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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 23, 2018 No. 123 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was blessing once again upon the families minute and to revise and extend his re- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detec- marks.) pore (Mrs. LESKO). tive John Gibson, who laid down their Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, as we f lives in defending the safety of the U.S. enter the hurricane season, I would Capitol. We ask as well Your protec- like to recognize those within the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO tion for the entire Capitol Police force, building and code enforcement commu- TEMPORE who mourns the loss of their brothers nity for the work they do to maintain The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- in uniform. Thank You for calling the resilience of our homes and com- fore the House the following commu- them all to their lives of service. mercial buildings. nication from the Speaker: Please hear our prayers for the Mem- The International Code Council has bers of this assembly, upon whom the WASHINGTON, DC, established a building safety campaign July 23, 2018. authority of government is given. Help that is recognized annually by jurisdic- I hereby appoint the Honorable DEBBIE them to understand the tremendous re- tions across the Nation. Its purpose is LESKO to act as Speaker pro tempore on this sponsibility they have to represent to reinforce the need for the adoption day. both their constituencies and the peo- of modern building codes; a strong sys- PAUL D. RYAN, ple of this great Nation of ours. tem of code compliance; and a well- Speaker of the House Representatives. Give each Member peace and equa- trained, professional workforce to pro- nimity, and give all Americans gen- f vide public safety. erosity of heart, to understand that In the 10 years since Florida adopted MORNING-HOUR DEBATE governance is not simple but difficult the statewide building code under Gov- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- work, at times requiring sacrifice and ernor Bush—I was in the legislature at ant to the order of the House of Janu- forbearance. the time; he showed great leadership— ary 8, 2018, the Chair would now recog- May all that is done within the peo- the code’s adoption and application re- nize Members from lists submitted by ple’s House this day be for Your great- duced windstorm actual losses by as the majority and minority leaders for er honor and glory. much as 72 percent. morning-hour debate. Amen. Year after year, we see the type of f f devastation that Mother Nature can RECESS THE JOURNAL bring, and it is important we are doing The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The all that we can to minimize its dam- Chair has examined the Journal of the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair age. last day’s proceedings and announces declares the House in recess until 2 f to the House his approval thereof. p.m. today. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- CONGRATULATING HERMAN BELL Accordingly (at noon), the House nal stands approved. (Mr. DUNN asked and was given per- stood in recess. f mission to address the House for 1 f minute and to revise and extend his re- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE b 1400 marks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today AFTER RECESS gentleman from Florida (Mr. BILI- to congratulate an exceptional member The recess having expired, the House RAKIS) come forward and lead the of the Air Force on his retirement from was called to order by the Speaker pro House in the Pledge of Allegiance. government service: Mr. Herman Bell. Mr. BILIRAKIS led the Pledge of Al- tempore (Mr. HOLDING) at 2 p.m. Herman will retire this week as the legiance as follows: f chief of public affairs of Tyndall Air I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Force Base, capping a career of more PRAYER United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, than 46 years of government service. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Herman enlisted in the Air Force in J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: 1972 and retired as a master sergeant in f We give You thanks, O God, for giv- 1993. He has served in the 325th Fighter ing us another day. BUILDING CODES Wing Public Affairs Office since that As we anticipate the 20th anniver- (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given time. His keen leadership over the last sary of that terrible day, we ask Your permission to address the House for 1 25 years at Tyndall and the many years b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H6591 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jul 24, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.000 H23JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with HOUSE H6592 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2018 before that on Active Duty is a testa- for the automatic termination of a na- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ment to the core values instilled in all tional emergency unless, within 90 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National those who serve in our Air Force. days before the anniversary date of its Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018’’. Mr. Speaker, please join me in saying declaration, the President publishes in SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. thank you to Herman Bell and to his the Federal Register and transmits to In this Act— family for their years of service and the Congress a notice stating that the (1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed- sacrifice, and wish them luck as they emergency is to continue in effect be- eral Communications Commission; move on to a new chapter in life. yond the anniversary date. In accord- (2) the term ‘‘covered dialing code’’ means a simple, easy-to-remember, 3-digit dialing f ance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the code; and (3) the term ‘‘N11 dialing code’’ means an COMMUNICATION FROM THE enclosed notice stating that the na- CLERK OF THE HOUSE abbreviated dialing code consisting of 3 dig- tional emergency with respect to sig- its, of which— The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- nificant transnational criminal organi- (A) the first digit may be any digit other fore the House the following commu- zations declared in Executive Order than ‘‘1’’ or ‘‘0’’; and nication from the Clerk of the House of 13581 of July 24, 2011, is to continue in (B) each of the last 2 digits is ‘‘1’’. Representatives: effect beyond July 24, 2018. SEC. 3. STUDIES AND REPORTS. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, The activities of significant (a) PRIMARY STUDY.— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, transnational criminal organizations (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, in co- Washington, DC, July 19, 2018. have reached such scope and gravity ordination with the Assistant Secretary for Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, that they threaten the stability of Mental Health and Substance Use and the The Speaker, House of Representatives, international political and economic Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct Washington, DC. systems. Such organizations are in- a study that— DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- (A) examines the feasibility of designating mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of creasingly sophisticated and dangerous to the United States; they are increas- an N11 dialing code or other covered dialing the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- code to be used for a national suicide preven- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- ingly entrenched in the operations of tion and mental health crisis hotline system; sage from the Secretary of the Senate on foreign governments and the inter- and July 19, 2018, at 5:38 p.m.: national financial system, thereby (B) analyzes the effectiveness of the Na- Appointment: weakening democratic institutions, de- tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline as of the Creating Options for Veterans’ Expedited grading the rule of law, and under- date on which the study is initiated, includ- Recovery (COVER Commission). ing how well the lifeline is working to ad- Commission on Social Impact Partner- mining economic markets. These orga- nizations facilitate and aggravate vio- dress the needs of veterans. ships. (2) REQUIREMENTS.— With best wishes, I am, lent civil conflicts and increasingly fa- (A) COMMISSION.—In conducting the study Sincerely, cilitate the activities of other dan- under paragraph (1), the Commission shall— KAREN L. HAAS. gerous persons. (i) consider— f The activities of significant (I) each of the N11 dialing codes, including transnational criminal organizations COMMUNICATION FROM THE the codes that are used for other purposes; continue to pose an unusual and ex- and CLERK OF THE HOUSE traordinary threat to the national se- (II) other covered dialing codes; The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- curity, foreign policy, and economy of (ii) consult with the North American Num- fore the House the following commu- the United States. Therefore, I have de- bering Council; and nication from the Clerk of the House of termined that it is necessary to con- (iii) review the information provided by Representatives: the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health tinue the national emergency declared and Substance Use and the Secretary of Vet- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, in Executive Order 13581 with respect erans Affairs under subparagraphs (B) and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, to transnational criminal organiza- (C), respectively, of this paragraph.
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