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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 No. 100 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was Amen. his breath, or George Floyd, killed called to order by the Speaker pro tem- f while under the knee of an officer ut- pore (Mr. CARSON of Indiana). tering those same words, ‘‘I can’t THE JOURNAL f breathe’’? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Where is the pursuit of happiness for DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER ant to section 4(a) of House Resolution Christian Cooper, who couldn’t go bird PRO TEMPORE 967, the Journal of the last day’s pro- watching without having the cops The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ceedings is approved. called on him? fore the House the following commu- f Where is the equality in a nation nication from the Speaker: where we proclaim that Black lives PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WASHINGTON, DC, matter, yet we see our own neighbors’ May 28, 2020. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the humanity stolen and still fail to pro- I hereby appoint the Honorable ANDRE´ gentleman from California (Mr. vide justice? CARSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on LAMALFA) come forward and lead the 250 years after our Nation wrote this day. House in the Pledge of Allegiance. those words, those rights are not NANCY PELOSI, Mr. LAMALFA led the Pledge of Alle- unalienable. If you are Black in Amer- Speaker of the House of Representatives. giance as follows: ica today, they do not exist. f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the All of us, any of us—with power and privilege—are accountable. We owe PRAYER United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, them better. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: f God of the universe, thank You for INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE giving us another day. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER Throughout the country, people PRO TEMPORE (Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota mourn those whom they have lost; peo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The asked and was given permission to ad- ple lament the loss of businesses, of Chair will entertain up to five requests dress the House for 1 minute and to re- normalcy. for 1-minute speeches on each side of vise and extend his remarks.) 100,000 have now died of COVID–19. the aisle. Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. They were Democrats and Republicans. f Speaker, last I knew, 20 million Amer- They lived in urban areas, and now, ican had not received their stimulus more and more, in rural areas. They BLACK LIVES MATTER checks. were the descendants of men and (Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given In the 3 months since the CARES women who were colonists, or Found- permission to address the House for 1 Act, I have been patient; South Dako- ing Fathers, and immigrants who had minute and to revise and extend his re- tans have been patient as they wait for recently become citizens. They were marks.) help some of them truly need. disproportionately people of color, but Mr. KENNEDY. ‘‘We hold these Mr. Speaker, my patience has run not only of color, and of every religion truths to be self-evident, that all men low, especially since Americans are and culture in this Nation. are created equal, that they are en- also waiting months for their tax re- When, O Lord, will we come to under- dowed by their creator with certain turns. stand that we are all in this together, unalienable rights, that among these Ben, from Marshall County, filed his that if we do not stand together, we are life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap- in February. He is $400 short on rent. risk falling together? Heal the divi- piness.’’ He has been counting on his tax return. sions within our body politic, within Tell me, where was the right to life It is his money. But the IRS has not re- this Chamber, so that Your healing for Breonna Taylor, who was killed in turned his phone calls, and they have power, through our actions and good- her own bed by police and her boy- not returned the phone calls or emails will, can be manifest in our United friend arrested for trying to protect of congressional offices. States. her? Workers in hospitals and in factories May everything done this day, and in Where is the liberty for Ahmaud and in packing plants and in banks are the days and weeks to come, be for Arbery, killed for going for a jog, or working overtime to meet the needs of Your greater honor and glory. Eric Garner, killed while begging for this Nation. I do not see that same

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.000 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2326 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 dedication from the leadership of the Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, we have While these statistics are rightfully IRS, and it is past time, Mr. Speaker, lost over 100,000 lives to this pan- alarming, this problem is not unique to for them to get it together. demic—that we know of—and people on Minnesota. States like South Dakota, f the front lines are still waiting for the Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, and PPE they need to protect themselves Iowa have similar issues. Pork and TIME TO GIVE AMERICA HOPE and our communities. livestock producers are suffering huge (Mrs. MCBATH asked and was given Every single day, healthcare pro- losses, financial and otherwise, and all permission to address the House for 1 viders, States, and first responders tell through no fault of their own. minute and to revise and extend her re- us that they are being forced to com- I urge my colleagues on both sides of marks.) pete for high-priced supplies, if they the aisle to join me in supporting this Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, this is can find any at all. They are told to bill. We must stand with our family not the time to back down. keep a 90-day supply for the fall surge, farmers and defend the interests of In my home State of Georgia, hard- when it is a miracle if they have rural communities, the American econ- working Georgians have been laid off, enough supplies for 2 weeks. small businesses have had to close, and omy, and our food supply. Our frontline workers are feeling families are worried about the health f abandoned by their government. How and well-being of their loved ones. can we blame them? INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO Americans everywhere are counting HEALTHCARE ISSUES on us to help them get through this The President is claiming victory in crisis as safely as possible. This is what a crisis we are still fighting, visiting (Mr. MORELLE asked and was given we are sent to Washington to do: to State after State and saying it is safe permission to address the House for 1 protect and to uplift our communities to reopen completely when it is not. He minute and to revise and extend his re- in a time such as this. has the authority to use the Defense marks.) We must work together, Republicans Production Act to increase production Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, with so and Democrats, to make a difference in of PPE to save lives and chooses not much uncertainty in our future, fami- the lives of those we represent when to, while the safety of our frontline lies shouldn’t have the additional bur- they need us most. workers hangs in the balance. den of worrying about the state of This is the time to give America We have sent countless letters, intro- their healthcare. Unfortunately, hope. duced bills, and passed legislation. We though, COVID–19 has only further ex- This is the time to govern with our need the President to act. The Amer- posed the cracks in our healthcare sys- hearts, and not partisan politics, be- ican people need straight talk, not tem and forced us all to face the ur- cause we can get through this pan- magical thinking. We need leaders who gency with which we must work to ad- demic together, stronger and more uni- listen to civil servants when they raise dress them. fied than before. alarms, not fire the messenger. As we continue to respond to the pub- f We can defeat this pandemic if we lic health crisis, I have been working hear the facts and act on them. with my colleagues here in the House REMEMBERING SAM JOHNSON f to find innovative and timely solutions (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given for the problems that COVID–19 con- permission to address the House for 1 AMERICA’S LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY tinues to exacerbate. minute and to revise and extend his re- IN CRISIS Over the past several months, I have marks.) (Mr. HAGEDORN asked and was fought for the price of insulin and Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in given permission to address the House other drugs to be lowered immediately sadness today, acknowledging the news for 1 minute and to revise and extend because families that are struggling I received late last night of the loss of his remarks.) need access to lifesaving medication. I our former colleague from Texas, Mr. Mr. HAGEDORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise fought alongside my colleagues for Sam Johnson, a great American. today because America’s livestock in- more supplies for our healthcare work- I had the pleasure of knowing him dustry is in crisis. In southern Min- ers, for hospitals, and for community personally. His story is amazing of his nesota and across the country, this has healthcare centers. life serving our country. Of course, he particularly hit our hog farmers. They We can’t let up now. We must con- is known as being a Vietnam POW, are in big trouble. Packing plant dis- tinue to take steps that address the held 7 years in what is known as the ruptions have led to excess hogs and health disparities that place a signifi- Hanoi Hilton. the actual destruction of animals and cant and dangerous burden on Amer- He wrote a book about his exploits, not even using the meat for the food ican families. including that part, called ‘‘Captive supply. I would like to join my colleagues Warriors: A Vietnam POW’s Story.’’ I The situation is so bad that, this and constituents in remembering the would highly recommend everybody week, I introduced legislation to miti- lives tragically lost during this pan- get that and then pass it along. gate losses in this area. I introduced My sweetest memory of him is Lead- demic and recommit to working to- the Livestock Producer Assistance for gether to help families across our coun- er MCCARTHY invited a group of about COVID–19 Damages Act. This bill will 10 of us Members to go have dinner try stay safe. expand the USDA’s Emergency Assist- with him one night and just sit and lis- f ance for Livestock, Honeybees, and ten to this man talk about his life, not Farm-Raised Catfish Program to cover HONORING JACK ‘‘JD’’ BARNES only the negative of being a POW, but income losses for farmers and pro- SHAW what we always saw here in his posi- ducers who have been unable to market (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania tive, upbeat spirit all the time. This guy was a true cool guy. He was livestock due to packing plant clo- asked and was given permission to ad- a Thunderbird aerobatic team member sures. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- and also later directed the Air Force In Minnesota, our hog operators vise and extend his remarks.) Fighter Weapons School, which is make a significant contribution to our Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. known as the Top Gun version of the State’s economy. According to a study Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratu- Air Force. from the University of Minnesota, cur- late Jack ‘‘JD’’ Barnes Shaw of Rus- This was an all-around great Amer- rent disruptions in the pork supply sell, Pennsylvania, for accepting a ican. We will miss him badly. chain, coupled with the current 15 per- fully qualified appointment to the cent unemployment rate, could result United States Naval Academy. f in an estimated loss of $660 million of Jack is the son of James and Ruth THE NEED FOR PERSONAL economic activity in our State. The re- Shaw and a senior at Agora Cyber PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT searchers also concluded that a 15 per- Charter School. During his time in (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given cent drop in hog production would lead school, Jack was very involved with permission to address the House for 1 to an estimated loss of 2,100 Minnesota the Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol, and minute.) jobs. fencing.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.003 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2327 Over the years, Jack has held many direct result of the quality of the VA percentage by which benefit amounts pay- leadership positions, including senior leadership. able under title II of the Social Security Act patrol leader in his Boy Scout troop Mr. Speaker, that is why I support (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2020, as a result of a determina- and a Sea Scout National Quarterdeck, the Competitive Pay for Leaders in tion under section 215(i) of such Act (42 a representative on the Sea Scout Na- Veterans Healthcare Act and encour- U.S.C. 415(i)). tional Committee. He is an Eagle Scout age my colleagues to do the same. No (d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Vet- and has been recognized as the 2018 one fights harder for our veterans than erans Affairs may adjust administratively, Northeast Region Sea Scout of the President Trump. He has always made consistent with the increases made under Year. us a top priority, and I am glad that he subsection (a), the rates of disability com- Jack’s dedication and discipline are and the VA Secretary will support this pensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who two traits that will lead to his success measure, and I look forward to its pas- have not received compensation under chap- at the U.S. Naval Academy. Jack is a sage. ter 11 of title 38, United States Code. proven leader. I wish him the best in f SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. this exciting new chapter of his life. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER publish in the Federal Register the amounts PRO TEMPORE specified in section 2(b), as increased under b 0915 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section RECOGNIZING JOE JOYCE ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 (Mr. ROSE of New York asked and will postpone further proceedings U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be pub- was given permission to address the today on motions to suspend the rules lished by reason of a determination made House for 1 minute.) on which the yeas and nays are or- under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal Mr. ROSE of New York. Mr. Speaker, dered. year 2021. I rise today to remember all those who The House will resume proceedings The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- we have lost to the coronavirus, and on postponed questions at a later time. ant to the rule, the gentleman from one man in particular who is close to f California (Mr. TAKANO) and the gen- my heart and the hearts of thousands tleman from Tennessee (Mr. DAVID P. of people in my district. VETERANS’ COMPENSATION COST- ROE) each will control 20 minutes. Joe Joyce may best be known for his OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT OF The Chair recognizes the gentleman bar in Bay Ridge, J.J. Bubbles, but the 2020 from California. truth is he served our community Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to GENERAL LEAVE much more than cold beer. His gen- suspend the rules and pass the bill Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask erous spirit touched countless lives on (H.R. 6168) to increase, effective as of unanimous consent that all Members both sides of the Verrazzano. December 1, 2020, the rates of com- may have 5 legislative days in which to Joe was an Army veteran who served pensation for veterans with service- revise and extend their remarks and to in Vietnam, and after he returned connected disabilities and the rates of insert extraneous materials on H.R. home his service continued. He worked dependency and indemnity compensa- 6168. as a phys ed teacher for disabled stu- tion for the survivors of certain dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there dents on Staten Island, supported the abled veterans, and for other purposes. objection to the request of the gen- Special Olympics, and would offer up The Clerk read the title of the bill. tleman from California? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: his bar to host fundraisers for any or- Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield ganization who asked. That was one H.R. 6168 myself such time as I may consume. thing that never changed over the 42 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6168, the Veterans’ years Joe was in business. As soon as resentatives of the United States of America in Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjust- you walked into J.J. Bubbles you were Congress assembled, ment Act of 2020 increases veterans’ family. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. disability compensation at the same Today, we remember and think of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ rate as the annual Social Security in- Joe’s family: his wife, Jane; his chil- Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020’’. crease. This puts a little extra money dren, Eddie, Kristin, Kevin; and his six in the pockets of our disabled veterans grandchildren. Joe’s loss can be felt all SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COM- PENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND and their families to make sure VA throughout my district, but his gift to INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. benefits keep pace with inflation. all of us was his unique ability to bring (a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on De- While this increase may be a small people of all stripes together, and that cember 1, 2020, the Secretary of Veterans Af- one, it is an essential one that veterans is a gift we need now more than ever. fairs shall increase, in accordance with sub- and their families rely on us passing f section (c), the dollar amounts in effect on each year. In my time as chairman of November 30, 2020, for the payment of dis- the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR ability compensation and dependency and in- have had the opportunity to speak to VETERANS demnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). and know many veterans. Many of (Mr. WATKINS asked and was given (b) AMOUNTS TO BE INCREASED.—The dollar them highlight this bill as a priority permission to address the House for 1 amounts to be increased pursuant to sub- for them and their families. minute and to revise and extend his re- section (a) are the following: The cost-of-living adjustment, or marks.) (1) WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION.— COLA, is vital for ensuring that vet- Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, today I Each of the dollar amounts under section erans’ benefits do not decline due to rise in support of S. 3084, the Competi- 1114 of title 38, United States Code. changes in the economy. For veterans tive Pay for Leaders in Veterans (2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND- with service-connected disabilities, Healthcare Act. This legislation was ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under sec- tion 1115(1) of such title. this annual change is an assurance to introduced by my good friend and fel- (3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar them and their families that their ben- low Kansan, the chairman of the Sen- amount under section 1162 of such title. efits will remain consistent. It is a ate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, (4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA- guarantee we make to them and a Senator JERRY MORAN. TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dol- great source of comfort to many vet- Our Nation’s veterans deserve the lar amounts under subsections (a) through erans and their families. best care possible. We must ensure that (d) of section 1311 of such title. As our country deals with the novel the VA can recruit and retain high- (5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA- coronavirus pandemic, and the severe quality talented leaders. The Competi- TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar economic effects it will have, it is more amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of tive Pay for Leaders in Veterans such title. important than ever that we pass this Healthcare Act is less about the lead- (c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.—Each dol- yearly COLA increase so that veterans ers, actually, it is more about the vet- lar amount described in subsection (b) shall and their families trust that their ben- erans as the quality of their care is the be increased by the same percentage as the efits will not decline due to inflation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.005 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 I want to recognize the work of the ents, clothing allowance, dependency York, in an amount not to exceed Disability Assistance and Memorial Af- and indemnities compensation for $372,600,000. fairs Subcommittee chair, ELAINE spouses, and dependency and indemnity (5) Construction of a spinal cord injury building with a community living center, in- LURIA, for introducing H.R. 6168. I compensation for surviving children. cluding a parking garage, in San Diego, Cali- wholeheartedly support H.R. 6168, and Congress must honor our commit- fornia, in an amount not to exceed urge all of my colleagues to do so as ment to those American heroes who $230,840,000. well. served in harm’s way so that we could (6) Completion of construction of a medical Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of live in peace at home. As we continue facility project, including a parking garage, my time. to fight this pandemic, I ask that we in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an amount not Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. all keep in mind those who have kept to exceed $307,000,000. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I us safe at home and abroad. (7) Construction of a new critical care cen- may consume. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ter in West Los Angeles, California, in an Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support amount not to exceed $75,790,000. support H.R. 6168, and join me and (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— of H.R. 6168, the Veterans’ Compensa- Ranking Member MIKE BOST in pro- There is authorized to be appropriated to the tion Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of tecting the earned benefits for our Na- Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020. The bill was introduced by Dis- tion’s veterans. 2020 or the year in which funds are appro- ability Assistance and Memorial Af- Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. priated for the Construction, Major Projects fairs Subcommittee Chair ELAINE Speaker, I am prepared to close. I ap- account, $2,271,292,000 for the projects au- thorized in subsection (a). LURIA and Ranking Member MIKE preciate the Members, Mrs. LURIA and BOST. I appreciate their leadership on Mr. BOST, bringing this important bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- this important issue. up. We pass it every year. I encourage ant to the rule, the gentleman from The Department of Veterans Affairs all of my colleagues to support this California (Mr. TAKANO) and the gen- provides compensation benefits to help bill. tleman from Tennessee (Mr. DAVID P. fulfill our obligation to take care of Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ROE) each will control 20 minutes. the brave men and women who have of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentleman been injured during their service to Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I, too, from California. this great Nation. urge all of my colleagues to join me in GENERAL LEAVE H.R. 6168 would authorize a cost-of- passing H.R. 6168. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask living increase for veterans and their Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance unanimous consent that all Members families next year, if Social Security of my time. may have 5 legislative days in which to recipients receive an increase. The an- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The revise and extend their remarks and to nual COLA is necessary to help vet- question is on the motion offered by insert extraneous material on S. 3414. erans and families afford their living the gentleman from California (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there expenses when prices go up. TAKANO) that the House suspend the objection to the request of the gen- Currently, many of our Nation’s vet- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6168. tleman from California? There was no objection. erans may have been affected by this The question was taken; and (two- thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield pandemic and are worried about how myself such time as I may consume. rules were suspended and the bill was they are going to pay their bills. The Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support passed. last thing that should be on their of S. 3414, the Major Medical Facility A motion to reconsider was laid on minds is whether the value of their VA Authorization Act of 2020. benefits will keep pace with inflation. the table. Each year the Department of Vet- Mr. Speaker, I encourage all Mem- f erans Affairs submits an annual budget bers to support H.R. 6168. MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY request to Congress, and then it is our Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2020 job to authorize and appropriate the my time. funding that VA needs to care for Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 America’s veterans and their families. minutes to the gentlewoman from Vir- suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. Within that larger funding request is ginia (Mrs. LURIA), my good friend and 3414) to authorize major medical facil- VA’s request for funds to replace and the chairwoman of the Disability As- ity projects for the Department of Vet- modernize its medical facilities. This sistance and Memorial Affairs Sub- erans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, and year’s major construction requests committee, the author of H.R. 6168, and for other purposes. total $2.27 billion, and will build a new a former naval commander. The Clerk read the title of the bill. critical care center in West Los Ange- The text of the bill is as follows: Mrs. LURIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise les, California; complete construction today to speak in support of my bipar- S. 3414 of a medical facility project in San tisan bill, H.R. 6168, the Veterans’ Com- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Juan, Puerto Rico; construct a spinal pensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment resentatives of the United States of America in cord injury center with a community Congress assembled, Act of 2020. living center in San Diego, California; During these trying times, I continue SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. complete flood recovery construction to keep our Nation’s veterans at the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Major Med- ical Facility Authorization Act of 2020’’. at the medical center in Manhattan, top of my mind as they face unprece- SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FA- New York; and fully fund the medical dented challenges due to the CILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT facility replacement project in Louis- coronavirus pandemic. This bill will OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL ville, Kentucky; as well as construct an provide the economic relief and pay YEAR 2020. outpatient clinic and a national ceme- raise that our veterans have earned. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Vet- tery in Alameda, California; and fi- erans Affairs may carry out the following It is an honor to represent more than nally, realign the Livermore, Cali- 102,000 veterans, the highest total of major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2020 at the locations specified and in an fornia campus. any district in Virginia, and one of the amount for each project not to exceed the Mr. Speaker, with a major construc- highest in the country. Our veterans amount specified for such location: tion need that totals more than $15 bil- put their lives on the line and deployed (1) Construction of an outpatient clinic and lion, this authorization takes needed far from home to keep America safe. As national cemetery in Alameda, California, in steps to reduce the backlog of major a 20-year Navy veteran myself, I am an amount not to exceed $113,332,000. construction projects. proud to bring a bill to the floor that (2) Realignment and closure of the Liver- It is no secret that VA’s infrastruc- protects the benefits our veterans have more Campus in Livermore, California, in an ture is old. The average age of its fa- earned from their service to our coun- amount not to exceed $311,730,000. cilities is 60. The Secretary of the VA (3) Construction of a new medical facility try. in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to himself, Secretary Wilkie, emphasized H.R. 6168 provides cost-of-living in- exceed $860,000,000. this point by making the statement: creases for wartime disability com- (4) Construction relating to flood recovery There are several VA facilities that pensation, compensation for depend- of the medical center in Manhattan, New Abraham Lincoln would recognize.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.007 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2329 Even with outdated facilities, the Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I have no may have 5 legislative days in which to Annals of Internal Medicine found in a further speakers, and I am prepared to revise and extend their remarks and to 2018 report that VA provides better close. I reserve the balance of my time. insert extraneous material on S. 3084, care than private options in most Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. as amended. cases. That is right. VA provides better Speaker, I have no further speakers. I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there care, even though they are working urge all of my colleagues to join in sup- objection to the request of the gen- from outdated facilities. What would porting this bill, and I yield back the tleman from California? those findings look like if VA was com- balance of my time. There was no objection. peting with a modern infrastructure? Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I encour- Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. Speaker, not only does VA pro- age all of my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ myself such time as I may consume. vide better care, veterans want to use on passage of this important legisla- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. VA-delivered healthcare. A survey con- tion, S. 3414, and I yield back the bal- 3084, as amended, a bill to modify the ducted by the Veterans of Foreign ance of my time. limitation on pay for certain high-level Wars found that 92 percent of veterans The SPEAKER pro tempore. The employees and officers of the Depart- who participated in the survey re- question is on the motion offered by ment of Veterans Affairs. sponded that fixing VA facilities was the gentleman from California (Mr. This legislation retroactively author- the best way to improve VA’s delivery TAKANO) that the House suspend the izes VA to waive a limitation for basic of healthcare to veterans. rules and pass the bill, S. 3414. pay for SES-equivalent employees em- Ninety percent of respondents who The question was taken; and (two- ployed at VA dating back to November use VA stated they would recommend thirds being in the affirmative) the 1, 2010. These are senior-level clinicians VA healthcare to another veteran. rules were suspended and the bill was who oversee critical VA medical oper- It is clear that veterans, given the passed. ations at the VA Central Office and in option, want to preserve the VA A motion to reconsider was laid on Veterans Integrated Service Networks. healthcare system and feel that it is a the table. Due to a conflicting interpretation of quality option for veterans to receive f the law, these senior-level employees care. were overpaid by VA for almost 10 Mr. Speaker, that is why I support S. MODIFYING PAY LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOY- years. VA did not notify Congress that 3414. I thank Senator MORAN, the chair- it had been interpreting the pay cap in man of the Senate Committee on Vet- EES AND OFFICERS OF DEPART- MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS its statute as not applying to these em- erans’ Affairs, for prioritizing and pass- ployees until this year. ing this legislation. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to Mr. Speaker, the Office of Manage- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. ment and Budget and Office of Per- my time. 3084) to amend title 38, United States sonnel Management have said this is Code, to modify the limitation on pay b 0930 an issue that affects approximately 40 for certain high-level employees and senior VA employees, some of whom Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. officers of the Department of Veterans Speaker, I yield myself such time as I play critical support roles in VA’s re- Affairs, as amended. sponse to the global COVID–19 pan- may consume. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support The text of the bill is as follows: demic. Now, without this legislative fix, of S. 3414, the VA Major Medical Facil- S. 3084 these employees, through no fault of ity Authorization Act. This bill is Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- sponsored by my good friends on the resentatives of the United States of America in their own, will be liable for a salary other side of the Capitol, Chairman Congress assembled, overpayment, plus any benefits tied to JERRY MORAN and Ranking Member SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF PAY LIMITATION the salary, to include employee and JON TESTER of the Senate Committee FOR CERTAIN HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOY- agency retirement fund contributions. on Veterans’ Affairs. EES AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPART- While VA could request a waiver of MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. this debt on behalf of the employees This bill would authorize the con- (a) MODIFICATION.—Section 7404(d) of title struction of the Department of Vet- 38, United States Code, is amended by insert- under the law, a waiver will not com- erans Affairs major medical facility ing ‘‘and except for individuals appointed pletely address the negative financial projects in Kentucky, California, New under sections 7401(4) and 7306 of this title,’’ effects these employees will experi- York, and Puerto Rico. The COVID–19 after ‘‘section 7457 of this title,’’. ence. Their retirement and Thrift Sav- pandemic has shown us the value of the (b) WAIVERS.— ings Plan matching debt cannot be cor- VA healthcare system in serving not (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans rected. Affairs may waive the limitation described just our Nation’s veterans, which is the Mr. Speaker, VA has been making up in section 7404(d) of such title, as in effect on the difference between the $156,000 cap Department’s foremost responsibility, the day before the date of the enactment of but also in supporting all Americans this Act, on the amount of basic pay payable and the rate of pay that has been re- during times of crisis. to individuals appointed under section 7401(4) ceived by the affected employees with The seven projects that would be au- or 7306 of such title for basic pay payable bonuses, which do not count toward thorized in this legislation have been during the period— employee and agency retirement fund requested by the administration in (A) beginning on November 1, 2010; and contributions and other Federal bene- VA’s most recent budget submission. (B) ending on the day before the date of the fits. They would increase access to high- enactment of this Act. Since VA has faced significant chal- (2) FORM.—The Secretary shall prescribe lenges hiring qualified healthcare lead- quality care and services to veterans of the form for requesting a waiver under para- all ages and eras. It would also ensure graph (1). ers in the past, removing any remain- that VA is better able to fulfill the De- (3) TREATMENT OF WAIVER.—A decision not ing barriers to ensuring VA can recruit partment’s important service training, to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) shall and retain senior clinicians is crucial. research, and emergency response mis- not be treated as an adverse action and is Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to sions. not subject to further appeal, third-party re- support S. 3084, as amended, and I re- Mr. Speaker, to associate myself view, or judicial review. serve the balance of my time. with the chairman’s remarks, Abraham The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Lincoln would recognize the VA med- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Speaker, I yield myself such time as I ical center in my hometown, which was California (Mr. TAKANO) and the gen- may consume. authorized right after the Civil War tleman from Tennessee (Mr. DAVID P. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support and opened in 1903 as an Old Soldiers’ ROE) each will control 20 minutes. of S. 3084, as amended. This bill is spon- Home and now is a first-class VA med- The Chair recognizes the gentleman sored by Chairman JERRY MORAN and ical center. from California. Ranking Member JON TESTER of the I urge all of my colleagues to join me GENERAL LEAVE Senate Committee on Veterans’ Af- in supporting this bill. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask fairs, and I am grateful for them for in- reserve the balance of my time. unanimous consent that all Members troducing it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.009 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 S. 3084, as amended, would correct an card and have to step up, raise up on have so many of our Vietnam-era vet- error in existing law that impedes em- his toes to put his card—I would get erans who are extremely vulnerable be- ployees serving in Senior Executive tears in my eyes watching him—put his cause they have underlying conditions. Service-equivalent positions in the De- card in that voting machine over there I know that many of our veterans have partment of Veterans Health Adminis- to cast his vote. been playing leadership roles among tration from receiving their full sala- We owe Sam and many veterans like their neighbors to lead their neighbors ries. Congress passed legislation in 2010 him who have given the ultimate sac- in responding to COVID–19, the novel to ensure that the individuals in those rifice to this great country a debt that coronavirus. positions would be appropriately com- we can never pay back. I thank all of those veterans across pensated for their work. I served at the same time that Sam our country for leading that effort. However, VA discovered a technical did. I was in the 2nd Infantry Division Coming off of the Memorial Day week- error in that legislation just last year in Korea but I did not serve in Viet- end, it is certainly always a poignant that, unless corrected, would result in nam, and I can’t thank those men and holiday that we observe in recognition those hardworking men and women in- women enough. of those who made the ultimate sac- stead having their salaries signifi- To my colleagues, my brothers and rifice. cantly reduced. It would also result in sisters, welcome home. With regard to S. 3084, I urge my col- VA having to issue and collect debts Mr. Speaker, before I yield back, I leagues to pass it. It is the right thing for current and former employees who would like to take a moment to thank to do. We need to do right by the senior served in these high-level positions Chairman TAKANO and the leadership leaders of the VA. We need to make over the last decade. That is certainly on both sides of the aisle for bringing sure that we continue to attract the not what Congress intended. these three important bills to the floor very best to serve our veterans in the The VA employees who are impacted today. Our actions show that, like service of the Veterans Department. by this issue are serving in mission- many other Americans, we can con- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance critical positions across the VA tinue to do our jobs and our part to re- of my time. healthcare system. Many of them have open the country and our economy in a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The been working around the clock, leading safe and productive way. question is on the motion offered by VA’s response to the COVID–19 pan- While I am pleased that we are debat- the gentleman from California (Mr. demic. They are responsible for ensur- ing these bills today, I am disappointed TAKANO) that the House suspend the ing that veterans and VA employees that H.R. 3504, the Ryan Kules and rules and pass the bill, S. 3084, as are safe and well cared for and that VA Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing amended. is able to fulfill the Department’s Improvement Act of 2019, was not in- The question was taken; and (two- fourth mission obligation to support cluded on today’s agenda. H.R. 3504 is a thirds being in the affirmative) the the national response to this crisis. bipartisan bill introduced by Rep- rules were suspended and the bill, as They and their colleagues have per- resentatives GUS BILIRAKIS and MIKE amended, was passed. formed incredibly lifesaving work dur- LEVIN that would make important im- A motion to reconsider was laid on ing the pandemic. I commend them for provements to the specially adaptive the table. their efforts, which I know will con- housing program that helps severely f injured veterans adapt their homes. tinue to be critical in the weeks and b 0945 months ahead. Making them whole by The bill would also require important passing this bill today is the least we changes to the administration of VA SMALL BUSINESS TRANSPARENCY can do for them in return. work-study benefits and make im- AND REPORTING FOR THE I am glad to be back at work in our provements to the GI Bill. UNDERBANKED AND TAXPAYERS Nation’s Capitol, as our constituents The bill has already passed the House AT HOME ACT always intended for us to be, and to and has now come back over from the Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill today as a small token Senate. It represents a four corners bi- move to suspend the rules and pass the of appreciation to the VA leaders who cameral agreement, and the bill is bill (H.R. 6782) to require the Adminis- are steering the Department through strongly supported by our veterans trator of the Small Business Adminis- the crisis on behalf of our Nation’s vet- service organizations. tration to submit a report on recipi- erans and families. I hope in the coming days we can ents of assistance under the paycheck Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of pass the bill and send it to President protection program and the economic my time. Trump’s desk as soon as possible. Dur- injury disaster loan program, and for Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I have no ing this difficult time, we should be other purposes, as amended. further speakers, and I am prepared to doing all we can to help support se- The Clerk read the title of the bill. close. I reserve the balance of my time. verely disabled veterans and student The text of the bill is as follows: Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. veterans. H.R. 6782 Speaker, I yield myself the balance of I thank the chairman. During this Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- my time. I have no further speakers, time that we have been at home with resentatives of the United States of America in and I am prepared to close. our constituents and with our families Congress assembled, I would like to start, since Monday and really confined, we tried to con- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. was Memorial Day, to associate myself tinue to work, and I want to commend This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Busi- with the remarks of Mr. LAMALFA from the chairman on being able to do this. ness Transparency and Reporting for the California about Sam Johnson, one of Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- Underbanked and Taxpayers at Home Act’’ our colleagues. leagues to support this bill, and I yield or the ‘‘TRUTH Act’’. Sam Johnson is one of the reasons I back the balance of my time. SEC. 2. REPORT. am so proud to have served in this Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of body. Sam was one of the most incred- myself the balance of my time. the Small Business Administration shall ible human beings I have ever met. He I associate myself with the remarks make publicly available, in an online format spent over 40 months in solitary con- about the memory of our recently de- that is sortable and searchable for key words finement, chained to a concrete floor. parted former Member. Of course, all of and downloadable (to the extent technically This man came back to this country as our Vietnam veterans who paid the ul- practicable), the following information with a Wounded Warrior, but he did not let timate sacrifice but also those who respect to the paycheck protection program that stop him. He went ahead and had came back from that service in that and the economic injury disaster loan pro- a very fulfilling life and really affected war, we all owe a debt of gratitude to- gram: ward them. (1) An identification of each recipient of many of us in ways Sam will never assistance in an amount greater than know. I recall my own uncle, who, unfortu- $2,000,000 from funds appropriated under the I can remember seeing Sam on this nately, committed suicide. I remember CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) or the Pay- floor. Sam was so beat up in his cap- coming back from school and learning check Protection Program and Health Care tivity that he would take his voting that he had committed suicide. We Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139).

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To that end, my colleagues and I (4) The date on which such assistance was On this specific bill, we were able to disbursed. have sent multiple oversight letters to negotiate a couple of changes that (5) An identification of each lender or SBA requesting detailed data and in- made the bill slightly more palatable intermediary through which such assistance formation on the implementation of for those of us on this side of the aisle, was disbursed. the Paycheck Protection Program and and that would have not happened (6) The amount of assistance provided to Economic Injury Disaster Loans. To without the chairwoman’s leadership, small business concerns owned and con- date, we have not received anything so we do appreciate that. trolled by socially and economically dis- more than what SBA has published on That said, philosophically, it is ex- advantaged individuals (as defined in section their website. This is simply unaccept- ceptionally difficult for me and others 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 able. on this side of the aisle to accept the U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)), small business concern It is vital that the administration be owned and controlled by women (as defined bill in its entirety. For instance, I am under section 3(n) of such Act (15 U.S.C. transparent and good stewards of tax- a firm believer that small businesses 632(n)), and small business concern owned payers’ dollars. I am proud to support are just that, small businesses; and as and controlled by veterans (as defined in sec- the bipartisan effort before us today, long as they qualify under the Small tion 3(q) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), from led by my esteemed colleagues Mr. Business Act and the SBA size stand- information voluntarily provided by such PHILLIPS of Minnesota and Mr. ards, no one small business ought to concerns. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. have to do anything different under the SEC. 3. COMMITMENTS FOR 7(a) LOANS. The bill requires SBA to publish an Notwithstanding any other provision of law than any other small business. online database of the recipients of In addition to all the burdensome re- law, the amounts authorized for commit- PPP and EIDL loans over $2 million. It ments for general business loans authorized porting requirements this legislation under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act would also list the number of employ- would impose on small businesses, (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) under the heading ‘‘BUSI- ees at each business benefiting from there are two specific provisions that NESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT’’ under the this assistance and the amount of are difficult for us to support. heading ‘‘SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION’’ funds provided to underserved busi- First, the bill we have before us at- under title V of the Consolidated Appropria- nesses. tempts to name—and some would say, tions Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–93; 133 Stat. This is precisely the kind of data shame—businesses that are recent PPP 2475) shall apply with respect to loans made Congress needs to ensure that the pro- loan recipients above $2 million. And I under such section 7(a), other than loans grams are being administered as in- made under paragraph (36) of such section do appreciate Chairwoman VELA´ ZQUEZ tended and, more importantly, to en- 7(a), on and after the date of enactment of going from $250,000 to $2 million. sure the scarce funds are reaching this Act. These businesses—at least the ones those communities and businesses that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that acted in good faith—followed the need it most. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from law and the guidelines and received New York (Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ) and the Furthermore, the bill includes lan- guage that will decouple the 7(a) loan their loans based on the best informa- gentleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT) tion available at that time, and I do each will control 20 minutes. program and Paycheck Protection Pro- gram accounts. not believe that those businesses The Chair recognizes the gentle- should be put on public display for po- woman from New York. Currently, both programs share the same appropriations account, meaning tential shaming. GENERAL LEAVE If they didn’t follow the rules, we ´ that once the Paycheck Protection Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask have remedies for calling them out, unanimous consent that all Members Program appropriation lapses, the 7(a) loan program will shut down along such as the SBA’s Office of the Inspec- may have 5 legislative days in which to tor General, even the Department of revise and extend their remarks and in- with it. It was never congressional in- tent to tie the future of both programs Justice, to seek out waste, fraud, and clude extraneous material on the meas- abuse. Publicly naming them will do ure under consideration. together, so in order to preserve the sustainability of the 7(a) loan program, little to increase transparency or any- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there thing else, for that matter, we believe. objection to the request of the gentle- it is necessary to decouple the two ac- counts. Second, the bill requires, albeit vol- woman from New York? untarily, small businesses to disclose There was no objection. At a time when the future of the Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I small business economy is so uncer- whether they are economically dis- yield myself such time as I may con- tain, it is of top importance to ensure advantaged, minority owned, women sume. the long-term sustainability of the 7(a) owned, or veteran owned. As I men- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the loan program. This language achieves tioned previously, I believe we ought to bill before us today, H.R. 6782, the that goal. be making regulatory burdens fewer Small Business Transparency and Re- I applaud the bipartisanship and, and farther between, not imposing porting for the Underbanked and Tax- more importantly, the commitment to more paperwork that doesn’t help any payers at Home Act, or the TRUTH being good stewards of the taxpayers’ business fight this pandemic. Act. dollars. Again, Mr. Speaker, I reluctantly op- The CARES Act and the Paycheck Mr. Speaker, I urge all my col- pose this legislation but again thank Protection Program and Health Care leagues, Republican and Democrat, to the chairwoman for her leadership and Enhancement Act provided over $725 join me in voting for stronger trans- willingness to work with us on these billion in relief to nonprofits, small parency and oversight of the CARES bills and on many issues facing Amer- businesses, and the independently em- Act programs. Our hardworking small ica’s small businesses moving forward. ployed who are struggling to cope with business owners and the American peo- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the economic downturn brought about ple deserve no less. my time. by the spread of COVID–19. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I By utilizing the SBA’s Economic In- my time. yield as much time as he may consume jury Disaster Loan Program and cre- Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. ating the Paycheck Protection Pro- myself such time as I may consume. PHILLIPS), the sponsor of the bill. gram, Congress took swift action to I rise in reluctant opposition to H.R. Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Speaker, I thank provide a necessary lifeline. And while 6782, the Small Business Transparency Chairwoman VELA´ ZQUEZ for yielding. both programs have saved countless and Reporting for the Underbanked and Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk livelihoods, jobs, and businesses, mil- Taxpayers at Home Act, or the TRUTH about truth. lions more remain left out. Act, as amended. Now, you would think that truth Unfortunately, it won’t matter how Mr. Speaker, I do want to express my would not be up for debate in this much money Congress spends to ad- appreciation to Chairwoman Chamber, yet here we stand literally

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.005 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2332 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 debating my bill, the TRUTH Act, b 1000 able in an online, searchable, sortable, and which simply injects transparency and This data collection and trans- downloadable format within 30 days of pas- accountability into the very largest ex- parency bill is a positive step in that sage: penditure of taxpayer money in Amer- direction, providing much-needed 1. The identity of every recipient of a grant ican history. transparency and accountability. or loan that was funded by the CARES Act or That is it. There is no hidden agenda, Knowledge is power and, with this bill, the Payroll Protection Program and Health just a straightforward requirement for the public will finally have the knowl- Care Enhancement Act; the Small Business Administration to edge on how these programs have been 2. An explanation of the SBA’s decision- publish information about how Federal implemented, where the money has making process; relief dollars are flowing and where gone, who has gotten it and who hasn’t. 3. The number of employees at the entity in they are going. And that truth should Not only will this empower the peo- question; be important to every American: busi- ple, it will empower Congress as we 4. The date when the grant or loan was dis- ness owners and patrons, bankers and continue working to optimize the bursed; borrowers, Republicans and Democrats. CARES Act programs. 5. The identification number of the bank or We cannot accept a situation in The bill also clarifies the program lender that administered the grant or loan; and 6. The amount of assistance provided to which bigger businesses with access to accounts for the Paycheck Protection small businesses owned by socially and eco- other sources of liquidity are pushing Program and the 7(a) Loan Program nomically disadvantaged individuals, women, to the front of the line at the expense are wholly distinct, ensuring that the and veterans. of those with the greatest need, par- SBA’s flagship lending program will Mr. Speaker, the COVID–19 pandemic has ticularly minority-, women-, and vet- not shut down when the Paycheck Pro- challenged us in ways we could have scarcely eran-owned businesses that are strug- tection Program appropriation lapses. imagined; it has claimed lives and destroyed gling the very most during the pan- As the small business economy be- gins to recover in the coming weeks livelihoods all across our nation. demic. We are in this together and we will come I won’t accept it. and months, small businesses need to be able to access affordable capital to out stronger and better. I am on a mission to restore Ameri- rehire workers, restock their shelves, And we do that by caring for each other and cans’ faith in their government. But and resume operations. This language rendering equal, justice and fairness, whether trust is earned by action, not by words. ensures the 7(a) program will be an op- it is in the area of coronavirus testing, distribu- So I ask my colleagues to join me in tion for them in the next phase of re- tion of PPE, or economic assistance. supporting the TRUTH Act, in allowing covery. Our small businesses need help and they the American people to see where their I urge my colleagues to support this need the truth, which is why I urge my col- money is going and in ensuring that measure, and I yield back the balance leagues to join me in voting to pass H.R. businesses that need relief the most are of my time. 6782, the TRUTH Act. getting it. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The They say that sunlight is the best strong support of H.R. 6782, the Small Busi- question is on the motion offered by disinfectant, and we could surely use ness Transparency and Reporting for the the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. more of it here. Underbanked and Taxpayers at Home Act or VELA´ ZQUEZ) that the House suspend the Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield TRUTH Act, which directs the Small Business rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6782, as myself the balance of my time. I want Administration (SBA) to explain and justify all amended. to thank the gentlewoman from New disbursements of coronavirus relief funds, en- The question was taken. York (Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ) on her leader- suring transparency and accountability from The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the ship, and I regret that we cannot sup- this critical agency. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being port this particular piece of legisla- Together, the CARES Act and the Payroll in the affirmative, the ayes have it. tion; however, I am certain that we Protection Program and Health Care Enhance- Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- will continue to work together in a bi- ment Act together allocated more than $2 tril- mand the yeas and nays. partisan manner to address the needs lion to address the devastating coronavirus The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- of America’s small businesses. pandemic, the most expensive relief package ant to section 3 of House Resolution I would note, just in response, brief- ever authorized by Congress, and the largest 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. ly, to the gentleman’s mention that outlay of taxpayer funds in all human history. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- this is called the TRUTH Act, just be- The stakes simply are too high to allow irre- ther proceedings on this question are cause something is called the TRUTH sponsible stewardship, and those charged with postponed. Act doesn’t necessarily mean that it is disbursing coronavirus relief funds must be f the truth, just like something called held to the highest standards and held to ac- PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM the Affordable Care Act doesn’t nec- count for misfeasance or malfeasance. FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 2020 essarily mean it is going to make Mr. Speaker, it is wholly unacceptable that ´ the SBA has not to date provided full trans- Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I healthcare more affordable. move to suspend the rules and pass the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance parency over its administration of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic In- bill (H.R. 7010) to amend the Small of my time. Business Act and the CARES Act to Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I jury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL). PPP and EIDL were created by Congress to modify certain provisions related to yield myself such time as I may con- provide relief for small businesses affected by the forgiveness of loans under the pay- sume. the pandemic, and more than $700 billion has check protection program, to allow re- Mr. Speaker, when this body spent been allocated in service of those goals. cipients of loan forgiveness under the trillions of dollars to address the eco- However, in too many cases the programs paycheck protection program to defer nomic downturn brought about by did not function as Congress intended, and payroll taxes, and for other purposes, COVID–19, we included a special inspec- large organizations such as the Los Angeles as amended. tor general to provide oversight over Lakers received funding while many of our The Clerk read the title of the bill. the expenditure of these dollars. Unfor- smallest and most vulnerable businesses were The text of the bill is as follows: tunately, President Trump said the unable to secure assistance. H.R. 7010 special IG could not issue reports to In light of this mismanagement, it is impera- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Congress without Presidential super- tive that SBA be subject to an exhaustive resentatives of the United States of America in vision and subsequently removed the audit of its handling of PPP and EIDL funding. Congress assembled, acting IG at the Pentagon and chair- The agency has refused to do so voluntarily, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. man of the panel. requiring Congress to mandate compliance This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paycheck So with the erosion of account- from the agency that exists to serve small Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020’’. ability, transparency is needed more SEC. 2. MATURITY FOR LOANS WITH REMAINING business, the backbone of the American econ- BALANCE AFTER APPLICATION OF than ever. Congress needs to ensure omy. FORGIVENESS. that there is no waste, fraud, or abuse The TRUTH Act would require the SBA to (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36)(K)(ii) of of taxpayers’ dollars. make the following information publicly avail- the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36))

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.017 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2333 is amended by inserting ‘‘minimum maturity a covered loan before the date of enactment Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I of 5 years and a’’ before ‘‘maximum matu- of this subsection may elect for the covered yield myself such time as I may con- rity’’. period applicable to such covered loan to end sume. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The on the date that is 8 weeks after the date of I rise in support of the bipartisan bill amendment made by this section shall take the origination of such covered loan.’’. before us today, H.R. 7010, the Pay- effect on the date of the enactment of this (c) EXTENSION OF DEFERRAL PERIOD.—Sec- Act and shall apply to any loan made pursu- tion 7(a)(36)(M) of the Small Business Act (15 check Protection Program Flexibility ant to section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(M)) is amended— Act of 2020. Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) on or after such (1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘for a pe- We all knew the rollout of the Pay- date. Nothing in this Act, the CARES Act riod of not less than 6 months, including check Protection Program was going (Public Law 116–136), or the Paycheck Pro- payment of principal, interest, and fees, and to be rocky, given the size of the pro- tection Program and Health Care Enhance- not more than 1 year.’’ and inserting the fol- gram and the speed with which it was ment Act (Public Law 116–139) shall be con- lowing: ‘‘, including payment of principal, in- stood up. strued to prohibit lenders and borrowers terest, and fees, until the date on which the We are thankful for the staff at SBA from mutually agreeing to modify the matu- amount of forgiveness determined under sec- rity terms of a covered loan described in sub- for their hard work assisting small tion 1106 of the CARES Act is remitted to businesses during this dire time. This paragraph (K) of such section to conform the lender.’’; with requirements of this section. (2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘for a period is, undoubtedly, the most enormous SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO PAYCHECK PROTEC- of not less than 6 months, including payment undertaking the agency has ever per- TION PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVE- of principal, interest, and fees, and not more formed. They have done so under dif- NESS. than 1 year.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, ficult circumstances and remarkably (a) EXTENSION OF COVERED PERIOD.—Sec- including payment of principal, interest, and quickly. tion 7(a)(36)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act fees, until the date on which the amount of (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(iii)) is amended by With that said, my colleagues and I forgiveness determined under section 1106 of striking ‘‘June 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘De- have been hearing from Main Street the CARES Act is remitted to the lender.’’; cember 31, 2020’’. small businesses that they need and (b) FORGIVENESS.—Section 1106 of the changes to make the program work for CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amend- (3) by adding at the end the following new them. clause: ed— I think we can all agree the economic ‘‘(v) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If an eligible (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph crisis brought on by COVID–19 has (3) and inserting the following: recipient fails to apply for forgiveness of a covered loan within 10 months after the last proven more severe and drawn out than ‘‘(3) the term ‘covered period’ means, sub- many anticipated. In some cases, State ject to subsection (l), the period beginning day of the covered period defined in section on the date of the origination of a covered 1106(a) of the CARES Act, such eligible re- and local governments have extended loan and ending the earlier of— cipient shall make payments of principal, in- shutdowns and stay-at-home orders. ‘‘(A) the date that is 24 weeks after such terest, and fees on such covered loan begin- Many localities are only now allowing date of origination; or ning on the day that is not earlier than the small businesses to reopen, very gradu- ‘‘(B) December 31, 2020;’’; date that is 10 months after the last day of ally, in phases. (2) in subsection (d)— such covered period.’’. In other instances, small business (d) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘June amendments made by this section shall be owners have reported concerns that the 30, 2020’’ each place it appears and inserting effective as if included in the CARES Act economy will not fully recover until ‘‘December 31, 2020’’; and (Public Law 116–136) and shall apply to any there is an affordable, widely acces- (B) by adding at the end the following new loan made pursuant to section 7(a)(36) of the sible COVID–19 vaccine. paragraphs: Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) or Regardless, the extended nature of ‘‘(7) EXEMPTION BASED ON EMPLOYEE AVAIL- section 1109 of the CARES Act. ABILITY.—During the period beginning on the economic downturn has made it February 15, 2020, and ending on December SEC. 4. DELAY OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER PAY- necessary to enact certain legislative ROLL TAXES. 31, 2020, the amount of loan forgiveness reforms to the program. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302(a) of the under this section shall be determined with- First, we need to give borrowers CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended out regard to a proportional reduction in the more than 8 weeks to use the funds in by striking paragraph (3). number of full-time equivalent employees if (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The order to qualify for loan forgiveness. an eligible recipient, in good faith— amendments made by this section shall be Borrowers who took out PPP loans ‘‘(A) is able to document— effective as if included in the CARES Act early in the program are about to ‘‘(i) an inability to rehire individuals who (Public Law 116–136) and shall apply to any were employees of the eligible recipient on reach the end of their 8-week period loan made pursuant to section 7(a)(36) of the February 15, 2020; and governing forgiveness. However, mil- Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) or ‘‘(ii) an inability to hire similarly qualified lions of small businesses across the Na- section 1109 of the CARES Act. employees for unfilled positions on or before tion are still facing forced closures. December 31, 2020; or SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. Those that are reopening are re- ‘‘(B) is able to document an inability to re- (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act is designated as quired to do so in an extremely limited turn to the same level of business activity as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- tion 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go manner, with only outdoor dining or such business was operating at before Feb- curbside-only pickup at retail stores. ruary 15, 2020, due to compliance with re- Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). (b) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, Those restrictions mean small busi- quirements established or guidance issued by this Act is designated as an emergency re- the Secretary of Health and Human Services, nesses continue to have a tough road quirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. the Director of the Centers for Disease Con- ahead, and they need flexibility in how Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent trol and Prevention, or the Occupational they use this emergency capital. This resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Safety and Health Administration during the provision will give them that. period beginning on March 1, 2020, and end- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The bill triples the current 8-week ing December 31, 2020, related to the mainte- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from period in which businesses must use nance of standards for sanitation, social New York (Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ) and the funds to be eligible for forgiveness to 24 distancing, or any other worker or customer gentleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT) weeks. That will help ensure businesses safety requirement related to COVID–19. each will control 20 minutes. have more room to breathe, even in ‘‘(8) LIMITATION ON FORGIVENESS.—To re- The Chair recognizes the gentle- places where reopening of the economy ceive loan forgiveness under this section, an woman from New York. eligible recipient shall use at least 60 percent happens more slowly. of the covered loan amount for payroll costs, GENERAL LEAVE Second, we must extend the program and may use up to 40 percent of such amount Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask through the end of the year. The unpre- for any payment of interest on any covered unanimous consent that all Members dictable spread of the virus, shortage of mortgage obligation (which shall not include may have 5 legislative days in which to widespread testing, and lack of a vac- any prepayment of or payment of principal revise and extend their remarks and in- cine mean that we do not know exactly on a covered mortgage obligation), any pay- clude extraneous material on the meas- when the small business sector will ment on any covered rent obligation, or any ure under consideration. fully reopen and, when it does, how the covered utility payment.’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ‘‘new normal’’ will look. subsection: objection to the request of the gentle- The bill addresses a challenge that ‘‘(l) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE RE- woman from New York? was created when the first set of guide- CIPIENTS.—An eligible recipient that received There was no objection. lines were issued. We have heard you

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This bill begins to address to address the challenges many small business can remain open, weather the that. businesses have had getting some em- crisis, continue employing workers, To fix the miscalculation in how long ployees to return to work with the $600 and keep serving their local commu- this pandemic would last, this bill ex- Federal unemployment check per week nities. Congress must revamp this pro- tends the 8-week original covered pe- on top of the State unemployment gram to make it more accessible for riod to 24 weeks and creates an option checks which they are also receiving. small employers to weather the uncer- allowing businesses that want to stay Finally, the bill establishes a new tainty ahead. within the original 8-week window to safe harbor to account for businesses We simply do not know if there will do so. This promotes greater flexibility that are required by civil authority to be another wave of infections or addi- for small businesses to decide when it open only at 50 percent capacity. This tional lockdowns. This bill provides is best to start spending their PPP ensures that businesses that have no certainty to employers afraid to use loan. choice but to run at half capacity are their loan proceeds or reluctant to It is important to remember that not left behind by their counterparts apply to the program by providing this change isn’t as simple as moving a who have the ability to operate fully. much-needed flexibility. few dates around. There are a lot of un- So it is a fairness issue. I applaud my colleagues, Mr. PHIL- intended consequences that we need to Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to LIPS and Mr. ROY, for working together account for because more than 4 mil- support this much-needed bipartisan in a bipartisan manner to craft com- lion loans have already gone through bill that provides real solutions to monsense solutions for America’s small the program in the amount of half a American small businesses facing this businesses. I thank Ranking Member trillion dollars. very difficult situation. CHABOT for his assistance in crafting First, the original CARES Act allows b 1015 this bipartisan measure. principal, interest, and fees to be de- Mr. Speaker, I again want to thank I urge all my colleagues to vote ferred for between 6 and 12 months. The the chairwoman for working on this on ‘‘yes,’’ and I reserve the balance of my administration adjusted this deferment a bipartisan basis. time. period to just 6 months through guid- This flexibility allows America’s Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield ance. small businesses to go a long way to myself such time as I may consume. This deferment time period needed to addressing many of the concerns that Unlike the previous bill, I am happy be shifted to ensure a business knows we heard time and time again from to say that I agree with the chair- its loan forgiveness amount before its small businesses all across the country. woman, and I rise in strong support of deferment period concludes. This bill They need to have the flexibility to H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection accomplishes that by extending the spend the money most efficiently so Program Flexibility Act of 2020, as deferment window to end once the SBA that the businesses can actually stay amended. makes the forgiveness payment to the afloat, make it through this pandemic, I would, again, like to thank Chair- lender on the borrower’s behalf. and, most importantly, be able to keep woman VELA´ ZQUEZ for conducting this Second, the bill amends the 75/25 rule as many of their employees on the pay- process in such a bipartisan manner. It which was inserted into the PPP by the roll so that they are able to support is more important than ever to main- administration through guidance to re- their families as possible. tain our strong bilateral negotiations quire 75 percent of the loan to be used Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my col- as we continue to combat the spread of on payroll costs and 25 percent to be leagues to support this legislation on COVID–19 and its devastating, abso- used on mortgage interest, rent, and both sides of the aisle, and I reserve lutely devastating, effect on our econ- utilities. So that is what the previous the balance of my time. omy, especially our small businesses in rule called for, 75/25. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I that economy. This bill replaced that with a 60/40 yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Over the past 3 months, I have been split to, again, give small businesses Minnesota (Mr. PHILLIPS). in contact with literally thousands of greater flexibility as to how to best Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Speaker, I thank small businesses, not only in my home- utilize their PPP funds. Representative VELA´ ZQUEZ; Ranking town of Cincinnati, but across the Third, the bill extends the 2-year ma- Member CHABOT; my colleague, Mr. country. I have joined dozens of con- turity of the loan to a 5-year maturity ROY from Texas, who has spent a lot of ference calls with my congressional for new loans to help small businesses time in the political foxhole with me colleagues and with their constituents struggling to make their payments in a from the very beginning of this initia- and mine all the way from the State of weakened economy. Loans already tive; and all who have helped get the Washington to the State of Florida, processed remain at the 2-year matu- Paycheck Protection Program Flexi- and just about everywhere in between. rity rate so that there is no retro- bility Act to the floor. There has been broad consensus dur- activity in this provision. But I want to spend my time today ing those interactions that the PPP The bill makes clear that small busi- letting my constituents speak for program has served as a lifeline for nesses and lenders are free to negotiate themselves. For more than 43 years, small businesses and their employees, modifications in the maturity terms if Minnesotans have celebrated birthdays many of whom have been shut down they both agree. Again, both have to and Little League wins over burgers through no fault of their own. agree, both the borrower or the small and cheese curds at Lions Tap, a fam- By and large, it would be hard to business and the lender. ily-owned restaurant in Eden Prairie, argue against the fact that the PPP Fourth, the bill allows businesses Minnesota, until COVID–19 changed ev- program has, for the most part, been that receive PPP loan forgiveness to erything. My team spoke with Bert, successful. Over 4 million small busi- also receive their employer payroll tax owner of Lions Tap, and when we asked nesses have received a PPP loan thus deferment. for feedback about his experience with far, allowing them to hang on as the And that was a big issue. Many of the the Payroll Protection Program, he COVID–19 pandemic spread across our small businesses were concerned that said this: ‘‘We definitely need the PPP. Nation. they were losing one of the advantages The problem is that because our busi- Of course, there have been some that was in the original PPP program ness is a restaurant, we are not able to shortcomings, some unintended con- in the CARES Act. So this is back in. open it up fully where we could hire sequences. That will happen when you They will be able to take that business our entire staff back under the condi- do 6 months of legislative work in 6 deduction from their taxes. tions of the loan. It is imperative that

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I can’t able to change on the PPP in this bill.’’ from Texas (Mr. ROY) and the gen- stay alive. I don’t have enough heads Bert is not alone. On a Zoom call last tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PHILLIPS) on the pillows. We are working toward month, a barber who rents a chair in a for working together in a bipartisan reopening. Brooklyn Park barber salon told me manner on this legislation. These are real businesses with real exactly the same thing. I also talked Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the employees and real lives tied up into with Mike, who owns a few hotels in gentleman from Texas (Mr. ROY). this who are struggling. Minnesota and is being forced to make Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the The thing is, the PPP program has lose-lose decisions about how to pay chairwoman and the ranking member been a great success in getting $650 bil- his employees and his mortgage while for their leadership. I really want to lion out the door in a matter of weeks their rooms sit empty. give a strong statement of support and to help almost 4 million businesses, as Mike said this: ‘‘The government thanks to my colleague, DEAN PHIL- has been noted on the floor, and that is stepped in with the Paycheck Protec- LIPS, for the way in which our offices awesome. That is fantastic. We should tion Program, but it was a one-size- have worked together and in which he be proud of that. But as we work to get fits-all approach that didn’t really help and I have worked together on this. I America open again, we have to be industries like hospitality. We could have nothing but positive things to say mindful of the fact that times are con- pay our employees but not our mort- about him, and I look forward to work- tinuing to move on. These businesses gages. The Paycheck Protection Flexi- ing on other measures to get, frankly, are struggling, and they can’t meet bility Act will do for small businesses this body back to the work of the some of these restrictions and dead- what the PPP could not.’’ American people and to make Congress lines. John from Maple Grove, who owns a work again, to use a phrase that might I will note a little moment of par- handful of beloved wood-fired pizza be interesting. But we need to make tisanship perhaps, in that I believe the joints in Minnesota, is also feeling the Congress work again for the American unemployment insurance provision heat from a lengthening crisis. He told people. that was adopted is actually the root of me: ‘‘We are very appreciative of the This is a simple bill. It is a seven- the problem because you can’t pay peo- PPP loan we received but would have page bill. We need more of that, more ple more not to work than to work and no way to qualify for any material for- single-subject bills that we can wrap then expect businesses to go back and giveness given the impossibility of re- our hands around and move through rehire people to meet the requirements hiring our entire workforce while our the Chamber in ways that will impact we put in the bill to meet and hold peo- stores are closed. If the loan is not for- American people’s lives without things ple in employment in the businesses. given, we do not foresee our business being decided by a handful of people in We need to address that. I hope that as returning to any meaningful positive back rooms that cost trillions of dol- a body we will not extend that when it cash flow until a vaccine is developed lars and have 2,000 and 3,000 pages. expires in July. This is something I or the virus impact weakens and would That is a statement, frankly, on both think is fundamentally important. likely not have funds to repay any loan sides of the aisle. We need to find a way The SPEAKER pro tempore. The principal in that time.’’ to work together, to have simple ap- time of the gentleman has expired. Justin, who has a small gym in proaches to do the work of the Amer- Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield Chanhassen, and Ryan, who owns ican people. the gentleman from Texas an addi- Frenchies nail salon, are reporting the This piece of legislation, in par- tional 30 seconds. exact same problems. The outpouring ticular, is important to me because I Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, one thing I of feedback has been as clear as it has represent about 2,300 restaurants and want to point out here is that the been enormous. about 53,000 employees who work there ranking member and the chair have Mr. Speaker, today is not about us. It in central Texas. It is the most in gone through the provisions in the bill. is not about which side secures the big- Texas. It has to be pretty high up na- This is an important vote because we gest win or who gets the credit. It is tionwide. Austin, Texas, and San Anto- have to do this to help small busi- about delivering the relief that small nio, Texas, both have a great number nesses, but it is an important vote be- business owners across Minnesota and of live music venues, as they are fa- cause I think it gets back to the heart this Nation are asking for. It is about mously known, and my wife and I have of simple legislating and working to- doing our job. availed ourselves of them over our gether to accomplish things. At its core, representation begins lives. Let’s provide the flexibility for busi- with listening, and these stories paint In fact, my courtship of my wife nesses. Let’s make sure that we let a very clear picture. Our small business began in a lot of these places. Our first America open. But let’s work together owners, the institutions of our Main date was at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, to solve the problems of the American Streets and the glue of our commu- Texas, a great institution for a Willie people together, like Mr. PHILLIPS and nities, are asking us to take action to Nelson concert. We were at I did. I am proud to cosponsor this with solve problems and to engage in some Threadgill’s for our rehearsal dinner in him. good old-fashioned teamwork. South Austin, Texas, with live music. Mr. Speaker, I hope the Senate will I am grateful to my colleague, Mr. I represent the Broken Spoke. I rep- take this up and move it expeditiously CHIP ROY from Texas, for joining me in resent Luckenbach, Texas, if you re- so that we can help businesses this that very spirit as the coauthor of this member the famous song. I represent a week. There is no reason to delay that. bill and to the growing coalition of number of great restaurants in San An- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I support that we built around the Pay- tonio. The Cortez family has a bunch of would like to inquire of the Chair how check Protection Flexibility Act. This restaurants in San Antonio. Many of much time is remaining on each side. bill will help people in the ways that you, if you have been on the River The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- they need, and we have not a moment Walk or have been in downtown San tlewoman from New York has 111⁄2 min- to lose. Antonio, would have experienced these utes remaining. The gentleman from Mr. Speaker, if you don’t want to places. They are a part of the culture Ohio has 10 minutes remaining. take my word for it, just listen to the of our lives, our fabric of what we do Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I millions of our country’s shopkeepers, every day when we visit with our fami- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from innovators, entrepreneurs, and small lies and our communities. New Hampshire (Mr. PAPPAS). business owners all around the coun- We need to save these great institu- Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I thank try. Or listen to our 11 million res- tions and not just restaurants. I am the chairwoman for yielding.

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We need to provide that relief to they stood this program up, and within my district who have helped identify our small businesses and the millions 2 weeks, Mr. Speaker, handed out more critical shortcomings in the PPP. of employees that it impacts. money than the SBA had done over the RoseAnn in Laconia tells us her res- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I previous 14 years. It is absolutely re- taurant’s sales are down 90 percent, yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from markable what Treasury and SBA have and she needs more time than 8 weeks Colorado (Mr. NEGUSE). done with this program. to ramp up safely. Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise And, as I said, the work that Mr. ROY David from Portsmouth says his today in support of the bills before the and Mr. PHILLIPS have done to come to- overhead costs are much higher than House. gether on a bipartisan basis to help to the payroll at his new business, and he In Colorado, our small businesses are fix, to provide flexibility to businesses, needs more flexibility in how he can struggling under these unprecedented to give them more time, to give them spend down the loan. economic circumstances. From the more flexibility on the use of funds, to Hillary from Goffstown won’t begin mom-and-pop taverns in Gilpin County ensure that these businesses aren’t just to make up for lost sales in her wed- and Winter Park; the restaurants in open for 8 weeks but are truly sustain- ding business until next year. A longer Loveland, Fort Collins, and Boulder; able businesses that can continue pro- term will give her a more stable finan- Main Street businesses in Nederland viding employment to millions and cial footing. and Breckenridge; and the many Colo- millions of Americans for years to There are millions of stories like rado businesses that rely on outdoor come. these across the country. recreation and ski season, in par- Now, Mr. Speaker, I want to pivot. The other legislation, the TRUTH Act, I want to thank my colleagues for ticular, they never could have planned Mr. Speaker, looking at the compari- coming together on a bipartisan basis for this pandemic. We cannot expect son of numbers, here we are giving out to understand the need that is out them to weather this crisis alone. billions of dollars and millions of there and helping to meet it with this The Payroll Protection Program has loans, looking at the Economic Injury comprehensive bill that is going to pro- provided critical funds to keep many of Disaster Loan Program, the EIDL loan vide a lifeline to our local businesses. these businesses afloat and workers program. This program is a complete The fixes in this Paycheck Protection employed. But as we have heard from disaster itself. The program is not get- Flexibility Act will allow our small both sides of the aisle today, many ting money out the door. Whoever is businesses and their dedicated employ- fixes are needed, and that is what we running this program needs to be re- ees to continue to survive. Let’s pass are here today to do. this bipartisan bill today for our work- placed. We must ensure that loan forgiveness Look at the statistics. They brought ers, for our small businesses, and cer- periods are extended so that small in an outside contractor to do the ad- tainly for our future. businesses are not on the hook for this vances. The advances are taking off, Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 money while their doors remain shut. but the loans, themselves, are not. We minutes to the gentleman from Michi- We must extend the program past June are not offering operating expenses and gan (Mr. UPTON). 30 as so many of our businesses face in- other needed loans to these small busi- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I want to creased uncertainty and as our country nesses. particularly thank Mr. PHILLIPS and faces uncertainty about what the fu- This bill doesn’t fix a single problem Mr. ROY for working together on this ture holds in the coming months. We that is out there that is delaying, that important legislation. must expand access and transparency is preventing this program from actu- When the President signed the Pay- and prioritize our veteran-owned and ally providing operating expense assist- check Protection Program nearly 2 economically disadvantaged busi- ance to these small businesses. months ago, it provided a real lifeline nesses. Mr. Speaker, this bill is a complete to our small businesses, without a At the end of the day, we must con- whiff. I urge that we pull back the doubt. We have had some pretty rough tinue to support our local small busi- TRUTH Act. Rescind it. Let’s sit back seas, a typhoon. But at the end of the nesses because they are the lifeblood of down again and work together on a bi- day, after 8 weeks, Mr. Speaker, if you our communities, for the sake of our partisan basis, as we have done on this were a small business and you allo- families, our local economies, and our bill, on the PPP Flex bill, and provide cated 75 percent of the money that you future. true solutions to where the Economic received as that loan for employees’ Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman Injury Disaster Loan Program can help salaries, healthcare, et cetera, that for her strong leadership over the these small businesses, can truly pro- loan would become a grant; and the re- course of this pandemic and my fresh- vide a hand up. sponse was overwhelming. A $250 bil- man colleague, Representative PHIL- Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of that lion program was exhausted after 10 LIPS, for his leadership in bringing this bill. days. bill forward. I am proud to support it. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I After we came back and did another Let’s get this done for small businesses yield 1 minute to the gentleman from job, we doubled down. We gave it an- in Colorado and across America. New Jersey (Mr. GOTTHEIMER). other $310 billion on top of that. Unbe- Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I lievable. b 1030 thank the chairwoman for her excel- As much as all of us wanted this Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 lent leadership. I thank Mr. ROY for his nightmare to end by Easter, we are minutes to the gentleman from Lou- great bipartisan work and my dear now past Memorial Day, and those isiana (Mr. GRAVES). friend, colleague, and fellow problem small businesses are still not open. Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. solver, DEAN PHILLIPS, for his remark- Many of them are still shuttered, and Speaker, I thank the gentleman from able leadership on this important piece they can’t possibly meet that 75 per- Ohio (Mr. CHABOT) for his hard work; of legislation. He did it the way he be- cent standard that their lender, their and I thank the chairwoman, as well, lieves we all should govern, and that is community bank, or their credit union for working together in a bipartisan working across the aisle. I am grateful offered them to be able to convert that manner. for what he did on the Paycheck Pro- loan to a grant. But most importantly, I thank the tection Flexibility Act, which was sup- So, without the changes in this bi- gentleman from Texas (Mr. ROY), my ported by the Problem Solvers Caucus, partisan bill, that program instead will friend, for working together, for identi- 50 strong—25 Democrats and 25 Repub- be an anchor that will take them down fying the problems with the Paycheck licans.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.023 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2337 Mr. Speaker, I have heard over and woman VELA´ ZQUEZ and the ranking ents—that many businesses have not over again from businesses in my com- member, and I thank them for their been able to reopen or access the loans munity in northern New Jersey that leadership. amidst many various State govern- they are so grateful for the PPP Loan Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ment-mandated shutdowns, so addi- Forgiveness Program and all of the yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman tional time and flexibility to use the jobs and businesses it helps protect. from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). PPP funds will help them meet payroll But they need more flexibility with the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I and remain in operation as we safely formula and timeframe. They need thank the chairwoman for her leader- and responsibly reopen our economy. more time with the loan and more ship with the ranking member, Mr. Today’s Paycheck Protection Pro- flexibility on how to spend it, from sal- PHILLIPS and Mr. ROY. gram Flexibility Act will enact effec- aries to rent. Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong sup- tive reforms which were created with Mr. Speaker, I am proud that this bi- port because 100,000 people are dead. input from small businesses. Again, I partisan legislation does exactly that: Small businesses are living in the strongly commend the bill’s sponsors helps the 131,000 small businesses in midst of those communities of devasta- for engaging in this way. New Jersey that have been helped by tion, but they are trying to keep their Mr. Speaker, families are the heart of the PPP Loan Forgiveness Program. doors open so they can help their fel- our communities. Small businesses are And I am equally grateful for the bi- low citizens. the backbones of our economy. Our partisan TRUTH Act, which demands I am grateful that we will allow an families and our small businesses, with more transparency and accountability extended period of time, 24 weeks, for our support, will make it through this for every single dollar that is loaned allowing for forgiveness. I am very crisis and drive the next great Amer- out from the Small Business Adminis- grateful we have extended the date, for ican comeback. tration to our businesses. I am glad extending the program to December 31, Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge a ‘‘yes’’ that that legislation will pass here and, of course, the payment, the loan vote on this very important bill. later today and that we will know period to 5 years. Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, may I in- where all the loans have gone. I know the mom-and-pop barbershops quire how much time is remaining. Mr. Speaker, New Jersey’s economy, and cosmetology shops and nail shops The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- including all of our small businesses, and restaurants; they are crying out to tleman from Ohio has 3 minutes re- want to make sure their businesses can survive. Some of their very workers maining. stay open at the end of this pandemic. have died. They are taking care of fam- Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield They want to keep their workers. They ilies. And so to ensure the full access myself such time as I may consume. want to keep giving back to our com- to payroll tax deferment for business Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentle- munities. They want to grow their tax, that takes PPP loans. woman from New York (Ms. businesses and give back to our great In addition, I support the TRUTH Act VELA´ ZQUEZ) for her cooperation and State. But they need our help. This bill because the money that we give must Mr. ROY and Mr. PHILLIPS, as well, for does that, and I am hoping the Senate be used right, and transparency on who working together in a bipartisan man- acts quickly to take it up. gets the loans is important. ner on this important legislation. Mr. Speaker, this further relief for Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 COVID–19, the coronavirus, has had a small businesses is well placed because minutes to the gentleman from Ten- tremendous impact, an adverse impact they are the anchor of the economy. URCHETT), a very impor- on our Nation, particularly on our Na- nessee (Mr. B I say to Houston small businesses: tant member of the Committee on tion’s economy, particularly on Amer- We are coming to help you. We will be Small Business. ica’s small businesses. Many of them, speaking to you this week. unfortunately, have had to shut down Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, and during this time. thank the gentleman for yielding. we should move this forward as quickly Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encour- When we originally passed the as possible. They are the anchor of the age my colleagues to vote in favor of CARES Act, which included the Pay- economy of this Nation. the H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 check Protection Program—or now it Program Flexibility Act. minutes to the gentleman from Penn- has become so popular, now it is PPP. America’s economic recovery from It is known by that by millions of sylvania (Mr. MEUSER). the coronavirus pandemic depends on Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank small businesses all across the country. getting individuals comfortable with the gentleman from Ohio very much. We didn’t know exactly how long the safely going back to workplaces, shops, Mr. Speaker, the Paycheck Protec- pandemic would last. We still don’t and restaurants. H.R. 7010 represents a tion Program, as we have been hearing, know, for that matter. So 8 weeks, for continued commitment to providing has provided critical support to small example, was the period of time that economic assistance to America’s businesses across the country during determined the payouts and whether small businesses while our economy this crisis. the loan would be forgiven or not, works towards this goal. The intent of the PPP was to prevent whether in fact it would be a grant, Throughout east Tennessee, the Pay- layoffs, maintain certainty for work- whether these small businesses would check Protection Program is ensuring ers, and help businesses weather the have to pay it back. employers can pay their workers and challenges posed by the coronavirus As it turned out, 8 weeks, alone, isn’t cover operating expenses. H.R. 7010 will pandemic. Thanks to President a sufficient period of time for many allow greater flexibility for this relief Trump’s Treasury Department and small businesses. This legislation ex- by extending the PPP loan forgiveness other leaders in this body, whom I tends that to 24 weeks, at the option of period from 8 to 24 weeks, eliminating commend, the program’s results were the borrower. So this will allow many duplicative program requirements, and in line with the program’s intent. small businesses all across the country providing small businesses with addi- Thanks, as well, to the SBA and to see what benefits them the most so tional time to pay back loans as they many community banks. Over 4.5 mil- they can survive, so they can keep get back on their feet. lion small businesses have been ap- their employees employed so they can Members of the Committee on Small proved for loans through the PPP, and support their families. So that is an Business have a strong reputation of over $600 billion in loans have been important item that is in this legisla- reaching across the aisle to work to- processed. tion. gether, and I applaud the efforts of Mr. The PPP has administered over In addition, changing the 75/25 rule to ROY and Mr. PHILLIPS to craft clean 155,000 loans, totaling $25 billion in 60/40, again, is going to give these busi- legislation that meets the needs of Pennsylvania alone. Nationwide, near- nesses the flexibility that they need. small businesses. ly 65 percent of these loans have been How long do small businesses have to Mr. Speaker, I am proud to support under $50,000—remarkable to see re- pay it back? Well, those who have al- this bill that delivers results for Amer- sults of a bill in line with its intent. ready taken out the loans, 2 years. For ica’s small businesses during this dif- However, we all do know—and we new loans taken out from here on—and ficult time. It is great to see Chair- have been hearing from our constitu- there is over $100 billion left in the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.025 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2338 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 fund, so there will be many small busi- bipartisan manner. I always say, when continue to call for the minimum maturity on nesses that still get loans—the period we deal with small business issues, Paycheck Protection Program loans to be ex- will be 24 weeks. Now, by the time the there is no Democratic or Republican tended for all Paycheck Protection Program Senate gets ahold of this, it is always approach. Those are American issues, borrowers. possible that that may be com- particularly as they relate to our econ- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The promised, but at this point, it is 24 omy. question is on the motion offered by weeks in this particular piece of legis- Mr. Speaker, in that vein, I also the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. lation. thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. VELA´ ZQUEZ) that the House suspend the But I think one of the important ROY) and the gentleman from Min- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7010, as things to remember is that the bor- nesota (Mr. PHILLIPS) for the great amended. rower and the lender can get together work that they did and for the bipar- The question was taken. and mutually agree, if they want to tisan spirit in which they brought this The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the agree, if they don’t necessarily fall into bill to the floor. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being the two categories that I just men- Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge a vote in the affirmative, the ayes have it. tioned. So there is some flexibility for in support of the legislation, and I Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, on them to negotiate there as well. And yield back the balance of my time. that I demand the yeas and nays. there are other items, as we have al- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ready discussed. support of this legislation to provide a critical ant to section 3 of House Resolution But the important thing is this will source of aid to small businesses and non- 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. give America’s small businesses the profits during the COVID–19 pandemic. While Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- flexibility to ensure that they at least the Paycheck Protection Program was estab- ther proceedings on this question will have a chance to survive. And I know lished as an eight-week program, it was clear be postponed. in my district in Cincinnati, and dis- from the start that the economic impact of the f tricts all over the country, their very pandemic would last far longer. I am proud survival is at issue here. that the House addressed this issue by ex- b 1045 The PPP program—and it is a lot of panding the covered period to 24 weeks in the money, as was mentioned: $350 billion Heroes Act earlier this month, and I am glad SMALL BUSINESS TRANSPARENCY and another $310 billion, so around $660 this bill also includes a 24-week extension. AND REPORTING FOR THE billion in this program going out all The extended timeline will give borrowers the UNDERBANKED AND TAXPAYERS over the country to these small busi- flexibility to spread out the loan proceeds over AT HOME ACT nesses that are the backbone of the the full course of the crisis, and in a manner The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- American economy. About half the that is best for their small business or non- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- people who work in America work for profit. ceedings will resume on the motion to one of these small businesses. So this The legislation also takes action to change suspend the rules and pass the bill will help them to survive. the harmful ‘‘75/25’’ percent rule that the Small (H.R. 6782) to require the Adminis- Thank goodness the House of Rep- Business Administration established to limit trator of the Small Business Adminis- resentatives was able to work together the use of Paycheck Protection Program loan tration to submit a report on recipi- in a bipartisan manner to come to this proceeds for nonpayroll expenses to 25 per- ents of assistance under the paycheck point today where this legislation will cent. While increasing the current limitation on protection program and the economic likely pass in a few minutes. the use of loan proceeds for nonpayroll ex- injury disaster loan program, and for Mr. Speaker, I again thank the chair- penses from 25 percent to 40 percent will other purposes, as amended, on which woman, and I yield back the balance of allow many small businesses to apply for the the yeas and nays were ordered. my time. program, I am disappointed that this legislation The Clerk read the title of the bill. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I falls short of the Heroes Act and fails to elimi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yield myself such time as I may con- nate the rule. Congress intended for the Pay- question is on the motion offered by sume. check Protection Program to be a critical re- the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Mr. Speaker, I continuously hear source for all small businesses impacted by VELA´ ZQUEZ) that the House suspend the from small businesses across the coun- the pandemic. We must make sure that the rules and pass the bill, as amended. try about the uncertainty they are fac- program will be there and workable for micro- The vote was taken by electronic de- ing and when they will be able to fully businesses in high rent areas like New York vice, and there were—yeas 269, nays reopen. In the face of that uncertainty, City. Microbusinesses—such as ‘‘mom and 147, not voting 15, as follows: small businesses need flexibility with pop’’ shops and corner stores—are the life- [Roll No. 113] these loans. blood of our communities. I will continue work- YEAS—269 This bill takes an important step in ing to ensure that the small business assist- Adams Castro (TX) Demings providing that flexibility and making ance programs created in the CARES Act are Aguilar Chu, Judy DeSaulnier the Paycheck Protection Program accessible and viable for the most vulnerable Allred Cicilline Deutch work better for the millions of small small businesses. Axne Cisneros Diaz-Balart businesses across the country that are I am also disappointed that this legislation Bacon Clark (MA) Dingell Barraga´ n Clarke (NY) Doggett trying to weather this storm. And was amended to remove language to retro- Bass Clay Doyle, Michael since we do not know how long this actively establish a five-year minimum maturity Beatty Cleaver F. storm will last, we must ensure small on Paycheck Protection Program loans for Bera Clyburn Engel amounts not forgiven. While the CARES Act Beyer Cohen Escobar businesses are able to take advantage Bishop (GA) Connolly Eshoo of the program through the end of the allowed a maximum maturity of up to ten Blumenauer Cooper Espaillat calendar year and to use the loan over years from when the borrower applied for the Blunt Rochester Correa Evans the course of 24 weeks. This program is loan, the Small Business Administration limited Bonamici Costa Finkenauer Boyle, Brendan Courtney Fitzpatrick now a stronger onramp to full employ- the minimum maturity of the loans to two F. Cox (CA) Fletcher ment for small employers to weather years just hours before financial institutions Brindisi Craig Fortenberry this unprecedented economic and pub- began accepting Paycheck Protection Pro- Brooks (AL) Crenshaw Foster gram loans. To address this issue, the Heroes Brown (MD) Crist Frankel lic health crisis. Brownley (CA) Crow Fudge I commend the Committee on Small Act established a minimum maturity on PPP Burchett Cuellar Gabbard Business staff on both sides of the aisle loans of five years to enable borrowers to am- Bustos Cunningham Gaetz for their dedication and hard work over ortize loans over a longer period of time, de- Butterfield Davids (KS) Gallagher Calvert Davis (CA) Gallego these last few months. I thank them creasing their monthly payments on any por- Carbajal Davis, Danny K. Garamendi for their commitment to our Nation’s tion that is not forgiven. While this legislation Ca´ rdenas Dean Garcı´a (IL) small employers and their workers. also establishes a five-year minimum maturity Carson (IN) DeFazio Garcia (TX) And I thank the ranking member, be- on Paycheck Protection Program loans, it fails Cartwright DeGette Golden Case DeLauro Gomez cause we have always, throughout the to make the change retroactive for the millions Casten (IL) DelBene Gonzalez (TX) history of the committee, worked in a that have already received their loans. I will Castor (FL) Delgado Gottheimer

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Higgins (NY) McGovern Sewell (AL) Simpson Walberg Woodall The Clerk read the title of the bill. Smith (MO) Himes McNerney Shalala Walker Wright Smith (NE) Walorski Yoho The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Horn, Kendra S. Meeks Sherman Horsford Meng Spano Waltz Zeldin Sherrill question is on the motion offered by Houlahan Mooney (WV) Sires the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Hoyer Moore NOT VOTING—15 Slotkin ´ Huffman Morelle Abraham Granger Mfume VELAZQUEZ) that the House suspend the Smith (NJ) Huizenga Moulton Brooks (IN) Hollingsworth Rooney (FL) rules and pass the bill, as amended. Smith (WA) Hurd (TX) Mucarsel-Powell Buchanan LaHood Roybal-Allard The vote was taken by electronic de- Jackson Lee Murphy (FL) Smucker Carter (TX) Marchant Sensenbrenner Jayapal Nadler Soto Crawford McHenry Young vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 1, Jeffries Napolitano Spanberger not voting 13, as follows: Johnson (GA) Neal Speier b 1159 [Roll No. 114] Johnson (TX) Neguse Stanton Messrs. DUNCAN, HUDSON, RICE of Joyce (OH) Newhouse Stefanik YEAS—417 Kaptur Norcross Steil South Carolina, and WOODALL Katko O’Halleran Steube changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Adams Cooper Green, Al (TX) Aderholt Correa Griffith Keating Ocasio-Cortez Stevens ‘‘nay.’’ Kelly (IL) Omar Stewart Aguilar Costa Grijalva Mr. BACON, Ms. HERRERA Allen Courtney Grothman Kennedy Pallone Suozzi Allred Cox (CA) Guest Khanna Panetta Swalwell (CA) BEUTLER, and Mr. ROY changed their Amash Craig Guthrie Kildee Pappas Takano vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Amodei Crenshaw Haaland Kilmer Pascrell Thompson (CA) So (two-thirds not being in the af- Armstrong Crist Hagedorn Kim Payne Thompson (MS) Kind Pelosi firmative) the motion was rejected. Arrington Crow Harder (CA) Titus Axne Cuellar Harris Kinzinger Perlmutter Tlaib The result of the vote was announced Kirkpatrick Perry Babin Cunningham Hartzler Tonko as above recorded. Bacon Curtis Hastings Krishnamoorthi Peters Torres (CA) Kuster (NH) Peterson Stated for: Baird Davids (KS) Hayes Torres Small Lamb Phillips Mr. YOUNG. Madam Speaker, I was unable Balderson Davidson (OH) Heck (NM) Langevin Pingree Banks Davis (CA) Hern, Kevin Trahan to vote on May 28, 2020. Had I been present, Larsen (WA) Pocan Barr Davis, Danny K. Herrera Beutler Trone I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall No. 113, ´ Larson (CT) Porter Barragan Davis, Rodney Hice (GA) Underwood Lawrence Posey on passage of H.R. 6782. Bass Dean Higgins (LA) Upton Beatty DeFazio Higgins (NY) Lawson (FL) Pressley MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Van Drew Bera DeGette Hill (AR) Lee (CA) Price (NC) RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS Lee (NV) Quigley Vargas Bergman DeLauro Himes Levin (CA) Raskin Veasey Barraga´ n Hastings Mucarsel-Powell Beyer DelBene Holding Levin (MI) Reed Vela (Gallego) (Wasserman (Wasserman Biggs Delgado Horn, Kendra S. Lewis Rice (NY) Vela´ zquez Bass (Cicilline) Schultz) Schultz) Bilirakis Demings Horsford Lieu, Ted Richmond Visclosky Bera (Aguilar) Heck (Kilmer) Napolitano Bishop (GA) DeSaulnier Houlahan Lipinski Rose (NY) Wagner Blumenauer Horsford (Kildee) (Correa) Bishop (NC) DesJarlais Hoyer Loebsack Rouda Walden (Beyer) Huffman (Kildee) Payne Bishop (UT) Deutch Hudson Lofgren Roy Wasserman Bonamici Jayapal (Raskin) (Wasserman Blumenauer Diaz-Balart Huffman Blunt Rochester Dingell Huizenga Lowenthal Ruiz Schultz (Raskin) Johnson (TX) Schultz) Brownley (CA) Bonamici Doggett Hurd (TX) Lowey Ruppersberger Waters (Jeffries) Peters (Rice (Kuster (NH)) Bost Doyle, Michael Jackson Lee Luja´ n Rush Watson Coleman Khanna (NY)) Luria Rutherford Welch Ca´ rdenas (Sherman) Boyle, Brendan F. Jayapal (Sa´ nchez) Pingree (Kuster F. Duncan Jeffries Lynch Ryan Wexton Kirkpatrick (NH)) Malinowski Sa´ nchez Wild Chu, Judy (Gallego) Brady Dunn Johnson (GA) Pocan (Raskin) Brindisi Emmer Johnson (LA) Maloney, Sarbanes Wilson (FL) (Takano) Krishnamoorthi Porter (Wexton) Brooks (AL) Engel Johnson (OH) Carolyn B. Scanlon Yarmuth Cisneros (Brown (MD)) (Houlahan) Price (NC) Brown (MD) Escobar Johnson (SD) Lawrence Cohen (Beyer) (Butterfield) Brownley (CA) Eshoo Johnson (TX) NAYS—147 (Kildee) Crist (Murphy Ruiz (Aguilar) Buck Espaillat Jordan Lawson (FL) Aderholt DesJarlais Jordan (FL)) Rush Bucshon Estes Joyce (OH) (Evans) Allen Duncan Joyce (PA) Davis (CA) (Wild) (Underwood) Budd Evans Joyce (PA) Levin (CA) Amash Dunn Keller DeSaulnier Schneider Burchett Ferguson Kaptur (Kildee) Amodei Emmer Kelly (MS) (Matsui) (Houlahan) Burgess Finkenauer Katko Levin (MI) Armstrong Estes Kelly (PA) Deutch (Rice Schrader Bustos Fitzpatrick Keating Arrington Ferguson King (IA) (NY)) (Raskin) Butterfield Fleischmann Keller Lewis (Kildee) (O’Halleran) Babin Fleischmann King (NY) Doggett (Raskin) Schrier (Kilmer) Byrne Fletcher Kelly (IL) Baird Flores Kustoff (TN) Escobar (Garcia Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Calvert Flores Kelly (MS) Lipinski (Cooper) Serrano (Meng) Balderson Foxx (NC) LaMalfa (TX)) Speier (Scanlon) Carbajal Fortenberry Kelly (PA) Banks Fulcher Lamborn Lofgren (Boyle, Ca´ rdenas Foster Kennedy Eshoo Suozzi (Panetta) Barr Garcia (CA) Latta (Thompson Brendan F.) Carson (IN) Foxx (NC) Khanna Tlaib (Dingell) Bergman Gianforte Lesko (CA)) Lowenthal Carter (GA) Frankel Kildee Tonko (Meng) Biggs Gibbs Long Foster (Beyer) (Beyer) Cartwright Fudge Kilmer Bilirakis Gohmert Loudermilk Frankel (Kuster Lowey (Meng) Vargas (Keating) Case Fulcher Kim Bishop (NC) Gonzalez (OH) Lucas (NH)) Maloney, Veasey (Beyer) Casten (IL) Gabbard Kind Bishop (UT) Gooden Luetkemeyer Garamendi Carolyn B. Vela (Gallego) Castor (FL) Gaetz King (IA) Bost Gosar Marshall (Sherman) (Rose (NY)) Watson Coleman Castro (TX) Gallagher King (NY) Brady Graves (GA) Mast Gonzalez (TX) McEachin (Pallone) Chabot Gallego Kinzinger Buck Graves (LA) McCarthy (Cuellar) (Wexton) Welch Cheney Garamendi Kirkpatrick Bucshon Graves (MO) McKinley Grijalva (Clay) McNerney (McGovern) Chu, Judy Garcia (CA) Krishnamoorthi Budd Green (TN) Meuser Harder (CA) (Raskin) Wilson (FL) Cicilline Garcı´a (IL) Kuster (NH) Burgess Griffith Miller (Haaland) Moore (Beyer) (Hayes) Cisneros Garcia (TX) Kustoff (TN) Byrne Guest Mitchell Clark (MA) Gianforte LaMalfa Carter (GA) Guthrie Moolenaar f Clarke (NY) Gibbs Lamb Chabot Hagedorn Mullin PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM Clay Gohmert Lamborn Cheney Harris Murphy (NC) Cleaver Golden Langevin Cline Hartzler Norman FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 2020 Cline Gomez Larsen (WA) Cloud Hern, Kevin Nunes The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Cloud Gonzalez (OH) Larson (CT) Cole Hice (GA) Olson Clyburn Gonzalez (TX) Latta Collins (GA) Higgins (LA) Palazzo JACKSON LEE). Pursuant to clause 8 of Cohen Gooden Lawrence Comer Hill (AR) Palmer rule XX, further proceedings will re- Cole Gosar Lawson (FL) Conaway Holding Pence sume on the motion to suspend the Collins (GA) Gottheimer Lee (CA) Cook Hudson Reschenthaler rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7010) to Comer Graves (GA) Lee (NV) Curtis Johnson (LA) Rice (SC) Conaway Graves (LA) Lesko Davidson (OH) Johnson (OH) Riggleman amend the Small Business Act and the Connolly Graves (MO) Levin (CA) Davis, Rodney Johnson (SD) Roby CARES Act to modify certain provi- Cook Green (TN) Levin (MI)

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Lucas Posey Suozzi (Gallego) (Wasserman (Wasserman 1803(i)(2)) is amended— Luetkemeyer Pressley Swalwell (CA) Bass (Cicilline) Schultz) Schultz) (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and insert- Luja´ n Price (NC) Takano Bera (Aguilar) Heck (Kilmer) Napolitano ing the following: Luria Quigley Taylor Blumenauer Horsford (Kildee) (Correa) ‘‘(A) shall appoint one or more individuals Lynch Raskin Thompson (CA) (Beyer) Huffman (Kildee) Payne who have been designated under paragraph (1), Malinowski Reed Thompson (MS) Bonamici Jayapal (Raskin) (Wasserman not less than one of whom possesses privacy and Maloney, Reschenthaler (Raskin) Schultz) Thompson (PA) Johnson (TX) civil liberties expertise, unless the court finds Carolyn B. Rice (NY) Thornberry Brownley (CA) (Jeffries) Peters (Rice Maloney, Sean Rice (SC) that such a qualification is inappropriate, to Tiffany (Kuster (NH)) Khanna (NY)) Marshall Richmond serve as amicus curiae to assist the court in the Timmons Ca´ rdenas (Sherman) Pingree (Kuster Mast Riggleman ´ Tipton (Sanchez) Kirkpatrick (NH)) consideration of any application or motion for Matsui Roby Titus Chu, Judy (Gallego) Pocan (Raskin) an order or review that, in the opinion of the McAdams Rodgers (WA) Tlaib (Takano) Krishnamoorthi Porter (Wexton) court— McBath Roe, David P. Tonko Cisneros (Brown (MD)) Price (NC) ‘‘(i) presents a novel or significant interpreta- McCarthy Rogers (AL) Torres (CA) (Houlahan) (Butterfield) McCaul Rogers (KY) Lawrence tion of the law, unless the court issues a finding Torres Small Cohen (Beyer) Roybal-Allard McClintock Rose (NY) (Kildee) that such appointment is not appropriate; (NM) Crist (Murphy (Sa´ nchez) McCollum Rose, John W. Lawson (FL) ‘‘(ii) presents significant concerns with respect Trahan (FL)) Ruiz (Aguilar) McEachin Rouda (Evans) to the activities of a United States person that Trone Davis (CA) (Wild) Rush McGovern Rouzer Levin (CA) Turner DeSaulnier (Underwood) are protected by the first amendment to the Con- McKinley Roy (Kildee) Underwood (Matsui) Schneider stitution of the United States, unless the court McNerney Roybal-Allard Levin (MI) Upton Deutch (Rice (Houlahan) issues a finding that such appointment is not Meeks Ruiz (Raskin) Van Drew (NY)) Schrader appropriate; Meng Ruppersberger Lewis (Kildee) Vargas Doggett (Raskin) (O’Halleran) ‘‘(iii) presents or involves a sensitive inves- Meuser Rush Escobar (Garcia Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Schrier (Kilmer) Veasey Mfume Rutherford (TX)) Lipinski (Cooper) Serrano (Meng) tigative matter, unless the court issues a finding Vela Miller Ryan Eshoo Lofgren (Boyle, Speier (Scanlon) that such appointment is not appropriate; Vela´ zquez Mitchell Sa´ nchez (Thompson Brendan F.) Suozzi (Panetta) ‘‘(iv) presents a request for approval of a new Visclosky Moolenaar Sarbanes (CA)) Lowenthal Tlaib (Dingell) program, a new technology, or a new use of ex- Wagner Mooney (WV) Scalise Foster (Beyer) (Beyer) Tonko (Meng) Walberg isting technology, unless the court issues a find- Moore Scanlon Frankel (Kuster Lowey (Meng) Vargas (Keating) Walden ing that such appointment is not appropriate; Morelle Schakowsky (NH)) Maloney, Veasey (Beyer) Walker ‘‘(v) presents a request for reauthorization of Moulton Schiff Garamendi Carolyn B. Vela (Gallego) Walorski programmatic surveillance, unless the court Mucarsel-Powell Schneider (Sherman) (Rose (NY)) Watson Coleman Waltz Mullin Schrader Gonzalez (TX) McEachin (Pallone) issues a finding that such appointment is not Wasserman Murphy (FL) Schrier (Cuellar) (Wexton) Welch appropriate; or Schultz Murphy (NC) Schweikert Grijalva (Clay) McNerney (McGovern) ‘‘(vi) otherwise presents novel or significant Nadler Scott (VA) Waters Harder (CA) (Raskin) Wilson (FL) civil liberties issues, unless the court issues a Napolitano Scott, Austin Watkins (Haaland) Moore (Beyer) (Hayes) finding that such appointment is not appro- Watson Coleman Neal Scott, David priate; and’’; and Weber (TX) f Neguse Serrano (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘an indi- Newhouse Sewell (AL) Webster (FL) Norcross Shalala Welch b 1315 vidual or organization’’ each place the term ap- Norman Sherman Wenstrup pears and inserting ‘‘one or more individuals or Nunes Sherrill Westerman MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEM- organizations’’. O’Halleran Shimkus Wexton BRANCE OF THE OVER 100,000 (2) DEFINITION OF SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE Ocasio-Cortez Simpson Wild AMERICANS WHO HAVE PASSED MATTER.—Subsection (i) of section 103 (50 U.S.C. Olson Sires Williams AWAY FROM THE COVID–19 1803) is amended by adding at the end the fol- Omar Slotkin Wilson (FL) lowing: Palazzo Smith (MO) Wilson (SC) VIRUS ‘‘(12) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the Pallone Smith (NE) Wittman Palmer Smith (NJ) Womack The SPEAKER. The Chair asks that term ‘sensitive investigative matter’ means— Panetta Smith (WA) Woodall all Members in the Chamber, as well as ‘‘(A) an investigative matter involving the ac- Pappas Smucker Wright Members and staff throughout the Cap- tivities of— Pascrell Soto Yarmuth itol and Members wherever they are, ‘‘(i) a domestic public official or political can- Payne Spanberger Yoho didate, or an individual serving on the staff of Pelosi Spano Zeldin rise for a moment of silence in remem- such an official or candidate; brance of the over 100,000 Americans NAYS—1 ‘‘(ii) a domestic religious or political organiza- who have passed away from the tion, or a known or suspected United States per- Massie COVID–19 virus. son prominent in such an organization; or NOT VOTING—13 ‘‘(iii) the domestic news media; or f Abraham Granger Rooney (FL) ‘‘(B) any other investigative matter involving Brooks (IN) Hollingsworth Sensenbrenner MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE a domestic entity or a known or suspected Buchanan LaHood Young ON H.R. 6172, USA FREEDOM RE- United States person that, in the judgment of Carter (TX) Marchant the applicable court established under sub- Crawford McHenry AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2020 section (a) or (b), is as sensitive as an investiga- b 1312 Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, pur- tive matter described in subparagraph (A).’’. suant to clause 1 of rule XXII, and by (b) AUTHORITY TO SEEK REVIEW.—Subsection Mr. DUNN changed his vote from direction of the Committee on the Ju- (i) of section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803), as amended by ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ diciary, I offer a motion on the bill subsection (a) of this section, is amended— So (two-thirds being in the affirma- (1) in paragraph (4)— (H.R. 6172) to amend the Foreign Intel- tive) the rules were suspended and the (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘; ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to pro- bill, as amended, was passed. AUTHORITY’’ after ‘‘DUTIES’’; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), The result of the vote was announced hibit the production of certain business records, and for other purposes. and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, as above recorded. and adjusting the margins accordingly; A motion to reconsider was laid on The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. (C) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so the table. designated, by striking ‘‘the amicus curiae Stated for: JACKSON LEE). The Clerk will designate shall’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the amicus Mr. YOUNG. Madam Speaker, I was unable the Senate amendments. curiae— to vote on May 28, 2020. Had I been present, Senate amendments: ‘‘(A) shall’’; Ω æ I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall No. 114, 1 In subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 602 of (D) in subparagraph (A)(i), as so designated, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of by inserting before the semicolon at the end the on passage of H.R. 7010, as amended. 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1872), as added by section following: ‘‘, including legal arguments regard- PERSONAL EXPLANATION 301(b)(3), insert after ‘‘section 103(i)’’ the fol- ing any privacy or civil liberties interest of any Mr. ABRAHAM. Madam Speaker, on Thurs- lowing: , a proceeding in the Foreign Intel- United States person that would be significantly day, May 28, I was unavoidably detained on ligence Court of Review resulting from the peti- impacted by the application or motion’’; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.015 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2341 (E) by striking the period at the end and in- riae appointed under paragraph (2) or upon its ‘‘(4) the applicant coordinates with the appro- serting the following: ‘‘; and own motion, may require the Government to priate elements of the intelligence community ‘‘(B) may seek leave to raise any novel or sig- make available the supporting documentation (as defined in section 3 of the National Security nificant privacy or civil liberties issue relevant described in section 902.’’. Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), concerning any to the application or motion or other issue di- (2) CLARIFICATION OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN IN- prior or existing relationship with the target of rectly impacting the legality of the proposed FORMATION.—Such section is further amended— any surveillance, search, or other means of in- electronic surveillance with the court, regardless (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘may’’ vestigation, and discloses any such relationship of whether the court has requested assistance on and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and in the application; that issue.’’; (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and insert- ‘‘(5) before any application targeting a United (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through ing the following: States person is made, the applicant Federal of- (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively; ‘‘(C) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—An amicus ficer shall document that the officer has col- and curiae appointed by the court shall have access lected and reviewed for accuracy and complete- (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- to, to the extent such information is available to ness supporting documentation for each factual lowing: the Government, unredacted copies of each assertion in the application; and ‘‘(7) AUTHORITY TO SEEK REVIEW OF DECI- opinion, order, transcript, pleading, or other ‘‘(6) the applicant Federal agency establish SIONS.— document of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- compliance and auditing mechanisms on an an- ‘‘(A) FISA COURT DECISIONS.—Following lance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Sur- nual basis to assess the efficacy of the accuracy issuance of an order under this Act by the For- veillance Court of Review, including, if the indi- procedures that have been adopted and report eign Intelligence Surveillance Court, an amicus vidual is eligible for access to classified informa- such findings to the Attorney General. curiae appointed under paragraph (2) may peti- tion, any classified documents, information, and ‘‘(b) STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF ACCU- tion the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court other materials or proceedings.’’. RACY PROCEDURES.—Any Federal officer making to certify for review to the Foreign Intelligence Ω5æ Redesignate section 207 as section 208. an application for a court order under this Act Surveillance Court of Review a question of law Ω6æ Insert after section 206 the following: shall include with the application— pursuant to subsection (j). If the court denies SEC. 207. DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMA- ‘‘(1) a description of the accuracy procedures such petition, the court shall provide for the TION; CERTIFICATION REGARDING employed by the officer or the officer’s designee; record a written statement of the reasons for ACCURACY PROCEDURES. and such denial. Upon certification of any question (a) DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMATION.— ‘‘(2) a certification that the officer or the offi- of law pursuant to this subparagraph, the Court (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foreign Intelligence cer’s designee has collected and reviewed for ac- of Review shall appoint the amicus curiae to as- Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) curacy and completeness— sist the Court of Review in its consideration of is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(A) supporting documentation for each fac- the certified question, unless the Court of Re- ‘‘TITLE IX—DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT tual assertion contained in the application; view issues a finding that such appointment is INFORMATION ‘‘(B) all information that might reasonably not appropriate. ‘‘SEC. 901. DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMA- call into question the accuracy of the informa- ‘‘(B) FISA COURT OF REVIEW DECISIONS.—An TION. tion or the reasonableness of any assessment in amicus curiae appointed under paragraph (2) ‘‘The Attorney General or any other Federal the application, or otherwise raises doubts about may petition the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- officer making an application for a court order the requested findings; and lance Court of Review to certify for review to under this Act shall provide the court with— ‘‘(C) all material information that might rea- the Supreme Court of the United States any ‘‘(1) all information in the possession of the sonably call into question the reliability and re- question of law pursuant to section 1254(2) of Government that is material to determining porting of any information from any confiden- title 28, United States Code. whether the application satisfies the applicable tial human source that is used in the applica- ‘‘(C) DECLASSIFICATION OF REFERRALS.—For requirements under this Act, including any ex- tion. ECESSARY FINDING FOR COURT OR- purposes of section 602, a petition filed under culpatory information; and ‘‘(c) N DERS.—A judge may not enter an order under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph and ‘‘(2) all information in the possession of the this Act unless the judge finds, in addition to all of its content shall be considered a decision, Government that might reasonably— any other findings required under this Act, that order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intel- ‘‘(A) call into question the accuracy of the ap- the accuracy procedures described in the appli- ligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intel- plication or the reasonableness of any assess- cation for the order, as required under sub- ligence Surveillance Court of Review described ment in the application conducted by the de- section (b)(1), are actually accuracy procedures in paragraph (2) of section 602(a).’’. partment or agency on whose behalf the appli- Ω3æ In section 302(c), redesignate paragraph cation is made; or as defined in this section.’’. (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- (2) as paragraph (3). ‘‘(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the Ω4æ In section 302(c), strike paragraph (1) and findings that are required to be made under the tents of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance insert the following: applicable provision of this Act in order for the Act of 1978, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by inserting after the item relating to (1) APPLICATION AND MATERIALS.—Subpara- court order to be issued.’’. graph (A) of section 103(i)(6) (50 U.S.C. (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- section 901 the following: ‘‘Sec. 902. Certification regarding accuracy pro- 1803(i)(6)) is amended to read as follows: tents of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance cedures.’’. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— Act of 1978 is amended by adding at the end the Ω7æ In section 208, as so redesignated, strike ‘‘(i) RIGHT OF AMICUS.—If a court established following: øsection 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- under subsection (a) or (b) appoints an amicus ‘‘TITLE IX—DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861)¿ and in- curiae under paragraph (2), the amicus curiae— INFORMATION sert: the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ‘‘(I) shall have access to, to the extent such ‘‘Sec. 901. Disclosure of relevant information.’’. information is available to the Government— of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (if applicable) (b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING ACCURACY PRO- Ω8æ At the end, add the following: ‘‘(aa) the application, certification, petition, CEDURES.— SEC. 409. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACCURACY motion, and other information and supporting (1) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Foreign Intel- AND COMPLETENESS OF APPLICA- materials, including any information described ligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as added by TIONS. in section 901, submitted to the Foreign Intel- subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end Section 603 (50 U.S.C. 1873) is amended— ligence Surveillance Court in connection with the following: (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub- the matter in which the amicus curiae has been ‘‘SEC. 902. CERTIFICATION REGARDING ACCU- section (f); and appointed, including access to any relevant RACY PROCEDURES. (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- legal precedent (including any such precedent ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term lowing: that is cited by the Government, including in ‘accuracy procedures’ means specific proce- ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT BY DOJ INSPECTOR GEN- such an application); dures, adopted by the Attorney General, to en- ERAL ON ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF AP- ‘‘(bb) an unredacted copy of each relevant de- sure that an application for a court order under PLICATIONS.— cision made by the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- this Act, including any application for renewal ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES lance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- of an existing order, is accurate and complete, OF CONGRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap- lance Court of Review in which the court de- including procedures that ensure, at a min- propriate committees of Congress’ means— cides a question of law, without regard to imum, that— ‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the whether the decision is classified; and ‘‘(1) the application reflects all information Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; ‘‘(cc) any other information or materials that that might reasonably call into question the ac- and the court determines are relevant to the duties curacy of the information or the reasonableness ‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and the of the amicus curiae; and of any assessment in the application, or other- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of ‘‘(II) may make a submission to the court re- wise raises doubts about the requested findings; the House of Representatives. questing access to any other particular mate- ‘‘(2) the application reflects all material infor- ‘‘(2) REPORT.—In April of each year, the In- rials or information (or category of materials or mation that might reasonably call into question spector General of the Department of Justice information) that the amicus curiae believes to the reliability and reporting of any information shall submit to the appropriate committees of be relevant to the duties of the amicus curiae. from a confidential human source that is used Congress and make public, subject to a declas- ‘‘(ii) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REGARDING in the application; sification review, a report setting forth, with re- ACCURACY.—The Foreign Intelligence Surveil- ‘‘(3) a complete file documenting each factual spect to the preceding calendar year, the fol- lance Court, upon the motion of an amicus cu- assertion in an application is maintained; lowing:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.022 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2342 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 ‘‘(A) A summary of all accuracy or complete- only: the President tweeted, on a We learned on January 6 what hap- ness reviews of applications submitted to the whim, and told them to oppose this pened that day. We learned that then- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by the bill. FBI Director Comey goes to Trump Federal Bureau of Investigation. Madam Speaker, this is just one ‘‘(B) The total number of applications re- Tower and meets with then-President- viewed for accuracy or completeness. more example of how the President and elect Trump and talks to him about ‘‘(C) The total number of material errors or his enablers in this body have stood in the dossier that they already know is omissions identified during such reviews. the way of national security, of civil false, that they know is Russian ‘‘(D) The total number of nonmaterial errors liberties, and of our responsibility as disinformation, they know is paid for or omissions identified during such reviews. Members of Congress. by the Clinton campaign. ‘‘(E) The total number of instances in which I refuse to let our efforts to reform Then what did we learn just 2 weeks facts contained in an application were not sup- FISA die simply because Republicans later? January 20, 2017, what did they ported by documentation that existed in the ap- are unwilling to stand up to the Presi- plicable file being reviewed at the time of the ac- do? They sneak two agents into the curacy review.’’. dent’s whims. White House, two FBI agents, to set up This legislation ends the NSA’s call General Flynn. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The detail records program; it applies the Clerk will report the motion. What else have we learned since we cutting edge of Fourth Amendment pri- dealt with this issue on March 10? The Clerk read as follows: vacy protections to section 215; it Mr. Nadler moves to take from the Speak- We have learned about the unmask- forces the government to disclose years ing of Michael Flynn, 39 people un- er’s table the bill, H.R. 6172, with the Senate of secret FISA court opinions; it in- amendments thereto, disagree to the Senate masking General Flynn’s name, six amendments, and request a conference with creases transparency across the board; people in Treasury. What are six Treas- the Senate thereon. it raises the stakes for any government ury officials doing unmasking the guy The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- attorney who would dare mislead the who is going to be the National Secu- court; and it dramatically expands the tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER) is rity Director in the incoming adminis- recognized for 1 hour. role of the amicus to be an advocate for tration? privacy and civil liberties and to push Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, for b 1330 purposes of debate only, I yield 30 min- back against claims that should have utes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. been rejected by the court long ago. Finally, and probably most impor- It is our responsibility to continue JORDAN), and I yield myself such time tantly, we have the report from Inspec- as I may consume. our work, to pass this bill, to send it to tor General Horowitz; not the report he Madam Speaker, bills like the USA the President’s desk, and to ensure did on the Carter Page FISA—we al- Freedom Reauthorization Act touch that these reforms are made law. ready got that; we know how scathing None of us should rest until we have deeply held beliefs on all sides. that was. We know all the wrongdoings The bill we intended to consider last done that work. that took place there—but the inves- I would be very interested to hear night strengthened privacy protections tigation he is just starting on FISA in what changed in the bill between yes- and made substantial improvements to general. terday morning and yesterday evening the law. The bill, as amended by the He has looked at 29 cases involving that caused the Republicans to with- Senate, is a good and important pack- American citizens—29 cases—and found draw their support from a bill they had age of reforms. in every single one of those cases mul- Now, you may disagree with that as- agreed to, from provisions they said tiple problems when they were sessment, you may genuinely believe were improvements to national secu- surveilled; again, American citizens. In that the bill doesn’t go far enough to rity, from provisions they said were 4 of those 29 cases they couldn’t even reform the FISA system or perhaps improvements to civil liberties of find the Woods file. They couldn’t even that it goes too far with those reforms. American citizens, and suddenly all op- find the file that you have to keep that If you disagree with me on the merits pose it. What changed, other than the has the basic evidence that you are of the bill, I respect that disagreement. President’s tweet? then going to take to the FISA court. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- What I cannot accept, and what I sus- They couldn’t even find it. leagues to support this motion and pect many Americans will not accept, So he does something that you hard- send the bill to conference where we is a transparent, inexplicable, totally ly ever see. He does what is called a can do the job we were sent here to do. management alert, basically pulling unjustified flip-flop on this bill, a bill Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- important both to the security and the the fire alarm saying this is so bad, I ance of my time. am going to tell you what is going on privacy of the United States. Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I now; and I have just gotten started on Just a few weeks ago, 126 Repub- yield myself such time as I may con- looking at the overall FISA. licans joined 152 Democrats in support sume. of a nearly identical measure, different Madam Speaker, everything has So that is what has changed since only in that the Senate has added one changed. The main change is it is March 10 when this body dealt with amendment, a good amendment with worse than we thought. this issue. almost universal support. Virtually all Since March 10, when this body last And when the President of the United of those 126 Republicans changed their dealt with the FISA legislation, all States, a pretty important person in position in the past 24 hours. kinds of things have changed. this debate, when he says, you know Madam Speaker, the American peo- We have learned from the declassified what? I think we should hit the pause ple see through those excuses. Nobody transcripts how bad the situation was button. We should wait here a little bit believes that this sudden reversal has in the prior administration when they until we get to the bottom of every- anything to do with complaints about went after the Trump campaign. thing that took place; what Mr. Horo- proxy voting. Nobody believes that the We have learned about the concerted witz is looking at; what Mr. Barr is flip-flop is about Michael Flynn or effort to frame General Flynn, a three- looking at; what U.S. Attorney John Roger Stone, or even President Trump, star general, 30 years serving our coun- Durham is looking at. Maybe we should whose cases have nothing to do with try, and everything they did. just kind of hit the pause button and the authorities we hope to reform. We learned about January 4, when figure all this out. That is all he said, There have been no real policy de- the FBI agents said: We should no and that is all we have advocated. That mands to explain the sudden reversal, longer pursue going after General is why we took the position we did at no demands for changes in the bill. If Flynn. But what happened? Jim Comey the conference yesterday, and I appre- my Republican colleagues had asked told Peter Strzok: No, no, no. Go tell ciate the fact that Leader MCCARTHY for substantive changes to the bill, we those agents we are going to continue and our conference took that position. would have heard them out and tried to to go after this guy. So let’s wait and get all the facts. address their concerns. We learned the very next day, Janu- Let’s wait until we actually hold peo- But that is not what happened. The ary 5, Jim Comey met with the Presi- ple accountable before we renew this Republicans abandoned this bipartisan dent, President Obama, and talked program which, as the President said project for one reason, and one reason about General Flynn. yesterday, does allow some warrantless

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Madam Speaker, I am partisan vote to strengthen the protec- ment and his personal sense of griev- glad the gentleman learned all this tions of privacy, which should have ance, authorities that have expired will since noon yesterday when he testified been heartening to those on the right continue to be lapsed. in front of the Rules Committee in and the left, and it was certainly heart- The complicity of those who believe favor of this bill. ening to me. that the reauthorizing of these au- I yield such time as he may consume And then, what did they do? They thorities was in the best interest of the to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. passed it, with 80 Senators, 48 Repub- United States, in preventing its pas- HOYER), the distinguished majority licans supporting this bill; 48 out of 53 sage last night and today, is, I think, leader. supporting this bill. But this is not a both sad and irresponsible. Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I partisan bill; and this bill is about that Madam Speaker, I regret that we did thank the gentleman for yielding. balance. not bring this bill to the floor for a vote. The information I had was, as the Mr. NUNES and Mr. SCHIFF supported This is a result, in my view, Madam chairman has indicated, that the gen- this bill and supported this balance. Speaker, of patently political and inde- tleman who just spoke appeared before And two-thirds of us made a judgment fensible abandonment of principle and the Rules Committee in support of this that they had done a job worthy of sup- responsibility, both as a coequal bill. And we can get the transcript. I port. branch of government and its policy- don’t have it right now, but perhaps So two-thirds of the Democrats in making branch as well. somebody can get that transcript for the Senate, two-thirds of the Repub- Madam Speaker, we need to send this me. licans in the Senate, two-thirds of the bill to conference. I urge my colleagues For my entire career in public serv- Republicans in this House, and two- to vote to send it to conference. And if ice, I have supported efforts to make thirds of the Democrats in this House you think this needs to be perfected in America both strong and safe and a have supported this bill. I believe that some way, as Mr. NADLER said, that is force for peace and reconciliation. In support was garnered because an as- the place to do it now that we are not the course of those years, I have striv- sumption was made, a premise was going to have it on the floor. en to draw an acceptable balance be- adopted by the overwhelming majority Let me repeat. I would have had it on tween our national security and the of us, that it was a carefully crafted the floor. But we will not get an oppor- protection of our personal liberty and balance between security and indi- tunity to vote on it, so I will wait to the right to privacy central to our vidual liberties. It may not be perfect, see the result of a conference with the unique extraordinary democracy; a but we have a responsibility to protect Republican-led Senate on the bill that government of laws, not men. this country and our people. the President has threatened to veto. Pursuant to that principle, as the In consultation, therefore, with other Two-thirds of us believed that this majority leader, I scheduled the For- leaders, I scheduled this bill for consid- was a bill that was good for America. eign Intelligence Surveillance Act for eration yesterday. The night before, I This is a serious issue with serious con- floor consideration over 2 months ago. got a call from my friend, the minority sequences, and I urge you to vote Previously, in 2008, ROY BLUNT, then leader, that the President was urging ‘‘yes.’’ Do not kill this bill. the minority whip, and myself, the ma- Republicans in the House to change Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I jority leader; Senator Kit Bond, Sen- their votes to ‘‘no.’’ yield myself such time as I may con- ator from Missouri; and Senator Jay In the twinkling of a presidential sume. Rockefeller, Senator from West Vir- tweet, without any substantive logic to I just want to correct a couple of ginia, worked together, at a time of justify their actions, I was told that things that the majority leader said. great controversy with respect to the the 126 Republicans who had voted for You guys are the ones that let the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, this bill when it was considered in the FISA law lapse. There was a 75-day ex- to forge a bill that would garner bipar- House would now change their votes tension sent over here. You guys got tisan support. It was a difficult bill, and vote ‘‘no.’’ the majority. You let it lapse. We want to fix it. We want to correct with the same kind of principle dif- Chairman NADLER has said this, and I it. We want to make sure it is not ferences that Chairman NADLER spoke want to share this because it is worth abused like it has obviously been of earlier and I am going to speak repeating. I believe when FISA passed abused. We didn’t let it lapse, you guys about again. the House in March, every Member, We passed that bill in a bipartisan did. those who voted ‘‘yes’’ and those who And frankly, if you guys got the fashion with, as we have today, people voted ‘‘no’’ voted their principles and votes for this bill, you got the major- on the right and people on the left con- their conviction on what they believed ity, you could pass it today. You don’t cerned about its content. So there was was in the security interests of the have the votes because we need more bipartisan support and bipartisan oppo- United States. Every one of the 435 work to be done on this to correct it. sition. Speaker PELOSI and to-be Presi- people—I don’t think there were quite The leader also said something that dent Obama, then in the Senate rep- 435—that voted on that bill, in my was not accurate. He said the President resenting Illinois, voted for that bill. I view, voted on principle and out of con- had no basis for the tweet he issued have tried to continue to forge that viction. yesterday. balance through the years. I, of course, believed that the two- Are you kidding me? Are you kidding The bill I brought to the floor a few thirds of the Members who voted for me? months ago was a bipartisan effort to the bill, on principle, and pursuant to They spied on two American citizens achieve that critical balance, and when conviction about making this country associated with his campaign, and he it came to a vote, it received two- safe, were voting, not for party, but for has got no basis for the tweet he did thirds of the votes from both Demo- principle. yesterday? crats and Republicans. This bill essen- Therefore, I was surprised because I They used a dossier to go to the se- tially had two-thirds of the votes on saw, not then nor now, any reason that cret court to get a warrant to spy on the Republican side and two-thirds of either principle or conviction should be one of those individuals; a dossier that the votes on the Democratic side, so changed, particularly in light of the they knew was false; a dossier they obviously, two-thirds of the votes of fact that 80 Senators—80 Senators—48 knew was paid for by the Clinton cam- this House. Republican colleagues of yours, Madam paign; a dossier that Jim Comey said— As I observed yesterday, Americans Speaker, voted for this bill. not me—Jim Comey said was salacious must have been heartened by the fact Therefore, I assumed that we could and unverified; a dossier where the au- that we could reach a bipartisan agree- bring Members back. We had a con- thor had already told the Justice De- ment on such a difficult bill. It was not troversy where some didn’t come back. partment that he was desperate to stop

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We are trying to fix it because A vote to go to conference is a total portant role. In fact, he has to sign the we know how bad it is. abdication of this body’s job to put out bills, last time I checked, so his posi- Finally, I would just reiterate 29 a good bill that does reform. tion does have real impact. cases where American citizens were Madam Speaker, I ask everybody, Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to surveilled by the FBI, and every single vote ‘‘no’’ to go to conference so that the gentleman from the great State of one of those was a major problem when we can force this House to do its job. Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON). they went to the FISA court. As I said Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, let Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Madam before, four of those cases, they me just say, first of all, of course, Speaker, I thank the gentleman for couldn’t even find the Woods File. much of what the distinguished gen- yielding. We want to fix this, and we are will- tleman from Ohio said is fiction, as we Madam Speaker, as the majority ing to take as long as it takes. leader well knows better than most of I agree with the chairman of the Ju- all know. us in the room, for a bill to become diciary Committee. There are good But, second of all, this bill as of yes- law, the President of the United States things in the legislation. I said that terday noon was supported by Repub- must sign it, and he has made clear yesterday at the Rules Committee. But licans and was supported by the gen- that he is not going to sign this prod- what I also said at the Rules Com- tleman from Ohio as making sufficient uct. So, it is a complete waste of every- mittee is: Let’s get it right. reforms, as making the reforms that If the President is saying that we are we all recognize we need in the FISA one’s time to send over a bill that has not going to do this until we figure out system. no chance to become law. Rather than make this bill better, everything that went wrong, I agree Madam Speaker, I yield such time as rather than make this bill something with him 100 percent. More impor- he may consume to the gentleman that could become law, we are going to tantly, the American people agree with from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), who is the run out the clock on more broken proc- that. They want this fixed. They don’t distinguished majority leader. ess. Why are we going to do that? We want anything done on this until we Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, this is are going to do that because the people get to the bottom of everything that testimony dated 5/27/2020. I am going to who are working to preserve the bro- took place in the Comey FBI. read you some passages from that tes- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. timony: ken status quo of warrantless spying WASSERMAN SCHULTZ). Members are re- ‘‘Thank you for the opportunity to on American citizens want to keep that minded to address their remarks to the talk about this important legislation.’’ status quo in place. Chair. I will go down, skip a couple of para- So, rather than allow real reform, we Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I graphs. Perhaps he will want to point have had a process that bypassed the yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from those out. Judiciary Committee. When Chairman Texas (Mr. GOHMERT). The judge is my ‘‘Fortunately,’’ the gentleman said, NADLER realized he didn’t have the good friend and fellow Judiciary Com- ‘‘this bill makes important structural votes to move his own product through mittee member. reforms to the program to combat the committee, he pulled the whole Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, one abuses.’’ committee process. In a committee of the advantages we have seen from He then said: ‘‘Most importantly, process, amendments would be able to having a typed speech is you don’t for- this bill includes accountability meas- be offered, and because they knew the get things like I often do that are im- ures.’’ amendments would be offered in ac- portant points, but one of the weak- He went on to say: ‘‘It also includes cordance with the rules of the House nesses is you can’t respond to the myr- reforms that strengthen Congress’ and would be adopted if they were iad of points that somebody just made oversight powers.’’ given a chance to vote, they had to pull explaining why we need massive reform ‘‘Finally,’’ he said, ‘‘I would like to it. to the FISA bill and the information thank Senators Lee and Leahy for So, they didn’t run it through the that has come out. their amendment to the House-passed committee. The people who are rep- Now, I got here 15 years ago, and I bill which strengthens the amicus role resented by all 435 of us in this body was part of the reauthorization back in in these proceedings by extending them had no chance to have their voices those days. We got lied to by the Jus- to any sensitive investigative matter heard in a regular process. Leadership tice Department about how this would involving any U.S. persons. And I also jammed through this broken bill to try be used. They came back in the private fully support this inclusion as well of to put some window dressing of reform meetings: Oh, we don’t go after Ameri- the Lofgren-Davidson amendment,’’ on it. cans. which is not on the bill, ‘‘to limit the Some of them are important; they We have seen from the information FBI’s ability to obtain internet brows- are better than the status quo. But that has come out in recent weeks that ing history of Americans.’’ they are just modest reforms. That is they do exactly what they told us by I am trying to find a word of opposi- why they had so much support from behind closed doors they never did. tion to this bill, clearly, taken by the the people who want to preserve it. This thing needs to be massively re- Rules Committee as support of the pas- Then, when there was a real reform, formed. sage of this bill. you saw that drop off. Then, when What happened in the last 24 hours? My, my, my. As I have pointed out there was the Lofgren-Davidson Something called a Rules Committee, earlier, the consequences of a twin- amendment that really would reform it and it wouldn’t allow our reforms. It kling of a tweet from the President of and stop warrantless spying on Ameri- wouldn’t allow this body to vote on im- the United States: Like that, changing cans’ internet browser data, when it portant reforms. the votes of 126 people, whom I believed was spying on Americans, they stopped Go reread the Fourth Amendment. voted on principle and on conviction it—not a single vote on an amendment We are not supposed to authorize for this bill for America. in the people’s House of the United searches and seizures against Ameri- Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- States of America to preserve and pro- cans without the proper due process, tleman for yielding. tect the freedoms guaranteed in the without a probable cause, and without Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I re- Fourth Amendment. particularly describing the places to be serve the balance of my time. Yes, we must make our Nation se- searched and what to be seized. And Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, let cure. But we must do it constitu- the FISA court has violated that. me first point out, I already said that tionally in full compliance with the

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Wexton ant to section 3 of House Resolution Stevens Underwood The King of England used to have the 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Stewart Upton Wild royal prerogative, an absolute veto. Stivers Vargas Wilson (FL) The vote was taken by electronic de- The President of the United States Suozzi Veasey Womack vice, and there were—yeas 284, nays Woodall does not. Swalwell (CA) Vela 122, not voting 25, as follows: Taylor Vela´ zquez Yarmuth This House and the Senate should do Thompson (CA) Visclosky its job and pass proper legislation, and [Roll No. 115] NAYS—122 let the President do his job. We had YEAS—284 Aderholt Gohmert Mullin two-thirds of the votes in this House Adams Espaillat Luria Allen Golden Norman Aguilar Evans Lynch for this bill. Amash Gooden Ocasio-Cortez Allred Ferguson Malinowski Yes, the gentleman from Ohio men- Amodei Gosar Omar Axne Finkenauer Maloney, Armstrong Green (TN) Palazzo tions the Lofgren-Davidson amend- Bacon Fitzpatrick Carolyn B. Arrington Griffith Baird Palmer ment. I support that amendment. If we Fletcher Maloney, Sean Babin Guest Balderson Pence had gone forward, we could have gone Foster Matsui Banks Guthrie Barr Perry Foxx (NC) McAdams Barraga´ n Hagedorn with it. But the fact of the matter is, Bass Pocan Frankel McBath Biggs Harris they have withdrawn their support be- Beatty Posey Fudge McCarthy Bilirakis Herrera Beutler Bera Pressley cause of the President’s tweet, and for Gallagher McCaul Bishop (NC) Hice (GA) Bergman Reschenthaler no other reason, we are where we are Gallego McCollum Bishop (UT) Higgins (LA) Beyer Rice (SC) Garamendi McEachin Blumenauer Jayapal now. Bishop (GA) Riggleman Garcia (CA) McGovern Brooks (AL) Johnson (LA) Blunt Rochester Rodgers (WA) To preserve the ability to have the Garcia (TX) McKinley Buck Johnson (OH) Bonamici Roe, David P. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Gomez McNerney Bucshon Jordan Bost Rogers (KY) Gonzalez (OH) Meeks Budd Joyce (PA) and preserve national security as well Boyle, Brendan Rose, John W. Gonzalez (TX) Mfume Burchett Keller as the improvements in the act em- F. Roy Gottheimer Moore Burgess Kelly (MS) Brady Schweikert bodied in this bill and in the Senate Graves (GA) Morelle Byrne Kelly (PA) Brindisi version of the bill that improves secu- Graves (LA) Moulton Carter (GA) Kennedy Smith (MO) Brown (MD) Graves (MO) Mucarsel-Powell Chu, Judy Khanna Smith (NE) rity while improving privacy protec- Brownley (CA) Green, Al (TX) Murphy (FL) Clarke (NY) Kim Smucker Bustos tions against surveillance, we must ap- Grijalva Murphy (NC) Cline King (IA) Spano Butterfield prove this motion to go to conference. Grothman Nadler Cloud Latta Stauber Calvert Haaland Napolitano Comer Lee (CA) Takano Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Carbajal Harder (CA) Neal Davidson (OH) Lesko Thompson (PA) ance of my time. Ca´ rdenas Hartzler Neguse DesJarlais Long Tiffany Carson (IN) Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I Hastings Newhouse Duncan Loudermilk Tipton Cartwright yield back the balance of my time. Hayes Norcross Emmer Lowenthal Tlaib Case Heck Nunes Engel Luetkemeyer Van Drew Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Casten (IL) Higgins (NY) O’Halleran Estes Marshall Watkins yield myself the balance of my time. Castor (FL) Hill (AR) Pallone Fleischmann Massie Weber (TX) Castro (TX) Madam Speaker, I repeat what I said Himes Panetta Flores Mast Westerman Chabot before. We have a choice. The Foreign Holding Pappas Fortenberry McClintock Williams Cheney Horn, Kendra S. Pascrell Fulcher Meng Wilson (SC) Intelligence Surveillance Act, as every- Cicilline Horsford Payne Gabbard Meuser Wittman Cisneros body agrees, is not in good shape. FISA Houlahan Pelosi Gaetz Miller Wright Clark (MA) is necessary to preserve the security of Hoyer Perlmutter Garcı´a (IL) Moolenaar Yoho Clay Hudson Peters Gianforte Mooney (WV) Zeldin the United States. I think everyone Cleaver Huffman Peterson agrees with that. But we need improve- Clyburn Huizenga Phillips NOT VOTING—25 Cohen Hurd (TX) Pingree ments to FISA to make sure that while Abraham Hern, Kevin Rooney (FL) Cole Jackson Lee Porter we protect the security of the United Brooks (IN) Hollingsworth Collins (GA) Jeffries Price (NC) Sensenbrenner Buchanan LaHood States against foreign aggression and Conaway Johnson (GA) Quigley Steube Carter (TX) LaMalfa foreign subversion, such as the Russian Connolly Johnson (SD) Raskin Walden Costa Lamborn Cook Johnson (TX) Reed Walker attempt to subvert our elections 4 Crawford Marchant Cooper Joyce (OH) Rice (NY) Walorski Dunn McHenry years ago, we also must improve FISA Correa Kaptur Richmond Young Gibbs Mitchell to provide greater protections against Courtney Katko Roby Granger Olson unwarranted surveillance and provide Cox (CA) Keating Rogers (AL) greater protections for American civil Craig Kelly (IL) Rose (NY) Crenshaw Kildee Rouda b 1510 liberties and privacy. Crist Kilmer Rouzer This bill does that. It may not do it Crow Kind Roybal-Allard Mses. HERRERA BEUTLER, as much as some people want, but it Cuellar King (NY) Ruiz OCASIO-CORTEZ, Messrs. GUTHRIE, Cunningham Kinzinger Ruppersberger and KIM changed their vote from goes a heck of a lot further than what Curtis Kirkpatrick Rush we have now. This bill must be passed Davids (KS) Krishnamoorthi Rutherford ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ if we are going to have the protections Davis (CA) Kuster (NH) Ryan Messrs. BALDERSON and CONAWAY of civil liberties that we want. Davis, Danny K. Kustoff (TN) Sa´ nchez changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Davis, Rodney Lamb Sarbanes Madam Speaker, this bill is a decent Dean Langevin Scalise ‘‘yea.’’ balance. I urge its adoption. To do DeFazio Larsen (WA) Scanlon So the motion was agreed to. that, we have to go to conference. I DeGette Larson (CT) Schakowsky The result of the vote was announced urge the adoption of the motion to go DeLauro Lawrence Schiff as above recorded. DelBene Lawson (FL) Schneider to conference, and I yield back the bal- Delgado Lee (NV) Schrader A motion to reconsider was laid on ance of my time. Demings Levin (CA) Schrier the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. DeSaulnier Levin (MI) Scott (VA) Stated for: Deutch Lewis Scott, Austin DEGETTE). Without objection, the pre- Diaz-Balart Lieu, Ted Scott, David Mr. YOUNG. Madam Speaker, I was unable vious question is ordered on the mo- Dingell Lipinski Serrano to vote on May 28, 2020. Had I been present, tion. Doggett Loebsack Sewell (AL) I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall No. 115, There was no objection. Doyle, Michael Lofgren Shalala a motion to disagree to the Senate amend- F. Lowey Sherman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Escobar Lucas Sherrill ments and agree to go to conference on H.R. question is on the motion offered by Eshoo Luja´ n Shimkus 6172.

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I ex- MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Many Members have read his book pect to use the coming weeks to get RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS ‘‘Captive Warriors,’’ which describes our committees back up and running so Barraga´ n Hastings Napolitano the hellish conditions and the courage that they can begin having hearings (Gallego) (Wasserman (Correa) and fortitude of Sam and his fellow and markups on critical legislation. Bass (Cicilline) Schultz) Payne prisoners as they fought to survive. As my friend, Mr. SCALISE, knows, we Heck (Kilmer) Bera (Aguilar) (Wasserman After serving in the Texas State have a number of must-pass bills that Blumenauer Horsford (Kildee) Schultz) (Beyer) Huffman (Kildee) Peters (Rice House, Sam was elected to Congress in need to be addressed; the National De- Bonamici Jayapal (Raskin) (NY)) 1990 and served until January 2019, in- fense Authorization Act, the 12 appro- (Raskin) Johnson (TX) Pingree (Kuster priation bills, the surface transpor- (Jeffries) cluding, for a time, as acting chairman Brownley (CA) (NH)) Khanna of the Ways and Means Committee. tation bill, and the WRDA bill as well. (Kuster (NH)) Pocan (Raskin) (Sherman) Ca´ rdenas He now goes to join his wonderful As committees begin consideration of Kirkpatrick Porter (Wexton) (Sa´ nchez) wife, Shirley, and his son, Bob. these bills, I will be in touch with (Gallego) Price (NC) Chu, Judy Krishnamoorthi (Butterfield) Madam Speaker, I know of no one in Members about when they will be (Takano) (Brown (MD)) Roybal-Allard the House who was more universally scheduled this summer. Cisneros Lawrence (Sa´ nchez) admired across the Chamber than Sam Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- (Houlahan) Ruiz (Aguilar) (Kildee) tleman from Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), Cohen (Beyer) Lawson (FL) Rush Johnson. Crist (Murphy (Evans) (Underwood) Sam sacrificed much in service of our the minority whip. (FL)) Levin (CA) Schneider Nation, but always with courage and Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I Davis (CA) (Wild) (Kildee) (Houlahan) good humor and a deep, deep love of thank my friend from Maryland for DeSaulnier Levin (MI) Schrader walking through those items. (Matsui) (Raskin) country. (O’Halleran) I first want to start by sharing and Deutch (Rice Lewis (Kildee) Schrier (Kilmer) He inspired those of us who worked (NY)) Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Serrano (Meng) with him, and his memory will con- associating myself with the comments Doggett (Raskin) Lipinski (Cooper) Speier (Scanlon) tinue to be an inspiration to follow his made by my friend from Texas (Mr. Escobar (Garcia Lofgren (Boyle, Suozzi (Panetta) Brendan F.) example of service, sacrifice, and love THORNBERRY) about the loss of our dear (TX)) Tlaib (Dingell) Lowenthal friend, Sam Johnson. Eshoo Tonko (Meng) of country. (Beyer) (Thompson Madam Speaker, I ask that the House Sam and I got to be close friends, and Lowey (Meng) Trahan (CA)) I can picture him sitting right over Maloney, (McGovern) observe a moment of silence in mem- Foster (Beyer) Carolyn B. Vargas (Keating) ory and in honor of this great Amer- there by General Lafayette’s painting, Frankel (Kuster (Rose (NY)) Veasey (Beyer) ican. in his scooter, as he was voting and (NH)) McEachin Vela (Gallego) sharing stories with friends in his last Garamendi (Wexton) Watson Coleman The SPEAKER. Will all Members (Sherman) McNerney (Pallone) please rise, and those who are in their few months when he served here with Gonzalez (TX) (Raskin) Welch offices and staff throughout the Cap- us with distinction for so long, and the (Cuellar) Moore (Beyer) (McGovern) itol, for a moment of silence in honor conversations and just the under- Grijalva (Clay) Mucarsel-Powell Wilson (FL) standing of a giant that we served Harder (CA) (Wasserman of our dear Sam. (Hayes) with, someone who served our country, (Haaland) Schultz) f f spent 7 years in the Hanoi Hilton, as we b 1515 talked about. APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON They never broke him. They probably LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM H.R. 6172, USA FREEDOM REAU- broke every bone in his body trying, THORIZATION ACT OF 2020 (Mr. HOYER asked and was given but he and those other brave men in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without permission to address the House for 1 that prison never once faltered in their objection, the Chair appoints the fol- minute.) love and dedication to our country and lowing conferees on H.R. 6172: Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, as we to their family. Messrs. NADLER, SCHIFF, Ms. LOF- face the crisis that COVID–19 has con- He missed his wife. We know now he GREN, Messrs. JORDAN, and NUNES. fronted us with, the House must do its is with her and in a special place, and There was no objection. duty in full and do so in a way that we are all better for having served with f contributes to the safety and welfare of Sam Johnson. He truly is missed and our people, not in a way that harms it. was a special friend. MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING Members are advised there will be no Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I want REPRESENTATIVE SAM JOHNSON votes expected in the House next week. to echo the gentleman’s comments. Al- (Mr. THORNBERRY asked and was Members are further advised that an though the Congressman, the patriot, given permission to address the House updated 2020 legislative calendar will the hero, did not always vote with me, for 1 minute.) be released in the coming days. nor I with him, we became good Mr. THORNBERRY. Madam Speaker, I expect conversations to continue on friends. And I shared with the gen- yesterday, we lost a former colleague, additional legislation addressing tleman and others in this body a deep a patriot, and a true American hero. COVID–19 and the legislation we passed respect for who he was as a person, a Calling the gentleman from Texas, honoring our heroes. In the event that decent man, a patriotic man, a good Sam Johnson, a hero is not some sort an agreement is reached on a bipar- man and, obviously, as the gentleman of inflated rhetoric or hyperbole; it is tisan or partisan bill—I don’t know pointed out, a very courageous man as the best description I know of Sam how an agreement can be reached on a well. Johnson and his life. partisan bill, but a bipartisan bill— He served many missions, was shot Born in San Antonio, raised in Dal- then we will make sure that the House down, imprisoned, but they did not las, a graduate of SMU, Sam then has 72 hours before they need to come break Sam Johnson, nor did they break served 29 years in the United States back to vote on that legislation. the love he had for his country, and we Air Force. I am disappointed that Leader honor the service he gave. He was a fighter pilot, and some of MCCONNELL said, when asked about the Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- those fighter pilot traits came through next phase of coronavirus relief, he tleman from Louisiana. in everything he did, from how fast he said, I think that’s a decision to be Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I drove across the highways of Texas to made a month from now. want to thank the Speaker as well for the way he approached legislation. As we know, we have a lot of people leading that tribute, and I am sure at Sam was a veteran of the Korean in crisis. We see food lines that are some time in the future we will spend conflict and, of course, the Vietnam very, very long. We see unemployment an appropriate amount of time here on war. rising steeply. There are many people the floor where colleagues can share

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Madam Speaker, as I Until that happens, we also need to John still is and, obviously, he is going said, what we are going to do over the give additional help to our small busi- through his own battle, and we pray for next couple of weeks, we have adopted nesses and individuals who are really John as well. a rule that allows the committees to struggling as unemployment is at his- But as we have our battles of the day meet even if they can’t be here for toric levels. Over 38 million Ameri- politically, it is good to remember the health reasons, depending upon what cans—maybe it is now closer to 40 mil- special people that get to make up this the status is in D.C. and the Capitol, lion Americans—are without jobs. We body and become part of this great in- where it is around the country, includ- have given them assistance, and we stitution in which we have the honor to ing transportation. need to give them some more. serve. So I appreciate the Speaker and The rule that we adopted provides That is where we stand now, and we the leader allowing us to have that mo- that committees must have, in order to will operate with an intent in mind of ment. conduct virtual or hybrid hearings, a getting the business of the House done, Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I yield practice session, then two hearings be- in addition to the extraordinary work to the gentlewoman from California fore they go to a markup. that we have done on five responses (Ms. PELOSI). So obviously, if we are going to work now from the House on the effects that Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman on this floor, we need product and, ob- the coronavirus has caused in this for yielding. It is a sad day for us, but viously, product comes from the com- country both to human beings’ health what a joy for all of us to have served mittees. And so I am very hopeful that and to the health of our economy. with Sam Johnson, a bona fide Amer- the committees will be getting up and Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- ican hero, to serve with him in the running at top speed in many respects. tleman from Louisiana. Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I Congress. And, of course, the committees have I appreciate that the gentleman from thank the gentleman for yielding. been working so very hard, and the Madam Speaker, we have worked to- Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE) mentioned Members have been working so very gether to help try to address the prob- him and JOHN LEWIS in the same sen- hard, in my view, on both sides of the lems within our country, both eco- tence, because I had the privilege— aisle, as they have been home and talk- nomically and the health side, small JOHN LARSON set up a Heroes Night, a ing to their hospitals, talking to their businesses, medium-sized businesses, bipartisan Heroes Night, and I had the governors and their county commis- large businesses, and State and local privilege of giving Sam the award that sioners and their local folks, nursing governments. night as a true hero. home administrators, so many people Trillions of dollars have already been He always beamed when he talked that we have kept in touch with spent. When you think just about the about Shirley, and he loved the chil- through these weeks to see what we hundreds of billions of dollars that we dren, his son, Bob. Now he is with could do to assist them with whatever sent to States through various means, them, with Shirley and Bob. they needed. whether it is direct aid, the $150 billion This was a very special person. I was b 1530 package that we have sent to States, mentioning to the distinguished whip we see that each State got a large The committees will be getting up to earlier that we were there when the share of that money, billions of dollars speed, and they will be qualifying for room was named for him. We were in some cases for each State. there when his picture was hung. He al- having hearings. I expect work product I don’t know one State that has spent ways wanted us all around him to cele- to be coming later this month, and we all of their allotment. Many are work- brate the recognition that he received will be giving notice in the near term ing to try to figure out if they are so that he could boast of his biparti- on a longer term schedule. But the going to help local governments or not. sanship and his patriotism, which we House will not be in session next week, It was surely our intention here that it all admired. and we will be looking at how the com- wouldn’t just be for States, that 45 per- I was mentioning to the distin- mittees are proceeding from that point cent of that money should be available guished whip and Mr. THORNBERRY and on. for local governments as well. I would others that on one of those occasions We will give, as I said, as we have in urge Governors to respect that intent he had a fellow prisoner of war there the past, 72 hours’ notice to Members of this body. with him, and that bond is something when and if we have to come back. Rather than continuing to look to so beyond anything we can imagine. I want to again say also that we are Washington, I think States need to Imagine the strength, the courage, the very hopeful that our Republican col- start looking within and saying: How patriotism, just the faith in God that league will engage in the matters that can we work to safely reopen our he had. were included in the HEROES bill be- States, and how have other States done So I thank the gentleman for the op- cause our States are struggling. I know it successfully if other States are be- portunity to share some personal com- my State is a relatively wealthy State, hind? ments about a really great man; al- but its revenues are off 20, 25 percent. I We have models out there. That is ways friendly, always smiling, always don’t know what Louisiana’s position why we always say the States are the teasing about political differences but, is, but I am sure they are struggling as great incubators of democracy. We all as always, just being a model of great- well. Municipalities are struggling, cit- have smart people in this country who ness to all of us. ies are struggling, and counties are are figuring this out. States that are Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, if struggling from the revenue reduction reopening successfully that aren’t see- anybody wants to have a good read, his that is a direct result of COVID–19. So, ing spikes in their hospitals have done book, ‘‘Captive Warriors,’’ tells the we are trying to help those States. things and used protocols working off story of those years in the Hanoi Hil- In addition, of course, we invested of guidance from the Centers for Dis- ton; not only the unbreakable bond of substantial sums in testing, isolating, ease Control and Prevention to suc- those heroes that he served in that tracing, and treating individuals who cessfully get their economies back prison with, but also the unbreakable have COVID, and we need to follow up open again. love between he and Shirley. She never on whom they have contacted so that No economy is back open at the level wavered from her love of him, 7 years we can make sure that they isolate it needs to be, and that is why we need removed, while some of that time she themselves because the only way we to encourage everybody to safely re- didn’t even know if he was alive. are going to get a handle on this is to open so that the real answer to States He loved her till the day she died and make sure we reduce the transition that have budget problems is to start till the day he died because he mourned from one to the other. getting their economies going again; her death every day since, and it was We are also hopeful that we will de- get people back to work again; get peo- something for all of us—again, as we velop, and there is money in there to ple out having their checkups with

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We all know the and we thought that would be how it spected health experts who are talking physical nature of a sport like basket- would end up. Of course, that wasn’t about the real health danger of having ball or even football. Hockey is talking what happened with the proxy voting. shut-ins and people not getting out about coming back. NASCAR is al- But even my friend just mentioned again. ready racing again. that if somebody proxy voted, then it We have to weigh all of this, and we As all of these things are happening would be for health reasons. Yet, yes- have to keep encouraging the great and these ideas and these great ways to terday, the first time where this new progress we are seeing from some of safely get different parts of our econ- experiment that has never been done in these great drug companies here in omy open again, we don’t even know over 230 years was conducted, there America that are working on a cure, what the schedule of the House is and were Members who voted by proxy that are finding therapies that are ef- when the House will actually be back signing a document saying that they fective for COVID–19 with the help, by voting again. couldn’t be here to physically attend the way, of some of those trillions of The Armed Services Committee proceedings, yet it turns out they were dollars that we have spent here in could be in a large room in the Capitol in other places. In some cases, it took Washington to find, hopefully, a vac- that is sitting vacant right now, debat- them longer to get to a rocket launch cine. Even Dr. Fauci is talking about ing the National Defense Authorization than it would have taken them to get the possibility of a vaccine being avail- Act, so we don’t get caught bringing up here to the United States Capitol, in able soon. We need to make sure that legislation at the midnight hour. We clear violation of the intent of proxy we are working to help ramp up pro- can actually start working on that voting. That literally was just on the duction when that is found so that we now. That work can be done here in first day. can make it available to anyone who Washington. It doesn’t have to be done I don’t know if the gentleman is wants to take it. remotely. going to revisit proxy voting. But, We need to be also focused on holding These are the concerns that we would clearly, we have seen most people can China accountable. We need to be fo- ask: Is there going to be a time when come here and do the work. Even some cused on bringing production back to the majority leader would put out a who chose not to could have been here. America of PPE, which was in short new schedule that actually shows what What message does that send to the supply in those critical weeks after we our voting pattern will be? country when we should be the ones found out China, while they were lying We know, obviously, when you look leading the way to safely reopen? Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I think to the world about this disease, with at May, April, and even June, clearly, the country is distancing itself as well. the WHO joining in with them, was that has changed. But at some point, I don’t know whether my friend drove stopping and blocking the export of will it be mid-June? Will it be July? to work today, but there are hardly PPE, which they make the lion’s share Again, if NBA players can be playing basketball in July, can’t we have a reg- any cars on the street. There are hard- of, including American companies in ly any cars on the street in New York. ular schedule by then that the House China that weren’t even allowed to sell The reason is because people are taking will be conducting business? PPE back to us when they had orders the advice of the government and prac- in place to do so. We have seen the Spanish flu, and people had to get here with horses and ticing social distancing. So, we should be investigating that. I We think that makes sense. We think buggies, yet they figured out how to do am sorry that that is not happening that is consistent with medical advice, it. here. and that is what we have been doing. We should be addressing how we can Can we lead the way again in show- It is very nice to say, well, they bring more of that manufacturing back ing people how to safely do our busi- could have been here, but there are a to America to create new jobs for ness with a consistent schedule that lot of West Coast Members who have to Americans making our own protective right now doesn’t exist? get on airplanes. Some of those air- equipment for our frontline workers Mr. HOYER. The answer is yes. We planes now, because there are so few like doctors and nurses. Unfortunately, are going to have out a fuller schedule flights, are very crowded, and people that focus hasn’t been there. in the near term. But we have to find are concerned because they are not But the real issue is: What should out how our committees can operate. practicing social distancing. Congress’ role be in this? Shouldn’t I want to say, regarding the national When I am speaking, I don’t wear a Congress be leading the way in showing defense authorization bill, Members on mask. But if you see me in the Capitol people how to safely reopen and do our both sides of the aisle have been work- and getting into my car, I have a mask work? ing very, very hard at a distance, on on. I think we are setting an example. While we have had only a limited the phone, and in other ways. So, I ex- I think we are setting an example of number of opportunities to come back pect them to be ready to come to the how you distance here on this floor, here and vote directly on the House floor this summer, and we are going to which we are all practicing right now. floor, it has been a smooth process. It pass that bill, we think, before the So, I think the House is setting a has been a process that has been safe summer break. That is for certain. good example of understanding that it for Members, staggered votes where so- Madam Speaker, I yield to my friend. is not business as usual. When you cial distancing, which is still the Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, if I walk down the street and people are standard that everybody should be could ask the gentleman on the voting wearing masks, you know it is not practicing, is able to be exercised in a and whether it is in committee, clear- business as usual. You know it is not safe and effective way. ly, there are rooms here in the Cap- the America of 3 or 4 months ago, Clearly, we had a very big difference itol—we have seen the Rules Com- Madam Speaker. on the proxy voting, and I think we mittee utilize the Ways and Means In any event, I think we are going to have already seen abuses of that proc- Committee where they are able to be proceed. We have provided to do the ess. But the real issue is: When are we spread out at distances well beyond the business of the American people. We going to get back to a functioning, reg- safe standards of social distancing, well did that just in the last 2 days. We ular schedule for the House of Rep- beyond 6 feet where you can have in- passed a number of very important resentatives? person hearings where the back and bills, important bills to small business A major company here, Disney, an- forth of a debate and the votes that in particular. nounced yesterday they are going to would go with it where a proxy vote I was sorry that we didn’t resolve the start opening their parks again in a doesn’t really fit that situation can FISA question, but we did go to con- few weeks. You have the National Bas- occur. I would hope that we do that. ference. We will see what happens on

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There are certain parts of our we have done a lot of work. mising safety, but there are many job where we actually have to be here. I want to say this: I think we do a States that have shown how to safely In the rough-and-tumble of a legisla- disservice to our Members and to this reopen on a much wider scale where tive process, things change on the fly; institution if we go home and pretend you can get people back out doing the and if you are back home or going to that Members somehow aren’t working things that they want to do again, and some other event somewhere else be- because they are not physically in this that is the real issue. You are watching cause you choose not to come here, it room. I don’t know, I presume my aspects of the private sector, you are is kind of hard to say you gave your friend’s Members—but I tell you, even watching other levels of govern- proxy to somebody and then things Madam Speaker, the Members on my ment, large cities, large States that change 2 minutes before a vote. It is side of the aisle are working around are reopening and doing it successfully, going to be hard for that person to the clock and communicating around not overrunning their hospitals. know how to change their vote by the clock. Most of our hospitals are telling us proxy when they are not here. That bill that we passed in a bipar- they want more patients. They want So there are flaws in there that don’t tisan way, we took a lot of time, days the people who normally would be get- need to be there because we have prov- and days and days and days of hours- ting their checkups and immunizations en we can be here. I just hope that that and hours- and hours-long conversa- and even hip replacements and things is taken into account when the new tions to get to a consensus on what that are part of their life cycle, their schedule is being worked out, and, ought to be in that bill, and we passed quality of life, and their ability to live again, hopefully released as soon as it in a bipartisan way. with cancer treatments and things like possible so that as other people and in- So, my presumption is my friend did that that aren’t being done. There are dustries and groups are starting to the same. I don’t know; I was not on people dying right now because they show how they are going to come back my friend’s phone calls. But you do a are not being tended to. safely, we can do the same thing—not disservice, I think—I don’t mean you In my home parish, I actually talked last. Clearly, we are not going to be personally. But we do a disservice to to my coroner about this. He took a 6- first now, but hopefully, as other peo- allow the President or anybody else— week period—just 2 weeks ago, took a ple are making those decisions, we can nobody is on vacation. People are 6-week period and took that exact 6- be part of that, not at the tail end of it. working harder now than if we didn’t week period a year ago, and there was Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I have this coronavirus is my observa- a 42 percent increase in non-COVID-re- thank the gentleman, and I yield back tion. lated deaths, just in my home parish. the balance of my time. I am hopeful that we will move on. I This year, more—Madam Speaker, 42 f am hopeful that we will be back to percent increase—because people aren’t COVID–19, STRATEGIC TESTING business as usual and as soon as pos- going out, aren’t going to the doctor. If FOR WORKERS sible—‘‘possible’’ is the operative they had chest pains, they weren’t word—with the advice of our Capitol going to a doctor because the doctor’s (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given physician, with the advice of the ad- office is closed, where they could catch permission to address the House for 1 ministration, and my own Governor. it, and so they were dying in their minute and to revise and extend her re- My friend talked about States. I have house. marks.) a Republican Governor, Governor These are real numbers from the cor- Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, as of Hogan, whose father was one of my oner. I mean, there is a problem that is yesterday, the United States death toll predecessors. I know he is still very created by not allowing people to go from COVID–19 has reached over 100,000 cautious and urging caution for our about their lives again in a safe way. precious lives. citizens. So we ought to be leading the way, Recent headlines tell the story of Madam Speaker, unless the gen- leading the way to show people how to COVID–19 risks as workers report to tleman has something further, I am do it. And, again, we have had votes work with no testing. The Toledo Blade prepared to yield back the balance of here on the House floor before proxy reports: ‘‘Coronavirus Strikes Fermi 2 my time. voting in the midst of this pandemic, Nuclear Plant During Refueling.’’ Reu- and it went very smoothly. And if ters reports: ‘‘All Three Detroit Auto- b 1545 there are better ways we can find to do makers Had Workers Test Positive for Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I it, we will do it. COVID–19 Since Plants Reopened.’’ And would just say that, clearly, we have a But we followed all the protocols of Willamette Week reports: ‘‘The Re- disagreement on how business should the Attending Physician. I didn’t hear opening of Vancouver, Washington, Is be conducted on the House floor, spe- of any Members complaining about On Hold as 65 Workers Test Positive for cifically as it relates to proxy voting that process. Everybody went about it COVID–19 at a Fruit Processing Facil- and whether or not we can be here their own way, practicing the social ity.’’ physically doing the job. And, clearly, distancing that we all encourage. Yet Madam Speaker, I include in the when we are at home in our districts, we are not doing that on a consistent RECORD the articles I mentioned. we are finding other ways to get work basis, and that doesn’t send the right [From the Blade, Apr. 8, 2020] done, to communicate with constitu- message. CORONAVIRUS STRIKES FERMI 2 NUCLEAR ents, to communicate with people all As the gentleman reworks the sched- PLANT DURING REFUELING; UTILITY KEEPS around the Nation. Using technology, ule, and I hope it is done soon, I hope WORKING it has definitely helped the ability for it takes into account the fact that it is (By Tom Henry) us to do it, but it is not the same thing important for us to show the rest of the NEWPORT, MICH.—An undisclosed number as when we are here. country that we can be here doing our of coronavirus cases have been documented The other side of that, because one job. inside Fermi 2 during the nuclear plant’s lat- piece of it is the ability to be here— Yes, there are things that we are est refueling outage. and, clearly, we have the ability to be going to do remotely. There are things But owner-operator DTE Energy said it be- here. There are flights. If somebody is we always do remotely. If we are on a lieves it has enough precautions in place now to complete the work and get the plant re- not comfortable flying, they used to 3-week schedule in D.C. and 1 week started in the coming weeks. take horse and buggy. They didn’t have back home in our districts, it is impor- In a statement, DTE spokesman Stephen planes, and yet they found a way to get tant that we go back home to stay in R. Tait said the company ‘‘can confirm that here in tougher times. But then you touch with the people who actually we have had employees test positive, but are

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[From Reuters, May 27, 2020] The facility told The Oregonian it’s un- DTE won’t say for the record when it ex- ALL THREE DETROIT AUTOMAKERS HAD WORK- aware of any workers who have been hos- pects to complete Fermi 2’s outage. ERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID–19 SINCE pitalized because of the virus. But many similar operations—which once PLANTS REOPENED ‘‘While this outbreak is unfortunate, our took six weeks or longer—have been short- response demonstrates we have the con- ened to about a month in recent years. Utili- DETROIT.—In the week since U.S. auto fac- fidence and capability to respond to situa- ties lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in tories reopened after coronavirus lockdowns, tions like this,’’ Dr. Alan Melnick, the Clark potential electricity sales each day nuclear workers at all three Detroit automakers County health officer, said in a press release. plants sit idle. have tested positive for COVID–19 but only Nuclear plants are refueled every 18 to 24 Ford Motor Co has temporarily closed [From the New York Times, May 25, 2020] months, depending on the type of uranium plants. ‘THIS IS NOT THE HUNGER GAMES’: NATIONAL used in their reactor cores. The U.S. auto industry reopened many Fermi 2, located along western Lake Erie plants last week after a two-month shut- TESTING STRATEGY DRAWS CONCERNS in northern Monroe County’s Frenchtown down due to the global pandemic. To ensure (By Apoorva Mandavilli and Catie Township, is one of many nuclear plants safety during the outbreak, companies im- Edmondson) across the United States scheduled to be re- posed new safety measures, including screen- The Trump administration’s new testing fueled during the spring or fall of 2020, the ing employees, use of face masks and social strategy, released Sunday to Congress, holds two seasons when demand for electricity is distancing. individual states responsible for planning lowest. Ford paused production at its Claycomo, and carrying out all coronavirus testing, Energy Harbor’s Davis-Besse nuclear plant Missouri, plant for an hour on Tuesday after while planning to provide some supplies along the Lake Erie shoreline in rural Ot- a worker tested positive. Work resumed at needed for the tests. tawa County recently completed its latest the plant, which builds the F–150 pickup The proposal also says existing testing ca- refueling. truck and Transit van, without workers pacity, if properly targeted, is sufficient to Both plants are about 30 miles from down- being sent home following a deep cleaning, contain the outbreak. But epidemiologists town Toledo. Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker said Wednes- say that amount of testing is orders of mag- The coronavirus pandemic has, of course, day. nitude lower than many of them believe the complicated those efforts this year. General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler Auto- country needs. To help keep refuelings on schedule, the mobiles NV (FCA) said Wednesday they have The report cements a stance that has frus- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission last had workers test positive since the restart, trated governors in both parties, following month allowed for an exemption from rules but have not been forced to idle plants. They the administration’s announcement last which limit the number of consecutive hours did not disclose the number of workers af- month that the federal government should workers are allowed to be inside the plant at fected. be considered ‘‘the supplier of last resort’’ a time. The agency said in a March 28 letter On Wednesday, a union leader at Ford’s and that states should develop their own to the Washington-based Nuclear Energy In- Kentucky Truck Plant said on Twitter a testing plans. stitute that it will consider such requests on worker there tested positive, but had not ‘‘For months, it was a tennis game, it was a case-by-case basis, and that exemptions worked since May 21. Felker said the plant going back and forth between the feds and will be limited to 60 days. never closed. the states, and it’s now landed with the ‘‘We are aware of the NRC’s willingness to Last week, Ford closed two assembly states,’’ said Scott Becker, executive direc- relax some rules for overtime at plants if plants, due to a positive test at its Dearborn, tor of the Association of Public Health Lab- there is a need,’’ Mr. Tait said. ‘‘At this Michigan, factory and a parts shortage due oratories. time, we have not requested any variances.’’ to a positive test at a supplier that closed Mr. Becker noted that the federal govern- The NRC has ‘‘no immediate concerns in the Chicago plant. It had marked the second ment plans to distribute some testing sup- this area,’’ Viktoria Mitlyng, agency spokes- consecutive day for closures in Chicago fol- plies, including swabs and viral transport man, said. ‘‘We are communicating regularly lowing two positive tests. media, and to store test kits in the strategic with Fermi staff to discuss current activities United Auto Workers Local 600, which rep- national stockpile. ‘‘That’s actually quite and future plans, including staffing, medical resents hourly workers in Dearborn, last significant,’’ he said. ‘‘That’s a positive screening, reductions in nonessential main- week demanded testing for every worker step.’’ tenance work, and other related matters.’’ The Department of Health and Human In nearly all refuelings, including at those there and that Ford shut down the plant for Services prepared the strategy, which meets at Fermi 2 and Davis-Besse, hundreds of spe- 24 hours after a positive test. Ford said the requirements under the Paycheck Protection cialized, out-of-state contractors augment safety of its workers is a top priority and Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the regular plant workforces, often resulting cited the safety measures it has developed in signed into law by President Trump on April in 1,000 or more workers assigned to any conjunction with the UAW. 24, that federal agencies come up with a stra- given site at a time. Work is usually divided In Mexico, Ford told workers it was tar- tegic testing plan within 30 days. It was re- into eight-hour shifts, with activity occur- geting a May 28 restart at its Hermosillo ported earlier by The Washington Post. ring 24 hours a day. plant. GM and FCA have restarted oper- Officials have noted those contractors ations in Mexico. Mr. Becker, public health experts and move throughout the country from job to Democratic leaders panned the proposal, say- job, bringing with them the potential of car- [From wweek.com, May 25, 2020] ing the strategy runs the risk of states com- peting with one another and may create deep rying viruses outside of the sites they last THE REOPENING OF VANCOUVER, WASH., IS ON inequities among them. worked. HOLD AS 65 WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR The strategy mirrors a divide that has Monroe-area resident Michael J. Keegan, a COVID–19 AT A FRUIT PROCESSING FACILITY played out in Congress for months. As they longtime activist associated with the activ- (By Tess Riski) ist group Don’t Waste Michigan, said he wor- negotiated the virus relief bill in March, ries the NRC will again allow DTE to post- Clark County’s application to move into Democratic lawmakers pushed to require the pone some of the work planned for the sub- Phase 2 of reopening has been put on pause. administration to submit this national test- merged portion of Fermi 2’s pressure sup- The COVID–19 outbreak at a fruit proc- ing plan to Congress. Republicans resisted, pression chamber, also referred to as the essing plant in Vancouver, Wash., climbed saying those decisions belonged to each torus. from 38 workers Friday to 65 employees Mon- state. The utility came to an agreement with the day. The Oregonian first reported. Mr. Becker and others said it’s reasonable NRC to fix degraded coating there, a situa- The facility, called Firestone Pacific to expect states to implement some aspects tion that has lingered for 31 years. It was Foods, halted production May 19. On May 23, of the testing, such as designating test sites. first identified in 1989, the NRC has said. Washington state health officials suspended But acquiring tests involves reliance on na- One of the concerns is that loose paint Clark County’s request to enter Phase 2 of tional and international supply chains— chips in drains could make it difficult for the state’s reopening plan due to the out- which are challenging for many states to vital reactor coolant pumps to move water break. navigate. in the event of an emergency. The state health department cited the ‘‘That’s our biggest question, that’s our The NRC told DTE it will grant the util- Firestone outbreak as its reason for sus- biggest concern, is the robustness of the sup- ity’s request to remove only coatings found pending Vancouver’s reopening. ply chain, which is critical,’’ Mr. Becker to be degraded through inspections. The county health department said in a said. ‘‘You can’t leave it up to the states to ‘‘If degraded coating is found, they will re- press release Saturdav that it is identifying do it for themselves. This is not the Hunger move it prior to returning the reactor to op- and notifying close contacts of all who test- Games.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.028 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2351 In a joint statement on Monday, Speaker with last week’s dust-up over the mixing of It’s not clear if antibody tests are useful Nancy Pelosi; Senator Chuck Schumer, the test results for active infection with serol- for testing of health care workers to deter- Democratic leader; Representative Frank ogy. ‘‘This is not C.D.C.’s shining moment,’’ mine immune status, according to the re- Pallone, Democratic chairman of the House he said. port. Energy and Commerce Committee; and Sen- Governors have bristled at claims from the ‘‘We believe that greatly expanding ator Patty Murray, the ranking Democrat on administration that the supply of tests was SARSCoV–2 testing is a critical element in the Senate’s health committee, said the adequate, routinely asking for more federal our response to COVID–19,’’ the report reads. Trump administration was not taking re- assistance. Some states have ultimately de- ‘‘For testing to be maximally effective, co- sponsibility for ramping up national testing cided to negotiate directly with suppliers to ordination across the system and across ju- capacity. obtain test kits. risdictions is necessary. Ideally, this re- ‘‘This disappointing report confirms that Federal virus relief legislation required quires federal guidance, leadership and sup- President Trump’s national testing strategy states to release their individual testing port, with strong jurisdictional buy-in at the is to deny the truth that there aren’t enough plans last week, but they requested an exten- state and local levels.’’ tests and supplies, reject responsibility and sion to later this week. If elements of those The report calls on the US Department of dump the burden onto the states,’’ the law- state plans prove promising, Mr. Becker said, Health and Human Services to appoint a makers said. ‘‘In this document, the Trump the federal strategy could be revised or panel to oversee and organize testing. ‘‘The administration again attempts to paint a merged with them. panel should include representatives from rosy picture about testing while experts con- public health, clinical laboratory, and medi- tinue to warn the country is far short of [From CNN, May 21, 2020] cine; the laboratory testing research and de- velopment, marketing, and product support what we need.’’ CORONAVIRUS TESTING IS ‘A MESS’ IN THE US, industries; ethicists; legal scholars; and Experts also took issue with the report’s REPORT SAYS assertion that continuing to test only about elected officials,’’ it says. (By Maggie Fox) 300,000 people a day, by targeting only those Osterholm noted that some states are com- likely to be positive, would be enough to Coronavirus testing in the United States is bining data from diagnostic tests and anti- contain the outbreak. disorganized and needs coordination at the body tests to make estimates about how ‘‘On the face of it, the idea that 300,000 national level, infectious disease experts said many people have been infected. The Food tests a day is enough for America is absurd,’’ in a new report released Wednesday. and Drug Administration advises against said Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Right now, testing is not accurate enough using tests in this way and so does Global Health Institute. to use alone to make most decisions, includ- Osterholm. ‘‘You need to do the right test at He offered a quick rundown of the numbers ing who should go back to work or to school, the right time to get the right result,’’ he to illustrate the estimate’s inadequacy. Most the team at the University of Minnesota said. ‘‘Nobody is thinking through that.’’ hospitals nationwide now test everyone who said. Plus, there’s not enough coordination to is admitted for any reason, roughly 100,000 ‘‘It’s a mess out there,’’ Mike Osterholm, ensure that states have the testing supplies tests each day, fearing that they may be head of the university’s Center for Infectious they need. This is a system and if a system asymptomatic and yet still spreading the Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), breaks down anywhere, it breaks down ev- virus. Testing the 1.6 million residents of which issued the report, told CNN. erywhere,’’ Osterholm said. nursing homes—known to be at high risk of ‘‘Testing is very, very important, but we’re ‘‘What good are the test results if you coronavirus infection—and workers every not doing the right testing.’’ can’t trust them?’’ two weeks would require 150,000 more tests The number of tests that have been com- each day. Add high-risk places like pleted—numbers widely reported by states [From the New York Times, May 25, 2020] meatpacking plants that need regular test- and by the White House—show only part of AS MEATPACKING PLANTS REOPEN, DATA ing, and the numbers rapidly build. the picture, the report reads. ABOUT WORKER ILLNESS REMAINS ELUSIVE ‘‘Without having tested a single person for ‘‘The data is really kind of screwed up,’’ (By Michael Corkery, David Yaffe-Bellany symptoms of Covid, we would quickly ex- Osterholm said. ‘‘It’s because the public and Derek Kravitz) haust our entire national supply of testing if health system is overwhelmed.’’ The Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel, all we have is 300,000 tests per day,’’ he said. The report has some specific recommenda- N.C., is one of the world’s largest pork proc- The H.H.S. report noted that an analysis tions for diagnostic tests that check to see if essing facilities, employing about 4,500 peo- by the Safra Center at Harvard estimated someone is currently infected with ple and slaughtering roughly 30,000 pigs a the need at more than three million tests per coronavirus. day at its peak. day. But the federal report said that esti- Testing is most useful for clinical care of And like more than 100 other meat plants mate was based on faulty assumptions. patients, for disease surveillance and contact across the United States, the facility has The Safra authors who crafted the esti- tracing and for monitoring frontline workers seen a substantial number of coronavirus mate said that the federal report had cherry- such as emergency responders, doctors and cases. But the exact number of workers in picked one simple example from their anal- nurses who may have been exposed, the re- Tar Heel who have tested positive is any- ysis without considering other evidence. port recommends. People with symptoms one’s guess. ‘‘We ran multiple models, all of which should also be tested, it says. Smithfield would not provide any data pointed to the same order of magnitude,’’ But coronavirus testing is not accurate when asked about the number of illnesses at said Danielle Allen, director of the Safra enough yet to use in many other ways, the the plant. Neither would state or local Center. ‘‘They’ve selected one non-primary CIDRAP team said. health officials. model in an appendix and selectively ad- It recommends against: ‘‘There has been a stigma associated with justed assumptions to generate a different Universal testing in hospital settings the virus,’’ said Teresa Duncan, the director number.’’ Testing in schools or other low-risk set- of the health department in Bladen County, Dr. Allen said millions of daily tests would tings where the plant is located. ‘‘So we’re trying be required to have 4 percent of people test Widespread community-based testing to protect privacy.’’ positive with the coronavirus—the level they Antibody tests to decide who goes back to Along with nursing homes and prisons, say is needed to halt the spread of the virus. work meatpacking facilities have proven to be The administration’s target, 10 percent, Immunity passports places where the virus spreads rapidly. But would allow only for mitigation. It might be useful to test asymptomatic as dozens of plants that closed because of ‘‘There is not a single country that I’m people in long-term care facilities in some outbreaks begin reopening, meat companies’ aware of that achieved disease suppression cases because they are likely to have many reluctance to disclose detailed case counts with a positivity rate of 10 percent,’’ she cases, the report said. ‘‘Asymptomatic shed- makes it difficult to tell whether the con- said. ding of the virus may be detected with a mo- tagion is contained or new cases are emerg- And 300,000 daily tests would be insuffi- lecular test (which looks for the virus itself) ing even with new safety measures in place. cient even for mitigation, Dr. Jha said, esti- or an antigen test (which looks for impor- The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- mating that would require at least 900,000 tant pieces of the virus). It is not yet clear tion said there were nearly 5,000 tests per day. where, when and how asymptomatic individ- meatpacking workers infected with the virus The proposal also leaves it to states to uals should be tested.’’ as of the end of last month. But the non- plan for contact tracing and isolation, rap- The report also says that antibody tests profit group Food & Environment Reporting idly identify new clusters of coronavirus in- should be used only with caution. These Network estimated last week that the num- fection and adopt new technologies. It says tests check the blood for evidence of an im- ber has climbed to more than 17,000. There the federal government is ‘‘supporting and mune response to the virus, and indicate have been 66 meatpacking deaths, the group encouraging’’ states to rely heavily on guid- that someone has been infected for some said. ance from the Centers for Disease Control days or has even cleared an infection. They And the outbreaks may be even more ex- and Prevention. are most useful for identifying donors of tensive. However, the C.D.C. has been slow to re- plasma used to treat patients or for deciding For weeks, local officials received con- lease guidance for states during this out- on how to manage patients when standard flicting signals from state leaders and break, Dr. Jha said. And the agency fumbled diagnostic tests are negative, the report meatpacking companies about how much in- its role in testing strategy, most recently says. formation to release, according to internal

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.030 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2352 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 emails from government health agencies ob- get in a position where we were overstepping to the Grand Island plant were infected. By tained through public records requests by our bounds,’’ he said. May 5, at least 328 employees had tested Columbia University’s Brown Institute for On May 5, the state health department, positive, according to the emails from Grand Media Innovation and provided to The New which ultimately worked with Tyson to test Island, some of which were previously re- York Times. The mixed messages left many employees, said 730 workers, or 58 percent of ported by ProPublica. workers and their communities in the dark the plant’s work force, had tested positive A spokesman for JBS, Cameron Bruett, about the extent of the spread in parts of for the virus. About two weeks ago, Tyson said the company did not want to publicize Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. started to disclose the number of the number of positive cases at the plant be- The emails also reveal the deference some coronavirus cases at a handful of its plants cause little testing was being conducted in county officials have shown toward the giant around the country where there has been the broader area. Releasing the data, he said, meatpacking companies and how little power widespread testing. ‘‘would distort any one company’s role in they have in pushing the companies to stem In North Carolina, workers and community community spread.’’ outbreaks. advocates in the Tar Heel area started to The tussle over whether plants should test ‘‘Bad news spreads way faster than the raise the alarm in April, as local news out- workers has stretched for months in some truth,’’ said a county health official in Colo- lets reported a string of infections linked to states, creating critical delays in isolating rado of an outbreak at a Cargill plant, ac- the Smithfield plant. infected workers. Local health authorities cording to notes from a conference call last In neighboring Robeson County, 59 resi- concede that asymptomatic employees are month. ‘‘At this point, we are not doing any- dents who work at the Tar Heel facility have still coming to work with the virus, fueling thing to cast them in a bad light. Will not become infected, out of a total of 669 cases in the spread. throw them to the Press.’’ the community, according to Melissa Pack- As recently as May 14, health officials in Questions about the transparency of gov- er, the county’s assistant health director. Wyandotte County, Kan., warned that the ernments and companies about the But like the rest of the public, Ms. Packer virus was continuing to spread inside a Na- coronavirus extend far beyond meatpacking. does not know the full extent of the out- tional Beef plant. Chinese officials have been widely criticized break at the plant. ‘‘The outbreak has gone on for a month,’’ for not fully disclosing the extent of the In conversations with state officials this a county epidemiologist said in an email to virus’s spread within their borders. And in month, Ms. Packer said, a number of county her colleagues. the United States, President Trump has health directors requested that plantspecific ‘‘Should we bust in, show our badges and questioned the official death toll from the numbers stay private. One of the reasons, she test everyone?’’ a colleague suggested. ‘‘Ha!’’ coronavirus, suggesting that the numbers said, was that the local officials wanted to A National Beef spokesman said the com- may be inflated even as public health experts avoid antagonizing the meatpackers while pany was following the county’s health and statisticians say the opposite is more they worked alongside them to curtail the guidelines. likely true. outbreaks. Even when case numbers are disclosed, The meat companies are not legally re- ‘‘A lot of the concerns were around frac- many health departments say they have lit- quired to disclose how many workers are tured relationships,’’ Ms. Packer said. tle authority to act at meat plants. sick. But legal experts say privacy is not a ‘‘Some local health directors from the coun- Last month, a worker in a Triumph Foods valid reason for keeping the numbers from ties where there are processing plants ex- pork plant in St. Joseph, Mo., emailed the the public. pressed some concerns about how that may city saying at least two employees were in- ‘‘Alerting a community about the number negatively impact the relationship they have fected and 90 percent of the staff was still of cases in a particular place is a standard built with the management of the compa- working ‘‘less than a meter away’’ from one public health response;’ said Nicole nies.’’ another. Huberfeld, a public health expert at Boston A spokeswoman for North Carolina’s ‘‘Workers are scared,’’ the employee said. University. ‘‘People need to act appro- health department, Amy Ellis, declined to ‘‘Can the government take action on the priately if they are exposed.’’ reveal plant-specific data. She said the state matter for the protection of workers and the The lack of full disclosure also dem- has recorded a total of 1,952 cases across city?’’ onstrates the industry’s sway as a major em- meat plants in 17 counties. A health official wrote back on April 21, ployer in the Midwest and the South. Smithfield said it continued to ‘‘report all saying the city had ‘‘limited authority’’ in While more than 80 percent of beef and Covid–19 cases to state and local health offi- closing a business and suggested that the pork workers are unionized, even labor lead- cials, as well as the C.D.C.’’ and was working workers cover their noses and mouths and ers acknowledge it is not as easy to shut to provide free testing to all its employees. use hand sanitizer. This month, Gov. Pete Ricketts of Ne- down meat plants as other factories because Since then, Triumph has supplied workers braska announced that the state would not they are essential to the food supply. Auto with masks, among other protective meas- disclose the number of coronavirus cases in plants, for example, were shut down rel- ures, according to the company website. But specific meat plants without the consent of atively early during the pandemic and have at the time, the plant worker was not com- the companies. The state is releasing aggre- only just begun to reopen. forted by the city’s assurances. After some slaughterhouses did close, res- gate case numbers across the meat proc- ‘‘Are you telling me that it doesn’t matter taurants and stores experienced significant essing industry, the governor’s spokesman that two workers are infected,’’ he wrote. shortages of meat, leading Mr. Trump to said. Some of Nebraska’s big meatpackers ‘‘Because the plant is worth more than the issue an executive order designating meat have also started revealing less about case workers’ health?’’ plants ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ that must numbers to their employees. stay open. Eric Reeder, a local union president rep- Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, test- But the order did not address crucial issues resenting workers in 14 plants around Ne- ing requires a national strategy, not a like testing, leading many companies to re- braska, said that the larger the outbreak, 50–State, helter-skelter search for lim- open plants or keep them operating without the less transparent some of the companies ited supplies. Without rigorous ex- fully assessing whether employees had con- have become about the case numbers. panded surveillance testing, many tracted the virus. ‘‘When a plant hits several hundred cases, more American lives are put on the Across the country, many local health de- they get more tight-lipped, and that makes chopping block because of pure stu- partments have encouraged companies to it difficult for workers to protect themselves test employees—but stopped short of order- and their families,’’ said Mr. Reeder, presi- pidity and callousness. ing them to do so. dent of the United Food & Commercial If the President can find billions to On April 21, health officials in Dallas Coun- Workers union local 293. build more nuclear weapons, then sure- ty, Iowa, told Tyson Foods that they could Those transparency issues were on display ly we can find the money to protect provide rapid testing kits for workers at its last month when Teresa Anderson, the direc- those who build them and all workers local plant in Perry, according to the emails. tor of the Central District Health Depart- who dedicate their talents to moving An early draft of that message to Tyson ment in Grand Island, Neb., told the meat our Nation to full throttle again. managers underscored the urgency, saying, processor JBS that she planned to conduct Mr. President, get a testing regimen ‘‘At this time, we strongly recommend this coronavirus testing at a park near the com- option be implemented immediately.’’ pany’s plant, which employs 3,700 people. in place. It is your duty. No excuses. But the county’s lawyer asked that the JBS wanted assurances that the test re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- language be revised to read, ‘‘At this time, sults would not be made public. bers are reminded to address their re- we ask you to consider this be implemented ‘‘We understand that you will be asking marks to the Chair. and recording the employer,’’ Nicholas as soon as possible.’’ f In an interview, the county attorney, White, a compliance official at JBS, wrote in Chuck Sinnard, said he recommended revis- an email to Ms. Anderson on April 15. ‘‘But VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS TO ing the language because he did not believe we would ask that you not disclose that in- REDUCE COVID–19 DEATHS the health department had the authority to formation as part of any public disclosure of order Tyson to conduct tests. the testing results.’’ (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was ‘‘It was in the vein of choosing wording Six days later, though, Ms. Anderson an- given permission to address the House cautiously and conservatively so we didn’t nounced that more than 200 people connected for 1 minute.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.032 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2353 Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, as partner to the Navajo people, and I will communities to relieve budget short- America opens up and we go over fight to ensure that happens. falls so our education, healthcare, and 100,000 deaths attributed to the COVID, f public services don’t suffer. it is important that we look at all our Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues HISTORIC FLOODING IN MID- options to reduce the number of deaths to help our States and local commu- MICHIGAN related to this disease. nities and give teachers like Mr. I feel the government is leaving too (Mr. MOOLENAAR asked and was Belknap a chance to give his students much to the pharmaceutical industry given permission to address the House the opportunities they deserve. to develop a vaccine. Well, the answer for 1 minute and to revise and extend f may be a more natural one and one his remarks.) RECOGNIZING AMERICANS LOST that is a lot cheaper for the American Mr. MOOLENAAR. Madam Speaker, I TO COVID–19 public. rise today to pay tribute to the first re- Madam Speaker, I strongly believe sponders, emergency officials, and the (Mr. SOTO asked and was given per- that we should be looking more at the people of mid-Michigan for their swift mission to address the House for 1 benefits of vitamin D. Vitamin D is action, heroic work, and incredible minute and to revise and extend his re- from the Sun. It is free. I encourage compassion in responding to the flood- marks.) people to ignore the politicians who ing in our region last week. Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, today we say you have to spend all day indoors, In the face of the COVID–19 pan- mourn the lives of over 100,000 Ameri- but get out and grab the Sun. demic, historic rain, and the failure of cans who lost their lives and pray for We have been told since we were chil- two dams, they quickly and safely the recovery of over 1.75 million Ameri- dren that you get vitamin D from the evacuated more than 11,000 people cans infected by COVID–19. This rep- Sun, and that is the way you stay without a single death or injury and resents an unimaginable pain, but the healthy. If you can’t grab the rays, provided shelter for those who were numbers really don’t tell the story. I grab some vitamin D pills. That is an- displaced. want to take a moment to describe other way to get your vitamin D. I have been on the ground meeting four central Floridians we lost by this It is not just me saying it. I encour- with residents who have been affected, pandemic: age folks back home to Google ‘‘North- especially in Sanford, which took the Rob Carlos, Poinciana, a retired Dis- western University vitamin D,’’ or hardest hit from this heartbreaking ney cast member known as Pirate Bob; ‘‘Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, vi- event. Residents have lost businesses, Dr. Neil Powell, Orlando, an Air tamin D,’’ and you will see there are a homes, and cherished family posses- Force veteran and dentist who made lot of experts outside of the CDC who sions. central Florida smile brighter; are already pushing it. In the face of these challenges, our Bill Smith of Lake Wales, an elec- Madam Speaker, I encourage people community is coming together. We are trician who worked on national to use that method to keep the number grateful for the overwhelming support launchpads and the Magic Kingdom; of deaths from COVID down. that has come from across the State And Virgilio Germa´ n of Kissimmee, a retired carpenter, who loved to sing f and from nonprofits and businesses. My colleagues here in Congress have also Mexican ballads to his wife, Gigi. COVID–19 ON THE NAVAJO NATION reached out to me, and I appreciate These and other stories throughout (Mr. LUJA´ N asked and was given per- their kind words and offers of assist- central Florida will continue to be in mission to address the House for 1 ance. our hearts as we do everything we can minute and to revise and extend his re- Madam Speaker, today, I say thank to get beyond and survive this pan- marks.) you to everyone in mid-Michigan and demic. Mr. LUJA´ N. Madam Speaker, since across the country for their support f the beginning of this crisis, I have during this challenging time. b 1600 heard from Tribal leaders about the f human tragedy of COVID–19 on the THE NEED FOR MEDICAL Navajo Nation: whole families ravaged IN RECOGNITION OF KENNY RESEARCH by the disease, doctors overwhelmed by BELKNAP (Mr. SHERMAN asked and was given the surging cases, and insufficient Fed- (Mrs. LEE of Nevada asked and was permission to address the House for 1 eral help. given permission to address the House minute and to revise and extend his re- These leaders are sounding the alarm for 1 minute and to revise and extend marks.) for a community in crisis, and I have her remarks.) Mr. SHERMAN. Madam Speaker, our been working to ensure the medical Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speak- work now is to negotiate a new relief professionals who serve the Navajo Na- er, on behalf of Nevada’s Third Dis- bill. So far we have spent trillions of tion have every tool at their disposal trict, I rise today to recognize Mr. dollars bandaging our economic to treat patients and protect them- Kenny Belknap, an honors and AP gov- wounds, yet less than one-half of 1 per- selves. ernment teacher at Del Sol Academy. cent has gone to beat the disease But instead of doing right by the For decades, Clark County school- through research on therapeutics and Navajo Nation, this administration, teachers have been forced to work with prophylaxes. ProPublica found, awarded a $3 million a tight budget. Like Mr. Belknap told All hands should be on deck. Every contract for personal protective equip- me: ‘‘We’re just trying to keep our reasonable idea should be tested. But ment to an 11-day-old company headed head above water.’’ our professional medical researchers by a former White House staffer. As a He is used to parsing materials and are today sitting at home because their result, the IHS received hundreds of assigning two students to one textbook non-COVID research has been sus- thousands of masks that may be un- as they fight for space in an over- pended and our COVID research fund- suitable for medical use. crowded classroom. And, unfortu- ing has been modest. This lack of leadership endangers nately, that was before the COVID–19 The HEROES Act provides $5.5 bil- lives. That is why I am working with pandemic. lion to do this medical research. That the New Mexico delegation and our col- The economic fallout of the is the most important one-quarter of 1 leagues from Arizona to hold the coronavirus crisis is devastating State percent of that bill, and we need to Trump administration accountable. and local governments. In my home fight to expand it in negotiations. The Navajo Nation deserves the full State of Nevada, the Clark County Medical research is the best invest- support of the Federal Government School District is expecting budget ment we can make for America. It is during this crisis and not to have this cuts of $38 million this year alone. It is also the only way we are likely to pro- administration turn a blind eye while classes like Mr. Belknap’s that will vide major help for the billions of peo- the Nation loses one more parent, hurt the most from this loss. ple who live in poor countries, and it is grandparent, son, or daughter. This ad- Congress can help by prioritizing the best investment that we can make ministration must act as an honest Federal funding to States, towns, and in America’s standing in the world.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.048 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2354 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 Thomas Edison looked at 3,000 dif- ISSUES OF THE DAY Meyer, deliver milk for Dixie Dairy on ferent filaments to invent one prac- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. the south side of Chicago, he was called tical light bulb. It took him 2 years. HAYES). Under the Speaker’s an- to serve on a full and winding profes- We need to test 3,000 different combina- nounced policy of January 3, 2019, the sional path. This path was so full of tions of compounds, and we don’t have gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. FOR- wonder that he would often marvel at 2 years. TENBERRY) is recognized for 60 minutes the, ‘‘milkman moments’’ that un- f as the designee of the minority leader. folded, remarking: ‘‘What am I doing Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speak- here? God has blessed me so.’’ STOP POLICE BRUTALITY er, I am going to remove my mask as I Dr. Meyer completed his bachelor’s (Mr. JEFFRIES asked and was given speak. We are appropriately socially degree in 1969 at Concordia Senior Col- permission to address the House for 1 distanced here. I am grateful for the lege in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and minute.) time. earned a master of divinity from Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I Before I begin my own remarks, I am Concordia Seminary in 1973. He earned respect those police officers in every going to yield to the honorable gen- a master’s degree a year later and a community who are there to protect tleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS), a doctorate in 1986 in classical languages and serve and those who have fallen in senior member of the Energy and Com- from Washington University in St. the line of duty, but we cannot tolerate merce Committee, who will be depart- Louis. He also is a recipient of an hon- police violence, and we cannot tolerate ing from us soon. He is in his last term, orable doctor of divinity in 1993 from police brutality. has announced his retirement. Concordia Theological Seminary in George Floyd was murdered by an It has been a pleasure to serve with Fort Wayne, Indiana. out-of-control police officer. When will you, my friend. We have a long way to Dr. Meyer first joined the faculty at it end? go, but it is always great to see you, Concordia Seminary as a guest instruc- Amadou Diallo, 42 shots, police offi- and I look forward to your remarks. tor in 1979, going on to serve as head cers found not guilty. CONGRATULATING REVEREND DR. DALE A. pastor of St. Salvator Lutheran Church Sean Bell, 50 shots, police officers MEYER ON HIS RETIREMENT in Venedy, Illinois, and St. Peter Lu- found not guilty. Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I theran Church in New Memphis, Illi- Eric Garner, choked to death, police rise today to recognize the contribu- nois, both currently in my district, and officers let go by the grand jury. tions of Reverend Dr. Dale A. Meyer at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Col- Decade after decade after decade, upon the occasion of his retirement as linsville, Illinois, which is my home when will it end? president of Concordia Seminary in St. congregation. These church commu- This time must be different. Those Louis. perpetrators must be prosecuted to the nities are so beloved by the Meyers In May of 2005, Dr. Meyer became the that they continue to worship at all full extent of the law, and Congress 10th president of Concordia Seminary. must do everything in its power to stop three parishes to this day. Over 15 years later, on June 30, 2020, It was at Holy Cross Lutheran that I this type of tragedy from ever hap- Dr. Meyer will start a new season in and my wife, Karen, came to know Dr. pening again. life, retiring and turning over the reins Meyer and his family. Our lives have f of this beloved institution to new lead- been intertwined, to say the least: WE CAN’T BREATHE ership. Diane sold us our first home; I taught His contribution to the seminary was the oldest of his two daughters, Eliza- (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and immense. During his tenure, was given permission to address the beth, civics at Metro East Lutheran Concordia’s long-term debt was elimi- High School and ran many of 5k races House for 1 minute and to revise and nated, its endowment quadrupled, and to come with his youngest daughter, extend his remarks.) it earned top marks from its most re- Katie; my own children played music Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam cent accreditation by the Higher in their daughter’s wedding; and my Speaker, ‘‘I Can’t Breathe’’ is a poem I Learning Commission and the Associa- wife, Karen, served as the head organ- delivered on this floor 6 years ago when tion of Theological Schools. Eric Garner got choked out by the po- From the start of his tenure to the ist at Holy Cross with Dale; and so on. Dr. Meyer moved on from Holy Cross lice. end, Dr. Meyer worked alongside his in 1989 after being selected to serve as Today, I am here for George Floyd, wife, Diane; the faculty; and key staff a speaker on ‘‘The Lutheran Hour’’ another Black man who died facedown to cultivate a culture that was service on the hot pavement, suffocated to oriented and external facing. This radio program at Lutheran Hour Min- death by a police officer as he begged meant instituting activities designed istries. ‘‘The Lutheran Hour’’ is the for his life for 8 minutes. to instill a spirit of community vol- world’s oldest continually broadcast Black folks in America in 2020 are unteerism into first-year students. gospel radio program, first airing in caught between being suffocated to This meant adding benches on campus 1930. Dr. Meyer also hosted a national tel- death by the COVID–19 coronavirus or and expanding holiday displays each being choked to death by rogue, year so visitors knew they were wel- evision show, ‘‘On Main Street,’’ for uncaring, and unconcerned police offi- come at this place. Lutheran Hour Ministries. In 2001, ‘‘On cers. It meant working with his wife, Main Street’’ episodes received two Black folks in America are caught up Diane, and Gayle Zollmann-Kiel, coor- prestigious Emmy awards from the Na- in three pandemics, when you add the dinator of campus grounds, to create tional Academy of Television Arts and reality that our businesses are getting community gardens for people to enjoy Sciences, St. Louis/Mid-America Chap- choked out of PPP. Black people bear all summer and fall, thereby feeding ter. During this time, he took part in an unparalleled burden in this country. the community both spiritually and some of his favorite ‘‘milkman mo- When just 12 percent of Black and figuratively. And it meant, during the ments,’’ including opening both the Latino business owners who applied for current pandemic, having the bell U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Rep- PPP report receiving what they asked tower on campus play music to lift the resentatives in prayer. for, something is wrong. spirits of all those around. In addition to his published writings, When we make up 13 percent of the No wonder the seminary received sev- Dr. Meyer served in numerous leader- population but 60 percent of COVID eral civic awards, including being ship practices, such as third vice presi- deaths, something wrong. named among the 100 Top Workplaces dent of the Lutheran Church-Missouri When we have armed vigilantes and in St. Louis in 2015. Synod, a charter board member of the rogue police officers killing us on the Dr. Meyer’s retirement marks a sea- Association of Lutheran Older Adults, streets, something is terribly wrong. son of change for the seminary. How- an honorary director of God’s Word to The American Dream should not be a ever, it also marks the closing of a the Nations Bible Society, and as a nightmare for any of her people. It is chapter of a long career of service for board of trustee of the American Bible time to bring an end to open season on him personally. Society. Black people in America. We can’t While Dr. Meyer’s first job was help- Dr. Meyer finally returned home to breathe. ing his parents, Arthur and Norma Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.050 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2355 2001, serving as the Gregg H. Benidt something out to me: The flag at one of Madam Speaker, I want to turn back Memorial Chair in Homiletics and Lit- our small post office locations is not to another set of issues that actually erature. He became interim president flying, and it hasn’t been flying for happened before coronavirus hit our in 2004 and the 10th president of the in- some time. country and hit this body as well. One stitution in 2005. So my diligent staff actually con- of the most basic expectations of our For the next 15 years, he could be tacted the gentleman. I believe they government is the health and well- seen working on the campus grounds, reached out to the post office them- being of our Nation. Three months ago, attending ‘‘Bach at the Sem,’’ and selves, but it sat out there as a lin- this week, in a timely subcommittee strolling with Ferdie, the oversized-in- gering issue. So I decided to call the hearing—I sit on the Appropriations body-and-heart golden retriever that postmaster myself, and I apologized to Committee and two subcommittees, on became the quasi-mascot on campus her. I said: I know this is highly un- State and Foreign Operations, and I am and, sadly, recently passed away. usual that a Congressman would call the ranking member of the Agriculture Dr. Meyer likes to tell students: ‘‘It you directly. Subcommittee, and we have jurisdic- is a great time to be the church.’’ As She said: It is about the flag, isn’t it? tion over the Food and Drug Adminis- the world suffers greatly from the pan- I said: Yes, ma’am. tration. demic, we are grateful for his efforts to She said: I don’t have anybody to So in a timely subcommittee hear- raise public servants to serve all those help me. I have the equipment to fix it. ing, I asked the Inspector General of who are hurting and to share the Gos- The top of the pole is broken. I just the Department of Health and Human pel loud and clear for all to hear. don’t have anyone to help me. Services this question—it is a simple As Dr. Meyer begins his beautiful I said: Let’s get it fixed. question, it is just three words—are our journey of retirement, he will enjoy I called our electric system. We have drugs safe? Four words. Are our drugs more time with his two grown daugh- a public power system in Nebraska. safe? ters, Elizabeth, known as Lizzie, Pitt- They deal with us all the time on a This raging coronavirus has drawn man and Catherine, known as Katie, whole variety of issues. Their response much attention to this much over- Bailey; their spouses, Darren and was: We will get it fixed. looked problem. And in the name of Charles; and their five grandsons that There are a couple of levels of issues global profiteering, what has happened he refers to as Cinco de Meyer: Chris- here, Madam Speaker, and the reason I is that we have enabled a dangerous tian, Connor, and Nicholas Pittman, tell the story. outsourcing of pharmaceutical produc- and Andrew and Jacob Bailey. First of all, it was important to that tion to foreign countries. A significant Madam Speaker, I want to personally gentleman that that flag, which rep- portion of that outsourcing is to the thank Dr. Meyer and his wife, Diane, resents us all, right behind you, the very origin of the place where for their ministry. binding notion of what it means to be coronavirus came from, China. I thank Congressman FORTENBERRY an American, that people have fought Over 80 percent of active drug ingre- for yielding to me. and died for, the symbol of this dig- dients and 40 percent of finished drugs Mr. FORTENBERRY. I thank Con- nity, this nobility of tradition that de- on the American market, from gressman SHIMKUS, because as he was fines not only where we have been but, ibuprofen to reduce your fever, to anti- speaking, I was reminded of my own really, what we ought to strive to be. biotics to treat infection, they are pro- Concordia College I represent, which is Maybe he didn’t think through all of duced outside the United States. Even a part of the consortium of Lutheran that, but he just wanted the flag to fly if we vigilantly inspect our domestic colleges, which I know is very close to at a government building. manufacturing processes, we cannot his heart. So I thank him for men- possibly get a handle on drug safety b 1615 tioning the gentleman. when our drugs are sourced from over Madam Speaker, before I begin, may The postmaster had no ill will or ill 150 countries, including a significant I inquire as to the allotted amount of intent, she just didn’t have any help. In portion from China. time. Is it 30 or 60 minutes? a previous time maybe we would have The Department of Health and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- just said, well, you need to get the pur- Human Services, HHS, has a daunting tleman was recognized for 1 hour. chase order written, but in my own task in managing the spending and per- Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speak- way, let’s just solve the problem. formance of agencies that are so large er, our world has changed. Who could And whether it is a person who has they can be bigger than some coun- imagine just 3 short months ago where had a problem with their Social Secu- tries’ GDP. And one of those agencies we would be right now as this silent rity check or their economic stimulus is the Food and Drug Administration, avenger has threatened life, the life check, or a farmer who has not been the FDA. that we knew, and we suddenly found able to get their emergency loan, or a There is an inherent and unfair dual- ourselves quarantined in our homes small business tripped up on some as- ity, however, in how FDA’s foreign and and apartments with nowhere to go, no pect of the Paycheck Protection Pro- domestic inspection regimes are car- planes to catch, no appointments to gram—which by the way, has been a bi- ried out. FDA inspectors routinely con- make, just quiet isolation with family partisan life-send by this body—to go duct surprise inspections in America to and neighbors across the way. person by person, business by business, ensure that drug companies are pro- Many friends are suffering, suffering I am sure that many of us have ad- ducing medicine in a clean, safe, and unemployment or job uncertainty, or justed to the new reality of serving responsible manner. the impact of the sickness directly. people where they are. And maybe in But when it comes to foreign inspec- The trauma of this crisis is so, so real. some small way in the midst of this tions, the FDA customarily gives com- With that said, Madam Speaker, I am trauma and crisis, this is a silver lining panies advance notice, often as much sure all of us in this body are doing of returning back to, first, principles as 12 weeks, enabling drug suppliers quite a bit of reflection, adjustment, versus the abstract discussions that plenty of time to clean up their acts. and alteration as we go back to what I can sometimes consume us, and the This is counterproductive and it is call first principles, and here is an ex- ruckus, fighting, and pushing and shov- wrong, and it creates an unlevel play- ample. ing over things that never seem to ing field for companies trying to manu- As I was reviewing my mail recently, come to any end. facture drugs right here in the United my daily mail, a gentleman wrote to But hanging a flag in front of a post States of America. me. He was concerned about some- office is important, because it is who Compounding these problems, the thing. It might not be about what we we are and what we ought to be. And I FDA inspectors also face obstruction, will talk in a moment, our dependence want to thank that constituent for coercion, and deception in foreign on China for protective equipment and calling me. Of course, in a great Ne- countries. In one case, a Chinese com- medical supplies, it might not be the braska way, when I told him we got it pany reportedly imprisoned an inspec- latest surge of the virus in cities fixed, he said: Well, is it an all-weather tor in a conference room for an hour to throughout America, but, nonetheless, flag? I said: Sir, I don’t know that. We force her to destroy the photographs it was important to him that he point did what we could. that she took of its facilities.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.052 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2356 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 Madam Speaker, this inadequate proud that this body has come together the elbow bump, thumbs-up, and head monitoring of foreign production of to protect healthcare, to protect indi- nod are, of course, enjoying a renais- medicine, it really does have dire con- viduals and families, and to protect sance. sequences. In 2008, a tainted batch of small businesses and farmers. As we extrapolate from these changes the blood thinner, heparin, which is Once our body itself recovers our to a world in which we are hopeful that made in China, killed over 100 people rhythm and order here, there are some better treatments are right around the worldwide, including 81 in America. It particularly good places to start think- corner, we are seeing less dependence led to this drug’s recall. ing about action around our healthcare on automobiles, more connectedness to In August of 2018, the FDA issued an security. the outdoors, an increase in victory alert that a Chinese manufacturer of a So policy question one: How much of gardens, and local foods. A nice side ef- thyroid medicine was recalled due to our drugs come from foreign sources? fect, nature is recovering. The air is inconsistent quality. At this hearing To solve this, we should enhance the cleaner. Traffic is down. Cities feel that I am referencing with the Depart- FDA’s powers to track the ingredients. calmer. This reality presages the align- ment of Health and Human Service’s We should require labeling as to where ing preferences, and this is a fas- Inspector General, I asked: Why has so they come from. And, third, increase cinating fact, the economic preference much of our drug production moved reporting requirements for the pharma- curves of the baby boom generation overseas? Why? ceutical companies themselves, par- and the millennial generation are Now, of course, in asking that ques- ticularly within the precursor ingredi- aligning for livable, walkable, nur- tion, Madam Speaker, I basically knew ents. turing communities. the answer, it has to do with capital- Bottom line, we need clear answers But even while we consider the rosier ization on low wages, lax safety, envi- about how we oversee the foreign pro- side of this predicament, we have ur- ronmental and labor standards in those duction of drugs and drug ingredients. gent questions. When are we getting countries. But my fuller intention in We also need the right incentives to en- back to normal? When can we hug asking the question was to probe as to sure that U.S. companies will produce those we love? When can we visit those whether or not we have inadvertently, more and more drugs and drug ingredi- incapable of visiting us? What does in U.S. law and regulatory structure, ents right here, here at home in Amer- normal even mean? perversely encouraged offshoring. ica. It is about healthcare security. If Madam Speaker, here is one aspect of These troubling dynamics take on a it is made in America, we will all feel what normal may look like. A new in- special urgency given the massive much better about knowing that it is trusive reality, I have an acronym for spread of COVID–19. Several months safe. it, I call it SSTT, screening, sanita- ago, the FDA identified 20 drugs that But going beyond these policy con- tion, testing and testing. exclusively source their active pharma- siderations about our healthcare secu- So let’s unpack this. SSTT is a suite ceutical ingredients or finished drug rity, Madam Speaker, I want to take a of best practices that will gradually en- products from China. The agency then moment to possibly pull back the cur- able the full reopening of our State in issued an alert that at least one Chi- tain and read into what we are experi- Nebraska, where I live, and our coun- nese drugmaker had ceased production encing now, some future trends. It is try, while ensuring those who are vul- of a human drug due to coronavirus in- not to diminish in any way the trauma, nerable, especially the elderly and fection at its manufacturing facilities. disruption, and suffering that has hit those with underlying conditions, are So drugs with short expiration dates our country, but there are many open- fully protected. are particularly vulnerable to these ended questions that we are facing On screening, you will see more high- supply-chain disruptions. Another level now. And it might be helpful to look tech thermal scans when you enter of problem. into what some new realities are going large public places. As we experienced So solving these issues can become to be in short order. after 9/11 with the dramatically-en- easier when we can fully identify and We have adopted masks and social hanced security screening, your tem- inspect foreign sources of medicine. distancing. We casually use terms like perature will be regularly taken. But with the bulk of our foreign drug ‘‘herd immunity,’’ ‘‘flattening the As for the next S, sanitation. I found supply originating from a country that curve,’’ and ‘‘community spread.’’ We a new respect for medical personnel suppressed news about the coronavirus have also accepted a world with less who must wear these surgical masks origins, its severity, and its timing, noise, less urgency, but more intimate hours on end through the day. They are and to this day prevents the Centers connection with those in our imme- hot. They are bothersome, as I am sure for Disease Control and Prevention diate orbit. We wonder what we will en- you can attest, Madam Speaker. But from fully accessing the actual virus, I counter when the doors fully open once they are now part of the normalization am not optimistic that we will gain again and we are uncaged to see the of our own personal protective equip- better information. world through an entirely new lens. ment routines at retail establishments, I get it, Madam Speaker, it is con- So perhaps here is a little bit of a at work, and on public transportation. venient in this moment to point a fin- sneak peek. First, Madam Speaker, our You are already seeing the sneeze ger at China, but we have plenty to do relationship with work has substan- guards and other physical barriers at in our House to restore some order tially changed. For those fortunate to grocery store check-out stands. Hand here. The Inspector General promised still have good employment, telework sanitizer sales are not declining any me an answer within 2 weeks to my has arrived. While many Main Street time soon, as the surprisingly fragile question. Do you remember what it businesses are really hurting, many COVID–19 is easily killed through basic was? Have we inadvertently through have also transformed themselves into hygiene and surface disinfectants. our legal or regulatory structure per- online, brick-and-mortar hybrids. versely incentivized the offshoring of Like never before, people are order- b 1630 drug production from America? The In- ing groceries online, medical supplies, Social distancing is a subset of sani- spector General promised me an answer and other essentials through their tation. Perhaps we should change the in 2 weeks. I have heard nothing yet. phones for pick up and delivery. Doc- name. Perhaps we should call it social The reality here is that we have to tors are seeing patients remotely. And respect because this is what it means. change how we do public policy in our in a little-known shift, we are actually It is an embrace of a necessary con- country, just like so many other proc- reimbursing properly for telehealth. It straint out of concern for the public esses—business and society are shift- is here to stay, and it is going to make good, and it also lessens our own indi- ing. Coronavirus has caused a tectonic some huge advances in our well-being, vidual vulnerability. plate shift. We are seeing massive and perhaps save some funds. When combined with advancing our spikes in the use of digital technology, School, of course, has temporarily ability to work from home if sick, which has huge implications for tele- centralized in the home, reconnecting these factors are certainly lessening medicine, telework, and tele-education. families in important, beautiful, excit- the disease’s impact, thankfully. In a bit of a silver lining in this time ing, if not sometimes stressful ways. New configurations for workplace of crisis and suffering, I am frankly The handshake may be in decline, but foot traffic and airflow will emerge as

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.053 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2357 we embrace the need to consistently fects, this SSTT suite of approaches— Floyd, and it ought to be prosecuted to and vigilantly fight this virus. Look again, the University of Nebraska, I am the fullest extent of the law. for TSA-style COVID prechecks at air- proud of them for developing this and God help us as a Nation if we choose ports, on trains, and at hospitals. their outreach to the community. It to be silent at this sad and tragic time. Watch for new office architecture: open may not be a panacea, but it will give f floor concepts and lunch buffets being us the data and confidence to more out; plexiglass partitions, staggered robustly and quickly open our economy ADJOURNMENT desks, one-way walkways will be in. and gradually reduce the need for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Zoom is the new communal coffee strict containment measures. ant to section 4(b) of House Resolution break. As offensive as this seems, look It is changing a bit now, Madam 967, the House stands adjourned until 9 for social distancing monitors on ele- Speaker, but on an earlier trip to D.C. a.m., Monday, June 1, 2020. vators in large office buildings. for some votes we took several weeks Thereupon (at 4 o’clock and 37 min- Again, the acronym is SSTT. The ago in which we replenished the funds utes p.m.), under its previous order, the first ‘‘T’’ stands for testing. There will for the highly successful Paycheck House adjourned until Monday, June 1, be a dramatic increase in onsite work Protection Program—Madam Speaker, 2020, at 9 a.m. testing. Early diagnosis of those who if you don’t mind, I am going to divert f show symptoms or who have some rea- for a moment because I am proud of my sonableness to think they may have State. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, been exposed is one way to signifi- Again, this was a bipartisan airlift, ETC. cantly reduce the spread of the disease. the Paycheck Protection Program, to Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive I have been very proud to continue to help small businesses maintain per- communications were taken from the work with the University of Nebraska sonnel on the payroll while we tried to Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Medical Center. During the Ebola epi- get in front of the disease spread, cre- 4368. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- demic, we worked with the Obama ad- ating a one-two simultaneous step to ment of Agriculture, transmitting a letter to ministration to help the University of protect our healthcare system and pro- report a violation of the Antideficiency Act, Nebraska Medical Center, which has a tect our economic well-being. The Pay- pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; Public Law 97-258; long history in infectious disease and check Protection Program was vital to (96 Stat. 926); to the Committee on Appro- virology, to build out containment fa- this effort, widely supported by many priations. cilities just in case Ebola would impact of us, as well as the replenishment. 4369. A letter from the Inspector General, us significantly in America. Nebraska has a very robust commu- Office of Inspector General, Federal Deposit You might recall, Madam Speaker, nity banking system. We worked very Insurance Corporation, transmitting a GAO Opinion Regarding FDIC OIG Appropria- that the first coronavirus cases that aggressively with the small business tions; to the Committee on Appropriations. came off the cruise ship went imme- associations and got the word out so 4370. A letter from the OSD FRLO, Office diately to Nebraska. Our National we, on a per capita basis, have the larg- of the Secretary, Department of Defense, Guard hosted people. Those who needed est number of loans for the Paycheck transmitting the Department’s final rule — to be in isolation and then those who Protection Program, which, again, is Service by Members of the Armed Forces on needed to be quarantined who had the so important to the well-being of our State and Local Juries [Docket ID: DOD- disease went to the University of Ne- economic vitality as we fight our way 2020-OS-0029] (RIN: 0790-AK35) received May braska. That is because we have led the through this virus. 15, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to country in forward-thinking as to how The point being, though, I went to the Committee on Armed Services. to create the possibility of contain- get on the airplane, and I stood in 4371. A letter from the Administrator, ment for some type of pandemic. Omaha Eppley Airfield and then later FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, We have a lot more to do, such as at Chicago O’Hare and witnessed this transmitting a report advising that the cost creating a surge hospital concept for eerie stillness around me: vacant ter- of response and recovery efforts for FEMA- our military and our country at large. minals, closed businesses, nearly 3392-EM in the State of Louisiana has ex- Nonetheless, in working with the Uni- empty planes, a science fiction movie ceeded the limit for a single emergency dec- versity of Nebraska Med Center, trying come to life. laration, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); to think about how we just don’t sit Public Law 93-288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended Madam Speaker, the Earth has really by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 107(a)); (102 Stat. back and let the sick come to us but stood still for a moment, but perhaps 4707); to the Committee on Transportation that we go forward and use institutions in this stillness, just perhaps, we have and Infrastructure. that have occupational health special- rediscovered some important things, 4372. A letter from the Chief, Publications ists and larger capacities to become and we do see some trends that will and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue the center for controlling the diseases mark a new way forward. Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only themselves in a manner that parallels Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- rule — Bond remarketing relief (Notice 2020- the necessary public health response ance of my time. 25) received May 15, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. that is going on. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 f Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Again, sanitation and screening are JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD Means. part of that and onsite work testing. 4373. A letter from the Chief, Publications The second ‘‘T’’ though in the SSTT (Mr. MFUME asked and was given and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue is for serological testing. This test de- permission to address the House for 1 Service, transmitting the Service’s notifica- termines whether you have developed minute and to revise and extend his re- tion of relief — Extension of Certain Time- antibodies to the virus, which are need- marks.) frames for Employee Benefit Plans, Partici- ed for immunity. As we are discov- Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, I rise pants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the ering, a number of people who have had today because I want to call the name COVID-19 Outbreak received May 15, 2020, the disease don’t have any symptoms. of George Floyd. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- They didn’t know they had it. They George Floyd lost his life this week mittee on Ways and Means. could have antibodies, which will help because of a Minneapolis police officer. 4374. A letter from the Chief, Publications them fight the disease, should they be George Floyd died for no known rea- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue reexposed in the future. Said another son. He was not armed. He was not in- Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only way, it means a person who has had the toxicated. He was not aggressive. And rule — Revenue Procedure 2020-21 received virus recovered, and it lessens the pos- he was not threatening. May 15, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sibility of reinfection for them. George Floyd pleaded for his life. He 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Both types of testing will become cried out for help. He groaned in pain. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and And then he died with his face pressed Means. widespread, faster, cheaper, and ordi- 4375. A letter from the Chief, Publications nary—again, helping us control the against the ground and the knee of a and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue spread. police officer against his neck. Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only As we work toward a vaccine or effec- This was not an arrest. This was rule — Notice Proposing Revenue Procedure tive treatment to stop the serious ef- murder. It was the murder of George Updating Group Exemption Letter Program

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 May 29, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.055 H28MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2020 [Notice 2020-36] received May 15, 2020, pursu- H.R. 7049. A bill to require the Secretary of ices during the COVID-19 public health emer- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Defense to develop a plan to improve the De- gency period, and for other purposes; to the 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee fense of Department-wide management of Committee on the Judiciary. on Ways and Means. the investments in weapon systems of the By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mrs. Department, and for other purposes; to the DAVIS of California): f Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 7060. A bill to improve the military PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: justice system, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 7050. A bill to direct the Secretary of Committee on Armed Services. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Transportation to establish a program to By Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. bills and resolutions of the following provide grants to retrain certain transpor- GOSAR, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. titles were introduced and severally re- tation workers, and for other purposes; to LUCAS, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. YOUNG, ferred, as follows: the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BUCK, Mr. GON- By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois structure. ZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. (for himself and Mr. BACON): By Mr. KING of Iowa: POSEY, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. H.R. 7042. A bill to amend title IV of the H.R. 7051. A bill to provide Federal relief to BALDERSON, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. BABIN, Social Security Act to expand foster parent hog producers, especially family farmers and Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. OLSON, Mr. training and authorize new appropriations to independent producers, who have been forced KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. NOR- support the obtainment of a driver’s license; to euthanize hogs due to the COVID-19 pan- MAN, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. to the Committee on Ways and Means. demic, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Agriculture. WESTERMAN, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. CHE- By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, By Mr. LAMALFA: NEY, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. STEWART, Mr. Mr. BUDD, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. ROY, Mr. H.R. 7052. A bill to designate the facility of JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. COOK, DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MUR- the United States Postal Service located at Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HICE of Georgia, PHY of North Carolina, Mrs. LESKO, 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as Mr. EMMER, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. Mr. MASSIE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. KING of the ‘‘Norma Comnick Post Office’’; to the FULCHER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CAL- Iowa, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Committee on Oversight and Reform. VERT, and Mr. DUNCAN): Mr. BABIN, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Ms. H.R. 7061. A bill to promote the domestic Mr. GIBBS, Mr. CLINE, and Mr. NORTON, Mr. CORREA, Mr. KHANNA, exploration, research, development, and STEUBE): Mr. ROUDA, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. LEE of processing of critical minerals to ensure the H.R. 7043. A bill to withhold funding au- California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, economic and national security of the United thorized under the CARES Act from any States, and for other purposes; to the Com- and Mr. CONNOLLY): State or municipality that provides eco- H.R. 7053. A bill to defer removal of certain mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition nomic stimulus payments through a program nationals of Vietnam for a 24-month period, to the Committees on Science, Space, and designed to exclusively assist illegal aliens; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Technology, Small Business, the Judiciary, to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. the Judiciary. and Education and Labor, for a period to be By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, By Ms. MENG: subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. CUR- H.R. 7054. A bill to encourage the donation each case for consideration of such provi- TIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BISHOP of North of menstrual products to nonprofit organiza- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Carolina, and Mr. MOONEY of West tions for distribution, and for other pur- committee concerned. Virginia): poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. H.R. 7044. A bill to withhold the pay of By Mr. MEUSER (for himself and Mr. PAYNE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. Members of the House of Representatives JACKSON LEE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, SUOZZI): ´ who cast a vote or record their presence in H.R. 7055. A bill to provide for an increased Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. BARRAGAN, Mrs. the House by proxy, and for other purposes; fine and term of imprisonment for fraud in BEATTY, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. ROYBAL- to the Committee on House Administration. connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, and ALLARD, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. ´ By Mr. CASE (for himself and Ms. for other purposes; to the Committee on the MEEKS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GARCIA of Il- GABBARD): Judiciary. linois, Ms. WILD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. WIL- H.R. 7045. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself and SON of Florida, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Agriculture to conduct a study on lands that Mr. YOUNG): Mr. MORELLE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- could be included in a National Forest in Ha- H.R. 7056. A bill to direct the Secretary of sissippi, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. wai’i, and for other purposes; to the Com- Health and Human Services to award addi- CARSON of Indiana, Mr. LARSON of mittee on Natural Resources. tional funding through the Indian Health Connecticut, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mrs. By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois: Services Sanitation Facilities Construction HAYES): H.R. 7046. A bill to amend the Bank Hold- Program, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 7062. A bill to amend title XVIII of the ing Company Act of 1956 to place certain lim- Committee on Natural Resources, and in ad- Social Security Act to eliminate cost-shar- itations on commodity ownership and to re- dition to the Committee on Energy and Com- ing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical peal the merchant banking authority, and merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- supplies and to provide mail order access to for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- insulin and such supplies under the Medicare nancial Services. sideration of such provisions as fall within program during the COVID-19 emergency pe- By Mr. EMMER (for himself, Mr. MAR- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. SHALL, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illi- riod; to the Committee on Energy and Com- By Mr. RASKIN: merce, and in addition to the Committee on nois): H.R. 7057. A bill to amend the Public Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- H.R. 7047. A bill to provide for expedited Health Service Act to authorize and provide quently determined by the Speaker, in each additional support under the farm and ranch for the expansion, intensification, and co- stress assistance network, and for other pur- case for consideration of such provisions as ordination of the programs and activities of fall within the jurisdiction of the committee poses; to the Committee on Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health with re- concerned. in addition to the Committee on the Budget, spect to post-viral chronic neuroimmune dis- By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for for a period to be subsequently determined eases, specifically myalgic himself, Mr. GIBBS, and Mr. GUEST): by the Speaker, in each case for consider- encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome H.R. 7063. A bill to amend the Foreign ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- (ME/CFS), to support the COVID-19 response, Agents Registration Act of 1938 to limit the risdiction of the committee concerned. and other purposes; to the Committee on En- exemption from the registration require- By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. ergy and Commerce. ments of such Act for persons engaging in SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. activities in furtherance of bona fide reli- PAYNE): GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, and gious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pur- H.R. 7048. A bill to establish requirements Mr. CUELLAR): suits or the fine arts to activities which do for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facili- H.R. 7058. A bill to provide a payroll tax not promote the political agenda of a foreign ties, and assisted living facilities to manage credit for certain bonuses paid to employees government, to amend the Higher Education the outbreak of COVID-19, and for other pur- who worked continuously during the COVID- Act of 1965 to clarify the disclosures of for- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- 19 pandemic; to the Committee on Ways and eign gifts by institutions, and for other pur- merce, and in addition to the Committee on Means. poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee and in addition to the Committee on Edu- quently determined by the Speaker, in each (for himself and Mr. CORREA): cation and Labor, for a period to be subse- case for consideration of such provisions as H.R. 7059. A bill to provide for liability pro- quently determined by the Speaker, in each fall within the jurisdiction of the committee tection for health care providers for damages case for consideration of such provisions as concerned. with respect to any harm caused by any act fall within the jurisdiction of the committee By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for or omission of such health care professional concerned. himself, Mr. VELA, and Mr. WILSON of or related health care entity in the course of By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for South Carolina): arranging for or providing health care serv- herself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. KHANNA, Mr.

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ROSE of New York, and Mr. Article I, Section 8 By Mr. TURNER: CICILLINE): By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois: H.R. 7060. H. Res. 982. A resolution designating May H.R. 7046. Congress has the power to enact this legis- 28, 2020, as the first annual ‘‘National Food Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Allergy Prevention Awareness Day’’ to raise lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 awareness and encourage the prevention of Article I, Section 8 Clause 3 By Mr. WALTZ: severe food allergies among children; to the By Mr. EMMER: H.R. 7061. Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 7047. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: herself, Ms. MENG, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 and Article ROUDA, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. Article I, Section 8. 1, Section 8, clause 18 SABLAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BERA, By Mr. GOTTHEIMER: By Ms. WATERS: Mr. COX of California, Mr. RASKIN, H.R. 7048. H.R. 7062. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: CISNEROS): lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all H. Res. 983. A resolution recognizing the Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- laws that shall be necessary and proper for significance of Asian/Pacific American Herit- tion. carrying into execution the foregoing pow- age Month in May as an important time to By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina: ers, and all powers vested by this Constitu- celebrate the significant contributions of H.R. 7063. tion in the government of the United States, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- or in any department or officer thereof. history of the United States; to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: mittee on Oversight and Reform. Article I, Section 8 H.R. 7049. By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- f COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. BIGGS, and lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BANKS): Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H. Res. 984. A resolution condemning Twit- tion ter’s partisan censorship of President Donald Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: were added to public bills and resolu- J. Trump; to the Committee on Energy and H.R. 7050. Commerce. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions, as follows: By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 372: Mrs. FLETCHER and Mr. BRINDISI. ´ Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- H.R. 701: Mr. NORMAN. Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. stitution of the United States. H.R. 702: Mr. NORMAN. KHANNA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, By Mr. KING of Iowa: H.R. 703: Mr. NORMAN. Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. WAT- H.R. 7051. H.R. 1209: Ms. SHERRILL. SON COLEMAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1461: Mrs. FLETCHER. Ms. MOORE, and Ms. JOHNSON of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2056: Mrs. HARTZLER and Mrs. BEATTY. Texas): Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 & Article I, H.R. 2117: Mr. PAPPAS. H. Res. 985. A resolution expressing the Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 2501: Ms. MENG. moral responsibility of Congress to end adult By Mr. LAMALFA: H.R. 2571: Mr. RIGGLEMAN and Mr. THOMP- and child poverty in the United States; to H.R. 7052. SON of Pennsylvania. the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2859: Mr. WEBER of Texas. By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mrs. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2895: Mr. MAST, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. WALORSKI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SMITH of Article 1, Section 8 FERGUSON, and Mr. KELLER. New Jersey, and Mr. TONKO): By Mr. LOWENTHAL: H.R. 3124: Mr. NORMAN. H. Res. 986. A resolution commemorating H.R. 7053. H.R. 3637: Ms. BARRAGA´ N. the 80th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre; Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4104: Mr. SIRES, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: RYAN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CRAWFORD, By Ms. MENG: Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. H. Res. 987. A resolution raising awareness By Ms. MENG: KING of New York, and Ms. DELAURO. regarding period poverty; to the Committee H.R. 7054. H.R. 4189: Mr. SPANO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4280: Mr. MALINOWSKI. lation pursuant to the following: f H.R. 4309: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- New York and Mr. PAYNE. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY tion H.R. 4408: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. By Mr. MEUSER: STATEMENT BARRAGA´ N, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. H.R. 7055. CA´ RDENAS, and Mr. KHANNA. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4644: Mr. WENSTRUP. the Rules of the House of Representa- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4705: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. tives, the following statements are sub- Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 5076: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, mitted regarding the specific powers the United States. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- granted to Congress in the Constitu- By Mr. O’HALLERAN: H.R. 7056. sissippi, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. SE- tion to enact the accompanying bill or WELL of Alabama, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. FOS- joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: TER, and Ms. CRAIG. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 5297: Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 7042. By Mr. RASKIN: H.R. 5350: Mr. SMITH of Washington. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 7057. H.R. 5873: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- LEWIS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Article I of the Constitution and its subse- lation pursuant to the following: Illinois, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and Mr. quent amendments and further clarified and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- TED LIEU of California. interpreted by the Supreme Court of the tion H.R. 5986: Ms. JACKSON LEE. United States. By Mr. REED: H.R. 6104: Mr. HAGEDORN. By Mr. BUCK: H.R. 7058. H.R. 6297: Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee. H.R. 7043. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6364: Mr. GOODEN and Mr. SMITH of Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Missouri. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8: Power to tax H.R. 6403: Mr. ROUDA. Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee: H.R. 6419: Ms. WILD. Constitution. H.R. 7059. H.R. 6431: Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto By Mr. BUDD: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Rico. H.R. 7044. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6443: Mr. KATKO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 6466: Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution, which states ‘‘[t]he Congress H.R. 6473: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- H.R. 6474: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. tion ties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts H.R. 6492: Mr. CARBAJAL. By Mr. CASE: and provide for the common defense and gen- H.R. 6499: Mr. TONKO. H.R. 7045. eral welfare of the United States; but all du- H.R. 6519: Mr. PALAZZO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ties, imposts and excises shall be uniform H.R. 6537: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of lation pursuant to the following: throughout the United States.’’ New York and Ms. DEGETTE.

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H.R. 6607: Mr. SAN NICOLAS and Mrs. H.R. 6821: Mr. HUDSON, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. H.R. 7023: Mr. BISHOP of Utah and Mr. HAYES. JOHNSON of South Dakota. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 6619: Mr. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 6861: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois and Ms. H.R. 7025: Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 6628: Ms. JACKSON LEE and Ms. LEE of SCANLON. H.J. Res. 2: Mr. CASE. California. H.R. 6864: Mr. VELA. H. Res. 823: Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. SCHIFF, H.R. 6633: Mrs. DEMINGS and Mr. TRONE. H.R. 6866: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. and Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 6637: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. LAWRENCE, Mr. CISNEROS, and Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 6643: Mrs. AXNE. Georgia. H. Res. 835: Mr. MCEACHIN. H.R. 6644: Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 6896: Mr. LAMBORN. H. Res. 975: Ms. BARRAGA´ N. H.R. 6678: Mr. MAST. H.R. 6918: Mr. TAKANO and Mr. GREEN of H. Res. 979: Mr. GAETZ and Mr. AUSTIN H.R. 6709: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- Texas. SCOTT of Georgia. sylvania. H.R. 6934: Mr. BUDD and Mr. STEIL. H.R. 6724: Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. H.R. 6957: Mrs. HAYES, Mr. BARR, and Mr. f HAYES, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. CICILLINE, WELCH. Mr. BEYER, and Ms. SCANLON. H.R. 6968: Mr. STIVERS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. H.R. 6742: Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. TIFFANY, and UPTON, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. CASE. PETITIONS, ETC. Mr. MAST. H.R. 6976: Mr. HICE of Georgia. H.R. 6748: Mr. WELCH, Mr. TONKO, Mr. H.R. 6984: Ms. NORTON, Mr. TRONE, and Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions SUOZZI, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New DEUTCH. and papers were laid on the clerk’s York, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. NEGUSE, and Mr. H.R. 6987: Mr. FITZPATRICK and Mr. RUSH. desk and referred as follows: BRINDISI. H.R. 6993: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 101. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 6784: Mr. GOHMERT. PALLONE, and Mr. GOODEN. the Township of Hillsborough, NJ, relative H.R. 6788: Mr. EVANS, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. H.R. 7004: Mr. CLEAVER. to a resolution in support of Coronavirus Re- LUCAS. H.R. 7010: Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BLUNT ROCH- H.R. 6802: Mr. LATTA, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. ESTER, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, lief Package, H.R. 6467, Coronavirus Commu- STEWART, Mr. BUDD, Mr. KUSTOFF of Ten- Mr. EVANS, and Mr. GALLAGHER. nity Relief Act; to the Committee on Over- nessee, and Mr. WATKINS. H.R. 7017: Mr. RIGGLEMAN. sight and Reform. H.R. 6805: Mr. BABIN. H.R. 7020: Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 102. Also, a petition of the Town of Farm- H.R. 6813: Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. LESKO, and and Mr. HASTINGS. ington, NY, relative to Resolution 164-2020, Ms. PORTER. H.R. 7022: Mr. KIND, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. COX of in support of federal funding related to the H.R. 6814: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. California, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. DELGADO, coronavirus pandemic that is directly deliv- H.R. 6820: Mr. STANTON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, ered to all municipalities regardless of popu- KIM, Ms. FINKENAUER, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. lation size; to the Committee on Oversight MOORE. BUTTERFIELD. and Reform.

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