from the House: Pages S7239–40 the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Measures Referred: Page S7240 Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7240–41 of the nomination of Allen Dickerson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7241–42 Commission. Page S7228 Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Additional Statements: Page S7239 ate took the following action: Amendments Submitted: Pages S7242–43 Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- tive Session. Page S7228 Privileges of the Floor: Page S7243 Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S7228 (Total—254) Page S7234 Cooksey Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and ad- sideration of the nomination of Sean J. Cooksey, of journed, as a further mark of respect to the memory Missouri, to be a Member of the Federal Election of the late Roger William Jepsen, former Senator for Commission. Page S7228 the State of Iowa, in accordance with S. Res. 795, A motion was entered to close further debate on at 6:40 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- 8, 2020. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Shana M. Broussard, of Lou- S7245.) isiana, to be a Member of the Federal Election Com- mission. Page S7228 Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Committee Meetings ate took the following action: (Committees not listed did not meet) Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- tive Session. Page S7228 No committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives for ambulatory surgical payment transparency under Chamber Action the Medicare program, and for other purposes, with Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 pub- an amendment (H. Rept. 116–620, Part 1). lic bills, H.R. 8883–8892, were introduced. Page H6905 Page H6905 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she Additional Cosponsors: Page H6906 appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: pro tempore for today. Page H6861 H.R. 8354, to establish the Servicemembers and Whole Number of the House: The Chair an- Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division nounced that, in light of the resignation of the gen- of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes tleman from California, Mr. Cook, the whole number (H. Rept. 116–618); of the House is 430. Page H6861 H.R. 3797, to amend the Controlled Substances Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules Act to make marijuana accessible for use by qualified and pass the following measures: marijuana researchers for medical purposes, and for Reaffirming the strategic partnership between other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. the United States and Mongolia and observing the 116–619, Part 1); and 30th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia: H. H.R. 3429, to provide for health equity and access Res. 1100, amended, reaffirming the strategic part- for returning troops and servicemembers, to provide nership between the United States and Mongolia and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:51 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D07DE0.REC D07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with DIGEST December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1051 observing the 30th anniversary of democracy in petitiveness of historically Black colleges and univer- Mongolia; Pages H6862–64 sities through robust public-sector, private-sector, Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Re- and community partnerships and engagement, by a affirming the importance of the strategic partnership 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. between the United States and Mongolia.’’; 237; and Pages H6877–80, H6883–84 Page H6864 Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act: S. 1153, to Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, her- explicitly make unauthorized access to Department esy, and apostasy laws: H. Res. 512, amended, call- of Education information technology systems and the ing for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and misuse of identification devices issued by the De- apostasy laws, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas partment of Education a criminal act. Pages H6880–83 to 3 nays with one answering ‘‘present’’, Roll No. Senate Referrals: S. 4409 was held at the desk. S. 236; Pages H6864–67, H6883 4684 was held at the desk. Condemning the Government of Iran’s state- Senate Message: Message received from the Senate sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority and today appears on pages H6888–89. its continued violation of the International Cov- Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- enants on Human Rights: H. Res. 823, amended, veloped during the proceedings of today and appear condemning the Government of Iran’s state-spon- on pages H6883 and H6884. sored persecution of its Baha’i minority and its con- tinued violation of the International Covenants on Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and ad- journed at 6:11 p.m. Human Rights; Pages H6867–69 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Con- demning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored Committee Meetings persecution of its Baha’i minority and its continued No hearings were held. violation of’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’’; Page H6869 Joint Meetings Recognizing the importance of sustained United No joint committee meetings were held. States leadership to accelerating global progress f against maternal and child malnutrition and sup- porting United States Agency for International NEW PUBLIC LAWS Development’s commitment to global nutrition (For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D967) through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy: H. H.R. 5901, to establish a program to facilitate the Res. 189, amended, recognizing the importance of adoption of modern technology by executive agen- sustained United States leadership to accelerating cies. Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public Law global progress against maternal and child malnutri- 116–194) tion and supporting United States Agency for Inter- H.R. 1773, to award a Congressional Gold Medal, national Development’s commitment to global nutri- collectively, to the women in the United States who tion through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy; joined the workforce during World War II, pro- Pages H6869–72 viding the aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Sup- and other material to win the war, that were referred porting sustained United States leadership to accel- to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in recognition of their erating global progress against maternal and child contributions to the United States and the inspira- malnutrition and supporting United States Agency tion they have provided to ensuing generations. for International Development’s commitment to Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–195) global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition H.R. 1833, to designate the facility of the United strategy.’’; Pages H6871–72 States Postal Service located at 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Michael Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of R. Davidson Post Office Building’’. Signed on De- 2020: H.R. 8428, amended, to provide for tem- cember 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–196) porary protected status for residents of Hong Kong; H.R. 3207, to designate the facility of the United Pages H6872–77 States Postal Service located at 114 Mill Street in HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships To- Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant wards a New Era of Results for Students Act: S. Dylan Elchin Post Office Building’’. Signed on De- 461, amended, to strengthen the capacity and com- cember 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–197)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:51 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D07DE0.REC D07DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with DIGEST D1052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 7, 2020 H.R. 3317, to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post House Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and dis- Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the De- play a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. Signed on Decem- partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Edu- ber 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–198) cation, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ‘‘The Im- H.R. 3329, to designate the facility of the United pact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Be- States Postal Service located at 5186 Benito Street in cause of an Inability to Pay’’, 10 a.m., Webex. Montclair, California, as the ‘‘Paul Eaton Post Office Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing Building’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public entitled ‘‘The Balkans: Policy Recommendations for the Law 116–199) Next Administration’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex. H.R. 4734, to designate the facility of the United Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Eco- States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple nomic Opportunity, hearing entitled ‘‘Identifying Con- Street in Dana, Indiana, as the ‘‘Ernest ’Ernie’ T. gressional and Administration Priorities for the Next Pyle Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. Congress: How we can support our Veterans through and (Public Law 116–200) after COVID–19’’, 10:15 a.m., Webex. H.R. 4794, to designate the facility of the United Joint Meetings States Postal Service located at 8320 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ‘‘Mother Frances Xavier Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold Cabrini Post Office Building’’. Signed on December hearings to examine United States priorities for engage- ment at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–201) Europe, 10 a.m., WEBCAST. H.R. 4981, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2505 Derita Avenue f in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Julius L. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–202) Week of December 8 through December 11, H.R. 5037, to designate the facility of the United 2020 States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Senate Chamber Street in Farmville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of 2020. (Public Law 116–203) the nomination of Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia, H.R. 5384, to designate the facility of the United to be a Member of the Federal Communications States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Commission, and vote on the motion to invoke clo- Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., ture thereon at 12 noon. Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public At 4 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, Law 116–204) to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal S. 327, to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Claims, and on confirmation of the nomination of Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Nathan A. Simington, in the order listed. Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-con- During the balance of the week, Senate may con- nected disability. Signed on December 3, 2020. sider any cleared legislative and executive business. (Public Law 116–205) f Senate Committees (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: De- DECEMBER 8, 2020 cember 8, Subcommittee on Security, to hold hearings to examine United States Coast Guard capabilities for safe- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) guarding national interests and promoting economic secu- Senate rity in the Arctic, 2:30 p.m., SR–253. December 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to ex- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- amine the invalidation of the European Union-United committee on Security, to hold hearings to examine States Privacy Shield and the future of transatlantic data United States Coast Guard capabilities for safeguarding flows, 10 a.m., SR–253. national interests and promoting economic security in the December 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and Arctic, 2:30 p.m., SR–253. Safety, to hold hearings to examine the logistics of trans- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: porting a COVID–19 vaccine, 9:30 a.m., SR–253. to hold hearings to examine an essential part of a Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 9, COVID–19 solution, focusing on early outpatient treat- Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold ment, 10 a.m., SD–342/WEBEX. hearings to examine the nomination of Charles W. Cook,

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 8 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 8

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Tuesday: Consideration of measures under of the nomination of Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia, suspension of the Rules. to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commis- Consideration of the conference report to accompany sion, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon H.R. 6395—William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De- at 12 noon. fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. At 4 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and on confirmation of the nomination of Nathan A. Simington, in the order listed. (Senate will recess following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Nathan A. Simington until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Cox, TJ, Calif., E1100 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1104 Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E1096 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1098 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E1102 E1096 Bucshon, Larry, Ind., E1098 Gonzalez, Anthony, Ohio, E1098 Reschenthaler, Guy, Pa., E1104 Budd, Ted, N.C., E1097, E1100 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1101 Rouda, Harley, Calif. E1098 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1095, E1099 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1105 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1103 Collins, Doug, Ga., E1100 Kelly, Trent, Miss., E1095, E1097, E1099, E1100, E1103, Cook, Paul, Calif., E1096, E1100 E1104 Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E1103 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1095, E1097, E1098, E1100, E1102, Lesko, Debbie, Ariz., E1095 Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1095, E1097, E1099, E1101, E1105 E1105 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1101 Wagner, Ann, Mo., E1096, E1099, E1101

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