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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019 No. 124 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was they supported the movement, and the or why not allowing Members of Con- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- response was that they did not, as they gress to go into Gaza from Israel is pore (Ms. DEAN). were afraid of the economic effect on smart. What don’t they want us to see f Palestine, where many are already by not allowing us in? struggling. We have a right to ask how demol- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO However, I also do not support the ishing Palestinian homes in East Jeru- TEMPORE resolution today, as it goes too far, in salem or the West Bank or crops in The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- my opinion, in telling people what they Gaza serves to further peace in the re- fore the House the following commu- can or should think or say about the gion. nication from the Speaker: situation in Israel. We have a right to ask why it makes WASHINGTON, DC, Israel the country and the Israeli sense to have a major highway with a July 23, 2019. people are good friends of the United giant wall in the middle of it with one I hereby appoint the Honorable MADELEINE States. They are a strong democracy side for Palestinians and the other for DEAN to act as Speaker pro tempore on this and a close ally of our country. I have Israelis, as it looks like something we day. supported the Iron Dome as a way to have judged poorly previously in his- , deescalate the tensions that occur tory. Speaker of the House of Representatives. when a rocket is sent into Israel from We have a right to ask if a bullet di- f inside Gaza, for example. It is better to rected at a child is an equivalent re- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE take out that missile before there is sponse to a thrown rock. any damage or death rather than re- I am not saying that Hamas, the or- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- turning a volley of rockets back in re- ganization that has been recognized by ant to the order of the House of Janu- sponse, injuring or killing people of the United States as a terrorist organi- ary 3, 2019, the Chair will now recog- both countries. zation, is innocent or pure—anything nize Members from lists submitted by But I also think it is okay to be crit- but. But, obviously, not all Palestin- the majority and minority leaders for ical of the Netanyahu administration, ians are Hamas by any stretch of the morning-hour debate. or government, and their policies. imagination. The Chair will alternate recognition Look, if a dear friend does something If we really want peace in the region, between the parties. All time shall be that jeopardizes themselves or their where we will never have to send young equally allocated between the parties, family’s lives or livelihoods, I have a men and women from our country to and in no event shall debate continue moral obligation to say something be- risk their lives, then we need a govern- beyond 1:50 p.m. Each Member, other cause I respect my friend. It should be ment in Israel that respects human than the majority and minority leaders no different with our response to rights more and works more aggres- and the minority whip, shall be limited Israel. People have a right to be con- sively towards peace. to 5 minutes. cerned about a number of actions by I was told a resolution advocating for f the Israeli Government. a two-state solution would be up today We have a right to question how con- as well, a resolution I support; but ap- HOPE REMAINS FOR PEACE tinuing to create illegal settlements parently it is not, and that is a mis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The into the West Bank will make it harder take. Instead, only this resolution op- Chair recognizes the gentleman from to broker a two-state solution, the best posing BDS is up. Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN) for 5 minutes. path forward toward peace in the re- And while I do not support BDS, I Mr. POCAN. Madam Speaker, today gion, given the additional difficulty of cannot support this resolution as word- we will be taking up a resolution to de- the land swaps. ed. My hope is that we will have real nounce the BDS movement, the boy- We have a right to question why it is peace in the region someday, that we cott, divestment, and sanctions against okay to take Palestinian children, or will have a two-state solution where Israel. any child, into a military court for de- both Israelis and Palestinians will live This region is not unfamiliar to me, tention by Israel. in peace, both internally and with each as I have been there twice, in both We have a right to ask if sectioning other. But this resolution won’t do Israel and Palestine. I do not support off 2 million people in Gaza, with over that. the BDS movement. a million people needing food assist- Madam Speaker, I just wish real ef- When I was last in Palestine, I asked ance and 95 percent not having access forts toward peace were what we were multiple people with whom I met if to clean water, will ever lead to peace, debating today.

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She was always around, even though boycott led by civil rights activists in Madam Speaker, I simply don’t have she didn’t have a car. She gave so much the 1950s and 1960s, like the Mont- enough time to recount all of Henry’s to people who had so little, even gomery bus boycott and United Farm achievements or the profound impact though she didn’t have much herself. Workers grape boycott. he had on our district and on the Gold- She fought against the biggest oppo- Some of this country’s most impor- en State. His list of accomplishments nents, even though she was small in tant advances in racial equality and is pretty impressive. stature. She would often be the first equity and workers’ rights have been He was a veteran, serving one into a fight because she always had achieved through collective action pro- as a Marine corporal in the 1950s; a one saying: ‘‘If we fight, we win.’’ That tected by our Constitution. fierce workers’ advocate as a labor really sums up Barbara Torres. Americans of conscience have a long She was the champion of the little leader for UAW Local 509; chief of staff and proud history of participating in guy and the underdog, because she was to Congressman Ed Roybal; an adviser boycotts specifically to advocate for the little guy and the underdog. She to Xavier Becerra, the current attor- human rights abroad. Americans boy- understood that the system can some- ney general of California and the cotted Nazi Germany in response to de- times be against the people who need former Congressman for the district I humanization, imprisonment, and the most help, but she was always now represent. genocide of Jewish people. In the 1980s, there and never gave up faith. Congressman Ed Roybal was the first many of us in this very body boycotted She valued her community, but we Latino elected to Congress from Cali- South African goods in the fight also valued her in return. fornia since the 1800s, a founder of the against . Yesterday, we put Barbara Torres to Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Often- Our right to free speech is being rest. At her funeral service was the times, I say I stand on the shoulders of threatened with this resolution. It sets mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, giants, and people think I am referring a dangerous precedent because it at- myself, Los Angeles City Council just to the elected officials who came tempts to delegitimize certain people’s President Herb Wesson, State Senator before me; but, more often than not, it political speech and to send a message Maria Elena Durazo, as well as Assem- is the people who surround those elect- that our government can and will take bly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer and ed leaders, like Henry Lozano, the ones action against speech it doesn’t like. the head of the California Democratic who are their advisers, their Madam Speaker, the Supreme Court Party, Rusty Hicks. confidantes, the people who try to keep has, time and time again, recognized For somebody who did not have a them true to their word and to their that expressive conduct is protected by title in the end, who was not of wealth core and to their principles. the Constitution, from burning a flag or means but was just somebody who Henry was that type of individual. He to baking a cake. Efforts to restrict showed up every single day for every cared deeply about the Latino commu- and target that protected speech run fight, she left an impact. She will defi- nity and empowering them in a time the risk of eroding the civil rights that nitely be missed because we know that where we oftentimes felt marginalized. form the foundation of our democracy. she made California, Los Angeles, and He came up during the seventies and All Americans have the right to par- this country a better place to live. the eighties and the nineties. ticipate in boycotts, and I oppose all I did not work with Henry directly, f legislative efforts that target speech. but I got to know him. Back in 2004, at PRESERVE FREE SPEECH Madam Speaker, I urge Congress, the Democratic National Convention, I State governments, and civil rights The SPEAKER pro tempore. The leaders from all communities to pre- was introduced to Henry by a mutual Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from friend, and he said that Henry was a serve our Constitution, preserve our Michigan (Ms. TLAIB) for 5 minutes. Bill of Rights, and preserve the First legend within the Latino community Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I stand on the east side of Los Angeles. He said Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of before you as the granddaughter of a speech by opposing H. Res. 246 and he was the one who helped, really, Palestinian grandmother, my sity, who mentor countless elected officials and antiboycott efforts wherever they yearns to experience equality, human arise. wannabe elected officials like myself. dignity, and freedom. I stand before I befriended Henry, and Henry gave you, the daughter of Palestinian immi- f me quite a bit of advice. Most impor- grants, parents who experienced being b 1215 tantly, he wanted to make sure that I stripped of their human rights, the would remain truthful and remain right to freedom of travel and equal HONORING THE LIFE OF COR- committed to the community that I treatment. So I can’t stand by and PORAL WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ would one day represent. watch this attack on our freedom of MCMILLAN, III I got to visit him just before he speech and the right to boycott the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The passed in the hospital. He looked pret- racist policies of the Government and Chair recognizes the gentleman from ty good to me. We talked, and the first the State of Israel. South Carolina (Mr. NORMAN) for 5 thing he asked me about is what did I I love our country’s freedom of minutes. think. I thought he was referring to the speech, Madam Speaker. Dissent is how Mr. NORMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise Presidential election, but, in the end, we nurture democracy and grow to be today to celebrate the life of Corporal it was really about a local city council better, more humane, and just. This is William ‘‘Bill’’ McMillan, III. Corporal race. why I oppose H. Res. 246. McMillan was a combat medic serving He said that politics is always local, All Americans have a constitutional in Iraq when he lost his life in an IED and you should always think about the right, guaranteed by the First Amend- attack on July 8, 2008. people first. ment, to freedom of speech, to petition The death of Corporal McMillan Henry will be missed. He had a pro- their government, and to participate in prompted his father, Lloyd, and Brad, found impact on a lot of folks, and I am boycotts. his older brother, to write a poem one of them. So I hope that we will Speech in pursuit of civil and human about his sudden death entitled ‘‘The keep his memory alive. rights at home and abroad is protected Medic’s Last Patrol.’’ It goes like this: HONORING BARBARA TORRES by our First Amendment. That is one As your Stryker rolls, you remember many Mr. GOMEZ. Madam Speaker, I have reason why our First Amendment is so missions through this long, tough sad news to report regarding someone powerful. With a few exceptions, the fight.

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You have all talked, laughed, wept, and pitals, under very dangerous condi- Of course, we need information about fought hard, side by side. tions. hundreds of others who have dis- Many times before, you’ve watched them Now, the President takes this high- appeared, including Murtaza Junejo, play, work, fight, and bleed. profile opportunity as an opportunity Shahid Junejo, Ayoub Kandhro, and You’ve patched them up, cheered them on, to say that he might kill 10 million Af- Insaf Dayo. and sent them back to lead. ghans, or was thinking about it, or I want to mention Dr. Anwar You’ve been there for them in the dust of raises the possibility that we would use Laghari, a friend of mine who was shot day and in the cold of night. nuclear weapons to destroy Afghani- Then on to the next patrol, with that hon- dead in Sindh in 2015 while working stan. with the Sindh United Party, a party of ored roll. Back one more time to fight. This does untold harm to our efforts You remember. The report was out. They which he was one of the leaders. Paki- were all about, and they had planted in to win the hearts and stan has not adequately investigated one to three. minds of the Afghan people. that brutal murder, and it is time for On late guard, near break of day, an IED you What the President should have done Pakistan to do so. see they start to lay. is talk about the Durand Line and how Finally, we focus on the issue of You call Sarge, ‘‘Hey! Look close over there. Afghanistan should accept this border forced conversions in Sindh, young Can you see?’’ between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a Hindu and Christian girls forced to Sarge runs right out, and starts to shout, border that Afghanistan disputes but convert to Islam and forced to marry ‘‘That’s it!’’ And you do the follow me! that the whole world accepts. Later, you patch the enemy then work As to Kashmir, it is not surprising men many decades their senior. The smart, fight tough, to get yourself free. that the Prime Minister of Pakistan Pakistani Government needs to stop You ask, ‘‘Is this the last patrol? Is this it wants America to arbitrate or mediate. this pernicious practice. They need to for the Sarge and me?’’ do more. That is why nine of my col- Experience kicks in. You both fight hard and That has been the position of Pakistan for decades. But then, the President leagues joined with me in sending a let- win. Clearly, the last patrol it’s not. ter to the President, urging a focus on You and your team will see lots more pa- said in Osaka, last month, Prime Min- trols, as that’s the soldier’s lot. ister Modi asked the United States to human rights in Sindh in these bilat- As you’re grouped the next day, the General arbitrate or mediate the Kashmir dis- eral discussions. praises your brave acts. pute. f You and Sarge got four, and the team got That is utterly preposterous, and it is RECESS nine more, in those all-out attacks. embarrassing that we have a President Your team did its job. They fought hard and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- did so very well. who wouldn’t realize how preposterous that statement is. Of course, the record ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair You’ve sent the enemy on their last patrol, declares the House in recess until 2 their justly deserved death knell. has been set straight by Prime Min- Now, you are rolling on this new daytime ister Modi. p.m. today. mission. The light is oh so bright. Third is what the President didn’t Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 23 Your patrol is off to guard the convoy, say. He didn’t make a major issue over minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- checking all that is in sight. Dr. Afridi, the doctor who was critical cess. You laugh at stories told as along you roll in helping us find and kill Osama bin f and grab a snack. All right! Laden. Bin Laden was hiding a mile Then that flash of light, that blast of might, b 1400 your eyes they see now closed so tight. away from the military academy of the For four, the last patrol has come. The rest Pakistani Army, their West Point. AFTER RECESS for a moment numb, a truly terrible We have not demanded that the Paki- The recess having expired, the House plight. stanis who helped Osama bin Laden be was called to order by the Speaker at 2 Later, the caisson rolls. The cannons boom. put in jail, but we do insist that the p.m. Overhead, the Blackhawks fly. one Pakistani who helped us find bin We honor you as we stand in place. But we Laden be released from Pakistani jail. f ask, O God! Tell us why. The President barely raised the issue. PRAYER We find some comfort as we hear ‘‘Amazing In fact, he didn’t voluntarily raise it at Grace,’’ our eyes very far from dry. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick all. It was a one-way ticket, but we know you’re This is not just a humanitarian con- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: in a better place. We give You thanks, O God, for giv- Now, you are with our dear Lord and holy cern. It is also a strategic national se- curity concern because who will help ing us another day. We ask Your bless- master. ing upon this assembly and upon all to You have passed from last patrol to honored us fight terrorism if we leave Dr. Afridi guard of God’s most holy pasture. behind? whom the authority of government is given. f In a news interview, Prime Minister Khan suggested there might be a trade, Encourage the Members of this FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN where Afridi was released and a ter- House, O God, to use their abilities and DISCUSSIONS WITH PAKISTAN rorist named Dr. Siddiqui released by talents in ways that bring righteous- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the United States. ness to this Nation and to all people. Chair recognizes the gentleman from No friendly country would demand Ever remind them of the needs of the California (Mr. SHERMAN) for 5 min- that we release a terrorist in order for poor, the homeless or forgotten, and utes. them to release a hero, but we have to those who live without freedom or lib- Mr. SHERMAN. Madam Speaker, the be practical, and we have to get Dr. erty. May they be instruments of jus- Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Afridi released. tice for all Americans. Khan, came to Washington this week- Finally, the President failed to men- We are grateful for the success of the end. As chair of the Foreign Affairs tion with the Prime Minister of Paki- recent negotiations between the Presi- Subcommittee on Asia, it is appro- stan the situation as to human rights. dent and congressional leaders on the priate that I comment upon what has Hundreds of individuals in Sindh have debt limit and budget caps deal and ask occurred so far in the bilateral discus- been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani Your blessing on them and on those sions, and I look forward to meeting authorities. now charged with moving the business the Prime Minister later today. A prime example of that I should of government and the national econ- What is unfortunate is the approach highlight today is a 17-year-old boy omy forward. taken by the Trump administration. from Sindh, Aqib Chandio. He was ab- May all that is done within the peo- First, as to Afghanistan, the hearts ducted 14 months ago, in broad day- ple’s House this day be for Your great- and minds of the Afghan people are light. He is still missing. er honor and glory.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.005 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 Amen. I continue to meet with Utahns about I count myself among the many f their healthcare concerns, and I re- Michiganders, from all communities cently had a conversation with moms and stations of life, who know room 218 THE JOURNAL of kids with type 1 diabetes, who ex- is the place to go when you have a par- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- plained to me how the high cost of in- ticularly thorny problem to solve or ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- sulin is affecting their child’s treat- need advice on a sensitive matter. You ceedings and announces to the House ment. just have to be ready because the judge her approval thereof. We have a bipartisan consensus that dispenses his wisdom unvarnished. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- our healthcare system needs work, so Judge Cohn’s work ethic is leg- nal stands approved. it is past time that we act on bipar- endary. In any room, he is generally Mr. BAIRD. Madam Speaker, pursu- tisan solutions that lower Americans’ both the most well-read person on his- ant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote costs and ensure their access to qual- tory, philosophy, culture, and also, on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval ity, affordable healthcare. somehow, the most up to date on cur- of the Journal. f rent affairs, as he devours numerous The SPEAKER. The question is on newspapers and websites every day. the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. FOR THE PEOPLE AGENDA IN It is hard to overstate Judge Cohn’s The question was taken; and the ACTION impact on the law and the people who Speaker announced that the ayes ap- (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given have passed through his courtroom, peared to have it. permission to address the House for 1 whether they be defendants, attorneys, Mr. BAIRD. Madam Speaker, I object minute and to revise and extend his re- or staff. He has left an indelible im- to the vote on the ground that a marks.) print on so many lives. quorum is not present and make the Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, last Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to point of order that a quorum is not year, the American people embraced join me in congratulating Judge Cohn present. the Democrats’ For the People agenda: on 40 years of service and in wishing The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, lower healthcare costs, raise wages, him continued success. rule XX, further proceedings on this and clean up corruption. f question will be postponed. Americans hate corruption. They ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The point of no quorum is considered hate the idea that people are cutting PRO TEMPORE the line, breaking the rules, and get- withdrawn. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ting ahead, cheating on the system. f PERLMUTTER). Pursuant to clause 8 of They want to see us clean that up in rule XX, the Chair will postpone fur- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Washington. ther proceedings today on motions to And they sent us last year with a The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman suspend the rules on which a recorded very, very powerful message. Three from Utah (Mr. MCADAMS) come for- vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, things, they said: ward and lead the House in the Pledge or votes objected to under clause 6 of The first was: Make it so that I can of Allegiance. rule XX. Mr. MCADAMS led the Pledge of Al- get to the ballot box in America with- The House will resume proceedings legiance as follows: out running an obstacle course. Make on postponed questions at a later time. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the it easier to register and vote in this f United States of America, and to the Repub- country. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, And in H.R. 1, the For the People BUILDING BLOCKS OF STEM ACT indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Act, we did that. We put that proposal Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, f forward to strengthen voting. I move to suspend the rules and pass The second thing they said was: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the bill (H.R. 1665) to direct the Na- When you get to Washington, behave tional Science Foundation to support The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- yourselves. It is that simple. Be eth- STEM education research focused on tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute ical, be accountable, and answer to the early childhood. speeches on each side of the aisle. people. The Clerk read the title of the bill. f So we put ethics reforms into H.R. 1, The text of the bill is as follows: the For the People Act. WE MUST ACT ON BIPARTISAN H.R. 1665 The last thing they said was: When HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- you get to Washington, don’t get tan- resentatives of the United States of America in (Mr. MCADAMS asked and was given gled up in the money. Remember where Congress assembled, permission to address the House for 1 you came from. Work for us, not the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. minute.) special interests and the insiders and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Building Mr. MCADAMS. Madam Speaker, pas- the lobbyists. Blocks of STEM Act’’. sage of the Affordable Care Act nearly And we fixed that in H.R. 1. That was SEC. 2. FINDINGS. a decade ago, while not a perfect bill, Congress finds the following: part of the For the People agenda. (1) The National Science Foundation is a helped thousands of Utah families gain f large investor in STEM education and plays insurance coverage, many for the first PAYING TRIBUTE TO JUDGE a key role in setting research and policy time, and I am working in Congress to agendas. ensure we meet the law’s goals to im- AVERN COHN (2) While studies have found that children prove access to care and protect all (Mr. LEVIN of Michigan asked and who engage in scientific activities from an Americans’ coverage, particularly was given permission to address the early age develop positive attitudes toward those with preexisting conditions. House for 1 minute and to revise and science and are more likely to pursue STEM Utah’s hardworking families struggle extend his remarks.) expertise and careers later on, the majority of current research focuses on increasing with the rising costs of care, fueled to Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, STEM opportunities for middle school-aged a large degree by skyrocketing pre- I rise today to pay tribute to Judge children and older. scription drug prices. Avern Cohn, who turns 95 years young (3) Women remain widely underrepresented Everywhere I go, people talk about today and marks 40 years of service in in the STEM workforce, and this gender dis- how the cost of an illness or an acci- the Eastern District of Michigan. parity extends down through all levels of dent sparks the fear of being one Although he has technically been on education. health crisis away from financial ruin. senior status for two decades, Judge SEC. 3. SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM That is why I have voted for a dozen Cohn maintains a remarkably active EDUCATION RESEARCH. In awarding grants under the Discovery bills to seek to lower the cost of pre- docket, and his Chambers are a land- Research PreK–12 program, the Director of scription drugs and strengthen con- mark for anyone interested in an as- the National Science Foundation shall con- sumer protections, and I urge my Sen- tounding range of history, legal doc- sider the age distribution of a STEM edu- ate colleagues to act, too. trine, and public policy. cation research and development project to

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TARY SCHOOL IN STEM EDUCATION. ‘‘(F) providing mentors for female students Section 305(d) of the American Innovation Mr. Speaker, research shows that in prekindergarten through elementary early exposure to science, technology, and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s– school in person and through the Internet to 5(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol- support such students in participating in engineering, mathematics, and com- lowing: computer science activities; puter science has positive impacts on a ‘‘(3) RESEARCH.—As a component of im- ‘‘(G) engaging female students in pre- broad spectrum of student outcomes. proving participation of women in STEM kindergarten through elementary school and For example, early math knowledge fields, research funded by a grant under this their guardians about the difficulties faced not only predicts later math success; it subsection may include research on— by such students to maintain an interest in also predicts later reading achieve- ‘‘(A) the role of teacher training and pro- participating in computer science activities; ment. fessional development, including effective ‘‘(H) acquainting female students in pre- incentive structures to encourage teachers Studies have also found that children kindergarten through elementary school who engage in scientific activities from to participate in such training and profes- with careers in computer science and encour- sional development, in encouraging or dis- an early age develop positive attitudes aging such students to consider careers in towards science and are more likely to couraging female students in prekinder- such field; garten through elementary school from par- ‘‘(I) developing tools to evaluate activities pursue STEM expertise and careers. ticipating in STEM activities; conducted under this subsection; and H.R. 1665, the Building Blocks of ‘‘(B) the role of teachers in shaping percep- ‘‘(J) any other tools or models the Director STEM Act, directs the National tions of STEM in female students in pre- determines will accomplish the aim de- Science Foundation to support STEM kindergarten through elementary school and scribed in paragraph (2)(C).’’. education research focused on early discouraging such students from partici- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- childhood and to award grants to en- pating in STEM activities; courage young girls to pursue com- ‘‘(C) the role of other facets of the learning ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from environment on the willingness of female Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- puter science learning. Across the country, the share of students in prekindergarten through elemen- tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) tary school to participate in STEM activi- each will control 20 minutes. STEM jobs has expanded significantly, ties, including learning materials and text- The Chair recognizes the gentle- with STEM employment increasing from 9.7 million to 17.3 million from books, classroom decorations, seating ar- woman from Texas. rangements, use of media and technology, 1990 to 2018. classroom culture, and gender composition GENERAL LEAVE Data suggests that this trend will of students during group work; Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, continue, and the U.S. is struggling to ‘‘(D) the role of parents and other care- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- meet that demand. To meet it, we must givers in encouraging or discouraging female bers may have 5 legislative days in engage children—particularly young students in prekindergarten through elemen- which to revise and extend their re- girls—in STEM in early childhood and tary school from participating in STEM ac- marks and to include extraneous mate- sustain that interest as they grow. tivities; rials on H.R. 1665, the bill now under ‘‘(E) the types of STEM activities that en- More graduates with STEM degrees courage greater participation by female stu- consideration. means more advanced American tech- dents in prekindergarten through elemen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there nologies and a more robust economy. tary school; objection to the request of the gentle- But it is not just about the economy. ‘‘(F) the role of mentorship and best prac- woman from Texas? STEM graduates have the potential to tices in finding and utilizing mentors; There was no objection. develop technologies that could save ‘‘(G) the role of informal and out-of-school Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, thousands of lives, jump-start a new in- STEM learning opportunities on the percep- I yield myself such time as I may con- dustry, or even discover new worlds. tion of and participation in STEM activities sume. By supporting more hands-on STEM of female students in prekindergarten Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support engagement for younger ages, we are through elementary school; and supporting and investing in America’s ‘‘(H) any other area the Director deter- H.R. 1665, the Building Blocks of STEM mines will carry out the goal described in Act. future. paragraph (1).’’. Employment in computer and infor- In the 115th Congress, the House SEC. 5. SUPPORTING FEMALE STUDENTS IN PRE- mation technology jobs is projected to passed this legislation unanimously, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ELEMEN- grow faster than any other occupation and I hope it will do so again today. I TARY SCHOOL IN COMPUTER between the years of 2016 and 2026. want to thank Representative BAIRD SCIENCE EDUCATION. and Representative STEVENS for re- Section 310(b) of the American Innovation Despite the opportunity for good, and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s– high-paying jobs when they graduate, introducing this bipartisan bill and 7(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol- women earned only 19 percent of under- moving it forward. lowing: graduate computer science degrees in Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—The tools and models 2016. support this legislation, and I reserve described in paragraph (2)(C) may include— Disturbingly, the ratio of women to the balance of my time. ‘‘(A) offering training and professional de- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, men earning computer science degrees velopment programs, including summer or I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman actually declined between 2006 and 2016. academic year institutes or workshops, de- from Michigan (Ms. STEVENS). signed to strengthen the capabilities of pre- H.R. 1665 devotes resources to ensure Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise kindergarten and elementary school teach- girls in prekindergarten and elemen- today in support of H.R. 1665, the ers and to familiarize such teachers with the tary school are exposed to STEM ac- Building Blocks of STEM Act, which role of gender bias in the classroom; tivities and encouraged to pursue supports STEM education research fo- ‘‘(B) offering innovative pre-service and in- STEM studies from a young age, before service programs that instruct teachers on cused on early childhood education. many are dissuaded or discouraged There is a lot of discussion about the gender-inclusive practices for teaching com- from doing so. puting concepts; gender disparity in the STEM work- ‘‘(C) developing distance learning programs The legislation includes a focus on force and the leaky pipeline that wid- for teachers or students, including devel- computer science education to help en- ens the gap as women and girls con- oping curricular materials, play-based com- sure we will have the talent to fill the tinue through school. puting activities, and other resources for the jobs of the future. Although women make up half of the in-service professional development of teach- We must act now to increase the par- U.S. workforce, they make up less than ers that are made available to teachers ticipation of women in STEM, and it a quarter of those employed in STEM through the Internet; starts with the focus on early child- occupations. ‘‘(D) developing or adapting prekinder- hood education. garten and elementary school computer The Building Blocks of STEM Act ad- science curricular materials that incor- Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my dresses these disparities by ensuring an porate contemporary research on the science colleagues, Representatives STEVENS equitable distribution of STEM edu- of learning, particularly with respect to gen- and BAIRD, for their leadership in this cation research funding for projects fo- der inclusion; legislation, and I urge my colleagues to cused on young children and helping us

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Mr. Speaker, It also ensures that the National STEVENS, in introducing this legisla- I move to suspend the rules and pass Science Foundation grants are awarded tion. the bill (H.R. 2397) to amend the Na- to entities that are working in partner- As one of only two Members of Con- tional Institute of Standards and Tech- ship, such as research universities with gress with a Ph.D. in science, I under- nology Act to make changes to the im- local education agencies, to increase stand how important it is to start chil- plementation of the network for manu- participation in computer science edu- dren off on the right foot by teaching facturing innovation, and for other cation. STEM concepts and principles at an purposes, as amended. Computer science is particularly early age. Research shows that kids as The Clerk read the title of the bill. struggling to recruit and retain young as 1, 2, or 3 are capable of ab- The text of the bill is as follows: women, who make up less than 18 per- sorbing STEM concepts. Children have H.R. 2397 cent of the computer science work- a natural curiosity that can be fostered Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- force. The number is trending down, into an interest in science, technology, resentatives of the United States of America in not up. engineering, math, and computer Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. b 1415 science. Equally important is ensuring that This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Manufacturing Leadership Act’’. This has a ripple effect on our coun- we get more girls involved in the try’s ability to fill the high-skilled jobs SEC. 2. CHANGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MANU- STEM fields so that we can have as FACTURING USA. of today and tomorrow. We need the many people as possible contributing Section 34 of the National Institute of next generation of young women to to the knowledge base of our society. Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. pursue STEM degrees, and we are not H.R. 1665 directs the NSF to fund re- 278s) is amended— seeing the numbers we need. search and studies that focus on early (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘NET- It is critical that we continue to childhood and young women in STEM WORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘MANUFACTURING USA NETWORK’’; work on STEM opportunities for mid- at the K–12 level. Investing in children dle-school-aged children and older, but (2) by striking ‘‘centers for manufacturing early ensures that we are laying the innovation’’ each place it appears in sub- we also need to ensure our Federal re- groundwork to develop young sections (a)(3)(B), (b)(1), (d), (g), and (i) and sources start at the beginning and sup- innovators in STEM. inserting ‘‘Manufacturing USA institutes’’; port research on STEM education of Hoosiers know that to grow our Na- (3) by striking ‘‘center for manufacturing younger students, starting at the be- tion, we need everyone involved. This innovation’’ each place it appears in sub- ginning of their educational career. bill helps ensure that we are preparing sections (d)(1), (d)(4)(E), (g), and (h)(1) and in- serting ‘‘Manufacturing USA institute’’; We know this all too well in Michi- students to fill the jobs of the future, gan. We know the structural and cul- (4) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap- continuing America’s global leadership pears in subsection (d)(2), (d)(4)(E), and (d)(5) tural barriers that exist for women in- in science and technology. and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing USA insti- terested in STEM from a very young Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to tute’’; age. Lack of support, unconscious or support this bill. (5) in subsection (a)— conscious gender bias, and stereotype Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, (A) in the subsection heading, by striking threats are just a few. I have no more requests for time. I re- ‘‘NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION In several studies, when children serve the balance of my time. PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘MANUFACTURING were asked to draw a mathematician or USA PROGRAM’’; Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘ ‘Network a scientist, girls were twice as likely to self such time as I may consume to for Manufacturing Innovation Program’ ’’ draw a man as they were a woman, close. and inserting ‘‘ ‘Manufacturing USA Pro- while boys almost universally drew The love of learning starts young, gram’ ’’; men, often in a lab coat. and the Building Blocks of STEM bill (C) in paragraph (2)— The science is clear that children promotes this by prioritizing a focus on (i) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ who engage in scientific activities from early childhood STEM education. It at the end; an early age, before middle school, de- gives us the opportunity to encourage (ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking the pe- velop positive attitudes toward science riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and girls to get and stay engaged in STEM, (iii) by adding at the end the following: and are more likely to pursue STEM helping us to improve our educational ‘‘(I) to contribute to the development of re- experiences and career opportunities programs and diversify the STEM gional manufacturing innovation clusters later on. workforce. across the Nation.’’; and We need to be working toward inter- I, again, thank Representative BAIRD (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘Net- ventions to increase the number of and Representative STEVENS for re- work for Manufacturing Innovation’’ and in- girls and women in these fields, and introducing this bipartisan bill. serting ‘‘Manufacturing USA Network’’; that is why I am so proud to sponsor As the House did in 2015, I encourage (6) in subsection (b)— this bill. this body to support and pass this leg- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION’’ I thank Chairwoman JOHNSON for her islation unanimously. and inserting ‘‘MANUFACTURING USA NET- leadership on the House Science Com- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance WORK’’; and mittee toward increasing STEM oppor- of my time. (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘ ‘Network tunities for women, particularly for Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, for Manufacturing Innovation’ ’’ and insert- women of color. I yield myself the balance of my time. ing ‘‘ ‘Manufacturing USA Network’ ’’; I introduced this bipartisan legisla- Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking (7) in subsection (c)— tion with my colleague, Congressman member and the Members on both sides (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION’’ JIM BAIRD, along with our counterparts of the aisle for their support of this and inserting ‘‘MANUFACTURING USA INSTI- in the Senate, Senators JACKY ROSEN bill. I urge its passage, and I yield back TUTES’’; and SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO. I urge my the balance of my time. (B) in paragraph (1)— colleagues on both sides of the aisle The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph and in both Chambers of Congress to question is on the motion offered by (A), by striking ‘‘ ‘center for manufacturing support this bill and send this impor- the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. innovation’ is a center’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘Man- tant legislation swiftly to the Presi- JOHNSON) that the House suspend the ufacturing USA institute’ is an institute’’; dent’s desk. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1665. (ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 The question was taken; and (two- appears in subparagraph (C) and (D) and in- minutes to the gentleman from thirds being in the affirmative) the serting ‘‘agency head’’; (C) in paragraph (2)— (Mr. BAIRD). rules were suspended and the bill was (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in passed. (A), by striking ‘‘center for manufacturing support of H.R. 1665, the Building A motion to reconsider was laid on innovation’’ and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing Blocks of STEM Act. the table. USA institute’’;

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Manufacturing USA institute may include’’ from both the private and public sectors; and and ‘‘(ii) ensure that the technology focus of a and inserting the following: (iii) by adding at the end the following: Manufacturing USA institute does not sub- ‘‘(A) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Activities of a ‘‘(G) to work with non-sponsoring Federal stantially duplicate the technology focus of Manufacturing USA institute shall include’’; agencies to explore and develop options for any other Manufacturing USA institute.’’; (v) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by sponsoring Manufacturing USA institutes at striking ‘‘cost, time, and risk’’ and inserting (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘agency head’’; such agencies; ‘‘cost, time, or risk’’; ‘‘(H) to work with sponsoring Federal (vi) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by in- (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: agencies to develop and implement network- serting before the period at the end the fol- wide performance goals with measurable tar- lowing: ‘‘addressing workforce needs through ‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, TRANS- PARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—For each gets and timelines; training and education programs at all ap- award of financial assistance under para- ‘‘(I) to help develop pilot programs that propriate education levels, including pro- graph (1), the agency head shall develop and may be implemented by the Manufacturing grams on applied engineering’’; implement metrics-based performance stand- USA institutes to address specific purposes (vii) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by ards to assess the effectiveness of activities of the Program, including to accelerate tech- inserting before the period at the end the fol- funded in making progress toward the pur- nology transfer to the private sector; and lowing: ‘‘, as appropriate’’; poses of the Program, including the effec- ‘‘(J) to identify and disseminate best prac- (viii) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by tiveness of Manufacturing USA institutes in tices for workforce education and training striking ‘‘women and minority owned’’ and advancing technology readiness levels or across Manufacturing USA institutes and inserting ‘‘women, minority, and veteran manufacturing readiness levels.’’; further enhance collaboration among Manu- owned’’ (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the (ix) by inserting after clause (iv) (as so re- facturing USA institutes in developing and Secretary shall’’ and all that follows through implementing such practices.’’; and designated) the following: ‘‘collaborate’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(v) Development of roadmaps or (C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as ‘‘the agency head, in coordination with the follows: leveraging of existing roadmaps with respect National Program Office, as appropriate, to technology areas being pursued by that ‘‘(5) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION shall collaborate’’; and PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall ensure Manufacturing USA institute that take into (v) in subparagraph (E)— account the research and development un- that the National Program Office incor- (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by porates the Hollings Manufacturing Exten- dertaken at other Manufacturing USA insti- striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘agency sion Partnership into Program planning to tutes and Federal agencies with respect to head’’; and ensure— such areas.’’; and (II) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘center for ‘‘(A) significant outreach to, participation (x) by adding at the end the following: manufacturing’’ and inserting ‘‘Manufac- of, and engagement of small- and medium- ‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities of turing USA institute’’; and sized manufacturers in Manufacturing USA a Manufacturing USA institute may include (E) in paragraph (5)— such other activities as the agency head, in (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read institutes across the entirety of the manu- consultation with Federal departments and as follows: facturing supply chain; and ‘‘(B) that the results of the Program, in- agencies whose missions contribute to, or ‘‘(A) TERM OF AWARD.— are affected by, advanced manufacturing, ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), an cluding technologies developed by the Pro- considers consistent with the purposes de- award made to a Manufacturing USA insti- gram, reach small- and medium-sized manu- scribed in subsection (a)(2).’’; and tute may be renewed for an additional period facturers and that such entities have access (D) in paragraph (3)— not to exceed the duration of the original to technical assistance, as appropriate, in de- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘cen- funding award, subject to a rigorous merit ploying those technologies.’’; ters for manufacturing innovation’’ and in- review. In awarding additional funds, the (11) in subsection (g)— serting ‘‘Manufacturing USA institutes’’; agency head shall consider the extent to (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘cen- which the institute has made progress in (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all ter for manufacturing innovation’’ and in- achieving the purposes described in sub- that follows through ‘‘report to the Sec- serting ‘‘Manufacturing USA institute’’; and section (a) and carrying out the activities retary’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Each (iii) by adding at the end the following: specified in subsection (c)(2). agency head shall require each recipient of ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—Effective beginning on ‘‘(ii) EXISTING INSTITUTES.—Notwith- financial assistance from that agency under the date of the enactment of the American standing clause (i), an institute already in subsection (d)(1) and any other institutes Manufacturing Leadership Act, an institute existence or undergoing a renewal process on considered to be Manufacturing USA insti- shall be subject to subsections (a)(2), (c), and the date of enactment of the American Man- tutes pursuant to subsection (c)(3) to annu- (d) in the same manner and to the same ex- ufacturing Leadership Act— ally submit to the appropriate agency head a tent as such provisions apply to a Manufac- ‘‘(I) may continue to receive support for report’’; and turing USA institute established pursuant to the duration of the original funding award (ii) by adding at the end the following: this section if such institute— beginning on the date of establishment of ‘‘Each agency head shall submit such reports ‘‘(i)(I) is, as of such date of enactment, con- that institute; and to the Secretary.’’; and sidered a Manufacturing USA institute under ‘‘(II) shall be eligible for renewal of that (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as subparagraph (A) or recognized as a Manu- funding pursuant to clause (i).’’; follows: facturing USA institute under subparagraph (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Sec- ‘‘(3) ASSESSMENTS BY GAO.— (B); and retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(A) ASSESSMENTS.—Not less frequently ‘‘(II) as of such date of enactment, receives ‘‘agency head’’; and Federal financial assistance under sub- than once every 3 years, the Comptroller (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); General shall submit to Congress an assess- section (d) or otherwise consistent with the (9) by amending subsection (e) to read as purposes of this section; or ment of the operation of the Program during follows: the most recent 3-year period, including an ‘‘(ii) is under pending agency review for ‘‘(e) GRANT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SERVICE assessment of the progress made towards such recognition as of such date of enact- ACTIVITIES FOR MANUFACTURING USA INSTI- achieving the goals specified in the national ment.’’; TUTES WITHOUT FEDERAL FUNDING.—The Sec- (8) in subsection (d)— retary may award grants on a competitive strategic plan for advanced manufacturing (A) in paragraph (1)— basis to Manufacturing USA institutes that required under section 102(b)(7) of the Amer- (i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting are no longer recognized as such under sub- ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ‘‘agency head’’; and section (c)(3)(C) to carry out workforce de- (42 U.S.C. 6622(b)(7)). (ii) by inserting ‘‘for a period of not less velopment, outreach to small- and medium- ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment sub- than 5 and not more than 7 years’’ after ‘‘fi- sized manufacturers, and other activities mitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, nancial assistance’’; that— for the period covered by the report— (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sec- ‘‘(1) are determined by the Secretary to be ‘‘(i) a review of the management, coordina- retary’’ each place it appears and inserting in the national interest; and tion, and industry utility of the Program; ‘‘agency head’’; ‘‘(2) are unlikely to receive private sector ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to which (C) by striking paragraph (3); financial support.’’; the Program has furthered the purposes de- (D) in paragraph (4)— (10) in subsection (f)— scribed in subsection (a)(2);

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H.R. 2397 and administrative action as the Comp- NOVATION WITHIN AND EXTENSION will help to grow our manufacturing troller General considers appropriate to im- OF REGIONAL INNOVATION PRO- GRAM. industry and to bring along with it prove the Program; and Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech- many good-paying jobs for our work- ‘‘(iv) an assessment as to whether any nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) force. prior recommendations for improvement is amended— Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to made by the Comptroller General have been (1) in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end support this bill, and I reserve the bal- implemented or adopted.’’; the following new subparagraph: (12) in subsection (h)— ance of my time. ‘‘(I) Developing relationships at the local Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub- level to build supply chains and use existing section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; capabilities of entities operating on that self such time as I may consume. and level to bring economic growth to suburban I rise today in support of H.R. 2397, (B) by adding at the end the following: and rural areas.’’; and the American Manufacturing Leader- ‘‘(7) COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER FEDERAL (2) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘2019’’ ship Act. This legislation reauthorizes AGENCIES.—The Secretary shall collaborate and inserting ‘‘2024’’. and amends the bipartisan Revitalize with Federal agencies whose missions con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- American Manufacturing Innovation tribute to, or are affected by, advanced man- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Act of 2014. ufacturing to identify and leverage existing Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- Nationally, manufacturing supports resources at such Federal agencies to assist tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) nearly 13 million American jobs, or Manufacturing USA institutes in carrying each will control 20 minutes. roughly 9 percent of the workforce, and out the purposes of the program specified in The Chair recognizes the gentle- represents about 11 percent of the subsection (a)(2). Such existing resources woman from Texas. American economy. Most of these may include programs— firms are small manufacturers, sup- ‘‘(A) at the Department of Labor relating GENERAL LEAVE porting local economies by providing to labor and apprenticeships; Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘(B) at the Economic Development Admin- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- well-paying jobs. istration relating to regional innovation, bers may have 5 legislative days to re- Technology will continue to change such as the Regional Innovation Strategies vise and extend their remarks and to this sector dramatically. Today’s man- program; include extraneous material on H.R. ufacturing floor looks far different ‘‘(C) at the Department of Education relat- 2397, the bill now under consideration. from the assembly lines of the past, ing to workforce development, education, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and the skills needed by manufacturing training, and retraining; objection to the request of the gentle- workers will continue to change. ‘‘(D) at the Department of Defense relating woman from Texas? Innovative processes, such as addi- to procurement and other authorities of the There was no objection. tive manufacturing, are transforming Department of Defense; Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the future of manufacturing. It is es- ‘‘(E) at the Food and Drug Administration I yield myself such time as I may con- sential that these technologies are relating to biopharmaceutical manufac- sume. transferred to and adopted by all U.S. turing; I rise in support of H.R. 2397, the manufacturers so that we remain glob- ‘‘(F) at the National Science Foundation, American Manufacturing Leadership ally competitive and the number one including the Advanced Technological Edu- destination for companies looking to cation program; Act. ‘‘(G) at the National Aeronautics and I thank Ms. STEVENS for her leader- carry out advanced manufacturing. Space Administration relating to procure- ship in introducing this bipartisan bill With manufacturers in the United ment, workforce development, education, and for her commitment to developing States performing 64 percent of all pri- training, and retraining; and legislation that will help strengthen vate sector R&D in the Nation, it is ‘‘(H) additional programs that the Sec- America’s manufacturing base. important that we capitalize on these retary determines are appropriate to support I also thank my colleagues on the investments and reauthorize the net- the activities of existing Manufacturing USA other side of the aisle who have worked work of public-private partnerships es- institutes.’’; and with us to develop and advance this im- tablished in this act, which bolster (13) by adding at the end the following: portant legislation. manufacturing innovation. ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Back in 2014, I was proud to support This bill includes important reforms ‘‘(1) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘agency head’ the original Revitalize American Man- to better coordinate centers for manu- means the head of any Executive agency (as ufacturing Innovation Act that estab- facturing innovation funded by all rel- defined in section 105 of title 5, United States lished the Manufacturing USA pro- evant agencies and incorporates rec- Code), excluding the Department of Defense, gram. That bipartisan bill was spon- ommendations made by the Govern- that is providing financial assistance for a sored by TOM REED and JOE KENNEDY ment Accountability Office to improve Manufacturing USA institute, including the and was signed into law by President management. This bill also prioritizes Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Obama. manufacturing workforce development Energy. Since its inception 5 years ago, the and outreach to small and medium- ‘‘(2) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER.—The Manufacturing USA program has sized manufacturers. term ‘regional innovation cluster’ has the grown to support 14 manufacturing in- I thank Representative STEVENS and meaning given such term in section 27(f)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova- stitutes focused on a variety of tech- Representative BALDERSON for intro- tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722(f)(1)). nology areas, ranging from 3D printing ducing this legislation and for their to groundbreaking energy-saving man- work in ushering it through the ‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ufacturing processes. Science Committee on a bipartisan ‘‘(1) NIST.—There are authorized to be ap- H.R. 2397 would ensure the continued basis. I encourage my colleagues to propriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 success of the Manufacturing USA pro- support this legislation. through 2024. gram by reauthorizing the program for I would note to my colleague that I ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amount made another 5 years and by allowing agen- have no other speakers so, as I reserve available under paragraph (1) the Secretary cies to renew funding for institutes my time, when the gentlewoman is pre- shall reserve not less than $5,000,000 for the after reviewing the institutes’ progress pared, I will close. National Office of the Manufacturing USA on clear performance goals. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Program established under subsection (f). This bill also strengthens the ability my time. ‘‘(3) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—For Manu- of the institutes to leverage existing Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, facturing USA institutes operated by the De- programs all across the Federal Gov- I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman partment of Energy, there are authorized to ernment to improve their role in re- from Michigan (Ms. STEVENS). be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy— gional innovation, education and train- Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I am de- ‘‘(A) $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020, ing, defense technology procurement, lighted to have been joined by my col- 2021, and 2022; and and other activities. leagues to introduce H.R. 2397, the ‘‘(B) $84,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 Today, manufacturing remains a American Manufacturing Leadership and 2024.’’. vital component of our Nation’s econ- Act. I thank Chairwoman JOHNSON,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.003 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7171 Ranking Member LUCAS, Representa- development, management, and oper- ucts on factory floors. They built en- tives BALDERSON and GONZALEZ, and ation of each institute. tire companies; they built commu- the sponsors of the original Revitalize Manufacturing USA institutes pro- nities; and they built families. American Manufacturing Innovation vide critical U.S. global leadership in Those same workers have made this Act, Representatives KENNEDY and advanced manufacturing. legislation, this national manufac- turing network, successful over the REED, for their partnership in leading b 1430 this legislation and for being such past 5 years because they have brought great champions for advanced manu- The institutes serve as a unique col- their ideas, their determination, and facturing. laborative platform for industry and their passion and pushed our manufac- Today is a great day. It is a great academia to engage in best-in-class ex- turing industry forward. They have re- legislative day and a great day for pertise to solve challenges and usher in fused to leave anyone behind. American manufacturing, for innova- new innovations. Centers like the Advanced Func- tion, for our workforce, and for the ef- The program is making, I believe, in- tional Fabrics of America, based at fective utilization of our Federal Gov- credible strides in workforce develop- MIT, the research now is focused on de- ernment to advance, grow, and com- ment for the future and existing work- fense and health but has consequences pete. force. For example, in 2017, the LIFT in a broad variety of additional innova- Today, the American Manufacturing institute in Detroit reached over tions, has over 100 members from var- Leadership Act reauthorizes the Manu- 160,000 students across the country ious States across this country pio- facturing USA program through bipar- through innovative web-based cur- neering new technologies that will tisan support and the willpower of our ricula, as well as in-person training make their way into American homes Federal Government. programs. And the Manufacturing In- and make our soldiers and troops safer What began in Youngstown, Ohio, as stitute in Chicago, the digital manu- along the way. a pilot initiative, the vision of a lab facturing lab, has used a taxonomic ap- By collaborating with local aca- that would usher in 3D printing appli- proach to codifying job roles specific to demia, especially with community col- cations, workforce training programs, the changing nature of advanced manu- leges and vocational-technical schools, and the transfer of new technologies facturing brought on by the Internet of those workers are passing their skills, across the country and into the supply Things. their expertise and experiences to a chain, is now one of the 14 institutes The United States will never be able new generation of men and women who encompassing various research con- to compete by bringing back the manu- will follow in their footsteps. As the roots of these institutes con- centrations. Those include Lightweight facturing of yesterday. We can cele- tinue to expand deep into communities, Innovations for Tomorrow Institute lo- brate our milestones—50 years since we from Cambridge to Youngstown to De- cated in Detroit; REMADE Institute in landed on the Moon—as we usher in the troit and San Jose, American workers Rochester, New York; Digital Manufac- innovations to improve the lives and will build new companies, stronger turing Institute in Chicago; and outcomes of our manufacturing base for the next 50 years. communities, and secure families from PowerAmerica in North Carolina for the abundant resources that we battery technology. The American Manufacturing Lead- ership Act has already been endorsed produce together. This work is in my blood, and it is Above all else, the workers who lift part of why I came to Congress. It is by the Information Technology and In- novation Foundation, the American our economy to great heights on fac- also imperative for our role in global tory floors deserve an economy that Society for Mechanical Engineers, the competition and for the investment in works just as hard for them as they do Bipartisan Policy Center, and the industrial policy and strategy vis-a-vis for our Nation. I urge all my colleagues American Association of Manufactur- sound economic policy. to support this reauthorization. ers. We will ensure that Manufacturing I congratulate Ms. STEVENS for work To the small and midsized manufac- USA can continue to contribute to the well done, and I thank the chairwoman turers, to the suppliers, to the complex growth of our domestic advanced man- again. ufacturing base and an advanced manu- web of craftsmanship, to the future en- Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- facturing workforce to fill the high- gineer, to the computer programmer, self such time as I may consume to skilled jobs of the future. to the student dreaming in Livonia, close. AMLA authorizes agencies to renew Michigan, about what they are going to I rise again in support of H.R. 2397, their institutes for an additional period do, this one is for you. the American Manufacturing Leader- of funding following a fair review of the I urge my colleagues to support this ship Act. This bipartisan legislation institutes’ progress. It also strengthens bill. takes important steps to reform the the important partnership between Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Revitalize American Manufacturing Manufacturing USA and the Manufac- I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman and Innovation Act of 2014. turing Extension Partnership program, from Massachusetts (Mr. KENNEDY). It requires greater coordination as well as other relevant programs Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I thank among the centers for manufacturing across the Federal Government. the chairwoman for her extraordinary innovation and incorporating GAO rec- Finally, the bill authorizes funding leadership on this issue for years, for ommendations on the management of to allow the National Institute of the effort that she led on getting this these centers. Most importantly, this Standards and Technology, NIST, and passed in Congress several years ago, bill prioritizes manufacturing work- the Department of Energy to continue and her entire staff, the staff on both force development and outreach to funding their current institutes and sides of the aisle when this bill was ini- small- and medium-sized manufactur- stand up at least one additional insti- tially passed. ers. tute in fiscal year 2020 and each year I also want to thank Congresswoman These public-private partnerships thereafter. STEVENS for her incredible enthusiasm combine the technical knowledge base The real strength of these institutes and dedication to workers across supported by our excellent universities lies in the consortium model, with the Michigan, across her district, but for and research institutions with innova- private partners contributing at least never losing sight of what manufac- tion leadership supported by our pri- 50 percent of the funding. turing means for this country, what vate industries, both large and small. In 2017 alone, Manufacturing USA this country was built on, and the men These centers provide the U.S. with the raised almost $180 million in invest- and women who make it all possible. opportunity to lead the world in ad- ments from the private sector from Mr. Speaker, a few years ago, when I vanced manufacturing competitive- nearly 1,300 manufacturers, univer- introduced the Revitalize American ness. sities, community colleges, govern- Manufacturing and Innovation Act, it Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ment labs, and NGOs. was guided by one thing: the people in of my time. They are only able to do this because my district. They were workers from Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government sets the table Fall River to Taunton, to Milford, to I simply urge all Members on both and provides support in the planning, Newton, who built more than just prod- sides of the aisle to support the bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.013 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7172 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 I yield back the balance of my time. include extraneous material on H.R. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 3153, the bill now under consideration. I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman question is on the motion offered by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there from Virginia (Ms. WEXTON). the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. objection to the request of the gentle- Ms. WEXTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank JOHNSON) that the House suspend the woman from Texas? the chairwoman for yielding and for rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2397, as There was no objection. her leadership on the very fine bills we amended. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, have before the House here this after- The question was taken; and (two- I yield myself such time as I may con- noon. thirds being in the affirmative) the sume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support rules were suspended and the bill, as I rise in support of H.R. 3153, the EF- of my bill, H.R. 3153, the bipartisan EF- amended, was passed. FORT Act. FORT Act, which would expand Fed- The title of the bill was amended so The effect of the opioid epidemic on eral research on opioid addiction. as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the Na- communities across our country is Since 2011, more than 200 people in tional Institute of Standards and Tech- clear. Research from the CDC shows the northern Shenandoah Valley of nology Act to make changes to the im- that, on average, 130 Americans die Virginia have lost their lives due to an plementation of the Manufacturing every day after overdosing on illegal opioid overdose. Some of the highest USA Network, and for other pur- opioids. In 2017, approximately 1.7 mil- numbers of children being born in Vir- poses.’’. lion Americans had a substance abuse ginia with neonatal abstinence syn- A motion to reconsider was laid on disorder related to opioids. Those sta- drome have been from my district. But these numbers don’t tell the the table. tistics are staggering, and the effects of this problem on our communities is heartbreaking devastation the opioid f heartbreaking. crisis has wrought for families who have lost their mother, their father, EXPANDING FINDINGS FOR FED- While past and ongoing research con- their brother, their sister, or their ERAL OPIOID RESEARCH AND ducted by the National Science Foun- child. Meanwhile, our law enforcement TREATMENT ACT dation has greatly increased our knowledge of opioid addiction, more officers and first responders are strug- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, gling with the trauma and burnout I move to suspend the rules and pass work, of course, is needed. The basic research authorized in H.R. 3153 will that comes from being on the front the bill (H.R. 3153) to direct the Direc- lines of so many tragic and needless tor of the National Science Foundation extend and expand our understanding of opioid addiction and its impact on deaths of their friends and neighbors. to support research on opioid addic- Tens of thousands of Americans and our communities and allow us to de- tion, and for other purposes. more than 1,000 Virginians are dying velop more effective evidence-based The Clerk read the title of the bill. every year from overdoses. Addiction is policies to address this epidemic. The text of the bill is as follows: an illness, and fighting the crisis effec- I commend my colleagues, Rep- H.R. 3153 tively requires adequate research and resentative WEXTON and Representa- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- funding. The EFFORT Act will help to tive BAIRD, for their leadership on this do this by directing the National resentatives of the United States of America in good, bipartisan legislation and urge Congress assembled, Science Foundation to support re- my colleagues to support it, and I re- search on the science of opioid addic- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. serve the balance of my time (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as tion. the ‘‘Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- The NSF has done an exceptional job Research and Treatment Act’’ or the ‘‘EF- self such time as I may consume. in establishing some of the FORT Act’’. H.R. 3153, the Expanding Findings for foundational understanding on opioid (b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— Federal Opioid Research and Treat- addiction, including research regarding (1) research gaps currently exist in the pre- ment, or EFFORT, Act identifies gaps the use of technology to address the vention and treatment of opioid addiction; that exist in research of the prevention crisis, the secondary effects on fami- (2) the National Science Foundation’s re- and treatment of opioid addiction and search on opioid addiction has increased un- lies, and options for alternative thera- authorizes the National Science Foun- peutics for pain. And while this re- derstanding of the neuroscience of addiction, dation to support research grants in substance abuse intervention, the role of il- search has significantly increased our licit supply networks, the secondary effects these areas. understanding of addiction, research on families, the use of technology to address This legislation will help drive re- gaps remain in a wide range of dis- the opioid epidemic, and options for alter- search to understand one of the most ciplines, including, for example, social native, non-addictive therapeutics for pain; important issues facing our country: and behavioral issues such as stigma, and How do we stop the opioid addiction socioeconomic status, or treatment ac- (3) the National Science Foundation and crisis? the National Institutes of Health have recog- cessibility. Congress must do all we can to com- The NSF has a unique ability to help nized that fundamental questions in basic, bat opioid abuse and the continuing in- clinical, and translational research would us close some of these gaps and, in benefit greatly from multidisciplinary ap- crease in opioid-related deaths. turn, to help us develop solutions. By proaches and collaboration. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died expanding the NSF’s research on opioid SEC. 2. NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON OPIOID from drug overdoses, and approxi- addiction both within the agency, as ADDICTION. mately 68 percent of those deaths in- well as jointly with the National Insti- The Director of the National Science Foun- volved opioids. With my home State of tutes of Health when needed, we can dation, in consultation with the Director of Oklahoma being one of the leading more effectively integrate clinical and the National Institutes of Health, shall sup- States in opioid prescriptions, I believe basic research, obtain a broader under- port merit-reviewed and competitively supporting programs intended to im- standing of the science of opioid addic- awarded research on the science of opioid ad- prove our understanding of the science diction. tion and its impact, and have a more of addiction and combat this crisis is comprehensive approach to tackling The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- just common sense. the crisis. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from I thank Representative JENNIFER As a founding member of the bipar- Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- WEXTON and Representative JIM BAIRD tisan Freshmen Working Group on Ad- tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) for their bipartisan work on this bill. diction, I have worked to be a strong each will control 20 minutes. Opioid addiction affects too many in advocate for addiction prevention and The Chair recognizes the gentle- our communities, and I applaud this ef- recovery efforts, and I am pleased to woman from Texas. fort to support more basic research in have introduced this legislation with GENERAL LEAVE the science of addiction. my fellow freshman colleague from In- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I encourage all the diana, Dr. BAIRD. I thank him for his I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Members of this body to support this leadership on this issue, as well. bers may have 5 legislative days to re- legislation, and I reserve the balance of I urge my colleagues to support this vise and extend their remarks and to my time. important bipartisan legislation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.015 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7173 Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 crease in the rate of deaths from a drug the bill (H.R. 36) to provide for research minutes to the gentleman from Indiana overdose. to better understand the causes and (Mr. BAIRD). It is long past time that we invest in consequences of sexual harassment af- Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the significant resources in combating the fecting individuals in the scientific, gentleman from Oklahoma for yield- opioid epidemic. technical, engineering, and mathe- ing. As chairwoman of the House Science, matics workforce and to examine poli- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. Space, and Technology Committee’s cies to reduce the prevalence and nega- 3153, the Expanding Findings for Fed- Subcommittee on Research and Tech- tive impact of such harassment, and eral Opioid Research and Treatment nology, I have seen firsthand the excel- for other purposes, as amended. Act, also known as the EFFORT Act. lent work done by the National Science The Clerk read the title of the bill. The opioid crisis has, tragically, de- Foundation. Their previous work on The text of the bill is as follows: stroyed the lives of many Hoosiers. Ac- addiction and opioids have resulted in H.R. 36 cording to the most recent available critical insights into not only the psy- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- data from the National Institute on chological process of addiction, but the resentatives of the United States of America in Drug Abuse, in 2017, drug overdose social impacts of addiction as well. Congress assembled, deaths in Indiana increased by 221⁄2 per- Despite the progress made by the Na- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. cent from the previous year. Indiana’s tional Science Foundation, there is no (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as 2017 rate of overdose deaths at over 29 doubt that further work is essential to the ‘‘Combating Sexual Harassment in Science per 100,000 was significantly higher combat the opioid epidemic. Act of 2019’’. H.R. 3153 will take advantage of the (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- than the national average. tents for this Act is as follows: This epidemic does not discriminate, NSF’s strength in basic research across many disciplines, from neuroscience to Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. and we must use evidence-based policy Sec. 2. Findings. to ensure the health and well-being of social science, in collaboration with Sec. 3. Definitions. current and future generations. The the expertise of the National Institutes Sec. 4. Research grants. National Science Foundation’s re- of Health in public health. Sec. 5. Data collection. The research authorized in this bill Sec. 6. Responsible conduct guide. search has increased what we know Sec. 7. Interagency working group. about addiction, and while this re- will allow us to develop a more focused and effective policy to address the Sec. 8. National academies assessment. search is at the top of its class, gaps Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. opioid epidemic. still remain in the prevention and SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to com- treatment of opioid addiction. Congress makes the following findings: mend my colleagues, Representative (1) According to the report issued by the Na- b 1445 WEXTON and Representative BAIRD, tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and That is why I joined my colleague, both of whom I have the privilege of Medicine in 2018 entitled ‘‘Sexual Harassment of Congresswoman WEXTON, to introduce working with on the Science, Space, Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in the EFFORT Act, directing the Na- and Technology Committee, for their Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medi- tional Science Foundation, in consulta- excellent leadership on this bipartisan cine’’— bill, and I urge all of my colleagues to (A) sexual harassment is pervasive in institu- tion with the National Institutes of tions of higher education; Health, to support merit-reviewed and join us in passing it. (B) the most common type of sexual harass- competitively awarded research on the Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ment is gender harassment, which includes science of opioid addiction. self as much time as I might consume. verbal and nonverbal behaviors that convey in- By expanding basic research, we can I have no additional speakers. sulting, hostile, and degrading attitudes about promote collaboration and further un- I rise again in support of H.R. 3153, members of one gender; derstand how to better treat the mul- the EFFORT Act. (C) 58 percent of individuals in the academic workplace experience sexual harassment, the tiple aspects of the opioid addiction. Opioid addiction knows no economic or political boundaries. It affects all of second highest rate when compared to the mili- I hope we can see an end to this crisis tary, the private sector, and Federal, State, and soon, and I am proud that Congress is us. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Rep- local government; taking action to fight back. (D) women who are members of racial or eth- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to resentative WEXTON and Representa- nic minority groups are more likely to experi- support this bill. tive BAIRD for their bipartisan leader- ence sexual harassment and to feel unsafe at Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ship on this bill. I strongly urge my work than White women, White men, or men I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman colleagues to support this legislation. who are members of such groups; Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance (E) the training for each individual who has from Michigan (Ms. STEVENS). a doctor of philosophy in the science, tech- Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise of my time. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, nology, engineering, and mathematics fields is today in support of H.R. 3153, the EF- I have no further requests for speeches. estimated to cost approximately $500,000; and FORT Act. (F) attrition of an individual so trained re- The opioid epidemic is one of the I would like to close at this time. Mr. Speaker, I would first like to sults in a loss of talent and money. deadliest public health emergencies of (2) Sexual harassment undermines career ad- thank all of the members of this com- our time, and it affects not just those vancement for women. mittee on both sides of the aisle and addicted to opioids, but everyone (3) According to a 2017 University of Illinois wish to recommend that we pass the study, among astronomers and planetary sci- around them as well. bill. entists, 18 percent of women who are members of The numbers describing this epi- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance racial or ethnic minority groups and 12 percent demic are truly staggering. According of my time. of White women skipped professional events be- to the CDC, between 1999 and 2017, al- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cause they did not feel safe attending. most 400,000 Americans died from an question is on the motion offered by (4) Many women report leaving employment at opioid-related overdose. These statis- institutions of higher education due to sexual the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. harassment. tics have worsened over time, with the JOHNSON) that the House suspend the CDC reporting that the number of (5) Research shows the majority of individuals rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3153. do not formally report experiences of sexual har- Americans who died as the result of an The question was taken; and (two- assment due to a justified fear of retaliation or opioid-involved overdose in 2017 was six thirds being in the affirmative) the other negative professional or personal con- times higher than the number who died rules were suspended and the bill was sequences. in 1999. passed. (6) Reporting procedures with respect to such My home State of Michigan has been A motion to reconsider was laid on harassment are inconsistent among Federal hard-hit by this epidemic. Between 2016 the table. science agencies and have varying degrees of ac- and 2017, drug overdose deaths in cessibility. f (7) There is not adequate communication Michigan increased by almost 14 per- among Federal science agencies and between cent, but it was not the only State suf- COMBATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCIENCE ACT OF 2019 such agencies and grantees regarding reports of fering in this way. sexual harassment, which has resulted in har- In the same timeframe, 23 States, in- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, assers receiving Federal funding after moving to cluding Michigan, had a significant in- I move to suspend the rules and pass a different institution.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.018 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7174 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. of innovative, evidence-based strategies, poli- under subsection (a) shall coordinate Federal In this Act: cies, and approaches to policy implementation science agency efforts to implement the policy (1) ACADEMIES.—The term ‘‘Academies’’ to prevent and address sexual harassment and guidelines developed under subsection (c)(2). means the National Academies of Sciences, En- gender harassment; (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF OSTP.—The Director gineering, and Medicine. (5) research on alternatives to the hierarchical of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means and dependent relationships, including but not shall— the Director of the National Science Founda- limited to the mentor-mentee relationship, in (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the tion. academia that have been shown to create higher enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee (3) FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY.—The term levels of risk for sexual harassment and gender on Science, Space, and Technology of the House ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal harassment; and of Representatives and the Committee on Com- agency with an annual extramural research ex- (6) establishing a center for the ongoing com- merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- penditure of over $100,000,000. pilation, management, and analysis of campus ate an inventory of policies, procedures, and re- (4) FINDING OR DETERMINATION.—The term climate survey data. sources dedicated to preventing and responding ‘‘finding or determination’’ means the final dis- SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION. to reports of sexual harassment and gender har- position of a matter involving a violation of or- Not later than 180 days after the date of en- assment at Federal agencies that provide legal ganizational policies and processes, to include actment of this Act, the Director shall convene definitions to which institutions of higher edu- the exhaustion of permissible appeals, or a con- a working group composed of representatives of cation must comply; and viction of a sexual offense in a criminal court of Federal statistical agencies— (2) not later than 6 months after the date on law. (1) to develop questions on sexual harassment which the inventory is submitted under para- (5) GENDER HARASSMENT.—The term ‘‘gender and gender harassment in STEM departments to graph (1)— harassment’’ means verbal and nonverbal be- gather national data on the prevalence, nature, (A) in consultation with outside stakeholders haviors that convey hostility, objectification, ex- and implications of sexual harassment and gen- and Federal science agencies, develop a uniform clusion, or second-class status about one’s gen- der harassment in institutions of higher edu- set of policy guidelines for Federal science agen- der, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual cation; and cies; and orientation, or pregnancy status. (2) to include such questions as appropriate, (B) submit a report to the committees referred (6) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means the with sufficient protections of the privacy of re- to in paragraph (1) containing such guidelines; legal entity to which a grant is awarded and spondents, in relevant surveys conducted by the (3) encourage and monitor efforts of Federal that is accountable to the Federal Government National Center for Science and Engineering science agencies to develop or maintain and im- for the use of the funds provided. Statistics and other relevant entities. plement policies based on the guidelines devel- (7) GRANT PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘grant per- SEC. 6. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT GUIDE. oped under paragraph (2), including the extent sonnel’’ means principal investigators, co-prin- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days to which Federal science agency policies depart cipal investigators, postdoctoral researchers and after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di- from the uniform policy guidelines; other employees supported by a grant award, rector shall enter into an agreement with the (4) not later than 1 year after the date on cooperative agreement, or contract under Fed- Academies to update the report entitled ‘‘On which the inventory under paragraph (1) is sub- eral law. Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Con- mitted, and every 5 years thereafter, the Direc- (8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The duct in Research’’ issued by the Academies. The tor of the Office of Science and Technology Pol- term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the report, as so updated, shall include— icy shall report to Congress on the implementa- meaning given such term in section 101 of the (1) updated professional standards of conduct tion by Federal science agencies of the policy Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). in research; guidelines developed under paragraph (2); and (5) update such policy guidelines as needed. (9) SEXUAL HARASSMENT.—The term ‘‘sexual (2) standards of treatment individuals can ex- (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing policy harassment’’ means conduct that encompasses— pect to receive under such updated standards of guidelines under subsection (c)(2), the Director (A) unwelcome sexual advances; conduct; (3) evidence-based practices for fostering a cli- of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (B) unwanted physical contact that is sexual mate intolerant of sexual harassment and gen- shall include guidelines that require— in nature, including assault; der harassment; (1) grantees to submit to the Federal science (C) unwanted sexual attention, including sex- (4) methods, including bystander intervention, agency or agencies from which the grantees re- ual comments and propositions for sexual activ- for identifying and addressing incidents of sex- ceive funding reports relating to— ity; ual harassment and gender harassment; and (A) administrative action, related to an alle- (D) conditioning professional or educational (5) professional standards for mentorship and gation against grant personnel of any sexual benefits on sexual activity; and teaching with an emphasis on preventing sexual harassment or gender harassment, as set forth (E) retaliation for rejecting unwanted sexual harassment and gender harassment. in organizational policies or codes of conduct, attention. (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In updating the re- statutes, regulations, or executive orders, that (10) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, port under subsection (a), the Academies shall affects the ability of grant personnel or their technology, engineering, and mathematics, in- take into account recommendations made in the trainees to carry out the activities of the grant; cluding computer science. report issued by the Academies in 2018 entitled and SEC. 4. RESEARCH GRANTS. ‘‘Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Cul- (B) findings or determinations against grant (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish ture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, personnel of sexual harassment or gender har- a program to award grants, on a competitive Engineering, and Medicine’’ and other relevant assment, as set forth in organizational policies basis, to institutions of higher education or non- studies and evidence. or codes of conduct, statutes, regulations, or ex- profit organizations (or consortia of such insti- (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after ecutive orders, including any findings or deter- tutions or organizations)— the effective date of the contract under sub- minations related to reports submitted under (1) to expand research efforts to better under- section (a), the Academies, as part of such subparagraph (A) and any disciplinary action stand the factors contributing to, and con- agreement, shall submit to the Director and the that was taken; sequences of, sexual harassment and gender Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of (2) the sharing, updating, and archiving of re- harassment affecting individuals in the STEM the House of Representatives and the Committee ports of sexual harassment and gender harass- workforce, including students and trainees; and on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of ment from grantees submitted under paragraph (2) to examine interventions to reduce the in- the Senate the report referred to in such sub- (1)(B) with relevant Federal science agencies on cidence and negative consequences of such har- section, as updated pursuant to such subsection. a quarterly basis; and assment. SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. (3) to the extent practicable, ensure consist- (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities funded by a (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of ency among Federal agencies with regards to grant under this section may include— Science and Technology Policy, acting through the policies and procedures for receiving reports (1) research on the sexual harassment and the National Science and Technology Council, submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), which gender harassment experiences of individuals in shall establish an interagency working group may include the designation of a single agency underrepresented or vulnerable groups, includ- for the purpose of coordinating Federal science to field reports so submitted. ing racial and ethnic minority groups, disabled agency efforts to reduce the prevalence of sexual (e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing policy individuals, foreign nationals, sexual- and gen- harassment and gender harassment involving guidelines under subsection (c)(2), the Director der-minority individuals, and others; grant personnel. The working group shall be of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (2) development and assessment of policies, chaired by the Director of the Office of Science shall consider guidelines that require or procedures, trainings, and interventions, with and Technology Policy (or the Director’s des- incentivize— respect to sexual harassment and gender harass- ignee) and shall include a representative from (1) grantees to periodically assess their organi- ment, conflict management, and ways to foster each Federal science agency with annual extra- zational climate, which may include the use of respectful and inclusive climates; mural research expenditures totaling over climate surveys, focus groups, or exit interviews; (3) research on approaches for remediating the $1,000,000,000, a representative from the Depart- (2) grantees to publish on a publicly available negative impacts and outcomes of such harass- ment of Education, and a representative from internet website the results of assessments con- ment on individuals experiencing such harass- the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com- ducted pursuant to paragraph (1), ment; mission. disaggregated by gender and, if possible, race, (4) support for institutions of higher edu- (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORKING GROUP.— ethnicity, disability status, and sexual orienta- cation to develop, adapt, and assess the impact The interagency working group established tion;

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No researcher should be (5) each grantee to demonstrate in its proposal There was no objection. forced to choose between her passion for a grant award, cooperative agreement, or Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, for science and her right to feel safe. contract that a code of conduct is in place for I yield myself such time as I may con- This legislation has broad support maintaining a healthy and welcoming work- sume. and has been endorsed by 28 scientific place for grant personnel and their trainees; I rise today in support of H.R. 36, the and scholarly organizations. (6) the diffusion of the hierarchical and de- Combating Sexual Harassment in Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this pendent relationships between grant personnel Science Act. bipartisan bill, and I reserve the bal- and their trainees; ance of my time. (7) each grantee and Federal science agency Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my good friend, Ranking Member Mr. Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- to have in place mechanisms for the re-integra- self such time as I might consume. tion of individuals who have experienced sexual LUCAS, for joining me in introducing Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. harassment and gender harassment; and this bill and for his commitment to ex- 36, the Combating Sexual Harassment (8) grantees to work to create a climate intol- panding access to STEM studies and erant of sexual harassment and gender harass- in Science Act of 2019. I am proud to careers. say that this bill is a foundation of ment. This bill is a product of more than a (f) FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY IMPLEMENTA- more than a year of investigation, year of activity by the Science, Space, TION.—Each Federal science agency shall— analysis, and recommendations to the (1) develop or maintain and implement policies and Technology Committee. We heard Science, Space, and Technology Com- with respect to sexual harassment and gender from many experts about the preva- mittee. harassment that are consistent with policy lence of sexual harassment in STEM, Curbing sexual misconduct in science guidelines under subsection (c)(2) and that pro- what factors have enabled it, the im- is a priority that Chairwoman JOHNSON tect the privacy of all parties involved in any re- pact it has on the lives and careers of and I share. port and investigation of sexual harassment and so many talented young scientists and Engaging more women in STEM gender harassment, except to the extent nec- engineers, and the loss to our Nation essary to carry out an investigation; and studies and careers is essential to (2) broadly disseminate such policies to cur- when they leave research altogether. American competitiveness. Women rent and potential recipients of research grants, We also learned of some best prac- make up half the workforce, but ac- cooperative agreements, or contracts awarded by tices for universities, scientific soci- count for less than 25 percent of Amer- such agency. eties, and Federal agencies to begin to ica’s STEM workforce. (g) FERPA.—The Director of the Office of bring transparency and accountability Unfortunately, too many women Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that to this challenge. have been driven out of STEM careers such guidelines and requirements are consistent Federal science agencies have an im- due to a culture of harassment and with the requirements of section 444 of the Gen- portant role to play, because they have abuse. eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) the responsibility to ensure that all H.R. 36 takes the first steps to ad- (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Family Edu- dress this problem. The bill directs the cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’). federally-funded researchers, including NSF to expand research efforts to bet- (h) SUNSET.—The interagency working group students, are able to carry out their re- established under subsection (a) shall terminate search in safe environments at all ter understand the causes and con- on the date that is 7 years after the date of the times. sequences of sexual harassment affect- enactment of this Act. However, agencies need universities ing individuals in the scientific, tech- SEC. 8. NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT. to be partners in that area and effort, nical, engineering, and mathematics (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after and that partnership starts with uni- workforce. the date of enactment of this Act, the Director versities reporting to their funders Additionally, it directs the NSF to shall enter into an agreement with the Acad- when a student or researcher is brave examine policies to reduce the preva- emies to undertake a study of the influence of enough to come forward with an allega- lence and negative impact of such har- sexual harassment and gender harassment in in- tion of sexual harassment. assment. stitutions of higher education on the career ad- The bill also supports the adoption of vancement of individuals in the STEM work- Mr. Speaker, I applaud the National Science Foundation for its bold leader- uniform guidance across the Federal force. The study shall assess— science agencies to reduce the preva- (1) the state of research on sexual harassment ship in implementing a reporting pol- and gender harassment in such workforce; icy, and NIH and NASA for their own lence of sexual harassment involving grant personnel. (2) whether research demonstrates a change in more recent efforts. Unfortunately, There is an established legal process the prevalence of sexual harassment and gender other agencies have been slow to re- in place within higher education and in harassment in such workforce; spond. (3) the progress made with respect to imple- the workplace for handling claims of H.R. 36 directs the Office of Science menting recommendations promulgated in the sexual harassment. I cannot stress this and Technology Policy to issue uni- Academies consensus study report entitled ‘‘Sex- enough: This bill does not alter that ual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, form guidance to all Federal science process. and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engi- agencies to implement reporting re- What this bill does is to create a uni- neering, and Medicine’’; and quirements for all grantees. form policy for universities and re- (4) where to focus future efforts with respect We worked closely with the univer- to decreasing sexual harassment and gender search institutions to report to Federal sity community to define the cir- science agencies when administrative harassment in such institutions. cumstances that should trigger a re- SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. action is taken that impacts the abil- port. Not everybody was happy with ity of a researcher to carry out a grant. There is authorized to be appropriated to the the result, but it was a good com- Director to carry out this Act, $17,500,000. Pervasive sexual harassment in the promise, and protects the most vulner- scientific community discourages The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- able. women from critical work in good-pay- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Also, it is important to note that this ing jobs and hurts American competi- Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- bill does not interfere with due process. tiveness. tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) It simply requires transparency while It is unacceptable for taxpayer dol- each will control 20 minutes. protecting privacy. lars to fund researchers who are guilty The Chair recognizes the gentle- H.R. 36 also supports research to in- of harassing students or colleagues. woman from Texas. form updated policies in the future, it Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the GENERAL LEAVE seeks to incentivize culture change at stakeholders, especially the university Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, universities, and it makes clear that community, for working with the com- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- sexual harassment should now be con- mittee staff to improve this legisla- bers may have 5 legislative days to re- sidered as important as research mis- tion. I believe the revised bill strikes

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Mr. Speaker, sonnel supported by that grant is im- tions of galaxies, first as research associate pacted. and assistant professor at Georgetown Uni- I yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chair- versity, and then as a member of the staff at sume. woman JOHNSON and her staff for work- the Carnegie Institution of Washington De- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support ing in a bipartisan and collaborative partment of Terrestrial Magnetism. of H.R. 3196, which, after today’s con- way to move this legislation forward. (5) Dr. Rubin faced barriers throughout her sideration, will be known as the Vera Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- career because of her gender. C. Rubin Observatory Designation Act. leagues to support this legislation. (6) For instance, one of the world’s leading I thank Representative GONZA´ LEZ- astronomy facilities at the time, the Pal- H.R. 36 takes the first steps towards COLO´ N for joining me in introducing addressing the prevalence of sexual omar Observatory, did not permit women. Dr. Rubin persisted and was finally allowed this bill. harassment in STEM fields, which is to observe at Palomar in 1965, the first Dr. Vera Rubin was a trailblazing as- driving women out of STEM careers woman officially allowed to do so. tronomer, who dedicated her life to ad- and damaging U.S. competitiveness. (7) In 1970, Dr. Rubin published measure- vancing our understanding of the cos- This legislation sends a strong mes- ments of the Andromeda galaxy showing mos. She was also a tireless advocate sage to the scientific community that stars and gas orbiting the galaxy’s center for women in science, and she was well misconduct will not be tolerated, and too fast to be explained by the amount of known for her mentorship of aspiring it sends a message to women who are mass associated with the light output of the women astronomers. Today would have in STEM studies and careers that we stars. been Dr. Rubin’s 91st birthday, but, (8) In the years that followed, Dr. Rubin support them. sadly, she passed away on Christmas I look forward to working with our and her collaborators used their observa- tions, in conjunction with the work by ear- Day in 2016. colleagues in the Senate and stake- lier astronomers on the rotation of stars in During the 1970s, Dr. Rubin published holders to advance this legislation and spiral galaxies, to provide some of the best the best set of measurements of the make sure it is meeting the intended evidence for the existence of dark matter. galaxy rotation to date. Her data re- goals. (9) This work contributed to a major shift vealed something surprising. The stars Mr. Speaker, I again want to thank in the conventional view of the universe, orbiting in the outer regions of the gal- Chairwoman JOHNSON and her staff for from one dominated by ordinary matter such axies were moving much faster than working in a bipartisan and collabo- as what produces the light of stars, to one dominated by dark matter. expected. Dark matter, first proposed rative way on this legislation. I en- decades prior, was the only way to ex- courage my colleagues to support this (10) Dr. Rubin was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981, the second plain the observed motion. legislation, and I yield back the bal- woman astronomer to be so honored. Dr. Rubin’s work helped to convince ance of my time. (11) Dr. Rubin was awarded the President’s the broader astronomy community of Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, National Medal of Science in 1993 ‘‘for her the existence of dark matter and revo- I have no further requests for time. pioneering research programs in observa- lutionized the way we understand the Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this tional cosmology which demonstrated that universe. Instead of being dominated bipartisan bill. I thank members of the much of the matter in the universe is dark, and for significant contributions to the real- by light-emitting matter, Dr. Rubin’s full committee for their work on this work revealed that most of the uni- bill, I recommend passage, and I yield ization that the universe is more complex and more mysterious than had been imag- verse is made up of a mysterious and back the balance of my time. invisible substance called dark matter. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ined’’. (12) Dr. Rubin was an outspoken advocate The Large Synoptic Survey Tele- question is on the motion offered by for the equal treatment and representation scope, or LSST, is an 8.4-meter tele- the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. of women in science, and she served as a scope currently under construction in JOHNSON) that the House suspend the mentor, supporter, and role model to many Chile. Funded jointly by the National rules and pass the bill, H.R. 36, as women astronomers throughout her life. Science Foundation and the Depart- amended. (13) The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, ment of Energy, LSST will conduct an The question was taken; and (two- funded jointly by the National Science Foun- unprecedented survey of the night sky. thirds being in the affirmative) the dation and the Department of Energy, will The data collected by this telescope rules were suspended and the bill, as honor the legacy of Dr. Rubin and her col- leagues to probe the nature of dark matter will enable scientists to build on Dr. amended, was passed. by mapping and cataloging billions of gal- Rubin’s pioneering work and probe the A motion to reconsider was laid on axies through space and time. the table. nature of dark matter. SEC. 3. DESIGNATION. Dr. Rubin’s exemplary science and f The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope shall her sterling character will drive sci- VERA C. RUBIN OBSERVATORY be known and designated as the ‘‘Vera C. entific discovery and inspire girls and Rubin Observatory’’. DESIGNATION ACT women in STEM for decades to come. SEC. 4. REFERENCES. While Dr. Rubin has already claimed a Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Any reference in a law, map, regulation, I move to suspend the rules and pass document, paper, or other record of the well-deserved place in history, H.R. the bill (H.R. 3196) to designate the United States to the facility described in 3196 will further elevate her story by Large Synoptic Survey Telescope as section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to designating one of the world’s pre- the ‘‘Vera Rubin Survey Telescope’’, as the ‘‘Vera C. Rubin Observatory’’. eminent research facilities as the Vera amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- C. Rubin Observatory. The Clerk read the title of the bill. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The text of the bill is as follows: Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- support this bill, and I reserve the bal- H.R. 3196 tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) ance of my time. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- each will control 20 minutes. Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- resentatives of the United States of America in The Chair recognizes the gentle- self such time as I may consume. Congress assembled, woman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3196, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vera C. b 1500 Designation Act. This bill honors the Rubin Observatory Designation Act’’. GENERAL LEAVE contributions of the late Dr. Vera SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Rubin, an astronomer who made Congress finds the following: I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- groundbreaking discoveries in the field (1) Dr. Vera Rubin was born July 23, 1928, to Philip and Rose Applebaum Cooper. bers may have 5 legislative days to re- of dark matter and contributed to the (2) Dr. Rubin pursued her graduate studies vise and extend their remarks and to realization that the universe is more at Cornell University and Georgetown Uni- include extraneous material on H.R. complex and more mysterious than was versity, earning her Ph.D. in Physics in 1954. 3196, the bill now under consideration. ever even imagined.

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I am very much looking forward to the water from those sources; women in science, serving as a mentor, great work this facility will produce by re- (D) minimizing deleterious impacts on supporter, and role model for many searchers, like Dr. Rubin. water bodies, groundwater, and waterways; women astronomers. I am immensely proud of this bill. Especially and The new Large Synoptic Survey Tele- to be speaking about it today, July 23rd, on (E) minimizing seismic impacts; scope under construction in Chile, what would have been Dr. Rubin’s 91st birth- (2) considering the effects climate varia- funded by the National Science Foun- day. bility may have on water supplies and qual- I believe highlighting the sacrifices and con- ity for energy generation and fuel produc- dation and the Department of Energy, tion; and will photograph the entire sky every tributions women have made to the sciences (3) improving understanding of the energy- few nights. One of the goals of the is one of the many ways we can continue to water nexus. project is to study the nature of dark foster their participation in STEM fields. Like (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— matter and dark energy. multiple minorities, women face their own sub- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months I thank Chairwoman JOHNSON and set of challenges that hinder their decision to after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategic plan Representative GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N for pursue or remain in STEM careers. This has identifying the research, development, and their leadership and for working with a negative impact on the development and ad- demonstration needs for Department pro- stakeholders to update this legislation. vancement of women in general, and in our grams and projects to carry out subsection Naming the observatory in honor of economy by not capitalizing from the remark- (a). The strategic plan shall include tech- Dr. Rubin is a fitting tribute to her able talent of women in STEM. nical milestones for achieving and assessing contributions to the field, and I hope it I would like to thank Chairwoman JOHNSON progress toward the objectives of subsection will inspire future generations of and Ranking Member LUCAS for their leader- (a)(1). women in astronomy. This bill des- ship and for moving this bill through Com- (2) SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS.—In devel- mittee. As someone with a STEM background, oping the strategic plan, the Secretary shall ignates the new NSF and Department consider— of Energy’s LSST telescope facility the and as a representative of many young girls (A) new advanced cooling technologies for Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Given her and women who are either pursuing or inter- energy generation and fuel production tech- remarkable contributions to the field ested in pursuing a career in STEM—I look nologies; of dark matter and advocacy for the forward to working with my colleagues to get (B) performance improvement of existing equal treatment and representation of this bill signed into law. I urge my colleagues cooling technologies and cost reductions as- women in science, it is only appro- to vote in favor. sociated with using those technologies; priate that we honor Dr. Rubin this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (C) innovative water reuse, recovery, and question is on the motion offered by treatment technologies in energy generation way. and fuel production, including renewable en- I thank Chairwoman JOHNSON and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. ergy; Representative GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N for JOHNSON) that the House suspend the (D) technology development for carbon their leadership in introducing this rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3196, as capture and storage systems that utilize effi- bill. It is my hope that this will ensure amended. cient water use design strategies; that Dr. Rubin’s legacy lives on and The question was taken; and (two- (E) technologies that are life-cycle cost ef- continues to inspire young women to thirds being in the affirmative) the fective; rules were suspended and the bill, as (F) systems analysis and modeling of pursue careers in STEM. issues relating to the energy-water nexus; Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to amended, was passed. The title of the bill was amended so (G) technologies to treat and utilize waste- support this bill, and I yield back the water and produced waters discharged from balance of my time. as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate the oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, and any Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope as other substance to be used as an energy I yield myself the balance of my time the ‘Vera C. Rubin Observatory’.’’. source; to close. A motion to reconsider was laid on (H) advanced materials for the use of non- Mr. Speaker, I also thank Miss the table. traditional water sources for energy genera- tion and fuel production; GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N for cosponsoring this f (I) biomass production and utilization and bill, and I thank the full committee for ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH the impact on hydrologic systems; supporting it. I urge its passage, and I INTEGRATION ACT OF 2019 (J) technologies that reduce impacts on yield back the balance of my time. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, water from energy resource development; Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto Rico. (K) energy efficient technologies for water I move to suspend the rules and pass Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in strong support of distribution, treatment, supply, and collec- the bill (H.R. 34) to ensure consider- H.R. 3196, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory tion systems; ation of water intensity in the Depart- Designation Act, of which I am the co-lead (L) technologies for energy generation ment of Energy’s energy research, de- from water distribution, treatment, supply, alongside Chairwoman JOHNSON. and collection systems; Dr. Rubin exemplified perseverance and te- velopment, and demonstration pro- grams to help guarantee efficient, reli- (M) the flexible operation of water infra- nacity in science. As a woman scientist, she structure to provide essential grid reliability encountered many obstacles during her aca- able, and sustainable delivery of energy and clean water resources, as amended. services; demic and professional career. As a student, (N) modular or energy-water microgrid The Clerk read the title of the bill. systems that can provide energy and water her application to Princeton University was de- The text of the bill is as follows: nied because, at the time, women were not al- resources in remote or disaster recovery H.R. 34 lowed to enroll in the astrophysics graduate areas; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- program of this institution. Similarly, years (O) recovering energy in the form of resentatives of the United States of America in biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower from mu- later, she had problems accessing the Pal- Congress assembled, nicipal and industrial wastewaters, and simi- omar Observatory in California, one of the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. lar organic streams; and most iconic scientific facilities in the world, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and (P) any other area of the energy-water also because she was a woman. Experiences Water Research Integration Act of 2019’’. nexus that the Secretary considers appro- such as these would be enough to discourage SEC. 2. INTEGRATING ENERGY AND WATER RE- priate. a young student and scientist. Still, Dr. Rubin SEARCH. (3) COLLABORATION AND NONDUPLICATION.— persevered, demonstrating exceptional intel- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy In developing the strategic plan, the Sec- lectual capabilities and character. shall integrate water considerations into en- retary shall coordinate and avoid duplica- ergy research, development, and demonstra- tion— Dr. Vera Rubin changed the way we under- tion programs and projects of the Depart- (A) with other Federal agencies operating stand the universe. Her groundbreaking work ment of Energy by— related programs, if appropriate; and on dark matter and galaxy rotations remain at (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency (B) across programs and projects of the De- the forefront of STEM research in the field of technologies and practices that meet the ob- partment, including with those of the Na- astronomy. Her legacy will undoubtedly con- jectives of— tional Laboratories.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.026 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7178 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 (4) RELEVANT INFORMATION AND REC- (3) recommend best practices for utilizing Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support OMMENDATIONS.—In developing the strategic information from existing monitoring net- of H.R. 34, the Energy and Water Re- plan, the Secretary shall consider and incor- works to provide nationally uniform water search Integration Act of 2019. porate, as appropriate, relevant information and energy use and infrastructure data; and I first thank my friend, Mr. LUCAS, and recommendations, including those of the (4) conduct annual technical workshops, National Water Availability and Use Assess- including at least 1 regional workshop annu- who joined me in introducing this leg- ment Program under section 9508(d) of the ally, to facilitate information exchange islation, which calls attention to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of among Federal, regional, State, local, and critical link between energy and water 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10368(d)). tribal governments and private sector ex- and instructs the Department of En- (5) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION.—In devel- perts on technologies that encourage the ergy to ensure due consideration of oping the strategic plan, the Secretary shall conservation and efficient use of water and water issues in its research, develop- consult and coordinate with a diverse group energy. ment, and demonstration programs. of representatives from research and aca- (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after As we all know, especially those of us demic institutions, industry, public utility the date of enactment of this Act, and at commissions, and State and local govern- least once every 2 years thereafter, the Com- who represent Texas, Oklahoma, and ments who have expertise in technologies mittee, through the Secretary, shall trans- other southwestern and western States, and practices relating to the energy-water mit to Congress a report on its findings and we have limited water resources that nexus. activities under this section. must be distributed appropriately to (6) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later (d) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY our large energy industries, agricul- than 12 months after the date of enactment COMMITTEE ACT.—Except as otherwise pro- tural communities, and rapidly grow- of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the vided in this section, the Federal Advisory ing populations. We have experienced Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to crippling droughts in recent years, so nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee. it is vital that we do as much as pos- the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. sources of the Senate the strategic plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of sible to use this commodity wisely. (7) UPDATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not law, nothing in this Act shall be construed to However, not many people are aware later than 3 years after the date of enact- require State, tribal, or local governments to of the importance of water to energy ment of this Act, and at least once every 5 provide additional data for Federal purposes, generation and, similarly, the crucial years thereafter, the Secretary shall— or to take any action that may result in an role that energy plays in delivery of (A) utilize relevant information produced increased financial burden to such govern- safe, sanitary water to our constitu- by Federal Government agencies, academia, ments by restricting the use of water by such ents. State, local, and tribal governments and in- governments. The Energy and Water Research Inte- dustry to update the strategic plan; SEC. 5. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION. (B) include in the updated strategic plan a gration Act encourages research into To the maximum extent practicable, the energy technologies that would im- description of the changes from the previous Secretary shall coordinate activities under strategic plan and the rationale for such this Act with other programs of the Depart- prove and minimize the use of water changes; ment and other Federal research programs. and energy production, and also estab- (C) include a review of progress made to- SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. lishes a mechanism for Federal agen- wards the milestones outlined in the pre- In this Act: cies to work with State and local gov- vious strategic plan; and (1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ ernments and other stakeholders to ad- (D) submit the updated strategic plan to means the Energy-Water Committee estab- vance our understanding of what is the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- lished under section 3(a). nology of the House of Representatives and known as the ‘‘energy-water nexus.’’ In (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- addition, the bill requires a regularly means the Department of Energy. sources of the Senate. updated strategic plan to guide these (3) ENERGY-WATER NEXUS.—The term ‘‘en- (c) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary efforts. These are important, positive may provide for such additional research, de- ergy-water nexus’’ means the energy re- quired to provide reliable water supplies and steps towards using our limited re- velopment, and demonstration activities as sources in the most efficient and effec- appropriate to integrate water consider- the water required to provide reliable energy ations into the research, development, and supplies throughout the United States. tive way possible. demonstration activities of the Department (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ I am pleased that these issues have as described in subsection (a). means the Secretary of Energy. already received serious attention so SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER OVERSIGHT AND CO- SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- far this Congress, with the committee ORDINATION. FECTS. hosting a hearing on this bill in March (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the re- The budgetary effects of this Act, for the and two markups, one at the sub- purpose of complying with the Statutory search, development, and demonstration ac- committee level and one before the full tivities outlined in section 2, the Secretary, Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- in coordination with other relevant Federal mined by reference to the latest statement committee. Our hearing witnesses and agencies, shall establish an Energy-Water titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- other crucial stakeholders, including Committee to promote and enable improved tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Department of Energy, were able to energy and water resource data collection, the Congressional Record by the Chairman of contribute and shape the legislation to reporting, and technological innovation. The the House Budget Committee, provided that the well-vetted proposal that we are fi- Committee shall consist of— such statement has been submitted prior to nally considering today. I hope that we (1) representation from each program with- the vote on passage. can demonstrate a strong, sustained in the Department and each Federal agency The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- commitment to research and develop- that conducts research related to the energy- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from water nexus; and ment in this vital area. (2) non-Federal members, including rep- Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this resentatives of research and academic insti- tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) bipartisan bill, and I reserve the bal- tutions, State, local, and tribal govern- each will control 20 minutes. ance of my time. ments, public utility commissions, and in- The Chair recognizes the gentle- Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- dustry, who have expertise in technologies, woman from Texas. self such time as I may consume. technological innovations, or practices relat- GENERAL LEAVE Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to cospon- ing to the energy-water nexus. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, sor H.R. 34, the Energy and Water Re- (b) FUNCTIONS.—The Committee shall, in carrying out section 2— I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- search Integration Act. This legisla- (1) make recommendations on the develop- bers may have 5 legislative days to re- tion is a product of bipartisan Science, ment and integration of data collection and vise and extend their remarks and to Space, and Technology Committee ef- data communication standards and proto- include extraneous material on H.R. 34, forts to improve our understanding of cols, including models and modeling results, the bill now under consideration. the critical relationship between the to agencies and entities currently engaged in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there U.S. energy and water sectors. collecting the data for the energy-water objection to the request of the gentle- The production of energy is depend- nexus; ent on reliable sources of water, and (2) recommend ways to make improve- woman from Texas? ments to Federal water use data to increase There was no objection. the distribution of clean water is de- understanding of trends in energy generation Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, pendent on the availability of energy. and fuel production, including non-cooling I yield myself such time as I may con- No matter what the future U.S. energy water uses; sume. market looks like, integrating these

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JOHNSON for her leadership on this bill. puting user facilities to house and provision For example, back home in Oklahoma, I urge my colleagues to support this bi- available data to foster transformational agriculture is the single largest driver partisan legislation, and I yield back outcomes; and of water consumption in the State. But (5) driving the development of technology the balance of my time. to improve artificial intelligence, high-per- that same agricultural industry also Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, creates a source of energy through formance computing, and networking rel- I rise to make sure that all members of evant to mission applications of the Depart- biofuels. this committee and staff are thanked ment of Energy, including modeling, simula- Additionally, natural gas production, for their efforts, and I urge support of tion, machine learning, and advanced data which is key to the development of a this bill. analytics. cleaner U.S. energy market, relies on I yield back the balance of my time. SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VETERANS horizontal drilling and hydraulic frac- HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The MENT. turing, processes which require large question is on the motion offered by volumes of water. But these processes (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es- the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. tablish and carry out a research program in can also produce water, enabling reuse JOHNSON) that the House suspend the artificial intelligence and high-performance of this resource through fluid lifecycle rules and pass the bill, H.R. 34, as computing, focused on the development of management. amended. tools to solve big data challenges associated The Energy and Water Research Inte- The question was taken; and (two- with veteran’s healthcare, and to support the gration Act will help prioritize re- efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs thirds being in the affirmative) the to identify potential health risks and chal- search and development on this critical rules were suspended and the bill, as relationship between energy and water lenges utilizing data on long-term amended, was passed. healthcare, health risks, and genomic data systems and will help American re- A motion to reconsider was laid on collected from veteran populations. The Sec- searchers develop tools and tech- the table. retary shall carry out this program through nologies to improve our Nation’s en- a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and ergy efficiency, environmental sta- f consider applications from National Labora- bility, and economic growth. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VET- tories, institutions of higher education, I am pleased to see the work that ERANS’ HEALTH INITIATIVE ACT multi-institutional collaborations, and other appropriate entities. many Federal agencies, including the Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—In carrying out Department of Energy and the Envi- I move to suspend the rules and pass the program established under subsection ronmental Protection Agency, are al- the bill (H.R. 617) to authorize the De- (a), the Secretary may— ready doing to improve the efficiency partment of Energy to conduct collabo- (1) conduct basic research in modeling and of our energy water systems, and to see rative research with the Department of simulation, machine learning, large-scale data analytics, and predictive analysis in the administration’s clear Veterans Affairs in order to improve prioritization of this work, including order to develop novel or optimized algo- healthcare services for veterans in the rithms for prediction of disease treatment the multiagency Water Security Grand United States, and for other purposes, and recovery; Challenge and the recently announced as amended. (2) develop methods to accommodate large DOE Energy-Water Desalination Hub. The Clerk read the title of the bill. data sets with variable quality and scale, But we, in Congress, must also do our The text of the bill is as follows: and to provide insight and models for com- plex systems; part. H.R. 617 Because of the complex relationship (3) develop new approaches and maximize Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the use of algorithms developed through ar- between energy and water systems, resentatives of the United States of America in this will require a multidisciplinary tificial intelligence, machine learning, data Congress assembled, analytics, natural language processing, mod- approach. At every step of the R&D SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. eling and simulation, and develop new algo- process there is a need to facilitate This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department rithms suitable for high-performance com- interactions between chemists, engi- of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act’’. puting systems and large biomedical data neers, geologists, and legislators, and SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. sets; to encourage collaboration between the In this Act: (4) advance existing and construct new Federal Government, industry, univer- (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ data enclaves capable of securely storing sities, and local stakeholders. means the Department of Energy. data sets provided by the Department of Vet- erans Affairs, Department of Defense, and I believe this legislation, introduced (2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na- tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given other sources; and by Chairwoman JOHNSON and myself, (5) promote collaboration and data sharing can help to streamline and prioritize that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). between National Laboratories, research en- this work. The programs authorized in (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ tities, and user facilities of the Department this legislation will leverage the world- means the Secretary of Energy. by providing the necessary access and secure data transfer capabilities. leading, early-stage research programs SEC. 3. PURPOSES. and unparalleled facilities at our na- (c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro- The purposes of this Act are to advance gram required under subsection (a), the Sec- tional labs and enable the development Department of Energy expertise in artificial retary is authorized to— of next-generation technologies that intelligence and high-performance com- (1) enter into memoranda of understanding will improve the efficiency and produc- puting in order to improve health outcomes in order to carry out reimbursable agree- tion in both the energy and water sec- for veteran populations by— ments with the Department of Veterans Af- tors. (1) supporting basic research through the fairs and other entities in order to maximize I thank my colleagues on the application of artificial intelligence, high- the effectiveness of Department of Energy performance computing, modeling and sim- Science, Space, and Technology Com- research and development to improve vet- ulation, machine learning, and large-scale erans’ healthcare; mittee, particularly Chairwoman data analytics to identify and solve out- (2) consult with the Department of Vet- EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, for continuing come-defined challenges in the health erans Affairs and other Federal agencies as to prioritize important research and sciences; appropriate; and development programs that will make (2) maximizing the impact of the Depart- (3) ensure that data storage meets all pri- America stronger, cleaner, and keep us ment of Veterans Affairs’ health and vacy and security requirements established globally competitive. I am grateful for genomics data housed at the National Lab- by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the opportunity to continue to work oratories, as well as data from other sources, that access to data is provided in accordance on science, innovation, and health care out- with my fellow Science, Space, and with relevant Department of Veterans Af- comes through the use and advancement of fairs data access policies, including informed Technology Committee colleagues to artificial intelligence and high-performance consent. guide this important and bipartisan computing capabilities of the Department of (d) REPORT.—Not later than two years work. Energy; after the date of the enactment of this Act,

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This treatments for veterans. of Representatives, and the Committee on bill authorizes the Department of En- This data can help the VA make dis- Energy and Natural Resources and the Com- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, a ergy to conduct collaborative research coveries about the causes of various report detailing the effectiveness of— with the Department of Veterans Af- diseases and develop diagnostics to (1) the interagency coordination between fairs to address large and complex data move more quickly to detect them in each Federal agency involved in the research management challenges associated our veterans. It will also help the VA program carried out under this section; with veterans’ healthcare issues. develop more effective treatments and (2) collaborative research achievements of H.R. 617 also authorizes the Depart- improve treatment for critical medical the program; and ment of Energy to support activities needs. (3) potential opportunities to expand the that will better enable other Federal In return, by giving DOE access to technical capabilities of the Department. (e) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be agencies to leverage the Department’s such a large database of information, appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans capabilities in developing advanced the VA will help DOE researchers im- Affairs to carry out this section $27,000,000 data analytics tools for a broad range prove their ability to develop next-gen- during the period of fiscal years 2020 through of applications. eration computing systems, algo- 2024. I would like to thank the members of rithms, and models, capacities that are SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. the Veterans’ Affairs Committee for critical in maintaining U.S. science (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author- working with us to improve this legis- and technological leadership. ized to carry out research, development, and lation. I would also like to thank the These enhanced capacities can then demonstration activities to develop tools to bill’s sponsor, Mr. NORMAN, for his hard be applied in support of DOE’s core apply to big data that enable Federal agen- cies, institutions of higher education, non- work on this bill. mission areas and has the potential to profit research organizations, and industry Before I began my career in politics, enhance expertise in everything from to better leverage the capabilities of the De- I worked as a chief psychiatric nurse biosciences and material designs to partment to solve complex, big data chal- for the Dallas VA Medical Center in maintaining our nuclear weapons lenges. The Secretary shall carry out these Dallas, Texas. In that position, I saw stockpile. activities through a competitive, merit-re- firsthand the unique healthcare needs With the next generation of super- viewed process, and consider applications of the veteran community. I believe computers right around the corner, from National Laboratories, institutions of the bill before us today will be a posi- most notably, the computing systems higher education, multi-institutional col- laborations, and other appropriate entities. tive step toward tackling some of the that DOE is expected to field in 2021, (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the re- critical problems that the VA is cur- DOE will be able to tackle even bigger search, development, and demonstration ac- rently facing in providing our veterans challenges after gaining expertise in tivities authorized under subsection (a), the with the care they deserve when they solving big data problems like this. Secretary may— come home. In short, the Department of Energy (1) utilize all available mechanisms to pre- I strongly support this bipartisan bill Veterans’ Health Initiative Act will vent duplication and coordinate research ef- and encourage my colleagues to do the improve the healthcare for those men forts across the Department; same. and women who have served our coun- (2) establish multiple user facilities to serve as data enclaves capable of securely Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of try. It also maximizes our Federal re- storing data sets created by Federal agen- my time. sources for facilitating collaboration, cies, institutions of higher education, non- Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- and gives other agencies, academia, profit organizations, or industry at National self such time as I may consume. and industry the chance to benefit Laboratories; and Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Rep- from the Department of Energy’s R&D (3) promote collaboration and data sharing resentative NORMAN’s bill, H.R. 617, the expertise. between National Laboratories, research en- Department of Energy Veterans’ I want to thank Representative NOR- tities, and user facilities of the Department Health Initiative Act. MAN for championing this important by providing the necessary access and secure This bill authorizes a critical and on- data transfer capabilities. collaboration, along with the basic re- (c) REPORT.—Not later than two years after going partnership between the Depart- search that will support our veterans the date of the enactment of this Act, the ment of Energy and the Department of and American innovation. Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans Affairs to improve the way I urge my colleagues to support this Science, Space, and Technology of the House we diagnose and care for our veterans. bill, and I reserve the balance of my of Representatives and the Committee on This partnership, known as the MVP- time. Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate CHAMPION initiative, allows DOE to Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a report evaluating the effectiveness of the support the VA in analyzing healthcare I have no requests for time, and I con- activities authorized under subsection (a). (d) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be data. tinue to reserve the balance of my appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to H.R. 617 formally authorizes this pro- time. carry out subsection (a) $15,000,000 for each gram, allowing VA researchers to gain Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 of the fiscal years 2020 through 2023. access to DOE’s high-performance com- minutes to the gentleman from South The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- puting research facilities and signifi- Carolina (Mr. NORMAN). ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from cant resources, including DOE’s exten- Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to Texas (Ms. JOHNSON) and the gen- sive expertise in data analysis and thank Chairwoman JOHNSON and Rank- tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. LUCAS) complex modeling. ing Member LUCAS for their support of each will control 20 minutes. The VA currently collects genomic this all-important bill. The Chair recognizes the gentle- and healthcare data, including the I rise in support of H.R. 617, the De- woman from Texas. deepest levels of DNA sequencing that partment of Energy Veterans’ Health GENERAL LEAVE allows for high-quality genomic re- Initiative Act. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, search, from veterans who have volun- This legislation authorizes a partner- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- teered for the program. This data is ship between the Department of En- bers have 5 legislative days to revise then securely transferred to DOE, ergy—the DOE—and the Department of and extend their remarks and to in- where it is stored and analyzed in a se- Veterans Affairs—the VA—to conduct clude extraneous materials on H.R. 617, cure site at DOE’s Oak Ridge National collaborative research in computing, the bill under consideration. Laboratory. artificial intelligence, and big data The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there This partnership and exchange of science in order to improve healthcare objection to the request of the gentle- data benefits both DOE and the VA. for all of our veterans. woman from Texas? The rich and expansive dataset pro- The VA hosts one of the largest and There was no objection. vided by the VA presents an incredible most valuable health datasets. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, opportunity to train DOE’s next-gen- Through its voluntary data collection I yield myself such time as I may con- eration computing capacities to solve program, entitled the Million Veterans sume. complex challenges; and with what Program, MVP, the VA has collected

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In order the Department of Energy Veterans’ fore the House the following commu- to learn from their data and provide Health Initiative Act, introduced by nication from the Clerk of the House of better healthcare for veterans, the VA my colleague, Congressman RALPH Representatives: OFFICE OF THE CLERK, needs access to more advanced com- NORMAN from South Carolina. puting capabilities, expertise, and in- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I think this bill is very simple, but Washington, DC, July 23, 2019. frastructure than is currently available very essential at the same time. It es- Hon. NANCY PELOSI, at the agency. sentially authorizes collaboration be- Speaker, House of Representatives, As a world leader in high-perform- tween the Department of Energy and Washington, DC. ance computing, the DOE is an ideal the Department of Veterans Affairs to DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the partner to help the VA meet this need. establish a program that facilitates permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II In its national laboratory system, DOE computing capabilities to process data of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- hosts 5 of the world’s top 10 fastest on health issues affecting all of our tives, the Clerk received the following mes- sage from the Secretary of the Senate on supercomputers, including the fastest veterans. The bill will subsequently supercomputer in the world, Summit, July 23, 2019, at 11:34 a.m.: support the Veterans Administration That the Senate passed S. 1199. at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. with identifying potential health risks With best wishes, I am, The DOE also funds research and and challenges that our communities Sincerely, computational sciences and data ana- have. CHERYL L. JOHNSON. lytics, which can be used to solve a I think it is important because com- f range of complex big data challenges in bining those processing capabilities OPPOSING GLOBAL BOYCOTT, DI- the physical sciences. The interagency with health information compiled by VESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS partnership between DOE and the VA the VA will help us to better under- MOVEMENT TARGETING ISRAEL authorized by my bill is necessary to stand the healthcare issues related to analyze this data and ultimately pro- our veterans and the general popu- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to vide better care for our Nation’s vet- lation as well and ensures that both suspend the rules and agree to the reso- erans. agencies will remain at the forefront of lution (H. Res. 246) opposing efforts to DOE has the capability to securely scientific and medical research. delegitimize the State of Israel and the store, using supercomputers at the na- I am a proud cosponsor of this bill on Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc- tional labs, and analyze the VA’s behalf of our veterans. Actually, we tions Movement targeting Israel, as health data to look for patterns. have more than 90,000 veterans reg- amended. Learning from these patterns can help istered in Puerto Rico, and we are very The Clerk read the title of the resolu- us improve the medical treatments for grateful to Congressman RALPH NOR- tion. heart disease, traumatic brain injury, MAN for introducing this bill. The text of the resolution is as fol- and cancer. I want to also thank Chairwoman lows: I think we can all agree that we JOHNSON and Ranking Member LUCAS H. RES. 246 should be taking any steps possible to for their great work together on behalf Whereas the democratic, Jewish State of improve the medical care of our men of the scientific community and our Israel is a key ally and strategic partner of and women who have answered the call veterans. the United States; to serve. Not only does this bill take I urge all of my colleagues to vote in Whereas since Israel’s founding in 1948, that step, but it has benefit in giving Congress has repeatedly expressed our Na- favor of this bill. our scientists the ability to analyze tion’s unwavering commitment to the secu- Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- complex data that will help America rity of Israel as a Jewish and democratic self such time as I may consume to remain the world’s leader in advanced state; close, since I have no additional speak- computing. Whereas it is a hallmark of American de- ers. mocracy for citizens to petition the United The bill also requires the DOE to es- Mr. Speaker, simply put, H.R. 617 States Government in favor of or against tablish data storage facilities to se- United States foreign policy; curely transmit and store data that the harnesses the power of DOE’s super- computers to revolutionize the way we Whereas the United States Constitution VA provides. This will make certain protects the rights of United States citizens that privacy and security are main- care for America’s veterans. to articulate political views, including with tained for veterans who volunteer for I want to thank Representative NOR- respect to the policies of the United States the programs. MAN for his leadership on this bill. or foreign governments; I am grateful that my colleagues on I strongly encourage my colleagues Whereas American policy has long sought both sides of the aisle have been able to to support this bipartisan legislation, to bring peace to the Middle East and recog- nized that both the Israeli and Palestinian come together and move this bill for- and I yield back the balance of my time. people should be able to live in safe and sov- ward. Providing better care for our vet- ereign states, free from fear and violence, erans is a place where we can find com- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, with mutual recognition; mon ground, especially since America’s I would like to close by simply thank- Whereas support for peace between the veterans fought to keep us all safe, re- ing all of the members of the full com- Israelis and Palestinians has long-standing gardless of our political party. mittee, as well as the staff, and to urge bipartisan support in Congress; In closing, I would like to thank my passage of this legislation, H.R. 617. Whereas it is the long-standing policy of fellow Committee on Science, Space, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the United States that a peaceful resolution of my time. to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should and Technology members who cospon- come through direct negotiations between sored this legislation and the many The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the Government of Israel and the Palestinian veterans serving in the House who sup- question is on the motion offered by Authority, with the support of countries in ported my bill. I also want to thank the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. the region and around the world; Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, who JOHNSON) that the House suspend the Whereas cooperation between Israel and has been a strong advocate of this part- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 617, as the United States is of great importance, es- nership. amended. pecially in the context of rising anti-Semi- Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- The question was taken; and (two- tism, and security prob- thirds being in the affirmative) the lems in Europe, the Middle East, and North leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ in favor of im- Africa; proving healthcare for veterans. rules were suspended and the bill, as Whereas the Global Boycott, Divestment Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 amended, was passed. and Sanctions Movement (BDS Movement) minutes to the gentlewoman from A motion to reconsider was laid on targeting Israel is a campaign that does not Puerto Rico (Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N). the table. favor a two-state solution and that seeks to

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Pursu- Throughout history, protests, boy- cent political movements that undermines ant to the rule, the gentleman from the possibility for a negotiated solution to cotts, and movements like that have the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by demand- New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- played key roles in driving important ing concessions of one party alone and en- tleman from New York (Mr. ZELDIN) change. The resolution says that, too: couraging the Palestinians to reject negotia- each will control 20 minutes. ‘‘Whereas boycotts and similar tools tions in favor of international pressure; The Chair recognizes the gentleman aimed at promoting racial justice and Whereas the founder of the Global BDS from New York (Mr. ENGEL). social change have been used effec- Movement, Omar Barghouti, has denied the GENERAL LEAVE tively in the United States, South Afri- right of the Jewish people in their homeland, saying, ‘‘We oppose a Jewish state in any Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- ca, and other parts of the world.’’ part of Palestine. No Palestinian, rational imous consent that all Members have 5 But here is the thing about the glob- Palestinian, not a sell-out Palestinian, will legislative days in which to revise and al BDS movement: I don’t believe it ever accept a Jewish state in Palestine.’’; extend their remarks and include ex- promotes racial justice or social Whereas the Global BDS Movement targets traneous material on H. Res. 246. change at all. It promotes a one-sided not only the Israeli government but also The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Israeli academic, cultural, and civil society objection to the request of the gen- that seeks to marginalize Israel and institutions, as well as individual Israeli that would deny the Jewish people the citizens of all political persuasions, reli- tleman from New York? gions, and ethnicities, and in some cases There was no objection. right of national self-determination, a even Jews of other nationalities who support Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- right proclaimed by none other than Israel; self such time as I may consume. the United Nations. Whereas the Global BDS Movement does Mr. Speaker, let me start by thank- Many of us have been fighting for not recognize, and many of its supporters ex- ing the authors of this resolution, Mr. years to advance a future for the plicitly deny, the right of the Jewish people SCHNEIDER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ZELDIN, Israelis and Palestinians of two states to national self-determination; and Mrs. WAGNER. I am grateful for for two peoples living side by side in Whereas university-based Global BDS ef- peace and security. Building that fu- forts violate the core goals of the university their bipartisan leadership. and global cultural development, which Mr. Speaker, there are 339 cosponsors ture will require hard work and conces- thrive on free and open exchange and debate, of this resolution. Let me say that sions. and in some cases, leads to the intimidation again: There are 339 cosponsors for this BDS says that the onus is entirely on and harassment of Jewish students and oth- measure opposing the global Boycott, Israel. All concessions have to come ers who support Israel; Divestment, and Sanctions movement from Israel, and the Palestinians Whereas the Global BDS Movement pro- that undermines the legitimacy of the should reject negotiations and just motes principles of collective guilt, mass State of Israel. allow international pressure to build punishment, and group isolation, which are on Israel. destructive of prospects for progress towards Support for Israel in Congress is an peace and a two-state solution; issue that has been like catnip for our That is not how negotiations work, Whereas boycotts and similar tools aimed friends in the press that cover our and it is no way to promote peace. at promoting racial justice and social change work. Frankly, this issue has been po- That is why this movement is so coun- have been used effectively in the United liticized in a way that I find ugly and terproductive, in my view. States, South Africa, and other parts of the is ultimately harmful to the U.S.-Israel Do you want to criticize a govern- world; and relationship. It is time that leaders ment? That is your right. Do you want Whereas in contrast to protest movements stop playing politics with our relations to stop buying products from a certain that have sought racial justice and social country? That is also your right. change, the Global Boycott, Divestment and with the Jewish state. Sanctions Movement targeting Israel is not When the fog clears, and the bullies But participating in an international about promoting coexistence, civil rights, on their pulpits end their tirades, what commercial effort that undermines and political reconciliation but about ques- you see with this measure is a real bi- Israel’s legitimacy and scuttles the tioning and undermining the very legitimacy partisan reflection on how this body re- chances of a two-state solution isn’t of the country and its people: Now, there- gards our country’s relationship with the same as an individual exercising fore, be it First Amendment rights. Resolved, That the House of Representa- and support for Israel and our opposi- tion to BDS. Almost 80 percent of I continue to believe that a two-state tives— solution that guarantees self-deter- (1) opposes the Global Boycott, Divest- House Members are cosponsors, and we ment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS Move- are here debating it under suspension mination for both Jews and Palestin- ment) targeting Israel, including efforts to of the rules. ians—not one or the other—is the best target United States companies that are en- What this resolution says is simple. way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian gaged in commercial activities that are legal It says that support for BDS and sup- conflict. I believe that the over- under United States law, and all efforts to port for a two-state solution just aren’t whelming majority of our colleagues in delegitimize the State of Israel; compatible. Let me explain why, and I this body agree with me, and Congress (2) urges Israelis and Palestinians to re- has said so before in bipartisan resolu- turn to direct negotiations as the only way hope this explanation will also help to address some of the concerns about tions. to achieve an end to the Israeli-Palestinian Today, we have the opportunity to conflict; this measure. (3) affirms the Constitutional right of Opposing BDS isn’t about opposing reiterate that point and to warn United States citizens to free speech, includ- any individual’s right to protest or against something that would derail ing the right to protest or criticize the poli- boycott. The right of any person to ex- that solution. cies of the United States or foreign govern- press views like that is enshrined in Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ments; our Constitution. That sort of free ex- my time. (4) supports the full implementation of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, pression is a pillar of American democ- United States-Israel Strategic Partnership COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296; 128 Stat. 4075) racy, and this resolution says so. Let Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. and new efforts to enhance government-wide, me read from it: Hon. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, coordinated United States-Israel scientific ‘‘Whereas it is a hallmark of Amer- Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space and and technological cooperation in civilian ican democracy for citizens to petition Technology, House of Representatives, areas, such as with respect to energy, water, the United States Government in favor Washington, DC. agriculture, alternative fuel technology, ci- of or against United States foreign pol- DEAR CHAIRWOMAN JOHNSON: I am writing vilian space technology, and security, in icy; to you concerning H.Res. 246, Opposing ef- order to counter the effects of actions to forts to delegitimize the State of Israel and boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel; and ‘‘Whereas the United States Con- the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc- (5) reaffirms its strong support for a nego- stitution protects the rights of United tions Movement targeting Israel. I appre- tiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian States citizens to articulate political ciate your willingness to work cooperatively conflict resulting in two states—a demo- views, including with respect to the on this resolution.

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I acknowledge that provisions of the reso- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, H.Res. 246 with our mutual understanding lution fall within jurisdiction of the Com- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, that, by foregoing formal consideration of mittee on Science, Space and Technology Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. H.Res. 246 at this time, we do not waive any under House Rule X, and that your Com- Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, jurisdiction over the subject matter con- mittee will forgo action on H.Res. 246 to ex- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House tained in this or similar legislation. pedite floor consideration. I further ac- of Representatives, Finally, I would request that a copy of our knowledge that the inaction of your Com- Washington, DC. exchange of letters on this matter be in- mittee with respect to the resolution does DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: This is to advise cluded in the Congressional Record during not waive any future jurisdictional claim you that the Committee on the Judiciary floor consideration of H.Res. 246. over the matters contained in the measure has now had an opportunity to review the Sincerely, that fall within your jurisdiction. provisions in H.Res. 246, Opposing efforts to MAXINE WATERS, delegitimize the State of Israel and the Glob- Chairwoman. I will ensure that our exchange of letters is al Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield included in the Congressional Record during Movement targeting Israel, that fall within myself such time as I may consume. floor consideration of the resolution. I appre- our Rule X jurisdiction. I appreciate your Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H. ciate your cooperation and look forward to consulting with us on those provisions. The continuing to work with you as this measure Judiciary Committee has no objection to Res. 246. This is a bipartisan resolution moves through the legislative process. your including them in the resolution for I introduced with BRAD SCHNEIDER, Sincerely, consideration on the House floor, and to ex- JERRY NADLER, and ANN WAGNER to op- ELIOT L. ENGEL, pedite that consideration is willing to forgo pose BDS and efforts to delegitimize Chairman. action on H.Res. 246, with the understanding the State of Israel, which is now up to that we do not thereby waive any future ju- 350 cosponsors. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- risdictional claim over those provisions or We must combat the BDS movement their subject matters. MITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND targeting our great ally in the Middle Please place this letter into the Congres- TECHNOLOGY, East. The BDS movement seeks to Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. sional Record during consideration of the measure on the House floor. Thank you for harm Israel today, tomorrow, and well CHAIRMAN ELIOT ENGEL, into the future. Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Rep- the cooperative spirit in which you have resentatives, worked regarding this matter and others be- It is an American value to be able to Washington, DC. tween our committees. express legitimate, reasonable criti- Sincerely, cism of any government in the world, DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: I am writing to JERROLD NADLER, including our own. The BDS move- you concerning H.Res. 246, ‘‘Opposing efforts Chairman. to delegitimize the State of Israel and the ment, though, is different, and we must Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, reject the blatant anti-Semitism in- Movement targeting Israel.’’ This resolution COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, jected throughout BDS and the was sequentially referred to the Committee Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. delegitimizing of Israel. on Science, Space, and Technology (‘‘Science Hon. MAXINE WATERS, We must educate and all be aware of Committee’’) on March 21, 2019. Chaiwoman, Committee on Financial Services, the toxic, anti-Semitic words of the House of Representatives, The Science Committee will forgo action founder of BDS and how we have so Washington, DC. on H.Res. 246 in order to expedite floor con- many Jewish students on college cam- DEAR CHAIRWOMAN WATERS: I am writing sideration. This is, however, not a waiver of to you concerning H.Res. 246, Opposing ef- puses right here in the United States future jurisdictional claims by the Science forts to delegitimize the State of Israel and from coast to coast targeted with bla- Committee over this subject matter. Addi- the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc- tant anti-Semitism in the name of tionally, thank you for agreeing to include tions Movement targeting Israel. I appre- BDS. our exchange of letters in the Congressional ciate your willingness to work cooperatively Congress needs to make a very Record. on this resolution. Sincerely, strong, bipartisan statement against I acknowledge that provisions of the reso- BDS, and this resolution does just that. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, lution fall within the jurisdiction of the Chairwoman. Committee on Financial Services under In addition, we should also enact legis- House Rule X, and that your Committee will lation with teeth. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, forgo action on H.Res. 246 to expedite floor In February, the Senate passed anti- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, consideration. I further acknowledge that BDS legislation, S. 1, with a strong, bi- Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. the inaction of your Committee with respect partisan vote. This bill allows State Hon. JERROLD NADLER, to the resolution does not waive any future and local governments to adopt laws to Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House jurisdictional claim over the matters con- divest public funds from entities that of Representatives, tained in the measure that fall within your boycott Israel. Lead Republican Washington, DC. jurisdiction. I will ensure that our exchange of letters is MCCAUL already has a bill in the DEAR CHAIRMAN NADLER: I am writing to included in the Congressional Record during House, H.R. 336, that is identical to S. you concerning H.Res. 246, Opposing efforts floor consideration of the resolution. I appre- 1 and contains the anti-BDS legisla- to delegitimize the State of Israel and the ciate your cooperation and look forward to tion. Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions continuing to work with you as this measure I strongly encourage the Speaker to Movement targeting Israel. I appreciate your moves through the legislative process. bring this bill to the floor as well so willingness to work cooperatively on this Sincerely, that not only are we making a strong resolution. ELIOT L. ENGEL, Chairman. statement, but we are also doing some- I acknowledge that provisions of the reso- thing about it. lution fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Judiciary under House Rule HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I am grateful to House leadership for X, and that your Committee will forgo ac- COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, bringing H. Res. 246 to the floor today, tion on H.Res. 246 to expedite floor consider- Washington, DC, July 22, 2019. for Chairman ENGEL’s work and his ation. I further acknowledge that the inac- Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, team’s work in the House Foreign Af- tion of your Committee with respect to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House fairs Committee, and to lead Repub- of Representatives, Washington, DC. resolution does not waive any future juris- lican MCCAUL and his team. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am writing con- dictional claim over the matters contained Mr. Speaker, this is a big deal. I am in the measure that fall within your jurisdic- cerning H.Res. 246, Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Glob- honored to work with you on this im- tion. al Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions tar- portant effort, and I reserve the bal- I will ensure that our exchange of letters is geting Israel. ance of my time. included in the Congressional Record during Because you have been working with the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 floor consideration of the resolution. I appre- Committee on Financial Services concerning minutes to the gentleman from New ciate your cooperation and look forward to provisions in H.Res. 246 that fall within our York (Mr. NADLER), who is the chair- continuing to work with you as this measure Rule X jurisdiction, I agree to forgo formal moves through the legislative process. consideration of H.Res. 246 so that it may man of the Judiciary Committee. Sincerely, proceed expeditiously to the House floor. The Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in ELIOT L. ENGEL, Committee on Financial Services takes this strong support of H. Res. 246. This reso- Chairman. action to forego formal consideration of lution, modeled on legislation passed

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Congressman JERRY NADLER as well as this misguided and deceptive move- Mr. Speaker, I applaud them on this the efforts of our Republican coleads, ment that is neither progressive in its bill, and I hope this vote is unanimous. Representatives LEE ZELDIN and ANN conduct nor pro-peace in its ultimate Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 WAGNER. mission. minutes to the gentleman from Illinois This strong, bipartisan support sends BDS proponents advocate for a com- (Mr. SCHNEIDER), who is the author of a clear, united message that this Con- plete boycott of Israeli businesses, in- this resolution. gress not only supports the Jewish, dividuals, and institutions—including Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I democratic State of Israel and two academic institutions, which are sup- proudly rise today in support of H. Res. states as the path to peace for both posed to be bastions of intellectual 246, of which I am the sponsor. Israelis and Palestinians but that at freedom—hypocritically seeking to This resolution does four things. the same time we condemn efforts to deny all Israeli citizens the same rights First, it affirms the vital relation- delegitimize and block the path to and freedoms that BDS supporters ship between the United States and peace. claim that they themselves are denied. Israel, our most important ally in a b 1545 complicated region of the world. Not only does the movement, at Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Second, it reiterates our unbreakable times, invoke anti-Semitic tropes and minutes to the gentleman from Lou- seemingly promote violence, it un- commitment to Israel’s security. Third, it restates Congress’ strong, isiana (Mr. SCALISE), the esteemed Re- fairly blames one party in the Israeli- publican whip. bipartisan support for a negotiated Palestinian conflict and does nothing Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I appre- two-state solution. to promote direct negotiations to ciate both of my colleagues from New Lastly, it makes clear that Congress achieve a two-state solution, which is York, the distinguished gentlemen, Mr. opposes the global Boycott, Divest- the only path to a fair peace. ZELDIN and Mr. ENGEL, for their strong ment, and Sanctions, or BDS, move- In fact, the founder of the movement, leadership in standing up against this when asked whether BDS would end ment that seeks to delegitimize Israel; BDS movement. when Palestinians were able to estab- opposes a two-state solution; and I think we all know what it is de- lish their own state, flatly says ‘‘no.’’ pushes the cause of peace for both signed to do. It is designed to That tells you everything you need to Israelis and Palestinians further out of delegitimize Israel as a Jewish state know, Mr. Speaker. reach. and to undermine their economy, Instead of promoting peace and a It has been our country’s long-held which ultimately goes to the heart of two-state solution, the mission of BDS policy that the best path to ensuring trying to bring down Israel by people is clear: to delegitimize Israel, regard- Israel’s long-term security as a demo- who have been against a Jewish state less of its policies or conduct, and to cratic and Jewish state, and realizing and expressed anti-Semitism for dec- deny the Jewish people, and only the the Palestinian people’s aspirations for ades. We all need to stand up against Jewish people, the right of national a state of their own, is through a nego- that, and so this resolution is incred- self-determination. tiated two-state solution. ibly important. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The global BDS movement, on the As my other colleague just men- support this resolution. other hand, denies the Jewish people’s tioned, our nations had a rich history Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 connection to the land of Israel; refuses of using boycotts to promote freedom. minutes to the gentleman from New to accept the basic idea of a Jewish There are other boycotts that have Jersey (Mr. SMITH), who is a senior state; and seeks to delegitimize Israel been displayed to undermine freedom, member of the Committee on Foreign in international forums, on college and that is really where the BDS move- Affairs. campuses, and in global commerce. ment is in a very different category. I Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. But don’t take my word for it. The think we all need to make that distinc- Speaker, I thank my friend for yield- founder of the global BDS movement, tion. ing. Omar Barghouti, has said as much: If a boycott is being used to advance I applaud Mr. SCHNEIDER and Mr. ‘‘We oppose a Jewish state in any part freedom, that is one we should support; ZELDIN for sponsoring this important of Palestine. No Palestinian, rational but if a boycott is being used to under- resolution. I especially thank Chair- Palestinian, not a sellout Palestinian, mine the very freedoms that exist in man ELIOT ENGEL for his very eloquent will ever accept a Jewish state in Pal- the only real elected democracy in the comments a moment ago. estine.’’ Middle East, we all need to rise up Not wishing to be redundant, I will When global BDS movement sup- against that as people who respect that just say this because I associate myself porters chant, ‘‘From the river to the great tradition, that great love be- with their strong and persuasive re- sea, Palestine will be free,’’ these are tween the United States and Israel, an marks: The great former Soviet refuse- not words of peace. This is a call for unbreakable bond, one that brings Re- nik and religious prisoner Natan the destruction of the entire State of publicans and Democrats together. We Sharansky, who testified at two of Israel and the elimination of the Jews need to continue that tradition. about a dozen hearings that I have from the land—all the land, not just But I would also add, Mr. Speaker, chaired on combating anti-Semitism, Gaza and the West Bank. that, as we are talking about why we proposed what he called a simple test That is why it is so important that need to oppose the BDS movement to help us distinguish legitimate criti- we take a stand today and vote to con- with this resolution, words are hollow cism of Israel from anti-Semitism. demn the global BDS movement. if we don’t follow it up with action. So, Sharansky called it the three Ds, de- Let me also be clear: This resolution at the same time, Mr. Speaker, hope- monization, double standard, and explicitly recognizes that boycotts fully, we get an overwhelming, maybe delegitimization. have a long tradition in this country, unanimous, vote on this resolution. When the three Ds are advanced, we including the civil rights movement, It is long past time that the Demo- know that anti-Semitism is the issue. efforts to end apartheid in South Afri- crat leadership of this House bring up The BDS movement demonizes Israel ca, and other matters. However, not all H.R. 336 by the gentleman from Texas and, by extension, Jews, who are al- boycotts seek just ends. (Mr. MCCAUL), the bill that actually ways cast in the role of oppressors, who Such is the case of the BDS move- puts teeth in the law to stand up are always in the wrong. In so doing, it ment against Israel and its funda- against the BDS movement all around applies a double standard, whereby mental aims: the delegitimization of the world. Israel is always wrong and the op- Israel and the destruction of the Jew- Here, even, sometimes in Congress or pressed Palestinians are always in the ish state. in other states, but in other countries

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Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Mr. NADLER, and Mrs. WAGNER, for ways, and we must remain vigilant. minute to the gentlewoman from Flor- bringing this resolution to the floor This resolution is paramount in ensur- ida (Mrs. MURPHY). today. I strongly support their efforts. ing that BDS supporters cannot utilize Mrs. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I I strongly support this resolution this movement to promote an anti-Se- strongly support the State of Israel. It condemning BDS, and I urge all of my mitic agenda. is a homeland for the Jewish people colleagues to do the same. BDS does not seek and will not help and a sanctuary from anti-Semitism. Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, it is im- achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. In Israel is a thriving democracy, and its portant to note, really, from coast to fact, it pushes the hope for a two-state citizens have made enormous contribu- coast, we are hearing stories of stu- solution even further away. BDS only tions to our global society. dents on college campuses, in the name gives fodder to Israel’s enemies who The U.S. has no better friend than of BDS, being targeted with blatant seek to destroy her and isolate her Israel. And, yes, on occasion, our two anti-Semitism. from the rest of the world. governments will disagree on certain For example, at New York Univer- Direct, bilateral negotiations be- policies, as all sovereign nations do, sity, after the student government tween the parties is the only option for but our strong alliance is rooted in passed a resolution supporting BDS, a viable, long-lasting peace. shared values, shared security interest, the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield and a deep historical connection. was temporarily closed in response to myself such time as I may consume. I also believe the Palestinian people threatening Twitter posts by a student Mr. Speaker, some supporters of the have legitimate aspirations, deserve a who expressed ‘‘a desire for Zionists to BDS movement—in fact, the move- better future, and should have their die.’’ ment, in total, makes the argument own state. I support direct negotia- A University of Michigan professor that Israel is the bad guy on humani- tions between the parties leading to refused to write a letter of rec- tarian issues, on human rights. two states living together in peace and ommendation for a qualified student It is important to note, Israel has a security. solely because she wanted to study long history of LGBT protections and I support this bipartisan resolution abroad in Israel. women’s rights enshrined in Israeli law because the BDS movement makes a A Students for Justice in Palestine that is in stark contrast to its Middle just peace harder, not easier. It un- cofounder and University of California, East neighbors. fairly vilifies Israel, blaming it, and it Berkeley, professor spoke at a national Regardless of ethnicity or religion, alone, for this complex conflict. conference and shared the anti-Semi- there are broad freedoms in Israel, in- American citizens have the right to tism meme of an Orthodox Jewish per- cluding the right to vote, freedom of boycott, and boycotts often promote son in his presentation. speech, equal access to education and positive change, but the BDS move- At Warren Wilson College, an invited the workplace, and no special restric- ment is misguided and harmful, and speaker stated: ‘‘Jews are doing the tions on the way women dress. By law, Congress should say so unequivocally. same thing to the Palestinians as the women are protected from discrimina- Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I continue Nazis did to the Jews.’’ tion. to reserve the balance of my time. A Yik Yak posting at the University In fact, Israel’s declaration of inde- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 of California read: ‘‘Gas them, burn pendence grants all Israel’s inhabitants minutes to the gentleman from Florida them, and dismantle their power struc- equality of social and political rights, (Mr. DEUTCH), chairman of the Sub- ture. Humanity cannot progress with irrespective of religion, race, or gender. committee on the Middle East, North the parasitic Jew.’’ Even Palestinians in the autonomous Africa, and International Terrorism, More globally, University of Durban regions have voting rights and receive and a valued member of the Foreign in South Africa called for the expulsion social services. Affairs Committee. of Jewish students who did not support Under Israeli jurisdiction, some Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the BDS movement at the university. 350,000 Palestinian residents in Jeru- Chairman ENGEL for yielding. It is really important for people who salem receive certain civilian welfare, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support may just be getting familiar with what health, and municipal services. In H. Res. 246 and to voice my relentless BDS is to know that, right now, we other parts of the Middle East, it is a opposition to the Global Boycott, Di- have so many Jewish students who are monarchy with no voting rights what- vestment and Sanctions campaign that being targeted with this blatant anti- soever. seeks to delegitimize the State of Semitism, and that is why today’s Hamas has repeatedly denied human- Israel and deny the Jewish people—and statement sends such a powerful mes- itarian aid offered by Israel. In May only the Jewish people—the right to sage. 2018, when there were clashes on the self-determination. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve border, Gaza refused two truckloads of This resolution reminds us that boy- the balance of my time. aid from Israel to relieve medical cotts have been previously used as Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 shortages. tools for social justice in this very minute to the gentlewoman from Flor- There are so many falsehoods that country. But BDS doesn’t seek social ida (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ). have been perpetrated by supporters of justice. It seeks a world in which the Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. the BDS movement, and that is, again, State of Israel does not exist. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for another reason why today’s resolution It is not incompatible to support a yielding. is such a powerful statement. strong, secure Jewish State of Israel Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve and to support human rights, dignity, House to pass this resolution which op- the balance of my time. and prosperity for the Palestinian peo- poses efforts to delegitimize the State Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 ple. It is incompatible, however, to sup- of Israel through the global Boycott, minutes to the gentleman from New port BDS and claim to support two Divestment and Sanctions Movement. York (Mr. SUOZZI), my very good states for two people when BDS envi- This resolution reiterates that there is friend. sions Palestine from the river to the a viable pathway to peace: through di- Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I thank sea, one state, and the other, rejection rect negotiations to achieve two states the gentleman from New York (Mr. of the Jewish State of Israel. for two people. ENGEL) for yielding. You simply will not, and cannot, If implemented, the BDS movement Mr. Speaker, the BDS campaign has achieve lasting peace and security for would blacklist Israeli businesses, dev- been heralded by critics and enemies of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.039 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7186 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 Israel as a penalty for what they claim seeks to delegitimize Israel and deny Where are all the supporters of BDS is Israel’s oppression of the Palestine its right to exist as a Jewish state. condemning these remarks? This is two people. Nothing could be further from As Mr. SUOZZI, my colleague, just so Fridays ago, calling for the murder of the truth. aptly read, the founder of BDS, Omar every Jew in the world. These critics and enemies of Israel Barghouti, said it very clearly: ‘‘Defi- During a closed meeting in October are, in reality, simply adding the BDS nitely, most definitely, we oppose a 2017 between Hamas chief Sinwar and campaign to their arsenal of weapons Jewish state in any part of Palestine. Gazan youth about reconciling with to try and isolate, weaken, No Palestinian, rational Palestinian, the Fatah movement, Sinwar stated delegitimize, and, ultimately, destroy not a sell-out Palestinian, will ever ac- that the time spent discussing recogni- the State of Israel, as they have for cept a Jewish state.’’ tion of Israel is over and that now decades. That exactly captures what we are Hamas will, instead, discuss when they For over 70 years, Israelis have faced fighting here today. There are few will wipe out Israel. repeated terrorism, bombs detonated clearer examples of bias and double Hamas uses women and children as on public buses, in cafes, and at reli- standards than the BDS movement. No human shields. They deny humani- gious observances. This terrorism has other democratic country faces a glob- tarian aid to their own people. They in- been beaten back by a nation simply al boycott. cite violence. They have launched trying to defend itself and persevere But BDS is also fundamentally in- rockets into Israel, killing innocent ci- under withering attacks. compatible with a two-state solution, vilians. They have declared that jihad So now Israel’s enemies have adopted which I strongly support. BDS seeks to is an obligation. That list goes on. a new strategy. BDS is an anti-Semitic punish only Israel, and it rejects direct The Palestinian Authority, not only movement, plain and simple. negotiations in favor of unilateral do they incite violence, but they finan- The founder of BDS, Omar Barghouti, strategy. That is why it is so impor- cially reward terror, by policy. If you said it very clearly: ‘‘ . . . we oppose a tant that Congress goes on record op- kill an Israeli or an American, you get Jewish state in any part of Palestine. posing BDS and other harmful efforts called a martyr. You will have streets No Palestinian . . . will ever accept a to single out and delegitimize Israel. and football stadiums renamed after Jewish state.’’ Standing up for the U.S.-Israel rela- you. You and your family will get paid The goals of BDS are clear. Just read tionship should not be a partisan issue. money. their words. That is why the members of the Prob- There are existential threats all Israel shall not and cannot yield. And lem Solvers Caucus are proud to sup- around Israel. To the north, with we in the United States must stand port this resolution. Hezbollah, another designated Foreign with our ally that shares our values The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Terrorist Organization, they have built and has also worked with us. time of the gentleman has expired. terror tunnels. They have amassed tens Mr. Speaker, I urge strong bipartisan Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield an of thousands of rockets on the border support of this bill. additional 30 seconds to the gentleman between Lebanon and Israel. Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield from New Jersey. Every year, Hamas mobilizes Pal- myself such time as I may consume. estinians in their Days of Rage to at- b 1600 Mr. SUOZZI just pointed out one tack Israelis at the border, calling on quote. Earlier, we heard another quote Mr. GOTTHEIMER. This resolution people to throw rocks and fire missiles from the BDS founder. I will share one was introduced by our colleague Con- at Israel, which often result in actual more. He also stated—and this is the gressman BRAD SCHNEIDER, along with violence, including death, targeting in- founder of the BDS movement: ‘‘Many Congressman LEE ZELDIN, Chairman nocent civilians. of the methods of collective and indi- JERRY NADLER, and Congresswoman This past May, Hamas fired approxi- vidual ‘punishment’ meted out to Pal- ANN WAGNER. mately 700 rockets into Israel, killing estinian civilians at the hands of They have all done an excellent job. innocent civilians. Hamas has used in- young, racist, often sadistic and ever Nothing in this resolution would pre- cendiary kites and balloons, which impervious Israeli soldiers . . . are vent anyone, in any way, from being have destroyed some 8,000 acres of reminiscent of the common Nazi prac- able to engage in free speech. That is Israeli farms, parks, and forests. tices against the Jews.’’ not what this is about, and we must Earlier this year, Hamas carried out The list goes on and on. As people out not allow false attacks on Israel. the Salift operation, sending out there are listening to this debate, be- Mr. Speaker, today, we must con- operatives to murder Israelis, including coming familiar with what the BDS tinue to make sure that confronting bi- Rabbi Achiad Ettinger, a father of 12. movement is, just understand and take ased anti-Semitism and supporting a Where are all the BDS supporters in heed of the words from the BDS move- two-state solution remain bipartisan the United States, on college cam- ment founder, Omar Barghouti. priorities. puses, people who are involved in Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield American politics, those who are at the the balance of my time. myself such time as I may consume. United Nations, those who are abroad? Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 BDS supporters also claim that the Where is their voice right now? If ev- minutes to the gentleman from New BDS movement is nonviolent. The BDS erything that they say about their Jersey (Mr. GOTTHEIMER). movement does not distance itself from cause is legitimate and reasonable, Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist that their concern is one that the en- rise today in support of this bipartisan Organization. BDS supporters, individ- tire world should be taking heed of and solution opposing the boycott of Israel ually, are not distancing themselves caution to, where is their voice con- and supporting a two-state solution. from Hamas either. Instead, their criti- demning all the actual violence right I want to thank Chairman ENGEL for cism is focused on attacking Israel and, now of Palestinian terrorists mur- his excellent leadership on this impor- in many cases, the Jewish people spe- dering innocent Israelis and, in some tant issue and Speaker PELOSI and Ma- cifically. cases, Americans? jority Leader HOYER for bringing this Two Fridays ago, Fathi Hammad, a Taylor Force—the Taylor Force Act resolution to the floor. senior Hamas official, called upon Pal- that this Chamber passed and was With this bill and 349 cosponsors, it is estinians worldwide: ‘‘Our brothers’’ in signed into law—he was a United very clear that Members of both par- the diaspora ‘‘are still preparing. They States Military Academy graduate, an ties support our vital ally, Israel, the are trying to prepare. They are warm- Army veteran, a leading democracy in the Middle East, ing up. A long time has passed with veteran, who was killed. The PA pays because our countries share common them warming up. All of you 7 million those terrorists and their families to interests and fundamental values, and Palestinians abroad, enough of the commit those terrorist acts. Israel’s security is key to America’s se- warming up. You have Jews every- We are here in this Chamber to call curity—to fighting Hezbollah, Hamas, where, and we must attack every Jew that out for exactly what it is, in bi- PIJ, and global terror. on the globe by way of slaughter and partisan fashion. However, the Global Boycott, Divest- killing, if God permits. Enough of the I appreciate Chairman ENGEL’s work ment and Sanctions, BDS, Movement warming up.’’ at the Foreign Affairs Committee. I see

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This is an important We also believe that the strong state- and others who have spoken—because next step. ment that is going to be made here it shows that, when it comes to support Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of today with this vote is not the last step for the U.S.-Israel relationship, there my time. of this Chamber’s speaking out. I really really is no difference between Demo- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve hope that we all can work together in crats and Republicans. the balance of my time for the purpose a bipartisan fashion to figure out how Israel should not be a political foot- of closing. to do something about it, to be able to ball. We support the U.S.-Israel rela- Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, how much pass legislation with teeth. tionship, and we know that BDS is very time do I have remaining? Today is nothing short of progress, destructive, very unfair, very anti-Jew- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- and it is something for all of us to be ish, anti-Semitic, and should have no tleman from New York (Mr. ZELDIN) proud of around our country and place in the public spectrum. has 7 minutes remaining. The gen- around the world because it should be I think that this Chamber is getting tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) has an American value to stand strong, together. If we look at the numbers we 41⁄2 minutes remaining. shoulder to shoulder with our great bring to the floor today, they really Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield ally, our greatest ally in the Middle speak for themselves. Almost 80 per- myself such time as I may consume. East in Israel. It is a beacon of hope, cent of the House of Representatives Mr. Speaker, with regard to the BDS freedom, liberty, and opportunity. has cosponsored this resolution. movement, the supporters make terri- Americans, in our day-to-day lives, There are Members not just from dif- torial claims as it relates to Gaza, don’t even realize just how much we ferent sides of the aisle but from across Judea and Samaria, the West Bank. are using Israeli technology, American the entire political spectrum, from one Let’s clear up the record a little companies that have used Israeli tech- end to the other, supporting this reso- more on that. Judea and Samaria, nology. We probably have used it mul- lution, saying the BDS movement is often referred to as the West Bank, tiple times just today. unfair, that the BDS movement singles contain disputed territory, not occu- You can’t boycott Israel and, at the out Israel, that the BDS movement is pied territory. Israel ended up with same exact time, spend your entire day really supported by people who want to this territory after it was attacked, be- using Israeli technology. You can’t see the destruction of the world’s only fore there was even a Palestinian Au- boycott Israel and travel to Israel. Jewish state, and that is not something thority. Time and again, the PA has re- We are going to call out the hypoc- that we can stand idly by and watch jected peace proposals because they risies that exist. Ultimately, as we happen. refuse, publicly and privately, to ac- flush this out, let’s work together. This I have never been prouder of this cept a Jewish state in Israel. That is on is about advocacy. It is also about edu- body—and I have been here for a while them. In 2008, Israel offered to with- cation. now—than I am tonight. I am proud of draw from 93 percent from Judea and When I came to Congress in 2015, hon- my colleagues on both sides of the Samaria. estly, there were a lot of Members of aisle. As for Gaza, Hamas, a designated Congress that, if you asked them, Again, I think the reason why we Foreign Terrorist Organization, they ‘‘Where do you stand on the BDS move- have that kind of support is clear. Con- are in charge. There is no Israeli occu- ment?’’ their answer would have been, gress supports the U.S.-Israel relation- pation there. This small strip of land is ‘‘What is BDS?’’ ship. We support a two-state solution. packed out with 1.7 million people liv- Now, in 2019, here we are, July 2019, We support the rights enshrined in the ing in sub-Third World country condi- coming together. We know what BDS First Amendment. tions because of Hamas. As was pointed is: Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions We know that the global BDS move- out earlier, Hamas refuses humani- movement. We know it is filled with ment threatens the possibility of fu- tarian aid, uses women and children as anti-Israel hate. We know it is about ture peace between Israelis and Pal- human shields, calls jihad as an obliga- delegitimizing Israel. We know that it estinians. It is that simple. tion, and murders innocent civilians. is filled with anti-Semitism, from the We know that the global BDS move- One of the most important reasons founder of BDS to those in the name of ment threatens what is fair. We know we are here today is not only making a BDS on college campuses from coast to that the global BDS movement is real- strong statement in opposition to the coast. ly a fraud. It is a fraud. It is Israel- BDS movement but also to refute all I plead with all of my colleagues, if hating. It is Jew-hating. the lies that are being told out there. we can all work together as we move We have had enough of that in the People will speak up to try to justify past this great vote today, that we can world. Frankly, they should be the hate that is filling the ranks of the next pass legislation that has teeth in ashamed of themselves. BDS movement, and they will never it. I would like to note that today’s res- tell you the other 100 percent of the Mr. Speaker, I thank, again, BRAD olution is a very powerful rebuke of the story. This Chamber today comes to- SCHNEIDER, JERRY NADLER, ANN WAG- global BDS movement, more powerful gether, Republicans and Democrats, NER, the 350 cosponsors, and, hopefully, than any particular legislative pro- both sides of the aisle, to make that everyone today voting ‘‘yes.’’ I thank posal. What we are saying today, to powerful statement. lead Republican MICHAEL MCCAUL on those who want to see a peaceful end to There is a list of victims—we don’t the House Foreign Affairs Committee. the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, is that have enough time to go through it—of This is a resolution for us all to be the global BDS movement has no place Palestinian violence and terrorism in proud of. We should all vote ‘‘yes,’’ tell here. 2019. Mr. Speaker, 1,355 people have all of our constituents about it, and re- Mr. Speaker, I am glad to support been killed by Palestinian violence and double our efforts to do something this measure. I urge all Members to do terrorism since September of 2000— about it right after that vote. likewise. Again, I thank my colleagues 1,355 people. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance on both sides of the aisle. I have never Never will the BDS supporters take of my time. seen Congress as united as it is on this any opportunity to set the record Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- resolution, and I yield back the balance straight on any of that, but we will self such time as I may consume. of my time. here. Mr. Speaker, as the chairman of the Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I support House I see that BRAD SCHNEIDER is with us Foreign Affairs Committee, I am really Resolution 246, opposing the anti-Semitic as well, the main author of the bill. heartened by the outpouring of support Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions— This is a bipartisan effort that I am we have heard from both sides of the or BDS—movement and all efforts to very proud to be part of today. aisle involving the U.S.-Israel relation- delegitimize the State of Israel.

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As hateful as this growing movement is, right of all Americans guaranteed by the Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sadly, it is not new. stitution. It is called freedom of speech. H. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Over 40 years ago, the Arab League began Res. 246 renounces the peaceful promotion of ceedings on this motion will be post- its boycott of Israel. In response to this boy- human rights, self-determination, and justice poned. cott, Congress passed a law that makes it ille- on behalf of Palestinian people living under f gal to participate in foreign boycotts of U.S. al- Israeli military occupation. At the same time, lies. this resolution completely ignores the b 1615 Today, the Global BDS movement seeks to Netanyahu government’s brutality, dehuman- UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERA- pressure Israel by using Israel’s participation ization, and subjugation of Palestinian people TION ENHANCEMENT AND RE- in the global economy, in academic ex- at the root of this peaceful movement. GIONAL SECURITY ACT changes, and in cultural activities as leverage. The State of Israel is a sovereign nation, an Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to For example, the BDS movement tries to ally of the United States, and a military power suspend the rules and pass the bill pressure recording artists from performing in that occupies Palestinian lands for the benefit (H.R. 1837) to make improvements to Israel. of Jewish settlers. H. Res. 246 originally certain defense and security assistance It tries to keep students from studying claimed that the use of voluntary boycotts, di- provisions and to authorize assistance abroad in Israel. It tries to keep consumers vestment, and sanctions ‘‘undermines the pos- for Israel, and for other purposes, as from purchasing Israeli goods. sibility of a negotiated solution to the Israeli- amended. Not only is the BDS movement antithetical Palestinian conflict.’’ I am pleased that this The Clerk read the title of the bill. to the values of openness and exchange language has been removed. The text of the bill is as follows: shared by the United States, Israel, and free I am also very pleased that resolving clause democracies all over the world, it is antithetical 3 was added to affirm the Constitutional right H.R. 1837 to peace. of U.S. citizens to free speech, including ‘‘the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- As threats to U.S. allies, including Israel, right to protest or criticize the policies of the resentatives of the United States of America in evolve over time, we must update our policies United States or a foreign government.’’ Congress assembled, to effectively stand with our partners. In weak- Israel cannot be delegitimized by any out- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CON- TENTS. ening Israel, the global BDS movement en- side movement, it is a nation-state that is (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as dangers the national security of the United selfgoverned and makes its own laws, its own the ‘‘United States-Israel Cooperation En- States. policies. Sadly, and I say sadly because I hancement and Regional Security Act’’. I introduced a real legislative solution in want peace and security for the Israeli people, (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- January—H.R. 336, the Strengthening Amer- it is the actions of the Netanyahu government tents for this Act is as follows: ica’s Security in the Middle East Act. This bill that delegitimizes Israel’s standing in the world Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. has direct policy implications by allowing state community. TITLE I—ENHANCED COOPERATION BE- and local governments to adopt laws to divest Today’s Washington Post ran a headline: TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND public funds from entities that boycott Israel. ‘‘Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes pro- ISRAEL Additionally, it would sanction the Assad re- vokes outcry.’’ Is this the action of a nation Sec. 101. Coordinator of United States-Israel gime and its backers for their malign activities, seeking peaceful negotiations? Is the annex- Research and Development. and strengthen our support for Israel and Jor- ation of Palestinian lands or the military deten- Sec. 102. Cooperation on directed energy ca- dan. pabilities. tion and torture of Palestinian children an ef- Sec. 103. Cooperation on cybersecurity. While I support today’s resolution, I regret fort to seek a negotiated peace agreement? Sec. 104. Report on potential benefits and that we are not considering H.R. 336 instead. Under Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel is impact to the United States of The Senate companion to H.R. 336, S.1, was engaged in a systemic, violent, and repressive establishing a joint United the first bill the Senate considered this Con- strategy to annex Palestinian lands and per- States-Israel Cybersecurity gress, demonstrating how urgent it was. manently displace the Palestinian population, Center of Excellence. It passed with robust bipartisan support. not seek a negotiated peace or a two-state so- Sec. 105. Cyber diplomacy officer. But, neither S.1, nor my House companion lution. Shamefully, the President of the United Sec. 106. United States Agency for Inter- H. R. 336, have received consideration in this States and the U.S. ambassador to Israel are national Development Memo- randum-Israel enhanced co- body. enabling this effort in a reversal of decades of operation. Standing up for Israel has never been a dif- bipartisan U.S. foreign policy. Sec. 107. Cooperative projects among the ficult decision for the United States Congress. Actions by Congress, like passing H. Res. United States, Israel, and de- It wasn’t difficult for Senator CHUCK SCHU- 246, which ignore reality and effectively sup- veloping countries. MER when he voted in favor of S.1, and it ports military occupation, violations of inter- Sec. 108. Joint cooperative program related wasn’t difficult for over half of the Democrats national humanitarian law, and the subjugation to innovation and high-tech for and nearly all Republicans in the Senate when of the Palestinian population, does not the Middle East region. they too supported the bill. strengthen Israel, but it does damage the Sec. 109. Sense of Congress on Eastern Medi- Just as we passed the original anti-boycott terranean energy cooperation. standing of the U.S. House in the eyes of the Sec. 110. Cooperation on other matters. act 40 years ago, we must update our laws to world. protect our interests. It is time for Congress to exercise real TITLE II—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL When foreign entities foster boycotts against American leadership that is based on our val- Israel in the United States, they are interfering ues and the belief that Israel deserves peace Sec. 201. Findings. Sec. 202. Statement of policy. in U.S. policy, and it is appropriate for our and security, and at the same time the Pales- Sec. 203. Contingency plans to provide Israel government to respond. tinian people deserve justice, equality, and an with necessary defense articles We take a first step today by publicly ac- end to Israeli repression and occupation. H. and services. knowledging BDS is dangerous and Res. 246 offers nothing but the perpetuation of Sec. 204. Waiver for existing or imminent antiSemitic; but tomorrow we must take real the status quo, repression, and conflict. military threat to Israel. actions—and advance the real policies in my I am voting to oppose H. Res. 246. Sec. 205. Security assistance for Israel. bill—to protect Israel and combat the BDS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sec. 206. Joint assessment of quantity of movement. question is on the motion offered by precision guided munitions for use by Israel. CHNEIDER ELDIN the gentleman from New York (Mr. I want to thank Mr. S , Mr. Z , Sec. 207. Transfer of precision guided muni- Ms. WAGNER, Mr. NADLER, Chairman ENGEL ENGEL) that the House suspend the tions to Israel. and the Foreign Affairs Committee Member- rules and agree to the resolution, H. Sec. 208. Sense of Congress on rapid acquisi- ship for their bipartisan work to counter this Res. 246, as amended. tion and deployment proce- threat to our friend and ally Israel. The question was taken. dures.

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(iii) requires the United States Govern- clause (ii), the Secretary shall require not Sec. 212. Definition. ment to receive semiannual reports on ex- less than 50 percent of the cost of a research, TITLE III—JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES penditure of funds, if any, by the Govern- development, demonstration, or commercial VICTIMS OF PALESTINIAN TERRORISM ment of Israel, including a description of application program or activity described in what the funds have been used for, when subparagraph (A) to be provided by a non- Sec. 301. Short title. Federal source. Sec. 302. Facilitation of the settlement of funds were expended, and an identification of (ii) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce terrorism-related claims of na- entities that expended the funds. (b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH ACTIVI- or eliminate, on a case-by-case basis, the tionals of the United States. TIES.— percentage requirement specified in clause Sec. 303. Modification to consent of certain (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense (i) if the Secretary determines that such re- parties to personal jurisdiction. is authorized to provide maintenance and duction or elimination is necessary and ap- TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS sustainment support to Israel for the di- propriate. Sec. 401. Determination of budgetary ef- rected energy capabilities research, develop- (C) MERIT REVIEW.—In carrying out a re- fects. ment, test, and evaluation activities author- search, development, demonstration, or com- TITLE I—ENHANCED COOPERATION BE- ized in subsection (a)(1). Such authority in- mercial application program or activity that TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND cludes authority to install equipment nec- is authorized under this section, awards shall ISRAEL essary to carry out such research, develop- be made only after an impartial review of ment, test, and evaluation. the scientific and technical merit of the pro- SEC. 101. COORDINATOR OF UNITED STATES- (2) REPORT.—The support described in posals for such awards has been carried out ISRAEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- by or for the Department. MENT. paragraph (1) may not be provided until 15 (D) REVIEW PROCESSES.—In carrying out a (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is encour- days after the Secretary of Defense submits review under subparagraph (C), the Sec- aged to designate the Assistant Secretary of to the appropriate congressional committees retary may use merit review processes devel- State for the Bureau of Oceans and Inter- a report setting forth a detailed description of the support to be provided. oped under section 302(14) of the Homeland national Environmental and Scientific Af- Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182(14)). fairs to act as Coordinator of United States- (3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—The support described in paragraph (1) may not be pro- (3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—An applicant Israel Research and Development (in this shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’). vided unless the Secretary of Defense cer- tifies to the appropriate congressional com- subsection if the project of such applicant— (b) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—The Coordi- (A) addresses a requirement in the area of nator, in conjunction with the heads of rel- mittees that the Government of Israel will contribute to such support— cybersecurity research or cybersecurity evant Federal Government departments and technology, as determined by the Secretary; agencies and in coordination with the Israel (A) an amount equal to not less than the amount of support to be so provided; or and Innovation Authority, shall oversee civilian (B) is a joint venture between— science and technology programs on a joint (B) an amount that otherwise meets the best efforts of Israel, as mutually agreed to (i)(I) a for-profit business entity, academic basis with Israel. institution, National Laboratory (as defined (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after by the United States and Israel. EAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of De- in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the date of the enactment of this Act, and (c) L fense shall designate an appropriate research (42 U.S.C. 15801)), or nonprofit entity in the annually thereafter, the Coordinator shall and development entity of a military depart- United States; and submit to the appropriate congressional ment as the lead agency of the Department (II) a for-profit business entity, academic committees a report on the implementation of Defense in carrying out this section. institution, or nonprofit entity in Israel; or of this section. (d) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of (ii)(I) the Federal Government; and (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- Defense shall submit to the appropriate con- (II) the Government of Israel. TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term gressional committees on a semiannual basis (4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ a report that contains a copy of the most re- a grant under this subsection, an applicant means— cent semiannual report provided by the Gov- shall submit to the Secretary an application (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ernment of Israel to the Department of De- for such grant in accordance with procedures the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- fense pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii). established by the Secretary, in consultation nology of the House of Representatives; and (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- with the advisory board established under (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term paragraph (5). and the Committee on Commerce, Science, ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ (5) ADVISORY BOARD.— and Transportation of the Senate. means— (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall SEC. 102. COOPERATION ON DIRECTED ENERGY (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the establish an advisory board to— CAPABILITIES. Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com- (i) monitor the method by which grants are (a) AUTHORITY.— mittee on Homeland Security, and the Com- awarded under this subsection; and (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, mittee on Appropriations of the House of (ii) provide to the Secretary periodic per- upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Representatives; and formance reviews of actions taken to carry Israel and with the concurrence of the Sec- (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the out this subsection. retary of State, is authorized to carry out re- Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com- (B) COMPOSITION.—The advisory board es- search, development, test, and evaluation ac- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- tablished under subparagraph (A) shall be tivities, on a joint basis with Israel, to estab- mental Affairs, and the Committee on Ap- composed of three members, to be appointed lish directed energy capabilities that address propriations of the Senate. by the Secretary, of whom— threats to the United States, deployed forces SEC. 103. COOPERATION ON CYBERSECURITY. (i) one shall be a representative of the Fed- of the United States, or Israel. Any activi- (a) GRANT PROGRAM.— eral Government; ties carried out pursuant to such authority (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in ac- (ii) one shall be selected from a list of shall be conducted in a manner that appro- cordance with the agreement entitled the nominees provided by the United States- priately protects sensitive information and ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the Israel Binational Science Foundation; and the national security interests of the United United States of America and the Govern- (iii) one shall be selected from a list of States and the national security interests of ment of the State of Israel on Cooperation in nominees provided by the United States- Israel. Science and Technology for Homeland Secu- Israel Binational Industrial Research and (2) REPORT.—The activities described in rity Matters’’, dated May 29, 2008 (or suc- Development Foundation. paragraph (1) may be carried out after the cessor agreement), and the requirements (6) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—Notwithstanding Secretary of Defense submits to the appro- specified in paragraph (2), shall establish a any other provision of law, the Secretary priate congressional committees a report grant program at the Department to sup- may accept or retain funds contributed by setting forth the following: port— any person, government entity, or organiza- (A) A memorandum of agreement between (A) cybersecurity research and develop- tion for purposes of carrying out this sub- the United States and Israel regarding shar- ment; and section. Such funds shall be available, sub- ing of research and development costs for the (B) demonstration and commercialization ject to appropriation, without fiscal year capabilities described in paragraph (1), and of cybersecurity technology. limitation. any supporting documents. (2) REQUIREMENTS.— (7) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after (B) A certification that the memorandum (A) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding any the date of completion of a project for which of agreement— other provision of law, in carrying out a re- a grant is provided under this subsection, the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.011 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7190 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 grant recipient shall submit to the Secretary Israel in order to advance common goals Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, and the a report that contains— across a wide variety of sectors, including West Bank and Gaza Strip; and (A) a description of how the grant funds energy, agriculture and food security, de- (2) should include participation from a were used by the recipient; and mocracy, human rights and governance, eco- total of three or more such entities to the (B) an evaluation of the level of success of nomic growth and trade, education, environ- maximum extent practicable. each project funded by the grant. ment, global health and water and sanita- SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EASTERN (8) CLASSIFICATION.—Grants shall be award- tion. MEDITERRANEAN ENERGY CO- ed under this subsection only for projects (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The OPERATION. that are considered to be unclassified by Secretary of State, acting through the Ad- It is the sense of Congress that cooperation both the United States and Israel. ministrator of the United States Agency for between the United States and Israel for the (b) TERMINATION.—The grant program and International Development, is authorized to purpose of research and development of en- the advisory board established under this enter into memoranda of understanding with ergy sources would be in the national inter- section terminate on the date that is 7 years Israel in order to advance common goals on ests of not only the United States and Israel, after the date of the enactment of this Act. energy, agriculture and food security, de- but also of the other nations in the Eastern (c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No mocracy, human rights and governance, eco- Mediterranean and North Africa with similar additional funds are authorized to carry out nomic growth and trade, education, environ- natural gas finds. the requirements of this section. Such re- ment, global health and water sanitation SEC. 110. COOPERATION ON OTHER MATTERS. quirements shall be carried out using with a focus on strengthening mutual ties (a) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY CEN- amounts otherwise authorized. and cooperation with nations throughout the TER.—There is authorized to be appropriated EFINITIONS.—In this section— (d) D world. to the Secretary of Energy $4,000,000 for each (1) the term ‘‘cybersecurity research’’ SEC. 107. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS AMONG THE of the fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022 to carry means research, including social science re- UNITED STATES, ISRAEL, AND DE- out the activities of the United States-Israel search, into ways to identify, protect VELOPING COUNTRIES. Energy Center established pursuant to sec- against, detect, respond to, and recover from Section 106(f) of the Foreign Assistance tion 917(d) of the Energy Independence and cybersecurity threats; Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151d) is amended to Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(d)). (2) the term ‘‘cybersecurity technology’’ read as follows: (b) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL BINATIONAL IN- means technology intended to identify, pro- ‘‘(f) There are authorized to be appro- DUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUN- tect against, detect, respond to, and recover priated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 DATION.—It is the sense of Congress that from cybersecurity threats; through 2024 to finance cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and devel- grants to promote covered energy projects (3) the term ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ has conducted by or in conjunction with the the meaning given such term in section 102 oping countries that identify and support local solutions to address sustainability United States-Israel Binational Industrial of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Research and Development Foundation Act of 2015 (enacted as title I of the Cyberse- challenges relating to water resources, agri- culture, and energy storage, including for should continue to be funded at not less than curity Act of 2015 (division N of the Consoli- $2,000,000 annually under section 917(b) of the dated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law the following activities: ‘‘(1) Establishing public-private partner- Energy Independence and Security Act of 114–113))); 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(b)). (4) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the De- ships. (c) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON partment of Homeland Security; and ‘‘(2) Supporting the identification, re- ENERGY, WATER, HOMELAND SECURITY, AGRI- (5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- search, development testing, and scaling of CULTURE, AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECH- retary of Homeland Security. innovations that focus on populations that NOLOGIES.—Section 7 of the United States- SEC. 104. REPORT ON POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND are vulnerable to environmental and re- source-scarcity crises, such as subsistence Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 IMPACT TO THE UNITED STATES OF U.S.C. 8606) is amended by adding at the end ESTABLISHING A JOINT UNITED farming communities. STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY ‘‘(3) Seed or transition-to-scale funding, the following: CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. publicity and marketing promotional sup- ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year port, or mentorship and partnership There are authorized to be appropriated to after the date of the enactment of this Act, brokering support. carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of the Secretary of State shall submit to the ‘‘(4) Acceleration of demonstrations or ap- the fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022.’’. appropriate congressional committees a re- plications of local solutions to sustainability (d) ANNUAL POLICY DIALOGUE.—It is the port examining the potential benefits and challenges, or the further refinement, test- sense of Congress that the Department of impact to the United States of establishing a ing, or implementation of innovations that Transportation and Israel’s Ministry of joint United States-Israel Cybersecurity have previously effectively addressed sus- Transportation should engage in an annual Center of Excellence based in the United tainability challenges.’’. policy dialogue to implement the 2016 Memo- randum of Cooperation signed by the Sec- States and Israel to leverage the experience, SEC. 108. JOINT COOPERATIVE PROGRAM RE- knowledge, and expertise of institutions of LATED TO INNOVATION AND HIGH- retary of Transportation and the Israeli Min- higher education (as such term is defined in TECH FOR THE MIDDLE EAST RE- ister of Transportation. subsection (a) or (b) of section 101 of the GION. (e) COOPERATION ON SPACE EXPLORATION Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of AND SCIENCE INITIATIVES.—The Adminis- private sector entities, and government enti- Congress that— trator of the National Aeronautics and Space ties in the area of cybersecurity and protec- (1) the United States should help foster co- Administration shall continue to work with tion of critical infrastructure (as such term operation in the Middle East region by fi- the Israel Space Agency to identify and co- is defined in subsection (e) of section 1016 of nancing and, where appropriate, cooperating operatively pursue peaceful space explo- the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act in projects related to innovation and high- ration and science initiatives in areas of mu- of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c; enacted in title X of tech; and tual interest, taking all appropriate meas- the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 20 107– (2) such projects should— ures to protect sensitive information, intel- 56))). (A) contribute to development and the lectual property, trade secrets, and economic (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- quality of life in the Middle East region interests of the United States. TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term through the application of research and tech- (f) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL BINATIONAL AG- ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ nology; and RICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT means— (B) contribute to Arab-Israeli cooperation FUND.— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and by establishing strong working relationships (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1458(e)(2) of the the Committee on Homeland Security of the that last beyond the life of such projects. National Agricultural Research, Extension, House of Representatives; and (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations State, acting through the Administrator of 3291(e)(2)) is amended— and the Committee on Homeland Security the United States Agency for International (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. Development, is authorized to seek to estab- at the end; SEC. 105. CYBER DIPLOMACY OFFICER. lish a program between the United States, (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the pe- The Secretary of State is encouraged to Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and appoint a qualified individual to assume the Lebanon, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip (C) by adding at the end the following: role of cyber diplomacy officer at the United to provide for cooperation in the Middle East ‘‘(C) include food and nutrition research States Embassy in Israel. region by financing and, where appropriate, and development and the commercialization SEC. 106. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER- cooperating in, projects related to innova- of the best practices identified through such NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEMO- tion and high-tech. research and development.’’. RANDUM-ISRAEL ENHANCED CO- (c) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Each project (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— OPERATION. carried out under the program established by There are authorized to be appropriated to (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It should be the subsection (b)— carry out subparagraph (C) of section policy of the United States Agency for Inter- (1) shall include participation from at least 1458(e)(2) of the National Agricultural Re- national Development to cooperate with one entity of Israel and one entity of Egypt, search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.011 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7191 of 1977, as added by paragraph (1)(C), United States and to Israel of opening an of- SEC. 204. WAIVER FOR EXISTING OR IMMINENT $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020, fice in Israel for the Office of International MILITARY THREAT TO ISRAEL. 2021, and 2022. Programs. Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (3) REPORT.— (B) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- is amended by adding at the end the fol- (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term lowing: after the date of the enactment of this Act, ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ ‘‘(l) WAIVER FOR EXISTING OR IMMINENT the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to means— MILITARY THREAT TO ISRAEL.— the appropriate congressional committees a (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving informa- report on activities of the United States- the Committee on Energy and Commerce of tion that Israel is under an existing or immi- Israel Binational Agricultural Research and the House of Representatives; and nent threat of military attack, the President Development Fund under section 1458(e) of (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations may waive the requirements of this Act and the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 and the Committee on Health, Education, direct the immediate transfer to Israel of U.S.C. 3291(e)). Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. such defense articles or services the Presi- dent determines to be necessary to assist (B) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- (k) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES- Israel in its defense against such threat. TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ISRAEL ECONOMIC COOPERATION.—It is the ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ sense of Congress that— Amounts obligated or expended to carry out means— (1) the United States-Israel economic part- this paragraph shall not be subject to any (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and nership has achieved great tangible and in- limitation in law, or provision of any bilat- the Committee on Agriculture of the House tangible benefits to both countries and is a eral agreement, relating to the amount of of Representatives; and foundational component of the strong alli- United States assistance authorized to be (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations ance; made available to Israel. and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri- (2) science and technology innovations ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—As soon as tion, and Forestry of the Senate. present promising new frontiers for United practicable after a transfer of defense arti- (g) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERA- States-Israel economic cooperation, particu- cles or services pursuant to the authority TION RELATING TO DESALINATION TECH- larly in light of widespread drought, cyberse- provided by paragraph (1), the President NOLOGY.— curity attacks, and other major challenges shall provide a notification in writing to (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year impacting the United States; and Congress of the details of such transfer, con- after the date of the enactment of this Act, (3) the President should regularize and ex- sistent with the requirements of section 36 of the White House Office of Science and Tech- pand existing forums of economic dialogue this Act.’’. nology Policy shall submit to the appro- with Israel and foster both public and pri- SEC. 205. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL. priate congressional committees a report on vate sector participation. Section 513(c) of the Security Assistance research and development cooperation with Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–280; 114 Stat. 856) international partners, such as the State of TITLE II—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR is amended— Israel, in the area of desalination technology ISRAEL (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2002 and as required under section 9(b)(3) of the Water SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 Congress makes the following findings: 2024’’; note). (1) On September 14, 2016, the United (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘equal to— (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- States and Israel signed a 10-year Memo- ’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘not less TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term randum of Understanding reaffirming the than $3,300,000,000.’’; and ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ importance of continuing annual United (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Funds au- means— States military assistance to Israel and co- thorized’’ and all that follows through (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and operative missile defense programs in a way ‘‘later.’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds authorized to the Committee on Natural Resources of the that enhances Israel’s security and strength- be available for Israel under subsection (b)(1) House of Representatives; and ens the bilateral relationship between the and paragraph (1) of this subsection for fiscal (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations two countries. years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 shall be and the Committee on Energy and Natural (2) The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding disbursed not later than 30 days after the Resources of the Senate. reflected United States support of Foreign date of the enactment of an Act making ap- (h) RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF Military Financing (FMF) grant assistance propriations for the Department of State, POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.—It is the to Israel over the 10-year period beginning in foreign operations, and related programs for sense of Congress that the Secretary of Vet- fiscal year 2019 and ending in fiscal year 2028. the respective fiscal year, or October 31 of erans Affairs should seek to explore collabo- Such FMF grant assistance would equal $3.3 the respective fiscal year, whichever is ration between the Mental Illness Research, billion annually, totaling $33 billion. later.’’. Education and Clinical Centers and Centers (3) The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding SEC. 206. JOINT ASSESSMENT OF QUANTITY OF of Excellence and Israeli institutions with also reflected United States support for fund- PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS FOR expertise in researching and treating ing for cooperative programs to develop, USE BY ISRAEL. posttraumatic stress disorder. produce, and procure missile, rocket and pro- (a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting (i) DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH TECH- jectile defense capabilities over a 10-year pe- through the Secretary of Defense and in con- NOLOGIES.— riod beginning in fiscal year 2019 and ending sultation with the Secretary of State, is au- (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be in fiscal year 2028 at a level of $500 million thorized to conduct a joint assessment with appropriated to the Secretary of Health and annually, totaling $5 billion. the Government of Israel with respect to the Human Services $2,000,000 for each of fiscal matters described in subsection (b). years 2020, 2021, and 2022 to establish a bilat- SEC. 202. STATEMENT OF POLICY. (b) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—The matters de- eral cooperative program with Israel for the It is the policy of the United States to pro- scribed in this subsection are the following: development of health technologies, includ- vide assistance to the Government of Israel (1) The quantity and type of precision guid- ing health technologies described in para- in order to help enable Israel to defend itself ed munitions that are necessary for Israel to graph (2), with an emphasis on collabo- by itself and develop long-term capacity, pri- combat Hezbollah in the event of a sustained ratively advancing the use of technology, marily through the acquisition of advanced armed confrontation between Israel and personalized medicine, and data in relation capabilities that are available from the Hezbollah. to aging. United States. (2) The quantity and type of precision guid- (2) TYPES OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES.—The SEC. 203. CONTINGENCY PLANS TO PROVIDE ed munitions that are necessary for Israel in health technologies described in this para- ISRAEL WITH NECESSARY DEFENSE the event of a sustained armed confrontation graph may include technologies such as arti- ARTICLES AND SERVICES. with other armed groups and terrorist orga- ficial intelligence, biofeedback, sensors, (a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting nizations such as Hamas. monitoring devices, and kidney care. through the Secretary of Defense and in con- (3) The resources the Government of Israel (j) OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OF sultation with the Secretary of State, shall can plan to dedicate to acquire such preci- THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.— establish and update as appropriate contin- sion guided munitions. (1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress gency plans to provide Israel with defense ar- (4) United States planning to assist Israel that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug ticles and services that are determined by to prepare for the sustained armed con- Administration should seek to explore col- the Secretary of Defense to be necessary for frontations described in paragraphs (1) and laboration with Israel through the Office of the defense of Israel. (2) as well as the ability of the United States International Programs. (b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later to resupply Israel in the event of such con- (2) REPORT.— than one year after the date of the enact- frontations described in paragraphs (1) and (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, (2), if any. after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation (c) REPORT.— the Commissioner, acting through the head with the Secretary of State, shall brief the (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days of the Office of International Programs, shall appropriate congressional committees on the after the date on which the joint assessment submit to the appropriate congressional status of the contingency plans required authorized under subsection (a) is completed, committees a report on the benefits to the under subsection (a). the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.011 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7192 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 appropriate congressional committees a re- trade authorization exception under section claim, including the status of any settlement port that contains the joint assessment. 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal Regu- discussions with the Palestinian Authority (2) FORM.—The report required under para- lations, to the requirement for a license for or the Palestine Liberation Organization. graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified the export, re-export, or in-country transfer (3) Not later than 180 days after the date of form, but may contain a classified annex. of an item subject to controls under the Ex- enactment of this Act, the Secretary of SEC. 207. TRANSFER OF PRECISION GUIDED MU- port Administration Regulations. State, or a designee of the Secretary, shall NITIONS TO ISRAEL. (b) REPORT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC make every effort to meet (and make every (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section TRADE AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION.— effort to continue to meet on a regular basis 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days thereafter) with representatives of the Pales- U.S.C. 2321h), the President is authorized to after the date of the enactment of this Act, tinian Authority and the Palestine Libera- transfer to Israel precision guided munitions the President shall submit to the appro- tion Organization to discuss the covered from reserve stocks for Israel in such quan- priate congressional committees a report claims identified pursuant to paragraph (1) tities as necessary for legitimate self-defense that describes the steps taken to include and potential settlement of the covered of Israel and is otherwise consistent with the Israel in the list of countries eligible for the claims. purposes and conditions for such transfers strategic trade authorization exception (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of under the Arms Export Control Act (22 under section 740.20 (c) (1) of title 15, Code of State shall, not later than 240 days after the U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). Federal Regulations section, as required date of enactment of this Act, and annually (b) CERTIFICATION.—Except in the case of under 6(b) of the United States-Israel Stra- thereafter for 5 years, submit to the Com- an emergency as determined by the Presi- tegic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8603 mittee on the Judiciary and the Committee dent, not later than 5 days before making a note). on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the transfer under subsection (a), the President (2) FORM.—The report required under para- Committee on the Judiciary and the Com- shall certify to the appropriate congressional graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of committees that the transfer of the precision form, but may contain a classified annex. Representatives a report describing activi- guided munitions— SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO ties that the Department of State has under- (1) does not affect the ability of the United ISRAEL. taken to comply with this section, including States to maintain a sufficient supply of pre- Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency War- specific updates regarding paragraphs (2) and cision guided munitions; time Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (3) of subsection (b). (2) does not harm the combat readiness of (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the United States or the ability of the under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Congress that— United States to meet its commitment to al- Israel’’— (1) covered claims should be resolved in a lies for the transfer of such munitions; (1) in the matter preceding the first pro- manner that provides just compensation to (3) is necessary for Israel to counter the viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and the victims; threat of rockets in a timely fashion; and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; and (2) covered claims should be resolved and (4) is in the national security interest of (2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘Sep- settled in favor of the victim to the fullest the United States. tember 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September extent possible and without subjecting vic- SEC. 208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RAPID ACQUI- 30, 2025’’. tims to unnecessary or protracted litigation; SITION AND DEPLOYMENT PROCE- SEC. 212. DEFINITION. (3) the United States Government should DURES. In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate con- take all practicable steps to facilitate the It is the sense of Congress that the Presi- gressional committees’’ means— resolution and settlement of all covered dent should prescribe procedures for the (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and claims, including engaging directly with the rapid acquisition and deployment of preci- the Committee on Armed Services of the victims or their representatives and the Pal- sion guided munitions for United States House of Representatives; and estinian Authority and the Palestine Libera- counterterrorism missions, or to assist an (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations tion Organization; and ally of the United States, including Israel, and the Committee on Armed Services of the (4) the United States Government should that is subject to direct missile threat. Senate. strongly urge the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to SEC. 209. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCK- TITLE III—JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES PILE AUTHORITY. commit to good-faith negotiations to resolve VICTIMS OF PALESTINIAN TERRORISM (a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIA- and settle all covered claims. TIONS ACT, 2005.—Subsection (d) of section SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. (e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 12001 of the Department of Defense Appro- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for ‘‘covered claim’’ means any pending action priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 United States Victims of Palestinian Ter- by, or final judgment in favor of, a national Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ‘‘after rorism Act’’. of the United States, or any action by a na- September 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘after Sep- SEC. 302. FACILITATION OF THE SETTLEMENT OF tional of the United States dismissed for tember 30, 2025’’. TERRORISM-RELATED CLAIMS OF lack of personal jurisdiction, under section (b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—Sec- NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES. 2333 of title 18, United States Code, against tion 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance (a) COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO FACILITATE the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is THE RESOLUTION OF ANTI-TERRORISM ACT Liberation Organization. amended by striking ‘‘2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, CLAIMS.—The Secretary of State, in con- SEC. 303. MODIFICATION TO CONSENT OF CER- 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, sultation with the Attorney General, shall, TAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL JURIS- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025’’. not later than 30 days after the date of en- DICTION. SEC. 210. ELIGIBILITY OF ISRAEL FOR THE STRA- actment of this Act, develop and initiate a (a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.—Section 2334 TEGIC TRADE AUTHORIZATION EX- comprehensive process for the Department of of title 18, United States Code, is amended— CEPTION TO CERTAIN EXPORT CON- State to facilitate the resolution and settle- (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) of TROL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. ment of covered claims. subsection (e)(1) and inserting the following: (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- (b) ELEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE PROC- ‘‘(A) beginning on the date that is 180 days lowing: ESS.—The comprehensive process developed after the date of enactment of this subpara- (1) Israel has adopted high standards in the under subsection (a) shall include, at a min- graph, makes, renews, promotes, or advances field of export controls. imum, the following: any application in order to obtain the same (2) Israel has declared its unilateral adher- (1) Not later than 45 days after the date of standing as a member state in the United ence to the Missile Technology Control Re- enactment of this Act, the Department of Nations or any specialized agency thereof, or gime, the Australia Group, and the Nuclear State shall publish a notice in the Federal accepts such standing, outside an agreement Suppliers Group. Register identifying the method by which a negotiated between Israel and the Palestin- (3) Israel is a party to— national of the United States, or a represent- ians; or (A) the Protocol for the Prohibition of the ative of a national of the United States, who ‘‘(B) beginning on the date that is 15 days Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or has a covered claim, may contact the De- after the date of enactment of the Justice for Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods partment of State to give notice of the cov- United States Victims of Palestinian Ter- of Warfare, signed at Geneva June 17, 1925; ered claim. rorism Act— and (2) Not later than 120 days after the date of ‘‘(i) continues to maintain any office, (B) the Convention on the Physical Protec- enactment of this Act, the Secretary of headquarters, premises, or other facilities or tion of Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna State, or a designee of the Secretary, shall establishments in the United States; or on October 26, 1979. meet (and make every effort to continue to ‘‘(ii) establishes or procures any office, (4) Section 6(b) of the United States-Israel meet on a regular basis thereafter) with any headquarters, premises, or other facilities or Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. national of the United States, or a represent- establishments in the United States.’’; and 8603 note) directs the President, consistent ative of a national of the United States, who (2) And by inserting after paragraph (2) the with the commitments of the United States has a covered claim and has informed the De- following: under international agreements, to take partment of State of the covered claim using ‘‘(3) DEFENDANT DEFINED.—For purposes of steps so that Israel may be included in the the method established pursuant to para- paragraph (1) of this subsection, the term list of countries eligible for the strategic graph (1) to discuss the status of the covered ‘defendant’ means—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.011 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7193 ‘‘(A) the Palestinian Authority; tisan legislation that underscores the awarded the plaintiff $655.5 million (triple ‘‘(B) the Palestine Liberation Organiza- vitality and bipartisanship of the U.S.- the damages suffered), only to have a circuit tion; Israel relationship. court rule on appeal that the court lacked ‘‘(C) any organization or other entity that The centerpiece of this bill is a provi- personal jurisdiction over the PLO. To ad- is a successor to or affiliated with the Pales- dress this perceived flaw, Section 4 of ATCA tinian Authority or the Palestine Liberation sion that writes into law the 10-year stipulates that a defendant consents to per- Organization; or memorandum of understanding Presi- sonal jurisdiction if it accepts the types of ‘‘(D) any organization or other entity— dent Obama signed with Israel before aid the U.S. government has given the PA: ‘‘(i) identified in subparagraph (A), (B), or he left office. The legislation also en- most importantly, economic support funds (C); and hances U.S.-Israel cooperation on a (ESF) and international narcotics control ‘‘(ii) that self-identifies as, holds itself out wide range of issues, from helping vet- and law enforcement (INCLE) aid. to be, or carries out conduct in the name of, erans confront issues with PTSD, to Recognizing that future acceptance of U.S. assistance could bankrupt the Palestinian the ‘State of Palestine’ or ‘Palestine’ in con- advancing space cooperation, to devel- nection with official business of the United Authority through litigation, Palestinian Nations. oping new ways to get clean water. Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah informed ‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND In addition, the bill advances other Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the LOCATIONS.—In determining whether a de- critical priorities. It helps ensure that Palestinian Authority will decline U.S. aid fendant shall be deemed to have consented to the families of American victims of when ATCA takes effect. Comparing the $665 personal jurisdiction under paragraph (1)(B), terrorism will get their day in court, so million judgement in Waldman (equivalent a court may not consider— they can finally see some justice after to 13 percent of the Palestinian Authority’s ‘‘(A) any office, headquarters, premises or their loved ones were so cruelly taken 2018 budget) to $60 million in security fund- ing it receives from the U.S., its decision was other facility or establishment used exclu- from them. And it includes a legal fix sively for the purpose of conducting official obviously inevitable. business of the United Nations; or that will restore U.S. assistance to Pal- So, ATCA will not achieve its purpose of ‘‘(B) any activity undertaken exclusively estinians that has been cut off in re- enabling terror victims to collect money for the purpose of conducting official busi- cent months. from the Palestinian Authority or PLO ness of the United Nations. When I traveled to the West Bank in through litigation. Since the Palestinian Au- ‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith- May, I saw the impacts of this funding thority has foresworn U.S. aid, courts still standing any other law (including any trea- cut firsthand. I visited a water treat- won’t have personal jurisdiction over it. ty), any office, headquarters, premises, or Meanwhile, ATCA will harm Israeli secu- ment system in Jericho that is ready rity, given an end to INCLE funding for the other facility or establishment within the to go into place, already paid for by the territory of the United States that is not Palestinian Authority and the termination specifically exempted by paragraph (4)(A) United States but, because of legisla- of the U.S. Security Coordinator. Under U.S. shall be considered to be in the United tion Congress passed last year, they supervision since 2005, the Palestinian Au- States for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of can’t take the tiny extra step needed thority Security Forces (PASF) have trans- paragraph (1)(B).’’. to get it up and running. formed into a professional and effective enti- ty that works closely with Israel to main- (b) PRIOR CONSENT NOT ABROGATED.—The We also met with people seeking to tain law and order in Palestinian cities and amendments made by this section do not ab- enhance tolerance and understanding rogate any consent deemed to have been foil terrorism. Israeli security chiefs are un- between Palestinians and Israelis, ex- equivocal about the importance of this secu- given under section 2334(e) of title 18, United actly the sort of peace-building efforts States Code, as in effect on the day before rity coordination. In remarks, to the Israeli the date of enactment of this Act. we should be supporting, unlike the cabinet earlier this month, outgoing Israeli BDS movement. These have all had to army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS stop work due to the assistance cut. urged the government to strengthen the SEC. 401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- PASF. Belatedly, the Israeli government has FECTS. In addition, I met with American military officials who are deeply con- weighed in with the Trump administration, The budgetary effects of this Act, for the asking for an ATCA fix to preserve security purpose of complying with the Statutory cerned about the suspension of security coordination, ‘‘a top priority Israeli national Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- assistance to the Palestinians and the security interest.’’ mined by reference to the latest statement implications of that for Israel’s secu- ATCA will also undermine U.S. foreign pol- titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- rity. So I am pleased that the legisla- icy vis-a´ -vis the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in tion before us today provides a fix for Neither President Trump nor subsequent the Congressional Record by the Chairman of this unsustainable situation. presidents will be able to use aid as a tool to the House Budget Committee, provided that facilitate future Palestinian-Israeli peace. Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD such statement has been submitted prior to Meanwhile, as the U.S. Agency for Inter- the vote on passage. two pieces that argue that we must re- national Development prepares to lay off The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. store this assistance now. local staff and abandon nearly completed in- CARTWRIGHT). Pursuant to the rule, the [From The Hill, Jan. 28, 2019] frastructure projects in the West Bank, the Palestinian people will suffer. American in- gentleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) CONGRESS MUST MOVE QUICKLY TO FIX THE ANTI-TERRORISM CLARIFICATION ACT terests are harmed, too, when worsening Pal- and the gentleman from Pennsylvania estinian quality of life fosters extremism (By Debra Shushan) (Mr. RESCHENTHALER) each will control and a hardening of attitudes toward the U.S. 20 minutes. In a perversely ironic turn, a law intended and Israel. The Chair recognizes the gentleman to aid American victims of international ter- Compounding its deleterious impact, ATCA from New York. rorist attacks will strike a serious blow to may apply to foreign states, impacting allies counterterrorism cooperation that keeps in the Middle East (think of Egypt and Jor- GENERAL LEAVE Israelis (and Americans visiting Israel) safe. dan) and beyond. It could also apply to hu- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act manitarian NGOs. imous consent that all Members have 5 (ATCA) will take effect on February 1. Un- Members of Congress are working with the legislative days in which to revise and less it is adequately amended or repealed be- Trump administration on a fix. A number of extend their remarks and include ex- fore then, the law will damage Israeli na- options are available. The best choice is rev- traneous material on H.R. 1837. tional security and U.S. foreign policy to- ocation of Section 4, which triggered this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Time is crisis while failing to help terrorist attack short, and Congress must take action. objection to the request of the gen- victims. A national security waiver for the ATCA was passed with little fanfare, by President is another possibility. It is sub- tleman from New York? unanimous consent in the House and Senate, optimal since President Trump slashed ESF There was no objection. and apparently absent an understanding of funding to Palestinians before ATCA and ap- Mr. ENGEL. I yield myself such time its foreign policy implications. The law’s pears unlikely to reinstate it, though a fu- as I may consume. aim is to assist American victims of inter- ture president could. Exempting only INCLE Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support national terrorism in securing, through U.S. funding is better than nothing, but would of the United States-Israel Cooperation courts, monetary damages from entities al- transmit the message to Palestinians that Enhancement and Regional Security leged to have aided and abetted terrorist at- the U.S. cares only about Israeli security Act. tacks. and not their welfare. (They are complemen- It was the outcome of lawsuits against the tary; we must care about both.) I want to start by thanking Mr. Palestinian Authority and Palestine Libera- If Congress cannot engineer a fix by Janu- DEUTCH and Mr. WILSON for their ex- tion Organization (PLO), like Waldman v. ary 31—a real danger, even likelihood—Con- traordinary leadership in crafting this PLO, that drove the most consequential pro- gress must at minimum delay ATCA’s imple- measure. This is another piece of bipar- vision in ATCA. In Waldman, a district court mentation. This time bomb is ticking, and if

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Eric Wendt and ough review of the status of U.S. programs in his predecessors have at times been the only the West Bank and Gaza. Is U.S. assistance to the Palestinians an American officials able to bridge both sides PASS POSITIVE LEGISLATIVE ALTERNATIVES indulgence we can do without? Will its elimi- in moments of high tension. Even if traditional assistance programs re- nation leave Israelis, Palestinians and U.S. The current funding crisis runs contrary to main blocked, there are creative legislative interests better off? Unless Congress and the clearly expressed Congressional intent. Last proposals that preserve space for U.S. influ- Trump administration act quickly, we are year, large bipartisan majorities passed the about to find out. ence and enjoy bipartisan support. The Pal- Taylor Force Act, which, by withholding Since 1993, the United States has provided estinian Partnership Fund Act, introduced in some U.S. aid, aimed to compel the Pales- more than $5 billion in assistance to the the last Congress, promotes economic devel- tinian Authority to end, among other things, West Bank and Gaza. This generous program opment by connecting Palestinian entre- its practice of providing payments to fami- continued across Republican and Democratic preneurs and companies with counterparts in lies of convicted Palestinian terrorists. But administrations, with bipartisan Congres- the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East. An Congress also voted resoundingly to main- sional support, despite ups and downs in the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian tain key elements of assistance, including peace process, spikes and drops in violence Peace, long advocated by the nonpartisan Al- humanitarian aid, people-to-people pro- and frustrations in Washington and Jeru- liance for Middle East Peace, has enjoyed bi- grams, medical services and other program- salem with Palestinian leaders. partisan support in past Congresses and ming with no direct connection to the Pales- But the whole enterprise is now in jeop- would promote people-to-people peace-build- tinian Authority. ardy. ing activities by pooling funding from gov- The Israeli government, for its part, was First, the Trump Administration cut the ernment and private sources. Now is the clear in its support for the Taylor Force entire fiscal year 2017 economic aid program time for Congress to approve funding for it. for the West Bank and Gaza and looks likely Act’s intent of ending U.S. assistance that URGE ISRAELI CLARIFICATION ON U.S. to do the same for fiscal 2018. Now the U.S. could even indirectly subsidize the Pales- ASSISTANCE Agency for International Development tinian Authority’s payments to terrorists’ (USAID) mission, with no money to spend, is families. But there was never Israeli support Members of Congress naturally seek on the verge of closing down, leaving ongo- for curtailing the accounts Congress pro- Israel’s views on the security and economic ing projects uncompleted. tected programs acknowledged to maintain a consequences of completely shutting down Next, the Anti-Terrorism Clarification modicum of stability in the West Bank and U.S. assistance programs to the Palestin- Act, which exposes the Palestinian Author- prevent a full-scale humanitarian crisis in ians. But during the Trump administration, ity to legal action in U.S. courts if it accepts either the West Bank or Gaza. the answers have been murky. After Israel’s any U.S. assistance funds, comes into force In other words, the Taylor Force Act’s pas- election in April, Congress should urgently on Feb. 1. sage underscored bipartisan Congressional seek a clear picture of the new government’s The ATCA’s passage last year prompted support for continuing U.S. assistance to the views, as members continue to vote on this Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Palestinians. Trump officials, who took an much-debated set of issues. Hamdallah (who resigned Tuesday) to inform axe to the entire program, citing the Taylor Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, this is a Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a late- Force Act, have misinterpreted the meaning strong bipartisan bill that advances December letter that the Palestinian Au- of the law. the U.S.-Israel relationship. I, again, The Israeli national security establish- thority will no longer accept any U.S. assist- want to thank Representatives DEUTCH ance. If carried out, that will end U.S. assist- ment remains painfully aware that it will and WILSON for their leadership, as well ance for the Palestinian Authority Security face the burden—financial, security, and oth- Forces, the deliberately under-the-radar and erwise—of addressing a full-scale collapse in as all the other Members who contrib- largely successful U.S. effort to develop the West Bank or Gaza if the U.S. steps away uted to this fine piece of legislation. these forces and facilitate effective security or loses all influence and credibility with the I reserve the balance of my time. coordination with Israel in the West Bank. Palestinians. And if they lose cooperation HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, It will also eliminate the role of the U.S. with the Palestinian security forces, Israeli COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, security coordinator, a three-star general security forces will find themselves in the Washington, DC, July 18, 2019. who oversees the training of the security far worse position of needing to directly in- Hon. PETER A. DEFAZIO, forces and serves as a liaison between Israeli tervene to confront security threats in Pal- Chairman, Committee on Transportation and and Palestinian security officials. estinian-populated areas, rather than work- Infrastructure, House of Representatives, Thus far, there has been minimal debate in ing through the U.S.-funded multilateral Washington, DC. Washington over the implications of these construct. DEAR CHAIRMAN DEFAZIO: I write in reply developments on stability in the West Bank If all parties remain stuck on the current to your letter regarding H.R. 1837, the United and Gaza and the inextricable link to Israel’s course, the biggest losers will be innocent States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and security. Nor has there been a sober reck- Palestinian civilians and Israel. The winners Regional Security Act. I appreciate your oning of the very real implications for U.S. are those benefiting from instability and the willingness to work cooperatively on this influence. opportunity to point to the U.S. as unreli- legislation. It’s easy to be cavalier about these pro- able and in retreat from the Middle East: I acknowledge that provisions of the bill grams, considering the moribund peace proc- Hamas, other assorted terrorists and Iran. fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the ess, Palestinian leaders who lack legitimacy To reverse the current course, here are Committee on Transportation and Infra- with much of the U.S. public, and bouts of some steps that the administration and Con- structure and that your Committee will violence. But members of Congress, includ- gress should urgently undertake: forgo action on H.R. 1837 to expedite floor ing many of Israel’s strongest supporters on FIX THE ANTI-TERRORISM CLARIFICATION ACT consideration. I further agree that your both sides of the aisle, have long understood A straightforward legislative fix is low- Committee’s inaction regarding the bill will their value. hanging fruit. Congressional and administra- not waive any future jurisdictional claims While oversight has been rigorous, funding tion staff recognize that ending U.S. security over matters addressed in H.R. 1837 which for Palestinian assistance programs has al- assistance to the Palestinian security forces fall within your Committee’s Rule X juris- ways flowed with bipartisan support because only helps adversaries and empowers en- diction. I will also support the appointment it was determined to reinforce Israel’s secu- emies. In recent days, Israel belatedly added of Committee of Transportation and Infra- rity and provide a measure of U.S. leverage its voice, making clear it wants U.S. aid to structure conferees during any House-Senate and influence. the PASF to continue. In fact, Congress and conference convened on this legislation. This logic was ratified by the support of the administration should go further and Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of the Israeli government for these programs. seize the opportunity in this crisis to perma- letters is include in the Congressional Israeli authorities understood that a break- nently protect U.S. security assistance to Record during floor consideration of the bill. down in security, an economic collapse or a the Palestinian security forces. Thank you again for your cooperation re- humanitarian crisis in the West Bank would garding the legislation. I look forward to place an enormous burden on Israel. A crisis MITIGATE DAMAGE continuing to work with you as the measure in the West Bank could require the Israel De- Walking away from ongoing USAID moves through the legislative process. fense Forces to redeploy personnel from projects in the West Bank and Gaza—unfin- Sincerely, other high-risk areas like the Lebanon bor- ished roads, incomplete water projects, and ELIOT L. ENGEL, der or the Golan Heights. piecemeal humanitarian and education pro- Chairman.

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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND tially referred to the Committee on Science, Thank you for your courtesy in this mat- INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSE OF REP- Space, and Technology (‘‘Science Com- ter. I look forward to continued cooperation RESENTATIVES, mittee’’) on March 21, 2019. between our respective committees. Washington, DC, July 17, 2019. I agree to work cooperatively on this bill Sincerely. Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, and the Science Committee will forgo action COLLIN C. PETERSON, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, on H.R. 1837, in order to expedite floor con- Chairman. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. sideration. This is, however, not a waiver of DEAR MR. ENGEL: I write concerning H.R. future jurisdictional claims by the Science HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1837, the United States-Israel Cooperation Committee over this subject matter. Enhancement and Regional Security Act. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Thank you for agreeing to include our ex- There are certain provisions in this legisla- Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. change of letters in the Congressional tion that fall within the Rule X jurisdiction Hon. FRANK PALLONE, JR., Record. Additionally, thank you for agreeing of the Committee on Transportation and In- Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, to support the appointment of Science Com- frastructure. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. mittee conferees during any House-Senate In order to expedite floor consideration of DEAR CHAIRMAN PALLONE: I am writing to conference convened on this legislation, H.R. 1837, the Committee on Transportation you concerning H.R. 1837, the United States- Sincerely, and Infrastructure agrees to forgo action on Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- the bill. However, this is conditional on our EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Chairwoman. gional Security Act. I appreciate your will- mutual understanding that forgoing consid- ingness to work cooperatively on this legis- eration of the bill would not prejudice the lation. Committee with respect to the appointment HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, of conferees or to any future jurisdictional COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, I acknowledge that provisions of the bill claim over the subject matters contained in Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee the bill or similar legislation that fall within Hon. COLLIN C. PETERSON, on Energy and Commerce under Rule X, and the Committee’s Rule X jurisdiction. I also Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, that your Committee will forgo action on request that you urge the Speaker to name House of Representatives, Washington, DC. H.R. 1837 to expedite floor consideration. I members of this Committee to any con- DEAR CHAIRMAN PETERSON: I am writing to further acknowledge that the inaction of ference committee which is named to con- you concerning H.R. 1837, the United States- your Committee with respect to the bill does sider such provisions. Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- not waive any future jurisdictional claim Please place a copy of this letter and your gional Security Act. I appreciate your will- over the matters contained in the bill that response acknowledging our jurisdictional ingness to work cooperatively on this legis- fall within your jurisdiction. I will also sup- interest into the committee report on H.R. lation. port the appointment of Committee on En- 1837, and into the Congressional Record dur- I acknowledge that provisions of the bill ergy and Commerce conferees during any ing consideration of the measure on the fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee House-Senate conference convened on this House floor. on Agriculture under House Rule X, and that legislation. Sincerely, your Committee will forgo action on H.R. PETER A. DEFAZIO, Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of 1837 to expedite floor consideration. I further Chair. letters is included in the Congressional acknowledge that the inaction of your Com- Record during floor consideration of the bill. mittee with respect to the bill does not HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Thank you again for your cooperation re- waive any future jurisdictional claim over COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, garding the legislation. I look forward to the matters contained in the bill that fall Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. continuing to work with you as the measure within your jurisdiction. I will also support Hon. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, moves through the legislative process. the appointment of Committee on Agri- Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space and Sincerely, culture conferees during any House-Senate Technology, House of Representatives, ELIOT L. ENGEL, conference convened on this legislation. Washington, DC. Chairman. DEAR CHAIRWOMAN JOHNSON: I am writing Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of to you concerning H.R. 1837, the United letters is included in the Congressional HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Record during floor consideration of the bill. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Regional Security Act. I appreciate your Thank you again for your cooperation re- Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. willingness to work cooperatively on this garding the legislation. I look forward to Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, legislation. continuing to work with you as the measure I acknowledge that provisions of the bill moves through the legislative process. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee Sincerely, Washington, DC. on Science, Space and Technology under ELIOT L. ENGEL, DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: I am writing to House Rule X and that your Committee will Chairman. you concerning H.R. 1837, the United States- forgo action on H.R. 1837 to expedite floor Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- consideration. I further acknowledge that HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, gional Security Act, as amended, which was the inaction of your Committee with respect COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, additionally referred to the Committee on to the bill does not waive any future juris- Washington, DC, July 22, 2019. Energy and Commerce. dictional claim over the matters contained Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, In recognition of the desire to expedite in the bill that fall within your jurisdiction. Chairman. Committee on Foreign Affairs, consideration of H.R. 1837, the Committee on I will also support the appointment of Com- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Energy and Commerce agrees to waive for- mittee on Science, Space and Technology DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: Thank you for the conferees during any House-Senate con- mal consideration of the bill as to provisions opportunity to review the relevant provi- that fall within the rule X jurisdiction of the ference convened on this legislation. sions of H.R. 1837, the United States-Israel Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Se- letters is included in the Congressional Committee takes this action with the mu- curity Act. While the bill was primarily re- Record during floor consideration of the bill. tual understanding that we do not waive any ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Thank you again for your cooperation re- jurisdiction over the subject matter con- the Agriculture Committee received an addi- garding the legislation. I look forward to tional referral. tained in this or similar legislation, and that continuing to work with you as the measure the Committee will be appropriately con- moves through the legislative process. I recognize and appreciate your desire to sulted and involved as this bill or similar bring this legislation before the House in an Sincerely, legislation moves forward so that we may expeditious manner, and accordingly, I agree ELIOT L. ENGEL, address any remaining issues within our ju- to discharge H.R.1837 from further consider- Chairman. risdiction. I also request that you support ation by the Committee on Agriculture. I do so with the understanding that by dis- my request to name members of the Com- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- mittee on Energy and Commerce to any con- MITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND charging the bill, the Committee on Agri- culture does not waive any future jurisdic- ference committee to consider such provi- TECHNOLOGY, sions. Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. tional claim on this or similar matters. Fur- Chairman ELIOT ENGEL, ther, the Committee on Agriculture reserves Finally, I would appreciate the inclusion of Committee on Foreign Affairs, the right to seek the appointment of con- this letter in the report on the bill and into House of Representatives, Washington, DC. ferees, if it should be necessary. the Congressional Record during floor con- DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: I am writing to I ask that you inset a copy of our exchange sideration of H.R. 1837. you concerning H.R. 1837, the ‘‘United of letters into both the Congressional Record Sincerely, States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and and the Committee Report during consider- FRANK PALLONE, JR., Regional Security Act,’’ which was sequen- ation of this measure on the House floor. Chairman.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, on Veterans’ Affairs under House Rule X, and Homeland Security conferees during any COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, that your Committee will forgo action on House-Senate conference convened on this Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. H.R. 1837 to expedite floor consideration. I legislation. Hon. JERROLD NADLER, further acknowledge that the inaction of Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, your Committee with respect to the bill does letters is included in the Congressional House of Representatives, Washington, DC. not waive any future jurisdictional claim Record during floor consideration of the bill. DEAR CHAIRMAN NADLER: I am writing to over the matters contained in the bill that Thank you again for your cooperation re- you concerning H.R. 1837, the United States- fall within your jurisdiction. I will also sup- garding the legislation. I look forward to Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- port the appointment of Committee on Vet- continuing to work with you as the measure gional Security Act. I appreciate your will- erans’ Affairs conferees during any House- moves through the legislative process. ingness to work cooperatively on this legis- Senate conference convened on this legisla- Sincerely, lation. tion. ELIOT L. ENGEL, I acknowledge that provisions of the bill Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of Chairman. fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee letters is included in the Congressional on the Judiciary under House Rule X, and Record during floor consideration of the bill. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, that your Committee will forgo action on Thank you again for your cooperation re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, H.R. 1837 to expedite floor consideration. I garding the legislation. I look forward to Washington, DC, July 22, 2019. further acknowledge that the inaction of continuing to work with you as the measure Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, your Committee with respect to the bill does moves through the legislative process. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, not waive any future jurisdictional claim Sincerely, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. over the matters contained in the bill that ELIOT L. ENGEL, DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: I write to you re- fall within your jurisdiction. I will also sup- Chairman. garding H.R. 1837, the ‘‘United States-Israel port the appointment of Committee on the Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Se- Judiciary conferees during any House-Senate HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, curity Act.’’ conference convened on this legislation. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, H.R. 1837 contains provisions that fall Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of Washington, DC, July 22, 2019. within the jurisdiction of the Committee on letters is included in the Congressional Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, Homeland Security. I recognize and appre- Record during floor consideration of the bill. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, ciate your desire to bring this legislation be- Thank you again for your cooperation re- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. fore the House in an expeditious manner and, garding the legislation. I look forward to DEAR MR. ENGEL: I am writing to you con- accordingly, I will not seek a sequential re- continuing to work with you as the measure cerning H.R. 1837, the United States-Israel ferral of the bill. However, agreeing to waive moves through the legislative process. Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Se- consideration of this bill should not be con- Sincerely, curity Act. As a result of your having con- strued as the Committee on Homeland Secu- ELIOT L. ENGEL, sulted with us on provisions within H.R. 1837 rity waiving, altering, or otherwise affecting Chairman. that fall within the jurisdiction of the Com- its jurisdiction over subject matters con- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, I forego further tained in the bill which fall within its Rule HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, consideration of this bill so that it may pro- X jurisdiction. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, ceed expeditiously to the House floor for con- Further, I request your support for the ap- Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. sideration. pointment of Homeland Security conferees Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs takes during any House-Senate conference con- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, this action with our mutual understanding vened on this or similar legislation. I also House of Representatives, Washington, DC. that by foregoing consideration of H.R. 1837 ask that a copy of this letter and your re- DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: This is to advise at this time, we do not waive any jurisdic- sponse be included in the legislative report you that the Committee on the Judiciary tion over subject matter contained in this or on H.R. 1837 and in the Congressional Record has now had an opportunity to review the similar legislation and that our committee during floor consideration of this bill. provisions in H.R. 1837, the ‘‘United States- will be appropriately consulted and involved I look forward to working with you as we Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- as this bill or similar legislation moves for- prepare to pass this important legislation. gional Security Act,’’ that fall within our ward so that we may address any remaining Sincerely, Rule X jurisdiction. I appreciate your con- issues in our jurisdiction. Further, I request BENNIE G. THOMPSON, sulting with us on those provisions. The Ju- your support for the appointment of con- Chairman. diciary Committee has no objection to your ferees from the Committee on Veterans’ Af- Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speak- including them in the bill for consideration fairs during any House-Senate conference er, I yield myself such time as I may on the House floor, and to expedite that con- convened on this or related legislation. consume. sideration is willing to forgo action on H.R. Please place this letter into the committee Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support 1837, with the understanding that we do not report on H.R. 1837 and into the Congres- of H.R. 1837, the United States-Israel sional Record during consideration of the thereby waive any future jurisdictional Cooperation Enhancement and Re- claim over those provisions or their subject measure on the House floor to memorialize matters. our understanding. Thank you for the coop- gional Security Act, of which I am a In the event a House-Senate conference on erative spirit in which you have worked re- cosponsor. this or similar legislation is convened, the garding this matter and others between our The United States-Israel partnership Judiciary Committee reserves the right to respective committees. is a two-way street. We work together request an appropriate number of conferees Sincerely, to further our shared values and inter- to address any concerns with these or simi- MARK TAKANO, ests. We already collaborate on a wide lar provisions that may arise in conference. Chairman. range of civil issues, such as energy Please place this letter into the Congres- and agriculture; and our security co- sional Record during consideration of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, measure on the House floor. Thank you for COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, operation helps keep both of our coun- the cooperative spirit in which you have Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. tries safe as we counter threats from a worked regarding this matter and others be- Hon. BENNIE G. THOMPSON, wide range of terrorist groups, as well tween our committees. Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, as from Iran. But still there is much Sincerely, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. more that we can do together. JERROLD NADLER, DEAR CHAIRMAN THOMPSON: I am writing to I want to thank Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. you concerning H.R. 1837, the United States- Chairman. WILSON for this comprehensive, bipar- Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- tisan update to the United States- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, gional Security Act. I appreciate your will- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ingness to work cooperatively on this legis- Israel partnership to confront the chal- Washington, DC, July 19, 2019. lation. lenges both countries face in 2019 and Hon. MARK TAKANO, I acknowledge that provisions of the bill beyond. Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee H.R. 1837 expands our mutually-bene- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. on Homeland Security under House Rule X, ficial cooperation, identifying several DEAR CHAIRMAN TAKANO: I am writing to and that your Committee will forgo action new or growing areas of cooperation you concerning H.R. 1837, the United States- on H.R. 1837 to expedite floor consideration. where we can exchange innovations I further acknowledge that the inaction of Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re- and help improve the lives and liveli- gional Security Act. I appreciate your will- your Committee with respect to the bill does ingness to work cooperatively on this legis- not waive any future jurisdictional claim hoods of our people as well as our re- lation. over the matters contained in the bill that spective national interests. I acknowledge that provisions of the bill fall within your jurisdiction. I will also sup- Through this bill, the United States fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee port the appointment of Committee on and Israel will be better-positioned to

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In short, the bill And finally, this legislation provides In terms of our security partnership greatly enhances the mutually-bene- a long-awaited path to justice for vic- with Israel, the bill authorizes U.S. for- ficial ties which exist between our two tims of Palestinian terrorism. eign military financing to Israel at $3.3 great nations. Last year, Congress passed the Anti- billion per year through 2024, the same This is a good piece of legislation. It Terrorism Clarification Act, which was levels agreed to in the 2016 U.S.-Israel is bipartisan, and I strongly urge my meant to do just that. Unfortunately, memorandum. It reauthorizes United colleagues to support it. that legislation has not yielded the in- States loan guarantees and extends Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tended results and, instead, created un- War Reserves Stockpile Authority for my time. intended foreign policy consequences. Israel. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 As a result, the Palestinian Author- H.R. 1837 also codifies policies to en- minutes to the gentleman from Florida ity refused to accept any U.S. assist- sure that the United States can trans- (Mr. DEUTCH), a valuable member of ance to the West Bank in Gaza, halting fer precision-guided munitions and the Foreign Affairs Committee, author humanitarian programs run by inter- other defense articles to Israel quickly of this important bill, and chairman of national NGOs, and even our own in the event of an emergency. the Middle East, North Africa, and USAID programming could not con- We all know that Israel faces threats International Terrorism Sub- tinue. The very real impact of these on multiple fronts, from Iran, from committee. cuts has been felt on the ground. Hezbollah, Hamas, and others. These Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank I recently led a bipartisan group of adversaries aren’t going to call ahead Chairman ENGEL for yielding the time. Members to visit a hospital in East Je- in the event of an escalation. We need I rise today in support of H.R. 1837, rusalem that provides some of the only to be prepared with the appropriate au- the U.S.-Israel Cooperation Enhance- cancer treatments to Palestinians in thorities to ensure that if Israel is fac- ment and Regional Security Act. the West Bank. That hospital has lost ing a protracted or multifront conflict, I thank Chairman ENGEL for his sup- 25 percent of its funding. that the United States can help. port of this legislation, as well as Also affected was U.S. funding for the Mr. Speaker, I yield the remainder of Ranking Member MCCAUL, and I am es- training of Palestinian Security my time to the gentleman from New pecially grateful to my friend, Con- Forces. These forces cooperate with the Jersey (Mr. SMITH), my good friend, gressman JOE WILSON, for introducing Israeli Defense Forces to keep Israelis and I would ask unanimous consent this bill with me. I also thank the 289 and Palestinians safe. This program, that he be allowed to control that bipartisan cosponsors of this bill. run by a U.S. General, saves Pales- time. Today, we send a clear message that tinian lives and Israeli lives, and it is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel currently not receiving funding. objection to the request of the gen- relationship, for the security and civil- Mr. Speaker, we have a moral obliga- tleman from Pennsylvania? ian cooperation between our countries, tion to ensure that Americans injured There was no objection. and for the ties between the American or, even worse, killed by terrorism Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. and Israeli people, remains strong and have a right to seek justice in our Speaker, I thank my good friend for unwavering. courts. We have a moral obligation, as yielding. I yield myself 2 minutes. Today, we vote to strengthen and en- well, to provide lifesaving assistance Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my strong hance this relationship, while also pro- for those in need. And while this bill support for H.R. 1837, the U.S.-Israel viding victims of terrorism a rightful represents a compromise, I believe it Cooperation Enhancement and Re- path to justice and restoring much- will achieve both of these goals. gional Security Act, supported and in- needed assistance which contributes to Today, we cast a vote to expand rela- troduced by Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. WIL- security and saves the lives of Israelis tions with one of our closest allies; a SON. I thank them for their leadership, and Palestinians. relationship that is broad and deep; as well as ELIOT ENGEL and MICHAEL The security provisions in this bill that highlights the positive impact the MCCAUL, our ranking member. reinforces the ways in which the U.S. United States and Israel can have in so Israel is by far our closest ally in the guarantees Israel’s right and ability to many critical areas when we work to- Middle East with which we share com- defend herself against any and all gether; when we harness our mutual mon values, including a commitment threats, in turn, contributing to our appreciation for science and education to democracy and to the rule of law. own national security interests in the and technology; and when we work to Sadly, Israel often comes under at- region. advance security in the region. tack, at the United Nations and in the By codifying the 2016 10-year memo- We do all of these because we know region, both by words and by bullets. randum of understanding, we advance that whatever the politics and person- Israel is judged by a double standard by security and stability in a volatile re- alities, we are stronger as a Nation which real or imagined flaws are mag- gion. But just as our alliance with when we stand together with our ally, nified, while Israel’s virtues as a robust Israel is about more than just security, Israel, in support of security, peace, democracy are ignored. this bill is about more than just secu- and democracy. Mr. Speaker, we must stand with rity as well. I urge my colleagues to stand with Israel, and this bill is a means to Our bond with Israel is rooted in our me today and to support this good achieve that. Among other things, it shared values. Just like this country, piece of legislation. would authorize—and this is the core of Israel is a vibrant democracy where po- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. the bill—it would authorize military fi- litical parties from right to left vigor- Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gen- nancing for Israel at $3.3 billion per ously debate and disagree on politics tlewoman from Puerto Rico (Miss year, over 10 years, and enhanced co- and policy. GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N). operation with our key ally in a host of This bill enhances nonsecurity co- Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto other areas from cybersecurity, to ag- operation between our two nations; co- Rico. Mr. Speaker, I think this is a riculture, to assisting veterans. operation that has yielded impactful very important bill, and I am proud to It is mutually beneficial, allowing us and tangible results around the globe support H.R. 1837, the United States- to access Israel’s knowledge and to in areas like energy, and water, cyber- Israel Cooperation Enhancement and benefit from its leadership in sectors security, health, and agriculture. Regional Security Act, that will make such as desalinization technology, It authorizes the United States and our bilateral security and economic co- which has helped make the desert Israel to work together on humani- operation stronger and more stable bloom, one of the most visually-evi- tarian and development programs in than ever before.

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It reaffirmed the importance of con- Israel is our greatest ally in the Mid- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention tinuing annual U.S. military assistance dle East, and we work jointly in a num- to Israel, our cooperative missile de- Act of 2019’’. ber of strategic areas. This bill SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. fense programs, in addition to other strengthens our partnership and ex- shared economic and technology inter- It shall be the policy of the United pands important economic, scientific, States— ests. and security cooperation between the (1) to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Is- The bill before us codifies that assist- United States and Israel. lamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor ance for the next 10 years, while pro- This bill also encourages the United thereof from accessing its international sup- viding us with the flexibility to in- port networks; and States to designate a new coordinator crease that support should Israel be (2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Is- of U.S.-Israel research and develop- under an imminent threat of a military lamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor ment and establishes a grant program attack. thereof from attempting to use goods, in- It strengthens Israel’s qualitative on cybersecurity development. It au- cluding medicine and dual use items, to thorizes R&D on issues, including post- smuggle weapons and other materials to fur- military edge and advances our col- ther acts of terrorism. laboration on a range of issues, such as traumatic stress disorder, agriculture, and the development of health tech- SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RE- cybersecurity and space exploration, as SPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS AND well as authorizing $12 million for the nologies, as well as vital security as- AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTAL- U.S.-Israel Energy Center and, through sistance in accordance with the 2016 ITIES OF FOREIGN STATES SUP- PORTING HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN USAID, advances our common goals of MOU. It also provides an important fix that ISLAMIC JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE promoting agriculture, education, and OR SUCCESSOR THEREOF. trade with other countries around the ensures a path to justice for American (a) IDENTIFICATION.— world. victims of terrorism and retains our (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days As our strongest and most capable ability to provide vital assistance that after the date of the enactment of this Act, promotes security and stability for and annually thereafter for a period not to ally in a turbulent region, Israel is an exceed 3 years, the President shall submit to essential U.S. strategic partner. both Israelis and Palestinians. I would like to thank my colleagues, the appropriate congressional committees a Israel is also a target for hostile ac- report that identifies each foreign person or tors who call for her destruction. Just Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. WILSON, for their agency or instrumentality of a foreign state 2 months ago, the Palestinian Islamic leadership on this important bipartisan that the President determines— Jihad and Hamas terrorist groups bill. (A) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or pro- launched over 600 rockets and mortars I urge all my colleagues to vote on vides significant financial or material sup- at Israeli civilian targets, killing four this bill. port for, or financial or other services to or Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- in support of, the terrorist activities of any and wounding eight. May was Israel’s person described in paragraph (2); or deadliest month in almost 2 years. self such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. (B) directly or indirectly, knowingly and In addition to the threat coming materially engaged in a significant trans- from these terrorist groups, Israel The United States-Israel Cooperation action with any person described in para- faces a threat of a resurgent Iran, Enhancement and Regional Security graph (2). whose militias and proxies, from Iraq Act is an excellent bipartisan bill de- (2) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described to Syria to Lebanon, continue to grow signed to further strengthen the rela- in this paragraph is a foreign person that the in numbers, weapons, and strength. tionship between Israel and the United President determines— (A) is a senior member of Hamas, the Pal- Just recently, Chairman DEUTCH and States, give American victims their day in court, and restore assistance to estinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or I heard firsthand from Prime Minister successor thereof; Netanyahu some of these complex and the Palestinians. (B) is a senior member of a foreign ter- serious existential challenges that seek I strongly support this bill. I urge all rorist organization designated pursuant to to undermine our strategic ally. Members to join me in doing so. Again, section 219 of the Immigration and Nation- Mr. Speaker, it is now more impor- this is a bipartisan bill showing, again, ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) whose members di- tant than ever that the United States the strong support that the United rectly or indirectly support the terrorist ac- stand with the democratic Jewish States and Israel have for each other. tivities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic State of Israel and what she represents, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof which is freedom, democracy, and of my time. by knowingly engaging in a significant The SPEAKER pro tempore. The transaction with, or providing financial or equality in that region. For that, I en- material support for Hamas, the Palestinian courage my colleagues to support this question is on the motion offered by Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor bill. the gentleman from New York (Mr. thereof, or any person described in subpara- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. ENGEL) that the House suspend the graph (A); or Speaker, I yield myself such time as I rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1837, as (C) directly or indirectly, supports the ter- may consume to close. amended. rorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian I want to, first of all, thank the gen- The question was taken; and (two- Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor tlewoman from Puerto Rico (Miss thirds being in the affirmative) the thereof by knowingly and materially assist- ing, sponsoring, or providing financial or ma- GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N) for her very eloquent rules were suspended and the bill, as terial support for, or goods or services to or statement and for her deep concern for amended, was passed. in support of, Hamas, the Palestinian Is- the State of Israel. I thank her for that A motion to reconsider was laid on lamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor leadership. the table. thereof, or any person described in subpara- I would also like to thank, in closing, f graph (A) or (B). Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. WILSON, Chairman (3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required PALESTINIAN INTERNATIONAL ENGEL, Ranking Member MCCAUL, and under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un- the Foreign Affairs Committee mem- TERRORISM SUPPORT PREVEN- classified form, but may contain a classified bership for their bipartisan work, and TION ACT OF 2019 annex. the staff, to ensure that the United Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to (4) EXCEPTION.— suspend the rules and pass the bill (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall not States and Israel can work together to be required to identify a foreign person or an respond to shared challenges. (H.R. 1850) to impose sanctions with re- agency or instrumentality of a foreign state Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to spect to foreign support for Palestinian in a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) if— support this legislation, and I yield terrorism, and for other purposes, as (i) the foreign person or agency or instru- back the balance of my time. amended. mentality of a foreign state notifies the

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United States Government in advance that it (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the re- (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: proposes to engage in a significant trans- quirements of section 202 of such Act (50 (1) FOREIGN STATE.—The term ‘‘foreign action as described in paragraph (1)(B); and U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent state’’ has the meaning given such term in (ii) the President determines and notifies necessary to block and prohibit all trans- section 1603(a) of title 28, United States the appropriate congressional committees in actions in all property and interests in prop- Code. a classified form not less than 15 days prior erty of a foreign person or agency or instru- (2) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.—The to the foreign person or agency or instru- mentality of the foreign state if such prop- term ‘‘agency or instrumentality’’ has the mentality of a foreign state engaging in the erty and interests in property are in the meaning given such term in section 1603(b) of significant transaction that the significant United States, come within the United title 28, United States Code. transaction is in the national interests of States, or are or come within the possession (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall the United States. or control of a United States person. take effect on the date of the enactment of (B) NON-APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) (ii) The penalties provided for in sub- this Act and apply with respect to activities shall not apply with respect to— sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the and transactions described in subsection (a) (i) an agency or instrumentality of a for- International Emergency Economic Powers that are carried out on or after such date of eign state which the Secretary of State de- Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person enactment. termines has repeatedly provided support for that knowingly violates, attempts to violate, SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RE- acts of international terrorism pursuant to conspires to violate, or causes a violation of SPECT TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control regulations promulgated under section 6(b) THAT PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT Act of 2018, section 40 of the Arms Export to carry out clause (i) to the same extent FOR THE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OF HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign As- that such penalties apply to a person that JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUC- sistance Act of 1961, or any other provision of knowingly commits an unlawful act de- CESSOR THEREOF. law; or scribed in section 206(a) of that Act. (a) IDENTIFICATION.— (ii) any significant transaction described (iii) The President may exercise all au- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days in paragraph (1)(B) that involves, directly or thorities provided to the President under after the date of the enactment of this Act, indirectly, a foreign state described in clause sections 203 and 205 of the International and every 180 days thereafter, the President (i). Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. shall submit to the appropriate congres- (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 1702 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out sional committees a report that identifies (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall im- clause (i). the following: pose two or more of the sanctions described (3) EXCEPTION.—The President shall not be (A) Each government of a foreign coun- in paragraph (2) with respect to a foreign required to apply sanctions with respect to a try— person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign person or an agency or instrumen- (i) with respect to which the Secretary of foreign state identified pursuant to sub- tality of a foreign state identified pursuant State determines has repeatedly provided section (a). to subsection (a) if the President certifies in support for acts of international terrorism (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions writing to the appropriate congressional pursuant to section 1754(c) of the Export referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: committees that— Control Reform Act of 2018, section 40 of the (A) The President may direct the Export- (A) the foreign person or agency or instru- Arms Export Control Act, section 620A of the Import Bank of the United States not to give mentality of the foreign state— Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any other approval to the issuance of any guarantee, (i) is no longer carrying out activities or provision of law; and insurance, extension of credit, or participa- transactions for which the sanctions were (ii) with respect to which the President de- tion in the extension of credit in connection imposed pursuant to this subsection; or termines has provided direct or indirect ma- with the export of any goods or services to (ii) has taken and is continuing to take terial support for the terrorist activities of the foreign person or agency or instrumen- significant verifiable steps toward termi- Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any tality of the foreign state, and the Export- nating the activities or transactions for affiliate or successor thereof. Import Bank of the United States shall com- which the sanctions were imposed pursuant (B) Each government of a foreign country ply with any such direction. to this subsection; and that— (B) No sales of any defense articles, defense (B) the President has received reliable as- (i) is not identified under subparagraph services, or design and construction services surances from the foreign person or agency (A); and under the Arms Export Control Act (22 or instrumentality of the foreign state that (ii) the President determines engaged in a U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be made to the for- it will not carry out any activities or trans- significant transaction so as to contribute eign person or agency or instrumentality of actions for which sanctions may be imposed knowingly and materially to the efforts by the foreign state. pursuant to this subsection in the future. the government of a foreign country de- (C) No licenses for export of any item on (c) WAIVER.— scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) to provide di- the United States Munitions List that in- (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, rect or indirect material support for the ter- clude the foreign person or agency or instru- on a case by case basis and for a period of rorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian mentality of the foreign state as a party to not more than 180 days, a requirement under Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor the license may be granted. subsection (b) to impose or maintain sanc- thereof. (D) No exports may be permitted to the tions with respect to a foreign person or (2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report sub- foreign person or agency or instrumentality agency or instrumentality of a foreign state mitted under paragraph (1) shall be sub- of the foreign state of any goods or tech- if the President— mitted in unclassified form but may contain nologies controlled for national security rea- (A) determines that the waiver is in the a classified annex. sons under the Export Administration Regu- national security interest of the United (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— lations, except that such prohibition shall States; and (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall im- not apply to any transaction subject to the (B) not less than 30 days before the waiver pose the following sanctions with respect to reporting requirements of title V of the Na- takes effect, submits to the appropriate con- each government of a foreign country identi- tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et gressional committees a report on the waiver fied pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of seq.; relating to congressional oversight of and the justification for the waiver. subsection (a)(1): intelligence activities). (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President (A) The United States Government shall (E) The President shall prohibit any may, on a case by case basis, renew a waiver suspend, for a period of one year, United United States financial institution from under paragraph (1) for additional periods of States assistance to the government of the making loans or providing any credit or fi- not more than 180 days if the President— foreign country. nancing totaling more than $10,000,000 to the (A) determines that the renewal of the (B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- foreign person or agency or instrumentality waiver is in the national security interest of struct the United States Executive Director of the foreign state, except that this sub- the United States; and to each appropriate international financial paragraph shall not apply— (B) not less than 15 days before the waiver institution to oppose, and vote against, for a (i) to any transaction subject to the re- expires, submits to the appropriate congres- period of one year, the extension by such in- porting requirements of title V of the Na- sional committees a report on the renewal of stitution of any loan or financial or tech- tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et the waiver and the justification for the re- nical assistance to the government of the seq.; relating to congressional oversight of newal of the waiver. foreign country. intelligence activities); (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority (C) No item on the United States Muni- (ii) to the provision of medicines, medical to impose sanctions under subsection (b) tions List (established pursuant to section 38 equipment, and humanitarian assistance; or with respect to a foreign person or an agency of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. (iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or fi- or instrumentality of a foreign state identi- 2778)) or the Commerce Control List set forth nancial assistance provided by the Depart- fied pursuant to subsection (a) is in addition in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of title 15, ment of Agriculture to support the purchase to the authority to impose sanctions under Code of Federal Regulations, may be ex- of food or other agricultural commodities. any other provision of law with respect to ported to the government of the foreign (F)(i) The President may exercise all pow- foreign persons or agencies or instrumental- country for a period of one year. ers granted to the President by the Inter- ities of foreign states that directly or indi- (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The President shall not national Emergency Economic Powers Act rectly support international terrorism. be required to apply sanctions with respect

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EXEMPTIONS FROM SANCTIONS UNDER ures to disrupt those activities— be used by United States military or civilian SECTIONS 3 AND 4 RELATING TO (I) an assessment of the reasons that gov- personnel at military facilities in the coun- PROVISION OF HUMANITARIAN AS- ernment is not taking adequate measures to try; or SISTANCE. disrupt those activities; and (B) if the application of such sanctions (a) SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 3.—The fol- (II) a description of measures being taken would prevent the United States from meet- lowing activities shall be exempt from sanc- by the United States Government to encour- tions under section 3: ing the terms of any status of forces agree- age that government to improve measures to (1) The conduct or facilitation of a trans- ment to which the United States is a party. disrupt those activities; and (c) IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS action for the sale of agricultural commod- (E) a list of foreign countries from which WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS ities, food, medicine, or medical devices to a Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any IDENTIFIED UNDER SUBSECTION (a)(1)(A).—The foreign person described in section 3(a)(2). affiliate or successor thereof, acquires sur- President shall impose the following addi- (2) The provision of humanitarian assist- veillance equipment, electronic monitoring tional sanctions with respect to each govern- ance to a foreign person described in section equipment, or other means to inhibit com- ment of a foreign country identified pursu- 3(a)(2), including engaging in a financial munication or political expression in Gaza. ant to subsection (a)(1)(A): transaction relating to humanitarian assist- (2) FORM.—The report required by para- (1) The President shall, pursuant to such ance or for humanitarian purposes or trans- graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified regulations as the President may prescribe, porting goods or services that are necessary form to the greatest extent possible, and prohibit any transactions in foreign ex- to carry out operations relating to humani- may contain a classified annex. change that are subject to the jurisdiction of tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after (b) SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 4.—The fol- the United States and in which the govern- the date of the enactment of this Act, and lowing activities shall be exempt from sanc- ment of the foreign country has any interest. every 180 days thereafter for a period not to tions under section 4: exceed 3 years, the Secretary of State, the (2) The President shall, pursuant to such (1) The conduct or facilitation of a trans- regulations as the President may prescribe, Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of action for the sale of agricultural commod- other applicable Federal departments and prohibit any transfers of credit or payments ities, food, medicine, or medical devices to between one or more financial institutions agencies (or their designees) shall provide to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any the appropriate congressional committees a or by, through, or to any financial institu- affiliate or successor thereof described in tion, to the extent that such transfers or briefing on the disposition of the assets and section 4(a)(1). activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic payments are subject to the jurisdiction of (2) The provision of humanitarian assist- the United States and involve any interest of Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof ance to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic related to fundraising, financing, and money the government of the foreign country. Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof (d) WAIVER.— laundering worldwide. described in section 4(a)(1), including engag- (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, ing in a financial transaction relating to hu- ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ on a case by case basis and for a period of manitarian assistance or for humanitarian means— not more than 180 days, a requirement under purposes or transporting goods or services (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the subsection (b) or (c) to impose or maintain that are necessary to carry out operations Committee on Financial Services, and the sanctions with respect to a foreign govern- relating to humanitarian assistance or hu- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ment identified pursuant to subparagraph manitarian purposes. of the House of Representatives; and (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) if the Presi- SEC. 6. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, dent— COUNTRIES TO DISRUPT GLOBAL the Committee on Banking, Housing, and (A) determines that the waiver is in the FUNDRAISING, FINANCING, AND Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on national security interest of the United MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES OF Intelligence of the Senate. States; and HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (B) not less than 30 days before the waiver JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUC- (a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in takes effect, submits to the appropriate con- CESSOR THEREOF. (a) REPORT.— this Act shall be construed to apply to the gressional committees a report on the waiver (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days authorized intelligence activities of the and the justification for the waiver. after the date of the enactment of this Act, United States. (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President the President shall submit to the appro- (b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Presi- may, on a case by case basis, renew a waiver priate congressional committees a report dent shall, not later than 180 days after the under paragraph (1) for additional periods of that includes— date of the enactment of this Act, promul- not more than 180 days if the President— (A) a list of foreign countries that support gate regulations as are necessary for the im- (A) determines that the renewal of the Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any plementation of this Act. waiver is in the national security interest of (c) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF affiliate or successor thereof, or in which the United States; and GOODS.— Hamas maintains important portions of its (B) not less than 15 days before the waiver (1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and re- financial networks; expires, submits to the appropriate congres- quirements to impose sanctions authorized (B) with respect to each foreign country on sional committees a report on the renewal of under this Act shall not include the author- the list required by subparagraph (A)— the waiver and the justification for the re- ity or requirement to impose sanctions on (i) an assessment of whether the govern- newal of the waiver. the importation of goods. ment of the country is taking adequate (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority (2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the to impose sanctions under subsection (b) or measures to freeze the assets of Hamas, the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or (c) with respect to each government of a for- Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or man-made substance, material, supply or eign country identified pursuant to subpara- successor thereof within the territory of the manufactured product, including inspection graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) is in ad- country; and and test equipment, and excluding technical dition to the authority to impose sanctions (ii) in the case of a country the govern- data. under any other provision of law with re- ment of which is not taking adequate meas- (d) TERMINATION.—This Act shall termi- spect to governments of foreign countries ures to freeze the assets of Hamas— nate beginning— that provide material support to foreign ter- (I) an assessment of the reasons that gov- (1) 30 days after the date on which the rorist organizations designated pursuant to ernment is not taking adequate measures to President certifies to the appropriate con- section 219 of the Immigration and Nation- freeze those assets; and gressional committees that Hamas and the ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). (II) a description of measures being taken Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any successor (f) TERMINATION.—The President may ter- by the United States Government to encour- or affiliate thereof— minate any sanctions imposed with respect age that government to freeze those assets; (A) are no longer designated as a foreign to the government of a foreign country pur- (C) a list of foreign countries in which terrorist organization pursuant to section suant to subsection (b) or (c) if the President Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act determines and notifies the appropriate con- affiliate or successor thereof, conducts sig- (8 U.S.C. 1189); gressional committees that the government nificant fundraising, financing, or money (B) are no longer subject to sanctions pur- of the foreign country is no longer carrying laundering activities; suant to— out activities or transactions for which the (D) with respect to each foreign country on (i) Executive Order 12947 (January 23, 1995; sanctions were imposed and has provided as- the list required by subparagraph (C)— relating to prohibiting transactions with ter- surances to the United States Government (i) an assessment of whether the govern- rorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle that it will not carry out the activities or ment of the country is taking adequate East peace process); and transactions in the future. measures to disrupt the fundraising, financ- (ii) Executive Order 13224 (September 23, (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall ing, or money laundering activities of 2001; relating to blocking property and pro- take effect on the date of the enactment of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any hibiting transactions with persons who com- this Act and apply with respect to activities affiliate or successor thereof within the ter- mit, threaten to commit, or support ter- and transactions described in subparagraph ritory of the country; and rorism); and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.019 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7201 (C) meet the criteria described in para- American citizens. As recently as May HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, graphs (1) through (4) of section 9 of the Pal- of this year, the group fired hundreds COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, estinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (22 of rockets from Gaza into southern Washington, DC, July 22, 2019. U.S.C. 2378b note); or Israel, including at Israeli civilian Hon. MAXINE WATERS, (2) 3 years after the date of the enactment areas in Tel Aviv. And Palestinian Is- Chairwoman, Committee on Financial Services, of this Act, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. lamic Jihad is taking credit for a num- whichever occurs earlier. DEAR CHAIRWOMAN WATERS: I am writing ber of terrorist attacks in Israel, in- to you concerning H.R. 1850, Palestinian SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. cluding an attack that killed a New International Terrorism Support Prevention Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: Act of 2019. I appreciate your willingness to (1) ADMITTED.—The term ‘‘admitted’’ has Jersey American student in 1995. work cooperatively on this bill. the meaning given such term in section Yet both groups, and particularly Hamas, still get cash from abroad. I acknowledge that provisions of the bill 101(a)(13)(A) of the Immigration and Nation- fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(13)(A)). These funds are used to build tunnels on Financial Services under House Rule X, (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- into Israel and launch rockets at civil- and that your Committee will forgo action TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional ian populations. It is simply dis- on H.R. 1850 to expedite floor consideration. committees’’ means the Committee on For- gusting. I further acknowledge that the inaction of eign Affairs of the House of Representatives No one benefits from terrorism, Mr. your Committee with respect to the bill does and the Committee on Foreign Relations of Speaker: not Israelis, who just want to not waive any future jurisdictional claim the Senate. live in peace and security; not Pal- over the matters contained in the measure (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign that fall within your jurisdiction. I will also person’’ means— estinians, who want a state of their own but are exploited by these terror- support the appointment of Committee on (A) an individual who is not a United Financial Services conferees during any States person; or ists. A Palestinian state will never be House-Senate conference convened on this (B) a corporation, partnership, or other built on the backs of terrorism. legislation. nongovernmental entity which is not a Israel has the right to defend itself. Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of United States person. The United States will continue to sup- letters is included in the Congressional (4) MATERIAL SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘mate- port that. In the meantime, we must do Record during floor consideration of the res- rial support’’ has the meaning given the everything we can to prevent the loss olution. I appreciate your cooperation and term ‘‘material support or resources’’ in sec- of civilian life. That starts with cut- look forward to continuing to work with you tion 2339A of title 18, United States Code. ting off the money to Hamas and Pales- as this measure moves through the legisla- (5) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an tive process. individual or entity. tinian Islamic Jihad. Sincerely, (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term This bill would help do just that. It ELIOT L. ENGEL, ‘‘United States person’’ means— would impose new sanctions on those Chairman. (A) a United States citizen or an alien law- who support Hamas and Palestinian Is- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. fully admitted for permanent residence to lamic Jihad, the deep pockets that are Speaker, I yield myself such time as I the United States; or enabling these groups to wage their may consume. (B) an entity organized under the laws of campaigns of violence. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support the United States or of any jurisdiction Of course, we don’t want to punish of H.R. 1850, the Palestinian Inter- within the United States, including a foreign innocent civilians, so this measure in- branch of such an entity. national Terrorism Support Prevention cludes an important exception for hu- Act of 2019. SEC. 9. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- manitarian and medical assistance. FECTS. In so doing, I first want to note Con- The budgetary effects of this Act, for the This bill is designed to ensure that peo- gressman BRIAN MAST’s great personal purpose of complying with the Statutory ple in Gaza get what they need and sacrifice in the war against terror and Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- that Hamas does not. how inspirational it is for each and mined by reference to the latest statement It is a good, straightforward piece of every one of us to see him raise his titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- legislation. I am glad the House is con- voice time and again in this great bat- tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in sidering it today, and I reserve the bal- tle of our age. the Congressional Record by the Chairman of ance of my time. I also want to thank my good friend the House Budget Committee, provided that HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, such statement has been submitted prior to from New Jersey (Mr. GOTTHEIMER) for COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, the vote on passage. his lead cosponsorship of this legisla- Washington, DC, July 22, 2019. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tion. Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, H.R. 1850 would require the President ant to the rule, the gentleman from Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, to report to Congress on those who New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. knowingly provide financial and mate- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am writing con- rial support to terror groups such as each will control 20 minutes. cerning H.R. 1850, the ‘‘Palestinian Inter- Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, The Chair recognizes the gentleman national Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019.’’ In order to permit the H.R. 1850 to and then apply sanctions. These groups from New York. proceed expeditiously to the House Floor, I in particular have vowed to wipe out GENERAL LEAVE agree to forgo formal consideration of the our ally Israel, and their support of Mr. ENGEL. I ask unanimous consent bill. The Committee on Financial Services terror is well known. that all Members have 5 legislative Beyond that, the legislation would days in which to revise and extend takes this action to forego formal consider- ation of H.R. 1850 with our mutual under- require a listing of foreign countries their remarks and include in the standing that, by foregoing formal consider- where Hamas and the Palestinian Is- RECORD extraneous material on H.R. ation of H.R. 1850 at this time, we do not lamic Jihad engage in fundraising, fi- 1850. waive any jurisdiction over the subject mat- nancing, or money laundering, as well The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ter contained in this or similar legislation, as list those countries which fail to objection to the request of the gen- and that our Committee will be appro- take adequate measures to freeze the tleman from New York? priately consulted and involved as this or assets of these known terror groups. There was no objection. similar legislation moves forward. Our Com- Mr. Speaker, Hamas, a designated Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- mittee also reserves the right to seek ap- pointment of an appropriate number of con- foreign terrorist organization, has self such time as I may consume. ferees to any House-Senate conference in- killed over 400 Israelis and 25 Ameri- Mr. Speaker, let me start by thank- volving this or similar legislation and re- cans, rules the Gaza Strip with an iron ing Mr. MAST of Florida and Mr. quest your support for any such request. fist, and uses its proximity to threaten GOTTHEIMER of New Jersey for their Finally, I would appreciate your response Israel with impunity. As a result, the hard work on this legislation. to this letter confirming this understanding, Israelis live in constant fear of Hamas The United States designated both and I would ask that a copy of our exchange rockets, tunnels, and other means of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad of letters on this matter be included in the Congressional Record during Floor consider- bringing violence to Israeli citizens. as foreign terrorist organizations more ation of H.R. 1850. Earlier this year, in a single week- than 20 years ago. It is easy to see why: Sincerely, end, Hamas fired over 600 rockets into Hamas is responsible for the deaths of MAXINE WATERS, Israel, killing four civilians, including more than 400 Israelis and at least 25 Chairwoman. an American.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:26 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.019 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 As part of our close partnership with known for firing rockets and digging Palestinian Islamic Jihad or an affil- Israel, the United States has long terror tunnels into Israel and using iate or successor entity. sought to help Israel counter that Gazans, including women and children, These groups have been designated as threat. We have worked together on de- as human shields. In fact, in May, ter- foreign terrorist organizations by the velopment of the Iron Dome aerial de- rorist groups like Hamas and PIJ in Department of State since 1997. There fense system. We continue to work to- Gaza fired more than 600 rockets at is no disputing that they have and con- gether on counter-tunnelling tech- Israel in just 36 hours. tinue to sow instability and terror, in- nology. It is critical that the United States cluding by indiscriminately launching And again, now, with this bill, we and our allies continue to isolate countless rockets and mortars at will help Israel to counter Hamas and Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Israel, attacks from subterranean tun- the Palestinian Islamic Jihad by deny- by cutting them off at the source, in- nels, and even the use of human ing these groups the use of funds for cluding Iran. shields. their terror operations. As the world’s leading state sponsor To achieve two states for two peoples For over a decade, Mr. Speaker, the of terrorism, the Iranian regime pro- living side by side in peace and secu- executive branch, across multiple ad- vides more than $70 million annually to rity, we cannot let extremist voices ministrations, has sanctioned many in- the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. control the narrative and we must al- ways confront these terrorist activi- dividuals as well as a select number of b 1645 foreign entities that are associated ties. But let me be clear: This bill does not with Hamas, all under the general au- Just yesterday, Iran’s supreme leader met with the political deputy chief of target the vast majority of Palestinian thority of broad executive order. people who long for peace. Rather, it This bill will codify and standardize Hamas and renewed Iran’s commitment to supporting this terrorist organiza- solely goes after Hamas and PIJ and those sanctions in statute and require those who assist their terrorist activi- the administration to comprehensively tion in its armed struggle against Israel. ties. assess whether other supporters of Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Iran is also a principal funder of PIJ, Hamas should be sanctioned who have support this bill. thus far remained unaffected by their helping the group amass a stockpile of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- support of this terrorist group. more than 8,000 rockets aimed at self such time as I may consume for The bill also requires the President Israel, an arsenal even larger than that purposes of closing. to report on whether foreign govern- of Hamas. Mr. Speaker, let me again thank our ments are supporting Hamas or the PIJ has also claimed credit for mul- ranking member, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad. tiple terrorist attacks in Israel, includ- and our colleagues who worked so hard Mr. Speaker, we know well that Iran ing a gruesome suicide bus bombing in on this good, bipartisan measure. I is the world’s leading state sponsor of April 1995 that killed New Jersey stu- want to thank Mr. MAST, for whom I terrorism, and Hamas and the Pales- dent Alisa Flatow, a graduate of the have enormous respect, and I thank tinian Islamic Jihad are among Iran’s Frisch School in my district in Mr. SMITH, who is always there fight- many terrorist beneficiaries. In fact, it Paramus. And I will say forever that ing the good fight and always con- was reported just a few days ago a sen- her memory should never be forgotten. sistent in saying what he believes. ior Hamas delegation was in Tehran. H.R. 1850 would require the President Let me just say, the actions of This legislation will ensure that the to submit to Congress an annual report Hamas, of the Palestinian Islamic Iranian regime is held to account for for the next 3 years identifying foreign Jihad, are a constant danger to inno- its maligned activity undermining entities who assist Hamas, the Pales- cent Israelis and innocent Palestinians. peace and security in the Middle East. tinian Islamic Jihad, or an affiliate or They are also a terrible roadblock that Bahrain’s Foreign Minister said, last successor, and impose at least two or stand in the way of Israelis and Pal- week, were it not for Iran’s support for more crippling sanctions. estinians ever finding peace. Hamas, there would be a better chance This bill would also crack down on These terrorist groups don’t want of achieving peace between Israel and foreign terrorist governments that sup- peace. They know that their violent the Palestinians. port these groups, by suspending U.S. tactics will never contribute to a The goal of this legislation is to cut foreign aid, making it harder for them peaceful resolution. They want to see off Iran’s support for terrorism and, to receive loans or technical assist- Israel wiped off the map, plain and sim- therefore, make peace more probable. ance, and tying up their credit. ple. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of This bipartisan bill will strengthen We need to crack down on them and my time. existing sanctions to weaken these ter- we need to crack down on those who Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 rorist groups that threaten our ally stand behind them in the shadows minutes to the gentleman from New Israel, undermine peace, and further quietly fueling their violence that they Jersey (Mr. GOTTHEIMER). destabilize the Middle East. carry out. Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on This bill would give us more tools to rise today in support of H.R. 1850, the both sides of the aisle to join me in cut off the flow of resources, and that Palestinian International Terrorism supporting this critical legislation and is why it is so important. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to support Support Prevention Act, bipartisan in the fight against terror. this bill and I urge all Members to do legislation that I was proud to intro- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. the same. I yield back the balance of duce with my good friend and Repub- Speaker, I urge Members to support my time. the legislation, and I yield back the lican colleague, Congressman BRIAN The SPEAKER pro tempore. The balance of my time. MAST from Florida. question is on the motion offered by Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 I also thank my good friend, Mr. the gentleman from New York (Mr. SMITH from New Jersey, for his leader- minutes to the gentleman from Illinois ENGEL) that the House suspend the ship. (Mr. SCHNEIDER). rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1850, as I want to thank House Foreign Af- Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I amended. fairs Committee Chairman ELIOT want to thank the chairman for allot- The question was taken; and (two- ENGEL and Ranking Member MIKE ting me this time, and commend my thirds being in the affirmative) the MCCAUL, who were original cosponsors colleagues, Mr. GOTTHEIMER and Mr. rules were suspended and the bill, as of our legislation, for their support and MAST, for bringing this bill. amended, was passed. leadership. I rise in support of H.R. 1850 and ap- A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. Speaker, Hamas is a heinous ter- plaud the House for taking action to the table. rorist group responsible for the mur- combat terrorist activity in the Middle f ders of innocent American and Israeli East. citizens, which has been designated as This bill sanctions individuals and MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE a foreign terrorist organization by the foreign governments that knowingly A message from the Senate by Ms. State Department since 1997. It is well and materially assist Hamas and the Lasky, one of its clerks, announced

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An act to extend authorization and peaceful protest that are protected tion, that currently offer no visible evidence for the September 11th Victim Compensation under the Cameroonian Constitution and Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for of having played a constructive role in re- international law; other purposes. solving the crisis; Whereas the government has charged jour- (C) respect the fundamental rights of all f nalists, social activists, and members of po- Cameroonian citizens, including political ac- CALLING ON GOVERNMENT OF litical opposition parties with terrorism-re- tivists and journalists; CAMEROON AND ARMED GROUPS lated crimes and prosecuted them in mili- (D) ensure that any security operations are tary tribunals; TO RESPECT THE HUMAN conducted in accordance with international Whereas the Government of Cameroon ar- human rights standards, including efforts to RIGHTS OF ALL CAMEROONIAN rested opposition leader Maurice Kamto and ensure security forces only use force under CITIZENS roughly 150 members of the Cameroon Ren- appropriate circumstances; Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to aissance Movement party following peaceful (E) transparently investigate all allega- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- protests on January 26, 2019, charging them tions of human rights violations committed lution (H. Res. 358) calling on the Gov- with crimes that could result in the death in the Anglophone regions and take the nec- penalty and handling their cases at the Mili- essary measures to prevent arbitrary deten- ernment of Cameroon and armed tary Tribunal even though they are civilians; groups to respect the human rights of tion, torture, enforced disappearances, Whereas the Government of Cameroon con- deaths in custody, and inhumane prison con- all Cameroonian citizens, to end all vi- tinued to place bans on Cameroon Renais- ditions; olence, and to pursue a broad-based sance Movement’s attempts to hold peaceful (F) promptly charge or release all those de- dialogue without preconditions to re- protests, and civil society reported that se- tained in the context of the Anglophone cri- solve the conflict in the Northwest and curity forces interfered with MRC registra- sis, including the Cameroonians forcibly re- Southwest regions. tion processes in Yaounde´, Douala, and turned from Nigeria, and ensure that any fu- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bafoussam in February 2019; ture detainees are treated with due process, tion. Whereas the Government of Cameroon has in line with Cameroon’s penal code; The text of the resolution is as fol- repeatedly restricted freedoms of expression (G) allow unfettered access to humani- by shutting down the internet, harassing and lows: tarian and health care workers in accordance detaining journalists, refusing licenses to with humanitarian principles of humanity, H. RES. 358 independent media, and intensifying polit- neutrality, impartiality, and independence; Whereas many Anglophone Cameroonians ical attacks against the independent press; (H) release the leaders and members of the have long felt marginalized by official ac- Whereas the United Nations Office for the Cameroon Renaissance Movement party who tions and policies of the Government of Cam- Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated were arrested following their peaceful pro- in April 2019 that more than 530,000 people eroon, including the abolishment of a federal tests, and ensure that this party, like others, were internally displaced in areas affected form of government, which was the constitu- can participate unfettered in upcoming mu- by the Anglophone conflict; tional basis under which English-speaking nicipal, parliamentary, and regional elec- Southern Cameroons entered into the union, Whereas the Office of the United Nations tions; and replacing it with a unitary state domi- High Commissioner for Refugees reports that (I) release human rights defenders, civil so- nated by the Francophone majority; more than 32,000 Cameroonian refugees have ciety activists, political prisoners, journal- Whereas, beginning in late 2016, protests registered in Nigeria; ists, trade unionists, teachers, and any other organized by lawyers, teachers, and students Whereas the Department of State has ex- citizens who have been arbitrarily arrested were violently repressed by the Government pressly called on the Government of Cam- and detained without trial or charge; of Cameroon, leading to numerous deaths eroon to respect the rights, including the (J) ensure that detainees are treated fairly and imprisonments, including of journalists, right to due process, of 47 Cameroonians and humanely, with proper judicial pro- teachers, lawyers, and an Anglophone judge forcibly returned in January 2018 from Nige- ceedings, including a registry of those de- on the country’s Supreme Court; rian custody to Cameroonian authorities, Whereas the conflict escalated in late Sep- many of whom had reportedly submitted tained by the Cameroonian security forces, tember and early October 2017, when asylum claims in Nigeria; and and with full access to legal resources; and Cameroonian security forces brutally Whereas ten of the 47 Cameroonians forc- (K) ensure that Cameroon’s antiterrorism cracked down on peaceful Anglophone civil- ibly returned from Nigeria now face charges legislation is used only to prosecute offenses ian demonstrators, resulting in dozens of before a military court punishable by the that would be considered acts of terrorism deaths and leaving over 100 injured; death penalty, while the other thirty-seven under international legal standards, and Whereas, in 2017, separatists launched a reportedly remain in detention without cease to use this legislation to sanction ac- campaign to pressure school officials in the charge: Now, therefore, be it tivities that are protected by national and Northwest and Southwest Anglophone re- Resolved, That the House of Representa- international guarantees of freedom of ex- gions to go on strike as part of a boycott tives— pression, peaceful assembly, and association against the Government of Cameroon, and (1) strongly condemns the abuses com- with others; and reportedly began burning school buildings, mitted in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions by (5) urges the separatist groups to— threatening education officials with violence the Government of Cameroon security forces (A) engage with Cameroonian government if they did not comply with a boycott, and and armed groups, including extrajudicial officials, as well as civil society and reli- kidnapping for ransom children and teachers killings and detentions, the use of force gious leaders, in a broad-based dialogue who defied the boycott; against nonviolent civilians and protestors, without preconditions to peacefully express Whereas numerous human rights monitors and violations of the freedoms of press, ex- grievances and credibly engage in nonviolent have documented armed separatists killing pression, and assembly; efforts to resolve the conflict; traditional leaders and targeting civilians, (2) affirms that the United States con- (B) immediately stop committing human including women, children, and the elderly, tinues to hold the Government of Cameroon rights abuses, including killings of civilians, who are perceived to be supporting or work- responsible for upholding the rights of all use of child soldiers, torture, kidnapping, ing with the Government of Cameroon, and citizens, regardless of political views or be- and extortion; reports indicate that armed separatists have liefs or the regions in which they reside, in (C) end the school boycott immediately killed scores of security force personnel; accordance with Cameroon’s international and cease attacks on schools, teachers, and Whereas the security forces of the Govern- obligations and Cameroon’s own Constitu- education officials, and allow for the safe re- ment of Cameroon have attacked medical fa- tion; turn of all students to class; cilities and health workers in the Northwest (3) urges all parties, including political op- (D) end incitement to violence and hate and Southwest regions; position groups, to exercise restraint and to speech on the part of the diaspora; and Whereas numerous credible reports from ensure that protests remain peaceful; (E) immediately release all civilians ille- human rights monitors, including the United (4) urges the Government of Cameroon to— gally detained or kidnapped in the Nations High Commissioner for Human (A) initiate broad-based dialogue without Anglophone Northwest and Southwest re- Rights, have documented the excessive use of preconditions and make a credible, full faith gions. force by government security forces against effort to work with religious and community The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cameroonian civilians living in the leaders in the Anglophone region to address ant to the rule, the gentleman from Anglophone regions, including the burning of grievances and seek nonviolent solutions to New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- villages, the use of live ammunition against resolve conflict and constitutional reforms protestors, arbitrary arrest and detention, that would protect minority concerns, such tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) torture, sexual abuse, and killing of civil- as reconstituting a Federal system; each will control 20 minutes. ians, including women, children, and the el- (B) follow through on the initiatives devel- The Chair recognizes the gentleman derly; oped to address grievances, including the from New York.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:06 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.026 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 GENERAL LEAVE ranking member, for this resolution. It marginalized by the Cameroonian Gov- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- is a bipartisan resolution, and, again, I ernment, and since 2017, conflict be- imous consent that all Members have 5 thank her for her leadership. tween the government and separatists legislative days in which to revise and Mr. Speaker, I would note that in the have brought chaos and fear to those extend their remarks and include ex- last Congress, I chaired a hearing on living in the region. traneous material on H. Res. 358. this Cameroon crisis as it was fes- This resolution supports a negotiated The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tering, seeking a way forward for settlement to the conflict that respects objection to the request of the gen- peace. Sadly, that effort and all efforts the basic human rights of its citizens, tleman from New York? made by the international community so Cameroon can become a country There was no objection. have been elusive thus far. that is more peaceful and stable. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- The conflict in Cameroon has its Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to self as much time as I may consume. roots in long-simmering tensions be- join me in supporting this bipartisan Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this tween that country’s francophone ma- piece of legislation, and I yield back measure. jority and the anglophone minority, the balance of my time. I want to start by thanking Ms. BASS concentrated in the northwest and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and Mr. SMITH for bringing forward southwest regions. question is on the motion offered by this resolution, which calls on the Gov- In 2016, protests by anglophone the gentleman from New York (Mr. ernment of Cameroon and armed teachers and lawyers over ENGEL) that the House suspend the groups to respect the human rights of marginalization and the lack of gov- rules and agree to the resolution, H. all Cameroonian citizens, to end all vi- ernment services were met with a Res. 358. olence, and to pursue a broad-based heavy-handed response. The govern- The question was taken; and (two- dialogue without preconditions to re- ment failed to genuinely address those thirds being in the affirmative) the solve the conflict in the anglophone re- legitimate grievances, which further rules were suspended and the resolu- gions of Cameroon. inflamed tensions. tion was agreed to. Since October 2017, the region has Brutal fighting between government A motion to reconsider was laid on been mired in conflict, with both the security forces and local armed groups the table. Government of Cameroon and armed who called for separatism continues. f separatists fighting one another and Today, there are over 500,000 dis- placed persons in the anglophone re- PROVIDING BENEFITS INFORMA- perpetrating human rights abuses. TION IN SPANISH AND TAGALOG While armed actors refuse to pursue gion. Mr. Speaker, entire communities FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES a negotiated settlement to the conflict, ACT innocent civilians continue to suffer. have been burned to the ground. Hu- According to UNICEF, more than 80 manitarian convoys struggle to reach Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to percent of the schools in the local populations or are even blocked suspend the rules and pass the bill anglophone regions of Cameroon re- and attacked by armed groups. Over (H.R. 2943) to direct the Secretary of main closed, putting at risk the future half of the health facilities and hos- Veterans Affairs to make all fact prospects of children who are being de- pitals have been damaged and forced to sheets of the Department of Veterans nied access to education. In addition, close. Children have been out of school Affairs in English and Spanish, as 1.3 million people, including approxi- for over 2 years. amended. According to the U.S. Department of mately 650,000 children, are in need of The Clerk read the title of the bill. State’s Human Rights Report on Cam- The text of the bill is as follows: humanitarian assistance. This resolution urges the Govern- eroon from 2018: ‘‘Government security H.R. 2943 ment of Cameroon to respect the fun- forces were widely believed to be re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- sponsible for disappearances of sus- resentatives of the United States of America in damental rights of all Cameroonian Congress assembled, citizens and follow through on initia- pected anglophone separatists, with re- ports of bodies dumped far from the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tives developed to address grievances This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Bene- in the anglophone region. It also urges site of the killings to make identifica- tion difficult.’’ fits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for separatist groups to engage with Veterans and Families Act’’. This, in turn, is fueling resentment Cameroonian government officials, SEC. 2. FACT SHEETS. and separatist violence. (a) LANGUAGES.—The Secretary of Veterans civil society, and religious leaders to This resolution reiterates the U.S. express grievances and engage in ef- Affairs shall make versions of all fact sheets of position that all parties must imme- the Department of Veterans Affairs in English, forts to resolve the conflict and to stop diately cease fighting and come to the committing human rights abuses and Spanish, and Tagalog. negotiating table without pre- (b) WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af- inciting violence. conditions. The Swiss-led mediation fairs shall establish and maintain a publicly For several months, the Swiss Gov- process is a hopeful step in that direc- available website of the Department of Veterans ernment has been attempting to medi- tion, which deserves support. Affairs that contains links to all fact sheets of ate a peaceful resolution to this crisis, I would also note the critical role the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans and I am pleased this resolution dem- Health Administration, and of the National that has been played by the Catholic Cemetery Administration. The website shall be onstrates Congress’ strong support for church, in particular Cardinal Tumi, in a negotiated settlement. accessible by a clearly labelled hyperlink on the trying to reach common ground, and homepage of the Department. Mr. Speaker, I am glad to support the need to support such efforts. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the this resolution, and I reserve the bal- Hopefully, by weighing in, Congress date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary ance of my time. can help promote the cause of peace of Veterans Affairs shall submit a report to Con- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. and justice in the Republic of Cam- gress regarding fact sheets described in sub- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I eroon. section (a) and details of the Language Access may consume. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Plan of the Department of Veteran Affairs. The report shall include the following: Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support support this resolution, and I yield of H. Res. 358, calling on the Govern- (1) What the Secretary determines constitutes back the balance of my time. a fact sheet of the Department for purposes of ment of Cameroon and armed groups to Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I have no this Act. respect fundamental human rights and other speakers, and I yield myself the (2) How such fact sheets are utilized and dis- pursue dialogue to resolve the crisis in balance of my time. tributed other than on and through the website the anglophone region of that country. Mr. Speaker, I again want to thank of the Department. Mr. Speaker, I especially want to Ms. BASS and Mr. SMITH for their hard (3) How such Language Access Plan is com- municated to veterans, family members of vet- thank Congresswoman KAREN BASS, work. Again, as I mentioned before, erans, and caregivers. the chairwoman of the Africa, Global Mr. SMITH is always working very, very (4) The roles and responsibilities of patient Health, Global Human Rights, and hard to be on the side of justice. advocates in the coordination of care for vet- International Organizations Sub- For too long, the people in Cam- erans with limited English proficiency, family committee, of which I serve as the eroon’s anglophone region have been members of such veterans, and caregivers.

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California (Mr. TAKANO) and the gen- formation on VA programs, and when Madam Speaker, it is an honor to tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) they do receive information, it is in rise today to ask my colleagues for each will control 20 minutes. English, not Spanish. The one veteran their support on my bill, H.R. 2943, the The Chair recognizes the gentleman who received a brochure on the MIS- Providing Benefits Information in from California. SION Act in Spanish said it was incom- Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and GENERAL LEAVE plete compared to the English mate- Families Act. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask rials. So many veterans have come from unanimous consent that all Members This disparity should not exist. Vet- Puerto Rico, as well as the Philippines. have 5 legislative days in which to re- erans, regardless of the language they The VA actually does have a hospital both in Puerto Rico and in the Phil- vise and extend their remarks and to speak or where they live, should be ippines. This legislation would direct insert extraneous material on H.R. able to understand how to access their the VA Secretary to make all Depart- 2943, as amended. benefits easily. ment of Veterans Affairs fact sheets The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there I ask my colleagues to help our vet- available in English, Spanish, and Ta- objection to the request of the gen- erans who have done so much to serve galog. our country and join me in supporting tleman from California? According to the U.S. Census, as of There was no objection. H.R. 2943, as amended. July 1, 2017, the U.S. Hispanic popu- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- b 1700 lation is approximately 59 million peo- ance of my time. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield ple, making up 18 percent of the Na- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I tion’s total population, making people myself such time as I may consume. yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Hispanic origin the Nation’s largest sume. ethnic or racial minority. The U.S. of Mr. CISNEROS’ bill, H.R. 2943, as Madam Speaker, I commend the amended, which would direct the Sec- Census has also reported that Filipino chairman for bringing these bills for- Americans make up the third-largest retary of Veterans Affairs to provide ward in committee. I also commend AAPI subgroup, with an estimated 4 all VA fact sheets in English, Spanish, the Speaker of the House for putting million people living in the United and Tagalog. these bills on the agenda today, as well States. One of my chief priorities as chair of as the majority leader and the minor- With those changing demographics the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is ity leader. These are very important trending toward a more racially and to remove barriers that stand between bills. ethnically diverse majority, the vet- veterans and their benefits. A language I rise today to support H.R. 2943, as eran population is diversifying at simi- barrier should not prevent veterans amended. lar rates. The share of veterans who from accessing the benefits they This bill, which is sponsored by Rep- are Hispanic is expected to nearly dou- earned, and the burden should not be resentative GIL CISNEROS of California, ble. placed on veterans to request and wait would require the Department of Vet- During my time in service, many of for the VA to provide a translator. erans Affairs to make all fact sheets my proud brothers and sisters in arms Mandating that fact sheets be pro- available in English, Spanish, and Ta- were of Filipino descent. vided in Spanish and Tagalog will galog. With Spanish and Tagalog as the break down a significant barrier that During the markup of this bill, the first language of an increasing number stands in between Latinx and Filipino committee adopted an amendment that of veterans and their families, and our veterans and their VA benefits. Ranking Member ROE offered to fur- significant strategic national security Mr. CISNEROS’ bill, H.R. 2943, as ther require the VA to post all fact footprint in Puerto Rico and the Phil- amended, mandates that all fact sheets sheets on a clearly identifiable, easily ippines, it is important that fact sheets be available in English, Spanish, and accessible location on the VA’s website offered by the VA are made available Tagalog. Our veterans answered the and require the VA to report to Con- to everyone. call to serve from places around the gress on the Department’s language-ac- This bill would serve as an initial world, including the Philippines and cess plan to assist veterans with lim- step in ensuring veterans and their Puerto Rico, where English is not the ited English proficiency. families with limited English pro- predominant language. There are com- This would ensure that the entirety ficiency have full access and informa- munities across the U.S., including in of our veteran population, as well as tion on VA services, without burden or my district, where Spanish is com- their families and caregivers, are able barriers. monly spoken and understood. This fix to access and comprehend important Madam Speaker, I urge my col- is easy; it does not come at an in- information about VA benefits easily. leagues to join me in support of my bill creased cost; and it is the right thing It would also ensure that any barriers to ensure we do not overlook veterans and their families who may need these to do. to care that might exist for veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs important fact sheets. with limited English skills, Madam Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I produces fact sheets that explain many Speaker, are identified and broken am prepared to close, and I yield my- VA programs and benefits. The VA fact down. self the balance of my time. sheets provide key facts, such as eligi- I am grateful to Representative Madam Speaker, this is a very impor- bility criteria, documents needed to CISNEROS for introducing this bill, and tant bill. We were just overseas and help support claims, and links to ap- I am proud to support it today. met with the troops, and we had quite propriate application forms. These fact Madam Speaker, I urge my col- a few servicemembers from Puerto sheets explain the process for getting a leagues to join me in supporting this Rico. I would like to say that most of VA-guaranteed home loan, applying for bill, and I reserve the balance of my them spoke perfect English, but they disability compensation, using GI Bill time. may not. They should have access to benefits, and obtaining burial benefits Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I all the information in their first lan- for veterans and their surviving family yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from guage. members. California (Mr. CISNEROS), my good Madam Speaker, I urge the passage Brochures and fact sheets explain VA friend and a member of the Veterans’ of this bill, and I yield back the bal- healthcare benefits to veterans and Affairs Committee who is also a vet- ance of my time. caregivers. These fact sheets also ad- eran himself, the author of this legisla- Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I am vise veterans on the supporting docu- tion. also prepared to close, and I yield my- mentation they need to help them Mr. CISNEROS. Madam Speaker, I self the balance of my time to render apply for benefits so they are correctly thank Chairman TAKANO for his leader- my final comments.

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Today, initial disability resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I claims are being completed in less than Congress assembled, yield myself such time as I may con- 160 days. This is, in part, due to SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. sume. streamlining the application process This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Expand Madam Speaker, women veterans are and providing more information to vet- and Launch Transitional Health for Women the fastest growing demographic with- Veterans Act’’ or ‘‘HEALTH Act’’. erans. in the veteran population yet underuti- SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN As I learned during the codel to Puer- lize VA healthcare resources. This is WOMEN’S HEALTH TRANSITION primarily due to misperceptions about to Rico, in emergencies like Hurricane TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. eligibility and available resources. Maria, veterans need to know how the (a) DURATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af- Many women leaving the military VA can help them prepare for the next fairs shall carry out the Women’s Health Tran- may not realize that they are eligible storm. They need to know that they sition Training pilot program (in this section re- to use VA services, nor that VA offers can get additional supplies of medica- ferred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’) until at least September 30, 2020. extensive gender-specific care, such as tion. Veterans need to know where to (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, mammography; prenatal, maternity, go in an emergency when communica- 2020, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary and infertility care; and mental tions are disrupted. They also need to of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the healthcare that addresses complex know how to apply for assistance and appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the fol- trauma, including military sexual emergency benefits after a disaster trauma, otherwise known as MST, and like Hurricane Maria because these dis- lowing: (1) For the period since the commencement of combat-related post-traumatic stress asters will happen again. the pilot program— disorder, or PTSD. The VA fact sheet on natural disas- (A) the number of women members by military The VA and U.S. Air Force Women’s ters, which tells veterans and their department (with respect to Department of the Health Transition Training pilot pro- families which website to go to and Navy, separately for the Navy and Marine gram works to address issues com- where to call when their benefits are Corps) who participated in the pilot program; (B) the number of courses held under the pilot monly experienced by women veterans interrupted due to natural disasters, is when accessing VA care. This success- only available in English. Yet, both the program; and (C) the locations at which such courses were ful improvement to the Transition As- Philippines and Puerto Rico experience held, and the number of seats available and the sistance Program, or the TAP, is joint- natural disasters like hurricanes, ty- number of participants at each such location. ly run by the USAF and VA. phoons, and earthquakes. (2) With respect to the number of members Transitioning women servicemembers Mandating that VA fact sheets are who participated in the pilot program as speci- can attend an additional day of TAP to made available in more than one lan- fied under paragraph (1)— (A) the number who enrolled in the health learn about women’s healthcare, coun- guage is yet another example of ways seling, and social services available at we can eliminate barriers for our vet- care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; and the VA to ensure that they receive a erans, streamline the application proc- (B) the number who attended at least one warm handoff between the Department ess, and help them get to the right re- health care appointment at a medical facility of of Defense and the Veterans Adminis- sources when there is an emergency. the Department of Veterans Affairs. tration. (3) Data relating to— Providing fact sheets in Tagalog and Mr. CISNEROS’ bill would expand the (A) satisfaction with courses held under the Spanish could even save lives. Women’s Health Transition Training Madam Speaker, I wholeheartedly pilot program; (B) improved awareness of health care serv- pilot program to more locations and support H.R. 2943, as amended, and, ices administered by the Secretary of Veterans authorizes the program through the again, I ask my colleagues to join me Affairs; and end of fiscal year 2020. in support of this bill. (C) any other available statistics regarding This great legislation has my full Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- the pilot program. support. ance of my time. (4) A discussion of regulatory, legal, or re- Madam Speaker, although women are The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. CAS- source barriers to— (A) making the pilot program permanent to the fastest growing cohort of veterans, TOR of Florida). The question is on the enable access by a greater number of women women veterans are less likely to seek motion offered by the gentleman from members at locations throughout the United care and services at VA. This bill aims California (Mr. TAKANO) that the House States; to address that and make the VA more suspend the rules and pass the bill, (B) offering the pilot program online for accessible and responsive to women H.R. 2943, as amended. women members who are unable to attend veterans. The question was taken; and (two- courses held under the pilot program in person; Madam Speaker, this pilot program thirds being in the affirmative) the and educates transitioning servicewomen (C) the feasibility of automatically enrolling rules were suspended and the bill, as about VA’s healthcare services. The amended, was passed. pilot program participants in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title data collected from this pilot program The title of the bill was amended so 38, United States Code. can be applied to the Transition Assist- as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the Sec- (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ance Program to better meet the needs retary of Veterans Affairs to make all DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- of all transitioning servicemembers. fact sheets of the Department of Vet- priate congressional committees’’ means the Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. erans Affairs in English, Spanish, and Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Com- CISNEROS for his hard work on this leg- Tagalog.’’. mittees on Armed Services of the House of Rep- islation, and I reserve the balance of resentatives and the Senate. A motion to reconsider was laid on my time. the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I f ant to the rule, the gentleman from yield myself such time as I may con- California (Mr. TAKANO) and the gen- sume. HELPING EXPAND AND LAUNCH tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- TRANSITIONAL HEALTH FOR each will control 20 minutes. port of H.R. 2942, as amended, the Help- WOMEN VETERANS ACT The Chair recognizes the gentleman ing Expand and Launch Transitional Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I from California. Health, or HEALTH, for Women Vet- move to suspend the rules and pass the GENERAL LEAVE erans Act. bill (H.R. 2942) to direct the Secretary Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I ask I thank and congratulate Representa- of Veterans Affairs to carry out the unanimous consent that all Members tive CISNEROS on this very good bill,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.062 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7207 and I thank the chairman and the members transitioning into the civil- RYAN KULES SPECIALLY ADAPT- ranking member for bringing this bill ian world are connected to the VA sys- IVE HOUSING IMPROVEMENT forward. tem and provided the best education ACT OF 2019 b 1715 and tools needed to succeed. Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I Women are joining the armed serv- Despite being the fastest growing co- move to suspend the rules and pass the ices in record numbers, Madam Speak- hort in our military community, many bill (H.R. 3504) to amend title 38, er, and are an important part of the servicewomen face unique challenges United States Code, to provide for im- military and veteran communities. In with their VA benefits. Studies have provements to the specially adapted recognition of the brave services these shown that women veterans, on aver- housing program and educational as- women are providing our country, it is age, connect with the VA nearly 3 sistance programs of the Department incumbent on us to ensure that they years after military service, which can of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur- are aware of the many benefits afforded result in higher rates of physical and poses, as amended. to them. mental health issues. In a male-domi- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Unfortunately, far too many women nated VA system, it is not surprising The text of the bill is as follows: veterans are unaware of the healthcare why women veterans often report that H.R. 3504 services available for women through they are uncomfortable seeking Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the Department of Veterans Affairs women-specific care. resentatives of the United States of America in Veterans Health Administration. That My bill would require the Depart- Congress assembled, is why VA and the Air Force partnered ment of Veterans Affairs to extend an SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. together to create a Women’s Health This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ryan Kules ongoing initiative with the Air Force Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Transition Training pilot program. and the Transition Assistance Pro- Act of 2019’’. The pilot program provides service- gram, which educates transitioning SEC. 2. PRIORITY IN AWARD OF SPECIALLY women who are on the verge of leaving servicewomen about women’s ADAPTED HOUSING GRANTS TO SE- the military with information about healthcare at the VA. RIOUSLY ILL VETERANS. the care they may be eligible to receive (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101 of title 38, Specifically, the bill would mandate from VA, how to enroll in VA, and how United States Code, is amended by adding at an extension of the program across all to successfully transition to civilian the end the following new subsection: military service branches and require a life. In short, it empowers women to ‘‘(d) PRIORITY FOR SERIOUSLY ILL VET- report on the feasibility of making it ERANS.—(1) In providing assistance under make informed decisions about their permanent. Participants of this pilot this section, the Secretary shall give pri- healthcare by educating them about program report an increased likelihood ority to seriously ill veterans. the benefits available. to use VA healthcare and have shown ‘‘(2) In this section, the term ‘seriously ill As of June 5, there have been 50 pilot veteran’ shall have the meaning given such sessions, Madam Speaker, and the higher rates of confidence with the VA. term by the Secretary.’’. women who have attended those ses- It is time our women servicemembers (b) DEFINITION OF SERIOUSLY ILL VET- sions have reported a 98 percent satis- and veterans receive the care they ERAN.— faction rate. need, and this bill will do just that. I (1) IN GENERAL.—By not later than 90 days The Helping Expand and Launch urge my colleagues to join me in sup- after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— Transitional Health for Women Vet- port of my bill to ensure that, when (A) determine the meaning of the term ‘‘se- erans Act would extend the Women’s servicewomen transition to civilian riously ill veteran’’ for purposes of sub- Health Transition Training pilot pro- life, they are provided with the infor- section (d) of section 2101 of title 38, United gram through fiscal year 2020 to ensure mation that will help them navigate States Code, as added by subsection (a); and that women leaving the military con- their VA benefits in a commonsense (B) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ tinue to benefit from it. way. Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep- This bill is sponsored, again, by Rep- resentatives the meaning of such term as so Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I determined. resentative Gil Cisneros from Cali- have no other speakers, and I am pre- fornia, and I thank the gentleman for (2) APPLICABILITY.—The definition of ‘‘seri- pared to close. ously ill veteran’’ as determined under para- his work. It is a very, very important graph (1) shall apply for purposes of such bill. I want to say that this is an out- standing bill. I am glad we worked on subsection (d) beginning on the date that is Madam Speaker, I urge my col- 30 days after the date on which the Secretary leagues to join me in supporting this this bill because we have a lot of submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Af- bill, and I reserve the balance of my women veterans who need this, and I fairs of the Senate and House of Representa- time. want to make it permanent. So, again, tives the definition of such term as so deter- Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I let’s pass this bill as soon as possible mined. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from and get it to the Senate. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on California (Mr. CISNEROS), a veteran Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- October 1, 2020, and apply with respect to as- himself, the author of this legislation, ance of my time. sistance provided on or after that date. and a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I am SEC. 3. INCREASE IN AMOUNTS OF ASSISTANCE Committee. also prepared to close. PROVIDED. Mr. CISNEROS. Madam Speaker, I (a) INCREASE OF NUMBER OF GRANTS PER thank the chairman for yielding, and I I will say in my final remarks that I VETERAN.—Section 2102(d)(3) of such title is again want to thank the gentleman urge all of my colleagues to support amended by striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting from Florida for his support on this bill our women veterans by joining me in ‘‘six’’. as well. passing this very important legisla- (b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS Madam Speaker, I want to thank tion, H.R. 2942, as amended, and I yield AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROVED.—Section 2101(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking Chairman TAKANO and Ranking Mem- back the balance of my time. ‘‘30 applications’’ and inserting ‘‘120 applica- ber ROE of the House Veterans’ Affairs The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tions’’. Committee for working with me to en- question is on the motion offered by (c) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AS- sure my bill passed out of committee the gentleman from California (Mr. SISTANCE FOR ADAPTATION TO VETERAN’S RES- on a bipartisan basis. TAKANO) that the House suspend the IDENCE.—Section 2102(b)(2) of such title is Today, I rise to ask my colleagues for rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2942, as amended by striking ‘‘$12,000’’ and inserting their support on my bill, H.R. 2942, the amended. ‘‘$19,733’’. Helping Expand and Launch Transi- (d) INCREASE IN AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF AS- tional Health for Women Veterans Act, The question was taken; and (two- SISTANCE FOR ACQUISITION OF HOUSING WITH SPECIAL FEATURES.—Section 2102(d)(1) of introduced with my colleague and fel- thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as such title is amended by striking ‘‘$63,780’’ low veteran, Congresswoman CHRISSY amended, was passed. and inserting ‘‘$98,492’’. HOULAHAN. (e) INCREASE IN AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF AS- As a Navy veteran, one of my top pri- A motion to reconsider was laid on SISTANCE FOR ADAPTATIONS TO VETERANS’ orities is ensuring that active service- the table. RESIDENCES.—Section 2102(d)(2) of such title

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.064 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7208 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 is amended by striking ‘‘$12,756’’ and insert- the work-study program beginning on or member from active duty or active duty for ing ‘‘$19,733’’. after August 1, 2020, the amount shall be an training.’’. (f) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The amount the Secretary determines appro- (b) APPLICABILITY DATE.—The amendments amendments made by this section shall take priate based on amounts provided to similar made by subsection (a) apply with respect to effect on October 1, 2020. The amendments educational institutions pursuant to sub- a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, made by subsections (c) and (d) shall apply paragraph (B). commencing on or after August 1, 2020. with respect to individuals who have not re- ‘‘(ii) Except as provided by subparagraph (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— ceived the maximum amount of assistance (D)(ii), for each academic year occurring (1) Subsection (f) of such section is amend- under section 2101 of title 38, United States after the academic year specified in clause ed by striking ‘‘paragraph (9)’’ each place it Code, before such date. (i), the amount shall be the total amount the appears and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (9), (10), SEC. 4. PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF educational institution paid under this sec- and (11)’’. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING AS- tion for work-study allowance to individuals (2) Section 3322 of such title is amended— SISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS. enrolled at such educational institution dur- (A) in subsection (e), by striking both ‘‘sec- Section 2102 of such title is amended by ing the previous academic year in which in- tions 3311(b)(9) and 3319’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- adding at the end the following new sub- dividuals enrolled at such educational insti- tion 3319 and paragraph (9), (10), or (11) of section: tution participated in the work-study pro- section 3311 of this title’’; ‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstanding the aggregate gram. (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section amounts specified in subsection (d), a cov- ‘‘(D)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), if 3311(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9), (10), ered veteran may apply for and receive an the Secretary provides an annual amount to or (11) of section 3311 of this title’’; and additional amount of assistance under sub- an educational institution under subpara- (C) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘either section (a) or (b) of section 2101 of this title graph (B) or (C) that is more than the total section 3311(b)(9) or chapter 35’’ and inserting in an amount that does not exceed half of amount the educational institution pays to ‘‘either chapter 35 or paragraph (9), (10), or the amount specified in subsection (d). individuals under paragraph (1), the edu- (11) of section 3311’’. ‘‘(2) In this subsection, a covered veteran is cational institution shall return to the Sec- SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREPARATORY a veteran who— COURSES AS PROGRAMS OF EDU- retary the unpaid amount and the Secretary CATION FOR PURPOSES OF DEPART- ‘‘(A) is described in section 2101(a)(2) of shall transfer such amount into the general this title; MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EDU- fund of the Treasury. CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. ‘‘(B) first receives assistance under this ‘‘(ii) If the annual amount provided to an (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 38, chapter on or after October 1, 2020; educational institution under subparagraph United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(C) as of the date of the veteran’s applica- (B) or (C) is more, but less than 25 percent after section 3315A the following new sec- tion for assistance under paragraph (1), most more, than the total amount the educational tion: recently received assistance under this chap- institution pays to individuals under para- ter more than ten years before such date; ‘‘§ 3315B. Preparatory courses for licensure, graph (1), and the educational institution certification, or national tests and plans to participate in the work-study pro- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual entitled ‘‘(D) lives in a home that the Secretary de- gram under this section during the subse- termines does not have adaptations that are to educational assistance under this chapter quent academic year, the educational insti- shall also be entitled to payment for a pre- reasonably necessary because of the vet- tution may retain the amount of the over- eran’s disability.’’. paratory course for a licensing or certifi- payment if the educational institution noti- cation test that is required or used to enter SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENT TO WORK-STUDY ALLOW- fies the Secretary of the amount of the over- into, maintain, or advance in employment in ANCE PROGRAM. payment and the intention of the edu- a predetermined and identified vocation or (a) PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCE.—Subsection cational institution to retain such amount. profession. (a) of section 3485 of title 38, United States Any amount retained by an educational in- ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of educational Code, is amended— stitution under this clause may only be used assistance payable under this chapter for a (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Individ- by the educational institution to provide course described in subsection (a) is the less- uals’’ and inserting ‘‘In accordance with work-study allowance to individuals enrolled er of— paragraph (4), individuals’’; at the educational institution. ‘‘(1) the fee charged for the course; or (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and ‘‘(iii) At any time an educational institu- ‘‘(2) the amount of entitlement available to (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respec- tion may request the Secretary to increase the individual under this chapter at the time tively; and the annual amount that the Secretary pro- of payment for the course under this section. (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- vides the educational institution under sub- ‘‘(c) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The lowing new paragraph: paragraph (B) or (C). number of months of entitlement charged an ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall carry out this ‘‘(E) Pursuant to section 3690(c), section individual under this chapter for a course de- section by providing to educational institu- 3693, and other provisions of chapter 36 of scribed in subsection (a) shall be pro-rated tions an annual amount for the institution this title, the Secretary shall ensure that based on the actual amount of the fee to use in paying work-study allowance under educational institutions carry out the work- charged for the course relative to the rate paragraph (1) to individuals enrolled at the study allowance program in compliance with for 1 month payable— institution. this section.’’. ‘‘(1) for the academic year beginning on ‘‘(B) With respect to an educational insti- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection August 1, 2020, $1,460; or tution that participated in the work-study (e)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘(2) for an academic year beginning on any program under this section during the aca- ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection subsequent August 1, the amount for the pre- demic year beginning August 1, 2018, the Sec- (a)(5)’’. vious academic year beginning on August 1 retary shall determine the annual amount to (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made under this subsection, as increased by the provide to the educational institution under by this section shall apply with respect to a percentage increase equal to the most recent subparagraph (A) as follows: quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, percentage increase determined under sec- ‘‘(i) For the academic year beginning Au- commencing on or after August 1, 2020. tion 3015(h).’’. gust 1, 2020, the amount shall be the total SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FRY (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of amount the Secretary paid under this sec- SCHOLARSHIP TO CHILDREN AND sections at the beginning of such chapter is tion to individuals enrolled at such edu- SPOUSES OF CERTAIN DECEASED amended by inserting after the item relating cational institution during the academic MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. to section 3315A the following new item: year beginning August 1, 2018. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section ‘‘3315B. Preparatory courses for licensure, ‘‘(ii) Except as provided by subparagraph 3311 of title 38, United States Code, is amend- certification, or national (D)(ii), for each academic year beginning on ed— tests.’’. or after August 1, 2021, the amount shall be (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para- (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section the total amount the educational institution graph (12); and 3532(g) of title 38, United States Code, is paid under this section for work-study allow- (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol- amended— ance to individuals enrolled at such edu- lowing new paragraphs (10) and (11): (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or a pre- cational institution during the previous aca- ‘‘(10) An individual who is the child or paratory course described in section 3315B(a) demic year in which individuals participated spouse of a person who, on or after Sep- of this title’’ after ‘‘or national test pro- in the work-study program. tember 11, 2001, dies in line of duty while viding an opportunity for course credit at in- ‘‘(C) With respect to an educational insti- serving on duty other than active duty as a stitutions of higher learning described in tution that did not participate in the work- member of the Armed Forces. section 3501(a)(5) of this title’’; and study program under this section during the ‘‘(11) An individual who is the child or (2) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by inserting academic year beginning August 1, 2018, the spouse of a member of the Selected Reserve ‘‘or preparatory course’’ after ‘‘test’’ every- Secretary shall determine the annual who dies on or after September 11, 2001— where it appears. amount to provide to the educational insti- ‘‘(A) from a service-connected disability; (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment tution under subparagraph (A) as follows: and made by subsection (a) shall apply with re- ‘‘(i) For the first academic year in which ‘‘(B) not later than four years after the spect to months beginning after the date of the educational institution participates in date of the last discharge or release of that the enactment of this Act.

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Active duty Other ‘‘Type of loan veteran Reservist obligor

(A)(i) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling 2.15 2.40 NA with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2020) (A)(ii) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling 2.30 2.30 NA with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before October 1, 2027) (A)(iii) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling 2.15 2.15 NA with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2027, and before October 1, 2029) (A)(iv) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling 1.40 1.40 NA with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2029) (B)(i) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwell- 3.30 3.30 NA ing with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after October 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2020) (B)(ii) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwell- 3.60 3.60 NA ing with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before October 1, 2027) (B)(iii) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a 3.30 3.30 NA dwelling with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after October 1, 2027, and before October 1, 2029) (B)(iv) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a 1.25 1.25 NA dwelling with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after October 1, 2029) (C)(i) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5- 1.50 1.75 NA down (closed before January 1, 2020) (C)(ii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5- 1.65 1.65 NA down (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before October 1, 2027) (C)(iii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5- 1.50 1.50 NA down (closed on or after October 1, 2027, and before October 1, 2029) (C)(iv) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5- 0.75 0.75 NA down (closed on or after October 1, 2029) (D)(i) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10- 1.25 1.50 NA down (closed before January 1, 2020) (D)(ii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10- 1.40 1.40 NA down (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before October 1, 2027) (D)(iii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 1.25 1.25 NA 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2027, and before October 1, 2029) (D)(iv) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10- 0.50 0.50 NA down (closed on or after October 1, 2029) (E) Interest rate reduction refinancing loan 0.50 0.50 NA (F) Direct loan under section 3711 1.00 1.00 NA (G) Manufactured home loan under section 3712 (other than an interest rate reduc- 1.00 1.00 NA tion refinancing loan) (H) Loan to Native American veteran under section 3762 (other than an interest 1.25 1.25 NA rate reduction refinancing loan) (I) Loan assumption under section 3714 0.50 0.50 0.50 (J) Loan under section 3733(a) 2.25 2.25 2.25’’.

SEC. 9. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS such statement has been submitted prior to Ryan’s vehicle was struck by an ex- AFFAIRS TO ASSIST BLIND VET- the vote on passage. plosive device in 2005, which took the ERANS WHO HAVE NOT LOST USE OF A LEG IN ACQUIRING SPECIALLY The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lives of Sergeant Jerry Mills and Ser- ADAPTED HOUSING. ant to the rule, the gentleman from geant Donald Hasse, and took Ryan’s Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, California (Mr. TAKANO) and the gen- right arm and left leg. is amended— tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) He was able to use the VA’s Specially (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)— each will control 20 minutes. Adapted Housing program to modify (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), The Chair recognizes the gentleman his house to suit his needs and the by striking ‘‘due to—’’ and inserting ‘‘due to from California. needs of his wife and children. How- blindness in both eyes, having central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with GENERAL LEAVE ever, the program simply didn’t pro- the use of a standard correcting lens. For the Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I ask vide enough assistance, leaving Ryan purposes of this clause, an eye with a limita- unanimous consent that all Members and his family owing more than $90,000 tion in the fields of vision such that the have 5 legislative days in which to re- out of pocket for improvements. widest diameter of the visual field subtends vise and extend their remarks and to The VA’s Specially Adapted Housing an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be insert extraneous material on H.R. program offers grants to servicemem- considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less.’’; and 3504, as amended. bers and veterans with certain severe (B) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there service-connected disabilities. The (2) in subsection (b)(2)— objection to the request of the gen- grants assist with building, remod- (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and tleman from California? eling, or purchasing an adapted home. (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and There was no objection. However, portions of the program don’t (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec- Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I reflect the needs of today’s veterans, tively. yield myself such time as I may con- which is why I am proud of our work on SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- sume. the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee FECTS. Madam Speaker, the Veterans’ Af- to make the SAH program work for to- The budgetary effects of this Act, for the fairs Committee is proud to bring to day’s veterans. purpose of complying with the Statutory the floor H.R. 3504, as amended, the H.R. 3504, as amended, does this by Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Hous- prioritizing grants for seriously ill vet- mined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- ing Improvement Act of 2019, which is erans, doubling the cap on the total tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in named after Army veteran Ryan Kules. number of grants issued to a veteran, the Congressional Record by the Chairman of Madam Speaker, we are honored to increasing the total applications au- the House Budget Committee, provided that have Ryan with us today. thorized, and increasing the maximum

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I was shocked to learn that the exist- to provide additional funding for vet- This makes sense. This will be done by ing SAH program only covers blind vet- erans 10 years after they use their SAH block granting workstudy money to erans who also have lost a limb. H.R. grants to make additional home im- schools allowing them to administer 3504, as amended, includes Representa- provements as they age. So, of course, the payments to student veterans. This tive LURIA’s Housing Access for Blind they might want to get into a bigger will improve timeliness and accuracy Veterans Act. house because their families grow, and of payments to student veterans. I heard from a blind veteran in they should have that opportunity to Finally, H.R. 3504, as amended, also Ponce, Puerto Rico, last weekend do so. includes the text of my bill, H.R. 2221, about some of the challenges that he This bill also includes H.R. 3640, the the Fry Scholarship Improvement Act, faces. As Puerto Rico continues to re- Housing Access for Blind Veterans Act, which would expand eligibility for the build after Hurricane Maria, allowing which was introduced last week by Fry Scholarship to certain survivors of disabled veterans, including veterans Representative ROE and Representative members of the National Guard and with visual impairments, to apply for ELAINE LURIA from Virginia, the chair Reserve. Representative ANDY BARR Specially Adapted Housing grants can of the Subcommittee on Disability As- worked on this bill as well, and he was help repair and improve their homes sistance and Memorial Affairs, to pro- a great advocate. Of course, he is an and lives. vide additional SAH funding to vet- advocate for the National Guard and I thank the gentlewoman for her erans who are legally blind. It is so im- Reserve, Madam Speaker. The current work and Ranking Member ROE’s sup- portant that we do this. Fry Scholarship provides post 9/11 GI port. I am proud to have named this bill Bill benefits to surviving spouses and Also, H.R. 3504, as amended, includes after my friend Ryan Kules, an Army dependent children of servicemembers Representative SABLAN’s GI Bill Access veteran, and I had the privilege of who have died while on Active Duty. to Career Credentials Act. This legisla- meeting him today and his wonderful I would like to thank the Tragedy tion expands the GI Bill to cover pre- family. It is a beautiful family. Assistance Program for Survivors, or paratory courses for professional tests, On November 29, 2005, while he was TAPS, for bringing this idea to our at- allowing veterans to more easily ob- serving in Iraq, Ryan’s vehicle was tention and again Chairman LEVIN for tain career credentials. struck by an improvised explosive de- being an original cosponsor of this bill. Finally, H.R. 3504, as amended, in- vice, an IED, and Ryan sustained mul- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- cludes a modernization of the VA’s tiple injuries, including the loss of his leagues to join me in supporting this work-study program, streamlining the leg and arm. He is a true hero, Madam important piece of legislation today. payment process to make work-study Speaker. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to programs easier for veterans to partici- Those injuries made him eligible for the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ROD- pate in. the SAH grant program following his NEY DAVIS). I thank Ranking Member BILIRAKIS separation from service. Many of the Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. and Chairman LEVIN for bringing this ideas in this bill came from Ryan’s own Madam Speaker, I thank my good legislation to the committee, fully paid experiences with the SAH program. friend from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS), the for. I am grateful to Ryan for his service, chair, Mr. TAKANO, and also Dr. ROE, Madam Speaker, I urge my col- for his continued advocacy, and for al- the ranking member and former chair leagues to support H.R. 3504, as amend- lowing us to use his name for this im- of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, for ed, and I reserve the balance of my portant legislation. all the work they do for our veterans. time. Madam Speaker, I want to thank the It was at a meeting with Dr. ROE in Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I Wounded Warriors Project and the Par- Springfield, Illinois, last summer that yield myself such time as I may con- alyzed Veterans of America for their he heard from my constituents who sume. help with crafting this bill, as well as represented the 13 colleges that I am Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise my friend and chairman, Representa- blessed to represent in central Illinois. today in support of my bill, H.R. 3504, tive MIKE LEVIN from California, who is They got together, and they talked as amended, the Ryan Kules Specially the cosponsor of this bill and who does about the GI Bill Work Study Improve- Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of an outstanding job in committee, ment Act language that is included in 2019. where we work in a bipartisan fashion. this bill right now. Our highest calling as a committee is Section 5 of this bill contains our im- to empower those who have been in- b 1730 provement language, and I really want jured in defense of our country to live Madam Speaker, this bill also in- to thank SUSIE LEE, my colleague. I independent and productive lives. cludes the text of H.R. 3535, the GI Bill want to thank Dr. ROE again and my The Specially Adapted Housing pro- Work Study Improvement Act. This colleague, MIKE BOST, from Illinois be- gram, or SAH grant program, is one bill was introduced by my friend, Rep- cause this legislation creates a block way we do that, and this bill makes resentative RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, grant program to disburse the funding several needed improvements to that Representative SUSIE LEE of Nevada, that would normally be used by the VA program. and Ranking Member ROE of Tennessee to administer their workstudy pro- SAH grants are awarded to certain to improve VA’s workstudy program. gram. severely injured servicemembers and The idea for this bill came from the We heard from the college adminis- veterans to help them adapt their student veterans and school officials trators. It wasn’t going well as is; they homes to increase their comfort and who attended a GI Bill forum that Rep- were leaving veterans behind. They independence. It is a quality of life resentative DAVIS had, and Representa- didn’t know if the students were going issue, Madam Speaker. tive ROE was in attendance, of course. to be able to enroll, and the colleges SAH grants can be used to make all He is the ranking member of the full didn’t know when they were going to kinds of home adaptations, including committee. get the money. This is a fix that came installing grab bars, wheelchair ramps I commend Representative DAVIS for directly from listening to the people and lifts, lowering countertops, and taking the concerns of his student vet- who are serving our veterans at our widening hallways and doorways. erans’ constituents to heart and acting educational institutions. My bill would make needed improve- to address them by improving the way This is what bipartisanship looks ments to this program and provide that those payments are made to eligi- like. It is an idea that comes from peo- prioritization when processing SAH ble GI beneficiaries. The best ideas ple who are affected, and those who are

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I want to if it had been designated under subsection broadened the GI bill to cover college admis- (b)(1)(C) of that section, subject to the provi- thank everybody again for working on sions test fees, admissions test preparatory sions of this section. this bill. courses, and the exam fees for licenses and (2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe- Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote certifications. riod of the designation referred to in para- on this bill. And, while more than 5,700 GI Bill students graph (1) shall be for the 18-month period be- Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I over the last year and a half used their license ginning on the date of the enactment of this yield myself such time as I may con- and certification exam fees reimbursement Act. sume. benefit, the courses designed to help them (b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the Madam Speaker, I want to just add designation made under subsection (a), an pass these tests were not reimbursable. That alien who is a national of Venezuela is that I hear an equal number of names makes no sense. Not all students pass these deemed to satisfy the requirements under mentioned from both sides of the aisle exams on the first attempt. If we really want to paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the Immi- who have contributed to the content of help our veterans become licensed and cer- gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. this bill. This is what bipartisanship tified for demanding careers, let us help them 1254a(c)), subject to paragraph (3) of such sec- looks like. I am very proud that we prepare to pass the necessary tests. tion, if the alien— have brought this bill out of committee Let us help them join the more than 25 mil- (1) has been continuously physically on a unanimous basis and that I have lion veterans and veteran family members who present in the United States since the date heard each side mention multiple of the enactment of this Act; the GI Bill has helped achieve their edu- (2) is admissible as an immigrant, except names of Members who have contrib- cational and career goals. as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of uted language to this bill. My GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act such section, and is not ineligible for tem- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- is supported by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, porary protected status under paragraph ance of my time. National Guard Association, Enlisted Associa- (2)(B) of such section; and Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I tion of the National Guard, AMVETS, National (3) registers for temporary protected status yield myself the balance of my time to Military Family Association, Association of the in a manner established by the Secretary of close. U.S. Army, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Homeland Security. This is a great bill named after a (c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.— Fleet Reserve ‘Association, Reserve Officers (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home- great American hero. We need to pass Association and Paralyzed Veterans of Amer- land Security shall give prior consent to this bill. I want to thank the leader- ica. travel abroad, in accordance with section ship of the chairman and the ranking I ask my colleagues to support this meas- 244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality member for bringing it to the floor. ure, as well, and H.R. 3504 of which it is a Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3)), to an alien who is Again, we have got to get this done part. granted temporary protected status pursu- for our heroes. We have got to get it to H.R. 3504 expands the VA’s Specially ant to the designation made under sub- the Senate and pass it as soon as pos- section (a) if the alien establishes to the sat- Adapted Housing grant program to reach more isfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Secu- sible because it is so badly needed. I ap- veterans who need assistance and improves preciate it very much. I thank the staff rity that emergency and extenuating cir- the Fry Scholarship program to cover more cumstances beyond the control of the alien for their support. spouses and children of fallen require the alien to depart for a brief, tem- Madam Speaker, I encourage Mem- servicemembers. porary trip abroad. bers to vote positive on this particular Again, I ask my colleagues to support H.R. (2) TREATMENT UPON RETURN.—An alien re- bill, and I yield back the balance of my 3504. turning to the United States in accordance time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The with an authorization described in paragraph Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I question is on the motion offered by (1) shall be treated as any other returning yield myself the balance of my time. alien provided temporary protected status the gentleman from California (Mr. under section 244 of the Immigration and Na- Madam Speaker, I am very proud of TAKANO) that the House suspend the this moment that we have chosen as tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3504, as (d) FEE.— Members of the House to move forward amended. (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other legislation that addresses adaptive The question was taken; and (two- fee authorized by law, the Secretary of housing for veterans who have truly thirds being in the affirmative) the Homeland Security is authorized to charge been heroic. I can’t think of a single rules were suspended and the bill, as and collect a fee of $360 for each application American who would stand in the way for temporary protected status under section amended, was passed. 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or would criticize Members of our body A motion to reconsider was laid on for addressing such an urgent need. by a person who is only eligible for such sta- the table. tus by reason of subsection (a). I want to congratulate all the Mem- f (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland bers who have done an even greater Security shall permit aliens to apply for a honor to the person for whom this bill VENEZUELA TPS ACT OF 2019 waiver of any fees associated with filing an is named by addressing issues related Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam application referred to in paragraph (1). to the workstudy program, by increas- SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- Speaker, I move to suspend the rules ing the availability of benefits to our FECTS. and pass the bill (H.R. 549) to designate veterans in their educational process. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the Venezuela under section 244 of the Im- Madam Speaker, I urge all of my col- purpose of complying with the Statutory migration and Nationality Act to per- Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- leagues to join me in passing H.R. 3504, mit nationals of Venezuela to be eligi- mined by reference to the latest statement as amended, and I yield back the bal- ble for temporary protected status titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- ance of my time. under such section, and for other pur- tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in Mr. SABLAN. Madam Speaker, I rise in sup- poses, as amended. the Congressional Record by the Chairman of port of H.R. 3504, which includes my bipar- the House Budget Committee, provided that The Clerk read the title of the bill. tisan bill, the GI Bill Access to Career Creden- such statement has been submitted prior to The text of the bill is as follows: tials Act. The GI Bill Access to Career Creden- the vote on passage. tials Act allow veterans to use their GI Bill H.R. 549 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- benefits to cover the cost of approved pre- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from paratory courses for professional license and resentatives of the United States of America in Florida (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL) and Congress assembled, certification exams. the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Covering these courses under the GI Bill will SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. CLINE) each will control 20 minutes. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Venezuela The Chair recognizes the gentle- give veterans and their eligible family mem- TPS Act of 2019’’. bers greater ability to enter careers that re- woman from Florida. SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANT- quire government-recognized licenses and ING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STA- GENERAL LEAVE certifications, such as in-demand careers in TUS. Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam health and technology. (a) DESIGNATION.— Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that

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These conditions in , Haiti, and . The Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Venezuela warrant a designation of DHS Secretary gave those populations Speaker, I yield myself such time as I TPS, and through H.R. 549, Congress at least 12 months to wind down and may consume. will take this necessary action. prepare for departure, but a lawsuit Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- I commend my colleagues, Rep- was filed, and activist Federal courts port of H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act resentatives DARREN SOTO and MARIO issued an injunction. of 2019. This vitally important bill will DIAZ-BALART for introducing this bill. I I oppose H.R. 549, but do not do so provide help and support to those who thank Representatives DONNA SHALALA lightly. There is no doubt that the peo- cannot return to their home country of and DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and ple of Venezuela are suffering. They are Venezuela. Chairwoman LOFGREN of the Sub- in a dire situation as a result of the so- Years-long political and economic committee on Immigration and Citi- cialist policies of long-time President turmoil in Venezuela has resulted in zenship and Chairman NADLER of the Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas the world’s fastest growing migration, Judiciary Committee for their support Maduro. staggering poverty, and chronic short- and hard work in helping move this bill b 1745 ages of medicine. Millions of Ven- forward. But I hold out hope for a regime ezuelans are malnourished, and the Madam Speaker, I urge my col- change in Venezuela, and I know the United Nations estimates that 7 mil- leagues to support the Venezuela TPS administration is watching this situa- lion people are in need of humanitarian Act of 2019, and I reserve the balance of tion closely. assistance. Four million Venezuelans my time. If Congress is, nevertheless, inclined have been forced from their home. Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I yield to statutorily designate Venezuela for Most have remained in the region in myself such time as I may consume. TPS, we should not do so without re- neighboring countries, but tens of Madam Speaker, we stand in soli- forming the process to ensure renewal thousands are here in the United darity with the people of Venezuela, is not a rubber stamp; otherwise, we States seeking refuge. It is long past and I share many of the comments of risk being in the same position we are time to grant temporary protected sta- the gentlewoman from Florida, but I currently in regarding other TPS des- tus for Venezuelans currently living in must rise in opposition to H.R. 549. ignations. No other administration will the United States. H.R. 549 statutorily designates Ven- terminate it, and 25 years from now, My district has one of the largest ezuela for inclusion in the broken pro- Members of Congress will call for green Venezuelan populations in the Nation, gram known as Temporary Protective cards for Venezuelans here on TPS. and I understand very well the crisis in Status. Pursuant to the Immigration Another concern is two Federal cir- Venezuela. and Nationality Act, the Secretary of cuits, the sixth and the ninth, have I came to this country from Ecuador DHS can designate a country for TPS if held the mere grant of TPS is an ad- when I was 14 years old, having seen there are circumstances that would mission for purposes of the Immigra- firsthand the damage that authori- prevent the safe return of aliens to tion and Nationality Act. The effect of tarian and corrupt leaders in South that country or if a country is tempo- those rulings is that TPS holders who America have caused their countries. I rarily unable to adequately handle the were meant to be here temporarily can have good friends and family who are return of its nationals. now get a green card pursuant to fam- still there suffering in Maracaibo and When DHS does so, nationals of the ily or employment-based petition even in Caracas. They are desperate. I can designated country who are inside the if they entered the country illegally. hear it in their voices every time they United States on the date of the des- Also problematic is the fact that the update me on the crisis. ignation, whether legally or illegally, fee for a TPS application is statutorily In Miami I have met with reporters may apply to stay here and receive em- capped at $50. who have had to flee their home be- ployment authorization. DHS has esti- Last week, the Immigration and Citi- cause a free press does not exist in mated there are 270,000 such Ven- zenship Subcommittee held a hearing Venezuela. Just yesterday, more roll- ezuelan nationals currently in the regarding the long wait times for proc- ing blackouts hit the country jeopard- United States, over 100,000 of whom are essing immigration benefits applica- izing the lives of hospital patients and here illegally. tions. Large volume is the biggest driv- sending the country into pure dark- TPS is usually initially designated er of longer processing times, but there ness. for a period of 18 months and then re- is also not enough money to hire addi- Even if Nicolas Maduro, the leader of designated in 18-month increments tional staff. Since it is a fee-funded this brutal narco-regime, were to leave after the Secretary reviews the condi- agency, U.S. Citizenship and Immigra- today and the legitimate President, tions in the country to determine tion Services should be allowed to set Juan Guaido, were to be sworn in, ex- whether the conditions for the initial the fee commensurate with the cost of traordinary and temporary conditions TPS designation continue. If the Sec- application adjudication, which is obvi- exist that would prevent Venezuelans retary determines the country no ously more than the mere $50. from returning safely. Maduro’s regime longer meets the conditions for the Lastly, I must point out the glaring has plunged Venezuela into catas- TPS designation, the Secretary is re- hypocrisy of designating a country for trophe. quired by law to terminate the designa- temporary protective status after the The poverty rate in Venezuela is tion. There are currently over 415,000 majority recently passed H.R. 6, which soaring, and the nation’s health system TPS recipients from 10 different coun- created a green card path for 417,000 is near collapse. Just imagine, nearly tries in the United States. aliens in the country on temporary one-third of Venezuelan physicians Despite the fact Congress intended protected status. If the majority had have fled the country, and an astound- TPS to be a temporary protection, over its way, Congress would amend the INA ing 79 percent of hospitals are experi- time it has become a permanent, auto- to remove the word ‘‘temporary’’ from encing shortages in supplies to assist matically renewed status with some the TPS statute and just start handing the country’s mounting medical needs. countries being designated for TPS for over green cards immediately. This dire situation is only exacerbated decades. Madam Speaker, I oppose H.R. 549. I by massive food and water shortages. For instance, was initially urge my colleagues to do the same, and Malnutrition is widespread, especially designated for TPS back in 1999 due to I reserve the balance of my time. among children and pregnant women. Hurricane Mitch which struck the Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Frequent nationwide blackouts con- country in October of 1998. Somalia Speaker, I appreciate the concerns Mr.

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TPS was ‘‘For a free Venezuela,’’ ‘‘Por una Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- created to address situations where ex- Venezuela libre.’’ tlewoman from Florida (Ms. traordinary and temporary conditions Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 WASSERMAN SCHULTZ), my colleague. in a country prevent its nationals from minutes to the gentleman from Florida Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. returning safely. (Mr. DIAZ-BALART). Madam Speaker, I thank the gentle- Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Madam Speaker, woman for yielding. the gentleman from Florida (Mr. SOTO), I first commend my colleague from Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleague. central Florida (Mr. SOTO), for his lead- the House to pass the Venezuela TPS Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, I thank ership and his perseverance. Act of 2019, which would grant Ven- the gentlewoman from Florida. I want to also thank my colleagues ezuelan nationals urgently needed tem- In 2016, Olyn Itriago escaped the evil from south Florida, many of whom are porary protective status in the United Maduro tyranny in Venezuela. She re- here today in support of this important States of America. ceived death threats, including a failed piece of legislation. The Maduro regime has perpetrated attempt on her life. Her brother, how- Look, I know that there are concerns egregious human rights abuses, inflict- ever, was captured and tortured by the about an immigration system that is ing an economic and humanitarian cri- Venezuelan National Guard. The absolutely broken in this country, and sis on the people of Venezuela. Ven- crime? Supporting the opposition it is. I know that there are concerns ezuelans fleeing starvation, violence, party. about even the TPS system. I get that. and political persecution have sought Olyn is now one of my constituents But we have to take a step back. refuge in the United States. in Orlando, with her daughters and her What we are dealing with here is a My district has the largest Ven- husband. She is active with our local very specific, unique situation, which ezuelan population in the U.S. So many groups, advocating for freedom in Ven- is why Congress today will have this of my south Florida neighbors know ezuela. She holds on to hope of return- opportunity to vote on it. the brutality of the Maduro regime ing home one day soon. You know the situation. You have firsthand and fled here seeking safety. Another one of my newest constitu- heard the situation about the humani- The stories are heartbreaking: chil- ents, Selene Vargas, was diagnosed tarian crisis in Venezuela. Over 3 mil- dren kidnapped from playgrounds; fam- with cancer in 2017. Due to the short- lion people have fled Venezuela because ily members dying of hunger, violence, ages of medicine, food, and lack of what was the wealthiest country in and lack of medicine; individuals who functioning quality hospitals in Ven- South America, because of the radical were jailed for speaking out against ezuela, all caused by Nicolas Maduro’s socialist policies of the two last dicta- the government; businesses con- destruction of the economy, she moved torships, now has become among the fiscated. to Orlando to continue her cancer poorest, where people don’t have access Extending TPS will ensure Ven- treatment. Selene hopes to beat can- to any basic issues of—whether it is ezuelans are shielded from the immi- cer, return to Venezuela, and see her healthcare or even food, medicine. nent danger of deportation and can ob- family again. You know all that, but, you see, tain work permits. Like Olyn and Selene, hundreds of there is something else: The extreme President Trump has called the thousands of Venezuelans in the United repression that is taking place in Ven- Maduro regime a ‘‘nightmare of pov- States fear for their lives. They ask for ezuela, that is the real reason people erty, hunger, and death.’’ He said in our compassion until the horror ends. are fleeing. That is the reason that June that he was looking ‘‘very seri- Our bipartisan Venezuela TPS Act Venezuelans are dying. That is the rea- ously at extending TPS to Venezuela.’’ would protect all eligible Venezuelan son that the heroes in Venezuela have But a recent letter from the USCIS nationals from deportation. It allows hit the streets. That is the reason why stated the administration is simply them to contribute to our American this young leader, President Guaido, ‘‘monitoring’’ the situation in Ven- economy, all while they continue to has come to the forefront leading these ezuela, something it has done for work to fix Venezuela. heroic people. months. The world is now witness to the ruth- And this administration has recog- There was no commitment to extend less oppression, starvation, and human nized that fact. This administration— TPS to Venezuela, and in the mean- rights abuses of Maduro’s rule. The ad- and I am so grateful—has applied tough time, this administration continues to ministration has been a loud voice con- sanctions against the dictatorship, has deport Venezuelan nationals, sending demning Maduro. shown great solidarity with the people them back to the nightmare of the Vice President MIKE PENCE said, dur- of Venezuela. Maduro regime. ing a visit to Florida recently, that the So I ask you, let’s not confuse this This cannot wait any longer. It is White House is discussing TPS. Sec- with all of the issues of immigration past time we support the Venezuelan retary of State Mike Pompeo also men- and the broken immigration system. community and recognize the urgency tioned TPS protections could be de- Really, with what is going on in Ven- of extending them TPS. cided ‘‘in the near future.’’ ezuela, should we be sending Ven- President Trump could grant TPS to Today, the House has a chance to ful- ezuelans back to that dictatorship, or Venezuelans today. He doesn’t need fill those promises. Senators MARCO could Congress act in a very specific congressional action. So amidst his in- RUBIO and BOB MENENDEZ are leading circumstance to give them the ability action, the House of Representatives this bipartisan effort in the Senate as to stay here, at least while this dicta- will take action today to protect our well. torship, this horrific situation is tak- neighbors and friends, because their Granting Venezuelans TPS is one of ing place in Venezuela? lives are on the line. the most bipartisan immigration acts That is what we are dealing with. Not I urge my colleagues to vote for this each of us as a Member of Congress can the horrors of complications or the legislation to ensure that Venezuelans take right now. I plead with Members messed up parts of the immigration are granted this essential protection, on both sides of the aisle to take this system which has got issues, obviously. and I say ‘‘Vive Venezuela.’’ opportunity to come together to do the It is this very specific issue. Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I thank right thing. Again, thanking, particularly, my the gentlewoman from Florida for her It is our moral responsibility to sup- colleague, Mr. SOTO, I would just urge remarks and for her sharing the con- port these brave Venezuelans and their my colleagues in the House to take a cerns of the president for the socialist families who are already citizens here step back. These are specific cir- regime of Maduro.

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Just in 2018, nearly 30,000 Ven- cellent example of why America must Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to ezuelans applied for asylum in the never go socialist. the gentlewoman from Puerto Rico United States, becoming the number I want to emphasize one thing: While (Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N). one country of origin for asylum claim- Maduro has been in charge of Ven- Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto ants. ezuela, Maduro is not the cause of the economic hardship that is now being Rico. Madam Speaker, I rise in support b 1800 of H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act, in- faced in Venezuela. Rather, it is the troduced by the gentleman from Flor- Many Venezuelans have come to people’s adoption of socialism. ida (Mr. SOTO), my friend. south Florida, where they have con- Let’s go to H.R. 549 and how it re- Madam Speaker, I am a proud co- tributed so much to our diverse com- lates to what I have just said. sponsor of this bill, essentially allow- munity. In my district, there are ap- This bill proposes a tsunami of people ing Venezuelan nationals living in the proximately 17,000 Venezuelan-born coming to our country who are ill- United States to be eligible for tem- residents. equipped to support themselves. porary protected status. This status My constituents cannot safely re- Let’s put that into the perspective of will extend travel authorization, allow turn. A recent U.N. report detailed the where we are as a nation. We just blew lawful employment, and, ultimately, shocking government abuses, including through the $22 trillion debt mark ear- prevent their removal from the United extrajudicial killings at the hands of lier this year. This year, we are look- ing at a roughly $900 billion deficit. States. Maduro’s death squads. A deal has been reached that will The crisis in Venezuela is dire. Simply stated, granting TPS for Ven- only increase our deficit by $2 trillion In April, I had the opportunity to ezuelans is the right thing to do. over the next 2 years, pushing our debt travel to Colombia with other Members TPS has bipartisan support in the up to $22 trillion. This is money we do of Congress to visit a humanitarian aid House and in the Senate. We now have not have, have to borrow to get, and center on the border with Venezuela. I an opportunity to take real action to can’t afford to pay back. saw firsthand the appalling conditions support those who have fled the crisis caused by the illegitimate, inhumane How does that relate to H.R. 549? that our Latin American brothers and Well, let me share some numbers with sisters are enduring, and believe me, it Maduro regime. Madam Speaker, I thank my Florida you: Sixty percent of households with a is worse than anyone can imagine. lawful immigrant in them are on wel- The hunger and the need experienced colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as fare, living off the hard work of others. in the country are unprecedented and well as our colleague from Puerto Rico Seventy percent of illegal alien house- heartbreaking. Over 90 percent of the (Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N), for their work holds are on welfare, living off the hard population is living in poverty; 7 mil- on this important legislation. I strong- work of others here in the United lion people need humanitarian assist- ly urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. Vive Venezuela. States of America. ance; and diseases that have been pre- Quite frankly, Madam Speaker, the Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I thank viously eradicated have, unfortunately, United States of America can no longer the gentlewoman for her remarks returned. afford to be the world’s orphanage for against the socialist regime of Maduro To make matters worse, there is a children and adults alike. We have to as well. shortage of 85 percent of necessary get our own house in order, and this medicines to treat those diseases on Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. legislation helps to increase that dis- the ground, while infant mortality order by increasing our deficit and rates have increased by 30 percent and BROOKS). Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam debt, making it less manageable and maternal mortality rates have in- further risking debilitating insolvency creased by an alarming 60 percent. Speaker, let’s be clear: Venezuela is one of the most natural-resources-rich and the bankruptcy of a great Nation. This is unacceptable, Madam Speak- Madam Speaker, I ask for opposing nations on the planet, and for oil, in er. H.R. 549, and that is how I will vote. The main obstacle at hand lies in the the top five in reserves in the world. Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam hands of Nicolas Maduro and his ruth- The problem with Venezuela is not Speaker, just a couple of quick re- its people, other than that they made less dictatorship. He is holding the peo- sponses to my colleague, Mr. BROOKS. ple of Venezuela hostage, depriving mistakes in whom they elected. The The only thing that I do agree with them of basic human rights. problem is not the lack of resources, is, yes, we do have to put our own Additionally, the number of Ven- which should empower those people to house in order. We have an executive in ezuelans migrating to Puerto Rico has be wealthy. Rather, the problem in disarray at this moment. doubled since the crisis began and can Venezuela is the self-inflicted adoption I think that maybe the gentleman is be expected to continue increasing as of socialism. ill-informed. The people of Venezuela long as Maduro remains in power. Let’s be clear about the economic did not elect the narco-regime, the au- I will continue working to move this havoc that is now occurring in Ven- thoritarian, dictatorial leader who is bill so that Venezuelans can have a ezuela. We have starvation. In one re- Nicolas Maduro. They had fraudulent temporary safe haven in our country, cent study, the average adult over a elections in May 2018. where they can live freely. year’s period of time had a weight loss Please do not insult the people in Madam Speaker, I do understand in excess of 20 pounds because they Venezuela, who are suffering, who have that the House needs to do something could not get the calories needed to no food, who have no access to medi- about this, and I urge my colleagues to sustain their body weight. Riots have cine. We have seen the worst humani- do the same and support this bill. resulted. tarian crisis in this hemisphere, and it Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Inflation a few years ago was over was not because Venezuelans elected Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- 1,000 percent. Today, we have estimates him. Actually, he held fraudulent elec- tlewoman from Florida (Ms. SHALALA), that inflation in Venezuela is as high tions. The interim, legitimate Presi- my colleague. as 10 million percent. Of course, the dent is Juan Guaido. Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I currency is worthless and becoming But we are not going to see a tsu- rise in strong support of this lifesaving more so. nami of Venezuelans coming to this bipartisan legislation to designate Venezuela, as a country, has been country. This bill applies only and spe- temporary protective status for Ven- brought to its knees by the adoption of cifically to the Venezuelans who are al- ezuelans. socialism. I find it ironic that so many ready residing in the United States. Maduro’s evil regime has plunged in America now advocate the suppres- Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Venezuela into catastrophe. The once- sion of free enterprise and the liberty the gentleman from Florida (Mr. thriving country is in free fall, with on which it is based, and the replace- DEUTCH), my colleague.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.073 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7215 Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, I symptom of a disease rather than try- I would like to express my support strongly support H.R. 549, the Ven- ing to cure the disease itself. The dis- for H.R. 549. There is, as I mentioned, ezuela TPS Act. ease is the cruel, undemocratic, and in- widespread poverty and shortages of The situation in Venezuela is dire. It competent regime of Nicolas Maduro. food and water. The government is in is outrageous, Madam Speaker, that For Venezuela to prosper and for the disarray, and we can’t wait any longer. some in this Chamber would blame the U.S. to protect its national security, We have to help our Venezuelan broth- horrific situation in Venezuela on the the Maduro regime must go. America ers and sisters in the United States, people of Venezuela. It is the Maduro should work with its allies in the re- and this bill accomplishes just that. regime that is committing horrific gion and use all elements of our na- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- human rights abuses. tional power to support the Venezuelan leagues on both sides of the aisle to People are being killed and tortured. patriots who are fighting to reclaim support H.R. 549. We must do it, ‘‘lo The media has been censored. Oppo- their country from the regime that has tenemos que hacer.’’ This is the mo- nents of the regime have been impris- destroyed it. ment. oned. The economy is failing. Food is Then, and only then, will Venezuela Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- scarce. Essential medicines cannot be be sufficiently stable and safe so these ance of my time. found. proud Venezuelans can return to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The mass corruption and poverty country they love. question is on the motion offered by have forced more than 4 million people Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. myself such time as I may consume. to flee the country for their lives. MUCARSEL-POWELL) that the House sus- As was said earlier, there are very I have witnessed desperate Ven- pend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. few detained noncriminal Venezuelans ezuelans crossing the border into Co- 549, as amended. with removal orders, and there is no lombia in need of food. I spoke with The question was taken. families who traveled hours and hours mechanism currently in place for di- rectly removing aliens to Venezuela. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the to Cucuta for one meal for their chil- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being dren. I saw warehouses filled with food Madam Speaker, we stand with the people of Venezuela in their fight in the affirmative, the ayes have it. and humanitarian assistance that Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Maduro refuses to allow in to help his against the socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas people. and nays. The dreadful living conditions, ex- We recognize that only through The yeas and nays were ordered. treme violence, and persecution war- change in leadership and a change in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- rant extending TPS to Venezuelans liv- direction will Venezuela change course ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- ing in the United States. and begin to rebound, in terms of We must stand with the Venezuelan adopting economic reforms and aban- ceedings on this motion will be post- people, the legitimate government of doning the socialist policies of the poned. President Juan Guaido, and the return Maduro regime. f We stand with the people, and we of freedom and democracy. For right b 1815 now, passing this bill will ensure Ven- stand ready to embrace the newly ezuelans in the U.S. are protected from elected President, should he take con- HONORING AMERICAN VETERANS being deported to life-threatening con- trol of the country. IN EXTREME NEED ACT OF 2019 ditions. But this bill, H.R. 549, is a bill that is Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I move Madam Speaker, this bill will save simply not appropriate for the cir- to suspend the rules and pass the bill lives. I urge my colleagues to support cumstances right now. This broken (H.R. 2938) to exempt from the calcula- it. TPS system that we have would not be tion of monthly income certain bene- Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam sufficient to accommodate the hun- fits paid by the Department of Vet- Speaker, may I inquire how much time dreds of thousands of Venezuelans who erans Affairs and the Department of is remaining. would seek to use it. Defense, as amended. Suffice it to say, it is similar to help- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- The Clerk read the title of the bill. ing people by throwing them a raft full tlewoman from Florida has 6 minutes The text of the bill is as follows: of holes. remaining. The gentleman from Vir- H.R. 2938 ginia has 5 minutes remaining. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I re- leagues to vote against H.R. 549, and I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- yield back the balance of my time. resentatives of the United States of America in serve the balance of my time. Congress assembled, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring tlewoman from Florida (Mrs. MURPHY), American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of In response to Mr. CLINE’s concern, my colleague. 2019’’ or the ‘‘HAVEN Act’’. once again, TPS is the law of the land. Mrs. MURPHY. Madam Speaker, I SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CURRENT MONTHLY IN- support this bipartisan bill to extend It is under section 244 of the Immigra- COME. temporary protected status to Ven- tion and Nationality Act. All we are Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States ezuela. asking is to place Venezuela as a coun- Code, is amended by striking subparagraph There are over 400,000 Venezuelans try that is designated under TPS in (B) and inserting the following: living in the United States, and more this bill. ‘‘(B)(i) includes any amount paid by any than half live in Florida. About 200,000 We are talking about people who are entity other than the debtor (or in a joint of these men and women would receive suffering. We cannot send them back to case the debtor and the debtor’s spouse), on a humanitarian emergency. a regular basis for the household expenses of TPS if this bill becomes law. They the debtor or the debtor’s dependents (and in could work legally, pay taxes, and con- We wrote a letter to the Trump ad- ministration, asking them to grant a joint case the debtor’s spouse if not other- tribute to our economy for a period of wise a dependent); and time, without living in fear of deporta- TPS for Venezuelans. They have the ‘‘(ii) excludes— tion. ability to do so at the administrative ‘‘(I) benefits received under the Social Se- Venezuela is in absolute crisis, and level right now, but they have refused. curity Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); making Venezuelans in the U.S. go They say they are supportive of Ven- ‘‘(II) payments to victims of war crimes or home right now is immoral. In many ezuelans, but I seriously question that crimes against humanity on account of their cases, it could be a death sentence. when they disagree with the impor- status as victims of such crimes; Requiring people who have sought tance of granting TPS for the thou- ‘‘(III) payments to victims of international sands of Venezuelans living in this terrorism or domestic terrorism, as those refuge in America to return to a failed terms are defined in section 2331 of title 18, state violates our core values as a na- country today. We cannot send them on account of their status as victims of such tion. back to a brutal regime, to a regime terrorism; and Let me be clear: Passing TPS is a that is actually killing its own citi- ‘‘(IV) any monthly compensation, pension, critical step, but it seeks to treat the zens. pay, annuity, or allowance paid under title

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The that such retired pay exceeds the amount of By counting such benefits as income, question is on the motion offered by retired pay to which the debtor would other- many veterans become ineligible for the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. wise be entitled if retired under any provi- the more immediate discharges avail- CICILLINE) that the House suspend the sion of title 10 other than chapter 61 of that able under Chapter 7 and, instead, they rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2938, as title.’’. are steered into Chapter 13, which re- amended. SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- quires a debtor to make payments to The question was taken; and (two- FECTS. creditors pursuant to a 3- to 5-year thirds being in the affirmative) the The budgetary effects of this Act, for the plan before he or she can receive a dis- purpose of complying with the Statutory rules were suspended and the bill, as Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- charge. amended, was passed. mined by reference to the latest statement H.R. 2938 corrects this obvious in- A motion to reconsider was laid on titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- equity. It would treat certain veterans’ the table. tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in disability benefits paid by the Depart- f the Congressional Record by the Chairman of ment of Veterans Affairs and the De- the House Budget Committee, provided that partment of Defense the same as Social NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERV- such statement has been submitted prior to Security payments under the Bank- ISTS DEBT RELIEF EXTENSION the vote on passage. ruptcy Code’s means test. ACT OF 2019 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I urge my colleagues to support this Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I move CLAY). Pursuant to the rule, the gen- commonsense legislation, and I reserve to suspend the rules and pass the bill tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. the balance of my time. (H.R. 3304) to exempt for an additional CICILLINE) and the gentleman from Vir- Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- 4-year period, from the application of ginia (Mr. CLINE) each will control 20 self such time as I may consume. the means-test presumption of abuse minutes. I speak in support of the bill, and I under chapter 7, qualifying members of The Chair recognizes the gentleman want to thank the gentleman from reserve components of the Armed from Rhode Island. Rhode Island for his leadership on this Forces and members of the National GENERAL LEAVE issue. Guard who, after September 11, 2001, Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I ask We should all honor and support are called to active duty or to perform unanimous consent that all Members America’s veterans and their families. a homeland defense activity for not have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- The HAVEN Act does that by making less than 90 days, as amended. tend their remarks and to include ex- sure disability and death benefits re- The Clerk read the title of the bill. traneous material on the bill under ceived by veterans and their families The text of the bill is as follows: consideration. receive special protection during the H.R. 3304 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there difficult process of bankruptcy. objection to the request of the gen- I also want to thank the gentle- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in tleman from Rhode Island? woman from Georgia for her leadership Congress assembled, There was no objection. on this issue. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National myself such time as I may consume. my time. Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension The overriding principle of the bank- Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield Act of 2019’’. ruptcy system is to give people who are 1 minute to the gentlewoman from SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS DEBT overwhelmed with unmanageable debt Georgia (Mrs. MCBATH), the author of RELIEF AMENDMENT. a fresh start through meaningful finan- the legislation. Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Re- cial relief. Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, I am so servists Debt Relief Act of 2008 (Public Law The Bankruptcy Code, either directly pleased to bring the HAVEN Act to a 110–438; 122 Stat. 5000) is amended by striking or indirectly, affects millions of Ameri- vote on the House floor today; and I ‘‘11-year’’ and inserting ‘‘15-year’’. cans, and all types of businesses, from thank Chairman NADLER, our sub- SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- FECTS. large to small. committee chair; Mr. CICILLINE, my The budgetary effects of this Act, for the The system is supposed to work for Republican cosponsor; Mr. STEUBE, and purpose of complying with the Statutory everyone, from consumer debtors and all the cosponsors who supported the Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- small business owners, to family farm- expeditious passage of this bill. I want mined by reference to the latest statement ers, servicemembers, and veterans, and to thank the veterans and the advo- titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- give them a new pathway to economic cates for putting their support behind tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in prosperity. But as we have heard dur- this legislation as well. the Congressional Record by the Chairman of ing a recent oversight hearing held by I introduced the HAVEN Act to sup- the House Budget Committee, provided that the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Com- port veterans facing significant finan- such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. mercial, and Administrative Law, the cial hardship. No one wants to turn to bankruptcy system is not working. bankruptcy. It is a path toward debt The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- In light of these concerns, the House relief that carries serious financial ant to the rule, the gentleman from Judiciary Committee unanimously consequences. Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE) and the passed four bipartisan pieces of legisla- But it is an important option for gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CLINE) tion to address this concern. These in- those with the most serious financial each will control 20 minutes. clude H.R. 2938, the Honoring American circumstances, and we must make sure The Chair recognizes the gentleman Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019, our bankruptcy system is serving our from Rhode Island. or the HAVEN Act. This legislation, veterans. These servicemembers de- GENERAL LEAVE which has been championed by my col- serve an opportunity to get back on Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I ask league on the committee, Congress- their feet with dignity. unanimous consent that all Members woman LUCY MCBATH, addresses a fun- Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I would have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- damental unfairness in current bank- simply state that the HAVEN Act tend their remarks and include extra- ruptcy law that affects veterans receiv- makes the Bankruptcy Code work bet- neous material on the bill under con- ing disability benefits. ter and more fairly for our Nation’s sideration. Although Social Security benefits veterans and those who depend on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there are not treated as income for purposes them; so I encourage my colleagues to objection to the request of the gen- of the Bankruptcy Code’s means test, support the bill. tleman from Rhode Island? veterans’ disability benefits do con- I yield back the balance of my time. There was no objection.

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Definitions myself such time as I may consume. great American, and supporter of re- ‘‘In this subchapter: Under current law, National Guard servists and people serving our coun- ‘‘(1) DEBTOR.—The term ‘debtor’ means a members and reservists who serve on try, our National Guard and reservists. small business debtor. active duty are, like other active-duty For being a cosponsor, Representative ‘‘(2) DEBTOR IN POSSESSION.—The term servicemembers, exempt from the ‘debtor in possession’ means the debtor, un- MADELEINE DEAN of Pennsylvania, and less removed as debtor in possession under Bankruptcy Code’s means test, which TIM BURCHETT, an outstanding Ten- section 1185(a) of this title. determines whether a debtor’s income nessean and a volunteer for joining me ‘‘§ 1183. Trustee is too high to have all of his or her in reintroducing this bill. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the United States debts erased in bankruptcy. I would like to thank all the Na- trustee has appointed an individual under Unless otherwise exempted, service- tional Guard and reservists who pro- section 586(b) of title 28 to serve as standing members and veterans must complete tect us, both here and abroad. trustee in cases under this subchapter, and if the required forms and submit the I ask for unanimous passage. such individual qualifies as a trustee under specified paperwork to satisfy the Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I urge my section 322 of this title, then that individual Bankruptcy Code’s means test. colleagues to support this important shall serve as trustee in any case under this This requirement even applies to legislation, and I yield back the bal- subchapter. Otherwise, the United States servicemembers who have returned to ance of my time. trustee shall appoint 1 disinterested person the United States from active service to serve as trustee in the case or the United Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I urge States trustee may serve as trustee in the and, thus, no longer receive combat my colleagues on both sides of the aisle case, as necessary. pay. Under the means test, a service- to pass this important legislation, and ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The trustee shall— member must calculate his or her in- I yield back the balance of my time. ‘‘(1) perform the duties specified in para- come based on the average monthly in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The graphs (2), (5), (6), (7), and (9) of section 704(a) come that he or she received during the question is on the motion offered by of this title; six months preceding the filing date of the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. ‘‘(2) perform the duties specified in para- graphs (3), (4), and (7) of section 1106(a) of the bankruptcy case, rather than the CICILLINE) that the House suspend the this title, if the court, for cause and on re- debtor’s actual income, which may be rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3304, as quest of a party in interest, the trustee, or less because of the debtor’s noncombat amended. the United States trustee, so orders; status. The question was taken. ‘‘(3) appear and be heard at the status con- H.R. 3304, the National Guard and Re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the ference under section 1188 of this title and servists Debt Relief Extension Act of opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being any hearing that concerns— 2019 responds to this concern. This leg- in the affirmative, the ayes have it. ‘‘(A) the value of property subject to a lien; islation would extend for 4 years the Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, on that ‘‘(B) confirmation of a plan filed under this temporary authorization exempting I demand the yeas and nays. subchapter; The yeas and nays were ordered. ‘‘(C) modification of the plan after con- certain qualifying reserve component firmation; or members of the Armed Services and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘(D) the sale of property of the estate; National Guard members from the ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- ‘‘(4) ensure that the debtor commences Bankruptcy Code’s means test. ceedings on this motion will be post- making timely payments required by a plan This critical protection for National poned. confirmed under this subchapter; Guard members and reservists must be f ‘‘(5) if the debtor ceases to be a debtor in extended before it expires at the end of possession, perform the duties specified in SMALL BUSINESS the year. H.R. 3304 was unanimously section 704(a)(8) and paragraphs (1), (2), and REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2019 passed out of the Judiciary Committee (6) of section 1106(a) of this title, including Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I move operating the business of the debtor; by voice vote. ‘‘(6) if there is a claim for a domestic sup- I urge my colleagues to support this to suspend the rules and pass the bill port obligation with respect to the debtor, bipartisan legislation, and I reserve the (H.R. 3311) to amend chapter 11 of title perform the duties specified in section 704(c) balance of my time. 11, United States Code, to address reor- of this title; and Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ganization of small businesses, and for ‘‘(7) facilitate the development of a consen- self such time as I may consume. other purposes, as amended. sual plan of reorganization. I rise in support of the bill and I want The Clerk read the title of the bill. ‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF TRUSTEE SERVICE.— to thank the gentleman from Rhode Is- The text of the bill is as follows: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the plan of the debtor is confirmed under section 1191(a) of this H.R. 3311 land (Mr. CICILLINE) and the gentleman title, the service of the trustee in the case from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN), the spon- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- shall terminate when the plan has been sub- sor, for his support of this important resentatives of the United States of America in stantially consummated, except that the legislation which would provide Na- Congress assembled, United States trustee may reappoint a trust- tional Guard members, Armed Services SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ee as needed for performance of duties under reservists, and their families continued This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Busi- subsection (b)(3)(C) of this section and sec- flexibility to qualify for greater debt ness Reorganization Act of 2019’’. tion 1185(a) of this title. relief in bankruptcy. SEC. 2. REORGANIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ‘‘(2) SERVICE OF NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL I reserve the balance of my time. DEBTORS. CONSUMMATION.—Not later than 14 days after the plan of the debtor is substantially con- Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at summated, the debtor shall file with the 1 minute to the gentleman from Ten- the end the following: court and serve on the trustee, the United nessee (Mr. COHEN), the sponsor of the ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—SMALL BUSINESS States trustee, and all parties in interest no- bill. DEBTOR REORGANIZATION tice of such substantial consummation. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, this is an ‘‘§ 1181. Inapplicability of other sections ‘‘§ 1184. Rights and powers of a debtor in pos- important bill for reservists and Na- session tional Guardsmen who protect our ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 105(d), 1101(1), 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1115, 1116, 1121, ‘‘Subject to such limitations or conditions country in times of war. We are in the 1123(a)(8), 1123(c), 1127, 1129(a)(15), 1129(b), as the court may prescribe, a debtor in pos- longest war of our Nation’s history. 1129(c), 1129(e), and 1141(d)(5) of this title do session shall have all the rights, other than The bankruptcy bill of 2005 was a bad not apply in a case under this subchapter. the right to compensation under section 330 of this title, and powers, and shall perform bill that made it more difficult for peo- ‘‘(b) COURT AUTHORITY.—Unless the court ple to claim bankruptcy; hurt guards- for cause orders otherwise, paragraphs (1), all functions and duties, except the duties (2), and (4) of section 1102(a) and sections specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of sec- men and reservists whose bases are of- tion 1106(a) of this title, of a trustee serving tentimes surrounded by payday lend- 1102(b), 1103, and 1125 of this title do not apply in a case under this subchapter. in a case under this chapter, including oper- ers, and they become subject to large ating the business of the debtor. ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR DISCHARGE.—If a loans in difficult times while in serv- plan is confirmed under section 1191(b) of ‘‘§ 1185. Removal of debtor in possession ice, having to even file bankruptcy, let this title, section 1141(d) of this title shall ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On request of a party in alone, respond to debts that they incur not apply, except as provided in section 1192 interest, and after notice and a hearing, the on behalf of the American people. of this title. court shall order that the debtor shall not be

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a debtor in possession for cause, including ‘‘(1) shall include— ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding sec- fraud, dishonesty, incompetence, or gross ‘‘(A) a brief history of the business oper- tion 1129(a)(9)(A) of this title, a plan that mismanagement of the affairs of the debtor, ations of the debtor; provides for the payment through the plan of either before or after the date of commence- ‘‘(B) a liquidation analysis; and a claim of a kind specified in paragraph (2) ment of the case, or for failure to perform ‘‘(C) projections with respect to the ability or (3) of section 507(a) of this title may be the obligations of the debtor under a plan of the debtor to make payments under the confirmed under subsection (b) of this sec- confirmed under this subchapter. proposed plan of reorganization; tion. ‘‘(b) REINSTATEMENT.—On request of a ‘‘(2) shall provide for the submission of all ‘‘§ 1192. Discharge party in interest, and after notice and a or such portion of the future earnings or ‘‘If the plan of the debtor is confirmed hearing, the court may reinstate the debtor other future income of the debtor to the su- under section 1191(b) of this title, as soon as in possession. pervision and control of the trustee as is nec- practicable after completion by the debtor of ‘‘§ 1186. Property of the estate essary for the execution of the plan; and all payments due within the first 3 years of ‘‘(3) notwithstanding section 1123(b)(5) of ‘‘(a) INCLUSIONS.—If a plan is confirmed the plan, or such longer period not to exceed under section 1191(b) of this title, property of this title, may modify the rights of the hold- 5 years as the court may fix, unless the court er of a claim secured only by a security in- the estate includes, in addition to the prop- approves a written waiver of discharge exe- terest in real property that is the principal erty specified in section 541 of this title— cuted by the debtor after the order for relief residence of the debtor if the new value re- ‘‘(1) all property of the kind specified in under this chapter, the court shall grant the ceived in connection with the granting of the that section that the debtor acquires after debtor a discharge of all debts provided in security interest was— the date of commencement of the case but section 1141(d)(1)(A) of this title, and all ‘‘(A) not used primarily to acquire the real before the case is closed, dismissed, or con- other debts allowed under section 503 of this property; and verted to a case under chapter 7, 12, or 13 of title and provided for in the plan, except any ‘‘(B) used primarily in connection with the this title, whichever occurs first; and debt— small business of the debtor. ‘‘(2) earnings from services performed by ‘‘(1) on which the last payment is due after the debtor after the date of commencement ‘‘§ 1191. Confirmation of plan the first 3 years of the plan, or such other of the case but before the case is closed, dis- ‘‘(a) TERMS.—The court shall confirm a time not to exceed 5 years fixed by the court; missed, or converted to a case under chapter plan under this subchapter only if all of the or 7, 12, or 13 of this title, whichever occurs requirements of section 1129(a), other than ‘‘(2) of the kind specified in section 523(a) first. paragraph (15) of that section, of this title of this title. ‘‘(b) DEBTOR REMAINING IN POSSESSION.— are met. ‘‘§ 1193. Modification of plan ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section Except as provided in section 1185 of this ‘‘(a) MODIFICATION BEFORE CONFIRMATION.— 510(a) of this title, if all of the applicable re- title, a plan confirmed under this sub- The debtor may modify a plan at any time quirements of section 1129(a) of this title, chapter, or an order confirming a plan under before confirmation, but may not modify the other than paragraphs (8), (10), and (15) of this subchapter, the debtor shall remain in plan so that the plan as modified fails to that section, are met with respect to a plan, possession of all property of the estate. meet the requirements of sections 1122 and the court, on request of the debtor, shall 1123 of this title, with the exception of sub- ‘‘§ 1187. Duties and reporting requirements of confirm the plan notwithstanding the re- section (a)(8) of such section 1123. After the debtors quirements of such paragraphs if the plan modification is filed with the court, the plan ‘‘(a) FILING REQUIREMENTS.—Upon electing does not discriminate unfairly, and is fair to be a debtor under this subchapter, the and equitable, with respect to each class of as modified becomes the plan. ‘‘(b) MODIFICATION AFTER CONFIRMATION.— debtor shall file the documents required by claims or interests that is impaired under, If a plan has been confirmed under section subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1116(1) and has not accepted, the plan. 1191(a) of this title, the debtor may modify of this title. ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes ‘‘(b) OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—A of this section, the condition that a plan be the plan at any time after confirmation of debtor, in addition to the duties provided in fair and equitable with respect to each class the plan and before substantial consumma- this title and as otherwise required by law, of claims or interests includes the following tion of the plan, but may not modify the shall comply with the requirements of sec- requirements: plan so that the plan as modified fails to tion 308 and paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), ‘‘(1) With respect to a class of secured meet the requirements of sections 1122 and and (7) of section 1116 of this title. claims, the plan meets the requirements of 1123 of this title, with the exception of sub- ‘‘(c) SEPARATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT EX- section 1129(b)(2)(A) of this title. section (a)(8) of such section 1123. The plan, EMPTION.—If the court orders under section ‘‘(2) As of the effective date of the plan— as modified under this subsection, becomes 1181(b) of this title that section 1125 of this ‘‘(A) the plan provides that all of the pro- the plan only if circumstances warrant the title applies, section 1125(f) of this title shall jected disposable income of the debtor to be modification and the court, after notice and apply. received in the 3-year period, or such longer a hearing, confirms the plan as modified under section 1191(a) of this title. ‘‘§ 1188. Status conference period not to exceed 5 years as the court may fix, beginning on the date that the first pay- ‘‘(c) CERTAIN OTHER MODIFICATIONS.—If a ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in plan has been confirmed under section 1191(b) subsection (b), not later than 60 days after ment is due under the plan will be applied to make payments under the plan; or of this title, the debtor may modify the plan the entry of the order for relief under this at any time within 3 years, or such longer chapter, the court shall hold a status con- ‘‘(B) the value of the property to be distrib- uted under the plan in the 3-year period, or time not to exceed 5 years, as fixed by the ference to further the expeditious and eco- court, but may not modify the plan so that nomical resolution of a case under this sub- such longer period not to exceed 5 years as the court may fix, beginning on the date on the plan as modified fails to meet the re- chapter. quirements of section 1191(b) of this title. ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The court may extend the which the first distribution is due under the plan is not less than the projected disposable The plan as modified under this subsection period of time for holding a status con- becomes the plan only if circumstances war- ference under subsection (a) if the need for income of the debtor. ‘‘(3)(A)(i) The debtor will be able to make rant such modification and the court, after an extension is attributable to cir- notice and a hearing, confirms such plan, as cumstances for which the debtor should not all payments under the plan; or ‘‘(ii) there is a reasonable likelihood that modified, under section 1191(b) of this title. justly be held accountable. ‘‘(d) HOLDERS OF A CLAIM OR INTEREST.—If the debtor will be able to make all payments ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 14 days before a plan has been confirmed under section under the plan; and the date of the status conference under sub- 1191(a) of this title, any holder of a claim or ‘‘(B) the plan provides appropriate rem- section (a), the debtor shall file with the interest that has accepted or rejected the edies, which may include the liquidation of court and serve on the trustee and all parties plan is deemed to have accepted or rejected, nonexempt assets, to protect the holders of in interest a report that details the efforts as the case may be, the plan as modified, un- claims or interests in the event that the pay- the debtor has undertaken and will under- less, within the time fixed by the court, such ments are not made. take to attain a consensual plan of reorga- holder changes the previous acceptance or nization. ‘‘(d) DISPOSABLE INCOME.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘disposable income’ rejection of the holder. ‘‘§ 1189. Filing of the plan means the income that is received by the ‘‘§ 1194. Payments ‘‘(a) WHO MAY FILE A PLAN.—Only the debtor and that is not reasonably necessary ‘‘(a) RETENTION AND DISTRIBUTION BY debtor may file a plan under this subchapter. to be expended— TRUSTEE.—Payments and funds received by ‘‘(b) DEADLINE.—The debtor shall file a ‘‘(1) for— the trustee shall be retained by the trustee plan not later than 90 days after the order ‘‘(A) the maintenance or support of the until confirmation or denial of confirmation for relief under this chapter, except that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor; or of a plan. If a plan is confirmed, the trustee court may extend the period if the need for ‘‘(B) a domestic support obligation that shall distribute any such payment in accord- the extension is attributable to cir- first becomes payable after the date of the ance with the plan. If a plan is not con- cumstances for which the debtor should not filing of the petition; or firmed, the trustee shall return any such justly be held accountable. ‘‘(2) for the payment of expenditures nec- payments to the debtor after deducting— ‘‘§ 1190. Contents of plan essary for the continuation, preservation, or ‘‘(1) any unpaid claim allowed under sec- ‘‘A plan filed under this subchapter— operation of the business of the debtor. tion 503(b) of this title;

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Transactions with professionals (3) in section 1930(a)(6)(A), by inserting ‘‘, which a small business debtor elects that other than under subchapter V,’’ after ‘‘chap- ‘‘Notwithstanding section 327(a) of this subchapter V of chapter 11 shall apply.’’; ter 11 of title 11’’. title, a person is not disqualified for employ- (3) in section 322(a), by inserting ‘‘1183,’’ SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. ment under section 327 of this title, by a after ‘‘1163,’’; This Act and the amendments made by debtor solely because that person holds a (4) in section 326— this Act shall take effect 180 days after the claim of less than $10,000 that arose prior to (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, other date of enactment of this Act. commencement of the case.’’. than a case under subchapter V of chapter (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 11’’ after ‘‘7 or 11’’; and SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- FECTS. subchapters at the beginning of chapter 11 of (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘sub- The budgetary effects of this Act, for the title 11, United States Code, is amended by chapter V of chapter 11 or’’ after ‘‘In a case purpose of complying with the Statutory adding at the end the following: under’’; Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- (5) in section 347— ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR mined by reference to the latest statement (A) in subsection (a)— REORGANIZATION titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- (i) by inserting ‘‘1194,’’ after ‘‘726,’’; and ‘‘1181. Inapplicability of other sections. tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in (ii) by inserting ‘‘subchapter V of chapter ‘‘1182. Definitions. the Congressional Record by the Chairman of 11,’’ after ‘‘chapter 7,’’; and ‘‘1183. Trustee. the House Budget Committee, provided that (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘1194,’’ ‘‘1184. Rights and powers of a debtor in pos- such statement has been submitted prior to after ‘‘1173,’’; session. the vote on passage. (6) in section 363(c)(1), by inserting ‘‘1183, ‘‘1185. Removal of debtor in possession. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘1186. Property of the estate. 1184,’’ after ‘‘1108,’’; ‘‘1187. Duties and reporting requirements of (7) in section 364(a), by inserting ‘‘1183, ant to the rule, the gentleman from debtors. 1184,’’ after ‘‘1108,’’; Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE) and the ‘‘1188. Status conference. (8) in section 523(a), in the matter pre- gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CLINE) ‘‘1189. Filing of the plan. ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘1192’’ each will control 20 minutes. ‘‘1190. Contents of plan. after ‘‘1141,’’; The Chair recognizes the gentleman ‘‘1191. Confirmation of plan. (9) in section 524— from Rhode Island. (A) in subsection (a)— ‘‘1192. Discharge. GENERAL LEAVE (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘1192,’’ ‘‘1193. Modification of plan. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I ask ‘‘1194. Payments. after ‘‘1141,’’; and ‘‘1195. Transactions with professionals.’’. (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘1192,’’ unanimous consent that all Members after ‘‘523,’’; have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- SEC. 3. PREFERENCES; VENUE OF CERTAIN PRO- CEEDINGS. (B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘1192,’’ tend their remarks and include extra- after ‘‘1141,’’; and (a) PREFERENCES.—Section 547(b) of title neous material on the bill under con- 11, United States Code, is amended by insert- (C) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘1192,’’ sideration. ing ‘‘, based on reasonable due diligence in after ‘‘1141,’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the circumstances of the case and taking (10) in section 557(d)(3), by inserting ‘‘1183,’’ objection to the request of the gen- into account a party’s known or reasonably after ‘‘1104,’’; (11) in section 1102(a), by striking para- tleman from Rhode Island? knowable affirmative defenses under sub- There was no objection. section (c),’’ after ‘‘may’’. graph (3) and inserting the following: ‘‘(3) Unless the court for cause orders oth- Mr. CICILLINE. I yield myself such (b) VENUE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.—Sec- erwise, a committee of creditors may not be time as I may consume. tion 1409(b) of title 28, United States Code, is H.R. 3311, the Small Business Reorga- amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting appointed in a small business case or a case ‘‘$25,000’’. under subchapter V of this chapter.’’; and nization Act of 2019, is legislation that (12) in section 1146(a), by inserting ‘‘or I introduced with the gentleman from SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 1191’’ after ‘‘1129’’. Virginia (Mr. CLINE), to make a series (a) TITLE 11.—Title 11, United States Code, (b) TITLE 28.—Title 28 United States Code, of reforms to current bankruptcy law, is amended— is amended— (1) in section 101— (1) in section 586— which would streamline the financial (A) in paragraph (51C), by inserting ‘‘and (A) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘(in- reorganization of small businesses. has not elected that subchapter V of chapter cluding subchapter V of chapter 11)’’ after Small, locally-owned businesses are 11 of this title shall apply’’ after ‘‘is a small ‘‘7, 11’’; the economic lifeblood of our commu- business debtor’’; and (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘sub- nities. But according to the Small (B) in paragraph (51D)— chapter V of chapter 11 or’’ after ‘‘cases Business Administration, only about 20 (i) in subparagraph (A)— under’’ the first place it appears; percent of small businesses survive (I) by striking ‘‘or operating real property (C) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub- or activities incidental thereto’’ and insert- after their first year. chapter V of chapter 11 or’’ after ‘‘cases It is essential that our bankruptcy ing ‘‘single asset real estate’’; and under’’ each place that term appears; and (II) by striking ‘‘for a case in which’’ and (D) in subsection (e)— system does not punish entrepreneur- all that follows and inserting ‘‘not less than (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘sub- ship and investment by foreclosing op- 50 percent of which arose from the commer- chapter V of chapter 11 or’’ after ‘‘cases portunities for small businesses to fi- cial or business activities of the debtor; under’’; nancially reorganize. and’’; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘sub- This gap in the Bankruptcy Code is (ii) in subparagraph (B)— chapter V of chapter 11 or’’ after ‘‘cases primarily due to the fact that this (I) by striking the period at the end and in- under’’ each place that term appears; and process was designed with large, com- serting a semicolon; (iii) by adding at the end the following: plex corporations in mind, and does not (II) by striking ‘‘does not include any ‘‘(5) In the event that the services of the member’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘does trustee in a case under subchapter V of chap- include adequate protections or safe- not include— ter 11 of title 11 are terminated by dismissal guards for small businesses. ‘‘(i) any member’’; and or conversion of the case, or upon substan- H.R. 3311 addresses this shortcoming (III) by adding at the end the following: tial consummation of a plan under section by requiring the appointment of a

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Mr. Speaker, I yield my- b 1830 during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths self such time as I may consume. of not fewer than 32 members of the Armed I rise in support of the bill. I want to LET EVERYONE GET INVOLVED IN Forces who sacrificed their lives in service thank the gentleman from Rhode Is- OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIONAL to the United States and not fewer than 12 land for his leadership on this issue. SERVICE ACT additional casualties. The bankruptcy system is a critical (12) The fourth unrecognized war era in- Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I move to volving active United States military per- component of our economy. It provides suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. an important step, an important safety sonnel is known as the China Cold War. 504) to amend title 36, United States (13) The China Cold War started when the net for households and entrepreneurs Code, to authorize The American Le- -led Government of the Republic when they need a fresh start. It also gion to determine the requirements for of China retreated to the island of Taiwan stabilizes and encourages lending, be- membership in The American Legion, and lasted until 1972, after President Richard cause it is a tried-and-true way for and for other purposes. Nixon conducted a landmark state visit to creditors to recover as much as feasible The Clerk read the title of the bill. China. when things go wrong for borrowers. The text of the bill is as follows: (14) During the military operations of the China Cold War, not fewer than 16 members It is particularly important that the S. 504 Bankruptcy Code work for small busi- of the Armed Forces of the United States Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- sacrificed their lives in service to the United nesses. Small business owners are the resentatives of the United States of America in States. backbone of communities across our Congress assembled, (15) The fifth unrecognized war era involv- country. It is their risk-taking that SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ing active United States military personnel drives the creation of new jobs in This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Let Every- was the Lebanon Crisis of 1958, which in- America. When they need the Bank- one Get Involved in Opportunities for Na- volved more than 14,000 United States per- ruptcy Code’s help to reorganize their tional Service Act’’ or the ‘‘LEGION Act’’. sonnel and resulted in the death of one mem- debts and keep their businesses going, SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. ber of the Armed Forces who sacrificed his the Bankruptcy Code should be there (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- life in service to the United States and five lowing findings: non-combat deaths. as a tool to help them. (1) Since the end of World War II, the Fed- (16) The sixth unrecognized war era involv- That is why I am particularly happy eral Government has designated specific pe- ing active United States military personnel that the House today considers the riods of war, the dates of which are impor- was the in April 1961. Small Business Reorganization Act. tant for qualification for certain benefits or (17) The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed This important bill offers long-needed membership in veterans organizations estab- military invasion of undertaken by a reform of Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy lished by Congress. United States military group sponsored by Code to help small businesses, and I am (2) In between those recognized periods of the Central Intelligence Agency that re- proud to introduce it, along with war, during so-called peacetime eras, the sulted in not fewer than one death of a mem- United States military has been involved in ber of the Armed Forces who sacrificed his Chairman CICILLINE. not fewer than 12 known eras, which are un- life in service to the United States and 19 I want to thank the full committee recognized by the United States Government non-combat deaths. chairman, Chairman NADLER, and as periods of war, resulting in numerous (18) The seventh unrecognized war era in- Ranking Member, Mr. COLLINS, for United States personnel combat casualties. volving active United States military per- their support for this legislation and (3) Those 12 unrecognized war eras oc- sonnel was the , which for being original cosponsors this term. curred at the direction of the then President took place between October 16 and October Mr. Speaker, this bill promises to fi- of the United States, with full knowledge 28, 1962. nally make Chapter 11 work for the en- and consent of the then Congress. (19) The Cuban Missile Crisis directly re- trepreneurs whose small businesses are (4) The first of those 12 unrecognized war lated to homeland protection against the de- eras involving active United States military ployment of a Soviet ballistic missile in critical to life in communities across personnel was the , fought in Cuba. this Nation, and I encourage all my Greece from 1946 to 1949 between the army of (20) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, one colleagues to support the bill. the Government of Greece, supported by ac- member of the Armed Forces sacrificed his I yield back the balance of my time. tive military personal of the United States life in service to the United States and 19 Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, in clos- and the United Kingdom, and the Demo- others died as non-combatants. ing, I am proud to have introduced cratic Army of Greece, the military branch (21) The eighth unrecognized war era in- H.R. 3311, the Small Business Reorga- of the Communist Party of Greece. volving active United States military per- nization Act of 2019 with the gentleman (5) During the Greek Civil War, one mem- sonnel was the in 1965. ber of the Armed Forces of the United States (22) Operations during the Dominican Civil from Virginia (Mr. CLINE), and I thank sacrificed his life in service to the United War resulted in the deaths of 27 members of him for his strong leadership on this States, and five others suffered non-combat the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives issue, as well as the gentleman from deaths. in service to the United States, 20 non-com- Georgia (Mr. COLLINS). (6) The second of those unrecognized war bat-related deaths, and 283 wounded. This bipartisan legislation was eras involving active United States military (23) The ninth unrecognized war era involv- unanimously approved by the Judici- personnel was the , which ing active United States military personnel ary Committee and will address gaps in occurred during the aftermath of World War was the Iran Hostage Crisis, which lasted our bankruptcy system to provide fi- II. from November 4, 1979, through January 20, nancial relief to small businesses. (7) During the Chinese Civil War, the 1981. United States military equipped, trained, (24) The Iran Hostage Crisis involved mili- This legislation is supported by the transported, and supplied the Kuomintang- tary intervention by the United States nonpartisan National Bankruptcy Con- led Government of the Republic of China which resulted in the deaths of 8 members of ference, as well as the American Bank- with approximately $4,430,000,000 in its re- the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives ruptcy Institute. I urge my colleagues sistance to the Communist Party of China. in service to United States. on both sides of the aisle to pass H.R. (8) During the Chinese Civil War, 14 mem- (25) The tenth unrecognized war era involv- 3311. bers of the Armed Forces of the United ing active United States military personnel I yield back the balance of my time. States sacrificed their lives in service to the was the . The SPEAKER pro tempore. The United States, 150 non-combatants of the (26) The Salvadoran Civil War lasted more question is on the motion offered by United States lost their lives in the war, and than 12 years, through the terms of two Pres- 51 were wounded, resulting in 215 United idential administrations of the United the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. States military casualties. States, and resulted in the deaths of 22 mem- CICILLINE) that the House suspend the (9) The third unrecognized war era involv- bers of the Armed Forces who sacrificed rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3311, as ing active United States military personnel their lives in service to the United States, 15 amended. is known as the Cold War. non-combat deaths, and 35 other casualties.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.083 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7221 (27) The 11th unrecognized war era involv- tory, tradition, and purposes of The Amer- join The American Legion. Currently, ing active United States military personnel ican Legion, it is fair, proper, and reasonable only veterans who serve during periods started on April 5, 1986, when the La Belle that the privilege of membership in The of declared hostilities are eligible. discotheque in West Berlin, Germany, was American Legion should be extended to all Over the past decades, military per- bombed, killing two United States soldiers military personnel who served on active sonnel have served during at least 12 and wounding 79 other members of the military duty during all of the unrecognized Armed Forces, which triggered what became war eras involving active United States mili- unofficial combat operations. They known as the Libyan Conflict. tary personnel. also deserve to be members of The Le- (28) The military operations of the Libyan SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE gion, and this bill will allow veterans Conflict included numerous air strikes by AMERICAN LEGION. who have honorably served in our United States military forces and resulted in Section 21703 of title 36, United States Armed Forces during the Cuban Missile the deaths of two members of the Armed Code, is amended— Crisis, the Libyan conflict, and other Forces who sacrificed their lives in service (1) in paragraph (1)— recognized conflicts to join The Le- to the United States. (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘dur- gion. (29) The Libyan Conflict led to the 12th un- ing any period from—’’ and all that follows recognized war era involving active United I urge my House colleagues to sup- through the end of clause (vii) and inserting port this legislation, and I reserve the States military personnel, known collec- the following: ‘‘during— tively as the Persian Gulf Conflicts, which ‘‘(i) the period from April 6, 1917, through balance of my time. lasted from July 24, 1987, through September November 11, 1918; or Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- 26, 1988. ‘‘(ii) any time after December 7, 1941; or’’; self such time as I may consume. (30) The Persian Gulf Conflicts involved and I rise today in support of S. 504, the United States military missions to protect (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or LEGION Act, and I want to thank my Kuwaiti-owned oil tankers which represented time’’ after ‘‘a period’’; and colleague, the gentleman from Cali- the largest United States naval convoy oper- (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or time’’ fornia, for his leadership on this issue. ation since World War II. after ‘‘that period’’. (31) The Persian Gulf Conflicts resulted in I am proud to stand here today in sup- SEC. 4. NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO numerous military operations and the deaths port of our Nation’s veterans. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDING One hundred years ago, Congress of not fewer than 39 members of the Armed A STAFF POSITION IN THE AMER- Forces who sacrificed their lives in service ICAN LEGION. chartered The American Legion be- to the United States and 31 wounded. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 217 of title 36, cause it recognized, as our veterans re- (32) Since the armistice that ended the hos- United States Code, is amended by inserting turned home from , we tilities of the Korean War on January 31, after section 21704 the following new section: must provide for them. The American 1955, nearly 100 active United States military ‘‘§ 21704A. Nondiscrimination Legion has advocated for our veterans, personnel have sacrificed their lives in serv- ‘‘The requirements for holding a staff posi- servicemembers, and their commu- ice to the United States in South Korea, and tion in the corporation may not discriminate more than 132 people of the United States nities ever since. have been wounded in-country. on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or In the last century, The American (33) Since January 1, 1947, through all of national origin.’’. Legion has grown to nearly 2 million (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of the unrecognized war eras involving active members around the world. The group sections at the beginning of such chapter is United States military personnel, not fewer is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indi- amended by inserting after the item relating than 778 combat and non-combat members of to section 21704 the following new item: ana, and has 13,000 offices, including the Armed Forces have sacrificed their lives one in every State, advocating to State ‘‘21704A. Nondiscrimination.’’. in service to the United States and not fewer and Federal officials. than 797 have been wounded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The American Legion now provides (34) Since January 1, 1947, the unrecognized ant to the rule, the gentleman from thousands of dollars in scholarships to war eras involving active United States mili- California (Mr. CORREA) and the gen- tary personnel who were wounded and killed help students attend college, and tleman from Virginia (Mr. CLINE) each serving their country were administered grants for the study, prevention, and under orders from the commander in chief will control 20 minutes. treatment of various diseases. and with the consent of Congress, proving The Chair recognizes the gentleman They have also been at the forefront that the United States has been conducting from California. of the fight to improve mental health deadly wartime service to protect the coun- GENERAL LEAVE services for all, but particularly for our try consistently since December 7, 1941. Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I ask troops who struggle as they return (35) Eligibility for membership in The unanimous consent that all Members home. American Legion is determined by Congress through the establishment of specific dates have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Beyond The American Legion’s rich of declared and officially recognized hos- tend their remarks and include extra- national history, it has held a special tilities in which United States military per- neous material on the bill under con- place in my home State of Virginia for sonnel are on active service. sideration. many decades. The American Legion (36) The American Legion provides invalu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Department of Virginia was also char- able services to its members and supports objection to the request of the gen- tered in 1919, with 91 local posts and the community of veterans who sacrificed in tleman from California? several thousand members. In the in- service of the United States. There was no objection. tervening century, it has grown to 212 (37) Membership in The American Legion Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I yield posts and over 33,000 Legionnaires, and allows veterans to engage in public service myself such time as I may consume. activities, such as supporting Boys and Girls it provides a variety of services to vet- State and Nation, youth mentorship pro- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support erans and their families. grams, and benefit assistance, career fairs, of S. 504, the Let Everyone Get In- Today’s legislation makes necessary and employment assistance for veterans. volved Opportunities for National Serv- amendments to The American Legion (38) The American Legion has gone on ice Act, or the LEGION Act. This bi- charter to include all existing members record as supporting the 12 unrecognized war partisan bill will expand the eligibility and opens it to all future members of eras involving active United States military for American Legion membership to in- the Armed Forces who are honorably personnel since the beginning of World War clude honorably discharged veterans discharged, separated, or continue to II. who have served in unrecognized con- (39) The American Legion has aided, as- serve. It provides future flexibility to sisted, and comforted the families of the men flicts. enable The American Legion to con- and women who were called to serve or vol- The American Legion was chartered tinue to provide opportunities for our unteered to serve during all of the unrecog- by Congress in 1919. Since then, The servicemen and -women. It also enables nized war eras and continues to provide sup- American Legion has grown to become The American Legion to serve the next port to veterans of those eras. the Nation’s largest veteran service or- generation. (40) The American Legion has commended ganization, with more than 2 million I would like to thank Congressman the heroic actions of all military personnel members. In Orange County alone, The CORREA again for his partnership on who risked their lives in defense of freedom American Legion is home to nearly this legislation and his support of The during each of the unrecognized war eras in- volving active United States military per- 8,000 members. American Legion and our servicemen sonnel. For millions of veterans The Legion and -women. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of has offered a community of support. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Congress that, in accordance with the his- Sadly, not all veterans are eligible to of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.030 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7222 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I thank Cartwright Guest McGovern Stefanik Trahan Watkins my colleagues for their support of this Case Guthrie McHenry Steil Trone Weber (TX) Casten (IL) Haaland McKinley Steube Turner Webster (FL) process, and, once again, I ask for their Castor (FL) Hagedorn McNerney Stevens Underwood Welch support of this legislation. Castro (TX) Harder (CA) Meadows Stivers Upton Wenstrup I yield back the balance of my time. Chabot Harris Meeks Suozzi Van Drew Westerman Swalwell (CA) Vargas The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Cheney Hartzler Meng Wexton Chu, Judy Hastings Meuser Takano Veasey Wild Taylor Vela question is on the motion offered by Cicilline Hayes Miller Williams Thompson (CA) Vela´ zquez the gentleman from California (Mr. Cisneros Heck Mitchell Wilson (SC) Clark (MA) Hern, Kevin Moolenaar Thompson (MS) Visclosky CORREA) that the House suspend the Wittman Clarke (NY) Herrera Beutler Mooney (WV) Thompson (PA) Wagner Womack rules and pass the bill, S. 504. Clay Hice (GA) Morelle Thornberry Walberg Woodall The question was taken; and (two- Cleaver Higgins (LA) Mucarsel-Powell Timmons Walden Wright thirds being in the affirmative) the Cline Higgins (NY) Mullin Tipton Walker Titus Walorski Yarmuth rules were suspended and the bill was Cloud Hill (AR) Murphy Clyburn Hill (CA) Nadler Tonko Waltz Yoho passed. Cohen Himes Napolitano Torres (CA) Wasserman Young A motion to reconsider was laid on Cole Holding Neal Torres Small Schultz Zeldin the table. Collins (GA) Hollingsworth Neguse (NM) Waters Collins (NY) Horn, Kendra S. Newhouse NAYS—17 f Comer Horsford Norcross Conaway Houlahan Norman Blumenauer Lee (CA) Pingree ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Connolly Hoyer Nunes Carson (IN) Massie Pocan PRO TEMPORE Cook Hudson O’Halleran Dingell McCollum Rush Cooper Huizenga Olson Garcı´a (IL) Moore Tlaib The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Correa Hunter Palazzo Grijalva Ocasio-Cortez Watson Coleman Jayapal Omar DELBENE). Proceedings will resume on Costa Hurd (TX) Pallone Courtney Jackson Lee Palmer ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—5 questions previously postponed. Votes Cox (CA) Jeffries Panetta will be taken in the following order: Craig Johnson (LA) Pappas Amash Davis, Danny K. Johnson (GA) Motions to suspend the rules and Crawford Johnson (OH) Pascrell Bass Huffman Agree to H. Res. 246; Crenshaw Johnson (SD) Payne NOT VOTING—12 Crist Johnson (TX) Pence Pass H.R. 549; Crow Jordan Perlmutter Abraham Gonzalez (TX) Roby Pass H.R. 3304; and Cuellar Joyce (OH) Perry Armstrong Graves (MO) Ryan Agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of Cummings Joyce (PA) Peters Gianforte Moulton Stewart the Journal, if ordered. Cunningham Kaptur Peterson Gohmert Richmond Wilson (FL) Curtis Katko Phillips The first electronic vote will be con- Davids (KS) Keating Porter b 1904 ducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant Davidson (OH) Keller Posey Messrs. GARCI´A of Illinois and CAR- to clause 9 of rule XX, remaining elec- Davis (CA) Kelly (IL) Pressley SON of Indiana changed their vote tronic votes will be conducted as 5- Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Price (NC) Dean Kelly (PA) Quigley from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ minute votes. DeFazio Kennedy Raskin Mses. GARCIA of Texas, BONAMICI, f DeGette Khanna Ratcliffe DeLauro Kildee Reed Messrs. ROUDA, YOUNG, HOLLINGS- WORTH, PAYNE, and COX of Cali- OPPOSING GLOBAL BOYCOTT, DI- DelBene Kilmer Reschenthaler Delgado Kim Rice (NY) fornia changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ VESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS Demings Kind Rice (SC) to ‘‘yea.’’ MOVEMENT TARGETING ISRAEL DeSaulnier King (IA) Riggleman DesJarlais King (NY) Rodgers (WA) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Deutch Kinzinger Roe, David P. tive) the rules were suspended and the ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Diaz-Balart Kirkpatrick Rogers (AL) resolution, as amended, was agreed to. ished business is the vote on the mo- Doggett Krishnamoorthi Rogers (KY) Doyle, Michael Kuster (NH) Rooney (FL) The result of the vote was announced tion to suspend the rules and agree to F. Kustoff (TN) Rose (NY) as above recorded. the resolution (H. Res. 246) opposing ef- Duffy LaHood Rose, John W. A motion to reconsider was laid on forts to delegitimize the State of Israel Duncan LaMalfa Rouda the table. and the Global Boycott, Divestment, Dunn Lamb Rouzer Emmer Lamborn Roy f and Sanctions Movement targeting Engel Langevin Roybal-Allard Israel, as amended, on which the yeas Escobar Larsen (WA) Ruiz VENEZUELA TPS ACT OF 2019 Eshoo Larson (CT) Ruppersberger and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Espaillat Latta Rutherford Estes Lawrence Sa´ nchez ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- tion. Evans Lawson (FL) Sarbanes ished business is the vote on the mo- Ferguson Lee (NV) Scalise The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tion to suspend the rules and pass the question is on the motion offered by Finkenauer Lesko Scanlon Fitzpatrick Levin (CA) Schakowsky bill (H.R. 549) to designate Venezuela the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fleischmann Levin (MI) Schiff under section 244 of the Immigration ENGEL) that the House suspend the Fletcher Lewis Schneider Flores Lieu, Ted Schrader and Nationality Act to permit nation- rules and agree to the resolution, as als of Venezuela to be eligible for tem- amended. Fortenberry Lipinski Schrier Foster Loebsack Schweikert porary protected status under such sec- The vote was taken by electronic de- Foxx (NC) Lofgren Scott (VA) tion, and for other purposes, as amend- Frankel Long Scott, Austin vice, and there were—yeas 398, nays 17, ed, on which the yeas and nays were or- answered ‘‘present’’ 5, not voting 12, as Fudge Loudermilk Scott, David Fulcher Lowenthal Sensenbrenner dered. follows: Gabbard Lowey Serrano The Clerk read the title of the bill. [Roll No. 497] Gaetz Lucas Sewell (AL) Gallagher Luetkemeyer Shalala The SPEAKER pro tempore. The YEAS—398 Gallego Luja´ n Sherman question is on the motion offered by Adams Bera Brown (MD) Garamendi Luria Sherrill the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Aderholt Bergman Brownley (CA) Garcia (TX) Lynch Shimkus MUCARSEL-POWELL) that the House sus- Aguilar Beyer Buchanan Gibbs Malinowski Simpson Allen Biggs Buck Golden Maloney, Sires pend the rules and pass the bill, as Allred Bilirakis Bucshon Gomez Carolyn B. Slotkin amended. Amodei Bishop (GA) Budd Gonzalez (OH) Maloney, Sean Smith (MO) This is a 5-minute vote. Arrington Bishop (UT) Burchett Gooden Marchant Smith (NE) Axne Blunt Rochester Burgess Gosar Marshall Smith (NJ) The vote was taken by electronic de- Babin Bonamici Bustos Gottheimer Mast Smith (WA) vice, and there were—yeas 268, nays Bacon Bost Butterfield Granger Matsui Smucker 154, not voting 10, as follows: Baird Boyle, Brendan Byrne Graves (GA) McAdams Soto Balderson F. Calvert Graves (LA) McBath Spanberger [Roll No. 498] Banks Brady Carbajal Green (TN) McCarthy Spano YEAS—268 ´ Barr Brindisi Cardenas Green, Al (TX) McCaul Speier Adams Allred Axne ´ Barragan Brooks (AL) Carter (GA) Griffith McClintock Stanton Aguilar Amash Bacon Beatty Brooks (IN) Carter (TX) Grothman McEachin Stauber

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:26 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.086 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7223 Barraga´ n Gonzalez (TX) Pallone Calvert Hunter Reschenthaler [Roll No. 499] Bass Gottheimer Panetta Carter (GA) Johnson (LA) Rice (SC) Beatty Graves (GA) Pappas Carter (TX) Johnson (OH) Riggleman YEAS—417 Bera Green, Al (TX) Pascrell Chabot Johnson (SD) Roe, David P. Adams DeFazio Jordan Beyer Grijalva Payne Cheney Jordan Rogers (AL) Aderholt DeGette Joyce (OH) Bishop (GA) Haaland Pence Cline Joyce (OH) Rogers (KY) Aguilar DeLauro Joyce (PA) Blumenauer Harder (CA) Perlmutter Cloud Joyce (PA) Rose, John W. Allen DelBene Kaptur Blunt Rochester Hartzler Peters Collins (GA) Keller Rouzer Allred Delgado Katko Bonamici Hastings Peterson Collins (NY) Kelly (MS) Roy Amodei Demings Keating Bost Hayes Phillips Comer Kelly (PA) Rutherford Armstrong DeSaulnier Keller Boyle, Brendan Heck Pingree Conaway King (IA) Scalise Arrington DesJarlais Kelly (IL) F. Herrera Beutler Pocan Cook Kustoff (TN) Schweikert Axne Deutch Kelly (MS) Brindisi Higgins (LA) Porter Crawford LaHood Brown (MD) Higgins (NY) Pressley Davidson (OH) LaMalfa Sensenbrenner Babin Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Brownley (CA) Hill (CA) Price (NC) DesJarlais Lamborn Shimkus Bacon Dingell Kennedy Bustos Himes Quigley Duncan Latta Simpson Baird Doggett Kildee Butterfield Horn, Kendra S. Raskin Dunn Lesko Smith (MO) Balderson Doyle, Michael Kilmer Carbajal Horsford Reed Emmer Long Smith (NE) Banks F. Kim Ca´ rdenas Houlahan Rice (NY) Estes Loudermilk Smucker Barr Duffy Kind ´ Carson (IN) Hoyer Rodgers (WA) Ferguson Lucas Stauber Barragan Duncan King (IA) Cartwright Huffman Rooney (FL) Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Steube Bass Dunn Kinzinger Case Hurd (TX) Rose (NY) Flores Marchant Taylor Beatty Emmer Kirkpatrick Bera Engel Casten (IL) Jackson Lee Rouda Foxx (NC) Marshall Thornberry Krishnamoorthi Bergman Escobar Kuster (NH) Castor (FL) Jayapal Roybal-Allard Fulcher Massie Timmons Beyer Eshoo Kustoff (TN) Castro (TX) Jeffries Ruiz Gaetz McCarthy Tipton Biggs Espaillat LaHood Chu, Judy Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger Gibbs McClintock Turner Bilirakis Estes LaMalfa Cicilline Johnson (TX) Rush Gooden McHenry Upton Cisneros Kaptur Sa´ nchez Gosar McKinley Bishop (GA) Evans Lamb Wagner Bishop (UT) Ferguson Lamborn Clark (MA) Katko Sarbanes Granger Meadows Walberg Graves (LA) Meuser Blumenauer Finkenauer Langevin Clarke (NY) Keating Scanlon Walden Clay Green (TN) Miller Blunt Rochester Fitzpatrick Larsen (WA) Kelly (IL) Schakowsky Walker Cleaver Kennedy Schiff Griffith Mitchell Bonamici Fleischmann Larson (CT) Walorski Clyburn Khanna Schneider Grothman Moolenaar Bost Fletcher Latta Watkins Cohen Kildee Schrader Guest Mooney (WV) Boyle, Brendan Flores Lawrence Weber (TX) Cole Kilmer Schrier Guthrie Mullin F. Fortenberry Lawson (FL) Connolly Kim Scott (VA) Hagedorn Newhouse Webster (FL) Brady Foster Lee (CA) Cooper Kind Scott, Austin Harris Norman Wenstrup Brindisi Foxx (NC) Lee (NV) Correa King (NY) Scott, David Hern, Kevin Nunes Westerman Brooks (AL) Frankel Lesko Costa Kinzinger Serrano Hice (GA) Olson Williams Brooks (IN) Fudge Levin (CA) Courtney Kirkpatrick Sewell (AL) Hill (AR) Palazzo Wilson (SC) Brown (MD) Fulcher Levin (MI) Cox (CA) Krishnamoorthi Shalala Holding Palmer Wittman Brownley (CA) Gabbard Lewis Craig Kuster (NH) Sherman Hollingsworth Perry Womack Buchanan Gaetz Lieu, Ted Crenshaw Lamb Sherrill Hudson Posey Wright Buck Gallagher Lipinski Crist Langevin Sires Huizenga Ratcliffe Zeldin Bucshon Gallego Loebsack Crow Larsen (WA) Slotkin Budd Garamendi Lofgren ´ Cuellar Larson (CT) Smith (NJ) NOT VOTING—10 Burchett Garcıa (IL) Long Cummings Lawrence Smith (WA) Abraham Moulton Stewart Burgess Garcia (TX) Loudermilk Bustos Gibbs Lowenthal Cunningham Lawson (FL) Soto Gianforte Richmond Wilson (FL) Curtis Lee (CA) Spanberger Gohmert Roby Butterfield Golden Lowey Davids (KS) Lee (NV) Spano Graves (MO) Ryan Byrne Gomez Lucas Davis (CA) Levin (CA) Speier Calvert Gonzalez (OH) Luetkemeyer ´ Davis, Danny K. Levin (MI) Stanton Carbajal Gonzalez (TX) Lujan b 1918 ´ Davis, Rodney Lewis Stefanik Cardenas Gooden Luria Dean Lieu, Ted Steil Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Carter (GA) Gosar Lynch DeFazio Lipinski Stevens changed his vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Carter (TX) Gottheimer Malinowski DeGette Loebsack Stivers Cartwright Granger Maloney, DeLauro Lofgren Suozzi So (two-thirds not being in the af- Case Graves (GA) Carolyn B. DelBene Lowenthal Swalwell (CA) firmative) the motion was rejected. Casten (IL) Graves (LA) Maloney, Sean Delgado Lowey Takano The result of the vote was announced Castor (FL) Green (TN) Marchant Castro (TX) Green, Al (TX) Marshall Demings Luja´ n Thompson (CA) as above recorded. DeSaulnier Luria Thompson (MS) Chabot Griffith Massie Cheney Grijalva Mast Deutch Lynch Thompson (PA) f Diaz-Balart Malinowski Titus Chu, Judy Grothman Matsui Cicilline Guest McAdams Dingell Maloney, Tlaib NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERV- Doggett Carolyn B. Tonko Cisneros Guthrie McBath Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Torres (CA) ISTS DEBT RELIEF EXTENSION Clark (MA) Haaland McCarthy F. Mast Torres Small ACT OF 2019 Clarke (NY) Hagedorn McCaul Duffy Matsui (NM) Clay Harder (CA) McClintock Engel McAdams Trahan The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cleaver Harris McCollum Escobar McBath Trone ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Cline Hartzler McEachin Cloud Hastings McGovern Eshoo McCaul Underwood ished business is the vote on the mo- Espaillat McCollum Van Drew Clyburn Hayes McHenry Evans McEachin Vargas tion to suspend the rules and pass the Cohen Heck McKinley Finkenauer McGovern Veasey bill (H.R. 3304) to exempt for an addi- Cole Hern, Kevin Meadows Fitzpatrick McNerney Vela Collins (GA) Herrera Beutler Meeks tional 4-year period, from the applica- Collins (NY) Hice (GA) Meng Fletcher Meeks Vela´ zquez tion of the means-test presumption of Fortenberry Meng Visclosky Comer Higgins (LA) Meuser Foster Moore Waltz abuse under chapter 7, qualifying mem- Conaway Higgins (NY) Miller Frankel Morelle Wasserman bers of reserve components of the Connolly Hill (AR) Mitchell Cook Hill (CA) Moolenaar Fudge Mucarsel-Powell Schultz Armed Forces and members of the Na- Gabbard Murphy Waters Cooper Himes Mooney (WV) Gallagher Nadler Watson Coleman tional Guard who, after September 11, Correa Holding Moore Gallego Napolitano Welch 2001, are called to active duty or to per- Costa Hollingsworth Morelle Garamendi Neal Wexton Courtney Horn, Kendra S. Mucarsel-Powell form a homeland defense activity for Cox (CA) Horsford Mullin Garcı´a (IL) Neguse Wild not less than 90 days, as amended, on Garcia (TX) Norcross Woodall Craig Houlahan Murphy Golden O’Halleran Yarmuth which the yeas and nays were ordered. Crawford Hoyer Nadler Gomez Ocasio-Cortez Yoho The Clerk read the title of the bill. Crenshaw Hudson Napolitano Gonzalez (OH) Omar Young Crist Huffman Neal The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Crow Huizenga Neguse NAYS—154 question is on the motion offered by Cuellar Hunter Newhouse the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cummings Hurd (TX) Norcross Aderholt Banks Brooks (IN) Cunningham Jackson Lee Norman Allen Barr Buchanan CICILLINE) that the House suspend the Curtis Jayapal Nunes Amodei Bergman Buck rules and pass the bill, as amended. Davids (KS) Jeffries O’Halleran Armstrong Biggs Bucshon This is a 5-minute vote. Davidson (OH) Johnson (GA) Ocasio-Cortez Arrington Bilirakis Budd The vote was taken by electronic de- Davis (CA) Johnson (LA) Olson Babin Bishop (UT) Burchett Davis, Danny K. Johnson (OH) Omar Baird Brady Burgess vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 1, Davis, Rodney Johnson (SD) Palazzo Balderson Brooks (AL) Byrne not voting 14, as follows: Dean Johnson (TX) Pallone

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.032 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7224 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 Palmer Schiff Tlaib REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- steps to ensure that future tragedies do Panetta Schneider Tonko VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF not occur. Pappas Schrader Torres (CA) Pascrell Schrier Torres Small H.R. 397, REHABILITATION FOR Last week Mr. Paul Njoroge and Mr. Payne Schweikert (NM) MULTIEMPLOYER PENSIONS ACT Michael Stumo, who lost loved ones in Pence Scott (VA) Trahan OF 2019; PROVIDING FOR CONSID- this tragedy testified before the Com- Perlmutter Scott, Austin Trone ERATION OF H.R. 3239, HUMANI- mittee on Transportation and Infra- Perry Scott, David Turner structure on how they believe aviation Peters Sensenbrenner Underwood TARIAN STANDARDS FOR INDI- Peterson Serrano Upton VIDUALS IN CUSTOMS AND BOR- safety can be improved. I commend Phillips Sewell (AL) Van Drew DER PROTECTION CUSTODY ACT; them for having the courage to testify Pingree Shalala Vargas PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS before the committee under such dif- Pocan Sherman Veasey DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY ficult circumstances. Porter Sherrill Vela Posey Shimkus Vela´ zquez 29, 2019, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6, I personally met with Mr. Stumo and Pressley Simpson Visclosky 2019; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES his wife, Nadia, who lost their daugh- Price (NC) Sires Wagner Mrs. TORRES of California, from the ter, Samya, in the Ethiopian Airlines Quigley Slotkin Walberg tragedy. I cannot begin to imagine the Raskin Smith (MO) Committee on Rules, submitted a priv- Walden grief that they are experiencing. As a Ratcliffe Smith (NE) Walker ileged report (Rept. No. 116–178) on the Reed Smith (NJ) Walorski resolution (H. Res. 509) providing for father of three, it terrifies me to think Reschenthaler Smith (WA) Waltz of harm coming to my children, and I Rice (NY) Smucker consideration of the bill (H.R. 397) to Wasserman amend the Internal Revenue Code of would do anything to prevent it. Rice (SC) Soto Schultz Madam Speaker, I am committed to Riggleman Spanberger 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Waters a thorough investigation of the 737 Rodgers (WA) Spano Watkins Trust Fund, to establish a Pension Re- Roe, David P. Speier Watson Coleman habilitation Administration within the MAX airplane to ensure it is safe be- Rogers (AL) Stanton Weber (TX) Department of the Treasury to make fore airlines resume commercial Rogers (KY) Stauber Webster (FL) flights. Rooney (FL) Stefanik Welch loans to multiemployer defined benefit Rose (NY) Steil Wenstrup plans, and for other purposes; providing f Rose, John W. Steube Westerman for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3239) Rouda Stevens THE LEGACY OF APOLLO Wexton to require U.S. Customs and Border Rouzer Stivers Wild (Mr. BAIRD asked and was given per- Roy Protection to perform an initial health Suozzi Williams mission to address the House for 1 Roybal-Allard Swalwell (CA) Wilson (SC) screening on detainees, and for other Ruiz Takano minute and to revise and extend his re- Wittman purposes; providing for proceedings Ruppersberger Taylor marks.) Womack Rush Thompson (CA) during the period from July 29, 2019, Woodall Mr. BAIRD. Madam Speaker, today I Rutherford Thompson (MS) through September 6, 2019; and for Wright rise to celebrate the 50th anniversary Sa´ nchez Thompson (PA) Yarmuth other purposes, which was referred to Sarbanes Thornberry of Apollo 11 and the triumph of the Yoho the House Calendar and ordered to be Scalise Timmons human spirit. On July 16, 1969, three Young printed. Scanlon Tipton Americans boarded a rocket at Ken- Zeldin Schakowsky Titus f nedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. When they lifted off a few NAYS—1 REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 962, hours later with a flight path toward Amash BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SUR- VIVORS PROTECTION ACT the unthinkable, humanity was NOT VOTING—14 changed forever. Millions of men, Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I ask women, and children were inspired Abraham Khanna Roby unanimous consent that the Com- watching the extraordinary events un- Carson (IN) King (NY) Ryan mittee on the Judiciary be discharged Gianforte McNerney Stewart fold over the next 4 days as humanity Gohmert Moulton Wilson (FL) from further consideration of H.R. 962, took these first steps on the Moon. Graves (MO) Richmond the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Pro- Fellow Purdue University alumnus tection Act, and ask for its immediate Neil Armstrong’s words: ‘‘That is one b 1929 consideration in the House. small step for man, one giant leap for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under mankind’’ will forever define that mo- So (two-thirds being in the affirma- guidelines consistently issued by suc- ment in history. The successful jour- tive) the rules were suspended and the cessive Speakers, as recorded in sec- ney to the Moon brought with it a tre- bill, as amended, was passed. tion 956 of the House Rules and Man- mendous sense of triumph and pride. The result of the vote was announced ual, the Chair is constrained not to en- Our Nation found a bold, common goal as above recorded. tertain the request unless it has been that we reached through American in- cleared by the bipartisan floor and genuity and determination. A motion to reconsider was laid on committee leaderships. This is the spirit that carries us for- the table. Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I urge ward in exploration and innovation Stated for: the Speaker and majority leader to im- today. Right now we are looking at re- mediately schedule this bill to protect Mr. KING of New York. Madam Speaker, turning to the Moon within the next 5 babies born alive and to stop blocking years and eventually landing on Mars. had I been present, I would have voted YEA this most basic responsibility we have. Madam Speaker, what has been pre- on Roll Call No. 499. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- viously unheard of is now being thrust tlewoman is not recognized for debate. into the scope of reality. f f It is our responsibility to keep tak- ing giant leaps to challenge what is EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE JOURNAL perceived as impossible, and I look for- THE FAMILIES OF BOEING 737 ward to the next chapter of American The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- MAX ACCIDENT VICTIMS space exploration. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given f ished business is the question on agree- permission to address the House for 1 ing to the Speaker’s approval of the minute and to revise and extend his re- RETIREES HAVE EARNED THEIR Journal, which the Chair will put de marks.) PENSIONS novo. Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given today to extend my sincere condo- permission to address the House for 1 The question is on the Speaker’s ap- lences to the families who lost loved minute.) proval of the Journal. ones in the Boeing 737 MAX tragedies. Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, this Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- One life lost in any accident is one too week marks a heroic milestone for mil- nal stands approved. many, and Congress has a duty to take lions of America’s retirees as the House

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.033 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7225 finally considers the Butch Lewis Act. Dr. Graham has dedicated his career missed by all. Although Ed may be re- This bill moves America one step clos- to serving his students, and this award tiring from the fire department, we all er to restoring its broken pension shows he sets an example not only to know he will remain involved in the promises to 1,300,000 pensioners across his students but to us all. community to make an impact on all our Nation. f of Burtchville. Today I met with another 50 retirees Madam Speaker, I join the from trucking firms, candy manufac- COMMEMORATING PASTOR R. L. Burtchville community in thanking turers, miners, and others in Ohio ROGERS him for his dedication and his 60 years whose futures are at risk in their gold- (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given of service and wish him the best in his en years. Their top concern is eco- permission to address the House for 1 retirement. nomic security. minute.) f I heard the stresses they have en- Mr. VEASEY. Madam Speaker, I rise dured since receiving letters threat- today to commemorate the life of Pas- MISS NEW JERSEY 2019 ening pension cuts of up to 70 percent tor R. L. Rogers, a good friend, a man (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given of their earned pensions. Worry be- of God, a community leader, father, permission to address the House for 1 tween family members, increased sui- and husband. Pastor Rogers minute and to revise and extend his re- cides amongst pensioner friends, anx- transitioned from labor to eternal re- marks.) iety and growing health concerns. This ward this past weekend. Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, a isn’t the retirement hardworking Pastor Rogers attended high school few weeks ago, 28 young, impressive Americans earned. in south Texas before graduating from women shared their talents in the Miss Valorie Shapler, a retired Roadway the Southwestern Theological Semi- New Jersey competition. The competi- Express truck driver, is suffering from nary in Fort Worth. Pastor Roger’s tion has been around for almost 100 brain cancer. She is fighting for her life time in seminary started his journey in years and since that time has evolved daily, and why should she have to faith and helping our community that into a fantastic celebration of some of worry about the pension cuts that she expanded over five decades. the best young individuals in south earned? Pastor Rogers was the founder and Jersey. Vicki Bailey, a widow of a trucker, the only pastor for 53 years of the Har- The Miss New Jersey competition raised their family but already strug- vey Avenue Baptist Church, a place of was the first to offer a talent category, gles to survive on her spousal benefits worship that is a cornerstone in the and this past year the competition fo- that were cut in half with her hus- Fort Worth community. That was only cused even more on aptitude and intel- band’s passing, and she has her own the beginning of his accomplishments. lect over outward appearance. This health issues to worry about. Pastor Rogers was also an avid vol- year the candidates were able to em- Jim Baumgartner asked for a prayer. unteer for important causes like men- phasize their individual styles and How can Congress ignore the pleas of toring the youth in our community and their individual passions, and all of the millions of hardworking Americans? young women spoke about different so- Pensions have afforded millions of re- serving as a chaplain at the Tarrant cial impact initiatives that mattered tired middle-class people some eco- County Jail. He was also a nationally greatly to them. nomic security in their retirement known evangelist, a pastor, and Gospel One of my wonderful spring interns, years. Please let our colleagues join us preacher. Alyssa Rodriguez, placed in the top 11 in broad bipartisan passage of the Pastor Rogers was a pillar in the with her platform of social media Butch Lewis Act tomorrow. community spending his 53 years teaching and encouraging the word of awareness. She made south Jersey so f God. It was an honor to know Pastor very proud. Miss Jade Glab of Belmar, HONORING DR. DAKEYAN CHA DRE Rogers and just to know the legacy New Jersey, was crowned Miss New GRAHAM AS FLORIDA’S 2020 that he has left behind in our commu- Jersey with her platform of healthy TEACHER OF THE YEAR nity. children, strong America. (Mr. SPANO asked and was given per- My heartfelt condolences to his fam- We are proud of all the contestants mission to address the House for 1 ily. We thank you for sharing Pastor and the intellect and the compassion minute.) Rogers with us in the Fort Worth com- they bring to all of their communities, Mr. SPANO. Madam Speaker, I rise munity for so long. and I am most proud of our contestants today to honor Dr. Dakeyan Graham f from south Jersey. for being selected as Florida’s Teacher f RECOGNIZING ED LOMASNEY OF of the Year. He was chosen out of more THE BURTCHVILLE FIRE DE- b 1945 than 176,000 teachers to receive Flor- PARTMENT ida’s highest award for public edu- WAYCROSS AREA COMMUNITY cators. (Mr. MITCHELL asked and was given THEATER Known affectionately by his students permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and as Dr. Dre, he has long been driven by minute and to revise and extend his re- was given permission to address the music. He played the saxophone in the marks.) House for 1 minute and to revise and marching band at King High School; Mr. MITCHELL. Madam Speaker, I extend his remarks.) and he went on to study music edu- rise today to recognize Ed Lomasney Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam cation, earning a bachelor’s degree for his 60 years of dedicated service to Speaker, I rise today to recognize the from the University of Florida and a the Burtchville, Michigan, fire depart- Waycross Area Community Theater for doctorate from the University of South ment. all of its work to support local theater Florida. Mr. Lomasney became a firefighter while preserving historical structures He returned to King High School as following in the footsteps of his father, in the First Congressional District of an educator where he teaches his stu- who helped found the Burtchville Fire Georgia. Using local talent to provide dents music in the same room where he Department. Over the last 60 years, Ed live family friendly musicals, this com- learned to play. has served as a volunteer firefighter munity theater is truly a gem. He has worked at the school for more and has been instrumental in growing Since 1913, theater has played a large than a decade and now serves as the di- the firehouse through his time, re- role in the social scene of Waycross, rector of bands and instrumental stud- sources, and mentorship. with the Ritz Theater hosting operas ies. As part of this award, Dr. Graham In addition to volunteering with the there. Noted as one of Georgia’s ‘‘finest will spend 1 year as an education am- fire department, Ed worked and retired theater’’ structures, the Ritz Theater bassador where he will work to raise from DTE Energy. He is a devoted hus- transitioned over time into showing public awareness of other exceptional band to his wife, Mary Nell, and loving only movies and then, finally, going teachers, provide learning opportuni- father to their three children. dormant. ties to educators, and recruit future For six decades, Ed has been a main- Now, the Waycross Area Community teachers. stay of the department, and he will be Theater maintains the historic art

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In conclusion, God bless our troops, I, like many Arkansans, grew up en- Thank you to all who perform shows, and we will never forget September the joying everything that the Natural attend musicals, and preserve the won- 11th in the global war on terrorism. State has to offer. From hiking and derful theater culture in Waycross, f hunting in its forests, to swimming, Georgia. CONGRATULATIONS TO GARY fishing, and boating on its crystal-clear f JOHN ALEKNAVICH ON HIS RE- lakes and rivers, outdoor recreation is FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS TIREMENT an essential part of life for the families of my State. Some of my favorite (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (Mr. SOTO asked and was given per- asked and was given permission to ad- memories of life were made outside in mission to address the House for 1 the beautiful outdoors of Arkansas, dress the House for 1 minute and to re- minute.) vise and extend his remarks.) and I am blessed to still be making Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, tonight, similar memories today. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. I would like to honor Gary John Madam Speaker, I rise today in support Aleknavich and congratulate him on Our park and recreation agencies are of H.R. 3800, the Educational Opportu- his upcoming retirement. an important part of our history and nities and Success Act, the bill intro- Gary John Aleknavich is a U.S. Navy offer much to the quality of our future. duced last week by my colleague Rep- veteran, labor leader, maintenance Theodore Roosevelt once said: ‘‘It is an resentative WARREN DAVIDSON of Ohio. foreman, journeyman mechanic, and incalculable added pleasure to anyone’s Madam Speaker, H.R. 3800 seeks to certified welder by trade. He has re- sum of happiness if he or she grows to address a common, yet preventable, ceived a certificate of achievement for know, even slightly and imperfectly, issue impacting students from low-in- completing courses at the Florida how to read and enjoy the wonder-book come families and first-generation col- International University Center for of nature.’’ lege students. In recent years, appli- Labor Research and Studies. As a forester and lifelong lover of na- cants to the Department of Education’s After serving in the U.S. Navy from ture, the wonder-book of nature has al- Upward Bound program found them- 1976 to 1979, Gary was hired by Florida ways been fascinating to me, and I selves stuck in financial limbo when Power and Light, and then went on to hope to motivate people to get out and their grant applications were rejected become an apprenticeship mechanic at enjoy the natural beauty around them. due to clerical errors, some errors as the Florida Port Everglades Power In the words of the fictional sitcom insignificant as using the wrong font. Plant. In 1984, he became a journeyman This is unacceptable. I was proud to character Leslie Knope, ‘‘America is mechanic at the St. Lucie Nuclear cosponsor H.R. 3800, a bill that reau- awesome.’’ I encourage everyone to go Power Plant, and later became a me- thorizes the TRIO programs for 5 addi- outside with friends and family to chanical certified welder and a nuclear tional years. enjoy all the awesomeness our parks maintenance foreman. I am also proud to work with my col- have to offer. He has held various positions within leagues across the aisle to support this his local union of the International commonsense legislation that eases the f Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in- administrative burdens during the ap- cluding treasurer, executive board plication process. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALLEN member, job steward, System Council TRIO programs like Upward Bound INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT U–4 delegate, and national convention are critical in ensuring disadvantaged ON BEING NAMED THE DISTRICT committee delegate, and served as the students have a shot at turning the OF DISTINCTION dream of a college education into a re- Florida Electrical Worker Associa- ality, and H.R. 3800 has my full sup- tion’s vice president and executive (Mr. TAYLOR asked and was given port. board member. permission to address the House for 1 Gary has been a member of IBEW minute and to revise and extend his re- f since 1980 and even started the process marks.) CONSENSUS RULE SUBVERTED to establish and train IBEW officers Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, today (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina and members in the IBEW Code of Ex- I rise to congratulate Allen Inde- asked and was given permission to ad- cellence training program. He soon be- pendent School District for being dress the House for 1 minute and to re- came System Council U–4, assistant named a District of Distinction by Dis- vise and extend his remarks.) business manager of IBEW System trict Administration Magazine. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Council U–4, and was later elected to Allen ISD serves thousands of stu- Madam Speaker, it has now been 6 leg- serve as business manager in 2005, dents grades K through 12 in a rapidly islative days since H.R. 553, the Mili- where he ran unopposed for four addi- growing community. In an effort to tary Surviving Spouses Equity Act, tional 3-year terms and will retire next meet growing needs of the community, was denied a standalone vote. month. Democrat leadership subverted their There is no question that Gary John Allen ISD launched a STEAM Center to own rules and prevented a vote on this Aleknavich has been a leader in his provide a unique learning environment bipartisan legislation, which now has community and a public servant, and to help foster an interest in STEAM 371 cosponsors, over 86 percent of the one of labor’s strongest members. amongst students. The brand-new facil- Members of the Congress. Madam Speaker, for that, we thank ity offers students hands-on learning Under new rules in this Congress, him. experiences ranging from indoor robot- ics labs to outdoor discovery gardens. H.R. 553 qualified for the Consensus f Calendar, a provision for bills to re- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues ceive a standalone vote. An article pub- 34TH ANNUAL PARK AND in the House of Representatives to join lished in The Hill stated today: ‘‘The RECREATION MONTH me today in congratulating Allen ISD, new rule keeps top House leaders from (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was their staff, parents, and students for squelching any bill that has at least 290 given permission to address the House being named District of Distinction cosponsors, or two-thirds of the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend and commend them on their dedication membership.’’ his remarks.) to cultivating a passion in students for Sadly, the Democrats did just that. Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, learning more about science, tech- They targeted and removed H.R. 553 I rise today to celebrate our Nation’s nology, engineering, art, and mathe- from the Consensus Calendar. parks. matics.

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Madam Speaker, to- provide enough for those who have too night we voted on a resolution oppos- little.’’ tle of ketchup. But what we are going ing efforts to delegitimize the State of And so, last week, the House of Rep- to talk about tonight is something far Israel and oppose the Global Boycott, resentatives—the Democrats, that is, more than that. Divestment, and Sanctions, BDS, and maybe just a few Republicans— I want to really not so much talk Movement targeting Israel. voted to increase the minimum wage about these gentlemen and ladies, but I am a cosponsor of this resolution, across this Nation so that, over the to use them as an example of what but the House should also be voting on next 5 years, the minimum wage would America used to make. These gentle- legislation to combat these efforts to rise from, I guess, just over $7 an hour men, three of them, are World War II undermine one of our strongest allies, to $15 dollars an hour—not a jump im- merchant mariners. This is an effort we have now under like the Senate did when they passed a mediately, but over time increase it. way to provide these mariners, who bill to authorize State or local govern- Why do we do that? Well, we are for had the highest death rate of any unit ments to divest assets from entities de- the people. in the armed services during World War ploying BDS against Israel. That is our goal: for the people; and II, a Congressional Gold Medal. We now But, unfortunately, Democrat leader- keeping in mind what FDR said: It is have nearly 300 Members of this House ship refuses to let us vote on this bill not about whether we add more to who are signed on to that so that they in the House for fear of fractures with- those who have much, but, rather, will get a Congressional Gold Medal. in their own party. Just last week, one what we do for those who have little. But this is not about their gold of their Members actually introduced And so we raise the minimum wage. medal; it is about what they were able legislation that supports this hate- Why? Because those people who are to do. fueled BDS movement, even drawing making $7 an hour across this Nation, America, during the World War II pe- disgraceful comparisons between boy- they have very, very little, in fact, so riod, was the manufacturing center of cotting Israel now and boycotting Nazi little that they cannot have both food the world. And we made ships—lit- Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. and shelter. erally, thousands and thousands of Let’s not forget that the United And, of course, we talk about ships—that these gentlemen and so States and Israel have a long history of healthcare and our goal to expand many like them sailed the oceans, pro- working together to achieve stability healthcare to every American so they vided the material, the personnel to in the Middle East, the inventions they have insurance, so that the worrying fight that war. work on together, and they remain one about how they would be paying for When we met and took this picture, of our strongest and most loyal allies their hospital visit or their doctor is they asked me: Why is it that America today. set aside and they are able to get the care that they need to lead a healthy doesn’t build ships anymore? Our actions in this Chamber need to I said: Oh, but we build naval ships; unequivocally support that relation- and productive life. That is our goal. We are for the peo- we build aircraft carriers; we build de- ship and the lone beacon of freely stroyers; we build many other kinds of elected government that is Israel in ple, and we are going to address this in so many, many ways. naval ships. the Middle East. They said: No. No. That is not what As Golda Meir put it: b 2000 we are talking about. We are talking We will only have peace when they love One of the ways that we want to ad- about the ships that sail the high seas. their children more than they hate us. dress it is to make sure that America Why doesn’t America make those f remains a strong manufacturing coun- ships? try. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER And I said: We can. We can if we Many, many years ago in California, PRO TEMPORE write the laws in the proper way to en- I was looking at how to keep the Cali- courage the shipbuilding industry and, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. fornia economy going, and we hit upon just as important, the cargo to go on WEXTON). The Chair would inform the the five keys for a successful economy: those ships. House that, pursuant to H. Res. 497, the First of all, a great education system Now, it happens that America is in Speaker has certified to the United so that your workers are well educated the midst of a great energy revolu- States Attorney for the District of Co- and can handle the questions of the day tion—the green energy, no doubt about lumbia the refusal of William P. Barr and the tasks of tomorrow; it. We are talking about every kind of and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., to produce doc- Secondly, that there be strong re- green energy, from wind to solar, uments to the Committee on Oversight search, and, from that research, you biofuel and biomass, and on and on. and Reform. build tomorrow’s things. Sometimes And we are doing that. f that is an app. Sometimes it is a com- But, simultaneously, America, over puter. Sometimes it is a ship or per- the last decade, has become a major de- MAKE IT IN AMERICA haps a car, an autonomous vehicle, a veloper and supplier of petroleum prod- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under drone, whatever, so that your research ucts: oil, as a result of fracking in the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- then moves on into things that you Bakken area and Texas, California, on- uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Cali- make, and, that is, the manufacturing. shore, offshore. We are a major oil pro- fornia (Mr. GARAMENDI) is recognized That is the creation of wealth. ducer. for 60 minutes as the designee of the Some time ago, I was visiting one of And, simultaneously, we are also a majority leader. the wineries in my district in Cali- major producer of natural gas. All of Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, fornia, and I was talking about this these energy supplies, whether they are given all of the talk that is going on Make It In America Agenda in manu- the green energy or the petroleum en- and the investigations and questions facturing. And, finally, the owner got ergy, are a strategic national asset. about deficits and the like, I thought it up from behind the desk, and he said: And, as these gentlemen told me: Our would be useful today to start this dis- Come. I want to talk to you. ships, during World War II, were a stra- cussion, which I will spend most of the We walked outside and out to his tegic national asset. We had oil tank- evening talking about American manu- winery, and he said: You know what ers, we had cargo vessels, all of them facturing, but I often want to start this is? built in America and with American these discussions with some sense of I said: Yeah. It is a winery. mariners.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.098 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7228 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 We, the mariners, we were a strategic gizing the American Shipbuilding Act, dollars are being used, that that infra- asset. And a lot of us died. Our ships there is the rest of manufacturing here structure—the steel, the pipe, the elec- were a strategic asset, and the oil that in the United States. tronics, the other elements that are in we sent around the world was also a About 8 years ago, when I first came that infrastructure—that they be made strategic asset. to Congress, we were looking at this in America. So, where are we today? Are we mak- issue based upon my time in California, So it is part of our Make It In Amer- ing ships? Nope. We are not. But we and we decided, together with STENY ica agenda that we have been working could. HOYER, who is now our majority leader, on all these years, and we are going to So, this last week, Senator ROGER that we should establish the Make It In apply it wherever we see an oppor- WICKER—my colleague in the Senate, a America program. We have been work- tunity. If it is in the steel industry for Republican from the Gulf Coast—and I ing on this for 8 years now, and we are bridges and infrastructure, you bet. introduced, for the second Congress, looking at different pieces of legisla- You bet, we are going to make sure the Energizing the American Ship- tion over time to encourage the manu- that it is made in America. building Act, taking a strategic na- facturing here in the United States. Many of these laws already exist. A tional asset, our petroleum and natural One of the ways we can do this—and couple of years ago, we were able to gas, and welding it together with the we are not going to go into the Presi- raise the percentage of American con- shipbuilding industry, which gives us dent’s tariffs right now, but we are tent by a couple of percentage points the strategic ships that we need to going to go at it in a little different to about, if I recall, about 65 percent on move our military around the world way. Here is just an example of about certain infrastructure projects. But we and to provide the energy that they what happened almost a decade ago. want to extend that beyond. need. In California, it was time to build the And why not go the whole way? Let’s So, the Energizing the American new San Francisco Bay Bridge. The bid make it all in America. If it is a tax- Shipbuilding Act is now introduced in went out. The State of California went payer dollar, 100 percent American the Senate, for the second session, last out to bid on this thing for the steel in made. That is our goal. So our Make It year and again this time around with the bridge. in America agenda goes forward from At that time, a Chinese company de- the new session of Congress. here. cided that they wanted to enter the What we will do is to address this I am going to end with putting this market. Very specialized steel in this problem: We could buy ships that are one back up again because this has an bridge in the San Francisco area, so made in China, Japan, and Korea, or we opportunity to be a very, very impor- they wanted to enter the market, and can make them in America. If we make tant part. The steel in the ships, the they produced a bid that was 10 percent the ships in America, we will provide pumps, the pipes, the electronics, the lower than an American steel com- thousands of jobs, not only in the ship- propellers, the drive shaft, the en- yards and the steel industry and the pany. China got the bid. What did they get? gines—all of those things—can be made aluminum industry, but also the mari- Not only did they get the job; they got in America if we have a national policy time suppliers, the men, the factories a new steel mill, one of the most ad- that simply says the export of a stra- here in the United States that build vanced in the world, and they also had tegic national asset, oil and gas, that the pumps, build the engines—the elec- some over 3,000 jobs in China. that be on American-built ships. Not trical engines, the big diesel engines— At the very same time, New York all of it, 10 percent, 15 percent, 40 ships that are in these ships or the LNG en- was building the Tappan Zee Bridge. over the next 15 years or so when the gines that are in these ships, and all of They said, no, we are only going to buy Energizing the American Shipbuilding the electronics. American steel, and so they did, total Act becomes law. That entire array of equipment that cost, $3.9 billion. b 2015 goes into a ship could be built in Amer- In California, total cost, $3.9 billion We are looking for support. We have ica if the Energizing the American over the estimated cost. Why? Because broad support right now, both Repub- Shipbuilding Act were to become law. the Chinese steel had problems, the lican and Democratic, with Senator So, how does it work? Pretty simple. welds and other problems with the WICKER from Mississippi and Senator It simply requires that our strategic steel. national asset, the petroleum and the Not in New York. They came in on CASEY from Pennsylvania. On this side, natural gas, be exported on American- the bid, and there were 7,700 American about 30 of my colleagues, Democratic built ships with American mariners— jobs in the steel industry and in the and Republican, have signed up in sup- not all of it, just a small percentage of manufacturing and engineering—just. port of this legislation. it, 15 percent of the oil and 10 percent An example, not current today, but It has great potential. It has great of the natural gas, which will be certainly current nearly a decade ago. potential, but not so much for these liquified natural gas on American-built But this is what happens when our mariners. They are all in their nineties ships. laws or our governments decide that right now. Hopefully, we will be able to What does that mean? That means we are going to make it in America, we get them a Congressional Gold Medal. that American shipyards that are now are going to produce the steel, we are For tomorrow’s mariners, for those producing zero commercial oil tankers going to build the bridges here in the men and women who will be on ships and zero LNG carriers would, over the United States. that will supply the necessary mate- next 13 to 15 years, build upwards of 40 So, building on this idea, we have rial, oil, gas, or whatever for our mili- ships: 25 to 30 LNG tankers and 10 to 15 now introduced in both the Senate and tary around the world, and will partici- oil tankers. the House another Make It In America pate in the annual commerce of goods Thousands of jobs would be created piece of legislation. This legislation is and services that are being transported in American shipyards, and that stra- authored in the Senate by Senator in and out of America, that next gen- tegic national asset, the shipyards TAMMY BALDWIN and here in the House eration of mariners will have the ships, themselves, would be able to continue by me. jobs, and cargo. to operate here in the United States. It basically says that all of this talk For the People, once again, we are They would continue to be able to have about infrastructure, which is criti- constantly looking for different laws, the skilled workforce and, simulta- cally important, that that infrastruc- different ways in which we can advance neously, be better prepared to compete ture, if it is an American taxpayer dol- the well-being of the American public. for the U.S. naval ships, giving the lar that is being used to build that in- If it is healthcare, we are looking to American taxpayer a strategic advan- frastructure—whether that is a power lower costs. If it is education, we want tage, more competition in the ship- line or a highway or a sanitation sys- to make sure that the cost of college yards, more competition when it comes tem or a water system or an airport— education is affordable. If it has to do time to build our naval vessels. if there is a Federal dollar involved, with jobs, we are looking for ways to There is another aspect of this that I that we make it in America. make that happen by requiring that want to bring to your attention. Be- It simply applies to all types of infra- your tax dollars be spent on American- yond the shipbuilding and the Ener- structure. When American taxpayer made equipment, by requiring that a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.099 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7229 small percentage of the export of a pre- ergy Information Institute estimates Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, cious national resource be on Amer- that fossil fuels will account for nearly I thank the gentleman, my friend from ican-built ships with American sailors. 70 percent of the country’s energy used South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN), for yield- I want all of us to keep in mind that by 2050. ing. there are things that public policy can The goal should be to produce, de- Madam Speaker, I want us to take a do to improve the well-being of every velop, or make fossil fuels available moment to reflect tonight, reflect American. Our For the People policy cleaner through private sector innova- where our country has been and where includes all of these elements, and we tion, not regulation. That should be our country is going. I think about my draw your attention to that. the goal, private sector innovation, not grandparents who grew up in a home I am looking to my colleagues for the heavy boot of government telling that didn’t even have electricity, didn’t continued support on these two pieces the innovators what they should or have running water. Even my parents of legislation that we will be working should not do. The innovators are actu- were young when they got electricity on in this session. ally making things cleaner. We are in their home. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- producing a lot, and we are exporting a Madam Speaker, it was just 150 years ance of my time. lot. ago when the main source of energy in f One thing I applaud President Trump this country was wood fuel. We have SUPPORT INCREASED DOMESTIC for doing is challenging Chancellor come a long way in this country. We ENERGY PRODUCTION Merkel and Germany to lessen their de- have seen a better way of life. We have pendence on a foreign source of energy, seen nicer things because of the tech- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under in this case, not the Arab states, Saudi nology and innovation that we have the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Arabia, or others, but lessen their de- had in this country. uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from South pendence on Russia. A lot of Europe, Our energy policy should be the same Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN) is recognized for Eastern Europe and Western Europe, energy policy that got us to where we 60 minutes as the designee of the mi- get their energy from Russia, Gazprom are today because we have a bright fu- nority leader. and Rosneft, which support Vladimir ture ahead. That energy policy is sim- Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, we Putin. ply to provide the cleanest energy pos- are here tonight, as the House Energy By lessening Europe’s dependence on sible for the lowest cost possible. Action Team, to discuss the numerous Russia for their energy, Russia is no We shouldn’t discriminate against economic, national security, and envi- longer an influencer. It can’t turn the energy sources. Energy is energy. It is ronmental benefits of the American en- spigot on and off to influence political carbon atoms. It is hydrogen. It is the ergy renaissance. The HEAT team will never be sup- policy in Europe. energy that we have that we convert to Europe still has to meet its energy portive of policies that increase elec- things like electrical energy. Just be- needs. It can do that looking west to tricity prices for consumers, favor for- cause one energy is viewed as dirtier the United States through our export eign-based production over domestic, than another energy doesn’t mean of LNG, liquefied natural gas put on and deter the development and con- that, someday, that energy can’t be ships, sent to Europe, and off-loaded to struction of energy infrastructure. clean energy. Due to policies that incentivize pri- provide the natural gas and energy se- If we look at recent developments, it vate investment and production, the curity for our friends and allies over- wasn’t long ago that natural gas was United States has become the global seas to lessen their dependence on Rus- an expensive form of energy. It wasn’t leader in natural gas and oil producing, sia. in abundant supply. Through tech- Exports of U.S. LNG are set to rise 72 as well as refining. This has given us nology, we have been able to release percent this year, as compared to 2018. the ability to export energy to our vast amounts of natural gas across our Russia is just a gas station friends, allies, and countries that want country. masquerading as a country, but they to import U.S. energy. As a matter of fact, we are seeing a Energy Secretary Rick Perry re- are providing that natural gas to Eu- lot of coal plants converted to natural cently said, ‘‘The United States is not rope. They use their levers of influence, gas, not because of regulatory require- just exporting energy. We are export- turning that spigot on and off to affect ments but because of the economic ing freedom.’’ I couldn’t agree more. policy not only in Eastern Europe but benefits of burning natural gas, clean There is no national security without in Western Europe. Those policies and natural gas. We know the control tech- energy security. We understand that in those pipelines continue to be built to nologies to get very high combustion the House Energy Action Team. provide that natural gas. rates and also the ability to capture Looking at this graph, in 2018, U.S. We need to provide that from this the NOX, or nitrous oxides, that are re- crude oil production exceeded 11 mil- country. We have an abundance. We leased from burning natural gas. lion barrels per day, surpassing Russia have an abundance of oil, too. We are It wasn’t that long ago that we didn’t as the world’s largest crude oil pro- now an exporter of oil. think we had enough natural gas. Be- ducer. The U.S. produced 12.16 million If we look at what the U.S. energy cause of great technology, we can expe- barrels per day of crude in April 2019. sector has been able to do during this rience an environment here in the I was just out in North Dakota, in American energy renaissance, it will United States where our carbon emis- the Bakken. I am amazed at the pro- show that we are a leader in energy sions are actually dropping. duction going on in that little corner production and energy technology. We We shouldn’t punish one energy of the world. I say ‘‘little,’’ but the can help other countries around the source over another energy source. We Bakken is huge. It is a tremendous re- globe to meet their energy needs with should strive to use technology to source for the Nation. our technology as well. make energy as low-cost and as clean In fact, we are producing more oil Madam Speaker, we have a great as possible. and natural gas in the Bakken in North group of House Energy Action Team We can do this, whether it is renew- Dakota and Montana than they are in members who want to talk about what ables, solar, wind, biomass. All of those the country of Venezuela, which is is going on, maybe in their States, are valid sources of energy that we can, known for its natural resources, known maybe things they know about in this hopefully, learn how to capture, to dis- for its oil production. They are pro- Nation. I know RICK ALLEN wants to tribute in a manner that people can ducing more in the Bakken. talk about nuclear power and what is enjoy all across the country in a way Robust domestic energy production going on in Georgia. I know BRUCE that gives consumers reliable supplies is essential to global leadership in the WESTERMAN wants to talk about what at a low cost. United States. According to the U.S. is going on in Arkansas. We have so With this, we will see our economy Energy Information Institute, natural many others. continue to grow. We will see our qual- gas and oil supplied about two-thirds of Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- ity of life improve. It is really not American energy used in 2016. tleman from Arkansas (Mr. something that should be partisan or Oil and gas will continue to be a WESTERMAN) to talk about what is that we should argue about, simply to prominent source of energy. The En- going on in his part of the world. provide energy at a low cost.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.101 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7230 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 Let’s look at transportation fuel. and innovation in a field absolutely es- got a lot going on in The Pelican State. Some are in favor of doing away with sential to the future of our country: I yield to the gentleman from Lou- all fossil fuels in transportation. What energy. isiana. would that do to our environment? There is a lot to be debated and ar- Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam If we look at global emissions across gued on, but the crux of the matter is Speaker, I thank the gentleman from the world, the United States is respon- that energy independence—better yet, South Carolina for hosting this event sible for 15 percent of carbon emissions energy dominance—is the only path- tonight. throughout the world. If we look at way to a stable, fruitful, successful Madam Speaker, this is really impor- that a little bit closer and break it American economy. tant because it impacts every single down on transportation fuels, transpor- We use energy every day. We power American. Energy is one of those per- tation fuels account for 27 percent of our homes, our offices, our cars, our vasive issues that, if you drive a car, if carbon emissions in the United States. phones, and our devices. All of this you ride in a taxi, if you take public Twenty-seven percent of 15 percent is uses energy in a different way. Since transit, if you have a house or you have only about 4 percent. energy is such a pervasive need in our an apartment, you have to pay the en- If we did away with all gasoline, all society, it should be a top priority in ergy bills. It affects every single one of diesel fuels, got rid of all combustion Congress. us. engines, if we did away with jet fuel, Completely cutting our energy Madam Speaker, we have options be- with ships, if we took fossil fuels out of sources like clean coal, which we have fore us. We can choose to go down this every form of transportation in the relied on for centuries, is simply not path of ignoring the energy abundance United States, it would wreak havoc on the answer. Making drastic, astronom- that the United States has; we can our economy. It would wreak havoc on ical changes to our economy and way pivot in this direction of blindly seek- our way of life. But it would reduce of life are simply not feasible, let alone ing these lofty goals or ambitions with- global carbon emissions only by around rational. out any technological basis, without My district is home to the oil and gas 4 percent. any basis in infrastructure or reality; sector. One in five jobs in Oklahoma There is a better, smarter way to do or we can move in a direction where we are supported by the oil and natural that. Let’s take the abundant energy can produce American energy, and we gas industry. Every new direct oil and that we have. Let’s apply our wonder- can produce it safely and we can gas job supports more than two addi- ful research facilities, the great minds produce it affordably. tional jobs statewide. The average Madam Speaker, let’s go down the and innovators that we have in Amer- Oklahoma oil and natural gas worker ica. We can figure out how to use all of paths of what these options look like. makes more than $94,000 per year. If you look back in 2011, Madam our energy sources in a low-cost, clean Not only is Oklahoma’s energy sector Speaker, one half of this Nation’s trade way. We can all continue to experience a major job creator and economic stim- deficit, one half of it was attributable a brighter future ahead. ulator, but it is also a nationwide lead- to us importing energy from other I thank my colleague for hosting this er in oil production and innovation in countries—one half. That means that time tonight where we can, hopefully, the industry. get some of the facts and common In 2017, Oklahoma was the Nation’s we are sending hundreds of billions of sense about energy out on the table. sixth largest crude oil producing State. dollars, hundreds of thousands of jobs, Just remember, as low-cost and as As of last year, we had five operable pe- we are sending them, we are empow- clean as possible, that is a winning for- troleum refineries with a combined ering them in countries like Iran, in mula for American energy. daily processing capacity of over half a countries like Venezuela and other Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I million barrels per day, accounting for Middle Eastern and African nations in thank the gentleman from Arkansas almost 3 percent of the U.S. total. many cases, Madam Speaker, that (Mr. WESTERMAN). He was out in North More than a dozen of the country’s 100 don’t share our values. They are taking Dakota with me. One thing we saw largest gas fields are located in Okla- those dollars and coming back and di- with natural gas and oil being produced homa. rectly challenging American interests out there, and the understanding of a These are things to be celebrated, not around the globe. need for infrastructure in this country, criticized. If you were to listen to some This doesn’t make sense. You don’t gas utilities the United States added of our colleagues across the aisle, you arm those who wish harm upon you. over 730,000 miles of pipeline to serve would think oil and gas are the enemy. But that is what our energy policy was almost 220 million more customers. That is not the case at all. Oil and gas back in 2011. Again, one half of this Na- At the same time, methane emissions are the foundation to build on. tion’s trade deficit attributable to us have fallen 70 percent, 75 percent, and Renewable energy like wind and solar importing energy. Now, more recently, Madam Speaker, CO2 emissions from U.S. power systems are great, and I agree that we need to are at their lowest level since 1985. continue investing in them and re- you have seen folks who have come in Pipelines are the safest way to trans- searching how to improve them, but and said: Hey, we want to migrate to port natural gas, but some parts of the they are not a replacement for oil and no fossil fuels whatsoever. country refuse to accept this reality. gas. The future of energy in our coun- Think about it. If you were running a For example, New England has mora- try is dependent on an all-of-the-above business and if your greatest asset was toriums on natural gas extraction, and approach. All of these energy sources this abundance of American natural the inability to construct a pipeline can and should work together to make gas, of oil, of coal, think about if that caused an increase in electricity prices. America successful and energy domi- is what your asset was and if you had These policies are just asinine and need nant on the world stage. this objective of achieving environ- to change. I look forward to working with my mental sensitivities or this objective of Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- colleagues on HEAT this year to find reducing our emissions and providing tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. KEVIN out energy solutions that play to our more clean energy solutions, would you HERN), a freshman Member of Congress country’s strengths as well as incor- just go and say: Look, we are just and a leader on the House Energy Ac- porate the innovation that new tech- going to ignore all these resources? tion Team. We will hear about what is nologies provide. No. You would develop technologies going on in his great State of Okla- Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I tell on carbon capture and storage, on uti- homa. you, in Oklahoma, they know energy. I lization to where you could take that think one of the first wells ever drilled resource and you could actually mar- b 2030 in the United States of America was ket it and make products from it or Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. over in Oklahoma. And another place you could sequester it. That way you Madam Speaker, I would like to thank they know a lot about energy is down can continue to have a robust econ- my colleague for yielding me a few on the Gulf Coast in my adopted State omy; you can continue to have afford- minutes here to talk about the energy of Louisiana. able energy; you can continue to have dominance in our country, and tonight The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. American jobs without harming our we are celebrating American excellence GRAVES) knows energy, and they have economy.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.102 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7231 Now, Madam Speaker, when you look trical generation. In fact, they are more effective is very promising. For at the option that some have chosen building the Nation’s only nuclear instance, there are companies actively where they have chosen we are going power plant over in Augusta, Georgia. looking to pull carbon from the air, to on an aggressive renewable strategy, I yield to the gentleman from Savan- sequester it into the ground through let’s look at the State of California nah, Georgia, to talk a little bit about direct air capture. This technology where you have double or triple the that. continues to develop and to mature. cost of electricity as you have in my Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam There are also important carbon cap- home State of Louisiana—double or Speaker, I thank the gentleman for ture systems being developed in my triple. yielding, and I thank the gentleman for home district. We are seeing incredibly On top of that, Madam Speaker, look hosting this here tonight. efficient turbines being built that at what the State of California has This is extremely important, and the produce much lower emission numbers done. They have increased—increased— House Energy Action Team and the than similar products or plants. imports of oil from countries like Members who have spoken here and the In addition, I have the honor of serv- Saudi Arabia and others, increased Members who will continue to speak ing on the Energy and Commerce Com- their dependence upon foreign energy, play an important role in making sure mittee, and we have done quite a bit of exporting jobs, exporting untold dol- that we get this message out, because, work addressing the regulatory issues lars to these other economies. It is fas- Madam Speaker, I am here to join my that would prevent these innovative cinating. colleagues in discussing America’s en- and new technologies from coming to Let’s go over to the Northeast, ergy resurgence and to bring to light market. We are doing everything that where, recently, you have seen them the many developments and advances we can to get the government out of object to transmission sitings, object that have been made in our Nation, and the way. to natural gas pipelines. Madam there are many. Lots of developments, I have always said that the greatest Speaker, what they have done there, in lots of advances have been made in our innovators, the greatest scientists are doing so, they had to burn heating oil Nation. right here in the United States of to warm the homes in the winter, one We are in the midst of an economic America, and they are. That is why I of the least efficient means of emis- boom. We all know that. We know that look toward the future with great an- sions. They had to import gas from our economy is booming. We know that ticipation, because I think this is going Russia—from Russia—putting who we have seen record low unemployment to be a great opportunity for us as knows how many dollars in Vladimir rates and that we have seen growing Americans. I look at renewable energy. I look at Putin’s hands to challenge U.S. inter- incomes. Simply put, jobs are being everything that is going to be done in ests around the globe. created and people are going back to the way of energy production, and I see Madam Speaker, these strategies are work. As we look to the Nation’s en- America leading the way, and it is im- flawed. By rejecting some of these poli- ergy needs and output, people will portant the Federal Government not be cies of the past, by pursuing the U.S. often forget about how energy costs an obstacle, not be a barrier to that. energy dominance agenda, we have impact both people and the economy. As more regulatory hurdles are put I have always said that I subscribe to been able to reduce emissions in the up, the costs increase. That is why we the all-of-the-above type of energy United States more than the next 12 focus on innovation and technology, strategy, and I do; and I think it is ex- countries combined, while continuing new ideas and making sure that the to have a robust economy, some of the tremely important for a number of dif- private sector has the ability to ex- lowest unemployment rates we have ferent reasons, not the least of which is plore these opportunities. seen in decades, and ensuring that the to make sure that we in America have As I mentioned earlier, there are United States can export energy like energy independence, to make sure countless examples of employers seek- we are doing with liquified natural gas that we have affordable energy, that ing new options to reduce their impact right now to 35 countries, rather than we never put ourselves in the position on their communities and looking to being dependent upon those other na- that I can remember us being in in the ways to be good stewards. In manufac- tions. late seventies, where we were depend- turing alone, companies are looking at We have two choices, Madam Speak- ent and were literally held over the how to turn those challenges of reduc- er. I urge American energy dominance. barrel, if you will, by other nations for ing consumption into new opportuni- I want to thank, again, the gen- our energy needs. ties. tleman from South Carolina for yield- We as a nation benefit from lower en- While one side of industry is looking ing. ergy costs, meaning our monthly home at that, the energy sector is also in- Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I energy bills are lower and the costs to vesting in researching ways to become thank the gentleman for his comments. do business are lower. Lower costs more efficient and effective when it Natural gas is being produced in this translate into the ability of companies comes to reducing emissions and ex- country in a tremendous amount, so to invest in their businesses and in panding their energy mix. much so, that we can export it any- their employees. Madam Speaker, if you want to see a where in the world. But those on the American energy independence has country that can innovate, if you want other side are refusing to accept the re- been crucial to the growth we have to see a country that can lead, you ality of the benefits of natural gas. In seen since the recession. There is also look to the United States of America. fact, Berkeley, California, is the first significant investment by companies Again, that is why I am so excited American city to ban natural gas from across the United States to be good about the future of our energy produc- being used in new homes and busi- stewards of their communities. tion. nesses, being banned from being used in Yes, it can be done. Yes, we can have Just up the river from my district, new homes and businesses to heat and energy independence. Yes, we can be Plant Vogtle has the only two nuclear cook in their homes, probably banning good stewards of our communities. units under construction in the United transportation fuels, as well. We are seeing significant invest- States. For a nation that once devel- Natural gas is affordable for so many ments in new, cleaner technologies, oped and dominated the nuclear sector, Americans, and I can tell you what. taking old and inefficient plants off- we have lagged behind direct competi- When Americans go to the pump, they line, looking to energy efficiency and tors. are conscientious about the price be- actively managing emissions. As has As the largest carbon-free source of cause the money they put in that tank been mentioned by other speakers, we power in the world, it makes sense to could be the difference in discretionary have done a great job in America of de- move forward with developing next- income they could use for other things. creasing our emissions and still keep- generation technology that can lower When you help keep energy prices ing our economy growing. There is a costs. Nuclear energy is an area we can down, not only transportation fuels, lot to be said for that. and should continue to once again have but energy prices through the elec- Carbon management has really a leading role in the world. tricity generation in this country— caught on for a number of employers, Whether it is nuclear, more efficient folks over in Georgia understand elec- and the technology that can make it equipment, carbon capture, or some

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:22 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.104 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2019 other form of energy, now is our They know we exported liquid Amer- What did they do? They grabbed that chance to really drill down and focus ican freedom to Estonia. CO2, and they have a pipeline that goes on the innovation and technology de- In contrast, our port in Houston is 52 85 miles southeast to an old, depleted velopment that is needed. miles long. If I got five people to walk oil field. It is like fracking fluid. That I join my colleagues here on the out and see a tanker pull up, that CO2 puts more pressure, so oil comes HEAT team as we continue to work to- would be huge. Our battleship, the USS out, and we sell it in the market. It is wards policy solutions to these issues Texas, is over 100 years old. She is viable. facing our country. about to be moved to be repaired, to be In short, LNG dominance by America Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I moored permanently, at Galveston Is- makes my home State of Texas great; want to thank the gentleman from land. If I got 10 people, maybe 20, to it makes America greater; and it Georgia, and he was one of the first watch our battleship be moved, that makes the whole world the greatest it members of the House Energy Action would be awesome. can be. Team. He comes from the Energy and Those people came out in droves be- Drill, baby, drill. Frack, baby, frack. Commerce Committee, working with cause they know their control by Mr. Export, baby, export. me alongside some others on the HEAT Putin is over. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend team. Let’s talk about a great new ally for the time. I want to applaud Whip SCALISE for called India. Their Prime Minister, Mr. Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I allowing the House Energy Action Modi, is coming to Houston September thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Team to be reformulated, give us a 22. I have met the man four times. OLSON) for being here tonight. chance to talk, communicate directly They are a growing economy of 1.4 bil- We hear a lot about the Green New with the American people about Amer- lion people. They have our values. Deal. That proposal is based solely on They have a problem with their en- ican energy renaissance, American en- solar, wind, and hydropower in an ef- ergy. They have none that they can use ergy issues. fort to drastically cut carbon emissions in a clean, efficient manner. They have across the country. In my State of b 2045 a lot of coal, but coal is dirty. They South Carolina, we have seven reactors I would like to recognize the gen- have no natural gas. They have no fos- that produce 95 percent of the State’s tleman from Texas (Mr. OLSON). Before sils, no oil. emission-free electricity, 53 percent of They can’t have a pipeline deliver I do, I will say that one of the biggest our total electricity costs. those products to their nation. Coming honors I have had in my life came this I want to show a graph really quickly from the west, that pipeline has to go year when Governor Abbott made me before I introduce the gentleman from through Iran and Pakistan, enemies. an honorary Texan. So I am proud to Georgia (Mr. ALLEN). To the north are the Himalaya moun- stand alongside my fellow Texan, PETE This graphic shows the magnitude of tains. If you could get a pipeline over OLSON from Texas, to talk about what one nuclear reactor and compares the an 18,000-foot elevation, God bless you. is going on in the great State there. capacity factors of one reactor, rated That is the eighth wonder of the world. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- at 1,154 megawatts, to wind turbines. To the east is a place in the world that tleman from Texas (Mr. OLSON). To match one reactor, it takes 2,077 Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I thank is falling apart, Bangladesh. Their only solution to have cleaner windmills. Yes, there are 2,077 wind- my dear friend from South Carolina for air and energy independence is Amer- mills on this graph, and 2,077 would be those kind words about being an hon- ican LNG coming via the sea, a ship. needed. orary Texan. We Texans take no of- One showed up last year loaded with Think about the amount of acreage fense to the comments he gave to the LNG, again from Sabine Pass. that it would take just to put the wind- gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. We signed a contract, private sector mills up to meet the electricity gen- GRAVES) about that being his home to private sector, in India to deliver erated from one nuclear reactor. away from home, with all the ties be- 14.4 megatons of LNG to India for over I mentioned earlier the State of tween South Carolina and Texas. 20 years. That means there is no way Georgia is building the only nuclear re- The Battle of the Alamo commander, we, the government, can get involved actor being built in this country right William Barret Travis, who died for our here in America or India. It is private now, and that is down at Vogtle in Au- freedom, came from South Carolina. sector to private sector freedom. gusta, Georgia. Two football players who would take Finally, Madam Speaker, to my Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- our Houston Texans to the Super Bowl, friend, I have to brag about Texas. Lib- tleman from Georgia (Mr. ALLEN), from Jadeveon Clowney and Deshaun Wat- eral friends want to address climate Augusta, and I am sure he is going to son, are products of South Carolina. change with carbon capture. We are talk about nuclear energy. I am happy to join my friend and the okay with that, but it must be viable Mr. ALLEN. Madam Speaker, I thank HEAT team tonight to talk about the in our economy, and it must be viable my friend from South Carolina (Mr. American energy renaissance. in a free market. DUNCAN) for chairing this Special Order Texans like to call this the era of A company back home called NRG tonight. America crushing OPEC’s monopoly has a power plant 10 miles from my Madam Speaker, I am proud to be a and finally tearing down Mr. Putin’s house called the Parish Power Plant. member of this House Energy Action wall of energy control over former So- Parish generates energy from eight Team. It is a special coalition of Mem- viet Union states, nations like Estonia. sources, four natural gas and four coal bers of Congress who are focused on en- My wife and I went there about 2 generators. ergy policy. I was honored to be se- years ago on a Baltic cruise. We saw Wanting to improve their business lected as the nuclear subteam leader. happy, happy people, like people in and make the air cleaner, make more This will allow me to do my part to ad- that picture. money, and help out the world, on vance our nuclear energy priorities As my friend knows, that is a mer- their own, they reached out to a Japa- through Congress and allow America to chant vessel called Independence. It nese company to build a carbon cap- remain a dominant player in the global has been loaded with liquefied natural ture system that grabs over 92 percent nuclear industry. gas from Sabine Pass, Louisiana, by a of CO2 up one of the coal stacks. But The theme for this Special Order is company known as Cheniere, our first that technology was very, very expen- the American energy renaissance. LNG port plant in American history. sive, over $1 billion. I have to tell you, after President Two years ago, that ship pulled up in Our friends want energy to swallow Trump took office, the war on energy the capital of Estonia. As you can see, that product and bury that money in and the war on business was over. It thousands and thousands of people the ground, that captured carbon in was like flipping on a light switch. waved flags and said welcome to Esto- the ground. That means you will bury America was open for business again, nia, American liquefied natural gas, $1 billion in the ground. and the American people responded. We because they know that is not just a How can clean energy do that? By have the best economy in the world. product. That is their freedom from passing those rates on to the rate- Since then, we have continued to in- Mr. Putin’s autonomy and brutality. payer. Unacceptable. vest in our own energy resources and

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United States in the past 30 years at thought of South Carolina and some- In closing, Madam Speaker, let’s get Plant Vogtle. times wished that I could enjoy the to work on legislating, not political Just in March, I had the opportunity warm breezes. messaging. The American people sent to be with Secretary of Energy Rick Madam Speaker, as a member of the us here to work on solutions that im- Perry to see the placement of the top House Energy Action Team as well as a pact their pocketbooks and, yes, also of the Unit 3 vessel, truly proud member of the Energy and Com- promote their pursuit of happiness. a historic moment. merce Committee serving on the En- That is what America is about: There is Secretary Perry, and there ergy Subcommittee, I rise today about unleashing American energy. And is the setting of the top of that vessel. an important subject we have been bringing down prices for families we Finishing construction on these two talking about here, and that is Amer- represent is certainly an important units means that Americans can still ican energy security and independence. crucial discussion to have. do big things. I look forward to Units 3 Madam Speaker, like many of my Madam Speaker, I thank the chair- and 4 coming online soon. colleagues, I understand the impor- man tonight for leading this. Nuclear energy plays an important tance of being a good steward of our Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, role in Georgia’s energy portfolio, as it environment. As an avid outdoorsman, America watching tonight will see that accounts for more than a quarter of all a proud representative of the energy we have got a lot of great leaders in power generated and is the only clean district of the Great Lakes State, a dis- Congress that understand energy, and air source that can produce large trict that has wind, solar, nuclear, they come from a lot of different amounts of electricity around the hydro, and coal power, along with nat- States. clock. ural gas, we have it all there. But I The State of Arkansas produces oil, Georgia 12 is also home to all of want my children and my grand- produces coal, produces a lot of bio- Georgia’s nuclear capabilities, with children to experience the same beau- mass, and produces hydroelectric. They four nuclear reactors, two already on- tiful world that I have experienced. In also produce a lot of ducks. I enjoy going to Arkansas and hunting. line at Plant Vogtle and two at Plant fact, Madam Speaker, I want them to Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- Hatch. These facilities currently em- experience even better. We can do that in the use of our en- tleman from Arkansas (Mr. HILL) to ploy almost 2,000 people, year-round, ergy as well, but we are not going to talk about what is going on in his high-skilled employees. get there through socialist policies like great State. The construction of Units 3 and 4 at the Green New Deal that will cause en- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Plant Vogtle is the largest construc- ergy prices to skyrocket and commit, Speaker, I thank my friend from South tion project in Georgia, with more than really, a fraud on the American people. Carolina for yielding. He is welcome in 8,000 workers onsite. the beautiful rice country of Arkansas When we talk about clean energy in b 2100 to hunt ducks this fall at any time. I this country, we don’t need out-of- Instead, we should focus on solutions appreciate his leadership of the Sports- touch, costly socialist policies like the that spur innovation and encourage in- men’s Caucus, the largest bipartisan Green New Deal that would devastate vestments in new technologies that caucus we have here in the House, and the best economy in the world. We are support these goals while keeping a re- all of the good work it does in wildlife talking about unleashing private-sec- liable, resilient grid. These invest- conservation and conservation of our tor innovation, like nuclear power. ments are happening now, but the tran- public lands, so I thank my friend for According to the Nuclear Energy In- sition needs to happen in an orderly that. stitute, Georgia’s nuclear energy facili- way that doesn’t hinder economic It is true, I appreciate also his work ties alone avoid more than 21 million growth or the security of our country. in the House Energy Action Team and metric tons of carbon dioxide emis- One step we can take right now is to that of our whip, STEVE SCALISE of sions each year, the equivalent of more update our energy policies for the 21st Louisiana. And that is because we all than 4.4 million passenger cars. century. The energy landscape looks are talking tonight about the impor- It is of the utmost importance that totally different than it did 40 years tance of energy to our economy, the we ensure these nuclear plants con- ago. Energy resources are abundant in- importance of energy to our families, tinue to provide energy in a safe, reli- stead of scarce. It is a more diverse and how that has to be balanced in the able, and affordable manner. market than ever before, and it will world of public policy. Georgia has been selected 6 years in a continue. Madam Speaker, in 2018, crude oil row as the best State to locate your With that in mind, I introduced H.R. was the world’s number one export business. A big reason for that is our 1502, the PURPA Modernization Act. product. Last year, the U.S. accounted low energy costs. The bill simply increases competition for 98 percent of global growth in oil Overall, I believe we must continue and reforms outdated regulations from production. Since the Congress lifted to pursue a proactive, responsible, and the 1970s, so that consumers are not the 40-year ban on oil exports in 2015, all-of-the-above energy policy that will burdened with unnecessary costs on U.S. production continues to set benefit hardworking Americans and their utility bills coming from stale, records, and, just last month set a new lower the cost of energy in this Nation. outdated green energy regulations. all-time high of exporting 3.3 million The House Energy Action Team will We also can’t forget that an all-of- barrels of crude per day. continue to be laser-focused on con- the-above energy approach will con- Lifting the ban has filled pipelines tinuing America’s energy renaissance, tinue to utilize safe, clean, and resil- and sparked a surge of investment and I am so glad to be a part of it. ient nuclear-based power, like that pro- across this land in new shipping infra- Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I ap- duced at the Fermi plants in my dis- structure around the U.S. preciate the gentleman’s comments, trict. Total crude imports have also and I thank him for leading the group Getting new technologies, like ad- dropped significantly as we rely now down to look at that nuclear reactor. vanced carbon capture, out of a lab and more on domestic production and that Madam Speaker, it was cold this win- into the market is also crucial. This production produced by our friends in ter up in Michigan. Had it not been for past winter, we saw the importance of Canada. Likewise, exporting clean nat- fossil fuels, a lot of folks would have baseload power when temperatures in ural gas is a leading export of the had a hard time. Michigan and other places in the north United States. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- plummeted to lower than 40 degrees South Korea is now the largest buyer tleman from Michigan (Mr. WALBERG) below zero. of American clean natural gas, Madam

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Madam Speaker, I ap- are no longer second fiddle to the Gulf, buy groceries, maybe do improvements, preciate the opportunity for this Spe- to Saudi Arabia, or to Russia. This and other things that American fami- cial Order, and I yield back the balance comes as the United States is leading lies spend money on. of my time. the world also, Madam Speaker, in re- But one of the factors in energy cost f ducing global climate or carbon emis- is what you pay for that electricity and DECORUM ON HOUSE FLOOR sions. Between 2000 and 2014, the United what do our manufacturers pay for States reduced emissions more than 18 that electricity? Where does that elec- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under percent. tricity get generated? And, most im- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- On the contrary, the world’s largest portantly, will it be a 24-7, 365-day uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the carbon emitters, like China and India, baseload power supply always on, gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. HILL) continue to have no policy to reduce available when they want to manufac- for 30 minutes. their emissions, despite having the ture that next BMW in Greer, South Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam lowest marginal cost to do that. In the Carolina, or that next Boeing aircraft Speaker, today I rise to reflect on the EU and the United States, it is very ex- in Charleston, or the next component recent acts of Speaker PELOSI and pensive for us to lower carbon emis- that goes in one of those manufactured other Members of the majority last sions per unit. But, when you are a all over the country. week on the House floor, it was a clear major carbon polluter, such as India We take for granted in this Nation and egregious violation of the rules of and China, the marginal cost to clean that we do have a 24-7, 365-day baseload the House that transpired. up their action is so much cheaper. power supply always on, and it is trans- House Members are expected to speak Instead, China is building 300 new mitted over tremendous infrastructure, respectfully of their fellow Members of coal plants, and not a single country in but that infrastructure needs to be im- Congress and of the President of the the EU is on target to meet their car- proved. We need pipelines to transfer United States, a precedent that goes bon reduction goals. These countries and transmit the natural gas that is back to the very first Congress about must do more to be competitive with being produced and the oil that is being conduct on the floor of the House. us on the efforts we are taking here in produced in places like Texas, Lou- Citing Jefferson’s Manual, the first the U.S. isiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. But American book on parliamentary pro- Like my friends from Georgia and also the wind power that is generated cedure, ‘‘References to racial or other South Carolina, I am a strong sup- wherever wind is generated and solar discrimination on the part of the Presi- porter of nuclear energy because it is power wherever solar power is gen- dent are not in order.’’ the cleanest, most green form of base erated, there has to be transmission Last week, Speaker PELOSI clearly power generation. In Arkansas, we get lines to get that power to the grid so violated Chapter 29, Section 65.6 of Jef- about 19 percent of our electricity gen- that it can be used. ferson’s Manual. The House parliamen- erated from nuclear. So as we have the conversation in tarian ruled her speech violated the And I support the idea of better and America about all of the above—and rules forbidding personal attacks on more effective ways to store nuclear one thing the House Energy Action the House floor against the President. waste, which we have talked about and Team is about is all of the above; we Sadly, the majority then voted to ig- tried to pass in this House. Any discus- like wind, solar, and hydro, it is all nore the rules in order to justify the sion of eliminating carbon emissions groovy—but we know what works, and Speaker’s breaking of our rules. must include nuclear energy. that is nuclear power and that is hydro Madam Speaker, how do we expect We also must invest in longer battery and fossil fuels, supplemented by the the American people to follow the laws life technologies and lowering barriers alternative fuels that are coming on- we pass in this Chamber when we don’t towards solar cell innovation. The fu- line. even follow the rules that we place on ture of clean energy rests with har- We have got the GrayMatter ourselves? nessing the power of the Sun and being innovators and entrepreneurs in this I call on the majority to put par- able to store that power cheaply and country to meet some of the things tisanship and pointless attacks aside portably. No one, Madam Speaker, is that Mr. HILL talked about: the battery and get back to the real work that will doing more research on that than the capacity. And that is there to store move our great country forward. United States. We are spending over that power to be used when needed, CRISIS IN SYRIA $550 million a year on advanced energy when it is generated by wind and solar. Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam research to make our country even It is intermittent to store that power, Speaker, I rise today to, once again, more energy competitive. it’s generated when the Sun is shining speak out about the crisis in Syria. So, I believe, like many of my col- and generated when the wind is blow- The director general of the Organiza- leagues, we need to pursue an all-of- ing, and it is stored to be used at night tion for the Prohibition of Chemical the-above energy strategy that will or when the wind isn’t blowing. Nu- Weapons recently reported that traces lead us to a cleaner, less carbon-de- clear power always runs, and natural of a nerve agent or poison gas byprod- pendent world without forcing Amer- gas always runs. These are components uct were discovered late last year at ican families and Arkansas families to of this debate that we need to talk Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research bear the burden of flawed policies like about. Center. the Green New Deal or the Paris cli- Madam Speaker, I appreciate Mem- Even though we were assured by the mate accord. bers of the House Energy Action Team Obama administration that the Rus- Madam Speaker, I thank my friend coming to the floor and talking with sians would remove all the chemical from South Carolina for this time, for America with so much passion about weapons in Syria, this report is not his leadership, and I look forward to American energy to meet the needs of surprising. For some, photos of dead working with him on these issues in our constituents, but at an affordable bodies in the streets littered with chil- the years to come. price that helps our constituents meet dren, victims of barrel bombing, or as- Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I their budgets. phyxiated by sarin gas just weren’t thank all of the members of the House GENERAL LEAVE enough. Energy Action Team for coming to the Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I ask Now we have a United Nations re- floor tonight and communicating with unanimous consent that all Members port. The United Nations reports that, the American people about the Amer- may have 5 legislative days in which to since May, fighting in Idlib Province ican energy renaissance. revise and extend their remarks and in- has forced 300,000 Syrians to flee their

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Trump administration for successfully lives through martial arts and her phi- Speaker PELOSI well knows, this updating the 1994 North American Free lanthropy. House, under Republican leadership, Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and en- As a fellow member of the Rotary passed the Caesar Syria Civilian Pro- hancing the benefits to Arkansans in Club of Little Rock, Mrs. Lee embodies tection Act three times over the past the form of expanded export sales and the motto of ‘‘service above self’’ and three Congresses, only to have it growth in jobs. continues to lead their scholarship bogged down in the Senate. USMCA modernizes and rebalances foundation that has provided over $1 b 2115 the 25-year-old NAFTA, including a million to deserving students. Mrs. Lee and ATA’s cultural addition Now, Madam Speaker, the tables are 21st century approach to digital trade, intellectual property rights, and cross- to Little Rock’s story has made and in- turned. Leader MCCONNELL passed S. 1 delible impact on Arkansas citizens in February, and we in the House must border data flows. In Arkansas, trade with Mexico and and communities. finally act with expedition and pass the I would like to extend gratitude and House version of S. 1, which is H.R. 336, Canada alone supports over 100,000 jobs, and this highlights the need to pre- congratulations to Mrs. Lee on reach- to end this step back into darkness, ing this memorable milestone. I wish stop the torture and murder of thou- serve and strengthen our North Amer- ican trading relationship. her and all of ATA much continued sands, and move to convict Assad and success for generations to come. his henchmen of war crimes. USMCA is a big win across the board. We will have stronger growth, more ex- EAGLE BANK ANNIVERSARY ANTI-BDS RESOLUTION ports, more jobs, and rising wages. This Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam agreement results in a more level play- Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Speaker, I rise today to talk about H. ing field for American workers, farm- Eagle Bank and Trust Company on its Res. 246, a resolution stating Congress’ ers, ranchers, and businesses. 100th anniversary. Eagle Bank has been opposition to the ongoing efforts to Madam Speaker, Canada has ap- serving customers since 1919 and has delegitimize the State of Israel in the proved it. Mexico has passed the ena- grown into 13 full-service bank loca- Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc- bling legislation for it and has ap- tions. tions Movement, or BDS, targeting proved this treaty. Now it is time for Eagle Bank was the vision of Harry Israel. Speaker PELOSI to bring the USMCA to Hastings, Jr., who applied for a bank H. Res. 246 passed this House today. the floor and seek approval of this charter for the First State Bank of Let me get one thing clear, though. House. Sherwood in 1964, eventually becoming BDS is anti-Semitic at its core, and it Eagle Bank and Trust Company in 1988. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MINISTERIAL seeks to delegitimize and isolate our In 2012, the bank merged with Heber ally Israel. Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Springs State Bank, which received its I am a strong supporter and I cospon- Speaker, I rise today to thank Sec- original bank charter in 1919 and was sored H. Res. 246, but this is not the retary of State Mike Pompeo and Am- originally known as Arkansas National piece of anti-BDS legislation that we bassador-at-Large for Religious Free- Bank of Heber Springs. The bank sur- should have considered on the floor of dom Sam Brownback for hosting the vived the Great Depression and the 2008 this House this week. We should not be 2019 Ministerial to Advance Religious recession, never closing its doors on its letting the majority off the hook by Freedom. customers. passing a nonbinding House resolution. This second ministerial on religious Today, Cathy Hastings Owen, daugh- H. Res. 246 does not take tangible ac- freedom makes the protection of reli- ter of Harry Hastings, operates Eagle tion to combat the BDS movement, nor gious freedom around the world a pri- Bank and Trust Company. In 2018, she does it have any teeth in it. ority for this administration. This became the 128th chairman of the Ar- Instead, we should be considering and global conclave demonstrates that the kansas Bankers Association and is the passing H.R. 336, the Strengthening United States proudly stands for reli- first woman to lead that important or- America’s Security in the Middle East gious liberty and tolerance so that ev- ganization. Act, which is the House version of S. 1. eryone from all nations can worship I would like to extend my congratu- This legislation, Madam Speaker, freely and without discrimination. lations to the Hastings family and passed the Senate in February by an I agree with former President Ronald Eagle Bank and Trust Company, and I overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 77–23. Reagan when he addressed the United wish the company much continued suc- H.R. 336 includes the Combating BDS Nations General Assembly in 1986 by cess for generations to come. saying: ‘‘Respect for human rights is Act, which allows a State or local gov- FLOODING—PREVENTION, PREPARATION, AND ernment to divest its assets from enti- not social work; it is not merely an act CLEANUP ties using BDS against Israel. This bill of compassion. It is the first obligation Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam includes other important provisions for of government and the source of its le- Speaker, I rise today to recognize three U.S. and Israel security assistance. gitimacy.’’ Faulkner County, Arkansas, Scouting Why won’t Speaker PELOSI bring this It is through this obligation of serv- units that helped fill sandbags in prep- overwhelmingly bipartisan bill to the ice to our fellow man that we can make aration for the historic flooding that House floor? Well, the reason they are our societies better for our children occurred in Arkansas just in the past avoiding this bill in favor of a toothless and all future generations yet to be few weeks. resolution is because the majority born. Pack 444, Troop 444, and Troop 644, party in this House is hopelessly di- AMERICAN TAEKWONDO ASSOCIATION all of the First United Methodist vided on what should be a common- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Church in Vilonia, volunteered to help sense issue. Imagine House Democrats Speaker, I rise today to recognize the our communities in need. This group hopelessly divided about anti-Semi- American Taekwondo Association and who filled sandbags included children tism—sad. the roughly 20,000 people who gathered in elementary school and up to high Resolutions serve an important pur- in Little Rock for the 2019 Worlds ATA school-aged teens. pose in this House, but at other times, Martial Arts competition just last Arkansans began filling sandbags on we need legislative action. This is the week. May 22, and more than 65,000 sandbags time for legislative action. We should ATA is celebrating its golden anni- have been filled by volunteers from be changing the Federal law to no versary this year with 50 years of inter- across our State. Sandbagging helps di- longer allow entities to use BDS to at- national training. This organization vert water from peoples’ homes and

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CONGRATULATING FORD OVERTON I want to congratulate the resident A graduate of the University of Ar- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam director, Ms. Jennifer Jones, herself a kansas at Fayetteville, her interest in Speaker, today I want to rise and con- graduate of the program. She was the outdoors has always been evident, gratulate and thank my very good homeless and struggled with alcohol especially duck hunting and bass fish- friend, Ford Overton, for his selfless and drug addiction before entering this ing in southeast Arkansas. She is a service to the State of Arkansas. important program. founding member of the Arkansas Out- Ford served on the Arkansas Game Since 1960, over 24,000 people have door Society, a group of young adults and Fish Commission for 7 years, in- been treated by Mission Teens centers, passionate about conservation and the cluding serving as chairman in his final and 89 percent of their graduates report outdoors. year. His term just expired on July 1. that they are doing well. Several have Commissioner Doramus, with leader- As a graduate of the University of gone into the ministry or now help at ship and passion for conservation, will Arkansas at Fayetteville, his love for one of the 20 centers across the United be a great asset to the commission over the outdoors has always been evident, States. the next 7 years. She embodies the tal- especially his interest in fishing and Alcoholism and addiction are power- ent of the next generation of leaders preservation of habitat. ful diseases, and I am grateful to the who will be protecting and promoting While on the commission, Ford Center Ridge community for the open- our great outdoors. worked with wildlife biologists and ing of the Victory Mission Bible Train- I join all Arkansas in congratulating lawmakers to ensure that future gen- ing Center and their worthwhile invest- Anne Marie and wish her much success erations of Arkansans will be able to ment in the health of our citizens and throughout her term as a commis- continue to enjoy the healthy wildlife their community. sioner. populations with which we are so abun- CONGRATULATING CAMP ROCKEFELLER b 2130 dantly blessed. He successfully inspired Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam many young Arkansans to enjoy the HONORING DR. EDITH IRBY JONES Speaker, I rise today to congratulate great hunting and fishing opportunities Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Arkansas’ Camp Rockefeller for being all across our State. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. recognized, once again, as a nationally Ford’s service to the State of Arkan- Edith Irby Jones, a civil rights leader accredited camp by the Boy Scouts of sas and to wildlife conservation will and the first African American grad- America National Camp Accreditation not be forgotten, and I join all Arkan- uate at the University of Arkansas for Program. sans in congratulating Ford on his in- Medical Sciences. Dr. Jones recently BSA’s National Camp Accreditation fectious passion and leadership passed away at the age of 91. Program recognizes camps that provide throughout the State. Dr. Jones became a distinguished a fun, high-quality, and safe program RECOGNIZING THE HEROIC ACTS OF TROY physician on the national stage and ac- consistent with the Boy Scouts of BRASWELL, SR. complished many firsts for African Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam America brand and what the public ex- Americans and women. She was the Speaker, I rise today to recognize the pects from scouting. first African American woman to in- Camp Rockefeller successfully com- heroic acts of Mr. Troy Braswell, Sr., a tern in the State of Arkansas, the first pleted a review of over 200 standards World War II veteran, for his remark- to intern at Baylor College of Medicine related to the safety and quality of the able service to our country. Troy grew up in Louisiana, and after Affiliated Hospital, and the first fe- program, including campgrounds, prop- graduating from high school, he joined male president of the National Medical erties, and the well-being of every the Navy to serve his country. He was Association. camper, leader, and visitor. Over the only 17 years old, and his role was that As a child, Dr. Jones experienced the years, Camp Rockefeller has shown of a powderman. deaths of her father and sister and suf- continuous improvement in all areas. During his service, Troy served on fered from rheumatic fever that left Camp Rockefeller is located within the USS Mississippi, survived a kami- her temporarily unable to walk or at- Gus Blass Scout Reservation. Each kaze attack, and, afterwards, con- tend school. Despite her hardships, she year, thousands of scouts from across tracting tuberculosis. He was told by a went on to become the first African the country enjoy this beautiful part of doctor that he had but 6 months to American female resident at Baylor Arkansas and are given the oppor- live. and was one of the founders of Mercy tunity to participate in hiking, fishing, He overcame and survived these chal- Hospital in Houston. climbing, camping, and other outdoor lenges, and after his military service, When Dr. Jones wasn’t practicing activities. Troy located to Arkansas in 1945. In medicine, she was in schools and As a fellow scout, I am proud of these 1952, he graduated from the University churches, advocating for racial equal- high standards that are being set at of Central Arkansas, then called Ar- ity. She later became an advocate for Camp Rockefeller. On behalf of all Ar- kansas State Teachers College. Troy underprivileged patients and earned an kansans, congratulations, and we look turned 93 years old earlier this year award for volunteerism and community forward to following your continued and currently resides in Hot Springs service by the American College of success in the years to come. Village. Physicians. CONGRATULATING CONWAY FOR RECYCLING Troy’s sacrifice for Arkansas and for She also has been inducted into both AWARD America will not be forgotten, and I the University of Arkansas College of Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam join all Arkansans in thanking him for Medicine Hall of Fame and the inau- Speaker, I rise today to congratulate his bravery and his dedication to our gural group of women inducted into the the Conway Department of Sanitation State and our country. Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame. in the city of Conway, Arkansas, on RECOGNIZING VICTORY MISSION BIBLE TRAINING I honor Dr. Jones for her determina- being named the 2019 Recycling Edu- CENTER tion, dedication, and contributions to cation Program of the Year by the Ar- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam civil rights and enriching the lives of kansas Recycling Coalition. This award Speaker, I rise today to recognize Vic- countless Arkansans and Americans. honors an agency or association that tory Mission Bible Training Center’s She was a role model and a friend to has made a significant contribution to grand opening and ribbon cutting ear- many across our State. I extend my re- the advancement of waste reduction, lier this month in Center Ridge, Ar- spect, affection, and prayers to her recycling, and sustainability across our kansas. friends, family, and loved ones. State in the past year.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:42 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.113 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7237 Conway was selected for this award A huge congratulations to the com- SENATE ENROLLED JOINT as a result of its outstanding public munity, to the residents of Fairfield RESOLUTIONS SIGNED education and community outreach ef- Bay, and to Mayor Wellenberger on The Speaker announced her signa- fort. This involved talking with more achieving this recognition. I look for- ture to enrolled joint resolutions of the than 2,700 community members of all ward to following the Fairfield Bay Senate of the following titles: ages from schools, daycares, churches, community as it continues to grow in S.J. Res 36.—Joint Resolution providing homeowner associations, universities, the years to come. for congressional disapproval of the proposed and more. RECOGNIZING JOURNALISM AWARDEES transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Recycling is a component of making Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- the environment a cleaner place, con- ern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Speaker, I rise today to recognize two serving materials, saving energy, and Italian Republic of certain defense articles central Arkansas journalists who re- reducing the size of our landfills. and services. I extend my congratulations to the ceived the Golden 50 Service Awards S.J. Res. 37.—Joint Resolution providing Conway Department of Sanitation and from the Arkansas Press Association for congressional disapproval of the proposed for a half-century in journalism. export to the United Arab Emirates, the the entire city of Conway for its worth- United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- while commitment to our environment Larry Miller, from Morrilton, Arkan- sas, is the editor of the Conway County ern Ireland, and the Republic of France of and our natural resources. certain defense articles and services. Petit Jean Country Headlight news- CONGRATULATING FAIRFIELD BAY ON TOP 100 S.J. Res. 38.—Joint Resolution providing PLANNED COMMUNITIES HONOR paper. for congressional disapproval of the proposed Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Frank Fellone of Little Rock was export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Speaker, I rise today to congratulate also recognized and is a former Arkan- the United Kingdom of Great Britain and sas Democrat-Gazette deputy editor Northern Ireland of certain defense articles Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, on being and services. named the Best of the Best Top 100 and now an independent journalist. Planned Communities in America by I also congratulate David Bailey, f ideal-LIVING Magazine. The Best of managing editor of the Arkansas Dem- the Best honors those areas and com- ocrat-Gazette, on receiving the Arkan- ADJOURNMENT munities that deserve special recogni- sas Press Association Freedom of Infor- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam tion for their outstanding qualities, fa- mation Award. Speaker, I move that the House do now cilities, and programs. I congratulate these men who exem- adjourn. Fairfield Bay began as a planned plify the spirit and dedication behind The motion was agreed to; accord- community 40 years ago and has grown the mission of these awards and our ingly (at 9 o’clock and 35 minutes into an ideal family recreation destina- First Amendment, and I wish them p.m.), under its previous order, the tion. It was chosen from hundreds of continued success in the years to come. House adjourned until tomorrow, nominations from North America and Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10 a.m. for Central America. hance of my time. morning-hour debate. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 34, the Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019, as amended, would have no significant effect on direct spending or revenues, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such bill are estimated as zero.

Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019, as amended, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 549

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 2019– 2019– 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2024 2029

NET INCREASE OR DECREASE (¥) IN THE DEFICIT Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact ...... 0 265 298 135 140 133 123 120 103 101 101 971 1,519 Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 1837, the United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act, as amended, would have no significant effect on direct spending or revenues, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such bill are estimated as zero.

Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 1850, the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Pre- vention Act of 2019, would have no significant effect on direct spending or revenues, and therefore, the budgetary effects of such bill are estimated as zero.

Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR- on passage, for printing in the CON- on passage, for printing in the CON- MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote GRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 3304, the GRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 3311, the on passage, for printing in the CON- National Guard and Reservists Debt Small Business Reorganizing Act of GRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 2938, the Relief Extension Act of 2019, would 2019, would have no significant effect HAVEN Act, would have no significant have no significant effect on direct on direct spending or revenues, and effect on direct spending or revenues, spending or revenues, and therefore, and therefore, the budgetary effects of the budgetary effects of such bill are therefore, the budgetary effects of such such bill are estimated as zero. estimated as zero. bill are estimated as zero.

Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR- You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR-

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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 2019– 2019– 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2024 2029

NET INCREASE OR DECREASE (¥) IN THE DEFICIT Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact ...... 0 3 29 ¥47 ¥56 ¥38 ¥36 ¥36 ¥32 62 65 ¥109 ¥86 Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. h

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 13581 on July 24, 2011, is to continue in effect of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic ETC. beyond July 24, 2019, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. and Atmospheric Administration, transmit- 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (90 ting the Administration’s final rule — Fish- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Stat. 1257) (H. Doc. No. 116—50); to the Com- eries of the Northeastern United States; At- communications were taken from the mittee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be lantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; 2019 At- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: printed. lantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications 1732. A letter from the Director, Office of 1738. A letter from the Acting Architect, [Docket No.: 160920861-8999-04] (RIN: 0648- the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Architect of the Capitol, transmitting the XE900) received July 17, 2019, pursuant to 5 Commission, transmitting the Commission’s semiannual report of disbursements for the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. final rules — Revisions to Prohibitions and operations of the Architect of the Capitol for 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Cer- the period of January 1, 2019, through June ural Resources. tain Interests in, and Relationships With, 30, 2019, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1868a(a); Public 1744. A letter from the Assistant Director, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds [Re- Law 113-76, div. I, title I, Sec. 1301(a); (128 Office of Policy, Executive Office of Immi- lease no:. BHCA-6; File no.: S7-30-18] (RIN: Stat. 428) (H. Doc. No. 116—51); to the Com- gration Review, Department of Justice, 3235-AM43) received July 17, 2019, pursuant to mittee on House Administration and ordered transmitting the Department’s final rule — 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. to be printed. Board of Immigration Appeals: Affirmance 1739. A letter from the Deputy Assistant 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- Without Opinion, Referral for Panel Review, Administrator for Regulatory Programs, nancial Services. and Publication of Decisions as Precedents 1733. A letter from the Director, Regu- NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- [EOIR Docket No.: 159; AG Order No.: 4478- latory Management Division, Environmental tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 2019] (RIN: 1125-AA58) received July 17, 2019, tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic cy’s final rule — Indian Country: Air Quality 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Zone Off Alaska; Prohibit Directed Fishing Planning and Management; Federal Imple- mittee on the Judiciary. for American Fisheries Act Program and mentation Plan for the Kalispel Indian Com- 1745. A letter from the Acting Deputy Di- Crab Rationalization Program Groundfish munity of the Kalispel Reservation, Wash- rector, Executive Office for Immigration Re- Sideboard Limits in the BSAI and GOA ington; Redesignation to a PSD Class I Area view, Department of Justice, transmitting [Docket No.: 180327320-8999-02] (RIN: 0648- [EPA-R10-OAR-2017-0347; FRL-9996-67-Region the Department’s interim final rule — Asy- BH88) received July 17, 2019, pursuant to 5 10] received July 16, 2019, pursuant to 5 lum eligibility and Procedural Modifications U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. [EOIR Docket No.: 19-0504; A.G. Order No.: 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- 4488-2019] (RIN: 1125-AA91) received July 17, 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- ural Resources. ergy and Commerce. 1740. A letter from the Deputy Assistant 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 1734. A letter from the Director, Regu- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the latory Management Division, Environmental NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- Committee on the Judiciary. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 1746. A letter from the Management and cy’s direct final rule — Massachusetts: Final tion, transmitting the Administration’s tem- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Approval of State Underground Storage porary final rule — Fisheries of the North- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and eastern United States; Golden Tilefish Fish- ment’s final rule — Establishment of Class E Incorporation by Reference [EPA-R01-UST- ery; 2019 Specifications [Docket No.: Airspace, Boulder City, NV [Docket No.: 2018-0085; FRL-9996-56-Region 1] received July 180808738-8738-01] (RIN: 0648-XG417) received FAA-2018-0816; Airspace Docket No.: 18-AWP- 16, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); July 17, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 18, 2019, Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 1735. A letter from the Director, Regu- sources. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- latory Management Division, Environmental 1741. A letter from the Acting Deputy As- ture. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- sistant Administrator for Regulatory Pro- 1747. A letter from the Management and cy’s direct final rule — Oregon: Final Ap- grams, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fish- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of proval of State Underground Storage Tank eries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Program Revisions, Codification and Incor- ministration, transmitting the Administra- ment’s final rule — Standard Instrument Ap- poration by Reference [EPA-R10-UST-2019- tion’s final rule — Fisheries of the Carib- proach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 0191; FRL-9996-69-Region 10] received July 16, bean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Mis- 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Permit Renewal Applications [Docket No.: cellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31259; Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 171128999-8999-02] (RIN: 0648-BH43) received Amdt. No.: 3858] received July 18, 2019, pursu- Committee on Energy and Commerce. July 17, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 1736. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee latory Management Division, Environmental Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- on Transportation and Infrastructure. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- sources. 1748. A letter from the Management and cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 1742. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Program Analyst, FAA, Department of of Implementation Plans; Colorado; Revi- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Transportation, transmitting the Depart- sions to Regulation Number 4, Sale and In- NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- ment’s final rule — IFR Altitudes; Miscella- stallation of Wood-Burning Appliances and tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- neous Amendments [Docket No.: 31264; the Use of Certain Wood Burning Appliances tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Amdt. No.: 547] received July 18, 2019, pursu- During High Pollution Days [EPA-R08-OAR- rule — International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 2019-0054; FRL-9995-93-Region 8] received July Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions for Fish Ag- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 16, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); gregating Devices in the Eastern Pacific on Transportation and Infrastructure. Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Ocean [Docket No.: 180716668-8668-01] (RIN: 1749. A letter from the the Clerk of the the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 0648-BI37) received July 17, 2019, pursuant to House of Representatives, transmitting the 1737. A communication from the President 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. annual compilation of financial disclosure of the United States, transmitting notifica- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- statements filed by the members of the tion that the national emergency with re- ural Resources. board of the Office of Congressional Ethics spect to transnational criminal organiza- 1743. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- for the period between January 1, 2018, and tions, originally declared in Executive Order trator for Regulatory Affairs, NMFS, Office December 31, 2018, pursuant to Clause 3 of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:42 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY7.041 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7239 House Rule XXVI (H. Doc. No. 116—49); to the authorize appropriations for the Coast tending the excise tax on coal; to the Com- Committee on Ethics and ordered to be Guard, and for other purposes; with an mittee on Ways and Means. printed. amendment (Rept. 116–172). Referred to the By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. 1750. A letter from the Regulations Policy Committee of the Whole House on the state NEAL): Coordinator, Office of Regulations Policy of the Union. H.R. 3877. A bill to amend the Balanced and Management, Office of the Secretary, Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act Department of Veterans Affairs, transmit- Commerce. H.R. 3375. A bill to amend the of 1985, to establish a congressional budget ting the Department’s final rule — Approval Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to temporarily Criteria for Rates Charged for Community prohibitions on making robocalls, and for suspend the debt limit, and for other pur- Residential Care (RIN: 2900-AP63) received other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. poses; to the Committee on the Budget, and July 18, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 116–173). Referred to the Committee of the in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Whole House on the state of the Union. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and quently determined by the Speaker, in each fairs. Commerce. H.R. 2507. A bill to amend the case for consideration of such provisions as 1751. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- Public Health Service Act to reauthorize fall within the jurisdiction of the committee nator, Centers for & Medicaid Serv- certain programs under part A of title XI of concerned. ices, Department of Health and Human Serv- such Act relating to genetic diseases, and for By Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and ices, transmitting the Department’s final other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. Mrs. DINGELL): rule — Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Re- 116–174). Referred to the Committee of the H.R. 3878. A bill to amend the Controlled vision of Requirements for Long-Term Care Whole House on the state of the Union. Substances Act to clarify the process for reg- Facilities: Arbitration Agreements [CMS- Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and istrants to exercise due diligence upon dis- 3342-F] (RIN: 0938-AT18) received July 17, Commerce. H.R. 2035. A bill to amend title covering a suspicious order, and for other 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to re- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly authorize the program under such title relat- Commerce, and in addition to the Committee to the Committees on Ways and Means and ing to lifespan respite care; with an amend- on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- Energy and Commerce. ment (Rept. 116–175). Referred to the Com- quently determined by the Speaker, in each f mittee of the Whole House on the state of case for consideration of such provisions as the Union. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and concerned. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Commerce. H.R. 776. A bill to amend the By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the CURTIS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. STEWART, committees were delivered to the Clerk Emergency Medical Services for Children Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. for printing and reference to the proper program (Rept. 116–176). Referred to the NEGUSE, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mrs. DIN- Committee of the Whole House on the state calendar, as follows: GELL, and Mr. LAMALFA): of the Union. H.R. 3879. A bill to modify the procedures Mr. TAKANO: Committee on Veterans’ Af- Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and for issuing special recreation permits for cer- fairs. H.R. 2942. A bill to direct the Secretary Commerce. H.R. 1058. A bill to reauthorize tain public land units, and for other pur- of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women’s certain provisions of the Public Health Serv- poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- Health Transition Training pilot program ice Act relating to autism, and for other pur- sources, and in addition to the Committee on through at least fiscal year 2020, and for poses; with amendments (Rept. 116–177). Re- Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. ferred to the Committee of the Whole House determined by the Speaker, in each case for 116–166, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of on the state of the Union. consideration of such provisions as fall with- the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mrs. TORRES of California: Committee on in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Mr. DEFAZIO: Committee on Transpor- Rules. House Resolution 509. Resolution pro- cerned. tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 1307. A bill to viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 397) By Mr. DELGADO (for himself and Mr. provide for an online repository for certain to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 JOYCE of Pennsylvania): reporting requirements for recipients of Fed- to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust H.R. 3880. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- eral disaster assistance, and for other pur- Fund, to establish a Pension Rehabilitation enue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for poses (Rept. 116–167, Pt. 1). Referred to the Administration within the Department of health insurance costs in computing self-em- Committee of the Whole House on the state the Treasury to make loans to multiem- ployment taxes; to the Committee on Ways of the Union. ployer defined benefit plans, and for other Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- and Means. purposes; providing for consideration of the By Ms. FRANKEL (for herself, Mrs. ary. H.R. 549. A bill to designate Venezuela bill (H.R. 3239) to require U.S. Customs and under section 244 of the Immigration and Na- WAGNER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. Border Protection to perform an initial SCHWEIKERT, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. tionality Act to permit nationals of Ven- health screening on detainees, and for other ezuela to be eligible for temporary protected WEBER of Texas): purposes; providing for proceedings during H.R. 3881. A bill to amend section 214(c)(8) status under such section, and for other pur- the period from July 29, 2019, through Sep- poses; with an amendment (Rept. 116–168). of the Immigration and Nationality Act to tember 6, 2019; and for other purposes (Rept. modify the data reporting requirements re- Referred to the Committee of the Whole 116–178). Referred to the House Calendar. House on the state of the Union. lating to nonimmigrant employees, and for Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- ary. H.R. 2938. A bill to exempt from the cal- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the diciary. culation of monthly income certain benefits Committees on Small Business and Fi- By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. FRANKEL, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs nancial Services discharged from fur- and the Department of Defense (Rept. 116– ESCOBAR, Ms. HAALAND, Mrs. NAPOLI- ther consideration. H.R. 1307 referred TANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. 169). Referred to the Committee of the Whole to the Committee of the Whole House House on the state of the Union. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. LEE of Cali- Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- on the state of the Union. fornia, Ms. KUSTER of New Hamp- ary. H.R. 3304. A bill to exempt for an addi- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the shire, Ms. TITUS, Ms. CLARKE of New tional 4-year period, from the application of Committees on Armed Services dis- York, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. the means-test presumption of abuse under charged from further consideration. CISNEROS, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. DEAN, chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve H.R. 2942 referred to the Committee of Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- gia, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. components of the Armed Forces and mem- the Whole House on the state of the DINGELL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. CARO- bers of the National Guard who, after Sep- Union. tember 11, 2001, are called to active duty or LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. to perform a homeland defense activity for f CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. WATSON not less than 90 days (Rept. 116–170). Referred COLEMAN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. COHEN, to the Committee of the Whole House on the PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. JAYAPAL, state of the Union. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Mr. MOULTON, and Ms. MATSUI): Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- bills and resolutions of the following H.R. 3882. A bill to amend the Ted Stevens ary. H.R. 3311. A bill to amend chapter 11 of Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide title 11, United States Code, to address reor- titles were introduced and severally re- pay equity for amateur athletes and other ganization of small businesses, and for other ferred, as follows: personnel; to the Committee on the Judici- purposes (Rept. 116–171). Referred to the By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself ary. Committee of the Whole House on the state and Ms. ADAMS): By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and of the Union. H.R. 3876. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. BISHOP of Utah): Mr. DEFAZIO: Committee on Transpor- enue Code of 1986 to ensure the solvency of H.R. 3883. A bill to establish the Commis- tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3409. A bill to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by ex- sion on Intergovernmental Relations of the

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A bill to amend the Higher Edu- ices. of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. cation Act of 1965 to make college affordable By Ms. DELAURO: JEFFRIES, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. GAETZ, and accessible; to the Committee on Edu- H.R. 3903. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. cation and Labor. enue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limi- CORREA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. By Mr. HARDER of California: tation on the exclusion for employer-pro- ESCOBAR, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. H.R. 3892. A bill to amend the Workforce vided dependent care assistance; to the Com- JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Innovation and Opportunity Act to award mittee on Ways and Means. Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. LOF- competitive grants for the purpose of devel- By Ms. FOXX of North Carolina: H.R. 3904. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, GREN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SWALWELL of oping, offering, improving, and providing United States Code, to repeal wage require- California, Mr. EVANS, Ms. GABBARD, educational or career pathway programs for ments applicable to laborers and mechanics Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. workers, and for other purposes; to the Com- employed on Federal-aid highway and public KHANNA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, mittee on Education and Labor. transportation construction projects; to the Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. By Mr. HARDER of California: H.R. 3893. A bill to direct the Secretary of Committee on Transportation and Infra- WATERS, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN): H.R. 3884. A bill to decriminalize and Education to establish a program that structure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest- awards grants to State coalitions that build subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ment in certain persons adversely impacted or expand career pathways programs in each case for consideration of such provi- by the War on Drugs, to provide for schools within the State, and to direct the sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the expungement of certain cannabis offenses, Secretary of Education to establish a pro- committee concerned. and for other purposes; to the Committee on gram that awards grants to eligible agencies By Mr. HIGGINS of New York (for him- the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com- to carry out career pathways programs; to self, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. mittees on Energy and Commerce, Agri- the Committee on Education and Labor. DEMINGS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. culture, Education and Labor, Ways and By Mr. LIPINSKI: H.R. 3894. A bill to amend the Federal THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. COHEN, Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sew- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. WILD, Mr. and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be age dumping into the Great Lakes, and for ESPAILLAT, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- ROSE of New York): each case for consideration of such provi- portation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3905. A bill to amend title VII of the sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. Social Security Act to require the President committee concerned. PETERS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and to transmit the annual budget of the Social By Ms. GABBARD: Security Administration without revisions H.R. 3885. A bill to amend the Bank Hold- Mr. LEVIN of California): H.R. 3895. A bill to provide for a general to Congress, and for other purposes; to the ing Company Act of 1956 to defer part of the capital increase for the North American De- Committee on Ways and Means. compensation of senior employees of large velopment Bank, and for other purposes; to By Ms. JAYAPAL: bank holding companies (and their subsidi- the Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 3906. A bill to prohibit the expansion aries) for 10 years, to use such deferred By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. of immigration detention facilities, to im- amounts to pay any civil or criminal fines FITZPATRICK): prove the oversight of such facilities, and for that may be levied on the bank holding com- H.R. 3896. A bill to amend title 49, United other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- pany (or subsidiary), and for other purposes; States Code, to provide that only citizens or diciary. to the Committee on Financial Services. nationals of the United States may operate By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, By Mr. MCADAMS (for himself and Mr. trains within the United States that origi- Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, and Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH): nate in Mexico; to the Committee on Trans- WALKER): H.R. 3886. A bill to amend the Sarbanes- portation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3907. A bill to amend the Homeland Oxley Act of 2002 to provide a temporary ex- By Mr. BILIRAKIS: Security Act of 2002 to establish the Insider emption for low-revenue issuers from certain H.R. 3897. A bill to amend title 38, United Threat Program, and for other purposes; to auditor attestation requirements; to the States Code, to increase the monthly hous- the Committee on Homeland Security. Committee on Financial Services. ing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Assistance Program for individuals who pur- COOPER, and Mr. YOHO): SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KHANNA, and Ms. sue programs of education solely through H.R. 3908. A bill to increase the long-term CLARKE of New York): distance learning on more than a half-time fiscal accountability of direct spending legis- H.R. 3887. A bill to discharge the qualified basis; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. lation; to the Committee on the Budget, and loan amounts of each individual, and for By Mr. BOST (for himself and Ms. in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- FINKENAUER): period to be subsequently determined by the cation and Labor, and in addition to the H.R. 3898. A bill to require the Corps of En- Speaker, in each case for consideration of Committees on Ways and Means, and the Ju- gineers to consider benefits to navigation to such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- be gained by certain projects, and for other tion of the committee concerned. termined by the Speaker, in each case for purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. consideration of such provisions as fall with- tation and Infrastructure. BASS, and Mr. BACON): in the jurisdiction of the committee con- By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for him- H.R. 3909. A bill to amend subpart 2 of part cerned. self and Mr. GOSAR): B of title IV of the Social Security Act to By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for H.R. 3899. A bill to amend the Immigration authorize grants to eligible entities to de- herself and Mr. MCNERNEY): and Nationality Act to modify the procedure velop and implement statewide or tribal H.R. 3888. A bill to required the Adminis- to designate a foreign state, and for other post-adoption and post-legal guardianship trator of the National Highway Traffic Safe- purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- mental health service programs for all chil- ty Administration to conduct a study on ary. dren who are adopted or placed in legal motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, By Mr. RUSH: guardianship, and for other purposes; to the and for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 3900. A bill to amend the Children’s Committee on Ways and Means. Energy and Commerce. Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. LAR- By Mr. ROUDA (for himself and Mr. strengthen protections relating to the online SON of Connecticut, Ms. SEWELL of MEADOWS): collection, use, and disclosure of personal in- Alabama, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. EVANS, H.R. 3889. A bill to amend the Office of Na- formation of children and minors, and for Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. tional Drug Control Policy Reauthorization other purposes; to the Committee on Energy SUOZZI, and Ms. SA´ NCHEZ): Act of 1998 to make technical corrections; to and Commerce. H.R. 3910. A bill to amend title XI of the the Committee on Oversight and Reform, By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for Social Security Act to improve access to and in addition to the Committee on Energy herself, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. CASE, Mr. care for all Medicare and Medicaid bene- and Commerce, for a period to be subse- TED LIEU of California, and Mr. ficiaries through models tested under the quently determined by the Speaker, in each TAKANO): Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innova- case for consideration of such provisions as H.R. 3901. A bill to amend the Education tion, and for other purposes; to the Com- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Sciences and Reform Act of 2002 to include mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- concerned. racial subgroups in IPEDS data, and for dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Mrs. other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- for a period to be subsequently determined DINGELL): cation and Labor. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- H.R. 3890. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Transportation to provide funds to address HILL of Arkansas): risdiction of the committee concerned.

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By Mr. LEWIS (for himself and Mr. WEXTON, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. MCCOL- determined by the Speaker, in each case for SMITH of Nebraska): LUM, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- H.R. 3911. A bill to amend title XVIII of the THOMPSON of California, Mr. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Social Security Act and the Bipartisan HUFFMAN, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali- cerned. Budget Act of 2018 to expand and expedite ac- fornia, and Mr. KILDEE): By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. cess to cardiac rehabilitation programs and H.R. 3917. A bill to prohibit the use of funds MCKINLEY): pulmonary rehabilitation programs under for the 2026 World Cup unless the United H.R. 3925. A bill to amend title XIX of the the Medicare program, and for other pur- States Soccer Federation provides equitable Social Security Act to prohibit States re- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- pay to the members of the United States ceiving Federal medical assistance for medi- merce, and in addition to the Committee on Women’s National Team and the United cation-assisted treatment under Medicaid Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- States Men’s National Team; to the Com- from imposing utilization control policies or quently determined by the Speaker, in each mittee on Foreign Affairs. procedures with respect to such treatment, case for consideration of such provisions as By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. MOORE, and for other purposes; to the Committee on fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. CARSON of Indi- Energy and Commerce. concerned. ana, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. HAALAND, By Mr. VISCLOSKY: By Mr. LEWIS (for himself and Mr. Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. H.R. 3926. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- BUCHANAN): KIRKPATRICK, Mr. COSTA, Mr. SUOZZI, cation Act of 1965 in order to improve the H.R. 3912. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. service obligation verification process for Social Security Act to increase awareness, MEEKS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RUPPERS- TEACH Grant recipients, and for other pur- expand preventative services, and improve BERGER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. poses; to the Committee on Education and care for individuals with end stage renal dis- NAPOLITANO, Ms. LEE of California, Labor. ease, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. BLUMENAUER): By Mr. RASKIN: mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- H.R. 3918. A bill to protect the health and H. Res. 507. A resolution affirming the va- dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, safety of children in immigration detention, lidity of subpoenas duly issued and inves- for a period to be subsequently determined and for other purposes; to the Committee on tigations undertaken by any standing or per- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com- manent select committee of the House of ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- mittees on Homeland Security, and Finan- Representatives pursuant to authorities del- risdiction of the committee concerned. cial Services, for a period to be subsequently egated by the Constitution and the Rules of By Ms. LOFGREN: determined by the Speaker, in each case for the House of Representatives; to the Com- H.R. 3913. A bill to authorize the Secretary consideration of such provisions as fall with- mittee on Rules. of Education to provide grants for education in the jurisdiction of the committee con- By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. HOL- programs on the history of the treatment of cerned. LINGSWORTH, Mr. PENCE, Mr. BANKS, Italian Americans during World War II; to By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mr. Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. CARSON the Committee on Education and Labor. GRAVES of Louisiana): of Indiana, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. VIS- By Ms. LOFGREN: H.R. 3919. A bill to require research in H.R. 3914. A bill to apologize for the treat- CLOSKY, and Mr. BUCSHON): coastal sustainability and resilience, to en- H. Res. 508. A resolution honoring the 50th ment of Italian Americans during World War sure that the Federal Government continues II; to the Committee on the Judiciary. anniversary of the return of the Indiana to implement and advance coastal resiliency Rangers; to the Committee on Armed Serv- By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. MAR- efforts, and for other purposes; to the Com- SHALL, Mr. BAIRD, Miss GONZA´ LEZ- ices. mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for COLO´ N of Puerto Rico, Mr. GONZALEZ to the Committee on Science, Space, and himself and Mr. KEATING): of Ohio, Mr. BACON, and Mr. Technology, for a period to be subsequently H. Res. 510. A resolution affirming United WOODALL): determined by the Speaker, in each case for States support to the countries of Ukraine, H.R. 3915. A bill to amend the America consideration of such provisions as fall with- Georgia, and Moldova in their effort to re- COMPETES Act to reauthorize the Advanced in the jurisdiction of the committee con- tain political sovereignty and territorial in- Research Projects Agency-Energy, and for cerned. tegrity; to the Committee on Foreign Af- other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. CICILLINE): ´ Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. H.R. 3920. A bill to prohibit agreements be- quently determined by the Speaker, in each YOUNG, Mr. COLE, and Ms. MCCOL- tween employers that directly restrict the case for consideration of such provisions as LUM): current or future employment of any em- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee H.R. 3916. A bill to provide for a study on ployee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. concerned. the protection of Native American seeds and By Mr. PERRY: traditional foods, and for other purposes; to H.R. 3921. A bill to require an institution of By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- the Committee on Agriculture, and in addi- higher education to file a disclosure report self, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. tion to the Committees on Energy and Com- with the Secretary of Education whenever PETERS, and Mr. VARGAS): merce, and Natural Resources, for a period such institution receives a gift from or en- H. Res. 511. A resolution expressing the to be subsequently determined by the Speak- ters into a contract with a foreign source, sense of the House of Representatives that er, in each case for consideration of such pro- the value of which is $50,000 or more, and for the Department of the Navy should take a visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- leading role in the mitigation of cross-border committee concerned. cation and Labor. spills, discharges, and debris in the Tijuana By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. By Ms. PRESSLEY: River that impact national security inter- DELAURO, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. SCHA- H.R. 3922. A bill to establish American op- ests of the United States; to the Committee KOWSKY, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. RUSH, portunity accounts, to modify estate and gift on Armed Services. Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. WILD, Mr. PAYNE, tax rules, to reform the taxation of capital By Mr. RASKIN (for himself and Mr. Mr. RYAN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. income, and for other purposes; to the Com- MEADOWS): COURTNEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, mittee on Ways and Means. H. Res. 512. A resolution calling for the Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO- By Mr. RUIZ: global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apos- NEY of New York, Mr. ROSE of New H.R. 3923. A bill to require Federal agen- tasy laws; to the Committee on Foreign Af- York, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, cies to address environmental justice, to re- fairs. Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. quire consideration of cumulative impacts in By Mr. RASKIN (for himself and Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SPEIER, certain permitting decisions, and for other ARMSTRONG): Mr. LYNCH, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. NOR- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and H. Res. 513. A resolution recognizing the TON, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. Commerce, and in addition to the Commit- vital importance of democracy in the United CISNEROS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CASTOR of tees on Natural Resources, Transportation States and encouraging State and local gov- Florida, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a ernments to aide citizens in reflecting on the Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. period to be subsequently determined by the contributions of democracy to a more free ESCOBAR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. Speaker, in each case for consideration of and stable world; to the Committee on the ESHOO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BLU- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Judiciary. MENAUER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for her- LUJA´ N, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. By Mr. SUOZZI (for himself and Mr. self, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CRIST, Ms. SHALALA, REED): HASTINGS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MCNER- Mr. SIRES, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. H.R. 3924. A bill to provide for the treat- NEY, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. SABLAN): BERA, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. ment of a pharmacy counter refusal as a cov- H. Res. 514. A resolution committing to GRIJALVA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. erage determination under Medicare part D; elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of MOORE, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BROWNLEY to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, communities that face systemic barriers in of California, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. and in addition to the Committee on Ways the effort to end sexual violence and support GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. and Means, for a period to be subsequently all survivors of sexual violence and gender-

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- each case for consideration of such provi- lation pursuant to the following: f sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Article 1, Section 8 of the United States committee concerned. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Constitution f STATEMENT By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington: H.R. 3888. MEMORIALS Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Rules of the House of Representa- Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials lation pursuant to the following: tives, the following statements are sub- were presented and referred as follows: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 mitted regarding the specific powers To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- 112. The SPEAKER presented a memorial granted to Congress in the Constitu- tions, and among the several States, and of the Legislature of the State of Utah, rel- with the Indian Tribes; ative to House Joint Resolution 15, urging tion to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. By Mr. ROUDA: Congress to pass the Daylight Act; to the H.R. 3889. Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Congress has the power to enact this legis- 113. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 3876. lation pursuant to the following: the State of Utah, relative to Senate Concur- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the United States rent Resolution 1, urging Congress to extend lation pursuant to the following: Constitution Medicaid coverage beyond 15 days for serv- Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of By Mr. BUCSHON: ices provided in certain settings to adults the United States. H.R. 3890. with serious mental illness; to the Com- By Mr. YARMUTH: Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 3877. 114. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Art. 1, Sec. 8, Clause 3 the State of Utah, relative to House Concur- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HARDER of California: rent Resolution 5, urging the federal govern- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1; Article 1, H.R. 3891. ment to pursue policies that allow for easier Section 8, Clause 2; Article 1, Section 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- reduction of excess forest fuel loads; to the Clause 18; and Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 lation pursuant to the following: Committee on Natural Resources. of the U.S. Constitution. 115. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. MCKINLEY: Constitution the State of Utah, relative to Senate Concur- H.R. 3878. rent Resolution 9, declaring support for the By Mr. HARDER of California: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3892. negotiated settlement agreement of federal lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- reserved water rights claims between rep- Article 1 Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: resentatives of the Navajo Nation, the Section 8—Powers of Congress. To make Article I, Section 8 of the United States United States, and the state of Utah; to the all Laws which shall be necessary and proper Constitution Committee on Natural Resources. for carrying into Execution the foregoing By Mr. HARDER of California: 116. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Powers, and all other Powers vested by this the State of Utah, relative to House Joint H.R. 3893. Constitution in the Government of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Resolution 21, reaffirming the equal polit- United States, or in any Department or Offi- ical, civil, and religious rights and privileges lation pursuant to the following: cer thereof. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of granted by the Utah Constitution for both By Ms. HAALAND: the United States men and women; to the Committee on the H.R. 3879. By Mr. LIPINSKI: Judiciary. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3894. 117. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- the State of Utah, relative to Senate Joint Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section lation pursuant to the following: Resolution 9, requesting the Congress of the 3 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 United States call a convention of the states By Mr. DELGADO: ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be nec- to propose amendments to the Constitution H.R. 3880. essary and proper for carrying into Execu- of the United States; to the Committee on Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion the foregoing Powers, and all other the Judiciary. lation pursuant to the following: 118. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Con- Powers vested by this Constitution in the the State of Utah, relative to House Joint stitution of the United States Government of the United States, or in any Resolution 7, requesting the Congress of the By Ms. FRANKEL: Department or Officer thereof.’’ United States call a convention of the states H.R. 3881. By Mr. VARGAS: to propose amendments to the Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3895. of the United States; to the Committee on lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Judiciary. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: 119. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of By Ms. SPEIER: (1) To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- the State of Utah, relative to Senate Concur- H.R. 3882. posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- rent Resolution 7, urging the President of Congress has the power to enact this legis- vide for the common Defence and general the United States and Congress to remove lation pursuant to the following: Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, barriers that prohibit the medical cannabis This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Imposts and Excises shall be uniform industry from legally accessing banking granted to Congress under Article 1, Section throughout the United States, as enumer- services; jointly to the Committees on En- 8 of the United States Constitution. ated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the ergy and Commerce and the Judiciary. By Mr. CONNOLLY: U.S. Constitution; 120. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 3883. (2) To regulate commerce with foreign na- the State of Utah, relative to House Resolu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions, and among the several states, and with tion 3, urging a humane response to the hu- lation pursuant to the following: the Indian tribes, as enumerated in Article 1, manitarian crises at the U.S.-Mexico border; Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary Constitution. (3) To make all laws necessary and proper and Homeland Security. By Mr. NADLER: for executing powers vested by the Constitu- 121. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 3884. tion in the Government of the United States, the State of Utah, relative to House Concur- Congress has the power to enact this legis- as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause rent Resolution 3, requesting that Congress lation pursuant to the following: 18 of the United States Constitution. allow states to regulate certain switcher lo- Article I, Section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18 of By Mr. LIPINSKI: comotive emission standards; jointly to the the Constitution of the United States. H.R. 3896. Committees on Transportation and Infra- By Ms. GABBARD: Congress has the power to enact this legis- structure and Energy and Commerce. H.R. 3885. lation pursuant to the following: 122. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, United States Con- the State of Utah, relative to House Joint lation pursuant to the following: stitution.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:37 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L23JY7.100 H23JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7243 By Mr. BILIRAKIS: By Mr. KING of New York: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 8897. H.R. 3907. granted to Congress under Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States Constitution and its subse- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: quent amendments, and further clarified and This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18—To make all interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the Laws which shall be necessary and proper for United States. United States and Article I, Section 8, carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- By Ms. MATSUI: Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- H.R. 3917. States. stitution in the Government of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, section 8 of the United State States or in any Department or Officer lation pursuant to the following: Constitution, which grants Congress the thereof. Article 1, Section 8 power to raise and support an Army; to pro- By Mr. KINZINGER: By Ms. MENG: vide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for H.R. 3908. H.R. 3918. the government and regulation of the land Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- and naval forces; and provide for organizing, lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: arming, and disciplining the militia. Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- By Mr. BOST: By Mr. LANGEVIN: stitution H.R. 3898. H.R. 3909. By Mr. MOULTON: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3919. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama: By Mr. LEWIS: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Con- H.R. 3899. H.R. 3910. stitution of the United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. NADLER: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3920. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Mr. RUSH: Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I of the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3900. United States Constitution and its subse- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 quent amendments, and further clarified and By Mr. PERRY: lation pursuant to the following: interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Con- H.R. 3921. United States. gress shall have power to . . . provide for the Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LEWIS: . . . general welfare of the United States lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3911. Article I, Section 8 . . .’’; Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress By Ms. PRESSLEY: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3922. shall have power ‘‘To regulate commerce This bill is enacted pursuant to the power with foreign nations, and among the several Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I of the lation pursuant to the following: states, and with the Indian tribes;’’ and United States Constitution and its subse- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution quent amendments, and further clarified and gress shall have power ‘‘To make all laws By Mr. RUIZ: interpreted by the Supreme Court of the which shall be necessary and proper for car- H.R. 3923. United States. rying into execution the foregoing powers, Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LEWIS: and all other powers vested by this Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3912. clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the tion in the government of the United States, Congress has the power to enact this legis- or in any department or officer thereof.’’ Constitution lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SUOZZI: By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 3901. H.R. 3924. granted to Congress under Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States Constitution and its subse- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: quent amendments, and further clarified and Art. 1, Sec. 8: ‘‘The Congress shall have Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- the United States. United States. posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- By Mr. TONKO: By Ms. LOFGREN: vide for the common Defence and general H.R. 3925. H.R. 3913. Welfare of the United States’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COHEN: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3902. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. VISCLOSKY: laws that shall be necessary and proper for lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3926. carrying into execution the foregoing pow- Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- ers, and all powers vested by this Constitu- By Ms. DELAURO: lation pursuant to the following: tion in the government of the United States, H.R. 3903. Article 1, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- or in any department or officer thereof. lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. LOFGREN: f As described in Article 1, Section 1 ‘‘all H.R. 3914. legislative powers herein granted shall be Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS vested in a Congress of the United States, lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors which shall consist of a Senate and House of Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all were added to public bills and resolu- laws that shall be necessary and proper for Representatives.’’ tions, as follows: By Ms. FOXX of North Carolina: carrying into execution the foregoing pow- H.R. 3904. ers, and all powers vested by this Constitu- H.R. 34: Mr. COHEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion in the government of the United States, H.R. 40: Ms. JUDY CHU of California and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: or in any department or officer thereof. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Article I, Section 8 By Mr. LUCAS: H.R. 93: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. By Mr. HIGGINS of New York: H.R. 3915. H.R. 96: Ms. LEE of California and Mr. H.R. 3905. Congress has the power to enact this legis- DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 153: Mr. DUNN. lation pursuant to the following: U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, H.R. 196: Mr. MCGOVERN. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Clause 18: H.R. 295: Mr. NEGUSE. the United States of America ‘‘The Congress shall have Power . . . To H.R. 307: Mr. DESJARLAIS. By Ms. JAYAPAL: make all Laws which shall be necessary and H.R. 336: Ms. CHENEY and Mr. H.R. 3906. proper for carrying into Execution the fore- FLEISCHMANN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- going Powers, and all other Powers vested by H.R. 388: Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. lation pursuant to the following: this Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 485: Mr. CUNNINGHAM. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power United States, of in any Department or Offi- H.R. 500: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. granted to Congress under Article I of the cer thereof.’’ H.R. 586: Mr. GOSAR. United States Constitution and its subse- By Mr. LUJA´ N: H.R. 587: Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. quent amendments, and further clarified and H.R. 3916. DEMINGS, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 593: Mr. DESAULNIER. United States. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 598: Mr. RICE of South Carolina.

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H.R. 616: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SMITH H.R. 3319: Mrs. WAGNER. BUDD, Mr. GOODEN, and Mr. PERRY. of Washington, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 3350: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. H.R. 641: Mr. MEEKS and Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 2086: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. NEGUSE, and Ms. KENDRA H.R. 645: Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. BUSTOS, and Mr. H.R. 2112: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. S. HORN of Oklahoma. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 2146: Mr. SIRES and Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 3356: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 649: Mr. LAMBORN. H.R. 2148: Mr. VARGAS. H.R. 3366: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 728: Mr. CASTEN of Illinois and Mr. H.R. 2156: Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 3369: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. WALDEN. H.R. 2191: Mr. WALTZ. SLOTKIN, and Mr. PALLONE. H.R. 757: Ms. TITUS. H.R. 2200: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 3374: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 776: Mr. SABLAN. H.R. 2218: Ms. ADAMS and Ms. TLAIB. H.R. 3375: Mr. LAMB, Mr. JOHNSON of South H.R. 848: Mr. PERRY. H.R. 2250: Mrs. DINGELL. Dakota, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. KEVIN HERN of H.R. 913: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 2258: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- Oklahoma, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali- H.R. 943: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MAST, and sylvania and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. fornia, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. KELLER, Mr. HIG- Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. H.R. 2279: Mr. HARRIS and Mr. POSEY. GINS of New York, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 959: Mr. POSEY. H.R. 2293: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CLAY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. H.R. 1002: Mr. BERA and Ms. SCANLON. GALLEGO, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. MITCHELL. JEFFRIES, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, and Mr. H.R. 1004: Mr. COX of California. H.R. 2328: Mr. CORREA and Ms. LOFGREN. GARAMENDI. H.R. 1058: Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. H.R. 2382: Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. H.R. 3400: Mr. GRIFFITH. GONZALEZ of Ohio, and Ms. KENDRA S. Horn BALDERSON, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- H.R. 3436: Mr. RUSH. of Oklahoma. sylvania, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. H.R. 3447: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 1098: Mr. MEADOWS. NEAL, and Ms. TLAIB. H.R. 3456: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. SCHA- H.R. 1175: Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. H.R. 2405: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. KOWSKY, Ms. ADAMS, and Mr. SWALWELL of ENSENBRENNER S . H.R. 2415: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. California. H.R. 1201: Mr. CISNEROS. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 3458: Mr. CURTIS and Mr. KILMER. H.R. 1266: Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 2441: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 3461: Mr. BERA. H.R. 1301: Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 2442: Ms. SCANLON. H.R. 3464: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 1309: Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. H.R. 2445: Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 3465: Mr. ESPAILLAT. MALONEY of New York, Mr. NADLER, Mr. H.R. 2468: Mr. KINZINGER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H.R. 3473: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. RUP- SWALWELL of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. ENGEL, and PERSBERGER. PANETTA, and Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. BARR. H.R. 3493: Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 1374: Mr. LONG, Mr. WENSTRUP, and H.R. 3502: Mr. STANTON and Mr. CHABOT. H.R. 2471: Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. BIGGS. H.R. 3503: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 2482: Mr. TRONE. H.R. 1375: Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 3510: Mr. COLE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. H.R. 2489: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 1383: Mr. POSEY. KATKO, and Mr. COURTNEY. H.R. 2498: Mr. EMMER. H.R. 1444: Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. H.R. 3525: Mr. SUOZZI and Mr. WELCH. H.R. 2504: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of H.R. 1530: Mr. HOLDING and Mrs. FLETCHER. H.R. 3529: Mr. HURD of Texas and Mr. GON- New York. H.R. 1534: Mrs. TRAHAN. ZALEZ of Texas. H.R. 2577: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. H.R. 1550: Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 3562: Mr. KHANNA. H.R. 2593: Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 1554: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 3570: Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. H.R. 2653: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. H.R. 1572: Mr. SOTO. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CUM- YARMUTH, Ms. Craig, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali- H.R. 1597: Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. JEFFRIES, MINGS, Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. fornia, Mr. VEASEY, and Ms. FRANKEL. Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. JACKSON LEE, H.R. 2693: Mr. HARDER of California and Ms. MALINOWSKI. and Mr. BROWN of Maryland. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 1601: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 3575: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 2711: Mr. CROW. H.R. 1605: Mr. BAIRD and Mr. COLE. H.R. 3589: Mr. SCALISE. H.R. 2741: Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 1619: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. H.R. 3597: Mr. CRIST. H.R. 2775: Mr. SCHIFF and Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. H.R. 1622: Mr. HIMES. H.R. 3609: Mr. PETERS, Ms. HAALAND, and H.R. 2778: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.R. 1628: Mr. WALTZ. Mr. LEVIN of California. H.R. 2788: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER and Mr. H.R. 1643: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 3623: Ms. JUDY CHU of California. New York. MARSHALL. H.R. 3627: Mr. HUDSON. H.R. 1682: Mr. BERA. H.R. 2808: Ms. MENG, Mr. NEAL, and Mr. H.R. 3660: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. H.R. 1692: Mr. HUFFMAN. BLUMENAUER. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. RUIZ, H.R. 1695: Mr. BRINDISI and Mr. KELLER. H.R. 2850: Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. CRIST, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. H.R. 1727: Mr. CARBAJAL. H.R. 2912: Mrs. RADEWAGEN. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, H.R. 1762: Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2923: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SAR- and Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 1773: Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. PRESSLEY, BANES, and Mr. TED LIEU of California. H.R. 3662: Ms. CRAIG. Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. STANTON, H.R. 2938: Ms. FINKENAUER. H.R. 3665: Mr. BUDD and Ms. KUSTER of New Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. VAN DREW, H.R. 2975: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn- Hampshire. Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. WALDEN, Mrs. RODGERS of sylvania. H.R. 3668: Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. Washington, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. H.R. 2977: Ms. MENG, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- WILSON of Florida, Mr. RASKIN, and Mrs. MEUSER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and ington, and Mr. CUMMINGS. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. GAETZ. H.R. 3000: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 3669: Mr. TAYLOR and Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 1785: Mr. GUEST. H.R. 3036: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 3670: Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. H.R. 1811: Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 3040: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. WELCH, and Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mex- H.R. 1824: Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 3047: Mr. MULLIN. ico. H.R. 1837: Ms. BASS, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Ms. H.R. 3073: Mr. NORCROSS and Mrs. MILLER. H.R. 3699: Mr. TAYLOR. Vela´ zquez, and Mr. CLINE. H.R. 3077: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, H.R. 3725: Mr. RASKIN. H.R. 1873: Mr. WOMACK and Mrs. CAROLYN Mr. KILDEE, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. STANTON, Mr. H.R. 3731: Mr. KENNEDY and Mr. WELCH. B. MALONEY of New York. LANGEVIN, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. CICILLINE, and H.R. 3735: Mr. HARDER of California and Ms. H.R. 1911: Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. BALDERSON. HILL of California. H.R. 1922: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 3080: Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 3739: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 1923: Mrs. WALORSKI. H.R. 3104: Mr. MOOLENAAR, Ms. MENG, Mr. H.R. 3742: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. H.R. 1925: Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. CLARKE of TIMMONS, and Mr. RYAN. BROOKS of Indiana, and Mr. CUNNINGHAM. New York, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, and Mr. H.R. 3119: Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 3743: Mr. RYAN. ZELDIN. H.R. 3128: Mr. BANKS. H.R. 3778: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 1943: Mr. CORREA. H.R. 3165: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mrs. DESAULNIER, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CISNEROS, H.R. 1966: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. MCBATH. Mr. COHEN, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. H.R. 1978: Mr. PANETTA. H.R. 3195: Ms. CRAIG and Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 3779: Mr. RICHMOND and Ms. TITUS. H.R. 1980: Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla- H.R. 3206: Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 3783: Mr. SIRES. homa, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. H.R. 3212: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 3788: Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. GRANGER, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. TIP- H.R. 3224: Ms. WILD. H.R. 3794: Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. TORRES TON, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. KIM, H.R. 3254: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. KILDEE, and Ms. Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. SCHRIER, H.R. 3262: Mr. COLE. TITUS. and Mr. LONG. H.R. 3275: Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. H.R. 3799: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 2000: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 3281: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 3808: Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. H.R. 2035: Mr. SABLAN. H.R. 3282: Mr. QUIGLEY. LIPINSKI, and Mr. HIMES. H.R. 2072: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 3289: Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 3809: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. RYAN. H.R. 2075: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, H.R. 3303: Mr. KILDEE and Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 3815: Ms. PORTER and Ms. CLARKE of Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. KIL- H.R. 3315: Mrs. DINGELL. New York.

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H.R. 3816: Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. H.J. Res. 48: Mr. BERA. H. Res. 358: Mrs. WALORSKI and Mr. TAY- H.R. 3819: Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILD, Mr. H. Con. Res. 20: Mr. KIM and Mr. JOYCE of LOR. LIPINSKI, Mr. HASTINGS, and Mr. SUOZZI. Pennsylvania. H. Res. 374: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. H.R. 3820: Ms. HILL of California. H. Res. 23: Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. GUEST, and H. Res. 379: Mr. CORREA and Mr. SWALWELL H.R. 3828: Mr. WOMACK, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. Mr. SCHRADER. of California. WALTZ, and Mr. BAIRD. H. Res. 33: Mr. EVANS. H. Res. 439: Mr. WALTZ. H.R. 3837: Mr. YOUNG. H. Res. 177: Mr. BUCSHON. H. Res. 452: Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 3838: Ms. MENG. H. Res. 189: Ms. HAALAND, Mr. GRIJALVA, H.R. 3839: Mr. FITZPATRICK. Ms. PORTER, Mr. KHANNA, and Ms. TORRES H. Res. 493: Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. GAETZ, H.R. 3853: Mr. GRIJALVA. SMALL of New Mexico. Mr. BANKS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. H.R. 3862: Mr. RUSH, Mr. TAKANO, and Ms. H. Res. 233: Mr. BLUMENAUER. HICE of Georgia, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. NORTON. H. Res. 246: Mr. RICHMOND and Mrs. KING of Iowa, Mr. WRIGHT, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. H.R. 3868: Mr. CRIST. RADEWAGEN. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 3873: Mr. CROW. H. Res. 300: Mr. GALLEGO. Louisiana, and Mr. MCHENRY. H.R. 3874: Mr. TED LIEU of California. H. Res. 326: Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. FRANKEL, H. Res. 496: Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. BLU- H.J. Res. 35: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MENAUER, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana. CARTWRIGHT, and Mr. SCHNEIDER. CASTEN of Illinois, and Ms. WASSERMAN H. Res. 502: Mr. CARSON of Indiana and Mr. H.J. Res. 38: Mr. JEFFRIES. SCHULTZ. GRIJALVA.

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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019 No. 124 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was payers expect their money to be spent ing crisis and deliver on President called to order by the President pro wisely, and it is our job in Congress to Trump’s top priorities. tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). make sure that money is spent wisely. The agreement secures the most im- f I am glad Secretary Esper has said he portant priority of the Republican con- will work with whistleblowers to stop ference. In fact, in my view, it is the PRAYER wasteful spending and to prevent more most important obligation of the en- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- spare parts rip-offs. These are things tire Congress; that is, securing the re- fered the following prayer: that have been of interest to me over sources we need to provide for the com- Let us pray. the last several decades with the de- mon defense. This deal does it. Lord of the harvest, we continue to fense budget. I met with Secretary Over the past 21⁄2 years, Republicans seek You, for we desire to please You. Esper, and I believe he has his heart in in Congress have worked with the You, O God, are our light and salva- the right place to help us accomplish President to stop and reverse the de- tion, so we refuse to be afraid. As our these goals. cline in the strength and readiness of lawmakers seek to walk with integrity, He has also indicated he will our Armed Forces. After years of insuf- provide them with a harvest of truth, prioritize getting a clean audit of our ficient funding that hurt readiness and justice, and righteousness. May they military services and an opinion that tied commanders’ hands, Congress and cultivate such ethical consistency that can be certified because the 2010 law President Trump have secured badly their words will be undergirded by that all the audits ought to be certified needed funding increases to rebuild and right actions. was not met by 2017, and they are still modernize the U.S. military. Lord, keep them aware of Your con- not done. How can you follow the There is still more work ahead. The tinued presence as they find in You money if it can’t be audited? progress we have made remains ten- fullness of joy. Show them the path to Our men and women in uniform de- uous. America’s adversaries are not life, as You guide them to Your desired serve no less than to make sure every taking their foot off the gas anytime destination. dollar in the Defense Department is soon, so we can’t either. We have to We pray in Your merciful Name. spent wisely. keep up the momentum. This agree- Amen. I yield the floor. ment provides the stability of funding f I suggest the absence of a quorum. our military deserves and requires. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Thanks to tough negotiating by the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE clerk will call the roll. Trump administration, this deal deliv- The President pro tempore led the The senior assistant legislative clerk ers for the security of our Nation. It Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: proceeded to call the roll. delivers for our men and women in uni- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, form. It protects the progress of the United States of America, and to the Repub- I ask unanimous consent that the order last 2 years and provides the fuel for lic for which it stands, one nation under God, for the quorum call be rescinded. further progress. That is the bottom indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without line. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. objection, it is so ordered. The nature of divided government HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Iowa. f means this certainly isn’t the agree- Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I ment Republicans would have written ask to speak as in morning business for RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY all by ourselves; for example, I will 1 minute. LEADER never understand why our Democratic The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The colleagues treat funding the U.S. objection, it is so ordered. majority leader is recognized. Armed Forces like a Republican pri- f f ority that somehow needs to be matched up with additional spending NOMINATION OF MARK T. ESPER BUDGET AGREEMENT that Democrats like in order to make Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, it palatable for them. It seems to me the United States of America has the yesterday the administration informed every one of us, both sides, should mightiest military in the world to pro- congressional leaders that Secretary jump at the chance to fund defense ade- tect our freedoms and to guarantee Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff quately. peace around the world. That is why it Mulvaney, and Acting OMB Director Alas, that is not a mystery that is is so important to keep check on the Vought reached a deal with Speaker going to be solved for me in the imme- Pentagon’s financial ledgers. Tax- PELOSI to prevent a government-fund- diate future. The fact is, the Federal

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Increasingly Washington to throw a big wrench in reported for duty days or even weeks brutal police tactics and pro-mainland this red-hot economy that is creating later, putting their health at serious vigilantes are drawing blood in an ef- historic levels of job opportunities and risk to help others, commitments to fort to intimidate Hongkongers back growing their take-home pay, and so those who responded to the Pentagon into submission. faced with our Democratic colleagues’ and in Shanksville, PA, as well, and in Hong Kong’s autonomous govern- reluctance, the Trump administration the cases where injury or illness has al- ance, political freedoms, and stable took the high road. They did what ready claimed the lives of those heroes, rule of law has been a crucial pre- needed to be done for our Armed Forces commitments to the surviving fami- condition of its tremendous growth and and veterans and negotiated a success- lies. prosperity. U.S. firms have invested ful deal. In fact, compared to current Congress can never repay these men, tens of billions in Hong Kong’s econ- law, the administration has secured a women, and families for their sac- omy because they trust the autono- larger increase for defense spending rifices, but we can do a small part to mous region’s political climate, inde- than for nondefense. Let me say that make our heroes whole. That is why pendent judicial system, and degree of again: a larger increase for defense the Senate has never failed to attend independence from Beijing. than for nondefense compared to cur- to the fund before. We are not about to By contrast, international firms are rent law. do so now. currently pulling back from China due What is more, the administration I had the honor of meeting with a to concerns about corruption, autoc- successfully kept leftwing poison pills group of first responders and advocates racy, intellectual property rights vio- and policy riders far away from this several weeks back. They gave me the lations, and state-sponsored corporate agreement. We know some of the far badge of Luis Alvarez, a New York Po- espionage. left have been hankering to claw back lice Department bomb squad detective At a time when China faces slowing the Hyde amendment protections or who was terminally ill and has since growth, Beijing should seek to emulate cut away at reprogramming authori- tragically passed away. Hong Kong, not engulf Hong Kong and ties and flexibility that Presidents It was my honor to receive it. It was remake it in the image of the Chinese rightly possess. I applaud the fact that my honor to reiterate that the Sen- Communist Party. no leftwing riders like that were al- ate’s ironclad commitment to getting The PRC has long been working hard lowed into the deal. this done was never in doubt. I told the under the surface to increase its influ- This is the deal that was necessary to first responders I wanted the Senate to ence and power. In Hong Kong, like in continue rebuilding our national de- address this prior to the August recess, so many other areas, China has used fense after years of neglect, and it is and today we will do so. It will be my this approach that experts have called the deal that was possible in divided honor later today to vote for the fund- ‘‘hide and bide’’—hiding their inten- government. I am proud to join Presi- ing and ensure this fund is secure. I tions and biding their time, slowly slic- dent Trump in support of it, and I will urge my colleagues to do the same. ing away resistance, building leverage, be proud to support it when the Senate f and encroaching, one step at a time. votes on the agreement before we ad- In the case of Hong Kong, Beijing and journ at the end of this month. HONG KONG its agents have overreached, but they f Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, are recalculating—postponing action NOMINATION OF MARK T. ESPER on one final matter, in recent weeks, I on this legislation while biding time to have spoken about our Nation’s re- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, resume the encroachment. in the meantime, this body has other newed competition with other great This is not just a matter of the peo- significant business to complete for the powers, like Russia and China. Despite ple of Hong Kong. The PRC’s treatment American people. Most immediately, in decades of efforts to welcome these na- of Hong Kong—just like its treatment just a few hours, we will be confirming tions into a peaceful, prosperous, and of the Uighurs or Tibetans that Beijing a new Secretary of Defense. The vote fair international system, we are con- claims as citizens—is an indicator of to advance Dr. Mark Esper’s nomina- stantly reminded that these nations how Chinese rulers will behave abroad. tion yesterday afternoon came in at 85 have their own design on the future. In All nations who trade with the PRC to 6. That is precisely the kind of over- their visions, foundational principles of should be watching the drama unfold- whelming bipartisan vote that is called sovereignty, freedom, human rights, ing on the streets of Hong Kong. for in this circumstance. and a rules-based international order The world is watching and won- The nominee is beyond qualified. His tend to take a backseat to power poli- dering: If a government cannot respect record of public service is beyond im- tics and the pursuit of hegemony. the basic rights of people it claims as pressive. His commitment to serving The , for its own citizens, why on Earth would it our servicemembers is beyond obvious. example, is working to extend its con- be trusted to respect the rights and in- The need for a Senate-confirmed Sec- trol and influence everywhere from terests of its neighbors, its trading retary of Defense is beyond urgent. I Taiwan to Cambodia, to Laos, to partners, or the companies that invest urge every one of my colleagues to vote Burma, to Hong Kong, as we have seen in its economy? to confirm our next Secretary of De- recently. The tools and tactics may dif- As we all know, the people of Hong fense later today. fer but the goal is the same: Beijing Kong have been carrying the banner for decades. I am proud to say that here in f wants to bend its neighbors to its will. Earlier this month, after historic the United States, we have been 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND protests, Hong Kong’s Government hit marching alongside them the entire Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, pause on legislation that would have way. Back in 1992, I was proud to au- that isn’t the only important task we further eroded its autonomy and in- thor the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act will tackle on a bipartisan basis today. vited more meddling from the main- and helped codify America’s stance on In just a few hours, the Senate will at- land, but victory for freedom and au- the special status of Hong Kong. tend to an important subject we have tonomy is not yet assured. The bill in So on the 70th anniversary of the never failed to address; that is, the question has been suspended, but it PRC and the 30th anniversary of the September 11th Victim Compensation hasn’t been totally withdrawn. Tiananmen Square massacre, I am Fund. Hong Kong’s people, emboldened by grateful the administration and Con- I know my colleagues don’t need any this rare victory over Beijing’s creep- gress, on a bipartisan basis, are reex- extended lecture from me about the ing influence, have continued to exer- amining America’s relationship with

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It is boneheaded because it Hong Kong, as well as China’s overall ily Case Management Program, cou- is going to cause more people to flee. strategy and its implications for the pled with a Democratic bill to address Unfortunately, it is been typical of the United States, our allies, and the en- the treatment of children—a bill that President’s approach. This morning, tire world. Senators MERKLEY, FEINSTEIN, DURBIN, the President tweeted and bragged I suggest the absence of a quorum. and I have sponsored, as well as many about how he has cut off funding to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The others—over 30 other Democrats, I be- Guatemala 9 months ago. It is counter- clerk will call the roll. lieve—would both improve the condi- productive. That means more—not The senior assistant legislative clerk tions at the detention centers and en- fewer—people at our borders, plain and proceeded to call the roll. sure that families comply with our im- simple. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I migration laws. In my experience, I have not seen the ask unanimous consent that the order I would say one more thing about President be serious about dealing with for the quorum call be rescinded. these kids and the parents. They are immigration. He has used the issue; he The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without not criminals. I asked Mark Morgan, riles up his base without telling them objection, it is so ordered. who is certainly known as a hard-liner the truth, making them think they are all criminals—I see this on FOX News f on immigration: What percentage of these kids and parents are criminals? all the time as well—demeaning immi- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY It is a very small percentage. At one grants, who are what America is all LEADER point, it was said that 96 percent—and about, inflaming racial tensions, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The at another point 98 percent—are not stoking fear. Democratic leader is recognized. criminals. They are the same people So we in Congress, Democrats and Republicans, should take the lead and f our grandparents or our great-grand- develop a way forward, a real way that BORDER SECURITY parents or our great-great-grand- parents were, who sought safety and a will solve the problems at the border in Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, decent life in America. Their children a way that complies with humanity, last Friday, I went with a group of Sen- and their grandchildren—on my fa- the American way, and the rule of law. ate Democrats to visit several deten- ther’s side I am one of the grand- f tion centers at our southern border, in- children, and on my mother’s side I am BUDGET AGREEMENT cluding the Border Patrol facility in one of the great-great-grandchildren— McAllen and processing centers at Madam President, on a different sub- have done good things for America ject, yesterday, four congressional Donna and Ursula, TX. The searing ac- throughout the country. That is what counts about the conditions endured by leaders in the Trump administration America is all about. These people are reached a bipartisan agreement that the migrant families are true. We saw not fleeing to break the law. They are overcrowding. We heard migrants tell will strengthen our national security not fleeing to traffic drugs. They are and clear the way for important invest- us they are unable to brush their teeth, fleeing because the gangs down there ments in America’s middle-class—in- shower, call their families, or access have told the parents: We will rape vestments in healthcare, education, feminine hygiene products. We saw your daughter, we will murder your childcare, veterans, cancer research, children in soiled clothing, caged and son, and we will burn your house if you and more. expressionless. It is heartbreaking—the don’t do what we want. They are flee- First and foremost, I am pleased to thousand-smile stares on the faces of ing for the safety, the beauty, and the report that in this deal, Democrats toddlers where smiles and laughter opportunity of America, which genera- have finally found a way to end the should have been. It breaks your heart tions since the 1600s have done and threat of sequester permanently. The and makes your blood boil all at once. have made this country great. arbitrary and draconian limits of the But we saw something else. I am al- We need to return to a rational dis- sequester have hammered our ability ways looking for the positive. We saw a cussion about the reality on the to invest in working Americans for too much better model employed by a non- ground, and that includes a discussion long. There are large forces pushing profit Catholic Charities center, run by about the root causes of immigration. the middle class around—globalization Sister Norma Pimentel. There, families Again, when the President says Ameri- and automation—and the only answer, had access to medicine, food, and show- cans should know that all of these peo- because most of our international com- ers as their asylum cases were being ple arriving at our borders are crimi- panies haven’t really made the effort processed in an orderly fashion. These nals trying to game the law, he should at least until now, is government pro- people were being treated humanely, know who they are. As I said, Mark viding ladders—ways out, ways in, and and they were following the law. Morgan, his own CBP Commissioner, ways up—so that average middle-class Sister Norma told us that the gov- admitted as much to our congressional people can maintain that great Amer- ernment could replicate this model. delegation on Friday when we ques- ican dream, which means, simply put, She explained that if ICE reinstated tioned him. The vast majority of fami- if you work hard, you will be doing bet- the Family Case Management Pro- lies are fleeing unimaginable violence ter 10 years from now than you are gram, we could see as high as 99-per- and degradation in their countries. So doing today, and your kids will still be cent compliance with immigration let’s get at the root causes of this, in- doing better than you. We need those court orders without the need for ex- stead of just tweeting and going on TV kinds of programs—education, infra- panded detention and overcrowding. and ranting, which people have done. structure, healthcare, and childcare— What a difference that could make. First, allow migrants to apply for to make this happen; otherwise, these Sister Norma showed us that we can asylum inside their own countries. Sec- big economic forces are going to con- treat these migrants with respect and ond, hire more immigration judges to tinue to push the middle-class and poor decency without sacrificing border se- reduce the backlog in cases at the bor- people around. The wealthy—they will curity or law and order. The two are der. Third, provide security assistance do fine, even though this Republican not mutually exclusive. That is such to these Central American countries to Party and this administration seem to an important point. You can have both help them crack down on the vicious make them their first choice. Look at humane treatment and rule of law. gangs and drug cartels that cause so that tax cut. Anyone who says that we must choose many to flee in the first place. So this is a good thing. It means that between treating these people hu- This is a rational thing to do. I think the shadow of sequestration, the inabil- manely and enforcing our laws is offer- most Americans, regardless of their ity of the government to provide lad- ing a false choice. We can do both, and ideology, regardless of their party, re- ders so that middle-class people can

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Gen- dent tweeted—I believe it was the quorum call be rescinded. eral Mattis was fanatic, almost, in a tweeted—and put out a statement that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without good way about this. I miss him. But he supports this agreement. objection, it is so ordered. we Democrats did this in an extraor- f f dinary fashion. The agreement includes a significant 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME increase in funding for critical domes- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, fi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tic priorities, including an increase in nally, there is something we can vote the previous order, the leadership time the domestic budget authority that on today at long, long last—the 9/11 is reserved. even exceeds the increase in defense by Victim Compensation Fund for those f $10 billion over the next 2 years. For brave heroes who rushed to the Towers those counting, yesterday’s deal means on 9/11. The light at the end of the tun- CONCLUSION OF MORNING that Democrats have secured over $100 nel of what has been a very long and BUSINESS billion in funding increases for domes- sometimes very dark time is now only The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning tic programs since President Trump a few hours away. We have waited too business is closed. took office. At the same time, it en- long to settle this matter. Too many f sures that our military is prepared to people have put up bipartisan road- LEGISLATIVE SESSION keep Americans safe around the world. blocks along the road. This $100 billion sounds abstract. But Now we are here, about to exit the tunnel and guarantee once and for all let me tell you what it means: more NEVER FORGET THE HEROES: that the heroes who rushed to the Tow- funding to the States for opioid treat- JAMES ZADROGA, RAY PFEIFER, ers 18 years ago will no longer have to ment. The States are desperate for AND LUIS ALVAREZ PERMANENT worry about compensation for their more help. Young people are dying of AUTHORIZATION OF THE SEP- families when they are gone. These these horrible drugs. Treatment works. TEMBER 11TH VICTIM COM- men and women, many of them sick, I held in my arms a father from Buf- PENSATION FUND ACT falo whose son had served in Iraq, had some of them gravely so, will not have PTSD, and then got hooked on opioids to return to Congress anymore to fight The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under when he came back here. Finally, the for the compensation they always the previous order, the Senate will re- kid hit bottom. He said: Dad, I want to should have been given. They will be sume consideration of H.R. 1327, which go to a treatment center. able to go home, tend to their illnesses, the clerk will report. Unfortunately, there was a 23-week their family members, and their The senior assistant legislative clerk waiting period, and the young man friends. That is what they always read as follows: killed himself in the 22nd week. The fa- wanted to do—just take care of them- A bill (H.R. 1327) to extend authorization ther cried in my arms, a big steel selves, their families, and their friends for the September 11th Victim Compensation worker with tattoos and everything who got sick from the poisonous stuff Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for else. He was devastated, as anybody that was in the air right after 9/11, other purposes. else would be over the loss of a child. when, bravely, these men and women NOMINATION OF MARK T. ESPER Now there will be more money for that. rushed to the Towers. That is what we Mr. THUNE. Madam President, later This is not abstract. want. We have waited too long. this morning we will be voting on the What about fixing VA hospitals? Now, we are going to have a few nomination of Mark Esper to be Sec- What about more money to help edu- amendment votes first, and I warn my retary of Defense. Dr. Esper is an out- cate our kids properly? What about colleagues on both sides of the aisle: If standing choice. I don’t need to tell some money to make the burden of col- you vote for these amendments, you anyone how essential the position of lege less great, as heavy as it is? What will, at best, delay the bill but, at Secretary of Defense is to our national about money for climate and clean en- worst, kill it. Neither is a good choice, security. The Secretary of Defense is ergy? What about money for infra- neither is a palatable choice, and nei- key to ensuring that our Nation is pre- structure and transportation? That ther is an acceptable choice. Let’s de- pared to meet and defeat any threat. $100 billion is not abstract. It is for all feat these amendments. I believe they Dr. Esper has the experience, the of these things. It is going to mean jobs will be defeated. Then, let’s pass the knowledge, and the character for the for the American people. It is going to bill overwhelmingly. job. He has an illustrious resume: West mean ladders up for the American peo- This body has come together to help Point grad, veteran, Bronze ple. It is going to mean some hope for veterans time and again. These people Star recipient, Rifle Company com- the American people. are just like veterans, and 9/11 seemed mander, a total of 10 years on Active I know that on the other side some like a war. I was there. I was there the Duty, and an additional 11 in the Na- on the right will say: This increases next day. I was in Washington the day tional Guard and Army Reserve. the deficit. Just a year ago they voted it happened. In a time of war, these In addition to his practical military to increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion— brave people selflessly risked their and leadership experience, he has ex- now, maybe $2 trillion—with a deep tax lives and rushed to the Towers to de- tensive experience on the policy side of cut, the overwhelming part of which fend our freedom, just like our soldiers things as well. He has a master’s de- went to the wealthiest people in Amer- do and just like our armed services do. gree from the John F. Kennedy School ica. So don’t start hollering ‘‘deficit’’ So we should sign this bill into law. of Government at Harvard and a doc- when it comes to helping the middle Now, I will have more to say on the torate in public policy from George class when you are willing to deepen matter before and after the vote, about Washington University here in the Na- the deficit when it comes to helping what this means, and thanking the tion’s Capital. He worked as a senior the wealthy. Of course, now, part of many people, particularly the first re- professional staff member on the Sen- this is that the debt ceiling will be ex- sponders—names like Zadroga, Pfeifer, ate Foreign Relations Committee and tended until the summer of 2021, pre- and Alvarez—who made this happen. the Governmental Affairs Committee, serving the full faith and credit of the Until then, let me just say it is hard as policy director for the House Armed United States. for me to express how much I am look- Services Committee, and as national Looking forward, I think we have ing forward to passing this bill here security adviser to former Senate Ma- laid the groundwork for legislation today. jority Leader Bill Frist. He also served

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We considered Mr. The psychiatrist Mr. Dickson’s team budget reform and Army moderniza- Dickson’s nomination, his record, and handpicked to examine Ms. Petitt had tion, supported Defense cooperation the ongoing case of a whistleblower re- his own problems of serious red flags with our allies, and supervised the taliation, and given all of that, it is and retaliatory threats. For example, most significant reorganization of the clear to me that he is not the right per- the doctor cited that just because Offi- Army in 45 years. His character and his son for the safety culture we need cer Petitt had three kids, a job, and expertise have won him respect from today at the FAA. helped her husband with his career, she both sides of the aisle. It is distressing to me that Mr. must be manic. I don’t know about the The Democratic junior Senator from Dickson advanced out of committee on Presiding Officer, but to me it just Virginia recently described Dr. Esper just a party-line vote. We have never sounds like being an American woman as ‘‘a person of sound character and had a partisan vote on an FAA nomi- today, juggling many things. moral courage’’ and encouraged his col- nee in the past, and I believe we should The psychiatrist even had the nerve leagues to support Dr. Esper’s nomina- have found consensus on the nominee to ask when the first officer was pump- tion. for the FAA given all the concerns the ing breast milk for her children. That Reacting to Dr. Esper’s appointment public has about flying safety. is the kind of questioning the officer as Acting Defense Secretary, the The reason why I oppose Mr. Dickson had to answer. Democratic chairman of the House is from what I understood, after the The good news is that there are laws Armed Services Committee noted that hearing, from First Officer Karlene on the books that protect people in the Department of Defense would ben- Petitt, who has a Ph.D. in aviation these kinds of incidents when they are efit from Dr. Esper’s leadership. safety and is an experienced pilot over a whistleblower and they have been re- Dr. Esper was confirmed as Secretary 40 years and happens to be one of my taliated against. of the Army by an overwhelming bipar- constituents. At a hearing, we basi- Later, a panel of eight doctors from tisan majority, and his nomination as cally understood that no one was hold- the Mayo Clinic and another inde- Defense Secretary was reported out of ing Mr. Dickson accountable for ac- pendent doctor came to the opposite the Senate Armed Services Committee tions that he took against her at Delta conclusion of this psychiatrist, stating with nearly unanimous support. I look Airlines. that Officer Petitt had no mental forward to seeing a similarly strong bi- Back in 2010, she was a pilot on an issues and that she should continue to partisan vote for his confirmation later A330 flight. She had seen a crash of an fly as she had done for many years. today. A330 plane—tragically, an Air France It is very unfortunate that this situa- In November 2018, the bipartisan Na- plane in the Atlantic Ocean. She had tion arose, but it is more unfortunate tional Defense Strategy Commission also heard comments from those in the that Mr. Dickson was not evenhanded released a report warning that our Delta executive team that if you have about it when his nomination came be- readiness had eroded to the point a concern about safety, say something. fore the committee. It is standard oper- where we might struggle to win a war So she thought she was doing just that. ating procedure in the U.S. Senate to against a major power like China or As part of what she thought was im- ask nominees this question: Have you Russia. The Commission noted that we portant information following these or any business or nonprofit that you would be especially vulnerable if we A330 incidents, she said she had con- have been associated with been in- were called on to fight a war on two cern about pilot training when it came volved as a party to an administrative fronts. to potential automation and failures of agency, criminal, or civil litigation? Rebuilding our military and equip- making sure that they were giving Why do we want to know that? We ping it to meet 21st century threats has enough rest time to pilots. She ob- want to know of any kind of deroga- to be a priority. I was encouraged yes- served that there were issues she tory information about a nominee terday by the fact that the budget deal thought were putting both her and pas- whom we are about to entrust with the arrived at by the administration and sengers at risk. public confidence through the U.S. Speaker PELOSI prioritizes money for So what did she do? She did what all Senate. We want to know whether our military. While it is not a perfect employees, we hope, would do. She in- there have been any issues and whether piece of legislation, it will ensure that formed her superiors and suggested that trust has been misplaced. Instead we are able to keep rebuilding our mili- possible solutions. She was persistent of answering that question, he did not tary and deliver on-time funding for and wanted to make sure that these bring up this incident at Delta. our men and women in uniform. recommendations were met with by the I don’t know of any nominee before During his confirmation hearing, Dr. leadership of the organization—Mr. the Commerce Committee who, having Esper revealed his clear understanding Dickson and his second-in-command, failed to disclose this kind of informa- of what needs to be done on the na- Jim Graham. Some of the concerns she tion, then moved forward after it was tional security front: modernize and re- raised about inadequate pilot training brought up. That is right. The only rea- build our military; ensure that we are and not enough pilot rest were things son we knew about this incident is not prepared for a new era of great-power that you thought would have maybe because of his requirement to disclose competition while maintaining our gotten her recognized for the great it and his failure to disclose it but be- ability to confront terrorist organiza- contribution to a safety culture that is cause, during the hearing when every- tions and rogue nations; cultivate our so necessary today in an age of more body heard all of this glowing informa- relationship with our allies; and sup- and more automation. Whether you are tion, a whistleblower came forward to port our men and women in uniform, talking about an automobile or an air- explain to members of the committee who sacrifice so much to keep our Na- plane, it is essential that automation that this incident took place and ex- tion safe and free. and training go hand in hand. actly what had happened to her in her I am confident that Dr. Esper will be Instead of Officer Petitt getting the career as she tried to raise important an outstanding Secretary of Defense, attention she deserved, the company issues. and I look forward to supporting his sent her for a mandatory psychiatric When Mr. Dickson was asked for fur- nomination later today. evaluation. Can you imagine a whistle- ther information about this lawsuit I yield the floor. blower bringing up concerns as a pilot and why he didn’t disclose it, he went The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- flying for many years and instead of on to minimize his involvement, saying ator from Washington. being paid attention to, being sent for that it amounted to essentially one NOMINATION OF STEPHEN M. DICKSON a psychiatric evaluation? meeting with the pilot; however, a re- Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I Just a few months after Officer view of written records, emails, deposi- rise today to speak in opposition to the Petitt raised her concerns, that is ex- tions, and other materials showed that

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Today, I fear—rather, I expect safe every airline passenger and crew will be. this nominee. He knows that when it that if we give the Attorney General comes to creating a culture of safety, I know that it is hard for people in and the President the unprecedented it has to start at the top, and we have busy jobs to slow down and listen to power to break encryption across the to listen to people like the pilots who whistleblowers, but I guarantee they board and burrow into the most inti- are showing concerns today about the have helped us many times to solve mate details of Americans’ lives, they Boeing 737 MAX. We should listen to many problems. will abuse those powers. I don’t say them and the inspector general on I ask my colleagues to turn down that lightly. Yet, when I look at the what types of processes should be put this nomination today and to help us record, the public statements, and the in place to resolve the challenges we create an environment where whistle- behavior of William Barr and Donald face as we integrate more automation. blowers will be listened to. Trump, it is clear to me that you can’t Automation can help us make things I yield the floor. make the case for giving them this I suggest the absence of a quorum. safer, but automation without the pilot The PRESIDING OFFICER. The kind of power. There is too much evi- training, without the integration, clerk will call the roll. dence that they will abuse it. Their without a culture that rewards people The senior assistant legislative clerk record shows they do not feel con- for bringing up issues, instead of al- proceeded to call the roll. strained by the law. They have not most red-coding them as a response, is Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask been bound by legal or moral prece- not what we need to be doing. unanimous consent that the order for dents. Donald Trump, by his own A 2016 report by the Department of the quorum call be rescinded. words, has no ethical compunction— Transportation inspector general high- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. these are his words—about using gov- lights the essential role of FAA over- SCOTT of Florida). Without objection, ernment power against his political en- sight to reduce the hazards with regard it is so ordered. emies. to increased reliance on flight deck au- Never before have I been so certain ENCRYPTION tomation. The FAA estimates that au- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I that an administration in power would tomation is used 90 percent of the time rise to rebut the deeply flawed proposal knowingly abuse the massive power of in flight. Yet, according to the inspec- the Attorney General made this morn- government surveillance. It is for that reason that building government back tor general report, the FAA did not ing. This morning, he raised a tired, de- have a process to ensure that airline doors into the encrypted communica- bunked plan to blow a hole in one of pilots are properly trained to use and tions of the American people is now the most important security features monitor automation systems while uniquely dangerous and must be op- protecting the digital lives of the maintaining proficiency in manual posed at all costs. American people. Mr. Barr—once again flight operations. These are serious charges that I have The report recommended that the echoing the views of some on the far, made, and I am going to walk through FAA provide guidance in defining far right—is trying to undermine my reasoning. First, I would like to standards that airlines can use to train strong encryption and require govern- discuss the Attorney General’s history and evaluate pilots in the use of auto- ment back doors into the personal de- when it comes to government surveil- mation. It also recommended that vices of the American people. lance and government power. ‘‘Encryption’’ is a technical term standards be established to determine When this body voted on Mr. Barr’s whether pilots were receiving suffi- that gets thrown around by people in nomination earlier this year, I laid out cient training to develop and maintain government who don’t want you to use in great detail his history when it manual flying skills. it. The idea, however, is simple: It is comes to Executive power. Anyone These are the very matters First Of- using math to encode your information wishing for a full airing of Mr. Barr’s ficer Petitt had focused on when mak- so that the only people who can read it lifelong devotion to unbounded Execu- ing her observations and suggestions are the ones you want to read it. tive power can dial up those remarks of regarding safety. They are as critical As is often known, encryption is used mine on C–SPAN, but I just want to today as they were for the A330. every time a credit card is swiped or an highlight one item again this morning. We are living in an era of increasing online bank account is accessed. It Mr. Barr testified in October of 2003, automation, and we have work to do. I helps protect our kids from predators and he laid out his ideological position guarantee that we are going to con- who would spy on them through their that the President is not restrained tinue to play a role in this in the Com- cell phone cameras or surreptitiously when it comes to surveilling people merce Committee, making sure the in- track their movements. It keeps our here in the United States—not by laws spector general’s criticisms of the FAA health records, our personal commu- passed by Congress, not by the Fourth with regard to these issues are ad- nications, and our other sensitive data Amendment, no constraints. dressed. We need someone on the front- secure from hackers. Strong In that 2003 testimony, Mr. Barr said line who takes safety seriously and lis- encryption helps protect national secu- that the PATRIOT Act didn’t go far tens to the pilots. I know these issues rity secrets from hackers working for enough in terms of government surveil- are weighing on the American public— the Russians, the Chinese, the North lance. Even worse, Mr. Barr said that the very questions that Dr. Petitt Koreans, and other hostile govern- laws going back to the 1970s have no asked. I am sure, with the right ments. real effect on Presidential power. Mr. amount of engineering and coopera- I have spent a full decade fighting off Barr said: ‘‘Numerous statutes were tion, we can get them right. horrible plans to undermine strong passed, such as FISA’’—Foreign Intel- But Mr. Dickson has doubled down. encryption. My usual argument goes ligence Surveillance Act—‘‘that pur- He basically said that he had no re- something like this: You can’t build a ported to supplant Presidential discre- grets about how he handled the situa- back door only for the good guys, for tion with Congressionally crafted tion when we came back at him about government officials who are trying to schemes whereby judges become the ar- the fact that the information wasn’t protect people. Once you weaken biter of national security decisions.’’ In submitted. He basically said he had no encryption with a back door, you make one sentence, Mr. Barr just swept 40 regrets about trying to end a 40-year it far easier for criminals and hackers years of congressional action and 200 career of a whistleblower. I find this and predators to get into your digital years of constitutional governance out very challenging. I want the FAA to life. Then I go through all the reasons the window. We ought to take him at move forward with confidence that we the government’s plan to build a back his word that he has contempt for the are going to create the safety culture door is just about the worst idea since Fourth Amendment and critical laws necessary for today’s environment. Crystal Pepsi. that protect our law-abiding people.

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This is the President who Attor- held the Senate seat, from Senators ment of Justice revealed this March ney General Barr thinks is above the Barry Goldwater and Dennis DeConcini that William Barr gave the OK to a law. This is the President whom the to, most recently, Senators Jon Kyl bulk phone records dragnet at the Drug Attorney General will, in effect, cover and Jeff Flake, I have pledged to up- Enforcement Agency that ran for more for at virtually every turn, as he did hold Arizona’s proud tradition of put- than 20 years. The inspector general when he repeatedly lied about the con- ting country above party. found that Mr. Barr never even looked tents of the Mueller report. Most new Senators deliver their to see whether that Drug Enforcement Let me close by talking about why maiden speeches soon after being sworn Administration bulk surveillance pro- this matters to William Barr’s efforts in. I have waited so I could use these 6 gram was legal. The inspector general now to break into Americans’ months to demonstrate to Arizonans, called it ‘‘troubling’’ because of the encrypted communications. The argu- in actions more than words, exactly disconnect between what the law says ment that the government needs to how I intend to serve our State in the and how it was secretly being inter- weaken encryption has always been Senate. I promised Arizona that I preted and used. The Drug Enforce- based on the promise that the govern- would do things differently than have ment Agency program that William ment will never use the back door others in Washington. Barr approved relied on subpoena without a court-ordered warrant. Americans see a lot of chaos in this power that requires that the records Yet Mr. Barr, in his own words and city. There is intense pressure from all being collected be ‘‘relevant or mate- actions, has demonstrated repeatedly, sides to spend time and energy on rial’’ to an investigation. But Mr. Barr when it comes to surveillance, that the every scandal, every insult, every didn’t bother to consider whether all of laws don’t matter, that the courts tweet, and every partisan fight, and it those phone records that were collected don’t matter, and that even the Con- is very easy to get distracted. It is the in bulk were consistent with the law; stitution doesn’t matter. The only simplest thing in the world to line up he just went ahead and rubberstamped thing that matters is what he and the on either side of a partisan battle. it. President feel like doing. What is harder, though, is to ignore the The inspector general tends to be po- So I would ask my colleagues who chaos and get out of our comfort zones lite about outright calling government are here, what Senators in their right to build coalitions and get things done. programs illegal, but even the inspec- minds would give these men the au- I promised Arizona I would do the hard tor general pointed out that there are thority to break into the phone of work, and that approach has produced multiple court cases that ‘‘clearly sug- every single American? Imagine what results. gested potential challenges to the va- kind of information they could gather In these first 6 months, two bills I lidity of the DEA’s use of this statu- on their political opponents. Imagine if have sponsored to improve protections tory subpoena power in this expansive, a Member of Congress were secretly and services for veterans have passed non-targeted manner.’’ gay and were desperate to hide the the Senate and the House, and they Finally, the inspector general found fact. Despite campaigning on family now await the President’s signature to that the records collected from the pro- values, imagine if a Member of Con- put them into law. These new measures gram were used outside the Drug En- gress had cheated on his wife. Would a expand American Legion membership forcement Agency for investigations man like the individual I have de- to veterans across the country, protect that had nothing to do with drugs—a scribed here use that information veterans from scam artists, and help practice the inspector general said against them? Would Donald Trump veterans achieve the dream of home ‘‘raised significant legal questions.’’ use it to secure their loyalty in the ownership. Few efforts better illustrate The inspector general goes on to note face of his own wrongdoing? my approach to service or are more that Congress was kept almost entirely I understand that the world is a worthy of our attention than that of in the dark. At a time when the Amer- frightening place, and anybody who the Somers family. ican people are hungry for trans- serves on the Select Committee on In- As a Congresswoman, I shared the parency and openness and account- telligence would share that view. Some story of SGT Daniel Somers on the ability, the inspector general says Con- government agencies will always advo- floor of the U.S. House, and I will now gress was kept in the dark by Mr. Barr cate for greater powers to surveil share that story for the first time on about a decades-long, illegal bulk col- Americans and intrude into their dig- the floor of the Senate. lection program, with the exception of ital lives. It is important to remember, Sergeant Somers was an Arizona a single secret Intelligence Committee as I touched on in the beginning, that Army veteran who served two tours in hearing in 2007. Even then, it was obvi- the banning of encryption in America Iraq. He served on Task Force Light- ous the program was illegal. That is will not stop the bad guys from using ning, an intelligence unit, and ran why my colleague Senator Feingold encryption, and it will not ban basic more than 400 combat missions as a and I wrote to the head of National In- math algorithms elsewhere in the machine gunner in the turret of a telligence pointing out that the sub- world. It will only leave Americans less humvee. Part of his role required him poena authority the DEA was using secure against foreign hackers, and—I to interrogate dozens of terror sus- was never intended for bulk collection. regret having to say this—it will leave pects. His work was deemed classified. This was secret law, and it was wrong Americans less secure against intru- Like many veterans, Sergeant and dangerous. sions by an administration that has Somers was haunted by the war when That is why I wanted to make sure shown it is willing to support lawless he returned home. He suffered from people knew Mr. Barr’s history, be- measures. flashbacks, nightmares, depression, cause this secret, illegal bulk collec- I yield the floor. and other symptoms of post-traumatic tion program was approved by the cur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- stress disorder—all made worse by a rent Attorney General. So you have an ator from Arizona. traumatic brain injury. Sergeant Attorney General who not only has MAIDEN SPEECH Somers needed help. said he is not constrained by the law, Ms. SINEMA. Mr. President, I am He and his family did what all fami- but he has a history of breaking the honored to rise to deliver my maiden lies who face similar challenges are law. You also have a President who al- speech as the senior U.S. Senator from urged to do—they asked for help. Yet, most every day expresses contempt for the great State of Arizona. I was sworn when the VA’s answer came, it dem- any legal or constitutional restraints in to this distinguished body just over onstrated exactly what happens when on his powers. That attitude applies to 6 months ago. I am incredibly honored America’s veterans are left behind. The surveillance too. In 2016, in response to and humbled to join only a dozen oth- VA enrolled Sergeant Somers in group

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It is not delayed in its providing him with suit- The Somers’ family and I have what reporters in the Capitol’s hall- able support and care. worked over the past several months ways ask me about, and it is not what Like many veterans, Sergeant with the Department of Defense on new people tweet to me on a daily or on Somers’ isolation got worse when he legislation to create a network of sup- even an hourly basis. You will never transitioned to civilian life. He tried to port for our military members. In May, see a push notification on your iPhone provide for his family, but he was un- I introduced the bipartisan Sergeant about legislation like ours. Yet this is able to work due to his disability. He Daniel Somers Network of Support the kind of work that matters. It mat- struggled with the VA bureaucracy. Act, which was cosponsored by my ters to Sergeant Somers’ parents, and His disability appeal had been pending friend and colleague on the Veterans’ it matters to veterans across my State. for more than 2 years without there Affairs Committee, Republican Senator It matters to military families and to having been any resolution, and he THOM TILLIS. Our legislation requires loved ones, and it matters to Arizona. didn’t get the help he needed in time. each new servicemember be asked for It is exactly why, as Arizona’s senior On June 10 of 2013, Sergeant Somers the names of loved ones whom he or Senator, I will not spend my time fo- wrote a letter to his family. she considers to be part of his or her cusing on areas of disagreement, be- He wrote: network of support. In return, the De- cause expending energy on the latest I am not getting better. I am not going to partment of Defense and the Red Cross tweet, on the latest insult, and on get better. And I will most certainly deterio- will provide information about benefits petty politics simply doesn’t move the rate further as time goes on. and services that are available to mili- needle for everyday people like the He went on to write: tary members. Somers. By engaging loved ones and families As a member of the Veterans’ Affairs I am left with basically nothing. Too Committee, I am fortunate to serve trapped in a war to be at peace. Too damaged from the beginning, the Department of to be at war. Abandoned by those who would Defense can better prepare and equip with Republican Chairman JOHNNY take the easy route and a liability to those our military families and friends to ISAKSON and Ranking Member JON who stick it out and thus deserve better. So better understand military life, to no- TESTER—two Senators who dem- you see, not only am I better off dead, but tice when servicemembers are in need, onstrate every day what can get done the world is better without me in it. This is and to help ensure that servicemem- when leaders put aside their differences what brought me to my actual final mission. bers get the right kind of assistance or and work toward common goals. Our On that day, we lost SGT Daniel care. We must do everything possible bipartisan legislation got this far Somers to suicide. to empower family and friends, who are thanks in part to support from Sen- Americans who return home from the first line of defense in our pre- ators ISAKSON and TESTER, as well as having served our Nation must always venting suicide amongst our veterans from the leaders of the Armed Services have somewhere to turn for support. I and servicemembers. Committee, Chairman JAMES INHOFE am committed to ensuring that no vet- This commonsense solution could be and Ranking Member JACK REED. How- eran feels trapped like Sergeant a game-changer for the men and ever, in this effort and in so many oth- Somers did and that all of our veterans women who have risked their lives to ers, I sorely miss the leadership of the have access to appropriate mental protect our freedoms, for their isola- former Armed Services chairman and health care. tion leads to tragedy. We have worked my personal hero, John McCain. So many of my colleagues in this Sergeant Somers’ story will sound with Congressman SCOTT PETERS, of body came to know and love Senator too familiar to too many military fam- California, who has introduced com- John McCain for his military heroism ilies. Perhaps less common is the as- panion legislation in the U.S. House. In and for his years of leadership in the tonishing bravery that had been dem- working as a team across party lines, Senate. Back home in Arizona, Senator onstrated by Sergeant Somers’ parents, we successfully included our network John McCain is also a hero for what he Howard and Jean, after their son’s of support legislation in the national death. represented in public service. defense bill that was passed by both What Senator McCain said in his last Howard and Jean are in the Senate’s the Senate and the House over the past Gallery today, and I am so honored to speech in this very Chamber shapes my few weeks. service to Arizona every day. He said: have them here as I share their son’s I am proud of this accomplishment, story. But make no mistake, my service here is but we have so much more to do. When the most important job I have had in my life. Howard and Jean were devastated by servicemembers transition from active And I am so grateful to the people of Arizona the loss of their son, and nobody would service to veteran status, they face old for the privilege—for the honor—of serving have blamed them if they had turned and confusing regulations that can be here and the opportunities it gives me to inward to deal with their grief, but difficult to navigate even for those who play a small role in the history of the coun- they didn’t. Howard and Jean faced the are able to care for themselves. We try I love. world and bravely shared SGT Daniel must ensure that veterans who receive He went on to say: Somers’ story, and they have created a care from the VA also have a network Merely preventing your political oppo- mission of their own. Their mission is of support in place to help them thrive nents from doing what they want isn’t the to ensure that Sergeant Somers’ story and prosper when they return to civil- most inspiring work. There’s greater satis- brings to light America’s deadliest ian life. I have spoken directly with VA faction in respecting our differences, but not war—the 20 veterans we lose to suicide letting them prevent agreements that don’t Secretary Robert Wilkie, who ex- require abandonment of core principles, in this country every day. pressed his support for extending the agreements made in good faith that help im- While I served in the U.S. House, I network of support to veterans, and I prove lives and protect the American people. worked closely with Howard and Jean look forward to working closely with . . . What a great honor and extraordinary to develop and pass into law the Daniel him to get it done. opportunity it is to serve in this body. Somers Classified Veterans Access to As we continue this work, I urge my Senator McCain talked of what is Care Act, which is legislation that en- colleagues to join me in expanding this possible when the Senate works the sures veterans who serve in a classified critical program. We can help ensure way it was meant to work. He stood for capacity receive behavioral health together that all veterans have net- everything we stand for as Arizonans: services in an appropriate care setting. works to turn to so they never have to fighting for what you believe in, stand- Now it is time to take the next inno- face their challenges alone. ing up for what is right even if you vative step in providing the support The story of Sergeant Somers and his stand alone, and serving a cause great- our servicemembers and veterans have parents, the failure of the VA bureauc- er than one’s self.

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Children should never be One of Senator McCain’s last acts in tention, or let them sleep on cold held in these conditions under any cir- the Senate was to shepherd last year’s floors. cumstances, for any amount of time, annual Defense bill into law—the same The reality is, Customs and Border period. annual bill which, this year, includes Patrol officers are not trained to care We saw children stuffed into crowded our Daniel Somers Network of Support for children, much less those who have spaces. The people detained in these fa- Act. I hope we are making Senator experienced trauma. They are not pre- cilities lack access to basic necessities McCain proud with such important pared nor qualified to provide the much like toothpaste and access to sanitary work. needed care to the families and chil- supplies. There are few, if any, pedia- With Senator McCain’s example dren who are coming here. tricians, no child welfare professionals, lighting the way, and with the trust of What is also true is that there are no hope, just thousands of children and the people of Arizona shaping my serv- members of our Border Patrol and law families in the care of law enforcement ice, I recommit to ignoring political enforcement who are trying to do the officers. This is not who we are. games and focusing on upholding Ari- right thing. Those men and women The dehumanization of migrants, in- zona values to get things done for the signed up to protect our country from cluding many tender-age children in State and for the country I love. terrorism, narcotics, and foreign our detention centers today, is unac- I yield the floor. threats. They are not trained to take ceptable. The psychological trauma I suggest the absence of a quorum. care of traumatized children. The fact they have experienced, and that they The PRESIDING OFFICER. The remains, the state of things in these are continuing to experience, will like- clerk will call the roll. immigration facilities is untenable and ly leave children with deep scars that The legislative clerk proceeded to indefensible. call the roll. I have had the chance to see this cri- will haunt them for the rest of their Ms. ROSEN. Mr. President, I ask sis firsthand, so allow me to speak a lives. unanimous consent that the order for little bit on what I have witnessed and Let me be clear: We are failing our the quorum call be rescinded. how we got here. law enforcement, we are failing our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Children and families have been families, and we are failing children. objection, it is so ordered. placed into overcrowded and unsani- We can agree that immigrants with BORDER SECURITY tary facilities, left without suitable criminal records or those who have fal- Ms. ROSEN. Mr. President, I rise to living conditions or even the most sified their reasons for coming should address an issue that transcends poli- basic of necessities for days or even not be allowed to stay, but during my tics and strikes at the very core of who weeks. visit to McAllen last week, the acting we are as Americans. Last year, while serving as a member head of Border Patrol told all of us Throughout my time in Congress, I of the House of Representatives, I trav- that the vast majority of migrant fam- have made it my priority to work with eled to the U.S.-Mexico border with one ilies are not criminals. my colleagues on both sides of the of my colleagues. We toured the I refuse to stand by while this takes aisle, to look past partisanship, and to Tornillo unaccompanied minor facility place on American soil. So I decided to work toward passing commonsense leg- and the Paso del Norte Processing Cen- take action by placing holds on two in- islation so we can help working fami- ter in Texas. What we witnessed there dividuals nominated by this adminis- lies in Nevada and across our country. was heartbreaking. tration to serve in administrative and In the House, I was proud to be We saw a tent city holding unaccom- policy roles of DHS until conditions in named one of the most bipartisan panied migrant children and children these facilities drastically improve, Members of Congress, and that is a separated from their parents. They until DHS meets the standards it is ob- title I plan to keep in the Senate. So I have no access to legal counsel, no way ligated—obligated—to uphold. hope my colleagues recognize the seri- to regularly talk to their families. This is the United States of America. ousness of why I rise today. They are without any idea of what All children deserve to be treated hu- It is without partisan motivation might happen next. Throughout their manely and with dignity, and those of when I say that we have a crisis on our camp, there was a sense of anxiety, any age who come to our country hands. Make no mistake about it, there hopelessness, and despair. I have car- claiming asylum have a legal right to is a humanitarian crisis at our south- ried the images of what I saw during present their case. ern border and we are failing to address that tour with me to this day. it. This administration is failing to ad- In committee testimony and in fol- We must ensure that we achieve, at dress it. This Congress is failing to ad- lowup briefings, in conversations with the very least, minimum humanitarian dress it. the administration and its agencies, we standards at CBP facilities. That With violence and political unrest in- were told conditions would improve, means all CBP facilities where children creasing in the Northern Triangle that plans were in place to provide the are processed or detained need to have countries of El Salvador, Honduras, care that is so desperately needed, and onsite medical professionals with pedi- and Guatemala, we are experiencing a that families would be reunited. We atric training and child welfare profes- surge in the number of migrants who now know that was wrong. sionals. That means implementing a have come to our southern border seek- We have all seen the news and read process for announced and unan- ing refuge from violence and persecu- reports detailing the abysmal state of nounced site visits by NGOs so we can tion. these facilities—children still in cages, ensure proper oversight and account- More than 60 percent of migrants are still going to sleep hungry, still going ability, as well as direct services for families and unaccompanied children weeks without bathing or having ac- children. Even something as simple as fleeing for their lives and seeking a cess to clean clothes, young children a sign that communicates to migrant safe place. Children and their families being tasked by officers to care for tod- families explaining where they are and are coming to our country for the same dlers, and, in some cases, allegations of what to expect—something that simple reasons so many of our ancestors did— sexual abuse by officers. could reduce anxiety and hopelessness because they have no other choice. To find out firsthand whether condi- that these individuals and children are They are coming to the United States, tions are improving, just last week I feeling. a nation of immigrants, a nation built joined my Senate colleagues in touring There is so much good in the Amer- on a foundation of core values, and we detention facilities in the McAllen, TX, ican people, and that shows in the out- do not turn away those fleeing persecu- area. I am sad to say these news re- pouring of support from NGOs that are tion and certain death. ports are accurate. These horrific con- ready and willing to step in and re- It is those same values that tell us ditions have not changed, families are spond. They do so many other humani- that when children—including infants still being separated, children are still tarian efforts. Yet our government is

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The committee leadership. being held in safe and sanitary condi- conducted an extensive review of these Secretary Mattis—you remember tions, we must then take up the crit- allegations, including multiple fol- him—when Dr. Esper was being sworn ical and long-overdue task of reforming lowup conversations and meetings with in as the Secretary of the Army, then- our long-term immigration policy. We Mr. Dickson. We have studied hundreds Secretary of Defense Mattis said: owe it to migrant children and families of pages of legal documents. The bottom line is the virtuous and vile to reach an immediate solution. We Here is what we know for a fact alike have written history, but let’s remem- owe it to our law enforcement to pre- about these allegations. We know for a ber here today that we’re the good guys . . . and this is the man who can take us forward. vent this difficult situation from con- fact—and it is uncontroverted—that tinuing. Mr. Dickson was not a named party in Mark Jacobson, a senior adviser to We must come together. We must any of these matters. We also know for Ash Carter, said: take action now because, at the end of a fact that he was not personally al- This is someone who can work across the the day, these are human lives, and aisle. This is somebody who can work with leged to have retaliated against any of Congress. And that’s really what defines they depend on us. his fellow employees who raised the I suggest the absence of a quorum. him. A soldier, a scholar. safety concerns. The Senate majority leader, MITCH The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. Dickson’s responses to post-hear- MCCONNELL, said: clerk will call the roll. ing questions for the record dem- The legislative clerk proceeded to Anybody impartial would have to have onstrate that he has commitments to call the roll. come away impressed by Dr. Esper’s mas- Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I ask safety and to the protection of employ- tery, intelligence, and thoroughness. unanimous consent that the order for ees who report concerns and that that My colleagues in the Armed Services the quorum call be rescinded. is paramount, in his view. In fact, Mr. Committee also widely support Dr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Dickson unequivocally stated in his Esper’s nomination, advancing his objection, it is so ordered. written responses that he was never nomination with an overwhelming bi- VOTE ON STEPHEN M. DICKSON named as a party to any judicial, ad- partisan vote. Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, in a few ministrative, or regulatory proceedings Across the Capitol, both the chair- moments, at 12 noon, the Senate will and was never accused of retaliation of man and ranking member of the House vote on a cloture motion for the nomi- any sort during his tenure at his Armed Services Committee support Dr. nation of Stephen M. Dickson to be Ad- former employer. Esper. They all support him. Chairman ministrator of the Federal Aviation I think the FAA, we all agree, should ADAM SMITH said that Dr. Esper is ‘‘ca- Administration. I rise in strong sup- be the gold standard in aviation safety. pable of executing the National De- port of that motion. I think it will pass I think Steve Dickson is the correct fense Strategy in a way that is insu- today. I will be supporting the nomina- person to be confirmed and sit at the lated from outside influence and polit- tion when it comes to a full vote on the helm of the FAA at this crucial time ical considerations. . . . The Depart- floor of the Senate sometime later. for the agency. The majority of the ment would benefit from his leader- As chair of the Committee on Com- committee believes that Mr. Dickson is ship.’’ That is my counterpart over in merce, Science, and Transportation, let an excellent nominee for this position the House. me report that we recently voted to re- and will bring the commitment, experi- Ranking Member MAC THORNBERRY port Mr. Dickson’s nomination favor- ence, and expertise necessary to lead said he has ‘‘done an outstanding job as ably out of the committee. I hope the the FAA and fulfill its mission. I am Secretary of the Army.’’ I agree with Senate will soon confirm this highly going to be urging my colleagues to Congressman THORNBERRY. qualified nominee. Steve Dickson was vote yes on the cloture motion and Under Dr. Esper’s leadership, we saw chosen for this important position then to swiftly confirm Mr. Dickson’s Army modernization leap forward by based on his strong qualifications, nomination. leaps and bounds. He managed the larg- which include almost 40 years of com- I yield the floor. est reorganization of the Army in 45 bined service in the U.S. Air Force and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- years, prioritizing research, develop- the commercial air transportation sec- ator from Oklahoma. ment, and innovation. He showed ac- tor. Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask countability to the taxpayers by being Mr. Dickson is a 1979 distinguished unanimous consent that I complete my responsible with his budget, making graduate of the Air Force Academy and remarks before we move to the vote to tough decisions, tough choices, stream- graduated magna cum laude from Geor- confirm our next Secretary of Defense. lining legacy programs, and directing gia State University College of Law in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without defense dollars to critical future needs. 1999, where he earned his J.D. He served objection, it is so ordered. It is impressive, but being a good in the U.S. Air Force as an F–15 fighter NOMINATION OF MARK T. ESPER Army Secretary isn’t enough on its pilot, including assignments as a flight Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, we are own. Secretary Mattis reminded us commander, instructor pilot, and flight in a great position that we are not very that civilian leaders in our military examiner. From 1991 until October of often in. We have someone who is en- must be more than their past accom- 2018, Mr. Dickson was employed by thusiastically supported by Repub- plishments. Mark Esper is more be- Delta Air Lines as a pilot and manage- licans, by Democrats, and he is obvi- cause he truly respects and honors his ment executive. He retired after rising ously the right person. He has the trust commitment to the men and women in through the ranks to become Delta’s of our President, he has the trust of uniform. I have seen this firsthand. senior vice president of flight oper- our military, and he has the trust of Back in April, I asked Dr. Esper to ations. Congress and the country to keep our join me on a visit to Fort Sill in my On May 15, the committee held a Nation safe. State of Oklahoma. What impressed me hearing to consider Mr. Dickson’s nom- Dr. Mark Esper is the right man for was how well he communicated with ination, and he clearly demonstrated the job. He is a great choice to lead the the troops in the field. He is one of the the experience and leadership abilities Pentagon, and I am proud to support troops out there, and you could see the necessary to lead the FAA. I don’t him. And I am not the only one. In love that he had for them. In Fort Sill, know if there was a single member of fact, I would like to take a moment to he even joined them—and I was there— the committee who failed to be im- share some of the bipartisan support for an Army combat fitness test work- pressed. we have for Dr. Esper from the defense out. He participated with the troops. After Mr. Dickson’s hearing, new in- experts, former officials, and my own He ate the MREs out in the field. Any- formation came to the committee’s at- colleagues. one who has been in the Army can tell

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Crapo Lee Shelby [Rollcall Vote No. 221 Ex.] We moved quickly to consider Dr. Cruz Manchin Sinema YEAS—52 Esper’s nomination here on the floor, Daines McConnell Smith but that isn’t because we didn’t fulfill Duckworth McSally Stabenow Alexander Fischer Portman Durbin Menendez Sullivan Barrasso Gardner Risch our duty of advice and consent. We did. Enzi Moran Tester Blackburn Graham Roberts Dr. Esper testified for over 3 hours. Be- Ernst Murkowski Thune Blunt Grassley Romney tween his hearing and his followup Feinstein Murphy Tillis Boozman Hawley Rounds Fischer Murray Toomey Braun Hoeven Rubio questions for the record, he answered Gardner Paul Udall Burr Hyde-Smith approximately 600 questions. It is clear Sasse Graham Perdue Van Hollen Capito Inhofe Scott (FL) Cassidy Johnson that Dr. Esper has what it takes to Grassley Peters Warner Scott (SC) Hassan Portman Whitehouse Collins Kennedy lead the Department of Defense and Shelby Hawley Reed Wicker Cornyn Lankford Sullivan that most of my colleagues think so as Heinrich Risch Young Cotton Lee well. Cramer McConnell Thune NAYS—8 Crapo McSally Tillis He has served the Nation with honor Toomey and integrity, and I am certain that he Booker Klobuchar Warren Cruz Moran Gillibrand Markey Wyden Daines Murkowski Wicker is going to continue to do so when he is Harris Merkley Enzi Paul Young Ernst Perdue confirmed. NOT VOTING—2 I strongly request a strong vote to NAYS—45 confirm Dr. Mark Esper to be our next Isakson Sanders The nomination was confirmed. Baldwin Harris Peters Secretary of Defense. Bennet Hassan Reed With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Blumenthal Heinrich Rosen the previous order, the motion to re- Booker Hirono Schatz f consider is considered made and laid Brown Jones Schumer upon the table. Cantwell Kaine Shaheen EXECUTIVE SESSION Cardin King Sinema The President will be immediately Carper Klobuchar Smith notified of the Senate’s action. Casey Leahy Stabenow f Coons Manchin Tester EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Cortez Masto Markey Udall CLOTURE MOTION Duckworth Menendez Van Hollen The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Durbin Merkley Warner CRUZ). Under the previous order, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Feinstein Murphy Warren Senate will proceed to executive ses- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Gillibrand Murray Wyden sion and resume consideration of the Senate the pending cloture motion, NOT VOTING—3 following nomination, which the clerk which the clerk will state. Isakson Sanders Whitehouse will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this The bill clerk read the nomination of read as follows: vote, the yeas are 52, the nays are 45. Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Sec- CLOTURE MOTION The motion is agreed to. retary of Defense. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the VOTE ON ESPER NOMINATION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under move to bring to a close debate on nomina- the previous order, the question is, Will tion of Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be the Senate advise and consent to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Esper nomination? ministration for the term of five years. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. WICKER. I ask for the yeas and James M. Inhofe, John Hoeven, Mike clerk will report the nomination. nays. Rounds, Joni Ernst, Kevin Cramer, Pat Roberts, John Boozman, Mike Crapo, The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Steve Daines, John Cornyn, James E. read the nomination of Stephen M. sufficient second? Risch, Roger F. Wicker, Richard Burr, Dickson, of Georgia, to be Adminis- There appears to be a sufficient sec- Thom Tillis, Roy Blunt, Shelley Moore trator of the Federal Aviation Admin- ond. Capito, Mitch McConnell. istration for the term of five years. The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- The bill clerk called the roll. imous consent, the mandatory quorum f Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is call has been waived. necessarily absent: the Senator from The question is, Is it the sense of the LEGISLATIVE SESSION Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON). Senate that debate on the nomination Further, if present and voting, the of Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON) be Administrator of the Federal Avia- the previous order, the Senate will re- would have voted ‘‘yea’’. tion Administration for the term of sume legislative session. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the five years, shall be brought to a close? The Senator from Maine. Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) The yeas and nays are mandatory is necessarily absent. under the rule. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there The clerk will call the roll. any other Senators in the Chamber de- The senior assistant legislative clerk RECESS siring to vote? called the roll. The result was announced—yeas 90, Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask nays 8, as follows: necessarily absent: the Senator from unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2 p.m. for the [Rollcall Vote No. 220 Ex.] Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON). Further, if present and voting, the weekly conference meetings. YEAS—90 Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON) There being no objection, the Senate, Alexander Blackburn Braun would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ at 1:04 p.m., recessed until 2 p.m. and Baldwin Blumenthal Brown Barrasso Blunt Burr Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the reassembled when called to order by Bennet Boozman Cantwell Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) the Presiding Officer (Mrs. CAPITO).

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The Sen- in one capacity or another during the $2 billion in debt, and whether or not, ator from Colorado is recognized. rescue and recovery operations of Sep- when we have new spending programs— Mr. GARDNER. Madam President, tember 11. no matter how charitable, no matter this afternoon the Senate will vote on West Metro Fire District chief Steve how needed—whether or not we are permanent reauthorization of the Sep- Aseltine was one of 64 Coloradans with going to pay for them by reducing tember 11th Victim Compensation Colorado Task Force 1 who partici- spending in wasteful programs. Fund. I am proud to lead this legisla- pated, as he said, searching through It is perhaps a historical anomaly tion with Senator GILLIBRAND, and I the rubble piles. Steve said: No one that this bill appropriates unlimited thank all of the incredible first re- should be at risk of standing up and funds for a virtually unlimited time pe- sponders for their efforts to make this worrying, when this country needs riod. day happen and, day in and day out, to them the most, whether the American What would you think if someone get this legislation to where it is Government has their back. came to you, they had a good cause, today. If passed today, without amend- and they said: You know, my neigh- This critical legislation would fully ments, the legislation will head bors’ house has burnt down, and I want fund the September 11th Victim Com- straight to the President’s desk for his to help them, and I want to give them pensation Fund and ensure that all signature. So I urge my colleagues unlimited money for an unlimited pe- those exposed to toxins and impacted today not to forget, to pass a clean bill, riod of time? by 9/11-related illnesses are thoroughly and to join me in opposing both amend- That wouldn’t be wise. No one would compensated, both now and as condi- ments, and to stand with all of our first do that. So why do we, in our hysteria, tions are diagnosed in the future. responders and heroes from that tragic throw out all common sense and say Solving this problem is urgent as day for this bill’s final passage and ul- that we are going to approach this as if more and more people become sick— timate enactment. we don’t have a problem? people like Luis Alvarez, who came to I urge this Chamber to support those We have this enormous problem in Washington, DC, just a few months who have given so much to this coun- our country. We are borrowing over $1 ago, postponing chemotherapy treat- try. million a minute. My amendment ment to advocate for his fellow heroes. I yield the floor. today is to offer to pay for the $10 bil- Luis is not here to watch from the Gal- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lion in the first 10 years. Realize that lery today. He is watching from above. ator from Kentucky. this bill as written is not a 10-year bill. As we celebrate this vote today, we Mr. PAUL. Madam President, today I It is a 72-year bill. It goes to the year celebrate the lives of people like Luis will offer an amendment to pay for the 2092. To my knowledge, we have never, Alvarez. spending in this bill. This is not some- ever had a bill that was unlimited in The Never Forget the Heroes: James thing unusual. I do this day in and day Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez the dollar amount and unlimited in the out. It has been part of the reason I ran Permanent Authorization of the Sep- time period. Mine would be to pay for for office—that we shouldn’t add more tember 11th Victim Compensation the first 10 years of this. The pay would debt to our country without trying to Fund Act is named in honor of these come by reducing mandatory spending three first responders who lost their pay for it by maybe reducing spending by 0.06 percent. That is 6/100th of 1 per- lives to 9/11-related illnesses. Today, from wasteful spending. cent of other mandatory spending. In the last week or so, we have seen the Senate has an opportunity to honor At the same time, we would exempt these three and so many others we a manufactured crisis. Rarely has there Medicare, Social Security, and Vet- have lost who never stopped fighting been a manufactured crisis so intense— erans Affairs from cuts. We would ex- for 9/11 first responders and the country a fake furor instigated by partisans empt the vast bulk of mandatory they loved by voting yes on this crit- more concerned with scoring points spending, but we would still say: If this ical legislation. than telling the truth. But, for some of is a wise expenditure of money, if we I have shared with many of my col- us, the truth is still important. need more money for this fund, we leagues that I never had the privilege The mob and demagogues in this would simply take it from something of going to New York City before Sep- body accuse me of holding up this bill that is less pressing. tember 11, 2001, but I will never forget for political points. They obviously No matter how good a cause may be, my first visit after September 11, 2001. don’t know much about politics, be- it makes no sense to borrow from It was just a few weeks after the at- cause there certainly hasn’t been any China to pay for our immediate con- tack had happened. I will never forget political gain by my holding this bill cerns. Spending someone else’s money the smell. I will never forget the smoke for debate and amendment. But I think is not charity. Spending borrowed coming out of the debris piles. I will it is important we do this, rather than money is just not wise or sound gov- never forget the silent firetrucks— rush through and everybody says: No ernance. their lights on but no siren—as they questions asked, please. It sounds a lit- Being a legislator should be about delivered even more heroes to the re- tle more like an authoritarian atmos- making choices, about deciding prior- covery efforts at Ground Zero. I will phere than it would be a democracy, to ities. never forget the fierce dedication of actually have debate, discussion, and For example, which is more impor- the men and women who came when amendments. That is all we have asked tant—spending $275 million teaching they were called, watching the for. foreign countries how to apply for U.S. firetrucks with their flags heading to In fact, last week when we were foreign aid and teaching foreign coun- continue the work that by then had be- granted the amendments, we said to tries how to get our money and how to come so emblazoned in people’s minds the other side: Let’s have the vote— fill out the grant process? Is that more across this country. last week. And all of those who were in important than the spending in this The work they did in those days, such a furor, all those who were so bill? We will never know because the those weeks, and those months wasn’t hysterical that the world was ending people who promote this bill aren’t just for those in Manhattan who suf- said: Oh, we cannot vote on it—it was willing to cut any spending. They are fered an incredible loss. The work they not convenient last week—because not going to look at waste. carried forward for our country became some of our Democrat Members have We wonder why we have waste run symbols of our security, symbols of our already gone home for the weekend. So from top to bottom in our government? freedoms, symbols of this country’s when the mob was told last week they Because no one is willing, even for a willingness, determination, effort, and could have the vote, they said no. It is good cause, to say: Why don’t we cut tenacity to fight back. a manufactured crisis. As of today, the out some of this waste? Why don’t we

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That is your When the tax cut happened, I offered tween cause, we need to not keep add- money. So when somebody is being an amendment to cut spending to pay ing to the debt. This is a problem. We asked for a good cause, ask why we for it. This is a fact. The leftwing mob borrow over $1 million—close to $2 mil- couldn’t eliminate money we are and all of their buddies in the media lion every minute. This is a problem spending on awful things that should can do and say whatever they want. It for our country. We are eroding the never have been wasted in the Federal is a free country, but it is an absolute foundation of this country with so Government. out-and-out lie that Republicans who much debt—$22 trillion in debt. To pay for more pressing concerns, voted for this tax cut also were not The tax cut was passed under the shouldn’t someone ask why we con- concerned with spending. I, for one pay-go rules. I voted not to suspend the tinue to spend $50 billion a year build- was, and I offered an amendment to cut pay-go rules. I voted to actually have ing bridges and roads and hotels and spending. spending cuts to offset any increase in gas stations in Afghanistan? Perhaps The tax cut also was passed under a the deficit from the tax cut. that money could be better spent here law we have had on the books for some The establishment of both parties at home. time. It is called the pay-go law. This moved to waive this pay-go require- The debate today is not over the is a law that should be working even on ment. I forced a vote, and only eight spending of the money. It is over, when a bill like this current bill. But we ex- Senators voted, which shows you where we do spend money—even for a good empt ourselves from it all the time. the real problem is. Why does the def- cause—whether or not we should cut The current bill actually exempts the icit go up so much? There is not one corresponding money that we are wast- pay-go rules: If you increase spending Democrat in Congress who cares a flip ing around the world, much of it not by $10 billion, you have to decrease it about the deficit. Not one Democrat in helping American citizens and much of by $10 billion somewhere else. Congress will lift a finger to refrain it going to foreign countries and for- It has been on the books for a long from government spending. Therefore, eign people. time, but like everything else Congress everything—you name it, they are for To pay for more pressing concerns, does, they try to bring in rules to say: it. shouldn’t someone ask why we had a Do you know what? We are going to try The problem is, Republicans aren’t so study last year that spent $2 million to control the debt and spending by good on this either. There are only a seeking to know the question: If some- forcing ourselves, when we come up handful of Republicans who actually one in front of you in the cafeteria line with some new spending of $10 billion, care about the debt, and many of them sneezes on the food, are you more or that we will have to come up with will vote consistently to raise the debt less likely to pick up the food and eat something to cut to pay for it. limit and vote to add new debt. it? What happens is, Congress just Today’s vote, though, is but a prelude Seriously, this is where your tax dol- waives the rules. It is not that we don’t of next week’s vote. This is the pre- lars are going. If we have a better have rules that should help with the liminary. This is the introduction to cause, and we want to fund this fund budget; we have hundreds of rules. The our problem in our country, over $10 we are talking about today, couldn’t pay-go rule is a good rule, but it gets billion. Next week, it is the enormity we say we will not spend $2 million ignored. We passed the tax cut. If the of the entire budget. Next week, both next year studying whether, if someone projections were that the deficit was parties—and watch this closely. People sneezes on your food, you are more or going to go up, guess what, the pay-go say: Oh, Republicans can’t get along less likely to take the food? rules would say there has to be auto- with Democrats. Guess what. They get Shouldn’t we be forced as a Congress matic spending cuts across the board. along just swell when it comes to to make decisions, instead of just say- This is something I support. spending money and adding to the ing: Well, it is a good cause. So, there- So what happened? About a month debt. fore, we should not use our brain. We after the tax cut, a big spending bill This bill will pass overwhelmingly should put on blinders. We shouldn’t comes through here. Both parties are today without any concern for the debt think about it, and we should just say: guilty, Republicans and Democrats. or paying for it. Next week will be even Well, it is a good cause so let’s just They love to spend money more than worse. We have something called the borrow the money from China. anything else. A big spending bill debt ceiling. Every time we spend more Do you think that helps us as a coun- comes through, and guess what. They money that comes in, in taxes, it ap- try? Isn’t part of legislating trying to waive the rule on pay-go. proaches a debt ceiling, and the debt prioritize spending, not just adding to At that time, I also brought up an ceiling says you can’t borrow any more the debt? amendment that said: Hey, you guys money. So conservatives say: Well, we The leftwing mob maintains that Re- shouldn’t waive the pay-go rule. If the should reform our ways and quit giving publicans have lost the moral high tax cut causes the debt to go up, we away money to Afghanistan and Mex- ground and can’t talk about debt any- should cut spending across board. ico and all these different countries. more because we supported a tax cut. Let’s be very clear around here. We should have reform involved with Poppycock. This is misinformation. There are those of us who have been raising the debt ceiling. This is fake news. This is plainly peo- consistent from day one that the debt What is going to come about next ple just not paying any attention to does matter. There is no particular ani- week is no debt ceiling for 2 years, what goes on around here. mus toward this bill. In the last year, until after the next Presidential elec- During the tax cut, which I sup- I have done this probably a half dozen tion. It is a terrible idea. It is fiscal in- ported, I offered cuts to mandatory times. In the last 2 years, I have prob- sanity. They also will vote to forever spending to pay for the tax cut. The ably done it two dozen times. That get rid of the sequester caps. media seems to have forgotten this. means every spending bill. In 2011, amongst the tea party move- But I forced a vote on the floor to say: A month ago, it was spending for the ment, when more people became con- Yes, we may be cutting taxes and, if it border. I support money to be spent on cerned about the deficit spending, we affects the deficit, we should pay for it. the border, but I don’t support doing it actually came in and had a reform. For Interestingly, though, the leftwing if it adds to the deficit. the first time, we didn’t cut spending; mob doesn’t want to admit that when The amendment I have today is iden- we slowed down the rate of growth of we actually cut tax rates, we actually tical to the amendment I had a month spending. In doing so, the deficit was got more money. The revenue coming ago, saying: Border spending, even if narrowing. For a couple of years, we in last year was actually greater than you want to do it, we should cut money were doing better. Then what happened

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The Republicans said: (1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2020, as offsets for these folks who had served We want to be in every war overseas we soon as is practicable after the date of enact- us, like our soldiers have served us, can possibly get involved in, and we ment of this Act, and on the dates the Office like our armed services. of Management and Budget issues its seques- Thank God those excuses, those want to have more money spent on the tration preview reports for each of fiscal military. years 2021 through 2025, pursuant to section delays end today for good, and our first The liberals said: We need more 254(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency responders can go home and do what money for welfare. Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904(c)), they want to do—tend to their own Guess what. They are not at odds. the President shall order a sequestration, ef- health, their families’ health, the You scratch my back; I will scratch fective upon issuance, that reduces all non- health of their brothers and sisters who yours. exempt direct spending by the uniform per- were suffering and ailing, and tend to The Republicans and Democrats centage necessary to reduce the total the families who have lost loved ones agree on one thing: Spending money is amount of nonexempt direct spending for but are still part of their families. the most important thing they can do. such fiscal year by $2,036,000,000. The 9/11 health program is already (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—When implementing permanent. Soon we will make the Vic- The deficit doesn’t matter. the sequestration of nonexempt direct spend- So when we come back, when we ad- ing under paragraph (1), the Office of Man- tim Compensation Fund virtually per- dress this issue next week, what we are agement and Budget— manent as well, and the twilight strug- going to find is they are going to ex- (A) shall follow the procedures specified in gle of nearly two decades to get these plode the debt ceiling. There will be no section 6 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go brave men and women what they de- limits on the debt ceiling for 2 years, Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 935) and the special rules serve will be, hopefully and finally, and they are getting rid of all pretense specified in section 256 of the Balanced Budg- complete. of having any spending caps. et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 Once we defeat the few amendments A majority of Republicans, unfortu- (2 U.S.C. 906); and before us—amendments that will delay (B) shall not follow the exemptions speci- the bill further, if not kill it—we nately, will even vote to get rid of the fied in section 255 of the Balanced Budget budget caps and to eliminate the debt and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 should pass this bill overwhelmingly so ceiling for 2 years. This is sad. U.S.C. 905). we can send the first responders—those here and everywhere—home where they Today, though, the Senate has a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The belong, with their family and their chance to vote to pay for this $10 bil- Democratic leader. lion bill with very modest reductions Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I friends. These are the same soldiers of valor in mandatory spending—reductions am speaking on the bill as well as the who have selflessly risked their lives in that actually exempt Medicare, Social amendments. In a short time, the Sen- our wars and conflicts overseas. There Security, and Veterans Affairs. ate will vote on and pass a permanent was a war right in the city I love, and Americans, particularly conserv- reauthorization of the 9/11 Victim Com- atives, need to sit up and watch closely these were our bravest soldiers. They pensation Fund. rushed to the Towers. Maybe some peo- how their Senators vote, for today’s In my short time on the floor, I can’t ple were alive. Maybe there were peo- vote is about whether your representa- do justice to the years upon years of ple who could be saved. We didn’t know tive really cares at all about the dis- work by the first responders, by labor that then. We saw families holding aster that is our $22 trillion debt. leaders, by advocates that led to this AMENDMENT NO. 929 signs: Have you seen my sister Mary? moment. Suffice it to say, this is not a Have you seen my son Jim? These peo- Madam President, I call up my day of joy for them or for this bill’s au- amendment No. 929 and ask that it be ple rushed to the Towers to see if the thors; rather, it is a day of relief. Jim or Mary or the others were alive reported by number. For 18 years, those first responders, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and didn’t ask about themselves. some of whom are in the Gallery, have Now we are asking America to stand clerk will report the amendment. watched their brothers and sisters get by them, every American, every Sen- The senior assistant legislative clerk sick because they rushed bravely to the read as follows: ator—Democrat, Republican, liberal, Towers at Ground Zero. At first, they conservative—that shouldn’t matter on The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. PAUL] were told by the government the air an issue like this. proposes an amendment numbered 929. was safe. We are now at the very end of a long The amendment is as follows: It was not safe. We began hearing of struggle. The struggle may end for the (Purpose: To require a sequestration of cancers that people never got when people in this Chamber, including those certain direct spending) they were 38 or 40 or 42 occurring all of of us, like Senator GILLIBRAND and my- At the end, add the following: a sudden in firefighters, in police offi- self, who worked so hard through the SEC. 5. SEQUESTRATION. cers, and they only had one thing in years for this legislation. The struggle (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— common: They had all rushed to the does not end for those who are sick or (1) the terms ‘‘direct spending’’ and ‘‘se- Towers. questration’’ have the meanings given such who may get sick and for their fami- They had to persuade people this was lies. At least we are giving them some terms in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budg- real because they saw their brothers et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 degree of help because they gave us so (2 U.S.C. 900(c)); and and sisters dying. Then, they endured much help on that horrible day, 9/11, (2) the term ‘‘nonexempt direct spending’’ folks telling them they were crazy for and those that ensued just afterward. means all direct spending except— thinking they had sicknesses they suf- Let’s pass this bill once and for all. (A) direct spending for benefits payable fered that had anything to do with 9/11. Let’s do our duty to them, to America, under the old-age, survivors, and disability They were not crazy, and the people and to our ideals. insurance program established under title II who told them they were, shame on I yield the floor. of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et them, including government agencies The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- seq.); and others. Then, once it was con- (B) direct spending for the Medicare pro- ator from New York. gram under title XVIII of the Social Secu- firmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Presi- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); these cancers and respiratory illnesses dent, I rise to join my colleagues in (C) direct spending for net interest (all of were linked to the toxic dust and ash speaking about our 9/11 heroes. I thank major functional category 900); around the pile, it became an exhaust- Senator SCHUMER for his extraordinary (D) direct spending for any program admin- ing struggle to get Congress to provide leadership, his unwavering support, his istered by the Department of Veterans Af- the care they needed but they couldn’t dedication to taking this across the fairs; afford. finish line, and his unbelievable will- (E) direct spending for Special Benefits for There were numerous false dawns and ingness to lift up the voices of people Certain World War II Veterans (28–0401–0–1– delays, temporary reauthorizations. We 701); and who were not being listened to. Thank (F) direct spending for the child nutrition were forced to wait and wait, ‘‘com- you to Senator SCHUMER. program (as defined in section 25(b) of the promise’’ with people’s lives. Excuse I want to first note that while we are Richard B. Russell National School Lunch after excuse. Some Senators voted debating this bill, there is a wake hap- Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f(b)). proudly for tax cuts, unpaid for, to the pening on Staten Island right now for

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It would make these first re- 11 survivors and responders deserve no this Chamber today to see if we finally sponders have to go through this entire less going forward. will stand by our 9/11 heroes for the process again in just a few years. It That is why I am offering a simple rest of their lives. In a few minutes, he- would force sick and dying police offi- amendment to this bill, one that would roes such as James Zadroga, Ray cers, firefighters, and other 9/11 first authorize $10.2 billion in additional Pfeifer, and Lou Alvarez will have their responders to waste even more of their funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensa- names etched into the history books precious time coming here, away from tion Fund over the next 10 years. To be forever, which is where they belong. their families, away from their loved clear, that is the full amount that the Their families are in the Gallery ones, away from their cancer treat- Congressional Budget Office has esti- today—here again, walking the halls of ments, away from their last moments mated is necessary for covering all claims through 2029. this Chamber and this Congress to be in their homes and communities, trav- My amendment wouldn’t end there. heard, here again to ask one more time eling back and forth to Washington and It would go further to authorize an ad- that this body do what is right: to lobbying Congress to pass the bill for ditional $10 billion to be paid out in stand by them in their gravest time of the fourth time. Do not fall into this subsequent decades. It will not block or need. Their families are here today to trap. delay this bill’s consideration, let watch whether this Chamber will do Our 9/11 heroes deserve this program alone its passage, nor does it have as what is right. They are standing here as it is written in the bill, without its intended effect any kind of down- with so many others in the 9/11 commu- these amendments, which will only grading of the benefits we would be nity who have fought so hard to de- force them to have to come back here paying. But it would make sure that mand that Congress do the right thing. again and again. Stand up for our he- the money gets to the victims and the Let’s honor their service today. Let’s roes. End the games. Let’s reject this first responders who need it most—to actually honor their commitment to amendment, pass the bill, and let our the intended beneficiaries—rather than coming here time and time again, not heroes go home and live in peace, remaining vulnerable to the kinds of for themselves but for their brothers where they can breathe and finally ex- waste, fraud, and abuse that come and sisters who are sick, who are still hale. about whenever we authorize some- dying all across this country. Seven I yield the floor to my colleague from thing until 2092 with ‘‘such sums’’ lan- are dying a week. Let’s honor the ulti- Utah. guage. This isn’t the way we normally mate sacrifice they paid for responding The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time do things. to the call of duty when the Nation is expired. My distinguished colleague and needed them most. Responders came The Senator from Utah. friend from New York has made the from every State across this country. Mr. LEE. Madam President, I ask comment that if this amendment were Last week, we lost Richard Driscoll, unanimous consent to deliver my re- to pass, it would somehow make the the 200th FDNY firefighter to succumb marks and delay the onset of the votes victims of 9/11 come back again and to a 9/11 illness. More police officers until after my remarks have been com- again and go through this process over have died since 9/11 than on 9/11. More pleted. and over again. I don’t see that. Those than 10,000 people have been certified The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without facts are not borne out by the record, with a 9/11-related cancer, with more objection, it is so ordered. which, again, indicates that the Con- being diagnosed every day. More will Mr. LEE. Madam President, for many gressional Budget Office itself has ac- get sick. More will die. Some of them years, the September 11th Victim Com- knowledged that the amount of money will not be diagnosed for years. That pensation Fund has compensated the I would be setting aside would be suffi- includes responders, and it includes the brave men and women who responded cient to fund this program. residents, teachers, and students who to the horrific events of 9/11. It has This is how we make government stayed downtown because the govern- been a worthy use of money. programs work: We fund things for a ment told them the air was safe. They Of the $7.4 billion authorized for the period of time and for an amount of told them it was safe to breathe, even fund since 2011, however, $25.4 billion money that we believe is sufficient. though it was not. has already been paid out. Since Feb- This would do that. For that reason, I This bill will not change any of that, ruary of this year, money has gotten am proposing this amendment. but we can finally let the people in the tight and claimants’ benefits have had AMENDMENT NO. 928 Gallery, who are sitting here watching to be reduced. I believe it is only right I, therefore, call up my amendment us today and witnessing this, go home for Congress to authorize and replenish No. 928 and ask that it be reported by knowing that the government will the fund so that we can make those number. truly never forget. We owe them that beneficiaries whole. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The promise. Today, we have the oppor- But the bill before us today has a pe- clerk will report the amendment. tunity to let them get back to their culiar feature, one that I believe re- The senior assistant legislative clerk lives, to be with their families, and to quires our attention. The bill author- read as follows: exhale. They at least deserve that. izes the program for 72 years and does The Senator from Utah [Mr. LEE] proposes I thank Senator GARDNER for his not specify a dollar amount. If you an amendment numbered 928. leadership on this bill. I thank Senator look to page 2 of the bill, lines 8 The amendment is as follows: MCCONNELL for staying true to his through 10, it makes clear that this (Purpose: To limit the amount available for commitment. As I said earlier, I thank program is funded through 2092 and the Victims Compensation Fund) Senator SCHUMER for being a tremen- funded to the tune of ‘‘such sums as Strike paragraph (1) of section 2(a) and in- dous advocate, leader, and partner who may be necessary.’’ In other words, sert the following: never, ever, gave up. And I thank every without any finite authorization, it of- (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$4,600,000,000’’ and all that follows through single person who has spent their time fers no way to ensure that the money ‘‘expended’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,180,000,000 for and energy coming here again and actually gets to its intended bene- the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2029, again over these many years to advo- ficiaries and is not lost in government and $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal cate for this bill and for their brothers bureaucracy or misuse. years 2030 through 2092, to remain available and sisters. That is, in fact, how we make sure until expended’’; and I ask every Senator to have empa- that government programs get to VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 928 thy—just that bit of care for someone where they need to go, by specifying The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under else—to vote yes on this bill and stand not only the purpose of the fund but the previous order, the question is on

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Are there ator’s time is expired. called the roll. any other Senators in the Chamber de- Mr. THUNE. The following Senators siring to vote? Mrs. GILLIBRAND. We will pass this are necessarily absent: the Senator The result was announced—yeas 22, bill for them, once and for all, so they from North Carolina (Mr. BURR) and nays 77, as follows: can get back home where they belong. the Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAK- [Rollcall Vote No. 223 Leg.] I yield the floor. YEAS—22 SON). The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Barrasso Grassley Romney clerk will read the bill by title for the Blackburn Hyde-Smith Sasse BLACKBURN). Are there any other Sen- third time. ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? Braun Inhofe Scott (SC) Cassidy Kennedy Thune The bill was ordered to a third read- The result was announced—yeas 32, Crapo Lankford Toomey ing and was read the third time. nays 66, as follows: Cruz Lee Wicker [Rollcall Vote No. 222 Leg.] Daines Paul The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill Enzi Risch YEAS—32 having been read the third time, the NAYS—77 Barrasso Hyde-Smith Rubio question is, Shall the bill pass? Blackburn Inhofe Sasse Alexander Gillibrand Portman Mr. RISCH. Madam President, I ask Baldwin Graham Reed Blunt Johnson Scott (FL) for the yeas and nays. Braun Kennedy Scott (SC) Bennet Harris Roberts Cassidy Lankford Shelby Blumenthal Hassan Rosen The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Blunt Hawley Crapo Lee Sullivan Rounds Booker Heinrich sufficient second? Cruz Paul Tillis Rubio Boozman Hirono Daines Perdue Toomey Sanders There is a sufficient second. Enzi Risch Brown Hoeven Wicker Schatz Fischer Romney Burr Johnson The clerk will call the roll. Young Schumer Grassley Rounds Cantwell Jones Scott (FL) The legislative clerk called the roll. Capito Kaine Shaheen NAYS—66 Cardin King Shelby Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is Carper Klobuchar Alexander Gardner Murphy Sinema necessarily absent: the Senator from Casey Leahy Baldwin Gillibrand Murray Smith Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON). Bennet Graham Peters Collins Manchin Coons Markey Stabenow Blumenthal Harris Portman Sullivan (Disturbance in the Visitors’ Gal- Booker Hassan Reed Cornyn McConnell Tester leries.) Boozman Hawley Roberts Cortez Masto McSally Tillis Brown Heinrich Rosen Cotton Menendez The PRESIDING OFFICER. Expres- Udall Cantwell Hirono Sanders Cramer Merkley sion of approval is not permitted in the Duckworth Moran Van Hollen Capito Hoeven Schatz Galleries. Cardin Jones Schumer Durbin Murkowski Warner Carper Kaine Shaheen Ernst Murphy Warren The result was announced—yeas 97, Whitehouse Casey King Sinema Feinstein Murray nays 2, as follows: Collins Klobuchar Smith Fischer Perdue Wyden Coons Leahy Stabenow Gardner Peters Young [Rollcall Vote No. 224 Leg.] Cornyn Manchin Tester NOT VOTING—1 Cortez Masto Markey Thune YEAS—97 Isakson Cotton McConnell Udall Alexander Gardner Reed Cramer McSally Van Hollen The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Baldwin Gillibrand Risch Duckworth Menendez Warner Barrasso Graham Roberts Durbin Merkley Warren vote, the yeas are 22, the nays are 77. Under the previous order requiring 60 Bennet Grassley Romney Ernst Moran Whitehouse Blackburn Harris Feinstein Murkowski Wyden votes for the adoption of this amend- Rosen Blumenthal Hassan Rounds NOT VOTING—2 ment, the amendment is not agreed to. Blunt Hawley Rubio The amendment (No. 929) was re- Booker Heinrich Sanders Burr Isakson Boozman Hirono jected. Sasse Braun Hoeven The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Schatz The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Brown Hyde-Smith vote, the yeas are 32 and the nays are ator from New York. Burr Inhofe Schumer 66. Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Presi- Cantwell Johnson Scott (FL) Under the previous order requiring 60 dent, I ask unanimous consent to speak Capito Jones Scott (SC) votes for the adoption of the amend- Cardin Kaine Shaheen for 1 minute. Carper Kennedy Shelby ment, the amendment is not agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Casey King Sinema The amendment (No. 928) was re- objection, it is so ordered. Cassidy Klobuchar Smith jected. Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Presi- Collins Lankford Stabenow Coons Leahy Sullivan VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 929 dent, after this vote, the people in the Cornyn Manchin Tester The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Gallery above us, these brave men and Cortez Masto Markey Thune the previous order, the question occurs women who have suffered unbelievably, Cotton McConnell Tillis on amendment No. 929 offered by the will not have to come here again. Cramer McSally Toomey Crapo Menendez Senator from Kentucky, Mr. PAUL. This should never have been a fight. Udall Cruz Merkley Van Hollen It should never have taken this long to Daines The Senator from South Dakota. Moran Warner Duckworth Murkowski Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I pass this bill and make it permanent. Warren Durbin Murphy would ask unanimous consent that the It should never have been a question. Whitehouse Enzi Murray next two votes be 10 minutes in length. But now, finally, we have the chance to Ernst Perdue Wicker The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there get this job done for our 9/11 heroes Feinstein Peters Wyden objection? once and for all—our firefighters, our Fischer Portman Young Without objection, it is so ordered. police officers, our EMTs, our construc- NAYS—2 The question is on agreeing to the tion workers, our survivors, our fami- Paul amendment. lies who stayed in their homes at Lee Paul Mr. GARDNER. I ask for the yeas Ground Zero because EPA told them NOT VOTING—1 and nays. the air was safe. Isakson The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a This bill is a signal from our Nation, sufficient second? from this body, from Congress, that we The bill (H.R. 1327) was passed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:10 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23JY6.025 S23JYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4999 EXECUTIVE SESSION all the folks who buy private insurance just not realistic. We don’t debate any- on their own, who can finally afford it thing on this floor any longer. We don’t because we don’t discriminate against have the muscle to pass minor pieces of EXECUTIVE CALENDAR you if you are poor. People didn’t want legislation like this body used to do 20 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that taken away from them, so they years ago, never mind a reordering and ate will resume executive session for rose up all across the country, and reconstruction of one-sixth of the the consideration of the unfinished Congress listened. By the skin of our American economy, which is what the business. teeth, we voted down legislation to re- healthcare system represents. The Senator from Connecticut. peal the Affordable Care Act. Republicans need to start making a HEALTHCARE Because opponents of the Affordable decision. Do you support this lawsuit Mr. MURPHY. Madam President, I Care Act—in particular, this President or do you not? If you do support it, you congratulate all of those responsible and Republicans who don’t like it— can’t just say ‘‘Well, you know, if ev- for the passage of this long-overdue couldn’t get the job done in the peo- erybody loses insurance and rates go legislation. I thank my colleagues on ple’s branch, they are now going to the through the roof for people with pre- both sides of the aisle who made this courts to try to repeal the Affordable existing conditions, we will figure it happen but first and foremost all of the Care Act. Right now weaving its way out’’ without having a specific plan for advocates all over the country but pri- through the court system is a case how you are going to do that. It is not marily in and around the Northeast. called Texas v. United States. I won’t good enough to just say ‘‘I hope that There were hundreds upon hundreds of go into the complicated legal argu- lawsuit succeeds. I hope everybody individuals who rushed to that scene ment. The goal of it, if it is successful, loses their insurance. And then, the from my State of Connecticut, many of is to wipe out the entirety of the Af- day after, we will come back and we them dealing with potentially terminal fordable Care Act overnight. It has will see if we can try to find people diseases as a result of that action. I am been successful at the district court healthcare.’’ That is irresponsible. glad we have stepped up in a bipartisan level. It was just argued before the ap- That is not satisfactory. It isn’t way and once again done the right pellate court level, and by the account enough for people out there who are thing. of witnesses who were there, the argu- living life in fear that their insurance I am on the floor to continue the con- ments didn’t go too well for those of us is about to vanish. versation about healthcare. I wish I who think the Affordable Care Act The problem is, the last time Repub- had as good news as comes with the should stick around. licans started thinking about what passage of this legislation, which is There is just a simple question right they would want to replace the Afford- going to extend the guarantee of now for my colleagues: Do you support able Care Act with, it was a joke. It healthcare to all sorts of heroes in and Texas v. United States? Do you support was a joke. The Better Care Reconcili- around New York. At the very same the lawsuit that would wipe out the en- ation Act, which was Senate Repub- time, we are dealing with a potential tirety of the Affordable Care Act over- licans’ replacement for the Affordable calamity for millions of other Ameri- night and replace it with nothing? Care Act—CBO found that it would in- cans who also have serious conditions, I put Republicans on here because I crease the number of people without who are dealing with diagnoses like actually know what the answer is from insurance by 22 million. It found that cancer. the Democratic side of the aisle. Every by 2026, an estimated 49 million people Today, if you have a preexisting con- single Democrat in the Senate opposes would be without insurance, almost dition, you know you are going to be this lawsuit. It is not because every doubling the number who lack insur- able to get insured for that preexisting single Democrat thinks you shouldn’t ance today. That is not better care; condition. If you are the parent of a change anything about the healthcare that is much, much worse care. So for- child who has a serious illness, you system; it is because we don’t think it give me if I don’t have confidence that don’t have to worry about being denied is a very good idea to kick 20 million my Republican friends who run the care for your son or daughter because people off of insurance, jack up rates Senate today are going to have a plan of that diagnosis. That is because we for people with preexisting conditions, to deal with a successful Texas v. have the Affordable Care Act. and have nothing to replace it—noth- United States court case that keeps in- The Affordable Care Act has been on ing. That is what will happen if Texas surance for people in my State, the the books now for going on a decade. It v. United States is successful. Peti- 111,000 people in Connecticut who get says: No matter how sick you are, no tioners are asking for the whole act to insurance through the private market insurance company can deny you care. be thrown out and nothing to replace with ACA subsidies and the 268,000 peo- That has made a world of difference for it. That would be a humanitarian ca- ple in Connecticut who are covered in millions upon millions of Americans tastrophe in this country, if 20 million my State under the Medicaid expan- who have preexisting conditions. people all of a sudden woke up and sion. The potential calamity comes in a found they didn’t have insurance cov- It is time for everybody in this body, court case filed by Republican Attor- erage any longer; if insurers were once whether Republican or Democrat, to neys General, supported by the Presi- again able to charge that family of a step up and say: A, do I support the dent and by Republicans in this Con- child with a cancer diagnosis two lawsuit to get rid of all of the protec- gress, that would try to use the court times, three times, four times as much. tions in the Affordable Care Act, with system to do what the Congress would The question for Republicans is, Do nothing to replace it, and B, do I have not—overturn the entirety of the Af- you support this lawsuit? I think we a plan for what to do if the lawsuit fordable Care Act. Congress wouldn’t need to get some answers. I think we that I support is successful? do that. We debated it. We voted down need to get some answers. Some of my Chris, from Westbrook, CT, is asking measures to repeal the Affordable Care colleagues are on record saying they that question of everybody in this Act. Why? Because Americans all hope it fails. More are on record saying Chamber. Here is what he said: across this country rose up and said: they hope it succeeds. But I don’t I am a 30 year old patient living with mus- We want you to fix what continues to think this body can just box its eyes cular dystrophy type 2B. Preexisting condi- be broken with the healthcare system, and ears to the reality of what would tions can happen to anyone. . . . Disease not tear down my coverage, not remove happen if this lawsuit succeeds. does not discriminate. . . . No amount of me from the rolls of those who are in- We are not riding to the rescue this pre-planning or prudence can stop you from Congress. Let me just be honest with preventing a genetic disease, for example. sured. . . . You can be healthy one day, and have a All across the country, over 20 mil- you. Given how fractious the debate is health crisis the next. Everyone knows lion people have insurance just because here about everything but in particular someone with a preexisting condition. It is a of the Affordable Care Act—either be- about healthcare, there is no way that lifesaver—having insurance when you have a cause of tax credits we give people to the Congress and this dysfunctional preexisting condition means being able to af- afford private insurance or the 12 mil- White House can reassemble all of the ford lifesaving medicines and treatments. lion people who got Medicaid because protections in the Affordable Care Act Chris is watching carefully to see of the Affordable Care Act, never mind if the courts wipe them out. That is what the answer to this question is.

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FEC in 2010, Justice Stevens insulin. But insulin in the U.S. costs five to Committee just wanted to make sure rejected the radical and, I personally ten times what it costs everywhere else. . . . he could handle the rigors of serving on believe, dangerous notion that corpora- Without insurance, the expense of keeping tions have essentially the same First our daughter alive would ruin us. The pros- the U.S. Supreme Court. History has pect of my daughter being un-insurable is shown us that Justice John Paul Ste- Amendment rights as individuals and terrifying. . . . Without the ACA’s insurance vens had not only a strong heart but a should be allowed to spend, potentially, protections, the problem would be epidemic. good heart when it came to serving on unlimited amounts of money on cam- The problem of people not being able the U.S. Supreme Court. paigns. President Eisenhower famously said to afford insulin all across this coun- Sadly, that mighty heart finally did that he made only two mistakes as try. stop beating last week. Justice Stevens Jeff continued: was 99 years old. He died peacefully President, ‘‘and they’re both sitting on with his daughters Elizabeth and Susan the Supreme Court.’’ How can anyone be expected to live under President Ford felt just the opposite that kind of strain, especially a young per- by his side. son just starting out in life? My State of Illinois is proud to claim about his choice in Justice Stevens. In 2005, the year before his death, Presi- I am asking this question of my col- John Paul Stevens as a native son. He was a member of a prominent Chicago dent Ford wrote of Justice Stevens: ‘‘I leagues on behalf of my constituents, am prepared to allow history’s judg- but millions of Americans who are sick family, and he grew up in the luxury of his family’s hotel, then known as the ment of my term in office to rest (if or have a child who is sick are sick and necessary, exclusively) on my nomina- tired of Congress playing politics with Stevens Hotel and now known as the Hilton Hotel on Michigan Avenue. He tion 30 years ago of John Paul Stevens healthcare. You may not love every- to the U.S. Supreme Court.’’ I can thing that is in the Affordable Care never used the privilege of his family’s wealth to shirk his responsibilities as a think of no higher praise. Act. I get it. Republicans didn’t vote Justice Stevens stepped down from for it. They didn’t support it. They citizen of America. In World War II he was a lieutenant the Supreme Court 9 years ago. Anyone have been consistent in trying to get who had hoped that he might slip commander in the Navy. He was award- rid of it ever since it was put into law. quietly into retirement was certainly ed the Bronze Star for his service on I understand that. But I have taken my disappointed. He continued in his re- the code-breaking team, whose work Republican friends at their word over tirement to speak and write forcefully led to the downing of the plane of the the last 10 years when they have said: and eloquently on major issues facing man who had planned the attack on We want to repeal the Affordable Care America. Act and replace it with something bet- Pearl Harbor. After the war, he became In 2014, he testified before the Senate ter. an accomplished attorney and a cham- Rules Committee on the dangers that Asking the courts to overturn the en- pion of good, ethical government. dark money in politics posed to Amer- tirety of the act with no plan to re- It was John Paul Stevens’ integrity, ican democracy. place it is an abdication of the promise as much as his brilliant legal mind, He wrote three books. Justice Ste- that has been made. I don’t begrudge that convinced President vens once told an interviewer that the people trying to repeal a law they don’t to nominate him, then a Federal judge person who most motivated him to like if they think they can do some- on the Seventh Circuit Court of Ap- write was a professor from whom he thing better, but Congress didn’t repeal peals, to serve on the U.S. Supreme took a poetry class at the University of the Affordable Care Act because people Court in 1975. President Ford called Chicago. The professor’s name was Nor- didn’t want us to do it. then-Judge Stevens ‘‘the finest legal man Maclean. In his own retirement, This is an irresponsible and thought- mind I could find.’’ The Senate obvi- Norman Maclean wrote a semi-auto- less mechanism to try to score a polit- ously agreed. The vote on the Senate biographical novel entitled, ‘‘A River ical victory, but it ends up playing floor for John Paul Stevens’ confirma- Runs Through It and Other Stories.’’ It with lots of people’s lives. tion was 98 to 0. was later made into a movie starring I yield the floor. He was the second oldest and third Robert Redford. I suggest the absence of a quorum. longest serving Justice in the history Looking at the life’s work of John The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of our Nation, but it is the quality of Paul Stevens, it is clear that a river clerk will call the roll. his service, and not its length, that ran through his life too. The currents The bill clerk proceeded to call the most distinguishes John Paul Stevens’ in that river included a reverence for roll. career on the U.S. Supreme Court. Jus- American democracy and the Constitu- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask tice Stevens approached disputes fair- tion, compassion and respect for indi- unanimous consent that the order for ly, squarely, and succinctly. He took viduals, and a painstaking commit- the quorum call be rescinded. great pains to understand all sides of a ment to decide each case on its merits The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without case and give all sides a fair hearing. rather than relying on easy answers objection, it is so ordered. He rejected the easy path of ideology, suggested by political ideology. f and he was willing to change his posi- Justice John Paul Stevens was a tion when the facts warranted it. good man and a courageous man, whose HONORING FORMER ASSOCIATE He authored the majority opinions in strong heart was matched by a bril- JUSTICE JOHN PAUL STEVENS some of the most famous and impor- liant mind, ceaseless curiosity, and a OF THE SUPREME COURT OF tant Supreme Court decisions in his fierce commitment to justice. He THE UNITED STATES time. One example was in 2004. Justice fought the good fight. He served our Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, Stevens wrote the majority opinion in Nation with honor, and he safeguarded today America lays to rest the great which the Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, re- and enriched our democracy. May he Justice John Paul Stevens. On behalf jected the Bush administration’s view rest in peace and honor. of the U.S. Senate, it is my privilege, that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Madam President, as in legislative along with my Illinois colleague Sen- could be held beyond the reach of the session, I ask unanimous consent that ator DUCKWORTH, to introduce and have law with no access to the Federal the Senate proceed to the immediate adopted a bipartisan resolution hon- courts. The case was Rasul v. Bush. consideration of S. Res. 282, submitted oring this remarkable and noble man, a In 1984, in the landmark Chevron earlier today. native of the city of Chicago. case, Justice Stevens wrote an opinion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The During his Supreme Court confirma- for a unanimous Supreme Court about clerk will report the resolution by tion hearings in 1975, then-Judge John the deference owed to Agency interpre- title.

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I further ask unani- Many of them told stories, particu- dent announced the repeal of DACA. mous consent that the resolution be larly from the countries of Guatemala, DACA, the Deferred Action for Child- agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, El Salvador, and Honduras, about what hood Arrivals, is a program that grew and the motions to consider be consid- they had been through and the threats out of the DREAM Act, a bill that I in- ered made and laid upon the table with to their families in these countries, troduced about 18 years ago. It was a no intervening action or debate. which are largely lawless now, as these bill that said—or an Executive deci- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without drug gangs and others threaten their sion, actually, under President Obama: objection, it is so ordered. children and them. It was in despera- If you were brought to this country as The resolution (S. Res. 282) was tion that many of them made this jour- a child, and your parents made the de- agreed to. ney, cashing in everything they owned cision to come, and you were just along The preamble was agreed to. on Earth to try to make it to the bor- for the ride, but you lived in this coun- (The resolution, with its preamble, is der of the United States. try, got an education in this country, printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- Theirs is today’s story, but it really and didn’t create serious crimes in this mitted Resolutions.’’) is the story of this country that goes country, you deserve a chance. BORDER SECURITY back for many years. It was 108 years You got up every morning and went Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ago that my grandmother decided to to school and pledged allegiance to made my second trip to the southern make her journey to the United States that flag and believed it was your own, border just this last Friday with, I be- with three small children. She brought and, then, probably when you were lieve, 14 of my Senate Democratic col- her two daughters and her son from the about 10 or 12, someone in the family leagues. It is the largest congressional country of Lithuania to become immi- told you something that you never delegation I have ever been a part of grants to the United States. Her 2- heard before: You were not legally in for this type of assignment. We went to year-old daughter, which she carried in America. McAllen, TX. her arms, was my mother, and I am a What should we do with these young Approximately 40 percent of those proud son of that Lithuanian immi- people? Well, when I introduced this who present themselves at our border grant. bill 18 years ago, my plan was to give come through this McAllen, TX, post. Why did they come to the United them a chance to earn their way to There is a port of entry there where States? Simply because they heard legal status, finish their education, many people, of course, are detained there was a better chance for a better make certain that they have no serious when they present themselves at near- future if they made it here. criminal record, be willing to serve by border positions. That is the story of this country. We this country in the Armed Forces—and Just a few months before, I had been are being tested now at this time in so many of them are—be willing to go to El Paso, TX, and, in El Paso, about this generation as to whether that on to school and develop a degree in 20 percent of those who come to our story is still alive. Now, we understand teaching, engineering, nursing, or med- southern border present themselves as there are some basics here. I hope we icine, and then we gave you a chance well. It was an eye opener and an emo- can all agree on them. Perhaps some for a green card and a path to legaliza- tional experience to see the hundreds will not, but I believe they are impor- tion and citizenship in America. of people who are being held in deten- tant. In 18 years, I have never been able to tion at our border in McAllen. The first is that we need border secu- make this the law of the land, but I There were two contrasting images. rity. In an age of terrorism with the prevailed on President Obama to create One of them was the image of a Catho- worst drug epidemic in the history of a program based on this premise, and lic nun, Sister Norma Pimentel, who our Nation, it is right for us to know he created the DACA Program. Now, has, for most of her adult life, dedi- who is coming into this country and over 800,000 young people in America cated herself to those who come to our what they are bringing into our coun- stepped up, paid a $600 filing fee, went border seeking rescue and security. try. through a criminal background check, Catholic Charities in McAllen, TX, has Secondly, we want to make certain and they were given permission to stay an extraordinary center filled with vol- that anyone who is known to be a dan- in this country without fear of deporta- unteers from all over the United ger in this country is never allowed ad- tion and with permission to work in States. I met some people from the city mittance, and those who are here un- this country as well. of Chicago and the State of Illinois and documented and who commit a serious Who are they? There are so many dif- from all across the Nation who had crime have forfeited their right to ferent people. I have introduced them given up their daily lives to come down stay, as far as I am concerned—no on the floor today—I mean other days, and volunteer and do the basics—cook questions asked beyond that. I should say—with color photographs food, clean up, pass out toiletries, and The third thing is that we have to and telling their stories. The ones I offer a helping hand to many people have an orderly immigration system. think of immediately, the stars of the who have just gone through the worst We cannot absorb every person in the class, as far as I am concerned, are the struggle in their lives. world who wants to come to the United more than 30 of these DACA students Sister Norma is an extraordinary States at this moment. It just is not in who are currently enrolled in the Loy- person, and she has really touched the our best interest. It really isn’t in ola University Stritch School of Medi- hearts of so many people in her caring theirs either. We need an orderly immi- cine in Chicago, which made the com- and loving way. It is a reminder time gration process. The question we have petition for the school of medicine and again of the goodness of so many to ask ourselves is this: If we agree on open to DACA recipients, and they Americans who want to tell the world those three things, can we then agree competed openly and won 32 slots. that we are in fact a nation driven by that we have a broken immigration In order to pay for their education, values of importance. system that needs to be repaired? Can because they don’t qualify for Federal It was my good fortune to have we agree that people who do present assistance to go to school, my State of breakfast with her and then spend an- themselves at the border will be treat- Illinois loans them money, and for each other part of my day with her and my ed in a humane fashion? year that they are loaned money, they Senate colleagues. That hour—that I told the story of Sister Norma, but promise to serve a year, once they are hour I will never forget—is when I saw if you look at the immigration policy licensed physicians, in an area of med- these people, many of whom had strug- of the Trump administration, you find ical need in my State. What a wonder- gled for weeks, a month, days and days a much different message to the world. ful program that takes into account to get to the border of the United We remember when this President ini- their skills and talent and our need in

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I was namese who risked their lives to fight States decided to end the program that told a couple of weeks later that the on our side in that horrible war were made them eligible to apply for med- population census had grown to 200 in welcomed into the United States rath- ical school, and in making that deci- that cell that was designed for 35, with er than see them face persecution in sion, the President jeopardized the 1 toilet. their own countries. completion of their medical degrees be- Next to it was a detention cell with The story goes on and on and for cause, you see, no matter how hard another plate glass window. Over the years and years. For decades the they worked, that medical degree leads door, it said: Capacity 18. I counted 75 United States established a standard of to a residency where they learn how to women, some with nursing children, in caring when it came to refugees. Now practice medicine hands on, and a resi- that room designed for 18 people, with this President has announced that de- dency is a job, and to be legally enti- 1 toilet. spite all of the turmoil in the world, we tled to work in this country, you need That situation is unacceptable and cannot accept a single refugee in the to have DACA protection, which Presi- inhumane. Regardless of the legal out- year 2020. What a departure from the dent Trump took away. come of those who present themselves, high-minded and high-valued conduct So many of them faced the prospect we can and must do better as a nation. of previous Presidents. that their medical education would end The inspector general is right. That Since the enactment of the Refugee because of the President’s decision. condition that I saw was a risk to Act of 1980, the United States has re- Fortunately for them, the case was health and safety. settled over 80,000 refugees per year brought to Federal court to try to stop Then, the President, through a series under the administrations of both po- President Trump from eliminating of his infamous tweets, threatened litical parties. President Trump has DACA, and it provided us with a pro- mass arrests and deportations of mil- said he will end it. gram that will continue with its pro- lions of immigrants who have com- For the last 2 years, the Trump ad- mitted no crime and posed no threat to tections until the court case is re- ministration has set the lowest refugee the safety and security of their com- solved. That could happen, and it could ceilings in history in the midst of the munities. What the President has done happen soon. worst refugee crisis in history. Now the It tells you what happens when a is created rampant fear in the immi- administration may slam the door at President makes a decision that affects grant communities around Illinois and least for a year or until someone pre- around this Nation. so many lives and the damage that it vails on the President. Then, the President put in place a can do, not just to them and their fam- Today, as almost every day, the ad- new rule that blocks asylum claims at ministration has announced a new rule ilies but to our Nation. our border for nationals of any country The President also terminated the that allows immigration officers to ar- except Mexico, including families and Temporary Protected Status Program rest and deport undocumented immi- children fleeing persecution. The for multiple countries that protected grants anywhere in the United States UNHCR, the United Nations refugee some 300,000 people who have come to unless that person can prove they have agency, said that the rule that the been in the United States for at least 2 the United States over the years be- President promulgated will endanger years. I ask, if someone stopped you on cause of adverse natural disasters or vulnerable people in need of inter- the street and said ‘‘Prove you have political conditions in their country. national protection from violence or Then the President, last year, initi- been here for 2 years,’’ how long would persecution. ated a program called ‘‘Zero Toler- Now the President is continuing on it take you to gather that documenta- ance’’ that resulted in the disastrous his path of destruction. He is consid- tion to make that proof, if you can? To separation of thousands of families at ering reducing the number of refugees do this to people and threaten to de- the border. Because a Federal court that the United States will admit in port them on the spot immediately if mandated it, the administration had to the year 2020 to zero. they don’t produce the documentation account for the children who were sep- You have to go back in history to is totally unfair. This procedure, arated. There were some 2,880 infants, World War II, when the President of known as expedited removal, allows an toddlers, and children taken away from the United States, a member of my immigrant to be deported without con- their parents, some with lies about own political party, made a conscious sulting with an attorney or counselor where these children were going and decision to tell those Jewish people or defending themselves in a hearing how soon they would be returned. coming from Europe that they would before an immigration judge. It is sum- This is what the court said in South- not be allowed admittance into the mary judgment on the street to deport ern California to the Trump adminis- United States to escape the Nazi Holo- people and tear families apart. tration: Account for these children. caust. The story of the SS St. Louis is America is better than this. We can Tell us where they are today. Tell us one that people should read and con- certainly keep America safe and re- where their parents are. sider the 800 passengers on that ship spect our heritage as a nation of immi- They couldn’t even match up all the who were rejected by the administra- grants. We can have a secure border children with the parents because tion as refugees and sent back to Eu- and abide by our international obliga- many of the parents had been sent rope. A fourth of them died in the Hol- tions to protect refugees fleeing perse- back to their countries with the prom- ocaust. cution as we have done on a bipartisan ise that the children would return, and Because of our feeling of shame after basis for decades. there was no recordkeeping so that World War II, the United States, under When I went and toured the McAllen could be done. Presidents of both political parties, Border Patrol station, Donna, and Ur- This President also was engaged, said that we would try to set a stand- sula, we met with many of the leaders through his Department of Homeland ard for the world when it came to ac- there and saw firsthand what is hap- Security, in migrant detention facili- cepting refugees, and we did. An aver- pening. We are starting to build facili- ties, where the inspector general with age of almost 80,000 per year were ad- ties that will be more humane, at least the Department of Homeland Security mitted into the United States. Think by design, and hope that is exactly found ‘‘an immediate risk to the health back to the Cubans who came to this what happens. and safety of detainees and DHS em- country to escape under I would like to say a word about the ployees.’’ Castro. They have become such a vi- men and women who work for Customs I saw them in April of this year in El brant part of America today, and in and Border Protection. I am not going Paso. We had a detention facility there fact, three of the Senators today are of to make any excuses for those who where they were holding those who Cuban decent. They were part of that have abused people in the past or those were presented at the border. The sign refugee movement—maybe not their who have said horrible things online over the door of that detention center generation but in their family. about them—no excuses at all. But the

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What we are doing the best they can under these ex- a move in the right direction to deal seeing now is a situation which begs traordinary circumstances and thank with our broken immigration system. for a bipartisan, compromise solution. them for their service. Unfortunately, the Republican House I yield the floor. The reality is that President Trump’s leadership refused to even consider I suggest the absence of a quorum. policies, as harsh and cruel as they that bill or call for a hearing. The Act- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- have been, have been ineffective at our ing Secretary of Department of Home- SIDY). The clerk will call the roll. southern border. The situation is much land Security, Kevin McAleenan, said The senior assistant legislative clerk less secure than when he took office. that if our bill in 2013 had been enacted proceeded to call the roll. The President’s obsession with the bor- into law, ‘‘we would have a very dif- Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- der wall led to the longest government ferent situation. . . . we would be a lot imous consent that the order for the shutdown in history, even paralyzing more secure on our border.’’ quorum call be rescinded. our immigration courts for that 35-day Republican Senator LAMAR ALEX- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without period. ANDER of Tennessee, who supported objection, it is so ordered. More refugees have been driven to that bill, said ‘‘If that bill became law, MUELLER REPORT the border because the President has most of the problems we’re having Mr. REED. Mr. President, I come to shut down the legal avenues for migra- today we’d not be having.’’ the floor just the day before Robert tion and blocked all assistance to sta- We had a path, a bipartisan path, a Mueller is set to come before the House bilize the Northern Triangle countries. good path that we should return to. It Intelligence and Judiciary Committees Under President Obama we set up in- is time for us to find a way to work to- to focus attention on some of the key country in Guatemala, El Salvador, gether for a secure border, for a secure findings of the special counsel’s report and Honduras an opportunity for those nation, to reduce the massive amounts on Russia’s interference in our 2016 who wished to come forward and apply of money that are being spent now be- elections. for asylum status in the United States cause of this migration, and to do it in I have spoken on the floor many without leaving their own country if a humane fashion consistent with the times about the depth and breadth of they chose to do it. It was one alter- values of the United States. the Russian interference in the 2016 native to an expensive, dangerous trek We are ready to work with Repub- election. The special counsel’s report to the southern border. The Trump ad- licans. Democrats on this side of the goes to great lengths to detail this, in ministration closed down that pro- aisle are ready to work to achieve his terms, ‘‘sweeping and systemic in- gram, giving the people in those coun- goals I think we all share. We need to terference.’’ What continues to be wor- tries no other alternative but to try to address the root causes in the Northern risome is that these information war- make that trip to the border. That Triangle countries that drive migrants fare attacks and other malign influ- made no sense at all. to flee to the United States. We need to ence operations are ongoing with more There is also a gaping leadership vac- crack down on the traffickers and plans for our elections next year. uum at the Department of Homeland transporters who are exploiting these This threat to our national security Security. In the 21⁄2 years the President migrants. We need to expand third- and the integrity of our democracy has has been in office, there have been four country resettlement so that immi- yet to be sufficiently recognized or different leaders in the Office of the grants can find their way safely with- counted by this administration. Indeed, Secretary of the Department of Home- out making that dangerous trek. We in the months since the report was re- land Security, and in every major sub- need to eliminate immigration court leased, the Trump administration and category position, whether it is inte- backlogs so that asylum claims can be congressional Republicans have repeat- rior enforcement or border enforce- processed more quickly. We need to ex- edly claimed that the report vindicates ment, there have been at least as many pand the use of proven alternatives to the President on all charges of collu- people in an acting capacity and not in detention, like family case manage- sion between the Trump campaign and a permanent capacity. ment, so immigrants know their rights Russia and on obstruction of justice I will say that we have tried our best and show up for court. rather than taking steps to ensure that to work with this administration when It was hard to believe, when we went we will never be targeted in this way they have asked for help and volun- to Sister Norma’s cafeteria centered in again. teered it when they didn’t. Last Feb- McAllen—some of the migrants who The special counsel’s testimony is ruary, when we passed the omnibus had gone through the system and were vital so he can detail what he uncov- bill, we included over $400 million for now heading to join family members in ered and shed additional light on the humanitarian assistance at the border, the United States showed us the pack- events of the investigation. In par- and when the President came back and ets they were given with legal docu- ticular, what Congress and the Amer- asked for an emergency supplemental ments. Understand, these people were ican people need to hear from Director of $4.6 billion for additional funding, fresh off the border, out of detention. Mueller relates to three broad cat- Democrats joined Republicans to pass As we looked inside the packets, we egories of questions. For instance, that legislation. found in many cases that the instruc- what was the full scope of Russian in- Last year, before the border crisis tions were printed in English, not terference in the 2016 election? began, Senate Democrats supported a Spanish, and they did not include any Second, what evidence did the special bipartisan agreement, including robust specific time or place for the person to counsel find of coordination between border security funding and dozens of report. They had simply typed in ‘‘to Trump campaign associates or the provisions to strengthen border secu- be determined.’’ Is it any wonder that President and the Russian Govern- rity. But the President threatened to people struggle to come to a court ment, and why did he decide the avail- veto it, and instead pushed for a hard- hearing as required by law? able evidence was not sufficient to line approach, which, when it was We can do better. We need to get prove a criminal conspiracy with Rus- called for a vote in the U.S. Senate, re- them the information they need if they sia? ceived fewer than 40 votes. are going to be a part of our legal sys- Third, what evidence did the special Six years ago, in 2013, there was a tem and tell them the time and place counsel find that the President ob- problem on the Senate floor, and there they need to report. structed justice? aren’t many to recall as we stand here We stand ready to work on this side Tomorrow’s testimony will help the today, but this was one of them. I was of the aisle for smart, effective, hu- public understand the gravity of the part of the Gang of 8, four Democrat mane border security policy. We need President’s conduct in the White House

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For our elections to re- government or prepared the American of the executive branch to perform its main free, open, and transparent, we people, so that such foreign inter- constitutionally assigned functions’’ in must take seriously the threat posed ference will not happen again. The re- violation of ‘‘the constitutional separa- by Russia and other potential foreign lease of the Mueller report cannot tion of powers.’’ adversaries. We must hold hearings in mark the end of the strategy to inves- Another critical consideration for the Senate with testimony from the tigate and prevent Russian inter- the special counsel was that a Federal special counsel’s office and key wit- ference. The special counsel’s testi- criminal investigation of a sitting nesses from the report. We must con- mony will add to the urgency for this President could preempt the authority sider legislation on election security, administration and Congress to change vested in Congress by the Constitution foreign influence operations, course and act immediately to protect to address Presidential misconduct. In disinformation, Federal election laws, our democracy and strengthen public addition, Mueller notes that ‘‘a Presi- money laundering, and many other faith in the American election process. dent does not have immunity after he issues. Since the release of the special coun- leaves office’’ and that ‘‘we conducted When it comes to protecting our de- sel’s report, the President, the Attor- a thorough factual investigation in mocracy, we cannot be complacent. ney General, and some Republican con- order to preserve the evidence when Now is the time for action to make gressional leaders have said that the memories were fresh and documentary sure we are ready ahead of the elec- case of Russian interference in the 2016 materials were available.’’ Put to- tions in 2020 and beyond. Each and election is closed, that our work is gether, while the special counsel con- every one of us in this Chamber swore done, and that we can move on. The cluded that he could not prosecute the an oath to support and defend the Con- President has repeatedly claimed that President, he makes it clear that he is stitution of the United States against the special counsel’s report cleared creating a record of evidence and defer- all enemies, foreign and domestic. In him of any connections to Russia and ring to Congress and future prosecutors order to do that, we can’t just take any wrongdoing in contradiction of the should they pursue an obstruction tweets about no collusion and no ob- voluminous evidence laid out in the re- case. struction at face value. This isn’t a port. But those declarations of inno- Which is all the more reason why we witch hunt, nor should it be an effort cence just don’t square with the facts. must hear from the special counsel on to circle the partisan wagons around Congress has a constitutional duty to his findings and his decision-making the President and absolve him of any review the findings of the special coun- process. In particular, what Congress wrongdoing. It has to be a serious ex- sel on behalf of the American people and the American people need to hear amination of what happened and how and not simply accept the administra- from Special Counsel Mueller relates to defend our Nation against future at- tion’s spin and mischaracterizations of to three broad categories of questions. tacks. Robert Mueller’s findings. First, what was the nature and ex- Mr. President, in anticipation of the Despite the President’s declarations tent of the Russian interference cam- upcoming testimony of the special of ‘‘hoax’’ and ‘‘witch hunt,’’ the spe- paign launched against the United counsel before the House Intelligence cial counsel’s office did bring indict- States in the 2016 election? Second, and Judiciary Committees, I want to ments for ‘‘conspiracy to commit of- what evidence did the investigation highlight key findings in his report fense or to defraud the United States’’ find of Trump campaign associates or that go to the heart of Russian inter- under 18 U.S. Code § 371, against Putin the President coordinating with the ference into our elections in 2016 and crony Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was in Russian campaign, and why did the ongoing threat still facing our na- charge of the Kremlin-linked troll op- Mueller decide the available evidence tional security and the integrity of our eration known as the Internet Re- was not sufficient to prove ‘‘beyond a democracy. search Agency, and against his related reasonable doubt’’ that they had crimi- Indeed many of the President’s own holdings and multiple employees. The nally conspired with the Russian ef- national security officials have warned investigation also resulted in con- forts? And the third set of issues relate of heightened Russian information spiracy indictments of 12 officers from to acts of obstruction by Trump cam- warfare attacks and other foreign in- Russian Military Intelligence, also paign associates and the President fluence operations in next year’s elec- known as the GRU. himself. tion—which could make its 2016 inter- While the available evidence did not On the first set of issues, one of the ference in our elections, catalogued in meet the legal standard to charge the main responsibilities charged to the the Mueller report, look like child’s President or his associates with a special counsel by the Department of play. Federal Bureau of Investigation crime for a coordinating role in that Justice was to conduct a ‘‘full and Director Wray recently stated that the conspiracy, the special counsel takes thorough investigation of the Russian 2018 midterm elections were seen by care to note that does not mean that government’s efforts to interfere in the Russia as ‘‘a dress rehearsal for the big evidence of coordination does not exist. 2016 presidential election.’’ As the re- show in 2020.’’ Wray added that the FBI This is not, as the President has at- port concludes, ‘‘the Special Counsel’s anticipates the 2020 ‘‘threat being even tested, ‘‘a complete and total exonera- investigation established that Russia more challenging.’’ Director of Na- tion.’’ As the special counsel plainly interfered in the 2016 election prin- tional Intelligence Daniel Coats points out, in regards to coordination cipally through two operations.’’ warned the Senate Intelligence Com- with Russia, while ‘‘this report em- First, Mueller provides detailed evi- mittee in January 2019 that, in the 2020 bodies factual and legal determinations dence that Kremlin-linked operators election cycle, ‘‘Moscow may employ that the office believes to be accurate sought to help the Kremlin’s preferred additional influence toolkits—such as and complete to the greatest extent candidate, whose election would serve spreading disinformation, conducting possible, given these identified gaps, Russia’s interests. The report describes hack-and-leak operations, or manipu- the office cannot rule out the possi- how a Kremlin-linked troll operation, lating data—in a more targeted fashion bility that the unavailable information called the Internet Research Agency, to influence U.S. policy, actions, and would shed additional light on (or cast ‘‘carried out a social media campaign elections.’’ in a new light) the events described in that favored presidential candidate Despite this ongoing and increasingly this report.’’ Donald J. Trump and disparaged presi- sophisticated threat, we are still not What is more, President Trump and dential candidate .’’ It fully prepared to defend against the in- his supporters purposefully leave out also found that ‘‘[a]s early as 2014, the evitable Russian attacks on our democ- important context from the report [Kremlin-linked Internet Research racy. The Russian interference in the where the special counsel explains that Agency] instructed its employees to

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The report states un- that Special Counsel Mueller needs to swer written questions that did not ad- equivocally, ‘‘[a] Russian military address during his testimony is why dress issues relating to Presidential ob- intelligence’s spying operation con- was the investigative team unable to struction. In his written responses, the ducted computer intrusion operations establish to a criminal standard of President replied that he could not re- against entities, employees and volun- proof that is ‘‘beyond a reasonable call or did not remember more than 30 teers working on the Clinton Campaign doubt’’ coordination between people as- times, covering the vast majority of and then released stolen documents.’’ sociated with the Trump campaign, the questions. In addition, numerous The Mueller report makes clear that and Russian actors conspiring to un- Trump campaign associates and others the Russian election interference was a dermine the U.S. elections. from his inner circle, including General coordinated campaign targeting our de- This raises questions related to the Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, mocracy along multiple lines of effort. third set of issues for Special Counsel and Roger Stone, and his attorney Mi- While these conclusions affirm the as- Mueller, namely whether the President chael Cohen, lied about their dealings sessments of our intelligence commu- obstructed justice in connection with with Kremlin or Kremlin-linked actors. nity, the President appears unwilling the Russia-related investigation and Michael Cohen, for example, admitted or unable to take them seriously. hindered the ability of the special to the special counsel that among the At the G20 Summit in Osaka in June counsel’s office to gather relevant evi- reasons he lied to Congress about the 2019, President Trump treated Russian dence. And if so, did that obstruction Trump Tower Moscow project was to election interference as a joke, sig- materially impede Mueller’s ability to try and limit the ongoing Russia inves- naling to Putin that he would not hold conclude ‘‘beyond a reasonable doubt’’ tigation. In each of these cases, the Russia accountable. And in a recent that the Trump campaign or the Presi- Mueller report found ‘‘those lies mate- interview, the President failed to grasp dent himself conspired with Russian in- rially impaired the investigation of what was wrong with taking ‘‘dirt’’ on terference? These questions raise pro- Russian election interference.’’ his political opponent from a foreign found issues for our national security Similarly, the special counsel found source and indicated that, if it hap- and the integrity of our democracy, that Trump campaign associates frus- pened again in the 2020 campaign, he and the special counsel’s answers will trated the investigation by deleting in- would listen to what they had to say determine what Congress’s next steps formation or otherwise impeding the and then decide whether or not to re- should be in meeting its constitutional ability of the special counsel to obtain port it to the FBI. responsibilities. relevant communications pertinent to Now let me turn to the second set of Indeed, the Mueller report estab- the investigation. One example was issues Special Counsel Mueller needs to lishes multiple incidents in which the Trump campaign associates’ commu- address, relating to his task by the De- President committed acts that were ca- nications with Konstantin Kilimnik, a partment of Justice to investigate pable of impeding the Trump-Russia Ukrainian national whom the FBI as- ‘‘any links and/or coordination between investigation. For example, President sesses as having ties to Russian intel- the Russian government and individ- Trump asked then-FBI Director James ligence and who worked for Trump uals associated with the campaign of Comey to stop looking into his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s President Donald Trump.’’ National Security Advisor General Mi- political consulting business for many The special counsel’s report presents chael Flynn, after finding out that years. During 2016, Manafort directed significant evidence that President Flynn was questioned about his con- his campaign deputy Rick Gates to Trump and his associates embraced, tacts with the Russian Ambassador. provide internal polling data to encouraged, and applauded Russian President Trump also repeatedly asked Kilimnik. Manafort expected Kilimnik help. The report definitively concludes Comey to publicly say that Trump to share that information with others that Russia saw its interests as aligned himself was not under investigation in Ukraine and Putin crony Oleg with, and served by, a Trump Presi- and then fired Comey when it became Deripaska, who had funded pro-Krem- dency; that a central purpose of the clear he was unwilling to do so. lin political influence operations in the Russian interference operations was In addition, the President tried sev- past. The Mueller report details that helping the Trump campaign; and that eral different tactics to have the spe- Gates used an encrypted app to send the Trump campaign anticipated bene- cial counsel’s investigation curtailed. the polling data and then deleted it fiting from the fruits of that foreign President Trump initially put forward daily. As a result of deleted and election interference. Mueller provides claims that the special counsel had encrypted communications and be- detailed evidence of multiple contacts conflicts of interest, which his advisers cause of Manafort’s false statements, by Russian government officials or informed him were meritless. When the special counsel was not able to de- their proxies with the Trump campaign that did not work, the President gave termine what happened with this data to facilitate relationships. The report his subordinates—including White and whether it was part of a coordi- states: ‘‘[t]he investigation . . . estab- House Counsel Don McGahn, White nated effort between Russia and the lished numerous links between the House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus Trump campaign to interfere in our Russian government and the Trump and former campaign manager Corey election. The report makes clear that campaign.’’ Lewandowski—direct orders to either the lying, obfuscations, and denial of Ultimately, however, the special have the special counsel removed or to access to key information had a direct counsel’s investigation lacked suffi- pressure then-Attorney General Ses- effect on the investigation’s ability to cient evidence to prove beyond a rea- sions into limiting the scope of the spe- determine the nature and extent of any sonable doubt that the Trump cam- cial counsel’s investigation to future coordination by President Trump and paign or its associates conspired with election interference, instead of scruti- his associates with Russian conspira- the Russian Government in its election nizing the President and his cam- tors. interference. As the report states: paign’s conduct. McGahn, What makes the Mueller’s testimony ‘‘[a]lthough the investigation estab- Lewandowski, and Priebus all failed to even more urgent are the Trump ad- lished that the Russian government follow the President’s orders. The spe- ministration’s efforts to attack the perceived it would benefit from a cial counsel importantly notes that at- credibility of the report and to prevent Trump presidency and worked to se- tempts ‘‘to influence the investigation Congress from further investigating cure that outcome, and that the Cam- were mostly unsuccessful, but that is Mueller’s findings. The White House paign expected it would benefit largely because the persons who sur- has adopted a strategy of trying to electorally from information stolen rounded the president declined to carry block key witnesses named in the and released through Russian efforts, out orders or accede to his requests.’’ Mueller report from testifying before

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The White the American people about the legit- near-peer adversaries like China and House has also stymied Congress by as- imacy and validity of our elections. Russia. As the Department pursues the serting Executive privilege over the For example, we could require the Sec- new strategic direction established by full, unredacted version of the report retary of Homeland Security, with the the National Defense Strategy, Iran and the underlying documents and only concurrence of the Director of National and North Korea remain dangerous, providing access to a few select Mem- Intelligence and the FBI Director, to and the threat posed by violent ex- bers. rapidly assess and inform the public tremist organizations is not dimin- It is not only the White House that about whether any foreign interference ishing. Furthermore, the Department has been trying to muddy the waters or influence is detected against our must continue to recruit and retain around the Mueller report. Attorney election process, procedures, and infra- high-caliber individuals, while restor- General William Barr has deliberately structure. ing readiness, and pursuing new high- mischaracterized and increased par- As Former Ambassador to Russia Mi- end capabilities for the force. tisan skepticism of the report. Before chael McFaul wrote in the Washington Despite these daunting challenges, releasing the report to the public, Barr Post after the special counsel’s report the number of senior-level civilian va- published a misleading summary of its was released: ‘‘the Mueller report is a cancies throughout the Department is findings, which the special counsel dis- good start, but it is only a start.’’ staggering. The constant turnover of puted. Barr also held a press conference There is too much at stake for our na- senior civilian leadership, coupled with where he claimed that the White House tional security and the integrity of de- the duration of these vacancies, has fully cooperated with the special coun- mocracy to stop now. been troubling. I believe it has had a sel’s investigation, that the special NOMINATION OF MARK T. ESPER significant impact on the Defense De- counsel found ‘‘no collusion,’’ and that Mr. President, I had the opportunity partment, which is adrift in a way I there was not sufficient evidence to es- and the privilege, as we all did earlier have not seen in my time on Capitol tablish obstruction of justice. These today, to vote for Secretary Mark Hill. It is my hope that Dr. Esper will statements are favorable to the Presi- Esper as the next Secretary of Defense. work to fill these civilian leadership dent, but none of them are consistent I have known Dr. Esper for more than positions because it is necessary to with the special counsel’s findings. a decade. He is a public servant and a manage the difficult challenges facing As I have laid out, despite the ongo- patriot of the first order. I think the the Department, as well as the exten- ing and increasingly sophisticated overwhelming vote today indicates the sive Pentagon bureaucracy. threat we face and despite the 2020 confidence we have in him, and it indi- In addition, Dr. Esper will help over- election being less than a year and a cates the importance we understand see national security policy for a Presi- half away, we are still not prepared to that job holds for all of us. We have en- dent whose temperament and manage- defend against the inevitable Russian trusted it to someone who began his ment skills are challenging. It is ex- attack on our democracy. As Mueller dedicated service to the country as an tremely important for our Nation that said during his press conference on 18-year-old at West Point, served in the he be surrounded by leaders who can May 29, 2019, ‘‘I will close by reit- Army, then went on to serve in admin- provide thoughtful advice and counsel. erating the central allegation of our in- istrations and as a public-spirited cit- Diversity of opinion is important when dictments—that there were multiple, izen through his entire life. crafting policy and making decisions systematic efforts to interference in Mr. President, I rise to state my sup- that impact the well-being of our men our election. That allegation deserves port for the nomination of Dr. Mark and women in uniform. It is my fervent the attention of every American.’’ Esper, who was confirmed earlier today hope that Dr. Esper will be willing and I could not agree more. We cannot to be the 27th Secretary of Defense. able to provide the President with his forget that Russia interfered in our Dr. Esper has served this Nation in a best policy advice even if the President election in 2016 with hybrid warfare variety of roles most of his life. He is a disagrees with the counsel or it runs tactics and tried to do it again in 2018. 1986 graduate of the U.S. Military contrary to his policy goals. And our intelligence community as- Academy. He served in the 101st Air- But most importantly, while the Sec- sessed that it is poised to conduct addi- borne Division and participated in the retary of Defense serves at the pleasure tional operations against our elections 1990–91 Gulf War with the ‘‘Screaming of the President, we should never for- in 2020 with increasing sophistication. Eagles.’’ He retired from the U.S. Army get that they also oversee the finest We cannot ignore these attacks or wish in 2007, after spending 10 years on Ac- fighting force in the world, men and them away. tive Duty and 11 years in the National women who have volunteered to serve a The impediments erected by the Guard and Army Reserve. cause greater than themselves. Our President and the people around him After the Army, Dr. Esper worked in servicemembers and their families meant that despite the best efforts of the private sector, but he also worked should always be at the forefront when the Mueller team, there remains unfin- in several offices on Capitol Hill, in- considering defense policy or military ished business in getting to the bottom cluding the offices of Senator and Sec- action. of what happened in 2016 and afterward, retary of Defense Chuck Hagel and On a final note, I would also like to which is why it is critically important Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. He thank Dr. Esper’s family, his wife Leah we hear from the special counsel. also was a professional staff member on and their children, Luke, John, and While it is an important step that the Senate Foreign Relations and Sen- Kate. They, too, will be serving our the special counsel is testifying to the ate Government Affairs committees country, and we appreciate their sup- House in front of two committees, I am and the House Armed Services Com- port. making this statement about the ques- mittee. Until his nomination to be Sec- I yield the floor. tions that should be asked of Mueller retary of Defense, Dr. Esper was serv- I suggest the absence of a quorum. because, as of this moment, there are ing as the 23rd Secretary of the Army. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The no scheduled hearings or plan for him His wealth of experience in defense pol- clerk will call the roll. to appear in the Senate. We should be icy and in senior leadership positions The senior assistant legislative clerk holding hearings in the Senate with in both the public and private sector proceeded to call the roll. testimony from the special counsel and should serve him well as Secretary of Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I others on many issues, including the Defense. ask unanimous consent that the order ones I have raised. We should be pass- It has been nearly 7 months since the for the quorum call be rescinded. ing legislation, including on election Department has had a Senate-con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without security, to ensure that we are appro- firmed Secretary of Defense. At no objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:19 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23JY6.037 S23JYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5007 NOMINATION OF STEPHEN M. DICKSON a party to a proceeding.’’ He didn’t Mr. Dickson comes from a long ca- Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, think that a court case or a deposition reer at Delta Airlines—in fact, a record when it comes to air safety, the United fit that definition. at Delta that raises questions about his States of America should be the gold The simple fact is that Ms. Petitt al- independence from the industry and at standard for the world. In fact, better leged she was subject to retaliation a time when that agency must guar- than the gold standard, it ought to be after presenting Mr. Dickson and other antee its independence from that in- the Sullenberger standard. Delta executives, including the current dustry. We remember Sully Sullenberger, CEO, Ed Bastian, with a written report Our next FAA Administrator will, in who was the pilot at the controls when regarding Delta’s ‘‘Flight Operations’ fact, have enormous challenges in re- the ‘‘Miracle on the Hudson’’ flight in Safety Culture’’ in January 2016. That storing public trust. This agency has 2009 landed safely. He prescribed the report alleged significant facts that been undermined by its failure to qualities that we should regard most should have been investigated. ground airplanes, to exercise inde- highly as we choose a new Adminis- Following its submission and a meet- pendent judgment, and to do the kind trator of the FAA. He also gave us the ing with a member of Delta’s human of scrutiny necessary and what is need- leadership we need and should respect resources staff, Ms. Petitt was removed ed, in fact, in new leadership. The when considering the nomination of from duty. In fact, in March 2016, she FAA’s broken system—at least in pub- Stephen Dickson. We should reject it, was referred for a psychiatric examina- lic perception—requires a new voice, and he articulated exactly why. tion. That is the way Delta reacted to untainted by connections to the indus- Chesley ‘‘Sully’’ Sullenberger said her whistleblower complaint. The doc- try. We have an opportunity to find about Stephen Dickson that ‘‘his ac- tor chosen by Delta diagnosed her with someone who will restore that con- tions and words raise grave concerns bipolar disorder and found that she was fidence in America and worldwide. about his ability to act with the integ- unfit for duty. When she was evaluated He is very simply not the right per- rity and the independence the next by a panel of eight doctors at the Mayo son for this job, and I urge my col- FAA Administrator must have to navi- Clinic and an independent third-party leagues to oppose him and to respect gate the challenges of the ungrounding doctor, these psychiatrists concluded the advice given to us by Sully of the 737 MAX and to rebuild the glob- that Ms. Petitt did not, in fact, suffer Sullenberger, who has highlighted al trust in the FAA’s confidence and from a mental illness and was entirely those two qualities: independence and ability to appropriately certify new fit for duty. integrity—integrity not only in past aircraft design.’’ That is what he said The appearance and seemingly the careers but in dealings with the U.S. in an interview with POLITICO, but he reality is that her safety concerns were Senate, in full disclosure with respect said it publicly on a number of other meant to be buried rather than taken to whistleblowers, in highlighting pub- occasions. Those two qualities that he seriously and addressed. Mr. Dickson lic safety above profits or interests of mandated in the next FAA Adminis- played a part in that reaction to her the industry. That is the kind of inde- trator as more important than any whistleblower concerns. In fact, the pendence and integrity we need. I still other—independence and integrity—are psychiatrist who first evaluated her have hope that we can find it if my col- precisely the qualities that Stephen concluded that she must have this dis- leagues join me in opposing this nomi- Dickson lacks. It is that failing which order because, as a woman, how can nation. brings me to the floor now to oppose she be raising three young children and Thank you. his nomination. be studying for another possible degree I yield the floor. Sully Sullenberger highlighted the and at the same time working as she I suggest the absence of a quorum. particular experience that exemplified was. That kind of evaluation was cer- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that failing, which is Stephen tainly entitled to very little respect. clerk will call the roll. Dickson’s involvement in a whistle- Again, Mr. Dickson never disclosed it The senior assistant bill clerk pro- blower case. to us, so we could never ask him about ceeded to call the roll. As I know from my experience as the it at the nomination hearing. He never Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I U.S. attorney and attorney general, disclosed it before that hearing. When ask unanimous consent that the order whistleblowers are the ones who bring he was called upon to explain this for the quorum call be rescinded. information to light that can help save lapse, instead of taking ownership of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lives. Whether it is in the criminal area his failing, he sought to minimize his objection, it is so ordered. or air safety or drug effectiveness or involvement inconsistently with the MUELLER REPORT many other areas, including other facts of the case. His failure to disclose Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, areas of transportation safety, whistle- it and his reaction to it would itself be on April 8, this year I came to the Sen- blowers play a vital role, so they need disqualifying, but there are other ate to speak about the end of the spe- protection. They should never be re- grounds as well. cial counsel’s investigation. Now that taliated against. They should never be He is simply not the right person for Special Counsel Mueller is set to tes- objects of retribution. They should be this agency at this time. Integrity and tify tomorrow in the House of Rep- protected and encouraged. That is what independence are now more important resentatives, I would like to reiterate an air safety expert who really cares than ever because the airline industry several points I made in that speech about safety—someone who respects and particularly Boeing need new lead- that I believe are still very relevant independence and integrity—would do. ership in oversight and accountability. today. That is exactly the opposite of what New leadership from the FAA is criti- I noted that the facts show the real Stephen Dickson is alleged to have cally important in light of its failure collusion was actually brought about done in the case of Karlene Petitt. to ground those 737 MAX airplanes by the Democrats. It is pretty well doc- Ms. Petitt’s case was brought to our ahead of the rest of the world—in fact, umented that the Clinton campaign attention after Stephen Dickson’s tes- the FAA follows the rest the world— and the Democratic National Com- timony to the Commerce Committee, and because of their delegation of au- mittee hired Fusion GPS to do opposi- so we had no real opportunity to ask thority for certification to Boeing and tion research against Candidate him about it in his confirmation hear- manufacturers generally. That delega- Trump. ing. In fact, we never learned about Ms. tion of authority essentially puts the Fusion GPS then hired Christopher Petitt’s case or a deposition that fox in charge of the henhouse. It may Steele, a former British intelligence of- Dickson gave for it until after that have been for cost savings to the FAA ficer, to compile the famous Steele dos- hearing. He didn’t disclose it because because they could allow Boeing to sier. That document was central to the he purportedly interpreted a Senate hire, pay, and fire the certifiers, but at fake collusion narrative, and it report- Commerce Committee questionnaire as some level, it meant that Boeing then edly used Russian Government sources asking about ‘‘my personal conduct in effect controls the safety and scru- for information. and my behavior both in general and as tiny supposedly exercised by an inde- So the Democrats paid for a docu- an officer of a large public company or pendent FAA. That independence is ment created by a foreign national any instance in which I was named as critically important. that relied on Russian Government

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Maybe that is cess to all potentially relevant infor- as the second airplane hit the World why the Democrats seem totally unin- mation? Trade Center. I don’t have to tell you; terested in figuring out the origins of Now, there ought to be great Demo- we all remember the heartbreak, con- the Russian investigation because they cratic outrage at that apparent failure, fusion, and anger that welled up in all were a prime mover in making it all and there doesn’t seem to be. Will of us as we saw those images. happen. Democrats ask the Justice Department In the days and months and years Now they have asked the Justice De- for all underlying information relating since the attack, we vowed as a nation partment to produce the Mueller re- to Hillary Clinton’s investigation? to ‘‘never forget’’ the events of Sep- port’s underlying evidence, including Then there is another example. What tember 11. I think that is one of the all intelligence-related information. I about the case called Uranium One? I pivotal moments in our Nation’s his- agree with the need to see as much in- have been pushing for years for more tory. We will never forget the 3,000 formation as possible. In fact, I have answers about this transaction that al- lives that were lost that day, the loved cosponsored a bill that would do just lowed the Russian Government to ac- ones they left behind, or the courage that, but the Democrats’ fury over quire U.S. uranium assets. I have re- demonstrated by the brave first re- Mueller’s findings and their incon- ceived classified as well as unclassified sponders who came from across the sistent positions makes me think all of briefings about this matter. country to help in the aftermath of My staff recently went to FBI head- this is more about politics than prin- those horrific attacks. quarters to review additional classified ciple. Today, Members of the Senate had an material, and I have identified some As I have said repeatedly, to guard opportunity to vote on legislation to FBI intelligence reports that may shed against political gamesmanship, there turn that promise to ‘‘never forget’’ more light on the Uranium One trans- is only one legitimate way to do this. into something tangible. I am proud action. However, the Attorney General Let’s see all the documents, every one that we have now permanently author- has refused to provide access to those of the documents; meaning, that if ized the 9/11 Victim Compensation other documents. Congress is going to review the Mueller Well, if the Democrats demand intel- Fund. This fund was created to support report’s underlying information, it ligence-related information from the those who answered the Nation’s call should be able to review information Justice Department regarding the to help on 9/11 and in the months that relating to how—absolutely how the Mueller report, there should be no rea- followed that attack. Now, nearly 18 years later, first re- Russia investigation started. Anything son whatsoever why they shouldn’t do less will fail to provide the full picture. the same for Uranium One. sponders from across the country are Furthermore, to be very consistent, The American people rightly ought being diagnosed with cancers, res- we shouldn’t stop at the Russia inves- to expect something as simple as con- piratory diseases, and other illnesses tigation. The Democrats want all of sistency. If you aren’t consistent with because of their dangerous work on the Mueller information but seem to be what you ask for, then you will not that day. For them, each day serves as turning a very blind eye to other inves- have any credibility. a tragic reminder of the heartbreaking tigations where Congress, as well as My attitude and approach is straight- images most of us just witnessed on a the public, have yet to see it all. Again, forward and nonpartisan. Let’s see it television screen. that leads me to believe that their re- all—Russia, Clinton, Uranium One, all The legislation we passed today is quest for Mueller-related documents is of it. As I said on April 8, sunlight is the Never Forget the Heroes: Perma- a political ploy. the best disinfectant. nent Authorization of the 9/11 Victim Take, for example, the Clinton inves- As we listen to and watch tomorrow’s Compensation Fund Act. As the name tigation. As I have written about pub- testimony going on in the House of suggests, it permanently authorizes licly before, the Justice Department Representatives, with Mueller coming funding to support those American he- inspector general produced to Congress back to tell us probably nothing new roes who led lifesaving recovery oper- a highly classified document relating because he said he isn’t going to say ations following the attacks on 9/11. As to this Clinton investigation. That doc- anything that isn’t already in the 448- I suggested, many of the diseases that ument raises additional questions for page report, let’s keep that in mind. affect these men and women, such as the FBI and the Justice Department. Let’s see all of it—Russia, Clinton, cancers and respiratory diseases, may These agencies ought to produce addi- Uranium One, as well as anything the not have become apparent for years tional information to Congress and an- Democrats are asking for in regard to after 9/11. It is the nature of these dis- swer these questions to provide full ac- the Mueller report. eases. counting of what transpired. I suggest the absence of a quorum. Ensuring the longevity of this fund is Here is an excerpt, then, from the in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The critical to providing these heroes with spector general’s unclassified report on clerk will call the roll. the resources they need, whether that the Clinton investigation: The bill clerk proceeded to call the life-changing diagnosis comes today or ‘‘Although the Midyear team [that roll. 50 years from now. It is part of our happens to be the code word for the Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I commitment as Americans to support Clinton investigation] drafted a memo- ask unanimous consent that the order our first responders and the heroes who randum to the Deputy Attorney Gen- for the quorum call be rescinded. ran not away from but toward the dan- eral late May 2016 stating that review The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ger on that fateful day. of the highly classified material was objection, it is so ordered. Throughout my time in the Senate, I necessary to complete the investiga- 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND have worked to support our first re- tion and requesting permission to ac- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, for sponders who were there for our com- cess them, the FBI never sent this re- every American who is old enough to munities during the most difficult quest to the Department.’’ remember, the attacks of September times. The 9/11 first responders rep- So this tells us four things. One, the 11, 2001, can be recalled as if they hap- resent the very best of America, and FBI apparently was aware of highly pened yesterday. It is one of those rare, they deserve every ounce of assistance classified information potentially rel- almost generational moments that we are able to provide. evant to the Clinton investigation in stand in the forefront of our Nation’s This legislation received 402 votes in its possession; secondly, that the FBI collective memory. I am confident that the House of Representatives and 97 drafted a memo in May of 2016 to get if we lined up all 100 Members of the votes here in the Senate, something access to the information; three, that Senate and asked them where they nearly unheard of these days. I appre- memo said review of the information were that morning, they could tell you. ciate our colleagues who have been

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There would undoubt- desk for his signature. diciary Committee, on which I serve, edly be additional significant savings PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS unanimously reported out legislation for consumers with private health in- Madam President, a survey last sum- that would keep pharmaceutical com- surance. mer found that many Texans are strug- panies from gaming the patent system. The Affordable Prescriptions for Pa- gling to afford the rising cost of their All of these reforms are intended to tients Act does not prevent manufac- healthcare. Three out of five surveyed repair the problems that exist without turers from making improvements to reported forgoing or postponing care completely leveling the existing their products, and it doesn’t limit pat- because of the cost barrier. That in- healthcare system. For example, the ent rights. It also doesn’t hamper inno- cludes cutting their pills in half, skip- package that passed the Judiciary vation, and it doesn’t spend money we ping doses, or not filling a prescription Committee included a proposal I intro- don’t have on a system we don’t really because they simply couldn’t afford to duced with our colleague from Con- want. It simply stops those who know- do so. With healthcare costs on the necticut, Senator BLUMENTHAL, called ingly game and abuse our patent sys- rise, things aren’t expected to get any the Affordable Prescriptions for Pa- tem. easier unless we do something about it. tients Act. This bill takes aim at two Our country is proudly a leader in The Centers for Medicare and Med- practices often deployed by pharma- pharmaceutical innovation, partly be- icaid Services estimated that between ceutical companies to stomp out com- cause we offer robust protection for in- 2018 and 2027, customers can expect to petition and protect their bottom line. tellectual property. When you create a see prescription drug spending increase First, this bill targets a practice new drug, you are granted a patent, an by an average of 6.1 percent a year. called product hopping. When a com- exclusive right to sell that drug for a That is a faster increase than hospital pany is about to lose exclusivity of a period of years. But this legislation en- stays, doctors’ visits, or any other product—that is, when their patent is sures that those who game the sys- healthcare expenditure. There seems to about ready to run out—they often de- tem—the bad actors—are no longer be bipartisan agreement that some- velop some sort of minor reformulation able to take advantage of these innova- thing must be done. But the real ques- and then yank the original patented tion protections in order to maintain tion is what that something is: What drug off the market. That prevents ge- their monopolies at the expense of the are your ideas about how to make that neric competition. There is no doubt American people after their patent something a reality? that legitimate changes have war- should have expired. Many of our progressive Democratic ranted a new patent, but, too fre- I believe there is more we can do to friends have embraced Medicare for All quently, we are seeing this deployed as improve our healthcare system and as the solution to the problems that a strategy to box out generic competi- bring down out-of-pocket costs for the exist in our healthcare delivery sys- tion. American people, but instead of tearing tem. Their proposal, though, would About 90 percent of the drugs we all down the whole house, let’s make the kick about 180 million Americans off of take are generic and not branded drugs repairs we actually need. their private insurance and force them under a patent. That means we get less ORDER OF PROCEDURE into one big government-run plan. It expensive drugs that are just as effec- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I would drain the vital program that tive as the original branded product. ask unanimous consent that notwith- seniors have relied upon for more than That is the way our system is supposed standing rule XXII, the postcloture a century and replace it with a wa- to work, by making generic drugs more time on the Dickson nomination expire tered-down version that would result in readily available and affordable. By de- at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24; fur- long waiting lines for inferior care. The fining product hopping as anti-com- ther, that following the disposition of government would tell you what clinic petitive behavior, the Federal Trade the Dickson nomination, the Senate you had to go to, what doctor you Commission would be able to take ac- vote on the cloture motions for the could see, and what prescriptions you tion against those who engage in this Berger and Buescher nominations; fi- could actually take. You would lose practice. nally, that if cloture is invoked, the your freedom and power to decide what Our bill would also target something Senate vote on the confirmations of is best for you and your family when it known as patent thicketing by limiting those nominations in the order listed comes to your healthcare. You would the patents companies can use to keep at 3 p.m. and, if any of the nominations have to simply take what you could get competitors away. Some drug compa- are confirmed, the motions to recon- on somebody else’s schedule. nies like to layer on patent after pat- sider be considered made and laid on Last but not least, Medicare for All ent in an attempt to make it virtually the table and the President be imme- would completely bankrupt our coun- impossible for biosimilar manufactur- diately notified of the Senate’s action. try. I think this approach is akin to ers to bring a competing product to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there having a pipe burst in your house, but market. While the patent on the actual objection? instead of repairing it, tearing the drug formula may have expired, there Without objection, it is so ordered. whole thing down and rebuilding it are still, in some cases, hundreds of f from scratch. It is unaffordable. It is other patents to sort through that dis- LEGISLATIVE SESSION unpopular. It is unnecessary and goes courage competition. against all logic. This bill would limit the number of Don’t get me wrong. Our healthcare patents these companies can use and MORNING BUSINESS system is not perfect, but Medicare for streamline the litigation process so Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I All is actually worse, and it would cre- that companies are spending less time ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ate more problems than it would solve. in the courtroom and, hopefully, more ate proceed to legislative session and Instead, I support targeted reforms time in the laboratory developing life- be in a period of morning business, that have been offered by a number of saving innovative drugs. Competitors with Senators permitted to speak our colleagues here—most on a bipar- would be able to resolve patent dis- therein for up to 10 minutes each. tisan basis—to lower healthcare costs putes faster and bring their drugs to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and to give people more choices in market sooner. Of course, better com- objection, it is so ordered. terms of what fits their needs the best. petition means better prices for pa- f On Thursday, the Senate Finance Com- tients. mittee will be marking up a package of It is also good news for taxpayers. NOMINATION OF ELIZABETH bills that will aim to reduce prescrip- Just last week, we received the cost es- DARLING tion drug costs for seniors and families. timate of this bill from the Congres- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I Last month, the Senate HELP Com- sional Budget Office, and they found it am lifting my hold on the nomination

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:19 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23JY6.042 S23JYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S5010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 23, 2019 of Elizabeth Darling to be Commis- the boats that helped win WWII. It has RECOGNIZING CHEMTRACK sioner on Children, Youth, and Fami- so much historical value, and now it ALASKA lies at the Department of Health and builds the tallest timber—our future ∑ Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, this Human Services. leaders. And as Scouts walk by the week, I have the opportunity to intro- I will not object to any unanimous newly dedicated bronze tribute in duce the U.S. Senate Small Business of consent request concerning the nomi- honor of Steve’s legacy, it is my hope the Week. Small businesses provide es- nation of Ms. Darling at this time. they are inspired by the man who has sential services to our Nation’s com- Please remove my hold from the back surrounded them with opportunities munities. In my home State of Alaska, of the Executive Calendar in the sec- here in West Virginia. I have seen firsthand small businesses tion titled Notice of Intent to Object. The Conservation Center will offer that contribute to the local economy f hands-on exhibits, projects, and a lab- and step in when a community is in need. It is my honor to name ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS oratory for Scouts and youth to further understand and promote conservation ChemTrack Alaska of Anchorage, AK, efforts. This project is being designed as the Senate Small Business of the TRIBUTE TO STEVE ANTOLINE and built by Steve, along with collabo- Week. ChemTrack was founded as a con- ∑ Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, it is rative efforts from the Boy Scouts of America and West Virginia University. struction company by Sig Jokiel in an honor to recognize the legacy of 1973. Shortly after its inception, the Steve Antoline as fearless leader in Beyond the camp, Steve has contrib- company shifted focus and rebranded business, a dedicated philanthropist, uted greatly to the surrounding region. itself into an environmental services and a proud West Virginian who has He has founded and operated various and engineering company when Chuck made substantial contributions to our companies that include operations in Ronan joined the team in 1985. After home State. natural gas, production, excavation, studying business at the University of One of the greatest milestones we contracting, property development and New Hampshire, Sig’s daughter, Carrie, achieved when I was West Virginia’s biosciences research companies. joined the company in 2002. Carrie, who Governor was when the Boy Scouts of Among his many accomplishments for became the company’s majority part- America committed to bringing a West Virginia is Superior Highwall ner in 2010, brought business expertise world-class scouting facility to the Miners, Inc., a business based in Beck- and project management skills to Mountain State, and Steve was a vital ley that grew into the world’s largest ChemTrack. Throughout the com- part of that process. Today, the Sum- manufacturer of highwall mining pany’s 46-year history, it has con- mit Bechtel Reserve is homebase every equipment. His efforts brought in tracted with the U.S. Air Force, Alaska 4 years for tens of thousands of Boy countless jobs and showcased West Vir- Railroad Corporation, Bureau of Indian Scouts from across the country. I as- ginia’s vast potential across the globe. Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmos- sembled government officials, business Steve serves as cochairman of the pheric Administration, BP, Exxon, and many other government institutions leaders, and private volunteers into new WVU Children’s Hospital Building and businesses. In 2019, ChemTrack was what I called the West Virginia Project Campaign and also serves on the hos- awarded the Women-Owned Small Arrow Task Force in order to convince pital’s advisory board. He is the owner Business of the Year Award by the SBA the National Executive Board of the of New River Labs, LLC and KEM Re- Boy Scouts of America of what we al- in recognition of its outstanding search Group, LLC, a cancer research achievements. ready knew—that the ideal place for company performing state-of-the-art this facility was in the adventurous ChemTrack’s commitment to devel- diagnostic services for esophageal, cer- oping creative environmental engineer- terrains and magnificent mountains of vical, melanoma, pancreatic, prostate, West Virginia. The Boy Scouts and ing solutions enables the company to and many other forms of cancer. At contribute to local projects in Alaska’s West Virginia truly are a perfect Summit Resources, Inc., Steve serves match—an organization that builds great outdoors. As a successful con- as owner and president, specializing on tractor and a certified 8(a) economi- character, inspires reverences, and pro- excavation, land management, and in- motes the values of hard work and cally disadvantaged woman-owned vestment. Other organizations he has small business, ChemTrack has com- compassion, and a State whose people been involved with include the Remem- pleted projects for both private busi- live and breathe those values every ber the Miners Organization, the nesses and government clients. day. Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research ChemTrack helped clean up Alaska’s Steve was able to create and manage Foundation, Summersville Youth Ath- shorelines after the Exxon Valdez oil- so many wonderful programs through letics, Raleigh County, YMCA, Beckley spill in 1989 by developing innovative, the camp. He worked on the Reaching Chamber of Commerce, and the Fay- barge-mounted sweeps to clean sea the Summit Boy Scout Community ette and Nicholas County chapter of water. As a testament to ChemTrack’s Service Initiative, organizing and gar- the American Red Cross. environmental stewardship, the com- nering support for more than 34 Put simply, Steve is a West Vir- pany was awarded a basic ordering projects that utilized countless hours agreement by the U.S. Coast Guard in of community service for Nicholas ginian, through and through. He knows our communities inside and out and 2012, enabling them to provide contain- County. Also in Nicholas County, he ment cleanup and mitigate the harmful serves as the chairman of the Young has strived throughout his endeavors to give back to the people of West Vir- effects of oil spills and hazardous sub- Life Wild Ridge Camp Executive Com- stance incidents all over the state of mittee and also as a sponsor of the ginia, particularly to our future lead- ers. He has a passion for providing our Alaska. Young Life organization for the coun- Carrie is renowned as an advocate for State’s youth with every opportunity ty. With Steve’s input, Young Life is small businesses at both the Federal possible to achieve success. With currently in the early stages of build- and State level. During her testimony thanks to his efforts at Summit Bech- ing the Wild Ridge Camp, which will in front of the Senate Committee on host more than 22,000 children per year, tel and beyond, countless opportunities Small Business and Entrepreneurship providing educational opportunities to have been created and will continue to in June 2018, Carrie discussed the develop leadership skills, civic respon- come to fruition in the days and years SBA’s contracting programs and pro- sibility, and moral values. ahead. vided insight on her experience oper- As one of the founding fathers of the I wish the very best for Steve and his ating a woman-owned small business. Summit Bechtel Reserve Scout Camp, I family: his wife, Jamie; his children, As a graduate of the SBA Emerging cannot think of a more fitting tribute Emily, Madison, and Kristopher; and Leaders program, Carrie is very active to his legacy than the Steve Antoline his grandchildren Nina and Hunter. I in her community and even mentors Family Conservation Center and Trail. am honored to join them and all West other Alaskan businesses through the The coal from that property helped Virginians in celebrating Steve’s life- Women’s Power League of Alaska. Car- build the Panama Canal. The timber long commitment to excellence in the rie’s distinction as a local leader is evi- that from that property helped build Mountain State.∑ denced by her inclusion in the Alaska

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That nounced that pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 780, on the Associated General Contractors year, he fought—and survived—a num- the Minority Leader appoints the fol- ber of attacks, including one of the board of directors, as well as the lowing member to the National Council largest military campaigns of the Viet- Boards for Women Impacting Public on Disability: Mr. Jim Baldwin of Ba- nam war, the Tet Offensive. Policy and the Alaska State Hockey kersfield, California. Association. She also completed a 6- He also showed incredible courage f year term with YWCA, where she when his convoy came under attack served as president for 2 years, and is a near Lai Khe. While heavily engaged REPORTS OF COMMITTEES member of the Society of American with the enemy, Paul put his own life The following reports of committees on the line by jumping out of his mili- Military Engineers and National Con- were submitted: tracting Management Association. Car- tary vehicle to encourage the convoy to keep moving. His heroic act helped By Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee rie’s abilities as an athlete com- on Environment and Public Works: plement her business skills. She was the U.S. facilitate a counterattack Report to accompany S. 349, a bill to re- against the Viet Cong, ultimately inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame quire the Secretary of Transportation to re- clinching an important victory. Paul’s at the University of New Hampshire in quest nominations for, and make determina- heroism did not go without recogni- tions regarding, roads to be designated under 2014 and served as an Ambassador for tion—he received a Bronze Star, with a the national scenic byways program, and for Women’s Ice Hockey in Fast and Fe- ‘‘V’’ for Valor on August 20, 1968 for his other purposes (Rept. No. 116–61). male International Program. leadership. Report to accompany S. 1014, a bill to es- ChemTrack has successfully pursued After retiring from Active Duty in tablish the Route 66 Centennial Commission, a two-pronged mission of profit and 1970, Paul returned to Montana to work and for other purposes (Rept. No. 116–62). stewardship. By employing its engi- Report to accompany S. 1689, a bill to per- for the Milwaukee Railroad. He also mit States to transfer certain funds from the neering proficiency to aid in disaster continued his devotion to service by recovery, ChemTrack has shown us clean water revolving fund of a State to the becoming a recruiter for the Montana drinking water revolving fund of the State in what can be achieved when individuals National Guard. certain circumstances, and for other pur- and businesses apply their specific When he retired from the Army, Paul poses (Rept. No. 116–63). skills to help better their community. attended the University of Montana. Report to accompany S. 1833, a bill to ChemTrack has grown from a small He graduated in 1996 and began work- transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to construction company to a successful ing for U.S. Customs and Border Pro- the New Harmony River Bridge Authority environmental engineering contractor tection in Missoula and Sweet Grass and the New Harmony and Wabash River with a clear track record of community Bridge Authority, and for other purposes and in Washington State as a Port Di- (Rept. No. 116–64). involvement. I am honored to recognize rector. In total, Paul has given the Na- By Mr. GRAHAM, from the Committee on Carrie and the entire team at tion over 20 years of Federal Service the Judiciary, with an amendment in the na- ChemTrack Alaska as the Senate and continues to serve the Nation in a ture of a substitute: Small Business of the Week, and I look different capacity today, as a volunteer S. 1883. A bill to improve the prohibitions forward to watching your continued for Team Rubicon. on money laundering, and for other purposes. growth and success.∑ Paul and his wife, Fran, have been f happily married for 48 years. Together, f INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND they have a son, Mahlon Patrick, and a JOINT RESOLUTIONS TRIBUTE TO MAHLON PAUL daughter, Michelle, as well as two MANSON grandchildren. The following bills and joint resolu- ∑ Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I rise Although Paul has undeniably led an tions were introduced, read the first today to honor Mahlon Paul Manson, a eventful life, he humbly maintains that and second times by unanimous con- Montanan and decorated veteran of the he is simply doing his job. ‘‘Life is a sent, and referred as indicated: . buffet’’ he says, a perfect idiom for how By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. KLO- Montanans and all Americans owe he is able to make the most of the op- BUCHAR, Mr. GARDNER, and Ms. COR- Paul the deepest gratitude for his serv- portunities that come his way. TEZ MASTO): S. 2203. A bill to extend the transfer of ice to this Nation. I have the profound honor of pre- senting Paul with his military honor. Electronic Travel Authorization System fees Paul was born in San Diego, CA, on from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Cor- September 17, 1948. When he was in For his bravery in the line of duty, Mahlon Paul Manson is receiving a poration for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) first grade, his mother and three sis- through fiscal year 2027, and for other pur- ters moved to Deer Lodge, MT, where Bronze Star Medal with a ‘‘V’’ for poses; to the Committee on Commerce, he spent his youth. Paul completed Valor. This medal serves as a small Science, and Transportation. high school in 1967 and enlisted in the token of our country’s appreciation for By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Ms. Army immediately following gradua- his service and profound sacrifice. Paul KLOBUCHAR): S. 2204. A bill to allow the Federal Commu- tion. is an American hero and has made Montana proud.∑ nications Commission to carry out a pilot During the summer of 1967, Paul program under which voice service providers f worked for the Forest Service shortly could block certain automated calls, and for before starting military training at MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT other purposes; to the Committee on Com- Fort Lewis, WA. He also received ad- A message from the President of the merce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. vanced training to be a combat engi- United States was communicated to BROWN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. WARNER, and neer at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his Before leaving for Vietnam, Paul re- Mr. MANCHIN): secretaries. S. 2205. A bill to ensure that claims for turned home for 2 weeks where he got f benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act a glimpse into the strength of shared are processed in a fair and timely manner, to ideals. When he landed at the airport, EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED better protect miners from pneumoconiosis his bus was not scheduled to arrive for As in executive session the Presiding (commonly known as ‘‘black lung disease’’ ), 6 more hours. Not one to wait idly by, Officer laid before the Senate a mes- and for other purposes; to the Committee on Paul decided to try his luck hitch- sage from the President of the United Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. hiking home. States submitting a nomination which By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. In a moment of serendipity and DURBIN): was referred to the Committee on S. 2206. A bill to express the sense of Con- brotherhood, a military car driving by Armed Services. gress regarding restoration and maintenance saw Paul walking along the side of the (The message received today is print- of the Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne, Bel- road in his uniform, offered to give him ed at the end of the Senate pro- gium; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- a ride, and drove him home. This mo- ceedings.) ural Resources.

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A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limi- S. 2208. A bill to require online retailers to BLUMENTHAL, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. tation on the exclusion for employer-pro- prominently disclose product country-of-ori- GILLIBRAND, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. vided dependent care assistance; to the Com- gin information, and for other purposes; to MERKLEY): mittee on Finance. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and S. 2219. A bill to clarify the rights of all By Mr. BOOKER: Transportation. persons who are held or detained at a port of S. 2231. A bill to establish American oppor- By Mrs. HYDE–SMITH (for herself and entry or at any detention facility overseen tunity accounts, to modify estate and gift Mr. KENNEDY): by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or tax rules, to reform the taxation of capital S. 2209. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Ste- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; income, and for other purposes; to the Com- vens Fishery Conservation and Management to the Committee on the Judiciary. mittee on Finance. Act to establish a safety net program for By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR: commercial fishermen and aquaculture pro- LEAHY, Mr. CORNYN, and Mrs. FEIN- S. 2232. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- ducers; to the Committee on Commerce, STEIN): tion Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the Science , and Transportation. S. 2220. A bill to modify the exemption for number of members of the Federal Election By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and trade secrets and commercial or financial in- Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method Mr. DURBIN): formation in the Freedom of Information of selection and terms of service of members S. 2210. A bill to amend the Federal Water Act, and for other purposes; to the Com- of the Commission, to distribute the powers Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage mittee on the Judiciary. of the Commission between the Chair and dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other By Ms. HARRIS: the remaining members, and for other pur- purposes; to the Committee on Environment S. 2221. A bill to prohibit the expansion of poses; to the Committee on Rules and Ad- and Public Works. immigration detention facilities, to improve ministration. By Mr. MANCHIN: the oversight of such facilities, and for other By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. DUR- S. 2211. A bill to amend title 40, United purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- BIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, States Code, to authorize the expansion of curity and Governmental Affairs. Mr. REED, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BOOKER, the Appalachian development highway sys- By Mr. BRAUN: Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, tem; to the Committee on Environment and S. 2222. A bill to prohibit the Export-Im- Mr. KAINE, Mr. BENNET, Ms. KLO- Public Works. port Bank of the United States from pro- BUCHAR, Ms. HIRONO, and Ms. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. viding financing to persons with seriously DUCKWORTH): SULLIVAN): delinquent tax debt; to the Committee on S. 2233. A bill to nullify the effect of the re- S. 2212. A bill to require the Commandant Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. cent executive order that requires Federal of the Coast Guard to take certain steps to By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Ms. agencies to share citizenship data; to the improve Coast Guard shore infrastructure, HASSAN, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CORTEZ Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- and for other purposes; to the Committee on MASTO, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. BALDWIN, ernmental Affairs. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. and Mr. DAINES): By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. S. 2223. A bill to facilitate a national pipe- PETERS): BENNET): line of spectrum for commercial use, and for S. 2234. A bill to establish a consortia of S. 2213. A bill to require the Secretary of other purposes; to the Committee on Com- universities to advise the Secretary of De- Transportation to repay the credit risk pre- merce, Science, and Transportation. fense on cybersecurity matters, and for other miums paid with respect to certain railroad By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and purposes; to the Committee on Armed Serv- infrastructure loans after the obligations at- Mr. CRUZ): ices. tached to such loans have been satisfied; to S. 2224. A bill to amend section 214(c)(8) of By Ms. WARREN: the Committee on Commerce, Science, and the Immigration and Nationality Act to S. 2235. A bill to discharge the qualified Transportation. modify the data reporting requirements re- loan amounts of each individual, and for By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. lating to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- CARDIN): other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- nance. S. 2214. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- diciary. By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. HAR- enue Code of 1986 to provide a better defined By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mrs. FEIN- RIS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MARKEY, recruitment and retention incentive pro- STEIN, and Ms. WARREN): Mr. UDALL, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. gram for volunteer emergency service work- S. 2225. A bill to provide for the basic needs DUCKWORTH, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. ers; to the Committee on Finance. of students at institutions of higher edu- MERKLEY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. CARPER, By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. cation; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Mr. SCHATZ, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): WARREN): cation, Labor, and Pensions. S. 2236. A bill to require Federal agencies S. 2215. A bill to prohibit agreements be- By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. to address environmental justice, to require tween employers that directly restrict the CASEY, Mr. COONS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, consideration of cumulative impacts in cer- current or future employment of any em- Ms. SMITH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. tain permitting decisions, and for other pur- ployee; to the Committee on Health, Edu- SANDERS): poses; to the Committee on Environment and cation, Labor, and Pensions. S. 2226. A bill to require States to carry Public Works. By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. out congressional redistricting in accordance By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and BLACKBURN): with plans developed and enacted into law by Mr. BLUMENTHAL): S. 2216. A bill to require the Secretary of independent redistricting commissions, and S. 2237. A bill to authorize the Department Veterans Affairs to formally recognize care- for other purposes; to the Committee on the of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission givers of veterans, notify veterans and care- Judiciary. to seek civil monetary penalties to deter vio- givers of clinical determinations relating to By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. BOOK- lations of section 2 of the Sherman Act, and eligibility for caregiver programs, and tem- ER, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. WYDEN, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the porarily extend benefits for veterans who are Ms. WARREN): Judiciary. determined ineligible for the family care- S. 2227. A bill to decriminalize and By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and giver program, and for other purposes; to the deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest- Mr. WYDEN): Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. ment in certain persons adversely impacted S. 2238. A bill to protect elections for pub- By Mr. CASEY: by the War on Drugs, to provide for lic office by providing financial support and S. 2217. A bill to amend the Fair Labor expungement of certain cannabis offenses, enhanced security for the infrastructure Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over- and for other purposes; to the Committee on used to carry out such elections, and for the-road bus drivers are covered under the Finance. other purposes; to the Committee on Rules maximum hours requirements; to the Com- By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. and Administration. mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and BROWN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CORNYN, and By Ms. KLOBUCHAR: Pensions. Mr. CRUZ): S. 2239. A bill to codify an Executive order By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. S. 2228. A bill to posthumously advance preparing the United States for the impacts SCHATZ): Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United of climate change, and for other purposes; to S. 2218. A bill to amend title IV of the Per- States Air Force, to colonel on the retired the Committee on Environment and Public sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity list; to the Committee on Armed Services. Works. Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restore Med- By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. icaid coverage for citizens of the Freely As- KLOBUCHAR): BENNET, Ms. SMITH, and Mr. PETERS):

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S. 2240. A bill to promote digital citizen- SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. S. 481 ship and media literacy; to the Committee STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. name of the Senator from Minnesota By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN HOL- (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor MCSALLY): LEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. of S. 481, a bill to encourage States to S. 2241. A bill to provide for a study on the WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, protection of Native American seeds and tra- and Mr. YOUNG): require the installation of residential ditional foods, and for other purposes; to the S. Res. 282. A resolution honoring former carbon monoxide detectors in homes, Committee on Indian Affairs. Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the and for other purposes. By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mrs. Supreme Court of the United States; consid- S. 518 SHAHEEN, Mr. REED, Mr. KING, Mr. ered and agreed to. At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the BENNET, and Ms. HARRIS): f S. 2242. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. tion Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the obli- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. gation to report acts of foreign election in- S. 102 518, a bill to amend title XVIII of the fluence and require implementation of com- At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the Social Security Act to provide for pliance and reporting systems by presi- name of the Senator from Minnesota Medicare coverage of certain dential campaigns to detect and report such (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- lymphedema compression treatment acts; to the Committee on Rules and Admin- items as items of durable medical istration. sponsor of S. 102, a bill to significantly lower prescription drug prices for pa- equipment. f tients in the United States by ending S. 524 SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND government-granted monopolies for At the request of Mr. TESTER, the SENATE RESOLUTIONS manufacturers who charge drug prices name of the Senator from Minnesota that are higher than the median prices (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor The following concurrent resolutions at which the drugs are available in of S. 524, a bill to establish the Depart- and Senate resolutions were read, and other countries. ment of Veterans Affairs Advisory referred (or acted upon), as indicated: S. 157 Committee on Tribal and Indian Af- By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name fairs, and for other purposes. GRASSLEY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. LEE, Mr. of the Senator from Florida (Mr. S 546 CRUZ, Mr. SASSE, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. . TILLIS, Ms. ERNST, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. CRUZ, his name KENNEDY, and Mrs. BLACKBURN): 157, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a S. Res. 280. A resolution commending the enue Code of 1986 to permit kinder- bill to extend authorization for the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and garten through grade 12 educational September 11th Victim Compensation Border Protection for their work during the expenses to be paid from a 529 account. Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, crisis at the Southern border; to the Com- S. 265 and for other purposes. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the mental Affairs. S. 569 name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the ORNYN HARRIS): C ) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 265, a bill to develop a national strat- S. Res. 281. A resolution committing to ele- CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. vate the voices, leadership, and needs of egy to prevent targeted violence 569, a bill to direct the Secretary of communities that face systemic barriers in through behavioral threat assessment Transportation to issue regulations re- the effort to end sexual violence and support and management, and for other pur- lating to commercial motor vehicle all survivors of sexual violence and gender- poses. based violence, including immigrant sur- drivers under the age of 21, and for S. 283 vivors, survivors who are incarcerated, sur- other purposes. At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the vivors with disabilities, survivors of color, S. 595 name of the Senator from New Jersey American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- survivors of child sexual abuse, and lesbian, name of the Senator from Mississippi gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and sor of S. 283, a bill to amend title XVIII (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor intersex survivors; to the Committee on of the Social Security Act to improve of S. 595, a bill to amend title XVIII of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. access to, and utilization of, bone mass the Social Security Act to provide for By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. measurement benefits under part B of the coordination of programs to pre- DUCKWORTH, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. the Medicare program by establishing a SCHUMER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. FEIN- vent and treat obesity, and for other minimum payment amount under such STEIN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, purposes. Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. part for bone mass measurement. S. 638 BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. S. 331 BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, At the request of Mr. CARPER, the Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, the name of the Senator from Min- name of the Senator from New Jersey Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. cosponsor of S. 331, a bill to amend the sor of S. 638, a bill to require the Ad- CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 ministrator of the Environmental Pro- CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COT- to modify the exemptions from certain tection Agency to designate per- and TON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. polyfluoroalkyl substances as haz- CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. ENZI, Ms. disclosure requirements. ardous substances under the Com- ERNST, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, S. 430 Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the prehensive Environmental Response, HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, names of the Senator from New Mexico Compensation, Liability Act of 1980, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. (Mr. HEINRICH) and the Senator from and for other purposes. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added S. 803 INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, as cosponsors of S. 430, a bill to extend At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the Mr. JONES, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. nity Self-Determination Act of 2000. RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MCSALLY, S. 473 803, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the enue Code of 1986 to restore incentives MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, name of the Senator from Michigan for investments in qualified improve- Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor ment property. Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, of S. 473, a bill to amend title 5, United S. 814 Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROMNEY, HAHEEN Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, States Code, to include certain Federal At the request of Mrs. S , the Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, positions within the definition of law name of the Senator from Mississippi Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of enforcement officer for retirement pur- (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. poses, and for other purposes. of S. 814, a bill to amend title XVIII of

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(Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- S. 1243 S. 1625 sor of S. 921, a bill to prohibit the use At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the At the request of Mr. WICKER, the of chlorpyrifos on food, to prohibit the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. names of the Senator from West Vir- registration of pesticides containing MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) and the Senator chlorpyrifos, and for other purposes. S. 1243, a bill to provide standards for from Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER) were added as cosponsors of S. 1625, a bill to S. 976 facilities at which aliens in the custody promote the deployment of commercial At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, of the Department of Homeland Secu- fifth-generation mobile networks and the name of the Senator from Arizona rity are detained, and for other pur- the sharing of information with com- (Ms. MCSALLY) was added as a cospon- poses. munications providers in the United sor of S. 976, a bill to amend the Higher S. 1253 States regarding security risks to the Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the networks of those providers, and for Clery Disclosure of Campus Security name of the Senator from Arkansas other purposes. Policy and Campus Crime Statistics (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- S. 1728 Act to combat campus sexual assault, sor of S. 1253, a bill to apply require- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the and for other purposes. ments relating to delivery sales of names of the Senator from Mississippi S. 997 cigarettes to delivery sales of elec- (Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from Ne- At the request of Ms. WARREN, the tronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes. vada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as cospon- name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. sors of S. 1728, a bill to require the S. 1254 MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of United States Postal Service to sell the S. 997, a bill to recognize and honor the At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the names of the Senator from North Caro- Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp for 6 ad- service of individuals who served in the ditional years. lina (Mr. BURR) and the Senator from United States Cadet Nurse Corps dur- S. 1737 Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) were added as ing World War II, and for other pur- At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the poses. cosponsors of S. 1254, a bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to re- names of the Senator from Mississippi S. 1039 view and report on certain laws, safety (Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. UDALL, the measures, and technologies relating to Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were added name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. the illegal passing of school buses, and as cosponsors of S. 1737, a bill to WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. strengthen parity in mental health and for other purposes. 1039, a bill to limit the use of funds for substance use disorder benefits. S. 1499 kinetic military operations in or S. 1773 At the request of Mr. UDALL, the against Iran. At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the name of the Senator from New Hamp- S. 1086 name of the Senator from Minnesota shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the sponsor of S. 1499, a bill to establish sponsor of S. 1773, a bill to amend titles name of the Senator from Minnesota National Wildlife Corridors to provide XVIII and XIX of the Social Security (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- for the protection and restoration of Act to make improvements to the sponsor of S. 1086, a bill to establish certain native fish, wildlife, and plant treatment of the United States terri- certain duties for pharmacies to ensure species, and for other purposes. provision of Food and Drug Adminis- tories under the Medicare and Medicaid S. 1528 tration-approved contraception, medi- programs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the cation related to contraception, and for S. 1822 name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. other purposes. At the request of Mr. WICKER, the DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from Montana S. 1102 1528, a bill to amend title 31, United (Mr. TESTER), the Senator from Illinois At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the States Code, to provide for the issuance name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the Senator from of Green Bonds and to establish the New Mexico (Mr. UDALL), the Senator MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of United States Green Bank, and for S. 1102, a bill to promote security and from Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the other purposes. Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACK- energy partnerships in the Eastern S. 1572 Mediterranean, and for other purposes. BURN) and the Senator from Nebraska At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the (Mrs. FISCHER) were added as cospon- S. 1141 name of the Senator from Wisconsin sors of S. 1822, a bill to require the Fed- At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- eral Communications Commission to names of the Senator from New Hamp- sor of S. 1572, a bill to amend the High- issue rules relating to the collection of shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator er Education Act of 1965 to require ad- data with respect to the availability of from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) were ditional reporting on crime and harm broadband services, and for other pur- added as cosponsors of S. 1141, a bill to that occurs during student participa- poses. provide predictability and certainty in tion in programs of study abroad, and S. 1863 the tax law, create jobs, and encourage for other purposes. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the investment. S. 1575 name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. S. 1168 At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin of S. 1863, a bill to require the Sec- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- retary of the Interior to conduct a spe- SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. sor of S. 1575, a bill to direct the Sec- cial resource study of the sites associ- 1168, a bill to amend the Higher Edu- retary of State to make available to ated with the life and legacy of the cation Act of 1965 to ensure campus ac- the Director of the Centers for Disease noted American philanthropist and cess at public institutions of higher Control and Prevention copies of con- business executive Julius Rosenwald, education for religious groups. sular reports of death of United States with a special focus on the Rosenwald S. 1191 citizens, and for other purposes. Schools, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S. 1590 S. 1906 name of the Senator from Connecticut At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Rhode Island names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.

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McCain III Human Rights provision of suicide prevention services allopathic and osteopathic medical Commission. for veterans at risk of suicide and vet- schools, nursing schools, social work S. RES. 252 eran families through the award of schools, and other programs, including At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the grants to such entities, and for other physician assistant education pro- name of the Senator from Mississippi purposes. grams, to promote education and re- (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor S. 1918 search in palliative care and hospice, of S. Res. 252, a resolution designating At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the and to support the development of fac- September 2019 as National Democracy name of the Senator from Montana ulty careers in academic palliative Month as a time to reflect on the con- (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor medicine. tributions of the system of government of S. 1918, a bill to amend the Richard S. 2103 of the United States to a more free and B. Russell National School Lunch Act At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the stable world. to require alternative options for sum- name of the Senator from Mississippi S. RES. 263 mer food service program delivery. (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the S. 1936 sponsor of S. 2103, a bill to improve ac- names of the Senator from Massachu- At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, cess to affordable insulin. setts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator from the name of the Senator from Hawaii S. 2112 Arizona (Ms. SINEMA), the Senator (Mr. SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the from Iowa (Ms. ERNST) and the Senator of S. 1936, a bill to amend title XVIII of name of the Senator from New York from Arizona (Ms. MCSALLY) were the Social Security Act to protect cov- (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- added as cosponsors of S. Res. 263, a erage for screening mammography, and sor of S. 2112, a bill to enhance the resolution honoring the 100th anniver- for other purposes. rights of domestic workers, and for sary of The American Legion. S. 2041 other purposes. f At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, S. 2147 STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED the name of the Senator from New At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. cosponsor of S. 2041, a bill to establish RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Ini- 2147, a bill to double the existing pen- Mr. CARDIN): tiative to facilitate the installation of alties for the provision of misleading S. 2214. A bill to amend the Internal zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure or inaccurate caller identification in- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a bet- on National Forest System land, Na- formation, and to extend the statute of ter defined recruitment and retention tional Park System land, and certain limitations for forfeiture penalties for incentive program for volunteer emer- related land, and for other purposes. persons who commit such violations. gency service workers; to the Com- S. 2043 S. 2165 mittee on Finance. At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise the name of the Senator from Oregon names of the Senator from Arizona to introduce a bill with my friend and (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon- (Ms. SINEMA) and the Senator from colleague from Maryland, Senator sor of S. 2043, a bill to provide incen- Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) were added as CARDIN, that will benefit the brave tives for hate crime reporting, provide cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill to enhance women and men who volunteer as grants for State-run hate crime hot- protections of Native American tan- emergency personnel: The Volunteer lines, and establish alternative sen- gible cultural heritage, and for other Emergency Services Recruitment and tencing for individuals convicted under purposes. Retention Act. Across our Nation, volunteer emer- the Matthew Shephard and James S. 2179 Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. gency personnel play a critical role in At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the ensuring the safety of our communities S. 2068 names of the Senator from Rhode Is- and the well-being of our neighbors. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the land (Mr. REED) and the Senator from They serve as the firefighters, EMS, names of the Senator from California Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) were and other first responders that we de- (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Con- added as cosponsors of S. 2179, a bill to pend on in our times of need. The State necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Sen- amend the of 1965 of Maine, for example, has approxi- ator from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) and to provide social service agencies with mately 9,785 firefighters who serve the the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLO- the resources to provide services to State’s 1.3 million citizens. Maine is BUCHAR) were added as cosponsors of S. meet the urgent needs of Holocaust largely a rural State, and more than 90 2068, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of survivors to age in place with dignity, percent of firefighters are volunteers. the Census from including citizenship comfort, security, and quality of life. Without these dedicated volunteers, data in the legislative redistricting S. 2185 many smaller communities would be data prepared by the Bureau. At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the unable to provide firefighting and S. 2072 name of the Senator from Minnesota other emergency services at all. At the request of Mr. TESTER, the (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- Often, communities seek to recruit name of the Senator from New Jersey sponsor of S. 2185, a bill to provide and retain volunteers by offering mod- (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- labor standards for certain energy jobs, est benefits. One of the most common sor of S. 2072, a bill to provide for an and for other purposes. benefits are Length of Service Award increase, effective December 1, 2019, in S. 2193 Programs or LOSAPs. These are retire- the rates of compensation for veterans At the request of Mr. PETERS, the ment accounts provided to volunteer with service-connected disabilities and name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. emergency responders. The legislation the rates of dependency and indemnity PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of we are introducing today would sup- compensation for the survivors of cer- S. 2193, a bill to require the Adminis- port these efforts by helping to ensure tain disabled veterans, and for other trator of General Services to issue that these nominal benefits to volun- purposes. guidance to clarify that Federal agen- teers are not entangled in bureaucracy S. 2080 cies may pay by charge card for the or needlessly held back by regulations. At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the charging of Federal electric motor ve- Specifically, the Volunteer Emergency names of the Senator from Wyoming hicles, and for other purposes. Services Recruitment and Retention

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It would do apprehended by CBP require significant per- ual orientation, gender identity, sex stereo- this by eliminating burdensome and sonal and medical care that exceeds the abil- types, pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, ity and capacity of CBP, despite creative and childbirth, and related medical conditions; confusing IRS requirements that make humane attempts by CBP to care for such in- Whereas the 2015 United States it unnecessarily difficult for volunteer dividuals in CBP custody; Transgender Survey found that— emergency personnel to receive bene- Whereas CBP officers and personnel have (1) 47 percent of transgender people have fits and for departments to administer raised concerns that overcrowding poses im- been sexually assaulted; and plans. mediate risks to— (2) among transgender people of color, 65 (1) the health and safety of the migrants; percent of Native Americans, 59 percent of Mr. President, we should take care to multiracial people, 58 percent of Middle protect our volunteer emergency per- and (2) CBP officers; Eastern people, and 53 percent of African sonnel who serve this country with Whereas CBP officers are experiencing Americans have been sexually assaulted; such bravery. Our legislation would both physical illness and severe mental and Whereas the Association of American Uni- help us achieve that goal, and I urge emotional distress as a result of the crisis at versities Campus Climate Survey on Sexual my colleagues to join us in supporting the Southern border; Assault and Sexual Misconduct found that this bill. Whereas, in May 2019, the Commissioner of nearly 1 in 4 transgender, genderqueer, gen- der non-conforming, or questioning students f CBP requested an additional $2,100,000 for the Employee Assistance Program of CBP in experience sexual violence while pursuing an SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS order to offer additional counseling services undergraduate degree; to CBP officers and personnel to respond to Whereas the National Sexual Violence Re- ‘‘unanticipated critical incidents and other source Center found that 78 percent of SENATE RESOLUTION 280—COM- emerging crises, such as the unexpected re- transgender or gender non-conforming youth are sexually harassed during the period be- sponse required for migrant caravans, em- MENDING THE OFFICERS AND ginning in kindergarten and ending in 12th ployee suicides, and the need for a financial PERSONNEL OF U.S. CUSTOMS grade; wellness program’’; and AND BORDER PROTECTION FOR Whereas the Centers for Disease Control Whereas, in the face of the most difficult THEIR WORK DURING THE CRI- and Prevention 2010 National Intimate Part- circumstances, CBP officers and personnel SIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER ner and Sexual Violence Survey found that— continue— (1) 44 percent of lesbian women and 61 per- Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. (1) to work undaunted to protect the cent of bisexual women experience rape, GRASSLEY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. LEE, Mr. Southern border; and physical violence, or stalking by an intimate (2) to care for the migrants in CBP cus- CRUZ, Mr. SASSE, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. partner, compared to 35 percent of hetero- tody: Now, therefore, be it TILLIS, Ms. ERNST, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. KEN- sexual women; and Resolved, That the Senate— (2) 40 percent of gay men and 37 percent of NEDY, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) submitted (1) commends the men and women of U.S. the following resolution; which was re- bisexual men have experienced sexual vio- Customs and Border Protection, including lence other than rape, compared to 21 per- ferred to the Committee on Homeland Border Patrol personnel, Office of Field Op- cent of heterosexual men; Security and Governmental Affairs: erations personnel, Air and Marine Oper- Whereas the National Women’s Law Center S. RES. 280 ations personnel, Office of Trade personnel, 2017 Let Her Learn Survey found that 38 per- and all support personnel and their allies for Whereas U.S. Customs and Border Protec- cent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender their continued honorable service during the tion (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘CBP’’) teen girls reported experiencing sexual vio- challenging humanitarian crisis at the is charged with protecting the borders of the lence, compared to 21 percent of all girls; Southern border; and United States and facilitating travel and Whereas, according to the Department of (2) calls on Congress to pass legislation to trade; Justice, people with disabilities are 3.5 times support U.S. Customs and Border Protection Whereas the Southern border of the United more likely to experience rape or sexual as- officers and to manage the increasing flow of States is experiencing unprecedented num- sault than people without disabilities; migrants attempting to enter the United bers of vulnerable individuals attempting to Whereas, according to the Vera Institute of States. enter the country; Justice— (1) children with disabilities are 3 times Whereas, in June 2019, 104,344 individuals f more likely than children without disabil- were apprehended at the Southern border, SENATE RESOLUTION 281—COMMIT- ities to be sexually abused; and which is an increase of more than 140 per- TING TO ELEVATE THE VOICES, (2) 83 percent of women and 32 percent of cent, as compared to June 2018; LEADERSHIP, AND NEEDS OF men with cognitive disabilities reported Whereas, as of June 2019, the number of in- being victims of sexual assault; dividuals apprehended or determined to be COMMUNITIES THAT FACE SYS- TEMIC BARRIERS IN THE EF- Whereas women of all races and ethnicities inadmissible by CBP at the Southern border face some risk of sexual assault, and, accord- in fiscal year 2019 is 780,638, already sur- FORT TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE ing to the Centers for Disease Control and passing the fiscal year 2014 total of 569,287, AND SUPPORT ALL SURVIVORS Prevention 2010 National Intimate Partner which was the highest such number in the OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GEN- and Sexual Violence Survey, 33 percent of preceding 5 years; DER-BASED VIOLENCE, INCLUD- multiracial non-Hispanic women, nearly 27 Whereas the Homeland Security Advisory ING IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS, percent of indigenous women, 22 percent of Council expects Southwest border migration Black women, nearly 19 percent of White numbers to approach or exceed 1,000,000 indi- SURVIVORS WHO ARE INCARCER- ATED, SURVIVORS WITH DIS- non-Hispanic women, more than 14 percent viduals in fiscal year 2019 unless immediate of Hispanic women, and 7 percent of Asian action is taken; ABILITIES, SURVIVORS OF American and Pacific Islander women in the Whereas, historically, the majority of indi- COLOR, AMERICAN INDIAN OR United States have experienced rape; viduals arriving at the Southern border have ALASKA NATIVE SURVIVORS, Whereas, according to a research report by been single adult males from Mexico, but by SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL the National Institute of Justice, 56.1 per- May 2019, 72 percent of all border enforce- ABUSE, AND LESBIAN, GAY, BI- cent of American Indian and Alaska Native ment actions were associated with unaccom- SEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, women have experienced sexual violence; panied children and family units; AND INTERSEX SURVIVORS Whereas sexual violence also affects ado- Whereas, due to the constant and increas- lescent girls and, according to the National ing flow of migrants crossing the Southern Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. Women’s Law Center 2017 Let Her Learn Sur- border between ports of entry, financial and HARRIS) submitted the following reso- vey, 1 in 5 girls aged 14 to 18 has been kissed human resources are being diverted from the lution; which was referred to the Com- or touched without consent, including 24 per- security and law enforcement duties of CBP, mittee on Health, Education, Labor, cent of Latina girls, 23 percent of Native resulting in— and Pensions: American girls, and 22 percent of Black girls; (1) fewer seizures of narcotics and illicit Whereas studies show that sexual violence currency; and S. RES. 281 and gender-based violence are underreported (2) increased wait times at ports of entry, Whereas sexual violence and gender-based crimes, indicating that the rates of sexual leading to warnings of possible produce violence are tools of oppression and forms of violence and gender-based violence may be shortages and interruptions in supply chains; discrimination that can deprive individuals even higher than these estimates; Whereas more than 40 percent of CBP re- of equal access to educational opportunities; Whereas too many survivors from commu- sources are currently being absorbed by the Whereas survivors of sexual violence face a nities that face systemic barriers are ig- humanitarian crisis at the Southern border; significant number of health problems, in- nored, blamed, and cast aside when seeking Whereas the final emergency interim re- cluding chronic conditions, suicide, depres- support after experiencing a form of sexual port published by the Homeland Security Ad- sion, and post-traumatic stress disorder; violence or gender-based violence;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:42 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY6.027 S23JYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5017 Whereas communities that have been dis- meet the needs of diverse survivor popu- pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, child- proportionately harmed by the criminal jus- lations; birth, and related medical conditions); tice system, including Black women and Whereas, according to the National Alli- (iv) titles I and II of the Americans with girls, may be less likely to report sexual vio- ance to End Sexual Violence— Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et lence when that violence occurs; (1) there is a lack of resources for sexual seq.), which prohibit discrimination based on Whereas incarcerated women report exten- violence and gender-based violence preven- disability in employment and public schools, sive histories of emotional, physical, and tion for youth; respectively; and sexual abuse; (2) many rape crisis centers have waiting (v) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of Whereas, according to the Department of lists for prevention programs; and 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimi- Justice, ‘‘allegations of sexual misconduct (3) more investment is needed in the Rape nation based on disability in education pro- were made in all but one state prison and Prevention and Education Program; grams; 41% of local and private jails and prisons’’; Whereas a 2016 National Consensus State- (4) affirms that— Whereas prior abuse is a key predictor of ment of Anti-Sexual Assault and Domestic (A) title IX of the Education Amendments involvement in the juvenile justice system; Violence Organizations in Support of Full of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title II of the Whereas according to the Annie E. Casey and Equal Access for the Transgender Com- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 Foundation, nearly 3⁄4 of girls in the juvenile munity, signed by over 300 local, State, and U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), section 504 of the Reha- justice system have experienced physical or national organizations, stated: ‘‘As organiza- bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and title sexual abuse, and many of those girls experi- tions that care about reducing assault and VI of the (42 U.S.C. ence criminal penalties for their responses to violence, we favor laws and policies that pro- 2000d et seq.) intersect; and sexual violence; tect transgender people from discrimination, (B) to address sexual violence and gender- Whereas communities of color are over- including in accessing facilities that match based violence in an educational setting, it represented in jails and prisons in the United the gender they live every day.’’; must be acknowledged that— States and disproportionately impacted by Whereas sexual violence and gender-based (i) protections under these comprehensive violence, including sexual violence, in the violence will only end if— civil rights laws— (1) the experiences and needs of immigrant criminal justice system; (I) are intersecting; and survivors, survivors who are incarcerated, Whereas youth of color, youth with disabil- (II) address how sexual violence and gen- American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, ities, and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, der-based violence affect equal access to edu- survivors of child sexual abuse, queer and bisexual, transgender, or gender non-con- cation; and intersex survivors, and survivors with dis- forming are overrepresented in the child wel- (ii) without prompt and equitable re- abilities are respected and supported; and fare system; sponses to sexual violence, schools may be in Whereas lesbian, gay, bisexual, and (2) those survivors are provided culturally and linguistically appropriate and relevant violation of civil rights laws; transgender youth are overrepresented in the (5) affirms the pursuit of legislative solu- youth homeless population, making them services and accommodations; Whereas current support systems man- tions that— particularly at risk for sexual violence; (A) address the unique needs and experi- Whereas the Center for American Progress dated by Federal law for survivors of sexual violence are neither comprehensive nor fully ences of survivors of sexual violence from reports that 22 percent of lesbian, gay, bisex- communities that face systemic barriers, in- ual, and transgender youth have been sexu- representative of the vast and pervasive ele- ments within rape culture; and cluding immigrant survivors, survivors who ally assaulted or raped, which is more than are incarcerated, survivors with disabilities, 3 times the rate of sexual assault and rape Whereas Congress is working to confront pervasive sexual violence in the workplace, survivors of color, American Indian or Alas- among other homeless youth; ka Native survivors, survivors of child sexual Whereas, according to the GLSEN 2016 re- in schools, and in every area of life: Now, therefore, be it abuse, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, port entitled ‘‘From Teasing to Torment: transgender, queer, and intersex survivors; School Climate Revisited’’— Resolved, That the Senate— (1) commits— (B) clarify and strengthen existing protec- (1) 59.6 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, tions from sexual harassment and other transgender, and queer (referred to in this (A) to elevating the voices, leadership, and forms of discrimination in employment, preamble as ‘‘LGBTQ’’) secondary students needs of communities that face systemic housing, education, public accommodations, have been sexually harassed at school, and barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and Federally funded programs; LGBTQ students are more likely to experi- and gender-based violence; and (C) allocate resources based on the needs ence sexual harassment than non-LGBTQ (B) to support all survivors of sexual vio- students; and lence, including— and vulnerability of diverse survivor popu- (2) students with nontraditional gender ex- (i) immigrant survivors; lations; and pression are more likely to experience sexual (ii) survivors who are incarcerated; (D) allocate resources for disaggregated re- harassment than students with traditional (iii) survivors with disabilities; search initiatives that shed light on the dis- gender expression; (iv) survivors of color; proportionate levels of sexual violence and Whereas high-quality, medically accurate, (v) American Indian or Alaska Native sur- gender-based violence, and the impact of sex- and LGBTQ-affirming sex education is crit- vivors; ual violence and gender-based violence, on ical in the effort to eliminate sexual violence (vi) survivors of child sexual abuse; and diverse survivor populations; and by teaching young people about sexual as- (vii) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, (6) calls upon the executive branch to sault, harassment, and affirmative consent; queer, and intersex survivors; faithfully and robustly enforce laws that Whereas less than 40 percent of all high (2) supports efforts to raise awareness of protect survivors of sexual violence and com- schools and only 14 percent of middle schools the history of sexual violence prevention munities at higher risk of sexual violence in the United States teach all of the topics programs; and gender-based violence from harassment, identified by the Centers for Disease Control (3) calls upon this Chamber— discrimination, and mistreatment. and Prevention as important sexual health (A) to ensure that responding to the needs f education topics; of sexual violence survivors is a legislative Whereas, according to the National Center priority; SENATE RESOLUTION 282—HON- for Victims of Crime, a child who is the vic- (B) to demonstrate proactive leadership in ORING FORMER ASSOCIATE JUS- tim of prolonged sexual abuse usually devel- the effort to end sexual violence and gender- TICE JOHN PAUL STEVENS OF ops low self-esteem, a feeling of worthless- based violence; and THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ness, and an abnormal or distorted view of (C) to reject of enforcement and UNITED STATES sex; interpretations of protections against har- Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Whereas, according to the Rape, Abuse & assment under— Incest National Network, there is an in- (i) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 DUCKWORTH, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHU- creased likelihood that an individual will (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), which prohibits dis- MER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. suffer from suicidal or depressive thoughts crimination in education programs based on ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BAR- after experiencing sexual violence; race, color, or national origin; RASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Whereas, at a time of prioritized mass de- (ii) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. tention and deportation and the rescinding (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), which prohibits dis- BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals crimination in employment based on race, BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. Program, it is less safe for immigrants to re- color, national origin, sex (including on the CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. port sexual violence; basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Whereas immigrant children are separated sex stereotypes, pregnancy, childbirth, and COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, from their families and thousands of those related medical conditions), or religion; children report sexual abuse in government- (iii) title IX of the Education Amendments Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, funded detention camps; of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), which pro- Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. ENZI, Ms. Whereas a history of systemic inequality hibits discrimination in education programs ERNST, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, and discrimination as well as incomplete so- based on sex (including on the basis of sexual Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. lutions has resulted in a lack of resources to orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr.

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Whereas John Paul Stevens was one of the KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. most influential and memorable Justices of COMMITTEE ON FINANCE KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, the Supreme Court of the United States; The Committee on Finance is author- Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Whereas Chief Justice John Roberts stated ized to meet during the session of the Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. that John Paul Stevens’ ‘‘unrelenting com- Senate on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, mitment to justice has left us a better na- 10:15 a.m., to conduct a hearing. Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PAUL, tion’’; COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Whereas John Paul Stevens was respected Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, by colleagues, litigants, and the American The Committee on the Judiciary is Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. people, and will be remembered as one of the authorized to meet during the session ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. great Justices of the Supreme Court of the of the Senate on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. United States; at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. Whereas John Paul Stevens was a man of SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHA- Midwestern courtesy, humility, wit, and wis- The Select Committee on Intel- HEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. dom; ligence is authorized to meet during SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Whereas John Paul Stevens was an avid player of tennis, golf, ping-pong, and bridge, the session of the Senate on Tuesday, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs, and July 23, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., to conduct a TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, was well known for his fondness of bow ties; closed hearing. Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITE- Whereas John Paul Stevens was awarded SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, OCEANS, HOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Presi- FISHERIES, AND WEATHER Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following dent Barack Obama in 2012; The Subcommittee on Science, resolution; which was considered and Whereas John Paul Stevens was married to Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather of the agreed to: Elizabeth Jane Sheeren from 1942 to 1979, and Committee on Commerce, Science, and had 4 children, John, Kathryn, Elizabeth, Transportation is authorized to meet S. RES. 282 and Susan; during the session of the Senate on Whereas John Paul Stevens was born in Whereas John Paul Stevens was married to Chicago, Illinois, on April 20, 1920, to Ernest Maryan Mulholland Simon from 1980 until Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at 2:15 p.m., to James Stevens and Elizabeth Street Stevens; her death in 2015; conduct a hearing. Whereas John Paul Stevens, in 1941, grad- Whereas John Paul Stevens, at the time of f uated from the University of Chicago with a his death, was a grandfather of 9 and a great- bachelor’s degree in English; grandfather of 13; NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN Whereas John Paul Stevens served as a Whereas John Paul Stevens passed away COWBOY Lieutenant Commander in the United States on July 16, 2019, at the age of 99; and Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I Navy during World War II and was awarded Whereas the United States is deeply in- ask unanimous consent that the Com- the Bronze Star; debted to John Paul Stevens, a giant figure in American law: Now, therefore, be it: mittee on the Judiciary be discharged Whereas John Paul Stevens was the last from further consideration and that living Justice of the Supreme Court of the Resolved, That the Senate— United States to have served in the armed (1) extends heartfelt sympathies to the the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 265. forces of the United States during World War family and friends of Justice John Paul Ste- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The II; vens; clerk will report the resolution by Whereas John Paul Stevens attended (2) commends Justice John Paul Stevens title. Northwestern University School of Law on for his decades of service to the United The senior assistant legislative clerk the GI Bill, where he served as editor-in- States, including his nearly 35-year tenure read as follows: on the Supreme Court of the United States; chief of the Northwestern University Law A resolution (S. Res. 265) designating July Review and, in 1947, graduated first in his and (3) acknowledges the enormous contribu- 27, 2019, as ‘‘National Day of the American class; Cowboy’’. Whereas John Paul Stevens served as a law tions of Justice John Paul Stevens to the clerk to Associate Justice of the Supreme United States and to American law. There being no objection, the com- Court of the United States Wiley B. Rut- f mittee was discharged, and the Senate ledge; proceeded to consider the resolution. Whereas John Paul Stevens was an accom- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous con- plished attorney in private practice in Chi- MEET sent that the resolution be agreed to, cago, Illinois, and also worked as a Congres- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I have 7 the preamble be agreed to, and that the sional aide; requests for committees to meet during motions to reconsider be considered Whereas John Paul Stevens was nominated today’s session of the Senate. They made and laid upon the table. by President Richard M. Nixon to be a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for have the approval of the Majority and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Seventh Circuit in 1970; Minority leaders. objection, it is so ordered. Whereas John Paul Stevens was nominated Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph The resolution (S. Res. 265) was by President Gerald R. Ford to be an Asso- 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- agreed to. ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of the ate, the following committees are au- The preamble was agreed to. United States in 1975; thorized to meet during today’s session (The resolution, with its preamble, is Whereas John Paul Stevens served with of the Senate: printed in the RECORD of June 26, 2019, distinction on the Supreme Court of the under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) United States for nearly 35 years; COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES Whereas John Paul Stevens retired from The Committee on Armed Services is f the Supreme Court of the United States in authorized to meet during the session NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER 2010 at the age of 90; of the Senate on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, APPRECIATION DAY Whereas John Paul Stevens had the third- at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing pend- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I longest tenure of any Justice to ever sit on ing military nominations. the Supreme Court of the United States; ask unanimous consent that the Com- Whereas John Paul Stevens was a brilliant COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN mittee on the Judiciary be discharged jurist, an astute writer, and a courteous but AFFAIRS from further consideration and that incisive questioner from the bench; The Committee on Banking, Housing, the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 194. Whereas John Paul Stevens, during his and Urban Affairs is authorized to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The decades of service on the Supreme Court of meet during the session of the Senate clerk will report the resolution by the United States, was committed to safe- on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at 10 a.m., to title. guarding the rights and liberties protected conduct a hearing. by the Constitution and respecting the com- The senior assistant legislative clerk mon sense of the American people; COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL read as follows: Whereas John Paul Stevens recognized and RESOURCES A resolution (S. Res. 194) designating July cherished the importance of the judiciary as The Committee on Energy and Nat- 30, 2019, as ‘‘National Whistleblower Appre- an impartial guardian of the rule of law; ural Resources is authorized to meet ciation Day’’.

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I ask unanimous con- nians who were concerned about the formed environmental organization, sent that the resolution be agreed to, climate and the environment. the Clean Energy Leadership Institute, the preamble be agreed to, and that the Becca’s terrific work made it clear she will be greatly missed here as a col- motions to reconsider be considered that she was capable of more, so she league, as a friend, and as a mentor to made and laid upon the table. became my top policy adviser on the so many of us on the team. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without threat of climate chaos. Climate chaos We are counting on you, Becca, to objection, it is so ordered. presents an existential threat to our save the planet, so no pressure. We ap- The resolution (S. Res. 194) was planet. Her professionalism, her sub- preciate your service to Oregon and to agreed to. stantive expertise, her creativity, and our country, and I look forward to The preamble was agreed to. the network she created proved to be hearing about your efforts in your (The resolution, with its preamble, is powerful tools in our working to ad- journey ahead. printed in the RECORD of May 8, 2019, vance a progressive climate agenda. Now we turn to another member of under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) When Becca first started working on Team Merkley, Meredith Booker, who climate change, she took the lead and is, sadly, leaving us in July—in fact, at f the effort to protect the Arctic Ocean the end of this week. Meredith em- ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY from oil and gas drilling, which led to bodies the heart and soul and work 24, 2019 the introduction of the Stop Arctic ethic of Team Merkley, and she will be Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I Ocean Drilling Act. Over the course of sorely missed by everyone in the immi- ask unanimous consent that when the her years on this portfolio, she has gration, civil rights, housing, and Senate completes its business today, it helped a lot with the mission 100 bill, LGBTQ rights portfolios. adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, which aims to transition the United Meredith joined our team as an in- July 24; and further, that following the States into a 100-percent clean energy tern in August of 2016 and quickly be- prayer and pledge, the morning hour be economy, and with my Keep It in the came indispensable, joining the legisla- deemed expired, the Journal of pro- Ground Act, which would stop the ex- tive correspondent ranks in December ceedings be approved to date, the time pansion of the leasing of our Federal of 2016. for the two leaders be reserved for their publicly owned properties for the pro- In June of 2018, she was promoted to use later in the day, morning business duction of fossil fuels. legislative aide and hasn’t looked back, be closed, and the Senate proceed to More recently, she has contributed taking on more and more responsi- executive session and resume consider- by collating the Senate’s version of the bility. She came into this position with ation of the Dickson nomination under Green New Deal, which has set a high a deep understanding and background the previous order. bar for progressive climate efforts in in criminal justice and has brought a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the future. Just last week, she led my top-notch performance to every project objection, it is so ordered. staff through the introduction of the and task she has touched. I think most Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy of our office would agree. She is the f Act—a bold, new bill that required ex- best organized member of our team. ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT tensive coordination between the envi- Her meticulously crafted policy-track- ronmental community and the labor er spreadsheet has helped our team Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, if community. It is designed to create stay on track in many areas and will there is no further business to come be- good-paying, family-wage jobs and to remain a lasting part of her legacy fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- have high labor standards—a race to here on Capitol Hill. It doesn’t matter sent that the Senate stand adjourned the top in employment during the tran- whether it is the smallest project or under the previous order following the sition to clean energy. the biggest high-stakes moment, Mere- remarks of Senator MERKLEY for up to Becca’s efforts to take on the global dith always gets it done and gets it 75 minutes. challenge of climate chaos hasn’t been done well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without limited to the United States. She has This work ethic has extended from objection, it is so ordered. repeatedly traveled with me and on my volunteering countless time to pitch- The Senator from Oregon. behalf to U.N. Conference of the Par- ing in with coding parties. Coding par- f ties meetings and to other inter- ties are when the team stays late in national events to engage in the diplo- the evening to work to try to have a TRIBUTE TO REBECCA WARD AND macy that is necessary for a true glob- prompt response to the thousands of MEREDITH BOOKER al response to a global crisis. She has letters we receive from Oregonians. Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I shepherded my efforts through the Ap- It stems from that to hustling to per- rise to recognize two members of my propriations Committee to maintain fect every line and section of the 2019 team who are leaving the Senate after funding for climate programs and to in- Equality Act, resulting in a record of their years of dedicated and important troduce and pass bipartisan amend- 47 Senate sponsors and bipartisan pas- work. Becca Ward will be leaving on ments that support the Green Climate sage in the House of Representatives August 7, and Meredith Booker will be Fund. this May. That act has yet to be con- leaving on Friday, July 26. In addition to her substantive policy sidered on the floor of the Senate, but Both of them joined my team as in- responsibilities, she has been an incred- it is way past time that we establish terns. They have worked their way up ible team player and a remarkable in- equality of opportunity for every single within Team Merkley and have made dividual to have with us. I think it is American. tremendous contributions to my office safe to say that Becca will likely go Meredith skillfully navigated work- and to our Nation. I know they are down in Team Merkley history as the ing with two different legislative as- both going to do extraordinary things only member of our team who is also sistants at times—and sometimes with in the next chapters of their lives, but, an Olympic medalist. She has been a one LA and sometimes with no LA— first, it is worth reflecting on their fantastic manager and mentor to the without letting a single decision, service in the U.S. Senate. members of the climate team and has memo, or project fall through the Becca Ward has been an invaluable been a huge contributor to our office’s cracks. member of our team for 6 years. She efforts to promote diversity, equity, She managed reintroduction of the started as an intern in my Oregon of- and inclusion in our work. I know her American Savings Act to expand high- fice, and she worked her way up to be absence will be felt especially strongly quality retirement savings accounts to my lead adviser on climate chaos and every year when the annual cherry every American. energy policy. Becca joined Team blossom run comes around. She managed our annual August Merkley as a full-time staff assistant Becca, you might need to plan a trip Breastfeeding Month resolution to rec- in 2013. Over the years, she rose to be a to DC for next spring. ognize the importance of breastfeeding

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For my father, a union the tricky and wonky world of that and communicating with folks back home. machinist, his work started at 7 in the proceeded to work intensely to prevent America is very lucky that Meredith morning and concluded 9 hours later at that from happening and worked suc- is taking her talents to the legal arena. 4 in the afternoon. He would come cessfully to do that. She will be starting at Loyola Univer- home, get the evening newspaper, read She threw herself into the challenge sity of New Orleans this fall, working it, have dinner, and watch the evening of the retirement integrity act, de- toward her law degree. Knowing how news on television. signed to make IRAs work more cost- much she has done without a law de- In that newspaper that evening, effectively for working Americans gree—probably more than most fully there was an article about Spiro rather than be a loophole for the accredited lawyers—I know the world Agnew, our former Vice President. He megawealthy. is going to benefit enormously as she was convicted of taking $100,000 in Though we have always known we pursues that degree and puts it to work bribes, but what was his penalty? His were lucky to have Meredith on Team in the fight for justice and equality. penalty was a $10,000 fine. I was en- Merkley, she has truly stepped up and The world of justice and equality will raged: Like, what? People get sent to gone above and beyond in the last year, benefit just as we experience the loss of prison for stealing a loaf of bread, and after my June 2018 trip to Brownsville her talents here in the Senate. the Vice President illegally took led to intensive work on the issue of Meredith, we are tremendously grate- $100,000 and gets to keep 90 percent of family and child separation and to a ful for your contributions and will it. What kind of a story is that to lot of efforts by many parties to push deeply miss you on Team Merkley. We America, that if you are wealthy and back against President Trump’s cru- will absolutely miss you both. You powerful, you can commit crimes and elty to migrant families. When Presi- leave a tremendous hole in our team. keep the vast share of what you have dent Trump proposed locking families Your final assignment is to make sure taken in that crime? So I wrote an out- up in internment camps, she led the that we have some very talented people raged letter to the newspaper, and the drafting of the No Internment Camps to carry on the terrific work you have newspaper published it. Act to say that we will never repeat been doing. Thank you. Equal Justice Under Law—it is a that shameful chapter in our history. f very important principle to our Nation. When President Trump threw thou- But today we face a political crisis—a MUELLER REPORT sands of children into unregulated crisis about whether we have a Presi- child prisons at Tornillo and Home- Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, as dent who is above the law, and that stead, she leapt into action and worked our Founders worked to design what somehow this phrase, this principle, with the immigration team to draft the would become the Constitution of the the foundation of our country, doesn’t Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act to United States, they had certain core apply to this particular President. If end this horrific practice. principles in mind—certain principles that stands, then we will have lost a Just a few weeks ago, she was instru- that were the exact opposite of the way core principle of our democratic Re- mental to the introduction of the Stop government worked in Europe. They public. Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, legis- did not want to see America be a land Tomorrow we are going to have testi- lation to ensure we treat children with run by a dictator or a King. They want- mony from former Special Counsel dignity and respect, and that act al- ed to make sure that power was dis- Mueller in the House of Representa- ready has 40 Senators sponsoring it. tributed between voting Americans, a tives. He is scheduled for some 3 hours As I have traveled to investigate the principle Jefferson called the equal before the Judiciary Committee of the Trump administration’s policies to- voice principle, because distributed House and another couple of hours with ward migrants over the last year, power among the people would lead to the Intelligence Committee. He will be Meredith’s codel, or congressional dele- laws by and for the people, not laws by following up to share insights and an- gation, binders have become legendary. and for the powerful. swer questions related to this hefty Whether they are assembled in support They had another principle, and it document: Report On The Investiga- of trips to Texas or Central America— was the opposite of what existed in Eu- tion Into Russian Interference In The or when she joined the trip herself, as rope, where a King and perhaps the 2016 Presidential Election. she did earlier this year when we went King’s circle were above the law, not There is a lot in this report. You to the child jail in Homestead, FL—you accountable to any core principles of wouldn’t know that if you just listened have never seen a binder assembled conduct or any rules. What they did in to our Attorney General, because our with so much meticulous care and at- their lives as rulers in that fashion just current Attorney General Barr said tention to detail. simply was accountable to no one. there is nothing here—nothing in this. In addition to her many accomplish- But our Constitution had a different That is not the case, and I have come ments supporting legislation and over- vision. The goal was to have everyone to the floor tonight to make that abso- sight trips, she worked with countless in America accountable to the law— lutely clear. outside groups to organize a hugely that we are all in this together. No one Here is the easiest way to summarize successful hearing through the Demo- is a King. No one is a dictator. That vi- it. We received an open letter from cratic Policy and Communications sion is really embodied in four simple more than 1,000 former prosecutors Center, or DPCC, on family separation words carved into the facade of the evaluating what is in this hefty book. in June of 2018. She reprised that role doors of the Supreme Court: Equal Jus- It says: this week—in fact, today—working to tice Under Law. We are former federal prosecutors. We help organize another DPCC hearing on If you stand here in the Johnson served under both Republican and Demo- the treatment of children at the south- Room, just across the hallway, and you cratic administrations at different levels ern U.S. border. It occurred just earlier look out the window toward the Su- . . . line attorneys, supervisors, special pros- this afternoon, with the focus on stop- preme Court, you see this: Equal Jus- ecutors, United States Attorneys, and senior ping the cruel treatment of migrant tice Under Law. It is a principle so officials at the Department of Justice. The children. foundational to our vision of a citizen- offices in which we served were small, me- She has done all this without letting run nation, a nation by and for the peo- dium, and large; urban, suburban, and rural; and located in all parts of our country. the effort to respond to Oregonians’ ple, that it was the source of my first Each of us believes that the conduct of letters fall through the cracks. She political act. President Trump described in Special Coun- probably holds the record for our team If memory serves me well, I was a sel Robert Mueller’s report would, in the responding to constituent mail, having junior in high school. I read an article case of any other person not covered by the

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After news organi- The Mueller report describes several acts act now and has to proceed to put to- zations reported that in June 2017 the Presi- that satisfy all of the elements for an ob- dent had ordered McGahn to have the Spe- struction charge, conduct that obstructed or gether a committee on impeachment or cial Counsel removed, the President publicly attempted to obstruct the truth-finding this principle means nothing. disputed these accounts, and privately told process, as to which the evidence of corrupt Then it would come to this Chamber McGahn that he had simply wanted McGahn intent and connection to pending pro- to hold the actual trial. But there will to bring conflicts of interest to the Depart- ceedings is overwhelming. These include: be no trial if there is no indictment. ment of Justice’s attention. . . . Some of the The President’s efforts to fire Mueller and There is no trial in the Senate Cham- President’s specific language that McGahn to falsify evidence about that effort; recalled from the calls is consistent with The President’s efforts to limit the scope ber if there is no impeachment, and there is no credibility to this principle that explanation. Substantial evidence, how- of Mueller’s investigation to exclude his con- ever, supports the conclusion that the Presi- duct; and in America if the House doesn’t act. dent went further and in fact directed The President’s efforts to prevent wit- So I call upon the House to convene McGahn to call Rosenstein to have the Spe- nesses from cooperating with the investiga- that committee and to conduct that cial Counsel removed. tors probing him and his campaign. impeachment inquiry, and if they come First, McGahn’s clear recollection was This statement goes on in some de- out of that inquiry with 1,000 Federal that the President directed him to tell tail, but the point that needs to be re- prosecutors, they must act and vote to Rosenstein not only that conflicts existed peated is this point: ‘‘Each of us be- impeach. but also that ‘‘Mueller has to go.’’ McGahn is lieves that the conduct of President This cannot be about politics: Is it a a credible witness with no motive to lie or exaggerate given the position he held in the Trump described in Special Counsel smart thing to do? How will it affect White House. McGahn spoke with the Presi- Robert Mueller’s report would, in the the next election? Will it put our Presi- dent twice and understood the directive the case of any other person . . . result in dential candidates in a strange space? same way both times, making it unlikely multiple felony charges.’’ Let’s do an opinion poll of America. that he misheard or misinterpreted the In other words, 1,000—in fact, more No, absolutely not. President’s request. In response to that re- than 1,000—Federal prosecutors said, in Our institutions are under assault, quest, McGahn decided to quit because he did their minds, reading just this report, and we have a responsibility because not want to participate in events that he de- that the President has committed mul- we took an oath of office to the Con- scribed as akin to the Saturday Night Mas- sacre. tiple crimes. stitution to defend this principle. The What happened to the principle of House took the same oath, and they That is a reference to Watergate. equal justice under the law? There are have a responsibility to defend that He called his lawyer, drove to the White 1,000 Federal prosecutors who said that principle. House, packed up his office, prepared to sub- anyone else—you or you or you—would I am going to take the time to lay mit a resignation letter with his chief of be indicted for felonies as a result of staff, told Priebus that the President had out four of those charges of obstruction asked him to ‘‘do crazy shit,’’ and informed the conduct that is in this report. But justice just to set the stage for tomor- Priebus and Bannon that he was leaving. the President has not been indicted. row. Those acts would be a highly unusual reac- Why has he not been indicted? It is This is what is referred to as a ‘‘heat tion to a request to convey information to simply this: An indictment has to stem map.’’ It lays out different cases in the Department of Justice. from the Department of Justice, which which the President interfered with the Second, in the days before the calls to is now run by an Attorney General who judicial process, and then it proceeds McGahn, the President, through his counsel, has dedicated himself to preventing the to ask: Is there substantial evidence of had already brought the asserted conflicts to President from being held accountable the attention of the Department of Justice. the three things that are needed as a Accordingly, the President had no reason to rather than to the principle of equal foundation for saying that a felony have McGahn call Rosenstein that weekend justice under the law. crime has been committed? to raise conflicts issues that already had No one who does not believe in the The first is, was there an obstructive been raised. founding principle of our Nation should act? The second is, was there a nexus Third, the President’s sense of urgency and ever serve as Attorney General of the to an issue? The third is, was there repeated requests to McGahn to take imme- United States. Yet he serves and re- criminal intent? diate action on a weekend—‘‘You gotta do fuses to conduct his responsibilities There are four cases in which capable this. You gotta call Rod.’’—support McGahn’s recollection that the President under the Constitution. That is why individuals have reviewed the Mueller there is no choice but for the House to wanted the Department of Justice to take report and have said yes on all three— action to remove the Special Counsel. Had act. In the failure of Attorney General meaning, each of these is red. the President instead sought only to have Barr to honor the principle that our Let’s take a look at this. First, let’s the Department of Justice re-examine as- Nation was founded on, equal justice turn to this issue of efforts to fire serted conflicts to evaluate whether they under the law, the only recourse is the Mueller. I am reading now from page 87 posed an ethical bar, it would have been un- House of Representatives. of this hefty report on the investiga- necessary to set the process in motion on a Down this hallway, through these tion, the special counsel’s report. Saturday and to make repeated calls to McGahn. double doors, not far away, is the On page 87, under ‘‘Analysis,’’ it pro- House of Representatives, which is Finally, the President had discussed ceeds to say: ‘‘In analyzing the Presi- ‘‘knocking out Mueller’’ and raised conflicts charged under the Constitution with dent’s direction to McGahn to have the of interest in a May 23, 2017 call to McGahn, determining if a President has com- Special Counsel removed, the following reflecting that the President connected the mitted high crimes and misdemeanors. evidence is relevant to the elements of conflicts to a plan to remove the Special While there may be a discussion of ex- obstruction of justice.’’ Counsel. And in the days leading up to June actly what is meant by high crimes and Then he walks through each of these 17, 2017, the President made clear to Priebus misdemeanors, surely they entail acts three pieces: and Bannon, who then told Ruddy, that the President was considering terminating the of obstruction of justice for which any Obstructive act. As with the President’s other American would have been in- Special Counsel. Also, during this time pe- firing of Comey, the attempt to remove the riod, the President reached out to Christie to dicted. Surely, felony crimes qualify. Special Counsel would qualify as an obstruc- get his thoughts on firing the Special Coun- The House doesn’t determine guilt or tive act if it would naturally obstruct the in- sel. This evidence shows that the President innocence. The House plays the role of vestigation and any grand jury proceedings was not just seeking an examination of Federal prosecutors who are deciding that might flow from the inquiry. Even if the whether conflicts existed but instead was whether to indict. Is the evidence suffi- removal of the lead prosecutor would not looking to use asserted conflicts as a way to cient to say it is credible and substan- prevent the investigation from continuing terminate the Special Counsel. under a new appointee, a factfinder would tial that the individual conducted a need to consider whether the act had the po- So those are the obstructive acts, ef- felony, a crime? The answer by 1,000 tential to delay further action in the inves- forts to fire special counsel Mueller. Federal prosecutors is absolutely. tigation, chill the actions of any replace- Nexus to an official proceeding [the second It can’t be done by the Supreme ment Special Counsel, or otherwise impede test]. To satisfy the proceeding requirement, Court. It can’t be done by the judiciary the investigation. it would be necessary to establish a nexus

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June 17, 2017, the President knew his conduct for removing the Special Counsel existed, The President sought to have Sessions an- was under investigation by a federal pros- and the President dictated a press statement nounce that the President ‘‘shouldn’t have a ecutor who could present any evidence of to Sanders saying he had no intention of fir- Special Prosecutor/Counsel’’ and that Ses- federal crimes to a grand jury. On May 23, ing the Special Counsel. But the next day, sions was going to ‘‘meet with the Special 2017, McGahn explicitly warned the Presi- the media reported that the President was Prosecutor to explain this is very unfair and dent that his ‘‘biggest exposure’’ was not his under investigation for obstruction of justice let the Special Prosecutor move forward act of firing Comey but his ‘‘other contacts’’ and the Special Counsel was interviewing with investigating election meddling for fu- and ‘‘calls,’’ and his ‘‘ask re: Flynn.’’ By witnesses about events related to possible ture elections so that nothing can happen in early June, it was widely reported in the obstruction—spurring the President to write future elections.’’ The President wanted Ses- media that federal prosecutors had issued critical tweets about the Special Counsel’s sions to disregard his recusal from the inves- grand jury subpoenas in the Flynn inquiry investigation. The President called McGahn tigation, which had followed from a former and that the Special Counsel had taken over at home that night and then called him on DOJ ethics review, and have Sessions declare the Flynn investigation. On June 9, 2017, the Saturday from Camp David. The evidence ac- that he knew ‘‘for a fact’’ that ‘‘there were Special Counsel’s Office informed the White cordingly indicates that news that an ob- no Russians involved in the campaign’’ be- House that investigators would be inter- struction investigation had been opened is cause he ‘‘was there.’’ The President further viewing intelligence agency officials who al- what led the President to call McGahn to directed that Sessions should explain that legedly had been asked by the President to have the Special Counsel terminated. the President should not be subject to an in- There also is evidence that the President push back against the Russia investigation. vestigation ‘‘because he hasn’t done any- knew that he should not have made those On June 14, 2017, news outlets began report- thing wrong.’’ Taken together, the Presi- calls to McGahn. The President made the ing that the President himself was being in- dent’s directives indicate that Sessions was calls to McGahn after McGahn had specifi- vestigated for obstruction of justice. Based being instructed to tell the Special Counsel cally told the President that the White to end the existing investigation into the on widespread reporting, the President knew House Counsel’s Office—and McGahn him- that such an investigation could include his President and his campaign, with the Special self—could not be involved in pressing con- Counsel being permitted to ‘‘move forward request for Comey’s loyalty; his request that flict claims and that the President should Comey ‘‘let[] Flynn go’’; his outreach to with investigating election meddling for fu- consult with his personal counsel if he ture elections.’’ Coats and Rogers; and his termination of wished to raise conflicts. Instead of relying Comey and statement to the Russian For- on his personal counsel to submit the con- So the obstructive act was perceived eign Minister that the termination had re- flicts claims, the President sought to use his to box in the Mueller investigation so lieved ‘‘great pressure’’ related to Russia. official powers to remove the Special Coun- it wouldn’t touch on the President. And on June 16, 2017, the day before he di- sel. And after the media reported on the That is an obstruction of justice. But is rected McGahn to have the Special Counsel President’s actions, he denied that he had removed, the President publicly acknowl- there a nexus to an official proceeding? ever ordered McGahn to have the Special That is next addressed in the Mueller edged that his conduct was under investiga- Counsel terminated and made repeated ef- tion by a federal prosecutor, tweeting, ‘‘I am forts to have McGahn deny the story, as dis- report as follows: being investigated for firing the FBI Direc- cussed in Volume II. . . . Those denials are As described above, by the time of the tor by the man who told me to fire the FBI contrary to the evidence and suggest the President’s initial one-on-one meeting with Director!’’ President’s awareness that the direction to Lewandowski on June 19, 2017, the existence That covers the nexus to an official McGahn could be seen as improper. of a grand jury investigation supervised by proceeding, but what about this third So there it is—obstruction, a nexus the Special Counsel was public knowledge. By the time of the President’s follow-up issue, this issue of intent? to an investigation, and criminal in- meeting with Lewandowski— Reading again from the special coun- tent. Those are the efforts to fire I bet you would like to know what sel’s report evaluating this, going to Mueller. That is the first one laid out comes next, but take a look here. I the issue of intent on efforts to fire in this quote that I am reading from, can’t tell you because it has been Mueller: the first one that I am conveying to blacked out. So whatever it was, it cre- you all, and there are four of these I Substantial evidence indicates that the ated a key point about the nexus to the President’s attempts to remove the Special am going to go through to set the stage official proceeding. The section goes on Counsel were linked to the Special Counsel’s for understanding the gravity of what after the blacked out section: oversight of investigations that involved the is happening in the United States. I President’s conduct—and, most imme- think this conversation has been going To satisfy the nexus requirement, it would be necessary to show that limiting the Spe- diately, to reports that the President was on for so long that people have lost being investigated for potential obstruction cial Counsel’s investigation would have the of justice. sight of the egregious nature and the natural and probable effect of impeding that Before the President terminated Comey, criminal nature of the President’s con- grand jury proceeding. the President considered it critically impor- duct—at least the degree laid out in ex- So nexus and substantial evidence. tant that he was not under investigation and quisite detail, as I am reading it to Let’s go to intent. Again, I am reading that the public not erroneously think he was you—and that more than 1,000 former from page 97: being investigated. As described in Volume Federal prosecutors who have looked Substantial evidence indicates that the II . . . advisors perceived the President, at these top four issues and others have President’s effort to have Sessions limit the while he was drafting the Comey termi- said that anyone else would be in- scope of the Special Counsel’s investigation nation letter, to be concerned more than dicted, meaning that in their minds, to future election interference was intended anything else about getting out that he was to prevent further investigative scrutiny of not personally under investigation. When the these acts met the three tests for fel- the President’s and his campaign’s conduct. President learned of the appointment of the ony conduct; that is, in their view, the Special Counsel on May 17, 2017, he expressed President committed crimes. That sums it up. Then it goes on in further concern about the investigation, say- So the second issue is efforts to cur- some greater detail: ing ‘‘[t]his is the end of my Presidency.’’ The tail the Mueller investigation. The As previously described, see Volume II . . . President also faulted Sessions for recusing, first was to fire Mueller, and the sec- the President knew that the Russian inves- saying ‘‘you were supposed to protect me.’’ ond was to curtail the investigation. I tigation was focused in part on his cam- On June 14, 2017, when the Washington will start reading the analysis laid out paign, and he perceived allegations of Rus- Post reported that the Special Counsel was starting on page 97, continuing through sian interference to cast doubt on the legit- investigating the President for obstruction page 98. imacy of his election. The President further of justice, the President was facing what he knew that the investigation had broadened In analyzing the President’s efforts to have had wanted to avoid: a criminal investiga- to include his own conduct and whether he Lewandowski deliver a message directing tion into his own conduct that was the sub- had obstructed justice. Those investigations Sessions to publicly announce that the Spe- ject of widespread media attention. The evi- would not proceed if the Special Counsel’s cial Counsel investigation would be confined dence indicates that news of the obstruction jurisdiction were limited to future election to future election interference, the following investigation prompted the President to call interference only. McGahn and seek to have the Special Coun- evidence is relevant to the elements of ob- The timing and circumstances of the Presi- sel removed. By mid-June, the Department struction of justice. dent’s actions support the conclusion that he of Justice had already cleared the Special Looking first to the obstructive act. sought that result. The President’s initial di- Counsel’s service and the President’s advi- The President’s effort to send Sessions a rection that Sessions should limit the Spe- sors had told him that the claimed conflicts message through Lewandowski would qualify cial Counsel’s investigation came just 2 days

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That evidence in- to terminate the Special Counsel, the Presi- The President correctly understood that dicates that by the time of the Oval Office dent sought to exclude his and his cam- McGhan had not told the President directly meeting the President was aware that paign’s conduct from the investigation’s that he planned to resign. In addition, the McGhan did not think the story was false scope. The President raised the matter with President told Priebus and Porter that he and did not want to issue a statement or cre- Lewandowski again on July 19, 2017, just had not sought to terminate the Special ate a written record denying facts that days after emails and information about the Counsel, and in the Oval Office meeting with McGhan believed to be true. The President June 9, 2016 meeting between Russians and McGhan, the President said, ‘‘I never said to nevertheless persisted and asked McGhan to senior campaign officials had been publicly fire Mueller. I never said ‘fire.’ ’’ That evi- repudiate facts that McGhan had repeatedly disclosed, generating substantial media cov- dence could indicate that the President was said were accurate. erage and investigative interest. not attempting to persuade McGhan to So that is the evidence of the order The manner in which the President acted change his story but instead offering his own to McGhan to deny that he had been provides additional evidence of his intent. but different recollection of the substance of Rather than rely on official channels, the instructed to fire Mueller by the Presi- his June 2017 conversations with McGhan dent. But is there a nexus to an official President met with Lewandowski alone in and McGhan’s reaction to them. the Oval Office. The President selected a Other evidence cuts against that under- proceeding—the second test? The spe- loyal ‘‘devotee’’ outside the White House to standing of the President’s conduct. cial counsel’s report continues to ad- deliver the message, supporting an inference That is an important line to under- dress that issue. that he was working outside White House Nexus to an official proceeding. By Janu- channels, including McGahn, who had pre- stand. Is it possible that the President simply had a different recollection? ary 2018, the Special Counsel’s use of a grand viously resisted contacting the Department jury had been further confirmed by the re- of Justice about the Special Counsel. The And the answer in the special prosecu- turn of several indictments. The President President also did not contact the Acting At- tor’s report is this: ‘‘Other evidence also was aware that the Special Counsel was torney General, who had just testified pub- cuts against that understanding.’’ investigating obstruction-related events be- licly that there was no cause to remove the The special counsel continues: cause, among other reasons, on January 8, Special Counsel. Instead, the President tried As previously described, see Volume II . . . 2018, the Special Counsel’s office provided his to use Sessions to restrict and redirect the substantial evidence supports McGhan’s ac- counsel with a detailed list of topics for a Special Counsel’s investigation when Ses- count that the President had directed him to possible interview with the President. The sions was recused and could not properly have the Special Counsel removed, including President knew that McGhan had personal take any action on it. the timing and context of the President’s di- knowledge in many of the events the Special The July 19, 2017 events provide further rective; the manner in which McGhan re- Counsel was investigating and that McGhan evidence of the President’s intent. The Presi- acted; and the fact that the President had had already been interviewed by Special dent followed up with Lewandowski in a sep- Counsel investigators. And in the Oval Office arate one-on-one meeting one month after he been told the conflicts were insubstantial, meeting, the President indicated he knew first dictated the message for Sessions, dem- were be being considered by the Department onstrating he still sought to pursue the re- of Justice, and should be raised with the that McGhan had told the Special Counsel’s quest. And just hours after Lewandowski as- President’s personal counsel rather than Office about the President’s effort to remove sured the President that the message would brought to McGhan. In addition, the Presi- the Special Counsel. The President chal- soon be delivered to Sessions, the President dent’s subsequent denials that he had told lenged McGhan for disclosing that informa- gave an unplanned interview to the New McGhan to have the Special Counsel re- tion and for taking notes that he viewed as York Times in which he publicly attacked moved were carefully worded. When first creating unnecessary legal exposure. That Sessions and raised questions about his job asked about the New York Times story, the evidence indicates the President’s awareness security. Four days later, on July 22, 2017, President said, ‘‘Fake news, folks. Fake that the June 17, 2017 events were relevant to the President directed Priebus to obtain Ses- news. A typical New York Times fake the Special Counsel’s investigation and any sions’ resignation. That evidence could raise story.’’ And when the President spoke with grand jury investigation that might grow an inference that the President wanted Ses- McGhan in the Oval Office, he focused on out of it. sions to realize that his job might be on the whether he had used the word ‘‘fire,’’ saying, To establish a nexus, it would be necessary line as he evaluated whether to comply with ‘‘I never said to fire Mueller. I never said to show that the President’s actions would the President’s direction that Sessions pub- ‘‘fire.’’ have the natural tendency to affect such a licly announce that, notwithstanding his He then said: proceeding or that they would hinder, delay or prevent the communication of informa- recusal, he was going to confine the Special ‘‘Did I say the word ‘fire’? The President’s tion to investigators. Because McGhan had Counsel’s investigation to future election in- assertion in the Oval Office meeting that he spoken to Special Counsel investigators be- terference. had never directed McGhan to have the Spe- fore January 2018, the President could not cial Counsel removed thus runs counter to It is laid out in great detail—an ob- have been seeking to influence his prior the evidence. structive act, a nexus to an official statements in those interviews. But because In addition, even if the President sincerely proceeding, and the issue of intent. McGhan had repeatedly spoken to investiga- disagreed with McGhan’s memory of the This did not happen by accident—not tors and the obstruction inquiry was not June 17, 2017 events, the evidence indicates complete, it was foreseeable that he would be on the efforts to fire Mueller and not that the President knew by the time of the interviewed again on obstruction-related on the efforts to curtail the Mueller in- Oval Office meeting that McGhan’s account topics. If the President were focused solely vestigation. differed and that McGhan was firm in his on a press strategy in seeking to have Now we will go to the third major views. Shortly after the story broke, the McGhan refute the New York Times article, point here—the order to McGahn to President’s counsel told McGhan’s counsel a nexus to a proceeding or to further inves- that the President wanted McGhan to make deny the attempt to fire Mueller. This tigative interviews would not be shown. But a statement denying he had been asked to analysis in the special prosecutor’s re- the President’s efforts to have McGhan write fire the Special Counsel, but McGhan re- port starts on page 118. a letter ‘‘for our records’’ approximately ten sponded through his counsel that that aspect days after the story had come out—well past In analyzing the President’s efforts to have of the story was accurate and he therefore the typical time to issue a correction for a McGahn deny that he had been ordered to could not comply with the President’s re- news story—indicates the President was not have the Special Counsel removed, the fol- quest. The President then directed Sanders focused solely on press strategy, but instead lowing evidence is relevant to the elements to tell McGhan to correct the story, but likely contemplated the ongoing investiga- of obstruction of justice. McGhan told her he would not do so because tion and any proceedings arising from it. First, obstructive act. the story was accurate in reporting on the The President’s repeated efforts to get President’s order. Consistent with that posi- So that is the nexus. McGahn to create a record denying that the tion, McGhan never issued a correction. And now to intent. President had directed him to remove the More than a week later, the President Substantial evidence indicates that in re- Special Counsel would qualify as an obstruc- brought up the issue again with Porter, peatedly urging McGhan to dispute that he tive act if it had a natural tendency to con- made comments indicating that the Presi- was ordered to have the Special Counsel ter- strain McGahn from testifying truthfully or dent thought McGhan had leaked the story, minated, the President acted for the purpose to undermine his credibility as a potential and directed Porter to have McGhan create a of influencing McGhan’s account in order to witness if he testified consistently with his record denying that the President had tried deflect or prevent further scrutiny of the memory rather than with what the record to fire the Special Counsel. At that point, President’s conduct towards the investiga- said. the President said he might ‘‘have to get rid tion.

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One day after Manafort was minated— Two days later, the President’s personal convicted on eight felony charges and poten- counsel stated that individuals involved in tially faced a lengthy prison term, the Presi- In other words, his repeated efforts the Special Counsel’s investigation could re- dent said that Manafort was a ‘‘brave man’’ to have McGhan lie— ceive a pardon ‘‘if in fact the [P]resident and for refusing to ‘‘break’’ and that ‘‘flipping’’ the President acted for the purpose of in- his advisors . . . come to the conclusion that ‘‘almost ought to be outlawed.’’ At the same fluencing McGhan’s account in order to de- you have been treated unfairly’’—using lan- time, although the President privately told flect or prevent further scrutiny of the Presi- guage that paralleled how the President had aides he did not like Manafort, he publicly dent’s conduct. . . . already described the treatment of Manafort. called Manafort ‘‘a good man’’ and said he Several facts support that conclusion. The Those statements, combined with the Presi- had a ‘‘wonderful family.’’ And when the President made repeated attempts to get dent’s commendation of Manafort for being a President was asked whether he was asked McGhan to change his story. ‘‘brave man’’ who ‘‘refused to ‘break,’ ’’ sug- whether he was considering a pardon for Not just one, but repeated attempts. gested that a pardon was a more likely possi- Manafort, the President did not respond di- bility if Manafort continued not to cooperate As described above, by the time of the last rectly and instead said he had ‘‘great respect with the government. And while Manafort for what [Manafort]’s done, in terms of what attempt, the evidence suggests that the eventually pleaded guilty pursuant to a co- President had been told on multiple occa- he’s gone through.’’ The President added operation agreement, he was found to have that ‘‘some of the charges they threw sions that McGhan believed the President violated the agreement by lying to inves- had ordered him to have the Special Counsel against him, every consultant, every lob- tigators. byist in Washington probably does.’’ In light terminated. McGhan interpreted his encoun- The President’s public statements during ter with the President in the Oval Office as of the President’s counsel’s previous state- the Manafort trial, including during jury de- ments that the investigations ‘‘might get an attempt to test his mettle and see how liberations, also had the potential to influ- committed he was to his memory of what cleaned up with some presidential pardons’’ ence the trial jury. On the second day of and that a pardon would be possible if the had occurred. The President had already laid trial, for example, the President called the the groundwork for pressing McGhan to alter President come[s] to the conclusion that you prosecution a ‘‘terrible situation’’ and a have been treated unfairly.’’ The evidence his account by telling Porter that it might ‘‘hoax’’ that ‘‘continues to stain our coun- supports the inference that the President in- be necessary to fire McGhan if he did not try’’ and referred to Manafort as a ‘‘Reagan/ tended Manafort to believe that he could re- deny the story, and Porter relayed that Dole darling’’ who was ‘‘serving solitary con- ceive a pardon, which would make coopera- statement to McGhan. Additional evidence finement’’ even though he was ‘‘convicted of tion with the government as a means of a of the President’s intent might be gleaned nothing.’’ Those statements were widely lesser sentence unnecessary. from the fact that his counsel was suffi- picked up by the press. While jurors were in- ciently alarmed by the prospect of the Presi- structed not to watch or read news stories To read that again: dent’s meeting with McGhan that he called about the case and are presumed to follow The evidence supports the inference that McGhan’s counsel and said that McGhan those instructions, the President’s state- the President intended Manafort to believe could not resign no matter what happened in ments during the trial generated substantial that he could receive a pardon which would the Oval Office that day. The President’s media coverage that could have reached ju- make cooperation with the government as a counsel was well aware of McGhan’s resolve rors if they happened to see the statements means of obtaining a lesser sentence unnec- not to issue what he believed to be a false ac- or learned about them from others. essary. count of events despite the President’s re- And the President’s statements during de- The special counsel continues under quest. Finally, as noted above, the President liberations of Manafort ‘‘happens to be a intent: brought up the Special Counsel investigation very good person’’ and that ‘‘it’s very sad We also examined the evidence of the in his Oval Office meeting with McGhan and what they’ve done to Paul Manafort’’ had President’s intent making public statements criticized him for telling this Office about the potential to influence jurors who learned about Manafort at the beginning of his trial the June 17, 2017 events. The President’s of the statements, which the President made and when the jury was deliberating. Some statements reflect his understanding—and just as jurors were considering whether to evidence supports a conclusion the President his displeasure—that those events would be convict or acquit Manafort. intended, at least in part, to influence the part of an obstruction-of-justice inquiry. Let me point out here that I see in jury. The trial generated widespread pub- So there it is—the intent, all laid out this book substantial sections have licity, and as the jury began to deliberate, very, very clearly in this report—ob- been blocked out under No. 8, the Ob- commentators suggested that an acquittal structive acts, a nexus to an official structive Act and under section C, the would add pressure to end the Special Coun- proceeding, and the clear intent. Intent. In spite of part of that section sel’s investigation. By publicly stating on So let’s turn to the fourth issue: Con- being blacked out, that was the sub- the second day of deliberations that duct toward Manafort. This can be stantial evidence of the effort to influ- Manafort ‘‘happens to be a very good person’’ found on page 131 of the special coun- ence Paul Manafort and obstruct jus- and that ‘‘it’s very sad what they’ve done to tice. Paul Manafort’’ right after calling the Spe- sel’s report. cial Counsel’s investigation a ‘‘rigged witch In analyzing the President’s conduct to- Nexus to an official proceeding. The Presi- hunt,’’ the President’s statements could, if wards Flynn, Manafort— dent’s actions towards Flynn and Manafort they reached jurors, have the natural tend- And a third person who has been and a third person blacked out in this book ency to engender sympathy for Manafort appeared to have been connected to pending among jurors, and a factfinder could infer blacked out in the record— or anticipated official proceedings involving the following evidence is relevant to the ele- that the President intended that result. But each individual. there are alternative explanations to the ments of obstruction of justice: The President’s conduct towards Flynn Section a, Obstructive act. President’s comments, including that he principally occurred when both were under genuinely felt sorry for Manafort or that his Here we are addressing if there is evi- criminal investigation by the Special Coun- goal was not to influence the jury but influ- dence—is there substantial evidence— sel’s Office and press reports speculated ence public opinion. The President’s com- of the President’s conduct toward about whether they would cooperate with ments also could have been intended to con- Manafort. the Special Counsel’s investigation. And the tinue sending a message to Manafort that a President’s conduct toward Manafort was di- pardon was possible. As described above, the With respect to Manafort, there is evidence rectly connected to the official proceedings that the President’s actions had the poten- President made his comments about involving him. The President made state- Manafort being ‘‘a very good person’’ imme- tial to influence Manafort’s decision whether ments about Manafort and the charges to cooperate with the government. The diately after declining to answer questions against him during Manafort’s criminal about whether he would pardon Manafort. President and his personal counsel made re- trial. And the President’s comments about peated statements suggesting that a pardon the prospect of Manafort ‘‘flipping’’ occurred You might be very interested in the was a possibility for Manafort, while also when it was clear the Special Counsel con- additional information about intent, making it clear that the President did not tinued to oversee grand jury proceedings. but I can’t read it to you because it is want Manafort to ‘‘flip’’ and cooperate with So there is the nexus laid out very blacked out. Nonetheless, in that pre- the government. On June 15, 2018, the day vious paragraph, it is clearly declared the judge presiding over Manafort’s D.C. case clearly in this report on this effort to was considering whether to revoke his bail, influence Manafort’s testimony. the evidence supports the inference the the President said that he ‘‘felt badly’’ for And then to intent, page 132. President intended Manafort to believe Manafort and stated, ‘‘I think a lot of it is Evidence concerning the President’s con- he could receive a pardon, which would very unfair.’’ And when asked about a pardon duct towards Manafort indicates that the make cooperation with the government

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RUDY GIULIANI COMMENTS RE- emerged. Democracy for my nation came out people who are dedicated to freedom. And if GARDING THE IRANIAN REGIME of Europe and the experience of Europe. So you think that’s a cult, then there’s some- OF TERROR how can the leaders of those countries turn thing wrong with you. There’s something their back on mass murder? How can they do missing in your soul. it and live with themselves? It’s time to end HON. PAUL A. GOSAR that shameful disregard. But we know that there is a government in OF ARIZONA There’s no statute of limitations on mur- exile, it negotiates with the whole world, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES der. I prosecuted two Nazis 40 years after it’s written down plain as can be what it their horrible deeds. One killed 20,000 people, stands for. And it looks just like our Bill of Tuesday, July 23, 2019 the other killed 12,000 people and we found Rights, just like the universal declarations Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today them and it took years and we brought them of freedom and decency and human rights en- to include in the RECORD comments about the to justice. The people who slaughtered 30,000 shrined in the great documents of the world. situation in Iran that I believe are relevant and people in 1988 should be identified, they Free elections within six months is the should be widely shared. The comments, from should be prosecuted, and they should either promise, and I believe it will be fulfilled. former New York City Mayor and attorney to be imprisoned for life or executed. They’re They’re for gender equality. They’re for criminals. They’re murderers. They’re not human rights. They’re for a system of law. the U.S. President Rudy Giuliani, address leaders of countries. They are no better than peaceful regime change in Iran and the work They’re for we don’t imprison someone un- the murderer in the street except they’re less they have a fair trial. And because of of the Iranian Resistance. Giuliani delivered worse because they’re mass murderers. their history, they oppose capital punish- this speech at the International Gathering at I am so proud of my government because ment, because there’s been too much of it. Ashraf–3, Tirana, Albania, which is home to we have stood up. We looked at that agree- ment that would make Iran a nuclear power And it isn’t just capital punishment, it’s members of the Iranian opposition, the murder in their country. This is a good orga- Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK). More than and we said tear it up. We’re not going to put nuclear weapons in the hands of a maniac. nization. And it’s an organization that is 350 bipartisan dignitaries and parliamentarians Well, I say to the leaders of Europe, you can ready, willing and able not to take over Iran from 47 countries attended the conference. I be liberators too. You can go down in history but to guide Iran to elections as quickly as offer these comments for thoughtful discussion as fighters for freedom. possible and hopefully they will be part of as follows: Isn’t that better than just running a gov- the coalition governing Iran like they’re Giuliani: ‘‘Thanks to you and particularly ernment and making money and giving blood part of the coalition that is trying to guide to the people who live here in Ashraf 3. money to Iran? How can you do commerce Iran to freedom. This is a group that we can You’ll be the ones who lead your people to with them? We all know they’re the largest support. It’s a group that we should stop ma- freedom and you’ll be honored forever in Ira- sponsor of terrorism in the world. What does ligning and it’s a group that should make us nian history and in the history of those who that mean? That means they fund and they comfortable having regime change in the love and are willing to die for freedom. God supply murderers not only in their own worst regime in the world. bless you. country but all over the world. And when This organization has grown and grown you give them money, when you relieve Here’s what you can do. You can be a wit- and grown and I feel in this room today a them of a debt, which my government did in ness like in the Biblical sense of a witness. kind of optimism that I don’t remember feel- the prior administration, and put over a bil- You know something that a lot of people ing before when we were in Paris. I feel an lion dollars back in their hands, you are sup- don’t know. You know really how bad it is in optimism maybe because you’ve done a mir- porting murder. What do they use it for? Iran. And you know about MEK. And you acle here in Ashraf. If we were to build this Their people know, their people know that know about Madame Rajavi. And you know in New York City, it would take 15 years and when they get money, when a French com- the truth, not the lies, ‘‘the cult, they don’t 14 corruption investigations. I was here a pany or a German company does business have support in Iran.’’ Why has the Aya- year and a half ago, this wasn’t here. with them, that money, that profit is going tollah been murdering them for 40 years if And of course, all of this is possible be- to be used to kill people in Syria or to kill they don’t have support in Iran? The Aya- cause of the leadership of Madame Maryam people somewhere else or to send people to tollah, Rouhani, have said that this organi- Rajavi, a truly exceptional leader. Just like Albania to kill us or to send people to zation is the only one that’s really a danger her husband Massoud Rajavi, who began this France like they did last year to kill Ma- to them. movement in one very brave act. He refused dame Rajavi and us. That’s what they’re to swear allegiance to the Supreme Leader funding, don’t you realize it? That makes You now have a responsibility because of Khomeini to his face. He said, ‘‘No, I will not you complicit in murder. your knowledge. Don’t be euphemistic about swear allegiance to you. I will not deliver my Number two, let’s make it clear, there is it. Don’t hide your eyes. You’ve got to get nation to a tyrant.’’ an alternative to this horrible regime of ter- the leaders of your country to stand up so I’m here to say three things. First, I accuse ror. This isn’t one of those situations in you can all be proud of your country and its the Ayatollah and Rouhani and all of their which we have the choice of deposing a hor- heritage. sycophants and followers of mass murder, rible dictator and we don’t know if a more I get attacked and my colleagues who will crimes against humanity. We should be em- horrible one will come along. Right? And be here in a moment get attacked all the barrassed for our countries if they haven’t when we saw that happen, we saw it happen time in America. Why we’re doing this? stood up against this. There’s no middle in Egypt, in some ways we saw it happen in ground here. These people have killed at Libya. We’re doing it really very simply because we least 120,000 members and associates of this But here we don’t have that problem. love freedom and we can’t turn our back on great organization. You see the book. You go We’ve got the worst regime in the world by people who are being treated this way and we through the sad, tragic, but heroic exhibit far, the biggest sponsor of terrorism in the can’t turn our back on a situation that could they have of the martyrs to freedom. Look world. And then we have the National Coun- be catastrophic for them and catastrophic at the photograph of the people in the infir- cil, the NCRI, led by the president-elect, Ma- for the world. You know what I say to them? mary being treated for illness, slaughtered dame Rajavi. Coalition of resistance organi- Keep doing it. Keep doing it. I wear it as a just a few years ago. Killed 52 of them of the zations respected throughout the world. badge of honor. I support freedom, you sup- last 100 people who stayed at Ashraf, they There are representatives of most of the port oppression. I support democracy, you tried to wipe them all out. In 1988, in two major countries in the world here. They’ve support a dictatorship. I support decent peo- months they slaughtered 30,000 people. These gotten to know her. They’ve gotten to re- ple who share the values of decent govern- are not numbers, these are human lives. spect her. In my country, she’s thoroughly ments, and you support mass murderers. So there are three things that we have to respected. Now who’s right and who’s wrong? do. Number one, we have to get the govern- We know there’s a group of people who ments of Europe to stand up, to wake up, to have been fighting for freedom all their But I know and I feel as I’ve told you, and reclaim their dignity and their honor. These lives, who have lost the closest people to I know why there’s an optimism in this are the countries that gave us democracy. them in the fight for freedom, who are dedi- room. Because we’re going to be in Tehran Greece, Rome, Italy, France, United King- cated to it. much sooner than all those cynics believe. dom, Germany, all places in which freedom People here at Ashraf, let’s make it clear. You know why? [Because we are Hazer, was born, democracy was born, democracy I spent a lot of time with them. These are Hazer, Hazer. (We’re ready).’’

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However, Anahuac’s pion for workers’ rights, an advocate for immi- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA rice canal system and the presence of wild IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grants, a New Yorker, a passionate Puerto hogs in Wallisville prompted an election in Rican and my dear friend. Above all, He´ctor Tuesday, July 23, 2019 1907 that made Anahuac the county seat in was a fighter for the vulnerable, the down- Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today 1908. trodden and those who were treated unfairly. to ask the House of Representatives to join After the election and the move, the county Sadly, He´ctor passed last week. He will be me in recognizing the DC Grays for their com- constructed a new courthouse. Completed in honored at a public service on Wednesday in mitment and contribution to increasing interest 1912 at its current location, the new municipal New York City. and youth participation in baseball and softball building included a jail, indoor plumbing, tele- He´ctor Figueroa was known most notably in the District of Columbia. In particular, I want phones, and electric lights. Built in the Renais- for his leadership of 32BJ SEIU. Under his to recognize the DC Grays 2019 summer col- sance Revival style, its imposing figure boast- leadership, 32BJ SEIU grew by over 50,000 lege baseball team and the annual Capitol Hill ed large columns and a stone exterior. The members and passed dozens of local and reception. building, however, burned down on , state-level policies. He´ctor previously worked The DC Grays is a talented collegiate sum- 1935. as SEIU’s Organizing Director for Puerto Rico, mer baseball team that, in addition to com- winning collective bargaining rights for teach- Later in 1935, County Treasurer Grover C. peting in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball Wilcox desired a modern courthouse ‘‘in line ers, as well as for SEIU’s Justice for Janitors League, strives to engage inner-city youth and campaign and a researcher for Amalgamated with the growth of the town.’’ As a part of fed- their families with baseball. Their mission is to eral New Deal programs, the Public Works Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Workers be ‘‘ambassadors for baseball’’ in the District Administration contributed funds for the design United). by running summer baseball camps and clin- and construction. Designed by Corneil G. Cur- Most recently, He´ctor was central to building ics for D.C. youth. support for relief in Puerto Rico after Hurri- Named for the champion Homestead Grays tis and built by notable contractor Robert E. cane Maria. Born in Ponce as the son of two from the Negro Leagues, the DC Grays McKee, construction finished in May 1937 on educators, the Island was near and dear to his reaches out to African-American ballplayers the three-story, ashlar limestone building. A heart. In the dark months following Hurricane who may have been overlooked by other combination of art deco and modern architec- Maria, He´ctor was critical to mobilizing support teams. tural styles (1920s to 1940s), the courthouse’s among New York’s Puerto Rican community, The DC Grays partners with Major League exterior showcases vertical lines, a symmet- 32BJ members and non-members alike, to Baseball (MLB) to further help its mission of rical fac¸ade, geometric shapes, and simple or- send aid to the Island and build political mo- providing disadvantaged youth an opportunity namentation. Since its construction, little has mentum for Washington to do better in chan- to learn and enjoy the game of baseball. The changed about this unique building. Through- neling assistance to our fellow citizens as they programs help motivate young players to stay out its history, the Chambers County Court- struggled through a humanitarian crisis. in school and pursue secondary education. house has not only acted as a focal point of Throughout his life, He´ctor made waves as MLB’s RBI program helps teach youth not only the community but has also reflected the a progressive fighter for justice for all people. the importance of success on the field but also county’s economic, political and social history. He was relentless in advocating for the rights in the classroom and the community. This As a former member of the Texas Historic of the doormen and doorwomen, custodial year, the DC Grays RBI is sponsoring two Commission, I know this is a great honor for workers, airport security guards and others summer baseball leagues and two travel soft- the community. I wish all of my friends in who constituted 32BJ’s membership. However, ball teams for kids from Wards 6, 7, and 8 in Chambers County well as they celebrate the he was also on the frontlines helping taxicab D.C.—in addition to fall ball programs and win- dedication on July 23rd. drivers, fast food workers and laborers in ter training. There are 250 kids participating in every sector achieve fairer wages and im- DC Grays RBI programs this year. f proved conditions. To him, anyone who was Last year, the DC Grays participated in oppressed was an ally and he was ready to MLB’s unveiling of the new Josh Gibson mural HONORING ARKANSAS’S KOREAN join arms with them and march in common on U Street across from Ben’s Chili Bowl, and WAR VETERANS cause. their players attended an event to honor Jack- His belief that all workers were deserving of ie Robinson as part of MLB’s all-star festivi- HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN respect and kindness extended beyond his ties. They strive to honor the Negro Leagues OF ARKANSAS work as a labor leader; it infused his very de- and its role in Washington baseball history. meanor. He´ctor treated everyone, from the Each year, the DC Grays hosts a salute to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES youngest organizers, to the most junior polit- Negro League Baseball in collaboration with Tuesday, July 23, 2019 ical aides, to the most powerful elected offi- the Hubert Simons League Museum. cials with the same kindness and warmth. Madam Speaker, I ask the House to join me Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise Whether it was fighting to expand in commending the DC Grays for the impor- today to recognize Arkansas’s Korean War healthcare, protecting immigrant communities tant work it has done and continues to do in veteran commemorations. This summer, the from ICE, strengthening voter rights or ad- the community. We wish the DC Grays luck in Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs is dressing the threats of climate change, He´ctor continuing to inspire and engage disadvan- honoring the men and women who served our was on the frontlines of every battle related to taged youth. country and defended South Korea during the economic and social justice. Just last week, f Cold War. In an oft-forgotten chapter of history, Korean this House voted to raise the federal minimum RECOGNIZING THE CHAMBERS War soldiers from the United States provided wage, a milestone achievement, years in the COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON ITS vital assistance to the South Korean army. making. I like to think wherever he is, that vic- DESIGNATION AS A TEXAS During a volatile time, their service prevented tory would bring a smile to He´ctor’s face. STATE HISTORICAL MARKER New York City and working people every- North Korean forces from taking over the en- where have lost a champion. I, personally, tire Korean peninsula. have lost a dear friend. From my earliest days HON. BRIAN BABIN Arkansas has a rich history of bravery and OF TEXAS in politics, I could always count on He´ctor for patriotism, and I’m honored to recognize our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wise advice and kind counsel. I’ll miss our Korean War veterans at these commemoration days together and fighting alongside one an- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 events. I thank each one of them for their other. While he was taken from us too young, Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to service, and hope their legacies continue for we’ll honor his memory by continuing to ad- recognize the Chambers County Courthouse generations to come.

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PETE OLSON Colonel Friend continued his education and Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise OF TEXAS received a degree in astrophysics from the Air Force Institute of Technology, later graduating today to honor the International Institute of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Minnesota on the occasion of its 100th anni- from the University of California, Los Angeles versary. The Institute’s original mission is as Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Business School. Additionally, he continued vital today as it was after World War I when Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today his career in the military for 28 years by serv- it welcomed refugees fleeing strife and insta- to congratulate John F. Mitton from Missouri ing as an operations officer during the Korean bility in their homelands and helped them City, Texas for being voted into the Texas and Vietnam wars, working on the Delta, achieve self-sufficiency and full membership in Radio Hall of Fame. Titan, and Atlas rocket programs, and oper- American life. Mitton, president of a national advertising ating as an executive of the aerospace com- In 1919, leaders of the Saint Paul YWCA agency based in Sugar Land, is one of only panies, Stanford Mu and Fairchild Stratos. Fol- came together to address an urgent need in twenty Texas broadcasters who will be in- lowing his retirement from military service, the community to serve those who were arriv- ducted into the Hall of Fame. Inductions will Robert started an aerospace company and ing to Minnesota, displaced in the aftermath of be held on November 2, 2019, at the Texas conducted speaking engagements, remaining the ‘‘War to End All Wars.’’ Out of this effort, Museum of Broadcasting and Communica- dedicated to sharing the legacy of the the Institute became one of the first state re- tions. Mitton has always had a strong suit for Tuskegee Airmen and keeping their history settlement voluntary agencies (VOLAGS). ‘‘listening to his clients . . . [and] helping de- alive. Robert J. Friend is survived by his children: The onset of World War II saw the need for velop and refine some of the best niche prod- Thelma Hoffman, Robert, Jr., Michael, Debra the Institute’s services to expand. During this ucts ever featured in Texas radio.’’ Carter, Karen Crumlich, Clara Ann Browning, time, the organization partnered with the War On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- 18 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and Relocation Authority, helping to free Japa- sional District of Texas, congratulations again 14 great-great-grandchildren. The memory of nese-Americans from internment camps and to John Mitton for being elected into the Texas his son, Darryl, who was killed while on active working as translators and codebreakers at Radio Hall of Fame. Texas has benefited from duty in 2002, continues to live on today. Fort Snelling. At the end of the Vietnam War, his contributions to radio. We are very proud It was my great honor to have known Lieu- many refugees were displaced from Southeast of him and this incredible accomplishment. tenant Colonel Friend, an intelligent, hard- Asia to Minnesota, particularly ethnic Hmong f working, and spirited man who spent his life in and others from Cambodia, Laos and Viet- service to our country. I ask all members to nam. Since 1974, the Institute has resettled TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT J. FRIEND join with me in remembering Lieutenant Colo- approximately 25,000 refugees from every re- nel Robert Jones Friend, a true American gion of the world, including recent arrivals hero. from Somalia and Myanmar. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF f As economists point to increasingly tight OF CALIFORNIA labor markets and a growing scarcity of work- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ers as two of our state’s most significant bar- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 SPEECH OF riers to sustained economic growth, the Insti- tute contributes to our economic vitality by Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today HON. KENDRA S. HORN opening the door for those pursuing the Amer- to honor the memory of Lieutenant Colonel OF OKLAHOMA ican dream. By partnering with new Americans Robert Jones Friend, who died on June 21, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on a path to citizenship, entrepreneurship and 2019 in Long Beach, California, surrounded by Thursday, July 18, 2019 full membership in our community, state and his family. Lieutenant Colonel Friend was a Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. country, the Institute has empowered thou- member of the heroic unit known as the Madam Speaker, the U.S. Government is en- sands of new Americans to become our trust- Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. trusted by the American people with certain ed doctors, business leaders, teachers, engi- Robert J. Friend was born on February 29, 1920, in Columbia, South Carolina, to William responsibilities. One of these responsibilities is neers, scientists, policemen and soldiers. managing our government’s finances and A. Friend and Nella Mae Jones Liner. His fa- Recognizing that new Americans enrich our using taxpayer dollars wisely. In the last few ther was an immigrant from Ecuador and a state in many ways, the Institute honors and decades, our government leaders have too veteran of World War I. The oldest of four chil- shares our state’s growing diversity and fos- often ignored this responsibility, opting rather dren, Robert was an aviation enthusiast from ters cultural understanding. For nearly 90 to pay lip service to responsibly managing our years, the Institute’s Festival of Nations has a young age, often building model airplanes budget but neglecting to do so in practice. drawn thousands of people together each May and reading stories of World War I pilots dur- This neglect has led to rampant spending, to celebrate the many traditions that are ing his childhood. While studying at Lincoln missed budgetary deadlines, and burdensome shared by Minnesotans. Through this festival, University in Pennsylvania, he joined the Civil- borrowing that have become mainstays of Minnesotans can better appreciate how as a ian Pilot Training Program where he earned every Congress, regardless of which party state and nation of Native Americans and im- his pilot’s license in 1939. holds the majority. The 116th Congress must migrants, our strength is our diversity of back- Despite his passion for aviation, he was de- take action to break this unsustainable cycle grounds, viewpoints and religions. nied entry into flight training by the Army Air and restore the fiscal responsibility Americans The motto inscribed on the Great Seal of Force because of his race. Instead he joined have entrusted us with. the United States: ‘‘E Pluribus Unum—Out of as an air-cadet in the all-black 99th Pursuit The 2019 GAO High-Risk List reveals that Many, One’’ underscores that the foundation Squadron, nicknamed the Tuskegee Airmen. many federal government programs are over of our nation has always been the collective During World War II, Lieutenant Colonel budget. This financial situation is not specific power of many different people coming to- Friend flew 142 missions for the 322nd Fighter to one government agency or program. It can gether. For 100 years, the International Insti- Group. He began his tour in North Africa and be found across the federal government. tute of Minnesota has proudly supported our was later sent to the European Theater to America must remain a world leader in many nation by welcoming and empowering new ref- serve as a Combat Operations Officer where areas, such as scientific research, reliable in- ugees and immigrants from different back- he was instrumental in orchestrating tactical frastructure, and defense technology, and I grounds to come together as new Americans. air missions. He specialized in flying the P–47 understand that to do so requires large finan- Please join me to congratulate the staff, vol- and P–51 Mustang aircraft. He experienced cial investments. However, it is also my re- unteers and donors to the International Insti- multiple death-defying disasters, including sponsibility as a Member of Congress to en- tute of Minnesota for providing 100 years of when he had to abandon his plane over the sure the money our government spends is

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MARIO DIAZ-BALART OF FLORIDA guage skills, increase her cross-cultural under- Services Committee, I put forth a bipartisan standing, strengthening her leadership capac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES amendment to the National Defense Author- ity and foster new academic insights and am- ization Act (NDAA) with fellow Oklahoman, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 bitions. Congressman TOM COLE, to allow the Depart- Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Madam Speaker, on the On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- ment of Defense (DoD) to have better over- occasion of his retirement as President of two sional District of Texas, congratulations again sight of where and how government defense local International Longshoremen’s Associa- to Nabila Nazeer on earning this prestigious money is being spent. The amendment re- tion (ILA) chapters, I rise today to commemo- scholarship. quires the office of the Inspector General to rate the years of service my close friend, Mr. f audit all sole-source contracts with depot Gerardo Becerra, has given to the maritime in- IN RECOGNITION OF MR. MOHAM- maintenance centers. This audit, and other fi- dustry and the thousands of members he pas- MAD SIDDIQUE SHEIKH’S 50 nancial accounting tools, act as accountability sionately represented in South Florida. Gerry YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE measures to ensure the government is being is a remarkable individual whose legacy in the COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA a good steward of taxpayer money while port industry and the ILA will never be forgot- keeping our country safe. ten. Born in 1941 in Havana, Cuba, Gerry es- HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN As a member of the Government Efficiency caped the Castro dictatorship in 1960 and had OF VIRGINIA Caucus and the Blue Dog Coalition, I am con- to build a new life for himself in South Florida. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stantly working with my colleagues to find Shortly after arriving to the states, Gerry en- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 ways to promote responsible government listed in the United States Army in 1962 and Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise spending. The bipartisan Government Effi- served our nation for a number of years. After today in recognition of Mr. Mohammad ciency Caucus works to find pragmatic solu- being honorably discharged from the army, Siddique Sheikh’s nearly five decades of serv- tions to government spending that increase Gerry began working at the ports and in 1965 ice to our great Commonwealth of Virginia. the efficiency and effectiveness of government he was one of the original charter members Mr. Sheikh was born and raised in programs. The Blue Dog Coalition’s Fiscal Re- for ILA’s Local 1922 chapter. Gujranwala, Pakistan, before moving to the sponsibility Task Force analyzes ways to Gerry’s retirement closes his chapter of over United States 50 years ago. He came with just strengthen our fiscal responsibility and close fifty-four years of service to the longshoremen $10 dollars in his pocket, and today he is a the cycle of widespread government spending. industry and the ILA. From 1965 to 1983, very successful businessman living the Amer- Gerry worked as a checker and plan clerk and ican dream. Since moving to this country, Mr. During the 116th Congress, the Government through his hard work and dedication, he was Sheikh has served our country as a successful Efficiency Caucus has identified three priorities appointed Vice President in 1984 for Local entrepreneur and advocate for the Pakistani to improve the government’s fiscal efficiency. 1922, Local 1922–1, and Local 2062. In this American community in the larger Washington, These priorities include focusing on ensuring role, he represented checkers, mechanics, D.C. metropolitan area. Mr. Sheikh has also government agencies adopt monetary best and truck drivers. In 2005, he became Presi- been on several academic boards and busi- practices to increase efficiency and effective- dent of Local 1922 and Local 1922–1 and ness institutions, including George Mason Uni- ness; supporting reasonable policy proposals served in this position until his retirement. Ad- versity, one of Virginia’s largest public re- that will improve the on-time, on-budget deliv- ditionally, he served as Vice President of the search institutions. He is also the Founder of ery of federal infrastructure investments; and ILA from 2006 until 2018. During this time, the Pakistan American Business Association modernizing the federal government workforce Gerry was integral in negotiating contracts, (PABA), a representative body of entre- to ensure government employees have the mediating grievances, and representing the in- preneurs of Pakistani-origin. In recognition of skills, knowledge, and technology, to be good terests of his colleagues. his service and commitment, he was ap- stewards of taxpayer money. Having had the privilege of working with pointed as the Chairman of the Council on Di- versity formed by the Police Chief of Fairfax The Blue Dog Coalition’s Fiscal Gerry for many years, his determination and County. He served in this position for more Responsivity Task Force has released a set of passion for bettering the longshoremen indus- try never wavered. While his retirement marks than five years. policy proposals that include financial stability the end of an era, I have no doubt that Gerry Mr. Sheikh is a selfless and dedicated lead- measures like creating a federal rainy-day looks forward to spending more time with his er in the Pakistani American community. He fund so Congress is less reliant on massive, wife of fifty-six years, Carmen, his two daugh- has been a torch-bearer in promoting Paki- unplanned emergency spending when disas- ters, nine grandchildren, and extended family. stan’s friendly image in the United States. Mr. ters strike. Another proposal emphasizes a re- Madam Speaker, I am honored to pay trib- Sheikh’s servant leadership can be witnessed turn to the regular process of creating and ute to the impressive career of my dear friend, in his work when he helped create the Muslim passing the federal budget on time every year. Mr. Gerry Becerra, and the strides he has Community Center in the state of Maryland This proposal outlines concepts like ‘‘No made for the hardworking men and women in and being a leading voice in the creation of Is- Budget, No Pay’’ and ‘‘No Budget, No Re- the port industry, and I ask my fellow col- lamic Circle of North America Sunday School cess,’’ which would increase the con- leagues to join me in recognizing this out- for Muslim communities residing in the DC sequences on Congress for not passing a fed- standing individual. metro area. In the education field, Mr. Sheikh eral budget on time. These and other pro- f has been a dominate force in promoting con- posals outlined by the Blue Dog Fiscal Re- nections between higher institutions in Paki- sponsibility Task Force should be given exten- NABILA NAZEER EARNS STATE stan and the United States. As a member of sive consideration by Congress, so our gov- DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP the Board of Visitors at George Mason Univer- ernment can correct the bad fiscal habits it sity and Pakistan’s National University of has developed. HON. PETE OLSON Science of Technology, he led an effort to cre- OF TEXAS ate opportunities for National University of Future generations of Americans should not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Science and Technology faculty and students have to pay for our irresponsible spending. It to study at George Mason University through Tuesday, July 23, 2019 is up to us to get America’s fiscal house in various programs. He also played an active order so we can prove to the world that we Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today role in promoting cooperation between GMU are a nation that keeps its fiscal promises. to recognize Nabila Nazeer of Travis High and University of Karachi. Today, the two insti- Doing so will not only improve our government School in Richmond, TX, who was selected for tutions are now working on various initiatives and its standing in the world, but also increase a scholarship from the U.S. Department of and programs. the faith that taxpayers have in the govern- State’s Youth Ambassadors study abroad ex- Madam Speaker, I have had the privilege to ment to spend their money wisely. change program. know Mr. Sheikh for many years and count

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PETE OLSON join her former students, colleagues, family, OF TEXAS and friends in honoring her career, com- THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mending her commitment to education, and OREGON RARE PROGRAM wishing my friend nothing but the best in the Tuesday, July 23, 2019 years ahead. Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today f HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO to congratulate the Pearland High School marching band, also known as ‘‘The Pride of IN APPRECIATION OF THE WHITE OF OREGON Pearland,’’ for being chosen to perform in the TANKS ROTARY CLUB AND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 131st annual Rose Parade. YOUTH4TROOPS The band was chosen for a number of rea- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 sons, most notably its member’s community HON. PAUL A. GOSAR service efforts, specifically towards hurricane, Mr. DEFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I rise today OF ARIZONA to recognize the 25th anniversary of the Uni- Harvey relief. The band was one of 16 chosen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out of over 100 national and international ap- versity of Oregon Resource Assistance for Tuesday, July 23, 2019 plicants and the only Texas band selected this Rural Environments (RARE) program. This year. In addition to community work, the Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today AmeriCorps program is administered through bands are judged based on musicality and to express my appreciation to the White Tanks the University of Oregon’s Institute for Policy marching skills. The band also garnered com- Rotary Club and the Youth4Troops organiza- Research and Engagement and is dedicated munity support to help raise the money funds tion, who are coming together to prepare and to improving economic, social, and environ- needed to pay for the trip to Pasadena, Cali- package goods to be shipped to our service mental conditions in rural Oregon commu- fornia, for the parade. members deployed overseas and for home- nities. On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- less veterans. Since its inception in 1994, more than 600 sional District of Texas, congratulations again This event brings together two groups dedi- RARE members have served all 36 counties to the Pearland marching band for being cho- cated to serving our military members and in- and more than half of the cities in Oregon, sen to represent Texas at the historical Rose spiring patriotism in fellow youth, and across providing much needed capacity and expertise Parade. We are very proud of them and this generations by volunteering on behalf of serv- to rural communities. In the past 25 years, incredible accomplishment. ice members and veterans everywhere. This RARE members have completed more than f event is intended as an expression of grati- 2,000 assessments, plans, and reports for tude toward the many sacrifices that these CELEBRATING DR. EDNA REHBEIN local communities, written more than 700 military members make in defense of liberty in grants, raised over $6 million for communities, America and around the world. The White and recruited more than 10,000 community HON. JOHN R. CARTER Tanks Rotary Club has made good on its mis- volunteers who served more than 8.6 million OF TEXAS sion to serve others, promote integrity and ad- hours. In the last five years alone, commu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vance world understanding, goodwill, and peace. nities in my congressional district have bene- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 fitted from 37 projects and partnerships coordi- I commend the participants, the White Mr. CARTER of Texas. Madam Speaker, I nated by the RARE AmeriCorps Program. Tanks Rotary Club and Youth4Troops, for co- rise today to celebrate the life and work of Dr. ordinating and hosting this event. This year, 31 RARE members are working Edna Rehbein, Assistant Vice-President for f across the State of Oregon to develop and im- Academic Affairs at Texas State University, as plement community planning, community and she retires after 21 years of incredible public RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE AND economic development, natural resource plan- service. With her ‘‘can-do’’ spirit and high- CAREER OF AMBASSADOR MAR- ning, and community food security/food sys- minded vision, she’s a model citizen and trust- ION H. SMOAK tems projects. Current projects in my district ed community leader. include a RARE member working with the City Renown for her expertise in Spanish and HON. MICHAEL WALTZ of Florence Public Art Committee to select and Spanish-American Literature, Edna has distin- OF FLORIDA install two large-scale public art pieces in the guished herself as a gifted educator and nat- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Urban Renewal District. There is also a two- ural-born leader who has made a lasting im- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 year project with the Oregon Coast Visitors pact on both her beloved university and the Association focused on community-driven ini- greater Round Rock, TX community. She’s al- Mr. WALTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to tiatives for outdoor recreation, signature ways shown tremendous respect and support recognize the service and career of Ambas- events, and culinary and agritourism-related for both students and colleagues while work- sador Marion H. Smoak as he celebrates his opportunities on the southern Oregon coast. ing tirelessly to make Texas State University 103rd birthday. Ambassador Smoak has dedi- Round Rock a world-class educational institu- cated many years to public service and em- I am proud to note that RARE AmeriCorps tion. She was the first director of the campus bodies the principles of a true servant leader. Program partnerships include federal and and started it from a program with just 5 class- Ambassador Smoak earned a bachelor’s in state agencies and notable non-profit founda- es that met at a local high school, to the pro- English and History from The Citadel in 1938. tions and organizations. The key partners are gram it is today with over 2,000 students and He went on to receive a law degree from the the Corporation for National & Community three state-of-the art buildings on 101 acres in University of South Carolina Law School in Service (AmeriCorps), the University of Or- northeast Round Rock. 1941. After receiving his law degree Ambas- egon, the Ford Family Foundation, the Oregon Outside of teaching, Edna contributes her sador Smoak served in the Army as a Judge Food Bank, Travel Oregon, Oregon Main expertise to various civic organizations in Cen- Advocate and was stationed in Berlin, Ger- Street, Energy Trust of Oregon, the Federal tral Texas. She represents Texas State Uni- many and New Caledonia, Japan with the Emergency Management Agency, and the Or- versity on community boards and organiza- 11th and 82nd Airborne Divisions. Following egon Department of Transportation. tions, including the Round Rock Chamber of his tour abroad, he became a law professor at It is my pleasure to congratulate the RARE Commerce, Economic Development Board, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. AmeriCorps Program on 25 years of service to Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Board, Upon leaving his position at West Point, rural communities in Oregon and to thank and was a founding member of the Round Ambassador Smoak continued to serve in the RARE for its many vital contributions. I have Rock Arts Council. She is also on the Board Army as a Legislative Liaison Officer right no doubt these first 25 years of success will of Trustees of her alma mater, Randolph here in Washington, D.C. During his service, serve as the inspiration for the next twenty- (Macon Woman’s) College, in Lynchburg, VA, he assisted in drafting legislation and per- five. and is active at King of King’s Lutheran formed liaison duties both with Congress and

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Fol- Supervision Week 2019, I take the opportunity lowing his retirement, Ambassador Smoak to recognize those who carry out community Tuesday, July 23, 2019 continued to serve his community by pursing corrections and supervision services especially Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam elected office in the South Carolina State Sen- in the District of Columbia, including the offi- Speaker, I rise today with Representative ate. cers and professionals of the Court Services JARED HUFFMAN to honor Hank Schreeder for Upon completing his term in the Senate, and Offender Supervision Agency for the Dis- his service as the Santa Rosa Chief of Police Ambassador Smoak was appointed to serve at trict of Columbia (CSOSA). CSOSA and the and thank him for his commitment to our com- the State Department as the Deputy Chief of Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Co- munity upon his retirement. Protocol, then Chief of Protocol for President lumbia (PSA) are dedicated to reducing recidi- Chief Schreeder earned a Bachelor of Nixon. During this time Smoak was witness to vism and enhancing public safety in the na- Science in Administration of Criminal Justice many historic events of diplomacy. When he tion’s capital. CSOSA and PSA are recognized from California State University Long Beach retired from the State Department in 1974, he as model community supervision entities be- and a Master of Criminal Justice Program was given the title of Ambassador. His storied cause of their use of evidence-based practices from the American Military University. He is career continued when he was named Co- and community partnerships. On any given also a graduate of the California Commission day, CSOSA is responsible for supervising ap- Chairman on the Committee of Finance for on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the proximately 10,500 individuals on probation, then Presidential candidate . Supervisory Leadership Institute, and the parole or supervised release, while PSA su- Ambassador Smoak went on to practice inter- Command College. In addition, Chief pervises over 17,000 defendants over the national law until his retirement. Schreeder was a leader in the development of course of a year. Charged with having to bal- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Sonoma County’s Family Justice Center and ance issues of public safety with social serv- me in celebrating the career and lifelong serv- served as a member of the Chop’s Teen Club ices and reentry support, the employees of ant leadership of Ambassador Smoak. It is CSOSA and PSA help to enhance the security Board. with great pride that we thank him for his serv- of everyone who lives, works or visits the Dis- During his time as Santa Rosa Chief of Po- ice and wish him continued health and happi- trict. lice, Chief Schreeder increased transparency ness with his friends, family, and loved ones. Madam Speaker, again, I extend my grati- and worked to balance the needs of the com- Furthermore I hope that he may continue to tude to these public servants for their commit- munity within budgetary limits. Chief enjoy his well-deserved daily martinis. ment, compassion and contributions to Schreeder additionally bolstered community f healthier and safer communities throughout engagement by working with various commu- nity-based organizations to combat homeless- RECOGNIZING PRETRIAL, PROBA- the United States. I ask the House of Rep- resentatives to join me in acknowledging the ness and develop long term solutions to the TION AND PAROLE SUPERVISION impact community corrections professionals problem. Under Chief Schreeder’s instru- WEEK OF 2019 have on the quality of life of all Americans mental leadership, the Santa Rosa Police De- throughout our country by recognizing July 21 partment led a coordinated response to the HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON through 27 as Pretrial, Probation and Parole October 2017 fires, drawing upon hundreds of OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Supervision Week 2019. officers from a mix of agencies to evacuate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f residents, find missing people, and patrol fire Tuesday, July 23, 2019 areas. HONORING YMCA YOUTH AND Madam Speaker, Chief Schreeder is an im- Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, today, I GOVERNMENT PROGRAM portant member of our community and a true rise to recognize the nation’s community cor- public servant. It is therefore fitting and proper rections professionals and the vital role they HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR. that we honor Chief Schreeder here today. play in enhancing public safety throughout the OF NEW JERSEY f United States. In honor of the invaluable con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tributions of these dedicated public servants, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 EMMA SCHLOMANN EARNS GIRL the American Probation and Parole Associa- SCOUT GOLD AWARD tion (APPA) and its associated members have Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I proudly designated the week of July 21 through 27 honor the YMCA Youth and Government Pro- HON. PETE OLSON ‘‘Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision gram. Over the past 80 years, the YMCA Youth and Government Program has paved OF TEXAS Week 2019.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I thank the thousands of men and women the way in creating the next generation of ac- tively engaged leaders. who perform these important public safety du- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 The national program invites young people ties and urge my colleagues in the House of from across the United States to participate in Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today Representatives to join me in support of state-organized and model-government pro- to recognize Emma Schlomann of Katy, Texas APPA’s week-long recognition efforts this grams where they can participate in volun- for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. year. Thousands of women and men in the teering activities and get early exposure to This is the highest award given to Girl nation’s capital and across the country serve practice governance and democracy. The pro- Scouts and less than 5 percent achieve it. It as pretrial, probation and parole officers or ad- gram also provides the tools and resources to is awarded to girls who develop and execute ministrators. As public servants, they, along support all youth development through holistic a project to make a lasting impact on an issue with many other Americans, commit them- programming. This program has played a cru- they are passionate about. Emma chose to do selves on a daily basis to helping improve the cial role in using the YMCA core values to cul- a Seizure Awareness campaign called lives of those involved in the criminal justice tivate a new generation of leaders. ‘‘Project Caesar.’’ This project is deeply per- system. The work of these professionals ulti- My father, the late Donald M. Payne, was sonal to her as she was diagnosed with sei- mately results in stronger and safer commu- the first African American president of the Na- zures almost 10 years ago. As part of her nities for all. tional Council of YMCAs. He believed in the project, Emma created a six-minute inform- Community corrections professionals are re- YMCA’s mission to support our country’s ative video, which was sent to several school sponsible for the supervision of adult and juve- youth through mentorship opportunities. As campuses in Katy ISD for teachers to show to nile offenders in communities throughout our someone who has participated in the YMCA students in their classrooms. She also gave a nation. These trained professionals go above Youth and Government Program, I actively presentation to a group of 40 people to help and beyond the call of duty by connecting support its mission of empowering young lead- spread awareness for seizure disorder. Emma their clients to supportive services, community- ers to not only be active in their community, received this Girl Scout Gold Award for her based resources, employment opportunities, but also reshape the world. hard work and dedication to this project and housing programs and other evidence-based Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues her community. practices that help individuals successfully join me in honoring the YMCA Youth and Gov- On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- complete supervision and reenter society. ernment Program. sional District of Texas, congratulations again

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Madam Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Now, therefore, we urge all citizens to sup- Speaker, on June 28, I indicated how I would port this milestone anniversary. have voted on certain votes I missed that Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, week. For three votes the wrong bill number is I pause to call attention to the upcoming retire- f listed in the Record. To clarify, here is the cor- ment of a Missouri leader, advocate, legal rect information with respect to those votes: scholar, and friend of small business. HONORING MR. ROBERT CLEMM For twenty years, Mr. William ‘‘Bill’’ May has Roll Call Vote Number 412 (Passing H. served as executive director and general AMDT. 485 to H.R. 3351 offered by Rep. El- counsel at the Missouri Outdoor Advertising HON. SCOTT PERRY eanor Holmes Norton): Yes; Roll Call Vote Association (MOAA). He will retire at the end OF PENNSYLVANIA Number 424 (Passing H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropria- of 2019. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES An attorney, Bill May is considered an ex- tions Act, 2020): Yes; and, Roll Call Vote pert on regulation of out of home advertising Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Number 429 (Agreeing to the Senate Amend- ment to H.R. 3401, the Emergency Supple- in Missouri. His advice and counsel are sought Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assist- by officeholders and staff, government offi- honor Mr. Robert Clemm, who has served ac- ance and Security at the Southern Border Act, cials, landowners, and billboard companies. tively for 60 continuous years with the Camp 2019): No. Bill began his career with Pioneer Outdoor Hill Fire Company. Mr. Clemm joined the com- Advertising in Springfield; he was promoted to pany in June of 1959. During his college general manager and general counsel. Soon years, he volunteered as a dispatcher. While f after he assumed leadership of the Missouri he served as Assistant Fire Chief for many RECOGNIZING HAVEN MEGED OF Outdoor Advertising Association in 1999, vot- years, he now serves with the Fire Police. He MILES CITY ers faced an anti-billboard statewide ballot has consistently distinguished himself over measure (‘‘Proposition A’’) which was defeated these 60 years through quiet leadership, abil- on November 7, 2000. ity, dedication and kindness. His efforts have HON. GREG GIANFORTE Recognized nationally for his trade associa- improved fire safety not only in Camp Hill, but OF MONTANA tion leadership, Bill is an effective advocate for across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES property rights, new technology, and common- Education has been a core part of Mr. sense flexibility for our state to save time and Clemm’s mission. While volunteering with the Tuesday, July 23, 2019 money in carrying out its regulatory duties. Fire Company, he earned his Bachelor’s De- As a supporter of law enforcement, I com- Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I rise gree in education from Millersville University of today to honor Haven Meged, of Miles City, mend Bill and his colleagues in the billboard Pennsylvania and, in 1963, began a distin- industry for partnerships to help find fugitives for his outstanding success as a rookie on the guished career as an award-winning industrial rodeo circuit. and missing persons and also deliver emer- science teacher in the Big Springs School Dis- gency information. trict. The Miles City native became involved in Please join me in congratulating Bill May rodeo around the age of 11, and at 21, he is Mr. Clemm used his skill as an educator to and his wife Gail for their long service to Mis- ranked in the top 10 in the world for tie-down become a state-certified fire instructor for the souri and the out of home media industry. roping. After his win at the College National Pennsylvania State Fire Academy. He taught Finals in June, he continues to take the Amer- f advanced specialty classes, with topics includ- ican rodeo scene by storm. IN HONOR OF NAMPA’S 25TH ing vehicle rescue, aerial operations, and With his mare named Beyonce´, Haven is ANNIVERSARY methods for use of rural water supplies. When the Fire Academy faced budget troubles, he working toward his goal ‘‘to be rookie of the volunteered his time to ensure that Pennsylva- year, qualify for the National Finals Rodeo, HON. LANCE GOODEN nia’s firefighters would have the best training and win a gold buckle.’’ OF TEXAS possible. He’s also worked as an instructor in At Custer County High, Haven won over 10 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Fire Science program at the Harrisburg high school rodeo championships before going Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Area Community College, where he helped to on to be a true freshman roper in college. After his first year, he transferred to a re- Mr. GOODEN. Madam Speaker, I include in prepare future generations of fire instructors. nowned rodeo school in Texas. the RECORD the following Proclamation: Mr. Clemm believes in teaching and pre- Whereas, the North American Mature Pub- paring for the future, which not only makes At Tarleton State University, his professors lishers Association, Inc (NAMPA) is cele- him an effective teacher, but effective leader and rodeo coaches work with him to balance brating its 25th anniversary on October 13, and mentor. His support, guidance, and inspi- his books and his rodeo career. As busy and 2019; and ration to his fellow firefighters have spurred successful as Haven has been, he continues Whereas, this prestigious association is many to greater heights, strengthening the to focus on his studies and tie downs. holding its annual international convention and Company, ensuring its future, and improving Rodeo is part of our Montana way of life. anniversary celebration in Memphis, Ten- the safety of the community. While the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Asso- nessee, where publishers, editors, staff, and After serving for decades as a firefighter, ciation was founded in 1936, the roots of guests of senior/boomer publications from spending most of those years as Assistant rodeo go back even further. During the sum- across the United States and Canada will Fire Chief, Mr. Clemm has moved on to sup- mer, almost every city in Montana hosts a gather for educational and networking ses- port the Company’s fire police operation. He’s rodeo, either amateur or professional, making sions; and been instrumental in upgrading training for the the cowboy sport a welcome sight. Hundreds Whereas, NAMPA is a non-profit association fire police both locally and at the state level, of young men and women participate, carrying of 96 member publications in 36 US States, and his insight has been invaluable as the on the tradition of life on the cattle trail. and two Provinces in Canada with more than Company acquired two fire police units. Madam Speaker, for his outstanding accom- 4 million mature readers per month with its On behalf of Pennsylvania’s Tenth Congres- plishments as a young rodeo competitor, for international headquarters located in Shreve- sional District, I extend my heartfelt congratu- his dedication to the Professional Rodeo Cow- port, Louisiana; and lations and sincere gratitude to Mr. Robert boys Association, and for preserving the Whereas, NAMPA’s purpose and mission is Clemm for his selfless and tireless service to American cowboy tradition, I recognize Haven to help magazines and newspapers that focus our community and Country. Meged of Miles City for his spirit of Montana.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:18 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY8.021 E23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 23, 2019 HONORING CARMEL MANOR has provided the people of the Tampa Bay volved with AMVETS Post 18, VFW Post community with an affordable and quality edu- 1501, and the John Maciolek American Legion HON. THOMAS MASSIE cation. Post 154. He was also instrumental in secur- OF KENTUCKY Ever since holding its first classes at ing a new World War II monument in town. Hillsborough High School in my hometown of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And, as if all that weren’t enough, he was an Tampa, Florida, HCC has since grown to be- active member of the Democratic Town Com- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 come an accredited institution serving over mittee. Mr. MASSIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today 44,000 students each year across 5 campuses As a testament to Teddy’s popularity and in honor of Carmel Manor in Fort Thomas, KY. and 3 training centers. HCC has expanded to how deeply beloved he was by his community, Carmel Manor has been providing care for offer 190 academic programs, ranging from Enfield residents took turns keeping constant seniors in the northern Kentucky community Paralegal Studies to Engineering Technology. vigil at his bedside as he ailed. for 70 years. More than 84 percent of HCC graduates re- Madam Speaker, I had the privilege of Carmel Manor served its first residents in main in Hillsborough County after graduation. knowing Ted Plamondon for over twenty years 1949 after the Diocese of Covington asked the Their contributions to our community are from his involvement in the court system, local Carmelite Sisters to administer the home. The irreplaceable. HCC’s graduates make politics and tireless veteran advocacy. He was Carmelite Sisters are united in and motivated Hillsborough County a better place. outspoken, and you always knew where he by the belief that life is valuable from concep- HCC is a vibrant and diverse community stood—even if it meant ruffling feathers. En- tion to its natural end. They understand it is with students of many different backgrounds. field, the town he loved, lost a devoted citizen hard to leave a loved one in the care of an- HCC also has been recognized as a Hispanic whose life embodied public service. It was a other, but the staff of Carmel Manor have Serving Institution, meaning more than 25 per- privilege to know him and call him a friend. I proven they know how to care for the whole cent of full-time HCC students are Hispanic or ask my colleagues to join me in extending sin- person—not just physical needs but spiritual, Latino. The 50th graduating class included cerest condolences to Ted’s surviving family, emotional, and social needs as well. students aged 16 to 72 years old. To cele- for their loss. Throughout its history, Carmel Manor has brate the diversity of their campuses and en- f worked to honor its residents ’ lives with com- courage retention, in 2006 HCC hosted its first passion, dignity, and joy. They have achieved Annual Black, Brown & College Bound (BBCB) HONORING WBA SUPER BANTAM- this by growing with the needs of their com- Summit. The Summit brings accomplished WEIGHT CHAMPION RONNY RIOS munity. professionals and scholars together with Black Congratulations to Carmel Manor on their and Latino male students to discuss barriers HON. J. LUIS CORREA 70th anniversary. May they continue their mis- that affect persistence and completion among OF CALIFORNIA sion to care in the years to come. minority males. In its 13th year, BBCB has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f grown nationally to include more than 150 dif- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 ferent colleges and universities from 40 states. CHUCK BRAWNER RECEIVES LEAD- HCC has is not just be an institution of high- Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I rise today ERSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVEL- er learning, but part of the fabric of our com- to honor lifelong Santa Ana resident and the OPMENT AWARD munity—hosting events such as a hearing of WBA Super Bantamweight Champion of the the on small, premium World, Ronny Rios. HON. PETE OLSON cigar businesses in the college’s Cigar City Ronny was born in Compton, California and his family moved to Santa Ana when he was OF TEXAS campus, forums to address the persistence of just a toddler. Ronny grew up in Santa Ana IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sexual harassment in the workplace and en- rollment events for the Affordable Care Act to and attended Monroe Elementary School, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 expand health care coverage to our most vul- McFadden Intermediate School and graduated Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today nerable neighbors. from Saddleback High School, where he was to congratulate Chuck Brawner for being Hillsborough Community College plays a a proud Roadrunner. named a recipient of the Stan C. Stanley critical role in preparing young students for Ronny was introduced to boxing at the age ‘‘Eagle’’ Leadership and Economic Develop- promising futures in the workforce. I applaud of 13, when he joined the local boxing club, ment Award. HCC’s success in preparing students for con- TKO Boxing. Ronny immediately dem- The Stan Stanley awards recognize a volun- tinued education and professional careers. I onstrated talent in the sport and became one teer and elected official who have done their am eager to see where HCC’s next 50 years of the top prospects at TKO Boxing. part to inspire leadership and economic will lead students in the Tampa Bay Ronny began to make a name for himself growth in the Katy area. Mr. Brawner, mayor community. as an amateur boxer. He was a finalist in the of the city of Katy, received the award in the f Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a spot on the elected official category for his dedication to 2008 Olympic Team. He was a two-time U.S. our Katy community. Prior to being elected IN MEMORY OF THEODORE J. Amateur National Champion and national mayor in 2017, Mr. Brawner served as chief of ‘‘TED’’ PLAMONDON, JR. Golden Gloves Champion. Ronny was one of police for the Spring Branch Independent the most decorated amateurs to hit the boxing School District Police Department. Our com- HON. JOE COURTNEY scene in many years. munity is grateful for the forty years that he OF CONNECTICUT In 2009, Ronny made the step to become a has dedicated to public service and law en- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES professional boxer and signed with Golden Boy Promotions, the boxing promotion com- forcement. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- pany run by legendary boxer Oscar De La sional District of Texas, congratulations again Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise Hoya. to Mr. Brawner for this honor. today to commemorate the life and service of As a professional boxer, Ronny racked up f Theodore J. ‘‘Ted’’ Plamondon, Jr. Teddy was an impressive list of wins, going 23–0 in his a constituent of mine from Enfield, CT. He first 5 years as a professional with 12 knock- RECOGNIZING HILLSBOROUGH passed away last Tuesday at the age of 93. outs. He scored NABF and WBA Silver Cham- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR ITS Ted was born and raised in Enfield. He pionships and sought a world champion title. 50TH ANNIVERSARY worked as a police officer and served as Hart- After a couple of losses, Ronny went into ford County sheriff, state marshal, and town semi-retirement in early 2018, choosing to HON. KATHY CASTOR constable. Additionally, he served for 22 years enter a career in real estate. A year later, OF FLORIDA in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve through- Ronny returned to the sport to take one last IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out World War II, the Korean War, and the shot at a title. The comeback began with a win war in Vietnam. Consequently, it should come over Daniel Olea on April 26. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 as no surprise that Teddy was the biggest ad- Ronny’s next fight was for a title was Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Madam Speaker, I vocate for veterans Enfield has ever seen. He against the undefeated Diego De La Hoya, rise today to recognize Hillsborough Commu- organized both the Memorial Day and Vet- cousin of Oscar De La Hoya, and a rising star nity College (HCC) for its 50th anniversary. erans Day parades every year, was chairman in the sport of boxing. Ronny was considered Since 1968, Hillsborough Community College of the Enfield Veterans Council, and was in- the underdog.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:18 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23JY8.027 E23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E965 The two faced off at Dignity Health Sports cused on applied research and development part to inspire leadership and economic Park in Carson on July 13, 2019 for the titles across various technology domains relevant to growth in the Katy area. Mr. Phillips, Univer- of NABF Super Bantamweight and the WBA manufacturing. In 2017, the Fraunhofer Soci- sity of Houston Vice President of Community Super Bantamweight Champion. In an ending ety budget totaled about $2.6 billion, with Engagement, received the award in the volun- that could be written for a movie, Ronny com- about $2.25 billion in contract research. 30 teer category. He was crucial in recruiting the pleted his comeback and achieved his dream percent of this budget comes from government University of Houston Victoria and the Univer- of a world title with a 6-round knockout of De funds, and 70 percent from private. sity of Houston Katy campus to the Katy area. La Hoya, who suffered his first loss. China has set advancing manufacturing as This accomplishment is creating jobs and op- With this win, Ronny was crowned the one of their six top priorities and is on the path portunities for the hard-working individuals in NABF Super Bantamweight Title and the WBA to opening 40 manufacturing institutes by our community. Super Bantamweight Champion. Ronny Rios 2025. The country is following the plan set by On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- has truly made Santa Ana and America proud. the Manufacturing USA program. sional District of Texas, congratulations to Mr. Please join me in recognizing world boxing Korea (a country less than 1/6 the size of Phillips. We wish him the best of luck on his champion and my constituent, Ronny Rios. the USA) is spending $291M on the Korea In- future endeavors on behalf of Katy, TX. f stitute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), estab- f lished in 1989 to strengthen their small and HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE mid-sized manufacturing base. STOP CRUELTY TO MIGRANT OF THE MANUFACTURING LEAD- The list goes on: Japan, Singapore, the UK, CHILDREN ACT ERSHIP ACT and others are all heavily investing in manu- facturing. HON. GRACE MENG HON. TOM REED This is why The Manufacturing USA pro- OF NEW YORK OF NEW YORK gram is so important—because it is our best IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES effort to respond strategically as a nation to Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Tuesday, July 23, 2019 this mounting competition. The program allows Ms. MENG. Madam Speaker, I rise to em- the United States to focus its resources on Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, I rise today to phasize the urgent need to assist migrant chil- high-value industries and ensure future leader- express my support for the Manufacturing dren at our Southern land border. The Trump ship around the globe. Administration’s treatment of asylum-seeking USA Programs, the Manufacturing Institutes In December 2017, the White House pub- families at the border is un-American and in- and their role in advancing U.S. Manufac- lished a National Security Strategy of the humane. turing. United States which states, ‘‘Economic secu- These programs are the only ones of their There have been over 2,500 children sepa- rity is national security’’ and calls out the need kind in this country designed to bring business rated from their families at our border. Of the to lead in research, technology, invention, and partners together in full collaboration, built to 2,500, 1,033 were under the age of ten when innovation. they were detained, including 103 that were foster communities of innovators and entre- In response, the National Institute of Stand- under five. Last year, I traveled to Texas to preneurs, and equipped to move specific new ards and Technology reached out to our coun- see the conditions first-hand. At the McAllen technologies into the manufacturing main- trymen and women and reported on how we CBP Central Processing Center, I saw chil- stream. We need these types of communities can better come together as a country and dren being kept in large cages, most sepa- to propel advanced manufacturing out of the make use of our government investments. rated from their parents. At the Port Isabel ICE research labs and into the marketplace. The They reported 5 strategies to transfer the re- Detention Center, I cried with mothers who United States is a global leader in scientific sults of Federal research and development in- and engineering research, but we are lagging had their children taken away from them. vestments to the benefit of our country’s com- A year later and there are still serious over- in taking that research into the marketplace. mercial, economic, and national security inter- The Manufacturing USA program has shown crowding and prolonged detention of unac- ests. This report is the most extensive of its companied migrant children. At Rio Grande that the time to market can be greatly reduced kind to explore the value of Federal US re- in the right environment. Valley, 826 of the 2,669 children detained had search investments. been held longer than the 72 hours generally In the four short years of their existence, 14 Furthermore, the Manufacturing USA pro- permitted under the current CBP standards Manufacturing Institutes have entered sepa- gram is uniquely positioned to address and is and the Flores Agreement. Furthermore, chil- rate technology areas key to our future com- addressing the following 4 strategies: Private dren had no access to showers and had not petitiveness. The partners in these institutes sector engagement, Entrepreneurial workforce, contribute matching funds equal to or greater been provided hot meals. Tools and services for technology transfer, Madam Speaker, no child should have to than the government share. At the end of and Understanding of global science and tech- 2017, the matching funds were already being endure the conditions of the Trump adminis- nology trends and benchmarks. tration’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, regardless of invested at $1.50 for every $1 investment from The groundwork for this program has been their immigration status. UNHCR’s High Com- the federal government, speaking to the en- laid. The strategy for supporting our industrial missioner for Human Rights, Michelle thusiasm of the industry participation. base and securing our economic future has Bachelet, herself said she was ‘‘deeply More importantly, 844 manufacturing firms been thought through. We must continue our shocked that children are forced to sleep on and 297 educational institutions were partici- support for this program to safeguard our con- the floor in overcrowded facilities, without ac- pating in the collective institutes along with tinued prosperity. I urge you all to support this cess to adequate healthcare or food, and with 150 other entities, such as state and local bill to extend the term of federal funding for poor sanitation conditions.’’ Detention is never governments. the Manufacturing USA program and to ex- In the years since that report, the Manufac- in the best interest of any child—and it is pand on the government-private partnerships turing USA program has reached a spending heartbreaking to know that these children may operating under the program. match of $2 for every $1 of federal funding, have serious damage to their health and de- with 1,300 member organizations across the f velopment as a result of this Administration’s institutes, supporting 270 major collaborative DICK PHILLIPS RECEIVES LEAD- shameful practice. industry-led R&D projects, and offered training ERSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVEL- This is why I am introducing the ‘‘Stop Cru- opportunities for more than 200,000 people. OPMENT AWARD elty to Migrant Children Act’’. This the bill As a result, global competition in the manu- would: facturing sector is growing tremendously. Sev- HON. PETE OLSON End family separations except in situations where the child is a trafficking victim, not the eral of our international competitors have fo- OF TEXAS child of the accompanying adult, or in danger cused government-supported efforts to de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES velop their industrial sectors and commer- of abuse or neglect. cialization strategies. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Set minimum health and safety standards The European Union’s Horizon 2020 pro- Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today for children and families in Border Patrol Sta- gram invested 80 billion Euros in funding over to recognize Dick Phillips for being named a tions; require access to toothbrushes, diapers, 7 years and a follow-on program is in develop- recipient of the Stan C. Stanley ‘‘Eagle’’ Lead- soap and showers and other hygiene prod- ment. ership and Economic Development Award. ucts; require regular nutritious meals; and en- Germany’s Fraunhofer Society, established The Stan Stanley awards recognize a volun- sure a prompt medical assessment by trained in 1949, currently includes 72 institutes fo- teer and elected official who have done their medical providers.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:18 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23JY8.031 E23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 23, 2019 End for-profit contractors from operating to liberate Guam and the battle of Iwo Jima. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD new Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) He remembers watching his fellow soldiers OF TEAMSTERS, standard shelters or influx facilities. Such shel- raising the American flag after the battle of July 16, 2019. U.S. House of Representatives, ters or facilities must be state-licensed, meet Iwo Jima. The morning after the battle, he Washington, DC. Flores Settlement Agreement standards, and rose at dawn to make sure the flag was still DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: This week, the not used to house children indefinitely. flying over the hill. House of Representatives will take up H.R. Expand alternatives to detention and the John continued his service after the war and 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. The successful Family Case Management Program joined the 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Battalion International Brotherhood of Teamsters (FCMP), which was a program that was de- at Camp Pendleton. He served in the Korean urges you to vote for H.R. 582. signed to increase compliance with immigra- Income inequality is on an alarming tra- War, where he received a wound to the hand jectory and continues to rise unabated. Nei- tion obligations through a comprehensive case from flying shrapnel. Despite his years of serv- ther record-breaking corporate profits nor management strategy supported by commu- ice, he has refused a Purple Heart and does increased productivity have reversed or nity organizations. not like being called a war hero. He says that slowed this trend. This is not the kind of Remove roadblocks to placing unaccom- ‘‘all of the real heroes were buried over there.’’ economy we should be building. The Raise panied children with sponsors by lowering the During his 30 years of service in the Ma- the Wage Act is essential to bringing some total number of cases a manager may take, rines, he rose from the rank of private to first measure or fairness and justice to workers mandating lower staffing ratios, and ending sergeant. He documented his experiences in who toil at the lower-end of the wage scale. It is an important step we can take to ad- the information sharing agreement between his memoir Through It All: Stories from the dress growing pay inequality. An increase in ORR and Immigration and Customs Enforce- Top, published in 2001. the federal minimum wage, which has not in- ment (ICE). John Farritor has lived an incredible and full creased since 2009, is long overdue. Ensure unaccompanied children have ac- life. He is a true inspiration for our community, H.R. 582 would raise the federal minimum cess to legal counsel and continue to be and we cannot thank him enough for his serv- wage from $7.25 to $15.00 per hour by 2024. It placed in a safe setting for their initial asylum ice to his country and to Camp Pendleton. would increase the minimum wage to $8.55 case review. this year, with increases over the subsequent John Farritor celebrated his birthday on July six years. After 2024, the minimum wage Provide resources to non-profit centers that 9 with friends and family in Vista, California. I would be indexed to median wage growth to are helping provide humanitarian assistance. am honored to pay tribute to John, and I wish ensure that its value does not erode. Permit Members of Congress, accom- him a very happy 100th birthday. Finally, the bill would remedy an egre- panying staff, and credentialed press (without gious situation that has gone on for far too cameras) to visit any facility with 24-hour no- f long. The bill would phase out the submin- tice. HANNA TEERMAN EARNS STATE imum wage for tipped workers, which has We need to ensure that our government been frozen at a paltry $2.13 per hour for DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP more than 20 years. And, it would end the funds must not be used to traumatize or harm subminimum wage for workers with disabil- asylum seekers. The Trump administration’s HON. PETE OLSON ities employed in sheltered workshops and lack of empathy and compassion for migrant for workers under age 20. families and children at the U.S.-Mexico bor- OF TEXAS No one who works hard and plays by the der is heartbreaking and demands action by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rules should live in poverty. Much is said Congress. Those who come to our nation Tuesday, July 23, 2019 about valuing work, and about respecting work. If we truly value work, if we truly re- should be treated with dignity and respect and Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today spect work, the House will pass H.R. 582, the that is something the administration has failed to recognize Hanna Teerman of Cinco Ranch Raise the Wage Act of 2019. to provide when treating migrant families. We High School in Katy, TX, who was selected for Again, the Teamsters Union urges a yes have a crisis at the southern border, and we a scholarship from the U.S. Department of vote on H.R. 582. Sincerely, need to ensure our officials have the re- State’s National Security Language Initiative sources they need while respecting the dignity JAMES P. HOFFA, for Youth. General President. of those in the U.S. government’s care. I urge This highly competitive merit-based scholar- my colleagues to support this legislation and ship will give Hanna the opportunity to live NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE join me in the fight to protect children’s human overseas in language immersion program to WASHINGTON BUREAU, rights. acquire skills that are critical to U.S. national July 15, 2019. f security. During this program, Hanna will de- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: As President and CEO of the National Urban League, I am IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN velop her foreign language skills, increase her writing to express our strong support for im- FARRITOR’S 100TH BIRTHDAY cross-cultural understanding, strengthening mediate passage of the Raise the Wage Act of her leadership capacity and foster new aca- 2019 (H.R. 582). Raising the minimum wage to demic insights and ambitions. $15/hour is a key provision of the National HON. MIKE LEVIN On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- Urban League’s Main Street , a OF CALIFORNIA sional District of Texas, congratulations again bold and comprehensive plan for lifting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to Hanna Teerman on earning this prestigious urban communities out of poverty and stim- ulating their economic growth. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 scholarship. The National Urban League has been in Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I f every fight to raise the minimum wage. rise today to recognize the 100th birthday of While the road from poverty to plenty is RAISE THE WAGE ACT long, raising the federal minimum wage from veteran and integral part of the San Diego and $7.25 to $15/hour is an important and long Camp Pendleton communities, John Farritor. SPEECH OF overdue first step in lifting millions of fami- John was born on July 9, 1919 in Broken lies out of poverty and giving them a chance Bow, Nebraska. At the age of 13, John HON. ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT at a better life. No one—absolutely no one- dropped out of school to run his family’s 720- OF VIRGINIA who works full time should ever live in pov- erty. Yet, according to the Economic Policy acre hay farm. Although he wanted to enlist IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES after Germany invaded Poland in 1939, he Institute (EPI), one in nine U.S. workers are waited a year to help his mother at the ranch Thursday, July 18, 2019 paid wages that can leave them in poverty, even when working full-time and year-round. before joining the Marines. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I in- Raising the minimum wage to $15 would John started boot camp at the Marine Corps clude in the RECORD the following letters in have a major impact on people of color. Ac- Recruit Depot in San Diego in July 1941 and support of H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act: cording to research, 38.1 percent of Black was later stationed at Camp Pendleton as a International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Na- workers and 33.4 percent of Hispanic workers member of the 3rd Marine Division Field Artil- tional Urban League; Disability Coalition; would get a raise if the federal minimum lery. John is one of the few surviving Marines Health Care Groups; Interreligious Working wage were increased to $15. who marched 55 miles from Camp Elliot to the Group on Domestic Human Needs; First We applaud the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 because it is a comprehensive minimum newly opened Camp Pendleton in Oceanside Focus Campaign for Children; Network Lobby wage bill that would positively impact work- in September 1942. for Catholic Social Justice; Americans for ers on different levels. H.R. 582 would: John’s division played a crucial role in sev- Democratic Action; and National Employment Gradually raise the federal minimum wage eral battles in the Pacific, including the battle Lawyers Association. from $7.25 to $15 over the next six years to

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This strain on the nursing home again erode over time; policy and laws, which are based on the as- workforce is supported by a recently pub- Guarantee tipped workers are paid at least sumption that all individuals with disabil- lished study in The Gerontologist, which in- the full federal minimum wage by repealing ities are capable of, and have a right to, dicates that periods of low unemployment the subminimum wage for tipped workers, [competitive integrated employment]. The (like the one the country is currently experi- which will ensure consistent, livable pay; current widespread practice of paying work- encing) result in nursing home workers look- Guarantee teen workers are paid at least ers subminimum wages, based on assump- ing for jobs outside of the industry. The re- the full federal minimum wage by repealing tions that people with disabilities cannot port finds that high unemployment makes the rarely used subminimum wage for youth work in typical jobs, or on assumptions nursing home work more attractive and workers; and about the unavailability of alternative work leads to better care for nursing home resi- End subminimum wage certificates for in- opportunities, is antithetical to the intent of dents, noting that a 5.6 percentage point in- dividuals with disabilities to provide oppor- modern federal policy and law. crease in the unemployment rate decreases tunities for individuals with disabilities to The National Council on Disability, an deficiencies and would result in lower rates be competitively employed, taxpaying citi- independent federal agency charged with ad- of pressure ulcers, physical restraints use, zens and participate more fully in their com- vising the President, Congress, and other and weight loss. munities. federal agencies regarding policies that im- Economic recessions should not dictate Putting more money in the pockets of pact people with disabilities, has repeatedly whether residents have access to quality of working Americans who will reinvest in our called for the elimination of sub-minimum care and quality of life. The federal Nursing economy on things like groceries and hous- wages under Section 14(c), including in its Home Reform Law requires every facility to ing will boost the economy from the bottom recent report, ‘‘National Disability Employ- provide services that allow residents to at- up and create real and sustainable job ment Policy, From the New Deal to the Real tain or maintain their ‘‘highest practicable growth. Deal: Joining the Industries of the Future.’’ physical, mental, and psychosocial well- The federal minimum wage has not been The inclusion of the 14(c) phase out in the being.’’ Unfortunately, as the study above increased since 2009. A decade is more than Raise the Wage Act sends a clear message to highlights, low wages continue to place resi- enough time for our nation’s leaders to right the public that it is no longer acceptable to dents at risk of experiencing higher rates of this unjustifiable inequity. Let’s get this pay individuals with disabilities less than harm. A 2015 report by the Keystone Re- done now. It’s time for Congress to do the the minimum wage. The undersigned organi- search Center further adds that high rates of right—and smart—thing by working Ameri- zations stress again the necessity that the staff turnover, most often attributed to low cans. The National Urban League looks for- Raise the Wage Act of 2019 retain the phase wages, disrupt staff-resident relationships ward to working with you to get the Raise out of the use of 14(c) certificates and bring and cause ‘‘the loss of a valuable source of the Wage Act of 2019 enacted into law this an end to this blatantly discriminatory prac- information about resident well-being.’’’ As year. tice which allows for the payment of submin- one nursing home worker explains in the re- Sincerely, imum wages to people with disabilities. port, ‘‘the work is just too hard for such low MARC H. MORIAL, Sincerely, pay . . . many are either ready to walk away President and CEO, American Association of People with Dis- from the work or are thinking hard about National Urban League. abilities, Association of People Supporting doing so . . . Raising my wage to $15 would Employment First, Association of University . . . really change the way I think about my CPSD, NATIONAL DISABILITY Centers on Disabilities, Autistic Self Advo- job.’’ RIGHTS NETWORK, cacy Network, Bazelon Center for Mental Improving the experiences of nursing home July 11, 2019. Health Law, Center for Public Representa- workers is critical in light of the growing DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: The undersigned tion, Collaboration to Promote Self Deter- need for direct care workers in the coming organizations understand that the Raise the mination, Disability Rights Education and years. PHI reports that, ‘‘by 2050, the popu- Wage Act of 2019 will soon come up for a vote Defense Fund. lation of adults aged 65 and above—who com- before the full House. We unequivocally be- National Association of Councils on Devel- prise 83 percent of the nursing home resident lieve that any minimum wage bill must in- opmental Disabilities, National Association population—is expected to nearly double, clude ALL people, including people with dis- for Rights Protection and Advocacy, Na- from 47.8 million (in 2015) to 88 million’’ Ad- abilities. We strongly support the inclusion tional Council on Independent Living, Na- ditionally, the number of adults 85 years old of the phase out of subminimum wages to tional Disability Institute, National Dis- and above (40 percent of residents) ’’is ex- people with disabilities, currently legal ability Rights Network, National Down Syn- pected to more than triple over the same pe- under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Stand- drome Congress, National Organization on riod from 6.3 million to 19 million.’’ Con- ards Act (FLSA), in the Raise the Wage Act Disability, TASH. tinuing to pay our direct care workers low, and urge you to vote against any amend- uncompetitive wages for physically and emo- ments that would leave people with disabil- July 3, 2019. tionally difficult jobs will only place greater ities out of this important bill. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT: The under- strain on resident care. Employment of people with disabilities has signed organizations are writing to express Our organizations thank you for taking long been a bi-partisan national goal. The our support for the Raise the Wage Act of this step to increase the federal minimum Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2019 (H.R. 582). The Act would raise the fed- wage and making it easier for nursing home (WIOA) of 2014 established as a priority com- eral minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00 an workers to provide care to our nation’s most petitive integrated employment, where peo- hour over a six-year period, after which the vulnerable individuals. The Raise the Wage ple with disabilities work in mainstream minimum wage would be indexed to median Act gives both nursing home workers and jobs alongside, and are paid comparable wages. Our organizations believe that raising residents the hope of a better life. wages to, co-workers without disabilities. the federal minimum wage will significantly Sincerely, WIOA furthers the goal of the Americans contribute to improving quality of care and Center for Medicare Advocacy, Justice in with Disabilities Act (ADA) to advance the quality of life for nursing home residents Aging, Long Term Care Community Coali- economic self-sufficiency of people with dis- across the country. tion, National Association of Social Work- abilities. According to the Paraprofessional ers, Service Employees International Union Yet, despite the clear national priority for Healthcare Institute (PHI), nursing assist- (SEIU), The National Consumer Voice for competitive integrated employment, nearly ants earn a median wage of $12.84 an hour Quality Long-Term Care, Women’s Institute 230,000 people with disabilities are legally and a median income of $21,200 a year. Nurs- for a Secure Retirement. paid sub-minimum wages under Section 14(c) ing assistants’ inflation-adjusted wages have of FLSA, largely in settings where they are only increased six cents in the past 10 years, DHN INTERRELIGIOUS WORKING segregated from their nondisabled peers and meaning that ‘‘while goods and services in- GROUP ON DOMESTIC HUMAN broader society. The subminimum wage cre- creased in price, the purchasing power of NEEDS, ates and reinforces a life of poverty and de- nursing assistant wages did not meaning- June 28, 2019. pendency on public support. In hearings be- fully increase in the past decade.’’ Since DEAR MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REP- fore this Congress, expert witnesses have tes- nursing assistants (37 percent) rely on some RESENTATIVES: The undersigned faith-based tified that ending subminimum wages is a form of public assistance, federal and state advocacy and religious organizations urge civil rights issue and that phasing out Sec- governments subsidize the nursing home in- House leadership and members to advance tion 14(c) is a critical component of any fed- dustry by compensating for their workers’ the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 (H.R. 582) eral minimum wage bill. low wages. Unfortunately, the data suggest without further delay. The bill passed As the Congressionally-created federal Ad- that a profession in caring for the country’s through committee months ago and is lan- visory Committee on Increasing Competitive most vulnerable individuals may lead to pov- guishing as desperate workers wait for relief. Integrated Employment for Individuals with erty. We are deeply concerned about the plight of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:18 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY8.038 E23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 23, 2019 our sisters and brothers who work hard but US Provinces; Daughters of Charity of St. enough resources for their children often suf- are still struggling to make ends meet. Infla- Vincent de Paul, St. Louise Province; Disci- fer from stress, anxiety, and depression, tion and rising prices have made the finan- ples Center for Public Witness (Disciples of making it more difficult to respond to their cial squeeze on low-wage workers unbear- Christ); Disciples Refugee & Immigration children’s emotional needs. Increased income able. This bill offers a partial remedy to Ministries; Ecumenical Poverty Initiative. therefore promotes financial stability, im- those in most desperate need. Its urgency Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; proves the physical and mental health of warrants full consideration by the chamber Faith in Public Life; Franciscan Action Net- children and families and in turn, reduces without further delay. It is time for mem- work; Friends Committee on National Legis- child maltreatment rates. bers to demonstrate that the financial secu- lation; Interfaith Worker Justice; Jesuit The Raise the Wage Act of 2019 is both an rity of workers is a priority in the House. Conference—Office of Justice and Ecology; important step towards improving economic We come from a variety of faith perspec- Jewish Council for Public Affairs; Leader- stability for 11 million children and a vital tives, but our moral principles and faith tra- ship Conference of Women Religious; Mis- investment in the future of our country. We ditions all affirm the need to promote human sionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Na- are grateful for your leadership in making dignity by prioritizing vulnerable commu- tional Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the children and families a legislative priority, nities and individuals in need. Our faith tra- Good Shepherd. and we look forward to working with you on ditions teach us that justice requires that National Council of Churches; National this and other proposals to improve the well- every worker earn enough to provide a Council of Jewish Women; NETWORK Lobby being of children and youth. standard of living in accordance with their for Catholic Social Justice; Pax Christi USA; Sincerely, God-given dignity. The current federal min- Poligon Education Fund; Presbyterian BRUCE LESLEY, imum wage of $7.25/hour and $2.10/hour for Church (U.S.A.); The United Methodist President tipped workers is woefully insufficient and Church—General Board of Church and Soci- has remained stagnant for the longest period ety; Union for Reform Judaism; Unitarian NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC in the history of our nation. This disregard is Universalist Association; United Church of SOCIAL JUSTICE, a shameful statement of neglect for those Christ Justice and Witness Ministries; July 15, 2019. most in need in our society. Women of Reform Judaism. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: NETWORK Lobby Passage of the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 for Catholic Social Justice urges a yes vote on H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. would demonstrate to these workers rel- FIRST FOCUS In the spirit of the Gospel, we promote a just egated to a life of poverty that they are, in CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN, society which ensures that all people are fact, valued as individuals and as members of July 12, 2019. able to live dignified lives. Catholic Social society. The provisions of the Raise the Hon. ROBERT ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Justice tells us that a just wage is the cen- Wage Act take substantive steps to ensure U.S. House of Representatives, people earn wages that are enough to sup- tral indicator and ‘‘the most concrete means Washington, DC. of verifying justice’’ within a fair, func- port themselves. Moving towards a universal Hon. MARK POCAN, wage floor of $15 an hour is on-par with his- tioning, and flourishing economic system. In U.S. House of Representatives, 2019 in the richest nation in the world, min- torical minimum wage rates and responds to Washington, DC. the real cost of living everywhere in the na- imum wage workers are groaning and crying Hon. STEPHANIE MURPHY, out under their financial burdens. tion. Phasing out the outdated subminimum U.S. House of Representatives, Surviving on $7.25 an hour anywhere in the wage for tipped workers, workers under the Washington, DC. country is a bitter, harsh reality; supporting age of 20, and those with disabilities is just DEAR CHAIRMAN SCOTT, CONGRESSMAN dependents or a family on this wage is im- and is long overdue. Moreover, an annually POCAN, and CONGRESSWOMAN MURPHY: On be- possible. Workers who are one work acci- adjusted minimum wage based on the na- half of First Focus Campaign for Children, a dent, job loss, or family illness away from tion’s median hourly wages would curtail the bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated economic disaster are so vulnerable—and growing pay inequality between the lowest- to making children and families the priority they are the backbone of our nation. There is paid workers and the middle-class. in federal policy and budget decisions, I a covenant between labor and capital that is Our families and our economy have been would like to express our support for the part of our nation’s history of progress: full increasingly burdened by wage stagnation Raise the Wage Act of 2019 (H.R. 582) and time work should be enough to keep families and income inequality. The Raise the Wage urge all members of the House of Represent- out of poverty. Today we find low wage earn- Act of 2019 would immediately lighten this atives to vote yes in support of this legisla- ers working 2 or even 3 jobs to make ends burden by gradually raising the wage floor to tion. meet. It is morally reprehensible that mil- broadly impact those at the bottom of the As an organization committed to ensuring lions of people work full time, yet are a pay- workforce. According to policy experts, more the economic security of children and fami- check away from acute poverty and home- than 1 in 4 workers would be impacted by lies in the United States, we applaud efforts lessness. Long and unpredictable hours with this legislation, 90 percent of whom are over to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by insufficient pay is a bitter existence of hard the age of 20. Estimates project that low-in- 2024. Nationwide, 17.5 percent of children are service and anxiety. Congress must finally come earners would make an additional living in families with incomes below the prioritize these most vulnerable workers and $3,000 a year, on average, for those working poverty line. At its current rate, a parent alleviate their suffering. year-round. The difference that makes for a making minimum wage and working full- NETWORK Lobby will be highlighting this preschool teacher, bank teller, or fast-food time cannot earn enough to pay market rent week’s floor votes on HR 582 in our annual worker who struggles to get by on around or lift his or her family out of poverty. Chil- voting record. One of two outcomes will take $20,000 per year would be remarkable. The dren in the U.S. are disproportionately af- place: either the House will rally to pass an Raise the Wage Act will particularly benefit fected by these low wages, and are 62 percent increase in the minimum wage or it will fail women and people of color, who are dis- more likely to live in poverty than adults. to do so. This vote will clearly reveal your proportionately represented among low-wage A recent landmark study from the Na- solidarity with low-income workers—a no workers. Additionally, this legislation cor- tional Academy of Sciences confirms that vote or support of a Motion to Recommit rects the harmful and exploitative practice raising the federal minimum wage decreases (MTR) is your denial of workers’ dignity. of under-paying individuals with disabilities child poverty. Written by a nonpartisan com- Now is the time to demonstrate that low by recognizing the value of their work and mittee of the nation’s leading experts on wage workers have value and deserve dignity paying them accordingly. child poverty, A Roadmap to Reducing Child in our national economic priorities. NET- The time for the Raise the Wage Act. is Poverty finds that income poverty directly WORK Lobby urges Congress to vote for the long overdue. Just this month, we marked causes negative outcomes to child well- Raise the Wage Act of 2019 as brought to the the shameful milestone of the longest period being, yet when yet when a poor household floor by Leadership and to vote NO on any in U.S. history without a federal minimum receives additional income, such as from an MTR that may be offered. wage increase. Justice cannot wait; and nei- increase to the minimum wage, parents and Sincerely, ther can Americans who labor every day guardians are enabled to provide resources SISTER QUINCY HOWARD, OP, with insufficient pay. The faith community that have long-term positive impacts on a NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. calls on Leadership to schedule a floor vote child’s health and economic contributions. on this important piece of legislation imme- According to the Economic Policy Insti- AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION, diately. We also urge members of the House tute, the new wage proposed would give high- July 15, 2019. of Representatives to pass the Raise the er pay to 41 million workers, 28 percent of U.S. House of Representatives, Wage Act free of any degrading amendments which have children to support. This would Washington, DC. which would undermine the law’s benefits for mean the parents of over 11 million children DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: As Americans for poor workers. would be empowered to support their child’s Democratic Action, we urge you to vote in Sincerely, healthy development with critical resources favor of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act. American Friends Service Committee; such as nutritious food, health care, ade- The last time the Federal minimum wage in- Bread for the World; Church World Service; quate shelter, warm clothing, and edu- creased was July 24, 2009. Sunday, June 16th, Central Conference of American Rabbis; Con- cational materials. marked the longest period since the Federal ference of Superiors of Men (Catholic); Con- Parents who live in a constant state of fi- minimum wage was instituted that it hasn’t gregation of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd, nancial instability and struggle to provide been raised. It is with this in mind that a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:18 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JY8.039 E23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E969 new sense of urgency to change must be in- rights lawyers whose clients suffer the prac- RECOGNIZING LYNETTE LACKEY stilled. tical realities of an insufficient, inconsistent The Raise the Wage Act Would: minimum wage. Lift pay for tens of millions of workers and HON. VAN TAYLOR The Raise the Wage Act is long-overdue. If reverse decades of growing pay inequality; OF TEXAS Favor all low wage workers, only 10 per- passed, it will address the reality of stag- cent of which being teenagers and restaurant nated wages and income inequality brought IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES workers; about, in part, by an outdated federal min- Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Be particularly significant for workers of imum wage that has not been raised in ten color, as 38 percent of African Americans and years. The current federal minimum wage of Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today 33 percent of Latinos would see a wage in- $7.25/hr is worth 17% less than it was ten to recognize Mrs. Lynette Lackey for her thirty- crease; years ago. For a full-time, year-round min- five years of dedicated service to the federal Divert reliance on safety-net programs, imum wage worker, this represents a loss of government and to the North Texas veterans which reduces burden on the taxpayer; over $3,000 in annual earnings. If passed, this community. Raise wages for jobs considered to be mid- much-needed bill would raise the federal dle class, including nearly one third of man- minimum wage to $8.55 this year and in- Mrs. Lackey began her career with the ufacturing workers, one fifth of construction crease it over the next five years until it United States Army Corps of Engineers at workers, one sixth of educators, and one reaches $15 an hour in 2024. The Raise the Lake Texoma prior to transferring to the Sam forth of health care workers Wage Act also includes common sense lan- Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in It is critical that you vote in favor the guage to adjust the minimum wage each Bonham, Texas, where she worked in various Raise the Wage Act as it comes to the floor year after 2024. It would phase out the sub- administrative positions. Eventually, Lynette this week and reject any Motions to Recom- minimum wage for tipped workers, which would be assigned as the Congressional Liai- mit. This legislation would provide numer- has been frozen at a meager $2.13 since 1991, ous benefits to the working people of Amer- son for the VA North Texas Health Care Sys- and sunset the ability of employers to pay a tem, the second largest VA health care sys- ica, which underscores the importance of subminimum wage to people with disabilities passing the bill as written. With wage stag- tem in the country. As the assigned Congres- and workers under the age of twenty. nation surpassing record levels, voting yes sional Liaison for the fourteen Congressional on the Raise the Wage Act will provide long According to a recent Congressional Budg- offices in the system, Lynette was responsible overdue relief to those who work but strug- et Office (CBO) Report, gradually raising the for responding to inquiries from a served pop- gle to make ends meet. Please vote yes to federal minimum wage will lift pay for near- ulation of over 134,000 veterans, over thirty- ly 27.3 million workers by 2024 and reduce raise the wage and improve the lives of mil- eight Texas counties and two counties in lions of Americans. the number of people living in poverty by 1.3 Sincerely, million. Nearly half of the 1.3 million people southern Oklahoma. DON KUSLER, who would be raised out of poverty are chil- Lynette is often lauded throughout the re- National Director, dren under the age of eighteen. The CBO gion for her efforts to assist veterans, their Americans for Democratic Action. study concurs that the benefits of this legis- families, and Congressional staff in navigating lation outweigh its costs, and that passage of the often-complicated VA healthcare system. NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS the bill will leave low-wage workers and Mrs. Lackey consistently strives to solve the ASSOCIATION their families far better off than they are most complex veteran issues, always with the July 15, 2019. now. This bill will bolster the middle class DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the focus of providing the best possible outcomes all across the country. Many workers in sec- for those she serves. Lynette has justifiably National Employment Lawyers Association tors that are considered skilled, such as (NELA), I am writing to express our strong early childhood education and health care, earned the respect and admiration of her col- support for, and to urge you to vote in favor struggle to survive on $15 per hour. Passage leagues in the community. of, passage of the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. of a clean bill will lift those across the bot- Now as Mrs. Lackey prepares to enjoy her 582). In order to gain passage of the strongest tom of the workforce. well-deserved retirement, she looks forward to bill possible, we ask that you oppose any mo- spending more time with her husband of thirty- tion to recommit and any amendment that Tens of millions of workers in America would weaken this bill when the bill is currently cannot afford basic living expenses eight years, Dean, and her children, Jack and brought to a vote on the House floor. for themselves and the families they support. Aubrun, and Cole and Leslie. Lynette also an- NELA advances workers’ rights and serves These same workers stock our grocery ticipates welcoming her first grandchild this lawyers who advocate for equality and jus- stores, fulfill our online purchases, clean of- fall, taking on the title of ‘‘Lolly’’ and becoming tice in the American workplace. With mem- fices and homes, and perform thousands of part of the ‘‘Lolly and Pop’’ duo of love and bers in every state, NELA is the country’s other jobs that make every aspect of the support surely to surround their newest addi- largest professional organization exclusively lives of higher wage earners function. These tion. comprised of lawyers who represent indi- workers are your constituents, and they de- vidual employees in employment discrimina- serve a raise. We urge you to pass the Raise The North Texas veteran’s community and tion cases and other employment-related the Wage Act now. all those who have had the honor of working matters. NELA and our 69 state and local af- Sincerely, with her over the past twenty-two years, thank filiates have more than 4,000 members across TERRY O’NEILL, Mrs. Lynette Lackey for her steadfast service our nation. Our members are private civil Executive Director. and wish her the best in her retirement.

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate confirmed the nomination of Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Defense. Senate passed H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. Senate 2001 through fiscal year 2092, after taking action on Chamber Action the following amendments proposed thereto: Routine Proceedings, pages S4983–S5025 Pages S4986–93, S4994–98 Measures Introduced: Forty bills and three resolu- Rejected: tions were introduced, as follows: S. 2203–2242, and By 32 yeas to 66 nays (Vote No. 222), Lee Amendment No. 928, to limit the amount available S. Res. 280–282. Pages S5011–13 for the Victims Compensation Fund. (Pursuant to Measures Reported: the order of Thursday, July 18, 2019, the amend- Report to accompany S. 349, to require the Sec- ment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, retary of Transportation to request nominations for, was not agreed to.) Pages S4997–98 and make determinations regarding, roads to be des- By 22 yeas to 77 nays (Vote No. 223), Paul ignated under the national scenic byways program. Amendment No. 929, to require a sequestration of (S. Rept. No. 116–61) certain direct spending. (Pursuant to the order of Report to accompany S. 1014, to establish the Thursday, July 18, 2019, the amendment having Route 66 Centennial Commission. (S. Rept. No. failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed 116–62) to.) Pages S4996–98 Report to accompany S. 1689, to permit States to Honoring former Associate Justice John Paul transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving Stevens: Senate agreed to S. Res. 282, honoring fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the Su- of the State in certain circumstances. (S. Rept. No. preme Court of the United States. Pages S5000–01 116–63) National Day of the American Cowboy: Com- Report to accompany S. 1833, to transfer a bridge mittee on the Judiciary was discharged from further over the Wabash River to the New Harmony River consideration of S. Res. 265, designating July 27, Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wa- 2019, as ‘‘National Day of the American Cowboy’’, bash River Bridge Authority. (S. Rept. No. 116–64) and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S5018 S. 1883, to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, with an amendment in the nature of a National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from substitute. Page S5011 further consideration of S. Res. 194, designating July Measures Passed: 30, 2019, as ‘‘National Whistleblower Appreciation Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Day’’, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authoriza- Pages S5018–19 tion of the September 11th Victim Compensation Dickson Nomination—Agreement: Senate re- Fund Act: By 97 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 224), sumed consideration of the nomination of Stephen Senate passed H.R. 1327, to extend authorization for M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of Federal Aviation Administration. Page S4993 D890

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:16 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D23JY9.REC D23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with DIGEST July 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D891 During consideration of this nomination today, lenges for cannabis and banking, focusing on outside Senate also took the following action: perspectives, after receiving testimony from Senators By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 221), Senate Gardner and Merkley; Rachel Pross, Maps Credit agreed to the motion to close further debate on the Union, Salem, Oregon, on behalf of the Credit nomination. Page S4993 Union National Association; Garth Van Meter, A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Alexandria, Vir- viding that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post- ginia; and Joanne Sherwood, American Bankers As- cloture time on the nomination expire at 11 a.m., on sociation, and John Lord, LivWell Enlightened Wednesday, July 24, 2019; that following disposi- Health, both of Denver, Colorado. tion of the nomination, Senate vote on the motions WORKING WATERFRONTS to invoke cloture on the nominations of Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, committee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weath- and Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United er concluded a hearing to examine America’s water- States District Judge for the District of Nebraska; fronts, focusing on addressing economic, recreational, and that if cloture is invoked, Senate vote on con- and environmental challenges, after receiving testi- firmation of the nominations in the order listed at mony from Mayor Eric Genrich, Green Bay, Wis- 3 p.m. Page S5009 consin; Michael J. Friis, Wisconsin Department of A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Administration Coastal Management Program, Madi- viding for further consideration of the nomination, son; Lynn Clark, Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; and Monty Graham, Uni- Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Page S5019 versity of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach. Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES lowing nomination: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 220), Mark concluded a hearing to examine the United States’ T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Defense. interests in the Freely Associated States, after receiv- Pages S4993, S5025 ing testimony from Douglas Domenech, Assistant Nomination Received: Senate received the fol- Secretary of the Interior, Insular and International lowing nomination: Affairs; Randall G. Schriver, Assistant Secretary of David L. Norquist, of Virginia, to be Deputy Sec- Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs; Sandra retary of Defense. Page S5025 Oudkirk, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands, Bureau Messages from the House: Page S5011 of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and David Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5013–15 Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Government Accountability Office. Pages S5015–16 ELDER JUSTICE REFORM Additional Statements: Pages S5010–11 Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S5018 to examine promoting elder justice, focusing on a Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. call for reform, after receiving testimony from Megan H. Tinker, Senior Advisor for Legal Affairs, Office of (Total—224) Pages S4993, S4998 Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of the In- Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- spector General, Department of Health and Human journed at 7:51 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednes- Services; John E. Dicken, Director, Health Care, day, July 24, 2019. (For Senate’s program, see the Government Accountability Office; and Robert B. remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s Blancato, Elder Justice Coalition, Mark Parkinson, Record on page S5019.) American Health Care Association, and Lori Smetanka, National Consumer Voice for Quality Committee Meetings Long-Term Care, all of Washington, D.C.

(Committees not listed did not meet) FBI OVERSIGHT Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an CHALLENGES FOR CANNABIS AND oversight hearing to examine the Federal Bureau of BANKING Investigation, after receiving testimony from Chris- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: topher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investiga- Committee concluded a hearing to examine chal- tion, Department of Justice.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:16 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D23JY9.REC D23JYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with DIGEST D892 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 23, 2019 INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS MEETING Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony closed session to consider pending intelligence mat- from officials of the intelligence community. ters. Committee recessed subject to the call. Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives H.R. 3375, to amend the Communications Act of Chamber Action 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 51 pub- and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. lic bills, H.R. 3876–3926; and 7 resolutions, Rept. 116–173); H. Res. 507–508, 510–514 were introduced. H.R. 2507, to amend the Public Health Service Pages H7239–42 Act to reauthorize certain programs under part A of Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7243–45 title XI of such Act relating to genetic diseases, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 116–174); H.R. 2942, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Af- H.R. 2035, to amend title XXIX of the Public fairs to carry out the Women’s Health Transition Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under Training pilot program through at least fiscal year such title relating to lifespan respite care, with an 2020, and for other purposes, with an amendment amendment (H. Rept. 116–175); (H. Rept. 116–166, Part 1); H.R. 776, to amend the Public Health Service H.R. 1307, to provide for an online repository for Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services certain reporting requirements for recipients of Fed- for Children program (H. Rept. 116–176); eral disaster assistance, and for other purposes (H. H.R. 1058, to reauthorize certain provisions of the Rept. 116–167, Part 1); Public Health Service Act relating to autism, and for H.R. 549, to designate Venezuela under section other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to per- 116–177); and mit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for tem- H. Res. 509, providing for consideration of the porary protected status under such section, and for bill (H.R. 397) to amend the Internal Revenue Code other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust 116–168); Fund, to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Adminis- H.R. 2938, to exempt from the calculation of tration within the Department of the Treasury to monthly income certain benefits paid by the Depart- make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans, ment of Veterans Affairs and the Department of De- and for other purposes; providing for consideration of fense (H. Rept. 116–169); the bill (H.R. 3239) to require U.S. Customs and H.R. 3304, to exempt for an additional 4-year pe- Border Protection to perform an initial health riod, from the application of the means-test pre- screening on detainees, and for other purposes; pro- sumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying mem- viding for proceedings during the period from July bers of reserve components of the Armed Forces and 29, 2019, through September 6, 2019; and for other members of the National Guard who, after Sep- purposes (H. Rept. 116–178). Page H7239 tember 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to per- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she form a homeland defense activity for not less than appointed Representative Dean to act as Speaker pro 90 days (H. Rept. 116–170); tempore for today. Page H7163 H.R. 3311, to amend chapter 11 of title 11, Recess: The House recessed at 12:23 p.m. and re- United States Code, to address reorganization of convened at 2 p.m. Page H7165 small businesses, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116–171); Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker’s approval H.R. 3409, to authorize appropriations for the of the Journal by voice vote. Pages H7166, H7224 Coast Guard, and for other purposes, with an Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules amendment (H. Rept. 116–172); and pass the following measures:

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Testimony was heard from Representative empt for an additional 4-year period, from the appli- Bishop of Utah; and public witnesses. cation of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components REHABILITATION FOR MULTIEMPLOYER of the Armed Forces and members of the National PENSIONS ACT OF 2019; HUMANITARIAN Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN active duty or to perform a homeland defense activ- CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ity for not less than 90 days, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay CUSTODY ACT vote of 417 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 499; Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Pages H7216–17, H7223–24 H.R. 397, the ‘‘Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019: Pensions Act of 2019’’; and H.R. 3239, the ‘‘Hu- H.R. 3311, amended, to amend chapter 11 of title manitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and 11, United States Code, to address reorganization of Border Protection Custody Act’’. The Committee small businesses; and Page H7217–20 granted, by record vote of 9–4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 397, the ‘‘Rehabilitation for Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for Multiemployer Pensions Act’’, and H.R. 3239, the National Service Act: S. 504, to amend title 36, ‘‘Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs United States Code, to authorize The American Le- and Border Protection Custody Act’’. The rule pro- gion to determine the requirements for membership vides for consideration of H.R. 397, the ‘‘Rehabilita- in The American Legion. Pages H7220–22 tion for Multiemployer Pensions Act’’, under a struc- Suspensions: The House failed to agree to suspend tured rule. The rule provides one hour of debate the rules and pass the following measure: equally divided among and controlled by the chair Venezuela TPS Act of 2019: H.R. 549, amended, and ranking minority member of the Committee on to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Im- Education and Labor and the chair and ranking mi- migration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of nority member of the Committee on Ways and Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected sta- Means. The rule waives all points of order against tus under such section, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an 268 yeas to 154 nays, Roll No. 498. amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting Pages H7211–15, H7222–23 of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–24 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, Announcement by the Chair: The Chair informed shall be considered as read. The rule waives all the House that, pursuant to H. Res. 497, the Speak- points of order against provisions in the bill, as er has certified to the United States Attorney for the amended. The rule makes in order the further District of Columbia the refusal of William P. Barr amendment printed in Part A of the report, if of- and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., to produce documents to fered by the member designated in the report, which the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Page H7227 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the Senate Referral: S. 1199 was held at the desk. time specified in the report equally divided and con- Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate trolled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall today and message received from the Senate by the not be subject to a demand for division of the ques- Clerk and subsequently presented to the House tion. The rule waives all points of order against the today appear on pages H7181 and H7202–03. amendment printed in part A of the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without Quorum Calls Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes de- instructions. The rule also provides for consideration veloped during the proceedings of today and appear of H.R. 3239, the ‘‘Humanitarian Standards for In- on pages H7222, H7222–23 and H7223–24. There dividuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody were no quorum calls. Act’’, under a structured rule. The rule provides one Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and ad- hour of general debate equally divided and con- journed at 9:35 p.m. trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives Committee Meetings all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the pur- RESTORING THE PARTNERSHIP: THE pose of amendment an amendment in the nature of FUTURE OF FEDERALISM IN AMERICA a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com- Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on mittee Print 116–26 modified by the amendment Government Operations held a hearing entitled ‘‘Re- printed in Part B of the report, and provides that it

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Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the Joint Meetings report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable ENERGY AND POWER IN EUROPE for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Com- shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be mission received a briefing on pipeline politics, fo- subject to a demand for division of the question. The cusing on energy and power in Europe from Colin rule waives all points of order against the amend- Cleary, Director for Energy Diplomacy for Europe, ments printed in part C of the report. The rule pro- Western Hemisphere and Africa, Department of vides one motion to recommit with or without in- State; Ed Chow, Center for Strategic and Inter- structions. The rule provides that House Resolution national Studies, and David Koranyi, Atlantic Coun- 507 is hereby adopted. The rule provides that it cil, both of Washington, D.C.; and Efgan Nifti, Cas- shall be in order at any time on the legislative day pian Policy Center, Arlington, Virginia. of July 25, 2019, or July 26, 2019, for the Speaker f to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Mi- JULY 24, 2019 nority Leader or his designee on the designation of (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. Senate Section 5 of the rule provides that on any legislative day during the period from July 29, 2019, through Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine September 6, 2019: the Journal of the proceedings the expected nomination of David L. Norquist to be Dep- of the previous day shall be considered as approved; uty Secretary of Defense, 10 a.m., SD–G50. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: busi- and the Chair may at any time declare the House ness meeting to consider S. 496, to preserve United States adjourned to meet at a date and time to be an- fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. training and assisting the next generation of commercial The rule provides that the Speaker may appoint fishermen, S. 893, to require the President to develop a Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the strategy to ensure the security of next generation mobile duration of the period addressed by section 5 of the telecommunications systems and infrastructure in the resolution. Finally, the rule provides that each day United States and to assist allies and strategic partners in during the period addressed by section 5 of the reso- maximizing the security of next generation mobile tele- lution: shall not constitute a calendar day for the communications systems, infrastructure, and software, S. purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution; 1148, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration to individuals who have of clause 7 of rule XIII; and shall not constitute a successfully completed air traffic controller training and legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists, S. XV. Testimony was heard from Chairman Neal, 1341, to adopt a certain California flammability standard Chairman Scott of Virginia, Chairman Lofgren, and as a Federal flammability standard to protect against the Representatives Brady of Texas, Foxx of North Caro- risk of upholstered furniture flammability, S. 1349, to ex- lina, Grothman, Estes, and Collins of Georgia. pand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite commer- cial travel screening and improve airport security, S. LEARNING FROM WHISTLEBLOWERS AT 1625, to promote the deployment of commercial fifth- THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS generation mobile networks and the sharing of informa- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Over- tion with communications providers in the United States sight and Investigations concluded a hearing entitled regarding security risks to the networks of those pro- viders, S. 1822, to require the Federal Communications ‘‘Learning from Whistleblowers at the Department Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of of Veterans Affairs’’. Testimony was heard from Ta- data with respect to the availability of broadband services, mara Bonzanto, Assistant Secretary for Account- S. 1858, to ensure the Chief Information Office of the ability and Whistleblower Protection, Department of Consumer Product Safety Commission has a significant Veterans Affairs; Michael Missal, Inspector General, role in decisions related to information technology, pro- Department of Veterans Affairs; Henry Kerner, Spe- posed legislation entitled, ‘‘Regional Ocean Partnership

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Act’’, S. 2035, to require the Transportation Security Ad- students, S. 2107, to increase the number of CBP Agri- ministration to develop a strategic plan to expand eligi- culture Specialists and support staff in the Office of Field bility for the PreCheck Program to individuals with Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, S. Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or Haz- 2193, to require the Administrator of General Services to ardous Materials Endorsements, S. 2134, to extend the issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor ve- from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for hicles, S. 764, to provide for congressional approval of na- Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, tional emergency declarations, S. 439, to allow Members and a promotion list in the Coast Guard; to be imme- of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retire- diately followed by hearings to examine the nominations ment System, and allow Members who opt out of the of Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to par- Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Homendy, of Vir- ticipate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S. 2119, to amend ginia, and Michael Graham, of Kansas, both to be a title 5, United States Code, to appropriately limit the au- Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, thority to award bonuses to Federal employees, H.R. Carl Whitney Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a Federal Mari- 2590, to require a Department of Homeland Security time Commissioner, Michael J.K. Kratsios, of South overseas personnel enhancement plan, H.R. 3305, to des- Carolina, to be an Associate Director of the Office of ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service lo- Science and Technology Policy, and Ian Paul Steff, of In- cated at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, diana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Direc- Virginia, as the ‘‘Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building’’, tor General of the United States and Foreign Commercial and the nominations of Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Service, 10:30 a.m., SH–216. Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and Wil- Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hear- liam Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Science ings to examine the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize, fo- and Technology, both of the Department of Homeland cusing on innovative solutions to reduce human-predator Security, Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Gov- conflict, 10 a.m., SD–406. ernor of the United States Postal Service, Ann C. Fisher, Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the of the District of Columbia, and Ashley Jay Elizabeth nominations of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be Poling, of North Carolina, both to be a Commissioner of an Under Secretary, Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be the Postal Regulatory Commission, Catherine Bird, of General Counsel, and Brian McGuire, of New York, to Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Rela- be a Deputy Under Secretary, all of the Department of tions Authority, and Rainey R. Brandt, and Shana Frost the Treasury, and Travis Greaves, of the District of Co- Matini, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior lumbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for Court of the District of Columbia, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. a term of fifteen years, 10:15 a.m., SD–215. Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to con- Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam- sider S. 2159, to repeal the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to con- ine authorities for the use of military force, 10:15 a.m., fer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses SD–419. committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake In- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to dian Reservation’’; to be immediately followed by a hear- hold hearings to examine confronting Ebola, focusing on ing to examine the nomination of E. Sequoyah addressing a 21st century global health crisis, 2:30 p.m., Simermeyer, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National SD–419. Indian Gaming Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD–628. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold an over- business meeting to consider S. 2162, to require the sight hearing to examine the Government Publishing Of- Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fice, Office of the Inspector General, 11 a.m., SR–301. annually hire at least 600 new Border Patrol agents, to Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business report quarterly to Congress on the status of the Border meeting to markup an original bill entitled, ‘‘Small Busi- Patrol workforce, and to conduct a comprehensive staffing ness Administration Reauthorization Act’’, 2:30 p.m., analysis, S. 1976, to amend the FAST Act to improve the S–115, Capitol. Federal permitting process, S. 2065, to require the Sec- retary of Homeland Security to publish an annual report House on the use of deepfake technology, S. 2183, to require the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the De- Comptroller General of the United States to analyze cer- partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Edu- tain legislation in order prevent duplication of and over- cation, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight lap with existing Federal programs, offices, and initia- of the Unaccompanied Children Program: Ensuring the tives, S. 2177, to provide taxpayers with an improved un- Safety of Children in HHS Care’’, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. derstanding of Government programs through the disclo- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- sure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among lated Agencies, budget and oversight hearing on the them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional Fed- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, eral program inventory, S. 2169, to amend section 3116 10:15 a.m., 2358–A Rayburn. of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Secu- of the appointment limitations for students appointed rity, oversight hearing on the U.S. Customs and Border under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary Protection—Border Patrol, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related ining JUUL’s Role in the Youth Nicotine Epidemic: Part Agencies, hearing entitled ‘‘Bureau of Indian Education, I’’, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Education Construction’’, 3 p.m., 2008 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing enti- hearing entitled ‘‘Beyond the Citizenship Question: Re- tled ‘‘The Costs of Climate Change: From Coasts to pairing the Damage and Preparing to Count ‘We the Heartland, Health to Security’’, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon. People’ ’’, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on En- Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ‘‘The vironment and Climate Change, hearing entitled ‘‘Build- Devil They Knew—PFAS Contamination and the Need ing America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the for Corporate Accountability’’, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. Economy’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, 2203, the ‘‘Homeland Security Improvement Act’’; and hearing entitled ‘‘Legislation to Make Cars in America H.R. 3877, the ‘‘Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019’’, 3 Safer’’, 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. p.m., H–313 Capitol. Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- entitled ‘‘The Next Megabank? Examining the Proposed mittee, markup on H.R. 3597, the ‘‘Solar Energy Re- Merger of SunTrust and BB&T’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. search and Development Act of 2019’’; H.R. 3607, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Mid- ‘‘Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019’’; dle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, hear- ing entitled ‘‘The FY20 Budget: State Department H.R. 3609, the ‘‘Wind Energy Research and Develop- Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism Bu- ment Act of 2019’’; and H.R. 335, the ‘‘South Florida reau’’, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2019’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Ray- Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing en- burn. titled ‘‘Oversight of the Report on the Investigation into Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election: entitled ‘‘Is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act a Help or Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III’’, 8:30 Hinderance to Main Street?’’, 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Full Committee, hearing Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy entitled ‘‘True Transparency? Assessing Wait Times Five and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 934, the ‘‘Health Years after Phoenix’’, 10 a.m., HVC–210. Benefits for Miners Act of 2019’’; and H.R. 935, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Com- ‘‘Miners Pension Protection Act’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Long- mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Former Special Counsel Robert worth. S. Mueller, III on the Investigation into Russian Inter- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing ference in the 2016 Presidential Election’’, 12 p.m., 2141 entitled ‘‘The Status of the Reclamation Fund and the Rayburn. Bureau of Reclamation’s Future Infrastructure Funding Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Needs’’, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Modernizing Legislative In- Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on formation Technologies: Lessons from the States’’, 2 p.m., Economic and Consumer Policy, hearing entitled ‘‘Exam- 2020 Rayburn.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 24 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 24

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Wednesday: Consideration of measures ation of the nomination of Stephen M. Dickson, of Geor- under suspension of the Rules. gia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin- istration, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11 a.m. Following disposition of the nomination of Stephen M. Dickson, Senate will vote on the motions to invoke clo- ture on the nominations of Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Ne- braska. If cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on con- firmation of the nominations at 3 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Graves, Sam, Mo., E963 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E965 Horn, Kendra S., Okla., E959 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E959 Babin, Brian, Tex., E958 Levin, Mike, Calif., E966 Scott, Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’, Va., E966 Carter, John R., Tex., E961 Massie, Thomas, Ky., E964 Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E963 Castor, Kathy, Fla., E964 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E959 Taylor, Van, Tex., E969 Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E964 Meng, Grace, N.Y., E965 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E964 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Thompson, Mike, Calif., E962 DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E961 E958, E962 Vela´ zquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E958 Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E960 Olson, Pete, Tex., E959, E960, E961, E962, E964, E965, Waltz, Michael, Fla., E961 Gianforte, Greg, Mont., E963 E966 Westerman, Bruce, Ark., E958 Gooden, Lance, Tex., E963 Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J., E962 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E960 Gosar, Paul, Ariz., E957, E961 Perry, Scott, Pa., E963

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