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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 No. 103 House of Representatives The House met at 5 p.m. and was forward and lead the House in the ance of the Attending Physician with called to order by the Speaker. Pledge of Allegiance. respect to masks, social distancing, and other COVID-related health and f Ms. LEE of California led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: safety protocols. PRAYER I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Bobby United States of America, and to the Repub- f R. Patton, Jr., District of Columbia lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. National Guard, Washington, D.C., of- MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEM- fered the following prayer: f BRANCE OF 600,000 AMERICANS Most holy and merciful God, we come WHO PASSED AWAY FROM THE to You today in gratitude and celebra- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER COVID–19 VIRUS tion. The SPEAKER. The Chair will take Beginning with the Army, our Na- this occasion to update her announced The SPEAKER. The Chair asks all tion’s military has stood for 246 years policies of January 4, 2021, with respect Members in the Chamber, as well as against all who sought to harm our de- to protocols in the Hall of the House Members and staff throughout the Cap- mocracy and citizens. Men and women related to the coronavirus pandemic. itol, to rise for a moment of silence in from all backgrounds and all services Consistent with updated guidance remembrance of the 600,000 Americans demonstrated their dedication to our from the Attending Physician, the who have passed away from the Nation by paying for our freedoms and Chair wishes to inform Members that COVID–19 virus. safety with their tears, sweat, blood, masks are no longer required in the and too often, lives. Hall of the House for Members and f God, we pray and are grateful, par- staff who have been fully vaccinated. ticularly for our National Guard sol- All Members and staff who have not REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- diers and airmen who protected us in been fully vaccinated are required to VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF our Nation’s Capital. We could not wear masks, and the Chair would note H.R. 256, REPEALING THE AU- have done our work without their serv- that all Members and staff may con- THORIZATION FOR USE OF MILI- ice and the sacrifice of their families. tinue to wear masks at their discre- TARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ Grant us wisdom to remember that tion. RESOLUTION OF 2002; PROVIDING we share a common home, and give us This announcement is incorporated FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. courage so that our words and actions within the policy on conduct during a 1187, ESG DISCLOSURE SIM- will reflect what is truly best for that covered period of January 4, 2021, and PLIFICATION ACT OF 2021; AND common home, our great Nation. supersedes all other announced policies FOR OTHER PURPOSES Finally, we thank You for the ability that are in conflict. The Sergeant at and the capacity to serve the people of Arms is directed to enforce mask re- Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Com- the United States. quirements consistent with this an- mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- Amen. nouncement. leged report (Rept. No. 117–59) on the The Chair would also inform Mem- resolution (H. Res. 473) providing for f bers that, consistent with the Attend- consideration of the bill (H.R. 256) to THE JOURNAL ing Physician’s updated guidance, the repeal the Authorization for Use of announced policies of January 4, 2021, Military Force Against Iraq Resolution The SPEAKER. Pursuant to section and November 18, 2020, concerning of 2002; providing for consideration of 11(a) of House Resolution 188, the Jour- group voting and Chamber capacity are the bill (H.R. 1187) to provide for disclo- nal of the last day’s proceedings is ap- no longer in effect. sure of additional material information proved. The Chair appreciates the attention about public companies and establish a f of Members to this matter and expects Sustainable Finance Advisory Com- Members to continue to respect the mittee, and for other purposes; and for PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE health and safety of other Members other purposes, which was referred to The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- and staff during this ongoing pan- the House Calendar and ordered to be woman from California (Ms. LEE) come demic, including by following the guid- printed.

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Amendments the Committee on Financial Services, OF H.R. 256, REPEALING THE AU- en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall makes in order 10 amendments, pro- THORIZATION FOR USE OF MILI- be considered as read, shall be debatable for vides en bloc authority to the chair of TARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the Committee on Financial Services, the chair and ranking minority member of and provides for one motion to recom- RESOLUTION OF 2002; PROVIDING the Committee on Financial Services or FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. their respective designees, shall not be submit. 1187, ESG DISCLOSURE SIM- ject to amendment, and shall not be subject The rule provides that the provisions PLIFICATION ACT OF 2021; AND to a demand for division of the question. of section 202 of the National Emer- FOR OTHER PURPOSES SEC. 5. All points of order against the fur- gencies Act shall not apply to H.J. Res. ther amendments printed in the report of the 46. The rule also deems passage of H. Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, by Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc Res. 467. direction of the Committee on Rules, I described in section 4 of this resolution are Finally, the rule provides the major- call up House Resolution 473 and ask waived. ity leader or his designee the ability to for its immediate consideration. SEC. 6. The provisions of section 202 of the en bloc requested roll call votes on sus- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) pension bills considered on June 14 or lows: shall not apply to House Joint Resolution 46. June 15. This authority lasts through H. RES. 473 SEC. 7. House Resolution 467 is hereby adopted. June 17. Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- SEC. 8. (a) At any time through the legisla- lution it shall be in order to consider in the b 1715 tive day of Thursday, June 17, 2021, the House the bill (H.R. 256) to repeal the Au- Speaker may entertain motions offered by Madam Speaker, there are two criti- thorization for Use of Military Force Against the Majority Leader or a designee that the cally important measures contained in Iraq Resolution of 2002. All points of order House suspend the rules as though under this rule. against consideration of the bill are waived. clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple H.R. 1187 will build on landmark re- The bill shall be considered as read. All measures described in subsection (b), and the forms like the Dodd-Frank Act and points of order against provisions in the bill Chair shall put the question on any such mo- Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It will help hold are waived. The previous question shall be tion without debate or intervening motion. considered as ordered on the bill and on any corporations accountable, help inves- (b) A measure referred to in subsection (a) tors make informed decisions, and amendment thereto to final passage without includes any measure that was the object of intervening motion except: (1) one hour of build a more sustainable and equitable a motion to suspend the rules on the legisla- economic recovery. These improve- debate equally divided and controlled by the tive day of June 14, 2021, or June 15, 2021, in chair and ranking minority member of the the form as so offered, on which the yeas and ments are badly needed, especially at a Committee on Foreign Affairs or their re- nays were ordered and further proceedings time when we are seeing a new era of spective designees; and (2) one motion to re- postponed pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX. sustainable investors. commit. (c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant I want to discuss one bill in par- SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it to subsection (a) concerning multiple meas- ticular here today, Madam Speaker, a shall be in order to consider in the House the ures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on bill that was authored by the distin- bill (H.R. 1187) to provide for disclosure of postponed motions to suspend the rules with additional material information about public guished Chair, Congresswoman BAR- respect to such measures is vacated to the companies and establish a Sustainable Fi- BARA LEE from California, because this end that all such motions are considered as nance Advisory Committee, and for other Congress is doing something extraor- withdrawn. purposes. All points of order against consid- dinary. eration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. LEE Nearly 20 years after we passed a amendment in the nature of a substitute rec- of California). The gentleman from measure to address the overthrow of ommended by the Committee on Financial Massachusetts is recognized for 1 hour. Saddam Hussein and 10 years after the Services now printed in the bill, an amend- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, for conflict in Iraq officially ended, we are ment in the nature of a substitute consisting the purpose of debate only, I yield the reasserting our constitutional respon- of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-5 customary 30 minutes to the gen- sibility over matters of war and peace shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as by finally repealing the 2002 Authoriza- amended, shall be considered as read. All tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. points of order against provisions in the bill, RESCHENTHALER), pending which I yield tion for Use of Military Force. as amended, are waived. The previous ques- myself such time as I may consume. This isn’t an arcane legislative mation shall be considered as ordered on the During consideration of this resolu- neuver or simply some rhetorical exer- bill, as amended, and on any further amend- tion, all time yielded is for the purpose cise. This AUMF has been used over ment thereto, to final passage without inter- of debate only. and over again to expand the mission vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate GENERAL LEAVE and range of targets of U.S. military equally divided and controlled by the chair operations in Iraq never imagined when and ranking minority member of the Com- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- it was passed. mittee on Financial Services or their respec- In fact, President Trump misused it bers be given 5 legislative days to re- tive designees; (2) the further amendments as recently as last January to justify described in section 3 of this resolution; (3) vise and extend their remarks. the strike that killed Iranian General the amendments en bloc described in section The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 4 of this resolution; and (4) one motion to re- Qasem Soleimani. The impacts of that objection to the request of the gen- decision dramatically escalated ten- commit. tleman from Massachusetts? SEC. 3. After debate pursuant to section 2 sions between the United States and of this resolution, each further amendment There was no objection. Iran and throughout the region, ten- printed in the report of the Committee on Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, sions that persist to this very day. Rules not earlier considered as part of today, the Rules Committee met and Madam Speaker, the process that we amendments en bloc pursuant to section 4 of reported a rule, House Resolution 473, are starting here today with H.R. 256 this resolution shall be considered only in providing for consideration of H.R. 256, provides a roadmap for Congress to get the order printed in the report, may be of- to repeal the Authorization for Use of off the sidelines and to stop abdicating fered only by a Member designated in the re- Military Force against Iraq resolution its constitutional responsibility to de- port, shall be considered as read, shall be de- of 2002, under a closed rule. The rule batable for the time specified in the report bate matters of war and peace. equally divided and controlled by the pro- provides 1 hour of debate equally di- That is what our Founders intended. ponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn vided and controlled by the chair and They knew that decisions of such mag- by the proponent at any time before the ranking minority member of the Com- nitude should not be made in a vacuum question is put thereon, shall not be subject mittee on Foreign Affairs and one mo- solely by a President. That is why the to amendment, and shall not be subject to a tion to recommit. Constitution makes the President demand for division of the question. The rule also provides for consider- Commander in Chief but gives only SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time ation of H.R. 1187, the Corporate Gov- Congress the power to declare war. after debate pursuant to section 2 of this res- ernance Improvement and Investor olution for the chair of the Committee on Fi- It is no secret that for a long time nancial Services or her designee to offer Protection Act, under a structured there were Members on both sides of amendments en bloc consisting of further rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate the aisle who preferred to skirt that re- amendments printed in the report of the equally divided and controlled by the sponsibility. They left such consequen- Committee on Rules accompanying this res- chair and ranking minority member of tial decisions to whoever sat at 1600

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She put tough decisions, especially when it in- are here today because of the truth of out a press release about provisions in volves sending our uniformed men and that statement. this bill, which she claimed will ‘‘accel- women, the people we represent, into It should never be that Congress, and erate the market transition from fossil harm’s way and shoveling billions upon the people we represent, are sidelined fuels to cleaner and more sustainable billions of taxpayer dollars overseas. on the life-or-death questions of when energy sources that mitigate climate A growing number of Members, both to go to war and when to come home. change.’’ Democrats and Republicans, have been Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Those are her words. The activism is working together to reclaim our Arti- ance of my time. right there. It is written into this bill. cle I powers. There is now a bipartisan, Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Clearly, H.R. 1187 is about the social bicameral consensus that we not only Speaker, I want to thank the distin- justice Democrats’ war on American have to end endless wars, but we have guished gentleman from Massachu- coal, oil, and gas producers and the to reexamine the shrinking congres- setts, the chairman of the Rules Com- people who actually work in those in- sional authority and the expanding ex- mittee, for yielding me the customary dustries. It is more about that than en- ecutive powers that get us into global 30 minutes, and I yield myself such hancing shareholder value. conflicts in the first place and, like in- time as I may consume. I would just like to remind my col- ertia, keep us there for decades. Madam Speaker, the rule before us leagues that under the law, public com- The Rules Committee has been work- today provides for consideration of two panies are already required to publicly ing with the House Foreign Affairs pieces of legislation. The first is H.R. disclose any material information that Committee to do just that because ev- 256, which would repeal the 2002 Au- investors would find important to mak- erything has changed since Congress thorization for Use of Military Force, ing investment decisions. If the manda- enacted the original War Powers Reso- or the AUMF. This AUMF authorizes tory disclosures in H.R. 1187 were actu- lution over President Nixon’s veto the President to defend the Nation ally material, public companies would more than 50 years ago. against threats posed by and in Iraq. already be required to disclose them. When we fight, how we fight, and why Madam Speaker, as an Iraq war vet- Rather, each of these disclosures, but we fight, these are big issues that eran, I sat literally face-to-face with particularly the climate and socially merit our most engaged attention and bombmakers, murderers, and other ter- related disclosures, are intended to resolve. We have a responsibility to rorists who were willing to give up what I would call name and shame pub- make sure that these laws and authori- their lives in their quest to destroy lic companies and bully them into ties work in the modern age. America. The 2002 AUMF is the only compliance with the House Democrats’ I want to thank, in particular, Rank- current legal framework for fighting radical, far-left progressive agenda. ing Member COLE on the Rules Com- Iranian-backed militia operating in Madam Speaker, at the end of the mittee for working with me in this ef- Iraq. day, H.R. 1187 discourages private com- fort. He has been pushing to reclaim I agree that there are important con- panies from going public; it encourages Congress’ Article I responsibilities, no versations to be had about the War public companies to then go private; matter which party controls Congress Powers Resolution and the future of and it limits investment opportunities or who sits in the White House. I know the 2002 AUMF. However, Congress for hardworking Americans. that sometimes it has been a lonely should undertake a collaborative proc- While my colleagues across the aisle journey, but he has never stopped ess and work with stakeholders, like continue to bow before the woke mob fighting because it is the right thing to the Department of Defense and the in- and continue to appease woke yuppies, do for this country and for this institu- telligence community, and we should House Republicans will stand and fight tion. work with them to draft a replacement for everyday Americans trying to save I also want to thank Chairman for the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs before we their hard-earned money and work to- MEEKS and Ranking Member MCCAUL repeal important authorities for con- ward a better life for themselves and for working with us on this bipartisan fronting and eliminating terrorists. their families. effort. If we don’t do this, we leave our Na- I strongly urge my colleagues to op- Again, I want to thank Congress- tion open to threats from Iran, which pose this rule. woman BARBARA LEE for being con- is already emboldened by President Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- sistent and never giving up in her ef- Biden’s kowtowing and his capitula- ance of my time. fort not only to end endless wars but to tions, so we would be more vulnerable Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I make sure that Congress lives up to its to Iran. yield myself such time as I may con- constitutional responsibilities. We also leave ourselves vulnerable to sume. I am grateful that we also have a other terrorist organizations that are I include in the RECORD a June 1 President in office today who supports intent on destroying and taking Amer- Newsweek article titled ‘‘Congress Has reevaluating executive war powers. I ican lives both at home and abroad. a Chance To Reclaim Its War Powers.’’ have to be honest, Madam Speaker, I This rule also makes in order H.R. [June 1, 2021] never thought I would see that day. 1187, the so-called Corporate Govern- CONGRESS HAS A CHANCE TO RECLAIM ITS But President Biden spent decades in ance Improvement and Investor Pro- WAR POWERS the Senate grappling with the limita- tection Act. In reality, this measure is (By Dan Caldwell) tions of the War Powers Resolution, nothing more than House Democrats’ In response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and he has a record of looking for ways latest attempt to force their radical, then-President George W. Bush signed into to change it. far-left agenda on the American people. law the 2001 Authorization for Use of Mili- Republicans support securities regu- tary Force to provide the legal authority to This opportunity is like lightning in pursue and punish those responsible. The fol- a bottle. We have a coalition in Con- lation and disclosure regimes that are lowing year, the 2002 AUMF was passed to gress trying to get this done, and now actually helpful to American investors authorize the ill-conceived invasion of Iraq the missing piece, a President in the and entrepreneurs. The bill before us and the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hus- Oval Office with the political will to today is meant to appeal to social ac- sein. take this on, is hopefully now falling tivists and woke corporations rather Over the last 20 years, both laws have been into place. than Main Street investors looking to used to justify military actions disconnected I encourage all of my colleagues to save money for retirement, pay for from their original intent. These laws—un- modified since their original passage—have join us in seizing this moment. Let’s their kids’ college education, or simply sanctioned combat operations in at least 19 make the repeal of the 2002 AUMF the build a better life. countries. first step in not only repealing and re- H.R. 1187 will push the SEC to focus Successive congresses have abdicated their forming outdated AUMFs but reimag- on social activism rather than investor constitutionally prescribed role in foreign

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It is past time for Congress to firmly re- still in uniform and are still deploying to In working with the Congress on repealing assert its role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. war zones on a regular basis, even if they and replacing other existing authorizations After 20 years of endless war, it owes its con- harbor doubts about the necessity of those of military force, the Administration seeks stituents—including our men and women in conflicts. Congress owes it to them to step to ensure that the Congress has a clear and uniform—a better foreign policy that up and do its job by reasserting itself in mat- thorough understanding of the effect of any prioritizes keeping Americans safe. Rather ters of war and peace. Failing to do so dis- such action and of the threats facing U.S. than abdicating its solemn duties, Congress honors those who have and who continue to forces, personnel, and interests around the must inquire, ‘‘Why, at what cost, and to- serve overseas in the wars that have dragged world. As the Administration works with the ward what end?’’ are young American on in part due to congressional inaction. Congress to reform AUMFs, it will be critical servicemembers sent to fight and die for ill- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, to maintain the clear authority to address premised objectives that are fundamentally over the last 20 years, both the 2001 and threats to the United States’ national inter- disconnected from vital national interests. 2002 AUMFs have been used to justify ests with appropriately decisive and effective Further evasion of these hard questions military actions disconnected from military action. cheapens the ‘‘true faith and allegiance’’ Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I they swore to uphold when elected to office. their original intent. Over 7,000 Americans have lost their lives I want to say to my colleague from yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from and tens of thousands more wounded in Af- Pennsylvania that we are grateful for Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE). ghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Africa. his service to our country. But the fact Mr. CICILLINE. I thank Congress- These conflicts have cost the American tax- is that we are still operating under an woman LEE, our Speaker pro tempore, payer over $6.4 trillion dollars—a number AUMF that we passed almost 20 years for her longtime advocacy on this very that will surely continue to grow as wars ago, almost two decades ago. important issue. Her leadership on the drag on and the cost of caring for veterans of fundamental question of the role of these wars is tallied. When we were debating that AUMF— Congress has several ways it can help bring an AUMF that I voted against—there is Congress in matters of war has been an end to our endless wars while helping no way that we would have anticipated unwavering, and we owe her a debt of shape a better foreign policy. what the realities are now. The notion gratitude for her commitment to bring- First, in the coming months the House of that somehow we can’t, as a body, ing this issue to the forefront. Representatives will likely have an oppor- come together and revisit these Nearly two decades ago, Congress tunity to repeal the 2002 AUMF by passing AUMFs on a regular basis, to me, is be- passed a resolution authorizing mili- legislation introduced by Representative tary force against the Iraqi regime of Barbara Lee (D–Calif.)—a stalwart champion yond comprehension. of Congress reclaiming its powers in matters We owe it to the men and women who Saddam Hussein. That resolution was of war and peace. A similar bill has been in- serve our country in our Armed Forces aided in its passage by deeply flawed troduced in the Senate by Senators Todd to make sure that we are doing our due intelligence that we now know had no Young (R–Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D–Va.), diligence. basis in fact. which has been endorsed by the Biden admin- The President has multiple authori- It has been 18 years since Saddam istration. Additional legislation repealing ties, by the way, to be able to respond Hussein was deposed. It has been a dec- the outdated 1957 and 1991 AUMFs has been to any threats against individual U.S. ade since the United States declared a introduced by Representatives Peter Meijer citizens almost anywhere in the world. formal end to operations in Iraq. The (R–Mich.) and Abigail Spanberger (D–Va.). Iraqi Government is a regional partner, Passage of these bipartisan bills should be a But if people are trying to use this no-brainer for a Congress bitterly divided on AUMF as a way to potentially have a and the U.N. Security Council resolu- other issues and an important first step to- war with Iran, let me just say this: If tions referenced have been fulfilled. ward Congress reclaiming its most impor- that is what anybody’s goal is, you bet- There is no reason to allow the 2002 tant prerogative. ter damn well come back to Congress AUMF to stand. It does not enhance Congress should also consider revision—or and have a debate, and people ought to our national security. It does not make outright repeal—of the 2001 AUMF. More be able to vote yes or no on it. Americans any safer. It does not make than the 2002 AUMF, this law has been the mission of our men and women in stretched to justify conflicts far afield from Many of us are concerned that these its original intent of authorizing operations lingering AUMFs are going to be mis- uniform any easier. against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghan- construed and misinterpreted and mis- We must act so that Congress again istan after 9/11. It is worth acknowledging used. asserts its responsibility in authorizing that the underlying purpose of the 2001 I include in the RECORD a Statement war. AUMF has been satisfied: Osama bin Laden of Administration Policy. President I urge my colleagues to adopt the is dead, Al-Qaeda has been decimated and the Biden supports the Lee bill. He doesn’t rule and H.R. 256. Taliban severely punished. And despite never see any need to have a continuation of Again, I thank Congresswoman LEE being amended, this authorization has been for her extraordinary leadership. cited to account for operations against the 2002 AUMF. If the President of the groups that didn’t even exist on 9/11 in places United States doesn’t see a need to b 1730 continue it, I don’t know why we feel such as Somalia and Libya. Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam If Congress repeals the 2001 AUMF, the ex- we have to continue something that is Speaker, in addition to making H.R. ecutive branch still has the authority to au- clearly outdated. thorize military operations to repel immi- 256 and H.R. 1187 in order, the rule be- STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY nent attacks and to engage in self-defense fore us today includes a budget-deem- (although Congress should take steps to en- H.R. 256—REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE ing resolution that puts the House on sure that this authority isn’t stretched too OF MILITARY FORCE—AGAINST IRAQ RESOLU- track for a $1.5 trillion spending spree. TION OF 2002—REP. LEE, D–CA WITH 134 CO- far, as it was by President Joe Biden’s recent I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman SPONSORS airstrikes in Syria). If Congress identifies a from Missouri (Mr. SMITH), my good The Administration supports House pas- need to replace the 2001 AUMF, it should au- friend and ranking member of the thorize force against clear targets given sage of H.R. 256, to repeal the Authorization specified objectives, geographic boundaries for Use of of Military Force Against Iraq Budget Committee, to discuss this and clear sunsets. Resolution of 2002 (‘‘2002 AUMF’’). This bi- reckless spending spree. Congress should also use its power of the partisan legislation would terminate the Oc- Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam purse to assert its authority in foreign pol- tober 16, 2002, statutory authorization for the Speaker, this is complete madness that icy. This is in many ways the most effective use of military force against Iraq. the Democrats are trying to push tool Congress has and it has been used suc- The Administration supports the repeal of through a deeming resolution to spend cessfully in the past to end American in- the 2002 AUMF, as the United States has no $1.5 trillion, and they have yet to even volvement in conflicts, including Vietnam. ongoing military activities that rely solely Repealing outdated AUMFs and helping on the 2002 AUMF as a domestic legal basis, bring it up in the debate. end our forever wars around the globe would and repeal of the 2002 AUMF would likely They want the American people to enjoy broad support from the American peo- have minimal impact on current military op- believe that what we are about to vote ple. Poll after poll has shown a majority of erations. Furthermore, the President is com- on on this floor right now is a bill that

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:11 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JN7.003 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2719 is in Financial Services or a bill that is Democrats, I will plead to you, Madam our democracy. I will not be lectured in Foreign Affairs. But yet they are Speaker, please be transparent with to by anybody on that matter. trying to pass a resolution to bypass the American people. We don’t want a I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman the budget process to spend $1.5 tril- government shutdown. from Pennsylvania (Ms. SCANLON), a lion. But the fact that you won’t even distinguished member of the Rules The Democrats have been in power bring forth a budget to be debated, Committee. for almost 900 days, and they have yet your President’s budget, you will not Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I to put a real budget on the floor of the bring it to the House floor because you rise today in strong support of the rule House of Representatives, even though don’t want the American people to see we are considering and to speak to the the Budget Control Act of 1974 clearly exactly how you are trying to destroy necessity of Congress repealing the 2002 states the process. the working class, to raise taxes on the Authorization for Use of Military What is it? What are you trying to low-income and the working class, to Force against Iraq. hide? Why don’t you want debate over put 87,000 tax auditors to go after the Repealing the 2002 Authorization for $1.5 trillion of spending? Why are you working class. Use of Military Force is a good first hiding it from the American people? The people see it. They see right step towards Congress reasserting its Why are you being so dishonest? through it. And history will definitely, constitutional authority over when and $1.5 trillion is a lot of money. Your definitely not read well for the House if the United States goes to war. This President submitted a budget just 2 Democrats. country has been in a state of per- weeks ago, the latest budget in the his- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I petual war for almost 20 years. We now tory of the United States. Are you not yield myself such time as I may con- have members of the Armed Forces de- wanting to debate it? Are you not sume. ployed overseas who are the children of wanting to discuss it? Because the Madam Speaker, what a crock. I soldiers who were sent to war under the Speaker said the budget is a statement mean, it is hard to hear anybody on the 2002 AUMF. of your values. Show us your values. other side of the aisle talk about gov- Under Article I of the Constitution, You don’t want the American people ernment shutdowns. I remember when Congress has the sole authority to de- to see your values because in the Presi- they lost this place 3 years ago. What cide whether to allow the President to dent’s budget, the largest amount of did they do? They left us with a gov- take the country into a prolonged war. spending in the history of this country, ernment shutdown. First time ever in Before this Nation sends our children, $69 trillion, you are putting $80 billion history, the Republican majority did our servicemembers into harm’s way, to hire 87,000 IRS auditors to go after that. Members of Congress have the duty to the American people. The largest tax The gentleman is saying we are not consider and approve or disapprove increases in the history of the United going to vote on this stuff. Maybe he such use of force. Americans have the States. $55 trillion. Tax increases on doesn’t understand the legislative proc- right to hold us accountable for those low income, middle income, all in- ess. Let me remind everybody that we decisions. Repealing the 2002 AUMF does not comes. It is the big lie. have to vote on every single cent that But you know what? Across-the- impede the President’s ability to use we put forward here. military force without congressional board average increases on everything We have an appropriations process. approval in the event of a sudden by at least a 16-percent increase except Maybe the gentleman doesn’t under- threat or imminent attack, but we can- for things that deal with security: Our stand that. But every cent that we not continue to operate under a system men and women in uniform, flatlining spend has to be voted on by people in where U.S. Presidents can place Amer- our national defense. Not one addi- this Chamber. So nobody is not going ican troops in harm’s way with no tional dollar could be found for border to vote on anything. checks or balances. That is unaccept- security when we are facing the Biden Let me just put this in perspective. able. border crisis right now. Yes, the President’s budget was late, More people have illegally crossed Congress’ failure to repeal or replace and given the timing of the President’s the southern border since January 20 the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs for two dec- budget, the Appropriations Committee than the entire population of Kansas ades has done lasting damage to the needs to get started to start doing City, Missouri, and you all can’t find constitutional separation of powers be- their work, unless my friends don’t one additional dollar? It is because you tween Congress and President. It is want the Appropriations Committee to are divided within your party. You all time for this practice to end. do their work. Deeming a top-line num- are fighting to defund the police. You I urge all of my colleagues to approve ber for appropriators is a housekeeping are fighting to defund our men and this rule and vote to repeal the 2002 item that we can take care of so they women in the Army, the National AUMF. can move forward, and we can then Guard, the Navy, the Air Force. Where Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam turn our attention to a budget resolu- are your priorities? Speaker, I yield myself such time as I tion and enacting the transformational The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. may consume. policies included in the President’s HOULAHAN). Members are reminded to Madam Speaker, last month there address their remarks to the Chair. American Jobs Plan and American were over 180,000 encounters at the Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam Families Plan. southern border, almost 200,000 encoun- Speaker, where are your party’s prior- Here’s the thing that really gets me ters at the southern border. That is a ities in defunding the police, defunding when I hear people have meltdowns on new 20-year record for illegal border our military? Put this legislation on the floor. This process has been used by crossings, 20-year record. the floor. Don’t try to put it in one sen- Republicans and Democrats alike in Alarmingly, CBP has seized more tence, one sentence in a rule. order to allow appropriators to get deadly fentanyl so far in 2021 than in started on their work. Ever since the We are 31⁄2 months from a govern- all of 2020. Based on our current trends, first deeming resolution in fiscal year ment shutdown, 31⁄2 months. Let’s pass we can expect overdose deaths in 2021 a budget, a budget that was supposed 1999, when Republicans were in charge, to meet, if not exceed, the 90,000 Amer- to be passed by April 15, according to overall House Republican majorities icans who lost their lives between Sep- the law. April 15. Let’s prevent this used deemers nine times, including for tember 2019 and September 2020, 90,000 government shutdown. fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and American deaths. But yet, Madam Speaker, your side is 2019. Boy, how convenient it is to for- Yet Vice President HARRIS, who trying to hide $1.5 trillion. get about all of that. But, then, again, President Biden put in charge of stem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The facts don’t seem to matter. ming migration at our southern border, time of the gentleman has expired. Just one other thing. When the gen- refuses to go firsthand to see the crisis Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam tleman used the term ‘‘big lie,’’ I don’t in person. In Vice President HARRIS’ Speaker, I yield the gentleman such want to be lectured by anybody about a own words, ‘‘If you want to fix a prob- time as he may consume. big lie, especially by individuals who lem, you have to go where the problem Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam voted deliberately to overturn the will exists.’’ That is what the Vice Presi- Speaker, I will just plead to the House of the American people, to undermine dent said.

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We are supposed to be a serious legis- That is why, if we defeat the previous Border Patrol officers are appre- lative body. We are supposed to be the question, I will offer an amendment to hending sex offenders, gang members, most serious, most deliberative legisla- the rule to immediately consider Con- even people on the terrorist watch list tive body in the world, and my friends gresswoman ASHLEY HINSON’s See the trying to come into our country ille- say we are going to withhold her travel Crisis Act. This legislation would re- gally, and these are just the people budget unless she goes to the border strict Vice President HARRIS from that they are catching. Deadly drugs and does a photo op. That is what this using taxpayer dollars to travel inter- are pouring across the border in droves. is. nationally until she actually visits our Fentanyl seizures at the border have Never mind that Vice President HAR- southern border. increased by 233 percent this year. 233 RIS represented California as a United Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous percent. States Senator, which is a border consent to insert the text of my When I was at the border I heard State. Never mind that she just went amendment in the RECORD, along with from both Democratic sheriffs and Re- to Central America because people are any extraneous material, immediately publican sheriffs about these dev- coming to our border from places like prior to the vote on the previous ques- astating realities and the damage that El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. tion. is being inflicted on our communities. Never mind she went to some of these The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there But apparently, even as the adminis- countries where people are fleeing so objection to the request of the gen- tration’s point person on the illegal we can try to figure out how to deal tleman from Pennsylvania? immigration crisis, hearing from those with this issue. There was no objection. My Republican friends have brought on the ground is too much to ask for Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam to the House floor a bill that basically the Vice President. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gen- says: You know what? Our solution is She has been the border czar for 80 tlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. HINSON) to you either go and do a photo op at the days. She has been to yarn shops, she explain the amendment. border or we are going to withhold has been to bakeries, and she just flew Mrs. HINSON. Madam Speaker, I rise your travel budget. today to call for immediate consider- right over the crisis at our southern I mean, really? That is a serious leg- ation of my See the Crisis Act. This border to meet with foreign countries, islative proposal? legislation would prevent Vice Presi- with the taxpayers’ checkbook in hand. I don’t even know how to respond to dent KAMALA HARRIS from using tax- b 1745 that, other than to say that, you could payer dollars to travel internationally When asked why she hasn’t visited have come up with something better. before seeing the southern border crisis the southern border, she laughed. She This isn’t even worth any more of my firsthand. laughed, and this is not a laughing time talking about it. Vice President HARRIS was named as Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- matter. the administration’s point person on ance of my time. The border crisis impacts the safety the illegal immigration crisis at our Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam and security of every Iowan, of every southern border 80 days ago, and this Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gen- American. Every State is a border crisis is worsening by the day. Yet the tleman from Texas (Mr. ROY), my very State right now. Vice President has refused to go to the good friend. border herself and talk to the brave As Members of Congress, regardless Mr. ROY. Madam Speaker, I thank law enforcement officers, the men and of our party, it is our job to hold the the gentleman for yielding. women who are fighting this on the administration accountable when it is Madam Speaker, I note that the gen- front lines. failing the American people. tleman from Massachusetts just re- This out-of-sight, out-of-mind ap- Right now, Vice President HARRIS, ferred to the possibility of the Vice proach is a disgrace, Madam Speaker, Madam Speaker, is failing the Amer- President of the United States going to but let’s back up and look at how this ican people. She is failing law enforce- the border for a photo op. crisis has developed on the Biden ad- ment at the border. She is failing the Well, if she can find the border on a ministration’s watch. families who will suffer because of the map and actually use her taxpayer- On day one of this administration, drugs coming across our border and funded airplane, go to Andrews Air President Biden stopped construction falling into the wrong hands. Force Base, fly to the great State of of the border wall. Shortly after, he re- Vice President HARRIS needs to see Texas, fly directly to the border at the instated catch-and-release. Now, this the crisis for herself and take action. Rio Grande and actually find the time turned on the green light at our border. That is exactly what my See the Crisis in her duty as the Vice President of the It incentivized the historic surge of il- Act will force her to do. This bill will United States to give a whit about the legal immigration that we are cur- prevent the Vice President from trav- people of Texas, then maybe she could rently experiencing in this country. eling internationally on the taxpayers’ actually have a photo op. Open border policies are music to the dime until she visits the southern bor- Perhaps the people of this country ears of the cartels, the drug smugglers, der and reports back to the American and the State of Texas, which I rep- and the traffickers who make their liv- people on how the administration will resent, would like more than a photo ing on human suffering. Make no mis- secure our border. op. Perhaps we would like a Vice Presi- take, business is good for cartels and Madam Speaker, I urge my col- dent who actually cared about the peo- drug smugglers under this administra- leagues on both sides of the aisle to- ple of Texas, who actually cared about tion right now. night to join me in defeating the pre- the ranchers. Snuck into this rule here tonight is a vious question and holding this admin- As I see my colleagues on the other provision to set the spending levels for istration accountable for the border side of the aisle muttering under their Congress, and these historic spending crisis. breath right now, how dare I speak up levels rise in nearly every category ex- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I about the people of Texas who want to cept for one, the Department of Home- yield myself such time as I may con- be protected? How dare I stand up land Security. This sends a pretty clear sume. about the ranchers whose fences are message to the cartels that the U.S. I don’t even know what to say. The being torn down? Government doesn’t think it is a pri- response to the situation at our border The narcotics flying up I–35, running ority to stop them. and to the people who are fleeing their through Boerne, Texas, running Madam Speaker, I recently visited countries in Central America to try to through San Antonio. The nine immi- the border to see the crisis for myself, seek refugee in the United States, the grants found in a car being driven by

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And I yuppies, continue to bow down in fear put into the slave trade; and little girls think it is a good idea to try to call to the woke mob, House Republicans to be put into the sex trade. into question what the Vice President will fight for policies that help every- The 7-year-old girl who I talked to on of the United States is actually spend- day Americans build better lives for the border at the Rio Grande at 1 ing her time doing. themselves. o’clock in the morning, when I don’t What on Earth is more important I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on know where my colleagues were, but I than securing the border of the United the previous question and ‘‘no’’ on the can tell you that my colleagues on the States? And how hard is it to get on underlying measure. other side of the aisle were not with your taxpayer-funded plane and fly to Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- me. They were not down on the Rio south Texas and go meet with the bor- ance of my time. Grande River. They were not talking to der patrol and meet with the ranchers Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I that 7-year-old girl who had a phone and meet with the migrants and meet yield myself the balance of my time. number written on her arm, or talking with the business owners who are get- I don’t know what the gentleman was to any of the others who were being po- ting killed? talking about, about woke yuppies and tentially abused, as many NGOs and It is happening every single day in all this other kind of stuff he was talk- nonprofits estimate up to 25 to 30 per- our State. It is our duty in the people’s ing about here today, but Democrats cent of the women on this journey are House to secure the border of this Na- actually believe in science. We believe abused by dangerous cartels. tion. And I have constituents and peo- that climate change is real. We believe It is not the Mexican Government ple back home in Texas asking: What that we ought to have some account- that operates Tamaulipas or the state are we getting out of this deal? What ability, especially in the corporate across the Rio Grande. It is the dan- are we getting out of our deal as being world, as to what they are doing and gerous cartels making tens of millions a part of the Union when the country how they are reporting their actions. of dollars moving human beings for won’t even secure the border of our I find this so concerning that we profit. State and our communities? They are can’t even have a debate on what, in That is what my colleagues on the asking me that question. fact, the underlying legislation is. I We have a job to come together here other side of the aisle sell as compas- think the bill that Congresswoman on this floor in this body and do our job sion? WATERS has brought to the floor is a Then I watch the Vice President of to secure the border of the United commonsense bill that I hope even the United States go down to another States. some Republicans might support. I commend the gentlewoman from country to say, well, what could we I would also say that the other piece Iowa for offering this resolution. possibly do to stem the tide? of legislation that we were talking Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I about here today is BARBARA LEE’s bill How about actually secure the border yield myself such time as I may con- of the United States? to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use sume. of Military Force. Many of us have How about actually use Title 42 in The gentleman can come and huff been urging that we repeal that 2002 the middle of a global pandemic to and puff all he wants on the House Authorization for Use of Military make sure that we control the flow at floor, but, again, I remind people that Force for quite a while now. It has the border? the solution that is being put forward passed the House and it has passed How about actually have the infra- by my Republican friends is to with- committee. Yet here we are again, and structure in place that we know works? hold the Vice President’s travel budget How about a return to Mexico policy now we have a President of the United until she does a photo op. I think this where we can work with our friends in States that says that he no longer is beneath, quite frankly, the dignity Mexico to stop the flow? wants that, that he actually supports of this legislative body. How about not putting a big neon I would also say to the gentleman what we are trying to do here. Yet we sign on the border saying: ‘‘Come on in. that what the Vice President was try- still have people on the House floor Don’t mind if the cartels abuse you on ing to do was get at the source of mi- who say, no, we need to hold onto it, an the way.’’ gration, of people coming to our bor- Authorization for Use of Military Meanwhile, Texas takes the brunt of der, trying to solve the problem. She Force that we passed almost 20 years it: an 800 percent increase over the last was spending her time trying to figure ago that somehow is applicable today. 4 years total in fentanyl; 800 percent out how to solve the problem, not try That just doesn’t make any sense to more this year alone. to figure out how to overturn the last me. Do you know how dangerous fentanyl EE election; not trying to figure out how People like Congresswoman L ; is, Madam Speaker? DAM MITH to reinstate the last President who lost Congressman A S ; the late Re- We have had 7,500 pounds of fentanyl. the election not only fair and square, publican Congressman, Walter Jones; 7,500 pounds that have been acquired by but by a pretty big margin, but actu- and Congressman TOM COLE have border patrol. Imagine what they ally trying to solve problems. talked about the need for us to reclaim might acquire if they weren’t limited It is hard to sit here and listen to our constitutional powers when it in resources. Imagine what they might some of the things we have listened to comes to committing American forces acquire if they weren’t undertaking here today and then be told: Oh, here is into harm’s way. processing in McAllen instead of hav- our proposal. Quite frankly, many of us have been ing wide open spaces between our ports I mean, come on. Give me a break. raising this issue—didn’t matter who of entry. 7,500 pounds, an 800 percent Let’s get back to trying to figure out was in the White House, whether it was increase in Texas. My State is under to solve problems rather than try to a Democrat or a Republican—because siege. My State is taking it on the chin score political points. And if you are we think it is the right thing to do. We because Democrats refuse to secure the going to try to score political points, think somehow it is cowardice for Con- border of the United States. certainly you can come up with a bet- gress to just keep on kicking the can It is the fundamental duty of a na- ter idea than this. down the road to ignoring these impor- tion to secure its border. The funda- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tant debates. mental duty. I come back here after 3 ance of my time. You have those debates, and if people weeks talking to ranchers and people Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam decide to continue the same old, same in my State who are getting abused, Speaker, I yield myself the balance of old, fine. That is what the majority of losing their ranches, losing their my time. people here vote for. If people decide to homes, watching their kids die in Madam Speaker, H.R. 1187 is House end it, that ought to be fine, too. That overdoses, all while migrants get put in Democrats’ latest attempt to force a is what we are here for.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.011 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2722 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 I think this institution would be bet- b 1833 the New Mexico delegation present ter served if we took our constitutional AFTER RECESS themselves in the well. responsibilities with regard to war and All Members will rise and the Rep- peace more seriously. The recess having expired, the House resentative-elect will please raise her Today, I hope we will pass this rule was called to order by the Speaker at 6 right hand. and we will then pass the Lee bill. But o’clock and 33 minutes p.m. Ms. STANSBURY appeared at the bar it isn’t the end of our work. We are f of the House and took the oath of of- going to need to continue to review and COMMUNICATION FROM THE fice, as follows: repeal and reform outdated Authoriza- CLERK OF THE HOUSE Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- tions for Use of Military Force, and we port and defend the Constitution of the The SPEAKER laid before the House need to reimagine the broader issues United States against all enemies, foreign the following communication from the embedded in the War Powers Resolu- and domestic; that you will bear true faith Clerk of the House of Representatives: tion, because never again should we ac- and allegiance to the same; that you take quiesce and allow Congress to sit on OFFICE OF THE CLERK, this obligation freely, without any mental HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, reservation or purpose of evasion; and that the sidelines as wars are crafted and Washington, DC, June 4, 2021. you will well and faithfully discharge the du- carried out by the White House, wars Hon. NANCY PELOSI, ties of the office on which you are about to that never end, wars that sacrifice The Speaker, House of Representatives, enter, so help you God. lives and sacrifice treasure. Washington, DC. The SPEAKER. Congratulations, you Let’s respect our troops. Let’s re- DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: I have the honor to are now a Member of the 117th Con- transmit herewith a scanned copy of a letter spect their families. Let’s respect this gress. institution. Let’s finally get back to received from Ms. Mandy Vigil, Elections Di- doing our jobs, taking responsibility rector, New Mexico Office of the Secretary of f State, indicating that, according to the pre- and voting on issues of war and peace. liminary results of the Special Election held WELCOMING THE HONORABLE And let’s start today by supporting June 1, 2021, the Honorable Melanie Ann MELANIE A. STANSBURY TO THE this rule and the underlying measures. Stansbury was elected Representative to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The material previously referred to Congress for the First Congressional Dis- The SPEAKER. Without objection, by Mr. RESCHENTHALER is as follows: trict, State of New Mexico. With best wishes, I am, the gentlewoman from New Mexico AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 473 Sincerely, (Ms. HERRELL) is recognized for 1 At the end of the resolution, add the GLORIA J. LETT. minute. following: -- There was no objection. SEC. 9. Immediately upon adoption of this MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER, Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I resolution, the House shall proceed to the SECRETARY OF STATE, have the distinct honor to rise today as Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 3, 2021. consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. the dean of our delegation to introduce 3403) to limit travel by the Vice President Hon. CHERYL L. JOHNSON, until after certain activities are undertaken Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, the newest Member of the House of with respect to the southwest border, and for Washington, DC. Representatives from New Mexico’s other purposes. All points of order against DEAR MS. JOHNSON: This is to advise you First Congressional District: MELANIE consideration of the bill are waived. The bill that the unofficial results of the Special STANSBURY. shall be considered as read. All points of Election held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, for Melanie was born in Farmington and order against provisions in the bill are Representative in Congress from the 1st Con- grew up in the North Valley and west waived. The previous question shall be congressional District of New Mexico, show that Melanie Ann Stansbury received 79,625 votes side of Albuquerque. She is from a sidered as ordered on the bill and on any hardworking family that typifies mil- amendment thereto to final passage without or 60% of the total number of votes cast for intervening motion except: (1) one hour of that office. lions of New Mexicans. MELANIE’s debate equally divided and controlled by the It would appear from these unofficial re- mother supported her family as a chair and ranking minority member of the sults that Melanie Ann Stansbury was elect- seamstress and heavy equipment oper- Committee on Oversight and Reform; and (2) ed as Representative in Congress from the ator. Her family owned a landscaping one motion to recommit. 1st Congressional District of New Mexico. and irrigation business, where she To the best of our knowledge and belief at SEC. 10. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not worked growing up. apply to the consideration of H.R. 3403. this time, there is no contest to this election. After graduating from Cibola High Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I As soon as the official results are certified School, she attended St. Mary’s College yield back the balance of my time, and to this office by all counties involved, an of- in California and went on to graduate I move the previous question on the ficial Certificate of Election will be prepared studies at Cornell University. She resolution. for transmittal as required by law. came home and served our State as a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sincerely, science instructor through the Museum question is on ordering the previous MANDY VIGIL, of Natural History, visiting schools question. Election Director, New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. across the State. The question was taken; and the Before she was elected to office, f Speaker pro tempore announced that MELANIE served our Nation here in the ayes appeared to have it. SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE Washington at the Office of Manage- Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam MELANIE A. STANSBURY, OF ment and Budget, and the U.S. Senate Speaker, on that I demand the yeas NEW MEXICO, AS A MEMBER OF Committee on Energy and Natural Re- and nays. THE HOUSE sources. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I Congresswoman STANSBURY has been ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution ask unanimous consent that the gen- shown to be a dedicated public servant, 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. tlewoman from New Mexico, the Hon- and I know she does not take her new Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- orable MELANIE ANN STANSBURY, be role lightly. I pray that God will guide ther proceedings on this question are permitted to take the oath of office her in her decisions, strengthen her postponed. today. during trials, and bless all of us in pub- Her certificate of election has not ar- lic service with wisdom and grace. f rived, but there is no contest and no Today, please help me welcome the question has been raised with regard to newest Member of the House from the RECESS her election. Land of Enchantment, Congresswoman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER. Is there objection to MELANIE STANSBURY. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair the request of the gentlewoman from The SPEAKER. We welcome back to declares the House in recess until ap- New Mexico? the House three former Members of the proximately 6:30 p.m. today. There was no objection. House: Senator HEINRICH; Senator BEN Accordingly (at 6 p.m.), the House The SPEAKER. Will Representative- RAY LUJA´ N; and visiting from Wash- stood in recess. elect STANSBURY and the members of ington State, Senator CANTWELL.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.013 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2723 The gentlewoman from New Mexico [Roll No. 157] Fulcher Kustoff Rogers (AL) Gaetz LaHood Rogers (KY) is recognized. YEAS—217 Gallagher LaMalfa Rose Ms. STANSBURY. Madam Speaker, I Adams Golden Ocasio-Cortez Garbarino Lamborn Rosendale rise today as the newest Representa- Aguilar Gomez Omar Garcia (CA) Latta Rouzer tive for New Mexico’s First Congres- Allred Gonzalez, Pallone Gibbs LaTurner Roy Gimenez Lesko Rutherford sional District. Auchincloss Vicente Panetta Axne Gottheimer Pappas Gohmert Letlow Salazar As Secretary Deb Haaland said in her Barraga´ n Green, Al (TX) Pascrell Gonzales, Tony Long Scalise farewell before this body: We are called Bass Grijalva Payne Gonzalez (OH) Lucas Schweikert to service in different ways. Beatty Hayes Perlmutter Good (VA) Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin Bera Higgins (NY) Peters Gooden (TX) Mace Sessions I stand here today because I believe Beyer Himes Phillips Gosar Malliotakis Simpson that we are called to build a world that Bishop (GA) Horsford Pingree Granger Mann Smith (MO) is more just, more equitable, and more Blumenauer Houlahan Pocan Graves (LA) Massie Smith (NE) Blunt Rochester Hoyer Porter Graves (MO) Mast Smith (NJ) resilient. Bonamici Huffman Pressley Green (TN) McCarthy Smucker I ran for Congress because I believe Bourdeaux Jackson Lee Price (NC) Greene (GA) McCaul Spartz deeply in our communities and our Bowman Jacobs (CA) Quigley Grothman McClain Stauber Guest McClintock Steel ability to bring meaningful change, Boyle, Brendan Jayapal Raskin F. Jeffries Rice (NY) Guthrie McKinley Stefanik and that the weight of history and of Brown Johnson (GA) Ross Hagedorn Meijer Steil all future generations is on us to do so. Brownley Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard Harris Meuser Steube As a New Mexican, I know that we Bush Jones Ruiz Harshbarger Miller (IL) Stewart Bustos Kahele Ruppersberger Hartzler Miller (WV) Taylor are strong and we are proud and that Butterfield Kaptur Rush Hern Miller-Meeks Tenney our work is to lift up our communities Carbajal Keating Ryan Herrell Moolenaar Thompson (PA) to fight for the dignity and well-being Ca´ rdenas Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez Herrera Beutler Mooney Tiffany Hice (GA) Moore (AL) Timmons of our people, to rebuild our economy, Carson Khanna Sarbanes Carter (LA) Kildee Scanlon Higgins (LA) Moore (UT) Turner and to tackle the biggest challenges of Cartwright Kilmer Schakowsky Hill Mullin Upton our day. We are called to do this work Case Kim (NJ) Schiff Hinson Murphy (NC) Valadao because the moment is now, and our fu- Casten Kind Schneider Hollingsworth Nehls Van Drew Castor (FL) Kirkpatrick Schrader Hudson Newhouse Van Duyne ture depends upon it, which is why I, Castro (TX) Krishnamoorthi Schrier Huizenga Norman Wagner Madam Speaker, am so proud to be Chu Kuster Scott (VA) Issa Nunes Walberg able to serve alongside you as New Cicilline Lamb Scott, David Jackson Obernolte Walorski Jacobs (NY) Owens Waltz Mexico’s next Congresswoman. Clark (MA) Langevin Sewell Clarke (NY) Larsen (WA) Sherman Johnson (LA) Palazzo Weber (TX) Cleaver Larson (CT) Sherrill Johnson (OH) Palmer Webster (FL) f Clyburn Lawrence Sires Johnson (SD) Pence Wenstrup Cohen Lawson (FL) Slotkin Jordan Perry Westerman Connolly Lee (CA) Smith (WA) Joyce (OH) Pfluger Williams (TX) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Cooper Lee (NV) Soto Joyce (PA) Posey Wilson (SC) Correa Leger Fernandez Spanberger Katko Reed Wittman The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of Costa Levin (CA) Speier Keller Reschenthaler Womack rule XX, the Chair announces to the Courtney Levin (MI) Stansbury Kelly (MS) Rice (SC) Young House that, in light of the administra- Craig Lieu Stanton Kim (CA) Rodgers (WA) Zeldin Crist Lofgren Stevens NOT VOTING—10 tion of the oath to the gentlewoman Crow Lowenthal Strickland from New Mexico, the whole number of Cuellar Luria Suozzi Aderholt Harder (CA) McHenry the House is 431. Davids (KS) Lynch Swalwell Amodei Kelly (PA) Nadler Davis, Danny K. Malinowski Takano Cheney Kinzinger Dean Maloney, Thompson (CA) Griffith Loudermilk f DeFazio Carolyn B. Thompson (MS) DeGette Maloney, Sean Titus DeLauro Manning Tlaib b 1901 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION DelBene Matsui Tonko OF H.R. 256, REPEALING THE AU- Delgado McBath Torres (CA) So the previous question was ordered. THORIZATION FOR USE OF MILI- Demings McCollum Torres (NY) The result of the vote was announced DeSaulnier McEachin Trahan as above recorded. TARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ Deutch McGovern Trone RESOLUTION OF 2002; PROVIDING Dingell McNerney Underwood MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. Doggett Meeks Vargas RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Doyle, Michael Meng Veasey 1187, ESG DISCLOSURE SIM- Barraga´ n Hoyer (Brown) Ocasio-Cortez F. Mfume Vela (Gallego) Johnson (TX) (Bowman) PLIFICATION ACT OF 2021; AND Escobar Moore (WI) Vela´ zquez Beyer (Connolly) (Jeffries) Owens (Stewart) Eshoo Morelle Wasserman FOR OTHER PURPOSES Ca´ rdenas Kirkpatrick Payne (Pallone) Espaillat Moulton Schultz (Gomez) (Stanton) Porter (Wexton) The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8 Evans Mrvan Waters DeSaulnier Langevin Roybal-Allard Fletcher Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman of rule XX, the unfinished business is (Thompson (Courtney) (Escobar) Foster Napolitano Welch the vote on ordering the previous ques- (CA)) Lawson (FL) Ruiz (Aguilar) Frankel, Lois Neal Wexton Doggett (Raskin) (Evans) Rush tion on the resolution (H. Res. 473) pro- Gallego Neguse Wild Espaillat Lieu (Raskin) (Underwood) viding for consideration of the bill Garamendi Newman Williams (GA) (Jeffries) Lowenthal Sewell (DelBene) Garcı´a (IL) Norcross Wilson (FL) (H.R. 256) to repeal the Authorization Fleischmann (Huffman) Sires (Pallone) Garcia (TX) O’Halleran Yarmuth for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (Bilirakis) Lynch (Trahan) Sherrill Resolution of 2002; providing for con- NAYS—203 Gaetz (Greene McEachin (Pallone) (GA)) (Wexton) Vargas (Correa) sideration of the bill (H.R. 1187) to pro- Allen Buck Davidson Gottheimer Meng (Clark Vela´ zquez vide for disclosure of additional mate- Armstrong Bucshon Davis, Rodney (Panetta) (MA)) (Clarke (NY)) rial information about public compa- Arrington Budd DesJarlais Green (TX) Mfume (Evans) Wilson (FL) nies and establish a Sustainable Fi- Babin Burchett Diaz-Balart (Cleaver) Mullin (Lucas) (Hayes) Bacon Burgess Donalds Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Welch (McGov- nance Advisory Committee, and for Baird Calvert Duncan (IL)) (Correa) ern) other purposes; and for other purposes, Balderson Cammack Dunn on which the yeas and nays were or- Banks Carl Emmer The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barr Carter (GA) Estes question is on the resolution. dered. Bentz Carter (TX) Fallon The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bergman Cawthorn Feenstra The question was taken; and the tion. Bice (OK) Chabot Ferguson Speaker pro tempore announced that Biggs Cline Fischbach the ayes appeared to have it. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bilirakis Cloud Fitzgerald CUELLAR). The question is on ordering Bishop (NC) Clyde Fitzpatrick Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speak- the previous question. Boebert Cole Fleischmann er, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The vote was taken by electronic de- Bost Comer Fortenberry The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Brady Crawford Foxx vice, and there were—yeas 217, nays Brooks Crenshaw Franklin, C. ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 203, not voting 10, as follows: Buchanan Curtis Scott 8, the yeas and nays are ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.017 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2724 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 The vote was taken by electronic de- Estes Jordan Reschenthaler PROVIDING FOR BUDGET ALLOCA- vice, and there were—yeas 216, nays Fallon Joyce (OH) Rice (SC) TIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE ON Feenstra Joyce (PA) Rodgers (WA) 206, not voting 8, as follows: Ferguson Katko Rogers (AL) APPROPRIATIONS, AND FOR [Roll No. 158] Fischbach Keller Rogers (KY) OTHER PURPOSES Fitzgerald Kelly (MS) Rose YEAS—216 Fitzpatrick Kim (CA) Rosendale The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Adams Golden O’Halleran Fleischmann Kinzinger Rouzer ant to section 7 of House Resolution Aguilar Gomez Ocasio-Cortez Fortenberry Kustoff Roy 473, H. Res. 467 is hereby adopted. Allred Gonzalez, Omar Foxx LaHood Rutherford The text of the resolution is as fol- Auchincloss Vicente Pallone Franklin, C. LaMalfa Salazar lows: Axne Gottheimer Panetta Scott Lamborn Scalise Barraga´ n Green, Al (TX) Pappas Fulcher Latta Schrader H. RES. 467 Bass Grijalva Pascrell Gaetz LaTurner Schweikert Resolved, Beatty Harder (CA) Payne Gallagher Lesko Scott, Austin SECTION 1. BUDGET MATTERS. Bera Hayes Perlmutter Garbarino Letlow Sessions Beyer Higgins (NY) Peters Garcia (CA) Long Simpson (a) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—For the purpose of Bishop (GA) Himes Phillips Gibbs Lucas Smith (MO) enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of Blumenauer Horsford Pingree Gimenez Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) 1974 for fiscal year 2022, this resolution shall Blunt Rochester Houlahan Pocan Gohmert Mace Smith (NJ) apply in the House of Representatives in the Bonamici Hoyer Porter Gonzales, Tony Malliotakis Smucker Bourdeaux Huffman same manner as for a concurrent resolution Pressley Gonzalez (OH) Mann Spanberger Bowman Jackson Lee on the budget for fiscal year 2022. Price (NC) Good (VA) Massie Spartz Boyle, Brendan Jacobs (CA) (b) BUDGET ALLOCATIONS.—The chair of the Quigley Gooden (TX) Mast Stauber F. Jayapal Committee on the Budget shall submit a Raskin Gosar McCarthy Steel Brown Jeffries Rice (NY) statement for publication in the Congres- Brownley Johnson (GA) Granger McCaul Stefanik Ross Graves (LA) McClain Steil sional Record as soon as practicable con- Bush Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard Graves (MO) McClintock Steube taining committee allocations for the Com- Bustos Jones Ruiz Green (TN) McHenry Stewart mittee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2022 Butterfield Kahele Ruppersberger Greene (GA) McKinley Taylor for new discretionary budget authority of Carbajal Kaptur Rush ´ Grothman Meijer Tenney $1,506,027,000,000, and the outlays flowing Cardenas Keating Ryan Guest Meuser Thompson (PA) Carson Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez therefrom, and for current law mandatory Guthrie Carter (LA) Khanna Sarbanes Miller (IL) Tiffany budget authority and outlays, for the pur- Hagedorn Cartwright Kildee Scanlon Miller (WV) Timmons pose of enforcing section 302 of the Congres- Case Kilmer Schakowsky Harris Miller-Meeks Turner sional Budget Act of 1974. Casten Kim (NJ) Harshbarger Moolenaar Upton Schiff (c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement Castor (FL) Kind Schneider Hartzler Mooney Valadao Castro (TX) Kirkpatrick referred to in subsection (b) may also include Schrier Hern Moore (AL) Van Drew Chu Krishnamoorthi for fiscal year 2022 the matter contained in Scott (VA) Herrell Moore (UT) Van Duyne Cicilline Kuster the provisions referred to in section 2(a). Scott, David Herrera Beutler Mullin Wagner Clark (MA) Lamb Sewell Hice (GA) Nehls Walberg (d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The chair of the Com- Clarke (NY) Langevin Sherman Higgins (LA) Newhouse Walorski mittee on the Budget may adjust the alloca- Cleaver Larsen (WA) Sherrill Hill Norman Waltz tions included in the statement referred to Clyburn Lawrence Sires Hinson Nunes Weber (TX) Cohen Lawson (FL) in subsection (b) to reflect changes resulting Slotkin Hollingsworth Obernolte Webster (FL) Connolly Lee (CA) from the Congressional Budget Office’s up- Smith (WA) Hudson Owens Wenstrup Cooper Lee (NV) dates to its baseline. Soto Huizenga Palazzo Westerman Correa Leger Fernandez Issa Palmer Williams (TX) (e) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 251 ADJUST- Costa Levin (CA) Speier Jackson Pence Wilson (SC) MENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.— Courtney Levin (MI) Stansbury Jacobs (NY) Perry Wittman Except as expressly provided otherwise, the Craig Lieu Stanton Johnson (LA) Pfluger Womack adjustments provided by section 251(b) of the Crist Lofgren Stevens Johnson (OH) Posey Young Crow Lowenthal Strickland Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Johnson (SD) Reed Zeldin Cuellar Luria Suozzi Control Act of 1985 shall not apply to alloca- Davids (KS) Lynch Swalwell tions established pursuant to this resolution. Davis, Danny K. Malinowski Takano NOT VOTING—8 (f) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS.—(1) If a bill, Thompson (CA) Dean Maloney, Aderholt Griffith Loudermilk joint resolution, amendment, or conference Thompson (MS) DeFazio Carolyn B. Amodei Kelly (PA) Murphy (NC) Titus report making appropriations for discre- DeGette Maloney, Sean Cheney Larson (CT) tionary amounts contains a provision pro- DeLauro Manning Tlaib DelBene Matsui Tonko viding new budget authority and outlays or Delgado McBath Torres (CA) b 1923 reducing revenue, and a designation of such Demings McCollum Torres (NY) provision as an emergency requirement, the DeSaulnier McEachin Trahan Mr. MALINOWSKI changed his vote chair of the Committee on the Budget shall Deutch McGovern Trone from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ not count the budgetary effects of such pro- Dingell McNerney Underwood vision for any purpose in the House. Vargas Doggett Meeks So the resolution was agreed to. (2)(A) A proposal to strike a designation Doyle, Michael Meng Veasey under paragraph (1) shall be excluded from F. Mfume Vela The result of the vote was announced Escobar Moore (WI) Vela´ zquez an evaluation of budgetary effects for any Eshoo Morelle Wasserman as above recorded. purpose in the House. Espaillat Moulton Schultz A motion to reconsider was laid on (B) An amendment offered under subpara- Evans Mrvan Waters the table. graph (A) that also proposes to reduce each Fletcher Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman amount appropriated or otherwise made Foster Nadler Welch available by the pending measure that is not Frankel, Lois Napolitano Wexton MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Gallego Neal Wild RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS required to be appropriated or otherwise made available shall be in order at any point Garamendi Neguse Williams (GA) Barraga´ n Hoyer (Brown) Ocasio-Cortez Garcı´a (IL) Newman Wilson (FL) (Gallego) Johnson (TX) (Bowman) in the reading of the pending measure. Garcia (TX) Norcross Yarmuth Beyer (Connolly) (Jeffries) Owens (Stewart) (g) ADJUSTMENT FOR DISASTER RELIEF.— Ca´ rdenas Kirkpatrick Payne (Pallone) The chair of the Committee on the Budget NAYS—206 (Gomez) (Stanton) Porter (Wexton) may adjust the allocations included in the Allen Bost Cline DeSaulnier Langevin Roybal-Allard statement referred to in subsection (b) as Armstrong Brady Cloud (Thompson (Courtney) (Escobar) follows: Arrington Brooks Clyde (CA)) Lawson (FL) Ruiz (Aguilar) (1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, Babin Buchanan Cole Doggett (Raskin) (Evans) Rush Bacon Buck Comer Espaillat Lieu (Raskin) (Underwood) amendment, or conference report makes dis- Baird Bucshon Crawford (Jeffries) Lowenthal Sewell (DelBene) cretionary appropriations that Congress des- Balderson Budd Crenshaw Fleischmann (Huffman) Sires (Pallone) ignates as being for disaster relief, the ad- Banks Burchett Curtis (Bilirakis) Lynch (Trahan) Sherrill justment for fiscal year 2022 shall be the Barr Burgess Davidson Gaetz (Greene McEachin (Pallone) total of such appropriations for fiscal year Bentz Calvert Davis, Rodney ((GA)) (Wexton) Vargas (Correa) 2022 designated as being for disaster relief, Bergman Cammack DesJarlais Gottheimer Meng (Clark Vela´ zquez but not to exceed the amount equal to the Bice (OK) Carl Diaz-Balart (Panetta) (MA)) (Clarke (NY)) Biggs Carter (GA) Donalds Green (TX) Mfume (Evans) Wilson (FL) total amount calculated for fiscal year 2022 Bilirakis Carter (TX) Duncan (Cleaver) Mullin (Lucas) (Hayes) in accordance with the formula in section Bishop (NC) Cawthorn Dunn Grijalva (Garcia Napolitano Welch 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Boebert Chabot Emmer (IL)) (Correa) (McGovern) Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 except

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that such formula shall be applied by sub- may adjust the allocations included in the (c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘advance appro- stituting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2022’’ for statement referred to in subsection (b) as priation’’ means any new discretionary budg- ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2021’’. follows: et authority provided in a general appropria- (2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, (1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, tion bill or bill or joint resolution con- the term ‘‘disaster relief’’ means activities amendment, or conference report making tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2022, or carried out pursuant to a determination discretionary appropriations for fiscal year any amendment thereto or conference report under section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford 2022 specifies an amount for continuing dis- thereon, that first becomes available fol- Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance ability reviews under titles II and XVI of the lowing fiscal year 2022. Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)). Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., SEC. 4. EXPIRATION. (h) ADJUSTMENT FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRES- 1381 et seq.), for the cost associated with con- The provisions of this resolution shall ex- SION.—The chair of the Committee on the ducting redeterminations of eligibility under pire upon the adoption of a concurrent reso- Budget may adjust the allocations included title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022 by in the statement referred to in subsection (b) cost of co-operative disability investigation the House of Representatives and the Senate. as follows: units, and for the cost associated with the f (1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, prosecution of fraud in the programs and op- amendment, or conference report making erations of the Social Security Administra- COMMUNICATION FROM THE discretionary appropriations for fiscal year tion by Special Assistant United States At- CLERK OF THE HOUSE 2022 specifies an amount for wildfire suppres- torneys, then the adjustment shall be the ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- sion operations in the Wildland Fire Manage- ditional new budget authority specified in ment accounts at the Department of Agri- fore the House the following commu- such measure for such expenses for fiscal nication from the Clerk of the House of culture or the Department of the Interior, year 2022, but shall not exceed $1,435,000,000. then the adjustment shall be the amount of (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this sub- Representatives: additional new budget authority specified in section— OFFICE OF THE CLERK, such measure as being for wildfire suppres- (A) the term ‘‘continuing disability re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, sion operations for fiscal year 2022, but shall views’’ means continuing disability reviews Washington, DC, June 14, 2021. not exceed $2,450,000,000. under sections 221(i) and 1614(a)(4) of the So- Hon. NANCY PELOSI, (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this sub- cial Security Act, including work-related The Speaker, House of Representatives, section, the terms ‘‘additional new budget continuing disability reviews to determine Washington, DC. authority’’ and ‘‘wildfire suppression oper- whether earnings derived from services dem- DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the ations’’ have the meanings specified in sub- onstrate an individual’s ability to engage in permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II clauses (I) and (II), respectively, of section substantial gainful activity; of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- 251(b)(2)(F)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and (B) the term ‘‘redetermination’’ means re- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 determination of eligibility under sections sage from the Secretary of the Senate on U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) and (II)). 1611(c)(1) and 1614(a)(3)(H) of the Social Secu- June 14, 2021, at 1:42 p.m.: (i) ADJUSTMENT FOR INTERNAL REVENUE rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(1), 1382c(a)(3)(H)); That the Senate passed S. 1511. SERVICE TAX ENFORCEMENT.—The chair of and That the Senate agreed to without amend- the Committee on the Budget may adjust the (C) the term ‘‘additional new budget au- ment H.J. Res. 27. With best wishes, I am allocations included in the statement re- thority’’ means the amount provided for fis- Sincerely, ferred to in subsection (b) as follows: cal year 2022, in excess of $273,000,000, in a CHERYL L. JOHNSON, (1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, bill, joint resolution, amendment, or con- Clerk. amendment, or conference report making ference report and specified to pay for the discretionary appropriations for fiscal year costs of continuing disability reviews, rede- f 2022 specifies an amount for tax enforcement terminations, co-operative disability inves- activities, including tax compliance to ad- TRIUMPH INCORPORATED tigation units, and fraud prosecutions under PROVIDES QUALITY CHILDCARE dress the Federal tax gap, in the Enforce- the heading ‘‘Limitation on Administrative ment account and the Operations Support Expenses’’ for the Social Security Adminis- (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was account of the Internal Revenue Service of tration. given permission to address the House the Department of the Treasury, then the SEC. 2. APPLICATION. for 1 minute.) adjustment shall be the additional new budg- Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Mr. Speaker, I et authority provided in such measure for (a) ALLOCATIONS.—Upon submission of the such purpose, but shall not exceed statement referred to in section 1(b), all ref- rise today in support of investing in $417,000,000. erences to allocations in ‘‘this concurrent our care economy. resolution’’ in sections 4002, 4003, and 4004 of (2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, Recently, I visited Triumph Incor- the term ‘‘additional new budget authority’’ the Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 (117th porated, a Head Start program in the means the amount provided for fiscal year Congress) shall be treated for all purposes in city of Taunton in my district. Tri- the House of Representatives as references to 2022, in excess of $9,141,000,000, in a bill, joint umph provides low-cost and high-qual- resolution, amendment, or conference report the allocations contained in the statement referred to in section 1(b), as adjusted in ac- ity early education and childcare for and specified for tax enforcement activities, children in our community. including tax compliance to address the Fed- cordance with this resolution or any Act. Senator WARREN and I heard from eral tax gap, of the Internal Revenue Serv- (b) DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATION ADJUST- ice. MENTS.—The chair of the Committee on the parents about the impact Triumph (j) ADJUSTMENT FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD Budget may make appropriate budgetary ad- made on their lives. In addition to car- AND ABUSE CONTROL.—The chair of the Com- justments of new budget authority and the ing for their children, the facility pro- mittee on the Budget may adjust the alloca- outlays flowing therefrom pursuant to the vided a space for community and tions included in the statement referred to adjustment authorities provided by section friendship for young families. From 1. in subsection (b) as follows: kindergarten readiness to nurturing SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIA- (1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, children with developmental dif- amendment, or conference report making TIONS. discretionary appropriations for fiscal year (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in ferences, the educators and administra- 2022 specifies an amount for the health care subsection (b), any general appropriation bill tors at Triumph show up for those in fraud abuse control program at the Depart- or bill or joint resolution continuing appro- need. ment of Health and Human Services (75–8393– priations, or amendment thereto or con- Every family in America deserves ac- 0–7–571), then the adjustment shall be the ference report thereon, may not provide an cess to high-quality, affordable, and ac- amount of additional new budget authority advance appropriation. cessible early childhood education and specified in such measure for such program (b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation childcare. By investing in caregiving, may be provided for programs, activities, or for fiscal year 2022, but shall not exceed we will help Americans get back to $556,000,000. accounts identified in lists submitted for work, create good-paying jobs, and (2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, printing in the Congressional Record by the the term ‘‘additional new budget authority’’ chair of the Committee on the Budget— build an economy that works for every- means the amount provided for fiscal year (1) for fiscal year 2023, under the heading one. 2022, in excess of $317,000,000, in a bill, joint ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropria- f resolution, amendment, or conference report tions’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed making discretionary appropriations and $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority, and b 1930 specified to pay for the costs of the health for fiscal year 2024, accounts separately iden- RECOGNIZING BECKY AMES care fraud and abuse control program. tified under the same heading; and (k) ADJUSTMENT FOR CONTINUING DIS- (2) for fiscal year 2023, under the heading (Mr. WEBER of Texas asked and was ABILITY REVIEWS AND REDETERMINATIONS.— ‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance given permission to address the House The chair of the Committee on the Budget Appropriations’’. for 1 minute.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JN7.021 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2726 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 Mr. WEBER of Texas. Madam Speak- ceeded to change her tire so that she military bases and atop our embassies er, I rise today to recognize the out- could get home. Jean was, of course, and consulates. Our flag is the only standing work of Mayor Becky Ames, grateful and offered compensation, flag that belongs above those buildings. the 41st mayor of Beaumont, Texas. which he declined. Our flag is a symbol of hope and Since being elected, Mayor Becky We often come to the floor to praise unity. Ames has spearheaded several initia- people who have done extraordinary I hope today, of all days, we can re- tives to better the Beaumont area, acts, and we should continue to do member who fought to raise the flag such as establishing the One Stop Shop that. However, it is good for us to ac- and why. in city hall to help businesses and knowledge all the Chase Grogans of the f homeowners with their various needs. world who, every day, do extraordinary REAFFIRMING TRANSATLANTIC Becky has also helped develop the 311 acts of kindness with little recogni- SOLIDARITY call centers to help residents with non- tion. (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given emergency issues. By acknowledging Mr. Grogan, we permission to address the House for 1 Mayor Ames’ most significant con- are acknowledging all who do those tributions to our district include the minute.) kindnesses every day. Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, as co- emergency preparation and manage- f ment before and after several tropical chair of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, I rise to reaffirm storms and hurricanes that have im- CONGRATULATING VICKI transatlantic solidarity in advance of pacted Beaumont. Mayor Ames’ experi- CHRISTIANSEN President Biden’s meeting with Rus- ence and leadership during these (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania sian dictator Vladimir Putin. storms were instrumental to recovery asked and was given permission to ad- I am so thankful to President Biden, efforts and restoring Beaumont’s infra- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- who is personally committed to liberty structure. I have seen them up close vise and extend his remarks.) in Ukraine. I was proud to travel with and personal. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. him and Senator McCain to Ukraine in I recognize and I thank Mayor Becky Madam Speaker, I rise today to cele- 2015, for President Poroshenko’s inau- Ames for her many years of selfless brate and congratulate USDA Forest guration. service to Beaumont and our 14th Con- Service Chief Vicki Christiansen on her As President Biden knows well, gressional District of Texas. recently announced retirement. Vladimir Putin is an enemy of liberty. Madam Speaker, I congratulate Chief Christiansen has dedicated 40 Ukraine faces its seventh year of bru- Becky on her well-earned retirement. years as a professional forester, tal Russian aggression that has led to f wildland firefighter, and land manager. over 14,000 deaths. Putin’s thugs RECOGNIZING SHERIFF CRAIG I have had the great privilege of gunned down liberty defenders like NOBLES working with Vicki and appreciated Boris Nemtsov and so many more free- her visit to the Allegheny National dom lovers. (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and Forest. Madam Speaker, I include in the was given permission to address the While visiting, it was made clear her RECORD Amnesty International’s deep- House for 1 minute and to revise and passion for problem-solving, con- ly troubling human rights report on extend his remarks.) necting people with their natural re- Russia. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam sources, and her commitment to local RUSSIA Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sher- collaboration. Russian Federation iff Craig Nobles of Long County, Geor- The ANF is Pennsylvania’s only na- Head of state: Vladimir Putin gia, for his heroic actions saving 22 tional forest, and it plays a vital role Head of government: Mikhail Mishustin dogs on May 24, 2021. (replaced Dmitry Medvedev in January) in our communities throughout the re- Sheriff Nobles was responding to a The COVID–19 pandemic exposed chronic gion. brush fire and discovered 22 dogs tied under-resourcing in health care. The au- Vicki’s work as USDA Forest Service to trees in the wood line. After con- thorities used the pandemic as a pretext to chief focused on saved natural re- continue the crackdown on all dissent, in- taining the scene, first responders suc- sources in ways that promote lasting cluding through amendments to a vaguely cessfully saved all 22 dogs that are now economic, ecological, and social vital- worded law on ‘‘fake news’’ and tightening safe and healthy. ity for all communities. restrictions on public gatherings. Peaceful The First Congressional District is protesters, human rights defenders and civic fortunate to have Sheriff Nobles serv- Madam Speaker, I thank Vicki and political activists faced arrest and pros- ing and protecting not only the people Christiansen for her leadership, dedica- ecution. Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the community, but man’s best tion, passion, and advocacy for our Na- intensified. Torture remained endemic, as friend as well. tion’s national forests in rural areas. did near total impunity for perpetrators. The May she enjoy her retirement. right to a fair trial was routinely violated After seeing the faces of the 22 dogs, while legal amendments resulted in a further f I am thankful for the first responders reduction in judicial independence. Reports who rescued these dogs that are now RECOGNIZING FLAG DAY of domestic violence rose sharply during able to find a loving home. COVID–19 lockdown measures, although the I am proud to rise today to congratu- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given draft law on domestic violence remained late Sheriff Nobles, the Long County permission to address the House for 1 stalled in Parliament. LGBTI people contin- Sheriff’s Office, and the Long County minute and to revise and extend his re- ued to face discrimination and persecution. Fire Department for their great work marks.) Thousands of labour migrants lost their jobs during the pandemic but were unable to in saving these precious animals. Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, today we celebrate the adoption of the leave because of border closures. Evidence f stars and stripes as the official flag of emerged to corroborate allegations of war crimes by Russian forces in Syria. RECOGNIZING CHASE GROGAN our Nation. In 1777, six years before the BACKGROUND (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- end of the Revolutionary War, is when it was adopted by Congress. The economic downturn, underpinned by mission to address the House for 1 falling oil prices, dwindling investment and minute.) Over the past year, however, we have foreign sanctions, and exacerbated by the Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, recently, seen a constant stream of disrespect COVID–19 pandemic, led to a further impov- my friend Jean Donaldson was driving for our stars and stripes. erishment of a growing proportion of the home late one afternoon and had a tire We expect the flag to perhaps be population. Discontent widened, with a slow blow out. beaten and burned on the streets of but steady increase in protests. The govern- Jean stopped in the parking lot of Beijing or in the Middle East or other ment continually faced, and ignored, mount- the business Clean & Dry, where Chase cities of our global adversaries, but we ing allegations of corruption at all levels. Measures announced by President Vladimir Grogan, an employee of the business, do not expect that to happen within Putin and his government, like extended noticed her plight and offered to help. the United States. fully paid leave for all workers in response to Despite it being near quitting time, This past year, we have all fought COVID–19, failed to address people’s broader Chase insisted on helping Jean and pro- against the raising of political flags in concerns.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:13 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.025 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2727 The authorities introduced multiple While police routinely used excessive and politically motivated criminal case against amendments to the Constitution, with the unnecessary force against protesters, they opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s apparent purpose of removing legal restric- also allowed anti-protester violence by other AntiCorruption Fund, 126 bank accounts be- tions on President Putin’s participation in groups. In Kushtau, Bashkiria, peaceful envi- longing to his associates were frozen in Jan- future presidential elections. ronmental activists who opposed a local min- uary, followed by criminal and civil libel Russia maintained a strong influence on ing project were repeatedly assaulted, with cases against Alexei Navalny and others. On its immediate neighbours, and its occupation impunity, by private security staff, occasion- 20 August, Alexei Navalny was taken ill on a of Crimea and other territories continued. ally operating alongside police. Late on 9 flight from Tomsk. He was urgently hos- RIGHT TO HEALTH August, around 30 private security guards pitalized, and later flown to Germany where The COVID–19 pandemic placed further and around 100 masked men attacked a camp he was diagnosed with poisoning by a mili- strain on the health care system, exposing of 10 environmental activists. Police were tary-grade nerve agent. The Russian authori- chronic under-resourcing. A shortage of hos- called but did not intervene. This triggered ties failed to investigate the poisoning. pital beds, key protective and medical equip- further local protests which forced the clo- Siberian shaman Aleksandr Gabyshev, who ment and medications, together with the de- sure of the mining project in late August. had vowed to ‘‘purge’’ President Putin from layed wages of health workers, were fre- FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION the Kremlin, was on 12 May confined to a quently reported across the country. Official Restrictions on freedom of expression con- psychiatric hospital after he refused to be and independent numbers on infection and tinued. On 1 April, amendments to the so- tested for COVID–19. He was discharged on 22 mortality rates varied greatly, indicating called ‘‘fake news’’ law, first passed in 2019, July following criticism in Russia and government under-reporting. criminalized dissemination of ‘‘knowingly abroad. In June, political blogger Nikolay Health workers false information about circumstances pos- Platoshkin was placed under house arrest on Whistle-blowers from among health working a threat to the lives and security of citi- criminal charges of ‘‘calls to mass disturb- ers and other groups faced reprisals, includ- zens and/or about the government’s actions ances’’ and dissemination of ‘‘knowingly ing disciplinary measures and prosecution to protect the population.’’ Individuals face false information’’ for planning a peaceful for ‘‘fake news’’. up to five years’ imprisonment if dissemina- protest against constitutional amendments. Doctor Tatyana Revva was arbitrarily rep- tion of information leads to bodily harm or rimanded and threatened with dismissal death, with hefty fines for the media. Hun- HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS after she repeatedly complained about the dreds of people were fined under administra- Harassment, prosecution, and physical at- shortage and inadequacy of protective equip- tive proceedings, and at least 37 faced crimi- tacks against human rights defenders re- ment. Police considered and dismissed ‘‘fake nal proceedings under this law, many of mained commonplace. news’’ allegations against her following a them critical civil activists, journalists or Activists Alexandra Koroleva, in complaint from the hospital’s head doctor. bloggers. At least five media outlets were Kaliningrad, and Semyon Simonov, in Sochi, Prison conditions prosecuted. The newspaper Novaya Gazeta were charged and faced possible imprison- Health care and sanitary provisions in pen- and its chief editor were fined twice, in Au- ment for non-payment of arbitrary and itentiary institutions remained inadequate gust and September, for publications about heavy fines by their respective NGOs. and further exacerbated by the pandemic. Al- COVID–19 and ordered to delete respective Journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Ma- though the authorities implemented restric- articles online. rina Dubrovina were assaulted by a mob in a tive and additional sanitary measures, they Journalists hotel in Grozny, Chechyna, on 6 February. A formal investigation started in March but did not take measures to reduce the prison Harassment, prosecution and physical at- was manifestly ineffective. Meanwhile, population. Official COVID–19 figures in cus- tacks against journalists continued. On 30 Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov issued thinly tody were considered unreliable by inde- June, police in Saint Petersburg assaulted veiled death threats against Elena pendent monitors. reporter David Frenkel at a polling station Milashina, with impunity. FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY and broke his arm. On 15 October, a jour- Lawyer Mikhail Benyash’s appeal against Freedom of peaceful assembly remained nalist from Khabarovsk, Sergei Plotnikov, his criminal conviction—which could lead to constrained with further restrictions intro- was abducted by masked men, driven to the disbarment—started in October and was still duced in December. The rules relating to woods, beaten and subjected to a mock exe- ongoing at year’s end. public assemblies and single-person pickets cution. He reported the incident to the police were further restricted in response to the once released but by year’s end, he had not FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION pandemic, and some regions banned them been informed about any investigation. Laws on ‘‘foreign agents’’ and ‘‘undesirable outright. Public protests were typically A journalist from Nizhnii Novgorod, Irina organizations’’ were actively used to smear small but regular, despite reprisals. There Slavina, faced routine harassment by the au- independent NGOs, deprive them of funding was a sharp increase in the numbers of single thorities. On 1 October, her home was raided and severely penalize their members. In De- picketers arrested and prosecuted. and searched, and police summoned her as a cember, further draconian legislative On 15 July, over a hundred peaceful pro- witness in a criminal case against a local ac- changes were signed into law, including to testers against constitutional changes were tivist under the ‘‘undesirable organizations’’ extend the ‘‘foreign agents’’ provisions to arbitrarily arrested and at least three se- law. On 2 October, she died after self- NGOs staff, unregistered groups and individ- verely beaten by the police in Moscow. Doz- immolating in protest in front of the re- uals. ens were heavily fined or detained for five to gional police headquarters. In April, the education NGO Projectoria 14 days. On 6 July, a military court in Pskov con- was forced to register as a ‘‘foreign agent’’ to The 9 July arrest of Sergey Furgal, who in victed journalist Svetlana Prokopieva of avoid fines while its foreign donor, Project 2018 had defeated the pro-Kremlin candidate ‘‘public justification of terrorism’’ and fined Harmony, was declared ‘‘undesirable’’. to be elected Governor in the Far East her RUB500,000 (US$6,300) for her public com- In October, activist Yana Antonova from Khabarovsk Region, prompted weekly peace- ments on repressive policies that may have Krasnodar was sentenced to 240 hours of ful mass protests in Khabarovsk as well as motivated a 17-year-old to blow himself up forced labour for association with an ‘‘unde- solidarity protests across Russia. Unusually, near the Federal Security Service building sirable organization’’, re-posting Open Rus- tens of thousands were allowed to march rein Arkhangelsk. sia-branded materials online and taking part peatedly in Khabarovsk before police made Internet in single person pickets. She was subse- the first arrests on 18 July. On 10 October, quently fined again under new administra- Censorship of the internet continued. In police dispersed the protest for the first tion proceedings. June, the European Court of Human Rights time, arresting at least 25 people, with at (ECtHR) in Vladimir Kharitonov v. Russia FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF least five later sentenced to several days in and three other cases ruled that internet- The prosecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses detention. The protests in Khabarovsk were blocking measures were ‘‘excessive and arbi- under ‘‘extremism’’ charges escalated, in- continuing at year’s end. In December, peaceful protester trary’’ and violated the right to impart and cluding in occupied Crimea, with a growing Konstantin Kotov was released following his receive information. A court in Moscow fined number of convictions, and longer sentences. imprisonment in 2019 for ‘‘repeated viola- Google RUBl.5 million (US$18,899) in August At year’s end, 362 people were under inves- tion’’ of regulations on public assemblies. In and RUB3 million (US$40,580) in December tigation or standing trial, 39 had been con- January, the Constitutional Court had or- for its search engine listing ‘‘dangerous convicted and six were imprisoned. Artem dered a review of his case, and in April, the tent’’ banned by Russian authorities. In De- Gerasimov, for example, was sentenced on Moscow City Court reduced his sentence cember, President Putin signed a law intro- appeal in June to six years’ imprisonment from four years to 18 months. Others pros- ducing sanctions on foreign internet plat- and a fine of RUB400,000 (US$5,144) by the de ecuted for the same offence included polit- forms for blocking Russian media content. facto Supreme Court of Crimea. ical activist Yulia Galyamina, who was given Another law passed in December introduced TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT a two-year conditional sentence in Decem- imprisonment for libel committed via the Torture and other ill-treatment remained ber, activist Vyacheslav Egorov standing internet. pervasive, and the number of perpetrators trial in Kolomna, and protester Aleksandr Repression of dissent convicted was negligible. Prosecutions were Prikhodko from Khabarovsk. In December, Opposition activists and other dissenting typically for ‘‘abuse of authority’’ and re- Aleksandr Prikhodko’s case was dropped. voices faced severe reprisals. As part of the sulted in lenient sentences.

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Evidence including witness statements, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, UNFAIR TRIALS videos, photographs and satellite imagery of Violations of the right to a fair trial re- seven air strikes against medical facilities I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- mained common. Detainees were denied and schools by Russian forces, and four by bers may have 5 legislative days in meetings with their lawyers and a number of Syrian or Russian forces, between May 2019 which to revise and extend their re- trials continued to be closed to the public, and February 2020 in Syria, corroborated al- marks and include extraneous material with the COVID–19 pandemic being often legations of serious violations of inter- on the subject of this Special Order. abusively used as a justification. national humanitarian law amounting to In February and June respectively, seven war crimes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there young men from Penza, and two from Saint Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, a suc- objection to the request of the gentle- Petersburg, received sentences of up to 18 woman from Texas? years’ imprisonment under trumped-up ter- cessful meeting with Putin can only be rorism charges over their purported involve- accomplished proceeding from a posi- There was no objection. ment with a non-existent organization called tion of strength. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, ‘‘Network’’. Numerous allegations of torture While I am deeply concerned the ad- I rise this evening for the Congres- and other ill-treatment, and of fabrication of ministration waived Nord Stream 2 sional Black Caucus Special Order hour evidence, were ignored. sanctions, I am pleased President that deals with, of course, Juneteenth, Constitutional and legislative amendments Biden invited President Zelensky to a further eroded the right to a fair trial, in- a very special time that I am de- cluding by giving the President power to White House visit. I am also grateful lighted—with the leadership of our nominate the judges of the Constitutional the administration announced $150 mil- chair, Congresswoman JOYCE BEATTY; and Supreme Courts, and initiate the ap- lion in security assistance to Ukraine. and, of course, my coanchor, Congress- This week, President Biden has an pointment of all federal judges and dismissal man TORRES of New York—that we of senior federal judges. opportunity to pivot from the Trump stand here to provide this kind of lead- Counter-terrorism administration’s disastrous legacy that ership for this Congress and for this Counterterrorism legislation was widely left the transatlantic relationship in Nation. abused, often to target dissent. tatters. The Congress and our caucus Journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, from stand ready to work with the adminis- Let me extend my heartfelt apprecia- Dagestan, remained in custody under fab- tration to counter Russian aggression tion for all of the leadership that have ricated charges of financing terrorism and given us this time, including Speaker participation in terrorist and extremist or- by increasing Ukraine’s security and ganizations. His trial started in November. democracy assistance. PELOSI and, of course, Leader HOYER, In occupied Crimea, allegations of mem- Onward liberty. Onward Ukraine. and to acknowledge the significance to bership of the Islamist organization Hizb-ut- f African Americans as it relates to Tahrir (labelled as a ‘‘terrorist’’ movement Juneteenth. by Russia in 2003) were widely used to im- OFFERING SYMPATHY Coming from Texas, let me tell you prison ethnic Crimean Tatars. In June, Cri- (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was mean human rights defender Emir-Usein given permission to address the House that Juneteenth, a couple days from Kuku lost the appeal against his 12-year pris- for 1 minute.) today, will be an amazing commemora- on sentence. In September, another Crimean Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, tion. We will be unveiling a mural in human rights defender, Server Mustafayev, I rise as a fellow Texan to offer my Galveston, where General Granger first was sentenced to 14 years in prison. came. I believe thousands will come. In September, 19 men from Ufa, Bashkira, deepest sympathy to my fellow con- convicted for alleged Hiz-ut-Tahrir member- gressional colleagues in the Austin And if there will not be thousands, let ship and sentenced to between 10 and 24 area, to the local officials, and to all of you hear my voice: Thousands should years, lost their appeal, with one defendant’s those who suffered the brutality of the come because what a historic moment. sentence reduced by a year. mass shooting in the last couple of What does Juneteenth mean? VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS days—14—and my deepest sympathy to It means an acknowledgment of Proposals to introduce legislation on do- the family of the deceased loved one, mestic violence remained stalled in Par- those who were in bondage for over 200 who mourns today. years. The Emancipation Proclama- liament, while NGOs reported a sharp in- Out of respect for his family, I will crease in domestic violence following tion—which, by the way, for the 150th just simply say we mourn him, and we COVID–19 lockdown measures. commemoration, because we had not In June, the ECtHR held a Polshina v. Rus- are saddened by his loss. finished our congressional work, I was Madam Speaker, in Texas, the Gov- sia that deficiencies in the legal system re- actually here at midnight—which is lated to domestic violence violated the pro- ernor just signed a permitless gun bill. when President Abraham Lincoln hibitions of torture and discrimination. The All statistics suggest that this provides signed it at the National Archives. Court underlined Russia’s consistent failure for a shopping spree of guns. to investigate abuse, and years-long toler- It is important for three things to Looking at the original Emancipation ance of ‘‘a climate which was conducive to happen for our Nation to raise its Proclamation, what a sense of emotion. domestic violence’’. voices against gun violence and to But then to let you know that that RIGHTS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, begin to pass sensible gun safety laws, did not free all of the slaves. Two years TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX (LGBTI) PEOPLE including my legislation for gun stor- in bondage continued for those west of LGBTI people continued to face discrimination and persecution. Constitutional age, universal background checks, clos- the Mississippi and many States until amendments redefined marriage as a ‘‘union ing the Charleston loophole, to prevent General Granger reached the shores of between a man and woman’’, reinforcing ex- ghost guns, and banning assault weap- Galveston, still marked today in Texas, isting limitations on same-sex couples. ons. that said that you were free. LGBTI rights activist Yulia Tsvetkova was At the same time, we must raise up fined RUB75,000 (US$1,014) for posting online Can you imagine? Two extra years of the specter of mental health services. bondage. Couldn’t get out. Couldn’t her drawings in support of same-sex couples But most of all, as I chair the Sub- and faced other penalities, including ongoing read a newspaper or hold up a message presecution for pornography relating to her committee on Crime, Terrorism, and that had come from your relative that body positive drawings featuring female Homeland Security, we must raise our lived in Georgia. Couldn’t do anything. voice against violence and actually genitalia. General Granger read these words of MIGRANTS’ RIGHTS deal with it and try to cease it. I believe America must do this. General Order Number 3, set off a joy- Over a third of foreign labour migrants re- ous celebration of the freed men and ported having lost work owing to the f women of Texas. I have no shame that COVID–19 pandemic, and thousands were CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH stranded in Russia due to related border clo- it was called Jubilee. And there were a sures. In April, a presidential decree eased The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. JA- lot of picnics and what we called in the work permit and residency rules for mi- COBS of California). Under the Speak- later years ‘‘red punch.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JN7.023 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2729 Don’t diminish our celebration. Don’t knows what Juneteenth, the signifi- have to call his name: Mr. W.C. Parish, diminish that joy in the midst of sor- cance, the power of it is, and her legis- William Calhoun Parish. He was born row. lative legacy speaks to freedom. in Galveston, just 10 years after Grang- How many died who could not see Madam Speaker, I yield to the Hon- er’s Juneteenth announcement. freedom? orable BARBARA LEE. Black Texans began celebrating Here are the words: ‘‘The people of b 1945 Juneteenth the following year, and Texas are informed that, in accordance year after year for the last 150-plus with the Proclamation from the Execu- Ms. LEE of California. Madam years. Communities across the Nation tive of the United States, all slaves are Speaker, first of all, let me thank the have created their own traditions and free. This involves an absolute equality gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON events to honor and commemorate this LEE) for yielding but also for her tre- of rights and rights of property be- historic moment as a day of freedom. mendous leadership and for the Eman- tween former masters and slaves, and It is not just a cultural celebration cipation Trail that she so boldly led. I the connection heretofore existing be- for African Americans. It is a true tes- am just amazed at what she shared tween them becomes that between em- tament to the endurance of our demo- with me earlier today and just now on ployer and hired laborer.’’ cratic ideals of liberty and equality. the floor. Now, the word was said that they So, we need to pass H.R. 1320, the Because, yes, I am a daughter of Juneteenth National Independence Day were offered, the slaves: Don’t worry Texas. My grandfather was born in about it, just stay on the plantations, Act, establishing Juneteenth as a Fed- 1875—10 years after. And my grand- eral holiday to further cement the im- and we will pay you. mother may have been part of the I am grateful, but those courageous, portance of this date in our Nation’s Emancipation Trail. She was born but impoverished, without insight, historical narrative on freedom. probably in—they left Galveston I thank Congresswoman JACKSON without resources, without compensa- around 1900. tion, without recognition, they said in LEE, again, for introducing this legisla- Ms. JACKSON LEE. She would have tion, and I am a proud cosponsor. The their own power: We are leaving the been part of it at a later time, but that plantations. last time Congress enacted a Federal trail, since we know for sure there were holiday, I believe it was Dr. Martin Lu- And they migrated up this road no other ways of moving, she had to called Emancipation Trail. ther King, Jr.’s birthday, and it took walk along that semi-developed trail of nearly 20 years for it to pass. We can- I am gratified that I was able to in- little cities from Galveston—walk troduce such legislation where my Sen- not let this idle. along, drive along, in whatever capac- Each year, Juneteenth compels us to ate colleague, Senator CORNYN, joined ity, and when I say ‘‘drive along,’’ confront the darkest chapter in Amer- me and now an Emancipation Trail has horse and buggy and otherwise. ican history, a chapter born in the Mid- been established as law. It is now under That was a trail that the freed dle Passage, continued through slav- study. It will be only the second com- slaves, the ex-slaves, went from Gal- ery, and manifested today through sys- memoration of African-American his- veston all the way. There was the temic racism. Our Nation’s racial past tory in this Nation. The Selma to Reedy A.M.E., if I am correct, one of has consistently led to inequities in in- Montgomery is the first, and now the the historic A.M.E. churches where come, education, employment, Emancipation Trail that says: No, I they stopped for refuge. Then they healthcare, and the wealth gap of Afri- was not going stay on the plantation; came on up, and they sought their way can Americans. however, I was going to survive; what- to freedom. They were not going to We must use Juneteenth to reflect ever I had to place together, I was stay on the plantation. upon the dehumanization of enslaved going to do it. Madam Speaker, I yield back to the Africans in America but also to honor Then, of course, lo and behold, they gentlewoman. their legacy because ‘‘and still we found themselves—eight of them, freed Ms. LEE of California. Madam rise.’’ slaves, put their money together and Speaker, that sounds like my great- The labor stolen from enslaved Afri- purchased the first park bought in the grandmother Fanny, who I did not cans built this country. Black people State of Texas by freed slaves or any- know, but my grandfather spoke of her. created some of the most cherished na- one. They called it Emancipation Park. I am certain that she was part of that. tional symbols, all while considered So that is why we are here to cele- As I listened to my colleague and merely three-fifths of a person under brate and to educate this idea of what looked more into my personal family our Constitution. it means to celebrate Juneteenth. I am history, Galveston, certainly, is in my We must honor and recognize the delighted that we have introduced a spirit. I guess that is why each and millions of men, women, and children resolution that is bipartisan. But the every year since I was a child, we con- lost to the brutality of slavery. As a most exciting part about this is that I tinued to celebrate Juneteenth as our Nation, we must reckon with the true have introduced a bill that establishes liberation day, our emancipation day. nature and legacy of slavery in the Juneteenth as a national Federal holi- Historically, we generally recognize United States and acknowledge how it day. Not removing any other holiday, January 1, 1863, the date when the has allowed a false racial hierarchy to but adding it to the list. Cosponsored Emancipation Proclamation was permeate and infect our society today. by Senator MARKEY and Senator COR- signed, as the end of chattel slavery of That is why, Congresswoman JACK- NYN, and bipartisan. Over 160 cospon- African Americans in the United SON LEE, it is time to pass H.R. 40, leg- sors in the House. States. However, for generations, Afri- islation to establish a commission to I think it is worthy to have a holi- can-American communities have been study and develop reparations—cham- day—a Federal holiday established, and celebrating June 19 as a symbolic date pioned, again, by a great Texan—to re- I am very proud to have been the representing our freedom from enslave- pair this damage, and my resolution, Congressperson for Representative Al ment. H.R. 19, calling for truth, racial heal- Edwards, who is called the father of As Congresswoman JACKSON LEE ing, and transformation. Juneteenth, establishing the first paid mentioned, Major General Gordon It is way too long. It is past overdue. State holiday in the State of Texas Granger arrived in Galveston to an- We must repair this damage and move highlighting, honoring, revering nounce the end of the Civil War. He forward. Juneteenth. also declared that the enslaved Afri- Madam Speaker, I thank Ms. JACK- You will hear many of us continue cans were now equal in personal rights SON LEE for this evening. I thank our our discussions about Juneteenth, its to that of their former masters, ending CBC chairwoman, JOYCE BEATTY, and significance in terms of freedom. And I the inhumane, barbaric subjugation of our vice chair, Mr. HORSFORD, for this am delighted, as I said, to be co- African Americans as property that Special Order tonight. I think it is very anchoring with my colleague. It is im- still continued 21⁄2 years after the important that the history be told of portant to express our appreciation to Emancipation Proclamation was Juneteenth and how it connects to our chair, the Honorable BARBARA LEE, signed. today and systemic racism. a Californian but born in Texas with a Again, we are not far removed from Madam Speaker, I thank the gentle- grandfather born in Galveston. She this history. Citing my grandfather, I woman for honoring my ancestors.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.028 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2730 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, ally attributed to Milwaukee’s notably opportunity continues to this great it is a privilege to be able to have a special, historic response to the system day in our society. We see it reflected Californian with deep roots in Texas on of slavery and to our efforts to teach in the marches, in the movements, in the floor because what this says to our the young people about Wisconsin’s the legislation, and in everything that body is that this issue of slavery per- and Milwaukee’s role in ending slavery. we do today, because despite our being meated all aspects of this Nation. We Now, in 1854, a Missouri slave owner free, we see the disparities in can see that from the work, the com- traveled to Racine, Wisconsin, the healthcare, in education, in homeown- mitment, and the compassion of the place where I was born, 27 miles south ership, in COVID. Honorable BARBARA LEE, followed by, of Milwaukee, to demand that a run- The struggle is real. The struggle of course, a native daughter of Wis- away slave by the name of Joshua continues. And we are here to remind consin who saw it in a different form Glover be surrendered under the U.S. everyone that all of us are Americans. and is compelled to be on the floor Fugitive Slave Law. Glover, who had Madam Speaker, I again thank SHEI- today and who has championed for the been playing cards at the time, was ar- LA JACKSON LEE for yielding. impoverished as well and particularly rested and carried 27 miles north to b 2000 championed for those who are experi- Milwaukee so that he could be in a se- encing modern-day impacts of slavery cure jail until the Federal marshals Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, through inequities, through poverty, could move Joshua Glover back to Mis- what a rich and enriching discussion. through welfare, and that has been souri because it was a larger and more Thank you to the gentlewoman from treated unfairly. That is the Honorable secure jail. Wisconsin. That is why we gathered GWEN MOORE from Wisconsin. Well, when abolitionist newspaper here, to say to America, we come from Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- editor Sherman Booth heard this, he the Midwest, the South, the East, and tlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE). rode through Milwaukee streets calling we still find a common bond around the Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam on sympathizers to storm the jail. A question of Juneteenth, reparations, Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for mob of 5,000 Milwaukeeans out- and of course, voting rights that are so yielding to me and for inviting me. numbered the police and demanded the important. Madam Speaker, I rise tonight to keys, but the wardens refused. The But as I yield, let me be very clear, join my CBC colleagues in highlighting crowd smashed down the door. Joshua these are American values. These are the importance of honoring the holiday Glover was freed and successfully values that my friends on the other and continuing the legacy of moved through the Underground Rail- side of the aisle could adopt, just like Juneteenth Day, the first one cele- road to Canada. I could adopt. brated on June 19, 1865. Booth later declared in court: Why? Because I don’t know anyone As you have heard, this is the date on I rejoice that the first attempt to convert that would extinguish freedom and which Union Major General Gordon our jail into a slave-pen and our citizens into deny that where there is bondage and Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to slave-catchers has signally failed. where freedom comes, we should cele- announce the end of both the Civil War The Wisconsin State Supreme Court brate it, but we should tell the story and the inhumane system of legalized agreed with him and declared the Fed- about it, and we should respond to it. enslavement of Africans in the United eral Fugitive Slave Law unconstitu- Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to States of America. tional in Wisconsin. In fact, in 1850, yield to the distinguished gentlewoman Now, it must be noted that this an- Wisconsin was the first and only State from Florida (Mrs. DEMINGS), who has a nouncement came 21⁄2 years after Presi- to declare the Fugitive Slave Law un- number of historical monuments in dent Abraham Lincoln issued an execu- constitutional. Florida that indicates her knowledge tive order that most of us know as the As one of my constituents, the cura- and understanding of freedom. Emancipation Proclamation. But it is tor of the Wisconsin Black Historical Mrs. DEMINGS. Madam Speaker, as an important reminder that our efforts Society, noted, the Juneteenth holiday you know, our Nation was created with to form a more perfect Union don’t signifies that African Americans are the highest ideals and values. Our new really have any timeframe or any date, full citizens of this country, deserving Nation was set aside to be a beacon of but they are ever ongoing. of equity and justice. hope where we could build our hopes Madam Speaker, I want you to know Madam Speaker, it is an important and dreams and calm our fears. We are that in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from day of jubilation not only for the de- known as the home of the brave and which I hail, we are going to be cele- scendants of Africans enslaved in the land of the free. brating Juneteenth Day, and it will be United States but for the American Yes, the history is clear, when Presi- the 50th anniversary of Juneteenth people as a whole, for it is not just sim- dent Abraham Lincoln signed the Day. Yes, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, up ply Black history that we are cele- Emancipation Proclamation, America north, we started observing this holi- brating. We are celebrating a victory in demonstrated its ability to rise to its day in 1971. It is a long way from Gal- American history about freedom and values. But America’s history, as we veston, Texas, making it one of the equality for all of us who call ourselves all know, is complicated. For it took 2 first Northern States to commemorate Americans. years, from January 1 of 1863 to June 19 the end of slavery in our country. While it may have been the 13th and of 1865, for the last group of enslaved Madam Speaker, this Saturday, we the 14th Amendments of the Constitu- Americans to receive official word that will again gather along North King tion that formally freed the slaves, let they were indeed free. Drive to highlight Black culture with us continue to observe Juneteenth Day But we know today, Madam Speaker, traditional food, music, youth essay as our day of reflection, knowing that that our work is not yet done. We are contests, marketplaces, pageants, and our ancestors paid in blood and paid it still a work in progress. We the people, a parade, unofficially marking the forward for the unimaginable toil for in order to form a more perfect union, opening of Milwaukee’s famous sum- the freedom recognized on this day. we are a work in progress. mer festival. This coming Friday, we As I often tell our young people: Let us celebrate Juneteenth, as we will be raising the Juneteenth flag in Freedom just ain’t free, y’all. Our an- should. But celebrating freedom must the State capital of Madison, Wis- cestors paid for it. And as a tribute to be more than just a special day. It consin, to honor this day. We take them, we have to take responsibility to must be a celebration of who as a Na- Juneteenth seriously. do the best that we can and continue to tion we say we are; one who says we be- Madam Speaker, in 1972, the Mil- work tirelessly toward justice and eq- lieve in justice for all. waukee Journal Sentinel reported an uity in this great land of ours. Yes, America celebrates being free, estimated 3,000 people attending our Madam Speaker, that is why I admire celebrates our freedom from physical second annual Juneteenth festival. SHEILA JACKSON LEE and BARBARA LEE bondage, but we must also celebrate That number increased over the years, so much for their efforts around rep- freedom from discrimination. We must and between 160,000 and 170,000 people arations and equity in our society. also celebrate freedom from racism. We have attended these festivals. The high With that good news arriving in Gal- must also celebrate freedom from pov- number of festival-goers can be person- veston, the push for true equality of erty. We must also celebrate freedom

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Isn’t it wonderful in lit- Madam Speaker, regardless of the can-American populations are unlikely tle babies’ minds to not put condemna- color of our skin, what State we are to receive adequate funding and sup- tion but to put understanding so that from, how much money we have in the port. we can appreciate each other’s condi- bank, our religion, our gender, or our Our justice system is a continuation tion? political party, we all have an obliga- of this systemic bias. Under the guise Madam Speaker, I am delighted to tion, and we all must carry the torch of of public protection, we arrest and yield to the gentleman from Nevada freedom. forcibly confine African Americans five (Mr. HORSFORD), who is the first vice Madam Speaker, I thank our chair times as often as White Americans for chair of the Congressional Black Cau- who is leading this Special Order. the exact same crimes. Now, these re- cus but sits on the Ways and Means Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, alities directly contradict American Committee. And if he will allow me, I I can’t imagine with the recounting of ideals. just want to make this point. the story by VAL DEMINGS that we are And so on this anniversary of You are seeing Members of the Con- not securing, how should I say it, mul- Juneteenth, I believe the best way to gressional Black Caucus, and I can tell tiple numbers of Members to join in celebrate the community and honor you our agenda is as wide and varied as the holiday pronouncement and resolu- our past is to take deliberate action to America, from taxation to agriculture tion, and bill, rather, of Juneteenth, to make our country a just and equitable to tech to criminal justice to the issues support H.R. 40, and to recognize the home for all Americans. that American is facing, job creation. value of commemorating and teaching But how can we do that when Repub- But we also understand that we about the history of African Ameri- licans are now on this issue called crit- would be remiss if we did not stand on cans. ical race theory, and they want to ban the floor to be able to give our own life Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- all discussion about this legal concept experiences and to share with America tleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON), a that they have turned into a political what the value of our diversity is all person who has great knowledge and is football. It was a legal concept that about. a great storyteller, a fighter for jus- now has taken on some kind of a das- Madam Speaker, I now yield to the tice, and a fellow member of the Judi- tardly meaning. gentleman from Nevada (Mr. ciary Committee. And the only thing it is, is first an HORSFORD). Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam acknowledgment that the vestiges of Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for racism, the vestiges of slavery and rac- appreciate the gentlewoman from leading this Special Order today on be- ism still exist in this country, and a Texas, the esteemed Congresswoman half of the Congressional Black Caucus discussion about how it impacts our SHEILA JACKSON LEE, for her yielding as we rise together to celebrate the Af- current reality. That is all that we are and her leadership in anchoring this rican-American community and to talking about. We are talking about re- Special Order hour along with our col- commemorate an unsung holiday alizing history, celebrating history in league, Congressman TORRES. known as Juneteenth. the case of Juneteenth. We have a lot I commend both of them for the lead- Now, I was 21 years old when I first to celebrate, and all of us should cele- ership that they provide in bringing heard of Juneteenth. That was the year brate, but we cannot do that unless we our voice as the Congressional Black that I arrived in Texas to go to law know what our history is. Caucus to the floor of the House of school at Texas Southern University. And my friends on the other side of Representatives during this Special Having been born here in the District the aisle are taking deliberate acts now Order hour. of Columbia, somewhat north—some to suppress it. I told you, I just heard Madam Speaker, I thank our Chair- folks say it is south, but I considered it about it, you know, when I was 21 years woman JOYCE BEATTY for recognizing to be the north, but now I accept it as old. You know, we need our people to just how important it is for the Con- being in the south. know about this. We need America to gressional Black Caucus to speak on so Back then, I didn’t learn anything know about it, and we can all celebrate many important issues. about Juneteenth living here in Wash- together, just like we do with all the Today is the commemoration for the ington, D.C., nor did I learn about it other holidays like Thanksgiving, for Juneteenth holiday that we now recog- when I moved south to Atlanta at the instance. nize and to commemorate June 19th, age of 17. So the first time I heard was Madam Speaker, I don’t mean to be 1865, when some of the last enslaved in Texas, and it was a joyful celebra- divisive, but I do want to speak truth. people in the United States learned tion, a joyful day. But since I have left Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, that they were free. Texas and gone back to Georgia, we as I get ready to yield to the distin- But as my colleagues have spoken don’t really celebrate Juneteenth in guished gentleman from Las Vegas, Ne- about here tonight, more than 2 years Georgia. vada, I want to make sure he lets me before the first Juneteenth, President Right now, this year, will constitute know my pronunciation is correct, it is Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proc- the first county in Georgia—it would a very sensitive question. lamation, freeing enslaved people in be my home county, DeKalb County— But as the gentleman from Georgia Confederate States. that will recognize and celebrate leaves, let me at least acknowledge Instead, though, slave owners hid the Juneteenth as a holiday. And it is a that critical race theory. Here is the news of emancipation and kept free holiday that should be enjoyed by all of question I ask: Should I not know people in captivity, but on Juneteenth Americans, not just by Black people, about Italians and how they came and the truth set them free. And but by White people, too, because when were treated? Should I not know about Juneteenth is now a celebration, a one of us are in bondage, it means all the Irish who left in the midst of the commemoration of the power of that of us are in bondage. When all of us are potato famine and faced discrimina- truth. free is when we are truly free. tion? Should I not know about Native A lot of people want to hide our his- So Juneteenth marks the 156th cele- Americans? tory, they want to not speak about the bration of the ending of slavery in this So we are the American experiment. truth of our history, but there are Nation, and since then we have made Does everybody realize that? No one truths, like emancipation, that merit significant strides in the expansion of thought that we would ever survive, us speaking and celebrating and com- civil rights. We have outlawed segrega- and we have come together with a mul- memorating, as we are doing. But we tion, integrated our schools, and done titude of groups. Our strength is in the also must reckon with the horrors of important work to increase access to recognition of our differences, and in this past that is also part of the United the polls. our unity. States history.

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Madam and we push to remediate our problems Tulsa race massacre and the destruc- Speaker, I thank the Congresswoman and make them better. tion of Black Wall Street as we do so much for her incredible leadership As of today, 47 States have declared other race massacres that have oc- on this issue and so many others. We Juneteenth a State holiday. My native curred during our history. And we must appreciate all that she does, and we ap- State of Louisiana recently signed into commit to understanding how systemic preciate her steadfast and steady hand law that Louisiana will now recognize racism has shaped our Nation’s past of guidance and leadership for the peo- Juneteenth as a State holiday. I am and, sadly, its present. ple of America. very proud of that measure, and I am I am the first African-American Con- Madam Speaker, I am grateful for very proud of our Governor, John Bel gressman from the State of Nevada, so the opportunity to address this body. Edwards, for signing that measure into I feel uniquely honored to bring the On Freedom’s Eve, January 1, 1863, law. I am very proud of the legislators voices of my community and my con- enslaved and free African Americans who fought to bring it forward. stituents to the floor of this House. I gathered across the country, awaiting I am grateful for the steps that we am also proud that in my district and news that the Emancipation Proclama- have taken to recognize the history be- across the Silver State, Juneteenth tion had taken effect. When the clock hind Juneteenth and to honor its leg- celebrations have multiplied in recent struck midnight, their prayers were acy. That is why I believe that years with the help of scholars and answered, as it was declared that all Juneteenth should be a federally ob- leaders, including Diane Pollard, who enslaved people in Confederate States served holiday. This is America, and literally was one of my educators in were legally free. despite all of our many challenges, high school; Al Gourrier, Sr.; Deborah While the 13th Amendment did end America continues to be the world’s Evans; and many other luminaries who slavery under the law, not all who were greatest nation. have carried on the spirit of enslaved were immediately freed. It For this reason, I am optimistic Juneteenth. took more than 2 years for the freedom about our future and optimistic about This week, throughout my district, to reach everyone when the Union our corrections. Together, we can we are celebrating the 20th anniversary troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, make our world a better place and up- of the Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival, to announce that more than 250,000 hold the promise of freedom and justice which supports educational program- people within the State were free. for all. ming for underserved youth through It was this day, June 19, 1865, that we Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, the Rainbow Dreams Education Foun- mark as the true day of freedom from let me congratulate the gentleman for dation and the Rainbow Dreams Acad- the tyranny and oppression of slavery the new law in Louisiana and for his emy Charter School. and the first steps into the Reconstruc- leadership and his powerful message on I also want to recognize the Save Our tion era. We now honor this day, June this floor on the freedom, really, of all Sons Juneteenth Festival, which brings 19, as Juneteenth. people. My freedom is your freedom, our community together to celebrate While Juneteenth is a historic day your freedom is my freedom, and our Juneteenth and to support mentoring that has been widely known and cele- freedom is America’s freedom. for underserved youth. brated by African Americans for over a Let me express my appreciation to You see, Madam Speaker, Juneteenth century, it is clear that many Ameri- my co-anchor, the gentleman from New isn’t just about what happened in the cans still are unaware of the signifi- York (Mr. TORRES). I thank him for his past. It is what is continuing to happen cance of this historic date. In the wake leadership. Let me be very clear that right now, today, in the present. of the demonstrations that took place both his history and his State as well As Juneteenth celebrations grow, so last summer, many Americans were have a vested history in liberty and does our collective understanding faced with the uncomfortable truth re- freedom, but, yes, no place did escape about the vibrant Black culture and garding our country’s fraught racial the vestiges of slavery. history that have shaped our Nation history. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- since its founding. The word ‘‘Juneteenth’’ entered our tleman from New York (Mr. TORRES). So let us embrace Juneteenth 2021 as Nation’s lexicon at a time when Ameri- Mr. TORRES of New York. Madam a day of truth. Let us remember the cans were left to reconcile their daily Speaker, I thank Congresswoman JACK- joys and sorrows of our history. And let lives with our daily struggles. It was a SON LEE for her leadership. us build from them toward a more per- time set aside for reflection, for learn- In order to understand where we fect Union, with true liberty, true jus- ing, for mourning, and for upheaval. stand in the present, we have to under- tice, and true equality for all. Juneteenth marks the day that we as a stand where we have been and how we Madam Speaker, I thank the anchor nation were truly able to end the insid- came to arrive at a society as racially for yielding, and I thank my colleagues ious practice of slavery and begin to divided and as unequal as our own. For for coming to the floor to bring com- move forward to a better world. It also me, it is a scandal that most Ameri- memoration for Juneteenth 2021. marks that our country still struggles cans have never heard of Juneteenth Ms. JACKSON LEE. May I ask the and must live up to its promise. and most Americans have never heard Speaker the time remaining, please. Representative John Lewis was an of the Tulsa race massacre because The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- American icon, a civil rights leader, these events are rarely, if ever, taught tlewoman from Texas has 22 minutes and one of my personal heroes. In this in public education. remaining. Congress, we prepare to hear a bill in Juneteenth is not only not taught in Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, his name that expands voting rights, our public schools, but there is not it is my privilege to yield to a gen- the very thing he was asked for as he even a national holiday celebrating an tleman with a storied and layered his- crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge dec- event that has profound meaning to tory entrenched in one of the States ades ago. Black Americans, to all Americans. So that suffered the extension of slavery In 2021, we continue to speak out and I want to commend the gentlewoman’s and faces its challenges today, of which fight against systemic racism as its leadership in advancing a bill that this gentleman has been in the mix and vestiges of voter suppression, redlining, would establish Juneteenth as a na- in the gap of fighting for justice. We gerrymandering, and other Jim Crow tional holiday. are excited about his presence here. I relics still erode our democracy today. Frederick Douglass famously posed am so honored and privileged that he What makes America great is our di- the question: What to a slave is July has chosen, with all of the work he has versity. It is our ability to see and un- Fourth? to do because he was elected in a spe- derstand issues from the many dif- Juneteenth is to Black America what cial election, this moment in history to ferent perspectives that encompass our July Fourth has exclusively been to

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Juneteenth is that an activist Federal Granger led a Union Army to Texas to This is what it looked like in 1921; a Government is an essential defender of enforce the Emancipation Proclama- black body burned on the streets of human rights and civil rights. It is an tion 21⁄2 years after its issuance. Greenwood. essential defender of equality and dig- The announcement was known as So when we talk about jubilee and nity and humanity for all Americans. General Order Number 3, and it read as freedom, we do it in a way that we can, We must learn from the lessons of his- follows: ‘‘The people of Texas are in- as Americans, be free. And then I want tory, and we must continue the work of formed that, in accordance with a proc- to say that matches the Emancipation Reconstruction that is long overdue. lamation from the Executive of the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, Trail that is now law in the State of United States, all slaves are free. This I say to the gentleman from New York, Texas, that march from victory, when involves an absolute equality of per- it is an esteemed pleasure to be able to General Granger said you are free. It sonal rights and rights of property be- draw upon both his knowledge and matches H.R. 40, which is a non-offen- tween former masters and slaves, and scholarship—might I stand on his sive repair and reconciliation that the connection heretofore existing be- shoulders—an activist Federal Govern- speaks to the language that Justice tween them becomes that between em- ment. Hughes said about Black Americans, ployer and hired labor.’’ For some reason, as we face these the discrete and insular minority ex- For me, Juneteenth contains a deep- trials and tribulations of 2021, there is cluded from those political processes er lesson that we ignore at our own a hesitancy to realize that the Federal ordinarily to be relied upon to protect peril. Law becomes real not when it is Government is, in simplistic terms, an them. All throughout tenure here there proclaimed but when it is enforced. umbrella on a rainy day. It is, in fact, were denials of our freedom. The emancipation of enslaved people the concrete barrier in the time of a And then, of course, Dr. Martin Lu- became real not when it was pro- storm. And that is why we are on the ther King, Jr., talked about an insuffi- claimed by Abraham Lincoln but when floor today. cient check; not of money, but he it was enforced by the Union Army, Let me acknowledge that an activist talked about that we have never been most notably on Juneteenth. Federal Government, in the positive given justice and equality. The desegregation of our public way, would be the government that So when we speak of the Emanci- schools became real not when it was would say that Italian history and pation Trail, only the second com- proclaimed by the Supreme Court in Irish history, Latinx, Hispanic history, memoration of the history of African Brown v. Board of Education but when and Caribbean history, and African his- Americans 250 years in bondage, when it was enforced most notably by Presi- tory, and the Pilgrim Pride history, we speak of Juneteenth, it is for all to dent Eisenhower, who sent the Na- and European history, and Asian-Pa- celebrate, when General Granger land- tional Guard to Little Rock, Arkansas. cific history, and Southeast Asian-Pa- ed on the shores of Galveston. Voting rights became real not when cific, and any others that I have left We will be in Galveston celebrating. it was proclaimed by the 15th Amend- out, is valuable to be heard by our chil- We will see Naomi Carrier. We will see ment but when it was enforced a cen- dren’s ears. It is valuable to be taught. Eileen Lawal and Jackie Bostic, tury later by the Voting Rights Act en- Then they would be able to under- Ramon Manning and, of course, the forced by the process of preclearance, stand the gentleman’s entreat, his re- Emancipation Conservatory. We will which has since been gutted by the Su- quest, which is H.R. 1320, which is bi- get to see Opal Lee, almost 100 years preme Court but which we are seeking partisan, that declares Juneteenth a old, fighting for this holiday, or Al to restore with the John Lewis Voting national Federal holiday. Edwards. We will get to see Senator Rights Act. And to the wrong representation of CORNYN, a Republican who joins us in Reconstruction was doomed by a lack right-wing radio, it doesn’t substitute this commemoration, and all others. of Federal enforcement. In the begin- any holiday. It adds it to the list of We will get to see the Nation be able to ning, Reconstruction had early success. Federal holidays. It does not subtract understand in its finality that it must It saw the passage of the 13th Amend- any holiday; does not take any holiday be clear, it must be our birthright. ment, which abolished slavery; the 14th away. Yet it acknowledges the impor- It is a reminder, this day, on Amendment, which provided for equal tance of that day and, as well, it is led Juneteenth, that liberty and freedom protection of the law and which prohib- by Senators MARKEY and CORNYN, a Re- are precious birthrights of all Ameri- ited discrimination based on race; and publican and Democrat in the United cans, which must be jealously guarded the 15th Amendment, which provided States Senate, and it is a bipartisan and preserved for future generations. for voting rights and which prohibited bill in the House. That is why we are on the floor disenfranchisement based on race. Is there any reason not to move this today. We are not in anger. We are not During Reconstruction, scores of Af- bill along as quickly as possible? in anguish. We are here, in fact, for lib- rican Americans began exercising their And if there is a basis for not under- eration, freedom, and the empower- fundamental right to vote, and some standing what freedom meant, look at ment of all Americans. African Americans began winning elec- this slave that was symbolic of the life Let stories be told, no matter who tive office. For a fleeting moment, that slave led; but that is the light of you are. And let the story be told of there was an outburst of Black polit- being beat. those uniquely held in bondage, ical power in America. Then came a What about those who were beaten to through H.R. 40, the Commission to turning point in the 1876 Presidential death or burned to death? Study and Develop Reparation Pro- election, whose outcome was decided It is no shame for our children to be posals, which we seek to put on the by a congressional commission. taught this history. I know no teacher floor in this great month. And, of Then-Presidential candidate Ruther- who would stand in the classroom and course, the national holiday of ford B. Hayes cut a deal with white su- condemn children. I know teachers who Juneteenth, along with the historic premacists in the United States Con- are loving, and will give understanding, gift that we give to America, the gress. He agreed to withdraw the Union and let a child come out and say, I Emancipation Trail, that all the world Army from the former Confederate want a better America. will be able to come. States in exchange for the Presidency. Isn’t that the kind of soldier and doc- Madam Speaker, I am delighted to When the Union Army withdrew from tor and lawyer and teacher we want to thank my chair, the Honorable JOYCE the South, it left behind a vacuum that build up? Isn’t that the kind of citizen BEATTY, for her leadership in the Con- ultimately came to be filled by Jim we want to grow? gressional Black Caucus. And because

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.034 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2734 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 of freedom, it is a wonderment to stand Juneteenth was and is a living symbol of It should not be overlooked that the source here, free, with my colleague from New freedom for people who did not have it. of the January 6 white mob’s irrational anger, York, my co-chair, the Honorable Con- Juneteenth remains the oldest known cele- hatred, and violent reaction was that Black gressman TORRES, and all others. bration of slavery’s demise. Americans voted in overwhelming numbers in Isn’t it precious? It commemorates freedom while acknowl- Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and In God we trust that we stand here in edging the sacrifices and contributions made other enclaves to oust the most proWhite su- freedom. Let us not ever lose it, and let by courageous African Americans towards premacy President since the Civil War. us fight for it and let us keep it. making our great nation the more conscious Some might ask ‘‘Why dwell on the past? Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- and accepting country that it has become. Let us forget unpleasant things and move on ance of my time. The celebration of Juneteenth followed the into the future.’’ Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise most devastating conflict in our country’s his- My answer is to quote the great southern to anchor the Congressional Black Caucus’s tory, in the aftermath of a civil war that pitted writer William Faulkner: ‘‘The past is never Special Order tonight on Juneteenth Inde- brother against brother, neighbor against dead. It is not even the past.’’ pendence Day. neighbor and threatened to tear the fabric of The hatreds, prejudices, resentments, and I am pleased to be joined by Congress- our union apart forever that America truly be- white supremacy that Black Americans wit- woman BEATTY, the Chair of the CBC; Con- came the land of the free and the home of the nessed and suffered in Greenwood a century gressman TORRES of New York, the co-anchor brave. ago are not dead; they are not even past. for this Special Order, and so many of our The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once So my message to the descendants of the CBC colleagues to commemorate a historically said, ‘‘Freedom is never free,’’ and African survivors and victims of slavery, America’s significant day for all Americans, but especially American labor leader A. Phillip Randolph Original Sin, is to keep fighting for justice, to African Americans. often said ‘‘Freedom is never given. It is won.’’ never be silent, to affirm the truth, and seek Let me extend on behalf of the CBC its Truer words were never spoken. accountability. heartfelt thanks to the House leadership, par- We should all recognize the power and the In his famous Second Inaugural Address, ticularly Majority Leader HOYER, for their sup- ironic truth of those statements, and we President Lincoln spoke of the profound moral port which paved the way for the House last should pause to remember the enormous debt owed for ‘‘all the wealth piled by the year to pass by unanimous consent H. Res. price paid by all Americans in our country’s bondsman’s two hundred and fifty years of un- 1001, the resolution I introduced recognizing quest to realize its promise. requited toil,’’ and that the Civil War was the Juneteenth Independence Day. Juneteenth honors the end of the 400 years Madam Speaker, Juneteenth is as signifi- of suffering African Americans endured under judgment of the Lord, which was ‘‘true and cant to African Americans as July 4 is to all slavery and celebrates the legacy of persever- righteous altogether.’’ That debt remains to be paid, which is why Americans because on that day, June 19, 155 ance that has become the hallmark of the Afri- African Americans have always peacefully pe- years ago, General Gordon Granger, the can American experience in the struggle for titioned the government for the redress of its Commanding Officer of the District of Texas, equality. grievances. rode into Galveston, Texas and announced But Madam Speaker, as the poet Langston As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said at the freedom of the last American slaves; belat- Hughes reminds us in his famous poem, the 1963 March on Washington: edly freeing 250,000 slaves in Texas nearly ’’Mother to Son,’’ life in America for African ‘‘In a sense, we have come to our nation’s two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln Americans ‘‘ain’t been no crystal stair.’’ capital to cash a check. When the architects signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The post-bellum period in America was of our republic wrote the magnificent words of When General Granger read these words of marked by violence and terrorism against Afri- the Constitution and the Declaration of Inde- General Order No. 3 set off joyous celebra- can Americans as they sought to make real pendence, they were signing a promissory tions of the freedmen and woman of Texas: the promises of the Declaration of Independ- ‘‘The people of Texas are informed that in ence and the Constitution. note to which every American was to fall heir. accordance with a Proclamation from the Ex- Nowhere was the reign of terror to which ‘‘This note was a promise that all men, yes, ecutive of the United States, all slaves are they were subjected to more horrific than the black men as well as white men, would be free. This involves an absolute equality of 1921 Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre, which guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, rights and rights of property between former occurred a century ago this past May 31–June and the pursuit of happiness. masters and slaves, and the connection there- 1. ‘‘It is obvious today that America has de- fore existing between them becomes that be- Tulsa’s Greenwood District, was known as faulted on this promissory note insofar as her tween employer and hired laborer.’’ ‘‘Black Wall Street,’’ and was the most pros- citizens of color are concerned. Instead of Juneteenth was first celebrated in the Texas perous African American community in the honoring this sacred obligation, America has state capital in 1867 under the direction of the United States. given the Negro people a bad check, a check Freedmen’s Bureau. The Greenwood community with a popu- which has come back marked ‘insufficient Juneteenth remains the oldest known cele- lation of over 10,000 Black people had stores funds.’ But we refuse to believe that the bank bration of slavery’s demise, commemorating that sold luxury items, 21 restaurants, 30 gro- of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe freedom while acknowledging the sacrifices cery stores, a hospital, a savings and loan that there are insufficient funds in the great and contributions made by courageous African bank, a post office, three hotels, jewelry and vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we Americans towards making our great nation clothing stores, two movie theaters, a library, have come to cash this check—a check that the more conscious and accepting country that pool halls, a bus and cab service, a nationally will give us upon demand the riches of free- it has become. recognized school system, six private air- dom and the security of justice.’’ As the nation prepares to celebrate July 4th, planes, and two black newspapers. Madam Speaker, H.R. 40, legislation I have our national day of independence, it is a time But on May 31st of that year, the 35 city introduced, continues this proud legacy of de- to reflect on the accomplishments of our na- blocks of Greenwood went up in flames, at manding reparative justice and accountability tion and its people. least 300 Black persons were murdered and for injuries inflicted. I want to thank the Members of the House more than 800 were injured; it is estimated H.R. 40, which establishes a national com- for their bipartisan support of this annual that not less than 9,000 were left homeless mission to examine slavery and discrimination Juneteenth Resolution, which has 214 cospon- and destitute. in the colonies and the United States from sors, of which 202 are original sponsors. The message of the Tulsa Race Massacre 1619 to the present and recommend appro- General Granger’s reading of General Order was clear to Black America: ‘‘Stay in your priate remedies. No. 3 ended chattel slavery, a form of per- place. Do not attempt to accumulate and be- Among other requirements, the commission petual servitude that held generations of Afri- queath wealth or own property. Remember shall identify (1) the role of federal and state cans in bondage in the United States for two- your history in America is as chattel property.’’ governments in supporting the institution of hundred and fortyeight years and opened a Madam Speaker, were they still alive, the slavery; (2) forms of discrimination in the pub- new chapter in American history. domestic terrorists of the mob in Greenwood lic and private sectors against freed slaves Recognizing the importance of this date, would see their evil reenacted—and then fol- and their descendants; and (3) lingering nega- former slaves coined the word ‘‘Juneteenth’’ to lowed by a similar attempt to cover-up it and tive effects of slavery on living African-Ameri- mark the occasion with a celebration the first foster collective amnesia—a century later in cans and society. of which occurred in the Texas state capital in the siege and desecration of the hallowed The goal of the historical investigations H.R. 1867 under the direction of the Freedmen’s halls of the U.S. Capitol, the ’Citadel of De- 40 mandates is to bring American society to a Bureau. mocracy’. new reckoning with how our past affects the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.035 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2735 current conditions of African Americans and to Press Statement TABLE 1.—STATES THAT COMMEMORATE OR OBSERVE make America a better place by helping the CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE INTRO- JUNETEENTH—Continued truly disadvantaged. DUCES H.R. 1320 THE BIPARTISAN JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY Year of Rec- Consequently, the reparations movement State ognition Citation does not focus on payments to individuals, but ACT—CURRENTLY HAS 159 SPONSORS IN THE to remedies that can be created in as many HOUSE Iowa ...... 2002 Iowa Code § 1C.14 (2002). Kansas ...... 2007 S. Res. 1860, 82nd Leg., Reg. Sess. (Kan. forms necessary to equitably address the As the Chair of the House Judiciary Com- mittee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism 2007) many kinds of injuries sustained from chattel Kentucky ...... 2005 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 2.147 (LexisNexis 2005) and Homeland Security, I am committed to Louisiana ...... 2003 La. Stat. Ann. § 1:58:2 (2003) slavery and its continuing vestiges. affording members of this committee to un- Maine ...... 2011 Me. Stat. tit. 1, § 150–H (2011) To merely focus on finance is an empty Maryland ...... 2014 Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. § 7–411 cover the facts and shine light into darkness (LexisNexis 2014) gesture and betrays a lack of understanding of to reveal the threats posed by ‘The Rise of Massachusetts 2007 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 15BBBBB (2007) the depth of the unaddressed moral issues Domestic Terrorism in America.’ On Janu- Michigan ...... 2005 Mich. Comp. Laws § 435.361 (2005) Minnesota ...... 1996 Minn. Stat. § 10.55 (1996) that continue to haunt this nation. ary 6, 2021, the nation and the world wit- Mississippi ..... 2010 S. Con. Res. 605, 2010 Leg., Reg. Sess. While it might be convenient to assume that nessed the damage caused by divisions acer- (Miss. 2010) we can address the current divisive racial and bated by lies and hate.’’ Missouri ...... 2003 Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.161 (2003) WASHINGTON, DC—‘‘Today I re-introduced Montana ...... 2017 Mont. Code Ann. § 1–1–231 (2017) political climate in our nation through race Nebraska ...... 2009 Leg.Res. 75, 101st Leg., Reg. Sess. (Neb. in the House of Representatives the bipar- 2009) neutral means, experience shows that we tisan Juneteenth National Independence Day Nevada ...... 2011 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.033 (2011) have not escaped our history. Act, H.R. 1320, with 102 co-sponsors. The New Hampshire 2019 N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:13–z (LexisNexis Though the Civil Rights Movement chal- 2019) House re-introduction coincides with the re- New Jersey ...... 2004 N.J. Rev. Stat. § 36:2–80 (2004) lenged many of the most racist practices and introduction of a Senate companion bill by New Mexico .... 2006 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12–5–14 (2006) structures that subjugated the African Amer- Senators Markey, Smith, and Booker. New York ...... 2004 N.Y. Exec. Law § 168–a(3) (LexisNexis 2004) ican community, it was not followed by a com- Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, North Carolina 2007 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 450 mitment to truth and reconciliation. legislation when enacted would make Ohio ...... 2006 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.2234 (LexisNexis Juneteenth a federal holiday. ‘‘Juneteenth,’’ 2006) For that reason, the legacy of racial inequal- Oklahoma ...... 1994 Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 82.4 (1994) ity has persisted, and left the nation vulnerable is observed on June 19, and commemorates Oregon ...... 2001 S.J. Res. 31, 71st Leg. Assemb. (Or. 2001) Pennsylvania .. 2001 H. Res. 236, 185st Gen. Assemb. Reg. to a range of problems that continue to yield the end of slavery in the United States and is also known as ‘‘Emancipation Day,’’ ‘‘Ju- Sess. (Pa. 2011) division, racial disparities, and injustice. Rhode Island .. 2012 S.B. 2262, 2011–2012 Leg. Sess. (R.I. bilee Day,’’ and ‘‘Juneteenth Independence 2011) a By passing H.R. 40, Congress can start a Day.’’ South Carolina 2008 S.C. Code Ann. § 53–3–85 (2008) movement toward the national reckoning we ‘‘On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Tennessee ...... 2007 Tenn. Code Ann. § 15–2–113 (2007) Texas ...... 1980 Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 662.003 need to bridge racial divides. Major General Gordon Granger issued Gen- (LexisNexis 1999) b Reparations are ultimately about respect eral Order No. 3, which announced that, in Utah ...... 2016 Utah Code Ann. § 63G–1–401(1)(g) accordance with the Emancipation Procla- (LexisNexis 2016) and reconciliation—and the hope that one day, Vermont ...... 2007 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 1, § 375 (2007) all Americans can walk together toward a mation, ‘‘all slaves are free. Juneteenth is Virginia ...... 2007 H. Res. 56, 2007 Sess. (Va. 2007) currently recognized by 47 states and the Washington ..... 2007 Wash. Rev. Code § 1.16.050(7)(1) (2007) more just future. West Virginia .. 2008 H. Res. 19, 78th Leg., 2d Sess. (W. Va. Official slavery ended with the Civil War and District of Columbia as an official state holiday or observance. In 1980, Texas was the 2008) ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. Wisconsin ...... 2009 Wis. Stat. § 995.20 (2009) first state to recognize Juneteenth as a paid Wyoming ...... 2003 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 8–4–107 (2003) But unofficial slavery was continued with the state holiday.’’ new institution of share-crop farming, a crimi- Source: Table compiled by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). ‘‘Juneteenth honors the end of the years of Notes: This table includes the first instance of a state’s recognition of nal justice system that would press convicts suffering that African Americans endured Juneteenth or the first legislation that established Juneteenth as a state into work once done by slaves, and labor poli- under slavery and celebrates the legacy of holiday. It excludes legislation adopted by states after the initial observation year. For example, Kansas adopted multiple resolutions, such as S. Res. cies that dictated income for work done based perseverance that has become the hallmark 1866 (2007), S. Res. 1888 (2009), S. Res. 1865 (2011 ), and S. Res. 1754 upon skin color. of the African American experience in the (2015), subsequent to the original commemoration. And, of course, all of this was reinforced by struggle for equality. These values are Bolded legislation citations denote that the legislation established shared by millions of Americans who over Juneteenth as a state holiday. This includes days of observance and does the systematic disenfranchisement of black not necessarily mean that they are legal holidays. Non-bolded legislation ci- generations have held fast to the promise of tations are commemorations or recognitions of the day’s significance. Americans, the ‘‘discrete and insular minority’’ this nation while struggling fore basic States without links do not have publicly available versions of the bill or excluded from ‘‘those political processes ordi- human rights.’’ resolution online. Copies can be found on Lexis Advanced or requested from CRS. narily to be relied upon to protect’’ them, to ‘‘Juneteenth celebrates African American a. S. B. 169, 2013–2014 Leg. Sess. (R.I. 2013) establishing the recogni- quote Chief Justice Hughes’ famous Footnote freedom while encouraging selfdevelopment tion of Juneteenth annually. and respect for all cultures. But it must al- b. H.B. 1016, 66th Reg. Sess. (Tex. 1980). 4 in United States v. Carolene Products Com- c. H.J. Res. 5074A, 2006 Spec. Sess. (Va. 2006) commending celebrations. pany, 304 U.S. 144 (1938). ways remain a reminder to us all that lib- These are just some of the many reasons erty and freedom are the precious birthright In recent years, the Senate has passed an- that the history of the United States is inter- of all Americans which must be jealously nual resolutions recognizing June 19 as guarded and preserved for future genera- Juneteenth Independence Day twined with the history of enslaved Africans in tions. As it takes on a more national and the Americas. even global perspective, the events of 1865 in S. Res. 253 (116th Cong.) ‘‘There is blood and there are tears, but Texas are not forgotten, for all our roots tie S. Res. 547 (115th Cong.) there is also redemption and reconciliation. back to this fertile soil from which a na- S. Res. 214 (115th Cong.) But to get there, we must have the complete tional day of pride is growing. This is why we S. Res. 500 (114th Cong.) truth and lay our history bare. It is the light must establish the Juneteenth Independence that sheds the way to the more perfect union Day, as a national holiday. And today we Similar resolutions have been introduced in the House of Representatives all Americans want. also pay special tribute to Opal Lee, the ‘‘The Commission created and empowered Grandmother of Juneteenth!’’ H. Res. 450 (116th Cong.) by H.R. 40 is a necessary first step in that ef- H. Res. 948 (115th Cong.) TABLE 1.—STATES THAT COMMEMORATE OR OBSERVE fort to get to truth and reconciliation about the H. Res. 386 (115th Cong.) JUNETEENTH ’Original Sin of American Slavery’ that is nec- H. Res. 787 (114th Cong.) essary to light the way to the beloved commu- Year of Rec- SAMPLE CONGRESSIONAL SPEECHES AND State ognition Citation nity we all seek.’’ RECOGNITIONS So, Madam Speaker, this is where we are. Alabama ...... 2011 2011 Ala. Adv. Legis. Serv. 398 In recent years, a number of National (LexisNexis) Members of Congress often make floor Juneteenth Organizations have arisen to take Alaska ...... 2001 Alaska Stat. § 44.12.090 (2001) statements, issue press releases, or enter Ex- Arizona ...... 2016 Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1–315 (Lexis Nexis their place alongside older organizations—all tensions of Remarks into the Congressional 2016) Record to recognize federal holidays and ob- with the mission to promote and cultivate Arkansas ...... 2005 Ark. Code Ann. § 1–5–114 (2005) California ...... 2003 Cal. Gov’t Code § 6719 (Deering 2003) servances. The following are some recent ex- knowledge and appreciation of African Amer- Colorado ...... 2004 H.J. Res. 04–1027, 64th Gen. Assemb., amples that may be of assistance in pre- ican history and culture. 2nd Reg. Sess. (Co. 2004) Connecticut .... 2003 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10–29a(a)(48) (2003) paring such statements: Juneteenth celebrates African American Delaware ...... 2000 Del. Code Ann. tit. 1, § 604 (2000) Representative Antonio Delgado, ‘‘Recog- freedom while encouraging self-development District of Co- 2003 Res. 160, 15th, Counsel, 2003 D.C. lumbia. nizing Juneteenth,’’ Extensions of Remarks, and respect for all cultures . Florida ...... 1991 Fla. Stat. § 683.21 (1991) Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 165 But it must always remain a reminder to us Georgia ...... 2011 S. Res. 164, 151st Gen. Assemb., Reg. (June 19, 2019), p. E769. Sess (Ga. 1991) all that liberty and freedom are precious birth- Idaho ...... 2001 S. Con. Res. 101, 56th, Leg., Reg. Sess. Senators Bill Nelson and Cory Booker, rights of all Americans, which must be jeal- (Idaho 2001) ‘‘Juneteenth Independence Day,’’ remarks in Illinois ...... 2003 5 Ill. Comp. Stat. 490/63 (2003) ously guarded and preserved for future gen- Indiana ...... 2010 H. Con. Res. 38, 116st Gen. Assemb., 2d the Senate, Congressional Record, daily edi- erations. Reg. Sess. (Ind. 2010) tion, vol. 164 (June 19, 2018), pp. S4032–S4033.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JN7.028 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2736 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, ‘‘Com- ing our commitment to the work that remains. pacts that ESA listing decisions have memorating Juneteenth,’’ remarks in the We can do this by remembering who we are, had on local communities and econo- House of Representatives, Congressional where we came from, and rejoicing now in the mies; and some of the legislative re- Record, daily edition, vol. 162 (June 19, 2018), forms needed to finally bring the ESA pp. H5274-H5275. freedom and liberties that we share—and by Representative Brian Babin, ‘‘Celebrating never taking them for granted. into the 21st century. Juneteenth 2017,’’ Extensions of Remarks, f Over the past few years, the Trump administration made great progress by Congressional Record, daily edition vol. 163 FAILURE OF THE ENDANGERED (June 15, 2017), p. E828. finalizing several updates to the ESA Senator Harry Reid, ‘‘Celebrating SPECIES ACT to modernize this bedrock law and to Juneteenth,’’ remarks in the Senate, Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under improve our ability to protect endan- gressional Record, daily edition, vol. 162 the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- gered and threatened species and cele- (June 16, 2016), p. S4258. uary 4, 2021, the gentleman from Wash- brate our recovery successes. Representative Jeb Hensarling, ‘‘Hen- ington (Mr. NEWHOUSE) is recognized The Trump administration created a sarling Commemorates Juneteenth,’’ press transparent process for designating release, June 19, 2015. for 60 minutes as the designee of the Representative Julia Brownley, ‘‘Recog- minority leader. critical habitat for listed species, and nizing Ventura County’s 24th Annual GENERAL LEAVE finalized a commonsense definition Juneteenth Celebration,’’ Extensions of Re- Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, that a critical habitat must indeed be marks, Congressional Record, daily edition, before I begin, I ask unanimous con- critical to the species at hand. vol. 160 (June 19, 2014), p. E1023. sent that all Members may have 5 leg- Who would have thought? They streamlined and modernized the PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS AND REMARKS islative days in which to revise and ex- process for consultation between gov- One of the many uses of a presidential tend their remarks and include extra- ernment agencies to determine the proclamation is to ceremoniously honor a neous materials on the topic of my scope of listing impacts, including re- group or call attention to certain issues or Special Order. events. Some proclamations and remarks quiring the consideration of the eco- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there commemorating Juneteenth from the Com- nomic impact a listing could have on objection to the request of the gen- pilation of Presidential Documents include local economics. the following: tleman from Washington? Lastly, they finalized a rule that re- Statement of the Observance of There was no objection. wards State and landowners for suc- Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, Juneteenth—President Donald Trump, June cessful recovery actions by loosening 19, 2019 nearly 50 years ago, President Nixon mandated regulations on species man- Statement on the Observance of signed the Endangered Species Act into Juneteenth—President Barack Obama, June agement as the species begin to recover law, which was designed to do two and are down-listed from endangered to 19, 2016 things: Number 1, prevent species from Message on the Observance of threatened. Juneteenth—President George W. Bush, June going extinct; and Number 2, promote Unfortunately, earlier this month, 19, 2008 their recovery back to health and the Biden administration announced Remarks at a Southwest Voter Registra- healthy populations. plans to rescind or reverse these im- tion Education Project Reception in Hous- Since then, hundreds of plants and provements. This is exactly the wrong ton, Texas—President William J. Clinton, animals have joined the endangered or direction we should be heading, Madam June 19, 2000 threatened species list, spurring con- Speaker. Other presidential proclamations are avail- servation and recovery efforts at all able through https://www.govinfo.gov/, a por- As we have seen over the past four levels of government. decades, the ESA has become a weapon tal for free public access to official publica- While this landmark species protections from all three branches of the govern- used by extreme environmentalists and ment, maintained by the Government Pub- tion law is well-intentioned and has ac- serial litigators to slow or halt critical lishing Office (GPO). complished many good things, it has economic development and land man- HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES become an endless source of conflict agement projects in rural communities and, unfortunately, many rightly con- Numerous resources provide information throughout the United States. From on the history and culture of the holiday. sider it a dismal failure. preventing the restoration of our for- Some of these include the following: The Endangered Species Act hasn’t ests, to creating overburdensome road- Smithsonian, ‘‘Juneteenth: Our Other seen meaningful reform since 1973. And blocks for domestic energy develop- Independence Day.’’ This blog post includes since then, less than 3 percent of spe- ment, the ESA, in its current form, pictures of Major General George Granger cies have recovered and been delisted. simply does more harm than good. and the house from which he read General The Congressional Western Caucus Oftentimes, these ESA regulations Order Number 3. has long advocated for improvements negatively impact the very people we Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, to modernize the ESA and make it need as conservation partners. Through for over 150 years, June 19th, commonly more effective for our species and more land use restrictions, reduced property known as ‘‘Juneteenth Independence Day,’’ transparent for the American people. values, and costly permitting require- has been celebrated as a source of inspiration My colleagues in the caucus have advo- ments, unilateral and far-sweeping list- and encouragement for generations of African cated on behalf of the rural commu- ing decisions remove incentive for Americans in Texas and across the nation. nities that we represent who are se- these local partners to come to the News of the end of slavery did not reach the verely impacted by the ESA listing de- table. In effect, it makes enemies out frontiers of the United States until months after cisions and who, in many cases, are of the people who are most critical to the conclusion of the Civil War, and more than working in collaboration with private our efforts instead of treating these two and a half years after President Abraham landowners, community groups, Tribes, species like the assets they are to our Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and local governments to promote suc- local lands. We must empower our on January 1, 1863. It was not until June 19, cessful species recovery and land con- local, State, and Tribal partners to col- 1865 that Union soldiers, led by Major General servation. laborate on comprehensive recovery Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas And we have advocated to adminis- and conservation efforts, and we know with news of freedom for the enslaved. tration after administration the need this to be true. The Roman philosopher Cicero once to follow the science and fulfill the More stringent regulations will not quoted, ‘‘history is the witness that testifies to congressional intent of the law, which lead to more successful species recov- the passing of time; it illumines reality, vital- is to promote recovery of these species ery. In rural America, we value the re- izes memory, provides guidance in daily life and then remove them from the endan- sponsible management of plants, ani- and brings us tidings of antiquity.’’ In honor of gered species list. mals, and native species, but we have the spirit, of the trials and tribulations of our That is why I am so proud to host to do so in a way that doesn’t destroy ancestors, and the legacy they have left, we this Special Order tonight, where you our economies, decimate our lands or must never forget our history. And we can do will hear from several of my Western leave our communities vulnerable to that by joining together to observe Juneteenth Caucus colleagues about successful, lo- natural disasters. and celebrate the progress we have made cally led recovery efforts taking place We need flexible tools, not one-size- thereafter, while also recognizing and reaffirm- across the country; the different im- fits-all regulations from the Federal

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JN7.029 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2737 Government to be successful in our ensure that things like mines . . . tinue decreasing, and more farmers are shared goal of recovery of our Nation’s don’t go forward without protections throwing in the towel because of the endangered and threatened species. for moose in place.’’ uncertainty. Tonight, we are here to raise the Could their intentions be any more We can find another example in the voices of rural communities that are clearer, Madam Speaker? Pacific Northwest. The 1990 listing of impacted by the ESA and to make our The purpose of the ESA is pretty the northern spotted owl economically message heard. straightforward: to protect endangered devastated rural communities in Or- Madam Speaker, I yield to my good species. Tragically, the ESA is not al- egon and Washington by virtually deci- friend from the great State of Min- ways being used for conservation. It is mating the timber industry in the re- nesota (Mr. STAUBER), who is the rank- being weaponized as a way to advance gion. The collapse of the timber indus- ing member of the Subcommittee on the far left’s radical agenda. It is being try has actually hurt the northern Energy and Mineral Resources for the used by the Green New Deal Democrat spotted owl by making these forests Committee on Natural Resources. Party to stop progress. into dense, overgrown powder kegs. Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, I We need to update the Endangered Now, decades later, Americans are pay- rise with my colleagues in the Congres- Species Act to allow us to hunt, fish, ing higher prices for building materials sional Western Caucus to discuss abuse mine, harvest timber, farm, and for because much of our mill infrastruc- of the Endangered Species Act, a law other responsible uses. Let’s reform the ture was wiped out, never to return. passed with good intentions, but Endangered Species Act and maintain ESA litigation has also prevented weaponized by radicals to fight hunt- our way of life. delisting of animals that have fully re- ing, fishing, mining, logging, transpor- Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I covered, like the grizzly bear. The tation, and our way of life. thank Mr. STAUBER and appreciate him Western States that house grizzly In my district in northern Min- bringing his perspective from the great bears undertook a herculean effort to nesota, the dramatic rise of the gray State of Minnesota. recover them, to the point that the wolf has posed a threat to our deer Like he and his constituents, we in Fish and Wildlife Service found that herds, our livestock, and our family the State of Washington also under- grizzly bears in the Greater Yellow- pets. The Minnesota Deer Hunters As- stand the impact of the gray wolf and stone Ecosystem and Northern Conti- sociation considers it a top threat to what impact it can have on our local nental Divide Ecosystem are fully re- our hunting way of life. ranchers, farmers, and communities. I covered. This is not a new issue, as they first Meanwhile, it wreaks havoc on our thank him very much for his work on moved to delist the Greater Yellow- cattle ranchers throughout northern bringing control back to the State, stone population back in 2007. However, Minnesota. One rancher lost 26 cows to where it should be. due to ESA lawsuits from radical spe- wolves in just 1 year. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- cial interest groups, both population In 2013, then-President Obama’s Fish tleman from Arkansas (Mr. WESTERMAN), who is the Republican segments are still listed. and Wildlife Service rightfully delisted Unfortunately, examples like this ranking member on the Committee on the gray wolf. now fill the endangered species list. Natural Resources. b 2045 Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, This is diverting critical resources away from animals that actually need Why? Because the gray wolf had I thank the gentleman from Wash- protection. clearly recovered. It had exceeded pop- ington not only for holding this impor- This should be common sense. If an ulation targets by as much as 300 per- tant forum tonight but also for his tre- animal recovers and is thriving in its cent. And, no, this is not a statistic mendous leadership with the Western environment, it should be delisted, from hunters or ranchers. This is Caucus, where we look at real solutions plain and simple. Yet, Democrat law- straight out of a 2013 Fish and Wildlife for rural America. makers and administration officials Service press release. Madam Speaker, America is blessed are so intent on pleasing the whims of Dan Ashe, Obama’s Fish and Wildlife with an incredible abundance of wild- special interest groups that they refuse Service then-Director, when the gray life. Many of these animals have be- to follow the science and to look at the wolf was delisted, stated: ‘‘An exhaus- come icons of our country. Look no facts. We must work together to close tive review of the latest scientific in- further than the majestic bald eagle, these loopholes. formation . . . shows that we have ac- the national symbol of freedom and Earlier this month, the Biden admin- complished that goal with the gray American pride. istration announced it is rolling back wolf.’’ With such rich biodiversity, we have significant ESA reforms. It is another Madam Speaker, what happened a responsibility to respect and protect example of how out of touch this ad- next? Activist judges in Washington, the species that call the United States ministration is with rural Americans D.C., put the gray wolf back on the list home. When President Nixon signed and endangered species as well. Under just a couple of years later. the Endangered Species Act into law in these policies, rural America is now And when Obama’s Fish and Wildlife 1973, its stated intent was simple: pro- what is in the most danger. Service Director took a well-paying job tect wildlife most at risk of extinction. Many of the reforms put in place with an activist group, his tune sud- While the law had just intentions, under President Trump were born out denly changed, and he wanted the gray ambiguous language and lawsuits have of input from local communities most wolf back on the endangered species allowed special interest groups to hi- affected by the policies created in list. jack the ESA, using it as a weapon Washington. Yet, this administration Fortunately, the Trump administra- against any projects or actions they seems bent on reinstating burdensome tion did the right thing, listening to oppose. This has had a particularly regulations in order to open up the the science, and delisted the gray wolf devastating impact on rural economies door for environmental groups to again last fall. across the country as red-tape lawsuits weaponize the ESA. However, the same problem with the block important projects and essential Republican or Democrat, we can all ESA and activist groups remain, and it agency actions. agree that we want our most vulner- is widespread. One example of this, as my col- able species not just to survive but to Recently, the Fish and Wildlife Serv- leagues from California know, is con- thrive for generations. Using the ESA ice declined to list the moose as an en- tinual ESA lawsuits over the 3-inch as a political battering ram will not ac- dangered species because their num- Delta smelt that have diverted trillions complish this goal. bers are above targets. This time, the of gallons of water away from farmers We must return the ESA to its origi- radical activist lawyers said the quiet in the San Joaquin Valley of California nal intent: protecting wildlife that is part out loud. In a Minneapolis Star to create a man-made drought and dou- most at risk. Anything more than that Tribune article, the Center for Biologi- ble-digit unemployment in recent is a bureaucratic overreach and a give- cal Diversity, which has significant in- years. away to radical environmental groups. fluence over House Democrats, stated: Despite these diversions, the fish Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- ‘‘Now it is going to be a lot harder to populations of the Delta smelt con- tleman again for hosting this forum.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.036 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2738 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I fuses to negotiate and continues to en- Since the 1990s, there have been con- really thank my friend for his leader- force a mandate designed to protect a cerns regarding the lesser prairie- ship on this very important issue. population of mussels that have likely chicken population size and habitat, As was mentioned earlier, the ESA already died from the bacterial over- and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a dismal recovery rate of just 3 per- load created when this 1,500-acre lake has considered listing the bird under cent. We have to work hard to was reduced to a puddle, killing prac- the Endangered Species Act on mul- strengthen this law in order to provide tically all the wildlife that used to call tiple occasions. real results. Lake Freeman home. The Fish and Wildlife Service cited We ought to be incentivizing private Due to years of misinterpretation of habitat fragmentation as one of the investment in species recovery, the law, unchecked actions by reasons for its population decline, as streamline decision-making, and pro- unelected bureaucrats, and radical much of the area is used for cropland, mote the comprehensive efforts of environmentalism, this once valuable grazing, and oil and gas development. State and local governments as well as law, designed to conserve America’s However, we have seen perhaps the Tribes. natural beauty, has instead proved most significant population changes I want to just say I greatly appre- time and time again to be a death knell tied to the prolonged periods of ciate the thoughts of the good gen- to actual ecosystems and the nearby drought across the chicken’s range. tleman from the Committee on Natural communities. At its lowest, the lesser prairie- Resources. The Service consistently hides be- chicken population fell to approxi- Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- hind its ability to point fingers at mately 15,400 birds during the worst tleman from Indiana (Mr. BAIRD), one other agencies, whose compliance is phase of the 2013 drought. of my fellow farmers in Congress and a obligated by the ESA as a means to As the population declined, stake- war veteran. I thank him for being avoid rational management of the act holders across the five states began with us tonight. and the species it protects. conversations and plans to address this Mr. BAIRD. Madam Speaker, I want As thought leaders and policy- issue and partnered with local land- to thank my colleague from the State makers, we have an important respon- owners and industry. The Kansas De- of Washington for allowing me to have sibility to preserve the natural beauty partment of Wildlife, Parks and Tour- the opportunity to participate in this that God has bestowed on our land. The ism teamed up with farmers and ranch- Special Order. Endangered Species Act was estab- ers, the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Inter- Madam Speaker, I rise today on be- lished with that mission at heart but state Working Group, and other mid- half of the communities and the resi- has gone frightfully astray. western States throughout the bird’s dents of west central Indiana to share It has been 40 years since the enact- range to initiate conservation plans. our experience with the Endangered ment of the ESA. Now more than ever, In their work to help the lesser prai- Species Act. it is time to modernize this important rie-chicken, Kansans have conserved As an animal scientist and a farmer, law, to fix its broken parts to better more than 40,000 acres of habitat I am a lifelong conservationist. I value serve its purpose and to allow for re- through the Conservation Reserve Pro- the well-intentioned effort of the ESA sponsible solutions to disasters like gram at the U.S. Department of Agri- to protect and conserve our Nation’s Lake Freeman. culture and private investments. Many most iconic species that define our I hope my colleagues will join me in of the voluntary conservation efforts landscapes and have shaped our herit- this valuable effort. have been directly funded by farmers age. Instead, however, I have repeat- Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I and ranchers, the energy sector, and edly found myself discouraged with the thank Mr. BAIRD and appreciate his other landowners. As stakeholders implementation of this important act. leadership on this important issue. make conservation changes, it is vital As I shared here on the House floor a From farming to ranching to mining that the practices are mutually bene- few weeks ago, Lakes Freeman and to forestry to recreational opportuni- ficial to both the lesser prairie-chicken Shafer, near Monticello, Indiana, have ties, the far-reaching impacts of the and agriculture and energy producers. been a popular tourist destination. It Endangered Species Act go wide. I These voluntary efforts have yielded has been home to many small busi- thank him for bringing up those very excellent results, with the lesser prai- nesses, attractions, and a vibrant local important points. rie-chicken population up to more than economy for generations of Hoosiers. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- 34,400 birds in 2020. In Kansas, the popu- Unfortunately, though, a series of tleman from Kansas (Mr. MANN), my lation has been stable to increasing droughts and a tangle of bureaucratic good friend and colleague from the since 2013, while the entire population red tape involving the ESA has made a town of Quinter. has been increasing since 2016. The pop- devastating impact on this community. Mr. MANN. Madam Speaker, I thank ulation growth has occurred thanks to Following a listing on the endan- the gentleman from Washington very voluntary efforts, but also because of gered species list more than a decade much for his leadership with the West- increased rainfall, which has also bene- ago of mussels found in the Tippecanoe ern Caucus and for hosting this Special fited many of the agricultural pro- River, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv- Order tonight. ducers in the area. ice subsequently ordered a new higher Madam Speaker, I rise today, with And so it is especially alarming and volume of water to consistently flow my colleagues from the Western Cau- disappointing to see the Fish and Wild- out of the Oakdale Dam that forms cus, to highlight progress made in the life Service release a plan to list the Lake Freeman, in an effort to preserve lesser prairie chicken population re- lesser prairie-chicken under the Endan- these now-protected mussels. This ex- covery through voluntary conservation gered Species Act as threatened in the ecutive action by unelected bureau- efforts in Kansas. northern population and endangered in crats has crippled our once-thriving The lesser prairie chicken is a North the southern population. community. American species native to the grass- The potential ESA listing flies in the Businesses like the Tall Timbers Ma- lands and southern Great Plains across face of years spent and millions in- rina, local resorts, and the Madam Car- New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, vested in voluntary conservation and roll cruise boat, as seen here, report Texas, and Kansas. These birds use the goes against the clear data that the catastrophic losses to revenue and de- open areas of the plains to perform population has increased under those pleted financial reserves. their courtship dance and build their efforts. As usual, President Biden be- Homeowners along the lake report nests on the ground, away from any lieves Federal overreach is the answer ruined seawalls, dried-up wells, and roads or structures. to a local and State issue, and his ad- slashed resale values, even during this ministration lacks trust in private hottest real estate market of our life- b 2100 landowners to take care of their own time. My district, the Big First of Kansas, land. With zero regard for the economic is home to the most extensive range I strongly and vehemently oppose the and environmental catastrophe cre- and largest population of the lesser listing of the lesser prairie-chicken, ated, the Fish and Wildlife Service re- prairie-chicken. and I will continue to push back on the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.038 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2739 Biden administration’s egregious over- Sandy Pond. The seasonal dredging was we were unable to save that particular reach. one week from completion before the pair. Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I forced government closure. There are There are far too many communities appreciate very much Mr. MANN’s par- several hundred homes and campsites that have suffered from the whims of ticipation in this Special Order but along this beautiful spot on Lake On- bureaucrats in Washington and Albany also his leadership on this very impor- tario known as Sandy Pond, where peo- who just don’t seem to care and seem tant issue. He gives clear examples in ple from around the Northeast have en- to be hiding behind many of these rules his own district of seeing the success in joyed this incredibly beautiful and and regulations when there are reason- the recovery of, in his case, the lesser unique place for over a century. able alternatives that will preserve the prairie-chicken through, I think I The closure has been devastating to natural environment as well as the heard him say, voluntary conservation local businesses, residents, and visi- human environment. efforts. tors, who have already been suffering I am concerned that to make matters It just underscores the need for us to from the disruptions of the COVID–19 worse the Biden administration is bar- be able to recognize all of the efforts pandemic last summer. Property val- reling down a path of appeasement to that are being taken on these species’ ues alone in this region are in excess of the left lobbyists and special interests. behalf, utilize the best available $150 million, not including all the busi- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service science, and consider all efforts that ness revenues and sales tax lost from has already announced they are repeal- are being made when assessing these people coming to this region from real- ing recent reforms to the Endangered listing decisions. ly all around the Northeast and Can- Species Act put in place under the last I thank Mr. MANN, and I appreciate ada. administration—and thank you for ac- very much his contribution. Despite this harsh Federal action, knowledging the changes that were Now, I would like to yield to the gen- the two—there are now two—piping made. These changes will enact greater tlewoman from New York (Ms. plovers’ nests are not even close to the economic costs while doing very little TENNEY), a prospective member of the dredging site. I know because I went to to offer any additional conservation Western Caucus, one that we would be the site, and I walked off the distance protections for the environment. delighted to have her membership, but from the dredging site to the beginning Our communities need reasonable certainly appreciate very much her of the designated habitat. The distance compromises to ensure the prosperity participation this evening to help us il- was clearly over 3,000 feet, just to get and enjoyment of our natural environ- lustrate this very important issue to to the beginning of the site, where the ment for all. This includes the econ- the American public. We are anxious to birds are much farther down. omy as well as the wildlife and the nat- have her here this evening. I want to emphasize that the commu- ural environment. The Federal Govern- Ms. TENNEY. Madam Speaker, I join nity cares deeply about the natural en- ment must be committed to this out- my colleagues today urging common- vironment. They seek to preserve this come as well as the State government. sense policies to carry out the goals of natural environment and its natural That is why I rise today, in support the Endangered Species Act while al- splendor for generations to come, and of targeted reforms to the Endangered lowing our communities to flourish. they deeply care about the continued Species Act that provide for common- As stewards of our planet, we each growth and continued population of sense solutions that will protect the have a responsibility to care for the en- this piping plover. natural environment for all species. vironment and protect our wildlife The community has proposed a sim- Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I while also caring for and addressing ple dredging, an economy-mode dredg- thank Ms. TENNEY for illustrating what the needs of our human environment, ing, which would be less intrusive, to is necessary common sense and finding which often gets left out in this con- dispose of the sand in an alternative lo- a balance between protecting species as versation. cation that would be far away. This is well as protecting a region’s economic However, today it seems more dif- a very modest and safe proposal. It is stability. I thank her very much for ficult than ever to have balanced dis- respectful and preserves the nesting her leadership in that overall picture. cussions. Deeply entrenched special in- site to the bird, and it is a perfectly We look forward to continuing to work terests are increasingly using our reasonable accommodation. with her. small communities as pawns for their Unfortunately, the Federal and State Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- larger political ambitions. Unfortu- bureaucrats have dug in and refuse to tleman from California (Mr. LAMALFA), nately, the bureaucrats in both the compromise, despite the fact that the ranking member of the Sub- Federal and State Government, espe- dredging can begin again safely and re- committee on Conservation and For- cially in New York, have become more sponsibly without threatening the life estry of the Committee on Natural Re- powerful than the people, and that is or the habitat of the birds. sources. unacceptable. The Federal and State agencies have I want to bring to your attention been unable to support their position b 2110 what is happening in my community yet with data or facts. We have had nu- Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I today. I represent New York’s 22nd Dis- merous conversations with them, pub- thank my colleague from the State of trict, which stretches all the way from lic meetings, and press conferences, Washington, a good friend and chair- Lake Ontario, yes, a Great Lake, to the and they refuse to offer any oppor- man of our Western Caucus. I appre- Pennsylvania border in the heart of tunity for the residents to have some ciate the time and the effort to have beautiful, pastoral, upstate New York. relief. this time of education here tonight on On April 16, the U.S. Army Corps of All the while, the community at the House floor, and for those who Engineers and New York State Depart- Sandy Pond continues to suffer, and would watch and want to actually ment of Environmental Conservation the harm could be irreparable harm as learn what goes on. ordered an immediate halting of a rou- the situation grows more dire each So where do we start on the Endan- tine annual dredging project to clear day, as the safe passage into Sandy gered Species Act? ingress and egress into the lovely inlet Pond to and from Lake Ontario be- Passed in 1973, signed by Republican of Sandy Pond, which is on the eastern comes impossible. President Richard Nixon. shore of Lake Ontario, due to the The piping plover, interestingly, has Now, if you were to listen to the sighting of a piping plover, a small not been seen in this part of Sandy rhetoric any time Republicans want to shoreline bird that weighs less than 2 Pond. Really it is sort of a rare resi- talk about reforming the Endangered ounces. Even though there are over dent. And it has been determined that Species Act or doing things that make 10,000 of these birds today throughout actually piping plovers like dredged sense, I think, out in the woods or with the Great Plains and eastern seaboard, sand. It unearths minerals and nutri- water storage, with mining the critical they remain listed as an endangered ents for them, and they tend to be minerals we are going to need for a lot species in the Great Lakes region. flocking now to these nesting sites. of these idealistic views, we are going The annual dredging project main- Sadly, a few years ago one of the pairs to have more and more use of elec- tains safe ingress and egress into that did show up was killed by a fox, so tricity, you would think that we were

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So when we have this water supply U.S. forest lands, and the resulting ef- Last year, we had a devastating kill run out, unable to produce the hydro- fect that has on private lands with the on ducks and other wildlife in that electric power that we normally could bad neighbors of U.S. lands are typi- Klamath Basin area because they because we could store it, then we are cally to them. couldn’t get water through the agricul- going to have more power shortages, If we are in a time of drought, we tural system to where the refuges are not just because of power shutoffs. Be- need to up our game more so on for- for the ducks. cause when the wind blows in Cali- estry, forest management, thinning, So what species is it we are going to fornia, now we have to shut off the and using these materials for the good pick? power because trees and things might of people. The water in the Klamath project ac- blow branches into the power lines and We had a toilet paper shortage tually is assigned agriculture use. The cause another devastating fire, like months ago, as ridiculous as that Klamath project added additional what is known as the Camp Fire that sounds in a first-world country like the water storage space to the existing devastated the town of Paradise, also United States, yet we are burning mil- Klamath Lake. Oregon courts have al- in my district. lions of acres every year. You could ready ruled a couple times that addi- Where is the common sense with trace a lot of this back to the misuse, tional water belongs to agriculture. It this? Where is the common sense of ap- the abuse of the Endangered Species is not something for the Bureau of Rec- plying if we have drought conditions Act to stop and block the type of work lamation and the Department of Inte- or, as the left likes to talk about every we need to be doing. rior to use in order to make their equa- other speech in this Chamber, climate We have had hundreds of thousands tions work out on the failed applica- change, the religion of climate change? of acres of fire like over there on the tion to salmon in order to, in their Okay. If the blankety-blank climate Western Coast, north coast of Cali- idea, flush a virus out of the Klamath is changing, why aren’t we storing fornia. They try to put in a project River. more water since we, as people, are after a 400,000-acre burn to do a mini- There is other evidence out there smart enough to know we will need a mal amount, 7,000 acres of clean up, of saying this is actually the opposite of water supply? restoration, of removing some of the what you should do. That the virus— Why aren’t we doing more to cause dead trees and brush and other things the C. shasta virus is actually propa- electricity be generated at that water that were left behind along roadways gated by these additional flows. It is storage site? and somewhere around communities, et done year after year after year, and the Why aren’t we doing more to trim cetera. Environmental lawsuits come virus keeps returning. Maybe you need and manage our forests that are over- in and stop them from doing 7,000 to let that stuff dry out. crowded? acres, less than 2 percent out of the Also, the sucker fish that they are Way too many trees per acre when fire. trying to protect in the lake, the bot- they have been managed that way for So what is the solution to this? Just tom feeding fish, too much water in the 100 years. watch these ghost trees stay there, lake studies show by the NAS—Na- Instead, we go on and on, and some- watch the brush grow up around all tional Academy of Sciences—that too body comes up with a lawsuit to pre- this and become the next tinderbox for much water in that lake makes them vent us from managing forests that the next fire in 5 or 7 years? more vulnerable to predators and way, prevent us from storing addi- That seems to be the solution by doesn’t help the sucker fish, which is tional water. those on the far left that use the En- good at living in a shallow amount of Not to mention when we talk about dangered Species Act as a weapon to water. So we are going in opposite di- all cars have to become electric by stop progress for people, as well as na- rections. 2035. I know a lot of people who aren’t ture, as well as the environment. Agriculture is devastated in the interested in buying electric cars. California is in the throes of drought Klamath Basin. You are probably not What happened to the choice people right now big time. Our reservoirs are going to see the potatoes that In-N-Out have of vehicles, the size and the style way down from just 2 years ago when Burger uses, horseradish, mint, other they seek to have? they were all practically full, and 2 products, as well as a lot of hay crops. Yet we are hell-bent on electrifying years before that topped off, too. You They are not going to happen this year, everything. In the bay area, they want may recall Lake Oroville, the Oroville except for whatever water they can get to ban gas stoves and gas appliances in Dam had the spillway break apart in from wells up there; not going happen. people’s homes because of some ideal- the early part of 2017, because the lake So when you see these things not on istic view of the environment and was actually flowing over the top of your store shelf anymore, you will somehow tying that back to the misuse the emergency spillway. The dam is in know that there is something going on, of the Endangered Species Act. fine shape. The spillway has been re- or when you see them highly over- All this ties together. The Endan- built. And we have stored a lot of water priced because we have to get them gered Species Act has been a great tool between then and now. from some foreign country. You are to shut down the things we need to do, So what has gone on? going to see the root causes because whether it is the expansion of a high- So much water has been released out the California water supply has been way, water storage. Shasta Dam right to the Pacific Ocean and not used for frittered away for other things besides now in my district could be raised 18 people use, for agricultural use or even useful purposes. feet and add right away 640,000 acre- smart environmental use. And this isn’t in defiance of the ESA feet of water on those full years. 640,000 The usage of the Endangered Species or helping species, but the right acre-feet would be enough for 1.2 mil- Act as a weapon has devastated so science isn’t being used. When you lion homes or 200,000 acres of crops much of agriculture in California, have one-term paper written being used that people watching this right now which maybe people don’t realize that as gospel on the Klamath River as set- like to have for their fresh fruits, for 90 percent of certain types of crops, the ting policy versus a lot of other evi- their salads, for their vegetables, what- vegetable crops that the United States dence—they want to remove the hydro- ever it would be. And this is all going people use come from California. Most electric dams on the Klamath River. to be gone. of the almonds that you would use Now, when we are talking about Do you like imported oil? Did you come from California. drought in California, when we already love the oil shortages back in the sev- Where is this going to come from if have lakes and reservoirs that are low, enties? Do you like this $4 or $5 or $6 California is out of business because of we have—Lake Oroville is going to be gas and diesel we are having right now?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.041 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2741 Then you are going to love imported there cleaning up their lands and try- administration’s so-called conservation food. ing to restore things versus unmanaged initiative. And the Endangered Species Act has Federal land, which is still the big Madam Speaker, just to remind you, been used as a weapon to stop people mess it was right after the fire. You I started off the evening saying that it from farming, from timbering, from will see the way the government is was nearly 50 years ago that President mining, basic things that we need in doing it, the way the left is foisting Nixon signed the Endangered Species order to have our electronics, to have these ridiculous rules and laws upon us Act into law. If you will recall, it was copper for our wiring, any of those and not allowing us to do reasonable designed to do two things: prevent spe- things. reform to bring just a little bit of bal- cies from going extinct and promote their recovery back to health and b 2120 ance back into what was passed 50 years ago into what we have to deal healthy populations. It has been such a weapon since 1973, with. I think we have heard tonight that when it was passed with good inten- At this time, when we are watching we can accomplish that, and we need to tions. And I still think we need to have things go way off-kilter here under this accomplish that. A strong ESA and it. It saved the bald eagle. It saved a administration, I just remind those strong recovered species can happen, lot of things. But also, its record over- watching to look at the root cause. It but they don’t have to happen at the all, looking at savings of endangered all ties together, the Endangered Spe- expense of communities and our econ- species, is a pretty low number. Why? cies Act, other environmental laws, omy. Those two things are not mutu- Because of ridiculous regulations and other lawsuits, when you can’t even ally exclusive. ridiculous biological opinions that turn around to do a simple thing with- I think the arguments, the cases, and don’t even connect the dots of how this out somebody coming after you, suing the illustrations that you have heard is going to help the salmon in the you over it. tonight perfectly allow us to under- Klamath River or farther up in Wash- Look around your own home. Try to stand that. ington where they want to rip some of build a deck on your own home and Madam Speaker, I thank all of my those dams out, too, and take away someone is going to try to environ- colleagues from the Western Caucus for that hydroelectric power. mentally slow you down on that these participating tonight. This is a very Where are we going to get the stored days. Farmers are getting fined for important issue, something that I water? Where are we going to get the building a pond on their land in the think all of us in Congress can find a hydroelectric power? You want to com- Western States in order to retain a lit- lot of common ground on. I look for- pletely rely on what is a narrow part of tle more water for their cattle. ward to working with my colleagues on the grid, solar power or wind power? When you see the high prices of these both sides of the aisle on successful re- You can’t even rely on those, not for a things all happening, look at the root form of the Endangered Species Act. major part of the grid. We need to have cause. Enjoy these high prices of fuel Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. 24–7 electricity you can count on with and electricity and the shortage there, either biomass, wood products stacked and know it is not because of our poli- f on the deck, the waste wood that cies here but because of the policies of HONORING MICHELLE ALLMAN should come from the forestry that we misuse and abuse of endangered species The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under should be doing but aren’t doing nearly laws, of environmental laws, and all fast enough, or natural gas plants. We the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- the lawsuits that go along with them. uary 4, 2021, the Chair recognizes the have so much gas in this country now Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, because of hydraulic fracturing, but gentleman from Florida (Mr. SOTO) for the gentleman has certainly been a 30 minutes. that is vilified, too. true leader on this issue and a pas- Pipelines bringing energy where it is Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor sionate, experienced, and knowledge- of Caribbean Heritage Month, I recog- needed is vilified, too, because they are able voice. We appreciate his work on using an endangered species somewhere nize Michelle Allman. the Western Caucus. Michelle, otherwise known as Coach as a tool to stop these developments. We cannot continue to use a one-size- Americans, enjoy these high prices Mea Allman, born in Jamaica, comes fits-all approach. That often leads to from a diverse, mixed cultural herit- you are getting right now. Enjoy these mismanagement. The gentleman’s ex- age: her father, Costa Rican, and her shortages of electricity, of fuel, the amples and illustrations bear that out mother, Jamaican, Arawak Indian, higher cost of food, the shortage of cer- to be true, and I look forward to con- Scot. She was raised in Canada and tain food items, because the usage of tinuing to work with him on this issue. now resides in Florida. the Endangered Species Act—and the As I mentioned earlier, the Biden ad- She noticed early in her career the usage of other environmental laws that ministration has proposed a massive bullying of young people with cultural have been abused—that has been com- rollback of recent improvements to the accents in schools and the general lack pletely taken out of context from the ESA, or the Endangered Species Act. of awareness about their Caribbean original intent like Congress passed Many members from the caucus and heritage. Coach Mea felt a need to be back in 1973 or layered upon in recent across the country and I are very con- part of educating her Caribbean-Amer- years. cerned that these rollbacks will ham- ican community by publishing an on- We have to reform this process. It is per our ability to work with local lead- line publication called Karibbean not because Republicans want to plun- ers on species recovery. Under One Magazine in 2008, along with der the planet. That is so tiresome. I think it is also worth mentioning her son, Michael Morgan, as cofounder Any time we talk about forest manage- that the administration’s actions are and CFO, to show the richness of di- ment, oh, you are going to clear cut ev- in direct contrast to their report on verse cultures; to be a community liai- erything—I’m from northern Cali- the proposed 30 by 30 initiative, which son for other Caribbean organizations fornia—from here to Oregon, or some- aims to conserve 30 percent of our Na- and businesses to provide resources, where else. tion’s lands and waters by the year outreach, disaster relief; and to help That is not it at all. Talk to any 2030. Their report claims that as part of others to unite and grow our cultural smart timber operation, and they have this initiative, they will recognize and awareness in the larger community. 80- to 100-year plans for the private reward voluntary conservation efforts As a cultural advocate, she is pas- lands that they manage. If you could of private landowners and recognize sionate about building a welcoming fly over and look at how these the contributions of farmers and ranch- community with her Women of Kulture timberlands are managed, you can tell ers, forest owners, and others in rural brand that comes together as commu- there is generally a checkerboard of America. Instead, they are looking to nity leaders to educate, empower, and private land versus Federal land. You impose even more Federal restrictions celebrate while keeping their own can see the different squares as they on these conservation partners, and sense of cultural identity. are managed either before a fire, ongo- that is the opposite to the approach As a certified professional life, ing, or after a fire. that we should be taking. health, and nutrition coach, she en- Just fly over one 3 years after a fire Madam Speaker, quite frankly, it ig- courages others to make, meet, and ex- and see who has actually been out nites even greater concerns about the ceed goals in both their personal and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.042 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2742 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 professional lives by using her success Originally of Caribbean descent from and public sectors, such as banking, as a 21-year breast cancer survivor as a Jamaica West Indies, Doreen Edwards- customer service, credit management, health advocate to produce and host Barker relocated to Boston, Massachu- and a stint in project management her monthly virtual show, ‘‘G.L.O.W. setts, in the early seventies. with New York City’s Department of 365 = Greater Level of Wellness 365,’’ Doreen’s philosophy is ‘‘no one is Housing Preservation and Develop- that brings awareness of the latest useless in this world who lightens the ment. health and wellness information in burdens of another.’’ She has accom- He is also a founding member and America and the Caribbean islands. plished this by pursuing a nursing de- past-president of the Guyanese-Amer- She also celebrates and honors indi- gree and attending Bethel Bible Col- ican Cultural Association of Central viduals who have overcome or continue lege. While attending Bethel Bible Col- Florida, treasurer of the Ann Marie De to battle chronic illnesses and condi- lege, Doreen joined a street outreach Goveia Scholarship Fund, and imme- tions with her Ribbons of Survivors 365 ministry team feeding the homeless on diate past-president and current chair- brand that launched in 2014. the streets. man of the advisory board of the Carib- Additionally, she is an empowering Looking at the possibility of a life bean and Floridian Association. speaker for KweliWorks and host of change and an escape from cold win- Andy credits these experiences with several virtual shows. And now, she is ters, Doreen and her husband, Aldwin helping him to lead the call for the pro- the international cultural ambassador Barker, chose to call Kissimmee, Flor- motion and introduction of programs for the Orlando International Film ida, their new home in 2002. Imme- and activities that are consistent with Festival Lions Club. Her focus this diately, Doreen saw the same need that the desires of the Caribbean-American year is to provide a platform to cele- she saw in Boston. She realized helping community. brate Caribbean filmmakers. others was the secret to living a He was instrumental in launching For this and more, Michelle Allman, happier, healthier, and more produc- the annual Caribbean Fusion Festival we honor you. tive, and meaningful live. in Osceola County, a cultural collabo- b 2130 Her passion was in her giving. They ration between CAFA and the City of HONORING RACHELLE R. GRAND-PIERRE founded Clarita’s House, Inc., and that Kissimmee, and also the annual Tur- Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor later changed to Clarita’s House Out- key Giveaway at Thanksgiving in Kis- of Caribbean-American Heritage reach Ministry, Inc., or CHOM, as a simmee. Andy is married and the fa- Month, I would like to recognize testament to her late mother, Clarity ther of two. Rachelle R. Grand-Pierre. Edwards. The outreach ministry has For this and more, Mr. Andy King, Rachelle R. Grand-Pierre is the covered areas in Orlando for the Coali- we honor you. founder of RGP Law Firm, a boutique tion For the Homeless as well as now HONORING STERLING BLAKE in Kissimmee. immigration law firm in central Flor- Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor CHOM consistently serves the ida specializing in immigration, re- of Caribbean-American Heritage unsheltered and homeless by helping to moval defense, and humanitarian re- Month, I would like to recognize Ster- build trust relationships with those lief. ling Blake. hardest to reach. They also reach out Rachelle received her bachelor of Hailing from Jamaica West Indies, to people living in the woods and home- arts degree in English, creative writ- Sterling C. Blake came to the great less shelters of the community. This is ing, at the University of Central Flor- United States of America as a sugar- done by providing groceries, new and ida. She earned her Juris Doctor at cane farmworker. He has resided in gently used clothing, hygiene supplies, Barry University where she was a Kissimmee, Florida, for most of his and down-payment assistance when member of the inaugural class of the life, where he served as an assistant collaborative family law clinic. needed. CHOM also works with the Infinite pastor at the Church of God in Christ Rachelle currently serves on the ex- for 24 years. ecutive board of the Central Florida Scholars Program, facilitating scholar- Sterling then started a landscaping Chapter of the American Immigration ship fairs for more than 500 students company in 1987, and the company Lawyers Association as regional vice and their families, resulting in $10 mil- grew tremendously. In 1994, Sterling president of Orlando where she liaises lion in scholarship offers. Silver Scape & Sod, Inc., was nomi- between the organization and the U.S. Doreen has been recognized multiple nated as the third largest African- Immigration and Citizenship Services times within the community, even American business in the central Flor- office in Orlando. though she has never sought recogni- ida area, and he was featured in the Or- As the daughter of brave, hard- tion for her work. lando Business Journal that same year, working, Haitian immigrants, Rachelle CHOM was awarded the 2021 Best of and also in 2006. Sterling was also hon- saw firsthand how immigrants self- Kissimmee award in the category of ored by the Orange County Minority lessly dedicate themselves to providing charity services. Additionally, CHOM Board department. better lives for their families. For this accepted the Second Harvest Food Sterling served on the board of the reason, Rachelle has a passion for Bank of Central Florida’s selection as Council on Aging for 10 years and is fighting for immigrants to have the the 2020 Osceola County Agency of the also the pastor of Restore the Path for ability to live, love, and work in the year. Christ church located in Kissimmee, United States the way she has been For this and more, Ms. Doreen Florida. blessed to do. Edwards-Barker, we honor you. Rachelle has had the opportunity to HONORING ANDY KING Sterling was also a member of the help hundreds of immigrants in her ca- Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor Tuskegee Airmen for over 10 years, and reer, and she hopes that she will con- of Caribbean-American Heritage his commitment to the Tuskegee Air- tinue to touch the lives of countless Month, I would like to recognize Andy men has afforded him the honor of a others. Even though she is from south King. red jacket. Florida, Rachelle has called central Andy King currently works in the Fi- Sterling has served his community Florida her home for over 14 years. nance/Shared Services department for well by feeding the poor, visiting the When Rachelle is not tirelessly fight- the publisher Houghton Mifflin Har- sick in the hospitals, and helping the ing for her clients, she can be found court. needy. Sterling is known in his com- traveling, cooking, and spending qual- For the past 10 years, Andy has munity as an upstanding and honest ity time with her family. served as president of the board of di- businessman. For this and more, Ms. Rachelle R. rectors of Southchase Parcel 5 Home- For this and more, Mr. Sterling Grand-Pierre, we honor you. owners Association and served pre- Blake, we honor you. HONORING DOREEN EDWARDS-BARKER viously as president of the Southchase HONORING GRACE PEEK-HARRIS Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor West Master Homeowners Association. Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor of Caribbean-American Heritage His career also allowed for exposure in of LGBTQ-plus Pride Month, I would Month, I would like to recognize Do- the management of some prominent like to recognize Ms. Grace Peek-Har- reen Edwards-Barker. business departments in the private ris.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.045 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2743 Ms. Grace Peek-Harris has served the nizer in Osceola County in the Celebra- involvement of The LGBT-plus Center central Florida LGBTQ-plus commu- tion, Reunion, and Champions Gate Orlando, personal transgender stories, nity for several years. Grace’s Navy ca- area. She currently serves as the cor- and coming-out experiences of youth reer brought her to the region in the responding secretary of the Osceola and adults. Five years later this small 1990s where she served on several de- County Democratic Executive Com- assembly is now in the process of meet- ployments, including Operation Endur- mittee, is the deputy director of Re- ing requirements to become a recog- ing Freedom. In 1998, she transitioned gion 4, central Florida, of the Florida nized employee resource group for the from active duty to the reserves and LGBTQ-plus Democratic Caucus, is the Orange County government’s 8,000 em- joined the Orlando Police Department. secretary of the Florida Democratic ployees. While at OPD, she became well- Party Diversity and Inclusion Com- Mandy has sung first alto and second known as an advocate for LGBTQ-plus mittee, is the secretary of the Osceola soprano parts in the Orlando Gay Cho- issues and a friend to the LGBTQ-plus County Democratic Women’s Club, and rus for the past 4 years and is a 9-year community. After the Pulse tragedy, is a board member of the Democrats of breast cancer survivor. She is the Grace was officially appointed as the St. Cloud and the Osceola County proud mom of sons Matthew Luber, a lead LGBTQ liaison where she contin- LGBTQ-plus Democratic Caucus. former U.S. marine, and Andrew Luber, ued to foster numerous relationships She is also passionate about com- who is majoring in accounting at the throughout the Orlando area and be- monsense gun reform as a volunteer University of South Florida in Tampa. came the first full-time driver of the and former social media lead of the For this and more, Ms. Mandy #0049 Orlando United patrol car. While Osceola County chapter of Moms De- Kimmer, we honor you. in this role, Grace played an integral mand Action. HONORING BRANDON WOLF part in expanding the Safe Place pro- In 2019 Eleanor graduated from the Mr. SOTO. In honor of LGBTQ-plus gram where over 230 Orlando businesses National Democratic Training Com- Pride Month, I would like to recognize display a sticker identifying them as a mittee Staff Academy in the digital or- Brandon Wolf. safe place to report LGBTQ crimes. ganizing track. Before her career in Life changed for Brandon Wolf when, In 2019, Grace founded the Gay Offi- politics, she previously worked in the on June 12, 2016, he escaped Pulse cers Action League of Central Florida, technology field for 20 years and was a nightclub with his life. That night a GOALcfl, whose mission is to support, small business owner. gunman murdered 49 mostly LGBTQ educate, and promote positive relation- She has three siblings: her brother people of color, including his best ships between LGBTQ, law enforce- Joseph McDonough, and her sisters friends, Drew and Juan, celebrating in ment and the communities they serve. Virginia and Siobhan McDonough. She their safe space. Under her leadership as president, is also the proud aunt of nephews Con- In the wake of the tragedy, Brandon GOALcfl has become a driving force nor Fresia and Gus McDonough. dedicated his life to honoring the vic- within the community by bridging the Eleanor is working to make the tims with action. He has become a gap between the two. world a better place, especially for fierce advocate for commonsense gun She has led the organization through transgender kids. She looks forward to safety reforms, becoming the first sur- tremendous growth and has supported serving her community in Kissimmee vivor of the shooting to share his testi- many central Florida LGBTQ-plus non- for many years to come. mony before this Congress. He fre- profits. In 2021, GOALcfl hosted their For this and more, Ms. Eleanor quently steps forward to share his first major training event in partner- McDonough, we honor you. story courageously and demands better ship with the Matthew Shepard Foun- HONORING MANDY KIMMER from lawmakers. dation. This day-long program edu- Mr. SOTO. In honor of LGBTQ-plus Brandon has also become an cated many community advocates, law Pride Month I would like to recognize unapologetic advocate for LGBTQ civil enforcement, and legal personnel on Mandy Kimmer. rights, amplifying the voices of current hate crimes legislation. Mandy Kimmer, APR, CPRC, is the marginalized people and resisting Grace retired as a commander from public information officer for Orange homophobia and transphobia. the Navy after 23 years and retired as a County Parks and Recreation, having He cofounded The Dru Project, a master sergeant from OPD after 20 worked there for 13 years. youth-serving organization that has years. Born and raised near Pittsburgh, given over $100,000 in college funding to Pennsylvania, she earned her BA de- emerging LGBTQ leaders. Brandon also b 2140 grees in public relations, journalism, serves as the media relations manager She currently enjoys serving on the and economics from Florida Southern for Equality Florida, our State’s larg- board of The Center and GOALcfl and College in Lakeland in 1983. est LGBTQ civil rights organization continuing to volunteer with LGBTQ- In 2015 she and friend Karen For this and more, Mr. Brandon Wolf, plus organizations, including Zebra Co- Castelloes cofounded the Zebra Coali- we honor you. alition and KindRED Pride Founda- tion’s Jefferson R. Voss Education HONORING LISA BARR tion. Fund for LGBTQ-plus students in cen- Mr. SOTO. In honor of LGBTQ-plus Grace lives in Windermere with her tral Florida, establishing an endowed Pride Month, I would like to recognize wife, Elie and their son, Dylan. scholarship at the University of Cen- Ms. Lisa Barr. For this and more, Ms. Grace Peek- tral Florida and helping direct funds Lisa Barr joined the Hope and Help Harris, we honor you. from a separate donation for students Center of Central Florida, Inc., in Au- HONORING ELEANOR MCDONOUGH pursuing courses for a GED or tech- gust of 2014 as executive director, prior Mr. SOTO. In honor of LGBTQ-plus nical and community college. Since the to which she was the vice president of Pride Month, I would like to recognize inception of this funding, numerous development at Habitat for Humanity Eleanor McDonough. students have received thousands of of Brevard County, Florida. Lisa spent Ms. Eleanor McDonough was born dollars in financial assistance to fur- over 20 years as a Department of De- and raised in Manchester-by-the-Sea, ther their education. fense contractor prior to moving to the Massachusetts, to parents Frank and After the Pulse tragedy occurred in nonprofit sector. She holds an MBA in Sally McDonough. She moved to Kis- Orlando on June 12, 2016, Mandy formed management from the Johns Hopkins simmee, Florida, in 2016 where she the LGBTQ Pride and Allies of Orange University and has a diverse back- came out as a transgender woman. She County for county colleagues and oth- ground in the fields of government de- currently works as a legislative assist- ers outside the organization. Knowing fense contracting, business consulting, ant to Representative Kristen that people wanted to help and needed not-for-profit leadership, and fund- Arrington of Kissimmee, Florida, to heal, she invited LGBT community raising. House District 43, and is the only out leaders to speak at meetings held in Her major career accomplishments transgender person working at the Orange County’s administration build- include leading the expansion of a Florida Capitol. ing. Topics included volunteer opportu- small, grassroots health organization She previously worked for the Flor- nities with Zebra Coalition, civil rights into a regional operation with multiple ida Democratic Party as a field orga- work of Equality Florida, community satellite locations and successfully

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:45 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14JN7.047 H14JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H2744 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 14, 2021 leading 22 government subcontractors Survivors for Safety and Justice. He EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, to surpass their targets throughout the advocated and organized around Flor- ETC. rebuild challenges following the Sep- ida House bill 7125. The new Florida Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive tember 11, 2001, attack on the Pen- policy improves the probation system, communications were taken from the tagon. gets Floridians back to work, and re- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Lisa is known throughout the region moves barriers to victims’ compensa- EC–1334. A letter from the Deputy Assist- as a thought leader when it comes to tion. ant General Counsel, Division of Regulatory innovation and new ideas to address In addition, Joel has recently joined Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, the area’s health disparities. She has the Office for Victims of Crime Train- Department of Education, transmitting the recently been featured on WKMG News ing and Technical Assistance Center as Department’s Major final regulations — Eli- 6 for her work on HIV prevention and a consultant under the Antiterrorism gibility To Receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students Under the Higher Edu- education and the reopening of a new and Emergency Assistance Program, cation Emergency Relief Programs [Docket medical facility. working closely with other trauma ID: ED-2020-OPE-0078] (RIN: 1840-AD62) re- She has contributed to the field of centers around the Nation. He aims to ceived June 8, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. HIV and not-for-profit management continue his efforts through social jus- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 through speaking engagements, tice and advocacy. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education mentorship of senior organizational For this and more, Mr. Joel Junior and Labor. EC–1335. A letter from the Chairman, leaders, and volunteer service on major Morales, we honor you. Council of the District of Columbia, trans- projects, including the United States Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- mitting DC Act 23-575, ‘‘Transfer of Jurisdic- Conference on AIDS. Lisa has fostered ance of my time. tion of Lot 901 within Square 620 Approval an environment of excellence, compas- Resolution of 2020’’, pursuant to Public Law f sion, and service that has earned Hope 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the and Health the reputation of the warm Committee on Oversight and Reform. LEAVE OF ABSENCE EC–1336. A letter from the Regulations Co- hug of healthcare. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- ordinator, Center for Clinical Standards and In her spare time Lisa enjoys spend- sence was granted to: Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ing time with her family and friends, Mr. GRIFFITH (at the request of Mr. Services, transmitting the Center’s Major in- traveling, and building houses with terim final rule — Medicare and Medicaid MCCARTHY) for today on account of Programs; COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements Habitat for Humanity of Brevard Coun- family matters. ty Women Build. for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and In- For this and more, Ms. Lisa Barr, we f termediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) honor you. ADJOURNMENT Residents, Clients, and Staff [CMS-3414-IFC] b 2150 (RIN: 0938-AU57) received June 8, 2021, pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- HONORING JOEL JUNIOR MORALES ant to section 11(b) of House Resolu- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor tion 188, the House stands adjourned Committees on Energy and Commerce and of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, I would like until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning for Ways and Means. to recognize Joel Junior Morales. morning-hour debate and noon for leg- f Joel Junior Morales—pronouns he, islative business. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON him, his, el,—is a proud queer Puerto Thereupon (at 9 o’clock and 51 min- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rican. He is currently the operations utes p.m.), under its previous order, the director for the LGBT+ Center Or- House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk lando, spearheading efforts to affirm day, June 15, 2021, at 10 a.m. for morn- for printing and reference to the proper and empower the LGBTQ+ community. ing-hour debate. Morales served as a victim service calendar, as follows: f navigator during the aftermath of the Mr. MEEKS: Committee on Foreign Af- fairs. Supplemental report on H.R. 256. A bill Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS, RESI- to repeal the Authorization for Use of Mili- 2016. He assisted more than 900 individ- DENT COMMISSIONER, AND DEL- tary Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 uals and 255 families, alongside 50 other EGATES (Rept. 117–56 Pt. 2). government, community, and business Mr. MCGOVERN: Committee on Rules. The oath of office required by the organizations at the Family Assistance House Resolution 473. A resolution providing sixth article of the Constitution of the Center, which transitioned to being for consideration of the bill (H.R. 256) to re- United States, and as provided by sec- peal the Authorization for Use of Military what is known now as the Orlando tion 2 of the act of May 13, 1884 (23 Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; pro- United Assistance, currently under Stat. 22), to be administered to Mem- viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1187) Joel’s leadership. bers, Resident Commissioner, and Dele- to provide for disclosure of additional mate- He was instrumental in creating the rial information about public companies and gates of the House of Representatives, Central Florida LGBTQ+ Relief Fund, a establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory the text of which is carried in 5 U.S.C. collaboration of several LGBTQ organi- Committee, and for other purposes; and for 3331: zations and mutual aid fund that other purposes (Rept. 117–59). Referred to the House Calendar. helped over 700 LGBTQ+ families dur- ‘‘I, AB, do solemnly swear ( or affirm) that I will support and defend Mr. TAKANO: Committee on Veterans’ Af- ing the peak of the pandemic in 2020. fairs. H.R. 239. A bill to amend title 38, Throughout volunteerism, a long- the Constitution of the United United States Code, to provide for limita- standing community builder, Joel is States against all enemies, foreign tions on copayments for contraception fur- one of the cofounders of QLatinx, a and domestic; that I will bear true nished by the Department of Veterans Af- grassroots racial, social, and gender faith and allegiance to the same; fairs, and for other purposes (Rept. 117–60). Referred to the Committee of the Whole justice organization dedicated to the that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or House on the state of the Union. advancement and empowerment of the Mr. DEFAZIO: Committee on Transpor- LGBTQ+ Latinx community. purpose of evasion; and that I will tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 539. A bill to He also serves on many community well and faithfully discharge the amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of boards, including grant committee duties of the office on which I am 2018 to require the Administrator of the Fed- member for Contigo Fund, stakeholder about to enter. So help me God.’’ eral Emergency Management Agency to forum for the National Mass Violence has been subscribed to in person and waive certain debts owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided Victimization Resource Center, leader- filed in duplicate with the Clerk of the to an individual or household, and for other ship team for the American Cancer So- House of Representatives by the fol- purposes (Rept. 117–61, Pt. 1). Referred to the ciety, and others. lowing Member of the 117th Congress, Committee of the Whole House on the state An advocate for survivors, he was pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. of the Union. trained and certified with the Florida 25: DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE Crisis Response Team. Joel is also the MELANIE A. STANSBURY, First Dis- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the regional chapter coordinator for Crime trict of New Mexico. Committee on the Budget discharged

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States Governor of, and the United States and paramedics, and for other purposes; to Executive Director at, the International the Committee on Education and Labor, and f Monetary Fund to oppose an increase in the in addition to the Committee on Ways and PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Spe- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- cial Drawing Rights basket of the Fund, and mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- sideration of such provisions as fall within bills and resolutions of the following nancial Services. the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. titles were introduced and severally re- By Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself and Mr. By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. SALA- ferred, as follows: SARBANES): ZAR, and Ms. HOULAHAN): H.R. 3867. A bill to amend the Help Amer- H.R. 3875. A bill to reauthorize the Inter- By Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, ica Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. LUCAS, establishing certain restrictions on voting agency Committee on Women’s Business En- and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas): by mail in an election for Federal office, and terprise, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 3859. A bill to encourage and promote for other purposes; to the Committee on mittee on Small Business. further research into informal learning op- House Administration, and in addition to the By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. NAD- portunities to engage youth in STEM fields, Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- LER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CROW, Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on nology, for a period to be subsequently deter- JONES, and Ms. JAYAPAL): Science, Space, and Technology. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H.R. 3876. A bill to ban the use of ketamine By Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. ROY, sideration of such provisions as fall within during arrest and detention other than in a Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. GREENE of the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. hospital, and for other purposes; to the Com- Georgia, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. PERRY, By Mrs. HARSHBARGER: mittee on the Judiciary. Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CLYDE, H.R. 3868. A bill to protect individual lib- By Mr. RUIZ: Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. erty, ensure privacy, and prohibit discrimi- H.R. 3877. A bill to amend the Reclamation GOSAR, and Mr. MOONEY): nation with respect to the vaccination status Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act H.R. 3860. A bill to prohibit any require- of individuals, and for other purposes; to the of 1992 to authorize additional projects re- ment that a member of the Armed Forces re- Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition lated to the Salton Sea, and for other pur- ceive a vaccination against COVID-19; to the to the Committees on Energy and Com- poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- Committee on Armed Services. merce, Transportation and Infrastructure, sources. By Mr. MEEKS (for himself and Ms. Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Over- By Mrs. STEEL (for herself and Mr. WILLIAMS of Georgia): sight and Reform, and House Administra- SCHWEIKERT): H.R. 3861. A bill to amend the National tion, for a period to be subsequently deter- H.R. 3878. A bill to amend section 2202 of Housing Act to revise the treatment of stu- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to au- dent loan debt in the underwriting of FHA sideration of such provisions as fall within thorize States to expand the uses of the child loans, and for other purposes; to the Com- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. care stabilization funds to include support OR- mittee on Financial Services. By Mr. HERN (for himself, Mr. N for grants to increase access to child care MAN, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. JOYCE of By Ms. BASS (for herself and Ms. NOR- through the establishment and expansion of Pennsylvania, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. TON): child care programs by businesses; to the BANKS): H.R. 3862. A bill to provide for a Commu- Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 3869. A bill to amend the Congres- nity-Based Emergency and Non-Emergency By Mr. SUOZZI (for himself and Mrs. sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act Response Grant Program; to the Committee WALORSKI): on Education and Labor, and in addition to of 1974 to provide for cost estimates of major H.R. 3879. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the Committees on Energy and Commerce, legislation, and for other purposes; to the enue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of and the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- Committee on Rules, and in addition to the municipal solid waste; to the Committee on quently determined by the Speaker, in each Committee on the Budget, for a period to be Ways and Means. case for consideration of such provisions as subsequently determined by the Speaker, in By Mr. SUOZZI (for himself, Mr. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee each case for consideration of such provi- FITZPATRICK, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SMITH concerned. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the of New Jersey, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. COO- committee concerned. CICILLINE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. PER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. RASKIN, By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. ´ MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. Mr. KHANNA, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. REED, Mr. CARDENAS, Mr. CASTEN, O’HALLERAN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. PETERS): Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and RESCHENTHALER, Mr. RUPPERS- H.R. 3863. A bill to establish the use of Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio): BERGER, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, and Mr. ranked choice voting in elections for Sen- H.R. 3870. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- TRONE): ators and Representatives in Congress, to re- cation Act of 1965 to include teacher prepara- quire each State with more than one Rep- tion for computer science in elementary and H.R. 3880. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- resentative to establish multi-member con- secondary education; to the Committee on enue Code of 1986 to allow for contributions gressional districts, to require States to con- Education and Labor. to the Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving duct congressional redistricting through By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the independent commissions, and for other pur- SUOZZI): Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- H.R. 3871. A bill to authorize the Secretary poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, tion to the Committees on Energy and Com- of Education to provide grants for education and in addition to the Committee on House merce, and Education and Labor, for a period programs on the history of the treatment of to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Administration, for a period to be subse- Italian Americans during World War II; to quently determined by the Speaker, in each er, in each case for consideration of such pro- the Committee on Education and Labor. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the case for consideration of such provisions as By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee committee concerned. SUOZZI): By Mr. THOMPSON of California: concerned. H.R. 3872. A bill to apologize for the treat- H.R. 3881. A bill to amend the Immigration By Mr. BROWN: ment of Italian Americans during World War and Nationality Act to protect the well- H.R. 3864. A bill to require the Secretary of II; to the Committee on the Judiciary. being of soldiers and their families, and for the Commerce, acting through the Adminis- By Mr. MCCLINTOCK: trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- H.R. 3873. A bill to adjust certain owner- other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- pheric Administration, to provide grants ship and other requirements for passenger diciary. supporting research on the conservation, res- vessels, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Mr. toration, or management of oysters in estua- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- GOODEN of Texas, Mr. DESJARLAIS, rine ecosystems, and for other purposes; to ture, and in addition to the Committee on Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. the Committee on Natural Resources. the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- BABIN, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. quently determined by the Speaker, in each Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio): BASS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, case for consideration of such provisions as H.R. 3882. A bill to initiate negotiations for Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee a bilateral agreement on compensation be- Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CHU, and Ms. concerned. tween the United States and the People’s Re- VELA´ ZQUEZ): By Mr. MCHENRY (for himself, Mr. public of China relating to the spread of the H.R. 3865. A bill to amend the Fair Labor HUDSON, Mr. MURPHY of North Caro- virus responsible for COVID-19, and for other Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employ- lina, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Af- ment of children in tobacco-related agri- BUDD, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, fairs, and in addition to the Committees on culture by deeming such employment as op- and Ms. FOXX): Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Finan- pressive child labor; to the Committee on H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- cial Services, Energy and Commerce, Armed Education and Labor. enue Code of 1986 to provide that govern- Services, and Ways and Means, for a period

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A bill to amend title 38, United proper for carrying into Execution the fore- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Code, to prohibit smoking on the going Powers, and all other Powers vested by lation pursuant to the following: premises of any facility of the Veterans this Constitution in the Government of the Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Health Administration, and for other pur- United States, or in any Department or Offi- laws that shall be necessary and proper for poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- cer thereof.’’ carrying into execution the foregoing pow- fairs. By Mr. MASSIE: ers, and all powers vested by this Constitu- By Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. H.R. 3860. tion in the government of the United States, LOWENTHAL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- or in any department or officer thereof. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MCCLINTOCK: POCAN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. TITUS, Mr. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 & Article I, H.R. 3873. BLUMENAUER, Ms. PORTER, Ms. MENG, Section 8, Clause 1, which together con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. stitute the power of the purse vested solely lation pursuant to the following: MCGOVERN): in Congress, and Article I, Section 7, which Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 3884. A bill to suspend the provision of gives Congress the power to raise and sup- By Mr. MCHENRY: security assistance to the Philippines until port Armies and provide and maintain a H.R. 3874. the Government of the Philippines has made Navy. Congress has the power to enact this legis- certain reforms to the military and police By Mr. MEEKS: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ‘‘To regulate forces, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 3861. Commerce with foreign nations, and among mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to Congress has the power to enact this legis- the several states, and with the Indian the Committee on Financial Services, for a lation pursuant to the following: Tribes.’’ period to be subsequently determined by the Article 1 By Ms. MENG: Speaker, in each case for consideration of By Ms. BASS: H.R. 3875. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 3862. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion of the committee concerned. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- PALAZZO): Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, providing—‘‘All legislative stitution H.R. 3885. A bill to limit the availability of By Mr. NEGUSE: funds for the Office of the Secretary of De- Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall H.R. 3876. fense pending action on certain amphibious Congress has the power to enact this legis- shipbuilding programs, and for other pur- consist of a Senate and House of Representa- tives.’’ lation pursuant to the following: poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. Article I, Section 8 By Mr. BEYER: By Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. By Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 3863. NEWHOUSE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BUDD, H.R. 3877. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. CRAWFORD): Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: H.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution proposing lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 an amendment to the Constitution of the Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the By Mr. BROWN: United States giving Congress power to pro- United States Constitution, to provide for H.R. 3864. hibit the physical desecration of the flag of the general welfare and make all laws nec- Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States; to the Committee on the essary and proper to carry out the powers of lation pursuant to the following: Judiciary. Congress. Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. By Mrs. STEEL: Cl. 18) MEEKS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DEUTCH, H.R. 3878. By Mr. CICILLINE: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. BACON, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3865. KINZINGER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. GALLA- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- GHER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK): Article 1, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: H. Con. Res. 38. Concurrent resolution ex- By Mr. SUOZZI: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of pressing support for the NATO alliance and H.R. 3879. the United States. increased alliance cooperation on opportuni- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. DAVIDSON: ties and challenges; to the Committee on lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3866. Foreign Affairs. Article 1, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SUOZZI: lation pursuant to the following: BANKS, Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. CAMMACK, H.R. 3880. Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Con- Mr. GIBBS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DUNN, Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. DEMINGS: Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitu- WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. RUTHER- H.R. 3867. FORD, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. tion, Congress has the power ‘‘to make all Congress has the power to enact this legis- Laws which shall be necessary and proper for RESCHENTHALER, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: KATKO, and Mr. NEHLS): carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- Article 1, Section 4, clause 1 ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- H. Res. 474. A resolution condemning and By Mrs. HARSHBARGER: censuring Representative Alexandria Ocasio- stitution in the Government of the United H.R. 3868. States, or any Department or Officer there- Cortez of New York, Representative Rashida Congress has the power to enact this legis- Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan of.’’ lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. THOMPSON of California: Omar of Minnesota, and Representative Article I, Section 8 of the United States Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts for de- H.R. 3881. Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- fending foreign terrorist organizations and By Mr. HERN: inciting anti-Semitic attacks across the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3869. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 United States; to the Committee on Ethics. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. WAGNER: f lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3882. Article I, Section VIII, US Constitution CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. KILMER: lation pursuant to the following: STATEMENT H.R. 3870. Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 10, and 18 Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. WENSTRUP: the Rules of the House of Representa- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3883. tives, the following statements are sub- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion lation pursuant to the following: mitted regarding the specific powers By Ms. LOFGREN: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 3871. tion tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. WILD: joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3884. By Mrs. KIM of California: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3859. laws that shall be necessary and proper for lation pursuant to the following:

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Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1, 3, 18 H.R. 1393: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 2716: Ms. SPEIER. By Mr. WITTMAN: H.R. 1474: Mr. GARCIÁ of Illinois, Mr. LAMB, H.R. 2726: Mr. TAYLOR and Mr. DAVIDSON. H.R. 3885. Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. ROSE, Mr. H.R. 2773: Mr. POCAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- LUCAS, Mr. GALLEGO, and Ms. HERRERA H.R. 2797: Mrs. WALORSKI. lation pursuant to the following: BEUTLER. H.R. 2810: Mr. LAMB and Mr. CARSON. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- H.R. 1522: Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 2811: Mr. STANTON and Mr. LARSON of gress shall have power to make all Laws H.R. 1554: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Connecticut. which shall be necessary and proper for car- H.R. 1574: Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 2812: Mr. TONKO. rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, H.R. 1656: Mr. MEUSER. H.R. 2857: Mr. DESAULNIER and Mr. and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- H.R. 1676: Mr. SIRES. MEUSER. H.R. 2863: Ms. BONAMICI. tion in the Government of the United States, H.R. 1684: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. H.R. 2903: Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. CASE, Mr. or in any Department of Officer thereof. POCAN, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BACON, Ms. SOTO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- [Page H56] SHERRILL, and Ms. SPANBERGER. lina, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. By Mr. WOMACK: H.R. 1696: Ms. PINGREE. SWALWELL, and Mr. CLEAVER. H.J. Res. 51. H.R. 1709: Mr. SIRES. H.R. 2908: Ms. CHU and Ms. GARCIA of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1783: Mr. CROW. Texas. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1791: Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. H.R. 2969: Ms. SHERRILL and Mr. TRONE. H.R. 1800: Ms. STEFANIK. Article V, U.S. Constitution H.R. 2985: Mrs. AXNE and Ms. DEAN. H.R. 1811: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 2998: Mr. PALLONE, Ms. WILLIAMS of f H.R. 1812: Mr. GIMENEZ. Georgia, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 1819: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 3042: Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 1834: Miss RICE of New York. H.R. 3047: Ms. SLOTKIN. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1878: Mr. ALLRED, Miss RICE of New H.R. 3083: Ms. CHU, Mr. HARDER of Cali- York, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. were added to public bills and resolu- fornia, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. MAN- MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. KILMER, Mr. tions, as follows: NING, and Mr. KATKO. CA´ RDENAS, and Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 19: Mr. MANN and Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. H.R. 3088: Mr. POCAN, Ms. SEWELL, Mrs. H.R. 1884: Mrs. TORRES of California and H.R. 55: Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. MCBATH, and Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 66: Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. H.R. 3101: Mr. HARRIS. H.R. 1946: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MURPHY of H.R. 82: Mrs. HARTZLER and Mr. WELCH. H.R. 3148: Mr. GROTHMAN. North Carolina, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SMITH H.R. 85: Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. H.R. 3149: Mr. KHANNA. of Missouri, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Mr. HARSHBARGER, Mr. MASSIE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. H.R. 3180: Mr. LYNCH. REED. H.R. 3185: Mr. PENCE. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 2021: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BOWMAN, H.R. 3227: Mr. GARCIÁ of Illinois and Ms. H.R. 93: Mr. BROOKS, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MATSUI, and Ms. ESHOO. MCCOLLUM. and Mr. BABIN. H.R. 2029: Mr. EVANS. H.R. 3240: Mr. STAUBER. H.R. 228: Mr. HARDER of California. H.R. 2030: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. FERGUSON, H.R. 3243: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 239: Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GRAVES H.R. 3258: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 255: Mr. EVANS. of Louisiana, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. BARR. H.R. 3259: Mrs. AXNE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. H.R. 331: Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2076: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. PAPPAS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. CORREA, Mr. H.R. 336: Mr. MALINOWSKI. H.R. 2079: Mr. COSTA. CICILLINE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. ANKS OURDEAUX H.R. 366: Mr. B , Ms. B , Mr. H.R. 2093: Mr. TAYLOR. COOPER, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. MURPHY of MOORE of Utah, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 2116: Mr. POCAN. Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, and Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 393: Mr. GARBARINO. H.R. 2126: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 3275: Mr. MOONEY. H.R. 431: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. C. H.R. 2127: Ms. WILD, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. H.R. 3287: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn- SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. CAWTHORN, CLOUD, and Mr. DESJARLAIS. sylvania. and Mr. HUIZENGA. H.R. 2141: Mr. CARL. H.R. 3297: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 432: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 2154: Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. H.R. 3302: Mr. BUDD, Mr. MANN, and Mr. H.R. 467: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 2166: Mr. COMER, Mr. DUNN, Mrs. LAMALFA. H.R. 471: Mr. WALTZ. DEMINGS, Mr. LONG, Mrs. KIM of California, H.R. 3303: Mr. LAMALFA and Mr. MANN. H.R. 477: Mr. GROTHMAN and Mr. RUSH. and Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 3354: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.R. 571: Mr. BOWMAN and Ms. JACOBS of H.R. 2192: Ms. STRICKLAND and Mr. TURNER. H.R. 3374: Mr. BUDD. California. H.R. 2193: Mr. CARSON, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. SAN H.R. 3375: Mr. BUDD. EIJER ARBAJAL H.R. 646: Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. SEWELL, and NICOLAS, and Ms. BARRAGA´ N. H.R. 3385: Mr. M , Mr. C , Mr. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 2213: Mr. WITTMAN. DEUTCH, Mr. BERA, Mr. VELA, Mr. WELCH, Mr. H.R. 725: Mrs. SPARTZ. H.R. 2238: Mr. BOWMAN. COURTNEY, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. H.R. 764: Ms. SCANLON. H.R. 2251: Mrs. SPARTZ. BAIRD, Mr. CARSON, Mr. RYAN, Mr. YOUNG, H.R. 801: Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. GARCIA of H.R. 2256: Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. Mr. JONES, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. STEWART. OYCE Texas, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. VARGAS. KIM of California, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. H.R. 3403: Mr. J of Pennsylvania, Mr. ACKSON C INLEY H.R. 848: Ms. STRICKLAND. DEAN, Mr. LAMB, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. J , and Mr. M K . H.R. 3433: Mr. KEATING, Ms. JACOBS of Cali- H.R. 855: Ms. LETLOW. VELA, Ms. MANNING, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. SAR- fornia, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. COHEN, Ms. H.R. 1011: Mrs. CAMMACK and Mr. BANES, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. TENNEY, TITUS, Mr. MOULTON, and Mr. BERA. CAWTHORN. Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. H.R. 3438: Mr. GARBARINO. H.R. 1012: Ms. DEAN. H.R. 2264: Ms. WILD. H.R. 3445: Ms. CLARKE of New York and Mr. H.R. 1115: Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, H.R. 2278: Mr. MALINOWSKI. SOTO. and Mr. PETERS. H.R. 2297: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. H.R. 3456: Mrs. TRAHAN. H.R. 1145: Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. H.R. 2339: Mrs. AXNE, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. H.R. 3460: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Ms. BUTTERFIELD. ROY, and Ms. HERRELL. BASS, and Mr. PAPPAS. H.R. 2352: Mr. HARDER of California. H.R. 3491: Mr. HARDER of California. H.R. 1155: Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. HOMPSON H.R. 2361: Mr. T of Mississippi. H.R. 3492: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. RYAN. GRIFFITH, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2372: Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. H.R. 3496: Ms. DELBENE and Mr. KILMER. H.R. 1179: Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SMITH of GRIJALVA, and Mrs. SPARTZ. H.R. 3508: Mr. JEFFRIES. New Jersey, and Mr. FORTENBERRY. H.R. 2429: Mr. TAYLOR. H.R. 3515: Mr. EMMER, Mr. WALBERG, Miss H.R. 1193: Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. MANN, and Mr. H.R. 2449: Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. BUSH, Ms. GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N, Mr. CURTIS, and Mr. BUR- EMMER. NORTON, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. TITUS, Ms. GESS. H.R. 1223: Mr. RYAN. BASS, and Mr. COOPER. H.R. 3518: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GARCIÁ of Illi- H.R. 1226: Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. H.R. 2454: Mr. WESTERMAN and Mr. BACON. nois, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. COHEN. H.R. 1257: Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. WILLIAMS of H.R. 2455: Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. H.R. 3554: Mr. NORMAN. Georgia, and Mr. TAYLOR. LAMBORN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and H.R. 3577: Mr. RYAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LAMB, H.R. 1282: Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Flor- Ms. MACE. Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. COURT- ida, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 2466: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. NEY. H.R. 1297: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. H.R. 2479: Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N and Mr. H.R. 3598: Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. NORMAN, and WATERS, Mr. MORELLE, and Mrs. KIM of Cali- CASE. Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma. fornia. H.R. 2590: Ms. SPEIER. H.R. 3625: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 1320: Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. H.R. 2607: Mr. EMMER and Mr. PAPPAS. H.R. 3640: Mr. CAWTHORN. MALONEY of New York, Ms. WASSERMAN H.R. 2638: Ms. TITUS. H.R. 3642: Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. SMITH of New SCHULTZ, Mr. BOWMAN, and Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 2698: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Jersey, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. DAVID- H.R. 1321: Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GIBBS, and Mr. Mr. PETERS, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SON, Mrs. TORRES of California, and Mr. WOMACK. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. DAVIDSON. BUDD.

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H.R. 3648: Mrs. TRAHAN. H.R. 3807: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Miss GONZA´ LEZ- Mr. NEGUSE, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. TRAHAN, and H.R. 3659: Mr. PALAZZO and Mr. BURCHETT. COLO´ N, Mr. CROW, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. Mr. CAWTHORN. H.R. 3665: Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. POSEY, Mr. EVANS, H.J. Res. 12: Mr. CAWTHORN and Mr. MOON- CHU, Mr. HARDER of California, and Ms. Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. VALADAO, Ms. EY. ESHOO. NEWMAN, Mr. BACON, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. KATKO, H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3666: Mr. LAMALFA and Ms. TENNEY. Mr. CASE, and Mr. BOST. H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. EMMER and Mr. H.R. 3816: Mr. JONES, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- H.R. 3689: Mr. SIRES. FULCHER. gia, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. SCANLON, H.R. 3699: Ms. NORTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. H. Res. 114: Mr. MCKINLEY and Mr. WEB- ´ Mr. NEGUSE, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. TRAHAN, and CARDENAS, and Ms. BUSH. STER of Florida. H.R. 3703: Ms. DELBENE. Mr. CAWTHORN. H.R. 3825: Mr. JONES, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- H. Res. 119: Ms. DELAURO, Mr. REED, and H.R. 3704: Mr. PERRY. gia, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. NEGUSE, Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 3706: Mr. BABIN, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. and Mr. CAWTHORN. H. Res. 131: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. GROTHMAN. H.R. 3827: Mr. OWENS. H. Res. 186: Ms. STEVENS. H.R. 3711: Mr. KINZINGER and Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 3833: Mr. HIMES. H. Res. 214: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi and H.R. 3724: Ms. SPEIER. H.R. 3835: Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. STEUBE, and Mr. EMMER. H.R. 3744: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. VALADAO. H. Res. 309: Mr. BUCK. Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, H.R. 3843: Mr. JONES, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- H. Res. 366: Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. EMMER, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and Ms. JAYAPAL. gia, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. H.R. 3747: Mr. LUCAS. Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. SCANLON, Mrs. MCBATH, H. Res. 413: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3770: Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. Mrs. TRAHAN, and Mr. CAWTHORN. GROTHMAN, and Mr. FITZGERALD. H.R. 3847: Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. H. Res. 423: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 3780: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Ms. UNDER- BABIN, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. PERRY. H. Res. 436: Mr. CASE. WOOD. H.R. 3849: Mr. JONES, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- H. Res. 459: Mr. HARDER of California. H.R. 3805: Ms. NORTON. gia, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, H. Res. 471: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut.

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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 No. 103 Senate The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Vermonters. They set politics aside; called to order by the President pro Senator from Hawaii. they set partisanship aside; and they tempore (Mr. LEAHY). Ms. HIRONO. I suggest the absence of said: How would it make us a safer f a quorum. State? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The So I just thought I would note that, PRAYER clerk will call the roll. all my trips back home, all the times I The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- The senior assistant legislative clerk joined with the various people—Dr. Le- fered the following prayer: proceeded to call the roll. vine, our chief physician in Vermont, Let us pray. Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I ask and the Governor and others, our Lieu- Oh, Lord, our God, sometimes life’s unanimous consent that the order for tenant Governor, Molly Gray—all of us issues seem too much for us. Forgive us the quorum call be rescinded. worked together, and it has paid off. when we speak words of despair, forget- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. And I must admit, when I go home ting Your promise that You will never HIRONO). Without objection, it is so or- this weekend, this coming weekend, I leave or forsake us. dered. am going to walk off that plane with a bigger smile than I usually have. Lord, speak to the faith of our law- f makers, causing them also to remem- I always have a smile coming home COVID–19 VACCINATIONS ber Your promise that, in everything, to the State where I was born, but this You are working for the good of those Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, we weekend it is going to be an especially who love You. had interesting news in Vermont this big smile. morning. Our Governor, Governor I suggest the absence of a quorum. Give us all the wisdom to know that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The You are, indeed, our refuge and Scott, announced that we have reached 80 percent immunity—vaccinations— clerk will call the roll. strength. Answer us, mighty God, at a The senior assistant legislative clerk and so the State will, in effect, reopen. time You choose. Answer our prayers proceeded to call the roll. because of Your great love. Send us Now, I mention this because, right Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I forth to serve You by embracing jus- from the beginning, I have worked ask unanimous consent that the order tice, loving mercy, and walking with closely with our Governor. We have for the quorum call be rescinded. humility. tried to show no partisanship in this. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We pray in Your compassionate am a Democrat; he is a Republican. We objection, it is so ordered. are both, first and foremost, Name. Amen. f f Vermonters. And restrictions were put in place. CORONAVIRUS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Efforts were made to vaccinate. I know Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, The President pro tempore led the my wife Marcelle and I went to some of tonight, congressional leaders will Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: these vaccination centers. We had ev- mark what is hopefully the final som- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the erybody from Vermont National Guard ber milestone of the COVID pandemic: United States of America, and to the Repub- to veterans groups, to schools, to 600,000 American lives lost to the dis- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, nurses who were volunteering all over ease. It is particularly jarring at this indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. those places. moment—a moment of recovery, opti- f And everybody would line up, and mism, and hope—to remember the they would say: ‘‘I am scheduled for enormity of lives lost over the past 15 RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME 9:20. I will be there at 9:10,’’ and they months. Not only that, we face the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under just went through, and people wanted grim reality that the recent fatalities the previous order, the leadership time to get the vaccination. happened while Americans were on the is reserved. It meant some hardships while it was verge of getting vaccinated. Some had f going on because a lot of our businesses their appointment just days away. could not open or had to open just in So as our fellow Americans are tak- MORNING BUSINESS limited ways. ing their masks off, going back to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under But—but they kept at it, and we all work, seeing families and friends, and the previous order, the Senate will be worked together to help with aid to the returning, as they should, to life, let us in a period of morning business, with State during the COVID time, and I remember those who cannot. Let us Senators permitted to speak therein was proud of what I might be able to hold them in our hearts a little while for up to 10 minutes each. do, but I am mostly proud of the longer.

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If they refuse, ‘‘Any man’s death diminishes me,’’ DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge they are subject to being subpoenaed he said, ‘‘because I am involved in Jackson will be the first of President and compelled to testify under oath. mankind. And therefore never send to Biden’s circuit court nominees con- The Justice Department must also know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls firmed by the Senate, and we are start- provide information to the Judiciary for thee.’’ ing right at the top. Committee, which will vigorously in- The bells have tolled for 600,000 After the Supreme Court, the DC Cir- vestigate this abuse of power. The issue Americans this past year, a staggering cuit Court of Appeals is the most im- should not be partisan. Under the Con- and incomprehensible sum. Remember portant Federal court in the country, stitution, Congress is a coequal branch them. Hold them in your hearts a little with jurisdiction over cases involving of government and must be protected while longer. Congress and the executive branch from an overreaching executive. We ex- Agencies, and Judge Jackson, nomi- f pect our Republican colleagues to join nated to the seat once occupied by the us in getting to the bottom of this SENATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA current Attorney General, is the per- very, very serious matter. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, fect person for the job. She is a former I yield the floor. now on a different subject, after pass- Federal defender. She clerked for Jus- I suggest the absence of a quorum. ing the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and tice Breyer, and, since 2013, has been a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Competition Act last week and con- district court judge in DC. She has all clerk will call the roll. firming the first judges of the Biden the qualities of a model jurist. She is The senior assistant legislative clerk era, we will continue with major ele- brilliant, thoughtful, collaborative, proceeded to call the roll. ments of our legislative agenda. and dedicated to applying the law im- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I Senate committees will continue partially. For these qualities, she has ask unanimous consent that the order working on a bipartisan infrastructure earned the respect of both sides. for the quorum call be rescinded. proposal to meet the demands of the Nominees to powerful circuit courts, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 21st century. As I have said from the especially the DC Circuit, are fre- objection, it is so ordered. start, discussions about infrastructure quently controversial, but, last week, a f bipartisan group of Senators in the Ju- investments are progressing on two EXECUTIVE SESSION tracks. One track is bipartisan. The diciary Committee voted in her favor. I second track pulls in other elements of greatly look forward to confirming this --- President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, exceptional nominee in just a few EXECUTIVE CALENDAR hours and continuing to restore bal- which will be considered even if it does Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ance to a judiciary that has been not have bipartisan support. Our Sen- move to proceed to executive session to thrown out of whack by former Presi- ate committees are working on both consider Calendar No. 148. tracks at the same time. dent Trump. After Judge Brown Jackson’s con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The As a reminder to the Senate—a re- firmation, we will turn to other nomi- question is on agreeing to the motion. minder to the Senate—as I have said The motion was agreed to. nees. We will hold a cloture vote this from the start, in order to move for- The clerk will report the nomination. evening on Lina Khan’s nomination to ward on infrastructure, we must in- The senior assistant legislative clerk the Federal Trade Commission and clude bold action on climate. At the read the nomination of Radhika Fox, of confirm her tomorrow. Tomorrow, as moment, both tracks are moving for- California, to be an Assistant Adminis- well, we will vote on Kiran Ahuja to ward and progressing very well. trator of the Environmental Protection lead the Office of Personnel Manage- In addition, before the end of the Agency. ment, and the Senate will have the op- month, the Senate will vote on crucial CLOTURE MOTION portunity to advance several of the voting rights legislation. Republican Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I nominees as the week goes on. State legislatures across the country send a cloture motion to the desk. are passing the most draconian voting f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- restrictions since the beginning of Jim DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ture motion having been presented Crow. Congress must take action to de- INVESTIGATION under rule XXII, the Chair directs the fend our democracy. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, on clerk to read the motion. Meanwhile, we will move more swift- one final matter, despite the fact that The senior assistant legislative clerk ly to confirm even more of the Presi- we are now almost 6 months into a new read as follows: dent’s appointments, including several administration, the sins of the previous CLOTURE MOTION to the Federal bench. administration are coming to life. Late We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Last week was one for the record last week, the New York Times re- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby books. The Senate confirmed the first ported that the Trump administra- slate of President Biden’s judicial move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- tion’s Justice Department delivered se- nation of Executive Calendar No. 148, nominees. Not only were they individ- cret subpoenas for the personal phone Radhika Fox, of California, to be an Assist- uals of immense talent and high char- data of at least a dozen people tied to ant Administrator of the Environmental acter, they reflected the great cultural, the House Intelligence Committee, in- Protection Agency. geographic, and experiential diversity cluding Members of Congress, aides, Charles E. Schumer, Thomas R. Carper, of our country. Among them was the and even family members. One was a Jacky Rosen, John Hickenlooper, first Muslim American to ever be con- minor. Tammy Baldwin, Richard J. Durbin, firmed as an article III judge. This is a gross abuse of power. It is Richard Blumenthal, Kirsten E. Gilli- Let me read a headline from this an assault on the separation of powers. brand, Raphael Warnock, Chris Van morning’s Washington Post: ‘‘Biden Hollen, Martin Heinrich, Christopher The notion that any President, via Murphy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Bernard has nominated as many minority their political appointees, could manip- Sanders, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, women to be judges in four months as ulate our democratic system to tap Margaret Wood Hassan. Trump had confirmed in four years.’’ into personal data has the fingerprints f That is an amazing—an amazing—sta- of a dictatorship—a dictatorship—all tistic. over it. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Women, especially women of color, This appalling politicization of the Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I have long been underrepresented on the Department of Justice by Donald move to proceed to legislative session.

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Madam President, I the National League for Democracy are this matter be printed in the RECORD at move to proceed to executive session to awaiting their own appearances before this point. consider Calendar No. 173. the sham court, and many more pro- There being no objection, the mate- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The testers, journalists, and activists are rial was ordered to be printed in the question is on agreeing to the motion. filling Burma’s prisons right up to the RECORD, as follows: The motion was agreed to. rim. REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR NA- The clerk will report the nomination. Several foreigners have been among TIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT—POLICY POSI- TION ON THE ROHINGYA IN RAKHINE STATE The senior assistant legislative clerk those detained, including Australian 3 JUNE 2021 read the nomination of Lydia Kay economist Sean Turnell and two Amer- Griggsby, of Maryland, to be United ican journalists, Nathan Maung and In honour of human rights and human dig- Danny Fenster. The State Department nity and also to eradicate the conflicts and States District Judge for the District root causes in the Union, the National Unity of Maryland. has reported that both U.S. citizens Government aims to build a prosperous and CLOTURE MOTION were denied consular access. Mr. federal democratic union where all ethnic Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I Maung reportedly even endured torture groups belonging to the Union can live to- send a cloture motion to the desk. during his detention. gether peacefully. This objective is clearly The people of Burma are well ac- stated in the Federal Democratic Charter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- quainted with the brutality of the Sovereignty belongs to the member states ture motion having been presented Tatmadaw’s military rule, but the and the people of the member states as pro- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the wider international community is re- claimed in the guiding principles for the es- clerk to read the motion. tablishment of a federal democratic union. ceiving a sobering reminder of the The senior assistant legislative clerk Everyone in the Union has full enjoyment challenges facing the country’s pro-de- read as follows: of fundamental human rights. All ethnic mocracy movement and of the junta’s groups who are native to the Union have full CLOTURE MOTION willingness to flout even the most enjoyment of individual rights held by indi- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- basic international norms and treaty vidual people and collective rights held by ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the obligations. ethnic groups. All citizens who swear alle- Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby I appreciate the continued attention giance to the Union regardless of their eth- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- nic origins are considered to have full enjoy- nation of Executive Calendar No. 173, Lydia the Biden administration is giving to ment of citizens’ rights. The National Unity Kay Griggsby, of Maryland, to be United the crisis. Over the weekend, I was par- Government will not tolerate any form of States District Judge for the District of ticularly encouraged by the G–7 lead- discrimination. Maryland. ers’ joint condemnation of the junta The National Unity Government regards Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, and by the reiteration of a shared com- the above-mentioned policies as a basis in Benjamin L. Cardin, Chris Van Hollen, mitment to shutting off the flow of any addressing the matters related to the Jacky Rosen, John Hickenlooper, assistance funds that might help the Rohingyas in Rakhine State. We are con- Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, military further their repression. fident that extensive deliberations, which Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Raphael consider the positions of all stakeholders in Warnock, Martin Heinrich, Christopher Of course, for friends of democracy, Rakhine State, their historical backgrounds, Murphy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Bernard including the United States, there is and national and international laws, will en- Sanders, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, more to be done to translate words into able all to find shared solutions in a way Margaret Wood Hassan. action. It is time to expand the sanc- that respects the human rights of all per- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, fi- tions aimed at the military to include sons. At present, the elimination of the military nally, I ask unanimous consent that the infamous cronies who continue to make common cause with the dictatorship has become the common goal of the mandatory quorum calls for the the entire people because of the violence cloture motions filed today, June 14, be Tatmadaw. committed by the illegitimate military waived. It is time for Burma’s neighbors and council. It is also the period of national re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there key trading partners to join these sistance against the military dictatorship. objection? sanctions efforts and commit to pro- The solidarity of the entire people is now at Without objection, it is so ordered. viding increased humanitarian access its best. We are confident that we can re- and assistance, particularly, I would build a Union that meets the needs of all f say, from Thailand. those in the country who have a stake in its It is time for greater international future. LEGISLATIVE SESSION After consultations with the many dif- scrutiny of the markets for jade and Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ferent stakeholders in Rakhine States, in- rare earth metals that give the mili- move to proceed to legislative session. cluding Rohingya groups and refugee rep- tary and other bad actors targets for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resentatives from the IDP camps, the NUG exploitation. question is on agreeing to the motion. here makes clear how it will seek to apply It is time for international bodies these principles for the good of all in the The motion was agreed to. like the U.N. Security Council to put Rakhine State. Mr. SCHUMER. I yield the floor. Burma on the agenda and force the The National Unity Government well un- f Tatmadaw’s supporters to defend the derstands the violence and gross human rights violations inflicted upon Rohingyas RECOGNITION OF MINORITY brutal regime out in the light of day. by the thuggish military and the massive LEADER So our work isn’t over, but there is displacement, with hundreds of thousands reason for optimism. Burma’s ethnic fleeing their homes during the conflicts in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- minorities, diverse and often divided, Rakhine State over the last decades: We are publican leader is recognized. have united behind the representative deeply saddened by this. The entire people of f National Unity Government in peaceful Burma is sympathetic to the plight of the opposition to the military rule, and the Rohingya as all now experience atrocities BURMA NUG continues to broaden and deepen and violence perpetrated by the military. Endeavouring to bring the perpetrators to Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, this coalition. account is not only for the realization of jus- the military junta that seized power Earlier this month, the National tice but also acts as a deterrent against fu- from Burma’s democratically elected Unity Government announced its pol- ture atrocities. Therefore, we regard this as leaders back in February has kept up icy on the status of the Rohingya Mus- a priority task. Reparation and Justice will

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It has only been a few to grant International Criminal Court juris- ready to support the hard work of na- weeks since he personally vetoed a bi- diction over crimes committed within tional reconciliation that still lies partisan investigation of the attack on Myanmar against the Rohingyas and other ahead. the U.S. Capitol on January 6 of this communities. f We consider that the 88 recommendations year. For those of us who lived through set out in the final report of the Advisory ATTORNEY GENERAL that incident, we find it hard to under- Commission on Rakhine State chaired by Dr. INVESTIGATIONS Kofi Annan must play a crucial role in ad- stand why a 9/11-style Commission, di- dressing the affairs in Rakhine State. These Mr. MCCONNELL. Now, Madam vided equally between both political recommendations are based on solutions for President, on one final matter, late parties, is in any way a partisan inves- the root causes of violence. However, over last week, the Democratic leader and tigation and why the Republican lead- the past four years, much has changed to the Democratic whip gave in to the er, who has served for so long in the make the situation worse in Rakhine State urge to pick at the scab of politically Senate, would not feel awkward, in a for all ethnic groups there. Using these rec- motivated investigations that have be- ommendations as well as other relevant rec- way, walking through the halls of this come their party’s favorite weapon Capitol and seeing the men and women ommendations as inputs, we earnestly be- against the previous administration. lieve that we can work together with all the of the Capitol Police force who have people in Rakhine State to chart a new They indicated that they were prepared sent us a letter begging for a Commis- course towards a democratic inclusive and to compel two former Attorneys Gen- sion to get to the bottom of what hap- prosperous future. eral to testify before the Judiciary pened on that day when 140 men and We would also like to highlight the impor- Committee on efforts to trace leaks of women in uniform were attacked by tance of legal matters in seeing to the sensitive national security informa- this insurrectionist mob inspired by Rakhine question. We will consider the opin- tion. ions and views of the entire people in the President Trump. In case anyone had forgotten, our So when it comes to investigations, country, including those in Rakhine State, colleagues are among the same Demo- in drafting a new constitution that can re- we have offered the most sanitized solve the many problems caused by the 2008 crats who spent years demanding re- version of an investigation that one constitution. The views and insights of all peated investigations of a Republican could ever ask for. can contribute to this process. All the people President while turning a blind eye to So why are we renewing this request in the country, including all stakeholders in the clear abuses of power that infected when it comes to the information Rakhine State, are invited to participate in the investigation of his campaign. So which is now before us? Well, on Fri- the process of drafting the new constitution. any outrage from Democrats that al- day, the DOJ inspector general an- Such dialogue is essential to creating a leged criminal leaks within their own shared future for the country. nounced he would investigate DOJ’s The process of repealing, amending, and ranks rightly drew the attention of use of subpoenas to obtain communica- promulgating laws, including the 1982 Citi- Federal investigators rings completely tion data from Members of Congress zenship Law, by the new constitution when hollow. and the media, including whether the the drafting is completed will be beneficial It is particularly disappointing that Department of Justice complied with in resolving the conflict in Rakhine State. our colleagues have taken to attacking applicable internal policies and wheth- This new Citizenship Act must base citizen- former Attorney General Bill Barr over er its decisions were motivated by im- ship on birth in Myanmar or birth anywhere investigative decisions that predated— proper considerations. as a child of Myanmar Citizens. predated—his time at the Department What happened was, the previous We further commit to abolishing the process of issuing National Verification Cards, a of Justice. Let me say that again. It is President, Donald Trump, apparently process that the military has used against particularly disappointing that our col- had some channel into the Department Rohingyas and other ethnic groups coer- leagues have taken to attacking former of Justice where he could call for in- cively and with human rights violations. The Attorney General Bill Barr over inves- vestigations and information and data Rohingyas are entitled to citizenship by laws tigative decisions that occurred when to be collected about Members of Con- that will accord with fundamental human he wasn’t there yet. Attorney General gress. He highlighted two Democratic rights norms and democratic federal prin- Barr served our Nation with honor and Members of Congress who were, coinci- ciples. with integrity. These latest attempts The voluntary, safe, and dignified repatri- dentally, members of an investigative ation of Rohingyas who fled to neighbouring to tarnish his name bear the telltale committee of the House Intelligence countries from Rakhine State due to signs of a witch hunt in the making. Committee. And then it turns out, in Tatmadaw violence is a crucial matter. We Here are the facts: The Department the last 2 days, he called for an inves- reaffirm the agreements signed with of Justice is empowered to investigate tigation of his own White House Coun- neighbouring countries for the repatriation criminal conduct by Members of Con- sel. process. We are ready to cooperate with all gress and their staff. Necessarily, this So it is very hard to follow who was stakeholders of good will in a special pro- sort of investigation is subject to strict in charge in the White House. The At- gramme to implement the process. We are procedural protections, and the Depart- torneys General at the time denied committed to the repatriation of Rohingyas as soon as repatriation can be accomplished ment’s inspector general is fully having any connection whatsoever to voluntarily, safely, and with dignity. equipped to determine whether these these investigations, and certainly the The National Unity Government is a gov- procedures were followed in this case. White House Counsel wouldn’t have ernment whose primary duty is to fight the So I am confident that the existing in- called for an investigation of himself. illegal military dictatorship. While we focus quiry will uncover the truth. There is So who was running the show? It is a on this task, we are also planning for the fu- no need for a partisan circus here in legitimate question because it gets to ture. We believe it will be beneficial in build- the Congress. not only the issue of leaks, which is ing the future democratic federal union to Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- important, of course, but it gets to the listen to all stakeholders in a spirit of collaboration. sence of a quorum. more fundamental question of separa- Therefore, we invite Rohingyas to join The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion of powers in this government. hands with us and with others to participate clerk will call the roll. If Members of Congress are subject to in this Spring Revolution against the mili- The senior assistant legislative clerk investigation by a President for some- tary dictatorship in all possible ways. proceeded to call the roll. thing other than corruption, then cer- Mr. MCCONNELL. This statement Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous con- tainly this can be translated into polit- represents months of work to build a sent that the order for the quorum call ical pressure on those individuals. cohesive, inclusive, and representative be rescinded. So I find it hard to follow the logic of government and the best path toward The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Republican Senate leader, who de- national reconciliation and justice for objection, it is so ordered. nies an investigation of the January 6

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Madam President, I am f son’s career, I am struck by how much on the floor this afternoon to discuss time she spent focusing on the issue of the issue of student athletes having NOMINATION OF KETANJI BROWN criminal sentencing—an issue deeply greater control over their name, image, JACKSON important to me and, I believe, many and likeness. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, on a other colleagues. Over the years, intercollegiate ath- separate issue, the Senate voted on a From the Sentencing Commission to letics have become a staple in Amer- bipartisan basis to invoke cloture on the Office of Federal Public Defender, ican culture and higher education. No Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomi- to the district court, Judge Jackson other country in the world has a sports nation to the DC Circuit. Today, the has grappled with legal, intellectual, college model that compares to ours, Senate will confirm her to that post. and moral challenges that come with which affords thousands of young Judge Jackson is the first of many sentencing policy and decisions. Once adults each year the opportunity to le- circuit court nominees whom we will confirmed, she will bring that vital ex- verage their athletic ability into a confirm during this Congress. Given perience to the DC Circuit. quality education and continue playing her credentials and record on the I also want to speak more broadly the sport they love. But over the years, bench, she is a nominee who deserves about her record on the bench. She rep- college athletics have grown into an in- the support of Senators on both sides resents the best of the judiciary. Hum- creasingly profitable, billion-dollar in- of the aisle. I would like to take just a ble, hard-working, she has written dustry, and the rules surrounding ath- minute to highlight why she is such an nearly 600 opinions, and each of them is lete compensation have not kept pace. outstanding choice for the DC Circuit. guided by the same principles: fairness, Now, individual States have created The importance of the DC Circuit impartiality, evenhandedness, and an laws that will guarantee an amateur cannot be overstated. This is what an- unyielding fidelity to the law. It is no athlete the ability to profit off their other Illinoisan, President Barack surprise, then, that she received the name, image, and likeness without fear Obama, said about the court: ‘‘The D.C. grade of unanimously ‘‘well qualified’’ of being reprimanded. Again, I high- Circuit is known as the second highest from the American Bar Association, light that individual States have made court in the country, and there’s good and it is no surprise that she has the those decisions and are creating laws. reason for that. The judges on the D.C. support of legal experts and advocates Nineteen States have now passed NIL Circuit routinely have the final say on from different ideological and profes- legislation, and of those 19, 6 will go a broad range of issues involving every- sional stripes, including Judge Thomas into effect in less a month—July 1, thing from national security to envi- Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee to just, really, a few days away. ronmental policy; from questions of the DC Circuit; the Alliance for Jus- As more and more States continue to campaign finance to workers’ rights. In tice; the National Council of Jewish pass their own legislation, we are other words, the court’s decisions im- Women; the AFL–CIO; the NAACP quickly headed for a system of incon- pact almost every aspect of our lives.’’ Legal Defense and Education Fund; and sistent State laws that will be cum- Thankfully, in Judge Jackson, we dozens—literally dozens—of former bersome and in some cases unworkable have a nominee who will be ready from prosecutors and other Justice Depart- for athletes and the schools to navi- day one to serve justice as a member of ment officials appointed by Presidents gate. Intercollegiate athletics are an the DC Circuit. of both political parties. inherently interstate matter. Our Judge Jackson was born here in Let me close with a passage from a model makes certain the best teams Washington, DC, and raised in Miami, letter Judge Griffith wrote in support and the best athletes compete against FL. Her parents, public school teachers of Judge Jackson. I read this letter one another no matter their geographic at the time of her birth, gave her a life- during her hearing, and it really stuck location. This requires a single Federal long appreciation of learning and the with me. Judge Griffith wrote: ‘‘Al- standard that all schools and all ath- law. They also instilled in her a dignity though she and I have sometimes dif- letes can operate under. and grace that was on full display, as fered on the best outcome of a case, I College sports and the opportunities the Presiding Officer knows, when the have always respected her careful ap- they provide student athletes will be judge appeared before the Judiciary proach and agreeable manner, two in- dramatically harmed if we are unable Committee in April. dispensable traits for success in a col- to pass a Federal standard. Each year, A champion high school debater, legial body.’’ we will have States introducing or up- Jackson later attended Harvard and Madam President, we will all benefit dating their NIL laws in order to gain Harvard Law School before embarking from that careful approach and agree- just a bit more of an advantage in at- on what can only be described as a able manner on the DC Circuit. tracting athletes to their institutions. I will vote for Judge Jackson’s nomi- star-studded legal career. We have already seen this begin to She clerked on the Federal District nation to the DC Circuit and urge my play out. Following California’s pas- Court, the First Circuit Court of Ap- colleagues to do the same. sage of the first State NIL law in Sep- I yield the floor. peals, and for Justice Breyer on the I suggest the absence of a quorum. tember 2019, there has been a rush of U.S. Supreme Court—a strong resume The PRESIDING OFFICER. The action by 18 other States to quickly in and of itself. She has also worked at clerk will call the roll. follow suit, hoping to remain competi- several prominent law firms, handling The bill clerk proceeded to call the tive as athletic departments recruit both trial and appellate work. roll. athletes to their States’ schools. The But her true calling has always been Mr. LEE. Madam President, I ask floodgates will fully open on July 1— public service. In the early 2000s, Judge unanimous consent that the order for only 16 days away—when State NIL Jackson worked as special counsel on the quorum call be rescinded. laws begin to take effect. the U.S. Sentencing Commission and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. The time to act is now. There is a later served as a Federal public de- DUCKWORTH). Without objection, it is compromise to be found to both em- fender in Washington, DC. This experi- so ordered. powering amateur athletes to profit ence inspired President Obama to (The remarks of Mr. LEE pertaining from their name, image, and likeness nominate her to serve as Commissioner to the introduction of S. 2039 are print- and guaranteeing greater protections, and Vice Chair of the Sentencing Com- ed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘State- while at the same time maintaining mission. In the Senate, her nomination ments on Introduced Bills and Joint the integrity of our one-of-a-kind colle- received unanimous support. Resolutions.’’) giate model that has provided millions

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My legis- er strips, no-till farming, and minimal- would not be regulated by the Federal lation would create a single set of till farming, more conservation prac- Government. EPA’s release about its guidelines that would enable amateur tices than ever before are being used on intention to overturn the navigable athletes to profit from their name, Iowa’s 35 million acres of farmland. waters protection rule, which is the image, and likeness by prohibiting con- While Iowa farmers are continuing to Trump rule, mentions that 333 projects ferences, schools, and athletic associa- feed our country and the world, they would have required permits by the tions, like the NCAA, from rendering are also doing so with fewer inputs and Obama waters rule that did not need an amateur intercollegiate athlete in- better soil and water outcomes. government paperwork under the navi- eligible on the basis of receiving that Iowa farmers should be congratu- gable waters protection rule of the NIL compensation. It would also codify lated; however, it seems like there is Trump administration, and, of course, serious athlete protections like ex- always a target on the backs of Iowa that is exactly the point—exactly the tended healthcare coverage for athletic farmers and I could say for maybe all point of what was wrong with the injuries or illness and scholarship guar- American farmers. I want to get to WOTUS rule. antees. that target, and that has something to If you are simply moving dirt to level I understand this legislation is not do with this map that I have here of off a low point in a field, should that perfect in everyone’s eyes. It is not per- the State of Iowa. need a Federal permit? If a golf course fect in its current form, but it offers Last week, it was reported that the is fixing a bunker or flattening a green, not only the quickest but the best path Biden administration is moving for- should that need a Federal permit? The towards enacting meaningful Federal ward to add redtape to their operations obvious commonsense answer to both legislation on issues of amateur ath- by rewriting President Trump’s navi- of these questions and a lot of other letic name, image, and likeness. gable waters protection rule. In my questions that can be put out there for When I say it may not be perfect, first telephone conversation with then- speculative purposes is, What good does there are certainly things that we can EPA nominee Administrator Regan this redtape do for anyone? I want to negotiate to improve, and it is not the and now the confirmed Adminis- underline that point. extreme on either side of this issue, but trator—by the way, confirmed by a My Republican colleagues and I want it is something that a broad set of Sen- unanimous vote of this Senate—I clean water and healthy soil for our ators, Members of the House, and a warned Administrator Regan against families and our communities. This is President could come behind and cer- moving back to the Obama-era waters important. But what I don’t want is a tainly is perhaps the only piece of leg- of the U.S. rule, which we call WOTUS Federal Government power grab that islation that has a chance of being en- for short. That is a regulation they adds so much redtape to routine land acted anytime soon. I recognize there shouldn’t move back to because of the use decisions that it slows our econ- are many ideas on what should and burden it placed on rural areas, includ- omy to a halt. should not be included in an NIL bill, ing Iowa farmers. If the Biden administration decides and I welcome those conversations In fact, under the old waters rule, 97 to go down this road of reverting to the with my colleagues. percent of Iowa’s land would have been old Obama-era WOTUS, they will be se- I strongly encourage the U.S. Senate, subject to jurisdiction under the Clean riously misguided. Why should you put the Commerce Committee, and my col- Water Act. In other words, all of the the farmers of Iowa, as well as the leagues on that committee to act blue part of Iowa—with the exceptions other people, with many even having to quickly on this urgent matter and join of these areas that are white that adds get a permit to do normal farming us in this legislation to make progress up to the blue area—97 percent of this practices—it just doesn’t make sense. For an administration that is so fo- on this important issue. The time is land mass of Iowa would be subject to cused on updating our Nation’s infra- short, but if we work together, we can Federal jurisdiction. Adding more Fed- structure, why does it make sense to accomplish a goal that is needed in this eral redtape to a farmer’s day-to-day propose a rule that only adds costs and country and accomplish it by the time decisions on the farm is government delays construction with no identifi- that it is needed to occur. overreach, plain and simple. able benefit? I yield the floor. But besides Iowa’s 86,000 farmers, a I urge President Biden and EPA Ad- I suggest the absence of a quorum. change in the Trump navigable waters ministrator Regan to listen to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The protection rule will also result in sig- farmers and land owners across the clerk will call the roll. nificant redtape and significant ex- country. Wave the WOTUS rule good- The bill clerk proceeded to call the pense for, among others, homebuilders, bye. Put away the redtape that is going roll. golf course managers, and construction to come around as a result of what you Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I companies as they make very routine are planning to do. ask unanimous consent that the order decisions about how best to use the I yield the floor. land and run their businesses. for the quorum call be rescinded. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Now, imagine that, not only have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection, it is so ordered. new home prices risen due to inflation clerk will call the roll. f and soaring lumber prices—and, by the The senior assistant legislative clerk way, lumber prices have added $36,000 WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES proceeded to call the roll. to the price of a house just in the last Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, year. Now, instead of that happening ask unanimous consent that the order for the past 41 years, I have toured our because lumber prices have gone up, for the quorum call be rescinded. State to hear from Iowa workers, our now home prices, because of this pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without community leaders, and our farmers at posed change in the regulation, will in- objection, it is so ordered. my annual 99 county meetings. So far crease due to additional permitting f this year, I have been in 71. that wasn’t previously needed. As a farmer myself, I enjoy speaking To clear up common confusion, the BORDER SECURITY with those involved in agriculture all Trump-era rule that is now the law of Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, last across the State who tell me that they the land did not give polluters free rein month, more than 180,000 migrants are third-, fourth-, fifth-generation to discharge pollutions with no regard crossed our southern border. That is farmers. These folks use the same soil to the health of our Nation’s water- the highest monthly total since the and barns as their grandfathers before ways. Regulating the discharge of pol- Clinton administration.

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They own, but the American Dream and can, and I predict will, get worse. have grown up with our kids, attended Promise Act has completely abandoned The administration is weighing the same churches, shopped in the this justification in favor of rewarding whether this is an appropriate time to same grocery stores, and defended our recent illegal entries with green cards, lift title 42, which is a public health freedoms in the U.S. military. They are even adults who violated our immigra- order designed to protect from the also a huge driver of our economy. tion laws. spread of the COVID–19 virus, but they Ninety-six percent of DACA recipients If the goal is to provide legal cer- have yet to tell us what transition are either working or in school, and, on tainty for our DACA recipients as op- plans they may have, if any, in the whole, these young people con- posed to making a grand political transitioning from the current exclu- tribute more than $400 million a year statement, we need to be realistic sion of many adult migrants to wel- in State and local taxes in Texas alone. about how we get there. We need to coming those who are currently ex- Despite all the ways these young men learn from our mistakes of the past, cluded or processing them through our and women strengthen our country and where we have tried to build big, com- immigration courts. our communities, they have been living prehensive immigration reform bills Depending on what the administra- in a constant state of uncertainty only to see them collapse of their own tion decides, the humanitarian crisis at about their future. That is because weight, which means we need to begin the border will likely swell even larger when President Obama announced this working on smaller packages that can this summer. Despite the clear need for program 9 years ago, he did so through gain broad support and hopefully build action from Congress, most of our col- a shortsighted Executive memorandum trust in the process. I am not sug- leagues on the other side of the aisle rather than engage Congress. That is gesting we quit there, but that is the have put on blinders. Instead of a bi- right. Rather than rolling up his place we need to start if we have partisan effort to eliminate or, I should sleeves and working with Congress to learned from the lessons of the last 20 say, alleviate or mitigate the humani- pass long-lasting immigration policy, years. tarian and security crisis at our bor- he chose a path of least resistance that The American people overwhelm- der, we have one side pushing for ac- didn’t involve any input from Congress ingly support allowing DACA recipi- tion and the other side largely staying but merely created this with a stroke ents to remain in the United States, silent. of a pen. To say the least, this made and I believe it is true of a majority of The Judiciary Committee of the Sen- things easier for President Obama in Members of the Senate. We have to set ate should be leading the charge to ad- the short run, but it caused a lot of aside policies we cannot agree on so we dress this crisis in a fair and humane fear—has caused a lot of fear and un- can make progress on the ones we do way. Back in April, Senator GRASSLEY, certainty for these young people in the agree on, and we need to keep our ef- the ranking Republican, and I sent a long run, and that continues today. forts focused on DACA recipients. If letter to Chairman DURBIN and Sub- They were set unfairly on a yearslong, this is a priority for folks on both sides committee Chairman PADILLA request- tumultuous journey, waiting nervously ing a hearing of either the full com- of the aisle, I hope we will finally be to see how the courts would weigh in able to get a bill to the President’s mittee or the Immigration Sub- on the various court challenges that we committee on this current crisis at the desk to help these young people. knew were going to occur. President More broadly, though, there is no de- border. Obama knew it as well. So these young Two months and hundreds of thou- nying our immigration system is sore- DACA recipients have been left won- sands of migrants later, they have sim- ly in need of reform. It is outdated; it dering whether they might be deported ply refused to even hold a hearing. is inefficient; and it simply does not Last month, the Subcommittee on to a country they have no memory of meet the needs of our country today. Border Security and Immigration held and being forced to leave behind the But there is very little room for those its first hearing, but the topic wasn’t families, the jobs, and the opportuni- types of conversations until we solve on the border crisis. Instead, the topic ties they have worked so hard to build the current crisis at the border. Once was increased numbers of visas for un- here in the United States. that is under control and our bipar- documented immigrant workers. That Many of these young people are in tisan Border Solutions Act, which is is a topic we can and should discuss but their twenties and thirties now with the only bicameral, bipartisan bill that certainly not with the looming crisis careers, families, and plans of their has been introduced—once we solve on the border. own. The possibility of being forced to that problem, I hope we will have a bi- Tomorrow morning, the Senate Judi- leave the United States is no less terri- partisan debate about the changes that ciary Committee will continue to ig- fying for them than it would be for should be made to our immigration nore this backlog of migrants and this anyone who was born here. After years system, and the DACA recipients are at blinking red light that should warn all of being yanked around from court rul- the top of that list. of us that this crisis will get nothing ing to court ruling, these young men As I said, these young men and but worse. and women deserve certainty. They de- women deserve certainty, and Congress What is the topic of tomorrow’s hear- serve to know whether they can apply cannot pass legislation to provide that ing in the Senate Judiciary Com- to college, grow their families, live certainty if our Democratic colleagues mittee? We are set to hold a hearing on their lives, and do all the things other and the White House insist on attach- the unserious, House-passed immigra- young Americans can do without this ing controversial policies or ignoring tion bill. This legislation stands zero dark cloud hanging over their plans. the current crisis at the border, as the chance of being passed by the Senate— After all, they haven’t done anything Biden administration is appearing to zero. It combines some of the most rad- wrong. They were brought here as chil- do. ical proposals from the far left in one dren, as minors. And in America, we do I yield the floor. massive bill that fails to address the not hold children responsible for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- needs of our country. Rather than dis- mistakes of adults—in other words, ator from Alabama. cuss the humanitarian crisis at the their parents. f border, our Democratic colleagues have That is why I believe we should take chosen to hold a hearing on a dead-on- action that gives these DACA recipi- BIDEN ADMINISTRATION arrival bill, and they know it. It is a ents the certainty they deserve, and Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam Presi- remarkable show of priorities. the only way to do that is through dent, Ronald Reagan said: Tomorrow, I expect we will hear a lot more legislation, not further Executive We maintain peace through our strength; about discussing the Deferred Action actions. And I strongly support that weakness only invites aggression.

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Americans to abandon that tradition, that a return to the appeasement poli- And the problem is that it is not just but we will unless we give our men and cies of the Obama administration and a people seeking a better life. Customs women in uniform the tools they need rejection of President Trump’s policy and Border Protection reports that to do the job. of strength are the best way to ensure they have arrested 95 convicted sex of- The President’s proposed budget does peace. That is going to be tough for fenders attempting to enter the United not deliver for our military. In fact, it them and for the American people. We States since the beginning of the fiscal tells our military to do less every day are already seeing how these policies year, and those are just the ones that than what they have in the past. Presi- do not work. are being caught. dent Biden’s budget proposal cuts Take Palestine, for example. Just 2 Biden, 2 months ago, said: ‘‘What’s money from the Department of Defense months ago, the President decided to wrong with 2 million illegal immi- when accounting for inflation. I have send hundreds of millions of dollars in grants?’’ said before that this budget is dis- aid to the Palestinians. And I ask, For So what the Biden administration is appointing, dangerous, and a disservice what reason? Why are we sending mil- doing is they are not stemming the to our men and women in uniform. lions of dollars to Palestine at this tide. President Biden threw his hands The President’s advisers surely know time when we are having a tough point up and put Vice President HARRIS in the threat our country faces. Here is in our country with this pandemic? charge. what the Office of National Intel- They just took American dollars and Has she visited the border since she ligence said in its annual threat assess- turned around and rained terror on our has been put in charge? No. ment: The Chinese Communist Party No. 1 ally in the Middle East, with She thinks her words, ‘‘Don’t come,’’ will continue to undercut the United thousands of rockets aimed at Israeli are enough to stop the flood of illegal States, drive wedges between Wash- civilians. It triggered the worst fight- immigrants. Well, they are not. Her ington and its allies and partners, and ing between Israel and Hamas since words are too late and too little. foster international norms that favor 2014. The President’s policy and mil- I remember how then-Candidates the authoritarian Chinese system. lions of taxpayer dollars were wasted. Biden and HARRIS pushed back against That is from the President’s own Di- They did nothing but arm Hamas. The President Trump for wanting to secure rector of Intelligence. But talk is President’s policy did not work. the border, for wanting to enforce our cheap, and cheap talk is what we are President Biden made no secret that immigration laws as written, and folks getting because this budget does not he wanted to bring back the failed Iran across the globe were listening. They rise to meet that threat. nuclear deal that was the pride of heard the rhetoric. They packed their Question: Does the President not be- President Obama’s second term. Well, bags, and they made the dangerous lieve the dire warnings of his own ad- Iran responded by supplying Hamas journey. visers? with those rockets to kill Israeli civil- They took then-Candidates Biden and At the same time, President Biden ians. Iran is also sending warships to HARRIS at their word. It is why so and congressional Democrats’ policies help their socialist ally, Venezuela. many illegal immigrants wear T-shirts are giving us a weak economy when it Again, the President’s policies did not saying: ‘‘Biden, let us in.’’ should be roaring. The last two job re- work. Why would they listen to her saying ports fell way short of expectations. In One of President Biden’s first acts in ‘‘Don’t come’’ now? April, economists expected 1 million office was to cancel the Keystone Pipe- But here is what really got me. When jobs, but we only got one-fourth of line with our northern border neighbor asked why she hasn’t gone to the bor- that—25 percent. in Canada. Yet the President is allow- der to see the crisis for herself, Vice Democrats’ out-of-control spending is ing Russia to build the Nord Stream 2 President HARRIS laughed and said: ‘‘I driving inflation to levels we haven’t gas pipeline to Germany, further iso- haven’t been to Europe’’ either. I seen in over a decade. President lating Ukraine from its Western couldn’t believe what I was hearing. We Biden’s own budget assumes policies friends. Russia has responded by need leadership, not a tourist. will only lead to a weak 2-percent GDP amassing troops along the Ukraine bor- Well, Madam Vice President, I have growth—2 percent—when it should be der. Once again, the President’s poli- been to the border, and I have seen how double that amount. cies did not work. dangerous it is for these people coming Democrats aren’t stopping at a weak The week after President Biden an- here. I have actually listened to our military and a weak economy. They nounced his skinny budget proposal Border Patrol agents, who talk about have put forth thinly veiled attempts with no increase to the Department of how the cartels really run things and to strip our country of what makes it Defense, China sent a record number of how they have total control of the U.S. so great. They want to undo our very fighter jets into the Taiwanese air- southern border. I have seen how many system of federalism and local control space. That is a clear pattern that the drugs are pouring across the border be- by eliminating States’ right-to-work President’s policies aren’t working, cause our law enforcement is too busy laws through the PRO Act. They want and they are emboldening our enemies. processing illegal immigrants instead a Washington takeover of every State’s The fallout from the Biden adminis- of catching the bad guys. election laws through S. 1 or, as I like tration’s weaknesses isn’t just limited But I sat beside a teenager leaving to call it, the corrupt politicians act. to far-off countries across the sea, we McAllen, TX, on the flight to Houston. But worst of all, it is teaching our kids are seeing the very real cost at our She had her new 3- or 4-month-old to hate our country. The Biden admin- southern border. The Biden administra- baby. She was being sent on a plane by istration has embraced the divisive tion refuses to take this crisis seri- the Biden administration to Houston curriculum of critical race theory to ously. The number of illegal immi- and then on the way to Denver, not rewrite history and paint the United grants crossing the border this fiscal knowing what she was to expect when States as a villain. year is already the most since 2006, and she got there. Question: How can we expect the there are 4 months left to go. It is not easy to see. It certainly Biden administration to defend Amer- In May of this year alone, Customs wasn’t for me. But that is the price of ica’s ideals abroad if the President and Border Protection apprehended being in a position of power, to be able won’t even defend them at home? This more than 180,000 illegal immigrants to do something about the problems isn’t Building Back Better. along the southern border. And it is facing the people and our country. The Teddy Roosevelt, another successful not just folks coming from Central Vice President needs to see the human Republican President, always said: America. According to the CBP, there cost of the policies she and the Presi- ‘‘Speak softly and carry a big stick.’’ have been at least 59,000 illegal immi- dent are supporting.

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That means a strong military, tance of the Pledge of Allegiance if it Allegiance is meant to remind Ameri- a strong economy, a strong educational were recited today on the Senate floor cans of our guiding principles and in- system, and a strong border. in the words of Red Skelton. spire adherence to those ideas which Unless we reverse our course soon, it When I was a small boy in Vincennes, [In- make our country great: equality will be too late to stop the violence and diana,] I heard, I think, one of the most out- under the law, recognized rights to life, aggression President Biden’s weakness standing speeches I ever heard in my life. I liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. has invited across the globe and here at think it compares with the Sermon on the This is why today I am requesting that home. Mount, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and in a few days we pass this resolution Socrates’ Speech to the Students. I yield the floor. with unanimous consent, and I am I suggest the absence of a quorum. We had just finished reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and he [Mr. Lasswell, the Prin- hopeful that occurs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cipal of Vincennes High School] called us all I yield the floor. clerk will call the roll. together, and he says, ‘‘Uh, boys and girls, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The legislative clerk proceeded to have been listening to you recite the Pledge ator from New Hampshire. call the roll. of Allegiance all semester, and it seems that VOTE ON BROWN JACKSON NOMINATION Mr. BRAUN. Madam President, I ask it has become monotonous to you. Or, could Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I unanimous consent that the order for it be, you do not understand the meaning of ask unanimous consent that the vote the quorum call be rescinded. each word? If I may, I would like to recite the pledge, and give you a definition of each begin immediately on the nominee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection, it is so ordered. word: I—Me, an individual; a committee of one. objection? f Pledge—Dedicate all of my worldly good to Without objection, it is so ordered. CONCLUSION OF MORNING give without self-pity. The question is, Will the Senate ad- BUSINESS Allegiance—my love and my devotion. vise and consent to the Brown Jackson To the Flag—Our standard. ‘‘Old Glory’’; a nomination? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning symbol of courage. And wherever she waves, Mrs. SHAHEEN. I ask for the yeas business is closed. there is respect, because your loyalty has and nays. given her a dignity that shouts ‘‘Freedom is f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a everybody’s job.’’ EXECUTIVE SESSION Of the United—That means we have all sufficient second? come together. There appears to be a sufficient sec- --- States—Individual communities that have ond. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR united into 48 great states; 48 individual The clerk will call the roll. communities with pride and dignity and pur- The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under pose; all divided by imaginary boundaries, Mr. THUNE. The following Senators the previous order, the Senate will pro- yet united to a common cause, and that’s are necessarily absent: the Senator ceed to executive session to resume love of country— from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator consideration of the following nomina- Of America. from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and the Sen- tion, which the clerk will report. And to the Republic—a Republic: a sov- ereign state in which power is invested into ator from Nebraska (Mr. SASSE). The legislative clerk read the nomi- Further, if present and voting, the nation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the representatives chosen by the people to Senator from Nebraska (Mr. SASSE) the District of Columbia, to be United govern; [us] and the government is the people; and it’s from the people to the leaders, would have voted ‘‘nay’’. States Circuit Judge for the District of not from the leaders to the people. The result was announced—yeas 53, Columbia Circuit. For which it Stands nays 44, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- One Nation—Meaning ‘‘so blessed by God.’’ [Rollcall Vote No. 231 Ex.] ator from Indiana. Indivisible—Incapable of being divided. YEAS—53 Mr. President, I rise today to offer a With Liberty—Which is freedom; the right resolution expressing support for the of power for one to live his own life without Baldwin Heinrich Peters Bennet Hickenlooper Reed Pledge of Allegiance as a historic and fears, threats, or any sort of retaliation. And Justice—The principle and qualities of Blumenthal Hirono Rosen significant expression of patriotism. dealing fairly with others. Booker Kaine Sanders Brown By the way, I did the same thing last For All—For All. That means, boys and Kelly Schatz Cantwell King Schumer year. girls, it’s as much your country as it is mine. Cardin Klobuchar In 2002, 19 years ago, Senator Tom Shaheen Afterwards, Mr. Lasswell asked his Carper Leahy Sinema Casey Luja´ n Daschle raised a similar resolution students to recite the Pledge of Alle- Smith Collins Manchin with unanimous support from the Sen- Stabenow giance together, with newfound appre- Coons Markey Tester ate, and it passed on the floor unevent- ciation for the words. Cortez Masto Menendez Van Hollen fully, without amendment. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Duckworth Merkley In a few days, this body can choose to Durbin Murkowski Warner States of America, and to the Republic, for Warnock do the same, to reaffirm our support Feinstein Murphy which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with Gillibrand Murray Warren for the Pledge of Allegiance. liberty and justice for all. Graham Ossoff Whitehouse I rise today, too, to honor a Hoosier Mr. Red Skelton concluded his speech Hassan Padilla Wyden who understood the innate value of the by saying: NAYS—44 Pledge of Allegiance to civic education. Since I was a small boy, two states have Barrasso Grassley Portman In 1969, Red Skelton, the American been added to our country, and two words Blackburn Hagerty Risch comedian and entertainer who was have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Boozman Hawley Romney well-known for his program on CBS, [If you listened closely] ‘‘Under God.’’ Braun Hoeven Rounds Burr Hyde-Smith ‘‘The Red Skelton Hour,’’ wrote a Wouldn’t it be a pity if someone said, ‘‘That Scott (FL) Capito Inhofe Scott (SC) speech on the importance of the is a prayer’’—and that be eliminated from Cassidy Johnson our schools . . . ? Shelby Pledge. Reflecting on his time in Vin- Cornyn Kennedy Sullivan Cotton Lankford cennes, a neighboring community to Just as those students that day, Mr. Thune Cramer Lee Tillis where I live, he spoke about the value Skelton included, recommitted to the Crapo Lummis Toomey instilled by one of his high school meaning of the words of the Pledge of Cruz Marshall teachers in the words of the Pledge of Allegiance, I call upon the U.S. Senate Daines McConnell Tuberville Ernst Moran Wicker Allegiance. to recommit to the meaning of these Fischer Paul Young After the performance of the speech, words. CBS received several hundred thousand There are times today that the words NOT VOTING—3 requests for copies. The speech would of the pledge are tossed around without Blunt Rubio Sasse go on to be sold as a single by Colum- too much care. Other times, they are The nomination was confirmed. bia Records and performed at the altered to remove what today is The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. White House for President Nixon. deemed offensive or antiquated. But OSSOFF). Under the previous order, the

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Pursuant The motion is agreed to. to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the vote in the Senate, and let us send it to Senate the pending cloture motion, f the House to become law. which the clerk will state. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Every day we delay this vote is another day we deny justice to the sur- The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The read as follows: vivors of sexual assault. We deny jus- clerk will report the nomination. tice to servicemembers who have been The senior assistant legislative clerk CLOTURE MOTION affected by serious crimes. We deny read the nomination of Lina M. Khan, We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- justice to the men and women who do of New York, to be a Federal Trade ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the so much for this country. We owe it to Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Commissioner for the unexpired term them to not wait another minute move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- of seven years from September 26, 2017. nation of Executive Calendar No. 119, Lina The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. longer. As if in legislative session, I ask M. Khan, of New York, to be a Federal Trade SMITH). The Senator from New York. Commissioner for the unexpired term of unanimous consent that at a time to be UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. 1520 seven years from September 26, 2017. determined by the majority leader, in Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, Alex Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Presi- consultation with the Republican lead- Padilla, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeff dent, I rise for the eighth time to call er, the Senate Committee on Armed Merkley, Jack Reed, Debbie Stabenow, for this entire body to have the oppor- Services be discharged from further Benjamin L. Cardin, Patrick J. Leahy, tunity to vote on and consider the consideration of S. 1520 and the Senate Elizabeth Warren, Jacky Rosen, Rich- Military Justice Improvement and In- proceed to its consideration; that there ard Blumenthal, Tina Smith, John creasing Prevention Act. be 2 hours for debate, equally divided Hickenlooper, Michael F. Bennet, Tim This commonsense reform would en- in the usual form, and that upon the Kaine, Brian Schatz. sure that people in the military who The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- use or yielding back of that time, the have been subjected to sexual assault Senate vote on the bill with no inter- imous consent, the mandatory quorum and other serious crimes get the justice call has been waived. vening action or debate. they deserve. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there The question is, Is it the sense of the I ask for this vote because I want to Senate that debate on the nomination objection? ensure that this important reform, Mr. REED. Madam President, reserv- of Lina M. Khan, of New York, to be a which is backed by a bipartisan fili- ing my right to object. Federal Trade Commissioner for the buster-proof majority of the Senators, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- unexpired term of seven years from becomes law. If we leave this debate ator from Rhode Island. September 26, 2017, shall be brought to and this reform to the national defense Mr. REED. Madam President, like a close? authorization committee review, I the Senator from New York, I believe The yeas and nays are mandatory have no doubts that that will not hap- that we should transfer crimes regard- under the rule. pen. ing sexual misconduct to a special The clerk will call the roll. We all know how a bill becomes a prosecutor, as the Senator of New York The senior assistant legislative clerk law. It passes the Senate and the has outlined, and that is a decision called the roll. House, and is signed by the President. that many of my colleagues have made Mr. THUNE. The following Senators And we all know how this process can over the last few months. In the past, are necessarily absent: the Senator be subverted. We have seen popular they have been opposed, as I have op- from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator provisions that have passed both the posed that approach. from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and the Sen- House and the Senate be minimized, The difficulty is the transfer of other ator from Nebraska (Mr. SASSE). watered down, or removed in con- crimes like burglary, arson, financial The result was announced—yeas 72, ference altogether. And I have cer- mismanagement, misappropriation of nays 25, as follows: tainly seen good proposals killed be- government funds or properties. Those [Rollcall Vote No. 232 Ex.] hind closed doors of the NDAA markup. issues have not been carefully studied, YEAS—72 In 2019, I introduced a much smaller and they should be studied, and that is Baldwin Grassley Ossoff reform called Safe to Report. That pro- the purpose of the committee. Bennet Hassan Padilla vision was designed to improve report- We will take this up. We will study it Blumenthal Hawley Peters ing rates by allowing survivors of sex- very closely. We will also look at some- Booker Heinrich Portman ual assault to report the assault with- thing that I think has to be looked at Braun Hickenlooper Reed Brown Hirono Rosen out fear of retaliation in the form of seriously: How do we implement this Burr Hoeven Rounds misconduct charges for related minor reform, and how much time do we Cantwell Hyde-Smith Sanders offenses, things like underage drinking need? The last time that we made a Capito Johnson Schatz major change to the Uniform Code of Cardin Kaine Schumer or breaking a curfew. Carper Kelly Shaheen That commonsense reform, which Military Justice, we allowed the De- Casey King Sinema could have allowed more survivors to partment of Defense 2 years, and they Cassidy Klobuchar Smith come forward, passed in both the House took all of it. The present legislation Collins Leahy Stabenow Coons Luja´ n Tester and the Senate, but it was removed in would allow 18 months. This is some- Cornyn Manchin Thune conference. We had to reintroduce the thing we have to look at. Cortez Masto Markey Van Hollen very same bill the following year in We also have to look at the resources Cramer Marshall Warner order for it to be included and become that are needed. This involves a change Duckworth Menendez Warnock Durbin Merkley Warren law in the next year, the fiscal year in the structure of the military legal Feinstein Moran Whitehouse 2021 NDAA. system, and the committee is a place Fischer Murkowski Wicker If a program focused solely on help- where we will get the best views of peo- Gillibrand Murphy Wyden Graham Murray Young ing to make it easier for survivors to ple who have dedicated themselves in report their assault was removed in the Senate to thinking hard and thor- NAYS—25 conference, I have little reason to be- oughly about issues of military justice, Barrasso Cruz Kennedy lieve that this once-in-a-generation re- issues of military preparedness, and all Blackburn Daines Lankford Boozman Ernst Lee form will survive. of these things. Cotton Hagerty Lummis Given the lack of progress we have Looking forward to a debate, but Crapo Inhofe McConnell made on sexual assault in the military looking also forward to, I think, what

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Objec- members from a defendant’s rights per- Those who committed these egre- tion is heard. spective. gious acts wanted to send a message. Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Presi- The committee has had 8 years to de- They wanted to say that Jews have no dent, there are several reasons why I bate, discuss, have hearings, and pass place here. And it is critical that we disagree strongly with the chairman. legislation. We have passed nearly 250 send a clear and forceful message back. First of all, this is not a complex re- bills on this topic. They have lost their We must ensure that our elected lead- form. In fact, only one thing changes: sole jurisdiction over this issue. They ers, Democrats and Republicans, are After the military police conclude have failed to improve sexual assaults resolute in affirming that there is zero their investigation, instead of the case in the military, and it is now time for tolerance for anti-Semitism. file being handed over to the com- an up-or-down vote, which has 66 co- We must honor the words of George mander’s JAG, the case file is handed sponsors in this body. It is now time Washington, who wrote to the Jewish over to the prosecutor, who might for an up-or-down vote on our bill. It community of Rhode Island in 1790, eventually have gotten that case any- should no longer be the purview of the that America ‘‘gives to bigotry no way. The prosecutor reviews the case NDAA and the Armed Services Com- sanction, to persecution no assist- file and decides whether or not to pros- mittee because they have been unwill- ance,’’ which is why I urge the Senate ecute. ing to have a vote on this for over 5 to immediately take up my bipartisan If he decides not to prosecute, he will resolution condemning the recent anti- send it back to the commander. Only 3 years and unwilling to take a serious look at how to fix these injustices Semitic incidents, unconditionally and percent of commanders have this job; unequivocally. 97 percent of commanders’ jobs will not within our military. Our military servicemembers deserve I am calling on leaders to take spe- be affected by this change. And then cific steps—specific steps—to address they will get to do what they typically a military justice system worthy of the sacrifices they make every day. and prevent them, including having the do, which is to review the case; per- President nominate and the Senate haps, ask for nonjudicial punishment I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The confirm a qualified Ambassador to for related crimes; perhaps, do a spe- monitor and combat anti-Semitism, cial court-martial. That sits with the clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to fully implementing my bipartisan commander. Never Again Education Act to advance The second reason why I disagree call the roll. Holocaust education, having agencies with the chairman is that if you re- Ms. ROSEN. Madam President, I ask improve their collection of anti-Se- move only one crime from the com- unanimous consent that the order for mitic hate crime data, and sufficiently mander, you will essentially create an the quorum call be rescinded. funding the Nonprofit Security Grant entirely different system just for sur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without program to protect houses of worship vivors of sexual assault, who are more objection, it is so ordered. often to be women who report those The Senator from Nevada. and community centers from violence. I want to thank Senator LANKFORD crimes. Even though males suffer more f and his staff for their work in helping from sexual assault, they just don’t re- UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNING to pass this resolution, which currently port them, and that, therefore, will be- THE RECENT RISE IN has 74 cosponsors. come a special court for women serv- ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE AND Madam President, as if in legislative icemembers. And experts have said HARASSMENT TARGETING JEW- session, I ask unanimous consent that that it will further marginalize them, ISH AMERICANS, AND STANDING the Committee on the Judiciary be dis- it will further diminish them, it will IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE AF- charged from further consideration and further alienate them. It will be a spe- FECTED BY ANTISEMITISM the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 252. cial court for women, or a ‘‘pink Ms. ROSEN. Madam President, I rise The PRESIDING OFFICER. The court.’’ clerk will report the resolution by Third, this reform has already taken today as cochair of the Senate Bipar- tisan Task Force for Combating Anti- title. place in the countries of our allies. The The legislative clerk read as follows: UK did it over 10 years ago for defend- Semitism, which just relaunched this A resolution (S. Res. 252) unequivocally ants’ rights. Israel did it over 40 years week with over half the Senate as Members. I am speaking out because condemning the recent rise in antisemitic vi- ago. Canada, Netherlands, Australia, olence and harassment targeting Jewish Germany—all have taken serious Jewish-Americans and Jews across the Americans, and standing in solidarity with crimes out of the chain of command. globe are in danger. those affected by antisemitism, and for other And in each of those instances, they They are in danger because we are purposes. have said it has not reduced good order experiencing a worldwide surge in anti- There being no objection, the com- discipline, and it has not had any im- Semitic hate crimes and violence. In mittee was discharged, and the Senate pact on command and control. communities across America, Jews proceeded to consider the resolution. And so the truth is that this is a have been threatened, they have been Ms. ROSEN. I know of no further de- change whose impact will be to give verbally accosted, and brutally as- bate on the measure. survivors of sexual assault and any sur- saulted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there vivor of a serious crime the confidence Anti-Semitism has long been the ca- further debate? that the military justice system is un- nary in the coal mine of hatred. His- Mr. SCHUMER. Yes, there is, Madam biased and highly trained. tory teaches us that when anti-Semi- President. The other reason why this change is tism takes hold, democracy itself is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- so necessary to be a bright line at all imperiled. This issue has reared its jority leader. serious crimes is defendants’ rights. ugly head in recent years, particularly Mr. SCHUMER. Thank you, Madam And I can tell you that we now have in the past month. President. First, let me thank Senator data developed in 2017 from Protect According to the ADL, anti-Semitic ROSEN. She has been a valiant, strong Our Defenders, a report that says that incidents in May were double what and unrelenting fighter against anti- it is up to 2.5 times more likely for they were during the same period last Semitism—not just today with this Black and Brown servicemembers to be year. Over the past few weeks, we have wonderful resolution, but every day, punished than White servicemembers. seen horrendous attacks on Jewish and we thank her for her leadership, That is a shocking statistic—a shock- communities. In New York, fireworks her tremendous and needed leadership ing statistic. were hurled at a crowd of Jewish- on this issue.

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Madam President, I references a classified annex, then such bring this resolution forward. ask unanimous consent that the order annex is available to all Senators in It is essential that we come together for the quorum call be rescinded. the office of the Foreign Relations at this moment. Over the past few The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Committee, room SD–423. years, America has once again seen the objection, it is so ordered. There being no objection, the mate- pernicious, poisonous, and dangerous f rial was ordered to be printed in the rise of hate crimes. In recent weeks in RECORD, as follows: particular, anti-Semitism—the oldest EXECUTIVE CALENDAR DEFENSE SECURITY hatred—has dramatically spiked. It, Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I COOPERATION AGENCY, too, just like every other hate crime, is Arlington, VA. ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Hon. ROBERT MENENDEZ, pernicious, poisonous, and dangerous. ate consider the following nomination: We are all horrified by the anti-Se- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, Calendar No. 147. U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. mitic attacks in New York, around the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- country, and around the globe. objection? porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of So I join my colleagues tonight to Without objection, it is so ordered. the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, say unequivocally that this hatred The clerk will report the nomination. we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. must be called out, confronted, and 21–42, concerning the Army’s proposed Let- The legislative clerk read the nomi- stopped. And the Senator from Nevada ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Govern- nation of Michal Ilana Freedhoff, of has an excellent series of proposals to ment of Australia for defense articles and Maryland, to be Assistant Adminis- help make that happen. services estimated to cost $3.5 billion. After Anti-Semitism must be combated trator for Toxic Substances of the En- this letter is delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news release to notify the public of wherever and whenever it rears its ugly vironmental Protection Agency. There being no objection, the Senate this proposed sale. head. It is vile, it is reprehensible, and Sincerely, it is counter to everything America proceeded to consider the nomination. Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- HEIDI H. GRANT, stands for: freedom of religion, equal- Director. ity, and respect for the dignity of every sent that the Senate vote on the nomi- Enclosures. nation without intervening action or person. TRANSMITTAL NO. 21–42 debate, and if confirmed, the motion to For too long—too long—we have seen Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of it. And yet in the past, America has al- reconsider be considered made and laid Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the ways been a refuge for the oppressed; a upon the table, all without intervening Arms Export Control Act, as amended land of promise, opportunity, and tol- action or debate; that no further mo- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of erance for people from all corners of tions be in order to the nomination, Australia. the world who came here in search of a that any statements related to the (ii) Total Estimated Value: nomination be printed in the RECORD, Major Defense Equipment* $2.5 billion. better life. It was true for my family Other $1.0 billion. and for many others, and hopefully, it and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s action. Total $3.5 billion. will continue to be. (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- But that noble purpose has too often The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there tities of Articles or Services under Consider- been marred by periods of isolationism, objection? ation for Purchase: xenophobia, and racial intolerance. We Without objection, it is so ordered. Major Defense Equipment (MDE): live in a time where we must actively The question is, Will the Senate ad- Twenty-nine (29) AH–64E Apache Attack work to rekindle the light of tolerance vise and consent to the Freedhoff nom- Helicopters. ination? Sixty-four (64) T700–GE 701D Engines (58 that has kept anti-Semitism at bay installed, 6 spares). here in the United States and around The nomination was confirmed. Twenty-nine (29) AN/ASQ–170 Modernized the globe. f Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/ As majority leader, the first Jewish- AN/AAR–11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision American to hold that honor, I will LEGISLATIVE SESSION Sensors (M–TADS/PNVS). Sixteen (16) AN/APG–78 Fire Control Ra- work with any and all of my colleagues --- to face down anti-Semitism and every dars (FCR) with Radar Electronic Units. MORNING BUSINESS Twenty-nine (29) AN/APR–48B Modernized other form of racial or religious dis- Radar Frequency Interferometers (MRFI). crimination. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I Seventy (70) Embedded Global Positioning I strongly urge the Senate to stand ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Systems with Inertial Navigation Systems united against anti-Semitism, and I am ate proceed to legislative session and plus Multi-Mode Receiver (EGI+MMR) (58 in- very grateful to pass this resolution be in a period of morning business, stalled, 12 spares). unanimously. with Senators permitted to speak Thirty-five (35) AAR–57 Common Missile I yield the floor. therein for up to 10 minutes each. Warning Systems (CMWS) (29 installed, 6 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there spares). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Seventy (70) AN/ARC–231A Very High Fre- further debate? objection, it is so ordered. If not, the question is on agreeing to quency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/UHF) f Radios (58 installed, 12 spares). the resolution. Eighty-five (85) AGM–114R Hellfire Mis- The resolution (S. Res. 252) was ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION siles. agreed to. Twenty-nine (29) M36E8 Hellfire Captive Ms. ROSEN. Madam President, I ask Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, Air Training Missiles (CATM). unanimous consent that the preamble section 36(b) of the Arms Export Con- Two thousand (2,000) Advanced Precision be agreed to and that the motions to trol Act requires that Congress receive Kill Weapon System Guidance Sections reconsider be considered made and laid prior notification of certain proposed (APKWS-GS). upon the table with no intervening ac- arms sales as defined by that statute. Non-MDE: Also included are AN/APR–39 tion or debate. Upon such notification, the Congress Radar Signal Detecting Sets; AN/AVR–2B Laser Detecting Sets; AN/APX–123A Identi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision fication Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; objection, it is so ordered. IDM–401 Improved Data Modems; Link–16 The preamble was agreed to. stipulates that, in the Senate, the noti- Small Tactical Terminal KOR–24–A; Im- (The resolution, with its preamble, is fication of proposed sales shall be sent proved Countermeasure Dispensing System printed in the RECORD of May 27, 2021, to the chairman of the Senate Foreign (ICMD); AN/ARN–149 (V)3 Automatic Direc- under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) Relations Committee. tion Finders; Doppler ASN–157 Doppler

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The SIT is the latest generation of Launchers; M299 missile launchers; 2.75 inch lications; personnel training and training small, two-channel, Link 16 and VHF /UHF rockets; 30mm rounds; High Explosive War- equipment; U.S. Government and contractor radio terminals. While in flight, the SIT pro- head for airborne 2.75 rockets, inert; MK66–4 technical assistance; technical and logistics vides simultaneous communication, voice or 2.75 inch rocket High Explosive warhead M support services; and other related elements data, on two key waveforms. 151 fuze M423 motor; MK66–4 2.75 inch rocket of program and logistical support. The total d. The AN/APR–39 Radar Warning Receiver warhead M274 motor; MK66–4 2.75 inch rocket estimated value is $3.5 billion. Signal Detecting Set is a system that pro- motor; M151HE 2.75 inch warhead; Manned- The proposed sale will improve Australia’s vides warning of a radar directed air defense Unmanned Teaming–2 (MUMT–X) video re- capability to meet current and future threat and allows appropriate counter- ceivers; Manned-Unmanned Teaming–2 threats, and will enhance interoperability measures. This is the 1553 databus compat- (MUMT–X) Air-AirGround kits; training de- with U.S. forces and other allied forces. Aus- ible configuration. vices; communication systems; helmets; sim- tralia will use the enhanced capability to e. The AN/AVR–2B Laser Warning Set is a ulators; generators; transportation and orga- strengthen its homeland defense and provide passive laser warning system that receives, nization equipment; spare and repair parts; greater security for its critical infrastruc- processes and displays threat information re- support equipment; tools and test equip- ture. Australia will have no difficulty ab- sulting from aircraft illumination by lasers ment; technical data and publications; per- sorbing these Apache aircraft into its armed on the aircraft’s multi-functional display. sonnel training and training equipment; U.S. forces. f. The AAR–57 Common Missile Warning Government and contractor technical assist- The proposed sale of this equipment and System (CMWS) detects energy emitted by ance; technical and logistics support serv- support will not alter the basic military bal- threat missile in-flight, evaluates potential ices; and other related elements of program ance in the region. false alarm emitters in the environment, de- and logistical support. The prime contractors involved in this pro- clares validity of threat and selects appro- (iv) Military Department: Army (AU–B– gram will be Boeing, Mesa, AZ; and Lock- priate counter-measures for defeat. The ULV). heed Martin, Orlando, FL. The purchaser CMWS consists of an Electronic Control Unit (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None. typically requests offsets. Any offset agree- (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- ment will be defined in negotiations between (EOMSs), and Sequencer and Improved Coun- fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. the purchaser and the contractor(s). termeasures Dispenser (ICMD). (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained Implementation of this proposed sale will g. The AH–64E uses two EAGLE+MMR em- in the Defense Article or Defense Services require the assignment of eight (8) con- bedded GPS/Inertial navigation systems with Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. tractor representatives to Australia. Multi-Mode Receiver. The EAGLE+MMR is a (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- self-contained, all-attitude navigation sys- June 3, 2021. fense readiness as a result of this proposed tem with embedded GPS receiver, controlled * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms sale. via MIL–STD–1553B controller, providing Export Control Act. TRANSMITTAL NO. 21–42 output navigation and GPS timing data to support ADS–B out and other platform sys- POLICY JUSTIFICATION Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of tems. The EAGLE’s EGI unit houses a 24 Australia—AH–64E Apache Helicopters Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the channel GPS receiver which is capable of op- Arms Export Control Act The Government of Australia has re- erating in either Standard Positioning Serv- quested to buy twenty-nine (29) AH–64E Annex Item No. vii ice (SPS) C/A-code (non-encrypted) or Pre- Apache attack helicopters; sixty-four (64) (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: cise Positioning Service (PPS) Y–code T700–GE 701D engines (58 installed, 6 spares); 1. The AH–64E Apache Attack Helicopter is (encrypted). The Eagle+ MMR is pending air- twenty-nine (29) AN/ASQ–170 Modernized the Army’s advanced attack helicopter craft testing and air worthiness rating Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/ equipped for performing close air support, (AWR) approval, with flight tests anticipated AN/AAR–11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision anti-armor, and armed reconnaissance mis- to start in April 2021. AWR approval is ex- Sensors (M–TADS/PNVS); sixteen (16) AN/ sions. The aircraft contains the following pected prior to the proposed sale to Aus- APG–78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with sensitive communications and target identi- tralia. Radar Electronic Units; twenty-nine (29) AN/ fication equipment, navigation equipment, h. The AN/ASQ–170 Modernized Target Ac- APR–48B Modernized Radar Frequency aircraft survivability equipment, displays, quisition and Designation Sight/AN/AAQ–11 Interferometers (MRFI); seventy (70) Embed- and sensors: Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) ded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial a. The AN/ARC–231 Ultra High Frequency provides day, night, limited adverse weather Navigation Systems plus Multi-Mode Re- (UHF) radio is a software defined radio for target information, as well as night naviga- ceiver (EGI+MMR) (58 installed, 12 spares); military aircraft that provides two-way tion capabilities. The PNVS provides ther- thirty-five (35) AAR–57 Common Missile multi-mode voice and data communications. mal imaging that permits nap-of-the-earth Warning Systems (CMWS) (29 installed, 6 It provides joint service standard line of flight to, from, and within the battle area, spares); seventy (70) AN/ARC–231A Very High sight (LOS), HAVE QUICK, SATURN, and while TADS provides the co-pilot gunner Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/UHF) SINCGARS electronic counter-counter meas- with search, detection, recognition, and des- radios (58 installed, 12 spares); eighty-five ures (ECCM), along with integrated wave- ignation by means of Direct View Optics (85) AGM–114R Hellfire missiles; twenty-nine form satellite communications (SATCOM). (DVO), television, and Forward Looking In- (29) M36E8 Hellfire Captive Air Training Mis- b. The AN/APX–123A Identify Friend-or- frared (FLIR) sighting systems that may be siles (CATM); and two thousand (2,000) Ad- Foe (IFF) digital transponder set provides used singularly or in combinations. vanced Precision Kill Weapon System Guid- pertinent platform information in response i. The AN/APR–48B Modernized Radar Fre- ance Sections (APKWS–GS). Also included to an IFF interrogator. The digital trans- quency Interferometer (M–RFI) is an updated are AN/APR–39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets; ponder provides cooperative Mark XII IFF version of the passive radar detection and di- AN/AVR–2B Laser Detecting Sets; AN/APX– capability using full diversity selection, as rection finding system. It utilizes a detach- 123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) tran- well as Mode Select (Mode S) capability. In able UDM on the M–RFI processor, which sponders; IDM–401 Improved Data Modems; addition, transponder operation provides contains the Radar Frequency (RF) threat li- Link–16 Small Tactical Terminal KOR–24–A; interface capability with the aircraft’s Traf- brary. Improved Countermeasure Dispensing Sys- fic Collision and Avoidance System (TCAS). j. The AN/APG–78 Longbow Fire Control tem (ICMD); AN/ARN–149 (V)3 Automatic Di- The transponder receives pulsed radio fre- Radar (FCR) with Radar Electronics Unit rection Finders; Doppler ASN–157 Doppler quency interrogation signals in any of six (REU) is an active, low-probability of inter- Radar Velocity Sensors; AN/APN–209 Radar modes ( 1, 2, 3/A, S, and 5), decodes the sig- cept, millimeter wave radar. The active Altimeters Common Core (RACC); AN/ ARN– nals, and transmits a pulse-coded reply. The radar is combined with a passive Radar Fre- 153 Tactical Air Navigation Set (TACAN); Mark XII lFF operation includes Selective quency Interferometer (RFI) mounted on top AN/PYQ–1O (C) Simple Key Loader; M230El + Identification Feature (SIF) Modes 1, 2, 3/A of the helicopter mast. The FCR Ground Tar- M139 AWS Automatic Gun; M261 Rocket and C, as well as secure cryptographic Mode geting Mode detects, locates, classifies and Launchers; M299 missile launchers; 2.75 inch 5 operational capability. prioritizes stationary or moving armored ve- rockets; 30mm rounds; High Explosive War- c. Link 16 Datalink is a military tactical hicles, tanks and mobile air defense systems head for airborne 2.75 rockets, inert; MK66–4 data link network. Link 16 provides aircrews as well as hovering helicopters, helicopters, 2.75 inch rocket High Explosive warhead with enhanced situational awareness and the and fixed wing aircraft in normal flight. If M151 fuze M423 motor; MK66–4 2.75 inch rock- ability to exchange target information to desired, the radar data can be used to refer et warhead M274 motor; MK66–4 2.75 inch Command and Control (C2) assets via Tac- targets to the regular electro-optical Mod- rocket motor; Ml51HE 2.75 inch warhead; tical Digital Information Link-Joint ernized Target Acquisition and Designation Manned-Unmanned Teaming–2 (MUMT–X) (TADIL–J). Link 16 can provide a range of Sight (MTADS). video receivers; Manned-Unmanned combat information in near-real time to U.S. k. The Manned-Unmanned Teaming X Teaming–2 (MUMT–X) Air-Air-Ground kits; and allies’ combat aircraft and C2 centers. (MUM–Tx) data link system provides cross-

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The M299 Missile Launcher, commonly Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, support the foreign policy and national secu- known as the Longbow Hellfire Launcher U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. rity objectives of the United States by im- (LBHL), is a four rail launcher designed to DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- proving the security of a strategic partner carry the complete family of AGM–114 porting requirements of Section 36(b)(5)(A) of that is an important force for political sta- Hellfire missiles. the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as bility and economic progress in Asia. These m. The AGM–114R Hellfire is a semi-active amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. articles will contribute to the modernization laser guided missile with a multi-purpose 0M–21. This notification relates to enhance- of the Republic of Singapore Air Forces warhead that can engage and defeat both ments or upgrades from the level of sensi- (RSAF) fighter aircraft, improve the RSAF’s high and heavily armored targets, personnel, tivity of technology or capability described capability to conduct self-defense and re- bunkers, caves and urban structures. in the Section 36(b)(l) AECA certification 15– gional security missions, and enhance its n. The Hellfire M36E9 Captive Air Training 21 of May 4, 2015. inteoperability with the United States. Missile (CATM) is a flight-training missile Sincerely, (v) Sensitivity of Technology: The MIDS that consists of a functional guidance sec- HEIDI H. GRANT, LVT–6 BU–2 is a secure, jam-resistant com- tion coupled to an inert missile bus. It func- Director. munication and positioning software defined tions like a tactical missile during captive Enclosures. radio system. MIDS LVT–6 BU–2 provides carry on the aircraft, absent launch capa- TRANSMITTAL NO. 0M–21 bility, making it suitable for training the Link 16 capability, associated secure voice, aircrew in simulated Hellfire missile target Report Of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensi- and Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) capa- acquisition and lock. tivity of Technology or Capability (Sec bilities to allow for interoperable tactical o. The M261 2.75 Inch Rocket Launcher is a 36(B)(5)(A), AECA) messages across platforms. This variant en- nineteen tube, three zone rocket launcher (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of sures the MIDS-LVT terminals remain inter- utilized on heavy attack aircraft. It is used Singapore. operable with U.S. allied forces and serves as to fire the Hydra 70 2.75 inch rocket, an (ii) Sec 36(b)(1) AECA Transmittal No: 15– an upgrade to the previous MIDS terminal unguided, fin-stabilized air-to-ground rocket 21; Date: May 4, 2015. version. that utilizes a variety of warhead and fuze Funding Source: National Funds. The highest level of classification of de- combinations to achieve a range of effects. (iii) Description: On May 4, 2015, Congress fense articles, components, and services in- p. The AGR–20A Advanced Precision Kill was notified by Congressional certification cluded in this potential sale is UNCLASSI- Weapons System (APKWS) is a conversion of transmittal number 15–21, of the possible FIED. the 2.75 inch Hydra 70 rocket which adds a sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Ex- (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: laser guidance kit to enable precision tar- port Control Act of the upgrade of 60 F–16C/ June 3, 2021. geting. D/D+ aircraft. Also included were fifty (50) f 2. The highest level of classification of de- Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems; fense articles, components, and services in- ninety (90) AN/APX–126 Advanced Identifica- UNITED STATES INNOVATION AND cluded in this potential sale is SECRET. tion Friend or Foe Interrogator/Tran- COMPETITION ACT OF 2021 3. If a technologically advanced adversary sponders; one hundred fifty (150) LAU–129 were to obtain knowledge of the specific Missile Launchers; eight (8) KMU–572/B Mr. WICKER. Madam President, on hardware and software elements, the infor- 500lbs Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tuesday, June 8, 2021, the U.S. Senate mation could be used to develop counter- Tail Kits; nine (9) KMU–556/B 2000lbs JDAM passed the U.S. Innovation and Com- measures that might reduce weapon system Tail Kits; two (2) FMU–152 Munition Fuze petition Act of 2021. This comprehen- effectiveness or be used in the development Units; ten (10) MK–82 500lbs Inert Bombs; of a system with similar or advanced capa- sive legislation includes the Endless three (3) MK–84 2000lbs Inert Bombs; twelve bilities. Frontier Act as Division B. The End- 4. A determination has been made that the (12) LN–260 Embedded Global Positioning less Frontier Act will establish a new Government of Australia can provide sub- System/Inertial Navigation Systems (GPS/ Directorate of Technology and Innova- INS); twenty (20) GBU–39/B Small Diameter stantially the same degree of protection for tion at the National Science Founda- the sensitive technology being released as Bombs (SDB); ninety-two (92) Link-16 Multi- functional Information Distribution System/ tion, NSF, focused on research and de- the U.S. Government. This sale is necessary velopment in 10 key technology focus in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and Low Volume Terminals (MIDS/LVT); two (2) national security objectives outlined in the SDB Guided Test Vehicles; Computer Con- areas, which include ‘‘biotechnology, Policy Justification. trol Group and Tail Assembly for GBU–49; medical technology, genomics, and 5. All defense articles and services listed in DSU–38/40 Proximity Sensor for JDAM; GBU– synthetic biology.’’ this transmittal are authorized for release 39 Tactical Training Round; ADU–890/E and Although the NSF funds minimal re- and export to the Government of Australia. 891 Adaptor Group for Common Munitions search involving human embryos, it is Built-In-Test/Reprogramming Equipment; f Encryption/Decryption device; MIDS/LVT absolutely critical for the proposed ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION Ground Support Station; spare and repair new Directorate of Technology and In- novation and the NSF as an institution Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, parts; repair and return; support equipment; publications and technical documentation; to protect human life and to prohibit section 36(b) of the Arms Export Con- personnel training and training equipment; research that would create or destroy trol Act requires that Congress receive tool and test equipment; U.S. Government human embryos. First enacted in 1996, prior notification of certain proposed and contractor engineering, technical and lo- the Dickey-Wicker amendment incor- arms sales as defined by that statute. gistics support services; and othe related ele- porated into annual appropriations Upon such notification, the Congress ments of program and logistics support. The bills ensures that such protections has 30 calendar days during which the estimated total cost was $130 million. Major apply to research funded by the Na- sale may be reviewed. The provision Defense Equipment (MDE) constitued $85 tional Institutes of Health, NIH. stipulates that, in the Senate, the noti- million of this total. This transmittal reports the addition of up The NSF reports that it applies all fication of proposed sales shall be sent to sixty (60) Link–16 Multifunctional Infor- NIH guidelines, including the Dickey- to the chairman of the Senate Foreign mation Distribution System (MIDS) Low Wicker amendment, to its research. Relations Committee. Volume Terminal–6 (LVT) Block Upgrade–2 In keeping with the committee’s in- The Chief of Government Affairs at (BU–2). Additionally, this transmittal re- NSF, Mr. Robert Moller, confirmed this tention to see that relevant informa- ports the inclusion of MIDS LVT–6 BU–2 tion is available to the full Senate, I hardware sets; U.S. Government and con- in an email to my staff dated May 16, ask unanimous consent to have printed tractor engineering, technical, and logistics 2021: in the RECORD the notifications which support services; and other related elements NSF supports very little human embryonic have been received. If the cover letter of logistics and program support. The total stem cell research. NSF incorporates the MDE value will increase to $92.4 million. The NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Re- references a classified annex, then such total case value will increase to $133.4 mil- search through our award Terms and Condi- annex is available to all Senators in lion. tions, which govern, among other things, the the office of the Foreign Relations (iv) Significance: This notification is pro- allowable uses for NSF funds. Those NIH Committee, room SD–423. vided since the additional MDE items were guidelines clearly address the Dickey Wicker

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:43 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JN6.008 S14JNPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4517 amendment in Section V. As NSF incor- the latest news, and forgot about their tally of state legislative applications relat- porates this guidance, it also incorporates worries as their souls were lifted ing to calling for the United States Congress the Dickey-Wicker amendment and its re- through song. For those not able to at- to call a convention to propose amendments strictions. tend in person, local radio stations al- to the United States Constitution. It is clear from NSF’s response and a lowed listeners to tune in and for a POM–18. A concurrent resolution adopted review of the research terms and condi- time, the State Annual Singing Con- by the Legislature of the State of West Vir- tions that are binding on awardees that vention was broadcast to a national au- ginia urging the United States Congress to NIH guidelines, including Dickey- dience. call a convention of the states, under the au- Wickery protections, apply to NSF- As the joy-filled weekend wound to thority reserved to the states in Article V of funded research. Since nothing in the an end, singers and spectators alike the United States Constitution, limited to Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Inno- anxiously awaited judges tallying proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the vation and Competition Act modifies scores and winners being announced in these legal protections, it is therefore number of terms that a person may be elect- several different categories. The people ed as a member of the United States House the clear intent of the Senate that the have changed, but the Sing remains be- of Representatives or as a member of the protections for human life afforded by cause of a steadfast commitment to United States Senate; to the Committee on the Dickey-Wicker amendment con- what it represents. As an early leader the Judiciary. tinue to apply to the NSF. once wrote, ‘‘The multitude of voices HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9 f blend in ‘God be with you till we meet Whereas, The Legislature of West Virginia hereby makes an application to Congress, as ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS again’ to reassure the world that there will always be a song of love in the provided by Article V of the Constitution of hearts of God’s people everywhere. the United States, to call a convention limited to proposing an amendment to the Con- 100TH STATE ANNUAL SINGING That is the faith of the State Annual stitution of the United States to set a limit CONVENTION Singing Convention.’’ on the number of terms that a person may be It is my honor to commemorate this ∑ Mr. TILLIS. Madam President. I rise elected as a member of the United States notable centennial. The State Annual House of Representatives, and to set a limit today in recognition of the 100th anni- Singing onvention has nurtured count- on the number of terms that a person may be versary of the State Annual Singing less souls through song and is a testa- elected as a member of the United States Convention in Benson, North Carolina. ment to the faith of those who carry on Senate; and The Sing will be celebrating its cen- its legacy. I extend my congratulations Whereas, This application shall be considered as covering the same subject matter as tennial June 25 to 27, 2021 in the Ben- and best wishes for the next 100 years.∑ son Singing Grove with some of the the applications from other states to Con- biggest names in southern gospel f gress to call a convention to set a limit on music. Local choirs, gospel groups, and PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS the number of terms that a person may be elected to the House of Representatives of recording artists from near and far will The following petitions and memo- the Congress of the United States and the be sharing their talents and memories rials were laid before the Senate and Senate of the United States; and this appli- of the Sing throughout the years. were referred or ordered to lie on the cation shall be aggregated with same for the Prior to 1921, choirs would assemble table as indicated: purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states on fifth Sundays in early summer to necessary to require Congress to call a lim- POM–17. A joint resolution adopted by the ited convention on this subject. but shall not sing in Benson. Whether in an open legislature of the State of Colorado rescind- field or under a brush arbor, large be aggregated with any other applications on ing all resolutions, memorials, or other en- any other subject; and crowds would come to hear these glo- actments previously passed by the Colorado Whereas, This application constitutes a rious choirs. Mr. Simon Honeycutt, a General Assembly or either house thereof pe- continuing application in accordance with regular attendee, conceived of the idea titioning United States Congress for a con- Article V of the Constitution of the United for a singing convention and reached vention under Article V of the United States States until the legislatures of at least two- out to four other men—Mr. T.C. Miller, Constitution; to the Committee on the Judi- thirds of the several states have made appli- Mr. J.B. Raynor, Mr. J.V. Barefoot, and ciary. cations on the same subject; therefore, be it HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 21–1006 Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia: Mr. J.H. Rose—to help organize the That the Legislature hereby urges Con- event. The first State Annual Singing Whereas, The Colorado General Assembly has made applications to the United States gress to call a convention of the states, Convention was held in a tobacco ware- under the authority reserved to the states in house in 1921. A silver cup was awarded Congress to call one or more conventions to propose amendments concerning specific Article V of the United States Constitution, to the best all-around group, along subjects to the United States Constitution, limited to proposing amendments to the with prizes for the best quartette and pursuant to Article V thereof; and Constitution of the United States to call a duet. Impartial judges had to be found Whereas, There has not been an Article V convention limited to proposing an amend- from a great distance away, and picnic joint application made by the Colorado Gen- ment to the Constitution of the United eral Assembly in over 25 years, and since States of America to set a limit on the num- baskets filled a table 110 feet in length ber of terms that a person may be elected as as 200 people came to enjoy the wonder- that time Colorado has nearly doubled in population and our laws and resolutions a member of the United States House of Rep- ful singing. resentatives or as a member of the United After a fire destroyed the tobacco should keep pace with progress in our state; now, therefore, be it States Senate; and, be it further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is warehouse in 1922, a new location for Resolved by the House of Representatives of hereby directed to forward copies of this res- the Sing was found in an oak-shaded the Seventy-third General Assembly of the State olution to the President and Secretary of the grove at the center of town. This land of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein: Senate of the United States and to the was donated by Miss Catherine Benson, That all resolutions, memorials, or other Speaker, Clerk, and Judiciary Committee enactments previously passed by the Colo- a member of the family for which the Chairman of the House of Representatives of rado General Assembly or either house town is named. In its early years, a the Congress of the United States, and copies thereof petitioning Congress for a conven- temporary stage was constructed and to the members of the said Senate and House tion under Article V of the United States lumber stacked on pine blocks served of Representatives from this state; also to Constitution shall be rescinded, cancelled, forward copies thereof to the presiding offi- as seating, These materials were bor- voided, nullified, and superseded upon pas- cers of each of the legislative houses in the rowed from a local sawmill and re- sage of this resolution. Be it further several states, requesting their cooperation. turned at the conclusion of the Sing. Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolu- permanent stage in the center of the tion be sent, within 30 days of passage, to the grove was dedicated in 1950, thanks to Clerk of the United States House of Rep- POM–19. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas relative to American Rescue town merchants and patrons of the resentatives, the Secretary of the United States Senate, and each member of the Colo- Plan Act relief funds; to the Committee on Singing Convention. Folding chairs Finance. have now replaced the early lumber-on- rado Congressional delegation; and be it further f block seating. The Singing Grove Resolved, That the members of the Colo- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES would fill to capacity long before the rado General Assembly request that this singing started as people reunited with Joint Resolution be published in the Con- The following reports of committees old friends and relatives, caught up on gressional Record and listed in the official were submitted:

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By Ms. STABENOW, from the Committee mental Affairs. S. 792 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the without amendment: MERKLEY, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. S. 1251. A bill to authorize the Secretary of BROWN): Agriculture to develop a program to reduce S. 2046. A bill to provide for a Community- SCOTT) and the Senator from Kansas barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and Based Emergency and Non-Emergency Re- (Mr. MORAN) were added as cosponsors private forest landowners in certain vol- sponse Grant Program; to the Committee on of S. 792, a bill to amend the Motor untary markets, and for other purposes. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 By Mrs. MURRAY, from the Committee on By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. to modify certain agricultural exemp- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. tions for hours of service requirements, without amendment: HASSAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. GILLI- and for other purposes. S. 1301. A bill to provide for the publication BRAND, and Mr. KING): by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- S. 2047. A bill to ban the use of inten- S. 799 ices of physical activity recommendations tionally added perfluoroalkyl or At the request of Mr. COONS, the for Americans. polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics; to name of the Senator from New Mexico S. 1662. A bill to increase funding for the the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and and Pensions. sor of S. 799, a bill to require the Sec- Drug Administration and for the Foundation By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mrs. for the National Institutes of Health. BLACKBURN, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. CAPITO, retary of Energy to establish programs for carbon dioxide capture, transport, f Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. TOOMEY): S.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution proposing utilization, and storage, and for other INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND an amendment to the Constitution of the purposes. United States authorizing the Congress to JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. 821 The following bills and joint resolu- prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. BURR, the tions were introduced, read the first the Judiciary. names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. and second times by unanimous con- f COLLINS) and the Senator from Lou- sent, and referred as indicated: isiana (Mr. CASSIDY) were added as co- By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND sponsors of S. 821, a bill to amend the GRASSLEY): SENATE RESOLUTIONS Higher Education Act of 1965 to estab- S. 2039. A bill to improve the antitrust The following concurrent resolutions lish a simplified income-driven repay- laws, and for other purposes; to the Com- and Senate resolutions were read, and ment plan, and for other purposes. mittee on the Judiciary. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: By Mr. CORNYN: S. 838 S. 2040. A bill to prohibit consumer report- By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, ing agencies from furnishing a consumer re- GILLIBRAND, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. HAS- the name of the Senator from Nebraska SAN, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. port containing any adverse item of informa- (Mrs. FISCHER) was added as a cospon- SCOTT of South Carolina, Ms. BALD- tion about a consumer if the consumer is a sor of S. 838, a bill to amend section WIN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. KING, Mr. GRASS- victim of trafficking, and for other purposes; 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and LEY, Ms. SMITH, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. Urban Affairs. LUJA´ N, Ms. COLLINS, and Ms. KLO- provide that any hours worked by Fed- By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. BUCHAR): eral firefighters under a qualified MORAN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. COLLINS, S. Res. 268. A resolution expressing support trade-of-time arrangement shall be ex- and Mr. CASSIDY): for the designation of June 2021 as ‘‘National cluded for purposes of determinations S. 2041. A bill to amend title 38, United Dairy Month’’ to recognize the important relating to overtime pay. States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- role dairy plays in a healthy diet and the ex- S. 1014 erans Affairs to enforce the licensure re- ceptional work of dairy producers in being quirement for medical providers of the De- stewards of the land and livestock; to the At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the partment of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and names of the Senator from Vermont mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Forestry. (Mr. LEAHY), the Senator from Rhode By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. f Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE), the Senator SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. CARDIN, ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS from Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the and Ms. COLLINS): Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) S. 2042. A bill to reauthorize the Inter- S. 189 and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. agency Committee on Women’s Business En- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the OSSOFF) were added as cosponsors of S. terprise, and for other purposes; to the Com- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 1014, a bill to reform sentencing laws mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. and correctional institutions, and for ship. 189, a bill to amend title 38, United By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. COL- other purposes. States Code, to provide for annual cost- LINS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. S. 1057 HIRONO, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MURRAY, of-living adjustments to be made auto- At the request of Mr. COONS, the Mr. BOOKER, Mr. REED, Mr. matically by law each year in the rates BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. KAINE): of disability compensation for veterans name of the Senator from California S. 2043. A bill to amend title 38, United with service-connected disabilities and (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- States Code, to prohibit smoking on the the rates of dependency and indemnity sponsor of S. 1057, a bill to direct the premises of any facility of the Veterans compensation for survivors of certain Secretary of the Interior and the Sec- Health Administration, and for other pur- service-connected disabled veterans, retary of Agriculture to establish a Ci- poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- and for other purposes. vilian Climate Corps, and for other pur- fairs. poses. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. S. 247 FEINSTEIN, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. At the request of Mr. LEE, the name S. 1251 REED): of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the S. 2044. A bill to amend the Fair Labor JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from Colorado Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employ- S. 247, a bill to amend the Fair Labor (Mr. HICKENLOOPER) was added as a co- ment of children in tobacco-related agri- Standards Act of 1938 to provide com- sponsor of S. 1251, a bill to authorize culture by deeming such employment as op- pensatory time for employees in the the Secretary of Agriculture to develop pressive child labor; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. private sector. a program to reduce barriers to entry By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, S. 601 for farmers, ranchers, and private for- Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the est landowners in certain voluntary SCOTT of Florida): names of the Senator from Minnesota markets, and for other purposes.

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We S. 1315 name of the Senator from Pennsyl- need to make the one we have work At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- better. name of the Senator from New Mexico sponsor of S. 2029, a bill to prohibit the The TEAM Act avoids each of these (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- use of corporal punishment in schools, mistakes. Instead of a narrow focus sor of S. 1315, a bill to amend title and for other purposes. and Big Government approach, this bill will improve Federal antitrust enforce- XVIII of the Social Security Act to S. 2030 provide for coverage of certain ment for the entire economy without At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the lymphedema compression treatment making government bigger. names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. items under the Medicare program. The TEAM Act improves antitrust ERNST), the Senator from South Caro- S. 1536 law in two ways. The first is putting all lina (Mr. SCOTT), the Senator from At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the of our antitrust enforcers on one team. Montana (Mr. DAINES) and the Senator name of the Senator from Montana The TEAM Act unites our two Federal from Tennessee (Mr. HAGERTY) were antitrust enforcement Agencies into (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor added as cosponsors of S. 2030, a bill to of S. 1536, a bill to amend title XVIII of one. For over a century, American declare that any agreement reached by antitrust enforcement has been some- the Social Security Act to expand the the President relating to the nuclear availability of medical nutrition ther- thing of a two-headed creature some- program of Iran is deemed a treaty times at odds with itself. The results apy services under the Medicare pro- that is subject to the advice and con- gram. have been delays to enforcement and sent of the Senate, and for other pur- consumer redress, uncertainty for busi- S. 1695 poses. At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the nesses, and even conflicting antitrust S. RES. 241 name of the Senator from South Caro- enforcement policy. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the Just recently, the two Agencies actu- lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Connecticut sor of S. 1695, a bill to amend the Pub- ally argued against each other on oppo- (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor lic Works and Economic Development site sides of an appeal before the U.S. of S. Res. 241, a resolution widening Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. threats to freedom of the press and free broadband deployment initiative. This arrangement isn’t working for expression around the world, and re- anyone—anyone, that is, perhaps, ex- S. 1720 affirming the vital role that a free and cept corporations looking for an oppor- At the request of Mr. PETERS, the independent press plays in informing tunity to game the system. names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. local and international audiences I hope that the bill can also put our MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from about public health crises, countering two parties on the same team when it Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were added as misinformation and disinformation, comes to antitrust reform. Our present cosponsors of S. 1720, a bill to provide and furthering discourse and debate to reform movement is filled with bipar- stability to and enhance the services of advance healthy democracies in com- tisan fervor to improve the lives of our the United States Postal Service, and memoration of World Press Freedom constituents by improving competition for other purposes. Day on May 3, 2021. in the markets that serve them and S. 1737 f protecting them from the monopolists At the request of Mr. COONS, the that exercise so much unearned power name of the Senator from California STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED over huge swaths of our economy. Now, (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS we don’t agree on everything, but we sponsor of S. 1737, a bill to establish a By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. do agree on this. It is my sincere belief global zoonotic disease task force, and GRASSLEY): that this bill represents the best and, for other purposes. S. 2039. A bill to improve the anti- hopefully, most bipartisan path for- S. 1853 trust laws, and for other purposes; to ward. At the request of Mr. PETERS, the the Committee on the Judiciary. That brings me to the second focus of names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I rise today the bill: preventing antitrust harm by KING) and the Senator from Iowa (Ms. to introduce a piece of legislation monopolists. I use the term ‘‘antitrust ERNST) were added as cosponsors of S. called the Tougher Enforcement harm’’ here very deliberately. In cer- 1853, a bill to amend title 49, United Against Monopolists Act, or the TEAM tain corners of the antitrust policy States Code, to establish a Motorcy- Act. I am grateful that my good friend world, it has become fashionable to clist Advisory Council. and ranking member of the Judiciary talk of being pro-monopoly or anti-mo- S. 1857 Committee, the senior Senator from nopoly, which is often tied to being At the request of Mr. KING, the name Iowa, CHUCK GRASSLEY, has joined me pro- or anti-democracy. That is also de- of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. COR- as a cosponsor of the bill. liberate terminology, and I think it is TEZ MASTO) was added as a cosponsor of Now, I am aware that our House col- dangerous. It is a sleight of hand S. 1857, a bill to provide appropriations leagues just recently introduced sev- meant to move the conversation away for the Internal Revenue Service to eral bills intended to fight anti-com- from specific conduct and whether that overhaul technology and strengthen petitive conduct by Big Tech. Those conduct harms competition, to do so enforcement, and for other purposes. bills, in my view, don’t go far enough. regardless and to instead imply that all S. 1964 America is facing a panoply of com- that matters in this context, in this in- At the request of Mr. BENNET, the petition concerns not just in Big Tech quiry, is size and whether you support name of the Senator from New Hamp- but across the entire economy. We need or defend a business based on its size. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- a holistic approach that benefits all That position is both unserious and sponsor of S. 1964, a bill to amend the consumers, in every industry. We need economically indefensible. Even the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man- to deal with all the monopolists hurt- briefest, most passing moment of re- agement Act of 1996 to provide for the ing competition. flection on this will demonstrate its establishment of a Ski Area Fee Reten- Even worse, the House bills not only absurdity. tion Account, and for other purposes. have too small of a target, but they use If you are anti-monopoly, are you S. 2014 too big of a sledgehammer to hit it. also anti-patent? Patents are, after all, At the request of Ms. WARREN, the They create a truly massive expansion government-granted monopolies. The name of the Senator from Delaware of Federal regulatory power and are entire purpose of the patent is to allow

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It includes a market share- acts as an incentive to innovate and in- simply a Trojan horse for woke social based merger presumption, improves vest in new ideas. policy. the HSR Act, codifies the consumer The same principle is at work in mar- Now, a proper application of the anti- welfare standard, and makes it harder ket monopolies. The prospect of ob- trust laws does have political bene- for monopolists to justify or excuse taining a monopoly through competi- fits—what Utah’s State constitution anti-competitive comment. tion on the merits incentivizes com- refers to as ‘‘the dispersion of economic The TEAM Act strengthens antitrust petitors to offer consumers better prod- and political power’’—but those are enforcers. In addition to consolidating ucts and services at lower prices. This secondary benefits. Antitrust is not Federal antitrust enforcement at the free market system built on competi- primarily a political tool. Department of Justice, the bill also in- tion and innovation is responsible for If a company acquires market power cludes a version of the Merger Filing many of the great achievements of as a result of competing on the merits, Fee Modernization Act, introduced by mankind and the economic flourishing then any influence that flows from Senators KLOBUCHAR and GRASSLEY. of the greatest civilization the world that will, at least, be a result of con- Most significantly, the bill roughly has ever known. sumer choices. Just as citizens vote at doubles the amount of money appro- But even more important is the the ballot box, consumers vote at the priated to Federal antitrust enforce- foundational principle of our Republic checkout aisle. But if that market ment, ensuring that our antitrust en- that the law deals with conduct, not power is obtained or grown through ne- forcers have all the resources they need status. We punish people for what they farious or anti-competitive means, the to protect American consumers. do, not who they are. ‘‘Big is bad’’ resulting market power is illegitimate The TEAM Act strengthens anti- abandons that fundamental American and a threat to the Republic, which trust remedies. The bill repeals Illinois principle of law. Instead, the facile in- leads to the point that, of course, many Brick and Hanover Shoe to ensure that sistence on being simply ‘‘anti-monop- monopolies are bad. They are genu- consumers are able to recover damages oly’’ belies the proponents’ true prior- inely bad. from anticompetitive conduct. Even ities. It means being anti-business even These are those monopolies obtained more significantly, the bill allows the when it hurts consumers. It is the eco- or prolonged not through competition Justice Department to recover trebled nomic version of cutting off your nose on the merits but through anti-com- damages on behalf of consumers and to spite your face. petitive and exclusionary conduct. This imposes civil fines for knowingly vio- The ‘‘big is bad’’ philosophy is also conduct obstructs rather than facili- lating the antitrust laws. Now, I believe these reforms reflect part of a broader effort to overturn the tates the natural operation of the free the best way to strike the balance of consumer welfare standard. This crit- market, using raw market power to protecting competition and consumer ical component of U.S. antitrust law prevent consumers from making opti- welfare, while limiting government has been widely misunderstood, often mal choices and then starving them of intervention in the free market. In an as a result of willful misrepresentation. lower prices, higher quality, and new era in which would-be monopolists The consumer welfare standard does offerings. not protect monopolists. It does not want to move fast and break things, it Competitive conduct benefits both mean the government loses, and it is is essential that our antitrust enforc- businesses and consumers. Anti-com- decidedly not limited to a narrow focus ers are empowered to move fast and petitive conduct only helps the monop- on prices. break them up. Rather, the consumer welfare stand- olist. This is the prudent and the conserv- ard is a statement about the over- Unfortunately, there have been at- ative approach. Better antitrust en- arching goals of antitrust law; namely, tempts to defend some anti-competi- forcement means less regulation and that the purpose of antitrust is to ad- tive conduct. This is most often done thus smaller government. vance the economic welfare of con- through the use of speculative and con- This is also a wiser approach than at- sumers as opposed to protecting the voluted economic models that claim to tempting to statutorily prohibit cer- competitors themselves or advancing predict the future, almost always pre- tain categories of conduct. That ap- unrelated social policies. dicting that a merger or specific con- proach abandons one of the greatest As I note in my introduction to the duct won’t actually harm competition. strengths of American antitrust law: new edition of ‘‘The Antitrust Par- We have, sadly, seen an overcorrec- the fact-specific nature of every in- adox,’’ Judge Robert Bork himself ex- tion from the days lamented by Judge quiry. Case-by-case adjudication is plicitly described the consumer welfare Bork when courts and enforcers ig- what allows us to maximize enforce- standard as being broader than an in- nored basic economic analysis. Now ment while minimizing false positives. quiry into price, and it is one that cer- ‘‘the age of sophists, economists, and The TEAM Act avoids the black-and- tainly includes an inquiry into quality, calculators has succeeded,’’ and our white pronouncements of other legisla- innovation, and consumer choice. In antitrust enforcement efforts are fre- tive proposals and instead updates the other words, whatever consumers quently hampered by what Judge Bork mechanics of how the antitrust laws value, that is what is captured by called an ‘‘economic extravaganza.’’ are applied to address the enforcement ‘‘consumer welfare.’’ The result has been that some conduct gaps of recent decades. But it is much easier to argue and mergers that should have been con- As I have said before, we find our- against the consumer welfare standard demned have instead escaped much selves at a critical moment. The threat by pretending that it only cares about needed scrutiny. to competition and free markets is lower prices and, therefore, is incapa- All of this is why the TEAM Act cat- real. Doing nothing is not an option. At ble of addressing consumer harm in egorically rejects the Manichean belief the same time, we simply cannot allow markets with free products, such as that big is always bad, while still ac- the need to ‘‘do something’’ to push us many online services. This misrepre- knowledging that concentrated eco- into embracing bad policy that will sentation says a lot about the true nomic power can be just as dangerous have unintended consequences and goals of the so-called anti-monopoly as concentrated political power, and, in push America closer to a government- crowd. If they really cared about the fact, one often leads to the other. In regulated economy. nonprice facets of competition, they this way, it embraces antitrust laws as I look forward to working closely wouldn’t need to abandon the con- sort of federalism for the economy, and with my colleagues and with friends on sumer welfare standard to promote it. it does so by focusing not on mere size both sides of the aisle and at both ends But that isn’t their true goal. but on antitrust harm; that is, whether of the Capitol in order to advance the The real problem they have with the something actually harms consumers TEAM Act and help protect American consumer welfare standard is the way by harming competition. consumers.

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United States Code, to prohibit smok- This Act may be cited as ‘‘Children Don’t Remarkably, only one of these 29 prod- ing on the premises of any facility of Belong on Tobacco Farms Act’’. ucts listed any fluorochemical ingredi- the Veterans Health Administration, SEC. 2. TOBACCO-RELATED AGRICULTURE EM- ents on the product’s label. While some and for other purposes; to the Com- PLOYMENT OF CHILDREN. of these PFAS may be present in trace Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. quantities as impurities in the manu- Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(l)) is amended— facturing process, those found at high Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask (1) in the first sentence— unanimous consent that the text of the (A) by striking ‘‘in any occupation, or (2)’’ concentrations are likely being used bill be printed in the RECORD. and inserting ‘‘in any occupation, (2)’’; and intentionally to impart performance There being no objection, the text of (B) by inserting before the semicolon the characteristics to the product. Since the bill was ordered to be printed in following: ‘‘, or (3) any employee under the fluorinated chemicals are not disclosed the RECORD, as follows: age of eighteen years has direct contact with on the labels, this study suggests that tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves’’; and S. 2043 consumers unknowingly are being ex- (2) in the second sentence, by striking posed to PFAS in their cosmetics. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘other than manufacturing and mining’’ and The findings of this study are par- resentatives of the United States of America in inserting ‘‘, other than manufacturing, min- Congress assembled, ticularly alarming, as many of these ing, and tobacco-related agriculture as de- products are subject to direct human SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN FA- scribed in paragraph (3) of the first sentence CILITIES OF THE VETERANS HEALTH of this subsection,’’. exposure. For example, lipstick is often ADMINISTRATION. inadvertently ingested, and mascara is (a) PROHIBITION.— By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. sometimes absorbed through tear (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1715 of title 38, BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, ducts. In addition, during the cosmetic United States Code, is amended to read as Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, product manufacturing process, work- follows: Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. ers are exposed to the chemicals that ‘‘§ 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities KING): are used, and discarded products with of the Veterans Health Administration S. 2047. A bill to ban the use of inten- PFAS can cause the potential for addi- ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No person (including tionally added perfluoroalkyl or tional human exposure if drinking any veteran, patient, resident, employee of water sources are contaminated. the Department, contractor, or visitor) may polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics; to the Committee on Health, PFAS pose an unnecessary and avoid- smoke on the premises of any facility of the able risk to human health and do not Veterans Health Administration. Education, Labor, and Pensions. belong in our cosmetic products. The ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise ‘‘(1) The term ‘facility of the Veterans today to introduce the No PFAS in Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Health Administration’ means any land or Cosmetics Act. I am pleased to be defines cosmetics as ‘‘articles intended building (including any medical center, nurs- partnering with Senator BLUMENTHAL to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or ing home, domiciliary facility, outpatient on this important legislation. Our bi- sprayed on, introduced into, or other- clinic, or center that provides readjustment partisan bill seeks to ban the inclusion wise applied to the human body . . . for counseling) that is— cleansing, beautifying, promoting ‘‘(A) under the jurisdiction of the Depart- of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics products, such as attractiveness, or altering the appear- ment of Veterans Affairs; ance.’’ This definition includes skin ‘‘(B) under the control of the Veterans make-up, moisturizer, and perfume. Health Administration; and PFAS are a class of man-made moisturizers, perfumes, lipsticks, fin- ‘‘(C) not under the control of the General chemicals, which includes PFOA, gernail polishes, eye and facial makeup Services Administration. PFOS, and GenX. These chemicals can preparations, cleansing shampoos, per- ‘‘(2) The term ‘smoke’ includes— bioaccumulate in our bodies over time manent waves, hair colors, and deodor- ‘‘(A) the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and have been linked to cancer, thyroid ant, as well as other similar products. and any other combustion or heating of to- disease, liver damage, decreased fer- Our legislation would direct the FDA bacco; and to issue a proposed rule banning the in- ‘‘(B) the use of any electronic nicotine de- tility, and hormone disruption. First developed in the 1940s, PFAS are tradi- tentional addition of PFAS in cos- livery system, including electronic or e-ciga- metics, as defined by the FDA, within rettes, vape pens, and e-cigars.’’. tionally found in food packaging, 270 days of enactment, and require a (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of nonstick pans, clothing, furniture, and sections at the beginning of subchapter II of firefighting foam. final rule to be issued 90 days there- chapter 17 of such title is amended by strik- Unfortunately, Maine has experi- after. The FDA should act now to ban the ing the item relating to section 1715 and in- enced considerable PFAS contamina- serting the following new item: addition of PFAS to cosmetics prod- tion, which has not only threatened ucts to help protect people from fur- ‘‘1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of our water supply, but adversely af- the Veterans Health Adminis- ther contamination. I urge all of my fected the livelihoods of farmers. Sev- tration.’’. colleagues to join me in supporting the eral dairy farms in Maine recently dis- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 526 No PFAS in Cosmetics Act. of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (Pub- covered serious levels of PFAS in their lic Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 1715 note) is re- operations, with milk containing as f pealed. high as 1,420 parts per trillion. This is SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS more than twenty times EPA’s estab- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, lished health advisory level for drink- Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. BROWN, and ing water. SENATE RESOLUTION 268—EX- Mr. REED): In addition to these agricultural and PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE S. 2044. A bill to amend the Fair water supply contaminations, we now DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2021 AS Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit also know that PFAS appear in prod- ‘‘NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH’’ TO employment of children in tobacco-re- ucts across the spectrum—including RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT lated agriculture by deeming such em- cosmetics. A new peer-reviewed study ROLE DAIRY PLAYS IN A ployment as oppressive child labor; to led by the University of Notre Dame HEALTHY DIET AND THE EXCEP- the Committee on Health, Education, published in Environmental Science TIONAL WORK OF DAIRY PRO- Labor, and Pensions. and Technology Letters found high flu- DUCERS IN BEING STEWARDS OF Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask orine levels—indicating the probable THE LAND AND LIVESTOCK unanimous consent that the text of the presence of PFAS—in just over half of Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. bill be printed in the RECORD. 231 makeup products tested, including GILLIBRAND, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. HASSAN,

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RISCH, Mr. KING, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. Whereas Congress authorized dairy products as eligible foods under the special sup- SMITH, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. LUJA´ N, Ms. COL- f plemental nutrition program for women, in- LINS, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted fants, and children program under section 17 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 15, the following resolution; which was re- of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 2021 ferred to the Committee on Agri- 1786), which safeguards the health of low-in- culture, Nutrition, and Forestry: come women, infants, and children up to age Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I S. RES. 268 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nu- ask unanimous consent that when the Whereas the United States dairy industry tritious foods to supplement diets; Senate completes its business today, it serves as a key driver in the national food Whereas Congress authorized the supple- adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 15; system and supports the people of the United mental nutrition assistance program under that following the prayer and pledge, States both nutritionally and economically; the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. the morning hour be deemed expired, Whereas the 2020–2025 United States Die- 2011 et seq.), which helps low-income work- the Journal of proceedings be approved ing families, low-income seniors, and people tary Guidelines for Americans finds that to date, the time for the two leaders be healthy dietary patterns feature dairy prod- with disabilities access nutritious foods, in- ucts, as such products provide essential nu- cluding dairy products; reserved for their use later in the day, trients which keep the people of the United Whereas the United States–Mexico–Canada and morning business be closed; fur- States healthy and serve as a leading source Agreement provided new opportunities and ther, that upon conclusion of morning of— continued supporting the access of high- business, the Senate proceed to execu- (1) calcium, which helps maintain strong quality United States products to 2 valuable tive session to resume consideration of bones and aids in heart function; and export markets; the Khan nomination; that all (2) vitamin D, which aids in calcium ab- Whereas dairy production efficiently and postcloture time expire at 11:30 a.m.; sorption; affordably provides essential nutrients, Whereas the 2020–2025 United States Die- while only contributing to 1.3 percent of the and further, that the Senate recess fol- tary Guidelines for Americans finds that greenhouse gas emissions of the United lowing the cloture vote on the Ahuja some products sold as ‘‘milks’’ made from States; nomination until 2:15 p.m. to allow for plants may be consumed as a source of cal- Whereas, between 1944 and 2007, the United the weekly caucus meetings; that if cium, but most plant products are not nutri- States dairy industry produced 59 percent cloture is invoked on the Ahuja nomi- tionally similar to milk from dairy cows; more milk and reduced its carbon footprint nation, that all postcloture time expire Whereas the 2020–2025 United States Die- by 63 percent with 79 percent fewer cows; tary Guidelines for Americans provides daily at 2:30 p.m.; finally, that if any of the Whereas, in 2020, the average dairy cow in nominations are confirmed, that the recommendations for key age groups, includ- the United States produced 23,777 pounds (or ing— 44,463 cups) of milk per year, an increase of motions to reconsider be considered (1) 3 cup-equivalents of dairy products for 11.5 percent from 2011; made and laid upon the table and the pre-teens, teenagers, and adults; Whereas milk is produced in all 50 States President be immediately notified of (2) 21⁄2 cups for children 4 to 8 years of age; on 31,657 licensed dairy farms, with Cali- the Senate’s action. and (3) 2 cups for children 2 to 4 years of age; fornia, Wisconsin, Idaho, New York, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Whereas studies have shown that following Texas serving as the top 5 producers, pro- objection? these daily recommendations leads to im- ducing 53 percent of the United States’ dairy; Without objection, it is so ordered. proved bone health and reduced risk of— and (1) osteoporosis, which is a condition where Whereas the United States dairy industry f bones become more fragile over time and directly and indirectly provides more prone to fractures; and $753,000,000,000 in total economic impact to ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. (2) cardiovascular diseases, which are a the United States and supports 3,300,000 jobs: TOMORROW group of disorders of the heart and blood ves- Now, therefore, be it sels that lead to heart attacks and strokes Resolved, That the Senate— Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, if and are among the leading causes of death in (1) supports the designation of June 2021 as there is no further business to come be- the United States; ‘‘National Dairy Month’’ to recognize— fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- Whereas individuals who are lactose intol- (A) the important role dairy plays in a sent that it stand adjourned under the erant can choose low-lactose and lactose-free healthy diet; previous order. dairy products; (B) the exceptional work of dairy producers There being no objection, the Senate, Whereas 42 percent of individuals in the in being stewards of the land and livestock; at 7:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, United States are below their estimated av- and erage requirement for calcium intake, and 94 (C) the economic impact of the United June 15, 2021, at 10 a.m. percent are below such requirement for vita- States dairy industry; and f min D intake; (2) encourages the people of the United Whereas a global study of more than States to visit with dairy producers to learn CONFIRMATIONS 136,000 adults from 21 countries found that more about agriculture and the vital role consuming at least 2 servings of dairy prod- dairy producers play in our global food sys- Executive nominations confirmed by ucts per day is associated with lower risk for tem. the Senate June 14, 2021: heart disease, stroke, and death; f THE JUDICIARY Whereas the annual all-inclusive expense KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF CO- of providing care for osteoporotic fractures PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR LUMBIA, TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE among Medicare beneficiaries was an esti- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT. Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- mated $57,000,000,000 in 2018, and is expected ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY to increase to over $95,000,000,000 by 2040; mous consent to allow Mark Meador, a member of my staff, floor privileges for MICHAL ILANA FREEDHOFF, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AS- Whereas, when broken down by individual, SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES OF in the year following a fracture, all-cause the duration of this Congress. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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HONORING HUNTINGTON’S break down the barriers of health care through has on Victims and Children.’’ Krystal facili- AMERICAN LEGION POST 7 health equity and literacy. Her current activi- tates the Community Coordinated Response ties and goals for her future are exactly why Team in Warren County. HON. JIM BANKS Amanda was given this recognition. Krystal received the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV) 2021 OF INDIANA Once again, I want to congratulate Amanda on receiving this honor and I wish her the best Outstanding Service to Crime Victims Award IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of luck in her future endeavors. presented by Attorney General’s Office. Monday, June 14, 2021 f She loves life and helping others see the Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to power they possess. Krystal loves spending a pay tribute to Huntington’s American Legion HONORING KRYSTAL HAMLIN great deal of time with her 3-year-old son, Post 7 as they prepare to celebrate their 100th Larry. anniversary. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join American Legion Post 7 is one of the oldest OF MISSISSIPPI me in recognizing Ms. Krystal Hamlin for her passion and dedication to others and desire to posts in Indiana. Over the last century, their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES make a difference in the community. work has been invaluable in providing life- Monday, June 14, 2021 changing assistance and guidance for vet- f Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam erans, military personnel and their families. GOOD TROUBLE Founded in June 1921, the post’s mission Speaker, I rise today to honor a tenacious and became only more important with time. ambitious community advocate, Ms. Krystal Since Post 7’s inception, Americans fought Hamlin. HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS in World War 11, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Af- Krystal has shown what can be done IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ghanistan and elsewhere. Each time liberty’s through hard work, dedication, and a desire to defense required the service and sacrifice of serve others. Krystal is a native of Vicksburg, Monday, June 14, 2021 American patriots, our soldiers, sailors, airmen MS. She graduated from Alcorn State Univer- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise and marines were there to answer the call. sity, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in today to recognize Ananya Vel, an 8th grade Post 7—and other posts like it—have an- Social Work; and obtained a Master’s Degree student from St. Bernadette School in swered the equally important call to serve in Social Work from the University of New Northborough, Massachusetts. those who served us upon their returning England. Krystal strives daily to live by this Ananya recently won the Worcester County home. motto: Philippians 4:13 I can do all things Bar Association’s Annual Law Day Essay Con- From selling poppies in May of each year in through Christ who strengthens me. test which sought to honor Congressman John honor of America’s fallen to taking part in local Krystal has worked as a Mental Health Lewis by asking: what does ‘‘Good Trouble’’ Veterans Day’s parades, to hosting golf tour- Therapist with Medgar Evers Home Solution mean to you—today? naments to raise proceeds for veterans to and she worked in several advocacy roles with John was a great man, but more impor- holding commemorations on days like Sep- the Vicksburg Child Abuse Prevention Center. tantly, he was a very good man. He was a tember 11, and more, Hoosiers thank Amer- Krystal has provided court advocacy services champion for justice and equality who chal- ican Legion Post 7 for their selfless work. to numerous victims of domestic violence lo- lenged the conscience of our country and This is a testament to the Post’s longevity cally and surrounding areas throughout the called America to a higher standard. and achievement, for which Huntington, and state of Mississippi. Krystal has served as an John believed in Good Trouble and that all northeast Indiana, is grateful. interim counselor at Haven House Family of us must find the moral courage to get in the f Shelter, where she provided individual and way and do something when we see some- group counseling to residents and transitional thing is wrong. I am humbled to have worked CONGRATULATING AMANDA CAMP- residents. In 2017 and 2018, she collaborated alongside him, and I know he would be proud BELL ON BEING AWARDED THE with the Vicksburg Police Department (‘‘Bev- of Ananya’s words today. HUSKY 100 erly Prentiss’ Victims’ Empowerment Pro- Madam Speaker, I would like to congratu- gram’’) to educate members of the community. late Ananya and include in the RECORD her HON. JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER In 2019, Krystal helped organize a community award-winning essay: OF WASHINGTON event ‘‘Taking Steps against Domestic Vio- On December first, 1955, what started out as an ordinary evening in Montgomery Ala- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lence,’’ that brought awareness to domestic violence related issues in Warren County, bama, turned into something else. When a Monday, June 14, 2021 where over one hundred participants were 42–year old African American woman took a Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speak- present. Also, she has been a panelist in sev- seat on a bus and wouldn’t give up her seat for a white man, she started something. er, I rise today to recognize and congratulate eral domestic violence related discussions. Some might say she started trouble. Others Amanda Campbell, from Battle Ground, Wash- Krystal Hamlin currently serves as the Out- might say she did something good, in stand- ington on being awarded the Husky 100 from reach Coordinator for the Haven House Family ing up for herself. But in that moment, that the University of Washington. Shelter. Throughout the past 41⁄2 years she ordinary evening turned into a night that The University of Washington Husky 100 has assisted numerous victims of domestic vi- would go down in history as the night Rosa program recognizes 100 undergraduate and olence obtain protection orders, file charges Parks was arrested for refusing to vacate her graduate students from all campuses and all against abusers and most importantly, she has seat for a white passenger. Which is why still areas of study who are making the most of dedicated a considerable amount of time ad- others may say that she both caused trouble, and did something good. their time at the university. Recipients of the vocating for victims. Krystal has passionately The phrase, ‘‘Good Trouble’’ may seem like Husky 100 are successfully connecting what advocated for laws at the MS State Capitol, in an oxymoron, seeing as the two words have happens inside the classroom to the outside, turn MS House Bill 1386 and MS Senate Bill opposite definitions. The dictionary defines helping make a difference on campus, in their 2680 were both passed into law. She has pro- the word ‘‘good’, as ‘‘to be desired or ap- communities, and in the future—and Amanda vided training to faith base leaders and its proved of and the word ‘‘trouble’’ as ‘‘dif- is no exception. members, local Head-Start Centers, Warren ficulty or problems’’ or ‘‘public unrest or dis- Amanda is pursuing her Doctor of Pharmacy County Youth court and Department of Human order.’’ But if you look deeper, beyond a combination of definitions and into the true at the University of Washington School of Services staff. Most recently, she was a pre- meaning, you’ll see that ‘‘Good Trouble’’ is a Pharmacy. Amanda has been a leader, a senter at the 15th Annual Guardian Ad Litem lot more than just an oxymoron. strong researcher, and a patient advocate dur- training; her topic of discussion was ‘‘Under- I believe, good trouble is knowing when to ing her studies. As a pharmacist, she hopes to standing Domestic Violence and the effects it bend the rules, and when to break them.

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But IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES graduate students from all campuses and all too often, we break rules and cross lines in Monday, June 14, 2021 areas of study who are making the most of order to dance to the tunes of others. their time at the university. Recipients of the Good trouble is a right choice, and a cir- Mrs. AXNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Husky 100 are successfully connecting what cumstance. In America we have the right to honor Jeff Olson, a community pharmacist at happens inside the classroom to the outside, speak our minds, but we also have the choice Montross Pharmacy, as this week’s Iowan of helping make a difference on campus, in their to use that right. We will only have to make the Week. Since 1995, Jeff has been the communities, and in the future—and Nadia is that choice is the circumstance requires it. owner and operator of Montross Pharmacy in America has counted on good trouble to get no exception. Winterset, Iowa, which this year is celebrating Nadia recently received her Bachelor of to where it is today. It has brought about its 100th anniversary. most change in our country. In 1920 women Science in Bioengineering with a minor in Bio- got the right to vote thanks to the Nine- If you were to ask Jeff what it means to be ethics from the University of Washington. teenth Amendment. If it weren’t for all the a community pharmacist, he’d emphasize one Nadia hopes to use bioengineering and bio- protests and rallies and brave people who word: community. Every day, Jeff works to ethics to expand health care access through stood up for what they believed in, that may make sure nobody goes without the care they policymaking and outreach. Her activities on not have happened. need—whether that means fielding questions campus and goals for her future are exactly In the U.S Constitution, the First Amend- at the pharmacy counter, delivering prescrip- why Nadia was given this recognition. ment is freedom of speech. It gives us the tions at home, or supporting local health as right to protest laws we feel are unjust, and Once again, I want to congratulate Nadia on president of the Madison County Health Trust. receiving this honor and I wish her the best of the right to speak up for ourselves. Good Community pharmacies like Montross Phar- trouble is making good use of this right and luck in her future endeavors. speaking out when the necessity arises. Good macy are mainstays and integral parts of the f trouble is also not abusing this right and health care system in our small towns. doing whatever you want. But oftentimes When COVID–19 forced us to adapt to dif- HONORING QUITMAN COUNTY people get caught up in the moment and es- ferent daily routines, Jeff and his staff at SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPER- calate into violent mobs. When peaceful pro- Montross Pharmacy redoubled their commit- INTENDENT DR. EVELYN tests tum into riots, the ‘‘Good’’ part of ment to serving Winterset. They knew the WILKERSON JOSSELL ‘‘Good Trouble’’ is lost. pandemic presented a once-in-a-lifetime chal- Life is full of choices and sometimes there lenge, but they resolved to get through it to- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON is not right or wrong one. We make about gether. Together, Montross Pharmacy kept its thirty-five thousand decisions per day, so OF MISSISSIPPI doors open, providing continued access to making a choice is nothing new, but how do IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we know when to choose good trouble? Fol- pharmacy services for residents in a safe set- low your instinct, think about things others ting. Jeff and his staff were on call 24/7. And, Monday, June 14, 2021 may not, and heed your conscience when it trust me, if there were more than 24 hours in Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam tells you something doesn’t feel right. That a day to give, they’d have been there. Speaker, I rise today to honor remarkable doesn’t mean you can break any rules you They also quickly added new services for public servant, Dr. Evelyn W. Jossell. don’t feel like following. But there are times the community, including thousands of Raised in Dublin and Clarksdale (Coahoma where you should not just go along with ev- COVID–19 tests and vaccinations. It wasn’t al- erything. Times when what you are doing County) Mississippi, Dr. Jossell, born on Sep- feels wrong. These are the times when you ways easy. When faced with a vaccine short- tember 4, 1958, is the sixth child of the late should fight back. age, Jeff took it upon himself to drive six John and Annie Wilkerson. Dr. Jossell credits Our lives are shaped by luck, risk, and cir- hours to secure more doses for his friends her passion for serving and working with peo- cumstance. The last one especially deter- and neighbors. His hard work did not go unno- ple to her humble beginnings on a small farm mines every decision we will ever make. ticed. In fact, one resident—an older woman in Dublin, Mississippi, where she was taught Good trouble is a situation we willingly put who had been homebound during the pan- early to share and treat everyone as she de- ourselves in, seeking change. But you can demic—exclaimed to Jeff that the vaccine he sired to be treated. only change what needs to be changed, which administered was ‘‘the best gift she could re- Dr. Jossell attended and graduated as Salu- means you shouldn’t go out looking for dis- ceive.’’ order. Good trouble only exists because cir- tatorian of Coahoma Agricultural High School cumstance has demanded it. Jeff and his family have made a lasting in Coahoma County (1976). Next. she at- We all have thought in our heads that mark on Winterset. Decades ago, Jeff’s grand- tended Coahoma Junior College where she something is unfair or unreasonable. But the father left his mark by welding on the cupola graduated with an AS. Degree in General question you must ask yourself is, ‘‘What of the Madison County Courthouse. Business (1980). After completing her studies have I done to change that?’’ It’s easy to Today, Jeff is leaving a different kind of at Coahoma, Dr. Jossell attended Mississippi think something inside your head, but it mark. In each COVID–19 vaccination he deliv- Valley State University where she graduated takes courage to actually do something ers, Jeff sees the things that make Winterset Magna Cum Laude in 1980, with a B.S. in about it. People like Rosa Parks and Martin his home—a summer day enjoyed at the pool, Business Administration. At the age of 21, Dr. Luther King Jr. were people who were will- a youth sports game, and his kids laughing ing to sacrifice a lot for what they believed Jossell worked a short while at the Mississippi in. But their efforts paid off when segrega- over lunch with friends. State Penitentiary and was later hired as a tion was outlawed in the United States. Jeff’s selflessness is truly infectious, and I Social Worker with the Coahoma County De- Good trouble fits into our daily lives but it know that Winterset will see the impact of his partment of Human Services. Dr. Jossell also fits into activism. Like anything, good hard work for years to come. I am sincerely worked as a Child Protective Social Worker trouble has a spectrum and you must ask grateful for Jeff’s commitment to his family, with the Coahoma County Department of yourself where’re you fall on it. The bigger friends, and neighbors, and it is my honor to Human Services for 12 years. This profession the action, the more drastic the results. The recognize Jeff Olson as Iowan of the Week. more effort you put in, the more change you revealed the abject neglect and abuse many f will see. young people are subjected to, even before Sometimes there are moments when your CONGRATULATING NADIA they stepped out of their homes to enter a conscience seems to launch into a civil war. SIDDIQUI ON BEING AWARDED school building. With a desire to use her skills Good trouble is where the two sides find THE HUSKY 100 to change the trajectory of high-risk youth, Dr. common ground. It is the compromise be- Jossell attended the University of Mississippi tween the devil and the angel. Good trouble HON. JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER and obtained a master’s degree in Counseling is knowing when to jump fences and duck (1990). She was hired the same year by under barriers. But it’s also knowing when OF WASHINGTON Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU), a newly not to. ‘‘Be the change you wish to see in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES funded federal program operating under the world,’’ is a popular quote that fits right in Monday, June 14, 2021 with the meaning of good trouble today. The auspices of Coahoma Community College. question isn’t ‘‘what’s wrong?’’ it’s ‘‘What Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speak- This program offered a second chance oppor- are you doing to fix it?’’ er, I rise today to recognize and congratulate tunity for pregnant and parenting teens and

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At Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Board, and the Washington County Planning this time, the program was operated in con- me in recognizing Dr. Evelyn W. Jossell for Commission, among other community leader- junction with the Quitman County School Dis- her dedication to serving this great community ship roles. trict. With this new appointment, Dr. Jossell re- and state. Harry began his career as a union carpenter ceived Certification in Educational Administra- f in 1973 and quickly rose as a leader on behalf tion in 1994 from the University of Mississippi, of his fellow labor brothers and sisters, be- and her Doctorate in Education in 2012 from IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF JAMES coming president the Carpenters Local 87 Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CLIFTON CLARK, JR. Union. Later he became a business represent- After federal funds ended in support of the ative for the St. Paul Building Trades Council, Y.O.U. Program in 1994, Dr. Jossell re-orga- HON. DEBBIE DINGELL then executive secretary in 1997. Harry fo- nized the program as a Community-Based OF MICHIGAN cused his work on building relationships Nonprofit to diversify the program’s funding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES throughout the community. Reaching out to streams. Over the 26-year lifespan of Y.O.U., Monday, June 14, 2021 elected officials, business and community Dr. Jossell wrote and submitted grants gar- leaders and developers, he cultivated relation- nering over 14 million dollars in Federal and Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise ships that are still present today, ultimately in- State Grants focusing on education, health, today in honor of the life of James Clifton creasing the number of jobs for Building mentoring, recreation and physical fitness Clark, Jr. of Sumpter Township, Michigan who Trades union members. services for high risk youth. As a result of passed away on June 7, 2021. His life of hon- After becoming Executive Secretary of St. these programs, several students received orable service to our community is worthy of Paul Building Trades in 2005, Harry was soon their G.E.D. were able to travel outside of the commendation. faced with the monumental challenge of navi- county (many for the first time) to professional Mr. Clark was born on September 24, 1942 gating the industry through the economic col- football and basketball games; participated in to James and Marion Clark in Detroit, Michi- lapse of 2008 when some crafts lost up to 70 organized youth sports programs; participated gan. The eldest of ten children. he studied en- percent of their work. But thanks in large part in male and female mentoring programs; and gineering and earned a master’s degree from to Harry’s advocacy and work to build partner- participated in Service Learning/School-to-Ca- Wayne State University. After completing his ships with the Minnesota Congressional Dele- reer projects that provided leadership skills education, he went on to work at the head- gation, state leaders and the City of Saint and career exposure. Some of Y.O.U.’s alumni quarters of Ford Motor Company where he Paul, the industry was able to keep working are principals, assistant principals, entre- worked as a Quality Manager for 44 years. on major public projects including the restora- preneurs, superintendents, doctors, educators, A dedicated member of his community, Mr. tion of Saint Paul’s Union Depot as the Twin nurse practitioners, and more importantly, sev- Clark served his neighbors in Sumpter Town- Cities’ multimodal transit hub and construction eral decided to return to Quitman County to ship in countless ways. He served for years as of the Green Line Light Rail Transit. work as professionals in the county that em- Sumpter Township Building Inspector, on the Since Harry became the president of the braced them as youth. Planning Commission, and on the Zoning Minnesota Building and Construction Trades In January 2015, Dr. Jossell was given an Board of Appeals. Along with his father, he Council in 2009, he has tirelessly promoted assignment, that she believes was an appoint- wrote the first ordinance for Sumpter Town- growth and advancement of affiliated unions, ment by God to run for Superintendent of Edu- ship. At the time of his passing, Mr. Clark was supported diversity and inclusion efforts in the cation. She strongly believes that every career serving as Sumpter Township’s Treasurer. construction industry, protected health and path God had previously placed her on, pro- Mr. Clark was a trusted colleague and friend safety for all workers, and encouraged rela- vided the experience and fortitude she would to many. He skillfully balanced his career, was tionship building with employers, other labor need to be an effective Superintendent. Guid- committed to public service, and ensured he organizations, and government officials. He ed by the Holy Spirit, and with a platform tout- gave plenty of family time. Mr. Clark was has been a leader in the transformation to- ing transformation change, Dr. Jossell was known for being the family handyman and has ward clean energy jobs, and has navigated elected as Superintendent of Education in Au- built churches throughout the state of Ohio the council through the many challenges gust 2015 and took office January 2016. In a and built homes in the state of Michigan. No- brought on in the past year by the COVID–19 period of two years, the Quitman County tably, he built the Clubhouse at Holiday West pandemic and the civil unrest that enveloped School district went from an ‘‘F’’ accountability Mobile Home Community with the help of his the Twin Cities after the death of George rating to a ‘‘C’’ performance rating. In 2018, family. Floyd. the district’s only elementary school was as- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Throughout it all, Harry has been an unwav- signed an ‘‘A’’ accountability rating, the first in me in honoring the life of James Clifton Clark ering voice for Minnesota’s working families, the history of the school system. Inclusive with Jr., he was a dedicated public servant, a lov- and a dedicated public servant. It has been improving their academic standing, the school ing father, grandfather, uncle, and a friend to my great pleasure to work closely with Harry district also went from a 76.9 percent gradua- many. He will be deeply missed. Our thoughts on many projects and priorities over the years, tion rate in 2016 to a 95.5 percent graduation are with his wife Toni, children Jim, Loni, Me- and I know I speak for many in the community rate in 2020, ranking them with the 6th highest lissa, Lisa, and Alisa, and his grandchildren, of Saint Paul and the East Metro when l say graduation rate out of 448 high schools in the nieces, and nephews at this time. that he has been a tremendous asset to the state. The district ranked 9th in the State with f labor movement. Madam Speaker, please join the lowest dropout rate, and 3rd in the State me in honoring the outstanding career of one HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF with the highest number of Special Service of our state’s most effective leaders, Harry HARRY MELANDER students graduating with a standard diploma. Melander. Dr. Jossell is quick to give Glory to God for f this success, and recognition to an amazing HON. BETTY McCOLLUM Board, Administration, Faculty and Staff who OF MINNESOTA HONORING MS. MELA LOUISE truly believe that excellence is not an event, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NORMAN but an everyday practice that can be achieved Monday, June 14, 2021 regardless of their zip code. HON. ELISSA SLOTKIN Dr. Jossell’s greatest cheerleader is her Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise OF MICHIGAN husband of 41 years, Pastor Michael E. today to honor the distinguished career of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jossell. Together they have built a life of ser- Harry Melander on the occasion of his retire- vitude to their family, church, and community. ment as President of the Minnesota Building Monday, June 14, 2021 They are the proud parents of 5 adult children: and Construction Trades Council. During his Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today Dr. Endre’ Matthews; John S. Jossell, Michael more than four decades of union leadership on behalf of my staff to recognize an essen- E. Jossell, Jr., Jason D. Jossell, and Dr. An- and public service, Harry has made a lasting tial, founding member of my team, Ms. Mela drea M. Jossell; three beautiful grand- impact through his work on behalf of Min- Louise Norman.

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God has blessed the Trinity Ministry for the various issues we’ve faced with grace and With Mela at the helm, we’ve been able to ac- years. Many people from all walks of life have dignity. complish this in spades. been inspired, saved and loved by this min- It’s no exaggeration to say that our success No tribute to Mela would be complete with- istry that God has entrusted to Bishop over the past three years can be directly at- out mentioning her husband, Kurt. In the mili- Knighten. Even though many people have tributed to Mela’s knack for finding talent. In tary, there is a tradition of honoring a retiring passed through the ministry and some church- fact, every single member that currently works member’s service as well as their family’s sac- es have left, God is still is blessing the Trinity on Team Slotkin in our D.C. office was inter- rifice. To Kurt, who well understands this sen- House of Prayer Ministry. The purpose of the viewed and hired by Mela. timent as an active duty service member in Trinity Ministry is to allow God to manifest the Now, as Mela gets ready to embark on her the U.S. Navy himself, I want to extend my vision which he has placed on this part of His next chapter as Secretary Lloyd Austin’s dep- deepest gratitude for his willingness to support body. The harvest is white, and the labors are uty chief of staff, I wanted to take a moment Mela when we had an early morning prep ses- few. Now is the time to do what God has com- to recognize her on the floor of the People’s sion or a late night mark-up. missioned Bishop Knighten to ‘‘gather God’s House with tributes from the team that she Madam Speaker, to say that Mela Louise people together unto Him; those that have has led for the past three years. Norman will be missed is an enormous under- made a covenant with God by sacrifice.’’ When asked to sum up the essence of statement. Her record speaks for itself. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Mela, most of my staff pointed to her strong In the days and weeks ahead, I have no me in recognizing Trinity House of Prayer work ethic and her ability to stay calm, cool doubt that our team will be putting out the lat- Church for its longevity and dedication to serv- and collected under pressure. They talked est fire or handling the next crisis with the ing others. about her leading by example and seeing no question: ‘‘What would Mela do?’’ f job too large or too small. They also mention In the meantime, we wish her all the best as her deep compassion toward the people we she returns to her old stomping grounds at the CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, CO serve and her thoughtful and skillful commu- Pentagon. On behalf of a grateful district and nication. a grateful team, I thank Mela. Those who were with us at the very begin- HON. ED PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO ning remember the chaos of setting up our f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES freshman congressional office. They recall a HONORING TRINITY HOUSE OF moment of endless opportunities and seem- PRAYER CHURCH Monday, June 14, 2021 ingly endless challenges, requiring patience, Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise discipline, and immense attention to detail. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON today, to recognize the City of Wheat Ridge, As my staff will tell you, Mela dove into the Colorado for being recognized as an All-Amer- role of chief—adding additional team mem- OF MISSISSIPPI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ican City for 2021, awarded by the National bers, implementing processes, and getting our Civic League. office up and running in order to serve the Monday, June 14, 2021 The theme for 2021, ‘‘Building Equitable and folks who call Michigan’s 8th district home. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Resilient Communities’’, focused on recog- When staff needed decisive action without a Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable nizing communities that have worked to im- moment’s hesitation, they attest that Mela was church, Trinity House of Prayer Church. prove broad-based economic prosperity while always there to execute. When staff in the dis- The Trinity House of Prayer Church is in- also adapting and evolving during a chal- trict office and the D.C. office needed to circle spired by God and initiated by the Man of lenging time. up and hash out a way forward, Mela was in- Incorporated in 1969, Wheat Ridge has strumental in facilitating the conversation. And God, to win souls for the Kingdom, to bring evolved from a quiet city to a bustling suburb when our partners back home needed a reli- salvation, healing, and deliverance, to God’s able partner in dealing with the office, they people, also, to carry the gospel to the lost while finding ways to honor its roots and its praised Mela for building relationships that still sheep, and to create unity among God’s peo- unique character and improving quality of life bear fruit to this day. ple of all denominations. for its residents. The city was awarded based For the younger members of my staff, par- In February of 1974, Bishop and First Lady on three programs that highlighted the city’s ticularly the younger women, they’ve learned Knighten, along with their children, moved work to increase equity and resiliency. from Mela by seeing her operate up close. On back to Mississippi under the inspiration of The ‘‘Wheaties Academy’’, a leadership pro- too many occasions to count, they saw her God. Bishop organized the Christian Fellow- gram developed to expand and diversify the think, both on her feet and outside the box, in ship Mission so that different denominations civic voice within the community, has success- order to make the impossible seem possible. could come together in fellowship. Many fol- fully engaged a wide array of community They mention her mentorship and professional lowers had no church home. They asked members and reflected the actual diversity of development as instrumental in giving them Bishop Knighten to organize a church so they the city. Secondly, the creation of ‘‘Sustainable the confidence to assert themselves in the could join. In 1977, he organized the Trinity Wheat Ridge’’, an environmental stewardship workplace. House of Prayer Church, in a building that he program, worked to prioritize a vision for the My staff also appreciated Mela’s unique rented to set up a business. The first service city as outlined in the city’s long-term strategic ability to jump in—at any level—to help the was held on Sunday, December 10, 1977, plan. Comprised of 11 resident volunteers, the team. In three years, she guided our team with Bishop Knighten delivering the opening committee dedicated over 550 hours to com- through an impeachment inquiry, public town sermon. plete the action plan which was approved and halls to explain the decision, a war powers As the ministry was growing, several funded by the city. Lastly, the ‘‘Wheat Ridge resolution drafted in the wee hours of the churches derived from Trinity Ministries. So, Together’’ initiative is a collaborative effort to night, an insurrection and a second impeach- Trinity House of Prayer of Moorhead became respond to the dual challenges of the COVID– ment. Every member of the staff remembers the Mother Church. Still the membership grew 19 pandemic and racial justice issues within how Mela was in the trenches with them dur- at the Mother Church to where a bigger the community. Wheat Ridge was well-posi- ing every one of these key events. church was needed. A stretch of land on the tioned to face the challenges of the pandemic When the COVID–19 pandemic turned con- west end of town was prayed over and due to two new virtual public engagement gressional offices upside down last March, our claimed by some of the church members. God tools that were launched prior to the pan- office was able to nimbly adapt, thanks to answered their prayers and the land became demic: What’s Up Wheat Ridge and Wheat Mela. One of our congressional fellows at the property of the Trinity House of Prayer Min- Ridge Speaks, both of which provided on line time appreciated how she spearheaded the istries. After hiring someone to lay the founda- opportunities for the community to engage transition from in-person work to telework in tion and frame up the building, the saints with the city and provide public comment on the span of a week, making sure that folks rolled up their sleeves and went to work. Their city business. Wheat Ridge Speaks hosted 54 had the tools to do their jobs in order to avoid faithfulness was beyond measure. They virtual meetings in 2020 and 166 comments any drop-off in service to our constituents. worked many long hours and far over in the were submitted electronically.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A14JN8.010 E14JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REMARKS June 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E637 I extend my congratulations to City of Wheat Copeland was elected in 2016 and ran unop- Lloyd Price, born in Kenner, Louisiana, on Ridge on this recognition and their work to en- posed in the 2020 municipal election. The cur- March 9, 1933, came to the District after serv- gage and evolve its community, particularly rent City Council consists of Place 1 Council ing in the U.S. Army. Growing up, he received during a very difficult year. Keep up the good Member George Stringer, Place 2 Council formal training in the trumpet and piano and work. Member Morris Jackson, Council Place 3 sang in his church’s gospel choir. Upon return- f Member Steve Lansdon, Place 4 Council ing from his military service, he formed KRC Member Richard Cooley and Place 5 Council Records with songwriter Harold Logan. CELEBRATING WILLIAM AND IDA Member Victoria Green. He had number one hits, such as Lawdy MAE ALLEN’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- Miss Clawdy, Stagger Lee, Personality, I’m nizing the 20th anniversary of the incorpora- Going to Get Married and Where Were You HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN tion of Smiths Station. on Our Wedding Day. In 1998, Price was in- OF ARKANSAS f ducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and in 2019, he was inducted into the National HONORING JASMINE TAYLOR Monday, June 14, 2021 Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. He was also a great businessman. He pro- Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON duced some of the greatest fights in the his- today to extend my sincere congratulations to OF MISSISSIPPI tory of boxing, such as The Thriller in Manila William and Ida Mae Allen of Jefferson Coun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and The Rumble in the Jungle. ty, Arkansas, for their 50th wedding anniver- Other business ventures included founding Monday, June 14, 2021 sary. a construction company, which erected mid- Having grown up in Moscow, Arkansas, Wil- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam dle-income housing in the Bronx and Staten liam and Ida Mae Allen married on June 13, Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable Island. He also managed Lloyd Price Icon 1971. As adults, they made their home in Jef- public servant, Cadet Jasmine Taylor. Food Brands, which makes a line of Southern- ferson County, raising three sons and two Promoted to Cadet Colonel Taylor will serve style foods. daughters. They later adopted six boys into as the JPS JROTC Brigade Commander for Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Rep- their family, teaching them all to fear a right- the School Year 2021–2022. A junior at resentatives to join me in honoring Lloyd eous God and seek always to be like Him. Callaway High School, Taylor currently serves Price, a great singer and longtime resident of The Allens believe that their successful mar- as the 4th Battalion Executive Officer. D.C. I extend my deepest condolences to riage can be best attributed to their reliance Cadet Colonel Taylor is truly an extraor- Lloyd’s family. on Christ, the Church, and good leadership. dinary person, outstanding scholar, and lead- f As they told their children and grandchildren, er. She is highly dedicated, very goal oriented, one must always live their life to please Christ. and will work diligently for what she is pas- RECOGNIZING AND HONORING Giving advice to younger married couples, the sionate about. One of her short-term goals is JESSICA MIER Allens said that troubles will come, but one to become the valedictorian of her class by should always stay and fight them out to- maintaining and increasing her 4.0 GPA. HON. SARA JACOBS gether. Cadet Colonel Taylor has been very active OF CALIFORNIA I take this time today to congratulate William within JROTC for three strong consecutive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Ida Mae on fifty years of marriage and to years, and before that, she was in the Junior Monday, June 14, 2021 thank them for being an example to genera- Cadet Corps at Powell Middle School Acad- tions of young Arkansans. The Allens epito- emy of Military Science. Ms. JACOBS of California. Madam Speaker, mize what can be accomplished through per- At Callaway High School, she participates in I rise today to recognize and honor my staff severance, commitment, family, and faith. I the National Junior Honor Society, the JROTC member, Jessica Mier, who left my office on thank them for their dedication to the most sa- Drill Team, the Charger ‘‘Funk’’ Band, Finally June 4, 2021. cred of American values. First Mentorship, and TAP. She has performed Jessica Mier has served as my Deputy f various acts of community service, such as Chief of Staff in San Diego for the better part feeding the homeless at Stewpot, visiting the of 2021, helping me set up my office and lead- IN RECOGNITION OF THE 20TH AN- elderly at nursing homes, and caring for res- ing my district staff during the COVID–19 pan- NIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORA- cued animals. She also participated in the demic. TION OF SMITHS STATION Jackson State University Interdisciplinary Cen- After graduating from California State Uni- ter of Nanotoxicity STEM Leadership Academy versity, Sacramento in 2006, Jessica began HON. MIKE ROGERS Summer Institute. her long career in public service—first in high- OF ALABAMA After high school, Cadet Colonel Taylor er education, then through an internship in a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plans to attend college to obtain a degree and Member of Congress’s legislative office. become an animal scientist. She credits her Her summer internship made an extraor- Monday, June 14, 2021 family, instructors and community for con- dinary impact on her, and led her to pursue Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, stantly pushing her to become the better her next phase of service as a staff member I rise today to recognize the 20th anniversary version of herself. for elected officials. Over the last 15 years, of the incorporation of Smiths Station. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Jessica has worked for a U.S. Senator, four Smiths Station was first settled in 1738. The me in recognizing Cadet Colonel Jasmine House Members, and a City Mayor in many Central of Georgia Railway extended a train Taylor for her passion and dedication for suc- different capacities. For the past four years, line through the community, using it to connect cess and desire to make a difference in the Jessica has led the district office of the 53rd Opelika, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia. community. Congressional District. Shortly after this, the name of Smiths was f We have been so fortunate to rely on decided on to honor the memory of Broadus Jessica’s breadth of knowledge and connec- Smith, a prominent settler who once lived in HONORING THE LIFE OF LLOYD tion to the communities she loves and has the community. The area is now known as PRICE represented for so long. Her focus has always Smiths Station. been on the constituents she serves and mak- Smiths Station existed as a ‘‘bedroom com- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON ing sure their needs are met or exceeded. munity’’ and a convenient halfway spot be- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Though she has managed to do so much for tween the Auburn-Opelika and Columbus- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her communities over the years, her humility Phenix City metropolitan areas. will never let her take credit. After years of advocacy and hard work, a Monday, June 14, 2021 Jessica’s biggest accomplishment comes group of Smiths Station residents helped push Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today not in the form of professional achievements for a successful vote to incorporate Smiths to ask the House of Representatives to join or awards—though she has many—but in the Station on June 22, 2001. Later that year, me in remembering the life of Lloyd Price, a indelible impact that she has had on anyone LaFaye Dellinger was elected as the City’s longtime District of Columbia resident and lucky enough to work with her and under her first Mayor, serving in the position from 2001 great R&B vocalist and performer, who died supervision. While Jessica may be leaving our until 2016. Current Mayor F.L. ‘‘Bubba’’ on May 3, 2021. office, her work will live on through the public

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A14JN8.012 E14JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REMARKS E638 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 14, 2021 servants and leaders she has mentored and As a clinician and researcher, Professor marching with supporters, dogs were put on molded. Gordon explored divergent learning styles and them by law enforcement to deter their desire Through her new position with the House, advocated for supplemental education long to vote. Rev. Tucker walks with a limp today she will train many more public servants before most scholars had recognized the ex- because of that attack. This incident spurred throughout the United States. istence and importance of those ideas. From Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to write Presi- I am proud to rise today to recognize Jes- 2011 to 2013, Professor Gordon organized dent John Kennedy to send protection to Mis- sica Mier, and to thank her for her outstanding and mentored the Gordon Commission, bring- sissippi for Blacks. As a comrade of Medgar contributions to the lives of our fellow San ing together scholars to research and report Evers, Rev. Tucker spoke with him before he Diegans. on the Future of Assessment for Education. was assassinated in Jackson, MS by Byron f Professor Gordon has authored 18 books Dela Beckwith in 1963. Just as he was getting and more than 200 articles on the achieve- things together for the church and the citizens CELEBRATING PROFESSOR ED- ment gap, affirmative development of aca- of Greenwood, he received a call in the middle MUND W. GORDON’S 100TH BIRTH- demic ability, and supplementary education. of the night in which the voice on the other DAY He has been elected a Fellow of many pres- end said, ‘‘We just killed that N----Medgar tigious organizations, including the American Evers; you will be next.’’ His life was subse- HON. STEVEN HORSFORD Academy of Arts & Science, and has been quently threatened; due to death threats from OF NEVADA named one of America’s most prolific and the Ku Klux Klan, the A.M.E. Church moved IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thoughtful scholars. him to a church in Bermuda. Rev. Tucker re- Monday, June 14, 2021 Today, Professor Gordon still pays close at- turned to Mississippi in 2014 and is recog- tention to the state of education, and has stat- nized in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise ed that he would love to be able to change for his contributions to the movement. Many of today to honor the life and legacy of Professor national education policy ‘‘to get a more equal the future leaders of the church continued in Edmund W. Gordon, who was born on June focus on out-of-school and in-school learning.’’ Rev. Tucker’s footsteps by being advocates 13, 1921. Professor Gordon is an extraor- On April 12, 2021, Professor Gordon was for civil rights. dinary professor of psychology whose career appointed as the first ever Honorary President Turner Chapel is blessed to have Rev. Dr. work has heavily influenced contemporary of the American Educational Research Asso- Alice H. Crenshaw as their pastor. The visions thinking in psychology, education, and social ciation. she brought to the church are exceptional. policy. Professor Gordon’s research and initia- I wish Professor Edmund W. Gordon the Rev. Crenshaw brought back life to the church tives have focused on the positive develop- very best as he and his family celebrate his because now they have bible study once ment of under-served children of color, includ- 100th birthday. again and prayer meetings. She has gotten ing advancing the concept of the ‘‘achieve- f more members involved, especially men with ment gap.’’ the business of the church. Three months Professor Gordon grew up in a highly seg- HONORING TURNER CHAPEL AME after Rev. Crenshaw’s arrival, the pandemic regated area of North Carolina to parents who CHURCH happened, and everything shut down. How- encouraged the importance of schooling. He ever, even the pandemic did not stop her from received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s de- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON pastoring. She instilled in the members to con- grees from Howard University, and went on to OF MISSISSIPPI tinue having their regular programs, official pursue a PhD in psychology at the Teacher’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES board meetings, bible study, even in the pan- College at Columbia University. Monday, June 14, 2021 demic, over Zoom meetings. In April of 2020, In 1956, after working with mentor and she was able to get food distribution into the friend W.E.B. DuBois, Professor Gordon was Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Greenwood community in which the church commissioned by President Lyndon B. John- Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable has drive-by pick-up of food boxes for those in son to help design the Head Start Program, church, Turner Chapel African Methodist Epis- need. In December 2020, she was able to get aimed at providing early childhood education copal Church. a contract with a vendor. Now Turner Chapel and family services to under-resourced fami- In 1890, Rev. C.E. Jones, four men and two is one of the largest sites of food box distribu- lies. After six months working on Head Start, women decided that there should be an tion to area churches, the Greenwood commu- Professor Gordon and his team had built a A.M.E. Church in Greenwood, Mississippi. Led nity, throughout Leflore County and beyond. program to serve nearly half a million children. by the Spirit of God, they began to worship Rev. Crenshaw’s vision includes helping the Professor Gordon also conducted research under a brush harbor somewhere in the vicin- church get an adult daycare center, as well as that would later be used to prove to the Su- ity of what is now the Greenwood Post Office. acquiring the property adjacent to the church preme Court that school segregation had During the next few years, the church began for an Elderly Independent group home. harmful effects on children. Professor Gordon to increase in membership, and they decided Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join strongly advocated the importance of under- that a building was needed. One of the mem- me in recognizing Turner Chapel African standing the learner’s frame of reference in bers came up with the idea of utilizing a dwell- Methodist Episcopal Church for its longevity the development of education action plans. ing house which was eventually purchased. and dedication to serving the community. Professor Gordon is the John M. Musser Rev. Jones and the members decided to f Professor of Psychology, Emeritus at Yale name the church Turner Chapel for Bishop University, Richard March Hoe Professor, Henry McNeil Turner, Presiding Prelate, who COMMEMORATING THE 246TH Emeritus of Psychology and Education and was elected and consecrated the fifteenth BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED Founding Director of The Edmund W. Gordon Bishop of the Connectional A.M.E. Church. STATES ARMY Institute of Urban and Minority Education There were many leaders of the church but (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia Univer- possibly one of the most memorable was Rev. HON. VERONICA ESCOBAR sity. D.L. Tucker. Under Rev. D.L. Tucker’s admin- OF TEXAS From July 2000 until August 2001, Pro- istration, a new spirit seemed to have risen. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fessor Gordon was Vice President of Aca- Pews were purchased, and the pulpit was re- demic Affairs and Interim Dean at Teachers designed with divided chancellor rails. Many Monday, June 14, 2021 College, Columbia University. Professor Gor- new members were added to Turner Chapel Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, I rise don has held appointments at several of the Church’s roll. Rev. Tucker served as pastor today to honor the 246th birthday of the found- nation’s leading universities including Howard, during the height of the civil rights era. During ing of the United States Army. Yeshiva, Columbia, City University of New his time as pastor, he became the first presi- The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, York, Yale, and the Educational Testing Serv- dent of the National Association for the Ad- 1775 in Philadelphia at the height of the Revo- ice. He has served as visiting professor at City vancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the lutionary War. The Army is the eldest branch College of New York and Harvard. Mississippi Delta. He organized voter registra- of the U.S. military and answers at a mo- Currently, Professor Gordon is the Senior tion drives and often had rallies at Turner ment’s notice when the country needs it Scholar and Advisor to the President of the Chapel. most—from the Revolutionary War, World War College Board where he developed and co- Rev. Tucker was the first person in Leflore II, the Vietnam War, and most recently the chaired the Taskforce on Minority High County, MS to pass the literacy test to vote. battle against the COVID–19 pandemic. Achievement. After that accomplishment, while he was Today, we honor the legacy of the brave men

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Madam Speaker, I rise lizes soldiers to perform global operations in Monday, June 14, 2021 today to recognize Dr. Luis Carlos Moll, Pro- support of our national military strategy. I, and fessor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam the rest of the El Paso community, are appre- for his election to the American Academy of Speaker, I rise today to honor a prosperous ciative of the Army and Fort Bliss’ service to Arts and Sciences (The Academy.) The Acad- our country and are grateful for each soldier family business, Triple C Screen Printing. emy was created in 1780 and serves to honor and their family’s sacrifices, service, and lead- From humble beginnings, Triple C began in leaders in various fields. Previously elected ership. 1985 as a t-shirt printing store in Shaw, MS. members include Benjamin Franklin, Alex- On this day, I recognize the Army’s 246th The name coming from the founder, Clifton ander Hamilton, Martin Luther King, Charles birthday. William’s three children, Clifton Jr., Clinton and Darwin, and Dr. Fauci. This year, new mem- f Celena. Clinton Williams is currently the bers include Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Maria Hino- Owner/President and CEO of the store. josa, and Oprah Winfrey. The Academy also CONGRATULATING THE 70TH WED- includes an ‘‘Education’’ section, to which Dr. DING ANNIVERSARY OF MR. AND Clifton Williams, Sr. was originally a school- Moll has been elected in 2021. MRS. FRED IVERS teacher for 25 years and recently passed Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Dr. Moll re- away in January 2021. He also had a barber- members his early experiences with school as HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN shop in the same building where Triple C was extremely difficult. At the age of 15 he moved OF ARKANSAS orginally located. As the business started to to Los Angeles with his mother and grand- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grow, he thought it would make sense to mother. Later in life he would often begin one Monday, June 14, 2021 move to Cleveland, MS. When Clinton grad- of his prodigious talks by recollecting this uated from Mississippi Valley State University move from his native Puerto Rico and would Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise and took an active role in the business, he re- today to celebrate the 70th wedding anniver- famously say, ‘‘As soon as I stepped onto alized that customers needed to have more sary of Lewisville, Arkansas, natives, Fred and U.S. soil, I became a minority.’’ His profound control and choice instead of just presenting Christine Ivers. Mr. and Mrs. Ivers exhibit ability to recognize social inequity are em- them with available designs. Today, the cus- strong values of family, commitment, and sac- blematic of his enduring concern for deeply tomer will tell him what they’re looking for, and rifice which set them apart as an example in understanding the circumstances that shape he designs it, produce a model and does the their community. lives and how these can impact educational After meeting at ages 21 and 17, the couple printing. futures. He joined the U.S. Army in 1966 and dated for a little over a year before getting The majority of Triple C Screen Printing cli- served for three years, including six months in married on May 26, 1951. As newlyweds, they ents are individuals and small businesses Vietnam. After his military service he returned faced many obstacles together, but they soon throughout the Mississippi Delta. Triple C loyal to study at Cal Poly, graduating with a B.S. in became the proud parents of four children— patrons includes West Bolivar, who has been 1972. He went on to earn a master’s degree three boys and one girl. Mr. and Mrs. Ivers a client since 1989, churches, other busi- in psychiatric social work from the University raised their children in church and always nesses and individuals. One of Triple C’s best of Southern California. During his studies at lived by their motto: ‘‘those who pray together, and biggest customers every two years is my- USC he worked with Latino families at an East stay together.’’ self. It has been through this connection that, Los Angeles mental health clinic. He enjoyed The couple believes the secret to their 70 last year Triple C was able to add a major the work, and later applied to the doctoral pro- years of marriage is keeping God first. Family new and national client. They would not be gram in educational psychology at UCLA. is very important to the Ivers, and their chil- here today or have lasted this long without Prior to his earning his PhD, Dr. Moll com- dren attest to this. In the words of their oldest their clients. pleted a PreDoctoral Fellowship at the Institute son, ‘‘They set such a tremendous example for Comparative Human Development at for myself and my siblings and lived their lives Thankfully, Triple C is back to being steady Rockefeller University in New York. In 1986, to the fullest’’. again amid COVID–19. Dr. Moll joined the faculty of Language, Read- I take this time today to celebrate Mr. and Clint’s daughter, Justice, also works at their ing and Culture at the University of Arizona Mrs. Ivers for the example they have set for printing store with him. She came to work for (VA). generations of Fourth District Arkansans and him after she graduated from Mississippi State Dr. Moll has dedicated his career to the to congratulate them on 70 years together. University where she majored in Graphic De- study of language acquisition and bilingual May we always look to them as the picture of sign, just as he did and minored in sales and education, primarily in Latino students in the true love, commitment, and selflessness. marketing. She plans to keep the family busi- United States. His scholarship attests the f ness tradition alive—she plans to run the busi- value of transdisciplinarity, as his main research interest is the connection among cul- IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH AN- ness one day. His wife, Shonda, is a nurse ture, psychology, and education, especially as NIVERSARY OF OTIS MAXWELL practitioner at Delta Health Center in Mound it relates to the education of Latino children in JAMES, JR. AND SUE ANN WIL- Bayou. They celebrated their 20th wedding the U.S. Among other studies, he has ana- KINS JAMES anniversary this year. lyzed the quality of classroom teaching, exam- Clinton is proud and honored to canyon his ined literacy instruction in English and Span- dad’s legacy with his daughter by his side. HON. MIKE ROGERS ish, studied how knowledge is produced in the This story began when one day Mr. Clifton OF ALABAMA broader social contexts of household and Williams decided to design a t-shirt for a Jack- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community life, and, in collaboration with son State University versus MS Valley State. Monday, June 14, 2021 teachers, attempted to establish pedagogical He taught himself how to do printing with no relationships among these domains of study. Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, internet, no YouTube tutorials, no classes— I rise today to recognize the 50th wedding an- He has focused much of his work on the appli- just set his mind to it and consequently, start- cation of Vygotskyan theory to understand the niversary of Otis Maxwell James, Jr. and Sue ed a new business venture and career. That’s Ann Wilkins James who were married on June processes of language acquisition and learn- how Triple C Screen Printing came to be ing in general for Latino children in the U.S. 6, 1971. through his dad’s hard work and dreams. I recognize this 50th Anniversary on behalf Furthermore, Dr. Moll is highly recognized for of Manu and Cassidy Sharma. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join the development of the ‘‘Funds of Knowledge’’ Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- me in recognizing Triple C Screen Printing for theory, in collaboration with colleagues at the nizing the James and wishing them a happy their dedication to serving the community, University of Arizona. His extensive work has 50th wedding anniversary. state and Nation. a central theme: educators must uncover and

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To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Caroline Diane Krass, of the world ‘‘see’’ Latino families with respect and This title requires all such committees District of Columbia, to be General with appreciation for the wealth of resources to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Counsel, Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of they have accumulated as a result of living Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air their lives. Dr. Moll has changed not only en- mittee—of the time, place and purpose Force, Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massa- tire disciplinary fields, he has also changed of the meetings, when scheduled and chusetts, and Shawn Graham Skelly, of lives. In collaboration with his colleagues, Dr. any cancellations or changes in the Virginia, both to be an Assistant Sec- Moll excavated the rich relationships, knowl- meetings as they occur. retary, and Meredith Berger, of Flor- edges, and histories of the local Tucson com- As an additional procedure along ida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the munity. Their collected work on the Funds of with the computerization of this infor- Navy, all of the Department of Defense. Knowledge available to families in Latinx com- mation, the Office of the Senate Daily SH–216 munities is one of the most impressive re- Digest will prepare this information for Committee on Commerce, Science, and search efforts in the anthropology of education printing in the Extensions of Remarks Transportation Business meeting to consider S. 66, to re- ever. They are a constant source of findings section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD quire the Inter-Agency Task Force on and insights that address questions not just on Monday and Wednesday of each Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to about what is missing from poor and immi- week. develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, grant children in school, but also what re- Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, and controlling harmful algal blooms sources they have and what resources they June 15, 2021 may be found in the Daily and hypoxia in South Florida, S. 1747, bring to the classroom. The concept of Funds Digest of today’s RECORD. to provide for an equitable manage- of Knowledge continues to be one of the most MEETINGS SCHEDULED ment of summer flounder based on geo- significant theoretical developments in the graphic, scientific, and economic data, S. 1890, to require the Federal Trade fields of anthropology, education, and psy- JUNE 16 Commission to conduct a study on chology. As a result of a lifetime of out- Time to be announced standing mentorship, his work continues to be scams that target travelers during the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, COVID–19 pandemic, S. 1995, to amend utilized and expanded by new generations of and Pensions the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res- educators and researchers throughout the Business meeting to consider the nomi- toration Act with respect to sport fish globe. Dr. Moll’s scholarship has evolved and nations of Gwen Graham, of Florida, to restoration and recreational boating traveled across sectors—early childhood, K– be Assistant Secretary for Legislation safety, S. 1894, to designate Regional 12, and postsecondary contexts—and many and Congressional Affairs, Department Ocean Partnerships of the National regions of the world, including Spain, the U.K., of Education, Rajesh D. Nayak, of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Maryland, Taryn Mackenzie Williams, tion, S. 2016, to authorize elements of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, South of the District of Columbia, and Doug- America, and Mexico, as well as all over the the Department of Transportation, the las L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to nominations of Pamela A. Melroy, of United States. be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, and New York, to be Deputy Administrator Dr. Moll’s publications are often used in re- Dawn Myers O’Connell, of the District of the National Aeronautics and Space search focusing on education, language acqui- of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary Administration, Carlos Alberto Monje, for Preparedness and Response, and sition, literacy, the production and value of Jr., of Louisiana, to be Under Sec- Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, of Con- knowledge, and transnationalism to name a retary of Transportation for Policy, necticut, to be Assistant Secretary for few. Most importantly, Dr. Moll’s academic en- and Richard W. Spinrad, of Oregon, to Mental Health and Substance Use, both deavors have always been centered on social be Under Secretary of Commerce for of the Department of Health and and educational justice for minority families, Oceans and Atmosphere, and routine Human Services. lists in the Coast Guard. children, and youth and as such it has been TBA SR–253 used to generate policy and educational strat- 9:30 a.m. egies that prioritize the well-being and best Committee on Homeland Security and Committee on Environment and Public practices for said populations. Simply put, his Governmental Affairs Works legacy to the fields of education, psychology Business meeting to consider the nomi- To hold hearings to examine the nomina- nations of Robin Carnahan, of Mis- tions of Jeffrey M. Prieto, of Cali- and language studies in general is remark- fornia, and Jane Toshiko Nishida, of able. He has served on the editorial board of souri, to be Administrator of General Services, Jen Easterly, of New York, to Maryland, both to be an Assistant Ad- several journals, including the American Edu- ministrator of the Environmental Pro- cational Research Journal, Educational Re- be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, De- tection Agency, and Alejandra Y. searcher, Reading Research Quarterly, Jour- partment of Homeland Security, and Castillo, of New York, to be Assistant nal of Literacy Research, and Mind, Culture, Chris Inglis, of Maryland, to be Na- Secretary of Commerce for Economic and Activity. Among his honors, he was elect- tional Cyber Director. Development. ed to membership in the National Academy of SD–342 SD–406 Education (1998), named a Kappa Delta Pi 10 a.m. Committee on Finance Laureate (2013), and to the Reading Hall of Committee on Appropriations To hold hearings to examine the Presi- dent’s fiscal year 2022 budget. Fame (2014). He was also named Fellow Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies WEBEX (2009), received the Presidential Citation 2 p.m. Award (2010) and the Palmer O. Johnson To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for Committee on Small Business and Entre- Award (2011), all from the American Edu- fiscal year 2022 for the Department of preneurship cational Research Association (AERA). He the Interior. Business meeting to consider the nomi- also presented the 2009 AERA Brown Lec- SD–124 nation of Dilawar Syed, of California, ture. Committee on Appropriations to be Deputy Administrator of the He became an academic counselor, friend, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Small Business Administration. and family to most people he interacted with. Human Services, and Education, and SD–430 Thanks to Dr. Moll many of his students, Related Agencies Select Committee on Intelligence around the world, are continuing his legacy as To hold hearings to examine proposed Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be im- educators, professors, and researchers. budget estimates and justification for mediately followed by a closed briefing Dr. Moll currently lives in Tucson, Arizona fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Education. on certain intelligence matters. with his wife Ana. He has two children, Carlos SD–138 SH–219 and Eric. Committee on Appropriations 2:15 p.m. f Subcommittee on Military Construction Committee on Rules and Administration SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS and Veterans Affairs, and Related To hold an oversight hearing to examine Agencies the U.S. Capitol Police following the Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, To hold hearings to examine proposed January 6th attack on the Capitol. agreed to by the Senate of February 4, budget estimates and justification for SR–301

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Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing higher education through the convey- SR–253 and Urban Development, and Related ance to the University of Alaska of cer- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Agencies tain public land in the State of Alaska, sources To hold hearings to examine proposed S. 1222, to designate and adjust certain To hold hearings to examine the Presi- budget estimates and justification for lands in the State of Utah as compo- dent’s proposed budget request for fis- fiscal year 2022 for the Department of nents of the National Wilderness Pres- cal year 2022 for the U.S. Forest Serv- Transportation. ervation System, and S. 1686, to amend ice. SD–192 the Wilderness Act to allow local Fed- SD–366 Committee on Homeland Security and eral officials to determine the manner Committee on Foreign Relations Governmental Affairs in which nonmotorized uses may be Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, Government Operations and Border Man- permitted in wilderness areas. and International Cybersecurity Policy agement SD–366 To hold hearings to examine building the To hold hearings to examine improving Committee on Veterans’ Affairs U.S.-Taiwan relationship, focusing on security, trade, and travel at land To hold hearings to examine the Presi- strength through partnership. ports of entry at the southwest border. dent’s proposed budget request for fis- SD–419/VTC VTC cal year 2022 and 2023 advance appro- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Committee on the Judiciary priations requests for the Department and Pensions Subcommittee on the Constitution of Veterans Affairs. To hold hearings to examine COVID–19 To hold hearings to examine the Wom- SR–418 response and recovery, focusing on sup- en’s Health Protection Act. 4:30 p.m. porting the needs of students in higher SD–226 Committee on Armed Services education and lessons on safely return- 3 p.m. Subcommittee on Strategic Forces ing to campus. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- To hold hearings to examine United SD–430 sources States nuclear deterrence policy and 10:15 a.m. Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, strategy. Committee on Homeland Security and and Mining SR–222 Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 173, to Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight provide for the designation of certain JUNE 17 To hold hearings to examine addressing wilderness areas, recreation manage- 9 a.m. emerging cybersecurity threats to ment areas, and conservation areas in Committee on the Judiciary state and local government. the State of Colorado, S. 177, to amend Business meeting to consider S. 807, to SD–342/VTC the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, permit the televising of Supreme Court Management, and Recreation Act to es- proceedings, S. 818, to provide for JUNE 22 tablish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness media coverage of Federal court pro- 10 a.m. in the Rio Grande del Norte National ceedings, and the nominations of Tif- Committee on Appropriations Monument and to modify the boundary fany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be Subcommittee on Defense of the Rio Grande del Norte National United States Circuit Judge for the To hold hearings to examine proposed Monument, S. 182, to withdraw certain Federal Circuit, Margaret Irene Strick- budget estimates and justification for Federal land in the Pecos Watershed land, to be United States District fiscal year 2022 for the Army. area of the State of New Mexico from Judge for the District of New Mexico, SD–192 mineral entry, S. 455, to designate and Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be expand wilderness areas in Olympic Na- Director of the United States Citizen- JUNE 23 tional Forest in the State of Wash- ship and Immigration Services, Depart- 10 a.m. ington, and to designate certain rivers ment of Homeland Security, and David Committee on Energy and Natural Re- in Olympic National Forest and Olym- H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be Direc- pic National Park as wild and scenic tor, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- sources rivers, S. 554, to require the Secretary arms, and Explosives, Anne Milgram, Subcommittee on National Parks of Agriculture to conduct a study on of New Jersey, to be Administrator of To hold hearings to examine S. 31, to the establishment of, and the potential Drug Enforcement, and Kenneth Allen limit the establishment or extension of land that could be included in, a unit of Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an As- national monuments in the State of the National Forest System in the sistant Attorney General, all of the De- Utah, S. 172, to authorize the National State of Hawaii, S. 567, to provide for partment of Justice. Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to conservation and economic develop- SH–216 establish a commemorative work in ment in the State of Nevada, S. 569, to 9:30 a.m. the District of Columbia and its envi- direct the Secretary of Agriculture to Committee on Armed Services rons, S. 192, to amend the Wild and transfer certain National Forest Sys- To hold hearings to examine the posture Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain tem land to the State of South Dakota, of the Department of the Air Force in river segments in the State of Oregon S. 609, to withdraw the National Forest review of the Defense Authorization as components of the National Wild System land in the Ruby Mountains Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Fu- and Scenic Rivers System, S. 270, to subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe ture Years Defense Program; to be im- amend the Act entitled ‘‘Act to provide National Forest and the National Wild- mediately followed by a closed session for the establishment of the Brown v. life Refuge System land in Ruby Lake in SVC–217. Board of Education National Historic National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and SD–G50 Site in the State of Kansas’’ to provide White Pine Counties, Nevada, from op- Special Committee on Aging for inclusion of additional related sites eration under the mineral leasing laws, To hold hearings to examine 21st century in the National Park System, S. 491, to S. 904, to require the Secretary of the caregiving, focusing on supporting amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, workers, family caregivers, seniors, to designate certain river segments in and the Assistant Secretary of the and people with disabilities. the York River watershed in the State Army for Civil Works to digitize and VTC of Maine as components of the Na- make publicly available geographic in- 10 a.m. tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System, formation system mapping data relat- Committee on Appropriations S. 535, to authorize the location of a ing to public access to Federal land and To hold hearings to examine proposed memorial on the National Mall to com- waters for outdoor recreation, S. 1008, budget estimates and justification for memorate and honor the members of to require the Secretary of the Interior fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the Armed Forces that served on active to develop a modeling tool, conduct a Defense. duty in support of the Global War on study, and issue reports relating to the SD–106 Terrorism, S. 753, to reauthorize the tax equivalent amount of payments Committee on Banking, Housing, and Highlands Conservation Act, to author- under the payment in lieu of taxes pro- Urban Affairs ize States to use funds from that Act gram, S. 1076, to amend the Energy To hold hearings to examine reauthoriza- for administrative purposes, S. 1317, to Policy Act of 2005 to require the Sec- tion of the National Flood Insurance modify the boundary of the Sunset Cra- retary of the Interior to establish a Program. ter Volcano National Monument in the program to plug, remediate, and re- SD–538 State of Arizona, S. 1320, to establish claim orphaned oil and gas wells and Committee on Commerce, Science, and the Chiricahua National Park in the surrounding land, to provide funds to Transportation State of Arizona as a unit of the Na- State and Tribal government to plug, To hold hearings to examine National tional Park System, S. 1321, to modify remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil Collegiate Athletic Association student the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M14JN8.000 E14JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REMARKS Monday, June 14, 2021 Daily Digest Senate Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Chamber Action tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S4504 Routine Proceedings, pages S4503–S4522 Griggsby Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolu- sideration of the nomination of Lydia Kay Griggsby, tions were introduced, as follows: S. 2039–2047, S.J. of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for Res. 20, and S. Res. 268. Page S4518 the District of Maryland. Page S4505 Measures Reported: A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- S. 658, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition training. (S. Rept. No. 117–24) of the nomination of Radhika Fox, of California, to S. 1251, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for Protection Agency. Page S4505 farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- certain voluntary markets. ate took the following action: S. 1301, to provide for the publication by the Sec- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- retary of Health and Human Services of physical active Session. Pages S4504–05 tivity recommendations for Americans. Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- S. 1662, to increase funding for the Reagan-Udall tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S4505 Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Kahn Nomination—Agreement: Senate resumed and for the Foundation for the National Institutes of consideration of the nomination of Lina M. Khan, of Health. Pages S4517–18 New York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner. Measures Passed: Page S4512 Condemning Recent Rise in Anitsemitic Vio- During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action: lence and Harassment: Committee on the Judiciary By 72 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. EX. 232), Senate was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. agreed to the motion to close further debate on the 252, unequivocally condemning the recent rise in nomination. Page S4512 antisemitic violence and harassment targeting Jewish A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Americans, and standing in solidarity with those af- viding for further consideration of the nomination, fected by antisemitism, and the resolution was then post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, agreed to Pages S4513–14 June 15, 2021; that all post-cloture time expire at Fox Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consider- 11:30 a.m.; that if cloture is invoked on the nomina- ation of the nomination of Radhika Fox, of Cali- tion of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to fornia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Envi- be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, ronmental Protection Agency. Page S4504 all post-cloture time expire at 2:30 p.m. Page S4522 A motion was entered to close further debate on Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- lowing nominations: sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 231), Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, of the nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Mas- to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of sachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Columbia Circuit. Pages S4511–12, S4522 Management. Page S4504 Michal Ilana Freedhoff, of Maryland, to be Assist- Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- ant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Envi- ate took the following action: ronmental Protection Agency. Pages S4514, S4522 D634

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Petitions and Memorials: Page S4517 Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and ad- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4518–19 journed at 7:28 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (For Senate’s program, see the re- Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on Pages S4519–22 page S4522.) Additional Statements: Page S4517 Privileges of the Floor: Page S4522 Committee Meetings Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Committees not listed did not meet) (Total—232) Pages S4511, S4512 No committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives quirement to wear masks in the Hall of the House Chamber Action during the coronavirus pandemic. Consistent with Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 pub- the updated guidance from the Office of the Attend- lic bills, H.R. 3859–3885; and 3 resolutions, H.J. ing Physician, the Speaker informed Members that Res. 51; H. Con. Res. 38; and H. Res. 474, were masks were no longer required in the Hall of the introduced. Pages H2745–46 House for Members and staff who have been vac- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2747–48 cinated and that all Members and staff who have not Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: been fully vaccinated were required to wear masks, H. Res. 473, providing for consideration of the and the Speaker would note that all Members and bill (H.R. 256) to repeal the Authorization for Use staff may continue to wear masks at their discretion. of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; The Sergeant-at-Arms is directed to enforce mask re- providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1187) quirements consistent with this announcement. The to provide for disclosure of additional material infor- Speaker also informed Members that consistent with mation about public companies and establish a Sus- the Attending Physician’s updated guidance, the an- tainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other nounced policies of January 4, 2021, and November purposes; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117–59); 18, 2020, concerning group voting and chamber ca- Supplemental report on H.R. 256, to repeal the pacity were no longer in effect. Page H2715 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment Resolution of 2002 (H. Rept. 117–56, Part 2); of silence in remembrance of the over 600,000 H.R. 239, to amend title 38, United States Code, Americans who have passed away from the to provide for limitations on copayments for contra- COVID–19 virus. Page H2715 ception furnished by the Department of Veterans Af- fairs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117–60); and Recess: The House recessed at 6 p.m. and recon- H.R. 539, to amend the Disaster Recovery Re- vened at 6:33 p.m. Page H2722 form Act of 2018 to require the Administrator of Oath of Office—First Congressional District of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to New Mexico: Representative-elect Melanie Ann waive certain debts owed to the United States re- Stansbury presented herself in the well of the House lated to covered assistance provided to an individual and was administered the Oath of Office by the or household, and for other purposes (H. Rept. Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted 117–61, Part 1). Pages H2477–78 a copy of a letter received from the Ms. Mandy Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Vigil, Elections Director, New Mexico Office of the Guest Chaplain, Chaplain Bobby R. Patton, Jr., Dis- Secretary of State, indicating that, according to the trict of Columbia National Guard, Washington, DC. preliminary results of the Special Election held June Page H2715 1, 2021, the Honorable Melanie Ann Stansbury was Decorum Statement: The Speaker addressed the elected Representative to Congress for the First Con- House regarding an update to the policies of January gressional District, State of New Mexico. Page H2722 4, 2021, and December 15, 2020, regarding the re-

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Res. 473, of the bill. The rule waives all points of order providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 256) to against provisions in the bill. The rule provides that repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force the bill shall be considered as read. The rule pro- Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; providing for con- vides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for sideration of the bill (H.R. 1187) to provide for dis- consideration of H.R. 1187, the ‘‘Corporate Govern- closure of additional material information about pub- ance Improvement and Investor Protection Act’’, lic companies and establish a Sustainable Finance under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour Advisory Committee, by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 of general debate equally divided and controlled by yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 158, after the previous the chair and ranking minority member of the Com- question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 mittee on Financial Services or their designees. The yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 157. Pursuant to section rule waives all points of order against consideration 7 of H. Res. 473, H. Res. 467 is hereby adopted. of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in Pages H2716–22, H2723–25 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Senate Referral: S. 1511 was held at the desk. Rules Committee Print 117–5 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be consid- Senate Message: Message received from the Senate ered as read. The rule waives all points of order by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule House today appears on page H2725. provides that following debate, each further amend- Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- ment printed in the Rules Committee report not veloped during the proceedings of today and appear earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc on pages H2723 and H2724. pursuant to section 4 shall be considered only in the Adjournment: The House met at 5 p.m. and ad- order printed in the report, may be offered only by journed at 9:51 p.m. a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the Committee Meetings proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by POTENTIAL REMEDIES FOR UNLAWFUL the proponent at any time before the question is put EVICTIONS IN FEDERAL EMERGENCY thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and AREAS shall not be subject to a demand for division of the Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Con- question. Section 4 of the rule provides that at any stitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a time after debate the chair of the Committee on Fi- hearing entitled ‘‘Potential Remedies for Unlawful nancial Services or her designee may offer amend- Evictions in Federal Emergency Areas’’. Testimony ments en bloc consisting of further amendments was heard from public witnesses. printed in the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered ESG DISCLOSURE SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally di- 2021; TO REPEAL THE AUTHORIZATION vided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST nority member of the Committee on Financial Serv- IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002 ices or their designees, shall not be subject to Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand H.R. 1187, the ‘‘ESG Disclosure Simplification Act for division of the question. The rule waives all of 2021’’; and H.R. 256, to repeal the Authorization points of order against the amendments printed in for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of the Rules Committee Report or amendments en bloc 2002. The Committee granted, by record vote of described in section 4 of the resolution. The rule 9–4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 256, provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military that the provisions of section 202 of the National Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, and H.R. Emergencies Act shall not apply to House Joint Res- 1187, the ‘‘Corporate Governance Improvement and olution 46. The rule provides that House Resolution

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Holmgren, of Min- on the legislative days of June 14 or 15, 2021, and nesota, to be an Assistant Secretary (Intelligence and Re- on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further search), and Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the Assistant Secretary (East Asian and Pacific Affairs), all of question on any such motion without debate or in- the Department of State, 10 a.m., SH–216/VTC. tervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with H.R. 6, to authorize the cancellation of removal and ad- respect to such measures is vacated. Testimony was justment of status of certain aliens, 10 a.m., SD–106. heard from Chairman Meeks, Chairman Waters, and Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Representatives McCaul and Hill. Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine protecting competition and innovation in home technologies, 2:30 p.m., SD–226. Joint Meetings Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. No joint committee meetings were held. f House COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ‘‘Exam- JUNE 15, 2021 ining Opportunities for Growth and Investment in Rural (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) America’’, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom. Committee on armed Services, Full Committee, hearing en- Senate titled ‘‘Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agri- Request’’, 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex. culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled tion, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine ‘‘FY22 Budget Request for Missile Defense and Missile proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year Defeat Programs’’, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex. 2022 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on SD–124. Higher Education and Workforce Investment, hearing en- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- titled ‘‘Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reau- lated Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed thorization: Examining Successful Models of Employment budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for for Justice-Involved Individuals’’, 10:15 a.m., Zoom. the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2 Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on p.m., SD–192. Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Booster Shot: Enhancing Public Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine Health through Vaccine Legislation’’, 10:30 a.m., Webex. the posture of the Department of the Army in review of Committee on Financial Services, Task Force on Financial the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 Technology, hearing entitled ‘‘Digitizing the Dollar: In- and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possi- vestigating the Technological Infrastructure, Privacy, and bility of a closed session in SVC–217 immediately fol- Financial Inclusion Implications of Central Bank Digital lowing the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50. Currencies’’, 10 a.m., Webex. Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cy- Army modernization in review of the Defense Authoriza- bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation; and tion Request for Fiscal Year 2022, 2:30 p.m., SR–232A. Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to joint hearing entitled ‘‘Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: hold hearings to examine 21st century communities, fo- Lessons from the Federal Response to the Colonial Pipe- cusing on local leaders on the infrastructure needs facing line Ransomware Attack’’, 2:30 p.m., Webex America’s states, cities, and towns, 10 a.m., WEBEX. Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the January 6th Attack: committee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to United States Capitol Police Containment Emergency Re- hold hearings to examine the state of outdoor tourism, sponse Team and First Responders Unit’’, 2 p.m., 1310 recreation, and ecotourism, 3 p.m., SR–253. Longworth and Webex. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hear- Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy ings to examine the President’s proposed budget request and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ‘‘Environmental for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Energy, 10 Justice for Coal Country: Supporting Communities a.m., SD–366. Through the Energy Transition’’, 10 a.m., Webex.

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If cloture is invoked on the age Area Act’’; H.R. 1908, the ‘‘Ka‘ena Point National nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon Heritage Area Act’’; H.R. 1925, the ‘‘South Kona Na- at 2:30 p.m. tional Heritage Area’’; H.R. 2024, the ‘‘Southern Mary- During the balance of the week, Senate may con- land National Heritage Area Act’’; H.R. 2107, the ‘‘Na- sider any cleared legislative and executive business. tion’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act’’; H.R. 2359, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con- Senate Committees duct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio Na- tional Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; H.R. Committee on Appropriations: June 15, Subcommittee on 2899, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Admin- a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of desig- istration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to ex- nating areas within the island of Guam as a National amine proposed budget estimates and justification for fis- Heritage Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 3222, the cal year 2022 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., ‘‘Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act’’; and SD–124. H.R. 3616, the ‘‘Bear River National Heritage Area June 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, Study Act’’, 1 p.m., Webex. and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine pro- Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, posed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year hearing entitled ‘‘The Capitol Insurrection: Unexplained 2022 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- Delays and Unanswered Questions (Part II)’’, 2 p.m., tion, 2 p.m., SD–192. 2154 Rayburn and Zoom. June 16, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed mittee, markup on H.R. 2225, the ‘‘National Science budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for Foundation for the Future Act’’; and H.R. 3593, the the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD–124. ‘‘Department of Energy Science for the Future Act’’, 10 June 16, Subcommittee on Military Construction and a.m., Zoom. Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic to examine proposed budget estimates and justification Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, hearing entitled ‘‘Re- for fiscal year 2022 for military construction and family versing the Decline in Women Entrepreneurship: Oppor- housing, 10 a.m., SD–192. tunities for Rebuilding the Economy’’, 10 a.m., 2360 June 16, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Rayburn and Zoom. Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and jus- committee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, tification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Edu- hearing entitled ‘‘Impacts of Shipping Container Short- cation, 10 a.m., SD–138. ages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North Amer- June 16, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing ican Supply Chain’’, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom. and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and jus- Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Equity in Social Security: In tification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Their Own Words’’, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth and Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD–192. Webex. June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Com- proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘National Intelligence Program 2022 for the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD–106. (NIP) Budget Overview Hearing’’, 10 a.m., HVC–304 Committee on Armed Services: June 15, to hold hearings Hearing Room. This hearing will be closed. to examine the posture of the Department of the Army f in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program; with CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD the possibility of a closed session in SVC–217 immediately following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50. Week of June 15 through June 18, 2021 June 15, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Senate Chamber Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022, 2:30 p.m., SR–232A. On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lina M. Khan, of New York, to the nominations of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District be a Federal Trade Commissioner, post-cloture, and of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Gina Maria Ortiz vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m. Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force,

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Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, and Shawn Gra- the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del ham Skelly, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Sec- Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary retary, and Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assist- of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, S. ant Secretary of the Navy, all of the Department of De- 182, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Wa- fense, 10 a.m., SH–216. tershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral June 16, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold entry, S. 455, to designate and expand wilderness areas hearings to examine United States nuclear deterrence pol- in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, icy and strategy, 4:30 p.m., SR–222. and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National For- June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine est and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review S. 554, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 a study on the establishment of, and the potential land and the Future Years Defense Program; to be imme- that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest diately followed by a closed session in SVC–217, 9:30 System in the State of Hawaii, S. 567, to provide for con- a.m., SD–G50. servation and economic development in the State of Ne- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June vada, S. 569, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 15, to hold hearings to examine 21st century commu- transfer certain National Forest System land to the State nities, focusing on local leaders on the infrastructure of South Dakota, S. 609, to withdraw the National Forest needs facing America’s states, cities, and towns, 10 a.m., WEBEX. System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National 10 a.m., SD–538. Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S. 904, to 15, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Pro- require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Ag- motion, to hold hearings to examine the state of outdoor riculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for tourism, recreation, and ecotourism, 3 p.m., SR–253. Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geo- June 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider graphic information system mapping data relating to S. 66, to require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recre- Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reduc- ation, S. 1008, to require the Secretary of the Interior to ing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms develop a modeling tool, conduct a study, and issue re- and hypoxia in South Florida, S. 1747, to provide for an ports relating to the tax equivalent amount of payments equitable management of summer flounder based on geo- under the payment in lieu of taxes program, S. 1076, to graphic, scientific, and economic data, S. 1890, to require amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Sec- the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on retary of the Interior to establish a program to plug, re- scams that target travelers during the COVID–19 pan- mediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and sur- demic, S. 1995, to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish rounding land, to provide funds to State and Tribal gov- Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and ernment to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and recreational boating safety, S. 1894, to designate Regional gas wells and surrounding land, S. 1128, to provide for Ocean Partnerships of the National Oceanic and Atmos- the continuation of higher education through the convey- pheric Administration, S. 2016, to authorize elements of ance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the Department of Transportation, the nominations of the State of Alaska, S. 1222, to designate and adjust cer- Pamela A. Melroy, of New York, to be Deputy Adminis- tain lands in the State of Utah as components of the Na- trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tional Wilderness Preservation System, and S. 1686, to tion, Carlos Alberto Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be Under amend the Wilderness Act to allow local Federal officials Secretary of Transportation for Policy, and Richard W. to determine the manner in which nonmotorized uses Spinrad, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and routine lists in the Coast may be permitted in wilderness areas, 3 p.m., SD–366. Guard, 10 a.m., SR–253. June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year National Collegiate Athletic Association student athletes 2022 for the U.S. Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD–366. and name, image, and likeness rights, 10 a.m., SR–253. Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 16, to Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 15, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jeffrey M. hold hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget Prieto, of California, and Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Mary- request for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of En- land, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Envi- ergy, 10 a.m., SD–366. ronmental Protection Agency, and Alejandra Y. Castillo, June 16, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Mining, to hold hearings to examine S. 173, to provide Economic Development, 10 a.m., SD–406. for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation Committee on Finance: June 15, to hold hearings to ex- management areas, and conservation areas in the State of amine mental health care in America, focusing on ad- Colorado, S. 177, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Con- dressing root causes and identifying policy solutions, 10 servation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish a.m., SD–215.

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June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine June 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the President’s fiscal year 2022 budget, 10 a.m., S. 807, to permit the televising of Supreme Court pro- WEBEX. ceedings, S. 818, to provide for media coverage of Federal Committee on Foreign Relations: June 15, to hold hearings court proceedings, and the nominations of Tiffany P. to examine the nominations of Todd D. Robinson, of Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Judge for the Federal Circuit, Margaret Irene Strickland, Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), Brett M. to be United States District Judge for the District of Holmgren, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary (In- New Mexico, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be telligence and Research), and Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigra- Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (East Asian and Pa- tion Services, Department of Homeland Security, and cific Affairs), all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., David H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be Director, Bureau SH–216/VTC. of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Anne June 17, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and Milgram, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of Drug International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to ex- Enforcement, and Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, amine building the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, focusing on to be an Assistant Attorney General, all of the Depart- strength through partnership, 10 a.m., SD–419/VTC. ment of Justice, 9 a.m., SH–216. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June Committee on Rules and Administration: June 16, to hold 16, business meeting to consider the nominations of an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police Gwen Graham, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for following the January 6th attack on the Capitol, 2:15 Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of p.m., SR–301. Education, Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, Taryn Mac- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June kenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, and Doug- 16, business meeting to consider the nomination of las L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to be an Assistant Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator Secretary of Labor, and Dawn Myers O’Connell, of the of the Small Business Administration, 2 p.m., SD–430. District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Pre- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: June 16, to hold hearings paredness and Response, and Miriam E. Delphin- to examine the President’s proposed budget request for Rittmon, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for fiscal year 2022 and 2023 advance appropriations requests Mental Health and Substance Use, both of the Depart- for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SR–418. ment of Health and Human Services, Time to be an- Select Committee on Intelligence: June 15, to hold closed nounced, Room to be announced. hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine p.m., SH–219. COVID–19 response and recovery, focusing on sup- June 16, Full Committee, closed business meeting to porting the needs of students in higher education and les- consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately sons on safely returning to campus, 10 a.m., SD–430. followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence mat- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: ters, 2 p.m., SH–219. June 16, business meeting to consider the nominations of Special Committee on Aging: June 17, to hold hearings to Robin Carnahan, of Missouri, to be Administrator of examine 21st century caregiving, focusing on supporting General Services, Jen Easterly, of New York, to be Direc- workers, family caregivers, seniors, and people with dis- tor of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen- abilities, 9:30 a.m., VTC. cy, Department of Homeland Security, and Chris Inglis, of Maryland, to be National Cyber Director, 9:30 a.m., House Committees SD–342. June 16, Government Operations and Border Manage- Committee on Agriculture, June 16, Full Committee, ment, to hold hearings to examine improving security, business meeting to consider a committee print to pro- trade, and travel at land ports of entry at the southwest vide for the availability of amounts for customer edu- border, 2:30 p.m., VTC. cation initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Com- June 17, Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to modity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Pro- hold hearings to examine addressing emerging cybersecu- gram, and for other purposes, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth rity threats to state and local government, 10:15 a.m., and Zoom. SD–342/VTC. June 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘1890 Land Committee on the Judiciary: June 15, to hold hearings to Grant Institutions: Investing for Agricultural Resiliency, examine H.R. 6, to authorize the cancellation of removal Equity, and Global Impact’’, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and adjustment of status of certain aliens, 10 a.m., and Zoom. SD–106. Committee on Armed Services, June 16, Full Committee, June 15, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Anti- hearing entitled ‘‘Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year trust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine 2022 Budget Request’’, 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and protecting competition and innovation in home tech- Webex. nologies, 2:30 p.m., SD–226. June 17, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection June 16, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold Forces, hearing entitled ‘‘Department of the Navy Fiscal hearings to examine the Women’s Health Protection Act, Year 2022 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection 2:30 p.m., SD–226. 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Committee on Education and Labor, June 16, Full Com- Committee on Natural Resources, June 16, Office of Insu- mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the Policies and Pri- lar Affairs Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2070, the orities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human ‘‘Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021’’; and H.R. Services’’, 9 a.m., Zoom. 1522, the ‘‘Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act’’, 1 Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 16, Sub- p.m., Webex. committee on Environment and Climate Change, markup June 17, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the on H.R. 3291, the ‘‘Assistance, Quality, and Affordability United States, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining Federal Fa- Act of 2021’’; H.R. 3293, the ‘‘Low-Income Water Cus- cilities in Indian Country’’, 12 p.m., Webex. tomer Assistance Programs Act of 2021’’; and H.R. 2467, Committee on Oversight and Reform, June 16, Sub- the ‘‘PFAS Action Act of 2021’’, 10:30 a.m., Webex. committee on Environment, hearing entitled Committee on Financial Services, June 16, Subcommittee ‘‘Jumpstarting Main Street: Bringing Jobs and Wealth on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, Back to Forgotten America’’, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and hearing entitled ‘‘Flexible Federal Funding: Examining Zoom. the Community Development Block Grant Program and Committee on Small Business, June 16, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development, hear- Its Impact on Addressing Local Challenges’’, 10 a.m., ing entitled ‘‘Supporting Small Entities through Invest- Webex. ments in the National Infrastructure: Broadband’’, 10 June 16, Subcommittee on National Security, Inter- a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom. national Development and Monetary Policy, hearing enti- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 16, tled ‘‘Schemes and Subversion: How Bad Actors and For- Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ‘‘Starships eign Governments Undermine and Evade Sanctions Re- and Stripes Forever—An Examination of the FAA’s Role gimes’’, 2 p.m., Webex. in the Future of Spaceflight’’, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn and Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 16, Full Committee, Zoom. hearing entitled ‘‘The Biden Administration’s Priorities Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, June 16, Subcommittee for Engagement with the United Nations’’, 10 a.m., 2172 on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ‘‘Veteran Rayburn and Webex. Homelessness in the Wake of COVID–19’’, 10 a.m., Committee on Homeland Security, June 17, Full Com- Zoom. mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘A Review of the Fiscal Year Committee on Ways and Means, June 17, Full Com- 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘President’s Proposed Fiscal Year Security’’, 8:30 a.m., Webex. 2022 Budget’’, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex. Committee on the Judiciary, June 17, Subcommittee on Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, June 17, Crime, Terrorism, hearing entitled ‘‘Undoing the Damage Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Building a More Civil of the War on Drugs: A Renewed Call for Sentencing and Collaborative Culture in Congress’’, 9 a.m., 2167 Reform’’, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom. Rayburn.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 15 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 15

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Tuesday: Consideration of measures under ation of the nomination of Lina M. Khan, of New York, suspension of the Rules. to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m. Following disposition of the nomination of Lina M. Khan, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachu- setts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- ment. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:30 p.m. (Senate will recess following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Extension of Remarks, as inserted in this issue.

HOUSE Herrera Beutler, Jaime, Wash., E633, E634 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E636 Horsford, Steven, Nev., E638 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E637, E639 Axne, Cynthia, Iowa, E634 Jacobs, Sara, Calif., E637 Slotkin, Elissa, Mich., E635 Banks, Jim, Ind., E633 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E635 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E633, E634, E636, E637, Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E635 McGovern, James P., Mass., E633 E638, E639 Escobar, Veronica, Tex., E638 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Westerman, Bruce, Ark., E637, E639 Grijalva, Rau´ l M., Ariz., E639 E637

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