E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 No. 5 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, January 11, 2016, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016

The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Let’s let law enforcement do their called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- job and enforce the laws that we al- ready have. Let’s let law enforcement f woman from Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) come forward and lead the House in the address the root cause of the violence. PRAYER Pledge of Allegiance. Let’s look at what is causing it, like The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Ms. SCHAKOWSKY led the Pledge of radicalism and mental illness. I have no doubt that the President’s J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Allegiance as follows: latest actions will be challenged in God of mercy, we give You thanks for I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the court. giving us another day. United States of America, and to the Repub- I will do everything in my power to At the beginning of another day, we lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. protect Oklahoma’s rights and the pray that Your divine providence guide rights of all Americans. this Nation and all nations, and every f The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. believer, each in his or her way. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois). The Chair In Your spirit enable the Members of The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- will remind Members to refrain from this people’s House to accomplish Your tain up to five requests for 1-minute engaging in personalities toward the will by the faithful performance of speeches on each side of the aisle. President. their responsibilities. Help them to do While Members may criticize the meaningful work that might give them f President’s policies or official actions, satisfaction in their sense of purpose. VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION IS they may not engage in personal at- Strengthen them when it is difficult NOT THE ANSWER tacks. to accept what cannot be avoided, and (Mr. MULLIN asked and was given f to endure with love and resignation the permission to address the House for 1 FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION things that could cause them to grow minute.) LITIGATION ACT weary or be overcome by despair. Mr. MULLIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was In truth, we do not see the entire pic- today because the Constitution is ture, nor how we are already united in given permission to address the House under attack by a President who has for 1 minute.) Your presence among us. Help us all to never respected the Second Amend- trust in You, which we claim we al- Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, ment. last year, Volkswagen was caught de- ready do. Gun ownership is a fundamental May all that is done be for Your frauding its customers selling vehicles right of law-abiding Americans. The that emitted 40 times more pollution greater honor and glory. Supreme Court affirmed this right in Amen. than is allowed by law in its so-called 2010, and yet this week the President clean diesel models. f issued new executive actions that are VW customers paid extra for vehicles unconstitutional and a clear abuse of they believed were both cleaner and THE JOURNAL power. better performing than other cars on The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- There is no question that we must the market, but that is not what they ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- stop senseless acts of violence, but vio- got. They have a right to join class ac- ceedings and announces to the House lating the Constitution is not the an- tion lawsuits to recoup their losses and his approval thereof. swer. Criminals are criminals because hold VW accountable. Pursuant to clause one, rule I, the they break the law. More laws won’t But the Fairness in Class Action Journal stands approved. keep guns out of criminals’ hands. Litigation Act, which we will consider

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If you don’t like the executive emissions system, even though all law, will not have health care or will actions, then Congress must rise and clean diesel customers were defrauded have more expensive health care. let’s take the action needed. in the same way. It would shrink the Nationally, 11 million people signed We can no longer sit on the sideline class sizes and make it easier for VW to up. Those people will not have it or and allow this plague and this horrific defeat or settle claims. will have more expensive health care. violence in our country to continue. Why would we make it easier for VW If you stop Planned Parenthood, you We must take action now before an- to avoid responsibility by making it stop poor people, many of whom are in other day passes and another innocent harder for Americans to pursue justice? my district, from getting preventive life is destroyed. It is shameful that congressional Re- health care: mammograms, HIV test- f ing, and planned birth control pro- publicans are trying to do Volks- GUN CONTROL EXECUTIVE grams. wagen’s bidding by weakening the ORDERS rights their constituents currently This was a bad bill against the people (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and have. of our country, taking away health was given permission to address the I urge my colleagues to join me in care from people who need it, otherwise House for 1 minute.) opposing this bill. can’t afford it, and otherwise wouldn’t get it. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- f Thank you, Mr. President. er, I rise today in support of every HONORING DR. GREGORY f American’s Second Amendment rights. EASTWOOD The recent announcement by Presi- IMPROVING SECURITY IN OUR dent Obama to unilaterally enact gun (Mr. KATKO asked and was given COMMUNITIES control laws once again shows his com- permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. JOLLY asked and was given per- plete lack of leadership and a complete minute.) mission to address the House for 1 disregard for Americans’ fundamental Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise minute and to revise and extend his re- rights. The President should be work- today to honor the distinguished career marks.) ing with Congress to enact legislation, of Dr. Gregory Eastwood. Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, we have not creating executive orders because I am incredibly privileged to be heard a lot of talk this week about im- things don’t work out his way. joined here today by Dr. Eastwood and proving security in our communities. The fact is that the President’s exec- his wonderful family. One way we can do that as a country is utive actions would not have prevented Celebrated throughout our entire re- to stand shoulder to shoulder with our a single mass shooting over the past gion for his commitment to service, Dr. law enforcement officers. Just as they several years. One of the main under- Eastwood first served as president of get our back each day, let us get lying causes of many of these shootings the State University of New York Up- theirs. was mental illness, and I will be the state Medical University from 1993 Tomorrow is Law Enforcement Ap- first to agree that we should dedicate until 2006—the longest in the history of preciation Day. We can show our appre- efforts to address mental illness in this the institution and of all sitting presi- ciation in this House by bringing up country. dents on SUNY campuses. Dr. and passing legislation I have intro- However, directing millions of dol- Eastwood returned to the president’s duced called the Thin Blue Line Act, lars in new investment for mental seat in October 2013 when the campus now with over 50 cosponsors on both health care is not the role of the Presi- was in dire need of his capable leader- sides of the Capitol. It simply gives dent. That is the role for Congress. ship. prosecutors and judges greater flexi- If our Founding Fathers wanted to Dr. Eastwood has served our commu- bility to impose enhanced penalties on restrict the right to bear arms, they nity for years with distinction, holding those who do harm to law enforcement would have written it into our Con- leadership roles and partnering with officers. stitution. If our Founding Fathers many different organizations in the re- Law enforcement officers each year wanted an executive fiat government, gion. are subject to over 50,000 assaults on they would have created one. He advanced an aggressive vision for them, 15,000 with injuries, and 150 un- I call on my colleagues, both Demo- the SUNY Upstate, which has grown fortunately leading to law enforcement crats and Republicans, to stand up for under his leadership through the estab- deaths. this institution and protect what our lishment of the University Health Care The Thin Blue Line Act says very Founding Fathers fought and died for: Center, the Joslin Diabetes Center, and simply, if you take the life of a law en- a Republic elected by the people, for the Golisano Children’s Hospital. forcement officer, be prepared to lose the people; a country that is not con- A clinician, scholar, educator, com- your own. trolled by one man, but by many. munity leader, and author, Dr. Mr. Speaker, let’s stand with law en- f Eastwood has had a remarkable career. forcement officers today and each day Today, I want to thank Dr. Eastwood in this House. RECOGNIZING FARM FAMILIES OF THE YEAR for his excellence, professionalism, car- f ing presence, and commitment to the (Ms. GRAHAM asked and was given SUNY University and to central New GUN CONTROL EXECUTIVE permission to address the House for 1 York. ACTIONS minute.) Our community is stronger now be- (Mrs. LAWRENCE asked and was Ms. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, today I cause of your work, Dr. Eastwood. We given permission to address the House rise to recognize the Second Congres- will sorely miss you. for 1 minute.) sional District’s Farm Families of the f Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise Year. today to applaud the President’s execu- Each year, the Florida Farm Bureau PLANNED PARENTHOOD tive actions to curb gun violence and recognizes families across north Flor- (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- urge my colleagues to take the action ida for their commitment to farming mission to address the House for 1 needed to address this deadly plague. and our community. These families minute.) I rise today in honor of more than 300 work hard every day to provide food for Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, lives lost to gun violence in Detroit, a our tables and, just as importantly, this House unfortunately passed a bill city I represent, just in 2015. That is they know farming is more than a job. to basically repeal the Affordable Care nearly as many lives as we have days It is a way of life and a part of our her- Act and do away with funding for in the year. itage.

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Recognizing them consideration of the bill (H.R. 1927) to ‘‘The district court approved a class ac- with this award is just one thing we amend title 28, United States Code, to tion settlement that is inequitable, can do to show how much we appre- improve fairness in class action litiga- even scandalous,’’ because the rel- ciate their hard work and sacrifice. tion, with Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois atively few class members who were ac- I look forward to further recognizing in the chair. tually injured ended up claiming less them and highlighting their work as I The Clerk read the title of the bill. than 2 percent of what the trial law- begin the first official north Florida The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the yers got the district judge to say was farm tour. I will be visiting all 14 coun- bill is considered read the first time. warranted based on the overbroad size ties in my district. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. of the class. Again, congratulations to our Farm GOODLATTE) and the gentleman from Trial lawyers work the system today Families of the Year, and thank you to Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) each will con- in the following way: They file law- all of our State’s farmers. trol 30 minutes. suits, for example, against a company f The Chair recognizes the gentleman that sells a washing machine. Some of from Virginia. those washing machines don’t work the ARRESTING TERRORISTS, NOT Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I way they are supposed to, but most of RANCHERS yield myself such time as I may con- them do. But the lawyers file a class (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given sume. action lawsuit that includes everyone permission to address the House for 1 I rise today in support of a bill that who ever purchased a washing machine minute and to revise and extend his re- combines two important reforms, the from the company, even the large num- marks.) Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act ber of people who are completely satis- Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, while and the Furthering Asbestos Claim fied with their purchases. the Federal Government’s focus to my Transparency Act, or the FACT Act. When trial lawyers lump injured, constituents in the West appears to be Let me first explain why my colleagues non-comparably injured, and non-in- reprosecuting ranchers for a small should vote in favor of the Fairness in jured people into the same class action rangeland fire or to disarming Ameri- Class Action Litigation Act. lawsuit, the limited resources of the cans from protecting themselves, Fed- Last year an independent research parties are wastefully spent weeding eral agents focused on homeland secu- firm surveyed companies in 26 coun- through hundreds of thousands of class rity yesterday and bagged two Iraqi tries and found that 80 percent of those members in order to find those with ac- refugees in Sacramento and Houston that were subject to a class action law- tual or significant injuries. That is with ties to recent travel to Syria to suit were U.S. companies, putting money that could have been spent com- aid or seek to fight alongside Islamic those U.S. companies at a distinct eco- pensating deserving victims. State. nomic disadvantage when competing Sometimes, because judges don’t sep- Mr. Speaker, as we will hear from the with companies worldwide. arate the injured from the non-injured President here on this floor in the The problem of overbroad class ac- in class actions early enough in the State of the Union next week, I hope tions doesn’t just affect U.S. compa- proceedings, they end up throwing out his focus will be on a migrant or ref- nies. It affects consumers in the United settlements because it turns out hardly ugee program that secures our borders, States who are forced into lawsuits any of the class members were harmed not a gun agenda that makes Ameri- they don’t want to be in. How do we and didn’t want compensation. cans more defenseless. know that? We know that because the Other times, when judges realize they With San Bernardino, California, median rate at which consumer class have created an overbroad class, they being so fresh in our minds and that action members take the compensation justify their actions by coming up with terrorism activity there, let’s heed the offered in a settlement is an incredibly novel theories to provide some com- words of Texas Governor Abbott and low 0.023 percent. That is right. pensation to people who are entirely other States that are clamoring for a Only the tiniest fraction of 1 percent satisfied with the product and who more effective vetting process before of consumer class action members— don’t want compensation. we bring more migrants into this coun- less than 1 quarter of 1 percent—even Either way, the solution is to direct try. bothers to claim the compensation judges to determine as best they can f awarded them. That is clear proof that early in the proceedings which pro- vastly large numbers of class members posed class members are significantly FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION are satisfied with the products they and comparably injured and which LITIGATION ACT OF 2015 purchase, don’t want compensation, aren’t and to treat them accordingly. GENERAL LEAVE and don’t want to be lumped into a gi- That is fair to everyone. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask gantic class action lawsuit. The purpose of a class action is to unanimous consent that all Members Just recently a California judicial de- provide a fair means of evaluating like may have 5 legislative days within cision reported that, in a class action claims, not to provide a way for law- which to revise and extend their re- consisting of over 230,000 people, only yers to artificially inflate the size of a marks and to include extraneous mate- two of those 230,000 wanted the coupons class to extort a larger settlement rials on H.R. 1927. offered in the class action settlement. value for themselves and, in the proc- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. The judge in that case said that the ess, increase the prices of goods and LAMALFA). Is there objection to the re- case produced ‘‘absolutely no benefit, services for everyone. quest of the gentleman from Virginia? really, to anybody.’’ So where is all of Claims seeking monetary relief for There was no objection. the money going in these cases? To the personal injury or economic loss should The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lawyers who brought the lawsuits that be grouped in classes in which those ant to House Resolution 581 and rule hardly anyone wanted to be in. who are the most injured receive the XVIII, the Chair declares the House in In another case, the district court most compensation. No one should be the Committee of the Whole House on had refused to certify the class because forced into a class action with other the state of the Union for the consider- most of the class members had not ex- uninjured or minimally injured mem- ation of the bill, H.R. 1927. perienced any problems with the prod- bers only to see their own compensa- The Chair appoints the gentleman uct. But then the Ninth Circuit Court tion reduced. from Illinois (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS) to of Appeals reversed, holding that The Fairness in Class Action Litiga- preside over the Committee of the ‘‘proof of the manifestation of a defect tion Act would simply make clear what Whole. is not a prerequisite to class certifi- currently should be clear to the Fed- cation.’’ eral courts, namely, that uninjured 0915 b In yet another case, when the Sev- class members are incompatible with IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE enth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed rule 23(b)(3)’s current requirement that Accordingly, the House resolved the certification of an overbroad class common claims predominate a class itself into the Committee of the Whole action, it had to subsequently throw action.

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Just imagine that show how the bill’s text codifies tions contained elsewhere in the Bank- what identity thieves and others, such existing Supreme Court precedent: ruptcy Code and includes additional as insurers, potential employers, lend- The bill simply provides that ‘‘no safeguards to preserve claimants’ pri- ers, and data collectors, could do with Federal court shall certify any pro- vacy. this sensitive information. posed class seeking monetary relief for We cannot allow fraud to continue Essentially, this bill revictimizes as- personal injury or economic loss unless reducing recoveries for future asbestos bestos victims by exposing their pri- the party seeking to maintain such a victims. vate information to the public, infor- class action affirmatively dem- I thank Mr. FARENTHOLD for intro- mation that has absolutely nothing to onstrates that each proposed class ducing the FACT Act to combat fraud. do with compensation for asbestos ex- member suffered the same type and I urge all of my colleagues to vote in posure. This explains why asbestos vic- scope of injury as the named class rep- favor of this important legislation. tims vigorously oppose this legislation, resentative or representatives’’ and Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance as it is an assault against their privacy that ‘‘an order issued under rule of my time. interests. 23(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield b 0930 Procedure that certifies a class seeking myself 5 minutes. monetary relief for personal injury or Members of the House, I rise in So, in sum, H.R. 1927 is a seriously economic loss shall include a deter- strong opposition to H.R. 1927, the so- flawed bill that only benefits those who mination, based on a rigorous analysis called Fairness in Class Action Litiga- cause harm to others. Not surprisingly, the White House has appropriately of the evidence presented, that the re- tion Act and Furthering Asbestos issued a veto threat, stating that the quirement in subsection (a) of this sec- Claim Transparency Act. tion is satisfied.’’ I oppose the legislation because it administration ‘‘strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 1927 because it That is it. One page. Fair rules. Com- cleverly shields corporate wrongdoers would impair the enforcement of im- mon sense and wholly consistent with by making it more difficult for those portant Federal laws, constrain access Supreme Court precedent. Please join who have been harmed by their actions to the courts, and needlessly threaten me in supporting this bill on behalf of from obtaining justice and it allows the privacy of asbestos victims.’’ consumers everywhere. these wrongdoers to further victimize The FACT Act is also simple, fair re- For all these reasons, I urge that this their victims. House oppose H.R. 1927. form we should all support. Among H.R. 1927’s many flaws is the This legislation helps asbestos vic- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance fact that this legislation will have the of my time. tims who must look to the bankruptcy effect of denying individuals access to process to seek redress for their or Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I justice and threatening victims of cor- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from their loved ones’ injuries. Too often, by porate wrongdoing, all in the name of the time asbestos victims assert claims Pennsylvania (Mr. MARINO), the chair- protecting the powerful. Section 2 of man of the subcommittee. for compensation, the bankruptcy H.R. 1927 will make it virtually impos- trust formed for their benefit has been Mr. MARINO. Mr. Chairman, I rise sible for victims of corporate wrong- diluted by fraudulent claims, leaving today in support of the FACT Act. As doing to obtain relief through class ac- these victims without their entitled re- chairman of the Subcommittee on Reg- tions in cases seeking monetary relief covery. ulatory Reform, Commercial and Anti- Fraud is able to exist because of the by requiring a party seeking class cer- trust Law, I have examined this piece excessive lack of transparency plain- tification to show that every potential of legislation for over the past year. We tiffs’ firms have forced on the asbestos class member suffered the same type held hearings on the bill and solicited trust system. Under the current Bank- and scope of injury at the certification views from experts and victims alike. I ruptcy Code, plaintiffs’ firms essen- stage. Now, you know that is going to heard many of the same concerns that tially are granted a statutory veto be difficult. we are hearing this morning. However, right over debtors’ chapter 11 plans We come to the realization that, as it my own conclusion is that the FACT that seek to restructure asbestos li- is, class actions are very difficult to Act is a sound and necessary bill. abilities. Plaintiffs’ firms have ex- pursue. Under current procedure, the By preventing fraudulent claims, the ploited this leverage to obtain trust courts strictly limit the grounds on FACT Act protects asbestos victims rules that prevent information con- which a large group of plaintiffs may and ensures the viability of the asbes- tained within the trust from seeing the be certified as a class, including the re- tos bankruptcy trust for the unknown light of day. quirements that their claims raise victims yet to come. Claims that the The predictable result has been a common and factual legal questions bill hurts the victims are false. To the growing wave of claims and reports of and that the class representative’s contrary, it would be a disservice to fraud. The increase in fraudulent claims are typical of those of the other the victims themselves to permit cer- claims has caused many asbestos bank- class members. tain bad actors to raid the trust funds ruptcy trusts to reduce recoveries paid Rather than improving upon this and line their pockets in the process. to asbestos victims who emerge fol- class certification process, however, As companies that used asbestos filed lowing the formation of trusts. H.R. 1927 imposes requirements that bankruptcy, the trust funds were cre- The FACT Act, introduced by Con- are almost impossible to meet, effec- ated in recognition that victims must gressman FARENTHOLD, combats this tively undermining the use of class ac- be compensated. Any measure that pre- fraud by introducing long-needed tions. serves these funds is clearly pro-vic- transparency into the system. Finally, section 3 of H.R. 1927 gives tim. First, it requires asbestos trusts to asbestos defendants—the very entities Some critics contend that the bill file quarterly reports on their public whose products injured millions of violates victim privacy by requiring bankruptcy dockets. These reports will Americans—new weapons with which the disclosure of certain information. contain basic information about de- to harm their victims. We examined this specific issue during mands to the trusts and the bases for Section 3 requires a bankruptcy as- our hearings, and it could not be far- payments made by the trusts to claim- bestos trust to report on the court’s ther from the truth. This bill provides ants. public case docket, which is then made protections that are absent in State Second, the FACT Act requires asbes- available on the Internet, the name tort cases where court dockets and the tos trusts to respond to information re- and exposure history of each asbestos personal information of plaintiffs are quests about claims asserted against victim who receives payment from part of the public record. Section 2 of and the bases for payments made by such trust as well as the basis of any the FACT Act simply requires the the asbestos trusts. payment made to the victim. claimant’s name and a description of These measures are carefully de- As a result, the confidential personal their exposure history. It then explic- signed to increase transparency while information of asbestos claimants, in- itly states that any disclosure does not

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Mr. Chairman, I ruptcy judge to issue protective orders should be looking out for victims and yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from when disclosure of information would people who should get compensation in Texas (Mr. FARENTHOLD), the chief create ‘‘an undue risk of identity theft courts. sponsor of a portion of this legislation. or other unlawful injury.’’ This is a When we travel internationally, one Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chair, it is sound and pertinent piece of legisla- of the things we find is that people re- my privilege to be here to speak on be- tion. vere our justice system. They look to half of the FACT Act. I would like to thank Chairman America for justice and an open court Just a quick, oversimplified history GOODLATTE and my colleague from system that they don’t have in their of how the asbestos trusts came into being. The manufacturers of asbestos, Texas (Mr. FARENTHOLD) for bringing it own nations. These bills would close to the floor. I urge my colleagues to the door on justice and close the door when it became known that it was such support this legislation. on the courts, and that is not what a deadly product, realized that there Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield America is about and that is not why weren’t enough assets within the com- pany to pay all the claims. So they 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ten- we are respected internationally. availed themselves of the bankruptcy nessee (Mr. COHEN). I respectfully ask that we oppose Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, these these bills and vote ‘‘no.’’ Support the laws of this country. What the bank- bills are basically chamber of com- victims. Support justice. ruptcy courts said was: Look, put all of merce week in the United States Con- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I your assets into a trust to pay off the gress. That is what we have come down reserve the balance of my time. victims and you can reorganize your company. That is how these trusts to, is that the chambers of commerce Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chair, I yield 21⁄2 who represent the large corporations minutes to the gentleman from Geor- were created. So the companies are not going to be who would be the defendants in these gia (Mr. JOHNSON), a distinguished on the hook anymore. The ones that actions, by and large, and consist of member of our committee. survived, reorganized, or were acquired the people that produce the asbestos, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, have had their obligations, with re- they are part of it too. It gives them an I rise in opposition to H.R. 1927, section spect to asbestos, discharged in bank- opportunity to not have to pay out 3, the so-called Fairness in Class Ac- ruptcy. What they did to do this was damages to victims, victims where tion Litigation Act of 2015, which is ac- they created these trusts to com- class actions are successful—but would tually the text of H.R. 526, the Fur- pensate future victims. make it more difficult to be success- thering Asbestos Claim Transparency, So what is happening now is there ful—and people who have been victims or the FACT Act. are people who are gaming the system, of asbestos injuries, mesothelioma It is a fact that the Koch brothers are multiple claims in State or Federal being the ultimate disease that kills probably sitting back at home with courts. They are going to these trusts people from exposure to asbestos. their fingers crossed watching these de- saying: I was injured by asbestos, pay Now, on the other side of the cham- bates, hoping and feeling quite con- me. Which is what is supposed to hap- ber of commerce and my friends on the fident that this will pass because they pen. But you are only supposed to get other side are people on this side and know when it passes, it is going to help compensated once for your asbestos in- certain groups. I want to tell you who them. jury. If you do multiple claims, you are the folks are who are against the bill. How does it help them? Well, they taking money out of the system that The NAACP. The Leadership Con- are the ones who manufactured or ac- would be available for future victims. ference on Civil and Human Rights, quired the companies that manufac- Diseases like mesothelioma take years often called the conscience of the Con- tured the asbestos, this asbestos every- to manifest themselves. gress. The American Federation of body knows now hurts people. So when What the FACT Act does is require State, County and Municipal Employ- people are hurt, they deserve to be able these trusts to publish a very small ees. Consumers Union. The American to go into a court of law and establish amount of information—the name of Bar Association—and we have heard their claim and seek just compensation the person who is filing a claim, the about how lawyers are doing this and for their victimization by that com- basis of their claim—I was exposed to lawyers are doing that, lawyers are on pany. asbestos at XYZ location and developed both sides of the cases—the American What this legislation does is to put mesothelioma—and it specifically pro- Bar Association. Americans for Finan- its ugly hand on the scale of justice in tects their privacy by prohibiting the cial Reform. Public Citizen. The South- favor of the manufacturers of this dan- release of their Social Security num- ern Poverty Law Center, Morris Dees gerous product and, also, their insur- ber. and company. The National Disability ance companies. It puts its ugly hand The information that is required here Rights Network. The Asbestos Disease on that scale, weighs it down in favor is actually less information than I Awareness Organization. of those companies. So all of them are would be required to give if, say, Mr. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Or- looking upon us now, hoping that we do COHEN hit me with his car. If I were hit ganization is the voice of the victims, what they would like for us to do. by his car, I would have to disclose my and they are against this. I have to be Please know that not everybody is name, the nature of my injury, and a against it because I stand with the vic- going to go along with this. There are lot more information to file a suit in tims and for justice and what is fair for some who stand with victims who de- State court. We are not asking for any people who have been harmed by cor- serve a day in court. They deserve, more information than is normally dis- porate wrongdoing. when they go to court, to not have to closed in any sort of litigation. I rise to tell a personal story. One of be subjected to the public release of In fact, there are specific privacy my best friends was a man named War- their very private and sensitive infor- protections in the Bankruptcy Code ren Zevon. He was a singer and song- mation, their medical information. that are going to protect even further writer. Somewhere along the line, he There should not be any kind of reg- than you would in a State court. This was exposed to asbestos, and he died in istry, like a gun registry, established. bill was written to help those veterans September of 2003 of mesothelioma. This is a registry—we should actu- who were exposed to asbestos and are But for asbestos and him being exposed ally call it an asbestos death data- not yet manifesting symptoms. It was to it in some manner, he would be with base—which would allow these insur- designed to help all the victims who us today and would have been with us ance companies and producers, manu- were exposed and are not yet mani- for the last 12 years, giving us enter- facturers of death, to have access to festing symptons.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:44 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08JA7.008 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H184 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 8, 2016 If we drain all the money out of these flicted with mesothelioma and other asbes- failing to require transparency from trusts, there is nothing that is going to tos related illnesses and injuries. Although the companies that created this na- be left to help the people who were in- veterans represent only 8% of the nation’s tionwide problem in the first place. jured later on in the process. So this is population, they comprise 30% of all known mesothelioma deaths. The nonpartisan GAO found that 98 why I introduced the legislation, this is When our veterans and their family mem- percent of trusts perform audits, and why I think it needs to pass, and this is bers file claims with the asbestos bank- none of those audits uncovered fraud. why I urge my colleagues to join me in ruptcy trusts to receive compensation for While the bill’s proponents claim supporting it. harm caused by asbestos companies, they that this is a measure to protect asbes- I am also happy that this bill was submit personal, highly sensitive informa- tos trusts for victims, it speaks vol- combined with a great piece of legisla- tion such as how and when they were exposed umes that not a single victims group tion to get rid of some of the waste, to the deadly product, sensitive health infor- mation, and more. H.R. 1927 would require supports this bill. fraud, and abuse that is happening For decades, asbestos companies within the system of class action law- asbestos trusts to publish their sensitive in- knowingly put Americans at risk— suits. formation on a public database, and also in- clude how much money they received for I don’t know about you, Mr. Chair- servicemembers, children, teachers, their claim as well as other private informa- first responders, construction workers, man, but my wife and I have probably tion. Forcing our veterans to publicize their got a half a dozen or so notices in the and even those who work here in the work histories, medical conditions, social se- Capitol—with a toxic product that kills mail over the years for class actions. curity numbers, and information about their As a lawyer, I actually sit down and children and families is an offensive invasion close to 15,000 people every year. Today read them. It ends up most of the time of privacy to the men and women who have old structures across the country still that they are offering me a coupon or honorably served, and it does nothing to as- contain asbestos and can pose serious a gift certificate or something worth a sure their adequate compensation or to pre- health risks. Experts have referred to couple of dollars while the plaintiff’s vent future asbestos exposures and deaths. workers who perform repair work as Additionally, H.R. 1927 helps asbestos com- attorney is getting millions of dollars. the current third wave of victims. panies add significant time and delay paying Given the nature of the asbestos We need to get this system down to trust claims to our veterans and their fami- where those who are actually injured lies by putting burdensome and costly re- threat, it is outrageous that the laws as a result of whatever has happened in porting requirements on trusts, including fail to require asbestos companies to the class action get adequate com- those that already exist. One must ask what disclose information when it comes to pensation and those folks who weren’t is the real motivation for this legislation public health and safety and dis- injured or are happy with the product brought forward by Representative appointing that this has become a par- don’t get anything because they Farenthold? Rather than pursuing legisla- tisan issue. haven’t asked for anything, they don’t tion to make it easier and less burdensome In 1988, President Reagan signed into for our veterans and their families to get the law the Asbestos Information Act, want anything, and they weren’t in- compensation they so desperately need for jured. medical bills and end of life care, trusts will which required manufacturers of asbes- b 0945 have to spend time and resources complying tos-containing products to report infor- with these additional and unnecessary re- mation about these products to the En- This will simplify the system. It will quirements at the expense of our veterans. vironmental Protection Agency, but lower the cost, and it will make sure H.R. 1927 is a bill that its supporters claim the Asbestos Information Act was just there is more money available for will help asbestos victims, but the reality is a one-time reporting requirement, and those who were actually injured. that this bill only helps companies and man- it predated the Internet. This is a great combination of bills, ufacturers who knowingly poisoned our hon- and I urge my colleagues to support it. orable men and women who have made sac- That is why, along with my col- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I in- rifices for our country. league, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. We urgently ask on behalf of our members clude in the RECORD letters from 19 GENE GREEN), I have introduced the Re- across the nation that you oppose H.R. 1927. ducing Exposure to Asbestos Database veterans organizations that are totally Please contact Hershel Gober, National opposed to this bill. Act, or the READ Act, which amends Legislative Director, Military Order of the the Asbestos Information Act to re- JANUARY 7, 2015. Purple Heart with any questions. Re Veterans Service Organizations oppose Signed: quire those who manufacture, import, H.R. 1927, the Fairness in Class Action Air Force Sergeants Association, Air Force or handle products containing asbestos Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Women’s Officers Associated (AFWOA), to annually report information to the Claims Transparency Act. American Veterans (AMVETS), Association EPA about their products and any pub- Hon. PAUL RYAN, of the United States Navy (AUSN), Commis- lic location where they have been Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, sioned Officers Association of the US Public present in the past year. This informa- Washington, DC. Health Services, Fleet Reserve Association tion would be made publicly available (FRA), Jewish War Veterans of the USA Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, online, helping Americans avoid expo- Majority Leader, House of Representatives, (JWV), Marine Corps Reserve Association (MCRA) Military Officers Association of sure to asbestos and incentivizing the Washington, DC. continued reduction of asbestos use in Hon. NANCY PELOSI, America (MOAA), Military Order of the Pur- Minority Leader, House of Representatives, ple Heart (MOPH), National Association of our Nation until it is finally elimi- Washington, DC. Uniformed Services (NAUS), National De- nated once and for all. Unfortunately, Hon. STENY HOYER, fense Council, Naval Enlisted Reserve Asso- when the READ Act was offered as an Minority Whip, House of Representatives, ciation, The Retired Enlisted Association amendment to this bill, it was not Washington, DC. (TREA), United States Coast Guard Chief ruled in order. Petty Officers Association, United States DEAR SPEAKER RYAN, LEADER MCCARTHY, Asbestos poses an ongoing threat to LEADER PELOSI, and WHIP HOYER: We, the un- Army Warrant Officers Association, Vietnam dersigned Veterans Service Organizations, Veterans Association (VVA). public health, and more transparency about this deadly product, not less, oppose H.R. 1927, the ‘‘Fairness in Class Ac- Mr. CONYERS. I yield 21⁄2 minutes to tion Litigation and Furthering Asbestos the distinguished gentlewoman from should be the norm. Claims Transparency Act of 2015.’’ We have Washington (Ms. DELBENE). The CHAIR. The time of the gentle- continuously expressed our united opposition Ms. DELBENE. Mr. Chairman, the woman has expired. to this legislation via written testimony to FACT Act, which is part of the under- Mr. CONYERS. I yield an additional the House Judiciary Committee, House Lead- 15 seconds to the gentlewoman. ership, in-person meetings and phone calls lying legislation, has been touted as an with members of Congress, and most re- effort to promote transparency and ad- Ms. DELBENE. I urge my colleagues cently, an op-ed many of our legislative dress a supposedly systemic problem of to oppose the FACT Act and join me in teams submitted to ‘‘The Hill’’, entitled fraud with asbestos trusts set up to pay working to promote transparency that ‘‘Farenthold has his facts wrong: The FACT settlements owed to victims of asbes- helps, rather than victimizes, those Act hurts Veterans’’. It is extremely dis- tos exposure, but this bill is a solution who have been facing heartbreaking appointing that even with our combined op- in search of a problem and places consequences of asbestos exposure. position H.R. 1927 stands poised to be voted on the House floor later this week. invasive demands on victims that vio- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, Veterans across the country disproportion- late their privacy and open them up to may I ask how much time is remaining ately make up those who are dying and af- identity theft and other abuses while on each side?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:57 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08JA7.009 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H185 The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- This is a new year with a new Speak- claims, fraud, and abuse. So to those ginia has 14 minutes remaining. The er and new promises of bipartisan co- who vote against this solution, I say gentleman from Michigan has 163⁄4 min- operation, yet we are here today on the you are choosing to enrich unethical utes remaining. House floor doing the same exact lawyers and claimants at the expense Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I thing. of victims who have legitimate inju- reserve the balance of my time. The asbestos industrial complex is ries, injuries for which they deserve Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield responsible for unleashing mesothe- compensation. 21⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from lioma, lung cancer, and other exotic The second argument against this California (Mr. PETERS). diseases of mass destruction on thou- bill is that it somehow compromises Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, vet- sands of unsuspecting Americans, the privacy of claimants. Again, this is erans are disproportionately affected many of whom have served this coun- not true. The FACT Act has much by diseases caused by asbestos, and al- try in the military, and yet we are stronger privacy protections than though veterans represent only 8 per- being asked today to support legisla- State court. Further, section 107 and cent of the Nation’s population, they tion that would shield the wrongdoers rule 9037 of the Federal Rules of Bank- comprise almost one-third of all known from liability. ruptcy Procedure offer additional safe- mesothelioma deaths that have oc- At the end of the day, if you think guards. The reporting requirements do curred in this country. about the bill that has been presented not require the disclosure of Social Se- Mesothelioma has an uncommonly to us, the claim has been made that it curity numbers or medical records. The long period of latency of 20 to 30 years, is about disclosure, but the wrongdoers act requires the disclosure of less infor- which means that veterans exposed to aren’t really being asked to disclose mation than would be required if the asbestos who retired from Active Duty anything further. claimant were to start a lawsuit in decades ago are getting sick today. The claim has been made about this Hundreds of Navy ships and military State court. bill that it is about efficiency, yet installations dating back to World War A vote against this bill means you there is not a scintilla of evidence of II were constructed with asbestos floor- are okay with secrecy, you are not waste, fraud, or abuse. ing, flooring tiles, ceiling tiles, and bothered by fraud or abuse, you don’t The claim has been made that this is wall insulation. That means that hun- mind allowing lawyers to use their po- about fairness, yet at the end of the dreds of thousands of workers and sail- sitions as the architects of these trusts day the practical effect of this legisla- ors were unknowingly exposed to dan- to line their own pockets, and you tion would be to prevent the victims gerous asbestos levels, and as a result don’t care about the victims who have from being able to achieve just com- many of those men and women con- legitimate claims of asbestos-related tracted asbestos-related diseases. pensation. diseases. J. Patrick Little, the national com- At the end of the day, this is the It is, in fact, a problem that people mander of the Military Order of the same old approach: trying to find a so- have made this a political issue. To Purple Heart, wrote to House leader- lution in search of a problem that does those who have argued against this ship in direct opposition of this bill. He not exist. This is a messaging bill that bill, I ask: Who will be there and what said: ‘‘The FACT Act adds insult to in- is dead on arrival in the Senate and resources will be available to our vet- jury for veterans and their families at will not be signed into law by the erans when fraudulent claims and mul- a time when they are suffering from President. tiple claims have exhausted these the devastating effects of asbestos ex- Instead of wasting the time and the trusts? posure.’’ treasure of the American taxpayer The rule contemplated in H.R. 1927 The FACT Act must be amended to through their elected Representatives brings much-needed transparency to protect veterans who were exposed to here in the House, why don’t we just Bankruptcy Code section 524G. those dangerous minerals while serving get back to doing the business of the I urge my colleagues to support the their country. I tried to amend this bill American people? bill. twice to exempt asbestos trusts from Vote ‘‘no’’ against this invidious leg- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield having to file onerous reports to the islation so we can do what the people 21⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman from bankruptcy courts if the claimant is a have sent us to do here in the United Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE), a senior member of the Armed Forces, a civil- States Congress. member of the House Committee on ian employee of the Department of De- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, it the Judiciary. fense, and their families to avoid any is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to Ms. JACKSON LEE. Chairman GOOD- potential delay in these individuals re- the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. LATTE and Ranking Member CONYERS, ceiving their desired benefits in a time- TROTT), a member of the Committee on thank you for managing this legisla- ly manner; but the majority did not the Judiciary. tion; and thank you, Mr. CONYERS, for make this commonsense amendment in Mr. TROTT. Mr. Chairman, I support yielding the time. order because they are not prepared to H.R. 1927, as it will bring transparency Many of us in cases dealing with defend this bill against the serious con- to the asbestos claims process. This is making sure our cities work, some- cerns raised by veterans, including the an important goal, as the secrecy that times we have a one-way street, and we Military Order of the Purple Heart, currently surrounds the process has led gravitate toward the one-way street who say that the bill is unnecessary, to abuse and, in turn, compromised the because we might be able to move fast- unfair, and only benefits the asbestos benefits for future victims. er down that one-way street. That is industry rather than our veterans who Those who oppose the bill have two traffic flow. proudly served their country and were arguments against passage. First, they But when we talk about justice for unknowingly exposed to this deadly suggest that there really is not a fraud people, a one-way street doesn’t work substance. problem. Well, when you leave the fox because that means only one group of In the absence of this amendment, in charge of the henhouse, you typi- people can find justice at the court- Mr. Chairman, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on cally end up with a problem. house—and that is what this legisla- the bill. The facts are pretty clear. A lack of tion does. It is a one-way street. Only Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I transparency has allowed some law one group gets victory and justice be- reserve the balance of my time. firms and individuals to manipulate cause only one group is not required to Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am the claims process. This should not be transparent. The other group has to pleased to yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gen- surprise anyone. When you allow one of be transparent. They can’t get on the tleman from New York (Mr. JEFFRIES), the ultimate beneficiaries to structure one-way street. a distinguished member of our com- the trusts, administer the claims, with I oppose this legislation because it mittee. no accountability or oversight, of requires the Federal class action to Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Chair, I thank course there will be abuse. have each class member suffer the the distinguished ranking member Several policy studies, the GAO, and same type and same scope of injury as from Michigan for yielding as well as independent judges in at least 10 dif- the named class. I heard it on the floor for his steadfast leadership. ferent States have found questionable by one of our distinguished Members

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In the last Con- The signatories on this letter represent for the American people. gress, Sue and two other asbestos victims re- thousands of people across the country who The second reason I oppose this legis- peatedly requested to testify on the FACT are suffering because of asbestos exposure. lation is because it would invade the Act, but they, too, were turned down each We would like to be in Washington in person privacy of asbestos victims by requir- time. Tragically, one of those victims passed to object to this mean-spirited and dan- away from asbestos disease. To date, not one gerous legislation. But most of us can’t trav- ing the posting of personal exposure el because of our illnesses. Others don’t have and medical information online and person who has been directly affected by the ravages of asbestos disease has been per- the resources or the time to come all the erect new barriers to victims receiving mitted to testify about this legislation. The way to Washington. But each and every one compensation for their asbestos illness. bill’s supporters claim to care about victims, of us opposes any legislation that would Thousands of workers and family yet we have been treated with disrespect and make life more difficult for asbestos victims. members have been exposed to, suf- neglect every step of the way. Asbestos victims and our families don’t have fered, or died of asbestos-related can- There is really no mystery why supporters time on our side. Every day counts for us. Mesothelioma victims are typically racing cers and lung disease. It is particularly of the legislation don’t want to hear from us—it’s because they know that this legisla- against the clock to ensure their families outrageous that many of the major as- aren’t burdened with huge medical bills and bestos producers refuse to accept re- tion was never intended to benefit victims. This legislation is being advanced at the re- that they are taken care of. It’s astonishing sponsibility. quest of the companies that used asbestos to us that, of all the issues Congress could be and concealed the dangers from their work- addressing relating to asbestos, you have b 1000 chosen one that does nothing for victims, ers, employees and consumers, many of but rather one that gives additional tools to I would make the argument that whom are paying with their very lives due to the asbestos industry to drag out these cases many of us knew a very dear friend, these deadly exposures. Now these companies Congressman Bruce Vento. I under- and escape accountability. are seeking to shield themselves from re- We are the real people who matter in this stand his wife may be in the gallery. sponsibility under the guise of imposing debate, and yet the supporters of the FACT I think it is important that we think ‘‘transparency’’ on asbestos victims. Con- Act would not allow any of us to testify. We of the asbestos victims and their fami- gress should not favor asbestos wrongdoers may have been shut out of the hearings, but lies who suffered from mesothelioma, over the interests of patients and families. we will not be silenced. We are determined to as Congressman Vento did, and died. The FACT Act would force victims seeking stop any legislation that places the interests His wife requested an opportunity to any compensation from a private asbestos of the asbestos industry above the rights of trust fund to reveal on a public web site pri- innocent victims. The U.S. Congress should testify so that the voices of their fam- vate information including the last four dig- ily members could be heard on this bill, honor all veterans and hard-working Ameri- its of our Social Security numbers, and per- cans. Please vote no. but she was turned down. I will include sonal information about our families and Sincerely, that letter in the RECORD. kids. This is offensive. The information on Susan Vento, Widow of Rep. Bruce Vento In the last Congress, she and two this public registry could be used to deny (D–MN), Mesothelioma Victim, Maple- other asbestos victims repeatedly re- employment, credit, and health, life, and dis- wood, Minnesota; Judy Van Ness, quested to testify on the FACT Act, ability insurance. We are also extremely Widow of Richard Van Ness, Veteran but they were turned down. concerned that victims would be more vul- and Mesothelioma Victim, Richmond, nerable to cybercriminals, such as identity Virginia; Kim Beattie, Niece of Jerry JANUARY 5, 2016. thieves, con artists, and other types of pred- Fisher, beloved Uncle and Mesothe- Re Asbestos Patients and Their Families Say ators. lioma Victim, West Branch, Iowa; Pam ‘‘Listen to Us’’—Oppose Section 3 of H.R. Glen Kopp, a partner with the law firm of Wilson, Neice of Jerry Fisher, beloved 1927, the So-Called ‘‘FACT Act’’ Bracewell & Giuliani and a leading authority Uncle and Mesothelioma Victim, John- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We write to express in the area of privacy law, recently reviewed ston, Iowa; Michael and Sharon our strong opposition to the misnamed ‘‘Fur- the FACT Act and concluded that it presents Valach, Son and Daughter-in-law of thering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act’’ significant privacy concerns. (See ‘‘Analysis: George Valach, Mesothelioma Victim, (the FACT Act), which has been incorporated Identity Theft Threatens Asbestos Victims Hiwassee, Virginia; Loring and Mary as Section 3 of H.R. 1927, the ‘‘Fairness in Under Congressional Proposal,’’ Asbestos Na- Jane Williams; Mary Jane Williams is Class Action Litigation Act.’’ Sponsors of tion, EWG Action Fund, http:// a Mesothelioma Patient, Springfield, the FACT Act claim that the legislation will www.asbestosnation.org/analysis-identity- Ohio; Ginger and Jaffod Horton; Ginger ‘‘increase relief for victims of asbestos.’’ We theft-for-asbestos-victims-looms-under- Horton is a Mesothelioma Patient, are asbestos patients and family members of congressional-proposal/) Fairview, North Carolina; Jill Waite, loved ones who have died or presently suffer Mr. Kopp noted that the personal informa- Daughter of Bruce Waite, Deceased from the wrongful and deceitful conduct of tion of asbestos patients and families that Mesothelioma Victim, Ontario, Ohio; asbestos companies. We are from states and the FACT Act would make public is precisely Latonyta Manuel, Widow of Andrew districts across the United States. We are the type of information that is typically Manuel Jr., Mesothelioma Victim, Can- Republicans and Democrats. We represent used by identity thieves. That is why federal ton, Michigan; Courtney Davis, Daugh- current and former workers, veterans, police and state law enforcement authorities rec- ter of Larry Davis, deceased, because officers, firefighters, homemakers and chil- ommend this type of information be kept Congress never eliminated asbestos dren. We have come together to express our away from any form of public disclosure. use, Durham, North Carolina; Rachel unquestioned opposition to this legislation And yet, the FACT Act would require it to be Alice Shaneyfelt, Rachel is a Mesothe- and our utter outrage that the House may placed on a public web site! lioma Patient, Trussville, Alabama. pass it without even giving us—the ‘‘Real While the legislation invades the privacy Ms. JACKSON LEE. I want to listen of asbestos patients and families, it contains People,’’ not of Washington, but the actual to the families. I oppose this legisla- victims of asbestos exposures a chance to no requirements for transparency from the testify on the record about the bill—even asbestos industry, which concealed the dan- tion, and I ask my colleagues to vote though supporters claim it is in our interest! gers of asbestos exposure for decades, caus- against it. The fact is the so-called FACT Act is not ing one of the worst public health crises in Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 982, in the interest of asbestos victims. The bill, U.S. history, affecting not just our families, the so-called ‘‘Fairness in Class Action Litiga- as it is designed to do, will make it harder but millions of American families, and that tion and Furthering Asbestos Claim Trans- for victims to seek justice for their injuries still continues to this day. parency Act of 2015.’’ and suffering. It is in the interest of the The FACT Act is completely one-sided. It I oppose this intrusive and burdensome leg- companies that are lobbying for it—the com- requires so-called transparency from asbes- islation for two reasons. panies that used asbestos, knowing that it tos victims but it allows asbestos companies First, I oppose H.R. 1927 because it would was a deadly toxin, exposed their workers to continue to demand confidentiality of prohibit a federal court from certifying a fed- their settlements and hide information and the public, and are now seeking to use eral class action unless each class member Congress to shield them from legal liability about how and when they exposed the public for their behavior. We are horrified by this and their workers to asbestos. How can as- has suffered the same type and same scope reality and we are going to do our best to let bestos companies claim they want trans- of injury as the named class representative. all Americans know what is going on here. parency, after they spent decades covering The practical effect of this requirement, if Many of us traveled to Washington, DC in up the dangers of asbestos while we and our enacted, would be the effective immunization February to watch the hearing on the FACT family members were unknowingly exposed? of corporate misconduct and fraud such as the

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We pledge each day not justice for only law, two families who were defrauded by As the widow of one of our former col- the powerful and the wealthy, but lib- Volkswagen would not be able to join together leagues, the beloved Congressman Bruce erty and justice for all. to bring a class action because they bought Vento of Minnesota, who passed away from You can read what I said and much their cars at slightly different times or drove mesothelioma, has stated, this legislation more about justice and the Magna the cars in slightly different ways. ‘‘does not do a single thing’’ to help asbestos Carta in the book ‘‘1215: The Year of This makes no sense unless the objective is victims and their families. Magna Carta.’’ It is pretty thrilling to discourage ordinary Americans from obtain- H.R. 1927 does not help and actually dis- that 800 years ago, people knew that it ing relief for the injuries caused by the mis- turbs a reasonably well-functioning asbestos was fundamental for the leverage to be conduct of large national corporations. victim compensation process. with the people and that they had The second reason I oppose this legislation Entities facing overwhelming mass tort liabil- rights. The right to justice is part of is because it would invade the privacy of as- ity for causing asbestos injuries may, under the beating heart of America’s democ- bestos victims by requiring the posting of per- certain circumstances, shed these liabilities racy. It is the sword and shield against sonal exposure and medical information online and financially regain their stability in ex- plutocracy and tyranny. and erect new barriers to victims receiving change for funding trusts established under Yet, today, with their class action compensation for their asbestos illnesses they Chapter II of the Bankruptcy Code to pay the bill, Republicans are trying to weaken contracted through no fault of their own and claims of their victims, under certain cir- that right, taking the justice that be- for which asbestos producers were legally re- cumstances. longs to every American and handing it sponsible. H.R. 1927, however, interferes with this to the privileged few. It is about who We have witnessed decades of uncontrolled longstanding process in two ways. has the leverage. use of asbestos, and, even after its hazards First, the legislation would require these Class actions are an indispensable became widely known, the consequences of trusts to file a publicly available quarterly re- tool for individuals to hold powerful in- this dangerous product are visiting death, dis- port with the bankruptcy court that includes terests and big corporations account- ease, and heartbreak on innocent victims and personally identifiable information about claim- able for their misdeeds. Without the their families. ants, including their names, exposure history, ability to band together, Americans Hundreds of thousands of workers and fam- and basis for any payment made to them. who have endured grave injuries and ily members have been exposed to, suffered Second, the bill requires the trusts to pro- egregious wrongs face a David and Go- from, or died of asbestos-related cancers and vide any information related to payment and liath struggle for justice. lung disease. demands for payment to any party to any ac- Without class actions, the wealthy And sadly, the toll continues to the present tion in law or equity concerning liability for as- and powerful can divide and conquer day. bestos exposure. their victims, burying families’ pleas It is estimated that each year 10,000 people It is particularly galling that many of the for fair remedy with the sheer weight in the United States are expected to die from major asbestos producers refuse to accept re- of their money and resources. With this asbestos related diseases. sponsibility and that most declared bankruptcy bill, Republicans are yet again helping This is an outrage—and to add to their mis- in an attempt to limit their future liability. the special interests flatten hard- ery—they have to deal with the onerous provi- How much more can we put on these poor working Americans. sions of H.R. 1927. victims? We see the same goal in play in the Time and time again, asbestos victims have If you want information, go to their counsel, Republican provisions attacking asbes- faced huge obstacles, inconvenient barriers, go to the courthouse. tos victims that are folded into this and veiled but persistent resistance in receiv- With more than 10,000 Americans suffo- bill. As was mentioned by our col- ing compensation for their injuries. cating every year from horrific asbestos dis- league, Congresswoman JACKSON LEE, It is important to note that asbestos litigation eases like mesothelioma, this House should in her letter, Sue Vento, widow of our is the longest-running mass tort litigation in the be focused on ensuring justice for the victims esteemed colleague, Bruce Vento, made history of the United States. and protecting the public health and safety in- a plea for them not to include this in It is particularly outrageous that many of the stead of debating legislation designed to delay this bill, but they did. major asbestos producers refused to accept compensation and deny justice for dying as- These provisions claim to serve responsibility and most declared bankruptcy in bestos victims. transparency. Indeed, the Republicans’ an attempt to limit their future liability. I urge my colleagues to vote against this ut- effort to protect asbestos companies, In 1994 Congress passed reasonably bal- terly intrusive legislation. intimidate asbestos victims, could not anced legislation that allowed the asbestos Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I be clearer. They require absolutely no companies to set up bankruptcy trusts to com- continue to reserve the balance of my transparency on the part of the asbes- pensate asbestos victims and reorganize time. tos companies. Instead, they invade the under the bankruptcy law. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield privacy of thousands of Americans, But these trusts lack adequate funding to 1 minute to the gentlewoman from many of them veterans and even chil- provide just compensation; according to a California (Ms. PELOSI), the minority dren in schools. 2010 RAND study, the median payment leader. This isn’t about somebody taking a across the trusts is sufficient to compensate Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman job that has risks. This is about chil- only 25% of the damages suffered by the for yielding, and I thank him for his dren going to school and being exposed claimant. ongoing championing of the pledge we to asbestos and their privacy being in- With compensation from these trusts so lim- take every day: liberty and justice for vaded. ited, asbestos victims have sought redress all. I am so pleased we will have a motion from the manufacturers of other asbestos Mr. Chairman, last year marked the to recommit to address that later. products to which they were exposed—the 800th anniversary of the signing of the It also makes them vulnerable to original tortfeasors. Magna Carta. Eight hundred years ago, harm by disclosing personal informa- The Occupational Safety and Health Admin- this storied charter first laid out a tion in the public domain. istration, better known as OSHA, noted two basic right to justice as the foundation Over and over again, this Republican decades ago that: ‘‘It was aware of no in- of a fair society. Congress works to stack the deck for stance in which exposure to a toxic substance It was interesting to see in the ob- the special interests against hard- has more clearly demonstrated detrimental servance of the 800th anniversary of working Americans. We see it in cam- health effects on human than has asbestos the Magna Carta that they brought out paign finance, where Republicans will exposure.’’ 12 chairs to represent where the barons drown the voices of the American peo- We see the harm that asbestos causes sat to make their case to King John. ple in a tidal wave of unlimited special when it afflicts its victims—ordinary Americans Those 12 chairs represent a trial by interest spending in our elections and who simply went to work every day to support jury, 12 peers. Even under the King, the completely resisting any opportunity their families. Magna Carta declared the lawful judg- to disclose. If you like transparency, And although the proponents of this legisla- ment by his peers. This much was owed you should love disclosure of where tion assert that it is intended to protect asbes- the people. this money is coming from.

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In the courts, So it is important that we have the harms of enormous aggregate mag- in the workplace, in our environment, FACT Act to preserve the resources in nitude but so widely distributed as not in our elections, the Republican Con- these trusts so that our veterans who to be remediable in individual suits.’’ gress has strengthened powerful inter- are injured by asbestos and come down The court found that such a require- ests and weakened hardworking Ameri- with mesothelioma or other asbestos- ment ‘‘would drive a stake through the cans. related diseases have resources to com- heart of the class action device.’’ Our Founders pledged their lives, pensate them for their injury. Furthermore, Mr. Chair, the bill in- their liberty, their sacred honor, to es- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield cludes the so-called FACT Act, which tablish a government of the many, not myself 15 seconds to ask my friend would have a devastating impact on a government of the money. This is the from Texas: Are there any asbestos vic- workers exposed to asbestos. people’s House. Let us stand with the tims organizations among that list In the last few decades, thousands of American people in opposing this ap- that you recited? workers in my district have developed palling Republican bill. I yield to the gentleman from Texas asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothe- With that, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the (Mr. FARENTHOLD). lioma because of asbestos exposure bill. that occurred between the 1940s and Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. FARENTHOLD. I don’t know if any of them particularly are asbestos 1970s. yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gentleman victims associations. But, again—— This exposure was inflicted upon from Texas (Mr. FARENTHOLD). many victims by corporations, such as Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, Mr. CONYERS. Reclaiming my time, one a New Jersey court found to have as we have been going through this de- that is what I wanted to know, and the ‘‘made a conscious, cold-blooded busi- bate, we have entered in the RECORD gentleman has told me. 1 ness decision, in utter flagrant dis- and had some discussions about the Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 ⁄2 minutes to regard of the rights of others, to take groups that oppose this bill. I did want the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. no protective or remedial action.’’ to point out that there are quite a few CARTWRIGHT). That is the kind of business that will organizations—veterans organizations Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Chairman, I benefit from the bill. The victims don’t included—that are in support of this rise this morning to add my voice to those speaking against this want it. bill. In the letter the ranking member In fact, there is a pretty broad base anticonsumer bill and to remind my will be introducing, they point out that of support: The 60 Plus Association; the colleagues, if I can, of what it is to be veterans represent 8 percent of the pop- Air Force Association, Department of an American. ulation, but 30 percent of the victims. Indiana; the American Military Soci- One of the signal features of Amer- ican citizenship is that we have rights. That letter points out that the FACT ety; the Arizona Chamber of Commerce Act would mandate unnecessary public and Industry; Arizona Manufacturers We have rights to property, to liberty, disclosure of sensitive personal infor- Council; the Civil Justice Association to our privacy. We have rights to be mation and would increase the cost of of California; Coalition for Common free of negligently inflicted injury and litigation, thereby limiting the avail- Sense; Cost of Freedom, Indiana Chap- death. We have rights to be free of dan- able pool of money to compensate the ter; Florida Chamber of Commerce; gerous and defective products. We have victims of those cold-blooded business Florida Justice Reform Institute; Geor- rights that are enforced in court. These are rights that are respected. decisions. gia Chamber of Commerce; Hamilton Mr. Chairman, I would hope that we To the point Representative COHEN County Veterans; Illinois Chamber of would recognize that the asbestos vic- Commerce; Lawsuit Reform Alliance of made, people around the world envy us tims have suffered too much already. New York; the Louisiana Association for our rights, our Bill of Rights, our Therefore, we should defeat this legis- of Business and Industry; the Michigan full spectrum of rights. People envy us all over the world for our individual lation. Chamber of Commerce; the Military Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I rights. But these individual rights are Officers Association, Indianapolis continue to reserve the balance of my no good unless you can go to court and Chapter; Missing in America Project of time. Indiana; National Association of Manu- enforce them. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield facturers; the National Black Chamber And make no mistake, Mr. Chair, the 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas people who are bringing this bill and of Commerce; the New Jersey Civil (Mr. GENE GREEN). Justice Institute; the North Carolina who are behind it are the ones who rou- Chamber of Commerce; the Pennsyl- tinely get hauled into court to account b 1015 vania Chamber of Commerce and Busi- for causing injuries and violations of Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. ness and Industry; the Reserve Officers American individual rights. They are Chairman, I want to thank our ranking Association Department of Indiana; the ones behind this bill. member of the Judiciary Committee Save Our Veterans; the South Carolina The bill is wrong. Cutting back on for yielding to me. Civil Justice Coalition; the Taxpayers American individual rights is wrong, I rise in strong opposition to this leg- Protection Alliance; the Texas Civil too. So I urge my colleagues to vote islation. The so-called Fairness in Justice League; the Cost of Freedom, ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 1927. Class Action Litigation Act is an at- Inc., of Indiana; Texans for Lawsuit Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I tempt by the House majority to take Reform; the U.S. Chamber Institute for reserve the balance of my time. away America’s access to the court- Legal Reform, the U.S. Chamber of Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield house and punish asbestos victims by Commerce; the Veteran Resource List; 2 minutes to the gentleman from Vir- requiring personal information be the West Virginia Business and Indus- ginia (Mr. SCOTT), our former leader of made public on the Internet. try Council; the West Virginia Cham- the Committee on the Judiciary. I am proud to represent the hard- ber of Commerce; Wisconsin Manufac- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I thank the working people in the 29th District of turers & Commerce; and, importantly, gentleman for yielding. Texas. Our district is home to the Port to me, as a Texan, the Texas Coalition Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to of Houston and the largest petro- of Veterans Organization, which is an H.R. 1927, the so-called Fairness in chemical complex in the country. The umbrella group that represents more Class Action Litigation Act. people in Eastside Houston and Harris than 600,000 Texas veterans. In 2013, in Butler v. Sears, Judge County are proud of the work they do This bill is absolutely pro-veteran. Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of in producing the oil and gas and chemi- As was pointed out on the other side of Appeals spoke critically of the com- cals that drive our Nation’s economy.

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That is why a into a very opaque asbestos bank- This inherently hazardous work significant number of veterans groups, ruptcy system. needs to be done as safely as possible. many of whom I list earlier, have writ- The opponents to the FACT Act have Workers in Harris County and through- ten to the committee in support of the offered creative and far-ranging allega- out our great country should not be ex- FACT Act. tions against the measure, but we posed to known human carcinogens In fact, let me read you the words of know these allegations are unfounded. like asbestos. This is why I introduced, John Brieden, a former national com- What we do know is the that there is with my colleague, Representative mander of the American Legion, in a widespread fraud and abuse in the as- SUZAN DELBENE, the Reducing Expo- letter he wrote to The Hill. bestos bankruptcy trust system be- sure to Asbestos Database, or READ The FACT Act, and its sunshine provision, cause it has been documented in news Act, last year. is strongly supported by veterans like myself reports, State bankruptcy cases, and This legislation would expand exist- who are dedicated to preserving the rapidly before the Judiciary Committee in nu- ing protections enacted under the diminishing congressionally established as- merous hearings on this issue. Reagan administration that would cre- bestos trust fund for all servicemembers who We also know that the FACT Act will ate a public database with the location have been injured by a substance we now introduce transparency to help curb know to be dangerous and even deadly. of asbestos and asbestos-containing this fraud, and it will help asbestos vic- products in the country. The best way to protect veterans and tims by protecting these trust funds The READ Act would bring much- other asbestos victims from attorneys’ for those future claimants who have needed transparency to the known lo- double dipping is the FACT Act’s re- not yet started to show symptoms. cation of asbestos in our country, po- quirement to disclose information I urge my colleagues to reject the un- tentially saving thousands of Ameri- about the trust fund claims. We have founded allegations offered against to- cans from asbestos-related illnesses, got to protect the privacy in here. That day’s bill and vote in support of these like lung cancer and mesothelioma, is why the FACT Act was specifically simple, meaningful, commonsense re- while helping industry reduce workers’ drafted to protect the privacy of those forms. exposure to this known carcinogen. who claim. I yield back the balance of my time. I urge my colleagues to stand with The text of the section of the bill The CHAIR. All time for general de- America’s working families and join that deals with asbestos trusts is only bate has expired. me in voting against today’s bill that 11⁄2 pages long, but a big part of that is Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be unfairly punishes asbestos victims and dedicated to privacy. The disclosures considered for amendment under the 5- denies the American people access to are minimal. It is the name of the per- minute rule. the justice they deserve. son, the type of their injury. It particu- In lieu of the amendment in the na- Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I larly prohibits the disclosure of the ture of a substitute recommended by continue to reserve the balance of my claimant’s Social Security number. So the Committee on the Judiciary print- time. protection is done. ed in the bill, it shall be in order to Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield The settlement amounts, work his- consider as an original bill for the pur- myself the balance of my time. tory, and information about the vet- pose of amendment under the 5-minute Members of the House, this legisla- eran’s children and family is simply rule an amendment in the nature of a tion is just the latest attempt to take not in the bill. Furthermore, confiden- substitute consisting of the text of power away from ordinary citizens and tial medical records and Social Secu- Rules Committee Print 114–38. That place it in the hands of the most pow- rity numbers disclosing that informa- amendment in the nature of a sub- erful corporations and industries in tion is expressly prohibited under the stitute shall be considered as read. this country. bill. The text of the amendment in the na- Whether it is by making it almost So, in summary, this legislation en- ture of a substitute is as follows: impossible for ordinary people to pur- acts two important reforms that will H.R. 1927 sue their day in court through the im- increase fairness in class action law- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- portant class action mechanism or suits and will introduce transparency resentatives of the United States of America in threatening the privacy of asbestos vic- into the asbestos trust system. Congress assembled, tims, it is clear that H.R. 1927 does not Given that class action lawsuits in- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. have the interest of ordinary people in volve more money and touch more This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in mind. Americans than any other litigation Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos And it raises a broader question of pending in our legal system, it is im- Claim Transparency Act of 2015’’ who, rightfully, should hold power in a portant we have a Federal class action SEC. 2. FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION. representative democracy like ours, system that benefits those that have (a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal court shall cer- politically unaccountable corporations, been truly injured, and injured in com- tify any proposed class seeking monetary relief who seek only to maximize their own parable ways, and is fair to both plain- for personal injury or economic loss unless the tiffs and defendants. party seeking to maintain such a class action profit, or the people who are supposed affirmatively demonstrates that each proposed to be sovereign. We say it is the people. The Fairness in Class Action Litiga- class member suffered the same type and scope I yield back the balance of my time. tion Act would require that a class be of injury as the named class representative or Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I composed of members with comparable representatives. yield myself such time as I may con- injuries. The bill would, thereby, (b) CERTIFICATION ORDER.—An order issued sume to close. achieve a very important reform, clus- under Rule 23(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil There have been a lot of arguments tering actually injured individuals or Procedure that certifies a class seeking mone- we have heard today for and against similarly injured class members in tary relief for personal injury or economic loss shall include a determination, based on a rig- this bill, but I think the biggest argu- their own class. orous analysis of the evidence presented, that ment for it is that it preserves precious People who were injured deserve the requirement in subsection (a) of this section and limited resources for those who their own class action in which they is satisfied. were injured by asbestos and shuts present their uniquely powerful cases SEC. 3. FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM TRANS- down an avenue of waste, fraud, and and get the large recoveries that they PARENCY. abuse that is being exploited right now deserve. (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES in the current system. Under this legislation, uninjured or CODE.—Section 524(g) of title 11, United States There has also been a lot of talk noncomparably injured people can still Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- about veterans. Folks have said the join class actions, but they must do so lowing: ‘‘(8) A trust described in paragraph (2) shall, FACT Act hurts veterans. I say it helps separately, without taking away from subject to section 107— veterans. As I pointed out earlier, vet- the potential recovery of those who are ‘‘(A) file with the bankruptcy court, not later erans cannot pursue litigation against actually injured or more significantly than 60 days after the end of every quarter, a the United States Government because injured. report that shall be made available on the

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From the 1983 bombing of terror get justice and that we don’t put record or the claimant’s full social security the Marine barracks in Beirut and the any more hurdles in the way of them number; and 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi successfully completing the track of ‘‘(B) upon written request, and subject to pay- Arabia, to the downing of Pan Am 103 seeking justice for them and their ment (demanded at the option of the trust) for by Qadhafi’s Libya, recourse to our heirs, ancestors who might have been any reasonable cost incurred by the trust to courts has been one of the few ways killed in those attacks. comply with such request, provide in a timely that victims of terrorism have been My amendment would offer them re- manner any information related to payment given at least some opportunity to lief of these burdens, and I would hope from, and demands for payment from, such the other side would accept it. trust, subject to appropriate protective orders, to seek justice for the acts committed against their family members and I yield back the balance of my time. any party to any action in law or equity if the Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I them. subject of such action concerns liability for as- rise in opposition to the amendment. bestos exposure.’’. OODLATTE shares I know Chairman G The CHAIR. The gentleman from (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND- my concerns for these victims, and I Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. MENTS.— applaud him for his successful efforts (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I to create a compensation fund for agree with Mr. COHEN 100 percent that paragraph (2), this section and the amendments those victims of state sponsors of ter- made by this section take effect on the date of the victims of terrorism deserve com- the enactment of this Act. rorism who receive final court judge- pensation from those who perpetrated (2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The ments against those state sponsors. the acts of terror. amendments made by this section shall apply The program also compensates those However, I oppose this amendment with respect to cases commenced under title 11 held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in because it denies the victims of ter- of the United States Code before, on, or after the Iran in 1979. rorism the protections that the bill date of the enactment of this Act. In some of these cases, the victims, would otherwise afford them. If this The CHAIR. No amendment to that or their survivors, pursued class ac- amendment is adopted, it would result amendment in the nature of a sub- tions against the state sponsors of the in less compensation for the most de- stitute shall be in order except those terrorist act. Yet, under section 2 of serving victims in class action law- printed in House Report 114–389. Each H.R. 1927, these victims may not have suits. such amendment may be offered only had the opportunity to pursue a class Under the base bill, the most se- in the order printed in the report, by a action in the first place. verely injured victims of terrorism Member designated in the report, shall As noted during the general debate, would have their own day in court, and be considered read, shall be debatable section 2 adds the new requirement they would be compensated to the max- for the time specified in the report that a named plaintiff prove, as a con- imum extent because their entire class equally divided and controlled by the dition of class certification, that every would consist of significantly injured proponent and an opponent, shall not putative class member suffered the members. be subject to amendment, and shall not same ‘‘scope’’ of injury; not com- Under the base bill, the most signifi- be subject to a demand for division of parable, but the same scope. cantly injured will not have their com- the question. This requirement can be read to pre- pensation reduced by the cost of weed- ing out from the class the significantly AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. COHEN clude a class action where, for in- less injured or uninjured. The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- stance, one terrorism victim loses his legs, while another loses his arms as a But if this amendment were adopted, sider amendment No. 1 printed in huge numbers of uninjured or less sig- House Report 114–389. result of some terrorist attack. Or maybe somebody isn’t a direct victim nificantly injured victims of terrorism Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I have an would be allowed into the class and be amendment at the desk. of the terrorist attack, but hurt in the aftermath of the attack. In short, they able to siphon off for themselves the The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate limited resources that may be avail- the amendment. did not suffer the same scope of injury. I note that ‘‘scope’’ can mean the able to compensate those most injured. The text of the amendment is as fol- That is not right and it is not fair, but lows: same thing as ‘‘extent,’’ as the bill in- troduced originally stated. Current that is what this amendment would Line 6 on the first page, strike ‘‘No’’ and rules, while requiring commonality of allow. insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), no’’. facts and law, does not require a show- b 1030 After line 18 on the first page, insert the ing of commonality in damages as a To recap, thed purpose of a class ac- following: prerequisite for certifying a class ac- tion is to provide a fair means of evalu- (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not tion, as this ‘‘scope of injury’’ standard ating similar claims, not to provide a apply with respect to a claim for monetary requires. means of artificially inflating the size relief brought against a perpetrator of a ter- It is rare that two class members suf- of a class to extort a larger settlement rorist attack by a victim of the attack. fer the exact same scope of injury, and value. Exempting a subset of money The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- almost impossible to prove this at the damage cases from the bill, as this lution 581, the gentleman from Ten- certification stage. amendment would do, would only serve nessee (Mr. COHEN) and a Member op- Think about Boston. Some people to incentivize the creation of artifi- posed each will control 5 minutes. lost a leg, some people lost a life, some cially large classes to extort larger or The Chair recognizes the gentleman people lost both legs. They couldn’t be unfair settlements from innocent par- from Tennessee. part of a class. The relevant inquiry is ties for the purpose of disproportion- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in whether they allegedly both suffered ately awarding uninjured parties. support of my amendment, which was injury as a result of the same alleged Any claims seeking monetary relief made in order, and which would make wrongful act by the defendant. for personal injuries or economic loss an exception to H.R. 1927’s required It is hard enough as it is to pursue should be grouped into classes that are showing for class certification for any class actions because of years of efforts similar with the most injured receiving claims brought by the victims of a ter- by industry to make it more and more the most compensation. It is a fair rorist attack against the attack’s per- difficult. Sometimes, in these terrorist principle that should be applied equal- petrators. situations, it is a different type of de- ly for the benefit of all, including ter- We all agree that victims of terrorist fendant. rorism victims. Why should victims of attacks deserve justice, and they It is wrong to place the heightened terrorism be subjected to a particu- should have the fullest opportunity to burdens of H.R. 1927 on terrorism vic- larly unfair treatment by being al- obtain compensation for any injuries tims who seek justice for the acts com- lowed to be forced into a class action

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JA7.005 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H191 with other uninjured or marginally in- Mr. CONYERS. I have an amendment to pursue class actions. Indeed, it was jured members, only to see their own at the desk, Mr. Chairman. an employment discrimination case in compensation reduced? That does a dis- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate Walmart v. Dukes that the Supreme service to those claimants, yet that is the amendment. Court gave what, in my view, was a exactly what the amendment attempts The text of the amendment is as fol- cramped interpretation of rule 23’s to do. lows: commonality requirement making it Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amend- Line 6 on the first page, strike ‘‘No’’ and harder for employees claiming dis- ment, and I urge my colleagues to op- insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), crimination to proceed as a class. pose this amendment. no’’. Because of my continuing concerns After line 18 on the first page, insert the Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- with the legislation’s potential effects following: on this important category of civil ance of my time. (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not The CHAIR. The question is on the apply with respect to a claim for monetary rights cases, I urge the House to adopt amendment offered by the gentleman relief under title VII of the Civil Rights Act my amendment. from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN). of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.). Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance The question was taken; and the The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- of my time. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I Chair announced that the noes ap- lution 581, the gentleman from Michi- rise in opposition to the amendment. peared to have it. gan (Mr. CONYERS) and a Member op- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I demand posed each will control 5 minutes. Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. a recorded vote. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of from Michigan. oppose this amendment. rule XVIII, further proceedings on the Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I rise First, the base bill only applies to amendment offered by the gentleman in support of the amendment which proposed classes ‘‘seeking monetary re- from Tennessee will be postponed. would exempt from section 2(a) of the lief for personal injury or economic AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. COHEN bill any claim for monetary relief loss.’’ Insofar as civil rights cases do The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- under title VII of the Civil Rights Act not seek money damages, they are sider amendment No. 2 printed in of 1964. Title VII prohibits discrimina- completely unaffected by the sub- House Report 114–389. tion in employment on the basis of stitute and would proceed just as they Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise to race, color, sex, religion, or national do today. Indeed, Rule 23(b)(2) ex- ask that the amendment be considered. origin. pressly provides for civil rights cases in The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate During the subcommittee hearing on which a class action can be certified the amendment. H.R. 1927 in the Judiciary Committee, I when the defendant—and I am quoting The text of the amendment is as fol- expressed concern about the effect the the rule—‘‘has acted or refused to act lows: bill’s original language would have on on grounds that apply generally to the Line 6 on the first page, strike ‘‘No’’ and civil rights claims. In particular, I was class, so that final injunctive relief or insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), concerned that the bill applied to all corresponding declaratory relief is ap- no’’. class actions and that it restrictively propriate respecting the class as a After line 18 on the first page, insert the defined ‘‘injury’’ to mean the alleged whole.’’ Injunctive relief and declara- following: impact of a defendant’s action on a tory relief, of course, are not claims for (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not plaintiff’s body or property. Although monetary relief. apply with respect to a claim for monetary the bill was revised in committee to Now, if money damages are sought by relief arising from a foreign-made product. delete this narrow definition of ‘‘in- a proposed class, then of course they The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- jury’’ from H.R. 1927 and to limit the should be subject to the procedures in lution 581, the gentleman from Ten- bill’s scope to class actions seeking this bill. The purpose of a class action nessee (Mr. COHEN) and a Member op- monetary relief for personal injury or is to provide a fair means of evaluating posed each will control 5 minutes. economic loss, I remain concerned that like claims, not to provide a means for The Chair recognizes the gentleman significant categories of civil rights artificially inflating the size of a class from Tennessee. cases could still be effectively pre- to extort a larger settlement value. Ex- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, having cluded by this bill. empting a subset of money damage seen the outcome of the last vote Plaintiffs in employment discrimina- cases from the bill, as this amendment where there was one Member of the tion cases, cases that seek backpay and would do, would serve only to other side and four Members of this other monetary relief for economic loss incentivize the creation of artificially side, and the vote was given to the resulting from an adverse employment large classes to extort larger and un- other side, I just think that it would be decision, frequently pursue class ac- fair settlements for the purpose of dis- best for the process if I withdrew this tions because such employment cases proportionately awarding uninjured amendment because I can see the writ- tend to be the kind that are well-suited plaintiffs. Any claims seeking monetary dam- ing on the wall. And I am going to for class treatment. These cases often ages for personal injury or economic withdraw the amendment and hope involve multiple victims who were sub- loss should be grouped in classes in that maybe on the floor we will pass jected to the same discriminatory em- which those who are most injured re- something that takes care of the vic- ployment practice or policy. While tims of terror and see that they aren’t ceive the most compensation. Why damages awarded pursuant to a single should certain civil rights claimants deterred by this. plaintiff may not be large enough to I would like to just mention my seeking money damages under one spe- deter the employer’s alleged wrong- cific statute be subjected to a particu- friend, Warren Zevon, again. He had a doing, aggregate damages awarded to song called ‘‘Lawyers, Guns and larly unfair treatment by being al- plaintiffs as a result of a class action lowed to be forced into a class action Money’’ and the other side is certainly would have a deterrent effect. for two-thirds of that. with other uninjured or minimally in- Unfortunately, the bill still requires jured members, only to see their own Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- class action plaintiffs to prove at the sent to withdraw the amendment. compensation reduced? That does a dis- certification stage that every potential service to those claimants. That is ex- The CHAIR. Is there objection to the class member suffered the same type request of the gentleman from Ten- actly what this amendment would do. and same scope of injury, a require- Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues nessee. ment that is virtually impossible and to oppose the amendment. There was no objection. cost prohibitive to meet. This onerous Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- The CHAIR. The amendment is with- requirement would effectively deter ance of my time. drawn. employment discrimination plaintiffs Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. CONYERS from proceeding with any class actions. back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- Moreover, Federal Rule of Civil Pro- The CHAIR. The question is on the sider amendment No. 3 printed in cedure 23 already imposes significant amendment offered by the gentleman House Report 114–389. constraints on the ability of plaintiffs from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS).

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Pursuant to clause 6 of call defectively manufactured firearms. prevent gun owners from satisfying the rule XVIII, further proceedings on the Today, this bill’s rigorous require- bill’s requirement that each member amendment offered by the gentleman ment for certifying a class would demonstrate the ‘‘same type’’ and from Michigan will be postponed. render gun owners even more power- ‘‘scope of injury.’’ It would remove the courts as the AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. DEUTCH less. Currently, gun owners’ only re- last remaining venue to ensure that The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- course in these unfortunate events is gun manufacturers are held liable for sider amendment No. 4 printed in our court system, and most people selling defectively manufactured fire- House Report 114–389. don’t have the resources to go up arms. Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Chairman, I have against the massive titans of the gun My amendment can fix this problem an amendment at the desk. industry. at least—at least—with respect to gun The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate Let me give you an example of the owners bringing claims for a defective the amendment. kind of class action suit that would not exist under this legislation. In 2013, a design or manufacturing of a firearm. The text of the amendment is as fol- This bill’s rigorous requirements for lows: class action was filed against Taurus in a U.S. District Court in my State of certifying a class would have prevented Line 6 on the first page, strike ‘‘No’’ and Florida. The claim involved a design the lawsuits I mentioned and would insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), keep any future class actions brought no’’. defect in the semiautomatic pistol’s After line 18 on the first page, insert the trigger safety blade. by gun owners against manufacturers following: Let me read you a news story from for defectively manufactured items (c) EXCEPTION.—This section does not Alabama. You will hear about Judy from moving forward. The manufactur- apply with respect to a claim brought by a Price, an experienced gun owner. She ers, in many cases, were well aware of gun owner seeking monetary relief involving says she knows them all, how to handle the defects for many years, but it took the defective design or manufacturing of a them safely, and she speaks to people a class action for them to finally do firearm. taking concealed-carry classes. Price something about it. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- said that no amount of gun knowledge Today, you have the opportunity to lution 581, the gentleman from Florida could have saved her from what hap- choose to stand with sportsmen, with (Mr. DEUTCH) and a Member opposed pened in 2009. Her concealed-carry hol- law-abiding citizens purchasing guns to each will control 5 minutes. ster fell to the floor as she was un- protect their homes and families, and The Chair recognizes the gentleman dressing. Then her Taurus pistol went with law enforcement who are pro- from Florida. off with a bullet going through her tecting our communities, or you can Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Chairman, we groin, through her stomach, and into stand with the gun manufacturers know the intentions behind the bill be- her liver. when they put out defective products fore us today, H.R. 1927, the so-called ‘‘I laid down on the floor. I looked up that put responsible gun owners at Fairness in Class Action Litigation into his eyes, and I said, ‘Paul, I am risk. Act. The goal of this bill isn’t to pro- going to die tonight. But I love you.’ ’’ I strongly urge support for my tect consumers. The goal of this bill is Incredibly, she didn’t die that night, amendment, and I reserve the balance to wipe out class action lawsuits and to although for about 9 days it was ‘‘touch of my time. deprive consumers of their ability to and go,’’ she said. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I band their resources together to take The lead plaintiff in this country was rise in opposition to the amendment. large corporations to court for defec- actually a sheriff from Iowa. Chris Car- The CHAIR. The gentleman from tive and, many times, dangerous prod- ter, a sheriff’s deputy in Scott County, Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. ucts. was serving on narcotics detail and was Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I We have heard from many of my col- pursuing a fleeing suspect. As he ran, feel like I am caught in Groundhog leagues already today about the prob- his pistol fell from his holster, hitting Day. I am making the same argument lems this bill creates, and I agree that the ground and discharging a bullet again and again. this is a bad bill. But it is a uniquely that struck a nearby vehicle. Luckily, The purpose of this bill is to make bad bill for one group in particular: it was unoccupied. sure the most injured are the most gun owners. That is right, gun own- Thanks to the ability to pursue a compensated and not result in a dilu- ers—law-abiding Americans exercising class action, this case was settled, and tion of those by bringing in massive their Second Amendment rights who Taurus voluntarily recalled the pistols. amounts of people not similarly in- suffer injury or even death when gun Under this legislation, it is unlikely jured. manufacturers sell defective and that gun owners wronged by bad actors I disagree with the gentleman’s argu- ultrahazardous weapons. in the gun manufacturing industry ment that it isn’t a similar injury if Every year, many gun owners and in- would have any recourse at all. you are shot in the leg or you are shot nocent bystanders are killed when a I will give you one more example. in the arm by a defective gun. firearm discharges just at being set The gun owner who took his 22 Colt Why should guns be treated dif- down on the ground, when a faulty single-action revolver with him fish- ferently than toasters? If your defec- safety leaves a child dead, when an ex- ing. When his gun fell out of his hol- tive product injures somebody, you are perienced and safety-conscious gun ster, it fired and lodged a bullet in his responsible for it; but if your defective owner is the victim of a deadly mal- bladder. He lost the ability to have product doesn’t injure somebody, you function. Unique to consumer products, children. shouldn’t be. no Federal safety agency has the au- Under this bill, Federal courts would Mr. DEUTCH. Will the gentleman thority to issue a recall of a defec- only be able to hear class action suits yield? tively manufactured firearm. Indeed, involving a group of people if they can Mr. FARENTHOLD. I yield to the the Consumer Product Safety Commis- prove that they have all ‘‘suffered the gentleman from Florida. sion has jurisdiction and oversight to same type and scope of injury’’ as the Mr. DEUTCH. I would agree with the ensure that more than 15,000 household named representatives. The family who gentleman that guns should be treated and recreation products are safe for lost a loved one to a bullet wound in exactly the same way as toasters. I consumers. the head due to a defective gun living hope that the gentleman would con- Thanks to years of hard work by the in Florida would not be able to join sider working with me to ensure that gun lobby, the Consumer Product Safe- with a gun owner shot in the knee in the Consumer Product Safety Commis- ty Commission is specifically prohib- Oregon, would not be able to join to- sion could recall defective guns just ited from protecting consumers from gether and seek justice even if the in- like they can recall defective toasters.

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Congress, created a credit union for my jured in exactly the same way really At this point, under the bill we are area in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. flies in the face of logic and, of course, discussing, if you exempt guns, people We are still seeing discrimination in flies in the face of justice. injured by guns—truly injured by housing and auto financing and insur- I would ask Members to adopt my guns—will actually receive less com- ance products in my home district of amendment. It is common sense. It is pensation because they will be exempt- Milwaukee. This is not something, Mr. just. There are so many cases against ed, and the plaintiffs’ attorneys will be Chairman, that happened in the good minorities, in particular, that would be able to build a big class where even if, old days. We have witnessed discrimi- adversely impacted through this legis- in a worst-case scenario, you could ex- nation in mortgage loans as recently as lation. haust all of the resources of the gun 2012. I yield back the balance of my time. company, you end up maybe with peo- As a member of the Financial Serv- The CHAIR. The question is on the ple getting a coupon for 20 percent off ices Committee, we have learned about amendment offered by the gentle- their next firearm as opposed to actual the CFPB’s role in cracking down on woman from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE). monetary damages, with the plaintiffs’ auto lenders who discriminate against The question was taken; and the attorney taking home millions. minorities. Folks who have the same Chair announced that the noes ap- This bill is designed to make sure the credit score, if your name is Rodriguez peared to have it. most injured get the most money and or Barack Obama Jones, suddenly your Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I demand those not injured do not. That is what auto loan would be at a higher rate. a recorded vote. we are trying to do here. Regardless of Class actions are an important tool The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of whatever exception you want to put for to fight back. For example, in Adkins rule XVIII, further proceedings on the whatever industry, the bill generally v. Stanley, a class action suit was filed amendment offered by the gentle- works for all industries. That is the against Morgan Stanley for practices woman from Wisconsin will be post- way it was designed. through a mortgage lender that had a poned. I urge everyone to oppose this significant impact against an entire AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE amendment African American community. In De- The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- I yield back the balance of my time. troit, Michigan, from where our distin- sider amendment No. 6 printed in Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Chairman, I yield guished ranking member hails, the House Report 114–389. back the balance of my time. practices led to filling these commu- Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I have an The CHAIR. The question is on the nities with high-risk subprime loans, amendment at the desk. amendment offered by the gentleman leading up to the 2008 housing crisis. I The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH). would commend any of you to go to De- the amendment. The question was taken; and the troit and see the result of that dis- The text of the amendment is as fol- Chair announced that the noes ap- crimination where entire communities lows: peared to have it. have been eviscerated. Line 6 on the first page, strike ‘‘No’’ and Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Chairman, I de- Actions helped to uncover and fight insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), mand a recorded vote. back against auto finance lender prac- no’’. After line 18 on the first page, insert the The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of tices that used these subjective cri- teria, whether your name was Rodri- following: rule XVIII, further proceedings on the (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not amendment offered by the gentleman guez or Barack Obama Jones, to deter- apply with respect to any cause of action from Florida will be postponed. mine creditworthiness. This practice arising from a pay equity claim under Title AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE was found to have a disproportionate VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- impact, charging these higher interest 2000e et seq.) or that portion of the Fair rates for minorities compared to White Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) known sider amendment No. 5 printed in as the Equal Pay Act of 1963. House Report 114–389. borrowers with the exact, similar cred- The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I have an it ratings. lution 581, the gentlewoman from Wis- amendment at the desk. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I consin (Ms. MOORE) and a Member op- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate rise in opposition to the amendment. posed each will control 5 minutes. the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from The Chair recognizes the gentle- The text of the amendment is as fol- Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. woman from Wisconsin. lows: Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, my Line 6 on the first page, strike ‘‘No’’ and once again make the same argument. amendment would exempt pay equity insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), Once we take out one specific claim or lawsuits arising from title VII of the no’’. After line 18 on the first page, insert the the other, we do away with the benefits Civil Rights Act or the Equal Pay Act. following: to that group that this bill confers. Today, the wage gap for women is a (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not This bill is pro-consumer by making very real experience, not only for those apply with respect to causes of action arising sure the most injured receive the most women, but for families in the United under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et compensation and that you don’t arti- States workforce. According to the Na- seq.) or the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 ficially build up a class and dilute the tional Women’s Law Center, the gender U.S.C. 1691 et seq.). award. It is the exact same argument I wage gap amounts to over $10,000 a The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- made on almost all of the previous year in median income. lution 581, the gentlewoman from Wis- amendments. But this bill, H.R. 1927, takes away consin (Ms. MOORE) and a Member op- I urge my colleagues to oppose the one of the only effective tools that posed each will control 5 minutes. amendment. women in the workplace have to nar- The Chair recognizes the gentle- I yield back the balance of my time. row the wage gap. That is through woman from Wisconsin. Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, that ar- class action suits filed under title VII Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, my gument is not a good argument because of the Civil Rights Act or the Equal amendment would exempt suits arising when you think of the example of just, Pay Act. This bill would, to borrow out of the Fair Housing Act or the say, Morgan Stanley, if there was Judge Posner’s term, really drive a Equal Credit Opportunity Act. someone who, in Detroit, Michigan, stake through the heart of the Equal I offer my amendment today, Mr. lost their house through the subprime Pay Act or the Civil Rights Act. Chairman, out of a real concern about lending, that has as much impact on This bill will make it harder to cer- the consequences the bill will have on that person as the person next door tify members of a class in pay equity

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For example, a woman involved that they have to have the same scope woman. in a class could have a different type of and that we need to reserve the bene- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. job, different number of years working fits for those at the top so that women Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my for a company, different wages, dif- who are discriminated against in a amendment to H.R. 1927, the Fairness ferent benefits, and if the company is firm—we are only concerned with those in Class Action Litigation Act. discriminating against all women, women who are going to lose the most My amendment would protect stu- across all the job categories, they money because they didn’t get a man- dents, servicemembers, and veterans would not be certified as a class unless agement position. We are not going to who are seeking monetary relief from they made exactly the same pay, be concerned with the women who fraudulent institutions of higher edu- worked there exactly the same number worked in the janitorial services and cation by exempting them from the on- of years, which, Mr. Chairman, is ludi- were discriminated against. erous requirements for class certifi- crous. I think that there is a smoking gun cation outlined in the bill. This bill would also make it harder here when you hear our opponents H.R. 1927 requires Federal courts to for women in pay equity cases because, make these furious arguments and re- certify a class only when all class at the certification stage, women gale us with definitions of scope, where members demonstrate they have suf- wouldn’t have the same information the courts have already done that. If it fered the same type and scope of in- about each other to know whether or ain’t broke, don’t fix it. jury. This additional requirement not they could be in the same class. I yield back the balance of my time. would be unduly burdensome to stu- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I dents, servicemembers, and veterans of my time. stand by the plain language of the stat- who have been fraudulently misled by Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I ute, and the intent is to help victims the for-profit college industry. rise in opposition to the amendment. and make the class action system fair. For example, recently the Depart- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Exceptions will only weaken that. ment of Education conducted a joint Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. I urge my colleagues to oppose this investigation with California Attorney Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, amendment. General Kamala Harris. They con- again, we get back to the argument, as I yield back the balance of my time. cluded that for-profit college Corin- you start to exempt certain groups or The CHAIR. The question is on the thian Colleges misrepresented its job certain types of lawsuits, it creates the amendment offered by the gentle- placement rates to prospective and en- same situation we have now that we woman from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE). rolled students. are trying to fix in that class where The question was taken; and the Specifically, the investigation found those mostly injured get the most com- Chair announced that the noes ap- that, among other abuses, a Corinthian pensation and those only marginally peared to have it. accounting program reported a job injured are compensated accordingly. Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I demand placement rate of 92 percent of its I think part of where the other side a recorded vote. graduates in accounting-related fields, has a little misunderstanding of the The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of but that, in reality, only 12 percent of bill is I keep hearing the word ‘‘exact.’’ rule XVIII, further proceedings on the the graduates of this program had se- It is not the exact same injury. The bill amendment offered by the gentle- cured jobs in accounting. requires that class members share the woman from Wisconsin will be post- For a separate business associate same scope of injury, which is intended poned. program, Corinthian reported a 95 per- to prevent certification of grossly cent job placement rate, but the De- b 1100 overbroad class action lawsuits that in- partment of Education determined clude members with wildly varying in- AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MS. MAXINE that, in reality, only 14 percent of the jury. WATERS OF CALIFORNIA program’s graduates had jobs in the The dictionary and ordinary meaning The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- relevant field. of ‘‘scope’’ is the range of a relevant sider amendment No. 7 printed in It is clear that, with job placement subject. Judges are certainly capable of House Report 114–389. rate errors of 80 and 81 percent respec- determining relevant range of injuries Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. tively, students enrolled in both pro- that would make class members suit- Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at grams were intentionally and fraudu- ably typical of one another. I think the desk. lently misled by Corinthian Colleges. this could happen in all cases and actu- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate Yet, under H.R. 1927, these defrauded ally probably more so in these equal the amendment. students arguably would not be able to pay type of cases if the scope of the in- The text of the amendment is as fol- form a class to seek relief because they jury is being paid less. lows: have been injured by a mere 1 percent Again, I think common sense is going On the first page, line 6, strike ‘‘No’’ and degree of difference or because they to dictate. As we have seen histori- insert ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), were lied to about job placement rates cally, the vast majority of the times no’’. in different careers. This is totally il- our Federal Court systems get it right. On the first page, after line 18 insert the logical and unfair, and it defeats the following: purpose of the class action. There are few notable exceptions, but (c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements for a that is beyond the scope of this argu- demonstration under subsection (a) and the As the example demonstrates, par- ment. inclusion of a determination relating to that ticularly in the context of higher edu- I would urge my colleagues to oppose requirement under subsection (b) do not cation, H.R. 1927 essentially makes this amendment, this exception, to a apply with respect to a claim against— class certification impossible to great piece of legislation that is de- (1) any institution or third party servicer achieve and, thus, impractical to pur- signed to make our class action system that receives or services funds under title IV sue. The inability to bring forth class fair and make sure those who are the of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. actions will selectively shield for-profit 1070 et seq.); colleges from accountability and will most injured are the most com- (2) any institution that originates, serv- pensated. ices, or otherwise administers qualified edu- significantly reduce access to our court I reserve the balance of my time. cation loans (as defined in section 221 of the system for deserving students and vet- Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I appre- Internal Revenue Code of 1986); or erans. ciate my colleague for that exhaustive (3) any institution providing a course of We only need to look further at Co- explanation and definition of scope. education approved for purposes of chapter rinthian Colleges to understand the Common sense just ain’t common, so 33 of title 38, United States Code. harm that ensues when these schools we cannot rely on common sense. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- are left unaccountable. For decades, I just want to say that the courts al- lution 581, the gentlewoman from Cali- Corinthian Colleges defrauded its stu- ready require a plaintiff seeking class fornia (Ms. MAXINE WATERS) and a dents by inflating job placement rates,

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Madam Chair, I the gentlewoman from California will rials to lure an increasing number of oppose this amendment for the same be postponed. our active servicemen and veterans. reason that I have opposed almost AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. JOHNSON OF Worse yet, by including bans on class every amendment so far in that it ex- GEORGIA actions as a prerequisite to enrollment, empts a certain class from the bill that The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Corinthian Colleges protected itself is designed to help those who are most to consider amendment No. 8 printed in from liability while engaging in these injured. House Report 114–389. awful predatory tactics. First, the base bill only applies to Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam As a result of its decades of preda- classes that are seeking monetary re- Chair, I have an amendment at the tory conduct, Corinthian Colleges was lief for personal injury or economic desk. finally forced to close its doors in April loss. Insofar as education-related cases The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will 2015, leaving thousands of students do not seek monetary damages, they designate the amendment. with tens of thousands of dollars in are completely unaffected by the bill The text of the amendment is as fol- debt, with worthless degrees, and with and would proceed just as they do lows: no job opportunities to show for their today. If money damages are being Line 10 on the first page, strike ‘‘and time and hard work. sought, then, of course, they should be scope’’. subject to the procedures in this bill. Line 8 on the first page, strike ‘‘or eco- Hundreds of veterans forfeited their nomic loss’’. GI benefits, which were earned on the The purpose of a class action is to The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to battlefield in service to our country. provide a fair means of evaluating like House Resolution 581, the gentleman One veteran of the wars in Iraq and Af- claims, not to provide a means of arti- from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) and a ghanistan told Politico that the ficially inflating the size of a class to Member opposed each will control 5 months he had spent studying auto me- extort a larger settlement. The other minutes. chanics at a Corinthian school was side is continually saying that these The Chair recognizes the gentleman. wasted time because of the poor equip- groups or classes must be exactly the Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam ment and the training he received. same. The language is of the same scope. The bill is designed to keep from Chair, my amendment would remove In October, a Federal judge ruled grossly inflating the size of a class. the scope and economic loss language that Corinthian Colleges was operating The students of the college that the from the bill. a predatory lending scheme and or- gentlewoman is citing were all in the Think of yourself as driving down a dered the school to pay back $531 mil- same class and would appear to be two-lane road, doing 55 miles an hour. lion in damages to all students who at- similarly injured. I cannot predict It is nighttime or it could be daytime. tended the network of colleges before what a court would do. I believe, under Suddenly, you lose control of your car it closed its doors. this bill, even without the gentle- because your ignition switch cuts off Yet, in reality, because the school woman’s amendment, they would con- the car and you lose control of your has filed for bankruptcy, executives tinue to be certified as a class because power steering and your brakes. There will walk away with millions while stu- the scope of their injuries would be the is an 18-wheeler coming at you and you dents and veterans will never see any same. have no time to react. There is a crash of the money owed to them. Mean- It is not designed to make it exact. It and you, as the driver, are killed in the while, taxpayers will be expected to is the same scope. And that is where we unfortunate accident. pick up the tab for this and any other are trying to go. Claimants who are Let’s assume that that has happened future Corinthian judgments. seeking monetary relief need to be in numerous other cases. Perhaps the The law already favors schools like Corin- grouped in classes in which the most injuries were not as bad as a death. thian and other big corporations over classes injured receive the most compensation, Perhaps someone just suffered a closed- of harmed consumers—as evidenced by the but it doesn’t have to be the exact head injury, a concussion, or perhaps a fact that students were unable to join together same injury. broken arm in the accident. Let’s as- and prevail in a class action during Corin- I don’t see any need for this amend- sume that both of those cars were thian’s prior decades of misconduct, and prior ment. I think it actually would un- made by the same manufacturer, had to its bankruptcy and collapse. Corinthian fairly hurt those folks from the college the same ignition switch, and a defect should have been forced to repay these stu- because they would not be subject to in that ignition switch caused the dents out of their own profits, and our service the protections of this bill in that an crashes. members and veterans should have had their attorney could inflate the class to in- Now there are numbers of claimants G.I. benefits returned so those funds could be clude folks, let’s say, who didn’t have who are wanting to get together and used at a competitive, high-achieving institu- as many damages and who were from file a class action lawsuit because they tion. other colleges. I can think of a wide va- know that the large company has an Yet, today, we are considering advancing riety of hypotheticals here. army of lawyers, all of whom will go to H.R. 1927, which will serve as an additional The idea behind this bill is, regard- court against a single plaintiff to de- barrier to ensuring justice for these students, less of the class, if you are the most in- feat the claim. These briefcase-toting, service members and veterans. My amend- jured, you should be the most com- loafer-wearing, silk-stocking lawyers, ment would eliminate the hurdle that H.R. pensated, and there is a lot of area in who are getting paid $900 an hour go to 1927 imposes on defrauded students, which which the judges can determine what court, have helped the corporation hide would help ensure that the institutions of high- the scope of those injuries is. the existence of the defect for many er education would be on the hook for their I urge my colleagues to oppose the years, and there have been so many ac- fraud and unfair practices, and ensure that amendment. cidents that have occurred that sin- other for-profit institutions would be held ac- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- gular plaintiffs who aggregate their countable in the future. ance of my time. claims and come together against that I would ask for support for my The Acting CHAIR. The question is corporation have a better shot at win- amendment. I am sure that my col- on the amendment offered by the gen- ning the case than has just a single leagues on the opposite side of the aisle tlewoman from California (Ms. MAXINE plaintiff who is going against an army would not want to go down in history WATERS). of corporate lawyers. as preventing these kinds of acts from The question was taken; and the Act- This legislation changes the rules. It being dealt with. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- tilts the scales in favor of the company I yield back the balance of my time. peared to have it. by making the plaintiffs prove that

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Health Services; Fleet Reserve Asso- claims settled or paid within 5 years of the This amendment would remove the ciation; the Jewish War Veterans of date of the request, by disease category, for scope and economic loss language of the USA; the Marine Corps Reserve As- the State in which the plaintiff’s action was the bill so that it would not impede the sociation; the Military Officers Asso- filed. No personally identifiable information ability of claimants to bring a class ac- shall be included in any exchange of infor- ciation of America; the Military Order mation under this paragraph.’’. tion lawsuit against a corporate wrong- of the Purple Heart; the National Asso- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to doer. I would ask my colleagues to sup- ciation of Uniformed Services; the Na- House Resolution 581, the gentlewoman port my amendment. tional Defense Council; the Naval En- from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) and a Madam Chair, I reserve the balance listed Reserve Association; the Retired of my time. Member opposed each will control 5 Enlisted Association; the United States minutes. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, I Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Asso- rise in opposition to the amendment. The Chair recognizes the gentle- ciation; the United States Army War- woman from Texas. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman rant Officers Association; the Vietnam from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chair, I Veterans Association; and on and on. think most of all that we have had a Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, I don’t know what those veteran or- this amendment should be defeated be- vigorous discussion on behalf of the ganizations that my friend named ac- American people. I hope they are lis- cause it essentially guts the bill. tually do. I don’t know who they are. The bill requires that class action tening. They certainly have names that appear members share the same scope of in- I hope my colleagues are listening to misrepresent whether or not they jury, which is intended to prevent the because, as I listened to the debate my- are in favor of the rights of servicemen certification of grossly overbroad class self, I heard a continuing theme: Let’s and -women, but these organizations action lawsuits that include members bash the plaintiffs and those seeking that I just named are. with wildly varying injuries. justice and make sure we make our I yield back the balance of my time. The ordinary meaning of scope in the friends who want to eliminate costs, Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, dictionary is the range of a relevant eliminate the road to justice, provide again, I urge my colleagues to oppose subject. Judges are certainly capable of them with an opportunity to recon- this bill. The gentleman on the other determining the relevant range of inju- figure the road that has the Lady Jus- side of the aisle, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- ries that would make class members tice balanced scales as a symbol of this gia, of course, indicated that it is his suitably typical of one another. system. intent to gut the bill here. When I heard my colleague from b 1115 We need to defeat this amendment. Texas, a good friend, talk about costs The base bill uses the word ‘‘scope’’ Of course, Mr. JOHNSON is free to vote and making sure that the individuals to make clear that all class members against the bill, although I belive that in the class are spread out so that they do not need to have suffered the same would be a mistake. are limited in the ability to press their type of injury to the exact same ex- I would urge my colleagues to not case, I got the answer. Again, I say tent, but they still must demonstrate only oppose this amendment, but to that a one-way street to justice is un- they have suffered the same range of support the underlying bill when we acceptable. There are too many people injuries as determined by the court. get to it. who died that I cannot stand on this This amendment also strikes the I yield back the balance of my time. floor and deny those who are sick and term ‘‘economic loss’’ from the bill. The Acting CHAIR. The question is ailing or those who had in the 1950s The base bill defines the scope of class on the amendment offered by the gen- thalidomide where babies were born actions covered by the bill as those in- tleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON). with malformations because women volving claims for monetary relief for The question was taken; and the Act- took medicine that had not been test- personal injury or economic loss. Eco- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- ed. nomic loss is defined by Black’s Law peared to have it. The Jackson Lee amendment would Dictionary as ‘‘a monetary loss, such Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam provide a balanced approach to the as lost wages or lost profits.’’ In a Chair, I demand a recorded vote. bill’s disclosure requirements by apply- products liability suit, the economic The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ing transparency rules in the bill loss includes the cost of repair or re- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- equally to the asbestos industry de- placement of defective property as well ceedings on the amendment offered by fendants. Specifically, this amendment as commercial loss for the property’s the gentlewoman from Georgia will be will require that an asbestos defendant inadequate value and consequential postponed. seeking information from the trusts loss of profits or use. AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON about a plaintiff to first make avail- These sorts of claims should also be LEE able to the plaintiff and trust informa- covered under the bill because they are The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order tion about the median settlement claims for monetary relief. Those with to consider amendment No. 9 printed in amount paid by that defendant for significantly greater claims for such House Report 114–389. claims settled or paid within 5 years of relief should have their own day in Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chair, I the date of the request for the State in court and the chance to obtain the have an amendment at the desk. which the plaintiff’s actions were filed. most compensation for their economic The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will The American Bar Association under- loss. designate the amendment. stands my point. Frankly, in their I am urging my colleagues to reject The text of the amendment is as fol- comments, they made the following this gutting amendment. lows: statement that I think is important: I reserve the balance of my time. Beginning on page 2, strike line 5 and all ‘‘We oppose legislation such as H.R. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam that follows through line 2 on page 3, and in- 1927, because it would unnecessarily Chair, that is exactly what I want to sert the following: circumvent the Rules Enabling Act, do, is to gut this legislation, because it ‘‘(8)(A) A trust described in paragraph (2) make it more difficult for large num- guts the ability of asbestos victims to shall, subject to subparagraph (B) and sec- bers of injured parties to efficiently tion 107, provide upon written request and seek redress in court’’—again, a one- press class actions against the wrong- subject to payment (demanded at the option doing Koch brothers and other compa- of the trust) for any reasonable cost incurred way street—‘‘and could place added nies that manufacture that product. by the trust to comply with such request, to burdens on the already overloaded I want it to be known that there are any party that is a defendant in a pending court system.’’ The ABA goes on to re- veterans organizations that oppose this court action relating to asbestos exposure, late how this bill is a poor bill.

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NANCY PELOSI, maining requirement leaves too high a bur- DEAR SPEAKER RYAN AND MINORITY LEADER Minority Leader, House of Representatives, den. Class actions have been an efficient PELOSI: On behalf of the American Bar Asso- Washington, DC. means of resolving disputes. Many of the le- ciation and its over 400,000 members, I write DEAR SPEAKER RYAN AND LEADER PELOSI: to offer our views as the House considers gitimate complaints about lawsuit abuses The undersigned groups strongly oppose Sec- class action reform. I understand that you through class-action litigation have been ad- tion 3 of H.R. 1927, the ‘‘Fairness in Class Ac- intend to bring up H.R. 1927, the ‘‘Fairness in dressed through the evolution of class-action tion Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Class Action Litigation Act of 2015,’’ as early standards by the courts themselves; others Claim Transparency Act of 2015,’’ formerly as this week. The ABA has long recognized are currently being considered by the Judi- H.R. 526, the ‘‘Furthering Asbestos Claim that we must continue to improve our judi- cial Conference as part of the Rules Enabling Transparency Act’’ (FACT Act). This bill cial system; however, we oppose legislation Act process. Making it harder for victims to will interfere with state legal systems with- such as H.R. 1927, because it would unneces- utilize class actions could add to the burden out justification, severely invade the privacy sarily circumvent the Rules Enabling Act, of our court system by forcing aggrieved par- of asbestos victims and their families, and make it more difficult for large numbers of ties to file suit in smaller groups, or individ- delay and deny justice to people suffering injured parties to efficiently seek redress in ually. from lethal asbestos-related diseases. While court, and could place added burdens on an it may seem like an opportune time to legis- already overloaded court system. We appreciate the opportunity to provide late in the area of asbestos litigation, this This legislation would circumvent the our input and urge you to keep these con- bill is extremely misguided. It will do little time-proven process for amending the Fed- cerns in mind as you continue to debate more than harm dying victims (including eral Rules of Civil Procedure established by class-action reform legislation. If the ABA many former Navy shipyard workers), while Congress in the Rules Enabling Act. Rule 23 can provide you or your staff with any addi- advantaging the big corporations responsible of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure gov- tional information regarding the ABA’s for compensating them. erns determinations whether class certifi- views, or if we can be of further assistance, For decades, secrecy and deceit have been cation is appropriate. This rule was adopted please contact me or ABA Governmental Af- a way of business for the asbestos industry, in 1966 and has been amended several times fairs Legislative Counsel, David Eppstein. and this bill does absolutely nothing to utilizing the procedure established by Con- Sincerely, change that. This wholly unnecessary and gress. The Judicial Conference, the policy- THOMAS M. SUSMAN. one-sided legislation is an affront to states’ making body for the courts, is currently con- rights and unfair to victims. sidering changes to Rule 23, and we rec- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Again, my Section 3 of H.R. 1927 has two primary pro- ommend allowing this process to continue. friends, this speaks to the idea that we visions: 1) requires asbestos trusts to dis- In addition, the Supreme Court is poised to are not focusing on the plaintiff. So the close on public websites the private, con- rule on cases where there are questions sur- fidential information about every asbestos rounding class certification. For example, injured party is at a disadvantage. claimant and their families, including past, the Court recently heard arguments in Let me say to my colleagues that current and future claimants. The legisla- Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo where it will de- this bill is unnecessary because, in a tion does nothing to stop asbestos defend- termine whether a class can be certified class action, you do not get the same ants from continuing to demand secrecy when it contains some members who have when they settle cases (as they routinely not been injured. We respectfully urge you to amount of money. It just allows you to do), or force companies to disclose any infor- allow these processes for examining and re- put together your resources to press mation to help a claimant with his or her shaping procedural and evidentiary rules to forward your case. So if you are a poor case. To this day, these companies refuse to work as Congress intended. farmer or if you are a poor waitress or make public information about where asbes- Currently, to proceed with a class action you are someone driving a 1989 car and case, plaintiffs must meet rigorous threshold tos is present, where it was used, and where standards. A 2008 study by the Federal Judi- you are in a circumstance that puts it is imported. This bill is an unfair and un- cial Center found that only 25 percent of di- you in a category where that car, even warranted imposition on people who are like- versity actions filed as class actions resulted as old as it is, had some defect and you ly to die because the asbestos industry cov- in class certification motions, nine percent ered up the dangers of asbestos for over 50 have no ability to press your case, you years and still insists on confidentiality settled, and none went to trial. These data have the ability to press your case show that current screening practices are today. Moreover, the information that will working. However, if the proponents of this along with others. I am outraged to go on these public sites includes victims’ legislation are concerned about frivolous think that they would deny that. names, addresses, medical information, how class action cases and believe that screening much they received in compensation, and the So my amendment says to the de- last four digits of their social security num- can be even more effective through rule fendant: You need to put forward all changes, those changes should be proposed bers. This extreme invasion of privacy will and considered utilizing the current process the information that you are demand- make victims and their families vulnerable set forth by Congress in the Rules Enabling ing of those individuals who are sin- to predators, con artists, and unscrupulous Act. gularly unable to provide the kind of businesses who will scour these sites for in- formation. In addition to circumventing the tradi- legal representation that they need. tional judicial rulemaking process, the legis- 2) It gives any defendant in any asbestos lation would severely limit the ability of vic- If transparency was the true goal of lawsuit the right to demand any information tims who have suffered a legitimate harm to this bill, then, why doesn’t the bill re- about any asbestos victim from any asbestos seek justice collectively in a class action quire settling defendants to reveal in- trust at any time for any reason. The trusts lawsuit. The legislation mandates that no formation important to public safety? themselves have already told the House Ju- diciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Re- Federal court shall certify any proposed The asbestos health crisis is the result class seeking monetary relief for personal in- form, Commercial and Antitrust Law that jury or economic loss unless the party af- of a massive corporate coverup. Trust such a provision would place substantial bur- firmatively demonstrates that each proposed information is already public. So let’s dens on them, requiring them to spend tens class member suffered the same type and make it a two-way street. of thousands of additional hours per year scope of injury as the named class represent- trying to comply with this requirement. And ative(s). This requirement leaves a severe Let me also include for the RECORD a because the provision is unlimited, the costs burden for people who have suffered personal letter and these words: ‘‘Far from of compliance for trusts would be very high injury or economic loss at the hands of large being even-handed, this bill allows de- as well. Trusts are already underfunded. A institutions with vast resources, effectively fendants—and only defendants—to do RAND study found that the median payment barring them from forming class actions. For an end-run around state rules of dis- from asbestos trusts to victims is 25 percent of the value of the claim, and some payments example, in a class action against the Vet- covery that place limits on informa- erans Administration, several veterans sued are as low as 1.1 percent of the claim’s value. for a variety of grievances centered on de- tion-gathering. The bill would tip the In addition to cost burdens, severe delays layed claims. The requirement in this legis- scales of justice in favor of asbestos de- will result. As explained by Caplin & lation that plaintiffs suffer the same type of fendants.’’ Drysdale attorney Elihu Inselbuch in his

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No many cases, ‘‘the delays in trust payment Patient Safety, Constitutional Alli- matter how much my good friend tries will force dying plaintiffs, who are in des- ance, Consumer Action, Consumer to redirect and suggest that this bill perate need of funds, to settle for lower Watchdog, EWG Action Fund, National does not do that, it does. amounts with solvent defendants . . . Delay Employment Lawyers Association, Na- Might I also suggest that the other is a weapon for asbestos defendants.’’ tional Association of Consumer Advo- side offered the suggestion that there Finally, Mr. Inselbuch explained that, be- cates, National Consumers League, cause this bill does not require that the in- were groups like Save Our Veterans, OpenTheGovernment.org, Protect All The Cost of Freedom, Veterans Re- formation demanded by defendants be rel- Children’s Environment, Public Cit- evant to, or admissible in, any lawsuit, it is izen, U.S. PIRG. source, that were representing the vet- an unwarranted and ‘‘heavy-handed piece of erans community. Again, I would take federal interference with the states’ legal Ms. JACKSON LEE. I ask my col- issue with that representation. I insert leagues to support my amendment. systems.’’ into the RECORD a whole list that has Far from being even-handed, this bill al- I reserve the balance of my time. been recounted by the gentleman from lows defendants—and only defendants—to do Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, I Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON), my colleague. an end-run around state rules of discovery claim the time in opposition. that place limits on information-gathering. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman JANUARY 7, 2015. The bill would tip the scales of justice in Re Veterans Service Organization oppose from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. H.R. 1927 the ‘‘Fairness in Class Action favor of asbestos defendants by giving de- Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, fendants access to information about vic- Litigation and Furthering Asbestos tims’ settlements with asbestos trusts while one of the issues the FACT Act ad- Claims Transparency Act’’ allowing defendants to continue hiding infor- dresses is State court litigants’ inabil- Hon. PAUL RYAN, mation about their settlements with other ity to obtain information from bank- Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, victims. To level the playing field, victims ruptcy asbestos trusts. The FACT Act Washington DC. should be entitled to information from de- eliminates this problem by requiring Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, fendants regarding previous settlement minimal disclosures from asbestos Majority Leader, House of Representatives, amounts and true transparency about where trusts and allowing for access to addi- Washington DC. the defendants’ asbestos was used, manufac- tional information at the cost of the Hon. NANCY PELOSI, tured, and stored. requesting party. It doesn’t put a bur- Minority Leader, House of Representatives, As to the claim that this bill will ‘‘prevent Washington DC. fraud,’’ this bill places new, burdensome re- den on the trusts. Hon. STENY HOYER, quirements on regularly-audited trusts. No The amendment not only removes Minority Whip, House of Representatives, one can find evidence of significant fraud in the minimal disclosure requirements, Washington DC. the trust process. The U.S. Government Ac- but it would replace additional disclo- DEAR SPEAKER RYAN, LEADER MCCARTHY, countability Office (GAO) studied the prob- sure requirements on parties who re- LEADER PELOSI, AND WHIP HOYER: We, the lem and did not identify one fraudulent quest information from the asbestos undersigned Veterans Service Organizations claim. As Mr. Inselbuch noted, ‘‘[b]ecause trust. oppose H.R. 1927 the ‘‘Fairness in Class Ac- the injured victim was typically exposed to tion Litigation and Furthering Asbestos multiple asbestos products at multiple job Over the course of four separate hear- Claims Transparency Act of 2015.’’ We have sites over a period of many years, he or she ings before the Judiciary Committee continuously expressed our united opposition must file different claims, with different the issue highlighted was the lack of to this legislation via written testimony to trusts, with different forms that request dif- disclosure by the asbestos bankruptcy the House Judiciary Committee, House Lead- ferent information. The fact that the expo- trust, not private party litigants. ership, in-person meetings and phone calls sure information submitted to one trust dif- There has been no record of plaintiffs with members of Congress, and most re- fers from the exposure information sub- cently, an op-ed many of our legislative encountering difficulties in obtaining teams submitted to ‘‘The Hill’’, entitled mitted to another does not mean it is ‘incon- information necessary to sue these sistent’—and certainly not specious or fraud- ‘‘Farenthold has his facts wrong: The FACT ulent.’’ Similarly, with regard to charges businesses. In fact, the evidence is to Act hurts Veterans’’. It is extremely dis- that victims ‘‘double-dip,’’ he explains, the contrary. Go look at a plaintiff’s appointing that even with our combined op- ‘‘when an asbestos victim recovers from each attorney who specializes in asbestos position H.R. 1927 stands poised to be voted defendant whose product contributed to litigation Web site and you see how on the House floor later this week. their disease, that victim is in no way ‘dou- they tout their access to information Veterans across the country disproportion- ble-dipping’; rather they are recovering a ately make up those who are dying and af- necessary to sue these companies. flicted with mesothelioma and other asbes- portion of their damages from each of the It is the parties, other than the tos related illnesses and injuries. Although corporations who harmed them. In fact, each plaintiffs, including other asbestos veterans represent only 8% of the nation’s trust is responsible for and pays for only its population, they comprise 30% of all known own share of the damages.’’ And as noted bankruptcy trusts, as well as State mesothelioma deaths. above, each trust usually can pay only pen- court judges, who have difficulty ob- taining information from the asbestos When our veterans and their family mem- nies on the dollar. bers file claims with the asbestos bank- Since at least the 1930s, asbestos compa- bankruptcy trust system which has ruptcy trusts to receive compensation for nies and their insurers have been denying re- created an environment that is condu- harm caused by asbestos companies, they sponsibility for the millions of deaths and cive to fraud and takes money out of submit personal, highly sensitive informa- illnesses caused by this deadly product. The those trusts that is needed for future tion such as how and when they were exposed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the deadly product, sensitive health infor- report that roughly 3,000 people continue to victims. The FACT Act merely levels the playing field so all parties have ac- mation, and more. H.R.1927 would require as- die from mesothelioma and asbestosis every bestos trusts to publish their sensitive infor- year. Other experts estimate the death toll is cess to the same information. mation on a public database, and also in- as high as 15,000 people per year when other I urge my colleagues to oppose this clude how much money they received for types of asbestos-linked diseases and cancers amendment. their claim as well as other private informa- are included. The companies hid the dangers I reserve the balance of my time. tion. Forcing our veterans to publicize their posed by asbestos exposure, lied about what Ms. JACKSON LEE. How much time work histories, medical conditions, social se- they knew, fought against liability for the do I have remaining? curity numbers, and information about their harms caused, tried to change the laws that The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman children and families is an offensive invasion held them responsible and, to this day, fight from Texas has 1 minute remaining. of privacy to the men and women who have against banning asbestos in the U.S. The as- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chair, I honorably served, and it does nothing to as- bestos industry is not interested in trans- sure their adequate compensation or to pre- parency. This legislation is nothing but an- vigorously disagree with my good vent future asbestos exposures and deaths. other industry attempt to avoid responsi- friend from Texas (Mr. FARENTHOLD) Additionally, H.R. 1927 helps asbestos com- bility for the grave harms they have caused. because it is very clear that the bill panies add significant time and delay paying

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Rather than pursuing legisla- would also be required to report information Thus, H.R. 1927 must be amended to apply tion to make it easier and less burdensome about their asbestos-containing products. to defendants who should be required to re- for our veterans and their families to get the Without the Jackson Lee Amendment, H.R. veal important information about their asbes- compensation they so desperately need for 1927 is one-sided. tos-containing products. medical bills and end of life care, trusts will If passed without this balance approach, Lastly, let me add that the asbestos defend- have to spend time and resources complying H.R. 1927 maintains the rights of asbestos de- ants would not be required to disclose trade with these additional and unnecessary re- fendants to demand confidentiality of settle- secrets under this amendment. quirements at the expense of our veterans. ments and protects an asbestos defendant’s The asbestos defendants would only be re- H.R. 1927 is a bill that its supporters claim quired to disclose information about which of will help asbestos victims, but the reality is right to continue to hide the dangers of their that this bill only helps companies and man- asbestos products from asbestos victims and their products contain asbestos, where they ufacturers who knowingly poisoned our hon- the American public. are in use, and how many people are being orable men and women who have made sac- A typical asbestos defendant who settles a exposed. rifices for our country. case in the tort system demands confiden- The Jackson Lee Amendment would not We urgently ask on behalf of our members tiality as a condition of settlement in order to force asbestos defendants to reveal industry across the nation that you oppose H.R. 1927. ensure that other victims cannot learn how trade secrets or place them at a competitive Please contact Hershel Gober, National much they paid or for which asbestos products disadvantage in the marketplace. Legislative Director, Military Order of the Instead, this amendment ensures trans- Purple Heart at [email protected] with any the defendant is paying compensation. questions. These same defendants now want the vic- parency from both the asbestos victims and Signed: tims to disclose specific settlement amounts asbestos defendants since transparency is the Air Force Sergeants Association, Air with the trusts, along with product exposure in- stated goal of the bill. Force Women’s Officers Associated formation and work history, that they do not I urge my colleagues to Support the Jack- (AFWOA), American Veterans (AM themselves provide nor would have provided son Lee Amendment. VETS), Association of the United before the trusts were created. I ask for my amendment to be sup- States Navy (AUSN), Commissioned Of- If transparency were the true goal of this ported. ficers Association of the US Public bill, then why doesn’t the bill require settling I yield back the balance of my time. Health Services, Fleet Reserve Associa- defendants to reveal information important to Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair- tion (FRA), Jewish War Veterans of the man, with all due respect to the gentle- USA (JWV), Marine Corns Reserve As- public safety and health? The asbestos health crisis is the result of a woman from Houston, who is my sociation (MCRA), Military Officers friend, the requirement of the FACT Association of America (MOAA), Mili- massive corporate cover-up. tary Order of the Purple Heart For decades, asbestos companies knew Act does not require that the settle- (MOPH), National Association of Uni- about the dangers of asbestos and failed to ment amount be disclosed. What it formed Services (NAUS), National De- warn or adequately protect workers and their does require to be disclosed is the mini- fense Council, Naval Enlisted Reserve families. mal amount of information that we be- Association, The Retired Enlisted As- Now, the same industry responsible for lieve is necessary to help prevent sociation (TREA), United States Coast causing this crisis is asking Congress to pro- fraud, that is, the name of the claim- Guard Chief Petty Officers Association, tect them from liability. ant and the basis of exposure and the United States Army Warrant Officers At the very least, this bill should require as- nature of the claim. It specifically pro- Association, Vietnam Veterans Asso- ciation (VVA). bestos defendants to reveal information about tects all sorts of private information, their asbestos products, where they are in in addition to the protections already Ms. JACKSON LEE. The Air Force use, and how many Americans continue to be built into the Bankruptcy Clause. Sergeants Association, Vietnam Vet- exposed to those products. I guess the veterans groups are di- erans Association, Jewish War Vet- Trust information is already public. vided on that. Ms. JACKSON LEE listed erans of the USA, and others, these are Trusts already disclose far more information out a group, and we have entered into the groups that are saying they are than solvent defendants do about their settle- the RECORD a list of veterans groups against this bill. The reason is because ment practices and amounts—the settlement and other groups that support it. they are for the little guy. That is why criteria used by a trust and the offer the trust Of most interest to the gentlewoman they go to the battlefield and fight. will make if the criteria are met are publicly from Texas should be the Texas Coali- I am standing here for the little guy. available in the Trust Distribution Procedures tion of Veterans Organization, which My amendment says let the big guys (‘‘TDP’’) for that trust. represents more than 600,000 Texas vet- give you the same information and the Trusts also file annual reports with the erans, supports this because they know little guys shouldn’t even have to pay, Bankruptcy courts and publish lists of the that our young servicemen and -women if I might say. Let the big guys do it products for which they have assumed re- that were exposed to asbestos and have because they are the individuals who sponsibility. not yet manifested the symptoms of come and try to thwart the individuals. If asbestos victims are going to be forced to mesothelioma or other asbestos-related Madam Chair, let me express my apprecia- reveal private medical and work history infor- diseases need to have these trusts in tion to Chairman SESSIONS and Ranking Mem- mation in a public forum, to the very industry place so that there will be money to ber SLAUGHTER for their leadership and for that caused their harm, asbestos defendants compensate them because they can’t making the Jackson Lee Amendment in order. should at least be required to reveal which of sue the Federal Government over sov- Thank you for this opportunity to explain my their products contain asbestos and how many ereign immunity. This protects the amendment to H.R. 1927, the ‘‘Fairness in people are being exposed. veterans and makes sure there is Class Litigation and Furthering Asbestos H.R. 1927 seeks to override state law re- money for future claimants. Claim Transparency Act of 2015’’. garding discovery and disclosure of informa- I yield back the balance of my time. The Jackson Lee Amendment #9 would pro- tion. The Acting CHAIR. The question is vide a balanced approach to the bill’s disclo- State discovery rules currently govern dis- on the amendment offered by the gen- sure requirements by applying the trans- closure of a trust claimant’s work and expo- tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON parency rules in the bill equally to asbestos in- sure history. LEE). dustry defendants. The bill’s proponents offer no explanation as The question was taken; and the Act- Specifically, this Amendment would require to why the bill’s potentially costly and burden- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- that an asbestos defendant seeking informa- some information request provision is nec- peared to have it. tion from the trust about a plaintiff to first essary or why Federal law should subvert Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chair, I make available to the plaintiff and trust infor- state discovery processes. demand a recorded vote. mation about the median settlement amount If such information is relevant to a state law The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to paid by that defendant for claims settled or claim, a defendant can seek and get that infor- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- paid within 5 years of the date of the request, mation according to the rules of a state court. ceedings on the amendment offered by

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:52 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JA7.027 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 8, 2016 the gentlewoman from Texas will be mesothelioma from exposure to asbes- against the asbestos trusts. This postponed. tos is not bad enough, this bill would amendment strikes the requirement further victimize claimants by putting that the asbestos trusts publish the b 1130 their personal information on the very data that would be necessary to The Acting CHAIR. The Committee Internet, available to anyone who may detect the fraud between the trusts and will rise informally. seek to take advantage of them. The State court tort proceedings. The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. KLINE) bill would require each asbestos trust In its place, the amendment calls for assumed the chair. to list the payment demands it has re- quarterly reports under the bill to pub- f ceived, the amounts demanded, as well lish only aggregate lists of demands re- as the names and exposure histories of ceived and aggregate lists of payments MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT each claimant, along with the basis for made by the trusts. Simple aggregation A message in writing from the Presi- any payment from the trust of such of information is not enough to allow dent of the United States was commu- claimant. This information would be defendants and State court parties and nicated to the House by Mr. Brian posted on the public docket of the sister asbestos trusts to make mean- Pate, one of his secretaries. court that established the trust, a ingful inquiry into whether or not they The SPEAKER pro tempore. The docket that is easily accessible on the are being defrauded. Committee will resume its sitting. Internet through paying a nominal fee. The amendment also removes the re- quirement that the asbestos trusts re- f Now, it is true that the reports re- quired under this bill would not include spond to information requests from FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION any ‘‘confidential medical record’’—a parties subject to asbestos-related LITIGATION ACT OF 2015 term that is undefined—or a claimant’s suits and imposes the cost of such re- The Committee resumed its sitting. full Social Security number, but with quests on the inquiring parties. The cost-shifting element of this provision AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER just the information that the bill re- is significant. In fact, a GAO report The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order quires to be provided, one can still found that one asbestos trust had to to consider amendment No. 10 printed learn a tremendous amount of sensitive pay over $1 million to respond to a dis- in House Report 114–389. health information about a victim. Re- covery request. Rather than have as- Mr. NADLER. Madam Chair, I have leasing such information is an invita- bestos trust money used to comply an amendment at the desk. tion to scam artists, to identity with discovery requests, they should be The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will thieves, as well as to data brokers who preserved for the payment to the vic- designate the amendment. may use the information collected to deny employment or credit or insur- tims of asbestos-related illnesses. The text of the amendment is as fol- This amendment not only guts the lows: ance to the victims. To prevent this totally unnecessary transparency requirements and ele- Beginning on page 2, strike line 5 and all and wrong invasion of privacy, my ments of the bill, it also removes that follows through line 2 on page 3, and in- meaningful cost-saving measures. In sert the following: amendment would say, okay, we will ‘‘(8) A trust described in paragraph (2) shall release aggregate data from the trust fact, the bill is carefully crafted to pro- file with the bankruptcy court, not later sufficient to ensure transparency and tect folks’ privacy. Here is what hap- than 60 days after the end of every quarter, to combat the imagined fraud claimed pens: The legislation ensures that a report that shall be made available on the by supporters of the bill, but we won’t claimants’ confidential medical records court’s public docket and with respect to expose the personal information of as- and full Social Security numbers will each such reporting period contains an ag- bestos victims and make them vulner- not be made public. gregate list of demands received and an ag- able to further victimization. Trust reports are also subject to the gregate list of payments made.’’. Rather than standing with the cor- Bankruptcy Code’s existing privacy The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to porations supporting this legislation, protections. Section 107 of the code, for House Resolution 581, the gentleman which spent decades poisoning Ameri- example, allows courts to protect any from New York (Mr. NADLER) and a cans with asbestos, I urge my col- information that would present an Member opposed each will control 5 leagues to stand with Susan Vento, a undue risk of identity theft or injure a minutes. fierce opponent of this bill and the claimant if disclosed. Rule 9037 of the The Chair recognizes the gentleman widow of our former colleague Bruce Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Proce- from New York. Vento, who lost his life due to asbestos dure, Privacy Protection for Filings Mr. NADLER. Madam Chair, my exposure. Made with the Court, would also apply amendment would address the bill’s se- Stand with the many organizations to these public reports. The rule would rious violation of the privacy of asbes- opposing this bill that do not wish to allow the courts to require redactions tos victims. Instead of requiring asbes- see asbestos victims’ personal informa- of personal and private information. tos trusts to disclose detailed personal tion compromised. Stand with the vic- Finally, rule 9037 will allow the courts information about asbestos victims, as tims who have suffered enough. to limit or prohibit electronic access to the bill would do, my amendment If you believe there is fraud, fine. The the trust reports. would require aggregate reporting of amendment would say present the ag- Courts throughout the country al- the demands received and payments gregate information which would pre- ready use these rules to protect the made by those trusts. This would en- vent or reveal the fraud, but don’t fur- personal information of individuals sure transparency of the trusts without ther victimize the victims by putting who file claims during asbestos bank- jeopardizing the privacy of the victims. their personal information on the ruptcies. For example, the court, in Let’s remember why these asbestos Internet so that they can be further overseeing a Garlock bankruptcy, re- trusts are established in the first place. victimized in their privacy, and in re- dacted trust claims information that Corporations that knowingly produced ality they can be victimized by scam was introduced into a hearing record a toxic substance that killed or seri- artists or employers or others. and later released to the public. Other ously injured unsuspecting American I urge adoption of the Nadler amend- courts have required anyone reviewing consumers and workers have since been ment. bankruptcy claims to agree to strict held accountable for their practices Madam Chair, I reserve the balance protective ordinances. through litigation. Asbestos companies of my time. Witnesses at the House Committee that enter bankruptcy have the option Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, I on the Judiciary on the FACT Act have of establishing a trust to satisfy the claim the time in opposition to the explained that the bill does not threat- obligations to their victims while gentleman’s amendment. en asbestos victims’ privacy and that shielding themselves from future The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman asbestos claimants routinely disclose claims when they emerge from bank- from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. more information than the trust would ruptcy. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, be required to report in the course of As if contracting a painful and life- the FACT Act requires increased trans- tort litigation and bankruptcy pro- threatening disease like lung cancer or parency to combat fraud committed ceedings.

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Madam Chair, we have determined that somebody has AYES—158 should realize that the Bankruptcy filed a claim and they are in another Code sections cited by the distin- court, the further information re- Adams Gabbard Meehan Aguilar Gallego Meng guished gentleman from Texas are per- quested would normally be part of that Ashford Garamendi Moore missive, not mandatory. Bankruptcy proceeding and then would fall under Bass Gibson Moulton Code section 107(c), for example, per- the Bankruptcy Code rules. Beatty Graham Murphy (FL) mits, but does not require, the bank- The disclosures of the FACT Act re- Becerra Green, Al Nadler Bera Green, Gene Napolitano ruptcy court to issue an order prohib- quirements from the asbestos trust are Bishop (GA) Grijalva Neal iting the disclosure of certain informa- very limited: name and the nature of Blumenauer Gutie´rrez Nolan tion pertaining to an individual’s for the claim and where they were exposed. Bonamici Hahn Norcross That is less information than you have Boyle, Brendan Hastings O’Rourke cause if the court finds that disclosure F. Heck (WA) to release when you file any sort of Pallone of such information would create Brady (PA) Higgins Pascrell undue risk of identity theft or other tort case in a State court. It is basi- Brownley (CA) Himes Payne unlawful injury to the individual or the cally what we consider to be the bare Bustos Hinojosa Pelosi Butterfield Honda Perlmutter individual’s property. minimum in order to allow defendants Capps Hoyer Peters In other words, the victim here, who to sniff out the possibility of double- Carney Israel Polis Carson (IN) Jeffries has been victimized by the people who dipping and fraudulent claims. Price (NC) Cartwright Johnson (GA) produced the asbestos, would now have Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- Quigley Castor (FL) Jones ance of my time. Rangel to go into court and request the protec- Castro (TX) Kaptur Rice (NY) tive order. The burden would be on the The Acting CHAIR. The question is Cicilline Katko on the amendment offered by the gen- Clark (MA) Keating Richmond victim. Roybal-Allard Why are we putting the burden on tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER). Clarke (NY) Kelly (IL) Clay Kildee Ruppersberger The question was taken; and the Act- ´ the victim instead of on the tortfeasor? Clyburn Kilmer Sanchez, Linda The bill would do that. The Bank- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Cohen Kirkpatrick T. peared to have it. Connolly Kuster Schiff ruptcy Code’s section 107 so-called pri- Scott, David vacy protection is not automatic. As a Mr. NADLER. Madam Chair, I de- Conyers Langevin Cooper Larsen (WA) Serrano result, the asbestos victim would have mand a recorded vote. Sherman The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Courtney Lawrence to retain counsel and go to court to Crowley Lee Sinema clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Sires prove cause to obtain relief. Again, you Cuellar Levin ceedings on the amendment offered by Cummings Lewis Slaughter are shifting the burden further to the the gentleman from New York will be Curbelo (FL) Lieu, Ted Speier victim from the tortfeasor. That is not Stefanik postponed. Davis (CA) Lipinski a very good idea, and there is no great Davis, Danny Loebsack Swalwell (CA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR DeFazio Lofgren Takai necessity for it. Takano If the court finds or if a trust be- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to DeGette Lowenthal clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Delaney Lowey Thompson (CA) lieves that it is being defrauded, it can DelBene Lujan Grisham Tonko request the court to get this informa- now resume on those amendments Deutch (NM) Torres tion. It can ask for discovery. Yes, dis- printed in House Report 114–389 on Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tsongas Van Hollen covery is expensive, but you want to which further proceedings were post- Doyle, Michael (NM) poned, in the following order: F. Lynch Vargas shift the expense to the victim. That is Duckworth Maloney, Veasey Amendment No. 1 by Mr. COHEN of highly unfair. Duncan (TN) Carolyn Vela This bill shifts tremendous burden to Tennessee. Edwards Maloney, Sean Vela´ zquez Amendment No. 3 by Mr. CONYERS of Eshoo Massie Visclosky the victim. If he doesn’t pick up that Michigan. Esty Matsui Walz burden and go in for protective orders, Waters, Maxine Amendment No. 4 by Mr. DEUTCH of Fattah McCollum it puts personal information that can Foster McDermott Watson Coleman Florida. be used to further victimize him open Frankel (FL) McGovern Wilson (FL) Amendment No. 5 by Ms. MOORE of Fudge McNerney Yarmuth to anyone who wants to get it on the Wisconsin. NOES—211 Internet. Amendment No. 6 by Ms. MOORE of My amendment would say no, to pub- Wisconsin. Abraham Comstock Granger lish aggregate data that will help pre- Aderholt Conaway Graves (GA) Amendment No. 7 by Ms. MAXINE Allen Cook Graves (LA) vent fraud—I am not sure that there is WATERS of California. Amash Costello (PA) Graves (MO) much fraud—but publish aggregate Amendment No. 8 by Mr. JOHNSON of Amodei Cramer Griffith data that would help prevent fraud; Georgia. Babin Crawford Grothman Barletta Crenshaw Guinta and if you have a reason, then you can Amendment No. 9 by Ms. JACKSON Barr Davis, Rodney Guthrie go and ask the court for more, instead LEE of Texas. Barton Denham Hanna of the other way around. Amendment No. 10 by Mr. NADLER of Benishek Dent Hardy The question is: Should the burden be New York. Bilirakis DeSantis Harris on the tortfeasor or on the victim? I The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Bishop (MI) DesJarlais Hartzler Bishop (UT) Diaz-Balart Heck (NV) side with the victim. the minimum time for any electronic Blackburn Dold Hensarling I urge the adoption of this amend- vote after the first vote in this series. Blum Donovan Herrera Beutler ment. AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. COHEN Bost Duffy Hice, Jody B. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- Boustany Duncan (SC) Hill The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Brat Ellmers (NC) Holding ance of my time. business is the demand for a recorded Bridenstine Emmer (MN) Hudson Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair, I vote on the amendment offered by the Brooks (AL) Farenthold Huelskamp think we are going down a rabbit trail gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) Brooks (IN) Fitzpatrick Huizenga (MI) here. I agree with Mr. NADLER. This Buchanan Fleischmann Hultgren on which further proceedings were Bucshon Fleming Hunter bill is designed to protect victims. It is postponed and on which the noes pre- Burgess Flores Hurd (TX) not intended to increase the burdens or vailed by voice vote. Byrne Forbes Jenkins (KS) the cost on the victim. It does require The Clerk will redesignate the Calvert Fortenberry Jenkins (WV) Carter (GA) Foxx Johnson (OH) the trusts to publish the name and the amendment. Carter (TX) Franks (AZ) Johnson, Sam basis of the claim of folks who claim The Clerk redesignated the amend- Chabot Frelinghuysen Jolly trust so that they are not double- ment. Clawson (FL) Garrett Jordan Coffman Gibbs Kelly (MS) dipped and pay more than one claim for RECORDED VOTE Cole Goodlatte Kelly (PA) the same person. That is what we are The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Collins (GA) Gosar King (NY) trying to do here. has been demanded. Collins (NY) Gowdy Kinzinger (IL)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08JA7.051 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 8, 2016 Kline Palazzo Shimkus The Clerk redesignated the amend- Frelinghuysen Loudermilk Rogers (KY) Knight Palmer Shuster ment. Garrett Love Rokita Labrador Paulsen Simpson Gibbs Lucas Rooney (FL) LaHood Pearce Smith (MO) RECORDED VOTE Gohmert Luetkemeyer Roskam LaMalfa Perry Smith (NE) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Goodlatte Lummis Ross Lamborn Peterson Smith (NJ) Gosar MacArthur Rothfus Lance Pittenger Smith (TX) has been demanded. Gowdy Marchant Rouzer Latta Pitts Stewart A recorded vote was ordered. Granger Marino Royce LoBiondo Poe (TX) Graves (GA) Massie Salmon Stutzman The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Long Poliquin Thompson (PA) Graves (LA) McCaul Sanford Loudermilk Pompeo Thornberry minute vote. Graves (MO) McClintock Scalise Love Posey Tiberi The vote was taken by electronic de- Griffith McHenry Schrader Lucas Ratcliffe Guinta McKinley Schweikert Tipton vice, and there were—ayes 163, noes 221, Luetkemeyer Reichert Trott Guthrie McMorris Scott, Austin Lummis Renacci Turner not voting 49, as follows: Hanna Rodgers Sensenbrenner MacArthur Ribble Upton [Roll No. 24] Hardy McSally Sessions Marchant Rice (SC) Harris Meadows Shimkus Valadao Marino Rigell Hartzler Meehan Simpson Walberg AYES—163 McClintock Roby Heck (NV) Messer Smith (MO) Walden Adams Gallego Neal McHenry Roe (TN) Hensarling Mica Smith (NE) Walorski Aguilar Garamendi Norcross McKinley Rogers (AL) Herrera Beutler Miller (FL) Smith (NJ) Walters, Mimi Ashford Gibson O’Rourke McMorris Rogers (KY) Hice, Jody B. Moolenaar Smith (TX) Bass Graham Rodgers Rohrabacher Weber (TX) Pallone Hill Mooney (WV) Stefanik Beatty Grayson McSally Rokita Wenstrup Pascrell Holding Mullin Stewart Becerra Green, Al Meadows Rooney (FL) Westmoreland Payne Hudson Mulvaney Stutzman Bera Green, Gene Mica Roskam Whitfield Pelosi Huelskamp Murphy (PA) Thompson (PA) Beyer Grijalva Miller (FL) Ross Williams Perlmutter Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Thornberry Bishop (GA) Gutie´rrez Moolenaar Rothfus Wilson (SC) Peters Hultgren Newhouse Tiberi Blumenauer Hahn Mooney (WV) Rouzer Wittman Polis Hunter Noem Tipton Bonamici Hastings Mullin Royce Womack Price (NC) Hurd (TX) Nunes Trott Boyle, Brendan Heck (WA) Mulvaney Salmon Woodall Quigley Hurt (VA) Olson Turner F. Higgins Murphy (PA) Scalise Yoder Rangel Jenkins (KS) Palazzo Upton Brady (PA) Himes Neugebauer Schrader Yoho Rice (NY) Jenkins (WV) Palmer Valadao Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Newhouse Schweikert Young (IA) Johnson (OH) Paulsen Walberg Bustos Honda Richmond Noem Scott, Austin Young (IN) Johnson, Sam Pearce Walden Butterfield Hoyer Roybal-Allard Nunes Sensenbrenner Zeldin Jolly Perry Walorski Capps Huffman Ruiz Olson Sessions Zinke Jones Peterson Walters, Mimi Carney Israel Ruppersberger Jordan Pittenger Weber (TX) Cartwright Jeffries Russell NOT VOTING—64 Joyce Pitts Wenstrup Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) Beyer Huffman Rush Kelly (MS) Poe (TX) Westerman Castro (TX) Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda Black Hurt (VA) King (NY) Poliquin Westmoreland Russell Cicilline Katko T. Brady (TX) Issa Kinzinger (IL) Pompeo Whitfield Ryan (OH) Clarke (NY) Keating Sanchez, Loretta Brown (FL) Jackson Lee Kline Posey Williams Sanchez, Loretta Clay Kelly (IL) Sarbanes Buck Johnson, E. B. Knight Ratcliffe Wittman Sanford Clyburn Kildee Schakowsky Capuano Joyce Labrador Reed Womack Sarbanes Cohen Kilmer Schiff Ca´ rdenas Kennedy LaHood Reichert Woodall Schakowsky Connolly Kirkpatrick Scott (VA) Chaffetz Kind LaMalfa Renacci Yoder Scott (VA) Conyers Kuster Scott, David Chu, Judy King (IA) Lamborn Rice (SC) Yoho Sewell (AL) Cooper Langevin Cleaver Larson (CT) Serrano Lance Rigell Young (IA) Smith (WA) Courtney Larsen (WA) Costa McCarthy Sherman Latta Roby Young (IN) Stivers Crowley Lawrence Culberson McCaul Sinema LoBiondo Roe (TN) Zeldin Cuellar Levin DeLauro Meeks Thompson (MS) Sires Long Rogers (AL) Zinke Cummings Lewis DeSaulnier Messer Titus Slaughter Curbelo (FL) Lieu, Ted Doggett Miller (MI) Wagner Speier NOT VOTING—49 Davis (CA) Lipinski Ellison Nugent Walker Swalwell (CA) Black Jackson Lee Price, Tom Davis, Danny Loebsack Engel Pingree Wasserman Takai Brady (TX) Johnson, E. B. DeFazio Lofgren Ribble Farr Pocan Schultz Takano Brown (FL) Kelly (PA) DeGette Lowenthal Rohrabacher Fincher Price, Tom Webster (FL) Thompson (CA) Capuano Kennedy Delaney Lowey Ros-Lehtinen Gohmert Reed Welch Ca´ rdenas Kind DelBene Lujan Grisham Tonko Rush Grayson Ros-Lehtinen Westerman Carson (IN) King (IA) DeSaulnier (NM) Torres Sewell (AL) Harper Ruiz Young (AK) Chaffetz Larson (CT) Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tsongas Shuster Chu, Judy Lee Dingell (NM) Van Hollen Smith (WA) b 1203 Clark (MA) Maloney, Doggett Lynch Vargas Stivers Cleaver Carolyn Messrs. PETERSON, BRIDENSTINE, Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Veasey Thompson (MS) DeLauro McCarthy F. Matsui Vela Titus HENSARLING, and STEWART Engel Miller (MI) Duckworth McCollum Vela´ zquez changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Farr Moulton Wagner Edwards McDermott Visclosky Fincher Nolan Walker Ms. STEFANIK and Mr. MEEHAN Ellison McGovern Walz Grothman Nugent Webster (FL) changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Eshoo McNerney Wasserman Harper Pingree Wilson (SC) Esty Meeks Schultz So the amendment was rejected. Issa Pocan Young (AK) The result of the vote was announced Fattah Meng Waters, Maxine Watson Coleman as above recorded. Foster Moore ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Welch The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Stated for: Fudge Nadler Wilson (FL) Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Madam Chair, Gabbard Napolitano Yarmuth There is 1 minute remaining. during rollcall vote number 23 on January 8, NOES—221 b 1207 2016, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been Abraham Buck Davis, Rodney So the amendment was rejected. present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Aderholt Bucshon Denham The result of the vote was announced Stated against: Allen Burgess Dent as above recorded. Mr. HURT of Virginia. Madam Chair, I was Amash Byrne DeSantis Stated for: not present for rollcall vote No. 23 on the Amodei Calvert DesJarlais Babin Carter (GA) Diaz-Balart Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Madam Chair, Cohen of Tennessee Amendment No. 1 on Barletta Carter (TX) Dold during rollcall vote number 24 on January 8, H.R. 1927. Had I been present, I would have Barr Chabot Donovan 2016, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been voted ‘‘no.’’ Barton Clawson (FL) Duffy present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Benishek Coffman Duncan (SC) AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. CONYERS Bilirakis Cole Duncan (TN) AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. DEUTCH The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bishop (MI) Collins (GA) Ellmers (NC) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (UT) Collins (NY) Emmer (MN) business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the Blackburn Comstock Farenthold Blum Conaway Fitzpatrick vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. CON- Bost Cook Fleischmann gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) YERS) on which further proceedings Boustany Costa Fleming on which further proceedings were were postponed and on which the noes Brat Costello (PA) Flores postponed and on which the noes pre- prevailed by voice vote. Bridenstine Cramer Forbes Brooks (AL) Crawford Fortenberry vailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the Brooks (IN) Crenshaw Foxx The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. Buchanan Culberson Franks (AZ) amendment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JA7.029 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H203 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Fortenberry LoBiondo Rohrabacher AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE ment. Foxx Long Rokita The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Franks (AZ) Loudermilk Rooney (FL) RECORDED VOTE Frelinghuysen Love Roskam business is the demand for a recorded The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Garrett Lucas Ross vote on the amendment offered by the Gibbs Luetkemeyer Rothfus gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. has been demanded. Gibson Lummis Rouzer MOORE) on which further proceedings A recorded vote was ordered. Gohmert MacArthur Royce Goodlatte Marchant were postponed and on which the noes The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Russell Gosar Marino Salmon prevailed by voice vote. minute vote. Gowdy Massie Sanford The Clerk will redesignate the The vote was taken by electronic de- Granger McCaul Scalise Graves (GA) McClintock amendment. vice, and there were—ayes 163, noes 232, Schrader Graves (LA) McHenry Schweikert The Clerk redesignated the amend- not voting 38, as follows: Graves (MO) McKinley Scott, Austin ment. Griffith McMorris [Roll No. 25] Sensenbrenner Guinta Rodgers RECORDED VOTE Sessions Guthrie McSally AYES—163 Shimkus The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Hanna Meadows Adams Graham Neal Shuster Hardy Meehan has been demanded. Aguilar Green, Al Norcross Simpson Harris Messer A recorded vote was ordered. Ashford Green, Gene O’Rourke Smith (MO) Hartzler Mica Beatty Grijalva Pallone Smith (NE) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Heck (NV) Miller (FL) Becerra Gutie´rrez Smith (NJ) minute vote. Pascrell Hensarling Moolenaar Bera Hahn Smith (TX) Payne Herrera Beutler Mooney (WV) The vote was taken by electronic de- Beyer Hastings Pelosi Hice, Jody B. Mullin Stefanik vice, and there were—ayes 172, noes 229, Bishop (GA) Heck (WA) Perlmutter Hill Mulvaney Stewart Blumenauer Higgins not voting 32, as follows: Peters Holding Murphy (PA) Stutzman Bonamici Himes Pingree Hudson Neugebauer Thompson (PA) [Roll No. 26] Boyle, Brendan Hinojosa Polis Huelskamp Newhouse Thornberry F. Honda AYES—172 Price (NC) Huizenga (MI) Noem Tiberi Brady (PA) Hoyer Adams Gabbard Neal Quigley Hultgren Nunes Tipton Brownley (CA) Huffman Aguilar Gallego Rangel Hunter Olson Trott Nolan Bustos Israel Ashford Garamendi Rice (NY) Hurd (TX) Palazzo Turner Norcross Butterfield Jackson Lee Bass Graham Richmond Hurt (VA) Palmer Upton O’Rourke Capps Jeffries Beatty Green, Al Roybal-Allard Jenkins (KS) Paulsen Valadao Pallone Ca´ rdenas Johnson (GA) Becerra Green, Gene Ruiz Jenkins (WV) Pearce Walberg Pascrell Carney Kaptur Bera Grijalva Ruppersberger Johnson (OH) Perry Walden Payne Carson (IN) Keating Beyer Gutie´rrez Ryan (OH) Johnson, Sam Peterson Walorski Pelosi Cartwright Kelly (IL) Bishop (GA) Hahn Sa´ nchez, Linda Jolly Pittenger Walters, Mimi Perlmutter Castor (FL) Kildee Blumenauer Hastings T. Jones Pitts Weber (TX) Peters Castro (TX) Kilmer Bonamici Heck (WA) Sanchez, Loretta Jordan Poe (TX) Wenstrup Pingree Cicilline Kirkpatrick Boyle, Brendan Higgins Sarbanes Joyce Poliquin Westerman Polis Clarke (NY) Kuster F. Himes Schakowsky Katko Pompeo Westmoreland Price (NC) Clay Langevin Brady (PA) Hinojosa Schiff Kelly (MS) Posey Whitfield Quigley Clyburn Larsen (WA) Brownley (CA) Honda Scott (VA) Kelly (PA) Ratcliffe Williams Rangel Cohen Lawrence Bustos Hoyer Scott, David King (NY) Reed Wilson (SC) Rice (NY) Connolly Lee Butterfield Huffman Serrano Kinzinger (IL) Reichert Wittman Richmond Conyers Levin Capps Israel Sewell (AL) Kline Renacci Womack Roybal-Allard Courtney Lewis Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Sherman Knight Ribble Woodall Ruiz Crowley Lieu, Ted Carney Jeffries Labrador Rice (SC) Yoder Ruppersberger Cuellar Lipinski Sinema Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) LaHood Rigell Yoho Russell Cummings Loebsack Sires Cartwright Kaptur LaMalfa Roby Young (IA) Ryan (OH) Davis (CA) Lofgren Slaughter Castor (FL) Keating Lamborn Roe (TN) Young (IN) Sa´ nchez, Linda Davis, Danny Lowenthal Speier Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Lance Rogers (AL) Zeldin T. DeFazio Lowey Swalwell (CA) Cicilline Kildee Latta Rogers (KY) Zinke Sanchez, Loretta DeGette Lujan Grisham Takai Clark (MA) Kilmer Sarbanes Delaney (NM) Takano Clarke (NY) Kirkpatrick NOT VOTING—38 Schakowsky DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Clay Kuster Deutch (NM) Tonko Bass Grayson Pocan Clyburn Langevin Schiff Dingell Lynch Torres Black Grothman Price, Tom Cohen Larsen (WA) Schrader Doggett Maloney, Tsongas Brown (FL) Harper Ros-Lehtinen Connolly Lawrence Scott (VA) Doyle, Michael Carolyn Van Hollen Capuano Issa Rush Conyers Lee Scott, David F. Maloney, Sean Vargas Chaffetz Johnson, E. B. Smith (WA) Cooper Levin Serrano Duckworth Matsui Veasey Chu, Judy Kennedy Stivers Courtney Lewis Sewell (AL) Edwards McCollum Vela Clark (MA) Kind Thompson (MS) Crowley Lieu, Ted Sherman ´ Sinema Ellison McDermott Velazquez Cleaver King (IA) Titus Cuellar Lipinski DeLauro Larson (CT) Sires Engel McGovern Visclosky Wagner Cummings Loebsack DeSaulnier McCarthy Slaughter Esty McNerney Walz Walker Curbelo (FL) Lofgren Wasserman Eshoo Miller (MI) Speier Fattah Meeks Webster (FL) Davis (CA) Lowenthal Foster Meng Schultz Farr Nolan Swalwell (CA) Young (AK) Davis, Danny Lowey Frankel (FL) Moore Waters, Maxine Fincher Nugent DeFazio Lujan Grisham Takai Fudge Moulton Watson Coleman DeGette (NM) Takano Gabbard Murphy (FL) Welch ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Gallego Nadler Wilson (FL) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). DelBene (NM) Tonko Garamendi Napolitano Yarmuth There is 1 minute remaining. DeSaulnier Lynch Torres Deutch Maloney, Tsongas NOES—232 Dingell Carolyn Van Hollen Abraham Buchanan Crenshaw b 1210 Doggett Maloney, Sean Vargas Aderholt Buck Culberson Doyle, Michael Matsui Veasey Allen Bucshon Curbelo (FL) So the amendment was rejected. F. McCollum Vela Vela´ zquez Amash Burgess Davis, Rodney The result of the vote was announced Duckworth McDermott Amodei Byrne Denham Edwards McGovern Visclosky Babin Calvert Dent as above recorded. Ellison McNerney Walz Barletta Carter (GA) DeSantis Stated for: Engel Meeks Wasserman Barr Carter (TX) DesJarlais Eshoo Meng Schultz Barton Chabot Diaz-Balart Ms. ESHOO. Madam Chair, I was not Esty Moore Waters, Maxine Benishek Clawson (FL) Dold present during rollcall vote number 25 on Jan- Fattah Moulton Watson Coleman Bilirakis Coffman Donovan uary 8, 2016. Had I been present, I would Foster Murphy (FL) Welch Wilson (FL) Bishop (MI) Cole Duffy have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Frankel (FL) Nadler Bishop (UT) Collins (GA) Duncan (SC) Fudge Napolitano Yarmuth Blackburn Collins (NY) Duncan (TN) PERSONAL EXPLANATION Blum Comstock Ellmers (NC) NOES—229 Bost Conaway Emmer (MN) Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Madam Abraham Barr Blum Boustany Cook Farenthold Chair, I was unavoidably detained during roll- Aderholt Barton Bost Brady (TX) Cooper Fitzpatrick call votes 24 and 25. Had I been present, I Allen Benishek Boustany Brat Costa Fleischmann would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on Conyers Amend- Amash Bilirakis Brady (TX) Bridenstine Costello (PA) Fleming Amodei Bishop (MI) Brat Brooks (AL) Cramer Flores ment to H.R. 1927, and ‘‘yea’’ on the Deutch Babin Bishop (UT) Bridenstine Brooks (IN) Crawford Forbes Amendment to H.R. 1927. Barletta Blackburn Brooks (AL)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08JA7.056 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 8, 2016 Brooks (IN) Hill Pitts The Clerk will redesignate the Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Ribble Buchanan Holding Poe (TX) amendment. Denham Kelly (PA) Rice (SC) Buck Hudson Poliquin Dent King (NY) Rigell Bucshon Huelskamp Pompeo The Clerk redesignated the amend- DeSantis Kinzinger (IL) Roby Burgess Huizenga (MI) Posey ment. DesJarlais Kline Roe (TN) Byrne Hultgren Ratcliffe Diaz-Balart Knight Rogers (AL) RECORDED VOTE Calvert Hunter Reed Donovan Labrador Rogers (KY) Carter (GA) Hurd (TX) Reichert The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Duffy LaHood Rohrabacher Carter (TX) Hurt (VA) Renacci has been demanded. Duncan (SC) LaMalfa Rokita Chabot Jenkins (KS) Ribble Duncan (TN) Lamborn Rooney (FL) Clawson (FL) Jenkins (WV) Rice (SC) A recorded vote was ordered. Ellmers (NC) Lance Roskam Coffman Johnson (OH) Rigell The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Emmer (MN) Latta Ross Cole Johnson, Sam Roby minute vote. Farenthold LoBiondo Rothfus Collins (GA) Jolly Roe (TN) The vote was taken by electronic de- Fitzpatrick Long Rouzer Collins (NY) Jones Rogers (AL) Fleischmann Loudermilk Royce Comstock Jordan Rogers (KY) vice, and there were—ayes 177, noes 224, Fleming Love Salmon Conaway Joyce Rohrabacher not voting 32, as follows: Flores Lucas Sanford Cook Katko Forbes Luetkemeyer Scalise Rokita [Roll No. 27] Costa Kelly (MS) Rooney (FL) Fortenberry Lummis Schweikert Costello (PA) Kelly (PA) Roskam AYES—177 Foxx MacArthur Scott, Austin Cramer King (NY) Franks (AZ) Marchant Sensenbrenner Ross Adams Garamendi Neal Crawford Kinzinger (IL) Frelinghuysen Marino Sessions Rothfus Aguilar Gibson Crenshaw Kline Nolan Garrett Massie Shimkus Rouzer Ashford Graham Culberson Knight Norcross Gibbs McCaul Shuster Royce Bass Grayson Davis, Rodney Labrador O’Rourke Gohmert McClintock Simpson Salmon Beatty Green, Al Denham LaHood Pallone Goodlatte McHenry Smith (MO) Sanford Becerra Green, Gene Dent LaMalfa Pascrell Gosar McKinley Smith (NE) Scalise Bera Grijalva DeSantis Lamborn Payne Gowdy McMorris Smith (NJ) Schweikert Beyer Gutie´rrez DesJarlais Lance Pelosi Granger Rodgers Smith (TX) Scott, Austin Bishop (GA) Hahn Diaz-Balart Latta Perlmutter Graves (GA) McSally Stefanik Sensenbrenner Blumenauer Hastings Dold LoBiondo Peters Graves (LA) Meadows Stewart Sessions Bonamici Heck (WA) Donovan Long Peterson Graves (MO) Meehan Stutzman Shimkus Boyle, Brendan Higgins Duffy Loudermilk Pingree Griffith Messer Thompson (PA) Shuster F. Himes Duncan (SC) Love Polis Grothman Mica Thornberry Simpson Brady (PA) Hinojosa Duncan (TN) Lucas Price (NC) Guinta Miller (FL) Tiberi Smith (MO) Brownley (CA) Honda Ellmers (NC) Luetkemeyer Guthrie Moolenaar Tipton Smith (NE) Bustos Hoyer Quigley Emmer (MN) Lummis Hanna Mooney (WV) Trott Smith (NJ) Butterfield Huffman Rangel Farenthold MacArthur Hardy Mullin Turner Smith (TX) Capps Israel Rice (NY) Fitzpatrick Marchant Harris Mulvaney Upton Stefanik Carney Jackson Lee Richmond Fleischmann Marino Hartzler Murphy (PA) Valadao Carson (IN) Jeffries Roybal-Allard Fleming Massie Stewart Heck (NV) Neugebauer Walberg Cartwright Johnson (GA) Ruiz Flores McCaul Stutzman Hensarling Newhouse Walden Castor (FL) Jones Ruppersberger Forbes McClintock Thompson (PA) Herrera Beutler Noem Walorski Castro (TX) Kaptur Russell Fortenberry McHenry Thornberry Hice, Jody B. Nunes Walters, Mimi Cicilline Katko Ryan (OH) Foxx McKinley Tiberi Hill Olson Weber (TX) Clark (MA) Keating Sa´ nchez, Linda Franks (AZ) McMorris Tipton Holding Palazzo Wenstrup Clarke (NY) Kelly (IL) T. Frelinghuysen Rodgers Trott Hudson Palmer Westerman Clay Kildee Sanchez, Loretta Garrett McSally Turner Huelskamp Paulsen Westmoreland Clyburn Kilmer Gibbs Meadows Upton Sarbanes Huizenga (MI) Pearce Whitfield Cohen Kirkpatrick Gibson Meehan Valadao Schakowsky Hultgren Perry Williams Connolly Kuster Gohmert Messer Walberg Schiff Hunter Pittenger Wilson (SC) Conyers Langevin Goodlatte Mica Walden Schrader Hurd (TX) Pitts Wittman Cooper Larsen (WA) Gosar Miller (FL) Walorski Scott (VA) Hurt (VA) Poe (TX) Womack Courtney Lawrence Gowdy Moolenaar Walters, Mimi Scott, David Jenkins (KS) Poliquin Woodall Crowley Lee Granger Mooney (WV) Weber (TX) Serrano Jenkins (WV) Pompeo Yoder Cuellar Levin Graves (GA) Mullin Wenstrup Sewell (AL) Johnson (OH) Posey Yoho Cummings Lewis Graves (LA) Mulvaney Westerman Sherman Johnson, Sam Ratcliffe Young (IA) Curbelo (FL) Lieu, Ted Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Westmoreland Sinema Jolly Reed Young (IN) Davis (CA) Lipinski Griffith Neugebauer Whitfield Sires Jordan Reichert Zeldin Davis, Danny Loebsack Grothman Newhouse Williams Slaughter Joyce Renacci Zinke DeFazio Lofgren Guinta Noem Wilson (SC) Speier DeGette Lowenthal Guthrie Nunes Wittman Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—32 Delaney Lowey Hanna Olson Womack Takai Black Issa Ros-Lehtinen DelBene Lujan Grisham Hardy Palazzo Woodall Takano Brown (FL) Johnson, E. B. Rush DeSaulnier (NM) Harris Palmer Yoder Thompson (CA) Capuano Kennedy Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Smith (WA) Hartzler Paulsen Yoho Ca´ rdenas Kind Dingell (NM) Tonko Stivers Heck (NV) Pearce Young (IA) Chaffetz King (IA) Doggett Lynch Torres Thompson (MS) Hensarling Perry Young (IN) Chu, Judy Larson (CT) Dold Maloney, Tsongas Titus Herrera Beutler Peterson Zeldin Cleaver McCarthy Doyle, Michael Carolyn Van Hollen Wagner Hice, Jody B. Pittenger Zinke DeLauro Miller (MI) F. Maloney, Sean Vargas Walker Farr Nugent Duckworth Matsui Veasey Webster (FL) NOT VOTING—32 Fincher Pocan Edwards McCollum Vela Young (AK) Harper Price, Tom Black Issa Ros-Lehtinen Ellison McDermott Vela´ zquez Brown (FL) Johnson, E. B. Rush Engel McGovern Visclosky ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Capuano Kennedy Smith (WA) Eshoo McNerney Walz The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Chaffetz Kind Stivers Esty Meeks Wasserman Chu, Judy King (IA) Thompson (MS) Fattah Meng Schultz There is 1 minute remaining. Cleaver Larson (CT) Titus Foster Moore Waters, Maxine DeLauro McCarthy Wagner Frankel (FL) Moulton Watson Coleman b 1218 Farr Miller (MI) Walker Fudge Murphy (FL) Welch Fincher Nugent Mr. DOLD changed his vote from Webster (FL) Gabbard Nadler Wilson (FL) Grayson Pocan ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Young (AK) Gallego Napolitano Yarmuth Harper Price, Tom So the amendment was rejected. NOES—224 b 1214 The result of the vote was announced Abraham Bost Chabot as above recorded. So the amendment was rejected. Aderholt Boustany Clawson (FL) AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MS. MAXINE Allen Brady (TX) Coffman The result of the vote was announced WATERS OF CALIFORNIA as above recorded. Amash Brat Cole Amodei Bridenstine Collins (GA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE Babin Brooks (AL) Collins (NY) business is the demand for a recorded The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta Brooks (IN) Comstock vote on the amendment offered by the Barr Buchanan Conaway business is the demand for a recorded Barton Buck Cook gentlewoman from California (Ms. vote on the amendment offered by the Benishek Bucshon Costa MAXINE WATERS) on which further pro- gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Bilirakis Burgess Costello (PA) ceedings were postponed and on which MOORE) on which further proceedings Bishop (MI) Byrne Cramer the noes prevailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) Calvert Crawford were postponed and on which the noes Blackburn Carter (GA) Crenshaw The Clerk will redesignate the prevailed by voice vote. Blum Carter (TX) Culberson amendment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JA7.034 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H205 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Donovan Knight Roe (TN) RECORDED VOTE ment. Duffy Labrador Rogers (AL) Duncan (SC) LaHood Rogers (KY) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote RECORDED VOTE Duncan (TN) LaMalfa Rohrabacher has been demanded. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Ellmers (NC) Lamborn Rokita A recorded vote was ordered. Emmer (MN) Lance Rooney (FL) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- has been demanded. Farenthold Latta Roskam A recorded vote was ordered. Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Ross minute vote. Fleischmann Long The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Rothfus The vote was taken by electronic de- Fleming Loudermilk Rouzer vice, and there were—ayes 177, noes 223, minute vote. Flores Love Royce answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 32, as The vote was taken by electronic de- Forbes Lucas Salmon Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Sanford follows: vice, and there were—ayes 177, noes 223, Foxx Lummis Scalise [Roll No. 29] not voting 33, as follows: Franks (AZ) MacArthur Schrader [Roll No. 28] Frelinghuysen Marchant Schweikert AYES—177 Garrett Marino Scott, Austin Adams Gabbard Napolitano AYES—177 Gibbs McCaul Sensenbrenner Aguilar Gallego Neal Gohmert McClintock Adams Garamendi Nadler Sessions Amash Garamendi Goodlatte McHenry Nolan Aguilar Gibson Napolitano Shimkus Ashford Graham Gosar McKinley Norcross Ashford Graham Neal Shuster Bass Grayson Gowdy McMorris O’Rourke Bass Grayson Simpson Beatty Green, Al Nolan Granger Rodgers Pallone Beatty Green, Al Smith (MO) Becerra Green, Gene Norcross Graves (GA) McSally Pascrell Becerra Green, Gene Smith (NE) Bera Grijalva O’Rourke Graves (LA) Meadows Payne Bera Grijalva Smith (NJ) Beyer Gutie´rrez Pallone Graves (MO) Messer Pelosi Beyer Gutie´rrez Smith (TX) Bishop (GA) Hahn Pascrell Griffith Mica Perlmutter Bishop (GA) Hahn Blumenauer Hastings Payne Grothman Miller (FL) Stefanik Peters Blumenauer Hastings Bonamici Heck (WA) Pelosi Guinta Moolenaar Stewart Pingree Bonamici Heck (WA) Boyle, Brendan Higgins Perlmutter Guthrie Mooney (WV) Stutzman Polis Boyle, Brendan Higgins Thompson (PA) F. Himes Peters Hanna Mullin Price (NC) F. Himes Brady (PA) Hinojosa Pingree Hardy Mulvaney Thornberry Brady (PA) Hinojosa Brownley (CA) Honda Quigley Polis Harris Murphy (PA) Tiberi Brownley (CA) Honda Bustos Hoyer Rangel Price (NC) Hartzler Neugebauer Tipton Bustos Hoyer Butterfield Huffman Rice (NY) Heck (NV) Newhouse Trott Butterfield Huffman Quigley Capps Israel Richmond Hensarling Noem Turner Capps Israel Rangel Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard Herrera Beutler Nunes Upton Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Rice (NY) Carney Jeffries Ruiz Hice, Jody B. Olson Valadao Carney Jeffries Richmond Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger Hill Palazzo Walberg Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Cartwright Jones Russell Holding Palmer Walden Cartwright Jones Ruiz Castor (FL) Kaptur Ryan (OH) Hudson Paulsen Walorski Castor (FL) Kaptur Ruppersberger Castro (TX) Keating Sa´ nchez, Linda Huelskamp Pearce Walters, Mimi Castro (TX) Katko Russell Cicilline Kelly (IL) T. Huizenga (MI) Perry Weber (TX) Cicilline Keating Ryan (OH) Clark (MA) Kildee Sanchez, Loretta Hultgren Peterson Wenstrup Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Clarke (NY) Kilmer Hunter Pittenger Westerman Sarbanes Clarke (NY) Kildee T. Clay Kirkpatrick Hurd (TX) Pitts Westmoreland Schakowsky Clay Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Clyburn Kuster Hurt (VA) Poe (TX) Whitfield Schiff Clyburn Kirkpatrick Cohen Langevin Sarbanes Jenkins (KS) Poliquin Williams Schrader Cohen Kuster Connolly Larsen (WA) Schakowsky Jenkins (WV) Pompeo Wilson (SC) Scott (VA) Connolly Langevin Conyers Lawrence Schiff Johnson (OH) Posey Wittman Scott, David Conyers Larsen (WA) Cooper Lee Scott (VA) Johnson, Sam Ratcliffe Womack Serrano Cooper Lawrence Courtney Levin Scott, David Jolly Reed Woodall Sewell (AL) Courtney Lee Crowley Lewis Serrano Joyce Reichert Yoder Sherman Crowley Levin Cuellar Lieu, Ted Sewell (AL) Kelly (MS) Renacci Yoho Sinema Cuellar Lewis Cummings Lipinski Sherman Kelly (PA) Ribble Young (IA) Sires Cummings Lieu, Ted Curbelo (FL) Loebsack Sinema King (NY) Rice (SC) Young (IN) Slaughter Curbelo (FL) Lipinski Davis (CA) Lofgren Sires Kinzinger (IL) Rigell Zeldin Speier Davis (CA) Loebsack Davis, Danny Lowenthal Slaughter Kline Roby Zinke Swalwell (CA) Davis, Danny Lofgren DeFazio Lowey Speier Takai DeFazio Lowenthal DeGette Lujan Grisham Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—33 Takano DeGette Lowey Delaney (NM) Takai Thompson (CA) Delaney Lujan Grisham Black Issa Price, Tom DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Takano DelBene (NM) Brown (FL) Johnson, E. B. Ros-Lehtinen DeSaulnier (NM) Tonko Thompson (CA) DeSaulnier Luja´ n, Ben Ray Capuano Jordan Rush Deutch Lynch Torres Tonko Deutch (NM) Chaffetz Kennedy Smith (WA) Dingell Maloney, Tsongas Torres Dingell Lynch Chu, Judy Kind Stivers Doggett Carolyn Van Hollen Doggett Maloney, Tsongas Cleaver King (IA) Thompson (MS) Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Vargas Doyle, Michael Carolyn Van Hollen Davis, Rodney Larson (CT) Titus F. Massie Veasey F. Maloney, Sean Vargas DeLauro McCarthy Wagner Duckworth Matsui Vela Duckworth Massie Veasey Farr Miller (MI) Walker Duncan (TN) McCollum Vela´ zquez Edwards Matsui Vela Fincher Nugent Webster (FL) Edwards McDermott Visclosky Ellison McCollum Vela´ zquez Harper Pocan Young (AK) Ellison McGovern Walz Engel McDermott Visclosky Wasserman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Engel McNerney Eshoo McGovern Walz Eshoo Meeks Schultz Esty McNerney Wasserman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Esty Meng Waters, Maxine Fattah Meehan Schultz There is 1 minute remaining. Fattah Moore Watson Coleman Foster Meeks Waters, Maxine Foster Moulton Welch Frankel (FL) Meng Watson Coleman Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) Fudge Moore Welch b 1222 Fudge Nadler Yarmuth Gabbard Moulton Wilson (FL) Gallego Murphy (FL) Yarmuth So the amendment was rejected. NOES—223 The result of the vote was announced Abraham Brooks (AL) Costa NOES—223 as above recorded. Aderholt Brooks (IN) Costello (PA) Abraham Brady (TX) Collins (GA) Allen Buchanan Cramer Aderholt Brat Collins (NY) AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. JOHNSON OF Amodei Buck Crawford Allen Bridenstine Comstock GEORGIA Babin Bucshon Crenshaw Amash Brooks (AL) Conaway The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta Burgess Culberson Amodei Brooks (IN) Cook business is the demand for a recorded Barr Byrne Davis, Rodney Babin Buchanan Costa Barton Calvert Denham Barletta Buck Costello (PA) vote on the amendment offered by the Benishek Carter (GA) Dent Barr Bucshon Cramer gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) Bilirakis Carter (TX) DeSantis Barton Burgess Crawford on which further proceedings were Bishop (MI) Chabot DesJarlais Benishek Byrne Crenshaw Bishop (UT) Clawson (FL) Diaz-Balart Bilirakis Calvert Culberson postponed and on which the noes pre- Blackburn Coffman Dold Bishop (MI) Carter (GA) Denham vailed by voice vote. Blum Cole Donovan Bishop (UT) Carter (TX) Dent The Clerk will redesignate the Bost Collins (GA) Duffy Blackburn Chabot DeSantis amendment. Boustany Collins (NY) Duncan (SC) Blum Clawson (FL) DesJarlais Brady (TX) Comstock Ellmers (NC) Bost Coffman Diaz-Balart The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brat Conaway Emmer (MN) Boustany Cole Dold ment. Bridenstine Cook Farenthold

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Fitzpatrick LaMalfa Roe (TN) RECORDED VOTE Forbes Lance Rogers (KY) Fleischmann Lamborn Rogers (AL) Fortenberry Latta Rohrabacher Fleming Lance Rogers (KY) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Foxx LoBiondo Rokita Flores Latta Rohrabacher has been demanded. Franks (AZ) Long Rooney (FL) Forbes LoBiondo Rokita A recorded vote was ordered. Frelinghuysen Loudermilk Roskam Fortenberry Long Garrett Love Roskam The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Ross Foxx Loudermilk Ross Gibbs Lucas Rothfus Franks (AZ) Love Rothfus minute vote. Gibson Luetkemeyer Rouzer Frelinghuysen Lucas Rouzer The vote was taken by electronic de- Gohmert Lummis Royce Garrett Luetkemeyer Royce Goodlatte MacArthur Salmon Gibbs Lummis vice, and there were—ayes 174, noes 228, Gosar Marchant Salmon Sanford Gibson MacArthur not voting 31, as follows: Gowdy Marino Sanford Scalise Gohmert Marchant Granger Massie Scalise [Roll No. 30] Schweikert Goodlatte Marino Graves (GA) McCaul Schweikert Scott, Austin Gosar McCaul Scott, Austin AYES—174 Graves (LA) McClintock Gowdy McClintock Graves (MO) McHenry Sensenbrenner Sensenbrenner Adams Gallego Nolan Granger McHenry Griffith McKinley Sessions Sessions Aguilar Garamendi Norcross Graves (GA) McKinley Grothman McMorris Shimkus Shimkus Ashford Graham O’Rourke Graves (LA) McMorris Guinta Rodgers Shuster Shuster Bass Grayson Graves (MO) Rodgers Pallone Guthrie McSally Simpson Simpson Beatty Green, Al Grothman McSally Pascrell Hanna Meadows Smith (MO) Smith (MO) Becerra Green, Gene Guinta Meadows Payne Hardy Meehan Smith (NE) Smith (NE) Bera Grijalva Guthrie Meehan Pelosi Harris Messer Smith (NJ) Smith (NJ) Beyer Gutie´rrez Hanna Messer Perlmutter Hartzler Mica Smith (TX) Smith (TX) Bishop (GA) Hahn Hardy Mica Peters Heck (NV) Miller (FL) Stefanik Stefanik Blumenauer Hastings Harris Miller (FL) Peterson Hensarling Moolenaar Stewart Bonamici Heck (WA) Hartzler Moolenaar Stewart Pingree Herrera Beutler Mooney (WV) Boyle, Brendan Higgins Stutzman Heck (NV) Mooney (WV) Stutzman Polis Hice, Jody B. Mullin F. Himes Thompson (PA) Hensarling Mullin Thompson (PA) Price (NC) Hill Mulvaney Brady (PA) Hinojosa Thornberry Herrera Beutler Mulvaney Thornberry Quigley Holding Murphy (PA) Brownley (CA) Honda Tiberi Hice, Jody B. Murphy (PA) Tiberi Hudson Neugebauer Bustos Hoyer Rangel Tipton Hill Neugebauer Tipton Huelskamp Newhouse Butterfield Huffman Rice (NY) Trott Holding Newhouse Trott Huizenga (MI) Noem Capps Israel Richmond Turner Hudson Noem Turner Hultgren Nunes Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard Upton Huelskamp Nunes Upton Hunter Olson Carney Jeffries Ruiz Valadao Huizenga (MI) Olson Valadao Hurd (TX) Palazzo Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger Walberg Hultgren Palazzo Walberg Hurt (VA) Palmer Cartwright Kaptur Russell Walden Hunter Palmer Walden Jenkins (KS) Paulsen Castor (FL) Keating Ryan (OH) Walorski Hurd (TX) Paulsen Walorski Jenkins (WV) Pearce Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Walters, Mimi Hurt (VA) Pearce Walters, Mimi Johnson (OH) Perry Cicilline Kildee T. Jenkins (KS) Perry Weber (TX) Johnson, Sam Pittenger Weber (TX) Clark (MA) Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Jenkins (WV) Peterson Wenstrup Jolly Pitts Wenstrup Clarke (NY) Kirkpatrick Sarbanes Johnson (OH) Pittenger Westerman Jones Poe (TX) Westerman Clay Kuster Schakowsky Johnson, Sam Pitts Westmoreland Jordan Poliquin Westmoreland Clyburn Langevin Jolly Poe (TX) Whitfield Schiff Joyce Pompeo Whitfield Cohen Larsen (WA) Jordan Poliquin Williams Schrader Katko Posey Williams Connolly Lawrence Joyce Pompeo Wilson (SC) Scott (VA) Kelly (MS) Ratcliffe Wilson (SC) Conyers Lee Katko Posey Wittman Scott, David Kelly (PA) Reed Wittman Cooper Levin Kelly (MS) Ratcliffe Womack Serrano King (NY) Reichert Womack Courtney Lewis Kelly (PA) Reed Woodall Sewell (AL) Kinzinger (IL) Renacci Woodall Crowley Lieu, Ted King (NY) Reichert Yoder Sherman Kline Ribble Yoder Cuellar Lipinski Kinzinger (IL) Renacci Yoho Sinema Knight Rice (SC) Yoho Cummings Loebsack Kline Ribble Young (IA) Sires Labrador Rigell Young (IA) Curbelo (FL) Lofgren Knight Rice (SC) Young (IN) Slaughter LaHood Roby Young (IN) Davis (CA) Lowenthal Labrador Rigell Zeldin Speier LaMalfa Roe (TN) Zeldin Davis, Danny Lowey LaHood Roby Zinke Swalwell (CA) Lamborn Rogers (AL) Zinke DeFazio Lujan Grisham Takai DeGette (NM) ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Takano NOT VOTING—31 Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Griffith DelBene (NM) Black Johnson, E. B. Rush Tonko Brown (FL) Kennedy Smith (WA) NOT VOTING—32 DeSaulnier Lynch Deutch Maloney, Torres Capuano Kind Stivers Black Johnson, E. B. Ros-Lehtinen Dingell Carolyn Tsongas Chaffetz King (IA) Thompson (MS) Brown (FL) Kennedy Rush Doggett Maloney, Sean Van Hollen Chu, Judy Larson (CT) Titus Capuano Kind Smith (WA) Doyle, Michael Matsui Vargas Cleaver McCarthy Wagner Chaffetz King (IA) Stivers F. McCollum Veasey DeLauro Miller (MI) Walker Chu, Judy Larson (CT) Thompson (MS) Duckworth McDermott Vela Farr Nugent Webster (FL) ´ Fincher Pocan Cleaver McCarthy Titus Edwards McGovern Velazquez Young (AK) Harper Price, Tom DeLauro Miller (MI) Wagner Ellison McNerney Visclosky Issa Ros-Lehtinen Farr Nugent Walker Engel Meeks Walz Fincher Pocan Wasserman Webster (FL) Eshoo Meng ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Harper Price, Tom Schultz Young (AK) Esty Moore Issa Rooney (FL) Fattah Moulton Waters, Maxine The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Foster Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR There is 1 minute remaining. Frankel (FL) Nadler Welch The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Fudge Napolitano Wilson (FL) b 1228 Gabbard Neal Yarmuth There is 1 minute remaining. So the amendment was rejected. b 1225 NOES—228 The result of the vote was announced Abraham Brooks (IN) Crawford as above recorded. So the amendment was rejected. Aderholt Buchanan Crenshaw The result of the vote was announced Allen Buck Culberson AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER as above recorded. Amash Bucshon Davis, Rodney The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amodei Burgess Denham business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON Babin Byrne Dent LEE Barletta Calvert DeSantis vote on the amendment offered by the The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barr Carter (GA) DesJarlais gentleman from New York (Mr. NAD- business is the demand for a recorded Barton Carter (TX) Diaz-Balart LER) on which further proceedings were Benishek Chabot Dold postponed and on which the noes pre- vote on the amendment offered by the Bilirakis Clawson (FL) Donovan gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON Bishop (MI) Coffman Duffy vailed by voice vote. LEE) on which further proceedings were Bishop (UT) Cole Duncan (SC) The Clerk will redesignate the Blackburn Collins (GA) Duncan (TN) amendment. postponed and on which the noes pre- Blum Collins (NY) Ellmers (NC) vailed by voice vote. Bost Comstock Emmer (MN) The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Clerk will redesignate the Boustany Conaway Farenthold ment. amendment. Brady (TX) Cook Fitzpatrick RECORDED VOTE Brat Costa Fleischmann The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bridenstine Costello (PA) Fleming The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote ment. Brooks (AL) Cramer Flores has been demanded.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JA7.031 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H207 A recorded vote was ordered. Gosar Lucas Rooney (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Gowdy Luetkemeyer Roskam the rule, the previous question is or- The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Granger Lummis Ross minute vote. Graves (GA) MacArthur Rothfus dered. The vote was taken by electronic de- Graves (LA) Marchant Rouzer The question is on the amendment in vice, and there were—ayes 179, noes 222, Graves (MO) Marino Royce the nature of a substitute. Griffith McCaul Salmon not voting 32, as follows: Grothman McClintock The amendment was agreed to. Sanford The SPEAKER pro tempore. The [Roll No. 31] Guinta McHenry Scalise Guthrie McMorris Schweikert question is on the engrossment and AYES—179 Hanna Rodgers Scott, Austin third reading of the bill. Hardy McSally Adams Gallego Napolitano Sensenbrenner Harris Meadows The bill was ordered to be engrossed Aguilar Garamendi Neal Sessions Hartzler Meehan and read a third time, and was read the Ashford Graham Nolan Shimkus Heck (NV) Messer Bass Grayson Norcross third time. Hensarling Mica Shuster Beatty Green, Al O’Rourke Herrera Beutler Miller (FL) Simpson MOTION TO RECOMMIT Becerra Green, Gene Pallone Hice, Jody B. Moolenaar Smith (MO) Bera Grijalva Pascrell Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I have Hill Mooney (WV) Smith (NE) Beyer Gutie´rrez Payne a motion to recommit at the desk. Holding Mullin Smith (NJ) Bishop (GA) Hahn Pelosi Hudson Mulvaney Stefanik The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Blumenauer Hastings Perlmutter Huelskamp Murphy (PA) Stewart gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Bonamici Heck (WA) Peters Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Stutzman Boyle, Brendan Higgins Peterson Ms. MCCOLLUM. Very much so, I am Hultgren Newhouse Thompson (PA) F. Himes Pingree opposed. Hunter Noem Thornberry Brady (PA) Hinojosa Polis Hurd (TX) Nunes The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Brownley (CA) Honda Price (NC) Tiberi Hurt (VA) Olson Bustos Hoyer Quigley Tipton Clerk will report the motion to recom- Jenkins (KS) Palazzo Butterfield Huffman Rangel Trott mit. Jenkins (WV) Palmer Capps Israel Rice (NY) Turner Johnson (OH) Paulsen The Clerk read as follows: Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Richmond Upton Johnson, Sam Pearce Ms. McCollum moves to recommit the bill Carney Jeffries Roybal-Allard Valadao Jolly Perry Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Ruiz Walberg (H.R. 1927) to the Committee on the Judici- Jordan Pittenger Cartwright Jones Ruppersberger Walden ary, with instructions to report the bill back Joyce Pitts Castor (FL) Kaptur Russell Walorski to the House forthwith with the following Katko Poe (TX) Castro (TX) Keating Ryan (OH) Walters, Mimi amendment: Kelly (MS) Poliquin Cicilline Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Weber (TX) Kelly (PA) Pompeo At the end of section 3 of the bill, add the Clark (MA) Kildee T. Wenstrup King (NY) Posey following: Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Westerman Kinzinger (IL) Ratcliffe (c) PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF CHILDREN Clay Kirkpatrick Sarbanes Kline Reed Westmoreland Clyburn Kuster Schakowsky INJURED BY ASBESTOS IN A SCHOOL.—Para- Knight Reichert Whitfield Cohen Langevin Schiff graph (8) of section 524(g) of title 11 of the Labrador Renacci Williams Connolly Larsen (WA) Schrader United States Code, as added by subsection LaHood Ribble Wilson (SC) Conyers Lawrence Scott (VA) (a), shall not apply with respect to a claim- LaMalfa Rice (SC) Wittman Cooper Lee Scott, David Lamborn Rigell Womack ant whose claim is filed by or on behalf of an Courtney Levin Serrano Lance Roby Woodall individual exposed to asbestos as a child in a Crowley Lewis Sewell (AL) Latta Roe (TN) Yoder school environment. Cuellar Lieu, Ted Sherman LoBiondo Rogers (AL) Yoho Cummings Lipinski Sinema The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Long Rogers (KY) Young (IA) Curbelo (FL) Loebsack Sires Loudermilk Rohrabacher Young (IN) tlewoman from Minnesota is recog- Davis (CA) Lofgren Slaughter Love Rokita Zeldin Davis, Danny Lowenthal Speier nized for 5 minutes. DeFazio Lowey Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—32 Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, this is DeGette Lujan Grisham Takai the final amendment to the bill, which Black Johnson, E. B. Rush Delaney (NM) Takano will not kill the bill or send it back to DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Brown (FL) Kennedy Smith (TX) DeSaulnier (NM) Tonko Capuano Kind Smith (WA) committee. If adopted, the bill will im- Deutch Lynch Torres Chaffetz King (IA) Stivers mediately proceed to final passage as Dingell Maloney, Tsongas Chu, Judy Larson (CT) Thompson (MS) Cleaver McCarthy amended. Doggett Carolyn Van Hollen Titus Mr. Speaker, asbestos is a known car- Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Vargas DeLauro Miller (MI) Wagner F. Massie Veasey Farr Nugent Walker cinogen. Asbestos wreaks havoc on the Fincher Pocan Duckworth Matsui Vela Webster (FL) health and livelihoods of the people ex- Harper Price, Tom Duncan (TN) McCollum Vela´ zquez Young (AK) Issa Ros-Lehtinen posed to it, killing approximately Edwards McDermott Visclosky 10,000 Americans each year. Ellison McGovern Walz ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR This deadly poison can cause lung Engel McKinley Wasserman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Eshoo McNerney Schultz cancer and mesothelioma, an aggres- There is 1 minute remaining. Esty Meeks Waters, Maxine sive cancer that an estimated 3,000 Fattah Meng Watson Coleman Foster Moore Welch b 1232 Americans are diagnosed with each Frankel (FL) Moulton Wilson (FL) So the amendment was rejected. year. Fudge Murphy (FL) Yarmuth The result of the vote was announced Once detected, mesothelioma victims Gabbard Nadler Zinke as above recorded. may only survive 8 to 14 months. This NOES—222 The Acting CHAIR. The question is was true for my predecessor, the late Abraham Bucshon DeSantis on the amendment in the nature of a Congressman Bruce Vento. Bruce Aderholt Burgess DesJarlais substitute. proudly served Minnesota’s Fourth Dis- Allen Byrne Diaz-Balart trict for more than 20 years in this Amash Calvert Dold The amendment was agreed to. Amodei Carter (GA) Donovan The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, House, and many of you served with Babin Carter (TX) Duffy the Committee rises. him in this Chamber. Barletta Chabot Duncan (SC) Accordingly, the Committee rose; Bruce died from mesothelioma in Barr Clawson (FL) Ellmers (NC) Barton Coffman Emmer (MN) and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 2000, only months—only months—after Benishek Cole Farenthold HULTGREN) having assumed the chair, he was diagnosed. I lost a friend and a Bilirakis Collins (GA) Fitzpatrick Ms. FOXX, Acting Chair of the Com- mentor. His family lost a husband, a Bishop (MI) Collins (NY) Fleischmann mittee of the Whole House on the state father, a son, and a brother. Since Bishop (UT) Comstock Fleming Blackburn Conaway Flores of the Union, reported that that Com- then, I have worked with mesothelioma Blum Cook Forbes mittee, having had under consideration patients and their families to fight this Bost Costa Fortenberry the bill (H.R. 1927) to amend title 28, awful disease, and to hold those respon- Boustany Costello (PA) Foxx Brady (TX) Cramer Franks (AZ) United States Code, to improve fair- sible for asbestos exposure account- Brat Crawford Frelinghuysen ness in class action litigation, and, able. Bridenstine Crenshaw Garrett pursuant to House Resolution 581, she I can tell you, this legislation does Brooks (AL) Culberson Gibbs reported the bill back to the House not support the victims of asbestos. As- Brooks (IN) Davis, Rodney Gibson Buchanan Denham Gohmert with an amendment adopted in the bestos trusts would be forced—forced— Buck Dent Goodlatte Committee of the Whole. to release the private information of

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We want to help the Nadler Ryan (OH) Tsongas pensation victims could receive with children, not the plaintiffs’ attorneys. Napolitano Sa´ nchez, Linda Van Hollen new, cumbersome, and unnecessary This amendment is wholly unneces- Neal T. Vargas Nolan Sanchez, Loretta Veasey procedural hurdles, meaning many vic- sary. If you look at rule 9037 of the Norcross Sarbanes Vela tims will not live long enough to get Bankruptcy Code, by default, unless O’Rourke Schakowsky Vela´ zquez the justice they deserve or know that the court orders otherwise, informa- Pallone Schiff Visclosky Pascrell Schrader Walz their families will not be burdened tion about a minor is restricted to only Payne Scott (VA) Wasserman with medical costs. releasing, in any case, the last 4 digits Pelosi Scott, David Schultz This legislation is unacceptable for of the Social Security number, the Perlmutter Serrano Waters, Maxine those seeking justice from asbestos ex- year of the individual’s birth, the mi- Peters Sewell (AL) Watson Coleman Peterson Sherman Welch posure. It is especially outrageous nor’s initials, not the minor’s name, Pingree Sinema Wilson (FL) when we know this legislation does not and the last four digits of the financial Polis Sires Yarmuth provide basic protection for children. account number. This amendment would protect chil- This motion to recommit is just a NOES—227 dren. This amendment will ensure that waste of time and it is unnecessary. It Abraham Granger Newhouse children exposed to asbestos will not Aderholt Graves (GA) Noem is already covered by the Bankruptcy Allen Graves (LA) Nunes have their personal information dis- Code. Amash Graves (MO) Olson closed—children exposed to asbestos I yield back the balance of my time. Amodei Griffith Palazzo from the walls, the ceilings, and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Babin Grothman Palmer Barletta Guinta Paulsen floors of their classrooms, or even the objection, the previous question is or- Barr Guthrie Pearce possible exposure from crayons that dered on the motion to recommit. Barton Hanna Perry they used that were manufactured in There was no objection. Benishek Hardy Pittenger China. Bilirakis Harris Pitts The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bishop (MI) Hartzler Poe (TX) Our children deserve protection. question is on the motion to recommit. Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) Poliquin Their parents should have the peace of The question was taken; and the Blackburn Hensarling Pompeo mind that their child’s privacy is se- Speaker pro tempore announced that Blum Herrera Beutler Posey cure. Bost Hice, Jody B. Ratcliffe the noes appeared to have it. Boustany Hill Reed As a mother, I cannot imagine the RECORDED VOTE Brady (TX) Holding Reichert anguish of worrying about my child’s Brat Hudson Renacci Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I de- health as they suffer from asbestos ex- Bridenstine Huelskamp Ribble mand a recorded vote. Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Rice (SC) posure, and then add the burden of wor- A recorded vote was ordered. Brooks (IN) Hultgren Rigell rying that my child’s private informa- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Buchanan Hunter Roby Buck Hurd (TX) Roe (TN) tion was exposed on a Web site. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Without this amendment to the cur- Bucshon Hurt (VA) Rogers (AL) will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Burgess Jenkins (KS) Rogers (KY) rent bill, you will be voting to deliver time for any electronic vote on the Byrne Jenkins (WV) Rohrabacher sensitive information about children to Calvert Johnson (OH) Rokita question of passage. Carter (GA) Johnson, Sam Rooney (FL) criminals who could exploit them. Let This is a 5-minute vote. me be clear: This information will be Carter (TX) Jolly Roskam The vote was taken by electronic de- Chabot Jordan Ross available to identity thieves and to vice, and there were—ayes 173, noes 227, Clawson (FL) Joyce Rothfus Coffman Katko Rouzer sexual predators. not voting 33, as follows: Congressman Vento was a dedicated Cole Kelly (MS) Royce [Roll No. 32] Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Russell public servant and an asbestos victim. Comstock King (NY) Salmon I know Bruce would be horrified that AYES—173 Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Sanford this House would allow a child’s per- Adams Cummings Hinojosa Cook Kline Scalise Aguilar Davis (CA) Honda Costello (PA) Knight Schweikert sonal information to be exposed in this Ashford Davis, Danny Hoyer Cramer Labrador Scott, Austin incredibly irresponsible manner, and Bass DeFazio Huffman Crawford LaHood Sensenbrenner we should stop it from happening. We Beatty DeGette Israel Crenshaw LaMalfa Sessions can stop it from happening. Becerra Delaney Jackson Lee Culberson Lamborn Shimkus Bera DelBene Jeffries Curbelo (FL) Lance Shuster Congress has a responsibility to find Beyer DeSaulnier Johnson (GA) Davis, Rodney Latta Simpson real solutions to help and support vic- Bishop (GA) Deutch Jones Denham LoBiondo Smith (MO) tims, especially children of asbestos Blumenauer Dingell Kaptur Dent Long Smith (NE) exposure and their families. This bill Bonamici Doggett Keating DeSantis Loudermilk Smith (NJ) Boyle, Brendan Doyle, Michael Kelly (IL) DesJarlais Love Smith (TX) falls far short of it. F. F. Kildee Diaz-Balart Lucas Stefanik The least we can do here today is to Brady (PA) Duckworth Kilmer Dold Luetkemeyer Stewart protect the privacy of innocent chil- Brownley (CA) Edwards Kirkpatrick Donovan Lummis Stutzman Bustos Ellison Kuster Duffy MacArthur Thompson (PA) dren who have already suffered enough. Butterfield Engel Langevin Duncan (SC) Marchant Thornberry I urge my colleagues to pass this Capps Eshoo Larsen (WA) Duncan (TN) Marino Tiberi amendment and to protect the privacy Ca´ rdenas Esty Lawrence Ellmers (NC) Massie Tipton of vulnerable children. Carney Fattah Lee Emmer (MN) McCaul Trott Carson (IN) Foster Levin Farenthold McClintock Turner Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Cartwright Frankel (FL) Lewis Fitzpatrick McHenry Upton of my time. Castor (FL) Fudge Lieu, Ted Fleischmann McKinley Valadao Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I Castro (TX) Gabbard Lipinski Fleming McMorris Walberg rise in opposition to the motion to re- Cicilline Gallego Loebsack Flores Rodgers Walden Clark (MA) Garamendi Lofgren Forbes McSally Walorski commit. Clarke (NY) Graham Lowenthal Fortenberry Meadows Walters, Mimi The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Clay Grayson Lowey Foxx Meehan Weber (TX) tleman from Texas is recognized for 5 Clyburn Green, Al Lujan Grisham Franks (AZ) Messer Wenstrup Cohen Green, Gene (NM) Frelinghuysen Mica Westerman minutes. Connolly Grijalva Luja´ n, Ben Ray Garrett Miller (FL) Westmoreland Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I Conyers Gutie´rrez (NM) Gibbs Moolenaar Whitfield am stunned by how many people appar- Cooper Hahn Lynch Gibson Mooney (WV) Williams ently have not read this 3-page bill. No- Costa Hastings Maloney, Gohmert Mullin Wilson (SC) Courtney Heck (WA) Carolyn Goodlatte Mulvaney Wittman where in the bill does it say we are Crowley Higgins Maloney, Sean Gosar Murphy (PA) Womack going to release addresses. Nowhere Cuellar Himes Matsui Gowdy Neugebauer Woodall

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Valadao Williams Collins (NY) McCarthy Titus DeLauro McDermott Wagner The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without NOES—188 Farr Miller (MI) Walker objection, 5-minute voting will con- Adams Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Fincher Nugent Webster (FL) tinue. Aguilar Fudge Nadler Harper Pocan Young (AK) There was no objection. Amash Gabbard Napolitano Ashford Gallego Neal ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bass Garamendi Nolan The SPEAKER pro tempore (during question is on the passage of the bill. Beatty Gibson Norcross the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- The question was taken; and the Becerra Graham O’Rourke ing. Bera Grayson Pallone Speaker pro tempore announced that Beyer Green, Al Pascrell b 1247 the ayes appeared to have it. Bishop (GA) Green, Gene Payne RECORDED VOTE Blumenauer Grijalva Pelosi Mr. HURT of Virginia changed his Bonamici Gutie´rrez Perlmutter vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I Boyle, Brendan Hahn Peters So the motion to recommit was re- demand a recorded vote. F. Hastings Peterson A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Pingree jected. Brownley (CA) Higgins Polis The result of the vote was announced The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Burgess Himes Price (NC) as above recorded. 5-minute vote. Bustos Hinojosa Quigley Stated for: The vote was taken by electronic de- Butterfield Honda Rangel Capps Hoyer Rice (NY) Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vice, and there were—ayes 211, noes 188, Ca´ rdenas Huffman Richmond vote 32 (On Motion to Recommit with Instruc- answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 33, as Carney Israel Rogers (AL) tions related to H.R. 1927), had I been follows: Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard Cartwright Jeffries Ruiz present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ [Roll No. 33] Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger (By unanimous consent, Ms. AYES—211 Castro (TX) Jones Russell Cicilline Kaptur Ryan (OH) MCSALLY was allowed to speak out of Abraham Gibbs McMorris Clark (MA) Keating Sa´ nchez, Linda order.) Aderholt Gohmert Rodgers Clarke (NY) Kelly (IL) T. Allen Goodlatte McSally MOMENT OF SILENCE COMMEMORATING FIFTH Clay Kildee Sanchez, Loretta Amodei Gosar Meadows ANNIVERSARY OF SHOOTING IN TUCSON, ARIZONA Clyburn Kilmer Sarbanes Babin Gowdy Messer Cohen Kirkpatrick Schakowsky Ms. MCSALLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Barletta Granger Mica Connolly Kuster Schiff Barr Graves (GA) Miller (FL) today with my colleagues from Arizona Conyers Langevin Schrader Barton Graves (LA) Moolenaar and around the country to commemo- Cooper Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) Benishek Graves (MO) Mooney (WV) Costa Lawrence Scott, David rate the fifth anniversary of the shoot- Bilirakis Grothman Mullin Costello (PA) Lee Serrano ing that took place on January 8, 2011, Bishop (MI) Guinta Mulvaney Courtney Levin Sewell (AL) Bishop (UT) Guthrie Murphy (PA) in Tucson, Arizona. Crowley Lewis Sherman Blackburn Hanna Neugebauer Cuellar Lieu, Ted Sinema On that sunny, chilly Saturday Blum Hardy Newhouse Cummings Lipinski Sires morning, six people were killed and 13 Bost Harris Noem Curbelo (FL) LoBiondo Slaughter Boustany Hartzler Nunes were wounded at a Congress on Your Davis (CA) Loebsack Speier Brady (TX) Heck (NV) Olson Corner event, hosted by Congress- Davis, Danny Lofgren Swalwell (CA) Brat Hensarling Palazzo DeFazio Lowenthal Takai woman Gabrielle Giffords. The Con- Bridenstine Herrera Beutler Palmer DeGette Lowey Takano gresswoman was among the injured, Brooks (AL) Hice, Jody B. Paulsen Delaney Lujan Grisham Thompson (CA) Brooks (IN) Hill Pearce along with the member of her staff who DelBene (NM) Tonko Buchanan Holding Perry DeSaulnier Luja´ n, Ben Ray Torres would succeed her, Congressman Ron Buck Hudson Pittenger Deutch (NM) Tsongas Barber. Bucshon Huelskamp Pitts Diaz-Balart Lynch Van Hollen Byrne Huizenga (MI) Poe (TX) For many, the pain of that day will Dingell Maloney, Vargas Calvert Hultgren Poliquin always be with us, but Tucson has not Doggett Carolyn Veasey Carter (GA) Hunter Pompeo Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Vela languished in grief. As we remember Carter (TX) Hurd (TX) Posey F. Massie Vela´ zquez the victims, we also remember how our Chabot Hurt (VA) Ratcliffe Duckworth Matsui Visclosky Clawson (FL) Jenkins (KS) Reed community rose up with courage and Duncan (TN) McCollum Walz Coffman Jenkins (WV) Reichert unity to support those grieving and to Edwards McGovern Wasserman Cole Johnson (OH) Renacci Ellison McKinley Schultz honor their loved ones. Collins (GA) Johnson, Sam Ribble Engel McNerney Waters, Maxine Signs of that courage are all around Comstock Jolly Rice (SC) Eshoo Meehan Watson Coleman Conaway Jordan Rigell us. The January 8th Memorial Founda- Esty Meeks Welch Cook Joyce Roby Fattah Meng Wilson (FL) tion is working to build a permanent Cramer Katko Roe (TN) Fitzpatrick Moore Yarmuth tribute to the victims as well as to our Crawford Kelly (MS) Rogers (KY) Foster Moulton Zinke community’s response. Just feet below Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Rohrabacher us in this building is the Gabriel Zim- Culberson King (NY) Rokita ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Davis, Rodney Kinzinger (IL) Rooney (FL) merman Meeting Room, a lasting trib- Denham Kline Roskam Griffith Dent Knight Ross ute to the congressional staffer who NOT VOTING—33 died while serving the men and women DeSantis Labrador Rothfus DesJarlais LaHood Rouzer Black Issa Price, Tom of southern Arizona. Dold LaMalfa Royce Brown (FL) Johnson, E. B. Ros-Lehtinen Today and this weekend people Donovan Lamborn Salmon Capuano Kennedy Rush around southern Arizona will be com- Duffy Lance Sanford Chaffetz Kind Smith (WA) ing together to celebrate the lives of Duncan (SC) Latta Scalise Chu, Judy King (IA) Stivers Ellmers (NC) Long Schweikert Cleaver Larson (CT) Thompson (MS) our friends and loved ones who were Emmer (MN) Loudermilk Scott, Austin Collins (NY) McCarthy Titus taken too soon and to celebrate the dif- Farenthold Love Sensenbrenner DeLauro McDermott Wagner ference they made and continue to Fleischmann Lucas Sessions Farr Miller (MI) Walker Fleming Luetkemeyer Shimkus Fincher Nugent Webster (FL) make. There are hikes, bike rides, Flores Lummis Shuster Harper Pocan Young (AK) runs, storytelling, discussions, gath- Forbes MacArthur Simpson erings, and much more. Fortenberry Marchant Smith (MO) While we know some wounds may Foxx Marino Smith (NE) b 1256 Franks (AZ) McCaul Smith (NJ) never fully heal, by carrying on the Frelinghuysen McClintock Smith (TX) Mr. CLAWSON of Florida changed his legacy of those who died, we ensure Garrett McHenry Stefanik vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:52 Jan 09, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JA7.040 H08JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H210 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 8, 2016 So the bill was passed. shine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements On rollcall vote 31, Rep. Nadler, H.R. 1927, The result of the vote was announced Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015, as above recorded. On rollcall vote 11, Democratic Motion to I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ A motion to reconsider was laid on Recommit, H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory On rollcall vote 32, Democratic Motion to the table. Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015, I would Recommit, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Ac- Stated against: have voted ‘‘yes.’’ tion Litigation Act of 2015, I would have voted Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall On rollcall vote 12, Final Passage of H.R. ‘‘yes.’’ vote 33 (On Passage related to H.R. 1927), 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and On rollcall vote 33, Final Passage of H.R. had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Settlements Act of 2015, I would have voted 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of PERSONAL EXPLANATION ‘‘no.’’ 2015, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ On rollcall vote 13, Rep. Johnson (GA) Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, PERSONAL EXPLANATION Amendment to H.R. 1155, Searching for and on January 8, 2016, I was not present for roll- Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, I regrettably Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily call votes 23 through 33. If I had been present missed votes on January 6, 2016, January 7, Burdensome Act of 2015, I would have voted for these votes, I would have voted: ‘‘aye’’ on 2016, and January 8, 2016. Had I been ‘‘yes.’’ rollcall vote 23, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 24, ‘‘aye’’ present I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall On rollcall vote 14, Reps. Cummings/Con- on rollcall vote 25, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 26, vote 2, ‘‘no’’ on vote 3, ‘‘no’’ on vote 4, ‘‘no’’ nolly Amendment to H.R. 1155, Searching for ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 27, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote on vote 5, ‘‘no’’ on vote 6, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 7, and Cutting Regulations that are Unneces- 28, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 29, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall ‘‘yes’’ on vote 8, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 9, ‘‘yes’’ on sarily Burdensome Act of 2015, I would have vote 30, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 31, ‘‘aye’’ on vote 10, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 11, ‘‘no’’ on vote 12, voted ‘‘yes.’’ rollcall vote 32, and ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 33. On rollcall vote 15, Rep. Cicilline Amend- ‘‘yes’’ on vote 13, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 14, ‘‘yes’’ on PERSONAL EXPLANATION ment, Searching for and Cutting Regulations vote 15, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 16, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 17, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. Speaker, I was un- that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of ‘‘yes’’ on vote 18, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 19, ‘‘no’’ on able to vote on Friday, January 8, 2016. Had 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ vote 20, ‘‘no’’ on vote 21, ‘‘no’’ on vote 22, I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall vote 16, Rep. DelBene Amend- ‘‘yes’’ on vote 23, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 24, ‘‘yes’’ on ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 23 (Cohen Amendment); ment, Searching for and Cutting Regulations vote 25, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 26, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 27, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 24 (Conyers Amendment); that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of ‘‘yes’’ on vote 28, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 29, ‘‘yes’’ on ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 25 (Deutch Amendment); 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ vote 30, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 31, ‘‘yes’’ on vote 32, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 26 (Moore Amendment); On rollcall vote 17, Rep. Cicilline Amend- ‘‘no’’ on vote 33. ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 27 (Moore Amendment); ment, Searching for and Cutting Regulations PERSONAL EXPLANATION ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 28 (Waters Amendment); that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 29 (Johnson Amendment); 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ ably detained so I missed rollcall vote No. 23 ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 30 (Jackson Lee Amend- On rollcall vote 18, Rep. Pocan Amend- regarding ‘‘On Agreeing to the Cohen Amend- ment); ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 31 (Nadler Amend- ment, Searching for and Cutting Regulations ment’’. Had I been present, I would have ment); ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 32 (Democrat Mo- that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of voted ‘‘yea.’’ tion to Recommit); ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 33 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ I missed rollcall vote No. 24 regarding ‘‘On (Passage of H.R. 1927). On rollcall vote 19, Democratic Motion to Agreeing to the Conyers Amendment’’. Had I PERSONAL EXPLANATION Recommit, Searching for and Cutting Regula- been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. tions that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act I missed rollcall vote No. 25 regarding ‘‘On Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote on the fol- of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Agreeing to the Deutch Amendment’’. Had I lowing rollcall votes. On rollcall vote 20, Final Passage of H.R. been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Had I been present, I would have voted as 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations I missed rollcall vote No. 26 regarding ‘‘On follows: on rollcall vote 2, Motion on Ordering that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of Agreeing to the Moore Amendment’’. Had I the Previous Question on the Rule providing 2015, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ for consideration of the Senate Amendment to On rollcall vote 21, Motion on Ordering the I missed rollcall vote No. 27 regarding ‘‘On H.R. 3762, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Previous Question on the Rule providing for Agreeing to the Moore Amendment’’. Had I On rollcall vote 3, H. Res. 579—Rule pro- consideration of H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ viding for consideration of the Senate Amend- Action Litigation Act of 2015, I would have I missed rollcall vote No. 28 regarding ‘‘On ment to H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ voted ‘‘no.’’ Agreeing to the Waters, Maxine Amendment’’. On rollcall vote 22, H. Res. 581, Rule pro- Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ viding for consideration of H.R. 1927, Fairness 2015, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ I missed rollcall vote No. 29 regarding ‘‘On in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015, I would On rollcall vote 4, Motion on Ordering the Agreeing to the Johnson (GA) Amendment’’. have voted ‘‘no.’’ Previous Question on the Rule providing for Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ On rollcall vote 23, Rep. Cohen Amend- consideration of both H.R. 1155 and H.R. 712, I missed rollcall vote No. 30 regarding ‘‘On ment, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Liti- I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Agreeing to the Jackson Lee Amendment’’. gation Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ On rollcall vote 5, H. Res. 580—Rule pro- On rollcall vote 24, Rep. Conyers Amend- I missed rollcall vote No. 31 regarding ‘‘On viding for consideration of both H.R. 1155— ment, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Liti- Agreeing to the Nadler Amendment’’. Had I SCRUB Act of 2015 and H.R. 712—Sunshine gation Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of On rollcall vote 25, Rep. Deutch Amend- I missed rollcall vote No. 32 regarding ‘‘On 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ ment, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Liti- Motion to Recommit with Instructions’’. Had I On rollcall vote 6, Motion to Concur in the gation Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762—Restoring On rollcall vote 26, Rep. Moore Amendment been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation 5, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litiga- I missed rollcall vote No. 33 regarding ‘‘To Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ tion Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ amend title 28, United States Code, to im- On rollcall vote 7, Rep. Johnson (GA) On rollcall vote 27, Rep. Moore Amendment prove fairness in class action litigation’’ (H.R. Amendment 2 to H.R. 712, Sunshine for Reg- 6, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litiga- 1927). Had I been present, I would have voted ulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015, tion Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ ‘‘no.’’ I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ On rollcall vote 28, Rep. Waters Amend- f On rollcall vote 8, Reps. Cummings/Con- ment, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Liti- nolly Amendment to H.R. 712, Sunshine for gation Act of 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ RECONCILIATION ACT—VETO MES- Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of On rollcall vote 29, Rep. Johnson (GA) SAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF 2015, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Amendment, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Ac- THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. On rollcall vote 9, Rep. Lynch Amendment tion Litigation Act of 2015, I would have voted NO. 114–91) to H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees ‘‘yes.’’ and Settlements Act of 2015, I would have On rollcall vote 30, Rep. Jackson-Lee The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. voted ‘‘yes.’’ Amendment, H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Ac- JOLLY) laid before the House the fol- On rollcall vote 10, Reps. Johnson (GA)/ tion Litigation Act of 2015, I would have voted lowing veto message from the Presi- Jackson-Lee Amendment 6 to H.R. 712, Sun- ‘‘yes.’’ dent of the United States:

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Rather rency and other prohibited goods that reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 than refighting old political battles by allow this oppressive regime to con- of the concurrent resolution on the once again voting to repeal basic pro- tinue its destabilizing behavior. budget for fiscal year 2016, herein re- tections that provide security for the Additionally, Mr. Speaker, the House ferred to as the Reconciliation Act. middle class, Members of Congress will consider a bill, H.R. 3662, the Iran This legislation would not only repeal should be working together to grow the Terror Finance Transparency Act, parts of the Affordable Care Act, but economy, strengthen middle-class fam- sponsored by Representative STEVE would reverse the significant progress ilies, and create new jobs. Because of we have made in improving health care the harm this bill would cause to the RUSSELL. This bill, Mr. Speaker, would in America. The Affordable Care Act health and financial security of mil- block the President from offering sanc- includes a set of fairer rules and lions of Americans, it has earned my tions relief to an individual or bank stronger consumer protections that veto. until certifying that the entity has not have made health care coverage more BARACK OBAMA. conducted any transactions with a ter- affordable, more attainable, and more THE WHITE HOUSE, January 8, 2016. rorist organization. patient centered. And it is working. About 17.6 million Americans have b 1300 Lastly, Mr. Speaker, the House will gained health care coverage as the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ob- consider two bills aimed at burdensome law’s coverage provisions have taken jections of the President will be spread rules and regulations by this Obama effect. The Nation’s uninsured rate now at large upon the Journal, and the veto administration. The first of those, Mr. stands at its lowest level ever, and de- message and the bill will be printed as Speaker, is a bill by Representative mand for Marketplace coverage during a House document. ALEX MOONEY, H.R. 1644, the STREAM December 2015 was at an all-time high. MOTION OFFERED BY MR. SCALISE Act, which is a critical piece of legisla- Health care costs are lower than ex- Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I move tion to address the administration’s pected when the law was passed, and to postpone consideration of the veto stream protection rule. This is a rule health care quality is higher—with im- message to January 26, 2016. which is designed to shut down all sur- provements in patient safety saving an The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- face mining and a significant portion estimated 87,000 lives. Health care has tleman from Louisiana is recognized of underground mining, particularly in changed for the better, setting this for 1 hour. the Appalachian region. H.R. 1644 country on a smarter, stronger course. Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, this is a would save taxpayer dollars and pro- The Reconciliation Act would reverse simple motion which will postpone fur- tect American jobs. that course. The Congressional Budget ther consideration of the President’s The second is a joint resolution, S.J. Office estimates that the legislation veto of the bill gutting ObamaCare and would increase the number of unin- Res. 22, calling for the disapproval of defunding Planned Parenthood. This the Obama administration’s regulatory sured Americans by 22 million after short delay will ensure that the Mem- overreach on the Waters of the United 2017. The Council of Economic Advisers bers of the House and the American States. This resolution would express estimates that this reduction in health people will have the time to fully con- congressional disapproval of an unprec- care coverage could mean, each year, sider the President’s veto and its impli- more than 900,000 fewer people getting cations. edented power grab that harms the tra- all their needed care, more than 1.2 Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ditional Federal-State partnership in million additional people having trou- of my time, and I move the previous implementing the Clean Water Act and ble paying other bills due to higher question on the motion. would expand the scope of the EPA to medical costs, and potentially more The previous question was ordered. puddles in the backyards of millions of than 10,000 additional deaths. This leg- The motion was agreed to. Americans. islation would cost millions of hard- A motion to reconsider was laid on Those are the bills that I wanted to working middle-class families the secu- the table. highlight and feature. rity of affordable health coverage they f deserve. Reliable health care coverage Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman would no longer be a right for every- LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM for the information. I know the major- one: it would return to being a privi- (Mr. HOYER asked and was given ity leader is not here, but I observed, lege for a few. permission to address the House for 1 with some irony, how much argument The legislation’s implications extend minute.) for legislation was included in the far beyond those who would become un- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, at this scheduling announcement. I think that insured. For example, about 150 million time, I yield to the gentleman from is not necessarily inappropriate—I will Americans with employer-based insur- Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), the majority make that point—but I am sure the ance would be at risk of higher pre- whip, for the purpose of giving us the majority leader will remember that in miums and lower wages. And it would schedule for the week to come. the future. cause the cost of health coverage for Mr. SCALISE. I thank the gentleman people buying it on their own to sky- from Maryland for yielding. I thank the gentleman for the infor- rocket. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the House mation. The Reconciliation Act would also ef- will meet at noon for morning hour and I want to say to him at the outset, fectively defund Planned Parenthood. 2 p.m. for legislative business. Mem- we note and we took action on his mo- Planned Parenthood uses both Federal bers are advised that first votes of the tion to which we neither asked for a and non-federal funds to provide a week are expected at 6:30 p.m. on Mon- vote nor objected, but that we have de- range of important preventive care and day. layed the consideration of the veto of health services, including health Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the House the President of the United States, en- screenings, vaccinations, and check- will meet at 10 a.m. for morning hour suring that the 22 million people that ups to millions of men and women who and noon for legislative business. would be removed from health insur- visit their health centers annually. On Wednesday, the House will meet ance, if the President had not vetoed Longstanding Federal policy already at 9 a.m. for legislative business. No that bill, will not go into effect. prohibits the use of Federal funds for votes are expected in the House on abortions, except in cases of rape or in- Thursday or Friday. I want to assure the majority whip, cest or when the life of the woman Mr. Speaker, the House will consider as the minority whip, that that bill would be endangered. By eliminating a number of suspensions next week, a will not go into effect whether we vote Federal Medicaid funding for a major complete list which will be announced on it today or we vote for it on the provider of health care, H.R. 3762 would at the close of business today. 25th. There are more than sufficient limit access to health care for men, I want to take a moment to highlight votes on this side of the aisle to sup- women, and families across the Nation, one of those bills. The North Korea port and confirm the President’s veto and would disproportionately impact Sanctions Enforcement Act by Chair- and to ensure that those 22 million peo- low-income individuals. man ED ROYCE is a critical bill, given ple, as well as those who are benefiting

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I yield to the gentleman from Lou- I also wanted to say to the gen- Again, I think what is exciting to our isiana. tleman, the Speaker has pointed out membership about this year is that the Mr. SCALISE. I thank the gen- that this year, he wants to see real sub- Members are going to be able to par- tleman, again, for yielding. stance considered during the debate on ticipate in that process and the com- Of course, as the gentleman knows, the bill that I just discussed, the Af- mittees will be involved in this. I can’t many of these issues that he discussed fordable Care Act. There was some dis- tell you what the committees will ulti- are at various stages of the legislative process. Some are in current hearings cussion by Mr. UPTON that there was mately do or produce. This is going to an alternative that the Republican side be a process that is going to be very in committees. Some legislation is being developed or being voted on. of the aisle had or his committee had. open and transparent. People can Some of those issues that were dis- We, of course, never considered—not- watch on C–SPAN as hearings are held. cussed by the gentleman have already withstanding the 62 votes to repeal—an It is not going to be some predisposed come to the House floor and passed. In alternative. outcome from the top down. Again, fact, many of the bills to get the econ- I would ask the gentleman if he be- this will be something that will be omy back on track passed this Senate lieves that there will be, during the membership-driven, using the regular with good, strong bipartisan votes that coming weeks or months, an alter- order of the House. had been stuck in the Senate. native to the Affordable Care Act con- Mr. HOYER. Well, I appreciate the I encourage the gentleman from sidered on this floor. gentleman’s presentation. Maryland, the minority whip, to work I yield to my friend from Louisiana. Of course, presumably, if it is trans- with us in the majority to get our col- Mr. SCALISE. I thank the gentleman parent, if it is open, then presumably, leagues in the Senate to move forward from Maryland for yielding. the Democratic members of the com- on some of that important legislation I know that the gentleman from mittee of jurisdiction on whatever that we have passed out of the House in Maryland is aware that Speaker RYAN issue there may be, we think we can a bipartisan fashion. has laid out a vision that we want to work together with you on supporting I know the gentleman from Maryland have a bold agenda that we are going job creation, reaching a long-term fis- was at the same ceremony as I was ear- to bring forward for 2016. In fact, one of cal agreement on permanently replac- lier this week, where the Navy did, I the things that the Speaker laid out is ing the sequester, which your chairman think, a very important, significant ac- not an agenda that is going to be driv- believes is not a reasonable alter- tion in naming a class of Naval vessels en from the top down; it is not agenda native. after our colleague and civil rights that is going to be driven by leader- We believe we can reach agreement hero, JOHN LEWIS. It was an honor to ship. In fact, it will be driven by the with you hopefully on comprehensive participate in that ceremony, as I Members. tax reform, although my personal opin- know you were there as well, in a very One of the things that both the House ion was that the passage of the tax bill touching, warm moment where you Republican and House Democrat con- a few weeks ago, which I voted against, saw House Members come together to ferences do in the upcoming weeks is undermines that possibility. pay tribute to our colleague, JOHN have Member retreats, where our Mem- We also believe we can work together LEWIS. bers can come together and discuss with you on something that this week Also, you saw the Navy making such those items. That is what we are going has been made dramatically clear, that a significant step in saying they are to be doing next: our Members are is needed very, very badly, and that is going to develop and build a class of going to be coming together. We want comprehensive immigration reform. Naval ships that honor civil rights leg- to build a consensus amongst our mem- As I said on Ex-Im Bank, I thought ends, starting with and, in fact, nam- bership, again, not from the top down, there was a majority of votes in both ing the entire class of ships after JOHN but one that includes the interests of parties for the Ex-Im Bank. Unfortu- LEWIS. the Members of our conference to fix nately, it took a discharge petition to Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman the problems that have been created by get it to the floor. When it got to the for bringing up that issue. We are all the President’s healthcare law and ac- floor, I was correct. It had a majority privileged and honored to serve in this tually bring forward a patient-centered of the Republicans and all but one House with JOHN LEWIS. There is prob- approach that puts patients back in Democrat for it. ably no Member of this House who has charge of their healthcare decisions. I think comprehensive immigration been recognized for greater contribu- Mr. HOYER. I understand that, and I reform would pass. In a system that is tions to what America stands for than appreciate the gentleman’s observa- transparent and open to the American our colleague, JOHN LEWIS. tions. people, what one would do would have It was so appropriate for Secretary I am wondering whether or not our a vote here on this floor so the Amer- Mabus, who is the Secretary of the Members would expect, at some time in ican people can see where each Member Navy from Mississippi and former Gov- the future, to have such a bill pre- is on that issue. ernor of Mississippi, to not only name sented for a vote on the floor so that We also believe we can work with this ship, as the gentleman observed, the American people could see, as I un- you, Mr. Whip, and with the majority but because it is the first ship. And derstand the Speaker’s premise being leader, the Speaker, and your Mem- this ship is all about serving others, that he wants to lay out an agenda so bers, on restoring voting rights. about supplying others with that which that in this Presidential election, there Mr. Cantor, when he was here, and they need—not only fuel, but also food will be alternatives. Mr. MCCARTHY, the majority leader, he and supplies—and is so appropriate be- My question to the whip is: Will this and I were honorary cochairs—JOHN cause JOHN LEWIS lived his life serving House be expecting to vote on an alter- LEWIS is, of course, the chair—when we others and supplying. native, to consider an alternative with went to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in This is not a warship, per se. It is a amendments perhaps made in order as recognition of that march, which ulti- Naval ship that is going to be critically well? mately led to the adoption of the Vot- important to our Navy. The gentleman I yield to my friend from Louisiana. ing Rights Act. We think we can work is absolutely correct that honoring Mr. SCALISE. I thank the gentleman together with you on that. JOHN LEWIS was an appropriate act to for yielding. I know there are strong feelings on take. I think he and I both extend our Again, Speaker RYAN’s commitment the efforts that the President has thanks to Secretary Ray Mabus for has been that we are going to restore taken to make sure that those who taking this action.

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I hope his feelings are the military. Last month, Secretary of Defense York or in the Midwest or the South or not hurt when his crabs are left on the Ash Carter announced his and the serv- the North—who have from time to time table. ices’ decision to open all units to found themselves in deep fiscal trouble, I yield back the balance of my time. women. This decision would not only Puerto Rico now finds itself in that po- f open 220,000 jobs for women that were sition. previously closed to them, but it would I had the opportunity to talk a little ADJOURNMENT FROM FRIDAY, also open the doors for more women to earlier today with Chairman ROB JANUARY 8, 2016 TO MONDAY, rise in the chain of command. I believe BISHOP about the hearings that are JANUARY 11, 2016 that we need that to happen in our going on in the Committee on Natural Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I ask military. Resources this month with reference to unanimous consent that when the Servicewomen have bravely served Puerto Rico. I know that Speaker House adjourns today, it adjourn to our country in and out of combat. Fi- RYAN has indicated that we need to ad- meet on Monday, January 11, 2016, nally, we will be giving them the rec- dress this issue in an effective way by when it shall convene at noon for ognition that they deserve. No longer March 31. I very much appreciate his morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for leg- will archaic policies limit the potential setting a goal and a timeframe for islative business. of capable and qualified servicewomen. that. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. The talent and determination of our Can the gentleman give me any addi- BRAT). Is there objection to the request servicewomen will continue to tional information as to the status of of the gentleman from Louisiana? strengthen our Nation’s military, and I consideration of Puerto Rico and ex- There was no objection. am proud to stand behind them. tending it bankruptcy authority so f that it might restructure its debt so f that it doesn’t undermine its school RECOGNIZING CHEROKEE TRAIL’S RETIREMENT OF JOHN GUERRIERO system, its public safety, its transpor- STATE CHAMPION VOLLEYBALL (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania tation, and other needs of its people? TEAM asked and was given permission to ad- I yield to my friend. (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Mr. SCALISE. I thank the gentleman permission to address the House for 1 vise and extend his remarks.) for yielding. minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Of course, as the gentleman from marks.) Mr. Speaker, this week marked the re- Maryland knows, Puerto Rico is facing Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise tirement of John Guerriero, who has a serious debt crisis and is in need of today to recognize the girls varsity covered politics for the Erie Times- structural reform. That is critical. volleyball team at Cherokee Trail High News for more than three decades. That is why our committee is starting School in Aurora, Colorado, for win- John joined the Times-News in 1981 the process of examining solutions. In ning the 2015 Colorado 5A State cham- after graduating from college. John’s fact, as the gentleman mentioned, next pionship game on November 14, 2015. stories have focused on just about any- week, on January 12 at 10 a.m., the The students and staff who were part thing you can imagine, from local, committee of primary jurisdiction, the of the title-winning Cougar team de- State, and Federal politics, education House Committee on Natural Re- serve to be recognized for winning in issues, to stories involving court cases sources, led by Chairman BISHOP, as what has been a season full of chal- in Erie and those involving gambling. the gentleman mentioned, has the first lenges. Following the tragic death of With background on so many issues, hearing scheduled on this matter. one of their players, Celeste James, it is common for John to follow up on In keeping with Speaker RYAN’s com- and a serious injury to another, Amaz- action here in Washington with ques- mitment to regular order, it is impor- ing Ashby, the Cherokee Trail Cougars tions on how it might impact the Erie tant that we allow the committees of showed courage in the face of true ad- region. jurisdiction to work through these versity to complete their title-winning Mr. Speaker, I have long followed his issues to put forward the best solutions season which honored their teammates. work in the newspaper, but I had the to a bad situation. In their dominant performances at chance to truly interact with John in Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. 2013 when he spent several days with I would reiterate to my friend, we the State championship, the girls of Cherokee Trail High School’s Congressman MIKE KELLY and myself really do look forward to working with here on Capitol Hill. I was glad to talk your side of the aisle on addressing volleyball team proved that hard work, dedication, and perseverance is the per- with him about representing Penn- some of the critical problems that I sylvania’s largest congressional dis- mentioned, that you have mentioned, fect recipe for champions. These volleyball players were led to the trict, and about how priorities and con- that Speaker RYAN has mentioned. We championship title through the tireless cerns across the district often lead to hope that those will be open, trans- policies discussed here on the House parent, and inclusive so that all views leadership of their head coach, Terry Miller, and his outstanding staff. floor. can be heard. Ultimately, we hope that I wish John the best of luck in retire- It is with great pride that I join all of proposals and policies do come to this ment and congratulate him on a won- the residents of Aurora, Colorado, in floor for a vote. derful career. congratulating the Cherokee Trail Cou- It is my understanding that the f Speaker also wants to do the 12 appro- gars for their State championship. priations bills, do them discretely, that f I CANNOT BE SILENT is, one at a time, and bring them to (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIGADIER this floor. We look forward to that permission to address the House for 1 GENERAL DIANA HOLLAND process occurring as well. minute.) I yield to my friend. (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, today I Mr. SCALISE. I appreciate the gen- fornia asked and was given permission rise to call attention to the issue of tleman yielding. to address the House for 1 minute and gun violence that has seized our Na- I would just say, in the spirit of bi- to revise and extend her remarks.) tion. A little over a month ago, my partisanship, at some point I would Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- hometown of San Bernardino fell vic- like to bring up some great blue crabs fornia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tim to gun violence and was added to a

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I have even heard a Republican has been to hold moments of silence in have added jobs for a record 70 straight lawmaker put forth the claim that, if honor of their memory. As a father of months. The unemployment rate women are allowed to have abortions, two young boys and as San stands at 5 percent, half of what it was men should be allowed to rape. Bernardino’s voice in Congress, I can- at the peak of the recession, and the After nearly 30 years of public office, not be silent. gains are becoming more broadly nothing really surprises me anymore, We owe it to our communities, from shared. The unemployment rate for Af- Mr. Speaker. So you can imagine my San Bernardino to Newtown, to do rican Americans fell 1.1 percentage lack of astonishment when my dear something. As one of the family mem- points last month. It now stands at the friend and colleague from Wisconsin, bers mentioned earlier in the week: lowest level since 2007. SEAN DUFFY, rolled out abortion statis- ‘‘Congress has offered their thoughts Of course, there is much more that tics among African American women and prayers, but thoughts and prayers needs to be done. We must make sure to lecture Black legislators like myself are cheap when you have the power that every American family benefits about defending the welfare of our con- they have.’’ from this recovery. Some of my col- stituents. While one single law could not have leagues across the aisle will continue Since the United States Supreme prevented the horrific events in San their efforts to cast doubt on the Court ruled in 1963 that women are Bernardino, that doesn’t justify a re- Obama recovery. I urge them to look at guaranteed the privacy and power and fusal to take action to make our com- the numbers. right to make medical decisions con- munities safer. cerning their own bodies, anti-choice f legislators have been trying to end safe f COMMEMORATING THE and legal abortion. A tactic that has ISIS TROLL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS RETIREMENT OF STU WITT been part of their strategy is to use in- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was (Mr. KNIGHT asked and was given flammatory, racial arguments, and de- given permission to address the House permission to address the House for 1 ceptive claims to stigmatize abortion for 1 minute and to revise and extend minute.) in communities of color. I don’t expect Representative DUFFY his remarks.) Mr. KNIGHT. Mr. Speaker, today I to understand why his comments are Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ter- would like to commemorate the retire- offensive, but what he and so many of ror has come to my hometown of Hous- ment of Stu Witt. his Republican colleagues fail to ac- ton, Texas. Stu is retiring from the commercial knowledge is the underlying context Yesterday, the FBI arrested 24-year- Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, behind high abortion rates in African old Omar Saeed Al Hardan, a Pales- California. He started his career at American communities. tinian born in Iraq who came to the CSUN and went on to a naval career U.S. as a refugee. He has been indicted High rates of abortion are related to where he flew F–14s off the John F. Ken- poverty and lack of access to quality for providing support to ISIS, a ter- nedy and F/A–18s. He then followed it rorist organization. care. The war on women’s health cen- up by flying B–1s, F–16s, and the YF–23. ters has resulted in multiple barriers Al Hardan applied for full citizenship, But I knew Stu as a person who took and when he did, he lied on his applica- to accessing quality, affordable health the Air and Space Port in Mojave and care, which could lead to higher rates tion, saying he wasn’t associated with put it on the map. terrorist organizations. The evidence of both unintended pregnancy and He talked to me early in my legisla- abortion. shows that he is a troll for ISIS. Prior tive career in California and said: I to coming to America, he had been Representative DUFFY’s hypocrisy on have got a bill. This bill has never gone this issue is as predictable as it is of- trained to operate machine guns. anywhere. It has never even gotten a The administration says that the 31 fensive. If he truly, truly wants to committee hearing, but I want you to fight for the hopeless and voiceless, he State Governors who want to turn run it. away unvetted refugees have no right should join us. So we did. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to refuse them. That is why Senator That bill turned into the indem- time of the gentlewoman from Wis- CRUZ and I have introduced the State nification law in California, which al- consin has expired. Refugee Security Act of 2015. This leg- lowed private spaceflight to happen in islation will give State Governors the PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY California. Without that leadership, Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, right, under the 10th Amendment, to California would not be on the map for deny the entrance of unvetted refugees parliamentary inquiry. private spaceflight. I believe that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- to their State. today, without Stu Witt, California tleman will state his parliamentary in- Congress must take immediate ac- would probably have lost out to other quiry. tion to support those States that have States in the Union. Mr. FORTENBERRY. What is the refused to participate in the refugee re- I would like to say as to Stu Witt’s rule on attacking personalities in the settlement program because of serious retirement: We know we are going to House? security concerns. have great things in the future; we The SPEAKER pro tempore. House This case shows that the FBI Direc- know what you have done in the past; rule XVII prohibits Members from en- tor was right. America cannot properly and we look forward to your exploits gaging in personalities in debate. vet refugees. The interest of foreign for the advancement of aerospace in Mr. FORTENBERRY. Did the prior refugees should not be more important America. speech violate that rule? than the safety of citizens in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The f United States. Chair cannot give an advisory opinion And that is just the way it is. b 1330 on that. Mr. FORTENBERRY. Thank you, Mr. f ABSURD COMMENTS ABOUT Speaker. DECEMBER JOBS REPORT ABORTION f (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of (Ms. MOORE asked and was given New York asked and was given permis- permission to address the House for 1 PUTTING THE SAFETY OF sion to address the House for 1 minute.) minute.) AMERICANS FIRST Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, over the (Mr. BABIN asked and was given per- York. Mr. Speaker, the jobs numbers years, I have heard some rather absurd mission to address the House for 1 released this morning are excellent. comments from my Republican col- minute.)

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SPEAKER: As co-chairs of the given permission to address the House Friends for Egypt Caucus we request that these national security vulnerabilities, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah elSisi be President Obama shockingly believes for 1 minute and to revise and extend invited to address a Joint Meeting of Con- that it is more important to increase his remarks.) gress during the second session of the 114th FBI background checks on law-abiding Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, Congress. American citizens. today I want to say goodbye to a good Egypt under President el-Sisi’s leadership This additional round of unconstitu- friend who died this week: Charles is playing a pivotal role in North Africa and tional executive action is a new low for Francis Clifford, Jr. the Middle East. Egypt is a bulwark against this administration. Their overreach Mr. Chuck was a World War II vet- a barbaric and fanatic Islamic state and its eran who served in the Navy for 35 ilk. El Sisi’s courage and commitment to on guns and law-abiding Americans peace and stability is a dramatic and posi- shows how truly misplaced their prior- years, where he attained the rank of tive force that deserves to be recognized. His ities are. Sadly, it only confirms what captain. He spent his professional ca- call for tolerance and respect of people of all we have already come to learn, that reer with State Farm. Along with his religions has been a dramatic step towards this is a failed President with a very loving wife, Ann, they raised four chil- reconciliation and stability in the Middle distorted sense of the real world. dren together. East. His visits to Christian gatherings have Mr. Speaker, putting the safety and Chuck lived an honorable and dutiful been historic and worthy of praise by all peo- security of the American people first life. He served his country faithfully. ple of good will. He was devoted to his family and to his The United States and Egypt have had a means ending this administration’s re- long and mutually beneficial relationship. fusal to secure our borders, refusal to faith, and he saw his business career as We need to bolster relations between our respect the right of law-abiding Ameri- an extension of the call to service. He people now in this time of crisis and radical cans to exercise their First and Second was a kind man, always with a smile. terrorist attacks in the region and through- Amendment rights, and refusal to en- After Ann died 7 years ago, Chuck out the world. hance background checks on immi- continued to be an ongoing presence in Having President el Sisi address the United grants and refugees from the safe ha- our community, volunteering at our States Congress would be a message to the church. He received frequent requests world of our solidarity with moderate Mus- vens of terrorism. lim leaders who share our goal of a more f from the children at St. Joseph’s peaceful and stable world. His appearance be- School to tell his story about living LAW ENFORCEMENT fore a Joint Meeting of Congress will under- through the Depression and his service score our gratitude for his leadership in this APPRECIATION DAY during World War II. time of turmoil. (Mr. REICHERT asked and was given Chuck Clifford was an example of We appreciate your consideration of this permission to address the House for 1 manly steadiness and goodness. He was request. minute and to revise and extend his re- my friend, and I will miss him. Well Sincerely, marks.) done, good and faithful servant. DANA ROHRABACHER, Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, tomor- Member of Congress. f TULSI GABBARD, row is National Law Enforcement Ap- Member of Congress. preciation Day. I would like to take REQUEST FOR JOINT MEETING OF f this time to thank all of the men and CONGRESS women who put their lives on the line (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was REGULATORY GRIDLOCK each and every day to keep our com- given permission to address the House The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. JEN- munities safe. for 1 minute.) KINS of West Virginia). Under the As a former cop of 33 years, I know Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, Speaker’s announced policy of January firsthand what it means to leave your one of the great honors this body can 6, 2015, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. home and not know if you are coming bestow upon a foreign leader is an invi- GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 minutes back. My family knows that feeling of: tation to address a joint meeting of as the designee of the majority leader. Is Deputy Dave going to come home to- Congress. Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield night to his family? As co-chairman of the Friends of to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Well, early in my career, that was a Egypt Caucus, TULSI GABBARD and I HARDY). big question mark. I found myself in a have delivered a letter today to the Mr. HARDY. I thank the gentleman fight for my life at 23 years old, being Speaker of the House, PAUL D. RYAN, from Texas for yielding. attacked by a man with a butcher urging him to invite Egyptian Presi- Mr. Speaker, this is our first week knife. I came home that night with 45 dent el-Sisi to give such an address. back in session after spending the holi- stitches in my neck. General el-Sisi came to power amidst days in our districts. While we were Years later, I lost a good friend and a chaos and restored order to his coun- meeting with our constituents and en- partner who was ambushed, shot, and try. He was then democratically elect- joying the company of loved ones, the killed in 1982. Two years later, I lost a ed as President of Egypt. He is a piv- Federal bureaucracy was firing on all good friend—an academy colleague— otal figure in the Middle East during cylinders, cranking out thousands of who was stabbed to death in 1984. this time of great danger. He is a pages of regulations. Sadly, deaths of police officers are oc- champion of the Egyptian people and a Mr. Speaker, I hold in my hand what curring across this country each and friend to the people of the United our regulators were doing on Christmas every day. States. Eve. In my other hand I am holding 298 I want to take this time to especially Most importantly, he is a voice for pages of what our Federal regulators mention the last two in Washington respect and reconciliation between peo- were doing on New Year’s Eve. State who have sacrificed their lives ple of all faiths. Thus, he is a force for This breakneck pace of activity, deep for the protection of our community: peace and stability in a region plagued within the bowels of our executive Officer Rick Silva of Chehalis Police with terrorism and religious persecu- branch, capped off a record year for the Department and Detective Brent Hang- tion. He and the people of Egypt have Federal Register, the official record of er of the Washington State Patrol. earned our moral and strategic sup- the government’s regulatory and other Mr. Speaker, we should take this port. actions. time, especially tomorrow and in the I will include in the RECORD the offi- The grand total for 2015 was 82,035 coming weeks, to stop and say thank cial request that the Friends of Egypt pages of regulations. This leaves the you to our law enforcement officials Caucus have made to Speaker RYAN to current administration with an annual

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Paragraph (g)’’— Article I, section 1, of the Constitu- As a former small-business owner, I quoting from the law—‘‘makes it clear tion vests all legislative power in a can tell you that mom-and-pop shops that ‘each of the parties to such con- Congress of the United States, not with aren’t poring over each and every issue spiracy shall be subject to the punish- regulatory agencies. of the Federal Register, and they sure ment provided for the offense which is Article I, section 8, of the Constitu- aren’t doing it on Christmas Eve. Un- the object of such conspiracy.’ tion vests all the power to make all like large corporations that can afford ‘‘This explains why more than a laws in Congress to the United States, armies of attorneys to navigate the thousand pieces of classified informa- not with regulatory agencies. complex Federal bureaucracy, small tion have found their way into Hillary Article II, section 3, of the Constitu- businesses are left hanging out to dry. unauthorized and unsecured email sys- tion clearly states that the President As the people’s House, we are advo- tem—and why the markings have been shall take care that the laws be faith- cates for the people we represent. We stripped from them. Hillary herself ap- fully executed. That means executive serve them. We are accountable to parently ordered the Code Red, so to agencies execute the laws as Congress them. We owe it to the people to go on speak. intended, not that they make their record and vote on major rules that im- In an update, the author says: ‘‘There own. pact their daily lives. are a few people wondering whether the Mr. Speaker, there is no ambiguity. I challenge any President or elected ‘TPs’ ’’—or talking points—‘‘in ques- Federal laws get made right here on official to say that the American peo- tion in this thread were classified in this floor and in the other Chamber ple don’t deserve the right to hold their the first place. across the rotunda and nowhere else. government accountable. ‘‘There are a couple of points to re- But over the past 228 years, the found- Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, news member in that context: Unclassified ing principles have been manipulated. surfaced today. Here is a story from Ed material doesn’t need to be trans- With this massive expansion of the Morrissey: ‘‘Has the State Department mitted by secure fax; if the material Federal Government’s role during the released a smoking gun in the Hillary wasn’t classified, Sullivan would have New Deal, agencies were awarded rule- Clinton email scandal? In a thread just faxed them normally. making authority through acts of Con- from June 2011, Hillary Clinton ex- ‘‘Ordering aides to remove headers to gress. This statutory authority was changes emails with Jake Sullivan, facilitate the transmission over unse- granted to allow our Federal agencies then her deputy chief of staff and now cured means strongly suggests the in- to better implement the law in a grow- her campaign foreign-policy adviser, in formation was not unclassified. On top ing, complex Nation. But it was not a which she impatiently waits for a set of that, removing headers to avoid blank check. of talking points. When Sullivan tells transmission security would be a viola- Unfortunately, far too many here in her that the source is having trouble tion of 18 USC 793 anyway, which does Congress have been complicit in dele- with the secure fax, Hillary then orders not require material to be classified— gating our sacred lawmaking authority Sullivan to have the data stripped of only sensitive to national security.’’ to legions of unelected bureaucrats. its markings and sent through a non- Also: ‘‘State did leave this document How can this be? secure channel.’’ unclassified, but that’s because there We are the first branch of govern- Then it is quoting from the email: ‘‘If isn’t any discussion of what the talk- ment, the branch that is closest to the they can’t, turn into nonpaper with no ing points cover. They redacted the people. We are directly accountable to identifying heading and send non- subject headers with B5 and B6 exemp- our constituents. It is because of that secure.’’ tions, invoked to note that the accountability that we must reclaim The article goes on to say: ‘‘That’s an FOIA’’—Freedom of Information Act— that constitutional duty to make all order to violate the laws handling clas- ‘‘demand doesn’t cover the material. laws. sified material. There is no other way ‘‘Ordering the headings stripped, and That is why I am a proud original co- to read that demand. Regardless of Sullivan’s apparent reluctance to work sponsor of the REINS Act of 2015 and whether or not Sullivan complied, this around the secure fax system, makes it why I voted to pass that important bill demolishes Hillary claim to be igno- all but certain that the material was last year. The REINS Act takes the im- rant of marking issues, as well as classified at some level—and Hillary portant step of requiring congressional strongly suggests that the other thou- knew it.’’ approval of all major rules. This is a sand-plus instances where this did Just breaking news of interest. huge improvement over the current occur likely came under her direc- ACTIVITIES OF ABDURAHMAN ALAMOUDI status quo under the Congressional Re- tion.’’ Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, a mat- view Act. Fox News also noticed the email this ter of grave concern continues to arise The default standard for all major morning, although they don’t have a stemming back from a man who was rules should be rejection unless they copy of it linked. And it is quoting: born in Eritrea named Abdurahman are congressionally approved, not ac- ‘‘However, one email thread from June Alamoudi. And this is from ceptance until rejection. 2011 appears to include Clinton telling DiscoverTheNetworks.org. The Congressional Review Act is a her top adviser Jake Sullivan to send He, Mr. Alamoudi, immigrated to the failed attempt to reclaim our exclusive security information through insecure United States in 1979. That would be legislating authority. Rejecting one means. the same year, Mr. Speaker, you will single rule on ergonomic chairs in 20 ‘‘In response to Clinton’s request for recall, that radical Islam declared war years is simply unacceptable. We need a set of since-redacted talking points, on the United States, attacked our em- laws with more teeth. Sullivan writes, ’They say they’ve had bassy in Tehran, took over 50 Ameri- The bills we passed this week, includ- issues sending secure fax. They are cans hostage, and held them for over a ing the SCRUB Act of 2015, will help in working on it.’ Clinton responds, ’If year. this effort. they can’t, turn it into nonpaper with That same year, that year, 1979, is Mr. Speaker, something needs to no identifying heading and send non- the year Mr. Alamoudi came to the change. Churning out thousands of secure.’ United States, and then he became a final rules on tens of thousands of Fed- ‘‘Ironically, an email thread from 4 naturalized U.S. citizen in 1996. eral Register pages each and every year months earlier shows Clinton saying In 1981, he founded the Islamic Soci- is hamstringing our economy and she was ’surprised’ that a diplomatic ety of Boston. It is not in this article, crushing our businesses. officer named John Godfrey used a per- but I have also seen the documentation

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In learned more about Islam. continued to work with the Clinton ad- October 2004, Alamoudi was sentenced This article says, from 1985 to 1990 ministration to find good Muslims to to 23 years in federal prison. Mr. Alamoudi served as executive as- work in the government, Alamoudi ‘‘During the Holy Land Foundation sistant to the president of the SAAR told a meeting of the IAP: ‘‘I think if for Relief and Development trial of Foundation in Northern Virginia. we were outside this country we can 2007, which examined evidence of the In 1990, Alamoudi founded the Amer- say, ‘Oh, Allah, destroy America,’ but HLF’s fundraising on behalf of Hamas, ican Muslim Council. The following once we are here, our mission in this the U.S. government released a list of year, he established the American Mus- country is to change it . . . You can be approximately 300 of HLF’s ’unindicted lim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs violent anywhere else but in America.’’ co-conspirators’ and ’joint venturers.’ Council, whose purpose was to ‘‘certify ‘‘In October 2000, Alamoudi attended Alamoudi was named in that list . . . Muslim chaplains hired by the mili- an anti-Israel protest outside the In addition to the affiliations listed tary.’’ White House, where he proudly de- above, Alamoudi has also been, at var- During the 1992 Presidential election clared himself ‘a supporter of Hamas’ ious times, a board member of Amer- cycle, Alamoudi courted both the and ‘a supporter of Hezbollah.’ ’’ And ican Muslims for Jerusalem; the head Democratic and the Republican Par- apparently there is video of that. of the American Task Force for Bosnia; ties. When Bill Clinton emerged vic- In 2000, Alamoudi literally ‘‘began a board member of the Council for the torious, Alamoudi increased his dona- making regular trips to Libya, where National Interest Foundation; a direc- tions to Democrats. He went on to he met with government officials to tor of the Council on American-Islamic serve the Clinton administration as an discuss strategies by which they could Relations, CAIR’’—which, by the way, Islamic affairs adviser and a State De- create ‘headaches’ for Saudi Arabia. Mr. Speaker, has very open access to partment ‘‘goodwill ambassador’’ to ‘‘In January 2001, Alamoudi attended the highest officials, including the Muslim nations. a conference in Beirut with leaders of President. They are the ones that got Langley In 1993, the Defense Department cer- numerous terrorist organizations, in- to call off a 2-day seminar for law en- tified Alamoudi’s American Muslim cluding al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, forcement on radical Islam and got the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs and Islamic Jihad. rules changed so people that were Council as one of two organizations, ‘‘In June 2001, Alamoudi was a guest American experts on Islam could not along with the Graduate School of Is- speaker at a Northern Virginia con- talk to any U.S. Government group lamic and Social Sciences, authorized ference where senior Islamic militants about radical Islam unless they got ap- to approve and endorse Muslim chap- from throughout the Middle East were proval from people like those that lains. gathered. Many of the speakers de- CAIR approved of. Among the chaplains endorsed by nounced the ‘Zionist entity that aims CAIR—we are talking also about a Alamoudi’s group was James Yee, who to destroy the Muslim ummah,’’ or named co-conspirator in the Holy Land eventually would be arrested in 2003 on community. Foundation trial in which convictions suspicion of espionage. 1400 were obtained for principals in the Mr. Speaker, it is very reassuring b Holy Land Foundation for supporting that this man arrested on suspicion of ‘‘That same month, Alamoudi at- terrorism. I would humbly submit that espionage here in the United States tended a briefing on President Bush’s faith-based initiative, and the White had Eric Holder not become Attorney was certified by Mr. Alamoudi’s group. General and Barack Obama not become In March 1993, Alamoudi disparaged House invited him to the post-9/11 President of the United States, many, the Federal Government for the ‘‘flim- prayer service on September 14th at if not all, of those co-conspirators the National Cathedral in Washington. sy’’ evidence it had used as a basis for would have been then indicted and In September 2003, British customs arresting Mohammed Salameh, a sus- tried as supporters of terrorism. pect in the World Trade Center bomb- officials arrested Alamoudi at Instead, a new President and a new ing of February 26 of 1993. Salameh was Heathrow Airport as he was returning Attorney General came in, and instead later convicted and sentenced to life in from Libya with 340,000 in cash given of being indicted and tried for sup- prison on what, apparently, Mr. to him by President Muammar Qadhafi porting terrorism as they were named Alamoudi thought was flimsy evidence. to finance a plot involving two U.K.- in the Federal District Court in Dallas It goes on: ‘‘In 1995, Alamoudi helped based al Qaeda operatives intending to and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals President Clinton’’—interesting verb assassinate Saudi Crown Prince, later said in opinions—there was plenty of that, helped—‘‘Alamoudi helped Presi- King Abdullah. evidence to support that they were co- dent Clinton and the American Civil Alamoudi was subsequently extra- conspirators—well, the new adminis- Liberties Union develop a Presidential dited to the United States. In October tration dropped the matter, and these guideline entitled ‘Religious Expres- 2003, he was arrested at Dulles Airport people became helpful to the adminis- sion in Public School,’ which estab- on charges of having illegally accepted tration in advising on Islam. lished a legal justification upon which $10,700 from the Libyan mission to the It also notes that Mr. Alamoudi was the ACLU would file lawsuits restrict- United Nations. a founding trustee of the Fiqh Council ing Christmas celebrations and remov- ‘‘With Alamoudi in custody, federal of North America, a board member of ing Nativity scenes from public authorities released a transcript of a the Interfaith Impact for Justice and schools. telephone conversation in which he Peace, a regional representative for the ‘‘Alamoudi made numerous con- had: lamented that no Americans had Islamic Society of North America— troversial statements during the 1990s died during al Qaeda’s 1998 bombing of which was also a named co-conspirator and early 2000s, including these: the U.S. Embassy in Kenya; rec- for supporting terrorism—a board ‘‘In 1994 he said: ‘Hamas is not a ter- ommended that more operations be member of Mercy International, presi- rorist group . . . I have followed the conducted like the 1994 Hezbollah dent of the Muslim Student Associa- good work of Hamas. bombing of a Jewish cultural center in tion of the U.S. and Canada, a board ‘‘In March 1996, Alamoudi said he was Buenos Aires, in which 85 people died; member of the Somali Relief Fund, sec- ‘honored to be a member of the com- and clearly articulated his objective of retary of the Muslim Brotherhood Af- mittee that is defending’ Islamic Asso- turning America into a Muslim nation. filiated, Success Foundation, and di- ciation of Palestine’’—or IAP—‘‘found- ‘‘Alamoudi was indicted not only for rector of the Talibah International Aid er Musa Abu Marzuk, who in 1997 would his illegal dealings with Libya, but also Association. be deported from the United States be- for tax evasion and immigration fraud. In fact, in an article back in 2004, An- cause of his Hamas-related activities. He ultimately pled guilty to, and was drew C. McCarthy noted that:

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The sentence was imposed The article goes on: ‘‘The Bureau of ment in that order. by Judge Claude Hilton of the U.S. Dis- Prisons uses the Graduate School of Is- ‘‘ ‘After speaking by phone with both trict Court in Alexandria, Virginia. lamic and Social Sciences, which is soldiers, it was more than clear both ‘‘Alamoudi was influential in the under investigation for possible fun- were eager and ready to serve Allah American Muslim circles, and thus in neling of money to terrorists, and the and country’. . . ‘May Allah bless our Washington. He participated in several Islamic Society of North America, new chaplain candidates and their fam- political and charitable organizations, which has board members with terror ilies as they prepare for new challenges founding the American Muslim Coun- links, SCHUMER charged. and opportunities in the Army and Air cil—an enthusiastic supporter of ‘‘American Muslim Foundation Force Chaplain Corps,’ said Muham- Hamas and Hezbollah. The federal gov- President Abdurahman Alamoudi said mad. ernment permitted him a key role in his organization had no role advising ‘‘While the new chaplains’ ties to selecting the Islamic clerics who min- the Pentagon. Alamoudi said he for- ISNA has received some attention in ister in the military and in the prison merly gave the Pentagon advice on se- the conservative blogosphere in recent system. Over the years, moreover, he lecting imams, but ‘they pushed me days, missing from the conversation is occasionally traveled the globe as an out.’ ’’ the larger partnership between the U.S. emissary of the State Department. Well, we know that that was not military and not just the ISNA but ‘‘As we now know, he also traveled to until right before the British Govern- also other terror-tied groups. Libya, engaged in financial trans- ment arrested Alamoudi and then pro- ‘‘In fact, Muhammad himself, the actions with Qadhafi’s government, vided apparently the U.S. Government ISNA’s endorsing agent, has been tied and collected hefty sums, including the plenty of evidence to show that to a group accused of serving as an al- $340,000 seized from him when he was Alamoudi was supporting terrorism. Qaida front.’’ arrested last year, which were designed That is why I was so shocked, since By the way, parenthetically, 1993 was to be routed back to his causes in the the FBI got information from Britain, the year in which we had another ter- U.S. without the knowledge of Amer- gathered their own information that rorist attack, that being the first at- ican authorities. All of those activities they had been gathering at least since tempted bombing, or the first bombing, violate the International Emergency 1991 on radical Islamic beginnings here of the Word Trade Center in an at- Economic Powers Act imposes ter- in the United States, that during the tempt to bring it down and kill tens of rorism-related sanctions prohibiting Bush administration the FBI would thousands of Americans. unlicensed travel to and commerce have a partnership outreach program 1415 with Libya.’’ with the Council of American-Islamic b I will parenthetically insert here relations, of which Mr. Alamoudi was a ‘‘Since the Muslim chaplain pro- that it had to be very convenient for board member. CAIR was a named co- gram’s inception in 1993, ISNA has been Mr. Alamoudi, this convicted supporter conspirator for supporting terrorists, the official endorsing agency of the of terrorism, to be working for the which the courts have said there is new chaplains. State Department as he went to dif- plenty of evidence to support that they ‘‘In 2005, ISNA initiated a yearly ferent countries and apparently contin- are. While the FBI had gathered such Muslim chaplain conference that in- ued to conspire to support terrorism as evidence, they were outreach partners cludes leadership talks for chaplains in the State Department funded his travel with this organization, CAIR, named as both the military and the U.S. prison on its behalf. a co-conspirator with the Holy Land system. But also found was this article. The ‘‘Discover the Networks notes that author was Brian Blomquist and the Foundation. This article from WND, ‘‘Pentagon ISNA—through its Saudi-government- date is June 27, 2003. It is an article backed affiliate, the North American about the esteemed U.S. Senator admits chaplains from Muslim Broth- erhood group,’’ published on March 6, Islamic Trust—reportedly holds the CHARLES, or CHUCK, SCHUMER entitled, 2014, by Aaron Klein said: ‘‘The U.S. mortgages on 50 percent to 80 percent ‘‘SCHUMER wants fanatical imams root- of all mosques in the U.S. and Canada. ed out of jails, armed forces.’’ Army and Air Force has selected two ‘‘ ‘Thus the organization can freely The article says: ‘‘Militant Muslim Muslim chaplains from a program run imams are preaching a distorted, hate- by an Islamic group closely tied to the exercise ultimate authority over these ful form of Islam to U.S. soldiers and Muslim Brotherhood that was named houses of worship and their teachings,’ federal prisoners, creating a ‘dangerous by the Justice Department as an states Discover the Networks. ‘‘ISNA was founded in 1981 by the situation,’ Senator CHARLES SCHUMER unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme charged yesterday. to raise money for Hamas. Saudi-funded Muslim Students‘ Asso- ‘‘SCHUMER said the problem is that ‘‘WND broke the story in 2011 that ciation, which was founded partially by the Pentagon and the federal Bureau of the controversial Islamic Society of the Muslim Brotherhood. The two Prisons select Muslim imams on the North America, or ISNA, is the official groups are still partners. advice of Islamic groups in the grip of endorsing agency for the U.S. Armed ‘‘WND previously attended an MSA the fanatical Wahhabism strain of the Forces Muslim chaplain program. event at which violence against the religion. ‘‘WND further reported that year U.S. was urged by speakers. ‘‘ ‘While the potential Wahhabi influ- that the Muslim chaplain program was ‘‘ ‘We are not Americans,’ shouted ence in the U.S. Armed Forces is not founded by a terror-supporting convict, one speaker, Muhammad Faheed, at well documented, these organizations while the Army’s first Islamic chap- Queensborough Community College in have succeeded in ensuring that mili- lain, who is still serving, has been asso- 2003. ‘We are Muslims. The U.S. is tant Wahhabism is the only form of ciated with a charity widely accused of going to deport and attack us! It is us Islam that is preached to the 12,000 serving as an al-Qaida front. versus them! Truth against falsehood! Muslims in federal prison,’ SCHUMER ‘‘Now, ISNA has announced that two The colonizers and masters against the said at a Senate hearing on extremist of its former applicants for chaplaincy oppressed, and we will burn down the Wahhabi Islam, which has been linked were selected to serve on active duty in master‘s house!’ ’’ to terrorism. the United States Army and Air Force. Well, Mr. Speaker, with those kind of ‘‘In February, the New York prison ‘‘ ‘The significance of this news is comments coming at their meetings, it system barred its top Muslim chaplain that the Department of Defense . . . is so wonderful that principles from from its prison facilities after the has not selected an ISNA-endorsed these organizations have such close imam, Warith Dean Umar, said the 9/11 chaplain for active duty in over 15 ties with the current leadership in the hijackers should be treated as martyrs. years,’ said the ISNA press release. country, in the White House, in the ‘‘ ‘The imams flood the prisons with ‘‘ISNA Chaplain Services Director State Department, and in the Justice anti-American, pro-bin Laden videos, and Islamic Endorsing Agent Abdul- Department.

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Sure. If you hate a Muslim nation, according to Discover team. The delegation discussed a re- America and you want America’s West- the Networks. quest for an executive order ending ern lifestyle and freedoms destroyed, ‘‘Islam scholar Stephen Schwartz de- ‘torture.’ you want women subjugated, we scribes ISNA as ‘one of the chief con- ‘‘ISNA President Mattson rep- shouldn’t profile people just because duits through which the radical Saudi resented American Muslims at Obama’s they want America destroyed as part of form of Islam passes into the United inauguration, where she offered a pray- their religious beliefs. That kind of States.’ er during the televised event. Mattson thinking gets a nation in trouble. And, ‘‘According to terrorism expert Ste- also represented ISNA at Obama’s thus, we are in trouble. ven Emerson, ISNA ‘is a radical group Ramadan dinner at the White House. This article was published this week, hiding under a false veneer of modera- ‘‘In June 2009, Obama senior aide Val- January 5, 2016, from Jennifer Hickey, tion’ that publishes a bimonthly maga- erie Jarrett invited Mattson to work ‘‘Ripe for Radicalization: Federal Pris- zine, Islamic Horizons, that ‘often on the White House Council on Women ons ‘Breeding Ground’ for Terrorists, champions militant Islamist doctrine.’ and Girls, which Jarrett leads.’’ Say Experts.’’ Here we are in 2016 sub- The group also ‘convenes annual con- Yeah, that is what you want. You stantiating the statements that Sen- ferences where Islamist militants have want someone who supports the Mus- ator CHUCK SCHUMER made back in 2003 been given a platform to incite vio- lim Brotherhood’s idea that women that our prisons have been, for years lence and promote hatred,’ states don’t have rights. They have no busi- now, a breeding ground for radical Emerson. Emerson cites an ISNA con- ness showing their face in public or Islamism. ference in which al-Qaida supporter driving or having property. Yeah, that Under both Republican and Demo- and PLO official Yusuf Al Qaradhawi is what you want advising the White cratic administrations, we have al- was invited to speak. House on women’s issues, for heaven‘s lowed people who have been named— ‘‘Emerson further reports that in sake. and for which the Federal courts have September of 2002, a full year after 9/11, The article goes on: said there is plenty of evidence to sup- speakers at ISNA’s annual conference ‘‘One month later, the Justice De- port that they are co-conspirators in fi- still refused to acknowledge Osama bin partment sponsored an information Laden’s role in the terrorist attacks. nancing terrorism and supporting ter- ‘‘Also, ISNA has held fundraisers for booth at an ISNA bazaar in Wash- rorism—we have allowed them to pick terrorists, notes Discover the Net- ington, D.C. imams, approve imams, put imams in works. After Hamas leader Mousa ‘‘Also that month, Jarrett addressed our military and in our prisons. Is it Marzook was arrested and eventually ISNA’s 46th annual convention. Ac- any surprise that 13 years after CHUCK deported in 1997, ISNA raised money cording to the White House, Jarrett at- SCHUMER raised that issue, that since for his defense. The group also has con- tended as part of Obama‘s outreach to nothing has been done about it, that demned the U.S. government‘s post-9/11 Muslims. the Federal prisons are a breeding seizure of the financial assets of Hamas ‘‘In February, Obama’s top adviser on ground for radical Islamists? and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. counter-terrorism, John Brennan, This quote from Representative STE- ‘‘ISNA, meanwhile, has an extensive came under fire for controversial re- PHEN FINCHER, my friend from Ten- relationship with the Obama adminis- marks he made in a speech to Muslim nessee, says: ‘‘Over the years, our Fed- tration, which recently announced it is law students at an event sponsored by eral prisons have become a breeding open to diplomacy with the Muslim ISNA at New York University. ground for radicalization.’’ Brotherhood.’’ ‘‘In his speech, Brennan, who later That is supportive of what CHUCK Mr. Speaker, this is where I have to became CIA director, stated that hav- SCHUMER said years ago. say, having visited with leaders in the ing a percentage of terrorists released In fact, this article by Carol Brown, Middle East, Muslim leaders who are by the U.S. return to terrorist attacks December 5, 2014, american actually friends of the United States, ‘isn‘t that bad,’ since the recidivism thinker.com, ‘‘Prisons are Breeding not in official open meetings, but when rate for inmates in the U.S. prison sys- Grounds for Jihadist’’: we get in private, they ask the ques- tem is higher. ‘‘Muslims comprise 15% of the prison tion: Why does your U.S. administra- ‘‘He also criticized parts of the Bush population. This number far exceeds tion continue to support the Muslim administration’s response to 9/11 as a the percentage of Muslims in the gen- Brotherhood? Do you not understand ‘reaction some people might say was eral population. It is eighteen times the Muslim Brotherhood has been at over the top in some areas’ that ‘in an greater, to be exact.’’ war with the United States since 1979, overabundance of caution we imple- So there are 18 times more Muslims and you have got friendly Muslims that mented a number of security measures in Federal prison than the percentage want to help you—I would submit that and activities that upon reflection now of Muslims in the general population. the current President of Egypt is one we look back after the heat of the bat- That raises issues, questions, and prob- of those—and yet you are insistent on tle has died down a bit we say they lems. helping the Muslim Brotherhood that were excessive, OK.’ ‘‘Put another way, there are about 2.4 is at war with the United States? Oh, ‘‘WND reported Brennan stated at million Muslims in the United States not with violence yet, but they claim the ISNA-organized event that the and 350,000 of them are in jail. That they are getting so much accomplished Obama administration is working to means more than 12% of Muslims in in taking over the United States with- calibrate policies in the fight against America are incarcerated. out violence, that they don’t want to terrorism that ensure Americans are ‘‘Reports on the number of prisoners use that yet. That will come later if ‘never’ profiled. who convert to Islam vary and are necessary. But right now they are ‘‘Speaking at the question-and-an- framed in different ways. Some sources doing such a good job as advisers and swer session, Brennan declared himself estimate 40,000 prisoners per year con- in important positions in the adminis- a ‘citizen of the world.’ vert. Others put the numbers closer to tration that they should not be using ‘‘ ‘We need to be looking at ourselves 135,000 per year. Some posit that 80% of violence. as individuals. Not the way we look or inmates who ‘find faith while in prison Well, back to the article: the creed we have or our ethnic back- convert to Islam.’ ‘‘The relationship began even before ground. I consider myself a citizen of ‘‘One thing is for sure: The majority Obama took office. the world,’ he said. of those who convert to Islam in prison

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I hope and pray that the addressed further on in this article. figuratively and literally, at some President of the United States did not ‘‘There are numerous reasons why point down the road. have the NSA spying on Members of conversions to Islam are skyrocketing We also have to look at our immigra- Congress to help him with the Iran in our jails. tion policy when it comes to con- deal, to help him as he was supporting ‘‘Many prisoners feel angry, disen- tinuing to allow people like al- the biggest supporters of terrorism in franchised, and yes, even victimized Amoudi—who hates America, who con- the world. I hope and pray that is not and wronged by society. Many harbor a siders himself to be a person who could true. I hope and pray it is not, but we deep disdain for America. They are, help bring about the global caliphate, a need to find out. therefore, prime targets for recruit- person who is financing terrorism— Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ment to a religious ideology that have his wife come and have a child in of my time. shares many of these attitudes. America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- ‘‘In addition, Islamic teachings are Before he started trying to radicalize bers are reminded not to engage in per- often framed as a noble code of ethics that country and take power unto him- sonalities relating to the President. self as if he were a dictator, Morsi’s to live by. Case in point: The Nation of f Islam is the largest prison ministry.’’ wife—Morsi, the former President of I am sure they are meaning the larg- Egypt—had a child here. LEAVE OF ABSENCE est prison ministry in the United Do you think that child was being By unanimous consent, leave of ab- States. brought up to love America? Do you sence was granted to: think al-Amoudi’s child was being b 1430 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (at the request raised to love America while his par- of Mr. MCCARTHY) for today on account Mr. Speaker, this is going on as I ents were scheming to terrorize it? of personal reasons. speak. It has been going on for the 13 Anwar al-Awlaki is one about whom Mr. STIVERS (at the request of Mr. years since CHUCK SCHUMER brought it my friends on both sides of the aisle MCCARTHY) for today on account of his up in the Senate, and we don’t appear have discussed the proprieties or im- duties with the Ohio National Guard. to have learned any lessons from this. proprieties of having a President just My friend DANA ROHRABACHER is issue an order to kill an American cit- f pushing that we invite the President of izen, Anwar al-Awlaki, a man who led BILL PRESENTED TO THE Egypt, President el-Sisi, to come speak staffers in Muslim prayers right here PRESIDENT to a joint session of Congress. I was on Capitol Hill. Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, talking to Chairman ROYCE about it. Capitol Hill staffers were led in pray- reported that on January 7, 2016, she He believes it would be a good idea. er by a man who, ultimately, the presented to the President of the Our majority whip, STEVE SCALISE, Obama administration—the President United States, for his approval, the fol- just met with President el-Sisi in himself—considered to be so dangerous lowing bill: Egypt. I am thrilled he did. He is a he had to take him out with a drone Muslim leader who understands the strike in Yemen. He was so dangerous H.R. 3762. To provide for reconciliation Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to free- to the United States that we couldn’t pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. dom in Egypt and in America and in even risk arresting him later. He had Europe. It is time we did something to take him out with a bomb strike. f about it to protect ourselves. How was he an American citizen? His ADJOURNMENT You don’t have to profile Muslims, parents, who raised him to hate Amer- but you should be profiling those who ica, came to America on student visas. Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move are studying radical Islam, like Qutb, They studied here and had Anwar al- that the House do now adjourn. like in his booklet ‘‘Milestones,’’ which Awlaki. They took him back to Yemen The motion was agreed to; accord- Osama bin Laden said radicalized and taught him to hate America. He ingly (at 2 o’clock and 37 minutes him—or helped. became so dangerous that even Presi- p.m.), under its previous order, the Yet, this administration will not dent Obama felt he had to order a House adjourned until Monday, Janu- allow our Justice Department, our in- strike on an American citizen, without ary 11, 2016, at noon for morning-hour telligence departments and agencies, his having had a trial, without due debate. and our State Department to be edu- process. He felt he had to take him out f cated on radical Islam. So, of course, with a drone because that American EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, you are going to be admitting a woman citizen—an American citizen only be- ETC. who takes a man’s name that denotes a cause his parents came here on visas— terrorist Islamic Jihadist from hun- was too dangerous for them to do any- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive dreds of years ago, Tashfeen Malik. thing else. It is time we started pro- communications were taken from the Our Homeland Security has run off tecting our homeland, and we need an Speaker’s table and referred as follows: people who are real patriots, like Phil administration that will do it. 3916. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Haney, and who are brilliant on the In closing, Mr. Speaker, let me just Legislative Affairs, Department of State, issue of radical Islam. We have run add that the reports have been that the transmitting a certification, Transmittal them out. Obama administration used the NSA to No.: DDTC 15-087, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. The message is clear that you had 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as spy on Members of Congress to help it added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 better not study radical Islam and you keep the Iran treaty in play. Mr. Stat. 1326); to the Committee on Foreign Af- had better not know anything about Speaker, we have got to get to the bot- fairs. radical Islam in Homeland Security be- tom of that. 3917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, cause, if you do, we will run you off if If it turns out that our President was Legislative Affairs, Department of State, we don’t do something worse. Thank unconstitutionally spying on Members transmitting a certification, Transmittal God Phil Haney had such a clean of Congress, I do not care if they were No.: DDTC 15-114, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. record. They were looking for any- all Democrats or Republicans. I do not 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as thing. added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 care. They may have been Democrats. Stat. 1326); to the Committee on Foreign Af- Our country is in trouble, and there It doesn’t matter. fairs. are people who want to destroy it. It is If he were spying on Members of Con- 3918. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ridiculous that anybody still has to gress—using the NSA or any other gov- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, say: We know all Muslims are not ter- ernment agency to spy on Members of transmitting a certification, Transmittal

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A letter from the Assistant Secretary, transmitting a letter with information on U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Legislative Affairs, Department of State, accessing the Administration’s annual Agen- Security, transmitting the Department’s transmitting a certification, Transmittal cy Financial Report electronically, pursuant temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Mis- No.: DDTC 14-154, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a); Public Law 101-576, Sec. sissippi River between mile 467.0 and 472.0; 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as 303(a); (104 Stat. 2849); to the Committee on Transylvania, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2015- added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Oversight and Government Reform. 0893] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 22, Stat. 1326); to the Committee on Foreign Af- 3931. A letter from the Executive Sec- 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added fairs. retary, U.S. Agency for International Devel- by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 3920. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, opment, transmitting notification of three 868); ; to the Committee on Transportation Legislative Affairs, Department of State, federal vacancies, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. and Infrastructure. transmitting a certification, Transmittal 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 3940. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, No.: DDTC 15-104, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as Government Reform. Security, transmitting the Department’s added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 3932. A letter from the Chair, Federal Elec- final rule — Regulated Navigation Area; Her- Stat. 1326); to the Committee on Foreign Af- tion Commission, transmitting legislative bert C. Bonner Bridge, Oregon Inlet, NC fairs. recommendations approved unanimously by [Docket No.: USCG-2014-0987] (RIN: 1625- 3921. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, the Commission on December 16, 2015, pursu- AA11) received December 22, 2015, pursuant Legislative Affairs, Department of State, ant to 52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(9); Public Law 92-225, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law transmitting a certification, Transmittal Sec. 308 (as amended by Public Law 96-187, 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- No.: DDTC 15-084, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. Sec. 109); (93 Stat. 1363); to the Committee on mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as House Administration. ture. added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 3933. A letter from the Director, Office of 3941. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Stat. 1326); to the Committee on Foreign Af- Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland fairs. ment, Department of the Interior, transmit- Security, transmitting the Department’s 3922. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ting the Department’s final rule — Missouri temporary interim rule — Drawbridge Oper- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Regulatory Program [SATS No.: MO-041- ation Regulation; Snake Creek, Islamorada, transmitting a certification, Transmittal FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2013-0008; S1D1S FL [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0046] (RIN: 1625- No.: DDTC 15-112, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. SS08011000 SX064A000 167S180110; S2D2S AA09) received December 22, 2015, pursuant 2776(d)(1); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(d) (as SS08011000 SX064A000 16XS501520] received to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law added by Public Law 94-32 9, Sec. 211(a)); ( 90 December 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Stat. 740); to the Committee on Foreign Af- 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- fairs. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ture. 3923. A letter from the Chairman, Council Natural Resources. 3942. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, of the District of Columbia, transmitting 3934. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland D.C. Act 21-252, ‘‘Fiscal Year 2016 Budget U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s Support Clarification Temporary Amend- Security, transmitting the Department’s temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- ment Act of 2015’’, pursuant to Public Law temporary final rule — Safety Zone; lation; Mavericks Surf Competition, Half 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Kaskaskia River MM 28 to 29; New Athens, Moon Bay, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0949] Committee on Oversight and Government IL [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0777] (RIN: 1625- (RIN: 1625-AA08) received December 22, 2015, Reform. AA00) received December 22, 2015, pursuant pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 3924. A letter from the Chairman, Council to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to of the District of Columbia, transmitting 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- D.C. Act 21-248, ‘‘Domestic Partnership Ter- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- structure. mination Recognition Amendment Act of ture. 3943. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 2015’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 3935. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 602(c)(2); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s Oversight and Government Reform. Security, transmitting the Department’s temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- 3925. A letter from the Chairman, Council temporary final rule — Safety Zones; Shell lation for Battle of Hampton; Hampton of the District of Columbia, transmitting Arctic Drilling/Exploration Vessels, Puget River, Hampton, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2015- D.C. Act 21-247, ‘‘Health-Care Decisions Sound, WA [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0295] 0820] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received December 22, Amendment Act of 2015’’, pursuant to Public (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 22, 2015, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. Committee on Oversight and Government Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 868); to the Committee on Transportation Reform. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- and Infrastructure. 3926. A letter from the Chairman, Council structure. 3944. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, of the District of Columbia, transmitting 3936. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland D.C. Act 21-250, ‘‘Higher Education Licensure U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s Commission Amendment Act of 2015’’, pursu- Security, transmitting the Department’s temporary final rule — Safety Zone, Atlantic ant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Ground- Intracoastal Waterway; Oak Island, NC Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight ed Vessel, Atlantic Ocean, Port St. Lucie, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0809] (RIN: 1625- and Government Reform. [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0992] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received December 22, 2015, pursuant 3927. A letter from the Chairman, Council AA00) received December 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law of the District of Columbia, transmitting to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- D.C. Act 21-249, ‘‘Uniform Interstate Family 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Support Act of 2015’’, pursuant to Public Law mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ture. 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the ture. 3945. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Committee on Oversight and Government 3937. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Reform. U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s 3928. A letter from the Chairman, Council Security, transmitting the Department’s temporary final rule — Safety Zone; 520 of the District of Columbia, transmitting temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Pago Bridge Construction, Lake Washington, Se- D.C. Act 21-251, ‘‘Interim Eligibility and Min- Pago Harbor, American Samoa [Docket No.: attle, WA [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0570] (RIN: imum Shelter Standards Amendment Act of USCG-2015-0906] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 1625-AA00) received December 22, 2015, pursu- 2015’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. December 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Oversight and Government Reform. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Committee on Transportation and Infra- 3929. A letter from the Chair, Equal Em- Transportation and Infrastructure. structure. ployment Opportunity Commission, trans- 3938. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 3946. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, mitting the Commission’s Inspector Gen- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland eral’s Semiannual Report to Congress and Security, transmitting the Department’s Security, transmitting the Department’s the Semiannual Management Report for the temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Mis- temporary final rule — Safety Zone; West period ending September 30, 2015, pursuant to sissippi River between mile 488.0 and 480.5; Larose Vertical Lift Bridge; Houma, LA 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); Pub- Lake Providence, LA [Docket No.: USCG- [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0886] (RIN: 1625- lic Law 95-452, Sec. 5(b); (92 Stat. 1103); to the 2015-0894] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December AA00) received December 22, 2015, pursuant

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to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law ceived December 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 By Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. CON- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- YERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee POE of Texas, and Mr. POLIS): ture. on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 4350. A bill to repeal the Cybersecu- 3947. A letter from the Management and 3955. A letter from the Management and rity Act of 2015; to the Committee on Over- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of sight and Government Reform, and in addi- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- tion to the Committees on Homeland Secu- ment’s final rule — Establishment of Class E ment’s interim final rule — Registration and rity, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Airspace, Neah Bay, WA [Docket No.: FAA- Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Services, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, 2015-3321; Airspace Docket No.: 15-ANM-17] Aircraft [Docket No.: FAA-2015-7396; Amdt. Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy received December 21, 2015, pursuant to 5 Nos.: 1-68, 45-30, 47-30, 48-1, 91-338] (RIN: 2120- and Commerce, for a period to be subse- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- AK82) received December 21, 2015, pursuant quently determined by the Speaker, in each 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law case for consideration of such provisions as on Transportation and Infrastructure. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 3948. A letter from the Management and mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- concerned. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of ture. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 3956. A letter from the Senior Procurement BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE, ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Gen- and Mr. JONES): tives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters [Docket No.: eral Services Administration, transmitting H.R. 4351. A bill to protect individuals who FAA-2015-3783; Directorate Identifier 2015- the Administration’s final rule — Federal are eligible for increased pension under laws SW-027-AD; Amendment 39-18342; AD 2015-25- Acquisition Regulation; New Designated administered by the Secretary of Veterans 04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 21, Countries-Montenegro and New Zealand Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added [FAC 2005-86; FAR Case 2015-034; Item III; and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. Docket No.: 2015-0034; Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: otherwise unlawful practices, and for other 868); to the Committee on Transportation 9000-AN15) received December 29, 2015, pursu- purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- and Infrastructure. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public fairs. 3949. A letter from the Management and Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of to the Committees on Oversight and Govern- Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS): Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment Reform and Armed Services. H.R. 4352. A bill to direct the Secretary of ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- 3957. A letter from the General Counsel, Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot pro- tives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA- National Transportation Safety Board, gram establishing a patient self-scheduling 2014-1043; Directorate Identifier 2013-NM-079- transmitting the Board’s final rule — Rules appointment system, and for other purposes; AD; Amendment 39-18321; AD 2015-23-05] (RIN: of Practice in Transportation: Investigative to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 2120-AA64) received December 21, 2015, pursu- Hearings, Meetings, Repots, and Petitions By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota: ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public for Reconsideration [Docket No.: NTSB-GC- H.R. 4353. A bill to extend the exemption of Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 2012-0002] received January 5, 2016, pursuant small banks and savings associations from Committee on Transportation and Infra- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law classification as a financial entity for pur- structure. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- poses of the swaps clearing requirements of 3950. A letter from the Senior Regulations mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- the Commodity Exchange Act, to their hold- Analyst, FAA, Department of Transpor- ture. ing companies,; to the Committee on Agri- tation, transmitting the Department’s final 3958. A letter from the Senior Procurement culture. rule — Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Gen- By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Services B.V. Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA- eral Services Administration, transmitting Mrs. BLACK, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. 2015-0933; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-098- the Administration’s final rule — Federal JONES, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. AD; Amendment 39-18297; AD 2015-21-05] (RIN: Acquisition Regulation; Definition of ‘‘Mul- RIGELL, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. HARRIS, 2120-AA64) received December 28, 2015, pursu- tiple-Award Contract’’ [FAC 2005-86; FAR Mr. BURGESS, Mr. TROTT, Mr. SALM- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Case 2015-019; Item I; Docket 2015-0019, Se- ON, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the quence 1] (RIN: 9000-AM96) received Decem- MCSALLY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Committee on Transportation and Infra- ber 29, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); and Mr. HUFFMAN): structure. Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 3951. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Fed- H.R. 4354. A bill to affirm the power of the Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on President to revoke the Presidential Medal eral Railroad Administration, Department of Armed Services and Oversight and Govern- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby and to pro- ment Reform. vide for criminal penalties for anyone who ment’s final rule — Passenger Train Exterior 3959. A letter from the Senior Procurement wears or publicly displays a Presidential Side Door Safety [Docket No.: FRA-2011-0063, Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Gen- Medal of Freedom that has been revoked; to Notice No.: 2] (RIN: 2130-AC34) received De- eral Services Administration, transmitting the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi- cember 21, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Administration’s interim rule — Federal tion to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Acquisition Regulation; Sole Source Con- ernment Reform, for a period to be subse- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on tracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses quently determined by the Speaker, in each Transportation and Infrastructure. [FAC 2005-86; FAR Case 2015-032; Item II; case for consideration of such provisions as 3952. A letter from the Senior Regulations Docket No.: 2015-0032; Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Analyst, FAA, Department of Transpor- 9000-AN13) received December 29, 2015, pursu- concerned. tation, transmitting the Department’s final ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. rule — Amendment of Class E Airspace; Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly MURPHY of Florida, Ms. FRANKEL of Tekamah, Nebraska [Docket No.: FAA-2015- to the Committees on Oversight and Govern- Florida, and Mr. DEUTCH): 1394; Airspace Docket No.: 15-ACE-4] received ment Reform and Armed Services. December 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3960. A letter from the Senior Procurement H.R. 4355. A bill to amend the Omnibus 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Gen- Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on eral Services Administration, transmitting impose certain additional requirements on Transportation and Infrastructure. the Administration’s final rule — Federal applicants for COPS grants, and for other 3953. A letter from the Senior Regulations Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Analyst, FAA, Department of Transpor- Thresholds [FAC 2005-86; FAR Case 2016-001; ary. tation, transmitting the Department’s final Item No.: IV; Docket No.: 2016-0001, Sequence By Mr. LANGEVIN: rule — Establishment of Class E Airspace; No.: 1] (RIN: 9000-AN16) received December H.R. 4356. A bill to ensure greater account- Wakeeney, KS [Docket No.: FAA-2015-1832; 29, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ability by licensed firearms dealers; to the Airspace Docket No.: 14-ACE-10] received De- Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Committee on the Judiciary. cember 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Science, Space, and Technology, Armed H.R. 4357. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Services, and Oversight and Government Re- enue Code of 1986 to extend the waiver of re- Transportation and Infrastructure. form. quired minimum distribution rules for cer- 3954. A letter from the Senior Regulations tain retirement plans and accounts for 2016; Analyst, FAA, Department of Transpor- f to the Committee on Ways and Means. tation, transmitting the Department’s final PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. WALBERG: rule — Disclosure of Seat Dimensions To Fa- H.R. 4358. A bill to amend title 5, United cilitate Use of Child Safety Seats on Air- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public States Code, to enhance accountability with- planes During Passenger-Carrying Oper- bills and resolutions of the following in the Senior Executive Service, and for ations [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0205; Amdt. titles were introduced and severally re- other purposes; to the Committee on Over- Nos.: 11-57 and 121-373] (RIN:2120-AK17) re- ferred, as follows: sight and Government Reform.

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H.R. 3852: Mr. CONNOLLY. tives, the following statements are sub- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3886: Mr. AGUILAR. mitted regarding the specific powers lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3952: Mr. WALBERG and Mr. LANCE. granted to Congress in the Constitu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 3953: Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. YOHO, Mr. tion to enact the accompanying bill or To make all Laws which shall be necessary MICA, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, and Ms. ROS- and proper for carrying into Execution the joint resolution. LEHTINEN. foregoing Powers, and all other powers vest- H.R. 4063: Ms. DUCKWORTH. By Mr. AMASH: ed by this Constitution in the Government of H.R. 4083: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 4350. the United States, or in any Department or H.R. 4084: Mr. LUCAS and Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Officer thereof. H.R. 4132: Mr. BURGESS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4219: Mr. WEBER of Texas. Congress has the implied power to repeal f H.R. 4223: Mr. VARGAS. laws that exceed its constitutional authority ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 4224: Mr. WESTMORELAND. as well as laws within its constitutional au- H.R. 4229: Mr. GOWDY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, thority. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors and Mr. MARINO. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 4247: Mr. DESANTIS and Ms. H.R. 4351. tions, as follows: WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 187: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. H.R. 4262: Mr. TIPTON and Mr. PALMER. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 379: Mr. HECK of Nevada. H.R. 4277: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Con- H.R. 706: Mr. LABRADOR. H.R. 4295: Ms. NORTON and Ms. HAHN. stitution states that Congress shall have H.R. 775: Mr. CLAY and Mrs. DINGELL. H.R. 4319: Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- H.R. 793: Mr. JOYCE. of Georgia, and Mr. POMPEO. posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- H.R. 911: Mr. JOLLY. H.R. 4321: Mr. HARRIS and Mr. MEADOWS. vide for the common Defence and general H.R. 953: Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 4328: Mr. MASSIE. Welfare of the United States; Article I, Sec- H.R. 973: Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 4336: Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. JODY B. tion 8, Clause 12: To raise and support Ar- H.R. 1087: Mr. STIVERS. HICE of Georgia, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. LARSEN of mies, but no Appropriation of Money to that H.R. 1188: Mr. POLIQUIN. Washington, and Mr. FLORES. Use shall be for a longer Term than two H.R. 1288: Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 4348: Mr. BURGESS. Years. Article I, Section 8, Clause 13: To pro- H.R. 1391: Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. LAW- H. Con. Res. 77: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. vide and maintain a Navy. RENCE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. FUDGE, H. Con. Res. 105: Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GUTHRIE, By Mr. MOULTON: and Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 4352. H.R. 1397: Mr. HANNA, Mr. ROONEY of Flor- H. Res. 14: Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Congress has the power to enact this legis- ida, Mr. HUELSKAMP, and Ms. KELLY of Illi- Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TROTT, Mr. MCNERNEY, and lation pursuant to the following: nois. Ms. TITUS. Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 1427: Mr. GRAYSON and Mr. FORBES. H. Res. 28: Mr. DONOVAN. Constitution H.R. 1552: Mr. KEATING. H. Res. 343: Mr. COOK, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota: H.R. 1611: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. REICHERT. H.R. 4353. H.R. 1671: Mr. MASSIE. H. Res. 374: Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1751: Mr. NORCROSS. BASS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1769: Mr. GRIFFITH. MENG. Congress is empowered to regulate inter- H.R. 1854: Mr. KEATING and Mr. DONOVAN. IMI ALTERS state commerce under Article I, Section 8 of H.R. 2016: Mr. CICILLINE. H. Res. 432: Mrs. M W of Cali- the Constitution. H.R. 2083: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. fornia. By Mr. GOSAR: H.R. 2090: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. H. Res. 569: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ´ H.R. 4354. H.R. 2114: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2124: Mr. JOYCE and Mr. COSTELLO of of New Mexico, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: Pennsylvania. BONAMICI. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 2170: Mr. MEEKS. H. Res. 575: Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. EDWARDS, The Congress shall have Power to make all H.R. 2264: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 2300: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. WATSON COLEMAN, and Mr. GENE GREEN of carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- H.R. 2411: Ms. DUCKWORTH. Texas. ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- H.R. 2646: Mr. RIGELL. H. Res. 582: Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ROSS, stitution in the Government of the United H.R. 2713: Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. States, or in any Department or Office there- H.R. 2715: Mr. COHEN. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- of (Necessary and Proper Clause) H.R. 2752: Mr. HARRIS. bama, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. By Mr. HASTINGS: H.R. 2799: Mr. NUNES. STUTZMAN, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. ROHR- H.R. 4355. H.R. 2800: Mr. FORTENBERRY. ABACHER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2911: Ms. BONAMICI and Mr. CULBER- f lation pursuant to the following: SON. Article I Section 8 H.R. 2994: Ms. DUCKWORTH. PETITIONS, ETC. By Mr. LANGEVIN: H.R. 3238: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 4356. H.R. 3326: Mr. GRIFFITH. Under clause 3 of rule XII, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3406: Ms. LOFGREN and Ms. BASS. 41. The SPEAKER presented a petition of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3480: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. the Municipal Council of the city of Newark, Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 3520: Mr. BOUSTANY and Mr. NORCROSS. NJ, relative to Resolution No. 7R9-E, calling United States Constitution H.R. 3523: Mr. SMITH of Texas. upon President Barack Obama to grant clem- By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: H.R. 3526: Mr. HASTINGS and Mr. ency to Oscar Lopez Rivera; which was re- H.R. 4357. GUTIE´ RREZ. ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVER- Carmel was founded as a unique and special CELEBRATING BISHOP GUILFOYLE SARY OF THE CITY OF STANTON city by artists and writers. It is now known CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR ITS around the world for its charm and scenic SECOND CONSECUTIVE PIAA HON. ALAN S. LOWENTHAL coastal beauty. It is also where my parents CLASS A STATE FOOTBALL OF CALIFORNIA Fred and Janet Farr raised me and my sisters, CHAMPIONSHIP and where my wife Shary and I raised our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES daughter Jessica. So I am especially pleased Friday, January 8, 2016 HON. BILL SHUSTER to speak on the occasion of this special re- OF PENNSYLVANIA membrance. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I submit the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES following: Carmel may be celebrating 100 years as an Friday, January 8, 2016 Whereas, in 1911, the City of Stanton, pre- incorporated city, but its history stretches back viously known as the ‘‘Benedict’’ community, much further. In many ways, Carmel and the Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to was incorporated and named after Philip A. greater Monterey Peninsula is where Cali- congratulate the 2015 Bishop Guilfoyle Catho- Stanton an honorable legislator; and fornia began. The Esselen natives called Car- lic High School football team for earning its Whereas, Stanton remained an incorporated mel’s estuaries, canyons, hills, beaches, and second consecutive PIAA Class A state foot- community until 1924. At an election held on forests home for thousands of years. The first ball championship. July 22, 1924, the voters decided to Europeans passed Carmel in 1547 when the Adding to its inspiring accomplishments disincorporate to allow the State to construct explorer Juan Cabrillo sailed up the California from last season, this dedicated Marauder roads in the territory; and coast on behalf of the Spanish Empire. In team, led by Coach Justin Wheeler, finished Whereas, on May 15, 1956 a successful 1770, the recently canonized Father Junipero this season with a perfect 16–0 record. Even election was held on incorporation. On June 4, Serra accompanied the Portola expedition more impressive, that brings their winning 1956, the City of Stanton was officially incor- north from Mexico to establish a settlement in streak to 32 straight games over two seasons. porated again under the general law form of Monterey. In 1771, Serra established the now By handily winning another PIAA Class A government as specified by the State of Cali- famous mission in Carmel as one of the even- football championship this year, the team has fornia; and tual 21 such missions established along the even made regional football history by not only Whereas, upon recommendation of the California coast. Serra, himself, is interred at making it to the big game in back-to-back Stanton Women’s Civic Club in October 1959, the Mission. years but also winning it. What’s more, win- the Jacaranda was selected as the City Tree, By the end of the nineteenth century various ning more than one state football champion- and the Bird of Paradise was selected as the investors made sporadic attempts to develop a ship is something that no other team in the re- City Flower; and township in the area adjacent to the old mis- gion can claim. Whereas, at the City Council meeting of sion. Finally in 1902, the Carmel Development While these many notable achievements are January 24, 1989 the City was presented with Company under James Frank Devendorf and worth highlighting, I also believe it’s worth a flag that incorporated the official city logo Frank Powers filed a subdivision map and pointing out the humility and work ethic that and colors. The City Council unanimously took other steps to found a town at Carmel’s accompanied them. Through their efforts, the adopted the City flag on February 14, 1989; current site. By 1905, the Carmel Arts and Bishop Guilfoyle football team’s players and and Crafts Club formed to support Carmel’s small coaches have displayed character and com- Whereas, on March 24, 1987 the City Coun- community of artists. That arts community mitment worth recognizing. This team’s contin- cil unanimously adopted ‘‘Community Pride grew dramatically following the 1906 San ued success is surely another reason to be and Forward Vision’’ as the official City motto; Francisco quake as artists fleeing the destruc- proud of where we’re from. and tion of their city were drawn to the beautiful Today I am honored to recognize the 2015 Whereas, Stanton is home to more than community by the sea with the burgeoning Bishop Guilfoyle football team for another 39,000 residents within its three square miles reputation as an arts colony. The new resi- state championship victory and its continu- in the heart of northwestern Orange County. dents were offered home lots for ten dollars ously growing list of accomplishments. I am Recent years have seen the City of Stanton down and whatever they could pay on a proud of how this team has represented Cen- experience rapid growth in the commercial, in- monthly basis. Many prominent artists became tral Pennsylvania and I speak for many when dustrial and residential sectors, creating a bal- associated with Carmel, including Robinson I say I look forward to seeing what the future anced community with a deep sense of pride Jeffers, Sinclair Lewis, and Jack London, to holds for this program. in its accomplishments; and name just a few. All this growth built Carmel f Now, therefore, be it resolved, that January to the point in 1916 that it could incorporate as TRUDY ROGERS EARNS GIRL 12, 2016, is the beginning of celebrations for a full-fledged city. the 60th anniversary of the City of Stanton SCOUT GOLD and encourage all residents of the City of This background gave Carmel a vibrant en- Stanton to celebrate the 60th anniversary of ergy as it continued to develop in the 20th HON. PETE OLSON Century. By the 1940s when my parents the City of Stanton by exploring and honoring OF TEXAS moved us to Carmel, it had grown into a thriv- its rich history and embracing the City’s future. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing small town. As I grew up during the 1950s, f every street was filled with families and chil- Friday, January 8, 2016 IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVER- dren. My father was a local lawyer who got Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to SARY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, elected to the California State Senate in 1955 congratulate Trudy Rogers for earning the CA and represented the area in Sacramento until prestigious Girl Scouts of the USA Gold 1966. He returned to save the Robinson Jef- Award, their highest honor. HON. SAM FARR fers home and the Odello artichoke fields at Trudy is a junior at Travis High School and the mouth of the valley. Now in the 21st Cen- OF CALIFORNIA lives in my hometown of Sugar Land, Texas. tury, the same beauty and culture that built IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES She is a member of New Territory-Brazos Val- Carmel has made it a global tourism destina- ley Community Troop 28103 and serves as an Friday, January 8, 2016 tion. What will the next 100 years bring? Ambassador Girl Scout for her troop. She Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole earned the Gold Award for her extraordinary native Californian to mark the 100th anniver- House as well as my fellow Carmelites, in project, ‘‘Underdog Yelp!,’’ that helps Sugar sary of my hometown, Carmel-by-the-Sea, celebrating this first 100 years of our wonder- Land Animal Services. Trudy constructed a California’s most charming coastal community. ful little city. staircase, exercise ramp and platform to help

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Trudy has learned through Girl Scouts are al- Brier on her many achievements and her well- Bobby Dews leaves behind his loving wife ready benefiting our community. deserved retirement. of 39 years, Glenda; his daughter, Dana; and On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- f his grandson and namesake, Robert Dawson sional District of Texas, congratulations again Gates. Additionally, Mr. Dews is survived by to Trudy Rogers for receiving the Girl Scouts PERSONAL EXPLANATION his sister, stepsister, and two stepbrothers as of the USA Gold Award. well as several nieces and nephews who will f HON. STEVE KING miss him dearly. He was a longtime member OF IOWA of the First United Methodist Church of Edi- RECOGNIZING PAM BRIER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son, Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the Friday, January 8, 2016 HON. NYDIA M. VELA´ ZQUEZ U.S. House of Representatives to join me and OF NEW YORK Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr Speaker, I was unable my wife, Vivian, in extending our deepest sym- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Had pathies to Bobby Dews’ family and friends dur- I been present, I would have voted as follows: Friday, January 8, 2016 ing this difficult time. May they be consoled ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall Number 2 (Previous Ques- and comforted by their abiding faith in the ´ Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tion); ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall Number 3 (Adoption of Holy Spirit in the days, weeks and months to recognize a leader who has worked tire- the Rule for Reconciliation); ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall ahead. lessly to improve healthcare for residents of Number 4 (Previous Question); ‘‘yes’’ on roll- f Brooklyn and all of New York City. call Number 5 (Adoption of the Combined At the beginning of this month, Pam Brier Rule for H.R. 712 & H.R. 1155); and ‘‘yes’’ on CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEG- retired as President and Chief Executive Offi- rollcall Number 6 (Concur in the Senate ACY OF PATRICIA ‘‘PATTY’’ cer of Maimonides Medical Center. Through- Amendment to H.R. 3762). SIEGEL out her illustrious career, Pam has shep- f herded Maimonides from a community hospital HON. NANCY PELOSI IN HONOR OF ROBERT WALTER to a state-of-the-art medical hub, a pioneer of OF CALIFORNIA ‘‘BOBBY’’ DEWS integrating technology into medical care. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pam’s achievements are too many to re- count. She helped introduce information tech- HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. Friday, January 8, 2016 nology to better care for the chronically ill. She OF GEORGIA Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, on December launched a cancer center in Brooklyn, making IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 25th, a beautiful Christmas day in San Fran- treatments more accessible in our borough. cisco, a beloved community leader and es- She worked on securing clothing for homeless Friday, January 8, 2016 teemed childcare advocate passed away. Pa- patients, and made countless other contribu- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is tricia ‘Patty’ Siegel was a courageous, pas- tions to New York’s health system. with a heavy heart and solemn remembrance sionate and relentless champion for children, Pam founded the Brooklyn Health Informa- that I rise today to pay tribute to a respected who dedicated her life and career to making tion Exchange, bringing together healthcare athlete, coach, author, and family man, Robert childcare accessible and affordable for all fam- providers and social service providers. With Walter ‘‘Bobby’’ Dews. Sadly, Bobby Dews ilies. Patty helped lay the groundwork for support from the state and from a Federal In- passed away on Saturday, December 26, America’s contemporary childcare network. novation Award, she encouraged the develop- 2015. A private funeral service was attended In 1972, drawing on her experience as a ment of a collaborative model program to co- by close family and friends. mother, teacher and parent-organizer, Patty ordinate the care of individuals living with seri- Mr. Dews was a longtime resident of Geor- founded one of the nation’s first childcare re- ous mental illness and other chronic diseases. gia and graduated from Edison High School in source and referral agencies, the Childcare Pam accomplished all of this because of her Calhoun County before attending the Georgia Switchboard, now known as the Children’s outstanding personal abilities. I’ve known her Institute of Technology, where he played Council of San Francisco. For 30 years, Patty for decades and can tell you she has that rare baseball and basketball. served as Executive Director of the California combination of traits that make for an excep- As a young man, Bobby Dews was drafted Child Care Resource & Referral Network, the tional leader. She has the perseverance to by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was an infielder first such network in the nation, which empow- stay the course during trying times, to evolve on the team for eight years before beginning ered her to play an influential role in shaping her thinking as new challenges arise and a his managerial career. Mr. Dews eventually re- state and federal childcare policy. Among her special quality that inspires others to succeed. turned to Georgia and served as manager, biggest achievements was the passage of fed- During her tenure, Pam made sure every scout, and coach for the Atlanta Braves for eral legislation in 1990 creating the Child Care staff member was working together to build over 30 years. In recognition of his successful and Development Block Grant, which provides Maimonides into the premier healthcare insti- career in baseball, Mr. Dews was inducted subsidies to low-income families seeking tution it is today. She did all of this, while into Georgia Tech’s Hall of Fame. childcare. never losing sight of the fact that healthcare is Bobby Dews was not only a natural athlete Patty served on the Governor’s Advisory not just about medicine—it is about caring for and baseball enthusiast but also a masterful Committee on Child Care Development and people. storyteller, publishing several novels and was one of the original state commissioners Pam has an unwavering commitment to books of short poetry and prose. After retiring for the First 5 California Commission that helping cure the sick and provide for those of from the Braves, Mr. Dews remained involved oversees and supports the funding of edu- meager means. I can tell you there was never in the community and served as the writer-in- cation, health, and childcare programs for a moment when Pam did not take the oppor- residence for Andrew College in Cuthbert, California children under age 5 and their fami- tunity to advocate for better healthcare. Georgia, where he had previously received his lies. With her customary energy and vision, Whether it was a meeting at the hospital in Associate’s degree. Patty also inspired and guided the develop- New York or any other occasion—like my Mr. Dews was truly an asset to the Atlanta ment of Parent Voices, a grassroots parent-led birthday—or even hers—she always found a and Edison communities and the state of effort to engage and empower parents to par- way to work healthcare issues into the con- Georgia. A prominent sports figure in the ticipate in the policy process. versation. state, Bobby Dews will be remembered by all An early champion of the idea that early That tireless advocacy comes from a good who had the pleasure of knowing this inspiring education creates long-term cognitive and place. It is because Pam Brier knows that mentor and humble friend. emotional benefits, Patty Siegel’s name is syn- when it comes to healthcare we are talking Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, ‘‘Life’s onymous with the best initiatives giving all chil- about people’s lives and she never stopped most urgent question is: What are you doing dren the opportunity to succeed. As we mourn fighting to improve our healthcare system. for others?’’ Bobby Dews committed a pro- Patty’s passing, we know she lives on—in the

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STEVE KING ful to them for sharing such a magnificent and Session of the 114th Congress. Had I been OF IOWA dearly beloved woman with us. Her beautiful present, I would have cast the following votes: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spirit lives on in the battles she won, the poli- I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 116; Friday, January 8, 2016 cies she changed, and the countless lives she I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 179; Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I was un- continues to impact. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 180; able to vote on Thursday, January 7, 2016. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 181; Had I been present, I would have voted as fol- f I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 182; lows: No on Roll Call Number 47 (Johnson I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 183; PERSONAL EXPLANATION Amendment); No on Roll Call Number 98 I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 184; (Cummings Amendment); No on Roll Call I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 185; Number 9 (Lynch Amendment); No on on Roll HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 186; Call Number 10 (Johnson Amendment); No on OF CONNECTICUT I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 187; Roll Call Number 11 (Democrat Motion to Re- I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 188; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commit); Yes on Roll Call Number 12 (Pas- I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 189; Friday, January 8, 2016 sage of H.R. 712); No on Roll Call Number 13 I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 190; (Johnson Amendment); No on Roll Call Num- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 191; ber 14 (Cummings Amendment); No on Roll ably detained and so I missed Roll Call vote I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 192; Call Number 15 (Cicilline Amendment); No on number 2 regarding ‘‘On Ordering the Pre- I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 193; Roll Call Number 16 (DelBene Amendment); vious Question’’ (H. Res. 579). Had I been I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 194; No on Roll Call Number 17 (Cicilline Amend- present, I would have voted ‘‘No’’. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 195; ment); No on Roll Call Number 18 (Pocan I missed Roll Call vote number 3 regarding I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 196; Amendment); No on Roll Call Number 19 ‘‘Providing for consideration of H.R. 3762’’ (H. I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 197; (Democrat Motion to Recommit); Yes on Roll Res. 579). Had I been present, I would have I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 198; Call Number 20 (Passage of H.R. 1155); Yes voted ‘‘No’’. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 199; on Roll Call Number 21 (Previous Question); I missed Roll Call vote number 4 regarding I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 200; and Yes on Roll Call Number 22 (Adoption of ‘‘On Ordering the Previous Question’’ (H. Res. I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 201; H. Res. 581). I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 202; 580). Had I been present, I would have voted f ‘‘No’’. I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 203; I missed Roll Call vote number 5 regarding I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 204; RECOGNIZING COACH FRANK ‘‘Providing for consideration of H.R. 712’’ (H. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 205; BEAMER Res. 580). Had I been present, I would have I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 206; voted ‘‘No’’. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 207; HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH I missed Roll Call vote number 6 regarding I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 208; OF VIRGINIA ‘‘Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 209; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 210; 2015’’ (H.R. 3762). Had I been present, I Friday, January 8, 2016 would have voted ‘‘No’’. I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 211; I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 212; Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 213; nize Coach Frank Beamer on the occasion of f I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 214; his retirement as the head football coach of KASEY HODGE EARNS EAGLE I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 215; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- SCOUT RANK I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 261; sity (Virginia Tech), located in Blacksburg, Vir- I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 264; ginia, as he concludes his highly successful HON. PETE OLSON I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 265; career. For almost three decades, Coach I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 266; Beamer has been a tremendous leader in Vir- OF TEXAS I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 267; ginia, and a mentor to hundreds of student IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I would have voted Aye on roll call vote 500; athletes. Friday, January 8, 2016 I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 674; In twenty nine seasons under Coach I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 675; Beamer’s leadership, Virginia Tech Football Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 677; has enjoyed unprecedented success, notching congratulate Kasey Hodge from Katy, Texas I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 678; 237 wins, three Big East championships, four for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. The Eagle I would have voted Nay on roll call vote 679 Atlantic Coast Conference championships, and Scout Award is the highest honor in Boy and I would have voted Aye on roll call vote the opportunity to play for a national cham- Scouts. 680. pionship. His ‘‘Beamer Ball’’ style of play has Only a small percentage of Boy Scouts f led Virginia Tech to become one of the na- reach the rank of Eagle Scout, which takes tion’s most respected college football pro- years of dedicated effort. Community service OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL grams. In 1999, Coach Beamer was named and leadership—the most important aspects of DEBT the consensus Associated Press College Foot- scouting—are values every Scout brings wher- ball Coach of the Year. ever life leads them. Kasey’s project involved HON. MIKE COFFMAN Coach Beamer’s first postseason berth as building a community bench in a local dog OF COLORADO head coach at Virginia Tech was a trip to the park. Kasey’s dedication to our community has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1993 Independence Bowl game which resulted prepared him to be a leader in college and his in a victory for the Hokies. It was only fitting future career. The leadership skills Kasey has Friday, January 8, 2016 that Coach Beamer ended his coaching career learned through Boy Scouts are already bene- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January with a 55–52 victory over the University of fiting our community. 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- Tulsa in the 2015 Independence Bowl, cap- On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- fice, the national debt was ping off a school record 23 straight sional District of Texas, congratulations again $10,626,877,048,913.08. postseason bowl games. on becoming an Eagle Scout. I have no doubt Today, it is $18,918,380,217,573.17. We’ve Raised in Hillsville, Virginia, Coach Beamer Kasey has a bright future ahead. added $8,291,503,168,660.09 to our debt in 7 graduated from Hillsville High School where

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While attending IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bright, vibrant, hopeful and prosperous, thanks Radford University to receive his master’s de- to champions such as Harrison Lim. gree in guidance, he began his coaching ca- Friday, January 8, 2016 Harrison Lim immigrated to the United reer in 1969 as an assistant at Radford High Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today States in 1970, and since that time has de- School. From there he went on to work as a to recognize the 150th anniversary of voted himself to helping newcomer families graduate assistant at Maryland for one year, Scottsville Methodist Church. transition to their new homeland and pursue followed by the Citadel for five seasons, where Begun around the close of the Civil War in the American Dream. he was defensive coordinator for two of them. an area known as Scotts Corners, Scottsville Harrison founded two essential nonprofit so- In 1979, Coach Beamer joined Murray State Methodist has served as a community of faith cial service agencies in California, one in San University as defensive coordinator and was for the people of Lower Bucks County for a Francisco and one in San Jose, to help new named head coach in 1981. In 1987, Coach century and a half. Over the years, the church immigrants adjust to a new culture and Beamer made his way back to his native has changed names and locations, but what achieve success. Southwest Virginia to take the reins at Virginia has remained consistent is its commitment to The first agency, Charity Cultural Services Tech. He has brought honor to Southwest Vir- strengthening the faith and sense of commu- Center, was established in 1983 in San Fran- ginia and Virginia Tech by always being the nity for those who worship there. cisco to help Chinese immigrants learn consummate Virginia gentlemen and a darn On this, the celebration of their 150th anni- English and gain skills to become independent good coach to boot. He has devoted his time versary, I join with the congregation of and thrive in their new community. It has pro- and passion to the teams he has coached as Scottsville Methodist Church and congratulate vided immigration and naturalization services, well as the greater Southwest Virginia commu- them on this great accomplishment. I wish you cooking and carpentry job training and place- nity. In 2004, he was presented with a Hu- many more years of success and peaceful ment, tutoring programs with San Francisco manitarian Award by the National Conference worship. high schools and much more. Before retiring for Community and Justice for his contribu- f in 1998, Harrison purchased a building in the tions to fostering justice, equity, and commu- heart of Chinatown as a permanent home for nity in the Roanoke Valley. PERSONAL EXPLANATION this nonprofit agency. The second nonprofit agency, Cross-Cul- As evidenced by his incredible success, tural Community Services Center, was estab- Coach Beamer has much to be proud of, and HON. JOHN C. CARNEY, JR. OF DELAWARE lished in 1991 in San Jose. Staff worked with can look back on an honest and accomplished the City of San Jose and 14 elementary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES career. His passion for coaching led him to schools to provide tutoring and afterschool ac- achieve what many coaches dream of. He has Friday, January 8, 2016 tivities for African American, Southeast Asian, shaped futures and touched lives in Virginia Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to clarify Hispanic and Chinese American students to and the nation that extend generations. This is my position on Roll Call Vote Number 12, cast help them achieve academic success. the true measure of a great coach. on January 7, 2016. The vote was on passage Mr. Lim has won numerous awards during Mr. Speaker, I am honored to help com- of H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory De- his career, including: Unsung Hero Award by memorate the career of a remarkable man. crees and Settlements Act of 2015, which KQED Channel 9 and the Examiner News- After twenty nine years of dedicated leader- would require an agency seeking to enter a paper—1995; Community Hero Award by the ship to Virginia Tech and the greater commu- covered consent decree or settlement agree- San Francisco Foundation—2001; Community nity, I would like to thank Coach Beamer for ment to publish such decree or agreement in Hero Award by the World Journal—2004; Most his service. I wish him and his family all of the the Federal Register and online not later than distinguished alumni for Chinese University of best in retirement. 60 days before it is filed with the court. On Hong Kong’s 50th Anniversary—2013; Out- passage of H.R. 712, I voted ‘‘Aye.’’ It was my standing Volunteer Award from President f intention to vote ‘‘No.’’ Barack Obama—2015. While I firmly believe in judicial trans- Harrison remains active on the board of the PERSONAL EXPLANATION parency, I could not support this legislation in Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. its entirety. H.R. 712 included provisions that For the past 30 years, he has helped the Chi- ´ place unreasonable burdens on our regulatory nese Consolidated Benevolent Association HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA process and give undue influence to certain and the United Way fundraise for 12 agencies in Chinatown, such as the YMCA, YWCA, Chi- OF TEXAS groups. This legislation addressed pressing issues with the efficacy and efficiency of our nese Hospital and Self Help for the Elderly. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES regulatory process; however, it did not strike He has also been recognized for his leader- ship in establishing the Chinatown Campus of Friday, January 8, 2016 the right balance. That is why I ultimately de- cided to oppose this legislation, and I would San Francisco City College. Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I was unable like to reflect this intent. I have been honored by our longstanding friendship and wish to thank his wife, Mar- to be present in the House chamber for cer- f tain roll call votes this week. Had I been garet, his daughters, Artina and Rosana, and present on January 5th and 6th, 2016, I would HONORING HARRISON LIM ON THE his sons, Jackson and Samson, for sharing have voted ‘Present’ for roll call 1 and ‘nay’ on OCCASION OF HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY their extraordinary husband and father with us. roll calls 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. f HON. NANCY PELOSI PERSONAL EXPLANATION f OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO Friday, January 8, 2016 OF CONNECTICUT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE pay tribute to a great community leader and Friday, January 8, 2016 OF CALIFORNIA dear friend, Harrison Lim, on the occasion of Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- his 80th birthday and 50th wedding anniver- ably detained and so I missed rollcall vote IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sary. I join his family and friends, City officials, number 7 regarding ‘‘On Agreeing to the John- Friday, January 8, 2016 Chinese family associations and service orga- son (GA) Amendment’’. Had I been present, I nizations to honor and thank him for 45 years would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, on roll call nos. of extraordinary leadership, vision, and enor- I missed rollcall vote number 8 regarding 21 & 22, I was unavoidably detained. Had I mous generosity to the Chinese American ‘‘On Agreeing to the Cummings Amendment’’. been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ community of the San Francisco Bay Area. Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, January 11 12 p.m., Monday, January 11

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Monday: To be announced. morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination, at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Farr, Sam, Calif., E21 Lowenthal, Alan S., Calif., E21 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E24 Olson, Pete, Tex., E21, E23 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E22 Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E23 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E22, E24 Carney, John C., Jr., E24 Hinojosa, Rube´n, Tex., E24 Royce, Edward R., Calif., E24 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E23 King, Steve, Iowa, E22, E23 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E21 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E23, E24 Lewis, John, Ga., E23 Vela´ zquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E22

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