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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 No. 65 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was vided to cajole and comfort, to spar minute and to revise and extend his re- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- with and support along the way, but al- marks.) pore (Ms. CRAIG). ways partners in service to You. Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, I f Grant that we would find ways to rise to honor Shawn Friedkin, a pas- trust and love each other, that to- sionate advocate for people with dis- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER gether we will unite our resources until abilities, whose life was cut short after PRO TEMPORE You bring us, when our work is done, a courageous battle with cancer. John The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- together in Your loving embrace. Friedkin was my friend, and we were fore the House the following commu- In Your sovereign name we pray. kindred spirits. nication from the Speaker: Amen. At the age of 27, Shawn was in a car WASHINGTON, DC, f accident that left him paralyzed. In- stead of allowing that experience to de- April 15, 2021. THE JOURNAL I hereby appoint the Honorable ANGIE feat him, he used it to help others over- CRAIG to act as Speaker pro tempore on this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- come their own obstacles and reach day. ant to section 11(a) of House Resolu- their full potential. NANCY PELOSI, tion 188, the Journal of the last day’s In 1997, he founded Stand Among Speaker of the House of Representatives. proceedings is approved. Friends, a nonprofit dedicated to im- f f proving the quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries, and more PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE broadly, improving employment out- The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the comes so that people with disabilities Grun Kibben, offered the following gentlewoman from Nevada (Mrs. LEE) can live ‘‘life without limits.’’ That prayer: come forward and lead the House in the was Shawn’s philosophy, ‘‘a life with- Blessed are we who trust in the Lord. Pledge of Allegiance. out limits,’’ and he applied it to every- But O God, trust is so hard for us to Mrs. LEE of Nevada led the Pledge of thing he did. master. We trust that You have called Allegiance as follows: Whether providing assistance us here—but do we? For if we did, we I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the through Stand Among Friends, estab- would be as content as a tree planted United States of America, and to the Repub- lishing a disability resource center at by water. And yet, we find that when lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Florida Atlantic University, or advo- the heat comes—the heat of our mo- cating for legislation in Congress, f ments, the heat of our anger—inwardly Shawn demonstrated his unwavering we find ourselves thirsty for respite, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT commitment to improving the quality fearful for ourselves and our survival. A message in writing from the Presi- of life for individuals with disabilities May we, in these moments, lean not dent of the United States was commu- everywhere. on our own understanding—our own nicated to the House by Ms. Kaitlyn Mr. Speaker, I was proud to call perceptions of progress, purpose, and Roberts, one of his secretaries. Shawn a friend. Although his life was success—but may we submit ourselves, f cut far too short, his legacy will live on our whole being over to You that You through his work and his loving fam- would make straight the paths we ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ily. PRO TEMPORE should take. f Lift up our eyes that we would see The SPEAKER pro tempore. The BRIGADE 2506 and take the opportunity to appreciate Chair will entertain up to 15 requests those who travel with us on this path for 1-minute speeches on each side of (Ms. SALAZAR asked and was given called life. May we trust You enough to the aisle. permission to address the House for 1 trust them—even when they seem The gentleman will put his mask minute and to revise and extend her re- geared up for a different journey, with back on. marks.) different challenges. Nonetheless, You, f Ms. SALAZAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Your providence, have directed that today to commemorate the 60th anni- our paths be joined. HONORING SHAWN FRIEDKIN versary of the Bay of Pigs invasion; Help us to trust that our fellow so- (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given specifically, to honor the men of As- journers are companions You have pro- permission to address the House for 1 sault Brigade 2506.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.000 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1796 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 Mr. Speaker, over 1,400 selfless men— dent Biden’s policies paved the way for Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, as a young many of which were only teenagers at this full-scale crisis. He promised out- farmer, I knew of James R. Cash at an the time—volunteered to save the is- right citizenship to more than 11 mil- early age. He was a legend in the agri- land of Cuba on April 17, 1961 from lion illegal immigrants, placed a mora- culture community and a household communism. torium on deportations, and halted name in west Kentucky. His farm auc- Mr. Speaker, 114 brigaders and 4 border wall construction. tions were always the highest grossing American soldiers were killed in action I went to the southern border to wit- sales anywhere and regularly attended by the brutal Castro regime; while ness firsthand this crisis last week: by farmers from six States. thousands of others waiting on the is- I saw scared children. Under the As an aspiring politician, James R., land for these freedom fighters were ar- Biden administration, Mexican cartels Cindy, and Caroline took me in and rested, killed by a firing squad, or sent are the winners, and innocent children were instrumental in the development into exile, including my grandmother. are the losers. Cartels are making hun- of my organization in west Kentucky. For my Miami exile community that dreds of millions of dollars exploiting James R. always put my campaign I represent, these are our moral points children as the daily average of unac- signs up all over my very large Con- of reference, our heroes, and are re- companied minors crossing the border gressional district—especially en route minders of how the Cuban people con- has nearly doubled. to Fancy Farm. He hosted events, do- tinue to suffer under a ruthless com- I saw overcrowded facilities and over- nated money, offered advice, and al- munist dictatorship led by the Castro whelmed Customs and Border Patrol ways allowed me to stay in his guest brothers. agents. Texas migrant facilities are house. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join Con- well over 700 percent capacity, and 40 James R. Cash was extremely suc- percent of our agents are being pulled gressman MARIO DIAZ-BALART in intro- cessful in business and life. His great ducing a bipartisan resolution hon- away from border control to process legacy will live on in his three chil- oring the brigaders. I urge my col- unaccompanied children. dren. I am extremely pleased to work I watched agents place $8 million leagues in Congress to cosponsor our in Washington with Caroline, who defi- worth of methamphetamine, cartel- resolution to join us in our fight for nitely inherited her father’s intel- smuggled drugs, on a table, and I freedom, democracy, and human rights ligence, patience, and management learned that the cartel would throw in the only communist bastion in the skills. West Kentucky has lost a great migrant children in the Rio Grande as Western Hemisphere, the island of entrepreneur, father, husband, and role a distraction to avoid being appre- Cuba. model. hended. f We must end these disastrous, no- James R. Cash will be deeply missed by everyone who ever knew him. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN consequence policies, secure our border f (Mrs. LEE of Nevada asked and was through a physical barrier, enhanced given permission to address the House technology, and patrol agents, and ad- MEDFIELD MODEL for 1 minute and to revise and extend here to and modernize our country’s (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was her remarks.) immigration system. given permission to address the House Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I f for 1 minute.) rise today on behalf of the hundreds of RELIEF FOR ADULT-DISABLED Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Mr. Speaker, I thousands of Nevadans who are still DEPENDENTS rise today to recognize the Medfield struggling to put food on the table. (Ms. CRAIG asked and was given per- Model as a national exemplar for re- I rise for those who can’t bear to look mission to address the House for 1 turning kids to full, in-person learning. their children in the eye when they are minute and to revise and extend her re- By following the latest public health asked, ‘‘What’s for dinner.’’ marks.) guidance, drawing on the best science Right now, in my home State of Ne- Ms. CRAIG. Mr. Speaker, last year, and technology, and building trust vada, where our economy has been dev- the CARES Act delivered relief checks across students, teachers, administra- astated by this pandemic, 304,000 adults to millions, but families were dis- tors, parents, and nurses, the Medfield say that they don’t have enough food appointed to learn that their dependent Public Schools are returning to full, in- to eat. Of that, 132,000 say that their adult children weren’t eligible to re- person learning safely. At a recent children don’t have enough to eat. This ceive support, including the Harris visit, I watched nurses test and screen is entirely unacceptable. There is no family in Eagan, Minnesota. students with minimal disruption and excuse for a child to go hungry in our Debbie and Victor Harris are proud felt firsthand the palpable relief among country. parents to their wonderful son, Josh, the students and teachers to be back in But I am glad to say that help is who has complex medical needs. Ex- the classroom. here. penses are constant for the Harris fam- For their academic and The American Rescue Plan will cut ily. Home-care nurses and their two socioemotional growth, our students child poverty in half through pay- grown sons provide 24-hour care for deserve an education off Zoom and in ments, bolster child tax credits, and Josh. Despite that, as an adult-disabled the classroom. the expansion of food assistance pro- dependent, Josh didn’t qualify for re- Mr. Speaker, the Medfield Model grams. For the first time in a long lief. shows that we can keep students phys- time, millions of children across this It was because of stories like these ically and mentally healthy. I am country will be lifted out of poverty that I introduced the All Dependent pleased to see schools in my district and allowed a stable and secure child- Children Count Act and pushed to en- leading the way. hood. sure that Josh and millions of other de- f We all know that our children are pendent adult children could receive BIDEN’S BORDER CRISIS our future, and the smartest invest- the relief they deserve. ment we can make is in them, which is I am so proud we were finally able to (Mr. GOSAR asked and was given just one of the many reasons I am get this in the American Rescue Plan permission to address the House for 1 proud to support the American Rescue and give families like the Harrises an minute.) Plan. additional $1,400, allowing them the Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, 30 days f freedom and support to enjoy some ago, I invited Mr. Biden to Yuma Coun- well-deserved time in Minnesota’s ty in my district to view firsthand the BORDER WEEK great outdoors. crisis his open border policies have cre- (Mr. MANN asked and was given per- f ated. mission to address the House for 1 My invitation was as urgent as it was minute and to revise and extend his re- REMEMBERING JAMES R. CASH sincere. marks.) (Mr. COMER asked and was given The crisis all along the southern bor- Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today permission to address the House for 1 der has only gotten substantially to discuss the southern border. Presi- minute.) worse. Illegal alien crossings are at a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.003 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1797 15-year high; border facilities are 1,700 and babies have the resources they St. Vincent, to keep out China and its percent over capacity; 5,000 illegal need not only to survive but to thrive. influence, along with Venezuela, in aliens crossing the border have prior Black mamas can’t wait, and neither support of our brothers and sisters. criminal records. will we. f Mr. Biden recently named KAMALA f CONGRATULATING COLLEGE OF HARRIS as a crisis manager for the bor- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY CHARLESTON CHEERLEADING der crisis he created. OF ZIGGY WILINSKI TEAM Under her watch, the problem has gotten dramatically worse. Over 172,000 (Mr. ZELDIN asked and was given (Ms. MACE asked and was given per- illegal-alien apprehensions have oc- permission to address the House for 1 mission to address the House for 1 curred, including 20,000 unaccompanied minute and to revise and extend his re- minute and to revise and extend her re- minors taken into custody in March— marks.) marks.) the highest monthly total in the his- Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, today I have tory of the United States, and it is today to honor the life and legacy of the privilege to present congratulatory much greater. Ziggy Wilinski, who recently lost his remarks to the College of Charleston The situation is charitably called a battle with pancreatic cancer. cheerleading team on their historic disaster. This needs to stop. We need A Vietnam War veteran and USPS weekend, winning their first national order restored to the border and we postmaster and general manager, Ziggy championship. need faithful execution of existing Fed- loved our country and community For the first time in school and pro- eral laws. more than anything. Ziggy was an icon gram history, the College of Charleston To date, Mr. Biden has not responded in the town of Riverhead, which boasts cheerleaders won first place, under the to my invitation. Therefore, I stand on a large Polish-American population. direction of their head coach, the House floor today to re-invite Mr. You could often find Ziggy planning Samantha Pairet, who stands as an ex- Biden and Ms. HARRIS to visit Yuma to and organizing events at the Riverhead emplary leader of young athletes in see what my constituents are experi- Polish Hall, which was used to gather South Carolina and around the coun- encing from this historical surge of il- the community for parties, perform- try. legal-alien border crossings. ances, and other gatherings. He was The team traveled to Daytona April 7 also instrumental in planning and or- through 10 to compete in the Inter- f ganizing the iconic annual Riverhead mediate Small Coed Division I per- b 1215 Polish Town Festival. Speaking from formance division, where they received RECOGNIZING BLACK MATERNAL experience, it is a fantastic event that a score of 94.23 and were crowned the HEALTH WEEK draws thousands of people every year. Intermediate Small Coed Division I na- Thank you to Ziggy, his wife, Wanda, tional champions. Way to go, Cougars. (Ms. ADAMS asked and was given and his entire family for their service f permission to address the House for 1 to our community. Ziggy was a great minute and to revise and extend her re- guy. He will be greatly missed, but I MAKING EQUAL PAY A REALITY marks.) have no doubt his legacy will live on (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise for generations to come. given permission to address the House today in honor of the fourth annual f for 1 minute and to revise and extend Black Maternal Health Week. his remarks.) As the founder and co-chair of the SUPPORTING PEOPLE AFFECTED Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise Black Maternal Health Caucus, I want BY LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANO today in support of the Paycheck Fair- to take this time to speak briefly (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given ness Act. about the Black maternal health crisis permission to address the House for 1 This morning, women across America in America, where Black mamas are minute and to revise and extend her re- drove to jobs where they will be paid disproportionately and needlessly marks.) lower salaries for equal work. Today, dying. Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, on Black women make 63 cents and His- Across the country, Black women April 9, La Soufriere volcano on the panic women make 55 cents for every from all walks of life are dying from Caribbean Island of St. Vincent began a dollar earned by a White man. Over a preventable pregnancy-related com- series of explosive eruptions. The vol- lifetime, that gap grows to $400,000, plications at three and four times the cano has erupted several times since enough to pay off the mortgage and put rate of non-Hispanic, White women. that date. two kids through college. However, 60 percent of Black maternal The eruptions have blanketed the is- The Paycheck Fairness Act will not deaths are preventable. land nation with clouds of volcanic ash fix the systemic racism and sexism Research suggests that the cumu- and hot gas and are so large that they that are embedded in our Nation’s lative stress of racism and sexism un- have reached the neighboring island of treatment of women, but it will take dermines Black women’s health, mak- Barbados, 110 miles away. The eruption us a step closer to making equal pay a ing them more vulnerable to complica- has resulted in the evacuation of tens reality. tions that endanger their lives and the of thousands of people. I am proud to be voting, once again, lives of their infants. Unfortunately, Electric outages, destroyed crops and to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. I current healthcare practices are inad- forests, wildlife killed, and water am calling on all of my colleagues on equate in addressing the health con- shortages are some of the immediate both sides of the aisle to join me and sequences of living with stress. issues. The 16,000 evacuated residents pass this long-overdue bill into law. The Black Maternal Omnibus Act of present dire health issues as people are f 2021, a package of 12 bills, will com- moved to congregant areas in a com- prehensively address every dimension munity that has had very little vac- SECURING OUR SOUTHERN of the maternal health crisis in Amer- cination to date. BORDER ica to save lives and end racial and eth- This natural disaster, along with (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given nic disparities in maternal health out- other struggles brought on by COVID, permission to address the House for 1 comes. will cause St. Vincent and the Grena- minute and to revise and extend his re- This crisis demands urgent attention dines to struggle for the next few marks.) and serious action to save the lives of years. It presents an opportunity for Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Black mothers, women of color, and American action with humanitarian today to discuss the current crisis at other marginalized women across the disaster relief, support for COVID vac- our southern border. country. cinations, and future technical assist- In March, unlawful border crossings Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues ance. reached their highest level in 15 years. and this Congress to stand together I am asking this body to use its influ- This includes nearly 19,000 unaccom- with me to ensure that our mothers ence and legislative actions to support panied minors, which represents a 99

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.005 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1798 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 percent increase from February and Officer Evans was a beloved father, agencies tasked with finding missing the highest figure ever recorded. husband, brother, son, and friend. and exploited children, these 21 chil- This is a dangerous humanitarian, He was a dedicated officer, joining dren have finally been brought home. health, and security crisis that war- the U.S. Capitol Police on March 7, I would like to thank Deputy Mar- rants immediate action. 2003, and servicing for 18 years. In addi- shal Christopher Siemens, U.S. Mar- I am particularly concerned about tion to patrolling the north barricade, shal Doug Strike, and the more than 50 these children, Mr. Speaker. As the Officer Evans was a member of the Cap- local task forces that are working to President of Mexico recently con- itol Division’s First Responder’s Unit. return Iowa children home to their firmed, this administration’s policies Officer Evans was a member of our families. and speeches on this subject have con- Capitol family, and I want to send my Speaking of missing and exploited vinced families that they can send heartfelt condolences to the Evans children, it cannot go without saying their children to the United States in family for their loss. that, for missing and exploited chil- search of a better life. Mr. Speaker, let’s take this time to dren, know what is happening at our Yet, we know that the situation is remember Officer Evans and to thank border is a travesty. I want to thank often dire for these children. Human each and every member of U.S. Capitol Customs and Border Protection agents traffickers made an estimated $14 mil- Police and National Guard members for all they are doing to try to reunite lion per day along the border in the here on the Capitol Grounds for their these children and get them safely to month of February alone. continued service to keep us safe. their end result. But it should not con- Shortly, I will be joining my col- f tinue as the U.S. Federal Government, leagues to visit the border and speak under this administration, is engaged SUPPORTING WOMEN WITH EQUAL directly to our Border Patrol agents in a human smuggling operation. firsthand about their experiences. PAY I look forward to sharing that insight (Mr. KAHELE asked and was given f with my constituents. However, we al- permission to address the House for 1 BLOCKING PROPERTY WITH RE- ready know that there is unprece- minute and to revise and extend his re- SPECT TO SPECIFIED HARMFUL dented disorder at the border, and im- marks.) FOREIGN ACTIVITIES OF THE mediate action is needed. We must se- Mr. KAHELE. Mr. Speaker, today I GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN cure our border immediately. rise in support of all women across the FEDERATION—MESSAGE FROM f Nation, to ensure they will be paid fair- THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED TAKING ACTION TO CLOSE PAY ly based on their work performance, STATES (H. DOC. NO. 117–29) not their gender. GAP The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mr. Speaker, I am blessed with three CORREA) laid before the House the fol- (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of young daughters. My oldest daughter, lowing message from the President of New York asked and was given permis- ‘Ale’aokalani, who, as we speak, is the United States; which was read and, sion to address the House for 1 minute studying at Juan Diego High School in together with the accompanying pa- and to revise and extend her remarks.) Draper, Utah, is preparing to embark Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New pers, referred to the Committee on For- on her own journey as a grown woman. York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong sup- eign Affairs and ordered to be printed: She is smart, talented, and, most of all, port of the Paycheck Fairness Act. To the Congress of the United States: On average, women are paid just 82 a hard worker. Pursuant to the International Emer- cents for every dollar paid to men. The But right now, in our country, she gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. gap is even larger, almost double, for and my two younger daughters are 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report women of color. Compounded over a faced with insurmountable odds that that I have issued an Executive Order lifetime, the pay gap becomes a wealth no amount of hard work or diligence declaring a national emergency with tax, costing women thousands and can overcome. As Native Hawaiian respect to the unusual and extraor- thousands of dollars in lost wages. women, they are estimated to only Longstanding workplace discrimina- make 63 cents to every dollar that dinary threat to the national security, tion sets women back in pay, benefits, their White male peers would make foreign policy, and economy of the hiring, and promotions. Closing the working the exact same job. United States posed by specified harm- pay gap will provide more financial The Paycheck Fairness Act guaran- ful foreign activities of the Govern- stability for women, especially those tees they will no longer have to fight ment of the Russian Federation. who are hardest hit by the pandemic. for the same rights and paychecks as I have determined that specified At a recent Oversight and Reform men. harmful foreign activities of the Gov- Committee hearing on Equal Pay Day, Mr. Speaker, equal pay for equal ernment of the Russian Federation—in soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe testi- work, it is as simple as that. particular, efforts to undermine the fied: ‘‘One cannot simply outperform f conduct of free and fair democratic inequality.’’ elections and democratic institutions RECOGNIZING HEROIC ACTIONS OF in the United States and its allies and Combating pay discrimination re- U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE quires deliberate action, and that is partners; to engage in and facilitate what the Paycheck Fairness bill does. I (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and malicious cyber-enabled activities urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this important was given permission to address the against the United States and its allies bill. House for 1 minute and to revise and and partners; to foster and use extend her remarks.) transnational corruption to influence f Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, foreign governments; to pursue REMEMBERING U.S. CAPITOL I rise today to recognize the heroic ac- extraterritorial activities targeting POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM EVANS tions of the U.S. Marshals Service. dissidents or journalists; to undermine (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Last month, the U.S. Marshals Serv- security in countries and regions im- asked and was given permission to ad- ice issued this press release: In an on- portant to United States national secu- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- going joint operation known as Oper- rity; and to violate well-established vise and extend his remarks.) ation Homecoming, the U.S. Marshals, principles of international law, includ- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. in coordination with the National Cen- ing respect for the territorial integrity Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the ter for Missing and Exploited Children of states—constitute an unusual and life and legacy of U.S. Capitol Police and other Iowa agencies, have located extraordinary threat to the national Officer William Evans. 21 missing Iowa children between the security, foreign policy, and economy This week, we pay our respects to Of- ages of 4 and 17 since October 2020. of the United States. ficer Evans’ life of service as he was re- As a mother, I cannot begin to imag- I am enclosing a copy of the Execu- membered with a congressional tribute ine the heartache the families of these tive Order I have issued. and lying in honor in the United States children have endured, but thanks to JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. Capitol rotunda. the U.S. Marshals Service and other THE WHITE HOUSE, April 15, 2021.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.007 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1799 b 1230 (3) by striking ‘‘any other factor other than (2) in the sentence beginning ‘‘An action to’’, sex’’ and inserting ‘‘a bona fide factor other by striking ‘‘the preceding sentences’’ and in- COMMUNICATION FROM THE than sex, such as education, training, or experi- serting ‘‘any of the preceding sentences of this CLERK OF THE HOUSE ence’’; and subsection’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- (4) by inserting at the end the following: (3) in the sentence beginning ‘‘No employees fore the House the following commu- ‘‘(B) The bona fide factor defense described in shall’’, by striking ‘‘No employees’’ and insert- subparagraph (A)(iv) shall apply only if the em- nication from the Clerk of the House of ing ‘‘Except with respect to class actions ployer demonstrates that such factor (i) is not brought to enforce section 6(d), no employee’’; Representatives: based upon or derived from a sex-based differen- (4) by inserting after the sentence referred to OFFICE OF THE CLERK, tial in compensation; (ii) is job-related with re- in paragraph (3), the following: ‘‘Notwith- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, spect to the position in question; (iii) is con- standing any other provision of Federal law, Washington, DC, April 15, 2021. sistent with business necessity; and (iv) ac- any action brought to enforce section 6(d) may Hon. NANCY PELOSI, counts for the entire differential in compensa- be maintained as a class action as provided by The Speaker, House of Representatives, tion at issue. Such defense shall not apply the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’; and Washington, DC. where the employee demonstrates that an alter- (5) in the sentence beginning ‘‘The court in’’— DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the native employment practice exists that would (A) by striking ‘‘in such action’’ and inserting permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II serve the same business purpose without pro- ‘‘in any action brought to recover the liability of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- ducing such differential and that the employer prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of tives, the Clerk received the following mes- has refused to adopt such alternative practice. this subsection’’; and sage from the Secretary of the Senate on ‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), em- (B) by inserting before the period the fol- April 15, 2021, at 11:28 a.m.: ployees shall be deemed to work in the same es- lowing: ‘‘, including expert fees’’. That the Senate passed S. 400. tablishment if the employees work for the same (e) ACTION BY THE SECRETARY.—Section 16(c) With best wishes, I am, employer at workplaces located in the same of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 Sincerely, county or similar political subdivision of a U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended— CHERYL L. JOHNSON, State. The preceding sentence shall not be con- (1) in the first sentence— Clerk. strued as limiting broader applications of the (A) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of a violation term ‘establishment’ consistent with rules pre- f of section 6(d), additional compensatory or pu- scribed or guidance issued by the Equal Employ- nitive damages, as described in subsection (b),’’ PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT ment Opportunity Commission.’’. before ‘‘and the agreement’’; and (c) NONRETALIATION PROVISION.—Section 15 of Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, (B) by inserting before the period the fol- pursuant to House Resolution 303, I the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 215) is amended— lowing: ‘‘, or such compensatory or punitive call up the bill (H.R. 7) to amend the (1) in subsection (a)— damages, as appropriate’’; Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘employee (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before provide more effective remedies to vic- has filed’’ and all that follows and inserting the period the following: ‘‘and, in the case of a tims of discrimination in the payment ‘‘employee— violation of section 6(d), additional compen- of wages on the basis of sex, and for ‘‘(A) has made a charge or filed any complaint satory or punitive damages, as described in sub- or instituted or caused to be instituted any in- section (b)’’; and other purposes, and ask for its imme- (3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the first diate consideration. vestigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under or related to this Act, including an inves- sentence’’ and inserting ‘‘the first or second sen- The Clerk read the title of the bill. tigation conducted by the employer, or has testi- tence’’. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fied or is planning to testify or has assisted or (f) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— ant to House Resolution 303, the participated in any manner in any such inves- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Equal Opportunity Em- amendment in the nature of a sub- tigation, proceeding, hearing or action, or has ployment Commission shall carry out the func- stitute recommended by the Com- served or is planning to serve on an industry tions and authorities described in section 1 of mittee on Education and Labor printed committee; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 (92 Stat. 3781; in the bill, modified by the amendment ‘‘(B) has opposed any practice made unlawful 5 U.S.C. App.) to enforce and administer the by this Act; or provisions of section 6(d) of the Fair Labor printed in part A of House Report 117– ‘‘(C) has inquired about, discussed, or dis- Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)), except 15, is adopted and the bill, as amended, closed the wages of the employee or another em- that the Secretary of Labor, through the Office is considered read. ployee (such as by inquiring or discussing with of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, may The text of the bill, as amended, is as the employer why the wages of the employee are also enforce this provision with respect to Fed- follows: set at a certain rate or salary);’’; eral contractors, Federal subcontractors, and H.R. 7 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at federally-assisted construction contractors, the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and within the jurisdiction of the Office of Federal Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (C) by adding at the end the following: Contract Compliance Programs under Executive resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(6) to require an employee to sign a contract Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note; relating to Congress assembled, or waiver that would prohibit the employee from equal employment opportunity) or a successor SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. disclosing information about the employee’s Executive Order. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paycheck Fair- wages.’’; and (2) COORDINATION.—The Equal Opportunity ness Act’’. (2) by adding at the end the following: Employment Commission shall issue such regu- SEC. 2. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL PAY ‘‘(c) Subsection (a)(3)(C) shall not apply to in- lations as may be necessary to explain and im- REQUIREMENTS. stances in which an employee who has access to plement the standards of such section 6(d). The (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Fair Labor the wage information of other employees as a Secretary of Labor may issue regulations to gov- Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203) is amended part of such employee’s essential job functions ern procedures for enforcement of section 6(d) by adding at the end the following: discloses the wages of such other employees to by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance ‘‘(z) ‘Sex’ includes— individuals who do not otherwise have access to Programs. The Secretary of Labor and the ‘‘(1) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related med- such information, unless such disclosure is in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ical condition; response to a complaint or charge or in further- shall establish other coordinating mechanisms ‘‘(2) sexual orientation or gender identity; and ance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or as may be necessary. ‘‘(3) sex characteristics, including intersex action under section 6(d), including an inves- SEC. 3. TRAINING. traits. tigation conducted by the employer. Nothing in The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis- ‘‘(aa) ‘Sexual orientation’ includes homosex- this subsection shall be construed to limit the sion and the Secretary of Labor, acting through uality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality. rights of an employee provided under any other the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Pro- ‘‘(bb) ‘Gender identity’ means the gender-re- provision of law.’’. grams, subject to the availability of funds ap- lated identity, appearance, mannerisms, or (d) ENHANCED PENALTIES.—Section 16(b) of other gender-related characteristics of an indi- the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. propriated under section 11, shall provide train- vidual, regardless of the individual’s designated 216(b)) is amended— ing to employees of the Commission and the Of- sex at birth.’’. (1) by inserting after the first sentence the fol- fice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and to affected individuals and entities on mat- (b) BONA FIDE FACTOR DEFENSE AND MODI- lowing: ‘‘Any employer who violates section ters involving discrimination in the payment of FICATION OF SAME ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRE- 6(d), or who violates the provisions of section wages. MENT.—Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Stand- 15(a)(3) in relation to section 6(d), shall addi- ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) is amend- tionally be liable for such compensatory dam- SEC. 4. NEGOTIATION SKILLS TRAINING. ed— ages, or, where the employee demonstrates that (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— (1) by striking ‘‘No employer having’’ and in- the employer acted with malice or reckless indif- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, serting ‘‘(A) No employer having’’; ference, punitive damages as may be appro- after consultation with the Secretary of Edu- (2) by striking ‘‘the opposite’’ and inserting priate, except that the United States shall not be cation, is authorized to establish and carry out ‘‘another’’; liable for punitive damages.’’; a grant program.

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(2) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the (b) REPORT ON GENDER PAY GAP IN TEENAGE (2) an entity carrying out an education refer- Secretary of Labor may make grants on a com- LABOR FORCE.— ral program, a training program, such as an ap- petitive basis to eligible entities to carry out ne- (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one prenticeship or management training program, gotiation skills training programs for the pur- year after the date of the enactment of this Act, or a similar program; and poses of addressing pay disparities, including the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Di- (3) an entity carrying out a joint program, through outreach to women and girls. rector of the Women’s Bureau and in coordina- formed by a combination of any entities de- (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re- tion with the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, scribed in paragraph (1) or (2). ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall— SEC. 7. COLLECTION OF PAY INFORMATION BY shall be a public agency, such as a State, a local (A) submit to Congress a report on the gender THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPOR- government in a metropolitan statistical area (as pay gap in the teenage labor force; and TUNITY COMMISSION. defined by the Office of Management and Budg- (B) make the report available on a publicly Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 et), a State educational agency, or a local edu- accessible website of the Department of Labor. U.S.C. 2000e–8) is amended by adding at the end cational agency, a private nonprofit organiza- (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection the following: tion, or a community-based organization. (a) shall include the following: ‘‘(f)(1) Not later than 18 months after the date (4) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a (A) An examination of trends and potential of enactment of this subsection, the Commission grant under this subsection, an entity shall sub- solutions relating to the teenage gender pay shall provide for the collection from employers mit an application to the Secretary of Labor at gap. of compensation data and other employment-re- such time, in such manner, and containing such (B) An examination of how the teenage gen- lated data (including hiring, termination, and information as the Secretary of Labor may re- der pay gap potentially translates into greater promotion data) disaggregated by the sex, race, quire. wage gaps in the overall labor force. and national origin of employees. (5) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a (C) An examination of overall lifetime earn- ‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Com- grant under this subsection shall use the funds ings and losses for informal and formal jobs for mission shall have as its primary consideration made available through the grant to carry out women, including women of color. the most effective and efficient means for en- an effective negotiation skills training program (D) An examination of the teenage gender pay hancing the enforcement of Federal laws pro- for the purposes described in paragraph (2). gap, including a comparison of the average hibiting pay discrimination. For this purpose, (b) INCORPORATING TRAINING INTO EXISTING amount earned by males and females, respec- the Commission shall consider factors including PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Labor and the tively, in informal jobs, such as babysitting and the imposition of burdens on employers, the fre- Secretary of Education shall issue regulations or other freelance jobs, as well as formal jobs, such quency of required reports (including the size of policy guidance that provides for integrating the as retail, restaurant, and customer service. employers required to prepare reports), appro- negotiation skills training, to the extent prac- (E) A comparison of— priate protections for maintaining data con- (i) the types of tasks typically performed by ticable, into programs authorized under— fidentiality, and the most effective format to re- women from the teenage years through adult- (1) in the case of the Secretary of Education, port such data. the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of hood within certain informal jobs, such as baby- ‘‘(3)(A) For each 12-month reporting period 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins sitting and other freelance jobs, and formal jobs, for an employer, the compensation data col- Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 such as retail, restaurant, and customer service; lected under paragraph (1) shall include, for U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Higher Education Act of and each range of taxable compensation described in (ii) the types of tasks performed by younger 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and other programs subparagraph (B), disaggregated by the cat- males in such positions. carried out by the Department of Education egories described in subparagraph (E)— (F) Interviews and surveys with workers and that the Secretary of Education determines to be ‘‘(i) the number of employees of the employer employers relating to early gender-based pay appropriate; and who earn taxable compensation in an amount discrepancies. (2) in the case of the Secretary of Labor, the that falls within such taxable compensation (G) Recommendations for— Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 range; and U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and other programs carried (i) addressing pay inequality for women from the teenage years through adulthood, including ‘‘(ii) the total number of hours worked by out by the Department of Labor that the Sec- such employees. retary of Labor determines to be appropriate. such women of color; (ii) addressing any disadvantages experienced ‘‘(B) Subject to adjustment under subpara- (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after by young women with respect to work experi- graph (C), the taxable compensation ranges de- the date of enactment of this Act, and annually scribed in this subparagraph are as follows: thereafter, the Secretary of Labor, in consulta- ence and professional development; (iii) the development of standards and best ‘‘(i) Not more than $19,239. tion with the Secretary of Education, shall pre- practices for workers and employees to ensure ‘‘(ii) Not less than $19,240 and not more than pare and submit to Congress a report describing better pay for young women and the prevention $24,439. the activities conducted under this section and of early inequalities in the workplace; and ‘‘(iii) Not less than $24,440 and not more than evaluating the effectiveness of such activities in (iv) expanding awareness for teenage girls on $30,679. achieving the purposes of this section. pay rates and employment rights in order to re- ‘‘(iv) Not less than $30,680 and not more than SEC. 5. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. duce greater inequalities in the overall labor $38,999. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months force. ‘‘(v) Not less than $39,000 and not more than after the date of enactment of this Act, and pe- $49,919. SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL riodically thereafter, the Secretary of Labor AWARD FOR PAY EQUITY IN THE ‘‘(vi) Not less than $49,920 and not more than shall conduct studies and provide information to WORKPLACE. $62,919. employers, labor organizations, and the general (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Na- ‘‘(vii) Not less than $62,920 and not more than public concerning the means available to elimi- tional Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, $80,079. nate pay disparities between men and women which shall be awarded by the Secretary of ‘‘(viii) Not less than $80,080 and not more than (including women who are Asian American, Labor in consultation with the Equal Employ- $101,919. Black or African-American, Hispanic American ment Opportunity Commission, on an annual ‘‘(ix) Not less than $101,920 and not more than or Latino, Native American or Alaska Native, basis, to an employer to encourage proactive ef- $128,959. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and White forts to comply with section 6(d) of the Fair ‘‘(x) Not less than $128,960 and not more than American), including— Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)), $163,799. (1) conducting and promoting research to de- as amended by this Act. ‘‘(xi) Not less than $163,800 and not more than velop the means to correct expeditiously the con- (b) CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION.—The Sec- $207,999. ditions leading to the pay disparities, with spe- retary of Labor, in consultation with the Equal ‘‘(xii) Not less than $208,000. cific attention paid to women and girls from his- Employment Opportunity Commission, shall— ‘‘(C) The Commission may adjust the taxable torically underrepresented and minority groups; (1) set criteria for receipt of the award, in- compensation ranges under subparagraph (B)— (2) publishing and otherwise making available cluding a requirement that an employer has ‘‘(i) if the Commission determines that such to employers, labor organizations, professional made substantial effort to eliminate pay dispari- adjustment is necessary to enhance enforcement associations, educational institutions, the ties between men and women and deserves spe- of Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination; media, and the general public the findings re- cial recognition as a consequence of such effort; or sulting from studies and other materials, relat- and ‘‘(ii) for inflation, in consultation with the ing to eliminating the pay disparities; (2) establish procedures for the application Bureau of Labor Statistics. (3) sponsoring and assisting State, local, and and presentation of the award. ‘‘(D) In collecting data described in subpara- community informational and educational pro- (c) BUSINESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘em- graph (A)(ii), the Commission shall provide that, grams; ployer’’ includes— with respect to an employee who the employer is (4) providing information to employers, labor (1)(A) a corporation, including a nonprofit not required to compensate for overtime employ- organizations, professional associations, and corporation; ment under section 7 of the Fair Labor Stand- other interested persons on the means of elimi- (B) a partnership; ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207), an employer nating the pay disparities; and (C) a professional association; may report— (5) recognizing and promoting the achieve- (D) a labor organization; and ‘‘(i) in the case of a full-time employee, that ments of employers, labor organizations, and (E) a business entity similar to an entity de- such employee works 40 hours per week, and in professional associations that have worked to scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through the case of a part-time employee, that such em- eliminate the pay disparities. (D); ployee works 20 hours per week; or

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SEVERABILITY. ‘‘(i) race; makes an offer of employment with an offer of If any provision of this Act, an amendment ‘‘(ii) national origin; compensation to the prospective employee, to made by this Act, or the application of that pro- ‘‘(iii) sex; and support a wage higher than the wage offered by vision or amendment to particular persons or ‘‘(iv) job categories, including the job cat- the employer; circumstances is held invalid or found to be un- egories described in the instructions for the ‘‘(3) seek from a prospective employee or any constitutional, the remainder of this Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Infor- current or former employer the wage history of amendments made by this Act, or the applica- mation Report EEO–1, as in effect on the date of the prospective employee, except that an em- tion of that provision to other persons or cir- the enactment of this subsection. ployer may seek to confirm prior wage informa- cumstances shall not be affected. ‘‘(F) The Commission shall use the compensa- tion only after an offer of employment with tion data collected under paragraph (1)— compensation has been made to the prospective The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, ‘‘(i) to enhance— employee and the prospective employee responds as amended, shall be debatable for 1 ‘‘(I) the investigation of charges filed under to the offer by providing prior wage information hour equally divided and controlled by section 706 or section 6(d) of the Fair Labor to support a wage higher than that offered by the chair and ranking minority mem- Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)); and the employer; or ber of the Committee on Education and ‘‘(II) the allocation of resources to investigate ‘‘(4) discharge or in any other manner retali- Labor. such charges; and ate against any employee or prospective em- The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. ‘‘(ii) for any other purpose that the Commis- ployee because the employee or prospective em- SCOTT) and the gentlewoman from sion determines appropriate. ployee— ‘‘(G) The Commission shall annually make ‘‘(A) opposed any act or practice made unlaw- North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) each will publicly available aggregate compensation data ful by this section; or control 30 minutes. collected under paragraph (1) for the categories ‘‘(B) took an action for which discrimination The Chair recognizes the gentleman described in subparagraph (E), disaggregated by is forbidden under section 15(a)(3). from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT). industry, occupation, and core based statistical ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term GENERAL LEAVE area (as defined by the Office of Management ‘wage history’ means the wages paid to the pro- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, and Budget). spective employee by the prospective employee’s ‘‘(4) The compensation data under paragraph current employer or previous employer.’’. I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- (1) shall be collected from each employer that— (b) PENALTIES.—Section 16 of such Act (29 bers have 5 legislative days in which to ‘‘(A) is a private employer that has 100 or U.S.C. 216) is amended by adding at the end the revise and extend their remarks and in- more employees, including such an employer following new subsection: sert extraneous materials on H.R. 7, that is a contractor with the Federal Govern- ‘‘(f)(1) Any person who violates the provisions the Paycheck Fairness Act. ment, or a subcontractor at any tier thereof; or of section 8 shall— The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ‘‘(A) be subject to a civil penalty of $5,000 for ‘‘(B) the Commission determines appro- objection to the request of the gen- priate.’’. a first offense, increased by an additional $1,000 tleman from Virginia? SEC. 8. REINSTATEMENT OF PAY EQUITY PRO- for each subsequent offense, not to exceed GRAMS AND PAY EQUITY DATA COL- $10,000; and There was no objection. LECTION. ‘‘(B) be liable to each employee or prospective Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, (a) BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DATA COL- employee who was the subject of the violation I yield myself such time as I may con- LECTION.—The Commissioner of Labor Statistics for special damages not to exceed $10,000 plus sume. shall continue to collect data on women workers attorneys’ fees, and shall be subject to such in- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. in the Current Employment Statistics survey. junctive relief as may be appropriate. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. (b) OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLI- ‘‘(2) An action to recover the liability de- When President Kennedy signed the scribed in paragraph (1)(B) may be maintained ANCE PROGRAMS INITIATIVES.—The Director of Equal Pay Act in 1963, our country the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Pro- against any employer (including a public agen- grams shall collect compensation data and other cy) in any Federal or State court of competent codified the basic idea that all workers employment-related data (including, hiring, ter- jurisdiction by any one or more employees or should earn equal pay for equal work, mination, and promotion data) by demographics prospective employees for and on behalf of— regardless of sex. Regrettably, more and designate not less than half of all non- ‘‘(A) the employees or prospective employees; than five decades later and after the construction contractors each year to prepare and passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay and file such data, and shall review and utilize ‘‘(B) other employees or prospective employees similarly situated.’’. Act, that promise remains unfulfilled. the responses to such data to identify contrac- Today, women continue to be paid, SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. tors for further evaluation and for other en- on average, 82 cents on the dollar com- forcement purposes as appropriate. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— pared to men. This wage disparity is (c) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DISTRIBUTION OF There are authorized to be appropriated such WAGE DISCRIMINATION INFORMATION.—The Sec- sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. far worse for women of color, who retary of Labor shall make readily available (in (b) PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.—None of the make less than White men and White print, on the Department of Labor website, and funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) women. It exists across every sector, through any other forum that the Department for purposes of the grant program in section 5 of regardless of education, experience, oc- may use to distribute compensation discrimina- this Act may be used for a congressional ear- cupation, industry or job title. A re- tion information), accurate information on com- mark as defined in clause 9(e) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. cent Census Bureau study found that 38 pensation discrimination, including statistics, to 70 percent of the gender wage gap is explanations of employee rights, historical anal- SEC. 11. SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. yses of such discrimination, instructions for em- (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the unexplained and likely due to discrimi- ployers on compliance, and any other informa- amendments made by this Act shall take effect nation. tion that will assist the public in understanding on the date that is 6 months after the date of Drawn out over a lifetime, the per- and addressing such discrimination. enactment of this Act. sistent wage gap could cost a woman SEC. 9. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PROSPEC- (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MATERIALS.—The anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million. TIVE EMPLOYEES’ SALARY AND BEN- Secretary of Labor and the Commissioner of the This impacts both workers and their EFIT HISTORY. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission families, often meaning the difference shall jointly develop technical assistance mate- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Labor Standards between financial stability and per- Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by rial to assist small enterprises in complying with inserting after section 7 the following new sec- the requirements of this Act and the amend- petual hardship. tion: ments made by this Act. The Paycheck Fairness Act offers an ‘‘SEC. 8. REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS RE- (c) SMALL BUSINESSES.—A small enterprise opportunity to finally secure equal pay LATING TO WAGE, SALARY, AND BEN- shall be exempt from the provisions of this Act, for equal work. The bill strengthens EFIT HISTORY. and the amendments made by this Act, to the the Equal Pay Act by bolstering work- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be an unlawful same extent that such enterprise is exempt from ers’ rights to discuss their wages with practice for an employer to— the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards coworkers and making it easier for Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) pursuant to ‘‘(1) rely on the wage history of a prospective workers to join class action lawsuits; employee in considering the prospective em- clauses (i) and (ii) of section 3(s)(1)(A) of such ployee for employment, including requiring that Act (29 U.S.C. 203(s)(1)(A)). enhancing the enforcement tools avail- a prospective employee’s prior wages satisfy SEC. 12. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. able to the Equal Employment Oppor- minimum or maximum criteria as a condition of Nothing in this Act, or in any amendments tunity Commission and the Labor De- being considered for employment; made by this Act, shall affect the obligation of partment; and, more importantly, by

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:01 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.003 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1802 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 closing loopholes for employer defenses Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposi- H.R. 7 would radically alter this law, and requiring employers to prove pay tion to H.R. 7, the Democrats’ conven- requiring a business owner to convince disparities exist for legitimate, job-re- iently titled, but painfully misguided, a judge or jury that the pay differen- lated reasons. Paycheck Fairness Act, which should tial was required by ‘‘business neces- The Biden administration has issued be called the paychecks for trial law- sity.’’ This is a nearly impossible bur- a Statement of Administration Policy yers act. den of proof to meet that will lead to in support of this bill. It states: ‘‘En- We all agree on the fundamental unfair judgments against business own- suring equal pay is essential to advanc- principle of this bill: women should not ers because the plain meaning of the ing American values of fairness and eq- be paid less than men for the same term ‘‘business necessity’’ is that the uity.’’ work. pay differential must be absolutely es- Then it adds: ‘‘The Paycheck Fair- That is not up for debate; and, for sential to the business. ness Act is commonsense legislation me, it has never been up for debate; H.R. 7 would also result in a flood of that would strengthen the Equal Pay and, for our country, it hasn’t been litigation in front of judges and juries, Act and give workers more tools to since 1963, when the Equal Pay Act who will delve into employer com- fight sex-based pay discrimination.’’ amended the Fair Labor Standards pensation decisions even when the em- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD Act, making equal pay the law of the ployer can demonstrate that those de- the Statement of Administration Pol- land. cisions are based on legitimate, busi- icy of H.R. 7. Moreover, in 1964, title VII of the ness-related reasons having nothing to STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY Civil Rights Act codified non- do with the sex of the employee. H.R. 7—PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT—REP. discrimination rules for employment, Fearing Big Government and liabil- DELAURO, D–CT, AND 225 COSPONSORS making it illegal to discriminate on ity risks that could leave them bank- The Administration strongly supports the basis of race, color, national origin, rupt, many business owners will likely House passage of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fair- religion, and sex. implement rigid pay bands—a model ness Act. Ensuring equal pay is essential to The question before us today is used by government and unionized advancing American values of fairness and businesses. This means workers will equity. Women lose thousands of dollars whether the Democrats’ Paycheck each year, and hundreds of thousands over a Fairness Act provides any additional not be compensated on the basis of lifetime, because of the gender and racial protections to women in the work- merit. wage gap. Women working full-time, year- place. The answer is a resounding no. This is the opposite of the American round in 2019 earned 82 cents for every dollar The United States has some of the Dream. As one columnist wrote: earned by men working full-time; year- most varied and complex workplaces in ‘‘equality of opportunity—not out- round, and these disparities are greater for the world. Before the onslaught of comes—is the American ideal.’’ women of color. Pay inequity also impacts On top of the legal jeopardy this bill individuals who face intersecting forms of COVID–19, women were earning mer- ited paychecks in record numbers. Ac- creates for employers, H.R. 7 also man- discrimination based on sexual orientation dates that business owners submit and gender identity, including LGBTQ+ indi- cording to a Harvard University anal- mountains of worker pay data to the viduals. ysis and numerous other studies, the Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, millions of difference in earning between men and Federal Government. This will pose women have dropped out of the labor force, women comes down to choices made re- significant threats to the confiden- partly reflecting the increased domestic tiality and privacy of workers’ pay garding careers and parenting. Many labor demands on women. Caregiving de- data, create a data stash that would be working women take advantage of mands often fall disproportionately on impossible to protect or interpret, and flexible work schedules to meet their women, which leads to many women having cost business owners more than $600 diverse needs. A survey by Pew found to reduce their hours, resulting in lower million annually. earnings. As more and more American fami- 70 percent of working mothers say that This bill purports to champion equal- lies rely on women’s income, the pay gap a flexible schedule is extremely impor- ity for women, yet it disregards the 40 hurts not only women, but also the families tant. who depend on them. The cumulative impact percent of small businesses owned by Democrats aren’t giving the full women that will be forced to imple- of wage gaps adds up to financial insecurity story when they talk about pay dif- over the course of a career for women and ment pay policies found in govern- their families and for generations who fol- ferences. Women are making career ment-run workplaces and be stuck pay- low. choices that are best for themselves ing through the nose in compliance The Paycheck Fairness Act is common- and their families. Limiting their free- costs if this bill passes. sense legislation that would strengthen the dom to do so is wrong. Congress has no Even worse, H.R. 7 will severely limit Equal Pay Act and give workers more tools place in telling women their career workplace flexibility for women. Many to fight sex-based pay discrimination. It choices are wrong, yet Democrats are working women take advantage of would also take major steps toward increas- hellbent on telling all Americans how ing pay transparency, an essential provision flexible work schedules to meet their to advance equality in the workplace, by ex- to live their lives, how to spend their diverse needs, yet this harmful legisla- plicitly protecting workers from retaliation money, and now how to make career tion completely ignores this reality for simply discussing their compensation decisions. and threatens to take away the choices with their colleagues. The bill would also ex- The Paycheck Fairness Act is not a and freedom necessary for them to re- pand opportunities for workers to receive win for women in the slightest. It is a tain employment. training on effective negotiation skills. The false promise that creates opportuni- We know employees prefer workable bill would also limit an employer’s ability to ties and advantages only for trial law- and flexible schedules, and now is not rely on salary history during the hiring proc- yers looking for easy payouts while the time to limit these options for ess to set pay, or when determining wages causing irreparable harm to employers. for a promotion. H.R. 7 would hold employers women who have been hit particularly accountable by closing judicially created By making it much easier to bring law- hard by the COVID–19 pandemic. loopholes for employer defenses and by add- suits of questionable validity against Should my Democrat colleagues wish ing a class action option under the Federal employers, trial lawyers will be able to to discuss additional policies which Rules of Civil Procedure. The bill would re- force employers into settlements or try will foster the advancement of women quire the collection of pay data to enable for unlimited paydays from jury in the workplace, we can consider leg- better enforcement of laws prohibiting pay awards, lining their own pockets and islation that safely reopens our schools discrimination. dragging women through tedious, and businesses, provides the flexibility The Administration looks forward to con- tinuing to work with the Congress to address never-ending legal proceedings. and support to expand work-based pay equity and urges quick action on this In the United States, we believe in learning programs and create viable landmark bill. innocence until proven guilty, but this pathways that enable more individuals Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, bill assumes otherwise. Under current to reskill and build fulfilling careers on I urge my colleagues to join me in vot- law, business owners can defend them- their own terms, and promotes career ing for this legislation, and I reserve selves from a claim of pay discrimina- and technical education, to name a the balance of my time. tion by proving that a pay differential few. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- is based on legitimate, business-related Unfortunately, my Democrat col- self such time as I may consume. factors other than sex. leagues would rather impose radical

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:01 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.012 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1803 and unworkable policy under the guise In fact, we are in a much stronger po- simple; so simple. Men and women in of progress than find bipartisan solu- sition today than we were 30, let alone the same job deserve the same pay. It tions which foster environments where 60 years ago. is a principle that we adhere to in this individuals are empowered to succeed This legislation from the Democrat Congress, and I don’t believe anyone and make the decisions that are best Party is just another attempt to insert would challenge it. The same is true of for them. themselves further into the workplace the U.S. military. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on with a purported cure for a disease that Last month, we recognized Equal Pay H.R. 7, and I reserve the balance of my doesn’t exist. Democrats are dependent Day on March 24, which is the day into time. upon the perception of discrimination the current year that women must Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, and victimhood to expand their base of work to meet the wages earned by men I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman power as they continue to divide us as in the previous year. from Massachusetts (Ms. CLARK), who a Nation. The National Committee on Pay Eq- is the Assistant Speaker of the House. Democrats also view employers, busi- uity tells us, at its lowest point in 1973, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. nesses, and job creators with disdain, full-time, working women earned a me- Speaker, in December, American believing that, left to their own de- dian of 56.6 cents to every dollar that women lost 156,000 jobs, accounting for vices, they would seek to harm and ex- full-time working men earned. Today, 100 percent of jobs lost; and since the ploit their employees. Not to worry, women who work full-time, year-round start of this pandemic, nearly 3 million Big Government to the rescue; or, more are paid, on average, only 82 cents for women have been pushed out of the accurately, big Democrat government every dollar paid to men. workforce. laying on more control, more regula- The gap exists in every State, regard- Women have borne the brunt of the tions, more mandates, all designed to less of geography, occupation, edu- economic crisis brought on by this pan- enrich their trial lawyer friends and in- cation, or work patterns. And it is demic, and gender pay inequality is at crease liability for employers. worse for women of color. Latinas are the root of the problem. More than five The Democrats will disingenuously typically paid 55 cents; Native Amer- decades after the passage of the Equal cite statistics that indicate that there ican women 60 cents; Black women 63 Pay Act, women still only make 82 are discrepancies in income based on cents; Asian American and Pacific Is- cents for every dollar earned by men, gender, but they won’t specify discrep- lander women are paid as little as 52 and that gap is even wider for women ancies in pay for the same positions in cents. of color. the same industries because they don’t This wage disparity costs the average By passing the Paycheck Fairness exist. American woman and her family an es- Act today, we are correcting this injus- This bill adds more layers of burden- timated $400,000 to $2 million, impact- tice and ensuring that all people re- some and costly reporting require- ing Social Security benefits and pen- ceive equal pay for equal work. ments for businesses, estimated to cost sions. Let’s be clear: this isn’t a women’s about $600 million a year, costs which Today, the issue and the environ- issue. Pay inequity hurts children, will be passed on to consumers in high- ment have collided. This pandemic has families, and our entire economy. It is er prices with no real benefit. brought out the depth of our problem, fundamental to our recovery and our The bill doesn’t do anything to help exposed existing inequalities, and ability to not just rebuild to status women in the workplace, but it hurts threatened women’s economic security quo, but to rebuild a just and inclusive employers, exposing them to greater li- at a disproportionate rate. Women America for all. ability, and enriches the trial lawyer have lost more than five million jobs; Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 donors to the Democrat Party. It al- and as we seek to rebuild our economy, minutes to the gentleman from Vir- lows the lawyers to litigate every deci- let us remember that the pay gap hurts ginia (Mr. GOOD). sion an employer makes, and to bank- not only women, but also the families Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rupt small businesses by seeking un- who depend on them. thank Ranking Member FOXX for yield- limited monetary damages. The Paycheck Fairness Act is a bi- ing. It makes it impossible for employers partisan piece of legislation, which has Mr. Speaker, everyone supports equal to defend charges of gender-based dis- the support of every member of the pay for equal performance, and every- crimination when experience, quali- Democratic Caucus, as well as three one is against gender-based wage dis- fications, or performance warrants Republicans. It would toughen the rem- crimination. This has been the law for higher pay. They would now need to edies in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to nearly 60 years. prove that the determination is a busi- give America’s working women the op- When I entered the workforce 30 ness necessity. portunity to fight wage discrimination years ago after college, wage discrimi- Leave it to politicians in Washington and receive the paycheck they have nation was basically nonexistent, to think that they have the right to de- rightfully earned. thanks to the law and a simple recogni- termine for employers what is a busi- It would require employers to prove tion of the value of a diverse work- ness necessity. that pay disparities exist for legiti- force. Companies then, as now, simply Left to themselves, businesses and mate, job-related reasons; ban retalia- assigned a starting salary based upon employers tend to get it right. But Big tion against workers who discuss their the position, and paid that wage to ev- Government almost never gets it right, wages; it facilitates a wronged work- eryone they hired; thereafter providing and this bill is no exception. I urge a er’s participation in a class action suit; merit increases based upon perform- ‘‘no’’ vote. and it prohibits employers from seek- ance, unlike what happens in union Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, ing the salary history of prospective shops and with government positions. I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman employees. But do my Democrat friends across from Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO), the And by now, we are all familiar with the aisle base their staff salaries on sponsor of the bill, a champion for the case of Lilly Ledbetter. Her bosses gender? Or do they pay women less equal pay, and the chair of the House said: ‘‘Their plant did not need women; than men? Or do they set salaries based Appropriations Committee. that women did not help, and, in fact, on market conditions, qualifications, Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in they caused problems.’’ and experience? strong support of the Paycheck Fair- Well, a jury found that, yes, Lilly ness Act, legislation that I have intro- Ledbetter had been discriminated b 1245 duced in every Congress since 1997. against, and awarded her $3.8 million in Why do they assume less of private Since then, we have pushed and bat- back pay and damages, which the Su- employers? tled to strengthen the Equal Pay Act preme Court eliminated. She received We already have laws and protections of 1963. We launched, side by side, into nothing, as it closed the courtroom that ensure fair pay, and companies the fray to elevate pay discrimination, door to all women. must maintain documentation dem- to emphasize how central its impact is We, the Congress, reopened that door onstrating nondiscrimination in wages, to working families. with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. performance evaluations, and merit in- I cannot tell you how difficult it has It reversed the Supreme Court’s deci- creases. been to break through on something so sion. It was a court access case, but it

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:01 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.013 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 did not address the underlying issue of remains exceptionally high. These high job- Alabama, AAUW of Alaska (AAUW Fair- pay discrimination. less numbers threaten to exacerbate gender banks (AK) Branch), AAUW of Arizona, President Dwight D. Eisenhower in wage gaps when women regain employment. AAUW of Arkansas, AAUW of California, 1956, in his State of the Union address, We cannot build back an economy that AAUW of Colorado, AAUW of Connecticut, works for everyone without ensuring that all AAUW of Delaware, AAUW of District of Co- said: ‘‘Legislation to apply the prin- women can work with equality, safety, and lumbia (AAUW Washington (DC) Branch, ciple of equal pay for equal work with- dignity, starting with pay equity. AAUW Capitol Hill (DC) Branch), AAUW of out discrimination because of sex is a There is no more fitting way to begin this Florida, AAUW of Georgia, AAUW of Hawaii, matter of simple justice. I earnestly session than by making real, concrete AAUW of Idaho, AAUW of Illinois, AAUW of urge the Congress to move swiftly to progress in ensuring all women receive fair Indiana, AAUW of Iowa, AAUW of Kansas, implement these needed labor meas- pay. The Paycheck Fairness Act updates and AAUW of Kentucky, AAUW of Louisiana, AAUW of Maine, AAUW of Maryland, AAUW ures.’’ strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to en- sure that it provides robust protection of Massachusetts, AAUW of Michigan, AAUW When President Kennedy signed the against sex-based pay discrimination. Among of Minnesota, AAUW of Mississippi, AAUW Equal Pay Act into law nearly 58 years other provisions, this comprehensive bill of Missouri, AAUW of Montana, AAUW of ago, he said: ‘‘It is a first step. It af- bars retaliation against workers who volun- Nebraska, AAUW of Nevada, AAUW of New firms our determination that when tarily discuss or disclose their wages. It Hampshire, AAUW of New Jersey, AAUW of women enter the labor force, they will closes loopholes that have allowed employers New Mexico, AAUW of New York, AAUW of find equality in their pay envelopes.’’ to pay women less than men for the same North Carolina, AAUW of North Dakota, The Paycheck Fairness Act is the work without any important business jus- AAUW of Ohio, AAUW of Oklahoma, AAUW of Oregon, AAUW of Pennsylvania, AAUW of next step. It simply brings the Equal tification related to the job. It ensures women can receive the same robust remedies Puerto Rico, AAUW of Rhode Island, AAUW Pay Act into line with the remedies al- for sex-based pay discrimination that are of South Carolina, AAUW of South Dakota, ready available for those who are sub- currently available to those subjected to dis- AAUW of Tennessee, AAUW of Texas, AAUW ject to other forms of employment dis- crimination based on race and ethnicity. It of Utah, AAUW of Vermont, AAUW of Vir- crimination. That is it, pure and sim- prohibits employers from relying on salary ginia, AAUW of Washington, AAUW of West ple. history in determining future pay, so that Virginia, AAUW of Wisconsin, AAUW of Wy- We have passed paycheck fairness pay discrimination does not follow women oming. through this House in 2008, 2009, 2019. from job to job. And it also provides much American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Unions (AFL-CIO); American Fed- But, now, in the 117th Congress in needed training and technical assistance, as well as data collection and research. eration of State, County and Municipal Em- which we welcomed the most women in Women are increasingly the primary or co- ployees; American Federation of Teachers; our history, we must get it into law. breadwinner in their families and cannot af- AnitaB.org; Association of Flight Attend- We have the opportunity to make good ford to be shortchanged any longer. Women ants-CWA; Bend the Arc Jewish Action; Cali- on that promise that Presidents of working full-time, year-round are typically fornia Women’s Law Center; Catalyst; Center both parties have made. We need to paid only 82 cents for every dollar paid to for American Progress; Center for Law and men. But for every dollar paid to their white, Social Policy (CLASP); Center for LGBTQ seize that moment. Economic Advancement & Research; Clear- It is time for us to say that the work non-Hispanic male counterparts, Black women only make 63 cents, Native women inghouse on Women’s Issues; Coalition of that women do in our society today is Labor Union Women: Philadelphia Coalition valued and respected, and the contribu- only 60 cents, and Latinas only 55 cents. While Asian American and Pacific Islander of Labor Union Women; Community Health Councils; Congregation of Our Lady of Char- tion that we make, if it is good enough (AAPI) women make 87 cents for every dollar ity of the Good Shepherd, U.S. Provinces; for the women in the House of Rep- paid to white, non-Hispanic men, women in Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal resentatives, then it is good enough for many AAPI communities experience dras- Fund (CWEALF); Disciples Center for Public women all over the United States. tically wider pay gaps. Furthermore, moms Witness. Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD are paid less than dads. And even when con- Equal Pay Today; Equal Rights Advocates; a letter supporting the Paycheck Fair- trolling for factors, such as education and Every Texan; Family Forward Oregon; Fam- ness Act by a broad coalition of organi- experience, the pay gaps persist and start ily Values@ Work; Feminist Majority Foun- zations that promote economic oppor- early in women’s careers and contribute to a dation; Futures Without Violence; Gender tunity for women. wealth gap that follows them throughout Justice; Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, their lifetimes. These pay gaps can be ad- FEBRUARY 3, 2021. USA-JPIC; In Our Own Voice: National dressed only if workers have the legal tools Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agen- CO-SPONSOR AND SUPPORT SWIFT PASSAGE OF necessary to challenge discrimination and THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT da; Indiana Institute for Working Families; employers are provided with effective incen- Institute for Women’s Policy Research; Jus- DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: As members of tives and technical assistance to comply tice for Migrant Women; KWH Law Center a broad coalition of organizations that pro- with the law. for Social Justice and Change; Labor Council mote economic opportunity for women and We recently commemorated the twelfth for Latin American Advancement; Leader- vigorous enforcement of antidiscrimination anniversary of the enactment of the Lilly ship Conference on Civil and Human Rights; laws, we strongly urge you to co-sponsor and Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. That vital law rec- League of Women Voters of the United push for swift passage of the Paycheck Fair- tified the Supreme Court’s harmful decision States; Legal Aid at Work; Legal Momen- ness Act as a top priority of the 117th Con- in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber tum, The Women’s Legal Defense and Edu- gress. Despite federal and state equal pay Company. The law helps to ensure that indi- cation Fund; Legal Voice; MANA, A National laws, gender pay gaps persist, and earnings viduals subjected to unlawful compensation Latina Organization; Methodist Federation lost to these gaps are exacerbating the finan- discrimination are able to have their day in for Social Action; Mi Familila Vota. cial effects of COVID–19, falling particularly court and effectively assert their rights Michigan League for Public Policy; heavily on women of color and the families under federal antidiscrimination laws. But MomsRising; NAACP; National Advocacy who depend on their income. This legislation the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, critical as Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd; offers a much needed update to the Equal it is, is only one step on the path to ensuring National Asian Pacific American Women’s Pay Act of 1963 by providing new tools to women receive equal pay for equal work. It’s Forum (NAPAWF); National Association of battle pervasive pay gaps and to challenge time to take the next step toward achieving Social Workers; National Center for Law and discrimination. equal pay. We urge you to prioritize the Pay- Economic Justice; National Committee on The COVID–19 pandemic and systemic rac- check Fairness Act in the 117th Congress by Pay Equity; National Council of Jewish ism have exposed how the work performed co-sponsoring and urging swift passage of Women; National Domestic Violence Hot- primarily by women, and particularly Black this legislation, taking up the cause of Lilly line; National Education Association; Na- and brown women, has long been and con- Ledbetter and all those who have fought for tional Employment Law Project: National tinues to be undervalued and underpaid, even equal pay. Employment Lawyers Association National as the rest of the country is newly recog- If you have any questions, please do not Employment Lawyers Association—Eastern nizing the essential nature of this work. hesitate to contact Kate Nielson, Director of Pennsylvania, National Employment Law- Black women, Latinas, and other women of Public Policy & Legal Advocacy at the yers Association—Georgia; National Net- color are especially likely to be on the front American Association of University Women work to End Domestic Violence; National lines of the crisis, risking their lives in jobs or Emily Martin, Vice President for Edu- Organization for Women: Florida NOW, Illi- in health care, child care, and grocery stores; cation & Workplace Justice at the National nois NOW, Indiana NOW, Jacksonville NOW, they are also being paid less than their male Women’s Law Center. Kanawha Valley NOW, Maryland NOW, Mon- counterparts. At the same time, women in Sincerely, roe County NOW, Montana NOW, Northwest this country lost more than 5 million jobs in 9to5; A Better Balance; AFCPE (Associa- Indiana NOW, South Jersey NOW-Alice Paul 2020; indeed, women accounted for 100% of tion for Financial Counseling & Planning chapter. the jobs lost in December 2020. The unem- Education); All-Options; American Associa- National Partnership for Women & Fami- ployment rate for Black women and Latinas tion of University Women (AAUW): AAUW of lies; National WIC Association; National

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:47 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.015 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1805 Women’s Law Center; National Women’s Po- Ms. ADAMS. I thank the gentleman each other. Employers can currently mask litical Caucus; Native Women Lead; NET- for yielding, and for his support, and compensation discrimination with pay se- WORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice; for his leadership on the committee. crecy policies that forbid employees from New Jersey Citizen Action; NewsGuild-CWA; Mr. Speaker, I rise today, as I have discussing pay and benefits. Secrecy and the New York Women’s Foundation; North Caro- threat of retaliation leave workers unable to lina Justice Center; People For the Amer- done for my entire career, from the learn about and challenge pay disparities. In ican Way; PowHer New York; Prosperity North Carolina House to the U.S. a survey of private-sector workers, over 62 Now; Reinventure Capital; Restaurant Op- House, in support of equal pay for percent of women and 60 percent of men re- portunities Centers (ROC) United; Service equal work. ported that their employers discourage or Employees International Union; Shriver Cen- It is 2021, and women are still subject prohibit discussing wage and salary informa- ter on Poverty Law; TIME’S UP Now; U.S. to unequal, unfair compensation in the tion. The Paycheck Fairness Act would Women’s Chamber of Commerce; Union for workplace. This truth, this wage gap is make pay secrecy policies illegal. Reform Judaism; United State of Women; The Paycheck Fairness Act would also pro- WNY Women’s Foundation; Women and Girls at its worst for women of color. Black women, for example, earn an average of hibit employers from screening job appli- Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania; cants based on their salary history or requir- Women Employed; Women of Reform Juda- 63 cents on the dollar compared to ing salary history during the interview proc- ism; Women’s Fund of Rhode Island; Wom- men. ess. Women are typically paid lower wages en’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Founda- This issue persists in nearly every than men even in their first jobs. Salary dis- tion. line of work, regardless of education, parities that begin early in a woman’s career Women’s Law Project; Women’s Media experience, occupation, industry, or job can follow her from job to job when employ- Center; Women’s Rights and Empowerment ers are permitted to base a new hire’s salary Network; YWCA USA: YWCA Allentown, title. And if you don’t believe that data, take it from me. I have lived it. on her prior earnings. People should be paid YWCA Arizona Metropolitan Phoenix, YWCA fairly for the job they are being hired to do. Billings, YWCA Butler, YWCA Central Ala- The Paycheck Fairness Act is an op- The bill would also make it more difficult bama, YWCA Central Indiana, YWCA Central portunity for Congress to strengthen for employers to justify pay discrimination. Maine, YWCA Central Virginia, YWCA Day- the Equal Pay Act, to bolster the Workers in the same company who do the ton, YWCA Duluth, YWCA Elgin, YWCA Gen- rights of working women, and to put an same job and have the same amount of expe- esee County, YWCA Greater Austin, YWCA end to the gender-based wage disparity rience, education and training should be paid Greater Baton Rouge, YWCA Greater Cin- once and for all. the same. Currently, however, employers are cinnati, YWCA Greater Cleveland, YWCA Greater Portland, YWCA Greenwich, YWCA We cannot continue to rob nearly able to explain away differences in pay too Hartford Region, YWCA Kalamazoo, YWCA half of our Nation’s workforce of the easily by relying on a catch-all defense in Kauai, YWCA Kitsap County, YWCA Knox- wages they deserve, nor can we con- the Equal Pay Act. The Paycheck Fairness ville and the Tennessee Valley, YWCA Lower tinue to force women to work far more Act would close that loophole and require employers to prove that any differences in Cape Fear, YWCA McLean County, YWCA just to be paid fairly. Metro Detroit—Interim House, YWCA Na- pay are not sex-based, are job-related con- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD cerning the position in question, and are tional Capital Area, YWCA New Hampshire, a letter from the National Partnership YWCA North Central Indiana, YWCA North- consistent with business necessity and ac- ern New Jersey, YWCA Oahu, YWCA Pierce for Women and Families in support of count for the entire difference in compensa- County, YWCA Princeton, YWCA QUINCY, H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. tion. Employees claiming pay discrimination YWCA Sauk Valley, YWCA Seattle king Sno- NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR would also have new opportunities to prove homish, YWCA South Hampton Roads, WOMEN & FAMILIES, that the employer’s defense is the pretext. YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts, YWCA April 13, 2021. In addition to these critical provisions, the Southern Arizona, YWCA University of Illi- DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: The National Paycheck Fairness Act would also allow nois, YWCA Utah, YWCA Western New York, Partnership for Women & Families is a non- workers alleging pay discrimination within YWCA Wheeling, YWCA Yakima; Zonta USA profit, non-partisan advocacy organization the same company to file class-action suits; Caucus. committed to improving the lives of women would change the remedies of the Equal Pay Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 and families by achieving equity for all Act to treat gender-based pay discrimination claims the same as other civil rights viola- minute to the gentlewoman from women. Since our creation as the Women’s Legal Defense Fund in 1971, we have fought tions that result in unfair pay; would recog- Michigan (Mrs. MCCLAIN). for every significant federal advance for nize companies that want to do better; and Mrs. MCCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise equal opportunity in the workplace, includ- would improve fair pay enforcement, data today in opposition of H.R. 7, the Pay- ing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. collection and disclosure. check Fairness Act. We write in strong support of H.R. 7, the Closing the gender and racial wage gap is a We don’t need the government telling Paycheck Fairness Act, and urge you to vote crucial measure to take in response to business how much they can pay their for passage while opposing any harmful COVID–19. Throughout the pandemic, women employees. Let’s not forget that it is amendments. This critical bill will help our and people of color have disproportionately business that has lifted us out of pov- nation build back an economy that works for experienced the adverse effects of the public erty, not the government. everyone by ensuring that all women can health and economic crisis. Women and peo- As a former businesswoman who has work with equality and dignity. ple of color have been on the front lines actually signed the front of paychecks, As the Paycheck Fairness Act recognizes, working in our most essential occupations, but forces like wage inequality have kept not just the backs, what you do as an women and workers from communities of color continue to face significant pay dis- them underpaid and undervalued. The Pay- employee and what you produce as an parities in the United States. On average, check Fairness Act would ensure that work- employee matters, and what you women working full time and year-round are ers are given the support needed to ensure produce should be reflected in your paid only 82 cents for every dollar paid to pay equity during this time of crisis. outcome, not your gender. men, and the wage gap is widest for women Updating our nation’s equal pay laws is Do not—please, do not insult me as a of color. Among women who hold full-time, also crucial to reducing negative impacts re- woman by lowering the bar for me. And year-round jobs in the United States, Black sulting from the mass exodus of women from please, do not insult me as a business women are typically paid 63 cents, Native the labor force during the pandemic. Wom- owner for forcing me to lower the bar American women 60 cents and Latinas just 55 en’s labor force participation is at a 33-year record low, with nearly a million moms hav- for my employees. Outcomes and hard cents for every dollar paid to white, non-His- panic men. White, non-Hispanic women are ing left the workforce, largely due to the dif- work are what leads to success, not paid 79 cents. Asian American and Pacific Is- ficulties of balancing full-time work and your gender. lander (AAPI) women who work full time, care responsibilities. Increases in women’s Gender discrimination is already year-round are paid as little as 52 cents for labor force participation rates drove the sig- against the law thanks to the Equal every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic nificant narrowing of the gender wage gap Pay Act. men, as Burmese women are. Asian Amer- during the 1970s and 1980s, a narrowing which At a time when businesses are shut- ican women overall are paid just 87 cents for stagnated in the late 1990s, around the time ting their doors due to the pandemic, every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic women’s labor force participation peaked. we should be creating jobs and men. The wage gap persists across different Without the Paycheck Fairness Act, incentivizing people to work. industries, occupations and education levels progress on closing the gender wage gap Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, and exists in nearly every congressional dis- could be set back decades, especially since trict. women face financial penalties for taking I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman These troubling statistics underscore the time out of the workforce, with one study from North Carolina (Ms. ADAMS), need to update our nation’s equal pay laws. finding that women who took just one year chair of the Subcommittee on Work- The Paycheck Fairness Act would make it out of the workforce had annual earnings 39 force Protections. safe for workers to discuss their wages with percent lower than women who did not.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:01 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.009 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1806 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 The Paycheck Fairness Act would stores, and it is time that all of these siderably less than male workers and, strengthen existing federal protections, en- ‘‘sheroes’’ are compensated at the same as a result, a pernicious wage gap ex- sure more equitable workplaces and allow rate as their male counterparts. ists. However, many studies dem- women to remain in the workforce and main- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD onstrate that the gap is not necessarily tain their economic stability at all phases of life. At the current rate of progress, projec- a letter from the International Broth- the product of workplace discrimina- tions are that the gender wage gap will close erhood of Teamsters urging passage of tion. in 2041 for Asian women, 2069 for white this legislation and highlighting the In fact, this gap nearly disappears women, 2369 for Black women, and 2451 for persistent wage gaps between genders. when factors such as hours worked per Latina women. Women cannot—and should INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD week, rate of leaving the workforce, not—wait that long for pay equity. It is time OF TEAMSTERS, and industry and occupation are con- to clarify and strengthen existing federal Washington, DC, April 13, 2021. sidered. protections for women in the workforce by HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A 2020 study by compensation soft- passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. We urge Washington, DC. ware company PayScale found that you to vote in support and opposed harmful DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the amendments. more than 1.4 million members of the Inter- when controlling for job title, years of Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 national Brotherhood of Teamsters, I urge experience, industry, location, and minute to the gentleman from Wis- you to support fundamental fairness by com- other compensable factors, women consin (Mr. FITZGERALD). bating wage discrimination on the basis of earned 98 percent as much as men. Mr. FITZGERALD. Mr. Speaker, I sex by passing H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness A 2009 study commissioned by the rise today in opposition to H.R. 7. Act. I urge you to vote yes on H.R. 7 and to U.S. Department of Labor found a gen- This bill is a solution in search of a pass the Paycheck Fairness Act without any der wage gap of between 4.8 and 7.1 per- weakening amendments. cent when controlling for economic problem, and it does nothing to help The Paycheck Fairness Act would address employees. In reality, the bill would the persistent wage gap based on sex by variables between men and women. only boost paychecks for trial lawyers eliminating loopholes that hinder the effec- A 2018 Harvard study found that the and not workers. tiveness of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. H.R. 7 gap in pay between female and male H.R. 7 places unworkable, burden- would update and strengthen the Equal Pay bus and train operators working for the some restrictions on employers, and Act in important ways. The bill closes loop- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Au- also poses a threat to worker privacy. holes that have allowed employers to pay thority, MBTA, can be explained by the Even more, this bill would kill the women less than men for the same work workplace choices that women and Christmas bonus by effectively prohib- without any important business purpose re- men make rather than other factors, lated to the job. It would require employers iting employers from paying end-of- to demonstrate that wage gaps are truly the such as discrimination. The study the-year bonuses to their employees. result of factors other than gender. Impor- found that the earnings gap for MBTA This hardly seems fair to an employee, tantly, it would prohibit retaliation against bus and train operators is explained by despite the title of the bill. workers who share salary information or in- the fact that the male operators took Republicans tried to strengthen the quire about their employer’s wage practices. 48 percent fewer unpaid hours off and bill during the committee markup. My H.R. 7 would also bring the remedies and pro- worked 83 percent more overtime hours colleague, Ms. STEFANIK, offered an cedures of the Equal Pay Act into conform- per year than the female operators. amendment that would have made ance with those available for other civil I want to point out that I am giving rights claims. The Paycheck Fairness Act commonsense improvements to the holds employers accountable for pay discrep- you facts here, Mr. Speaker, facts. text, but that amendment was rejected ancies between their male and female em- These differences are not due to any by the Democrats. ployees while strengthening incentives to different work options faced by female I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the bill. We prevent pay discrimination. And, it would and male operators. Rather, the study should not allow trial lawyers and bur- preclude pay discrimination from following found that the female operators had a densome restrictions to kill the Christ- women from job to job. greater demand for workplace flexi- mas bonus under the false guise of fair- While some progress has been made since bility and a lower demand for overtime ness. the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay work hours than the male operators. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Act of 2009, the wage gap still persists, and disparities are evident at every educational Pay discrimination is wrong and al- this bill will prohibit paying all the level. Nationally, women still earn only 82 ready illegal. We probably cannot say men a bonus and none of the women a cents for every dollar earned by their male that enough. Any new legislation to bonus, although they have produced colleagues. For women of color, the wage combat pay discrimination should be equally for the business. gaps are even larger. based on facts, not supposition, not I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act will projection. The facts seem to be sorely from Georgia (Mrs. MCBATH), a distin- provide women and all other workers the missing from this debate. guished member of the Committee on tools necessary to challenge discrimination Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Education and Labor. against them. It is an important step in making real progress in the fight to elimi- my time. Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, I rise nate the gender wage gap and to provide eco- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, today in support of the Paycheck Fair- nomic, and retirement, security to women I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from ness Act. and their families. New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT), a distin- I want to commend Chairwoman It is well past the time to end pay dis- guished member of the Committee on ROSA DELAURO for her extraordinary crimination in the workplace. The Team- Education and Labor. efforts and commend Chairman SCOTT sters Union urges you to reject weakening Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, before for bringing this timely policy to fru- amendments and to vote yes on final passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. I begin, I include in the RECORD a let- ition. ter from the Equal Rights Advocates in I am proud to be an original cospon- Sincerely, JAMES P. HOFFA, support of H.R. 7. sor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. I General President. EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES, think most of us can agree that every Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, the gen- April 14, 2021. American should earn equal pay for der gap is clear, and the Paycheck Re Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) equal work. Fairness Act will address this dis- and vote no on harmful amendments. This legislation takes meaningful parity. Not only will this legislation DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: As the House votes steps toward ensuring that every help women in Georgia, but it will help on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), Equal American, regardless of gender, re- families across the Nation. Rights Advocates strongly urges you to pass ceives fair compensation for their the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7, without work. b 1300 amendments that limit its scope or under- We have seen over the course of the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- mine its critical protections. COVID–19 pandemic that essential self such time as I may consume. Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is a na- tional, non-profit legal organization based in workers are the lifeblood of our soci- Mr. Speaker, proponents of H.R. 7 San Francisco, California, whose mission is ety. We have seen women on the claim that despite current prohibitions to protect and expand economic and edu- frontlines in the hospital, in the class- against pay discrimination, female cational access and opportunities for women room, and at our essential retail workers are still paid, on average, con- and girls. We have a long history of working

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We have litigated nu- check Fairness Act would make it harder for sibility has heightened since the pandemic merous cases relating to pay discrimination employers to keep pervasive practices of pay given school and childcare closures, and in- and regularly provide information and re- discrimination hidden. creased care needs for elderly relatives.’’ sources to employees who contact our free In addition, the Paycheck Fairness Act Women who are able to remain in the work- legal information hotline regarding unlawful would also prohibit employers from relying force, however, are still paid less than their gender and race-based pay disparities. on salary history when setting the wages of male colleagues, especially Black women and We also advocate for various bills at the their employees. This provision is critical as women of color. COVID–19 has exacerbated state-level to ensure economic and gender the practice of relying on prior salary can these long-standing gender and racial inequi- justice for women and families. Most re- lead to a single act of pay discrimination fol- ties. Now, more than ever, elected officials cently, ERA has co-sponsored SB 973 (Jack- lowing a woman throughout her career. One must recognize these disparate impacts and son, 2020) which requires California employ- year out of college, women are already earn- deliver solutions to American women. ers with 100 employees or more to submit an ing 7 percent less than their male colleagues, Without continued efforts to provide annual pay data report to the Department of even after controlling for factors such as col- women with the tools to challenge and un- Industrial Relations outlining the compensa- lege major, occupation, or hours worked. If a earth pay discrimination and provisions to tion and hours worked of its employees by woman’s prior salary is used by future em- keep employers from perpetuating persistent gender, race, ethnicity, and job category. ployers, the gender pay gap will continue to inequalities, the gender pay gap will not This allows state agencies to more effi- persist as a depressed past salary continues close. The Paycheck Fairness Act is an im- ciently identify patterns of wage disparities to be used to determine future wages. Pro- portant step on the path towards a future and encourages employers to analyze their hibiting employer reliance on salary history where women can stand on equal economic own pay practices to ensure they are fair and will help stop the perpetuation of unequal footing to their male counterparts. lawful. Additionally, ERA co-sponsored the pay. For these reasons, we are proud to support California Fair Pay Act, SB 358, (Jackson, Another crucial provision in this version of the Paycheck Fairness Act and urge you to 2016) which amended and strengthened our the Paycheck Fairness Act is the commit- pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. state’s Equal Pay Act to prohibit employer ment to pay data collection. As mentioned JESSICA STENDER, secrecy rules, clarify that workers must be above, ERA fought for pay data collection at Senior Counsel, paid equally to coworkers of another sex who the California state-level and secured this Workplace Justice & Public Policy. perform substantially similar work, unless via SB 973 (Jackson, 2020). The need to en- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, it the employer proves that the disparity was sure equal pay is now more apparent than should offend every one of us that due to a legitimate, job-related, bona fide ever during the current COVID–19 health and there remains a pay gap between men factor not based on or derived from sex. We economic crisis, which has exposed the last- and women for the same work. also cosponsored AB 168 (Eggman, 2017) ing harm of unequal pay and other contribu- Women of color, in particular—Afri- which prohibits California employers from tors to economic security on women, and in can-American women, Latina women, inquiring about prior salary and requires particular, women of color. Pay data collec- Native American women, AAPI them to provide the pay Scale for a position tion helps uncover pay discrimination, which in question upon reasonable request and AB is a major contributor to the overall gender women—are making as low as 52 cents, 2282 (Eggman, 2018) which clarified that prior and race-based wage gaps. Mr. Speaker, for every dollar for the salary cannot be used on its own, or in com- Recognizing that pay discrimination is dif- same job and work by a man. bination with a lawful factor, to justify a ficult to detect and address, the Obama Ad- This is a travesty. wage differential under the California Equal ministration announced a proposed revision Let’s make our communities strong- Pay Act. Finally, ERA also chairs Equal Pay to the Employer Information Report (EEO–1) er. Let’s make our economy stronger. Today, a national collaboration of organiza- to include the reporting of pay data by gen- In Harlem, East Harlem, northern tions working at the local, regional, and fed- der, race and ethnicity beginning in 2018. For Manhattan, and the northwest Bronx, eral level to close the gender wage gap. more than 50 years, large companies have women of color are the majority of Today in the United States, despite the been submitting these EEO–1 reports with workers. I can’t go back home to my passage of previous equal pay legislation, in- demographic information to the Equal Em- district and say that somehow they are cluding the critically important Lily ployment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the gender pay gap This data has helped the agency to identify working the same as men, or maybe remains pervasive. Women, even those who patterns of occupational segregation and dis- more, in many cases, and are making work full-time and year round, still only crimination and enforce federal equal pay less. earn 80 cents to a man’s dollar. This gives and anti-discrimination law. However, the I support H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fair- rise to a nationwide pay gap of $900 billion Trump Administration put a halt to the im- ness Act, because we need to bring fair- every year. For women of color, the pay gap plementation of this new rule, dealing a sig- ness into the discussion. Let’s make is even larger. For every dollar earned by a nificant blow to the fight for equal pay. our communities stronger. Let’s make non-Hispanic white man, Latina women earn The Paycheck Fairness Act would also our economy stronger. only 53 cents, Native American women only close loopholes that allow employers to pay Gender-based pay discrimination 58 cents, and Black women only 61 cents. women less without a legitimate business should not be something we are still justification and would provide the same ro- These large pay gaps, although of varying discussing now in 2021. sizes across demographics of women, prove bust remedies for sex-based pay discrimina- harmful to the economic security of women tion as race and ethnicity based discrimina- The Paycheck Fairness Act will put and families across the country. The nega- tion. It would also require wage data collec- everyone on the line to make sure that tive economic consequences of these gender tion and support salary negotiation skills we are all doing our best to ensure fair pay gaps are especially pronounced as training programs to give women the tools and equitable pay. ‘‘mothers are primary or sole breadwinners to advocate for higher wages. Salary nego- Closing the pay gap will make women in half of U.S. households with children.’’ Of tiation workshops have been shown to be and families financially stronger. these female-headed households, one-quarter highly effective. For example, in a study Mr. Speaker, let’s make our commu- of them fall below the poverty line. conducted following the free salary negotia- nities stronger. Let’s make our econ- As it stands, the gender and race pay gaps tion workshops put on by the city of Boston, omy stronger. are closing at a glacial pace. At current the Center for Women in Politics and Public Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the rates, the gender wage gap will not close Policy at the University of Massachusetts balance of my time. until 2059. For women of color, the picture is Boston found that nearly half of the women even bleaker. It will not be until 2124 that who were interviewed had either successfully Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Black women receive equal pay to white men negotiated a pay raise or starting salary I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman and not until 2233 that Latinas receive the that brought them either to or above the from California (Ms. SPEIER), the co- same. Now is the time for action. market rate following the training. chair of the Democratic Caucus. The Paycheck Fairness Act is an impor- As the bill states, these continuing pay Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I include tant step in accelerating the closing of the disparities have devastating impacts on in the RECORD a letter titled ‘‘Support gender pay gap. Among many provisions, the women, especially women of color. Over the the Paycheck Fairness Act’’ written by Paycheck Fairness Act would bar retaliation course of the COVID–19 pandemic, research- The Leadership Conference on Civil for discussing or disclosing wages. According ers have found this to be even more true. and Human Rights. to the Institute for Women’s Policy Re- Since last February, 2.4 million women have search, across the country, about half of exited the workforce, or, been pushed out of THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE workers were prohibited or strongly discour- the workforce, highlighting a dramatic re- ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, aged from disclosing their wages to other gress for gender equity. More and more April 14, 2021. employees. Yet, when an individual is unable women are forced to stay home in order to SUPPORT THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT, H.R. to discuss wages with other employees, it be- care for children and loved ones while men 7—VOTE NOONHARMFUL AMENDMENTS comes exceedingly difficult to determine if continue to work. Before the pandemic, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of The one is making less than one’s colleagues. By ‘‘women did, on average, three times more Leadership Conference on Civil and Human

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The Pay- WADE HENDERSON, businesses to pay their female workforce check Fairness Act is a priority of The Lead- Interim President and substantially more money to eliminate the ership Conference, and we will include your CEO. existing wage gap. The purpose of this bill is to update the Equal Pay Act, which only ap- vote on final passage in our Voting Record LASHAWN WARREN, for the 117th Congress. Executive Vice Presi- plies in situations where women or men are Gender-based pay discrimination com- dent for Government receiving unequal pay for equal work. It does not create a new mandate. Employers al- promises the economic security of millions Affairs. of women in the United States—and for ready have a legal obligation to pay men and women of color, the harm is exacerbated by Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, for a quar- women equal wages for equal work unless their experience of both race- and gender- ter of a century, Chairwoman DELAURO there is a legitimate reason for the differen- based wage disparities. Women working full- has been trying to get this bill passed. tial. time, year-round in the United States are She is sick and tired, I am sick and Enactment of this bill will not interject typically paid about 82 cents for every dollar tired, and American women are sick the government into the pay decisions of businesses. The Paycheck Fairness Act does paid to men, adding up to a loss of more than and tired of being treated like second- $400,000 over a lifetime. Black women are not tell employers what factors to use to set typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar class citizens. pay; it only requires that pay decisions are paid to non-Hispanic white men, while Na- Imagine if the women here in Con- job- and business-related. tive American women are paid only 60 cents, gress were being paid 60, 70, or 80 per- Enactment of this bill will not make em- Latinas are paid just 55 cents, and women in cent of what our male colleagues are ployers liable for any and every wage dif- certain Asian American and Pacific Islander making. Do you think we would put up ferential. An employer will still have four af- firmative defenses and will not be guilty of communities are paid as little as 52 cents. with it? Of course not. Somehow, Research shows that the gender pay gap oc- wage discrimination if a pay differential is curs across almost all occupations and indus- American women are expected to put based on (i) seniority, (ii) merit, (iii) a sys- tries, develops very early in women’s ca- up with that. tem that measures quantity or quality of reers, and grows over time. Do you want facts? Ask about Ms. production, or (iv) a ‘‘factor other than sex.’’ Action to close the wage gap is long over- Rexroat, from the State of Arizona, 29 U.S.C. 206(d)(l). The only difference is that due, but in light of the current economic cri- who was paid less than her colleague Paycheck Fairness Act will resolve uncer- sis, it is even more critical that Congress act because they decided that they would tainty in the law over how to apply the fourth defense by redefining it as ‘‘a bona now to strengthen protections against pay base her salary on what she was mak- discrimination, both as a matter of economic fide factor other than sex, such as education, security and fundamental fairness. The loss ing before, as opposed to the job at training, or experience.’’ of income and savings from the wage gap has hand. Enactment of a provision to clarify the exacerbated the harmful effects of the We have a problem, Mr. Speaker. ‘‘factor other than sex’’ defense will not evis- COVID–19 pandemic for women of color and This has been going on for way too cerate legitimate use of the defense. It is in- their families. Black and Brown women have long. It is time for us to fix it for all tended to prevent employers from asserting that unequal pay was the result of market been overrepresented in ‘‘frontline’’ jobs dur- the women and children in this country ing the pandemic—many in low-paid jobs at force-derived excuses such as prior salaries high risk of exposure to COVID–19 and with- who want to be paid equally for equal or negotiation outcomes. A bona fide factor out benefits like paid leave and employer- work so that they have money for other than sex must be job-related, con- sponsored health insurance—but they are childcare, rent, food, and education. sistent with business necessity, and account paid less than non-Hispanic white men in the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the for the entire differential in compensation at same jobs. Already struggling to make ends balance of my time. issue. The only time this defense would not meet, women of color in low-pay jobs must Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, apply would be in situations where an alter- native employment practice is available that also endure pay discrimination that artifi- I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman cially reduces their overall earnings, making would serve the same business purpose with- it even less likely for women of color to from the District of Columbia (Ms. out producing the wage differential and the amass the financial resources to withstand a NORTON), the previous head of the employer has refused to adopt it. health emergency and putting entire fami- EEOC. Enactment of this bill will not encourage lies at risk of economic insecurity. Almost 75 Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I include more lawsuits and jeopardize post-pandemic economic recovery. The bill is designed re- percent of Black mothers and more than 45 in the RECORD a letter from the Amer- percent of Latina mothers were bread- solve uncertainties in the law and increase ican Bar Association supporting pas- employer compliance with the Equal Pay winners in their families in 2018. At the same sage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. time, Black and Brown women have faced Act, not to encourage more lawsuits. staggering job losses during the pandemic. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, The bill’s strengthened remedies, which The unemployment rate for Black women April 13, 2021. align with those available in other employ- reached 17.4 percent in May 2020, for exam- Re ABA Urges Passage of the Paycheck Fair- ment discrimination statutes, will encourage ple, and Latinas experienced the highest un- ness Act. employers to review their wage-setting prac- tices and rectify those that are based on in- employment rate of any group during the DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the pandemic, at more than 20 percent in April American Bar Association (ABA), the largest valid justifications. Men and women who are paid fairly have no incentive to jeopardize of last year. The unemployment rate for voluntary association of lawyers and legal their jobs and subject themselves to costly, Black women and Latinas remains excep- professionals in the world. I am writing to time-consuming, and emotionally taxing tionally high. urge you to vote for passage of the Paycheck lawsuits brought against their employers. The Paycheck Fairness Act would update Fairness Act, which would update the Equal and strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to The bill’s clarification of the ‘‘factor other Pay Act of 1963 enacted by Congress almost than sex’’ defense will not spawn new litiga- provide more effective protection against 60 years ago to prohibit gender-based pay in- sex-based pay discrimination. The Paycheck tion. Instead, it will provide guidance to the equality. This legislation, which is expected courts and resolve uncertainty in the law. Fairness Act would: to come to the floor this week, has the sup- Prohibit retaliation against workers who The standard, which is adapted from Title port of working men and women across the discuss or disclose wages; VII discrimination cases and codified in the Prevent employers from relying on salary country who want this nation to live up to Civil Rights Act of 1991, is one with which history to determine future pay so that pay its expressed commitment to equal pay for courts already are familiar. discrimination does not extend from job to equal work. The bill will help strengthen the economy job; The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits an em- by improving the present and future eco- Close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act that ployer from paying unequal wages to male nomic welfare of working women, who com- have allowed employers to pay women less and female workers who perform jobs under prise about one-half of the workforce and are than men for the same work without any similar work conditions that require sub- the primary breadwinner in more than 12 business necessity related to the job; stantially equal skill, effort, and responsi- million American families. Ensure that women can obtain the same bility unless there is a legitimate reason for We urge you to demonstrate your commit- remedies for sex-based pay discrimination as a pay differential. ment to equal pay for equal work by voting those available to people subjected to dis- The Paycheck Fairness Act does not alter for the Paycheck Fairness Act. crimination based on race and ethnicity; the basic scheme of this statute or impose Thank you for your consideration of our Provide for much-needed training and unreasonable burdens on employers; indeed, views. technical assistance and require wage data the majority of its proposed changes are bor- Sincerely, collection. rowed from other civil rights statutes that PATRICIA LEE REFO.

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Among Paycheck Fairness Act, a critically im- It is about mothers and daughters who other provisions, this comprehensive bill: ends secrecy around pay by barring retalia- portant bill. lose about $1 trillion a year because of As the first woman to chair the U.S. tion against workers who voluntarily discuss the wage gap. or disclose their wages, and requiring em- Equal Employment Opportunity Com- For those men who don’t have a real- ployers to report pay data to the EEOC mission, I enforced the Equal Pay Act. ly good reason to vote for it, it is about prohibits employers from relying on salary I particularly appreciate that H.R. 7 the fact that a woman gave birth to history in determining future pay, so that would bring long-awaited strength to every man alive. So for all of the suf- pay discrimination does not follow women the EPA. fering, we ought to vote for this bill, from job to job I especially appreciate that Congress- because we are here as a result of some closes loopholes that have allowed employ- ers to pay women less than men for the same woman ROSA DELAURO, a great cham- woman suffering for us. pion for equal pay, has included my work without any important business jus- At this time, I include in the RECORD tification related to the job Pay Equity for All Act in H.R. 7, where a letter from the National Committee ensures women can receive the same ro- I will focus today. on Pay Equity. bust remedies for sex-based pay discrimina- The Pay Equity for All Act would NATIONAL COMMITTEE tion that are currently available to those prohibit employers from asking job ap- ON PAY EQUITY, subjected to discrimination based on race plicants their salary history. Even April 14, 2021. and ethnicity though many employers may not in- Re Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) provides much needed training and tech- tentionally discriminate against appli- and vote no on harmful amendments. nical assistance, as well as data collection and research cants or employees based on gender, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: As the House votes race, or ethnicity, setting wages based The COVID–19 pandemic and systemic rac- on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), the ism have exposed how the work performed on salary history is routinely done in National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) primarily by women, and particularly Black the workplace and can reinforce the strongly urges you to pass the Paycheck and brown women, has long been and con- wage gap. Evidence clearly shows that Fairness Act, H.R. 7, without amendments tinues to be undervalued and underpaid, even members of historically disadvantaged that limit its scope or undermine its critical as the rest of the country is newly recog- groups often start their careers with protections. nizing the essential nature of this work. We The National Committee on Pay Equity unfair and artificially low wages com- cannot build back an economy that works (NCPE), founded in 1979, is a coalition of for everyone without ensuring that all pared to their White male counter- women’s and civil rights organizations; labor parts, and these disparities are com- women can work with equality, safety, and unions; religious, professional, and edu- dignity, starting with pay equity. Passing pounded from job to job. cational associations, commissions on the Paycheck Fairness Act would mark a vi- Job and salary offers should be based women, state and local pay equity coalitions tally important step toward ensuring this on an applicant’s skill and merit, not and individuals working to eliminate sex- becomes reality. on salary history. This bill addresses and race-based wage discrimination and to We urge you to pass the Paycheck Fairness this problem by assessing penalties achieve pay equity. These pay gaps can be Act without harmful amendments that against employers who ask applicants addressed only if workers have the legal weaken its critical protections. tools necessary to challenge discrimination for their salary history during the Sincerely, and employers are provided with effective in- CAROLYN YORK, interview process. centives and technical assistance to comply Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Secretary-Treasurer, with the law. The Paycheck Fairness Act is National Committee on Pay Equity. self such time as I may consume. one of these urgently required tools. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 7 requires that the Despite federal and state equal pay laws, Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the employer defense must be consistent gender pay gaps persist, and earnings lost to balance of my time. with ‘‘business necessity,’’ a broad and these gaps are exacerbating the financial ef- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, ill-defined term. fects of COVID–19, falling particularly heav- I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman We don’t know how the courts will ily on women of color and the families who from Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY). interpret this sweeping requirement, depend on their income. The Paycheck Fair- Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, ness Act, which has been passed three pre- but we do know the dictionary says it this year marks the 58th anniversary of vious times by the House of Representatives, the Equal Pay Act. Despite the goal to means ‘‘absolutely essential’’ or ‘‘indis- mostly recently in the 116th Congress, offers pensable.’’ a much-needed update to the Equal Pay Act ensure equality for women in the work- How can an employer prove that any of 1963 by providing new tools to battle per- place, nearly 60 years later, the pay one factor determining employee pay vasive pay gaps and to challenge discrimina- gap still exists. could rise to the level to be necessary tion. Women today, on average, make 82 for the survival of the business? Women are increasingly the primary or co- cents for every dollar earned by a man. Proponents of H.R. 7 will argue this breadwinner in their families and cannot af- For women of color, the disparity is phrase has been adopted from title VII, ford to be shortchanged any longer. Women worse, with Black women making 63 as amended by the 1991 Civil Rights working full-time, year-round are typically cents on the dollar, AAPI women mak- paid only 82 cents for every dollar paid to Act, but the phrase has spawned end- men, adding up to a loss of more than ing 60 cents, and Latinas making 55 less litigation because of its lack of $400,000 over a lifetime. This wage gap varies cents. clarity. Anyone who thinks this con- by race and is larger for many women of This disparity is unacceptable, and it cept is simple and can just be carried color: Black women working full time, year is unfair. over from title VII is either naive or round typically make only 63 cents, Native Let us come together right now to has been misled. American women only 60 cents, and Latinas pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Further, the dubious concept of busi- only 55 cents, for every dollar paid to their When women get equal pay, our fami- ness necessity was developed under white, non-Hispanic male counterparts. lies and our entire economy will do controversial so-called disparate im- Latinas lose more than $1 million over a 40- better. year career due to the wage gap. While Asian pact analysis and cannot simply be American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) I include in the RECORD a letter from slapped onto the Equal Pay Act, espe- women make 85 cents for every dollar paid to the United Church of Christ in favor of cially where, as mandated by H.R. 7, white, non-Hispanic men, many AAPI com- H.R. 7. damages are unlimited. In contrast, munities experience drastically wider pay UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST under title VII, in disparate impact gaps. And even when controlling for factors, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We are writing to cases, damages are limited to backpay such as education and experience, pay gaps ask for your support in passage of the Pay- and benefits. persist and start early in women’s careers check Fairness Act (H.R. 7), and to ensure Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and contribute to a wealth gap that follows that passage in the House is done without them throughout their work lives and into my time. amendments that diminish the protections retirement. Persistent pay discrimination, provided by the bill. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, often cloaked by employer-imposed pay se- There is ample evidence to show that de- I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from crecy policies, is one factor driving these spite equal pay laws, the gender pay gap ex- Texas (Mr. GREEN). wage gaps. ists. These lost earnings add up to a loss of Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, The Paycheck Fairness Act updates and over $400,000 in a lifetime. The wage gap is this bill is really about mothers and strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to en- even more significant for women of color

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As people of faith, we believe that each through the creation of a grant pro- At the same time, in 2020, American women person deserves to be treated with dignity gram for women in college or career lost more than 5 million jobs. Women ac- and humanity. When women are paid less for and technical programs to provide ne- counted for 100% of the jobs lost last Decem- the same work that is a concrete and explicit gotiation skills education. ber—all 140,000 of them—and women of color way of showing that their work and I urge my colleagues to oppose H.R. 7 made up an overwhelming share of those personhood are valued less. Passage of the and work with Republicans on mean- jobs. This massive job loss coupled with the Paycheck Fairness Act will strengthen and ingful legislation to ensure all workers consistent undervaluing of women’s work update the Equal Pay Act and provide have the opportunity and wages they compounds over time and results in signifi- women with the legal means to fight the cant lost earnings. As a result, women do not gender pay gap and challenge gender pay dis- deserve. have a financial cushion to help weather the crimination. b 1315 current economic crisis or the ability to The work done by women, and particularly build wealth, all of which contribute to ra- Black and brown women, is undervalued and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, cial and gender wealth gaps that create bar- underpaid. Even though much of that labor could you advise us how much time is riers to families’ economic prosperity. We is what keeps people fed, clothed, and cared available on each side? cannot build back our economy without im- for. The work of women, so important to how The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- mediately addressing these realities. And a society functions is always relegated to tleman from Virginia has 141⁄4 minutes women and their families cannot afford to less pay and less value. This is a gross injus- remaining. The gentlewoman from wait any longer for change. tice—and part of the systemic racist struc- North Carolina has 111⁄2 minutes re- To appropriately respond to the crises we tures that undergird the economic system in maining. are currently experiencing we must make the United States. God’s vision for our world Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, real, concrete progress in ensuring all is one where all are valued, no matter their I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman women receive fair pay. While the gap has gender, race, or credo. narrowed since passage of the Equal Pay Act We urge you to pass the Paycheck Fairness from Oregon (Ms. BONAMICI), the chair of 1963, progress has largely stalled in recent Act without harmful amendments that of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights years. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau weaken its critical protections. and Human Services. once again revealed that women working THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in full-time, year-round are typically paid only JUSTICE AND WITNESS MINISTRIES strong support of the Paycheck Fair- 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. The Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 ness Act. pay gaps are even wider for women of color. minutes to the gentleman from Geor- The Equal Pay Act has been the law Black women and Latinas make, respec- tively, 63 and 55 cents on the dollar as com- gia (Mr. ALLEN). for more than half a century, but, in pared to non-Hispanic, white men. Action is Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, we all 2021, equal pay for equal work is still not a reality for many women, espe- required now: at the current rate, the overall agree that every American should be pay gap between men’s and women’s earn- compensated for the quality of their cially women of color. This is an injus- ings will not close until 2093 and it will take work and not face discrimination in tice to millions of working families. significantly longer for women of color to the workplace based on race, color, na- Closing the wage gap is an economic reach parity. tional origin, religion, or sex. imperative. Research indicates that the gender pay gap That is why Congress passed the Last month, I was honored to chair develops very early in women’s careers. Con- Equal Pay Act in 1963 and broader non- the hearing on persistent gender-based trolling for factors known to affect earnings, wage discrimination. We heard wit- such as education and training, marital sta- discrimination laws under title VII of tus, and hours worked, research finds that the Civil Rights Act the following year. nesses describe the barriers to detect- ing wage discrimination and holding college-educated women still earn 7 percent However, unlike those bills, H.R. 7 of- less than men just one year out of college. fers no new protections. It is simply a employers accountable. Most impor- Over time, the gap compounds and widens, messaging bill to score political points. tantly, we heard how the Paycheck impacting women’s social security and re- What will the bill actually do? For Fairness Act can address the problem- tirement. Ensuring that women have equal job creators, they can expect more law- atic loopholes in the current law, em- pay would have a dramatic impact on fami- suits and more regulatory burdens. power workers to better detect and lies and the economy. According to a report While limiting legal options for combat wage discrimination, and cre- from the Institute for Women’s Policy Re- women by changing EPA class action ate mechanisms for better pay data search (IWPR), the poverty rate for all work- ing women would be cut in half, falling from lawsuits from an opt-in system to a transparency. By advancing the Paycheck Fairness 8.0 percent to 3.8 percent if women were paid mandatory opt-out system, H.R. 7 al- the same as comparable men. The same lows trial lawyers to pursue unlimited Act, we can restore the original intent study indicates that the U.S. economy would compensatory damages, making it of the Equal Pay Act and finally make have produced an additional $512.6 billion in nearly impossible for employers to de- equal pay for equal work a reality. I income if women had received equal pay for fend against frivolous lawsuits. thank Congresswoman DELAURO for equal work. This is why I urge you to pass Additionally, it requires employers her steadfast leadership. I urge my col- this important bill. to make intrusive data disclosures to leagues to support this bill. The Paycheck Fairness Act would update Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD and strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to the Equal Employment Opportunity ensure that it provides effective protection Commission regarding the sex, race, a letter in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act from the American Asso- against sex-based pay discrimination in to- and national origin of employees and, day’s workplace. for the first time, the hiring, termi- ciation of University Women. The bill takes several important steps, in- nation, and promotion data of those AAUW, cluding: employees, ultimately posing a threat April 14, 2021. Guaranteeing Non-Retaliation: The bill DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the prohibits retaliation against workers for dis- to workers’ privacy. more than 170,000 members and supporters of cussing or disclosing wages. Without the The compliance costs to satisfy these the American Association of University non-retaliation provisions of the Paycheck requirements can total more than $600 Women (AAUW), I urge you to vote in sup- Fairness Act, many women will continue to million a year. We have already seen a port of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) be silenced in the workplace—that is, prohib- number of small businesses forced to and to oppose harmful amendments when the ited from talking about wages with cowork- close this year because of COVID bill comes to the House floor this week. De- ers without the fear of being fired. This is an lockdowns, and now my Democratic spite federal and state equal pay laws, gen- issue that keeps women—like it kept Lilly colleagues want to impose more regu- der pay gaps persist. The Paycheck Fairness Ledbetter—from learning of the pay dis- latory burdens on businesses that were Act offers a much needed update to the crimination against them. Equal Pay Act of 1963 by providing new tools Prohibiting Reliance on Prior Salary His- lucky enough to survive. to battle these pervasive pay gaps and to tory: The bill prohibits employers from rely- Thankfully, my colleague from New challenge discrimination. ing on salary history in determining future York, Congresswoman ELISE STEFANIK, The dual crises of a global pandemic and pay, so that prior discrimination doesn’t fol- has a solution that will actually ad- systemic racism have laid bare the economic low workers from job to job.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:04 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.016 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1811 Requiring Job-Relatedness: The bill closes I thank Congresswoman DELAURO for The COVID–19 pandemic and systemic rac- loopholes that allow employers to pay her tireless advocacy on this issue. ism have exposed how the work performed women less than men for the same work Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD primarily by women, and particularly Black without a business necessity that is related a letter of support from the National and brown women, has long been and con- to the job. Women’s Law Center. tinues to be undervalued and underpaid, even Equalizing Remedies: The bill ensures as the rest of the country is newly recog- women can receive the same robust remedies NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER, nizing the essential nature of this work. We for sex-based pay discrimination that are April 14, 2021. cannot build back an economy that works currently available to those subjected to dis- Re Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) for everyone without ensuring that all crimination based on race and ethnicity. and vote no on harmful amendments. women can work with equality, safety, and Providing Additional Assistance and Re- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: As the House votes dignity, starting with pay equity. Passing sources: The bill also provides technical as- this week on the Paycheck Fairness Act the Paycheck Fairness Act would mark a vi- sistance to businesses, requires wage data (H.R. 7), we strongly urge you to pass the tally important step toward ensuring this collection, and supports salary negotiation Paycheck Fairness Act without amendments becomes reality. skills training programs to give women the that limit its scope or undermine its critical We urge you to pass the Paycheck Fairness tools to advocate for higher wages. protections. Act without harmful amendments that The pay gap is persistent and can only be Despite federal and state equal pay laws, weaken its critical protections. addressed if women are armed with the tools gender pay gaps persist, and earnings lost to Sincerely, necessary to challenge discrimination these gaps are exacerbating the financial ef- EMILY J. MARTIN, against them, and employers are provided fects of COVID–19, falling particularly heav- Vice President for with effective incentives and technical as- ily on women of color and the families who Education & Work- sistance to comply with the law. I urge you depend on their income. The Paycheck Fair- place Justice. to take a critical step towards pay equity by ness Act, which has been passed three pre- MAYA RAGHU, voting in support of the Paycheck Fairness vious times by the House of Representatives, Director of Workplace Act (H.R. 7) and opposing harmful amend- mostly recently in the 116th Congress, offers Equality & Senior ments when the bill comes to the House floor a much-needed update to the Equal Pay Act Counsel. this week. of 1963 by providing new tools to battle per- Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I urge Cosponsorship and votes associated with vasive pay gaps and to challenge discrimina- this bill may be scored in the AAUW Action tion. my House colleagues to vote for this Fund Congressional Voting Record for the Women are increasingly the primary or co- package and close the gender wage gap 117th Congress. breadwinner in their families and cannot af- once and for all. Sincerely, ford to be shortchanged. Women working Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the KATE NIELSON, full-time, year-round are typically paid only balance of my time. Senior Director of Public Policy, 82 cents for every dollar paid to men, adding Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Legal Advocacy & Research. up to a loss of more than $400,000 over a life- I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- time. This wage gap varies by race and is larger for many women of color: Black from California (Ms. LEE). self such time as I may consume. An- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I other provision in H.R. 7 requires that, women working full time, year round typi- cally make only 63 cents, Native American thank Chairwoman DELAURO for her in addition to proving business neces- women only 60 cents, and Latinas only 55 persistent leadership for so many sity, an employer must prove the busi- cents, for every dollar paid to their white, years, as well as Chairman SCOTT and ness necessity accounts for 100 percent non-Hispanic male counterparts. Latinas the Speaker. of the differential in compensation at lose more than $1 million over a 40-year ca- We must put an end to the wage gap issue. This is impossible to do. How can reer due to the wage gap. While Asian Amer- and pay discrimination. Let me tell an employer explain slight differences ican and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women you, as you have heard, the wage gap make 85 cents for every dollar paid to white, in compensation based on educational for women of color is so much worse. level, experience, or quality of work on non-Hispanic men, many AAPI communities experience drastically wider pay gaps. Moth- I am reminded today of our heroine, the job? ers typically make only 75 cents for every Fannie Lou Hamer. She said, ‘‘I am This bill is going to make it impos- dollar paid to fathers. And even when con- sick and tired of being sick and tired.’’ sible for employers to pay differen- trolling for factors, such as education and Black women earn 63 cents, indige- tially on merit for anything. It is a bad experience, pay gaps persist and start early nous women earn 60 cents, Latinas earn bill, and we should not be passing it. in women’s careers and contribute to a 55 cents, White women earn 82 cents, I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ wealth gap that follows them throughout and AAPI women are paid as little as Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of their lifetimes. Persistent pay discrimina- 52 cents on every dollar paid to the my time. tion, often cloaked by employer-imposed pay White man. That is outrageous. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, secrecy policies, is one factor driving these Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from wage gaps. These pay gaps can be addressed only if a letter from the Equal Pay Today! Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE). workers have the legal tools necessary to campaign urging Members to support Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, this challenge discrimination and employers are Nation has made far too little progress the bill. provided with effective incentives and tech- EQUAL PAY TODAY, in the fight for equal pay in the work- nical assistance to comply with the law. April 14, 2021. place. In 2021, women who work full The Paycheck Fairness Act updates and Re Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) time year round are paid, on average, strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to en- and vote no on harmful amendments. sure that it provides robust protection only 82 cents for every dollar paid to DEAR REPRESENTATIVE(S): As the House men. This adds up to over $400,000 in against sex-based pay discrimination. Among other provisions, this comprehensive bill: votes on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), lost wages over the course of a wom- ends secrecy around pay by barring retalia- we strongly urge you to pass the Paycheck an’s career. tion against workers who voluntarily discuss Fairness Act, H.R. 7, without amendments For women of color, the gender gap is or disclose their wages, and requiring em- that would limit its scope or undermine its a gender chasm, with Latinas earning ployers to report pay data to the EEOC critical protections. 55 cents, Black women earning 63 prohibits employers from relying on salary As members of the Equal Pay Today Cam- history in determining future pay, so that paign, we represent a broad coalition con- cents, and Asian American and Pacific sisting of both national and state based orga- Islander women earning a mere 52 pay discrimination does not follow women from job to job nizations from all across the country, that cents for every dollar paid to a White closes loopholes that have allowed employ- are dedicated to challenging the legal, pol- man for the same work. ers to pay women less than men for the same icy, and cultural barriers at the local, state, The long overdue Paycheck Fairness work without any important business jus- and national level that keep women from Act would bring us closer to closing tification related to the job being paid equally. Launched on the 50th an- these gaps by ensuring equal pay for ensures women can receive the same ro- niversary of the signing of the federal Equal equal work. Notably, it would hold em- bust remedies for sex-based pay discrimina- Pay Act, we are committed to fighting and ployers accountable for discriminatory tion that are currently available to those advocating for legislation that will ulti- subjected to discrimination based on race mately close the gender wage gap. practices, end pay secrecy, ease work- and ethnicity With our nation now entering into year ers’ ability to challenge pay discrimi- provides much needed training and tech- two of this global pandemic, we can no nation, and strengthen the available nical assistance, as well as data collection longer ignore the disparities that have ex- remedies for wronged employees. and research isted long before our nation’s shutdown, and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:27 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.017 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1812 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 despite federal and state equal pay laws, the Thank you for your time and consider- Equal Pay Act into law, lauding it as gender pay gap persists, and earnings lost to ation. ‘‘a measure that adds to our laws an- these gaps are widened due to the financial Sincerely, other structure basic to democracy.’’ impacts of the pandemic, with a heavier bur- EQUAL PAY TODAY. Today, I rise in support of a similarly den bared by women of color and the families Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, momentous measure for our democ- and communities who depend on them and let me finally say: Remember, because their income. racy, the Paycheck Fairness Act, Women are increasingly becoming the pri- of this discrimination, women’s Social which will strengthen that law and re- mary or co-breadwinner in their families, Security benefits during their senior affirm this pledge: equal work deserves with Black mothers being far more likely years are much lower than men. This equal pay. than other mothers to be the primary or sole injustice follows women throughout We all salute Chairwoman ROSA breadwinners for their families and more their lives. This issue impacts women, DELAURO, the guardian angel of this than half of Latina mothers being the bread- regardless of industry, education level legislation, and so much of what Demo- winner in families with children under 18. or political party. It is past time—it is Women across this country, working full- crats’ work on behalf of women and time, year-round, are typically being paid so past time for Congress to take ac- families. Chairwoman DELAURO is re- only .82 cents for every dollar paid out to tion on this. lentless, introducing this bill in each of men, adding up to a loss of more than Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to the last 13 Congresses and securing bi- $400,000 dollars over a lifetime. And the wage vote ‘‘yes.’’ partisan support and the support of the gap gets even wider as race is factored in. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- entire House Democratic Caucus. And Black women working full time, year round self such time as I may consume. now, because of her leadership, we have typically make only .63 cents, Native Amer- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 7 would create im- a chance for it to become law. ican women only .60 cents, and Latinas only possible conditions in which to operate Many of us, with Chair DELAURO at .55 cents, for every dollar paid to their white, for businessowners large and small. It non-Hispanic male counterparts. Latinas the helm, have helped lead the charge stand to lose more than $1 million over a 40– would result in endless litigation in for equal pay for many years now. year career due to the wage gap, and while front of judges and juries, who will Twelve years ago, House Democrats Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) delve into employer compensation de- passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay women make .85 cents for every dollar paid cisions even when there has been a Act to protect women’s right to chal- to white, non-Hispanic men, many AAPI showing that those decisions are not communities experience drastically wider lenge unfair pay in the courts. We are based on sex. proud that President Obama made this pay gaps. And even when controlling for fac- Alternatively, businessowners will bill the first bill he signed into law. tors, such as education and experience, the simply decide not to risk liability of pay gaps still persist, start early in women’s You talked about it earlier, Mr. Chair- unlimited damages, which could bank- careers and contribute to a wealth gap that man. rupt them, and the end result will be follows them throughout their lifetimes. Exactly 10 years later, when Demo- These pay gaps can be addressed and rec- the use of pay bands by employers, crats retook the majority, we were tified through legislation that offers workers which imposes a government civil serv- honored to stand with Lilly Ledbetter, the legal tools and safeguards needed to ice model on the private sector that that courageous woman, as we took an- challenge discrimination. The Paycheck will result in everyone in the work- Fairness Act, which has already been passed other step forward for pay equity by place being compensated equally with- by the House of Representatives three times again introducing Congresswoman out regard to merit. before and most recently by the 116th Con- DELAURO’s bill, the Paycheck Fairness gress, would offer the much needed updates This is a very broad goal of liberals in general: Pay everybody the same Act. to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by making these Today, a Democratic Congress led by tools available while also providing new and stifle innovation, stifle initiative, over 120 women in the House; with an ones, that would help to combat and chal- stifle anybody being different. lenge discrimination and the pay gap. This is the wrong thing for our coun- administration led by President Biden, The Paycheck Fairness Act updates and try. That is not the way the United a longtime champion of women; and strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to en- the first woman Vice President, sure that it provides robust protection States of America operates. We value innovation, we value entrepreneurism, KAMALA HARRIS; and with a record against sex-based pay discrimination. Among number of women in the Cabinet, those other provisions, this comprehensive bill: we value independent thinking. We ends secrecy around pay by barring retalia- don’t want to crush everybody into are great advances for women. tion against workers who voluntarily discuss thinking the same way. That is the We will pass this landmark bill once or disclose their wages, and requiring em- way civil service works. That is the more, send it to the Senate, and then, ployers to report pay data to the EEOC hopefully, to President Biden to sign prohibits employers from relying on salary way the unions work. That is not the way it should be in private industry, into law. history in determining future pay, so that I am the mother of four daughters. I which has made this country great. pay discrimination does not follow women don’t know anybody who has a daugh- from job to job This bill stalls upward mobility. It closes loopholes that have allowed employ- hurts all employees striving to succeed ter, a wife, a sister, a mother who can ers to pay women less than men for the same on the job, who want to be rewarded for say to them, You are not worth it; your work without any important business jus- their efforts. time is not worth the time of your tification related to the job For these reasons and others, H.R. 7’s brother, your father, your whoever ensures women can receive the same ro- provisions are unworkable and will else. bust remedies for sex-based pay discrimina- What father, brother or son would tion that are currently available to those benefit only trial lawyers, not innova- subjected to discrimination based on race tive, hardworking workers. not want the women in their lives to and ethnicity Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of have equal pay? provides much needed training and tech- my time. Sadly, equal pay is not yet a reality nical assistance, as well as data collection Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, in America. Nearly six decades after and research I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman the passage of the Equal Pay Act, This past year has undoubtedly been a from California (Ms. PELOSI), the dis- women working full time year round challenging one. The pandemic has shone a are paid only 82 cents for every dollar light on how the work performed by women, tinguished Speaker of the United specifically Black and brown women, has States House of Representatives. paid to men. continuously been undervalued, underpaid, Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank And for women of color, the disparity and gone unnoticed. We cannot continue to the gentleman for yielding and for his is even greater. It is almost sinful. For use the word ‘‘essential’’ to describe the na- leadership in bringing this important Black women, it is 63 cents; Native Ha- ture of this work, if there is no commitment legislation to the floor of the House. waiian, Pacific Islander, American In- to ensuring that all women can work with This is about building back better dian, and Alaska Native women, 60 safety and with dignity, and the first step to with women, not stifling innovation cents; and a Latina is making just 55 making this happen, starts with pay equity, and entrepreneurship, but reaping the cents for every dollar for the same and the catalyst for this would be the pass- ing of the Paycheck Fairness Act. benefits of all that women have to offer work as men. We urge you to pass the Paycheck Fairness in our country. Equal work, equal hours, equal ef- Act without harmful amendments that Mr. Speaker, nearly 60 years ago, forts, but not equal pay. And this is not weaken its critical protections. President John F. Kennedy signed the just about cents on a dollar. This pay

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:27 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.019 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1813 gap can add up to about $400,000 in lost lem is this is not what it is, Mr. Speak- As a lawyer when I ran my law office, wages over a career. er, it goes well beyond dealing with I paid people differently based upon What does that mean to a woman’s equal pay. their experience, their education, and pension? What it does is it provides equal pay other differentials, but not on the basis At the same time, the need for action for as many attorneys and trial law- of gender. And like the gentleman who has been accelerated by the pandemic, yers as possible. And therein lies the spoke before me, I have one more which has worsened economic dispari- problem. Once again, we have what daughter than he has; he has two ties for women. Last year, women lost looks like legitimate legislation that daughters, I have three daughters. Mr. a net 5.4 million jobs during the reces- sounds good and feels good, Mr. Speak- Speaker, they would not be happy sion, with losses disproportionately ex- er, yet when you look at the details, it today if their dad came to this floor perienced by women of color. is far left extremism, which poisons the and voted against this bill, I will tell This unjust, uneven toll on women is legislation and doesn’t allow reason- you that. I don’t know about the gen- expected to widen the wage gap by up able Members like myself to be sup- tleman’s daughters, but I can tell you to 5 percentage points. Widen the gap portive. where my daughters would be. by 5 percentage points, even as the And this isn’t the first time. This oc- Mr. Speaker, I am proud to bring the economy recovers. curs very often, and it is the reason Paycheck Fairness Act to the floor, as As the House passes this landmark why we don’t get things done, nor do I did last Congress. The legislation is a legislation, let us stand proudly, we get bipartisan cooperation. Because critical part of Democrats’ effort to unapologetically for what this does for cooperation is the way that we will close the gender pay gap and ensure the economy of our country. We con- achieve and complete bills of impor- that women earn equal pay for equal tinue to work to advance progress for tance, particularly that are named work. Lilly Ledbetter did not get equal women and families. With the strong equal pay for all, equality for all. pay for equal work. Period. Unfortu- support of President Biden, the House That is what our goal is. It would be nately, she was prevented by the Su- Democrats are proud to have passed great if a bill like this had the sub- preme Court from making her case. We stance that provided the ingredients to and sent to the Senate our bipartisan corrected that. provide for equal pay. VAWA reauthorization led by Con- The House passed a bill in 2019, but Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, gresswoman SHEILA JACKSON LEE; leg- the Republican-controlled Senate I yield 1 minute to the distinguished islation to remove the arbitrary dead- failed to do the same, a bill just like gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), this. That was very disappointing, not line for ERA ratification led by Con- the majority leader of the United only to those of us who have been gresswoman JACKIE SPEIER; and to States House of Representatives. have enacted the American Rescue Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank working hard to close the gender pay Plan, which is helping many women to the gentleman from Virginia, the gap in Congress, but more so to the return to the workforce. chairman of the Education and Labor tens of millions of people in the work- force who deserve to take home pay b 1330 Committee for yielding, and I thank they have earned. This is not a gift. And we will continue this drumbeat him for his untiring work. ‘‘No employer . . . shall discriminate, This is compensation based upon abil- of action ensuring that the Senate within any establishment in which ity and contribution, not on gender. passes the Paycheck Fairness Act and such employees are employed, between In America today, a woman still advancing legislation to strengthen employees on the basis of sex, by pay- earns on average just 82 cents to every women’s access to childcare, ing wages to employees in such estab- dollar earned by a man. Mr. Chairman, healthcare, workplace safety, and lishment at a rate less than the rate at has that been disputed on this floor? more. which he pays wages to employees of From women of color it is even worse. And as we move forward to ‘‘build the opposite sex.’’ African-American women earn on aver- back better,’’ President Biden’s alliter- That was passed by the Congress of age only 63 cents to the dollar, while ative phrase for how we have job cre- the United States, signed by the Presi- Latinas see 55 cents for the same work. ation in our country, we can only build dent of the United States in 1963. A half For women who work full time, year- back better if women are central to a century later, Mr. Speaker, the fig- round, the gender pay gap represents a that effort. Advancing an economy in a ures belie that promise. The figures are loss of more than, as the Speaker just country that works for all of the people a shameful recognition of the empti- said, $400,000. That ought to be unac- in America is very important to Amer- ness of that promise. ceptable to all of us if we believe in ica’s families and America’s children. Now, I know the gentlewoman from equality. I urge a strong and, hopefully, bipar- North Carolina, not well, but well This disparity does not only hurt tisan vote on H.R. 7, the Paycheck enough. We have served here together women, it disadvantages their entire Fairness Act. Fairness is an all-Amer- for some period of time. I hope she will families, with women’s pay critical to ican quality. Fairness for women is es- take this with a measure of positivity. household incomes. sential because we know that when She is a feisty lady. She stands up for Two-thirds of women are now either women succeed, America succeeds. what she believes. And she is tough. All the primary breadwinner or co-bread- I thank Congresswoman DELAURO those things are said lovingly. God help winner of their households, and wom- and Chairman SCOTT for their leader- us if they paid her less than they paid en’s earnings are the main source of in- ship. every male Member of this House. come in more than 4 in 10 households, Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 But we don’t. We pay everybody the 40 percent. minutes to the gentleman from Penn- same, except, I will admit, the Speaker Now, the gentlewoman from North sylvania (Mr. MEUSER). and myself, so perhaps I am not quite Carolina knows full well that histori- Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank as detached. But everybody else gets cally we have underpaid women be- Ms. FOXX very much for yielding. I ap- the same. A person who comes in the cause we thought men were the bread- preciate the opportunity to speak, Mr. first day gets paid as much as a person winners. They were the people who Speaker. who has been here 40 years like me. earned the money. They were the peo- All Americans, men and women, Why? Because it is the responsibility ple who needed money so they could should be treated equally and receive and duties that we perform that are support their families. That is not true equal pay for equal work. I happen to being compensated, not our gender. today, if it was ever true. Those house- be the father of two daughters, and I Now, in this bill and every other bill holds ought not to be disadvantaged will do everything in this House to en- that has dealt with equal pay—how- because women are paid less for the sure that that continues to be the case ever, let there be no mistake, clearly, I same work as their male counterparts. and is, in fact, the case. pay people in my office who have been I mentioned in 1963 the promise we If this truly were an Equal Pay Act, there for 10 years more than I pay peo- made as a Nation. In 2009, when I was Mr. Speaker, I think we would have a ple that have been there a year if they majority leader for the first time, I was bipartisan initiative here. We would are doing the same thing. Period. Expe- proud to bring the Lilly Ledbetter Fair have bipartisan agreement. The prob- rience counts. Pay Act to the floor and get it passed.

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Let’s Labor, House of Representatives, Wash- them the same thing for the same job. deal with the facts. ington, DC. The Paycheck Fairness Act builds on H.R. 7 is not the answer to discrimi- DEAR CHAIRMAN SCOTT AND RANKING MEM- its success by making it harder for nation. It is going to make it more dif- BER FOXX: On behalf of NFIB, the nation’s businesses to hide the underpayment of ficult for employers to create jobs and leading small business advocacy organiza- women in their employ through non- tion, I write in opposition to H.R. 7, the Pay- to pay women and everybody equally. disclosure contracts and imposing new check Fairness Act. This legislation will add civil penalties for those who violate We need alternatives and we have one. significant burdens to small businesses and equal pay rules, among other beneficial Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of potentially expose them to frivolous law- provisions. my time. suits. Now, this has been in effect for half a Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, NFIB and its members believe in equal pay century, and we haven’t gotten there. may I inquire as to the time remaining for equal work. However, NFIB does not be- Do we need some, yeah, let’s get it on both sides, please? lieve that this legislation is the solution. H.R. 7 will make legitimate business-related done, this is what the law said in 1963? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. pay differences difficult to defend in court, And we really meant it. So let’s carry MCEACHIN). The gentleman from Vir- invite frivolous lawsuits against small busi- that out so when the bipartisan, non- ginia has 91⁄4 minutes remaining. The ness owners by allowing unlimited compen- partisan reports are made as to who is gentlewoman from North Carolina has satory and punitive damages in equal pay 1 lawsuits, and significantly increase small making what for the same job, it will 4 ⁄2 minutes remaining. business paperwork burdens. come back men and women are getting Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, the same pay for the same job with the I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman This legislation would make it nearly im- same skills and the same seniority. possible for a small employer to defend from Michigan (Mrs. LAWRENCE), a co- I hope the Senate will take up this against claims where an ‘‘alternative em- chair of the Democratic Women’s long overdue legislation and pass it so ployment practice’’ exists and could serve President Biden can sign it into law Caucus. the same business purpose without producing and at long last make good on the a wage differential. Even if an employer were b 1345 to demonstrate that a legitimate factor such promise of the Equal Pay Act nearly as education, training, or experience ac- six decades ago. Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, it is counted for a wage differential, an employee I thank my friend, as I just did, ROSA beyond me that in 2021 we are still hav- could claim that an ‘‘alternative employ- DELAURO for the work she has done. I ing this debate on whether men and ment practice’’ existed and that the em- thank Ms. DELAURO on behalf of Susan, women are paid equally. And I just ployer refused to adopt such a practice. For on behalf of Stefany, on behalf of Anne, example, an employee of a small, local hard- want to say to my colleague on the my daughters, on behalf of Judy and ware store would be able to sue an employer other side, being a Black woman in Ava and Brooklyn and Savannah, my for refusing to adopt a business practice that America, I can tell you I do not feel three great granddaughters and my a much larger company uses to address wage that she has had the discrimination discrepancies. Forcing one-size-fits-all legis- granddaughter. What she has done, and the disrespect in the pay scale that lation on small, independent businesses puts what we can do will make a difference women of color have experienced. And them at a significant disadvantage relative for them, their families, and our coun- to their larger competitors. A small business try. during the brunt of this pandemic where women are in the forefront, may have legitimate reasons for not adopt- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ing the practices of a large business. How- self such time as I may consume. those who are frontline workers, the ever, if an employee can prove that the inde- I thank the majority leader for his service industry—predominantly pendent business refused to adopt the ‘‘alter- compliments of me. When Howard women. Paycheck fairness corrects this native employment practice’’ of a large com- Coble first introduced me to the Repub- injustice by allowing women to chal- petitor, the small business automatically lican Conference here he said, I was ‘‘a lenge pay discrimination and hold em- loses the suit. feisty mountain woman from the Blue ployers accountable. This legislation also prohibits an employer Ridge, who goes bear hunting with a Many in this Chamber like to talk from asking a prospective employee about switch.’’ And so I have cherished that about leveling the playing field for all wage history and prohibits an employer from relying on wage history in determining description of me over the years. I am Americans. Then let’s do it by passing wages. These prohibitions create a very dif- a feisty woman because I grew up ex- this bill. And in America, when you ficult situation for small business owners. A traordinarily poor. walk in the room as a woman, you person’s written resume is only one aspect of And the majority leader is correct, I know you have overcome and you have the application process; a person’s salary would not tolerate discrimination work to do. And please don’t continue history is another essential part of gauging against me. I won’t tolerate discrimi- to disrespect us by saying that every- professional growth and development. If the nation against anyone. I abhor dis- thing is okay. In your world it may be, needs of a prospective employee and the crimination. I am also an Italian but today we can correct that. wants of a business do not match, the pro- spective employee and the business should be American. I abhor that kind of dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- crimination and have fought against able to discern this sooner rather than later bers are reminded to direct their re- to avoid wasting each party’s time and en- that. I fought against racial discrimi- marks to the Chair. ergy. By eliminating salary history, the hir- nation. I doubt there are many people Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I have never ing process becomes less precise and more in this body that fought more against said everything is perfectly okay. I difficult for small employers. discrimination against women than I said this bill is not the answer to what This bill also puts significant paperwork have or mentored more women than I issues may still exist out there. burdens on small business owners. It requires have. the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- However, the majority leader also Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the mission (EEOC) to issue regulations pro- said something that made me think of gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. MILLER- viding for the collection of employers’ com- the phrase, ‘‘all things being equal.’’ MEEKS), and applaud her for how she pensation data. Most small business owners Well, rarely are all things equal. Obvi- has handled herself in the past few do not have a human resources department ously, when all things are equal, we months through all the turmoil and all or a full-time staff member in charge of re- of the challenges she has had. porting and compliance. NFIB members find want no discrimination, everybody to unreasonable government regulations to be be treated the same. That is what I Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, their sixth biggest problem and federal pa- want. I include in the RECORD a letter from perwork to be their 15th biggest problem I have one child, a daughter. I have the National Federation of Independent when ranking their top 75 problems and pri- two grandchildren, a grandson and a Businesses opposing H.R. 7. orities.

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NFIB strongly opposes H.R. 7, the Pay- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, women entering the workforce in the 1850s, check Fairness Act, urges the committee to Washington, DC, April 14, 2021. YWCA has been at the forefront of the most oppose the legislation in its current form. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, pressing social movements—from voting Sincerely, Washington, DC. rights to civil rights, from affordable hous- KEVIN KUHLMAN, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of our ing to pay equity, from violence prevention Vice President, 180,000 members, advocates, and supporters, to health care reform. Today, we serve over Federal Government Relations. National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) 2 million women, girls and family members urges you to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act of all ages and backgrounds in more than Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, 1,200 communities each year. I am pleased to be able to introduce (H.R. 7) without amendments that limit its scope or undermine its critical protections. Informed by our extensive history, the ex- this as a small business owner myself. NCJW is a grassroots organization of vol- pertise of our nationwide network, and our The NFIB letter says: H.R. 7 will add unteers and advocates who turn progressive collective commitment to advocating for the significant burdens to small businesses ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, equity of women and families, we believe and potentially expose them to frivo- NCJW strives for social justice by improving that no one should have to choose between the quality of life for women, children, and their livelihoods and their health, family, or lous lawsuits. In addition, the bill will safety. Yet far too women and families, in- families and by safeguarding individual make legitimate business-related pay cluding a disproportionate number of women rights and freedoms. The Torah compels us differences difficult to defend in court, and families of color, must make this choice tzedek, tzedek tirdof—to pursue justice. To invite frivolous lawsuits against small every day. This has become more clear as the that end, we advocate for employment laws, business owners by allowing unlimited effects of the COVID–19 pandemic become policies, and practices that provide equal pay more transparent. The impact of the pan- compensatory and punitive damages in and benefits for work of comparable worth equal pay lawsuits, and significantly demic has fallen heavily on women and and equal opportunities for advancement. women of color. Women are especially likely increase small business paperwork bur- Nearly 60 years after passage of the land- to be essential workers, but they are also dens. mark Equal Pay Act, the gender way gap bearing the brunt of job losses, while shoul- Moreover, the NFIB letter says that persists. Overall, women earn only 82 cents dering increased caregiving responsibilities H.R. 7 will make it nearly impossible for every dollar earned by men, and the gap that have pushed millions out of the work- for a small employer to defend against is much wider for women of color (Black force entirely, resulting in an economic women earn 63 cents, Indigenous women earn claims where an alternative employ- ‘‘Shesession’’. Black women, Latinas, and 60 cents, Latinas earn 55 cents, and some other women of color are especially likely to ment practice exists and could serve Asian American and Pacific Islander women be on the front lines of the crisis, risking the same business purpose without pro- earn only 52 cents). Earnings lost to these their lives in jobs in health care, child care, ducing the wage differential. gaps are exacerbating the financial effects of and grocery stores, all while being paid less The letter also highlights the signifi- COVID–19, falling particularly heavily on than their male counterparts. cant paperwork burdens H.R. 7 would women of color and the families who depend The bipartisan Paycheck Fairness Act place on small businesses who do not on their income. (H.R. 7) would help close longstanding gender and racial wage gaps by updating and have a human resources department, a The Paycheck Fairness Act, which has been passed three previous times by the strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and full-time staff member in charge, or at- House of Representatives, mostly recently in ensure robust protections against sex-based torneys for reporting and compliance. the 116th Congress, offers a much needed up- pay discrimination. Today, on average, Mr. Speaker, having been a small date to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by pro- women in the United States earn only 82 business owner and supported by the viding new tools to battle pervasive pay gaps cents for every dollar paid to men, amount- small business owners, and during the and to challenge discrimination. ing to an annual gender wage gap of $10,157. We cannot build back an economy that Unfortunately, this gap is worse for women pandemic when it is so necessary for us of color. Among women who hold full-time, to get our small businesses up and op- works for everyone without ensuring that all women can work with equality, safety, and year-round jobs in the United States, Black erating, I urge my colleagues to take dignity, starting with pay equity. Passing women are typically paid 63 cents, Native these views of small business owners the Paycheck Fairness Act would mark a vi- American women 60 cents and Latinas just 55 into consideration before they vote on tally important step toward ensuring this cents for every dollar paid to white, non-His- H.R. 7. becomes reality. I ask you to vote YES on panic men. White, non-Hispanic women are Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) without paid 79 cents and Asian American women 87 amendments that limit its scope or under- cents for every dollar paid to white, non-His- I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman panic men, and Asian American and Pacific mine its critical protections. from North Carolina (Ms. ROSS). Islander women of some ethnic and national Sincerely, Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, this bill is backgrounds fare much worse. The COVID–19 JODY RABHAN, global pandemic has exposed deepening eco- not just about the past, it is about the Chief Policy Officer, nomic disparities, further unveiling how the future. Gender-based wage discrimina- National Council of Jewish Women. tion exists in every State and in many work performed primarily by women, and Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the particularly women of color, has long been industries. balance of my time. and continues to be undervalued and under- In the tech industry, which has a Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, paid. It is time Congress addressed these huge presence in my district in North I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman deepening disparities and take steps towards Carolina’s Research Triangle, women from Missouri (Ms. BUSH). real economic change for women by passing typically make thousands of dollars Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Paycheck Fairness Act. We cannot afford to shortchange women as a result of per- less than men in the same roles. YWCA USA, I include in the RECORD a Unsurprisingly, women in tech often sistent gender pay gaps and we urge the Rep- letter of support for H.R. 7. resentative to pass this bill without delay. leave the industry due to unfair com- YWCA, YWCA USA urges the Representative to pensation, much to that industry’s det- April 13, 2021. protect women’s economic security and pass riment. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of YWCA the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) and take Pay inequity also follows women into USA, a network of over 200 local associations critical steps towards strengthening wom- retirement. Women have, on average, in 45 states and the District of Columbia, I en’s economic security, particularly at a only 70 percent of the retirement in- write today to urge the Representative to time when the country begins to recover support the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) from the COVID–19 pandemic. At this pivotal come men have. moment, Congress must take aggressive ac- One of the best ways we can help and vote no on harmful amendments. As the economy continues to struggle under the tion to address the economic disparities dis- close the wage gap is through salary weight of the COVID–19 pandemic dispropor- proportionately affecting women and women negotiation training, which is one of tionately affecting women and marginalized of color. We urge you to pass the Paycheck the key provisions of this bill. communities, there is no better time to take Fairness Act (H.R. 7) without harmful I am thankful to groups like Ladies action to improve the economic security of amendments that weaken its critical protec- women and families and strengthen our tions. Get Paid and countless others working Thank you for your time and consider- economy. I urge you to pass this bill without to empower women to help them advo- ation. amendments that limit its scope or under- cate for their work. Sincerely, mines its critical protections. I urge my colleagues to support this ELISHA RHODES, For over 160 years, YWCA has been on a Interim CEO & Chief Operating Officer. bill for the sake of future generations. mission to eliminate racism, empower Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, St. Louis this letter from the National Council of and dignity for all. From our earliest days and I rise in full support of H.R. 7, the Jewish Women. providing skills and housing support to Paycheck Fairness Act.

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And I see this right workers to challenge unfair pay in court. in my district experienced the same here in my community and my district Now, a Democratic-led House will push for burdens, like how much overtime and where women are forced to work longer enactment of another critical fair pay bill—the missing wages we could have accrued hours, harder, just to make ends meet Paycheck Fairness Act that strengthens cur- every single month. and put food on the table for their fam- rent law. We have been chronically underpaid ilies. When House has been controlled by a and chronically undervalued. I have My community is one of the poorest Democratic majority, the Paycheck Fairness stood up to fight for underpaid nurses in the Nation, and the wage gap is one Act has passed several times—including in the before and I stand here today to fight of the biggest factors for families who 110th Congress, the 111th Congress, and the for underpaid women, especially are really trying to get out of the cycle 116th Congress, when it passed by a bipar- women of color everywhere. of poverty and get the support for their tisan vote of 242 to 187 on March 27, 2019, Pay Black, pay Brown, pay indige- children so they can thrive. before dying in then-Senate Majority Leader nous, pay AAPI women what we’re I am grateful to my colleagues on the MCCONNELL’S legislative graveyard. worth. Run us our money and run us Committee on Education and Labor for This is the year to finish the job and send our money now. bringing this long overdue legislation. this critical legislation all the to President Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the Biden’s desk for signature. balance of my time. balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as every woman Member of Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Congress knows, as our mother, sisters, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman daughters, and sorors in the workplace know from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). from Pennsylvania (Ms. DEAN). all too well, the impact of the wage gap grows Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank throughout a woman’s career. thank the gentleman from Virginia and Chairman SCOTT for leading and for According to the National Women’s Law thank him for his leadership—also, the yielding. Center, based on today’s wage gap, a woman Speaker and the ranking member. who worked full-time, year-round would typi- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the According to the National Women’s Paycheck Fairness Act. cally lose $406,280 over a 40-year career. Law Center, based on today’s wage gap, This means a woman making the median It has been more than five decades a woman who works full-time year- since the passage of the Equal Pay Act national salary for women would have to work round would typically lose $406,280 over almost nine years longer than her male coun- of 1963, yet a woman still earns only 82 her 40-year career. This means a cents on average for every dollar terpart to make up this lifetime wage gap. woman making the median national Mr. Speaker, 58 years after the enactment earned by her male counterpart. salary for women would have to work Women of color fare much worse. The of the Equal Pay Act, full-time working women almost 9 years longer than her male still earn just 82 cents, on average, for every Paycheck Fairness Act will ensure counterpart. equal pay for equal work. It is just that dollar a man earns, amounting to a yearly gap Mr. Speaker, 58 years after the enact- of $10,157 between full-time working men and simple and it is just that overdue. Gen- ment of the Equal Pay Act, full-time der and racial pay gaps persist, and women. working women still earn 82 cents on The wage gap is also even larger for earnings lost to these gaps are felt average for every dollar a man earns, even more during the COVID–19 pan- women of color. amounting to a yearly gap of almost Hispanic women on average earn only 55 demic. This falls most heavily on $20,000. They, too, raise children. They, cents for every dollar paid to white, non-His- women. too, have overhead. The Paycheck Fairness Act will up- panic men. In this pandemic year, we have found Native American women on average earn date and strengthen the Equal Pay Act that 2 million women have lost their only 60 cents for every dollar paid to white, to help close this gap. Pay inequities jobs. We know that Hispanic women non-Hispanic men. not only affect women, it affects chil- earn 55 cents, Native-American women African American women on average earn dren and their families. Though we 60 cents, and African-American women, only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, have made strides in the past, we know on average, only 63 cents. non-Hispanic men. the issue of equal pay persists. It is time now to put this paycheck The National Partnership for Women and We must not pass this inequity on. I fairness bill on the desk of the Presi- Families has calculated that $10,157 for a me- want my granddaughters, Aubrey and dent of the United States. It modern- dian family in America means more than 9 ad- Ella, as well as my grandson, Sawyer, izes and strengthens the Equal Pay ditional months of rent or 13 additional months to live in a country where equal pay for Act, which is what the Lilly Ledbetter of childcare. equal work is the norm. Act was, and brings the country one Indeed, if women were paid the same as I thank chairwoman and champion step closer to ensuring that women can men, the poverty rate for all working women ROSA DELAURO. receive equal pay for equal work. would be cut in half and the poverty rate for Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the Mr. Speaker, I ask for support of this working single mothers would be cut by nearly balance of my time. legislation. half. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, as an original cosponsor, a Because of loopholes in the law and weak I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman senior member of the Committees on the Judi- sanctions for violations, the Equal Pay Act of from Michigan (Ms. TLAIB). ciary, on Homeland Security, on the Budget, 1963 has not provided the tools to truly com- Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, did you and a member of the Democratic Working bat unequal pay. know that over 40 percent of mothers Women’s Task Force, I rise in strong support The Paycheck Fairness Act modernizes and are sole or primary breadwinners for of H.R. 7, the landmark Paycheck Fairness strengthens the Equal Pay Act and brings the their families? It has been over 50 years Act, which strengthens and closes loopholes country one step closer to ensuring that since the Equal Pay Act was signed in the 1963 Equal Pay Act, including providing women receive equal pay for equal work in into law, yet the problems that pre- effective remedies for workers who are not the following ways: ceded that legislation remain today. So being paid equal pay for equal work. 1. Requires employers to prove that pay dis- it is time for the Paycheck Fairness I thank my colleague, the Chair of the Com- parities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons Act. mittee on Appropriations, Congresswoman and puts the burden on employers to show the Mr. Speaker, across the country, DELAURO, for introducing the Paycheck Fair- disparity is not sex-based, but job-related and women are paid 80 cents to the dollar ness Act in every Congress since 1997, which necessary; that men are paid, and the number is enabled me join her as an original cosponsor 2. Bans retaliation against workers who vol- significantly lower for women of color. all during those years as we fought shoulder untarily discuss or disclose their wages; Black women make roughly 60 percent to shoulder for women’s equality and em- 3. Ensures women receive the same robust to the dollar. Native-American women powerment. remedies for sex-based pay discrimination make about 57 cents. And Latina Mr. Speaker, in January 2009, the Demo- available to those subjected to discrimination women make just over 50 to the dollar. cratic-led 111th Congress sent to the Presi- based on race and national origin;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:01 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.035 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1817 4. Removes obstacles in the Equal Pay Act scriptive bills just to get flashy head- be put at grave risk of death by dismember- to facilitate a wronged worker’s participation in lines and score cheap political points. ment abortion and chemical poisoning if H.R 7 class action lawsuits that challenge systemic We are equally committed to pro- is enacted in its current form, I will vote ‘‘no’’ pay discrimination; moting both fairness and strong policy- today. 5. Makes improvements in the Equal Em- making, and when judged by these In a letter dated April 14, the United States ployment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) standards, today’s bill falls woefully Conference of Catholic Bishops said: ‘‘H.R. 7 and the Department of Labor’s tools for en- short. Pay discrimination is illegal. would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act forcing the Equal Pay Act; You know, we have really heard (FLSA). The FLSA, among other things, pro- 6. Provides assistance to all businesses to nothing about the inadequacies of the hibits unequal wages between men and help them with their equal pay practices, rec- current law or the current processes. women performing equal work. 29 U.S.C. ognizes excellence in pay practices by busi- What we have heard is that we need § 206(d)(l). Wages include all forms of remu- nesses, and empowers women and girls by new legislation. Republicans disagree neration, including ‘‘frinqe benefits’’ such as creating a negotiation skills training program; with that. Again, we want pay dis- ‘‘medical, hospital, [and] accident . . . insur- and crimination to be illegal and we want ance,’’ ‘‘life insurance,’’ ‘‘retirement benefits,’’ 7. Prohibits employers from seeking salary any such cases to be treated seriously and ‘‘leave.’’ 29 C.F.R. 1620.10, 1620.11. history in determining future pay, so that pay and to be looked at. This bill offers no ‘‘Strengthening federal law to ensure equal discrimination does not follow women from job new protection against pay discrimina- compensation for equal work as between men to job. tion in the workplace, however. And and women is a laudable legislative goal, and Finally, equal pay is not simply a women’s that is sorely lacking in this bill. we heartily endorse that goal . . . Unfortu- issue, but a family issue. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 7 is nothing more nately, H.R. 7 has moved in a different direc- Two-thirds of mothers are either the sole than a trial lawyer payout at the ex- tion . . . We believe that if the bill were to breadwinner or a co-breadwinner in the pense of hardworking women. I urge a pass, the Fair Labor Standards Act could be household, so their earnings are vital to their ‘‘no’’ vote, and I yield back the balance construed to require employers, including even families. religious organizations, to cover and pay for When women bring home less money each of my time. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, abortions . . . we urge members to oppose day, it means they have less for the everyday I yield myself the balance of my time. the redefinition of sex in H.R. 7 and instead needs of their families—groceries, rent, Mr. Speaker, this is a critical time to revert to the version of the bill that passed the childcare, and doctors’ visits. House in the 116th Congress.’’ The Paycheck Fairness Act is strongly en- secure equal pay for equal work. Over the past year, the COVID–19 pandemic The National Right to Life Committee op- dorsed by a coalition of more than 200 organi- posed the redefinition of ‘‘sex’’ and opposes zations, including AAUW, National Women’s has driven over 2 million women out of the workforce. As women return to the the bill. They said in a letter: ‘‘H.R. 7 makes Law Center, National Partnership for Women definitional changes to sex to include preg- and Families, National Organization for workplace, failure to strengthen the equal pay protections will exacerbate nancy, childbirth, or a related medical condi- Women, National Committee on Pay Equity, tion. It is well established that abortion will be MomsRising, UltraViolet, Center for Law and and entrench the gender wage gap for years to come. regarded as a ‘‘related medical condition.’’ Social Policy, The Leadership Conference on See 29C.F.R.pt.1604 App.(1986) and Doe v. Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, League of Mr. Speaker, we all know that dis- crimination exists. The Paycheck Fair- CARS Protection Plus, lnc., 527F.3d 358 Women Voters, U.S. Women’s Chamber of (3dCir.2008). Commerce, AFL–CIO, SEIU, United Steel- ness Act will allow victims the tools they need to combat and also close ‘‘Historically, when Congress has addressed workers, AFSCME, American Federation of discrimination based on sex, rules of construc- Teachers, National Education Association, loopholes that allows employers to es- cape liability for discriminatory pay tion have been added to prevent requiring International Association of Machinists and funding of abortion. Since there is no rule of Aerospace Workers, American Psychological differences. Today, we are talking about financial construction that would make this legislation Association, Anti-Defamation League, and security for millions of families. Sixty- abortion-neutral, it is likely that H.R. 7 could many more. be used to sue employers for a lack of elec- I urge all members to join me in voting to four percent of mothers are either the sole family breadwinner or co-bread- tive abortion coverage.’’ pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act of In like manner, the Susan B. Anthony List winner. We cannot continue to allow 2021, to ensure effective remedies for workers opposes the bill noting that H.R. 7 amends the gender-based pay inequity to rob half who are not being paid equal pay for equal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by adding of all workers and their families the work. ‘‘pregnancy childbirth, or a related medical Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the wages they deserve. The Paycheck Fairness Act is our condition’’ to the definition of ‘‘sex,’’ which balance of my time. courts have interpreted broadly to include Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, chance to finally help close the gender wage gap by reinforcing the Equal Pay abortion.’’ I am prepared to close, and I reserve Other pro-life organizations urged a ‘‘no’’ Act and strengthening protections for the balance of my time. vote including March for Life Action. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- working women. The bill would ensure Madam Speaker, underscoring my commit- self the balance of my time. Women, in that gender equality on the job is not ment to the legislation without the redefinition terms of employment and pay, have an aspiration but a reality. of the term ‘‘sex’’, yesterday I introduced H.R made great strides in this country. Madam Speaker, I ask our colleagues 2490—the Paycheck Fairness Act with the When I was graduating from high to support the legislation, and I yield identical H.R. 7 language from January. school, basically there were three open back the balance of my time. H.R. 2490 is needed to ensure that the professions for women: nursing, teach- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, noble goals embedded in the landmark law, ing, and being a secretary. We have I have strongly supported the Paycheck Fair- the Equal Pay Act of 1963, are achieved. come a long way. We have also come a ness Act and have done so for over two dec- Among its provisions H.R. 2490: long way in terms of wages. ades. Prohibits employers from seeking the salary Do we have ways to go in this coun- When the legislation finally got a vote in the history of prospective employees. By banning try in terms of the way everybody House in 2008, I voted ‘‘yes’’ I voted ‘‘yes’’ reliance on salary history in determining future thinks about people who are different again in 2009 and 2019. I have cosponsored pay, the bill ensures that prior pay discrimina- from them? We certainly do. Repub- the Paycheck Fairness Act since 2015. tion doesn’t follow workers from job to job. licans and Democrats both agree that In January, I again enthusiastically cospon- Bans retaliation against workers who dis- pay discrimination is repugnant and il- sored H.R. 7—the Paycheck Fairness Act. cuss their wages. legal. I will say it again and again. It In late March, however, H.R. 7 was radically Improves research on the gender pay gap. is repugnant and illegal. altered during markup in the Education and The bill instructs DOL to conduct studies and Despite misguided claims from the Labor Committee with a new definition of review available research and data to provide other side, this underlying principle is ‘‘sex’’ that according to serious legal analysis information on how to identify, correct, and not up for debate. Women should not be will compel employers to subsidize abortion on eliminate illegal wage disparities. paid less than men for equal work. demand. Requires the collection of wage data from However, Republicans are not in the Because I respect the inherent dignity and federal contractors and directs the Equal Em- business of passing radical and pre- value of unborn baby girls and boys who will ployment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:27 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.020 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1818 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 conduct a survey of available wage informa- redundant in whole or in part—overlooks the rule of construction that would make this tion and create a system of wage data in fact that Title VII has religious exemptions legislation abortion-neutral, it is likely that order to help the Department of Labor uncover and abortion-neutral language that are not H.R. 7 could be used to sue employers for a found in the FLSA. The Supreme Court has lack of elective abortion coverage. wage discrimination. put off to another day the resolution of the Under H.R. 7, a person could make a claim Provides a small business exception. The question of exactly how the sex discrimina- Equal Pay Act and the Fair Labor Standards that an employer’s failure to provide health tion provisions of Title VII intersect with coverage for abortion is discriminatory if an Act have an exemption for small businesses the religious convictions of employers. employer provides health coverage for male- that generate less than $500,000 in annual Bostock v. Clayton County. 140 S. Ct. 1731, specific items. revenues a year, and the Paycheck Fairness 1753–54 (2020). H.R. 7 would raise a similar For the reasons above, National Right to Act would keep that exemption intact. question but in a different statutory setting, one in which the critical religious exemp- Life opposes the current version of H.R. 7 Supports small businesses with technical and reserves the right to include a House roll assistance. tions and abortion-neutral language of Title VII are entirely missing. call on this measure in our scorecard of key Provides assistance to all businesses to For these reasons, we urge members to op- pro-life votes of the 117th Congress. help them with their equal pay practices, rec- pose the redefinition of sex in H.R. 7 and in- Should you have any questions, please con- ognize excellence in pay practices by busi- stead revert to the version of the bill that tact us. nesses, and empower workers by creating a passed the House in the 116th Congress. Thank you for your consideration of negotiation skills training program. Sincerely. NRLC’s position on this matter. HIS EMINENCE TIMOTHY I include in the RECORD the following letters Respectfully submitted, CARDINAL DOLAN, of opposition. CAROL TOBIAS, Archbishop of New UNITED STATES CONFERENCE President. York, Chairman, OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, DAVID N. O’STEEN, Ph.D., Committee for Reli- Washington, DC, April 14, 2021. Executive Director. gious Liberty. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We write to raise JENNIFER POPIK, J.D., MOST REVEREND PAUL S. pro-life and other concerns about the Pay- Legislative Director. COAKLEY, check Fairness Act, H.R. 7. H.R. 7 would amend the Fair Labor Stand- Archbishop of Okla- homa City, Chair- SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST, ards Act. The FLSA, among other things, April 13, 2021. prohibits unequal wages between men and man, Committee on women performing equal work. 29 U.S.C. Domestic Justice DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: I write to advise § 206(d)(l). Wages include all forms of remu- And Human Devel- you that Susan B. Anthony List, on behalf of neration, including ‘‘fringe benefits’’ such as opment. our more than 900,000 members, opposes H.R. ‘‘medical, hospital, [and] accident . . . insur- MOST REVEREND JOSEPH F. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which was ance,’’ ‘‘life insurance,’’ ‘‘retirement bene- NAUMANN, amended at the last minute to add a defini- fits,’’ and ‘‘leave.’’ 29 C.F.R. §§ 1620.10, 1620.11. Archbishop of Kansas tion of sex that could force employers to Strengthening federal law to ensure equal City in Kansas, cover elective abortion through employee compensation for equal work as between men Chairman, Com- benefits under the guise of fairness. and women is a laudable legislative goal, and mittee on Pro-Life H.R. 7 amends the Fair Labor Standards we heartily endorse that goal. See Economic Activities. Act of 1938 by adding ‘‘pregnancy, childbirth, Justice for All, no. 167 (1986), (‘‘Particular at- MOST REV. DAVID A. or a related medical condition’’ to the defini- tention is needed to achieve pay equity be- KONDERLA, tion of ‘‘sex,’’ which courts have interpreted tween men and women’’); Compendium of the Bishop of Tulsa, broadly to include abortion. Social Doctrine of the Church, no. 295 (2004) Chairman, Sub- committee for the The abortion implications are buried in (‘‘An urgent need to recognize effectively the layers of court interpretations and regula- rights of women in the workplace is seen es- Promotion, and De- fense of Marriage. tions of the Equal Employment Opportunity pecially under the aspects of pay, insurance Commission (EEOC). The Fair Labor Stand- and social security.’’); Pope Francis, Audi- NATIONAL RIGHT TO ards Act (FSLA) prohibits sex discrimination ence with Delegates from the Confederation in the area of employee wages. And while the of Trade Unions in Italy (June 28, 2017) (‘‘And LIFE COMMITTEE, INC., Alexandria, VA, April 13, 2021. FSLA does not explicitly include benefits what I am about to say may seem obvious, like health coverage in its definition of but in the world of work women are still in Re In Opposition to the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7). wages, the EEOC has interpreted wages to second class. You might say, ‘No, but there include benefits. The EEOC states that the is that businesswoman, that other one . . .’; DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: This week, the Equal Pay Act, part of the FSLA, ‘‘requires yes, but if women earn less, are more easily House will consider the Paycheck Fairness that men and women in the same workplace exploited . . . do something.’’). Indeed, Con- Act (H.R. 7). While the legislation is meant be given equal pay for equal work.’’ The De- gress could do more in this area. to address potential discrimination regard- partment of Labor and the EEOC further Unfortunately, H.R. 7 has moved in a dif- ing the gender pay gap, the legislation was stipulate that equal pay includes benefits, ferent direction. On March 24, the House amended to contain language that could be and the EEOC allows a person to go straight Committee on Education and Labor marked construed to require employers to cover elec- to court with claims this provision has been up the bill to redefine the term .. ‘‘sex’’ to tive abortion in their healthcare benefits. violated. There is nothing preventing a per- include such items as ‘‘sex stereotypes,’’ Because of this change, National Right to son from claiming sex discrimination if an ‘‘pregnancy, child birth, or a related medical Life urges you to oppose the bill and reserves employer provides health coverage for all of condition,’’ ‘‘sexual orientation.’’ ‘‘gender the right to include a House roll call on this men’s health services but does not pay for identity,’’ and ‘‘sex characteristics. includ- measure in our scorecard of key pro-life coverage for abortion services for women. ing intersex traits.’’ votes of the 117th Congress. H.R. 7’s redefinition of sex in the FLSA is H.R. 7 states that it constitutes discrimi- When the terms ‘‘pregnancy, childbirth, or seriously problematic. We believe that if the nation to provide disparate wages based on related medical condition’’ were used in the bill were to pass, the FLSA could be con- sex, and the legislation creates more oppor- Pregnancy Discrimination Act four decades strued to require employers, including even tunities to seek remedies for those chal- ago, the terms were accompanied by lan- religious organizations, to (a) cover and pay lenging compensation. The Equal Employ- guage stating that employers could not be for abortions, contraceptives, and gender ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has forced to cover abortion in health insurance transition procedures in their health plans defined equal pay under the Fair Labor benefits except to save the life of the moth- (b) treat same-sex civil marriages as equiva- Standards Act and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 er. While H.R. 7 does not override that lim- lent to traditional marriages in the provi- to include all forms of compensation, includ- ited safeguard, it does fail to extend equiva- sion of spousal benefits, and (c) facilitate ing healthcare benefits. lent safeguards to address its much broader, abortions and gender transition procedures H.R. 7 makes definitional changes to ‘‘sex’’ more sweeping reach. Without abortion neu- by providing paid leave for that purpose as to include ‘‘pregnancy, childbirth, or a re- tral language in H.R. 7, this legislation opens part of existing paid leave programs. In this lated medical condition.’’ It is well estab- the door for employers to be sued for sex dis- way, the bill would require many religious lished that abortion will be regarded as a crimination by simply refraining from fund- organizations to be involved in and to ap- ‘‘related medical condition.’’ See 29 C.F.R. ing abortion on demand in employee health prove things they sincerely believe are pt. 1604 App. (1986) and Doe v. CARS Protec- plans. wrong. tion Plus, Inc., 527 F.3d 358 (3d Cir. 2008). Susan B. Anthony List opposes and will Some may argue that Title VII already im- Historically, when Congress has addressed score against H.R. 7. poses all or some of these requirements. discrimination based on sex, rules of con- Sincerely, That argument—in addition to rendering the struction have been added to prevent requir- MARJORIE DANNENFELSER, redefinition of ‘‘sex’’ in this bill seemingly ing funding of abortion. Since there is no President.

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Labor to enforce the Equal Pay Act. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by the amend- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of March Madam Speaker, as a member of the ment made by section 7 of the bill, strike for Life Action and the millions of pro-life paragraph (1) and insert the following: Americans who march to end abortion, I am Democratic Women’s Caucus, I am committed (1) Not later than 24 months after the date writing to voice our opposition to H.R. 7, the to advancing the professional development of enactment of this subsection, the Commis- Paycheck Fairness Act. While March for Life and financial security of women and minorities sion shall provide for the annual collection Action has no position on the original bill, in our workforce. That is why I would urge my from employers of compensation data inexplicably the bill language was changed colleagues on both sides of the aisle to sup- disaggregated by the sex, race, and national this Congress to include troubling language port this legislation. origin of employees. The Commission may that seems to have the singular purpose of Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today also require employers to submit other em- promoting abortion. to express my support of the Paycheck Fair- ployment-related data (including hiring, ter- The definition included in Section 2 in- mination, and promotion data) so cludes ‘‘pregnancy or related medical condi- ness Act, a bill I’m proud to have voted for in disaggregated. tion,’’ which amends the Equal Pay Act por- the previous Congress. At the end of subparagraph (2) of sub- tion of the Fair Labor Standards Act. This Today, women make up the majority of the section (f) as added to section 709 of the Civil law states that it constitutes discrimination college-educated workforce, yet only earn ap- Rights Act of 1964 by the amendment made to provide different wages to individuals proximately 82 percent of what men earn. For by section 7 of the bill, strike the last sen- based on sex. The EEOC defines equal pay women of color, the pay gap is even worse. tence and insert the following: under the FLSA/Equal Pay Act to mean all This legislation is critical because it makes The Commission shall also consider factors forms of compensation, including benefits. significant progress in eliminating pay discrimi- including the imposition of burdens on em- By stating that ‘‘sex’’ includes ‘‘pregnancy nation against women by providing them the ployers, the frequency of required reports or related medical condition,’’ the bill estab- (including the size of employers required to lishes the expectation that women will be necessary protections and tools to combat prepare reports), appropriate protections for given ‘‘equal benefits’’ related to pregnancy sex-based pay discrimination. maintaining data confidentiality, and the and abortion. The legislation gives power to Simply put, ensuring that one half of the most effective format to report such data. the Federal government to use its full force workforce is paid as much for the same job as In paragraph (3) of subsection (f) as added to attack health care providers, including the other half is a matter of basic rights and to section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 businesses, which do not include full abor- fairness. Women deserve better, and I look by the amendment made by section 7 of the tion coverage in their plans, and be subject forward to voting for this bill once again. bill, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and all that follows through to the enhanced penalties laid out in the bill. subparagraph (C), and insert the following: Clearly this legislation is not about fair- b 1400 ‘‘(3)(A) For each 12-month reporting period ness, however it is pushing a radical abortion The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. for an employer, the data collected under paragraph (1) shall include compensation scheme that is opposed by most Americans. DELBENE). All time for debate has ex- For these reasons, March for Life Action will data disaggregated by the categories de- pired. scribed in subparagraph (E). score against H.R. 7 in our annual scorecard Each further amendment printed in for the 117th Congress. ‘‘(B) For the purposes of collecting the Sincerely, part B of House Report 117–15 not ear- disaggregated compensation data described THOMAS MCCLUSKY, lier considered as part of amendments in subparagraph (A), the Commission may President, March for Life Action. en bloc pursuant to section 3 of House use compensation ranges reporting— -- Resolution 303, shall be considered only ‘‘(i) the number of employees of the em- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, in the order printed in the report, may ployer who earn compensation in an amount I rise today to express my support for the pas- be offered only by a Member designated that falls within such compensation range; sage of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. and in the report, shall be considered as ‘‘(ii) the total number of hours worked by This landmark legislation, of which I am a read, shall be debatable for the time such employees. proud cosponsor, will close loopholes in the specified in the report equally divided ‘‘(C) If the Commission uses compensation Equal Pay Act to better protect and promote and controlled by the proponent and an ranges to collect the pay data described in effective remedies for workers still subject to opponent, may be withdrawn by the subparagraph (A), the Commission may ad- inequitable and insufficient pay. proponent at any time before the ques- just such compensation ranges— Signed into law by President John F. Ken- tion is put thereon, shall not be subject ‘‘(i) if the Commission determines that such adjustment is necessary to enhance en- nedy in 1963, the Equal Pay Act was the first to amendment, and shall not be subject anti-discrimination law addressing wage dif- forcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay to a demand for division of the ques- discrimination; or ferences at the federal level. Now, half a cen- tion. ‘‘(ii) for inflation, in consultation with the tury after its enactment, women and minorities It shall be in order at any time for Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’. still face significant wage disparities despite the chair of the Committee on Edu- In subparagraph (D) of subsection (f)(3) as making great strides in the workforce. Accord- cation and Labor or his designee to added to section 709 of the Civil Rights Act ing to a study conducted by the U.S. Census offer amendments en bloc consisting of of 1964 by the amendment made by section 7 Bureau’s American Community Survey, the further amendments printed in part B of the bill, strike ‘‘shall’’ and insert ‘‘may’’. median earnings for women in Texas is $36k, In subparagraph (G) of subsection (f)(3) as of House Report 117–15, not earlier dis- added to section 709 of the Civil Rights Act compared to the median earnings of $46k for posed of. Amendments en bloc shall be of 1964 by the amendment made by section 7 men. Across the Nation, women are only earn- considered as read, shall be debatable of the bill, strike ‘‘annually’’ and insert ‘‘at ing on average 82 cents for every dollar a for 20 minutes equally divided and con- 18-month intervals’’. man makes in similar, full-time positions. The trolled by the chair and ranking minor- AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MS. NEWMAN OF differences are only exacerbated when you ity member of the Committee on Edu- ILLINOIS take into consideration that Black women cation and Labor or their respective Page 28, after line 17, insert the following: make 63 cents, Native American women 60 designees, shall not be subject to SEC. 12. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. cents, and Hispanic women 55 cents. amendment, and shall not be subject to (a) IN GENERAL.—Each employer shall post As the first Black woman elected in Dallas a demand for division of the question. and keep posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices and someone who has worked in fields domi- AMENDMENTS EN BLOC OFFERED BY MR. nated by men, I have witnessed and experi- to employees are customarily posted, a no- SCOTT OF VIRGINIA tice, to be prepared or approved by the Equal enced firsthand the biases and hardships that Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Employment Opportunity Commission and women and minorities face in our workforce. Speaker, pursuant to section 3 of House the Secretary of Labor, of the requirements That is why I am proud to announce that the Resolution 303, I rise to offer amend- described in this Act (or the amendments advances made in this legislation are wide- ments en bloc. made by such Act). ranging and significant. The Paycheck Fair- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (b) RELATION TO EXISTING NOTICES.—The ness Act will protect working women against Clerk will designate the amendments notice under subsection (a) may be incor- retaliation for discussing salaries, prohibit em- en bloc. porated into notices required of the em- Amendments en bloc consisting of ployer as of the date of enactment of this ployers from screening job applicants based Act. on their salary history, and finally require em- amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, print- (c) DIGITAL NOTICE.—With respect to the ployers to prove that pay disparities exist for ed in part B of House Report 117–15, of- notice under subsection (a), each employer legitimate, job-related reasons. Additionally, fered by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: shall—

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What H.R. 7 actu- website of the location of the place on the the gender wage gap among younger work- premises where the notice is posted. ers, and shall make such studies available on ally does is create new opportunities Page 28, beginning on line 18, redesignate a publicly accessible website of the Depart- for trial lawyers to earn higher pay- sections 12 and 13 as sections 13 and 14, re- ment of Labor. checks while offering no new protec- spectively. AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MS. WILLIAMS tions for pay discrimination in the AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MS. OCASIO- OF GEORGIA workplace. CORTEZ OF NEW YORK Page 27, after line 16, insert the following Unfortunately, I cannot support any On page 12, after line 15, insert the fol- (and redesignate subsequent sections accord- of the Democrat amendments to H.R. 7 lowing: ingly): because none of them addresses the nu- (a) NEGOTIATION BIAS TRAINING.— SEC. 10. NATIONAL EQUAL PAY ENFORCEMENT merous unworkable and onerous provi- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor TASK FORCE. sions in the bill. shall establish a program to award contracts (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the I appreciate that Representative and grants for the purpose of training em- National Equal Pay Enforcement Task ployers about the role that salary negotia- Force, consisting of representatives from the BEYER’s amendment recognizes the tion and other inconsistent wage setting Equal Employment Opportunity Commis- very serious problems with H.R. 7 by practices can have on allowing bias to enter sion, the Department of Justice, the Depart- attempting to place a fig leaf on the compensation. ment of Labor, and the Office of Personnel expansive government data collection (2) TRAINING TOPICS.—Each training pro- Management. mandate in the bill. However, the gram established using funds under section (b) MISSION.—In order to improve compli- Equal Employment Opportunity Com- (a) shall include an overview of how struc- ance, public education, and enforcement of mission, EEOC, is still required to im- tural issues may cause inequitable earning equal pay laws, the National Equal Pay En- and advancement opportunities for women forcement Task Force will ensure that the plement the draconian data collection and people of color and assist employers in agencies in subsection (a) are coordinating scheme in the underlying bill, which is examining the impact of a range of practices efforts and limiting potential gaps in en- still extremely misguided, expensive, on such opportunities, including— forcement. and unnecessary. (A) self-auditing to identify structural (c) DUTIES.—The National Equal Pay En- H.R. 7 requires business owners to issues that allow bias and inequity to enter forcement Task Force shall investigate chal- submit reams of pay data to the EEOC compensation; lenges related to pay inequity pursuant to disaggregated by job category, race, (B) recruitment of candidates to ensure di- its mission in subsection (b), advance rec- sex, and ethnicity. Moreover, the col- ommendations to address those challenges, verse pools of applicants; lection mandate also includes other (C) salary negotiations that result in simi- and create action plans to implement the larly qualified workers entering at different recommendations. employment-related data, including rates of pay; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- hiring, termination, and promotion (D) internal equity among workers with ant to House Resolution 303, the gen- data, which even the discredited 2016 similar skills, effort, responsibility and tleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT) and Obama administration pay data collec- working conditions; the gentlewoman from North Carolina tion scheme did not include. (E) consistent use of market rates and in- (Ms. FOXX) each will control 10 min- The data collection mandate in H.R. centives driven by industry competitiveness; utes. 7 raises several concerns. (F) evaluation of the rate of employee First, it puts at risk volumes of high- progress and advancement to higher paid po- The Chair recognizes the gentleman sitions; from Virginia. ly confidential pay data involving mil- (G) work assignments that result in great- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam lions of individual workers. We all er opportunity for advancement; Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. know of the widespread data breaches (H) training, development and promotion Madam Speaker, these amendments the Federal Government has suffered. opportunities; will: require the EEOC to provide for Second, EEOC will not be able to (I) impact of mid-level or senior level hir- the collection of annual compensation manage or properly use this data. It ing in comparison to wage rates of incum- data for employees disaggregated by has never been explained what exactly bent workers; race, sex, and national origin; add a re- the EEOC will do with this data. (J) opportunities to win commissions and Madam Speaker, data is not the same bonuses; quirement that employers post notices (K) performance reviews and raises; and distribute information electroni- as information. (L) processes for adjusting pay to address cally informing employees of their Third, this mandate is overly burden- inconsistency and inequity in compensation; rights under this act; direct the De- some. Under the Obama administration and partment of Labor establish a program scheme, the data cells required from (M) other topics that research identifies as to award grants to employers to engage business owners when they file an Em- a common area for assumptions, bias and in- in training and conduct self-audits to ployer Information Report, EEO–1, equity to impact compensation. identify and reduce bias in pay prac- with EEOC expanded 180 cells to 3,660. On page 12, line 16, strike ‘‘(a)’’ and insert Let me say that again: from 180 cells to ‘‘(b)’’. tices; direct the Secretary of Labor to On page 13, line 19, strike ‘‘(b)’’ and insert conduct a study and a research lit- 3,660. H.R. 7’s scheme will add on hun- ‘‘(c)’’. erature review of gender wage gap in dreds, if not thousands, of more data On page 14, line 12, strike ‘‘(c)’’ and insert the teenage workforce; and reestablish cells. ‘‘(d)’’. the National Equal Pay Equity Task EEOC has estimated that with the AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MR. TORRES OF Force that had been set up under the new reams of pay data added, the col- NEW YORK Obama administration to coordinate lection will cost business owners more Page 16, strike line 1 and all that follows efforts between the Department of than $600 million annually. I doubt through page 18, line 6, and insert the fol- Labor, the Department of Justice, and that is going to help one single woman lowing: in this country. (b) RESEARCH ON GENDER PAY GAP IN TEEN- the Office of Personnel Management. Although this amendment purports AGE LABOR FORCE.— These amendments will make mean- (1) RESEARCH REVIEW.—Not later than 12 ingful improvements to the bill, and I to give EEOC more discretion to imple- months after the date of the enactment of urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the en bloc ment the pay data collection, this data this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting amendments. I reserve the balance of collection mandate should simply be through the Director of the Women’s Bureau, my time. removed from the bill. shall conduct a review and develop a syn- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield In any event, discretion cuts both thesis of research on the gender wage gap myself such time as I may consume, ways, and the Democrat-controlled among younger workers existing as of the and I rise in opposition to the en bloc EEOC may choose to implement a data date of enactment of this Act, and shall collection scheme even more expan- make such review and synthesis available on amendments. a publicly accessible website of the Depart- Madam Speaker, in America, dis- sive. ment of Labor. criminating in pay based on sex is ille- Let me be clear that the Beyer (2) AUTHORITY TO COMMISSION STUDIES.—Not gal, as codified in the Equal Pay Act amendment does not improve the dra- later than 36 months after the date of the en- and the Civil Rights Act. conian pay data collection mandate in

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First, the amendment requires a As a longtime businessman, we al- Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of workplace notice posting of a partisan ways wanted to be driven by data be- the millions of women in the workforce special-interest bill which fails to ad- cause you can’t manage what you don’t that to this day are still only making dress pay discrimination in the work- measure. 82 cents on every dollar. My amazing place. Receiving equal pay should not have colleagues have identified lots of stats Second, under current law, covered to depend on an anonymous note writer that are very, very convincing with employers must post a notice of the letting you know that you are being strong data. equal employment opportunity rights underpaid. Guaranteeing that women I ask today that everyone consider in a conspicuous place at the work- and men receive equal pay for equal the 15 to 20 percent of the female work- place. Employees who telecommute or work is a principle rooted in our Na- force who have either paused or otherwise do not have access to the tion’s commitment to equality and stopped their careers—or ruined their physical notice must be provided an fairness. careers, which many would say—be- electronic version. Under Representa- My amendment would require em- cause of the pandemic. It has been dev- tive NEWMAN’s amendment, the em- ployers to report pay data by race, na- astating, as we all know. ployer must post electronic copies of a tional origin, and gender to the Equal The Paycheck Fairness Act builds on new notice on an internal website to Employment Opportunity Commission the Equal Pay Act and the Lilly which employees have access. This is and for that data to be shared with the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by making it unrealistic. H.R. 7 applies to millions Office of Federal Contract Compliance harder for employers to pay women of small businesses that do not have Programs. less than men for the same work. It would lengthen the timeframe for websites, much less internal websites When woman return to the work- for their employees. inception of the pay data collection force, and I pray that they do, we must In keep with the other impractical from 18 to 24 months, providing the ensure that they are aware of their provisions in H.R. 7, the amendment EEOC with more time to develop and adds another onerous requirement on execute an effective pay data collec- rights under legislation—verbally, small businesses that will be stuck tion. electronically, by any means; it all with the bill. I believe it is plausible, Madam works—which is why I have introduced Representative OCASIO-CORTEZ’ Speaker, to say that more than 90 per- an amendment that requires employers amendment would create a new pro- cent of paychecks are prepared by soft- to display a poster in their workplace gram for the Department of Labor to— ware, either internal or external. I re- or their employment worksite, or by I hate to say this word—‘‘train’’ em- member preparing paychecks by hand, email, or whatever they can do, so ployers regarding bias in negotiation but it is a very small business that workers clearly understand that they and other wage-setting practices. The does that anymore. That software will have rights under this act. amendment includes a non-exhaustive evolve overnight, probably through the Madam Speaker, I urge my col- list of 13 wage-setting practices on course of this debate, and the burden is leagues to pass this amendment and which employers allegedly need edu- likely to be small. this legislation so we can ensure equal cation. Employers may understandably The amendment also permits, but work means equal pay. review this list as 13 new ways for trial doesn’t require, the use of pay bands or Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I reserve lawyers to allege violations of the hours-worked data and provides the the balance of my time. Equal Pay Act. EEOC with flexibility in what type of b 1415 I will compliment one aspect of Rep- compensation data to use. Impor- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam resentative OCASIO-CORTEZ’ amend- tantly, it also gives the EEOC the dis- Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- ment. It mentions compensation self- cretion to collect additional employ- tlewoman from Georgia (Ms. WIL- audits. Republicans agree that self-au- ment-related data but also to consider LIAMS). dits can be a useful tool in combating employer burden, data format, and con- pay discrimination, and we urge sup- Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam fidentiality. Speaker, I rise today in support of the port for the Republican substitute Pay data reporting by employers Paycheck Fairness Act and my amend- amendment which encourages employ- promises to shine light on race and ment to this bill. ers to conduct self-evaluations to iden- gender pay disparities, increase the On average, full-time working women tify potentially unlawful pay dif- likelihood of employer self-analysis need to work well into the next year to ferences and to take steps to rectify and self-correction, and identify the catch up to the salary our male coun- any unlawful pay practices. Unfortu- areas of concern for further investiga- terparts earned the previous year. nately, H.R. 7 does not encourage these tion by enforcement agencies. self-evaluations. Reporting this data will also allow March 24 marked the day that women’s salaries, on average, caught up to the Representative WILLIAMS’ amend- the EEOC to see which employers have ment reestablishes the Obama-era Na- racial or gender pay gaps that differ salaries of our male counterparts in tional Equal Pay Enforcement Task significantly from the pay patterns 2020. For several subgroups of women, Force. This amendment would estab- from other employers in their industry this date won’t come until later this lish another politically biased govern- and region. year. For example, as a Black woman, ment bureaucracy that includes agen- I can also say, after almost 50 years it will take until August—an addi- cies such as the EEOC and the Depart- of adapting to Federal regulations, al- tional 8 months—to make the same sal- ment of Labor already tasked with en- most every business can find a way to ary of our male counterparts as they forcing laws against pay discrimina- profit from it. did in 2020. tion and ensuring compliance with Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I reserve The American people look to Con- those laws. the balance of my time. gress to be a force for economic justice Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam and create policies that are fair and ance of my time. Speaker, I have two additional speak- just. It is simply wrong that in the 21st Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam ers. century women still face pay inequity. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to That is why I am proud to support the tleman from Virginia (Mr. BEYER). the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Paycheck Fairness Act, which will Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise NEWMAN). strengthen existing laws to ensure that today to urge my colleagues to support Ms. NEWMAN. Madam Speaker, I women are getting the pay that they my amendment to H.R. 7. want to thank Ms. FOXX for her com- deserve.

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It is now ‘‘(A) may only be admissible by the em- eral agencies are working together to in order to consider amendment No. 4 ployer for the purposes of showing— limit any potential gaps in enforce- printed in part B of House Report 117– ‘‘(i) such audit was conducted; and ment of equal pay laws. Putting this 15. ‘‘(ii) such reasonable steps were taken; and task force back in place will bring us Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam ‘‘(B) shall not be discoverable or admis- one step closer to ensuring that women Speaker, I rise as the designee of Rep- sible for any other purpose in any claim against the employer. finally receive equal pay for equal resentative STEFANIK, and I have an ‘‘(3) An employer who has not completed a work. amendment at the desk. job and wage analysis audit under this sub- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The section shall not be subject to a negative or leagues to support this amendment and Clerk will designate the amendment. adverse inference as a result of not having the bill before us today to ensure that The text of the amendment is as fol- completed such audit. women are paid fairly. lows: ‘‘(4) An employer who has completed a job Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I reserve Strike all of the bill and insert the fol- and wage analysis audit that does not meets the balance of my time. lowing: the requirements of subparagraph (D) of Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. paragraph (1) but otherwise meets the re- Speaker, I hope we would adopt these This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Wage quirements of such paragraph shall not be liable for liquidated damages under section three good amendments en bloc, and I Equity Act of 2021’’. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 16(b). yield back the balance of my time. ‘‘(5) In this section— Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I sup- (1) In 1963, Congress passed on a bipartisan basis the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to prohibit ‘‘(A) the term ‘job and wage analysis audit’ port equal pay for equal work. I don’t discrimination on account of sex in the pay- means an audit conducted by the employer know how many times Republicans ment of wages for equal work performed by for the purpose of identifying wage dispari- have to say that, but we will keep say- employees for employers engaged in com- ties among employees on the basis of sex; ing it if necessary because equal pay merce or in the production of goods for com- and for equal work is the right thing to do, merce. ‘‘(B) the term ‘reasonable steps’, with re- spect to differentials in wages among em- but it is also required under two Fed- (2) Following the passage of such Act, in 1964, Congress passed on a bipartisan basis ployees that may violate section 6(d), means eral statutes, and in most cases it is steps that are reasonable to address such dif- being adhered to. the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Since the pas- sage of both the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ferentials taking into account— Congress should focus on policies the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women have ‘‘(i) the amount of time that has passed that will continue to increase eco- made significant strides, both in the work- since the date on which the audit was initi- nomic opportunity and expand options force and in their educational pursuits. ated; for all workers. That is what we should (3) Prior to the COVID–19 pandemic, there ‘‘(ii) the nature and degree of progress re- be doing in the Education and Labor were over 77,000,000 women in the workforce, sulting from such reasonable steps toward the most in American history. Of the compliance with section 6(d) compared to Committee: looking for ways to in- the number of employees with respect to crease economic opportunity and ex- 2,000,000 jobs created in 2019, 53 percent went to women. This follows a trend that has been whom a violation may exist and the amount pand options for all workers. of the wage rate differentials among such We shouldn’t be doing away with rising for some time. Women are graduating from college at a higher rate than their male employees; and pipeline jobs, we shouldn’t be raising counter parts, making up 61 percent of all ‘‘(iii) the size and resources of the em- taxes, and we shouldn’t be decreasing college degrees conferred in 2018. Addition- ployer.’’. options for people to work in this coun- ally, according to a recent survey of working SEC. 5. WAGE HISTORY; DISCUSSION OF WAGES. try; but that is what this administra- women, more than half are their family’s (a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Labor Standards tion is doing, and that is what the primary breadwinner. Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended other side is doing. (4) The COVID–19 pandemic has had a sig- by inserting after section 7 the following new section: The Democrat amendments and the nificant impact on working women, resulting underlying bill fail miserably in terms in over 2 million women leaving the work- ‘‘SEC. 8. PROVISIONS RELATING TO WAGE HIS- force since February 2020. TORY AND DISCUSSION OF WAGE. of increasing options and expanding (5) Despite these advances there is still ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS RE- economic opportunity. It is pushing concern among the American public that LATING TO WAGE HISTORY.—It shall be an un- people into the bands, making every- gender-based wage discrimination has not lawful practice for a person after the date of body the same and treating everybody been eliminated. enactment of the Wage Equity Act of 2021— as though they have no individuality, SEC. 3. CLARIFYING SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION ‘‘(1) to rely on the wage history of a pro- they shouldn’t be innovative, they PROHIBITION. spective employee— shouldn’t be creative, and they Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards ‘‘(A) in considering the prospective em- ployee for employment, including by requir- shouldn’t strive for more. That is not Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘bona fide business-related’’ after ing that the wage history of a prospective the way to go. ‘‘any other’’. employee satisfies minimum or maximum Madam Speaker, I urge my col- SEC. 4. JOB AND WAGE ANALYSIS. criteria as a condition of being considered leagues to oppose the Democrat en bloc Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act for employment; or amendment and the underlying bill, of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended by adding at ‘‘(B) in determining the rate of wage for and I yield back the balance of my the end the following: such prospective employee; or time. ‘‘(f)(1) An employer shall not be liable in ‘‘(2) to seek, or to require a prospective The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- an action brought against the employer for a employee to disclose, the wage history of ant to House Resolution 303, the pre- violation of section 6(d) if— such prospective employee. ‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE EXCEPTIONS.— vious question is ordered on the ‘‘(A) during the period beginning on the date that is 3 years before the date on which ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) shall amendments en bloc offered by the the action is brought and ending on the date not apply with respect to a prospective em- gentleman from Virginia. that is 1 day before the date on which the ac- ployee who voluntarily discloses the wage The question is on the amendments tion is brought, such employer completes a history of such prospective employee. en bloc. job and wage analysis audit to determine ‘‘(2) WAGE HISTORY VERIFICATION.—Notwith- The question was taken; and the whether there are differentials in wage rates standing subsection (a)(2), a person may take Speaker pro tempore announced that among such employees that may violate sec- actions necessary to verify the wage history the ayes appeared to have it. tion 6(d); of a prospective employee if such wage his- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, on that I ‘‘(B) such employer takes reasonable steps tory is voluntarily disclosed to the person by to remedy any such differentials; and such prospective employee. demand the yeas and nays. ‘‘(C) such job and wage analysis audit is ‘‘(c) PRIOR INQUIRIES.—Subsection (a) shall The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- conducted and such reasonable steps are not apply with respect to the wage history of ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution taken in good faith to investigate whether an employee acquired by an employer before 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. any such differentials exist; and the date of enactment of the Wage Equity

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Madam creases after such date. after consultation with the Secretary of ‘‘(d) PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO DISCUSSION Education, is authorized to establish and Speaker, I yield myself such time as I OF WAGES.—Subject to subsection (c), it shall carry out a grant program. may consume. be an unlawful practice for an employer— (2) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program Madam Speaker, equal work deserves ‘‘(1) to prohibit an employee from inquir- under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor equal pay, and we owe it to women to ing about, discussing, or disclosing the wage may make grants on a competitive basis to constructively engage on addressing of— eligible entities to carry out negotiation pay disparities in the workplace and ‘‘(A) the employee; or skills education programs for the purposes of ‘‘(B) any other employee of the employer if put forward real solutions. Unfortu- addressing wage disparities, including nately, Democrats have put forth a bill such employee has voluntarily disclosed the through outreach to women and girls. wage of such employee; (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re- that prioritizes lawsuits and govern- ‘‘(2) to prohibit an employee from request- ceive a grant under this subsection, an enti- ment regulation over women’s eco- ing from the employer an explanation of dif- ty shall be a public agency, such as a State, nomic empowerment and advancement. ferentials in compensation among employ- a local government in a metropolitan statis- H.R. 7 would require employers to ees; or tical area (as defined by the Office of Man- make intrusive data disclosures that ‘‘(3) to take an adverse employment action agement and Budget), a State educational against an employee for— would add compliance costs exceeding agency, or a local educational agency, a pri- $600 million per year while posing seri- ‘‘(A) conduct described under paragraphs vate nonprofit organization, or a commu- (1) or (2); or nity-based organization. ous threats to workers’ privacy and ‘‘(B) encouraging employees to engage in (4) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive their paychecks. conduct described in such paragraphs. a grant under this subsection, an entity shall On top of these onerous new require- ‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO DISCUSSION submit an application to the Secretary of ments, H.R. 7 will force America’s busi- OF WAGES.— Labor at such time, in such manner, and nesses to prepare for an onslaught of ‘‘(1) TIME AND PLACE LIMITATIONS.—An em- containing such information as the Sec- ployer may impose reasonable time, place, frivolous lawsuits, which now will be retary of Labor may require. and manner limitations on conduct described open to unlimited compensatory and (5) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives under subsection (c) if such limitations are limited damages. a grant under this subsection shall use the written and available to each employee. funds made available through the grant to Forty percent of small businesses are ‘‘(2) INVOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE.—An em- carry out an effective negotiation skills edu- run by women, and H.R. 7 would make ployer may prohibit an employee from dis- cation program for the purposes described in it harder for these women business cussing the wages of any other employee if paragraph (2). owners to succeed. such other employee did not voluntarily dis- (b) INCORPORATING EDUCATION INTO EXIST- close such wages to the employee discussing This issue is too important to leave ING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Labor and such wages. to partisan solutions. Our amendment, the Secretary of Education shall issue regu- ‘‘(f) PAY EXPECTATION CONVERSATION.— the Wage Equity Act, offers a stark lations or policy guidance that provides for Nothing in this section shall be construed to contrast to the approach laid out in prevent a person from— integrating the negotiation skills education, to the extent practicable, into programs au- H.R. 7. We look to innovation in the ‘‘(1) inquiring about the pay expectations States to find bipartisan policy that is of a prospective employee; or thorized under— ‘‘(2) providing information to such em- (1) in the case of the Secretary of Edu- supported by both Republicans and ployee about the compensation and benefits cation, the Elementary and Secondary Edu- Democrats and signed by Republican offered in relation to the position.’’. cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Governors—proof that equal pay for (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Fair Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- equal work is not a partisan issue. Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 202) is cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the The Wage Equity Act supports the amended by adding at the end the following: Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and other programs carried out by empowerment of women in today’s ‘‘(z) the term ‘prospective employee’ means economy. America’s businesses—par- an individual who took an affirmative step the Department of Education that the Sec- to seek employment with a person and who retary of Education determines to be appro- ticularly our small businesses—seek to is not currently employed by such person, a priate; and do right by their employees. In rec- parent, subsidiary, predecessor, or related (2) in the case of the Secretary of Labor, ognition of this, the Wage Equity Act company of such person, or an employer con- the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity creates a voluntary pay analysis sys- nected by a purchase agreement with such Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and other pro- tem to encourage the good-faith efforts person; and grams carried out by the Department of of employers to self-identify and cor- Labor that the Secretary of Labor deter- ‘‘(aa) the term ‘wage history’ means the rect any wage disparities, should they wages paid to the prospective employee by mines to be appropriate. the prospective employee’s current employer (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months exist, creating an environment of con- or any previous employer of such em- after the date of enactment of this Act, and sistent self-reflection. ployee.’’. annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor, We believe every American should be (c) RETALIATION.—Section 15(a)(3) of the in consultation with the Secretary of Edu- able to negotiate employment based Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. cation, shall prepare and submit to Congress upon their qualifications and merit for 215(a)(3)) is amended— a report describing the activities conducted the position, and that a victim of wage (1) by inserting ‘‘or prospective employee’’ under this section and evaluating the effec- discrimination should not have this after ‘‘any employee’’; and tiveness of such activities in achieving the (2) by inserting ‘‘or prospective employee’’ purposes of this section. discrimination follow them to their next job and compound through the after ‘‘such employee’’. SEC. 7. GAO STUDY. (d) PENALTY.— The Comptroller General shall, not later rest of their career. (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 16(b) of the Fair than 180 days after the date of the enactment This is why this amendment protects Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) of this Act, submit to Congress a study on the employee’s right to not disclose is amended by inserting ‘‘Any person who the causes and effects of— their salary history during the job violates the provisions of section 8 with re- (1) wage disparities among men and interview process unless they wish to spect to an employee or prospective em- women; do so voluntarily. At the same time, we ployee shall be liable to such employee in an (2) with respect to employees that leave amount equal to the difference between the cannot erode the necessary negotia- the workforce for parental reasons (com- tions that take place in a job inter- amount that the employee or prospective monly referred to as the ‘‘Manager’s Gap’’), employee would have received but for such the impact on wages and opportunity poten- view. violation and the amount received by such tial; and The Wage Equity Act protects the employee or prospective employee, and an (3) the disparities in negotiation skills ability for an employee and their pro- additional equal amount as liquidated dam- among men and women upon entering the spective employer to have a pay expec- ages.’’ after ‘‘tips unlawfully kept by the em- workforce. ployer, and in an additional equal amount as tation conversation, an important part liquidated damages.’’. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- of any negotiation. (2) CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY.—Section ant to House Resolution 303, the gen- Our amendment protects employees’ 16(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of tlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. MILLER- ability to discuss compensation with

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:27 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.028 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1824 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 their colleagues while giving employ- The Paycheck Fairness Act ensures tecting employees who disclose or dis- ers the ability to set reasonable limita- all workers will get equal pay for equal cuss that pay, it allows employers to tions on the time, location, and man- work, regardless of gender. It will pro- place limitations on when, where, and ner of this activity to protect employ- hibit employers from paying women how employees may do so, negating the ees from harassment. less simply because another employer point of the provision. Furthermore, the Wage Equity Act paid them less in the past. It helps to Madam Speaker, you cannot remedy seeks to put women on equal footing as oppose pay discrimination with more pay discrimination if you have no idea men as they start their careers with a speed and transparency, and allows that you are making less than the man grant program targeted towards women to fight pay injustices they across the hall. When workers fear re- women in college and career tech pro- may experience. The Paycheck Fair- taliation for talking about their pay, grams to provide negotiation skills ness Act fixes a systemic injustice that any wage gap they face is likely to con- education. women have suffered. tinue to grow undiscovered in the shad- Lastly, our amendment directs the This amendment would only water ows. GAO to study the manager’s gap to down this landmark civil rights and More egregiously, there is no mecha- give us a clearer sense of the impact labor legislation. Madam Speaker, I nism for enforcement, as it would allow new parents leaving the workforce strongly encourage my colleagues to employers who conduct self-designed have on an employee’s future earning vote ‘‘no’’ to this amendment and pay audits to escape accountability for and opportunity potential. stand up for equity. unlawful pay disparities and deny a These are commonsense proposals Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam worker a remedy. that are supported by both Democrats Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentle- I think it bears repeating that cor- and Republicans alike. I encourage my woman from North Carolina (Ms. porations do not feel free to sell us colleagues to reject partisan Govern- FOXX). spoiled meat, lock our daughters up in ment overreach and to support prac- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I thank ninth-floor sweatshops with no fire es- tical, bipartisan solutions that improve the gentlewoman for yielding. capes, employ our underage sons in the existing law of the land—equal pay Madam Speaker, I rise in support of coal mines, force us to work 13-hour for equal work—by voting for the this amendment, which was also intro- shifts without overtime or a break be- Stefanik amendment. duced earlier this week by Representa- cause corporations experienced a mo- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tive STEFANIK as a standalone bill, H.R. ment of Zen and decided to evolve. ance of my time. 2491, the Wage Equity Act of 2021. No. They were forced into greater ac- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Unlike the so-called Paycheck Fair- countability and social concern by the Speaker, I claim the time in opposition ness Act, which will unfairly punish legitimate actions of a democratic gov- to the amendment. ernment. In other words, if we depend The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- businessowners and reward trial law- on goodwill or a self-audit, then we are tleman is recognized for 5 minutes. yers at the expense of workers, this Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam amendment will effectively address pay all screwed. This amendment seeks to destroy the Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- discrimination in the workplace and tlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. help working women by ensuring pay entire purpose of the bill and allows companies to evade accountability for HAYES). differences among workers of the oppo- Mrs. HAYES. Madam Speaker, this site sex are due to legitimate business- violating the law. amendment would allow employers to related reasons. Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote self-audit compensation disparity. Ask- Among other commonsense provi- on this amendment and a ‘‘yes’’ vote ing the same employer, who may be en- sions, this amendment will direct funds for the Paycheck Fairness Act. Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam gaged in pay discrimination, to self-po- and research towards women’s ad- lice their wage practices is a blatant vancement in the workplace and will Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- conflict of interest. also authorize a grant program to edu- port the amendment, and I yield back Rather than actually incentivizing cate women in college careers and the balance of my time. equal pay, as Ms. STEFANIK would technical programs on negotiating pay. b 1430 claim, this amendment gives employ- This amendment will also allow job Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam ers the tool to hide evidence of pay dis- applicants to disclose prior salary his- Speaker, I yield myself the balance of crimination and delay any resulting tory voluntarily, ensuring they control my time. lawsuit and accountability by 3 years. this information as they see fit. I would hope we would defeat the The very idea behind this provision is Madam Speaker, I urge my col- amendment. This just recreates the insidious. It presumes that employers leagues to support this amendment. loopholes that we are trying to close. should be given loopholes to avoid li- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam You have to start with the idea that ability after breaking the law. Employ- Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- there is a differential in pay. And what ers do not need a workaround to guard tlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. we are trying to do is—if you can ex- against these types of lawsuits. Their DELAURO), who is the sponsor of the plain this in any kind of way that is best defense is simple: do not engage in underlying legislation. business-related, then they get away wage discrimination. Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, the with it. In fact, this amendment actually cre- gender pay gap is a pervasive problem The Fair Pay Act says it has to be ates another means for employers to that demands thoughtful, bona fide and required by the job. If it discriminate on the basis of sex by pre- multipronged solutions. The Paycheck is not required by the job, why do you serving a vague standard for employer Fairness Act represents a comprehen- have a differential in pay? defense when accused of wage discrimi- sive response to the shortcomings of We can do better than this, and I nation. Unlike Ms. STEFANIK’s proposed existing law and addresses the holes hope we defeat the amendment. amendment, H.R. 7 makes clear that that have emerged over time. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- the ‘‘any factor other than sex’’ em- Representative STEFANIK’s sub- ance of my time. ployer defense must be bona fide, job- stitute, the Wage Equity Act, is ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- related, and required by business neces- actly what the Paycheck Fairness Act ant to House Resolution 303, the pre- sity. has been fighting over the years. It vious question is ordered on the Employees must be judged by their purports to offer protections, but, in amendment offered by the gentle- education, training or experience in- reality, it creates loopholes that give a woman from Iowa (Mrs. MILLER- stead of their gender. As women drop wink and a nod to discrimination. Not MEEKS). out of the workforce in historic num- only would it offer empty protections, The question was taken; and the bers due to the pressures of COVID–19, it would erode existing protections al- Speaker pro tempore announced that we have a responsibility to take every ready in place. the noes appear to have it. precaution to ensure they do not face The substitute includes inadequate Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam discrimination when they return to the protections for workers who discuss or Speaker, on that I demand the yeas workforce. disclose wages. While ostensibly pro- and nays.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:27 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.042 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1825 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Herrell Mast Scanlon b 1503 Herrera Beutler McBath Schakowsky ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Higgins (LA) McCarthy Schiff Mr. SESSIONS changed his vote from 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Higgins (NY) McCaul Schneider ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- Hill McClain Schrader Mrs. MILLER of Illinois and Mr. ther proceedings on this question are Himes McClintock Schrier Hinson McCollum Schweikert MCHENRY changed their vote from postponed. Hollingsworth McEachin Scott (VA) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, Horsford McGovern Scott, Austin So (two-thirds being in the affirma- further consideration of H.R. 7 is post- Houlahan McHenry Scott, David Hoyer McKinley Sewell tive) the rules were suspended and the poned. Hudson McNerney Sherman bill, as amended, was passed. f Huffman Meeks Sherrill The result of the vote was announced Huizenga Meijer Simpson as above recorded. FRAUD AND SCAM REDUCTION Issa Mfume Sires Jackson Miller (IL) Slotkin A motion to reconsider was laid on ACT Jackson Lee Miller (WV) Smith (MO) the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Jacobs (CA) Miller-Meeks Smith (NE) Stated for: Jacobs (NY) Moolenaar Smith (NJ) ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Jayapal Mooney Smith (WA) Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, I was in ished business is the vote on the mo- Jeffries Moore (AL) Smucker a Zoom meeting with the Secretary of Trans- tion to suspend the rules and pass the Johnson (GA) Moore (UT) Soto portation. Had I been present, I would have Johnson (LA) Moore (WI) Spanberger bill (H.R. 1215) to establish an office Johnson (OH) Morelle Spartz voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 104. within the Federal Trade Commission Johnson (SD) Moulton Speier Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, and an outside advisory group to pre- Johnson (TX) Mrvan Stanton the back up at the useless security screening vent fraud targeting seniors and to di- Jones Mullin Stauber onto the House floor was backed up pre- Jordan Murphy (FL) Steel rect the Commission to include addi- Joyce (OH) Murphy (NC) Stefanik venting me from making the vote. Had I been tional information in an annual report Joyce (PA) Nadler Steil present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall to Congress on fraud targeting seniors, Kaptur Napolitano Steube No. 104. Katko Neal Stevens and for other purposes, as amended, on Keating Neguse Stewart Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, had I which the yeas and nays were ordered. Keller Nehls Stivers been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on The Clerk read the title of the bill. Kelly (IL) Newman Strickland rollcall No. 104. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kelly (MS) Norcross Suozzi Ms. BUSH. Madam Speaker, unfortunately, Kelly (PA) Nunes Swalwell question is on the motion offered by Khanna O’Halleran Taylor I missed today’s vote on the Fraud and Scam the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Kildee Obernolte Tenney Reduction Act, as amended. PALLONE) that the House suspend the Kilmer Ocasio-Cortez Thompson (CA) Had I been present, I would have voted Kim (CA) Omar Thompson (MS) rules and pass the bill, as amended. Kim (NJ) Owens Thompson (PA) ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 104. The vote was taken by electronic de- Kind Palazzo Tiffany MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE vice, and there were—yeas 396, nays 13, Kinzinger Pallone Timmons RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Kirkpatrick Palmer Titus not voting 20, as follows: Allred (Wexton) Lieu (Beyer) Rush Krishnamoorthi Panetta Tlaib Babin (Fallon) (Underwood) [Roll No. 104] Kuster Pappas Tonko Lowenthal Ca´ rdenas Sewell (DelBene) Kustoff Pascrell Torres (CA) (Beyer) YEAS—396 (Gonzalez, Slotkin LaHood Payne Torres (NY) Mfume (Raskin) Vicente) (Stevens) Adams Case Escobar LaMalfa Pence Trahan Moore (WI) Crenshaw Stefanik Aderholt Casten Eshoo Lamb Perlmutter Trone (Beyer) (Fallon) (Tenney) Aguilar Castor (FL) Estes Lamborn Perry Turner Moulton Greene (GA) Steube Allen Castro (TX) Evans Langevin Peters Underwood (Underwood) (Gosar) (Timmons) Allred Chabot Fallon Larsen (WA) Pfluger Upton Napolitano Grijalva (Garcı´a Trahan (Lynch) Amodei Cheney Feenstra Larson (CT) Phillips Valadao (Correa) Arrington (IL)) Wasserman Cicilline Ferguson Latta Pingree Van Drew Neal (Lynch) Jayapal (Raskin) Schultz (Soto) Auchincloss Clark (MA) Fischbach LaTurner Pocan Van Duyne Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) Watson Coleman Axne Clarke (NY) Fitzgerald Lawrence Porter Vargas (Jeffries) Norcross (Pallone) Babin Cleaver Fitzpatrick Lawson (FL) Posey Veasey Keating (Clark (Pallone) Wilson (FL) Bacon Cline Fleischmann Lee (CA) Pressley Vela (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Hayes) Baird Cloud Fletcher Lee (NV) Price (NC) Vela´ zquez Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Balderson Clyburn Fortenberry Leger Fernandez Quigley Wagner (Evans) Porter (Wexton) (Timmons) Banks Clyde Foster Lesko Raskin Walberg Barr Cohen Foxx Letlow Reed Walorski Barraga´ n Cole Frankel, Lois Levin (CA) Reschenthaler Waltz f Bass Comer Franklin, C. Levin (MI) Rice (NY) Wasserman Beatty Connolly Scott Lieu Rice (SC) Schultz NICHOLAS AND ZACHARY BURT Bentz Cooper Fulcher Lofgren Rodgers (WA) Watson Coleman MEMORIAL CARBON MONOXIDE Bera Correa Gallagher Long Rogers (AL) Weber (TX) Bergman Costa Gallego Loudermilk Rose Webster (FL) POISONING PREVENTION ACT OF Beyer Courtney Garamendi Lowenthal Rosendale Welch 2021 Bice (OK) Craig Garbarino Lucas Ross Wenstrup Bilirakis Crawford Garcia (CA) Luetkemeyer Rouzer Westerman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bishop (GA) Crenshaw Garcı´a (IL) Luria Roybal-Allard Wexton ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Blumenauer Crist Garcia (TX) Lynch Ruiz Wild ished business is the vote on the mo- Blunt Rochester Crow Gibbs Mace Ruppersberger Williams (GA) tion to suspend the rules and pass the Bonamici Cuellar Gimenez Malinowski Rush Williams (TX) Bost Davids (KS) Gomez Malliotakis Rutherford Wilson (FL) bill (H.R. 1460) to encourage States to Bourdeaux Davidson Gonzales, Tony Maloney, Ryan Wilson (SC) require the installation of residential Bowman Davis, Danny K. Gonzalez (OH) Carolyn B. Salazar Wittman carbon monoxide detectors in homes, Boyle, Brendan Davis, Rodney Gonzalez, Maloney, Sean Sa´ nchez Womack F. Dean Vicente Mann Sarbanes Yarmuth and for other purposes, on which the Brown DeFazio Gooden (TX) Manning Scalise Zeldin yeas and nays were ordered. Brownley DeGette Gottheimer The Clerk read the title of the bill. Buchanan DeLauro Granger NAYS—13 Bucshon DelBene Graves (MO) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Budd Delgado Green (TN) Biggs Good (VA) Norman question is on the motion offered by Burchett Demings Green, Al (TX) Brooks Gosar Roy the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Burgess DeSaulnier Griffith Buck Greene (GA) Sessions Bustos DesJarlais Grijalva Gaetz Hice (GA) PALLONE) that the House suspend the Butterfield Deutch Grothman Gohmert Massie rules and pass the bill. Calvert Diaz-Balart Guest NOT VOTING—20 The vote was taken by electronic de- Cammack Dingell Guthrie vice, and there were—yeas 362, nays 49, Carbajal Doggett Hagedorn Armstrong Curtis Meuser Ca´ rdenas Donalds Harder (CA) Bishop (NC) Espaillat Newhouse not voting 18, as follows: Carl Doyle, Michael Harris Boebert Golden Rogers (KY) [Roll No. 105] Carson F. Harshbarger Brady Graves (LA) Takano YEAS—362 Carter (GA) Duncan Hartzler Bush Kahele Waters Carter (TX) Dunn Hayes Cawthorn Matsui Young Aguilar Amodei Auchincloss Cartwright Emmer Hern Chu Meng Allred Armstrong Axne

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Pursu- Bergman Golden McClain Wenstrup Beyer Gomez McCollum Stauber Trone ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Westerman Bice (OK) Gonzales, Tony McEachin Steel Turner Wexton consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to Bilirakis Gonzalez (OH) McGovern Stefanik Underwood Wild amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of Bishop (GA) Gonzalez, McHenry Steil Upton Williams (GA) Bishop (NC) Vicente McKinley Stevens Valadao 1938 to provide more effective remedies Blumenauer Gooden (TX) McNerney Stewart Van Drew Williams (TX) to victims of discrimination in the Blunt Rochester Gottheimer Meeks Stivers Van Duyne Wilson (FL) payment of wages on the basis of sex, Strickland Vargas Wilson (SC) Bonamici Granger Meijer and for other purposes, will now re- Bost Graves (LA) Meuser Suozzi Veasey Wittman Bourdeaux Graves (MO) Mfume Swalwell Vela Womack sume. Bowman Green, Al (TX) Miller (WV) Taylor Vela´ zquez Zeldin The Clerk read the title of the bill. Boyle, Brendan Griffith Miller-Meeks Tenney Wagner AMENDMENTS EN BLOC OFFERED BY MR. SCOTT F. Grijalva Moolenaar NAYS—49 OF VIRGINIA Brown Guest Mooney Brownley Guthrie Moore (AL) Allen Franklin, C. Johnson (LA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Buchanan Hagedorn Moore (UT) Arrington Scott Jordan ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Bucshon Harder (CA) Moore (WI) Banks Gaetz Loudermilk ished business is the question on the Budd Hartzler Moulton Biggs Gohmert Massie Burgess Hayes Mrvan Boebert Good (VA) Mast adoption of amendments en bloc, print- Bush Herrera Beutler Mullin Brooks Gosar McClintock ed in part B of House Report 117–15, on Bustos Higgins (NY) Murphy (FL) Buck Green (TN) Miller (IL) which further proceedings were post- Butterfield Hill Nadler Burchett Greene (GA) Murphy (NC) Grothman Norman poned and on which the yeas and nays Calvert Himes Napolitano Cammack Harris Perry Carbajal Hollingsworth Neal Cline were ordered. ´ Harshbarger Rose Cardenas Horsford Neguse Cloud The Clerk will redesignate the Carl Houlahan Nehls Hern Rosendale Clyde Herrell Roy amendments en bloc. Carson Hoyer Newhouse Davidson Carter (GA) Hudson Newman Hice (GA) Steube The Clerk redesignated the amend- Donalds Carter (TX) Huffman Norcross Higgins (LA) Tiffany ments en bloc. Estes Cartwright Huizenga Nunes Hinson Weber (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Fleischmann Jackson Young Case Issa O’Halleran question is on the amendments en bloc Casten Jackson Lee Obernolte NOT VOTING—18 Castor (FL) Jacobs (CA) Ocasio-Cortez offered by the gentleman from Virginia Castro (TX) Jacobs (NY) Omar Adams DeLauro Meng (Mr. SCOTT). Chabot Jayapal Owens Aderholt Diaz-Balart Morelle The vote was taken by electronic de- Bass Garcia (CA) Ross Cheney Jeffries Palazzo vice, and there were—yeas 216, nays Cicilline Johnson (GA) Pallone Brady Garcı´a (IL) Scott (VA) Clark (MA) Johnson (OH) Palmer Cawthorn Kahele Takano 207, not voting 6, as follows: Clarke (NY) Johnson (SD) Panetta Chu Matsui Yarmuth [Roll No. 106] Cleaver Johnson (TX) Pappas Clyburn Jones Pascrell YEAS—216 Cohen Joyce (OH) Payne b 1535 Adams Davis, Danny K. Khanna Cole Joyce (PA) Pence Messrs. ROSE and BANKS changed Aguilar Dean Kildee Comer Kaptur Perlmutter Allred DeFazio Kilmer Connolly Katko Peters their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Auchincloss DeGette Kim (NJ) Cooper Keating Pfluger Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. BICE of Okla- Axne DeLauro Kind Correa Keller Phillips homa, Messrs. FEENSTRA and Barraga´ n DelBene Kirkpatrick Costa Kelly (IL) Pingree Bass Delgado Krishnamoorthi Courtney Kelly (MS) Pocan CLEAVER changed their vote from Beatty Demings Kuster Craig Kelly (PA) Porter ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Bera DeSaulnier Lamb Crawford Khanna Posey So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Beyer Deutch Langevin Crenshaw Kildee Pressley Bishop (GA) Dingell Larsen (WA) Crist Kilmer Price (NC) tive) the rules were suspended and the Blumenauer Doggett Larson (CT) Crow Kim (CA) Quigley bill was passed. Blunt Rochester Doyle, Michael Lawrence Cuellar Kim (NJ) Raskin The result of the vote was announced Bonamici F. Lawson (FL) Curtis Kind Reed as above recorded. Bourdeaux Escobar Lee (CA) Davids (KS) Kinzinger Reschenthaler Bowman Espaillat Lee (NV) Davis, Danny K. Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) A motion to reconsider was laid on Boyle, Brendan Evans Leger Fernandez Davis, Rodney Krishnamoorthi Rice (SC) the table. F. Fletcher Levin (CA) Dean Kuster Rodgers (WA) Stated for: Brown Foster Levin (MI) DeFazio Kustoff Rogers (AL) Brownley Frankel, Lois Lieu DeGette LaHood Rogers (KY) Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I attended a Bush Gallego Lofgren DelBene LaMalfa Rouzer Press Conference on pay equity. Had I been Bustos Garamendi Lowenthal Delgado Lamb Roybal-Allard present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall Butterfield Garcı´a (IL) Luria Demings Lamborn Ruiz Carbajal Garcia (TX) Lynch DeSaulnier Langevin Ruppersberger No. 105. Ca´ rdenas Golden Malinowski DesJarlais Larsen (WA) Rush Ms. ADAMS. Madam Speaker, I was with Carson Gomez Maloney, Deutch Larson (CT) Rutherford the Speaker at her press conference. Had I Cartwright Gonzalez, Carolyn B. Dingell Latta Ryan Case Vicente Maloney, Sean Doggett LaTurner Salazar been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on Casten Gottheimer Manning Doyle, Michael Lawrence Sa´ nchez rollcall No. 105. Castor (FL) Green, Al (TX) Matsui F. Lawson (FL) Sarbanes Castro (TX) Grijalva McBath MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Duncan Lee (CA) Scalise Chu Harder (CA) McCollum Dunn Lee (NV) Scanlon RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Cicilline Hayes McEachin Emmer Leger Fernandez Schakowsky Allred (Wexton) Keating (Clark Nehls (Fallon) Clark (MA) Himes McGovern Escobar Lesko Schiff Babin (Fallon) (MA)) Norcross Clarke (NY) Horsford McNerney Eshoo Letlow Schneider Ca´ rdenas Lawson (FL) (Pallone) Cleaver Houlahan Meeks Espaillat Levin (CA) Schrader (Gonzalez, (Evans) Omar (Pressley) Clyburn Hoyer Meng Evans Levin (MI) Schrier Vicente) Lieu (Beyer) Payne (Pallone) Cohen Huffman Mfume Fallon Lieu Schweikert Crenshaw Lowenthal Porter (Wexton) Connolly Jackson Lee Moore (WI) Feenstra Lofgren Scott, Austin (Fallon) (Beyer) Rush Cooper Jacobs (CA) Morelle Ferguson Long Scott, David Greene (GA) Mfume (Raskin) (Underwood) Correa Jayapal Moulton Fischbach Lowenthal Sessions Moore (WI) Sewell (DelBene) Costa Jeffries Mrvan (Gosar) Fitzgerald Lucas Sewell (Beyer) Slotkin Courtney Johnson (GA) Murphy (FL) Grijalva (Garcı´a Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Sherman Moulton (Stevens) Craig Johnson (TX) Nadler (IL)) Fletcher Luria Sherrill (Underwood) Stefanik Crist Jones Napolitano Fortenberry Lynch Simpson Jayapal (Raskin) Napolitano (Tenney) Crow Kaptur Neal Foster Mace Sires Johnson (TX) (Correa) Steube Cuellar Keating Neguse Foxx Malinowski Slotkin (Jeffries) Neal (Lynch) (Timmons) Davids (KS) Kelly (IL) Newman

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TURNER, BENTZ, REED, Bice (OK) Hern Pence Pascrell Schrier Trone RUTHERFORD, and Mrs. RODGERS of Bilirakis Herrell Perry Payne Scott (VA) Underwood Washington changed their vote from Bishop (NC) Herrera Beutler Pfluger Perlmutter Scott, David Van Drew Bost Higgins (LA) Posey Peters Sewell Vargas ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Brady Hill Reed Phillips Sherman Veasey Mr. O’HALLERAN changed his vote Buchanan Hinson Reschenthaler Pingree Sherrill Vela from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Bucshon Hudson Rice (SC) Pocan Sires Vela´ zquez So the en bloc amendments were Burgess Huizenga Rodgers (WA) Porter Slotkin Wasserman Calvert Issa Rogers (AL) Pressley Smith (WA) Schultz agreed to. Carl Jacobs (NY) Rogers (KY) Price (NC) Soto Waters The result of the vote was announced Carter (GA) Johnson (LA) Rose Quigley Spanberger Watson Coleman as above recorded. Carter (TX) Johnson (OH) Rouzer Raskin Speier Welch A motion to reconsider was laid on Chabot Johnson (SD) Rutherford Rice (NY) Stanton Wexton the table. Cheney Jordan Salazar Ross Stevens Wild Cline Joyce (OH) Scalise Roybal-Allard Strickland Williams (GA) Stated for: Cloud Joyce (PA) Schweikert Ruiz Suozzi Wilson (FL) Mr. FITZPATRICK. Madam Speaker, I was Clyde Katko Scott, Austin Ruppersberger Swalwell Wittman unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I Cole Keller Sessions Rush Takano Yarmuth would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 106. Comer Kelly (MS) Simpson Ryan Thompson (CA) Crawford Kelly (PA) Smith (MO) Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I was inad- Crenshaw Kim (CA) Smith (NE) NAYS—207 vertently recorded voting aye on rollcall no. Curtis Kinzinger Smucker Aderholt Gonzalez (OH) Mooney 106 and intended to vote nay. Davidson Kustoff Spartz Allen Good (VA) Moore (AL) PERSONAL EXPLANATION Davis, Rodney LaHood Stauber Amodei Gooden (TX) Moore (UT) DesJarlais LaMalfa Steel Armstrong Gosar Mullin Mr. KAHELE. Madam Speaker, on April 15, Diaz-Balart Lamborn Stefanik Arrington Granger Murphy (NC) 2021, I was unable to vote on the first three Donalds Latta Steil Babin Graves (LA) Nehls votes in the series because I had unavoidable Duncan LaTurner Steube Bacon Graves (MO) Newhouse conflict. Had I been present, I would have Emmer Lesko Stewart Baird Green (TN) Norman Estes Letlow Stivers Balderson Greene (GA) Nunes voted YEA on Roll Call No. 104; H.R. 1215, Fallon Long Taylor Banks Griffith Obernolte the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; YEA on Feenstra Loudermilk Tenney Barr Grothman Owens Roll Call No. 105; H.R. 1460, the Nicholas and Ferguson Lucas Thompson (PA) Bentz Guthrie Palazzo Fischbach Luetkemeyer Timmons Bergman Hagedorn Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poi- Palmer Fitzgerald Mace Turner Bice (OK) Harris Pence soning Prevention Act of 2021; YEA on Roll Biggs Harshbarger Fleischmann Malliotakis Upton Perry Call No. 106; En Bloc No. 1. Bilirakis Hartzler Fortenberry Mann Valadao Pfluger Bishop (NC) Hern MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Foxx McCarthy Van Duyne Posey Boebert Herrell RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Franklin, C. McCaul Wagner Reed Scott McClain Walberg Bost Herrera Beutler Allred (Wexton) Lowenthal Rush Reschenthaler Gallagher McClintock Walorski Brady Hice (GA) Babin (Fallon) (Beyer) (Underwood) Rice (SC) Garbarino McHenry Waltz Brooks Higgins (LA) Crdenas Meng (Clark Sewell (DelBene) Buchanan Hill Rodgers (WA) Garcia (CA) McKinley Weber (TX) Rogers (AL) (Gonzalez, (MA)) Slotkin Buck Hinson Vicente) Gibbs Meijer Webster (FL) Rogers (KY) Mfume (Raskin) (Stevens) Bucshon Hollingsworth Crenshaw Gimenez Meuser Wenstrup Rose Moore (WI) Stefanik Budd Hudson (Fallon) Gohmert Miller (WV) Westerman Rosendale (Beyer) (Tenney) Burchett Huizenga Greene (GA) Gonzales, Tony Miller-Meeks Williams (TX) Rouzer Moulton Steube Burgess Issa (Gosar) Gonzalez (OH) Moolenaar Wilson (SC) Roy (Underwood) (Timmons) Calvert Jackson Grijalva (Garcı`a Gooden (TX) Mooney Wittman Rutherford Napolitano Trahan (Lynch) Cammack Jacobs (NY) (IL)) Granger Moore (AL) Womack Carl Johnson (LA) Salazar (Correa) Wasserman Jayapal (Raskin) Graves (LA) Moore (UT) Young Carter (GA) Johnson (OH) Scalise Neal (Lynch) Schultz (Soto) Johnson (TX) Graves (MO) Mullin Zeldin Carter (TX) Johnson (SD) Schweikert Nehls (Fallon) Watson Coleman (Jeffries) Griffith Murphy (NC) Chabot Jordan Scott, Austin Norcross (Pallone) Keating (Clark Grothman Nehls Cheney Joyce (OH) Sessions (MA)) (Pallone) Wilson (FL) Cline Joyce (PA) Simpson Omar (Pressley) (Hayes) Lawson (FL) NAYS—244 Cloud Katko Smith (MO) (Evans) Payne (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Clyde Keller Smith (NE) Lieu (Beyer) Porter (Wexton) (Timmons) Adams Ca´ rdenas DeSaulnier Cole Kelly (MS) Smith (NJ) Aguilar Carson Deutch Comer Kelly (PA) Smucker AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MRS. MILLER- Allred Cartwright Dingell Crawford Kim (CA) Spartz MEEKS Arrington Case Doggett Crenshaw Kinzinger Stauber The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Auchincloss Casten Doyle, Michael Curtis Kustoff Steel Davidson LaHood DELBENE). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule Axne Castor (FL) F. Stefanik ´ Davis, Rodney LaMalfa XX, the unfinished business is the Barragan Castro (TX) Escobar Steil Bass Chu Eshoo DesJarlais Lamborn Steube question on amendment No. 4, printed Beatty Cicilline Espaillat Diaz-Balart Latta Stewart in part B of House Report 117–15, on Bera Clark (MA) Evans Donalds LaTurner Stivers Beyer Clarke (NY) Fitzpatrick Duncan Lesko Taylor which further proceedings were post- Dunn Letlow Biggs Cleaver Fletcher Tenney poned and on which the yeas and nays Emmer Long Bishop (GA) Clyburn Foster Thompson (PA) were ordered. Estes Loudermilk Blumenauer Cohen Frankel, Lois Tiffany Fallon Lucas The Clerk will redesignate the Timmons Blunt Rochester Connolly Fulcher Feenstra Luetkemeyer Turner amendment. Boebert Cooper Gaetz Ferguson Mace Upton The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonamici Correa Gallego Fischbach Malliotakis Bourdeaux Costa Garamendi Fitzgerald Mann Valadao ment. Van Duyne Bowman Courtney Garcı´a (IL) Fleischmann Massie The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Boyle, Brendan Craig Garcia (TX) Fortenberry Mast Wagner question is on the amendment offered F. Crist Golden Foxx McCarthy Walberg Brooks Crow Gomez Franklin, C. McCaul Walorski by the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Brown Cuellar Gonzalez, Scott McClain Waltz MILLER-MEEKS). Fulcher McClintock Weber (TX) The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley Davids (KS) Vicente Buck Davis, Danny K. Good (VA) Gaetz McHenry Webster (FL) vice, and there were—yeas 183, nays Gallagher McKinley Wenstrup Budd Dean Gosar Garbarino Meijer Westerman 244, not voting 2, as follows: Burchett DeFazio Gottheimer Garcia (CA) Meuser Williams (TX) [Roll No. 107] Bush DeGette Green (TN) Gibbs Miller (IL) Wilson (SC) Bustos DeLauro Green, Al (TX) Gimenez Miller (WV) Womack YEAS—183 Butterfield DelBene Greene (GA) Gohmert Miller-Meeks Young Aderholt Amodei Babin Cammack Delgado Grijalva Gonzales, Tony Moolenaar Zeldin Allen Armstrong Bacon Carbajal Demings Harder (CA)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:14 Jul 12, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD21\APRIL\H15AP1.REC H15AP1 sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H1828 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 Hayes Mast Sarbanes The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Underwood Wasserman Wexton Hice (GA) Matsui Scanlon Vargas Schultz Wild Higgins (NY) McBath Schakowsky DELBENE). The previous question is or- Veasey Waters Williams (GA) Himes McCollum Schiff dered on the bill, as amended. Vela Watson Coleman Wilson (FL) Hollingsworth McEachin Schneider The question is on the engrossment Vela´ zquez Welch Yarmuth Horsford McGovern Schrader and third reading of the bill. Houlahan McNerney Schrier NAYS—210 Hoyer Meeks Scott (VA) The bill was ordered to be engrossed Huffman Meng Scott, David and read a third time, and was read the Aderholt Good (VA) Moore (AL) Allen Gooden (TX) Moore (UT) Jackson Mfume Sewell third time. Jackson Lee Miller (IL) Sherman Amodei Gosar Mullin Jacobs (CA) Moore (WI) Sherrill The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Armstrong Granger Murphy (NC) Jayapal Morelle Sires question is on passage of the bill. Arrington Graves (LA) Nehls Babin Graves (MO) Jeffries Moulton Slotkin The question was taken; and the Newhouse Johnson (GA) Mrvan Smith (NJ) Bacon Green (TN) Norman Johnson (TX) Murphy (FL) Smith (WA) Speaker pro tempore announced that Baird Greene (GA) Nunes Jones Nadler Soto the ayes appeared to have it. Balderson Griffith Obernolte Kahele Napolitano Spanberger Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, on that I Banks Grothman Owens Kaptur Neal Speier Barr Guest Palazzo Keating Neguse Stanton demand the yeas and nays. Bentz Guthrie Palmer Kelly (IL) Newman Stevens The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bergman Hagedorn Pence Bice (OK) Harris Khanna Norcross Strickland Perry ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Biggs Harshbarger Kildee Norman Suozzi Pfluger 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bilirakis Hartzler Kilmer O’Halleran Swalwell Posey Bishop (NC) Hern Kim (NJ) Ocasio-Cortez Takano The vote was taken by electronic de- Reed Boebert Herrell Kind Omar Thompson (CA) vice, and there were—yeas 217, nays Reschenthaler Bost Herrera Beutler Kirkpatrick Pallone Thompson (MS) 210, not voting 2, as follows: Rice (SC) Krishnamoorthi Panetta Tiffany Brady Hice (GA) Brooks Higgins (LA) Rodgers (WA) Kuster Pappas Titus [Roll No. 108] Rogers (AL) Lamb Pascrell Tlaib Buchanan Hill YEAS—217 Buck Hinson Rogers (KY) Langevin Payne Tonko Rose Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Torres (CA) Adams Frankel, Lois Morelle Bucshon Hollingsworth Aguilar Gallego Moulton Budd Hudson Rosendale Larson (CT) Peters Torres (NY) Rouzer Lawrence Phillips Trahan Allred Garamendi Mrvan Burchett Huizenga Auchincloss Garcı´a (IL) Murphy (FL) Burgess Issa Roy Lawson (FL) Pingree Trone Rutherford Lee (CA) Pocan Underwood Axne Garcia (TX) Nadler Calvert Jackson Salazar Lee (NV) Porter Van Drew Barraga´ n Golden Napolitano Cammack Jacobs (NY) Scalise Leger Fernandez Pressley Vargas Bass Gomez Neal Carl Johnson (LA) Schweikert Levin (CA) Price (NC) Veasey Beatty Gonzalez, Neguse Carter (GA) Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin Levin (MI) Quigley Vela Bera Vicente Newman Carter (TX) Johnson (SD) Sessions Lieu Raskin Vela´ zquez Beyer Gottheimer Norcross Chabot Jordan Simpson Lofgren Rice (NY) Wasserman Bishop (GA) Green, Al (TX) O’Halleran Cheney Joyce (OH) Lowenthal Rosendale Schultz Blumenauer Grijalva Ocasio-Cortez Cline Joyce (PA) Smith (MO) Luria Ross Waters Blunt Rochester Harder (CA) Omar Cloud Katko Smith (NE) Lynch Roy Watson Coleman Bonamici Hayes Pallone Clyde Keller Smith (NJ) Malinowski Roybal-Allard Welch Bourdeaux Higgins (NY) Panetta Cole Kelly (MS) Smucker Maloney, Ruiz Wexton Bowman Himes Pappas Comer Kelly (PA) Spartz Carolyn B. Ruppersberger Wild Boyle, Brendan Horsford Pascrell Crawford Kim (CA) Stauber Maloney, Sean Rush Williams (GA) F. Houlahan Payne Crenshaw Kinzinger Steel Manning Ryan Wilson (FL) Brown Hoyer Perlmutter Curtis Kustoff Stefanik Massie Sa´ nchez Yarmuth Brownley Jackson Lee Peters Davidson LaHood Steil Bush Jacobs (CA) Phillips Davis, Rodney LaMalfa Steube NOT VOTING—2 Bustos Jayapal Pingree DesJarlais Lamborn Stewart Butterfield Jeffries Pocan Diaz-Balart Latta Cawthorn Dunn Stivers Carbajal Johnson (GA) Porter Donalds LaTurner Taylor Ca´ rdenas Johnson (TX) Pressley Duncan Lesko Tenney Carson Jones Price (NC) Dunn Letlow Thompson (PA) b 1642 Emmer Long Cartwright Kahele Quigley Tiffany Estes Loudermilk Case Kaptur Raskin Timmons Ms. BASS, Messrs. DeSAULNIER, Fallon Lucas Casten Keating Rice (NY) Turner SCHNEIDER, VARGAS, Ms. DEGETTE, Feenstra Luetkemeyer Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Ross Upton Castro (TX) Khanna Ferguson Mace Messrs. SCHRADER, RUPPERS- Roybal-Allard Valadao Chu Kildee Ruiz Fischbach Malliotakis BERGER, MAST, FULCHER, and Ms. Van Drew Cicilline Kilmer Ruppersberger Fitzgerald Mann Van Duyne KAPTUR changed their vote from Clark (MA) Kim (NJ) Rush Fleischmann Massie Wagner ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Clarke (NY) Kind Ryan Fortenberry Mast Walberg Cleaver Kirkpatrick Sa´ nchez Foxx McCarthy Messrs. WITTMAN and RUTHER- Walorski Clyburn Krishnamoorthi Sarbanes Franklin, C. McCaul FORD changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ Cohen Kuster Scanlon Scott McClain Waltz to ‘‘yea.’’ Connolly Lamb Schakowsky Fulcher McClintock Weber (TX) Webster (FL) So the amendment was rejected. Cooper Langevin Schiff Gaetz McHenry Correa Larsen (WA) Schneider Gallagher McKinley Wenstrup The result of the vote was announced Costa Larson (CT) Schrader Garbarino Meijer Westerman as above recorded. Courtney Lawrence Schrier Garcia (CA) Meuser Williams (TX) Craig Lawson (FL) Scott (VA) Gibbs Miller (IL) Wilson (SC) A motion to reconsider was laid on Crist Lee (CA) Scott, David Gimenez Miller (WV) Wittman the table. Crow Lee (NV) Sewell Gohmert Miller-Meeks Womack Cuellar Leger Fernandez Sherman Gonzales, Tony Moolenaar Young MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Davids (KS) Levin (CA) Sherrill Gonzalez (OH) Mooney Zeldin RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Davis, Danny K. Levin (MI) Sires Allred (Wexton) Lieu (Beyer) Rush Dean Lieu Slotkin NOT VOTING—2 Babin (Fallon) DeFazio Lofgren Smith (WA) Lowenthal (Underwood) Cawthorn Huffman Ca´ rdenas (Beyer) Sewell (DelBene) DeGette Lowenthal Soto (Gonzalez, Meng (Clark Slotkin DeLauro Luria Spanberger Vicente) (MA)) (Stevens) DelBene Lynch Speier b 1715 Crenshaw Mfume (Raskin) Stefanik Delgado Malinowski Stanton (Fallon) Moore (WI) (Tenney) Demings Maloney, Stevens Mr. STIVERS changed his vote from Graves (MO) (Beyer) Steube DeSaulnier Carolyn B. Strickland Wagner Deutch Maloney, Sean Suozzi ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Moulton (Timmons) Greene (GA) Dingell Manning Swalwell (Underwood) Trahan (Lynch) (Gosar) Doggett Matsui Takano Mrs. DINGELL changed her vote Napolitano Wasserman Grijalva (Garcı´a Doyle, Michael McBath Thompson (CA) from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ (IL)) (Correa) Schultz (Soto) F. McCollum Thompson (MS) Jayapal (Raskin) Neal (Lynch) Watson Coleman Escobar McEachin Titus So the bill was passed. Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) (Pallone) Eshoo McGovern Tlaib (Jeffries) Norcross Wilson (FL) Espaillat McNerney Tonko The result of the vote was announced Keating (Clark (Pallone) (Hayes) Evans Meeks Torres (CA) as above recorded. (MA)) Omar (Pressley) Wilson (SC) Fitzpatrick Meng Torres (NY) Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) (Timmons) Fletcher Mfume Trahan A motion to reconsider was laid on (Evans) Porter (Wexton) Foster Moore (WI) Trone the table.

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MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Garamendi Letlow Rouzer NAYS—2 Garbarino Levin (CA) Roy RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Boebert Greene (GA) Garcia (CA) Levin (MI) Roybal-Allard Allred (Wexton) Lawson (FL) Porter (Wexton) Garcı´a (IL) Lieu Ruiz NOT VOTING—12 Babin (Fallon) (Evans) Rush Garcia (TX) Lofgren Ruppersberger Lieu (Beyer) Arrington Doyle, Michael Hollingsworth Ca´ rdenas (Underwood) Gibbs Long Rush Lowenthal Brady F. (Gonzalez, Sewell (DelBene) Gimenez Loudermilk Rutherford Rodgers (WA) (Beyer) Calvert Franklin, C. Vicente) Slotkin Gohmert Lowenthal Ryan Sires Meng (Clark Cawthorn Scott Cole (Lucas) (Stevens) Golden Lucas Salazar Weber (TX) (MA)) Donalds Grothman Crenshaw Stefanik Gomez Luetkemeyer Sa´ nchez Mfume (Raskin) (Fallon) (Tenney) Sarbanes Moore (WI) Gonzales, Tony Luria Graves (MO) Steube b 1749 (Beyer) Gonzalez (OH) Lynch Scalise (Wagner) (Timmons) Moulton Gonzalez, Mace Scanlon So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Greene (GA) (Underwood) Trahan (Lynch) Vicente Malinowski Schakowsky tive) the rules were suspended and the (Gosar) Wasserman Good (VA) Malliotakis Schiff Napolitano bill was passed. Grijalva (Garcı´a (Correa) Schultz (Soto) Gooden (TX) Maloney, Schneider (IL)) Neal (Lynch) Watson Coleman Gosar Carolyn B. Schrader The result of the vote was announced Jayapal (Raskin) Nehls (Fallon) (Pallone) Gottheimer Maloney, Sean Schrier as above recorded. Johnson (TX) Norcross Wilson (FL) Granger Mann Schweikert A motion to reconsider was laid on (Jeffries) (Pallone) (Hayes) Graves (LA) Manning Scott (VA) Keating (Clark Omar (Pressley) Wilson (SC) Graves (MO) Massie Scott, Austin the table. (MA)) Payne (Pallone) (Timmons) Green (TN) Mast Scott, David Stated for: Green, Al (TX) Matsui Sessions Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I was un- f Griffith McBath Sewell Grijalva McCarthy Sherman avoidably detained. Had I been present, I TIMELY REAUTHORIZATION OF Guest McCaul Sherrill would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 109. NECESSARY STEM-CELL PRO- Guthrie McClain Simpson MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Hagedorn McClintock Slotkin RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS GRAMS LENDS ACCESS TO NEED- Harder (CA) McCollum Smith (MO) ED THERAPIES ACT OF 2021 Harris McEachin Smith (NE) Allred (Wexton) Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) Harshbarger McGovern Smith (NJ) Babin (Fallon) (Evans) Porter (Wexton) ´ The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Hartzler McHenry Smith (WA) Cardenas Lieu (Beyer) Rush DELBENE). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule Hayes McKinley Smucker (Gonzalez, Lowenthal (Underwood) Vicente) (Beyer) Sewell (DelBene) Hern McNerney Soto XX, the unfinished business is the vote Cole (Lucas) McHenry (Banks) Slotkin Herrell Meeks Spanberger on the motion to suspend the rules and Crenshaw Meng (Clark (Stevens) Herrera Beutler Meijer Spartz (Fallon) (MA)) Stefanik pass the bill (H.R. 941) to reauthorize Hice (GA) Meng Speier Gallego (Gomez) Mfume (Raskin) (Tenney) the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Re- Higgins (LA) Meuser Stanton Higgins (NY) Mfume Graves (MO) Moore (WI) Steube search Act of 2005, and for other pur- Stauber (Wagner) (Beyer) (Timmons) Hill Miller (IL) Steel poses, on which the yeas and nays were Himes Miller (WV) Greene (GA) Moulton Trahan (Lynch) Stefanik (Gosar) (Underwood) Wasserman ordered. Hinson Miller-Meeks Steil Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Schultz (Soto) Horsford Moolenaar The Clerk read the title of the bill. Steube (IL)) (Correa) Watson Coleman Houlahan Mooney The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Stevens Jayapal (Raskin) Neal (Lynch) (Pallone) Hoyer Moore (AL) Stewart Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) Wilson (FL) question is on the motion offered by Hudson Moore (UT) Stivers (Jeffries) Norcross (Hayes) the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Huffman Moore (WI) Strickland Keating (Clark (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Huizenga Morelle PALLONE) that the House suspend the Suozzi (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Timmons) Issa Moulton Swalwell rules and pass the bill. Jackson Mrvan The vote was taken by electronic de- Takano f Jackson Lee Mullin Taylor vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 2, Jacobs (CA) Murphy (FL) Tenney PROTECTING SENIORS FROM Jacobs (NY) Murphy (NC) not voting 12, as follows: Thompson (CA) EMERGENCY SCAMS ACT Jayapal Nadler Thompson (MS) [Roll No. 109] Jeffries Napolitano Thompson (PA) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Johnson (GA) Neal YEAS—415 Tiffany Johnson (LA) Neguse CUELLAR). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule Adams Burchett Curtis Timmons Johnson (OH) Nehls XX, the unfinished business is the vote Aderholt Burgess Davids (KS) Titus Johnson (SD) Newhouse Aguilar Bush Davidson Tlaib on the motion to suspend the rules and Johnson (TX) Newman Allen Bustos Davis, Danny K. Tonko pass the bill (H.R. 446) to require the Jones Norcross Allred Butterfield Davis, Rodney Torres (CA) Jordan Norman Federal Trade Commission to submit a Amodei Cammack Dean Torres (NY) Joyce (OH) Nunes report to Congress on scams targeting Armstrong Carbajal DeFazio Trahan Joyce (PA) O’Halleran Auchincloss Ca´ rdenas DeGette Trone seniors, and for other purposes, on Kahele Obernolte Axne Carl DeLauro Turner Kaptur Ocasio-Cortez which the yeas and nays were ordered. Babin Carson DelBene Katko Omar Underwood The Clerk read the title of the bill. Bacon Carter (GA) Delgado Keating Owens Upton The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Baird Carter (TX) Demings Valadao Balderson Cartwright DeSaulnier Keller Palazzo question is on the motion offered by Kelly (IL) Pallone Van Drew Banks Case DesJarlais Van Duyne the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Barr Casten Deutch Kelly (MS) Palmer Kelly (PA) Panetta Vargas PALLONE) that the House suspend the Barraga´ n Castor (FL) Diaz-Balart Veasey Bass Castro (TX) Dingell Khanna Pappas rules and pass the bill. Kildee Pascrell Vela Beatty Chabot Doggett Vela´ zquez The vote was taken by electronic de- Bentz Cheney Duncan Kilmer Payne Kim (CA) Pence Wagner vice, and there were—yeas 413, nays 8, Bera Chu Dunn Walberg Bergman Cicilline Emmer Kim (NJ) Perlmutter not voting 8, as follows: Walorski Beyer Clark (MA) Escobar Kind Perry Waltz [Roll No. 110] Bice (OK) Clarke (NY) Eshoo Kinzinger Peters Wasserman Biggs Cleaver Espaillat Kirkpatrick Pfluger YEAS—413 Schultz Bilirakis Cline Estes Krishnamoorthi Phillips Adams Beatty Brooks Waters Bishop (GA) Cloud Evans Kuster Pingree Aderholt Bentz Brown Watson Coleman Bishop (NC) Clyburn Fallon Kustoff Pocan Aguilar Bera Brownley Blumenauer Clyde Feenstra LaHood Porter Webster (FL) Allen Bergman Buchanan Blunt Rochester Cohen Ferguson LaMalfa Posey Welch Allred Beyer Buck Bonamici Cole Fischbach Lamb Pressley Wenstrup Amodei Bice (OK) Bucshon Bost Comer Fitzgerald Lamborn Price (NC) Westerman Armstrong Bilirakis Budd Bourdeaux Connolly Fitzpatrick Langevin Quigley Wexton Arrington Bishop (GA) Burchett Bowman Cooper Fleischmann Larsen (WA) Raskin Wild Auchincloss Bishop (NC) Burgess Boyle, Brendan Correa Fletcher Larson (CT) Reed Williams (GA) Axne Blumenauer Bush F. Costa Fortenberry Latta Reschenthaler Williams (TX) Babin Blunt Rochester Bustos Brooks Courtney Foster LaTurner Rice (NY) Wilson (FL) Bacon Bonamici Butterfield Brown Craig Foxx Lawrence Rice (SC) Wilson (SC) Baird Bost Calvert Brownley Crawford Frankel, Lois Lawson (FL) Rogers (AL) Wittman Balderson Bourdeaux Cammack Buchanan Crenshaw Fulcher Lee (CA) Rogers (KY) Womack Banks Bowman Carbajal Buck Crist Gaetz Lee (NV) Rose Yarmuth Barr Boyle, Brendan Ca´ rdenas Bucshon Crow Gallagher Leger Fernandez Rosendale Young Barraga´ n F. Carl Budd Cuellar Gallego Lesko Ross Zeldin Bass Brady Carson

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.059 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1830 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 Carter (GA) Guest McClintock Smith (NJ) Thompson (CA) Wagner PALLONE) that the House suspend the Carter (TX) Guthrie McCollum Smith (WA) Thompson (MS) Walberg Cartwright Hagedorn McEachin Smucker Thompson (PA) Walorski rules and pass the bill. Case Harder (CA) McGovern Soto Tiffany Waltz The vote was taken by electronic de- Casten Harris McHenry Spanberger Timmons Wasserman vice, and there were—yeas 408, nays 10, Castor (FL) Harshbarger McKinley Spartz Titus Schultz not voting 11, as follows: Castro (TX) Hartzler McNerney Speier Tlaib Watson Coleman Chabot Hayes Meeks Stanton Tonko Weber (TX) [Roll No. 111] Cheney Hern Meijer Stauber Torres (CA) Webster (FL) YEAS—408 Chu Herrell Meng Steel Torres (NY) Welch Cicilline Herrera Beutler Meuser Stefanik Trahan Wenstrup Adams DeLauro Johnson (LA) Aderholt DelBene Johnson (OH) Clark (MA) Hice (GA) Mfume Steil Trone Westerman Aguilar Delgado Johnson (SD) Clarke (NY) Higgins (LA) Miller (IL) Steube Turner Wexton Allen Demings Johnson (TX) Cleaver Higgins (NY) Miller (WV) Stevens Underwood Wild Allred DeSaulnier Jones Cline Hill Miller-Meeks Stewart Upton Williams (GA) Amodei DesJarlais Jordan Cloud Himes Moolenaar Stivers Valadao Williams (TX) Armstrong Deutch Joyce (OH) Clyburn Hinson Mooney Strickland Van Drew Wilson (FL) Arrington Diaz-Balart Joyce (PA) Clyde Hollingsworth Moore (AL) Suozzi Van Duyne Wilson (SC) Auchincloss Dingell Kahele Cohen Horsford Moore (UT) Swalwell Vargas Wittman Axne Doggett Kaptur Cole Houlahan Moore (WI) Takano Veasey Womack Babin Donalds Katko Comer Hoyer Morelle Taylor Vela Yarmuth Tenney Vela´ zquez Zeldin Bacon Duncan Keating Connolly Hudson Moulton Baird Dunn Keller Cooper Huffman Mrvan NAYS—8 Balderson Emmer Kelly (IL) Correa Huizenga Mullin Banks Escobar Kelly (MS) Costa Issa Murphy (FL) Biggs Gohmert Norman Boebert Greene (GA) Barr Eshoo Kelly (PA) Courtney Jackson Murphy (NC) Roy ´ Gaetz Massie Barragan Espaillat Khanna Craig Jackson Lee Nadler Bass Estes Kildee Crawford Jacobs (CA) Napolitano NOT VOTING—8 Beatty Evans Kilmer Crenshaw Jacobs (NY) Neal Bentz Fallon Kim (CA) Cawthorn Franklin, C. Sires Crist Jayapal Neguse Bera Feenstra Kim (NJ) Scott Crow Jeffries Nehls Doyle, Michael Waters Bergman Ferguson Kind Letlow Cuellar Johnson (GA) Newhouse F. Young Beyer Fischbach Kinzinger Rogers (KY) Curtis Johnson (LA) Newman Bice (OK) Fitzgerald Kirkpatrick Davids (KS) Johnson (OH) Norcross b 1821 Bilirakis Fitzpatrick Krishnamoorthi Davidson Johnson (SD) Nunes Bishop (GA) Fleischmann Kuster Davis, Danny K. Johnson (TX) O’Halleran Mr. PERRY changed his vote from Bishop (NC) Fletcher Kustoff Davis, Rodney Jones Obernolte ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Blumenauer Fortenberry LaHood Dean Jordan Ocasio-Cortez Blunt Rochester Foster LaMalfa DeFazio Joyce (OH) Omar So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Bonamici Foxx Lamb DeGette Joyce (PA) Owens tive) the rules were suspended and the Bost Frankel, Lois Lamborn DeLauro Kahele Palazzo bill was passed. Bourdeaux Fulcher Langevin DelBene Kaptur Pallone Boyle, Brendan Gallego Larsen (WA) Delgado Katko Palmer The result of the vote was announced F. Garamendi Larson (CT) Demings Keating Panetta as above recorded. Brooks Garbarino Latta DeSaulnier Keller Pappas A motion to reconsider was laid on Brown Garcia (CA) LaTurner DesJarlais Kelly (IL) Pascrell the table. Brownley Garcı´a (IL) Lawrence Deutch Kelly (MS) Payne Buchanan Gibbs Lawson (FL) Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Pence Stated for: Buck Gimenez Lee (CA) Dingell Khanna Perlmutter Ms. LETLOW. Mr. Speaker, had I been Bucshon Golden Lee (NV) Doggett Kildee Perry present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall Budd Gomez Leger Fernandez Donalds Kilmer Peters Burgess Gonzales, Tony Lesko Duncan Kim (CA) Pfluger No. 110. Bush Gonzalez (OH) Letlow Dunn Kim (NJ) Phillips MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Bustos Gonzalez, Levin (CA) Emmer Kind Pingree RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Butterfield Vicente Levin (MI) Escobar Kinzinger Pocan Calvert Good (VA) Lieu Allred (Wexton) Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) Eshoo Kirkpatrick Porter Cammack Gooden (TX) Lofgren Babin (Fallon) (Evans) Porter (Wexton) Espaillat Krishnamoorthi Posey Carbajal Gosar Long Ca´ rdenas Lieu (Beyer) Rush Estes Kuster Pressley Ca´ rdenas Gottheimer Loudermilk (Gonzalez, Lowenthal (Underwood) Evans Kustoff Price (NC) Carl Granger Lowenthal Vicente) (Beyer) Sewell (DelBene) Fallon LaHood Quigley Carson Graves (LA) Lucas Cole (Lucas) McHenry (Banks) Slotkin Feenstra LaMalfa Raskin Carter (GA) Graves (MO) Luria Crenshaw Meng (Clark (Stevens) Ferguson Lamb Reed Carter (TX) Green (TN) Lynch (Fallon) (MA)) Stefanik Fischbach Lamborn Reschenthaler Cartwright Green, Al (TX) Mace Gallego (Gomez) Mfume (Raskin) (Tenney) Fitzgerald Langevin Rice (NY) Case Greene (GA) Malinowski Graves (MO) Moore (WI) Steube Fitzpatrick Larsen (WA) Rice (SC) Castor (FL) Griffith Malliotakis (Wagner) (Beyer) (Timmons) Fleischmann Larson (CT) Rodgers (WA) Castro (TX) Grijalva Maloney, Greene (GA) Moulton Trahan (Lynch) Fletcher Latta Rogers (AL) Chabot Grothman Carolyn B. (Gosar) (Underwood) Wasserman Fortenberry LaTurner Rose Cheney Guest Maloney, Sean Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Schultz (Soto) Foster Lawrence Rosendale Chu Guthrie Mann (IL)) (Correa) Watson Coleman Foxx Lawson (FL) Ross Cicilline Hagedorn Manning Jayapal (Raskin) Neal (Lynch) (Pallone) Frankel, Lois Lee (CA) Rouzer Clark (MA) Harder (CA) Mast Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) Wilson (FL) Fulcher Lee (NV) Roybal-Allard Clarke (NY) Harris Matsui (Jeffries) Norcross (Hayes) Gallagher Leger Fernandez Ruiz Cleaver Harshbarger McBath Keating (Clark (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Gallego Lesko Ruppersberger Cline Hartzler McCarthy (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Timmons) Garamendi Levin (CA) Rush Cloud Hayes McCaul Garbarino Levin (MI) Rutherford f Clyburn Hern McClain Garcia (CA) Lieu Ryan Clyde Herrell McClintock Garcı´a (IL) Lofgren Salazar PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES Cohen Herrera Beutler McCollum Garcia (TX) Long Sa´ nchez FROM SCAMS ACT Cole Hice (GA) McEachin Gibbs Loudermilk Sarbanes Comer Higgins (LA) McGovern Gimenez Lowenthal Scalise The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Connolly Higgins (NY) McHenry Golden Lucas Scanlon ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Cooper Hill McKinley Gomez Luetkemeyer Schakowsky Correa Himes McNerney Gonzales, Tony Luria Schiff ished business is the vote on the mo- Costa Hinson Meeks Gonzalez (OH) Lynch Schneider tion to suspend the rules and pass the Courtney Hollingsworth Meijer Gonzalez, Mace Schrader bill (H.R. 1762) to direct the Federal Craig Horsford Meng Vicente Malinowski Schrier Trade Commission to submit to Con- Crawford Houlahan Meuser Good (VA) Malliotakis Schweikert Crenshaw Hoyer Mfume Gooden (TX) Maloney, Scott (VA) gress a report on unfair or deceptive Crist Hudson Miller (WV) Gosar Carolyn B. Scott, Austin acts or practices targeted at Indian Crow Huffman Miller-Meeks Gottheimer Maloney, Sean Scott, David Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, Cuellar Huizenga Moolenaar Granger Mann Sessions Curtis Issa Mooney Graves (LA) Manning Sewell and for other purposes, on which the Davids (KS) Jackson Moore (AL) Graves (MO) Mast Sherman yeas and nays were ordered. Davidson Jackson Lee Moore (UT) Green (TN) Matsui Sherrill The Clerk read the title of the bill. Davis, Danny K. Jacobs (CA) Moore (WI) Green, Al (TX) McBath Simpson The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Davis, Rodney Jacobs (NY) Morelle Griffith McCarthy Slotkin Dean Jayapal Moulton Grijalva McCaul Smith (MO) question is on the motion offered by DeFazio Jeffries Mrvan Grothman McClain Smith (NE) the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. DeGette Johnson (GA) Mullin

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Pursu- LaHood Newhouse Soto Neguse Salazar Titus LaMalfa Newman Spanberger ´ ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Nehls Sanchez Tlaib Lamb Norcross Spartz Newman Sarbanes Tonko ished business is the vote on the mo- Lamborn Nunes Speier Norcross Scalise Langevin O’Halleran Torres (CA) tion to suspend the rules and pass the Stanton Nunes Scanlon Larsen (WA) Obernolte Torres (NY) Stauber O’Halleran Schakowsky bill (H.R. 1002) to amend the Controlled Larson (CT) Ocasio-Cortez Trahan Steel Obernolte Schiff Latta Omar Substances Act to authorize the debar- Stefanik Ocasio-Cortez Schneider Trone LaTurner Owens ment of certain registrants, and for Steil Omar Schrader Turner Lawrence Palazzo Steube Owens Schrier Underwood other purposes, as amended, on which Lawson (FL) Pallone Stewart Palazzo Schweikert Upton the yeas and nays were ordered. Lee (CA) Palmer Stivers Pallone Scott (VA) Valadao Lee (NV) Panetta The Clerk read the title of the bill. Strickland Palmer Scott, Austin Van Drew The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Leger Fernandez Pappas Panetta Scott, David Van Duyne Lesko Pascrell Suozzi Pappas Sessions Vargas question is on the motion offered by Letlow Payne Swalwell Pascrell Sewell Veasey the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Levin (CA) Pence Takano Payne Sherman Vela Levin (MI) Perlmutter Taylor PALLONE) that the House suspend the Tenney Pence Sherrill Vela´ zquez rules and pass the bill, as amended. Lieu Perry Perlmutter Slotkin Wagner Lofgren Peters Thompson (CA) Perry Smith (MO) Walberg The vote was taken by electronic de- Long Pfluger Thompson (MS) Peters Smith (NE) Walorski vice, and there were—yeas 411, nays 5, Loudermilk Phillips Thompson (PA) Pfluger Smith (NJ) Waltz not voting 13, as follows: Lowenthal Pingree Tiffany Phillips Smith (WA) Wasserman Lucas Pocan Timmons Pingree Smucker Schultz [Roll No. 112] Luria Porter Titus Pocan Soto Waters YEAS—411 Lynch Posey Tlaib Porter Spanberger Watson Coleman Mace Pressley Tonko Posey Spartz Adams Clyburn Gonzalez, Malinowski Price (NC) Torres (CA) Weber (TX) Aderholt Clyde Vicente Pressley Speier Webster (FL) Malliotakis Quigley Torres (NY) Price (NC) Stanton Aguilar Cohen Good (VA) Maloney, Raskin Welch Trahan Quigley Stauber Allen Cole Gooden (TX) Carolyn B. Reed Wenstrup Trone Raskin Steel Allred Comer Gosar Maloney, Sean Reschenthaler Turner Westerman Reed Stefanik Amodei Connolly Gottheimer Mann Rice (NY) Underwood Wexton Armstrong Cooper Granger Reschenthaler Steil Manning Rice (SC) Upton Wild Arrington Correa Graves (LA) Rice (NY) Steube Matsui Rodgers (WA) Valadao Williams (GA) Auchincloss Costa Graves (MO) Rice (SC) Stevens McBath Rogers (AL) Van Drew Williams (TX) Axne Courtney Green (TN) Rodgers (WA) Stewart McCarthy Rogers (KY) Van Duyne Wilson (FL) Babin Craig Green, Al (TX) Rogers (AL) Stivers McCaul Rose Vargas Wilson (SC) Bacon Crawford Greene (GA) Rogers (KY) Strickland McClain Ross Veasey Wittman Baird Crenshaw Griffith Rose Suozzi McClintock Rouzer Vela Womack Balderson Crist Grijalva Rosendale Swalwell McCollum Roy Vela´ zquez Yarmuth Banks Crow Grothman Ross Takano McEachin Roybal-Allard Wagner Young Barr Cuellar Guest Rouzer Taylor McGovern Ruiz Walberg Roybal-Allard Tenney Zeldin Barraga´ n Curtis Guthrie McHenry Ruppersberger Walorski Bass Davids (KS) Hagedorn McKinley Rush Waltz NAYS—10 Beatty Davidson Harder (CA) McNerney Rutherford Bentz Davis, Danny K. Harris Wasserman Biggs Gaetz Norman Meeks Ryan Bera Davis, Rodney Harshbarger Schultz Boebert Garcia (TX) Roy Meijer Salazar Bergman Dean Hartzler Waters Burchett Gohmert Meng Sa´ nchez Beyer DeGette Hayes Watson Coleman Casten Massie Meuser Sarbanes Bice (OK) DeLauro Hern Mfume Scalise Weber (TX) NOT VOTING—11 Biggs DelBene Herrell Miller (IL) Scanlon Webster (FL) Bilirakis Delgado Herrera Beutler Miller (WV) Schakowsky Welch Bowman Franklin, C. Newhouse Bishop (GA) Demings Hice (GA) Miller-Meeks Schiff Wenstrup Brady Scott Simpson Bishop (NC) DeSaulnier Higgins (NY) Moolenaar Schneider Westerman Cawthorn Gallagher Sires Blunt Rochester DesJarlais Hill Mooney Schrader Wexton Doyle, Michael Luetkemeyer Boebert Deutch Himes Moore (AL) Schrier Wild F. Miller (IL) Bonamici Diaz-Balart Hinson Moore (UT) Schweikert Williams (GA) Bost Dingell Hollingsworth Moore (WI) Scott (VA) Williams (TX) Bourdeaux Doggett Horsford b 1855 Morelle Scott, Austin Wilson (FL) Bowman Donalds Houlahan Moulton Scott, David Wilson (SC) Mr. ADERHOLT changed his vote Boyle, Brendan Duncan Hoyer Mrvan Sessions Wittman F. Dunn Hudson from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Mullin Sewell Womack Brooks Emmer Huffman Murphy (FL) Sherman Yarmuth So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Brown Escobar Huizenga Murphy (NC) Sherrill Young tive) the rules were suspended and the Brownley Eshoo Issa Nadler Smith (MO) Zeldin Buchanan Espaillat Jackson bill was passed. Buck Estes Jackson Lee NAYS—5 The result of the vote was announced Bucshon Evans Jacobs (CA) Higgins (LA) Mast Rosendale as above recorded. Budd Fallon Jacobs (NY) Massie Norman Burchett Feenstra Jayapal A motion to reconsider was laid on Burgess Ferguson Jeffries NOT VOTING—13 the table. Bush Fischbach Johnson (GA) Blumenauer Doyle, Michael Luetkemeyer Bustos Fitzgerald Johnson (LA) MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Brady F. Simpson Butterfield Fitzpatrick Johnson (OH) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Ca´ rdenas Franklin, C. Sires Calvert Fleischmann Johnson (SD) Cawthorn Scott Slotkin Allred (Wexton) Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) Cammack Fletcher Johnson (TX) DeFazio Garbarino Stevens Babin (Fallon) (Evans) Porter (Wexton) Carbajal Fortenberry Jones Ca´ rdenas Lieu (Beyer) Rush Carl Foster Jordan b 1927 (Gonzalez, Lowenthal (Underwood) Carson Foxx Joyce (OH) Vicente) (Beyer) Sewell (DelBene) Carter (GA) Frankel, Lois Joyce (PA) Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina Cole (Lucas) McHenry (Banks) Slotkin Carter (TX) Fulcher Kahele changed his vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Crenshaw Meng (Clark (Stevens) Cartwright Gaetz Kaptur So (two-thirds being in the affirma- (Fallon) (MA)) Stefanik Case Gallagher Katko Gallego (Gomez) Mfume (Raskin) (Tenney) Casten Gallego Keating tive) the rules were suspended and the Graves (MO) Moore (WI) Steube Castor (FL) Garamendi Keller bill, as amended, was passed. (Wagner) (Beyer) (Timmons) Castro (TX) Garcia (CA) Kelly (IL) The result of the vote was announced Greene (GA) Moulton Trahan (Lynch) Chabot Garcı´a (IL) Kelly (MS) as above recorded. (Gosar) (Underwood) Wasserman Cheney Garcia (TX) Kelly (PA) Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Schultz (Soto) Chu Gibbs Khanna A motion to reconsider was laid on (IL)) (Correa) Watson Coleman Cicilline Gimenez Kildee the table. Jayapal (Raskin) Neal (Lynch) (Pallone) Clark (MA) Gohmert Kilmer Stated for: Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) Wilson (FL) Clarke (NY) Golden Kim (CA) Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I was un- (Jeffries) Norcross (Hayes) Cleaver Gomez Kim (NJ) Keating (Clark (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Cline Gonzales, Tony Kind avoidably detained. Had I been present, I (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Timmons) Cloud Gonzalez (OH) Kinzinger would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 112.

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MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Gallego Lesko Rouzer NAYS—5 Garamendi Letlow Roy RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Casten Garcı´a (IL) Higgins (LA) Garbarino Levin (CA) Roybal-Allard Escobar Garcia (TX) Allred (Wexton) Lowenthal Rodgers (WA) Garcia (CA) Levin (MI) Ruiz Babin (Fallon) (Beyer) (Joyce (PA)) Gibbs Lieu Ruppersberger Cole (Lucas) McHenry (Banks) NOT VOTING—12 Rush Gimenez Lofgren Rush Crenshaw Meng (Clark Beyer Franklin, C. Raskin (Underwood) Gohmert Long Rutherford (Fallon) (MA)) Cawthorn Scott Simpson Sewell (DelBene) Golden Loudermilk Ryan Graves (MO) Mfume (Raskin) Connolly Harris Sires Stefanik Gomez Lowenthal Salazar (Wagner) Moore (WI) Doyle, Michael Luetkemeyer Yarmuth (Tenney) Gonzales, Tony Lucas Sa´ nchez Greene (GA) (Beyer) Steube F. Pascrell (Gosar) Moulton Gonzalez (OH) Luria Sarbanes (Timmons) Grijalva (Garcı´a (Underwood) Gonzalez, Lynch Scalise b 2000 Trahan (Lynch) (IL)) Napolitano Vicente Mace Scanlon Wasserman Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois changed his Jayapal (Pocan) (Correa) Good (VA) Malinowski Schakowsky Johnson (TX) Neal (Lynch) Schultz (Soto) Gooden (TX) Malliotakis Schiff vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ (Jeffries) Nehls (Fallon) Watson Coleman Gosar Maloney, Schneider Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana changed Keating (Clark Norcross (Pallone) Gottheimer Carolyn B. Schrader his vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ (MA)) (Pallone) Wilson (FL) Granger Maloney, Sean Schrier Lawson (FL) Omar (Pressley) (Hayes) Graves (LA) Mann Schweikert So (two-thirds being in the affirma- (Evans) Payne (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Graves (MO) Manning Scott (VA) tive) the rules were suspended and the Lieu (Beyer) Porter (Wexton) (Timmons) Green (TN) Massie Scott, Austin bill was passed. Green, Al (TX) Mast Scott, David f Greene (GA) Matsui The result of the vote was announced Sessions as above recorded. Griffith McBath Sewell ENSURING COMPLIANCE AGAINST Grijalva McCarthy Sherman A motion to reconsider was laid on DRUG DIVERSION ACT OF 2021 Grothman McCaul Sherrill the table. Guest McClain Slotkin MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Guthrie McClintock Smith (MO) Hagedorn McCollum RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Smith (NE) Harder (CA) McEachin ished business is the vote on the mo- Smith (NJ) Allred (Wexton) Lieu (Beyer) Rodgers (WA) Harshbarger McGovern Smith (WA) Babin (Fallon) Lowenthal (Joyce (PA)) tion to suspend the rules and pass the Hartzler McHenry Smucker Ca´ rdenas (Beyer) Rush bill (H.R. 1899) to amend the Controlled Hayes McKinley Soto (Gonzalez, McHenry (Banks) (Underwood) Hern McNerney Substances Act to provide for the Spanberger Vicente) Meng (Clark Sewell (DelBene) Herrell Meeks Cole (Lucas) modification, transfer, and termination Spartz (MA)) Slotkin Herrera Beutler Meijer Crenshaw Speier Mfume (Wexton) (Stevens) of a registration to manufacture, dis- Hice (GA) Meng (Fallon) Stanton Moore (WI) Stefanik tribute, or dispense controlled sub- Higgins (NY) Meuser Graves (MO) Stauber (Beyer) (Tenney) Hill Mfume (Wagner) stances or list I chemicals, and for Steel Moulton Steube Himes Miller (IL) Greene (GA) other purposes, on which the yeas and Stefanik (Underwood) (Timmons) Hinson Miller (WV) (Gosar) Napolitano Trahan (Lynch) nays were ordered. Hollingsworth Miller-Meeks Steil Grijalva (Garcı´a (Correa) Wasserman The Clerk read the title of the bill. Horsford Moolenaar Steube (IL)) Neal (Lynch) Schultz (Soto) Houlahan Mooney Stevens Jayapal (Pocan) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Nehls (Fallon) Watson Coleman Hoyer Moore (AL) Stewart Johnson (TX) question is on the motion offered by Norcross (Pallone) Hudson Moore (UT) Stivers (Jeffries) (Pallone) the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Huffman Moore (WI) Strickland Keating (Clark Wilson (FL) PALLONE) that the House suspend the Huizenga Morelle Suozzi (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Hayes) rules and pass the bill. Issa Moulton Swalwell Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Takano (Evans) Porter (Wexton) (Timmons) The vote was taken by electronic de- Jackson Mrvan Jackson Lee Mullin Taylor f vice, and there were—yeas 412, nays 5, Jacobs (CA) Murphy (FL) Tenney not voting 12, as follows: Jacobs (NY) Murphy (NC) Thompson (CA) TRIBUTE TO JOE NOVOTNY Thompson (MS) [Roll No. 113] Jayapal Nadler (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given Jeffries Napolitano Thompson (PA) YEAS—412 Johnson (GA) Neal Tiffany permission to address the House for 1 Adams Bucshon Cuellar Johnson (LA) Neguse Timmons minute.) Aderholt Budd Curtis Johnson (OH) Nehls Titus Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Tlaib Aguilar Burchett Davids (KS) Johnson (SD) Newhouse recognize the outstanding service of Allen Burgess Davidson Johnson (TX) Newman Tonko Allred Bush Davis, Danny K. Jones Norcross Torres (CA) the Reading Clerk of the United States Amodei Bustos Davis, Rodney Jordan Norman Torres (NY) House of Representatives, Joe Armstrong Butterfield Dean Joyce (OH) Nunes Trahan Novotny, as he prepares for his retire- Arrington Calvert DeFazio Joyce (PA) O’Halleran Trone ment. Auchincloss Cammack DeGette Kahele Obernolte Turner Axne Carbajal DeLauro Kaptur Ocasio-Cortez Underwood Mr. Speaker, as Reading Clerk, Joe Babin Ca´ rdenas DelBene Katko Omar Upton Novotny has served as the voice of the Bacon Carl Delgado Keating Owens Valadao House, and his trusted leadership and Baird Carson Demings Keller Palazzo Van Drew valued presence on this floor will be Balderson Carter (GA) DeSaulnier Kelly (IL) Pallone Van Duyne Banks Carter (TX) DesJarlais Kelly (MS) Palmer Vargas missed by Members and staff on both Barr Cartwright Deutch Kelly (PA) Panetta Veasey sides of the aisle. ´ Barragan Case Diaz-Balart Khanna Pappas Vela Bass Castor (FL) Dingell Joe Novotny has dedicated his entire Kildee Payne Vela´ zquez career to the people’s House. First Beatty Castro (TX) Doggett Kilmer Pence Wagner Bentz Chabot Donalds Kim (CA) Perlmutter Walberg serving as a congressional page at age Bera Cheney Duncan Kim (NJ) Perry Walorski 16, Joe returned to the House after col- Bergman Chu Dunn Kind Peters Waltz Bice (OK) Cicilline Emmer lege, where he worked for the House Kinzinger Pfluger Wasserman Biggs Clark (MA) Eshoo Education and Labor Committee for 15 Kirkpatrick Phillips Schultz Bilirakis Clarke (NY) Espaillat Krishnamoorthi Pingree Waters years, rising to become chief clerk. Bishop (GA) Cleaver Estes Bishop (NC) Cline Evans Kuster Pocan Watson Coleman His service was respected by all, in- Blumenauer Cloud Fallon Kustoff Porter Weber (TX) cluding my friend, Chairman George Blunt Rochester Clyburn Feenstra LaHood Posey Webster (FL) Miller, who lauded Joe as ‘‘an incred- LaMalfa Pressley Welch Boebert Clyde Ferguson ibly valuable asset to my staff whose Bonamici Cohen Fischbach Lamb Price (NC) Wenstrup Bost Cole Fitzgerald Lamborn Quigley Westerman unparalleled integrity and dedication Bourdeaux Comer Fitzpatrick Langevin Reed Wexton helped our committee advance major Bowman Cooper Fleischmann Larsen (WA) Reschenthaler Wild policies that are making a difference in Boyle, Brendan Correa Fletcher Larson (CT) Rice (NY) Williams (GA) F. Costa Fortenberry Latta Rice (SC) Williams (TX) the lives of working families.’’ Brady Courtney Foster LaTurner Rodgers (WA) Wilson (FL) Mr. Speaker, I just learned from our Brooks Craig Foxx Lawrence Rogers (AL) Wilson (SC) colleague DAN KILDEE that his uncle, Brown Crawford Frankel, Lois Lawson (FL) Rogers (KY) Wittman Dale Kildee, a leading member of the Brownley Crenshaw Fulcher Lee (CA) Rose Womack Buchanan Crist Gaetz Lee (NV) Rosendale Young Education and Labor Committee, was Buck Crow Gallagher Leger Fernandez Ross Zeldin also a good friend and benefited from

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.044 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1833 the service and leadership of Joe Armstrong Escobar Lamb Rogers (AL) Smith (WA) Turner Novotny. Arrington Eshoo Lamborn Rogers (KY) Smucker Underwood Auchincloss Espaillat Langevin Rose Soto Upton In 2010, it was my great and proud Axne Estes Larsen (WA) Ross Spanberger Valadao honor as Speaker of the House to name Babin Evans Larson (CT) Rouzer Spartz Van Drew Joe Novotny Reading Clerk, the first Bacon Fallon Latta Roybal-Allard Speier Van Duyne openly gay man to hold this position. I Baird Feenstra Lawrence Ruiz Stanton Vargas Balderson Ferguson Lawson (FL) Ruppersberger Stauber Veasey am proud of that. Banks Fischbach Lee (CA) Rush Steel Vela His historic service has made our Barr Fitzgerald Lee (NV) Rutherford Stefanik Vela´ zquez ´ Congress more inclusive, diverse, and Barragan Fitzpatrick Leger Fernandez Ryan Steil Wagner Bass Fleischmann Lesko Salazar Steube Walberg representative of the people we serve. Beatty Fletcher Letlow ´ Sanchez Stevens Walorski As the child of immigrants, Bentz Fortenberry Levin (CA) Sarbanes Stewart Waltz Novotny’s ascendance in the halls of Bera Foster Levin (MI) Scalise Stivers Bergman Foxx Lieu Wasserman the U.S. Capitol is, as he has proudly Scanlon Strickland Schultz Beyer Frankel, Lois Lofgren Schakowsky Suozzi said, the story of the American Dream. Waters Bice (OK) Fulcher Long Schiff Swalwell Watson Coleman As Reading Clerk, Novotny has been Bilirakis Gallagher Loudermilk Schneider Takano Weber (TX) vital in engaging the people of our Bishop (GA) Gallego Lowenthal Schrader Taylor Webster (FL) Bishop (NC) Garamendi Luria Schrier Tenney country with their democracy. Each Wenstrup Blumenauer Garbarino Lynch Schweikert Thompson (CA) day, he ensures that measures debated Westerman Blunt Rochester Garcia (CA) Mace Scott (VA) Thompson (MS) ´ in this House are clearly articulated Boebert Garcıa (IL) Malinowski Scott, Austin Thompson (PA) Wexton not only to Members but to the Amer- Bonamici Garcia (TX) Malliotakis Scott, David Tiffany Wild ican people and to people around the Bost Gibbs Maloney, Sessions Timmons Williams (GA) Bourdeaux Gimenez Carolyn B. Sewell Titus Williams (TX) world. Bowman Golden Maloney, Sean Sherman Tlaib Wilson (FL) His commitment to making Congress Boyle, Brendan Gomez Mann Sherrill Tonko Wilson (SC) more accessible and efficient has been F. Gonzales, Tony Manning Slotkin Torres (CA) Wittman Brady Gonzalez (OH) Mast particularly important during this Smith (MO) Torres (NY) Womack Brooks Gonzalez, Matsui Smith (NE) Trahan Young time of pandemic, as our institution Brown Vicente McBath Smith (NJ) Trone Zeldin has adjusted to remote and virtual op- Brownley Gooden (TX) McCarthy erations. Buchanan Gosar McCaul NAYS—16 Bucshon Gottheimer McClain Since day one, Joe has brought his Budd Granger McClintock Biggs Good (VA) Massie steady presence, professionalism, and Burchett Graves (LA) McCollum Buck Greene (GA) Norman institutional expertise to the House Burgess Graves (MO) McEachin Cloud Grothman Rosendale Bush Green, Al (TX) McGovern Clyde Harris Roy floor. In doing so, he has helped ad- Bustos Griffith McHenry Gaetz Harshbarger vance the ability of the people’s House Butterfield Grijalva McKinley Gohmert Hice (GA) to do the people’s work. Calvert Guest McNerney I am taking this additional time, Mr. Cammack Guthrie Meeks NOT VOTING—16 Carbajal Hagedorn Meijer Cawthorn Green (TN) Perry Speaker, because so many Members Ca´ rdenas Harder (CA) Meng Cole Hartzler Raskin have told me what Joe means to them, Carl Hayes Meuser Doyle, Michael LaTurner Simpson Carson Hern Mfume and I wanted to express some of that in F. Lucas Sires Carter (GA) Herrell Miller (IL) my remarks. Franklin, C. Luetkemeyer Welch Carter (TX) Herrera Beutler Miller (WV) Scott Pascrell Yarmuth While Joe Novotny’s service will be Cartwright Higgins (LA) Miller-Meeks missed, his great love for the House Case Higgins (NY) Moolenaar and his dedication to our democracy Casten Hill Mooney b 2036 stand as an inspiration for all who will Castor (FL) Himes Moore (AL) Castro (TX) Hinson Moore (UT) Messrs. GAETZ and GROTHMAN follow in the path that he has blazed. Chabot Hollingsworth Moore (WI) On behalf of the United States House Cheney Horsford Morelle changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to of Representatives, I wish him the best Chu Houlahan Moulton ‘‘nay.’’ Cicilline Hoyer Mrvan in the next stages of his journey, and I Clark (MA) Hudson Mullin So (two-thirds being in the affirma- thank Joe for his patriotic service. Clarke (NY) Huffman Murphy (FL) tive) the rules were suspended and the Thank you, Joe Novotny. Cleaver Huizenga Murphy (NC) Cline Issa Nadler bill was passed. f Clyburn Jackson Napolitano Cohen Jackson Lee Neal The result of the vote was announced MICROLOAN IMPROVEMENT ACT Comer Jacobs (CA) Neguse as above recorded. Connolly Jacobs (NY) Nehls OF 2021 Cooper Jayapal Newhouse A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Correa Jeffries Newman the table. Costa Johnson (GA) Norcross ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Courtney Johnson (LA) Nunes Stated for: ished business is the vote on the mo- Craig Johnson (OH) O’Halleran tion to suspend the rules and pass the Crawford Johnson (SD) Obernolte Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably bill (H.R. 1502) to amend the Small Crenshaw Johnson (TX) Ocasio-Cortez detained. Had I been present, I would have Crist Jones Omar voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 114. Business Act to optimize the oper- Crow Jordan Owens ations of the microloan program, lower Cuellar Joyce (OH) Palazzo MEMBERS RECORDED PRUSUANT TO HOUSE Curtis Joyce (PA) Pallone costs for small business concerns and RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Davids (KS) Kahele Palmer intermediary participants in the pro- Davidson Kaptur Panetta Allred (Wexton) Lieu (Beyer) Rodgers (WA) gram, and for other purposes, on which Davis, Danny K. Katko Pappas Babin (Fallon) Lowenthal (Joyce (PA)) the yeas and nays were ordered. Davis, Rodney Keating Payne Ca´ rdenas (Beyer) Rush The Clerk read the title of the bill. Dean Keller Pence (Gonzalez, McHenry (Banks) (Underwood) DeFazio Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Vicente) Meng (Clark Sewell (DelBene) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DeGette Kelly (MS) Peters Crenshaw (MA)) Slotkin question is on the motion offered by DeLauro Kelly (PA) Pfluger (Fallon) Mfume (Wexton) (Stevens) the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. DelBene Khanna Phillips Graves (MO) Moore (WI) Stefanik Delgado Kildee Pingree (Wagner) (Beyer) (Tenney) CRAIG) that the House suspend the Demings Kilmer Pocan Greene (GA) Moulton Steube rules and pass the bill. DeSaulnier Kim (CA) Porter (Gosar) (Underwood) (Timmons) The vote was taken by electronic de- DesJarlais Kim (NJ) Posey Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Trahan (Lynch) vice, and there were—yeas 397, nays 16, Deutch Kind Pressley (IL)) (Correa) Wasserman Diaz-Balart Kinzinger Price (NC) Jayapal (Pocan) Neal (Lynch) Schultz (Soto) not voting 16, as follows: Dingell Kirkpatrick Quigley Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) Watson Coleman [Roll No. 114] Doggett Krishnamoorthi Reed (Jeffries) Norcross (Pallone) Donalds Kuster Reschenthaler Keating (Clark (Pallone) Wilson (FL) YEAS—397 Duncan Kustoff Rice (NY) (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Hayes) Adams Aguilar Allred Dunn LaHood Rice (SC) Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) Wilson (SC) Aderholt Allen Amodei Emmer LaMalfa Rodgers (WA) (Evans) Porter (Wexton) (Timmons)

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Pursu- Lawrence Norman Soto (Gosar) Moore (WI) Stefanik (Beyer) ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Lawson (FL) Nunes Spanberger Grijalva (Garcı´a (Tenney) Lee (CA) O’Halleran Spartz (IL)) Moulton Steube ished business is the vote on the mo- Lee (NV) Obernolte Speier Jayapal (Pocan) (Underwood) (Timmons) tion to suspend the rules and pass the Leger Fernandez Ocasio-Cortez Stanton Johnson (TX) Napolitano Trahan (Lynch) Lesko Omar (Correa) bill (H.R. 1487) to amend the Small Stauber (Jeffries) Wasserman Letlow Owens Neal (Lynch) Steel Keating (Clark Schultz (Soto) Business Act to increase transparency, Levin (CA) Palazzo Nehls (Fallon) Stefanik (MA)) Watson Coleman and for other purposes, on which the Levin (MI) Pallone Steil Norcross Lieu Palmer Lawson (FL) (Pallone) (Pallone) yeas and nays were ordered. Steube (Evans) Wilson (FL) Lofgren Panetta Stevens Omar (Pressley) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Lieu (Beyer) (Hayes) Long Pappas Stewart Payne (Pallone) Lowenthal Wilson (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Loudermilk Payne Stivers Porter (Wexton) (Beyer) (Timmons) question is on the motion offered by Lowenthal Pence Strickland Rush Lucas Perlmutter Suozzi McHenry (Banks) (Underwood) the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Luetkemeyer Perry Swalwell f CRAIG) that the House suspend the Luria Peters Takano rules and pass the bill. Lynch Pfluger Taylor Mace Phillips 504 MODERNIZATION AND SMALL The vote was taken by electronic de- Tenney Malinowski Pingree Thompson (CA) MANUFACTURER ENHANCEMENT vice, and there were—yeas 409, nays 4, Malliotakis Pocan Thompson (MS) ACT OF 2021 Maloney, Porter not voting 16, as follows: Thompson (PA) Carolyn B. Posey Tiffany The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- [Roll No. 115] Maloney, Sean Pressley Timmons ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Mann Price (NC) YEAS—409 Titus Manning Quigley ished business is the vote on the mo- Tlaib Adams Cole Graves (LA) Massie Reed tion to suspend the rules and pass the Tonko Aderholt Comer Graves (MO) Mast Reschenthaler Torres (CA) bill (H.R. 1490) to amend the Small Aguilar Connolly Green (TN) Matsui Rice (NY) Torres (NY) Business Investment Act of 1958 to im- Allen Cooper Green, Al (TX) McBath Rice (SC) Trahan Allred Correa Greene (GA) McCarthy Rodgers (WA) prove the loan guaranty program, en- Trone Amodei Courtney Griffith McCaul Rogers (AL) hance the ability of small manufactur- Turner Armstrong Craig Grijalva McClain Rogers (KY) ers to access affordable capital, and for Arrington Crawford Grothman McClintock Rose Underwood Auchincloss Crenshaw Guest McCollum Rosendale Upton other purposes, on which the yeas and Axne Crist Guthrie McEachin Ross Valadao nays were ordered. Babin Crow Hagedorn McGovern Rouzer Van Drew The Clerk read the title of the bill. Bacon Cuellar Harder (CA) Van Duyne McHenry Roy The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Baird Curtis Harris McKinley Roybal-Allard Vargas Balderson Davids (KS) Harshbarger McNerney Ruiz Veasey question is on the motion offered by Banks Davidson Hartzler Meeks Ruppersberger Vela the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. DA- Barr Davis, Danny K. Hayes Vela´ zquez Meijer Rush VIDS) that the House suspend the rules Barraga´ n Davis, Rodney Hern Meng Rutherford Wagner Bass Dean Herrell Meuser Ryan Walberg and pass the bill. Beatty DeFazio Herrera Beutler Mfume Salazar Walorski The vote was taken by electronic de- Bentz DeGette Hice (GA) Miller (IL) Sa´ nchez Waltz vice, and there were—yeas 400, nays 16, Bera DeLauro Higgins (LA) Miller (WV) Sarbanes Wasserman not voting 13, as follows: Bergman DelBene Higgins (NY) Miller-Meeks Scalise Schultz Beyer Delgado Hill Moolenaar Scanlon Waters [Roll No. 116] Bice (OK) Demings Himes Mooney Schakowsky Watson Coleman YEAS—400 Bilirakis DeSaulnier Hinson Moore (AL) Schiff Weber (TX) Bishop (GA) DesJarlais Hollingsworth Moore (UT) Schneider Webster (FL) Adams Cammack DeSaulnier Bishop (NC) Deutch Horsford Moore (WI) Schrader Wenstrup Aderholt Carbajal DesJarlais Blumenauer Diaz-Balart Houlahan Morelle Schrier Westerman Aguilar Ca´ rdenas Deutch Blunt Rochester Dingell Hoyer Moulton Schweikert Wexton Allen Carl Diaz-Balart Boebert Doggett Hudson Mrvan Scott (VA) Wild Allred Carson Dingell Bonamici Donalds Huffman Mullin Scott, David Williams (GA) Amodei Carter (GA) Doggett Bost Duncan Huizenga Murphy (FL) Sessions Williams (TX) Armstrong Carter (TX) Donalds Bourdeaux Dunn Issa Murphy (NC) Sewell Wilson (FL) Arrington Cartwright Duncan Boyle, Brendan Emmer Jackson Nadler Sherman Wilson (SC) Auchincloss Case Dunn F. Eshoo Jackson Lee Napolitano Sherrill Wittman Axne Casten Emmer Brooks Espaillat Jacobs (CA) Neal Slotkin Womack Babin Castor (FL) Escobar Brown Estes Jacobs (NY) Neguse Smith (MO) Young Bacon Castro (TX) Eshoo Brownley Evans Jayapal Nehls Smith (NE) Zeldin Baird Chabot Espaillat Buchanan Fallon Jeffries Balderson Cheney Estes Buck Feenstra Johnson (LA) NAYS—4 Banks Chu Evans Bucshon Ferguson Johnson (OH) Biggs Escobar Barr Cicilline Fallon ´ Budd Fischbach Johnson (SD) Casten Garcia (TX) Barragan Clark (MA) Feenstra Burchett Fitzgerald Johnson (TX) Bass Clarke (NY) Ferguson Burgess Fitzpatrick Jones NOT VOTING—16 Beatty Cleaver Fischbach Bush Fleischmann Jordan Bentz Cline Fitzgerald Bowman Franklin, C. Raskin Bustos Fletcher Joyce (OH) Bera Cloud Fitzpatrick Brady Scott Scott, Austin Butterfield Fortenberry Joyce (PA) Bergman Clyburn Fleischmann Cawthorn Gonzalez (OH) Simpson Calvert Foster Kahele Beyer Cohen Fletcher Costa Johnson (GA) Sires Cammack Foxx Kaptur Bice (OK) Cole Fortenberry Doyle, Michael Lamborn Welch Carbajal Frankel, Lois Katko Bilirakis Comer Foster F. Pascrell Yarmuth Ca´ rdenas Fulcher Keating Bishop (GA) Connolly Foxx Carl Gaetz Keller Bishop (NC) Cooper Frankel, Lois Carson Gallagher Kelly (IL) b 2110 Blumenauer Correa Fulcher Carter (GA) Gallego Kelly (MS) Blunt Rochester Courtney Gaetz Carter (TX) Garamendi Kelly (PA) Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana changed Bonamici Craig Gallagher Cartwright Garbarino Khanna his vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Bost Crawford Gallego Case Garcia (CA) Kildee So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Bourdeaux Crenshaw Garamendi Castor (FL) Garcı´a (IL) Kilmer Bowman Crist Garbarino Castro (TX) Gibbs Kim (CA) tive) the rules were suspended and the Boyle, Brendan Crow Garcia (CA) Chabot Gimenez Kim (NJ) bill was passed. F. Cuellar Garcı´a (IL) Cheney Gohmert Kind The result of the vote was announced Brown Curtis Garcia (TX) Chu Golden Kinzinger as above recorded. Brownley Davids (KS) Gibbs Cicilline Gomez Kirkpatrick Buchanan Davidson Gimenez Clark (MA) Gonzales, Tony Krishnamoorthi A motion to reconsider was laid on Bucshon Davis, Danny K. Golden Clarke (NY) Gonzalez, Kuster the table. Budd Davis, Rodney Gomez Cleaver Vicente Kustoff Burchett Dean Gonzales, Tony MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Cline Good (VA) LaHood Burgess DeGette Gonzalez (OH) Cloud Gooden (TX) LaMalfa RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Bush DeLauro Gonzalez, Clyburn Gosar Lamb Allred (Wexton) Ca´ rdenas Cole (Lucas) Bustos DelBene Vicente Clyde Gottheimer Langevin Babin (Fallon) (Gonzalez, Crenshaw Butterfield Delgado Gooden (TX) Cohen Granger Larsen (WA) Vicente) (Fallon) Calvert Demings Gottheimer

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.067 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1835 Granger Luria Rutherford NOT VOTING—13 Yes, according to the FDIC, some 63 Graves (LA) Lynch Ryan Brady Franklin, C. Vela million adults are considered under- Graves (MO) Mace Salazar Cawthorn Scott Welch Green (TN) Malinowski Sa´ nchez banked in urban, suburban, and rural Costa Pascrell Green, Al (TX) Malliotakis Yarmuth Sarbanes DeFazio Raskin communities across our Nation. Griffith Maloney, Scalise Doyle, Michael Simpson In the last Congress, Congressman Grijalva Carolyn B. Scanlon F. Sires PASCRELL and I successfully led a Fi- Grothman Maloney, Sean Schakowsky Guest Mann Schiff b 2142 nancial Services amendment to the Guthrie Manning Schneider FY21 Appropriations bill to include $2 Hagedorn Mast Schrader So (two-thirds being in the affirma- million for postal financial services, Harder (CA) Matsui Schrier tive) the rules were suspended and the and we look forward to reintroducing Hartzler McBath Schweikert bill was passed. our bill and to getting it passed in both Hayes McCarthy Scott (VA) The result of the vote was announced Hern McCaul Chambers this year. Scott, Austin as above recorded. Herrell McClain Scott, David f Herrera Beutler McCollum Sessions A motion to reconsider was laid on Hice (GA) McEachin Sewell the table. RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN PATRICK Higgins (LA) McGovern Sherman C. POLIS AS TENNESSEE’S SEC- Higgins (NY) McHenry PERSONAL EXPLANATION Sherrill OND DISTRICT VETERAN OF THE Hill McKinley Slotkin Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I want to Himes McNerney Smith (MO) state for the Record that, on April 15, 2021, I MONTH Hinson Meeks Smith (NE) Horsford Meijer missed four roll call votes. Had I been present, (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given Smith (NJ) I would have voted: yes—Roll Call Vote 113— permission to address the House for 1 Houlahan Meng Smith (WA) Hoyer Meuser Smucker on motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. minute and to revise and extend his re- Hudson Mfume Soto 1899; yes—Roll Call Vote 114—on motion to marks.) Huffman Miller (IL) Spanberger suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1502; yes— Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I Huizenga Miller (WV) Spartz Miller-Meeks Roll Call Vote 115—on motion to suspend the rise to recognize Captain Patrick C. Issa Speier Moolenaar Jackson Stanton rules and pass H.R. 1487; and yes—Roll Call Polis as Tennessee’s Second District Jackson Lee Mooney Stauber Vote 116—on motion to suspend the rules and Veteran of the Month. Jacobs (CA) Moore (AL) Steel Captain Polis was drafted into the Jacobs (NY) Moore (UT) pass H.R. 1490. Stefanik Jayapal Moore (WI) MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE United States Army in 1966 as a pri- Steil Jeffries Morelle RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS vate, then attended Officer Candidate Steube Johnson (GA) Moulton Stevens Allred (Wexton) Lawson (FL) Payne (Pallone) School and earned the rank of second Johnson (LA) Mrvan Stewart Babin (Fallon) (Evans) Porter (Wexton) lieutenant. He served two combat tours Johnson (OH) Mullin Stivers Ca´ rdenas Lieu (Beyer) Rush Johnson (SD) Murphy (FL) of duty, Madam Speaker, during the Strickland (Gonzalez, Lowenthal (Underwood) Johnson (TX) Murphy (NC) Vietnam war, rising to the rank of cap- Suozzi Vicente) (Beyer) Sewell (DelBene) Jones Nadler Swalwell Cole (Lucas) McHenry (Banks) Slotkin tain during the war. He was later Jordan Napolitano Takano Crenshaw Meng (Clark (Stevens) awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Joyce (OH) Neal Taylor (Fallon) (MA)) Stefanik Joyce (PA) Neguse Mfume (Wexton) (Tenney) Army Commendation Medal for his Tenney Graves (MO) Kahele Nehls Moore (WI) Steube service. Thompson (CA) (Wagner) Kaptur Newhouse (Beyer) (Timmons) Thompson (MS) Greene (GA) He left the Army in 1974 and, regret- Katko Newman Moulton Trahan (Lynch) Thompson (PA) tably, he attended the University of Keating Norcross (Gosar) (Underwood) Wasserman Tiffany Keller Norman Grijalva (Garcı´a Napolitano Schultz (Soto) Alabama, being we are from Tennessee, Timmons Kelly (IL) Nunes (IL)) (Correa) Watson Coleman but he did graduate magna cum laude Titus Kelly (MS) O’Halleran Jayapal (Pocan) Neal (Lynch) (Pallone) Tlaib in 1981. Kelly (PA) Obernolte Johnson (TX) Nehls (Fallon) Wilson (FL) Tonko Following a career in business man- Khanna Ocasio-Cortez (Jeffries) Norcross (Hayes) Torres (CA) Kildee Omar Keating (Clark (Pallone) Wilson (SC) agement, he returned to school at the Torres (NY) Kilmer Owens (MA)) Omar (Pressley) (Timmons) Asbury Theological Seminary and Trahan Kim (CA) Palazzo Trone f earned a master’s degree in divinity in Kim (NJ) Pallone 1993. He used his religious education to Kind Palmer Turner POSTAL NONBANK FINANCIAL Underwood serve as a pastor at the United Meth- Kinzinger Panetta SERVICES Kirkpatrick Pappas Upton odist Church in Knoxville from 1993 to Krishnamoorthi Payne Valadao (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given 2019. He also served as chaplain for the Kuster Pence Van Drew permission to address the House for 1 Kustoff Perlmutter Van Duyne Knoxville Police Department. LaHood Perry Vargas minute.) In 2019, he was inducted into the LaMalfa Peters Veasey Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, as a Army Officer Candidate School Hall of ´ Lamb Pfluger Velazquez senior member of the House Appropria- Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia. Lamborn Phillips Wagner tions Committee, I am very honored to Langevin Pingree Walberg Captain Polis and his wife, Sandra, Larsen (WA) Pocan Walorski be co-leading efforts to provide $6 mil- still reside in Knoxville. He remains Larson (CT) Porter Waltz lion for postal nonbank financial serv- active in the veteran community Latta Posey Wasserman ices in a pilot program through the Schultz through the Vietnam Veterans of LaTurner Pressley U.S. Postal Service. Lawrence Price (NC) Waters America, serving as president of the Lawson (FL) Quigley Watson Coleman I am thankful to my House col- Captain Bill Robinson Chapter 1078. Lee (CA) Reed Weber (TX) leagues, Congressman BILL PASCRELL I thank Captain Polis so much for his Lee (NV) Reschenthaler Webster (FL) and Congresswoman ALEXANDRIA service to our country. It is my honor Leger Fernandez Rice (NY) Wenstrup OCASIO-CORTEZ, and our friends in the Lesko Rice (SC) Westerman to recognize him today on the floor of Letlow Rodgers (WA) Wexton Senate for joining our effort. the House of Representatives. Levin (CA) Rogers (AL) Wild The COVID–19 pandemic has dem- Madam Speaker, he is just an out- Levin (MI) Rogers (KY) Williams (GA) onstrated that many Americans are standing individual. Lieu Rose Williams (TX) Lofgren Ross Wilson (FL) left behind by Wall Street bankers. f Long Rouzer Wilson (SC) As unemployment soared in 2020, the Loudermilk Roybal-Allard Wittman U.S. Congress swiftly provided relief CARDINAL O’HARA LADY LIONS Lowenthal Ruiz Womack through economic stimulus payments, CAPTURE SCHOOL’S FIRST-EVER Lucas Ruppersberger Young STATE BASKETBALL TITLE Luetkemeyer Rush Zeldin unemployment insurance, and so much more to America’s workers, yet over 63 (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given NAYS—16 million Americans, including many permission to address the House for 1 Biggs Good (VA) Massie who are impoverished, lacked the most minute.) Boebert Gosar McClintock basic banking services to access these Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I Brooks Greene (GA) Rosendale funds and to conduct the simplest fi- rise today to celebrate the Cardinal Buck Harris Roy Clyde Harshbarger nancial transactions. Like, for exam- O’Hara Lady Lions basketball team, Gohmert Hollingsworth ple, paying a utility bill. which recently won the PIAA class 5A

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.067 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1836 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 girls championship, securing their enactment of the Equal Pay Act, yet signed, marking a long-awaited his- first-ever State basketball title. still women don’t earn equal pay for toric day, the formation of the world’s On March 27, the team defeated the equal work. only Jewish state in its modern form. defending champion, Chartiers Valley, In my district, women only earn 78 As a proud American Jew and a proud 51–27, led by junior Sydni Scott’s game- cents for every dollar a man earns. The supporter of Israel, it is a privilege to high 16 points. wage gap is even wider for Latina, recognize Israel and its contributions The victory made history on several Black, and Native-American women. to the international community. fronts. Not only was this the school’s This isn’t simply a women’s issue. Israeli innovation in areas like first State basketball championship, This is a family issue. When women water, technology, and agriculture but it also marked just the third time earn too little, their families are short- have yielded dramatic advancements a mother-daughter duo has won a PIAA changed, too. with global impact. I am proud the bills passed in this state title, with Coach Chrissie Doogan This is a civil rights issue. When em- Chamber, including legislation to af- at the helm and her daughter Maggie ployers discriminate against a woman, firm Congress’ overwhelming support playing forward. O’Hara’s win also gave they undermine justice for everyone. for Israel and strengthen the U.S.- the Philadelphia Catholic League the The Paycheck Fairness Act will give Israel relationship. distinction of becoming the first league women the tools we need to challenge sex-based pay discrimination. It will We are witnessing a new era as Arab to win three straight girls’ titles in the States normalize their relations with same year. give employers the guidance they need to pay their employees what they de- Israel, which will create incredible op- The young women of Cardinal O’Hara portunities for cooperation in the Mid- are an inspiration to our Delaware Val- serve. I ask my colleagues in the Senate to dle East. I look forward to supporting ley community. Congratulations to the those growing ties. entire Lady Lions basketball team. step up. Let this be the year that we work together to pass this landmark I am proud to stand here today in Keep making HERstory. strong support of Israel and the U.S.- bill and send it to the President for his Israel relationship on this 73rd Yom f signature. Ha’atzmaut. b 2150 f f OPPOSE PACKING THE SUPREME HONORING JACK MARSHALL IN HONOR OF ISRAEL COURT JONES, JR. (Ms. MANNING asked and was given (Mr. GIMENEZ asked and was given (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 was given permission to address the minute and to revise and extend her re- minute.) House for 1 minute and to revise and marks.) Mr. GIMENEZ. Madam Speaker, I extend his remarks.) Ms. MANNING. Madam Speaker, 73 rise in strong opposition to the pro- Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam years ago, in the aftermath of the Hol- posal by some Members to pack the Su- Speaker, I rise today to remember and ocaust, a courageous group of Jewish preme Court. honor Jack Marshall Jones, Jr., of Sa- leaders declared the creation of the At first glance, you would think this vannah, Georgia, who, sadly, passed State of Israel. Eleven minutes later, came from Hugo Chavez or Nicolas away on April 3 at the age of 84. President Truman announced the U.S. Maduro, pictured here. It is sad to see Jack was born in Savannah and went recognition of the new State. that it actually comes from some peo- on to graduate from the University of Truman was persuaded that in an ple in this institution. North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a de- area like the Middle East, where there As a Cuban exile who fled the Com- gree in economics. had never been any tradition of demo- munist Castro regime, I know the con- As an active member in the Savan- cratic government, it was important sequences of these dictatorial moves to nah community, Jack served on several for the long range security of our coun- centralize power in the hands of a few boards, including Armstrong State try that a nation committed to a ideologues. University Foundation, Savannah democratic system be established Packing the courts is a tactic used Country Day School, and the Savannah there. by brutal dictatorships, like Venezuela, Rotary Club. Even today, Israel remains the only to consolidate the Socialists’ power, Jack was also a founder and director democracy in the Middle East with fair which resulted in tens of thousands of of First Bank of Savannah and the Sa- elections, a free press, free speech, a court rulings in its favor and basically vannah Bancorp. court system that is open to all, and destroyed the country. In his free time, Jack enjoyed explor- protects the rights of women and mi- Packing the courts sets the prece- ing the Wilmington River and the norities. dent for the judicial branch being ex- treasure of our beautiful coast. Israel has welcomed millions of im- However, it was his loving relation- panded at every transition of power, migrants fleeing persecution and war ship with his wife of 60 years, his fam- with each President wanting to put from across the globe. Its thriving ily—including his granddaughter and a their four or more additional Justices, economy has a vibrant, high-tech sec- former member of my staff, Caroline— which eventually could result in hun- tor and medical breakthroughs that and friends that fulfilled him. dreds of Justices of the Supreme Court. have benefited the world. Israel has lit- I am thankful for the immense im- erally made the desert bloom with in- This proposal to fundamentally re- pact he had on the Savannah commu- balance our judicial system towards novative irrigation, desalinization, and nity, and I know his legacy will re- agricultural techniques. one political ideology should not only main. Israel is our most reliable ally in the be opposed, but must be condemned to My thoughts and prayers are with his Middle East. Our countries share mili- the fullest extent. family, friends, and all those who knew tary exercises and intelligence and I will fight to my last breath the at- him during this most difficult time. have developed cutting-edge missile de- tempts by anyone to fundamentally f fense systems and border security tech- change government in such a militant nology. manner. CELEBRATING YOM HA’ATZMAUT Israel’s brave founders created an ex- f (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given traordinary nation that has provided permission to address the House for 1 WOMEN STILL DON’T EARN EQUAL immeasurable value to our country and minute and to revise and extend his re- PAY FOR EQUAL WORK the world. May our countries be blessed marks.) with many more years of friendship. (Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ asked and Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, I rise f was given permission to address the today in recognition and celebration of House for 1 minute and to revise and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence PACKING THE SUPREME COURT IS extend her remarks.) Day. AN ABSURD PROPOSAL Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Madam On this day 73 years ago, the Israeli (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Speaker, it has been 58 years since the Declaration of Independence was permission to address the House for 1

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.071 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1837 minute and to revise and extend his re- Israel has become a country of innova- possible to emerge stronger than ever. marks.) tion and growth, one where there are And it is possible, in the words of Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, the prospects for peace in the region. I look President Joe Biden, to ‘‘build back absurd proposal brought forth now to forward to continuing that relation- better.’’ pack the U.S. Supreme Court out of ship. Madam Speaker, Israel has endured thin air with four new Justices is the f for more than seven decades. And by latest in a breathtaking effort to seize the grace of God, may it endure for and seal power for Democrats. They b 2200 many more. know their policies frequently don’t RECOGNIZING INDIANA’S f win at the ballot box or in fair elec- OUTSTANDING YOUNG ATHLETES CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF tions, so they seek to stack a Court (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given HOUSTON COUGARS BASKET- with a new set of Justices that they permission to address the House for 1 BALL TEAM hope will hand them victories outside minute.) of the hallowed legislative process. (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was Justice Breyer, the late Justice Ruth Mr. MRVAN. Madam Speaker, as an given permission to address the House Bader Ginsburg, and even Joe Biden avid basketball player, it gives me for 1 minute.) himself—who is quoted as saying pack- great pleasure to recognize the excep- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, ing the Court is a ‘‘bonehead idea’’—all tional achievements of the high school I rise today to show exuberance and ex- disagree, at least at one time, that basketball players in Northwest Indi- citement and congratulations to the packing the Court to simply grab a ma- ana this past year, who safely showed young men at the University of Hous- jority is wrong-headed and un-Amer- up and put in the effort during the ton who entered into the Final Four ican. challenges of this health pandemic. for the first time in 37 years. I am glad to enter into a constitu- I also want to recognize the following Congratulations to Coach Sampson tional amendment with Representative programs who represented our region and these very fine young men, who during the semi-State and beyond this DUSTY JOHNSON to ‘‘Keep the 9’’ and had not only the ability and skill on save our Supreme Court, to keep it past season. the basketball court, but character and above politics. First, congratulations to the Lady determination and hard work. We are This is one of the most blatant, Bulldogs of Crown Point High School so proud of them in the city of Hous- naked power grabs we have seen, ever. women’s basketball team, who won the ton, and certainly of the University of If this effort is somehow successful and Indiana High School Athletic Associa- Houston. We congratulate them for allowed to stand, then you will not rec- tion’s 4A State Championship. standing up, marching onto that court, ognize the America we know, once Congratulations also to the Gary and dunking that ball. knew, as pure power politics will in- West Side High School men’s basket- Congratulations to the University of deed have won over our process that ball team who won their regional Houston basketball team entering the the Founders put in place. championship game to advance to Indi- Final Four at the NCAA. We are ex- ana’s Class 4A Semi-State. f cited about their success, and we con- And congratulations to the Kouts gratulate them over and over and over CELEBRATING ISRAEL High School men’s basketball team for again. Congratulations to the Cougars, (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was winning their Semi-State Champion- University of Houston basketball team. ship for the first time in the school’s given permission to address the House f for 1 minute and to revise and extend history. his remarks.) Madam Speaker, please join me in WHERE ARE THE JOBS Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I recognizing these outstanding young (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was am pleased to join with my colleagues athletes for their skill, tremendous given permission to address the House in recognition and celebration of the hard work, and dedication to the game. for 1 minute and to revise and extend independence of the State of Israel 73 They make all of Northwest Indiana his remarks.) years ago today. and their schools, families, and com- Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, Seventy-three years ago today, the munities so very proud. it has been 85 days since President United States became the first country f Biden halted the Keystone pipeline. We to recognize Israel, and I am proud to have yet to see those green jobs he join those here in the United States ISRAEL’S RESILIENCY promised. Promises won’t pay the bills. and around the world in wishing the (Mr. TORRES of New York asked and We stand with the hardworking people of Israel a happy Yom was given permission to address the Americans who were forced out of work Ha’atzmaut. House for 1 minute and to revise and and ask this administration, Where are Today, we reaffirm the critical, un- extend his remarks.) the jobs? Knee-jerk policies here in breakable bond between our two na- Mr. TORRES of New York. Madam Washington have life-altering implica- tions. The United States and Israel Speaker, Israel embodies the resil- tions for people like Mr. Neal Crabtree, have a friendship rooted in our shared ience, the ingenuity, the can-do come- a welder and union foreman from my values that goes back decades. Israel is back spirit of humanity at its best. district who lost his job on the Key- our strongest ally in the Middle East One need not be Israeli to be inspired stone pipeline. and one of our most important allies in by the survival and success of Israel, Of course, if you bring up this topic the world. Today, the cultural and so- which has persisted in the face of im- with Climate Czar John Kerry, he will cietal bonds between our two countries probable odds. One need not be Jewish tell you all these workers can switch to remains as strong as ever. to be inspired by a Jewish state whose working in solar energy. Today is a day of celebration for rebirth and resilience and resourceful- Madam Speaker, from looking at sal- Israel: Celebrating her perseverance, ness is one of the greatest success sto- ary data, a welding wand in the hand of economic growth, cultural achieve- ries the world has ever seen. a highly-skilled pipeline welder is ments, and democratic values that A tiny nation the size of New Jersey worth more than two screwdrivers in have developed in the decades since has emerged, in the span of a few dec- the hands of solar panel installers. their independence. ades, as a global power and a global in- These job-killing energy policies are Israel’s existence as a Jewish, demo- novator, as a start-up nation and as a yet another example of how out of cratic, secure state is vital to both the water superpower. touch the Biden administration is with Jewish community and the peace of the The story of Israel’s renaissance the men and women who keep our entire Middle East. takes on special meaning in our country going. I vow to continue to do my work sup- present moment, at a time when our Talk is cheap, action is harder. If porting and strengthening the U.S.- own country is reeling from the cata- President Biden is going to continue Israel relationship so that we can keep clysm of COVID–19. Israel reminds us promising these elusive green jobs, working together for our shared goals. that it is possible to overcome. It is then he needs a long-term plan in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.074 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1838 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 place. A plan to have a plan is not back home have spoken out on the I draw attention to the data shared enough. need for these funds. Colorado’s oil and with the Congress by the Texas Oil and Neal Crabtree and thousands of natural gas industry provided $839 mil- Gas Association: Reduction of flaring Americans like him are the people the lion for K–12 schools in 2015 and 2016. in the Permian Basin has really Democrats are choosing to forget. We And that is why I have introduced brought carbon emissions down. won’t forget them. the Protecting American Energy Jobs We can’t strangle ourselves. We need f Act. My legislation will nullify Biden’s to have American energy. We need KEYSTONE PIPELINE JOBS executive orders. American energy independence. (Mr. PALMER asked and was given f f permission to address the House for 1 BIDEN BANS DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was ENERGY JOBS marks.) given permission to address the House Mr. PALMER. Madam Speaker, with (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given for 1 minute and to revise and extend the stroke of his pen, President Biden permission to address the House for 1 his remarks.) canceled more than the Keystone XL minute and to revise and extend his re- pipeline. He canceled the jobs of over Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, marks.) 1,000 men and women. right out of the gate, President Biden Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, on Each one of these jobs is a real per- took unilateral action that dealt dev- day one of this administration, Joe son with real hopes for themselves and astating blows to rural communities Biden destroyed thousands of jobs at their families who are now out of work across the United States. the stroke of a pen. because they did not have a Biden ad- As chairman of the Western Caucus, I One of these jobs was held by my con- ministration ‘‘approved job.’’ The have heard firsthand how the cancella- stituent, Patrick Thorssen, an oper- workforce that works on our energy tion of the Keystone pipeline and the ating engineer and a member of Local sector is as diverse as our nation. moratorium on Federal oil and gas 49. By stopping the Keystone XL pipe- Madam Speaker, 24 percent of pipe- leases have directly impacted rural line, Joe Biden devastated countless line construction workers are women, America. families and communities. and another 24 percent are minorities. From eliminating good-paying union Madam Speaker, I am asking to- The Biden administration is telling jobs in Minnesota and decimating night: Mr. President, where are these 1 these pipeline workers their careers are small businesses in South Dakota, to million jobs? These families and com- over and to find a green job that they gutting local government and school munities deserve better. are not trained to do and that does not district revenues in New Mexico, to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. pay as much. They are telling single harming State infrastructure budgets LEGER FERNANDEZ). Members are re- moms and single dads that they have in Utah, these orders have negatively minded to direct their remarks to the to give up the jobs that supported their impacted workers, families, and busi- Chair, not to a perceived viewing audi- families. ness owners throughout the West. ence. But let’s be clear: All Americans will Joe Biden should not destroy the jobs f that support the workers and families feel the effects of President Biden’s ac- who have provided the fuel for the tions. HIGH ENERGY COSTS HURT THOSE American economy and that has low- Also, let’s be clear: Just because we MOST VULNERABLE ered energy costs for American fami- cut domestic energy production, does (Mr. OBERNOLTE asked and was lies. not mean our energy needs decrease. given permission to address the House Madam Speaker, this is an economic Our Nation will face higher costs on for 1 minute.) injustice that should not be tolerated. energy, on goods, on transportation. Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, I These workers and their families de- Under this ban, the President has fear that the recent actions by the ad- serve better. throttled our economic recovery. We ministration to end energy develop- f will continue working to reverse these ment on Federal land will come at an misguided actions. BIDEN’S CLIMATE EXECUTIVE extremely high cost to the people of ORDER f the United States, and that cost will be borne disproportionately by the seg- (Mrs. BOEBERT asked and was given b 2210 ment of our population who can least permission to address the House for 1 HIGHLIGHTING DOMESTIC ENERGY afford to pay it. minute.) PRODUCTION As an example, I offer my home State Mrs. BOEBERT. Madam Speaker, of California, which, according to the there are consequences to Biden’s en- (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given United States Census Bureau, has the ergy bans. They are job-killing impacts permission to address the House for 1 highest rate of poverty of any State in that affect my district, my State, and minute and to revise and extend his re- the country. That poverty rate is driv- our Nation. marks.) There are two drilling rigs operating Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I am en in no small part by the extremely in western Colorado right now. That happy to join my fellow Republicans high cost of energy in California. number was once as high as 112 and in tonight to talk about the state of en- To take those misguided policies and the last 13 years there were as many as ergy and the very dangerous Biden ban extend them to the rest of the country 80 rigs. An economic analysis from Col- on energy production in this country. would be an abdication of our responsi- orado Mesa University found that each This country needs a reliable, afford- bility to protect the most vulnerable drilling rig in the region supports the able supply of energy, but the Biden ex- segment of our population, the poor creation of 208 jobs. And now there are ecutive orders reduce access to energy and the working poor, on whose backs just two in the Piceance Valley. sources. the burden of higher energy costs will Madam Speaker, 9,000 jobs in the oil America has only very recently be felt most keenly. and gas industry have been lost in the achieved energy independence through f last year. Keep in mind that that does innovation, lower regulations, and a not include the jobs that we have lost free market, but these executive orders CANCELING KEYSTONE HURTS from industries serving the rigs and go the other way and will make us de- ALREADY WEAKENED ECONOMY their workers. These 9,000 jobs produce pendent on foreign energy producers. (Mr. ROSENDALE asked and was substantial paychecks for folks back Make no mistake about it, the en- given permission to address the House home to feed their families and to put ergy will still be produced, maybe just for 1 minute.) a roof over their head, and now they not in the United States. But year over Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker, are gone. year, since 2005, America’s carbon on his first day in office, President Madam Speaker, this hits our emissions have declined, in spite of in- Biden issued an executive order revok- schools, where superintendents from creased production. ing the permit for the Keystone XL

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:38 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15AP7.076 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1839 pipeline. Instantly, 70 people in Fallon EC–804. A letter from the Director, Regula- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 County, Montana, were out of their tions Management Division, Innovation Cen- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and jobs. ter, Rural Development-Rural Utilities Serv- Commerce. This project would provide 12,000 ice, Department of Agriculture, transmitting EC–813. A letter from the Chief, Division of Regulations, National Park Services, De- American jobs and had already created the Department’s final rule — Revolving Fund Program--Water and Environmental partment of the Interior, transmitting the 200 jobs in Montana alone. This picture Provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Department’s final rule — Glen Canyon Na- beside me was taken in Fallon County, Act of 2018 [Docket No.: RUS-20-WATER- tional Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles one of the areas the Keystone XL pipe- 0033] (RIN: 0572-AC52) received March 26, 2021, [Docket ID: NPS-2018-0001; NPS-GLCA-27587; line would have gone through. This pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law PPIMGLCAS1; PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000] (RIN: empty lot would have been a housing 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 1024-AD93) received February 23, 2021, pursu- complex for 1,200 workers, who would mittee on Agriculture. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- have contributed significantly to the EC–805. A letter from the Administrator, 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee local economy in Baker, Montana, a Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty on Natural Resources. Crops Program, Department of Agriculture, EC–814. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory small town of 1,800 residents. transmitting the Department’s Major final Coordination Division, Office of Policy and The cancellation of the pipeline deals rule — Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Fallon County a loss of $7 million per Production Program [Doc. No.: AMS-SC-19- Services, Department of Homeland Security, year in tax revenue that would have 0042; SC19-990-2 FR] received February 23, transmitting the Department’s final rule — been used to invest in schools, roads, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds; and other public projects. As Fallon Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Implementation of Vacatur (RIN: 1615-AA22) County Commissioner Steve Baldwin Committee on Agriculture. received March 26, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. said: ‘‘The cancellation for the XL EC–806. A letter from the Congressional 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Assistant II, Board of Governors of the Fed- Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judici- pipeline will further exacerbate our al- eral Reserve System, transmitting the Sys- ary. ready weakened economy. President tem’s final rule — Netting of Eligibility for EC–815. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Biden has an opportunity to signal that Financial Institutions [Regulation EE; Coordination Division, U.S. Citizenship and access to good-paying jobs is truly a Docket No.: R-1661] (RIN: 7100-AF48) received Immigration Services, Department of Home- priority for his administration.’’ March 26, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. land Security, transmitting the Depart- So my question is: Where are the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ment’s interim final rule — Security Bars jobs? Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial and Processing; Delay of Effective Date Services. [Docket No: USCIS 2020-0013] (RIN: 1615- f EC–807. A letter from the Senior Counsel, AC57) received March 26, 2021, pursuant to 5 PLACATING THE LEFT Legal Division, Bureau of Consumer Finan- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. cial Protection, transmitting the Bureau’s 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the (Mr. ARRINGTON asked and was final rule — Higher-Priced Mortgage Loan Judiciary. given permission to address the House Escrow Exemption (Regulation Z) [Docket EC–816. A letter from the Regulations Unit for 1 minute.) No.: CFPB-2020-0023] (RIN: 3170-AA83) re- Chief, Office of Policy and Planning, U.S. Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, ceived February 23, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, De- why would President Biden, with the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 partment of Homeland Security, transmit- stroke of a pen, in the middle of one of Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial ting the Department’s final rule — Proce- the worst recessions and economic re- Services. dures and Standards for Declining Surety coveries, destroy thousands of good- EC–808. A letter from the Senior Congres- Immigration Bonds and Administrative Ap- sional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Finan- peal Requirement for Breaches [DHS Docket paying pipeline jobs and the livelihoods cial Protection, transmitting the Bureau’s No.: ICEB-2017-0001] (RIN: 1653-AA67) re- and future of hardworking American rescission of statement of policy — State- ceived February 23, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. families? Well, for the same reason he ment of Policy Regarding Prohibition on 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 has imposed his open border mandates Abusive Acts or Practices received March 26, Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judici- that have created an unprecedented 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public ary. crisis at our southern border. He is pla- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the EC–817. A letter from the Attorney Advi- cating the left. He is putting them in Committee on Financial Services. sor, Executive Office for Immigration Re- charge. And he is allowing them to EC–809. A letter from the Senior Congres- view, Department of Justice, transmitting sional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Finan- the Department’s final rule — Implementa- drive their radical agenda to transform cial Protection, transmitting the Bureau’s tion of the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. our economy, our values, and our way interpretive rule — Equal Credit Oppor- Workforce Act of 2018 [AG Order No.: 4667- of life. tunity (Regulation B); Discrimination on the 2020] (RIN: 1125-AA95) received March 26, Gaylord Lincoln, a pipeline mechanic Bases of Sexual Orientation and Gender 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public from South Dakota, said it best: Identity received March 26, 2021, pursuant to Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the ‘‘Come down here. See the destruction 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Committee on the Judiciary. you caused. See the pain of job loss. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- EC–818. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG- You took our chance to have a decent nancial Services. LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of EC–810. A letter from the Senior Legal Ad- Homeland Security, transmitting the De- life with a stroke of a pen. It is all BS visor for Regulatory Affairs, Department of partment’s temporary final rule — Safety in Washington. They are playing with the Treasury, transmitting the Department’s Zone; Oakland Ship-to-Shore Crane Arrival, our lives.’’ Major interim final rule — Emergency Cap- San Francisco Bay, Oakland, CA [Docket Mr. Lincoln is right; it is BS. They ital Investment Program—Restrictions on No.: USCG-2020-0719] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- are playing with their lives, and this Executive Compensation, Share Buybacks, ceived February 23, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. President is leading the charge. and Dividends [Docket No.: TREAS-DO-2021- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 0004] (RIN: 1505-AC76) received April 1, 2021, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- f pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law tation and Infrastructure. ADJOURNMENT 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- EC–819. A letter from the Director, Regula- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mittee on Financial Services. tions and Disclosure Law Division, U.S. Cus- EC–811. A letter from the Director, Office toms and Border Protection, Department of ant to section 11(b) of House Resolu- of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- Homeland Security, transmitting the De- tion 188, the House stands adjourned ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- partment’s final rule — Extension of Import until 9 a.m. tomorrow. tion’s Major interim final rule — Regulatory Restrictions Imposed on Categories of Ar- Thereupon (at 9 o’clock and 17 min- Capital Rule: Emergency Capital Investment chaeological Material of Italy [CBP Dec.: 21- utes p.m.), under its previous order, the Program (RIN: 3064-AF73) received April 1, 01] (RIN: 1515-AE59) received February 23, House adjourned until tomorrow, Fri- 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public day, April 16, 2021, at 9 a.m. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. Committee on Ways and Means. f EC–812. A letter from the Chief, Tele- EC–820. A letter from the Director, Legal EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, communications Access Policy Division, Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- ETC. Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Com- ice, transmitting the Service’s IRB only rule munications Commission, transmitting the — Educator Expense Deduction under Sec- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Commission’s final rule — COVID-19 Tele- tion 62(a)(2) (Rev. Proc. 2021-15) received communications were taken from the health Program [WC Docket No.: 20-89] re- March 26, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: ceived February 23, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110

VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Jul 07, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD21\APRIL\H15AP1.REC H15AP1 sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H1840 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. GUEST (for himself and Mr. each case for consideration of such provi- Means. CRAWFORD): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the EC–821. A letter from the Director, Legal H.R. 2548. A bill to enact as law certain committee concerned. Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- regulations relating to the taking of double- By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. ice, transmitting the Service’s final rule — crested cormorants; to the Committee on NUNES, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. SMITH of Extension of Relief for Qualified Opportunity Natural Resources. Nebraska, Mr. REED, Mr. KELLY of Funds and Investors Affected by Ongoing By Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. MI- Pennsylvania, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Coronavirus Disease 20219 Pandemic [Notice CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 2021-10] received February 23, 2021, pursuant POCAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GARAMENDI, SCHWEIKERT, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. LAHOOD, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. FER- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on BROWNLEY, and Mrs. AXNE): GUSON, Mr. ESTES, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. Ways and Means. H.R. 2549. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- HERN, and Mrs. MILLER of West Vir- EC–822. A letter from the Director, Legal enue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above- ginia): Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- the-line deduction for union dues and ex- H.R. 2558. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ice, transmitting the Service’s IRB only rule penses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized enue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax — Extension of Empowerment Zones (Rev. deduction for workers for all unreimbursed deduction at the time an investment in Proc. 2020-16) received April 12, 2021, pursu- expenses incurred in the trade or business of qualified property is made, and for other pur- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- being an employee; to the Committee on poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Ways and Means. By Mr. BALDERSON: on Ways and Means. By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Miss H.R. 2559. A bill to require the Secretary of EC–823. A letter from the Director, Legal RICE of New York): Transportation to issue regulations relating Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- H.R. 2550. A bill to require GAO review of to the authorization of foreign manufactur- ice, transmitting the Service’s IRB only rule certain TSA screening protocols, and for ers of cylinders, and for other purposes; to — Providing elections under Sec. 172 set other purposes; to the Committee on Home- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- forth in the CARES Act received April 12, land Security. structure. 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public By Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. STEW- By Mr. BANKS: Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the ART, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. MOORE of H.R. 2560. A bill to amend the Head Start Committee on Ways and Means. Utah): Act to authorize block grants to States for EC–824. A letter from the Chief, Publica- H.R. 2551. A bill to designate and adjust prekindergarten education, and for other tions and Regulations Branch, Internal Rev- certain lands in the State of Utah as compo- purposes; to the Committee on Education enue Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB nents of the National Wilderness Preserva- and Labor. only rule — United States and Area Median tion System, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. BARR: Gross Income Figures (Evergreen) (Rev. Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 2561. A bill to require the appropriate Proc. 2021-19) received April 12, 2021, pursu- By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Federal banking agencies to establish a 3- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- GARAMENDI, and Mr. HARDER of Cali- year phase-in period for de novo financial in- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee fornia): stitutions to comply with Federal capital on Ways and Means. H.R. 2552. A bill to provide financial assist- standards, to provide relief for de novo rural EC–825. A letter from the Director, Legal ance for projects to address certain subsid- community banks, and for other purposes; to Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- ence impacts in the State of California, and the Committee on Financial Services. ice, transmitting the Service’s Major final for other purposes; to the Committee on Nat- By Mr. BENTZ (for himself, Mr. regulations — Deduction for Foreign-Derived ural Resources. WESTERMAN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. Intangible Income and Global Intangible By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. GOSAR): Low-Taxed Income [TD 9901] (RIN: 1545-BO55) TORRES of New York): H.R. 2562. A bill to address the nationwide H.R. 2553. A bill to establish an inter- received April 12, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. shortage of tree seedlings, and for other pur- agency Task Force to analyze Federal collat- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 poses; to the Committee on Agriculture. eral underwriting standards and guidance, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself and and for other purposes; to the Committee on Means. Mrs. HINSON): Financial Services. H.R. 2563. A bill to exclude from gross in- f By Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. come $10,200 in wages or net earnings of cer- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON YOUNG, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. tain taxpayers for taxable year 2020; to the PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MACE, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. DIAZ- Committee on Ways and Means. BALART, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Miss By Mrs. BOEBERT: Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. H.R. 2564. A bill to direct the United States committees were delivered to the Clerk CARL, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MAST, Ms. Postal Service to designate a single, unique for printing and reference to the proper MALLIOTAKIS, Mrs. LESKO, and Mr. C. ZIP Code for Silver Cliff, Colorado, and for calendar, as follows: SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida): other purposes; to the Committee on Over- H.R. 2554. A bill to provide COVID-19 miti- sight and Reform. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New gation instructions for cruise ships, and By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mrs. York: Committee on Oversight and Reform. other purposes; to the Committee on Energy LURIA, Ms. MACE, Ms. SHERRILL, and Authorization and Oversight Plans for all and Commerce. Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- House Committees (Rept. 117–17). Referred to By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. vania): the Committee of the Whole House on the SCOTT of Virginia): H.R. 2565. A bill to amend the Federal state of the Union. H.R. 2555. A bill to amend the Child Nutri- Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow man- CONSENSUS CALENDAR tion Act of 1966 to establish a grant program ufacturers and sponsors of a drug to use al- Under clause 7 of rule XV, the fol- to provide grants to local agencies and clin- ternative testing methods to animal testing lowing motion was filed with the Clerk: ics to improve the health of mothers and in- to investigate the safety and effectiveness of Motion No. 2, April 14, 2021 by Ms. fants, and for other purposes; to the Com- a drug, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Education and Labor. mittee on Energy and Commerce. KUSTER on H.R. 707 By Ms. ADAMS: By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, (Omitted from the Record of April 14, 2021) H.R. 2556. A bill to support States in their Mr. ROY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CREN- f work to end preventable morbidity and mor- SHAW, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, tality in maternity care by using evidence- Mr. PERRY, Mr. BISHOP of North PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS based quality improvement to protect the Carolina, and Mrs. MCCLAIN): Under clause 2 of rule XII, public health of mothers during pregnancy, child- H.R. 2566. A bill to prohibit certain individ- bills and resolutions of the following birth, and in the postpartum period and to uals from downloading or using TikTok on reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to any device issued by the United States or a titles were introduced and severally re- eliminate racial disparities in maternal government corporation; to the Committee ferred, as follows: health outcomes, and for other purposes; to on Oversight and Reform. By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mrs. MEEKS, Ms. DEAN, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. By Ms. ADAMS: HARSHBARGER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. H.R. 2557. A bill to amend the Ethics in DESJARLAIS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. ROSE, PRESSLEY, and Ms. TLAIB): Government Act of 1978 to require the disclo- Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. H.R. 2547. A bill to expand and enhance sure of tax returns of candidates for the of- KUSTOFF, and Mr. COHEN): consumer, student, servicemember, and fice of President or Vice President, and for H.R. 2567. A bill to award a Congressional small business protections with respect to other purposes; to the Committee on Ways Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick debt collection practices, and for other pur- and Means, and in addition to the Committee ‘‘Roddie’’ Edmonds in recognition of his he- poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be roic actions during World War II; to the ices. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Committee on Financial Services.

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DAVIS Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. nology, for a period to be subsequently deter- LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- KUSTER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. JOYCE of ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, sideration of such provisions as fall within Ohio, Mr. NEAL, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. MORELLE): JAYAPAL, Mr. JONES, Mr. KHANNA, By Mr. HILL (for himself and Ms. H.R. 2568. A bill to amend title 38, United Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of HOULAHAN): States Code, to recognize and honor the serv- Michigan, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LOWENTHAL, H.R. 2582. A bill to amend the definition of ice of individuals who served in the United Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New eligible entity in the second draw loan pro- States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War York, Ms. MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, gram of the Small Business Administration, II, and for other purposes; to the Committee Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAYNE, and for other purposes; to the Committee on on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. ROY- Small Business. Committee on Armed Services, for a period BAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHA- By Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Ms. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- KOWSKY, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB, and SPANBERGER): H.R. 2583. A bill to modify the calculation er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN): visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 2576. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- of the maximum loan amount under the pay- check protection program for farmers, committee concerned. enue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and gen- ranchers, and sole proprietors, and for other By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. eration-skipping taxes, and for other pur- purposes; to the Committee on Small Busi- FITZPATRICK, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. ness. O’HALLERAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TITUS, By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for him- Mr. SIRES, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MACE, and Mr. WEBER of Texas): H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Congres- self, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. JONES): Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LAWSON of Flor- H.R. 2584. A bill to amend title 28, United ida, Mr. CARSON, and Mr. KILMER): sional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a Fed- eral regulatory budget and to impose cost States Code, to allow for twelve associate H.R. 2569. A bill to amend title 38, United justices of the Supreme Court of the United States Code, to provide for a presumption of controls on that budget, and for other pur- poses; to the Committee on the Budget, and States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. service connection for diseases associated By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for with exposure to certain herbicide agents for in addition to the Committees on Rules, the himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. veterans who served in close proximity to Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, and Small WESTERMAN, and Mr. CRAWFORD): the Republic of Vietnam, and for other pur- Business, for a period to be subsequently de- termined by the Speaker, in each case for H.R. 2585. A bill to conduct fire salvage on poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- certain National Forest System lands burned fairs. consideration of such provisions as fall with- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- by wildfire, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Mr. cerned. Committee on Agriculture, and in addition CARTWRIGHT, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for him- to the Committee on Natural Resources, for LOWENTHAL, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. self, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, a period to be subsequently determined by NEGUSE, and Mr. LEVIN of California): the Speaker, in each case for consideration H.R. 2570. A bill to amend the Securities Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. THOMPSON of of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain dis- tion of the committee concerned. Pennsylvania, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. closures relating to climate change, and for By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. FOXX, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. CARTER of other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- FITZPATRICK, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Il- Georgia, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mrs. cial Services. linois, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MILLER of West Virginia, and Mr. By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. MANNING, ARMSTRONG): COSTA, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, H.R. 2578. A bill to seek the renegotiation Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. PAS- and Mr. VALADAO): of the Paris Agreement on climate change or CRELL, Ms. WILD, and Mr. POCAN): H.R. 2571. A bill to include Portugal in the H.R. 2586. A bill to provide collective bar- list of foreign states whose nationals are eli- the negotiation of a new agreement, includ- ing the requirement for the Senate to pro- gaining rights for fire fighters and emer- gible for admission into the United States as vide its advice and consent to ratification of gency medical services personnel employed E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States any such agreement, and for other purposes; by States or their political subdivisions, and nationals are treated similarly by the Gov- to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in for other purposes; to the Committee on ernment of Portugal and to otherwise modify addition to the Committee on Rules, for a Education and Labor. the eligibility criteria for E visas; to the period to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. LAMB (for himself and Miss Committee on the Judiciary. Speaker, in each case for consideration of GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N): By Mr. CLEAVER: such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 2587. A bill to improve the ability of H.R. 2572. A bill to amend the Fair Debt tion of the committee concerned. veterans with medical training to assist the Collection Practices Act to restrict the debt By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. United States in response to national emer- collection practices of certain debt collec- CRAWFORD, Mr. BABIN, Mr. LAMBORN, gencies, and for other purposes; to the Com- tors; to the Committee on Financial Serv- Mr. ROUZER, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. ices. HINSON, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mr. By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, By Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. BROOKS): Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. BEYER, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. H.R. 2579. A bill to amend the Immigration SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WENSTRUP): and Nationality Act to clarify that the Sec- NORTON, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. CRIST, Ms. H.R. 2573. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- retary of Homeland Security may waive cer- MACE, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. COHEN, enue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income tain environmental requirements to permit and Mr. BLUMENAUER): housing credit, and for other purposes; to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and H.R. 2588. A bill to allow veterans to use, Committee on Ways and Means. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement possess, or transport medical marijuana and By Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. to search for unlawful border crossing tun- to discuss the use of medical marijuana with CAWTHORN): nels on private land to prevent the illegal a physician of the Department of Veterans H.R. 2574. A bill to amend the Intermodal entry of aliens into the United States, and Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of for other purposes; to the Committee on Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Com- 1991 to designate a portion of United States Homeland Security, and in addition to the mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- Route 74 in North Carolina as a future inter- Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to dition to the Committees on the Judiciary, state, and for other purposes; to the Com- be subsequently determined by the Speaker, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be sub- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- in each case for consideration of such provi- sequently determined by the Speaker, in ture. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the each case for consideration of such provi- By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. committee concerned. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the PETERS, Mr. CASE, Ms. BOURDEAUX, By Mrs. HAYES: committee concerned. Mr. ARRINGTON, and Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 2580. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of South Dakota): States Code, to provide for a presumption of New York (for herself, Ms. MENG, Ms. H.R. 2575. A bill to save and strengthen service connected disability for certain vet- SPEIER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. critical social contract programs of the Fed- erans who served in Palomares, Spain, and CARSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. eral Government; to the Committee on Over- for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- RASKIN): sight and Reform, and in addition to the erans’ Affairs. H.R. 2589. A bill to amend the Family and Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a By Ms. HERRELL (for herself, Mr. Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United period to be subsequently determined by the WESTERMAN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. States Code, to permit leave to care for a do- Speaker, in each case for consideration of GOSAR): mestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child,

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or another related individual, who has a seri- Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- H.R. 2601. A bill to direct the Secretary of ous health condition, and to allow employees vania, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. CARSON, Veterans Affairs to notify Congress regularly to take, as additional leave, parental in- Mr. KILMER, and Mr. SOTO): of reported cases of burn pit exposure by vet- volvement and family wellness leave to par- H.R. 2594. A bill to amend title XVIII of the erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- ticipate in or attend their children’s and Social Security Act to eliminate the coin- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. grandchildren’s educational and extra- surance requirement for certain colorectal By Mr. SABLAN: curricular activities or meet family care cancer screening tests furnished under the H.R. 2602. A bill to amend the Fair Labor needs, and for other purposes; to the Com- Medicare program; to the Committee on En- Standards Act of 1938 to provide for wage and mittee on Education and Labor, and in addi- ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the economic stabilization in the Common- Committee on Ways and Means, for a period tion to the Committees on Oversight and Re- wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and to be subsequently determined by the Speak- form, and House Administration, for a period for other purposes; to the Committee on er, in each case for consideration of such pro- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Education and Labor, and in addition to the visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe- committee concerned. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the riod to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. committee concerned. Speaker, in each case for consideration of CUELLAR): By Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- RUSH, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, H.R. 2595. A bill to establish a Rural Oppor- tunities to Use Transportation for Economic tion of the committee concerned. Mr. CARSON, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. OMAR, By Mr. SMITH of Washington: Mr. POCAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. TLAIB, Success Initiative, and for other purposes; to H.R. 2603. A bill to establish the policy of Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BUSH, Mr. BOW- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- structure. the United States regarding the no-first-use MAN, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and Mr. By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and of nuclear weapons; to the Committee on GARCI´A of Illinois): H.R. 2590. A bill to promote and protect the Mr. LONG): Foreign Affairs. human rights of Palestinians living under H.R. 2596. A bill to provide clarification re- By Mr. STAUBER (for himself, Mr. Israeli military occupation and to ensure garding the common or usual name for bison NEWHOUSE, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mrs. that United States taxpayer funds are not and compliance with section 403 of the Fed- CAMMACK, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. LAMALFA, used by the Government of Israel to support eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. the military detention of Palestinian chil- other purposes; to the Committee on Energy EMMER, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. dren, the unlawful seizure, appropriation, and Commerce. ROSENDALE, Mr. STEWART, Mr. BAIRD, and destruction of Palestinian property and By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Ms. WILD, and Mr. TIFFANY): forcible transfer of civilians in the West Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, H.R. 2604. A bill to improve the permitting Bank, or further annexation of Palestinian Mr. KELLER, and Mr. process for critical mineral projects, and for land in violation of international law; to the RESCHENTHALER): other purposes; to the Committee on Natural H.R. 2597. A bill to designate the United Committee on Foreign Affairs. Resources, and in addition to the Committee States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself on Small Business, for a period to be subse- Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the and Mr. TRONE): quently determined by the Speaker, in each ‘‘Judge Sylvia H. Rambo United States H.R. 2591. A bill to direct the Secretary of case for consideration of such provisions as Courthouse’’, and for other purposes; to the Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain med- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Committee on Transportation and Infra- ical facilities of the Department of Veterans structure. concerned. Affairs have physical locations for the dis- By Ms. PRESSLEY: By Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. posal of controlled substances medications; H.R. 2598. A bill to amend title XVIII, XIX, CASE): to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. and XXI of the Social Security Act and title H.R. 2605. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for her- XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to tion Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a self and Mr. DIAZ-BALART): expand access to maternal health care, and limitation on the time for the use of con- H.R. 2592. A bill to amend the Elementary for other purposes; to the Committee on En- tributions or donations by candidates for and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the election for Federal office, to prohibit can- vide that children who have relocated from Committees on Ways and Means, and Edu- didates from using campaign funds to make Puerto Rico to the States are fully consid- cation and Labor, for a period to be subse- contributions to charitable organizations ered for purposes of State allotments under quently determined by the Speaker, in each which are owned or controlled by the can- the English Language Acquisition grants; to case for consideration of such provisions as didate or immediate family members of the the Committee on Education and Labor. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee candidate, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. concerned. Committee on House Administration. BIGGS, and Mr. PERRY): By Miss RICE of New York (for herself, By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania H.R. 2593. A bill to amend the Congres- Mr. MEEKS, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. SUOZZI, (for himself, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act and Mr. GARBARINO): JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. BAIRD, of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item H.R. 2599. A bill to provide a duplication of and Mr. CRAWFORD): veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, benefits fix for Sandy CDBG-DR recipients, H.R. 2606. A bill to amend the Food Secu- and cancellations of items of new direct and for other purposes; to the Committee on rity Act of 1985 with respect to the accept- spending and limited tax benefits; to the Transportation and Infrastructure. ance and use of contributions for public-pri- Committee on the Budget, and in addition to By Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. GREEN of vate partnerships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be Tennessee, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. GOODEN of the Committee on Agriculture. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Texas, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. MCCAUL, By Mr. TRONE: each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. JACKSON, Mr. FALLON, Mr. GOH- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the MERT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. PFLUGER, H.R. 2607. A bill to amend title 38, United committee concerned. Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. WILLIAMS of States Code, to establish in the Department By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. ROD- Texas, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, of Veterans Affairs procedures to determine NEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. BRADY, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. CARTER presumptions of service connection based on Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BISHOP of Geor- of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. toxic exposure, and for other purposes; to the gia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CASTEN, ARRINGTON, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. PERRY, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi- Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. tion to the Committee on Armed Services, MORELLE, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCANLON, DUNCAN, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. for a period to be subsequently determined Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. WEBSTER of HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. HICE of by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Florida, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. KIRK- Georgia, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. NORMAN, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- PATRICK, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mrs. risdiction of the committee concerned. AXNE, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. GRIF- WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. FITH, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. GUEST, DONALDS, and Mr. DAVIDSON): Texas, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CARTER of Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. H.R. 2600. A bill to direct the Secretary of Georgia, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Ms. CLARK of State to submit to Congress a report on the RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. Massachusetts, Ms. PORTER, Mr. designation of the Reynosa/Los Metros fac- WESTERMAN): SIRES, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. tion of the Gulf Cartel, and the Cartel Del H.R. 2608. A bill to amend title XVIII of the MCBATH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Noreste faction of Los Zetas as foreign ter- Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Georgia, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. rorist organizations, and for other purposes; Medicare beneficiaries to community phar- LEE of California, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. to the Committee on the Judiciary. macies in underserved areas as network POCAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. GALLEGO, By Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. MAST, pharmacies under Medicare prescription Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. drug coverage, and for other purposes; to the Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. VELA, Mrs. HAYES, Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in EVANS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. ZELDIN): addition to the Committee on Ways and

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A bill to amend title 10, United Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 States Code, to make permanent the require- States Constitution By Mrs. BUSTOS: ment for an annual report on the material By Ms. SALAZAR: H.R. 2568. readiness of Navy ships, and for other pur- H.R. 2554. Congress has the power to enact this legis- poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. BUDD, lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8. Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. BUCK, Mr. Article 1, Section 8 By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: WEBER of Texas, Mr. GOOD of Vir- By Ms. ADAMS: H.R. 2569. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ginia, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. H.R. 2555. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: GOHMERT, and Mr. HICE of Georgia): H.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution proposing lation pursuant to the following: Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Con- an amendment to the Constitution of the Article I, Section 8 stitution states The Congress shall have United States to require that the Supreme By Ms. ADAMS: Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- H.R. 2556. Court of the United States be composed of posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- Congress has the power to enact this legis- nine justices; to the Committee on the Judi- vide for the common Defence and general lation pursuant to the following: Welfare of the United States . . . ciary. Article I, Section 8 By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. By Mr. CASTEN: By Ms. ADAMS: H.R. 2570. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mrs. H.R. 2557. Congress has the power to enact this legis- NAPOLITANO): Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 320. A resolution recognizing the lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States critical importance of access to reliable, Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution Constitution clean drinking water for Native Americans of the United States By Mr. CICILLINE: and Alaska Natives and confirming the re- By Mr. ARRINGTON: H.R. 2571. sponsibility of the Federal Government to H.R. 2558. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ensure such water access; to the Committee Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: on Natural Resources, and in addition to the lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a ‘‘The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to the United States period to be subsequently determined by the Section 7&8 of Article 1 of the United State By Mr. CLEAVER: Speaker, in each case for consideration of Constitution. H.R. 2572. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- By Mr. BALDERSON: Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion of the committee concerned. H.R. 2559. lation pursuant to the following: f Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the United States lation pursuant to the following: Constitution CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- By Ms. DELBENE: STATEMENT tion H.R. 2573. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of By Mr. BANKS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2560. the Rules of the House of Representa- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1 Section 8 tives, the following statements are sub- lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. FOXX: mitted regarding the specific powers The constitutional authority of Congress H.R. 2574. granted to Congress in the Constitu- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion to enact the accompanying bill or cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: joint resolution. tion, specifically clause 18 (relating to the Article I, Section 8, clause 18 power to make all laws necessary and proper By Mr. GALLAGHER: By Ms. WATERS: for carrying out the powers vested in Con- H.R. 2575. H.R. 2547. gress). Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BARR: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2561. Artilce I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Article I, Section 8 cl. 3, To regulate Com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States. merce with Foreign Nations, Among the Sev- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. GOMEZ: eral States, and with the Indian Tribes Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2576. By Mr. GUEST: Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2548. By Mr. BENTZ: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2562. The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Article 1, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: United States Constitution and Amendment By Mr. LAMB: Clause 8 of article 1 of the Constitution. XVI of the United States Constitution. H.R. 2549. By Mr. BERGMAN: By Mr. GOOD of Virginia: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2563. H.R. 2577. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. TAYLOR: Article One, Section Eight of the United Article, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2550. States Constitution Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. BOEBERT: By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2564. H.R. 2578. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be nec- Article I, Section 8 of the United States Article 1, Section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the essary and proper for carrying into Execu- Constitution allows Congress to ‘‘To estab- United. States constitution. tion the foregoing Powers, and all other lish Post Offices and Post Roads.’’ By Mrs. HARTZLER: Powers vested by this Constitution in the By Mr. BUCHANAN: H.R. 2579. Government of the United States, or in any H.R. 2565. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Department or Officer thereof.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CURTIS: lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. H.R. 2551. Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Con- Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- gress with the power to ‘‘regulate commerce By Mrs. HAYES: lation pursuant to the following: with foreign nations, and among the several H.R. 2580. Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 states, and with Indian tribes.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COSTA: By Mr. BUCK: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2552. H.R. 2566. Article I Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. HERRELL: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2581.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:28 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L15AP7.100 H15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H1844 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2021 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, clause 3, which gives The constitutional authority. on which lation pursuant to the following: Congress the power to regulate commerce this bill rests is the power of Congress to Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 with foreign nations and among the several ‘‘provide for the common defense,’’ as enu- The Congress shall have Power to dispose States. merated in Article I, Section of United of and make all needful Rules and Regula- Article I, Section 8, clause 18, which gives States Constitution. tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- Congress the power to make all laws which By Mr. STAUBER: erty belonging to the United States; shall be necessary and proper for carrying H.R. 2604. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 into execution the foregoing powers. Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Congress shall have Power To lay and By Mr. NORMAN: lation pursuant to the following: collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, H.R. 2593. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ‘‘To make to pay the Debts and provide for the common Congress has the power to enact this legis- all Laws which are necessary and proper for Defence and general Welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. PAYNE: stitution in the Government of the United States H.R. 2594. States, or in any Department or Officer By Mr. HILL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- thereof. H.R. 2582. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. TAKANO: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I Section 8 Clause 3—Congress has H.R. 2605. lation pursuant to the following: the ability to regulate Commerce with for- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 eign Nations, and among the several States, lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. HINSON: and with the Indian Tribes. Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 2583. By Mr. PENCE: By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2595. H.R. 2606. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia: States Constitution which grants Congress Constitution in that the legislation exercises H.R. 2584. the authority to make all Laws which shall Congress has the power to enact this legis- legislative powers granted to Congress by be necessary and proper for carrying into that clause ‘‘to make all Laws which shall be lation pursuant to the following: Execution the foregoing Powers, and all This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- other Powers vested by this Constitution in section 8, clause 18 and Article III, section 1 cution the foregoing Powers and all other the Government of the United States, or in of the United States Constitution. Powers vested by the Constitution in the any Department or Officer thereof. By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: Government of the United States or any De- By Mr. PERLMUTTER: H.R. 2585. partment or Office thereof’’ H.R. 2596. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. TRONE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2607. lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ‘‘The Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I Section 8 gress shall have power to dispose of and lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PERRY: make all needful rules and regulations re- Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 2597. specting the territory or other property be- the United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- longing to the United States.’’ By Mr. WELCH: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. KILDEE: H.R. 2608. Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2586. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. PRESSLEY: lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 2598. gress shall have Power To . . . make all Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LAMB: Laws which shall be necessary and proper for lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2587. carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- States Constitution lation pursuant to the following: stitution in the Government of the United By Miss RICE of New York: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- States, or in any Department or Officer H.R. 2599. tion. therof Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. LEE of California: By Mr. WITTMAN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2588. H.R. 2609. Article 1, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. ROY: H.R. 2600. lation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- granted to Congress under Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: gress shall have power to make all Laws United States Constitution and its subse- which shall be necessary and proper for car- quent amendments, and further clarified and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution—to make all Laws rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, interpreted by the Supreme Court of the and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- United States. which shall be necessary and proper for car- rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, tion in the Government of the United States, By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of or in any Department of Officer thereof. New York: and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- tion in the Government of the United States, [Page H56] H.R. 2589. By Mr. BIGGS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- or any Department or Officer thereof. By Mr. RYAN: H.J. Res. 40 . lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, of the United States H.R. 2601. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Constitution Article 5 By Ms. MCCOLLUM: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2590. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: f Congress has the power to enact this legis- ‘‘The Congress shall have power to make all lation pursuant to the following: laws which shall be necessary and proper for ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TO PUBLIC Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution carrying into execution the foregoing pow- BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS: ers, and all other powers vested by this Con- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors stitution in the Government of the United H.R. 2591. were added to public bills and resolu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States, or in any department or officer lation pursuant to the following: thereof.’’ tions, as follows: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. SABLAN: H.R. 51: Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Constitution H.R. 2602. H.R. 67: Mr. RICE of South Carolina. By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 69: Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. POSEY, and H.R. 2592. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitu- H.R. 82: Mr. JACOBS of New York and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: tion. GOLDEN. Article I, Section 8, clause 1, which gives By Mr. SMITH of Washington: H.R. 239: Mr. NEGUSE. Congress the power to provide for the com- H.R. 2603. H.R. 243: Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. mon defense and general welfare of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 279: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. United States. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 322: Mr. ROUZER.

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H.R. 332: Mr. OWENS. H.R. 1585: Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. H.R. 333: Mr. CASE. Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. KELLY of RESCHENTHALER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. H.R. 350: Mr. EVANS and Ms. SPANBERGER. Illinois, and Ms. JACKSON LEE. AMODEI, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 391: Mrs. KIM of California and Ms. JA- H.R. 1592: Mrs. MCCLAIN. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. COBS of California. H.R. 1596: Mr. COSTA and Ms. NEWMAN. GIMENEZ, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. H.R. 392: Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. SHERRILL, and H.R. 1630: Mrs. KIM of California. ISSA, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. UPTON, Mr. AUS- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 1670: Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. AXNE, and TIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. H.R. 471: Mr. GROTHMAN. Ms. SHERRILL. BURCHETT, Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. MILLER of Il- H.R. 472: Mr. MOORE of Alabama and Mr. H.R. 1676: Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. linois, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. GUEST. H.R. 1693: Mrs. SPARTZ. HAGEDORN, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. H.R. 500: Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. H.R. 1712: Mr. JACOBS of New York and Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. H.R. 521: Mr. BACON. HUDSON. Fortenberry, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. COMER, H.R. 563: Mrs. FISCHBACH. H.R. 1745: Mr. BOST, Mr. CARL, Mr. JOHNSON Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. H.R. 564: Mr. BROWN. of Ohio, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BARR, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. H.R. 586: Ms. UNDERWOOD. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. KATKO, Ms. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. PALMER, Mr. H.R. 598: Mr. DEUTCH. MACE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, FULCHER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. SMITH of Mis- H.R. 623: Ms. WILD, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. PERRY, souri, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. BRADY, Ms. GRANGER, Illinois, and Ms. SPEIER. Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. BILI- Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. HILL, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. H.R. 628: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of RAKIS, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LATTA, Mr. GARCI´A of California, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, New York and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. MCKINLEY, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. HERN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. H.R. 684: Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. H.R. 1812: Mr. BUDD. HARTZLER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, H.R. 748: Ms. BONAMICI and Mr. LARSEN of H.R. 1834: Mr. PASCRELL. Washington. and Mr. ROSE. H.R. 1843: Ms. SPEIER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CASE, REEN H.R. 763: Ms. JACOBS of California. H.J. Res. 12: Mr. G of Tennessee. and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. H.R. 852: Mr. SESSIONS. H.J. Res. 19: Mr. MOORE of Alabama. H.R. 1861: Mr. TIFFANY. H.R. 867: Mr. GREEN of Texas. H. Res. 39: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 1903: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois and H.R. 869: Mr. AUCHINCLOSS and Ms. DEAN. H. Res. 114: Mr. JEFFRIES. Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 903: Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. WASSERMAN H. Res. 118: Mrs. STEEL, Mr. KELLY of Mis- H.R. 1905: Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. STEVENS, and SCHULTZ, Ms. TITUS, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. sissippi, Mr. CAWTHORN, and Mr. OWENS. Mr. BLUMENAUER. AXNE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SOTO, Ms. JAYAPAL, H. Res. 119: Ms. ROSS, Mr. BACON, Mr. CAR- H.R. 1957: Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. BROWN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. SON, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. STEFANIK, H.R. 1974: Mr. KHANNA. ROSS, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. H.R. 1988: Mrs. BUSTOS. OMAR, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SE- MANNING, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. KIM of New H.R. 2002: Mrs. SPARTZ, Mrs. MILLER of Illi- WELL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. Garcı´a of Il- Jersey. nois, and Mr. DESJARLAIS. linois, and Mr. KILDEE. H. Res. 157: Mr. HUIZENGA. H.R. 2007: Ms. UNDERWOOD. H.R. 922: Mr. COSTA, Mr. LEVIN of Michi- H. Res. 289: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. RYAN, Mr. H.R. 2028: Mrs. KIM of California and Mr. gan, Ms. TITUS, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. LARSEN of STIVERS, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. MOULTON, HUIZENGA. Washington, and Mr. TURNER. and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2037: Mr. SMITH of Missouri and Mr. H.R. 959: Mr. KILMER. H. Res. 305: Mr. CARSON, Mr. COLE. H.R. 962: Mr. POSEY, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. LEE of H.R. 2041: Mr. GROTHMAN. NORCROSS, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. CRIST. California, Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 2060: Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 970: Mr. BALDERSON. Kentucky. H.R. 2096: Mr. TRONE and Ms. PORTER. H.R. 1012: Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. SEWELL, H. Res. 313: Ms. ESCOBAR. H.R. 2146: Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PAYNE, H. Res. 318: Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. H.R. 2187: Mr. ROUZER. Ms. MENG, and Mr. STEWART. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Miss GONZA´ LEZ- H.R. 2188: Mr. BABIN, Mr. BENTZ, and Mr. H.R. 1022: Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. TAYLOR, and COLO´ N, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. BACON, H.R. 2209: Mr. GARCIA OF CALIFORNIA. H.R. 1080: Mr. PENCE. Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. H.R. 2226: Ms. PINGREE and Ms. DAVIDS of H.R. 1081: Mr. KILMER. DESJARLAIS, Mr. JACKSON, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. Kansas. H.R. 1115: Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. VELA, Mr. ROSE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mr. H.R. 2228: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BISHOP of Geor- HERN. gia, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. LAM- BALDERSON. f BORN. H.R. 2244: Mr. BACON, Mr. BOST, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BARR, H.R. 1150: Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. PETITIONS, ETC. H.R. 1155: Ms. TENNEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. Mr. STIVERS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. COSTA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Ms. HOULAHAN. BROWN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions H.R. 1182: Mrs. TORRES of California. BUSTOS, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and papers were laid on the clerk’s H.R. 1183: Ms. CHU and Mrs. TORRES of Cali- and Mr. BALDERSON. desk and referred as follows: fornia. H.R. 2248: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts and PT-11. The SPEAKER presented a petition H.R. 1208: Mr. NORCROSS. Ms. JAYAPAL. of the Board of Supervisors of the City and H.R. 1210: Mr. JACOBS of New York. H.R. 2283: Mr. GRIJALVA and Ms. JACKSON County of San Francisco, CA, relative to H.R. 1219: Mr. LATURNER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LEE. Resolution No. 66-21, urging the United SMITH of Missouri, Ms. Sa´ nchez, Mr. LARSON H.R. 2286: Mr. KHANNA. States Treasury to expedite the process to of Connecticut, Mr. LONG, Mrs. MCBATH, and H.R. 2349: Mr. GROTHMAN. feature Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar Mr. LIEU. H.R. 2354: Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. bill for her legacy of equality, social justice, H.R. 1226: Mr. MALINOWSKI. AMODEI. and freedom; and to reflect the history and H.R. 1227: Ms. SPANBERGER. H.R. 2372: Mr. RYAN. diversity of the United States; to the Com- H.R. 1259: Mr. GROTHMAN and Mr. UPTON. H.R. 2383: Mr. BACON and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. mittee on Financial Services. H.R. 1264: Mr. COURTNEY. H.R. 2413: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 1284: Mr. MOONEY. H.R. 2446: Mr. GOHMERT. PT-12. Also, a petition of the Council of the H.R. 1297: Mr. WESTERMAN and Mr. COLE. H.R. 2462: Mr. STIVERS. City of New York, NY, relative to Resolution H.R. 1332: Mr. CRIST, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. H.R. 2466: Mr. DESAULNIER. No. 1418-A, calling on the United States Con- PALAZZO, and Mrs. KIM of California. H.R. 2477: Mr. MORELLE. gress to pass, and the President to sign, leg- H.R. 1345: Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. H.R. 2483: Miss RICE of New York. islation that would permit employment- H.R. 1346: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 2485: Ms. FOXX. based status holders to retain lawful status, H.R. 1364: Ms. WILD. H.R. 2486: Mr. MANN and Mr. ROSENDALE. after loss of employment, if such loss was re- H.R. 1448: Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 2487: Mr. ARRINGTON and Mr. GUEST. lated to the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Com- FOSTER, Mr. JACOBS of New York, and Mr. H.R. 2488: Mr. BOST. mittee on Energy and Commerce. SCHNEIDER. H.R. 2490: Mr. VAN DREW. PT-13. Also, a petition of the Board of Su- H.R. 1488: Mr. CONNOLLY. H.R. 2491: Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Flor- pervisors of the City and County of San H.R. 1507: Mr. SABLAN. ida, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, and Mr. UPTON. Francisco, CA, relative to Resolution No. 68- H.R. 1520: Ms. MACE. H.R. 2510: Mr. NADLER. 21, condemning the military coup in Burma H.R. 1534: Mr. POSEY, Mr. JACKSON, Ms. H.R. 2513: Mr. SUOZZI and Ms. CHU. and the detainment of its political leaders; VAN DUYNE, and Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. H.R. 2520: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois and and urging United States federal officials to H.R. 1554: Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. GUEST. take swift action to support their release H.R. 1568: Mr. STEWART. H.R. 2535: Ms. NORTON. and peaceful transition to democracy; to the H.R. 1579: Mr. GOLDEN. H.R. 2544: Mrs. HAYES. Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 1581: Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, H.J. Res. 11: Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. JOHNSON PT-14. Also, a petition of the Board of Su- Ms. MANNING, Ms. CRAIG, and Ms. ROSS. of Louisiana, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. WALTZ, pervisors of the City and County of San

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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 No. 65 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable JACKY ROSEN, a Sen- erful message to Asian Americans that called to order by the Honorable JACKY ator from the State of Nevada, to perform their voices are heard, their concerns ROSEN, a Senator from the State of Ne- the duties of the Chair. are felt, and that their government will vada. PATRICK J. LEAHY, take swift, decisive action to protect President pro tempore. f them. They are not alone. Ms. ROSEN thereupon assumed the Before I move on, I just want to say PRAYER Chair as Acting President pro tempore. to my Republican colleagues: This is The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f how the Senate can work, even though fered the following prayer: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY it is closely divided. When there is a Let us pray. LEADER pressing issue, like the rising tide of Eternal God, You are wisdom with- anti-Asian violence, the Senate can act out end, mercy without limit, and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- quickly and in a bipartisan way to ad- strength beyond resistance. Lord, we pore. The majority leader is recog- dress it. glorify Your Name. nized. We don’t need to always distrust the Today, lead our lawmakers around f other party. This bill was never in- the obstacles that hinder them from tended to be a messaging bill or gotcha VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIAN legislation. This bill is like a drive accomplishing Your purposes. Lord, AMERICANS guide them around the stumbling straight down the middle of the fair- blocks of resentment, pessimism, and Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, way—well-timed, modest, unbelief that impede legislative effec- yesterday, an overwhelming bipartisan unobjectionable. tiveness. Help our Senators to live to majority of Senators voted to move At the end of the day, we can achieve honor You. Fill their hours with Your forward on Senator HIRONO and Sen- a result that has both substantive and redeeming radiance and their hearts ator DUCKWORTH’s anti-Asian hate symbolic importance: substantive be- with Your peace. May they work to ad- crimes bill. I was pleased the vote was cause we are going to adjust the focus vance the influence of Your Kingdom. so substantial, 92 to 6. Rarely do you of the Justice Department to better re- We pray, in Your loving Name. see 92 Senators agree to move forward spond to anti-Asian hate crimes and Amen. with any piece of legislation. But if symbolic because both parties are there was ever a topic that deserves a standing up to deliver a message that f strong showing of bipartisan support, racism and bigotry have no place—no PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE it is standing up to bigotry and racism place—in America. That is an undeni- against a particular group of Ameri- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge ably good result. cans. of Allegiance, as follows: f Today, we will continue to work on a I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the bipartisan agreement regarding amend- NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ments. I have committed to start the Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, on indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. process with the bipartisan Moran- another, less happy, matter, this after- Blumenthal amendment. I understand noon the Senate will need to go f my Republican colleague from Maine through a rare procedure to discharge a APPOINTMENT OF ACTING has some modifications to the bill, nomination from the Judiciary Com- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE which we welcome, and those negotia- mittee: Ms. Vanita Gupta to serve as tions are proceeding afoot. I expect the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Associate Attorney General. Republican leader and I, in consulta- clerk will please read a communication The daughter of immigrants from tion with the relevant committees, will to the Senate from the President pro India, Ms. Gupta is the first civil rights be able to figure out an appropriate attorney and the first woman of color tempore (Mr. LEAHY). number of reasonable, germane, and The senior assistant legislative clerk to ever be nominated for Associate At- non-gotcha amendments for the Senate read the following letter: torney General, the third ranking offi- to consider. cial at the Department of Justice. Her U.S. SENATE, We are working with Senators public track record is nothing short of PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, April 15, 2021. MORAN, GRASSLEY, and COLLINS in a exemplary. To the Senate: very bipartisan way, and we should be In her very first case after law Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, able to wrap up this bill next week. By school, Ms. Gupta won the release of of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby doing so, the Senate will deliver a pow- several African Americans who had

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They prefer Now, if Republicans had introduced a fore going on to lead the Civil Rights to threaten the institutions them- bill to add four Supreme Court seats Division of the Justice Department selves. for the last President to fill, there under President Obama. We have seen it in Presidential elec- would have been weeks of wall-to-wall Despite her sterling credentials, tions when Democrats say our democ- outrage on every newspaper and cable some of my Republican colleagues on racy is sacrosanct when they win but TV channel nonstop. Now it seems the the Judiciary Committee would have illegitimate and broken if Republicans main strategies are either to shrug off, you believe that Ms. Gupta is some win. look the other way, or to actively play hair-raising, leftwing radical. In her We have seen it with the Senate’s along and somehow lend credence. hearing, Ms. Gupta was unfortunately rules. Democrats just spent 4 years not It is not about whether this insane subjected to a mind-numbingly repeti- only praising but using the legislative bill becomes law. Part of the point here tious line of questions about whether filibuster. But now that they hold the is the threats themselves. The left or not she supports the police or wants majority, they say it has actually been wants a sword dangling over the Jus- to decriminalize all drugs. intrinsically evil all along and must be tices when they weigh the facts in A conservative judicial organization scrapped. every case. As the Democratic leader launched a national ad campaign to We are seeing it right now with vot- threatened just 2 years ago, Democrats smear her nomination. It was disgrace- ing regulations, where the mere fact want the Justices to know that they ful. Just yesterday, a Republican Sen- that sometimes Republicans win elec- will ‘‘pay the price’’ for rulings that ator on the Judiciary Committee tions has Democrats wanting to re- Democrats don’t like. grilled another DOJ nominee, Kristen write all 50 States’ election laws right The left wants these swords dangling Clarke, over an obviously satirical here in Washington and turn the Fed- over the Senate and State legislators piece she published for her college eral Election Commission into a par- and independent judges. The threats newspaper. tisan body. are the point. The hostage-taking is The political right seems to relish And then there is the judiciary. In re- the point. And responsible people trying to score political points by con- cent years, we have seen the Demo- across the political spectrum have an necting every Justice Department to cratic leader stand on the steps of the absolute duty to denounce this. hot-button partisan issues, whether or Court and threaten that specific Jus- (The remarks of Mr. MCCONNELL per- not they have any relevance, some- tices ‘‘won’t know what hit them’’ if taining to the introduction of S. 1133 times to the point of absurdity. And in they didn’t rule the way he wanted. We are printed in today’s RECORD under the case of Ms. Gupta, the accusations have seen a number of Democratic Sen- ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and of radicalism are especially false. ators send a threatening brief sug- Joint Resolutions.’’) Ms. Gupta has worked with stake- gesting the Court might need to be ‘‘re- f holders and legislators from all cor- structured’’ if its rulings upset liberals. TRIBUTE TO KATELYN CONNER ners, including a number of Republican Last week, President Biden, who was BUNNING Senators, during various criminal jus- marketed to the country as a moderate tice reform efforts. She has been en- and institutionalist, jumped in with Mr. MCCONNELL. Now, Madam dorsed by—listen to this—the National both feet. He set up a pseudo-academic President, on one final matter, over Fraternal Order of Police. Let me re- commission to study the merits of the years, a lot of talented Kentuck- peat that so my colleagues hear it. She packing the Supreme Court. It is just ians have joined my team at the start has been endorsed by the National Fra- an attempt to clothe this transparent of their careers. I have gotten to watch ternal Order of Police, as well as the power play in fake legitimacy. them hone their skills and grow into International Association of Chiefs of But alas, the far left cannot even real leaders. Police, the Federal Law Enforcement wait for the fake theatrics of the fake Unfortunately, the privilege of work- Officers Association, and the National study to play out. Today, Democrats in ing with ultratalented young people Sheriffs’ Association. It is making the the Senate and the House have an- also means you often see a real all-star decrying that she is a crazy leftwing nounced they will once again threaten fly the nest, and today I have to offer radical just absurd, and you wonder judicial independence from the steps of a reluctant goodbye. how and why they come to that conclu- the Court. They are introducing a bill Katelyn Conner Bunning was from sion. to add four new seats to the Supreme Louisville. She joined my personal of- Vanita Gupta will make an out- Court so that Democrats can pack the fice almost 11 years ago. She has done standing Associate Attorney General. Court, destroy its legitimacy, and just about every job there is, from an- The Senate should discharge her nomi- guarantee the rulings that liberals swering phones to mastering policy nation from the Judiciary Committee want. issues. this afternoon. Across the ideological spectrum, top For the last 4 years, I have relied on I yield the floor. jurists have been outspoken on what a her extensively as my legislative direc- I suggest the absence of a quorum. terrible idea Court packing would be. tor. Katelyn has been a key adviser to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The late liberal icon, Ruth Bader Gins- me, a role model to junior staffers, a pore. The clerk will call the roll. burg, explicitly warned against Court key link between my leadership office The senior assistant legislative clerk packing saying: ‘‘If anything would and my Kentucky-focused staff. Who proceeded to call the roll. make the Court appear partisan, it better to help me deliver for the Com- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, would be that.’’ ‘‘Nine seems to be a monwealth than the daughter of a I ask unanimous consent that the order good number’’—Justice Ginsburg. former Mr. Kentucky Basketball? for the quorum call be rescinded. Justice Stephen Breyer reaffirmed Along the way, some of the trickiest The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- his own opposition just last week. The issues facing the Bluegrass have landed pore. Without objection, it is so or- public, by the way, agrees. They see on Katelyn’s desk: securing retired dered. through this discredited concept. One miners’ pensions and healthcare, revi- f survey late last year showed that a talizing abandoned coalfields, strength- clear majority of Americans opposed ening Kentucky schools and helping RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY packing the Supreme Court. students succeed, delivering certainty LEADER But the farthest left activists aren’t for Kentucky farmers while opening The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- interested in the common good. They new doors for industrial hemp, even pore. The Republican leader is recog- want power. And the same Democrats protecting kids’ health by raising the nized. and the same corporate media that minimum tobacco purchase age to 21.

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Hers is the ecute hate crimes where they happen cation was calling to end this sport al- character that the Department of Jus- and to use its bully pulpit to prevent together, Katelyn assembled owners, tice requires to help restore trust and hate from festering in communities trainers, jockeys, breeders, and fans to credibility. around the country. preserve Kentucky’s signature indus- Now, the fact is that she has been a The plain truth is that Vanita Gupta try. target of a smear campaign, a vial and is the right person at the right time for This is a long list of accomplish- despicable campaign of lies and decep- this job. The Senate should confirm her ments. Yet it is only a short summary tion that are completely unfounded. as supremely qualified for this emi- of Katelyn’s impact on my team and These attacks are based on demon- nently important assignment, and it our Commonwealth. She has set very strable lies and mischaracterizations. should do so swiftly with bipartisan high standards. She has helped every- Her previous tenure in the civil support. one achieve them. rights division makes absolutely clear Thank you. We are certainly going to miss her her commitment to enforcing the law I yield the floor. around here, but I am sure her husband with integrity and honesty, with bal- I suggest the absence of a quorum. Eric and their new daughter Alice are ance and insight. She has a proven The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- looking forward to seeing a bit more of record as a consensus builder and as a pore. The clerk will call the roll. her every day. leader. The legislative clerk proceeded to And her work with law enforcement So, Katelyn, thank you for your abil- call the roll. is the reason why she has such support ity, for your friendship. I wish you and Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask among law enforcement leaders, and your family all the best. unanimous consent that the order for that support is across party lines. In the quorum call be rescinded. f fact, every major law enforcement or- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ganization refers and supports her pore. Without objection, it is so or- nomination. dered. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Try as they might, unfortunately, INFRASTRUCTURE pore. Under the previous order, the our Republican colleagues continue to Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I am leadership time is reserved. smear her. She has never—she has feeling a sense of deja vu this morning. f never called for defunding the police. In March, Democrats used reconcili- She has never said many of the lies ation to pass a massive, partisan bill CONCLUSION OF MORNING that are attributed to her. And even BUSINESS that served as a cover for a collection more than being unfounded, these at- of payoffs to Democratic interest The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tacks are really the height hypocrisy. groups in Democratic States. pore. Morning business is closed. It is unconscionable that Republicans Now, just over a month later, we are f would criticize this lifelong public facing the prospect of round 2. Demo- servant and Justice Department vet- crats are once again looking at rec- COVID–19 HATE CRIMES ACT— eran after they silently sat by when MOTION TO PROCEED—Resumed onciliation to pass a massive, partisan there was no Senate-confirmed Asso- piece of legislation that serves to cover The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ciate Attorney General for nearly 3 a long wish list of liberal priorities. pore. Under the previous order, the years during the Trump administra- The subject this time, of course, is in- Senate will resume consideration of tion. The outrage that they feign frastructure—like COVID relief, a sub- the motion to proceed to S. 937, which should fall on deaf ears. ject that Republicans are very ready to Our moment of reckoning is soon. It the clerk will report. tackle, but, just like with their COVID is not just our moment of reckoning; it The senior assistant legislative clerk bill, Democrats aren’t showing a lot of read as follows: is a moment of reckoning for the Na- tion because, in the last year, we have interest in bipartisan cooperation. Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 13, S. Once again, their message seems to be 937, a bill to facilitate the expedited review faced a global pandemic. We have grap- pled with racial justice issues that ‘‘Go along with everything we want or of COVID–19 hate crimes, and for other pur- be completely excluded from any part poses. have been ignored for too long, and we have defended against an onslaught of of this bill.’’ The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- As I said, Republicans would be pore. The Senator from Connecticut. hate and extremism. We are at a pivotal moment. We ur- happy to take up infrastructure legis- NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA gently need her kind of leadership to lation. Our Nation is overdue for addi- Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Madam Presi- combat domestic terrorism, extremist tional infrastructure investment. But dent, I feel very privileged to be here violence, and hate crimes. In fact, we an infrastructure bill should be focused today to speak on behalf of Vanita are in the midst right now of consid- on actual infrastructure: roads, Gupta, a dedicated public servant who ering a measure that will help combat bridges, airports, waterways, and dig- is devoted, deeply devoted, to equal hate crimes, including my No Hate leg- ital infrastructure like broadband. justice, civil rights, and the rule of islation. We know hate crimes are Democrats have some of that in their law. surging, and Asian Americans and Pa- bill, but they also have been very busy I have seen firsthand, and I know I cific Islanders have been the target of expanding the definition of ‘‘infra- am not the only one who has done so, them, particularly the alarming wave structure’’ to include a whole host of her consummate dedication to the in- of vitriolic attacks most recently. Democratic priorities. One Democratic tegrity of the Department of Justice, Vanita Gupta has been a leader in Senator tweeted: which is so vital to be restored at this the fight against hate crimes. As the Paid leave is infrastructure. Childcare is moment in our history. head of the civil rights division, she infrastructure. Caregiving is infrastructure. The support for her reflects a broad, was the Nation’s chief civil rights en- Well, actually, no, they are not. Nei- professionally and ideologically diverse forcer and prosecutor. And while lead- ther is the Civilian Climate Corps or coalition of individuals and organiza- ing that division, she also headed the community colleges or support for Big tions that know she is eminently quali- first prosecutions under the Matthew Labor. None of those things are infra- fied to be Associate Attorney General. Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate structure. When she is confirmed, she will not Crimes Prevention Act, which ex- Now, it may be that some—and I say only be the first civil rights lawyer but panded the Federal hate crime law to ‘‘some’’—of Democrats’ noninfrastruc- also the first woman of color to serve include, among other things, crimes ture proposals are things that we as Associate Attorney General. motivated by a victim’s sexual orienta- should have a discussion about here in She is, in effect, the leader we need tion—crimes motivated by whom a per- Congress, a bipartisan discussion, but in that position now. And we need it son loved. they are not infrastructure, and they

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It is just an undeni- childcare or assistance for unions. partisan transportation infrastructure able fact that without insulin, without Even Democrats’ actual infrastruc- legislation. There is absolutely no rea- glucose, you are dead. ture spending is frequently problem- son—no reason—why we couldn’t rep- Unfortunately, as you know, some- atic. Democrats’ infrastructure pro- licate past bipartisan success in this times our pancreas does not create in- posals would cost $2.2 trillion. Less Congress. sulin or doesn’t create enough insulin than 6 percent of that—less than 6 per- The word is that next week the or creates it erratically, and that con- cent—would be spent on roads and Democratic leader is going to bring up dition, of course, is called diabetes. bridges. Under the Democrats’ plan, a bipartisan water infrastructure bill Thankfully, 100 years ago, in 1920, spending on electric vehicle promotion that recently passed the Senate Envi- there was a Canadian physician and would exceed investments in roads, ronment and Public Works Committee scientist whose name was Dr. Fred- bridges, ports, and waterways com- unanimously. I hope he will. That erick Banting. He invented a synthetic bined. That includes tax credits and re- should be a model for a larger infra- form of insulin to help people whose bates for electric vehicles, measures structure bill, not the partisan process pancreas could not produce the hor- that will primarily benefit wealthier that Democrats embraced with their mone. He won a Nobel Prize for it. It car buyers and leave rural States like COVID legislation and not the par- was extraordinary. South Dakota, where electric vehicles tisan, wasteful proposal full of non- He was so committed to helping hu- remain impractical, behind. infrastructure-related measures that manity that he and his other col- The bill also includes a massive sum Democrats have put forward. leagues who had patents on this syn- for transit and high-speed rail—sub- I saw an op-ed the other day that thetic insulin sold their insulin patents stantially more than the bill spends on pointed out that ‘‘President Biden for $1, 1 buck. They wanted to make highways, roads, and bridges—despite promised to usher in a golden age of bi- sure that insulin was affordable. God Americans’ limited interest in rail partisan cooperation, but instead he is bless them. travel. showing a reverse Midas touch—taking Today, 34.2 million Americans have On the tax front, Speaker PELOSI has issues that once united Republicans diabetes. Not all people who have dia- expressed her interest in including a and Democrats and making them par- lifting of the current cap on State and betes need insulin, but of that 34.2 mil- tisan and divisive.’’ Sad but true. But lion people, 7.4 million people need syn- local tax deductions. Now, this one is the President has a chance to turn that really interesting. It is a very inter- thetic insulin; otherwise, they are dead around with infrastructure. men; they are dead women. Eighty- esting priority for Democrats, consid- It is not too late for Democrats and eight million Americans have what we ering that repealing the SALT deduc- the President to sit down at the table call prediabetes. That means they are tion would mostly benefit wealthy tax- with Republicans and develop a sub- just a hair away from having full- payers, including that evil 1 percent stantial, bipartisan proposal that blown diabetes. It is a problem in Lou- whom Democrats are always talking would address our country’s infrastruc- isiana, Mr. President, as I am sure it about. But I guess sometimes principle ture needs without spending taxpayer might be in Colorado. Louisiana has has to take a back seat to keeping dollars on wasteful or extraneous pro- about 500,000 people with diabetes, Democratic donors happy. posals. most of whom need insulin. That is 12 While we are talking about taxes, I am encouraged that President percent of my population. let’s talk about how Democrats plan to Biden is meeting with Republicans on at least partially—and I say ‘‘par- infrastructure legislation, but I hope Now, here is where the story becomes tially’’ because a lot of this could go on these meetings are not just for show. dark. Three pharmaceutical companies to debt—pay for this bill. Democrats The President, as we all recall, met have a monopoly on synthetic insulin. would like to partially pay for this leg- with Republicans on COVID legisla- These three companies control about 90 islation with the largest corporate tax tion, too, before rejecting bipartisan percent of the global supply of insulin. increase in a generation. They would cooperation. Let’s hope he will choose Diabetes is certainly not unique to sharply increase the corporate tax a different path this time. Americans, and these three pharma- rate, once again putting American It is not too late for the President to ceutical companies control almost, companies at a disadvantage next to start fulfilling his inauguration prom- well, virtually, 100 percent of the U.S. their foreign competitors and threat- ise of unity and bipartisanship. He market. Their cost, as best I can tell, ening American jobs and wages. It is should start with this infrastructure you might be surprised to learn that a pretty hard to think of any worse pro- bill. lot of the cost of these pharmaceutical posal right now, with our economy still I yield the floor. drugs—and that is what synthetic insu- trying to recover from the effects of I suggest the absence of a quorum. lin is; some call it a biologic—but the the pandemic. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BEN- cost, as best I can tell, to produce a What, in effect, you are doing when NET). The clerk will call the roll. vial of insulin is about 10 bucks in to- you are raising taxes dramatically— The senior assistant legislative clerk day’s dollars. There is no viable ge- when I say ‘‘raising taxes dramati- proceeded to call the roll. neric. You have to buy a brand name cally,’’ I am talking the largest or Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask from one of the three companies. highest tax rate in the developed unanimous consent that the order for Now, the cost of synthetic insulin has world. We will be leading the OECD the quorum call be rescinded. increased fairly recently very dramati- when it comes to taxation of businesses The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cally. The average list price for insulin if the Democrats get their way and objection, it is so ordered. tripled from 2002 to 2013, and then from raise the tax rate on businesses from 21 UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. 1132 2013 to 2016 it doubled again. In the last percent to 28 percent. What you are Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I want 10 years, the out-of-pocket costs be- doing when you do that is not pun- to talk a little bit today about a sub- cause many people have insurance—not ishing some corporation; it is pun- ject that I have struggled with in everyone, but many people have insur- ishing workers who work for those terms of how to address, and I am ance—in the last 10 years, the out-of- companies. This is about jobs. It is fun- going to finish my remarks by offering pocket cost of insulin for the average damentally about jobs. When you raise a bill up for the Senate’s consideration. patient has doubled. Most diabetes pa- taxes on businesses, it hurts jobs. Mr. President, I know you are aware tients, to give you some context, re- Now, there is a history of bipartisan of all of this, but we can’t live without quire two, quite often, three vials a collaboration on infrastructure legisla- glucose. Glucose fuels our cells, and, of month.

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It has gone from $21 a vial to called both of them right after the ligent enough to understand nuance. $375 a vial. Now, that same vial in Can- coronavirus was determined to be the They understand that this is price-fix- ada that costs $375 here costs about 50 coronavirus. ing, but they also understand this ar- bucks in Canada. Remember, you need I said: How long for a vaccine? gument of, well, you are going down a three vials, sometimes two, hopefully, They both said: A minimum of 2 slippery slope. No, we are not. There is a month to live, to survive. So if you years, probably 3 or 4. nothing in this bill that says we have use three vials a month at 375 bucks a The pharmaceutical drug industry to go down a slippery slope. I think crack, the cost has gone from $750 a did it in less than a year. God bless most fair-minded people understand year in 1996 to $13,500 a year. Nothing them. that insulin, as a biologic, pharma- has changed about the insulin. This in- So I don’t mean to criticize them. I ceutical drug, is unique. We are not sulin is 100 years old—100 years old. understand they have research costs, talking about a drug that the pharma- Now, that, of course, is the list price. and I understand they have marketing ceutical industry has spent hundreds of As we know, many people have insur- costs, and I certainly understand that billions of dollars developing and has ance, and there are all sorts of insur- the health insurance delivery system taken on extraordinary risk. This is a ance plans with differing amounts of and the market itself is opaque. God, product that has been around since deductions and differing amounts of how did we design such a system? I 1920. It is virtually unchanged. It costs copays, but I think a recent report by yearn for the day—we all do—when we 10 bucks a vial to produce. There is vir- the Health Care Cost Institute is in- have a healthcare delivery system for tually no risk, none whatsoever. It structive. It found that the average pharmaceutical drugs that looks like hasn’t changed much in 100 years, and American with type 1 diabetes, who somebody designed it on purpose. people have to have it. The costs were needs insulin, has out-of-pocket insulin I have spent a lot of time—I certainly recouped long ago. costs every year of about $6,000. That is don’t pretend to be an expert—re- I am not accusing anybody of any- every year. You will not be surprised to searching the problem surrounding the thing, but I think a big part of the learn that, as a result of that, about cost of insulin, and everybody blames problem is the fact that three compa- one in four Americans has to ration the everybody else. The pharmaceutical nies have a monopoly, and there is no insulin—they don’t take their full drug companies blame the PBMs. The generic because some people engage in doses—to make them last longer. PBMs blame the insurance companies. what is called evergreening, which is a Now, I have a bill. It is called the They all blame each other. Some of very clever way devised by the patent Ending Pricey Insulin Act. I don’t them blame the doctors. Some of them lawyers to keep patents from ever run- know where my staff comes up with blame patients for whining. You know, ning out. I am just tired of holding these names. I can hardly say that. at some point, you say: Gosh. You hearings and issuing press releases and Anyway, it is to try to lower the cost know, it is almost as if you are inten- talking to the press about it and then of insulin. It is going to cap out-of- tionally making it opaque, and that is doing nothing. pocket costs for insulin if this bill, in a big part of our health insurance mar- I will just say—and I am going to end its wisdom, passes the Senate. It is ket problem. because I know Senator CRAPO has going to cap the cost at 50 bucks for a I was reading an article the other something he wants to say, and I want 30-day supply. It is going to cap the day, and this is on a slightly different to hear him—that I really struggled cost for people who have insurance. It subject. As you know, the Trump ad- with this. I guess I am being incon- is going to cap the cost for people who ministration issued an Executive order sistent, because I do believe in the free have Medicare. It is going to cap the saying hospitals have to post their market. I don’t believe in having the cost for people who have Medicaid, and prices. The hospitals sued, and the gov- government set prices, but I don’t it is going to cap the cost for the peo- ernment won. So now the hospitals know what else to do. ple who don’t have anything—no insur- have to post their prices. I don’t think we are going down a ance whatsoever. It is going to cover The Wall Street Journal did a very slippery slope. Insulin is unique. We high-deductible health plans. It is interesting investigative piece. It real- have all got good pairs of L.L. Bean going to cover the CHIP program. It is ly was a fine piece of work in this post- and other boots to keep us from going going to cover veterans’ health plans. journalism, pay-to-play world that we down that slippery slope. There is no It is going to cover TRICARE. It is live in. It looked at the websites of all law that says the U.S. Senate can’t going to cover everybody and have a of the major hospitals throughout the consider issues on an ad hoc basis. Sen- maximum out-of-pocket cost per United States, and it found, I think—I ators understand nuance, and in any month of $50. don’t remember the number—over 100 event, I would rather be right than This bill would take effect for plan that had implemented or put it on consistent. year 2022. Health plans, as the Pre- their websites’ software so that the For that reason, Mr. President, I ask siding Officer knows, set their rates 6 posted prices for their services that unanimous consent that the Senate to 9 months in advance, so I want to they offered, which the Executive order proceed to the immediate consider- give them fair warning here. My bill required, were there on the websites, ation of S. 1132, introduced earlier provides a workable runway for the in- but you just couldn’t see it, and con- today. I ask unanimous consent that surance plans to comply, but the bill sumers couldn’t find it. Those who the bill be considered read a third time does include a retroactive clause that could find it had to go through about 10 and passed and that the motion to re- insures any out-of-pocket costs above different layers to get to it. When the consider be considered made and laid 50 bucks that people pay. After that, Wall Street Journal contacted the hos- upon the table. they will be reimbursed. The bill is pitals, they said: Oh, whoops. It is just The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there only five pages long. I don’t think it is a software mistake. We will get it objection? complicated to fix this problem. fixed. The Senator from Idaho. Now, I really struggled with whether So the market is opaque. Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, in reserv- to offer this bill. Let me say first that Look, some of my colleagues are ing the right to object, first of all, I I am not trying to pick on our pharma- going to oppose this bill, and I under- want to respond to Senator KENNEDY. ceutical drug companies. What they stand their point of view in their say- The first thing I want to say to Sen- have done in the last year is nothing ing: Kennedy, this is price-fixing. We ator KENNEDY is that I am impressed. short of miraculous. To me, it is just thought you were a free market guy. I He did this in only five pages. I wish we evidence that American and human in- am. I am. I don’t want to have to do could all learn to write our legislation

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It agree with the fact that we have to both welcome the opportunity to work makes me real uncomfortable to be have some serious pressure built here with Senator KENNEDY as we try to put proposing this, but I don’t know what in the U.S. Congress to get this over together that bipartisan solution. else to do. There comes a point where the finish line. I know that there would be other patience—where patience—ceases to be That being said, I think we just got Senators on the other side of this issue a virtue. this language last night, and what Sen- who would stand here if I were not And here is what I know. I mean, the ator KENNEDY is asking us to do today today and say they don’t like this solu- bill has been objected to, and I appre- is to bypass the committee and go im- tion because they want it to go further ciate it. You pass a bill like this or a mediately to the floor with his lan- in the other direction. They want to similar bill like this; you are going to guage. There are several reasons I am see a complete government takeover of see a solution pretty fast. You are going to have to, ultimately, object to the entire market and move to a sin- going to see a solution real fast. You that. gle-payer system, that single payer are going to see some—this opaque The first is that he is correct. I and being the government. That is another market react with new energy. They a number of my colleagues who would thing that some on my side have been are going to be running around like be here if I were not standing here have working hard not to have happen. hounds from hell, trying to keep this a real problem with the solution, the There is a lot of political controversy from becoming the law, and that is mechanism, that Senator KENNEDY has over what the mechanism must be, and why we need to hit this head-on. chosen—just outright price-fixing. Sen- that is the primary reason I want this But with that, I thank the President ator KENNEDY doesn’t even try to deny to be able to be worked on in the com- for his attention, and I thank my col- that. It goes beyond imposing govern- mittee, in the proper way that we man- league for his eloquent remarks. ment regulatory price controls in gov- age legislation in the Senate. I commit I suggest the absence of a quorum. ernment-run programs by going to Senator KENNEDY that he can be as The PRESIDING OFFICER. The through the private market as well. engaged as he wants to be with us in clerk will call the roll. That is a solution mechanism that I that as we move forward, but it is not The bill clerk proceeded to call the have opposed and many of my col- the time right now to come and bypass roll. leagues oppose in terms of dealing with that whole process. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask this issue. That is one of the key rea- I think Senator KENNEDY would prob- unanimous consent that the order for sons for my objection. ably make a very powerful rejoinder the quorum call be rescinded. The other one, though, is that the that we have heard that we are work- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Committee on Finance, of which I am ing on it a lot and we need to now get objection, it is so ordered. the ranking member, is working on to the point where we put solutions this. I know that this is not an answer, here on the floor for the entire Senate f because the Committee on Finance has to consider, but today is not the day to been working on this now for a year or do it by a unanimous consent request, COVID–19 HATE CRIMES ACT 2 or more, but there is work underway and for that purpose I do object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under in a number of different arenas to try The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ob- the previous order, all postcloture time to get a handle on how to solve this jection is heard. has expired, and the motion is agreed without having to take the drastic step The Senator from Louisiana. to. of just having the government come in Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, my The clerk will report the bill by title. and take control over the private sec- colleague, the Senator from Idaho, The bill clerk read as follows: tor market. knows how much I respect him, and I A bill (S. 937) to facilitate the expedited re- I will just point to, for example, what certainly appreciate the invitation to view of COVID–19 hate crimes, and for other happened under the Trump administra- work with him and his committee, and purposes. tion in just the last couple of years. I intend to do that. Through the Trump administration’s And I know that the Senator didn’t f effort to try to deal with this, a dem- say this, but I don’t believe in govern- EXECUTIVE SESSION—MOTION TO onstration project has been operating ment-run healthcare. But we have a PROCEED under Medicare Part D in which the ef- discrete problem here and a very fort was to try to get the monthly cost unique situation that can be addressed. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I of insulin down to $35 a month, and This is not a biologic, as I said earlier, move to proceed to executive session, they have had some success in that that costs hundreds of millions of dol- and I ask for the yeas and nays. program to demonstrate how it can be lars to develop. This is insulin, and a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a accomplished. lot of Americans need it or they will sufficient second? Now, look. I get that Medicare Part die. There appears to be a sufficient sec- D is different than private sector insur- There is a monopoly, and there are ond. ance and that it is different than Med- efforts that have been made to main- The clerk will call the roll. icaid and that it is different than other tain that monopoly, and my people in The bill clerk called the roll. pieces of our healthcare system; it is Louisiana—I know the people in Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the also different than CHIP, but in one Idaho—many of them feel the same Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) sector, a pretty significant sector, we way, and that is why they applaud Sen- is necessarily absent. have some solutions that are starting ator CRAPO’s efforts, but they are hurt- Mr. THUNE. The following Senators to show real potential. ing. are necessarily absent: the Senator In addition, as Senator KENNEDY You can die without insulin. You can from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL), the Sen- knows, I drafted legislation in the last die. And it costs 10 bucks a vial to ator from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), the Congress and am working on that legis- make, and it has been around 100 years, Senator from Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN), the lation in this Congress that will deal and now it costs 375 bucks. And all you Senator from South Dakota (Mr. not just with insulin but with many have to do is walk across the border ROUNDS), and the Senator from North different other pieces of drug pricing in into Canada, and you can buy it for 50 Carolina (Mr. TILLIS). our system. bucks. Further, if present and voting, the I can tell you that Senator WYDEN The market is being manipulated. I Senator from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) himself, my counterpart on the Demo- know it is complicated, and I under- would have voted ‘‘no.’’ cratic side on the Finance Committee, stand politics. I have been around it a The result was announced—yeas 49, has been working on his own ideas, and good portion of my life, but this is an nays 45, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:36 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G15AP6.011 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1957 [Rollcall Vote No. 152 Leg.] The Justice Department has not had President of the National Sheriffs’ As- YEAS—49 a Senate-confirmed Associate Attorney sociation, said: Baldwin Hickenlooper Reed General in over 3 years because Presi- ‘‘I strongly believe that Ms. Gupta is Bennet Hirono Rosen dent Trump never put forward a nomi- exactly the type of leader who is need- Blumenthal Kaine Schatz nee. The No. 3 position in the Depart- ed in the Justice Department today. Booker Kelly Schumer ment of Justice has been virtually va- She possesses immense credibility Brown King Shaheen Cantwell Klobuchar Sinema cant of a Senate-confirmed nominee for among law enforcement leaders and Cardin Leahy Smith 3 years. community leaders.’’ ´ Carper Lujan Stabenow Immense credibility, with both law Casey Manchin That position, by definition, oversees Tester Coons Markey the Department’s civil litigation com- enforcement and community leaders. Van Hollen Cortez Masto Menendez Isn’t that exactly the type of person we Warner ponents. This is no small deal. It is a Duckworth Merkley big deal. The Department of Justice need in the Department of Justice at Durbin Murphy Warnock Feinstein Murray Warren needs and deserves to have full leader- this moment in history? Gillibrand Ossoff Whitehouse ship in place. It comes as no surprise when you Hassan Padilla Wyden Vanita Gupta will be the first woman look back on her background. Through- Heinrich Peters of color and the very first civil rights out her career, Ms. Gupta has worked NAYS—45 attorney to serve as Associate Attor- across the partisan divide, forming Barrasso Ernst Murkowski ney General. This historic nominee is broad coalitions to get things done Blackburn Fischer Paul also exceptionally well qualified. She is when people said it was impossible. A Blunt Graham Risch a veteran of the Justice Department. great example of this is criminal jus- Boozman Grassley Romney Braun Hagerty Rubio She has a proven record of working tice reform. Over a number of years, Burr Hawley Sasse across political and ideological lines to Vanita Gupta partnered with numerous Capito Hoeven Scott (FL) uphold the rule of law in a nonpartisan conservatives—certifiable, reported Cassidy Hyde-Smith Scott (SC) Collins Inhofe Shelby fashion. I don’t believe President Biden conservatives. Let me give you a cou- Cornyn Johnson Sullivan could have picked a better nominee. ple names: Grover Norquist; Mark Hol- Cotton Kennedy Thune Vanita Gupta first joined the Justice den, the former general counsel of Cramer Lankford Toomey Department shortly after the shooting Koch Industries. Crapo Lee Tuberville Cruz Lummis Wicker death of Michael Brown by a police of- These efforts helped lay the ground- Daines McConnell Young ficer in Ferguson, MO. I remember it. I work for the passage of the FIRST NOT VOTING—6 am sure many of my colleagues do as STEP Act, a bill which I worked on well. It was a difficult moment for with Senator GRASSLEY, Senator LEE, Marshall Portman Sanders Moran Rounds Tillis many. As the head of the Department’s Senator WHITEHOUSE, Senator CORNYN, Civil Rights Division, Ms. Gupta a number of Democrats, CORY BOOKER The motion was agreed to. worked closely with all of the stake- included. We put together a bipartisan The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. holders involved in police reform: com- bill, signed into law by the President of SCHATZ). The majority leader. munity leaders, civil rights leaders, the United States. f and law enforcement. Vanita Gupta was part of that effort. EXECUTIVE SESSION Not only did Ms. Gupta implement She knew how to put Republicans and meaningful reforms in Ferguson, MO, Democrats at the table and come up --- and other cities, but she did so by help- with a reasonable compromise. Isn’t MOTION TO DISCHARGE ing to repair the relationship between that exactly what we need at this mo- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, pursu- law enforcement and the communities ment in history? ant to S. Res. 27, the Judiciary Com- they serve. Can you think of a better The Judiciary Committee has re- mittee being tied on the question of re- qualification at this moment in time in ceived so many letters from Repub- porting, I move to discharge the Senate our history? licans supporting Ms. Gupta’s nomina- Judiciary Committee from further con- Sadly, in recent days, our Nation has tion that I only have time to scratch sideration of the nomination of Vanita been rocked by controversial police the surface. Former Republican Con- Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate At- shootings. Vanita Gupta is exactly the gressman Tom Coleman, whom I served torney General. type of person we need at the Justice with in the House, put it very well. He The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Department at this very moment. One represented Missouri’s Sixth Congres- the provisions of S. Res. 27, there will strong piece of evidence is the incred- sional District for 16 years. He under- now be up to 4 hours of debate on the ibly broad range of support her nomi- stood the challenge of Ferguson, and he motion, equally divided between the nation has received. When you say the understands the record of Vanita two leaders, or their designees, with no words ‘‘civil rights lawyer,’’ you say, Gupta. Here is what he wrote: ‘‘Ms. motions, points of order, or amend- ‘‘Oh, way off on the left. I will bet she Gupta is a person who seeks the com- ments in order. is out of touch with reality.’’ mon good, without concern for partisan Mr. SCHUMER. Thank you, Mr. Not so. It is not just the civil rights gamesmanship.’’ President. groups that support her. Her nomina- He added: ‘‘I urge you, my former The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- tion has the support of virtually every colleagues, to recognize the truth with jority whip. major law enforcement organization in respect to Vanita Gupta: She is an Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I would the country. I want to repeat that be- ideal public servant. She possesses wis- like to ask the Chair for clarification. cause in the ensuing several hours, dom and an ability to work across par- It is my understanding there is 4 hours when we will discuss the discharge of tisan lines.’’ of debate, evenly divided between the her nomination, there will be asser- Ms. Gupta has spent her career fight- Democrats and Republicans, on the dis- tions made which do not acknowledge ing to uphold the rule of law, almost charge petition. the obvious. always on behalf of those who had lit- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes, be- Vanita Gupta has the support of vir- tle power or little money. In her pre- tween the leaders or their designees. tually every major law enforcement or- vious tenure at the Justice Depart- Mr. DURBIN. And either side can ganization in the country, including ment, Vanita Gupta undertook criti- yield back; is that correct? the Fraternal Order of Police, the Na- cally important work. In addition to The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is tional Sheriffs’ Association, the Major police reform, she led efforts to pros- correct. Cities Chiefs Association, and the ecute human trafficking, combat reli- Mr. DURBIN. Thank you. International Association of Chiefs of gious discrimination, and protect the Mr. President, let me be the first to Police, just to name a few. rights of servicemembers to ensure rise today on our side and say that I I can read numerous quotes from law that they didn’t have to be worried am in strong support of the nomination enforcement groups praising Ms. about being taken advantage of finan- of Vanita Gupta to be the Associate Gupta. I am going to read one. In a let- cially while they were protecting our Attorney General. ter to the Senate, David Mahoney, Nation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP6.001 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S1958 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 15, 2021 More recently, during her tenure at I think I have made it clear. Vanita Take a look at what we have done the Leadership Conference on Civil and Gupta is highly qualified and historic, with sentencing and drug crimes in Human Rights, Ms. Gupta led initia- with broad support from law enforce- America, even under the Trump admin- tives on voting rights, criminal justice ment and civil rights organizations, ad- istration. reform, and the census. vocates across the political spectrum. At her hearing, Ms. Gupta was com- Ms. Gupta began her career as a civil She, clearly, on the merits, will be an pletely forthright in explaining that rights lawyer with the NAACP Legal outstanding Associate Attorney Gen- she changed her mind over the years in Defense and Educational Fund. One of eral. terms of decriminalizing drug posses- the first matters she worked on as a But every step of the way, her de- sion, due in part to a family experience young attorney involved nearly 40 tractors have tried to delay and ob- with opioid addiction. wrongfully convicted individuals in the struct her nomination. We saw that in Republicans have criticized Ms. small town of Tulia, TX. The individ- our Judiciary Committee markup on Gupta’s past statements on Twitter, uals who had been wrongfully con- March 25. I allowed committee Repub- despite the fact that they strongly sup- victed were almost all African Ameri- licans to speak for 94 minutes about ported President Donald Trump and cans, and they had been convicted of Ms. Gupta’s nomination at markup. many of his nominees, many of whom drug charges based solely on the false One Senator from Texas spoke for 29 were just White males, who made such testimony of one corrupt, blatantly minutes himself. I didn’t cut him off. harsh statements in speeches and so- racist undercover police officer. But someone on the Republican side cial media posts that they were leg- How about walking into that situa- made the decision to invoke the 2-hour endary. tion, trying to resolve that situation. rule, a Senate rule that says that a Republicans have argued that Gupta She did. Despite being completely in- committee cannot operate more than 2 is radical and dangerous. In reality, nocent, these individuals were sitting hours after the Senate comes into ses- Vanita Gupta has a career-long record in jail, and their appeals had been re- sion, to try to cut off the markup for of working closely with conservatives, jected. Vanita Gupta took their case the vote even before the vote. business leaders and community lead- anyway. I had received assurances earlier that ers and law enforcement. That is why As a result of her work, not only the 2-hour rule would not be invoked, she has the support of so many promi- were these individuals exonerated, but but at 11:55, with barely 5 minutes to nent Republican leaders now. they received pardons from the Repub- spare, I was told the other side had I am looking forward to voting for her and to watching her serve in the lican Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, changed their mind. Just as the pre- Department of Justice. She will follow and Texas eventually paid out a $6 mil- vious two chairs of the committee, the trail that she set in her legal ca- lion settlement. That is nothing short Senators Graham and Grassley, had reer, looking for solutions, bringing us of a political miracle, and she achieved done in the past, I ended debate, not- together. Can you think of a moment it by hard work, being smart as can be, withstanding committee rule IV, and in history in this country when we and reaching out to both sides to find called for a vote on the nomination. I won’t go into a debate over com- needed that more? I can’t. some area of agreement. mittee rule IV other than to say it is a Every day we have these conflicting Ms. Gupta’s commitment to ensure doomsday filibuster. Any Senator can stories coming at us, from the courts the equal protection of the law has object to the business in the Senate Ju- in Minnesota on a question of George been praised by Republicans and Demo- diciary Committee and virtually stop Floyd and the culpability for his death crats alike. Michael Chertoff, former all proceedings indefinitely. There is to a situation here in the Capitol, Secretary of Homeland Security under no recourse. where we are honoring law enforce- President George Bush, said about Ms. I gave Republicans ample time to ment when Officer Billy Evans of the Vanita Gupta in a letter to the Senate. make their arguments in the com- Capitol Hill Police gave his life serving ‘‘She is a relentless advocate for fair- mittee. I was prepared to give them this country. ness and the rule of law.’’ even more time until the 2-hour rule We are torn trying to find the right How would you like to have that as was invoked. But someone on the other combination for law enforcement that the lead sentence of your legal biog- side decided to force my hand. I had to is sensible and principled and humane. raphy: ‘‘a relentless advocate for fair- act quickly. We need someone like Vanita Gupta at ness and the rule of law.’’ How would I told Republicans in writing in a the table in the Department of Justice, we like to have a person like that in March 24 letter that we would hold a leading. I hope her critics will have this administration, in the Department vote on Ms. Gupta’s nomination the second thoughts. of Justice? Obviously, we would jump next day, and I meant it. In the future, Give this outstanding woman an op- at the chance. I would be happy to limit the number portunity to serve her country even She is the right person at the right of minutes that Senators can speak in more than she has in the past. time. She will bring experience, dedica- order for all Senators to have an oppor- I yield the floor. tion, and a nonpartisan approach to tunity, but at this moment in time, we The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the role of Associate Attorney General, have to accept the obvious. PETERS). The Senator from Utah. and I urge my colleagues to support Vanita Gupta has been subjected to MOTION TO DISCHARGE her nomination. blatantly false attacks from many Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, right Now, if you heard what I just said rightwingers and conservative, dark now, I just want to speak about the about Vanita Gupta, you might think: money groups. Republicans have false- motion to discharge as opposed to Why was this a tie vote in the Senate ly claimed that she supports defunding whether people should vote for or Judiciary Committee? First, it is an the police. Be prepared. You are going against Gupta. evenly divided committee: 11 Demo- to hear this mantra again and again. I am opposed to this effort to dis- crats, 11 Republicans. And there are a In reality, Gupta has the support of charge Gupta from the Judiciary Com- lot of things going on, on both sides of virtually every major law enforcement mittee. In fact, it is not properly in the table, when it comes to the final organization in America. Republicans order. In theory, we are moving this vote on nominees like this. have made false claims about Gupta’s nomination because it failed in Com- Several Republicans told me they position on drugs. For example, the mittee by an even, tie vote. But that might be leaning in her direction but senior Senator from Texas alleged that vote should never have been called, and they couldn’t vote for her in the com- Gupta previously advocated, ‘‘All drugs it was improper when it was. mittee. I hope they will reconsider should be legal.’’ In reality, Vanita Under the committee rules, members when it comes to the floor. Gupta has never advocated that all have a right to unlimited debate. This And there was another thing going on drugs should be legal. As the senior can only be stopped either by a bipar- too. Rightwing groups were spending Senator from Texas knows, Gupta did tisan vote to end debate under the millions—millions—of dollars on tele- write, 9 years ago, that she favored de- rules or by a vote of the majority of vision in Washington trying to attack criminalizing the ‘‘simple possession’’ the committee to set a time certain to the reputation and character of Vanita of ‘‘small amounts’’ of marijuana and vote under precedent. Because Repub- Gupta. other drugs. licans at Ms. Gupta’s markup wanted

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G15AP6.015 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1959 to talk, there couldn’t have been a bi- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I don’t Mr. WARNER. I thank the Presiding partisan vote to end debate. In fact, know that there is another Republican Officer and thank the—I want to thank some, like my colleagues from North Senator that I have worked with as the brilliant ruling of the Parliamen- Carolina, didn’t have a chance to speak much and as effectively and with as tarian on that subject. and were still waiting their turn. And much pleasure as Senator CHUCK Mr. DURBIN. Excuse me. If I can because the Democrats don’t have a GRASSLEY of Iowa—and I mean it. We have a clarification. As I understand it, majority in the committee, they have done some good things together. we are in measured time, 2 hours to a couldn’t have set a time certain. We sometimes started off in opposing side. Any speakers on our side will be Under the rules and precedents of the positions and tried to find some com- taken from that 2-hour total. committee, then, they had to let Re- mon ground. The First Step Act was a The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is publicans talk, and if it took more good illustration of that, but it is not correct. than one markup, so be it. The Demo- the only demonstration, and I trust Mr. DURBIN. Thank you very much. crats did this talkathon when I was that there will be more. I am sorry we NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA chairman. During our second markup disagree today. Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I want of 2017, in order to delay Senator Ses- Two points I will make. Rule 4, as de- to touch on two critically important sions’ nomination to be Attorney Gen- scribed by Senator GRASSLEY, is vir- subjects that the Senate is considering eral, Democrats filibustered in the Ju- tually, as I mentioned earlier, a dooms- today. First, I want to rise in support diciary Committee. When it happened, day filibuster. There is just no way out of Vanita Gupta, President Biden’s I didn’t interrupt anyone or break any of it, particularly with an evenly di- nominee to serve as the Associate At- rules. I simply continued the markup vided committee. I am not the first to torney General, the third highest rank- the next day, checking to see who discover that as chairman. ing position in our Justice Depart- would want to be recognized and for I will make as part of the RECORD, ment. how long. and I am going to share with my col- I think my good friend, the Senator The fact is that the Democrats fre- league from Iowa, the four or five in- from Illinois, has already spoken about quently used these filibuster tactics stances when previous Republican Ms. Gupta. I want to make a personal against us over the past 4 years. We chairs of the committee did exactly note. First, that Vanita is a fellow Vir- simply dealt with them from a position what I did with this nomination and ginian. I am proud to say that she and of confidence in the rules and prece- said: We are moving forward; we are her husband, Chinh Le, are raising dents of our committee. Sometimes not going to pay attention to rule 4. their two sons in the Commonwealth. being chairman and moving nominees Senator GRAHAM, Senator GRASSLEY, They live in Arlington. takes hard work, but we did the job we and others have done just exactly that Ms. Gupta is also an outstanding pub- needed to do. in the past. So I think we adopted that lic servant. She served from 2014 to 2017 That is not what happened in the dis- as a rule because it was already in the as the Principal Deputy Assistant At- cussion of Gupta. Instead, my col- rules, and we were evenly tied in com- torney General in the Civil Rights Di- league from Arkansas was interrupted mittee. But it sure ties the hands of a vision at DOJ. She led the Division, as and the roll was called while he was chairman or anyone who is trying to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, still speaking. accomplish anything if there is one until 2015. This was not the power of the major- person who just stands and objects and Since 2017, she has led one of the ity being used. It was the power of the objects and objects. It is a very dif- country’s preeminent civil rights orga- chairman. What is the point of having ficult situation. nizations—the Leadership Conference rules if you can just ignore them—just The second thing I will mention is— for Civil and Human Rights. This ignore them when you find yourself I am going to make this a part of the means that, if confirmed, Ms. Gupta dealing with an unfamiliar situation. RECORD, and I don’t have it at hand as will be the first civil rights leader in So I don’t think the even vote—the I stand here—the quote from Merrick any of the top three positions at Jus- tie vote—in committee even properly Garland in his nomination hearing tice. happened. As far as I am concerned, when someone raised the question The sheer depth and breadth of Ms. Senator COTTON had the floor. That about Vanita Gupta and Kristen Gupta’s legal and professional experi- rollcall vote was illegitimate under Clarke, another nominee working her ence makes her an outstanding selec- committee rules, and so the one that way through the committee. Merrick tion to serve as the Associate Attorney we are going to have in the Senate this Garland may not have known either General. Perhaps that is why Ms. afternoon is just as illegitimate. one of them personally beforehand. He Gupta’s supporters span the political And why did the Chairman scrap the could have, but I am not sure. But he spectrum. committee rules for this nominee? This made it abundantly clear that this is My understanding is that my friend, isn’t a Supreme Court nomination. The the team he wanted to manage the De- the Senator from Illinois, has already nominee is a sub-Cabinet official at the partment of Justice—no ifs, ands, or pointed out some of this broad-based Justice Department. So I have to won- buts about it. He totally committed bipartisan support. Let me elaborate der why. I think it is because the and believed that each of them brought on some of that support. Grover Democrats know how really powerful a perspective in the law and by their Norquist calls her an ‘‘honest broker’’ she will be in the Justice Department. own legal experience valuable to him in his endorsement letter. As Judge Garland told us during his and the Department of Justice and to Let me just state for the record that hearing, he didn’t pick Ms. Gupta. He the Nation. So I don’t think there is I have had interactions with Grover only got to know her after they were any question that he is committed to Norquist since before I was Governor, both picked. That is quite a position Vanita Gupta, as he should be. over 20 years, and Grover Norquist has for a subordinate to be in. I will yield back at this point. never called me anything close to as The late Congressman Dingell fa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- nice as he called Vanita Gupta as an mously said this—and I will clean it up ator from Virginia is recognized. ‘‘honest broker.’’ a bit: ‘‘You let me write the precedent, Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I am Mark Holden, the former general and I’ll [beat] . . . you every time.’’ sorry that I missed the incredibly counsel of Koch Industries, writes: The Judiciary Committee has done thoughtful comments of the Demo- ‘‘Ms. Gupta is an exceptional lawyer, him one better: Now there is no proce- cratic whip, who I think spoke on the and among the most talented lawyers I dure. topic—one of the topics—that I am have worked with in my career.’’ If the rules are not respected, the going to speak about. Ms. Gupta has spent years and years Senate is an institution that loses I think I have 10 minutes. Is that collaborating with people from across every time. right? the spectrum to promote a more fair I urge my colleagues to vote no and OK. Thank you. and equal justice system. protect the traditions of the body. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Clarifica- And let me note for the record, as The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tion: The Senator may use whatever well, that I have not always agreed ator from Illinois is recognized. time he needs to. with Ms. Gupta. I was very involved in

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Together, these into the facts. stand in solidarity with the AAPI com- changes create a new model for ad- With that background as a civil munity, and we must act against these dressing these crimes and preventing rights leader in the thick of issues heinous crimes. The COVID–19 Hate them from going unreported or around policing, race, and criminal jus- Crimes Act helps address this crisis unpunished. tice reform, she actually led the inves- head-on. Both the COVID–19 Hate Crime Act tigations of police departments in Fer- This bill, very simply, requires At- and the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act guson, Chicago, and Baltimore. torney General Garland to designate a are straightforward pieces of legisla- At the same time, I have a long list coordinator within the Department of tion that give victims and law enforce- of law enforcement groups that are Justice to expedite, review, and facili- ment officers the tools they des- supporting Ms. Gupta’s nomination, in- tate reporting of COVID–19 related perately need to tackle the increasing cluding the National Fraternal Order hate crimes. Further, it requires the prevalence of hate incidents in our of Police. Again, in terms of the FOP, DOJ to issue guidance to State and country. I hope that we move quickly I think in all my career, one time they local law enforcement, to equip them on both these pieces of legislation in endorsed me. Again, her receiving that with the tools needed to deal with the major bipartisan fashion. endorsement is different than myself disturbing surge in incidents targeting I yield the floor. and perhaps even the Senator from Illi- the AAPI community. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. nois. It is tragic but not surprising that KING). The Senator from Arkansas. Ms. Gupta has also led broad-ranging hate crimes in America have always NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA and robust enforcement and education been critically underreported. In fact, Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, Vanita efforts to combat hate crimes, includ- reports released by the Department of Gupta is President Biden’s nominee to ing the first-ever prosecutions under Justice in recent years suggest that be Associate Attorney General. She is the newly enacted Matthew Shepard the majority of hate crimes are not unfit for that role. She is unfit because and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Pre- even reported—not even reported. of her radical view that every single vention Act. Our current patchwork system, American and every single institution Under her leadership, the Civil paired with inconsistent reporting and in the United States is inherently rac- Rights Division trained local and Fed- resources, guarantees that many in- ist. She is unfit because she lacks the eral law enforcement throughout the stances of hate-related violence and temperament to do the job, as evi- country in recognizing, investigating, crimes go uncounted. Not only does denced by her relentless attacks on the and proving hate crimes; in educating this mask the true scale of hate inci- integrity and character of judges and communities and engaging them in a dents across our Nation, it also means Senators alike, seemingly anytime she process of ensuring public safety; and that investigative resources and sup- had a mere disagreement with them. in encouraging better hate crime re- port structures may not be available to She is certainly unfit based on her at- porting and data collection. victims who need it. tempts to mislead the Senate in her I would like to close on one other This problem can be exacerbated by Judiciary Committee hearing. timely credential. As chairman of the cultural and language barriers and Ms. Gupta has been before the com- Intelligence Committee, I have meticu- made even worse by the pandemic, mittee many times as a partisan advo- lously chronicled the corrosive effects which has made it more difficult for cate. There is nothing wrong with that, of disinformation and foreign inter- folks to get connected with reporting but her past appearances do give us a ference into our elections—something mechanisms or useful resources. Fortu- glimpse of what she believes when she the Presiding Officer is also a national nately, the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act isn’t seeking our votes for confirma- leader on. seeks to address these challenges by tion. Ms. Gupta has been a leading voice providing a clearinghouse for these Less than a year ago, June of last for election integrity, thoughtfully and cases. year, she came before the Senate Judi- firmly engaging social media platforms Over the past decade, our Nation has ciary Committee to testify on police to address disinformation on their plat- seen a steady rise in hate crimes. reform. When she was asked ‘‘Do you forms, as well as voter suppression, Groups and individuals targeting mi- believe all Americans are racist?’’ she hate, division, and violence. nority and religious groups have in- replied under oath ‘‘Yes, I do.’’ Think Among the many important roles the creasingly perpetrated sickening acts about that. The person nominated by Department of Justice has right now, of violence fueled by hateful ideologies. Joe Biden to oversee, among other securing our democracy itself is surely We saw that here on January 6. We things, the Federal Government’s civil near the top of the list. also saw it earlier in my State, in Vir- rights enforcement says that she be- Vanita Gupta is a person of extraor- ginia. In Charlottesville, back in 2017, lieves every single American is racist. dinary ability. She has the right expe- we saw this hate and violence on our This preposterous idea that anyone rience for this role, and I am honored streets when a White supremacist and everyone is inherently racist is at to support her in her nomination today drove a car through a group of peaceful the core of the pernicious ideology and hope that later today, we will get protesters, injuring many and killing a pushed by the left called ‘‘critical race broad bipartisan support to move for- young woman named Heather Heyer. theory.’’ But this position was not an ward that nomination. It is critical that we give our law en- anomaly, a misstatement, or a new po- COVID–19 HATE CRIMES ACT forcement the tools they need to curb sition for Mrs. Gupta. In 2005, she pub- Mr. President, this may be a transfer these horrific acts. That is why, on a lished an article in the Fordham Law to a second subject, which actually related item, I am also cosponsor of the Review on what she called ‘‘Critical goes a little bit in concert with talking bipartisan Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act. Race Lawyering.’’ In that article, Ms. about Vanita Gupta, and that is rising My hope is that it will be offered as an Gupta argued that ‘‘the rule of law’’ in support of the COVID–19 Hate amendment to the COVID–19 bill that and ‘‘equal justice for all’’ and ‘‘equal Crimes Act and the Jabara-Heyer NO we hopefully will be addressing shortly. protection’’ aren’t the great bulwarks HATE Act. This bill modernizes our reporting of our liberty, aren’t the single During the COVID–19 pandemic, our system for hate crimes so that we can achievements of our Republic and our Nation has witnessed a surge in racism, respond to accurate data. It also pro- constitutional form of government, but xenophobia, and violence against Asian vides grants to establish hate crime instead ‘‘code words’’—that is what she Americans and Pacific Islanders. In hotlines, to record information about called them—for some kind of twisted fact, between March of last year and hate crimes, and to redirect victims racism. Anyone who thinks that the February of this year, there were near- and witnesses to law enforcement and rule of law or equal justice for all or

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Ms. nation are not limited to extreme to consider the nominations of Lisa Monaco, Gupta answered, ‘‘Senator, I have advocated, views on these topics. Ms. Gupta has nominee to be Deputy Attorney General of as I believe President Biden has, for decrimi- made a career over the last few years the United States, and Vanita Gupta, nomi- nalization of marijuana possession.’’ on social media attacking the char- nee to be Associate Attorney General of the Later in the hearing, another member of United States. While under oath, Vanita the Committee followed up on the question acter and integrity of Federal judges, Gupta misled the Committee on at least four by reading aloud Ms. Gupta’s statement from judicial nominees, and Members of the issues: (l) Her support for eliminating quali- the 2012 op-ed, to which Ms. Gupta responded Senate. She accused four different ju- fied immunity; (2) her support for decrimi- that she had only been ‘‘speaking for [her] rists currently on the Supreme Court nalizing all drugs; (3) her support for position today.’’ But her answer had specifi- of being liars, extremists, ‘‘dangerous,’’ defunding the police; and (4) her death pen- cally referred to her past-tense advocacy or ‘‘opposed to civil and human alty record. Unfortunately, in her responses when she stated she had only advocated for rights.’’ She must have had a macro; a week later to our written questions, Ms. decriminalization of marijuana possession, Gupta was no more forthcoming. In some she just hit a shortcut button that said and her written answers a week later explic- cases, she doubled down on her misleading itly claimed that she had ‘‘never’’ advocated ‘‘opposed to civil and human rights.’’ statements from the hearing, and in others for decriminalizing possession of all drugs. she refused to answer altogether. In ‘‘re- By my count, she has leveled incen- 3. HER SUPPORT FOR DEFUNDING THE POLICE diary attacks on the integrity and sponse’’ to scores of our questions, she mere- ly copied-and-pasted the same inapplicable, During the hearing, Ms. Gupta repeatedly character of around 50 currently sit- stated that she did not ‘‘support defunding ting Federal judges. It could be more. I general statements for one question after an- other. the police.’’ She added, ‘‘I have, in fact, may have lost count when it got so We urge you to immediately schedule a spent my career advocating where it’s been high. I asked her about these attacks. second hearing with Ms. Gupta so that she necessary for greater resources for law en- While she said during her hearings that can answer for her misleading statements, forcement.’’ She later added that she had ad- she ‘‘regrets’’ some of her rhetoric, she and for her refusal to respond to our written vocated for greater law enforcement re- steadfastly refused to renounce these questions. Indeed, Ms. Gupta herself asked sources ‘‘at every point in [her] career.’’ These statements directly contradict her attacks on those judges. for similar measures in the context of past nominees. On November 20, 2017, Ms. Gupta sworn testimony before this very Committee Ms. Gupta has leveled similarly caus- issued an open letter in which she wrote on June 16, 2020, where she said that leaders tic comments against Members of this that, as a result of what she described as must ‘‘heed calls . . . to decrease police body, posting online that dozens of ‘‘credible evidence’’ that two nominees were budgets and the scope, role, and responsi- Members of the Senate are—you not forthcoming with the Committee, bility of police in our lives.’’ guessed it—‘‘opposed to civil and ‘‘Chairman Grassley must put politics aside When pressed by a member of the Com- human rights.’’ She accused one of our and bring back both nominees before the mittee that her statement in June 2020 was, by any measure, advocating for defunding colleagues of being ‘‘a disgrace,’’ an- committee so that they can be asked about their truthfulness under oath. Failure to do the police, Gupta responded that she other of being a ‘‘hypocrite,’’ and an- so would abdicate the independent role of the ‘‘disagree[d]’’ with that characterization. other of ‘‘failing her constituents.’’ At Senate . . . If the Senate Judiciary Com- But Ms. Gupta used the same characteriza- one point, she commented: ‘‘How many mittee is going to be taken seriously by this tion while speaking on a webinar just two of us are done with SUSAN COLLINS’s and future administrations, it must demand days after her June 2020 testimony, saying, concerns?’’ that nominees accurately respond to ‘‘Localities have been overspending on crimi- I want to be clear. Disagreement questions[.]’’ nal-justice system infrastructure and polic- Ms. Gupta’s misleading statements to this ing and divesting in housing, education, jobs, with or even deep dislike for Members Committee include, at minimum: and healthcare. Some people call [changing of the Senate is not disqualifying for 1. HER SUPPORT FOR ELIMINATING QUALIFIED this] ‘defunding the police,’ other people call any position in the Federal Govern- IMMUNITY it ‘divest/invest.’ ’’ ment. People are entitled to have their During the hearing, Ms. Gupta was asked The Washington Post—the same outlet opinions. They are entitled to have whether she supported eliminating the doc- that you cited in defense of Ms. Gupta’s their political views. But honestly, the trine of qualified immunity. She responded nomination during a March 10 hearing on an- Associate Attorney General of the that she doesn’t ‘‘support[ ] elimination one other topic—correctly noted that Ms. Gupta’s June 2020 statement was ‘‘exactly United States must be able to effec- way or another.’’ In June 2020, Ms. Gupta testified before what ‘defunding’ the police is all about. Now tively represent the United States in Gupta says she has never supported the court while also working with Congress this Committee that ‘‘Congress should end qualified immunity in Section 1983 claims.’’ idea.’’ on important issues. It might be hard When pressed about her June 2020 testi- A contemporaneous article by Reuters on to represent the United States in court mony before this Committee, Ms. Gupta June 8, 2020, also noted that ‘‘defund the po- when you have accused dozens of Fed- claimed those were not her own opinions, but lice’’ was a term ‘‘being used by activists to eral judges of being ‘‘opposed to human that she had been merely ‘‘representing the propose eliminating or cutting spending on and civil rights’’ or being a ‘‘disgrace’’ consensus views of the Civil Rights Coalition police departments, often the largest ex- pense for municipalities, and instead fun- or a ‘‘liar.’’ Likewise, I wonder what at the Leadership Conference.’’ But in June 2020, she said, ‘‘I am pleased’’ (not that the neling the money to programs for education, Senator COLLINS thinks about Vanita Leadership Conference was ‘‘pleased’’) that social welfare, housing, and other commu- Gupta being done with her concerns. reforms she had recommended, including the nity needs.’’ Perhaps most concerning, though, is elimination of qualified immunity, were ‘‘in- Any claim that Ms. Gupta was not aware that Ms. Gupta repeatedly misled the cluded in the newly introduced Justice in that the policies she espouses are what other Judiciary Committee under oath. Policing Act of 2020.’’ activists mean by ‘‘defunct the police,’’ di- Every single Republican member of the Additionally, during the June 2020 hearing, rectly contradicts how she described her own policies just months ago. Judiciary Committee joined a letter on when one of the other witnesses said that he believed qualified immunity should be elimi- 4. HER DEATH PENALTY RECORD March 23 outlining some of her most nated, Ms. Gupta added, ‘‘I agree.’’ blatant misrepresentations that she In response to a question about her prior 2. HER SUPPORT FOR DECRIMINALIZING ALL statements against the death penalty, Ms. made during her hearing, and we asked DRUGS Gupta said that, while she had been an oppo- the chairman of the committee for a When asked whether she advocates for ‘‘de- nent of the death penalty, ‘‘I also know how second hearing. That request was criminalization of all drugs,’’ Ms. Gupta an- to enforce the law. And I did so when I was promptly refused. swered, unequivocally, ‘‘No, Senator, I do in the Justice Department before, when Mr. President, I asked unanimous not.’’ Dylann Roof committed the heinous act consent that the March 23 letter be Ms. Gupta doubled down on this misleading against nine parishioners at the Charleston statement in response to written questions, [Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal] printed in the RECORD. writing that she had ‘‘never advocated for Church. And that prosecution and conviction There being no objection, the mate- the decriminalization of all drugs.’’ happened under my watch.’’ rial was ordered to be printed in the In a September 2012 op-ed in the Huff- Ms. Gupta’s statement suggested that she RECORD, as follows: ington Post, Ms. Gupta wrote that ‘‘States had supported the application of the death

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The President exercised his best judg- ‘‘over the objections of some advising her, In fact, during the markup of her nomi- ment to endorse a path that is most including . . . Vanita Gupta, the head of the nation, just minutes into my 15-minute likely to protect the national security Justice Department’s civil rights division.’’ remarks, the chairman of the com- interests of the United States. What Ms. Gupta said was that the ‘‘pros- mittee cut off my remarks I believe there were several factors ecution and conviction’’ of Dylann Roof, in- midsentence and called for a vote, in over 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan cluding the application of the death penalty, violation of committee rules. I guess that shaped the President’s decision. ‘‘happened under [her] watch.’’ She misled The most critical miscalculation over Senators by neglecting to say that it also somehow allowing members to finish happened over her objection. their statements, which are guaranteed the past 20 years was the Bush admin- When asked about these contradictions in under the committees rules, had some- istration’s decision to invade Iraq. written questions, Ms. Gupta found a new how become inconvenient for the We took our eye off the ball in Af- way to avoid answering: She said it ‘‘would scheduling preferences of our Demo- ghanistan at a crucial time and instead not be appropriate . . . to discuss’’ what she cratic colleagues, or perhaps the com- pursued a war of choice in Iraq. The at- did at the Department of Justice, either on mittee’s meeting had been mismanaged tacks by al-Qaida on September 11 gal- the Dylann Roof case ‘‘or on any other mat- and they were worried about the 2-hour vanized the world. The authorization ter [she] worked on during [her] prior gov- for use of military force passed the ernment experience.’’ rule. It wasn’t just me. My remarks Further, there remain significant ques- were interrupted. At least one Repub- Senate 98 to nothing, while the French tions about Ms. Gupta’s temperament, about lican Senator didn’t have an oppor- newspaper Le Monde proclaimed, ‘‘We which she refuses to answer even simple tunity to speak at all. The Democrats are all Americans.’’ Most notably, for questions. During her hearing, multiple simply broke the rules and voted out the first time, NATO invoked article 5 members of this Committee asked her about Ms. Gupta’s nomination—not in ac- of its charter, which calls upon its her harsh rhetoric and her attacks on the members to take action on behalf of character and integrity of sitting federal cordance with Judiciary Committee rules. any member nation which is attacked. judges and members of the Senate. In re- The world was with us. sponse, she told the Committee that she ‘‘re- There must be consequences when grets’’ her rhetoric. Yet, in responses to the Democrats break the rules. Here is But before we could really gain mo- written questions after the hearing, Ms. what the consequences are going to be mentum in Afghanistan, the United Gupta repeatedly and notably refused to re- in this case. I will refuse consent or States diverted to an unnecessary war nounce her previous attacks, such as her time agreements for the nomination of of choice in Iraq. As journalist Steve prior assertions that four different jurists on any U.S. attorney from any State rep- Coll wrote in his definitive history of the Supreme Court are liars, extremists, resented by a Democrat on the Judici- the war in Afghanistan, months after ‘‘dangerous,’’ or ‘‘opposed to civil and human ary Committee. What we need to have 9/11, ‘‘On November 21, 2001, then Cen- rights.’’ Instead, in response to written ques- tral Commander Tommy Franks, who tions from multiple members about her at- is a valid vote in committee in accord- tacks on senators or the federal judiciary, ance with the committee rules, not was planning our operations against Ms. Gupta chose to copy-and-paste more ramming through this nomination Tora Bora, took a call from Donald than 40 times a generalized statement that today. Rumsfeld, who ordered him to start she has either ‘‘tremendous respect’’ or ‘‘im- Today we are faced not only with the working on the plan for the invasion of mense respect’’ for judges or for members of choice of whether Ms. Gupta is fit to be Iraq. Rumsfeld told him to have some- the United States Senate. the Associate Attorney General, we are thing ready within a week.’’ Our call for a second hearing is not due to also faced with the question of whether As a consequence, General Franks’ Ms. Gupta’s substantive views—either her attention was being forced elsewhere. longstanding views or her new ones claimed to legitimize yet again the partisan only since her nomination. It’s about her bulldozing of the Senate’s rules if those As journalist Susan Glasser wrote in lack of candor with the Committee. If her rules are even marginally inconven- the Washington Post, in the Battle of answers at the hearing were misleading ient, even in committee session. Going Tora Bora, ‘‘corrupt warlords allowed about her record, and in written questions down this path is not going to improve bin Laden to escape, while special she shifted her answers again or refused to the Senate. forces pleaded with the Pentagon to let answer at all, the Senate Judiciary Com- I will be voting no, and I urge my col- them get in the fight.’’ As we now mittee cannot perform its role to consider leagues to do the same. know, Osama bin Laden, the leader of her nomination. al-Qaida and the mastermind of the 9/11 The position of Associate Attorney Gen- I yield the floor. eral is the third-ranking position in the De- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- attacks, was not captured for another partment of Justice. The Associate Attorney ator from Rhode Island. decade. This decision wasted a period General oversees, among other things, the Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- when the Taliban was routed and the civil litigation and enforcement apparatus of imous consent to be allowed to talk as Afghan population was welcoming. the United States. It is critical that the As- in morning business for up to 15 min- More recently, President Biden in- sociate Attorney General be someone who utes. herited a flawed agreement from the can be trusted to tell the truth. Further, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Trump administration. Known as the Senate must be able to trust that the testi- objection, it is so ordered. Doha agreement, it required the United mony of public officials under oath will be AFGHANISTAN States, its allies, and coalition part- truthful and complete. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Mr. REED. Mr. President, President ners to withdraw all military forces by Ms. Gupta, and the Committee should imme- Biden has decided to withdraw all May 1, 2021. Nondiplomatic civilian diately schedule a second hearing. forces from Afghanistan by September personnel, private security contrac- Sincerely, 11, 2021. I believe this decision was one tors, trainers, and advisers were also Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member, Com- of the hardest President Biden will required to leave. In effect, the entire mittee on the Judiciary; John Cornyn, ever make. international presence that has been U.S. Senator; Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator; As Washington Post columnist David the foundation for almost two decades Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator; John Ken- nedy, U.S. Senator; Marsha Blackburn, Ignatius pointed out, ‘‘Biden’s military of the Afghanistan effort was to dis- U.S. Senator; Lindsey O. Graham, U.S. and intelligence advisers had presented appear on May 1. In exchange, the Senator; Michael S. Lee, U.S. Senator; him with three unpleasant alter- Taliban agreed not to attack the Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator; Tom Cotton, natives: leave May 1 as previously United States or its allies and prom- U.S. Senator; Thom Tillis, U.S. Sen- agreed, even though this would prob- ised not to allow ‘‘other individuals or ator. ably mean the fall of the Kabul govern- groups, including al-Qaida, to use the Mr. COTTON. Finally, Mr. President, ment and a return to civil war; stay for soil of Afghanistan to threaten the se- I have to observe something inde- a limited period, perhaps negotiated curity of the United States and its al- pendent of Ms. Gupta herself. The dis- with the Taliban, which would delay lies.’’

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As Further, there was no visible involve- call the agreement that the Trump ad- General McKenzie, the commander of ment of our NATO allies who went into ministration negotiated, it requires the Central Command, testified to the Afghanistan after we were attacked on withdrawal of all contracted logistical Armed Services Committee just a few September 11, 2001, when article 5 of support, and as Napoleon once com- weeks after the agreement was con- the NATO charter was invoked for the mented, ‘‘An army moves on its stom- cluded: ‘‘We don’t need to trust them; first time. ach.’’ Without a logistical capability we don’t need to like them; we don’t As the Afghan Study Group noted, and without a tactically capable army, need to believe anything they say. We the group led ably by General Dunford with few exceptions, the ability of the need to observe what they do.’’ and our previous colleague Senator Government of Afghanistan and the What we have observed is alarming. Ayotte: ‘‘Our NATO allies in particular military of Afghanistan to resist the While the Taliban may have adhered to have been steadfast in their support Taliban is highly questionable. We one aspect of the deal by not attacking and have shared the sacrifice; over 1,000 should be looking seriously at our- U.S. forces, they have violated the spir- coalition troops have been killed since selves because, for 20 years of efforts it of the agreement, as overall violence 2001.’’ The Trump administration nego- and billions of dollars, I would have is on the rise. tiated their exit without their say, hoped that we would have seen a cred- The Special Inspector General for Af- without their involvement. There was ible, decisive, effective Afghan force. ghan Reconstruction assessed that no involvement either by regional part- Another crucial factor contributing enemy attacks against Afghan security ners despite potentially significant immensely to the Taliban’s success has forces and civilians increased by 50 per- consequences for security in the re- been the inability of the United States cent in the third quarter of 2020. gion. As the Afghan Study Group fur- to eliminate the sanctuary the Taliban Former Acting Special Representative ther noted: ‘‘An unstable Afghanistan was granted in Pakistan. Center for for Afghanistan and Pakistan Laurel risks destabilizing the region through Strategic and International Studies Miller described ‘‘an uptick in targeted continued trade in illicit drugs, the at- terrorism expert Seth Jones wrote in assassinations [which] has sent shock traction of extremist ideologies and 2018: ‘‘The Taliban[’s] . . . sanctuary in waves through urban areas.’’ In mid- the possible exacerbation of the rivalry Pakistan and state support from orga- March, Secretary of Defense Austin between India and Pakistan, two nu- nizations like [Inter-Services Intel- noted that, after meeting with Afghan clear-armed powers.’’ ligence or] ISI have been essential to President Ghani, ‘‘It’s obvious that the Trump’s go-it-alone, rush-to-the- their war effort, and the U.S. failure to level of violence remains pretty high in exits mentality led to a deal where the undermine this safe haven may be the country.’’ Taliban emerged as the key benefactor. Washington’s most significant mistake Additionally, a United Nations report The United States, its allies, and part- [of the war].’’ As the Afghan Study from last fall concluded that the rela- ners won very little from the Trump Group notes, these ‘‘sanctuaries are es- tionship between al-Qaida and the deal. sential to the viability of the insur- Taliban had not been substantially Now, we are approaching 20 years of gency.’’ changed by the February 2020 agree- warfare in Afghanistan, spanning over Additionally, Pakistan’s ISI aided ment between the Taliban and the three different Presidential adminis- and abetted the Taliban while United States. The U.N. assessment trations or, perhaps more accurately, 1 opportunistically cooperating with the noted, alarmingly, that ‘‘al-Qaida has year of warfare repeated 20 times as we United States. As Brookings scholar been operating covertly in Afghanistan rotated troops in and out of Afghani- Vanda Felbab-Brown assessed in 2018: while still maintaining close relations stan. In addition to the disastrous ‘‘Pakistan provided direct military and with the Taliban’’ and that the group pivot to Iraq and the flawed agreement intelligence aid . . . resulting in the is, in their words, ‘‘quietly gaining with the Taliban, despite all our efforts deaths of U.S. soldiers, Afghan security strength in Afghanistan while con- over multiple administrations, we have personnel, and civilians, plus signifi- tinuing to operate with the Taliban been unable to build an effective fight- cant destabilization of Afghanistan.’’ under their protection.’’ ing force that could defeat the Taliban This support to the Taliban runs Beyond the substance of the Trump and hold territory. Afghan soldiers counter to Pakistani cooperation with agreement, the manner in which it was have fought bravely despite continuing the United States, including, as they concluded was also deeply flawed. To pressure and massive casualties, and have, allowing the use of airspace and begin with, the Trump administration several components have emerged as other infrastructure for which the concluded a deal with the Taliban, a particularly capable, such as the Af- United States provided significant fundamentalist group using the name ghan special security forces, but after funding. As the Afghan Study Group ‘‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.’’ 20 years, this is not sufficient progress. noted: ‘‘Pakistan has played both sides Even though the agreement states that As the Afghan Study Group assessed: of the field.’’ the United States does not recognize ‘‘The ongoing lack of capacity and in- These dynamics further play out such a state, its very formulation is a efficiency of the [Afghan National De- against a complex environment in propaganda boon for the Taliban. fense and Security Forces or] ANDSF Pakistan, which has implications for As former Pakistani Ambassador to limit its strategic options against the the national security of the United the United States Husain Haqqani Taliban. As a result, the ANDSF is States, its allies, and partners. Paki- noted: ‘‘Allowing the Taliban to refer generally on the defensive to provide stan is simultaneously fragile and to themselves as the Islamic Emirate, security for much of the population.’’ armed with nuclear weapons, making even in parentheses, allows them to We were never able to change the its vulnerability particularly dan- build the narrative that they forced ‘‘checkpoint mentality’’ of the Afghan gerous. To add to this toxic mix, Paki- the U.S. to negotiate an exit from Af- forces. Their focus on static positions, stan is in a longstanding struggle with ghanistan just as the mujahideen had as much for appearance as for tactical its neighbor, India, which is also armed forced the Soviets out. If the adminis- advantage, still persists today, making with nuclear weapons. As Seth Jones tration is eager to withdraw U.S. them extremely vulnerable to a more described: ‘‘Pakistan and India have troops from Afghanistan, it would have agile Taliban. long been involved in a balance-of- done better to announce a no-deal exit Moreover, two decades later, the Af- power struggle in South Asia. Both lay than allowing the Taliban such a huge ghan forces still have no organic claim to the Kashmir region, and have propaganda victory.’’ logistical capabilities. An assessment fought three wars over Kashmir since Additionally, the Trump agreement by the Department of Defense from last 1947. Afghanistan is not the ultimate was completed exclusively between the June noted: ‘‘All components of the Af- objective of either country but rather Trump administration and the Taliban. ghan National Defense and Security an arena for competition in what has

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Instead, it relies shadow government had begun to creep have only gotten worse. almost solely on foreign contributions. into the cities.’’ Another factor shaping the Presi- This includes an average of $5 billion in Another possibility, either in the in- dent’s decision is that the United security assistance, along with $3.5 bil- terim or a permanent fact, is that the States and its coalition partners were lion in civilian assistance from the country could fracture with local war- never able to develop an Afghan Gov- United States and the international do- lords and the Taliban controlling dif- ernment that could gain the confidence nors each year. The World Bank as- ferent territory. This would further in- of the people, especially beyond the sessed in late 2019 that even if there tensify conflict, increase instability, cities, and provide basic services, in- was a peace agreement between the Af- and create second order effects, such as cluding security, education, ghan Government and the Taliban, Af- the flow of internationally displaced healthcare, and justice. A study by the ghanistan would still need as much as persons and refugees. The Inter- World Bank in late 2019 found that 55 $7 billion a year from foreign forces to national Crisis Group noted that the percent of Afghans were living below sustain its most basic spending. likelihood of fracture increases ‘‘if U.S. the poverty line, with even basic civil- With all of these complex dynamics and other funding declines’’ and that it ian services underfunded. The lack of at play, it underscores a further, albeit has the possibility of pulling Afghani- the government’s ability to meet such profoundly unsatisfactory conclusion stan’s neighbors and other regional needs erodes the people’s support for facing the President. The alternative powers into backing proxies in a the government. to withdrawal was not the status quo. multisided struggle. Again, the Afghan Afghanistan has also been under- More U.S. and NATO forces would have Study Group warned: ‘‘Any scenario in mined by profound corruption. The Af- been required for self defense and espe- which the state collapses, as it did in ghan Study Group assessed that cor- cially if there was another attempt to 1992, will make it considerably more ruption has ‘‘delegitimized the existing ‘‘surge’’ forces to degrade the Taliban. difficult for the United States to en- government and created grievances It appears that the President concluded sure its fundamental national security that are exploited by the Taliban to that more troops might buy more time interests.’’ gain support and, at times, legit- and casualties, but more time would If the Taliban reestablishes its emir- imacy.’’ Corruption is a national secu- not create a government that could de- ate in Afghanistan, it would likely re- rity concern that further erodes the feat the Taliban and effectively govern sult in erasing all the progress that has ability of the government to build faith Afghanistan. As the old Afghan saying been made toward building democracy and trust. goes: ‘‘You have all the watches; we and particularly the rights of women Additionally, the leadership of the have all the time.’’ and girls. As Seth Jones, again, wrote Afghan Government is seen as being re- It is important to emphasize, though, in a recent article published by the moved from the populace. This makes that the President’s decision should be Combating Terrorism Center at West it harder to understand the needs of seen as a transition, not closure. We Point, ‘‘The Taliban is in many ways a the people and to govern effectively. A still have vital security interests in the different organization from the one prime example of this conundrum is region. Afghanistan is not in the rear- that governed Afghanistan in the 1990s. the current President, Ashraf Ghani. view mirror. Pakistan is not in the Yet most of their leaders are neverthe- Ghani was reelected after a 5-month rearview mirror. There is a high prob- less committed to an extreme interpre- delay in the polling results and fol- ability that without NATO and U.S. tation of Islam that is not shared by lowing a longstanding dispute with his support, the Afghan security forces many Afghans, an autocratic political political rival. While Ghani is a serious will degrade and collapse, which will system that eschews democracy, and scholar and technocrat who literally ultimately cause the Afghan Govern- the persistence of relations with ter- wrote a book on fixing failed states, he ment to collapse. The Trump adminis- rorist groups like al-Qa‘ida.’’ appears unable to fix his own state. As tration’s agreement with the Taliban If NATO and the United States de- the New York Times reported just last included the departure of all security part, another consequence is increasing week, ‘‘From most advantage points, personnel, logisticians, and contrac- pressure to limit or end international Mr. Ghani—well qualified for his job tors, which means that when the aid. Afghanistan cannot fund itself and deeply credentialed, with Johns United States leaves, the international and, even under the best case scenario, Hopkins, Berkeley, Columbia, the presence that, again, is the foundation would require $7 billion from inter- World Bank, and the United Nations in for Afghan resistance is removed. The national donors annually. It will be ex- his background—is thoroughly iso- intelligence community’s Annual tremely difficult to administer pro- lated. A serious author with a first Threat Assessment for 2021 noted: ‘‘The grams and provide aid on the ground class intellect, he is dependent on the Afghan government will struggle to without oversight, and that, too, would counsel of a handful, unwilling to even hold the Taliban at bay if the coalition very well lead to smaller international watch television news, those who know withdraws support.’’ And according to donations. Furthermore, the entire him say, and losing allies fast.’’ the New York Times, American intel- budget of the Afghan Ministry of De- But even if President Ghani was a ligence agencies assessed that if U.S. fense is paid for by international con- strong leader, it would likely not be troops leave before a peace deal is tributions. If soldiers are not getting enough. The instability of the central reached between the Afghan Govern- paid, it would have a profound impact government, which has been fueled by ment and the Taliban, Afghanistan on national security. rival factions seeking power resulting ‘‘could fall largely under the control of Another likely consequence of with- in inconclusive elections, has led to un- the Taliban within two or three years drawal, which has been previously dis- wieldy power sharing arrangements. after the withdrawal of international cussed, is the creation of a vacuum Beyond challenges between those polit- forces.’’ We have already seen evidence that allows the resurgence of terrorist ical officials and technocrats who want of this trend even prior to the full groups, including al-Qaida and ISIS of to serve the government and may have withdrawal. The International Crisis the Khorasan Province. As the Afghan competing visions, there is the funda- Group assessed that ‘‘as U.S. force lev- Study Group also pointed out, these mental tension between those trying to els have fallen, battlefield dynamics groups are ‘‘for now limited by the achieve the complex task of governing have steadily shifted in the insurgents’ military presence of the United States Afghanistan in Kabul and the Taliban, favor.’’ Dexter Filkins described: and its allies, which allows the threat who have a single focus: ejecting for- ‘‘Since 2001, the main arena of conflict to be monitored and, when necessary, eign forces. There also appears to be a in Afghanistan has been the country- disrupted, while also enabling Afghan lack of willingness by the government side: the government held the cities, Security Forces to continue to put

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Following these rules, respecting mi- these groups to gradually rebuild their As has been the longstanding tradi- nority prerogatives, is precisely what capabilities in the Afghanistan Paki- tion in the Judiciary Committee, mem- allows us to maintain bipartisan co- stan region such that they might be bers were debating the nomination of operation in the Senate and lower the able to attack the U.S. homeland with- Vanita Gupta and expected that every- partisan tensions in our country. This in eighteen to thirty six months.’’ This one would be given the opportunity to is all the more important when we con- timeline is short, alarming, and has di- speak. sider that there is no true majority in rect implications for our national secu- But in the middle of a speech being the Senate, and there is no majority at rity. delivered by one of the Judiciary Com- all on the Senate Judiciary Com- Also, an immediate concern as the mittee’s members, Senator COTTON mittee. United States begins to withdraw is an from Arkansas, the chairman of the Unfortunately, with this breach, it increase in attacks from Afghan forces committee, Senator DURBIN, cut him looks like some of my colleagues might against the United States and coalition off and unilaterally proceeded to a prefer convenience over debate. I find forces, commonly referred to as ‘‘green vote, effectively nuking the committee that most unfortunate, especially be- on blue attacks.’’ Finally, we must an- rules that should have allowed Senator cause I have worked with so many of ticipate a flood of refugees as Afghans COTTON and others to speak. them on a bipartisan basis on so many flee the chaos. In addition, we must do Never, in the more than 10 years that issues. our part to aid those Afghans who have I have served on the Judiciary Com- Now, some of my colleagues may aided us. mittee, have I seen a chairman of that claim that Republicans have done this Given these facts and given the committee so blatantly, brazenly vio- very thing many times. That, however, President’s difficult decision to leave late rule and principle and precedent in is not the case. On multiple occasions, Afghanistan, I believe we must take se- this way. This behavior is not only un- we allowed for extended debate and rious actions to mitigate these threats. usual, but it is inexcusable. even delayed reporting of matters be- The withdrawal of U.S. forces should Lengthy debate in committee mark- fore the committee, like Attorney Gen- not mean an end to our counterterror- ups is actually much more common eral Sessions’ nomination and the ism efforts. Most importantly, we must than some in this Chamber might have Crossfire Hurricane subpoenas, until ensure that Afghanistan will not be a you believe. For example, Democrats the next markup. When we set votes source of planning, plotting, or projec- filibustered the nomination of former with the consent of the majority, the tion of terrorist attacks around the Attorney General Jeff Sessions for so chairman followed committee prece- globe, including against our homeland. long that then-Chairman CHUCK GRASS- dent and did so through a rollcall Instead, we must transition to a new LEY was forced to delay a consideration vote—again, consistent with com- type of presence leaving the country of his nomination until the next mark- mittee precedent. but staying in the region in a meaning- up. NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA ful capacity. We must build an anti ter- You have got that right. Chairman Now, you might ask why Republicans rorism infrastructure on the periphery GRASSLEY actually followed the com- felt so strongly about speaking on Ms. of Afghanistan. We must continue to mittee rules and allowed for all of our Gupta’s nomination before the vote direct the proper level of attention, in- colleagues to speak, notwithstanding was cast in the committee markup. telligence, and resources to evaluate the fact that they disagreed with him, Well, it might have something to do the evolving terrorist threat in the re- notwithstanding the fact that it was with the fact that Ms. Gupta’s answers gion. This also includes closer coopera- contentious, notwithstanding the fact to questions were troubling to many tion with our allies and partners. that he didn’t like what they were say- We must continue to engage regional members on the committee, including ing. answers to questions regarding a wide powers diplomatically, and the Biden And by doing so, he was forced—be- administration has already begun to range of topics, including the legaliza- cause he was complying with the rules tion of narcotics, eliminating qualified reinvigorate that process. We must use and the precedents of the Senate—to the power of our alliances and particu- immunity, defunding police, the death delay the consideration of Attorney penalty, among many others, and the larly those in the region who would en- General Sessions’ nomination. But that dure severe consequences and insta- fact that it appears that many of those is what he did. He did that instead be- bility from sharing a border with a answers were inconsistent with her cause it was preferable to an act of uni- failed Afghanistan. Working in co- past statements, and in other cases, laterally forcing a vote and thereby operation, the United States and its al- difficult to defend. nuking the Judiciary Committee’s lies and regional partners must be a When before the Judiciary Com- rules. mittee, Ms. Gupta provided answers to check on potential instability. Now, to put this in context, we need President Biden is committed to en- questions regarding some of these to understand that Judiciary Com- suring that this is not a forever war. evolving positions. Many of those an- mittee rule IV states: But he has also made it clear he won’t swers were less than compelling—in- allow Afghanistan to become a safe The Chair shall enter a non-debatable mo- deed, she seemed to be intending to dis- tion to bring a matter before the Committee haven for terrorism. Our mission to tance herself from fairly radical posi- to a vote. If there is objection to bringing a tions that she had, in fact, taken in the protect the homeland remains. Our matter to a vote without further debate, a duty to do so remains. As we go for- past. roll call vote of the Committee shall be Before the same committee, the Sen- ward, this is a moment of transition, taken, and debate shall be terminated if the not of closure; this is a moment to do motion to bring the matter to a vote without ate Judiciary Committee, the very all we can to protect this country and further debate passes with twelve votes in same Judiciary Committee that re- hopefully ensure a safer region. the affirmative, one of which must be cast by cently had this markup vote that I yield the floor. the minority. ended in a violation of the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Rule IV essentially preserves the rules—before that very same com- ator from Utah. right of minority members to speak. mittee last year, on June 16, 2020, Ms. MOTION TO DISCHARGE Chairman DURBIN decided to nuke Gupta testified under oath that leaders Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I stand that part of rule IV in particular be- must ‘‘heed calls . . . to decrease police today in opposition to this illegitimate cause he knew that he didn’t have 12 budgets and the scope, role, and re- motion to discharge the nomination of votes to prematurely end debate. sponsibility of police in our lives.’’ Vanita Gupta to become the Associate Now, when you are in the majority, it When asked about her advocacy for Attorney General of the United States. can be tempting to run right past cer- defunding the police, Ms. Gupta said I say that this motion to discharge is tain rules, knocking things over in the that she ‘‘disagreed’’ with that charac- illegitimate because it was—because process in order to get your party’s terization.

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Now Gupta says she Now, advocates of Ms. Gupta claim against their religious convictions. has never supported the idea.’’ frequently that she is a consensus That is troubling, and that is not Now, does President Biden really builder. I don’t doubt that. In fact, I consistent with our understanding of think it is a good idea to put radical would note here that Ms. Gupta and I the free exercise of religion. Look, no ideologues who have publicly espoused have worked on the same side of issues one would argue that any one constitu- support for defunding the police in that I care deeply about, and I note tional right is absolute, in that no charge of the Department of Justice? here that I find her to be a delightful other consideration can ever come into Well, perhaps he does, as evidenced person and a remarkably gifted mind play. No one would argue that a gen- by his nominations of Vanita Gupta and lawyer. She is very talented, and erally applicable religiously neutral and Kristen Clarke for top roles. she is someone who seems to be a genu- law can have no application ever where I am concerned about Ms. Gupta’s ap- inely nice person in many, many ways. it conflicts in some way with an asser- parent disregard for Americans who But if we are going to talk about con- tion of religious freedom. We are not hold views dissimilar from her own. In sensus building, I think a fair test to talking here about whether it is abso- 2018, she tweeted that Senator SUSAN evaluate whether someone is a con- lute or not. But her own application of COLLINS had failed her constituents sensus builder might involve looking at that would be deeply troubling I think based on her support for Justice Brett how they treat those with whom they to most Americans. Kavanaugh and was ‘‘sending a dan- disagree. Unfortunately, Ms. Gupta’s What also concerns me is whether, gerous message’’ to survivors of sexual public statements don’t necessarily re- with the force of the U.S. Department assault. sult in flying colors on that test. of Justice behind her, whether she is While Ms. Gupta repeatedly asked Again, the issue here is not whether capable of respecting the constraints of Senators for forgiveness for her many she agrees with those who disagree the law, of the Constitution, and of fed- inappropriate tweets and asked for a with her. We have already established eralism. second chance, it is significant here that she disagrees with those who hold In her efforts to push her policy pref- that she didn’t give that second chance different views than her own. The ques- erences and reward those with whom to others when the shoe was on the tion is, How does she treat them? she disagrees, I am very concerned that other foot. Here is what Ms. Gupta said about she might stretch the boundaries of her For example, when Ryan Bounds was Judge Sarah Pitlyk: authority much further than it was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals Sarah Pitlyk is unqualified and unfit for a ever intended to go. for the Ninth Circuit, Ms. Gupta said lifetime position on our federal courts. . . . Ms. Gupta has exhibited on Twitter the following about some comments he She has defended the most extreme, anti- and elsewhere that she is someone who had made when he was in college: abortion laws our Nation has seen to date. holds very strident political views, views that many would regard as very While he has recently apologized for those This is what she said about Judge comments, the timing of that apology sug- Lee Rudofsky: radical, and I feel neither confident nor gests it is one of convenience rather than re- Rudofsky . . . has challenged the constitu- comfortable that she will respect those morse, offered in a last-ditch effort to sal- tionality of reproductive rights under the with views contrary to her own. vage his nomination and win the support of Fourteenth Amendment and has effectively On that basis, I urge my fellow Sen- his home-state senators. asked the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. ators to vote against Ms. Gupta and It appears here that Ms. Gupta per- Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood. . . . this illegitimate motion to discharge. I haps wants to provide no grace, no sec- Rudofsky is unfit and would bring a clear urge President Biden to send us nomi- bias to the bench. ond chance to others for things they nees who will achieve his stated goal of wrote in college but then has asked for In a 2017 blog post, Ms. Gupta advo- unifying our country and not dividing Senators to give her grace and a second cated for forcing Colorado baker, Jack it. chance for insensitive statements from Phillips, to create a custom-designed I yield the floor. only a few years ago or, in some cases, cake celebrating a same-sex wedding The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. VAN only a few months ago. even though it would violate his reli- HOLLEN). The Senator from Illinois is If past practices are any indication, I gious beliefs. She said: recognized. am concerned that she might begin to Religious liberty is not a talisman that MOTION TO DISCHARGE confers absolute immunity from any per- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, my wield the Department of Justice as a sonal constraints at all: At times, the free weapon of sorts against anyone and friend and colleague from Utah is not exercise of religion yields to other the first to come to the floor on the anything holding different views from foundational values, including freedom from her own and that she may do so aggres- harm and [freedom from] discrimination. Republican side and raise questions about committee procedure that led to sively by conducting as many expen- Now, fortunately, in this instance, Vanita Gupta being considered today sive, hostile pattern-and-practice in- Supreme Court Justices—seven of the vestigations against State and local before the U.S. Senate. nine Supreme Court Justices, in fact— They say it is unheard of, unthink- law enforcement as she can, whether disagreed with her position in the Mas- they are warranted or not, if, in her able, unimaginable, unfathomable that terpiece Cakeshop case. the Senate committee rules were not view, they somehow deserve it or they Now, she has reiterated this senti- carefully followed and that their at- somehow disagree with her. Based on ment time and time again. In 2017, she tempt at a filibuster was in some way her past use of pattern-and-practice in- tweeted: ‘‘Yes, freedom of religion is a vestigations while she was running the diverted. fundamental right, but it is not an ab- I would ask unanimous consent to Department of Justice’s Civil Rights solute right.’’ have printed into the RECORD a memo Division, I worry that she might sub- After the Supreme Court ruled in entitled ‘‘Senate Judiciary Committee ject State and local law enforcement favor of the conscience rights of the Rule Violations by [Senate Judiciary jurisdictions to lengthy and expensive Little Sisters’ of the Poor, she called Committee] Chairs Graham, Grassley, review requirements, forcing them to the decision ‘‘troubling’’ and ‘‘discrimi- and Hatch.’’ buckle under her policy preferences nation sanctioned by the Court,’’ writ- There being no objection, the material was and sending warning messages to other ing that ‘‘this type of discrimination ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as fol- jurisdictions. will potentially inflict harm on hun- lows: I am concerned that she might inap- dreds of thousands of people and dis- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RULE VIOLA- propriately rely on the outside activist proportionately impact women of color TIONS BY CHAIRS GRAHAM, GRASSLEY, AND groups for which she has lobbied to for- and people in lower-income groups.’’ HATCH mulate policy and practices for the De- Now, let me be very clear on this CHAIRMAN GRAHAM RULE VIOLATIONS partment of Justice and State and issue. Let me be very clear about what Graham (116th Cong.)

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This constituted to set a precise time at which the committee ments and the kind of support that she ‘‘conducting business’’ under the Commit- would vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination the got, even though she was taking on re- tee’s rules, despite the lack of a quorum. following week. Senators Leahy and Durbin form? It is because she earned people’s iii. Source: https:// argued that Grassley’s motion violated Rule respect. She is the right person for the www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/07/25/2019/ IV by cutting off debate without the consent executive-business-meeting of any member of the minority. Senator Dur- right time in the Justice Department, 2. Graham (116th Cong.) bin read Rule IV aloud and then summarized: and I say this coming from Minnesota, a. Violation: Rule I; Rule IV; Rule V ‘‘The point is, you need 11 votes and one where my State is reeling after the i. Date: August 1, 2019 member of the minority to stop debate on killing of Duante Wright. ii. Summary: At an August 1, 2019, markup, any matter, let alone a nomination to the Our hearts break for Daunte’s family Chairman Graham forced a vote on his Se- Supreme Court.’’ Grassley responded, ‘‘The and for our community, which is still cure and Protect Act despite a request to answer to your question is no we don’t, and hold over the bill. Graham ignored Demo- we’ve checked with the Senate Parliamen- in the midst of the George Floyd mur- cratic requests to hold the bill over; called a tarian.’’ Grassley asserted that Chairman der trial of Derek Chauvin. I was so vote—setting a time certain for final passage Hatch had done the same thing in 2003, set- proud and am so proud of the ordinary of the bill—without first allowing any Demo- ting a precedent that he was following. citizens that came forward and testi- cratic members to speak; and did not allow Other items on the agenda that day in- fied from my State: a clerk in the any amendments to be offered. cluded: six motions to subpoena various doc- store, a man walking by, all of them iii. Source: https:// uments related to Kavanaugh’ s record; 21 having carried the burden—the bur- www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/08/01/2019/ lower court judicial nominees; a nominee to den—of this murder, looking inside executive-business-meeting be a U.S. Attorney; a nominee to be a U.S. 3. Graham (116th Cong.) Marshal; a nominee to be Director of Na- themselves thinking: What could I a. Violation: Rule III; Rule IV tional Drug Control Policy; and five legisla- have done better? i. Date: October 15, 2020 tive bills. And that case will soon conclude, but ii. Summary: Chairman Graham held a iii. Source: Video of the markup, from ap- those citizens coming forward and ac- markup during which Committee Repub- proximately minute marker 00:44:48 to tually the law enforcement coming for- licans held over Amy Coney Barrett’s nomi- 00:48:15: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/ ward and testifying at all levels of law nation to the Supreme Court. Chairman Gra- meetings/09/13/2018/executive-business-meet- ham also called a vote to vote on Barrett’s ing enforcement for the prosecution of Derek Chauvin—that meant something nomination at a time certain the following CHAIRMAN HATCH RULE VIOLATIONS week. However, Barrett’s hearing had not to the people of my State. I want to be 1. Hatch (108th Cong.) yet concluded by this point—the witness a. Violation: Rule IV able to go back and tell those citizens panels were held in the afternoon on October i. Date: February 27, 2003 who testified that you don’t carry this 15, 2020, after the markup vote. Committee ii. Summary: At a markup, Chairman burden alone; that we have a Justice Democrats objected to holding this markup Hatch ignored Rule IV by cutting short Com- Department that is going to stand up before the hearing concluded, and Senator mittee debate on the nominations of John Durbin—the only Democrat in attendance— for you. Roberts (D.C. Cir.) and Deborah Cook (6th moved to adjourn the markup. Graham And, for me, one of those key people Cir.). Pursuant to Rule IV, then-Ranking overrode Durbin’s motion on a roll call vote Member Leahy asked for a vote before Hatch is Vanita Gupta. She is exactly who we in violation of the Committee’s quorum rule. ended debate, but Hatch refused, directing need right now to champion the cause iii. Source: https:// the clerk to call the roll and noting that of equal justice under the law. www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/nomina- ‘‘[t]he Chairman’s prerogative is to deter- tion-of-the-honorable-amy-coney- barrett-to- She has described the Department as mine that we can go ahead to a vote’’ and be-an-associate-justice-of-the-supreme- an institution she loves dearly because, that Rule IV ‘‘does not apply to executive court-of-the-united-states-day-4 as she said, it bears the name of a nominations.’’ Durbin Comments: https://twitter.com/ iii. February 27, 2003 Executive Business value—justice—one that carries a SenatorDurbin/status/ Meeting Record, on file with the Senate Ju- unique charge and North Star. It is the 1316751184468865025?ref_src=t diciary Committee Library sacred keeper of the promise of equal wsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- justice under the law, and coming from %5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E131675118446 the North Star State, that means a lot. 8865025% 7Ctwgr%5E% 7Ctwcon%5Es ator from Minnesota is recognized. 1_&ref_url=https%3A %2F%2Fw NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA Her commitment to defending the ww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2F2020%2F Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I Constitution and upholding the integ- 10%2F 15%2Funpreceden ted-lindsey-graham- rity of this important Agency is, for openly-violates-committee-rules-schedule- thank Senator DURBIN for his leader- ship, and following my colleague and her, a professional calling. It is also a vote-barrett personal calling. As she has described, friend, Senator LEE, I disagree with 4. Graham (116th Cong.) she inherited from her parents, who a. Violation: Rule III him vehemently about Vanita Gupta. i. Date: October 22, 2020 She is someone I have worked closely came to this country, a belief in the ii. Summary: Chairman Graham broke the with for years on voting rights, on po- promise of America, one that carries Committee’s business quorum rule, which lice reform, and just last year I with it a personal responsibility to states that nine Members of the Committee, marched with her across the Edmund make this country better for everyone. including at least two Members of the minor- Pettus Bridge with the late John Lewis We all know immigrants who think ity, must be present to transact business. No like that every day—people who have Committee Democrats attended this mark- to mark the 55th anniversary of Bloody up, at which Amy Coney Barrett’s nomina- Sunday in Selma, AL. just arrived and people who have raised tion was voted out of Committee. Chairman After working alongside her to build their families here. They are Vanita Graham ignored this rule, and Committee a more just system, I have no doubt Gupta. There is no question that Ms. Republicans voted 12–0 to advance Barrett that she will take this job on with two Gupta has the experience for this job. along with the other nominees on the agenda words, two words that I think are so As an attorney for the NAACP Legal that day. important right now to build trust Defense and Educational Fund, she iii. Source: https:// www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/1 0/22/ with the people of this country: honor worked on the frontlines, fighting in 2020/executive-business-meeting and integrity. That is what has marked court to protect the civil rights of CHAIRMAN GRASSLEY RULE VIOLATIONS her career. some of the most vulnerable people. As a civil rights lawyer, public serv- Later, at the American Civil Liberties 1. Grassley (115th Cong.) a. Violation: Rule IV ant, and as President of the Leadership Union, she brought cases on behalf of i. Date: September 13, 2018 Conference on Civil and Human Rights, immigrant children and worked to end ii. Summary: Then-Chairman Grassley vio- the Nation’s oldest, largest, and most mass incarceration while keeping com- lated Rule IV by passing a motion to cut off diverse civil and human rights coali- munities safe.

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She would bring to that critical ment of Justice, during the Obama ad- to working with her on these issues. role a long record of working with ministration, she led critical work on As chair of the Subcommittee on folks across the ideological spectrum criminal justice reform, prosecuting Antitrust, Competition Policy and in our country on some of our Nation’s hate crimes and human trafficking, de- Consumer Rights, I am also pleased most difficult and most sensitive fending the right to vote, and pro- that Ms. Gupta committed to make issues, some that are urgent and press- tecting the rights of the LGBTQ com- vigorous antitrust enforcement a pri- ing like criminal justice reform and po- munity and those with disabilities. ority. I think there is agreement from licing. Ms. Gupta’s depth of experience at both sides of the aisle that robust com- Unfortunately, a campaign launched the Department of Justice and her petition is essential to protect con- against Ms. Gupta shortly after her years as a civil rights attorney make sumers, workers, and businesses, large nomination has painted a misleading her imminently qualified to serve as and small. portrait of her as a partisan and a rad- Associate Attorney General. In that I am confident that Ms. Gupta will ical. I won’t repeat or rehash these un- position, she will oversee the work of lead the Department’s efforts to con- founded critiques, but the fact is this the Department’s Civil Rights Division front monopoly power and restore com- caricature could not be further from and will help direct the Department’s petitive markets along with Lisa the truth. work to reform our justice system. Monaco and along with, of course, the As letter after letter has come in Having helped to lead the Federal re- Attorney General himself, Merrick from her supporters to the Judiciary view of police practices, she under- Garland. Committee, in which I serve, we heard stands the need for systemic reform in Ms. Gupta’s history as a champion of over and over that, at her core, Ms. our justice system, as well as ways to civil rights and record as a consensus Gupta is a person who seeks to build work with law enforcement—with law builder makes her, as I said, the right bridges, to understand others’ points of enforcement—to make necessary person at the right time. She has the view, and to build consensus and solve changes. backing of more than 220 national civil problems. That is why she has the support of and human rights organizations, in- One of the elements of this campaign police chiefs, sheriffs, and major law cluding the ACLU, the NAACP, and the to mischaracterize her suggests that enforcement groups across the country, Human Rights Campaign. somehow she is anti-police or anti-law including the National Sheriffs’ Asso- She has, as I said, the support from enforcement, and, in this particular in- ciation, including the International As- law enforcement and from former De- stance, the distinction between those sociation of Chiefs of Police, and in- partment of Justice leaders from both who worked with her and know her and cluding the Major Cities Chiefs Asso- parties. She is a person who works to what we have heard in this social ciation. They know that Ms. Gupta is a bring people together to get big things media campaign and in our committee trusted partner who, as the Fraternal done. That is what we need right now, and here on the floor of the Senate Order of Police wrote in a letter of sup- someone who sees that vision but also could not be sharper. port, has ‘‘always worked with us to understands that the way we get to jus- We heard from multiple leading na- find common ground even when that tice is by doing things step by step by tional law enforcement organizations seemed impossible.’’ step and bringing people with you as that have worked with her in specific Grover Norquist, a Republican and you march along. We need to do more and clear and concrete terms. The Na- president of Americans for Tax Reform, than restore what has been undermined tional Sheriffs’ Association, in their described Ms. Gupta as ‘‘an honest or lost. We need the courage of leader- letter of support, said: broker; someone with an ability not ship to preserve and strengthen our de- Ms. Gupta has an open mind and a strong only to understand but also appreciate mocracy by protecting the rule of law. desire to understand the viewpoint of each different perspectives. She was some- I would like to finally acknowledge stakeholder. She is able to find common one who sought consensus,’’ he said. that her nomination is historic. In ad- ground with law enforcement. That is exactly the kind of person we dition to Ms. Gupta’s years of experi- They added: need at the Department right now. ence, dedication to justice, and support [Ms. Gupta] possesses immense credibility I look forward to working with her from across the ideological spectrum, among law enforcement leaders. on the next steps in our efforts to re- she will be the first civil rights lawyer And they said: form our criminal justice system, and the first woman of color to serve as [She is] exactly the type of leader who is which we were able to discuss at her Associate Attorney General. I look for- needed in the Justice Department today. hearing. We talked about her commit- ward to confirming her to be Associate From the Fraternal Order of Police: ment to police reform and the need to Attorney General, and I urge my col- increase funding for alternatives to in- leagues to do the same. She always worked with us to find common carceration, such as drug court, which ground, even when that seemed impossible. I yield the floor. Her open and candid approach has created a is something I have worked on for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- working relationship grounded in mutual re- years since my time as county attor- ator from Delaware. spect and understanding. Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I rise ney, and her support for conviction in- And the Federal Law Enforcement today in support of Vanita Gupta’s tegrity units to help States to review Officers Association in their letter nomination to be the Associate Attor- legal cases for people believed to be in- said: nocent. She gets that the work of a ney General of the U.S. Department of Justice. Those of us who have had the [Ms. Gupta has a] proven history of work- prosecutor is, yes, working for safety, ing with law enforcement agencies . . . and but it is also to be a minister of justice joy and the honor of getting to know elected officials across the spectrum. and to make sure that people are treat- her and working with her know Ms. We even heard from a leading con- ed equally under the law. Gupta to be engaging and smart, a servative advocate and activist, Grover I also have talked to Ms. Gupta about skilled and balanced lawyer and practi- Norquist, the leader of Americans for the urgent need to finally reauthorize tioner, and someone who will bring Tax Reform. Mr. Norquist wrote: the Violence Against Women Act, great values in leadership to the U.S. which I hope my colleagues and I will Department of Justice. I have come to know and respect Ms. work to pass and get to President Ms. Gupta has devoted her career to Gupta through our common work on crimi- nal justice reform issues. I found her strong- Biden’s desk. In the Obama administra- public service and to protecting and ad- ly qualified, effective, principled, driven by a tion, she coordinated the Department vancing the civil and constitutional desire to seek common purpose and con- of Justice’s efforts to develop guidance rights we all cherish as Americans. sensus. . . . At every step, Ms. Gupta was an supported by data on how law enforce- President Biden, Attorney General honest broker, someone with an ability to ment can prevent gender bias when re- Garland, and Lisa Monaco, the Presi- understand, appreciate different perspec- sponding to sexual assault and domes- dent’s nominee to be Deputy Attorney tives, someone who sought consensus. tic violence. At our hearing, she af- General, have all made clear Ms. Gupta Last but not least, we heard from firmed the important role that the De- would serve as an integral part of the Mark Holden, general counsel of Koch

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This nominee is a polarizing, lowing the hearing, to explain the dis- ground and will work with anyone com- partisan activist and should not be tinction between ‘‘decrease police mitted to making the system better and confirmed to this important position. budgets’’ and ‘‘defund the police,’’ so more effective. The lack of support for Ms. Gupta is we could understand her views. After I just plead with my colleagues to re- not a reflection on her political affili- all, the Associate Attorney General flect for a moment: Are these the sorts ation, nor of her gender, nor of her will play an important role in making of letters that we would have received race, as the chairman of the Judiciary grants to fund States and local police in support of someone who is genuinely Committee intimated. The opposition departments. But Ms. Gupta offered no intolerant and in support of someone to Ms. Gupta is a direct result of her explanation. She simply said, once who is the radical activist this mis- history of inflammatory public state- again, she does not support defunding leading campaign has attempted to ments, radical policy positions, and a the police. portray her as being? laundry list of misleading statements Now, I can understand when people Instead, Vanita Gupta has dem- and flat-out lies during her sworn testi- change their minds. I think reasonably onstrated in her work and in her career mony before the Judiciary Committee. intelligent people, as they acquire new that she is pragmatic, she is principled, The position of Associate Attorney information, maybe reflecting on their and she is a relationship builder in General is not some bureaucratic previous points of view, change their search of solutions. Given this broad paper-pusher. This is the third ranking minds, but Ms. Gupta did not offer a and bipartisan support in the letters position at the Department of Justice, single bit of information for this shift that came to us on the committee and the highest law enforcement Agency in between her statement last summer as Members of this body, I was sur- America. The American people deserve saying that State and local leaders prised and disappointed that some of to know that the individuals leading must heed calls to ‘‘decrease police my colleagues on the other side have the Department have no agenda other budgets’’ and her current position, continued to levee this misleading bar- than to fairly and impartially admin- which is that she does not support rage of unsubstantiated attacks. ister justice, but based on everything defunding the police. So, in conclusion, I would ask my we now know about Ms. Gupta, I do not Then there were her statements on colleagues to consider her fairly and to have faith in her ability to deliver on qualified immunity. This is an impor- listen to the range and the scores of this most basic principle. tant issue for Congress to discuss and groups that have described her as a Ms. Gupta is not a career public serv- debate because it is qualified immunity principled, honest broker. She cares ant. She is a partisan culture warrior that protects law enforcement officers, deeply about protecting the civil rights with a radical agenda. During her ten- given the nature of the discretionary and civil liberties of all Americans and ure in jobs outside of government, dur- decisions they need to make in emer- about being fairminded and taking into ing which she was a registered lob- gency circumstances. Again, there are consideration all points of view. She byist, Ms. Gupta was quite outspoken people on both sides of that argument. will bring that same approach to her about her views on just about every But in June 2020, less than a year service and leadership as Associate At- topic you can imagine. She slandered ago, Ms. Gupta argued in a Washington torney General. Supreme Court nominees. She vilified Post opinion piece that it is time to re- This should not be a party-line, par- organizations that she disagreed with. visit qualified immunity. Well, you can tisan vote. Vanita Gupta is the right She even took a crack or two at a num- imagine I asked her about that at the leader at the right time to help our ber of our Senate colleagues. hearing. And, again, she said, un- U.S. Department of Justice tackle But the words I find most troubling equivocally, she does not support some very difficult issues, and I am are those that relate directly to the eliminating qualified immunity. But, pleased to stand in support of her nom- policies of the Department of Justice once again, we received no explanation ination and will vote for her confirma- itself. As the Judiciary Committee for her changed position. tion. evaluated Ms. Gupta’s qualifications, And while her statements are inten- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- she was asked about her previous tionally, I believe, unclear at best, her ator from Texas. writings and her public statements on words about previously held beliefs on Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, later a variety of topics. There is a lot to drug policy represent an irreconcilable this afternoon, the Senate will vote on sort through. conflict. Back in 2012, Ms. Gupta au- whether to discharge the nomination of First, following the tragic killing of thored an opinion piece on November 4, Vanita Gupta, the nominee for Asso- George Floyd last summer, people 2012, in the HuffPost. In that article, ciate Attorney General, from the Judi- across the country engaged in an im- she argued that the States should de- ciary Committee. portant discussion and debate about criminalize possession of all drugs—all Ms. Gupta is a polarizing figure, as the use of force by police officers and drugs, not just marijuana, all drugs, reflected by the vote in the Judiciary responsible policing strategies. presumably, to include prescription Committee. It was a tie vote, 11 votes The Judiciary Committee held a opioids, heroin, methamphetamine, to 11. So she failed to receive a major- hearing on this very topic, and Ms. fentanyl, you name it—all drugs. ity support from the committee, and Gupta was one of the star witnesses. At Well, I don’t have to remind Members now the Senate must vote on whether the time, she was the president and of this Senate that more than 80,000 or not her nomination can come to the CEO of the Leadership Conference on Americans have died from drug Senate floor for consideration. Civil and Human Rights. She testified overdoses this last year alone, and I want to be clear, though, the pas- before the committee there, under much of it would include the sorts of sionate opposition of this nominee is oath, that it is ‘‘critical for state and drugs that, back in 2012, Ms. Gupta said not about politics. I voted to confirm local leaders to heed calls . . . to de- should be legalized—or at least de- the vast majority of President Biden’s crease police budgets and the scope, criminalized, to be fair—decriminal- nominees, my attitude being that he [and] role, and responsibility of police ized, although the distinction between won the election and he is entitled to in our lives.’’ that may be lost on some. populate a Cabinet and other impor- Well, for obvious reasons, the phrase Well, I am sure that this will surprise tant positions with people he has con- ‘‘decrease police budgets’’ and ‘‘defund no one that this is a controversial fidence in. But there are limits. the police’’ lead to the same conclusion view. Congress has spent billions upon The President’s nominees for the top that she believes police departments billions of dollars to fight the opioid two positions for the Department of need less—not more—resources in order epidemic in this country. We passed Justice did not require this extraor- to maintain public safety. the Cures Act, the CARES Act, to try

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American people have faith that Ms. evolved since 2012. Again, as we all She wrote about the growing number Gupta will act fairly and impartially if have different experiences over time, of conservatives on the Federal bench confirmed to this position. If she was we learn new information, perhaps re- and said: ‘‘Republicans have planted willing to lie to the American people flect on our previously held views, I un- the seeds of this takeover for decades— during her confirmation hearings be- derstand how people’s views can and now, they are leaping into action.’’ fore the Judiciary Committee, imagine change. But then she wasn’t satisfied I wonder if she realized she might one how she might treat others with dis- with that answer. day be in a position of advocating on dain, people who hold opposing views in So I followed up with a written ques- the Department of Justice before the our society, using the great weight and tion. I asked Ms. Gupta if she ever very same judges that she has dispar- power of the Department of Justice made this statement that is printed in aged. perhaps to further some of her par- black and white in the HuffPost, dated She tweeted that Justice Kavanaugh tisan, political, ideological agenda. circa 2012. She said: ‘‘I have never’’— ‘‘lied’’ to the Judiciary Committee and Can we really expect someone with never—‘‘advocated for the decrimi- ‘‘showed himself to be a partisan.’’ And this track record, this history, to live nalization of all drugs.’’ She said: she is going to represent the American up to the highest ideals of the Justice ‘‘States should decriminalize simple people in the highest Court in the land, Department? And, for example, we all possession of all drugs.’’ Compare that populated by Justices she has called a know lawyers are taught that, if you with ‘‘I have never advocated for the liar? Well, she has called a number of have exculpatory information about a decriminalization of all drugs.’’ Those other Federal judges—she has described criminal defendant, you have a duty to are irreconcilable positions. a number of them with similar disdain. disclose that to the other side. If you And the fact is, if you believe Ms. Now, I find it hard to believe that are the prosecutor, you have a duty to Gupta circa 2012, it is simply a lie. It is these views, which are not from dec- disclose it to the defendant so it can be a lie under oath, potentially perjury. I ades-old law school writings or that cross-examined and used in the course mean, why do we swear witnesses in if you can write off to immaturity or per- of a jury trial. some of them will take the burden of haps satire—like we heard yesterday Do we really expect someone who ap- their oath so lightly and they would lie from Ms. CLARKE, who has been nomi- pears willing to lie with such disregard with impunity? I mean, what is the nated to the civil rights division—these for the truth to disclose exculpatory purpose? are recent public statements which material that a person sued by the De- She didn’t just lie to me. She lied to this nominee no longer claims to hold. partment of Justice would have a right Chairman DURBIN. She lied to Senator Like I said, if confirmed, she will su- to, or would she just try to sit on it? WHITEHOUSE. She lied to every member pervise litigation in front of the many Can we really expect her to hire peo- of the Judiciary Committee. And, un- Federal judges she has disparaged, and ple around her based on merit as op- fortunately, she is lying to the Senate. she will be in an extraordinarily power- posed to some political litmus test? She has been given many opportunities ful position to bend the Department of Can we really expect her to disclose to reconcile these radically conflicting Justice to her political whims. material information to the Foreign statements. These are diametrically Ms. Gupta is the daughter of a gen- Intelligence Surveillance Court or en- opposed positions. If she had a good an- tleman who heads up a chemical com- courage folks under her supervision to swer, if she cared enough, if she re- pany that produces all sorts of chemi- be meticulous and forthright with the spected Members of the Senate enough, cals for a variety of legitimate pur- court when seeking warrants? I don’t she would have provided us an answer poses. It looks like, from her financial think so. rather than just an outright lie. disclosure statement, he has been very Given the incredible power of the De- Here is a fact check from the Wash- successful and so has Ms. Gupta, in partment of Justice and all the tools ington Post, that great ultra or uber- family trusts worth tens of millions of available to it, Ms. Gupta’s radical be- conservative publication. As you can dollars, much of it including the stock liefs and agenda—that she believes in see, they gave her a unique Pinocchio of Avantor, the company that her fa- sincerely, apparently—these would be award. I have never seen a Pinocchio ther heads. more than words on a screen. Her views award like this. Ordinarily, they would I realize Ms. Gupta is not personally would be terribly dangerous to the say, well, you get one, two, or three, or responsible, as a shareholder in this American people. Based on her track four Pinocchios based on whether or company, but it is clear, I believe, from record, I have no confidence in her not we find this to be a misrepresenta- an investigative journalism story by ability to act with fairness, candor, or tion of the facts or a lie. Bloomberg dated September 2020 that integrity. But here, they said: ‘‘For this tango Avantor was selling acetic anhydride, As a member of the bar, as a lawyer, of previously unacknowledged flip- an essential ingredient in converting you have a higher duty, than even a flops, Gupta [deserves] an Upside-Down poppies to heroin, for at least the last regular citizen, of candor. The model Pinocchio’’—‘‘Upside-Down decade. disciplinary rules that apply to law- Pinocchio.’’ They went on to say She owns tens of millions of dollars’ yers, members of the bar, like Ms. Vanita Gupta’s shifting views on worth of that stock. Gupta, who is a member of the New defunding the police, decriminalizing I have asked the Attorney General York bar as well as the Supreme Court drugs deserve this Upside-Down and the Securities and Exchange Com- bar—they are subject to discipline from Pinocchio, March 10, 2021. mission to look into Avantor’s conduct grievance committees in those jurisdic- If you published an op-ed saying the because, if, in fact, an American chem- tions. sky is purple and now you say the sky ical manufacturer has been selling ace- We know that they have real teeth is blue, don’t tell us you never thought tic anhydride in the country where because former President Clinton, as the sky was purple. Have a little more they know that it will be available to you may recall, lied under oath as a respect for your obligation for one of the criminal cartels and drug runners— lawyer and was disbarred by the Ar- the highest positions in the Depart- and they should know that 92 percent kansas Bar Association and also had to ment of Justice not to lie to the Judi- of the heroin made in Mexico, using give up his membership in the bar of ciary Committee or the Senate. Have acetic anhydride, manufactured by the Supreme Court of the United the courage to tell us the truth and Avantor and its subsidiary in Mexico— States. stop trying to deceive the Senate in that is a serious, serious problem. So I If the Senate is going to make a order to be confirmed. have asked the Attorney General and habit of allowing witnesses to come in

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Ms. Gupta about all these law enforce- the witnesses are not going to be truth- We are trying to find the most effec- ment endorsements during her con- ful and answer our questions honestly? tive way to end addiction and save firmation hearing: ‘‘Did you, or anyone As I say, I have grave concerns about lives. We no longer want to lock every- on your behalf or anyone in or affili- this nominee’s ability to separate her body up, nor should we. We are decid- ated with the Biden campaign transi- well-documented personal beliefs from ing that there are some drug violations tion or administration, pressure those her role as a high-ranking official at that shouldn’t merit any time in jail, organizations with threats of retalia- the Department of Justice. that some people just need help to tion if they did not support your nomi- So it will come as no surprise that I break their addiction. nation?’’ will oppose discharging Ms. Gupta’s If Vanita Gupta has been part of that ‘‘No, Senator,’’ she answered. nomination from the committee. I conversation in America over 9 or 10 And she wasn’t kidding. Law enforce- think she should have to come back to years, she is in good company. We have ment doesn’t brook threats from crimi- the committee, as we have requested of all been part of it. Virtually all of us nals, let alone Presidential candidates Chairman DURBIN, to explain these in- have been part of it. and executive nominees seeking their consistencies, if she has a good answer. And this notion of defunding the po- endorsement. So far, Chairman DURBIN has declined lice—do you honestly believe the Fra- And, indeed, they stood up to dispute to provide her and us that opportunity. ternal Order of Police would be endors- that insinuation. Here is what Jim But if we want to maintain any sense ing her if she wanted to defund the po- Pasco, the executive director of the of legitimacy and respect for the con- lice? Fraternal Order of Police, said in re- firmation process, we need to hold peo- She made it clear, as others have too, sponse: ple accountable who come here and lie that reallocation of funds for law en- I was kind of shocked by it. If [the Sen- under oath. And for that and many forcement is just common sense. Put- ator] really suspects that, then he doesn’t other reasons, I will oppose the motion ting a social worker in a delicate situa- really know the law enforcement organiza- to discharge this nomination. tion, putting a psychologist in a deli- tions as well as he thinks he does, and he The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- cate situation, may spare a policeman certainly doesn’t know Vanita Gupta as well ator from Illinois is recognized. a terrible choice that he has to make, as I know her. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, before and I think most of us agree that it is Chuck Wexler is the head of the Po- yielding to my colleague from Rhode common sense. lice Executive Research Forum, and Island, I would like to respond very I yield the floor. here is how he responded: briefly. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Do you really think you can stand up to My, have we come a long way since ator from Rhode Island is recognized. law enforcement and threaten them? Do you we had a President who, for 4 years, re- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I really think that’s going to work? We never fused to disclose his tax returns—first am here to express my support for the forgot that she stood with us when it time ever. Oh, they are under audit. I nomination of Vanita Gupta to serve as mattered. will get back to you at some other Associate Attorney General. That is the reason for her support time later. It is a little strange here on the floor from law enforcement: She stood with Now we have witnesses and nominees today because under normal cir- them when it mattered. And to say coming before the committee, sug- cumstances I would talk about Ms. that she is such a radical and so gested by President Biden, who are pro- Gupta’s exemplary record of service against law enforcement and disdains ducing the documentation and the and how she will excel as the third in those who disagree with her—which things that are being requested by this command of the Department of Justice would presumably be law enforcement, committee so that everyone knows the and that she would be a consensus if she is such an anti-law-enforcement answers. nominee. But the extraordinary effort radical, as my colleagues suggest—is So did Ms. Vanita Gupta produce 100 to scuttle her nomination on a partisan completely blown to smithereens by pages of documents? No. Did she basis in spite of her exemplary record their continued support for her—not produce 1,000? No, she produced 11,000 asks some questions about what is disdain: ‘‘She stood with us when it pages of documents, answering every going on here. mattered.’’ question that was to be asked. And the Vanita Gupta is an accomplished So when that effort to blow her up suggestion the senior Senator from lawyer with a record of working well exploded in their face, colleagues went Texas raises—he raised it before in with just about everyone. When she after an op-ed that she authored 9 committee—that somehow, because her was last at the Department, working years ago in which she supported de- family made a business decision about on really difficult issues like use-of- criminalization and defelonization of selling a chemical, legally, into the na- force guidelines for police, she built simple possession of small amounts of tion of Mexico, she should be held re- solid relationships with law enforce- drugs. It could be read to say decrimi- sponsible as a shareholder or as a mem- ment. So they have thrown their full- nalization of marijuana—other drugs, ber of the family? throated support behind her nomina- small amounts. You will notice, if you listen very tion. Well, we know a lot today about sub- carefully to what the Senator said, he Here are the law enforcement agen- stance abuse that we didn’t know then is not saying there was any wrong- cies and leaders that are supporting that people who have addictions re- doing. He is saying there was an article her: the Fraternal Order of Police; the quire treatment and care, not punish- once which made that allegation, and Major County Sheriffs of America; the ment and incarceration. That is no rad- he has referred the question to others International Association of Chiefs of ical position. The idea that you should to decide. That is a long way from say- Police; the Major Cities Chiefs Associa- not prosecute people for possession of ing Vanita Gupta is responsible for tion; the Police Executive Research small amounts is the basis of drug whatever the company did, if it did Forum; the Federal Law Enforcement courts. anything, wrong. She has made that Officers Association; the Hispanic I started the drug court in Rhode Is- full disclosure, and I think raising this American Police Command Officers As- land. It has been a roaring success. It is is unfair, just fundamentally unfair. sociation; NOBLE, the National Orga- the basis for diversion programs. As at- Secondly, on the question of decrimi- nization of Black Law Enforcement Ex- torney general of my State with full nalizing drugs, narcotics, she says her ecutives; and a whole array of distin- criminal jurisdiction in my State of position on it has evolved. Well, I think guished law enforcement leaders. Rhode Island, we constantly did diver- the Senator from Texas would be the These are influential groups and re- sion of cases of possession of small first to acknowledge that the position spected individuals, and, for some of amounts of drugs—all kinds of drugs—

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This is the posi- And now they are hanging this ex- seeing the Department of Justice voter tion of the Organization of American traordinary rampart of invective—liar, suppression resistance, the legal fight States. This is the position of the deliberate liar—all over getting an against voter suppression, the enforce- International Red Cross. Heck, even honest answer to a question that they ment of the Civil Rights Act, are being former Speaker Boehner supported de- asked badly or, perhaps, worse yet, a subjected to this treatment. criminalization of simple possession of trick question intended to trip her up On this, I will stand with Ms. Gupta. some or all drugs. that she answered honestly. There being no objection, the mate- So they had to get into rhetorical So what is going on? Why are they rial was ordered to be printed in the tricks to try to make the point look going through this exercise? Well, step RECORD, as follows: different than it actually is. And Re- back a little bit and look what is going [From the Daily Beast, Mar. 22, 2021] publicans repeatedly asked her ques- on in our country. The first thing that HOW RIGHT-WING DARK MONEY IS TRYING TO tions about that statement regarding is going on is that there is a massive KNEECAP THE BIDEN DOJ small amounts with respect to what dark money campaign for voter sup- (By Sheldon Whitehouse) they call here ‘‘the legalization of ‘all pression. There is a guy named Leon- Someone is targeting Biden Justice De- drugs.’’’ In response to that, she said: ard Leo who ran the dark money cam- partment nominees Vanita Gupta and I have never advocated for the legalization paign that pushed three Supreme Court Kristen Clarke with attacks. Why? Both or decriminalization of all drugs, and I do Justices onto the Court. The Wash- nominees hold exceptional records as litiga- not support the legalization or decrimi- ington Post reported that as a $250 mil- tors and civils rights activists. The respect nalization of all drugs. lion effort—$250 million. they’ve earned extends beyond the civil If I were to come up to you, Mr. After the Washington Post article rights movement and progressives to law en- forcement and leading conservatives. They President, and say ‘‘Do you support the came out and Leonard Leo was blown ought to be consensus picks. legalization or decriminalization of all like a covert agent who suddenly is But pull back the curtain, and strategy drugs?’’ what will you take that ques- identified with all of this, he has to get and motive take shape. Gupta and Clarke are tion to mean? It would seem to mean out. Where does he go? He goes to poised to use their skills to defend Ameri- blanket decriminalization or legaliza- something called the Honest Elections cans’ right to vote, just as the Republican tion of all drugs, not small amounts— Project, which is the sister organiza- Party is going all in on voter suppression as all. tion of a group called the Judicial Cri- its path to political victory in 2022. Well, they went on in this same vein. Unraveling the strategy starts with the sis Network, which—guess what—is dark-money group running the ads: the so- Here is a question for the record from running ads against Vanita Gupta. called Judicial Crisis Network (JCN). This Senator HAWLEY describing Senator They used to run ads for the Supreme group’s ordinary work has been to translate CORNYN’s question ‘‘whether you advo- Court nominees. They spent tens of big donors’ money into political attack ads cate decriminalization of all drugs.’’ millions of dollars running ads against in the ‘‘Court capture’’ mission that set out That is not what she advocated. What Garland, for Gorsuch, for Kavanaugh, to remake the Supreme Court to the donors’ she advocated was decriminalization of for Barrett—tens of millions of dollars. advantage. JCN has placed more than 10,000 small amounts—consistent with diver- But with Biden in the White House, no- ads since 2012 in pursuit of that mission, and sion, consistent with drug court activ- body is listening to them any longer. they’ve kept secret the identity of those big donors. ity, consistent with the way the sub- They are not getting their appointees In Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell’s stance abuse and recovery community through, so they moved to voter sup- courtpacking machine, this Judicial Crisis treats this issue, and consistent with pression. And all that money and that Network spent $7 million to oppose President the position of all those organizations same guy, Leonard Leo, are now lined Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick and many, many more. This is the way up behind voter suppression. Garland, and then spent another $10 million we operate in law enforcement these So you get dark money ads paid for to boost Trump’s nominee Neil Gorsuch. JCN days. by Judicial Crisis Network against the pledged $10 million or more for Brett So then they try to focus in on the third-ranking person in the Depart- Kavanaugh’s nomination. It spent $10 mil- lion in under two months to support Amy word ‘‘never.’’ Senator CORNYN, who ment of Justice? They are used to Coney Barrett’s bid. These campaigns were was speaking on the floor a moment going for the Supreme Court. They are funded with tens of millions of anonymous ago, ominously said to me, the most going after the third-ranking person at dollars, primarily through four separate do- important word in that quote is the Department of Justice. Why? Be- nations of at least $15 million. Those dona- ‘‘never.’’ As you can see, it is simply a cause it is voter suppression—because tions may well have been the same donor. misrepresentation of what she said in she has been the head of the Civil Eye-popping as that is, those millions are 2012. Rights Division, which prosecuted a tiny slice of the funding behind the overall Well, you could also argue—‘‘I have voter suppression. She knows that dark-money operation. A 2019 Washington Post investigation revealed JCN is one of a never advocated for the decriminaliza- stuff. She will supervise Kristen web of front groups coordinated by Leonard tion of all drugs.’’ You could also argue Clarke, whom you will hear a lot more Leo, the long-time executive vice president that the key word in that sentence nonsense about from the other side, of the Federalist Society. isn’t ‘‘never’’; it is ‘‘all.’’ That is the who will run the Civil Rights Division The Post tracked more than $250 million in subject of the sentence: ‘‘all drugs.’’ and sue for voter suppression. dark money flowing through Leo’s groups. Kilos of cocaine, pounds of meth- So what this is really about is the The groups see to the grooming and selec- amphetamine—no. Small, simple pos- voter suppression project that you see tion of reliable nominees, the lobbyists need- session amounts—that is the way ev- alive and well in the country from the ed to shepherd nominees through confirma- tion, and the attack ads to motivate the con- erybody treats drugs in law enforce- Republican Party. There are reports firmation votes. Then, more groups lobby ment these days. that say that every single legislative the selected judges through amicus curiae As lawyers, we know that it is impor- body in the country controlled by Re- briefs, signaling how their donors want the tant to get the question right, and it is publicans is pushing voter suppression judges to rule. not unusual for lawyers to flub the measures. I don’t know that it is true, The dark-money network has won an ava- question. When you are asking a ques- but it sure looks like it is true. And if lanche of victories for its donors. There are tion in court and you flub the question, not, it is darn close. It is a pattern. 80 partisan, 5–4 Supreme Court decisions that you often get an answer you don’t like, limit workers’ rights and access to reproduc- Wherever you go in the country, Re- tive health care, erode environmental pro- and the remedy for that is not to call publicans in charge—boom—restrict tections, block commonsense gun safety the witness who answered your ques- the ballot. laws, undermine civil rights, and protect cor- tion a liar. The remedy for that is to They know people don’t like what porations from courtrooms. It is an astound- get the question right in the first they stand for. They know people can’t ing 80–0 rout for big right-wing donors.

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This project Back in March, the Washington Post began voter suppression work in political member of that committee, it is my re- took her to task—Senator CORNYN swing states like Florida, Nevada, Wisconsin, sponsibility to approach each nomina- talked about this—her evolving posi- and Michigan that included: negative ads tion with an open mind. Some I have tion, her shifting views on defunding against Democrats; threatening letters to decided were worthy of an ‘‘aye’’ vote. the police, decriminalization of drugs. election officials challenging voter rolls; and There are others, like Ms. Gupta, that This is the Washington Post. This is a barrage of lawsuits seeking voting restric- I feel are not worthy of a confirmation the Washington Post that gave her the tions for November’s election. vote. unusual upside-down Pinocchio because ‘‘Trump’s cronies at the Justice Depart- Over the course of the review of in- ment showed dark-money donors the value of she was flip-flopping and evolving at a captive Department that would look away formation—and to my friend, the chair- such a rapid rate, they couldn’t keep from voter suppression schemes.’’ man of the Judiciary Committee, 11,000 up with it. The media soon uncovered that the Honest pages of documents—you can send in a Madam President, everyone has the Elections Project was a rebrand of the Judi- million pages of documents, but if you right and the opportunity to change cial Education Project—which shared con- are not answering the question, if you their mind. Absolutely, people have the nections, donors, and aims with its sister are trying to circumvent the question right to change their mind, but trying group—yes, the Judicial Crisis Network. As a or nuance it or dance around it, it still to follow the many changes of her mind reporter for The Guardian observed, the Hon- doesn’t answer the question. So the est Elections Project melds two goals of the on the issue of drug crimes, on decrimi- right-wing dark-money operation: first, pack volume doesn’t really matter. nalization, on defunding police—these the federal judiciary; and second, bring vot- What matters is someone who steps are important issues to our commu- ing rights cases before the packed courts. up and says: Here is my answer—clear, nities. These are not a game. These are Rigging elections through the courts is now concise. That is what you want, and very important issues to the safety and a Republican judicial priority. that is what the American people ex- security of our communities. This brings us back to Gupta and Clarke. pect. The number of inconsistencies in her Gupta once ran the Civil Rights Division. I arrived at the opinion that, no, I She prosecuted hate crimes and human traf- testimony more than test the bound- didn’t think she was fit to take that aries of understanding. Is she still ficking, promoted disability and LGBTQ No. 3 position, not because I disagreed rights, and fought discrimination in edu- evolving? Is she going to flip-flop, as politically but because the answers cation, housing, employment, lending, and the Washington Post says, back to her religious exercise. But most important, she that she gave on some specific issues— previous opinions of 2012? Is she going challenged voter suppression. Gupta, if con- police funding, drug legalization, quali- to flip-flop again? Would we see that in fied immunity—were so inconsistent firmed as assistant attorney general, will su- the next 11,000 pages of documents that pervise the Civil Rights Division she once with what she had previously said or were submitted that she has decided to ran. what she had previously written that change her mind one more time? From Accomplished civil rights attorney Clarke no one can say with any degree of cer- what standard is she going to work at will fill Gupta’s former role running the Di- tainty what she will do with the new- vision and enforcing voting rights. The Hon- the Department of Justice? found power if we decided to give that est Elections Project, kin to the Judicial Each of these are concerns. Each of to her. No one knows what she would Crisis Network, wants no part of these two these are reasons that my hope is that do. women, because they will be strong, moti- this Chamber will refuse to discharge vated leaders against unlawful voter suppres- Due to the time constraints we have on the floor today, I want to go back to Vanita Gupta for a confirmation vote. sion. They preferred Trump’s Civil Rights I yield the floor. Division, which didn’t bring one single Vot- the 2012 article and use that as one ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ing Rights Act case until late May of 2020. ample. There has been quite a bit said That’s the motive. The donor-approved Re- ator from Rhode Island. about that. Now, she was in the posi- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam Presi- publican appointees to the Supreme Court tion of the ACLU’s deputy legal direc- may handcuff the Civil Rights Division with dent, before my distinguished friend’s further judicial assaults on voting rights. tor. She wrote an op-ed arguing—and I speech, I ask unanimous consent to But Trump’s cronies at the Justice Depart- quote, and we have just heard a good have an article appended as an exhibit ment showed dark-money donors the value of bit about this—‘‘States should decrimi- to the remarks I gave earlier. a captive Department that would look away nalize simple possession of all drugs, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- from voter suppression schemes. As Repub- particularly marijuana, and for small ator from North Dakota. licans hinge their election strategy on keep- amounts of other drugs.’’ That is a REMEMBERING DOUGLAS BURTELL ing Americans from voting, an active Civil quote. Rights Division is a deadly threat. Speaking as a Senator representing Mr. CRAMER. Madam President, 12 I get it. If I were a right-wing special inter- the interests of a State struggling to days ago, on April 3, we brought sad est group, the last thing I would want is news of the passing of Douglas Burtell, these two experienced lawyers wielding the emerge from the opioid epidemic, this statement to me is a disqualifier. It is of Bowman, ND, the last known World power of the Justice Department to defend War II veteran residing in my State voting rights. But for everybody else, these as simple as that. women are two appointments to applaud. Senator CORNYN added to that con- from the legendary 164th Infantry Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I yield the floor. versation with other specific items Regiment of the North Dakota Na- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. COR- that have transpired in her past. In her tional Guard. Tomorrow would have TEZ MASTO). The Senator from Ten- hearing, which took place in March, been his 97th birthday, April 16. I join nessee is recognized. Ms. Gupta almost got away with dis- in remembering and honoring him and Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Presi- avowing that op-ed. But when we the generation of heroes he represents dent, I find it so interesting that my pressed her on it, what did she have to to our State and to our Nation. friend and colleague across the aisle is say? That her position had evolved. Douglas Burtell joined the National trying to deflect questions and con- It seems there is an issue with some Guard in Fargo at the age of 16. In Feb- cerns that we have by insinuations and of these nominees that are coming be- ruary of 1942, 2 months after the attack some pretty disgusting slander, and I fore us. They are going through these on Pearl Harbor, this Casselton native am sorry that we have listened to that just in time, road to Damascus, evo- was among the 1,723 young men to mo- here on the floor of this Chamber. lution processes. All of a sudden, they bilize in the 164th Infantry Regiment. Yes, indeed, I am coming to the floor are evolving to a position of something Ten months later, the regiment sailed today to oppose discharging Vanita that they think the committee wants into history as the first U.S. Army unit Gupta from this floor to be confirmed to hear, that they think will help them to offensively engage the enemy in the as the Associate Attorney General. skirt through, that they think will Pacific when they landed at Guadal- And, yes, I have concerns. I have had help them get confirmed so that they canal on October 13, 1942. There they questions in committee. can hold the power. reinforced the 1st Marine Division and I will tell you I didn’t expect to find Ms. Gupta has also evolved on crimi- spent more than 600 days in the combat a lot in common with her because I nal justice reform, on the fundamen- zone until August 1945.

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His service included combat on locked and for good reason. This nomi- portunity to low-income minority kids the Philippine Islands, Bougainville, nee’s record is that of an extreme par- in Louisiana. Again, she refused to pro- and Guadalcanal, and he received the tisan ideologue. I can assure the Amer- vide a straightforward answer. Purple Heart after being wounded in ican people, Ms. Gupta is not a mod- When it comes to defunding the po- action. erate, is not mainstream but is, rather, lice, it is here that Ms. Gupta is most Returning to North Dakota after the an extreme political activist whom the radical. Last year, Ms. Gupta, in a war, Mr. Burtell earned his high school Democrats want to be the No. 3 lawyer written filing with this Senate, encour- GED, attended art school in Min- at the Department of Justice. aged Congress to ‘‘reexamine Federal neapolis, and spent much of his life in When she testified before the Judici- spending priorities and shrink the foot- lumber, millwork, and camper sales in ary Committee last month, she consist- print of the police and criminal legal Fargo. He spent his last years living ently dodged questions. She wouldn’t system in this country.’’ She also en- near his daughter in Bowman, ND. answer if she supported any restric- couraged reallocating resources, writ- Often attending reunions of the 164th tions, whatsoever, on abortion. She ing, ‘‘Some people call it ‘defunding Regiment Infantry Association, he was wouldn’t answer—not partial-birth the police,’ other people call it ‘divest- present at its final gathering in Octo- abortion, not anything. invest,’ but whatever you call it, if you ber 2017. He helped relatives of other When it comes to the Second Amend- care about mass incarceration, you veterans with research about the war ment, I asked Ms. Gupta if she thought have to care about skewed funding pri- experiences of their loved ones. the Heller decision, the landmark deci- orities.’’ And he painted throughout his life, sion upholding the individual right to These weren’t Ms. Gupta’s college generously sharing his work with keep and bear arms, if that decision writings. These weren’t scribblings on friends. Mr. Burtell’s artwork helped was rightly decided. She refused to an- a Post-it she made somewhere. These tell the everyday stories of the soldiers swer that question. statements were from last year, sub- as they fought their way through the For years, she has demonstrated a mitted to the U.S. Senate. And on their South Pacific. His illustrations are a persistent hostility to religious liberty, face and unequivocally, they advocate lasting testament to the heroic con- such as when she defended the Obama for defunding the police. tributions of the 164th Infantry Regi- administration’s targeting and perse- There is no question on her record ment to World War II. He was honored cution of the Little Sisters of the Poor. that Ms. Gupta is a hard-left partisan in March when North Dakota Adjutant Not too long ago, religious liberty was radical whose beliefs don’t align with General, Major General Al Dohrmann a bipartisan commitment in this body. the majority of the American people. announced one of his sketches would be The Religious Freedom Restoration So why are Democrats so hell-bent on featured on a new recognition coin. Act was introduced by then-Represent- making sure she gets confirmed? Two Other artwork is etched in granite on ative CHUCK SCHUMER, now the Senate reasons. the 164th Infantry Regiment Memorial majority leader. It had passed the Reason No. 1: Headlines. Democrats located at the North Dakota Veterans House unanimously. It passed the Sen- care so deeply about looking good in Cemetery near Mandan, which is now ate 93 to 3 and was signed into law by the press, they continue to press Mr. Burtell’s final resting place. Democratic President Bill Clinton. through partisan bills and partisan ac- Madam President, on behalf of all Sadly, today’s Democratic Party has tivists for adulation by adoring media. Dakotans and a grateful nation, I offer abandoned religious liberty. That is no Reason No. 2: Today’s Democrats are my deepest condolences to Douglas longer a commitment. Instead, today’s beholden to the far-left voices in their Burtell’s family and friends, including Democratic Party embraces extreme party, and they are fulfilling campaign his daughter and son-in-law, Barb and ideas like the Equality Act, which has promises that they made to the radical Steve Conley, his two granddaughters, just come out of the House of Rep- left. and five great-grandchildren. resentatives. It is a radical piece of leg- That is why they nominated Ms. Today, with most of our World War II islation that, among other things, ex- Gupta, and that is why they broke Ju- veterans now gone, Mr. Burtell’s art- plicitly repeals major parts of the Reli- diciary Committee rules to move for- work preserves the faces of so many gious Freedom Restoration Act de- ward her nomination. Rule 4 of the brave North Dakotans and exemplifies signed to take away your religious lib- committee, preserves the right of mi- their patriotism and dedication. erty. nority members to speak before a vote. The 164th Infantry Regiment’s motto Ms. Gupta has been a vocal defender It only allows for stopping debate and in French, ‘‘Je Suis Pret,’’ ‘‘I Am of the misnamed Equality Act. She lob- bringing a matter to a vote if a major- Ready,’’ inspires today’s North Dakota bied for its passage, a fact that she ity of the committee agrees, including National Guard motto of ‘‘Always didn’t disclose to the committee ini- at least one member of the minority Ready, Always There.’’ God bless the tially. When she was before the Judici- party. memory of Douglas Burtell and the ary Committee, I asked if she agreed But the Democrats didn’t have a ma- brave soldiers of World War II who with the provisions of the Equality Act jority. If they had tried to bring a mat- were always ready. that take away religious liberty pro- ter to the vote under the rules, the I yield the floor. tections from Americans. Again, Ms. vote would have failed. So, instead, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Gupta refused to answer that question, Chairman DURBIN unilaterally silenced ator from Texas. too. and stopped a member of the com- NOMINATIONS OF VANITA GUPTA AND KRISTEN Ms. Gupta has demonstrated radical mittee from speaking, midsentence, CLARKE hostility to school choice, so much so and forced a vote. He did so in flatout Mr. CRUZ. Madam President, I rise that when she served in the Depart- violation of the rules, without even a today to express concerns over two of ment of Justice during the Obama- pretense of a justification under the the Democrats’ nominees. There have Biden administration, she helped inter- rules. been a number of questionable nomi- vene in a case trying to kill a Lou- The chairman knew that this was an nees put forth by this new administra- isiana school choice program, even abuse of power. Every Democrat on the tion, but these two nominees may be though many of the African-American committee knew it was an abuse of the two most radical nominees put parents in Louisiana strongly sup- power. It was an abuse of power that forth. ported and desperately needed that had never been done against them First, I would like to talk about program. The Federal court involved in when Republicans had the gavel for 6 Vanita Gupta. Today, we are set to this case even reprimanded the Depart- years.

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There are Clarke, who has been likewise nomi- Department of Justice. quite a few Democrats who, when they nated to a senior position at the De- I ask you the question that I asked are at home, like to pretend otherwise. partment of Justice. Ms. CLARKE yesterday: What is a police Today is a perfect opportunity to Like Ms. Gupta, Ms. CLARKE’s record officer in Philadelphia who is watching demonstrate that the pretense is not is that of an extreme radical. Last the proceedings before this body or a mere empty words. In fact, if you don’t year, she wrote an op-ed in Newsweek, police officer in New Jersey who is support abolishing the police, then entitled: ‘‘I Prosecuted Police Killings. watching C–SPAN today supposed to don’t support abolishing the police, and Defund the Police—But Be Strategic.’’ think about the Democrats nominating if you don’t support celebrating cop In that op-ed, Ms. CLARKE wrote someone to a senior position at the De- killers, then don’t confirm people who about the protests that erupted last partment of Justice, knowing that this have celebrated cop killers to senior year and stated: individual participated in a conference positions in the U.S. Department of Into that space has surged a unifying call celebrating and lionizing cop killers Justice. from the Black Lives Matter movement: who murdered a Philadelphia cop and I yield the floor. ‘‘Defund the police.’’ murdered a New Jersey State Trooper? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Now, like Ms. Gupta, she tried to run How should a police officer today react ator from Indiana. away from her record. At the prompt- to that news? f ing of Senate Democrats and at the There are numerous Members of this HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVER- prompting of Chairman DURBIN, Ms. body—Senate Democrats—who, when SARY OF HIRING ROBERT MONT- CLARKE said: No, no, no, no, no. I don’t they go home to their States, like to GOMERY ‘‘BOBBY’’ KNIGHT AS support defunding the police. She said: tell their constituents they are not all THE HEAD COACH OF THE MEN’S You know, it was just the headline of that liberal; they are really quite rea- BASKETBALL TEAM AT INDIANA the article. I didn’t write the headline. sonable; they are really quite mod- UNIVERSITY Ms. Gupta did the same thing. Both of erate. Well, the nice thing about poli- Mr. BRAUN. Madam President, I rise them were instructed by their handlers tics is that actions speak much more to honor the 50th anniversary of the to backpedal as quickly as possible loudly than words. These two nomina- signing of Coach Robert Montgomery from their repeated and explicit advo- tions—Ms. Gupta’s, which we have be- Knight at Indiana University, who set cacy in writing. So Ms. CLARKE says fore us right now, and Ms. CLARKE’s, the standard for excellence as a colle- she doesn’t support defunding the po- which I expect we will have before us giate men’s basketball coach. lice. relatively soon—are two of the most Coach Knight had a legendary career Yesterday, when Ms. CLARKE came radical nominees ever to be put for- as a college head coach for more than before the Judiciary Committee, I ward. Indeed, you could call the two of 40 years, 29 of which were at Indiana asked her straightforwardly if she still them the radical twins. They are zeal- University. During those 29 years, thinks ‘‘defund the police’’ is a uni- ots; they are ideologues; and they both Coach Knight had 11 Big Ten Con- fying call. That is what she wrote not are leading advocates for abolishing ference championship teams, took 24 10 years ago, not 5 years ago but last the police. teams to the NCAA tournament, and year. She wouldn’t answer the ques- I say to my Democratic friends: This earned 8 Big Ten Coach of the Year tion. Instead, she just repeated her is a 50–50 Senate. That means just one Awards. His 1975–1976 team at IU re- talking point: ‘‘I do not support of you—just 1 out of 50—could say: OK. mains the last team to complete an defunding the police.’’ Enough is enough. undefeated season and win every game As I told Ms. CLARKE yesterday, that How many Senate Democrats have in the NCAA tournament. They got claim is objectively ridiculous. She as- gone home and said, ‘‘I don’t support close this year. serted she doesn’t advocate cutting the abolishing the police’’? Quite a few Maureen, my wife, attended IU, and I funding of police, which on its face was Senate Democrats, I suspect, are tell- can remember what a thrill it was to a lie. ing their constituents back home that watch his teams play. Their drive and In that same op-ed she wrote in they don’t support abolishing the po- will to succeed were infectious. Coach Newsweek, there are no fewer than lice. Knight’s success at IU continues to be three separate paragraphs that begin Today, you have a vote because I will a source of pride for the entire State of with the following words: ‘‘We must in- tell you, if you as a Senator vote to Indiana. Coach Knight never focused vest less in the police’’—three para- confirm the radical twins, both of his coaching on winning a game but on graphs in a row. Now, when you write whom are among the leading advocates the effort it takes to become a cham- three paragraphs that begin with ‘‘We for abolishing the police, your con- pion, saying that the will to succeed is must invest less in the police; we must stituents back home will know exactly important, but the will to prepare is invest less in the police; we must in- where you stand on abolishing the po- even more important. vest less in the police,’’ you don’t get lice. You don’t get to put radicals who Due to his focus on his players’ suc- to come and say: I don’t support in- want to abolish the police in the top cess on and off the court—this is amaz- vesting less in the police. That is objec- positions of the Department of Justice ing—Coach Knight had an astounding tively absurd, but, sadly, it is even and claim you oppose abolishing the 98-percent graduation rate for all play- worse. police. ers whom he coached for at least 4 Not only is Ms. CLARKE an extreme President Obama nominated for a years—more than twice the average advocate for defunding the police, but senior position in the Department of graduation rate for Division 1 schools. she has a history of not just excusing Justice another lawyer who had cele- On the world stage, Coach Knight led but of celebrating murderers who have brated and defended a cop killer, who the U.S. men’s national basketball murdered police officers. It has been had lionized a cop killer, and this body, team to a Gold Medal in the 1979 Pan widely reported that, in college, Ms. in one of the few instances, decided Am Games and to a Gold Medal in the CLARKE helped to organize a conference that was too much; that was too far; 1984 Olympic Games. with speakers who referred to con- and they were not going to confirm Victory is fleeting, but Coach Knight victed cop killers as ‘‘political pris- that lawyer. both propelled young men toward oners.’’ This included Mumia Abu- Unfortunately, the Democratic Party greatness on the court and gave them Jamal, who murdered a Philadelphia has changed. The Democratic Party experiences and lessons that have police officer, and Assata Shakur, who today is radicalized. They hate Donald shaped their entire lives. was convicted of murdering a New Jer- Trump. Now, I understand Donald We honor the drive, determination, sey State trooper, who escaped from Trump is a unique character. I under- and character of Coach Knight and all

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Without session, I ask unanimous consent that thing has happened there that looks objection, it is so ordered. the Senate proceed to the consider- like a terrible miscarriage of justice. NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA ation of S. Res. 157, submitted earlier Forty people have been arrested for Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, today. drug crimes in Tulia, TX, and we want the Senate will soon vote on a motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The you to go down there, even though they to discharge the nomination of Vanita clerk will report the resolution by are in jail and they have been con- Gupta to serve as the next Attorney title. victed, and defend them and try to find General—Associate Attorney General. The legislative clerk read as follows: a way that they will be released. The daughter of immigrants, she would A resolution (S. Res. 157) honoring the 50th That is exactly what Vanita Gupta be the first woman of color and the anniversary of hiring Robert Montgomery did. The net result was that they were first civil rights attorney to serve as ‘‘Bobby’’ Knight as the Head Coach of the not only released, but the lawman who Attorney General. men’s basketball team at Indiana Univer- had supposedly found them guilty was Ms. Gupta is an exceptional nominee sity. the one who was discredited and dis- and an outstanding lawyer. It is con- There being no objection, the Senate honored when it was over, and the founding that her nomination has been proceeded to consider the resolution. Texas Governor—the Republican Texas tied up in the Judiciary Committee, re- Mr. BRAUN. I know of no further de- Governor—acknowledged it with a par- quiring the Senate to take the extra bate on the measure. don of these individuals and paying procedural steps to move her nomina- The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there them millions of dollars for what they tion forward. But despite Republican is no further debate, the question is on had lived through. Who led that obstruction, she will be confirmed by agreeing to the resolution. charge? Vanita Gupta. Was she waiting this Chamber in a few minutes. The resolution (S. Res. 157) was for a message from a handler? No. She Ms. Gupta’s credentials speak for agreed to. showed extraordinary courage there themselves. She most recently served Mr. BRAUN. I ask unanimous con- and throughout her life as an attorney as president and CEO of the Leadership sent that the preamble be agreed to fighting for the civil rights of others Conference on Civil and Human Rights and that the motions to reconsider be and as an attorney representing the and served 4 years at the Justice De- considered made and laid upon the Government of the United States of partment. table with no intervening action or de- America and the Department of Jus- Her first case after law school in- bate. tice. volved securing the release of several The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there When I listen to efforts to discredit African Americans wrongly convicted objection? her and her professionalism, I think, by all-White juries in Texas. Without objection, it is so ordered. you haven’t read the story. You would At a time when so many in our coun- The preamble was agreed to. know in a second she doesn’t wait to try call for action against civil injus- (The resolution, with its preamble, is hear from a handler. She never has. tices and racial violence, how can we printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- She has shown exceptional courage and not install one of the Nation’s top civil mitted Resolutions.’’) professionalism every step of the way. rights lawyers at the Department of Mr. BRAUN. I yield the floor. Kristen Clarke, the same. Born in an Justice? f area of New York City that I am sure Senate Republicans, rather than MOTION TO DISCHARGE—Continued Senator SCHUMER knows, in a public evaluate Ms. Gupta on the merits of tenement type of building, she over- her accomplishments, have spent the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- came all the odds. She graduated from last few weeks appealing to outlandish sistant Democratic leader. law school and served in the Depart- accusations that she is an out-of-touch, NOMINATION OF VANITA GUPTA ment of Justice. far-left radical. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, what When the junior Senator from Texas The questions she endured during her is it about these nominees Vanita comes and refers to Vanita Gupta and confirmation hearing were utterly Gupta and Kristen Clarke that drives Kristen Clarke as ‘‘radical twins,’’ zeal- inane—from accusations that she is some of the Members on the other side ots, ideologues, it is disgusting. It is anti-police to the insinuation that she of the aisle into a rage? Listen to how terrible. It is a terrible reference to a wants to legalize all drugs. A conserv- they describe them. fine life that each of them has lived. ative judicial organization even The senior Senator from Texas de- And this notion that somehow they launched a shameful national ad cam- scribes Vanita Gupta as a political have fooled the Fraternal Order of Po- paign to smear her reputation—her ‘‘culture warrior,’’ slandering and vili- lice into believing that they really do nomination. These smear tactics are fying people. Then, of course, the jun- love police, when, in fact, as the Re- nonsense. ior Senator from Texas calls her an publicans argue, they just want to take Gupta commands the respect of civil ‘‘extreme partisan ideologue.’’ ‘‘Rad- all their money away—we know better. rights advocates and law enforcement ical twins,’’ he calls them. The fact that Vanita Gupta has the en- and has the endorsement from the Na- What is it about these two nominees dorsement of every major law enforce- tional Fraternal Order of Police, the that drives them into such a state of ment organization puts to rest some of National Sheriffs’ Association, the As- mind that they say these things about the charges they have made against sociation of Chiefs of Police, and the individuals seeking an opportunity to her. Federal Law Enforcement Officers As- again serve our Federal Government? I can’t believe what they are saying sociation. There is no mystery to Ms. It is amazing to me that the junior about these two nominees, but I think Gupta’s broad support. She is out- Senator from Texas suggests that they that a majority of the Senate is ulti- standing at what she does. She knows are in the thrall of handlers. Handlers. mately going to judge that they are how to listen and work with others, in- If you heard the story of the lives of ready to serve this country again and cluding Republican Senators, and is these two women and what they have should, and the Department of Justice. deeply knowledgeable in the field. That overcome to be where they are today, I yield the floor. is exactly—exactly—she is exactly the the last thing in the world you would The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- kind of person we need at the Depart- use is a reference to handlers. They jority leader. ment of Justice. have defied handlers all throughout Mr. SCHUMER. The Senator from So I look forward to now moving on their lives—sons of immigrants, daugh- Utah has graciously yielded back his Ms. Gupta’s nomination. ters of immigrants. Like so many of remaining time, so I ask unanimous I yield back the rest of our time.

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Mr. President, I nation of Executive Calendar No. 34, Gary The bill clerk called the roll. move to proceed to executive session to Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the consider Calendar No. 57. Securities and Exchange Commission for a Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER) is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The term expiring June 5, 2026. (Reappointment) necessarily absent. question is on agreeing to the motion. Charles E. Schumer, Patrick J. Leahy, Mr. BLUNT. The following Senators The motion was agreed to. Richard J. Durbin, Christopher A. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Coons, Jeff Merkley, Debbie Stabenow, are necessarily absent: the Senator Richard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen, Mi- from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO), the clerk will report the nomination. chael F. Bennet, Tammy Duckworth, Senator from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN), the The senior assistant legislative clerk Amy Klobuchar, Jon Ossoff, Chris Van Senator from North Carolina (Mr. read nomination of Lisa O. Monaco, of Hollen, Martin Heinrich, Mark R. War- BURR), the Senator from Montana (Mr. the District of Columbia, to be Deputy ner, Dianne Feinstein, Gary C. Peters, DAINES), the Senator from Oklahoma Attorney General. Kyrsten Sinema. (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from Wyo- CLOTURE MOTION Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, Mr. Presi- ming (Ms. LUMMIS), the Senator from Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send dent, I ask unanimous consent that the Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL), the Senator a cloture motion to the desk. mandatory quorum calls for the clo- from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), the Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- ture motions filed today, April 15, be from Kentucky (Mr. PAUL), and the ture motion having been presented waived. Senator from Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN). under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Further, if present and voting: the clerk to read the motion. objection, it is so ordered. Senator from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) The senior assistant legislative clerk f would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ read as follows: LEGISLATIVE SESSION The result was announced—yeas 49, CLOTURE MOTION nays 34, as follows: We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I [Rollcall Vote No. 153 Ex.] ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the move to proceed to legislative session. YEAS—49 Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Baldwin Hickenlooper Reed question is on agreeing to the motion. Bennet Hirono Rosen nation of Executive Calendar No. 57, Lisa O. The motion was agreed to. Blumenthal Kaine Sanders Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I sug- Deputy Attorney General. Booker Kelly Schatz gest the absence of a quorum. Brown King Schumer Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Cantwell Klobuchar Shaheen Jeff Merkley, Debbie Stabenow, Rich- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Cardin Leahy Sinema ard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen, Michael clerk will call the roll. ´ Carper Lujan Smith F. Bennet, Tammy Duckworth, Amy The senior assistant legislative clerk Casey Manchin Stabenow Coons Markey Klobuchar, Jon Ossoff, Chris Van Hol- proceeded to call the roll. Van Hollen Cortez Masto Menendez len, Martin Heinrich, Mark R. Warner, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask Warner Duckworth Merkley Patrick J. Leahy, Christopher A. unanimous consent that the order for Durbin Murphy Warnock Coons, Dianne Feinstein, Gary C. Warren the quorum call be rescinded. Feinstein Murray Peters, Kyrsten Sinema. Gillibrand Ossoff Whitehouse The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Hassan Padilla Wyden f objection, it is so ordered. Heinrich Peters LEGISLATIVE SESSION f NAYS—34 Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I MORNING BUSINESS Blackburn Fischer Murkowski move to proceed to legislative session. Blunt Graham Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask Boozman Grassley Sasse unanimous consent that the Senate be Capito Hagerty Scott (FL) question is on agreeing to the motion. Cassidy Hawley Scott (SC) The motion was agreed to. in a period of morning business, with Collins Hoeven Senators permitted to speak therein Shelby f Cornyn Hyde-Smith Sullivan for up to 10 minutes each. Cotton Johnson Tuberville EXECUTIVE SESSION Cramer Kennedy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Wicker Crapo Lankford objection, it is so ordered. Young Cruz Lee f Ernst McConnell EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NOT VOTING—17 Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAY OF PIGS OPERATION Barrasso Marshall Rounds move to proceed to executive session to Braun Moran Tester consider Calendar No. 34. Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, Burr Paul Thune The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I rise today to honor the 60th anniver- Daines Portman Tillis question is on agreeing to the motion. Inhofe Risch Toomey sary of the Bay of Pigs operation. Lummis Romney The motion was agreed to. Today, we commemorate the 60th an- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The niversary of the Bay of Pigs operation WARNOCK). Pursuant to S. Res. 27 and clerk will report the nomination. and pay tribute to the brave and coura- the motion to discharge having been The senior assistant legislative clerk geous members of Brigada de Asalto agreed to, the nomination will be read the nomination of Gary Gensler, 2506, Assault Brigade 2506. On April 17, placed on the Executive Calendar. of Maryland, to be a Member of the Se- 1961, a group of Cuban patriots landed The motion was agreed to. curities and Exchange Commission for at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow Fidel The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- a term expiring June 5, 2026. (Re- Castro’s communist dictatorship. We jority leader is recognized. appointment) remember the sacrifice made by these CLOTURE MOTION f brave individuals, and their memory Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send lives on in the fight that continues LEGISLATIVE SESSION a cloture motion to the desk. today. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- There is no doubt that where we see move to proceed to legislative session. ture motion having been presented instability, chaos, and violence in

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Upon one of their commitment and sacrifice have Captain Putek is survived by his wife Dominic’s awards received in recent kept the hope of liberty alive. Tricia Putek, his sister Delores, his sis- years, he was asked if he had advice to It is time to show Castro that his era ter-in-law Mary, and his nieces and those who are considering taking up of influence in Latin America is over. nephews Hank, Gwen, Joanne, Janet, farming, and he replied ‘‘Never give up, The United States must always support and Jon. He was preceded in death by be open-minded and embrace change, those fighting for freedom and democ- his parents Walter and Frances, and his take chances.’’ It was immediately racy, and I will never stop fighting to brother Henry. clear to me that Dominic’s successes bring a new day of freedom to Cuba and Jim Putek was a fine gentleman and through attention to detail, sound all of Latin America. a true hero, respected and revered by business practices, and a true commit- f everyone who met him. When Captain ment to the future of agriculture was Putek passed, we not only lost a good what brought him to be nominated and ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS man, we lost a great American.∑ appointed as president of the National --- f Potato Council for 2021. I would like to recognize and thank TRIBUTE TO ANNE STORDAHL TRIBUTE TO DOMINIC LAJOIE Dominic for his ongoing commitment ∑ Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, this ∑ Mr. KING. Mr. President, I rise today to upholding the legacy of potato grow- week I have the honor of recognizing to honor Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, ers in our State and this country. I Anne Stordahl of Pondera County for ME, who was recently named as Na- cannot speak highly enough of Dominic her commitment to supporting Mon- tional Potato Council, NPC, president and look forward to his service as the tana small businesses. for 2021. The National Potato Council president of the National Potato Coun- Anne has been a small business is a grower-led organization managed cil Executive Committee.∑ owner in Conrad, Montana for 15 years. by an Executive Committee and Board f When the local candy shop closed in of Directors, which oversees its oper- her community, Anne decided to help ations and provides guidance on its pol- RECOGNIZING HUNTER’S BAR-B-Q boost community morale by taking on icy activities. It does not surprise me ∑ Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as ranking a new project and business. She opened that Dominic LaJoie was chosen as the member of the Senate Committee on the 2B Sweet Candy shop right next to 2021 president to lead the council’s Ex- Small Business and Entrepreneurship, her hair salon, giving her customers a ecutive Committee because Dominic each week I will recognize an out- chance to grab some candy while wait- epitomizes the qualities that are need- standing Kentucky small business that ing for their next haircut. ed to bring State potato grower organi- exemplifies the American entrepre- Anne enlisted the help of her three zations together at the national level. neurial spirit. This week, it is my children to open a new candy store He has a proven history of promoting privilege to recognize a family-owned that could bring some joy back to their collaboration and respectful, healthy small business and southern Kentucky community, especially in a time of un- debate to further best practices and in- staple, Hunter’s Bar-B-Q of Albany, certainty when many small businesses novation in agriculture for years. KY, as the Senate Small Business of were closing their doors. Her son han- Dominic has also served on the Maine the Week. dled the behind the scenes work of tak- Potato Board and has been a long On Hunter Shearer’s 13th birthday, ing inventory and balancing the books standing and active participant of the when other boys wanted skateboards or while her daughters handled a variety National Potato Council in previous baseball gloves, Shearer asked for a of tasks like designing candy bouquets years including serving on the Trade new Weber gas grill. From that point and serving customers. Committee and as first vice president on, he was cooking for family and Anne grew up on a farm and was able and vice president of the Environ- friends every chance he could. As a to use this experience to teach her chil- mental Affairs Committee. welder, Shearer built his own mobile dren what a strong Montana work ethic But those are the only the highlights grill and smoker, which he used to looks like and the importance of fam- of one well-deserved appointment. cook at family and church events. He ily operations to our communities. At What truly makes Dominic stand out is first sold barbeque to the public in 2009, the beginning, she hoped the store his heart for farming, for his family at the 127 Yard Sale. Seeing a business would bring her family closer, and and for his community all while step- opportunity, Shearer decided to pursue looking back, she would say this was a ping up to serve in a national seat. his boyhood dream of owning a res- sweet success. Dominic and his family are fourth gen- taurant. In 2012, Hunter began working It is my honor to recognize Anne and eration potato farmers. He is so hum- with his father-in-law Mike Duvall to her children for taking the initiative to ble and proud to work with his brother convert an old service station into a successfully launch the 2B Sweet and nephew, along with the support of restaurant. Sixteen months later, Candy Shop. It is now a proud part of their wives and children, on the land Hunter’s Bar-B-Q welcomed its first the Conrad community.∑ that was farmed by their parents and customers in 2014. f their grandparents before them. In 2021, Hunter’s Bar-B-Q continues Dominic’s work ethic and character to serve up some of the best BBQ in REMEMBERING JIM PUTEK have shone through throughout his ca- southern Kentucky, and folks drive ∑ Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, on Jan- reer as a farmer, but never one to just from all over the State to enjoy their uary 25, 2021, America lost a great pa- sit idle, their farm diversified and signature hickory smoked meat and triot CPT James ‘‘Jim’’ Ronald Putek, added grain and root vegetables, and family-friendly hospitality. Hunter’s 75, of Alpharetta, GA. Born in Chicago, they have worked to carve out new care and attention to detail are evident IL, Jim was a decorated Army veteran niche products in the natural snacks in every aspect of his restaurant and having served in the Vietnam war, and health food markets. He is active catering business. At the restaurant, where he received the following in many civic activities and in his everything is made from scratch, from awards: the National Defense Service church, and when given a chance to handmade picnic tables and cooking Medal, the Bronze Star with one speak of his wife and four children, his equipment to the smoke shack, pits, oakleaf Cluster, the Air Medal, the already genuine and wide smile broad- and charcoal makers. Even the char- Vietnam Service Medal with one Silver ens even further with an acknowledg- coal is made on site, using hickory and one Bronze Service Star, the Army ment of his blessings. wood from local sawmills. Aviator Badge, and the Republic of I was pleased to tour their farm in Locally, Hunter’s Bar-B-Q is known Vietnam Campaign Medal. Van Buren a couple of years ago and as ‘‘the place with the big flag.’’ It

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:12 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G15AP6.044 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1979 boasts a 25 by 40-foot American flag PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE gies and related disorders, including poten- atop a 100-foot flagpole almost as big as tially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food pro- --- tein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and the store. Thanks to the smokers and REPORT RELATIVE TO THE eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and pits, Hunter’s Bar-B-Q can feed around ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE for other purposes. 3,000 people a day. The pulled pork and ORDER THAT DECLARES A NA- The message also announced that the sliced shoulder are favorites, attract- TIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RE- House has passed the following bills, in ing customers from all over the coun- SPECT TO THE UNUSUAL AND which it requests the concurrence of try. Catering is also a large part of the EXTRAORDINARY THREAT TO the Senate: business, with Hunter’s Bar-B-Q cater- THE NATIONAL SECURITY, FOR- H.R. 172. An act to reauthorize the United ing events as far away as Louisville. EIGN POLICY, AND ECONOMY OF States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other THE UNITED STATES POSED BY purposes. Together with his wife, Shannon, SPECIFIED HARMFUL FOREIGN H.R. 189. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the au- Hunter seeks to give back to their ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERN- community in any way possible. Lo- thority of the Director of the National Insti- MENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA- tute on Minority Health and Health Dispari- cally, Hunter’s Bar-B-Q sponsors Little TION—PM 7 ties to make certain research endowments League and high school sports teams. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- applies with respect to both current and They regularly support community or- fore the Senate the following message former centers of excellence, and for other ganizations, including sponsoring purposes. from the President of the United H.R. 1766. An act to enhance cooperation Project Graduation, the All for Benny States, together with an accompanying between the Federal Trade Commission and Fundraiser, and the American Cancer report; which was referred to the Com- State Attorneys General to combat unfair Society’s Relay for Life. Additionally, mittee on Banking, Housing, and and deceptive practices, and for other pur- Hunter’s Bar-B-Q has supported numer- Urban Affairs: poses. ous fundraisers that have covered To the Congress of the United States: The message further announced that emergency and medical expenses for Pursuant to the International Emer- the House has agreed to the following local members of the community. gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. resolution: Hunter’s Bar-B-Q is a proud member of 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report H. Res. 312. Resolution relative to the that I have issued an Executive Order death of the Honorable Alcee L. Hastings, a the Albany/Clinton County Chamber of Representative from the State of Florida. Commerce. Notably, Hunter’s Bar-B-Q declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraor- f is one of two caterers designated by the dinary threat to the national security, MEASURES REFERRED Lake Cumberland District Health De- foreign policy, and economy of the The following bills were read the first partment to provide food for events in United States posed by specified harm- and the second times by unanimous Clinton County, Kentucky. ful foreign activities of the Govern- consent, and referred as indicated: ment of the Russian Federation. Hunter’s Bar-B-Q is a remarkable ex- H.R. 172. An act to reauthorize the United ample of how hard work, ingenuity, I have determined that specified harmful foreign activities of the Gov- States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other and discipline can turn a childhood purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, ernment of the Russian Federation—in dream into reality. Small businesses Science, and Transportation. particular, efforts to undermine the H.R. 1766. An act to enhance cooperation like Hunter’s Bar-B-Q form the heart of conduct of free and fair democratic between the Federal Trade Commission and communities across Kentucky, regu- elections and democratic institutions State Attorneys General to combat unfair larly stepping up to support their com- in the United States and its allies and and deceptive practices, and for other pur- munities. Congratulations to Hunter, partners; to engage in and facilitate poses; to the Committee on Commerce, Shannon, and the entire team at Hunt- malicious cyber-enabled activities Science, and Transportation. er’s Bar-B-Q. I wish them the best of against the United States and its allies f luck and look forward to watching and partners; to foster and use MEASURES PLACED ON THE their continued growth and success in transnational corruption to influence CALENDAR foreign governments; to pursue Kentucky.∑ The following bill was read the first extraterritorial activities targeting and second times by unanimous con- dissidents or journalists; to undermine sent, and placed on the calendar: f security in countries and regions im- portant to United States national secu- H.R. 189. An act to amend the Public MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Health Service Act to provide that the au- rity; and to violate well-established thority of the Director of the National Insti- principles of international law, includ- Messages from the President of the tute on Minority Health and Health Dispari- ing respect for the territorial integrity United States were communicated to ties to make certain research endowments of states—constitute an unusual and applies with respect to both current and the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his extraordinary threat to the national former centers of excellence, and for other secretaries. security, foreign policy, and economy purposes. of the United States. f f I am enclosing a copy of the Execu- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF tive Order I have issued. COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 15, 2021. The following executive reports of nominations were submitted: As in executive session the Presiding f Officer laid before the Senate messages By Mr. REED for the Committee on Armed MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Services. from the President of the United *Navy nomination of Adm. John C. Aqui- States submitting sundry nominations At 11:34 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by lino, to be Admiral. which were referred to the appropriate By Mr. MENENDEZ for the Committee on Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- committees. Foreign Relations. nounced that the House has passed the Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be (The messages received today are following bills, without amendment: Administrator of the United States Agency printed at the end of the Senate pro- S. 164. An act to educate health care pro- for International Development. ceedings.) viders and the public on biosimilar biological Nomination was reported with rec- products, and for other purposes. ommendation that it be confirmed sub- S. 415. An act to amend the Federal Food, ject to the nominee’s commitment to Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity. respond to requests to appear and tes- S. 578. An act to improve the health and tify before any duly constituted com- safety of Americans living with food aller- mittee of the Senate.

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A bill to amend title 28, United enue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the and second times by unanimous con- States Code, to allow for twelve associate depreciation rules for property used pre- sent, and referred as indicated: justices of the Supreme Court of the United dominantly within an Indian reservation; to States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the Committee on Finance. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. By Mr. MARKEY: FEINSTEIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DURBIN, S. 1150. A bill to authorize appropriations BOOKER, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. REED, for the maritime environmental and tech- PADILLA): Mr. BOOKER, Mr. COONS, and Mr. nical assistance program, and for other pur- S. 1131. A bill to regulate firearm silencers CASEY): poses; to the Committee on Commerce, and firearm mufflers; to the Committee on S. 1142. A bill to require a determination as Science, and Transportation. the Judiciary. to whether crimes committed against the By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, By Mr. KENNEDY: Rohingya in Burma amount to genocide; to Ms. WARREN, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): S. 1132. A bill to establish a cap on out-of- the Committee on Foreign Relations. S. 1151. A bill to amend title 38, United pocket costs for insulin; to the Committee By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. COT- States Code, to provide for a presumption of on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. TON, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, and Mr. service connected disability for certain vet- By Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself and RUBIO): erans who served in Palomares, Spain, and Ms. SINEMA): S. 1143. A bill to prohibit certain individ- for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- S. 1133. A bill to direct the Director of the uals from downloading or using TikTok on erans’ Affairs. National Institutes of Health, in consulta- any device issued by the United States or a By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. MUR- tion with the Director of the National Heart, government corporation; to the Committee PHY, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, and Mr. Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a pro- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- BLUMENTHAL): gram to support or conduct research on val- fairs. S. 1152. A bill to amend the Elementary vular heart disease, and for other purposes; By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. SASSE, and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- to the Committee on Health, Education, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CRAMER, vide that children who have relocated from Labor, and Pensions. Mr. CRUZ, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. SCOTT Puerto Rico to the States are fully consid- By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. of South Carolina, Mr. SCOTT of Flor- ered for purposes of State allotments under HAGERTY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRAMER, ida, Mr. THUNE, Mr. DAINES, Mr. ROM- the English Language Acquisition grants; to Mr. COTTON, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. NEY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROUNDS, Mrs. the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ROUNDS): BLACKBURN, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CAS- and Pensions. S. 1134. A bill to award a Congressional SIDY, Mr. TILLIS, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick CRAPO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. KENNEDY, Florida, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ‘‘Roddie’’ Edmonds in recognition of his he- Mr. INHOFE, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. PAUL, INHOFE, and Mr. TUBERVILLE): roic actions during World War II; to the Mr. BLUNT, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BAR- S. 1153. A bill to amend the Head Start Act Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban RASSO, Mr. HAWLEY, Mrs. HYDE- to authorize block grants to States for pre- Affairs. SMITH, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BOOZMAN, kindergarten education, and for other pur- By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. LEE, Mr. GRASSLEY, poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. WAR- Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. WICKER): cation, Labor, and Pensions. REN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. SMITH, Ms. S. 1144. A bill to prohibit Federal funding By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. REED, Mr. WYDEN, of Planned Parenthood Federation of Amer- SCOTT of Florida): Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. BOOK- ica; to the Committee on Health, Education, S. 1154. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. Labor, and Pensions. enue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced excise MURRAY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. WARNER, By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. tax rate for portable, electronically-aerated Mr. KAINE, Mr. COONS, Mrs. FEIN- WARREN): bait containers; to the Committee on Fi- STEIN, and Mr. MERKLEY): S. 1145. A bill to prohibit the placement in nance. S. 1135. A bill to amend the Immigration service or continued operation of certain By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. and Nationality Act to require the President natural gas compressor stations as part of a WARNER): to set a minimum annual goal for the num- project that would lead to or facilitate nat- S. 1155. A bill to reform Federal firearms ber of refugees to be admitted, and for other ural gas exports; to the Committee on En- laws, and for other purposes; to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- ergy and Natural Resources. mittee on the Judiciary. ary. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. MERKLEY): Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. YOUNG, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. S. 1146. A bill to counter Saudi Arabia’s GILLIBRAND, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. KLO- PORTMAN): possible pursuit of weapons of mass destruc- BUCHAR, Mr. HAWLEY, Ms. S. 1136. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- tion, and for other purposes; to the Com- DUCKWORTH, Mr. INHOFE, Ms. ROSEN, enue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income mittee on Foreign Relations. Mr. RISCH, Ms. WARREN, Mr. ROUNDS, housing credit, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. MUR- Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. LANKFORD): Committee on Finance. KOWSKI, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BROWN, S. 1156. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. SAND- enue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable SMITH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. KLO- ERS, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Fi- BUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. BALDWIN, CRAMER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CASEY, Mr. nance. Mr. SANDERS, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. KAINE, COONS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. KLO- By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. SCHU- Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MER, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BROWN, Mr. KING, Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. PADILLA): MENENDEZ, Ms. ROSEN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, MENENDEZ, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. BEN- S. 1137. A bill to amend title 18, United Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. VAN NET, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. WHITE- States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITE- HOUSE, Ms. WARREN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. defenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. HOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN): BALDWIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. S. 1147. A bill to amend title 10, United MERKLEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Ms. WARREN, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. VAN States Code, to permit certain retired mem- KLOBUCHAR): HOLLEN): bers of the uniformed services who have a S. 1157. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 1138. A bill to revoke or deny visas to service-connected disability to receive both enue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above- Chinese officials involved in the formulation disability compensation from the Depart- the-line deduction for union dues and ex- or execution of a policy that prevents inno- ment of Veterans Affairs for their disability penses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized cent United States citizens from leaving and either retired pay by reason of their deduction for workers for all unreimbursed China; to the Committee on the Judiciary. years of military service or Combat-Related expenses incurred in the trade or business of By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Special Compensation, and for other pur- being an employee; to the Committee on Fi- PAUL): poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. nance. S. 1139. A bill to repeal the Military Selec- By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. VAN tive Service Act; to the Committee on MERKLEY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MURPHY, HOLLEN, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Ms. Armed Services. Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. DUCKWORTH):

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S. 1158. A bill to provide paid family and By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and WIN, Ms. SMITH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. medical leave to Federal employees, and for Mr. RISCH): DUCKWORTH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Home- S. 1169. A bill to address issues involving DURBIN, and Mr. REED): land Security and Governmental Affairs. the People’s Republic of China; to the Com- S. 1180. A bill to provide for the establish- By Mr. GRASSLEY: mittee on Foreign Relations. ment of Medicare part E public health plans, S. 1159. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. and for other purposes; to the Committee on 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Cus- MURKOWSKI, Mr. REED, Mr. Finance. toms and Border Protection to share infor- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: mation with respect to merchandise sus- SMITH, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. KING, Ms. S. 1181. A bill to authorize the establish- pected of violating intellectual property BALDWIN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. ment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE rights with rights holders and other inter- VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. FEIN- Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive ested parties; to the Committee on Finance. STEIN, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. grants for pilot projects; to the Committee By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. DUCKWORTH, Mr. PADILLA, Mrs. SHA- on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. PORTMAN): HEEN, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and S. 1160. A bill to prioritize efforts of the MENENDEZ, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. Mrs. FEINSTEIN): Department of State to combat inter- LUJA´ N, and Mr. SANDERS): S. 1182. A bill to ensure that sales, exports, national trafficking in covered synthetic S. 1170. A bill to amend the Richard B. Rus- or transfers of F–35 aircraft do not com- drugs and new psychoactive substances, and sell National School Lunch Act to improve for other purposes; to the Committee on For- promise the qualitative military edge of the the efficiency of summer meals; to the Com- United States or Israel, and for other pur- eign Relations. mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. poses; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- estry. tions. HASSAN): By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. S. 1161. A bill to promote focused research By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITE- and innovation in quantum communications KAINE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MERKLEY, HOUSE, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. and quantum network infrastructure to bol- Mr. WYDEN, and Ms. ROSEN): BLUMENTHAL): S. 1183. A bill to allow veterans to use, pos- ster internet security, and for other pur- S. 1171. A bill to amend the Securities Ex- poses; to the Committee on Commerce, sess, or transport medical marijuana and to change Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory Science, and Transportation. discuss the use of medical marijuana with a pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for By Mr. CASEY: physician of the Department of Veterans Af- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- S. 1162. A bill to improve access to the Pro- fairs as authorized by a State or Indian gram of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Com- and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. MARKEY: mittee on the Judiciary. S. 1172. A bill to direct the Secretary of Finance. By Mr. LEE: Transportation to carry out a grant program By Mr. PAUL: S. 1184. A bill to improve the program pro- S. 1163. A bill to withdraw all United to support efforts to provide fare-free transit viding for private screening companies to States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, and service, and for other purposes; to the Com- conduct security screening at airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on For- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- for other purposes; to the Committee on eign Relations. fairs. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. CRUZ, By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. ROMNEY): Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. SCOTT of Flor- BLUMENTHAL, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. S. 1173. A bill to establish a matched sav- ida): LEAHY, and Mr. BROWN): ings program for low-income students; to the S. 1164. A bill to impose sanctions with re- S. 1185. A bill to amend the Family and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and spect to foreign persons who engage in the Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United Pensions. hostage-taking or wrongful detention of States Code, to permit leave to care for a do- By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Ms. United States citizens or aliens lawfully ad- mestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, ERNST, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ROUNDS, and mitted for permanent residence, and for or another related individual, who has a seri- Mr. JOHNSON): other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign ous health condition, and to allow employees Relations. S. 1174. A bill to establish a national com- mission on fiscal responsibility and reform, to take, as additional leave, parental in- By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. volvement and family wellness leave to par- WICKER, Mr. REED, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget. ticipate in or attend their children’s and DUCKWORTH, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. grandchildren’s educational and extra- By Mr. BURR (for himself and Ms. KLO- BOOKER, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. KLO- curricular activities or meet family care BUCHAR, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BUCHAR): S. 1175. A bill to categorize public safety needs; to the Committee on Health, Edu- GRAHAM, Mr. KING, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. cation, Labor, and Pensions. KELLY, Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. DUR- telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. BIN): LEAHY, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. SAND- S. 1165. A bill to amend the national serv- Classification System; to the Committee on ERS): ice laws to prioritize national service pro- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fairs. S. 1186. A bill to provide standards for fa- grams and projects that are directly related cilities at which aliens in the custody of the to the response to and recovery from the By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. CAS- Department of Homeland Security are de- COVID–19 public health emergency, and for SIDY): tained, and for other purposes; to the Com- other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- S. 1176. A bill to establish a grant program mittee on the Judiciary. nance. to support the manufacture and stockpiling By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. BAR- of essential generic antibiotic drugs; to the PORTMAN): RASSO, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and S. 1187. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of CRAMER, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. LANKFORD, Pensions. 1930 to improve the administration of anti- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. RUBIO, By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. dumping and countervailing duty laws, and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. GRASSLEY): for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- TILLIS, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. THUNE): S. 1177. A bill to amend the Immigration S. 1166. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility nance. enue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax criteria for E visas; to the Committee on the By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. deduction at the time an investment in Judiciary. PORTMAN): qualified property is made; to the Committee By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. S. 1188. A bill to direct the Secretary of on Finance. MORAN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. BALDWIN, Veterans Affairs to notify Congress regularly By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, of reported cases of burn pit exposure by vet- MERKLEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BOOKER, and Ms. ROSEN): erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Ms. WARREN): S. 1178. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. S. 1167. A bill to eliminate subsidies for enue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. SMITH, fossil-fuel production; to the Committee on against tax for employers of reservists; to Mr. BRAUN, and Mr. SCHATZ): Finance. the Committee on Finance. S. 1189. A bill to amend the Food, Agri- By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. BEN- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 NET, Mr. BRAUN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. S. 1179. A bill to provide financial assist- to establish a competitive grant program THUNE, and Mr. CRAMER): ance for projects to address certain subsid- under which the Secretary of Agriculture S. 1168. A bill to provide clarification re- ence impacts in the State of California, and provides grants to land-grant colleges and garding the common or usual name for bison for other purposes; to the Committee on En- universities to support agricultural pro- and compliance with section 403 of the Fed- ergy and Natural Resources. ducers in adopting conservation and innova- eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. tive climate practices, and for other pur- other purposes; to the Committee on Health, MURPHY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- Education, Labor, and Pensions. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. BALD- trition, and Forestry.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:12 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP6.025 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S1982 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 15, 2021 By Mr. KING: nessee, and for other purposes; to the Com- son Brock III, former United States Senator S. 1190. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- for the State of Tennessee; considered and cial Security Act to provide enhanced Fed- estry. agreed to. eral matching payments for direct support By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, f worker training programs, and for other pur- Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Finance. COONS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS By Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. Ms. HASSAN, and Mrs. SHAHEEN): KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, S. 56 S. 1191. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. MORAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the enue Code of 1986 to include biomass heating WARNER): name of the Senator from North Caro- appliances in the energy credit and to extend S.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution requiring the credit for residential energy efficient lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- the advice and consent of the Senate or an sponsor of S. 56, a bill to amend the property; to the Committee on Finance. Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or By Mr. KING: withdraw the United States from the North Public Health Service Act to authorize S. 1192. A bill to amend subtitle A of title Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related liti- grants for training and support serv- XX of the Social Security Act to authorize gation, and for other purposes; to the Com- ices for families and caregivers of peo- direct support worker career advancement mittee on Foreign Relations. ple living with Alzheimer’s disease or a demonstration projects, and for other pur- poses; to the Committee on Finance. f related dementia. By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. COL- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. 65 LINS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. SENATE RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the YOUNG): name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. S. 1193. A bill to establish a grant program The following concurrent resolutions WARNOCK) was added as a cosponsor of at the Department of Homeland Security to and Senate resolutions were read, and S. 65, a bill to ensure that goods made promote cooperative research and develop- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ment between the United States and Israel with forced labor in the Xinjiang By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. on cybersecurity; to the Committee on For- Uyghur Autonomous Region of the eign Relations. YOUNG): People’s Republic of China do not enter S. Res. 157. A resolution honoring the 50th By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and anniversary of hiring Robert Montgomery the United States market, and for Mr. TOOMEY): other purposes. S. 1194. A bill to include Portugal in the ‘‘Bobby’’ Knight as the Head Coach of the list of foreign states whose nationals are eli- men’s basketball team at Indiana Univer- S. 70 gible for admission into the United States as sity; considered and agreed to. At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and name of the Senator from Mississippi nationals are treated similarly by the Gov- Mr. BURR): S. Res. 158. A resolution supporting the (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor ernment of Portugal and to otherwise modify goals and ideals of National Public Safety of S. 70, a bill to amend title 32, United the eligibility criteria for E visas; to the States Code, to authorize cybersecurity Committee on the Judiciary. Telecommunicators Week; to the Committee By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- operations and missions to protect fairs. SCHUMER, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. critical infrastructure by members of By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. DAINES, DUCKWORTH, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. MUR- the National Guard in connection with Mr. MARKEY, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CANT- PHY, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. training or other duty. WELL, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. REED, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. REED, Ms. S. 101 PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. COLLINS, WARREN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. VAN Ms. SMITH, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WARNER, At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the HOLLEN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. Mr. COTTON, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BURR, names of the Senator from California WYDEN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. (Mr. PADILLA) and the Senator from Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TILLIS, BALDWIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were Ms. STABENOW, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. PETERS, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr. KING, added as cosponsors of S. 101, a bill to FEINSTEIN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. CORTEZ Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BEN- establish the Environmental Justice MASTO, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. COONS, Ms. NET, Mr. CASEY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. BALDWIN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. BENNET, Mapping Committee, and for other pur- LUJA´ N, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. Ms. HASSAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. poses. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. COONS, LUMMIS, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. S. 145 Mr. MERKLEY, and Ms. ROSEN): S. 1195. A bill to allow Americans to earn SCOTT of Florida, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. At the request of Mr. DAINES, the paid sick time so that they can address their PADILLA, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BAR- names of the Senator from Minnesota RASSO, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. own health needs and the health needs of (Ms. SMITH) and the Senator from Kan- KAINE, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, their families; to the Committee on Health, ARSHALL Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MAR- sas (Mr. M ) were added as co- Education, Labor, and Pensions. sponsors of S. 145, a bill to amend title By Mr. KING: SHALL, and Mr. TESTER): S. 1196. A bill to amend subtitle A of title S. Res. 159. A resolution designating the 5, United States Code, to repeal the re- XX of the Social Security Act to fund addi- week of April 17, 2021, through April 25, 2021, quirement that the United States Post- tional projects that focus on competency- as ‘‘National Park Week’’; considered and al Service prepay future retirement based training for personal or home care agreed to. benefits, and for other purposes. aides, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and S. 172 mittee on Finance. Mr. PADILLA): By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. S. Res. 160. A resolution commending and At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the THUNE): congratulating the Stanford University Car- name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. S. 1197. A bill to amend title 10, United dinal women’s basketball team on winning KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. States Code, to apply public-private talent the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Asso- 172, a bill to authorize the National exchange programs in the Department of De- ciation Division I women’s basketball cham- Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to fense to quantum information sciences and pionship; considered and agreed to. establish a commemorative work in technology research, to increase coordina- By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. the District of Columbia and its envi- tion across agencies and emphasize opportu- CRUZ, and Mr. PAUL): nities in the Department for quantum infor- S. Res. 161. A resolution commending and rons, and for other purposes. mation sciences and technology research, congratulating the Baylor University Men’s S. 248 and for other purposes; to the Committee on Basketball Team on winning the 2021 Na- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Armed Services. tional Collegiate Athletic Association Divi- the name of the Senator from Georgia By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. sion I men’s basketball championship; con- (Mr. WARNOCK) was added as a cospon- CRAMER, and Mr. CASSIDY): sidered and agreed to. S. 1198. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. sor of S. 248, a bill to provide paid fam- States Code, to improve and expand the CRAMER): ily and medical leave benefits to cer- Solid Start program of the Department of S. Res. 162. A resolution designating April tain individuals, and for other pur- Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 14, 2021, as ‘‘National Assistive Technology poses. the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Awareness Day’’; considered and agreed to. S. 282 By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and ARKEY Mr. HAGERTY): Mrs. BLACKBURN): At the request of Mr. M , the S. 1199. A bill to release a Federal rever- S. Res. 163. A resolution relating to the name of the Senator from Montana sionary interest in Chester County, Ten- death of the Honorable William ‘‘Bill’’ Emer- (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP6.027 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1983 of S. 282, a bill to designate a portion of KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. sponsors of S. 800, a bill to amend title the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as 464, a bill to amend the Employee Re- XVIII of the Social Security Act to wilderness. tirement Income Security Act of 1974 permit nurse practitioners and physi- S. 289 to require a group health plan or cian assistants to satisfy the docu- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the health insurance coverage offered in mentation requirement under the names of the Senator from Massachu- connection with such a plan to provide Medicare program for coverage of cer- setts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator from an exceptions process for any medica- tain shoes for individuals with diabe- Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator from tion step therapy protocol, and for tes. Michigan (Ms. STABENOW), the Senator other purposes. S. 810 from Delaware (Mr. COONS), the Sen- S. 501 At the request of Mr. TESTER, the ator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN), the Sen- At the request of Mr. DAINES, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin ator from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. sor of S. 810, a bill to amend title 38, BALDWIN) were added as cosponsors of 501, a bill to prohibit earmarks. United States Code, to expand the list S. 289, a bill to authorize appropria- S. 586 of diseases associated with exposure to tions for offsetting the costs related to certain herbicide agents for which At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the reductions in research productivity re- names of the Senator from Montana there is a presumption of service con- sulting from the coronavirus pandemic. nection for veterans who served in the (Mr. TESTER) and the Senator from S 331 Republic of Vietnam to include hyper- . North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added At the request of Mr. CASEY, the as cosponsors of S. 586, a bill to amend tension, and for other purposes. names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. title XVIII of the Social Security Act S. 828 MARSHALL), the Senator from Vermont to combat the opioid crisis by pro- At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the (Mr. LEAHY) and the Senator from Min- moting access to non-opioid treat- names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were added as ments in the hospital outpatient set- COLLINS), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. cosponsors of S. 331, a bill to amend the ting. BROWN), the Senator from Maine (Mr. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to in- KING) and the Senator from New Hamp- S. 621 crease the age requirement with re- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were added as co- At the request of Mr. COTTON, the spect to eligibility for qualified ABLE sponsors of S. 828, a bill to amend title name of the Senator from South Caro- programs. XVIII of the Social Security Act to lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- S. 360 provide for the coverage of marriage sponsor of S. 621, a bill to amend the At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the and family therapist services and men- Immigration and Nationality Act to names of the Senator from Indiana tal health counselor services under add membership in a significant (Mr. BRAUN) and the Senator from Ari- part B of the Medicare program, and transnational criminal organization to zona (Mr. KELLY) were added as cospon- for other purposes. the list of grounds of inadmissibility sors of S. 360, a bill to amend title 51, S. 910 and to prohibit the provision of mate- United States Code, to modify the na- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the rial support or resources to such orga- tional space grant college and fellow- name of the Senator from New Mexico nizations. ship program, and for other purposes. (Mr. LUJA´ N) was added as a cosponsor S. 692 S. 385 of S. 910, a bill to create protections for At the request of Mr. TESTER, the At the request of Mr. BROWN, the financial institutions that provide fi- name of the Senator from New Mexico name of the Senator from Washington nancial services to cannabis-related le- (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- (Mr. LUJA´ N) was added as a cosponsor gitimate businesses and service pro- of S. 385, a bill to improve the full-serv- sor of S. 692, a bill to award a Congres- viders for such businesses, and for ice community school program, and for sional Gold Medal to the female tele- other purposes. phone operators of the Army Signal other purposes. S. 937 Corps, known as the ‘‘Hello Girls’’. S. 420 At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the S. 773 names of the Senator from Georgia name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. At the request of Mr. THUNE, the (Mr. OSSOFF) and the Senator from KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from Oklahoma Maine (Mr. KING) were added as cospon- 420, a bill to amend the National Labor (Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator from sors of S. 937, a bill to facilitate the ex- Relations Act, the Labor Management Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as pedited review of COVID–19 hate Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor- cosponsors of S. 773, a bill to enable crimes, and for other purposes. Management Reporting and Disclosure certain hospitals that were partici- S. 966 Act of 1959, and for other purposes. pating in or applied for the drug dis- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the S. 452 count program under section 340B of name of the Senator from New Mexico At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the the Public Health Service Act prior to (Mr. LUJA´ N) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Missouri the COVID–19 public health emergency of S. 966, a bill to require the Adminis- (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor to temporarily maintain eligibility for trator of the National Oceanic and At- of S. 452, a bill to award a Congres- such program, and for other purposes. mospheric Administration to establish sional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in S. 784 a Climate Change Education Program, recognition of his extraordinary con- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the and for other purposes. tributions and commitment to hockey, name of the Senator from New York S. 976 inclusion, and recreational oppor- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the tunity. sponsor of S. 784, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. S. 454 Social Security Act to establish a new COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, employment, training, and supportive 976, a bill to amend title 38, United the name of the Senator from Mis- services program for unemployed and States Code, to improve and to expand sissippi (Mr. WICKER) was added as a underemployed individuals, including eligibility for dependency and indem- cosponsor of S. 454, a bill to provide individuals with barriers to employ- nity compensation paid to certain sur- health care and benefits to veterans ment and those who are unemployed or vivors of certain veterans, and for who were exposed to toxic substances underemployed as a result of COVID– other purposes. while serving as members of the Armed 19, and for other purposes. S. 978 Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, S. 800 At the request of Ms. SMITH, the Uzbekistan, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the names of the Senator from New Mexico S. 464 names of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. LUJA´ N) and the Senator from Wyo- At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the (Mrs. FISCHER) and the Senator from ming (Mr. BARRASSO) were added as co- name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. Kentucky (Mr. PAUL) were added as co- sponsors of S. 978, a bill to provide for

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RES. 37 crimes, and for other purposes. from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the f added as cosponsors of S. 986, a bill to name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED amend the Internal Revenue Code of WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS 1986 to provide for a 5-year extension of Res. 37, a resolution expressing soli- By Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself the carbon oxide sequestration credit, darity with the San Isidro Movement and Ms. SINEMA): and for other purposes. in Cuba, condemning escalated attacks S. 1133. A bill to direct the Director S. 1020 against artistic freedoms in Cuba, and of the National Institutes of Health, in At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, calling for the repeal of laws that vio- consultation with the Director of the the names of the Senator from Mary- late freedom of expression and the im- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Insti- land (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from mediate release of arbitrarily detained tute, to establish a program to support Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) were added artists, journalists, and activists. or conduct research on valvular heart as cosponsors of S. 1020, a bill to ensure S. RES. 46 disease, and for other purposes; to the due process protections of individuals At the request of Ms. WARREN, the Committee on Health, Education, in the United States against unlawful name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Labor, and Pensions. detention based solely on a protected HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, characteristic. Res. 46, a resolution calling on the now, on an entirely different matter, S. 1042 President of the United States to take colleagues in Congress and my fellow At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the executive action to broadly cancel Fed- Kentuckians were heartbroken last name of the Senator from Minnesota eral student loan debt. June when our dear friend, Carol (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor S. RES. 72 Leavell Barr, suddenly and unexpect- of S. 1042, a bill to prevent maternal At the request of Mr. COTTON, the edly passed away. mortality and serve maternal mor- name of the Senator from Nebraska She left behind two beautiful young daughters and an adoring husband in bidity among Black pregnant and (Mrs. FISCHER) was added as a cospon- postpartum individuals and other un- sor of S. Res. 72, a resolution opposing Congressman ANDY BARR. She was only derserved populations, to provide train- the lifting of sanctions imposed with 39 years old. Since then, we have ing in respectful maternity care, to re- respect to Iran without addressing the learned her fatal heart attack was like- duce and prevent bias, racism, and dis- full scope of Iran’s malign activities, ly the result of an underlying condition called mitral valve prolapse. crimination in maternity care settings, including its nuclear program, ballistic Carol was diagnosed at a young age. and for other purposes. and cruise missile capabilities, weap- Like millions of Americans with heart S. 1050 ons proliferation, support for ter- valve defects, she lived for many years At the request of Mr. COTTON, the rorism, hostage-taking, gross human with no apparent symptoms. Trag- name of the Senator from Mississippi rights violations, and other desta- ically, it only took an instant for her (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor bilizing activities. condition to turn deadly. Approxi- of S. 1050, a bill to enact as law certain S. RES. 116 mately 25,000 Americans each year lose regulations relating to the taking of At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the their lives from this heart valve dis- double-crested cormorants. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. ease. Her passing deprived the Barr S. 1072 SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. family of an extraordinary wife and At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the Res. 116, a resolution commemorating mother. We all lost a warm and uplift- name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs ing friend. DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor operation and remembering the mem- One of the most troubling aspects of of S. 1072, a bill to provide incentives bers of Brigada de Asalto 2506 (Assault this syndrome is just how much we for agricultural producers to carry out Brigade 2506). still don’t know. So Congressman BARR climate stewardship practices, to pro- S. RES. 133 is taking action. He introduced the vide for increased reforestation across At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the Cardiovascular Advances in Research the United States, to establish the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. and Opportunities Legacy Act, the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. CAROL Act. It would encourage new Program, and for other purposes. Res. 133, a resolution condemning all research into valvular heart disease, S. 1106 forms of anti-Asian sentiment as re- help us better understand the risks, At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the lated to COVID–19. and bring together top experts to iden- tify potential treatments. name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. S. RES. 140 With this legislation, we can help DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the prevent more families from enduring of S. 1106, a bill to prohibit the sale of name of the Senator from Michigan shark fins, and for other purposes. this tragedy. More than 120 House col- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- leagues have already cosponsored the S.J. RES. 1 sor of S. Res. 140, a resolution con- CAROL Act. It has also earned the sup- At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the demning the horrific shootings in At- port of major health advocacy groups. names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. lanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and So today, I am proud to introduce COLLINS) and the Senator from Penn- reaffirming the commitment of the the CAROL Act here in the Senate. I sylvania (Mr. CASEY) were added as co- Senate to combating hate, bigotry, and am grateful to partner with Senator sponsors of S.J. Res. 1, a joint resolu- violence against the Asian-American SINEMA, one of Congressman BARR’s tion removing the deadline for the rati- and Pacific Islander community. friends from their days serving to- fication of the equal rights amend- AMENDMENT NO. 1412 gether in the House. This important ment. At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, legislation is a fitting tribute to a won- S.J. RES. 14 the name of the Senator from Florida derful Kentuckian. It embodies Carol’s At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor lifetime of service to others, and I look name of the Senator from Michigan of amendment No. 1412 intended to be forward to its passage. (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor proposed to S. 937, a bill to facilitate Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- of S.J. Res. 14, a joint resolution pro- the expedited review of COVID–19 hate sent that the text of the bill be printed viding for congressional disapproval crimes, and for other purposes. in the RECORD.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP6.036 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1985 There being no objection, the text of toms of, and the public health consequences an Extreme Risk Protective Order; an the bill was ordered to be printed in of, valvular heart disease; and expansion of background checks on all the RECORD, as follows: ‘‘(C) increasing screening, detection, and gun sales; a mandate to report lost and diagnosis of valvular heart disease; and stolen firearms; safeguards that pre- S. 1133 ‘‘(2) surveillance of out-of-hospital cardiac Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- arrests to improve patient outcomes. vent children from accessing firearms; resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(c) GRANT PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary and a reinstatement of Virginia’s suc- Congress assembled, may, in awarding grants or entering into cessful one-handgun-a-month policy. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. contracts pursuant to subsection (a), give The Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Vio- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cardio- priority to entities seeking to carry out lence Act of 2021 builds on the newly vascular Advances in Research and Opportu- projects that target populations most im- adopted Virginia framework by cre- nities Legacy Act’’. pacted by valvular heart disease. ating a comprehensive package of poli- SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR VALVULAR HEART DISEASE ‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall ensure that activities under cies at the federal level to reduce gun RESEARCH. violence across the nation. Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public this section are coordinated, as appropriate, Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is with other agencies of the Public Health With public support for commonsense amended by inserting after section 424C the Service that carry out activities regarding rules at the highest it has ever been, following: valvular heart disease. we cannot wait until the next senseless ‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary, act- ‘‘SEC. 424D. GRANTS FOR VALVULAR HEART DIS- tragedy before enacting commonsense EASE RESEARCH. ing through the Director of the Centers for gun policies. It is important to remem- Disease Control and Prevention, shall— ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na- ber that gun violence is preventable ‘‘(1) collect and analyze the findings of re- tional Institutes of Health, in consultation and requires we take an evidence-based with the Director of the Institute, shall sup- search conducted with respect to valvular heart disease; and approach to create a more peaceful so- port or conduct research regarding valvular ciety, free of gun violence. I believe heart disease. ‘‘(2) taking into account such findings, that the ‘‘Virginia Plan’’ will pave the ‘‘(b) SUPPORT GUIDELINES.—The distribu- publish on the website of the Centers for Dis- tion of funding authorized in subsection (a) ease Control and Prevention best practices way to advance meaningful gun reform may be used to pursue any of the following for physicians and other health care pro- and ultimately save lives. outcomes: viders who provide care to individuals with Now is the time to act. ‘‘(1) Using precision medicine and advanced valvular heart disease. technological imaging to generate data on ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— By Mr. THUNE (for himself and individuals with valvular heart disease. For the purpose of carrying out this section, Ms. HASSAN): ‘‘(2) Identifying and developing a cohort of there is authorized to be appropriated such S. 1161. A bill to promote focused re- individuals with valvular heart disease and sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. search and innovation in quantum available data. communications and quantum network ‘‘(3) Corroborating data generated through By Mr. KAINE (for himself and infrastructure to bolster internet secu- clinical trials to develop a prediction model rity, and for other purposes; to the to distinguish individuals at high risk for Mr. WARNER): sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac S. 1155. A bill to reform Federal Committee on Commerce, Science, and death from valvular heart disease. firearmslaws, and for other purposes; Transportation. ‘‘(4) Other outcomes needed to acquire nec- to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask essary data on valvular heart disease. Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, it is pain- unanimous consent that the text of the ‘‘(c) MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE WORKSHOP.— fully clear that existing Federal poli- bill be printed in the RECORD. Not later than one year after the date of en- cies do not provide a comprehensive There being no objection, the text of actment of this section, the Director of the approach to address the national epi- the bill was ordered to be printed in Institute shall convene a workshop composed the RECORD, as follows: of subject matter experts and stakeholders demic of gun violence. In fact, in 2019, to identify research needs and opportunities for the third consecutive year, the Cen- S. 1161 to develop prescriptive guidelines for treat- ters for Disease Control and Prevention Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ment of individuals with mitral valve reported gun violence as a leading Representatives of the United States of America prolapse. cause of premature death in the United in Congress assembled, ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— States resulting in the loss of 39,707 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. For the purpose of carrying out this section, American lives—that is 109 American This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quantum Network Infrastructure and Workforce De- there is authorized to be appropriated lives lost each day. And unfortunately, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 velopment Act of 2021’’. through 2026.’’. 2020 was no different. Even as the SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. SEC. 3. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE Country was enduring an unprece- In this Act: CONTROL AND PREVENTION. dented global pandemic, communities (1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘ele- Part J of title III of the Public Health across the country were left dealing mentary school’’, ‘‘high school’’, ‘‘local edu- Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amend- with the ever-present threat of gun vio- cational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ ed by inserting after section 393D the fol- lence. have the meanings given those terms in sec- lowing section: There is single legislative action that tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary ‘‘SEC. 393E. PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC can eradicate the complex and deeply Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). DEATH AS A RESULT OF VALVULAR rooted issues of gun violence. However, (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- HEART DISEASE. GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting we must undertake the correct ap- of Congress’’ has the meaning given such through the Director of the Centers for Dis- proach by focusing on many issues, in- term in section 2 of the National Quantum ease Control and Prevention, may carry out cluding improvements to our mental Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801). projects to increase education, awareness, or health system, better security proto- (3) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The diagnosis of valvular heart disease and to re- cols, and commonsense rules about gun term ‘‘Interagency Working Group’’ means duce the incidence of sudden cardiac death use and safety, such that keep firearms the Interagency Working Group on Work- caused by valvular heart disease. Such out of the hands of dangerous individ- force, Industry, and Infrastructure under the projects may be carried out by the Secretary uals. Subcommittee on Quantum Information directly or through awards of grants or con- Science of the National Science and Tech- tracts to public or nonprofit private entities. Virginians know all too well the nology Council. The Secretary may directly (or through such heartbreaking consequences of gun vio- (4) Q2WORK PROGRAM.—The term awards) provide technical assistance with re- lence. We have seen it in the tragedies ‘‘Q2Work Program’’ means the Q2Work Pro- spect to the planning, development, and op- of Virginia Tech and Virginia Beach gram supported by the National Science eration of such projects. and the countless drive-by shootings, Foundation. ‘‘(b) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—Projects carried domestic violence, and suicides by fire- (5) QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.—The out under subsection (a) may include— arms. Yet the Commonwealth has cho- term ‘‘quantum information science’’ has the ‘‘(1) the implementation of public informa- sen to acknowledge and address its un- meaning given such term in section 2 of the tion and education programs for— National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. ‘‘(A) the prevention of sudden cardiac fortunate history of gun violence, and 8801). death from valvular heart disease; this past year adopted a series of gun (6) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means ‘‘(B) broadening the awareness of the pub- violence prevention measures. These science, technology, engineering, and mathe- lic concerning the risk factors for, the symp- measures include legislation to enact matics.

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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after (a) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after (2) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The the date of enactment of this Act, the Na- the date of the enactment of this Act, the amounts authorized to be appropriated under tional Academies of Science, Engineering, Quantum Networking Working Group within paragraph (1) shall supplement and not sup- and Medicine shall prepare and submit a re- the Subcommittee on Quantum Information plant amounts already appropriated to the port containing the results of the study con- Science of the National Science and Tech- account described in such paragraph. ducted under subsection (a) to Congress, the nology Council shall submit to the appro- SEC. 5. ENERGY SCIENCES NETWORK. National Science Foundation, and programs priate committees of Congress a report de- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En- or projects funded by the National Science tailing a plan for the advancement of quan- ergy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec- Foundation that are relevant to the accel- tum networking and communications tech- retary’’) shall supplement the Energy eration of a quantum workforce. nology in the United States. SEC. 7. INCORPORATING QISE INTO STEM CUR- (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under Sciences Network User Facility (referred to RICULUM. subsection (a) shall include— in this section as the ‘‘Network’’) with dedi- (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science (1) a framework for interagency collabo- cated quantum network infrastructure to ad- Foundation shall, through programs carried ration on the advancement of quantum net- vance development of quantum networking out or supported by the National Science working and communications research; and communications technology. Foundation, prioritize the better integration (2) a plan for interagency collaboration (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of subsection of quantum information science and engi- on the development and drafting of inter- (a) is to utilize the Network to advance a neering (referred to in this section as national standards for quantum communica- broad range of testing and research, includ- ‘‘QISE’’) into the STEM curriculum for each tions technology, including standards relat- ing relating to— grade level from kindergarten through grade ing to— (1) the establishment of stable, long- 12. (A) quantum cryptography and post- baseline quantum entanglement and (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The curriculum inte- quantum classical cryptography; teleportation; gration under subsection (a) shall include— (B) network security; (2) quantum repeater technologies for (1) methods to conceptualize QISE for (C) quantum network infrastructure; long-baseline communication purposes; each grade level from kindergarten through (D) transmission of quantum information (3) quantum transduction; grade 12; through optical fiber networks; and (4) the coexistence of quantum and clas- (2) methods for strengthening (E) any other technologies considered ap- sical information; foundational mathematics and science cur- propriate by the Working Group; (5) multiplexing, forward error correc- ricula; (3) a proposal for the protection of na- tion, wavelength routing algorithms, and (3) age-appropriate materials that apply tional security interests relating to the ad- other quantum networking infrastructure; the principles of quantum information vancement of quantum networking and com- and science in STEM fields; munications technology; (6) any other technologies or applications (4) recommendations for the standardiza- (4) recommendations to Congress for leg- determined necessary by the Secretary. tion of key concepts, definitions, and cur- islative action relating to the framework, (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— riculum criteria across government, aca- plan, and proposal set forth pursuant to There are authorized to be appropriated to demia, and industry; and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and the Secretary to carry out this section such (5) materials that specifically address (5) such other matters as the Working sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years the findings and outcomes of the study con- Group considers necessary to advance the se- 2022 through 2026. ducted under section 6 and strategies to ac- curity of communications and network infra- SEC. 6. QUANTUM WORKFORCE EVALUATION AND count for the skills and workforce needs structure, remain at the forefront of sci- ACCELERATION. identified through the study. entific discovery in the quantum informa- (a) IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS.—The Na- (c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this tion science domain, and transition quantum tional Science Foundation shall enter into section, the National Science Foundation, information science research into the emerg- an agreement with the National Academies including the STEM Education Advisory ing quantum technology economy. of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of ways to support the next Panel and the Advancing Informal STEM SEC. 4. QUANTUM NETWORKING AND COMMU- Learning program and through the National NICATIONS RESEARCH. generation of quantum leaders. Science Foundation’s role in the National Q– (a) RESEARCH.—The Under Secretary of (b) SCOPE OF STUDY.—In carrying out the 12 Education Partnership and the Q2Work Commerce for Standards and Technology study described in subsection (a), the Na- Program, shall coordinate with the Office of shall carry out research to facilitate the de- tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Science and Technology Policy, EPSCoR eli- velopment and standardization of quantum and Medicine shall identify— gible universities, and any Federal agencies networking and communications tech- (1) education gaps, including or working groups determined necessary by nologies and applications, including research foundational courses in STEM and areas in the National Science Foundation. on the following: need of standardization, in elementary (d) REVIEW.—In implementing this sec- (1) Quantum cryptography and post- school, middle school, high school, and high- tion, the National Science Foundation shall quantum classical cryptography. er education curricula, that need to be rec- review and provide necessary updates to the (2) Quantum repeater technology. tified in order to prepare students to partici- related report entitled ‘‘Key Concepts for (3) Quantum network traffic manage- pate in the quantum workforce; Future QIS Learners’’ (May 2020). ment. (2) the skills and workforce needs of in- (4) Quantum transduction. dustry, specifically identifying the cross-dis- SEC. 8. QUANTUM EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM. (5) Long baseline entanglement and ciplinary academic degrees or academic (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science teleportation. courses necessary— Foundation, through the National Science (6) Such other technologies, processes, or (A) to qualify students for multiple ca- Foundation’s role in the National Q–12 Edu- applications as the Under Secretary con- reer pathways in quantum information cation Partnership and the Q2Work Pro- siders appropriate. sciences and related fields; gram, and in coordination with the Direc- (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Under Sec- (B) to ensure the United States is com- torate for Education and Human Resources, retary shall carry out the research required petitive in the field of quantum information shall carry out a pilot program, to be known by subsection (a) through such divisions, lab- science while preserving national security; as the ‘‘Next Generation Quantum Leaders oratories, offices and programs of the Na- and Pilot Program’’, to provide funding for the tional Institute of Standards and Technology (C) to support the development of quan- education and training of the next genera- as the Under Secretary considers appropriate tum applications; and tion of students in the fundamental prin- and actively engaged in activities relating to (3) the resources and materials needed to ciples of quantum mechanics. quantum information science. train elementary, middle, and high school (b) REQUIREMENTS.— (c) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS.—For educators to effectively teach curricula rel- (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot quantum technologies deemed by the Under evant to the development of a quantum program required by subsection (a), the Na- Secretary to be at a readiness level suffi- workforce. tional Science Foundation shall— cient for standardization, the Under Sec- (c) REPORTS.— (A) publish a call for applications retary shall provide technical review and as- (1) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.—Not later than through the National Q–12 Education Part- sistance to such other Federal agencies as 1 year after the date of enactment of this nership website (or similar website) for par- the Under Secretary considers appropriate Act, the National Academies of Science, En- ticipation in the pilot program from elemen- for the development of quantum network in- gineering, and Medicine shall prepare and tary schools, secondary schools, and State frastructure standards. submit to the National Science Foundation, educational agencies; (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— and programs or projects funded by the Na- (B) coordinate with educational service (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to tional Science Foundation, an executive agencies, associations that support STEM be appropriated to the Scientific and Tech- summary of progress regarding the study educators or local educational agencies, and nical Research and Services account of the conducted under subsection (a) that outlines partnerships through the Q–12 Education

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP6.038 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1987 Partnership, to encourage elementary Restoring these canals would improve much as 60% of their conveyance ca- schools, secondary schools, and State edu- California’s drought resilience and help pacity. The bill I am introducing today cational agencies to participate in the pro- the nation’s leading agricultural econ- would provide Federal assistance to gram; omy comply with limits on ground- help fix these Federal canals. (C) accept applications for a period of 5 months in advance of the academic year in water pumping under the state’s Sus- Specifically, the bill would authorize which the program shall begin; tainable Groundwater Management $653.4 million in a Federal funding-cost (D) select elementary schools, secondary Act. share for three major projects to repair schools, and State educational agencies to Second, the bill authorizes an addi- Federal canals damaged by subsidence participate in the program, in accordance tional $180 million to restore salmon to achieve their lost capacity: with qualifications determined by the Inter- runs on the San Joaquin River. The $180 million for the Friant-Kern agency Working Group, in coordination with funding is for fish passage structures, Canal, which would move an additional the National Q–12 Education Partnership; levees and other improvements that 100,000 acre-feet per year on average; and $183.9 million for the Delta Mendota (E) in coordination with the National Q– will allow the threatened Central Val- 12 Education Partnership, identify qualifying ley Spring-run Chinook salmon to Canal, which would move an additional advanced degree students, or recent ad- swim freely upstream from the ocean 62,000 acre-feet per year on average; vanced degree graduates, with experience in to the Friant Dam. and the field of quantum information science to The bill authorizes a 1⁄3 Federal cost- $289.5 million for California Aqueduct provide feedback and assistance to educators share for restoring the capacity of the repairs, which would move an addi- selected to participate in the pilot program. Friant-Kern Canal, the Delta-Mendota tional 205,000 acre-feet per year on av- (2) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting program Canal, and the California Aqueduct. erage. While parts of the California Aq- participants under paragraph (1)(D), the Di- Coordinated legislation in the State ueduct are state-owned, the majority rector of the National Science Foundation of the repairs are on its federally- shall give priority to elementary schools, legislature introduced by State Sen- secondary schools, and local educational ator Melissa Hurtado would authorize a owned portion. agencies located in jurisdictions eligible to 1⁄3 state cost-share for restoring the ca- If the Federal government covers a participate in the Established Program to nals’ capacity. Under the coordinated portion of the cost of restoring these Stimulate Competitive Research (commonly Federal and State legislation, the three essential Federal canals for con- known as ‘‘EPSCoR’’), including Tribal and locals would also be responsible for a 1⁄3 veying floodwaters, it will give local rural elementary, middle, and high schools cost-share for the canal restoration farmers a fighting chance to bring in such jurisdictions. projects. their groundwater basins into balance (c) CONSULTATION.—The National Science Foundation shall carry out this section in This legislation would help Cali- without being forced to retire massive consultation with the Interagency Working fornia water users and California’s na- amounts of land. Group. tion-leading agricultural industry com- Critically, the ability to deliver (d) REPORTING.— ply with a recent State requirement to floodwaters through restored Federal (1) REPORT AND SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.— end the overpumping of groundwater. canals will allow the water districts to Not later than 180 days after the date of en- The stakes are huge: bringing ground- invest in their own turnouts, pumps, actment of this Act, the Director of the Na- water into balance will reduce the detention basins and other ground- tional Science Foundation shall submit to water recharge projects. The South Congress a report on the educational institu- water supply of the San Joaquin Valley tions selected to participate in the pilot pro- by about 2 million acre-feet per year. Valley Water Association, which covers gram required under subsection (a), speci- Unless local water agencies and the just a small part of the Valley, pro- fying the percentage from nontraditional ge- State and Federal governments take vided my office with a list of 36 such ographies, including Tribal or rural school action, a recent U.C. Berkeley study projects for its area alone. districts. has projected severe impacts from The Public Policy Institute of Cali- (2) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CUR- these water supply losses: fornia (PPIC) has determined that RICULUM.—Not later than 2 years after the 798,000 acres of land would have to be groundwater recharge projects are the date of enactment of this Act, the Director best option to help the San Joaquin of the National Science Foundation shall retired from agricultural production, 1 submit to Congress a report on implementa- nearly ⁄6 of the working farmland in an Valley comply with the new state tion of the curricula and materials under the area that produces half the fruit and groundwater pumping law. PPIC pilot program, including the feasibility and vegetables grown in the nation; and projects that the Valley can make up advisability of expanding such pilot program $5.9 billion would be lost in annual 300,000 to 500,000 acre feet of its ground- to include additional educational institu- farm income in a region that is almost water deficit through recharge tions beyond those originally selected to par- entirely reliant on agriculture and has projects. ticipate in the pilot program. been called ‘‘the Appalachia of the A study commissioned by the coali- (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— tion group called the ‘‘Water Blueprint There is authorized to be appropriated such West’’ due to its severe economic dis- funds as may be necessary to carry out this advantage. for the San Joaquin Valley’’ estimates section. One of the most cost-effective and ef- that required reductions in ground- (f) TERMINATION.—This section shall ficient ways to restore groundwater water could cause a loss of up to 42,000 cease to have effect on the date that is 3 balance is to convey floodwaters to farm and agricultural jobs in the San years after the date of the enactment of this farmlands where they can recharge the Joaquin Valley. Another 40,000 jobs or Act. --- aquifer. California has the most vari- more could be lost statewide each year By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: able precipitation of any State. When due to reductions in Valley agricul- S. 1179. A bill to provide financial as- we get massive storms from atmos- tural production, putting the total at sistance for projects to address certain pheric rivers, there is plenty of runoff approximately 85,000 jobs statewide. subsidence impacts in the State of to recharge aquifers—but only if we Most of these impacts will fall dis- California, and for other purposes; to can effectively convey the floodwaters proportionately on economically dis- the Committee on Energy and Natural throughout the San Joaquin Valley to advantaged communities. These im- Resources. recharge areas. pacts will be significant unless we ad- Ms. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise Here is where the challenge arises. dress them through collaborative plan- to speak in support of the ‘‘Canal Con- For a variety of reasons, the ground be- ning, policies, infrastructure, recharge veyance Capacity Restoration Act,’’ neath the major canals has dropped by and necessary financial support. which I introduced today. Representa- as much as 10 to 20 feet, which has Let me now turn to the three critical tives JIM COSTA (D–CA) has introduced caused canals designed to convey flood- canals that the bill would authorize as- companion legislation in the House. waters to buckle and drop in many sistance to restore. The Friant-Kern The bill has two major provisions, places. Other parts of the canals have Canal is a key feature of the Friant Di- benefiting both drought resilience and not subsided, so the amount of water vision of the Federal Central Valley the environment: that the canal conveys must be reduced Project on the Eastside of the San Joa- First, it would authorize more than so that the canals don’t overrun. quin Valley. For nearly 70 years, the $653 million to restore the capacity of As a result, these essential canals for Friant Division successfully kept three canals of national importance. conveying floodwaters have lost as groundwater tables stable on the

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This provided a sustainable duces half of America’s fruits and vege- ‘‘(22) GRANDCHILD.—The term ‘grandchild’ source of water for farms and for thou- tables. means the son or daughter of an employee’s sands of Californians and more than 50 These are Federal canals, and the son or daughter. small, rural, or disadvantaged commu- federal government must help give ‘‘(23) GRANDPARENT.—The term ‘grand- parent’ means a parent of a parent of an em- nities who rely entirely on ground- these farmers and communities reliant ployee. water for their household water sup- on the agricultural economy a fighting ‘‘(24) NEPHEW; NIECE.—The terms ‘nephew’ plies. chance to keep their lands in produc- and ‘niece’, used with respect to an em- But unsustainable groundwater tion. ployee, mean a son or daughter of the em- pumping in the Valley has reduced the In addition, this legislation helps to ployee’s sibling. Friant-Kern Canal’s ability to deliver restore an historic salmon run on Cali- ‘‘(25) PARENT-IN-LAW.— The term ‘parent- water to all who need it. Land ele- fornia’s second-longest river, the San in-law’ means a parent of the spouse or do- vation subsidence caused by over- Joaquin. mestic partner of an employee. pumping means that not all of the sup- I hope my colleagues will join me in ‘‘(26) SIBLING.—The term ‘sibling’ means support of this bill. Thank you, Mr. any person who is a son or daughter of an plies stored at Friant Dam can be con- employee’s parent (other than the em- veyed through the canal. In some President, and I yield the floor. ployee). areas, the canal can carry only 40 per- --- ‘‘(27) SON-IN-LAW; DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.—The cent of what it’s designed to deliver. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. terms ‘son-in-law’ and ‘daughter-in-law’, In 2017, a very wet year in which we BLUMENTHAL, Ms. DUCKWORTH, used with respect to an employee, mean any should have been banking as much Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. BROWN): person who is a spouse or domestic partner flood water as possible, the Friant- S. 1185. A bill to amend the Family of a son or daughter, as the case may be, of Kern Canal couldn’t deliver an addi- and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title the employee. 5, United States Code, to permit leave ‘‘(28) UNCLE; AUNT.—The terms ‘uncle’ and tional 300,000 acre-feet of water that it ‘aunt’, used with respect to an employee, would have been able to convey had its to care for a domestic partner, parent- in-law, or adult child, or another re- mean the son or daughter, as the case may capacity not been limited by subsid- be, of the employee’s grandparent (other ence. This significant amount of water lated individual, who has a serious than the employee’s parent).’’. would have been destined for ground- health condition, and to allow employ- (2) INCLUSION OF ADULT CHILDREN AND CHIL- water recharge efforts in the south San ees to take, as additional leave, paren- DREN OF A DOMESTIC PARTNER.—Section Joaquin Valley, where the impacts of tal involvement and family wellness 101(12) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is reduced water deliveries, water quality leave to participate in or attend their amended— children’s and grandchildren’s edu- (A) by inserting ‘‘a child of an individual’s issues and groundwater regulation are domestic partner,’’ after ‘‘a legal ward,’’; and expected to be most severe. cational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs; to the Com- (B) by striking ‘‘who is—’’ and all that fol- The California Aqueduct serves more lows and inserting ‘‘and includes an adult than 27 million people in Southern mittee on Health, Education, Labor, child.’’. California and the Silicon Valley and and Pensions. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask (b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of more than 750,000 acres of the Nation’s the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 most productive farmland. But despite unanimous consent that the text of the U.S.C. 2612) is amended— its name, much of the California Aque- bill be printed in the RECORD. (1) in subsection (a)— duct is owned by the Federal govern- There being no objection, the text of (A) in paragraph (1)— ment and serves portions of Silicon the bill was ordered to be printed in (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking Valley, small towns and communities the RECORD, as follows: ‘‘spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse, son, daughter, or in the northern San Joaquin Valley, S. 1185 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- parent’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic and farms from Firebaugh to partner, or a son or daughter, son-in-law, Kettleman City. The aqueduct rep- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, resents a successful 70–year partner- grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. aunt, or nephew or niece of the employee, or ship between the Federal Government This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Med- any other individual related by blood whose and the State of California. ical Leave Modernization Act’’. In recent years, particularly recent close association is the equivalent of a fam- SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PART- ily relationship with the employee, if such drought years, the California Aqueduct NER, SON-IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN- spouse, domestic partner, son or daughter, has subsided. It has lost as much as LAW, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, parent- 20% of its capacity to move water to GRANDPARENT, GRANDCHILD, OR SIBLING OF THE EMPLOYEE, OR AN- in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, California’s families, farms and busi- OTHER RELATED INDIVIDUAL. uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece, or such nesses. California is leading efforts to (a) DEFINITIONS.— other individual’’; and repair the aqueduct and is working to (1) INCLUSION OF RELATED INDIVIDUALS.— (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking provide its share of funding, but the Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave ‘‘spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the Federal government will also need to Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by add- employee’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic pay its fair share. The bill I am intro- ing at the end the following: partner, or a son or daughter, son-in-law, ducing today would authorize $289.5 ‘‘(20) ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL RELATED BY daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, BLOOD WHOSE CLOSE ASSOCIATION IS THE grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew million toward restoring the California EQUIVALENT OF A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.—The or niece of the employee, or any other indi- Aqueduct. term ‘any other individual related by blood vidual related by blood whose close associa- The Delta-Mendota Canal stretches whose close association is the equivalent of a tion is the equivalent of a family relation- southward 117 miles from the C.W. Bill family relationship’, used with respect to an ship with the employee’’; and Jones Pumping Plant along the west- employee, means any person with whom the (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘spouse, ern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, employee has a significant personal bond son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a parallel to the California Aqueduct. that is or is like a family relationship, re- covered servicemember’’ and inserting The Delta-Mendota Canal has lost 15% gardless of biological or legal relationship. ‘‘spouse or domestic partner, son or daugh- ‘‘(21) DOMESTIC PARTNER.—The term ‘do- ter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, par- of its conveyance capacity due to sub- mestic partner’, used with respect to an em- ent-in-law, grandparent, sibling, uncle or sidence. The bill I am introducing ployee, means— aunt, nephew or niece, or next of kin of a today would authorize $183.9 million ‘‘(A) the person recognized as the domestic covered servicemember, or any other indi- toward restoring its full ability to con- partner of the employee under any domestic vidual related by blood whose close associa- vey floodwaters to farms needing to re- partnership or civil union law of a State or tion is the equivalent of a family relation- charge their groundwater, and to wild- political subdivision of a State; or ship with the covered servicemember’’; life refuges of critical importance for ‘‘(B) in the case of an unmarried employee, (2) in subsection (e)— migratory waterfowl along the Pacific an unmarried adult person who is in a com- (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘son, mitted, personal relationship with the em- daughter, spouse, parent, or covered service- Flyway. ployee, is not a domestic partner as de- member of the employee, as appropriate’’ This bill responds to a potential cri- scribed in subparagraph (A) to or in such a and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in-law, sis that very possibly could cause the relationship with any other person, and who daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic partner, forced retirement of nearly 1/6 of the is designated to the employer by such em- parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grand- working farmland in an area that pro- ployee as that employee’s domestic partner. child, sibling, uncle or aunt, nephew or

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LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PART- aunt, or nephew or niece of the employee, or and NER, SON-IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN- any other individual related by blood whose (3) in subsection (f)— LAW, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, close association with the employee is the (A) in paragraph (1)— GRANDPARENT, GRANDCHILD, OR equivalent of a family relationship, if such (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph SIBLING OF THE EMPLOYEE, OR AN- spouse, domestic partner, son or daughter, OTHER RELATED INDIVIDUAL FOR son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, parent- (A), by inserting ‘‘, or domestic partners,’’ FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, after ‘‘husband and wife’’; and (a) DEFINITIONS.— uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece, or such (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or (1) INCLUSION OF A DOMESTIC PARTNER, SON- other individual’’; and parent-in-law’’ after ‘‘parent’’; and IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, PARENT-IN-LAW, (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or ADULT CHILD, GRANDPARENT, GRANDCHILD, OR ‘‘spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the those domestic partners,’’ after ‘‘husband SIBLING OF THE EMPLOYEE, OR ANOTHER INDI- employee’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic and wife’’ each place it appears. VIDUAL RELATED BY BLOOD.—Section 6381 of (c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of the Fam- title 5, United States Code, is amended— partner, or a son or daughter, son-in-law, ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. (A) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘; and’’ daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, 2613) is amended— and inserting a semicolon; grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘son, (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe- or niece of the employee, or any other indi- daughter, spouse, or parent of the employee, riod and inserting a semicolon; and vidual related by blood whose close associa- or of the next of kin of an individual in the (C) by adding at the end the following: tion is the equivalent of a family relation- case of leave taken under such paragraph (3), ‘‘(13) the term ‘any other individual related ship with the employee’’; and as appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daugh- by blood whose close association is the (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘spouse, ter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse or equivalent of a family relationship’, used son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, with respect to an employee, means any per- covered servicemember’’ and inserting grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or son with whom the employee has a signifi- ‘‘spouse or domestic partner, son or daugh- aunt, or nephew or niece of the employee, or cant personal bond that is or is like a family ter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, par- the next of kin of an individual, or any other relationship, regardless of biological or legal ent-in-law, grandparent, sibling, uncle or individual related by blood whose close asso- relationship; aunt, nephew or niece, or next of kin of a ciation is the equivalent of a family rela- ‘‘(14) the term ‘domestic partner’, used covered servicemember, or any other indi- tionship with the employee, as appropriate’’; with respect to an employee, means— vidual related by blood whose close associa- and ‘‘(A) the person recognized as the domestic tion is the equivalent of a family relation- (2) in subsection (b)— partner of the employee under any domestic ship with the covered servicemember’’; and (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘son, partnership or civil union law of a State or (2) in subsection (e)— daughter, spouse, or parent and an estimate political subdivision of a State; or (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘son, of the amount of time that such employee is ‘‘(B) in the case of an unmarried employee, daughter, spouse, parent, or covered service- needed to care for the son, daughter, spouse, an unmarried adult person who is in a com- member of the employee, as appropriate’’ or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, mitted, personal relationship with the em- and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse or do- ployee, is not a domestic partner as de- daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic partner, mestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grand- scribed in subparagraph (A) or in such a rela- parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grand- parent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or tionship with any other person, and who is child, sibling, uncle or aunt, nephew or nephew or niece of the employee, or any designated to the employing agency by such niece, or covered servicemember of the em- other individual related by blood whose close employee as that employee’s domestic part- ployee, or any other individual related by association is the equivalent of a family re- ner; blood whose close association is the equiva- lationship with the employee, as appro- ‘‘(15) the term ‘grandchild’ means the son lent of a family relationship with the em- priate, and an estimate of the amount of or daughter of an employee’s son or daugh- ployee, as appropriate’’; and time that such employee is needed to care ter; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘spouse, for such son or daughter, son-in-law, daugh- ‘‘(16) the term ‘grandparent’ means a par- or a son, daughter, or parent, of the em- ter-in-law, spouse or domestic partner, par- ent of a parent of an employee; ployee’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic ent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, ‘‘(17) the terms ‘nephew’ and ‘niece’, used partner, or a son or daughter, son-in-law, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece, or with respect to an employee, mean a son or daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, such other individual’’; and daughter of the employee’s sibling; grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘son, ‘‘(18) the term ‘parent-in-law’ means a par- or niece of the employee, or any other indi- daughter, parent, or spouse who has a serious ent of the spouse or domestic partner of an vidual related by blood whose close associa- health condition, or will assist in their re- employee; tion is the equivalent of a family relation- covery,’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son- ‘‘(19) the term ‘sibling’ means any person ship with the employee, as appropriate,’’. in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic who is a son or daughter of an employee’s (c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of title 5, partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, parent (other than the employee); United States Code, is amended— grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew ‘‘(20) the terms ‘son-in-law’ and ‘daughter- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘son, or niece, with a serious health condition, of in-law’, used with respect to an employee, daughter, spouse, or parent of the employee, the employee, or an individual, with a seri- mean any person who is a spouse or domestic as appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daugh- ous health condition, who is any other indi- partner of a son or daughter, as the case may ter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse or vidual related by blood whose close associa- be, of the employee; domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, tion is the equivalent of a family relation- ‘‘(21) the term ‘State’ has the same mean- grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or ship with the employee, as appropriate, or ing given the term in section 3 of the Fair aunt, or nephew or niece of the employee, or will assist in the recovery,’’. Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203); any other individual related by blood whose (d) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTEC- and close association is the equivalent of a fam- TION.—Section 104(c)(3) of the Family and ‘‘(22) the terms ‘uncle’ and ‘aunt’, used ily relationship with the employee, as appro- Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. with respect to an employee, mean the son priate’’; and 2614(c)(3)) is amended— or daughter, as the case may be, of the em- (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘son, (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘son, ployee’s grandparent (other than the em- daughter, spouse, or parent, and an estimate daughter, spouse, or parent of the employee, ployee’s parent).’’. of the amount of time that such employee is as appropriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘son or (2) INCLUSION OF ADULT CHILDREN AND CHIL- needed to care for such son, daughter, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, DREN OF A DOMESTIC PARTNER.—Section spouse, or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘son or spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent- 6381(6) of such title is amended— daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, (A) by inserting ‘‘a child of an individual’s spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent- uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece of the em- domestic partner,’’ after ‘‘a legal ward,’’; and in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling,

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uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece of the em- ‘‘(i) VACATION LEAVE; PERSONAL LEAVE; ‘‘(II) not to exceed 24 hours of leave under ployee, or any other individual related by FAMILY LEAVE.—An eligible employee may this paragraph during any 12-month period blood whose close association is the equiva- elect, or an employer may require the em- described in paragraph (4). lent of a family relationship with the em- ployee, to substitute any of the accrued paid ‘‘(ii) Leave under this paragraph shall be in ployee, as appropriate, and an estimate of vacation leave, personal leave, or family addition to any leave provided under any the amount of time that such employee is leave of the employee for any part of the pe- other paragraph of this subsection. needed to care for such son or daughter, son- riod of leave under subsection (a)(5). ‘‘(C) For the purpose of this paragraph— in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic ‘‘(ii) MEDICAL OR SICK LEAVE.—An eligible ‘‘(i) the term ‘community organization’ partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, employee may elect, or an employer may re- means a private nonprofit organization that grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew quire the employee, to substitute any of the is representative of a community or a sig- or niece, or such other individual’’. accrued paid medical or sick leave of the em- nificant segment of a community and pro- vides activities for individuals described in SEC. 4. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE ployee for any part of the period of leave pro- UNDER THE FMLA FOR PARENTAL vided under clause (ii) of subsection (a)(5)(A), section 6381(6), such as a scouting or sports INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY except that nothing in this title shall require organization; and WELLNESS. an employer to provide paid sick leave or ‘‘(ii) the term ‘school’ means an elemen- (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102(a) of paid medical leave in any situation in which tary school or secondary school (as such the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 such employer would not normally provide terms are defined in section 8101 of the Ele- U.S.C. 2612(a)), as amended by section 2(b), is any such paid leave. mentary and Secondary Education Act of further amended— ‘‘(iii) PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTIONS AND 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), a Head Start program (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- LIMITATIONS.—If the employee elects or the assisted under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. graph (6); and employer requires the substitution of ac- 9831 et seq.), and a child care facility li- (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- crued paid leave for leave under subsection censed under State law.’’. lowing new paragraph: (a)(5), the employer shall not restrict or (b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended— ‘‘(5) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR limit the leave that may be substituted or (1) by inserting after the third sentence the PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY impose any additional terms and conditions following new sentence: ‘‘Subject to sub- WELLNESS.— on the substitution of such leave that are section (e)(4) and section 6383(f), leave under ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph more stringent for the employee than the (B) and section 103(g), an eligible employee terms and conditions set forth in this Act.’’. subsection (a)(5) may be taken intermit- tently or on a reduced leave schedule.’’; and shall be entitled to leave under this para- (d) NOTICE.—Section 102(e) of such Act (29 graph to— U.S.C. 2612(e)), as amended by section 2(b), is (2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘in- ‘‘(i) participate in or attend an activity further amended by adding at the end the volved,’’ and inserting ‘‘involved (or, in the that is sponsored by a school or community following new paragraph: case of leave under subsection (a)(5), for pur- poses of the 30-day or 12-month period in- organization and relates to a program of the ‘‘(4) NOTICE RELATING TO PARENTAL IN- volved),’’. school or organization that is attended by a VOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS LEAVE.—In (c) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Section son or daughter or a grandchild of the em- any case in which an employee requests 6382(d) of such title is amended by adding at ployee; or leave under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the end the following: ‘‘(ii) meet routine family medical care the employee shall— ‘‘(3) An employee may elect to substitute needs (including by attending medical and ‘‘(A) provide the employer with not less for any part of the period of leave under sub- dental appointments of the employee or a than 7 days’ notice, or (if such notice is im- section (a)(5), any of the employee’s accrued son or daughter, spouse, or grandchild of the practicable) such notice as is practicable, be- or accumulated annual or sick leave. If the employee) or attend to the care needs of an fore the date the leave is to begin, of the em- employee elects the substitution of that ac- elderly individual who is related to the em- ployee’s intention to take leave under such crued or accumulated annual or sick leave ployee through a relationship described in paragraph; and for leave under subsection (a)(5), the employ- section 102(a) (including by making visits to ‘‘(B) in the case of leave to be taken under ing agency shall not restrict or limit the nursing homes or group homes). subsection (a)(5)(A)(ii), make a reasonable ef- leave that may be substituted or impose any ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— fort to schedule the activity or care involved additional terms and conditions on the sub- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible employee so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of stitution of such leave that are more strin- shall be entitled to— the employer, subject to the approval of the gent for the employee than the terms and ‘‘(I) not to exceed 4 hours of leave under health care provider involved (if any).’’. conditions set forth in this subchapter.’’. this paragraph during any 30-day period; and (e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title, as ‘‘(II) not to exceed 24 hours of leave under (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amended by adding at the amended by section 3(b)(2), is further amend- this paragraph during any 12-month period end the following new subsection: ed by adding at the end the following new described in paragraph (4). ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION RELATED TO PARENTAL paragraph: ‘‘(ii) COORDINATION RULE.—Leave under this INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS ‘‘(4) In any case in which an employee re- paragraph shall be in addition to any leave LEAVE.—An employer may require that a re- quests leave under paragraph (5) of sub- provided under any other paragraph of this quest for leave under section 102(a)(5) be sup- section (a), the employee shall— subsection. ported by a certification issued at such time ‘‘(A) provide the employing agency with ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para- and in such manner as the Secretary may by not less than 7 days’ notice, or (if such no- graph: regulation prescribe.’’. tice is impracticable) such notice as is prac- ‘‘(i) COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.—The term SEC. 5. ENTITLEMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ticable, before the date the leave is to begin, ‘community organization’ means a private TO LEAVE FOR PARENTAL INVOLVE- of the employee’s intention to take leave nonprofit organization that is representative MENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS. under such paragraph; and of a community or a significant segment of (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of ‘‘(B) in the case of leave to be taken under a community and provides activities for in- title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(5)(A)(ii), make a reasonable ef- dividuals described in section 101(12), such as section 3(b), is further amended by adding at fort to schedule the activity or care involved a scouting or sports organization. the end the following new paragraph: so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of ‘‘(ii) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means an ‘‘(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and the employing agency, subject to the ap- elementary school or secondary school (as section 6383(f), an employee shall be entitled proval of the health care provider involved such terms are defined in section 8101 of the to leave under this paragraph to— (if any).’’. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of ‘‘(i) participate in or attend an activity (e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383(f) of such 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), a Head Start program that is sponsored by a school or community title is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph assisted under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. organization and relates to a program of the (1)(E) or (3) of’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 9831 et seq.), and a child care facility li- school or organization that is attended by a (1)(E), (3) or (5) of’’. censed under State law.’’. son or daughter or a grandchild of the em- --- (b) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of such ployee; or By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by in- ‘‘(ii) meet routine family medical care RUBIO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. serting after the third sentence the following needs (including by attending medical and COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Ms. new sentence: ‘‘Subject to subsection (e)(4) dental appointments of the employee or a DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. and section 103(g), leave under subsection son or daughter, spouse, or grandchild of the FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. (a)(5) may be taken intermittently or on a employee) or to attend to the care needs of KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. reduced leave schedule.’’. an elderly individual who is related to the MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. (c) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Section employee through a relationship described in 102(d)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)) is section 6382(a) (including by making visits to SHAHEEN, and Mr. WARNER): amended by adding at the end the following nursing homes and group homes). S.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution re- new subparagraph: ‘‘(B)(i) An employee is entitled to— quiring the advice and consent of the ‘‘(C) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE AND ‘‘(I) not to exceed 4 hours of leave under Senate or an Act of Congress to sus- FAMILY WELLNESS LEAVE.— this paragraph during any 30-day period; and pend, terminate, or withdraw the

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Mr. President, through- ensure that this legislation is swiftly out his time in office, President Donald a passionate player and coach, a man who considered by the Senate. never accepted defeat, who pushed himself Trump repeatedly disparaged our Thank you, Mr. President. and his teams to achieve, and created a per- NATO allies and reportedly threatened f sona in line with the great Vince Lombardi withdrawal from the NATO alliance, and Woody Hayes; the bedrock of European and American SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Whereas Coach Knight never focused his security for over seventy years. Al- coaching on winning a game, but on the ef- though our current President has re- --- fort it took to become a champion, saying committed the United States to NATO SENATE RESOLUTION 157—HON- ‘‘The will to succeed is important, but and our transatlantic partnerships, it ORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY what’s more important is the will to pre- is still necessary for the Senate to con- OF HIRING ROBERT MONT- pare’’; and sider legislation that prevents any GOMERY ‘‘BOBBY’’ KNIGHT AS Whereas Coach Knight earned the NCAA Naismith Award for Men’s Outstanding Con- President from withdrawing the United THE HEAD COACH OF THE MEN’S tribution to Basketball in 2007: Now, there- States from this critical defense trea- BASKETBALL TEAM AT INDIANA fore, be it ty. This legislation would not only help UNIVERSITY Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate address present national security chal- Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. that— lenges by reaffirming the U.S. commit- (1) Coach Robert Montgomery ‘‘Bobby’’ YOUNG) submitted the following resolu- ment to Europe, it would also provide Knight set the standard for excellence as a tion; which was considered and agreed collegiate men’s basketball coach at Indiana clarity to important constitutional to: questions regarding the role of Con- University; gress in terminating U.S. participation S. RES. 157 (2) the success of Coach Knight was in turn in treaties and alliances. Particularly Whereas Coach Bobby Knight had a leg- the success of the entire Indiana University endary career as a college basketball head system and a source of continuing pride for with a treaty obligation that is as cen- the entire State of Indiana; tral to U.S. security as NATO, no coach for more than 40 years, 29 of which were with Indiana University, starting on (3) we honor the drive, determination, and President should be allowed to unilat- March 27, 1971; character of Coach Knight and all that erally withdraw without the advice and Whereas the success of Coach Knight has Coach Knight did in educating and men- consent of the Senate. led to his induction into the National Colle- toring hundreds of Indiana University play- Over the past several years, NATO al- giate Athletic Association (referred to in ers over 3 decades; lies, many of whom we have fought this preamble as the ‘‘NCAA’’) Hall of Fame (4) few can ever achieve greatness, but alongside since World War II and ear- and the Indiana University Hoosier Basket- Coach Knight has propelled young men to lier in some cases, have questioned our ball Hall of Fame; touch greatness for at least a moment, giv- Whereas Coach Knight— ing them experiences and lessons that have allegiance for the first time in the his- shaped their entire lives; and tory of NATO. In response to the only (1) earned an NCAA National Champion- ship as a player at The Ohio State Univer- (5) for all the memories, Coach Knight, we invocation of Article 5 of the NATO sity in 1960; give you a heartfelt thank you. Treaty following the 9/11 attacks, more (2) won 3 NCAA National Championships as f than 1,000 servicemembers from these the Head Coach of the men’s basketball team allied nations gave their lives fighting at Indiana University in 1976, 1981, and 1987; SENATE RESOLUTION 158—SUP- alongside the United States. While the and PORTING THE GOALS AND United States must continue to press (3) won a National Invitational Tour- IDEALS OF NATIONAL PUBLIC every country to increase defense nament championship as the Head Coach of SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS spending to meet the agreed-upon goal the men’s basketball team at Indiana Uni- WEEK of 2 percent of GDP by 2024, and ensure versity in 1979; Whereas, during his 29 years at Indiana Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. that our European allies contribute to University, Coach Knight— BURR) submitted the following resolu- their own defense, U.S. withdrawal (1) coached 11 Big Ten Conference Cham- tion; which was referred to the Com- from NATO should not be considered pionship teams; mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- without Congressional input. For this (2) took 24 teams to the NCAA tournament; ernmental Affairs: reason, we must use our constitutional and powers of advice and consent and of the (3) earned 8 Big Ten Coach of the Year S. RES. 158 purse to block any unilateral executive awards and 4 national coach of the year Whereas public safety telecommunications withdrawal, and preemptively author- awards; professionals play a critical role in emer- ize legal proceedings to challenge any Whereas the 1975–76 men’s basketball team gency response; at Indiana University, which was coached by Whereas the work that public safety tele- decision to terminate U.S. member- Coach Knight, is the last team to complete communications professionals perform goes ship. the entire regular season and NCAA tour- far beyond simply relaying information be- The legislation I am introducing nament without a single loss; tween the public and first responders; today with Senators RUBIO, COLLINS, Whereas Coach Knight coached the United Whereas, when responding to reports of BLUMENTHAL, COONS, DUCKWORTH, DUR- States men’s national basketball team to a missing, abducted, and sexually exploited BIN, FEINSTEIN, GRAHAM, KING, KLO- gold medal in the 1979 Pan American Games children, the information obtained and ac- BUCHAR, MERKLEY, MORAN, SHAHEEN, and to a gold medal in the 1984 Olympic tions taken by public safety telecommuni- and WARNER would provide the nec- Games; cations professionals form the foundation for essary tools to prevent a President Whereas Coach Knight had an 80 percent an effective response; from unilaterally withdrawing the graduation rate for his players, with an as- Whereas, when a hostage taker or suicidal tounding 98 percent graduation rate for all individual calls 911, the first contact that in- United States from the NATO treaty players who he coached for at least 4 years, dividual has is with a public safety tele- without the consent of Congress. The more than twice the average graduation communications professional, whose nego- Senate has repeatedly indicated its rates for other Division I schools; tiation skills can prevent the situation from support for NATO through previous Whereas, even after 40 years as a head worsening; legislation, including the original vote coach, none of the teams coached by Coach Whereas, during crises, public safety tele- of 82–13 in 1949 to grant the Senate’s Knight were ever cited for a recruiting or communications professionals, while col- consent to join NATO, and the Fiscal academic violation while competing at the lecting vital information to provide situa- Year 2020 National Defense Authoriza- highest levels of the sport; tional awareness for responding officers— tion Act, which called for the United Whereas Coach Knight attained 902 wins (1) coach callers through first aid tech- during his overall head coaching career at niques; and States to ‘‘remain ironclad in its com- the United States Military Academy, Indi- (2) give advice to those callers to prevent mitment to uphold its obligations ana University, and Texas Tech University, further harm; under the North Atlantic Treaty.’’ by perfecting— Whereas the work done by individuals who I am proud to have bipartisan sup- (1) the motion offense, which emphasized serve as public safety telecommunications port for this bill to ensure that the discipline, teamwork, selflessness, and pe- professionals has an extreme emotional and

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SENATE RESOLUTION 160—COM- Whereas the Cardinal represent their loyal f MENDING AND CONGRATU- fans, current students, and alumni with LATING THE STANFORD UNIVER- heart and a commitment to excellence: Now, SENATE RESOLUTION 159—DESIG- SITY CARDINAL WOMEN’S BAS- therefore, be it NATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 17, KETBALL TEAM ON WINNING Resolved, That the Senate— 2021, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2021, AS THE 2021 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE (1) commends and congratulates the Stan- ‘‘NATIONAL PARK WEEK’’ ford University Cardinal on winning the 2021 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVI- National Collegiate Athletic Association Di- Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. DAINES, SION I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vision I women’s basketball championship Mr. MARKEY, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CANTWELL, CHAMPIONSHIP and completing a successful 2020-2021 season; Mr. CRAMER, Mr. REED, Mr. PORTMAN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. (2) recognizes the achievements of all play- Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. SMITH, ers, coaches, and staff who contributed to PADILLA) submitted the following reso- Mr. WICKER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. COTTON, the success of the Cardinal during the 2020- lution; which was considered and Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BURR, Ms. HIRONO, 2021 season; and agreed to.: Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BLUNT, (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. STABENOW, S. RES. 160 of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. BOOZ- Whereas, on April 4, 2021, the Stanford Uni- (A) Stanford University President Marc MAN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. JOHNSON, versity Cardinal women’s basketball team Tessier-Lavigne; Mr. COONS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. HEINRICH, won the third National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as (B) Stanford University Director of Ath- Mr. BENNET, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. KLO- the ‘‘NCAA’’) Division I women’s basketball letics Bernard Muir; and BUCHAR, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. championship (referred to in this preamble (C) Stanford University women’s basket- YOUNG, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mrs. CAP- as the ‘‘national championship’’) in school ball team head coach Tara VanDerveer. ITO, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. history by defeating the University of Ari- f BARRASSO, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ROUNDS, zona Wildcats by a score of 54 to 53, com- Mr. KAINE, Mr. SCOTT of South Caro- pleting the season with an overall record of SENATE RESOLUTION 161—COM- lina, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 31-2; MENDING AND CONGRATU- MARSHALL, and Mr. TESTER) submitted Whereas head coach Tara VanDerveer has LATING THE BAYLOR UNIVER- the following resolution; which was led the Cardinal to 3 national championship SITY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM titles during her tenure at Stanford Univer- ON WINNING THE 2021 NATIONAL considered and agreed to: sity, as well as 13 NCAA Final Four appear- S. RES. 159 COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIA- ances, 23 Pac-12 regular-season titles, 14 Pac- TION DIVISION 1 MEN’S BASKET- Whereas, on March 1, 1872, Congress estab- 12 Tournament crowns, and 32 trips to the lished Yellowstone National Park as the first NCAA Tournament; BALL CHAMPIONSHIP national park for the enjoyment of the peo- Whereas senior guard Kiana Williams— Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. CRUZ, ple of the United States; (1) led the Cardinal in scoring throughout and Mr. PAUL submitted the following Whereas, on August 25, 1916, Congress es- the regular season with 14 points per game; resolution; which was considered and tablished the National Park Service with the and agreed to: mission to preserve unimpaired the natural (2) was named Most Outstanding Player of and cultural resources and values of the Na- the Pac-12 Conference Women’s Basketball S. RES. 161 tional Park System for the enjoyment, edu- Tournament, scoring 26 points in the tour- Whereas, on April 5, 2021, the men’s basket- cation, and inspiration of current and future nament title game; ball team of Baylor University won its first generations; Whereas sophomore guard Haley Jones, National Collegiate Athletic Association Di- Whereas the National Park Service con- named the Most Outstanding Player of the vision I men’s basketball championship (re- tinues to protect and manage the majestic Final Four, showed tenacity and leadership ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘national landscapes, hallowed battlefields, and iconic on the journey to the national champion- championship’’) by defeating Gonzaga Uni- cultural and historical sites of the United ship, including by— versity by a score of 86–70 and completing States; (1) making a last-minute shot to defeat the the season with an impressive overall record Whereas the units of the National Park University of South Carolina Gamecocks in of 28–2; System can be found in every State and the semi-final game; and Whereas Head Coach Scott Drew fulfilled a many territories of the United States and (2) scoring 17 points in the national cham- promise he pledged to Baylor fans when he many of the units embody the rich natural pionship game to defeat the University of first came to Baylor University in 2003 that and cultural heritage of the United States, Arizona Wildcats; he would help lead the Bears to a national reflect a unique national story through peo- Whereas all of the following players should championship; ple and places, and offer countless opportuni- be congratulated for their dedication, team- Whereas junior guard Jared Butler, named ties for recreation, volunteerism, cultural work, and display of impressive athletic tal- the Most Outstanding Player of the Final exchange, education, civic engagement, and ent: Francesca Belibi, Cameron Brink, Jenna Four, exhibited impressive skill and exem- exploration; Brown, Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Lacie Hull, plary leadership by leading the Bears

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Baylor University men’s basketball team’s (2) commends— f 2020–2021 season inspire strength, unity, and (A) assistive technology specialists and cooperation in the hearts of Texans from all program coordinators for their hard work AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND walks of life across the Lone Star State; and and dedication to serving individuals with PROPOSED Whereas the Baylor Bears are the pride of disabilities who are in need of finding the their loyal fans, current students, alumni, proper assistive technology to meet their in- SA 1441. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment and the State of Texas: Now, therefore, be it dividual needs; and intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. Resolved, That the Senate congratulates (B) professional organizations and re- 937, to facilitate the expedited review of the Bears of Baylor University on winning searchers dedicated to facilitating the access COVID–19 hate crimes, and for other pur- the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Asso- and acquisition of assistive technology for poses; which was ordered to lie on the table. ciation Division I men’s basketball cham- individuals with disabilities and older adults SA 1442. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment pionship and completing a successful 2020– in need of assistive technology devices. intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2021 season. 937, supra; which was ordered to lie on the f f table. SENATE RESOLUTION 163—RELAT- SA 1443. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina sub- SENATE RESOLUTION 162—DESIG- mitted an amendment intended to be pro- NATING APRIL 14, 2021, AS ‘‘NA- ING TO THE DEATH OF THE HON- posed by him to the bill S. 937, supra; which TIONAL ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ORABLE WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ EMER- was ordered to lie on the table. AWARENESS DAY’’ SON BROCK III, FORMER UNITED SA 1444. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Ms. STATES SENATOR FOR THE COLLINS) submitted an amendment intended Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. STATE OF TENNESSEE to be proposed by her to the bill S. 937, supra; CRAMER) submitted the following reso- which was ordered to lie on the table. lution; which was considered and Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mrs. f agreed to: BLACKBURN) submitted the following S. RES. 162 resolution; which was considered and TEXT OF AMENDMENTS agreed to: Whereas assistive technology is any item, SA 1441. Mr. LEE submitted an S. RES. 163 piece of equipment, or product system that amendment intended to be proposed by is used to increase, maintain, or improve the Whereas William ‘‘Bill’’ Emerson Brock III him to the bill S. 937, to facilitate the functional capabilities of individuals with (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘Bill disabilities and older adults; Brock’’) was born in Chattanooga, Ten- expedited review of COVID–19 hate Whereas the term ‘‘assistive technology nessee; crimes, and for other purposes; which service’’ means any service that directly as- Whereas Bill Brock began his lifetime of was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- sists an individual with a disability or an service as a member of the Armed Forces, lows: older adult in the selection, acquisition, or serving in the Navy from 1953 to 1956; On page 2, line 8, strike ‘‘sole’’. use of an assistive technology device; Whereas Bill Brock was a Tennessean who On page 2, line 9, strike ‘‘expedited’’. Whereas, in 2018, the Centers for Disease honorably served the State of Tennessee and On page 2, beginning on line 20, strike ‘‘, Control and Prevention reported that 1 in 4 the United States for more than 50 years; except that the Attorney General may ex- individuals in the United States, or almost Whereas Bill Brock served 4 terms in the tend such period as appropriate’’. 61,000,000 individuals, has a disability; United States House of Representatives, to Beginning on page 2, strike line 25 and all Whereas, in 2019, the Department of Edu- which he was first elected in 1962; that follows through page 3, line 8 and insert cation reported that there were more than Whereas Bill Brock served with honor and the following: ‘‘States Code) that is moti- 7,100,000 children with disabilities; distinction during his 1 term in the United vated by the actual or perceived race, eth- Whereas the Centers for Disease Control States Senate, to which he was elected in nicity, age, color, religion, national origin, and Prevention reported that, among adults 1971; sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, 65 years of age and older, 2 in 5 have a dis- Whereas Bill Brock served as United States or disability of any person.’’. ability; Trade Representative from 1981 to 1985 and Beginning on page 3, strike line 9 and all Whereas assistive technology allows indi- as United States Secretary of Labor from that follows through page 4, line 2. viduals with disabilities and older adults to 1985 to 1987; --- be included in their communities and in in- Whereas Bill Brock contributed greatly to SA 1442. Mr. LEE submitted an clusive classrooms and workplaces; the ‘‘Era of Cooperation’’ in Congress be- amendment intended to be proposed by Whereas assistive technology devices and tween 1971 and 1977, during which major re- him to the bill S. 937, to facilitate the services are necessities, not luxury items, for form was accomplished, including passage of millions of individuals with disabilities and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act expedited review of COVID–19 hate older adults, without which they would be (commonly known as the ‘‘Clean Water crimes, and for other purposes; which unable to live in their communities, access Act’’) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Endangered was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- education, or obtain, retain, and advance Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the lows:

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On page 2, line 8, strike ‘‘sole’’. period described in subparagraph (B) of sec- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS tion 1135(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 The Committee on Foreign Relations SA 1443. Mr. SCOTT of South Caro- U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)) ends, except that the At- is authorized to meet during the ses- lina submitted an amendment intended torney General may extend such period as appropriate. sion of the Senate on Thursday, April to be proposed by him to the bill S. 937, 15, 2021, at 11 a.m., to conduct a hearing to facilitate the expedited review of On page 3, strike lines 9 through 20 and in- sert the following: on nominations. COVID–19 hate crimes, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on SEC. 4. GUIDANCE. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (a) GUIDANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN- The Committee on Foreign Relations the table; as follows: CIES.—The Attorney General shall issue guid- On page 2, line 2, strike ‘‘COVID–19’’. ance for State, local, and Tribal law enforce- is authorized to meet during the ses- On page 2, line 4, strike ‘‘COVID–19’’. ment agencies, pursuant to this Act and sion of the Senate on Thursday, April On page 2, beginning on line 9, strike other applicable law, on how to— 15, 2021, at 11 a.m., to conduct a busi- ‘‘COVID–19’’. (1) establish online reporting of hate ness hearing. Beginning on page 2, strike line 22 and all crimes or incidents, and to have online re- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY that follows through page 3, line 8. porting that is equally effective for people On page 3, beginning on line 21, strike ‘‘RE- with disabilities as for people without dis- The Committee on the Judiciary is LATING TO COVID–19 PANDEMIC’’. abilities available in multiple languages as authorized to meet during the session On page 3, beginning on line 22, strike ‘‘and determined by the Attorney General; of the Senate on Thursday, April 15, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- (2) collect data disaggregated by the pro- 2021, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing. ices’’. tected characteristics described in section SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATION, On page 3, beginning on line 23, strike ‘‘the 249 of title 18, United States Code; and TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND THE INTERNET COVID–19 Health Equity Task Force and’’. (3) expand public education campaigns On page 4, beginning on line 1, strike ‘‘in aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes The Subcommittee on Communica- describing the COVID–19 pandemic’’. and reaching victims, that are equally effec- tion, Technology, Innovation, and The tive for people with disabilities as for people Internet of the Committee on Com- SA 1444. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and without disabilities. merce, Science, and Transportation is Ms. COLLINS) submitted an amendment Beginning on page 3, strike line 25 and all authorized to meet during the session intended to be proposed by her to the that follows through page 4, line 2 and insert of the Senate on Thursday, April 15, the following: ‘‘based organizations, shall bill S. 937, to facilitate the expedited 2021, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. review of COVID–19 hate crimes, and issue guidance aimed at raising awareness of for other purposes; which was ordered hate crimes during the COVID–19 pan- demic.’’. f to lie on the table; as follows: f On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following: AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR SEC. 2. FINDINGS. MEET Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- Congress finds the following: Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I have mous consent that Ben Marsden, my (1) Following the spread of COVID–19 in 9 requests for committees to meet dur- law clerk, be given access to the floor 2020, there has been a dramatic increase in for the duration of this Congress. hate crimes and violence against Asian- ing today’s session of the Senate. They Americans and Pacific Islanders. have the approval of the Majority and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (2) According to a recent report, there were Minority leaders. objection, it is so ordered. nearly 3,800 reported cases of anti-Asian dis- Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph crimination and incidents related to COVID– 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- f 19 between March 19, 2020, and February 28, ate, the following committees are au- 2021, in all 50 States and the District of Co- thorized to meet during today’s session REAFFIRMING THE PARTNERSHIP lumbia. of the Senate: (3) During this timeframe, race has been BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES cited as the primary reason for discrimina- COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES AND THE REPUBLIC OF ECUA- tion, making up over 90 percent of incidents, The Committee on Armed Services is DOR and the United States condemns and de- authorized to meet during the session nounces any and all anti-Asian and Pacific of the Senate on Thursday, April 15, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask Islander sentiment in any form. 2021, at to be determined, to conduct a unanimous consent that the Senate (4) Roughly 36 percent of Asian-American hearing. proceed to the immediate consider- and Pacific Islander businesses have been the ation of Calendar No. 16, S. Res. 22. COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN targets of discrimination incidents during AFFAIRS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The this time period. The Committee on Banking, Housing, clerk will report the resolution by (5) More than 1,900,000 Asian-American and title. Pacific Islander older adults, particularly and Urban Affairs is authorized to those older adults who are recent immi- meet during the session of the Senate The senior assistant legislative clerk grants or have limited English proficiency, on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 10 a.m., read as follows: may face even greater challenges in dealing to conduct a hearing. A resolution (S. Res. 22) reaffirming the with the COVID–19 pandemic, including dis- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL partnership between the United States and crimination, economic insecurity, and lan- RESOURCES the Republic of Ecuador and recognizing the guage isolation. The Committee on Energy and Nat- restoration and advancement of economic re- On page 2, strike line 4 and insert the fol- lations, security, and development opportu- lowing: ural Resources is authorized to meet nities in both nations. during the session of the Senate on SEC. 3. REVIEW OF HATE CRIMES. There being no objection, the Senate On page 2, line 5, strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 10 a.m., to ‘‘7 days’’. conduct a hearing. proceeded to consider the resolution. On page 2, line 8, strike ‘‘sole’’. COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask that the On page 2, beginning on line 9, strike AND PENSIONS resolution be agreed to, the preamble ‘‘COVID–19 hate crimes’’ and insert ‘‘hate The Committee on Health, Edu- be agreed to, and the motions to recon- crimes (as described in section 249 of title 18, cation, Labor, and Pensions is author- sider be considered made and laid upon United States Code)’’. ized to meet during the session of the table with no intervening action or de- On page 2, line 11, strike ‘‘or local’’ and in- bate. sert ‘‘local, or Tribal’’. Senate on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Beginning on page 2, strike line 12 and all 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing a nomina- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that follows through page 3, line 8 and insert tion. objection, it is so ordered. the following: COMMITTEE ON FINANCE The resolution (S. Res. 22) was agreed (b) APPLICABLE PERIOD DEFINED.—In this The Committee on Finance is author- to. section, the term ‘‘applicable period’’ means The preamble was agreed to. the period beginning on the date on which ized to meet during the session of the the officer or employee is designated under Senate on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at (The resolution, with its preamble, is subsection (a), and ending on the date that is 9:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing on printed in the RECORD of January 28, 1 year after the date on which the emergency nominations. 2021, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP6.039 S15APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1995 REAFFIRMING THE STRATEGIC tiatives while participating in a wide range of and efficiently facilitate legitimate travel be- PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE other global institutions; tween Mongolia and the United States; UNITED STATES AND MONGOLIA Whereas, most recently, on June 24, 2020, (7) to increase cooperation in addressing AND RECOGNIZING THE 30TH AN- Mongolia successfully organized parliamentary transnational threats such as terrorism, human elections, strengthening its commitment to de- trafficking, drug trafficking, the proliferation of NIVERSARY OF DEMOCRACY IN mocracy and the rule of law; weapons of mass destruction, cyberattacks, MONGOLIA Whereas the success of Mongolia as a democ- transnational organized crime, pandemics, and Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask racy and its strategic location, sovereignty, ter- other emerging nontraditional security threats; unanimous consent that the Senate ritorial integrity, and ability to pursue an inde- (8) to continue to develop an environment in proceed to the immediate consider- pendent foreign policy are important to the na- which civil society, social media, and a free and ation of Calendar No. 23, S. Res. 36. tional security of the United States; independent media can flourish; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Whereas the United States has provided sup- (9) to maintain high-level official dialogues, port to Mongolia through the Millennium Chal- encourage bilateral exchanges at all levels of clerk will report the resolution by lenge Corporation via an initial 2007 compact government, and further develop people-to-peo- title. designed to increase economic growth and re- ple exchanges to deepen engagement on issues of The senior assistant legislative clerk duce poverty, as well as a second compact mutual interest and concern: Now, therefore, be read as follows: signed in 2018 involving investments in water in- it A resolution (S. Res. 36) reaffirming the frastructure, including supply and wastewater Resolved, That the Senate— strategic partnership between the United recycling, as well as water sector sustainability; (1) recognizes the importance of the relation- States and Mongolia and recognizing the Whereas, on September 20, 2018, the United ship between the United States and Mongolia 30th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia. States and Mongolia released a joint statement and remains committed to advancing this Stra- There being no objection, the Senate and the ‘‘Roadmap for Expanded Economic tegic Partnership in the future; proceeded to consider the resolution, Partnership between the United States and (2) emphasizes the importance of free and fair which had been reported from the Com- Mongolia,’’ outlining the intent to deepen the elections in Mongolia; bilateral commercial relationship, including (3) applauds the continued engagement of mittee on Foreign Relations, with an through full implementation of the obligations Mongolia in the Organization for Security and amendment to strike all after the re- under the Agreement on Transparency in Mat- Co-operation in Europe, the Community of De- solving clause and insert the part ters Related to International Trade and Invest- mocracies, congressional-parliamentary partner- printed in italic and an amendment to ment between the United States of America and ships, including continued high-level parliamen- strike the preamble and insert the part Mongolia, signed at New York September 24, tary exchange, and other institutions that pro- printed in italic, as follows: 2013 (in this preamble referred to as the ‘‘United mote democratic values, which reinforces the Whereas the United States and Mongolia es- States-Mongolia Transparency Agreement’’), commitment of the people and the Government tablished diplomatic relations in January 1987, and collaboration in supporting Mongolian of Mongolia to those values and standards; and since that time the relationship has grown small- and medium-sized enterprises through (4) encourages the United States Government stronger based on shared strategic interests, se- various programs and projects; to help Mongolia use its benefits under the Gen- curity cooperation, democratic values, good gov- Whereas, according to the Bureau of the Cen- eralized System of Preferences program and ernance, and respect for human rights; sus, trade between the United States and Mon- other relevant programs to increase trade be- Whereas, since its peaceful democratic revolu- golia is modest but growing, with total trade in tween the United States and Mongolia; tion in 1989, through a series of initiatives, 2019 between the two countries of approximately (5) urges the United States International De- Mongolia has charted a successful path to $217,400,000 in goods, including $192,800,000 in velopment Finance Corporation to expand ac- multiparty democracy and a free market econ- United States exports to Mongolia and tivities in Mongolia to support economic devel- omy; $24,600,000 in United States imports from Mon- opment, diversification of the economy, and Whereas, in 1990, the Government of Mongolia golia; women-owned small- and medium-sized enter- declared an end to a one-party and authori- Whereas Mongolia is a beneficiary country prises; tarian political system and adopted democratic under the Generalized System of Preferences (6) urges private and public support to help and free market reforms; program, but its use of the program remains low, diversify the economy of Mongolia through in- Whereas, in 1992, Mongolia adopted a con- as, in 2018, only $3,200,000 of exports from Mon- creased cooperation and investments, as well as stitution establishing a democracy, becoming the golia to the United States were under the pro- infrastructure and other vital projects; first country in Asia to transition from com- gram; and (7) urges the Department of State, the United munism to democracy; Whereas, on July 31, 2019, the United States States Agency for International Development, Whereas Mongolia has shown its commitment and Mongolia declared the bilateral relationship and other relevant agencies to continue to sup- to a ‘‘third neighbor’’ relationship with the a Strategic Partnership and noted the shared port Mongolia’s democratic and economic devel- United States by sending troops to support desire— opment and efforts on anticorruption; United States operations in Iraq from 2003 (1) to intensify cooperation as strong democ- (8) reaffirms the importance of civil society to through 2008 and Afghanistan since 2009, and in racies based on the rule of law through safe- the continued democratic development of Mon- addition has a strong record of troop contribu- guarding and promoting democratic values and golia; tions to international peacekeeping missions; human rights, including the freedoms of religion (9) encourages the Government of Mongolia to Whereas successive Mongolian governments or belief, expression, including internet and build a regulatory system that supports and en- have taken notable steps to strengthen civil soci- media freedom, assembly, and association, as courages the growth and operation of inde- ety, battle corruption, and spur economic devel- well as anticorruption and fiscal transparency, pendent nongovernmental organizations and opment; and youth and emerging leader development; continues to pursue policies of transparency (2) to cooperate in promoting national security Whereas the Parliament of Mongolia, the that uphold democratic values; and and stability across the Indo-Pacific region so State Great Khural, has engaged with Congress, (10) encourages the Government of Mongolia that all countries, secure in their sovereignty, including through the House Democracy Part- to continue legal reform, institutional capacity are able to pursue economic growth consistent building, and to improve the independence of nership, thereby promoting responsive and effec- with international law and principles of fair tive governance through peer-to-peer coopera- other democratic institutions. competition; Mr. SCHUMER. I ask further that the com- tion; (3) to deepen national security and law-en- mittee-reported amendment to the resolu- Whereas Mongolia began as a partner to the forcement ties through collaboration on bilateral tion be considered and agreed to; that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in and multilateral security, judicial, and law-en- resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that Europe (OSCE) in 2004, graduated to become a forcement efforts in the region; the committee-reported amendment to the participating state in 2012, and participates ac- (4) to strengthen cooperation in multilateral preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as tively in the OSCE’s work promoting stability, engagements such as peacekeeping, humani- amended, be agreed to; and that the motions peace, and democracy; tarian assistance, and disaster preparedness to reconsider be considered made and laid Whereas Mongolia has regularly invited the and relief operations; OSCE and other organizations to send moni- (5) to expand trade and investment relations upon the table with no intervening or de- toring teams for its presidential and parliamen- on a fair and reciprocal basis, support private bate. tary elections; sector-led growth, fully implement the United The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas Mongolia has also been an active States-Mongolia Transparency Agreement, pro- objection, it is so ordered. member of the Community of Democracies mote women’s entrepreneurship, and continue The committee-reported amendment (CoD), a global coalition of states that support to explore support for infrastructure under the in the nature of a substitute was adherence to common democratic values and new United States International Development agreed to. standards, and Mongolia has not only remained Finance Corporation with the new tools pro- The resolution (S. Res. 36), as amend- active since the founding of the CoD in 2000, but vided under the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. ed, was agreed to. successfully chaired the CoD from 2011 through 9601 et seq.); 2013; (6) to strengthen border security, prevent ille- The committee-reported amendment Whereas, in addition to supporting the OSCE gal transshipment and trafficking, expand co- to the preamble in the nature of a sub- and the CoD, Mongolia supports democratic ini- operation on civil aviation safety and oversight, stitute was agreed to.

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RES. 36 Transparency in Matters Related to Inter- fair elections in Mongolia; Whereas the United States and Mongolia national Trade and Investment between the (3) applauds the continued engagement of established diplomatic relations in January United States of America and Mongolia, Mongolia in the Organization for Security 1987, and since that time the relationship has signed at New York September 24, 2013 (in and Co-operation in Europe, the Community grown stronger based on shared strategic in- this preamble referred to as the ‘‘United of Democracies, congressional-parliamentary terests, security cooperation, democratic States-Mongolia Transparency Agreement’’), partnerships, including continued high-level values, good governance, and respect for and collaboration in supporting Mongolian parliamentary exchange, and other institu- human rights; small- and medium-sized enterprises through tions that promote democratic values, which Whereas, since its peaceful democratic rev- various programs and projects; reinforces the commitment of the people and olution in 1989, through a series of initia- Whereas, according to the Bureau of the the Government of Mongolia to those values tives, Mongolia has charted a successful path Census, trade between the United States and and standards; to multiparty democracy and a free market Mongolia is modest but growing, with total (4) encourages the United States Govern- economy; trade in 2019 between the two countries of ment to help Mongolia use its benefits under Whereas, in 1990, the Government of Mon- approximately $217,400,000 in goods, includ- the Generalized System of Preferences pro- golia declared an end to a one-party and au- ing $192,800,000 in United States exports to gram and other relevant programs to in- thoritarian political system and adopted Mongolia and $24,600,000 in United States im- crease trade between the United States and democratic and free market reforms; ports from Mongolia; Mongolia; Whereas, in 1992, Mongolia adopted a con- Whereas Mongolia is a beneficiary country (5) urges the United States International stitution establishing a democracy, becom- under the Generalized System of Preferences Development Finance Corporation to expand ing the first country in Asia to transition program, but its use of the program remains activities in Mongolia to support economic from communism to democracy; low, as, in 2018, only $3,200,000 of exports development, diversification of the economy, Whereas Mongolia has shown its commit- from Mongolia to the United States were and women-owned small- and medium-sized ment to a ‘‘third neighbor’’ relationship with under the program; and enterprises; the United States by sending troops to sup- Whereas, on July 31, 2019, the United (6) urges private and public support to help port United States operations in Iraq from diversify the economy of Mongolia through 2003 through 2008 and Afghanistan since 2009, States and Mongolia declared the bilateral relationship a Strategic Partnership and increased cooperation and investments, as and in addition has a strong record of troop well as infrastructure and other vital contributions to international peacekeeping noted the shared desire— (1) to intensify cooperation as strong de- projects; missions; mocracies based on the rule of law through (7) urges the Department of State, the Whereas successive Mongolian govern- safeguarding and promoting democratic val- United States Agency for International De- ments have taken notable steps to strength- ues and human rights, including the free- velopment, and other relevant agencies to en civil society, battle corruption, and spur continue to support Mongolia’s democratic economic development; doms of religion or belief, expression, includ- ing internet and media freedom, assembly, and economic development and efforts on Whereas the Parliament of Mongolia, the anticorruption; State Great Khural, has engaged with Con- and association, as well as anticorruption and fiscal transparency, and youth and (8) reaffirms the importance of civil soci- gress, including through the House Democ- ety to the continued democratic develop- racy Partnership, thereby promoting respon- emerging leader development; (2) to cooperate in promoting national se- ment of Mongolia; sive and effective governance through peer- (9) encourages the Government of Mongolia to-peer cooperation; curity and stability across the Indo-Pacific region so that all countries, secure in their to build a regulatory system that supports Whereas Mongolia began as a partner to and encourages the growth and operation of the Organization for Security and Co-oper- sovereignty, are able to pursue economic growth consistent with international law independent nongovernmental organizations ation in Europe (OSCE) in 2004, graduated to and continues to pursue policies of trans- become a participating state in 2012, and par- and principles of fair competition; (3) to deepen national security and law-en- parency that uphold democratic values; and ticipates actively in the OSCE’s work pro- forcement ties through collaboration on bi- (10) encourages the Government of Mon- moting stability, peace, and democracy; lateral and multilateral security, judicial, golia to continue legal reform, institutional Whereas Mongolia has regularly invited and law-enforcement efforts in the region; capacity building, and to improve the inde- the OSCE and other organizations to send (4) to strengthen cooperation in multilat- pendence of other democratic institutions. monitoring teams for its presidential and eral engagements such as peacekeeping, hu- parliamentary elections; f manitarian assistance, and disaster pre- Whereas Mongolia has also been an active paredness and relief operations; EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH member of the Community of Democracies (5) to expand trade and investment rela- THE SAN ISIDRO MOVEMENT IN (CoD), a global coalition of states that sup- tions on a fair and reciprocal basis, support CUBA, CONDEMNING ESCALATED port adherence to common democratic val- private sector-led growth, fully implement ATTACKS AGAINST ARTISTIC ues and standards, and Mongolia has not the United States-Mongolia Transparency FREEDOMS IN CUBA, AND CALL- only remained active since the founding of Agreement, promote women’s entrepreneur- the CoD in 2000, but successfully chaired the ING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS ship, and continue to explore support for in- THAT VIOLATE FREEDOM OF EX- CoD from 2011 through 2013; frastructure under the new United States Whereas, in addition to supporting the International Development Finance Corpora- PRESSION AND THE IMMEDIATE OSCE and the CoD, Mongolia supports demo- tion with the new tools provided under the RELEASE OF ARBITRARILY DE- cratic initiatives while participating in a BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); TAINED ARTISTS, JOURNALISTS, wide range of other global institutions; (6) to strengthen border security, prevent AND ACTIVISTS Whereas, most recently, on June 24, 2020, illegal transshipment and trafficking, ex- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask Mongolia successfully organized parliamen- pand cooperation on civil aviation safety and tary elections, strengthening its commit- oversight, and efficiently facilitate legiti- unanimous consent that the Senate ment to democracy and the rule of law; mate travel between Mongolia and the proceed to the immediate consider- Whereas the success of Mongolia as a de- United States; ation of Calendar No. 24, S. Res. 37. mocracy and its strategic location, sov- (7) to increase cooperation in addressing The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ereignty, territorial integrity, and ability to transnational threats such as terrorism, clerk will report the resolution by pursue an independent foreign policy are im- human trafficking, drug trafficking, the pro- title. portant to the national security of the liferation of weapons of mass destruction, The senior assistant legislative clerk United States; cyberattacks, transnational organized crime, read as follows: Whereas the United States has provided pandemics, and other emerging nontradi- support to Mongolia through the Millennium A resolution (S. Res. 37) expressing soli- tional security threats; darity with the San Isidro Movement in Challenge Corporation via an initial 2007 (8) to continue to develop an environment Cuba, condemning escalated attacks against compact designed to increase economic in which civil society, social media, and a artistic freedoms in Cuba, and calling for the growth and reduce poverty, as well as a sec- free and independent media can flourish; and repeal of laws that violate freedom of expres- ond compact signed in 2018 involving invest- (9) to maintain high-level official dia- sion and the immediate release of arbitrarily ments in water infrastructure, including sup- logues, encourage bilateral exchanges at all detained artists, journalists, and activists. ply and wastewater recycling, as well as levels of government, and further develop water sector sustainability; people-to-people exchanges to deepen en- There being no objection, the Senate Whereas, on September 20, 2018, the United gagement on issues of mutual interest and proceeded to consider the resolution, States and Mongolia released a joint state- concern: Now, therefore, be it which had been reported from the Com- ment and the ‘‘Roadmap for Expanded Eco- Resolved, That the Senate— mittee on Foreign Relations, with an

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Cuba have faced increased censorship, persecu- Whereas, on January 27, 2021, officials of the Whereas, in July 2019, Decree 370 entered tion, and arbitrary detention by the Government Ministry of Culture, led by Minister Alpidio into force, regulating and imposing sanc- of Cuba as a result of Decrees 349 and 370, Alonso and Vice Ministers Fernando Rojas and tions with respect to the free distribution of which seek to restrict artistic freedoms and si- Fernando Leo´n Jacomino, physically assaulted information through the internet and lead- lence independent media in Cuba; Whereas, in December 2018, Decree 349 entered a group of 20 to 30 artists who had gathered ing to increased repression, arbitrary deten- into force, requiring that artists and those who outside the Ministry of Culture to restart a dia- tions, and censorship by the Government of hire them receive prior approval from the Gov- logue process with authorities and demand an Cuba; ernment of Cuba to operate in public or private end to the repression of the artistic community; Whereas international human rights orga- Whereas, following the assault on the group nizations, including Human Rights Watch, spaces or otherwise be subject to confiscation of by Minister Alonso and Vice Ministers Rojas Amnesty International, the United Nations materials, fines, or sanctions without the right and Jacomino, Cuban state security forces vio- Office of the High Commissioner for Human to an appeal; Whereas, in July 2019, Decree 370 entered into lently detained protesters; and Rights, and the Inter-American Commission Whereas, despite the suspension of the dia- force, regulating and imposing sanctions with on Human Rights, have condemned Decrees logue process by the Government of Cuba, art- respect to the free distribution of information 349 and 370 as violating fundamental free- ists, activists, and independent journalists con- through the internet and leading to increased doms and contradicting Article 54 of the 2019 tinue to bravely advocate for fundamental free- repression, arbitrary detentions, and censorship Constitution of Cuba, which guarantees free- doms and denounce human rights violations in dom of expression; by the Government of Cuba; Whereas international human rights organi- Cuba: Now, therefore, be it Whereas, in 2018, the San Isidro Movement zations, including Human Rights Watch, Am- Resolved, That the Senate— (MSI), an organization of artists, activists, (1) expresses solidarity with the members of nesty International, the United Nations Office academics, and journalists, began to peace- the San Isidro Movement and their efforts to ad- of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, fully protest increased censorship and perse- vance freedom of expression in Cuba; and the Inter-American Commission on Human cution in Cuba; (2) calls on Cuban authorities to engage in a Whereas Denis Solı´s Gonza´ lez, a musician Rights, have condemned Decrees 349 and 370 as meaningful dialogue process with the members violating fundamental freedoms and contra- and member of the San Isidro Movement, of the San Isidro Movement and other artists was detained on November 9, 2020, and sen- dicting Article 54 of the 2019 Constitution of and activists seeking to advance freedom of ex- tenced to 8 months in prison on ‘‘contempt Cuba, which guarantees freedom of expression; pression in Cuba; Whereas, in 2018, the San Isidro Movement of authority’’ charges after sharing a live (3) calls on the Government of Cuba to imme- (MSI), an organization of artists, activists, aca- video online of a police officer entering his diately release Denis Solı´s Gonza´ lez and other demics, and journalists, began to peacefully pro- home without a warrant; arbitrarily imprisoned artists and journalists; test increased censorship and persecution in Whereas, on November 19, 2020, artists and (4) urges the officials of the Ministry of Cul- activists from the San Isidro Movement Cuba; ture of Cuba to refrain from physical violence Whereas Denis Solı´s Gonza´ lez, a musician and launched a day of poetry and gathered at a and any other acts of repression against Cuban member of the San Isidro Movement, was de- private residence to discuss actions to pro- artists and journalists; ´ tained on November 9, 2020, and sentenced to 8 test the arbitrary detention of Denis Solıs (5) calls for the immediate repeal of Decrees ´ months in prison on ‘‘contempt of authority’’ Gonzalez, and during that peaceful activity, 349 and 370 and other laws in Cuba that violate state police blocked access to the house, con- charges after sharing a live video online of a po- freedom of expression; lice officer entering his home without a war- fiscating all food and humanitarian supplies; (6) urges governments and legislatures in Eu- Whereas, in response to the events of No- rant; rope and Latin America to renew their support Whereas, on November 19, 2020, artists and ac- vember 19, 2020, 14 independent artists and for democratic activists in Cuba and speak out tivists from the San Isidro Movement launched activists went on a 7-day hunger strike at against the repression of artists and journalists a day of poetry and gathered at a private resi- the private residence, during which state au- in Cuba; and thorities allegedly contaminated water dence to discuss actions to protest the arbitrary (7) encourages the Secretary of State to con- ´ ´ sources in order to sicken the artists, activ- detention of Denis Solıs Gonzalez, and during demn the persecution, threats, and intimidation that peaceful activity, state police blocked ac- ists, and those supporting them through the of Cuban artists and journalists. strike; cess to the house, confiscating all food and hu- Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask that the manitarian supplies; Whereas, on November 26, 2020, state secu- Whereas, in response to the events of Novem- committee-reported amendment to the rity agents forcibly entered the protest site ber 19, 2020, 14 independent artists and activists resolution be considered agreed to; to remove the 14 artists and activists and 6 went on a 7-day hunger strike at the private that the resolution, as amended, be others supporting them through the strike, residence, during which state authorities alleg- agreed to; that the committee-report blocking internet connectivity and commu- edly contaminated water sources in order to amendment to the preamble be agreed nications throughout Cuba during the raid; sicken the artists, activists, and those sup- Whereas, on November 27, 2020, approxi- to; that the preamble, as amended, be mately 300 people gathered outside the Min- porting them through the strike; agreed to; and that the motions to re- Whereas, on November 26, 2020, state security istry of Culture of Cuba to peacefully protest agents forcibly entered the protest site to remove consider be considered made and laid the lack of artistic freedom in Cuba and the the 14 artists and activists and 6 others sup- upon the table with no intervening or arbitrary arrest of Denis Solı´s Gonza´ lez and porting them through the strike, blocking inter- debate. other artists and activists in an unprece- net connectivity and communications through- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dented demonstration against the Govern- out Cuba during the raid; objection, it is so ordered. ment of Cuba, and, despite the use of tear Whereas, on November 27, 2020, approximately The committee-reported amendment gas by state security forces, the protesters 300 people gathered outside the Ministry of Cul- were undeterred; in the nature of a substitute was Whereas, as a result of the protest on No- ture of Cuba to peacefully protest the lack of ar- agreed to. tistic freedom in Cuba and the arbitrary arrest vember 27, 2020, Cuban officials met with 30 of Denis Solı´s Gonza´ lez and other artists and The resolution (S. Res. 37), as amend- artists and activists, including 5 leaders of activists in an unprecedented demonstration ed, was agreed to. the San Isidro Movement, and agreed to stop against the Government of Cuba, and, despite The committee-reported amendment harassment of Cuban artists and initiate a the use of tear gas by state security forces, the to the preamble in the nature of a sub- dialogue between the San Isidro Movement, protesters were undeterred; stitute was agreed to. other activists, and the government; Whereas, as a result of the protest on Novem- The preamble, as amended, was Whereas, despite that commitment by ber 27, 2020, Cuban officials met with 30 artists agreed to. Cuban officials, the Government of Cuba sub- and activists, including 5 leaders of the San The resolution, as amended, with its sequently escalated its attacks against the artists and activists who participated in the Isidro Movement, and agreed to stop harassment preamble, as amended, reads as follows: of Cuban artists and initiate a dialogue between meeting, including by surrounding and the San Isidro Movement, other activists, and S. RES. 37 blocking access to their homes; the government; Whereas artists, journalists, and activists Whereas the Cuban regime used state-con- Whereas, despite that commitment by Cuban in Cuba have faced increased censorship, per- trolled media to label the hunger strikers as officials, the Government of Cuba subsequently secution, and arbitrary detention by the committing acts of terrorism; escalated its attacks against the artists and ac- Government of Cuba as a result of Decrees Whereas, on December 4, 2020, the Govern- tivists who participated in the meeting, includ- 349 and 370, which seek to restrict artistic ment of Cuba unilaterally ended the dialogue ing by surrounding and blocking access to their freedoms and silence independent media in process with Cuban artists and independent homes; Cuba; civil society and political activists;

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Res. 163) relating to the that if cloture is invoked, all authorities and demand an end to the repres- death of the Honorable William ‘‘Bill’’ Emer- postcloture time be considered expired sion of the artistic community; son Brock III, former United States Senator and the vote on confirmation occur at Whereas, following the assault on the for the State of Tennessee. a time to be determined by the major- group by Minister Alonso and Vice Ministers There being no objection, the Senate ity leader, in consultation with the Re- Rojas and Jacomino, Cuban state security proceeded to consider the resolution. publican leader, on Tuesday, April 20; forces violently detained protesters; and Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- finally, that following the cloture vote, Whereas, despite the suspension of the dia- logue process by the Government of Cuba, sent that the resolution be agreed to, the Senate resume legislative session. artists, activists, and independent journal- the preamble be agreed to, and that the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ists continue to bravely advocate for funda- motions to reconsider be considered objection, it is so ordered. mental freedoms and denounce human rights made and laid upon the table with no f violations in Cuba: Now, therefore, be it intervening action or debate. Resolved, That the Senate— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, (1) expresses solidarity with the members objection, it is so ordered. APRIL 19, 2021, AT 3 P.M. of the San Isidro Movement and their efforts The resolution (S. Res. 163) was to advance freedom of expression in Cuba; Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, if (2) calls on Cuban authorities to engage in agreed to. there is no further business to come be- a meaningful dialogue process with the The preamble was agreed to. fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- members of the San Isidro Movement and (The resolution, with its preamble, is sent that it stand adjourned under the other artists and activists seeking to ad- printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- previous order. vance freedom of expression in Cuba; mitted Resolutions.’’) There being no objection, the Senate, (3) calls on the Government of Cuba to im- f at 6:42 p.m., adjourned until Monday, ´ ´ mediately release Denis Solıs Gonzalez and April 19, 2021, at 3 p.m. other arbitrarily imprisoned artists and APPOINTMENTS f journalists; THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The (4) urges the officials of the Ministry of NOMINATIONS Culture of Cuba to refrain from physical vio- Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, lence and any other acts of repression pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194(a), as amend- Executive nominations received by against Cuban artists and journalists; ed by Public Law 101–595, and further the Senate: (5) calls for the immediate repeal of De- amended by Public Law 113–281, and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE crees 349 and 370 and other laws in Cuba that upon the recommendation of the Rank- SUSANNA V. BLUME, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, violate freedom of expression; ing Member of the Committee on Com- TO BE DIRECTOR OF COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM (6) urges governments and legislatures in merce, Science, and Transportation, re- EVALUATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VICE ROBERT Europe and Latin America to renew their DAIGLE, RESIGNED. appoints the following Senators to the CHRISTINE ELIZABETH WORMUTH, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE support for democratic activists in Cuba and SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, VICE RYAN MCCARTHY. speak out against the repression of artists Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast and journalists in Cuba; and Guard Academy: The Honorable ROGER FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY (7) encourages the Secretary of State to WICKER of Mississippi and The Honor- ADMINISTRATION condemn the persecution, threats, and in- able DAN SULLIVAN of Alaska. MEERA JOSHI, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE ADMINIS- TRATOR OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY AD- timidation of Cuban artists and journalists. The Chair announces, on behalf of MINISTRATION, VICE RAYMOND MARTINEZ. the Majority Leader, pursuant to the f DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR provisions of Public Law 93–112, as RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY TOMMY P. BEAUDREAU, OF ALASKA, TO BE DEPUTY amended by Public Law 112–166, and SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, VICE KATHARINE Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask further amended by Public Law 113–128, MACGREGOR. unanimous consent that the Senate the reappointment of the following to DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY now proceed to the en bloc consider- serve as a member of the National JONATHAN DAVIDSON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DEPUTY ation of the following Senate resolu- Council on Disability: Andres J. UNDER SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE BRIAN tions, which were submitted earlier MCGUIRE. Gallegos of Illinois. LILY LAWRENCE BATCHELDER, OF MASSACHUSETTS, today: S. Res. 159, S. Res. 160, S. Res. Mr. SCHUMER. I suggest the absence TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE DAVID J. KAUTTER. 161, and S. Res. 162. of a quorum. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE There being no objection, the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The proceeded to consider the resolutions clerk will call the roll. ROBERT LUIS SANTOS, OF TEXAS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF en bloc. THE CENSUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM EXPIR- The senior assistant legislative clerk ING DECEMBER 31, 2021, VICE STEVEN DILLINGHAM. Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- proceeded to call the roll. ROBERT LUIS SANTOS, OF TEXAS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF sent that the resolutions be agreed to, THE CENSUS FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2026. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask (REAPPOINTMENT) the preambles be agreed to, and that unanimous consent that the order for the motions to reconsider be consid- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ered made and laid upon the table, all the quorum call be rescinded. en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without CHRISTINE ABIZAID, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DIRECTOR objection, it is so ordered. OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER, OF- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without FICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, objection, it is so ordered. f VICE CHRISTOPHER C. MILLER. The resolutions were agreed to. ORDERS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 19, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY The preambles were agreed to. 2021 UR MENDOZA JADDOU, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE DIREC- (The resolutions, with their pre- TOR OF THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMI- GRATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU- ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Sen- RITY, VICE LEE FRANCIS CISSNA. under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE f ate completes its business today, it ad- journ until 3 p.m., Monday, April 19; CHRISTOPHER H. SCHROEDER, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE STEVEN AN- RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE that following the prayer and pledge, DREW ENGEL. HONORABLE WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ the morning hour be deemed expired, IN THE COAST GUARD EMERSON BROCK III, FORMER the Journal of proceedings be approved THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR to date, the time for the two leaders be TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, AND TO THE GRADE reserved for their use later in the day, INDICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 305: Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask and morning business be closed; that To be vice admiral unanimous consent that the Senate upon the conclusion of morning busi- proceed to the consideration of S. Res. ness, the Senate resume consideration VICE ADM. MICHAEL F. MCALLISTER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 163, submitted earlier today. of S. 937, the COVID hate crimes legis- TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN

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HONORING ARMY BRIGADIER CHEYENNE MYLA VERHAEGHE Burbank Veterans Commemorative Committee GENERAL ISABEL RIVERA SMITH and the emcee for the Veterans Day and Me- HON. ED PERLMUTTER morial Day ceremonies at McCambridge Park HON. MARCY KAPTUR OF COLORADO in Burbank for over thirty years. Under his leadership, the committee has organized nu- OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES merous veterans events in Burbank, including Thursday, April 15, 2021 Thursday, April 15, 2021 one event that Mr. DePalo is most proud of— Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise assisting the City in 1998 to be selected as a Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today today to recognize and applaud Cheyenne site to host The Moving Wall, a replica of the to honor the accomplishments of an extraor- Myla Verhaeghe for receiving the Adams Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, dinary woman and hometown heroine, Briga- County Mayors and Commissioners Youth D.C. that tours the nation. He also worked on dier General Isabel Rivera Smith of Lorain, Award. the Hands Across the Battlefield program, Ohio. Cheyenne Myla Verhaeghe is a 12th grader which partners with community businesses BGen Smith, who was born and raised in at Thornton High School and received this and individuals to collect and send supplies to Lorain, Ohio, was a member of Sacred Heart award because her determination and hard our troops, and has raised funds for youth and Parish and a graduate of Admiral King High work have allowed her to overcome adversi- veterans organizations in his role as Sr. Vice School. Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars She first enlisted into the active Army in Oc- ties. Post 8310. tober of 1985 as a Motor Transport Operator, The dedication demonstrated by Cheyenne A few of the numerous community awards with her first duty station at Fort Bragg, North Myla Verhaeghe is exemplary of the type of and commendations Mr. DePalo has received Carolina. achievement that can be attained with hard In 1988, she enlisted in the North Carolina work and perseverance. It is essential stu- include the Burbank Association of Realtors’ Army National Guard and in 1989 she trans- dents at all levels strive to make the most of Citizen of the Year Award, an induction into ferred to the New York Army National Guard. their education and develop a work ethic the City of Burbank’s Athletics Walk of Fame, She was commissioned as a Second Lieuten- which will guide them for the rest of their lives. the L.A. County Older Americans Volunteer ant in the Quartermaster Corps after grad- I extend my deepest congratulations to Service Award, and the Veteran of the Year uating from Officer Candidate School. Cheyenne Myla Verhaeghe for winning the Award from both Assemblyman Paul Krekorian BGen Smith’s command assignments and Adams County Mayors and Commissioners in 2009 and from Assemblymember Laura operational deployment include Commander of Youth Award. I have no doubt she will exhibit Friedman in 2017. HHD, 53rd Troop Command, Commander of the same dedication and character in all of her It is my honor to call Michael ‘‘Mickey’’ the 369th Special Troops Battalion and Deputy future accomplishments. DePalo a friend and I want to thank him for Team Chief-Iraq Police National Headquarters f over half a century of extraordinary support and dedication to our nation’s veterans and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2010. TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL ‘‘MICKEY’’ Her key staff assignments include Assistant the community of Burbank. I ask all Members DEPALO Operational Officer at the 27th Rear Area Op- to join me in paying tribute to this extraor- erations Center; personalist for the 369th dinary American patriot. Corps Support Battalion, Assistant Chief of HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF f Staff for Personnel, G1 for the 53rd Troop OF CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZING THE FRONTLINE Command, Executive Officer of the 106th Re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF gional Training Institute, Deputy Director of Lo- Thursday, April 15, 2021 SOUTH DAKOTA gistics (J4) for the New York National Guard, Executive Officer for the Office of the Adjutant Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today General, and the Chief of Staff for the 53rd to honor Michael ‘‘Mickey’’ DePalo for his in- HON. DUSTY JOHNSON Troop Command. numerable contributions to veterans and the OF SOUTH DAKOTA BGen Smith’s awards include the Legion of residents of the City of Burbank, California. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mickey has been a Burbank resident for Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Thursday, April 15, 2021 Service Medal, the Army Commendation sixty-five years. He graduated from Burbank Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the High School in 1964, and the following year, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Madam Humanitarian Service Medal. She is also the began his four-decades-long career with the Speaker, I rise today to recognize, celebrate, recipient of the 2017 Latina Style Military City of Burbank Parks and Recreation Depart- and honor the frontline healthcare workers of Service Award. ment. Shortly after graduating from college, the great state of South Dakota. BGen Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in Mr. DePalo briefly left the City of Burbank to Some of these South Dakota heroes are: Human Services from Mount St. Mary’s Col- honorably serve in the U.S. Army for two Amanda Thedens, Mariah Theel, Megan lege, a master’s degree in Education in Coun- years during the Vietnam War. Theesfeld, Erin Theis, Rebecca Theisen, seling and Development from Long Island Uni- As a child, Mickey played many sports, in- Brooke Theisen, Melynda Thelen, Kristi versity and a master’s degree in Strategic cluding flag football, baseball, softball and Theobald, Tamara Theobald, Lisa Theocharis, Studies from the United States Army War Col- basketball. His love of sports continued into Amy Therkelsen, Cheryl Theusch, Katelyn lege. adulthood, and along with participating in Bur- Thibeault, Kari Thie, Brittney Thiel, Tareza She and her husband Peter have six daugh- bank sports leagues, he has generously volun- Thiele, Karey Thieman, Susan Thies, Kierra ters: Antoinette, Amelia, Karissa, Kassandra, teered his time and knowledge to the sports Thies, Amy Thiesse, Shelly Thiewes, Kari Jessica, and Shannon, and one son: Jamarr. organizations for decades. He was a volunteer Thill, Kristi Thill, Amy Thill, Jennifer Thimgan, They are also the proud grandparents of nine baseball, flag football and basketball coach for Chelsie Thiry, Breanna Thiry, Helen Thiry- grandchildren. the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, Chmela, Carol Thissell, Teresa Thode, Cyn- Our country could not be prouder of Briga- and a volunteer assistant coach for his son, thia Thoene, Mickale Thoene, Cynthia Thom- dier General Isabel Rivera Smith, a daughter Michael’s youth basketball teams. Additionally, as, Jolene Thomas, Teri Thomas, Patricia of Ohio, trailblazer, and a true American pa- Mr. DePalo was Loyola High School Cross Thomas, Lynn Thomas, Jane Thomas, Loretta triot. The words of Army General Omar Brad- Country Team’s volunteer coach and the race Thomas, Darla Thomas, Gertrude Thomas, ley aptly capture BGen Smith’s professional director for Burbank’s Run for the Hungry for Kelly Thomas, Collin Thomas, Kimberly Thom- accomplishments: ‘‘Leadership is intangible, ten years. as, Brooke Thomas, Haley Thomas, Dixie and therefore no weapon ever designed can A staunch advocate for veterans and their Thomas, Laura Thomas, JoElle Thomas, replace it.’’ welfare, Mickey has been Chairperson of the Kelsey Thomas, Laura Thomas, Lori Thomas,

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.001 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 15, 2021 Mary Thomas, Veronica Thomas-Star Comes Torres Negron, Norma Torres Ortiz, Penny Ulmer, Meagan Ulmer, Heather Ulmer, Lind- Out, Stacy Thomlison, Sateera Thompsen, Toth, Andra Toth, Diane Tounsley, Lindsey say Ulmer, Liza Ulmer, Lindsey Ulrich, Abbey Jean Thompson, Marsha Thompson, Diane Tounsley, Patrick Tousignant, Mary Tow, Ulrich, Stephanie Ulses, Brylie Ummach, Al- Thompson, Lynne Thompson, Robin Thomp- Aimee Tow, Jody Towey, Lynssa Towne, berta Underbaggage, Brandy Underberg, Brit- son, Elizabeth Thompson, Heather Thompson, Lynda Townsend, Brenda Townsend. tany Underberg, Cynthia Underhill, Heather Misty Thompson, Carmen Thompson, Stacie Todd Townsend, Andrew Townsend, Hayley Underwood, Heidi Underwood, Courtney Thompson, Dona Thompson, Donna Thomp- Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Monica Unruh, Luann Unterseher, John Unterseher, son, Marsha Thompson, Anna Thompson, Mi- Trabing, Joy Tracy, Kelly Tracy, Floramae Lori Unzelman, Susan Urbach, Michelle chael Thompson, Amy Thompson, Alison Traefald, Holly Traen, Rebekah Trahms, Urban, Tiffany Urban, Kelie Urbanec, Taryn Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Kathleen Larissa Trainer, Christine Trainor, Molly Urbaniak, Regena Urevig, Katie Urevig, Macy Thompson, Lindsey Thompson, Amelia Tramp, Tiffany Tramp, Elizabeth Tramp, An- Urrutia, Charlene Usera, Jessica Utecht- Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Nicholas thony Tran, Chau Tran, Marcie Tranquill, Whillock, Callie Utemark, Jennifer Uthe, Juli- Thompson, Clay Thompson, Andra Thompson, Christina Trant, Heather Traphagen, Mary Lee ana Uttecht, Lacey Uttecht, Jill Utter, Dawn Heather Thompson, Chelsey Thompson, Lind- Trapp, Patti Trapp, Trisha Trapp, Kari Trapp, Utzman, Allyson Vaca, Travis Vaca, Jana say Thompson, Presley Thompson, Kristin Angela Trask, Melissa Traub, Makenzie Vacek, Kristen Vail, Edward Vail, Jennifer Thompson, Joanne Thompson, Tiffany Traufler, Sheri Traupel, Mary Travis, Dawn Vaith, Bryan Vakiner, Taylor Vaksdal, Robert Thompson, Josy Thompson, Barbara Thomp- Traviss, Eric Traviss, Kaitlin Travnicek, Lisa Valandra, Tarah Valandra, Erwin Valdez, son, Amanda Thoms, Lacey Thomson, Allison Traxler, Stacey Trease, Erica Trebesch, Alondra Valdovinos, Bernalyn Vale, Dena Val- Thomson, Vickie Thon, Colby Thoreson, Tan- Heather Trebesch, Emily Trebil, Kristin entine, Erik Valer, Dawn Valer, Alexandra ner Thorfinnson, Rebecca Thorn, Kayla Thorn- Treeby, Brandi Trego, Jessica Trei, Christy Valerio, Anthony Valese, Glenn Vallecera, Ta- berry, Nancy Thornburg, Jecelyn Thorne, Treib, Keylee Treiber, Zachery Treiber, Mary mara Vallejo, Uchechi Val-Okolie, Sabrina Yvonne Thornton, Brenda Thornton, Candace Treinen, Barbara Trevett, Lisa Trewin, Kessa Valsvig, Marcia Van Arkel, Elizabeth Van Thorpe, Isabel Thorpe, Susan Thorson, Linda Tribby, Kaley Triebwasser, Vicki Triggs, Mac- Beek, Ashley Van Beek, Candance Van Beek, Thorson, David Thorson, Christopher Thorson, Kenzie Trimble, Kasey Tripp, Thomas Trobak, Erika Van Beek, Twila Van Boven, Christi Van Mark Thorson, Tadd Thorson, Sandra Mackenzie Trom, Jenny Trople, Megan Trot- Buren, Nancy Van Dam, Stephanie Van Dam, Thorson, Jaclyn Thorson, Sarah Thorson, ter, Jade Trottier, Vernal Trove, Amanda Taylor Van Dam, Tanya Van De Stroet, Nina Thorstenson, Shelayne Thuen, Nancy Trowbridge, Mary Truckenmiller, Nicole Michelle Van Demark, Melissa Van Den Berg, Thum-Thomas, Rhonda Thurlow. Trudeau, Mandy Trudeau, Cydney Trudeau, Joan Van Den Hemel, Sarah Van Den Top, Erin Thurlow, James Thurman, Shelly Karen Trueblood, Terence Truex, Lorie Truhe, Kenneth Van Der Molen, Lois Van Der Vliet, Thurness, Deb Thurston, Sarah Thury, Annie Ashley Trulock, Lisa Tryon, Megan Tryon, Emily Van Deraa, Debra Van Diemen, Jessica Thury, Mary Thury, Julie Thyberg, Lois Thyne, Johney Tsai, Lindsay Tschakert, Jennifer Van Diepen. Norma Tibbitts, Mika Tibbs, Katharine Tibbs, Tschetter, Lois Tschetter, Gail Tschetter, Larry David Van Dixhoorn, Marissa Van Driel, Ni- Shelly Tibke, Jill Tice, Grace Tidball, Anita Tschetter, Connie Tschetter, Gary Tschetter, cole Van Dyke, Juli Van Engen, Betsy Van Tidemann, Shelby Tidemann, Rona Tiede, Melissa Tschetter, Donna Tschetter, Molly Genderen, Ashley Van Hill, Aimee Van Seth Tiedeman, Alisa Tielke, Joanne Tieman, Tschetter, Lisa Tschetter, Brianna Tschetter, Horssen, Jacob Van Horssen, Kimberly Van Jodi Tieman, Mary Tierney, Michelle Tierney, Sydney Tschetter, Roxanne Tschudy, Iperen, Brittany Van Iperen, Sierra Van lperen, Lori Tiesen, Debra Tieszen, Heather Tietjen, Valentina Tsymbalist, Jessica Tubergen, San- Melissa Van Leeuwen, Jamie Van Lent, Mor- Tasha Tietz, Tiffany Tietz, Kennedy Tietz, dra Tucholke, Autumn Tucker, Kylie Tucker, gan Van Maanen, Heather Van Marion, Kayla Tessa Tigert, Pamela Tiggelaar, Vicki Tigner, Katie Tuff, Melinda Tuffs, Michele Tufty, Lexi Van Meeteren, Dana Van Middendorp, Sarah Oluwabusayo Tijani, Amber TiIberg, Amanda Tuholsky, Andrea Tuley, Samantha Tully, Julie Van Muyden, Whitney Van Ommeren, Nan Tilberg, Tia Tiller, Steven Tilley, Katie Tillisch, Tulowetzke, Courtney Tulson, Dereck Van Osdel, Alexandra Van Pelt, Nathan Van Alexa Tillma, Jennifer Tillma, Penelyn Tilton, Tuntland, Justin Tuntland, Carol Tupper, Jor- Peursem, Shaun Van Roekel, Earl Van Scoot- April Timat, Jennifer Timm, Amy Timm, dan Tupper, Susan Tupy, Kimberly Turbak, er, Erica Van Surksum, Brittany Van Tilburg, Chelsey Timmerman, Bonnie Timmons, Bar- Michele Turbak, Roselie Turcotte, Kristin Mallary Van Tol, Marissa Van Veldhuizen, bara Timperley, Jeanine Tims, Mackenzie Turek, Jennifer Turek, Connor Turek, Mia Jamie Van Vliet, Karmen Van Voorst, Erica Tims, Kayla Tinker, Rachel Tinker, Melinda Turgeon, Aubry Turman, Katherine Turner, Van Vugt, Kelli Van Vuuren, McKenzie Van Tinkle, Kathleen Tinklenberg, Jana Tinnell, Stephanie Turner, Sueann Turner, Rachel Tur- Wagner, Jill Van Well, Sydney Van Wettering, Stephanie Tipton, Katie Tirrel, Sadie Tisdale, ner, Amy Turner, Hillary Turner, Rebecca Tur- Brittany Van Winkle, Marisa Van Winkle, Cami Peggy Tisdel, Jackie Tish, Melanie Tish, Jac- ner, Susan Turner, Delinda Turner, Katherine Van Wyhe, Stephanie Van Wyhe, Jennifer quelyn Tish, Megan Tish, Stacy Tisher, Joan Turner, Marissa Turner, Patricia Turnwall, Van Wyhe, Heath Van Wyhe, Amanda Van Titus, Lindsey Titus, Kenda Titze, Erin Tivis, Emily Turnwall, Barbra Tuschen, Cynthia Wyk, Tosha Van Zee, Deanna Van Zee, Miranda Tjeerdsma, Ermias TMariam, Jennifer Tuschen, Jolene Tuschen, Eric Tuschen, Tara Melinda Van Zee, Lindsey Van Zee, Bailey Toates, Robin Tobin, Kristin Tobin, Jill Tobin, Tuscherer. Van Zee, Deborah Vanbeek, Linda VanBeek, Amy Tobin, Shannon Tobin, Erin Tobin, Jill Melanie Tuttle, Brooke Tuttle, Molly Tuttle, Rebecca VanBeek, Laura VanBeek, Frances Tobin, Shauna Tobin, Judith Toennies, Mary Ashlee Tuttle, Jourdan Tuttle, Karen Tvedt, VanBockel, Jill VanBockern, Kimberly Toering, Sheri Tokheim, Jessica Toland, Joanne Tvedt, Jessica Tvedt, Siri Tvedt, VanBockern, Sarah VanBriesen, Mary Brianna Tolbert, Debra Tollefson, Kelly Tolley, Darcie Tveidt, Sharina Tveit, Jayme Tveter, VanBuskirk, Kristin VanBuskirk, Miranda Kimberly Tollman, Desiree Tolo, Marcia Debra Tvinnereim, Elizabeth Twamley, Chel- Vance, Sheila Vandam, Julie Vandam, Steph- Tolsma, Paula Tolsma, Lora Tolsma, Rebecca sea Twamley, Linda Twedt, Lola Twedt, Kristin anie Vande Brake, Janelle Vande Griend, Tolsma, Mary Tolvstad, Jodi Tolzin, Linda Twedt, Deborah Tweed, Diana Twidwell, Mindi Vande Kamp, Natalie Vande Kamp, Tom, Dawn Tomac, Kenneth Tomek, April Ashlee Twite, Karen Kim Ty, Rachel Tycz, Adam Vande Kamp, Rebecca Vande Kieft, Tomes, Cheryl Tomjack, Laura Tommeraasen, Robyn Tyler, Julie Tyler, Tena Tyree, Mad- Jerica Vande Kop, Erin Vande Lune, Leah Jerilyn Tommeraasen, Melissa Tompkins, Pa- eline Tyrell, Madison Uchytil, Davonne Uecker, Vandeberg, Diane Vandekamp, Jacob tricia Tompkins, Cori Tonjes, Shelbi Tooley, Jodi Uecker, Sara Ugland, Melinda Ugland, VandeKamp, Stephanie Vandel, Stephenie Elizabeth Toomajian, Desirae Toomey, Gloria Katie Uhall, Sara Uhen, Brooke Uherka, Tina Vanden Berge, Paige Vanden Bosch, Larissa Top, Kristen Top, Tammy Top, Megan Topf, Uhing, Benjamin Uhlich, Tricia Uhlir, Donna Vanden Bosch, Kelsey Vanden Brink, Sandra Jordan Toquinto, Baylee Tordsen, Meghan Uhrich, Megan Uhrich, Aimee Uhrig, Jillian Vanden Hoek, Ashley Vanden Hoek, Molly Torgerson, Jordan Torigian, Rita Torkelson, Uhrig, Brandi Uithoven, Joseph Ulin, Danielle VandenBoogart, Lori Vandenbos, Laurel Laura Torkildson, Allison Torrance, Luis Ullmann, Renee Ullom, Aimee Ullom, Jennifer Vandenbosch.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.004 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E397 Roxanne Vandendries, Evan VanDenEinde, Venteicher, Cindy Ver Burg, Megan Ver Waldner, Anna Waldner, Dawn Waldner, Kari Vandenhemel, Darlene VandenHeuvel, Steeg, Emma Verby, Candace Verdoorn, Shanon Waldner, Brittany Waldner, Melissa Charles Vandeputte, Debra Vander Haar, Alex Shaun Verdouw, Donna Verhelst, Patrick Waldner, Kendra Waldner, Vanessa Waldner, Vander Hoek, Jennylyn Vander Laan, Eric Verley, Marlene Vermeer, Lyla Jo Vermeer, Rachel Waldner, Dylan Waldner, Rhoda Vander Lee, Starla Vander Molen, Beverly Alicia Vermeulen, Ashley Vermeulen, Sonja Waldner, Alfred Waldo, Elizabeth Waldow, Vander Pol, Carlie Vander Pol, Denise Vander Vermillion, Katherine Verner, Susan Breah Waldron, Tammie Waldrop, Andrea Vliet, Robin Vander Vorst, Abbie Vander Zee, Verschoor, Claude Vershure, Elaine Vesely, Waletich, LaVonne Walker, Leah Walker, Aleta Vanderbeek, Lisa Vanderberg, Jessica Courtney Vesely, Hilary Veskrna, Sheri Diane Walker, Dotta-Jo Walker, Adam Walker, Vanderham, Brianne VanderLeest. Vetsch, Angelene Vetter, Heidi Vetter, Pau- Brandalyn Walker, Joanne Walker, Rachel Amy Vanderlei, Michelle Vandermay, Nicole lette Veurink, Jared Veurink, Angela Veurink, Walker, Katie Walker, Chaska Walker, Sindle VanderMay, Rebecca VanderMay, Aleigha April Veurink, Melinda Veurink, Katie Veurink, Walker, Justine Walker, Alan Walker, Megan VanderPoel, Haley Vanderpol, Laurinda Ashley Veurink, Glenda Vice, Kayla Walker, Amy Walker, Danielle Walker, Cyla VanderPol, Mark Vandersnick, Katie Vickerman, Travis Vickers, Jamie Vickery, An- Walker, Angela Walker, Dorothy Walker Lewis, Vandersnick, Tiffany Vandersnick, Teresa gela Victor, Cheryl Vidal, Britton Vidal, Mary Nancy Walkins-Anderson, Cynthia Wallace. VanderStouwe, Sheri Vanderwal, Mariah Vidoloff, Julie Viereck, Thomas Viereck, Karin Denise Wallace, Amber Wallace, Erin Wal- VanderWal, Jeannie VanderWeide, Donna Viereck, Abby Viereck, Kara Viereck, Brittany lace, Hunter Wallace, Amy Wallace, Mariah VanderWeide, Austin Vanderweide, Christina Vierhout, Mellissa Vig, Debbie Vigness, Mary Wallace, Shanna Wallen, Megan Wallenberg, Vanderwerff, Diana VanderWoude, Ramona Vigoren, Susan Vik, Julie Vikhorev, Tara Karen Wallenberg, Jeffrey Wallenberg, Hope VanderZee, Emily VanderZiel, Cindy Viktora, Barbara Villmow, Dorothy Vincent, So- Wallenstein, Vida Waller, Jennifer Waller, Vandesteeg, Claudia VandeWalle, Brenda phia Vining, Janet Virchow, Christine Virchow, Mary Wallin, Coty Wallin, Twila Wallmann, VanDewater, Gillian VanDiepen, Kylee Lanny Virchow, Danielle Vis, Stacy Vis, Court- Joel Wallner, Pamela Walloch, Mary Walloch, VanDieren, Kari VanDonge, Sherra ney Visaya, Stacy Visker, Jeanine Visser, Jes- Janet Walls, Vicky Walls, Emily Wallum, Vandonkersgoed, Barbara Vandonslear, Jen- sica Visser, Sandra Visser, Michelle Vissers, Amanda Wallum, Sammie Waln, Anna nifer VanDriel, Rebecca VanDuyn, Carla Van- Gabrielle Vizcarra, Jolynn Vlaminck, Amanda Walraven, Julie Walsh, Kristen Walsh, Karla dyke, Susan Vandyke, Alyssa VanDyke, Vlaminck, Stephanie Vlaminck, Lynette Walsh, MacKenzie Walsh-Keeley, Anita Douglas Vanecek, Carol VanEmmerik, Steph- Vlastuin, Noelle Vlastuin, Racheal Vockler, Walsh-Sunde, Shelly Walstead, Barbara Wal- anie VanGelder, Carrie Vangenderen, Lisa Mary Vockrodt, Penny Voegele, Gaylene ter, Marian Walter, Justina Walter, Vanessa VanGerpen, Rachel VanHeel, Nancy Voegeli, Victorria Voegeli, Sheila Voelsch, Walter, Susan Walter, Ashley Walter, Mac- Vanheerde, Carolyn VanHeerde, Terri Nicolle Voeltz, Kathleen Vogel, Staci Vogel, kenzie Walter, Deborah Walter Laws, Darcel Vanheuveln, Jessica VanHoorn, Linda Kristen Vogel, Elizabeth Vogelsong, Jane Walters, Connie Jo Walters, Suzanne Walth, Vanhove, Michelle VanHove, Heather Vogt, Melinda Vogt, Kristal Vogt, Susan Vogt, Shelly Waltjer, Jon Waltjer, Madisyn Waltjer, VanKley, Lora VanLaecken, Rhonda Vanleur, Erin Voight, Tina Voigt, Dorinda Vojta, Dolores Patricia Waltman, Sharon Waltner, Audrey Mindy VanLeur, Miranda VanLeur, Susan Volek, Juneanne Volk, Roxanne Volk, Jennifer Waltner, Polly Waltner, Kieran Waltner, Bren- Vanliere, Emily Vanlith, Wendy Vanloan, Amy Volk, Barb Volker, Courtney Volker, Linda nan Waltner, Kelly Walton, Abby Walton, Lisa VanMaanen, Pamila VanMeeteren, Lynn Vollan, Nicole Vollan, Kristi Voller, Rachelle Walton, Erica Walton, Holly Walton, Scott Wal- VanMeeteren, Brian VanMeeteren, Danielle Vollmer, Brittny Vollmer, Jacqueline Volz. ton, Taylor Walvatne, Karissa Walz, Cathy VanMeter, Melvin VanMeter III, Kari Colleen Volzke, Marlys Volzke, Kara Von Walz, Christa Walz, Debra Walz, Tammy VanMeveren, Joy Vanorny, Jeffery Vanorny, Holtum, Jane Von Wald, Rebecca Vonderohe, Walz, Olga Wamara, Elizabeth Wambua, Mica Sarah Vanorny, Janine Vanosdel, Christine Samantha Voneye, Bunpeng Vongkaenchan, Wamstad, Alexandria Wang, Brittany VanOsdol, Shelby Vanoverschelde, Charlotte Phuong Anh Vongkhamchanh, Bouakhine Wangsness, Terry Wangsness Jr, Milkah VanRoekel, Amber VanRoekel, Cynthia Vongphachan, Amanda Vongroven, Jeanette Wanjohi, Christine Wanless, Annette Wanner, VanRooyen, Vicki VanSchoiack, Janice Voorhees, Dawn Voorhees, Karli Voorhees, Keith Wanner, Robin Wanous-Williamson, VanSickle, Brandi Vansickle, Katelyn Rebecca Voris, Sarah Vortherms, Sarah Debra Waples, Patricia Ward, Luanne Ward, VanSteenberg, Carrie VanStryland, Angela Vorvick, Kristi Vos, Sara Vosler, Mary Voss, Lynn Ward, Abbie Ward, Rebecca Ward, Lynn Van Veldhuizen, Daniel Van Veldhuizen, Ash- Victoria Voss, Jo Voss, Mindy Voss, Staci Ward, Justin Ward, Courtney Ward, Cas- ley Vanvoorhis, Christopher VanWassenhove, Voss, Nicole Voss, Brian Voss, Megan Voss, sandra Ward, Jennie Warden, Jordan Barbara VanWassenhove, Wanda Vanwormer, Erika Voss, Mitchell Voss, Janai Voss, Re- Wardenburg, Alex Warkenthien, Molly Tara VanWye, Rachel VanZee, Tyniah becca Vossler, Jordan Voss Severson, Naomi Warkenthien, Vicki Warne, Rodney Warneke, VanZee, Lisa Varenhorst, Julia Vargas, Jean Vostad, Tamara Vottero, Sasha Vreugdenhil, Mackenzie Warner, Daniel Warner, Judith Vargas, Elyssa Vargo, Cassandra Varilek, Ann Kiera Vroegop, Kimberly Vulpe, Jamie Vuong, Warnke, Carla Warnke, Kellyna Warnke, Dan- Varilek, Brandon Varilek, Jayme Varilek, Gayle Dawn Waack, Patty Waage, Morghan Waage, iel Warnke, Meghann Warnke, Stephanie Varty, Jamie Varuska, Gordon Varuska, Jami Alicia Waala, Shelby Waba, Taylor Waba, Warnke, Mindy Warns, Mary Warns-Anderson, Varuska, Stephanie Vasgaard, Andrey Sarah Wabuge, Amber Wachter, Katherine Dawn Warren, Jennifer Warren, Amy Warren, Vasilevskiy, Patricia Vaska, Alicia Vasquez, Wackel, Darilee Waddell, Rachel Waddell, Alicia Warrington, Robyn Warrington, Leslie Teri Vaughan, Constance Vaughn, John Corey Waddell, Douglas Wade, Shantelle Washegesic, Danielle Washegesic, Wayne Vavra, Teresa Vavruska, Bonnita Vavruska, Wade, Ann Wade, Belinda Wagemann, Washenberger, Kimberly Washenberger, Beth- Meagan Veeder, Jane Veerman, Tiffany Melanie Wagenaar, Kea Wager, Jill any Washington, Marguerite Washnok, Re- Veflin, Andrea Vega. Waggoner, Kevin Waggoner, Kerry Wagner, becca Washnok, LuAnn Wasilk, Heather Carly Veil, Jannette Veit, Lisa Veit, Cath- Carla Wagner, Joyce Wagner, Theresa Wag- Wasilk, Kelly Wasko, Alexandria Wasko, erine Veit, Candace Veit, Juan Velarde, Jes- ner, Connie Wagner, Nicole Wagner, Diane Cheryl Wasland, Molly Wasserburger, Kalleen sica Velasquez, Debra Velazquez, Rhiannon Wagner, Jessica Wagner, Nicholas Wagner, Wasson, Joanne Waterbury, Jo Waters, Heidi Velazquez, Tammy Veld, Ladene Veldhouse, Ashley Wagner, Madisen Wagner, Jennifer Waters. Christopher Veldhuisen, Rebecca Veldhuisen, Wagner, Wanda Wahl, Tamela Wahl, Tana Mariah Waters, Sheena Watkins, Carla Wat- Lora Veldhuizen, Jennifer Veldhuizen, Amile Wahl, Judy Wahlen, Billie Wainman, Cari kins, Danielle Watkins, Hailee Watkins, Lori Veldkamp, Megan Veldkamp, Alexandra Wainwright, Lenel Waite, Jenny Waite, Shelby Watson, Diane Watson, Ronnie Watson, Cyn- Velgersdyk, Christopher Velk, Brenda Vellek, Waite, Victoria Waitman, Janice Walberg, thia Watson, Julie Watson, Elizabeth Watson, Kelli Vellema, Deborah Venable, Maria Clare Wald, Andrea Wald, Brittany Waldal, Chelsey Watson, Megan Watson, Sara Wat- Venard, Daniel Vendt, Tonya Venhuizen Matt, Ashley Walder, Chase Walder, Amber Walder, son, Darien Watson, Johnna Watt, Melanie Marla Venjohn, Susan Venohr, Peggy Jessica Waldman, Jackie Waldner, Karen Watt, Karen Watterson, Erin Wattier, Haley

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.006 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E398 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 15, 2021 Watzek, Lyndsey Watzek, Kandace Wauer, Wescott, Meghan Wesely, Andrea Wessel, RECOGNIZING MONTAGUE WILD- Abigail Waylander, Cassandra Weatherford, Veronica Wesseling, Robyn Wessels, Steph- CATS’ GIRLS GOLF TEAM STATE Katie Weatherill, Susan Weaver, Angela Wea- anie Wessels, Sandra Wessendorf, Blake TITLE ver, Troy Weaver, Joy Weaver, Nicolle Wea- West, Brandon West, Janice Westall, Debra ver, Debra Webb, Nancy Webb, Melissa Westberg, Chantell Westberg, Kari HON. BILL HUIZENGA Webb, Jennifer Webb, Jami Webb, Ryan Westenkirchner, Jenna Westerberg, Lynn OF MICHIGAN Webb, Alicia Webb, Danielle Webb, Andrea Westerdahl, Eli Westerdahl, Loralyn IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Camille Webb, Heather Webb, Kari Webber, Westergaard, Wendy Westergaard, Chelsea Thursday, April 15, 2021 Gloria Weber, Colleen Weber, Lori Weber, Westerman, Tara Westhoff, Holly Westley, Karen Weber, Janice Weber, Anthony Weber, Libby Westman, Megan Weston, Shelbi Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I rise Darcy Weber, Kathleen Weber, John Weber, Westover, Katherine Westphal, Nicole Westra, today to honor and celebrate the Montague Michele Weber, Jon Weber, Nichole Weber, Kelli Westra, Samantha Wetch, Julie Wetering, Wildcats on their incredible Division 4 golf Betty Weber, Robyn Weber, Crystal Weber, Jason Wetsch, Megan Wetsit, Jessica state title at Forest Akers West Golf Course in Brooke Weber, Lindsay Weber, Courtney Wettestad, April Wetz, Marie Weverstad, Emily East Lansing, MI. Weber, Chase Weber, Kherdine Weber, Cath- Wevik, Carter Wevik, and Carmen Wexler. This team has shown a great level of resil- ience and skill throughout this past year in erine Weber, Justyne Weber, Adam Weber, Over the past year they have faced chal- their quest to the state title. Notably, the Wild- Mariah Weber, Kaitlyn Weber, Abigail Weber, lenges most of us cannot even imagine. They cats displayed extraordinary talent on the Krystal Weber, Ashley Weber, Eric Weber, have shown incredible resolve in the face of course finishing with a combined team score Sloane Weber, Marissa Weber, Kelsey Weber, adversity. They have shown us all how to of 343; a full 27 shots ahead of the nearest Emily Weber, Chantel Weber, Alec Weber, seek positivity and hope in each day as we competitor. Brooke Weber, Dominick Weber, Gayle weather the storms that come our way. Webert, Jessica Webster, Rikka Webster, Jen- I would like to congratulate each player and nifer Wechsler, Diane Weck, Paige Weeden, I couldn’t be more thankful to represent the coach of the Montague Wildcats who played Holly Weeg, Tristina Weekley, Tiffany Weeks, incredible people across South Dakota and all an integral role in capturing the state title: Katrina Weeks, Kali Weelborg, Charish over the nation who work hard each day, not Players: Mackenzie Goudreau, Gabriella Weeldreyer, Rebecca Weeldreyer, Sandra for fame, not for recognition or for money, but Moreau, Katie Unger, Megan Brown, Orianna Weeldreyer, Rebecca Weeman, Tara for the betterment of their communities. This is Bylsma, Isabelle McKeown, Claire Meacham, Weeman, Kortney Weems, Koressa Weems, what makes America strong. I am grateful for and Natalie Kellogg; Marlys Weerts, Savannah Weg, Daniel the opportunity to recognize these hard- Coach: Phil Kerr. Wegehaupt, Lori Wegehaupt, Rebecca working individuals. Madam Speaker, please join me in con- Wegener, Brooke Wegener, Donna Wegman, gratulating the Montague Wildcats Division 4, Teri Wegner, Kristie Wehrkamp, Elizabeth f golf state title and for being a Michigan symbol of resilience in the face of this ongoing pan- Wehrkamp, Tami Weich, Jenna Weich, Jac- TREVOR FIGASZEWSKI queline Weidauer, Paula Weideman, Jade demic. Weideman, Brittney Weidenbach, Heather f Weidner, Theresa Weidner Eichstadt, Michelle HON. ED PERLMUTTER HONORING THE LIFE OF GRACE Weidner-Jordan, Lisa Weier, Dawn Weier, OF COLORADO PUGH Michelle Weier, Abby Weier, Anissa Weier, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jeff Weifenbach, Esther Weightman, Diana HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO Weiland, Rosemary Weiland, Stacey Thursday, April 15, 2021 OF CALIFORNIA Weinkauf. Sandra Weinmaster, Jodi Weins, Abigail Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Weinzetl, Kayla Weis, Tamera Weis, Sarena today to recognize and applaud Trevor Thursday, April 15, 2021 Figaszewski for receiving the Arvada Wheat Weis, Kelly Weis, Allison Weisbeck, Kristi Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Speaker, it is Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Weisbeck, Laura Weisberg, Charleen with great sadness that I rise to honor the life Weismantel, Anne Weiss, Beverly Weiss, San- Trevor Figaszewski is a student at Arvada of Grace Pugh, a West Covina resident who dra Weiss, Rhonda Weisser, Patrice Weisser, K–8 and received this award because his de- died on April 6, 2021. Louise Weisser, Katie Weiszhaar, Rebecca termination and hard work have allowed him For over 38 years, Ms. Pugh served as a Weitbrecht, Jacqueline Wek, Laurel Wek, to overcome adversities. volunteer for the American Cancer Society, Alyssa Welbig, Tina Welbig, Kristen Welbig, The dedication demonstrated by Trevor and as a Legislative Ambassador with the Brittnay Welbig, Renee Welch, Scott Welch, Figaszewski is exemplary of the type of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Net- Franki Welch, Aaron Welch, Justin Welch, achievement that can be attained with hard work. She was a three-time breast cancer sur- Kayley Welch, Mandy Welk, Tandra Welk, work and perseverance. It is essential stu- vivor and saw first-hand its devastating im- Kathleen Welken, Brooke Welker, Kathryn dents at all levels strive to make the most of pact. Ms. Pugh lost both her mother and her Weller, Kay Weller, Dody Weller, Annette their education and develop a work ethic grandson to cancer, and her two sisters were Weller, Naomi Wellman, Christi Wellman, Ra- which will guide them for the rest of their lives. cancer survivors. This personal experience chel Wellner, Jessica Wellnitz, Diane Wells, I extend my deepest congratulations to helped drive her deep and profound commit- Kimberly Wells, Michelle Wells, Emily Wells, Trevor Figaszewski for winning the Arvada ment to fight back against cancer. Steven Wells, Rita Welsh, Reta Welsh, Megan Wheat Ridge Service Ambassador for Youth As an advocate with the American Cancer Welsh, Joseph Welty, Wendy Welty, Chelsea award. I have no doubt he will exhibit the Society Cancer Action Network, Ms. Pugh Welty, Denaeh Wemhoff, Isabella Wen, same dedication and character in all of his fu- used her boundless energy and passion to Debbie Wendelboe, Carmen Wendell, Barbara ture accomplishments. help build bipartisan support for legislation to Wendell-Schechter, Marjell Wendland, Mikayla help advance the fight against cancer. She Wendland, Marlaina Wendland, Ashley f traveled multiple times to Washington, D.C. Wendler, Nicole Wendling, Teresa Wendling, and Sacramento, CA to meet with her elected Sarah Wendorff, Karrie Wendt, Brenda Wendt, PERSONAL EXPLANATION representatives, and regularly visited their dis- Tod Wendt, Megan Wendt, Kalen Wenger, trict offices, sent emails, and made phone Valerie Wengler, Elizabeth Wengler, HON. JODEY C. ARRINGTON calls to convey the importance and urgency of Samantha Wenker, Terrence Wensing, Kath- making the fight against cancer a top priority. erine Wenwoi, Jackie Wenz, Wyman Wenz, OF TEXAS Ms. Pugh devoted countless hours of her Rachel Wenzel, Myra Werkmeister, Bryan IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time and worked tirelessly to help educate Wermers, Lisa Wermers, Krissa Wermers, people about prevention and early detection, Thursday, April 15, 2021 Kathryn Wermers, Dana Wermers, Suzanne and support for patients, survivors, and care- Werner, Joseph Werner, Melissa Werner, Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, unfortu- givers. She dedicated herself to the American Paige Werner, Joan Werning, Lois Werning, nately I was unable to be present for one of Cancer Society’s patient support services, in- Janet Wernisch, Laurie Wernke, Douglas the votes on April 14, 2021. Had I been cluding the Reach to Recovery Program, Wernke, Maureen Wernsmann, Elizabeth present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on Roll Call which provides one-on-one support to those Wersal, Lenora Werth, Nanci Wescott, Kyle No. 101. diagnosed with breast cancer.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.007 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E399 I extend my sincere sympathies to Ms. who won their Regional championship game RECOGNIZING MICHELLE BREWER Pugh’s three children, Bud, Kathy, and Ken, to advance to Indiana’s Class 4A Semi-State FOR HER APPOINTMENT TO THE her six grandchildren, eight great-grand- on March 20, 2021. The Cougars fought their ONESTAR NATIONAL SERVICE children, and to the extended Pugh family and way for every second, taking the game to COMMISSION friends. I ask that my colleagues in the United overtime where they lost by a mere five States House of Representatives join us to points. I applaud Coach Chris Buggs, his HON. BRIAN BABIN honor this fearless advocate. coaching staff, and the men who gave it their OF TEXAS f all to the very end. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And I also congratulate the Kouts High ELIAS VAUGHNS School men’s basketball team for winning the Thursday, April 15, 2021 Semi-State Championship for the first time in Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to HON. ED PERLMUTTER the school’s history. The Mustangs competed honor Michelle Brewer for her appointment by OF COLORADO in the IHSAA Class IA State Tournament on Governor Abbott to the prestigious OneStar IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2021, and ended their season with an National Service Commission. The Commis- Thursday, April 15, 2021 overall record of 29–3. I applaud Coach Kevin sion actively seeks out opportunities for Texas Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise Duzan and these young men for their suc- volunteers and charitable organizations to en- today to recognize and applaud Elias Vaughns cessful season and the legacy they have left. gage and connect with one another, and ac- for receiving the Adams County Mayors and These truly remarkable teams achieved celerates their impact on local communities. Commissioners Youth Award. great success during this very challenging Furthermore, OneStar manages and operates Elias Vaughns is a 6th grader at Pinnacle year. For their skill, tremendous hard work, the Rebuild Texas Fund, an organization dedi- Charter School and received this award be- dedication to the game, and for representing cated to assisting Texans who are still feeling cause his determination and hard work have our region, these outstanding young athletes the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. allowed him to overcome adversities. deserve to be recognized and congratulated Michelle’s time and experience with Hardin The dedication demonstrated by Elias for their incredible seasons. County Strong as Disaster Recovery Director Vaughns is exemplary of the type of achieve- Madam Speaker, please join me again in has more than prepared her for this role. Over ment that can be attained with hard work and congratulating our basketball players on their her past four years as director, Michelle was perseverance. It is essential students at all achievements and for making all of Northwest fundamental in helping her community recover levels strive to make the most of their edu- Indiana and their schools, families, and com- from Hurricane Harvey, and she was able to cation and develop a work ethic which will munities so very proud. use critical connections, resources, and her guide them for the rest of their lives. vast wealth of knowledge to bring desperately I extend my deepest congratulations to Elias f needed assistance to Hardin County in an ex- pedited manner. Vaughns for winning the Adams County May- PERSONAL EXPLANATION ors and Commissioners Youth Award. I have The most important duty of every public no doubt he will exhibit the same dedication servant is giving back to the community they and character in all of his future accomplish- HON. ERIC SWALWELL serve. Madam Speaker, I would like to honor ments. OF CALIFORNIA my friend, Michelle Brewer, for her work expe- rience and time in Hardin County that dem- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES onstrate she more than exceeds this expecta- Thursday, April 15, 2021 RECOGNIZING NORTHWEST INDI- tion. I cannot think of an individual better suit- ANA HIGH-SCHOOL BASKETBALL Mr. SWALWELL. Madam Speaker, I missed ed for this position. TEAMS one vote on Friday, February 26, 2021 and f one vote on March 10, 2021. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Roll RECOGNIZING WWII VETERAN HON. FRANK J. MRVAN LEONARD CROFFORD ON HIS OF INDIANA Call Vote Number 46 (Ordering the Previous 100TH BIRTHDAY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Question): YES; and Roll Call Vote Number 71 (Motion to Adjourn): NO. Thursday, April 15, 2021 HON. MIKE BOST Mr. MRVAN. Madam Speaker, as an avid f OF ILLINOIS basketball player, it gives me great pleasure to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recognize the exceptional achievements of all ANABEL MARTINEZ Thursday, April 15, 2021 of the high-school basketball players in North- west Indiana this past year, who safely HON. ED PERLMUTTER Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, I rise today to showed up and put in the effort during the OF COLORADO celebrate Leonard Crofford, who turns 100 challenges of this health pandemic. I also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years old today. Born on April 15th, 1921 and want to recognize the following high-school raised in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Leonard met Thursday, April 15, 2021 basketball programs from Indiana’s First Con- the love of his life, Rosaline (Rosie), when he gressional District who represented our region Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise was 15, and they got married shortly before during Semi-State and beyond this past sea- today to recognize and applaud Anabel Mar- he joined the Navy two years later. He first son. Those teams include the Crown Point tinez for receiving the Adams County Mayors served in the U.S. Navy at Wheeler Army Air- women’s team, the Gary West Side men’s and Commissioners Youth Award. field near Pearl Harbor in 1939. Leonard was team, and the Kouts men’s team. Anabel Martinez is an 11th grader at just 15 miles away when Japan launched its First, congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs Northglenn High School and received this December 7, 1941 attack on the base, throw- of the Crown Point High School women’s bas- award because her determination and hard ing him from his bunk due to the aftershock ketball team who won the Indiana High School work have allowed her to overcome adversi- from a bomb blast. Two years later, he joined Athletic Association’s 4A State Championship ties. the U.S. Army, spending most of his service on February 27, 2021. Special recognition also The dedication demonstrated by Anabel overseas as a mechanic and teaching other to Coach Chris Seibert who was appropriately Martinez is exemplary of the type of achieve- soldiers how to repair tanks. In 1945, he was named the 2021 Girls Basketball Coach of the ment that can be attained with hard work and honorably discharged as a Master Sergeant. Year by our leading local newspapers, the perseverance. It is essential students at all On October 6, 1945, Leonard married Rosie in Post-Tribune and the Northwest Indiana levels strive to make the most of their edu- Hammond, Indiana; and together they raised Times, and also Jessica Carrothers who was cation and develop a work ethic which will five children: Ronnie, Leonard, Diane, Connie, named the Northwest Indiana Times 2021 guide them for the rest of their lives. and Sharon. Forty years ago, Leonard and Girls Basketball Player of the Year. I am in- I extend my deepest congratulations to Rosie moved to Thompsonville, Illinois, spend- spired by the camaraderie of their team and Anabel Martinez for winning the Adams Coun- ing the remainder of their remarkable 75-year the demonstration of how their hard-work has ty Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I marriage together, until Rosie passed away at truly paid off. have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- the age of 97 on February 22, 2020. Leonard Additionally, congratulations to the Gary cation and character in all of her future ac- has carried on the traditions they shared, like West Side High School men’s basketball team complishments. attending Parish Church and gardening. Every

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.011 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E400 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 15, 2021 year he tends to a strawberry garden that he victory in the tournament. These young men SYDNEY HARPER shares with family and friends. He is very have set an example for all of us that success much loved by his children and grandchildren in life comes to those who are willing to set HON. ED PERLMUTTER and supported by the congregation of his goals, and work hard to achieve them. OF COLORADO church. I congratulate Head Coach Jeremy Fleck IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring and Assistant Coach Matt Mahaffey on their Thursday, April 15, 2021 Leonard Crofford of Thompsonville on his victory in the state championship, and espe- milestone 100th birthday. I thank him for his cially the student athletes: Dayton Foster; Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise service and wish him a happy birthday. Dylan Potts; Tyler Milton; Tyler Stegemoller; today to recognize and applaud Sydney Har- f Colton Mahaffey; and Isaiah Shannon. per for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. SYDNEY HUYSER I ask my colleagues to join me in congratu- lating the young men on the Fairmont High Sydney Harper is a student at Three Creeks School Bowling Team on their hard-fought vic- K–8 and received this award because her de- HON. ED PERLMUTTER tory. They have made all of us from the Miami termination and hard work have allowed her to OF COLORADO Valley proud. overcome adversities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The dedication demonstrated by Sydney Thursday, April 15, 2021 f Harper is exemplary of the type of achieve- ment that can be attained with hard work and Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise ADELAIDE ROMO SONNEMAN perseverance. It is essential students at all today to recognize and applaud Sydney levels strive to make the most of their edu- Huyser for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge cation and develop a work ethic which will Service Ambassadors for Youth award. HON. ED PERLMUTTER guide them for the rest of their lives. Sydney Huyser is a student at Arvada High OF COLORADO I extend my deepest congratulations to Syd- School and received this award because his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ney Harper for winning the Arvada Wheat determination and hard work have allowed him Thursday, April 15, 2021 Ridge Service Ambassador for Youth award. I to overcome adversities. have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- The dedication demonstrated by Sydney Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise cation and character in all of her future ac- Huyser is exemplary of the type of achieve- today to recognize and applaud Adelaide complishments. ment that can be attained with hard work and Romo Sonneman for receiving the Adams f perseverance. It is essential students at all County Mayors and Commissioners Youth levels strive to make the most of their edu- Award. RECOGNIZING MADISON DIA- cation and develop a work ethic which will Adelaide Romo Sonneman received this MOND’S POWERLIFTING STATE guide them for the rest of their I ives. award because her determination and hard TITLE I extend my deepest congratulations to Syd- work have allowed her to overcome adversi- ney Huyser for winning the Arvada Wheat ties. HON. BILL HUIZENGA Ridge Service Ambassador for Youth award. I The dedication demonstrated by Adelaide OF MICHIGAN have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedica- Romo Sonneman is exemplary of the type of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion and character in all of his future accom- achievement that can be attained with hard Thursday, April 15, 2021 plishments. work and perseverance. It is essential stu- f dents at all levels strive to make the most of Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate Montague Wild- PERSONAL EXPLANATION their education and develop a work ethic which will guide them for the rest of their lives. cats’ powerlifter, Madison Diamond, on her state title in the 145-pound weight class at the I extend my deepest congratulations to Ade- State Powerlifting Meet in Ionia, MI. HON. JODEY C. ARRINGTON laide Romo Sonneman for winning the Adams Competing in high school sports this year OF TEXAS County Mayors and Commissioners Youth has been a challenge with the ongoing pan- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the demic. Nevertheless, Madison triumphed. In Thursday, April 15, 2021 same dedication and character in all of her fu- addition to her state title, Madison Diamond ture accomplishments. Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, unfortu- set the state record in deadlift for her weight nately, I was unable to be present for one of class and then beat it two more times. The ex- the votes on March 17, 2021. Had I been f clamation mark came with a 355-pound lift, to- present, I would have voted yea on Roll Call PERSONAL EXPLANATION taling 710 pounds. No. 87. Madam Speaker, please join me in con- f gratulating this Montague Wildcat on her HON. LAUREN BOEBERT powerlifting state title and for being named the CONGRATULATING THE FAIRMONT OF COLORADO pound-for-pound champion across all weight HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BOWLING classes. TEAM FROM KETTERING, OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f ON WINNING THE STATE CHAM- Thursday, April 15, 2021 PIONSHIP REMEMBERING CORA CRAWFORD Mrs. BOEBERT. Madam Speaker, there was a glitch with my voting card. I would have HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER voted yea on Roll Call No. 101. HON. RAUL RUIZ OF OHIO OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, April 15, 2021 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Thursday, April 15, 2021 Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, I want to Mr. RUIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor congratulate the Fairmont High School Boys my constituent, Mrs. Cora Crawford and cele- Bowling Team in Kettering, Ohio, which is in HON. TED BUDD brate her incredible life and legacy. my congressional district, on winning the Divi- OF NORTH CAROLINA Mrs. Crawford moved to Palm Springs in the sion I state championship. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1950s from Carthage, Texas, where she After nine previous appearances in the state began her lifelong work as a community advo- Thursday, April 15, 2021 tournament, this year’s win was a fitting finish cate. She attended the College of the Desert to an historic season that saw the Fairmont Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I was away where she obtained her teaching credentials Firebirds bowling team bring home its first- from the Capitol around dinner time and could and a masters in education. As a substitute ever state title. Months of preparation, prac- not return before the vote closed. Had I been teacher in the City of Palm Springs, Mrs. tice, and experience enabled these talented present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call Crawford was a devoted educator who put her athletes to out-bowl the competition and roll to No. 102. heart and soul into every class she taught.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.017 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E401 Mrs. Crawford carried her passion for edu- IN RECOGNITION AND HONOR OF church and our community. She touched many cation and community development with her THE LIFE OF ELANA THOMAS with her kindness in word and deed.’’ She outside of the classroom. She served as the leaves treasured memories with one son, local director for the Child Development Cen- HON. NEAL P. DUNN Eddie D. Lovett, II and wife Susan of Raleigh, ter and worked hard to secure the resources OF FLORIDA North Carolina; one brother, Jimmy Walker of local students needed to succeed. In fact, she IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Oxon Hill, Maryland; two grandchildren; and a was a key advocate in obtaining $350,000 in host of relatives and friends. I join the entire Thursday, April 15, 2021 federal dollars from the Community Develop- community in honoring Elana Thomas for her ment Block Grant to benefit Desert Highland Mr. DUNN. Madam Speaker, it is with a dedicated life of service to others. Park. Thanks to her efforts, Desert Highland heavy heart that I rise today to recognize the f Park now offers essential community services life and legacy of a special member of my for local students and their families, including community, Ms. Elana Thomas, who went to TRIBUTE TO THE OHIO NATIONAL recreational, educational, and vocational pro- be with her Savior on March 1, 2021. GUARD grams. Elana was born May 7, 1948, in the small The legacy of Mrs. Crawford’s work is in- rural community of Sneads, Florida. Sur- HON. STEVE STIVERS credible. In the 1980s, she helped organize rounded by pine forests and agricultural land, OF OHIO the very first Black History Month Parade in Sneads and greater Jackson County are home IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Palm Springs—a parade our community con- to hard-working men and women, many of Thursday, April 15, 2021 great faith and fortitude. Elana was no excep- tinues to proudly host each year. In all her Mr. STIVERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today years of volunteering and service, her tremen- tion. Her life was not marked by monetary wealth on behalf of the people of the 15th Congres- dous work did not go unnoticed. The Palm sional District of Ohio to express sincere grati- Springs City Council and the California Baptist or great business achievements, but her im- pact within her community was vast. She was tude to the dedicated men and women of the Convention Women’s Auxiliary awarded her Ohio National Guard for their exemplary com- numerous conunendations. In 1997, she was not an elected official, but she was a leader to those who knew her. She was a trusted coun- mitment to service and to our great State. honored with the Terra Volunteer Award from Since the creation of the force in 1788, the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. In selor and friend to many, a sounding board, and a valued advisor. She will be sorely these extraordinary individuals have prioritized 2012, she was recognized yet again for her the health and safety of communities from Wil- commitment as a community leader and edu- missed, but those who knew her in life are as- sured she is in a much better place. Her faith mington to McConnelsville, from Hilliard to cator when Riverside County awarded her the McArthur. But in the past year, the citizen-sol- Community Service Award. in God was the bedrock she built her life upon. diers of the Buckeye State have truly em- Mrs. Crawford is survived by her children, Elana was a devoted church member of St. braced their role as a ‘‘trusted team of sol- Benita, Gil, Gwendolyn, and Randy. She is Peter Missionary Baptist Church for more than diers, airmen, and civilians,’’ serving through also survived by her nine grandchildren, 30 years, often serving as a lay speaker or ‘‘agility, collaboration, excellence, and leader- Symeyon, Kenneth, Jarvis, Kristen, Usavia, leading songs during services. She taught ship.’’ Nyssa, Kyle, Deiter, and Javanni. I extend my teens during Sunday School and was the Through a once-in-a-generation pandemic, deepest condolence to each of them. I also president of the church’s ushers’ ministry. She the Ohio National Guard provided invaluable want to share my special condolences and had a comprehensive knowledge of the Bible, support. From manning food banks and man- support for my friend and her grandson, Jar- which she read and studied every day. She aging COVID–19 testing locations at the onset vis. He, like his grandmother, continues to ad- would often quote scripture to folks in crisis, of the pandemic, to now administering vac- vocate for his community through social justice providing them with relatable passages that cines to their fellow Ohioans, our State is in- initiatives and uphold her legacy of making might help them get through the period of tur- credibly grateful for their service. As the coronavirus raged, our nation saw a sure those who are in need, can find solace moil they were experiencing. She counseled period of social unrest unlike anything in re- in community. those in distress, providing loving and kind ad- cent decades. Once again, the Ohio National May Mrs. Crawford’s work continue to uplift vice and direction to those who sought it from Guard answered the call. Whether it was the and inspire. her. She ministered with members of her church Statehouse in Columbus, or the Capitol in f to inmates at nearby Apalachee Correctional Washington, our soldiers were willing to put Institution, volunteering her time and treasure their own safety in jeopardy in order to ensure TAYLER PAINE to help men who had strayed from the path re- the wellbeing of their fellow citizens. Perhaps at no point in recent history has gain their footing for an eventual successful more been asked of our National Guard, and restoration back to their communities. She HON. ED PERLMUTTER at no point have they answered with more performed local missionary work, helping OF COLORADO conviction. They worked diligently day-in and those less fortunate with a helping hand, a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES day-out, never failing to embody the motto, kind word, and a shoulder to lean upon. ‘‘Always Ready. Always There.’’ Thursday, April 15, 2021 When her mother fell ill, she diligently vis- As a Major General, and as a Member of ited her every day she was able, in the as- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise Congress, I am filled with pride and gratitude sisted living facility, even after her own health today to recognize and applaud Tayler Paine of these men and women and of the sacrifices made it difficult to do so. When her mother for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service that they have made. It is an honor to recog- passed away, it was Elana who gave the eu- Ambassadors for Youth award. nize their hard work, and I ask my fellow col- logy, speaking eloquently and from the heart leagues to join me in expressing thanks for all Tayler Paine is a student at Arvada West about her mother to the assembled family and that they have done, and all that they will do, H.S. and received this award because her de- friends who came to mourn her passing. Elana for Ohio and our nation. termination and hard work have allowed her to never let her health issues deter her from the overcome adversities. service she was called to do. f The dedication demonstrated by Tayler Madam Speaker, allow me this moment to VINCENT VIGIL Paine is exemplary of the type of achievement express condolences to Elana’s family, that can be attained with hard work and perse- friends, and colleagues. Though her presence HON. ED PERLMUTTER verance. It is essential students at all levels will be sorely missed by many, I pray we may OF COLORADO strive to make the most of their education and find solace in remembering her legacy for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES develop a work ethic which will guide them for years to come. On March 13, 2021, family and the rest of their lives. friends traveled from far and near to celebrate Thursday, April 15, 2021 I extend my deepest congratulations to Tay- her life and her church family was in attend- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise ler Paine for winning the Arvada Wheat Ridge ance in great numbers. In the words of Bishop today to recognize and applaud Vincent Vigil Service Ambassador for Youth award. I have Adrian Abner of St. Peter Missionary Baptist for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication Church, ‘‘Elana lived a life of devotion to those Ambassadors for Youth award. and character in all of her future accomplish- less fortunate. She was a woman of great faith Vincent Vigil is a student at Drake Middle ments. and prayer and a treasured member of this School and received this award because his

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Meanwhile, nationally, we expect strive to make the most of their education and will live on through the lasting positive impact growth on the order of 6 percent this year. develop a work ethic which will guide them for he had on our community and beyond. My point is simply this: If we are going to the rest of their lives. John’s hard work made a transformative dif- raise the wage in the Marianas—and, believe I extend my deepest congratulations to Vin- ference in the lives of many. Madam Speaker, me, I do—then we must do it as we did be- cent Vigil for winning the Arvada Wheat Ridge I respectfully ask that you join me in extending fore: with a close eye on the economic condi- Service Ambassador for Youth award. I have condolence to John’s family and friends and in tions in the islands. They are vastly different no doubt he will exhibit the same dedication expressing our deep appreciation for John’s than conditions in the nation as a whole. and character in all of his future accomplish- extraordinary career and life. Again, I fully support raising the minimum ments. f wage in our country. It has been static too f long. I am a cosponsor of the Raise the Wage IN RECOGNITON OF THE ANNISTON Act—I want workers to earn more. PERSONAL EXPLANATION HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY I believe the best way to accomplish that BASKETBALL TEAM goal in the insular area I represent, however, HON. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE is through my legislation, the Northern Mar- OF GEORGIA HON. MIKE ROGERS iana Islands Wage and Economic Stability Act. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALABAMA My bill will give Congress the analytical tools Thursday, April 15, 2021 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the time to consider how best to schedule Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, Thursday, April 15, 2021 wage increases in the Marianas to improve due to the COVID–19 pandemic, I was absent the lives of workers and their families, while Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, ensuring the businesses employing those on April 13, 2021. I designated Mr. GOSAR as I rise to recognize the Anniston High School my proxy. Mr. GOSAR attempted to proxy vote workers can thrive. Boys Varsity Basketball Team on their recent f for me, but was advised by floor staff that he 4A state title. was not the proxy. Because of this misunder- The Anniston team beat Booker T. Wash- TREY BELLAMY standing, Mr. GOSAR did not proxy vote on my ington-Tuskegee 54–52 in Birmingham at behalf. Had I been present, I would have CrossPlex’s Bill Harris Arena, clenching the voted NAY on Roll Call No. 98. HON. ED PERLMUTTER state title. OF COLORADO f This marks the school’s first state title since IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF 2009. Thursday, April 15, 2021 JOHN YOUNG Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- nizing the Anniston High School Boys Basket- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise HON. JARED HUFFMAN ball Team. Congratulations to Coach Torry today to recognize and applaud Trey Bellamy Brown and the Anniston High School staff and for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service OF CALIFORNIA students. Go Bulldogs. Ambassadors for Youth award. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Trey Bellamy is a student at Arvada High Thursday, April 15, 2021 School and received this award because his INSULAR AREA MEDICAID PARITY Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise determination and hard work have allowed him ACT today in celebration of the life of John Young, to overcome adversities. a remarkable community leader and activist The dedication demonstrated by Trey Bel- who spent more than 30 years uplifting under- HON. GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO lamy is exemplary of the type of achievement served communities in the North Bay Area. SABLAN that can be attained with hard work and perse- John was born on October 25, 1952 in San OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS verance. It is essential students at all levels Francisco, CA. He grew up in Marin City and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES strive to make the most of their education and attended Tamalpais High School and College develop a work ethic which will guide them for of Marin. John went on to study public policy Thursday, April 15, 2021 the rest of their lives. at San Francisco State University, where he Mr. SABLAN. Madam Speaker, today, I in- I extend my deepest congratulations to Trey developed a passion for social justice. troduce the Northern Mariana Islands Wage Bellamy for winning the Arvada Wheat Ridge Recognizing the need to confront economic, and Economic Stability Act. This legislation Service Ambassador for Youth award. I have health, and education inequities, John com- delays for 18 months, in the Marianas only, no doubt he will exhibit the same dedication mitted his career to championing more inclu- any national increase in the federal minimum and character in all of his future accomplish- sive social policies. At the Marin City Commu- wage that Congress may enact. My bill, also, ments. nity Development Corporation, John went to requires a Government Accountability Office f bat for the community that raised him, helping report on the economic impact in the Marianas to plan and launch critical revitalization of such a national wage increase. JOHN LEWIS NIMHD RESEARCH projects. The Canal Neighborhood in San Unlike the rest of our nation, where min- ENDOWMENT REVITALIZATION Rafael benefitted from John’s talents as an or- imum wage has been static, the minimum ACT OF 2021 ganizer and housing specialist for the Canal wage in the Marianas has more than doubled SPEECH OF Community Alliance. John also successfully over recent years to reach the federal level of managed more than $5 million in grants for $7.25. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE programs supporting low economic and dis- These substantial increases have made life OF TEXAS advantaged populations across the Bay Area. better for thousands of Marianas families and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES John was a skilled problem solver who was encouraged more U.S. workers to enter the able to effect change by bringing people to- workforce. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 gether. In founding the Marin County Grass- But I had to carefully time those increases Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in roots Leadership Network, he assembled a co- year-by-year with legislation and based on the support of H.R. 189, the John Lewis NIMHD alition for underrepresented residents to unite help of Government Accountability Office re- Research Endowment Revitalization Act of and speak with one voice. This helped secure ports to ensure—successfully—that wages 2021, which expands eligibility for research more equitable policy outcomes, including went up without jeopardizing jobs. endowments available through the National In- housing, transportation, labor, and voting Economic conditions in the Marianas remain stitute on Minority Health and Health Dispari- rights. In addition, more than 300 rising lead- separate from the national situation. Whereas ties (NIMHD) to include former centers of ex- ers were mentored and trained through the or- Gross Domestic Product rose nationally in cellence at health professional schools and ganization. 2019, in the Marianas GDP plunged 11.2 per- biomedical and behavioral research institutions

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.030 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E403 that meet criteria related to the inclusion of During my time in office, I have fully and ea- Other scams attempt to benefit from the underrepresented minority individuals in pro- gerly supported all legislation that has given $1,200 Economic Impact Payment coming to grams and activities. increased attention to HIV/AIDS, including the most U.S. citizens; and more are expected to NIMHD leads scientific research to improve Ryan White CARE Act, which is currently slat- target stimulus checks authorized under the minority health and eliminate health disparities ed to receive about $2.2 billion in funding for America Rescue Plan. by researching and evaluating all minority FY2007. At least one tribal leader has warned tribal health and health disparities research at NIH. I have supported legislation to reauthorize citizens of an email scam related to the The NIMHD’s Centers of Excellence funding for community health centers (H.R. coronavirus. (COE)’s program fosters collaborative re- 5573, Health Centers Renewal Act of 2006), In an April 14 Facebook post, Ojibwe Chief search in minority health and health dispari- including the Montrose and Fourth Ward clin- Executive Melanie Benjamin wrote that an ties, and awards grants to institutions that ics in my home city of Houston, as well as email purporting to be her had tribal citizens to have a specific unifying focus on addressing supported legislation to provide more nurses purchase gift cards to help a citizen who test- minority health and health disparities. for the poor urban communities in which many ed positive for the coronavirus. NIMHD Centers of Excellence program of these centers are located (H.R. 1285, Nurs- Benjamin asks those that may have re- grants are awarded in order to: ing Relief Act for Disadvantaged Areas). ceived the scam email from a Gmail account Support innovative multi- and trans-discipli- I have also supported and introduced legis- to contact tribal police. nary research to promote minority health and lation aimed to better educate our children This bill will help protect our diverse Native reduce health disparities; (H.R. 2553, Responsible Education About Life American communities from scammers by pro- Strengthen exemplary research training and Act in 2006) and eliminate health disparities viding valuable information that will help iden- education activities support the development (H.R. 3561, Healthcare Equality and Account- tify fraudsters and arm people with tools to of well-trained researchers from minority and ability Act and the Good Medicine Cultural protect themselves. health disparity populations; Competency Act in 2003, H.R. 90). Our friends in the Native American commu- Increase the number of individuals from mi- Mr. Speaker, we need strong collaborations nities across the nation have faced tremen- nority and other health disparity populations and research based upon asking the right dous challenges during COVID–19 and they participating in research activities; and Provide support for engaging minority and questions in specific areas, and the COEs are need our help to keep their nation’s physically other health disparity communities in effective poised to emphasize scientific inquiry that will and financial safe during COVID. and sustainable activities aimed at improving promote health equity. I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting Government has an obligation to seek the the health of their communities. this bill. Racial health inequalities in the U.S. is the best for our nation’s people, especially our na- f cumulative result of both past and present dis- tion’s children. I urge all members to join me in voting to HOUSE RESOURCES REPUBLICAN crimination throughout U.S. culture, and the pass H.R. 189, the John Lewis NIMHD Re- FORUM NIMHD centers of racial excellence program search Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021, grants are essential to addressing these in- because improved public health benefits all equalities. HON. DON YOUNG African Americans are not only more sus- Americans, no matter who they are or where OF ALASKA ceptible to disease and illness, they are also they are from. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more likely to die from them. f Thursday, April 15, 2021 This past year, as COVID–19 has ravaged PERSONAL EXPLANATION African Americans and communities of color, Mr. YOUNG. Madam Speaker, it is a unique we have seen firsthand the fruits of these in- responsibility to be the sole Congressman for equalities. HON. GUY RESCHENTHALER Alaska in the House of Representatives. According to the Center for Disease Control OF PENNSYLVANIA It’s easy for legislators to forget that life is and Prevention (CDC), African Americans face IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES different in Alaska, and it is my highest priority increased risks if they are stricken with Thursday, April 15, 2021 to ensure that Alaskans are not overlooked COVID–19, including asthma, diabetes, high here in Washington, D.C. Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I One of the principal lessons I have learned blood pressure, heart disease and pulmonary was detained during the vote series on April illness. in my years of service are the check and bal- 14, 2021. Had I been present, I would have ances between the three branches of govern- African American lives are placed at greater voted YEA on Roll Call No. S. 578. risk because of a health care system that de- ment inscribed by our Founding Fathers in our f nies access to the poor and work conditions Constitution. that have long neglected conditions that leave PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES While the President of the United States them with a higher incidence of diseases that FROM SCAMS ACT governs the Executive Branch, Congress for far too long have gone under diagnosed writes our laws and that’s something we too and untreated. SPEECH OF often forget here. There are many reasons for this but they in- HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Article I of the Constitution states: ‘‘All legis- lative Powers herein granted shall be vested clude the refusal of several states to expand OF TEXAS Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act; the in a Congress of the United States, which IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resistance of small business employers to pro- shall consist of a Senate and House of Rep- vide health care to workers until required by Wednesday, April 14, 2021 resentatives.’’ their state government to do so, and too little Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in That said the President can only enforce access to medical doctors who are trained to support of H.R. 1762, the ‘‘Protecting Indian legislation that Congress has drafted and ap- provide care to this COVID–19 at-risk popu- Tribes from Scams Act,’’ which requires the proved. lation. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after con- The real power of this country lies within Since 2003, I have been working on major sultation with Indian tribes, to report on unfair this Capitol building and we need to act like it. legislation to address the problem with several or deceptive practices that target tribes or trib- For over 48 years I have worked tirelessly of my colleagues including Representatives al members. to address the crucial infrastructure and en- Elijah E. Cummings, Chair of the Congres- The FTC must submit the report to Con- ergy needs throughout Alaska. sional Black Caucus (CBC), Delegate Donna gress and make it publicly available. Before being elected to public office, I saw Christensen, Chair of the CBC Health The FTC is directed to update its website to firsthand Alaska’s lack of traditional infrastruc- Braintrust, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, and include information for consumers and busi- ture while I was a tug and barge operator the leadership of the Congressional Hispanic nesses on identifying and avoiding unfair or along the Yukon River. Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific deceptive practices that target tribes or tribal But I could also see the potential economic American Caucus, and the Native American members. development that communities and rural vil- Caucus. Scammers are targeting Native people. lages could achieve if they were given the re- Together we produced, the ‘‘Healthcare Scammers may say extra money is waiting sources to put ideas into action. Equality and Accountability Act of 2003,’’ a for a small price upfront or that a testing kit or It is that driving knowledge that guides me truly comprehensive bill designed to address treatment for the coronavirus is available for a as I work to support federal investment in the disparities that face our communities. fee. Alaska’s energy infrastructure.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.036 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 15, 2021 Unfortunately, the Biden Administration is billion and $12 billion, and now during the and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide continuing Obama-era attacks against Alaska. COVID–19 pandemic, these scammers are Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021’’, named By reviewing federal rules that support Alas- using fear and uncertainty to take advantage after two young Minnesotan brothers who died ka and by placing a moratorium on energy de- of our vulnerable populations. of carbon monoxide poisoning, which directs velopment in ANWR, President Biden seems Our seniors have borne the brunt of this the Consumer Product Safety Commission intent to surrender to his party’s environmental pandemic in high infection rates and deaths. (CPSC) to award grants to states and tribal or- extremists. Now many seniors are being targeted by ganizations to install carbon monoxide alarms I want the President to know this: Alaskans scammers who prey on their COVID–19 fears. in the homes of lowincome families and older have shown for decades that energy develop- We must pass this bill and work to educate adults and facilities that commonly serve chil- ment and environmental protection can go our seniors and those who care for them to dren or older adults. hand in hand. look out for scams. The Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial The executive actions he has taken in his There is a moral obligation to stop these Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act first days in office serve only to hinder our con artists by empowering seniors with facts would also authorize the CPSC to establish a state’s economy, stifle energy independence, and information while aggressively targeting federal grant program to fund education and and prevent the Alaska Native community of criminals with all the resources available installation of CO detectors by state, local and Kaktovik from responsibly using their lands. through the Federal Trade Commission. tribal governments. Tomorrow I will be proudly introducing Alas- Throughout the pandemic, uncertainty has With better, commonsense safeguards in ka’s own Mathew Rexford, at the House Nat- led to many Houstonians falling victim to scam place, we can address the danger of acci- ural Resources Republican Forum titled, callers especially vulnerable populations like dental death by carbon monoxide poisoning, ‘‘Where are the Jobs?’’ seniors. which represents a real danger for individuals Mr. Rexford is the President of the Kaktovik Houston police and the Harris County Dis- and families. Inupiat Corporation and a strong leader. trict Attorney have made an arrest in an inter- According to the Center for Disease Control, The Alaska community of Kaktovik has long national cyber-scam that bilked unsuspecting, at least 430 people in the U.S. die each year advocated for access to their lands and the mostly elderly victims out of more than $1 mil- from carbon monoxide poisoning and approxi- opening of ANWR. lion. mately 50,000 people are forced to seek med- Development in the 1002 Area of ANWR One victim of the scam, Asuncion Peppers, ical attention for accidental CO poisoning. would create countless jobs, revenue streams, 74, a retired medical technician knows that Carbon monoxide poisoning is an unimagi- provide for infrastructure and improve the first hand; She was bilked out of her life sav- nable way to die—it prevents blood from being health and economic well-being of the indige- ings. able to buy into oxygen; causing suffocation nous people. Hackers contacted Ms. Peppers on while still being able to breathe. While the United States should continue Facebook, pretending to be one of her Mr. Speaker, the devastating and unprece- working to reduce emissions, doing so in a Facebook friends. dented winter storm in Texas finally gave this way that denies the opportunity for incre- She was told she was eligible for a govern- important issue the national attention it de- mental improvements and technological inno- ment grant of almost one million dollars and serves; but it came at the cost of the lives and vations over time is unreasonable. all she had to do was send a check to pay health of Texans. Resource development in ANWR would be taxes. The plunging temperatures and persistent a major win for out nations energy independ- Investigators believes the scammers were power outages this past / February found resi- ence and security for decades to come. operating from Nigeria, defrauding senior citi- dents in my district searching for warmth in- I’m proud to stand with my friend Mathew zens in the U.S. and around the world. creasingly from dangerous sources. Rexford to ensure that Kaktovik is heard on Before Peppers realized she was being In one dark week in February, fire depart- this issue. conned, she sent checks totaling $87,000 ments in Harris County alone responded to I hope that the administration will listen and hard-earned money. over 475 carbon monoxide calls. engage with native leaders like Mathew She said that she worked three jobs to build During this week, like millions of Texans, Rexford and I look forward to our forum tomor- her life savings. Etenesh Mersha lost power during the storm. row. In her case the person who received the In order to provide warmth for herself, her f funds was 65-year-old Joe Reyes, who husband, and their two children, she turned on washed the funds through several local banks. her car in an attached garage, leading to car- PROTECTING SENIORS FROM Reyes was receiving funds from scams and bon monoxide poisoning for herself and her EMERGENCY SCAMS ACT then converting them into Bitcoin to send back family. Etenesh left the car running, and by the SPEECH OF to the scammers. Peppers and her husband are just two of 38 time help arrived, she and her daughter, HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE victims bilked out of more than $1.3 million be- Rakeb, died; Her husband and 8-year-old son OF TEXAS fore the fraud was discovered. were rushed to the hospital and survived. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Reyes is now charged with money laun- A mother and daughter died while trying to stay warm because regulators in Texas had Wednesday, April 14, 2021 dering and other charges that could send him to prison for years. decided to forgo federal and state regulation. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Our seniors need our help to be physically At least 300 other cases of carbon mon- support of H.R. 446, the ‘‘Protecting Seniors and financial safe during COVID. oxide poisoning, were reported in Harris Coun- from Emergency Scams Act,’’ which requires The Protecting Seniors from Emergency ty, making it a disaster within a disaster. the Federal Trade Commission to report on, Scams Act is endorsed by the Elder Justice Although carbon monoxide is not visible, and increase awareness regarding, scams tar- Coalition; American Society on Aging; and the there are concrete ways we can protect geting older adults. National Adult Protective Services Association. against this unseen threat, including for those The FTC must: report on the number and I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting who are most vulnerable, like children and the type of scams that target older adults and pro- this bill. elderly. vide policy recommendations to prevent such f This legislation bolsters states’ efforts to re- scams; revise the commission’s web portal duce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning with current information about such scams, in- NICHOLAS AND ZACHARY BURT and help prevent these tragedies in Texas and cluding contact information for law enforce- MEMORIAL CARBON MONOXIDE across the nation. ment and protective services agencies; and POISONING PREVENTION ACT 0F Mr. Speaker, the CPSC must take action to coordinate with media outlets and law enforce- 2021 better educate and inform families about the ment to disseminate such information. risks associated with improper methods to Our seniors should not be victims of scams SPEECH OF heat and power homes and work with the during coronavirus pandemic. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE media to share this critical information. This bipartisan legislation will help protect OF TEXAS I urge all members to join me in voting to seniors from fraud during this public health cri- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pass H.R. 1460, the Nicholas and Zachary sis and prevent emergency-related scams in Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning the future. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Prevention Act of 2021, because the tragic Every year scam artists target senior citi- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise deaths in Texas has shown that this danger zens resulting in financial losses between $2 today in support of H.R. 1460, the ‘‘Nicholas must be addressed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.039 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS April 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E405 MICROLOAN IMPROVEMENT ACT According to an Associated Press analysis tage of senior citizens and deprive them of OF 2021 of the low-interest government loans, minority their hard-earned savings. owners struggled more than white owners to Bad actors preying on older Americans is, SPEECH OF find banks that would accept their applications; unfortunately, nothing new. But in the midst of HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE or otherwise were disadvantaged by the terms a global pandemic impacting Americans’ lives and livelihoods, cracking down on those OF TEXAS of the program. scams must be a priority. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Data from the Paycheck Protection Program released December 1 and analyzed by the As- One such scam was thwarted by Houston Wednesday, April 14, 2021 sociated Press show that many minority own- police and the Harris County District Attorney, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise ers desperate for a relief loan did not receive who made an arrest in February in an inter- in support of H.R. 1502—the ‘‘Microloan Im- one until the PPP’s last few weeks, while national cyber-scam that bilked unsuspecting, provement Act of 2021,’’ revises the microloan many more white business owners were able mostly elderly victims out of more than $1 mil- program managed by the Small Business Ad- to get loans earlier in the program. lion. ministration (SBA) to provide certain financial The program, which began April 3 and This bill is aimed at cracking down on these assistance to small businesses through des- ended August 8 and handed out 5.2 million scams by bringing public and private stake- ignated intermediaries. loans worth $525 billion, helped many busi- holders together, so that we might give our Specifically, the bill authorizes an inter- nesses stay on their feet during a period when seniors the resources they need to tackle mediary to offer a line of credit to a small busi- government measures to control the these predatory schemes. Although 1 in 20 seniors in the U.S. is a tar- ness, and it increases the average amount for coronavirus forced many to shut down or op- get of fraud schemes, the National Adult Pro- loans from an intermediary to participating erate at a diminished capacity. tective Services Association has found that small businesses that makes the intermediary The PPP program struggled to meet its only 1 in 44 seniors report that they are vic- eligible for a reduced interest rate on SBA promise of aiding communities that historically tims of a fraud scheme. loans. have not gotten the help they needed. The bill also places limits on the repayment The Senior Fraud Advisory Office will ad- The PPP program was especially difficult to dress these low reportingrates by directing the term for a microloan, and it prohibits the SBA access for micro businesses. from imposing any additional limitation on the FTC to educate seniors, families, and care- A micro business employs nine people or givers of the process for contacting law en- term for repayment of a microloan. fewer, and this is the most common kind of Further, the SBA must: forcement after being targeted in a fraud private-sector business in the U.S. Small busi- scheme. reserve 15 percent of new loan funds that ness statistics show that while this might be are made available for disbursement as It will also direct the FTC to help improve the most common kind of enterprise, its share the nation’s fraud response efforts by reform- microloans to designated underutilized states of employees is very small, providing only and make the remaining 85 percent available ing FTC’s complaint system as well as en- 10.5 percent of all private-sector jobs. hancing fraud surveillance through better co- for any state; As the economy continues to recover, we establish a process for an intermediary to ordination with law enforcement agencies. should not forget that not all businesses will The Senior Scams Prevention Advisory provide the major credit reporting agencies recover at the same rate, just as all workers with information about a borrower that is rel- Group will bring together relevant government are not heading back into the workforce with agencies, consumer advocates, and industry evant to credit reporting, and the same opportunities to find or resume em- include information regarding equitable dis- representatives to collect and develop model ployment. tribution of loan funds in its annual report. educational materials for retailers, financial in- I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting The SBA Microloan program approves up to stitutions, and wire transfer companies to use this bill that will provide much needed financial $50,000 to small businesses to provide busi- in preventing scams on seniors. support to our mom and pop businesses. The FTC will coordinate efforts to educate nesses with working capital, or to purchase in- the public and even the employees of key in- ventory, supplies, and equipment. f Loans for $50,000 may not seem like a lot dustries who often find themselves on the FRAUD AND SCAM REDUCTION front lines of anti-scamming activities, helping to a small business, but the micro small busi- ACT nesses that fill our neighborhoods would ben- prevent fraud before it happens. Mr. Speaker, we need to strengthen federal efit from having access to these funds. SPEECH OF prevention efforts and ensure leaders in the A micro enterprise employs nine people or public and private sectors are collaborating on fewer, and this is the most common kind of HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS effective safeguards. private-sector business in the United States. I urge all members to join me in voting to Small business statistics show that while IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pass H.R. 1215, the Fraud and Scam Reduc- this might be the most common kind of enter- Wednesday, April 14, 2021 tion Act, which is critical to protecting seniors’ prise, its share of employees is very small, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise hard-earned savings and stopping fraudulent providing only 10.5 percent of all private-sec- today in support of H.R. 1215, the Fraud and schemes before it’s too late. tor jobs. Scam Reduction Act, which will create the The fortunes of micro businesses during f Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group and COVID–19 has been fraught with risks. 504 MODERNIZATION AND SMALL the Senior Fraud Advisory Office to improve We know that: MANUFACTURER ENHANCEMENT the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) pre- 82 percent of businesses that fail do so be- ACT OF 2021 cause of cash flow problems; vention and response efforts against senior Small businesses employ 59 million people fraud and scams through enhanced coordina- SPEECH OF in the U.S.A; tion with key industries, consumer advocacy HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE 50 percent of all small businesses are oper- groups, appropriate law enforcement agen- OF TEXAS ated from home; cies, and consumers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 84 percent of small business owners indi- Every day, and far too often, vulnerable cate that they’re feeling optimistic about the seniors in Texas and across the country fall Wednesday, April 14, 2021 future of their companies; victim to financial scammers. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise 64 percent of small business owners begin Seniors have worked their entire lives with in support of H.R. 1490, the ‘‘504 Moderniza- with only $10,000 in capital; the promise of a safe and secure retirement, tion and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Approximately a quarter of small businesses but unfortunately criminals are taking advan- Act,’’ which modifies the Small Business Ad- begin with no financing whatsoever; tage of uncertainty surrounding the pandemic ministration (SBA) 504 Loan Program an op- Only 40 percent of small businesses are and working overtime to target them. portunity to modernize and expand. profitable; and Retirement accounts are not the only dam- The SBA 504 Loan Program allows small Only 64 percent of small businesses have age these scams harm—they damage the businesses to access SBA financing through a their own website. independence and trust of a vulnerable com- certified development company (CDC) for ex- Thousands of minority-owned small busi- munity. pansion or modernization. nesses were shown to be at the end of the During the COVID–19 pandemic, we have Specifically, the bill adds policy goals, at line in applying to the government’s Paycheck seen instances of fraud rise in unprecedented least one of which a CDC must demonstrate Protection Program (PPP). numbers, as scammers attempt to take advan- to be eligible for assistance.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:58 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15AP8.042 E15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E406 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 15, 2021 These include: enhancing the ability of a duces the amount that they must contribute to The COVID–19 pandemic was a lesson we small business to reduce costs by using en- project costs, increases job retention require- should not forget, when the nation did not ergy efficient products and generating renew- ments, and revises collateral requirements and have enough personal protective equipment in able energy, and aiding the revitalization of debt refinancing considerations. the form of masks, gloves or face shields to any area for which a disaster has been de- Further, each SBA district office must part- protect health care workers or citizens from clared or determined. The bill also authorizes ner with a resource partner to provide certain COVID–19. a CDC to take specified actions to facilitate training for small manufacturers. It was essential that our nation never again the closing of a 504 loan, such as correcting One of President Biden’s first acts after be- be so ill prepared to weather a crisis like borrower or lender information on loan docu- coming President was to sign an Executive COVID–19. ments or reallocating up to 10 percent of the Order to support manufacturers, businesses, cost of a project. and workers to ensure that our future is made Manufacturing creates good jobs for low and The birth of modern manufacturing can be in all of America by all of America’s workers. highly skilled workers across the nation. traced to the early 1780s, when American in- President Biden’s Executive Order ensures In 2018, manufacturers in the United States ventor Oliver Evans began experimenting with that when the federal government spends tax- accounted for 11.39 percent of the total output the first automated flour mill. payer dollars, they are spent on American in the economy, employing 8.51 percent of the He developed the concept of continuous made goods by American workers and with workforce. process milling, which relied on five so-called bulk material handling devices. American-made component parts. Total output from manufacturing was His machines and processes soon caught This Executive Order fulfills President $2,334.60 billion in 2018. Biden’s promise to make Buy American real on across the country because they reduced In addition, there were an average of 12.8 manpower by 25 percent while increasing out- and close loopholes that allow companies to offshore production and jobs while still quali- million manufacturing employees in the United put—the era of automation had begun. States in 2018, with an average annual com- Today, small manufacturers are making new fying for domestic preferences. pensation of $84,832.13 in 2017. products that provide the best opportunities to This bill is making it possible for President ignite startups or help existing manufactures Biden’s executive action to be fulfilled. We can make sure that Made in America find new markets. We need to support small manufacturers to means made in the thousands of towns and This bill increases the maximum loan produce what we need right here in the United communities across the nation where people amount from $5.5 million to $6.5 million, re- States. live, and work today.

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Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attor- for certain projects that receive grants under the For- ney General, which was sent to the Senate on Janu- mula Grants to Rural Areas Program of the Federal ary 20, 2021, from the Senate Committee on the Ju- Transit Administration, after receiving testimony diciary. Page S1999 from Darryl Haley, Southwest Ohio Regional Trans- Messages from the House: Page S1979 portation Authority, Cincinnati; John Samuelsen, Transportation Workers Union of America, Measures Referred: Page S1979 AFL–CIO, Beth Osborne, Transportation for Amer- Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S1979 ica, and David Ditch, The Heritage Foundation, all Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S1979–80 of Washington, D.C.; and Baruch Feigenbaum, Rea- son Foundation, Los Angeles, California. Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1982–84 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: CLIMATE CHANGE Pages S1984–93 Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hear- Additional Statements: Pages S1976–79 ing to examine the cost of inaction on climate change, after receiving testimony from Robert B. Amendments Submitted: Pages S1993–94 Litterman, Chair, Climate-Related Market Risk Sub- Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S1994 committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commis- Privileges of the Floor: Page S1994 sion; David Wallace-Wells, New York, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University, both of New York, Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. New York; George Oliver, Johnson Controls, Glen- (Total—153) Pages S1957, S1977 dale, Wisconsin; and Richard J. Powell, ClearPath Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- Inc., Washington, D.C. journed at 6:42 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of COMMUNICATING TRUSTED VACCINE the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page INFORMATION S1998.) Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commu- nication, Media, and Broadband concluded a hearing Committee Meetings to examine communicating trusted vaccine informa- tion, after receiving testimony from former Senator (Committees not listed did not meet) Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broad- FUTURE CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURES casters, Washington, D.C.; Tracie Collins, New Mexico Department of Health Secretary, Santa Fe; Committee on Armed Services: On Wednesday, April 14, and Yonaira M. Rivera, Rutgers University School of 2021, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded a Communication and Information, New Brunswick, hearing to examine future cybersecurity architec- New Jersey. tures, after receiving testimony from David McKeown, Senior Information Security Officer/Chief AMERICAN ENERGY INNOVATION Information Officer for Cybersecurity, Department of Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee Defense, and Rear Admiral William E. Chase III, concluded a hearing to examine the leading role of USN, Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy to the Department of Energy in American energy inno- the Under Secretary for Policy/Deputy Principal vation and how its research, development, dem- Cyber Advisor to the Secretary, both of the Depart- onstration, and deployment programs may be en- ment of Defense; and Robert E. Joyce, Director of hanced to further boost the economic competitive- Cybersecurity, National Security Agency. ness of the United States, after receiving testimony BUSINESS MEETING from Thomas Mason, Director, Los Alamos National Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favor- Laboratory, Department of Energy; Paul M. Dabbar, ably reported one nomination in the Navy. Bohr Quantum Technologies, Scarsdale, New York; Sarah Ladislaw, RMI, U.S. Program, Washington, FAST ACT REAUTHORIZATION D.C.; and Lara M. Pierpoint, Actuate, Oakland, Cali- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: fornia. Committee concluded a hearing to examine public transportation infrastructure investment and FAST NOMINATIONS Act Reauthorization, including S. 940, to amend Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing title 49, United States Code, to establish a National to examine the nominations of Andrea Joan Palm, of Transit Frontline Workforce Training Center, and S. Wisconsin, to be Deputy Secretary, who was intro- 267, to increase the Federal share of operating costs duced by Senator Baldwin, and Chiquita Brooks-

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 p.m., Monday, April 19 9 a.m., Friday, April 16

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Friday: Consideration of H.R. 1195— of S. 937, COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act. Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and So- At 5:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the cial Service Workers Act. nomination of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Colum- bia, to be Deputy Attorney General, and vote on the mo- tion to invoke cloture thereon.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue.

HOUSE Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E398, E400 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E402 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E402, E403, E404, E404, Ruiz, Raul, Calif., E400 Arrington, Jodey C., Tex., E398, E400 E405, E405, E405 Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, Northern Mariana Babin, Brian, Tex., E399 Johnson, Dusty, S. Dak., E395 Islands, E402 Boebert, Lauren, Colo., E400 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E395 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E395 Bost, Mike, Ill., E399 Mrvan, Frank J., Ind., E399 Stivers, Steve, Ohio, E401 Budd, Ted, N.C., E400 Napolitano, Grace F., Calif., E398 Dunn, Neal P., Fla., E401 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E395, E398, E399, E399, E400, Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E399 Greene, Marjorie Taylor, Ga., E402 E400, E400, E401, E401, E402 Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E400 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E402 Reschenthaler, Guy, Pa., E403 Young, Don, Alaska, E403

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